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Date of these obituaries: 09-17-2001
Charles Robert Lemmons, Covington police officer
Much to the pleasure of Covington residents, Charles Robert Lemmons didn't mind getting personal with people he met while working on his beat as a Covington police officer.
After taking a boy who got his hand caught in machinery to the hospital, Mr. Lemmons continued checking on the boy's condition for days until he was sure the youngster would be all right. Years later, Mr. Lemmons ran into the boy's parents, who thanked him for saving their son's life.
During his 36 years with the Covington police, Mr. Lemmons developed a tight bond with Covington's citizens.
"That's the part of the job he loved most, " said his son, Robert Joseph Lemmons of Cincinnati. "When he got the chance to help somebody, that's when he felt his best."
Mr. Lemmons, 87, of Latonia, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia, the Covington Retired Police Association, and Covington Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1. His wife, Pauline Emma Lemmons, died in 1966.
While his job demanded assertiveness, Mr. Lemmons was easy-going and helpful around family and friends. When he retired from the police force in 1979, he kept busy doing odd jobs for people in his neighborhood. Mr. Lemmons also offered advise to the next generation of police officers. In fact, he spent so much time at the Covington police station, the chief gave him a key so he could open the office in the morning and lock up at night.
In addition to his son, other survivors include daughters, Kathleen Mary Hoffman of Villa Hills and Carol A. Jackson of Florence; a brother, Joseph H. Lemmons of Covington; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and three step grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069 or to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Leonard Adams, 82, of Fort Mitchell, died Saturday at Villa Springs Care Center, Erlanger.
He was a residential mover with Al Naish Moving and Storage.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Adams White; sons, Leonard Adams and Robert Adams, both of Petersburg, Tommy Adams of Latonia and Charles Adams of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Marie Brown of Walton, Betty Jo Corbett and Linda Burton, both of Cincinnati; stepsons, James White of Park Hills, Jeremy Jameson and Darryl Jameson, both of Cincinnati; 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence 41042.
Bonnie P. Conyers, 57, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a city service supervisor with DHL, a member of Crooked Creek Baptist Church and past secretary for the Florence city coordinator.
Survivors include a daughter, Nina Conyers of Ann Arbor, Mich.; a son, John W. Conyers of Covington; sisters, June Munson of Florence, Patty McQueen of Fairfield, Ohio, and Faye Rudd of Sebring, Fla.; and a brother, Jimmy Pittman of Corinth.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P. O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368.
Joseph "Jim" Geiman, 89, of Cold Spring, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was president and founder of Geiman Brothers Inc., and an organizer of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky.
He was a eucharistic minister, Holy Name Society and Seniors Club member and a parishioner at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. He was a charter member of the St. Joseph Court of Catholic Order of Foresters, a fourth degree Knight of Columbus, and a member of Campbell County Seniors Club.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Sander Geiman; sons, Jerome Geiman and Michael Geiman, both of Cold Spring, Joseph Geiman of Magnolia, Texas, and Russell Geiman of Harpers Ferry, W.Va.; daughters, Rosemary Wietholter of Cold Spring, Marlene Robinson of Fort Thomas, Roberta Gamel of Naples, Fla., and Rita Carpenter of Erlanger; brothers, Louis "Bill" Geiman and Aloysius Geiman, both of Cold Spring, and Lionel Geiman of Highland Heights; sisters, Johanna Seicrist of Fort Thomas and Frances Kappes of Highland Heights; 18 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Memorials are suggested to Catholic Order of Foresters, St. Joseph's Court No. 2094 Scholarship Fund, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring 41076 or to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport 41071.
Dorothy Hammond, 88, of Covington, died at noon Saturday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles R. Hammond, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Charles Hammond of Villa Hills and George Hammond of Verona; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation begins there at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069 or to Food For The Poor, Dept. 25593, 550 S.W. 12th Ave., Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33442.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Judi Heflin, 58, of Union, died at 4 p.m. Sunday at at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
William Edward Kaeff, 67, of Covington, died at 1:10 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired security guard with St. Luke Hospital West, Florence, and Interlake Steel, Newport. He was a retired Southgate police officer, a member of Fort Thomas Masonic Lodge No. 808, and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Linda Sue Cutter of Dillsboro, Ind.; and a brother, Robert Kaeff of Spring Hill, Fla.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, P. O. Box 641206, Cincinnati 45264 or to Salvation Army, P. O. 14076, Covington 41014.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Melvina E. Karnes, 85, of Dayton, died at 5 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a homemaker, a member of Dayton Church of Christ and a former member of Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Oliver Karnes, died in 1970. A son, James A. Karnes, died in 1942. A daughter, May Jane Pfaff, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Gordon Karnes and Oliver A. Karnes Jr., both of Dayton, and Clarence K. Karnes of Ludlow; brothers, Bud Martin and Raymond Martin, both of Fort Thomas; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation begins there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Virgie M. Morris Kiely, 72, of Livonia, Mich., formerly of Latonia, died at 10:25 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia.
She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Kiely; a daughter, Kathleen A. Kiely of Livonia; and sister, Doris Orzwein of Edgewood.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation begins there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Nina L. Gardner Lidington, 72, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired clerk with Western Union and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include her husband, James Lidington; daughters, Nancy Purcell of Crescent Springs, Jenny Lidington of Snohomish, Wash., Christy Boehmker of Fort Mitchell and Laurie Griffs of Bothell, Wash.; a son, James J. Lidington of Norfolk, Va.; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014 or to Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, 1838 Greene Tree Road, Baltimore, Md. 21208. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Joseph Richard Morrison Macmillan, 33, of Union, died Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a jockey and a member of Vineyard Fellowship Christian Church.
Survivors include his parents, Lynda Ann and Joseph Graham Macmillan, both of Union; sisters, Lisa Ann Macmillan of Arlington, Va., and Lori Macmillan Groff of York, Pa.; and maternal grandfather Stan Morrison of Ottawa, Canada.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation begins there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to The Jockey Club Foundation, 40 E. 52nd St., New York, N.Y. 10022.
Anna "Tasia" Makris, 72, of Crestview Hills, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Cincinnati. She also was a member of the Philoptochos Society, the Over 50 Club and Mothers Club.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Makris; a son, Samuel Makris of Manhattan, N.Y.; daughters, Fran Kavouras of Crestview Hills, Julie Schuler of Villa Hills and Maria Rosenbaum of Cincinnati; a sister, Marie Kilis of Queens, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren.
Services was at noon today at Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Burial was in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Holy Trinity St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 7000 Winton Road, Cincinnati 45224.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Agnes Marie Miller, 80, of West Covington, died at 8:45 a.m. Saturdayher home.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Ann Church, West Covington. Her husband, Charles E. Miller Jr., died in 1996. A daughter, Judith Ann Miller, died in 1949.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Reynolds of Edgewood; a sister, Elizabeth Englander of West Covington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Ann Church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, P. O. Box 641206, Cincinnati 45264.
Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sister Mary Rosina, S.N.D., formerly Marian Meyers, 84, of Villa Hills, died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a teacher for 11 years before in public schools before entering the religious life. Afterward, she served as a teacher, principal and community service worker for 43 years with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the dioceses of Covington and Lexington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial House, Villa Hills. Visitation will be there from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with a wake service at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the convent cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Evelyn Hatcher Stakelin, 74, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home in Williamstown She was a homemaker and a member of Central Christian Church. Her husband, Albert Stakelin, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Mike Stakelin of Cynthiana and Al Stakelin of Lexington; daughters, Marsha Bruin of Richmond, and Susan Bruin and Michele Cordray, both of Cynthiana; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
George M. Thirs, 89, of Erlanger, died at 7:35 p.m. Friday at Villa Springs Care Center, Erlanger.
He was a mechanical engineer with Moeschel-Edwards Co., Covington, and an elder of Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church. His wife, Alice K. Tupman Thirs, died in 2000.
Survivors include a son, Marvin L. Thirs of Cincinnati; and a daughter, Eileen Dunavan of Louisville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church, 710 Western Reserve Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Claude T. Wallace, 80, of Walton, died Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a farmer and a member of Walton United Methodist Church. His wives, Belva Catherine Wallace and Bertha Wallace, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services were Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
