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Date of these obituaries: 06-03-2003
Mary Yancey, a member of Kenton 'pioneer family'
Mary Frances Bristow Yancey was one of the last old-time Kenton Countians.
A long-time Florence resident, Mrs. Yancey, 79, died Sunday at the Florence Park Care Center.
She was a homemaker and a former aircraft-factory worker during World War II.
She and her 78-year-old sister, Ruth Jane Bristow Carpenter, were the "last two Bristows from Bristow Road in Kenton County, " Carpenter said. "All of our people have been around here for a long time."
Mrs. Carpenter said their great-grandfather built Bristow Road decades ago.
Their extended relatives -- with surnames like Stephens and Williams -- also were staples of the community after building roads and farms named after themselves in Kenton County on land they'd owned since the Revolutionary War.
"We're just an old pioneer family, " Carpenter said.
Carpenter said she'll remember her sister as a devoted mother and wife.
Mrs. Yancey was married
to her husband, James Robert Yancey, for 62 years, and the couple had four children. "She was just a hard-working mother who kept her house, " Mrs. Carpenter said. "She didn't have time for much else.
"She was always witty and positive. She was just my sister."
The sisters worked together at an aircraft factory in San Diego while their beaus served in the armed forces. Her husband-to-be was an Army man, Carpenter said, "and my brother-in-law was a Navy man, but they got along just fine."
Mrs. Yancey was also active in the Florence United Methodist Church, and she was a member and former president of the Edwin Miller Circle there.
In addition to her sister, other survivors include her husband, James Robert Yancey; sons, James Bristow Yancey of LaGrange and John David Yancey of Florence; a daughter, Mary Louise Hoban of Cincinnati; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Florence United Methodist Church, 8585 Old Toll Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Charles Abrams, 52, of Verona, died Sunday at his home.
He was a carpenter and a former member of Big Bone Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Eyvonne Abrams; a daughter, Lisa Barkley of Florence; sons, Jeffrey Allen Abrams of Alva, Fla., and Timothy Ray Abrams of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; brothers, Ray Abrams of Dayton, Ohio, and Kenny Abrams of Cincinnati; sisters, Carol Holley of Union, Doranett Haste of Chicago, Pauline Abrams of Arizona, Janet Sizemore, Helen Smith, Peggy Rice, Juanita Hagan and Debbie Baird, all of Cincinnati; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Lee Memorial Park, Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Donald L. Donnell, 68, of Elsmere, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include a son, Donald Donnell of Newport; daughters, Rebecca Ernest of Clarksville, Tenn., Jenny Gilbert of Elsmere and Leslie Ebert of Walton; a brother, Charles Donnell of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jon Deitloff Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Carlo Hicks, 91, of Demossville, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a farmer and a deacon of Demossville Baptist Church. Sons, Dennis Hicks, Arnold Hicks and Lendon Hicks, all died in 1991. Another son, William Dean Hicks, died in 1996.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Hicks; daughters, Jerlene Beach and Laverne Berkemeier, both of Piner; sons, Bob Hicks of Cincinnati, Spur-geon Hicks of Milford, Ohio, Jimmy Hicks of Morning View, Ralph Hicks of Brooksville, Kenny Hicks and John Hicks, both of Demossville; a sister, Lucy May York of Tyner; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Demossville.
Charles Hunt Jr., 50, of Williamstown, died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired Army veteran.
Survivors include daughters, Windy Walter and Jaime Crowell, both of Texas; brothers, Cecal Hunt of Meta, James T. Hunt of Franklin, Ill., Glen D. Hunt of Kentucky and Ritchie Hunt of Pennsylvania; and sisters, Patty S. Houpey of Chicago, Betty J. Smith of Cicero, Ill., Kathleen Taylor of Raccoan and Shelby J. Taylor of Pikeville.
Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Edward E. Jacobs, 87, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired general contractor with Ed Jacobs Construction Co., Fort Thomas, and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Fort Thomas. He also was a member of Money Makers Investment Club, the board of directors of the Campbell County YMCA, and Newport Elks, and was director of the Fort Thomas Swim Club.
Survivors include his wife, Aline Jacobs; and a son, Edward L. Jacobs of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069 or the charity of the donor's choice. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
John W. "Bubby" Jillson, 42, of Latonia, died at 11:42 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was owner of his own painting service and a member of Covington Masonic Lodge No. 109 F&AM.
Survivors include a daughter, Natasha Fay of Taylor Mill; his mother, Mabel Bruner Barnett of Covington; a brother, Daniel R. Mahan of Covington; sisters, Loretta Napier of Latonia, Lovinna Sholler and Connie Lewis, both of Covington, and Bonnie Kennedy of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Paul E. Jones, 76, of Ludlow, died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Woodcrest Manor Nursing Home, Elsmere.
He was a retired internal auditor with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Christine Jones, died in 1993. A son, John M. Jones, died in 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Jones of Bromley; a son, David J. Jones of Baton Rouge, La.; sisters, Myra Jones of Columbus, Ohio, and Edith Wenning of Ohio; a brother, James H. Jones Jr. of Columbus; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Cremation Co., Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Eula Louise Kinman, 76, of Carrollton, died Sunday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Ghent Baptist Church. Her husband, Bud Kinman, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Margie Kinman of Ghent; sons, Roger Kinman and Bradley Wood, both of Worthville; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grand-children.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Mary Lou Salyers Reeves, 81, of Bellevue, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, David Reeves, died in 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, Wilma A. Meyer of Palm Bay, Fla.; a son, Phillip Reeves of Asheville, N.C.; a sister, San-dra Price of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Elsie "Butch" Salyers of Dayton, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Dennis Shade Robbins, 75, of Covington, died Friday at Garrard Street Nursing Home, Covington.
He was a house painter.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Robbins; sons, Danny Robbins of Shelbyville, Ind., Nick Robbins of Ludlow and Dennis Robbins of Aurora, Ind.; daughters, Brenda Kytz of St. Petersburg, Fla., Kathy Turner of Newport, Cindy Hicks of Bromley and Angie Dise of Ludlow; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be private. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Stanley H. Urlage, 84, of Covington, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired production manager with Liebel-Flarsheim Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II.
He was a member of Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, American Legion Post No. 203 in Latonia and Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens.
He also was a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. His wife, Ruth M. Urlage, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Jim Urlage and Jack Urlage, both of Cincinnati; daughters, Judy Hodson and Jill Coleman, both of Taylor Mill, and Jane Bohman of Edgewood; brothers, Charles Urlage of Independence and Rev. Robert Urlage of Newport; sisters, Helen Urlage of Covington and Bettejean Urlage of Covington; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, followed by prayers. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45125.
Colette J. Wadsworth, 86, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a seamstress with Shillitos Department Store in Cincinnati and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Her husband, James Wadsworth Sr., died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Jim Wadsworth Jr. of Fort Wright; sisters, Anna Mae Humphreys and Sister Anotta, both of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.
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 1974. Sons Fred Charles Wehrman and Millard Wehrman, died in 1994 and 1996, respectively.
Survivors include daughters, Virginia Gill and Viola Proffitt, both of Indepen-dence; 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.
Miny Wendling, 82, of Latonia, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a maintenance supervisor with the Covington Housing Authority and a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia, the Kenton County Sportsman Club, Ponderosa Archery Club and American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Blanche Wendling; daughters, Kathy Nolan of Independence and Jeannie Wendling of Florence; a son, Kenny Boo Wendling of Latonia; a sister, Marie Murdoch of Latonia; a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Arthur H. Wiegand, 88, of Highland Heights, died at 1:50 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired office manager with Phillip M. Bell Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Loretta E. Wiegand, died in 1998. A son, Gary T. Wiegand, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Loretta "Bunny" Arszman of Cincinnati; sons, Richard Wiegand of Atlanta, James Wiegand of Branson, Mo., and Robert Wiegand of Highland Heights; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Knights of Columbus, 5101 Licking Pike, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
