Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
Harry Wayne Howe
Sep 15, 2026
Harry Wayne Howe was born in Dry Ridge, KY on January 18th, 1932, and went to heaven on September 15th, 2026, at the age of 94.Harry Wayne, the oldest child of Harry Nicholas Howe and Katherine (Bennett) Howe, was born on his father’s 23rd birthday. He grew up with his two brothers and sister on a farm in Grant County,...
Dwight Edwin Parks
Sep 14, 2026
Dwight Edwin Parks, of Williamstown, KY, one day shy of his 76th birthday, finished his chores here on earth and entered his heavenly home on Monday September 14, 2026, 2026 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Edgewood, KY, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 15, 1950 in Louisville, KY; he was the son of Emma Elizabeth West Parks...
Glen Campbell
Sep 12, 2026
Glen Campbell was born February 5, 1935 in Grapevine, Kentucky and passed away September 12, 2026 at his home in Crittenden, Kentucky at the age of 91. He was the son of the late Harrison and Martha Jane Stacey Campbell.
Glen was a retired machinist for Durobag in Walton and a member of the New Macedonia Baptist Church in Newport. He...
Kenneth Ray Moore
Sep 12, 2026
Kenneth Ray Moore, 89, of Burlington, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at home on September 12, 2026. He was born on July 26, 1937, in Alphoretta, Kentucky, to the late Cyrus Preston and Nellie Elizabeth Perry Moore.
Kenneth grew up in Dinwood (Floyd County) and later in Latonia, Kentucky. He cherished memories of his childhood and loved sharing stories of those early...
Alva Gene Mullins
Sep 12, 2026
Mr. Alva Gene Mullins passed away at Grant Center in Williamstown, KY on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at the age of 94. He was the husband of the late Shirley Mullins.
Gene was born on July 4, 1932 in Campton, KY to the late Hugh Benton Mullins and Jenny Lee Adams Mullins. He graduated from Wolfe Co. High School in 1950...
Brenda Kay Collins
Sep 6, 2026
Brenda Kay Dunn Collins was born on December 12, 1942. She died on September 6, 2026 at home in Williamstown, Ky. Her grandmother, Lula Dunn, was first in line to meet her in heaven,
Kay graduated from Grant County High School in 1959, as class valedictorian at the tender age of 16. After moving to Covington, she met, then married Bo...
Amanda Kay Wehrman
Sep 5, 2026
Amanda Kay Wehrman of Crittenden, KY was born Dec. 6, 1979 in Covington, KY and died at her residence in Crittenden, KY on Sept. 5, 2026 at the age of 46.
She was the daughter of the late Charles Edmund Wehrman and Brenda Joyce Taylor Wehrman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sherman Baptist Church.
Surviving are her children,...
Leslie Hurston Gullion
Sep 5, 2026
Leslie Hurston Gullion, born in Ft. Thomas, KY on July 15, 1985, passed away at the UC Medical Center on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the age of 41.
Leslie will be remembered as a loyal and forgiving woman who never complained. Her family knew her as bubbly and spunky, and those qualities shaped the way she moved through life and...
Phyllis Elaine McNay Ross
Sep 3, 2026
Phyllis Elaine McNay Ross, age 89, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born on May 7, 1937, in Williamstown, Kentucky, she was the beloved daughter of the late Wreford Lee and Lorena Martin McNay.
Phyllis dedicated 17 years of service as a Worker’s Compensation Specialist for United Airlines. Beyond her professional life, she was a wonderful mother...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Perkins
Sep 1, 2026
Charles "Chuck" Edward Perkins, 54, Williamstown, KY, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at his residence. Born on August 12, 1972, at Grant County Hospital in Williamstown, he was the son of Gobel Edward and Ruth Ann Draper Perkins.
Chuck was a mechanic by trade, but because he was skilled in so many areas, he was lovingly referred to as a...
Norma Jean Perkins
Aug 30, 2026
Norma Jean Perkins, 88, of Dry Ridge, KY, entered into her heavenly home on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at her residence. Born on December 24, 1937, in Owen County, KY, she was the daughter of the late William Allen and Alice Beatrice Wainscott Suttles.
On December 5, 1959, at Canby Tabernacle in Owen County, Norma was united in marriage to Ruben...
William "Bill" Randall Gamble
Aug 28, 2026
William “Bill” Randall Gamble, 79, of Crittenden, KY, passed away at his residence on Friday August 28, 2026. Born on September 5, 1946 in Paintsville, KY, he was the son of the late William and Martha Alice Fannin Gamble.
On August 16, 1975, he was united in marriage to the former Joan Tabb Valentine; she survives. In 1965, he graduated from...
Loraine Winterling Fornash
Aug 28, 2026
Jane Loraine Winterling Fornash, 102, of Maryville, TN, formerly of Grant Co., KY, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026, at Shannondale of Maryville Retirement Community. Born on November 20, 1923, in Dry Ridge, KY, she was the daughter of the late John Anthony and Mabel Clyde Childers Winterling.
On August 3, 1942, Loraine was united in marriage to Clint Fornash;...
Gerald Lee "Jerry" Duncan, Sr.
Aug 27, 2026
Gerald Lee Duncan, Sr., of Owenton, Kentucky, known to most as Jerry or Big Jerry, met his Lord and Savior with his family by his side on August 27, 2026, in Lexington, Kentucky, at the age of 79.
Jerry was born on November 2, 1946, in Owen County, Kentucky, to the late Raymond Howard and Mary Kathleen Kincaid Duncan. He lived...
Frances Casey Elam
Aug 26, 2026
Frances Casey Elam was born September 22, 1947 in Rome, Ohio and passed away August 26, 2026 in Edgewood, Kentucky at the age of 78. She was the daughter of the late Virgil William Casey and Opal Lawson McFarland.
Fran, as she was best known, was a retired hairdresser, and previously owned her own hair salon, After Images. She was a...
Franklin "Davis" Cook
Aug 26, 2026
Franklin “Davis” Cook, 69, of Williamstown, KY, entered into the presence of his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center - Florence. Born on March 4, 1957, in Covington, KY, he was the son of the late Orville Fred and Deloris Mae Applegate Cook.
Davis was a “natural born” talent with an innate ability to play...
JP George Wagers
Aug 26, 2026
JP George Wagers, a Corinth resident, passed away on August 26, 2026 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY at the age of 74. He was the husband of Deborah Raby Wagers.
JP was born on June 11, 1952 to the late Walter Wagers and Clostia Taylor Wagers. He was a member of the Corinth Baptist Church and a...
Dean Patrick Hess
Aug 25, 2026
Dean Patrick Hess, a Dry Ridge resident, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at the age of 61.
Dean was born in Covington, KY on August 19, 1965 to Richard Hess and the late Helen Lois Perry Hess. He loved to hunt, fish and spend time in the outdoors. In his younger years, he never missed...
Carl Vernon Reed
Aug 22, 2026
Carl Vernon Reed was born August 27, 1956 in Cincinnati, Ohio and passed away August 22, 2026 in Cleveland, Tennessee at the age of 69. He was the son of the late Hargis and Edna Reed.
Carl was a retired over-the-road truck driver and a proud veteran of the United States Army. In his free time he loved working on and...
Rosita Gail Blevins
Aug 21, 2026
Rosita Matthews Blevins, 90, of Williamstown, KY, received her glorified body on Friday August 21, 2026 Grant Healthcare and Rehab. Born on May 26, 1936, in Dallas, TX, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Morrow and Audrie Ellen Foster Matthews.
In 1949, as a young teenager, Rosita was involved in a tragic automobile accident that challenged the rest of...
