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Date of these obituaries: 04-25-2001
Lawanda Sue Raines, missing for many years
After 12 years of uncertainty, the family of Lawanda Sue Raines will mark her death and celebrate her life with a memorial service in Owenton on Saturday.
A funeral will be held in Ohio at a later date.
Ms. Raines was 33 when she died on May 20, 1989. A former boyfriend has been charged with killing her, and he led police last month to her body.
At the time of her death, Ms. Raines, of Owenton, was a nursing student at Kentucky State University and was turning her life around after a troubled youth that included drugs and alcohol and involvement with a motorcycle gang.
That was the past, said her sister-in-law, Mary Susan Tomlin. Ms. Rains had been building a very different future in the last three years of her life. She passed her high school equivalency exam and was in her second year of nursing school, making good grades and planning a career as a nurse.
She was living in an apartment with her 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Summer, and was a loving, joyful mother, Mrs. Tomlin said. She had been divorced, and three older children were living with their father.
"She had come to the realization that she wanted to make a better life for her and her little girl, " Mrs. Tomlin said.
Ms. Raines also had hoped to establish closer ties with her older children, Mrs. Tomlin said.
"Her spirit was always positive, " Mrs. Tomlin said. "She was full of life, and she knew she would make it."
Mrs. Tomlin recalled a weekend when she watched Summer as Ms. Raines studied for her exams.
"She left me detailed instructions about everything Summer needed, what she liked to do. She titled it 'Life with Summer, ' " Mrs. Tomlin said.
Just before Ms. Raines disappeared, she had gone to a friend's birthday party. She had just passed her exams and was celebrating.
Survivors include sons, Jason Raines and Robbie Elam, both of Cincinnati; daughters, Amber Raines of Dayton, Ohio, and Summer Raines of Owenton; brothers, Charlie Tomlin of Owenton, William Henry Tomlin Jr. of Bethel, Ohio, and Roy Tomlin, David Tomlin and Tim Tomlin, all of Cincinnati; and sisters, Anita Seminatorie of Cincinnati and Pam Cook of Owenton.
Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Friends may call starting at 2 p.m. Saturday. Memorials are suggested to Lawanda Sue Raines Memorial Fund, in care of First Farmers Bank, P.O. Box 188, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Maggie Mayes Brackin, 81, of Alexandria, died at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired nurse's aide with the hospital.
Survivors include sons, Russell Smith of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Donald Smith of Booneville; daughters, Wanda Arrowwood and Gladys Marshall, both of Highland Heights, Naomi McIntosh of Booneville, Janet Perry and Patricia Riley, both of Williamstown; 26 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Jack Chester, 71, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died at 10:40 a.m. Monday at Queen City Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired machinist.
Survivors include sisters, Wanda Mumphrey of Ghent, Diana Batton of Melbourne, Janice Alford of Cincinnati, Peggy Riley and Nancy Naberhaus, both of Newport; and brothers, Earnest Chester of Dayton, Paul Chester of Cincinnati, Bill Chester of Manchester, Ohio, and Gene Chester and Mike Chester, both of Newport.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Ed Collins, 59, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at his home.
He was a Cincinnati Police Division sergeant, having served with the department for 27 years. Mr. Collins earned 14 letters of commendation during his tour, and played an active part in the implementation of the department's change to both computer-aided dispatching and the 911 system. He served as a patrol supervisor, as well as with vice control and communications.
Mr. Collins was a member of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 69, Retired Officers of Hamilton County, the Cincinnati Police Officers Association and was a treasurer for the International Police Association, United States Section, Region 34.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Collins; a stepson, Christopher Shouse; daughters, Melissa Cannon and Jennifer Drake; a sister, Kathleen Boyle of Villa Hills; brothers, Tom Collins of Villa Hills, Jerry Collins of Fort Mitchell and Judge Michael Collins of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials are suggested to The Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Bernice R. Egan, 62, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died at 10:10 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a nurse with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
A son, Michael Wilson-Farley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Denise Mitchell of Zanesville; and two granddaughters.
No services are planned. Bolin Funeral Home, Zanesville, is handling arrangements.
Charles Douglas Elliott, 58, of Taylor Mill, died at 10:02 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a disabled truck driver with J. Schroder Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Rider Elliott; sons, Charles Douglas Elliott of Jacksonville, Fla., Rodney Dwane Elliott of Crescent Springs and Jason Robert Elliott of Taylor Mill; a brother, Richard Elliott of Tennessee; sisters, Barbara Moore of Independence and Frances Babson of Jacksonville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery.
William A. Haggard, 62, of Morning View, died Monday at his home. He was a self-employed truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Jean Martin Haggard; a son, William H. Haggard III of Wisconsin; stepdaughters, Teresa Rice of Taylor Mill, Dana Rice of Alexandria, and Felicia Jackson of Demossville; stepsons, David Rice of Demossville and Dwight Rice of Morning View; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Loretta B. Krey, 86, of Edgewood, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Archie D. Littrell, 84, of Elsmere, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was a former bus driver and a retired machinist with American Tool Co.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Evans Littrell; sons, Lonnie Littrell of Elsmere, Marvin Littrell of Crittenden, Daryl Littrell of Bromley and James Banter of Hartford City, Ind.; a daughter, Mary Vest of Taylor Mill; a brother, Charlie Littrell of Folsom; sisters, Rachel Cannon and Dora Ruth, both of Owenton; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Lillian Louise Prince, 79, of Covington, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Belleview Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star Emera Chapter.
Her husband, Woodrow M. Prince, died in 1998.
Survivors include nieces, Betty Bray of Burlington, Margaret Jefcoat of Mobile, Ala., Wanda Campbell of Whitmore Lake, Mich., and Jenny Valentine of Traverse City, Mich.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Janice L. Stith, 61, of Dry Ridge, died at 4:35 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a clerk with the accounting department at Sweco, Florence, and a member of Crittenden Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Stith; a son, Jerry Dean Stith of Williamstown; a daughter, Bobbie Jo Pelfrey of Dry Ridge; her mother, Dorothy Wagner Gouge of Crittenden; brothers, Jimmie Wagner and David Wagner, both of Crittenden; sisters, Wanda Gouge of Independence, Barbara Rector and Darlene Hutson, both of Crittenden; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Ralph E. Wolfe, 68, of Florence, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was an employee of Corian Kitchen Tops and an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Nancy Louise Wolfe, died in 1991.
Survivors include sons, James Wolfe of Belleview and Robert Wolfe of Florence; daughters, Bonita Scott of Burlington and Ramona Wolfe of Warner Robbins, Ga.; sisters, Anna Margaret McKinney of Villa Hills and Norma Mae Woolf of Crescent Springs; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P. O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368.
