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Date of these obituaries: 07-06-1998
Ft. Thomas' Cameron V. Coffman, athlete, store owner, decorated vet
Cameron V. Coffman Sr. led a full life that took him from the athletic fields of the University of Kentucky to World War II battlefields, and numerous endeavors before and after.
Mr. Coffman, 86, of Ft. Thomas, died Friday morning in the Veterans Administration Nursing Home, Ft. Thomas.
A resident of Ft. Thomas for more than 50 years, Mr. Coffman worked for Northern Kentucky newspapers and was in the sporting goods business in Newport, said his daughter, Sarah Biggs, of Leland, Mich.
A native of West Virginia, Mr. Coffman was a graduate of Greenbrier Military Academy in his home state, and of the University of Kentucky. At UK he was a member of the varsity track team, editor of the university yearbook and active in Delta Tau Delta fraternity, his daughter said.
Her father had a long interest in journalism and harbored desires of being a sports columnist, Mrs. Biggs said. He did work for the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Times-Star in Northern Kentucky, and later for The Post and Times-Star after the papers merged, she said.
"He was in advertising, but he was also a very big sports fan. Later he operated a sporting-goods store on York Street in Newport," Mrs. Biggs said.
During World War II her father was in the 71st Division, the European Theater of Operations, she said. "He was the public relations officer for the division and became a very good friend of John Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's son. When Gen. Eisenhower was elected president we all thought maybe we could go to the White House for a visit," Mrs. Biggs recalled.
Mr. Coffman attained the rank of major in the Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded in action, and also received the French Croix de Guerre with Palm.
"He was involved with liberating some of the concentration camps. He would talk about the war, but not about that," said Mrs. Biggs.
Mr. Coffman also worked in public relations for the Covington-Cincinnati-Newport Transit Co., known locally as the "Green Line," his daughter said.
Mr. Coffman was a member of the Ft. Thomas United Methodist Church.
Other survivors include a son, Cameron Coffman Jr. of Louisville; daughters, Lucy Matthies and Cathleen Fisher, both of Lake Leelanau, Mich.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Ft. Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Highlands High School Athletic Department, 2400 Memorial Parkway, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Marie Rich, 100, helped found Kenton County Homemakers
The lady known as "Aunt Ree" has died.
Marie Binder Rich, 100 years, 6 months and 15 days, of Morning View, died Thursday in St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
"Her mind remained sharp. She was thinking and caring about others until the end," said Mrs. Rich's grandson, Bob Rich.
Mrs. Rich was a homemaker in every sense. Along with caring for her own family, she was a pioneer in the Kenton County Homemakers organization. She was was a member of the group for nearly 70 years.
In 1930, Mrs. Rich recalled on the occasion of her 100th birthday last December, she went to the Kenton County judge to seek funds for the hiring of a county home economist. The judge complied, providing an office and furnishings, for a year's trial period.
It was a good start, and the county has had a home economist ever since.
Mrs. Rich was honored at a 100th birthday party for her long service to the Homemakers. A room in the Kenton County Extension Service Building was named for her and Zelma Beyerly, the county's first home economics agent.
Mrs. Rich was happiest with her family and Homemaker associates and loved to tell stories about earlier times. She recalled seeing her first automobile and how it frightened a calf tied to a washing machine.
Mrs. Rich also remembered the old telephone "party lines," when as many as 10 people were on the line. "If there was anything very exciting going on in the community, everybody knew it," she said.
The Kentucky House of Representatives approved a resolution honoring Mrs. Rich on her 100th birthday and cited her service to the community and the Homemakers.
Mrs. Rich was a member of Goshen Christian Church, as well as a past president of the Kenton County Homemakers. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star in Independence, led groups of senior citizens on bus tours of the United States and Canada, and served as an election poll worker until she was 90.
Survivors include five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild.
Services were this morning at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial was in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Goshen Christian Church, Bracht Piner Road, Morning View, Ky. 41063; or Kenton County Homemakers, 10990 Marshall Road, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Roy B. Atha, 68, of Dry Ridge, died at 12:08 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a freight handler with Delta Air Lines, a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Zion Station, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Fern Davis Atha; daughters, Fontane Cho of Richwood and Carol Cook of Crittenden; a sister, Blanche Blackburn of Erlanger; and three grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Burial was in Pleasant View Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Jack "Red" Boles, 63, of Dayton, Ohio, died Friday at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Boles; daughters, Donna, Kim, Tonya, Christina, Jackie and Nicole, all of Dayton, Ohio; a son, William of Dayton, Ohio; his father, Harrison Boles of Dayton, Ky.; four sisters, three brothers, and 13 grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Tobias Funeral Home, Dayton, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the family.
Jewell Bramlage, 81, of Covington, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired dietary department worker with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington, and a member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Covington. Her husband, Clements Charles Bramlage, died in 1961.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Bramlage of Ft. Wright; sisters, Mary Black of Batavia, Ohio, and Marilyn Smith of Covington; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Sherry L. Colley, 44, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a member of Elsmere Church of Christ and a volunteer with Children of Domestic Violence, Sportsmen's Network, and Kentucky Multi-County Task Forces on Child Abuse.
Survivors include a son, Danny W. Colley Jr. of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Debra Ann Colley, at home; her mother, Patsy Ann Dunn Worthington; brothers, Ronald G. Worthington of Florence and Ryan Douglas Worthington of Crittenden; a sister, Debra Sue Worthington of Erlanger; and her maternal great-grandmother, Cora Bell Martin Vaughn of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
John J. Cook, 75, of Park Hills, died at 3:05 a.m. Saturday at Communicare of Clifton nursing home in Cincinnati. He was a retired inspector with Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, a member of Kelly-Furnish VFW Post No. 7099, Covington, and a member of United Auto Workers.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Ballinger Cook; and a son, Michael Cook of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Mercedes Cottingham, 83, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired secretary and bookkeeper for Ed Thornburg CPA, Newport, and also worked as a clerk for Sheriff Norb Roll. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Legion of Mary and Corpus Christi Altar Society, and she was active in the Democratic Women's Club. Her husband, Thomas P. Cottingham, died in 1978.
Survivors include sons, Daniel Cottingham of Newport and Thomas Cottingham of Alexandria; a daughter, Irene Deaton of Newport; 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary Church, 5 S. Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Reed Foley, 67, of Faubush, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired truck driver for I.M.L. Trucking Co., Dayton, Ohio.
Survivors include daughters, Judith Darlene Riley of Independence, Sheryl Lynn Daut of Burlington, Carla Jeanine Hoskinds of Erlanger, Stephanie Suzanne Shepard of Florence, Saundra Gayle Hanning of Columbus, Ohio and Melanie Ann Webb of Norwood, Ohio.; sisters, Helen Foltz of Florence and Shirley Hoard of Union; and 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Nancy Funeral Home, Nancy, Ky. Burial was in Pottershop Cemetery, Faubush.
Leonard Fox, 83, of Covington, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Garrard Convalescent Home, Covington. He was retired from Cincinnati Bell.
Survivors include his wife, Wila Jean Green; three daughters and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Jim Fulp, 58, of Owenton, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of Schlumberger Industries and a member of the Owenton Planning and Zoning Committee.
Survivors include his wife, Christy Niccum Fulp; a son, Jimmy Fulp of Horn Lake, Miss.; daughters, Kim Keller of Gas City, Ind., and Jamie Moughler of Cincinnati; brothers, Ernest Fulp Jr., Donald Fulp Sr., Morris Crouse and Earl Crouse, all of Anderson, Ind., and Roger Crouse of Owenton; sisters, Pauline Fulp of Columbia, Ind., Barbara Eskuw, Martha Degraff and Becky VerBryck, all of Anderson, Ind.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be there from 4 to 9 tonight. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials: American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Kenneth G. Geldean, 80, of Dry Ridge, died at 1:40 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired locksmith with the state of Oklahoma, an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Evelyn Tolbert Geldean, died in 1981.
Survivors include sisters, Velma Whipple of Batavia, Ill., and Lanora Edwards of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be there from 5 to 9 tonight. Burial will be in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Omer Lee Hayden, 60, of Newport, died Saturday at home. He was a truck driver with Veterns Moving Co., Newport.
Survivors include sons, Omer Lee Hayden Jr. of Covington and Omer Allen Hayden of Newport; daughters, Melissa Hayden of Newport and Angie Hornsby of Cincinnati; brothers, Stanley Hayden, Lewis Hayden and Marvin Hayden, all of Newport, and Russell Hayden of Edgewood; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Christian Tabernacle, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Verona. Memorials: St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Lucy G. Hornsby, 93, of Highland Heights, died at 1:50 p.m. Sunday at River Valley Nursing Home in Butler. She was a homemaker and attended New Macedonia Baptist Church, Newport.
Survivors include her husband of 74 years, Alex L. Hornsby; sons, Carlo Hornsby of Cincinnati and Rosco Hornsby of Alexandria; a daughter, Viola Knock of Cold Spring; seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation begins there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials: River Valley Nursing Home, P.O. Box 402, Butler, Ky. 41006.
Charles Johnson Jr., 59, of Newport, died June 25 at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a bar worker at Charlie's Four Mile House in Melbourne and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, David Johnson of Indiana; his parents, Charles and Carol Johnson of Alexandria; a sister, Shirley Losey of Claryville; brothers, William Johnson of Crescent Springs, Rev. Donald Johnson of Tampa, Fla., John Johnson of Bellevue and Steven Johnson of Cincinnati; a step-brother, Jay Withrow of California, Ky.; and step-sisters, Kathy Mcowen of Southgate and Barbara Withrow of Fairfield, Ohio.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. July 19 at St. John Lutheran Church, Melbourne. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Velma Brown Kells, 90, of Falmouth, died Sunday at Ivy Woods Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Robert E. Brown of Cynthiana, Donald Taylor of Cincinnati and Jack Taylor of Hot Springs, Ark.; a daughter, Sandra Desmond of Cincinnati; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be there from 5 to 8 tonight. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Imogene Martin, 79, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 10:50 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospice, Lexington.
She was a retired packer with Newport Products, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister, Ruth Martin Crowe of Midway.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
James Jordon Mullins, 70, of Peach Grove, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired welder with Newport Steel and a Coast Guard veteran. His wife, Mary E. Pickens, died March 14.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Jacobs of Melbourne; sons, Ricky Lee Mullins Sr., of Peach Grove and Edward Dennis Mullins of Peoria, Ariz.; seven grandchildren and one great- grandson.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be there from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mullins Family Cemetery, Peach Grove. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Marjorie Pemberton, 80, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Ruth Robke, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 12:45 a.m. today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
