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Date of these obituaries: 06-06-2003
A life with trains suited Kirtley Bell
Kirtley Bell spent his life working for the railroad -- and proudly -- because he followed in the steps of his father and brother.
Mr. Bell started work for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at age 16 as a store room clerk, became a machinist/welder and progressed to roundhouse foreman in a 46-year career with the C&O.;
"He loved the railroad, " said his daughter, Dolores Fillhardt of Silver Grove. "He was from a railroad family -- his brother was an engineer, and his father worked on the railroad -- and they lived in a railroad town."
Mr. Bell, of Silver Grove, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East. He was 91.
He was a 50-year member of the Silver Grove Masonic Lodge, a member of Silver Grove Belles and Bows and of Silver Grove Christian Church.
Mr. Bell also was an avid fisherman and an expert handyman.
"He was a general fix-it man, " said Fillhardt. "He could fix anything that came down the road. He did a lot of repair work for different people. If anything broke, people would say, 'Take it to Pop Bell, he can fix it.'
Other survivors include daughters Patricia Matthews and Rebecca White, both of Silver Grove, 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home in Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Silver Grove Christian Church, 122 W. Second St., Silver Grove, Ky. 41085.
Betty Beamon, 48, of California, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a cook with the Derdeuchier Restaurant in Waynesville, Ohio.
Survivors include a daughter, Amy Beamon of California; her parents, Earl Biddle of California and Betty Brownfield of Kenton County; a brother, Earl Biddle Jr. of California; and a half-sister, Connie Lenox of Kenton County.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Lucille E. Whalen Brockman, 84, of Wilder, died at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Boots Brockman, died in 1980. A son, Jim Brockman, died in 1977.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Walter of Cincinnati; sons, Michael Brockman of Charlotte, N.C., and Thomas Brockman of Wilder; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Robert A. Griswold, 80, of Sun City Center, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died May 1 in Sun City Center.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, John E. Griswold of Ruskin, Fla., and Robert M. Griswold of Belmonth, Mass.; daughters, Roberta J. McLeenan of Palo Alto, Calif., and Robin Griswold of Sun City Center; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were private.
Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin, handled arrangements.
Jacob Daniel Haynes, 12, of Williamstown, was struck by a car and killed on Ky. 22 Wednesday in Williamstown.
Survivors include his parents, Brian Hogue and Ginger Rogers, both of Williamstown; sisters, Sarah Haynes of Williamstown and Nicole Haynes of Springfield, Ohio; grandparents, John and Wanda Adams of Springfield and Carolanne and Rodger Whitman of Williamstown; and great-grandparents, William and Wanda McCabe, Isabell Hinkle and LaDonna Miller, all of Springfield, Ohio.
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.
Memorials are suggested to Jacob Haynes Memorial Fund, in care of Grant County Deposit Bank, P.O. Box 399, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Carl Raymond Ketron, 49, of Mason, Ohio, died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home.
He was a retired Army veteran and an employee of Basco Inc. in Mason.
Survivors include sons, Charles C. Ketron III and Carl R. Ketron, both of Hazard, and David L. Ketron of Greenville, N.C.; a brother, Charles Ketron of Burlington; sisters, Florence Rudolph of Covington and Frances Heidkamp of Orlando, Fla.; and a grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sandra Kay Pancake, 51, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
She was an owner of Fred's Carpet in Dry Ridge and a member of Cornerstone of Faith Church, Dry Ridge.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Pancake; a son, Fred Pancake Jr. of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Amy Lowe of Dry Ridge; his father, Charles McCarty of Independence; a brother, Chuck McCarty of Erlanger; sisters, Judy Dungan of Florence and Doris Serra of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Joseph G. Sheer, 89, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Thyra F. Tolliver, 50, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was an office administrator.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Tolliver; sons, Marty Turney of Covington and Fred Turney of Virginia Beach, Va.; a daughter, Nicole Turney of Covington; brothers, Marcus Evans of Cincinnati and Phillip Evans of Florida; and a sister, Phyllis Cornett of Cincinnati.
Services will be at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday.
William F. Turner, 49, of Louisville, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died May 27 at Norton Southwest Hospital in Louisville.
He was a temp worker.
Survivors include a son, Billy Turner of Hebron.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Fares F. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Warndorf, 88, of Newport, died May 28 at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
She was a server with Mike Fink, Covington.
Ms. Warndorf bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. No services are planned.
Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
