Willie "Jay" Watts
Sep 22, 2017
**Willie "Jay" Watts**, 74, of Madison passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 at his home. He was born at Hallie in Letcher County, Kentucky on August 23, 1943 the son of Pearl and Cinda Smith Watts. Survivors include two daughters Barbara Schmidt of Versailles and Kathy Lovins of Greensburg; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; one brother William Watts of Holton;...
Edna Carolyn Margaret Smith
Sep 15, 2017
**Edna Carolyn Margaret Smith**, 99, of Milan passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Waters of Batesville. She was born near Bear Creek Switzerland County January 22, 1918, the daughter of William C and Amelia (Wehmeyer) Meyer. She was married to Howard Smith on June 22, 1941 and her husband of seventy years preceded her in death June 6,...
Justin Dale George
Sep 15, 2017
Justin Dale George, 37, of Madison passed away at 10:10pm, Friday, September 15, 2017 as the result of an automobile accident near Madison. He was born in Cincinnati on June 10, 1980. Survivors include his mother and step-father Carol Sue (Furlow) and Steven Owens of Madison; two brothers Christopher George and his fiancé Paula McConnell of Holton, and Chad George...
Terry L. Brown
Sep 12, 2017
Terry L. Brown, 76, of Versailles passed away at 8:15am, Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at his home. He was born at home near Fairview in Switzerland County on September 21, 1940 the son of William Dale and Imogene Clark Brown. He was married to Gail Brown on June 21, 1959 and his wife of 58 years survives. Other survivors include...
Bonita M. "Bonnie" Franklin
Aug 26, 2017
Bonita M. "Bonnie" Franklin, 73, of Versailles passed away at 1:30pm, Saturday, August 26, 2017 at her home. She was born at St. Paul, Indiana on August 24, 1944 the daughter of Glenn and Anna Marie Hartman Townsend. She was married to Charles Franklin on October 26, 1974 and he survives. Other survivors include two sons Mark (Carla) Franklin of...
Steve Wood
Aug 11, 2017
**Steve Wood**, age 66, longtime resident and farmer in Switzerland County, died at his home on August 11, 2017. He was born in Camden, New Jersey, first son of the late Eleanor (Orzechowska) Wood and Raymond Wood. Steve and Barbara Jane Tape married in Switzerland County in November 1978. They lived on a farm on Worth Cole Road, where they...
Willie (Bj) Messer Iii
Aug 3, 2017
Willie (BJ) Messer III, 37, of Osgood passed away at 11:40am, Thursday, August 3, 2017 as the result of an auto accident. He was born at Lawrenceburg on September 17, 1979 the son of Willie Jr. and Brenda Stroud Messer. He was married to Michelle Caldwell on October 25, 2004 and she survives. Other survivors include two sons Willie Messer...
Margaret K. Hellmund
Jul 30, 2017
**Margaret K. Hellmund**, 99, of Osgood passed away at 4:30pm, Sunday, July 30, 2017 at her home. She was born in Cincinnati on March 2, 1918 the daughter of George and Cora Moore. She was married to Elliott Hellmund on December 24, 1937 and he preceded her in death on September 15, 1960. Survivors include one daughter Barbara Horan of...
Lonnie K. Pickett
Jul 29, 2017
**Lonnie K. Pickett, Sr.**, 58, of Versailles, formerly of North Vernon passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home. He was born in Seymour on January 27, 1959 the son of Curtis and Beverly Rea Pickett. Survivors include his mother Beverly of Franklin; two sons Lonnie Pickett II of North Vernon and Justin Pickett of Columbus; one daughter Savannah...
Mark Grossman
Jun 29, 2017
Mark Grossman, 58, of Versailles passed away at 3:25am, Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. He was born at Connersville on August 21, 1958 the son of Ray and Dorothy Henneke Grossman. He was married to Paula Whitaker on October 31, 1986 and she survives. Other survivors include his mother Dorothy of Olympia, Washington; three sons Steven...
Danny L. Myers
Jun 25, 2017
Danny L. Myers, 68, of New Marion passed away at 2:30am, Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison. He was born at home in Benham on August 29, 1948 the son of Russell and Wilma Israel Myers. He was married to Brenda Wright at the West Fork Baptist Church on June 22, 1968 and she survives....
Ivan W. Eaglin
Jun 22, 2017
Ivan W. Eaglin, 92, of Elrod passed away at 4:30am, Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Ripley Crossing in Milan. He was born near Farmers Retreat on September 10, 1924 the son of John and Margaret Grabus Eaglin. He was married to Erma Raffignone on July 16, 1949 and she preceded him in death on January 29, 2009. Survivors include two...
Connie Clowers Dunagan
Jun 13, 2017
Connie Clowers Dunagan, 66, of Osgood passed away at 10am Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky. She was born at Seymour on February 21, 1951 the daughter of Cornell and Virginia Akers Clowers. She was married to Larry Dunagan on May 1, 1970 and he survives. Other survivors include one son Larry (Tabitha) Dunagan,...
Bonnie J. Benham
May 30, 2017
**Bonnie J. Benham,** 76, of Osgood passed away at 11:30pm Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at her home. She was born at Springfield in Washington County, Kentucky on February 10, 1941 the daughter of Nelson and Catherine Bunch Holman. She was married to Dale Benham on February 3, 1957 and he preceded her in death on January 18, 2011. Survivors include...
Ronald G. Palmer
May 29, 2017
**Ronald G. Palmer,** 75, of Holton passed away at 11:50am, Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Waters of Batesville. He was born at Brookville on March 7, 1942 the son of Claude and Edith Rayner Palmer. Survivors include his son Brent Palmer of Batesville; two brothers Claude Palmer, Jr. of Osgood and Omer (Virginia) Palmer of Versailles, along with several...
Charles L. Tingle
May 26, 2017
Charles L. Tingle, 73, of Dillsboro passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born at Bethlehem in Henry County, Kentucky on November 15, 1943 the son of Gilbert and Leona Raisor Tingle. He was married to Barbara Bryant on October 21, 2000 and she survives. Other survivors include three sons Charles Tingle of...
Ilene King
May 24, 2017
Ilene King, 87, of Versailles, formerly of Osgood passed away at 7:45pm, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at the Manderley Health Care Center in Osgood. She was born near New Marion on July 23, 1929 the daughter of A. J. and Huldah Edens Meadows. She was married to Verland King on October 21, 1948 and he preceded her in death on...
Ralph W. Kunz
May 22, 2017
Ralph W. Kunz, 78, of Osgood passed away at 6:20pm, Monday, May 22, 2017 at the Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville. He was born near Napoleon on April 16, 1939 the son of Albert and Esther Peetz Kunz. He was married to Sylvia Russell on December 20, 1958 and she survives. Other survivors include three daughters Karen (Steve) Sullivan...
Ida Evans Holdsworth
May 19, 2017
Ida Evans Holdsworth, 99, of Versailles passed away at 8pm, Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Crown Pointe Assisted Living Center in Greensburg. She was born at Newport, Kentucky on August 21, 1917 the daughter of Edward and Rilla Messmer. She was married to Claude Evans who preceded her in death and then was married to Duke Holdsworth on August...
Joseph B. Cook
May 18, 2017
Joseph B. Cook, 66, of Seymour passed away at 5:40am Thursday, May 18, 2017 at the Schneck Medical Center in Seymour. He was born in Cincinnati on January 13, 1951 the son of Joseph T. and Anna Miller Cook. He is survived by his brother David (Jackie) Cook of Versailles. He was also preceded in death by his sister Joan...
