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Date of these obituaries: 09-10-2002
Lillian Hughes, 73, ran popular ice cream stand
For nearly a quarter of a century, Lillian C. Hughes and her husband, Ben, operated an ice cream stand/restaurant that was Independence's de facto community center.
In the days before shopping centers and restaurants sprouted to serve burgeoning subdivisions, their Dari Cr�me restaurant dished out soft-serve ice cream, homemade chili and barbecue, and was a favorite after-school hangout for students from nearby Simon Kenton High School and Kenton Elementary School.
"It was a pretty popular place, " said Mrs. Hughes' daughter, Joyce Rogers of Independence. "There wasn't anything else out here at the time."
Mrs. Hughes, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth South in Edgewood. She was 73.
The Dari Cr�me was more than a gathering place for young people. The sympathetic ear the Hugheses provided and their good home cooking attracted adults and families.
"It was a socializing place, a place where people went to talk about their problems, " Rogers said. "I think that was one of the things that kept Mom and Dad at it - they enjoyed talking to people, they cared about their customers. And they liked working with each other."
Ben Hughes died in 1983 and his widow operated the restaurant with the help of her children and grandchildren before finally selling it in 1989.
In retirement, she lavished attention on her grandchildren.
"She was a good, Christian woman who cared a lot about other people, " Rogers said. "A lot of people thought the world of her."
Mrs. Hughes was a member of Nicholson Christian Church.
Other survivors include another daughter, Diane Keys of Cosby, Tenn.; sons, Michael Hughes of Independence and Jeffrey Hughes of West Chester, Ohio; eight grandchildren, two step grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nicholson Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin. Memorials are suggested to Nicholson Christian Church, 1970 Walton-Nicholson Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Brenda J. Adkins, 50, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include three brothers and eight sisters.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Timothy Albert Butts, 39, of Falmouth, died Friday at his home. He was a self-employed construction worker and carpenter.
Survivors include a daughter, Kaylee Rae Collins of Falmouth; his mother, Lula Butts of Falmouth; and sisters, Becky Butts and Susan Butts, both of Falmouth.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Falmouth.
Guy Calvert, 80, of Demossville, died Monday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was an industrial engineer and president of Stampings Inc., a subsidiary of Fusite Corp., Cincinnati, and a former production engineer with the Cincinnati Time Recorder. He was a member of Good Faith Lodge No. 95 F&AM, Scottish Rite of Covington, Syrian Shrine, Active 8-ers Square Dance Club in Riverview, Fla., and the National Paso Fino Horse Association. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include daughters, Marcia Lee Gardner of Crescent Springs and Diana Sue Hutton of Villa Hills; a stepson, Howard James McGurty of West Chester, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Susan Mary McGurty of Mason, Ohio; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Lorraine Combs, 64, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retail manager of the General Nutrition Center in the Florence and Crestview Hills malls.
Survivors include her husband, Truman Combs; sons, Jerry Combs and Ron Combs, both of Dry Ridge, Richard Combs of Independence, Steven Combs of Burlington and Paul Combs of Lexington; a daughter, Cheryl Thomas of Walton; a brother, Richard Stravach of Westfield, N.Y.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Rick L. DeHof Jr., 43, of Bellevue, died Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a payroll consultant with Chiquita Brands International and a member of Bellevue Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Ben DeHof of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Mandy DeHof of Fort Thomas; his parents, Richard and Retha DeHof of Bellevue; and sisters, Barbara Hardin of Fort Thomas and Beverly Sprague of Bellevue.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Hwy., Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or Bellevue Baptist Church, 254 Washington Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Hazel Clayton Kyle, 89, of Florence, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph B. Kyle, died in 1992. A son, Patrick V. Kyle, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Joseph C. Kyle of Erlanger; a brother, Elmer Clayton of Mobile, Ala.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Mary Lou Lightfoot, 73, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include her husband, Harry Lightfoot; daughters, Linda Leek of Walton, Debra Lightfoot of Alexandria, Diana Parker of Dayton and Yvonne Morgan of Newport; sons, Donald Lightfoot of Daytona Beach, Fla., Kirby Lightfoot of Newport and Ronald Lightfoot of Williamsburg; a brother, Bill Hunninghake of Bellevue; a sister, Katherine Ryan of Florence; 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Dobbling. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
James Thomas "Jim Tom" Rawlings, 71, of Connersville, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired employee of Rockwell International and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Moore Rawlings; a daughter, Denise Marshall of Harrison County; a brother, Bill Rawlings of Leeslick; sisters, Bea Morris of Cynthiana and Wanda Marie Curtis of Ruddles Mills; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Republican Christian Church, 7888 Ky Hwy. 392, Frankfort, Ky. 40370.
Louis A. Roth, 95, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Covington, died Aug. 20 at Virginia Beach Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.
He was a retired physical education teacher with Cincinnati Public Schools. He and his wife also taught at Covington Turners and worked with children at the Covington Orphanage.
He was the director of Camp Fairwood in Torch Lake, Mich., and a member of St. Paul Church of Christ, Covington.
Survivors include daughter, Betty Lou Roth Olliges of Virginia Beach; a son, Lou Roth of Pinehurst, N.C.; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Covington Turners Club.
Mr. Roth bequeathed his body to Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling local arrangements.
Raymond E. Smith, 80, of Villa Hills, died at 11 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a jeweler with Kopp Diamond Cutters, a member of Ludlow Masonic Lodge and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Lee Smith; a brother, Bud Smith of Constance; and a sister, Betty Jackson of Villa Hills.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or Salvation Army, 114 E. Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45210.
Gregory T. Thompson, 23, of Covington, died Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
He was a carpenter with Kitchens by Rutenschroer.
Survivors include his parents, Ricky L. and Thelma M. Lawless Thompson of Covington; sisters, Tina Marie Thompson of Park Hills and Jennifer M. Thompson of Covington; grandmother, Elizabeth A. Lawless of Adams County, Ohio; and fianc�e, Tiffany Freeman of Covington.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
