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Date of these obituaries: 02-15-1999
Frances 'Tan' Taylor Harp, owned Harp House Restaurant in Grant
Frances 'Tan' Taylor Harp had only one son, but many Williamstown youngsters thought of her as 'Mom.'
'She was always good with young people. A lot of them are telling me they thought of her as a second mother,' said Mrs. Harp's son, Tony.
Mrs. Harp, 78, of Williamstown, died Saturday at her home.
She and her husband used to own the Harp House Restaurant just off Interstate 75 in Williamstown, and in recent years she had been a 'counter gal' with Lucas-Moore Drug Store in Williamstown.
'She worked at the old-time soda bar for close to 40 hours a week, and until she was about 76 years old. She was always a very active woman,' Tony Harp said.
In the 1960s and 1970s his parents operated the Harp House, Tony Harp said. 'She opened at 6 a.m., and he closed at midnight. They kind of met each other coming and going.'
Mrs. Harp had a keen interest in flower arrangement and was a member of the Carlsbad Garden Club and chairwoman of the Grant County Fair Flower Show.
'She liked to work behind the scenes and directed the organization of the flower show at the fair, which has become very popular,' Mrs. Harp's son said. She was involved with the fair as recently as last summer, he said.
His mother was a member of the Williamstown United Methodist Church and regularly delivered flowers to the church, he said.
Mrs. Harp enjoyed sunbathing and would often work with tobacco farmers setting out plants in the spring, her son said, but he learned that was not the origin of her nickname of 'Tan.' The name came from a young nephew who couldn't pronounce 'Aunt Fran' and called her 'Tan-Tan.'
Mrs. Harp was treasurer of the Grant County Crippled Children's Society and a member of Grant County Woman's Club.
Other survivors include her husband, Bullitt Harp; sisters, Helen Belcher of Burlington and Dorothy Powers of Williamstown; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Williamstown United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Williamstown United Methodist Church, 206 Paris St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Justin B. Ashcraft, 20, of Florence, died at 7:40 a.m. Saturday at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati after an extended illness. He was a member of Union Presbyterian Church and a 1997 graduate of Boone County High School. He was a charter member of the Leukemia Society Teen in Training program and attended Kids with Cancer camps.
Survivors include his mother, Deborah Ashcraft of Florence; his father and stepmother, Dale and Susan Ashcraft of Taylor Mill; a brother, Adam Ashcraft of Cincinnati; a sister, Jennifer Roller of Florence; and grandparents, Sara Ashcraft of Walton and Rita Ratliff of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Union Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be there from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Justin Ashcraft Memorial Fund, in care of any Huntington Bank branch. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
James D. 'J. D.' Brummett, 63, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Lloyd Sandford Daniel, 67, of Covington, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired employee of Miami Margarine Co. in Cincinnati and a Korean War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Angle Daniel; a daughter, Vickie Daniel of Covington; a son, Kerry Daniel of Covington; a brother, James Daniel of Covington; a stepbrother, Eddie Rawls of Williamstown; stepsisters, Martha Messingschlager and Ruth Ann Elbert, both of Independence, Mary Boyle of Latonia and Alice Young of Rocky Mountain, Va.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Jean Evans, 62, of Latonia, died Saturday at her home. She was a day-care worker with First Methodist Church, Covington, and a member of St. Augustine Church in Covington. Her husband, Marvin Leroy Evans, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Lois Evans of Ludlow, Kim Evans of Latonia and Lisa Damron of Carrollton; her mother, Ann Ridge of Cincinnati; brothers, William Ridge Jr., Otto Ridge, Larry Ridge and Harry Louis Ridge, all of Cincinnati; a sister, Lenora Ridge of Cincinnati; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Bishop William Hughes Pavilion, St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Clara B. Fangman, 95, of Park Hills, died at 2:05 p.m. Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a homemaker and a member of Leisuretimers of Fort Wright Senior Cit
izens, St. Mary Auxiliary Knights of St. John Church and the Ludlow Civic Club.
Survivors include a sister, Marian Gasper of Park Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Georgia Belle Giles, 93, of Gratz, died Saturday at Bradford Square Manor in Frankfort. She was a retired teacher with Owen County Elementary School and a member of Gratz Christian Church. Her husband, Jacob DeSha Giles, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, George Rodney Giles of Buffalo, N.Y.; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary 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 American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
David M. Hall, 57, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Helen 'Red' Hanser, 82, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:28 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert J. Hanser; a daughter, Amy Dotson of Galena, Ohio; sisters, Virginia Finnegan of Cold Spring and Bernice Lipke of Fort Mitchell; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with prayers afterward. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Margie Gagle Houp, 69, of Ludlow, died Saturday at her home. She was an owner of Margie's Sportswear Shop in Ludlow.
Survivors include nieces, Helen Clark of Ludlow and Robin Donovin of Bromley; and nephews, Gary Waits of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Bobby Fogle II of Ludlow.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
James A. Jett, 69, of Crestview Hills, died Sunday at Inglewood, Fla., Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Eugene Lang, 68, of Maysville, died Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. He was an employee of Parker Industries, Maysville, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include daughters, Vanessa Ann Brown and Angie Kay Williams, both of Indiana; sons, Eugene Douglas Lang of Lancaster, Ohio, Anthony Wayne Lang and Samuel Alexander Lang, both of Morehead, and Jamie Lang of Indiana; a sister, Helen Strange of Cincinnati; brothers, James Albert Lang and Hubert Lang, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Leroy Lang of Chicago; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Temple Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Temple Church, 1414 Forest Ave., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Johnny W. McIntyre, 72, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Park Hills and an Army veteran.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Earls of Covington, Karen McIntyre and Lisa McIntyre, both of Crescent Springs; a brother, Sidney McIntyre of Ghent; sisters, Lillian Farrell of Dry Ridge and Myrtle Smith of Warsaw; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery.
John Middleton, 76, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Douglas Troy Miller, 34, of Independence, died at 11:07 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He attended Riverside Good Council and Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Geraldine Miller of Independence; brothers, Tony Miller of Independence, Danny Miller of Florence and Joe Miller of Fort Thomas; Douglas Miller and sisters, Marie Hamilton and Dawn Day, both of Independence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Iris Jean Noe, 33, of Falmouth, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a member of Chapel of Praise Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include her husband, Lawrence Noe; sons, Lawrence Edward Noe, Michael David Noe, Daniel Wayne Noe and Justin Price Noe, all of Falmouth; her mother, Bertha Sebastian of Latonia; her stepfather, Thomas Pence Sr. of Newport; a sister, Tonya Sizemore of Dayton; a brother, Thomas Pence Jr. of Latonia; and grandparents, Price and Eula Sebastian of Newport.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 10 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Arnold Roy Pelley, 83, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired supervisor with Lovetts Meats in Cincinnati, a member of First Christian Church, Covington, and a member of Covington Lodge No. 109 F&AM and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite in Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Lamb Pelley; a daughter, Arlene Belmont of Taylor Mill; a sister, Mildred Cunningham of Covington; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Hollie Perkins, 86, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. He was a carpenter and farmer and a member of Hesler Assembly Church of God, Owenton.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Romans Perkins; sons, J. V. Perkins of Owenton, Evan Perkins of Monterey and Willard Perkins of Lexington; stepsons, Dick Rogers of Alexandria, Va., and Ruben J. Perkins of Williamstown; daughters, Mary Lee Lewis of London and Jane Ellen Cook of Owenton; a half-sister, Amanda Stewart of Lexington; 29 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hesler Assembly of God, Breck Road, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Margaret Edna Wolff 'Mutzie' Roth, 94, of Greensboro, N.C., formerly of Covington, died Feb. 9 at Beverly Starmount Healthcare Center in Greensboro. She was a gymnastics and rhythmic dance teacher with her husband, Louie Roth, at the Covington American Turners Society and a member of St.
Paul United Church of Christ in Fort Wright.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Betty Lou Olliges of Virginia Beach, Va.; a son, Lou Roth of Summerfield, N.C.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 at St. Paul United Church of Christ. Mrs. Roth donated her body to Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Forbis & Dick Funeral Home, Greensboro, is handling arrangements.
Brian H. Staten, 60, of Petersburg, died Saturday at his home. He was a building service manager with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. He was a former Boone County Knothole baseball coach and was a past director of Goldwing Road Rider Association.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Tommie Scott Staten; sons, Brian Staten of Villa Hills, Michael S. Staten of Florence and Todd L. Staten of Burlington; a brother, Neil B. Staten of Columbus, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Burial was in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Fairhaven Rescue Mission, P. O. Box 761, Covington, Ky. 41012. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, handled arrangements.
Dallas 'Jack' Stewart, 76, of Owenton, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired farmer and superintendent with Tri-Village Water District and a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. His wife, Sandy Snell Stewart, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Woody Stewart and Marvin Gerald Stewart, both of Owenton; a stepson, Greg Toole of Owen County; brothers, Olin B. 'Dick' Stewart, Marvin Stewart and Gene G. 'Bill' Stewart, all of Owenton; a sister, Geneva Ann Stewart; and three grandchildren.
Services were this morning at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Jefferson M. Taylor, 51, of Covington, died Friday in an auto accident on Interstate 275 in Colerain Township, Ohio. He was a master electrician with Bluegrass Electrical Consultants, Boone County, and a member of Taylor Mill Church of Christ. He was a musician, a songwriter, a member of Promise Keepers and an Army veteran.
Survivors include sons, Travis Cooper and Joshua Cooper, both of Covington; a daughter, Hinda Taylor of Covington; his father and stepmother, Delmar Rayburn and Patricia Cooper of Independence; sisters, Cissy Van Huss of Ryland Heights and Bea Angel of Independence; a foster brother, Donnie Marsh of Independence; a foster sister, Beerly Ashcraft of Owenton; and his fiancee, Karen Weyman of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Taylor Mill Church of Christ, 6203 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Clara Trent, 79, of Latonia, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Dolores A. Wilson, 79, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Florence Ladies Auxiliary and St. Paul Church in Florence. Her husband, Charles Wilson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Geraldine Rouse of Florence; sisters, Mary Elizabeth Teipe of Covington and Thelma Buscher of Latonia; brothers, Andrew Nordmeyer of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Frank Nordmeyer of Covington; and one granddaughter.
Services were this morning at St. Paul Church. Burial was in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, handled arrangements.
Hazel Collins Wilson, 83, of Cincinnati, died at 8:36 p.m. Sunday at Jewish Hospital in Kenwood, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
