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Date of these obituaries: 05-31-1999
James A. Rank, IRS retiree
James A. Rank was a World War II veteran and retired Internal Revenue Service employee who enjoyed climbing behind the wheel of his recreational vehicle and hitting the road with his wife.
Mr. Rank also had a special place in his heart for young people.
"We had a neighborhood full of children, and he loved every one of them," said his wife of 29 years, Helen Rank.
"They all loved him, and they're coming back now and telling me about their experiences with him and how he helped them."
Mr. Rank, 81, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit.
The Army veteran of World War II served in the Aleutian Islands and in Germany.
He worked about 15 years for the IRS in Covington before retiring in 1979. Mr. Rank was a member of the Florence Baptist Church.
He and Mrs. Rank loved to travel in their RV. "We went to every state," she said. "We went to every province in Canada. We went into Mexico."
In 1974, she and her husband helped found the "Good Sam Angels," the Northern Kentucky chapter of the Good Sam Camping Club.
He also leaves a brother, Elmer Franklin Rank of Abilene, Kan.
Services will be private. Burial will be in Floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill. Stith Funeral Home in Florence is handling arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Edith Mae Connolly, 75, of Lakeside Park, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired medical technologist.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Memorial Fund, 119 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky., 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Thomas S. Crouch, 78, of Independence, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired maintenance welder with Ford Motor Co., and a member of Covington Baptist Temple. A son, George Crouch, died in 1997.
Survivors include his wife, Madeline Noble Crouch; daughters, Sue Powell and Cindy Finn, both of Independence; sons, Joe Crouch of Union and Jerry Crouch of Independence; sisters, Mary Woodrum of St. Albans, W.Va., Louise Estapa of Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Rose Howell, Kay Stone and Audrey Humphries, all of Charleston, W.Va., and Jane Degler of Nitro, W.Va.; a brother, Cledith Crouch of Alabama; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Margie Kathryn Doyle, 56, of Augusta, died Saturday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and an employee of St. Augustine School, Augusta.
Survivors include her husband, Billy Doyle; a daughter, Tanya Jean Curtis of Johnsville; a son, Billy Joe Doyle of Augusta; sisters, Thelma Moore of Tollesboro, Doris Holt of Rybolt, Ruth Thurman and Helen Moore, both of Vanceburg; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky., 41056; or Christ Hospital Cancer Center, 2139 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Margaret "Sis" Jefferson, 75, of Maysville, died at 8 p.m. Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Central United Methodist Church, Maysville. Her husband, Eugene Jefferson, died in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Carpenter of Bradenton, Fla.; sons, John Jefferson of Germantown and Larry Jefferson of Stanton; a sister, Thelma Hart of Maysville; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Washington Baptist Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Central United Methodist Church Building Fund, 912 E. Second St., Maysville, Ky., 41056; or Gideon Bibles, P. O. Box 501, Maysville, Ky., 41056.
Jesse Lewis, 77, of Owenton, died Sunday at Owen County Hospital in Owenton. He was a painter, general contractor and decorator, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Stewart Lewis; a son, Emerson Lewis of Poplar Grove; daughters, Sandy Olds of Louisville, Charlotte Harden and Wanda Dunavent, both of of Owenton; brothers, Reuben Lewis of Poplar Grove, Marvin Lewis of Bluffton, Ind., and William Lewis of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Martha Lehman of Bluffton, Ind., and Ruby Dean Richardson of Williamstown, Ind.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky., 40601-2744; or Jonesville United Methodist Church, Jonesville, Ky., 41052.
Peggy Keck Lyon, 61, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Thomas, died at 6 a.m. Friday at her home. She was a retired Realtor with Sibcy Cline, and a member of the Cincinnati Junior Club.
Survivors include sons, Edward A. Lyon of Cincinnati and Scott D. Lyon of Atlanta; a daughter, Paula Andruss of Chicago; a sister, Pauline Laffoon of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of United Home Care, 2400 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; or American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Marritta "Mickey" Murrell, 83, of Lakeside Park, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Anchor Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include her husband, Grover Murrell.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Anchor Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Velma Christine Richie, 84, of Falmouth, Sunday at her daughter's home in Falmouth.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Bernard L. Spille, 78, of Crestview Hills, died Friday at his home. He was the owner and founder of B. L. Spille Construction Co. in Erlanger, a member of Father Bealer Council Knights of Columbus 3908 in Elsmere, and a member of Summit Hills Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores M. "Dodie" Spille; a daughter, Debbie Anderson Randall of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Joseph Charles Spille of Villa Hills; a sister, Mildred A. Lindsay of Crescent Springs; and two granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky., 41017.
Agnes Rose Brinkman Webster, 84, of Crescent Springs, died Thursday at her home.
Survivors include sons, James G. Brinkman of Moulton, Ala., and Paul E. Brinkman of Villa Hills; a daughter, Barbara Brinkman Rodgers of Florence; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Oval DeZarn Webster, 91, of Verona, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday at her daughter's home in Cincinnati. She was a retired cafeteria worker with Verona Elementary School and a member of New Bethel Baptist Church in Verona. Her husband, Boyd "Oaks" Webster, died in 1973.
Survivors include a son, Terry Lunsford of Culpepper, Va.; daughters, Nellie Linton of Austin, Texas, and Jessie Smith of Cincinnati; sisters, Olga Fletcher of Cincinnati and Inez Combs of Hamilton, Ohio; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
James T. Wilhoit, 65, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a truck driver with the Kroger Co., a member of Christ's Chapel Assembly of God in Florence, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Wilhoit; sons, David Wilhoit of Norwood, Ohio, and Mark Wilhoit of Erlanger; his mother, Maggie Wilhoit of Independence; sisters, Nora Bates of Independence, Gail Strunk of LaFollette, Tenn., and Doris Ann Tipton of Richmond, Ind.; a brother, Rodney Wilhoit of Largo, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Christ's Chapel Assembly of God. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219; or Christ's Chapel Assembly of God, 3819 Turfway Road, Florence, Ky., 41042.
