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Date of these obituaries: 10-05-2001
Robert Lincoln 'Sid' Reeves, 77, businessman
Robert Lincoln "Sid" Reeves, the former owner of two Ludlow institutions -- Reeves Fruit and Produce Market and the Reeves Dairy Cheer -- died Wednesday evening. He was 77.
C.P. Reeves, Mr. Reeves' father, founded the fruit market during the first decade of the 20th century. Sid Reeves took over the business after fighting with the 511th Parachute Infantry in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The market is still owned and operated by the Reeves family today.
Mr. Reeves would later found the Reeves Dairy Cheer in Ludlow, a favorite gathering spot for young people after ballgames and parades during the 1950s and 1960s, said his daughter, Vickie Rohlman Chamberlain of Fort Wright.
"The Dairy Cheer was the one place in the community people could go for carry-out, " Mrs. Chamberlain said. "It was a fun place to get together, jump on the trampolines and see familiar faces. It seemed like he knew everybody's name."
He later opened another drive-in dairy in Florence in the early 1960s.
Mr. Reeves, who died at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, was a member and trustee of Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, Covington, and a former member of the Ludlow Board of Zoning. He was a former president of Ludlow Vets and a founding member of Ludlow-Bromley Swim Club.
In addition to his daughter, he is survived by his wife, Betty Brook Reeves; three sons, Tom Reeves and David Reeves, both of Fort Mitchell, and Bob Reeves of Florence; a sister, Dorothy Webb of Hebron; a brother, Charles "Burr" Reeves of Hebron; six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to CLASP Ludlow After School Program, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Gerald R. Botkin, 56, of Fort Wright, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Gary Lee Campbell, 48, of Cincinnati, formerly of Dayton, died Tuesday at Deaconess Vitas Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a laborer with CPX.
Survivors include a brother, Chester Campbell of Erlanger; and nieces.
Memorial graveside services were this morning at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Cremation was at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Price "Cap" Capito, 90, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at his home. He was owner of Capito's Body Shop in Carrollton and a developer of the West Side Water District. He was a former chairman of the board of Carrollton United Methodist Church, a former member of Carrollton Rotary Club and Carrollton IOOF Lodge, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Thrielkeld Capito; a daughter, Kathy Goff of Carrollton; a son, Jack Dooley of Mountain Home, Idaho; brothers, Robert Capito of Florence and Earl Capito of Covington; a sister, Ruth Watts; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carrollton United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to Carrollton United Methodist Church, 310 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Norbert E. Gies, 67, of Cold Spring, died at 3:18 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired electrician with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and a member of Newport Elks.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Hileman Gies; sons, Richard Pfefferman of Florence and Keith Pfefferman of Fort Thomas; a sister, Mary Ella Daunt of Highland Heights; and a brother, Leroy Gies of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Newport Elks Lodge No. 273, 3704 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Deborah A. Gore, 46, of Ludlow, and Tampa, Fla., died at 5:25 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in St. Petersburg, Fla., and a member of the United Postal Workers Union. She was a former employee of The Racing Form, and a member of the Turf Writers' Guild.
Survivors include her husband, Philip Gore; stepdaughters, Kelley Lacher of Baltimore and Hope C. Gore of Key West, Fla.; her father and stepmother, Donald and Marilyn Borden of Landrum, S.C.; a brother, David Borden of Louisville; a sister, Barbara Borden of Louisville; stepsisters, Tina Braessler of Westerville, Ohio, and Becky Powell of Florence, Mont.; and stepbrothers, Timothy Layton of Paige, Ariz., and Jonathan Layton of New Castle, Pa.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to USF Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Research, Deborah A. Gore Memorial Fund, 1 Columbia Drive, Davis Island Room F - 145, Tampa, Fla. 33606; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Margaret Louise Grainger, 73, of Melbourne, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, George J. Grainger; daughters, Melanie Colvin of Erlanger, Susan Rolph of Highland Heights and Thersa Walters of Covington; sons, Anthony Grainger of Butler, Charles Grainger of Cold Spring, George D. Grainger of Peach Grove and Gregory Grainger of Melbourne; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, 720 Sycamore St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Russel A. Hake, 95, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired owner of Hake Electric in Newport, and a member of Calvary Methodist Church in Bellevue, where he was a church chairman and a Sunday school teacher. A daughter, Margaret Ann Hake, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Paul W. Hake of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Gospel Mission, 1419 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210; or American Red Cross, Sept. 11 Disaster Relief, 720 Sycamore St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Annabel Hall, 94, of Lakeside Park, died at 6:50 a.m. Thursday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a bookkeeper for Miller Builders Inc., Chicago, and a member of the Covington Art Club.
Survivors include a sister, Martha H. Victor of Erlanger; nieces and nephews.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation was at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Clinton F. Herby, 53, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was an owner of Liberty Custom Forms Inc., Covington.
Survivors include his mother, Anna Mae Herby of Fort Thomas; a brother, John D. Herby of Fort Thomas; and a sister, Martha Ann Herby of Germany.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Jessie James Huskey, 77, of Covington, died at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co. in Cincinnati, a former coal miner with Peabody Coal Co. in Black Mountain, and a member of Northern Kentucky Baptist Church, Lakeside Park.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Saylor Huskey of Covington; a son, James Winston Huskey of Georgetown, Ohio; brothers, Arthur Huskey Jr. of Miamisburg, Ohio, and Jerry Huskey of Kenvir; a sister, Ruby Brown of Huntsville, Ala.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Baptist Church, 2681 Turkeyfoot Road, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Kewwetis "Pete" Jacobs, 84, of Dover, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Isabelle M. Jacobs; daughters, Mary Sue Tierney of Maysville and Ann Allison of Dover; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery, Dover. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Helen R. Lancaster, 86, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Mary Margaret McGhee, 71, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her husband, Harry A. McGhee, died in 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Katherine Bruns of Erlanger and Mary Ryan of Fort Thomas; a son, Jim McGhee of Milwaukee; a sister, Emily Gonzales of Los Angeles; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Lawton "Pete" Morehouse, 80, of Crestview Hills, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired master machinist with General Electric and a member of Greenview Baptist Church, Golden Rule Masonic Lodge in Cincinnati, Scottish Rite, Syrian Shrine and the Sunday Morning Club. He was a past president of the Shrine Oriental Band.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Blum Morehouse of Edgewood; a daughter, Cheryle Morehouse of California; a son, Bruce Morehouse of Everett, Wash.; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Cremation was at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Ken Oberhelman, 63, of Florence, died Wednesday at his home. He was a senior meter tester with Cincinnati Gas & Electric, owner of Chap's Lake in Florence and a member of Hopeful Luthe ran Church, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Abatico Oberhelman; a daughter, Amy Zern of Chicago; a sister, Diane Rich of Walton; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368.
Paul Philip Prye, 50, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a bus driver with National Car Rental and a member of Anchor Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Prye; his mother, Josephine Prye of Bentonville, Ohio; sisters, Rev. Kathleen Jane Fulks of Columbus, Ohio, and Carolyn Jean Lanham of Taylor Mill; and a brother, Patrick Lee Prye of Camden, N.J.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Anchor Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Kirker Cemetery, West Union, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Anchor Church, 3126 Riggs Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Wilson Carl Rice, 88, of Burlington, died Thursday at Florence Park Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Wesley B. Taylor, 89, of Erlanger, died at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Reserve and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. He was a member of the Retired Officer Association and the Society of American Military Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys England Berryman Taylor; a son, Wesley Taylor Jr. of South Bend, Ind.; daughters, Sue Paris of Goldsboro, N.C., Pamela Waugh of Arlington, Texas, and Patricia Barzyk of Erie, Pa.; a brother, Roger Taylor of Madison, Ind.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery in Aurora, Ind. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069; or Calvary Baptist Mission Fund, W. Southern Ave. and Tibbatts, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Mary Thompson, 101, of Covington, died at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a homemaker and a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, and the St. Mary Altar Society. Her husband, William Goebel Thompson, died in 1983. A daughter, Evelyn Burns, die d in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Lemming of Burlington; eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society, 105 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 . Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Leroy Edward Withers Jr., 78, of Dry Ridge, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a dairy worker with Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Disabled American Veterans, Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423 in Elsmere. He was a member of Faith Community United Methodist Church in Independence, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marigrace Pence Withers; a son, David Lee Withers of Cincinnati; a daughter, Melody Lynn Hayes of Dry Ridge; brothers, Herbert Withers of Brooklyn, N.Y., Louis Withers of Stockton, Calif.; sisters, Hazel Roberts and Harriett Dyson, both of Urbana, Ill., an d Francis Watkins of Flint, Mich.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Willena "Pete" Robinson York, 84, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at her home. She was a retired businesswoman, having managed Bennie Robinson Beer Distributors, Lexington, and was a member of Antioch Church of Christ, Corinth. Her husband, Jesse Walter York, died in 1994.
Survivors include a sister, Louise Rogers Faulconer of Corinth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Antioch Church of Christ, Keefer Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010; or Camp Northward, P.O. Box 128, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
