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Ripley Obituaries

It was revealed by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on April 2nd, 2022 that Kassie Buckamneer perished in Ripley, Ohio.  Buckamneer was 27 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Kassie's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on March 14th, 2022 that Travis Flannery passed away in Ripley, Ohio.  Flannery was 21 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Travis's life.

It was disclosed by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on February 18th, 2022 that Gilbert Coleman perished in Ripley, Ohio.  Coleman was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gilbert's life.

It was noted by The People's Defender on February 14th, 2022 that Ruth Evelyn Texter (Bailey) passed away in Ripley, Ohio.  Ms. Texter was 90 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ruth Evelyn's life.

It was disclosed by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on February 7th, 2022 that Gary Kiser passed away in Ripley, Ohio.  Kiser was 74 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gary's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 26th, 2022 that Mary Davenport passed away in Ripley, Ohio.  Davenport was 50 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 26th, 2022 that Ashley Ramos passed on in Ripley, Ohio.  Ramos was 33 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ashley's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 26th, 2022 that David Rice perished in Ripley, Ohio.  Rice was 73 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor David's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 26th, 2022 that Annabella Royster perished in Ripley, Ohio.  Royster was 4 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Annabella's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 26th, 2022 that Phillip Royster passed away in Ripley, Ohio.  Royster was 49 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Phillip's life.

History

A number of prominent Abolitionism lived in the town in the 1800s, mainly on Front Street near the river, including John Rankin (abolitionist) Rankin, former slave John Parker (abolitionist) Parker, Thomas McCague, Thomas Collins and Alexander Campbell (American politician) Alexander Campbell. Rankin was the minister at the Ripley Presbyterian Church for twenty-four years. A slave woman that crossed the frozen river to Ripley and stayed in his house in 1838 became the model for the character Eliza in Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark book, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Rankin moved from Kentucky to Ripley in 1822 and later built a house (now a National Historic Landmark) on Liberty Hill overlooking the town, the river and the Kentucky shore. The proximity of the river and of the slave state of Kentucky on the opposite shore led to Ripley's role as an early stop on the Underground railroad, a network of citizens sympathetic to slaves escaping north to freedom.