Current Obituaries
Kathleen S. Spurling
Dec 22, 2014
Kathleen S. "Kathy" Spurling, 55, of West Carrollton, died Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born in Cincinnati on January 19, 1959 to parents James A. and Betty J. (Smith) Beaver.Kathy worked as a computer programmer, having been with Win Wholesale for the past 7 years. Mrs. Spurling is survived by her sisters & brothers, Lori (Perry) Wheeler, Marcy (Ken)...
Dortha D. Goforth
Dec 12, 2014
Goforth, Dortha (Dottie) D. Dortha D. Goforth, 79, of Middletown, died Friday, December 12, 2014, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Canel, Kentucky on April 18, 1935 to parents Arza and Lucinda (Spencer) Williams.Dottie worked for 47 years at the Middletown Journal as supervisor in the composing room, retiring in 1999. She was a member...
Joan A. Hoffman
Dec 7, 2014
Joan A. Hoffman, 76, of Middletown, died Sunday, December 7, 2014, at Carlisle Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on March 21, 1938 to parents William and Adair (Myers) Hixon. You might say she had the spirit of a child, and the soul of a mother.A friend arranged a blind date between she and Joseph Hoffman and...
Rita E. Doughty
Dec 4, 2014
Rita Eileen (Hickman-Taylor) Doughty, 79, of Trenton, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 4, 2014, at home with family at her side. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on May 24, 1935 to parents Cicero and Emma (Hivick) Hickman.Rita attended Lemon Monroe High School and retired from Avon after many years of service. She was an avid square dancer & clogger...
Midge Mcmullen
Dec 2, 2014
Mildred L. "Midge" McMullen, 88, of Middletown, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on March 26, 1926 to parents Richard E. and Florence Mae (Strohminger) Davidson Sr.Midge, along with her husband Bob, owned Denny Lumber Company. Mrs. McMullen is survived by her sons, Robert A (Teresa) McMullen &...
Wanda L. Keefe
Nov 30, 2014
Wanda L. Keefe, 75, of Blanchester, died Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Wolfe County, Kentucky on February 22, 1939 to parents Darley and Estella (Osborne) Spencer.Wanda had a booth at Treasure Aisles Flea Market where she sold Native American Art and work clothes. Mrs. Keefe is survived by her husband,...
Roy J. Hatfield
Nov 30, 2014
Roy J. Hatfield, 85, of Middletown, beloved husband and father, left this world on Sunday, November 30, 2014. He was born on September 1, 1929 to parents Roy and Margaret "Alma" (Suiter) Hatfield in Lake Charles, Louisiana and raised in Mount Sterling and Salt Lick, Kentucky.Roy graduated from Middletown High School in 1947 and the University of Cincinnati – College...
John V. Mcmonigle
Nov 29, 2014
John Valentine McMonigle, 93, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 29, 2014. He was born to Erie Alice (Kolb) & Orin Andre McMonigle on June 21, 1921 in Madison Township.John married his beloved wife, Marietta Moon, in 1945. They were married 59 years until her death in 2004. God blessed them with 9 children,...
Dr. John H. Varney
Nov 29, 2014
John H. "Jack" Varney Jr., MD, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 63 years, Jayne, and his children: Christine (Ted) Anderson, Kathleen (Ted) Schwartz, Patricia Varney, and Michael (Nancy) Varney MD. He had 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren and one devoted feline friend, Charley.Jack was born on November 7, 1926...
Minnie L. Wills
Nov 25, 2014
Minnie Lucille Wills, 87, of Middletown, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at her residence. She was born in Shelby County, Kentucky on July 4, 1927 to parents Claude C. and Lucy M. (Roe) Wills.Minnie had taught at West Carrollton High School and then at Olivet Nazarene University where she was the chairman of the Modern Language Department. She retired from...
James Larry Hasty
Nov 23, 2014
James Larry Hasty, 70, of Monroe, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, November 23, 2014, at his home. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on December 11, 1943 to parents William Earl and Frances Elizabeth (Ferguson) Hasty.Larry retired from AK Steel after 40 years & was baptized in 1984 into the Old Regular Baptist Church, West Chester, Ohio....
Debbie Routson
Nov 21, 2014
Deborah K. Routson, 58, of West Chester, died Friday, November 21, 2014, at Hospice of Hamilton. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on May 26, 1956 to parents Riley and Ruth (Greer) Freeze.Mrs. Routson graduated from Monroe High School in 1974. She was a cosmetologist, working for herself. Mrs. Routson is survived by her husband, Ben Routson and daughter, Tara...
Lawrence "Sam" Spicer
Nov 20, 2014
Spicer, Lawrence "Sam" Lawrence "Sam" Spicer, 89, of Middletown, died Thursday, November 20, 2014, at home. He was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky on August 31, 1925 to parents James and Lizzie (Belamy) Spicer.Sam served his country in the United States Army during WW II where he was a Purple Heart recipient. He was a member of the American Legion...
Charles E. Lykins
Nov 19, 2014
Charles E. Lykins, 68, of Middletown, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Morgan County, Kentucky on March 23, 1946 to parents Dan and Edna (Couch) Lykins.Charles served his country in the United States Marine Corps where he served from 1964 to 1968. Mr. Lykins worked at Square D Electrical Manufacturing....
Mary A. Marshall
Nov 19, 2014
Mary A. Marshall, 74, of Trenton, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Hinton, West Virginia on February 4, 1940 to parents Otho and Ethel Farley.Mrs. Marshall is survived by her husband, Richard E. Marshall; sons, Michael (Susan) Marshall, Terry (Cindy) Marshall; daughter, Kimberly (Steve) Binkley; brothers, Raymond, Norman, Eugene, Stanley, Wayne, Robert; sisters,...
Arthur Shumate
Nov 19, 2014
Shumate, Arthur P.Arthur P. Shumate, 90, of Monroe, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on October 22, 1924 to parents Edward and Ethel (Long) Shumate.Arthur was customer service supervisor in the metal products division at AK Steel for 30 years. He was a graduate of the University of Dayton where...
Leonard John Kahny
Nov 19, 2014
Leonard John Kahny, 103, died on November 19, 2014, after a brief illness. He was a resident of Otterbein-Middletown for the past several years. A native of Cincinnati's north end, he was born on June 25, 1911, to Clifford and Edith Bridges Kahny. While working at an insurance office in the city he attended three years of night school and...
Joan Fletcher
Nov 18, 2014
Joan Fletcher left this world to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Jo spent her high school years in Gratis, Ohio where she was a cheerleader, softball player and part of every play and activity they had. Her main job was taking care of her widowed mother. Jo was the youngest of 10 children. She met and...
Mildred M. Davis
Nov 17, 2014
Mildred M. Davis, 90, of Trenton, died Monday, November 17, 2014, at Woodland Country Manor in Somerville. She was born in Trenton, Ohio on May 24, 1924 to parents Jacob H. and Lillian M. (Hawkins) Chamberlain.Mildred was a homemaker and a member of Holy Family Parish, St. John's Church. She loved sewing, quilting, crocheting, and scrap booking. She also loved...
Jean Rivizzino
Nov 16, 2014
Jean Pritchard Rivizzino, left this world on Sunday, November 16, 2014 after a long battle with severe dementia/Alzheimer's. Jean was born on February 18, 1931, in Wheeling, West Virginia and grew up in Hundred, West Virginia – the most beautiful place on earth according to her.Jean was proceeded in death by her parents, Cora and Enoch Pritchard; husband of 31...
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