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Date of these obituaries: 10-10-2001
Joseph F. Thoma Sr., shared sense of humor
When the going got tough, Joseph F. Thoma Sr. would use his sense of humor to help people forget life's problems.
The normally reserved Mr. Thoma was always quick with a joke if the opportunity presented itself, a trait friends and family grew to cherish.
Stationed in South Korea shortly after the Korean War, Mr. Thoma used his humor to brighten the mood of fellow soldiers, thousands of miles from home.
"There were still a lot of bad things going on (in Korea), but he thought the best way to deal with it was through his sense of humor, " said his wife, Vonda Thoma.
Mr. Thoma, 63, of Erlanger, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. The former Duro Paper Bag Company employee also was a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
After leaving the Army in 1965, Mr. Thoma returned to Northern Kentucky and his No. 1 priority - family.
Always putting his children's concerns before his own, he used family trips to visit places his children wanted to see, such as the Great Smoky cq Mountains.
Mr. Thoma also was an avid sports fan.
Mrs. Thoma said her husband spent many evenings and afternoons watching football and baseball with the family and attending every sporting event he could in which their children participated.
"He always made sure his children were taken care of, " said Mrs. Thoma. "He was very protective and always tried to steer them in the right direction."
While he always cheered for his hometown Reds and Bengals, he also grew to admire the Chicago Cubs, his wife said.
Other survivors include sons, Joseph Thoma and John Thoma, both of Erlanger; daughters, Tonya Thoma and Tina Thoma, also of Erlanger; a brother, Al Thoma of Cold Springs; sisters, Elsie Osborn of Atlanta, Ga., Alice Stillwell of Florence, and Bernice Petroze of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Thelma Marie Ehlman, 93, of Lakeside Park, died at 4:50 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a retired private secretary for American Tool Works, Cincinnati, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include a sister, Sr. Mary Emanuel, S.N.D. of Park Hills.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday in the St. Charles Care Center Chapel. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Heights, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; or Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Albert Emminger, 92, of Butler, died Sunday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Davis Fury, 63, of Foster, died Monday at his home. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Rosetta Fury of Foster; daughters, Peggy Fury Litzinger of Johnsville and Bobbi Fury Brothers of Brooksville; sisters, Roberta Figgins of Johnsville and Sandra Scolf of Brooksville; a brother, Michael Fury of Mentor; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fairview Christian Church, 181 Bradford Rd., Foster, Ky. 41043.
Ethel Goad, 80, of Elsmere, died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include her son, David Sexton of Elsmere; a brother, Earl Goad of Grants Lick; a sister, Pearl Brummett of Middletown, Ohio; a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Raymond Gray, 71, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired welder and maintenance worker for McDonald's, Falmouth, and a member of Chapel of Praise Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Gray of Falmouth; daughters, Shari Lonaker of Sevierville, Tenn., and Vanessa Marsden and Sandy Condon, both of Franklin, Ohio; a son, Roger Gray of Wellston, Ohio; brothers, Roscoe Gray of Crossville, Tenn., and Troy Gray of Peebles, Ohio; sisters, Vadna Hayes of Franklin, Ohio, Goldie Issacs of McKee, Jenetta Johnson of Peebles and Sue Sparks of Englewood, Ohio; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Chapel of Praise Church, Highway 159, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Katherine Johnson, 79, of Carlisle and formerly of Cynthiana, died Sunday at Johnson-Mathers Health Care Facility, Carlisle. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Furman Johnson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sons, Jerry Johnson of Carlisle and Marvin Johnson of Mason County; a stepdaughter, Phyllis Sizemore of Florence; a sister, Josephine Moore of Cincinnati; and a grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Jacksonville Cemetery.
Visitation from 9 a.m. until the the time of services Thursday at Drake Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Jackie Lee Lawson, 66, of Newport, died Sunday at his home. He was a maintenance man for Palm Beach Company, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Lawson of Newport; sons, Ken Lawson and Sam Lawson, both of Newport; daughters, Pamela Feix of Mount Orab, Ohio, and Jo Ann Lawson and Jackie Cain, both of Newport; a sister, Angeline Delawder of Columbia, Md.; brothers, Keith Lawson of Springfield, Ind., and Harold Lawson of Beltsville, Md.; 10 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Alice B. Turner Cemetery, Talbert.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Carmon Eugene Lewallen, 51, of Dayton, died at 9:27 a.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a self-employed contractor.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Collins of Dayton; daughters, Reba Lions of Bellevue, Dawn Redleaf of Newport and Stefanie Lewallen and Tanya Lewallen, both of Dayton; sons, Carmon Lewallen Jr. of Southgate and Orville Lewallen and Walter Lewallen, both of Dayton; stepdaughters, Marie Wildebore of Dayton, Linda Mahan of Taylor Mill, Diane Collins of Bellevue, Sandy Collins of Southgate, Wanda Hurst of Lafollette, Tenn., and Judy Buckhart and Cheryl Wilkening, both of Newport, father, Walter Creech of Kings Mountain; brothers, Dane Collins of Newport and Keith Creech of Kings Mountain; and 25 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Teresa Kyle Millichamp, 85, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a clerk for city hall in St. Louis, Mo., and was a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her husband, Thomas D. Millichamp, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a brother, Vernon Kyle of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Church, 7301 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042. There will be no visitation.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Mary E. Shields, 93, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and formerly of Ludlow, died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Woodrow "Woody" Smith, 73, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a coal miner, farm manager and horseman. A son, Bernie Smith, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy F. Smith, of Cynthiana; a daughter Ruby Baker of Bourbon County; a son, Tommy Smith of Frankfort; a stepson, Jeff Moore of Nicholasville; a brothers, Buster Smith of Nicholasville and Elwood Smith of Florida; sisters, Clara Reynolds of Booneville, and Frances Short of Florida; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Drake Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Flossie Worthington Stahl, 92, of Verona, died at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a farmer and a homemaker and a member of South Fork Christian Church, Verona. Her husband, C.C. Stahl, died in 1980.
Survivors include a son, Donald L. Stahl of Baltimore, Md.; a daughter, Connie Mulroney of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Napoleon. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Rayann Ruholl Webster, 43, of Williamstown, died at 12:38 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanlley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Anna Elizabeth Mallory Whitson, 90, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She had worked as a receptionist for Dr. Robert Pretzsch, was a member of the Cynthiana Christian Church, and was a former member of Mount Hope United Methodist Church. Her husband, C.V. Whitson, died in 1985, and a son, Kenny Whitson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ray Whitson, Charles Whitson, Fred Whitson, Ed Whitson, Jeryl Whitson and Ronnie Whitson; a daughter, Betty Courtney; brothers, Warren Mallory of Cynthiana and Paul Mallory of Lexington; sisters, Virginia Hammonds of Georgetown and Donna Belle McKenley of Scott County; 27 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Drake Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will follow the service at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Marjorie B. Wilson, 84, of Independence, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was a retired buyer for Pogue Company, Cincinnati. Her husband, Donald T. Wilson, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Donald Wilson of Independence; daughter, Pat Caudill of Brooksville, Fla.; a brother, Jack Rutherford of Independence; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Thursday in the Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until the time of services in the cemetery chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling the arrangements.
