Brown County Press
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Frances Darlene Horn, 60
Frances Darlene Horn, age 60 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Thursday, May 28, 2020 at her home. She worked at the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley for many years. Mrs. Horn was born January 21, 1960 in Maysville, Kentucky the daughter of the Elwood “Woody” Pollitt of Ripley, Ohio and…
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Geraldine ‘Geri’ Cracraft, 66
Geraldine “Geri” Cracraft, age 66 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Friday, May 08, 2020 at her residence. She was retired from the Brown County Municipal Court. Geri was born March 18, 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Gerald L. McMillion and Jeannette (Rankin) Ogden. Besides her parents,…
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Deborah Harbottle, 50
Deborah Lynn (Mingua) Harbottle, age 50 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Mt. Orab, Ohio. She was a former Brown County Juvenile Court Probation Officer. She was born March 1, 1970 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Andrew and Pauline (Unger) Mingua. Deborah is survived by daughter…
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Leota Bauer, 95
Leota Aileen Bauer, age 95 of Ripley, Ohio passed away peacefully Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilation Center near Ripley, Ohio. She was a caregiver for several years, enjoyed watching birds, planting flowers, shopping, going on trips with family and friends and collecting teddy…
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Amanda Mason, 44
Amanda Sue Mason, age 44 of Cincinnati, Ohio died Thursday, May 28, 2020 at her residence. She was an Amazon ambassador and trainer. Amanda loved the outdoors, especially the ocean, being with family and traveling. She had a fabulous green thumb and a wonderful smile. Amanda was born May 22,…
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James (Buddy) Brown, 85
James T. (Buddy) Brown age 85 of Hamersville, Ohio passed away surrounded by his loving family on May 15, 2020 at his residence. Buddy was born on September 29, 1934 in Hamersville, OH. He is preceded in death by his parents Clara and Ira Brown and sister Linda Brown. He…
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Donald Traylor, 79
Donald Ray Traylor 79 of Mt Orab passed away on May 19, 2020 at Locust Ridge Nursing Home in Williamsburg. He was the son of the late Fred and Mary Traylor. He is survived by his wife Susan (Shuemake) Traylor , 2 sons Michael and Paul Traylor, 2 daughter Nancy…
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Dining in returns to restaurants
Customers returned to restaurants on May 21, after nearly two months of being locked out by Corona Virus concerns. Patrons at Butterbee’s in Mt. Orab were enjoying lunch in booths separated by caution tape to ensure the required six feet of separation. General Manager Donna Loadman said she was pleased…
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Southern Hills CTC beginning new classes
A new round of classes at the Adult Education Center at Southern Hills CTC are starting on June 1. “The past couple of months have been crazy like they have for everybody,” said Director Vicky Carrington. “Our hope is to start slowly and make sure that everyone is following the…
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McKinney Mart celebrates 25 years
The “information center” of Hamersville is celebrating 25 years in business. Family, friends and customers gathered at McKinney Mart on May 15 to mark the anniversary of the McKinney family opening for business. “I bought the property in 1995 from a lady who wanted to go to Vegas. I had…
