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Date of these obituaries: 01-27-2003
'Earline' Hughes, 80, owned taxi companies
Velma "Earline" Hughes Ward, 80, of Fort Thomas, a retired owner and operator of taxi cab companies in Northern Kentucky, died Saturday at Hospice of Blue Ash.
She and her late husband, James R. Ward, who died in 1986, bought Bellevue Cab Co. in 1961 and then bought Westside Baber Cab Co. of Newport in 1965.
Mrs. Ward left the cab business in the late 1970s and her two sons continued it until the end of 2001.
"It was a tough business for a lady to be in, but she enjoyed it, especially the customers that we served, " said Mrs. Ward's son, Carl Ward of Southgate.
"She was a hard worker and you had to be in the cab business because it was 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
Mrs. Ward did everything but drive the cabs.
"She took care of the business side of it, " said Carl Ward. "She not only would handle the finances, but also do some dispatching when it needed to be done. She was devoted to the family business."
Originally from eastern Kentucky, Mrs. Ward came to Northern Kentucky after she was graduated from high school in 1940 at the invitation of friends living in the area.
She was employed as a waitress at the Omni Netherland hotel in Cincinnati and worked on the family farm before the cab business abruptly came her way in 1961.
"One day dad came home and said, 'We bought a cab company, "' said Carl Ward. "He didn't say he was thinking about buying one. He said that we had bought one.
"Dad worked in a factory and when he would be laid off he would drive a cab until he got called back to the factory. One day when a cab company was up for sale, he decided to buy it.
"It started a whole new way of life for the family."
Other survivors include a son, Gary Ward of Wilder; sisters, Dinamae Bailey of Lee County, and Jean Kloenturp of Fort Wright; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery in Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242.
Ronald E. Bonar, 74, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of New Maid Margarine Co., a member of Plum Creek Christian Church and a retired Army veteran. His wife, Madline Bonar, died in 2002.
Survivors include a son, Jim Bonar of Independence; a daughter, Lilly Warman of Grassy Creek; a brother, Alvin Bonar of Butler; sisters, Pat LaFollette of Butler, Alta Marksberry of Pendleton County and Ruth Ray of Newtonsville; and four grandchildren.
Services were at 12:30 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Florence Elizabeth Burns, 92, of Tipton, Ind., formerly of Covington, died at 7:57 p.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Jewell D. "J.D." Chesney, 77, of Owenton, died Friday at his home. He was a farmer and owner of a towing service in Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Delia Johnson Chesney; a son, Dennis Deal of Bellevue; daughters, Opal Fuson of Owenton, Tina Mason of Goshen, Ohio, and Velta Janson of Bellevue; sisters, Sylvia Johnson, Margaret Scott and Sue Ellison, all of Arkansas, and Lucille Lafollette of Michigan; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation began there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
Hallie Coleman, 78, of Falmouth, died Saturday at Edgemont Manor, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and an employee of SuperValu in Falmouth and was a member of Oakland Christian Church. She attended Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Falmouth. Her husband, Clinton B. Coleman, died in 1972.
Survivors include a daughter, Rita Hargett of Falmouth; a son, Ron Coleman of Williamstown; a sister, Hazel Fields of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Turner Ridge Baptist Church Building Fund, 60 McGraw Road, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Edgemont Manor Nursing Home, 323 Webster Ave., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Florence Kathryn Coombs, 83, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Carrollton First Baptist Church. Her husband, Bill Coombs, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a nephew, Ralph Jacoby of Carrollton, and a niece, Ruth Ann Roberts of Columbus, Ind.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Nora E. Ducker, 83, of Covington, died Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Carolyn Ernst, 87, of Florence, died Saturday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Julie Coffey Green, 41, of Lexington, died at 6:54 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Katy Rudd of Aberdeen, Ohio; sons, Matthew Green of Lexington and Cameron Oliver of Maysville; her mother, Shirley Ann Meyer of Maysville; brothers, Dwane Coffey of California, Kenneth Coffey of Maysville and Chris Owens of Australia; and a sister, Jeannetta Owens of Lexington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Stonelick Baptist Church, Maysville. Visitation began there at 11 a.m. Brell Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
James Thomas Hammons, 82, of Albany, Ga., formerly of Ryland, died Thursday at Palmyra Medical Center in Albany. He was a member of the band, Sleepy Jim and the Barn Owls, with his brothers on their own radio program on WCKY in Cincinnati, a retired civil service employee and a 30-year veteran of the Marine Corps. He served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a member of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla No. 13, Shellpoint, Fla. Sons, Gary W. Hammons and Jimmy Hammons, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Aaron Hammons; a daughter, Lisa Gay McClure of Leesburg, Ga.; sons, Troy D. Hammons of Laurel, Md., and Charles T. Hammons of Marietta, Ga.; a sister Juanita Drake of Clearwater, Fla.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Andersonville, Ga., National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, Ga. 31703; or U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla No. 13, in care of Sherry Alverson, 19 Alversonway, Crawfordville, Fla. 32327. Hall & Hall Funeral Home, Albany, is handling arrangements.
Daniel Earl Houp, 38, of Erlanger, died Thursday at his home. He was disabled, and was a former employee of Systems Parking at the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Survivors include his father, Earl Houp of Erlanger.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
John Vernon Howard, 56, of Worthville, died Friday at Caritas Medical Center, Louisville. He was a garage supervisor with the Kentucky Department of Highways in Carrollton and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Sue Wright Howard; a daughter, Donna Williams of Carrollton; a son, John Michael Howard of Worthville; his mother, Frances Becraft Howard of Warsaw; a brother, Everette Webster of Burlington; sisters, Norma Jean Grisham of New Liberty, Charlotte Adams of Glencoe, Bernadette Crawford of Covington and Rita Sebree of Vevay, Ind.; and grandmother, Mary Osborn of Warsaw.
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, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, in care of Tamdy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
George Kramer, 86, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Howard E. "Howdy" Law, 70, of Alexandria, died at 8:20 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a pipe fitter with Plumbers & Pipe Fitters MES, Cincinnati, and a member of Flying Knights in Cincinnati and Fort Thomas Lodge No. 808.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Law; sons, Tim Hegge of Bellevue and Howard Law of Wilder; a daughter, Barbara Rauch of Oregonia, Ohio; brothers, Allen Lawn of Fort Thomas and Bill Law of Cincinnati; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospital for Children, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Gertrude Noble, 89, of Sanders, died Sunday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. She was a retired factory worker with Frank-Tea & Spice Co., Cincinnati, and a homemaker, and attended White's Run Baptist Church, Easterday. Sons, Courtney Noble, Buddy Noble and Stephen Noble, and a daughter, Irene Snow, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Junior Neace of Oneida, Wilbert Dean Noble of New Carlisle, Ohio, George Noble, Bobby Noble and Warren Noble, all of Carrollton, and Willie Noble of Cincinnati; daughters, Judy Beach of Bethel, Ohio, Mary Napier of Amelia, Ohio, Billie Gean Scarlet of Carrollton and Glenda Mae Adkins of Sanders; brothers, J.D. Fugate of Independence and Billy Fugate of Campton; sisters, Virgie Reed of Cincinnati, Opal Lee Lawson of Verona, Hazel Chamberland and Anna Mae Brewer, both of Campton; 57 grandchildren, 111 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Watts Funeral Home, Jackson. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 5 p.m. Wednesday until the time of services Thursday at Watts Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fugate Family Cemetery, Campton. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Anna R. Ostermeyer, 83, of Bellevue, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. Her husband, Raymond Ostermeyer, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, William Ostermeyer of Cincinnati; a sister, Clara Schnabel of Cincinnati; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Alma Mae Spangler Pombles, 89, of Melbourne, died at 4:55 a.m. Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Melbourne United Methodist Church. Her husband, Howard Pombles, died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Dolores Insko of Butler; a son, Howard Pombles of Silver Grove; a sister, Mabel Strubbe of Highland Heights; nine grandchildren and four great-gandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Melbourne United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or Melbourne United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 71, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Judith Ann Hawkins Robinson, 52, of Walton, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was an administrative assistant with R.A. Jones in Crescent Springs and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Brad Robinson of Walton; a daughter, Kary Robinson Johnson of Sanders; her mother, Shirley Hawkins of Florence; a brother, Denny Hawkins of Union; her fianc�e, Dwayne Sullivan of Warsaw; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Frances Stobie Turner, 84, of Gull Lake, Mich., died Saturday at her home. She was a secretary with the Department of Navy during World War II, and was a member of First Congregational Church in Gull Lake, Mary Daniels Circle, Battle Creek Junior League, Ladies of the Lake, Battle Creek Country Club, Gull Lake Country Club and PEO Chapter AB. For many years, she served as treasurer of the Gull Lake Association and was a member of Binder Park Zoo board of directors. She also tutored at Ann J. Kellogg School in Battle Creek, Mich. Her husband, Roger N. Turner, died in 1974.
Survivors include a daughter, Rachel Votruba of Lakeside Park; a son, Roger N. Turner Jr. of Hickory Corners; a brother, George Stobie of Kiawah, S.C.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Congregational Church, Battle Creek. Memorials are suggested to Brighton Center, E. Seventh and Park, Newport, Ky. 41071; Children's Law Center, 104 E. 7th St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Women's Crisis Center, 835 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
