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Date of these obituaries: 06-18-2002
John Hesler Jr., loved to go fishing
For the Hesler family, fishing was never a small deal: a tribe of 30 children, led by their grandfather, John William Hesler Jr. of Maysville, would spend the day with their lines in the water, hoping for a good catch.
Fishing was Mr. Hesler's specialty, family members say. He taught the pasttime to all seven of his children and 50 of his 69 grandchildren.
"I think fishing was his main thing after he got older and retired from farming, " said Mr. Hesler's son, Jessie Hesler of Maysville.
Mr. Hesler went fishing May 8, just two days before he slipped into a coma. He died Monday at 9:37 a.m. at his home after battling skin cancer for three years.
Mr. Hesler's children echoed the same loving opinion of their father: He was a friendly Christian who cared most about his family.
"Whenever you needed him, he was there, " said Brenda Simms of Lewis burg, Mr. Hesler's youngest daughter. "I don't care if it was 3 a.m., whenever you needed him, he was there."
At night, Mr. Hesler often gathered his children and they'd sing while he played the guitar. Each had a special song they shared with him, said Jo Ann Dodson of Sardis, Mr. Hesler's oldest daughter.
Mr. Hesler sat in the front pew of his church and tended to the flowers in his yard almost every day.
He was a farmer, a member of Maysville Community Lighthouse Church and an Army veteran of World War II. Sons, Jimmy Dale Hesler and Larry W. Hesler both preceded him in death.
Other survivors include his wife, Temple Hesler; sons, John William Hesler III of Mount Olivet and Danny Hesler of Orangeburg; another daughter, Mae Hesler of Maysville; brothers, Robert Lee Hesler of Batavia, Ohio, and George Hesler; sisters, Mary Alice Strode of Lexington, Jean Entibuss of Versailles, Sue Carol Ginter of Nicholasville, and Barbara Ann Scholf and Lola Mae Solone, both of Brooksville; 69 grandchildren and 73 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Maysville.
James "Tiny" Baughan, 56, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a security guard with Allied Security.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Baughan; sisters, Ollie Cole of Cincinnati, Kate Senters of Barbourville, Jane Crail and Bertha Taylor, both of Covington; and brothers, George Baughan Jr. and Bert Baughan, both of Newport.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Alice M. Bays, 76, of Florence, died Sunday at Florence Park Care Center.
She was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Tabernacle, Walton. Her husband, James Bays Sr., died May 8.
Survivors include a son, James L. Bays Jr. of Florence; a daughter, Eva Beck of Crittenden; sisters, Jane Bennett of Silver Grove, Stella Myrick of Crescent City, Fla., and Ruth Parks of Independence; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. 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 New Hope Tabernacle, 1404 Walton-Nicholson Pike, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Nancy Bauer Bullock, 92, of Ojai, Calif., died April 19 at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Marion Bullock, died in 1952.
Survivors include daughters, Susan Brown of Seattle and Merry Bullock of Bethesda, Md.; a son, Will Bullock of Carmel, Calif.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
James Ivan Butcher, 81, of Maysville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired machine operator with Carnation Co., an elder with Maysville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Gill Butcher; sons, Kent Butcher and Tom Butcher, both of Maysville; a daughter, Cynthia Ann Thacker of Maysville; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Maysville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville, and from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Dorothea Sarah Angela Cann, 83, of Batavia, Ohio, died Saturday at her home.
Survivors include a daughter, Charlene Marthis of Fort Thomas; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
John C. Chapman, 85, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Linda Combs, 56, of Elsmere, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Benjamin James Cotton, 75, of Florence, died Monday at his home. He was a television repairman, a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Florence, Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423, Elsmere, and American Legion Boone Post No. 4, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Cotton; daughters, Pauline Cedar of LaGrange and Barbara Rowe and Cherie Doherty, both of Florence; a son, Michael Cotton of Dry Ridge; a sister, Ruth Forth of Kankakee, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Charles A. Eversole Jr., 68, of Butler, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Eversole; a son, Robert Eversole of Cookville, Tenn.; a stepson, Michel Rohar of Covington; daughters, Brenda Taulbee of Manchester, Geneva Eversole of Latonia and April Asher of Butler; a brother, Avery Eversole of Hamilton, Ohio; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Rita Feldmann, 82, of Florence, died at 6:25 p.m. Monday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Martha I. Godsey, 83, of Florence, died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a manager with Stanley Home Products Co., and a member of Order of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the American Revolution. Her husband, Raymond Godsey Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Godsey Jr. of Hebron; a brother, Thomas Wilson of Florence; five grandchildren, 12 great-grand- children and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. 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.
Virginia M. Hoover, 78, of Covington, died at 10:28 p.m. Thursday at her home.
She was a former travel agent in Riverside, Calif., a water aerobics instructor for the Arthritis Foundation and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Swords of Asheville, N.C., and Pam Spencer of Parker, Ariz.; and a brother, George Wyatt of Covington.
Services were Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial was in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, New Richmond, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Thedis E. Hurst, 77, of Bronston, formerly of Covington, died Friday at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Courtney Hurst, and a daughter, Sandra Rae Long, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Charles Michael Hurst of Monticello, Robert C. Hurst III of Burlington, David Wayne Hurst of Bronston and Steven Douglas Hurst of Mineral, Va.; a daughter, Carolyn Lee Switzer of Erlanger; sisters, Dorcus S. Dwell of Virginia Beach, Va., Theda Phillips of Jacksonville, Fla., Virginia Caputo of Gooselane, N.C., Girthany Wells of Lindstrom, Minn., and Alice Miller of Montana; 28 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Lange and New Brothers Funeral Home, Somerset. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. today. Burial will be in Quinton Cemetery.
Samuel Lewis, 22, of Covington, died Sunday at University Medical Center, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Mark Lipscomb, 44, of Latonia, died Thursday at his home. He was a welder with Newport Steel.
Survivors include daughters, Billie Lipscomb and Nicole Lipscomb, both of Elsmere; his mother, Gerri Lipscomb of Covington; and brothers, Stephen Lipscomb of Taylor Mill and Greg Lipscomb of Independence.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Lee "Nick" Martin, 45, of Walton, died Saturday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a supervisor with Givaudan Flavoring Co.
Survivors include a son, Ross Tyler Martin of Nitro, W.Va.; brothers, Kevin Martin of Union and Robbie Martin of Walton; and a sister, Kim Rayborne of Independence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Dorothy Arah McHugh, 76, of Union, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
A son, James A. McHugh, died in 1987.
Survivors include her husband, John J. McHugh of Union; a daughter, Pamela A. Elliott of Indianapolis; sons, Robert T. McHugh of Dry Ridge and John E. McHugh of Erlanger; a sister, Lillian Clemens of Denver; seven grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Abigail Jane Thiemann, 1 day, daughter of Jeffrey M. and Jennifer L. Smarr Thiemann of Hebron, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include grandparents, John R. and Sharon G. Smarr, both of Petersburg, Charles L. and Donna T. Thiemann of Cincinnati; and great-grandmother, Dorothy Timperman of Louisville.
Services will be at 6:30 p.m. today at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Ted Vogt, 71, of Athens, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Monday at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, The Plains, Ohio. He was owner of Dwight H. Rutherford Inc. and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Joice Vogt, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Dave Vogt, Adam Vogt and Andrew Vogt, all of Athens; a daughter, Sarah Vogt of Chicago; sisters, Rosemary Fisher of Kentucky and Ruth Koop of Kettering, Ohio; a brother, Tom Vogt of Kentucky; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church, Athens. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home, Athens. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Athens. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Church, 38 N. College St., Athens, Ohio 45701; American Parkinson's Disease Association, 222 Piedmont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, 55 Hospital Drive, Athens, Ohio 45701.
Christine E. Wainscott, 73, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Falmouth, died Sunday at Christiana Hospital, Elkton, Md. She was a former administrative assistant for Dow Chemical, Cincinnati, and a former member of Glencoe Church of Christ. Her husband, Robert Lee Wainscott, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn Young of Elkton and Cynthia Robinson of Williamstown; sisters, Juanita Sharp of Largo, Fla., and Charlene Wood of Dry Ridge; a brother, Robert Highlander of Berry; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lawrenceville Baptist Church, 3650 Lawrenceville Road, Corinth, Ky. 41097. Gee Funeral Home, Elkton, is handling arrangements.
Walter G. Wainscott, 81, of Glencoe, died Monday at his home. He was a farmer and truck driver, and a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II. A son, James Wainscott, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Judy Wainscott; sons, Kenneth Wainscott of Paris and Dennis Wainscott of Glencoe; daughters, Peggy Cook of Glencoe and Judy Holbert; sisters, Blanche Cook and Geneva Howell, both of Owenton; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pleasant Home Baptist Church, 1730 Petitt Pike, Glencoe, Ky. 41046; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Dorothy E. Walsh, 91, of Fort Thomas, died at 2:35 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Walsh, died in 1977. A son, William Walsh, died on Jan. 15.
Survivors include daughters, Helen Daly and Mary Jo Cox, both of Fort Thomas, Micky Taeuber of Park Hills, Patti Lonnemann of Knoxville, Tenn.; sons, Kenneth Walsh of Butler, Jerry Walsh of Dayton and Daniel Walsh of Fort Thomas; 29 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church, 701 Fifth St., Dayton, Ky. 41074.
