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Date of these obituaries: 01-20-2000
Nettie Lane, among last Spanish-American War widows
Nettie B. Lane, one of the last Spanish-American War widows in the state, died at he r Erlanger home Tuesday at age 106.
She painted, gardened, quilted and was an active member of the Wesley Methodist Church in Ludlow for more than 75 years.
She and her husband, William Ben Lane, raised five children. He was already a veteran and 21 years her senior when they married
in 1921. She was 27.
"He was so much younger than his years and my mother was older than her years," said their daughter, Anna Bell Lane of Erlanger.
"They were wonderful together."
Another daughter, Lillian Ruehrwein of Geendale, Ind., recalled her mother's rich faith and perseverance. "Everything I know about morality and Christianity, I learned from her," said Mrs. Ruehrwein.
The family home was a gathering place for relatives and friends who would stay for weeks or months.
"I never, ever heard her complain. She accepted whatever happened and went on," Mrs. Ruehrwein said.
The family lived in Bromley until they lost everything in the 1937 flood, Mrs. Ruehrwein said. Then they moved to a farm on Amsterdam Road. In 1942, tragedy struck again. Spontaneous combustion in just-harvested hay caught the barn on fire. They lost the barn and a day later smoldering sparks from the barn caught the eaves of the house on fire. Mrs. Lane was in town dealing with paperwork on the barn fire and returned to see the house collapsing in flames, her daughter said.
"When my dad came home, she looked at him and started to cry. He said 'Mother, look at your five children and consider yourself lucky.' "
The family started over, thanking God for each other, Mrs. Ruehrwein said. They moved to a bungalow in Bromley and stayed there until Mr. Lane retired from the Southern Railroad in 1948. They moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., and lived there until he died in 1957.
Mrs. Lane was never afraid to try something new. Her daughters, Anna Bell Lane and Virginia Smyly, were doing missionary work in Costa Rica. She got a visa and joined them.
While in Costa Rica, Mrs. Lane also took art lessons at the university. Throughout her retirement years she painted landscapes.
In the late 1960s, her daughters returned to Northern Kentucky, and Mrs. Lane shared a house with Anna Bell Lane, first in Fort Mitchell and then in Erlanger, for close to 30 years.
She took up chair caning in her 90s and never stopped gardening.
"Our mother was an organic gardener before it was popular," said Mrs. Ruehrwein. "She had a magic touch with flowers and vegetables."
Grace Jones of Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, was one of Mrs. Lane's students in Sunday School classes as a child.
"She was very sweet, and calm. You just loved to be around her," Mrs. Jones said.
Mrs. Lane celebrated her 106th birthday Dec. 10.
Survivors also include a daughter, Nettie Barnett of Battle Creek, Mich.; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Her son, Carl, died in 1978, and a daughter, Virginia Smyly, died in 1986.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Wesley Methodist Church in Ludlow. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials may be made to the church, 319 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Kenneth Harlan Barr, 83, of Ghent, died Wednesday at his home. He was a supervisor with the Carroll County Road Department, a former state highway department worker and a construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Cardwell Barr; a daughter, Teresa A. Louden of Carrollton; sons, Kenneth L. Barr of Ghent, Troy P. Barr of Carrollton and Chad H. Barr of Louisville; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Luekemia Society of America, in care of Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
William Douglas Bentley, 77, of Verona, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a retired Army veteran and a member of Orchard Street Baptist Church in Elsmere. Mr. Bentley was a World War II veteran and a member of Disabled American Veterans and Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423, Elsmere.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Bentley; a son, Vernon Douglas Bentley of Dry Ridge; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Thelma C. Hunnicutt Braun, of Madeira, Ohio, formerly of Ludlow, died Tuesday at Madeira Health Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Bromley Christian Church, Queen Esther Court No. 21 of the Order of the Amaranth, and Covington Shrine No. 10. Her husband, John Braun, died in 1988. A son, John "Jack" Braun, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Bob Braun of Cincinnati; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Association, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or to charity.
Mary A. Brown, 71, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Boaz Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a brother, Charles Marshall; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere.
Harold Ray Brunst, 71, of Independence, died Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. He was a retired mechanic with Escue Pontiac Co. and a member of Latonia Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Gibson Brunst; a son, Doug Brunst of Independence; and one grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Frank M. Cheevers Jr., 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Sunday at All Saints Episcopal Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas. He was an auditor with the Internal Revenue Service. His wife, Dorothy Cheevers, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Bill Cheevers Jr. of Cincinnati; a daughter, Gayle Herfel of Fort Worth; a brother, Arthur Cheevers of Covington; a sister, Sister Mary Ellen of Melbourne; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Mabel Lee Easton, 85, of Florence, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Burlington Baptist Church. Her husband, Clarence Earl Easton, died in 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Wilma Moore of Melbourne, Fla., and Donna Walton of Cottonwood, Ariz.; sons, Daryl Easton of Melbourne, Fla., and James Easton of Burlington; brothers, Winston Sorrell of Falmouth and Lloyd Sorrell of Falmouth; sisters, Hattie Daugherty of Falmouth and Ada Moore of Falmouth; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Woodspoint Nursing Home, 7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
John Patrick "Jack" Farrell, 72, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired pharmacist with Farrell's Pharmacy, a former Ludlow mayor and former Ludlow city councilman.
Mr. Farrell was a member of St. Peter in Chains Church in Cincinnati and Sts. Boniface an d James Church, Ludlow, and the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Kentucky and Northern Kentucky pharmacists associations and a former member of the Ludlow Volunteer Fire Department. Brothers William Farrell and Edward C. Farrell Jr. preceded him in death.
Survivors include a brother, Robert Farrell of Ludlow; and sisters, Margaret Ryan of Ludlow and Mary Hillenmeyer of Brooksville.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sts. Boniface and James Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Sts. Boniface and James Church, 304 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016; or Notre Dame Academy, 1699 Hilton Drive, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Margaret A. Gallagher, 88, of Fort Wright, died at 1:46 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired supervisor with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Telephone Pioneers of Cincinnati Bell. Her husband, William Klaiss, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Lucille Rusk of Florence; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption Cathedral Foundation or Cathedral Garden Guild, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
William T. Gordon, 78, of Troy, Ohio, formerly of Dayton, died Tuesday at Harbor Side Health Care Center in Troy. He was retired chief electrical engineer with Westinghouse Corp., and vice president of A. O. Smith, Ashland. He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society, the Phi Delta Fraternity and AIEE Society of Engineers. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. A son, Mark Gordon, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Hobbs Gordon; sons, Barry Gordon of Troy and Thomas Gordon of Deland, Fla.; a daughter, Jennifer Shanks of Delphos, Ohio; and a sister, Betty Martin of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Riverside School MRDD in Troy, Ohio; or to charity.
Dana Alan Lenhof, 49, of Spring Hill, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Jan. 14 at Oak Hills Hospital in Spring Hill. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a son, Justin Stratis of Williamstown; his father, Donald Lenhof of Cincinnati; his mother and stepfather, Joy and Bob Sullivan of Florida; brothers, Tim Lenhof of Burlington and Marty Lenhof of Florence; a half-brother, Donnie Lenhof of Alexandria, Va.; and a sister, Karen Sullivan of Florence.
Memorial visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Vietnam Veterans of America, 8418 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215.
Thelma B. Martin, 85, of Covington, died Jan. 12 in Louisville. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a sister, Myrtle Lathan of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Covington. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Wayne Z. Prickett Sr., 67, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Tuesday at Plaza Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas. He was a retired aeronautics engineer. His wife, Gwen H. Prickett, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Wayne Z. Prickett Jr. of Granbury, Texas, and L. Scott Prickett of Macomb, Mich.; a daughter, Leslie A. Dill of Pottstown, Pa.; brothers, James Prickett of Cincinnati and Steve Prickett of Deland, Fla.; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the Cincinnati Zoo, 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Ronald Ratliff, 53, of Columbia, Tenn., formerly of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. He was a senior manufacturing engineer in forward programs vehicle systems for Saturn and formerly worked for General Motors in Norwood, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Cathy Huck Ratliff; a son, Ronald Scott Ratliff of Alexandria; a daughter, Allison Richelle Ratliff of Columbia, Tenn.; his mother, Rose Belcher Ratliff of Fort Thomas; sisters, Wilma Jean Ratliff of Covington, Linda Piccirillo of Alexandria and Denise Ratliff of Fort Thomas; brothers, William Michael Ratliff of Erlanger, Dennis Ratliff of Newport and Alan Ratliff of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services were Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home, Columbia, Tenn. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley, P. O. Box 40466, Nashville, Tenn. 37204.
Nadine Saunders, 82, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired computer specialist for Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
Survivors include two nephews.
Graveside services were Tuesday at Hillsboro Cemetery, Fleming County. Boone-Nickell Funeral Home, Flemingsburg, handled arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Salvation Army, SWONE, Kentucky Division Development Office, 114 E. Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45210.
Georgia L. Scott, 74, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Albert E. Scott; sons, Albert Daryle Scott of Falmouth and Mark Scott of Walton; daughters, Donna Sue Scott of Florence, Brenda Lynn of Elsmere, Anna Walls of Dry Ridge and Tammy Merrill of Falmouth; brothers, Joseph Silvey of Union and George Silvey of Largo, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Robert H. Simon, 72, of Newport, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. He was a retired auto mechanic.
Survivors include brothers, Richard Simon of Newport, Leo Simon of Bellevue and Jack Simon of Hampton, N.H.; sisters, Mary Means of Newport, Dolores Caldwell of Cincinnati and Ann Simon of Newport.
No services are planned. Mr. Simon was cremated. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Nelson E. Sowders, 61, of Covington, died at 6:32 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired supervisor with General Signal Corp. in Cincinnati. A brother, Robert Sowders, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Ed Sowders of Florence; his mother, Eliza Williford of Covington ; sisters, Rose Faye Barnett of Walton, Edith Brooks of Independence, Joann Coleman of Salem, Ala., Stella Hill of Oregon, Ohio, Agnes Palmer of Callis, Ore., and Sarah Cain of Clearwater, Fla.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Carol Burkart Vickers, 59, of Dayton, died at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Vickers, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, David Vickers of Dayton and Mark Vickers of Florence; sisters, Pat Martz of Ross, Beverly Warndorf and Sue Thomas, both of Fort Thomas, and Judy Schumacher of Cold Spring; brothers, James Burkart of Fort Thomas and Joseph Burkart of Cold Spring; and one granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
William C. White, 71, of Dry Ridge, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an iron worker with Iron Workers Union Local No. 44 in Cincinnati and a member of Eggleston United Methodist Church, Independence. A daughter, Tina Holder, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Hannah Breeden White; stepsons, Dennis Perry of Williamstown, Bobby Perry of Taylor Mill and Jerry Perry of Burlington; sisters, Wanda Dunn of Walton and Joann Smith of Independence; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to charity. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
