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Date of these obituaries: 06-01-1999
Bennie Merrill, athlete, proud veteran
Bennie Merrill of Robertson County, a former supervisor of Dubois Chemical and a lifelong sports enthusiast, died Sunday at the Maysville Extended Care Facility. He was 86.
Mr. Merrill lettered in four sports at Deming High School in the 1930s - basketball, football, baseball and track. Decades later he was winning statewide recognition in the Senior Olympics, where he received several Governor's awards as a pace-setter. One year he was honored for walking more than 1,000 miles in a year, said his niece, Kathryn Jane Merrill of Maysville.
Mr. Merrill was a World War II Army veteran who served in Europe and later in the Philippine Islands.
"He was a very proud veteran. He was a patriot," said his great-nephew, Ryan White of Robertson County. "I spent the summer staying with him a year and a half ago," said Ryan, 14. "He was very considerate of people. He would do anything to help somebody out."
Miss Merrill said her uncle had a strong love for his country. "Not too long ago he told me 'If anything happened, I'd go back (in the Army),' " she said. He met her double-take with his customary wit: "I could peel potatoes," he said.
"He was a really super guy," Miss Merrill said. "He was fun-loving and sweet and kind. I don't think there was a person that he didn't like."
He had been a member of the Masonic Lodge 291 since 1940 and attended lodge functions in 18 states and two foreign countries. He was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge 333, a member of New Hope Christian Church and had been named a Kentucky Colonel.
After he retired from Dubois in 1978, he and his wife, Rosalie, spent winters in Texas and later in Florida. She died more than a decade ago.
Mr. Merrill lived most of his life in Robertson County and was often seen out walking for miles at a time. He moved to the Maysville Extended Care Facility a little more than a year ago.
Survivors include eight nieces and nephews, and step-daughters, Pat Coppage, Fort Worth, Texas; Mary Northcutt, of Union; Jamie Ball of Royal, Ark., and Joyce Doss, of Columbia, Ky.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet, Ky. Visitation will be there from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the New Hope Christian Church in Robertson County.
Elizabeth R. Bergman, 90, of Fort Mitchell, died Saturday at the Highlands Health Care Center, Fort Thomas. She was a retired sales clerk for the H. & S. Pogue Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeal Home, Independence. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Sonra Bishop, 55, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, David Allen Bishop and Timothy Wayne Bishop, both of Falmouth; a daughter, Donna Faye Bishop of Falmouth; brothers, A.C. Holland of Bracken County, Rufus Holland, Hershel Holland, Everett Holland, Paul Holland, Donnie Holland and William Holland, all of Cynthiana; sisters, Ruth Arnold and Margie Vaughn, both of Cynthiana; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Norma Marie Scheiner Candler, 88, of Wheaton, Md., formerly of Newport and Southgate, died at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at Silver Spring, Md. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Frank Candler, died in 1976.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Kathryn Amatucci of Olney, Md.; and two grandsons. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Maxine B. Clem, 84, of Covington, died at 8:50 p.m. Sunday at Mount Washington Care Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Golda K. Kennedy, 85, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Christian Church, Falmouth. Her husband, Raymond Kennedy, died in 1943.
Survivors include sons, Allan Kennedy of Edgewood and Norman Kennedy of Tampa, Fla.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Southside Christian Church, U.S. 27, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Alice R. Munich, 79, of Covington, died at 6:10 p.m. Saturday at the Terrace View Gardens, Hamilton, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home.
Mae Frances Price, 81, of Florence, formerly of Ludlow, died at 2:15 a.m. Monday at Mount Healthy Christian Home, Mount Healthy, Ohio. She was retired from the maintenance department of R.L. Polk Co., Cincinnati. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow, where she was a member of the Ladies Missionary Society and the Mispah Society. Her husband, Lonzo Price, and a son, Robert Lee Price, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Lawrence Price of Dicterville, Calif., and Ronald Price of Edgewood; daughters, Florence Klosterman of Cincinnati and Barbara Sue O'Dell of Carollton, Va; a brother, Edward Fitwater, of Armagh, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ronald Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Ruth Norris Robertson, 106, of Georgetown, S.C., died at 8:37 a.m. Monday at Prince George Nursing Home, Georgetown. She was a retired teacher and a member of Minerva Methodist Church. Her husband, Allen C. Robertson, died in 1983.
Survivors include a son, Henry C. Robertson of Peebles, Ohio; daughters, Jane Roberts, of Charleston, S.C., and Bette Lachocotte of Pawley's Island, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Camp Baskerville Youth Ministry, P.O. Box 1740, Pawley's Island, S.C. 29585.
Patricia Trott Swango, 64, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Swango; sons, John Swango and Gary Swango ; a daughter, Collette Merkt; four grandchildren; and one great- grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
