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Date of these obituaries: 06-15-1998
Arthur Collier, loved railroad
Arthur Collier crossed paths with many people in his lifetime, as a U.S. Marine, a life-long railroader, a union official and an antique dealer, among other pursuits.
Mr. Collier, 78, of Ludlow, died early Sunday at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Ft. Thomas.
Mr. Collier worked for the Norfolk-Southern Railroad for 43 years.
"He loved the railroad, probably more than he was willing to admit," said his wife, Muriel.
Mr. Collier was a switching conductor in the railroad yards in Cincinnati before his retirement. "He worked long hours, and many hours," said Mrs. Collier.
Her husband was active in the Switchman's Union of North America, and held several offices in his local, including president, Mrs. Collier said.
He was also a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Ludlow, and Col. Clay Lodge 159, F&AM, Covington, and the Covington York Rite.
During his retirement years he spent time working at his wife's business, Muriel's Antiques, in Ludlow. "He met a lot of people, from Europe, South America and from all over," said Mrs. Collier.
During the filming of the movie "Lost in Yonkers" in Ludlow several years ago, the antique shop was made over into a grocery store.
Her husband had a chance to be in the movie but decided it would be more fun to be on the sidelines and watch, she said.
Mr. Collier served in the Marine Corps during World War II and fought in five campaigns in the Pacific, his wife said.
"We traveled a lot and we had a good life," said Mrs. Collier.
Mr. Collier also leaves daughters, Harriet Powell of Ft. Mitchell, and Shirley Neff Agnor of Ludlow; a brother, Everette Collier of Albany; sisters, Mildred Davis and Margaret Thompson, both of Somerset; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials can be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church, 319 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky., L41016, or charity of the donors' choice.
Evelyn C. Adams, 78, of Latonia, died at 8:35 a.m. Sunday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a retired secretary with PNC Bank, Cincinnati.
Survivors include nephews, Greg N. Adams of Florence, Richard G. Adams of Erlanger and Mark L. Adams of Lawrenceville, Ga.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky., 41011; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Lauery J. Beard, 75, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired railroad worker.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Quinn of Newport and Sharon Woods of Batavia, Ohio; his mother, Martha Volterman of Newport; a sister, Mae Stamper of Somerset; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Ruth Eads Chan, 71, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a supervisor with Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, Ft. Mitchell, and a member of Lakeside Christian Church in Lakeside Park and Rosebud Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star in Erlanger.
Survivors include her husband, Sammy Chan; daughters, Connie Huth of Ft. Mitchell and Betty Luke of Corbin; sons, Rodney Eads of Park Hills and Gary Eads of Atlanta; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at O'Neil Funeral Home, Corbin. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home in Florence, and from noon until the time of services Tuesday at O'Neil Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Ft. Mitchell, Ky., 41017.
Milburn Courtney, 79, of Glencoe, died at 8:05 p.m. Saturday at his home after an extended illness. He was a highway construction worker with Boone County and formerly with the state highway department, and a member of Glencoe Church of Christ. He was a former member of the Sparta VFW Post.
Survivors include his wife, Katheryn Wheeler Courtney; sons, William Arnold Courtney, Thamon Courtney and Roger Allen Courtney, all of Glencoe; daughters, Sally Davis of Glencoe and Jeanne Hamilton of Carrollton; a sister, Thelma Hoskins of Rising Sun, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Jean Williamson Fox, 67, of Taylor Mill, died at 8:35 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Fox; a son, James A. Franklin Jr. of Walton; daughters, Kathy Franklin of Ft. Wright, Cindy Wolf of Walton and Missy Ramsey of Covington; a sister, Kathy Price of Taylor Mill; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Mary K. Gebhart, 68, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Jordon Alexandra Hall, 29 days, the daughter of Mark and Janet Dotson Hall, of Hebron, died Saturday at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Duell-Clark Funeral Home, Versailles.
Lena Smith Hannon, 50, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Warsaw, died Thursday at her home. She was a cashier with MGM Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, and a member of Glencoe Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, William Hannon; her mother, Verna Smith of Warsaw; a brother, Walter Smith of Warsaw.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Health Care Center, 499 Center Ave., Warsaw, Ky., 41095; or American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Suite 102, Louisville, Ky., 40202.
Thomas Klare, 68, of Kenton, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Lawrence Earl Moorhead, 91, of Brooksville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Hospital, Maysville. He was a farmer and a member of Powersville Christian Church, Brooksville. His wife, Gladys Jett Moorhead, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Bronson J. Moorhead of Brooksville; sisters, Clara Haley and Robert Teegarden, both of Brooksville; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Powersville Baptist Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky., 40202.
Eula F. Kinman Perkins, 75, of Williamstown, died Friday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church. Her husband, Johnny W. Perkins, died in 1994. A daughter, Donna Rae Ruby, and a son, Michael Leroy Gaunt, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Tommy Gaunt of Dry Ridge and James Skirvin of Covington; a brother, Leroy Kinman of Arlington, Texas; sisters, Lou Gold of Cincinnati and Hilda Hosket of Englewood, Fla.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky., 41075.
Marilyn Perkins, 62, of Elsmere, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Helen Marie Brashear Speagle, 73, of Verona, died at 4:50 a.m. Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence, after an extended illness. She was a retired order filler with Square D, Boone County, and a former Gallatin County Extension Service worker. She was a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church, Gallatin County, a former Red Cross volunteer and a former member of Gallatin County Homemakers.
Survivors include daughters, Brenda Wallace of Erlanger, Linda Kinman of Crittenden, Mary L. Mains of Independence and Regina Sullivan of Maumee, Ohio; a brother, Lonnie Brashear of Warsaw; sisters, Nancy Plunkett and Lois Webster, both of Elliston; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Napoleon IOOF Cemetery, Gallatin County. Memorials are suggested to women's and children's shelters in Northern Kentucky.
Fay Conner Stephens, 83, of Union, died at 10:34 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a food service worker with Boone County High School and a member of Boone County Homemakers. She was a member of East Bend Baptist Church in Union, where she was a former pianist, organized the church library and was a former Sunday school teacher. Her husband, Vernon G. Stephens, died April 10.
Survivors include daughters, Vernice Evans of Verona and Janice Gadd of Union; sons, Dennis Stephens and Philip Stephens, both of Union; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to East Bend Methodist Cemetery, in care of Dennis Stephens, 6481 Beaver Road, Union, Ky., 41091.
Christina Jo Poston-Williams Strong, 29, of Sunman, Ind., died June 9 in Schweinfurt, Germany. She was a commissary clerk at the U.S. Army base in Schweinfurt.
Survivors include a son, Matthew Poston of Sunman; her parents, David and Betty Jo Strong of Sunman; brothers, Shane Strong and Christian Strong, both of Lakeside Park; grandparents, Dale Hall Sr. of Cynthiana, Ralph and Vernetta Bowman of Cynthiana, and Conley and Beatrice Strong of Erlanger; and a great-grandmother, Alice Whalen of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the Matthew David Poston Trust Fund, in care of Peoples Bank and Trust, Sunman, Ind.
Robert C. Womble, 55, of Oceanside, Calif., formerly of Covington, died Friday in La Jolla, Calif.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Womble; a son, Robert Womble Jr. of Oceanside; daughters, Joann Kennedy and Ahmad Abdul-Khabir of Los Angeles; brothers, George T. Womble of Covington, Samuel W. Womble of Corinth and Jack Womble of Hebron; sisters, Jean M. Womble and Rosemary James, both of Covington; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eternal Hills Funeral Home Chapel, Oceanside. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Eternal Hills Cemetery, Oceanside.
