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These notices are dated: 05-18-2004
Evelyn Sparks, devoted wife, mother taught Sunday school
Evelyn Pope Sparks was the kind of mother that one doesn't often see anymore, the kind who kissed her husband goodbye in the morning and was waiting in the kitchen when he came home in the evening.
"She put my socks on me in the morning, made sure I had my toast and my juice and that I got to school on time, " said her son, Tom Pope of Liberty Township.
Mrs. Sparks, who died Sunday at age 84, was "your best friend, and she was an excellent listener, " her son said.
She was married
to her husband, the late James F. Sparks, for nearly 56 years, until his death in March 1998. They met when he sneaked into a church roller-skating party she was attending in Fort Thomas.
She fell down, and he helped her up and skated with her.
They dated for a while, and then Mr. Sparks, who was a Ranger in the 17th Airborne Division, was sent out for maneuvers. She sent him a penny postcard with her telephone number on it to prompt him to call her when he returned.
"She said she got him for a penny, " her son said.
Mrs. Sparks worked various jobs when her husband, who worked at General Electric, was off work because of strikes. Her last job was as an emergency-room receptionist at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
When the strike ended, her husband wanted her to quit the job, but she decided she liked it and kept it for 10 years. Her working in a hospital amused her children, because, whenever they got hurt, she would run the other way, her son said.
"She was a lot stronger than we thought, " he said.
The family lived in Butler on a 110-acre farm until the early 1960s, when the family home burned. The family then moved to Fort Thomas.
In later years, the Sparkses lived in a retirement home they built on 40 acres in California, Ky., where they had a lake stocked with fish. Mrs. Sparks spent her final days at the River Valley Nursing Home in Butler.
Mrs. Sparks had a lot of faith, her son said, and taught Sunday school since she was 19 years old. She was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church in Highland Heights and the United Methodist Women's Club.
Other survivors include daughters, Sue Krift of Butler and Kathy Knepfle of Fort Thomas; son Gerald Sparks of Alexandria; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Fort Thomas Funeral Home. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Friday at Asbury Methodist Church. Burial is in Independence Cemetery.
John "Jack" Bueter, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Thomas, died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Twin Towers, Cincinnati. He was a retired shoe salesman with Marmers & Gallenkamp Shoes, Cincinnati, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Helen William Bueter, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Feldmann of Cincinnati and Cathy Fitzgerald of San Diego; sons, Rev. Robert Bueter, S.J., of Chicago and Bernie Bueter of Fort Thomas; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Catholic Appalachia Project, c/o Father Ralph Beiting, P.O. Box 1083, Louisa, Ky. 41230 or Jesuit International Ministries, 2245 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, 45206.
Lorenzo Castrellon, 28, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ollie Walker Chavies, 76, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at his home.
She was a retired nurse with Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. Her first husband, Jess Walker; second husband, Alford Chavies; sons, Paul Edward Walker and Gary Wayne Walker; and daughter, Sharon Lee Eversole, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Teresa Mays of Cincinnati, Rene Abner of Norwood, Ohio, and Jenny Landers of Florence; sisters, Mollie Patrick of Indiana and Lotus Bowling of Hamilton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Corbin Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Corbin.
Charlotte O. Eicher, of Fort Mitchell, died May 9 at her home.
She was a manager with Kenner Toys, Cincinnati, and a member of Cincinnati Art Club and the French Club.
Survivors include a brother, Chad Orlowski of North Providence, R.I.; and sisters, Mildred Bergeron of Orford, N.H., Audrie Chamberlain of Denver and Nancy Womack of Virginia Beach, Va.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Stanley G. Hardymon, 66, of Crescent Springs, died at 6:25 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired supervisor with Myer Industries, Harrison, Ohio, and attended Erlanger Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Carpenter Hardymon; daughters, Vicki Todd of Carmel, Ind., Kim Klosterman of Cincinnati and Cindy Ziegler of Verona; his mother, Lelia White Calvert of Maysville; a sister, Evelyn Mullikin of Tollesboro; brothers, Charles Hardymon and Wayne Hardymon, both of Tollesboro, and Kenneth Hardymon of Crescent Springs; and nine grand-children.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Erlanger Baptist Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Frederick Joseph Kroger, 60, of Taylor Mill, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a bus driver with the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include daughters, Nora Brown of Florence and Susan Treadway of Elsmere; sisters, Beverly Kroger of Taylor Mill and Carolyn Kroger of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Chapel Assembly of God, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Margaret K. Michael, 69, of Ludlow, died Monday at the Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Edward Michael, died in 2002.
Survivors include sons, John Michael of Texas and James Michael of Rabbit Hash; daughters, Jackie Michael, Tempy Smith and Norma Foster, all of Ludlow; brothers, Charlie Merrell, William Merrell and Larkin Merrell, all of Hebron, J.B. Merrell of Ludlow, Robert Merrell of Erlanger and Edwin "Boss" Merrell of Irvin; sisters, Jane Lainhart of Erlanger, Evelyn Taylor and Betty Taylor, both of Hebron; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Highlands of Fort Thomas, 960 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
James Jay Moses, 44, of Alexandria, died Saturday at his home. He was owner of Generations Concert Caf� in Alexandria and attended Main Street Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include his wife, Nora Jane Moses; a daughter, Jamie Rae Dawn Moses of Alexandria; a sister, Rhonda "Sis" Mullins of Alexandria; and a brother, Glenn Moses of Okeana, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Paula Cropenbaker Reed, 50, of California, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Reed; sons, Justin Reed and Jonathon Reed, both of California; her parents, Edwin and Betty Gaskins of California; a brother, Dusty Cropenbaker of California; and a sister, Pam Strassinger of California.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Darren Todd Snow, 27, of Burlington, died Sunday in a motorcycle accident on Emerald Drive in Burlington.
He was a diesel technician with Freightliner of Cincinnati and a member of the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department. He also worked part-time at Skyline Chili in Oakbrook and the Briarwood Banquet Center.
Survivors include his parents, Donnie and Barbara Combs Snow of Burlington; a sister, Anitra Dawn Moore of Burlington; and grandparents, Winston H. Combs of Williamstown and Betty Snow of Burlington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Belleview Baptist Church, 6658 Fifth Ave., Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Phillip Anthony Wooldridge, 24, of Burlington, died May 11 at Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
He was a student.
Survivors include his wife, Christina Grubbs Wooldridge; and his parents, Bryan Lynch of Burlington and Toni Oakland of Tomball, Texas.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Pediatrics, Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030.
