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Date of these obituaries: 05-25-2002
Robert Lee Wood, basketball coach, continued family tradition
Robert Lee Wood, the Falmouth man who died when his fishing boat capsized on May 13, was a volunteer basketball coach at Pendleton County Middle School, carrying on a family coaching tradition that started with his great-grandfather.
Mr. Wood, 24, was a graduate of Pendleton County High School, where he played basketball and baseball. He worked at Eaton Asphalt.
"He played basketball ever since he was old enough to dribble the ball, " said his father, Rick Wood of Falmouth. "He loved basketball and he loved kids.
"He had a lot of patience. He was great with kids."
Robert was Rick and Donna Wood's eldest and the most outgoing. "He never met a stranger. He was a talker, " his father said.
"I taught him to play basketball. My father was a basketball coach for years at Pendleton County High School and coached me. My grand- father was my father's coach."
Robert Wood was teaching his son the game. Divorced, he had joint custody of his 4-year-old son, Hunter Wood of Mount Auburn, Cincinnati.
"He went to church every Sunday and took his little boy with him, " Rick Wood said.
Robert Wood also enjoyed hunting and fishing with family and friends. He was fishing with two friends in the Ohio River near Meldahl Locks and Dam on May 13 when their 15-foot aluminum boat overturned about 3:30 p.m.
One friend was rescued by a pass ing towboat. Mr. Wood drowned and his friend, Danny Eaton of West Berry, is believed to have drowned. Mr. Wood's body was found Thursday.
"We thought we were prepared for that, but we weren't, " said his father. "Our biggest concern now is to get the other boy out. They were friends. They were together. We care about him like he was family."
Mr. Wood attended Oakland Christian Church.
Besides his parents and son, other survivors include brothers, Tom Wood and Brett Wood, both of Falmouth; grandparents, John Schlueter and Phillip Wood of Falmouth and Nancy Harville of Falmouth; and great-grandfather, Richard Gulick of Falmouth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Search and Rescue, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Martha Marie Badgett, 88, of Covington, died Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Fred N. Blythewood Jr., 73, of Florence, died at 10:05 a.m. Thursday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati.
He was a retired printer with D&D; Printing Co., Cold Spring, and Billboard Co., Cincinnati. He also ran Blythewood Family Care Home in Edgewood.
A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of VFW Post No. 8020 in Wilder, Disabled American Veterans, and St. John United Church of Christ, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Anna L. Blythewood; daughters, Ella Fern Keen of San Diego, Phyllis Miller of Florence, Donna Sue Kohne and Betty Poston, both of Independence; a brother, Edward Blythewood of Middletown, Ohio; a sister, Dolly Hazel of Burlington, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, Carthage.
Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
John Patrick Brogan, 49, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:35 p.m. Thursday at his home of injuries suffered in an earlier auto accident.
He was a construction worker with Goettel Construction Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Construction Workers Union Local 265.
Survivors include his parents, John V. and Rita Williams Brogan of Southgate; a sister, Maureen Routt of Campbell County; and brothers, Kevin M. Brogan of Wilder and Timothy V. Brogan of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
James "Jake" Cart, 71, of Latonia, died Friday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
He was a retired mechanic, a member of American Legion Post No. 207 in Latonia, and a Korean War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Christeen Cart; and a sister, MariamWintring of Fort Wright.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Hubert Lee Cooper, 80, of Burlington, died Friday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ora Delaney, 93, of Frankfort, formerly of Latonia, died at 7 a.m. Friday at Bradford Square Nursing Home, Frankfort.
She was a homemaker and a member of Latonia Full Gospel Pentecos- tal Church, Latonia. Her first husband, Russell Pennington, died in 1968. Her second husband, John Delaney, died in 1969. A daughter, Rissie Wagner, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Russell Curtis Pennington of Cynthiana and George R. Pennington of Frankfort; a daughter, Aleda Smallwood of Independence; brothers, Benton Stokes of Mount Vernon and Raleigh Stokes of London; nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Sunday. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Latonia Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, 4419 Decoursey Pike, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Gayle Anne Graner, 67, of Crestview Hills, died at 11:45 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a former social worker with Booth Hospital, Covington.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Sarah Penick Hensley, 80, of Kettering, Ohio, formerly of Williamstown, died Thursday in Marysville, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Dorothy Marie Kornhoff, 93, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills.
She was a former secretary and bookkeeper for Wadsworth Electric, Covington, and a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington.
Survivors include sisters, Virginia Scheper of Cincinnati and Shirley Straw of Bellair Bluffs, Fla.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Madonna Manor Chapel, Villa Hills. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41011.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Deborah Littrell, 44, of Covington, died at 1:44 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Donnie Littrell; and her parents, Al and Marie Agrue of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Effie H. Malott, 76, of Alexandria, died at 1045 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Cathy Storn of Alexandria and Sharon McElfresh of Felicity, Ohio; a son, Ronald Malott of Cincinnati; brothers, Pete Amrein and Ray Amrein, both of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
Service will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Alexandria Mausoleum.
Arnold Messer, 78, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati.
He was a furniture refinisher with Jacob Better & Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Helton Messer; sons, Floyd Messer and Ray Messer, both of Highland Heights; daughters, Mae Owens of New port and Mary Ann Warf of Lexington; a sister, Nannie Baker of Lexington; seven grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Ralph S. Payton, 27, of Carrollton, died Friday at his home. He was a carpenter.
Survivors include his parents, Ralph and Donna Payton Henry of Carrollton; sisters, Connie S. Satchwell, April Bartram and Lisa N. Payton, all of Carrollton; brothers, Ricky Payton and Travis Payton, both of Carrollton; and grandmother, Goldean Slusher of Carrollton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Russell C. Schleyer, 86, of Fort Mitchell, died at noon Monday at his home. He was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Schleyer; and a sister, Virginia Kramer of Crescent Springs.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Greg A. Smith, 26, of Grants Lick, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a construction worker and a member of Grants Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include his parents, Mike and Kathy Smith of Grants Lick; sisters, Kim Riley of Butler and Jennifer McGee of Bethel, Ohio; and great-grandmother, Jeanne Hopkins of Covington.
Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Roy Wayne Thaxton, 78, of Mount Olivet, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
He was a former milk hauler, owner of Thaxton's Grocery in Abigail and an apartment building in Covington, a member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church and a World War II veteran. His wife, Thelma Walton Thaxton, died in 2000. Two infant children also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a stepson, Wendell Hall of Covington; a sister, Opal Dean of Mount Olivet; a brother, Kelly Thaxton of Indianapolis; a stepbrother, Douglas Wright of Mount Olivet; a step-granddaughter and two step-great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Mount Olivet Baptist Church or Robertson County Life Squad, Mount Olivet, Ky. 41064.
Tom Williams, 62, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a self-employed carpenter.
Survivors include a son, Charles Randall Williams of Newport; stepsons, Tony Bramble of Independence and Mickey Clemons of Burlington; a daughter, Patsy Honebrink of Newport; stepdaughters, Lisa Clemons and Mary Clemons, both of Burlington; a sister, Betty Milburn of Latonia; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
