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Date of these obituaries: 12-10-2001
Linda Leising, advocate for the handicapped
Linda Leising, an advocate for the handicapped despite her own physical disabilities, died Saturday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was 52.
Ms. Leising suffered from Friedreich's ataxia, a rare disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system.
"She could walk, with a cane, at her high school graduation, but not too long after that she was in a wheel chair, " said her brother, Michael Leising, of Fort Thomas.
"Mentally, she was fine. She was always very intelligent. But the physical handicaps were very frustrating for her, " he said. "But she had a way of touching people, even when it became difficult for her to physically touch people."
The former telephone sales worker was a member of the Greater Cincinnati Handicapped Association and often traveled to Frankfort to fight for rights for the disabled. She frequently called on legislators to mandate handicapped access to buildings and sidewalks.
In 1993, Ms. Leising fulfilled a life-long dream by moving from a Highland Heights nursing home into her own home, built by Habitat for Humanity of Northern Kentucky on 33rd Street in Latonia.
She graduated from St. Thomas High School in Fort Thomas and later attended Xavier University and Northern Kentucky University.
In addition to her brother, she is survived by her parents, Charles and Angela Marino Leising of Fort Thomas, and a sister, Marlene Snodgrass of Cold Spring.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with prayers at 11 a.m. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Marian J. Mohrstadt Bristow, 73, of Newport, died at 5:13 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Ruth Bristow of Newport, Tina Miller of Dayton and Amy Brandenburg of Morning View; a son, Mike Bristow of Newport; sisters, Norma Crowder of Newport and Glenna Graf of Dayton; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Crematory, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2200 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Danny J. Collett, 26, of Burlington, died 7:34 p.m. Thursday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a quality control supervisor for Cable View Contractors.
Survivors include his wife, Jaculyn Luise Collett; a daughter, Jocelyn Luise Collett, at home; his father, Daniel Cummins of Vernon, Ind.; a sister, Elizabeth Rose Smith of Florence; and grandparents, William J. and Lillian Elizabeth Collett of Florence, and Maggie Strickland of Vernon, Ind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Jocelyn Luise Collett Trust Fund, 8257 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Elizabeth Vallandingham Crane, 90, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Dwight Edwin Gordon, 49, of Cumming, Ga., died Tuesday in Cumming.
Survivors include a daughter, Brionne Gordon of Watkinsville, Ga.; and sisters, Diana Carter of Birmingham, Ala., and Donna Ridgell and Darlene Parker, both of Union.
Services were Saturday at L. W. McDonald Funeral Home, Cumming.
Rurel Gordon Jr., 56, of Burlington, died Friday at his home after an extended illness. He was a workshop coordinator with NorthKey Community Care in Williamstown, Falmouth and Carrollton and a past master of Burlington Masonic Lodge. He was a member of Burlington Baptist Church and the Scottish Rite and was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Slusher Gordon; daughters, Tonia Gordon of Richmond, Va., and Krishna Gordon and Jennifer Gordon, both of Burlington; sons, Evan Gordon of Burlington and Rurel Gordon III of Florence; a grandmother, Elva Jones of Florence; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Burlington Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to NorthKey Community Care, 503 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Edward Brodie Henry, 65, of Union, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a chaplain with Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, and a member of Mount Washington Baptist Church, Cincinnati. He was a member of Miami Valley Ministerial Association, American College of Chaplains and the Organ and Tissue Donation Committee of Good Samaritan Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Henry; sons, Michael Henry of Greenville, S.C., and Glenn Lilly of Sykesville, Md.; a daughter, Kara Lilly Funk of Union; a brother, Robert Fayette Henry Jr. of Jackson, Tenn.; a sister, Mary Henry Middleton of Jacksonville, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 105 W. Fourth St., Fourth and Race Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Alla Mae Hensley, 81, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, John David Hensley, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Loretta Hundley of Florence and Patty Reynolds of Hebron; sons, Daniel Riley and Terry Riley, both of Florence, and William Riley of Independence; a brother, Howard Tackett of Owen County; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Georgia Marie Honchell Jackson, 86, of Lynchburg, Tenn., formerly of Taylor Mill, died at 10 a.m. Saturday at a niece's home in Lynchburg. She was the retired owner of Marie's Beauty Shop, Latonia. Her husband, James Gale Jackson, died in 1989.
Survivors include a sister, Eva Kelsey of Montgomery, Ala.; nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Highland Rim, 110 E. Lauderdale, Tullahome, Tenn. 37388. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Carl P. King, 70, of Falmouth, died Friday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Dawson G. McClanahan, 70, of Williamstown, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday at his daughter's home in Williamstown. He was a farmer and a member of Stewartsville Baptist Church, Grant County. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Joyce Kay Kinmon McClanahan, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Dennis D. McClanahan of Williamstown; daughters, Dianne Mulberry of Dry Ridge, and Donna McClanahan and Deana Chandler, both of Williamstown; brothers, Ralph K. McClanahan and Floyd McClanahan, both of Williamstown; sisters, Goldie Tebelman, Stella Martin and Betty McClanahan, all of Williamstown; 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Salvation Army, 310 W. 10th St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or Gideons International Memorial Bibles, P. O. Box 222, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Roy D. McCullah, 62, of Cold Spring, died at 6:35 a.m. Saturday in Florence. He was a retired self-employed truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Carol McCullah; a son, Terry McCullah of Cold Spring; brothers, Joe McCullah of Elsmere and Don McCullah of Dry Ridge; and a grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Bill McKee, 66, of Maysville, died Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville after an extended illness. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include sons, Gary McKee of Maysville, Willie Joe McKee of Germantown and Bobby Lewis of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; daughters, Sam Werline of Maysville, Connie Smith of Florida and Debbie Moran of Ripley, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Geraldine A. Rehage McQuillan, 85, of Cold Spring, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a bookkeeper with Fifth Third Bank and a member of St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. She was a member of 55 Club in Fort Thomas, Bluegrass Homemakers and Southgate Seniors.
Survivors include a daughter, Janet Dee of Cold Spring; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit Child Development Program, 840 Washington Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Michael L. Merritt, 43, of Taylor Mill, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Emma Mae Pace, 91, of Fort Thomas, died at 9:32 a.m. Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home.
She was a retired factory worker with Heekin Can Co., and a member of First Christian Church, Covington. Her husband, Thomas A. Pace, died in 1974. A son, Timothy Pace, died in 1971.
Survivors include sisters, Jean Heringer of California and Wilma Parsons of Erlanger; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Woodrow Rayburn, 80, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was an employee of Interlake Steel. His wife, Ruth Irene Rayburn, died in 1983. A son, David Rayburn, died in 1977. A stepson, James Benge, died in 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna McDaniel of Henderson, Tenn.; sons, Paul Rayburn of Henderson and Roger Rayburn of Erlanger; a stepdaughter, Kathy Williams of Chula Vista, Calif.; stepsons, Gary Caudill and Johnny Benge, both of Covington, and Danny Caudill; a sister, Dora Duncan of California; a brother, Earl Rayburn of Whitesburg; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Rufus F. Switzer, 91, of Berry, died Saturday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet. He was a retired farmer and a member of Colemansville Christian Church, Berry. His wife, Virginia Northcutt Switzer, died in 1990. A son, Glen Switzer, died in 1991. Two other children died in their infancy.
Survivors include daughters, Roberta Sowder of Williamstown and Georgia Faulkner of Berry; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Ray Turner, 54, of Dayton, died at 2:15 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired machinist.
Survivors include a daughter, Kristy Edwards of Independence; sons, Ray Turner, Scott Turner and Chris Sizemore, all of Newport, and Keith Turner of Crittenden; sisters, Bertha Deaton of Alexandria and Sadie Webb of Newport; a brother, Ervin Turner of Covington; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
