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Date of these obituaries: 01-05-2002
Lewis Lanier, made decorative glass
Lewis H. Lanier was a man of ideas, the kind of person who was always thinking of new ways to do things and willing to change careers when the opportunity arose.
A longtime supervisor at Premier Industries in Covington, he later went into business with his son, Bruce Lanier, creating Huff-N-Puff Glassblowers in Ludlow. Mr. Lanier, 85, died Thursday at his home in Erlanger.
Mr. Lanier, a graduate of Newport High School, served in the Army during World War II with the 741st Tank Battalion, crossing the English Channel with American troops on D-Day and seeing service in France, Germany and Czechoslovakia.
After the war, he returned to Premier Industries, which manufactured paper products at Second Street and Madison Avenue in Covington. He became a shop superintendent and developed several types of machines used by the company.
One had soda straws in wrappers with humorous or personal sayings on them. Mr. Lanier and his son, Bruce, took the straws to Gatlinburg, Tenn., where they sold them on the streets.
While there, Bruce Lanier got to know some people blowing and selling decorative glass.
He learned that trade and opened a shop at 33 Pike St., Covington, with his father later joining the business and learning how to blow decorative glass. They later moved the business to 216 Elm St., where it still operates.
"It was great working with my dad, " Bruce Lanier said. "He worked with me for about 25 yea rs before retiring about five years ago.
"We did a lot of traveling to shows where we sold our decorative glass, " Bruce Lanier said. "We traveled together throughout Michigan and northern Ohio. To have a chance to spend that tim e with my father was very special."
Mr. Lanier, a member of Erlanger Baptist Church, traveled after his retirement with his wife, Marie.
In addition to his son and wife, he is survived by a daughter, Janice Hamm of Dallas, Texas; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Shirley Louise Combs, 63, of Glencoe, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church, Warsaw.
Survivors include her husband, Melbert Ray "Duke" Combs of Glencoe; a daughter, Louise Hile s of Glencoe; sons, Ronald Downing of Woodlawn, Tenn., and David Combs of Glencoe; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation was Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Nora Curd, 84, of Covington, died at 12:45 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a former packer with Wadsworth Electric, Covington, and a member of Florence First Church of God. Her husband, Charles S. Curd, died in 1982.
Survivors include her sons, Kenneth Noplis of Fort Mitchell and Jimmy Daryl Noplis of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Carolyn Perry of Covington; sisters, Mary Strong of Lexington and Lula Taylor of Detroit, Mich.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Floral Hills cemetery Mausoleum, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Florence First Church of God, 6767 Hopeful Rd ., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Jesse H. Furnish, 69, of Sparta, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired nursery work er and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a sister, Christine Gordy of Sparta; a brother, Charles Furnish of Sparta; two stepdaughters and a stepson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Albert "Uncle Al" Heisel Jr., 66, of Covington, died at 4:25 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. He was an iron worker for David J. Joseph Co.
Survivors include his wife, Freda Kegley of Covington; sons, Jess Albert Heisel of Latonia, Carl Edward Morgan of Piner, Donald Jones Morgan of Independence and Todd Owen, Robert Wayne Heisel and Tony Kegley, all of Covington; daughters, Pamela Kay Meyer of Maysville, Rebecca Sue Heisel of Latonia, Tammy Kegley of Edgewood and Tonya Mills of Covington; sisters, Virginia Honeycutt of Latonia, Tedda Marie Lloyd of Falmouth, Mary Dyer of Northland, Colo., and Alberta Sission of Hebron; 20 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Monday there. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Manville Land Jenkins, 93, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and a member of Ruddles Mills Christian Church.
Survivors include his sister-in-law, Mildred Jenkins of Cynthiana, and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from no on until the time of services Sunday there. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Mildred L. Mullins, 88, of Edgewood, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was owner of the former Millie's Beauty Salon, Covington, a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood, and St. Pius X Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her husband, Henry L. Mullins of Edgewood; and a sister, Eleanor Link of Sebring, Fla.
A Catholic blessing will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimers Disease Associatio n, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Herman Overly, 88, of Brooksville, died Thursday at Maysville Extended Care. He was a retired groundskeeper for Xavier University, Cincinnati. His wife, Anna Belle Powers Overly, die d in 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
William Pitzer, 86, of Alexandria, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Minnie Mae Riley, 84, of Campbell County, died Monday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Survivors include sons, Cecil Smith of Germantown, Ohio, David Riley of Williamstown, Mike Riley of Silver Grove and Rick Riley of Highland Heights; daughters, Shannon Riley of Cincinnati and Sharon Lucas of Newport; a brother, Hobert Morris of Booneville; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Breathitt Funeral Home, Jackson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cow Creek Cemetery, Cow Creek.
Jack Hoyt Rollins, 72, of Worthville, died Thursday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was retired from CG&E;, was a member of the Church of Christ, Covington, and the Marine Corps League, and a veteran of the Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Rollins of Worthville; sons, Mark F. Rollins of Independence and Andrew R. Rollins of Rising Sun, Ind.; mother, Sarah Rollins of Florence; a sister, Sarah Robinson of Florence; brothers, Mike C. Rollins of Goshen and William F. Rollins o f Union; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will b e from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
William Stevenson, 74, of Covington, formerly of Ludlow, died at 3:25 a.m. December 20 at Garrard Convalescent Home, Covington. He was a self-employed television repairman and a World War II veteran of the Army.
Survivors include his brother, Kermit Ping of Latonia; a sister, Marie Barnett of Cookville, Tenn.; and fiance, Sandra Nickell of Ludlow.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be in Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Mona L. Martin Trimble, 70, of Ludlow, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a server for Golden Corral Restaurant, Florence, and a member of Ludlow Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Noel "Bud" Trimble Jr. of Ludlow; a son, Robert Trimble of Burlington; a daughter, Sherry Harp of Falls of Rough; sisters, Lema Broughton of Cincinnati and Joyce Waldron of Panama City, Fla.; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Steger Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow Christian Church, 51 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Ewen Turner, 82, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired food processor for Kroger Co., Cincinnati, a member of Robert Burns Lodge No. 163 F&AM, Newport, Scottish Rite, Covington, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his daughters, Barbara Turner, Lois Turner and Wanda Sue Wilson, all of Newport; sisters, Della Reynolds of Irvine and Lottie Williams of Miamisburg, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at New Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Bill Combs Cemetery, Breathitt County.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling the arrangements.
Elizabeth J. Weeks, 47, of Bromley, died at 7 a.m. Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis Weeks of Bromley; a son, Samwise Weeks of Bromley; sisters, Anna Lainhart of Covington, Mary Francis Hoffman Ross of Florence and Christine Hamm Whitaker of West Chester, Ohio; and brothers, Edward Hoffman of Erlanger, James Hoffman of Walto n and Tom Hoffman of Panama City, Fla.
Blessing will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from the end of the blessing until 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
