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Date of these obituaries: 04-30-97
Fred M. Potter, volunteer for Redwood rehab center
Five years ago, when Fred M. Potter became too ill to work, he had to choose how to live the rest of his days.
He didn't choose to travel, or stay at home. Instead, the retired Hamilton County golf course maintenance worker began volunteering at Redwood Rehabilitation Center in Ft. Mitchell, befriending severly disabled adults.
"He made life fun for them, " said his wife, Beverly Lutz Potter.
Mr. Potter, 58, of Ft. Thomas, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Mrs. Potter explained that the center's policy stated gifts for the patients were supposed to be age-appropriate, even if an adult had the mental capacity of a young child.
Nevertheless, she said Mr. Potter brought his friends toys.
"My husband has always played with toys, and he has a collection of them.
He would say "This has got to be age-appropriate because I play with it, and I'm 58 years old, ' " she said.
In the last two years, Mr. Potter began videotaping Friday night dances at Redwood.
With a friend at TKR Cable, he edited the tapes and broadcast them on a public access channel.
Redwood residents watched themselves on television over and over, she said.
Mr. Potter's last concern was finding someone to take over for him at Friday's dance.
Mrs. Potter said a volunteer is welcome.
"He was never condescending.
He considered the residents the most special friends he ever had.
He's going to be missed an awful lot there."
Mr. Potter also was a member of Mother of God Church, Covington, and a volunteer with Cincinnati Museum Center.
He also was a member of the Army Reserves.
Other survivors include sons, Brian Potter of Cincinnati and Jeffrey Potter of Ft. Thomas; daughters, LaDonna Luckett and Juanita Graves, both of Cincinnati; brothers, Joseph Potter of Cincinnati and Henry Potter of Ft. Mitchell; sisters, Edith Sandusky of Dillsboro, Ind., and Christine Leach of Cincinnati; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Ft. Mitchell 41017.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Ann Prather Berry, 58, of Maysville, died Tuesday at her home.
She was a retired employee of Kentucky Finance, Maysville, and a member of Shannon United Methodist Church, Mason County.
Her husband, Robert G. Berry, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Linville of Georgetown, Ohio; her mother, Louise Doyle Prather of Maysville; sisters, Ernie Lou Sanders of Maysville and Sherri Jones of Lewisburg; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick.
Visitation will be 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mason County.
Memorials are suggested to the church.
Juanita Blagg, 71, of Northern Kentucky, died at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin and Funeral Home, Latonia.
Margaret Lucille Chapman, 66, of Latonia, died at 12:05 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was an administrative assistant with Environmental Enterprises, Cincinnati, and a member of Latonia Baptist Church.
Her husband, Bill Chapman, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Cozette Chapman Lillard of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the family.
Betty T. Conrad, 76, of Burlington, died Tuesday at Dillsboro Manor nursing home in Dillsboro, Ind.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Bina S. Hobbs, 94, of Aurora, Ind., formerly of Grant County, died Tuesday at Woodland Hills Care Center in Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Allen Kelley Sr., 58, of Covington, died at 6 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Health Care Center in Covington.
He was a retired printing shop employee.
Survivors include a daughter, Tiffiny Kelley of Covington; and one grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Arnold Nantz, 65, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
