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Date of these obituaries: 12-24-1998
Dennis "D.A.' Foltz, 41, liked to fix cars and drag-race them
Dennis 'D.A.' Foltz spent most of his free time tinkering with car engines and drag-racing his 1967 Chevelle.
'He loved cars, motors - anything to do with a motor,' said his wife, Judy Foltz.
'His garage was his home. Anything he could use a tool on, he loved.'
Mr. Foltz, a truck driver who lived his entire life in Crittenden, died of a heart attack at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was 41.
He went to school at Grant County High School and married
in 1980. He and Judy had two children.
After high school, Mr. Foltz worked for a barrel-making company in Cincinnati and then served as an escort driver for S&H Construction in Walton.
He went to work for a friend who owned a couple of trucks before buying his own truck and becoming self-employed. He called his business Dennis Foltz Trucking Co. in Crittenden and hauled for Barrett Paving Materials Inc. and Jimmy Evans Blacktopping.
Mr. Foltz's lifelong hobby was drag-racing. He often raced his Chevelle at Thornhill drag strip in Kenton County. He also owned a 1969 Camaro.
He adored his two children, ages 15 and 3, and his two cats and dog.
'He was one of a kind,' Mrs. Foltz said. 'He didn't know a stranger...and he didn't put on for anybody.'
Other survivors include daughters, Mandy and Megan Foltz; his mother, Mary Collingsworth of Florence; brothers, Lawrence Foltz of Florence and Richard Foltz of Crittenden; and a sister, Donna Humbert of Crittenden.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Charles Smiley Dennis, 72, of Scenic View, Ohio, formerly of Harrison County, died Wednesday at Castle Nursing Home in Scenic View. He was a retired teacher with Jefferson County Schools, a member of the Sierra Club and an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include brothers, Clarence Dennis of Park Hills, Richard Dennis of Harrison County and Samuel Dennis of Cynthiana; and a sister, Mrs. Joe B. Hall of Lexington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Whaley-McCarty Funeral home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library, Main St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Howard B. Fagin, 76, of Park Hills, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He was the retired owner of the former National Awning & Builders Supply Co. His wife, Jane Fagin, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Matthew Howard Fagin of Raeford, N.C.; a daughter, Jean Ann Fagin of Park Hills; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
James Bernard Johnson, 65, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired rework line and quality control area worker with Teledyne Packaging Co., Carrollton, and a member of St. John Church in Carrollton. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include sons, Darrick Johnson of Carrollton, Michael Johnson of Highland Heights, James B. Johnson Jr. of Spring City, Tenn., Timmy Johnson and Jeff Johnson, both of Bardstown; daughters, Vicki Ballard of Cox's Creek and Catherine Sullivan of Louisville; a brother, J.C. Johnson of New Haven; sisters, Lula Harris of New Haven, Mary Cozart and Leona Hicks, both of Louisville; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to St. John Church, 507 Fifth St., Carrollton, Ky. ZIP.
Carl E. Lauber, 99, of Newport, died at 9:27 p.m. Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Christine L. Welch Miller, 70, of Germantown, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Germantown Christian Church. Her husband, William Miller, died in 1977.
Survivors include sons, Charles Marcus Miller of Maysville and William Linzie Miller of Germantown; daughters, Peny White of Falmouth, Debbie Smith of Maysville, Patty Wells of Clay City, Connie Gifford of Flemingsburg and Maggie Doherty of Germantown; a brother, Earl Welch of Germantown; sisters, Ethel Linville of Germantown and Louise Lansky of Palm City, Fla.; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Germantown Christian Church, Bridgeville Road, Germantown, Ky. 41044.
Alice Paynter Murphy, 78, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Harold Simpson, 92, of Cincinnati and formerly of Boone County, died Wednesday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Donald Ray Webster, 69, of Independence, was found dead Tuesday in his truck in Walton. He was a retired supervisor with Owen County RECC and an Army veteran of the Korean War. A brother, Cecil Webster Jr., died Nov. 12.
Survivors include a son, Randy E. Webster of Walton; daughters, Connie Chasteen of Dry Ridge and Teresa Lynn Thomson of Walton; a sister, Betty Snyder of Cincinnati; brothers, Bill Webster of Butler and Edward Webster of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Albert Thomas Zagorski, 45, of Independence, died Monday in Covington.
He was a carpenter.
Survivors include his mother, Stella Pepera of Bedford, Ohio; brothers, Daniel Zagorski of Bedford, David Zagorski of Bainbridge, Ohio, James Zagorski of Northfield, Ohio, Richard Zagorski of Phoenix and Ronnie Zagorski of Solon, Ohio; and a sister, Mary Lou Rine of Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
