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Date of these obituaries: 08-18-97
Richard W. Smith, engineer
Richard W. Smith was respected for his professional accomplishments, but just as much so for his character and devotion to his church.
"He was the kind of fellow you would like to have for a next-door neighbor, " said Charles Meyers, who is a professional engineer, as Mr. Smith was.
Mr. Smith, 68, of Lakeside Park, died Sunday morning at his home.
He was retired as an engineer, and as vice president-general manager with Clow Corp. He also formerly owned the firm of Richard W. Smith and Associates, and Water Reclamation Inc.
"He retired from Clow in 1988 and from Water Reclamation about two years later. He sold the company more recently, " said Mr. Smith's wife, Anita Sizemore Smith.
Mr. Smith was a past president of both the Northern Kentucky and the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, and a past director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. "He traveled extensively around the state and to Washington, D.C., a lot when he was national director, " his wife said.
"He had the respect of people within the profession. He was a quiet, unassuming fellow, and did a lot with his church, " Meyers said.
Her husband like to travel and visited Europe after retiring, Mrs. Smith said.
He also was an elder and chairman of the board of Florence Christian Church.
"He really enjoyed all he did, with engineering and with the church. He spent many, many hours with the church. He very much loved it, " she said.
"He enjoyed people and loved doing things for them, " she added.
Mr. Smith was an Army veteran of the Korean War, where he saw combat, his wife said.
Other survivors include a son, Cary Smith of Lakeside Park; and a sister, Joyce Trautman of Kentwood, La.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Florence Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the church, 300 Main St., Florence 41042.
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Anna Mae Bellm, 90, of Alexandria, died at 12:58 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a cafeteria worker with Campbell County schools. She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Alexandria, and Ladies Auxiliary of Alexandria Fire Department. Her husband, Cletus Bellm, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Jack Bellm of Alexandria; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul United Church of Christ, Main and Jefferson, Alexandria 41001.
Mona Elizabeth Brouhard, 91, of Phoenix, formerly of Harrison County, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of General Baptist Church in Glendale, Ariz.
Survivors include her husband, Walter A. Brouhard; a son, William Carl Wells of Melbourne; a daughter, Mildred Marie Stewart of Burlington; a sister, Orva Wilson of Harrison County; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Drake Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Arlena Weatherspoon Buchanna, 64, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired nurse's aide and a member of Second Baptist Church, Newport. Her husband, Samuel Buchanna, died in 1966.
Survivors include a daughter, Angela Mason of Covington; a son, James Weatherspoon of Covington; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Oshel J. Castro Sr., 93, of Falmouth, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a barber in Covington and Falmouth.
Survivors include a son, Oshel Castro Jr. of Falmouth; a foster daughter, Karen Wolke of Dry Ridge; a sister, Ethel C. Swick of Greebrook, Va.; and six grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial was be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Fire Department, 110 W. Shelby St., Falmouth 41040.
Emma Lee Clifton, 64, of Ludlow, died Sunday at her home. She was a retired lead clerk with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers and a former member of Elsmere Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Her husband, Robert E. Clifton, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Clifton of Ludlow; daughters, Barbara Shaffeld of Taylor Mill and Cynthia Johnson of Crescent Springs; brothers, James "John" Bond of Florence and Robert Bond of Union; a sister, Juanita Andress of Edgewood; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Opal C. Collier, 85, of Florence, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Tri-County Extended Care Center in Fairfield, Ohio. She was a retired waitress with 326 Club and 514 Club, both in Covington, and Crickett Club in Cincinnati. She was a former resident of Florence Christian Center.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Ann Graber of Cincinnati and Virginia Dougan of Salisbury, N.C.; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Grayce Ross Ford, 87, of Owenton, died Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, R.C. Ford Jr.; a son, Dr. Charles R. Ford of Owenton; daughters, Lucy Ford Southerland of Frankfort and Betsy Ross Ford of Atlanta; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Owen County Volunteer Fire Department, 408 S. Main St., Owenton 40359.
Carl D. Green, 75, of Georgetown, died Saturday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a retired employee of Hughes Candy and Tobacco Co., Georgetown, and a member of VFW Post No. 7054, Georgetown. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include sisters, Edna Bell of Williamstown and Marilyn Stephens of Florence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at IOOF Cemetery, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Tucker, Yocum and Wilson Funeral Home, Georgetown. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Mary A. Hill, 65, of Lakeside Park, died at 9:32 p.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Thomas P. Hill, died June 3. Survivors include sons, Paul G. Hill of Ft. Wright and Charles T. Hill of Lakeside Park; and a brother, James O'Connell of Lakeside Park.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mary Hyland, 86, of Park Hills, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Steve Lemmond, 54, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a customer service agent with Delta Airlines, a member of Steele Creek Masonic Lodge in Charlotte, N.C., and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Sally Sims Lemmond; sons, Jamie Bryan Lemmond and Jason Lemmond, both at home; his mother, Jessie Lemmond of Charlotte; and a grandmother, Grace Lemmond of Charlotte.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hankins and Whittington Funeral Home in Charlotte. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, and from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hankins and Whittington Funeral Home. Burial will be in Unity cemetery in Ft. Mill, S.C. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Vinia Marie Luttrell, 53, of Walton, died at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a cook with Regency Manor Nursing Home, Independence.
Survivors include a daughter, Ethel Luttrell of Independence; her mother, Doris Gersper of Independence; sisters, Jacqulyn Barnes of Florence and Mary Stolz of Independence; and brothers, Sam Gersper and Mike Gersper, both of Independence, and Bill Gersper of Richmond.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
John G. Massey, 76, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Charles E. Newberry, 72, of Florence, died at 3:20 a.m. Saturday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired lithographer with Hennegan Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Florence Baptist Church. He was a former Florence city council member. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of 513th Parachute Infantry Co. I Association.
Survivors include his wife, June Taylor Newberry; daughters, Charla Rollins and Terry White, both of Florence, Lana Moser of Ft. Mitchell and Tracy House of Elsmere; his father, Elsworth K. Newberry of Villa Hills; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Anna M. Oster, 86, of Covington, died at 11:29 a.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. She was a retired beautician and a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Her husband, John Oster, died in 1972.
Survivors include nephews, Philip Lambert of Indianapolis, Bob Lambert of LaGrange, Ind., and Tom Lambert of Huntingburg, Ind.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Joseph Earl Poole, 82, of Beaver Lick, formerly of Verona, died at 8:35 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired Covington city worker, working on grounds maintenance in Devou Park. He was a member of All Saints Church, Walton. His wife, Sarah Poole, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Rose Dawalt of Big Bone, Jean Phipps of Walton and Nell Jo Nantz of Taylor Mill; sons, Jim Poole of Florence, Richard Poole of Warsaw and Donnie Poole of Verona; sisters, Agnes Acra of Hebron, Margaret Waddell of Covington, Dorothy Bowin of Erlanger, Liz Herring of Walton, Thresa Ryan of Dry Ridge and Loretta Cuzick of Williamstown; brothers, Tony Poole of Williamstown and Bob Poole of Independence; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Oma R. Sargent, 82, of Dayton, died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital Est, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Minor Sargent, and her son, John J. Sargent, both died in 1963.
Survivors include daughters, Sylvia Burns of Dayton and Sarah Schwarberg of Bellevue; sisters, Lilly Brewster of Columbus, Ohio, and Betty Banks of Harrison, Ind.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Delpha Wisener, 90, of Latonia, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
