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Date of these obituaries: 12-14-1998
Taylor Mill's Matt H. Lovett, veteran
Prayer and fate played large roles in the life of Matt Howard Lovett.
Mr. Lovett, 78, of Taylor Mill, died Friday night in St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
A native of the Williamsburg area, Mr. Lovett joined the Army before World War II. In 1944, he was in the Battle of the Bulge and was listed as missing in action for 85 days, said his wife, Jackie.
'His father was a Baptist preacher. I went to a church service in Williamsburg, and he had gotten a telegram that day saying that his son was missing. He asked everyone in church to pray for him,' Mrs. Lovett said.
She knew Mr. Lovett's parents, but did not know him at that time, Mrs. Lovett said. Like others in the congregation, she prayed for the soldier and he was later accounted for, she said.
After the war, Mr. Lovett went to work with Burger Brewery in Cincinnati. Mrs. Lovett was also in Cincinnati visiting a friend, and though they were from the same area in Southern Kentucky, she met her future husband for the first time. It was a matter of fate, Mrs. Lovett believes. They were married
for 53 years.
Mr. Lovett also worked for the Bavarian Brewery in Covington and drove a truck for a number of years for the Duro Bag Co. In retirement, he drove cars for the Hertz Rental Co. until he was disabled by a stroke, his wife said.
Mr. Lovett was a member of the TeamstersUnion and Masonic Lodge No. 746 F&AM. He belonged to a gun club in Crittenden, Mrs. Lovett said.
Other survivors include a son, Ronald L. Lovett of Beavercreek, Ohio; daughters, Carolyn Ruth Holmes of Melbourne and Debra Sue Hammons of Erlanger; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Latonia, Ky. 41015.
Thomas J. Roderick, banker and Navy vet, loved to swim
Thomas J. Roderick, who spent 33 years working his way up from mail-room clerk to bank manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cincinnati, died of a heart attack Friday.
Mr. Roderick, 63, a lifelong resident of Fort Thomas, spent his work career at the Federal Reserve Bank and had been named manager of the bank's check collection department.
Family members recalled Mr. Roderick as someone who enjoyed a good laugh, had a keen interest in local sports teams and often watched sports with his three brothers: Lawrence of Bellevue, Robert of Fort Thomas and Patrick of Dayton.
'We were all close and liked to get together all the time,' said Robert Roderick, 57.
After joining the Federal Reserve Bank out of high school, Mr. Roderick left to serve in the Navy during the Korean War years.
Although he did not see any combat, he was involved in a car accident that left him disabled.
During his retirement, Mr. Roderick became a fixture at the swimming pool at the Campbell County YMCA.
He often swam more than three hours a day.
A son, Anthony Roderick of Wilder, who also went into banking, said his father had a strong sense of determination for getting ahead in his profession.
Mr. Roderick was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Catholic Order of Foresters St. Stephen Court No. 1380. A son, Kenneth, preceded him in death.
Other survivors include his wife, Nancy; a daughter, Deborah Ballard of Louisville; sons, Thomas Roderick of Wilder and Vincent Roderick of Fort Thomas; and three grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate.
Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Harold Combs, 78, of Taylor Mill, died at 6:55 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired maintenance worker with the U.S. Postal Service in Covington, a deacon with Latonia Baptist Church, and a member of Covington Lodge No. 109 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Taylor Combs; a son, Gary W. Combs of Corbin; a daughter, Connie E. Kiser of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a brother, Harris Combs of Stewart, Fla.; sisters, Wanda Webster of Pine Island, Fla., and Janice Lambert of Fort Mitchell; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Corbett Dixon, 73, of Covington, died at 10:39 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired machinist with Littleford Brothers Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Lucille Dixon, died in 1996.
Survivors include sisters, Mallie Elrod and Bethel Williams, both of Hazard, and Nancy Harvey of Cincinnati; brothers, John Dixon of Dayton, Ohio, Lee Dixon of Warner Robbins, Ga., and Pete Dixon of Hazard.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
George John Fibbe, 80, of Latonia, died at 7:40 a.m. Sunday at Franciscan Hospital Western Hills Campus, Cincinnati. He was a retired maintenance worker with Western Southern Insurance Co., a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Kemper Fibbe; daughters, Cheryl Ann Rust of Taylor Mill and Nancy Jo Riedinger of Covington; brothers, Lawrence Fibbe of Cold Spring and Elmer Fibbe of Florence; a sister, Ruth Reynolds of Fort Mitchell; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Allene Hudson, 74, of Carrollton, died Friday at her home. She was a retired employee of Teledyne Wirz Co., Carrollton. Her husband, Delbert Hudson, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Hudson of Ghent; a daughter, Judy Webster of Carrollton; a sister, Edna Marcum of Irvin; a brother, Roy Finney of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Robert Jordan, 70, of Newport, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a Army veteran of World War II. No services are planned. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
J. Frances Mahaney, 95, of Bellevue, died Sunday ay St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a produce clerk with the Kroger Co., and a member of First Baptist Church of Bellevue. A son, James A. Mahaney, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Robert O. Mahaney of Bellevue; daughters, Shirley F. Fry of Covington and Thelma J. Wiethorn of Cincinnati; sisters, Clara Kaylor of Clearwater, Fla., and Alberta Mahaney of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Flossie Newsom, 96, of Independence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
Gorman Partin, 75, of Bedford, died Saturday at Tri-County Baptist Hospital in LaGrange. He was a retired mechanic and security guard, a past master of Carrollton Lodge No. 134 F&AM, and an Air Force veteran of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Partin; daughters, Paula Albrecht of Buellton, Calif., Theresa Cheeseman of Terra Haute, Ind., and Deborah Moore of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; sons, Winston Partin of Alabama, Charles Partin and Ronald Partin, both of Carrollton; sisters, Mayme Spears of Ontario, Calif., Imogene Dalton of Norris, Tenn., Wanda Bryant of New Castle, N.Y., and Roberta Neal of Ghent, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Entombment will be in Louisville Memorial Gardens East, Crestwood.
Elizabeth 'Bette' Peace, 77, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Franciscan Hospital Western Hills Campus in Cincinnati. She was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Her husband, Elmer C. Peace, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Diana Peace of Cincinnati and Belinda Peace of Erlanger; sisters, Ann Motz and Mickey Besko, both of St. John's Mich.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bridgetown Cemetery, Cincinnati.
William G. 'Bill' Rettig, 43, of Fort Wright, died at 2:30 a.m. today at St. Charles Care Center in Covington.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Bettie Lynn Tackett Saylor, 37, of Mount Vernon, formerly of Kenton County, died of cancer Saturday at Rockcastle Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was a truck driver and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include her husband, Bruce Saylor; sons, Charles Jeffery Elmore of Walton, Morgan Bruce Saylor of Cincinnati and Robert Blake Saylor of Mount Vernon; daughters, Amber Leigh Saylor and Stacia Lynn Saylor, both of Cincinnati; her father and stepmother, Robert and Patricia Tackett of Walton; her mother and stepfather, Lula and John Fields of Dry Ridge; and sisters, Debbie Tackett Mulford of Morning View and Lois Tackett Cain of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Dowell & Martin Funeral Home, Mount Vernon. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Saylor Cemetery, Mount Vernon.
John C. Wainscott, 59, of Jeffersonville, Ind., formerly of Owen County, died Saturday at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, New Albany, Ind. He was an employee of Wal-Mart in Clarksville, Ind., and Eads Grocery in Owenton, and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church and the New Albany, Ind., VFW Post.
Survivors include a brother, Herbert J. Wainscott of Louisville; and sisters, Florence Popp of New Albany, Ind., Mary Keefe of Louisville, Emma McFarland of Bowling Green, Alice Staser of Lexington, and Ruby Ellis, Alma Perkins and Ann Carolyn Wainscott, all of Owenton.
Services will be at 11 a.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 American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
