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Date of these obituaries: 05-05-1999
Lela Finnell, janitor at Turkey Foot school
Lela A. Cook Finnell and her husband, Joseph Finnell, worked as a team at Turkey Foot Middle School, where she was a janitor, and he was a school bus driver.
When Mr. Finnell finished his bus route, he always helped his wife clean classrooms and do maintenance work around the school, said Mrs. Finnell's niece, Rosella Spaulding of Fiskburg.
Mrs. Finnell died at 8:08 a.m. Tuesday at Hillview Manor Personal Care Center in Butler.
The Fiskburg resident was 89.
She and her husband worked at the school for about six years, then they moved to Leesburg, Fla., to be close to the water so that Mr. Finnell could fish and boat.
After 4 1/2 years, the couple longed for their family, so they returned to the Demossville area.
They lived in their Fiskburg home for 19 years, until Mr. Finnell's death in 1998.
Mrs. Finnell, who had one son by a previous marriage, lived in Kenton County and Campbell County before she married
Mr. Finnell, her husband of 39 years.
She raised her son and cared for her mother in her home.
Mrs. Spaulding described her aunt as independent and set in her ways.
"She didn't want anybody to do anything much for her," she said.
"She was very independent."
Other survivors include a son, Leonard Cook of Cynthiana; and a sister, Dorothy Patterson of West Monroe, La.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery.
Sandra Bailey Brown, 47, of Parksville, S.C., formerly of Grant County, died Monday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Donald H. Henry, 62, of Woodlawn, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He was a salesman for Terrell and Nobis and a former professional musician.
Survivors include his wife, Rosella Henry; a son, Donald H. Henry Jr. of Covington; a daughter, Diane Carroll of Covington; his mother, Nellie Henry of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
John Honeycutt, 80, of Covington, died at 8:15 p.m. Monday at his residence.
He was a retired sign maker for Donaldson Art Sign Co. and a member of West Covington Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean Hughett Honeycutt; sons, Edward Honeycutt and Avery Honeycutt, both of Helenwood, Tenn., Porter Honeycutt of Norwood, Ohio, Arzo Honeycutt of Blanchester, Ohio, and Lynn Acres of Covington; daughters, Dessie Coffey of Helenwood, Tenn., Essie Lowe of Pioneer, Tenn., Pam Acres Buchheit of Fairfield, Ohio, and Wanda Acres Kemen of Georgia; a sister, Daisy York of Florida; 28 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Floral Hills cemetery Mausoleum, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to West Covington Baptist Church, 1003 Highway Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Kimbell Hope Laskey, daughter of Paul C. and Kris Laskey of Fort Thomas, was stillborn Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include sisters, Carrie Laskey, Hannah Laskey and Meredith Laskey, all of Fort Thomas; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Dicken Jr. of Fort Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Laskey of Brooksville.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Highland Hills Baptist Church, Fort Thomas.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Rena Brooks Mason, 92, of Hebron, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Frances Odeline Perry, 94, of Newport, died Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport.
She was a beautician with Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati.
Her husband, Norbert Perry, died in 1974.
A daughter, Pauline Couch, died in 1982.
Survivors include a daughter, Bette McAnally Fennell of Fort Thomas; half-sisters, Sarah Leonard and Maude B. Reed, both of Shelbyville, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
