Search Archived Marriage Records
Date of these obituaries: 08-04-2003
George Dameron Davis, 88, athlete, executive
George Dameron Davis was on the road to the big leagues -- until a pitch shattered his knee and his plans of playing for the Cleveland Indians. But it didn't shatter his competitive spirit.
"He was a tremendous competitor. He was there to win, " said his son, Gary Davis of Cincinnati.
Mr. Davis, 88, who died Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home, loved sports -- football, basketball, baseball, golf.
"He was always an honored-kind of athlete, " his son said.
Mr. Davis earned a spot in the Northern Kentucky High School Hall of Fame for lettering in football, basketball and baseball at Dayton High School; played football and baseball at the University of Kentucky; and signed with the Cleveland Indians after college.
His dream of playing professional baseball ended with the knee injury, but it didn't keep him from the game entirely. Mr. Davis played fast-pitch softball at the top amateur level for another 10 years, including a Cincinnati team that won a National Championship. For the next decade, he switched from player to mentor -- teaching his two sons the fundamentals of the game as their Little League coach.
Mr. Davis took his passion for winning with him on the career path as well, working as a labor relations director for Ford Motor Co. and then Pan American Airlines. While working for Pan Am in the early 1960s, he spent several years at Cape Canaveral during NASA's first manned space flights and worked with astronauts such as John Glenn.
"Some place we have a Christmas card from John Glenn, " his son said.
Mr. Davis retired at 65 as senior executive vice president of Figgie International in Cleveland and retired for a second time at age 70 as president of Clark Reliance in Cleveland. He and his wife moved back to Cincinnati after his retirement, and after his wife's death in 1995, Mr. Davis moved to Fort Thomas.
Golf was Mr. Davis' sport of choice for the last 30 years and "he was pretty -- good, " his son said. In the early 1970s, he won the Cleveland Open Pro-Am with teammate Tom Weiskopf, one of the top 10 professional golfers at the time.
"He was always up for a golf game, " his son said. "He was pretty tough -- particularly when there was money on the line."
Other survivors include a son, Robert G. Davis of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Jillian Davis of Cleveland; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Gary Lee Blackburn, 50, of Covington, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Mary Rose Mission, Covington. He was a security guard with Able Security Co., Covington.
Survivors include his father, James W. Blackburn of Covington; and sisters, Mary Margaret Blackburn and Diane Sue Blackburn, both of Florence, and Ginny Nussbaum of Erlanger.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Mary Rose Mission, 1543 Russell St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Mary Louise Wilhoite Brockman, 75, of Owenton, died Friday at New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Ellis of Beechwood and Jeanette Harris of Brookfield, Ohio; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Owenton Manor Activities Fund, 905 Highway 127 N., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Donald Leroy Christian, 43, of Bellevue, died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a disabled culinary worker with the Flamingo Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Tammy Sue Christian; a son, Andrew Christian; a daughter, Renee Christian; stepsons, Michael Ard Wiley, Ronald Lee Ard and James F. Thornton; his mother, Fay Christian of Newport; and a sister, Linda Christian of Cincinnati.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Joseph Jesse Ciarlo III, 79, of Newport, died at 2:55 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired optician with Opticare Vision Center, Newport, and a member of Catholic Order of Foresters.
Survivors inclued sons, Joseph Ciarlo of Newport and Daniel Ciarlo of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister, Margaret Hatmaker of Newport; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
John Oliver Evans, 71, of Covington, died Tuesday at his home. He was a factory worker. Sons, Val Evans, John Evans Jr. and Bobbie Jo Evans, died in 1966, 1967 and 1970, respectively.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Evans; sons, Joey Evans of LaGrange, Virgil Evans and Jimmy Evans, both of Covington, David Evans of Monticello and Jerry Evans of Eddyville; daughters, Linda Evans and Nancy Henson, both of Covington, Patricia Sams of Newport and Mary Cope of Latonia; a sister, Mary Hutton of Chattanooga, Tenn.; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
William Andrew Fogle, 83, of Butler, died Friday at his home. He was a member of Mount Moriah Christian Church and American Legion Post 109, Falmouth. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Ruby Campbell Fogle; a son, William Fogle; and a daughter, Sandra Kay Crump, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Robert Fogle of Falmouth; daughters, Betty Pyles of Cold Spring, Nancy Louden of Ludlow and Virginia Beetz of Southbury, Conn.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; Falmouth Christian Church, 303 W. Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Mount Moriah Christian Church, 314 Ky. Highway 17 N., Butler, Ky. 41006.
Jerry Wayne Goins, 64, of Walton, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a deputy sheriff with the Boone County Sheriff's Department, a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and First Baptist Church of Walton, and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Lawrence Goins; a son, Kyle Evan Goins of Lexington; daughters, Khara Suzanne Phelps and Katie Nichole Goins, both of Walton; and a brother, Jim Claxton of Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Goins Children College Fund, in care of Bank of Kentucky.
Estella Griffith, 57, of Covington, died at 8:36 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a supervisor with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include daughters, Donna Sebastian of Alexandria and Andrea Sebastian of Newport; a son, Floyd D. Sebastian of Newport; brothers, Paul Griffith and Dan Griffith, both of Jackson, Andy Griffith of Walled Lake, Mich., and Granville Griffith of Southgate; and sisters, Mary June Garrett of South Lyon, Mich., and Lillie Ellis Moore of Jackson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; Lupus Foundation of America, P.O. Box 631047, Baltimore, Md. 21263; or Taylor Mill United Methodist Church, 5160 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Ethel Rose Harlow, 83, of Covington, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Harlow, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Whalen of Florence and Kathy Mullen of Grants Lick; sons, Mike Harlow and Dave Harlow, both of Cincinnati, Dan Harlow of Florence and Bob Harlow of Covington; a brother, Justin Brinkman of Florida; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Antoinette "Toni" Hayden, 88, of Covington, died at 7:55 a.m. Friday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Her husband, Edward Hayden, died in 1972.
Survivors include sons, John Hayden of Woodlawn and Ron Hayden of Fort Thomas; a sister, Catherine Groneck of Fort Thomas; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Holy Spirit Church, 825 Washington St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Arnold Helton, 83, of Cincinnati, formerly of Constance, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. He was a farmer and a member of First Baptist Church, Ludlow.
Survivors include a sister, Mavis McCarthy of Batavia, Ohio.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Betty Louise Kelly, 59, of Butler, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Peoples Funeral Home, Butler, is handling arrangements.
David Randal Kimberlin, 49, of Covington, died Saturday on Route 8 in Bromley of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a construction worker with Harper Co. and Construction Workers Union Local No. 265.
Survivors include a son, Zachary Kimberlin of Covington; his mother and stepfather, Mary and Robert Woodcock of Walton; a brother, Richard Kimberlin of Independence; and a sister, Sandy Jones of Walton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Mausoleum Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum.
Moses McIntosh, 42, of Bellevue, died Thursday at his home. He was a self-employed blacktopping contractor.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Schroer and Christopher Schroer, both of Bellevue; brothers, G.V. McIntosh of Amarillo, Texas, Delbert McIntosh and Mitchell McIntosh, both of Falmouth, and Darrell McIntosh of Alexandria; and sisters, Helen Turner of Covington and Sharon Sanders of California.
Services were this morning at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Eugene H. Quinlin, 81, of Augusta, died at 7:50 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired carpenter, a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Augusta and Augusta VFW Post No. 9535, and an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Helen M. Quinlin, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Norma T. Quinlin; stepsons, Harry Joe Thornsbury of Virginia Beach, Va., and Jon K. Thornsbury of Wilmore; a stepdaughter, Charlotte Weldon of Beaver Creek, Ohio; and six step-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Zion Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Trinity United Methodist Church, Augusta, Ky. 41002; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, is handling arrangements.
Leon C. Rodgers, 79, of Loveland, Ohio, formerly of Dayton, died at 10:32 p.m. Friday at Loveland Health Care Center. He was a retired real estate agent and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister, Betty Jane Carnes of Dayton and a brother, William P. Rodgers of Walton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Linda Warner Sharp, 57, of Columbus, Ind., formerly of Newport, died at 5:34 a.m. Tuesday at Columbus Regional Hospital. She was an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include a daughter, Leandra Paige Sharp of Columbus, and a brother, Wayne Werner of Elsmere.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Tammy Jean Perry Smith, 44, of Morning View, died Friday in Walton of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Harold D. Vannarsdall, 87, of Owenton, died Saturday at New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton. He was a farmer and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Steger Vannarsdall.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to New Horizon Medical Center, 330 Roland Ave., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Ann Ziegler, 86, of Latonia, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Howard J. Ziegler, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Judi Johnson of Miamisburg, Ohio, and Jackie Varnado of Walton; a son, Jim Ziegler of Cincinnati; a sister, Thelma Lucas of Alexandria; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
