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Date of these obituaries: 08-07-1998
Joey Wells, Pendleton commissioner
Pendleton County Commissioner Joey F. Wells was heavily invested in his community - both financially and emotionally.
Mr. Wells, who died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas, was 58.
He was a successful Falmouth businessman who owned a food market, plumbing and heating company, ice business, sporting goods store and mobile home park.
But Mr. Wells' concern for people was evident in the five years he served on the county fiscal court and the 21 years he volunteered as a Falmouth fireman.
"He was really active and anything he did, he gave 110 percent," said a son, Stacey Wells of Falmouth. "He wouldn't quit until it was done.
"He'd been around this community all his life and the things he did were not just for himself, but to help the community out."
In 1965, Mr. Wells he opened the Wells Plumbing and Heating Co. Four years later, he founded Wells Food Market. The family continues to operate the market, now part of a BP Service Station, as well as a sporting goods store and package liquor store.
Mr. Wells started and sold an ice business that eventually became Home City Ice.
The Wells' businesses near the courthouse were hard-hit by the 1997 flood.
"It was a shock to all of us," Stacey Wells said.
"All of our building was under water. We had no structural damage, but we lost all of our merchandise and had to start from scratch. The biggest thing that kept us going was we had tons of people come in and help us."
Joey Wells was a director of the Kincaid Lake State Park Board, Quail Unlimited and R.C.&D. Council.
He was a member of the Falmouth Methodist Church and a former member of the Pendleton County Jaycees and Falmouth Rotary Club.
In addition to Stacey Wells, survivors include his wife, Sandy Martin Wells, a son, Dana Wells of Butler, and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home in Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery in Falmouth.
Freda Clos Fannin, 73, of Maysville, died Thursday at Darby Square Nursing Home, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Assembly of God, Maysville. A daughter, Winifred Fannin Cooper, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Randolph Fannin; a daughter, Brenda Fannin Hester of Mount Olivet; brothers, George Clos of Batavia, Ohio, Richard Clos of Falmouth and Ernest Clos of Maysville; a sister, Edna Sellers of Maysville; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Concord Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, is handling arrangements.
Iris Whalen Rankin Gray, 78, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a retired nurses' aide with the hospital. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Lora Rankin and Fred R. Gray.
Survivors include a son, Harold Rankin of Cynthiana; a brother, Harold Whalen of Waynesboro, Pa.; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and several stepchildren, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Tri County Home Schoolers, Route 7, Box 649, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Thomas J. Henry, 69, of Florence, died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Hazel Jordre-May, 86, of Fort Wright, died at 8:48 p.m. Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. She also was past president of Episcopal Church Women of the church, and a member of church Altar Guild. She helped organize the Boone County Youth Association and helped in the acquisition of a building for the group. Her first husband, William S. Jordre, died in 1991.
Survivors include her husband, O. Worth May; a son, J. W. Jordre of Burlington; daughters, Star Kephart of Burgin, Suzanne Jordre-James of Columbus, Ohio, Diane Meyerratken and Jo Ann Jordre, both of Crestview Hills; 16 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Jordre-May donated her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
William A. Kramer, 78, of Covington, died Wednesday at his home. He was a maintenance worker with the U.S. Postal Service, and a member of St. Benedict Church Holy Name Society, Northern Kentucky Rose Club, and the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Herzog Kramer; a son, William Kramer of Edgewood; a daughter, Clara Voll of Erlanger; a brother, Robert Kramer of Fort Wright; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Glenn H. Leffler, 87, of Aurora, Ind., died Thursday at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind. He was a home builder.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Leffler; a stepson, William Reynolds of Huntington, W.Va.; stepdaughters, Martha Miller of Cold Spring and Patricia R. Frazier of Morning View; brothers, Emmert Leffler of Aurora and Earl Leffler of Harrison, Ohio; a sister, Edith Strimple of Harrison, Ohio; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. EDT Saturday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Belaire, Ind. Memorials are suggested to Alliance Church in Aurora, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Ethel B. Noel, 79, of Louisville, formerly of Warsaw, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church, Warsaw. Her husband, Owen Noel, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Louise Gullion of Louisville; a son, Donald Wayne Noel of Louisville; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ten Mile Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Louisville, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, Ky. 40205.
Ruby Pettit, 76, of Butler, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Henry Pettit, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Robert H. Pettit of Louisville; daughters, Linda Powell of Fort Thomas and Alice Perrin of Butler; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Evelyn M. Poe, 80, of Alexandria, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Grants Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, Gerald Poe, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, David Poe of Alexandria, Paul Poe and Buford Poe, both of Butler, and Gerald Poe of Quincy, Mich.; daughters, Jean Maxwell of Southgate, Joyce Childers and Dottie Haskew, both of Gainesville, Fla., and Rosella Kabellar of Norton, Ohio; brothers, Maurice Bray and Wilson Bray, both of Grants Lick; sisters, Beulah Rose of Columbia, S.C., and Norma Foster of Miami; 22 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Herbert Raisor, 84, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired state highway department worker and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church, Warsaw. His wife, Hallie Raisor, preceded him in death. A grandson, Gary Todd Noel Sr., died earlier this year.
Survivors include a son, Harvey Raisor of Warsaw; a daughter, Esther Buchanan of Warsaw; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Harry Rogers, 69, of Georgetown, died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Willy Schwerin, 96, of Alexandria, died at 8:20 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired wood pattern maker, a fruit farmer, and owner of Campbell Vineyards in Alexandria. His wife, Bertha McDaniel Schwerin, and a son, William D. Schwerin, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Wanda Painter of Alexandria and June Graig of Southgate; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
William Lee Straus, 73, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Highland Heights, died July 24 at his home. He was a retired salesman with Universal Joint Service, Cincinnati, and a member of Largo Elks. He was a former member of Alexandria Masonic Lodge No. 152 F&AM, Highland Heights Fire Department and the Highland Heights City Council. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, LeAnn Cummins of Highland Heights; a brother, Richard Straus of Bellevue; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to Stan Straus Student Aid Fund, in care of St. John United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Nancy C. Voigt, 60, of Erlanger, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Martin C. Walter, 88, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. He was a retired grinder with Tony Penna Manufacturing Co. in Florida, a former member of the Sixth Ward Boosters Club in Newport, and a former youth sports coach.
Survivors include sons, Richard Walter of Fort Thomas and Gayle Walter of Highland Heights; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
