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Date of these obituaries: 04-12-2001
Frederick Oney, bank president and school board chairman
Frederick Benton Oney knew education's value extended beyond its usefulness in earning a living. And he worked hard to convince those around him of the same, in his roles as a Carrollton banker and school leader.
"He was very proud of kids who stayed in school and graduated and went on to some sort of education afterward, " said Mr. Oney's daughter, Suzanne Lakamp of her father's efforts as chairman of the Carroll County Board of Education.
"That was something he worked very hard to see that the school system brought that forth."
Frederick Benton Oney, 83, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at his home.
He retired as president of First National Bank of Carrollton in 1983, a position he had held since 1960.
Mr. Oney continued to serve as chairman of the bank's board of directors until 1997. At the time of his death, he was serving as director emeritus of the bank.
Outside of his profession, he committed many hours to the Carroll County Board of Education. Mr. Oney served as a member and chairman of the body in the 1960s. He worked to convince Carroll County youth, particularly those from farm families, that tobacco might bring them money, but only education would enrich their lives.
"It was easy for them to turn their attention to the profits of tobacco, and leave school at 16 and go to farm with their families, " said Ms. Lakamp. "But my father grew up in eastern Kentucky ... and he saw how many had money from coal mining and no education. That was very enlightening to him."
Mr. Oney was also past president of the Kentucky Bankers Association. He was a long-time member of United Methodist Church of Carrollton choir, and an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
A son, Frederick B. Oney Jr., preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Miller Oney; daughters, Suzanne Lakamp of Cincinnati and Jennifer Holeman of Louisville; a sister, Mary O. Stokes of Louisville; a brother, J. B. Oney of Carrollton; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church of Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or United Methodist Church, 310 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Tom Everman, father, foster parent, deacon
Wherever Tom Everman was, there was sure to be a group of children.
Mr. Everman, a deacon at Hickory Baptist Church in Independence, loved kids. He taught them in Sunday school, coached them in softball and directed a church basketball league. He opened his home to kids whenever he could.
It even led to his decision not to be a teacher.
"He loved kids until the day he died, " said his wife, Ina Vahlsing Everman, a teacher.
"He had such a talent with kids that, as a teacher, I envied. I said to him at one point, 'Why don't you go back to school and become a teacher'? He said, 'No, because then they'd have to call me Mr. Everman. This way, I'm Tom.' "
Mr. Everman, 59, of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington after an extended illness. He suffered from diabetes and had taken especially hard the death of his sister, Dorothy Hacker, three weeks ago.
Mr. Everman was a prefabricator with R. A. Jones Co., a youth mentor at his church and loved gardening.
Together, the Evermans ended up raising more than a few children. They opened their house to foster children and other children who needed a loving home or an understanding friend. It was a habit that started early in the couple's life - after returning home from their honeymoon on a Friday 32 years ago, they had an entire ball team over for dinner on Saturday.
Later, their sons and daughter's friends filled the Everman home, along with seven foster children and others that came and went as the couple worked with Kentucky Baptist Childcare.
When grandchildren came, Mr. Everman couldn't have been happier. He made a point to buy each their own little red wagon.
On Tuesday, with Mr. Everman in the hospital, his daughter gave birth to the Evermans' third grandchild, a little girl.
Other survivors include a daughter, Cynthia Everman Harrington of Fort Thomas; sons, Jeffrey Thomas Everman of Park Hills and Michael A. Everman of Edgewood; a brother, Lawrence Everman of Ryland Heights; and sisters, Ruby McNay of Erlanger, Ruth Furthmiller of Bridgetown, Ohio, and Joan Fawbush of Covington.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hickory Grove Baptist Church Youth Fund, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
LaVerne Milner Callahan, 57, of Williamstown, died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a counter server for Lucas-Moore Drug Store, Williamstown, and a former employee of Food World and Pick Pack grocery stores and Williamstown Burger Queen and Druthers. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Church of Christ, Grant County. Her husband, John Robert Callahan, died in 1992.
Survivor include a daughter, Debbie Sexton of Corinth; sons, Robert Callahan of Corinth and Doug Callahan of Williamstown; sisters, Jean Tapp of Clarksville, Ind., Rita Sparrow of Williamstown and Bernice Dixon of Shelbyville; brothers, Roy Milner Sr. of Cynthiana, Ronnie Milner of Piner, Denzil Milner Jr. of Florence and Dean Milner of Florida; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Thompson-Skinner Cemetery, Cordova. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Eleanor Carroll, 96, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a private nurse.
Survivors include brothers, Graves Carroll and Charles B. Carroll Jr.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Christian Church, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Raymond Howard Cummins, 62, of West Chester, Ohio, was found dead Tuesday at his home. He was a retired foreman for DuBois Chemical Co. and an Army veteran.
Survivors include a brother, Thomas Cummins of Sparta.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Warsaw Cemetery. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
George Serian Gebhart, 89, of Erlanger, died at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday at Village Care Center in Erlanger. He was owner of the former Latin Quarters, Wilder, and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia. His wife, Mary Helen Gebhart, died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Lukey of Edgewood; a son, George Donald Gebhart of Lynchburg, Va.; a sister, Margaret Adams of Bellevue; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross High School Alumni Association, 3617 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015; or in the form of Masses.
Coleman R. Hoskins, of Elsmere, died at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a retired employee of General Motors Oldsmobile and Cadillac Division, Rockcastle Cadillac, Florence. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, Alan Hoskins of Crittenden, Gary Hoskins of Burlington, Michael Hoskins and Ben Hoskins, both of Elsmere; daughters, Lisa Gibson of Las Vegas, Dawn Placke of Latonia, Veronica Hoskins of Elsmere and Holly Pitt of Dayton, Ohio; brothers, Jesse Hoskins of West Carrollton, Ohio, Leland Hoskins of Villa Hills and Orland Hoskins of Punta Gorda, Fla.; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Private services will be Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Helen M. Hughes, 56, of Erlanger, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Harry Bud Kolde, 71, of Cold Spring, died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a nuclear physicist with the Environmental Protection Agency in Cincinnati and a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas and National Association for Retired Federal Employees. His wife, Henrietta Leopold Kolde, died in 1981. A son, Jerry Kolde, died in 1988.
Survivors include daughters, Colleen Duesing and Julie Cooley, both of Fort Thomas; brothers, Tom Kolde of Cincinnati and Richard Kolde of Fort Thomas; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Point Pavilion, 620 Scott St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Herschel Stevens, 55, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died at 7:35 p.m. Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired security guard and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Stevens; a son, James Hopper of Cincinnati; stepsons, Joseph Crail and Victor Williams, both of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Danielle Crail of California and Jessica Williams of Newport; a brother, John Hobbs of Dayton; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Marguerite Robertson Community Building, Newport. Mr. Stevens bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Lillian Stewart, 82, of Highland Heights, died at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired maintenance worker for J. E. Brock Furniture Co. and Theater House, Covington. She was a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church. Her husband, Richard Stewart, died in 1950. A son, Fred Stewart, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Richard Stewart of El Paso, Texas; a daughter, Jeannine Dickmeyer of Lexington; a sister, Edith Cummins of Louisville; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Kathleen Wilson-Smith, 43, of Latonia, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Mary Jo Ann Wright, 68, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
