Search Archived Marriage Records
These notices are dated: 01-27-2005
Josephine Wadleigh, active in community
During her 86 years of life, Josephine Kummer Wadleigh would marry two men -- decades apart -- who both served in the 72nd Field Artillery Regiment during World War II.
Mrs. Wadleigh, of Crestview Hills, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She met her first husband, Calvin Kummer, in 1942, when he was on leave from the Army, having just fought in Guadalcanal.
They were married, and after the war, settled in Northern Kentucky, where Kummer had found a job.
Together they raised three sons, Mrs. Kummer staying home with the children but putting her college degree in music to work at the Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, where she played the piano for services.
She would remain a member for 50 years, and she found the time to join other organizations too. She became a member of the Covington Art Club and a member of the boards of directors of the Covington Ladies Home and the Covington Children's Home.
She was also a member of the Salvation Army Ladies Auxiliary and the Fort Mitchell Country Club.
She attended reunions of her husband's old Army outfit, and there got to know Eric Wadleigh, who had trained with her husband and fought with him in the Pacific.
Kummer died in 1979. Years later, Mr. Wadleigh and his wife of 45 years divorced.
Mr. Wadleigh said his ex-wife asked him if he would remarry, and he said he thought he would like to. She suggested he try Mrs. Kummer.
He did, and they were married
in 1993.
The care she took in her appearance attracted him to her in the beginning, he said.
"She was always so particular about her clothing, " he said. "Very pretty and sweet. Very attractive all the way around."
Other survivors include sons, John Kummer of Edgewood, Thomas Kummer of Statesville, N.C., and Stanley Kummer of Dallas; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Carroll L. Aylor, 82, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Florence. He was a retired foreman with Allis-Chalmers Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church in Ludlow. He was a member of the Foremen's Club at Allis-Chalmers, Bellevue Vets, Ludlow Vets and Ludlow Senior Citizens, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Marjorie Getker Aylor, died in 2000. A son, Thomas Aylor, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Ann Stulz of Ludlow and Peggy Siebel of West Chester, Ohio; sons, James Aylor of Siesta Key, Fla., Jerry Aylor of Reading, Ohio, and Kenton County Clerk Bill Aylor, a resident of Park Hills; a sister, Ruth Goodridge of Hebron; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215.
Peggy Jean Brewer, 75, of Fort Wright, died at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Dewey Brewer; a son, Donald Brewer of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
William J. "Jack" Brewer Sr., 86, of Erlanger, died Tuesday in Brandon, Fla. He was an electrical contractor and mechanic with Fishbach & Moore Co., a Mason and Shriner, and was a World War II veteran. A son, Jack Brewer, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Brewer; sons, Jim Brewer of Independence and Jerry Brewer of Erlanger; daughters, Jenifer Deiters of Erlanger, Robin DeHate of Valrico, Fla., and Linda Robinson of Fort Mitchell; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Memorials are suggested to Grace Episcopal Church Building Fund, 7111 Price Pike, Florence, Ky. 41042. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon, handled arrangements.
Henry L. Bundy, 63, of Verona, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Edith Rushia Centers, 78, of Union, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a member of Taylorsport Community Church. Her husband, Ray Centers, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Vera Joy Bradley of Union; sons, Gilbert Lester Centers of Nicholasville, Owen Ray Centers of Erlanger and Robert Allen Centers of Florence; a brother, John Reed of Lexington; sisters, Hazel King and Wilma McCowan, both of New Carlisle; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Anita Maria Coffey, 62, of Summerville, S.C., formerly of Hebron, died Tuesday in Summerville. She was a cosmetologist and a member of Cathedral of Praise, Summerville. Her husband, Robert Meredith Coffey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Maria A. Coffey of Summerville; sons, Lt. Cdr. James H. Henderson-Coffey of Rota, Spain, and Scott Lee Henderson-Coffey of Lamar, Ind.; stepsons, Robert Coffey of Williamstown and Mark Coffey of Sparta; a half-sister, Beverly Daugherty of Cincinnati; and 10 grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Charleston, 3870 Leeds Ave., Suite 101, North Charleston, S.C. 29405. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Carlene Creech, 72, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at Grant Manor Care Center in Williamstown. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Edward Creech, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Creech Boles of Williamstown, Joyce Snyder of Middletown, Ohio, Barbara Levi of Arlington, Texas, Sherry Wright of Villa Hills and Kimberly Creech of Falmouth; sons, George Williams Reed Jr. of Villa Hills, Doug Reed of Lexington, Robert Carpenter of Ludlow, Jeff Carpenter of Covington, Jerry Carpenter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dan Creech, Donnie Creech and Jimmy Creech, all of Taylor Mill; a brother, Jerry W. Turley of Key West, Fla.; 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Burial will be in Winchester Cemetery. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
William L. Gastright, 78, of Perry Park, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired owner of Special Machinery Corp., Cincinnati, and a member of St. John the Evangelist Church in Carrollton. He was a member of Transfiguration of Our Lord Church in Perry Park, was active in the St. John passion play and a Navy veteran of World War II. His first wife, Thelma Otten, died in 1991.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jobe Gastright; sons, Russ Gastright of Highland Heights, Dave Gastright of Burlington, Jerry Gastright of Erlanger, Brian Jobe of Edgewood, Craig Jobe of Independence, and Bob Gastright of Crestwood; daughters, Terri Warren and JoAnn Wiley, both of Erlanger, Carol Fichlie of Crescent Park, Tina Beierlein of Dry Ridge and Gwen McCormack of Independence; a brother, Francis X. "Babe" Gastright of Fort Mitchell; 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs, followed by a reception. Mr. Gastright bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to St. John the Evangelist Church, 507 Fifth St., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Alma Stephen Griffith, 80, of Corinth, died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a former cook with the Freeway Restaurant, Corinth. She was a former factory worker and a member of Corinth Christian Church. Her first husband, Warren R. Stephen, died in 1986. Her second husband, Herbert C. Griffith, died in 2004.
Survivors include daughters, Rita Shepherd of Stanford and Marlene Stephen of Daytona Beach, Fla.; a son, Daniel Richard Stephen of Fairland, Ind.; stepdaughters, Connie Weaver of Frankfort, Louetta Wigglesworth of Sadieville and Ann Richardson of Corinth, Ga.; stepsons, Davis Griffith and Virgil Griffith, both of Sadieville, Boyd Griffith of Corinth, Jimmy Griffith of Warsaw, Danny Lee Griffith of Owen County and Julian Griffith of Harrison County; sisters, Thelma Martin and Bernice Clemmins, both of Hamilton, Ohio, Novella Hitt of Ross, Ohio, and Cecile Carpenter of Cape Coral, Fla.; brothers, Eugene Thompson of Hamilton, Everett Thompson of Jacksonville, Fla., and James Thompson of Hot Springs, Ark.; 11 grandchildren, 40 step-grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 29 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Corinth Christian Church, 330 Old Corinth-Owenton Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Larry Leslie Harp, 57, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an associate with Wal-Mart, Florence, a former chief of the Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Harp; a son, David Harp of Owenton; a stepson, James Tomlinson of Crittenden; daughters, Brenda McCarthy of Crittenden and Tonya Scroggins of Corinth; a stepdaughter, Krista Wagers of Dry ridge; a sister, Beverly Thompson of Red Wing, Minn.; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Dolores Ann Haven, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at Hospice of Northern Kentucky, Fort Thomas. She was a sales clerk with Newberry department stores.
Survivors include a niece, Rita Pferrman of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Melissa Keeton, 47, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was an employee of Owens Illinois in Florence, a member of Saleum Baptist Church in Walton and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include her husband, Norman Keeton; daughters, Jennifer Raye Ann Payne of Delhi, Ohio, and Sarah Rebecca Keeton of Falmouth; a stepson, Thomas Keeton of Falmouth; brothers, Howard Stines of North Carolina, Bob Webber of Tennessee, Stephen Webber and Gregory Allen Scherer, both of Kentucky, and Soloman John David Stines II of Cincinnati; sisters, Loretta Ann McAfee of Tennessee, Mary Lou Crawford, Betty Lou Parson and Susan Stines, all of Kentucky; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Isa Marksbury McDonnell, 57, of Dry Ridge, died Jan. 18 at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. William Church, Williamstown. Her husband, James B. McDonnell, died in 1987.
Survivors include daughters, Theresa Thomas and Tina McDonnell, both of Dry Ridge; a son, James McDonnell of Florence; a brother, Timothy Marksbury of Cincinnati; sisters, Patricia Davis of Savannah, Mo., Jenny Breeden of Stevensburg, Va., Clara Robinson of Petersburg and Cindy Morris of Dry Ridge; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were Wednesday at Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Thelma Mary Moore, 86, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at Harrison County Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. Sons, Sammy Taylor Jr. and Arthur Roger Taylor, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Moore.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Fronia F. Parshall, 93, of Newport, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of the former Spring Lake Methodist Church in Latonia. Her husband, Frank F. Parshall, die din 1954. A son, Frank D. Parshall, died in 2004.
Survivors include a son, Larry Dale Parshall of Latonia; a daughter, Anna Mary Parshall Frank of Sylva, N.C.; a sister, Jean Wilcox of Ludlow; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Sandra Schoepf, 59, of Cold Spring, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was owner of Burkart's Carryout in Newport and a member of St. John Church, Wilder.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Schoepf; daughters, Julie Pettit of Alexandria and Jackie Fleissner of Cold Spring; sons, Joseph Schoepf and Jeffrey Schoepf, both of California; her mother, Mary Sayre of Newport; a sister, Mary McQueary of Cincinnati; a brother, Jim Sayre of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Lawrence E. Schweitzer Jr., 57, of Dayton, died at 1 a.m. Sunday in Manatee Hospital, Bradenton, Fla. He was a customer service representative with Cinergy.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki Schweitzer; a daughter, Jennifer Whitaker of Newport; a son, Jeremy Schweitzer of Bellevue; a sister, Rose Schweitzer of Bellevue; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Anglican Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Carroll Washburn, 73, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
