Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
Evalene Merrill Davis
Nov 24, 2023
Evalene Merrill Davis of Williamstown, KY was born July 1, 1948 in Grant County, KY and died Friday, November 24, 2023 at her residence at the age of 75 years.
She was the daughter of the late Andrew Nicholas and Ona Margaret Perkins Merrill. She was retired as the Administrator and Deputy Judge Executive...
Mary Jane Franks
Nov 24, 2023
Mrs. Mary "Jane" True Franks, a Williamstown, KY resident, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023 at Gallatin Healthcare in Warsaw, KY at the age of 83. She was the wife of Kenneth Newton Franks.
Jane was born in Lexington, KY to the late Zimmer True and Opal Brinnegar Paul on April 14, 1940. She met her...
Sue Helen Link Wood
Nov 24, 2023
Sue Helen Link Wood of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina July 12, 1929 - November 24, 2023
Sue Helen Link Wood, 94, of Hilton Head Island, SC, formerly of Grant County, KY, died Friday November 24, 2023 at Life Care center in Hilton Head. Born on July 12, 1929 in Corinth, KY, she was the daughter of...
Ronnie Dale Jump
Nov 24, 2023
Ronald Dale “Ronnie” Jump of Dry Ridge, KY was born April 25, 1958 in Covington, KY and died Friday, November 24, 2023 in Florence, KY at the age of 65 years.
He was the son of the late James Lyle “Peck” Jump and Marjorie Jump and was retired from Robert Bosch Automotive in Florence,...
Alice Jo Lowther
Nov 22, 2023
Alice Jo Caldwell Lowther was born Nov. 20, 1938 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away Nov. 22, 2023 in Westfield, Indiana at the age of 85. She was the daughter of the late Julian Wilmont and Christine Milner Caldwell.
Alice was a Registered Nurse and worked at several Lexington area hospitals including St. Joseph and VA Hospital. ...
Tammy Carol Phillips
Nov 20, 2023
Tammy Carol Phillips, 58, of Dry Ridge, KY, died Monday November 20, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Florence. Born on April 5, 1965 in Covington, KY, she was the daughter of the late George John and Anna Catherine Rogers Phillips.
Tammy was a graduate of Lloyd Memorial High School in Erlanger. She had...
Lori Clark
Nov 18, 2023
Lori Shane Jenkins Clark , 66, of Williamstown, KY, passed away Saturday November 18, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center - Edgewood. Born July 27, 1957, she was the daughter of the late James R. and Carolyn S. Moynahan Jenkins.
Lori was united in marriage on March 8, 1980 to Steven D. Clark; he survives. ...
Agnes Boots Haddix
Nov 16, 2023
Agnes Permelia (Boots) Haddix, a longtime resident of Verona, KY died Nov. 16, 2023 from a sudden illness, surrounded by family at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
Agnes was born in Franklin County, KY on Nov. 18, 1930 to the late Lucian and Lorain Boots. Preceding her in death was her loving husband of 71 yrs James...
Paul R. Simpson
Nov 13, 2023
Paul R. Simpson was born Jan. 20, 1965 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away suddenly Nov. 13, 2023 in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of 58. He was the son of Lawson B. and Shirley Roland Simpson, they survive.
Paul was a retired School Teacher at Grant County Middle School and Williamstown High School. He was also...
Wilson Ray Dillion
Nov 13, 2023
Wilson Ray Dillion, a Dry Ridge, KY resident, was born May 31, 1973 in Covington, KY and passed away on November 13, 2023 in Lexington, KY at the age of 50 years. He was the son of the late John Blaine and Luella Sue Ryan Dillion.
Wilson loved to work. He was a foreman with...
Lowell Atwood Roland
Nov 12, 2023
Lowell Atwood Roland, 88, of Mt. Zion, passed away Sunday, November 12 at his home. He was a loving, generous, and Christ following husband, father, and grandfather.
Lowell was preceded in death by his son, Bradley Glenn Roland, parents, Manson and Estelle Roland, and brother and sister-in-law Jerry and Helen Roland. He is survived by the love...
Ryan William Miller
Nov 11, 2023
Ryand'r "Ryan" William Miller, a Dry Ridge resident, passed away at his residence on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at the age of 52. He was the husband of Carla Jett Miller.
Ryan was born on the Mohican Reservation in Michigan on January 6, 1971 to the late Dennis Miller and Essie Congdon Miles. He was a former...
Fred Neal Holland
Nov 11, 2023
Fred N. Holland of Walton, KY was born Nov 5, 1946 in Covington, KY and died Saturday, November 11, 2023 at his residence at the age of 77 years.
He was the son of the late Morton J. and Eva Jane Murphy Holland and a retired Security Officer. In addition to his parents, Fred...
Juanita Marie Lilly
Nov 10, 2023
Juanita Marie Wells Wright Lilly, 87, of Dry Ridge, KY, entered her eternal rest on Friday November 10, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center - Edgewood. Born on July 5, 1936 in Harrison County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Arven Lee and Mary Lindsey Clemons Wells.
In 1964, Juanita started as a...
Tony Lynn Smith
Nov 8, 2023
Mr. Tony L. Smith of Crittenden, KY. passed away Wednesday, November 8 at his residence at the age of 74. Tony was born in Monticello, KY. on November 17, 1948 to the late Joseph Milton Smith and Cora Short Smith. Tony was a long time florist and co-owner and operator of the Ivy Leaf Florist in Dry Ridge, KY. He...
Janet Combs Brashear
Nov 3, 2023
Janet Combs Brashear , of Williamstown, KY, passed away peacefully two days shy of her 93rd birthday, on Friday November 3, 2023 at Rosedale Green Nursing and Rehab Center. "Nanny", as she was affectionately known by everyone, was born on November 5, 1930 in Glomawr (Perry Co.) KY, she was the daughter of the late Goodloe and...
Afton Dyer
Nov 1, 2023
Afton Dyer, 78, of Corinth, KY, died Wednesday November 1, 2023 at his residence after a lengthy and courageous illness surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 19, 1945 in Salyersville, KY, he was the son of the late Austin and Marie Allen Dyer. On July 5, 1968, Afton was united in marriage to the former Bonnie J. Wright;...
Beverly Sue Roland
Oct 31, 2023
Beverly Sue Roland was born March 24, 1952 in Williamstown, Kentucky and passed away October 31, 2023 in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 71. She was the daughter of the late Audrey Violet Fortner and Jesse H. Roland, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jesse H. Roland, Jr. in 2013....
Lloyd Brann Kenner
Oct 29, 2023
Mr. Lloyd Brann Kenner, a Williamstown resident, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at the age of 93. Lloyd was born on March 10, 1930 to the late James Kenner and Mary Brann Kenner. He graduated from Morgan High School in Pendleton County and joined the U.S. Army on Nov. 3, 1950. While in the...
Amanda Ella Sparkman
Oct 27, 2023
Amanda E. Sparkman, a Williamstown, KY resident, passed away at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY on Friday, October 27, 2023 after a long battle with cancer.
Amanda was born in Kendallville, IN on September 14, 1965. She was a self employed construction worker whom loved to remodel and decorate homes. She is a born-again...
