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Date of these obituaries: 12-04-2002
Betty Race, was airport housekeeping supervisor
Betty Ann Race, 69, of Florence, retired supervisor of housekeeping at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, died Monday of cancer at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
Mrs. Race was active in the Fraternal Order of Police and the Kentucky Peace Officers Association because her late husband, William Carl Race, was a Fort Mitchell police officer and an airport security guard.
She also was a Kentucky Colonel.
Mrs. Race retired from the airport two years ago after working there more than 30 years.
"The airport officials didn't want her to leave because she had done such a good job there, " said Mrs. Race's son, John Mitts of Crittenden. "She agreed to stay on another year after she first retired.
"As the airport grew larger over the years, her responsibility got a lot bigger. She was really respected for what she did and they had a difficult time replacing her."
Mrs. Race liked to spend her free time making quilts and painting ceramics. She also loved country music and was a fan of George Jones. She and her husband enjoyed camping.
"I think she enjoyed her work at the airport so much because she had so many friends there, " said Mitts. "If you met her, you loved her."
Other survivors include a son, Robert Mitts of Elsmere; daughters, Debbie Cain of Taylor Mill and Lisa Bay of Covington; sisters, Imogene Fisk of Crittenden, Jerry Turner of Erlanger and Pat Dark of San Antonio; brothers, Jack Ross of Latonia and Ken Ross of Marietta, Ga.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Piner Baptist Church, 15044 Madison Pike, Morning View, Ky. 41063.
Ethel M. Beck, 93, of Covington, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired dietician with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, and a member of Frisky Folks Seniors, Louisville.
Survivors include a son, Edwin Beck of Utopia, Ga.; daughters, Dorothy Fryman of Alexandria and Verna Spangler of Cold Spring; sisters, Ruby Vogt of Anchorage and Nellie Totten of Louisville; brothers, Robert Beck, Roy Beck and Kenneth Beck, all of Louisville; 22 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Nina L. Cain, 55, of Latonia, died at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a grocery bagger at the Kroger store in Latonia and a school cafeteria worker.
Survivors include a daughter, Brooke Orsburn of Latonia; a brother, John Sam Cain of Cincinnati; sisters, Roberta Mills and Mary Stanton, both of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mendola Hensley Campbell, 83, of Covington, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Olivet Church of Christ, Williamstown. Her first husband, Clarence Lee Hensley, died in 1951. Her second husband, Alvin Mason Campbell, died in 1999. A son, Lewis Printer Hensley, died earlier this year.
Survivors include a son, Steve Campbell of Covington; stepsons, Herman Campbell of Dry Ridge, William Campbell of Ohio, and Kenneth Campbell of Amelia, Ohio; daughters, Vera Edmondson of Williamstown, Wanda Kelley of Burlington and Alvina Conley of Dry Ridge; a stepdaughter, Brenda Cummins of Dry Ridge; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mount Olivet Church of Christ Building Fund, 2065 Heekin Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Sophronia Bryant Cracraft, 90, of Mays Lick, died at 12:15 p.m. Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Her husband, George M. Cracraft, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Mark W. Cracraft of Mays Lick; daughters, Ramona Tierney of Winchester and Mary Ann Newell of Mays Lick; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Fleming County. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick.
James A. Ernst, 80, of Alexandria, died Monday at his home. He was a retired auto worker with General Motors in Flint, Mich., and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Dora Ernst, died in 2000. Daughters, Tina Lee (1983) and Rita Spurlock (1994) also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, James "Max" Ernst of Alexandria; sisters, Virginia Boehmer and Ruth Weber, both of Dayton, Ohio; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the Immune Deficiency Foundation, 40 W. Chesapeake Ave., Suite 308, Towson, Md. 21204.
Sandra Lee Rose Ferguson, 43, of Latonia, died at 6 p.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Arron Ferguson of Norwood, Ohio; and sisters, Cindy Fuest of Crescent Springs and Sharon Rose of Panama City, Fla.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Evelyn G. Frakes, 84, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Gloria J. Harrison, 70, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at her home. She was a member of Plum Creek Christian Church.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Nettie Ann Hutton, 95, of Phoenix, formerly of Covington, died Monday at Phoenix Mountain Nursing Home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
John Orme, 51, of Covington, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a truck driver with Firestone Building Supply Co. and a member of Covington Baptist Temple.
Survivors include his wife, Felecia Orme; daughters, Holly Orme and Kayla Orme, both of Covington; sons, Matthew Orme and Ricky Hutton, both of Covington, and Chuck Hutton of Ludlow; his mother, Eunice Orme of Butler; a sister, Faye Hopper of Grant County; a brother, Mark Orme of Southgate; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Kimberly Fern Smith, 41, of Worthville, died Monday at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Carolyn I. Deaton Holliday and Henry Holliday of Worthville; her father and stepmother, James D. and Phyllis Smith of Dayton; sons, Gregory Wayne Hale of Worthville and Dennis James Hale of Independence; sisters, Christina Smith of Dayton and Tina Meece of Worthville; brothers, Chuck Smith of Dayton, Jim Smith and Tim Smith, both of Worthville, and Keith Knox of Houston.
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 Worthville Cemetery.
Vera F. Underhill, 90, of Elsmere, died Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Underhill; a daughter, Frances Rohs of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
