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Date of these obituaries: 05-14-2003
Zona Simpson, co-founded funeral home in Covington
Zona Simpson, wife of Covington's first black city commissioner and mother of state Rep. Arnold Simpson, died Tuesday at her home in Southgate. She was 75.
Mrs. Simpson and her late husband, James Simpson, co-founded the Jones and Simpson Funeral Home in Covington. A licensed funeral director, she took on more duties in the business after she retired from a full-time job at the Covington Municipal Housing Authority in the late 1980s. She was president of the funeral home at the time of her death.
"She got involved in the funeral business through my dad, " said Arnold Simpson, a Covington Democrat. "She was always involved in the business, but after she retired she took on a more active role."
Her husband, who died in 1999, became the first black elected to the Covington City Commission in 1970. He served out an unexpired term on the commission in the early 1990s.
Though Mrs. Simpson never ran for office, her son said she instilled a sense of civic duty in him, his brothers and sister.
"My mother was the center in all of the children's upbringing. My father was always working two or three jobs trying to get the funeral home started, " Arnold Simpson said. "As a consequence, my mother was the force in raising the kids with the values we have today relating to civic responsibility."
A Somerset native, Mrs. Simpson lived in Covington for more than 50 years.
She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she served on the trustee board and was active in its missionary society.
She also was a member of the Children's Friends Club, which raised money for underprivileged children.
Survivors, in addition to her son, include two other sons, James Simpson III of Mason, Ohio, and Ronald L. Simpson of Covington; a daughter, Adrienne A. Simpson of Covington; brothers, George Pennington of Somerset and Paul Pennington of Midland, Pa.; sisters, Carolyn Arrington of Fort Washington, Md., and Sarah Coffey of Lexington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Rose Bandura, 88, of Vero Beach, Fla., died Tuesday at Tandem Health Care in Vero Beach. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Wally Bandura, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Wally Bandura of Vero Beach and James "Bo" Bandura of Fort Thomas; a sister, Mary Stoughton of Vero Beach; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at St. John of the Cross Church, Vero Beach. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, Fla. Memorials are suggested to St. John of the Cross Church Building Fund, 950 82nd Ave., Vero Beach, Fla. 32966; Alzheimer's Disease Association, 70 East Lake St., Chicago, Ill. 60601. Aycock Funeral Home, Fort Pierce, is handling arrangements.
John R. Barnhill, 83, of Sanders, died Monday at Kindred Hospital, Louisville. He was a former grocery store owner in Carroll County, a retired farmer and a former Carroll County magistrate. He was a member of Whites Run Baptist Church and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Ursula Mae Barnhill, died April 17.
Survivors include a son, Darrell H. Barnhill of Ghent; a sister, Ida Perkins of Sanders; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Paul Wayne Brewer, 62, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Dayton, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired Army master sergeant.
Survivors include a son, Paul Brewer of Hawaii; daughters, Paula Ehrenfels of Silver Grove and Candace Webber of Bellevue; sisters, Marian Hopkinson of Linden, Mich., and Linda Jo McCormick of Bellevue; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Dayton. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Michael Cemetery, Pensacola. A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Louis "Joe" Rich Elliott, 74, of Guilford, Ind., formerly of Kenton County, died Monday at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Ind. He was a retired engineer with Conrail, and a member of Morning View Methodist Church and Western Star Masonic Lodge No. 26 in Danville, Ind.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Hope Chipman Elliott; and sisters, Rose Marie Baldwin of Florence and Lou Ann Elliott of Lima, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Charles Allen "Frizz" King, 73, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Willow Baptist Church, Brooksville. His wife, Eileen Teegarden King, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Steve King of Brooksville; a daughter, JoAnn Johnson of West Chester, Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Willow Baptist Church, 2535 Powersville Willow Road, Brooksville, Ky. 41004; Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Dorothy M. Morgan, 81, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a chef retired Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills, and a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Bromley, and the Ladies Guild at the church. Her husband, Francis Morgan, died in 1983.
Survivors include her son, Frank Morgan of Elsmere; daughters, Lynn Lockhorn of Paoli, Pa., Eva Wartman of Edgewood, Yvonne Wagner of Fort Wright, Yvette Carter of Independence, Linda Hacker of Erlanger and Sandy Petty of Latonia; a sister, Carolyn Bohl of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Assn., 222 Piedmont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or Villa Madonna Academy, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Janice Rarrieck, 80, of Bethel, Ohio, formerly of Pendleton County, died Tuesday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. She was an executive with sales coordinating management with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a certified nursing assistant. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers and a member of Williamsburg United Methodist Church, Williamsburg, Ohio. A son, Richard Rarrieck, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Rarrieck; daughters, Tammy Sue Rarrieck Raye of Richmond and Donella Cline Rarrieck of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a son, John Richard Conosia of Mount Airy, N.C.; a stepsister, Geraldine Pemberton of Amelia, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Pauline Shaw, 58, of Falmouth, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Keturah Street Church of God, Newport. A daughter, Darlene Pressley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Keith Shaw of Ludlow, Bill Shawn of Cincinnati and David Shaw of Falmouth; daughters, Sue Bays of Falmouth, Jennifer Vaught and Anna Vaught, both of Cincinnati; brothers, A.D. Collins and Johnny Collins, both of Newport, Daniel Collins of Louisville and Charles Collins of Cincinnati; a sister, Eileen Keller of Bellevue; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Keturah Street Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Richard J. Steffen, 70, of Wilder, died Tuesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Ruth Sullivan, 88, of Fort Worth, Texas, formerly of Boone County, died Sunday at her home. She was a registered nurse with St. Elizabeth Medical Centers. Her husband, LaVerne Sullivan, died in 2001.
Survivors include sons, Chris Sullivan of Anchorage, Alaska, James R. Sullivan of Los Angeles, Joseph Sullivan of Kingston, Ark., and John T. Sullivan, Leslie Sullivan, Phillip Sullivan and Thomas M. Sullivan, all of Fort Worth; sisters, Edith Caudell of Dry Ridge and Louise Cavanaugh of Chicago; and eight grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. Friday at Belleview Cemetery. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Jean Thompson, 70, of Carrollton, died Monday at her home. She was a retired packer with Allied Moving & Storage Co., Louisville.
Survivors include her husband, Bobby L. Thompson, and a son, Tommy Rush of Breckenridge County.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday 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.
