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Date of these obituaries: 04-22-1999
Chester Spears, ran Ludlow schools
Chester Spears was a former superintendent of Ludlow Public Schools who came to his profession later in life.
Mr. Spears, who began his career in the Ludlow district as an elementary school principal in the 1940s and ended as superintendent in the 1960s, didn't receive his teaching certificate until he was in his 30s.
But once he received his certificate, he poured himself into his life's work, said his son, Bruce Spears of Fort Mitchell.
'He was a Christian man and believed in the Bible completely,' Mr. Spears said. 'My mother was also a teacher. That was their life's work, going to church and teaching school.'
Mr. Spears, 99, of Ludlow, died at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
He was an elder emeritus of Ludlow Christian Church.
His wife, Gaye Short Spears, died in 1985.
Mr. Spears was born in Casey County, Ky.
He was a soft-spoken, easy-going man who earned his degree from Eastern Kentucky University and his master's degree from the University of Kentucky.
Bruce Spears said his father enjoyed playing baseball with him and lived a long life because he didn't smoke or drink.
'He also ate a lot of veggies,' Bruce Spears said.
Other survivors include two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
John W. Atherton, 76, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service and former owner of Quesnell Awning Co., Covington. He was a member of Erlanger Baptist Church and the Northern Kentucky Male Chorus and a former member of the Covington Rotary Club. Mr. Atherton was formerly active in the Boy Scouts and had served as choir director at several local Baptist churches. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Osborne Atherton; a son, John William Atherton Jr. of Gate City, Va.; a sister, Orena Moses of Williamsburg; a brother, Sam Atherton of Florence; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Baptist Church Building Fund, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Hazel Y. Bell, 87, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at her home. She was a saleswoman, a member of Christ's Chapel Assembly of God Church in Erlanger and an election worker in Kenton County for many years. A son, Robert G. Bell, died in 1998. A daughter, Nancy F. Bell, died in 1997.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Christ's Chapel Assembly of God, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to charity. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mollie Johnson, 84, of Latonia, died at 3:40 a.m. today at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home in Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Marcella Keane, 87, of Fort Mitchell, died at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service, Covington. Her husband, Michael John Keane, died in 1987.
Survivors include daughters, Patty Gaskins of Cincinnati and Kathleen Bell of Erlanger; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Reginald L. Kinman Sr., 67, of Roanoke, Va., formerly of Covington, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired landscape architect, having designed parts of Cradle of American Forestry in Virginia, the Jefferson National Forest and Blanchard Cavern Ozark National Forest in Arkansas.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Hinton Kinman; a son, Reginald L. Kinman; daughters, Linda Kinman Lipstate and Alexis Kinman Hinchey; his mother, Ruth Yancey Kinman; a sister, Roberta Brinkley; a brother, Ronald Kinman; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakey's South Funeral Home, Roanoke. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or South Roanoke United Methodist Church, 2330 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke, Va. 24016.
Max Lawson, 78, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Carl L. Mockbee, 67, of Walton, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired machine operator with Signode Corp., Kenton County.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Lou Ward Mockbee; sons, William E. Mockbee of Union and Carl Daniel Mockbee of Walton; daughters, Julie E. Mockbee of Walton and Merry Jo Sweet of Dry Ridge; a sister, Eva Ruth Mockbee of Walton; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Charles William Nix, 72, of Taylor Mill, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a truck driver with O. K. Trucking Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Latonia Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge No. 345, Latonia. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. His first wife, Glenda Clifford Nix, died in 1974.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Cook Nix; daughters, Michelle Gullett of Latonia and Nickie Moore of Independence; stepsons, William Cook and Timothy Cook, both of Taylor Mill; sisters, Bettie Wayman of Independence and Helen Ruth Mullen of Erlanger; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
George B. Rigney, 51, of Elgin, Ill., formerly of Covington, died Monday at his home. He was an employee of Curtis Boiler Repair in Elgin and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a daughter, Autumn Rigney of South Elgin, Ill.; sons, Eric Rigney and Jordan Rigney, both of South Elgin; his mother, Margaret Rigney of Ludlow; and sisters, Regina Deters of Jacksonville, Fla., and Marjorie Palmer of Sevierville, Tenn.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Ludlow Christian Church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 675 Varsity Drive, Elgin, Ill. 60120. Laird Funeral Home, Elgin, is handling arrangements.
Imelda Salter, 87, of Fort Wright, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired co-owner of Sug-Mel Kennels, Fort Wright. Her husband, Richard Salter, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a cousin.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Elizabeth 'Betty' Stevenson, 87, of Crestview Hills, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a retired buyer with Shillito's Department Store, Cincinnati, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell and Summit Hills Country Club, Edgewood.
Survivors include her husband, Walter L. Stevenson; and a sister, Ann Curry of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Anna Utz, 78, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Robert Utz of Covington and Louis Utz of Atlanta; a daughter, Shirley Utz of Detroit; brothers, Tony Riegelmayer and Joe Riegelmayer, both of Cleveland; sisters, Marie Pamer and Barb Hall, both of Cleveland; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
