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Date of these obituaries: 04-19-2002
Evelyn Lyon, 98, first Girl Scout council president
Evelyn Lyon, first president of the Licking Valley Girl Scout Council and a mentor to scout organizers and students, died Friday at Madonna Manor in Villa Hills.
She was 98.
Mrs. Lyon was a member of the Cincinnati Yoga Teachers Association, the Mental Health Association of Northern Kentucky, St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright and a volunteer with the Children's Psychiatric Hospital.
She had an energy and verve that belied her petite frame, and she believed just about anything was possible with effort.
She instilled confidence in her Girl Scouts and her scout leaders, just as she did in her own children and grandchildren, said her granddaughter, Kathy Eubanks, of Felicity, Ohio.
"I don't think I ever heard her raise her voice to anybody, " Ms. Eubanks said.
"She always had something nice to say. If you ever needed to be lifted up, you just had to spend some time with her.
Mrs. Lyon was a health food and nutrition advocate with a weakness for ice cream and tradition. Sunday family dinners on her screened-in porch in Park Hills included chicken, corn on the cob and listening to the Reds on the radio.
Her yard was bright with flowers, and she always had a project in the works. She visited elementary and high schools to teach yoga. She taught her grandchildren how to sew.
And if anyone needed help, she was an enthusiastic volunteer.
Her unwavering faith was a source of strength to herself and her family.
"In adverse times, her faith was her strength, " Mrs. Eubanks said. "Her son and daughter-in-law died in the Beverly Hills fire. Her grandson died of cancer."
A son, James Lyon, died in 1977.
Mrs. Lyon and her husband, former Covington city manager, state park designer and Edgewood city engineer George Lyon Sr., raised three sons.
George Lyon Sr. died in 1983.
Survivors include sons, George "Cub" Lyon Jr. of Villa Hills and Theodore "Ted" Lyon of Park Hills; a brother, Ralph Thiel of Park Hills; a sister, Mary K. Molloy of Fort Wright; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Thomas H. Cottingham, 69, of Alexandria, died Friday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Jefferson City, Tenn.
He was a retired hardware store owner and a real estate agent with West Shell.
He also was a charter member of St. Mary Boosters, a past president of the Alexandria Community Business Association and Alexandria Jaycees, a former board member of the Campbell County Merit Board, Northern Kentucky Area Planning and Zoning Commission and Campbell County YMCA and a volunteer with the Alexandria Fire Department and Life Squad.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Cottingham; sons, Chris Cottingham of Lynchburg, Va., Tom Cottingham of Newport, Michael Cottingham of Edgewood, Matthew Cottingham of Lafayette, Ind., and Joseph Cottingham of Bellevue; daughters, Laura Cottingham of Manhattan, N.Y., and Dr. Elizabeth Cottingham of Cincinnati; a sister, Irene Deaton of Newport; a brother, Dan Cottingham of Newport; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mary School Adopt a Student program, 9 S. Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
William Libbert Cox, 97, of Hebron, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at Mary Childs Hospital, Mount Sterling.
He was a self-employed farmer and a member of Bullittsville Christian Church, Burlington.
Survivors include a cousin, Roberta Goad of Nashville, Tenn.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Edna J. Gibson, 92, of Dover, died Friday at Meadowview Regional Hospital, Maysville.
She was a homemaker and a member of Dover Christian Church. Her husband, Harry "Bill" Gibson, died in 1982.
Survivors include daughters, Lucy Montgomery of Dover and Betty Jefferson of Brooksville; sons, David Henry Gibson of Fayetteville, N.C., Harry Lee Gibson of Cynthiana and Jesse Gibson of Maysville; 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Dover Christian Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery, Dover.
Memorials are suggested to Dover Christian Church, Dover, Ky. 41034; or to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Emmett F. Ireland, 56, of Fort Mitchell, died at 5:40 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was owner of the Saddle Club, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include his wife, Linda L. Ireland; a son, Emmett P. Ireland of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Megan K. Ireland of Fort Mitchell; and brothers, Michael E. Ireland of Florence, Patrick J. Ireland of Grafton, Mass., John E. Ireland of Santa Fe, N.M., and Joseph W. Ireland of Cordova.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sylvia H. Kelly, 64, of Union, died Thursday at her home.
Survivors include sons, Terry Kelly of Southgate, Thomas Kelly and Tony Kelly, both of Cincinnati, and Timothy Kelly of Union; sisters, Shirley Giancola of Newport and Serena Rene Stanley of Southgate; a brother, Stephen Madewell of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Orphanage, 5400 Edalbert Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239.
Wayne Pickett "Butch" Mason, 52, of Morehead, died Thursday at his home.
He was a surveyor, an inspector with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and taught surveying classes at Morehead State University.
He also was a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and a member of Mays Lick Baptist Church. A daughter, Emily Metcalfe Mason, died in 1979.
Survivors include his wife, Tabitha Pruitt Mason; daughters, Hollie Neal of Maysville and Roselyn Mason of Morehead; a son, Kent Wayne Mason of Morehead; a stepson, Matthew Bowling of Morehead; his mother, Betty Hawkins Mason of Maysville; brothers, Brooks Mason of Omaha, Neb., and David W. Mason of Mays Lick; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Mays Lick Baptist Church Building Fund, 5105 Main St., Mays Lick, Ky. 41055.
William R. Parker, 79, of Milton, died Thursday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton, of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
He was a retired heavy equipment operator with R. C. Durr Co. and a member of Operating Engineers Union Local No. 18. His wife, Lillian Parker, died in 2000.
Survivors include sisters, Ruby Wood of Walton and Betty Reed of Elizabethtown; nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Margie J. Pribble, 79, of Butler, died Thursday at her home.
She was a retired Pendleton County teacher and a member of Eastside Park Christian Church. Her husband, Albert L. Pribble, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Neal A. Florence of Fort Thomas; sisters, Alta Buerkley of Butler and Alma Wolfe of Falmouth; seven grandchild ren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Eastside Park Christian Church, Butler, Ky. 41006 or to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Flor ence, Ky. 41042.
Raymond J. Schmidt, 65, of Covington, died at 7:40 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired parts department worker with Jake Sweeney Chevrolet, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Burden Schmidt; a son, Jeff Schmidt of Burlington; brothers, Marvin Schmidt of Beaver creek, Ohio, Larry Schmidt of Florence and Philip Schmidt of Erlanger; sisters, Shirley Ewing of Florence, Mary Ellen Frish of Fort Mitchell, Audrey Steele of Port Orange, Fla., Joan Lipscomb of Des Moines, Iowa, and Vivian Wehbe of Dayton Beach, Fla.; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Pauline Wilson Schomaker, 80, of Centerville, Ohio, formerly of Pendleton County, died Thursday at Oak Creek Terrace, Kettering, Ohio.
She was a homemaker and a member of Incarnation Church, Centerville.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Schomaker; a son, Ken Schomaker of Kettering; a brother, Tom Wilson of Kettering; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Riv erside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Dottie D. Simpson, 80, of Burlington, died at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Eunice Simpson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Brooks of Burlington; a son, Eugene Simpson of Newport; a brother, Jefferson Turner of Talbert; sisters, Polly Combs of Talbert and Mary Herald of Newport; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Sharon L. Spears, 69, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a special care assistant with North Key Community Care, Williamstown and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church and Ninnescah Chapter No. 423, Order of the Eastern Star of Clearwater, Kansas.
Her husband, Johnnie E. Spears, died in 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Kenner of Crittenden; a son, Shawn Spears of Pryor, Okla.; a sister, Patsy Whitwell of Bartlesville, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Williamstown Baptist Church Building Fund, 214 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Curtis Stewart, 86, of Fort Wright, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Emma Florence Oliver Vastine, 84, of Lexington, formerly of Kenton County, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
She was a retired employee of Greyhound Bus Lines. Her husband, Denzil R. Vastine, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sisters, Nellie Mescher of Villa Hills and Reva Ransom of Florence.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at W. R. Milward Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. today. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Lexington.
John "Jack" Victor, 80, of Chillicothe, Ohio, formerly of Erlanger, died Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
He was a former employee of American Girl Shoes and Schachne Department Store and was owner of Mr. V's Shoe Store, Chillicothe. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include daughters, Sharon K. Moore of Chillicothe and Sue E. McKitrick of Gallipolis, Ohio; a son, John K. Victor of Williamsport, Ohio; a sister, Irene J. Brown field of Florence; a brother, Kenneth Victor of Burlington; and six grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Fawcett Oliver Glass and Palmer Funeral Home, Chillicothe. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Monday. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Louise G. Yelton, 86, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a former secretary with Capco Inc., Covington. Her husband, Raymond Yelton, died in 1956. A daughter, Patricia Yelton, died in 1990.
Survivors include grandchildren, Susanne Schultz of Latonia, Sharon Gootee of Maryville, Ind., Gary Berling of Fort Thomas and Greg Berl ing of Erlanger.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Mary Rose Mission, 1543 Russell St., Covington, Ky. 41011 or to Meals on Wheels, in care of Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 824 Greenup St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
