Obituaries

Berry Baker

Berry Baker

Dec 19, 2014

Berry Baker, age 70 of Peebles, passed away Friday, December 19, 2014 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born in Harlan County, Kentucky on November 2, 1944 the son of the late Jess and Sophie (Collins) Baker. Berry was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam era. He is survived by two brothers, Rex Baker of Orlando, Florida...

Chester Boldman

Chester Boldman

Dec 15, 2014

Chester Boldman, age 96 of Peebles, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at Eagle Creek Nursing Center. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on November 16, 1918 the son of the late Alfred and Tena (Cupps) Boldman. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Boldman, who passed away on February 3, 2012; son, Rodney Boldman;...

Michael Rohrig

Michael Rohrig

Dec 14, 2014

Michael Rohrig, Jr., age 38 of Peebles, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014. He was born in West Union, Ohio on April 2, 1976. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Cheri (Neighbor) Rohrig, Sr. of Peebles; two brothers, Stan Nicely and Tom Nicely both of Peebles and one sister, Susan Boggs of Seaman. Funeral services will be held...

Leo W. Davis

Leo W. Davis

Dec 12, 2014

Leo W. Davis, 89 years of Hillsboro, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Fayette County, Ohio on December 13, 1924 the son of the late Everett Earl and Hazel (Anders) Davis. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Jim Williams, one brother Richard Davis, one sister Helen West and...

Irene Hill

Irene Hill

Dec 9, 2014

Irene Hill, age 85 of Ironton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Jo-Lin Health Center. She was born in Dumfries, Virginia on May 17, 1929 the daughter of the late Christopher and Eva (Brown) Jones. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Hill, who passed away in 2003 and one son, Howard Edwin...

Starley Gustin

Starley Gustin

Dec 7, 2014

Starley Gustin, age 95 of West Union, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Anderson. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on December 7, 1919 the son of the late Thomas and Della (Storer) Gustin. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Glenn Gustin, three sisters, Cleo Parker, Ocie Potts, and Bertha Thomas, and...

Pamela Sue Shaffer

Pamela Sue Shaffer

Dec 6, 2014

Pam Sue (King) Shaffer, 47 years of Martinsville, OH, passed away on Saturday December 6, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Dayton on November 17, 1967, the daughter of the late Rev. Glenn King, she was also preceded by her brother Michael King, niece Laura Beth King and a father-in-law Rev. Bill Shaffer, Jr. Pam went to Wilmington...

Prudence Jane Deeter

Prudence Jane Deeter

Dec 3, 2014

Prudence Jane Deeter, 78 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Wednesday December 3, 2014 at the Highland District Hospital. She was born in Dayton, OH on July 27, 1936, the daughter of the late Leroy and Prudence Ann (Pennington) Loe, besides her parents she is also preceded by her husband, of 50 years, James Edward Deeter, who died on October...

Daphina Hope Elliott

Daphina Hope Elliott

Dec 2, 2014

Daphina Hope Elliott, 72 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Tuesday December 2, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Charleston, WV on March 17, 1942, the daughter of the late Everett and Hada (Crowder) Brown. Besides her parents she was also preceded by her husband Herbert Elliott, daughter Barbara Ann Cooper and several brothers and sisters. Daphina is...

Thomas Snider

Thomas Snider

Dec 1, 2014

Thomas Snider, age 87 of Peebles, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 at Clermont Mercy Hospital. He was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on May 3, 1927 the son of the late Charles and Nora (Trichler) Snider. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, John Snider and one sister, Ann Palmer. Thomas attended Peebles United...

Richard Lee Nicol

Richard Lee Nicol

Nov 29, 2014

Richard Lee Nicol, 74 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Saturday November 29, 2014 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born January 3, 1940 in Toledo, OH, son of the late Lewis George and Alice Elizabeth (Preumers) Nicol. Richard retired from Ferno-Washington in 2005 after 37 years of service. He served in the US Marine Corps, was a...

Burton Mcfarland

Burton Mcfarland

Nov 29, 2014

Burton McFarland, age 97 of Peebles, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on July 21, 1917 the son of the late Ernest and Grace (Taylor) McFarland. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. Burton attended Peebles United Methodist Church; he was...

Neil Huffman

Neil Huffman

Nov 28, 2014

Neil Huffman, age 59 of Dayton, formerly of Peebles, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Miami Valley Hospital. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 23, 1955. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ludadell (Stepp) Huffman. Neil was a US Marine Corp veteran. He is survived by his father, Bill Huffman of Dayton; his wife, Tonia...

Jerome Martin

Jerome Martin

Nov 27, 2014

Jerome Martin, age 76 of Winchester, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Hillside Nursing Home. He was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania on October 4, 1938 the son of the late John and Margaret (Fitzpatick) Martin. Cremation is to take place with no services scheduled at this time. Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Peebles is in charge of the arrangements....

James E. Modlin

James E. Modlin

Nov 22, 2014

James E. Modlin, Sr., 63 years of Hillsboro, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 15, 1951 in Phoenix City, Alabama, the son of the late Charles L. and Frances O. (Bray) Modlin. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter Kimberly Dawn Modlin-Weaver, one brother Ray Modlin. James was an Army...

Toni Michelle Bartram

Toni Michelle Bartram

Nov 19, 2014

Toni Michelle Bartram, 38 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Wednesday November 19, 2014 at the Miami Valley Hospital. She was born in Wilmington, OH on October 25, 1976, the daughter of Tony and Debra "Debbie" (Shipley) Malone. She is preceded by her paternal grandparents Owney and Pauline Malone, maternal grandfather Thomas Shipley and one Aunt Tammy Robinette. Besides her...

Charles Carpenter

Charles Carpenter

Nov 17, 2014

Charles Carpenter, age 84 of Seaman, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at Mercy Hospital Anderson. He was born in Bracken County, Kentucky on May 9, 1930 the son of the late William and Verlie (Flaugher) Carpenter. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one son, Richard Carpenter and two brothers, William Carpenter and Jack Carpenter. Charles was...

Jewell Mccane Hunter

Jewell Mccane Hunter

Nov 12, 2014

Jewell McCane Hunter, age 91 of Independence, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Lewis County, Kentucky on December 3, 1922 the daughter of the late Robert and Sophia (Gilbert) McCane. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo Hunter; one son, David Hunter; and one daughter, Carol Edmunds....

Debbie Adkins

Debbie Adkins

Nov 10, 2014

Debbie Adkins, age 54 of Otway, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on January 1, 1960. She is survived by her mother, Grace Samples of Peebles; husband, Jeff Adkins of Otway; one daughter and son-in-law, Alisha and Donnie Ferguson of Otway; four sisters, Gail Sandlin of West Union,...

Richard M. Pfeffer

Richard M. Pfeffer

Nov 8, 2014

Richard "Dick" M. Pfeffer, 86 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Saturday November 8, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Lewisburg, KY on October 28, 1928, the son of the late Louis and Helen (Collins) Pfeffer. Besides his parents he was also preceded by several brothers and sisters: Ann Mohr, Gertrude Swisshelm, Christine Devine, Frances Manion, Sam Pfeffer,...