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Date of these obituaries: 07-12-97
Julius "Jude' Stumpf liked to help people
Julius "Jude" Stumpf was one of the quiet people who become the fabric of a community.
Mr. Stumpf, 92, of Warsaw and formerly of Bromley, was a mechanic for 40 years for the old Cincinnati Transit Co.
He spent his off hours repairing cars and trucks for neighbors, often at no cost.
He had kind words for everyone he knew and was never too busy to help a friend.
"He was real friendly. A lot of the older people in Bromley knew him, " said a son, Richard K. Stumpf of Erlanger.
Mr. Stumpf died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
He was a member of the Bromley Christian Church, a member of the Transit Union, and a past contributor to the Bromley Fire Department.
He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Eunice Stumpf, died in 1985.
Mr. Stumpf was born in Indiana but spent most of his life in Northern Kentucky.
He enjoyed watching speed races and repairing cars.
"Dad was a compassionate man. I don't think he had an enemy in the world.
It didn't make any difference who you were; he would help you out if he could, " Richard Stumpf said.
Other survivors include a stepson, Charles Bailey of Florence; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday.
Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the church, 216 Kenton St., Bromley 41016.
Dorothy Bearse, 74, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Lawlor-Hanlon VFW Post 5662, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Wally Bearse; daughters, Alta Jacob of Newport and Diana Bearse of Highland Heights; a son Robert Miller of Covington; stepdaughters, Mary Freyler and Margaret Head, both of Indiana, and Debbie Schreck of Florence; a stepson, James Bearse of Cincinnati; a brother, John Hulsman of Harrison, Ohio; 38 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport, with visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Garrett Knox Bell, 54, of Cynthiana, died Friday at his home. He was a machinist and tool and dye maker.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Gilberts Creek Baptist Church, Lancaster.
Survivors include a son, Cecil Garrett Bell of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughters, Robin Bell-Johnson of Lexington, Dayna Lark of Stanford, and Margaret Lynn Bell of Russell Springs; his mother, Nellie Morrison Bell Barnett of Cynthiana; brothers, Donald Bell of Falmouth, Charles Bell and Bobby Bell, both of Cynthiana, and Orie Thomas Bell of Georgetown; sisters, Agnes Aulick of Berry and Linda Teegarden of Cynthiana; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be scheduled at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington 40504.
Mary Jo Chipman, 74, of Asheboro, N.C., formerly of Falmouth, died May 5 at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, N.C.
She was a member of Falmouth Methodist Church, a former director of volunteers at Bethesda and Jewish hospitals in Cincinnati and a director of personnel and volunteer director at Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster, Ohio.
Survivors include a sister, Dorothy C. "Chip" Potter of Asheboro, and a brother, Ferd T. "Sonny" Chipman Jr. of Falmouth.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Asheboro Public Library, 201 Worth St., Asheboro, N.C. 27203.
Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Mildred Christine Elliott, 75, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 12:45 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She worked for 32 years as an assembler for Wadsworth Electric Co. in Covington.
She was a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Covington.
Her husband, Edward J. Elliott, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Sally Marguette of Edgewood, and Myrna Heger of Covington; brothers, Albert Bradford of El Toro, Calif., and Melvin Bradford of Burlington; a sister, Alice B. Baker of Edgewood; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, with visitation 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Entombment will be in Highland cemetery Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Luigi "Lou" France, 72, of Taylor Mill, died Friday at The Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home.
He was a retired business analyst for Dun and Bradstreet, Cincinnati.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He was a founding member of St. Patrick Church, Taylor Mill.
He was a charter finance chairman for the church council and a lector for the church.
He was the first city clerk at Sunny Acres.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Wilson France; daughters, Julie Weithofer of Miamisburg, Ohio, Monica France-Barnett and Mari Lou Singleton, both of Taylor Mill, and Amy McGee of Florence; and 24 grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the church, with visitation from 5 p.m.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the Oncology Department of Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, or to the church.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Herman Hornbeek, 86, of Butler, died Friday at his home.
He was a retired employee of the Kentucky State Highway Department, a farmer and a former employee of French Bauer dairy.
He was a member of Butler Christian Church. His wife, Florence Hornbeek, died in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Morris of Butler; a brother, Robert Hornbeek of Covington; a sister, Ruth Biddle of Grants Lick; a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler, with visitation from noon and burial in Butler Cemetery.
Herman McDaniel, 84, of Alexandria, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
He was a retired messenger for the Penn-Central Railroad, Cincinnati.
A daughter, Mary Margaret Duff, died in 1978.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes McDaniel; daughters, Phyllis Shanks of Southgate and Sharon Engle of Alexandria; brothers, Harry McDaniel of Hamilton, Ohio, and Fred McDaniel of Southgate; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Entombment will be in Alexandria cemetery Mausoleum. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Louise L. Morris, 81, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice in Covington. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, James Otto Morris, died in 1966. A daughter, Jane Ann Morris, died in 1958.
Survivors include sons, Ronald E. Morris and Calvin L. Morris, both of Florence, Karlos A. Morris of Ft. Mitchell, Roger C. Morris of Covington and James A. Morris of Erlanger; daughters, Barbara J. Hopper of Covington and Sharon L. Lower and LaDonna K. Uhl, both of Florence; brothers, Charles Senour of Florida and Harold Senour of Mason, Ohio; sisters, Dorothy Mullins of Springdale, Ohio, and Geneva Imhulse of Groesbeck, Ohio; 24 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today.
Burial will be in Florence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association of Kentucky, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville 40209-0067.
Marilyn J. Suttles, 42, of Florence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Elsmere.
Survivors include her husband, James Suttles; daughters, Jasmyne Suttles, Jamia Suttles, Javon Suttles and Jaime Suttles, all at home; brothers, Willie Rowe and Billie Rowe, both of Highland, Calif.; sisters, Louise Rowe of Los Angeles, and Lorine Rowe Jackson of Highland, Calif.
Services will be Tuesday at Angelus Funeral Home, Los Angeles.
Memorial services will be at noon today at Lakeside Christian Church, Ft. Mitchell.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Burial will be in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles.
Kenneth Lee Williams, 36, of Corinth, died Thursday at his mother's home in Crittenden.
He was a diesel mechanic for Noble's Truck Stop, Corinth. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Martha and Roy Gay of Crittenden; and a sister, Rebecca Williams of Ft. Thomas.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Corinth.
