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Date of these obituaries: 10-09-97
Lige Delaney put his heart into family, young athletes
Through good seasons and bad, warm August evenings and rainy October nights, Lige Delaney was on the sidelines of every Bellevue High School football game from 1961 to 1996 to root for his boys.
"He loved it. That was his life. That's what he did. He ate and breathed football, " said Carol J. Rich of Bellevue, a daughter.
Mr. Delaney grew up poor, spending much of his childhood in a Hamilton County orphanage. Though his fortunes changed, he never forgot what it meant to be needy.
Mr. Delaney rose every Saturday morning for years to run the clothes and food closet at Trinity Baptist Church in Newport.
Likewise, he bought shoes for football players at Bellevue High who couldn't afford them.
"He was a real community volunteer, " Mrs. Rich said.
Mr. Delaney, 80, of Newport, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a retired meat cutter with Kroger and a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Newport. He was an assistant coach with little league football and Bellevue High School teams.
Mr. Delaney found time for his own children, too, investing it in his sons' sports activities and finding something good to say about about all his five children. "He was always real proud of all his children's accomplishments. Anything we did he was always real proud, and he'd like to brag about it, " Mrs. Rich said.
Mr. Delaney received a hero's welcome this fall when he managed to attend a Bellevue football practice.
Survivors include daughters Jo Ann Papp of Indianapolis; sons, Rev. Jerry W. Delaney of Alexandria, Pat S. Delaney of Dayton and Rick L. Delaney of Bellevue; sisters, Lillian Oldham of Falmouth and Margaret Ginn of Cincinnati; brothers, Leonard Delaney of Newport and Leslie Delaney of Milford; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Bellevue High School Football, Center and Lafayette, Bellevue, Ky., 41073.
Robert Alcorn, 73, of Dry Ridge, died at 5 p.m. Monday at University Medical Center, Lexington. Survivors include a brother, James T. Alcorn of Augusta.
Services are 1:30 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation is at 12:30 p.m. today. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Bessie Owens Alexander, 84, of Warsaw, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a cook with the Brown Hotel, Warsaw. She was a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church and the Napoleon Homemakers. Her husband, Howard Alexander, died in 1979.
Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn Young of Florence; a son, Cecil Roy Alexander of Warsaw; and a sister, Ethel Noel of Warsaw; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church, Steele Bottom Road, Warsaw, Ky., 41095, or Gallatin County Life Squad, 501 Main Cross St., Warsaw, Ky., 41095.
Mary Ellen Akemon, 83, of Newport, died at 4:12 a.m. Tuesday at Brown County Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a retired employee of Equitable Bag Co.
Survivors include sisters, Lillie McLain of Ripley, Ohio, Renia Bell Huck of Newport and Eula Manocchi of Covina, Calif.; and a brother, Thomas J. Dykes of Florence.
Services will be at noon Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Wanda Edith Brownfield, 60, of Butler, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Shannon Brownfield, died in 1977.
Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Brownfield; sons, Chris Brownfield and Craig Brownfield, both of Falmouth; daughters, Cheryl Pfirrman of Edgewood and Thresa Brownfield of Independence; a brother, Denver O'Neil of Berea; sisters, Gene King and Fannie O'Neil, both of Cincinnati, Margaret Patterson and Dorothy Silvey, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Pauline Sparks of Berea; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation beings at noon today. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45206.
Esther Davis, 57, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Glynn William Dwyer II, 51, of Germantown, died at 5:16 a.m. Tuesday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. He was a mill operator for Midland Container, Maysville, and a member of St. James Church, Brooksville.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Frederick Dwyer; a son, Glynn William Dwyer III of Louisville; a stepdaughter, Allison Jo Thomas of Germantown; brothers, Charles M. "Corky" Dwyer of Lakewood, Colo., and Joseph B. Dwyer of Panama City, Fla.; and a sister, Judith D. Duvall of Georgetown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky., 41011.
Ethel Lee Evans, 89, of Latonia, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Manor nursing home, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Luther Wayne French Sr., 63, of Augusta, died at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clair Medical Center, Morehead. He was a truck driver and a member of Sharon Presbyterian Church, Augusta.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Tucker French; daughters, Melanie Toller and Julie Hockersmith, both of Salvisa, Ky., Tammy Morgan of Augusta, Angie Morries of Umatilla, Fla., Sherri Bates of Alexander Springs, Fla.; sons, Terry French of Brooksville, Luther Wayne French Jr. of Alexander Springs, Fla., and Tony Ray French of Umatilla, Fla.; his mother, Jewell Jett French of Eustis, Fla.; brothers, Ronnie French of Tavares, Fla. and Doug French of Fruitland Park, Fla.; sisters, Ramona McKibben of Maysville and Bea Ross of Don Vista, Fla.; and 14 grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown, is handling arrangements.
Eileen Kinsella Kays, 76, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Kays of Edgewood; sisters, Betty Steenken of Edgewood and Virginia Hill of Sommerfield, Fla.; a brother, James Kinsella of Edgewood; and one grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to Covenant House, 460 W. 41st St., New York, N.Y., 10036.
Lucille M. Magee, 74, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Eliza beth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired computer operator with Square D Corp., Florence.
Survivors include sons, Fred Andrea of Bellevue and Thomas Magee of Independence; a daughter, Linda Dedden of Independence; a sister, Frances Ice of Prosser, Wash.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Harrison County.
Anna C. Mason, 92, of Union, died at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday ay Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired mail clerk with William Merrill Co., Cincinnati. Her husband, Edward Mason, died in 1936.
Survivors include a daughter, Loretta Rittinger of Union; one grandchild, one great-grandchild and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in John's Hill Cemetery, Wilder. Memorials are suggested to St. John's United Church of Christ, Park Ave. and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky., 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Geneva Mildred Moore, 74, of Latonia, died at 6 a.m. Wednesday at her home. She was a retired employee of the Kentucky State Cabinet of Human Resources.
Survivors include a son, Gregory Wayne Moore of Roswell, Ga.; daughters, Vickie Faye Petty of Williamstown, Vivian Ruth Walls and Vera L. Hodge, both of Latonia; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Coving ton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Michelle Lynn Ratliff, 25, of Newport, died at 3 a.m. Saturday in Newport at the home of a friend.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Ratliff; sons, Gary Ratliff Jr. and Brandon Ratliff, both at home; a daughter, Summer Ratliff, at home; her parents, Ronald and Kathleen Eversole of Newport; brothers, Tim Eversole, Troy Eversole, Billy Joe Eversole, Joey Eversole, Bo Eversole and Mike Eversole, all of Covington; and sisters, Gladys Eversole, Lisa Eversole, Tina Eversole and Tonya Eversole, all of Covington.
Services were through Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial was in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Bertha Mae Sapp, 96, of Maysville, died Tuesday at Meadowood Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a cook with Morgan's Restaurant, Maysville.
Survivors include nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Marie E. Schoultise, 89, of Newport, died at 11:41 p.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport.
She was a retired plant department supervisor with Cincinnati Bell Telephone, and a member of Telephone Pioneers of America, Kilgour Chapter, and the Martha Circle and Prayer Circle of Christ Church United Church of Christ, Ft. Thomas. She also was a former Sunday school teacher and superintendent.
Her first husband, Emerson Burkhardt, died in 1932. Her second husband, Carl Schoultise, died in 1983.
Survivors include daughters, Beverly Meiners of Caledonia, Minn., and Joyce Switzer of Ft. Thomas; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, 15 S. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas, Ky., 41075.
Bruce Allen True, 50, of Latonia, died Tuesday at his home. He drove for Dennis Truck Line of Ohio and belonged to Northern Kentucky Baptist Church, Lakeside Park. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a son, Jason True of Latonia; a brother, Randy True of Ryland Heights; daughters, Nichole Jaggers and Callee Jaggers, both of Philadelphia; a sister, Marsha Westmyer of Florence; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
