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Date of these obituaries: 03-19-97
Teenager Jennifer Rene Woodford left legacy of care for cancer patients
As 13-year-old Jennifer Rene Woodford was dying of cancer, she was thinking of other children with a similar fate.
Jennifer, a student at Highlands Middle School in Ft. Thomas, donated her toys, videotapes and games to the cancer patients at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati.
"She was a very giving child, " said Lisa Richter Beck, director of home care and hospice at Children's Hospital. "It gives me the chills to think what she would have been like as an adult."
Jennifer died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at her home of salivary gland cancer, a rare disease that was diagnosed about three years ago.
"She refused to die, " said her mother, Kathy Woodford of Ft. Thomas. "She loved life so much."
Jennifer enjoyed soccer, reading, and arts and crafts. In her last months, she made a pillow, sewing squares that described her feelings. "Sad, " "love struck, " "happy" and "confused." were among them.
Jennifer also kept a journal.
"She really utilized her time to the fullest and she taught us a lot about life, " Ms. Beck said.
The StarShine Hospice program at Children's Hospital allowed Jennifer to live in Ft. Thomas with her mother and also spend time in Springboro, Ohio, with her father, Terry Woodford.
Mrs. Woodford praised the year-old program, which gave her medical training to assist her daughter and provided the equipment and nursing support to keep Jennifer as comfortable as possible at home.
Jennifer could not eat since December and was fed intravenously. The employees' association at the General Electric plant in Evendale, Ohio, provided a grant that paid for a massage therapist to reduce her pain.
"They were overwhelming with their care, " her mother said of the hospice program.
Through the program, Jennifer was able to have many of her wishes fulfilled. She received tickets to the "Phantom of the Opera, " went to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens' Festival of Lights, got a telephone call from her idol, Jonathan Taylor Thomas of the television show, "Home Improvement, " and, with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, traveled to Disney World with her mother.
"She had a lot of unfinished business she wanted to complete, " Ms. Beck said.
"She was a very insightful child. She was obviously apprehensive about her ultimate prognosis, but she moved through the transition from life to death with her eyes wide open."
Other survivors include a brother, Sean Woodford of Ft. Thomas; maternal grandfather, Jacob Mercz of Chicago; and paternal grandparents, Delores and David Woodford of Lillian, Ala.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Highland Hills Baptist Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Memorial Trust Fund for Jennifer Woodford, in care of Star Bank.
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Ruth Browning Davis, 84, formerly of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired employee of the Kentucky Department of Transportation. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Falmouth.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at People's Funeral Home, Butler. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Falmouth, or the Trinity Baptist Church, Falmouth.
Arthur H. Doggett, 77, of Verona, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. He was a retired dispatcher and transport driver with Ashland Oil Co., Covington, and an Army veteran of World War II. He also was a member and past president of Kentucky Chapter of 83rd Infantry Division Association; a former president of the National 83rd Infantry Division Association; a member of Walton United Methodist Church, serving as the Sunday School superintendent; a member and past secretary of Verona Lodge No. 876 F&AM and a member and former chairman of the Walton-Verona Board of Education.
He also was a former member of Kentucky Cousins square- dancing club, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Leathers Doggett; sons, David Doggett of Taylor Mill and Dennis Doggett of Lexington; a brother, Elmer Doggett of Tappahannock, Va.; sisters, Elizabeth Vineski of Farnham, Va., and Lady Corrie Gough of Heathsville, Va.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Stanley R. "Bo" Ehlman, 66, of Helena, Ala., formerly of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a retired employee of Chevron Oil Co. and owner of Scooters Restaurant in Pelham, Ala.
Survivors include his wife, Darlis Ehlman; a daughter, Leslie Ehlman of Helena; a son, Jeff Ehlman of Helena; a sister, Barbara Zimmer of Villa Hills; and one grandchild.
Services were this morning at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Pelham, Ala. Memorials are suggested to Regional Cancer Institute, Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala., 35209. Ridout Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham is handling arrangements.
Nellie L. Feagan, 81, of Edgewood, died at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker, a member of Latonia Baptist Church and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Auxiliary. Her husband, James E. Feagan, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, J. Thomas Feagan of Edgewood; a daughter, Marlene Feagan of Ft. Mitchell; a sister, Emma Parker of Florence; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati 45203.
Alberta E. Galbreath, 76, of Lakeside Park, died at 8:40 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Hebron Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, William Henry Galbreath; a son, William Harry Galbreath of Wichita, Kan.; a daughter, Joanne Deck of Lakeside Park; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
James E. Golden, 83, of Falmouth, died at 4 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired farmer and coal miner.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah Golden; a daughter, Mary Golden of Ocala, Fla.; stepsons, Oscar Lee Miracle of Tiffin, Ohio, and Raymond Miracle of Barterville; a sister, Ruth Perkins of Falmouth; brothers, Crit Golden of Butler and Ben Golden of Falmouth; four grandchildren and six step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Falmouth Wesleyan Church. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Grace E. Irwin, 76, of Crescent Springs, died at 6 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a retired employee of Southside Baptist Church Day Care Center.
Survivors include a daughter, Edie Montague of Crescent Springs; and one grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Latonia Baptist Church. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Estelle L. Busam King, 84, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a salesperson for McAlpin's, Cincinnati, and for Heileman Jewelers, Cincinnati. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Newport. She was also part of the Founding Members of the Newport Youth Canteen in the 1950s.
Survivors include her husband, Harold "Zip" King; a daughter, Shirley Hundemer of Cincinnati; a son, Jerome W. King of Naples, Fla.; a brother, William J. Busam Jr. of Newport; a sister, Hilda Bertram of Zellwood, Fla.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be there from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials may be made to St. John's United Church of Christ, Newport, or to the American Diabetes Association.
Emily C. Miskell, 72, formerly of Bellevue, died this morning at the home of her son, Ken Miskell of Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at A. C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Clarence M. Pabst, 89, of Highland Heights, died at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Opal Sutton Pabst, died in 1971.
Survivors include a sister, Mildred Pabst of Milford, Ohio; and his guardian, William Stull of Bellevue.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Florence E. Price, 80, of Florence, died at 2:09 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. A daughter, Constance L. Vogess, died in 1974.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Price; sons, Jack Lehr of Columbus, Ohio, William G. Price of Mason, Ohio, Mark A. Price of Taylor Mill, Peter D. Price of Falmouth, Paul J. Price of Latonia, Christopher J. Price of West Chester, Ohio, and Matthew F. Price of Latonia; daughters, Gail Lehr of Union, Cathleen Raker of Elsmere, Rhoda M. Plybon of Independence and Thersa Kron of Taylor Mill; brothers, Carl Lippmeier of West Chester, Ohio, and Charles Lippmeier of Batavia, Ohio; a sister, Cora Lee Bartels of Deer Park, Ohio; 26 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger 41018.
Wanda Wingate Ryan, 68, of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Mary Hospital in Knoxville. She was a retired employee of Stevens Drug Store, Knoxville, and a member of Inskip Baptist Church in Knoxville. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, James E. Ryan; a daughter, Linda R. Bryan of Knoxville; a son, James T. Ryan of Knoxville; a stepdaughter, Sue Cowart of Las Vegas; sisters, Joyce Rauch of Verona and Betty Wingate of Erlanger; three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mynatt Funeral Home in Knoxville. Burial will be in Woodhaven cemetery in Powell, Tenn. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011.
Jack H. Schoulthies, 74, of Bellevue, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired manager with Cincinnati Bell. He also was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport; Bellevue Vets; Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge; Bellevue Rotary Club and Cincinnati Bell Pioneers. He was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ries Schoulthies; daughters, Judy Schulte of Independence, Jackie Reinert of Denver and Joann Prigge of Woodlawn; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, Park Avenue and Nelson Place, Newport 41071.
Earlene Humphries Wilson, 54, of Williamstown, died at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
