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Date of these obituaries: 01-07-2000
Raymond Vincent, city attorney in Florence for two decades
Over the quarter of a century he served as Florence's city attorney, Raymond Vincent saw the landscape and character of the city change drastically.
Florence was a community of about 3,500 when Mr. Vincent came on as the city attorney in the late '50s. He helped it become the commercial center it is today, former Mayor C.M. "Hop" Ewing said.
Mr. Vincent guided and counseled the city's leaders through establishing the water-sewer commission, building proper concrete streets and building the Florence Mall, he said.
"As far as I'm concerned he's one of the stalwarts of getting the city started," said Ewing, who served as mayor from 1960-1981.
Mr. Vincent was city attorney throughout Ewing's term and stayed on a few years after him.
"He was very dedicated to the city," Ewing said. "He was always honest and he treated the city right."
Mr. Vincent, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday at Wesley Hall Nursing Home in Cincinnati. He was a member of Florence Baptist Church. His wife, Geraldine Vincent, died in 1974.
"I had a lot of respect for Ray Vincent and I think he did a tremendous job," said Ewing. Mr. Vincent had previously lived in Dry Ridge.
Survivors include a daughter, Victoria Daulton of Florence; a brother, Dwayne Lee Vincent of Louisville; and two granddaughters.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Florence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Wesley Hall, 315 Lilienthal, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204; or Vitas Care Hospice, 1110 W. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
William Macklin Jr., chairman of old Booth hospital
William R. Macklin Jr. of Park Hills committed himself to many civic endeavors, including serving as chairman of the old Booth Memorial Hospital board, but his greatest love was his family.
Mr. Macklin, 76, died Thursday at the Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash, Ohio.
Mr. Macklin met the woman who would later become his wife at the John R. Coppin Co. - at one time the largest department store in Northern Kentucky. Mr. Macklin's family owned the company, and Evelyn "Judy" Ellis was working at the store.
They married
in 1949 and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October.
"He was loving," his wife said. "He was kind. He had a marvelous sense of humor.
"People would say he always had dignity."
Most of Mr. Macklin's career was spent in retailing. He became vice president of the Coppin department store after his father died. He also worked for seven or eight years for the state of Kentucky in the Division of Medical Assistance-Pharmacy Department, before retiring in his 60s.
Mr. Macklin had polio when he was 24 years old, which created some difficulty in walking. In later years heart disease and diabetes forced him into a wheelchair.
Still, he enjoyed going out to lunch with his family, attending some social functions and reading, his wife said.
He served as past president of the Covington Retail Merchants Associa tion, past member and chairman of the Beechwood Board of Education, past chairman of the Booth Hospital advisory board, past member and 1957 Young Man of the Year of the Covington-Kenton County Chamber of Commerce, past vice president of the Richard P. Ernst Realty Co. and the Liberty Theater Corp., and former director of People's Liberty Bank & Trust Covington.
Other survivors include three daughters, Holly Anne Wipperman of Greenwood, Ind.; Elizabeth Bell of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Linda Gay Davis of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Lakeside Park. There will be no visitation, but the family will receive friends in the church's fellowship hall following the service. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Presbyterian Handicap Facility, 2690 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, Ky., 41017; St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Blue Ash, Ohio, 45242. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, handled arrangements.
Jackie Ray Beatty, 60, of Covington, died Wednesday at Batavia, Ohio, Nursing and Convalescent Home. He was a grocery store clerk.
Survivors include a brother, Richard Beatty of Union; and a nephew, Chris Beatty of Edgewood.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at TLC Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center Cancer Care Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Alice Mildred "Millie" Hampson, 102, of Key Largo, Fla., formerly of Harrison County, died Monday in Key Largo. She was a member of St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church, Tavenier, Fla. Her husband, Raymond A. Hampson, died in 1948.
Survivors include sons, Raymond K. Hampson of Islamorada, Fla., Richard Hampson of Covington; two grandsons and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Church of the Advent, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Mahi Shriners Children's Hospital, 1480 NW North River Drive, Miami, Fla. 33125.
JoAnn Huber, 65, of Newport, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a clerical manager with Children's Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Huber of Erlanger; daughters, Theresa Buemi and Judith Urlage, both of Newport, and Mary Jo Rose of Fort Wright; a brother, Louis Hodgeman of Cocoa, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Herbert Isaacs, 63, of Union, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Elbert Ling, 83, of Melbourne, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ling; sons, Dennis Ling of Wilmington, Ohio, and Leroy Ling of Alexandria; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Carthage United Methodist Church, California. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Carthage Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Carthage United Methodist Church, Route 1, California, Ky. 41007.
Helen Haacke Lyon, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Lyon of Fort Wright; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Right to Life, 509 Scott St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Velma Lee McCormick, 78, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at her home. She was a retired home health aide.
Survivors include a foster daughter, Ruth Burley of Gambier, Ohio; and two nieces.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Lonis "Dick" Monroe, 68, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority and a deacon at Rockdale Baptist Church in Cincinnati. He was a former professional organ player and was a Korean War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara J. Monroe; daughters, Mindy Bernard and Eva Pogue; sons, Dwayne Trotter Monroe, Lonis Monroe, Timothy Monroe, Brian Monroe and Shawn Monroe; a sister, Joan Monroe; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rockdale Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
William "Mousie" Northcutt, 69, of Walton, died Wednesday at his home. He was a truck driver with St. Vincent DePaul Society and Army veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Jean Neal Northcutt; daughters, Wanda McMahan and Debbie Buckler, both of Florence, and Wray Jean Northcutt of Walton; sons, Billy Northcutt of Florence, Eddie Northcutt of Walton, George Northcutt of Falmouth, and Timmy Northcutt of Covington; sisters, Alice McKiddy of Dayton, Ohio, Wanda Thompson of Minneapolis and Margie Rose of Hamilton, Ohio; brothers, Ralph Northcutt of Union and Leonard Baynum of Hamilton, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to William "Mousie" Northcutt Memorial Fund, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Ralph C. Pettit, 75, of Dry Ridge, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Hazel Marie Marcum Reed, 74, of Irvine, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Irvine First Baptist Church. Her husband, Jeffie Reed, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Joie Lee Puckett Sr. of Parris, Calif., Johnny E. Floyd of Covington, Teddy Glenn Floyd of Dayton, Ohio, and Jeffrey Howard Reed of Cincinnati; daughters, Marilyn Marie Horton of Orman Beach, Fla., and Dora Lynn Brown of Covington; a brother, Charles Manual Marcum of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Doris Jean Covey and Phyllis Combs, both of Dayton, Ohio; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lewis Funeral Home, Irvine. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Boian Cemetery, Irvine.
Fred Ransom Richie, 81, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home, Cynthiana. He was a retired employee of the state highway department in Falmouth and a member of Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Falmouth. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Jessie Elliott Richie, died in 1996. A stepson, Buddy Elliott, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include stepsons, Wayne Elliott and Richard Elliott, both of Falmouth, and Ralph Elliott of Indianapolis; sisters, Dorothy Shipman of Michigan and Sarah Hamilton of Arkansas; and several step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Hardin-Browning VFW Post No. 109, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Cora Ethel Sewell, 101, of Covington, died at 12:10 a.m. Thursday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia. She was an assembly line worker with Triangle Bay. Her husband, Robert Sewell, died in 1972. Her sons, Donald P. Sewell, Charles R. Sewell and Robert Sewell also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Ruby Graven of Somerset; a son, Jim Sewell of Somerset; sisters, Lillian Philippi, Faye Purcell, Iva Purcell and Wilma Purcel, all of Somerset; 17 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Nannie Margaret Steele, 85, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Community Pentecostal Church, Independence. Her husband, John Roscoe Steele, died in 1970. Survivors include daughters, Lois Powell of Erlanger, Juanita Bowers and Brenda Fleckinger, both of Elsmere, Lona Elizabeth Steele and Ora Stetter, both of Florence; sons, John Steele and Ronnie Steele, both of Florence, and Donald Edward Steele of Walton; a sister, Martha Messer of Loudin, Tenn.; 44 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Community Pentecostal Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
David M. Taylor, 58, of Alexandria, died Wednesday at his home. He was a conductor with the C&O; Railroad in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Taylor; a son, Eric Taylor of Alexandria; a daughter, Julia Taylor Wingate of Frankfort; his mother, Opal Taylor of Vanceburg; a brother, Steve Taylor of Vanceburg; and one grandchild.
Graveside services will be in Hillcrest Gardens of Memory in Rectorsville, at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Beatrice Lillian Uhlman, 80, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired packaging worker with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a brother, Russell Lee Uhlman of Petersburg; and sisters, Ruth Clark of Crestview, Fla., and Anna Mae Adams of Baltimore; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Maplewood Children's Home, 3261 Maplewood Drive, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
