Mary Lou Mallicoat

Mary Lou (Griffin) Mallicoat, 87, of Cincinnati, Ohio passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at Hospice of Cincinnati, Blue Ash, Ohio. 

Mary Lou was born on August 26, 1938, in Rising Sun, Indiana to the late Calip and Cora (Bell) Griffin. She was a homemaker and longtime member of the Free Christian Church of God, Hamilton, Ohio. 

Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Mallicoat in 2018; her parents, Calip and Cora Griffin; grandson, John Thomas Mallicoat; sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth Ann (Leon) Goins, Kathleen Townsend; sister and brother-in-law, Betty Jo (Paul) Norman; brother, Kenneth Griffin; and brother-in-law, Henry Hornsby. 

Survivors include her son, John M. Mallicoat; sisters, Alta Jean Hornsby and Christine Griffin; brother, Michael Lee (Mary) Griffin; sister-in-law, Carol Griffin; grandson, Troy Michael Mallicoat; and a great grandson, John Thomas Mallicoat.

Visitation is from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 pm Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, KY. Funeral services to begin at 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Interment at Big Bone Cemetery, Union, KY. 

Memorial contributions are suggested to Free Christian Church of God, 18 Gordon Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio 45013.