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Date of these obituaries: 11-09-2001
Robert Livingston loved traveling
Each year, Robert P. Livingston couldn't wait to get together with his fellow Navy buddies who served on the U.S.S. Columbia in World War II.
Equaling the excitement of visiting with old friends was the chance to see a new city.
The group picked a different places to meet each year with locations ranging from Louisville to San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Livingston grew to love traveling so much, he even spent his 75th birthday on a cruise through the Panama Canal.
"From the time he was in the Navy, he loved to travel to different cities, " said Robert M. Livingston, a son from Cincinnati. "Before last year, he never missed any of his Navy reunions."
Mr. Livingston, 76, of Lakeside Park, died at 3:16 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired mail handler for the U.S. Postal Service, a member of the Cincinnati Carvers Guild and a Navy veteran of World War II.
In addition to being a well-known card player in his neighborhood, Mr. Livingston was known for something else: giving people candy.
Be it for children, adults or elderly neighbors, he always always had candy to give to people around him. Even while hospitalized recently, he gave his nurses pieces of hard candy.
Other survivors include his wife, Katherine M. Baute Livingston; son, Jeffrey A. Livingston of Lautana, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sterling Deglow, 85, of Amelia, Ohio, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Thursday in Amelia.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Grace L. Hall, 80, of Elsmere, died Thursday at Villa Spring of Erlanger.
She was the retired director of Central Kitchen with the Erlanger/Elsmere Board of Education and a member of Elsmere Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Fenton Hall; a son, Charles A. Hall of Elsmere; daughters, Anna Catherine Heflin of Cincinnati and Grace Marie Haar of Petersburg; a son, Robert L. Hall of Erlanger; sisters, Margie Strickley of Newport, Dolly Clouse of Columbus, Ohio, Joyce Morgan of Ryland Heights and Rosemary Morton of Burlington; and a brother, Arthur "Buddy" Hoskins of Ryland Heights.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Gleaners Class, Elsmere Baptist Church, 250 Garvey Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Kim Hensley, 31, of Berry, died Thursday at the University of Louisville Medical Center in Louisville.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Roberta C. Baker Hunter, 77, of Morning View, died Wednesday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a member of Morning View United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Campbell of Morning View; a daughter, Joan Mullins of Morning View; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union.
Memorials are suggested to Morning View United Methodist Church, Route 177 and Rich Road, Morning View, Ky. 41063.
Edith Keeler, 95, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport.
Her husband, Albert Keeler, preceded her in death.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at noon Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. John's United Church of Christ, Park Avenue and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Carolyn Risner Long, 62, of Florence, died Wednesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was an assistant at Walton-Verona Elementary School and a member of Walton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Eu gene Long; a son, Scott Long of Covington; daughters, Sherron Nickel of Pine Hill, N.J., Laura Luster of Amelia, Ohio, and Rachel Long of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Gordon Padgett, 75, of Dry Ridge, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Robert Lee Plunkett, 57, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired employee of Johnny's Car Wash, Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Sallee Plunkett; a son, Robert Allen Plunkett of Phoenix; daughters, Beth Butler of Walton and Amy Hamilton of Buffalo, Mo.; brothers, Harrison Fields of Crittenden, Harvey Plunkett of Oregon and George Plunkett of Washington; a sister, Bessie Grimes of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P. O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209.
Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Lucy Helton Willoughby, 87, of Williamstown, died Thursday at her home.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, R. G. Willoughby, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, R. E. "Gene" Willoughby and Royce "Tub" Willoughby, both of Williamstown; a daughters, Joyce Doyle of Williamstown; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
