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Date of these obituaries: 10-05-1998
Robert Ford, Owen County attorney
Robert C. Ford Jr. was known as an attorney always willing to help younger people in the profession, and for treating people the same, regardless of their station in life.
Mr. Ford, 88, of Owenton, died Saturday in Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton.
He served for 44 years as county attorney in Owen County, perhaps the longest tenure in the office in Kentucky history. Mr. Ford retired from the office several years ago and did not seek re-election.
"I don't think that he ever had opposition in an election. He brought an awful lot of good to Owen County," said Circuit Judge Charles Satterwhite, whose district includes Owen, Carroll and Grant counties.
"He was a very congenial person. ... a warm and gentle man. He had a very sharp mind," Carroll County District Judge Stan Billingsley said.
"He was very encouraging to young attorneys, and in fact is responsible for my being a judge," Satterwhite said. He recalled a conversation he had with Mr. Ford in 1976, before the judicial amendment that restructured Kentucky's court system went before the voters.
"He encouraged me to be a trial commissioner, or to run for district judge," said Satterwhite, who was elected to the district bench and later as a circuit judge. Satterwhite's family and Mr. Ford's family were close over the years, the judge said.
Mr. Ford was a past president of the Kentucky County Attorney Association and was a member of the Kentucky Bar Association. He was also a member of Owenton First Baptist Church, the American Legion and Owen Lodge No. 128 F&AM. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
His wife, Grayce Ross Ford, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Dr. Charles R. Ford of Owenton; daughters, Lucy Ford Sutherland of Frankfort and Betsy Ross Ford of Atlanta; brothers, Jim Ford of Owenton and Guy Barrett Ford of Marblehead, Mass.; sisters, Missy Mitchell of Deland, Fla., Frances Ford Hill of Wilton, Conn., Alice Stein of Atlanta, Sarita Ford of Mulberry, Fla., and Elizabeth Latimer of Lexington; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Owen County Volunteer Fire Department, 408 S. Main St., Owenton, 40359, or First Baptist Church Building Fund, 213 N. Main St., Owenton, 40359.
Albert Denton Arthur, 68, of Wilder, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired millwright with General Motors, Cincinnati, and a member of the Covington Scottish Rite and Lafayette Lodge F&AM in Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Arthur; daughters, Rita Arthur of Wilder and Linda Perry of Cold Spring; his mother, Bertha Arthur of Louisville; sisters, Dorcia Bryant of Louisville and Bethel Farmer of Jacksonville, N.C.; and a brother, O. D. Arthur of Mooresville, Ind.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bowling Funeral Home, London, Ky. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery, London.
Charles "Chip" Childress, 36, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a general educator and a research biologist for University of Cincinnati and a research biologist for the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health in Cincinnati. He was a member of Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Florence, where he was a worship and small group leader, and was a member of several professional biological organizations.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy Childress; daughters, Audrey Childress and Stella Childress, both at home; a son, Charles Childress at home; his father, Charles Childress of Florence; and sisters, Laura Hazen of Pittsburgh, Linda Black of Independence and Julie Childress of Florence.
Services will be at 7 tonight at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Childress Family Donation Fund, to the attention of Lynne Shields, Fifth Third Bank, 3003 Dixie Highway, Edgewood, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Cecilia J. Chinn, 69, of Highland Heights, died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Tressa Deitz Collins, 86, of Mays Lick, died at 6:52 p.m. Saturday at Maysville Extended Care Facility after an extended illness. She was a retired librarian for the former Maysville High School and Frankfort High School. She was a Methodist and a member of the Kentucky Education Association, Kentucky Library Association, American Association of Women and Retired Teacher Association. Her husband, George W. Collins, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, William E. "Bill" Collins of Maysville; sisters, Ezella Potter and Mabel Williamson, both of Lexington; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Arthur Franklin Conrad, 75, of Dry Ridge, died at 3 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Disabled American Veterans. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Louise Webster Conrad, died Sept. 30.
Survivors include sons, Larry Conrad of La Mirada, Calif., Garry Conrad and Ernie Conrad and Bill Conrad, all of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Margaret Jones of Falmouth; brothers, Louis "Bud" Conrad of Dry Ridge, David Lee Conrad of Erlanger, Gerald Ray Conrad of Corinth and James Larry Conrad of Williamstown; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville. Memorials are suggested to charity.
William M. Creekmore, 88, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died at 4:15 p.m. Saturday at Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a retired mechanic with Queen City Chevrolet and a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Hattie Johnson Creekmore.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Kate Barnett Evans, 70, of Erlanger, died at 4:34 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Anthony R. Evans of Erlanger, Michael A. Evans of Covington, Randy L. Evans of Cincinnati, Martin L. Evans of Florence and Jeff V. Evans of Carrollton; a daughter, Diane Kay McFetters of Erlanger; a sister, Cora Carabajal of Fontana, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Cremation will be at Cincinnati Cremation Co.
Delbert William Floyd, 83, of Anderson, Ind., formerly of Independence, died Friday at his home. He was a retired assembler with J. H. Day Co. and a member of Amity Baptist Church, Independence. His first wife, Flonnie Mae Roy Floyd, died in 1989.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Lawson Floyd; a daughter, Joyce Fuston of Bowling Green, Fla.; sons, William Dale Floyd of Ryland Heights and Charles Albert Floyd of Panama City Beach, Fla.; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Wanda Ruth Gooden, 69, of Cincinnati, formerly of Harrison County, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Howard Gooden; a daughter, Beverly Bush of Cincinnati; sons, Charles Gooden of Columbia, Jerry Gooden and Terry Gooden, both of Cincinnati; a brother, Amos Hill of the state of Washington; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Services were Sunday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial was in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Mary "Frankie" Grall, 69, of Florence, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Greenview Baptist Church, Florence, and Hills of Kentucky Dulcimers club.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Grall; daughters, Susan G. Browning of Burlington and Cyndee L. Pedersen of Virginia Beach, Va.; brothers, Edward C. Brown and M. Scott Brown, both of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenview Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Charles E. Hampton, 82, of Covington, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mildred M. Hester, 82, of Brooksville, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet. She was a homemaker and a member of Lenoxburg Baptist Church. Her husband, Marvin Hester, and a son, John Henry Hester, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Terry Hester of Brooksville and Billy Hester of Taylor Mill; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Blind Association, P. O. Box 636, 3000 Louisa St., Catlettsburg, Ky. 41129.
Joseph Leroy Hightchew, 56, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include daughters, Christine Carter of Nashville, Tenn., and Jill Brown of Cincinnati; his mother, Vera Schmitt of Newport; a brother, George Hightchew of Alexandria; sisters, Mary Bowman of Southgate and Donna Knoll of Glencoe; and four grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Corpus Christi Church, Newport. Memorials are suggested to charity. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Radford Johnson, 85, of Elsmere, died at 4:20 a.m. Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired domestic worker and a member of First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Her husband, Walter Johnson, died in 1980.
Survivors include several nieces.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Mary E. Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Leland Jones, 78, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:25 p.m. Sunday at Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
T. J. Link, 81, of Wilmore, formerly of Grant County, died Sunday in Wilmore.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Harold N. McNeese, 87, of Fort Mitchell, died at 1:10 p.m. Friday at Florence Park Care Center, Burlington. He was a retired bus driver with the former Green Line Co. and a member of Berry Methodist Church and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite in Covington. A daughter, Jackie Gardiner, died in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Sipe McNeese; sons, Don McNeese of Covington and Dan McNeese of Edgewood; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Rev. Malcolm Wade Metcalf, 42, of Butler, died Friday at his home. He was an engineer with the Pendleton County Water District.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Metcalf; a son, Nathan Wade Metcalf; his parents, Joe and Selma Niece of Butler; brothers Danny Niece of Florence, Charles Niece of Denmark, James Niece of Butler, Lonnie Metcalf of Alexandria and Roger Metcalf of Indiana; and sisters, Mary Alsip and Margaret Nagel, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Jack Rabe, 57, of Union, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was in marketing at Western Southern Life Insurance Co. and was a member of First Church of Christ in Burlington and the American Veterans. He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Terrie E. Schneider Rabe of Union; a son, Jason C. Rabe of Augusta; a stepson, Rod J. Cope of Burlington; daughters, Cindy T. Mulcahy of Verona and Denise C. Caruthers of Port Charlotte, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Missy A. Cope of Union; brothers, Ron Rabe of Union, Robert Rabe of Covington, Tom Rabe of Burlington and Dave Rabe of Sparta; sisters, Nancy Hicks of Erlanger and Connie Hughes of Independence; and five grandchildren.
Services were Sunday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Community Action Center, P. O. Box 283, Burlington, Ky. 41005. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, handled arrangements.
Robert Lee Raleigh, 60, of Maineville, Ohio, died Saturday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. He as a retired inspector with Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Raleigh; his parents, Beckham and Clara Raleigh of Grants Lick; brothers, James Raleigh of Miamisburg, Ohio, and J. G. Raleigh of Cold Spring; and sisters, America Bon of Ashland, Ohio, Norma Warren and Ruth Neace, both of California, Ky., and Bernice Abisso of Brockton, Mass.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grants Lick Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Thomas H. Scudder, 55, of Florence, died Sept. 26 at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and B.A.S.S. fishing association.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Carpenter of Florence; a son, Kenneth Scudder of Union; sisters, Patricia L. Delrio and Sharon Phelps, both of Florence, Charlotte R. Martin of Covington and Carol A. Scudder of Owen County; a brother, James E. Scudder of Berry; half-brothers, David Robinson of Owenton County and Darryl Robinson of Madisonville; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
George Seever, 76, of Butler, died Friday at his home of injuries suffered in a tractor accident. He was a retired farmer and a deacon and Sunday school teacher with Fairlane Baptist Church, Grants Lick.
Survivors include his wife, Kathern Seever; sons, Dennis Seever of Falmouth and Barry Seever of Grants Lick; a daughter, Kathy Fory of Madison, Ind.; a sister, Ethelene Kelly of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fairlane Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fairlane Baptist Church, Alexandria and Herringer, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Stephen D. Thiery Sr., 47, of Alexandria, died Wednesday at his home. He was an assistant foreman with the Kentucky Highway Department in Pendleton County.
Survivors include sons, Kevin Thiery of Fort Thomas and Stephen D. Thiery Jr. of Newport; a daughter, Shannon Rademaker of Cincinnati; his mother and stepfather, Betty and John Frischholz of Southgate; sisters, Nancy Bailey of Alexandria and Karen Weddle of Florence; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Alma E. Cooper Walden, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Erlanger, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at East Galbraith Health Care Center in Cincinnati. She was a retired sales clerk with Herald's Department Store, Covington, and a member of Decoursey Baptist Church. She was a Sunday school teacher at the church. Her husband, Woody Walden, died in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Heinichen of Cincinnati and Norma Riggs of Taylor Mill; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Richard P. "Dickie" Wietelmann, 44, of Maysville, died Saturday at his home of cancer. He was owner of Maysville Bookkeeping Co. and a sports announcer with radio stations WFTM in Maysville, WNXZ in Portsmouth, Ohio, and WKKS in Vanceburg.
Survivors include his wife, Denise Kae Blevens Wietelmann; a son, Richard "Mack" Wietelmann of Circleville, Ohio; daughters, Shayla Wietelmann and Kaylee Wietelmann, both at home, Amber Hamilton of Sardinia, Ohio, and Jennifer Fissel of Grove City, Ohio; his mother, Bette Jean Wietelmann of Aberdeen, Ohio; sisters, Sue Ellen Aldridge and Amy Jo Stidham, both of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Carol Ann Lewis of Manchester, Ohio; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Washington United Methodist Church; or Pancreatic Research Department, in care of Dr. Ralph Hruban, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Md. 21287-6417.
Florence Wilking, 96, of Fort Mitchell, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington.
Survivors include three friends who took care of her, Emille Walden, Melinda Hamm and Leslie Strickland.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Episcopal Church, 16 E. Fourth St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Beatrice Wolfe, 77, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
