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Date of these obituaries: 04-14-2003
Jarette McLemore, 81, teacher, church organist
Jarette B. Downey McLemore, 81, of Fort Mitchell, who spent more than 40 years teaching school and playing the organ at church, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She taught school 41 years, including 38 at the Opportunity School for handicapped children on the Holmes High School campus in Covington.
Mrs. McLemore also taught at John G. Carlisle School in Covington and at Cincinnati Public Schools.
She was the organist at several Northern Kentucky churches, including Trinity United Methodist Church in Latonia and Lakeside Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. McLemore was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and Latonia Homemakers. Her husband, Julius J. McLemore, died in 2002.
"She was a very dedicated teacher, " said Mrs. McLemore's son, Jeffrey L. McLemore of Florence. "I used to ask her, 'Why don't you retire?' And she said, 'Because I like it.'
"At the Opportunity School, she devoted her entire being to the children. Many of the children came back later and told her how successful she had made them."
Mrs. McLemore was such a talented organist that the Cincinnati Reds asked her to be their organist when Riverfront Stadium opened in 1970. She turned down the offer because of scheduling problems with her teaching career.
"I'm a musician, but she was a better musician than I am, " said her son.
Mrs. McLemore's hobby was cooking.
"She absolutely loved cooking, " said her son. "The best gift to give her was a cookbook. I gave her one about once a month. Nobody was happier than she was when she got a cookbook."
Services will be at 1 p.m. today (Monday) at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel in Taylor Mill.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home of Latonia is handling arrangements.
Atlee E. Anderson, 90, of Florence, died Saturday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger.
He was a farmer and a member of Visalia Baptist Church.
Daughters, Barbara Anderson and Pat Hillenbrand, and a son, William Anderson, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, David Anderson of Petersburg, Donald Anderson of Walton, Atlee Anderson Jr. of Jonesville and Gary Anderson of Burlington; daughters, Florine Bethel of Erlanger, Bonnie Centers of Burlington, Mary Louise Kahman of Petersburg, Betty Moore of Crittenden and Brenda Shears of Verona; brothers, George Anderson of Sarasota, Fla., and Willard Anderson of Oregonia, Ohio; sisters, Anna Suttles of Latonia, Ruth Angel of Lewisville, Texas, Dorothy Hughes of Ludlow and Josephine Thoerner of Morning View; 24 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Janice K. Beets-Benson, 54, of Cincinnati, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a retired claims examiner with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation and a member of American Legion Post No. 72, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Michelle Benson of Cincinnati; brothers, James C. Beets of Burlington and Gary R. Beets of Covington; and a sister, Cindy Harvey of Elsmere.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Runyan Memorial Christian Church, Latonia.
Memorials are suggested to Runyan Memorial Christian Church, 3625 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015; or ARDS, 3100 Dundee Road, Suite 502, Northbrook, Ill. 60062. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Larry Block, 57, of Walton, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired computer programmer with DSSI, New York Stock Exchange, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Corrine Block; a son, Danny Block of Florence; a sister, Connie Spencer of Florence; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at his son's home. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Cleopatra Clifford, 79, of Columbus, Ind., formerly of Burlington, died Thursday at Columbus Regional Hospital.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Wilma Faye Clifford Wilson of Columbus; sisters, Pauline Standard of Indianapolis, Louise Withers of Cynthiana, Bertha Feeback of Charlotte, N.C., and Margaret Hunt of Ocala, Fla.; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Linda Marie Gibson, 55, of Villa Hills, died Friday at her home.
She was an assembler with General Motors Delphi in Dayton, Ohio.
Survivors include a son, James K. Gibson of Cincinnati; daughters, Shelia Marie Gibson of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Kimberly Lynn Gibson of West Chester, Ohio; her father, James Joseph Mitchell of Villa Hills; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Jay Harris, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 9:55 a.m. Saturday at Hospice of Blue Ash, Cincinnati.
He was the retired owner of Jay E. Harris Inc. General Contractors, Erlanger, and a charter member of Erlanger Rotary Club.
He was the first secretary of the Erlanger Planning and Zoning Commission and a member of American Waterworks Association, Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors and the Fort Mitchell Country Club.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine Heitzman Harris; a son, Weldon Harris of Longwood, Fla.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, 112 N. 2nd St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45215; or Hospice of Blue Ash, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Eunice Minnie Hicks, 80, of Park Hills, died at 4:20 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky and the Seven Hills Rod and Gun Club in Bullock Pen.
Her husband, John Hicks, died in 1994.
A son, Jay Hicks, died in 1983.
A daughter, Mary Daniels, died in 2002.
Survivors include daughters, Vickie McAtee of Park Hills and Connie Webster of Grant County; sons, Ronnie Hicks of Verona, Tom Hicks of Fort Wright and John Hicks of Covington; sisters, Opal Caruso of Ohio, Shirley Ann Foley of Tampa, Fla., and Alma Watson of Louisville; brothers, Sonny Dixon and Bill Dixon, both of Florida, Don Dixon of Kentucky and Harry Dixon; four grandchildren and there great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; or National Osteoporosis Association, 1232 22nd St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Albert Kroger, 75, of Alexandria, died Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
He was a service manager with Newport Auto Sales, a former Campbell County deputy sheriff and a member of St. Mary Church in Alexandria and the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Kroger; daughters, Cynthia Richmond of Cincinnati, Karen Barto and Tami Rebholz, both of Alexandria, and Connie Seiter of California; sons, Randall Kroger of Melbourne, Daniel Kroger of Alexandria and Albert Kroger of Milford, Ohio; a brother, Vincent Kroger of Cold Spring; sisters, Eileen Allen and Betty Cottingham, both of Alexandria, Carolyn Crowder of Conyers, Ga., and Patricia Scheidel of Highpoint, N.C.; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Janet Pugh Milliken, 90, of Frankfort, formerly of Bellevue, died Thursday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
She was an employee of the Children's Research Association in Cincinnati and a member of the Franklin County Homemakers Association and Frankfort Garden Club.
Her husband, Justice James B. Milliken, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Sally Rogers and Cynthia Smith, both of Frankfort; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Holly Hill Children's Home, Route 1, Box 21, California, Ky. 41007.
Wallace Truman Montague, 75, of Long Ridge, died Saturday at Owenton Manor, Owenton.
He was a farmer, a member of Long Ridge Baptist Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, William Montague of Long Ridge, and daughters, Linda Montague of Owenton and Ann Montague-Perkins of Hesler.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Thelma Louise Schaefer Mumm, 83, of Lakeside Park, died at 8:14 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired bookkeeper with Schreiner-Wilbert Burial Vault Co., Ludlow, and a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ, Latonia, the church Quilters, and the Baker-Hunt Foundation.
Survivors include her husband, William H. Mumm; a son, David Mumm of Lakeside Park; and a sister, Lorraine Hinton of Crescent Springs.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mark United Church of Christ, 224 E. 38th St., Covington, Ky. 41015; or Salvation Army, 1806 Scott Blvd., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Timothy G. Pelletier, 50, of Florence, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Carl Pritchard, 85, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Harold C. Robinson, 67, of Taylor Mill, died Saturday at his home.
He was a self-employed general contractor and a retired Army veteran.
He was a member of Sherman Baptist Church, Johnson-McElroy American Legion Post No. 277 in Walton and Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Grigson Robinson; sons, Brian Robinson and Wayne Robinson, both of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Connie Shelton of Pulaski, Tenn.; a stepson, Rocky Townsend of Latonia; a brother, Ray Robinson of Walton; sisters, Geneva Speagle of Independence, Juanita Ashcraft and Leona Biddle, both of Verona, and Comellia Cook of Williamstown; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to Johnson-McElroy American Legion Post No. 277, in care of Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Alice N. Root, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Norton's Health Care Pavilion, Louisville.
She was a retired English and music teacher with Carroll County Schools and a member of Carrollton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jeffery Root; a son, Frederick W. "Fritz" Baker II of Pikeville; daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Pugh of Corbin; brothers, Jack Newsome of Gary, Ind., and Kenneth Newsome of Owensboro; a sister, Edna Taylor of Banesberry, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday 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.
Memorials are suggested to Alice Root Memorial Scholarship, in care of Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008 or U.S. Bank, 416 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Daisy Jo Acree Schmitt, 75, of Fort Mitchell, died at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell, St. Pius Church Widows and Widowers Club and Order of the Eastern Star.
Her first husband, Robert Acree, died in 1987.
Her second husband, Robert Schmitt, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Kent Acree of Cincinnati, Mark Acree of Crofton, Md., and Brian Acree of Taylor Mill; six grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Joseph H. "Buddy" Schoborg, 80, of Covington, died at 10 p.m. Thursday at his home.
He was a retired laborer with Interstate Asphalt Co.
There are no survivors.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Burial will be in St. Cecilia Church Cemetery, Independence. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Thelma Marie Thompson, 81, of Berry, died Friday at her home.
She was a retired employee of Jockey International Co., Cynthiana, and a member of Stringtown Christian Church, Grant County.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph W. Thompson; sons, Jerry Thompson of Dry Ridge, Keith Thompson of Falmouth and Dale Beagle of Berry; a daughter, Linda Thompson of Corinth; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Stringtown Christian Church, Williamstown, Ky. 41097; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Carl Anthony Vogel, 79, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired mechanic with Joe O'Brien Chevrolet in Cleveland and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, Christopher Vogel of Euclid, Ohio; brothers, Earl Vogel of Cincinnati and William Vogel of Butler, Pa.; sisters, Virginia Kirk of New Brighton, Pa., and Nancy Murray of Butler, Pa.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Lee Roy Whalen, 55, of Milford, died Sunday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
He was a former carpenter with Baker Concrete, a member of Milford Christian Church and Carpenters Union Local No. 698, and was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Rosa Smith Whalen; a son, James E. Williams Jr. of Lexington; daughters, Rhoda Crump of Berry, Sherri D. Franklin of Harrison County, Marie Winkle of Falmouth and Janie Nunnelly of Milford; his mother, Ella Lyle of Brooksville; a brother, Ricky Lyle of Cynthiana; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Albert Clayton Williams, 40, of Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of Mason County, died Thursday at his home.
He was a region supervisor with Magellan Navigation Systems and a former employee of Motorola Co.
He was a member of first Baptist Church in Boynton Beach and a former member of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Lewisburg.
Survivors include his mother, Naomi Kiles Williams of Maysville; sisters, Mary Katherine Branch and Sabre Reese Johnson, both of Indianapolis, Linda Sue Fellner of Columbus, Ohio, and Anna Louise Dixon of Royal Palm, Fla.; brothers, Kenneth Ray Williams of Maysville, Thomas Allen Williams of Cornelus, N.C., and Charles Samuel Williams of Enterprise, Ala.; and his grandmother, Sabre Kiles of Maysville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Baptist Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
