Search Archived Marriage Records
Date of these obituaries: 08-07-2003
Stanley Thomas, 53, stayed busy doing volunteer work
Stanley Paul Thomas worked for many years for the Henny Penny Corp. in Eaton, Ohio, making equipment used in fast-food restaurants.
When a back injury on the job permanently disabled him in 1988, he resolved not to "spend a lot of time sitting at home feeling sorry for himself, " said his wife, Barbara.
So the Covington resident, who died July 30 at age 53, threw himself into volunteer work.
He served as an usher, member of the Holy Name Society, bingo worker and festival worker at St. Augustine Church in Covington. Before that, he did the same thing for St. Henry Church in Erlanger.
Mr. Thomas volunteered with the American Red Cross, greeting people at the Cincinnati office. He also volunteered at St. Elizabeth Hospital South delivering supplies to various departments.
He would have found it hard to sit at home because he was extremely outgoing and loved to be around people, his wife said. That's what attracted her to him when they met, she said.
In addition to his volunteer work, in recent years Mr. Thomas helped his wife raise their grandson, Rian Derringer, who became one of the most important people in Mr. Thomas's life, his wife said.
Other survivors include a son, Robert Thomas, serving in the Army and stationed in Iraq; daughters, Mechelle Derringer of Dayton, Ohio, and Heather Lainhart of Eaton, Ohio; a brother, Charles Thomas of Springfield, Ohio; and a sister, Dianna Stidham of Medway, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial was said this morning at St. Augustine Church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church Fund, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Donald A. Asher, 49, of Bellevue, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a machine operator with TKF Inc., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Dean Asher; sons, Don Asher of Fort Thomas and Greg Asher of Newport; his mother, Ollie Ruth Asher of Latonia; brothers, Mike Asher of Newport, Ronnie Asher of Kentucky, Rennie Asher of Florence and Jerry Asher of Bellevue; sisters, Helen Asher of Georgia, Kitty Short of Newport, Sherry Asher of Covington and Tabithia Asher of Cincinnati; and a grandchild.
Memorial services will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, 3510 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
James E. Beacon, 76, of Hebron, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Ovaline Ashbrook Cooper, 85, of Fort Thomas, died at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Paul W. Cooper, preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Ina Stephenson of Cincinnati; a son, Greg Cooper of Fort Thomas; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Hazel Julie Enzweiler, 84, of Kansas City, formerly of Melbourne, died Tuesday in Kansas City. She was a former member of Oakland Methodist Church.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation begins there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Patricia Ann Garrison, 56, of Butler, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a retired employee of Butler Restaurant and a member of Grants Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, Steve Garrison, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Leslie Garrison of Butler; sons, David Garrison of Independence, Mark Garrison of Erlanger James Garrison and Todd Garrison, both of Butler; and a sister, Linda Martinelli of Edgewood.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will beginthere at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Adaija Chyanne Kearns-Mercer, daughter of Randell Mercer and Kimberly Kearns, both of Warsaw, was stillborn Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Other survivors include a brother, Austin Dakota Courtney of Warsaw; grandparents, Gerald and Teresa Kearns of Dry Ridge and Angie Mercer of Warsaw; and great-grandmothers, Ella Bea Reynolds and Doris Kearns, both of Dry Ridge, and Mable Bond of Warsaw.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Alphonso R. Lewis, 81, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a butcher. A son, Basil Lewis Jr., and a daughter, Delores Garrett, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Lewis; sons, Gregory Lewis, Stephen Lewis and Alphonso Lewis Jr., all of Covington; daughters, Shawna Reese of Cincinnati and Robin Lewis of Los Angeles; brothers, Donald Lewis of Cincinnati, John Edward Lewis of San Francisco; sisters, Virginia Fox of Cincinnati and Safia Abdullah of Covington; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mary Catherine Oder Parson, 56, of Worthville, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. She was a home-maker and a member of Carrollton Wesleyan Church.
Survivors include her husband, Buford Parson; a son, Jeff Parson of Worthville; a daughter, Joanna Goody of Bedford; a sister, Anna Mae Walls of Carrollton; brothers, Wilbert Oder and Harold Oder, both of Carrollton, Marvin Oder of Campbellsburg and Ronald Oder of Madison, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
William B. Sallee, 68, of Walton, died Tuesday at his home. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Alma McCubbin Sallee; sons, William Darrell Sallee of Florence and James Darren Sallee of Florence, Mass.; daughters, Angela Marie Fugate of Florence and Carol Elaine Gootee of Glencoe; a sister, Joyce Ann Plunkett of Florence; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be there from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in East Bend Cemetery, Boone County.
Jerry Smitson Sr., 60, of Newport, died July 31 at University Hospital. He was a maintenance worker. A son, James David Smitson, died in 1986.
Survivors include a daughter, China Smitson of Newport; sons, Jerry Smitson Jr. and Howard Morton Smitson, both of Newport, and Ronald Smitson of Indianapolis; his mother, Clara Stewart of Newport; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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 Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville.
