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Date of these obituaries: 07-18-2000
Edgar Watson, a busy man
Edgar Clinton Watson redefined the art of living life to the very fullest. The Walton farmer held down a full-time foreman's job, raised livestock and tobacco, operated a sports club, and reared five children with his wife of 59 years, Mildred.
"He only slept about four hours a night," said daughter, Sylvia Siffel. "He would work the night shift in town until 4 in the morning. Then, he would come home and sleep from 4 to 8 a.m., and wake up in time to get the rest of us up."
Mr. Watson, 75, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
From 1957 to 1983, Mr. Watson and his family operated the Barrel Lake Fishing and Gun Club on their Walton farm. The Boone County hot spot was named after a bar and grill which floated on empty barrels in the three-acre pay fishing lake.
Soon Mr. Watson added a trapshooting range, which Ms. Siffel and one of her sisters managed. In fact, both were state trapshooting champions in 1977.
"There was always something going on, that's for sure," said Ms. Siffel. "But really these were just things he enjoyed doing, so he created this in his own backyard, so he could do it with everybody close to him."
Mr. Watson worked to keep his family close to him, even as they grew and left home. Ms. Siffel said her parents, her 96-year-old paternal grandmother, two sisters and she all have homes on the same Walton street.
Mr. Watson was a retired foreman and machinist at Avey's Machine Tool Co., a former machinist with Lodge and Shipley Co., and an orderly at the old General Hospital. He farmed livestock and tobacco.
He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church in Lincoln County and a Navy veteran of World War II.
"We all said if we could just do half of what he did, we could accomplish a lot in our lives," said Ms. Siffel.
Survivors also include his wife, Mildred Carrier Watson; daughters, Roselle Green, and Arlene Porter, all of Walton; Wanda Allen of Columbia and Juanita Mayfield of Anchorage, Alaska; his mother, Mirtie Duvall of Walton; a brother, James Clifford Watson of Indianapolis; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery.
Aline Garriott Aldridge, 84, of Carrollton, died Sunday at Tri-County Baptist Hospital, LaGrange. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Sanford "Sank" Aldridge, died in 1980. Sons, Bobby Ryan Garriott and Lawrence "Luke" Garriott, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Wilbert "Fred" Garriott and Steve Garriott, both of Carrollton, Joseph A. Garriott of Madison, Ind., and Estill Garriott of Louisville; a daughter, Evaline Hawkins of Louisville; a sister, Isabelle Johnson of Louisville; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Rhonda M. Brohaugh, 46, of Newport, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Kathryn Michelle Clark, daughter of Ronnie Duane and Miriam Clark of Grayslake, Ill., died shortly after birth on July 2 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.
Other survivors include grandparents, Ron and Dortha Clark of Independence.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Cecilia Cemetery, Independence. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
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. 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. today at Vineyard Christian Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Jack Lee Curtis, 70, of Florence, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired welder.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth J. RobinsonCurtis; daughters, Connie L. Jones and Gayle A. Reed, both of Florence, Sharon R. Saxon of Independence and Donna J. Wood of Mason, Ohio; sons, Steven A. Curtis of Florence, Jack Thomas Curtis of Tampa, Fla., and Douglas L. Curtis of Fort Wright; a sister, Tayann Grimm of Dayton; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Lorna M. Brinkman Fenton, 86, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:55 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired buyer with Gidding-Jenny women's apparel store in Cincinnati and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Her husband, Kermit D. Fenton, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Rodney J. Unkraut of Morning View; and a sister, Grace Kerrick of Park Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Garnetta Flynn, 61, of Independence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Myrtle Ford, 91, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a cafeteria supervisor with Grandview Elementary School, Bellevue. Her husband, Lexy Ford II, died in 1970.
Survivors include sons, Robert Ford of Silver Springs, Md., and Lexy Ford III of Wilder; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. July 28 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Memorials are suggested to North Key, 502 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Vernon L. House, 71, of Warsaw, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was retired from Pepsi Cola Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Florence Christian Church and Tadmor Lodge No. 108 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Libby House; daughters, Tere Gettelfinger and Bridget Greene, both of Florence; a son, Tem House of Crescent Springs; brothers, Les House of Alexandria, Ed House of Florence and Gene House of Warsaw; a sister, Esther Weldon of Warsaw; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Life Squad, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Woodrow Wilson Linville, 80, of Sardis, died Monday at Maysville Extended Care Center. He was a retired farmer. A son, Harold Wayne Linville, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Clarence Edward Linville and George "Bear" Linville, both of Sardis, and James Thomas Linville of Mount Olivet; a daughter, Vicki "Pee Wee" Cooper of Mount Olivet; half-brothers, Paul Linville, Everett Linville and Bill Linville, all of Mount Olivet; a sister, Garrett Perrine of Maysville; half-sisters, Donna Sue Leach of Sharpsburg, Alma Moore of Mount Olivet and Mary Jett of Flemingsburg; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mason County.
Chris Mayes, 30, of Newport, died Sunday at his home. He was a construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Victoria Mayes; a son, David Mayes of Newport; a daughter, Jessica Mayes of Newport; his parents, Willard and Janet Mayes of Newport; a brother, Brian Mayes of Newport; and grandmother, Ruby Herald of Newport.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
Angela C. Moser, 85, of Ludlow, died Monday at Kenwood Care Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Alice Dorothy Mueller, 75, of Florence, died Saturday at Florence Christian Center.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Edwin T. Rogg, 90, of Bellevue, died Sunday at Harmony Court Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a steelworker with Interlake Steel, Newport.
Survivors include sons, Edwin J. Rogg of Bellevue and Larry Rogg of Fort Thomas; a brother, Carl Rogg of Dayton; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Julia Middendorf Sawyer, 83, of Florence, died at 2:25 a.m. Sunday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a former member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, and the Pink Ladies Auxiliary of St. Elizabeth Medical Centers. A sister, Leah Ashworth, died earlier in the month.
Survivors include a son, James Sawyer of Lexington; a brother, Tom Middendorf of Verona; a sister, Marcia Obringer of Northridge, Calif.; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Villa Madonna Academy, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Yvonne Rita Stewart, 72, of Cincinnati, formerly of Campbell County, died Sunday at Franciscan Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Stewart; a daughter, Bonnie Smith of Alexandria; a son, Wayne Stewart of Cincinnati; a sister, Maureen O'Neill of Bellevue; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
