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Date of these obituaries: 12-08-1999
Nancy Air, hospital volunteer
Nancy C. Air of Crescent Springs taught her children valuable lessons about helping the sick and underprivileged during the years she volunteered at Booth Hospital and the Covington Protestant Children's Home.
Mrs. Air also taught her children that the good health and stable home they enjoyed obligated them to make the most of their advantages.
"She was loving and practical, a mother who made you do for yourself and be responsible for yourself," said her son, Dr. Gordon W. Air of Crescent Springs.
Mrs. Air died Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was 92 years old.
Mrs. Air was born Nancy Smith in the southern West Virginia town of Bluefield and reared in Granville, Ohio.
She married
Dr. Clements Walker Air in 1932 and became a homemaker. Her husband's career as a doctor played a big part in Mrs. Air's choice of community service.
Mrs. Air volunteered at Booth Hospital, where she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary. She also was a former member of the Kenton-Campbell County Medical Society Ladies Auxiliary.
"My dad was a doctor and he was always busy and involved and she saw that as part of her duty," said Dr. Gordon Air.
He said his mother's commitment to duty did not mean she was a dour person. She had a wonderful, dry sense of humor and loved to read, he said.
Mrs. Air was a former board member of the Covington Protestant Children's Home.
She and her husband also were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Ludlow. Dr. Clements Walker Air died in 1987.
"They were very faithful members of the church all their lives," said their son.
Other survivors include a daughter, Julia Maloney of Corvallis, Ore.; a brother, E.H. Smith of Warrenton, Va.; sisters, Virginia Neuschel of Clemmons, N.C., and Fenton Robb of Baltimore; five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or First Presbyterian Church, 429 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Claude Lee Blackburn, 67, of Highland Heights, died at 8:25 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. He was a retired truck driver with Hess & Racke Hardware and Lumber Co., Alexandria, and a former post commander with Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205 in Alexandria. He was an Army veteran. His wife, Bernice Racke Blackburn, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Claudia Chalk of Alexandria and Cheryl Orth of California; brothers, Allen Blackburn of Richmond, Va., and Bruce Blackburn of Gainesville, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or to charity.
Gertrude J. Decker, 91, of West Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a telephone operator with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of St. Ann Church, Covington. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include a son, William Decker of Florida; a daughter, Joyce Scheller of Villa Hills; a sister, Phyllis Brandhuber of Naples, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Ann Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, P. O. Box 12025, Covington, Ky. 41012; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Howard E. Free, 66, of Midway, died Friday in Tazewell, Tenn., after a lengthy illness. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include daughters, Gladys Marie Fredrick of Williamstown and Michelle Smith of Versailles; brothers, Phillip Free and Delbert Free, both of Fortville, Ind.; and a sister, Hazel Lockridge of Newcastle, Ind.
Graveside services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
James Howard Hamby, 51, of Fort Thomas, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired cable repairman with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Hamby; a son, James H. Hamby II of Fort Thomas; daughters, Christina Hamby of Newport and Kimberly Hamby of Southgate; and sisters, Patty Hamby and Lena Lawson, both of Williamsburg.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Fort Thomas. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1012 14th St., Suite 201, Washington, D.C. 20005. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Anna Marie Helton, 85, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Church of God, Erlanger. Her husband, David B. Helton, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Sola Roberts of Fort Thomas; a sister, Pauline Cannon of Cincinnati; a brother, Alva E. Harris of Columbus, Ohio; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Frank K. Hill, 68, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Hospice Care Center in Lexington. He was a bus driver and an Army veteran of the Korean War. A son, Ronald Lewis Hill, and a daughter, Rebecca Lane Hill, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Stella M. Stith Hill; brothers, Cecil Hill of Georgetown and J. R. Hill of Cynthiana; and sisters, Louise House of Harrison County, Margaret Cobbs of Monroe, Ohio, and Judy Richie of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. A reception will follow services at the Elmarch United Methodist Church, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Cora Hurst, 71, of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Tina Johns, 30, of Crittenden, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Arthur Raymond Kenney, 89, of Highland Heights, died at 9:15 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a former treasurer for the City of Southgate. His wife, Jeanette Scheider Kenney, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Laverne Smith of Highland Heights; a son, Richard Kenney of St. Louis; a sister, Sister Mary Agnes Kenney of Louisville; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Therese CHurch, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese Church, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Jason Sanders, 21, of Independence, died at 12:17 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an employee of Tate Builders Supply Co. in Erlanger, a member of Taylor Mill Church of Christ and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include a son, Michael Allen Otten of Cold Spring; his father, James Michael Sanders of Southgate; his mother and stepfather, Sandra McClain Cox and Samuel T. Cox of Independence; a half-brother, Casey James Cox of Independence; half-sisters, Susan Lynn Howard and Shelby McKenna Cox, both of Independence; grandparents, Frank Sanders of Covington and Dorothy Bohnert of Visalia; step-grandparents, James and Betty Cox of Shelbyville, and Harold Bohnert of Visalia; and his fiancee, Emily Sandfoss of Independence.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Taylor Mill Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, and from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Taylor Mill Church of Christ, 6293 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
George P. Schambach, 79, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Crestview Hills, died Dec. 1 at his home. He was a retired electrical engineer with IBM, a member of the Largo, Fla., Knights of Columbus, and an Army veteran of World War II. During the war, he served in the Ordnance Corps at the White Sands Proving Grounds.
Survivors include his wife, E. Louise Schambach; sons, Dr. Richard Schambach of Glade Springs, Va., Dr. Thomas Schambach of Normal, Ill., and John Schambach of Manassas, Va.; a daughter, Patti Stiles of Yorktown, Va.; a sister, Dolores Glindmeyer of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Dr. William Schambach of Fort Thomas; and nine grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Florida Sun Coast, 300 E. Bay Drive, Largo, Fla. 33770; or to charity.
