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Date of these obituaries: 06-28-2002
Wanda Lee Houston, loved farm
Wanda Lee Pennington Houston loved the Walton family farm she grew up on so much, she never left it.
Family meant more to her than anything else. "It was her thing, " said her daughter Barbara Mosmeier.
Most recently, Ms. Houston was excited about her grandson, Matt Houston, getting an appointment to West Point. She was proud of all her grandchildren, but she was especially proud that Matt got this appointment, Mosmeier said.
On Wednesday, Ms. Houston, 74, died at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
In her younger days, Ms. Houston loved working in the fashion industry. She often modeled the latest styles while working for Shillitos department store.
Modeling was something she was very proud of, said Mosmeier.
She also loved to cook and sew, and was so good at it she won several 4-H awards.
Ms. Houston carried her love of sewing into her adult years. She spent many hours quilting and presented every one of her children and grandchildren with a homemade quilt.
Also a cat lover, Mosmeier could not remember a time when there was not at least one cat in the house. And if a stray wondered in, it usually got adopted.
Ms. Houston was married
for 37 years to Robert Houston, who died in 1984. She was a member of Richwood Presbyterian Church and a former volunteer at Booth Hospital in Covington. As a volunteer, she delivered newspapers and flowers to patients.
Other survivors include: a son, Bill Houston of Walton; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Maplewood Children's Home, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Margaret C. Allen, 84, of Burlington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was an accounting clerk with R. L. Polk and a member of Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence Allen; a son, Roy Gross of Ocala, Fla.; a daughter, Carol Fitzwater of Fort Mitchell; stepsons, James Allen of Cynthiana and Terry Jay Allen of Florence; a stepdaughter, Barbara Wartman of Park Hills; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Union Baptist Church, U.S. 42 and Mount Zion Road, P. O. Box 194, Union, Ky. 41091.
Madleine Barker, 85, of Florence, died Thursday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
R. P. Caperton, 72, of Florence, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center. He was an insurance salesman and a member of Florence Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Caperton; daughters, Neda Browning of Cambry, Ind., and Julie Caperton of Cincinnati; sons, Dan Caperton and Roger Caperton, both of Southport, Ind., and Randy Caperton of Las Vegas; sisters, Rissie Winchester and Helen Burnside, both of Warren, Mich., Betty Riley and Alice Hahn, both of Newport, Ark.; brothers, O. L. Caperton of Indianapolis and Don Caperton of Cookville, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Parkinson's Disease Support Network UCMC, Neurology, Mail Location 525, Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45267.
Phoebe Eads, 65, of Fort Wright, died of lung cancer at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a secretary with Beechwood High School.
Survivors include her husband, Ray Eads; sons, Daniel Howard of Fairfield, Ohio, and Nicholas Eads of Elkridge, Md.; a daughter, Dinah Walsh of Batavia, Ohio; her parents, William and Betty Sturgeon of Warsaw; a brother, William "Bud" Sturgeon of Florence; a sister, Jean Brann of Park Hills; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Cody Dewayne Furguson, 19 months, son of Ann Johnson of Covington and Carl Aaron Furguson of Bellevue, died Wednesday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Survivors include grandparents, Leesa and Robert French of Aurora, Ind., Bishop and Debra Johnson of Newport, Kelli and Mark Manning Sr. of Bellevue and Carl Dewayne and Jane Faye Furguson of Pineyflots, Tenn.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mary Horn, 85, of Latonia, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Julia Kolkmeyer, 87, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Edward H. Kolkmeyer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Jean Toon of Taylor Mill and Pat Cmehil of Covington; a sister, Mary Laacke of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ralph Meyer & Deters Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Mary Margaret "Pinky" Konersman, 79, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a saleswoman with Lloyd's Jewelers, Cincinnati. Her husband, Jack Konersman, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Julie Giordano of Independence; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Angelman Syndrome Foundation, 414 Plaza Dr., Suite 209, Westmont, Ill. 60559. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Lud low, is handling arrangements.
Mary Long, 74, of Matthews, N.C., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Carolina Medical Center, Matthews. She was a homemaker and a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and Episcopal Church Women at St. Andrews Church, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Long; daughters, Ginger Leppert of Weddington, N.C., Suzannah Long of Lafayette, Colo., and Amy Rudd of Alpharetta, Ga.; a son, Daniel Long of Fort Thomas; a brother, David Williams of Hilton Head, S.C.; a sister, Page Williams of Fort Thomas; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrews Church, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 3 Chalfonte Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Lorene Elizabeth "Bettye" Harmon Mason, of Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly of Carrollton, died May 5 in Ormond Beach. She was a retired homebuilder, entrepreneur and real estate broker in Lexington, and a member of Abigail Bartholomew Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution in Daytona Beach, Fla., National Society Magna Charta Dames and Sovereign Colonial Society American of Royal Descent. Her husbands, William Howard Harmon and Charles Walter Mason, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Harmon Lewis of Louisiana; a son, Gregory William Harmon of Florida; a brother, Robert Milton Doyle of Louisville; three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Tand-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Brian Masters, 20, of Crittenden, died Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
Survivors include his parents, Dian and Cliff Masters of Crittenden; and a sister, Aime Masters of Huntington, W.Va.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Brian Masters Memorial Fund, 132 S. Main St., Crittenden, Ky. 41030.
Rebecca Lynn Rowe, daughter of Thomas Matthew and Beverly Jean Rowe of Independence, was stillborn Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
