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Date of these obituaries: 09-18-1999
Elizabeth C. Stephens, owned a general store
Elizabeth Craig Stephens was a bundle of energy who once owned and operated the Rabbit Hash General Store, drove a school bus and delivered mail.
Mrs. Stephens also raised her two children, was a good wife and friend and managed to keep her sense of humor no matter what she was doing, said her daughter, Patsy McGuire of Erlanger.
"Mother was the kind of parent you enjoyed having," Mrs. McGuire said.
"If you needed something, she was there. She was a helper, and a very good helper."
Mrs. Stephens, 85, of Florence, died Friday at Florence Park Care Center.
She was a retired school bus driver for the Boone County Board of Education, a former substitute rural mail carrier for the Burlington Post Office, and the former owner and operator of the Rabbit Hash General Store along with her husband, Clifford Stephens, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Stephens' parents began operating the Rabbit Hash General Store in 1919, and Elizabeth sold goods from an early age, her daughter said. The family kept the store until 1979, when they sold it, Mrs. McGuire said.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Stephens drove a school bus for 38 years and later delivered mail for another 10 years, her daughter said.
Her mother treated children with respect, and they in turn respected her, Mrs. McGuire said.
"My mother drove a school bus for a long time. There are a lot of children from then who would remember her," Mrs. McGuire said.
"Mother was a little woman, but she was always busy."
Mrs. Stephens was a member of East Bend Baptist Church.
Other survivors include a son, Ronald "Bugo" Stephens of Louisville; a sister, Hazel Williamson of Calvert City; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin at noon Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Boone County.
Memorials are suggested to East Bend Methodist Cemetery, c/o Dennis Stephens, 6481 Beaver Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Inez Baker, 65, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Willie Baker, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Willie Baker Jr. of Highland Heights; brothers, Robert Harris Jr. of Highland Heights and Dexter Harris of Newport; sisters, Stella Worley of Highland Heights, Mary Lou Baldwin of Fort Thomas and Loretta Jean Smith of Cold Springs; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Leonard Earl Barnes, 62, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He was a self-employed auto mechanic and auto upholsterer and a member of Mount Assembly Church of God, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Barnes; sons, Ricky Barnes and Mike Barnes, both of Florence, Mark Barnes, Leonard Barnes and Jeff Barnes, all of Alexandria, Rodney Barnes of Silver Grove, Billy Barnes of Covington and David Barnes of Shelbyville; and daughters, Elaine Richard of Newport, Linda Smallwood of Union, Junetta Alexander of Alexandria, Mary Lunn of Sunman, Ind., Betty Brown of Erlanger and Rhonda Sherriff of Dayton.
Survivors also include brothers, Edward Troendle and Charles Carson, both of Highland Heights, and Paul Carson of Newport, and 35 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 10 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Peach Grove.
Donald D. Claytor, 88, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He was a retired warehouseman for Crossett Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Teamsters Local 100.
Survivors include a daughters, Donna Sharp of Fort Thomas, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
James Joseph Connelly, 78, of Newport, died Friday at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Fort Thomas.
He was a retired electrician.
Survivors include sons, James Connelly of Crestview Hills, Terrance Connelly of Alexandria and Thomas Connelly of Falmouth; daughters, Patricia Kemper of Independence and Judith Rawe of Alexandria; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A blessing will be said at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Loraine M. Dost, 81, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Johnny Wayne Elam, 47, of Verona, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati.
He was
a self-employed construction worker and mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Elam of Glencoe; sons, Russell and Gary, both of Glencoe; a daughter, Felisha of Glencoe; his mother, Edna Elam of Verona; brothers, David Elam of Louisville and Bobby K. Elam and Donald Elam, both of Verona; and sisters, Darlene Higgins of Warsaw and Viola Morris and Norma Jean Rollins, both of Verona.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin at noon today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Betty S. Frazier, 65, of Silver Grove, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Gary Frazier of Silver Grove; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Silver Grove Christian Church.
Memorials are suggested to Betty Frazier Memorial Fund, 210 E. Second St., Silver Grove Grove, Ky. 41085.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
John "Bud" Habermehl, 67, of Foster, died Thursday at his residence.
He was a farmer and owned Habermehl Heating and Air Conditioning Service. He was a member of St. Augustine Church, Augusta.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Perkins Habermehl; a daughter, Ellen Habermehl of Maysville; sons, Michael Habermehl of Lexington and Anthony Habermehl of Foster; sisters, Mildred Galbraith of Higginsport, Ohio, and Marjorie Sheffer of Cincinnati; and a granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Church, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta.
Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Brooksville.
Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine School, Fourth Street, Augusta, Ky. 41002, or St. James Church, Garrett Avenue, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Charles Lewis Thompson, 85, of Falmouth, died at 1:50 p.m. Thursday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Morgan Christian Church, Pendleton County.
His wife, Loretta Bernice Thompson, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Margie Leighter of Knoxville, Tenn.; sons, Charles William Thompson of LaGrange, Ga., and Larry E. Thompson of Falmouth; sisters, Anna Mary Snodgrass of Highland Heights and Irene Whaley of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Burial will be in Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Memorials are suggested to Morgan Christian Church, Rt. 2, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Oliver Williams, 74, of Madeira, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died Sept. 10 at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired Navy veteran and had formerly worked as a lithographer at Paramount's Kings Island, Mason, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Hyler Williams; daughters, Holly Dangerfield of Pennsylvania, Vicki Murello of Terre Haute, Ind., and Stephanie Miller of Springdale, Ohio; sisters, Goldie Scholl of Newport, Viola Powell of Dayton and Ruby Wickelhaus of Wilder; a brother, Howard Williams of Fort Thomas; and six grandchildren.
Private services were held at Forest Dale Church of Christ, Cincinnati. Burial was in Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Gilligan Funeral Home, Cincinnati, handled arrangements.
