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Date of these obituaries: 04-04-2000
Donald Smith, managed softball teams
Donald W. Smith was a retired traffic manager, had worked as a machinist and had run a gas station. But he will be most remembered for his involvement with softball and baseball, says his wife, Mary Smith.
"He managed many, many teams," Mrs. Smith said. "They won a lot of trophies. Quite a few men will remember him."
Mr. Smith, 78, of Cold Spring, died at 2 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Health Care Center in Highland Heights. He was a retired traffic manager for W.B. Jones Spring Co., formerly was a machinist at American Tool Works - where he managed ball teams - and he ran Don's Gulf Station in Fort Thomas. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Kersten O'Day Sportsman's Club.
He was quite a sportsman, said Mrs. Smith, noting that he liked fishing and hunting almost as much as baseball.
"He was an all-around guy," she said. "He just liked everybody."
Mr. and Mrs. Smith had been married
48 years.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Diana Smith of Cold Spring; sons, Nick L. Smith of Cold Spring, Donald W. Smith of Cincinnati and Scott A. Smith and Timothy D. Smith, both of Florence; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church, 26 E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mamie Louise Quillen Lowe Anness, 93, of Independence, died Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a retired housekeeper for St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Her first husband, James W. Lowe, died in 1958; her second husband, Opal Anness, died in 1975; and a son, Franklin D. Lowe, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Clyde W. Lowe and Richard Lowe, both of Independence, James W. Lowe of Columbus, Ga., and Donald Lowe of Covington; daughters, Catherine Fields of Cincinnati, Margaret Myers of Ocala, Fla., and Barbara Jones of Middletown, Ohio; 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from noon until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Floyd C. Baker, 73, of Walton, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a retired service man for Tuemler Gas Co. and a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Walton-Verona Masonic Lodge No. 719.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce McElfresh and Brenda Baker, both of Florence, and Barbara Turner of Fairfield, Ohio; a brother, Charles Edward Baker Jr. of Warsaw; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Walton-Verona Masonic Lodge No. 719, P.O. Box 74, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Evelyn "Sissy" Bell, 67, of Covington, died at 9:55 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. She was a former owner of B&B; Pub, Covington.
Survivors include a son, Eddie Cheeseman of Covington; a daughter, Linda Funk of Covington; a brother, Ralph Bell of Florence; and one grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Lawrence Bishop, 69, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired construction worker and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Bishop; stepsons, Anthony Hawkins and Ralph Hawkins; stepdaughters, Barbara Ann Hawkins, Janet Riley and Rosemary Hocker ; his mother, Lillian Bishop of Cincinnati; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Dorothy K. Booth, 83, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was retired from G.E. Appliance Park, Louisville, and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Her husband, Samuel Booth, died in 1976.
Survivors include a son, Larry Booth of Falmouth; sisters, Aleene McCowan of Merritt Island, Fla., and Martha Payne of Bethlehem; a brother, Glynn Kelley of Fort Myers, Fla.; two grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 11 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at Sholar Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasureville Cemetery, Henry County. Memorials are suggested to River Valley Nursing Home, Butler, Ky. 41006; or charity of donor's choice.
Joseph E. Brothers, 87, of Vandalia, Ohio, formerly of Bracken County, died Monday at Harborside Health Care Center in Troy, Ohio. He was a retired assembler for National Cash Register and a member of Germantown Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Gary J. Brothers of Dayton, Ohio; a daughter, LaVonna Jeannine Brothers of Vandalia; brothers, Kenneth Brothers of Waynesville, Ohio, and Eugene Brothers of Dayton, Ohio; four grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from noon until time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Emma Nichols Gayle Brown, 99, of Owenton, died Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of New Liberty Second Baptist Church. Her husband, Archie Brown, and a daughter, Eba Lynn Bond, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Lou Ellis Scruggs of New Liberty; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Liberty Second Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Burial will be in New Liberty Second Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to New Liberty Second Baptist Church, Highway 227, New Liberty, Ky. 40355.
Helen Gertrude Hiltibrand Cottrell, 73, of Brooksville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville. She formerly worked as a utility girl and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles Cottrell Sr., died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Myron Baldwin of Concord, Calif. and Michael R. Baldwin of Dry Ridge; daughters, Linda Burnett of Union City, Tenn., Ellena Sue Martin of Maysville, Pamela R. Tull of Brooksville and Jo R. Williamson of Cold Spring; stepsons, Charles Cottrell Jr. of Cincinnati and Christopher Cottrell of Freemont, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Luella Alexander of Cincinnati; brothers, Harold Hiltibrand of Covington and Frank Hiltibrand of Newport; a sister, Dorothy Wheeler of Huntington, W.Va.; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, five step grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Concord Methodist Church Building Fund, Brooksville, Ky. 41004; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Nancy Gravett, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at her residence. She was a retired teacher for the Fort Thomas Public Schools and a member of Order of Eastern Star, Fort Thomas. Her husband, Robert Gravett, died in 1989.
Survivors include sons, John Gravett and Robert Gravett, both of Fort Thomas; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Winchester Cemetery.
Dorothy Ann Hodge, 64, of Covington, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Hodge; sons, Jay Hodge of Louisville and Kevin Hodge of Fort Mitchell; daugh ters, Donna Thornton, Denise Keathley and Tracie Smith, all of Covington, and Helen Hesketh of Newtown, Ohio; sisters, Elizabeth Strickland of Louisville, Harriett Johnson of Otto, N.C., and Lottie Hunter of Fort Pierce, Fla.; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Research, 11117 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242.
Allie G. Hudson, 69, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 11:05 a.m. Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Pearl M. Hughes, 78, of Latonia, died at 10:28 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Archer B. Hughes, died in 1944. A daughter, Barbara Jean "Robin" Hughes, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, John C. Hughes of Alexandria; a brother, Richard Mulwee of Ocala, Fla.; sisters, Estell Vaughn, Georgia Dickens and Vickie White, all of Cleveland, Ohio, Edith Swift of Bellevue and Mary Meyer of Ocala, Fla.; five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to charity of donor's choice.
Jane Reese Hutchison, 78, of Augusta, died Monday at Augusta Health Care Center in Augusta. She was a retired office clerk and bookkeeper for Bulk Transit, Augusta. She was a member of Augusta Christian Church; Order of Eastern Star, Augusta chapter; and Auxiliary of Gideons International. Her husband, Omar Tracy Hutchison, died in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda North of Augusta.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International Maysville Camp, P.O. Box 501, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
James W. Johnson, 85, of Covington, died at 7:40 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. He was a retired serviceman and repair man for B.J. Novelty.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Beatrice Coleman Johnson; a daughter, Molly Marie Collins of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Audrey Martin, 73, of Latonia, died Sunday at her residence. She was a retired accounting clerk for Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and active in the Young at Heart Club.
Survivors include a brother, Eugene Martin of Piner; and a sister, Ruby Randall of Latonia.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Joseph F. Moore, 60, of Newport, died Friday at Deupree Community Care Center in Cincinnati. He was a retired tool and die maker for Ford Motor Co.
Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Balanger of Cincinnati; sons, Joseph T. Moore of Newport and Donald L. Moore of Cold Spring; and his mother, Minnie Sharp Glover of Newport.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen cemetery Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Deupree Community Care Center, 4001 Rosslyn Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209. Fares Radel Funeral Home and Crematory, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Mary M. Detzel Williams Morano, 81, of Fort Wright, died at 2:45 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a retired purchasing agent for Emery Industries. Her first husband, Joseph W. Detzel, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Samuel Morano; sons, Joseph A. Detzel of Mentor, Rob W. Detzel of Fort Wright and Rich L. Detzel of Fort Mitchell; stepsons, Mike Morano of Southgate and Dave Morano of Cincinnati; and stepdaughters, Pam Zembrodt of Fort Wright and Judy Carrigan of Arkansas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Mary Rose Mission, 1543 Russell St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Frances Stewart Perkins, 92, of Owenton, died Sunday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Hesler Assembly of God Church, Owen County. Her husband, Thurman Perkins, and a son, Paul Perkins, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, David Perkins of Hesler; brothers, Jerry Stewart of Owenton and Sam Stewart of Georgetown; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hesler Assembly of God. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Burial will be in Owenton IOOF Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hesler Assembly of God Church, Highway 227, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Morgan Elizabeth Poole, daughter of Marty and Keri Poole of Florence, died shortly after birth Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, Logan Poole at home; grandparents, Glenn and Elizabeth McDaniel of Hebron and Martin and Melinda Poole of Burlington; and great-grandparents, William and Mary Morgan of Winchester, Omer McDaniel of Vanceburg, Betty Poole of Burlington and Dale and Jean Hudson of Georgia.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
William A. Requardt, 79, of Vevay, Ind., formerly of Erlanger, died Monday at Swiss Villa Living Center in Vevay. He was a part-time farmer and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park.
Survivors include a brother, Robert F. Requardt of Erlanger; and sisters, Velma Megerle of Florence, Rose Rodgers of Covington and Betty Jane Emerson of Irving, Texas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Anthony Phillip Steffen, 81, of Cold Spring, died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a retired manager for Sears and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Joseph Holy Name Society, Cold Spring; and Sears Retirement Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Pearman of Fresno, Calif.; brothers, Maurice Steffen and Raymond Steffen, both of Cold Spring; a sister, Marie Kinstler of Alexandria; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Howard A. Stephens, 85, of Walton, died Monday at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home.
