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Date of these obituaries: 10-01-97
Goldie Galloway, owned Goldie's Food Mart
Goldie Haley Marksberry Galloway did not get past the eighth grade, but she proved a shrewd businesswoman while running Goldie's Food Marts in Indiana and Covington.
"She did not have a formal education, " said a son, R. Paul Marksberry Jr. of Covington.
"... But she had a natural head for business and people loved her, " Mr. Marksberry said.
Mrs. Galloway, 66, died at 9:26 a.m. Saturday at her son's home.
She opened her first grocery store in 1967 in Dillsboro, Ind.
"It did great business, " Mr. Marksberry said.
The store eventually changed hands and in 1987, she opened the Goldie's Food Mart at Greenup and 16th streets in Covington.
Mr. Marksberry said he and his mother lived in the building where the store was located. They were planning to do a major renovation before she died.
He said he will use a photo of his moth er in a new logo for Goldie's Inc.
"She was a special lady, " he said.
Other survivors include sons, James T. Marksberry of Newport and Steven Galloway of La Grange; a daughter, Sharon L. Howard of Florence; a sister, Jewell Haley of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Christian Educational Services, P. O. Box 30336, Indianapolis, Ind. 46230.
Walter Bennett, 76, of Ludlow, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hilltop Nursing and Rest Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Staddie Alice Soard Bills, 76, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Earl C. Bills; sons, Homer Earl and James Bills, both of Harrison County, and Rick Bills of Cincinnati; brothers, Zoney Soard and Oney Soard, both of Bourbon County; sisters, Loney Watkins of Bourbon County and Mary Wills of Carlisle; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oddville Cemetery, Harrison County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601-2744.
Orien Nelson Eals, 84, of Mt. Olivet, died Tuesday at Robertson County Health Care Center in Mt. Olivet. He was a retired Ladish Co. employee and a retired farmer. He was a member of Fosters Chapel United Methodist Church in Mt. Olivet, and a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include sons, William Eals and Donald Eals, both of Cynthiana; a daughter, Alice Marie Beagle of Dade City, Fla.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mt. Olivet. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fosters Chapel Cemetery, Mt. Olivet.
Mildred Hergott, 78, of Florence, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Alvin Asbury Hester, 66, of Mt. Olivet, died Tuesday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. He was a retired Columbia Gas Co. employee and a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. He was a former church treasurer, a member of the University of Kentucky Fellows Club and a former member of the Mt. Olivet Lions Club. He was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis B. Hester; a son, Phillip Jett of Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mt. Olivet. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church, or United Methodist Childrens Home in Versailles.
Howard A. Hoess, 89, of Edgewood, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was the retired owner of Hoess's Grocery Store, Bellevue, and a member of Calvary Tower Methodist Church in Bellevue.
Survivors include his wife, Aretta Tingle Hoess; a daughter, Juanita Keller of Falmouth; stepdaughters, Betty Ramler of California, Aretta Huesman of Ft. Thomas and Carol Baumgartner of Memphis; a son, Howard J. Hoess of Falmouth; a stepson, Jesse Miller of Independence; sisters, Olia Schickling and Amy Laura Knight, both of Cincinnati; a brother, Raymond Hoess of Louisville; 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, 210 Poplar St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Charlene Doris Howe, 70, of Latonia, died at noon Monday at her home. She was a private nurse and a member of Disabled American Veterans and AMVETS. Her husband, Charles Howe, died June 10.
Survivors include a son, Roger Lee Howe of Fairborn, Ohio; a brother, Edgel Cummings of Latonia; a sister, Arlene Iseral of Covington; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Porter Huey, 81, of Lexington, formerly of Petersburg, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
He was a retired employee of Joseph E. Seagrams and Sons in Lawrenceburg, Ind., and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Campbell Huey; a son, H. Terry Huey of Lexington; sisters, Nancy Hodges of Huber Heights, Ohio, and Carol Lou Aylor of Clarksville, Tenn.; brothers, Duncan Huey of Hebron and Sam Huey of Okeechobee, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery.
Twyla Fay Puckett McElfresh, 36, of Brooksville, died at 6:46 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a batch clerk with Levi Strauss & Co., Florence.
Survivors include her husband, Marty Lee McElfresh; her parents, David Harvey and Nellie Wanda DeWalt Puckett of Covington; brothers, John Puckett, Phillip Puckett and David Puckett, all of Covington; and a sister, Cindy Kay Barnett of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Foster.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, 41056.
Stuart E. Menninger, 79, of Newport, died at 10:05 a.m. Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired clerk with Southwestern Ohio Regional Computer Center, Cincinnati. A son, Gary Menninger, died in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Straus Menninger; and a sister, Helen Griscy of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Larry "Ocie" Moore, 57, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Marjorie Faye Moore, 59, of Carrollton, died at 3:33 a.m. Tuesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.
She was a homemaker and a member of Family Worship Center in Carrollton. Her husband, William Moore, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Greg Skirvin of Niles, Mich., Jeffery Skirvin of South Bend, Ind., Jerry Skirvin and Rodney Skirvin, both of Carrollton; daughters, Cynthia Tingle of Carrollton and Audrey Hamilton of Austin, Ind.; sisters, Thelma Readnour of Covington, Norma Reed of Hodgensville, Joyce Jones of Turners Station, Maureen Duncan of Carrollton and Barbara Brassfield of Chicago; brothers, Paul B. Ashcraft of Ghent and Charles Ashcraft of LaGrande, Ore.; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Iva Lee Murphy, 78, of Covington, died at 2:36 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Glado Beech of Milford, Ohio, Evelyn Walling of Cincinnati, Marie Hornsby of Newport and Nora Corner of Covington; brothers, Robert Smith of Indianapolis and Jasper Smith of Pineville; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Norma Sue Perkins, 59, of Williamstown, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a hairdresser and a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Bobby C. Perkins; sons, Steven N. Perkins and Mark G. Perkins, both of Corinth; her mother, Lela Herald Wilson of Wheatley; brothers, Donald G. Wilson and Billy Wilson, both of Owen County; sisters, Imogene Wilson of Tennessee and Brenda K. Curtis of Owenton; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Violet Shanklin Perkins, 87, of Ronceverte, W.Va., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday in West Virginia. Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Hattie Mae Pullen, 88, of Louisville, died Sunday at Columbia Audubon Hospital in Louisville. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Tommy Pullen of Burlington; a daughter, Mary Ann Sosebee of Louisville; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at J. E. Ratterman and Son Funeral Home, Louisville. Burial will be in Louisville Memorial Cemetery.
Ralph Malloy Ritter, 77, of Covington, died Monday at his home. He was a retired security employee of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Ann K. Seyberth, 84, of Ft. Thomas, died at 12:02 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John George Seyberth, and a son, Paul Alvin Seyberth, both died in 1971.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Smith of Ft. Thomas and Joann Smallwood of Monroe, Ohio; a son, Richard A. Seyberth of Milford, Ohio; brothers, Paul Seifert of Ormand Beach, Fla., and John Seifert of Highland Heights; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Mrs. Seyberth's body was donated to the University of Cincinnati Medical College. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
William A. Shelton, 83, of Cincinnati, died Monday at his home. He was a retired punch press operator with Steelcraft Corp., Cincinnati, and a member of New Life Ministries Church, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Shelton; stepsons, Ronald Rowland and William Rowland, both of Cincinnati; a stepdaughter, Patricia Chamberlain of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Sorrell, 85, of Sandpoint, Idaho, formerly of Covington, died Sept. 26 at Mountainside Care Center in Sandpoint. She was a former nurse's aide at Booth Memorial Hospital, Covington, and a home health-care worker in Enid, Okla. Her husband, Everett Arnold Sorrell, died in 1944. A son, Joseph Sorrell, died as an infant. Another son, Ken Sorrell, died in 1996.
Survivors include a sister, Margaret Little of Covington; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home in New port, Wash., is handling arrangements.
Barbara Joyce Releford Tolliver, 58, of Independence, died Saturday in Sevierville, Tenn., in an auto accident. She was a homemaker and a member of Banklick Street Church of God. Her first husband, Ewing L. Releford, died in 1983. Her second husband, Charles P. Tolliver, died April 22.
Survivors include sons, Lee Releford of Independence, Mike Releford of Covington and Dwayne Releford of Florence; daughters, Annette Baker of Independence and Evonne Cotton of Crittenden; brothers, Clarence Sturdivant of Corbin and Roger Sturdivant of Dry Ridge; sisters, Janet Roland, Betty Howard and Dale Matlock, all of Independence; six stepchildren, eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, 11 step-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Campbell County.
Owen Douglas Whittle, the son of Doug and Suzanne White Whittle of Independence, died hours after birth Sept. 20 at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sisters, Madeline Whittle, at home; a stepsister, Bridgette Whittlesey, at home; a stepbrother, Austin Whittlesey, at home; and his grandparents, Marjorie White of Haines City, Fla., and Paul Whittle of Ft. Thomas.
Mass of Angels will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church in Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
