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Date of these obituaries: 10-09-2001
Irvin Dickerson, had role in WWII history
Irvin Curtis Dickerson was a voracious reader of history, perhaps because 60 years ago he played a small role in it.
On Dec. 7, 1941, while on duty as a communications specialist at Presidio Army headquarters in San Francisco, Calif., Mr. Dickerson was the first person on the mainland to receive, decode and deliver the message that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor and thus started World War II.
Using the skills he acquired while working as a telegrapher at Union Pacific Railroad in Clearfield, Utah, Mr. Dickerson's Navy service in the war included writing a cryptography manual for the U.S. Army and a stint as an instructor of communications at Fort Hood, Texas.
"He always had an interest in telegraphing, and he put it to use for his country, " said Stacey Dickerson, a son from Fort Mitchell. "When he got older, he even taught Morse Code to Boy Scouts to help them earn their merit badges."
Mr. Dickerson, 83, died Monday at his home in Fort Mitchell. He worked for Phillips Petroleum Com. in Salt Lake City and Bartlesville, Okla.; Tiger Transit in Bartlesville; and Verdin Bell Co., Cincinnati. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lakeside Park.
After the war, Mr. Dickerson returned to his native Utah to raise his family. He worked at several jobs to provide for his wife and seven children, including stints at Phillips Petroleum Co. in Salt Lake City and Bartlesville, Okla., and Tiger Transit, also in Bartlesville. He finally settled in the Cincinnati area after taking a job with Verdin Bell Co.
Friends and family say Mr. Dickerson was extremely selfless and loving. While caring for his own large family, he took in and raised several relatives who were orphaned.
"He wanted to make sure his family had an easier life than he did, " Stacey Dickerson said. "He succeeded in doing that."
Other survivors include his wife, Allene Dickerson; sons, Richard Dickerson of Carlsbad, Calif., Curtis Dickerson of Mesa, Ariz., Joel Dickerson of Owensboro, Layne Dickerson of Bartlesville and Bradley Dickerson of Atlanta, Ga.; a daughter, Julia Hobbs of Rexburg, Idaho; 34 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lakeside Park, and 10 a.m. Saturday at Wing Mortuary, Lehi, Utah. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Lehi Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the local arrangements.
Paul Arnett, 73, of Elsmere, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired welder.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Arnett of Elsmere; daughters, Gail Arnett Lopez of Burlington and Stacey Big of Ludlow; sons, Don Arnett of Tampa, Fla., Johnny Arnett of Elsmere, Joe Arnett of Glenview, N.C., and Jim Arnett and Bill Arnett, both of Orlando, Fla.; sisters, Hallie Babbs of Richmond, Va., and Phyllis Davis and Billie Babbs, both of Indianapolis, Ind.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Company, Cincinnati.
Lori Beth Centers, 6, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Fred and Cathy Centers, both of Dry Ridge; a brother, Jack Willoughby of Lexington; and maternal grandparents, Henry and Julia Long, both of Lexington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery, Stamping Ground.
Dorothy Cookendorfer, 84, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker, former employee of IRS, Covington and a member of Mount Moriah Christian Church. Her husband, Russell Cookendorfer, died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, Rick Cookendorfer of Falmouth; a daughter, Carol Vanlandingham of Falmouth; a sister, Velma Bishop of Florence; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Raymond Gray, 71, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Courtney Rebecca Harrison, newborn, of Falmouth, died at 4:41 a.m. Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Bill and Kelly Harrison, of Falmouth; brothers J.J. Harrison and Jonathan Harrison, both at home; a sister, Cheyenne Harrison, at home; maternal grandmother, Carol Price of Covington; maternal grandfather, Mike Price of Falmouth; and paternal grandmother, Ida Jones of Covington.
There will be no services or visitation.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Dessie "D.C." Hendren, 62, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville. He was a retired farmer for Froman Farms. His wife, Shirley Shasher Hendren, died in 1977.
Survivors include sons, Jackie Hendren of Carrollton and David Hendren of Ghent; a daughter, Elizabeth Stout of Worthville; sisters, Wanda Brown of Worthville and Georgia Frazier and Ella Mae Welch, both of Carrollton; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation was Monday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Ollous Mae Henson, 91, of Maysville, died Sunday at Maysville Extended Care. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Maysville. Her husband, Eddie Clifton Henson, and a son, Donald Lee Henson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Darrell Henson of Aberdeen and Melvin Henson of Maysville; sisters, Viola Carpenter of Maysville, Virginia Sauer of Fern Leaf, Norma Groves of Pendleton and Wilma Legge of Maysville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Aberdeen Baptist Church Youth Program, 7721 Rochester Rd., Morgantown, Ky. 42261.
Elizabeth Ann Betsy Kidwell, 54, of Erlanger, died Sunday at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati. She was a retired speech coach for Lloyd High School, Erlanger, and Tichenor Middle School.
Survivors include her husband, Artie Kidwell of Erlanger; daughter, Joie Clements of Fayetteville, N.C.; brothers, Roger Duncan of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Steve Duncan of Winter Haven, Fla.; and sisters, Naomi Krull of Germantown, Ohio, and Jackie Adkins of West Carrollton, Ohio.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Erlanger United Methodist Church.
Cremation will be in Baxter Cremation Company, Cincinnati. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to Life Center Memorial Fund, Liver Transplant Research, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0558.
Jackie Lee Lawson, 66, of Newport, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Conrad D. Martin, 82, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. He was the retired owner of a fishing resort in Lake Wales, Fla., a member of Community Pentecostal Church, Independence, and the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Carpenter Martin of Taylor Mill; and half-brothers, David Martin of Cincinnati and J.D. Martin of Florence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Ronnie O. Miller, 52, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired teacher at Lloyd High School, an employee of Hebron Hardware and a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Eldridge Miller of Erlanger; sons, Brian Miller of Erlanger, Jeff Miller of Fort Thomas and Adam Miller of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Diana Gates of Crestview Hills; and a brother, Terry Miller of Erlanger.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Lloyd High School Alumni Association, Bartlett Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Lillian Granneman Parton, 90, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired religious department clerk for Shillito Company, Cincinnati. Her husband, Harry C. Parton, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, Harry Parton of Burlington and Gene Parton of Erlanger; a sister, Esther Jetter of Erlanger; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Elizabeth Mae Warner, 85, of St. Louis, Mo., died Sunday at Delmar Gardens West Nursing Home, Town and Country, Mo. She was a retired sales person. Her husband, Walter J. Warner, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ron Warner of St. Louis; daughters, Joan Lambrect of Nashville, Tenn., and Fran De Vasto of St. Louis; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Doris Marty Weigle, 82, of Kenwood, Ohio, formerly of Mariemont, Ohio, died Sunday at The Seasons, Kenwood.
She worked at the military hospital in Fort Thomas as a Gray Lady in the amputation ward during World War II. Her husband, Gerald V. Weigle, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Gerald V. Weigle Jr. of Cincinnati and Douglas S. Weigle of Crestview Hills.
Services and burial will be private for the family.
Elden R. Good Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling the arrangements.
