Obituaries

Mary P. Burris

Mary P. Burris

Jan 30, 2008

Mary P. Burris, 92 years of Winchester, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Meadow Wood Care Center in Georgetown. She was born in Highland County, Ohio on April 1, 1915 the daughter of the late O.C. and Myrta Pollit Hook. She was a member of the Winchester Presbyterian Church and the Winchester American Legion Auxiliary. Beside her parents she was...

Earl R. Mckinzie

Earl R. Mckinzie

Jan 30, 2008

Earl R. McKinzie, 43 years of Winchester, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Georgetown, Ohio on June 27, 1964 the son of the late John McKinzie. He is survived by his mother Violet Day Henderson of Mt. Orab, son and daughter-in-law Josh and Brittany McKinzie of Winchester, and sister Charlotte Coday of Seaman. Funeral...

Ermalene V. Rhoads

Ermalene V. Rhoads

Jan 22, 2008

Ermalene V. Rhoads, 84 years of Peebles, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on November 3, 1923 the daughter of the late Bill and Ona Freeze Swayne. She is survived by her husband Rev. Carlos Rhoads who she married on July 5, 1944, two...

Barbara Jane Blair Adams

Barbara Jane Blair Adams

Jan 22, 2008

Barbara Jane Blair Adams, 62 years of Hillsboro, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on May 20, 1945 the daughter of the late Plinny D. and Hazel L. Yarger Blair, Sr. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Daniel Lee Blair. She is survived by her husband, Gary...

Walter William Moore

Walter William Moore

Jan 20, 2008

Walter William "Wally" Moore, 91 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at the Greenfield Area Medical Center. He was born on March 24, 1916 the son of the late Percy and Callie Moore. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sybil Moore, who passed away on November 26, 1979. Retired from GE. Graveside...

Walter Reffitt

Walter Reffitt

Jan 16, 2008

Walter R. Reffitt, 82 years of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Highland District Hospital. He was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky on November 11, 1925 the son of the late Ott and Bethel Willoughby Reffitt, Sr. Walt was chief of police of Hillsboro from 1950 to 1955 and worked for Columbus and Southern Ohio for two years. He...

Bernice A. Newman

Bernice A. Newman

Jan 14, 2008

Bernice A. Newman, 88 years of Peebles, died Monday, January 14, 2008 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 3, 1919 the daughter of the late Bert and Elva Paul Weaver. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Bart Newman, who passed away in 1970. She...

Russell Shiveley

Russell Shiveley

Jan 14, 2008

Russell Shiveley, 80 years of Wheat Ridge Community, died Monday, January 14, 2008 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on July 17, 1927 the son of the late William and Mildred Abbott Shiveley. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Southern Ohio Draft Horse Association,...

Lawrence Henson Creamer

Lawrence Henson Creamer

Jan 11, 2008

Lawrence Henson Creamer, 89 years of Hillsboro, died Friday, January 11, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 24, 1918 in Highland County, the son of the late Marion Otis and Mary Kathryn Evans Creamer. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Jane Dillon. Lawrence was a member of the Hillsboro Church of the...

Donald D. Tira

Donald D. Tira

Jan 11, 2008

Donald D. Tira, 66 years of Hillsboro, died Friday, January 11, 2008 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born in Marshall, Ohio on February 20, 1941 the son of the late William Floyd and Alta L. Hammond Tira. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother Larry Tira, and one niece Shelly Parry Craft....

Jeanette A. Burlett

Jeanette A. Burlett

Jan 9, 2008

Jeanette A. Burlett, 31 years of Greenfield, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008. She was born in Panama City, Florida on March 23, 1976 the daughter of William and Beverly Oakes Burlett. She was a 1995 graduate of Whiteoak High School. She is survived by her parents, William and Beverly Burlett of Hillsboro, brother and sister-in-law, Ryan and Jessica Burlett of...

Vincent L. Golden

Vincent L. Golden

Jan 8, 2008

Vincent L. Golden, 83, of Hillsboro, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 at the Highland District Hospital. He was born in Adams County on Aug. 9, 1924, the son of the late Howard Golden and Grace Parks McCoppin. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II, where he received the distinguished awards of the Purple Heart and the Bronze...

Yvonne Bean

Yvonne Bean

Jan 7, 2008

Yvonne "Birdie" Bean, 72 years of Peebles, died Monday, January 7, 2008 at the Hillcrest Nursing Center in Peebles. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on September 19, 1935 the daughter of the late William and Mildred Abbott Shiveley. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Bean, who passed away in 1992. She is...

Charles T. Williams

Charles T. Williams

Jan 7, 2008

Charles T. "Bud" Williams, 64 years of Peebles, died Monday, January 7, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Wilmington, Ohio on April 12, 1943 the son of Denver and Mabel Boyd Williams. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam Era. He worked for Randall-Textron. He was preceded in death by his father, Denver Williams. He was...

Hollie E. Robinson

Hollie E. Robinson

Jan 5, 2008

Hollie E. Robinson, 75 years of Otway, died Saturday, January 5, 2008 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on March 26, 1932 the son of the late Chester and Goldie Spires Robinson. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by...

Richard E. Floriana

Richard E. Floriana

Jan 5, 2008

Richard E. ?Dick? Floriana, 72 years of Hillsboro, died Saturday, January 5, 2008 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born September 9, 1935 at Oak Harbor, Ohio, the son of the late Alfred and Violet Rutherford Floriana, Sr.. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother Denny Floriana. Dick retired in 1999 from the...

Marjorie Adkins

Marjorie Adkins

Jan 3, 2008

Marjorie Adkins, 94 years of Peebles, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman. She was born in Greenup, Kentucky on October 1, 1913 the daughter of the late William and Almedia Leslie Stewart. She was a member of the Peebles Church of Christ in Christian Union. Beside her parents she was preceded in...

Mary Catherine Hopkins

Mary Catherine Hopkins

Jan 1, 2008

Mary Catherine Hopkins, 91 years of the Sinking Spring Community, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on October 8, 1916 the daughter of the late Spencer and Ella West Gustin. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Hopkins, who passed away on...

Ernest Carter

Ernest Carter

Jan 1, 2008

Ernest Carter, 60 years of Pike County, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Greystone Nursing Home in Cincinnati. He was born in Highland County, Ohio on April 8, 1947 the son of the late Elijah and Mary June LeVan Carter. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn Sue Gray Carter of Piketon, son, Paul Elijah Carter of Waverly, daughter,...

Robert Theodore Locke

Robert Theodore Locke

Dec 30, 2007

Robert Theodore Locke, 49 years of Bainbridge, died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at the Pleasant Hill Manor in Piketon. He was born in Pike County, Ohio on October 6, 1958 the son of the late Roland E. and Ethel Mae Knisley Locke, Sr. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his twin brother, Roy Allen Locke. He is...