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Date of these obituaries: 05-01-2003
Lela Robinson, golfed after her 101st birthday
Lela W. Robinson lived to be 102 -- and for most of those years, she really lived.
At an age few people see, the Cynthiana resident continued to play contract bridge and golf.
She played in the Twilight League at the Cynthiana Country Club, still pitching and putting past her 101st birthday, said her nephew, Kenneth W. Brumback Jr. of Cynthiana.
"She was a very strong-willed woman, " Brumback said. "She had a tremendous amount of ability."
Mrs. Robinson, who died Wednesday at the Edgemont Manor nursing home in Cynthiana, was born in Woodford County, the daughter of the late T. Garnett and Nona Ming Wiglesworth.
She graduated from Cynthiana High School in 1919 and earned a fine arts degree from the University of Kentucky. She then taught high school art classes in Tulsa, Okla.
When she returned to Harrison County, she helped start the Cynthiana Country Club, where she was co-creator and one of the first presidents of the Ladies Golf Association. She also helped start the Burley Belles Tournament at the country club.
She attended the Cynthiana Presbyterian Church.
She was the kind of woman who turned heads whenever she walked into a room, her nephew said.
"She had her extremes, as any strong woman would. There were times when she was hard to deal with. At times, she could be very gracious, " Brumback said.
Mrs. Robinson asked for a closed casket at her funeral, wanting her friends to remember her the way she looked in her prime, he said.
Her family planned to put on the casket a photo of her taken when she was about 85.
"She is beautiful. She looks about 40, " Brumback said of the photo.
Other survivors include a niece, Nona B. Macias of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Her husband, Earl Robinson, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Dorothy Atha, 77, of Monterey, died Tuesday at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Monterey Baptist Church. Her husband, Lonnie W. Atha, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Melvin Atha of Houston, Texas; a brother, Clinton Steger of Cincinnati; sisters, Juanita Comptin of Bakersfield, Calif., and Velma Day and Sylvia Hunter, both of Cincinnati; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery.
Elizabeth Courtney, 76, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of White's Run Baptist Church, Carrollton, and VFW Auxiliary Post, Vevay, Ind. Her husband, Marvin Courtney, and a son, Eddie Wheeler, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Annie Bradley of Carrollton; a son, Bobby Wheeler of Carrollton; a sister, Emma Katherine Whitham of Madison, Ind.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Ruth Haltman, 84, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Eugene Fay Hinton, 85, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was an electrician for Hinton Electric Co., and a member of Florence Christian Church, IBEW and Florence Lions Club. His wife, Lafell Hinton died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Gayle Buie of Eugene, Ore., and Janet Faye Fitzgerald of Taylor Mill; a son, Wayne Hinton of Fairview, Texas; sisters, Eulene M. Hensley of Fort Mitchell and Golda Miller of Lexington; a brother, Frank Owen Hinton of Blue Lick; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation begins there at 1 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 45209-0067.
Sister Mary Lea Marsili, C.D.P., 65, of Melbourne, died at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Home, Melbourne. She taught at Catholic elementary schools in Rhode Island, Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky until 1987 when she took over management of the truck garden at St. Anne Convent.
Survivors include her mother, Mary Marsili of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; a sister, Mary Francis Broome of Oak Ridge; and brothers, Lee Marsili of Lynch, Fred Marsili of Huntsville, Ala., and Frank Marsili of Evanston, Ind.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne Convent Chapel, Melbourne. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the convent chapel. Burial will be in St. Anne Convent Cemetery, Melbourne. Memorials are suggested to the Congregation of Divine Providence, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Clarian Plotti, 90, of Fort Thomas, died April 5 at her home.
Survivors include a daughter, Norma Malecki of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial was in Assumption Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling local arrangements.
Mattie Richardson, 91, of Florence, died Wednesday in St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a kitchen worker retired from Clyde's Steakhouse, Bromley, and a member of Burlington Baptist Church and Royal Neighbors. Her husband, James Richardson, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Marie Fuehner of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Helen Cottongim of Florence; brothers, Joe Ash of Covington and Charles Ash of Union; sisters, Mary Haskell of Union and Lona Friedman of Florence; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Burlington Baptist Church, 3031 Washington St., Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Minnie Jeanette Wallace Riley, 66, of Berea, formerly of Verona, died Tuesday at The Terrace Nursing Facility, Berea. She was a homemaker and member of New Bethel Baptist Church. Her husband, Robert Riley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Keith Riley and Ken Riley, both of Berea; a daughter, Sarah Webster of Verona; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Richard Zornes, 64, of Independence, died at 10:52 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
