Obituaries

Dorothy R. Merrill

Jan 16, 2012

Dorothy R. Merrill October 12, 1928 - January 16, 2012

Dorothy R. Merrill, of Williamstown, KY, passed away Monday, January 16th at St. Elizabeth Florence at the age of 83. Mrs. Merrill was born October 12, 1928 in Grant Co., Kentucky to the late Robert Cliffored and Wavie Tate. Mrs. Littrell was a retired production worker for Plastic Molding...

Elizabeth "Betty" Pratt

Jan 15, 2012

Elizabeth "Betty" Pratt December 30, 1920 - January 15, 2012

Elizabeth "Betty" Pratt, 91 of Williamstown was born Dec. 30, 1920 in Omar, WV and passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in Western Hills, OH.

She was the former owner/manager of Dobb''s House in Cincinnati, OH, M & N Diner in Avondale, OH and managed...

Kenneth L Croy

Jan 14, 2012

Kenneth L Croy May 17, 1941 - January 14, 2012

Kenneth L. Croy, 70, of Williamstown passed away on Saturday, January 14th at St. Elizabeth-Grant County Hospital.

He was a retired shipping and receiving clerk for Z F Boge Elastmetall in Hebron. He was the son of the late Chester and Loranell Dennis Croy.

Survivors...

Franklin "Woody" Phillips

Jan 14, 2012

Franklin "Woody" Phillips May 27, 1933 - January 14, 2012

Franklin "Woody" Phillips, 78, of Florence, formerly of Williamstown, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Center, Edgewood.

He worked in the shipping department at Lingo Manufacturing, Florence for over 35 years and for the 5 Star Laundromat in Florence. He was a member...

Maureen Florence Beach

Jan 14, 2012

Maureen Florence Beach August 28, 1938 - January 14, 2012

Viola Maureen Florence Beach was born August 28, 1938 in Verona, Kentucky and passed away on January 14, 2012 in Edgewood, Kentucky at the age of 73. Shewas the daughter of Florence S. Florence of Verona, Kentucky and the late Wilbur Earl Florence.

On September 11, 1964,...

Gerald Linville Penick

Jan 13, 2012

Gerald Linville Penick July 27, 1929 - January 13, 2012

Gerald Linville Penick, of Dry Ridge, KY. passed away Friday, January 13 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY. at the age of 82. Mr. Penick was born July 27, 1929 in Grant County, KY. to the late Luther Penick and Leona Colson Penick. Mr. Penick was...

John William Hunter, Sr.

Jan 13, 2012

John William Hunter, Sr. January 1, 1928 - January 13, 2012

John William Hunter, Sr, of Dry Ridge, KY. passed away Friday, January 13 at his residence at the age of 84. Mr. Hunter was born January 1, 1928 in Grant County, KY. to the late Benjamin Hunter, Sr. and Nora Mae Clark Hunter. Mr. Hunter proudly served his...

Henry F Skirvin

Jan 12, 2012

Henry F Skirvin July 22, 1930 - January 12, 2012

Henry Skirvin, 81, of Williamstown passed away Thursday, January 12th at St. Elizabeth-Edgewood.

He was a signal maintainer for Norfolk-Southern Railroad for 40 years; a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen and a custodian for Eagle Bank. He was the son of the late John and...

Nina Harrison Connley

Jan 11, 2012

Nina Harrison Connley November 29, 1912 - January 11, 2012

Nina Harrison Connley, 99, formerly of Grant County and Covington passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 in Florida.

She was a homemaker and member of the Madison Avenue Christian Church in Covington. She was the daughter of the late Ethel Coleman and Ada Thomas Sechrest Harrison and...

Billy Frank Simpson

Jan 10, 2012

Billy Frank Simpson February 27, 1927 - January 10, 2012

Billy Frank Simpson was born on February 27, 1927 in Williamstown, Kentucky and passed away on January 10, 2012 in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 84. He was the son of the late Fred W. and Mabel See Simpson.

On Sept 15, 1949 Billy Frank was...

George Allen Patterson Jr

Jan 10, 2012

George Allen Patterson Jr June 29, 1925 - January 10, 2012

George A. Patterson, Jr., passed away at his residence in Columbus, OH on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 at the age of 86.He was preceded in death by his late wife Lorraine Patterson and son of the late George Patterson, Sr. and Jane "Jenny" Cooper Patterson.

Mr. Patterson...

Goldie Sargent Woodyard

Jan 10, 2012

Goldie Sargent Woodyard June 17, 1920 - January 10, 2012

Goldie Sargent Woodyard, 91 of Williamstown passed away on Tuesday, January 10th.

She was a homemaker and had worked for Cinderella Coin Laundry in Williamstown. She was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ in Corinth ; the daughter of the late Luther and Ina Sargent...

Wilma Davis

Jan 7, 2012

Wilma Davis January 2, 1938 - January 7, 2012

Wilma Davis, a Verona resident , died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at her residence at the age of 74. She was the daughter of the late Dennie and Meda Josephine Taulbee Davis, a graduate of the Gallatin County High School, a retired flight attendant with Eastern Airlines, and attended the...

Earl Laverne Ryan

Jan 7, 2012

Earl LaVerne Ryan September 12, 1925 - January 7, 2012

Earl LaVerne Ryan Earl "Verne" Ryan, 86, of Taylor Mill, passed away on January 7, 2012 at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Center, Edgewood. Verne graduated from Walton-Verona High School in 1942 and was a decorated World War II Army veteran, serving as a Staff Sergeant in the European theater....

Pamela Faye Littrell

Jan 7, 2012

Pamela Faye Littrell August 20, 1953 - January 7, 2012

Pamela Fay Slusher Littrell, of Louisville, KY, passed away Saturday, January 7th at her home at the age of 58. Mrs. Littrell was born August 20, 1953 in Covington, Kentucky to the late Samuel Slusher. Mrs. Littrell was a Homemaker and enjoyed watching daily scripture on TV along with...

Raymond Stewart

Jan 6, 2012

Raymond Stewart October 23, 1926 - January 6, 2012

Raymond Stewart, 85 of Warsaw, Kentucky, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at the St. Elizabeth, Hospice, Edgewood.

He was a retired maintenance employee of the M & T Chemical Co. of Carrollton, KY, a member of the Beaver Lick Baptist Church, Union, KY, and WWII Army Veteran. He...

Sturlin G Vallandingham

Jan 5, 2012

Sturlin G Vallandingham November 27, 1932 - January 5, 2012

Sturlin G. Vallandingham, 79, resident of Williamstown, died Thursday, Jan. 5. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Simpson Vallandingham; daughters: Donna (Jim) Cheesman of Williamstown and Ginger (Gary) Greer of Crestwood; brother: Terry L. Vallandingham of Cincinnati; 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Deacon of the...

Rebecca Jane Rice

Jan 3, 2012

Rebecca Jane Rice May 20, 1946 - January 3, 2012

Rebecca Hudson Rice, 65 of Williamstown passed away Tuesday, January 3rd at St. Elizabeth-Grant County, Wiliamstown.

Born in Grant County, she was a factory laborer for Mubea in Florence. She was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Bertha Riddle Hudson.

Survivors include her...

Robert C Asher Sr

Jan 2, 2012

Robert C Asher Sr January 10, 1939 - January 2, 2012

Robert C. Asher, Sr., 72 of Corinth passed away Monday, January 2nd at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.

He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator and a proud serviceman who served our country in the US Army 101st Airborne for two tours of duty in the...

Troy Lee Akins

Jan 1, 2012

Troy Lee Akins April 4, 1941 - January 1, 2012

Troy Lee Akins, 70 of Williamstown passed away on Sunday, January 1st at Grant Manor Nursing Home.

Born in Bristol, West Virginia, he was a self- employed house painter and the son of the late Fred and Clara Mahan Akins.

Survivors include a son, Christopher...