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Date of these obituaries: 02-19-2002
Clarence Anderson, owner of tool and die company
Clarence Vernon Anderson of Burlington was in his 50s when he fulfilled his dream of owning his own business.
But that wasn't too old for him to enjoy running Anderson Tool & Die Co. - eventually creating jobs for 35 people.
"He always said, 'If you work for somebody else, you only make what they pay you. But if you work for yourself, you can make as much as your ability allows you, ' " said his daughter, Clare Laverne Goldsberry of Phoenix.
Mr. Anderson died Sunday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 81.
Mr. Anderson was a native of Bromley who worked as a tool and die maker 36 years - first for Trumbell Electric in Bromley and then General Electric. He retired from the General Electric plant in Blue Ash in 1974.
Within a year, the Anderson Tool & Die Co. was up and running in a converted barn on his farm. As the business thrived, Mr. Anderson opened up a 10, 000-square-foot facility in Hebron whose size has since tripled.
As age and his muscular dystrophy wore down Mr. Anderson, he went to his company as often as possible.
"He went into work every day, in spite of his handicap, to keep tabs on what was going on and to visit with the guys, " said his daughter.
As a member of the Handicapped Travel Club, Mr. Anderson attended club rallies with his wife of 56 years, Mildred Louise Siekman Anderson, with whom he traveled the country in an RV.
"They've been to California, Arizona, Washington state, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee and Florida, " said Mrs. Goldsberry.
Mr. Anderson was a woodworker who built grandfather clocks.
He also enjoyed being the general contractor in a project in which he and a partner bought land and built houses on it.
Mr. Anderson was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Lakeside Park.
In addition to his wife and his daughter, Mr. Anderson is survived by sons, Carl William Anderson and Charles Henry Anderson, both of Burlington; a brother, John Irvin Anderson of Edgewood; eight grandchildren and four great- grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Lakeside Park.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Hebron and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1080 Nimitzview Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230.
Katie Linville Dailey, 62, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at University Medical Center, Lexington.
She was a former employee of Bourbon County Schools and a member of Indian Creek Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donnie Dailey; a son, Jason Dailey of Adairsville, Ga.; a daughter, Beth Stratton of Lawrenceburg; a sister, Barbara Phillips of Warner-Robbins, Ga.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Indian Creek Christian Church, 51 Waits Road, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031 or to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Richard Flinchum, 44, of West Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Dayton, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a restaurant server.
Survivors include his parents, Marvin and Jackie Flinchum of Dayton; a sister, Kathleen Ames of New Vienna, Ohio; and brothers, David Flinchum of Darnestown, Md., Douglas Flinchum of Dayton and Jay Flinchum of Miami, Fla.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Dayton. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 501 Dayton Ave., Dayton, Ky. 41074; or Gideons International, P. O. Box 252, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Patricia L. Fox, 59, of Brooksville, died at 12:04 a.m. Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
She was a retired employee of St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, and a member of the VFW Women's Auxiliary and Auxiliary of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include her husband, Claiborne Fox; sons, Terry Lennex of Maysville, Jeff Padgett of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Mark Padgett of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Sheryl Smith of Butler; stepsons, Andrew Fox II of Augusta, Billy Fox and Tommy Fox, both of Maysville; her mother, Pauline Overly Clinger; a brother, John C. Mattox of Millington, Tenn.; sisters, Paulette Henderson of Mays-ville, Elizabeth Berry of Flemings burg, Betty Hilton of South Boston, Va., Alma Mattox of Paris and Paula Sue Mitchell of Ripley, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Knox Brothers Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Pamela Fredda Frost, 39, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Agee Hunter, 77, of Corinth, died Monday in Owenton.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Walter "Rick" Lail, 55, of Bromley, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired officer with the Ludlow Police Department and a member of Bromley Christian Church and the Fraternal Order of Police.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Woomer Lail; daughters, Lee Lail of Bromley and Kelly Crowe of Crescent Springs; his mother, Virginia Lail of Bromley; a brother, Roger W. Lail of Bromley; a sister, Roxann Clark of Erlanger; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042 or to the Lail Family Trust Fund, 231 Shelby St., Bromley, Ky. 41016.
Alma May Parker, 89, of Highland Heights, died at 2:44 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ralph Parker, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Janie Tieman of Erlanger; sons, Winford "Winnie" Parker of Erlanger and Frank Kratzmeier of Covington; a sister, Ruby Bay of Erlanger; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial was in Grand View Cemetery, Mentor.
Glenn "Pete" Persall, 70, of Carrollton, died Sunday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind.
He was a retired supervisor with Kentucky Utilities Co., a member of American Legion Post No. 41 in Carrollton and Three Rivers Bass Club, and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann Persall; a daughter, Cheryl Persall Ruffalo of Farmington Hills, Mich.; a sister, Joann Persall Mefford of Carrollton; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association or Sweet Dreamzzz of Detroit, both in care of the funeral home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Alva "Preacher" Poe, 91, of Owenton, died Monday at Owenton Manor. He was a farmer, a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church and a World War II veteran.
Survivors include brothers, Ralph Poe and Willie Poe, both of Owenton; and sisters, Carlene Shryock of Owenton and Sylvia Fortner of Williamstown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Pleasant Home Baptist Church, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Debra J. Pope, 43, of Union, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of East Bend Baptist Church and Evening Shade Homemakers.
Survivors include her husband, Hubert Pope; a son, Joel Eric Pope of Terre Haute, Ind.; a daughter, Marissa Suzanne Pope of Union; and a sister, Donna Lynn Bowers of Terre Haute.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to East Bend Baptist Church, 12246 Lower River Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
David F. Schwerman, 62, of Florence, died at 5:35 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Gloria Simmons, 57, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Jhonny Ramon Toro, 28, of Walton, died Sunday at his home.
He was a sprinkler fitter with Grinnell Fire Protection Co.
Survivors include his wife, Alicia Harris Toro; a daughter, Aja Toro, at home; sons, Jeff Harris and Jessel Toro, both at home; his parents, Angel Menguella of Puerto Rico and Nilma Toro of Newark, N.J.; sisters, Claire Garcia of New Jersey, Coralis Toro of Jersey City, N.J., and Larilyn Toro of Newark, N.J.; and brothers, John Garcia of New Brunswick, N.J., and Raul Toro of Walton.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, St. Bernard, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the Jhonny Toro Memorial Fund, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Edna E. Vogelpohl, died Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
