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Date of these obituaries: 11-20-2003
Lyle Haggard, teacher, traveled extensively
In a nine-year span, Lyle Haggard saw a lifetime of sights around the world.
He and his wife, Mildred Murphy Haggard, rode elephants in Thailand, sailed small boats on the Nile and walked the Great Wall of China.
They road a mail boat to Norwegian fishing villages in fiords so narrow there was less than a foot of clearance on each side of the vessel.
They toured Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Russia -- when it was still the Soviet Union.
"There were very few places we missed, " said Mrs. Haggard
Mr. Haggard of Taylor Mill died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Her husband was an excellent traveling companion -- adventurous, curious and energetic, said Mrs. Haggard.
"When he went anywhere, he wanted to see it all and take his time, " she said. "That was the only thing about traveling that didn't suit him, that he wanted to take it all in and study it and sometimes he couldn't."
The Haggards had to stop traveling in 1991 when health problems beset Mr. Haggard. He had trouble with his hips -- he later had both replaced -- and had been earlier diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The cancer went into remission for 12 years before it metastasized this year into the bone.
Mr. Haggard retired in 1979 after a 30-year career teaching math and physics in three Northern Kentucky schools. The first 14 years he spent at Newport High. After a year at Holmes High, he taught for 15 years at Highlands High School in Fort Thomas.
He was a member of the National, Kentucky and Northern Kentucky education associations and the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association
He was a long-time member of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Covington, where he was a deacon for 43 years and a Sunday School teacher.
He served in the Army from 1937 to 1941, and in the Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1945.
His first wife, Louise Haggard, died in 1981.
Surviving in addition to his wife are daughters, Lyla Haggard of Tampa, Fla., and Denise Caswell of Lawrenceville, Ga.; brothers, Kenneth Haggard of West Lebanon, N.H., and Clinton Haggard of Indianapolis; sisters, Wanda Stanton of Minneapolis and Dorothy Haggard of Fort Wright; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, 2735 Ashland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 410 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Mark Douglas Abel, 39, of New Richmond, Ohio, formerly of Ryland Heights, died Tuesday at his home.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Harry and Barb Abel of Owensville; his mother and stepfather, Debbie and Jim Crouch of Ryland Heights; brothers, Richard Abel of Falmouth, Brian Abel of Williamsburg, Ohio, Shawn Abel of Elmwood Place, Ohio, and Brian Steier of New Richmond; and sisters, Trina Mardis of Morning View, Tina Crouch of Taylor Mill, Heather Abel of Williamsburg and Emily Madonis of West Chester, Ohio.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Candice Bailey, daughter of Corp. Jason and Virginia Richardson Bailey of Jacksonville, N.C., was stillborn Nov. 13 in Jacksonville.
Survivors include a brother, David Bailey of Jacksonville; grandparents, Debbie Bailey of Villa Hills, and Wes and Ruth Freeman of Dayton; and great-grandparents, Boyd and Patsy Lionberg of Glencoe, Betty Bailey of Florence, and Virginia Eddy of Wilder.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family.
Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ruth E. Clark, 82, of Fort Thomas, died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
She was a retired medical secretary and a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ in Fort Thomas and the Rebekah Circle.
She was a delegate to the Interfaith Commission of Northern Kentucky, a member of Holly Hill Lady Board and the Fort Thomas chapter of Order of the Eastern Star and a volunteer with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Lanny W. Crittendon, 58, of Latonia, died at 9 p.m. Saturday at his home.
He was a security guard with Valor Security Co. and an employee of Walgreen's drug store in Covington. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 11 in Newport and Henry Barnes Lodge No. 607, Dayton.
Survivors include a son, Jason Munninghoff of Playa Del Rey, Calif.; a daughter, Tracey Head of Columbia, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Joan R. Daley, 67, of Dayton, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was an employee of Saturday Knight Limited, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Bernard Church in Dayton and the Dayton Eagles.
Survivors include daughters, Kate Crowder of Metamora, Ind., and Joan Murphy of Aurora, Ind.; sons, Daniel Murphy of Newport and Richard Murphy of Delano, Fla.; brothers, Larry Daley of Dayton and Patrick Daley of Sault St. Marie, Mich.; a sister, Mary Patterson of Hope Mills, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Bernard Church. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Clifford Seymour Fisk Sr., 72, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Erlanger, died Monday at his home.
He was owner of Standard Oil, Erlanger, a member of Disabled American Veterans and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, Clifford Seymour Fisk Jr. of Piner; a daughter, Nancy Yates of Erlanger; brothers, S.W. Fisk of Independence and McKenzie Fisk of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Thelma Northcutt of Walton, Hilda Chapman of Piner and Sue Ellen Shanklin of Crittenden; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will begin there at 7 p.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
D. Jean Felder Fisk, 72, of Hallandale, Fla., formerly of Independence, died Oct. 26 at Broward General Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
She was a homemaker, and a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church and Job's Daughters.
Her husband, Edgar Fisk, died in 2000.
Survivors include daughters, Marty A. Iagulli and Kerry T. Poe, both of Hallandale, Fla., and Cathy L. Bearden of Fort Lauderdale; a sister, Judy Sherman of Newport; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
James Arthur Iles Jr., 71, of California, died Monday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas.
He was a produce dealer with California Produce Co.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Iles; sons, James Iles of Alexandria, Michael Iles of Cincinnati, Robert Iles of Owenton and Steve Iles of California; daughters, Ruth Fields of California, Mary Grissom of Cincinnati, Ramona Nickerson of Elizabethtown and Donna Beyersdorfer of Butler; sisters, Delores Butler and Janet Neace, both of Alexandria, Pat Abeling of Crittenden and Vanessa Pearson of Bellevue; brothers, Earl Iles of Dayton, Orville Cole of Newport and Larry Cole of Covington; 20 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Northern Pendleton County Volunteer Fire Department, Peach Grove. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Dennis Ray Kowolonek, 55, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was an employee of Johnson H. Moving Co. Inc., Covington, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Zella Kowolonek; a daughter, Lillie Ann Kowolonek of Newport; sons, Randy Ray Kowolonek and Dennis E. Kowolonek, both of Newport; a sister, Dawn Spitzky of Union; and brothers, Woody Kowolonek of Newport, Van Kowolonek of Alexandria and Arrand Kowolonek of Crescent Springs.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Dennis Kowolonek Memorial Fund, in care of any U.S. Bank.
Herschel Mitchell, 78, of Berry, died Wednesday at his home.
He was self-employed brick contractor and a member of Butler United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nellie Mitchell; sons, Keith Mitchell and Joe Mitchell, both of Falmouth; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Butler United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Road, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Butler United Methodist Church, 8417 Highway 27 N., Butler, Ky. 41006.
Phyllis R. Musser, 76, of Covington, died Oct. 13 at her home.
She was a retired employee of Sears Roebuck Co.
Survivors include a niece and nephew.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Memoria Cemetery, Wheelersburg, Ohio. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Joseph William Weeks, 88, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
He was an ironworker with Iron Workers Union Local No. 372, and a member of Monte Casino Seniors Group, the Independent Order of Foresters and Fort Wright Civic Center Leisure Timers.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Weeks; a son, Ron Weeks of Ludlow; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
