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Date of these obituaries: 07-29-2003
Cecil Searcy, Carroll Co. farmer and best pal to son
When Cecil E. Searcy died Sunday, Billy Ellis Searcy didn't just lose his father. He lost his best friend.
"We talked all the time. It seemed like we never shut up, " Billy Searcy said.
The two men farmed together in Carroll County and lived just about 150 yards away from each other in Sanders.
They raised tobacco, cattle and hay together, and ran Billy's dairy, until about 10 years ago, when Cecil's health started to decline and they sold their farms.
Mr. Searcy died at Owenton Manor in Owenton. He was 85.
The Searcys also hunted and fished together. "We did everything together, " Billy said.
But although he enjoyed farm work, Cecil had another business. He became Carroll County's first full-time Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance agent in 1959, and sold insurance in that business until 1986.
Mr. Searcy took his religion seriously. He served as an elder for the Whites Run Christian Church, and then became a faithful member of the New Liberty Christian Church.
During the last decade of his life, he endured a heart operation, a broken hip and many other ailments. "If it could happen to a human being, it happened to him, " his son said.
As a child, Mr. Searcy had pneumonia, and doctors removed a rib so they could drain his lungs. He also lost most of the sight in one eye because of a childhood accident. But he enjoyed excellent health for most of his adult life.
He married
the former Bonnie Jean Pickett on Nov. 30, 1941, just one week before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. His bad lung and bad eye kept him from serving in the military.
Survivors in addition to his wife and son include another son, Gary Lee Searcy of Lawtey, Fla.; a sister, Sue Burkshire Scott of Cape Coral, Fla.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund, 1405 Gillock Ave., P.O. Box 42, Carrollton, Ky. 41008. McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Thomas Martin Bagley, 41, of Erlanger, died at 9:31 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a mechanic with Firestone Tire and Auto Center, Newport.
Survivors include a daughter, Chelsea Bagley; a stepson, Brandon Sipple; and sisters, Jeanne Grote of Edgewood, and Anne Adkins and Carol Eisner, both of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Chelsea Bagley Memorial Fund, in care of any Huntington Bank.
Irene Brammer, 89, of Maysville, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William S. Brammer, died in 1993. A son, Gary Brammer, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Cecil Brammer of Frankfort; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
Harold Brown, 76, of Morning View, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with Operating Engineers Union Local No. 18.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Brown; a son, Danny Brown of Warsaw; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Wilmington Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dorothy Wilson Copher, 83, of Kenner, La., formerly of Richwood, died Friday at Select Specialty Hospital in Metairie, La. She was a retired audiologist and an employee of Metairie Manor Beauty Shop.
Survivors include sons, Robert S. Copher, William L. Copher and Stevion D. Copher; daughters, Patsy G. Kuhn and Betty R. Dishon; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, Metairie. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union.
Clifford Daniels Jr., 54, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was disabled, and was a member of Northern Kentucky Bass Busters.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Daniels; a daughter, Jamie Daniels of Erlanger; a son, Jason Daniels of Erlanger; his mother, Euna Faye Daniels of Florence; sisters, Yvonne Brunner of Walton and Susan Hamilton of Florence; and a brother, Glenn Daniels of Florence.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Robin S. Gamble, 47, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at her home. She was a shift leader with Frisch's Restaurants. Her husband, Michael Gamble, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, Trena Gamble of Harrison, Ohio, and Shalena Menefee of Fort Mitchell; a son, Mickey Gamble of Independence; a sister, Anita Lawson of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
William C. "Bones" Groll, 75, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a former employee of the Cincinnati Enquirer and General Electric, and a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Mae Groll; daughters, Karen Schneider of Villa Hills, Barbara Schroeder and Jennifer Grote, both of Cincinnati, Maryanne Higgins of Villa Hills and Elizabeth Hohman of Indianapolis; sons, William Groll Jr., Mark Groll, Dave Groll and Jeffrey Groll, all of Cincinnati; a sister, Jean Ellerhorst and Ruth Groll; and 23 grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Martin of Tours Church, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to University Hospital Burns Unit, 234 Goodman St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Charles Clifford Hicks, 67, of Covington, died Monday at Veterans Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Austin Thomas Kring, 86, of Ghent, died Sunday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. He was a retired barber and a retired Army veteran, a member of Ghent Baptist Church and a member of American Legion Post No. 41 in Carrollton, Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134 F&AM, and Brownski Lodge No. 64 IOOF in Carrollton.
Survivors include his wife, Carole Jean Garrigus Kring; a daughter, Karen Jo Boston of Green Cove Springs, Fla.; sons, Austin Thomas Kring Jr. of Lexington and Kenneth Lee Kring of Georgetown; a sister, Ruth Wohl of Cincinnati; brothers, Rollyn Kring of Okmulgee, Okla., Charles M. Kring Jr. of Versailles, Gayle T. Kring and Robert M. Kring, both of Madison, Ind., Raymond L. Kring of Frankfort and William Logan Kring of Jeffersonville, Ind.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ghent Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, in care of Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Ernest H. Moore, 73, of Ludlow, died Monday at his home. He was the retired owner of Ernie's Caf�, Ludlow, and a member of Ludlow Hobo's Club. Sons, Donald Moore and David Moore, died in 1967 and 1992, respectively.
Survivors include sons, Ernest V. Moore of Richmond, Va., Taylor Moore of Westwood, Ohio, James Moore of Virginia Beach, Va., Ronald Moore of Atlanta and Marco Moore of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Deborah Moore of Philadelphia, Tenn.; a brother, William Moore of Cincinnati; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Moore donated his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
John Thomas Rankin, 79, of Port Orange, Fla., formerly of Covington, died at 4 p.m. Sunday at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Fla. He was a member of First Christian Church of Covington and Bradford Masonic Lodge No. 123 F&AM, Scottish Rite in Covington. He was a retired electrician with General Motors and a Navy veteran of World War II. His first wife, Dorothy Murland Rankin, and his second wife, Wanda Jean Massie Lowe Rankin, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, John Thomas Rankin Jr. of Edgewood; stepsons, Gerald Massie of Union and Doug Massie of Erlanger; daughters, Debra Sue Shope and Carol Ohlhauser, both of Covington; a sister, Jean Rankin Scott of Highland Heights; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Charles G. Ruehmeier, 78, of Latonia, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Carol D. Stubbs, 68, of Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Corinth, died Sunday at MedCentral Hospital, Mansfield. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Kenneth C. Stubbs, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth B. Stubbs of Mansfield and William D. Stubbs of Shiloh, Ohio; a sister, Geraldine Pfleider of Mansfield; a brother, Otis H. Fryman of Mansfield; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Raven Creek Cemetery, Harrison County.
Lois Kallmeyer Volpe, 68, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Bellevue, died July 17 in Naples. She was a typesetter and a columnist with the Marco Island, Fla., Eagle.
Survivors include daughters, Cynthia and Jeannie; a son, Jerry Volpe; sisters Rita Callahan of Southgate and Nancy Legner of Cold Spring; and brothers, Robert Kallmeyer of Alexandria and Charles Kallmeyer of Bowling Green, Ohio.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to the World War II Veterans Memorial, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 501, Arlington, Va. 22201; or the charity of the donor's choice. National Cremation Society, Fort Meyers, Fla., is handling arrangements.
