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Date of these obituaries: 05-08-2001
David Mattox Sr., car-repair shop owner, oversaw disaster services
When flood waters devastated Cynthiana in 1997, David Mattox Sr. was the cool headed leader who oversaw disaster and emergency services for the area. But, his role as director of the Cynthiana/Harrison County Disaster and Emergency Services was just one of many his family says he took on because he felt a responsibility to others.
"He just liked doing that kind of thing. He liked helping people, " said his son, David Mattox Jr.
David Mattox Sr., 69, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Hospice Care Center, Lexington.
Many knew Mr. Mattox through his 25 years as owner of Westside Shell and Auto Repair.
His son said Mr. Mattox operated a 24-hour towing service through the business, where people all over Harrison County got to know his dad's friendly, generous personality.
The elder Mattox also served people in crises through his former roles as Red Cross disaster chairman and president of the Kentucky State and Harrison County Radio Emergency Association Citizens Team Councils.
Before he took ownership of the Westside Shell, he had been a plant supervisor with Bluegrass Plant Foods for 20 years. He was a past president of the Harrison County Baseball League, a member of the Community Education Advisory Council and the Cynthiana-Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, which awarded him its 1998 Citizen of the Year recognition.
Mr. Mattox's family said he was a deeply religious man who served as a former board member and lead usher with First Church of God, Cynthiana.
"I told him, the greatest thing he gave me really was that he raised me in a Christian home" his son said.
Mr. Mattox was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
In addition to his son, other survivors include his wife, Marietta Taylor Mattox; sons, Paul Mattox and Wayne Mattox, both of Cynthiana; a brother, Albert Paul Mattox of Elizabethtown; a sister, Pauline Fuller of Lexington; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Church of God, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight 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.
Lewis Edison Cook, 90, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical CenterSouth, Edgewood. He was a machinist with Liberty Cherry and Fruit Co., Latonia, a deacon with Elsmere Baptist Church and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100. A daughter, Bonita Louise McGee, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Lee Cook; daughters, Rose Lee Cook of Dayton, Ohio, and Sylvia Beschman of Mount Healthy, Ohio; a son, Lewis Edison Cook Jr. of Maysville; five grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018 or to Elsmere Baptist Church, 250 Garvey Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Donald "Skip" Hill, 55, of Walton, died at 3 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a chemical processor with L'Oreal USA Inc. in Florence, a member of Middle Ohio River Chapter of the Sons and Daughters of the Pioneer Rivermen and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Locke Hill; his father, Donald Hill of Florence; a brother, Gary Hill of Erlanger; and a sister, Karen Snapp of Louisville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Sue Johnson, 57, of Kenton County, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Mary M. Madeline Lemker, 79, of Covington, died Sunday at her daughter's home of Fort Wright. She was a homemaker and a member of Covington Turners Auxiliary, POPR Club of the Panorama Apartments, Knights of St. John's Auxiliary and St. Anthony's Auxiliary. Her husband, Edgar Whitney Lemker, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Larry "Butch" Lemker of Falmouth; daughters, Ann Wilson of Covington, Carol Hanifin and Myra Brandner, both of Fort Wright, Martha Koetting of Camp Springs and Patricia Cusma of Twinsburg, Ohio; brothers, Bernard Lubbers of Villa Hills and Paul Lubbers of Cincinnati; sisters, Mildred Cox of Cincinnati and Rose Rita Siegrist of Fort Wright; 19 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Thursday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Church, 119 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011 or to St. John Church, 627 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Jack D. Schulte, 71, of Taylor Mill, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired sales manager with B. David Jewelry Co., Cincinnati, a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia and board of directors of Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. He also was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Schulte; daughters, Jeanette Franks and Mary Beth Brungs, both of Erlanger; a brother, Jerome Schulte of Villa Hills; a sister, Ruth Geil of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Opal Straub, 78, of Erlanger, died Sunday at her home. She was a retired cosmetology teacher at Northern KentuckyVocational School and a hairdresser.
She also was a member of First Methodist Church, Covington. Her husband, James Straub Sr., died in 1966. A son, James Straub Jr., died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Koo of Villa Hills and Pat Bunch of Erlanger; a half-brother, Paul Philpot of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert K. Warren, 66, of Covington, died at 11:10 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a truck driver with Tucker Freightliner.
Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Hensley of Elsmere; brothers, Benny Warren and Clayton Warren, both of Covington, and Harold Warren of Harrodsburg; sisters, Vivian Walden, Vera Horn and Gayleen Lahm, all of Erlanger; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery.
Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Tammy Rhea Vickers, 15, of Dry Ridge, died Friday in Grant County. She was a student at Grant County High School.
Survivors include her parents, James L. and Sandra J. Vickers of Dry Ridge; a brother, Timothy W. Vickers of Dry Ridge; and grandparents, H. B. Vickers and Katie Vickers, both of Middleton, Tenn., and Maude McNay of Walton.
Services were this morning at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Tammy Vickers Memorial Fund, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Charles Robert Webster, 72, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Glenn Allen Webster, 43, of Louisville, died Sunday at Caritas Medical Center in Louisville.
He was an outrider with Churchill Downs and a member of Southeast Christian Church, Louisville.
Survivors include his parents, Paul J. Webster Sr. and Mary C. Webster of Florence; and a brother, Paul J. Webster Jr. of Florence.
Memorial services will be at noon Thursday at Churchill Downs, Louisville. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Memorials are suggested to Racetrack Chaplains of Kentucky, 700 Central Ave., Louisville, Ky. 40208.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
John L. Wood, 86, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Ivy Wood Health Care in Cincinnati.
He was a retired computer system analyst with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a deacon and past treasurer of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati.
He was a past master of Colonel Clay Lodge No. 159 F&AM, a longtime volunteer with the Boy Scouts of American Troop No. 858 and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Marie Young Wood; a son, Douglas Wood of Cincinnati; a daughter, Carol Burnett of Landen, Ohio; a sister, Eileen Wood of Highland Heights; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from noon to 1:45 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Masonic services following. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229 or to Greater Cincinnati Epilepsy Council, 5313 Benton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45210.
