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Date of these obituaries: 01-01-1999
Harold O. Simonton, loved painting
Harold O. 'Si' Simonton showed his art at summer art shows all over Northern Kentucky, in Louisville and in Ohio.
He particularly enjoyed painting rural scenes but wasn't picky about his subjects, said his wife, Trudie Simonton.
'Whatever there was to paint, he liked it,' she said.
'It was just a hobby. He has always liked to work with his hands.'
Mr. Simonton died at 6:48 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. The Erlanger resident was 89.
He was born and reared in Covington and graduated from Holmes High School. He and his wife of 63 years reared two children.
During the Depression years, Mr. Simonton worked as a paper salesman. Later he took a job in the railway post office. Postal work took him to St. Louis briefly, but he was transferred back to Northern Kentucky, where he remained for the rest of his life.
The last 50 years, Mr. Simonton lived in Erlanger.
He was an active member of First Christian Church in Covington, where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the church board. He was active in the former Covington YMCA.
In his free time, he enjoyed painting and working with his miniature railroad sets.
'He was just a good man,' his wife said. 'He loved people and he loved his work.'
Other survivors include a daughter, Sally Knight of Frankfort; a son, David Simonton of Newport; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials: To First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
George Brock, 87, of Covington, died at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was self-employed.
Survivors include a stepson, Neil Hansen of Lexington, and a brother, James Brock of Parkersburg, W.Va.
Services and burial will be in Parkersburg. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Everett W. Buddenberg, 58, of Falmouth, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Grace Geraldine Helton, 68, of Sparta, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Gilbert Helton, preceded her in death. Survivors include 17 children, including Wendford Helton of Owen County, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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 Poplar Grove Cemetery, Owen County.
Harry Hitch, 87, of Warsaw, died Thursday at Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Chad Everett Humphries, 18, of Glencoe, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West of injuries suffered in a single-car accident on Ky. 16 in Gallatin County.
He was a student at Northern Kentucky University and a member of Sparta Baptist Church and the Glencoe Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Daniel and Denise Humphries of Glencoe; his mother and stepfather, Donna and John McGinn of Florence; a sister, Vanessa Lynn Humphries of Glencoe; and grandparents, Harold and Clara Chipman of Glencoe and Pete and Barb Humphries of Warsaw.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery, Gallatin County.
Memorials are suggested to Sparta Baptist Church Building Fund, Sparta-Sanders Road, Sparta, Ky. 41086.
Elizabeth Edna Oldham, 89, of Lexington, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 3:16 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph East Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker, a founding member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church and a member of Dixie Optimist Club and Covington Woman's Club.
Her husband, James Clarence Oldham, died in 1975. Survivors include a son, John 'Jack' Oldham of Lexington; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, and from noon Monday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Lulu Record, 89, of Butler, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Mary H. Shumate, 69, of Somerset, formerly of Maysville, died at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, George Shumate and Gary Shumate, both of Maysville, and Johnny Shumate of Florida; daughters, Ann Doppelheuer of Somerset, Mary Pitman of Lexington, Linda Moore and Sue Shumate of Maysville and Sally K. Lindsay of Nicholasville; brothers, David Helphenstine and Neal Helphenstine, both of Maysville; a sister, Margaret Newsome of Maysville; 20 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
George H. Van Pelt, 70, of Fort Wright, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Chad W. Weatherford, 16, of Leander, Texas, died Dec. 19 at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas. He was a freshman at Leander High School and a volunteer at the animal shelter in Leander.
His mother, Penny Weatherford, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Dan and Sandy Weatherford of Leander; brothers, Tom Weatherford of Fort Worth, Texas, and Matthew Weatherford and Ryan Weatherford, both of Leander; sisters, Rachel Weatherford, Bethany Weatherford and Lauren Blazic, all of Leander; and his grandparents, George and Lucille Weatherford of Covington.
Services were Dec. 21 at Amey Funeral Home in Austin.
Cathy Voges Wilson, 48, of Sparta, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood after a brief illness. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Warsaw.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Darrell Wilson; daughters, Paula Crone of Florence, Barbara Gross of Butler and Shawn Wilson of Sparta; a son, Kenneth Dwayne Wilson of Ghent; her mother, Mary Catherine Voges of Florence; sisters, Barbara Voges of Crescent Springs and Karen Barrett of Florence; brothers, William Voges of Welling, Ill., David Voges of Erlanger; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
