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Date of these obituaries: 11-20-2000
Ruby Mae Field Simpson, had owned Butler Beauty
In her 83 years, Ruby Mae Field Simpson was a farmer, aircraft engine worker, beautician, business owner, teacher, wife, and perhaps most important, mother and grandmother.
She was known as "the teen-age grandma" to her two granddaughters, said her daughter, Joyce Layton. "Ruby's entire life was devoted to her family."
Mrs. Simpson, of Taylor Mill, died Friday at Woodcrest Manor Nursing Home, Elsmere.
Before opening her Covington beauty salon, she al ready had been a Pendleton County farmer with her husband, Lester Simpson, and worked on aircraft engines during World War II. But her dream was to become a beautician and open a shop, which she did in the late 1940s. Mrs. Simpson owned Butler Beauty Shoppe in Covington until 1987, where customers watched her daughter and granddaughters grow up.
She also taught Sunday school at Oakland Christian Church, Falmouth, and was a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park, when she died.
She was a member of the Easter Star, Rosebud Chapter No. 39.
She is survived by her husband, Lester Clark Simpson, Taylor Mill; daughter, Joyce Layton, Edgewood; a sister, Mildred Field Jones, Covington; two granddaughters and three great granddaughters.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Connley Brothers Funeral Home in Latonia. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial is in Floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; the American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202, or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Betty Frances Buckley, 70, of Falmouth, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Falmouth Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Buckley; sons, Kenneth Buckley and Steve Buckley, both of Falmouth, and Jimmy Buckley of Alexandria; daughters, Pamela Clark and Karen Barker, both of Falmouth; a brother, Wilford McNay of the state of California; a sister, Dorothy Caldwell of Butler; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Ervin L. Corey, 78, of Covington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired Army veteran and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Covington. He was active with Fair Haven Mission in Covington. A son, Nicky Corey, preceded him in death.
Survivors include brothers, James M. Corey of Cincinnati and Ralph Corey of Jeffersonville.
No local services are planned. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at E. C. Nurre Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Cynthia Rose Culbertson, 47, of Edgewood, died Friday in Erlanger. She was a former laboratory technician with Miami Valley Labs of Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Steven P. Culbertson; a son, Conrad S. Culbertson, at home; a daughter, Nicole R. Culbertson, at home; her mother, Mildred F. Baute Foltz of Fort Wright; and sisters, Melanie Dressman of Englewood, Colo., and Christine Middendorf of Tucson, Ariz.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, and will continue in the church hall immediately fol lowing entombment. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Notre Dame Academy, 1699 Hilton Drive, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; Covington Catholic High School, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; or St. Pius X Church, 348 Dudley Road, Edgewood, Ky. 41017. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Carolyn Goosmann Floyd, 70, of Fort Mitchell, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include her husband, Bob Floyd; daughters, Deni Quinlan of Burlington and Terri Wettle of Lexington, N.C.; a son, Greg Floyd of Florence; a brother, Joe Goosmann of Cumberland, R.I.; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Georgia "Louise" French, 76, of Cynthiana, died Friday at University Medical Center, Lexington. She was a self-employed nurse.
Survivors include a sister, Norma Woodward of Apollo Beach, Fla.; and brothers, Stanley French of Brooksville and Royce French of Dearfield, Fla.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Foster Chapel Cemetery, Mount Olivet.
James Edward Hicks, 38, of Covington, died at 7:30 a.m. Friday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Elaine Fields Hicks; sons, Brian Edward Hicks and James Edgar Hicks, both of Covington; a daughter, Tiffany Lynn Hicks of Covington; his parents, Robert Hicks of Cincinnati and Bernice Hicks of Cynthiana; sisters, Sandy Bowling of Independence, Tina Brodeur and Mary Jo Trimple, both of Cynthiana, and Connie Hurtt and Darlene McCarthy, both of Florence; brothers, Carlos Hicks of Highland Heights, Ralph Hicks of Cynthiana and Bobby Hicks of Newport; grandparents, Carlo and Edna Hicks of Fiskburg; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Wilmington Baptist Church, Piner.
Jo P. Hill, died at 2:25 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Paul Wayne Lea, 61, of Falmouth, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an employee of Mazak Corp., Florence, and a member of Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Falmouth. A son, Clarence Wayne Lea, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Marie Hesley Lea; a daughter, Paula Daniels of Falmouth; sons, Mark Lea and Matthew Lea, both of Falmouth; sisters, Dorcella Brewer of Augusta, Martha Schuster of Georgetown, Ohio, and Ann Smitson of Carrollton; five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Lea Family Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Claire M. Raum Lusby, 76, of Cold Spring, died Saturday at her daughter's home in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Campbell County Fishing and Game Association. Her husband, Curtis J. Lusby, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Bary Lusby of Morning View, Ronald Lusby of Alexandria and Terry Lusby of Mountainview, Calif.; a daughter, Connie Mahaney of Fort Thomas; a stepson, Larry Lusby of Cov ington; a sister, Lillian Greis of Florence; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41073.
Opal L. McGee, 94, of Warsaw, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Floyd McGee, died in 1978.
Survivors include a brother, W. G. Logan of Warsaw.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Ind. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Elizabeth Ann Minogue, 88, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
James M. Rohan, 74, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ludlow, died Saturday at his home. He was a railroad engineer with Southern Railway, and past president of the Southern Ohio Railway Union. He was a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow, and a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. His wife, Janet Rohan, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Wiethorn of Cincinnati; sons, Mark Rohan of Lexington, Pat Rohan of Hamilton, Ohio, Michael Rohan of Madison, Wis., Steve Rohan of Erlanger, and Sean Rohan, Tin Rohan and Kelly Rohan, all of Ludlow; sisters, Renie Schmidtz of Bromley; Virginia Knocleman, Kathleen Britton and Eillen Waymeyer, all of Ludlow; a brother, Thomas Rohan of Lexington; 18 grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation willbe from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Northern kentucky Easter Seal Center, 212 Levassor Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Robert F. Schack, 82, of Covington, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. He was a retired farmer and a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California. His wife, Griselda Schack, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Schack of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Marilyn Vater of Southgate; a sister, Mildred Leursen of Fort Thomas; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 tonight at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, California. Memorials are suggested to Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Route 2, Box 134, California, Ky. 41007.
Ruby Stewart, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Kay Willenborg, 61, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Tilman J. "T.J." Witt, 65, of Taylor Mill, died at 4:14 a.m. Sunday at University Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired equipment cleaner with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Covington Lodge No. 1 Fraternal Order of Police. He was a former police officer with the Taylor Mill Police Department.
Survivors include his wife, Florence Gulley Witt; sons, Tim L. Witt of Independence and Bill A. Witt of Taylor Mill; a brother, Robert Witt of Irvine; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Katherine "Katie" Jennings Young, 74, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence.
Survivors include sons, Ronnie Paul Young and Wayne David Young, both of Independence, and Greg Arthur Young of Covington; daughters, Toni Moore Cowherd of Walton and Colleen Rose Piper of Independence; sisters, Anna Lee Daugherty of Florence, and Irene Rust and Mary Louise Cross, both of Morning View; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Cecilia Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Morning View.
Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, P. O. Box 1234, Covington, Ky. 41012-1234; or Senior Citizens Meals on Wheels.
