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Date of these obituaries: 10-22-1999
William Bradley, restored antique furniture
William H. Bradley was a man of gentle patience who could coax the beauty out of a piece of wood as finely as he could draw the best out of the people around him.
Mr. Bradley died in his sleep at his Edgewood home on Wednesday, a year after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
He had worked for General Motors in the company's quality control accounting and finance department in Cincinnati for 29 years, and after retirement he volunteered as an ambassador at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
He was on the missions and worship councils at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Lakeside Park.
For much of his life he restored and refinished antique furniture and built furniture, turning rich cherry and walnut into dining room sets and bedroom sets.
For his grandchildren, he made fine wooden keepsake boxes with locks, where they would keep their special treasures, said his wife, Bertine.
"He was a loving, gentle man who respected and loved everybody," Mrs. Bradley said. "He especially loved children."
The Bradleys had eight grandchildren and were a dependable cheering section at every ball game and dance recital.
"We went to all the grandparent days at school," Mrs. Bradley said. "Children who didn't have grandparents borrowed him for grandparent day," she said.
Mr. Bradley was just as interested and attentive to those borrowed grandchildren as to his own, his wife said.
Mr. Bradley was an Army veteran of World War II and had been a prisoner of war from 1944 until the war ended in 1945.
Other survivors include a son, Christopher Bradley of Georgetown; a daughter, Cathie Klee of Villa Hills; a stepson, Charles W. Riley of Dry Ridge; stepdaughters, Sherry Lovett of Dayton, Ohio, and Angela Riley of Burlington; a sister, Ruth McKernan of Charlotte, N.C.; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lakeside Presbyterian Church.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 2690 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017; St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit or St. Elizabeth Intensive Care Unit, both at 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mildred Duerstock, 88, of Covington, died Thursday at Village Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Frances Henderson Elam, 97, of Covington, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Clayborne Wilson Gulley, 86, of Germantown, died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington.
He was a farmer and a member of Salem Ridge Methodist Church, Bracken County.
His wife, Mary Ruth Follmer Gulley, and a son, Donnie Wilson Gulley, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Larry Gulley of Germantown and Gary Wayne Gulley; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salem United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Rev. Ray Lee Hatton, 50, of Latonia, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a self-employed construction worker and the minister at House of Deliverance, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Hatton; a son, Roy L. Hatton of Latonia; daughters, Candy Carroll and Christy Stiers, both of Dayton, Cassie Hatton and Gabrelle Hatton, both of Latonia, and Wendy Helton of Sparta; a brother, Freddie Hatton of Newport; sisters, Patricia Brossart of Newport and Mary Hensley of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at House of Deliverance.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the church.
Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Carroll Max Honeycutt, 56, of Covington, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a manager of the Greyhound Grill in Fort Mitchell and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Bettie J. Porter of Edgewood; and a niece.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Mabel E. Browning Horton, 79, of Newport, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired photo retoucher with Osborn Co.
Survivors include sons, Phil Horton of Paris, Tenn., and Sam Horton of Loveland, Ohio; sisters, Cleo Smith of Cold Spring and Dorothy Browning of Cynthiana; a brother, Bud Browning of Florida; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Adeline Mahaney, 52, of Independence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Emmett J. McComb, 80, of Park Hills, died at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired self-employed contractor and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Nada McComb; sons, Max McComb of West Milford, N.J., and Larry McComb of Woodridge, N.Y.; a daughter, Nancy Higgins of Florence; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Martha Jean Mineer, 40, of Maysville, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.
She was an employee of the Ramada Inn in Maysville and New OK Livestock Sales.
Survivors include her husband, Rick Mineer; a daughter, Melanie Mineer of Maysville; her mother, Juanita Chandler brothers, Charles Chandler and Russell Chandler, both of Maysville; and sisters, Faye Curtis, Dorothy Henderson, Jane Herrington and Billie Jo Saunders, all of Maysville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Charleston Bottoms Cemetery, Maysville.
Joseph S. Russo, 47, of Wilder, died at 3 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was an assistant manager with Monmouth Jewelers, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Tammy Shackelford Russo; a daughter, Annalyse Russo of Wilder; his mother, Jean Russo of Cleveland; and a sister, Gloria Joseph of Cleveland.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dorothy Spalink, 54, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Fred Henry Wagner Jr., 69, of Cold Spring, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired engineer with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in Cincinnati and an Army veteran. His wife, Shirley Wagner, died in 1986.
Survivors include daughters, Sandy Wagner, Cheryl Wagner and Linda Wagner, all of Cincinnati, and Chrissy Wagner of Silver Grove; sons, Denny Wagner of Silver Grove, Kenny Wagner of Cold Spring, Terry Wagner of Fort Thomas and Robert Wagner of Cincinnati; a brother, Phil Wagner of Alexandria; sisters, Kate Stidham of Highland Heights and Betty Sandfoss of Newport; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
Katherine Wright, 74, of Falmouth, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
