Obituaries

Audrey L. Rhoads

Audrey L. Rhoads

Oct 27, 2013

Audrey L. Rhoads McElwee, 85 years of Batesville, IN, passed away on Sunday October 27, 2013 at the St. Andrews Health Campus. She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on November 25, 1927, the daughter of the late John L. and Mary E. Simmons McElwee. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Rhoads Jr., grandson...

Shirley Mae Riley

Shirley Mae Riley

Oct 27, 2013

Shirley Mae Riley, age 73 of Peebles, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Hillside Nursing Home. She was born in Manchester, Ohio on August 25, 1940 the daughter of the late Virgil and Bertha Barnes Hayslip. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Riley, who passed away on September 15, 2013; daughter, Deborah Riley;...

John Robert Evans

John Robert Evans

Oct 23, 2013

John R. Evans, 98 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Tuesday October 22, 2013 at the Highland District Hospital. He was born in Highland County on August 19, 1915, the son of the late Samuel and Nina Blanche Hiestand Evans. John was also preceded in death by his wife Roma Jane Hull Evans in 1993, one Sister, Marjorie K. Evans,...

Alvena Dunkin

Alvena Dunkin

Oct 21, 2013

Alvena Dunkin, age 84 of Peebles, passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 at Hillside Nursing Home. She was born in Blue Creek, Ohio on September 15, 1929 the daughter of the late Loren and Ethel Bennington Elschlager. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Dunkin who passed away on May 30, 1972. Alvena attended Peebles...

Doris Murfin

Doris Murfin

Oct 21, 2013

Doris Murfin, 83 of Piketon, died October 21at Pleasant Hill Manor. Born in Peebles, April 12, 1930. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert. Survived by brother, Jerry Myers of Peebles; sisters, Janet Berry of Columbus, Sharon Short of Alabama, Martha Crothers of Peebles, Bonnie Cline of Peebles, and Connie Jamison of Peebles. Wallace-Thompson Funeral...

Forrest R. Carroll

Forrest R. Carroll

Oct 19, 2013

Forest R. "Zeke" Carroll, 71 years of the Sinking Spring Community passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013. He was born in Brush Creek Township on August 9, 1942, the son of the late Robert T. "Speed" Carroll and Delberta Orene "Tootie" Carroll of Sinking Spring. Zeke had retired from Baker Concrete after 25 years of service and was a lifelong...

Katharn Katie Blanche Fender

Katharn Katie Blanche Fender

Oct 16, 2013

Katharn Blanche "Katie" Fender, 87 years of Goshen, passed away Wednesday October 16, 2013 at the Venetian Gardens. She was born in Fayette County on March 22, 1926, the daughter of the late James and Lydia Riley Ogden. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband Claude "Tad" Fender, daughter Sharon Wilkin, son Darrell Fender and...

J Lee Kaufman

J Lee Kaufman

Oct 16, 2013

J Lee Kaufman, son of Eva DePew and Henry Kaufman, passed away on October 16, 2013 at Hospice of Hope, Seaman, OH, after a long struggle with emphysema. He is survived by his companion, Katy Warren, and two children, Bill and Hamidah Susan. His third child, Danielle Kaufman, preceded him in death by only two weeks. He is also survived...

Robert Bob A. Curtis

Robert Bob A. Curtis

Oct 15, 2013

Robert Bob A. Curtis, 88 of Hillsboro, passed away on October 15, 2013, surrounded by family at the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was born August 23, 1925 in Highland County, son of the late Harry H. and Louise Johnson Curtis. On July 19, 2003, he married his loving wife Luise Runyon Curtis. He served in the U.S. Navy...

Bryan Garrison

Bryan Garrison

Oct 13, 2013

Bryan Garrison, age 49 of LaGrange, Indiana died October 13, 2013 at Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital. He was born in Middleton, Ohio on November 19, 1963. He had served in the Ohio National Guard and was an iron worker. He is survived by three children, Bryan Justin Garrison of Orange Park, Florida, Amanda and Crystal; a grandchild; his mother,...

Ron Porter

Ron Porter

Oct 12, 2013

Ron Porter, age 63 of Peebles, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center. He was born in Highland County, Ohio on March 28, 1950. He was preceded in death by his father, Pete Porter. Ron attended Locust Grove Faith Community Church and was a member of the Ohio National Guard. He is survived...

Sue Alexander

Sue Alexander

Oct 11, 2013

Sue Alexander, age 87 of Cincinnati, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Arkansas on November 16, 1925 the daughter of the late William L. and Helen McGinnis Alexander. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward Mutt, Roy, and Raymond Red Alexander. Sue attended St....

Cline Burke

Cline Burke

Oct 11, 2013

Cline Burke, age 84 of Blue Creek, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 at VA Medical Center in Cincinnati. He was born in Virgie, Kentucky on July 11, 1929 the son of the late Dallas and Margaret Tackett Burke. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Glessie Burke, who passed away on April 20, 2009. Cline...

Darrell Wills

Darrell Wills

Oct 10, 2013

Darrell Wills, age 70 of Winchester, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center. He was born in Dover, Kentucky on October 18, 1942 the son of the late Harvey and Anna Margaret Padgett Wills. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Roy Wills and one nephew, Mark Doss. Darrell...

Lessley Lando Pack

Lessley Lando Pack

Oct 8, 2013

Lessley L. Pack, 85 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Tuesday October 8, 2013 at the Highland District Hospital. He was born in Dunns West Virginia on February 10, 1928, the son of the late Henry and Ada McCormick Pack. Besides his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Margaret Lair Pack on December 26, 2011, five...

Carl Shorty Young

Carl Shorty Young

Oct 6, 2013

Carl Shorty Young, 79 years of Peebles, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center. He was born in Bainbridge, Ohio on September 17, 1934 the son of the late Noah and Ethel Hutchinson Young. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Lola Workman Young, who passed away on March...

Myrtle P. Stephens

Myrtle P. Stephens

Oct 6, 2013

Myrtle P. Stephens, 97 years of the Marshall Community, died Sunday October 6, 2013 at the home of Dean and Janie Shoemaker , lovingly surrounded by family members. Myrtle was born to the late Robert and Nellie Gilfillan Anderson on February 10, 1916 in Lebanon, Indiana. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd Chestnut...

Mary Trickel

Mary Trickel

Oct 6, 2013

Mary Trickel, 73 years of Blue Creek, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Metta, Kentucky on October 26, 1939 the daughter of the late Fayette and Edna Smith Scott. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bob Trickel who passed away on September 20, 1986; son, Jake Meyer;...

Mary Frances Faris

Mary Frances Faris

Oct 4, 2013

Mary Frances Faris, 91 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Friday October 4, 2013 at the Heartland of Hillsboro. She was born in McAlester, Oklahoma on January 13, 1922, the daughter of the late Paul B. and Darthula "Dot" Williams Quesenbury. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Richard E. "Dick" Faris on November 4, 1979...

Richard K. Coffey

Richard K. Coffey

Sep 30, 2013

Richard K. Coffey Sr., 78 years of Bainbridge, passed away on Monday September 30, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Columbus on March 17, 1935, the son of the late James Floyd and Irene G. West Coffey. Richard is survived by three sons, Richard Jr. Linda Coffey of Deland, FL, Kenneth Brigitte Coffey of Hillsboro and John Janel...