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Date of these obituaries: 05-29-1999
Jack Gettys, CG&E; retiree and traveler
Jack T. Gettys spent much of his life working for Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. and his retirement years traveling America's back roads.
Mr. Gettys, a former maintenance superintendent at CG&E;'s Beckjord power plant in New Richmond, Ohio, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was 82.
Mr. Gettys was born in Newport and married
his school sweetheart, Eva.
He started his career with CG&E; as a young man stoking coal-fired boilers.
The Gettys had two sons and lived in Covington, Elsmere and Burlington before he was transferred to the Beckjord power plant in the early 1950s. The family moved to a small farm in New Richmond, where Mr. Gettys started raising race horses.
"He used to get up at 4 a.m. so he could feed the horses before going to work," said his son, Pete Gettys of Ruston, La.
Mr. Gettys rose in the maintenance department to foreman and was maintenance supervisor when he retired in 1974. He and his wife decided that retirement was the time to see the country, so they sold their home and belongings, outfitted a truck and house trailer and hit the road. They toured the country, making lasting friendships along the way.
"A group of friends would agree to meet in Arizona or Colorado or Texas, and they'd stay a month and then they'd go somewhere else," his son said.
His parents would swing through Louisiana each year to visit him, Pete Gettys said.
"They'd have two or three couples with them. The people they met were tremendous. My father loved people. He was always jovial. He liked to make people laugh. My father taught me always to be honest with people and be sincere - with friends and with people you meet for the first time."
Mr. Gettys and his wife settled in Florida in 1988. Mr. Gettys had open-heart surgery in 1991 and they moved back to Florence in 1992.
He was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge of Burlington, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Union Baptist Church and American Legion Post 550 in New Richmond.
Other survivors include a son, Terry Gettys of Amelia, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials: Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Milfred Dale Atchinson, 73, of Carrollton, died Friday at his residence. He was a retired facilities engineer for Dow Corning, Carrollton, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Carrollton Christian Church, where he was a past elder.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Hodges Atchinson; a son, Gary Atchinson of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a daughter, Judy Frye of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a stepson, Daryl Hodges of Green Castle, Ind.; a stepdaughter, Cheryl Bogo of Louisville; brothers, Neil Atchinson of Louisville, Ray Atchinson of Greenville, S.C., Glenn Atchinson of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; a sister, Adrett Pitcher of Mesa, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Carrollton Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 10 a.m. until time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075, or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Mary Estella Auchter, 93, of Falmouth, died Thursday at Grand Haven Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a member of Falmouth Baptist Church.
Her husband, Henry Auchter; a son, Chester Auchter; and a daughter, Blanche Weisenberger, preceded her in death. Survivors include brothers, Cecil Sullivan of Falmouth and Clyde Sullivan of Georgia; sisters, Carrie Stewart of Covington, Vidas Race of Butler and Fern Smith of Moline, Ill.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendle- ton County. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Baptist Church, Fourth Street, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Hattie Lee Brown, 78, of Corinth, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital's Hospice Care Unit in Lexington. She was a retired beautician and a member of Bethany Baptist Church, Holbrook. She also attended Corinth Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Ruel Brown; sons, Darrell Brown and David Brown of Williamstown, Donald Brown of Louisa and Kevin Brown of Lexington; daughters, Rhonda Fiscus of Corinth and Kimberly Brown of Solon, Ohio; a brother, Henry Skirvin of Williamstown; a sister, Opal Colcord of Dry Ridge; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth, with visitation 5 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be in Eckler Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Anne Webb Buren, 63, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of New Friends of Kentucky and of 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; a brother, Bill McCord of Louisville; and five grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Linda Sue Burton Cook, 49, of Bellevue, died at 12:35 a.m. Friday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Cook; daughters, Kimberly Tramnell and Tammy Vance of Bellevue, Heather Keifer of Dayton and Cindy Jewell of Burlington; sisters, Jeanie Noel of Newport and Vicky Schiller of Bellevue; brothers, Albert Burton, Michael Burton and Richard Burton of Newport, Larry Burton and James Burton of Fort Thomas and John Burton of Bellevue; eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with prayers at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Dorothy Elliot Diehl Davis, 88, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Thursday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, and the Junior League of Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Patti Davis Ballard of Dayton, Ohio, and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45420.
Enola Gilbert, 94, of Highland Heights, died at 5:40 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, George Gilbert, died in 1982.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Pearline Huber, 57, of Southgate, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Juanita Tilton Jett, 73, of Brooksville, died Thursday at Augusta Extended Care in Augusta. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Clyde A. Jett, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Jett Hastings of Franklin, Ohio, and Dianna Jett Smith of Brooksville; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet, is handling arrangements.
Mary Louise Kruse, 84, of Lakeside Park, died Thursday at Woodspoint Care Center in Florence. She was a retired bookkeeper for Knoll Electric Supply, Cincinnati, and a member of the Rosary Altar Society at St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Survivors include sons, Tom Kruse of Marysville, Ohio, Jim Kruse of Athens, Tenn., and Bob Kruse of Indianapolis; sisters, Ruth Zumbiel of Edgewood and Dorothy Iker of Erlanger; a brother, Robert Weigel of Atlanta; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Roger T. Moore, 92, of Ludlow, died at 5:35 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a retired regulator for Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow, and U.S. Steel Workers Union, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Beach Moore; a son, Thomas Moore of Demossville; a sister, Margaret Offutt of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Allie B. Roland, 86, of Elsmere, died at 7:23 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired mechanic for Stewart Iron Works. He was a Baptist and a member of the United Steel Workers Union.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Mason Roland; a daughter, Martha Whaley of Cincinnati; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Mary Elizabeth Wenz, 80, of Augusta, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was a homemaker and a former apartment manager for Mary Ingles Manor, Augusta. She was a member of St. Augustine Church, Augusta.
Her husband, John A. Wenz, died in 1966. A daughter, Mary E. Wenz, also preceded her in death. Survivors include sons, Jerry Wenz of Augusta and John Wenz of Mount Sterling; a brother, Robert Perkins of Augusta; sisters, Agnes Bonar and Thelma Ulrich of Augusta, Betty Habermehl of Foster, Francis Ernest of Germantown and Louise Appleman of North Carolina; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Church, Augusta. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, with prayers at 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church, Fourth Street, Augusta, Ky. 41002.
