Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
Russell Earl Chipman
Mar 3, 2021
Russell Earl Chipman of Verona, Ky was born Feb. 11, 1938 in Verona and died Wed. March 3, 2021 in Florence at the age of 83.
He was the son of the late August Edward and Helen Marie Spillman Chipman. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps, a retired Metal Fabrication...
Raymond Blackburn Ottino
Mar 1, 2021
Raymond Blackburn Ottino was born Dec. 5, 1964 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away Mar. 1, 2021 at his residence in Dry Ridge at the age of 56. He was the son of the late Richard Edward and Edna Mae Pierce Ottino.
Raymond is survived by his wife: Jamie Lynn Bruin; a stepson: Jeremy Chipman of Dry...
Kenneth Loren Colson
Mar 1, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Loren Colson of Crittenden, KY. passed away Monday, March 1 at his residence at the age of 60. Mr. Colson was born December 17, 1960 in Covington, KY. to Charlene Ellis Colson and the late Jasper "Jackie" Colson. Mr. Colson was a former production technician working in various factories in the Northern Kentucky area. Mr. Colson proudly...
Charles Franklin Kistler
Feb 28, 2021
Charles Franklin Kistler was born June 15, 1935 in Cass Co., Indiana and passed away February 28, 2021 in Florence, Kentucky at the age of 85. He was the son of the late Howard and Stella Nethercutt Kistler.
Charles retired as an over the road truck driver after 44 years. He worked for several companies but most...
Marie Reed Vest
Feb 28, 2021
Marie Reed Vest was born November 21, 1925 in Crittenden, Kentucky and passed away February 28, 2021 in Union, Kentucky at the age of 95. She was the daughter of the late Spencer and Mary Katherine Davis Reed.
Marie was a retired cashier with Verona Bank in Verona, Kentucky and was a member of the New Bethel...
Debra Lynn Pennington
Feb 24, 2021
Debra Lynn Earhart Pennington , 43, of Dry Ridge, KY, passed away Wednesday February 24, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Fort Thomas. Born October 10, 1977, she was the daughter of Charles Robert “Bob” and Diana Lee Cain Earhart.
Debra was united in marriage to Daniel Keith Pennington on July 20, 2019. She...
Mary Jane Oaks
Feb 24, 2021
Mary Jane Oaks September 10, 1952 - February 24, 2021
Mary Jane Oaks was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 10, 1952 and passed away at the St. Elizabeth Edgewood on February 24, 2021 at the age of 68. She was the daughter of Opal Ottis and Ollie Kate Harrison Oaks.
Mrs. Oaks is survived by two...
Gordon F. Taylor
Feb 23, 2021
Gordon F. Taylor, a Williamstown resident, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Dry Ridge, KY, at the age of 80 years old. He was the husband of the late Edna Mae Mitts Taylor.
Gordon was a former oil truck driver for Grant County Oil in Williamstown, and later became the City Of Williamstown Water Superintendent where...
Helen Ann Valentine
Feb 23, 2021
Helen Ann Dearing Valentine was born July 17, 1957 in Maysville, Kentucky and passed away February 23, 2021 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky at the age of 63. She was the daughter of Edwina Marie Carmichael Adams of Erlanger and the late Marvin Campbell Dearing.
Helen was a retired factory worker. She dearly loved her family and enjoyed...
Timothy Wayne Wilson
Feb 23, 2021
Mr. T. Wayne Wilson, a Walton resident, passed away at his residence on Monday, February 22, 2021 at the age of 55. He was the husband of Jetta Marcum Wilson.
Wayne was an auto mechanic all of his life. He was a member of the Big Bone Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar, singing bluegrass music,...
Dorothy Taylor Powers
Feb 22, 2021
On Monday, February 22, 2021 Dorothy Taylor Powers, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at the age of 98.
Dorothy was born on November 3, 1922 in Williamstown, Kentucky to the late O.B. and Edna Juett Taylor. On July 24, 1941 she was united in marriage to George Robert Powers and...
Ruby Arnold Miller
Feb 21, 2021
Ruby Fayrene Arnold Miller , 82, of Dry Ridge, KY, passed away at her residence on Sunday February 21, 2021. Born March 24, 1938 in Long Hollow (Pulaski Co.), KY, she was the daughter of the late John Harlen and Stella Olive Hargis Bradley.
Ruby was married to Charles “Eddie” Arnold; he preceded her in...
Bettye Jo Saylor
Feb 17, 2021
Mrs. Bettye Jo Saylor of Crittenden, KY. passed away Wednesday, February 17 at the St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood, KY. at the age of 87. Mrs. Saylor was born August 12, 1933 in Corinth, KY. to the late Ottis Cleo Harris and Mildred Christina Hutcherson Harris. Mrs. Saylor was a self employed hairdresser and owned and operated Bettye's Beauty...
Everett Bruce Barker
Feb 17, 2021
Everett Bruce Barker was born Aug. 14, 1928 in Breathitt Co., Kentucky and passed away Feb. 17, 2021 in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 92. He was the son of the late Jimmie Barker and Joanna Clemons Neal.
Everett was a farmer most of his life and worked as a custodian for Grant County Board of...
Dewey Calvin Switzer
Feb 16, 2021
Dewey C. Switzer, a Florence, KY resident, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the age of 79.
Dewey was born on July 15, 1941 in Scottsburg, IN, to the late Calvin and Esther Sebastian Switzer. Dewey always liked to brag about how he was the only one of his siblings that...
Kenton Fields
Feb 16, 2021
Kenton Fields was born December 18, 1940 and passed away February 16, 2021 in Edgewood, Kentucky at the age of 80. He was the son of the late Wayne Fields and Martha Jane Turner Williams.
Kenton was a retired Clamp Driver for Durobag. He loved travelling and was known as a very social person.
He...
Peggy Jo Bailey
Feb 15, 2021
Peggy Jo Bailey of Williamstown, KY was born August 24, 1939 in Williamstown and died Monday, February 15, 2021 at her residence at the age of 81.
She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Yueltia Woods McAtee, she was a retired sales clerk for several local convenient stores, and a member of...
Donald J. Adams
Feb 15, 2021
Donald J. “D.J.” Adams , 83, of Williamstown, KY, passed away on February 15, 2021 at his residence. Born March 23, 1937 in Grant County, he was the son of the late Elmo Spencer and Mildred Jeanette Daniel Adams.
On October 9, 1970, “D.J.”, as he was affectionately known, was united in marriage to the...
Mary "Cutie" Angelon Hughes
Feb 14, 2021
Mary Angelon “Cutie” James Hughes was born, one of eight children, September 17, 1940 in Wolfe County, Kentucky and died on February 14, 2021 at her Dry Ridge residence. She was the daughter of the late Charlie A. and Ava Brewer James. Cutie’s siblings who preceded her in death were, Wanda Hall, Charles James, Denzil James, Lennis King, and...
Pamela Russell Raleigh
Feb 14, 2021
Mrs. Pamela Russell Raleigh, a lifelong resident of Warsaw, KY, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at her residence at the age of 62.
Mrs. Raleigh was born on February 10, 1959 to Flossie Powers Russell of Warsaw, Ky and the late Oscar Russell, Sr. She was a former shipping manager for Meritor...
