Elizabeth Bobbitt, 95
Elizabeth Harrison Bobbitt, 95, of Williamstown died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was born in Grant County, a daughter of the late John Smith and Gladys Rankin Harrison.
She was a retired proofreader for Gibson Art Co. in Cincinnati and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Marion Bobbitt, in 1966.
Survivors include one brother, Rev. Charles Harrison of New Richmond, Ohio; four sisters, Mary Alice Hedges of Williamstown, Clara Bosse of Dry Ridge, Stella Frederick of Florence and Helen Lawrence of Powder Springs, Ga.
Funeral services were held Jan. 8 at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown. Rev. John Harrison and Rev. Keith Blair officiated.
Burial was in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Williamstown Baptist Church, 214 N. Main. St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Rev. Ronald Hall, 67
Rev. Ronald L. Hall, 67, of Crittenden died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown.
He was born in Grant County, a son of the late George Solomon and Ida Mae Willoughby Hall.
He was a minister, retiring in 1994 as chaplain of the Northern Kentucky Treatment Center in Crittenden. He also served as pastor at Crittenden Baptist Church, Hatch Hollow Baptist Church in Wattsburg, Penn., and Trinity Baptist Church in Windsor, N.Y. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Dry Ridge and an Army veteran. He was a 1953 graduate of Williamstown High School and also graduated from Practical Bible College in Binghamton, N.Y.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Jean Stewart Hall; two sons, Ronald Jeffrey Hall of Dry Ridge and Anthony Stuart Hall of Vandalia, Ohio; one daughter, Sherry Leslie Hall of Dry Ridge; one brother, Bobby Jones Hall of Williamstown; two sisters, Nancy Day and Ella Mae Wright, both of Dry Ridge; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 9 at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown. Rev. Larry Martin and Rev. Gordon Gee officiated.
Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery in Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Foundation; or the WISE Trust Fund, in care of Williamstown High School, 300 Helton St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Jesse Horn, 69
Jesse Clark Horn, 69, of Williamstown died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 at his home.
He was a meat cutter.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Dickson Horn; three sons, Richard Dickson of Columbia, S.C., Ronald Horn and Donald Horn, both of Williamstown; one daughter, Sharon Hubbard of London; one brother William Horn of Lexington; two sisters, Julia Long of Corinth and Anna Williams of Leesburg, Fla.; and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 8 at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home in Dry Ridge.
Burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Williamstown.
George Loechel, 79
George Louis Loechel, 79, of Crittenden died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001 at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown.
He was born in Newport, the son of the late George and Grace Loechel.
He was a retired railroad clerk for the B&O Railroad and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Lettie Simpson Loechel; one son, Darel L. Loechel of Florence; two daughters, Karen L. Evans of Arcadia,Fla., and Diane L. Stephens of Dry Ridge; one sister, Irene Britton of College Hill, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 10 at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Crittenden. Rev. Kelly Kennedy officiated.
Burial was in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Loraine Rose, 65
Loraine Moore Rose, 65, of Loudon, Tenn., formerly of Grant County, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2001 at her home.
She was born in Barbourville, W.V., a daughter of the late Joseph Paul and Gertrude Michael Moore.
She was the developer and previous owner of Rose Gardens Resort KOA Kampground in Dry Ridge. She was a member of the Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was one of the founders of the nursery school program and a Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the Tellico Community Church in Loudon. She was also a member of the Smoky Mountain Hikers Club, having hiked 850 miles of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. She was a former member of the Central Kentucky Women's Club and the Cincinnati Town Club.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. William Joseph Moore.
Survivors include her husband, F. David Rose; two sons, F. David Rose Jr. of Cincinnati, and J. Paul Rose of Crittenden; two brothers, Charles James Moore of Charleston, S.C., and Judge John Paul Moore of Winchester; one sister, Elaine Moore of Lexington; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 8 at the W. R. Milward Mortuary in Lexington. Rev. James C. Stratton and Rev. T. O. Harrison officiated.
Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.
Delbert Wesley, 66
Delbert Lee Wesley, 66, of Dry Ridge died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 in an accident near Verona.
He was born in Casey County, the son of the late Mitchel and Gracie Wesley.
He was a retired carpenter and member of Bethel Ridge Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Peggy Ann Wesley; one son, Danny Lee Wesley of Glencoe; two daughters, Betty Sue Ross and Beverly Ann Dallas, both of Dry Ridge; five sisters, Juanita Wesley of Columbus, Ind., Lonnie Catheryn Ellison of Mount Olive, Audrey Foster of Science Hill, Mary Emmerson of Somerset and Cora May Holder of Mittenville; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 9 at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home in Verona. Rev. George Naylor officiated.
Burial was in New Bethel Cemetery in Verona.
Helen Finnegan, 58
Helen "Gay" Finnegan, 58, of Williamstown died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001 at her home.
She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ronald and Margaret Lang Stanforth.
She was a medical assistant and former cafeteria worker for Williamstown Independent Schools. She was an Army veteran and a member of St. William Catholic Church in Williamstown.
Survivors include one son, Joseph Finnegan of Newport; one daughter, Kelly Gatewood of Williamstown; two brothers, Ronnie Stanforth and Roy Stanforth, both of Cincinnati; three sisters, Ronna Merz of Cincinnati, Sally Lewis of Loveland, Ohio, and Sue Erwin of Harrison, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 1 at St. William Catholic Church. Rev. Donald Hellmann officiated.
Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery in Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to the WISE Trust Fund in care of Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown handled the arrangements.
Leroy Henry, 67
Leroy Henry, 67, of Williamstown died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001 at his home.
He was born in Harrison County, a son of the late Charlie and Esthel Henry.
He was a retired night manager of the Ninth Street parking garage in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dana Susan Henry; and a sister, Mabel Cox.
Survivors include his wife, Sudie Brock Henry; two sons, Leroy Michael Henry of Williamstown and Jeffrey Dale Henry of Erlanger; three daughters, Deborah Sue Ruth-Cammack of Owenton, and Diane Sherry Henry and Deena Sharon Gorman, both of Dry Ridge; two brothers, Richard "Jack" Henry of Crittenden and Charles "Jake" Henry of Fort Thomas; two sisters, Sylvia Katherine Jackson of Lexington and Emma Fern Hubbard of Hermitage, Tenn.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 30 at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown. Rev. Bartley Wooten officiated.
Burial was in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C-6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Gideon's International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Homer Jones, 80
Homer C. Jones, 80, of Williamstown died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001 in Dry Ridge.
He was born in Pendleton County, the son of the late Luther and Daisy Arnold Jones.
He was a farmer, member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Pendleton County, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Emma Jones of Dry Ridge; eight nieces and nephews; and 40 great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were held Jan. 27 at Woodhead Funeral Home in Falmouth. Rev. Thomas R. Biddle officiated.
Burial was in the Mount Carmel Cemetery with Falmouth full military honors by the Hardin-Browning Post No. 109 in Falmouth.
Mekaela Kenney, infant
Mekaela Storme Kenney, 1 day old, of Dry Ridge died Monday, Jan. 28, 2001 at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Survivors include her parents, Chris and Nadine Kenney of Dry Ridge; maternal grandmother, Christa Bohlander of Mosby, Mont.; maternal great-grandparents, Huston and Florence Samples of Burlington; paternal grandparents, Laurel Jr. and Vicki Kenney of Dry Ridge; paternal great-grandparents, Laurel Porter and Anna Kenney of Crittenden; and maternal great-great-grandmother, Beulah Samples of Shelbyville.
Funeral services were held Jan. 31 at Burlington Baptist Church.
Burial was in Owenton Cemetery.
Thomas Parnell, 57
Thomas Ray Parnell, 57, of Crittenden died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001 at his home.
He was a farmer and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Crittenden Masonic Lodge No. 694 and also a member of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Parnell; two sons, Jody Parnell and Matthew Parnell, both of Crittenden; two daughters, Becky Epperson of Williamstown and Mandy Parnell of Crittenden; three brothers, Kirby Parnell of Cleveland, Ohio, Donald Parnell of Willingboro, N.J., and Jim Herald of Crittenden; one sister, Jalia Helscher of Harrison, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were Feb. 1 at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home in Dry Ridge.
Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery in Dry Ridge.
Betty Robinson, 70
Betty Robinson, 70, of Williamstown died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Lawrenceville Baptist Church in Corinth.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Robinson, 1967.
Survivors include one son, Michael Ray Robinson of Williamstown; one brother, Raymond Wilson of Alabama; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Feb. 1 at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown. Rev. Howard Chipman officiated.
Burial was in the Morris Family Cemetery in Williamstown.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Foundation.
Loretta Schadler, 77
Loretta M. Schadler, 77, of Crittenden, formerly of Walton, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001 at her home.
She was born in Bracht, a daughter of the late William Elmer and Gertrude Belew.
She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Walton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Franklin Schadler.
Survivors include one son, Bob Schadler of Dry Ridge; one sister, Leona "Pony" Biddle of Verona; two half-brothers, Ray Robinson of Walton and Harold Robinson of Covington; three half-sisters, Juanita Ashcraft of Verona, Geneva Spegal of Independence and Camilla Cook of Williamstown; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jan. 31 at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Crittenden. Rev. Kelly Kennedy officiated.
Burial was in New Bethel Cemetery in Verona.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
