Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
James Rhodes
May 13, 2017
James Rhodes January 17, 1929 - May 13, 2017
James Arthur Rhodes of Cynthiana and formerly of Florence and Dry Ridge, was born in Boone County, Kentucky, near Florence on January 17, 1929 and passed away at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky on May 13, 2017 at the age of 88. He was the son...
Wanda J. Turner
May 10, 2017
Wanda J. Turner March 23, 1933 - May 10, 2017
Mrs. Wanda J. Turner, 84 of Nitro, formerly of Covington, KY, went home to be with the Lord on May 10, 2017 in the Hubbard Hospice House West.
She resided in Covington, KY for most of her life and was a member of Eastside Church of the...
Berry Newton Wilson
May 9, 2017
Berry Newton Wilson January 4, 1936 - May 9, 2017
Berry Newton "Sonny" Wilson, Jr., a Dry Ridge resident, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in Williamstown at the age of 81. He was the husband of Shirley Cook Wilson. Mr. Wilson was the owner of Sonny Wilson Realty and Auction Co. A member of the Lawrenceville Baptist...
Opal Lea Courtney
May 9, 2017
Opal Lea Courtney August 2, 1930 - May 9, 2017
Opal Lea Craft Paul Courtney was born Aug. 2, 1930 in Harlan, Kentucky and passed away May 9, 2017 in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 86. She was the daughter of the late Willie and Martha Walker Craft. Opal was a retired LPN with VA Medical Center in...
James R. Lawrence
May 8, 2017
James R. Lawrence September 1, 1961 - May 8, 2017
James R. Lawrence of Williamstown, KY. passed away Monday, May 8 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Williamstown at the age of 55. James was born September 1, 1961 in Owen County, KY. to Janice Mullins Dills and the late James A. Lawrence. James was an HVAC technician....
Jeffrey Ritchie
May 6, 2017
Jeffrey Ritchie October 17, 1958 - May 6, 2017
Jeffrey Ritchie of Crittenden, KY. passed away Saturday, May 6 at home at the age of 58. Jeffrey was born October 17, 1958 in Cincinnati, OH. to the late Woodrow and Gracie Hicks Ritchie. Jeffrey was a carpenter by trade and formerly worked for Aristech in Florence, KY. for 20...
Walter Joseph Sears, Jr.
May 6, 2017
Walter Joseph Sears, Jr. August 20, 1950 - May 6, 2017
Walter J. Sears, Jr., 66, passed away Saturday May 6, 2017 at his home. He was born August 20, 1950 to Mildred Baker Sears and the late Walter Joseph Sears, Sr. in Springdale, OH. He retired from Duro Bag in Richwood, served our country in the Army Reserves,...
Howard Epperson
May 4, 2017
Howard Epperson January 3, 1940 - May 4, 2017
Howard Allen Epperson was born Jan. 3, 1940 in Willilamstown, Kentucky and passed away May 4, 2017 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky at the age of 77. He was the son of the late Walter Adrian and Frances Corrine Spicer Epperson. Howard was a retired outside plant technician for Cincinnati Bell...
Billy Ray Sexton
May 3, 2017
Billy Ray Sexton May 3, 2017
Billy Ray Sexton of Florence, KY was born July 24, 1964 in Covington, KY and died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Edgewood, KY at the age of 52.
He was the son of the late Rodney Delano Sexton and Vella Donna Wilson Sexton. He was a machinist for Mazak Corporation in...
Elizabeth Ann Webb
May 3, 2017
Elizabeth Ann Webb August 8, 1955 - May 3, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Ball Webb passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, KY at the age of 61. She was the wife of Anthony Dean Webb. Mrs. Webb was a member of the Dry Ridge Christian Church. She was a retired school...
Louise Vannarsdall
May 3, 2017
Louise Vannarsdall February 10, 1924 - May 3, 2017
Louise Caldwell Vannarsdall was born Feb. 10, 1924 in Golds Valley, Kentucky and passed away May 3, 2017 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky at the age of 93. She was the daughter of the late Kirtley and Eliza Jane "Crickett" Scroggins Caldwell. On Feb. 26, 1951, Louise was united in marriage...
William Joaquin Stanchina, Jr.
May 2, 2017
William Joaquin Stanchina, Jr. May 2, 2017
William Joaquin Stanchina, Jr. of Williamstown was born May 19, 1938 in Bellaire, OH and died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his residence at the age of 78.
He was the son of the late William Joaquin Stanchina, Sr, and Rilla White Stanchina Imhoff. He was a U.S. Army Veteran,...
Sue Taylor
May 1, 2017
Sue Taylor December 22, 1942 - May 1, 2017
Maggie Sue Steele Carrasco Taylor, of Williamstown, KY, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 5:55PM, Monday, May 1, 2017, while being cared for in the South Amherst, Ohio, home of her granddaughter, Amanda Pifer. She was 74 years young....
Glenna O'Neill
Apr 30, 2017
Glenna O'Neill March 3, 1928 - April 30, 2017
Glenna McComas O'Neill was born in Williamstown, Kentucky on March 3, 1928 and passed away at Villa Springs in Erlanger, Kentucky on April 30, 2017 at the age of 89. She was the daughter of the late William and Nancy Ellen Scroggin McComas. Mrs. O'Neill is survived by her sons:...
Louise Wills
Apr 29, 2017
Louise Wills March 20, 1921 - April 29, 2017
Ms. Anna Louise Wills of Williamstown, KY. passed away Saturday, April 29 at the Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Ft. Thomas, KY. at the age of 96. Ms. Wills was born March 20, 1921 in Crittenden, KY. to the late Samuel Herndon Wills and Amy Cannon Wills. Ms. Wills was...
Troy Allen Hicks
Apr 28, 2017
Troy Allen Hicks November 21, 1971 - April 28, 2017
Troy Allen Hicks, 45, passed away Friday April 28, 2017 in Glencoe. He was born November 21, 1971 to the late Wesley and Rita Riley Hicks. Troy is survived by his daughters: Brittny (Steve) Brady of Sparta, KY, Megan Wilson of Warsaw, KY, Taylor Hicks of Carrollton, KY, Tiffany...
Billy Gene Hopper
Apr 27, 2017
Billy Gene Hopper November 6, 1932 - April 27, 2017
Billy Gene Hopper of Verona, KY was born November 6, 1932 in Richmond, KY and died Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Florence, KY at the age of 84.
He was the son of the late Harry and Laura Belle Brim Hopper, a retired Office Engineer for the...
Jacey Kendall
Apr 25, 2017
Jacey Kendall April 17, 2017 - April 25, 2017
Jacey Kendall, 8 days old, passed away Tuesday, April 25 at Cincinnati Children's Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH. Jacey was born April 17, 2017 in Cincinnati to Jeff and Jessica Plunkett Kendall. Jacey is survived by her parents, Jeff and Jessica Kendall, by a twin sister: Josie Kendall, by grandparents:...
Elizabeth Kay Taylor
Apr 23, 2017
Elizabeth Kay Taylor October 27, 1972 - April 23, 2017
Elizabeth Kay Taylor of Lexington, KY and formerly of Grant County, KY was born was October 27, 1972 in Lexington, KY and died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital at the age of 44.
She was the daughter of the late Robert Allen “Bobby”...
Bobbie C. Woodyard
Apr 23, 2017
Bobbie C. Woodyard October 9, 1939 - April 23, 2017
Mr. Bobbie C. Woodyard of Owenton, KY. passed away Sunday, April 23 at home at the age of 77. Mr. Woodyard was born October 9, 1939 in London, KY. to the late Clyde Woodyard and Mae Proffit Woodyard. Mr. Woodyard was a retired truck driver. In addition to his...
