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These notices are dated: 06-22-2004
Wanda Massey, passed love of music to family
Wanda Gorman Bellamy Massey passed on her love of music to all seven of her children.
Mrs. Massey, a singer, and her first husband, Samuel G. Gorman, a guitarist who died in 1978, taught all their children to sing and play instruments.
For years, the family sang hymns every Sunday afternoon and then enjoyed dinner together. They also would invite relatives and friends to watch them perform their "Christmas Jam" every year.
"We were a musical family, " said daughter Dixie M. Karas of Cincinnati. "We were just brought up in that environment."
Mrs. Massey, 75, of Taylor Mill died Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
She enjoyed taking care of others, including her first husband, who had muscular dystrophy; her second husband, John G. Massey, who suffered a stroke and later died in 1997, and a good friend in Taylor Mill.
"She had a lot of friends, and she took care of a lot of people, " Karas said.
Mrs. Massey also liked spending time with her four daughters and nieces. They would make a day of shopping and eating, usually in Florence, Karas said.
Mrs. Massey was a homemaker and a member of Hilltop Church of Christ, Taylor Mill.
In addition to Karas, survivors include sons, Thomas E. Gorman and Joseph T. Gorman, both of Cincinnati, and Samuel D. Gorman of Melbourne, Fla.; daughters, Nancy E. Gorman of Taylor Mill, Sandra Kay Mahlman of Albuquerque, N.M., and Priscilla E. Oehlschlaeger of Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Hilltop Church of Christ, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Hilltop Church of Christ, c/o Children's Fellowship Fund, 5300 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Raymond Applegate, 76, of Maysville, died Friday at Maysville Nursing & Rehabilitation Facility. He was a retired laborer from Parker Tobacco Co., Maysville, and a member of Maysville Church of Christ. His daughters, Ruth Ann Applegate and Sara Lee Applegate, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Ann Applegate; a son, Jessie Applegate of Maysville; a daughter, Irene Applegate Clark of Maysville, a stepson, John Martin Cooney of Maysville; stepdaughters, Mary Ann Jones of Maysville and Kathy Hickman of Graham, Wash.; a brother, Gerna Applegate of New Richmond, Ohio; sisters, Margaret Sweet and Janet McRoberts, both of Lexington; three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Brell & Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Nancy Lee Klaserner Barth, 76, of Union, died Sunday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Hugh Barth; sons, H. James Barth of Union, Timothy Barth of Morning View, Mark Barth of Florence, and Fr. Michael Barth of Carrollton; daughters, Barbara Barczak of Walton and Kathleen Proctor of Hamilton, Ohio; a sister, Marion Fromme of Cold Spring; 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Union. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, 141 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling the arrangements.
Diana Brothers, 68, of Maineville, Ohio, formerly of Grant County, died Friday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired nurse from Home Health Care, Cincinnati, and a member of Maineville Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Christopher Kurt Douglas of Mount Orab, Ohio; a daughter, Terrace Cunningham of Hamilton, Ohio; and a sister, Jeanette Paduano of Cincinnati.
Services were held on Monday at McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. There was no visitation. Burial is in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037.
Sue Burgett, 66, of Verona, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired assembly worker from Betts Manufacturing, Florence, and a member of Scenic View Christian Church. Her husband, David Samuel Burgett, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Mike Burgett of Glencoe and Eddie Burgett of Verona; her mother, Mae Farris Crowe of Walton; a sister, Janet Hartman of Walton; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Napoleon Odd Fellows Cemetery, Gallatin County.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Thomas E. "Doc" Cobb, 86, of Owenton, died Sunday at his home in Owenton.
He was a retired mobile home park owner and operator in Inverness, Fla., and a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Louise O'Banion Cobb of Owenton and one sister, Elaine Mikel of Muncie, Ind.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. there today. Interment will be in the Owenton IOOF Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 or the Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Anna Cox, 88, of Alexandria, formerly of Wolfe County, died Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired cook from the Campbell County School District and a member of Campton Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles Cox, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Lois Youtsey of Alexandria, Ina Real of Cold Spring, Kathy Fortner of Lexington, and Charlene Melson of Anchorage, Alaska; sisters, Helen McPherson, Blanche Miller, Mildred Allen, and Faye Richardson; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Campton Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Evans Cemetery, Butler. Shackelford Funeral Home, Campton, is handling the arrangements.
Mildred "Mickey" Zechella Garrison, 79, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate. She was also a member of the 55 Club of St. Thomas. Her husband, William C. Garrison, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons Gary Garrison of Richwood, Ron Garrison of Batavia, Ill., and Jim Garrison of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Linda Garrison Wagner of Newport; sisters Rosella Kathman of Crestview Hills and Clara Zechella of Newport; brothers Jim Zechella of Alexandria and Lou Zechella of Lexington; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202; or Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 2200 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Howard Prentice Gouge, 89, of Corinth, formerly of Burlington, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired civil engineer from Southern Railroad and a member of Hebron Baptist Church. His first wife, Geraldine Hedger Gouge, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Howard Gouge; sons, Jerry Gouge of Tyler, Texas, and Larry Gouge of Hebron; a stepson, Leo Taylor of Corinth; sisters, Christine Blackburn and Mary Kay Worthington, both of Crittenden; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Baptist Church, 3340 Logan Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048; or Hebron Lutheran Church, 3140 Limaburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Elwood William McClung, 82, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. He was a retired plant manager from Husky Products, Florence, and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Church of Christ, Burlington, Independent Order of Foresters, Sacred Order of the Dragon, and VFW Post No. 4369, Sharonville, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean Hicks McClung; sons, Tommy Ray Craddock of Bull City, Ariz., and Dennis McClung of Greenhills, Ohio; a daughter, Tandye Lynn Elliott of Walton; a sister, Doris Jean Suhr of Sharonville, Ohio; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005; or First Christian Church of Covington, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
James William McCown, 91, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired railroader from L&N; Railroad. His wife, Lucy McCown, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Rev. James R. McCown of Fort Mitchell, Jack McCown of Cynthiana, and Daniel McCown of Newport; a brother, Joseph Andrew McCown of Martinsburg, W.Va.; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Donald J. Robertson, 60, of Covington, died Sunday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Evelyn F. Shambaugh, 78, of Bromley, died Monday at Baptist Village Care, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Ralph E. Smith, 40, of Newport, died Saturday at Mercy Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati. He was disabled.
Survivors include his mother, Janet Smith of Newport; brothers, James R. Smith, Jr., of Birch Tree, Mo., Gerald D. Smith of Cincinnati, and Gary W. Smith of Ludlow; sisters, Pamela Faires of Susanville, Calif., Deborah Kenton of Erlanger, Theresa Emery of Newport, and Billie Thomas of Independence; a stepbrother, Robert Anderson of Weed, Calif.; stepsisters, Doris Kilman of Columbia, Ind., and Ruth Thomblin of Phoenix, Ariz.
Services will be private at the convenience of the family. He will be cremated at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling the arrangements.
Simon Smith, 88, of Brooksville, died Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a farmer and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Helen Ruth Smith; a son, Billy Smith; and a daughter, Wanda Kay Smith, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Randy Smith of Aberdeen, Ohio; daughters, Shirley Smith and Margaret White, both of Germantown, Wilma Barker, Doris Gallenstein, and Pauline Smith, all of Maysville, Norma Jean Riley of Vanceburg, Judy Lindsey and Kristi Shields, both of Brooksville, and Emma Chase of Indiana; a brother, Garland Smith of Germantown; a sister, Hazel Conley of Dayton, Ohio; 24 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mayslick.
Conley Strong, 95, of Erlanger, died Monday at Woodspoint Health Care Center, Florence. He was a retired maintenance worker form Butternut Bakery, Cincinnati. Sons, Roger Strong and Harlan Strong, and a daughter, Doris Strong, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Strong; sons, Darryl Strong of Erlanger, David Strong of Sunman, Ind., William Strong of Covington, and Mark Strong of Erlanger; daughters, Shirley Clos of Elsmere, Linda Strong of Erlanger, and Paula Mains of Petersburg; brothers, Burt Strong of Taylor, Mich., and Bob Strong of Lexington; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Dept. of Cardiology, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Donald Ray Watkins, Jr., 37, of Harrison County, died Friday.
Survivors include a son, Donald Ray Junior Watkins of Nicholas County; daughters, Brandy Price and Samantha Watkins, both of Nicholas County; his father and stepmother, Donald Ray and Elizabeth Watkins of Paris; his mother and stepfather, Phyllis and Eugene Nickerson of Harrison County; brothers, William Abney of Millersburg, and Ernie Abney of Nicholasville; sisters, Nancy Sumpter and Tina Wiggins, both of Harrison County; and one grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davis Cemetery, Boyd County. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
