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Date of these obituaries: 05-05-97
Winford "Tootie' Colson, Corinth mayor
Corinth Mayor Winford L. "Tootie" Colson was a man who cared about his community.
Mr. Colson, 77, of Corinth, died Friday night in St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
"This will be a big loss to the community, both to the town and the water district. He truly tried to do for the people of Corinth, " said Grant County Magistrate Richard Austin.
Mr. Colson retired in 1977 as a freight checker with Consolidated Freightways, Cincinnati, and had been mayor of the Grant County city since 1992, said his wife, Wanda Mulligan Colson.
He had previously served on the Corinth City Council and as commissioner of the Corinth Water District. He helped organize the water district for the area in 1982, his wife said.
"He worked with Carol Woodyard, who was magistrate at the time, and they got the water, " said Mrs. Colson.
As an elected official, Mr. Colson also served on the Grant County 911 Board.
He was a native of Keefer, only a few miles from Corinth. He was a member of Corinth Christian Church, where he was a deacon, choir member and later, elder. He had held elder status in the church for about 10 years, his wife said. He was also a member of Grant County Men for Christ.
Mr. Colson's nickname, which many people knew him by, went back to his childhood, Mrs. Colson said. As she understood it, he would visit a neighbor lady nicknamed "Tootie, " and soon became "Little Tootie." Later the "Little" was dropped.
Mr. Colson had driven a truck and had also farmed. "He liked to work outside. He stayed busy. He had a little section he called his "Back 40, ' and would raise a garden there every year, " said Mrs. Colson.
Mr. Colson's first wife, Dorothy Roland Colson, died in 1981. Other survivors include his sons, Tommy Colson and Barry Colson, both of Dry Ridge, Roger Colson of Ft. Wright, Jerry Colson of Jacksonville, Fla., Paul Colson and Jeffrey O'Banion, both of Crittenden; daughters, Peggy Faulkner of Williamstown, Judy O'Banion of Glencoe, Sherry Burke of Dry Ridge, Pam Fisk of Morning View, Tammy Warman of Demossville, Winifred Fuller of Ft. Thomas, Kimberly Goff of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Linda Clower of Erlanger; a stepson, Tommy Bickers of Williamstown; brothers, Thomas P. Colson of Atlanta, Amos Colson of Williamstown, Jackie Colson and Harold Gene "Peck" Colson, both of Corinth; sisters, Alberta Gifford, Martha Bachman and Frances Simpson, all of Williamstown, and Juanita Bruce, Rita Colson and Betty Ellis, all of Corinth; 29 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Corinth Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and from noon until the time of services Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Keefer Cemetery, Grant County. Memorials are suggested to Northward Christian Assembly, 10 Highway 22, Falmouth 41040.
Bessie Atkins, 93, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a member of the Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington, and a member of the church's senior choir for more than 40 years.
Survivors include her granddaughter, Glenda Pickens of Cincinnati; and a sister, Dera Conwell of Nashville, Tenn.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the church.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is in charge of arrangements.
Esther L. Blank, 83, of Latonia, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a charter member of Rosedale Baptist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Arthur William Blank, died in 1967.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Jean Meguire of West Chester, Ohio; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at the church. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the church, 407 E. 45th St., Latonia 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Vernon Culp, 88, of Maysville, died Sunday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. She was a nurse with Harland and Pikeville hospitals and Hayswood Hospital in Maysville, and in the offices of Drs. Prindle and Franz in Maysville. Her husband, Joseph Lee Culp, died in 1972.
Survivors include a son, Doug Culp of Maysville; a daughter, Jane Lynn Burden of Maysville; a half-sister, Nellie Hardy of Maysville; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Foster's Chapel Cemetery, Mt. Olivet. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville.
Albert Hitzfield, 85, of Petersburg, died Saturday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. He was a retired plant maintenance manager with Schenely Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda L. Crigler of Burlington; a brother, Robert Hitzfield of Ft. Myers, Fla.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery.
Glenyce C. Jones, 85, of Dewey, Ariz., formerly of Elsmere, died at 8:38 a.m. Wednesday at Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Ariz. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Denny O. Jones Jr. of San Bernardino, Calif., Glenn Paul Jones of Moreno Valley, Calif., and Claude Jones of Memphis, Tenn.; a daughter, Phyllis A. Frank of Dewey, Ariz.; brothers, Robert Creekmore of Cincinnati and Mark Creekmore of Orlando, Fla.; sisters, Katherine Funk, Ethel Hook and Helen Lutes, all of Covington, and Jessie Eppinghoff of Cincinnati; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Orchard Street Baptist Church, 815 Orchard St., Elsmere 41018, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Elmer Lea, 79, of Covington, died at 2:31 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Herman C. Livengood, 87, of Williamstown, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Irene Maddox Mason, 71, of Owenton, died Sunday at his home. She was a homemaker and a member of Long Ridge Baptist Church in Owenton. Her husband, Byron Mason, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, David Mason of Leesburg, Ohio, and Billy W. Mason of Milford, Ohio; a sister, Blanche Jump of Owenton; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street in Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the church, Sparta Road, Owenton 40359.
Dorothy Marie Pieper, 83, of Florence, died at 7 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence, where she was also a volunteer.
She was a concession attendant at Turfway Park and a member of St. Ann Auxiliary in Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Lee F. Pieper; sons, Timothy Pieper and Jerry Pieper, both of Florence, Brother Thomas Pieper of Dayton, Ohio, Kenneth Pieper of Erlanger and Michael Pieper of Cincinnati; daughters, Mary Biedenharn of Erlanger and Marla Kelly of Florence; 23 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Society of Mary Missions, Mount St. John, 4435 E. Patterson Road, Dayton, Ohio 45481.
Samuel Ray Stephenson, 85, of Montclair, Calif., and formerly of Williamstown, died at 7 a.m. Saturday in Montclair following a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Elliston- Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Tevis Thomas, 76, of Verona, died at 3:25 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice Unit, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Jeffrey Paul Vieth, 27, of Crestview Hills, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a former salesman with Applied Sealing, Walton, and with Circuit City stores in Florence and Louisville.
Survivors include his parents, Dennis R. and Marilyn A. Vieth of Crestview Hills; a brother, Scott Anthony Vieth of Crestview Hills; maternal grandparents, Robert J. and Martha Edwards of Crestview Hills; and paternal grandparents, Ralph L. Vieth of Ft. Mitchell and Virginia and Edward Sherman of Erlanger.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Kids Helping Kids, 6070 Branch Hill, Guinea Pike, Milford, Ohio 45150. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
