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Date of these obituaries: 10-08-1998
Barbara Bell, Girl Scout leader; owned library cataloging firm
Barbara H. "Bobbe" Bell, the president of a family-owned and -operated library cataloging supply company in Alexandria and an active Girl Scout leader, died Tuesday at her home after a brief illness.
The Grants Lick resident was 66.
She grew up in West Virginia and graduated valedictorian of her high school class. In 1949, she went to college at West Virginia University, where she studied physics.
In 1951, she married
Gordon W. Bell, and had three children.
Mr. Bell, a military man and a chemist, was frequently transferred from town to town. The family lived in West Virginia; Colorado; Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Illinois and Tennessee before settling in Grants Lick in 1971.
In 1972, Mr. Bell started his own company, Medialog Inc., and became the sole proprietor in 1973. The Alexandria company specializes in producing cataloging information systems and supplies for schools and public libraries.
Mrs. Bell enjoyed helping run the family business as a library cataloger and production worker, said a daughter, Becky Bell of Grants Lick. When her husband died in 1988, Mrs. Bell became the president.
In 1991, Mrs. Bell's three children were all working for the company. Since then, it has grown from 10 employees to 30, Becky Bell said, and the family is getting ready to build a new facility.
Mrs. Bell also was a past president of the Licking Valley Girl Scout Council and a talented musician.
"She was semi-retired lately, but Mom was extremely involved in her other organizations," Becky Bell said. "She has worked with the Girl Scouts here and in other communities for 40 years.
"She was a troop leader of all kinds, she did scout training, all kinds of funding - just about every hat, she's worn with them."
Mrs. Bell was an organist for 23 years at Florence Christian Church, and she was a 25-year member of the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus, a distinguished chamber choir. She also was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include sons, Jim Bell of Persimmon Grove and Dan Bell of Alexandria; a sister, Mrs. Gilbert Bachmann of Wheeling, W.Va.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Florence Christian Church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick. Memorials are suggested to Florence Christian Church, 300 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042; the Bobbe Bell Scholarship Fund of Licking Valley Girl Scout Council, 607 Watson Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; Cincinnati May Festival Chorus, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210; or to charity.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Anita Martinelli Andrews, 84, of Cold Spring, died at 9:53 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Super Senior Citizens and St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Her husband, Daniel Andrews, died in 1967.
Survivors include daughters, Louise Baugus of Southgate and Angela Feagan of Edgewood; a son, Daniel Andrews of Cold Spring; a brother, Joseph Martinelli of Cincinnati; sisters, Isabelle Heimach, Josephine Cappozzola, Pasquiline Trotta and Helen Wiggins, all of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses, or to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Phillip Eugene Andriot, 58, of Lakeside Park, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Mary Gifford Byrd, 85, of Dry Ridge, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Community Pentecostal Church of God, Kenton County. Her husband, Everett Byrd, died in 1961. A son, Everett Leslie Byrd, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, James Byrd and Raymond Byrd, both of Dry Ridge, and Bobby Byrd of Newport; daughters, Judy Donley of Dry Ridge and Mae Hafer of Walton; a sister, Elizabeth Gifford of Glendale, Calif.; 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and six great-great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Thomas Crail, 38, of Portland, Maine, formerly of Newport, died Monday in Portland. He was a volunteer with Preble Street Resource Center, Portland, Maine, and worked to develop Dual Recovery Anonymous meetings in the city. He was an active volunteer with the Portland Food Pantry and Oxford Street Shelter Garden Project. He was a former employe of Shalom House Inc.
Survivors include his parents, Thomas and Carolyn Crail of Highland Heights; a son, Andrew Thomas Crail of Bellevue; a daughter, Chelsey Crail of Bellevue; a sister, Rebecca Hess of Newport; a brother, Richard Crail of Silver Grove.
Services will be at noon Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Preble Street Resource Center, P. O. Box 1459, Portland, Maine 04104; Giddeons International, P. O. Box 252, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076; New Testament Baptist Church, 312 Elm St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or First Baptist Church, 2315 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Logan Trent Fryman, 17, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Elizabeth Emmons Harris, 85, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Edgar J. Harris, and a son, Harold Harris, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Jolly of Washington County; a sister, Edith F. Whiteman of Cincinnati; one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Juanita Moore Hendrix, 66, of Warsaw, died Monday at Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw of cancer. She was a retired bookkeeper with the Gallatin County School System and was a member of Warsaw Christian Church, Warsaw Women's Club, Gallatin County Athletic Boosters and Christian Women's Fellowship.
Survivors include her husband, Gordon Hendrix; a daughter, Laura Hansen of Warsaw; her mother, Florence Moore of Warsaw; a sister, Beatrice Scott of Warsaw; a brother, Lewis E. "Bud" Moore of Warsaw; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Warsaw Christian Church, 207 W. High St., Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Clinton F. Herby, 86, of Fort Thomas, died at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a retired vice president of the tax department for Federated Department Stores in Cincinnati and was a member of the board of directors and the finance committee for St. Luke Hospital East.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Mae Francisco Herby; sons, John D. Herby and Clinton F. Herby, both of Fort Thomas; and a daughter, Martha Ann Herby of Germany.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
John Samuel Huey, 70, of Okeechobee, Fla., died Friday at his home. He was a retired machinist.
Survivors include sons, John Huey of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Samuel Keith Huey of Okeechobee; daughters, Rebecca Deck of Hebron and Sally Hatfield of Okeechobee; a brother, Duncan Huey of Hebron; sisters, Nancy of Dayton, Ohio, and Caralou of Tennessee; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were Tuesday at Buxton Funeral Home in Okeechobee. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Okeechobee. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Okeechobee, P. O. Box 1548, Okeechobee, Fla. 34973.
Luella T. Derrick King, 83, of Latonia, died Sunday at Rosedale Manor nursing home in Latonia. She was a waitress with the Cincinnati Club. Her husband, Arthur "Snooks" King, died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Hicks of Dayton; a son, John A. "Jack" King of Zanesville, Ohio; a brother, Albert Derrick of Fort Thomas; sisters, Lorraine Lang of Dayton and Dorothy Sauerbeck of Alexandria; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607, 231 Sixth Ave., Dayton, Ky. 41074; or Jimmy Durante Children's Fund, Grand Aerie Headquarters, P. O. Box 25916, Milwaukee, Wis. 53225.
Richard Kottmyer, of Constance, died Tuesday on a flight from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
George L. Rothert, 82, of Allen Park, Mich., formerly of Latonia, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Mich. He was a retired milk man with Clover Leaf Dairy, Newport, and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia. He was a former teller with First National Bank, Latonia. His wife, Helen Catherine Bartels Rothert, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Gary R. Rothert and Paul H. Rothert, both of Dearborn, Mich.; daughters, Jane F. Neiser of Villa Hills and Rita G. Oldendick of Columbia, S.C.; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:40 a.m. Monday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Earl Simpson, 86, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Rita I. Smoot, 75, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Wednesday at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was a telephone operator with AT&T in Cincinnati, a member of St. Brendan Church in Hilliard, Ohio, and past treasurer of Britton Junior High School P.T.O. and Christian Women's Association in Columbus.
Survivors include her husband, Fred B. Smoot; daughters, Dana Smoot of Hilliard, Ohio, and Susan Smoot of Aurora, Colo.; a son, Jeff Smoot of Dublin, Ohio; a sister, Virginia Dudderar of Edgewood; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Brendan Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Schoedinger Northwest Chapel, Columbus, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Columbus.
Harry L. Sparks, 69, of Crestview Hills, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed manager representative, and was an organ donor.
Survivors include his wife, Fern Sparks; daughters, Lisa Sparks and Fern Sparks, both of Villa Hills; and one grandson.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Donna M. Spraker, 59, of Rockledge, Fla., formerly of Alexandria, died Tuesday at Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge. She was a kitchen director with Brevard Community Center in Rockledge and was active in Girl Scouts in Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include her daughter, Maria Shanks of California; two grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Indian Oaks Community Center, Rockledge. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill. Wylie Baxley Rockledge Funeral Home, Cocoa, Fla., is handling arrangements. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Humane Society of Melbourne Branch Shelter, 5100 W. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne, Fla. 32934.
