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Date of these obituaries: 10-06-97
Mary Oaks used love, skill with family and post office
Mary Elizabeth Oaks, former postmistress in Sparta, died Sunday at the Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw. She was 81.
Mrs. Oaks put a personal touch in the post office, said her daughter, Marcedes Cozart of Sparta. "She had a gentle way about her."
A few of her customers couldn't read. Mrs. Oaks would read them their mail and write their letters for them, Mrs. Cozart said.
Mrs. Oaks and her husband, Norvin, grew up on neighboring farms in Carroll County, outside of Sanders. After World War II, they were married
and lived in Covington, where he worked for Kelly-Koett and later for Interlake Steel. Mrs. Oaks managed the household with farm-life skills. She sewed, quilted, cooked.
"When my dad got laid off, my mother would work at Coppin's or Woolworth's and he'd stay home and take care of us and the house and the meals. No matter what happened, they were a team. I always felt secure. There was always love in our house, " Mrs. Edens said.
In 1964 the family moved back to Sanders, where they had enough land to raise a large garden. Mr. Oaks worked in a chemical factory and Mrs. Oaks took a part-time job at the Sanders post office. She worked there for 18 years.
Her husband died in 1982 and shortly after, the postmaster position opened at Sparta. Mrs. Oaks won the job and spent eight years as postmistress.
She was a member of Sparta Baptist Church and a former member of Sanders Baptist Church.
She leaves another daughter, Emily Edens of Sanders; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Carl Willard Alge, 90, of Florence, died at 1:37 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
He was a sheet metal worker with Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 24, Cincinnati, and a member of Florence United Methodist Church, Florence. He was a member of Burlington Masonic Lodge 264 F&AM, Scottish Rite and Kishmee Grotto.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel D. Burton Alge; a son, Roy L. Alge of Williamsville, N.Y.; a daughter, Mary Small of Florence; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Gordon L. Caldwell, 87, of Cincinnati, died at 8 a.m. Sunday at Manor Care Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Nannie Mae Cook, 78, of Southgate, died Saturday at 1:25 p.m. at Grant Manor nursing home, Williamstown.
She was a member and former Sunday school teacher of Williamstown Christian Church. She was a member and Past Worthy Grand Matron of Williamstown Chapter 309 Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of Williamstown Women's Club and a member of Williamstown Homemakers. Her husband, Jesse Cook, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice Himmelsbach of Southgate, a son, Jerry Cook of Danville; brothers, Leroy Adams of Corinth, Bill Adams of Mason, and Charles Adams of Lake Placid, Fla.; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Paul W. Dunn, 84, of Carrollton, died at 9:40 p.m. Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. He was a meat cutter and the former owner of Dunn's Farm Service in Carrollton. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 134 F&AM, Carrollton, the International Order of Odd Fellows in Carrollton and a member of Erlanger Christian Church. He was a former elder and deacon with Carroll County Christian Church and a member of Erlanger Senior Citizens.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia J. Montgomery of Carrollton; a son, William B. Dunn of Carrollton; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Christian Church and Home or Erlanger Senior Citizens.
Elmer A. Flick, 87, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was founder of Flick's Foods, Hebron and Burlington, and a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. He was a member of the Happy Timers club, a former member of the Hebron Lions Club and a former president of the Northern Kentucky Food Grocers Association. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Marie Muiter Flick, died in 1993.
Survivors include daughters, Judith Rouse of Hebron, Elaine Fischer of Villa Hills and Mary Ann Wolfe of Burlington; sons, Robert A. Flick of Hebron and David Flick of Crestview Hills; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Neediest Kids of All or Redwood Rehabilitation Center.
Myrtle S. Henderson, 78, of Latonia, died at 10:40 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold Henderson, died in 1978.
Survivors include a son, Hugh Gibson of Walton; a brother, Astor Slone of Latonia; sisters, Nell Bowling of Milan, Ind., Nola Jacobs of Hamilton, Ohio, Vetus Creekmore of Montgomery, Ohio, and Rachel Sams of Lexington; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Philip M. Jackson, 76, of Carrollton, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired employee of M&T; Chemical, Carrollton.
Survivors include his wife, Opal McCutchan Jackson; a daughter, Evaline Ray of Carrollton; sons, Carroll Jackson of Michigan, Bobby Jackson of Carrollton and David Jackson of Madison, Ind.; a brother, Norman Jackson of Pennsylvania; sisters, Ruth Brown of Milton, Rachel Davis of Columbus, Ind., and Nellie Mary Watts of Indianapolis; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Bedford.
Tony Kramer, 28, of Elsmere, died at 1:23 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence, after an extended illness. He was a delivery man with the Cincinnati Enquirer and a member of the Elsmere Sportsman Club.
Survivors include his parents, Homer and Phyllis Kramer of Elsmere; a sister, Tracy Scroggins of Florence; and grandparents, May Kramer, and William and Helen Updike, all of Elsmere.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the Arthritis Foundation or the American Diabetes Association.
Ingeburg Leistner, 76, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:40 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired assistant accountant with Cincinnati Children's Home.
Survivors include her husband, George Leistner; a son, Kurt C. Leistner of Junction City, Kan.; brothers, Carl Esche of Maryland, Richard Esche of Virginia and Kurt Esche of Worcester, Mass.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Alta Turner Pennington, 77, of Covington, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker and a clergywoman with the Apostolic Church International and Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Latonia. She was mother of church and a past president of the Apostolic Auxiliary. Her husband, Rev. Peter T. Pennington, died in 1977.
Survivors include daughters, Sara Sammons and Grace Gullett, both of Covington; sisters, Margaret Raleigh, Alma Hall and Pearlie Dea ton, all of Talbert, Ky.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the church, 16 E. 36th St., Latonia, Ky., 41015. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Brian William Pillman, 35, of Walton, died Sunday in Bloomington, Minn. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Rev. Roy Reed, 81, of Covington, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was a founder of Little Rock Church in Covington. His wife, Ethel Reed, died in 1987. A daughter, Loretta Bowers, died in 1978.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Knox, Alice Malik, Arleatha Riley and Effie Reese, all of Covington, Orvaline Raglin and Ella Jones, both of Cincinnati; sisters, Bertha Asbill and Mattie Lee Brooker, both of Columbus, S.C.; brothers, Artie Reed and Theodore Reed, both of Columbia, S.C., and Cornell Reed of Vallejo, Calif.; 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Arrangements: Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Anna Margaret "Peg" Velten, 77, of Berry, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph G. Velten, died in 1993.
Survivors include daughters, Chris Latimer of Burgin, Ky., Toni Sorrell of Boca Grande, Fla., Micki Springer of Sarasota, Fla., and Georgina Bugg of Toledo, Ohio; six grandchildren and tree great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Barbara Jean Siler Weav el, 60, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Weavel, died in 1995. A son, Dale Creech, died in 1985.
Survivors include a brother, Paul Thompson of Newport; and a sister, Loretta Barnes of Newport.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
William Robinson Wilson III, 75, of Ft. Thomas, died Saturday at his home. He was a truck driver for IGA-Parkview Markets, Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hering Wilson; sons, William R. Wilson IV of Silver Grove, Gary S. Wilson and Terry Wilson, both of Alexandria, and Michael Wilson of Carntown; daughters, Bonnie Darwin and Linda Bowman, both of Alexandria; a sister, Joyce Miller of California; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements: Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
