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Date of these obituaries: 12-21-1999
Sarah Terrell, maintained keen sense of family's history
Sarah Margaret Riggs Terrell, a gentle woman with a fierce pride in her pioneer forebears, died Saturday at Lafayette Nursing Home in Fayetteville, Ga., where she had moved a month ago from her home in Florence.
Mrs. Terrell was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Women's Club and Dorcas Circle at Erlanger United Methodist Church. She also had been a volunteer with the Sewing Circle and at Colonial Heights in Florence.
Her ancestor, Mary Riggs, traveled to Northern Kentucky on a flatboat. Riggs Road in Erlanger was named for her grandfather, who owned a farm where the road now runs.
"My mother always felt a keen sense of where she came from and what it took to settle this country," said her son, Donald Terrell of Jonesboro, Ga.
Mrs. Terrell and her husband, Wesley G. Terrell, instilled a sense of family history and community history in their son and grandchildren.
"My grandmother ws bright and witty," said granddaughter, Diana Terrell McGuffie, of Madison, Miss. "She had a wonderful sense of humor and a sense of history."
She and her husband used to take road trips in their travel trailer, stopping at historic sites. Donald Terrell remembers his parents taking him camping in the then newly opened Smoky Mountain National Park in the 1930s.
"My parents loved the outdoors," he said. They would pitch an old Army tent and rough it.
The family lived in Bellevue and later moved to Erlanger.
"Family was important," said Mrs. McGuffie. "When we visited, it was always an adventure. My grandmother taught us the family recipes and passed on all the traditions."
Mrs. Terrell's husband died in 1974. She maintained her independence and was a member of Erlanger Senior Citizens but eventually moved to Colonial Heights retirement center. Survivors include her son, Donald Terrell of Jonesboro, Ga.; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Erlanger United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger United Methodist church, 31 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Alexis Burgin, 4 months, of Dayton, died Sunday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Todd and Elizabeth Burgin of Dayton; a brother, Keith Burgin of Dayton; and grandparents, Mark and Ramona Burgin and Phillip and Melinda Young, all of Dayton.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Cemetery. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Patricia A. Dammert, 67, of Ellenton, Fla., formerly of Elsmere, died Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla. She was a former executive director of the Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky and chairwoman of the Bicentennial Bridge Committee for the restoration of the Roebling Suspension Bridge. She was a past president of the Bettie Carter Morgan Women's Club of Erlanger and the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs, and a member of Erlanger Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Dammert; a daughter, Mindy Salierno of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; sons, Michael D. Dammert of Fort Mitchell and Charles E. Dammert of Fort Myers, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Local services will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 29 at Erlanger Christian Church. Services in Florida will be at 2 p.m. today at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Mansion Chapel, Ellenton. Burial will be in Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton. Memorials are suggested to Beechwood Education Foundation, 50 Beechwood Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Gloris "Jean" Dotson, 53, of Hebron, died at 3:10 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Mount Zion Tabernacle, Hebron.
Survivors include her husband, Fred A. Dotson; a daughter, Viola Bee Wend of Hebron; brothers, Clendon Neal and Ernie Neal, both of Goshen, Ohio, and Chester Neal of Felicity, Ohio; sisters, Janet Hunter of Anchorage, Alaska, and Vilida Sherman of Bethel, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Sand Run Cemetery, Hebron.
Edward J. Fitzpatrick, 81, of Edgewood, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired postal supervisor with post offices at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and in Cincinnati. He was a member of St. Pius X Church's Holy Name Society and Catholic Order of Foresters and was a former member of the Kingsman Chorus.
Survivors include his wife, Aurelia Fitzpatrick; sons, Dave Fitzpatrick of West Chester, Ohio, and Bill Fitzpatrick of Burlington; daughters, Pattie Robke of Fort Mitchell and Tina Farrell of Edgewood; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Mr. Fitzpatrick bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Neediest Kids of All, P. O. Box 631700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263; or St. Elizabeth Medical Center Memorial Fund, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Alberta "Bertie" Gaines, 87, of Corinth, died Sunday at Garrard Convalescent Home, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Sherman Full Gospel Church. Her husband, G. D. Gaines, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Sina Yonts of Neon.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery.
Henry Hunley Jr., 69, of Demossville, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a retired maintenance worker with Eagle Creek Golf Course, Crittenden, and was a member of Gardnersville Baptist Church in Pendleton County.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Bates Hunley; sons, Ronnie Lee Hunley of Walton and Jimmy Allen Hunley of Butler; daughters, Donna Jean Damon of Demossville and Amanda Lynn Huffman of Independence; brothers, John Hunley of Glencoe and Tom Hunley of Alabama; nine grandchildren, one step-grandchild and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gardnersville Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Dr. Arthur W. Kratz, 74, of Dallas, formerly of Cincinnati, died Monday in Dallas. He was a former chief of staff at East Town Hospital in Dallas, a former president of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and was board certified in allergy and immunology and internal medicine. Dr. Kratz served on the Board of Housing and Rehabilitation in Dallas after moving there from Cincinnati in 1952. His son, Collin Bruce Kratz, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Kratz; a daughter, Dr. Cindy Kratz-Vint of Wimberley, Texas; brothers, Dr. Charles Kratz of Chicago and Dr. Robert Kratz of Union; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home, Northwest Highway Chapel, Dallas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 560089, Dallas, Texas 75356.
Wilbur "Harold" Overman, 83, of Alexandria, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired crane operator with Interlake Steel and a member of Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 19 in Cold Spring and Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 in Newport. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Overman; a daughter, Mona Ramey of Alexandria; a stepdaughter, Ruth Borcher of Bellevue; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mary B. Schneider, 90, of Park Hills, died at 10:37 p.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a homemaker. A son, Donald Schneider, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sisters, Ruth Trame of Independence, Dolores Willen of Elsmere, Dell Doker of Lakeside Park and Ann Falck of Erlanger; brothers, Bernie Elsbernd of Elsmere, Ray Elsbernd, Lawrence Elsbernd and Irvin Elsbernd, all of Coving ton; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Dorothy Sumpter, 78, of Elsmere, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Elsmere Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Winford Halcomb of Brookville, Ohio; sisters, Evelyn Hony of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Claudia Stone and Hester Patterson, both of Lincolnton, N.C.
Services were at noon today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
James L. Tucker, 58, of Erlanger, died of cancer at noon Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a sheet metal worker with Peck Hannaford and Briggs Co. in Cincinnati for 40 years and was a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local No. 24 in Cincinnati and St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Tierney Tucker; a daughter, Nannette Wildeboer of Taylor Mill; a son, Kevin Tucker of Florence; his mother, Marlene Foley Tucker of Covington; sisters, Donna Carroll of Covington and Diane Becker of Erlanger; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Leo J. Washnock, 85, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired carpenter with Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local No. 698, Cincinnati, a member of St. Patrick Church in Taylor Mill and the church's Irish Rovers, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann Washnock; sisters, Tillie Cammack of Erlanger, Lucille Abdom and Margaret Washnock, both of Independence; a stepdaughter, Margene Wilkins of Greensboro, N.C.; stepsons, Frank W. Nether of Independence and David G. Nether of Chicago; four step-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at St. Patrick Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Prayers will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Women's Crisis Center, 836 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
William Russell Williams, 68, of Falmouth, died Monday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Mr. Williams worked for the former Kawneer Corp. in Cynthiana and retired from Square D after 20 years of service. He was a member of Blanket Creek Baptist Church in Pendleton County and was an Air Force and Naval Reserve veteran. His first wife, Helen Williams, died in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Holland Williams; a stepdaughter, Linda Ross McClanahan of Lexington; stepsons, Frank Lee McClanahan of Lexington, Joe Holland of Richmond, Va., James Holland of Cynthiana and David Holland of Nashville, Tenn.; brothers, George Williams of Cynthiana, Lindsey Williams of Okeechobee, Fla., and Jim Williams of Morehaven, Fla.; eight step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Blanket Creek Baptist Church, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Hardin-Browning American Legion Post No. 109, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
