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Date of these obituaries: 05-18-1998
Paul Drake Sr., Kenton bailiff, shopkeeper
Paul H. Drake Sr. held many jobs in his life, from newspaper reporter to court bailiff, and he did them all with a light heart, a sense of humor and a smile.
"He loved life. He never met a stranger," recalled Kenton District Court Judge William Schmaedecke, whom Mr. Drake served as a bailiff for some 15 years.
Mr. Drake, 76, of Visalia, died Thursday in Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, Fla.
After retiring as a Kenton County deputy sheriff, he and his wife spent part of each year in the Clearwater area.
Mr. Drake worked as a deputy and court bailiff under three Kenton County sheriffs, Jim Crowell, Buck Lucas and Bill Stenken, recalled his wife, Juanita G. Hammons Drake.
Mr. Drake was also a store owner and tavern keeper, and a salesman of both razor blades and liquor. He worked for a number of years at the entrance gate at Latonia Race Course, now Turfway Park.
One of his early jobs was with The Kentucky Post. "He was the first one to know of the invasion of Normandy as it came over the Teletype," said Mrs. Drake.
For several years Mr. Drake owned and operated Drake's General Store and Tavern, along Decoursey Pike in Visalia. The premises has since burned, Mrs. Drake said.
"One of his great hobbies was going to the races. He was a person who could never sit still. He always had to be doing something," said Mrs. Drake.
"He wasn't only my bailiff, he was my co-worker. His death is like losing a brother. He was a very devoted family man," said Schmaedecke.
A native of Covington, Mr. Drake was a former member of both Holy Cross Church, Latonia, and St. Matthew/St. Mary Church, Morning View. He was a member of Wang Doodle Social Club, Covington, and the Democratic Club of Kenton County.
In addition to his wife, survivors include daughters, Susan C. Thompson of Denver and Mary K. Ficke of Lakeside Park; sons, Paul H. Drake Jr. of Seattle, David L. Drake of Independence, James S. Drake of Taylor Mill, Mark K. Drake of Dayton, Ohio, and Daniel W. Drake of Wilmington, N.C.; stepsons, Earl E. Casey of Akron, Ohio, and A. Brent Casey of Covington; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011; or Lupus Foundation of America, 1300 Piccard Drive, Suite 200, Rockville, Md., 20850.
Margaret Milner Bolog, 73, of Williamstown, died at 6 a.m. Saturday at her daughter's home in Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a former waitress with Lookout House supper club, Ft. Wright. She was a member of Lystra Church of Christ, Grant County. Her husband, Sigmun S. Bolog, died in 1985.
Survivors include a son, Arnold Bolog of Williamstown; daughters, Sandy Bruce and Kenyetta Courtney, both of Williamstown, and Linda Louise Cook of Missouri; a sister, Carlene Humphress of Dry Ridge; a brother, Marvin Morris of Corinth; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Neediest Kids of All, P. O. Box 631700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
Lucille Dodge, 75, of Maysville, died at 1:45 p.m. Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a nurse with Hayswood Hospital, Maysville, and a retired employee with Maysville Extended Care Center. She attended Maysville First Baptist Church.
Her husband, Edward Allen Dodge, died in 1977. An infant daughter, Joanne Dodge, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Mark Dodge of Maysville; a daughter, Anita Lewis; a brother, Roger Arthur of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; sisters, Virginia Harper of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Gladys Reeg of Portsmouth, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Luther C. Garrison, 89, of Pendleton County, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer, a member of Centerville Methodist Church, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Odella Hill Garrison; a brother, Gerald R. Garrison of Florida; and a sister, Jewell Dickey of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation of Central Kentucky, 2417-B Regency Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Carl Green, 70, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Veronica A. Carter Keenan, 89, of Highland Heights, died at 5:55 a.m. Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Her husband, Wavie Keenan, died in 1977. A son, Eugene P. Keenan, died in 1973.
Survivors include a son, William Keenan of Florence; seven grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Pete Keim, 59, of Latonia, died Sunday at University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
John Michael Leick, 88, of Alexandria, died at 5:35 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired baker with Schulz Bakery, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Mary Church, Alexandria, and the Catholic Order of Forresters. His first wife, Margie Trapp Leick, died in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth K. Wetzel Leick of Alexandria; daughters, Margaret Rauch of Alexandria and Janet Schadler of Ft. Thomas; a sister, Anna Messmer of Ft. Thomas; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Bishop Brossart High School, Jefferson and Grove Streets, Alexandria, Ky. 41001; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Thelma Lusk, 82, of Walton, died Sunday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Ona Mae Morgan, 87, of Williamstown, died at 9:16 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired English teacher with Grant County High School, having formerly taught at the Jonesville Elementary School and Corinth and Mason high schools.
She was a former summer employee of Grant County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church, Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma National Honorary Sorority, the Grant County Retired Teachers Association and the Williamstown Woman's Club. She was a member of BWC's of the Williamstown Baptist Church, and a former member of Grant County Library Board.
Survivors include a sister, Florence Morgan of Williamstown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dy Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Wilma Browning Pennington, 70, of Covington, died at 3:04 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker, a member of Taylor Mill Church of Christ, and a volunteer with Ryland Heights Elementary School and various organizations.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth E. Pennington; sons, Gary Weinel and Glenn Pennington, both of Erlanger, and Timothy Weinel and Kenneth Pennington, both of Covington; a daughter, Lora Kraft of Covington; a brother, Kenneth Browning of Tampa, Fla.; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Florence Puckett Plunkett, 87, of Covington, died at 3:35 p.m. Friday at Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Grant County. She was a former member of Flat Creek Homemakers in Grant County. Her husbands, Harvey Puckett and Stanley Plunkett; daughters, Emma Haus and Alice Puckett; and a son, Virgle Puckett, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, David Puckett Jr. of Covington, Tommy Puckett of Carlisle and Oliver Puckett of Charleston, S.C.; daughters, Louise Carbert of Carlisle, Ida Willoughby of Paris, Eva Gibson of Dry Ridge, Lucille Irwin of Erlanger, Laura Riddle of Elsmere, Linda Hubbard of Williamstown and Helen Eddington of Ft. Mitchell; brothers, James Cobb, Dave Cobb and Archie Cobb, all of Nicholasville; sisters, Demma Cobb, Mary Mae Davis and Susie Montgomery, all of Nicholasville; 37 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Zion Station. Memorials are suggested to Pleasant View Baptist Church, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Reva Eldridge Privett, 77, of Crittenden, died at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Sherman Full Gospel Assembly of God, Sherman.
Survivors include her husband, Lavoit "Buster" Privett; a son, Roger Dale Privett of De troit; a daughter, Janice C. Whaley of Morning View; brothers, Estil Eldridge of Norwalk, Ohio, Lester Eldridge and Lenord Ray Eldridge, both of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Lorene Mullins of Salyersville, Ruth Nieabor and Cathy Greenwell, both of Florence, Wanda Noris of Willard, Ohio, and Etta Amburgy of Indiana; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Sherman Full Gospel Assembly of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Sherman Full Gospel Assembly of God, 3295 Dixie Highway, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Angelia D. Bell Rogg, 34, of Covington, died at 11:48 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired deli clerk with the Kroger grocery store in Ft. Mitchell.
Survivors include her husband, Jeffrey J. Rogg; daughters, Amanda Brumley and Krystie Brumley, both of Covington; her mother, Jos ephine Caudill Bell of Independence; brothers, Chuck Bell of Ashland, Miss., Dan Bell of Crittenden, Mike Bell of Lancaster, Pa., Larry Bell of Dry Ridge, and Darryel Bell and Sam Bell, both of Independence; and sisters, Shelly Brewer of Florence, Patty Courtney of Ripley, Miss., Lynn Stuedle of Ludlow and Verna Mocabhee of Hebron.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Elizabeth Elsie A. Schierberg, 93, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired bookkeeper with Swigert Jewelry Repair Co., and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell, and the church senior citizens group and Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of the Benedictine Guild.
Survivors include sister, Bertha Goetz of Florence and Marcella Brosemer of Melbourne, Fla.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Effie "Dee" Tipton Sosbe, 77, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Darby Square Nursing Home, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a private baby-sitter.
Survivors include her husband, John Lewis Sosbe; a son, Johnny Lee Sosbe of Harrison County; a brother, Calvin E. Tipton of Paris; a sister, Hazel Parsons of Paris; one grandchild and two step-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Woodrow "Woody" Thompson, 86, of Louisville, died Friday at Southwest Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired farmer and former employee of Lorrilard Tobacco Co., and a member of Ormsby Heights Baptist Church, Louisville.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Hammond Thompson; a son, Billy Walker Thompson of Louisville; a brother, Ernest Thompson of Goreville, Ill.; one grandchild and three great-
grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Emily Grace Williams, the daughter of Cheryl and Chris Williams of Union, was stillborn Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include a brother, Bradley Williams of Union; and grandparents, Betty and Frank Underwood, and Lynn Williams, all of Birmingham, Ala.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Rememberance Fund, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Evelyn Eunice Williams, 84, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired employee of Interstate Chemical Co. Her husband, Curtis Williams, preceded her in death.
Survivors include four cousins.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202; American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011; or Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
