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Date of these obituaries: 11-08-1999
Marcia Henry, pushed for tax to keep Beechwood School open
Without Marcia Mitchell Henry, Beechwood School in Fort Mitchell might have shut its doors 20 years ago.
When she and her family moved to Fort Mitchell in 1979, there was talk of closing the school. Mrs. Henry co-chaired, with her husband, a board that in 1981 fought for a tax levy to keep the school alive.
The school got the money and Mrs. Henry's two daughters later graduated from there.
Fighting for the school was typical of his wife, a former teacher who always thought to help other people, said Dr. Hugh Henry, her husband of 30 years.
"She genuinely wanted to do a greater good," he said. "She really left Beechwood and Fort Mitchell a much better place."
Mrs. Henry, 52, of Ryland, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was an active volunteer at Beechwood School for 12 years, held several PTA offices and was "Santa's House" chairwoman at the school.
She was also on the city's first tree board, was a worship chairman at her church and a co-chair and organizing committee member of the Kenton County Republican Women's Club. The club honored her with its lifetime achievement award last spring.
Mrs. Henry was a member of the Ryland Lakes Country Club, the Ryland Women's club and was a past president of the Fort Mitchell Garden Club. Mrs. Henry was chosen by her peers to be the first editor of Fort Mitchell Living magazine, a post she held for almost half a decade.
Other survivors include daughters, Courtney Henry and Heather Henry, both of Lakeside Park; and a sister, Peggy Moore of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel United Methodist Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Marcia Henry Ovarian Cancer Education Foundation, in care of People's Bank, 111 Lookout Farm Drive, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017. Money donated to the fund before Dec. 31 will be matched by an anonymous donor.
Elmer B. Allison, 83, of Carlisle, formerly of Mason County, died Friday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Germantown Baptist Church. A son, Elmer Allison Jr., and a stepson, June Ross, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Stelia Ross Allison; a son, Harry Allison of Germantown; a daughter, Linda Miller of Maysville; brothers, Archie Allison of Elizabethtown, John Allison of Flemingsburg and Charles Allison of Mays Lick; sisters, Alene Allison of Mays Lick, Etta Mae Moneyhon of Maysville and Ruth Glenn Richards of Cape Coral, Fla.; seven grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elizaville Cemetery, Fleming County. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Bertha Ellen Carpenter, 91, of Independence, died at 6:50 a.m. Friday at her daughter's residence in Independence. She was a retired meat packer for Loray Meat Packing Co. in Cincinnati and a member of Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church. Her husband, William E. Carpenter, died in 1985.
Survivors include sons, Charles H. Carpenter and James Ralph Carpenter, both of Independence; daughters, Lucille Walker of Erlanger and Eula Mae Vance of Independence; a sister, Minnie Gabbard of Ada, Okla.; 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church, 5336 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Earline King Carter, 63, of Latonia Lakes, died at 12:20 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Earl R. Carter; sons, Gary Craig of San Antonio, Larry Craig of Corbin and Harold Craig Jr. of Winchester; a daughter, Vicky Hunter of Nashville, Tenn.; her mother, Bonnie Elam King of Flat Lick; brothers, Don King of Lebanon, Ohio, Barney King, J. B. King and Walter King, all of Flat Lick, and Rondal King of Tulsa, Okla.; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Lewis Martin Custard, 87, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired farmer and a deacon with Macedonia Baptist Church in Cynthiana. His wife, Catherine Moore Custard, and a daughter, Velma Jean Foster, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, William S. Custard of Harrison County; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Macedonia Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Harrison County.
Sydney Wilford Daily, 90, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana.
She was a retired purchasing agent with Plumbers Supply Co. in Louisville and a member of St. Edward Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include his wife, Lila Jennings Daily; a son, Thomas Daily of Cynthiana; daughters, Suzanne Cooke of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Shirley Ackerman of Springfield, Ill.; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Edward Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in St. Edward Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to St. Edward Church, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Norma C. Meyer Davis, 91, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired bookkeeper with White Villa Foods and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Her husband, Clarence L. Davis, died in 1983.
Survivors include a niece, Barbara McMullen of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Joseph William Fisk, 79, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Independence, American Legion Post No. 277, Wilmington Masonic Lodge No. 362, Carpenters Union Local No. 698 and the Erlanger Lions Club. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Vera "Fritzi" Voss Fisk; a daughter, Deborah Prindle of Florence; a son, Fred Fisk of Covington, Ga.; a sister, Mildred Popp of Independence; a brother, Edgar Fisk of Independence; one grandson, two step-grandchildren and two step- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Emma Phillips Gamble, 93, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Thomas Gamble, and a son, Dale Gamble, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, James Phillips of Covington; daughters, Georgia Lovitt of Dayton, Ohio, Ethel Knuckles and Annette Suddendorf, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Mary Williams of Oneida, Tenn.; 23 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Neidhard-Hensley Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Loraine Gregory, 87, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Dorothy Louise Carius Griggs, 78, of Villa Hills, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired inspector with Rockwell Corp., Florence. A son, Charles Griggs, died in 1975.
Survivors include her husband, Wilson "Jiggs" Griggs; a son, Wilbur "Bill" Griggs of Villa Hills; a daughter, Sharon Baker of Dry Ridge; a brother, Jack Carius of Alexandria; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
James H. Haley, 51, of Brooksville, died Saturday at his home. He was an auditor with the state, a member of Powersville Christian Church in Bracken County and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Lisa H. Buerkley of Brooksville; a son, Trevor L. Haley of Cincinnati; his mother, Lillian H. Haley of Brooksville; sisters, Deidri H. Metcalf of Alexander, N.C., and Connie H. Clayton of Brooksville; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Powersville Christian Church, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Lorene Lee Hearn, 76, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood She was a homemaker and a member of Lusby Mill Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. Her husband, Bennie Hearn, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, William Thomas Hearn, Richard Wayne Hearn and Johnny James Hearn, all of Dry Ridge, Howard Bennie Hearn of Sanders, Bobby Allen Hearn of Independence and Glenn Ray Hearn of Williamstown; daughters, Brenda Sue Goodman and Annie May Lutz, both of Marion, N.C., Nancy Carol Scrogham and Phyllis Jean Rose, both of Dry Ridge; brothers, Howard Lee of Jonesville and Bill Lee of Poplar Grove; a sister, Florence Hearn of Jonesville; 31 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Mandia Smallwood Herzner, 62, of Elsmere, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include a daughter, Rene Sams of Anderson, Ind.; sisters, Mary Reed of Florence, Shirley Little of Walton, Toncia Dominguez of Elsmere, Dessie Kennedy of Alexandria, Betty Griffin and Axie Connley, both of Dayton; a brother, Robert Smallwood of Brockport, Ill.; and two grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was at Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery.
Garry Hinkle, 42, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Latonia, died Wednesday in Tucson. He was a construction worker with Home Builder in Tucson and an Navy veteran. His mother, Phyllis Day, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Jason Wurzeleacher of Cincinnati; his stepfather, Benny Day of Cincinnati; a brother, Benny Day II of Independence; and sisters, Billy Carter of Falmouth and Sheila Day of Latonia.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger.
Florence Hollon, 85, of Walton, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired teacher with Campbell County schools and a member of Pentecostal Church of God, Newport. Her husband, Samuel T. Hollon, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Mattie Hollon of Walton.
Services were this morning at Warren F. Toler Funeral Home, Irvine. Burial was in West Irvine Cemetery.
Rissie Howard, 93, of Burlington, died Saturday at North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla. She was a homemaker, and a member of Burlington Baptist Church and the Burlington Senior Citizens Club. Her husband, Walter Howard, died in 1982.
Survivors include daughters, Alma Wilson and Rosemary Gurren, both of Florence, and Jean Meimann of Tampa, Fla.; sons, James Howard of Rabbit Hash and Walter Howard of Burlington; 21 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to charity.
E. Naomi Luckhardt, 82, of Latonia, died at 1:25 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired supervisor with the former Fashion Frocks Inc. in Cincinnati and Edgewood and a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia.
Survivors include a sister, Ruth M. Eager of Latonia; and a brother, Charles Luckhardt of Knoxville, Tenn.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to charity. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Ben Frank Mason, 76, of Independence, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Teresa A. Rich, 48, of Walton, died at 9:05 a.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Rich; sons, Brannon Rich of Ludlow and Casey Rich of Walton; a daughter, Tricia Rich of Walton; a brother, James Bradford of Union; and sisters, Diane Deaton of Aurora, Ind., and Joyce Stewart of Independence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. TuesdayN9 at St. Paul Church, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Cancer Research Institute, Susan G. Romen Breast Cancer Research Fund, 681 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
J. Estill Smith, 83, of Ryland Heights, died at 5:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired machine operator with Liberty Cherry Co., Latonia. His wife, Georgia Smith, died in 1989. Sons Robert Smith and Wade Smith also preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Opal Iles of Ryland Heights and Judy Auton of Ludlow; sons, Ronald Smith and Donald Smith, both of Ryland Heights; brothers, James R. Smith of Newport and Cecil Smith of Marengo, Ohio; a sister, Marie Hodge of Covington; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gooch Cemetery, Kins Mountain.
Rita Ann "Meme" Stuntebeck Smith, 75, of Florence, died at 10:05 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and the Ludlow Lady Hobo Club.
Survivors include her husband, Edward J. Smith; a son, Benny Smith of Elsmere; a daughter, Patty Sparrow of Florence; a brother, Ralph "Bo" Stuntebeck of Erlanger; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45103.
Rev. James A. Sowder, 77, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired school teacher and Baptist minister, and a former pastor at Turner Ridge Baptist Church in Pendleton County and Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Cincinnati. Rev. Sowder taught in Ohio and Campbell County and was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Bessie Wilson Sowder; sons, Jim Sowder of Cincinnati, Jerry Sowder of Cold Spring and Terry Sowder of Falmouth; a sister, Pearetta Jesse of Cincinnati; a brother, Herb Sowder of Lancaster; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Turner Ridge Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home. Rev. Sowder's body will lay in state from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Clear Creek Baptist Church, Pineville, Ky. 40977; Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or to charity.
Velma Teegarden, 93, of Augusta, died Saturday at Extenda Care, Augusta. She was a restaurant worker and a member of Berlin Baptist Church. Her husband, Albert Teegarden, preceded her in death. Her children, Alberta Clayton, Richard Teegarden, J. W. Teegarden and Albert Leo Teegarden, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Hank Teegarden of Brooksville, James Teegarden of Louisville and Billy Ray Teegarden of Flemingsburg; daughters, Christine Biddle of Falmouth, Loucille McElfresh of Foster and Joyce Murray of Brooksville; sisters, Eilene Todd of Brooksville, Irene Dawson of Alexandria and Patsy Rosenvelt of Cincinnati; 24 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
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 Neave Cemetery, Brooksville.
Mildred Vogel, 87, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
