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Date of these obituaries: 02-12-1999
Laura Belle Antrobus, owned skating rink in Williamstown
Laura Belle Scroggins Antrobus, who once bought a roller rink because of her love for children, died Wednesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown after a long illness. She was 68.
The roller rink was about to close and Mrs. Antrobus believed it was important for children to have someplace to go. So she bought it and named the rink after one of her daughters.
'People remember it, considering there were very few entertainment spots here in Williamstown,' said Helen Simpson, one of Mrs. Antrobus' three sisters.
'We had a drive-in movie theater, the roller rink and maybe a pool hall at the time.'
Mrs. Antrobus and her husband, Joseph, owned Jody's Roller Rink in Williamstown during the 1950s and 1960s. Later, she went to work at Williamstown Head Start as a teacher's aide.
That love of family and children remained evident throughout her entire life, her daugh ters and sisters said. Mrs. Antrobus took the Head Start job in part so she could be near her two daughters who attended classes in the same education building through high school.
'She was always with us,' said Williamstown's Jo Ann 'Jody' Henry, one of the daughters. 'She was a good mom and she liked kids.'
Her husband, Joseph Sayers Antrobus, died in 1991.
She leaves another daughter, Stacie Elkin of Williamstown; sisters, Clarice Willoughby and Mary Hall, both of Dry Ridge, and Helen Simpson of Williamstown; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamston. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamston.
Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Stewartsville Baptist Church Building Fund.
Betty Lou Ashcraft, 58, of Glencoe, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Jonesville.
Survivors include her husband, Ervin Ashcraft; a son, Tony Ashcraft of Williamstown; a daughter, Tammy Woodyard of Glencoe; three grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Margaret Christine Cohorn Daniels, 76, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
James Combs, 64, of Independence, died Wednesday in an auto accident in Kenton County.
He was retired from Kent Corp. in Bellevue.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Combs of Independence; daughters, Donna Jackson of Tennessee, Judy Rice of Independence, Jamie Lawson of Ryland Heights, and Janet Combs of Morningview; brothers; Robert Combs of Paw Paw, Mich., Wilton Combs, Hensley Combs, Eddie Combs and Roy Combs all of Morningview, Charlie Combs of Kenton County, Benny Combs of Demossville, and Timmy Combs of Covington; sisters, Mima Stanton of Morningview, Wilma Hicks of Demossville, and Lucy Schuler of Louisville; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughters, Peggy Sebastian, Connie Robinson, and Kathy Combs, and sisters, Margaret Scott and Necia Combs.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be there from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Willmington Cemetery, Fiskburg.
Andrew Dewey Fisk, 32, of Morning View, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a self-employed carpet installer.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene Unthank Fisk; a son, Andrew Bain Fisk of Morning View; his stepfather, Cary Sallee of Elsmere; sisters, Jennie Fisk of Crescent Springs, Michelle Moeves of Erlanger, and Barbara Sallee and Angela Sallee, both of Elsmere; and grandparents, Cub and Eunice Fisk of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Morning View. Memorials are suggested to Andrew Bain Fisk Trust Fund, P. O. Box 365800 OH3-4076, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236-5800.
Emmett C. Hamon, 79, of Owenton, died Wednesday at Owenton Manor Nursing Home.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Ruth Fitzpatrick Hazelwood, 91, of Covington, died at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Henry Thomas Hazelwood, died in 1965.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Ruth Gardner of Covington; two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Church, 119 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky., 41011; or Parish Kitchen, P. O. Box 1234, Covington, Ky., 41012. Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Thomas J. Hedger, 74, of Florence, died at 1:40 a.m. this morning at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Peter J. Kappas, 86, of Florence, died at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangments are pending at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
William Edward Klennert, 77, of Wilder, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at his daughter's home in Cold Spring.
He was a retired sheet metal worker with Peck, Hanneford & Briggs Co., Cincinnati, a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 24 in Cincinnati and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters at St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Henrietta Barbara Neltner Klennert, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daugh ter, Jackie Schultz of Cold Spring; two granddaughters and one great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075.
Prentice L. Kyle, 79, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a retired produce clerk with the Kroger store in Carrollton and a member of Carrollton Christian Church. His wife, Sara France Kyle, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Ann Carolyn Banks of Scottsburg, Ind., Betty Jean Handlon of Milton and Judy Lynn Anderson of Leesburg, Fla.; a brother, Arthur Kyle of Centerville, Ohio; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sat urday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Roberta Wilson Landrum, 82, of Crestview Hills, died Feb. 6 at Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo.
She was a homemaker and a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church in Covington and the Fort Mitchell Country Club. Her husband, Charles O. Lan drum, died in 1976. A daughter, Jeanne Landrum, died in 1982.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Bliss-Pollock of Colorado Springs; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Madison Avenue Christian Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Madison Avenue Christian Church, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky., 41011.
Arthur L. Lowry, 80, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana.
He was a retired owner of Lowry's Television in Cynthiana and a member of Calvary Assembly of God Church. He was a former Sunday school teacher, a member of Gideon International, an amateur radio operator and past president of Rotary International. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Lee Sowder Lowry; a son, Mike Lowry of Beattyville; a daughter, Rita McCowan of Lexington; a sister, Dorothy Shrout of Winchester; three grandchildren and a step-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Assembly of God Church Building Fund, Cynthiana, Ky., 41031; or Gideon International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky., 41097.
Henrietta E. Moore, 75, of Ludlow, died at 12:35 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a member of Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert Moore; sons, Robert Glacken of Covington and Larry Barber of Ludlow; daughters, Brenda Stull of Newport, Judy Allen of Bromley, Patricia Russell of Ludlow and Corine Austin of Toledo, Ohio; 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, 729 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky., 41011.
Raymond Martin Myrhol, 49, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:21 p.m. Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 75 in Erlanger.
He was a retired electrical engineer with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, a member of the Harley-Davidson Owners Club in Fairfield, Ohio, and a U.S. Coast Guard veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Sherri Marie Myrhol; a daughter, Britt Jessica Myrhol of Staten Island, N.Y.; his mother, Hanna Myrhol of Staten Island; and a brother, Leonard Myrhol of Staten Island.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220.
Betty G. Napier, 71, of Covington, died at 1:06 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of South Side Baptist Church in Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Rexford Napier; sons, Robert Napier, Michael Napier and Danny Ray Napier, all of Fairfield, Ohio, Wollery Napier and Anthony Napier, both of Covington, Ralph Napier of Florence, Jack Napier of Latonia, Stephen Napier of Orlando, Fla., and David Napier of Burlington; daughters, Patricia Jones of Demossville and Malvery G. Seidle of Tucson, Ariz.; brothers, Edwin Holt of Norwood, Ohio, Milton Holt of Florence and Donald Holt of Hebron; sisters, Kathleen Hughes of Covington, Juanita Rodamer of Hebron and Faye Popp of Warsaw; 31 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at South Side Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Sand Run Baptist Cemetery, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to South Side Baptist Church, 1501 Holman Ave., Covington, Ky., 41011.
Iva Pennington, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Thursday at Mercy Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Albert George Schmitt, 70, of Fort Thomas, died at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a retired galvanizer with Witt Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Newport Elks Lodge 273, Seniors AARP of Cold Spring and St. Stephen Court Catholic Order of Foresters. Mr. Schmitt also helped organize trips for area senior citizens.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Winter Schmitt.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with Newport Elks services at 7 p.m. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Adam Collinsworth Trust Fund, in care of any Star Bank; or St. Peter and Paul Building Fund, Route 2, Box 134, California, Ky., 41007.
Francis J. Schuckman, 87, of Fort Wright, died Thursday at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright.
He was a retired typesetter with Westerman Printing Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Jorene Myre of Los Angeles; a sister, Coletta Giebel of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses or to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sarah L. Schwanke, 57, of Berry, died at noon Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Julius Schwanke; a daughter, Carolyn Sue Schwanke of Berry; and a brother, Everett Wages of Mount Sterling.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Edith Schwier, 91, of Hebron, died Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Bullittsville Christian Church, Burlington. Her husband, Roy Schwier, died in 1973.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Altmeyer of Indianapolis, Betty L. Johnson of Hebron and Ida Sparrow of Union; a son, Jim Schwier of Delaware, Ohio; a sister, Pearle Rovers of Laguna, Calif.; a brother, Edward Berner of Richmond, Ind.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Woodspoint Nursing Home, 7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Hortense Shipp, 82, of Falmouth, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker, a farmer and a member of the Pendleton County Youth Fair Board, Pendleton County Homemakers and Falmouth Baptist Church. She was a former member of the 4-H Council. Her husband, Andy Shipp, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, David Shipp of Fort Thomas; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Falmouth Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Leesa Machelle Sowder, 27, of Cynthiana, was found dead Jan. 29 in western Harrison County.
She was a teller with Farmers National Bank, a member of St. Edward Church in Cynthiana, and a student at Maysville Community College.
Survivors include a daughter, Chastyn Elizabeth Bailey Link; her parents, James Lee and Cheryl Bailey Sowder of Cynthiana; a brother, William Joseph Sowder; and grandparents, Nina Bailey of Cynthiana, and Nellie and Robert Rorer of Harrison County.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Edward Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, with rosary at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Raven Creek Cemetery, Harrison County. Memorials are suggested to St. Edward Catholic School, N. Main St., Cynthiana, Ky., 41031.
Harold Tarvin, 68, of Butler, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was self-employed.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Tarvin; a son, Robert Tarvin of Butler; daughters, Patty Tarvin of Highland Heights and Debbie Johnson of Butler; sisters, Juanita Brownfield of Butler and Lois Webster of Demossville; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Bennie Young Sr., 85, of Butler, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a coal miner.
Survivors include a son, Benny Young Jr. of Butler; daughters, Kathy Fahrendorf of Butler, Joyce Taylor of Peach Grove, Thelma Lovitt of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Nancy Barger of Demossville; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial in Butler Cemetery.
