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Date of these obituaries: 08-06-02
Edwin Yelton, store owner in Fairlane
Is it only coincidence that a tiny town along U.S. 27 a bit south of Grants Lick is known a s Fairlane and Edwin Ellis Yelton, the owner of Yelton's Friendly Service, drove a light blue 1961 Ford Fairlane?
It was no coincidence, said Mr. Yelton's son, Mark Yelton of Newport. After all, Edwin Yelt on was known for his sense of humor.
Mr. Yelton, of Grants Lick, died Monday at River Valley Nursing Home in Butler. He was 83.
Edwin Yelton, who operated the grocery store and gas station from the late 1940s until 1980 in the unincorporated place now known as Fairlane, will be remembered by many, friends and family say.
"Dad was outgoing. Very personable. Great sense of humor. Witty, " said Mark Yelton.
The name of his store reflected the pride his father placed in service back when U.S. 27 was the equivalent of I-71/I-75 today, Mark Yelton said.
"Customer service was ground into my sister and me, " he said. "It was - trust me - not jus t a capitalistic enterprise. That store was kind of a community hub, so to speak."
Although the store was open 13 hours a day every day of the year except Christmas and half a day Thanksgiving, Mr. Yelton always found time to attend Mt. Moriah Christian Church with his family, and served as an elder there.
"We had 22 years of retirement, which is quite a bit, " said his wife, Willavene Yelton.
Mr. Yelton used that time to help other retirees, starting the Happy 100 senior citizens travel group and serving as its first president. He was also a member of Pendleton County Senior Citizens.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was also a member of Masonic Aspen Grove Lodge 397.
Also surviving is a daughter, Cheryl Sue Biddle of Alexandria; a sister, Nancy Fardo of California; five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, with burial in Butler Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Mt. Moriah Christian Church, 314 Ky Highway 17 North, Butler, Ky. 41006.
Maxine Wilson Berry, 84, of Erlanger, formerly of Fort Thomas, died at 5:15 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired medical record librarian at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. Her husband, Raymond J. Berry, died May 25.
Survivors include sons, Alan Berry of Springfield, Va., Dr. David Berry of Edgewood and Steve Berry of Florence; a brother, George Wilson of Johnson City, Tenn.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Edward C. Collins, 70, of Homosassa, Fla., died Friday at Tampa, Fla., General Hospital. He was a retired truck driver with OK Trucking Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include sons, Michael S. Collins of Florida and Edward D. Collins of Alexandria; brothers, Louie Collins and James Collins, both of Alexandria, and Bill Collins of Butler; sisters, Ruby Heringer of Lebanon, Ohio, Ruth Curdell of Norwood, Ohio, Marjorie Hendricks of Butler and Bonnie Ashcraft of Alexandria; two grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Wilder Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs, Fla., is handling arrangements.
Arlene Grace Gonter, 73, of Berry, died at 7:42 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a former telephone operator with Ohio Bell Telephone Co. and AT&T;, and a member of Ellsworth, Ohio, Presbyterian Church and Ellsworth VFW Post.
Survivors include a daughter, Janet DeZee of Berry; a sister, Barbara Richards of Canfield, O hio; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ellsworth Presbyterian Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Canfield, Ohio, Village Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Neva Giles Gottlieb, 91, of Carlisle, Pa., died Sunday in Carlisle. She was a retired librarian with Kenton County Schools and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church in Lexington. She was a member of the Kentucky Teachers Retirement Association and the University of Kentucky Alumni Association.
Survivors include a son, John Giles Gottlieb of Harrisburg, Pa.; a daughter, Mary Ann Brauer of Houston; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lexington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or University of Kentucky Library, Hilltop Ave., Lexington, Ky. 40 506.
Arlene Iseral, 73, of Covington, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Ella Mae Davis Johnson, 91, of Erlanger, died Monday at Villa Springs Nursing Home in Erlanger.
She was a former owner of Johnson's Grocery Store in Sanfordtown (now Fort Wright), and a member of Eggleston Methodist Church. Her husband, Callie Earl Johnson, died in 1963. A son, Wayne Johnson, died in 1995.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Wever of Florence and Glenna Goode, both of Florence; a son, Charles Johnson of Fort Mitchell; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Kay Lane Katz, 84, of Augusta, died Sunday at her home. She was a former telephone operator for United Telephone Co., and a member of Church of the Nativity in Maysville and the Bracken County Garden Club. Her husbands, Robert F. Miller, C. E. Stephenson and Howard M. Katz Jr., all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Lane Ste phenson of Augusta, and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nativity, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial will be in Rolla, Mo., Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Church of the Nativity, 31 E. Third St., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Edith M. Kinsella, 101, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church, Covington. Her husband, John W. Kinsella, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sisters, Ruth Atkins of Williamston, N.C., and Virginia Caldwell of Warsaw.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Southside Baptist Church, 1501 Holman St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Mary M. Kohnen, 80, of Covington, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Jeffrey E. Moore, 47, of West Chester, Ohio, died Monday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
James Bradford Osborne, 81, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at Veterans Administration Hos pital, Lexington. He was a survivor of the Pearl Harbor bombing and a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Club. A daughter, Bettina Holder, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Omega Osborne; sons, James Lee Osborne, Joe Bradford Osborne and John Wayne Osborne, all of Nicholasville; sisters, Mary Webster of Elliston and Anna Wollen of Fort Meyers, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. today at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington. Burial will be in Camp Nelson Cemetery, Lexington.
Kathleen Dawn Reynolds, 55, of Christainsted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, formerly of Villa Hills, died Thursday at Governor Juan Luis Hospital in St. Croix. She was a former dental hygienist for several dentists in Northern Kentucky, including Dr. James Clyde of Cynthiana, and formerly worked in interior design at Gayle's Gallery in Cynthiana. She was a member of Holy Cross Church, St. Croix.
Survivors include her husband, William V. Reynolds; daughters, Kristin Kathleen Reynolds and Courtney Elizabeth Reynolds, both of Villa Hills; a son, Richard Todd Reynolds of Hebron; her father, Dr. John Naber of Fort Thomas; a sister, Laura Buchanan of Park Hills; brothers, Francis Neville Merritt III of Dry Ridge and Anthony John Naber of Alexandria; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church, St. Croix. Entomb ment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Lupus Foundation, 6161 Busch Blvd., Suite 76, Columbus, Ohio 43229. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Al Wayne Scroggins, 55, of Dry Ridge, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a self-employed junk trader and a member of God's Community Church, Williamstown.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Willoughby Scroggins; a son, Tim Cramer of Corinth; daugh ters, Karla Marsh of Owenton and Lynda Thomas of Dry Ridge; a brother, Douglas Scroggins; sisters, Wanda Price of Florence and Irene Berkemeier of Dry Ridge; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitati on will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Al Wayne Scroggins Funeral Trust Fund, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Harold Griffith Vest, 80, of Louisville, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died July 28 in Rome, Ga. He was a deacon at Parkwood Baptist Church in Louisville, a retired Army Corps of Engineers worker and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was active with Gideons International and helped start Kentucky Monthly Magazine.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Doris McBee Vest; sons, Michael D. Vest of Louisville, Timothy P. Vest of Dayton, Ohio, and Stephen M. Vest of Frankfort; a brother, Charles L. Vest of Verona; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Parkwood Baptist Church, Louisville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight and from 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Nunnelly Funeral Home, Louisville. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Herbert H. Walthers, 72, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a machinist at American Laundry Co. and a former employee of French Bauer Dairy. He was a member of First Churc h of God, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Walthers; daughters, Leslie Burris of Florence, Sandi Quigley of Burlington and Angela Walthers of Erlanger; a sister, Jewel Simmons of Covington; a brother, Ercil Walthers of St. Petersburg, Fla.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Church of God, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Dorothy Walthers, 8 New Uri Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
