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These notices are dated: 01-22-2005
Millie Brownfield, flamboyant, born organizer
You couldn't miss Millie "NaNa" Edmonds Brownfield when she walked into a room.
"People noticed Mom, " said her daughter, Dinah Belle Brownfield of Lakeside Park.
"She was a June Cleaver kind of mom, always well-dressed and careful about her appearance. She had outfits to kill -- she might buy a pair of earrings, then buy an outfit to match.
"Red was her favorite color. She had walls of red in her closet. And she favored jewelry that was, well, splashy. And when she was older, her hair turned platinum blonde. Add it all together, and she had quite a striking impact."
Mrs. Brownfield, of Fort Wright, died early Thursday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South. She was 82.
Mrs. Brownfield's flamboyant style fit in well with her late husband's position as director of the band at WLWT-TV (Channel 5). Bruce O. Brownsfield Sr. is perhaps best remembered as the band director for Paul Dixon's show on Channel 5. He also worked with "Midwestern Hayride, " which aired on both on WLW-AM (700) and WLWT.
"Mom organized all the promotional trips, when the show would travel to county fairs and state fairs in places like Dayton, Columbus, Indianapolis and Lexington, " Mrs. Martin said.
"She was always the one planning where the band would go for dinner, making sure the roses were waiting for this person or that. She was right there, making sure Dad had his music and his tie matched his handkerchief."
The Brownfields were married
60 years, until his death 11 months ago, Mrs. Martin said.
Mrs. Brownfield was a born organizer. At one point, Mrs. Martin recalls that she was president of the PTA at all three schools where she had a child enrolled -- Dixie Heights High, Turkeyfoot Middle School and Park Hills Elementary.
"Nothing was more important to her than her family and her grandchildren, and nobody could have been more devoted, " Mrs. Martin said.
Other survivors include; two sons, Bruce O. Brownfield Jr. of Fort Wright and Steve A. Brownfield of Crescent Springs; two brothers, Earl W. Edmonds of Loveland and Victor Earl Edmonds of Columbus, and seven grandchildren.
Mrs. Brownfield was a member of the Northern Kentucky Grandmother's Club, the WLW Television Retirees' Lunch Bunch, the Fort Wright and South Hills Civic Clubs and the Blue Grass Swim Club.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Mass of Blessing will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Saint Agnes Church, 1680 Dixie Hwy., Fort Wright.
Entombment will be at Highland cemetery Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Send memorials to the Northern Kentucky American Society.
Walter Clayton Bingham, 84, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired switchman and conductor with the B&O; Railroad, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Etta Bingham; sons, Walter Michael Bingham of Alexandria and Ricky Wayne Bingham of Woodlawn; daughters, Wanda Lee Edmondson of Covington and Phyliss Kaye Hodge of Fort Thomas; 10 grandchildren and 13 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. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling the arrangements.
Mary F. Cheesman, 48, of Verona, formerly of Elsmere, died Friday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Cheesman; a son, Scott Cheesman of Cincinnati; a brother, Robert Hall of Verona; a sister, Carol Hall of Florence; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Oris Wesley Cooper, 88, of Covington, formerly of Alexandria, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a machinist retired from Ceramic Coating, Wilder, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Edna Cooper; a daughter, Lorraine Marie Bryant; and a son, William Alva Power, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Jean Thompson of Englewood, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Jean Ann Power of Pleasant Plain, Ohio; a sister, Mary Alice Philpot of Eminence; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Thomas Crisler, 76, of Owenton, died Friday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Shirley Schmidt Ewing, 77, of Florence, died Friday at her residence. She was a professional typist at R.L. Polk, a member of St. Paul Church, Newport, and a leader for the Licking Valley Girl Scouts.
Survivors include her husband, James Ewing; daughters, Denise E. Ewing of Florence, Vickie Ewing Ware of Acworth, Ga., and Connie A. Ottino of Travelers Rest, S.C.; brothers, Marvin Schmidt of Fairborn, Ohio, Larry Schmidt of Florence, and Phil Schmidt of Erlanger; sisters, Mary Frisch of Fort Mitchell, Audrey Steele and Vivian Wehby, both of Port Orange, Fla., and Joan Lipscomb of Des Moines, Iowa; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202; or St. Paul Endowment Fund, 7301 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Kenneth Martin, 80, of Covington, died Friday at his residence. He was a retired welder. His wife, Edna Martin, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Kenny Martin of Covington; and a brother, E.G. Martin of Corbin.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Ronald Wayne Miller, 34, of Silver Grove, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a printer operator for Fidelity Investments, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Miller; a daughter, Sara Miller of Silver Grove; his father, Kenneth Wayne Miller of Corinth; his mother, Connie Carol Miller of Southgate; and a sister, Denise Miller of Southgate.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Alexandria United Methodist Church. There is no visitation. Mr. Miller will be cremated. Memorials are suggested to Children of Ron Miller, c/o any Provident Bank branch in the Cincinnati area. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Fredrick "Fred" Partin, 71, of Walton, formerly of Park Hills, died Thursday at his residence. He was a retired general foreman from Asplundh Tree Expert Co. and a member of Covington First Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Partin; sons, Gary W. Partin and Christopher S. Partin, both of Walton, and Michael A. Partin of Foster; a daughter, Gayle E. Gillen of Walton; brothers, Eugene Partin of Erlanger and Joseph Partin of Middlesboro; sisters, Roberta Sapp of Frakes, Clara Partin of Middlesboro, and Bessie Partin of Detroit, Mich.; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Kimberly Sue Scudder, 44, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at University Medical Center, Cincinnati. She was a line worker at Keco Industries, an Air Force veteran, and a member of South Fork Christian Church, Gallatin County.
Survivors include a son, Rodney Scudder of Hebron; her parents, Joe and Lorene Miles Scudder of Warsaw; brothers, Tony Scudder of Columbia, Tenn., and Jeffrey Scudder of Warsaw; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at noon Sunday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Pansy Ruth Shaferly, 74, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired seamstress from Robinson's Drapery Co., Cincinnati. Her first husband, Thomas Edwards, died in 1979. Her second husband, Paul Shaferly, died in 1983.
Survivors include a son, Teddy Edwards of Newport; a brother, Theodore Lambert of Corbin; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hopper Funeral Home, Barbourville. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Faulkner Chapel Cemetery, Barbourville. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling local arrangements.
Mildred Geneva Slater Tomlin, 90, of Williamstown, died Thursday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Dry Ridge Christian Church and its Christian Women Fellowship. Her husband, John Tomlin, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Jean W. Valdez of San Antonio, Texas, Geneva Marie Christensen of Fargo, N.D., and Wanda Lou Williams of Williamstown; sisters, Gloria Jean Armentrout of Cincinnati and Barbara Kinmon of Dry Ridge; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Joy Ann Williams, 65, of Latonia, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John's Church of Christ, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, James R. Williams; a son, James E. Williams of Latonia; daughters, Patricia Sexton and Barbara Mead, both of Neon; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. today. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Evelyn Lenhoff Wilson, 77, of Crittenden, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. A son, Kenneth Lenhoff, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, David Lenhoff of Covington and Tim Lenhoff of Mount Laurel, N.J.; daughters, Joyce Baker of Florence and Karen Lenhoff of Louisville; a sister, Laverne Ollier of Florence; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Somerset. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
