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Date of these obituaries: 04-30-1999
Floy Herron was dedicated to teaching - and learning
Floy Ema Young Herron was almost 60 years old and had been teaching at a public elementary school in Elsmere for nearly 20 years when she decided to get her formal teaching certificate.
After graduating from high school, she had taken the teaching courses that were required at the time to teach school in Kentucky. But it was not the formal certificate that teachers must have today.
Ms. Herron wanted the real thing. She took courses at Eastern Kentucky University and graduated with a teaching degree in 1970.
"You need to finish up business, you need to prove you can do it, and she did, after everything she'd been through in life," said her daughter, Kathy Powers of Cincinnati.
"We were very proud of her."
Ms. Herron died Thursday at Hospice of Cincinnati. The Elsmere resident was 88.
After graduating from Williamsburg High School, she decided to become a teacher.
At the time, student teachers could alternate working in the classroom and going to school for their teaching certificates.
The money she made for teaching came in the form of coal, produce and other goods. That, in turn, paid for her to attend classes at Berea, Cumberland and Union colleges, Ms. Herron's daughter said.
In 1938, she married
and two years later she quit teaching to raise her only child.
The family moved in 1944 to Northern Kentucky, where her husband, Luther, found work with what is now the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky.
They settled in Elsmere, where Ms. Herron lived the rest of her life.
Her husband died in 1982.
Ms. Herron resumed work as a kindergarten teacher for Elsmere Baptist Church in 1949. A few years later, she started teaching kindergarten and first grade at Dorothy Howell Elementary in Elsmere, where she worked until her retirement in 1972.
During that time, she also trained at Indiana University to become an instructor in the federal Head Start program for preschoolers from low-income families.
Ms. Herron was one of the first Head Start-trained instructors in Northern Kentucky.
The church, the Bible, family and students were "the world" for Ms. Herron, her daughter said.
At Elsmere Baptist Church, where she was a longtime member, she taught Sunday school to older women, and she also was superintendent of the Sunday school primary school department.
"She was a giving and forgiving person," Ms. Powers said. "She was always ready to lend a helping hand, whether it be time, money or whatever anyone needed."
Other survivors include a sister, Addie Vaughn of Corbin; a brother, Richard Emerson Young of Erlanger; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elsmere Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Principle of the Building Fund, Elsmere Baptist Church, 250 Garvey Ave., Elsmere, Ky., 41018; or Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45243. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Sallie Mills Ailstock, 75, of Elsmere, died April 24 at the Drake Center in Cincinnati. She was a waitress and restaurant hostess. Her husband, Frank W. Ailstock, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Frank W. Ailstock of Elsmere; two grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy E. Bingham, 72, of Hebron, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Joseph B. Carl, 87, of Villa Hills, died at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired brewer with Schoenling and Hudepohl Brewery, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Schultheis Carl; a daughter, Mary Jo Winkler of Latonia; sons, Richard Carl of Union, John Carl of Villa Hills and David Carl of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 110, Louisville, Ky., 40218.
Ruby J. Chambers, 72, of Bellevue, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired laundry worker with Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. Her husband, Jack Chambers, died in 1995.
Survivors include daughters, Vicki Rimer of Alexandria, Jackie Tiettmeyer of Batavia, Ohio, and Pam Madden of Bellevue; a brother, Malvery Tackett of Albion, Mich.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Russell E. Clark, 78, of Glencoe, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired employee of Cinergy Corp., Cincinnati, and was a deacon with Glencoe Baptist Church. He was a member of Glencoe Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite of Freemasonary in Covington and the Carrollton American Legion Post. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Clark; daughters, Mary Geffert and Pat Beagle, both of Glencoe; sons, Russell Clark Jr. of Greeneville, Tenn., and Mike Clark of Warsaw; a brother, Walter Clark of Florida; sisters, Rene Bready of Texarkana, Ark., Maxine Huffman and Diane Hrancho, both of Steubenville, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Glencoe Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery.
Florence Clara Douglass, 82, of Cincinnati, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday at East Galbraith Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Deer Park Baptist Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, William C. Douglass of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Darlene Dunhoft of Union; a son, Gene Douglass of Beatty, Nev.; sisters, Grace Meyers of Withamsville, Ohio, and Zella Ridenor of Somerset; one granddaugh ter and four great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Mark Allen Gall, 45, of Lexington, formerly of Edgewood, died Tuesday in an auto accident in Lexington. He was a system programmer with University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.
Survivors include his wife, Joy Jarvis Gall; a son, Jeffrey Mark Gall of Lexington; a daughter, Linley Marie Gall of Lexington; and his parents, Charles R. and Ruth Kirsch Gall of Edgewood.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at W. R. Milward Southland Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, P. O. Box 220398, Charlotte, N.C., 28222.
Madge K. Hildebrand, 86, of Rochester Hills, Mich., formerly of Newport, died Tuesday at Canterbury on the Lake Nursing Home, Rochester Hills. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Tosolt of Rochester Hills; brothers, Fred Grause of Cold Spring and Virgil Grause of Newport; a sister, Rosemary Meinhart of Cold Spring; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Geneva Kennedy Hines, 86, of Latonia, died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home in Latonia. She was a retired officer manager with B&O; Railroad, Cincinnati, and a member of Latonia Baptist Church. Her husband, Joseph N. Hines, died in 1991.
Survivors include sisters, Eileen Kramer of Latonia and Marynell Lowe of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Kenneth Kramer, 63, of Williamstown, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a former corporate technical writer with National Cash Register in Dayton, Ohio, and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dry Ridge. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth E. Miller Kramer; a son, Gregory Kramer of Dayton, Ohio; a daughter, Tracey Gibson of Miamisburg, Ohio; stepsons, Craig Williams and Bruce Williams, both of Tampa, Fla., and Michael Williams of Westfield, Ind.; a stepdaughter, Cynthia Jenkins of Riverview, Fla.; brothers, John Kramer of Houston and Donald Kramer of Kaneohe, Hawaii; a sister, Nina McClain of Beavercreek, Ohio; one granddaughter and eight step-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 3515 Dixie Highway, Dry Ridge, Ky., 41035; or Neediest Kids of All, P. O. Box 631700, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45263. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Rosa K. Lowry, 84, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at Mercy-Franciscan Western Hills Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired operator with AT&T;, Cincinnati, and a member of the AT&T; Telephone Pio neers Club and First Church of God, Latonia.
Survivors include sons, Harvey C. Lowry of Cincinnati and James K. Lowry of Bloomington, Ind.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Church of God, Southern and Ashland, Covington, Ky., 41015.
Edgar James Parrott, 42, of Covington, died Wednesday at his home. He was a plumber with Ed Parrott Plumbing Co.
Survivors include daughters, Kellie Parrott and Beckie Parrott, both at home; his mother, Mae Parrott of Covington; sisters, Sister Mary Ethel Parrott, S.N.D., Pat Parrott of Cincinnati, and Kathy Rump and Judy Gray, both of Covington; and brothers, Harry Parrott of Hamilton, Ohio, Charlie Parrott and Ricky Parrott, both of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center South Dialysis Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014.
Janice L. Smith, 62, of Crestview, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a maintenance worker with Newport Board of Education.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Catherine Black of Silver Grove; a son, Ronald Smith of Erlanger; a sister, Juanita Steinhauer of Silver Grove; her fiance, Jack Tape of Silver Grove; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Howard D. "Pete" Stewart, 71, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at his home. He operated a truck body repair service and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Jonesville.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Carver Stewart; a son, Thomas Stewart of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Bridget Maddox of Dry Ridge; a sister, Wanda Howe of Dry Ridge; and one grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Concorde Baptist Church, Owenton, Ky., 40359.
Johnny C. Young, 76, of Berry, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
