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Date of these obituaries: 03-20-2002
Arlis E. Lyon overcame heart attack, built firm
When Arlis E. "Red" Lyon had a major heart attack in 1974, his wife, Marjorie, begged God for help. He was only 40 years old, and they had children to raise.
God answered the prayer, Ms. Lyon said, by giving her husband another 28 years.
Lyon, 68, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South after an extended bout with lung cancer.
The Lyons rose to the occasion after the 1974 heart attack changed their lives.
The attack incapacitated Mr. Lyon for several months. When a doctor finally cleared him to return to his former job in the heating/air conditioning business, he no longer had a job.
The layoff hurt the family financially. They earned a little money and kept themselves busy by making planters for neighbors, with Ms. Lyon mixing the concrete.
"We've always been like hands-on people, " she said.
Finally, in 1976, they decided to start their own business - A & A Sheet Metal Products Inc. in Ludlow. "At that time, I said I thought I felt a little like the people who went West felt" because it was such a big adventure, Ms. Lyon said.
The business succeeded and made a steady living for the Lyons and their children. Two of their sons and a brother-in-law now run the shop, and Ms. Lyon still keeps the books.
Her husband felt well enough Thursday to stop by the shop and pick up some paperwork for her. He also stopped for lunch at a favorite restaurant in Ludlow.
"Our life has had so many blessings, " Ms. Lyon said. "I just wasn't ready for it to end."
Mr. Lyon was a deacon and former trustee of Latonia Christian Church and a former Taylor Mill Boosters baseball coach. He was a Navy veteran.
Other survivors include sons, Gregory Lyon and Mark Lyon, both of Taylor Mill, and Joseph Lyon of Ludlow; his mother, Mellie Lyon of Breckenridge County; brothers, Arlon Lyon and Roger Lyon, both of Breckenridge County, and Bruce Lyon of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Christian Church Book of Remembrance, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Dorothy F. Stein Bredenberg, 81, of Fort Thomas, died at 1:42 a.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a bookkeeper with Doc Rusk Heating and Air Conditioning, a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church in Erlanger and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood and St. Charles Care Center in Covington. Her husband, Robert Henry Bredenberg, died in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen A. Bredenberg of Fort Thomas; sisters, Sister Mary Matilda Stein, CDP, of Melbourne, Loretta Gampfer, Norma Wagner, Rita Weber and Ruth Lother, all of Fort Thomas; and brothers, Robert Stein and Donald Stein, both of Southgate.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075, or Holy Family Home, St. Ann Convent, Ky. 8, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Dalton Matthew Cook, newborn, died at 1:20 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include his parents, Edna and Ronald Cook of Walton; a brother, Jonathan Cook at home; a sister, Roni Jo Cook at home; grandparents, Janice and Ronald Cook of Elsmere and Barbara and David Hacker of Covington; and great-grandparents, Wilma Nelson, Harry Cook, and Shirley and Stanley Conley, all of Covington.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Leola E. Davis, 87, of Newport, died at 5:55 a.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired cleaning lady with Hogan, Nolan, Keeler and Stites Advertising, Cincinnati. Her husband, Robert "Cliff" Davis Sr., died in 1972. Sons, Robert C. Davis Jr. and Lawrence R. Davis, died in 1974 and 2001, respectively.
Survivors include daughters, Carlena Szanti of Cincinnati, Cecelia Butsch of Park Hills and Mona Barton of Newport; a son, Leroy C. Davis of Wilder; 15 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dorothy May Herrick, 68, of Cincinnati, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a retired employee of Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and was a member of Western Hills Church of Christ, Cincinnati. She was a volunteer with Shriners Burns Institute in Cincinnati and with Neonatal Care Center at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati.
Survivors include brothers, Bill Herrick of Florence, Ray Ray Herrick of Louisville; and sisters, Kathryn Herrick and Betty Foster, both of Erlanger.
Memorial services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Erlanger Church of Christ. Memorials are suggested to Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238; Erlanger Church of Christ, 458 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Curtis R. Mayhew Sr., 77, of Highland Heights, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Newport and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. He was a member of the St. Joseph Seniors and Disabled American Veterans in Cold Spring, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Enzweiler Mayhew; a daughter, Linda Benke of Highland Heights; a son, Curt Mayhew Jr. of Memphis, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church Adopt A Student, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
George W. "Woody" McMullin, 75, of Ludlow, died at 10:36 a.m. Monday at his home.
He was a retired engineer with Southern Railway and a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow. He was a deacon with the church, a member of the church choir and was active with the church youth program. He was an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Glen Woodrow McMullin, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Rousey McMullin; a daughter, Yolanda Mitchell of Ludlow; a son, David Wayne McMullin of Ludlow; sisters, Virginia McGirr and Shirley McMullin, both of Moreland; a brother, Carl McMullin of Moreland; three grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Ludlow and at 2 p.m. Friday at W. L. Pruitt Funeral Home in Hustonville. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Ludlow, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church Building fund, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016; Kentucky Baptist Home for Children, 10801 Shelbyville Road, Middletown, Ky. 40243; or Jewish Hospital Cardiac Unit, 4777 Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Spencer C. Neal, 59, of Lexington, died Monday at his home. He was owner of Neal Electric Contractor Inc., Georgetown, and a member of Trinity Assembly of God Church, Lexington. A son, Spencer Todd Neal, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Nikki Ratliff of Edgewood; a son, Hamilton Neal of Jacksonville, Fla.; his mother, Eulalah "Cricket" Parrish Votaw of Georgetown; and two granddaughters.
Services were this morning at Johnson Funeral Home, Georgetown. Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Charles Hobert Skelton, 52, of Burlington, died Monday at his home. He was a truck driver with Five Fold Trucking Co. and a member of Burlington Baptist Church, Christian Motorcycle Association and Gold Wing Road Riders Association.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Skelton; daughters, Deanna Crace of Burlington and Treva Gail Skelton of Union; a brother, Michael Skelton of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters, Sandra Matthews of Olin, Ill., Patricia Britton of Summerville, S.C., Tammy Westfall, Bonnie Hoover and Sonya Worley, all of Cherokee, Ala.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P. O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368, or Kidney Foundation, 250 E. Liberty St., Suite 710, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Viola G. Werrmann, 86, of Highland Heights, died Monday at Lakeside Health Care Center in Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Charles Werrmann, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Yvonne Steffen of Alexandria; sons, Warren Werrmann of Falmouth and Wayne Werrmann of Alexandria; a brother, Lionel Boehmer of Fort Thomas; a sister, Grace Jean Casper of Cincinnati; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
