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Date of these obituaries: 05-28-1999
Top mechanic Paul Smith gave classic cars new life
Bracken County antique car enthusiast Paul Junior Smith died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home in Johnsville.
Mr. Smith was 75.
Cars were his lifelong career and hobby, said his son, Jerry Wayne Smith of Foster.
Mr. Smith started working on cars as a young man in the 1940s and ended up opening his own business, Bracken County Motors in Johnsville.
He was a mechanic and could rebuild cars others had given up on, said his son. In the early years, that skill carried his young family through some lean times, according to Jerry Smith.
"I remember him selling his car so he had money to feed us kids and pay his bills," Jerry Smith said.
"He would go buy another old car and fix it up so he had one to drive.
"He was a very honest person. Even when times were rough, he paid all his bills and took care of his family."
Mr. Smith won friends with his outgoing personality and his firm conviction that there was good in everyone, his son said.
He ran his garage for several decades. In 1953 he started working for the Kentucky Department of Transportation as well. He was a mechanic for the state and was a supervisor when he retired in 1983.
After retirement, he started restoring antique cars as a hobby.
He and his wife, Mildred Louise Smith, joined fellow car enthusiasts in road trips that included as many as 200 to 300 Model A and Model T Fords, traveling through Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, said his son.
Mr. Smith's wife died in 1988. He married
Margie Wiseman Clos in 1991, and they shared the car hobby.
"We would make week-long tours to Indianapolis and take short tours on all the little, windy back roads," she said.
"He knew everything about those cars. He could recognize every model by its sound."
Mr. Smith helped found the Bracken County Antique Car Club, which later changed its name to the Double A Cruisers. He later helped start the Noken T's Model T Ford Club.
He was a member of the Salem Wesleyan Church. He had been ill for the past two years with lung and heart problems.
Besides his wife, Mr. Smith leaves a daughter, Wanda Sue Simpson of Berry; another son, Donald Paul Smith of Foster; stepsons, Jimmy Lou Clos of Foster and Ronnie Gayle Clos of Germantown; a sister, Helen Peed of Foster; brothers, Leslie Earl "Dick" Smith of Shepherdsville and John F. Smith of Brooksville; 12 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky., 41056; or Salem Wesleyan Church, Johnsville, Ky., 41043.
Mary Auchter, 93, formerly of Falmouth, died in Cynthiana Thursday evening.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Frank A. Boswell, 18, of Covington, died Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a roofer.
Survivors include his parents, Eugene Boswell of Goshen, Ohio, and Judy Boswell of Covington; sisters, Roxanne Mitchell of Covington and Jeanine McCall of Newtonville, Ohio; and grandmother, Katherine Mitchell of Livingston.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bowling Funeral Home, London. Visitation will begin there at 7 p.m. today. Burial will be in Ben Hacker Cemetery, Clay County.
Edward L. Bradley, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Thursday at Christ Hospital. He was a retired postal inspector, and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Newport, the Military Order of World Wars and the Hyde Park Center for Older Adults in Cincinnati. He also was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine A. McCarthy Bradley; daughters, Anne Murray of Jamaica Beach, Texas, Mary Kay Wick of Dayton, Ohio, and Peggy Bradley of Columbus, Ohio; a son, Edward Bradley of Columbus; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Newport. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Montgomery, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Mark Lutheran Church, 415 E. Eighth St., Newport, Ky., 41071. George H. Rohde & Son Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Hattie Brown, of Corinth, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospice Care Center, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Anne Webb Buren, 63, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of New Friends of Kentucky, and the Appointments and Nickels Card Playing Club. Her husband, William E. Buren, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Bill Buren of Erlanger and Mac Buren of Florence; daughters, Cindy Collins of Taylor Mill and Gwen Travis of Erlanger; her mother, Hazel McCord of Louisville; and five grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Anna Carter, 86, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Cleve Carter, died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, John Carter of Cold Spring and Thomas Carter of Erlanger; a daughter, Virginia Hines of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
George Robert Carter, 75, of Independence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a former staff manager with Inter-Ocean Insurance Co., and a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Independence. He also was a deacon and former Sunday school teacher at the church, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Martha M. Cart er; a son, Robert B. Carter of Independence; a daughter, Deborah E. Hensley of Independence; a brother, Carrol B. Carter of Independence; a sister, Jean Wood of Independence; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219.
James B. Cobb, 93, of Latonia, died at 9:35 a.m. Thursday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
He was a retired electrician for Sohio Refinery, Latonia, where he worked for over 28 years. He was a member of the First Church of God, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Moore Cobb; a son, James W. Cobb of Annapolis, MD.; a stepson, Rodney Bagby of Edgewood; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials may be made to the First Church of God, Southern & Ashland Avenues, Covington, Ky., 41015.
William Due Sr., 76, of Covington, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was an employee of the former Bavarian Brewery and an Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Noreen.
Survivors include sons, William Due Jr. and Harry Due, both of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Catherine Bailey of Covington; a brother, George Due of Covington; a sister, Mary Borchers of Fort Wright; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Helen B. Karnes, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Donald Karnes, died in 1984. A daughter, Phyllis Swartz, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Maree Mangold of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
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 the Fort Myers, Fla., Disciples 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, June 4 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.
Harry E. Lane, 83, of Fort Thomas, died at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired stock clerk.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Roger T. Moore, 92, of Ludlow, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Richard George Stagman, 78, of Fort Thomas, died at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired bartender with the Cincinnati Club and a member of Newport Elks Lodge 273.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Abel Stagman; a daughter, Sandra Padgett of Chicago; a son, Edward Stagman of New Jersey; sisters, Bertie Gilbert of Chicago and Ida Lasita of Fort Thomas; a brother, Charles Stagman of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014. Muehlenkamp- Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Joanna Ragland Thompson, 91, of Winchester, died at 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Christian Church, Winchester.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Frances Johnson of Clark County; a son, Gordon Thompson of Campbell County; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Scobee Funeral Home, Winchester. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Winchester Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Christian Church Building Fund, 15 Redwing Drive, Winchester, Ky., 40391.
