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Date of these obituaries: 07-17-2000
James T. White, devoted dad, president of Enterprise Bank
James T. White was a bank president who, despite his responsibilities, would readily clear his business slate to make time for family.
"For instance, let's say that dad would have a golf outing scheduled with the board and a meeting with the bank that afternoon, and then I'd call and say, 'Hey Dad, I have this problem at home,' " said his son, Dr. James White, a Cincinnati oral surgeon.
"He'd be right there. First came his wife and kids and then his grandkids. That was him. That was his life."
Mr. White, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Christ Hospital at age 68.
He retired after more than 40 years as the president and director of Kentucky Enterprise Bank, now part of Fifth Third Bank.
He began at Kentucky Enterprise Bank as a teller and worked his way up. He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Savings and Loan League and was named to the Kentucky Saving and Loan League Hall of Fame in 1993. He was director of the Federal Home Loan Bank. He served numerous community organizations. He was the first president of the St. Luke Foundation, and vice chairman of the St. Luke Hospital Board, as well as serving on the Health Alliance Board of Directors.
Mr. White was born in Ludlow and was an accomplished high school athlete at New port High School, his son said. In 1993, he was named to the Northern Kentucky Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
Mr. White served on the Northern Kentucky University Site Selection Committee and was a member of the NKU Foundation Board. He also served on the board of directors for St. John's United Church of Christ in Newport.
During his retirement, "There were numerous older people who he helped and took around" his son said. "He would say, 'If there's nothing else you have to do, we'll just go out and take a ride and have lunch.' "
Mr. White was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Alexandria Masonic Lodge No. 152, the Scottish Rite, and a 32nd Degree Mason.
In addition to his son, of Indian Hill, other survivors include his wife, Nancy Kinzer White, of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Terri White-Kramer, of Fort Thomas; sisters, Mary D. Losey, of Fort Thomas, and Carole Losey of Rising Sun, Ind.; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be at St. John's United Church of Christ in Newport on Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Services will follow immediately at the church at 1:30 p.m.Burial is at Evergreen Cemetery.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the St. Luke Hospital Foundation, 85 North Grand Avenue, Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075, or St. John's United Church of Christ, Park Avenue and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071.
James Howard Abell Jr., 25, of Hamilton, Ohio, died Thursday at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. He was a landscaper with All American Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his parents, James H. and Shirley Abell of Hamilton; a sister, Lisa Linnemann of Hamilton; and grandparents, Wanda Colwell of Hazard and Henry Barrett of Florence.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Edna Atha Alexander, 92, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Vine Run Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. Her husband, Roy Alexander, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Dana Beach of Dry Ridge; two granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to New Vine Run Baptist Church, 8690 Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Arthur Brown Allen, 86, of Independence, died at 3:23 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired assembler with William Powell Valve Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Mary Susan Allen, died in 1957. A daughter, Janet R. Shell, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, William C. Allen of Independence, Robert W. Allen of the state of California, James E. Allen of DeMossville and Burl B. Allen of Florence; daughters, Betty Jean Davis of Cincinnati and Mary Joyce Allen of Independence; a brother, Ace Allen of Cincinnati; sisters, Millie Fogle, Betty Wolf and Dorothy Timberman, all of Cincinnati; 21 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be at Deerfield Cemetery, South Lebanon, Ohio.
Ethan Michael Baumgardner, son of Christina and Michael Baumgardner of Erlanger, was stillborn Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include grandparents, Sharon and Alvin Schalk of Grants Lick, Barbara Baumgardner of Walton and Robert Lightfoot of Erlanger.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday at Craven Cemetery, Milan, Ind. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Taft R. Begley, 58, of Butler, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Christian Church. A son, Taft R. Begley Jr., died in 1985. A daughter, Mandy Begley, died in 1999.
Survivors include a son, Tim Begley of Butler; a daughter, Mable Ogg of Butler; brothers, Rufus E. Begley of Sunman, Ind., and Raymond Begley of North Carolina; sisters, Mable Stanton of Cincinnati and Bernice Staida of Austin, Texas; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Bowling Cemetery, Campbell County. Memorials are suggested to the Taft Begley Burial Fund, in care of Peoples Funeral Home, P. O. Box 34, Butler, Ky. 41006.
Michael Lynn Biddle, 43, of Foster, died Saturday at his home. He was a cap cutter with Red River Co., Florence.
Survivors include his mother, Loretta Sampson Biddle of Foster; and a brother, Paul Biddle of Alexandria.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Gutherie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Robert L. Cleveland, 76, of Berry, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired self-employed milk distributor and a farmer. He was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, where he was a song leader and a trustee, and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Jean Haley Cleveland; daughters, Judy Lane Cleveland Ryan and Melody Carol Cleveland, both of Williamstown; sons, Larry Wayne Cleveland of Frankfort and Charles Edward Cleveland of Williamstown; four grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Corinth Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Corinth Baptist Church, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Stephen Laird Craven, 38, of Edgewood, was found dead in his home on Wednesday. He was a pilot for Delta Air Lines and a member of Vineyard Christian Church, Florence. He was a member of the Airline Pilots Association, Delta's Chairman Club and Four Seasons Country Club.
His Delta CIT team was elected team of the year for 1999. Mr. Craven also was one of the torch carriers for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was a Coast Guard veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Adele Craven; sons, Daniel Craven and Joseph Craven, both at home; his parents, Garnet V. Craven of Palm Springs, Calif., and William W. Craven Sr. of Deerwood, Minn.; a brother, William W. Craven Jr. of Atlanta; and sisters, Laura Lee Craven of Northfield, Minn., and Julia Marie Craven of Minneapolis.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Vineyard Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Winifred E. Donovan, 78, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carrollton. She was a retired supervisor of medical transcriptionists at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minn., a former head chef of Green Gables Restaurant in Sioux City, Iowa, and a medical assistant in Sioux City.
She was a charter member of Sweet Adelines International in Willmar; a past president of Woodbury County, Iowa, Medical Assistants Inc.; a member of Willmar Senior Citizens and Bethel Lutheran Church in Willmar; and a volunteer with Salvation Army. She was a church organist with Bethel Lutheran Church, and sang in the church choir.
Survivors include daughters, Marguerite Bandza and Mary Ann Pearson, both of Carrollton; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler- Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter Lutheran Church, in care of Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Joseph E. Hoh Sr., 79, of Bellevue, died at 3:46 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired insurance agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Florence, and an underwriter with American Hardware Co., Florence. He was a member of the St. Bernard 55 Club in Dayton, and the Vagabond Square Dance Club.
Survivors include his wife, Arlene Esterbrook Hoh; daughters, Carol Cottengim and Kathy Fischer, both of Edgewood, Roberta Hoh of Bellevue, Georgie Bestfelt of Fort Thomas and Mary McQueen of Dayton; a son, Joseph E. Hoh Jr. of Alexandria; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church, Fifth and Berry Sts., Dayton, Ky. 41074. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Lucy E. Camara Howe, 81, of Berry, died at 3:05 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and choir member. She was a former employee of Noble's Restaurant, Corinth, and Grant County IGA Foodliner in Dry Ridge, and a former nurse's aide with Grant County Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, William E. Howe; sons, Ken Howe of Crittenden and Bill Howe of Berry; a sister, Dorothy Chandler of Lake Mary, Fla.; two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, P. O. Box 222, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Michael R. Kahrs, 48, of Covington, died at 12:53 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a laborer with Bob Sumerel Tire Co., Erlanger, and a member of St. Benedict Church, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda J. Maloney Kahrs; sons, Michael R. Kahrs Jr. and David A. Kahrs, both at home; his father, Raymond L. Kahrs of Taylor Mill; a brother, Dennis H. Kahrs of Florence; and a sister, Janet S. Ulsas of Bellevue.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Mary Lee Krebs Lamkin, 71, of Bellevue, died at 1:05 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Leslie Lamkin; a daughter, Mary Lou Skinner of Spokane, Wash.; a son, Michael Lamkin of Taylor Mill; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Rex Allen Martin, 43, of Brunswick, Ga., died Friday at Southeast Regional Medical Center in Brunswick. He was an employee of Ferrellgas Co., Brunswick.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Barber Martin; sons, Jason Martin of Owenton and Jonathan Martin of Brunswick; his mother and stepfather, Emma B. Martin Courtney and Dwight Courtney; and a sister, Melissa Lee Peak of Owenton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hesler Assembly of God Church, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the Martin Children, in care of the funeral home, 202 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky., 40359.
Willard Chris Mayes, 30, of Newport, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Sarah Margaret Webster, 88, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a maintenance worker with Grant County Board of Education, Williamstown, and a member of Crittenden Baptist Church. Her husband, Mote Webster, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, David Webster of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Iva Lou Linton of Dry Ridge; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville.
Lloyd Hill White, 80, of Ger mantown, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired grocer, a former owner of White's Grocery Store in Germantown, and a member of Germantown United Methodist Church where he was the church organist. He was a member of the Methodist Men's Brotherhood, Mason County Senior Citizens. He played piano and organ at many functions, including the Germantown Fair.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Thackston White; daughters, Beverly Turner of Germantown and Pamela Dean of Brooksville; a brother, Earl White Jr. of Fernleaf; sisters, Ruby Ashcraft and Winnie White, both of Germantown; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Germantown United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Germantown United Methodist Church, Germantown, Ky. 41044.
Bette Arnette Wyatt, 73, of Independence, died at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, in the gift shop and the hospital's Home Hospice Boosters.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Lee Wyatt; sons, Paul Ervin Wyatt of Independence, Michael Wyatt of Walton, Terry Wyatt of Park Hills and Brian Wyatt of Warsaw; sisters, Beverly Cobb of Erlanger, Mary Ann Bertram of Monticello and Bonnie Klette of Covington; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Simon Kenton High School PTA, 11132 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
