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Date of these obituaries: 02-28-2000
Verona's Luther Risner, helped Big Bone Lick State Park grow
Luther Risner, of Verona, a former park manager who took Big Bone Lick State Park from a picnic area to what it is today, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was 91.
Mr. Risner had retired as an expediter from Avco Financial Services and was farming when he was asked to be a manager for the park. When he started working there, there were just a few picnic tables, said his daughter, Lucille Maddox of Verona.
But her father took charge and was responsible for construction of the new office building, a swimming pool and campground. He also helped gain funding to buy surrounding acreage to expand the park.
"He didn't mind going to Frankfort and saying 'I need such and such,' " Ms. Maddox said.
Mr. Risner had several careers before the state park. A native of Morgan County, Mr. Risner later moved to Perry County where he taught school in a one-room school house. It was there that he owned and operated the Risner and Dunn General Store with his wife, Cassie Dunn Risner, who preceded him in death.
Mr. Risner was also a Kentucky State Police officer in Hazard before moving to Boone County to farm.
Mr. Risner was well-known in the farming community. People would often stop by to sit and and drink the cider he made from apples he grew on his farm. Mr. Risner was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and liked to sing in the church choir, his daughter said. He was a deacon emeritus at the church.
Other survivors include a son, J. D. Risner of Verona; daughter, Edna Mae "Tag" Pearson of Hamilton, Ohio; sisters, Virginia Vest and Mattie Arnett, both of Verona; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Dora McWethy Borders, 86, of Kettering, Ohio, formerly of Florence, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Creek Nursing Home, Kettering. She was a retired bookkeeper with McAlpin's department stores and a member of Petersburg Baptist Church. Her first husband, Kirtley McWethy, died in 1957. Her second husband, August Borders, died in 1983.
Survivors include daughters, Hazel Becknel of Union and Alice Bashore of Denver, Pa.; sons, Joseph McWethy of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Charles McWethy of Centerville, Ohio; sisters, Freda Pitts of Florence and Norma Humphries of Lexington; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mary Jane Branscum, 79, of Alexandria, died Friday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was the former owner of Ross Aluminum Products in Alexandria, and a former volunteer and member of St. Luke Ladies Auxiliary, St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. Her husband, Ross A. Branscum, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Stubbs of California and Linda Vogelpohl of Alexandria; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Camp NorthWood, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Richard C. Cornelius, 83, of Park Hills, died at 6:05 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired postal worker with the U.S. Postal Service, a member of Mercer Lodge No. 777 in Lawrenceburg and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Violet Cornelius; daughters, Jean Gibson and Barbara Lucas, both of Cincinnati; brothers, Dan Cornelius of Harrodsburg and Jack Cornelius of Lawrenceburg; sisters, Julia Spear of Florida, Lyda Todd of Harrodsburg and June Grivetti of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Estill H. Davis, 85, of Germantown, died at 8 a.m. Friday at Maysville Extended Care Center. He was a farmer and a member of Germantown United Methodist Church. His wife, Florence Johnson Davis, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Larry Davis of Cincinnati and Phillip Davis of Covington; a daughter, Donna Gifford of Aberdeen, Ohio; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Germantown United Methodist Church, Germantown, Ky. 41044.
Wilford "Bill" Elliott, 79, of Walton, died at 9:45 p.m. Saturday at the Meadows Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a former assembly line worker with General Motors, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sisters, Edith Hudson of Port Charles, Fla., Dorothy McCoy of Medway, Ohio, Beulah Knoblock of Dayton, Ohio, Edna Lagemann and Marguerite Meese, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Union Life Squad, Union, Ky. 41091.
Floyd Kenneth Evans, 67, of Maysville, died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a retired farmer and employee of January and Wood Co., where he worked the dye and organizations house. His wife, Carolyn Jean Evans, died in 1987. A daughter, Daisy Mae Campbell, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Danny Ray Evans of Dover and Everett Evans of Foxport; a brother, Walter Ray Evans of Maysville; sisters, Daisy Walker Boyd, Bonnie Evans and Bessie Evans, all of Georgetown, Ohio, Helen Berry of Trinity and Wanda Green Hill of Ripley, Ohio; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in McClurg Cemetery, Concord.
Richard Ficke, 73, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
James E. Fralix, 89, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home, Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and a member of Milford Christian Church. His wife, Christine Barnes Fralix, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, James B. Fralix of Bracken County; a daughter, Ermalene Evans of Lexington; a sister, Betty Whiteman of Northern Kentucky; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Terry Wayne Gilbert, 43, of Dover, died at 11:51 p.m. Friday at his home. He was an ironworker with EGC Construction Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Shawn O'Daire Gilbert of Maysville; daughters, Trista Renea Gilbert and Angela Jean Gilbert, both of Maysville; his parents, Eugene and Joyce Gilbert, both of Maysville; a brother, Timothy Gilbert of Maysville; a grandmother, Neoma Gilbert of Vanceburg; and one grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville.
Anna Elizabeth Jones, 89, of Owenton, died Friday at Tri-County Hospital in LaGrange. She was a homemaker and a member of Sligo Baptist Church. Her husband, Stanley Jones Sr., died in 1974. Her son, Stanley Jones Jr., died earlier this year.
Survivors include daughters, Helen Gibson and Jean Hicks, both of Owen County; 11 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Wanda Jean Jones, 58, of Carrollton, died Friday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Turners Station Baptist Church, Carrollton.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Jones; daughters, Frances Devine of Carrollton and Wanda Sue Meadows of Madison, Ind.; a son, William Franklin Jones of Madison; sisters, Wilma Smith of Carrollton and Barbara Quire of Bethlehem; a brother, Donald Perry of Worthville; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in English Cemetery, Carrollton.
Peter Krauser Sr., 90, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Covington, died Thursday in Nashville. He was a retired chef.
Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Welz of Cincinnati; a sister, Barbara Strittholt of Cincinnati; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Paul Edward Leepole, 64, of Worthville, formerly of Covington, died Friday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville. He was a security guard and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Worthville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Della Grace Leepole of Worthville; a sister, Dorlene Long of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gadens, Taylor Mill.
Danny T. Livengood, 41, of Corinth, drowned Saturday at Corinth Lake.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Martin R. Loomis, 43, of Berry, drowned Saturday at Corinth Lake.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
John Love, 72, of Corinth, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Leroy Moore, 74, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of Gates Rubber Co. and the Baldwin Piano Co. in Cincinnati, and a member of Florence Baptist Church. He was a member of the church Sanctuary Choir, and was a former Sunday school teacher and deacon at the church. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, N. Jean Stephenson Moore; daughters, Debbie Rollins of Union, Deann McCubbin of Sanders and Denise Black of Florence; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Beaver Lick Christian Cemetery, Walton. Memorials are suggested to Florence Baptist Church Music Ministry, Box 456, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Paint Lick Baptist Church Building Fund, Route 1, Box 217, Warsaw, Ky. 41095. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Lillie Napier, 65, of Stuart, Fla., died Feb. 18 at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach, Fla. She was a retired supervisor with Bell South Telephone Co., Miami.
Survivors include sisters, Edith Nickel of Williamstown and Roberta Baker Hicks of Hazard; and brothers, Roy Napier of Dry Ridge, Delmer Napier of Alabama, Jimmy R. Napier and Lewis Napier, both of Hazard.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Delores Jean Parsons, 69, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a sales associate with Dillard's and a member of Florence Christian Church.
Her husband, Louis T. Parsons, died in 1988.
Survivors include her son, John Parsons of Crittenden; daughter, Jennifer Rieman of Florence; brother, Dick Henderson of Batavia, Ohio, sister, Janet LeBare of Independence, and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Florence Christian Church. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Nathan M. Runyon, 2, of Newport, drowned Friday in a neighbor's pool.
Survivors include his parents, Mandine Warren of Covington and Deanna Runyon of Newport; a sister, Katherine Runyon of Newport; a brother, Ronald Headen of Newport; grandparents, Joseph and Kathy Runyon of Newport; and great-grandmother, Sylvia Parrish of Newport.
Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Radel Funeral Home, 822 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Richard Stewart, 58, of Ludlow, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Helen K. Thompson, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Fort Thomas. She was a Gray Lady during World War II at the Army post in Fort Thomas. Her husband, William N. Thompson, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Onest of Fort Thomas; a son, William P. Thompson of Birmingham, Mich.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Clay "Dude" Tipton, 85, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired groundskeeper with Campbell County Golf Course and a Navy veteran of World War II. Sons, Donald A. Tipton and Jay C. Tipton, died in 1953 and 1966, respectively.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Tipton; sons, Paul "Bud" Tipton and Ray Tipton, both of Alexandria; daughters, Gayle Baker of Alexandria, Neice Fultz of Falmouth and Connie Sendelbach of Grants Lick; a brother, Wilton "Hump" Tipton of Highland Heights; 18 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johns Hill Cemetery, Wilder.
Wilfred E. "Bill" Todd, 84, of Carthage, died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired salesman with the former Bluegrass Supply Co. in Covington, and attended Carthage United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Laverna Mae Todd of Carthage.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Carthage United Methodist Church, Route 1, Box 199, California, Ky. 41007; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Eugene J. Vissman Jr., 75, of Fort Wright, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a sales representative with International Shoe Co. He was a member of Happy Loafers and Stephen Ministers, and a former member of Toastmasters and Masons.
Survivors include his wife, Natalyn Vissman; a son, John Vissman of Covington; a daughter, Judith Pomfret of Bartlesville, Okla.; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel United Methodist Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Floydsburg Cemetery, Crestwood. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel United Methodist Church, Eugene J. Vissman Jr. Scholarship Fund, 2551 Dixie Hwy, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Connie Simmons Workman, 48, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at St. Joseph Hospice Care Center, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Cynthiana First Church of God. She was a former member of the board of education at the church.
Survivors include her husband, Michael G. Workman; sons, Travis J. McElhenie of Hockley, Texas, and Tyler D. Workman of Harrison County; a stepson, Michael G. Workman Jr. of Harrison County; a stepdaughter, Lori A. Lyons of Harrison County; her parents, Lymon O. Simmons and Harrison County and Dolores Chichester of Orlando, Fla.; a sister, Penny S. Fox of Coldwater, Mich.; one grandson and four step-granddaughters.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cynthiana First Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Republican Cemetery, Harrison County. Memorials are suggested to First Church of God, Scott and Carole Musser, Spain Mission, North Main St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Albert Harold Yelton, 76, of Covington, died at 3:16 p.m. Friday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service, a Navy veteran of World War II and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, Fred Yelton of Walton; a brother, Bill Yelton of Florence; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Ona B. Yelton, 92, of Frankfort, died Saturday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of the Frankfort Garden Club and Franklin County Homemakers. Her husband, A. D. Yelton, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Philip A. Yelton of Louisville and Paul R. Yelton of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Burlington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort.
