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Date of these obituaries: 12-12-2001
Charles Stoll, river pilot and oil company owner
Charles William Stoll, the river pilot who helped bring the Delta Queen to Cincinnati in 1948, died Monday in Louisville. He was 85.
Mr. Stoll was a salesman and later owner of the family business, Stoll Oil Company, which became Sinclair and later Atlantic Richfield. But his heart was on the river.
He was a great favorite of the Greene Family which ran the Greene Line steamboat company in Cincinnati, said Alan Bates, first president of the Howard Steamboat Museum in Indiana and a contemporary of Mr. Stoll's.
Bates said Mr. Stoll piloted virtually all the Greene Line boats after 1936. During WWII, he used his river skills for the war effort, delivering Landing Ship Tanks that were built near Louisville and in Marietta, Ohio.
When owner Gordon Greene bought the Delta Queen in California after World War II, Mr. Stoll helped pilot the boat to its new home. Bates said Mr. Stoll learned to steer on the Avalon excursion boat in the 1930s. Close to three decades later, he would oversee the restoration that turned the Avalon into the Belle of Louisville, as chairman of the boat's operating board. Jefferson County bought the Avalon at a bankruptcy auction in 1962.
Mr. Stoll was past president of the Propeller Club and honorary chairman and charter member of the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy Miller Stoll of Louisville; son Charles C. Stoll of Louisville; daughter Christina Kramer of Owensboro; stepdaughters Geraldine Swarts of Louisville, Judith Reed of Italy and and Susan Burks of Syracuse, N.Y.; sister Mrs. Everett Ballard of Louisville, brother George Stoll Jr., of Florida; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Pearson's Funeral Home, 149 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville. Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bellewood Presbyterian Children's Home or Second Presbyterian Church, 3701 Old Brownsboro Road, Louisville.
Delores A. Adkins, 66, of Bromley, died Monday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights. She was a retired machinist and a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Bromley. Her husband, Robert Adkins, and sons, William Hicks and Robert Hicks, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, David Hicks of Dayton, Ohio; her mother, Margaret Cook of Crescent City, Fla.; a brother, Bob Hicks of Los Angeles; a stepsister, Kay Cook of Milford, Ohio; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel United Church of Christ, 110 Boone St., Bromley, Ky. 41016.
Robert Lee Bay, 69, of Butler, died Monday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. He was the retired president of Licking Valley Oil and a president and charter member of Pendleton County Country Club. He was a member of Flour Creek Christian Church and Gene Snyder Airport, and was a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Doris Goodman Bay; a son, David Bay of Butler; his father, Charles Bay of Butler; and three grandsons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Flour Creek Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Burial was in Plum Creek Cemetery.
Martha Jane Rath Boles, 83, of Cary, N.C., formerly of Dayton, died Sunday in Cary. She was a former teacher with Cold Spring Elementary School.
Survivors include daughters, Patty Rath Hardin of Morehead and Marie Rath Kirby of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a son, Tom Rath of Richmond; sisters, Glenna Dammert and Shirley Dietrich; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, National Headquarters, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611. National Cremation Services, Raleigh, is handling arrangements.
Cyrus A. Cassell, 79, of Park Hills, died at 11:05 p.m. Monday at his son's home in Florence. He was a retired Air Force veteran, and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of Marshall-Schildmeyer VFW Post No. 6095, Latonia. His first wife, Edith Cassell, and second wife, Dorothy Cassell, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, David Stutler of Crittenden and Michael Cassell of Florence; a daughter, Carolyn Croft of Johnson City, N.Y.; brothers, Guy Cassell of Mayer, Ariz., and Gene Cassell of Orlando, Fla.; a sister, Mary Martin of Elkview, W.Va.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Elizabeth "Tillie" Vallandingham Crane, 90, of Williamstown, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
She was a retired practical nurse and a veteran of the U.S. Women's Army Corps in World War II. Her husband, Herbert E. Crane, died in 1985.
Survivors include a sister, Frances Sowder of Williamstown; and a brother, Arnold Vallandingham of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, in care of Vicki Jump, 1205 Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035; to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Jean Arden Curran, 82, of Fort Mitchell, died Monday at Mount Washington Care Center, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Her husband, Charles William Curran, and a daughter, Eileen Steffen, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Steven Charles Curran of Cincinnati; a daughter, Jeanne Featherstone of Melbourne; a sister, Eileen Fahy of Green Hills; a brother, Robert Haines of Florence; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
William Edward Donovan, 83, of Crescent Springs, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired overhead crane operator with Newport Steel, a member of Beaver Lick Baptist Church in Walton and an Army Air Corps veteran.
Survivors include a son, Harold Donovan of Monticello; daughters, Sue Estep of Florence, Joyce Williams of Walton, Linda Sebastian, Shirley Holderby and Geraldine Donovan, all of Florence; a brother, Jimmy Donovan of Covington; sisters, Anna Bell Donovan of Arizona and Lula May Donovan of Louisville; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Sunday Morning Breakfast Club, Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Gordon Ray Eversole, 67, of Lighthouse Point, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a retired security guard with Ocean Colony, Lighthouse Point, and was a retired employee of Railway Express, Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include sisters, Jean Weber of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Ramona Warner of Lighthouse Point; and brothers, John Eversole of Palm City, Fla., and Mike Eversole of Erlanger.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Christine Finn, 84, of Burlington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Rurel Gordon Jr., 56, of Burlington, died Friday at his home after an extended illness. He was a workshop coordinator with NorthKey Community Care in Williamstown, Falmouth and Carrollton and a past master of Burlington Masonic Lodge. He was a member of Burlington Baptist Church and the Scottish Rite, and was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Slusher Gordon; daughters, Tonia Gordon of Richmond, Va., Krishna Gordon and Jennifer Gordon, both of Burlington; sons, Evan Gordon of Burlington and Rurel Gordon III of Florence; a sister, Donna Barnett of Crawfordsville, Ind.; a grandmother, Elva Jones of Florence; and seven grandchildren.
Services were at noon today at Burlington Baptist Church. Burial was in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to NorthKey Community Care, 503 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, handled arrangements.
Goldie Mae Hamilton Holsclaw, 90, of Florence, died at midnight Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church, Covington. She was a Sunday school teacher at the church, a past president of Daughters of America and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. Her husband, Albert Charles Holsclaw, died in 1978. A son, Robert Allen Holsclaw Sr., and daughter, Betty Fultz, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Parker of Covington and Sheila Holsclaw Tucker of Morning View; 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Matthew Richard Huntsman, 16, of Independence, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a former student of Calvary Christian School and Simon Kenton High School, and was currently home schooled. He was a cook for Pizza Magia in Independence, a member of the Calvary Baptist Church youth group, the church soccer team, the AWANA pilot program at the church, and the Organized Obedience Outreach Program.
Survivors include his parents, Robert J. Huntsman Jr. and Lorraine Harley Huntsman of Independence; sisters, Azriel Huntsman and Hannah Huntsman, both of Independence; brothers, Daniel Huntsman and Benjamin Huntsman, both of Independence; and grandparents, Dot and Dick Harley of Bartow, Fla., and Joyce and A. B. Johnson of Oklahoma City.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Matthew Huntsman Memorial Fund, in care of any Fifth Third Bank. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Orville G. Kessell, 88, of Newport, died Monday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired Army veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and a member of VFW posts, Masonic lodges and the Scottish Rite in Columbus, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Virgie Foster Kessell; and sisters, Paulita Wilkinson, Gladys Kessell and Grace Hanning, all of Ripley, W.Va.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Newport First Church of the Nazarene, 830 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Daryl W. Moore, 51, of Lakeside Park, died Monday at his home.
He was a product manager with Schuster Electronics, Cincinnati, and a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Fangman Moore; daughters, Christine Quillen of San Diego and Megan Moore of Aurora, Colo.; stepdaughters, Monica Berger and Erin Berger, both of Lakeside Park; stepsons, Justin Berger and Benjamin Berger, both of Fort Mitchell; his parents, Norma Thompson of Milan, Ind., and John Moore of Lake City, Fla.; a sister, Melinda Williamson of Milan, Ind.; and a grandson.
Memorial services will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Joyce F. Moore, 65, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday in Florida. She was a computer operator with Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau and a member of First Baptist Church of Union Park, Fla.
Survivors include her husband, Russell K. Moore; sons, Michael R. Moore, Jeffrey A. Moore and Todd R. Moore, all of Orlando; her mother, Eunice St. John of Orlando; a brother, Roland St. John of Cincinnati; sisters, Hazel Chenot of Walton and Lucille Creekmore of Orlando; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Union Park Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Orlando, is handling arrangements.
Margaret J. Schneider Shields, 79, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hos pice Unit, Covington. She was a retired laundry worker with Clarion Hotels and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Clayton of Bellevue and Kathleen Wilson of Woodlawn; sons, Daniel Shields of Newport, Fred Shields of Fort Thomas and Tim Shields of Independence; brothers, William Schneider, Edward Schneider and Thomas Schneider; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Virginia Vahlsing, 85, of West Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Corinne T. Williamson, 88, of Sparta, died Monday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a retired cook with Owen County Elementary School and a member of Drennon Springs Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Jividen of Sparta; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Alvin W. Wilson, 90, of Crittenden, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired farmer and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Dry Ridge, the Williamstown American Legion and Locust Grove Junior Order of United American Mechanics No. 176, Williamstown. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Ruth Wilson, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, John Wilson of Crittenden.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Mount Zion Baptist Church, 5320 Sherman-Mount Zion Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
