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Date of these obituaries: 12-03-2002
Melissa Ennis, enjoyed working with children
When Rob Ennis first met Melissa Ann Glover, he had a feeling he would one day marry her.
"The Lord put her in my path, " said Ennis, of Covington. "She was just a beautiful person. A very private person, but she had a very big heart."
They were married
Oct. 22, 1988, and enjoyed 14 years together until breast cancer claimed her life on Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
She was 38.
She lived her life focused on her immediate family, her nieces and nephews and the children of the Community Christian Academy, where she was a preschool teacher and day care director.
The school is part of Community Pentecostal Church in Independence, where she was baptized and attended all her life.
"She was very giving to the children. She had a heart for the children, and the children dearly loved Melissa, " said her mother, Linda Glover of Covington.
Mrs. Ennis continued to work full-time even while she was getting chemotherapy every third week.
"She would say, `I have to get better now, because the kids miss me, '" her mother said.
When her hair fell out because of the treatments, Mrs. Ennis wore caps to school because she didn't want the children to notice.
One day, at her mother's urging, she took the cap off. One little boy said, "Oh, Miss Ennis, you're bald-headed like my grandpa."
Her hair grew back, though. "You wouldn't have known she was sick if you met her on the street, " her husband said. "Her illness was a testimony to a lot of people, how she continued to have the drive and not complain, how she continued to carry on just like everything was OK."
Other survivors include a daughter, Jessica L. Ennis Warren of Covington; a son, Clay Ennis of Covington; her father, Stanley Glover of Covington; sisters, Deena Glover and Tracy Biery, both of Covington; and a brother, Lee Glover of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Community Pentecostal Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Community Christian Academy Daycare, 11875 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
John Milton Crail, 75, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired, self-employed construction contractor.
Survivors include his wife, Violet Crail; sons, Fred Crail of Independence, John Crail of Butler, Dave Crail, Ray Crail and Danny Crail, all of Newport, and Rick Crail of Latonia; daughters, Virginia Crail and Nora Sevier, both of Newport, and Linda Schwartz of Highland Heights; a brother, Charles Crail of Moorehead; sisters, Beth McClorg of Bell, Catherine Rust of Camp Springs and Dorothy Grothaus of Fort Thomas; 26 grandchildren and 11 great-grand-<243>children.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Joan C. Erck, of Branchville, N.J., died Saturday at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, N.J.
Survivors include sons, Walter W. Erck Jr. of Hampton, Va., Richard D. Erck of Sparta, N.J.., and Glen D. Erck of California; brothers, William Haas Jr., Ronald Haas and Randy Haas; sisters, Sandra Sutton and Gail McGovern; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Goble Funeral Home, Sparta, N.J. Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery.
Gloria Faye Fain, 80, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired beautician and a member of Bible Baptist Church, Mount Vernon.
Survivors include sons, Oscar Garry Fain of Mount Vernon, Conneley Joseph Fain of Berea, Jimmy Ellis Fain of Independence and Lloyd Vernon Fain of Cartersville; a daughter, Charlotte Ann Loudermilk of Erlanger; a brother, Joseph Ellis Pitt Jr. of Berea; a half-sisters, Myrna Johnson of Berea; 15 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bible Baptist Church, Mount Vernon. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon.
Cox Funeral Home, Mount Vernon, is handling arrangements.
Jeanette Pickard Feltman, 65, of Latonia, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Derrick Evans of El Paso, Texas; daughters, Leanna Lynn of El Paso and U'Geannia Evans of Harrison, Ark.; sisters, Loraine Lattimer of El Paso and Bill Jean Yates of Corbin; and seven grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Linda Lou Hancock, 62, of Independence, died Sunday at Mount Crest Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Donald Hancock, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Robert Kennedy Jr. of Lordstown, Ohio, Donald Hancock Jr. of Alexandria and Leeroy Hancock of California; daughters, Ruth Hulley of Falmouth and Mary Roland of Independence; a brother, Paul Moore of Lordstown; a sister, Mary Moore of Niles, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Gloria Harrison, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Denver Jackson Sr., 75, of Newport, died at 4:26 a.m. Monday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati.
He was a heavy equipment operator with Clark Equipment Co., London, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lola Jackson; sons, Denver Jackson of Dry Ridge and Gerald Wayne Jackson of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Brenda Lee Henderson of Jacksonville, Fla., and Linda Kay Jackson of Newport; sisters, Daisy Jackson of Georgia, Helen Mills of Barbourville, Ruby Ehren of Detroit, Mich., and Viola Neeley of Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
John Charles Jasper, 69, of Covington, died Saturday at his home.
He was a member of Hiram Consistory No. 123, Aleikum Temple No. 96 and Kenton Lodge No. 16. A son, James Robert Hall, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Ina Jean Jasper; sons, Mark Jasper of Cincinnati and Lawrence Hall of Covington; a daughter, Stella Hall of Covington; a sister, Lueaver Lewis of Dayton, Ohio; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Macedonia Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation begins there at 5 p.m. Friday, with Masonic services at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere.
Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Jennie McKinley Poor, 88, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at her residence. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, John W. Renaker II of Corinth; sisters, Isabel McKinley and Mildred McKinley, both of Cynthiana; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Donna Sue Puckett, 59, of Walton, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a lead clerk with the Internal Revenue Service and a member of Florence Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Puckett of Walton; a son, Larry Puckett Jr. of Latonia; a daughter, Lisa Willenborg of Walton; brothers, Mike Daulton of Florence and Robert Daulton of Erlanger; a sister, Patricia Kloeuthrup of Union; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Florence Helen Callahan Reekers, 93, of Southgate, died Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. She was a former employee of Wadsworth Watch Case Co. and Pogue's department stores in Cincinnati. Her husband, Arthur Reekers, died in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Lou Kruse of Southgate; sons, Arthur E. Reekers of Fort Myers, Fla., and David Reekers of Erlanger; a sister, Alice Callahan of Clearwater, Fla., and Robert Callahan of Latonia; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Nelda Rose Brown Snow, 81, of Elsmere, died at 6 a.m. Monday at Villa Spring of Erlanger.
She was a saleswoman with Dolly Madison in Elsmere and a member of Elsmere Volunteer Fire Department and Florence Baptist Temple. Her husband, Woodrow Snow, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Woodrow Snow and Rodney Snow, both of Burlington, and Chester Snow of Florence; daughters, Linda Brock of Erlanger, Nelda "Patches" DiFrank of Edgewood and Rhonda Gillum of Covington; brothers, Elbert "Chubby" Brown of Erlanger and Chester Brown of Elsmere; 17 grand-<243>children and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Florence Baptist Temple Bus Fund, 1898 Florence Pike, Burlington, Ky., 41005.
Preston L. Sorrell, 72, of Aiken, S.C., formerly of Pendleton County, died Sunday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Ramona Sorrell; sons, Paul Sorrell of Demossville, Jim Sorrell of Aiken, Mark Sorrell of Xenia, Ohio, and Preston Lloyd Jr. and Adam Sorrell, both of Weaver, Ala.; a daughter, Peggy Knochelman of Warsaw; brothers, Winston Sorrell of Falmouth; sisters, Ada Moore and Hattie Daugherty, both of Falmouth; nine grandchildren and two great-grand-<243>children.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery.
Lona Elizabeth Steele, 64, of Walton, died Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
She was a retired handpresser for Superior Cleaners and a member of Goodnews Fellowship Church, Florence.
Survivors include her sons, Thomas Stetter of Florence and Bob Stetter of Burlington; a daughter, Beth Appelman of Walton; sisters, Lois Powell of Erlanger, Ora Stetter of Florence and Brenda Flickinger and Juanita Bowers, both of Elsmere; five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Timothy Aaron Waltz, 44, of Richwood, died at 12:27 p.m. Sunday at Garrard Convalescent Home, Covington.
He was a laborer. His mother, Barbara Waltz, died Oct. 17.
Survivors include his father, Larry Waltz of Richwood; brothers, Ted Waltz of Florence and Terry Waltz of Richwood; and sisters, Diana Conn of Covington and Donna Waltz of Nevada.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Jack Weber, 74, of Scottsburg, Ind., died Nov. 24 at Scott Villa Living Center in Scottsburg.
He was a retired heavy equipment operator with the City of Newport. His wife, Bessie Weber, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, John Weber of Newport, Sam Weber of Austin, Ind., Ron Weber of Lake Elsinore, Calif., and Joe Weber of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughters, Teresa Robinson of Scottsburg, Patricia Brossart of California, Angel Stroer of Taylor Mill and Betty Royalty of Madison, Ind.; and sisters, Janet Roll of Wilder and Ina Hadden of Sunman, Ind.
Services were this morning at Spurgeon Cemetery, Austin.
Buchanan Funeral Home, Austin, handled arrangements.
Hazel Lutes Zimmerman, 78, of Covington, died at 2:15 p.m. Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
She was a retired saleswoman with the former Twin Fair in Latonia and a member of Decoursey Baptist Church. Her husband, Ralph Ernest Zimmerman, died in 1968.
Survivors include a son, Charles A. Zimmerman of Independence; a sister, Della Fugate of Louisville; brothers, Sherman Lutes, Luther Lutes, Dalton Lutes and George Lutes, all of Independence, James Lutes and Gordon Lutes, both of Covington; and Hobert Lutes of Taylor Mill; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
