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Date of these obituaries: 08-27-2002
Elana Renee Brophy, 9, fiercely fought cancer
Elana Renee Brophy loved sports, animals and most of all, life.
She clung tenaciously to it through a two-year battle with cancer, always insisting that she would beat the rhabdomyosarcoma that riddled her body with tumors.
As recently as two weeks ago, the 9-year-old was playing volleyball with her St. Pius teammates. And Sunday night she was up walking around midnight, about eight hours before she succumbed to the disease at her Edgewood home.
"She had the attitude she was going to beat it all the way up to last night, " her father, Paul Brophy, said Monday. "She didn't want to accept that she couldn't be cured."
The cancer was first diagnosed when Elana began having stomach aches. Doctors found a tumor on the interior of her chest wall and a collapsed lung.
She underwent two major surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and alternative drug treatment in Mexico in attempts to battle the disease into submission.
Through it all, she continued to attend school, completing second and third grade - she would have begun fourth grade Thursday at St. Pius - and to play sports.
She excelled in soccer, basketball, softball and volleyball. At one point she played basketball with a 4�-inch incision in her back.
"She was pretty into it. She was very determined, " her father said.
Elana also loved to watch sports. She was a Bengals fan, and last year, with the help of former Bengals' quarterback Ken Anderson and his wife, Cristi, received the orange beanie that running back Corey Dillon wore after his NFL-record, 278-yard performance against the Denver Broncos in October 2000.
Last week, Elana met Dillon at the Bengals training camp in Georgetown and he autographed the beanie and a replica jersey for her.
Elena had a chocolate lab retriever, Kodiak, and was trying to talk her parents into buying another dog. "She was very much an animal lover, " her father said.
She also enjoyed cheerleading and jazz dancing.
Survivors in addition to her father include her mother, Amy Brophy; a brother, Trey Brophy, at home; grandparents, Jerry and Del Brophy of Edgewood, Rita Whittle of Wilder and Don and Joyce Whittle of Crestview Hills; and great-grandparents, Leo J. Brophy Jr. of Fort Wright and Marion Whittle of Fort Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood, with a reception following in the church's Milligan Hall. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Childlife Department, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or Sunflower Haven Inc., 5628 Yeatman Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dolly B. Bradford, 84, of Bellevue, died at 7:08 p.m. Sunday at Salem Woods Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a retired proofreader with Williams Directory Co. Her husband, Walter Bradford, died in 1966.
Survivors include sons, Robert Bradford of Cincinnati, Jack Bradford of Davie, Fla., and Dennis Bradford of Highland Heights; daughters, Sharon Parker of Union Township, Ohio, and Linda Vickers of Bellevue; a sister, Adeline Schmidt of Forestville, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Harlan Strong Memorial Golf Outing, in care of Heritage Bank, 456 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Betty J. Abdon Brown, 65, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a certified nursing assistant with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Randy Slayback of Williamstown and Terry Brown of Silver Grove; daughters, Lisa Brown of Park Hills and Susan Watters of Highland Heights; a brother, Richard Abdon of Burlington; a sister, Judy Abdon of Park Hills; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Mabel Barger Burton, 70, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Adam Burton, died in 2000. A daughter, Fredda Frost, and a son, James Burton, both died earlier this year.
Survivors include daughters, Nada Burton and Francis Anaruma, both of Newport; sons, Ronnie Burton and Ricky Burton, both of Newport, Adam Burton of Elmwood, Ohio, Timothy Burton of Georgetown, Ohio, Donald Burton of Fort Thomas, and Monna Brewer, Paul Barger Burl Barger and Lawrence Barger, all of Hazard; 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mabel Burton Burial Fund, in care of Peoples Funeral Home, 407 Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Margaret "Muggsy" Snead Kaiser, 92, of College Corner, Ohio, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday at Oxford View Nursing Home, Oxford, Ohio. She was a bookkeeper with Sunshine Ladies in Largo, Fla., and a member of Victory Christian Church, Oxford. Her husband, Clarence Kaiser, died in 1986.
Survivors include sons, David Kaiser of Florence and Neil Kaiser of College Corner; and a sister, Helen Buken of Deer Park, Ohio.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sylvan Abbey Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla. Memorials are suggested to Victory Christian Church Building Fund, 201 S. Beech St., Oxford, Ohio 45056.
Peggy King, 59, of Falmouth, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Morgan Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Joe King; sons, Danny King of Hamilton, Greg King and David King, both of Falmouth; daughters, Helen Greenwell and Pam Yelton, both of Falmouth; her stepmother, Jane Wolfe of Falmouth; brothers, Terry Wolfe of Burlington and Roger Wolfe of Latonia; a stepbrother, Lesley Wayne Cornelius of Falmouth; sisters, Geraldine Wagner of Brooksville and Judy Devers of Cynthiana; a stepsister, Carol Ann Roberts of Falmouth; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Grant County. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Augusta "Gus" Perkins, 76, of Carrollton, died Monday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was a retired security guard with Kentucky Utilities, a member of Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134 and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Perkins; a son, Todd Perkins of Carrollton; daughters, Vicki Marsh of Crestwood and Karen Brooks of Carrollton; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Louise Richmond Mann, 93, of Owenton, formerly of Florence, died Monday at Owenton Manor Health Care Center following a long illness.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Howard Rose Jr., 78, of Owenton, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was an owner of Owenton Chrysler Auto Sales, a former owner of Sparta Stock Yards and an owner of the Owen County Stock Yards. He attended Crossroads Lighthouse Church, Eminence. His wife, Viola Potts Rose, died in 1988. A stepson, Gary Lee Tackett, died in 1971.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley K. Perkins, Vermelle K. West and Connie Bickers, all of Owenton, and Wilma Vannarsdall of Frankfort; sons, Bobby G. Rose and Larry Rose, both of Owenton; a brother, Ralph Rose of Lexington; sisters, Bonnie Vest of Lexington, Sue Goodrich of Gratz and Phyllis Rainey of Owenton; 17 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Long Ridge Baptist Church, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Cody Wade Sharon, 6, of Warsaw, was killed Aug. 23 at his home. He was a student at Gallatin County Elementary School and attended Warsaw Baptist Church. A sister, Chelbi Ann Sharon, also was killed.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Carolyn Hedges Marksberry and Charles "Chuck" Marksberry of Warsaw; father and stepmother, Curt and Rhonda Sharon of Sparta; a sister, Courtney Sharon of Warsaw; grandparents, Marvin Hedges of Warsaw, Garry and Linda Sharon of Sparta, and Beverly Lillard of Warsaw; and great-grandparents, Virgil and Mayme Walters of Warsaw.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gallatin County Lower Elementary School Auditorium, Warsaw. Memorials are suggested to Marksberry Fund, in care of Integra Bank, P.O. Box 467, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Chelbi Ann Sharon, 7, of Warsaw, was killed Aug. 23 at her home.
She was a student at Gallatin County Elementary School and attended Warsaw Baptist Church. A brother, Cody Wade Sharon, also was killed.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Carolyn Hedges Marksberry and Charles "Chuck" Marksberry of Warsaw; father and stepmother, Curt and Rhonda Sharon of Sparta; a sister, Courtney Sharon of Warsaw; grandparents, Marvin Hedges of Warsaw, Garry and Linda Sharon of Sparta, and Beverly Lillard of Warsaw; and great-grandparents, Virgil and Mayme Walters of Warsaw.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gallatin County Lower Elementary School Auditorium, Warsaw. Memorials are suggested to Marksberry Fund, in care of Integra Bank, P.O. Box 467, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
John T. "Jack" Simonton, 69, of Sanders, died Monday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co., Louisville, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Keeton Crawford Simonton; a daughter, Teresa L. Simonton Miles of Carrollton; stepsons, Dennis Crawford, Grover Crawford and Doug Crawford, all of Sanders; a brother, Kenneth S. Boswell of Louisville; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Dallasburg Masonic Cemetery, Wheatley.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Lena E. Blevins Thomas, 83, of Burlington, died at 1:35 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Newport Church of God.
Her husband, Claude "Tom" Thomas, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Claudia Osborne of Florence and Carole Sallee of Burlington; a son, Tom Thomas of Florence; a sister, Loa Schudda of Tucson, Ariz.; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Song M. Ursillo, 52, of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Ursillo; a daughter, Jamie Collins of Williamstown; a son, Anthony Ursillo of Florence; her mother, Ik Pun Om of Seoul, South Korea; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
