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These notices are dated: 03-10-2005
Alvin Miller, started physical fitness early
When he was 1-year-old, Alvin J. Miller was voted the most perfect child in his age group at the Knights of Pythias Bazaar in Covington.
It foreshadowed honors to come.
Mr. Miller, a lifelong Covington resident who died Saturday at 87, became interested in physical fitness while still a child.
In 1936, he represented the Fenwick Club of Cincinnati in the Midwest Championship for Golden Gloves boxing, but lost in the finals.
From 1937 through 1939, he served as a calisthenics instructor at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Walton. There, he also learned his lifelong trade, plumbing.
During his Army service during World War II, he was picked from 150, 000 Fort Benning trainees as having the best physique.
In a newspaper article from 1943, he credited his shape to exercise and "very moderate living." He urged would-be bodybuilders to drink two glasses of beer and quit; smoke not more than three cigarettes a day; and get plenty of sleep and regular meals.
His interest in physical fitness made him a man ahead of his time, said his niece, Kathleen Romero.
After the war, he was photographed lifting German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's weights at the Desert Fox's home, where he and fellow soldiers were recovering from shrapnel wounds.
When he returned to Covington, he worked as the city's plumbing inspector for many years.
He supported the Parish Kitchen in Covington with monthly checks for more than 50 years, and also sent money overseas to support poor children.
He often gave money to down-and-out people on the streets of downtown Cincinnati, where he liked to read the newspaper at the Westin Hotel and read psychology and spirituality books at the main branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
He always wore a loud Hawaiian shirt and white pants, with a red, green or yellow sports coat that didn't necessarily match the shirt.
His nieces and nephews knew him as "the balloon man, " because he was always blowing up balloons for every occasion and no occasion at all, his niece said. He also liked giving them half dollars with stickers on them sprayed with cologne.
He kept in shape in later years through swimming. His fellow residents at Baptist Towers, where he moved in 1998, chuckled about him going out in the sun to do exercises.
"He had a presence, wherever he was, " his niece said.
Other survivors include a sister, Margaret Buckholz of Covington, nieces and nephews.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Baptist Towers, Covington. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Parish Kitchen, P.O. Box 1234, Covington, Ky. 41012. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Virginia B. Andrews, 83, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home.
She was a homemaker.
A daughter, Janet Andrews, died in 1960.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Andrews; daughters, Cindy Stevins of Fort Thomas, Kathie Baeuerlin of Columbus, Miss., and Barb Weber of Fort Thomas; a son, Frank Andrews III of Fort Thomas; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will begin there at noon Friday.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Bobbie Ruth Blair, 67, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a bar maid with Bellevue Vets and a member of Bellevue Vets Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post Ladies Auxiliary, Newport.
Her husband, Craig B. Blair Sr., died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, Darrell Wood of Covington and Dale Wood of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Thelma Pat Fort, 82, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Lebanon Country Manor, Lebanon, Ohio.
She was a saleswoman with the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Her husband, Charles Fort, died in 1974.
Survivors include a son, Charles "Butch" Fort of Port Richey, Fla.; sisters, Betty Bright of Lebanon, Ohio, and Alice Keller of Ludlow; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Esther Doolan Furnish, 80, of Covington, died at 12:35 p.m. Wednesday at her home.
She was a caterer with David Catering, Covington.
Her husband, Freddie Franklin Furnish, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Marilyn Thunert of Hebron, Debbie Plybon of Warsaw and Melissa Voet of Victorville, Calif.; sons, Fred F. Furnish Jr. of Florence and Ray Furnish of Fort Wright; a sister, Marie Franz of Fort Wright; a brother, Clarence "Bo" Doolan of Guilford, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Malachi Garcia, 1 day, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Hazel P. Gregory, 61, of Las Vegas, formerly of Erlanger, died Tuesday at her sister's home in Erlanger.
She was a cashier with the California State Automobile Association and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church.
Survivors include sisters, Nancy Dueschle of Fort Mitchell, Sue Scott of Erlanger, Phyllis Bobinger of Erlanger, Mary Gregory of Las Vegas and Gayle Amussen of Glendale, Calif.; and brothers, William Gregory, Robert Gregory, Victor Gregory and Thomas Gregory, all of Erlanger.
Services will be at noon Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Brown Bag Ministry, Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Luther Owen Harris, 62, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville.
He was owner of Harris Farms Inc., Carrollton, and attended Worthville Baptist Church.
He was a former member of the local soil conservation board and FSA Community Committee, chairman of the board of directors of First National Bank of Carrollton, and manager and part owner of the Eighth Street and Henry County warehouses, and the Big Burley Warehouse.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Suter Harris; a daughter, Heather Harris Wheatley of Frankfort; a son, Owen Heath Harris of Carrollton; his mother, Sara Fothergill Harris of Frankfort; brothers, James Thomas Harris of Lexington and David George Harris of Paris; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Family Worship Center, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the center.
Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Memorials are suggested to Worthville Baptist Church, 53 Jackson Ridge Road, Carrollton, Ky. 41098; Capital City Christian Church Children's Ministry, 15 Locust Lane, Frankfort, Ky. 40601; or Carroll County Public Library Children's Fund, 136 Court St., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Vera Henry Hatter, 88, of Latonia, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, William Hatter, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Robert H. Herndon, 72, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington.
He was a coordinator for the medical illustration department at the University of Kentucky and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include daughters, Donna Bowman of Lexington, Susan Potter of Cynthiana and Joan Herndon of Harrison County; a sister, Louise J. Herndon of Columbus, Ohio; a grandson, a step-grandson, two great-grandchildren and a step-great-granddaughter.
Private memorial services will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; Veterans Administration, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20420; Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601; or the animal shelter of the donor's choice.
Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Geneva A. Ison, 47, of Burlington, died Wednesday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Mount Airy campus, Cincinnati.
She was a ward secretary with the hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Denver Ison; a daughter, Kathy Klausen of Cincinnati; a son, Tim Ison of Burlington; brothers, John Meyers and Bob Meyer, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Carol Schaffner of Cincinnati; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Barbara Elizabeth Kelly, 50, of Butler, died Monday at her sister's home in Cincinnati.
She was an employee of Falmouth Dairy Queen and Wyatts Grocery, Falmouth, and was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Kelly; a daughter, Susan Wells of Falmouth; brothers, Rev. Dave Gamm of Union and Thomas Gamm of Ross, Ohio; sisters, Theresa Gamm and Christine Fessenden, both of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Falmouth.
Donnie Lee Osborne Jr., 1 month, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at his home.
Survivors include his parents, Donnie Lee Osborne Sr. and Christina Maria Thomas, both of Dry Ridge; grandparents, Donald Joe and Marlene Osborne of Dry Ridge, and Larry and Teresa Thomas of Dry Ridge; and great-grandparents, Dorothy Mae Osborne of Cincinnati, Edith West of Dry Ridge and Erma Norman of Greenville, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Jeff Quigley, 55, of Hebron, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired assistant supervisor with the Kenton County Airport Board, a former supervisor with the Kenton County/Campbell County Sanitation District and a member of the Northern Kentucky Faculty Association. He was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Margaret Smock Quigley; sons, Thomas J. "T.J." Quigley II of Crestview Hills, Ryan James Quigley of Lakeside Park and Joshua John Quigley of Wilder; his mother, Jane Quigley of Edgewood; brothers, Michael Joseph Quigley of Independence and Kevin James Quigley of Taylor Mill; a sister, Malia Ann Herzog of Taylor Mill; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Thomas J. Quigley Education Fund, in care of any Fifth Third Bank in Northern Kentucky.
Allie L. Stephens, 84, of Novelty, Ohio, formerly of Cold Spring, died Sunday at Burton, Ohio, Health Care Center.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Robert Stephens, died in 1997.
Survivors include a daughter, Lola Knauer of Cleveland, Ohio; a sister, Nellie Combs of Montgomery, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Leroy David Tolbert, 59, of Florence, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Riley Tolbert; sons, Leroy Tolbert Jr. of Latonia and Robert Henson of Florence; daughters, Angela Henson and Lynette Humphrey, both of Walton, Susan Tolbert of Burlington and Sara Stricklan of Franklin, N.H.; brothers, James Tolbert of Falmouth, Richard Tolbert and Jackie Tolbert, both of Glencoe; a sister, LaDonna VanBrocklin of Falmouth; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Leroy David Tolbert Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 15104, Covington, Ky. 41015.
