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Date of these obituaries: 11-02-2001
Alice Faye Hedger, teacher and a woman of great faith
Alice Faye Hedger was a teacher in Grant County and a teller at a Williamstown bank.
But most importantly, her family says, Ms. Hedger was a woman of great faith.
And she didn't keep quiet about it.
After Ms. Hedger was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1995 and had a bone marrow transplant in 1996, she had a new group of people to witness to.
"The cancer was in and out of remission for years, but she beat it, " said her son, Dwayne Edward Rider of North Hollywood, Calif.
"When she was going through treatments, she would witness to other cancer patients.
"She spoke of her faith in Jesus and assured people that, 'My God told me I will not die of cancer."'
Ms. Hedger's family believes she was right.
They say the medical experts aren't certain what she died of Thursday. In July, she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor, but it was slowly shrinking with radiation treatments.
Ms. Hedger spent some time in the hospital and at an extended care facility.
But her children brought her home to her residence in Williamstown on Wednesday and her son and two daughters - Trina Annette Jolly of Independence and Tracey Allyson Rider of Williamstown - were at her bedside when she died. She was 60.
"I think she was just ready to be with the Lord, " said Ms. Jolly.
Ms. Hedger was a native of Grant County, and taught a variety of subjects at Grant County High School in the 1960s and 1970s.
During the 1980s and 1990s, she worked as a teller and a bookkeeper at the Grant County Deposit Bank.
She was a saleswoman for Mary Kay Cosmetics, a member of the American Business Women's Association and Community Pentecostal Church in Independence.
Besides her children, Ms. Hedger is survived by her mother, Mary Hedger of Dry Ridge; brothers, Stewart Hedger of Seymour, Ind., and Jim Hedger of Dry Ridge; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home in Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Robinson cemetery in Corinth.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Community Pentecostal Church, 11875 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Frank T. Blazek, 87, of Fort Mitchell, died at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a former owner of a wallpaper and paint store in Berea, Ohio, and a member of Berea United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Blazek; daughters, Gayle Siber of Edgewood and Raebeth Costolo of Castaic, Calif.; a brother, John Blazek of Columbia Station, Ohio; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Ernest Coldiron, 83, of Crittenden, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Lona Fox Hornsby, 78, of Covington, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Lita Meade, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Ruth Faye Harvie of Milford, Ohio, and Dina Hornsby of Easton, Pa.; sons, Darrell Hornsby and Charles Hornsby, both of Covington; a sister, Violet Fowler of Irvine; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Charles Russell Lawless, 50, of Florence, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Vaila Heideman Lawless; a daughter, Pam Gross of Erie, Pa.; stepdaughters, Tori Brumer and Tricia Hawkins, both of Florence; stepsons, David Brumer of Bowling Green, Ohio, Richard Franklin II and Greg Franklin, both of Cincinnati; a brother, Victor Lawless of Phoenix; sisters, Mary Deloris Brown of Erie, Reba Cosbaum of Conneautville, Pa., and Elenor Lawless of S.C.; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Maudie Lloyd, 90, of Cincinnati, formerly of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Mount Healthy Christian Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Apostolic Gospel Church, Covington. Her husband, Joseph C. Lloyd, died in 1967. A son, Joe Lloyd, died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Evelyn Bussard of Cincinnati and Rita Sue Varney of Covington; sons, Jack Lloyd of Burlington and Wayne Lloyd of Wilton, Ark.; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Lynne Marie Lozier, 55, of Crestview Hills, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a nurse with Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, and was active in Girl Scouts.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Lo zier; daughters, Lisle Greenweller of Alexandria, Elizabeth Cruse of Latonia and Laure Stanfield of Highland Heights; a sister, Patricia Bruce of Crestview Hills; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
James B. Ray, 86, of Warsaw, died Thursday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. He was a retired employee of General Electric, Cincinnati, and a former maintenance worker for Gallatin County Schools. He was a deacon with Bramlette Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Ray; a son, Charles Ray of Warsaw; and a sister, Alene Fothergill of Arcadia, Fla.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at noon Sunday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Theo Kennedy Richards, 88, of Covington, died at 2:25 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was owner of Avenue Pharmacy, Covington, and a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church and the Baker Hunt Club.
Survivors include her husband, Ruple C. Richards; a daughter, Pam Menefee of Covington; a brother, Walter Kennedy of Pine Island, Fla.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Madison Avenue Christian Church, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Bertrand Earl Shelton, 86, of Edgewood, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.He was a retired employee of the Federal Housing Administration.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Gilmartin Shelton; a son, Ber trand G. Shelton of San Francisco; a daughter, Mary Luebbers of Park Hills; a brother, Skeezix Shelton of Alexandria; a sister, Nancy Martin of Edgewood; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Janie Fund, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, 200 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, 45202. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Gladys Woolum, 74, of Verona, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was owner of Woolum's Grocery, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Paris Woolum.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
