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Date of these obituaries: 05-06-2000
Ruth V. Tomlin, a fixture at Covington's Anchor Grill
Ruth V. Tomlin kept the goetta and the gab coming for more than 40 years at the Anchor Grill in Covington.
"If you met her once, you remembered her," said her daughter, Carla Houze. "She was Irish. She was very stubborn, and she had a memory like an elephant. If she had something to tell you, she'd tell you."
Mrs. Tomlin, of Taylor Mill, died at 12:35 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. She was 80.
She worked as a waitress most of her life and raised her five children on her own after her first marriage ended when the children were small.
"We lived next to the Anchor," said Mrs. Houze, also of Taylor Mill. "When I was little, she would take me with her to work. I'd sit on the jukebox. I was the Anchor's mascot."
Mrs. Tomlin and Anchor owner Virginia Chapman were friends. In hard times, Mrs. Chapman helped get the family through, Mrs. Houze said.
Mrs. Tomlin often worked the overnight shift, from 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. It was on that shift that she met E. B. Tomlin, who came in after his shift on the Southern Railroad. They married
in the mid-1960s and moved to Taylor Mill.
Mrs. Tomlin forged strong ties among her children and their families. Holiday dinners were huge feasts at the Tomlin house.
Mrs. Tomlin retired from the Anchor in the late 1980s.
"She was a very special lady," her daughter said. "She always put everybody ahead of herself. If somebody needed her, she was there."
Two sons, James E. Gilbert Sr. and Jack Gilbert, preceded her in death. E. B. Tomlin died in 1997.
Mrs. Tomlin developed emphysema and then congestive heart failure.
Survivors include other daughters, Sue Gilbert of Taylor Mill, and Carolyn Bataglia of Burlington; a sister, Virginia Farris of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Buri al will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Marie Mackie Bradford Courtney, 78, of Falmouth, died Thursday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. She was a retired clerk for Rite Aid and a member of Mount Moriah Christian Church.
Her first husband, Corliss D. Bradford, died in 1976. Survivors include her husband, Howard Courtney; a daughter, Carolyn Ammerman of Lexington; a stepdaughter, Brenda Doutaz of Falmouth; and a brother, Marion "Junior" Delaney of Falmouth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, with visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and burial in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, Northern Kentucky West Camp, P. O. Box 965, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dorothea Erika Cushard, 78, of Erlanger, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, George Cushard, died in 1979. Survivors include a son, Michael F. Cushard of Erlanger; a daughter, Patricia Hartman of Covington; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, with visitation from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Charles M. Donovan, 74, of Crestview, died April 17 at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a volunteer paramedic for the Cold Spring/Crestview Fire Department, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. His wife, Marjorie M. Donovan, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sisters, Pat Donovan of Lexington, Sister Mary Austin of Louisville and Margaret Guilfoyle of Cincinnati; and a brother, James Donovan of Illinois.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. May 20 at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Cremation was at Craver-Riggs Funeral Home, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Central Campbell Fire Department, 4113 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; or St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Betty M. Harris, 82, of Cincinnati, died Thursday at her residence. She was a former owner and operator of a restaurant and bar and a member of the Pentecostal faith.
Her husband, Ray Harris, and a son, Phillip Lakes Jr., preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Laura Mae Harris of Amelia, Ohio; a brother, Bartlett Cain of Berea; sisters, Mary C. Wilson, Oma Durham, Sarah Eaton, Joyce Johnson, Jurene Burdette and Opal McCurle of Berea; Lizzie Harrison of Hamilton, Ohio, Marzella Hembree of Richmond; 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday and burial in Warsaw Cemetery.
Howard L. Harrison, 86, of Williamstown, died Thursday at his residence. He was a retired truck driver for Triangle Paper Bag Co., Covington; an antiques dealer; an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Grant Lodge F&AM.
His wife, Mildred Chapman Harrison, died in 1989. Survivors include a brother, Roscoe Harrison of Florence; and sisters, Nina Connley of Largo, Fla., and Wilma Graven of New Port Richey, Fla.
Graveside services will be at the convenience of the family at Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Bernard Jennings, 72, of Glencoe, died Friday at his residence. He was retired from the former Green Line Bus Co., and was a member of Glencoe Baptist Church.
A daughter, Betty Jo Jennings, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Doneta Jennings; a son, Larry Jennings; daughters, Martha Hisle of Newport and Brenda Nicholas of Clinton, Tenn.; a brother, Clifford Jennings of Richwood; sisters, Virginia Southworth of Taylor Mill and Lucille Bickers of Campbellsburg; six grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, with visitation from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery, Gallatin County. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Cole Everett Kennedy, two-day-old son of Mark J. and Christine Hughes Kennedy of Edgewood, died Thursday at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. Other survivors include a brother, Ethan R. Kennedy; grandparents, Marlin and Karen Kennedy of Franklin, Pa., and Bruce and Margaret Hughes of Montgomery, Ohio.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is in charge.
Richard C. Linville, 70, of Robertson County, died Thursday at his residence. He was retired from Blue Licks State Park, Robertson County, and from farming and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include sisters, Jeanette Helms of Sharonville, Ohio, and Norma Poe of Forest Park, Ohio.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Robertson County Funeral Home, with visitation at noon and burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Robertson County Life Squad, Mount Olivet, Ky. 41064.
Helen Straus Menninger, 81, formerly of Newport, died at 4 a.m. Friday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of York Street Congregational Church, Newport. Her husband, Stuart E. Menninger, died in 1997. A son, Gary Menninger, died in 1972.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and burial in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
George Joseph Pate, 65, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at his residence. He was a retired commercial fisherman, a Navy veteran and a Baptist.
His wife, Vera Pauline Pate, died in 1999. Survivors include sons, Tommy Pate of Falmouth, John Hall of Beardstown, Ill., Richard Hall of Washington, D.C., and Erik Pate of Bradford, Ark.; daughters, Shelia Bright of Rushville, Ill., and Beth Bright of Keystone Heights, Fla.; a brother, Roy Pate of Beardstown, Ill.; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Margaret J. Rigney, 79, of Ludlow, died Thursday at her residence. She was retired from the Northern Kentucky Convention Center information center and was a member of Ludlow Christian Church, Ludlow-Bromley Swim Club and Ludlow Senior Citizens.
Her husband, Ray Rigney, died in 1985. A son, George Rigney, died in 1999. Survivors include daughters, Marjorie Palmer of Sevierville, Tenn., and Regina Deters of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, George Kramer of Taylor Mill and Robert Kramer of Independence; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Alonzo Rodgers, 68, of Covington, died at 10:40 a.m. Thursday at his residence. He was a machinist for Dynamic Industries, Cincinnati; a former machinist for American Tool, Cincinnati; and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Rodgers; a son, Michael Grant Rodgers of Damascus, Md.; a stepdaughter, Marsha Watkins of Covington; stepsons, Willard Courtney Jr. and Ronald Gene Courtney of Covington; sisters, Jessie Wallace of Independence, Frances Beck of Edgewood, Hilda Schnieder of Florence and Margie Scott of Elsmere; brothers, Hubert Ellsworth Rodgers of Erlanger and Jack Rodgers of Florence; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, with visitation from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Christopher Ray Schulkers, 32, of Demossville, died Friday in an auto accident in Demossville. He was a millwright for H.K. Systems, Hebron. Survivors include sons, Michael Schulkers and Cody Schulkers of Grants Lick; parents, Larry R. and Marlene Penick Schulkers of Demossville; brother, Scott E. Schulkers of Hebron; sister, Kathy S. Osbourn of Crittenden.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs, Independence, with visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and burial in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Agnes Gutman Smith, 94, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at her residence. She was a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church.
Her husband, Oakley Smith, died in 1990. Survivors include a son, Michael L. Smith of Dry Ridge; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Baptist Church, 19 Broadway, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035, or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
