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Date of these obituaries: 06-02-2003
Eric Meyer, musician who cared about other people
Eric D. Meyer was a person who not only said he cared about other people, he went out of his way to help them.
When he encountered homeless people, he befriended them. If they were hungry, he cooked them meals.
"He was a very loving and caring person, " said Mr. Meyer's father, David Meyer of Erlanger. "He was the kind of person who could make friends with anyone. He was very accepting of other people.
"His thoughts and his actions matched. There was no hypocrisy. What you saw is what you got. He had a need to care for other people."
Mr. Meyer, 25, of Erlanger, died Thursday in an apartment fire in the Clifton Gaslight District of Cincinnati.
He was multi-faceted and successful in his many endeavors.
At the age of 13 he received the rank of Eagle Scout in 1991 while a member of Boy Scout Troop 779 in Edgewood.
Mr. Meyer was a 1995 graduate of Villa Madonna Academy and, at the time of his death, was a student at Northern Kentucky University, pursuing a degree in English.
His professors were especially impressed with the poetry he wrote, praising his depth and grasp of the English language.
"He read all the great philosophers and read them with ease, " said David Meyer. "He was very intellectual and very, very spiritual."
Mr. Meyer was also a musician and song writer. He played lead guitar and bass for several local bands over the years and wrote many of the songs that the bands played.
He was an employee of Housing Opportunities Made Equal in Cincinnati.
"He was trying to be a voice for people who are often neglected, " said David Meyer. "That's the kind of person he was."
Other survivors include his mother, Marianne Meyer of Erlanger, his sister, Emily Meyer of Louisville, and his girlfriend, Elea Mihou.
There will be a vigil service for sharing memories on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church at 2409 Dixie Highway in Fort Mitchell.
The vigil will be followed by visitation from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 7:30 p.m. There will be a reception immediately following Mass in the church undercroft.
Burial will be at St. Mary cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Arrangements are being handled by Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger.
The family requests no flowers.
Memorials may be made to the Eric D. Meyer Poetry Scholarship Fund, in care of Northern Kentucky University Foundation Inc., Mark R. Herrmann Center, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, Ky., 41099.
Faye Carter, 71, of Dayton, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Franklin, Ohio, Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Walter Carter; daughters, Terry Bond of Middletown, Ohio, and Sandra Clark of Cincinnati; a son, Larry VanHoose of Somerset; a stepson, David Carter of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Pam Carter of Cincinnati and Angela Clontz of Goshen, Ohio; sisters, June Hutchinson of Wayland, Ruby Jones and Phyllis Stambaugh, both of Marion, Ind., and Loraine Mosley of Oxford, Ohio; brothers, Dencil Owsley of Franklin, Ohio, Eugene Owsley of Ashland, Billy Owsley and Donald Owsley, both of Marion, Ind.; eight grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Robert Chenault, 70, of Covington, died at 2:05 p.m. Saturday at his home.
He was a retired switchman with L&N; Railroad and a member of Ludlow Hobo Club and Nie's Social Club.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Joyce Chenault; daughters, Linda Hart of Highland Heights, Debbie Schaub of Crittenden, Nadine Johnson of Erlanger, Renee Miller of Independence; and Joyce Ann Chenault and Vicki Gregory, both of Covington; a stepson, Vernon "Buddy" Conway Jr. of Villa Hills; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Dialysis Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Norman D. "Nob" Combs, 58, of Owenton, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
He was self-employed.
A son, Tyrus Combs, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce E. Lacy Combs; sons, Norman Combs Jr. and Fred Roberts Jr., both of Owenton; daughters, Beverly Combs of Georgia and Tammy J. Carmack of Owenton; brothers, Hershel Combs Jr. and Clarence Gaines, both of Owenton; sisters, Elizabeth Moore and Ruby Carmack, both of Owenton; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Edgar Cupp, 90, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Mercy Fairfield Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired employee of Fisher Body in Hamilton, Ohio, and a member of College Hill Masonic Lodge No. 641, the Scottish Rite and Shriners.
Survivors include his wife, Kyla Lankford Cupp; daughters, Glenda Strosnider of Waynesville, Ohio, Janice Brankamp of Cincinnati and Pam Cupp of Piner; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Hilltop United Methodist Church, 1930 W. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239.
Ruth Dowd, 96, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
She was a retired employee of Persinger's Hardware Co. in Williamson, W.Va., and a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include a cousin, Betty J. Jones of Falmouth.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Bridge St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Janice Mae Fichlie, 57, of Crescent Park, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Eric Fichlie; sons, Chris Fichlie of Crescent Park and Jeff Fichlie of Crittenden; a daughter, Julia Hester of Crescent Park; a sister, Joyce Yelton of Elsmere; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will begin there at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Marie Hatton Cancer Center, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Myrtle Glueck, 78, of Ludlow, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Ludlow Christian Church.
Her husband, Al Glueck, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy O'Brien of Erlanger, Jane Gockenbach of Villa Hills and Ginny Duncan of Ludlow; a son, Jack Glueck of Villa Hills; sisters, Catherine Johnson of Ludlow, Nina Moehring of West Chester, Ohio, Clara Troxel of Cincinnati and Delores Boaz of Bromley; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7:30 tonight at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Autism Society of America, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, Md. 20814.
Wilma Loretta Hill, 81, of Petersburg, Va., died Saturday at her home.
Her husband, Lee B. Hill Sr., and a son, James Robert Hill Sr., both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Judith Ann Hill of Richmond, Va., Carol H. Bish of Chester, Va., and Linda H. Chaplin of Hopewell, Va.; sons, William W. Hill of Highland Heights, Lee Barton Hill Jr. of Keysville, Va., and Stephan P. Hill of Mechanicsville, Va.; 23 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Petersburg, Va.
Burial will be in Appomattox cemetery in Hopewell.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 4415 Country Drive, Petersburg, Va. 23805; or Little Sisters of the Poor, 476 Riddle Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220. E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, Colonial Heights, Va., is handling arrangements.
Gracie May Hunt, 74, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
She was a retired employee of Jockey International.
Survivors include her husband, James Swinford Hunt; a son, James Thomas Hunt of Harrison County; daughters, Gladys Adams of Johnson County and Alma Faye Evans of Harrison County; a brother, Joseph Ray Debruler of Cynthiana; sisters, Orie Kathleen Pettit of LaGrange, Ida Louise Baker of Cynthiana and Bessie Whitaker Bilyeu of Springfield, Tenn.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Timothy Lean Hunter, 39, of Port Royal, died Saturday at Casey County Hospital, Liberty.
He was a maintenance department worker with Steel Technologies in Warsaw, a member of Whites Run Baptist Church and a volunteer fireman with the Campbellsburg Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Anitra Y. Batts Hunter; his parents, Chester Lee and Shirlene Ellis Hunter of Port Royal; a sister, Allissha Chantelle Crawford of Port Royal; and a brother, Darin Patrick Hunter of Port Royal.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Family Worship Center, Carrollton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the center.
Burial will be in Port Royal Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
John W. "Bubby" Jillson, 42, of Latonia, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Gerald L. Keating Jr., 47, of Alexandria, died at 8:44 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was an owner of Keating & Scott Surveying Co. and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Keating; a daughter, Erin Keating of Alexandria; a son, Brandon Keating of Alexandria; his parents, Virginia and Gerald R. Keating Sr. of Cold Spring; sisters, Kathy Ciafardini of Massachusetts, Jayne Eaton of Cold Spring and Pam Wolfzorn of Alexandria.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights.
Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45309.
Louella Price Pettit, 92, of Williamstown, died Saturday at her home.
She was a retired owner of the Williamstown John Deere dealership and a skating rink in Williamstown, and was a former employee of Potter Shoes, Cincinnati.
She was a member of the Carlsbad Garden Club, Williamstown Baptist Church, the Homemaker Club and Historical Society of Grant County.
Her husband, Dewy Pettit, died in 1982.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery, Glencoe.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Terry Thomas Randall, 46, of Burlington, died Friday at his home.
He was a truck driver with Prime Source.
Survivors include daughters, Ashley Nicole Randall and Brittany Ann Randall, both of Burlington, and Caitlin Jane Randall of Florence; his mother, Burnett Randall of Burlington; a brother, Danny W. Randall of Florence; and sisters, Carla Rector of Hebron and Georgiann Maxwell of Florence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Jack Lane Reiter, 84, of Covington, died Feb. 17 at Englewood, Fla., Community Hospital.
He was an investment broker and former president of the Cincinnati Stock Exchange.
He was owner and president of C.H. Reiter & Co., Cincinnati, a member of Manasota Beach Club and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia C. Coyne Reiter; sons, Christopher J. Reiter and Stephen B. Reiter, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Marilyn McBride of Cincinnati; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Greater Cincinnati Foundation, 200 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; or Caracole Ind., 1821 Summit Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
William Rice II, 36, of Ludlow, died at 11:15 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a laborer with Rice Pallet Co., Burlington.
Survivors include a son, Andrew Rice of North Carolina; his parents, William D. and Carrol Fay Rice of Ludlow; and a sister, Carrol Lee Rice of Owensboro.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Ludlow.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Hell Dues Richardson, 79, of Liberty, S.C., formerly of Dry Ridge, died Friday at Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson, S.C.
She was a retired farmer and a homemaker, and was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Dry Ridge.
Her husband, Linvel Richardson, died in 2000.
Survivors include daughters, Jean Clemons of Liberty, S.C., and Sue Davis of Dry Ridge; a brother, Allyn Dues of Texas; a sister, Hazel Long of Tamarac, Fla.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621.
Jacqueline Carius Schultz, 56, of Bellevue, died Friday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation, Highland Heights.
She was disabled, and was a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, William Schultz; sons, Keith Eberle and Kirk Eberle, both of Cincinnati; a daughter, Yvonne Eberle-Brann of Fort Thomas; her parents, Phillip and June Carius of Alexandria; brothers, Jim Carius of Newport and Jon Carius of Alexandria; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Stanley Urlage, 84, of Covington, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Rosalene Wages, 89, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana.
She was a retired licensed practical nurse.
Her husband, Lloyd Wages, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were Sunday at Irvingsville Baptist Church, Nicholas County.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Grand Haven Nursing Home Activity Fund, 105 Rodgers Park Drive, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, handled arrangements.
Elsie Mae Wehrman, 87, of Covington, died at 4:50 a.m. Sunday at Garrard Convalescent Home, Covington.
She was a retired sales clerk with Bob's Food Store in Covington and a member of Visalia Baptist Church.
Her husband, Fred Wehrman, died in 1999. Sons, Fred Charles Wehrman and Millard Wehrman, died in 1996 and 1999, respectively.
Survivors include daughters, Virginia Gill of Independence and Viola Proffitt of Edgewood; 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Elmer "Miny" Wendling, 82, of Latonia, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Charles Anna Wilson, 87, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
He was a former homemaker and a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church.
A son, James Marks, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Harris of Lexington and Steve Harris of Cynthiana; daughters, Jean Adams of Lexington, Vickie Wash, Terry Harris and Dixie Frazier, all of Cynthiana; a brother, James Robinson of Cynthiana; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Cynthiana.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Burial will be in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
