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These notices are dated: 12-27-2004
Those who knew John David "Hacksaw" Creekmore, described him as a gentle giant, a quiet 275-pound man with broad shoulders and a love for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Mr. Creekmore, 40, died of a massive heart attack Dec. 17 at his home in Bellevue.
Mr. Creekmore's nickname has several sources, according to his family. His wife said it came about because his appearance bore a resemblance to wrestler "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. His mother said the nickname had its source in Creekmore's sleeping patterns -- namely his snoring.
What both his mother and wife agree on is that Creekmore's stature was rivaled in size only by his heart.
"His hugs were bone-crushing, " said his mother, Carol Creekmore Lynn, a former mayor of Dayton. "He was humble, quiet and never boastful."
She recounted the story of when Mr. Creekmore's brother, Bobby, died about 23 years ago, leaving a wife and two children. At age 17, Mr. Creekmore built himself a room in the basement of Bobby's house so he could help take care of his brother's family.
After attending Campbell County High School, where he at one time held a bench-press weight-lifting record, Mr. Creekmore graduated from Dayton High School.
He later worked as the superintendent of public works for the city of Dayton from 1988 to 1995. He then worked for Newport Steel until 2001, when he became a customer service representative for the Internal Revenue Service.
"The joke was, if the person calling him could have seen him, they would've been a lot nicer, " said Kelley Riddle Creekmore, his wife of seven years and a co-worker at the IRS. "He was a very loving man. He was intimidating to look at, but so sweet and loving."
They met at a bar when Mr. Creekmore bumped into his future wife while playing pool.
"He was a great pool shooter, " his wife said. "We ended up shooting against each other, and I came out on top."
Both had formerly been married
and had two children.
"We were like the mini Brady Bunch, " his wife said. "He took on my kids. The word 'step' was never in there."
She describes her husband as a "wanna-be biker." Although he didn't own a motorcycle, he wore a long beard and had a collection of Harley-Davidson models. He was also a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association.
His other interests included camping and watching sports.
Other survivors include sons, Daniel Piccirillo and Kyle Creekmore, both of Bellevue; daughters, Ashley Piccirillo of Dayton and Sarah Rae Creekmore of Bellevue; his stepfather, Gil Lynn of Dayton; brothers, Daniel Creekmore, Don Lynn and Dennis Lynn, all of Dayton, and Dan Lynn of Fort Wright; sisters, Lisa Nassano and Helen Nassano, both of Alexandria, Kristen Connett of Batavia, Ohio, and Colleen VonMason of Dayton.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton, followed by a reception at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Gordon Allen, 63, of Corinth, died at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a self-employed roofer.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Boyd of Hamilton, Ohio; sons, Gordon Matthew Allen, Christopher Allen, Mathew Wayne Allen and Timmy Allen, all of Corinth; brothers, Robert Allen and Gilbert Allen, both of London; and eight grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at New Columbus Cemetery, Owen County. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Burial will be in New Columbus Cemetery, Owen County.
Raymond Thomas Bishop, 81, of Foster, died Friday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. He was a retired farmer and member of Florence Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Tyre Bishop; a son, William Ray Bishop of Florence; daughters, Linda Vaughn of Walton, Beverly Radway of Wayne, N.J., and Deborah Lynn Weaver of Cummings, Ga.; a brother, Roy Allen Bishop of Maysville; sisters, Beulah Fardo of Fairfield, Ohio, Florence Sweeney of Florence, Nellie Riley of Union and Dorothy Porter of Verona; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Beulah S. Cox, 99, of Latonia, died at 10 a.m. Friday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Latonia, Lakeside Seniors at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Calvary Baptist's Young at Heart Club, the United Methodist Women and St. Luke Hospital Women's Auxiliary. Her husband, Emery Cox, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, Robert Cox of Union; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Trinity United Methodist Church, 101 E. Southern Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Gregory S. "Scrap Iron" Doyle, 49, of Mays Lick, died Friday at his home. He was a former employee of DP&L; and a member of Sardis United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his parents, James S. Doyle Jr. and Jewell Merrill Doyle of Mays Lick.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Kelly Earle Jr., 87, of Berry, died Sunday at Lexington Country Place, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Paul E. Egan, 77, of West Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired Air Force staff sergeant and a member of St. Ann Church in Covington, Disabled American Veterans and Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099 in Covington. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars. His wife, Murline Moore Egan, died in 1985.
Survivors include sisters, Rosanne Murphy of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Margaret Parks of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Charles Howard, 34, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Rudeena Keyes, 46, of Williamstown, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Clares "Charlie" Loyd, 88, of Latonia, died Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Edna G. Martin, 80, of Covington, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday at Garrard Street Nursing Home, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Martin; a son, Kenny Martin of Covington; and a sister, Della England of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Mary Katherine McMillan, 79, of Morning View, died at 5:56 p.m. Saturday at her home. She was a cafeteria worker with Kmart and a member of Visalia Baptist Church. Sons, Jesse Klein (1996) and Ellis Klein (1979), both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Peggy Klein acres of Morning View and Kathy Klein Lariscy of Tampa, Fla.; sons, R.C. Klein and George Klein, both of Morning View, and Jim Klein of Tampa; a sister, Irene Setters of Morning View; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Jeffrey A. Meeker, 49, of Hebron, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a truck driver and a member of Independence Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Meeker; daughters, Danielle Meeker and Megan Meeker, both of Hebron; his parents, William and Barbara Meeker of Independence; and a brother, Michael Meeker of Falmouth.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Jeffrey A. Meeker Trust Fund, in care of Boone National Bank, 6199 First Financial Drive, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Louise Crawford Parker, 83, of Independence, died at 10:10 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and member of Decoursey Baptist Church. Her husband, William O. Parker, died in 1980.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Brinson of Fort Mitchell; a son, Eldon T. Parker of Yuma, Ariz.; a brother, Melvin Crawford of Taylor Mill; and sisters, Dorothy Shell of Warsaw and JoAnn Sutherland of Providence, N.C.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Charles Rolfsen, 83, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Patricia Ann Saul, 71, of Villa Hills, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired cost accountant with Lazarus. Her husband, Oscar Saul, died in 1987. Her daughter, Gerrie Ann Saul, died in 1977.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 5 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 3:30 p.m. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Jeffrey Allen Schneider, 49, of Bellevue, died Saturday at his home. He was a paper handler with the Cincinnati Enquirer, and was a softball coach and an umpire with Bellevue Vets.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Schneider; stepdaughters, Alissa Lee of Alexandria and Anessa Stamper of Bellevue; a brother, James William Schneider of Newport; a sister, Jerri Lynn Elwawi of Newport; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the family cemetery in Breathitt County.
Paul William "Smitty" Smith, 82, of Morning View, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired maintenance worker with Bavarian Brewery, and a member of St. Cecilia Church in Independence. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 275 in Independence and Kentucky Farm Bureau, a former member of Primetimers Seniors, and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a retired employee of the Railway Clerks Building, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Siebert Smith; daughters, Paula Duncan of Morning View and Susan Dieckmann of California; sons, William H. Smith of Burlington and Timothy J. Smith of Austin, Texas; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in St. Cecilia Church, Independence.
Edna M. Caldwell Thornberry, 78, of Crittenden, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Her husband, Clarence Thornberry, died in 1993.
Survivors include daughters, Judith A. Brown of Harrison, Ohio, Deborah L. Wolfe and Karen S. Bolog, both of Williamstown, Pamela G. Dalton of Crittenden, Gloria D. Beach of Florence and Edith M. McCarthy of Verona; sons, Edwin E. Thornberry of Falmouth, C. Leon Thornberry and Clifton L. Thornberry, both of Florence, Stephen D. Thornberry of Dry Ridge, Myron L. Thornberry of Demossville, Marthan D. Thornberry of Williamstown, Anthony C. Thornberry and Allen B. Thornberry, both of Crittenden; sisters, Faye LaFollette and Jean Colvin, both of Falmouth, and Eula LaFollette of Morning View; 31 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Senior Citizens, Silver Street, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Gardnersville Christian Church, Route 1, Demossville, Ky. 41033.
Kelsey Lynn Tugend, 12, of Carrollton, died Sunday at her home. She was a member of First Apostolic Church, Carrollton.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Stacy Lynn and Jeremy Plambeck of Carrollton; her father, Richard W. Tugend Jr. of Campbellsburg; a brother, Nathaniel Bryce Tugend of Carrollton; a half-brother, Richard W. Tugend III of Campbellsburg; a stepbrother, Joshua Thomas Plambeck of Ventura, Calif.; a stepsister, Briahna Lyn Plambeck of Ventura; and grandparents, Don and Teresa Kindoll of Carrollton, Richard and Catherine Tugend of Campbellsburg and Vern and Randa Plambeck of Oxnard, Calif.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in English Cemetery.
Charles Walden, 79, of Covington, died at 1:25 p.m. Thursday at Lakeside Place Health Care Center, Highland Heights. He was a retired factory worker with Ford Motor Co. and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Ferguson; a son, James Ferguson of Covington; brothers, Bill Belew of Latonia and Gene Walden of Covington; and a sister, Joann Wallace of Latonia.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Robert Earl Williams, formerly of Independence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired carpenter with Rolling Mill and a member of Independence Christian Church. His wife, Ethel Roden Williams, died in 2003. A daughter, Wanda J. Kaiser, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Howard R. Williams of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Kenneth E. Williams of Walton; a daughter, Doris Hemsath of Walton; a brother, Charles Williams of Florence; nine grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Independence Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Independence Christian Church, P.O. Box 8, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Harold D. Wren, 73, of Elsmere, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an exterminator with Kentucky Exterminators, a member of Elsmere Baptist Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Ilean Wren; a daughter, Deborah I. Wren of Elsmere; a son, Steven R. Wren of Burlington; a sister, Viola O'Donnell of Walton; a brother, James Wren of Warsaw; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
