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Date of these obituaries: 09-27-1999
Lucile Brakefield, drug store owner
Anyone who patronized Brakefield's Drug Store in Walton, and that may have been about everyone in town, would likely remember seeing Lucile V. Metcalfe Brakefield there.
She and her husband operated the drug store, previously known as Jones' Drug Store, on the Main street of Walton for several decades.
"She worked about 20 hours a day, seven days a week, right by his side," Mrs. Brakefield's daughter, Barbara Fay Daugherty. "It was just an old-time store," Mrs. Daugherty said.
"They had a wooden phone booth with a crank telephone," she said, relating how travelers especially were fascinated by the surroundings and the old phone.
Mrs. Brakefield, 91, of Walton, died Sunday morning in St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
"She was a delight to be around and a very witty person with a sense of humor," said long- time Walton resident Jack Rouse.
"They worked long hours, and Mrs. Brakefield had to sew, cook and run a household for her husband and two children as well."
Mrs. Brakefield's husband, Cameron Brakefield, had worked for the previous owner, Robert W. Jones, Mrs. Daugherty said, and as she recalls, her parents took over the store in the 1930s.
"Mr. Jones had one of the best fountains around. People would come from Cincinnati, because he made all of his own syrups. My parents kept it going until World War II when they couldn't get ice cream, and then made it into a cosmetics bar," she said.
Her parents retired about two decades ago and the drug store is now a law office, Mrs. Daugherty said.
Although her mother worked hard in the store, she still found time to be an active member in the Women's Auxiliary of the Walton United Methodist Church, and the Walton Women's Club, said Mrs. Daugherty.
Cameron Brakefield died in 1980. Survivors include Mrs. Daugherty of Lexington; a son, John Brakefield of Walton; two granddaughters; and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to Walton United Methodist Church, 68 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Enlow Cammack, 76, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at his home.
He was a retired employee of the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Jonesville. His wife, Juanita Doris Kelso Cammack, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, James E. Cammack of Jonesville, Lawrence Cammack of Warsaw, Dennis Cammack of Frankfort and Eddie Cammack of Crittenden; daughters, Anna Laura Garrett of Louisville, Beverly Hearn of Jonesville and Tammy Scroggins of Dry Ridge; a sister, Sylvia Conrad of Dry Ridge; 13 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Macedonia Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Macedonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 14460 Jonesville Road, Jonesville, Ky. 41052.
Larry Wayne Cooper, 47, of Brooksville, died Saturday at his home. He was an employee of the Liquor Cabinet in Brooksville, and formerly worked at Jacobs Bar in Oakland. He was a member of New Corinth Church of Christ in Mount Olivet, and was a member of the Maysville Moose Lodge.
Survivors include a brother, Donald K. Cooper of Brooksville; and sisters, Joan Gaunce of Mount Olivet, Gwendolyn Jefferson of Cincinnati and Peggy Poe of Dayton, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
John David Cummins, 63, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a custodian with Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dry Ridge, and an employee of the Kentucky State Highway Department, S&H; Contractors in Walton, and Grant County Hospital in Williamstown. He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Gibson Cummins; a daughter, Joyce Hammond of Villa Hills; brothers, Harold Lee "Jack" Cummins of Newport, Clayton Cummins of Williamstown, Herbert Cummins of Covington and Ernie Cummins of Boyd; and sisters, Ethelene Ertel of Florida, Emma Mae Finnell of Taylor Mill and Theresa Henry of Covington.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Willena "Sissy" Garrett, 53, of Williamstown, died at 11:25 p.m. Saturday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Survivors include a brother, Fred Garrett of Williamstown.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Judy Hall, 55, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Patience Love Heras, 5 months, died at 3:40 a.m. Thursday at her home.
Survivors include parents, Danny Lee Heras of Covington and Jamie Lynn Hardigree of Latonia; a half-brother, Nicholas Lee Cox of Covington; grandparents, Gena Hardigree Martin of Covington, David Holden of Newport, Theodore Heras of San Antonio and Sue Beach of Latonia; and great-grandparents, E. Lee and Iona Bruin of Edgewood, and Lillian Penrod of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Rose Mary Hunt, 70, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a sales clerk with McAlpin's department stores. A son, Kevin C. Hunt, died in 1988.
Survivors include her husband, Richard C. Hunt of Florence; sons, Gary R. Hunt of Gresham, Ore., Jeffrey A. Hunt of Erlanger and Keith B. Hunt of Houston; brothers, William Pahls of Latonia and Raymond Pahls of Little Rock, Ark.; sisters, Dorothy Herzog of Yuma, Ariz., Mary Bitter of Villa Hills and Martha Meyer of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
John C. "Dumpy" Joslin, 46, of St. Louis, died Friday in St. Louis.
Survivors include daughters, Paula Ann Joslin, Sylvia Lynn Joslin and Debbie Marie Joslin, all of St. Louis; his father, Curtis Joslin of Falmouth; a brother, Ricky Joslin of Hamilton, Ohio; sisters, Alice Harlow of Falmouth and Peggy Lucille Harlow of Covington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to John Joslin Burial Fund, in care of Peoples Funeral Home, 407 W. Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Joseph M. Macke, 97, of Fort Mitchell, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. He was a retired employee of Christy Surgical Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Summit Hills Country Club, Crestview Hills.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia E. Macke; daughters, Alice Pille of Fort Wright, Marjorie Howe and Joyce Rohan, both of Cincinnati, and Susan Porter of Wyoming, Ohio; 22 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Trinity Episcopal Church Discretionary Fund, 326 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Leon V. Pearson, 75, of Crestview, died Saturday at a friend's home in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Martin Agee Slaughter, 79, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
He was a retired farmer and merchant, and a member of Bethany Baptist Church, Grant County. His wife, Frances Amalee Mullen Slaughter, died in 1987.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Wayne Slaughter of Crittenden; a daughter, Marlene McComas of Jonesville; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department, Jonesville, Ky. 41052.
Margaret Smalley, 95, of Newport, died Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice L. White of Azusa, Calif.; sisters, Ada C. Huck and Jeanne Slater, both of Fort Thomas; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Lloyd "Top Cat" Willis, 77, of Covington, died at 3:03 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a security officer with Pennington Security Agency, a former furnace operator with the Ford Motor Co. in Cincinnati, and a former security specialist with the Kenton County Jail.
Mr. Willis was a member of United Auto Workers Union Local No. 863 in Cincinnati; Fraternal Order of Police No. 20; the Kentucky Peace Officers Association; the National Sheriffs Association; National Rifle Association; and the Kentucky State Parent Teacher Association. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Odella Willis; a daughter, Gloria H. Bowman of Covington; a stepson, Gene Dale Roland of Florence; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at East Side Nazarene Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, and from noon until the time of services Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to East Side Nazarene Church Van Fund, 2505 Eastern Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Emilie Beil Wilson, 90, of Walton, died at 1:35 a.m. Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Hopeful Lutheran Church, Florence. Her husband, Robert Wilson, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Leake of Walton; three grandchildren; and two great- grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
Ora Lee Works, 76, of Covington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. A son, Ken Works, and a daughter, Kathy Works, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Works and James Works, both of Alexandria; a daughter, Jean Glahn of Alexandria; a sister, Ruby Cross of Byrdstown, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
