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Date of these obituaries: 06-12-2000
Thomas Dearing, 46, manager
In a family of 11 children, it might be easy to go unnoticed, but not for Thomas Dearing.
As the second-oldest child, Mr. Dearing quickly became the family's leader, guiding his siblings through good times and bad.
But he could not prepare them for his death in an auto accident Friday at the age of 46.
"He was our rock," said his mother, Edwina Turner Adams of Crittenden. "He watched over them all."
Mr. Dearing, general sales manager at Toyota Towne in Florence, was returning from a family vacation in Florida Friday, when the accident occurred near Richmond on Interstate 75. Another car on the highway blew a tire and hit Mr. Dearing's vehicle, causing it to roll and careen off the highway.
Mr. Dearing, of Dry Ridge, was dead at the scene. His wife, daughter and another girl traveling in the car were taken to University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Mr. Dearing's wife and daughter were released after treatment this weekend.
According to hospital records, another passenger taken to the hospital after the wreck remained in critical but stable condition today. Authorities did not release the name of the injured person.
Mr. Dearing was born in Maysville but grew up in Covington. He attended Bishop Brossart and Newport Catholic High School.
Mrs. Adams said her son was a natural salesman who always had a smile and never met a stranger. Mr. Dearing quickly rose through the ranks at Toyota Towne, where he worked for 25 years.
Mr. Dearing and his wife of 18 years, Linda Bowman Dearing, combined families to have seven children together and seven grandchildren.
Besides his wife and mother, survivors include sons, Thomas C. Dearing Jr. of Crittenden, Jeffrey A. Dearing and Sean N. Dearing, both of Dry Ridge, Chris Nicely of Latonia, Brian Nicely and Danny Nicely, both of Covington; a daughter, Melissa Dearing of Dry Ridge; his father, Marvin C. Dearing of Maysville; his stepfather, Leroy Adams of Crittenden; brothers, Eddie Turner of Berry, Ronnie Turner of Covington, Paul Turner of Fort Wright, Benny Standfield of Newport, Michael J. Dearing of Erlanger, Donald Swartz of Chicago, Timmy Mason of Williamstown, David Turner of Union, Terry Turner of Hebron, Marvin Dearing and Perry Dearing, both of Maysville, and Dwight Wells of Independence; a stepbrother, Darrell Adams of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Linda Fryman of Williamstown, Rose White of Orlando, Fla., Brenda Kemp of Lakeside Park, Judy Morris of Williamstown, Libby Burk and Helen Valentine, both of Crittenden, Cindy Coleman of Mason, Melody Haden of Silver Grove, Lois Dearing of Maysville and Janet Dearing of Alexandria; a stepsister, Brenda Adams of Lexington; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the church or charity of the donor's choice.
Casper Lee Ayler, 89, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. He was a retired employee with Carrollton Furniture Factory, and a member of Carrollton First Baptist Church, Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134 and the Scottish Rite, Covington. His wife, Mable Robertson Ayler, died in 1983.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Wisdom of Madison, Ind.; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Agnes Basting, of Covington, died Saturday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Steve C. Beierlein, 44, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in an accident. He was a route supervisor with Butternut Bread Co. and the former owner of an Ameristop in Dry Ridge.
Survivors include his wife, Tina Jobe Beierlein; a son, Stephen Beierlein of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Chelsea Beierlein of Dry Ridge; his parents, Jack and Mary Borman of Villa Hills; brothers, Frank Beierlein of Burlington and Jeff Beierlein of Walton; and sisters, Kathy Norris of San Antonio, Judy George of Villa Hills, Lisa Dudley and Jackie Coker, both of Independence, and Kim Borman of Kansas City, Mo.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Steve Beierlein Trust, in care of Eagle Bank, 203 S. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Alice Webb Childress, 84, of Florence, died at 10:40 a.m. Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Fort Mitchell Country Club and the Fort Mitchell Garden Club. She was a former board member of the Covington Ladies Home. Her husband, Henry Franklin Childress Jr., died in 1971.
Survivors include a brother, John Pilkington of Oxford, Miss.; and sisters, Honey Wood Carter of Boulder, Colo., Martha P. Gordon of Iowa City, Iowa, and Grace Harper of Panama City, Fla.
Services will be private. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Norma Mae Garrett Detzel, 86, of Independence, died at 8:35 p.m. Friday at her daughter's home in Fairmont, W.Va. She was a homemaker and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Lloyd William Detzel, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, William Detzel of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Judy Detzel Baker of Fairmont, W.Va.; a sister, Margaret Faulkner of Miamisburg, Ohio; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Verlie Odor Draper, 88, of Williamstown, died at 4:32 p.m. Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home in Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairview Christian Church in Williamstown. Her husband, Lawrence H. Draper, died in 1980.
Survivors include a son, John P. Draper of Williamstown; a sister, Doris Hightower of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fairview Christian Church, 501 Fairview Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Helen Eversole, 74, of Ryland Heights, died Friday at Garrard Convalescent Center, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Free Pentecostal Holiness Church, Covington. Her husband, Raymond Eversole, died in 1989.
Survivors include sons, Jesse Eversole of Foster and Delbert Eversole of Hebron; daughters, Fay Lingar and Marsha Ponder, both of Ryland Heights; a brother, Roy Hornsby of Oklahoma; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Free Pentecostal Holiness Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Elmo Haley, 78, of Butler, died Saturday at River Valley Nursing Home in Butler. He was a retired farmer, a member of Turner Ridge Baptist Church in Pendleton County and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Elmo Thomas Haley, died in 1946.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen McNees Haley; a daughter, Kathy Spaulding of Fort Wayne, Ind.; sons, James Haley of Falmouth, Dennis Haley of Auburn, Ind., Kennie Haley of Wolcottville, Ind., Douglas Haley and Wally Haley, both of Berea; sisters, Stella Mains and Louella Hill, both of Falmouth, Ruth McNees of Brooksville and Effie Suter of Moscow, Ohio; sev en grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Pendleton County. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Nola V. Smith Hedges, 95, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home in Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church. Her husband, Robert Hedges, died in 1997.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Baptist Church, 19 Broadway St., Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Stanley "Dan" Houston, 70, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an inspector with Florence Water and Sewer, and the former owner of Dan Houston's Shell service station in Florence. He was a member of the Boone County Businessmen's Association, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Board, a former member of the Boone County Planning and Zoning Commission, and a founding member of the McBee Bean Bash. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Ruth Houston, died in 1998. Sons, Alan Houston and Mark Houston, died in 1957 and earlier this year, respectively.
Survivors include a son, Dan Houston of Florence; a daughter, Sandra Hassman of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Billy H. Jessee, 59, of Dayton, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a self-employed truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Waters Jessee; daughters, Angel Jessee of Milford, Ohio, and Rhonda Jessee of Cincinnati; a son, Jeff Jessee of Cincinnati; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Waters of Highland Heights; a stepson, Jerry Waters of Dayton; sisters, Melba Cotton, Deanna Williams and Linda Marshall of Winter Haven, Fla., and Janet Huber of Batavia, Ohio; brothers, Reece Jessee of Erlanger, Herman Jessee and Larry Jessee, both of Winter Haven; seven grandchildren and one step-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in the family cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Beulah Kinman, 78, of Florence, died Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church, where she was active in the church Sunday school. She was an Army veteran of World War II. Her husband, John Marvin Kinman, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Rev. Michael Wayne Kinman of Fort Mitchell, Marvin Gregory Kinman of Nashville, Tenn., and Gary Lance Kinman of Walton; brothers, Nathan McComas of Greensburg, Ind., and Charles McComas of Grant County; sisters, Delilah Thornton of Akin, S.C., Ruby Zackerdonski and Leah Ryan, both of Orange County, Fla., and Emma Jean Bienick of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Holbrook Cemetery, Grant County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, P. O. Box 710784, Cincinnati, Ohio 45271; or Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Frances Lemmons, 85, of Latonia, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Harold C. Lipscomb, 72, of Covington, died at 7:48 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired electrician with CSX Transportation, and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church and Bradford Lodge No. 123 F&AM, Independence.
Survivors include his wife, Gerri Donley Lipscomb; sons, Stephen Lipscomb of Taylor Mill, Greg Lipscomb of Inde pendence and Mark Lipscomb of Covington; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Michael Thomas Martin II, 22, of Norfolk, Va., formerly of Fort Wright, died Friday in Greece, of injuries suffered in a boating accident.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Kevin M. Matt, 23, of Dayton, died Saturday at his home. He was a paver with Neyra Construction Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Alexis Matt of Newport; his parents, Mike and Tess Matt of Newport; brothers, Braden Matt of Bellevue and Christopher Matt of Newport; and a sister, Jennifer Matt of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Talbert House, 2600 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Dorothy Marie Middleton, 93, of Williamstown, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Knoxville Christian Church.
Survivors include a brother, Robert "Boone" Middleton of Williamstown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Ruth M. Rauen, 85, of Taylor Mill, died Saturday at Woodland Hills Care Center, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Beth Ronnebaum, 49, of Ludlow, died at 9:15 p.m. Friday at her home. She owned her own ceramics shop and was a member of Mother of God Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Donald E. Ronnebaum; sons, Michael R. Ronnebaum of West Covington and Douglas Ronnebaum, at home; a daughter, Sandra Morrison of Erlanger; her parents, Mary Zieverink of West Covington and Joseph W. Zieverink of Villa Hills; a sister, Lynn Gogle of Dayton, Ohio; brothers, Steve Zieverink of Fort Worth and Joey Zieverink of Lexington; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at Mother of God Church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Glendon Lee Wallace, 78, of Covington, died at 10:56 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was retired from Square D in Florence and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Wallace; and a sister, Marie Turner of Williamstown.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere-Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Grace E. Evans Wykle, 82, of Latonia, died at 9:25 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Melvin Thomas Wykle, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Bruce Wykle of Latonia and John Wykle of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Ann Corder of Latonia; a sister, Florence Charp of Jackson, Ohio; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
