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Date of these obituaries: 08-01-2001
Rev. Harmon Eggleston, beloved pastoral minister
Rev. Harmon B. Eggleston of Taylor Mill spent his last 12 years as a minister in pastoral care, visiting rest homes, hospitals and hospices.
About 18 months ago, Rev. Eggleston was moved to an Erlanger nursing home due to the effects of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Though he often couldn't recognize them, parishioners kept coming to see him - repaying the visits he had paid on them, their parents or grandparents.
"My father was such a people person. He loved visiting with people and talking with them, providing encouragement to them, " said his daughter, Marilynn Hall of Taylor Mill. "The sad part was when he lost the ability to communicate with people, about six months ago, because that was what he loved to do. But people kept coming to visit him because he had been so faithful visiting them. People just loved him."
Rev. Eggleston died Monday at Baptist Village Care Center in Erlanger. He was 89.
"He had a real heart for people, " said Rev. Charles Wagner, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Covington, where Rev. Eggleston spent his retirement as an assistant pastor. "He was a real caring person, and people loved him. He was a fine speaker and a student of the Word, but he was ideally suited for pastoral care."
Rev. Eggleston was ordained as a minister in 1944 at Sand Run Baptist Church in Boone County, then served at five churches, including three in Indiana. He retired in 1981 from Highland Baptist Tabernacle in Fort Thomas after 42 years as a pastor there, then served as an assistant pastor at Calvary Baptist until 1993.
He also served on the board of trustees for Piedmont Bible College, in Winston-Salem, N.C., and the Kentucky Mountain Mission in Beattyville.
Rev. Eggleston is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Eggleston, of Taylor Mill; two daughters, Ms. Hall and Jeannette Call, - one named Hall and one named Call - of San Jose, Calif.; seven grandchildren and 14 grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Highland Avenue Baptist Tabernacle, Fort Thomas, with the funeral following. Memorials: Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund or Highland Avenue Baptist Tabernacle. Arrangements by Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Kathryn Redman Delph, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Sylvia Hornbeck, 82, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
John Edmond "Jack" Krumer, 58, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital Ea st, Fort Thomas. He was a self-employed insurance underwriter.
Survivors include his wife, Victoria Krumer; a son, Daniel Aaron Krumer of Alexandria; a daughter, Jacqueline Ashley Krumer of Alexandria; a sister, Jeanne K. Gross of Millville, Ohio; a brother, William S. Krumer of Cincinnati, and a granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Gloria Mile, 78, of Bellevue, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
William Miller, 73, of Burlington, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
E. Diane Hodges Smith, 59, of Carmel, Ind., formerly of Covington, died Monday at St . Vincent Hospital in Carmel. She was a church administrator and financial secretary with Carmel Christian Church and a retired employee of Mercer Insurance Co.
Survivors include her husband, George E. Smith; daughters, Beth Roberts of Brownsburg, Ind., and Amy Lyon of Indianapolis; a son, Chris Smith of Muncie, Ind.; a sister, Kathy Guenther; a brother, Kris Hodges; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. EST Friday at Carmel Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, Carmel. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Christian Church, 463 E. Main St., Carmel, Ind. 46032. Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Home, Carmel, is handling arrangements.
Mary Margaret Stephens, 90, of Independence, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday at NHC Nursing Home, Franklin, Tenn.
She was a retired teacher at Holmes High School, Covington. A brother, Howard A. Stephens Jr., died in 2000.
Survivors include a sister, Genevieve Galloway of Independence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Sheila Rose Stewart, 49, of Taylor Mill, died at 1:25 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an assistant manager with Columbia Federal Savings and Loan, Florence.
Survivors include her husband, Rick Stewart; sons, Chas Grueter and Michael Grueter, both of Taylor Mill; stepdaughters, Kimberly Stewart of Crittenden and Cheryl Stewart of Florida; her father and stepmother, Clifford and Vivian Jennings of Florence; sisters, Sharon Jennings of Erlanger and Sheryl Livingston of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
J. C. Ware, 78, of Butler, died Monday at his home. He was a retired salesman with Sealtest and an employee of the Veterans Administration.
He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Gooden of Butler; two nieces and a nephew.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Winchester Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home, Butler, is handling arrangements.
