Obituaries

Dec 24, 2016

David G. Booth, age 82, of Hillsboro, formerly of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Bethesda North Hospital. He was born October 25, 1934 in Paris, KY, son of the late Roy M. Booth Sr. and Eleanor W. (Bowman) Booth. David was a member of the Sardinia Masonic Lodge. Surviving is his brother, Roy Booth Jr.,...

Dec 24, 2016

Debra “Debbie”   (Welch) Stamper   went to rest with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 24, 2016. She loved her family and especially being a grandmother. Debbie was born May 2, 1957 in Louisville, KY, daughter of Robert and Barbara Welch. She was preceded in death by her father Robert.  She is survived by her husband, JB Stamper,...

Dec 23, 2016

Winifred Marie Camp, age 88, of Batavia, OH, formerly of Wilmington,  passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at the Batavia Nursing Center. She was born April 4, 1928 in Wilmington, OH, daughter of the late Charles A. Camp  and Lora M. Liddle Camp. Surviving is her Guardian & Niece, Jackie (Gary) Hampton of Clarksville, and several other nieces &...

Dec 21, 2016

Robert  Lucas, age 61, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, December 21, 2016 at Clinton Memorial Hopsital in Wilmington, Ohio. He was born April 11, 1955 in Sabina, Ohio, son of  the late Harold O'Dana & Rachel Anne (Inlow) Lucas. A 1973 graduate of Wilmington High School, Bob was still working for the South South Street Speedway...

Dec 19, 2016

Mary Lou McKinley, age 83, of Georgetown, Ohio, passed away early Monday, December 19, 2016 at Bethesda North Hospital. She was born December 19, 1933 in Brown County, OH, daughter of the late Rolland R. Hauke and Ruth Carolyn Hedrick Hauke. Mary Lou attended Fairview Church in Georgetown, Ohio; was Fiscal Officer of Scott Township for 12 years, and...

Dec 17, 2016

Caroline Stroup, age 73, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away early Saturday morning, December 17, 2016 at The Laurels of Hillsboro. She was born January 21, 1943 in Circleville, Ohio, daughter of the late Walter and Roberta (Starkey) Cottrell.

Caroline was active in the Nazerene Churches and the Church of Christ in Christian Union. She enjoyed sewing, frogs,...

Dec 16, 2016

Betty (Elizabeth Louise) Brausch, Age 73, of Clarksville, OH, passed away quietly Friday evening, December 16, 2016 at the Hospice of Cincinnati- Blue Ash. She was born July 30, 1943 in Cincinnati, OH, daughter of the late Joseph Ferdinand  & Helen Frances (Haussler) Brausch.

Betty was a former employee at the Frischs Restaurant in Wilmington and was...

Dec 13, 2016

John "Jack" Cowgill, age 87, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, December 13, 2016 at home. He was born June 19, 1929 in Hillsboro, son of the late Parker Walter and Olive Mae West Cowgill. John was a birth rite Quaker and had attended Fall Creek Friends Meeting during his childhood. He served in the United States Marines...

Dec 10, 2016

Helen Luella (Dunn) Burkett went to rest with her Lord & Savior, on Saturday, December 10, 2016. This beloved daughter, mother, aunt, friend, grandmother & great-grandmother passed peacefully into His hands, in her home.  Helen was born in Clarksville, Ohio, April 3rd, 1930, the daughter of the late Robert Leslie Dunn & Rena Josephine (Carnahan) Dunn. Also preceded in...

Dec 5, 2016

Gayle W. Bow, age 87, of Wilmington, Ohio, formerly of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away, Monday, December 5, 2016 at Four Seasons Nursing Home in Washington Court House, Ohio. He was  born December 26, 1928 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, the first son of the late John T. and Relma Ritchie Bow.

Gayle attended Nicholas County Schools and was...

Dec 5, 2016

Grace Jean Roe, 80, of Wilmington, passed away early Monday morning, December 5, 2016 at the Cape May Retirement Community in Wilmington. She was born June 22, 1936 in Westboro, OH, daughter of  the late Herman and Mae Mosman Stackhouse.On January 4, 1955, she married Charles M. Roe, who passed on January 17, 2009. She was a member of...

Dec 4, 2016

Virginia P. Warren, 83, of Wilmington, OH, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Clinton Memorial Hospital. She was born December 17, 1932 in Clinton County, the daughter of George and Blanche Bell Poorman, who both preceded her in death. Virginia was secretary at Denver Place School in Wilmington for 25 years , retiring in 1998. She is remembered fondly...

Nov 27, 2016

Sharlee Roberts West, age 84, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, November 27, 2016 at the Crestwood Ridge Care Facility in Hillsboro. She was born August 13, 1932 in Highland County, Ohio, the only daughter of Earl H. and Gertrude Whitley Roberts. She graduated Whiteoak High School in 1950 and received her Bachelor's degree from Miami University in...

Nov 27, 2016

Beulah H. Carnahan, age 86, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away early Sunday morning,  November 27, 2016 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born December 15, 1929 in West Union, Ohio, daughter of the late Vernon & Dora (Palmer) Hopkins.  On August 2, 1947 in Blanchester, Ohio, she married Donald Gene Carnahan, who passed away January 15,...

Nov 23, 2016

Colby Allen Dougherty, age 29, of Toulon, IL and Wilmington, Ohio, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his residence in Wilmington. He was born January 9, 1987 in Dallas, Texas, son of Michael Charles Dougherty Sr., of Toulon, IL and Stephanie Anne Darrow Jennings, of Peoria, IL. Colby worked for  a Pipe Laying Company....

Nov 23, 2016

Leroy Dickey, age 89, of the Fairfax Community, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 23, 2016 at home. He was born November 18, 1927 in Highland County, OH, son of the late Ernest Edward Dickey and Anna Grace Morgan Dickey. Leroy was a member of Fairfax United Methodist Church, Highland Masonic Lodge #38 F&AM, and the Scottish Rite, Valley...

Nov 19, 2016

Tawanna Smetana, age 56, of Hillsboro, Ohio, formerly of Wilmington, Ohio,  passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her home. She was born January 23, 1960 in Hamilton, OH, daughter of Robert Samuel Shaffer and Martha Ann Copas Trochelman . Tawanna had worked at many restaurants in the region including- Peerless Mill Inn, Max & Erma's, Tillie's, and...

Nov 18, 2016

John M. Philp, age 88, of Wilmington, OH, passed away Friday,  November 18, 2016 in Wilmington, OH. He was born June 3, 1928 in Kelty, Scotland, son of the late Archibald C. Philp  and Blanche Youels Philp. He was a member of Wilmington Presbyterian Church; Wilmington Masonic Lodge # 52 F& AM, and Scottish Rite, Valley of Cincinnati. He...

Nov 17, 2016

Roberta June Holthaus, Age 83, of North Fort Myers, FL, formerly of the Wilmington area, passed away suddenly, Thursday, November 17, 2016 in Cape Coral, Florida. She was born April 27, 1933 in  Wilmington, Ohio, daughter of the late Robert & Opal (Reed) Burden.  She married Clifford Joseph Holthaus, who preceded her in death on June 26, 2011. Roberta...

Nov 12, 2016

Robert Jeffery "Jeff"  Baker, Age 55, of Brandon, FL, formerly of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. He was born July 18, 1961 in Albany, Georgia, son of Robert & Frankie Baker, Wilmington.  On September 17, 2005, he married Joanne (Kane) Baker, who survives also. Jeff was a 1979 Graduate of Wilmington...