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Date of these obituaries: 02-14-2002
Democrat Holliman, loved UK basketball
In the heady days of the New Deal, a Letcher County doctor held a newborn and said to his mother, "Looks like we've got us a little Democrat here."
"He was stuck with that name and he stuck with it, " said his daughter, Sherry Lynn Heitzman of Crescent Springs. "It was his name and his party for his whole life."
Democrat Holliman, 69, of Ludlow, died Wednesday morning at home. He was a coal miner in Eastern Kentucky for many years before becoming a beef boner and meat cutter for Parson's Beef in Danville and Runt's Meat Packing Company in Cincinnati, said daughter Angela Denise Mitchell of Ludlow.
Mr. Holliman was an outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt, but his real passion was Kentucky Wildcats basketball, Ms. Heitzman said.
"It was hard watching the game (Wednesday), because right up until Monday he was asking us when UK's next game was going to be, " she said.
A son, Hayward Doyle Holliman, preceded him in death.
In addition to Ms. Heitzman and Ms. Mitchell, he is survived by two more daughters, Patricia Ann Dietz of Edge wood and Neshella Kay Holliman of Columbia; sons, Kenneth Ray Holliman of Bellevue, Tommy Dale Holliman, Harvey Shane Holliman and Anthony D. Holliman, all of Covington; a brother, Ernest Holliman of Snoks, Texas; sisters, Lula Brown of Snoks, Edith Christopher of Forsythe, Ga., and Darkis Pearl Arnold of Connersville, Ind.; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069 or to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
R. Bruce Besten, 72, of Louisville, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired executive vice president and general manager of Graphic Arts Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, and an Air Force pilot during the Korean War. His first wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Besten, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Farmer Besten; a son, Bruce Besten; daughters, Beth Strange, Barbara Templeman and Blair Besten; stepdaughters, Caren Sheanshang and Kelly Weber; a brother, Emil "Sonny" Besten; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. today at Holy Spirit Church, Louisville. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ratterman Funeral Home, Louisville, is handling arrangements.
Philip J. Breen Sr., 70, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
He was a retired employee and director of the employee assistance program of Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Lange Breen; sons, Philip J. Breen Jr. of Fort Thomas and Eric Breen of Cincinnati; daughters, Kristen Fogarty of Latonia and Lori Jackson of Bridgetown, Ohio; a brother, John Breen of Cincinnati; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Meyer & Geiser Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Mahala Durham, 84, of Newport, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of New Macedonia Regular Baptist Church, Newport. Her husband, Lester Durham, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, James Durham of Bellevue and Thomas Durham of Taylor Mill; daughters, Audrey Schwachter of Newport and Edna Markle of Phillipsburg, N.J.; a sister, Edna Wilson of Alexandria; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate.
Yvonne "Bonnie" Garrison Faul, 76, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired counselor for alcoholics, a member of Triumph Christian Church, and a founder of the Pioneer Group of Bracken County.
Survivors include her husband, James C. Faul; sisters, Cliffye Lang of Alexandria, Ann Lee Murst of Highland Heights and Carol Steffen of Cold Spring; and brothers, Stuart Stormer of Alexandria and Jeffrey Stormer of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Triumph Christian Church, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Greene Gabbard, 77, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:10 a.m. Wednesday at his home.
He was a retired vice president of the William Powell Co. and a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Fort Thomas. He was a volunteer with the United Way and Community Chest, and a member of Retired Men's Club of Fort Thomas and Club 55 at St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas, and Newport Masonic Lodge No. 385.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Gabbard; sons, Gary Gabbard of Park Hills, Gregory Gabbard of Covington and Stephen Gabbard of Fort Thomas; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or to Rectors Discretionary Fund, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 3 Chalfonte Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dorothy Marie Garnett, 81, of Covington, died Tuesday at her home. A homemaker, she and her husband operated Red's Trading Post in Ludlow. She also was a member of the Hathaway Court Birthday Club.
Survivors include her husband, William T. "Red" Garnett Sr.; sons, William T. "Red" Garnett Jr. and Richard Garnett, both of Covington; a daughter, Barbara Carpenter of Ludlow; a sister, Marge Os borne of Wickenburg, Ariz.; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, preceded by visitation at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Hopeful Cemetery, Florence.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014 or to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Maude M. Gray, 84, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Verona Church of Christ.
Her husband, Owens "Joe" Gray, died in 1999. A son, Rob ert Gray, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Donnie Gray and Roy Lee Gray, both of Dry Ridge, Car los Gray of Williamstown and Elmer Clinton Gray of De mossville; daughters, Daisy Herzog of Independence, Alma Mason of Dry Ridge, Audrey Murphy of Morning View and Terreca Workman of Critten den; 28 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Mary Catherine Krummen Jones, 71, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
She was a member of the bereavement committee at St. Henry Church, Elsmere, a contributor to the National Shrine of St. Jude, and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Her husband, Edward Jones, died in 1949.
Survivors include daughters, Deborah Jones of Erlanger and Dianne Doering of Richwood; sons, Daniel Jones of Cleveland, David Jones of Fort Thomas, Donald Jones of Latonia, Douglas Jones of Edgewood and Dennis Jones of Union; a brother, Paul Krummen of Florence; and 23 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Latonia.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 or to St. Elizabeth Hospice Wish List, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Virgilia "Jill" Lottman, 79, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Mercy-Franciscan Hospital, Mount Airy Campus, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Carl R. Lott man, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Michael Lottman of Cincinnati and James Lottman of Villa Hills; a daughter, Sandra Kroth of West Chester, Ohio; a sister, Ruth Bayer of Cincinnati; a brother, Norb Kenkel of Mack, Ohio; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Antoninus Church, Covedale, Ohio. Visitation will begin there at noon. Entombment will be in St. Joseph Mausoleum, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to St. Xavier High School, 600 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224. Meyer and Geiser Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Bernice Luddy, 82, of Falouth, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Fal mouth.
Ray Elmo McCane, 73, of Butler, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a truck driver with Pennsylvania Truck Lines in Cincinnati and a cus tom car builder.
He was a musician who played the guitar, mandolin and bass, and singer with his band, Ray and the Moonlighters. The band played at Club Moonlight, the Red Barn and Ron's Place.
Survivors include his wife, Helen McCane; stepsons, Willard Kindle of Independence and Lawrence Henn of Bellevue; sons, Melvin McCane of Atlanta and James McCane of Burlington; a stepdaughter, Connie Hunt of Brooksville; daughters, Linda Boggs of In dependence and Donna Sue McCane of Burlington; sisters, Alberta Staggs of Brooksville, Anna Mary Hitch of Milford, Ohio, and Gladys Hitch of Foster; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Johnsville, KY Cemetery.
Linda Rouse, 56, of Elsmere, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Rouse; a daughter, Becky Armstrong of Burlington; sons, Nathan Race of Florence and Eric Race of Walton; stepsons, Donald Rouse Jr. and Charles Rouse, both of Elsmere; her mother, Wanda Gadd of Florence; sisters, Debbie Clemons of Fal mouth, Lori Black of Florence, Martha Day of Morning View and Jeannine Gadd of Miami, Fla.; a brother, William P. Gadd of Kimball, Tenn.; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Elmore B. Schrode, 70, of Erlanger, died at 9:35 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired brakeman with CSX Railroad, a member of the Northern Kentucky Saddle Club and an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Fannie Jean Deaton Schrode, died in 1975. A son, Michael Ray Schrode, died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, Edward D. Schrode of Erlanger; daughters, Patricia Ann Lay of Erlanger and Della Marie Schrode of Independence; brothers, George Schrode of Campbell County, Frank Schrode of Latonia and Ralph Schrode of Newport; a sister, Thelma Derrick; eight grandchildren and a great-grand child.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria, preceded by visitation at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ste phen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Baptist Church Building Fund, 2681 Turkeyfoot Road, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Lorean B. Snow, 91, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday in Ocala.
She was a homemaker and a member of Dry Ridge Christian Church. Her husband, James Robert Snow, and a son, William Robert Snow, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, James A. Snow of Lady Lake, Fla.; eight grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Kenneth Sowers, 39, of Florence, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a field service engineer with Bowecystic and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Sowers of Cincinnati; a son, Ryan Sowers of Cincinnati; a stepbrother, Eugene Richards of Brooksville, Fla.; a brother, Russ Sowers of Mount Sinai, N.Y.; a sister, Susan Sowers of Hicksville, N.Y.; and fiancee, Amy Rechtin of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Road, Des Plaines, Ill. 60018 or to SPCA, 5643 Idlewild Road, Burling ton, Ky. 41005. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Gladys "Pete" Tanner, 79, of Walton, died Monday at Woodcrest Manor, Erlanger.
Her hus band, Kermit Tanner, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Scott of Walton; nieces and nephews.
Services were at noon today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial was in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Della Glass Vahlsing, 84, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a home maker, a member of Hickory Grove Bap tist Church, and a former associational director for Baptist Children's Homes. Her husband, Oliver Vahlsing Jr., died in 1970.
Survivors include a daughter, Ina Everman of Independence; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the fu neral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
