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Date of these obituaries: 12-04-1998
Family, fishing brought joy to Leonard "Bud' Baynum
After retiring in October, Leonard J. "Bud" Baynum bought a boat that he planned to use on frequent fishing excursions with his nephews and grandchildren.
The avid sportsman went fishing every week, said his niece, Candy Herndon of Covington.
"Fishing and his family, that's what he loved," she said.
"He loved having his family around, especially on Christmas Eve. We had a big party every Christmas Eve, and that was his present to himself."
But Mr. Baynum died before he could enjoy his retirement to its fullest.
The Covington resident died at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
He was 63.
Mr. Baynum worked for 30 years at RADAC Co. in Dayton, where he was in inventory control. Prior to that, he worked for eight years as an assistant parts manager for a Buick dealership in Covington.
Raised in Covington, Mr. Baynum went to Holmes High School and married
his wife, Emily E. Baynum, in 1959.
Other survivors include his wife; a son, Larry Dailey of Union; daughters, Emily E. Lawson of Hamilton, Ohio, and Mary Jo Mullen of Pasadena, Calif.; a brother, William R. Baynum of Latonia; a half-brother, Leonard J. Baynum of Hamilton, Ohio; a half-sister, Margie L. Rose of Dayton, Ohio; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky., 41011; or the American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky., 40202.
Jeannette Colgan Allison, 71, of Mays Lick, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville, after an extended illness.
She was a member of Flemingsburg First Presbyterian Church and Mays Lick Presbyterian Church; and a member of the Mays Lick Homemakers, the William Dudley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Buffalo Trace Daughters of American Colonists.
Survivors include a son, Charles E. Allison Jr. of Mays Lick; daughters, Sharon Swisher of Maysville and Janet Allison Mitchell of Charleston, W.Va.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky., 40202.
Albert "Newt" Anness Sr., 79, of Warsaw, died at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday at Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw after an extended illness.
He was a retired truck driver with Crane Plumbing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Vine Run Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. His wife, Kathleen Anness, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Al Anness Jr. of Florence and Allen Anness of Erlanger; a daughter, Sadie Harris of Hebron; stepsons, Wayne Lafferty of Lebanon, Ohio, and Ken Lafferty of Willis, Texas; a sister, Emily Pigg of O'Fallon, Ill.; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
M. Loree Jordan Boothe Kessler, 92, of Covington, died Thursday at her home.
She was a retired sales clerk and a member of Branch Hill Church of Christ. Her husband, Earl Kessler, and sons, Kenneth J. Boothe and Robert L. Boothe, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Raymond A. Boothe of Coving ton; a sister, Mary L. Winters of Norwood, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014.
Russell W. Losey, 35, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at his home.
He was a welder with Jero Inc., Elsmere, and a member of Cantuc's Primitive Weapons Club and the O.K. Horseshoe Club. Survivors include his parents, Ronald Losey of Highland Heights and Betty Losey of Erlanger; sisters, Penny Caudill of Fort Thomas and Peggy Kroger of Cold Spring; and a grandmother, Marie Losey of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Claire Marie Joy Mills, 70, of Lexington, formerly of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at University Medical Center in Lexington.
She was a former owner of Claire Marie's Beauty Salon, a hall receptionist at the University of Kentucky's Blanding Hall II and Kirwan Tower I, and a former member of St. Peter Claver Church in Lexington. Her husband, John A. Mills Jr., and a son, Patrick Mills, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, John A. "Jack" Mills III of Lexington; and a sister, Katherine A. Perraut of Cynthiana.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Edward Church, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in St. Edward Cemetery, Cynthiana.
William T. Rachford Sr., 75, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
He was a former salesman with the Highway Equipment Co., Cincinnati, and volunteered with the Boy Scouts.
Survivors include sons, William T. Rachford Jr. and Timothy K. Rachford, both of Alexandria, Ronald T. Rachford of Cincinnati, Mark A. Rachford Sr. of Crittenden and Stephen W. Rachford of Highland Heights; daughters, Theresa Arnold of Alexandria, Denise Rachford of Bellevue and Constance Roll of Melbourne; a brother, George Rachford of Alexandria; 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to the Main Street Baptist Church, 306 W. Main St., Alexandria, Ky., 41001.
Bessie Kay Sharp, 88, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at Mount Washington Care Center, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker. A daughter, Georgia Carol Neal, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Wayne Hughes of Brooksville; daughters, Marilyn Schneider of Dayton and Mary Flannery of Cincinnati; a sister, Blanche Corder of Hamilton, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Bracken County.
Katherine Meier Taylor, 101, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Union, died Thursday at Commons Nursing Home, Orlando.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Clayton LeRoy Vaught, 55, of Burlington, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville.
He was a warehouseman with Answers in Genesis, Florence, and a member of the Bible Chapel of Delhi Hills in suburban Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Cathy Benguerel Vaught; a son, Casey Allen Vaught of Burlington; a daughter, Linsey Odelle Vaught of Burlington; a stepdaughter, Jessica Eileen Brooks of Colorado; a brother, Marvin Vaught Jr. of Jamul, Calif.; and sisters, Patricia Buckner and Ethel Sanders, both of San Diego.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Answers in Genesis, Florence.
Memorials are suggested to Answers in Genesis Museum Fund, P. O. Box 6330, Florence, Ky., 41022. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
