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Date of these obituaries: 03-29-2001
Bleve Eaton, married
78 years
Bleve Eaton liked to joke about the secrets of a long marriage. It's understand able, because after 78 years of marriage, he and his wife, Ethel, probably got tired of all the questions on the subject.
But for the couple's daughter, Betty Buckler of Covington, Mr. Eaton passed on his favorite successful marriage secret freely and often.
"He wanted me to go to church more often than I did. He said it made a better marriage, " said Mrs. Buckler of her father, a member of Locust Pike Pentecostal Church in Covington. "He went every Sunday until he got sick."
Bleve Woodson Eaton, 96, of Covington, died Wednesday at his home.
Mr. Eaton met his wife-to-be when they were teenagers. In fact, the two had to elope because, as Mrs. Eaton put it, Bleve was considered "a bad boy" around the hills of her Laurel County home.
Over the course of almost eight decades of marriage, though, Bleve proved his worth. Mrs. Eaton said he was devoted to her, his children and his job as a Harlan County coal miner. He worked in the mines for 30 years until he was disabled by black lung disease.
Survivors in addition to his wife and daughter include daughters, Dorothy Lee of Richmond, Ind., Imogene Strong of Church Hill, Tenn., and Sharon Hafer of Independence; a son, Robert Eaton of Florence; 23 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, 17 great-great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Bowling Funeral Home, London. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, and from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Bowling Funeral Home. Burial will be in Slate Hill Cemetery, London.
Ingram Red Baker, 83, of Demossville, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired painter, a member of Grassy Creek Christian Church and a Navy veteran. Sons, Brett Baker, Van Baker and Paul Baker, and a daughter, Carol McMillian, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Elva Baker; sons, John Baker of Falmouth and Donald Baker of Alexandria; daughters, Lois Oldham of Demossville, Karen Poe of Johnsville and Sandra James of Falmouth; brothers, Britt Baker and Pearl Baker, both of Combs, Jasper Baker of Latonia and Earl Baker of Miamisburg, Ohio; a sister, Cora Collins of Napfor; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Ruth Ann Burkart, 88, of Alexandria, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired nurse with Campbell Lodge Boys Home, Cold Spring, and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. She was a member of St. Mary's Ladies Society and a volunteer with St. Joseph Church Federal Credit Union.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Farm, 5440 Moeller Ave., Norwood, Ohio 45212; or Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Brent Louis Dalton, 55, of Union, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a truck driver with CRST Trucking and Wilson Freight companies, and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Dalton; daughters, Rhonda Hall of Florence, Mindy Rigge of Clayton, N.C., Dena Jo Dalton of South Charleston, Ohio and Samantha Dalton of Carrollton; a son, Matthew Dalton of Carrollton; a stepson, Michael Schroer of Warsaw; stepdaughters, Michelle McNabb of Florence and Stacey Murray of Burlington; a sister, Midge VanSyckle of Hot Springs, Ark.; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P. O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368.
Wallace Dugger, 73, of Latonia, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired welder with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia, Covington Lodge No. 109 F&AM, United Auto Workers and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Tarleton Dugger; a son, Darryl Dugger of Latonia; daughters, Paula Brooks and Sandra Rusch, both of Covington; brothers, Tommy Dugger of the state of California, Paul Dugger of Wichita, Kan., Roy Dugger of West Carrollton, Ohio, Ralph Dugger of Verona, George Dugger and Earl Dugger, both of Harlan; sisters, Mary Jones of Orlando, Fla., Naomi Alzarado of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Marguerite Bonham of Harlan; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin 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; or Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, W. Southern and Tibbatts Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Goldie Harris, 75, of Florence, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a housekeeper.
Survivors include sons, Clyde Harris of Burlington, Jerry Harris of Brookville, Ind., and Clell Noble of Paris; sisters, Cora Boles of Warsaw, Nancy Powell and Mattie Crouch, both of Hebron; a brother, Jake Noble of Beaver, W.Va.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Beech Grove Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Lucille B. Haskell Houston, 91, of Florence, died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Christian Church and the Christian Women's Fellowship. She was a former member of the Erlanger Women's Club and a volunteer with Patty A. Clay Hospital, Richmond. Her husband, Dr. Wilbur R. Houston, died in 1983. A daughter, Sue Ewing, died in 1986.
Survivors include daughters, Caroline Harris of Florence and Nancy Thompson of Dayton; 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Erlanger Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Christian Church, 27 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Middendorf-Bullock Fu neral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Jacob F. Knarr, 63, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died Monday at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. He was a former baggage handler with Miami International Airport and an Army veteran.
Survivors include a sister, Virginia Simms of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Martha Marcum, 83, of Covington, died at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a retired service manager and designer with the floral department of the former Chinatown and VanLeunens Stores, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. She attended First United Methodist Church, Covington, where she was a member of the Gladys Murrell Women's Society and was active in the church choir's fund drives.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 6 p.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Litton Cemetery, Oneida, Tenn. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, 131 E. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Leta Mae Owen Perkins, 85, formerly of Walton, died at 7:57 p.m. Wednesday at Dover Manor, Georgetown.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Mabel Lilly Roberts, 87, of Owenton, died Tuesday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Bramblett Baptist Church, Gallatin County.
Her husband, Zannie Roberts, died in 1988.
Survivors include brothers, Charles Lilly and Orville Lilly, both of Owenton; and sisters, Margaret Cain and Zula Smith, both of Erlanger.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Marvin S. Sawyer Sr., 72, of Florence, died at 9:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired electrician with Formica Corp., Cincinnati, and a member of Grace Baptist Church, Florence. He was a member of Formi ca Retirees and a starter with Kenton County Golf Course.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Jean Buttram Sawyer; daughters, Jeannie Doyle of Florence and Sandra Schaffer of Bethel; sons, Ronnie Sawyer of Loretto, Tenn., Donne Sawyer of Florence, Buddy Sawyer of Villa Hills and Gary Sawyer of Dry Ridge; a brother, Henry Clay Sawyer of Burlington; sisters, Zelphia Ludington of Cincinnati, Edna Pennington of Dillsboro, Ind., and Bitha Bird and Eunice Bird, both of Burnett Springs; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Marion Young Sunier, 88, of Maysville, died at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was an inspector with Carnation Can Co., Maysville, and a partner in Sunier's Machine Shop, Maysville. Her husband, Stanley N. Sunier, died in 1994.
Survivors include nieces.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 tonight. Burial will be in Olivet Church Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Mildred "Millie" C. Tape Wagner, 76, of Newport, died Wednesday at her home. She was a clerk for child support services, Covington.
Survivors include her sons, Rodney Harrison of Silver Grove and Paul Carver Jr. of Newport; brother, Charles Pete Wagner of Alexandria; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick is handling the arrangements.
