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Date of these obituaries: 04-23-2001
Dr. Morris Garrett, Marine, physician, historian, lect urer
Dr. Morris McMullen Garrett distinguished himself as a U.S. Marine, a physician, historian and lecturer, but never lost sight of his Appalachian heritage.
In fact, his family says the former Campbell County assistant coroner managed weekly trips to the hills around his native Booneville just to extend his support to the many impoverished families living there.
"He was raised in the mountains of Kentucky, and he went on and helped a lot of people in Appalachia, " said Dr. Garrett's wife, Nelle.
Dr. Garrett, 82, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore near Lexington.
Dr. Garrett retired as chief radiologist at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas in 1992. He practiced at the hospital for 40 years.
Dr. Garrett was Campbell County assistant coroner at the time of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in 1977. He served as the initial officer-in-charge of identifying the bodies of the 165 people who perished in the blaze.
He also served as president of the Northern Kentucky Medical Society and was team doctor for the Fort Thomas Highlands High School Bluebird football teams in the late 1960s.
Outside of medicine, his interests and efforts centered around the hills of his birth in Eastern Kentucky. He was a frequent lecturer on the subject of Appalachia and donated his mammoth collection of Kentucky historical books, oral histories and photographs to Northern Kentucky University.
Dr. Garrett played a key role in obtaining the donation of Pilot Knob to the state of Kentucky. The hill is known to be the spot on which Daniel Boone first glimpsed Kentucky's Bluegrass region. Dr. Garrett also was instrumental in obtaining land for the creation of Sergeant Park in Campbell County.
Dr. Garrett was on the board of directors for the Ephraim McDowell House in Danville, the Kentucky Historical Society and the Kentucky chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
He was founding president of the Campbell County YMCA and head of the Northern Kentucky Civil Defense Organization.
Before entering medicine, Dr. Garrett served as a Marine Corps drill instructor at Parris Island, S.C. He went on to become a second lieutenant in the Pacific theater from 1942 to 1944. He was wounded and promoted to captain before being sent home.
Survivors include his wife of more than 50 years, Nelle Gardner Garrett; sons, Stuart Garrett of Bend, Ore., Mark Garrett of Winter Park, Fla., Peter Garrett of California, Ky., David Garrett of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services are private. Burial will be in Richmond Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Nature Conservancy of Kentucky, 642 W. Main St., Lexington, Ky. 40507. Fares J. Radel Funeral Homes, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Mary J. Augur, 69, of Ludlow, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at her daughter's home in Taylor Mill.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Emma L. Banks, 85, of Florence, died at 6:40 p.m. Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Hebron Baptist Church. Her husband, Homer Banks, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Betty L. Johnson of Withamsville, Ohio, and Mary Ann Ginn of Hebron; a stepdaughter, Adene Stevens of Cincinnati; a brother, Pryce Moore of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Baptist Church, 1488 Petersburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Ward K. Bramblett, 80, of Owenton, died Friday at Owenton Manor. He was a farmer and a World War II veteran.
Survivors include a son, Keith Bramblett of Grant County.
Services were this morning at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Owen County Memorial Hospital, 330 Roland Ave., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Edna Rae Dickerson Brann Budde, 93, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Howard Brann, died in 1951. A son, Howard E. Brann, died in 1994. A daughter, Wilma G. Brann, died in 1944.
Survivors include sons, James E. Brann of Covington and Andrew R. Brann of Hilliard, Ohio; daughters, Mary Lou Fisher of Highland Heights and Joyce A. Marksberry of Alexandria; a sister, Hilda M. Billiter of Inverness, Fla.; 17 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Gardnersville Cemetery, in care of George Bowen, P. O. 138, Demossville, Ky. 41033. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Paul M. Burgan, 62, of Covington, died at 5 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Cincinnati and a member of Indra Consistory Scottish Rite, Covington, Shriners and Golden Rule Lodge No. 345, F&AM, Covington. His wife, Nancy Burgan, died in 1998.
Survivors include brothers, Leo Edward "Lee" Burgan of Pembroke Pines, Fla., William Andrew Burgan of Las Vegas and Donald Ray Burgan of Latonia; and sisters, Edith Mae Remell of Crossville, Tenn., and Goldie Shadoan of Las Vegas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of God, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Margie Burton, 36, of California, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a nursing assistant with River Valley Nursing Home, Butler, and a member of Church of the Living God.
Survivors include her husband, Steve Burton; daughters, Stephanie Burton, Jamie Burton and Krystal Burton, all of California; brothers, Robby Abercrombie of Carrollton, Jimmy Abercrombie of Butler and Thomas Anderson of Falmouth; and sisters, Jenny Burton of California and Susie Lay of Covington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Burton Family Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Tevis M. Campbell, 83, of Faubush, formerly of Independence, died Friday at Britthaven of Somerset Nursing Home. She was a waitress with Cincinnati Union Terminal.
Survivors include her husband, Austin Campbell; daughters, Betty Jo Woods Holopeter of Independence, Jeanette Craven and Gloria Ferguson, both of Walton; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Bernard Funeral Home, Russell Springs, is handling arrangements.
Marjorie Carmack, 90, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a retired telephone operator for Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her son, Gary Carmack of California; and daughters, Becky Keith and Katie Scanlon, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Carthage Cemetery, California. Memorials are suggested to Catholics United for the Poor, 1798 Queen City Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45214.
Zola Rollins Crouch, 92, of Frankfort and formerly of Northern Kentucky died at 5:28 p.m. Sunday at Beverly Health Care Center, Frankfort.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Larry Emmerich, 52, of Bellevue, died Friday at Dayton Veterans Administration Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service letter carrier, a self-employed collision repair specialist and owner of Emmerich Auto Body, Dayton. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring, and a member of the letter carriers union.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Blackshear Emmerich; daughters, Carly Emmerich and Molly Emmerich, both of Bellevue; brothers, Frank Emmerich of Florence, Fred Emmerich of Portage, Mich., Don Emmerich of Cold Spring, Dave Emmerich of Sterling Heights, Mich., and Dan Emmerich of Monroe, Mich.; and one granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton.
Eugene Faulkner, 64, of Morgan, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Ernest H. Gamble, 71, of Erlanger, died Thursday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. He was a switchman for New York Central Railroad and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Louise Gamble; daughters, Eileen Nichols of Villa Hills and Alma Barth of Erlanger; sons, Don Gamble of Crestview Hills, Nick Gamble of Highland Heights and Joe Gamble, Ernie Gamble and Bill Gamble, all of Florence; a sister, Ginny Abatico of Taylor Mill; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kento-Boo Baptist Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Maude Thomas Boaz Groves, 67, of Independence, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and operated Maude's Mending. Her husband, Lafe S. Groves, died in 1986 and a son, Butch Groves, died in 1988.
Survivors include her daughters, Sandra Haley of Independence, Diane Lee of Independence, Rana Brockman of Burlington and Margaret Kitten Schreiber of Edgewood; son, Gary Groves of Edgewood; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Shirley Forrest Gruelle, 76, of Jefferson, N.C., formerly of Union, died Friday at Ashe Living Center in Jefferson.
Survivors include a daughter, Kelley Gruelle Shomaker of Jefferson; a sister, Ruby Craddock of Union; a brother, Wilfred Gruelle of Hillsboro, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10019; or American Heart Association, in care of Judy Leek, 206 Oak Grove Circle, Jefferson, N.C. 28640.
Florence F. Haggard, 86, of Dayton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Dayton. She was a member of VFW Post No. 2899 Ladies Auxiliary of Dayton, the 1, 2, 3 Social Club of Dayton, Senior Citizens of Bellevue and Dayton and Dayton Homemakers Club. Her husband, Ottis C. Haggard, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Donald Haggard of Alexandria; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul United Church of Christ, 524 Fourth Ave., Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Margaret Hornbeck, 86, of Mount Olivet, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at Robertson County Health Care Center in Mount Olivet. She was a homemaker and attended Mount Olivet Christian Church. Her husbands, Herbert Wells and Marshall Hornbeck, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Cleaver of Lawrenceburg and Hill Campbell of Mays Lick; a son, Johnny Hornbeck of Mount Olivet; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
John R. Kindoll, 73, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a member of Teamsters Local No. 100, Cincinnati, and a truck driver for IM&L; Interstate Motor Lines. He later moved into management before retirement. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps.
Survivors include his wife, June Kindoll; sons, Randy Kindoll of Louisville, Kris Kindoll of Washington, D.C., Rick Kindoll of Lebanon, Ohio, and Don Nelson of Florence; a brother, Ernest Kindoll of Lebanon, Ohio; sisters, Louise Howell of Cincinnati and Mary Margaret Noel of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Union Baptist Church Building Fund, U.S. 42 and Mount Zion Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
Norman "Glenn" Lovell, 77, of Cincinnati, died at 4:50 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired engineer with Metcut Research Inc., Cincinnati, and a member of American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His first wife, Eleanor Maines Lovell, died in 1975.
Survivors include his wife, June Bien Lovell; a son, Robert P. Lovell of Covington; daughters, Connie L. Kidd and Joan C. Craig, both of Covington, and Glenda J. Lovell of Cincinnati; stepsons, Gary R. Bien, Gregg L. Bien, Terry A. Bien and Jon M. Bien, all of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Sister Mary Marcelle, formerly Julia Panick, 70, of Park Hills, died at 5 p.m. Friday at the Sisters of Notre Dame's St. Joseph Heights, Park Hills.
She was a former teacher with the Diocese of Covington, and ministered at Marmion Academy in Aurora, Ill., and St. Francis Seminary in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Ann Panick of Santa Rosa, Calif.; a niece and a nephew.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sister of Notre Dame Convent Chapel, Park Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the convent Provincial House, with a wake at 5 p.m. Burial will be in 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.
Irvin Martin, 93, formerly of Fort Wright, died at 9:45 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Jane McGlone, 73, of Crestview Hills, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Roger Roundtree, 73, of Williamstown, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Rosemary Ward, 83, of Latonia, died at 2:45 a.m. Monday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Oliver Newton Weaver Jr., 83, of Dover, died at 2:37 a.m. Sunday at Maysville Extended Care Center. He was a farmer and a deacon with Dover Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ona Frances Hardy Weaver; a son, Richard Weaver of Moransburg; a daughter, Lind Rigdon of Dover; stepdaughters, Margaret Bothman of Dover, Carol Applegate of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Susan Spencer of Cincinnati; a brother, David Weaver of Minerva; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rosemont Cemetery, Dover. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Alzheimer's Research Center, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Ray Willis, 73, of Alexandria, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of Midwest Bottle Gas, Highland Heights. His first wife, Elizabeth Willis, died in 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Kay Willis; a son, Ray Willis Jr. of Alexandria; a daughter, Shirley Willis of Minnesota; a stepson, Tracey Brian Denny of Fort Thomas; a stepdaughter, Kayleen Sue Jackson of Verona; brothers, James William McQuinn, Ralph McQuinn and Keith Edward McQuinn, all of Peru, Ind.; sisters, Irene Joseph, Anna Jean Wireman, Betty Lou McQuinn, Mary Etna McCoy and Linda Christine McQuinn, all of Peru, and Hattie Louise Nelson of Lakeland, Fla.; six grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alexandria Funeral Home, 325 Washington St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Helen Owens Young, 72, of Butler, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker, ran Young's Furniture Store, Falmouth, and was a member of Butler Baptist Church. Her husband, Bill Young; a son, Roy Young Sr.; and daughters, Ruth Tucker and Rita Thomas, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Bob Young of Butler; a daughter, Betty Praether of Cynthiana; sisters, Bessie Hopkins and Wanda Hill, both of Cynthiana; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
