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These notices are dated: 05-12-2004
George Edmondson, educator, WWII vet
George Henry Edmondson told himself he would spend his life helping others if he made it home alive from Europe and his service with the Army's 3rd Armored Division during World War II.
He did just that, said his son, Gary Edmondson.
Mr. Edmondson came home from Europe and became a prominent educator in the Kenton County public school system from 1947 until he retired in 1978. He was a former principal of Park Hills Elementary and Simon Kenton High schools, and a former curriculum director for Kenton County Schools.
"I would say he was a very generous man, " said Gary Edmonson, of Bellaire, Texas. "Always looking out for everybody else."
Mr. Edmondson, 78, of Fort Wright, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He had wanted to visit the recently opened World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., but he was not able to do so. His son said he was going to take his father there this spring.
"I'm sure that was a disappointment to him, " he said.
But Mr. Edmondson was satisfied that he was at the dedication of a memorial to the 3rd Armored Division at Valley Forge in 2001.
"That was almost as important to him as the big one, " he said.
Long after his tour of Europe ended, the 3rd Armored Division was important to Mr. Edmondson. He was an active member of the 3rd Armored Division Association, serving as honorary president and host of its 56th reunion in 2003 in Northern Kentucky.
Also important to Mr. Edmondson were his grandchildren and great-grandchild and membership in the Latonia Baptist Church, where he was deacon and Sunday school teacher.
In addition to his son, survivors include his wife, Lois Irene Edmondson; daughters, Kathleen Solter of Flemingsburg and Emily Gail Mills of Frankfort; a brother, William Ray Edmondson of Independence; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the Third Armored Division Monument at Valley Forge, Perpetual Maintenance Fund, P.O. Box 2346, South Bend, Ind. 46680; or Latonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Martha Mageer Anderson, 84, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was an administrative assistant at Northwestern University and a member of the Garden Club of Fort Thomas.
She was a volunteer with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. Her husband, Carl Anderson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, David Anderson of St. Louis; sisters, Sara Jane Thompson and Anne Hart, both of Fort Thomas; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Garden Club of Fort Thomas, P.O. Box 55, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Gloria Faye Baringhaus, 75, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn Sue Reeves of Cincinnati, Mary Ann DelValle of Melbourne, Fla., and Tina Evans of Orlando, Fla.; sons, Raymond P. Clark and Donald L. Clark, both of Aurora, Ind., and John J. Baringhaus of Cincinnati; a sister, Sadie Edmunds of Bethel, Ohio; a brother, Vern Sargent of Jenkins; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Maria Benedict, 63, of Melbourne, died at 6:25 p.m. Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired embassy worker, working in communications for the U.S. State Department in several different countries.
Survivors include her husband, Robert A. Benedict; sons, Anthony Benedict of Geneva, Fla., Franco Benedict of Charlestown, W.Va., John Benedict of Cincinnati and Michael Benedict of Herndon, Va.; a sister, Lina Young of Knoxville, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Jerry Berkshire, 59, of Verona, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired employee of TransWorld Airlines.
Survivors include his wife, Dollie Berkshire; a daughter, Stephanie Berkshire of Verona; a son, John Berkshire of Burlington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Albert A. Carson Sr., 82, of Walton, died at 9 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Cincinnati, and former owner of Margie's Place in Covington.
He was a past commander and chaplain of Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099, a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers and an Army veteran of World War II.
His first wife, Ann F. Madden Carson, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Koop-Carson; sons, Christopher Carson of Independence and Albert E. Carson Jr. of Covington; daughters, Christine Downey of Mentor, Ohio, Marina Eger of Fort Thomas, Stephanie Michels of Bromley and Daphne Carson of Ludlow; a stepdaughter, Carol Cook of Morningview; a brother, Henry Carson of Springfield, Ohio; a sister, Louise Manning of Beavercreek, Ohio, and Shirley Dean of Fairfield, Ohio; 20 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Lee Grande Gline Sr., 64, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a mechanic with Spartan Construction Co.
Survivors include a son, Lee Gline Jr. of Crittenden; a daughter, Tammy Shively of Dry Ridge; sisters, Susie Burkett and Mary Lou Gline, both of Burlington; brothers, Bill Gline and Tommy Gline, both of Burlington, Harold Butch Gline of Crittenden and Irvin Gline of Indiana; fianc�e, Diane Parker of Hebron; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Virginia June Hunter, 84, of Independence, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Baker-Hunt Foundation, Fort Thomas Homemakers Club and Fort Thomas Women's Club.
Survivors include a son, Mark Hunter of Independence; daughters, Susan Corbett of Lakeside Park and Gina Havlin of Independence; a sister, Nancy Schuh of Fort Thomas; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Covenant Christian Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Care Ministries International, P.O. Box 76093, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Cyril M. Nearon, 89, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Joyce Jane Lewis O'Neal, 70, of Ghent, died Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. Her husband, Walton "Jack" O'Neal, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a brother, Sam Lewis of Las Vegas; sisters, Mary Grantham of Nashville and Tina Bailey of Travelers Rest, S.C.
Services are private. Burial will be in Ghent Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Annabelle Perkins, 86, of Alexandria, died at 4:05 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired home appliance representative with Hamilton Beach Co., and a past president of the Alexandria Women's Club, Campbell County Friends of the Library, Alexandria Elementary School PTA, Kings and Queens Senior Citizens and Kentucky Homemakers.
She was a member of Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, a former member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Covington, and a Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the New Horizon Club, a former Girl Scouts leader and a volunteer with St. Luke Hospital East. Her husband, Marquries Denzel Perkins, died in 1983.
Survivors include sons, Mark Perkins and Michael Perkins, both of Alexandria; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, 10741 Persimmon Grove Pike, Alexandria, Ky. 41001. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Barbara A. Schultz, 67, of Fort Wright, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Deloris Ann Carlson Turner, 59, of Walton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a business loan coordinator with Fifth Third Bank.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Ray Turner; sons, Kenneth Jeffrey Turner of Norwood, Ohio, and Keith J. Turner of Walton; brothers, Donnie Chambers of Jaspar, Tenn., Ronnie Chambers of Corinth and Tim Chambers of Erlanger; sisters, Debbie Rudebush and Sandy Chambers, both of Athens, Ohio, and Linda Thrasher of Wisconsin; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Kenneth L. Wheatley, 70, of Covington, died at 4:44 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a retired insurance agent with Commonwealth Life Insurance Co., and a Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia B. Wheatley; a son, Mark Wheatley of Union; daughters, Cynthia Glenn of Newark, Calif., Charon Christensen of Upland, Calif., and Brenda Juringer of Castro Valley, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Michael S. Wiggins, 21, of Demossville, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include his parents, David Wiggins of Demossville, Lisa Wiggins of Alexandria and his Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Butler. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospital, 1900 Richmond Road, Lexington, Ky. 40502; or Mike Wiggins Memorial Fund, in care of Peoples Funeral Home, 407 Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Roger Dale Wilson, 49, of Carrollton, died Sunday at Bedford Health Care Center. He was a former mechanic with Mark's RV Sales in Indiana.
Survivors include a son, Michael Dale Wilson of Pendleton; daughters, Katie Wilson and Megan Wilson, both of Wilkinson, Ind., and Morgan Wilson of Eminence; brothers, Phillip Wayne "Sonny" Wilson of LaGrange and Ricky Wilson of Carrollton; and a sister, Barbara Jane Atkins of Flat Rock, Ind.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
