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Date of these obituaries: 06-27-1998
Thelma Gregory loved church, baking for Lloyd High students
Thelma Gregory of Elsmere was a quiet, often reserved person.
But that didn't stop her from reaching out when her family or church was involved.
"She was a very quiet person, and she stayed in a lot," said her daughter, Wanda Lovelace of Union.
"But if it involved her family or the church, she was on top of it. She always attended every church function that arose."
Mrs. Gregory, 71, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. Her husband, John, died in 1995. She was a member of the Elsmere Baptist Church.
Mrs. Gregory was employed as a baker at the Lloyd High School cafeteria, a position she held for more than 20 years. Formerly a housewife, she took the position after her husband retired.
"She loved to talk about the new fashions the kids were wearing," Ms. Lovelace said. "She always brought home stories about what was going on with the children in the lunchroom. She loved talking with them."
Mrs. Gregory also knew how to stretch a buck, especially to provide for her children.
"She was the most thrifty person I ever saw. She could make a dollar last forever," Ms. Lovelace said.
"When we were young, we didn't have much, but she always did without to make sure we had what we needed."
Her services to the church included cooking dinner for families of the ill and participating in fund-raisers.
Other survivors include another daughter, Tammy S. Gregory of Elsmere; sons, Jerry Gregory of Indianapolis, Phillip Gregory of Florence and David Gregory of Carrollton; five sisters; three brothers; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Elizabeth "Louise" Parsons Botkins, 73, of Owenton, died Thursday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was retired from General Electric, Louisville, and was a member of South Fork Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include a son, James R. Botkins of Louisville; daughters, Barbara Scherzinger and Patricia Botkins, both of Owenton; a brother, Floyd Parsons of Owenton; and a sister, Frances Hughes of Owenton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton IOOF Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to South Fork Baptist Church, South Fork Road, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Estill Cantrill, 91, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a construction worker for John Ernst Builders, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Lillian Schleper of Ft. Thomas, June Spears of Cincinnati, Phyllis Furnish of Florence, Carol Kennedy, Eugenia Rowland and Pat Stuempel, all of Erlanger, Joan Riley of Newport, Lorene Thomas of Rockwood, Mich., and Beverly Cantrill of Lexington; 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Radel Funeral Home, Highlands Heights. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Ina Bell Hale, 74, of Covington, died at 8:18 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired line supervisor for Kenner Toys, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Wesley Scott Hale Sr. of Covington; sons, Wesley Scott Hale Jr. of Covington, Sylvester Hale of London and Donnie Anderson of Pikeville; daughters, Margaret Freeman of Taylor Mill, Alberta Morgan of London, Durlie Alsip of Cincinnati and Wilma Lynch of Russell Springs; a brother, Ray Smith of London; 21 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Beverly Gline, 55, of Burlington, died at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Kenneth J. Hall, 69, of Covington, died at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was retired from Litton Industries and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, Randy Hall of Covington; daughters, Karen Hamlin of Gallatin County and Paula Day of Covington; brothers, Herman Hall and Kelly Hall, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Helen Hatfield of Stephens; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
William M. "Bill" Luebbers, 64, of Bellevue, died Thursday at his residence. He was a retired civil engineer for City of Cincinnati's Department of Highways. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue, where he was a former member of the parish council and the church choir.
Survivors include a brother, Raymond J. Luebbers of North Ft. Myers, Fla.; and sisters, Betty Holthaus of Highland Heights and Mary Ann Toensmeyer of Evendale, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Billie Meyer, 74, of Covington, died Friday at her daughter's residence in Union. Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Paul W. Pickett, 87, of Independence, died Wednesday at the Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired pipefitter and a member of Local Pipefitters Union No. 392, Independence Christian Church, Independence Fire Department and Order of the Golden Rule No. 345.
His first wife, Erma Pickett, died in 1971. Survivors include his wife, Nancy McGuire Picket; a son, Gary Pickett of Indepen dence; daughters, Virginia Salyers of Florence and Paula England of Villa Hills; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation was Friday night. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Independence Christian Church, 5221 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Marcella E. Ross, 86, of Cold Spring, died at 4 a.m. Friday at her residence. She was a retired bookkeeper for Fifth Third Bank, a member of St. Mary Ladies Society of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring, and a volunteer worker for the Campbell Lodge Boys Home, Cold Spring.
Survivors include a brother, Ralph Ross of Bromley.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, with prayers at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Harlan "Mose" Webster, 75, of Taylor Mill, died at 5:41 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was retired from L&N; and CSX Railroad and was a member of Covington Moose Lodge No. 1469.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Works Webster; sons, James Webster of Cincinnati, Joseph Martin of Spain, Steven Martin of Covington and Matthew Martin of St. Clairesville, Ohio; daughters, Jeanine Armont of Homestead, Fla., Charlotte McDonald of Knoxville, Tenn., Phyllis Coon of Tampa, Fla., Melissa Anderson of Columbus, Ohio, Julia Brown of Chesapeake, Va., Adelaide McManus of Ft. Thomas, Mary Veith of Florence and Christine Martin of Taylor Mill; a brother, Clarence Webster of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Delores Griffis of Michigan; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, with visitation there at noon. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Ramona Jean Williamson, 67, of Crestview Hills, was found dead Thursday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
William L. Wise, 62, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Survivors include his wife, Jane Wise; sons, James Wise and William Wise, both of Covington, and Doug Wise, Mike Wise, Todd Wise, Nicholas Wise and Alexander Wise, all of Brown County, Ohio; daughters, Susan Ebding of Newport, Elizabeth Heath of Cincinnati, and Stefanie Wise and Michelle Wise, both of Harrison, Ohio; a brother, Daniel Battaglia of Cincinnati; sisters, Ellen Mueller and Joyce Mai, both of Cincinnati, and Martha McMillan of New York; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Hillside Chapel Cemetery, Cincinnati.
