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These notices are dated: 03-04-2004
Mary L. Lee, 95, led her family by example
Mary Lela Howard Lee had very high morals and passed them on to her children.
"You always worried about doing right, you know?" said her son, the Rev. Henry Don Lee of Falmouth. "She wasn't a tough disciplinarian, either. She led by example."
Maybe that's why three of the former Covington resident's four sons became ministers -- and the fourth reached the rank of colonel in the armed forces.
Mrs. Lee, who died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, took an interest in whatever her children were doing.
She was very active in the PTAs for the First District School and Third District School in Covington, her son said.
Her husband, Charles T. Lee, died in 1959, when most of their seven children were still living at home. She raised the family on her own then, working as a cashier at movie theaters -- the Liberty and the Madison in Covington among them.
She and her daughter, Helen Sue Schmidt, were inseparable until Schmidt's death from cancer in 1988. Mrs. Lee handled it very well, her son said.
"She kept the family together, she was great at that, " he said.
Mrs. Lee also was interested in politics. She was on the Covington City Commission during the 1960s and volunteered for the Kenton County Republican Party. She also served as a poll worker during elections.
She was a former Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Covington, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. She was also a member of the Mayslick Order of the Eastern Star and the White Shrine of Jerusalem Covington Council No. 10.
She lived in Fort Mitchell for years before moving to Lexington.
Even in her last weeks, at age 95, she still had an exceptional memory. She could recite details about family members from long ago, as well as current events.
"I hope I have her genes, " her son said.
Other survivors include sons, Col. Edwin Lee of Bristol, Tenn., Rev. David Buckler Lee of Lexington and Rev. Billie Joe Lee of Richmond; daughters, Janice Marie Kittle of Glouster, Ohio, and Mary Elizabeth McAnnaw of Falmouth; 23 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church, 3711 Tibbatts St., Covington, Ky. 41015; or Southland Christian Church, 800 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Alyce Benner Allen, 96, of Covington, died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park. She was a member of Fort Mitchell Country Club, the Cincinnati Women's Club, the Town Club of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Club. Her husband, B. Layton Allen, died in 1987. A son, Robert L. Allen, died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith A. Thompson of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Norma Bleser, 66, of Wilder, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Robert L. Busby, 78, of Bellevue, died at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired service manager with Neltner Oil Co., Newport, and a parts manager with Kentucky Motors. He was a member of John R. Little VFW Post No. 3186, Southgate, and a Navy veteran of World War II. His first wife, Eva Jean Busby, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma J. Newman Busby; a daughter, Carolyn Scheve of Alexandria; a son, Robert I. Busby of Las Vegas; stepdaughters, Janine Young of Memphis, Tenn., and Cheryl Jaakobovitch of Mason, Ohio; a brother, Eugene Busby of Fairfield, Ohio; a sister, Mildred Maisch of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, 729 Highland Ave., Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Susan Kappes Carl, 32, of Union, died Monday at her home. She was a nurse with Baptist Towers, Lexington.
Survivors include her husband, Todd Carl; a daughter, Carolyn Kappes of Union; a son, Chad Rummel of Newport; a stepdaughter, Jessica Carl of Grant County; stepsons, Justin Carl and T.J. Carl, both of Grant County; her father, Bill Kappes of Highland Heights; brothers, James Garrison of Covington and Bill Kappes Jr. of Southgate; and a sister, Sherry Watson of Hamersville, Ohio.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carolyn Kappes and Chad Rummel Children's Fund, 738 Oakridge Drive, Union, Ky. 41091.
R. Harold Conrad, 75, of Florence, died at 3:34 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired self-employed farmer and a member of Hebron Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Aylor Conrad; sons, Bob Conrad of Hebron and David Paul Conrad of Avalon, Mo.; daughters, Sue Westermeyer and Donna Conner, both of Hebron, and Helen Westermeyer of Petersburg; brothers, Orville Conrad of Mount Orab, Ohio, Russell Conrad of Wooster, Ohio, and Gene Conrad of Hebron; sisters, Evelyn Edwards of Monroeville, Pa., and Vera King of Nashville, Tenn.; and 16 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hebron Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Conrad Aylor Anderson Scholarship Fund, Hebron Lutheran Church, 3140 Limaburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Mary G. Simmons Cooley, 97, of Cincinnati, died Monday at Vista Care Hospice, Cincinnati. She was a teacher with schools in Adair and Green counties, and a member of Daughters of the American Revolution. Her husband, James Clyde Cooley, died in 2000.
Survivors include daughters, Laura Murrell of Carson City, Nev., and Roberta Callahan of Demossville; a son, Earl Cooley of St. Bernard, Ohio; six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 18 great-great-grandchildren and a great-great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 CST Monday at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery, Columbia. Memorials are suggested to Vitas Hospice Care, 1110 W. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240; Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ruby Fowler Dryden, 80, of Mays Lick, died at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a foster grandparents and a former employee of Maysville Extended Care Center. Her husband, Stanley Dryden, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, Ronnie Dryden of Ewing; a daughter, Brenda Craig of Woodford County; a brother, Charles Fowler of Maysville; a sister, Josephine Dryden of Ewing; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mays Lick Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruby Peace Guenther, 95, of Bainbridge, Ga., formerly of Cold Spring, died Tuesday at Memorial Manor Nursing Home, Bainbridge. She was a retired registered nurse with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, and a member of First Baptist Church, Bainbridge. Her husband, George C. Guenther, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Ellen Kerrick of Bainbridge, Sarah Guenther of Covington and Margaret Guenther of Richmond, Va.; a brother, Carroll Peace of Clyattville, Ga.; two grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Valdosta, Ga. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ivey Funeral Home, Bainbridge. Memorials are suggested to Georgia Baptist Children's Home, 2930 Flowers Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30341.
Helen F. Horton, 69, of Florence, died Wednesday at her home. She was a tax preparer and a member of National Society of Tax Professionals. Her husband, Nelson Horton, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Gordon Horton of Florence and David D. Dougherty of Aberdeen, Ohio; a brother, Robert Brinegar of Vanceburg; and sisters, Sophie Brinegar of Florence, Mildred Perrott of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Buelah Davis of Hamilton, Ohio.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ann M. Kleinman, 103, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
William W. MacIntyre, 83, of The Villages, Fla., died at 1:15 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Village Hospital, The Villages, Fla. He was a retired marketing and manufacturing representative and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Becky LaVelle MacIntyre; sons, Paul MacIntyre and Douglas MacIntyre, both of Michigan; a daughter, Laura Barber of Mobile, Ala.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Patricia Jo Brindley Marsh, 55, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired computer specialist with Elf Atochem and a member of Carrollton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, George C. Marsh; sons, George Patrick Marsh of Florence, Chad Harold and Nicholas Alan Marsh, both of Carrollton; a sister, Sue Dermon of Frankfort; brothers, James Brindley of Carrollton and Jerry Brindley of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Carrollton First Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Timmy Phillips, 47, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
George M. Rademacher, 88, of Cincinnati, formerly of Taylor Mill, died at 4:10 a.m. Wednesday at Western Hills Retirement Village, Cincinnati. He was a retired instructor carrier with Cincinnati Bell Telephone, a member of Telephone Pioneers of America and the Recreation Association of Beverly Hills, Fla., and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Violet S. Rademacher, died in 2000.
Survivors include stepsons, Edward E. Stephens of Cincinnati and Gary Lee Stephens of Frankfurt, Germany; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Margaret K. Stickrod, 81, of Edgewood, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired clerk with the Kroger Co.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Stickrod of Edgewood and Patsy Ann Kinder of Bromley; sons, Robert Stickrod of Orlando, Fla., and Walter Stickrod of Covington; a sister, Dora Shearer of Waco; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
George Matthew Swinford, 77, of Erlanger, died Sunday at his home. He was the retired owner of Swinford Jewelers and a World War II veteran. His wife, Grace L. Swinford, died in 2000.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Spurlin of Hebron; sons, Stanley B. Swinford of Edgewood, Robert Swinford and John W. Swinford, both of Erlanger; sisters, Phyllis Tipton of Hebron and June Spear of Columbus, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ralph Thomas Jr., 74, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired assembly worker with General Motors in Norwood, Ohio, and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church, VFW Post No. 6423 and the National Rifle Association. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include sisters, Barbara Ann Jones of Oiltrough, Ark., and Ovida Faye Young of Walton; and brothers, Donald S. Thomas of Patriot, Ind., and Harold W. Thomas of Worthville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Paint Lick Baptist Church, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Paint Lick Baptist Church, 55 Ky. Highway 1992, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Dorothy Wilson, 85, of Latonia, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired saleswoman with Shillitos Department Store, Cincinnati, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Claude Dexter Wilson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Terry Wilson of Covington; daughters, Barbara Wilson of Latonia and Lena Wilson of Covington; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Eunice P. Wilson Ziser, 67, of Crittenden, died at 3:55 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a retired silk screener with Donaldson Art and Sign Co., Covington.
Her first husband, Cecil Wilson, and second husband, Theodore Ziser, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include stepsons, Theodore Ziser Jr. of Northern Kentucky and Joseph M. Ziser of Florida; and a stepdaughter, Margaret Phillips of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
