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Date of these obituaries: 12-06-1999
Shirley Jensen, 'Sunshine Ambassador'
Shirley J. Jensen liked to help people, whether it was seeing that seniors were getting hot meals or giving directions to lost truck drivers.
"She was known as the 'Sunshine Ambassador' with the Ludlow Ladies Civic Club," recalled Mrs. Jensen's son, Dennis Jensen of Covington.
Mrs. Jensen, 74, of Covington, died Friday evening at her home.
She was a retired clerk with Dick's Liquor Store, Covington, retiring in 1994 after working there about 13 years, her son said.
As a retiree, Mrs. Jensen volunteered at Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky. "She made outreach visits, visiting people in their homes, but mostly she was a phone handler, helping people find things they needed, such as air conditioning and meals brought to their homes," Jensen said.
A former resident of Ludlow, Mrs. Jensen was a member of First Baptist Church, Ludlow, and a member of Ludlow Senior Citizens and the former Ludlow Ladies Civic Club. Her position with the civic club, her son said, included sending sympathy and get well cards to families and helping with the weekly bingo.
His mother was also a citizens band radio (CB) enthusiast, who went by the handle "Tom Boy," Jensen said. "She would drive around and help truckers who were lost. I remember one time she headed off a driver who was going south on Scott Street and didn't know about the underpass," he recollected.
His mother was orphaned at age six and had to work hard all of her life, he said. "She had to scrap and fight to keep going. Her favorite saying was, 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease,' " he remembered.
Other survivors also include a son, Wes Jensen of West Chester, Ohio; stepsons, Frank Kratzmeier of Covington and Ben Bowerman of Newport; daughters, Juanita Moon of Phoenix and Betty Dizmang of Ogala, Neb.; a brother, Raymond Perry of Bromley; 14 grandchildren and 14 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. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Lions Club of the donor's choice. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Jesse Rowland Ashcraft, 55, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed stone mason and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Ashcraft; sons, Kelly Ashcraft of Florence and Jesse D. Ashcraft, at home; a daughter, Missy Ashcraft of Southgate; brothers, Richard Willen of Latonia, Jerry Ashcraft and James Ashcraft, both of Covington; sisters, Virginia Bracke of Taylor Mill and Anna Roberts of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Paul Thomas Biehn, 72, of Pendleton County, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired lieutenant colonel with the Air Force, having served for 22 years. For five years of his duty, he was stationed at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., where he flew Air Force One for President Lyndon Johnson.
After retirement, he ran the family farm.
Survivors include a brother, Jack Biehn of Pendleton County.
No services are planned. Mr. Biehn bequeathed his body to the University of Kentucky Medical School. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, handled arrangements.
Rosella Moore Chasson, 89, of Fort Wright, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a retired tailoring supervisor and a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Her husband, Irvin Chasson, died in 1987.
Survivors include a sister, Anne Menkhaus of Covington; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Calvin Lawrence Combs, 48, of Glencoe, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a heavy equipment operator with Lonkard Construction Co. in Florence, a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church in Gallatin County, and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Combs; a son, Mike Delehanty Combs of Milton; daughters, Becky Webster of Verona, Jessie Barteram of Glencoe and Carmon Noel of Florida; a brother, Melbert Ray Combs of Glencoe; sisters, Jill Sharon and Lois Combs, both of Glencoe; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery.
Kenneth Lee Doggett, 78, of Falmouth, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired mechanic with Pendleton County Schools and a member of Antioch Mills Christian Church in Harrison County, Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 611 in Falmouth and Mount Vernon cemetery Board. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Dye Doggett; a son, Bill Doggett of Lexington; a daughter, Janice Doggett Dyche of Lexington; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Antioch Mills Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Antioch Mills Christian Church Building Fund, Cythiana, Ky. 41031.
Billy R. Gabbard Sr., 48, of Covington, died at 6:15 a.m. Saturday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Gabbard; sons, Daniel Gabbard and Billy Gabbard Jr., both of Covington, Troy Gabbard of Dayton; a daughter, Tina Fancher of Florence; his father, Roy Gabbard of Covington; a brother, Lee Gabbard of Charleston, S.C.; sisters, Bridget Stepanian and Michelle Gabbard, both of Covington; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Seldon Hall, 74, of Covington, died at noon Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a self-employed carpenter and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Hall; sons, Mike W. Hall of Florence and David S. Hall of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Janet L. Meadows of Tollesboro; a brother, A. C. Hall of Dry Ridge; sisters, Bea Anderson and Callie Turner, both of Jackson, Helen Turner of Newport and Sue Patton of Tipp City, Ohio; and three grandchildren. A son, Gary L. Hall, was serving in the Marine Corps and has been missing in action since 1975.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James H. Hamby, 51, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Alpha Herald, 76, of Crittenden, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Center, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of New Macedonia Regular Baptist Church, Newport. Her husband, Joe Herald, preceded her in death.
Survivors include brothers, Jesse Herald of Grants Lick, Buck Herald of Highland Heights and Matthew Herald of Harrison, Ohio; and sisters, Anna Baker and Burnetti Baker, both of Alexandria.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at New Macedonia Regular Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Buck Herald Cemetery, Breathitt County.
Lola Jump Jones, 93, of Taylor Mill, died at 3:32 a.m. Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker, the former operator of Jones' Service in Grant Co. and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Grant County and the Williamstown Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 301. Her husband, Floyd Jones, died in 1985. Sons, Harold Roberts and Howard Roberts, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Jason P. Kramer, 20, of Petersburg, died in an auto accident Saturday morning 3 1/2 miles west of Burlington on Ky. 18. He was a clerk with the Kroger Co. in Burlington.
Survivors include his parents, Gary and Brenda Kramer of Petersburg; a brother, Steve Kramer of Latonia; grandparents, Lorraine Brautigan of Covington, and Aleen and Paul Kramer of Florence; and a great-grandmother, Ann Goshorn of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
James Lea, 79, of Lakeside Park, died of cancer at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a self-employed television repairman, having gone into business for himself after working for the Knodel-Tygrett Co. in Cincinnati.
Mr. Lea served in the military intelligence department of the War Department during World War II. After the war, he went into the jewelry business and repaired appliances before working on televisions. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Flenniken Lea; sons, Jim G. Lea of Florence, Gerald Lea and Mark Lea, both of Edgewood; a sister, Marilou Lea of Flatrock, Mich.; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Charles "Pete" Alexis Marsh, 62, of Florence, died Friday at Mount Washington Care Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver with PIE Trucking Co., Cincinnati, an elder with Florence Church of Christ and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Marsh; sons, David J. Marsh of Bradenton, Fla., Danny J. Marsh of Union, Dennis J. Marsh of Hebron and Darrin J. Marsh of Middletown, Ind.; a brother, Richard Marsh of Cincinnati; sisters, Patricia Campbell of Cincinnati and Georgiana Gaunt of Bright, Ind.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 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 Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Melva McDonald, 73, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Marvin O. Morris, 66, of Corinth, died at 11:59 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a former serviceman with Burrough's Electronic Corp., a member of Lystra Church of Christ and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Elizabeth Ballard Morris, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, David Wayne Morris of Odessa, Fla., and Jerry Allen Morris of Williamstown; a daughter, Debra Brown of Corinth; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lystra Church of Christ, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Patrick J. Murphy, 52, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a certified public accountant with Northwestern National Insurance Co., and a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Fort Thomas, where he sang in the church choir. He was a member of the Ohio Society of CPAs and the Institute of CPAs.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Murphy; sons, Andy Murphy and Dan Murphy, both of Fort Thomas; his parents, Francis Steve and Dot Murphy of Bellevue; sisters, Linda Krebs of Alexandria and Sheila Murphy of Bellevue; and brothers, Butch Murphy of Brandon, Fla., Gregg Murphy and Michael Murphy, both of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Catholic Social Services of Northern Kentucky, 3629 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Albert L. "Dutch" Reibling, 88, of Covington, died at 6:50 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Marguerite Alfretta Fleeman Reinheimer, 80, of Foster, died Saturday at Extenda Care, Augusta. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Gilmore Reinheimer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a brother, Paul Clark Fleeman of Foster.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Mary Sue Stull, 49, of Newport, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Charles Stull of Latonia; and daughters, Dawn Bowman, Rebecca Adams, Kathy Bridewell and Linda Neace, all of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Southgate United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Wilder. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Jay B. Webb, 82, of Independence, died at 1:22 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired welder with General Electric, Cincinnati, a member of Hartwell United Methodist Church in Cincinnati and a former elementary school teacher in Lawrence County. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Dorothy Younger Webb, died in 1963.
Survivors include stepdaughters, Lorine Jost of Florida, Deloris Fugate of Alabama and Letha Thomas of Crittenden; a sister, Loray Williamson of Edgewood; 12 step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Rose Hill Mausoleum, Ashland. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Rev. Gilbert Lee Willard, 69, of Covington, died at 10:45 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired machine operator with Miami Margarine in Cincinnati, and a retired minister with Cheviot Church of God in Cincinnati. A daughter, Marilyn Willard, died in 1953. A son, Lonnie Willard, died in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Mason Willard; daughters, Verna Murphy of Bromley and Kathy Daniels of Latonia; a son, Rev. Vernon Willard of Crab Orchard; a brother, Arnold Willard of Frankfort; four granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Newport Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
