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Date of these obituaries: 01-23-2001
Peggy Freshney, teacher and prolific letter writer
Peggy Freshney, a retired music and elementary school teacher, was well-known as a prolific letter writer.
Her letters were thick missives packed with family history, plays on words, jokes and pronouncements on the state of the world. She hated smoking, drinking and foul language and had a particular reverence for the proper use of the English language.
If a reporter used the word "kid" to mean a child, he could expect a letter from Peggy Freshney.
Ms. Freshney, 74, of Park Hills, died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
A former member of Zion Lutheran Church in Park Hills, she often included hand-written references to Bible verses on the envelopes bearing her letters. Even when the letters criticized, they carried a joyful tone and a celebration of God's love and the intricacies of the English language.
Ms. Freshney, a Taylor Mill native, spent her career with Kenton County Schools and Park Hills Elementary School. She enjoyed children and loved music. "She loved teaching the basics, " said her brother, William K. Freshney of Baton Rouge, La.
In her letters Ms. Freshney often wrote about growing up in a close family. Her letters spoke of family dinners and tales told and told again about visiting aunts and cousins.
Ms. Freshney also was an animal lover whose little dogs were constant companions on solitary walks.
Her brother is her only immediate survivor.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Elmer "Pap" Abney, 73, of Covington, died at 10 a.m. Sunday at his home.
He was a retired employee of the Equitable Bag Co. A daughter, Michelle Abney, died in 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Ada L. Abney; sons, Charles Abney of Wildie, Dale Abney of Ryland Heights and Randy Abney of Covington; daughters, Kim Burke of Covington and Lisa Gregory of Elsmere; a brother, William Abney of Mount Vernon; a sister, Ida Johnson of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Sophia Owens Bowman, 85, of Ryland Heights, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at her home.< p>
She was a homemaker and a member of Decoursey Baptist Church. Her husband, George E. Bowman, died in 1996. A son, Ronnie Harold Bowman, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Roger H. Bowman of Saltillo, Mexico, Carrol W. Bowman of Covington and Rodney Bowman of Independence; a daughter, Betty Maher of Fairfield Glade, Tenn.; a brother, William Earl Johnson of Pennsylvania; sisters, Muriel Johnson, Doris Hettle and Nancy Kelly, all of Newport; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to End of Earth Mission, 6260 E. Riverside Blvd., Love Park, Ill. 61111, or Victory Baptist Church, P. O. Drawer 1009, Milbrook, Ala. 36054.
Patricia G. Estes Coogan, 65, of Burlington, died at 5 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a retired nurse's aide with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, and attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington.
Survivors include her husband, Charles C. Coogan of Whiteville, Tenn.; a son, Michael Sargent of Miami; brothers, Robert W. Hunt of Independence and Thomas J. Hunt of Covington; and sisters, Helen Reed of Wilder, Virginia Lairson of Elkhart, Ind., Charlotte Thompson of Burlington and Carol Brown of Independence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Courtney Leon Day Jr., 80, of Covington, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. He was a retired truck driver with Commercial of Indiana Co., and a member of Mother of God Church in Covington, St. Patrick Church in Covington, Ludlow VFW Post and Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wives, Mary Ellen Sander Day and Jennifer Ruth Finley Day, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Hall of Taylor Mill; sons, David Day of Erlanger, Richard Day of Roseville, Ohio, and Thomas Day of Cincinnati; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Edna Gertrude Dickmeyer, 93, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Latonia, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Clyde Downard, 77, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.< p> Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Frank Lee Gibson, 95, of Crescent Springs, died at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Villa Springs, Erlanger. He was a tool pattern maker with Ford Motor Co. and a former big band musician from 1926 to 1942. He had been a member of the Brunswick, Ohio, School Board and a former member of Brunswick Methodist Church. He was a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Fort Mitchell. His wife, Mae Marie Gibson, died in 1986. A son, Ronald Gibson, died in 1969.
Survivors include grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lakeside Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens, Brunswick. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Genevieve Kalien Gilb, 92, of Newport, died at 6:02 p.m. Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a retired operator and federal worker. Her husband, Arthur Gilb, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Schunder of Park Hills; three grandsons and one great-grandson.
Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Drive, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Beverly Belt Giles, 47, of Lexington, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Lexington and a member of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary, Lexington.
Survivors include her husband, Jeffery Wendell Giles; a son, Josh Giles of Lexington; and a brother, Bob Belt of Lexington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick School, 318 Limestone St., Maysville, Ky. 41056, or Huntington's Disease Society of America, Memorial Gift, 158 W. 29th St., Seventh Floor, New York, N.Y. 10001.
Sara Jane Green, 15, of Owenton, died Jan. 15 in an automobile accident in Owen County. She was a student and a cheerleader at Owen County High School, and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Melinda Ayres Green of Owenton; her father and stepmother, Norman and Rhonda Green Jr. of Danville; a brother, Adam Zachary Green of Owenton; stepsisters, Tori Sheene and Myra Sheene, both of Danville; a half-sister, Hannah Green of Danville; and grandparents, Buddy and Jane Ayres of Owenton and Norman and Dorothy Green Sr. of Danville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Owenton First Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Christian Life Center, Owenton First Baptist Church, 213 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Dorothy Hardcorn, 84, of Edgewood, died Monday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Mildred E. Julian, 84, of Holiday, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Roberta Bingham Armstrong Klausing, 71, of Taylor Mill, died at 4:35 a.m. Monday at her home.
She was a retired employee of Shillito's and Lazarus department stores in downtown Cincinnati and a member of Women's Auxiliary of Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099 in Covington and Emera Chapter Order of the Eastern Star No. 392. She was a volunteer with Catholic Social Services and St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Her husband, James B. "Pete" Klausing, died in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Stephanie Armstrong Reuter of Taylor Mill; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Gary G. Mills, 36, of Foster, died Friday in Pendleton County. He was an electrician with Peters Electric Co., Alexandria. A brother, Lennie Mills, died in 1958.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Collopy Mills; stepdaughters, Tara Lynn Collopy of Fort Thomas and Leslie Anne Mahaney of Falmouth; his father, William Mills of Alexandria; sisters, Faye Dickerson of Cincinnati, Janice Baumbach of Florence, Martha Dean of California and Connie Steffen of Newport; and brothers, Terry Mills of Lebanon, Eddie Mills of California, Kevin Mills of Milford, Ohio, Doug Mills and Glen Mills, both of Cincinnati, and Ken Mills of Elsmere.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Sally O'Brien, 49, of Villa Hills, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Gloria Ann Robinson, 68, of Cincinnati, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired social services case coordinator, and a member of St. James A.M.E. Church in Covington and IRA Elk's Lodge No. 731.
Survivors include daughters, Rene Robinson of Cincinnati and Angela Baldwin of Harrisburg, Pa.; sons, Maurice Robinson of Cincinnati and Shawn Robinson of Florence; and a sister, Mary Bates Duffy of Covington.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. James A.M.E. Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Charles J. Sassin, 41, of Latonia, died Saturday at his home.
He was a commercial electrician and a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local No. 212 AFL-CIO, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Sassin; a stepson, Robby Guertin of Latonia; his father and stepmother, Charles K. and Peggy Sassin of Hebron; brothers, Donald Sassin of Elsmere and Rick Sassin of Erlanger; sisters, Nancy Magnatta of Lakeland, Fla., Cindy Denton of Walton and Sandra Baggett of Erlanger; a stepbrother, Fred Marksberry of Taylor Mill; and a stepsister, Diane Kmit of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dorothy Schuster, 86, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 7:10 a.m. Monday at Hospice of Cincinnati. She was a bookkeeper.
Survivors include sisters, Ruth Hungler of Burlington and Eloise Hemingway of Covington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Kelly Sullivan, 30, of Louisville, died Saturday at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville.
Survivors include her parents, Billy and Mildred Sullivan of Louisville; brothers, Patrick Sullivan and Matthew Sullivan, both of Louisville; and grandfather, Dr. Adolph Niese of Marion.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in English Cemetery.
Clifford E. Thornton, 62, of Alpine, Tenn., formerly of Covington, died Saturday at Livingston, Tenn., Regional Hospital. He was a truck driver with Roadway Express. A daughter, Victoria Fitzgerald, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Thornton; a son, Glen Thornton of Alpine; a daughter Beverly Paul of Alpine; a brother, Rodford Thornton of Covington; a sister, Virginia Howard of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Dyer Funeral Home, Cookeville, Tenn., is handling arrangements.
Phillip "Joker" Winburn, 45, of Carroll County, died Sunday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Rabourn Winburn; a daughter, Janan Marie McDonald of Moore, Okla.; sons, Phillip Scott Winburn of Burgaw, N.C., and Jonathon Lee Winburn of Turners Station; a sister, Nell Smith of Bedford; brothers, Donald B. Winburn of Milton and Charles Winburn of Carrollton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Vance Cemetery, Turners Station. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of the funeral home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41005.
