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Date of these obituaries: 10-04-1999
Paul R. Snyder, founding member of St. Luke's board; sold insurance
Loyalty - to his family, friends, community and his roots - helped define the life of Paul R. Snyder.
Mr. Snyder, 92, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He was the founder and owner of Snyder Insurance Agency in Fort Thomas and a founding member of the board of St. Luke Hospital. He served on the board for 31 years.
"I think of all the things of which he was the most proud, it was his association with St. Luke," said Mr. Snyder's grandson, Steve Pendery.
Pendery, the Campbell County judge-executive, now operates the firm, called Pendery Insurance and Risk Management, along with his brother, Tom.
William J. Williams, a longtime St. Luke Hospital board member and chairman, considered Mr. Snyder a mentor, as well as a friend. "In a quiet way, he was my guardian and mentor, in the Optimist Club and the hospital board," said Williams.
"I'll always have fond memories of him. He had a very good sense of humor. He was very loyal to his friends and very good to his family," Williams said.
Mr. Snyder was a regional manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. when he retired in his late 50s and started his own agency, Pendery said. "He had the agency until he retired, about four or five years ago. He was here every day," Pendery said.
Mr. Snyder was successful in business, his grandson believes, because he inspired trust. "He was one of those people you could be around for five minutes, and you would trust him," said Pendery.
Reared on a farm near New Philadelphia, Ohio, Mr. Snyder never lost his love of the soil. "He was in his 70s when he bought a farm in Bracken County. He put in a garden, put up fences and all. He did it to stay young," said Pendery.
Mr. Snyder was also an active member of the board of Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights and was a past president of the Newport Optimist Club. He was a member of the Newport Civic Association; the New Philadelphia, Ohio, Masonic Lodge; and the Church of the Brethren in New Philadelphia.
His wife, Ruby Snyder, and a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Snyder, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Martha Mordecai of San Jose, Calif., and Phyllis Pendery of Fort Thomas; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Highland United Methodist Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or to charity.
Mary Ethel Banks, 96, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Nicholson Church of Christ. Her husband, Simon Banks, died in 1970. A daughter, Norma Linton, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Francis Ruth Richey of Independence; brothers, Vernon Colliver of Hillsboro, Ohio, and Raymond Colliver of Mount Orab, Ohio; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Tenn.
Sharon R. Blades, 51, of Covington, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Scott Fender of Lexington, Shannon Owens of Dayton and Shawn Owens of London; a sister, Kelly Gulley of Foster; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Darrell W. Brown, 44, of Covington, died at 6 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired brakeman with CSX Railroad and an Army veteran.
Survivors include brothers, Gary Brown of Cold Spring, Thomas Brown of Somerset and James Brown of Fairfield, Ohio; and sisters, Deloris Franklin of Foster and Carolyn Holbrook of Independence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Catherine Gallagher, 75, of Fort Mitchell, died at 11:40 p.m. Sunday at Florence Park Care Center.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Neal Gray, 18, of Cold Spring, died at 12:05 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. He worked for Office Furniture Discounters, Cincinnati, after graduating from Bishop Brossart High School in June.
Survivors include his parents, Steve and Nancy Brown Gray of Cold Spring; a sister, Katy Gray of Indianapolis; a brother, Nick Gray of Cold Spring; grandparents, Robert S. and Barbara A. Gray of New Albany, Ind.; and great-grandmother, Catherine Baker of New Albany.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Women's Crisis Center, New Shelter Renovation Fund, 835 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Mark Lane Harmon, 40, of Carrollton, died Saturday at his home. He was a chemical operator with Elf Atochem in Carrollton and a member of Faith Community Church, Carrollton.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Jean Harmon; a son, Michael Scott Harmon of Vevay, Ind.; daughters, Christina Lynn Harmon of Vevay and Caitlyn Alicia Harmon of La Grange; stepsons, Joshua Logan Ricketts and Aaron Bige Ricketts, both of Carrollton; his parents, Ronald L. and Linda Lou Meadows Harmon of Carrollton; sisters, Kimberly Kay Hicks of Carrollton, Michelle Smith of Ohio and Dona Lorraine Harmon of Carrollton; and grandparents, Nadine Marsh and Margaret Harmon, both of Carrollton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Faith Community Church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy B. Jarrell, 91, of Germantown, died Friday at Eagle Creek Nursing Home, West Union, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Lewis Jarrell, died in 1987. A son, Ivan Jarrell, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Wayvle Jarrell and Glenn Jarrell, both of Maysville, and Ezra Jarrell of Germantown; daughters, Linda Boone of Germantown, Olive Kitchen of Maysville, Evelyn Vest of Pflugerville, Texas, Teresa Dalrymble and Stella French of Lexington; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Wilbur J. Kamp, 83, of Fort Thomas, died at 6:05 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired salesman with Cedar Hill Dairy and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Mary Posey Kamp; daughters, Carol Baker of Edgewood, Ginny Kamp and Mary Kamp, both of Fort Thomas, and Helen Ruschman of Prospect; a sister, Helen Fischer of Fort Thomas; a brother, Arthur Kamp of Fort Thomas; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Catherine of Siena Elementary School, 1803 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Eugene William Murray, 73, of Newport, died Friday at Sand Lake Hospital, Orlando, Fla. He was a retired plumber with Plumbers and Gas Fitters Union Local No. 59, Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, June E. Murray; sons, Michael Murray of Newport and William Murray of Covington; a brother, Gerald Murray of Fort Thomas; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Earl Patton, 78, of Hardinsburg, died Friday at Medco Center in Brandenburg. He was a lockman with the Corps of Engineers and a member of Corinth Baptist Church in McQuady. His wife, Dolores Patton, died Aug. 25.
Survivors include sons, Richard Patton of Alexandria, Steven Patton of Glasgow and Jeffery Patton of Hardinsburg; daughters, Carol Patton of Radcliff, Sandra Patton of Minneapolis and Judith West of Somerset; a sister, Jane Doran of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Corinth Baptist Church, McQuady. Burial will be in McQuady Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Corinth Baptist Church, Highways 105 and 261, McQuady, Ky. 40153; or the Doey Patton Scholarship Fund, with envelopes available at the funeral home. Trent-Dowell Funeral Home, McQuady, is handling arrangements.
George L. Price Jr., 70, of Harrison County, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a former employee of Ramset, Paris and Kawneer in Cynthiana and a member of Berry United Methodist Church. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Smith Price; sons, Gary Ross Price and Dexter Tod Price, both of Cynthiana; a daughter, De Anna Price of Georgetown; a brother, Jack Price of Harrison County; sisters, Elouise Cason of Cynthiana and Betty Sutherland of Lexington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
John P. Spicer Sr., 51, of Berea, died Sunday at his home. He was a warehouse manager with Tokico Inc. in Berea, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Lakes Spicer; sons, John Spicer Jr. and Billy Spicer, both of Berea, and Mark Spicer of Hebron; his father, Porter Spicer of Bellevue; and brothers, Jim Spicer of Dayton, Ohio, and Kenner Griffith of Newport.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lakes Funeral Home, Berea. Visitation will begin there at 6 tonight. Burial will be in Berea Cemetery.
Carrie Wischer, 90, of Park Hills, died at 8:25 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired X-ray technician with St. Elizabeth Medical Center and a member of St. Agnes Ladies Society and Hilltoppers Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her husband, William Wischer; a son, William J. Wischer of Park Hills; daughters, Jeannine Wendling of Fort Wright and Carol Harmeling of Taylor Mill; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Agnes Church. Burial was in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, handled arrangements.
Viola Wiseman, 85, of Dayton, died Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a clerk with Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. Her husband, Vester Wiseman, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Baldwin, Loraine Wiseman and Louise Wiseman, all of Dayton; sons, Alvin Wiseman of Covington, Fred Wiseman of Erlanger, Jerry Wiseman of Southgate and Vester Wiseman of Dayton; a sister, Helen Long of Irvin; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
