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Date of these obituaries: 01-02-1999
Edgar L. Elmore, ran sawmill, grew crops in Boone County
Edgar L. Elmore had a simple philosophy of life: 'I pay my bills and treat the other fellow the way I want to be treated,' he once said.
It served the Boone County farmer and sawmill operator well. Mr. Elmore of Walton, died Thursday afternoon in Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence, at the age of 97.
Mr. Elmore worked until he was past 90, making tobacco sticks, barn timbers and other specialty items at his saw mill on Salem Road. He cut enough tobacco sticks, Mr. Elmore claimed, to build a picket fence all the way around Boone County.
His sawmill didn't have a name, and he didn't solicit business. Farmers throughout Boone and Kenton counties sought him out when they needed tobacco sticks or other timber cut to order. 'I know everybody in Boone County, and everybody knows me,' he related.
Mr. Elmore once broke both arms in a fall but said that having his arms in casts barely slowed his pace of farm work. 'I cut and baled 1,700 pounds of hay with both arms in casts. When it was time to take the casts off, one was already about worn off,' he had said.
A native of Casey County, Mr. Elmore came to this area to work in a Cincinnati can factory. He returned to farming in the 1940s and soon added the sawmill because he needed wood for repairs to his own barn. A fire shut him down at one point, but he was soon back in business.
Mr. Elmore was reluctant to give up his enterprise. 'I've been working 16, 18 hours a day most of my life. I ain't going to retire,' he said. 'I don't accomplish as much as I used to. I'm getting too old. But I keep busy. I know my time is about over, but I ain't going to sit down and hurry it up either.'
Mr. Elmore was a member of Walton Christian Church. His wife, Bessie Elmore, died in 1971. A son, Charles Elmore, died in 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Agnes Pruitt of Florence, Imogene Pennington of Walton, and Pauline Anderson and Maureen Vaughn, both of Union; sons, Eugene Elmore of Union and Russell Elmore of Elkhart, Texas; 17 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Elizabeth Jacobs Bannister, 88, of Covington, died at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a former salesperson for Pogue's Department Store, Cincinnati. Her husbands, Frank Metros and Clarence Bannister, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a stepson, Jim Bannister of Westerville, Ohio; and a brother, Frank Jacobs of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Aurora, Ind.
Martha Lee Browning, 83, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker, attended Cynthiana Baptist Church and was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Her first husband, Willoughby Withers, and a son, Dr. Joe M. Withers, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Willard E. Browning Sr.; a son, Willard E. Browning Jr. of Calvert City; daughters, Janice Withers and Judy Gasser, both of Cynthiana; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Baptist Church, E. Pleasant, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or St. Edward Catholic School, North Main Street, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Jack F. Case, 70, of Cincinnati, formerly of Latonia, died Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Gregory Dean Frodge, 27, of Maysville, died at 5:07 p.m. Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville of injuries suffered in a one-car accident on Ky. 3056 near Germantown. He was a dock worker with United Parcel Service, Maysville, operated the family auto body business, and raced in the Super Street division at Mudlick Raceway. He attended Minerva Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, MaKayla Lynn Frodge of Maysville; his parents, Morris Lee and Linda Sue Frodge of Maysville; brothers, Rodney Steven Frodge and Richard Anthony Frodge, both of Maysville; his grandparents, Henry and Frances Frodge of Maysville and Donald and Virginia Bauer of Maysville; and his fiancee, Lisa Moore of Mays Lick.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Greg Frodge Children Fund, in care of Bank of Maysville, 20 W. Second St., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Harry Hitch, 87, of Warsaw, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw. He was a retired truck driver with the Anderson Trucking Co. and a member of Erlanger Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Hitch of Covington; and a son, Eddie Hitch of Park Hills.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Christian Church, 27 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or Covington Ladies Home, 702 Garrard St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Mabel 'Pauline' Hunter, 80, of Corinth, died Thursday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
James King, 74, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Amos F. Lawson Sr., 89, of Brookville, Ind., formerly of Walton, died Friday at Elsie Dreyer Special Services Center in Brookville, Ind. He was a retired equipment operator and foreman with the Kentucky Highway Department, and was a member of Independence Baptist Church. His wife, Mary Verna Johnson Lawson, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Amos Lawson Jr. of Walton and Walter H. Lawson of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Laura Johnting of Falmouth, Margaret Straub of Walton, Anna Mae Gonsauyle of Demossville and Geneva Shumaker of Cold Spring; brothers, Archie Lawson of Falmouth, Carl Lawson of Latonia and Russell Haley of Dry Ridge; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Elsie Dreyer Special Services Center, 273 Main St., Brookville, Ind. 47012.
Joseph Wilson Lebus, 84, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer, a member of Cynthiana Baptist Church and Harrison County Farm Bureau. His wife, Virginia Pierce Lebus, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Anna Ruth McLoney of Cynthiana, Mary LaVerne Boston of Paoli, Ind., June Wilson Erla of Dorset, Vt., and Virginia Jo Becher of Columbus, Ohio; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Dorothy Rachford, 76, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was a retired medical records clerk with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, and attended Asbury Methodist Church in Highland Heights and St. John United Church of Christ in Newport.
Her husband, William Rachford, died Dec. 2. Survivors include sons, Mark Rachford of Crittenden, Tim Rachford and William Rachford, both of Alexandria, Stephen Rachford of Highland Heights and Ronald Rachford of Cincinnati; daughters, Theresa Arnold of Alexandria, Denise Rachford of Bellevue and Constance Roll of California; sisters, Laverne Shields of Highland Heights and Viola Doekel of Fort Thomas; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Main Street Baptist Church, 306 W. Main St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Angela Rayburn, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Ora H. Rayburn, and a daughter, Juanita Rayburn, both preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters, Georgia Wise and Norma Jean Gary, both of Fort Thomas; a son, Hobert L. Rayburn of West Chester, Ohio; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Irene Shadwick, 92, of Fort Wright, died at 6 a.m. Friday at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright. She was a member of Bromley Christian Church. Her husband, Arthur Shadwick, died in 1976.
Survivors include daughters, Artha Brown of Memphis, Tenn., Juanita Hayley and Jacqueline Shadoan, both of Atlanta, Patricia Stewart of Bromley, Janet Stewart of Gaithersburg, Md., and Barbara Dunn of Union; a brother, James Daulton of Maryland; sisters, Marie Edwards of Somerset and Mary Adams of Tuscon, Ariz.; 32 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Bromley Christian Church, 216 Kenton St., Bromley, Ky. 41016.
Corda W. Sparks, 83, of Latonia, died Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ruby D. Sparks, 73, of Alexandria, died Thursday at her home. She was a retired packer with Velva Sheen, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, William B. Sparks of Highland Heights; a son, William J. Sparks of Covington; daughters, Shirley Hopper of Latonia, Connie Perkins of Warsaw and Debra Patterson of Alexandria; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Jarvie Thompson, 70, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired steelworker with Newport Steel, a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 in Newport, and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Sue Thompson; a daughter, Valtina Rotolo of Florida; his stepmother, Anna Lee Thompson of Florida; and a half-sister, Joanne McDonald of Kettering, Ohio.
No services are planned. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
George Yotz Van Pelt, 70, of Fort Wright, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired auditor with PNC Bank in Cincinnati, a former member of Ludlow Vets, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Phelps Van Pelt; daughters, Teri Schlotman and Tami Garriott, both of Villa Hills, Shauna Bomkamp of Taylor Mill; a sister, Patricia Krebs of Ludlow; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice.
