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Date of these obituaries: 08-01-2000
Latonia's Howard Cotton, rail foreman, knew 'what love really means'
The first meeting of Howard and Mary Lou Cotton was as random as it was romantic.
Before leaving for World War II, one of Cotton's Army friends dropped a note somewhere in Warsaw, Ind., asking someone to write to "Howard Coffin."
Although his friend didn't get the name right, the address was correct. Soon after, Cotton received a letter from 16-year-old Mary Lou Noel. They became pen pals and met a few times before Cotton left for Europe. In 1945, Cotton proposed via letter, and after he was discharged, they were married.
"He always told us when you believe in something, you have to give it your all," said his daughter, Noella Byerly, of Villa Hills. "Through him, I think our entire family learned what love really means."
Mr. Cotton, 87, of Latonia, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a retired yard foreman with L&N; Railroad and a member of Lakeside Christian Church. He was a member of Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 345 F&AM Covington Scottish Rite; Pohlmann-Linnemann VFW Post No. 1484, Park Hills; Order of the Eastern Star Rosebud Chapter; White Shrine of Jerusalem; and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and United Transportation Union.
"He is one of the greatest people I've ever known," said his granddaughter, Karen Byerly. "He was a big part of my life as well as a constant source of support."
Other survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Noel Cotton; a son, Noel Howard Cotton of Villa Hills; sisters, Anna Traylor of Lennoxburg, Carrie Belle Thornton of Butler and Goldie Kirkendoll of Cincinnati; and two other grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, with a 7 p.m. Scottish Rite service and a 7:30 p.m. Masonic service. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials: to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Carroll Hunt Bourne, Owenton publisher
OWENTON - The former owner and publisher of the News-Herald newspaper in Owenton has died. Carroll Hunt Bourne died Saturday at Owenton Manor. He was 89.
Mr. Bourne started working at his family's newspaper in 1935 with his father, Morton Humphrey Bourne. Carroll Bourne sold the paper in 1982.
Mr. Bourne was known for hunting and pecking on an old typewriter in the newspaper office, which displayed a 6- pound turnip in its front window.
The county and city declared his last day at work in 1982 as C.H. Bourne Day.
He was a former director of the Owen County Chamber of Commerce, the Owen County Fair board, the Owen County Public Library board and First Farmers Bank & Trust Co. The Owenton Rotary Club named him Owen Countian of the Year in 1968.
Mr. Bourne also helped organize a local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America in 1937 and was active in the Owen County 4-H Council.
A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Owenton First Baptist Church. He donated his body to the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Juanita White Boone, 77, of Germantown, died at 5 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired employee of the Mason County Property Valuation Administrator office and a member of Germantown United Methodist Church, where she served on committees and helped with the Bible school. She was active with the Community Activity Council, originating the senior citizens Easter basket delivery and community picnic.
Mrs. Boone also was a former Germantown city clerk and chairwoman of the Mason County Democratic Party. She assisted with the Germantown Festival held July 20, and was named the Germantown Lady of the Year during the fest.
Survivors include her husband, William R. Boone; a daughter, Carole Owen of Edgewood; a son, Robert Boone of Pinehurst, N.C.; sisters, Wanda Fegan and Bette Owens, both of Germantown, and Mary Jane Gillespie of Brooksville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Germantown United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Germantown United Methodist Church, Germantown, Ky. 41044.
Edith Brown, 64, of Verona, died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home.
Anna T. Duvall, 83, of Covington, died at 11:05 a.m. Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Rosebud Chapter No. 39 Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed entertaining friends by playing guitar and piano. Survivors include daughters, Bonnie Jackson of Highland Heights and Rhonda Hunter of New Richmond, Ohio; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Daniel Joseph Emmitt, 21, of Cincinnati, formerly of Independence, died Friday in an auto accident on Interstate 275 in Crestview Hills.
Survivors include his father, Robert S. Emmitt of Covington; his mother and stepfather, Claudia A. Ransom Barnikle and Carl C. Barnikle of Cincinnati; a sister, Donna Coomer of Covington; brothers, Robert S. Emmitt III of Cincinnati, David A. Emmitt of Florence and William G. Hart of Walton; a stepsister, Tracy McCullough of Milford, Ohio; stepbrothers, Kevin Barnikle of Highland Heights and Carl Barnikle Jr. of Milford; and grandparents, Orville and Juanita Ransom of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Diana Adams Ewing, 57, of Florence, died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a waitress with Frisch's restaurants in Covington and Burlington.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Dixon of Hebron; sons, Daniel Ewing of Covington and Robert Morrison of Crittenden; sisters, Linda Jett of Independence and Connie McConnell of Newport; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Robert L. Gray, 82, of Florence, died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. He was a retired color matcher with Palm Beach Co. and a member of Florence Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Tressie Jones Gray; a son, Danny Gray of Cincinnati; and sisters, Gracie Reese and Eva Mae Cunagin, both of Beattyville, and Ruby Fletcher of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Corlis E. Highlander, 86, of Dayton, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a mechanic with Flerlage Marina, Cincinnati, and a member of First Baptist Church of Dayton. A son, Micky Highlander, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores Wood Highlander; a daughter, Sharron Duffy of Hudson, N.H.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
W. O. Hubbard, 83, of Union, died at 5:55 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Carpenters Union Local No. 698. He also was a deacon with Big Bone Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher, treasurer, clerk and sexton of Big Bone Baptist Cemetery. A daughter, Penny Sue Hubbard, died in 1953.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian M. Sacca Hubbard; a son, Bob Joe Hubbard of Florence; daughters, Mary Jean Noble of Union and Judy Hurst of Winchester, Tenn.; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Big Bone Baptist Church, Union. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Big Bone Baptist Church cemetery Fund, 11036 Big Bone Church Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
Jennie Blanche Thompson Jakeway, 81, of Erlanger, died at 9:43 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold Dean Jakeway, died in 1994. A son, Ray Jakeway, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Beverly Murphy of Allegan, Mich., and Darlene Megerle of Covington; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
David Ephraim Knight, 57, of Covington, died at 4 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Thompson Knight; daughters, Rebecca Eversole of Amanda, Ohio and Gina Dalton of Lexington; his mother, Elaine Knight of Covington; a brother, James A. Knight of Park Hills; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Knight bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; Liver Transplant Research Fund, in care of Dr. Hanto, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45267. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
C. Donald Moore, 83, of Falmouth, died Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. He was the retired owner of Moore's Pool Room in Falmouth, a retired farmer and a member of the Blanket Creek Baptist Church in Pendleton County. He founded Little League baseball in Falmouth and Pendleton County, and coached teams for more than 20 years.
Mr. Moore was a member of Woodmen of the World Lodge in Morgan, Hardin-Browning American Legion Post No. 109 in Falmouth and the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was a World War II veteran. His first wife, Ruby Chiles Moore, died in 1946. His second wife, Eleanor Jacob Moore, died in 1975.
Survivors include sisters, Mary Hudson Hurst of Covington, Dorothy McDermott of Fort Wright and Frances Knock of Latonia; a niece and four nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Morgan Cemetery, in care of Jim Godman, Godman Road, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Mary Lou Sullivan Nichols, 87, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at Harrison County Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Cynthiana Baptist Church. Her husband, John P. Nichols, died in 1951. A son, John P. Nichols, and a daughter, Ruth E. Barnett, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Larry Nichols of Cynthiana; daughters, Betty Redmond of Clinton Township, Mich., Earline North, Linda Adams and Letha Bell, all of Harrison County, and Sharon Bell of Cynthiana; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Drake Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Baptist Church, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Vincent J. Pulskamp, 91, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Edith M. "Edie" Ray, 74, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at her home. She was a clerk with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ in Fort Thomas and the Coast to Coast Recreational Club. A son, Mark Ray, died in 1993.
Survivors include a niece, Diane Gavett of Florence.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Christ Church United Church of Christ. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Irene Billings Richardson, 72, of Newport, died Sunday at her home. She was a retired employee of Velva Sheen Co. Her husband, Lonnie Richardson Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Lonnie Richardson Jr. of Union, William Richardson, Larry Richardson and Michael Richardson, all of Newport; daughters, Retha Sue Croy and Dorothy Chips, both of Newport; sisters, Mary Cooper of Fairfield, Ohio, and Pauline Daughtery of Richmond; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lewis Funeral Home, Irvine. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Richardson Cemetery.
Hope and Hannah Smiley, daughters of Mark and Cam Smiley of Alexandria, died shortly after birth Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, Justin Smiley; grandparents, John Xuyen and Mary Nham Vu of Southgate, and Allan and Jeanie Smiley of Cold Spring.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Phyllis "Tommie" Smith, 64, of California, died Friday at her residence. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin D. Smith, in 1988, and her son, Larry Smith, in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Wayne Smith of Fort Thomas, Daryl Smith, Franklin Smith, and John Smith, all of California; sister, Evelyn Smith of Ross, Ohio; brother, Ronald Worsham of Gastonia, N.C.; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be the Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
John Tommy Stevens, 84, of Florence, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired mail service worker with the Internal Revenue Service and a minister with Belleview Church of Christ, Baseline Christian Church in Little Rock, Ark., Waynesville, Ohio, Church of Christ; and the Corning, Ark., Christian Church. He also was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Stevens; daughters, Sylvia Morrical of Portland, Ind., and Wilma Paukovitz of Frisco, Texas; a son, Howard Stevens of Brandon, Fla.; sisters, Virginia Justice of Florence and Frances Prigge of Dry Ridge; brothers, Carl Stevens of Dunedin, Fla., and Everett Stevens of Amarillo, Texas; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; Belleview Church of Christ, 6247 Main St., Belleview, Ky. 41005; or FAME, P. O. Box 688, Columbus, Ind. 47202.
Robert C. Talbert, 72, of Covington, died at 7:35 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired baker with Vogleman Bakery and a retired maintenance worker with the City of Covington Recreation Department. He was a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington, and Pohlmann-Linnemann VFW Post No. 1484, Park Hills, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Bradford Talbert; a son, David Lee Talbert of Independence; daughters, Roberta Gilliam of Union and Gayle Ripberger of Burlington; a brother, Donald Talbert of Hebron; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Ronald Joe Webster, 61, of Alexandria, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Bettie Irene Ball Workman, 77, of Silver Grove, died at 5:33 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker, and a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Newport, and Order of the Eastern Star Gertrude Chapter No. 19, Newport. Her husband, Harry W. Workman, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Larry Workman of Dayton, Ronald Workman of Melbourne and Robert Workman of Pendleton County; a brother, Dr. Kenneth Ball of Parkersburg, W.Va.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
