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Date of these obituaries: 09-13-2000
Sam Roberts, store owner
Back in the days when Hebron was strictly a farming community, Roberts Feed and Implement Store was the center of activity. And Sam E. Roberts was the man who made it happen. . .with, of course, the assistance of his wife, Bessie.
"We operated it from 1945 to 1974," recalls Mrs. Roberts of the former store on Ky. 20 in Hebron. "We sold tractors and machinery for the farm, and sold feed. We also sold hats and riding boots, saddles and bridles and veterinary medicines, and bolts and nuts and parts for all the machinery. Anything the farmer needed."
Mr. Roberts, 92, of Hebron, died Monday evening at the Florence Park Care Center in Florence.
Mrs. Roberts said the couple finally sold the store in 1980, but she said her husband did not stop doing business. He just changed lines.
"He loved trading," said Mrs. Roberts. "So when we sold the store, he went into the trading business. He traded knives, watches, anything he could trade. He just liked to barter. That was the fun part of it. He'd make money or he'd lose money just to get to make a deal."
Mrs. Roberts said her husband also liked to help others. In fact, he was the oldest and longest member of the Hebron Lions Club where he enjoyed helping the underprivileged and sight-impaired for 45 years. Mr. Roberts was also a retired deacon with Bullittsville Christian Church in Burlington.
Besides his wife of 65 years, Bessie Corder Roberts, of Hebron, survivors include two daughters, Elaine R. Dwyer of Atlanta, Ga., and Peggy R. Thompson of Hebron; one sister, Cordelia Roberts Moehring of Hebron; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery, Hebron.
Memorials are suggested to Bullittsville Christian Church, 3094 Petersburg Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005, or Hebron Lions Club, or the Scleroderma Foundation, 89 Newbury St. No. 201, Danvers, Mass. 01923.
Velma Louise Jones Banfield, 68, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center in Frankfort. She was a retired Jockey International employee and a matron with the Eastern Star Home, Louisville. She was a member of Blanket Creek Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star Falmouth Chapter No. 481. Her husband, George Franklin "Frank" Banfield, and a son, Danny Ray Banfield, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Furnish and Charlotte Crump Childers, both of Harrison County; brothers, Lewis Jones of Falmouth, Gerald Thomas Jones of Edgewood, Paul Edward Jones of Henneger, Ala., and Kenneth Ray Jones of Williamstown; a sister, Birteena Browning of Dry Ridge; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Order of the Eastern Star Falmouth Chapter No. 481, in care of Jewell Price, 106 Evergreen Circle, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
A. J. Brock, 70, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. His wife, Ida Brock, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Mathew Brock of Walton, Jay Brock of Harlan and David Brock of Harrison, Ohio; daughters, Margaret Grandstaff of Florence, June Bellis of Kenton Vale and Juanita Lawrence of Covington; brother, Raymond Brock of Indianapolis; sisters, Ada Mae Hamblin of Sparta and Nella Faye Price of Georgia; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, handled arrangements.
Linda E. Connelly, 60, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. A son, John Porter, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Johnson of New port; sons, Michael J. Hanley of Cincinnati, William G. Hanley of Seal Beach, Calif., and Gregory Porter of Newport; brothers, Gerard Connelly and Vincent Olsen, both of New York, and Joseph Connelly of Sparta, N.J.; a sister, Irene Quinones of Candandesia, Pa.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Jewell Hill, 93, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Anne Catherine Molique Menkhaus, 88, of Latonia, died at 2:50 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia. She was a member of Irish Rovers of St. Patrick Church, Mothers Club of Holy Cross Church and a former Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. Her husband, Norbert W. Menkhaus, died in 1970.
Survivors include sons, Robert Menkhaus of Villa Hills, William Menkhaus of Lakeside Park and Barry Menkhaus of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Penny Djordjevich of Villa Hills; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Jewell Beadle Ware, 78, of Park Hills, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Garrard Street Church of Christ, Covington. Her husband, John Hayden Ware, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, Russell Ware of Park Hills; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Dorothy Helen "Scotty" Wieck, 92, of Elsmere, died at 2:50 p.m. Monday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a retired data clerk with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington and a member of Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, Covington. She was a volunteer with the Kenton County Public Library's genealogy department, where she created index files for people researching their family's history. The index is still in use.
Survivors include a nephew, Dr. Arnold L. Rucker of Ormond Beach, Fla.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Clifford K. Wood, 88, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Spencer Wood; daughters, Pat Futcher of Cold Spring and Dr. Laura Trice of California; a son, Spence Wood of Adrian, Mich.; a brother, Jim Wood of Naples, Fla.; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will follow services in the church's Kelly Hall. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
