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Date of these obituaries: 09-19-2000
Howard Ledford, co-founded the Hebron Fire Department
Howard S. Ledford of Florence was a gentleman.
"He was always like, 'Can I do this for you'? He never wanted you to do it," said his wife, Donna Ledford. "He wanted to do it for you. He'd always open the door for you. He just couldn't do enough."
Mr. Ledford died Sunday at his home in Florence. He was 89.
He was a trucking maintenance foreman for the Victor Transit Corp., an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Florence Baptist Church.
He also was a member of Hebron Masonic Lodge 757 F&AM, and a co-founder of the Hebron Fire Department.
Mr. Ledford liked sports, especially basketball and baseball. And he loved being around his family.
"You couldn't ask for anyone better," Mrs. Ledford said.
Other survivors include his son, Lacey C. Ledford of Hebron; sisters, Hazel Holman of Lexington, Mary E. Roberts of Hebron and Ellen Rollings of Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Mausoleum Chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Wednesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075-2527; American Cancer Society 6612 Dixie Highway Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Florence Baptist Church Building Fund, 283 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence is handling the arrangements.
Maxine Francisco Arnold, 85, of Williamstown, died at 2:30 a.m. today at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
William J. Curran, 63, of Covington, died at 4:07 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He retired as a dispatcher from Coca-Cola Co. in Cincinnati and was a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill.
Survivors include his son, Bob Curran of Taylor Mill; daughters, Teri Arnold of Burlington, Debbie Curran of Taylor Mill and Cindy Curran of Crescent Springs; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Paul Bradley Daut, 55, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a real estate broker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Survivors include his son, Brad Daut of Florence; daughters, Lisa Daut and Pam Daut, both of Florence; mother, Alice Wayman of Erlanger; brothers, Gene Daut of Cincinnati, Jim Daut of Richwood, Mark Daut of Hebron and Tom Daut of Burlington; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the time of services today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
Sedrick Farley, 61, of Corinth, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was self-employed as a construction worker.
Survivors include his son, Kenneth Farley of Georgetown and his sister, Helen Jones of Corinth.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Columbus Cemetery, Corinth.
Jessie J. Fields Jr., 48, of Elletsville, Ind., and formerly of Maysville, died Friday at Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, Ind. He was manufacturing supervisor of Otis Elevator in Bloomington. He was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 446 and Elletsville Masonic Lodge No. 245.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Gettler Fields of Elletsville; daughter, Annette Fields of Bloomington; son, Eric Fields of Bloomington; mother, Maxine King Fields of Tollesboro; brothers, Bill Fields of Maysville and Darrell H. Fields of Tollesboro; sisters, Diana Heflin of Foxport and Kathy Mullins of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shannon Cemetery, Mason County. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, May's Lick.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202; American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011; or Kidney Foundation of Central Kentucky, 2417-B Regency Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
James "Gene" Frost, 62, of Latonia, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Leona Hammond, 90, of Frankfort and formerly of Owen County, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Hammond, in 1989.
Survivors include sons, Elmer David Hammond of Perry Park and Delbert Hammond of Williamstown; daughters, Addie Mae Ferrell of Perry Park and Jean Jones of Frankfort; brothers, Charlie Littrell of Folsom and Archie Littrell of Newport; sisters, Rachel Cannon of Wheatley and Dora Ruth of Owenton; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601-2744.
Patrick Henry Hartbarger Sr., 75, of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a retired dispatcher with Yellow Cab Co., Covington. His wife, Helen Hartbarger, died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, Patrick Hartbarger Jr. of Newport and Doug Bragg of Southgate; stepsons, William Summerlin of Covington, Ronald Brooks of Cincinnati and Randy Brooks of Taylor Mill; daughters, Dawn Creekmore of Brookville, Ind., Patricia Williams of Carthage, Ohio, Vicki Bolen of Independence, Donna Baker of Dalton, Ga., Donna Hartbarger, Linda Hartbarger and Marsha Hartbarger, all of West Virginia; brothers, Kenny Hartbarger of Missouri and Thomas Hartbarger of Tennessee; 27 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Clarice Mildred Jenkins, 84, of Corinth, died Monday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a homemaker, an employee of McGregor Ball Factory, Williamstown and a member of Corinth Christian Church, Corinth. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Jenkins, in 1986.
Survivors include her brother, Homer Brown of Corinth and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Northward Christian Camp, Highway 22, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Billie Elizabeth Kiser, 82, of Bellevue, died Sunday at her home. She was a retired nurse's aide for Booth Hospital, member of Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky and member of Bellevue Calvary Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Eldon S. Kiser.
Survivors include her sons, Edward Kiser of Fort Thomas and Gordon Kiser of Shepardsville; sister, Margie Frye of Cincinnati; brother, Joe Nordwick of Alexandria; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Howard S. Ledford, 89, of Florence, died Sunday at his home. He was a trucking maintenance foreman for the Victor Transit Corp., an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Florence Baptist Church, a member Hebron Masonic Lodge 757 F&AM, and a co-founder of the Hebron Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Ledford of Florence; son, Lacey C. Ledford of Hebron; sisters, Hazel Holman of Lexington, Mary E. Roberts of Hebron and Ellen Rollings of Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Mausoleum Chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Wednesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075-2527; American Cancer Society 6612 Dixie Highway Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Florence Baptist Church Building Fund, 283 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence is handling the arrangements.
Marian C. Partin, 84, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at the Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker, member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Fort Thomas, former president of the Johnson School PTA, former City Clerk of Fort Thomas, member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Alter Guild.
Survivors include her daughter, Susan Hart of Manteca, Calif.; sons, C. Fred Partin of Louisville and Douglas Partin of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mary Peters, 58, of Western Hills, Ohio, and formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 5:55 a.m. Monday.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Franklin L. Rodgers, 80, of Florence, died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Rodgers, in 1992.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Saundra Gail Rothfuss, 46, of Elsmere, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a waitress for BB Riverboats.
Survivors include her husband, Garry R. Rothfuss of Elsmere; son, William Russell Rothfuss of Elsmere; daughter, Misty Dawn Rothfuss of Elsmere; father, Lawrence "Cowboy" Mueller of Elsmere; mother, Mary Mueller of West Covington; and sister, Emma Lou Ward of Northgate, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
George R. Shaw, 83, of Alexandria, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired employee of Ryder Truck Rental in St. Bernard, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy M. Burris Shaw, in 1988.
Survivors include his son, David R. Shaw of Florence; daughter, Mary Jo Olendick of Grants Lick; brothers, Clifford Shaw of Alexandria and Samuel Shaw of Middletown, Ohio; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 3045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Grace (nee Mayne) Swinford, 72, of Erlanger, died at 2:57 a.m. Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a tax examiner for the IRS and a bookkeeper for Swinford Jewelers, Erlanger.
Survivors include her husband, George M. Swinford of Erlanger; sons, Stanley B. Swinford of Edgewood and Robert P. Swinford and John W. Swinford, both of Erlanger; sisters, Thelma Whitcomb of Norfolk, Va. and Betty Sue Schmitt of Lexington; brother, Walter B. Mayne of Richwood; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be 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 Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45103.
JoAnn Thomas, 59, of Williamstown, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her son, Charles Thomas of Williamstown; daughter, Beatrice Louise Chappell of Dry Ridge; brother, Ray Coleman of Williamstown; sisters, Jean Akins and Emma Follmer, both of Dry Ridge, and Cardenis Carlisle and Sandra Coleman, both of Williamstown; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Herman Henry Wehry, 86, of Latonia, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Covington. He was an employee of Bavarian Brewery. He was preceded in death bt his wife, Leslie Wehry, in 1983.
Survivors include his daughters, Kathy Wehry of Covington, Helene Lafferty of Hamilton, Ohio, and Barbara Copley of Latonia; sister, Cecilia Knoebber of Frankfort; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington is handling the arrangements.
Selma "Sally" Wood, 48, of Ludlow, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her sons, Joe Red Tomahawk of Piqua, Ohio and Larry Holtz of Fort Thomas; daughter, Leila Walker of Mesa, Ariz.; brother Quinton Lincoln of North Dakota; sister, Cody Lincoln of North Dakota; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the Parrish Kitchen Courtyard on Pike Street in Covington. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the Welcome House, 205 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Kelcy Woods, 79, of Newport, died today at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
