Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
David Lee Lawrence
Jun 14, 2020
David L. Lawrence of North Bend, OH was born December 17, 1941 in Cincinnati, OH and passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his residence at the age of 78.
He was the son of the late Jesse Thomas and Dorothy Mae Howard Lawrence, a veteran of the US Army, and a retired chemist with Proctor and...
Elsie C. Ewbank
Jun 14, 2020
Elsie Cooper Ewbank , 75, a Warsaw resident, passed away Sunday June 14, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in Edgewood. Born October 28, 1944 in Lexington, KY, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Brown and Jane Lawrence Cooper.
On June 10, 1967, Elsie was united in marriage to William Robert Ewbank; he...
Jesse "Butchie" P. Kollar
Jun 13, 2020
Jesse “Butchie” P. Kollar , 73, Corinth, KY, died Saturday June 13, 2020 at V. A. Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Born on August 18, 1946 in Crawford County, OH, he was the son of the late Robert and Pearl O’dell Fisher Kollar.
On November 15, 1969, in Georgetown, KY, he was united in marriage...
Linda Carol Murphy
Jun 11, 2020
Ms. Linda Carol Murphy of Williamstown, KY. passed away Thursday, June 11 after a short stay at the St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood, KY. at the age of 63. Ms. Murphy was born July 17, 1956 in Owenton, KY. to the late Hoy and Anna Mae Tate Moore. Ms. Murphy was a certified nursing assistant for St. Elizabeth Healthcare...
Ernest H. Smith
Jun 9, 2020
Mr. Ernest H. "Buck" Smith of Deland, FL. passed away in Florida on Tuesday, June 9 at the age of 90. Mr. Smith was born October 18, 1929 in Owen County, KY. to the late Wilford Smith and Leathie Glass Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired carpenter and mill worker for Causeway Lumber Co. and was a member of...
Glenn Edward Wilson
Jun 8, 2020
Glenn Edward Wilson was born Nov. 22, 1942 in Jessamine Co., Kentucky in the same house his mother was born in and passed away June 8, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of 77. He was the son of the late Milton Edward and Juanita House Wilson.
Glenn retired from Ockerman Middle School in Florence, Kentucky,...
Jerry Smith
Jun 7, 2020
Jerry "Coonass" Smith was born Aug. 12, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana and passed away June 7, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio following a motorcycle accident. He was the son of the late Earl Baxter and Cleo Molly Harris Smith.
He was an excavator operator for Dudley Construction. He was also a member of the Northern Kentucky Harley Riders...
Eli Lee Jackson
Jun 6, 2020
Eli Lee Jackson was stillborn June 6, 2020 in Edgewood, Kentucky. He was the son of Shane Lee and Kristina Nichole Gray Jackson.
In addition to his parents Eli is survived by a sister: Kennedy Jackson; a brother: Gabriel Jackson; Paternal grandmother Vonda Jackson of Williamstown; Maternal grandfather: Clint Gray (Vanessa) of Verona; and maternal grandmother: Tracy...
Stanley Raymond Vanarsdall
Jun 6, 2020
Stanley “Grumpy” “KY Lightning” VanArsdall of Independence, KY was born March 31, 1945 in Demossville, KY and died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at his residence at the age of 75.
He was the son of the late Frank Stephen and Priscilla Stater VanArsdall, a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, a retired self-employed truck driver, and...
Eugene Elliott
Jun 5, 2020
Mr. Eugene Elliott of Union, KY. passed away at the home of one of his sons near Falmouth, KY. on Friday, June 5 at the age of 78. Mr. Elliott was born October 24, 1941 in Crittenden, KY. to the late Fred Elliott and Ada Tomlin Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a retired vending technician for Service America. He formerly...
Albert Lee Coomer
Jun 5, 2020
Albert Lee Coomer , 64, of Covington, KY, died Friday June 5, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Florence. Born in Hazard, KY on Saturday April 14, 1956, he was the son of the late Dudley Bishop and Francis Asher Coomer.
Albert worked in the maintenance department of Riverside Ford. He loved betting on...
Elva Morguson
Jun 4, 2020
Elva Mullins Morguson , 83, of Verona, KY, died Thursday June 4, 2020 at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Born in Breathitt County, KY on April 27, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Francis Marion ”F.M.” & Lou Sinda Hatton Mullins.
She was united in marriage to James Morguson; he preceded her in...
Jake O'Banion
Jun 3, 2020
Jason “Jake” Patrick O’Banion, 45, of Williamstown, died Wednesday June 3, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Grant. Born May 22, 1975 in Covington, KY, he was the son of Harold “Buzzy” and Brenda Kaye Osborne O’Banion.
On September 19, 1998, he was united in marriage to the former Kelly Dawn Delph; she survives....
Thomas Laverne Bedford
Jun 3, 2020
Mr. Thomas "Tommy" L. Bedford, a Florence resident and formerly of Cordova, KY, passed away at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ft. Thomas on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the age of 85.
Mr. Bedford was the son of the late Orville and Edith Beagle Bedford. He was an Army veteran, a member of the Walton American...
Samuel Ayala
Jun 2, 2020
Samuel Ayala was born October 23, 1974 in the US Virgin Islands and passed away June 2, 2020 in Edgewood, KY at the age of 45. Samuel was the son of Miguel L. Ayala of Buffalo, NY and Alcaldia Quinones of Florida.
In addition to his parents, Samuel is survived by 2 sons: Samuel Ayala, Jr. and...
Virginia Lee Seward
May 30, 2020
Virginia Lee Humberd Seward, 77, a Corinth resident, died Saturday May 30, 2020 at her residence after a long and courageous battle with ALS. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on June 24, 1942, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Virginia Young Humberd.
Virginia was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where she...
Lavonda Webster Race
May 29, 2020
Lavonda Webster Race of Dry Ridge, KY was born Wednesday, January 26, 1938 in Owen County, KY and died Friday, May 29, 2020 in Warsaw, KY at the age of 82.
She was the daughter of the late Thurman D, and Mary Ann Martin Webster, a homemaker and retired Quality Control Inspector for Levi Strauss, Florence, KY,...
David J. Sargent
May 29, 2020
David J. Sargent of Williamstown, KY was born May 30, 1955 in Cincinnati, OH and died Friday, May 29, 2020 in Edgewood, KY at the age of 64.
He was a former member of Lighthouse Church, Owenton, KY, and a former worker with North Key in Williamstown and Carrollton. He was preceded in death by his mother,...
Myrtle Noem Collins
May 29, 2020
Myrtle “Myrt” Margaret (Noem) Collins of Florence, Kentucky, formerly of Williamstown, Kentucky went home to our Lord on Friday, May 29, 2020.
Myrt and her twin sister, Mildred, were born near Erwin, South Dakota at the farm of their parents, Julius and Alvina (Lilleskov) Noem. They were baptized at East Bethania Lutheran Church. They attended a country...
Carl Edward "Ed" Caldwell
May 28, 2020
Carl Edward Caldwell was born in Flingsville, Kentucky in Grant County on January 30, 1945 and passed away at his residence in Dry Ridge on May 28, 2020 at the age of 75. He was the son of the late Elbert Marion and Edith Roberta Flynn Caldwell. On July 1, 1967 Ed was united in marriage with Sharon Kay...
