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Date of these obituaries: 10-30-1999
William C. Bridges, founded clubs for young athletes
William C. Bridges, who helped found the Fort Thomas Swim Club and the Fort Thomas Junior Baseball League, died Thursday at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 71.
Mr. Bridges and his wife, June Youtsey Bridges, had moved to North Fort Myers in 1985.
Longtime residents of Fort Thomas, they met when they were students at Highlands High School.
Mrs. Bridges taught math and business courses at Highlands for 24 years. Mr. Bridges worked for Procter & Gamble.
He was Marine Corps veteran and started working for Procter & Gamble after graduation from the University of Cincinnati in 1951. Three months later, he contracted polio and was hospitalized for a year, Mrs. Bridges said.
The polio weakened his right side, but he returned to work with a determination that would become characteristic.
"He was a good organizer," Mrs. Bridges said. "When there was something to be done, he got on it immediately."
When their son was about 10 years old, Mr. Bridges joined with other fathers to turn neighborhood baseball games into an organized league. The result was the Fort Thomas Junior Baseball League, with Mr. Bridges as its charter president.
The league started around 1959. Two years later, the couple got started on the swim club.
Mrs. Bridges recalled long meetings in their basement, as Mr. Bridges and other organizers sold memberships and planned construction. Volunteers helped build the original buildings.
Mr. Bridges was treasurer, and Mrs. Bridges helped keep the books.
The Bridgeses were charter members of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, which grew to 400 members.
"He liked to start things," Mrs. Bridges said. "He always got involved. That was his nature."
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, W. Charles Bridges of Marblehead, Mass.; a sister, Dorothy Anne Christianson of Golden Valley, Minn.; and two granddaughters.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Highland United Methodist Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, Fort Myers, Fla., 33908; or Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 2951 Trail Dairy Circle, North Fort Myers, Fla., 33917. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Mary Mullins Chapman, 82, of Walton, died at 11 p.m. Thursday at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Walton, and Order of Eastern Star.
Her husband, Troy C. Chapman, died in 1987. Survivors include brothers, Porter Mullins of Verona and Clayton Mullins of Middletown, Ohio; a sister, Cassie Ballard of Verona; her stepmother, Lou Mullins of Verona; a half-brother, Paul Mullins of Verona; and half-sisters, Elva Morguson of Verona and Phyllis Pruett of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, with visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Napoleon IOOF Cemetery, Gallatin County.
Russell Daugherty, 83, of Falmouth, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana.
He was a retired engineer for CSX and for the L&N; Railroad; a farmer; and a member of Gardnersville Christian Church, where he was an elder, a deacon, a Sunday school teacher and part-time minister.
A daughter, Tina Daugherty, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Rosella Bowling Daugherty; sons, Doug Daugherty and Harry Daugherty, both of Falmouth, and Jeff Daugherty of Demossville; daughters, Judy Postel of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Fonda Ester of Falmouth and Pam Hopkins of Cynthiana; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Harrison Memorial Hospital Extended Care Unit, P.O. Box 250, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Charles Ray Dawson, 88, of Owenton, died Friday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. He was a farmer and mechanic and a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Lyon Dawson; sons, R.C. "Pete" Dawson and Raymond Lee Dawson, both of Owen County; brothers, Hubert Dawson of Frankfort and Gilbert Dawson of Versailles; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton, with visitation from 4 to 9 tonight. Burial will be in Owenton IOOF Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Highway 22, Owenton, Ky. 40359; Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ida Anna Regenbogen Herbstreit, 82, of Florence, died at 8 p.m. Thursday at Deer Park Care Center in Cincinnati. She was a retired accounting technician for the U.S. government.
Her husband, Charles Francis Herbstreit, and daughters, Virginia Daniel and Jackie Drattman, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Charles W. Herbstreit of Florence, and Ronald Herbstreit of Hebron; a brother, Howard "Corky" Regenbogen of Burlington; sisters, Esther Easter of Cincinnati and Virginia Haines of Indianapolis; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Private visitation for family members will be at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to Constance Christian Church, Constance, Ky.
Louis Raybourne "Ray" Lyons, 61, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana.
He was a retired employee of Rockwell International; a Navy veteran; and a member of Twin Creek Baptist Church, the Cynthiana FOP, the VFW Post No. 4075, Fleet Reserve Association and American Legion in Millersburg. He was an honorary member of the Cynthiana Fire Department and a chaplain for the Cynthiana police and fire departments.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Faulconer Lyons; his mother, Ruby Whitaker Lyons Warren; sons, Ray T. Lyons and Daniel Lyons of Cynthiana; daughters, Brenda Hamilton and Lynda Marsh of Cynthiana; a brother, Darryl T. Lions of Cynthiana; a sister, Betty Persinger of Milford; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville. Memorials are suggested to Ammerman Road Baptist Church Millennium Mission Fund, White Oak Pike, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
David Louis Marquette, 51, of Montgomery, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery. He was a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, an Air Force veteran and a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Andrews Marquette; a son, Casey Marquette; a daughter, Renee Marquette; stepsons, Brian Balsly and Christopher Balsly; his parents, Elmer and Mary Marquette; sisters, Linda Contarino and Yvonne Rigney; and a brother, Tom Marquette. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Vorhis Funeral Home, Norwood, Ohio, with visitation from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Blue Ash, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 236, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, or Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Aline W. Mason, 86, of Owenton, died Thursday at Frankfort Regional Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Hesler Assembly of God Church, Owenton.
Her husband, Willard Mason, preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie J. Srouder of Owenton; one grandson and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Hesler Assembly of God Church, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hesler Assembly of God Church, Highway 227, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Garnet Hawk Morton, 81, of Covington, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Bennie Morton, died in 1997. Survivors include a son, James F. Schaefer of Edgewood; daughters, Janet Herald and Carol Herald of Covington, Diane Kearney of Florida and Corie Esther Eversole of Dry Ridge; a sister, Billie Ann Hawk of Villa Hills; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere-Erlanger, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Easter Seals Center, 212 Levassor Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Samuel Riggs Jr., 71, of Maysville, died at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Maysville residence of his daughter, Shirley Hinton. He was a retired forklift operator for Clopay Corp., Augusta; an Army veteran; and a member of May's Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons, Roy Riggs and Tommy Riggs of Maysville, Gary Riggs of Ewing, Freddy Riggs of May's Lick and Johnny Riggs of Aberdeen, Ohio; daughters, Shirley Hinton and Anna Riggs of Maysville and Linda Dugan and Mary Miller of May's Lick; sisters, Betty Moran and Pauline Kirk of Maysville; 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at May's Lick Baptist Church, with visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight and from 1 p.m. services Sunday. Burial will be in May's Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to May's Lick Baptist Church, 5105 Main St., May's Lick, Ky. 41056, or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is in charge.
Retta V. Story, 89, of Burlington, died Thursday at her residence. She was a former Boone County jailer who finished the unexpired term of her husband, Frazee Story, and a Church of Christ member.
Her husband died in 1972. Survivors include daughters, Sondra Crutcher and Bonnie League of Burlington and Lyvia Steele of Aurora, Ind.; a son, Donnie Story of Burlington; a sister, Mayme Eades of Dry Ridge; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Laura Webster, 83, of Newport, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Main Street Methodist Church, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Lamont Webster; a son, Roy Coyle of St. Louis; daughters, Anne Trombatore of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Aretta Baughn of Covington; a sister, Elizabeth Sanders of Lexington; 16 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, with visitation from 11 a.m. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
