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'Bebe' Dougherty, athlete, kids' coach
Daniel "Bebe" Dougherty was looking forward to the day he would see his three grandsons play basketball.
A co-founder of the Fort Thomas Junior Basketball league, volunteer coach for Highlands High School and former basketball star himself, Mr. Dougherty had a passion for the sport. His sons had played, and he hoped his grandsons would continue the tradition, his wife said.
"I guess he'll just have to watch them from some other place," said his wife of 51 years, Mary Dougherty.
Mr. Dougherty, 74, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a draftsman with Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. for 39 years and an Army veteran of World War II.
He and his wife both grew up in Bellevue; after marrying, they moved to Fort Thomas.
Mr. Dougherty, a standout in basketball, football and track while at Bellevue High School, is in the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
Mr. Dougherty helped coach the Highlands basketball team even last year, when illness began to slow him down, Mrs. Dougherty said.
"He was very easygoing but always on the go," Mrs. Dougherty said.
"When he got sick, we didn't think he'd be one to stay in bed or stay sitting down for long."
Besides starting the basketball league in 1976, Mr. Dougherty was also a past president of the Fort Thomas Junior Football league.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Karen Dean of Fort Thomas; sons, Steven R. Dougherty and Tony Dougherty, both of Fort Thomas; sisters, Carol Dick of Delhi, Ohio, Dolores Henley of Bellevue and Helen Kohler of Highland Heights; brothers, Jerry Dougherty of Fort Thomas, Joseph Dougherty of Omaha, Neb., Pete Dougherty of Bellevue and Robert Dougherty of Tracy, Calif.; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church in Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the Bebe Dougherty Scholarship Fund, in care of Roger Walz, Highlands High School, 2400 Memorial Parkway, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Hazel Ward Burdine, 34, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 1:09 a.m. Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a waitress. Her mother, Lois Ann Ward, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Brandy Ward and Leann Blevins, both of Cincinnati; a son, Stephen Kirby of Cincinnati; her father, Thomas Ward of Cincinnati; sisters, Kellie Hibbard of Cincinnati and Ruby Ward of San Antonio; and brothers, Ricky Blanton of San Antonio and George Ward of Covington.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Irma Heutel Clark, 94, of Louisville, formerly of Covington, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Masonic Home of Kentucky, Louisville. She was a retired sewing department supervisor of Fashion Frocks Co., Cincinnati and a member, Sunday school teacher and choir member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Wright. Her husband, Edward M. Clark, died in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Clark Quinn of Crestwood; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James Cunningham, 83, of Covington, died at 8 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was a retired employee of Overhead Door Co. and a former employee of White Villa Trucking Co, and a member of First Christian Church of Covington. His wife, Mildred Cunningham, died Sept. 29.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn Toerner of Fort Mitchell and Marilyn Chaney of Independence; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Dale I. Fondren, 74, of Erlanger, died 3:40 a.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a plant manager with Newman Brothers, Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include her husband, Willie Fondren; a daughter, Rene Gerald of Scottsville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Willie Grace Gillham, 95, of Newport, died Monday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a teacher in the Fort Thomas School System and a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, the Cosmopolitan Club and a past president of the Fort Thomas Women's Club. Her husband, Ralph Gillham, died in 1985.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Gillham of Cincinnati; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Highland United Methodist Church, 314 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Joseph Leo Maines, 72, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired maintenance worker with the City of Newport and an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Hazel Maines, died in 1971. His second wife, JoAnn Ketchum Maines, died in 1982. Sons, Charles Maines and Jimbo Maines, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Gary Maines of Burlington and Joseph Maines of Newport; daughters, Mary Hollen of Highland Heights, Wanda Moran of Silver Grove, JoAnn Branch of Erlanger and Emma Maines of Newport; sisters, Mary Stith of Amelia, Ohio, and Carolyn Cummins of Newport; brothers, John Crombie of Morrow, Ohio, Larry Hearld and Clarence Hearld, both of Newport; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Beatrice Marshall, 76, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Lester Turner Sr., 76, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired pipe fitter with Interlake Steel, Newport, a member of Robert Burns Masonic Lodge No. 163 in Newport and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Versa Turner; a son, Lester Turner Jr. of Dayton; a daughter, Olivia Turner of Newport; a stepdaughter, Cheryl Dean of Highland Heights; sisters, Mae Sebastine of Newport, Ida Burton of Michigan, Janie Matacia of Cincinnati and Roberta Sampley of Tennessee; brothers, Eddie Turner of Wilder, Talbert Turner of Breathitt County, Elmer Herald and Roy Herald, both of Newport, Bill Herald and Ray Herald, both of Alexandria, and Merlin Herald of Michigan; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
