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Date of these obituaries: 05-06-2003
James Crowell, Kenton County sheriff, fire chief and salesman
James Earl Crowell was never one to seek attention.
However, his efforts to help the community through public service over the years made anonymity impossible.
Working under his father for seven years as a volunteer firefighter at the Elsmere Fire Department, Mr. Crowell eventually served as chief from the late 1960s to the mid-'70s.
While pulling volunteer duty at the fire department, Mr. Crowell also served as a deputy sheriff in Kenton County, a position he held for 16 years until he was elected sheriff in a landslide victory in 1978.
He did all that while holding a regular job as an insurance salesman and the owner of an apartment complex.
"He was always very proud to be given the opportunities he had, " said Stacy Fisher, a daughter living in Monterey, Calif.
"He never took anything for granted. He would always go out of his way to give you anything you needed."
Mr. Crowell, 78, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired employee of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
He was also a member of Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423 in Elsmere and Apostolic Church of God, Alexandria.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
On one occasion during his four years as sheriff, Mr. Crowell even talked an escaped prisoner off the Suspension Bridge. His daughter said he took pride in his ability to talk and reason with people, which is why he never carried a gun while in office.
Mr. Crowell retired from office after his term was up in 1982, only to return to law enforcement in 1983 as a deputy jailer, a position he held until 1986.
"He wanted to treat everyone fairly and equally, " his daughter said. "He was a big man with a big heart."
Other survivors include his wife, Antoinette Crowell; sons, David Crowell of Erlanger and Johnny Evens of California; a daughter, Bridget Williams of Radcliff; sisters, Helen Brendel of Elsmere and Carolyn Dugan of Florence; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; United Ministries, 525 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or Erlanger Historical Society, 505 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Erma Adams, 72, of Butler, died Saturday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
She was a homemaker and a member of Nazarene Church of Winchester. Her husband, Thomas Adams, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Adams and James Adams, both of Butler; daughters, Florence Roberts and Brenda Teegarden, both of Butler, Stella Richardson of Falmouth, Eva Barber of Dry Ridge and Velma Johnson and Ethel Morrison, both of Cincinnati; brothers, Richard Johnson of Cincinnati and William Gross of Danville; 31 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Robert Darrell Baird, 50, of Walton, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere.
Survivors include a son, Robert Darrell Torrens of Florence; his mother, Mary Baird of Walton; a sister, Paula Baird of Walton; a brother, Paul Baird Jr. of Demossville; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Ray P. Barbee Sr., 82, of Maysville, died at 6:58 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a supervisor retired Dairy Herd Improvement Association, a member of Ripley Assembly of God, Ripley, Ohio, a farmer, and a World War II veteran of the Army.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Barbee; a daughter, Sherry Arnold of Maysville; a son, Roy Barbee Jr. of Circleville, Ohio; sisters, Pauline Price of Russellville, Ohio, and Ruby Jean Mitchell of Maysville; four grandchildren and four great-grand-children.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Mays-ville.
Mike Bitz, 55, of Crittenden, died Saturday at his home.
He was a retired Army veteran and owner of Mikey Likes It in Grant County, and a member of Eugene Pate American Legion Post No. 265, Evansville, Ind.
Survivors include his wife, Laurie Campbell Bitz; a son, Dale Bessette of Crittenden; daughters, Tracie Rhodes and Jennifer Bitz, both of Evansville, and Darcy Clayton of Crittenden; brothers, Greg Bitz of Overland Park, Kan., Kim Bitz of Atlanta and Terry Bitz of Evansville; and sisters, Karen Stewart of Newburgh, Ind., and Cindy Korff and Bonnie Reinhart, both of Evansville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Julia E. Rowe Blair, 92, of Williamstown, died Monday at her home.
She was an employee with Ball Factory in Corinth and a member of Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Corinth. Her husband, Baxter Blair, died in 1966.
Survivors include a son, Paul E. Blair of LaGrange, Ga.; a daughter, Barbara Blair Kinman of Williamstown; eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Lawrenceville Baptist Church, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010, or Williamstown Senior Services, Williamstown City Building, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Allen L. Bolden, 79, of Mays Lick, died Saturday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville.
He was a retired employee of Mason County Schools, a deacon with Second Baptist Church of Mays Lick and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Ewing Bolden; sons, Michael Bolden of Louisville, Jeffrey Bolden of Cincinnati, Dale Bolden and Keith Bolden, both of Mays Lick; brothers, Foster Bolden of Arkansas, Kenneth Bolden of Wichita, Kan., John Bolden and Virgil Bolden, both of Cincinnati, and Colin Bolden of Philadelphia; a sister, Mary Belle Gilmore of Cincin-nati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Second Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Thelma Brooks Dungan, 84, of Williamstown, died Monday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
She was a former waitress for Mulberry's Restaurant and a member of St. Williams Church, Williamstown. Her husband, William Dungan, died in 1966.
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Jean Larrick of Kimbolton, Ohio, and Bernadette Adkins of Glencoe; a son, Dennis J. Dungan of Glencoe; brothers, Layle Brooks of Independence and Joe Brooks of Covington; sisters, Esther Burns of Florence and Bernice Sparrow of Covington; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Charles B. Fisher, 77, of Carrollton, died Sunday at his home.
He was a retired steel worker, a member of First Apostolic Church of Carrollton and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Daughters, Glenda Beard and Rotha Fisher, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Brenda Ashcraft of Clinton, Iowa, and Teresa Kindoll of Carrollton; sons, Rodney Fisher of Canaan, Ind., Dale Fisher of North Vernon, Ind., and Charles Samuel Fisher of Mount Washington, Ind.; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Edgar L. Florence, 81, of Lexington, formerly of Harrison County, died Friday at his home.
He was a retired employee of Kawneer and Trane Co., a member of United Auto Workers and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Eula Courtney Florence; sons, Michael L. Florence of Austin, Texas, and Jerry Bruce Florence of Versailles; a daughter, Sandra F. Kincaid of Lexington; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services were this morning at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial was in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Leroy Garnett, 84, of Hebron, died at 4:40 p.m. Sunday at his home.
He was a farmer, member of Hebron Lutheran Church and Army veteran of World War II. A son, Frankie Garnett, died in 1989.
Survivors include his wife, Nellie Shears Garnett; sons, John Wayne Garnett of Hebron, Danny Garnett of Union and Steven Garnett of West Perry, Mo.; daughters, Carol Helton of Warsaw and Darlene Kollstedt of Cincinnati; brothers, Gene Garnett of Covington, Stanley Garnett of Hebron and Perry Garnett of the state of California; 18 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bullittsburg Baptist Cemetery.
Sister Mary Gerold, S.N.D., 64, formerly Eva Wilz, died at 4:15 a.m. Monday at the Sisters of Notre Dame convent in Park Hills.
She was a teacher with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and a nurse with Notre Dame Hospital in Lynch, St. Charles Care Center in Covington and Lourdes Hall in Park Hills.
Survivors include sisters, Elizabeth Haas, Philomena Matz and Cecilia Vonderhaar, all of Cincin-nati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Sisters of Notre Dame convent chapel, Park Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the convent, with a wake service at 5 p.m. Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Edna Gibson, 84, of Ludlow, died Saturday at Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio.
She was a homemaker and a former member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her husband, Albert Gibson, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Gibson of Covington, Richard Gibson of Georgetown, Ohio, and Terry Gibson of Elsmere; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Jimmy David Harris, 63, of Erlanger, died April 29 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a plant manager with Citrus Belle in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Survivors include his wife, Maria Harris; sons, Dwayne Harris and Eddie Harris, both of Louisville; daughters, Rhonda Porter and Missy Harris, both of Louisville; a brother, Douglas Cecil Harris of Wilmington, N.C.; sisters, Maryanne Stewart of Nashville, Tenn., and Betty Ruth Nowman of St. Petersburg; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery, Murfesboro, Tenn.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Lora Banks Keller, 82, of Okeechobee, Fla., formerly of Taylor Mill, died Friday at her home.
She was a retired nurse with Booth Hospital and St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a former member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, and was a member of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Church, Okeechobee.
Survivors include her husband, David M. Keller; and sisters, Ora Stokes of Cuna Mae Banks, both of Muncie, Ind.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Edward Kunkel, 88, of Covington, died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a retired boilermaker and sheet metal worker, a member of St. Pius X Church in Edgewood and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include stepdaughters, Angie Lewis of Latonia, Barbara Dobbs and Melinda Dobbs, both of Dayton; stepsons, Joseph Dobbs Sr., Joseph Dobbs Jr. and Robert Dobbs, all of Covington; a sister, Kathryn Zalla of Covington; and a brother, William Kunkel of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Kay Francis Lloyd, 65, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a retired assembler with Cooper-Hewitt Electric Co. A daughter, Sharon Dalhover, died in 1977.
Survivors include her husband, William Lloyd; a son, John Lloyd of Florence; daughters, Debra Lynn Denz of Florence and Amber Lloyd of Independence; a brother, Larry Brock of Highland Heights; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Julia Ruth Mayerchak, 92, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Julia Rice of Boone County; a son, David Mayerchak of Independence; sisters, Mary Sayers of Williamson, W.Va., and Helen Younger of Indialantic, Fla.; a brother, Dan Doka of Indialantic; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Church, 7301 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth W. Parm Sr., 66, of Florence, died at 6:10 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a service agent with Budget Rent-a-Car, Cincinnati, and a member of Kento-Boo Baptist Church, Florence, where he was an usher.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia H. Riley Parm; sons, Kenneth W. Parm Jr. and Rodney A. Parm Sr., both of Blue Creek, Ohio, and Samuel H. Parm of Cincinnati; daughters, Nina J. Parm, Jennie Thompson and Eda Jones, all of Cincinnati; stepsons, Tony G. Simpson Jr. of Great Falls, Mont., and Christopher M. Simpson of Jonesville; a stepdaughter, Tamara L. Cassini of Milan, Ind.; a brother, Roy Parm Sr. of Bethel, Ohio; and a sister, Belva Lee of Elkton, Md.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Kento-Boo Baptist Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Kento-Boo Baptist Church Building Fund, 634 Kento-Boo Ave., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Harold "Hank" Price, 61, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a retired mechanic with Ohio Trucking Equipment and a past master of Latonia Masonic Lodge No. 746 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Haggard Price; sons, Doug Price of Covington and Darryl Price of Falmouth; daughters, Tina Touris of Norwood, Ohio, and Missy Price of Covington; brothers, Raymond Price of Ludlow, John Price of Paulsboro, N.J., Sidney Price of Norfolk, Va., Roy Price of New Carlisle, Ohio, Kenneth Price of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Thomas Price of Oklahoma City; sisters, Donna Lentley of Gallatin County, Katherine Price of Ludlow, Margarite Kirk of Taylor Mill and Helen Stevens of Florence; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Margaret Jane Rippe, 81, of Latonia, died at 12:37 a.m. Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
She was disabled and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Rippe of Crestview Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Be Concerned, 714 Washington St., Covington, Ky. 41011, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Kevin Smith, 47, of Covington, died at 6:05 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a manufacturing technician with Ford Motor Co. and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Smith; a son, Kevin Smith of Wahiawa, Hawaii; a daughter, Jihan Martina Smith, at home; his mother, Betty Ellen Smith of Covington; brothers, Randell Martin Smith of Columbus, Ohio, and Gerald Eugene Hensley of Warsaw; and sisters, Mary Smith of Harrington, Vickie Jean Lynn Smith of Kentucky and Phylis Harwood of California.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Hugh Snow, 55, of Louisville, died Sunday at Norton Suburban Hospital, Louisville.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Jerri L. Deriso Thomas, 59, of Cold Spring, died at 12:05 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a cooperative education coordinator with Cincinnati State University and with Northern Kentucky University.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Thomas; a son, Todd Thomas of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Tamara Deaton of Newport; a sister, Marlene Kopich of Edgewood; a brother, Michael Deriso of Taylor Mill; and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
