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Date of these obituaries: 08-18-2000
Former Grant County Sheriff Charles E. Hudson
Former long-time Grant County Sheriff Charles E. Hudson died of cancer at 8:20 a.m. Thursday at his home in Williamstown.
Mr. Hudson, 64, was named the 2000 Grant Countian of the Year and served as the last grand marshal of the Grant County Marigold Festival.
Mr. Hudson retired in 1997 as sheriff. He had been re-elected to the position twice, serving a total of 12 years. He also served four years as deputy sheriff of Grant County.
He was active in a broad assortment of community organizations, and was the first Grant County sheriff to succeed himself in office. But his family says he may be remembered best for his devotion to helping the area's youth.
"He kept the DARE program going in the county . . . and every year he took under-privileged kids to the county sheriff's camp," said Mr. Hudson's daughter, Rekenna Hopperton. "He just had a real good relationship with young people."
Earlier, Mr. Hudson owned Sunoco service stations in Crittenden and Williamstown and served 15 years as a dispatcher at Kentucky State Police posts in Madisonville, Frankfort and Dry Ridge.
At one time he attempted to blend his policing duties with his other love - for Tennessee walking horses.
"At one time we started the Sheriff's Posse, but unfortunately, it didn't last," said Ms. Hopperton.
Mr. Hudson also was a founder of the Grant County Saddle Club, a past president of the Grant County Fair Board, a former member of the Grant County Park Board, past member of the Grant County Extension Service Board and the Grant County Hospital Board, and a member of the Kentucky Sheriffs Association Board of Directors.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 27 years.
He was a deacon with Knoxville Baptist Church in Pendleton County, and a former deacon with Lawrenceville Baptist Church in Grant County.
He also was a former Air National Guard reservist, a native of Owen County, and a 1954 graduate of Williamstown High School.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Helen Catlett Hudson; a son, Chuck Hudson of Williamstown; daughters, Rhonda Schlueter and Rekenna Hopperton, both of Dry Ridge; his mother, Corinne Dempsey Hudson of Williamstown; and eight grandchildren. A daughter, Charlen Hudson, died in 1973.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Knoxville Baptist Church, Fairview Road and Knoxville-Portland Road, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Danny R. Black, 50, of Elsmere, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Lucy Hagin Howard Crisler, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Alma J. Edmondson, 88, of Dry Ridge, died Thursday, at Owenton Manor, Owenton. She was a retired store owner of Edmondson's Grocery, Folsom. Her husband, Chester Edmondson, died in 1972.
Survivors include sons Charles, Danny, Broadus and Delano Edmondson all of Dry Ridge; daughter, Bernadine Mullins of Dry Ridge; brothers Cordell Beach of Covington and Marvin Beach of Dry Ridge; sisters, Evelyn Beach of Dry Ridge and Bernice Meyers of Lordsburg, N.M.; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Vine Run Baptist Church, 8690 Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Burial will be in Vine Run Cemetery, Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to New Vine Run cemetery Fund, 30 Kings Drive, Dry Ridge.
Marion C. Harris Huesing, 78, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Covington, died at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Lakey Manor Nursing Home in Oklahoma City. She was a registered nurse with Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma City, and a Navy nurse during World War II. Her husband, Robert J. Huesing, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, David Huesing of St. Charles, Mo., and Thomas Huesing of Oklahoma City; a daughter, Diane Kloske of Dallas; a brother, Dick Harris of Florida; a sister, Louise Ramsey of Zionsville, Ind.; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Carl Mason Hughes, son of Stacie Rene Hughes of Covington and Stephen David Brundage of Cincinnati, was stillborn at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, David Brundage of Annadale, Va., Lani Eberlein of Cincinnati, and Carl and Vickie Hughes of Covington.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Carl Lemker, 71, of Ludlow, died Thursday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Sandy Lewallen, 47, of Cincinnati, died Thursday at Clifton Villa Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a waitress.
Survivors include her parents, Willeen Chapman of Covington and James Edward Lewallen of Newport; a brother, Robert Chapman of Seattle; and sisters, Samantha Foster of Covington, Willeen Rice of Demossville and Donna Younger of Dayton.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Glencoe. Memorials are suggested to Clifton Villa Nursing Home, 515 Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Sheryl Oliver, 67, of Belleview, died Thursday at her home. She was a retired school bus driver with the Boone County Board of Education. Her husband, Richard Oliver, died in 1976.
Survivors include a son, Richard Gene Oliver II of St. Augustine, Fla.; daughters, Yvonne Hean Gibson of Burlington and Jaime Dena Patton of Belleview; sisters, Elle Rose Bobb of Dry Ridge and Margie Meikle of Florence; a brother, William E. Rector of Independence; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Ruth Ann Roberts, 58, of Covington, died Wednesday at Mary Rose Mission, Covington. She was a former Benedictine nun for 10 years, a mailroom supervisor with the Church of Scientology and a former employee of Cincinnati Bell Telephone. She was an avid volunteer.
Survivors include sisters, Mary Roberts of Newport Beach, Calif., Judy Cunningham of Eden Prairie, Minn., Clara Swegles of Westminster, Calif., Cathy Serra of Erlanger, Dotty Keller of Florence and Betty Roberts of Tustin, Calif.; brothers, John Roberts of Petersburg, Ralph Roberts of Crittenden, Tony Roberts of Verona; and her stepmother, Ruth Roberts of Florence.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Cincinnati Cremation Co. Memorials are suggested to Mary Rose Mission, 1543 Russell St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Lloyd Sims, 72, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired valet at River Terrace Apartments, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Sims of Newport and Randall Sims of Cincinnati.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials in Mr. Sims' name are suggested to Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati, 822 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Radel Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mabel Insko Stewart, 100, of Mount Olivet, died Wednesday at Robertson County Health Care Center in Mount Olivet. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Olivet Christian Church. Her husband, Herbert Hayes Stewart, a daughter, Emmaline Stewart, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Wallace K. Stewart and Farris Z. Stewart, both of Mount Olivet; six grandchildren and six great-grandchild ren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Anne C. Miller Stampe, 81, of Fort Thomas, died at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired clerk with Dow Drugs, Cincinnati.
Survivors in clude her husband, Marvin M. Stampe; a daughter, Kathleen Popham of Newport; a son, Melvin Stampe of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, followed by prayers. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Irene McDowell Thomas, 83, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Neave United Methodist Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include her husband, Leaming Thomas; and a daughter, Neva Sue Perkins of Foster.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Hannah Cummins Chapter of the Willow Baptist Church, or Neave United Methodist Church, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Carrie Patton Turner, 87, of Latonia, died at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at Riverview Nursing Community, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Latonia Full Gospel Pentecostal Church. Her husband, Andrew J. Patton, and daughters, Rebecca Rucker and Laurette Patton, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Charles Patton of Southgate and Andrew Patton of Bargersville, Ind.; daughters, Patti Sprinkles of Lawrence burg, Ind., Delores Patton and Jean Leifling, both of Cincinnati, Gail Johnson of Snelling, Calif., and Effie McFarland of Pahrump, Nev.; 20 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery, New Richmond, Ohio.
