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Date of these obituaries: 06-19-2000
James 'Tubby' Maxwell, baseball scout
James Maxwell was fond of two things - baseball and people. Fortunately, he got to spend his entire life around both.
In his early 20s, Maxwell played professionally for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Although his playing career was short-lived, he was invited to stay on with the organization as a scout.
"Baseball was his livelihood." said Lilly Maxwell, his wife. "He loved to talk with people, especially if they were talking baseball."
James "Tubby" Maxwell, 68, of Warsaw, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Maxwell got the nickname "Tubby" from his brother, Wilson Maxwell of Warsaw, because he was "quite large as a child," Mrs. Maxwell said.
When the rigors of travel and failing health forced Maxwell to give up scouting, he decided to try a profession he dabbled in as a youth. Using a spare room in his house, he opened up his own barber shop.
The shop became a baseball shrine, decorated with pictures of players he met over his 20-year scouting career. Many of Maxwell's friends would meet in the shop and talk baseball for hours, even if they weren't getting a haircut.
"He started out thinking it would just be a part-time thing," said Mrs. Maxwell. "But in the end he got more business than he ever dreamed, but he didn't seem to mind. They would just sit and talk baseball for hours."
Other survivors include a daughter, Kitty Williamson of Warsaw; a sister, Della Perry of Florence; and three grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Paint Lick Baptist Church Building Fund, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Ivan "Bud" Barnett, 57, of Cincinnati, died Friday at his home. He was a dish washer with Arnold's Bar and Grill in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Barnett; and sisters, Wilma Gerhardt of Cincinnati, Helen Spicer of Alexandria and Joyce Floyd of Florida.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery.
Joseph C. Bauer, 68, of Germantown, died at 6:40 p.m. Friday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired driver with Licking Valley Cap Co. and a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene Tucker Bauer; a daughter, Tammy Florence of Germantown; brothers, Augustus "Junie" Bauer Jr. and Charles Bauer, both of Minerva, Don Bauer and Clarence Bauer, both of Maysville; a sister, Emma Hord of Rectorville; and one grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Elzora Burns Bell, 63, of Williamstown, died at 12:50 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Lee Bell; sons, Ralston Raisor and James Frederick Bell, both of Williamstown; and one grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Pansy Hope Redmon Cockayne, 96, of Butler, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a member of Concord Methodist Church, Pendleton County. Her husband, Fred Cockayne, died in 1973. Daughters, Juanita Moloney and Wanda Trapp, died in 1985 and 1994, respectively.
Survivors include a son, Lester Cockayne of Loman, Minn.; a brother, Richard Carl Redmon of Elsmere; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Concord Methodist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Concord Methodist Church, Route 1, Box 72, Falmouth, Ky. 41040. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Charles William Foster, 80, of Bedford, formerly of Carrollton, died Friday in Bedford. He was a retired employee of Butler Furniture Factory in Carrollton and Rocket Wood Manufacturing Co., Charlestown, Ind. His wife, Fannie Elizabeth Helm Foster, and a daughter, Hattie Smith, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Martha Poe of Shelbyville, Deborah Harmon of Crestwood, Mary Foster of Carrollton, Betty Sherman of Bedford and Patricia Smith of Greenville, Tenn.; a son, James Foster of Carrollton; a sister, Nell Morgan of Greenville; 21 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Irvin "Duke" George, 59, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a self-employed packer with George's Packing Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa George; daughters, Sharon Timmers of Edgewood and Karen Anderson of Elsmere; a son, Duggin George of Florence; a brother, Leonard George of Cincinnati; sisters, Betty Williams of Cincinnati, Jane George and Clara George, both of Elsmere; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
James Fuqua Hartford, 90, of West Knoxville, Tenn., died May 15 in West Knoxville.
He was a teacher with Danville and Carrollton junior high schools, a sales manager with Economy Co. and a retired employee of Capitol Holding Co.
Mr. Hartford was a member of the Church Street Methodist Church in Knoxville, and a former member of Carrollton United Methodist Church, American Legion Post No. 2, the Rotary Club and Sons of the American Revolution in Carrollton.
He was co-author of "Green River Ravel," a book about life in counties south of the Green River in Kentucky. He also was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Butler Grobmyer Hartford; and a sister, Ruth Ann Johnson of Nashville, Tenn. Services were May 20 in Knoxville. Graveside memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling local arrangements.
Scott Alan Holden, 35, of California, died Saturday at his home from injuries suffered in an accident. He was a service technician with Valley National Gases, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Holden; a son, Wesley Holden, at home; his mother, Diane Patricia Holden of California; a brother, Todd E. Holden of Alexandria; a sister, Geri Flinchum of Alexandria; and a grandmother, Anna Fay Holden Stanway of Highland Heights.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, California. Memorials are suggested to Wesley Joseph Holden, in care of Citizens Bank, 103 Churchill Drive, Newport, Ky. 41071.
James Kenneth "Ken" Jones, 75, of Erlanger, died at 8:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired buyer with Litton Industries, and a former salesman with Vulcan Supply and Metals. He was a member of Erlanger Lions and United Commercial Travelers, a starter at the Kenton County Golf Course and a former Scoutmaster with Boy Scout Troop No. 15, Erlanger. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Jones; a brother, Grover Jones of Covington; and a sister, Wanda Johnson of Covington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mother of God Mausoleum Chapel, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphan age Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
James Paxton Marshall, 77, of Prospect, died at 5:50 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a professor emeritus at Virginia Poly Tech in Blacksburg, Va., a member of Church of the Nativity in Maysville and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, John Edward Marshall, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Moser Marshall; daughters, Julia Cassamajor of the state of California, and Jane Paxton Marshall of Alexander, Va.; a son, James Paxton Marshall III of North Carolina; and a sister, Linda Choenour of Walnut Hills, Calif.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of the Nativity. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Stoess Funeral Home, Crestview. Burial will be at the Marshall Family cemetery in Maysville. Memorials are suggested to the Southern Poverty Law Center, P. O. Box 548, Montgomery, Ala. 36011; or Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling local arrangements.
Viola Blanche Newton, 83, of Edgewood, died Saturday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Albert P. Newton, died in 1977.
Survivors include sons, James Newton of Colorado Springs, Colo., William Newton of Crittenden and Michael Newton of Florence; daughters, Mary Rose Hayden of Fort Mitchell and Kathleen Mullen of Florence; sisters, Evelyn Crawford of Highland Heights, Maxine Diciero of Fort Thomas, Vivian Megois of Hyde Park and Mary Jo Conners of Florida; brothers, Jule Lehman of Taylor Mill and Everett Lehman of Covington; 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church, 740 Circle Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45239.
Rose Timmerding Russell, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Dorothy E. Schilling, 68, of Homosassa, Fla., formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 11:55 p.m. Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a volunteer with schools in Florida.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald P. Schilling; a son, Philip R. Schilling, at home; a daughter, Joan Harley of Orlando, Fla.; brothers, Donald Chaney, Richard Chaney and Arthur Chaney, all of Cincinnati; a sister, Ruth Meyer of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Russell Walton, 78, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at his home. He was a cafe owner.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Walton; sisters, Beverly Lehn of Fort Thomas and Virginia Maxwell of Dayton; and brothers, Richard Walton and Herman Walton Jr., both of Dayton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
ky.obit Della A. Wood, 72, of Erlanger, died at 7:45 p.m. Sunday at Village Care Center in Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Katherine Wulfhorst, 82, of Erlanger, died at 8 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired waitress with Arcaro and Mills restaurants. Her husband, Forest Wulfhorst, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Betty Reagan of Florence; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
