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Date of these obituaries: 11-02-1998
Coach Austin Henderson, hall of famer
Austin L. Henderson Sr. was a talented athlete who shared his love for sports with youth as a coach, team manager and umpire. He was awarded for his achievement, enthusiasm and love for baseball and basketball with membership in the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
The Villa Hills resident died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 69.
Mr. Henderson played baseball and basket ball at John G. Carlisle and Holmes High schools in Covington. For years, he also played on church leagues.
He married
Rita J. White in 1948, and they had three children. The family lived in Covington before moving to Villa Hills in the late 1960s.
Mr. Henderson, who worked for 43 years as an assistant foreman with Wadsworth Electric Co. in Covington, coached youth-league teams when his children were young.
He managed and coached baseball and bas ketball teams for Main Street United Methodist Church in Covington for years. In 1956, the YMCA Church League named Mr. Henderson Coach of the Year.
He also umpired for his son's teams and continued to umpire long after his son quit playing, Mrs. Henderson said.
"I remember my son coming home and saying, "Mom, do you know Dad called me out?' "
"He was the most wonderful, well-liked per son. I have never heard anyone say anything bad about him, and he would never say any thing bad about anyone."
Mr. Henderson was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in December 1995 for his achievements as an umpire and as baseball and basketball player and coach.
His son, Austin L. Henderson Jr., died in 1992.
Other survivors include daughters, Barbara Denham of Erlanger and Cindy Johnson of Laguna Beach, Calif.; sisters, Norma Jean Judy of San Diego and Jewell Williams of California, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Anna Lee Aulick, 90, of Falmouth, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired bank teller and farmer, and a member of Falmouth Christian Church. Her husband, Lee Rogers Aulick, preceded her in death.
Survivors include several cousins.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Riverside Ceme tery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Public Library, 228 Main St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Betty Kinman Caldwell, 95, of Norwood, Ohio, died Saturday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincin nati. She was a retired sales clerk with Baskins Bakery, Nor wood, and a member of Concord Baptist Church, Grant County. Her husband, Alva Caldwell, died in 1977.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Bromley of Dry Ridge; two grandsons and two great- grandsons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville.
Junyor Lee Carpenter, 64, of Robertson County, died Saturday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a heavy-equipment operator. His wife, Mona Linville Carpenter, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Randy Carpenter of Lexington and Andy Carpenter of Germany; a daughter, Melissa Brandt of Saginaw, Mich.; a sister, Mabel Hemingar of Mount Olivet; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Piqua Cemetery.
Harry C. Coates, 86, of Harrodsburg, formerly of Ghent, died Saturday at Harrodsburg Health Care Center. He was a retired service-crew worker with Dow Corning, Carrollton, a member of Ghent Baptist Church, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Jane Coates, died in 1963. A son, Sammy Coates, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Robert C. Coates of Cincinnati; three grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, New Liberty.
Marilyn S. Salyers Dunaway, 69, of Avon Lake, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Emmett Dunaway, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Judith D. Bartel, Gayle D. Wrightsman and Cindy Burger, all of Ohio; a brother, William H. Salyers; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lakewood, Ohio, Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Lakewood Park, Rocky River, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Lakewood Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 14321 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, Ohio 44107. Mandley-Vetrovsky Funeral Home, Cleveland, is handling arrangements.
Becky Eversole, 80, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Carrollton First Apostolic Church. Her husband, Virgil Eversole, died in 1953. A daughter, Dessie Eversole, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Sam Eversole, Richard Eversole and Virgil Ray Eversole, all of Carrollton; daughters, Mae Richie of LaGrange, Irene Mertz and June Carter, both of Carrollton; a brother, Lawrence Buttery of Manchester; 19 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and 15 great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Robert Mylor Halmess, 78, of Carrollton, died Friday at Tri-County Baptist Hospital, LaGrange. He was a retired crane operator, and a member of St. John Church and American Legion Post No. 41, both in Carrollton. His wife, Mary Halmess, died in 1989.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Kathryn Smith of Carroll ton.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. John Church. Burial was in St. John Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to St. John Church, in care of Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Robert E. Hardy, 78, of Long boat Key, Fla., died Friday in Florida.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Gary Lee Hart, 40, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a painter.
Survivors include a daughter, Erin Hart of Bellevue; a son, Alex Hart of Bellevue; and brothers, Dennis Hart of Belle vue and Mike Hart of Fort Thomas.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Rev. George Lee Hensley, 62, of Independence, died at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edge wood. He was a retired Baptist minister, and had pastored Pleasantview Baptist Church in Dry Ridge. He also pastored Seven Springs Baptist Church in Marion, Bethlehem Baptist Church in Cincinnati, and Moore's Fork Baptist Church in Blanchester, Ohio. He was founder of the Independence Baptist Mission in Manchester.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Hopper Hensley; a son, Jeffrey L. Hensley of Cincinnati; a daughter, Angela D. Calhoun of Independence; sisters, Mary Ward of Florence, Edith Cotton of McKee and Glenna Reese of Brookville, Ind.; a half-sister Gladys Naeglen of Toledo, Ohio; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Tabernacle Baptist Mission, P. O. Box 2, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Donald L. Hoffmann, 64, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired accountant with General Electric, and a member of the Cheviot Fireman Association and Grace Lutheran Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Hoffmann; sons, Donald Hoffmann of Cincinnati and David Hoffmann of Middletown, Ohio; a daughter, Donna Jarabeck of Chicago; a brother, Eugene Hoffmann of Cincinnati; a sister, Shirley Hoffmann of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Grace Lutheran School, 3628 Boudinot Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Alma B. Lane, 61, of Newport, died at 11 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Sheila Summers of Newport; her mother, Mary Alcorn of Newport; brothers, Wesley Alcorn of Florida and William Alcorn of Newport; a sister, Betty Eversole of Newport; and two grandchild ren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery, Stamping Ground.
Maurice Paynter, 89, of Ludlow, died at 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired office clerk with H. Belmer Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Maude Paynter, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, William M. Paynter of Las Cruces, N.M.; daughters, Gail Bishop and Debbie Mitchell, both of Florence; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Margie Riley, 78, of Carrollton, died Friday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. She was a former secretary with Blake Tax Service, Carrollton, and a bookkeeper with the family contracting business. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Carrollton, a member of the United Methodist Women and of the Last Friday Club.
Survivors include her husband, Robert W. Riley; daughters, Dolly Riley of Carrollton and Reba John of Edmond, Okla.; a son, Robert A. Riley of Louisville; a brother, Thomas Williams of Madison, Ind.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Memorials are suggested to United Methodist Church, 310 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Doris Smith, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Scarlet Oaks Health Care Center, Cincinnati. She was a retired tailor with United Amalgamated Clothing Workers.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Smith of Cincinnati; a son, Dave Smith of Chesapeake, Va.; a brother, Walter Koch of Cold Spring; a sister, Ruth Wartman of Burlington; and one granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 3949 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223; or charity of the donor's choice.
Ernest B. Sosby, 71, of Carlisle, died Saturday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired employee of TTI Railways, a member of Carlisle Methodist Church and the Millersburg American Legion Post, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Athylene Gaunce Sosby, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, William Michael Sosby of Carlisle.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carlisle Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Lillie Mae Steffen, 85, of Cold Spring, died at 1:20 a.m. Sunday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring, Bluegrass Seniors and the St. Mary Ladies Society. Her husband, Frank C. Steffen, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Frank L. Steffen of Alexandria and Jack Steffen of Cold Spring; daughters, Mary Reiner of Cincinnati, Flo Rixson of Wilder and Carol Graham of Cold Spring; 18 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242.
