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Date of these obituaries: 09-22-1998
"Buck' Williams kindly took relatives in
Lawrence "Buck" Williams of Dayton took two young nieces and a nephew under his wing when their mother died.
Mr. Williams and his wife, Alice Williams, made sure the children were not slighted in the entertainment department, said niece Cathy Holbrook of Cold Spring, who was 5 years old when she lost her mother.
"They took us on vacation," said Ms. Holbrook. "We would go to the zoo and Coney Is land and we traveled to Florida and the beach.
"They tried to show us how to travel."
But Ms. Holbrook said "Aunt Alice" and "Uncle Buck" also taught the children more important lessons.
"He taught us that we should be kind to people and generous with what you have - whether you had a lot or not," she said.
"It was how he lived his life. There was just no more caring man in the world."
Mr. Williams died Monday morning at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was 88 years old.
Mr. Williams was born and reared in New port. The youngest of 10 boys and girls, he lived along the riverbank on the former Second Street.
Mr. Williams was a self-employed painter most of his working years, and also pursued a variety of interests.
"He always told us he gave up smoking at 13 so he could run track," said nephew Charley Caldwell of Alexandria, who is Ms. Holbrook's brother.
Mr. Williams met his wife of 56 years when he was playing drums in a band.
He was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan, fisher man and bowler. One of his most thrilling moments was bowling a perfect game in a Newport bowling alley in 1941.
For 25 years, Mr. Williams and his wife were members of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Dayton.
"They were so active," said Ms. Holbrook. "They did all their festivals for the church. They helped sell the candy."
In fact, some of the candy ended up being distributed to neighborhood children, she said.
"All the neighborhood kids got a treat. He was just good for the neighborhood."
Mr. Williams also raised another niece, Victoria Hill of Southgate.
Other survivors include his wife, Alice Caldwell Williams, and many other nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul United Church of Christ, 524 Fourth Ave., Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Clyde G. Crawford, 86, of Walton, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Edwin Gilbert "Ned" Damon, 89, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired claims and routing clerk with the Kroger Co. and a founding member of Grace Baptist Church, Independence. A daughter, Barbara Gail Damon Elkhorne, died in 1997.
Survivors include his wife, Lauranelle Cummins Damon; a daughter, Judith Lynn Damon Carr of Frank fort; a sister, Elizabeth Jack son of Independence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Kentucky Baptist Children's Home, 10801 Shelbyville Road, Middletown, Ky. 40243.
Robert C. Goetz, 57, of Indianapolis, formerly of Covington, died Sept. 6 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. He was a retired Army brigadier general and a presidential appointee to the Senior Executive Service.
Survivors include his wife, Rose C. Campbell Goetz; a daughter, Lisa M. Croghan; a son, James C. Goetz; his mother, Margaret D. "Bessie" Goetz; and one grandson.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery. Flanner-Buchanan Carmel Mortuary, Carmel, Ind., handled arrangements.
George E. Hutchinson, 81, of Falmouth, died at 10 a.m. Sunday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a former Pendleton County magistrate, a retired farmer and a member of Gum Lick Baptist Church, Pendleton County. He was a member of the Kentucky Draft Horse Association and an Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service community committee member. He was a member of Pendleton-Grant Fox Hunters Association.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Antrobus Hutchinson; sons, Gary Hutchinson and Roy G. Hutchinson, both of Falmouth; daughters, Ruth Ann Cummins of Falmouth and Georgia V. Brownfield of Demossvillle; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 to night at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Jessie J. Jolley, 33, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Rita Jones, 77, of Latonia, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Right to Life.
Survivors include a son, Joe Jones of Dillsboro, Ind.; daughters, Kendra Gullett of Woodlawn, Sandra Jones of Latonia and Rene Milioto of New Hampshire; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Right to Life, 508 Scott St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Marie E. Rickling McGuire, 85, of Salina, Kan., formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Sept. 7 at Windsor Estates Nursing Home in Salina. She was a homemaker and a former member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell. Her husband, Harry L. "Bud" McGuire, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathleen Schwegmann of Salina; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitch ell. Memorials are suggested to Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Ryan Mortuary, Salina, handled arrangements.
Ed Molique, 86, of Covington, died at 3:15 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired race track worker with Keeneland, Churchill Downs, River Downs and Turfway Park. His wife, Anita Fay Pitcher Molique, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Da vid Molique of Bellevue; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Hazel Louise Payne, 60, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Joseph R. Garr Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Annette Bohache Shay, 45, of Highland Heights, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, while awaiting a heart transplant. She was a clerk with Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. A daughter, Carrie Ann Shay, died in 1990. A son, Christopher M. Shay, died in 1994.
Survivors in clude her hus band, Charles M. Shay; and a brother, Alan Bohache of Virginia Beach, Va.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, and at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Ever green Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Fernside Center for Grieving Children, 2303 Indian Mound Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45212.
Lucy Barbe Stevens, 86, of Burlington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edge wood. She was a retired teacher, a social worker and a former Navy secretary at Pearl Harbor during World War II. She sang at weddings and funerals and worked in the family lawn mower business. She was a member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include her hus band, James Stevens; daughters, Beth Moore of Ashland and Barbara O'Brien of Fort Thomas; sisters, Eula Templin of Cincinnati and Emma Jones of the state of Washington; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bullitts burg Baptist Church. The family requests no flowers or donations be sent. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Bernard Sturgeon, 72, of Covington, died at 8:33 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was a retired employee of Valair Parking, Hebron.
Survivors include his wife, Vera Tebelmann Sturgeon; daughters, Mary Leach of Covington and Barb Hunley of Walton; brothers, Robert Sturgeon of Cincinnati, Frank Sturgeon of Covington and James Sturgeon of Crescent Springs; a sister, Betty Stephens of Florence; five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. 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.
Nareta Lee Tanner, 77, of Florence, died Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a retired retail grocery clerk with Tri-County Market and a member of Sand Run Baptist Church, Boone County.
Survivors include her husband, Elmo "Mokie" Tanner; and sisters, Mary Ann Shinkle of Dillsboro, Ind., Wanda Young and Betty Craddock, both of Florence.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
William B. Waddell, 70, of Louisville, died Monday at Vencor Hospital in Louisville. He was a retired employee of Brown and Williamson Co., Louisville, and a member of St. Paul Church in Louisville.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Piatt Waddell; a son, Robert Waddell; daughters, Deborah Polston, Bonny Coffman, Marlene Waddell and Anita Waddell; a brother, Howard Waddell of Covington; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church in Louisville. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Owen Funeral Home, Louisville. Burial will be in South Jefferson Cemetery, Louisville.
Brack Wilder, 60, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired paper cutter with Dyna Graphics, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Wilder; a daughter, Brenda Wilder of Bellevue; a son, Mark Wilder of Falmouth; brothers, James Wilder of Austin, Ind., Gary Paul Wilder and Kermit Junior Gay, both of Scottsburg, Ind., Eugene Wilder of McKee, Harvey Wilder and Kenneth Ray Wilder, both of Booneville, and Hershel Wilder of Walla Walla, Wash.; sisters, Golden Abshear of Connersville, Ind., and Elma Noble of Turkey; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church of Highland Heights, 2315 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights, is handling arrangements.
