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Date of these obituaries: 07-16-2003
Larry M. Jones, 54, former police chief
Former Fort Mitchell Police Chief Larry Michael Jones, Sr., spent his life serving and guiding others -- as a chaplain in Vietnam and as a police officer -- but nothing was more important to him than family.
"Larry was a role model for the community, for young men and women and certainly as a parent, " his wife of nearly 35 years, Judy Davenport Jones, said.
Mr. Jones died Saturday at his home in Florence. He was 54.
He was a Fort Mitchell police officer for six years, police chief for nine years, worked with the D.A.R.E. anti-drug program and developed the Fort Mitchell Police Explorers Program to introduce young men and women to careers in law enforcement.
His daughter, Kimberly DeMoisey of Burlington, said her husband, Jared, now working in the Boone County Sheriff's department, went through her father's program.
Helping young people in the community was something DeMoisey said she remembers her father always doing.
"Even growing up in church, when I was 6 or 8 years old, he led teen groups, " she said.
Mr. Jones was normally quiet and reserved around other people, but with family, "it was a whole different story -- he was silly and fun, " said his wife.
One of his favorite things was dressing up as Santa Claus at Christmas.
Mr. Jones liked playing sports, particularly baseball, and taught his children to love the game as well. "I grew up on a ballfield, " said DeMoisey. She said her father's motto was, "if you didn't give 110 percent and come off the field dirty, it wasn't worth playing."
Mr. Jones was offered a spot on the Reds farm team right out of high school, but was drafted instead, serving six years in the Marine Corps, including two in Vietnam. There he assisted his battalion as a chaplain.
"He had very strong morals and values and expected nothing less out of his children, " Mrs. Jones said.
Her husband didn't just talk about his values, though -- he showed them in his life, his wife said. "He lived the example."
After he retired as police chief in 1990, he was director of corporate security for the Forest Fair Mall in Fairfield, Ohio, until 2000. He was employed by MVM Security in the Internal Revenue Service center in Covington at the time of his death.
He was a graduate of the FBI Academy and a member of the Northern Kentucky Police Chiefs Association.
Survivors in addition to his wife and daughter include a son, Larry Michael Jones Jr. of Florence; another daughter, Carrie Craddock of Petersburg; his mother, Ruby Jones of Tipp City, Ohio; a sister, Melissa Wynkoop of Tipp City; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250.
Margaret Louise Agnew, 79, of Taylor Mill, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired clerk with Woolworth's Department Stores, a volunteer with Ninth District Elementary School, Covington, and a former member of Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Norman Agnew, died in 1978. Sons, Raymond Downey and Roscoe Terry Downey, died in 1949 and 1988, respectively.
Survivors include sons, Melvin Downey of Taylor Mill and Jack Agnew of Walton; daughters, Wanda Chandler of Florence, Charlotte Galambus of Florida, Darlene Sanning and Janice Ball, both of Taylor Mill; brothers, Kenneth Warden of Cold Spring, Henry Warden of New Orleans and Leland Kellam of Dry Ridge; sisters, Debbie Van Blaricum of Brighton, Mich., and Melba Mastin of Taylor Mill; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Evelyn Allen, 51, of Maysville, died Sunday at her home.
Survivors include a sister, Bessie Colemire of Ewing, and a brother, James Colemire of Ewing.
Graveside services were this morning at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Fleming County. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Nellie Beach, 97, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Tammy Jean Commodore, 36, of Covington, died Sunday at her home. She was a secretary with Homeward Bound.
Survivors include a daughter, Tamarria Brown of Covington; a son, Quinton Brown of Covington; her stepmother, Irene Wright Lewis of Cincinnati; sisters, Patricia Hall of Topeka, Kan., Sandra Wright of Lexington, Julia Commodore, Mary Commodore, Marlene Commodore and Carolyn Sleet, all of Covington, Arlinda Wright and Natalie McGlothin, both of Cincinnati; and brothers, John Lewis Jr. of Chicago, Eddie Wright of Cincinnati, Mike Commodore of Lexington, Ralph Commodore of Erlanger, Everett Commodore and William Commodore, both of Covington.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at United Community Christian Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Rose Lee Storey Davis, 63, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Saturday at her home.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Bell of Cincinnati; sons, Dr. Virgil Davis of Morehead, Miles Davis of Cincinnati and Rollins Davis of Covington; brothers, Harry Storey, Calvin Anderson and James William Storey, all of Cincinnati; sisters, Betty Payne and Paulette Anderson, both of Cincinnati, and Carolyn Banks of Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Corinthian Baptist Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
William D. Fromm, 67, of Burlington, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired Army lieutenant colonel, a former Boone County planning director and salesman with Glenway Chevrolet and Lincoln Mercury of Florence. He was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Aldeen Fromm; daughters, Cheryl Rogers of Fairfax, Va., Karen Shaffer of Morgantown, W.Va., and Laureen Fromm of California; a sister, Geraldine Scheets of Brookfield, Wis.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hebron Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Yvonne B. Fryberger, 52, of Cold Spring, died at 11:03 a.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired director of outreach continuing education for the Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders and an assistant professor of pediatrics with the University of Cincinnati. There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome Fund, in care of Children's Hospital Medical Center, Developmental Disabilities Division, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Helen Peck Herrmann, 79, of Erlanger, died at 8:15 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a court stenographer and a retired waitress with McAlpin's Tea Room, Cincinnati. Her husband, Glenn E. Herrmann, died in 2000. A son, Jack Herrmann, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Diane M. Martin of Erlanger and Patricia A. Herrmann of Covington; a brother, Jim Peck of Florence; two grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. 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.
Carole McKenzie, 69, of Crescent Springs, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Nanette Miller Osborne, 80, of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Williamstown United Methodist Church. Her husband, Roy E. Osborne, died in 1957. A son, Roy H. Osborne, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Terry F. Osborne of Virginia Beach, Va.; her stepmother, Edna Mae Miller of Florence; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
