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Date of these obituaries: 02-08-2000
Southgate's Helen Conway, 'vital' mom
Helen Frances Ragan Conway, of Southgate, a self-sufficient, independent mother, died Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was 93.
Mrs. Conway lived on her own until the last year of her life when illness and blindness, caused by diabetes, forced her to move to a nursing home.
"She was a very vital woman," said her daughter, Rose Marie Beiting.
Mrs. Conway, a mother of three, learned to drive at age 50, saying she was tired of being driven around. It wasn't until her doctor said her eyesight was too bad to drive that she stopped.
A native of Covington, Mrs. Conway graduated from Lasallette High School, a point of pride for her since many women didn't graduate from high school then.
Mrs. Conway moved with her husband to Southgate in the 1920s.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Therese Altar Society and Southgate Fire Department Women's Auxiliary. She was a past president of the Southgate Optimist Mrs. Club.
When she went into the nursing home last year, Mrs. Beiting said, the nurses were happy to have her.
"They were glad to have someone up there who was vital," she said. "They always knew Helen knew what was going on."
Her husband, William P. Conway, died in 1987.
Survivors also include daughters, Patricia Daunt of Newport and Ruth Warning of Fort Wright; 17 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial 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 St. Therese School, 2516 Alexandria Pike, Southgate, Ky. 41071; or Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mary Nell Jenkins Banks, 86, of Carrollton, died Monday at her home. She was a teacher and a member of Hopewell Methodist Church in Locust. Her husband, Howard Banks, died in 1976.
Survivors include a sister, Margaret Thompson of Carrollton; and a brother, Kenneth Jenkins of Mashpee, Mass.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight, and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Betty J. Poe Buchanan, 72, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Buchanan Sr., and a son, Charles Buchanan Jr., both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Donna Buchanan of Winchester, Ind., and Jana Cleves of Brookfield, Wis.; a son, Rick Buchanan of Midway, Ohio; sisters, Helen Bonhaus of Dayton, Pat Key of Highland Heights and Linda Steinhauer of Alexandria; brothers, James Poe of Demossville, Charlie Poe, Bill Poe and Jerry Poe, all of Newport; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to the Campbell County Humane Society, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Beatrice Chumley, 63, of Crescent Springs, died Monday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Viola J. Corman, 93, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at Royal Manor Nursing Home, Nicholasville.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Glenn W. Davis, 75, of Cincinnati, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 2 a.m. Sat urday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
He was owner of Glenn Davis Auto Sales in Newport, and a member of Covington F&AM No. 109.
Survivors include his wife, Alene Davis; sons, Glenn Robert Davis and Charles B. Davis, both of Villa Hills; daughters, Joyce A. Davis of Villa Hills and Arlene Williams of Crescent Springs; a brother, Doug Davis of Villa Hills; sisters, Regina Cushman of Covington and Joyce Stoneback of New Jersey; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Epworth United Methodist Church, West Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 2200 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
James A. Howard, 58, of Covington, died Sunday at his home. He was a salesman with Graphic Advancement Corp. and a former teacher with Taft High School in Cincinnati. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Sharon L. Jordan, 49, of Burlington, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a real estate broker.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Jordan; and a son, Greg Jordan of Burlington.
Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503; or the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Edna Haines "Babe" Schadler, 76, of Park Hills, died at 6:24 p.m. Sunday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a retired secretary and a member of Summit Hills Country Club, Crestview Hills. Her husband, Danny Schadler, died in 1977.
Survivors include daughters, Gayla Sherman of Erlanger, Lynsey Foley of West Chester, Ohio, and Stacey Schadler of Taylor Mill; three grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Bernice Clark Sledd Simons, 98, of Maysville, died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday at Methodist Hospital, Louisville. She was a member of the task force responsible for developing Blue Licks State Park and the Kentucky Farm Bureau.
She was active in American Heart Association and American Cancer Society fund-raisers, and taught in a one-room schoolhouse during the teacher shortage of World War II. She was a Sunday school superintendent of Sardis United Methodist Church. Her husband, W. A. Simons, died 1982.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen Clark Rechtin Combs of Louisville; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mason County. Memorials are suggested to Sardis United Methodist Church, Sardis, Ky. 41056.
Stacey Sorrell, 40, of Falmouth, died Friday in New Mexico. He was a driver with Griffin Industries, Averett Co. and M&S; Carriers in Memphis, Tenn.
Survivors include a son, Bryan Sorrell of Falmouth; a daughter, Brandy Sorrell of Falmouth; and his mother, Fletchie Sorrell of Falmouth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Barbara E. Thompson, 68, of Covington, died at 1 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. C&C; Mortuary, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Donald Jimmy Welte, 67, of Augusta, died Sunday at Maysville Extended Care Center, Maysville. He was a member of St. Augustine Church, Augusta, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include an aunt, Dorothy Rathburn of Augusta, and several cousins.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Augustine Cemetery, Augusta.
Thomas R. Whitehead, 58, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a steel worker with Newport Steel and a member of United Steel Workers of America Union Local No. 1870.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Smith Whitehead; daughters, Cathy Rawe of Wilder and Kelly Speier of Southgate; a son, Thomas R. Whitehead Jr. of Newport; a sister, Eleanor Frey of Apache Junction, Ariz.; brothers, Melvin Whitehead of Southgate, Jack Whitehead of Humble, Texas, and Leroy Whitehead of Wilder; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
