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Date of these obituaries: 07-31-2000
Florence's Dr. Lee C. Hess, dedicated family physician
Northern Kentucky has lost a prominent member of the medical profession.
Dr. Lee C. Hess, a family physician who practiced in Florence for 35 years, died Saturday at his home in Florence. He was 70.
Dr. Hess came to Florence in 1947 and began his practice in 1957 after graduating from Xavier University and the University of Louisville. He served his internship at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Dr. Hess retired in 1993.
Dr. Robert Hemmer, a fellow Florence physician and long-time friend, said Dr. Hess was extremely dedicated to his practice and used good judgment in seeking out solutions to his patients' problems.
He had served as president of the Kentucky Medical Association in the early 1970s. He was a charter member of the Northern Kentucky Health and Welfare Planning Council and was a member of the Region Seven Mental Retardation Board.
He also was chairman of the Boone County Board of Health in the late 1970s and 1980s and served as president of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in the late 1970s.
Hemmer said Dr. Hess was politically active and knowledgeable, describing him as "an observer and critic of both parties."
Between 1964 and 1980, he worked in the campaigns of conservatives in presidential campaigns and was particularly fond of leaders in the Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan mold. He was an alternate to the Republican National Convention in 1976 and a delegate to the GOP convention four years later.
Personally, Dr. Hess was "affable, very likable," Hemmer said.
The two physicians were part of group of seven doctors who played poker once a month. Dr. Hess was "not a big winner, but a big contributor," Hemmer said with a laugh.
Dr. Hess enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf and played Santa Claus for many years at the Fort Mitchell Country Club Christmas party for many years.
Dr. Hess was a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and a member of Triple Crown Country Club.
A daughter, Nancy Lynn Hess, died in 1958. A son, Paul Michael Hess, died in 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Wallie Hess; a son, Dr. Steven A. Hess of Portland, Maine; daughters, Jennifer Rymarquis of Florence and Diane M. Schwettman of Dry Ridge; a sister, Jeanne W. Boney of Troy, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center Foundation, 410 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Freda K. Cook, 69, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Angela Renee Cook of Erlanger; sons, Mark A. Mayo of Erlanger and Robert E. Mayo III of Latonia; and a sister, Frances Vuturo of Brookville, Ind.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
Howard Cotton, 87, of Latonia, died at 10:15 p.m. at the Baptist Convalescent Home in Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Lucille G. Courtney, 91, of Glencoe, died Friday at Swiss Villa Living Center, Vevay, Ind. She was a retired assistant postmaster and homemaker, and a member of Glencoe Baptist Church. Her husband, Homer Courtney, died in 1971. A son, James W. Courtney, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Clarice Alcorn of Glencoe, Joyce Vest of Verona and Janis Hill of Glencoe; a son, Jack Benny Courtney of Glencoe; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial was in Glencoe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Glencoe Baptist Church, Hawthorne St., Glencoe, Ky. 41046; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Daniel Joseph Emmitt, 21, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Friday in an auto accident on Interstate 275 in Crestview Hills.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Alma Ewing, 91, of Newport, died Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Deniece Holt Finch, 42, of Crittenden, died of cancer at 6:30 p.m. Friday at her home. She was a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include sons, Shawn M. Finch, Christopher S. Finch and Todd S. Finch, all of Crittenden; her mother, Beverly Holt of Menifee, Calif.; brothers, Dennis H. Holt, Dean T. Holt and Dewayne F. Holt, all of Sun City, Calif.; a sister, Deanna C. Hunter of Napa, Idaho; and her fiance, Chris Hudgins of Crittenden.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Whittier, Calif. Memorials are suggested to the Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Luetta Beatrice Fortner, 83, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown. She was a retired cook with Grant County School and a former owner of Fortner's Grocery, Dry Ridge. She was a member of Mount Olivet Church of Christ.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn Howard and Ruth Ann Bolling, both of Dry Ridge; sisters, Helen Martin and Mabel Baird, both of Dry Ridge; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Mount Olivet Church of Christ Building Fund, 2065 Heekin Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Robert Gray, 82, of Florence, died Sunday at Village Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Donald J. "Jody" Greene, 47, of Williamstown, died Friday at his home. He was a former truck driver, and a member of Gum Lick Baptist Church in Pendleton County, Orion Lodge No. 222 F&AM in Falmouth, and Robert P. McLachlin American Legion Post in Williamstown. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Dorman Ray Greene and Peggy Greene of Williamstown; and a brother, Bobby Ray Greene of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 8 p.m. Burial will be in Gum Lick Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gum Lick Baptist Church, Route 2, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Nannie B. Halcomb, 82, of Owenton, died Friday at her home. She was a retired employee of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Owenton. Her husband, Fred Halcomb, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Raymond Halcomb of Bedford and Robert Halcomb of Owenton; daughters, Betty Chappell of Worthville and Shelby Judd of Erlanger; a sister, Mary Mahoney of Perry Park; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Mount Zion Baptist Church, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Joseph O. Harris, 75, of Hebron, died at 12:55 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a self-employed plasterer and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Taylor Harris; daughters, Sharon J. Dickman of Fort Mitchell, Ruth E. Maurer of Ludlow and Martha J. Regenbogen of Florence; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
W.O. "Kooney" Hubbard, 83, of Union, died Sunday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Charles D. Huff, 71, of Covington, died at 6:16 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a tractor operator with Interlake Steel in Wilder and a member of Colonel Clay Lodge No. 159 F&AM, Covington. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Huff; sons, Gary Steffen of Independence and James Haire of Covington; a daughter, Sandra Parton of Covington; brothers, Robert Huff of Covington and Jim Huff of Independence; sisters, Ruby Cordrey of Covington, Laverne Hughes of Morning View and Phyllis Foley of California; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m., with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Entombment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Jennie Blanche Jakeway, 81, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Charles Earl Kirk Jr., 51, of Highland Heights, died at 10:50 a.m. Saturday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a disabled factory worker and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include daughters, Jennifer Lawson of Erlanger, Pam Kirk and Lisa Kirk, both of Covington, and Sonjia Easton of Florida; a son, Christopher Kirk of Erlanger; sisters, Anna Mae Deaton of Newport, Estille Rose of Newport and Peggy Anderson of Flemingsburg; brothers, Jim McFarland of Loveland, Ohio, and Frank McFarland of Goshen, Ohio; his fiancee, Kay Burkhart of Highland Heights; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp- Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funer al home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Helen M. Leistner, 69, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of A. D. Owens Elementary School PTA.
Survivors include her husband, John Leistner Sr.; sons, John Leistner Jr. and Michael Leistner, both of Newport; a daughter, Terry Tuner of Highland Heights; her stepmother, Helen Steele of Latonia; a brother, David Steele of Covington; a sister, Laurel Garrison of Urbana, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 801 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Charles "Buddy" Martin, 55, of Owenton, died Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. He was a landscaper with Florence Nursery.
Survivors include a daughter, Rachel Martin of Latonia; sons, Curtis Martin of Florence and Adam McCallister of Owenton; his parents, Jimmy and Hazel Wallace of Florence; a sister, Carolyn Overstreet of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Aloysius B. Mathis, 83, of Erlanger, died Thursday at St. Anthony Hospital, St. Petersburg, Fla. He was a truck driver with Huey Motors and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
His wife, Roberta R. Mathis, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Alberta Mathis of St. Petersburg; sons, Randall Mathis of Cincinnati and Richard Mathis of Florence; brothers, Norbert Mathis of Union and Leo Mathis of Erlanger; sisters, Emorillis Gettys and Charlotte Gamm, both of Florence, and Marcella Huser of Erlanger; and three grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Donald C. Moore, 83, of Falmouth, died Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Huegene Reed Sr., 68, of Newport, died at 10:10 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired mechanic with Saylor Trucking Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred L. Ball Reed; a daughter, Becky Renaker of Norwood, Ohio; sons, Bill Reed of Florence, Jeff Reed of Cincinnati and Huegene Reed Jr. of Sunbury, Ohio; sisters, Edith Centers of Union, Hazel E. King of Ohio and Wilma McGowan of Midway, Ohio; brothers, Johnny Dean Reed of Lexington and Rondal Reed of Richmond; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Vera Louise Reimer, 82, of Latonia, died at 9:04 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired clerk with Fifth-Third Bank, Cincinnati, and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia. She also volunteered with Catholic Social Services of Northern Kentucky. Her husband, Frederick Louis Reimer, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Phillip Mark Reimer of Carmel, Ind.; a daughter, Janet L. Koury of Edgewood; a brother, James E. Durham of Fruitland Park, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be at 4 to 7 tonight at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Catholic Social Services of Northern Kentucky, 3629 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Willena Robinson, 82, of Burlington, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Burlington Baptist Church. Her husband, Richard Paul Robinson, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, James Paul Robinson and Ar nold Lee Robinson, both of Burlington; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Burlington Baptist Church, 3031 Washington St., Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Phyllis "Tommie" Smith, 64, of California, died Friday at her residence. She was a hoemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin D. Smith, in 1988, and her son, Larry Smith, in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Wanye 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. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be the Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Royce J. Stambaugh, 52, of Covington, died at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Allen Ray Stambaugh of Newport News, Va.; daughters, Leslie Harney and Angela Stambaugh, both of Covington; her stepmother, Marcella Raper of Felicity, Ohio; a brother, Kevin Raper of Felicity; a half-brother, Mike Hardwick of Mount Vernon; a sister, Sherry Iles of Visalia; half-sisters, Susan Iles of Independence, Cathy Thomas of Covington, Susan Raper and Regina Raper, both of Felicity; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Cremation will be at Cincinnati Cremation Co.
