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Date of these obituaries: 06-12-1999
Elmer 'Ep' Hall, agent for jockeys, loved track
Elmer "Ep" Hall was too tall to be a jockey, so he did the next best thing: He became a jockeys' agent.
Mr. Hall, 84, of Latonia, who made a career of working at horse tracks from Kentucky to New Orleans, died at 3:54 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
"From the time he was a little boy, he had the race track in his blood," said his daughter, Donna Clapp of Bellevue.
Mr. Hall would have loved to have been a jockey, but at 6-foot-1 that wasn't an option. So he took every job he could to be around the horses and the track, she said.
One of those jobs was jockeys' agent. Among his clients was Donny Brumfield, who rode Kauai King to victory in the 1966 Kentucky Derby.
He followed the race circuit, representing jockeys and working in the mutual departments of race tracks across the country. Most of his work was at tracks in Lexington, Louisville, Ohio, Arkansas and New Orleans.
Northern Kentucky was his home base. Sometimes he would be away from the family for weeks at a time. Other times the family would travel with him. In the 1950s, his children would go to school in Northern Kentucky in the fall and spring and transfer to schools in New Orleans in the winter.
"We met some wonderful people that are still good friends," said Mrs. Clapp.
Mr. Hall collected race-track memorabilia, she said. In his later years he traded memorabilia with fellow collectors from around the world.
He also collected friends.
"When we were growing up, we had company at our house all the time," she said. "We didn't have a big house, but there was always room."
Mr. Hall had been a baseball and softball player as a young man and managed a ball team for River Downs one year, his daughter said.
He was in the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. He also was a member of the Jockey Benevolent Association, the Democratic Club of Kenton County, West Covington Boosters Club, and a for mer member of the Sunday Morning Club of Kenton County.
Mr. Hall stopped traveling around 1988 and settled in West Covington, working at River Downs Race Course in Cincinnati in the mutuel and payroll departments. He retired last year.
His wife, Genny Oder Hall, died in 1992.
Mr. Hall's health started to fail and he moved to Rosedale Manor more than a year ago, but he continued to work at River Downs until last year.
Other survivors include sons, Thomas G. Hall of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Michael T. Hall of Florence; a sister, Mary Kathryn Humphrey of Carrollton; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Latonia, Ky. 41015, or to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Patricia Bell Slayback Bargo, 61, of Independence, died at 1:36 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Visalia Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Linville Ray Bargo; sons, Michael L. Bargo of Independence and Kevin R. Bargo of Latonia; sisters, Dorothy Slayback of Latonia and Jean Bamberger of Edgewood; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, with visitation from noon. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Visalia Baptist Church, 12062 Vises Trail, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Gladys "Kathy" Evans Corry, 82, of Newport, died at 11:25 p.m. Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a retired financial secretary for Withrow High School, Cincinnati, and formerly worked for the Woolworth Co., Cincinnati, and owned and operated Bambi's Boutique, Montgomery, Ohio. She was a member of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, Covington.
Her husband, William "Bill" Corry, died in 1979. Survivors include a sister, Agnes Evans Osborne of Independence.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, with visitation from 3 p.m. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Marlene K. Tracy Gronotte, 56, formerly of Villa Hills, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia. She was a retired registered nurse for American Nursing Care Co.
Her husband, Edward B. Gronotte, died in 1977. A daughter, Tracy Ann Gronotte, died in 1989. Survivors include sons, Edward B. Gronotte of Villa Hills, Stephen P. Gronotte of Florida and Robert C. Gronotte of Fort Wright; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell, with visitation from 9 a.m. Entombment will be in St. Mary cemetery Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Albert Wesley Johnson, 67, of Maysville, died Thursday at his residence. He was a farmer.
His wife, Leona Jane Saunders Johnson, died in 1989. Survivors include daughters, Carolyn Whisman of Flemingsburg, Martha Roberts of Orangeburg, Barbara Purcell of Mason County, Brenda McElfresh of Brooksville, Diane Saylor and Jo Ann Townsend, both of Cynthiana, and Mary Wells of Germantown; sons, Everett Johnson of Ewing and Danny Johnson of Maysville; a brother, Robert Johnson of Augusta; sisters, Lizzie Mingue of Mason County, Mary Brown Muse of Ewing and Lella Lee of Ohio; several half-brothers and half-sisters; 18 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Goddard Cemetery, Goddard.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
George W. Long, 43, of Batavia, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at University Hospital in Cincinnati. Survivors include his parents, James H. and Irma D. Long of Cincinnati; sisters, Paula Oldham and Lavina Miller, both of Cincinnati; and a half-brother, Michael Long of Covington, La.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Batavia Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Southwest Ohio Development Center, 4399 East Bauman Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103.
Glenn C. Moses, 74, of Walton, died at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
He was a retired assembler for Cincinnati Milacron and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Walton, Golden Rule Lodge No. 345 F&AM in Covington and American Legion Post No. 277 in Walton.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Ballard Moses; a son, Jim A. Moses of Elsmere; a daughter, Judy Moses of Walton; brothers, Don Moses of Walton and Frazier Moses of Florence; two grandsons and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Charles Edwin Rhodes, 74, of Maysville, died at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at his residence. He was retired from Browning Manufacturing, Maysville, and was a retired farmer. He was a member of Highland Christian Church, Lodge No. 52 F&AM, Scottish Rite and Oleika Shrine Temple in Lexington.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Applegate Rhodes; a daughter, Marilyn Jane Wellman of Cincinnati; a brother, David "Buddy" Rhodes of Maysville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Palmer Funeral Home, May's Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m.
Burial will be in Washington Baptist Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056, or American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Helen King Rumford, 86, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a retired cashier for First National Bank, Brooksville, and a member of Brooksville Christian Church.
Her husband, Claude B. Rumford, died in 1996. Survivors include a sister, Garnet Jacobs of Santa Rosa, Calif.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Brooksville Christian Church Building Fund, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Viola Scharold, 89, formerly of Southgate, died Friday at
Rosedale Manor in Latonia. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, John K. Scharold, preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters, Greta Kircher of Fort Thomas and JoAnn Catiller of Alexandria; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Avery A. Story, 92, of Maysville, died Thursday at his residence. He was a farmer and a member of Dover United Methodist Church.
His wife, Eunice Dickens Story, and a son, Robert Story, both preceded him in death. Survivors include a son, James A. Story of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Jean Francis Gully of Dayton; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Knox and Brothers Funeral Home, Maysville, with visitation from noon. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery, Dover.
Memorials are suggested to Methodist Children's Home, Versailles, Ky. 40383.
