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Date of these obituaries: 01-01-2003
James Eubank spent his life helping people
James R. Eubank was a man who liked to help people.
The 76-year-old Latonia resident, who died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas, was a recovering alcoholic who had not taken a drink in more than 40 years.
"I never saw him drink, and I'm 45, " said his daughter, Becky Eubank of Covington.
He worked with a group called The Overcomers, for people overcoming alcohol or drug dependency.
He was a former leader in a club for inner-city Covington boys called Christians United Reaching Everyone (CURE).
He was always interested in things audiovisual, such as reel-to-reel tapes and 16 mm movies, his daughter said. For a time, he showed films from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's World Wide Pictures at local churches.
During the late 1960s, he often delivered truckloads of food and toys to the poor in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. His daughter accompanied him on a few of those trips.
"To see how the people down there were living was incredible, " she said.
Mr. Eubank was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia, and a former member of South Side Baptist Church in Covington.
He was a printer with Great American Insurance Co. and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Near the end of his life, when he lived at a veteran's home in Newport, he took calligraphy lessons and made signs for events at the home.
Other survivors include a son, Joshua Eubank of Covington; daughters, Barbara Eubank of Covington and Jerri Abramis of Newport; a brother, Ray Eubank of Covington; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Jimmy Wade Baker, 60, of Hebron, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a training manager with DHL, Boone County, and a retired Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Erika Baker; a daughter, Kora Berthold of Hebron; sisters, Glenda Dewald and Roxetta Dewald, both of Cincinnati; brothers, Gary Baker of Cincinnati and Dennie Baker of Hamilton, Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Naomi Washum Bennett, 93, of Owenton, died Tuesday at Owenton Manor. She was a homemaker and a retired employee of the state of Kentucky. Sons Orville Morgan, Dennis Morgan, William Smith and Clayton Smith preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Wendell Morgan of Owenton; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Richland Baptist Church, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Burial will be in Richland Baptist Church Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Mount Pisgah Methodist Church or Richland Baptist Church, both in care of McDonald Funeral Home, 202 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Geraldine Golsby Chambers, 64, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a senior specialist with United Home Care.
Survivors include her husband, John Chambers; a son, Kenneth Golsby of Cincinnati; daughters, Shirley Chambers and Mary Lynn Chambers, both of Cincinnati, and Jacqueline Denise Chambers of Covington; brothers, Robert Lee Golsby and Andrew Golsby, both of Cincinnati, and Dale Bernard Golsby of Covington; sisters, Constance E. Huddleston, Ruth Elizabeth Powell and Jessie M. Golsby, all of Covington, and Edith A. Norman of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. James AME Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Carol Ann Croswait, 56, of Covington, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Yvonne Thomas of Covington; a sister, Vivian Wynn of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Emma Lee Horner, 99, of Latonia, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday at Villaspring of Erlanger. She was a retired counting machine operator with Great American Finance, Cincinnati, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church, 3711 Tibbatts St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Donald Kelleher, 70, of Erlanger, died at 9:50 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired office supply salesman with Fred Felix Supply Co., Cincinnati, a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere and Tri-City Seniors, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Flora E. King Kelleher; a daughter, Karen May of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; a son, Michael D. Kelleher of Erlanger; a sister, Eileen Kuhn of Erlanger; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Wallace Kidd, 78, of Crittenden, died Monday at his home. He was an inventory control worker with Dubois Chemicals, Cincinnati. His wife, Mary Matthews Kidd, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn White, Josephine Wilson and Irene Zagorski, all of Crittenden; sons, Wendell Kidd, Robert Kidd, Guy Kidd and Glenn Kidd, all of Crittenden; a sister, Lula Turpin of Coopersville; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Nellie B. McDarment, 83, of Louisville, died Monday at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville. She was a retired medical assistant and a member of New Liberty Christian Church. Her husband, Raymond "Jim" McDarment, died in 1983.
Survivors include a son, James B. McDarment of Louisville; a sister, Bertha Orr of Owenton; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.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, New Liberty.
Robert Murphy, 61, of Fort Wright, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Murphy; sons, Robert Murphy of Ryland Heights, Michael Murphy and Adam Murphy, both of Owenton, Pat Murphy of Frankfort and Jason Cummings of Lakeside Park; daughters, Cherie Cummings and Roberta Cummings, both of Lakeside Park, Patti McPhearson and Bobbi Hisle, both of Newport, and Nancy Murphy of Taylor Mill; brothers, Richard Murphy of Morning View and Thomas Murphy of Demossville; sisters, Mabel Johnson of Latonia, Goldie Cowan of Cincinnati, Rosalie Wright of Covington and Mary Stith of Keystone Heights, Fla.; 24 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Wyetta Sortino Peddicord, 64, of Paso Robles, Calif., formerly of Alexandria, died Monday in Paso Robles.
Arrangements are pending at Kuehl-Nicolay Funeral Home, Paso Robles.
Bertha A. Routt, 99, of Bellevue, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker, a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and a Sunday school teacher. Her husband, Russel W. Routt, died in 1970. A son, Rodney R. Routt, died in 1979.
Survivors include a daughter, Garnet Daniels of Bellevue; a son, Gene Routt of Cincinnati; a sister, Ade Helen McAtee of Fort Thomas; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Baptist Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Baptist Church, 6 Dodsworth Lane, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Develda Williams Walters, 88, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of White Dove Regular Baptist Church, Williamstown. Her husband, Millard Walters, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Scroggin of Williamstown; sons, Millard Carl Walters and Tommy R. Walters, both of Crittenden, Rev. Everett Walters of Hebron and Mearl E. Walters of Williamstown; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to White Dove Regular Baptist Church, Lawrenceville Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Frank B. Wessendorf Jr., 87, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Crestview Hills, died Nov. 25 in Port Charlotte. He was a retired meat store owner, a Mason and a member of Elks and Moose lodges in Florida. His wife, Rosemary Wessendorf, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Frank B. Wessendorf III of Fort Myers, Fla., and Ted R. Wessendorf of Florence; sisters, Delores Hartman of Florence and Norma Wessendorf of Fort Mitchell; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238. National Cremation Society, Port Charlotte, handled arrangements.
Jessie Wilson, 98, of Hebron, died Tuesday at Village Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
