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Date of these obituaries: 11-05-1998
J. Robert West, Florence dentist
Dr. J. Robert West, one of the first dentists in Florence, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 73.
Dr. West operated his own practice in the West Building on Main Street, next to the old Denham's drug store, until he retired in 1993. He bought the building several years after he graduated from dental school at the University of Louisville in the early 1950s.
"When he came here, Florence was a little, bitty town. There was a hardware store and a grocery store and not much else," said his sister, Mary Florence Jackson of Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Dr. West grew up in Pineville and went into the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he married
Joanna Kinman West and did his pre-medical training at Union College in Barbourville. The couple moved to Florence and had two sons.
Dr. West started his practice in the early 1950s, renting rooms and working out of garages.
"He worked on me, and my fillings that he put in at least 40 years ago . . . have never needed any work. My dentist said it is wonderful work," Mrs. Jackson said.
Dr. West was involved in civic affairs in Florence, having been a city councilman in the 1950s and a former Boone County constable.
He also was a member of Florence Christian Church; the National Rifle Association; Burlington Lodge No. 264 F&AM, where he was a former master; Indra-Consistory Scottish Rite; Elks Lodge No. 51 in Springfield, Ohio; and the Syrian Shrine.
An Eagle Scout in his youth, Dr. West loved adventure and often went exploring, his sister said. He was an avid trap shooter and won many awards for his shooting skills.
He also was a generous man who routinely did dental work for free on patients who could not pay, she said.
"He did a lot of good things, but he did them quietly," Mrs. Jackson said. "He never wanted everyone to know."
Mr. West's wife, Joanna, died in 1993.
Other survivors include sons, James Robert West Jr. and John Dean West, both of Hebron; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, with Masonic services afterward. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. The body will be cremated. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Wayne L. Ashcraft, 66, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a salesman with Riverside Ford in Newport, a member of East Bend Baptist Church in Boone County and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Ashcraft; sons, Brian Ashcraft and Darrell Ashcraft, both of Newport, Mark Ashcraft of Florence and Tim Ashcraft of Leitchfield, Ohio; a sister, Wilma Jones of Burlington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Boone County. Memorials are suggested to the East Bend Methodist cemetery Fund, in care of Dennis Stephens, 6481 Beaver Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
Mae Brosmore, 91, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 10 p.m. Monday at Salem Park Care Center in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Alfred Brosmore, died in 1962.
Survivors include stepgrandsons, Norman Brosmore of Tennessee and Michael Brosmore of Covington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Virgil Ray Eversole, 55, of Carrollton, died at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. He was a disabled former employee of Dayton-Walther Corp., Carrollton.
Survivors include daughters, Melissa Kindoll and April Eversole, both of Carrollton; stepdaughters, Karen Walls and Janet Kemp; a son, Johnny Eversole of Lebanon; a stepson, Junior Wentworth; sisters, June Carter and Irene Mertz, both of Carrollton, and Mae Richie of LaGrange; brothers, Sam Eversole and Richard Eversole, both of Carrollton; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday 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.
Nelda Corinne Fogle, 84, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center, Burlington. She was a homemaker, a member of Campbell Lodge Women's Guild and a volunteer with St. Luke Hospitals and Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Mitchell. Her husband, William Fogle, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Donelan of Fort Thomas; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen cemetery Chapel, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 930 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Bruce Hadley, 57, of Louisville, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday at Shelbyville Jewish Hospital after a brief illness. He covered Newport for The Kentucky Post in the late 1960s and later worked for the newspaper's Frankfort bureau. He subsequently worked for the Kentucky Highway Commission and the Louisville Times and was in private law practice at the time of his death.
Survivors include daughters, Amy Hadley-Martin of Frankfort and Molly Hadley-Jensen of Nashville; sons, Christopher Travis Hadley of Louisville and Jeffrey Clayton Hadley of Frankfort; brothers, Eric Hadley, David Hadley and Mark Hadley; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Commonwealth-Stony Brook Funeral Home, Louisville. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. The body will be cremated. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or Kentucky Humane Society, 241 Steedly Drive, Louisville, Ky. 40214.
Ruby Evelyn Knecht, 73, of Covington, died at 6:43 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington. Her husband, Theodore Knecht, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Kyle-Justin Russell of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; brothers, Robert Wren of Covington and Russell Wren of Cincinnati; and a sister, Ileen Wren of Covington.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
John R. McCarthy, 73, of Latonia, died at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired Covington firefighter and a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 203 in Latonia, the Sunday Morning Club and Kenton County Democratic Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Kate McCarthy, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Robert R. McCarthy of Covington and John W. McCarthy of Latonia; a daughter, Patricia D. Meyer of Florence; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 8:40 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Louis H. Perpingon, 91, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired employee of Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. and a member of Southern Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge No. 17, both in Hamilton, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Mildred Perpingon; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery, Georgetown. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Doris Jean Schuster, 68, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert G. Schuster, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Larry Schuster of Florence, Steve Schuster of Erlanger and David Schuster of Elsmere; a daughter, Donna Lonnemann of Florence; a sister, Joyce Allen of Lott, Texas; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Gene Sharp, 58, of Lexington, formerly of Harrison County, died at 10 p.m. Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Rosemary Sketch, 80, formerly of Ludlow, died at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
