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Date of these obituaries: 05-27-1999
Piner's Lendon Hicks, mechanic, church trustee, loving family man
Lendon Hicks supported himself and his family in a variety of ways, including as a mechanic, service-station owner, pest exterminator and manager of an automobile body shop.
He balanced his work with a devotion to his family and church, Demossville Baptist, where he was a trustee.
"He loved his kids and his wife, and he loved the Lord," said a son, Daril Hicks of Alexandria.
Mr. Hicks died Monday at his Piner home. He was 63.
He was born in Jackson, Ky., and moved to the Piner area as a young child. He went to school in Pendleton County.
He married
his wife, Wilma Hicks, in 1962. His children were raised mostly in the Piner area, although he also moved the family to Texas and Florida because he just "liked to go," his son said.
"Dad was a free spirit," he said. "He found jobs wherever we moved."
In the mid-1950s, Mr. Hicks purchased a service station in Norwood, Ohio, which he owned until 1972. He also managed an auto-body shop in Norwood.
One of his favorite pastimes was drag racing. He owned his own cars, including a yellow Mustang and a newer, 27-foot-long car, both of which he named "Quarter Horse." A driver raced the cars on tracks around Kentucky and Ohio.
Singing for the church, leading revivals and playing the guitar were among Mr. Hicks' other interests.
He also was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Other survivors include his wife; daughters, Vickie Combs of Fort Thomas, April Hicks of Piner, Cindy Baxter of Goshen, Ohio, and Julia Day of Alpine, Utah; sons, Lendon Williamson of Stanton, Mich., and Troy Hicks of Milford, Ohio; his parents, Carlo and Edna Hicks of Piner; brothers, Robert Hicks of Cincinnati, Spurgeon Hicks of Blanchester, Ohio, Ralph Hicks of Brooksville, Jim Hicks of Kenton, Kenny Hicks and John Hicks, both of Piner; sisters, Laverne Berkemeier and Geraldine Beech, both of Piner; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery.
George Robert Carter, 75, of Independence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Ruth Gabbard Chipman, 72, of Covington, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at her residence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Alfred J. Chipman, died in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Sue Druck of Covington; brothers, Elwood Gabbard of Eaton, Ohio, Ray Gabbard of Winchester, Clay Gabbard of Flint, Mich., and Kenneth Gabbard, Paul Gabbard and Ed Gabbard, all of Stanton; and sisters, Imogene Smith of Stanton, Laura Anderson of Michigan and Bethel Bales of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Anna Ophelia Gamel, 93, of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday at Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Fort Myers, Fla. She was a homemaker. A son, Frank Gamel, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Anna Ginter of Fort Thomas; sons, Carl Gamel of Bonita Springs and Edward Gamel of Naples, Fla.; 24 grandchildren; and 44 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Gertrude Leppert Howard, 89, of Covington, died at 9:43 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired housekeeper with the hospital. Her husband, Charles Howard, died in 1951.
Survivors include a son, John Frederick Howard of Covington; a sister, Norma Jean Mankowski of Covington; two grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Virginia Mildred Hudson, 83, of Florence, died at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a former manager of John's Truck Stop in Richwood, and former owner of Dixie Drive Inn. She was a member of First Bible Methodist Church, Burlington. Her husband, Clay Hudson, died in 1973.
Survivors include a brother, Wilford Elliot of Cincinnati; and sisters, Edith Hudson of Port Charles, Fla., and Dorothy McCoy of Midway, Ohio.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Church Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to First Bible Methodist Church, 6529 Rogers Lane, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Helen Karnes, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Wilda P. Lach, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Wesley Hall Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was owner of the H&L; Market in Cincinnati, and a member of Fort Myers, Fla., Disciple of Christ Church. Her husband, Clifford Lach, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, David Lach of Cincinnati; two grandchildren; and one great- grandson.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lenoxburg Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Wesley Hall Nursing Home, 639 Steiner Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Bessie Baker McClure, 89, of Erlanger, died at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and attended Elsmere Church of Christ. Her husband, Walter "Ted" McClure, died in 1973.
Survivors include a son, Edgar McClure of Florence; a daughter, Mary Condit of Erlanger; brothers, Charles E. Baker of Warsaw and Floyd Baker of Walton; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Evelyn Barker O'Connell, of Covington, died at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, and a past president of Eta Pi Kappa sorority. Her husband, William O'Connell, died in 1983.
Survivors include sisters, Billie Adams of Crescent Springs, Jane Tretter and Pat Barker, both of Covington.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. A reception will follow the Mass in the church undercroft. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Be Concerned, P. O. Box 921, Covington, Ky. 41012; or St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Viola Bittie Steffen-Watkins, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Watkins; a son, Raymond Joseph Steffen of Melbourne; and a sister, Dorothy Stewart Criss of Highland Heights.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Jessie "Mickey" Waite, 67, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired waitress with Davis Catering and a member of Ludlow Christian Church and the Ludlow Bromley Swim Club.
Survivors include sons, David Waite of Ludlow and Ty Waite of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Nancy Gilbert of Ludlow; a brother, George Birch of Milpitas, Calif.; sisters, Margaret Meyer and Edith Waite, both of Ludlow; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
