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Date of these obituaries: 11-14-1998
John Riddle, had ear for country music
John Robert Riddle spent most of his life driving trucks and listening to country music.
Mr. Riddle, 70, of Williamstown, died Friday at his residence.
His daughter, Virginia McIntosh of Williamstown, said she grew up on the music her father listened to - and now doesn't listen to anything else.
"He loved all kinds of country music, " Ms. McIntosh said.
Mr. Riddle injured his back about 20 years ago after falling off a roof, his daughter said.
Ms. McIntosh took care of her father and listened as he spoke on the subjects of the day.
"He was outspoken and he liked watching boxing," Ms. McIntosh said. "He was our dad, and I'm going to miss him."
Other survivors include daughters, Pat Mahan of Covington and Bobbie Sebastian of Latonia; a brother, Charlie Riddle of Georgetown, Ohio; sisters, Betty Robb of Sharonville, Ohio, and Ruth Gumm of Middletown, Ohio; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home in Dry Ridge.
Visitation will begin at noon Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Nathan Lee Barnett, aged 3 months and 25 days, of Shelbyville, died Thursday at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville.
Survivors include his parents, Brian and Amy Workman Barnett of Shelbyville; half-brothers, Adam Barnett, Joshua Barnett and Zachery Barnett, all at home; grandparents, Robbie and Cyndi Workman of Simpsonville, Everett and Donzetta Barnett of Shelbyville, and Carolyn Barnett of Pleasureville; and great-grandparents, Lillian Scheriff of Shelbyville and Peggy Workman of Florence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.
Visitation will begin at noon today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Floyd Ray Howard, 67, of Florence, died at 1:15 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
He was a retired foreman for Aero-Crete, a Navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of Fellowship of Believers Church, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Stella Mae Shepherd Howard; a son, Montey Howard of Norfolk, Va.; a brother, Ben Howard of Middletown, Ohio; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services and burial will be Monday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Norma Sander Meese,z86, of Covington, died at 5:25 p.m., Friday, at St. Charles Care Center in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Donna Roberts Wolcott, 54, of Frankfort, died at 5:25 p.m., Thursday, at Hospice Care Center in Lexington.
She was a retired administrator with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet and a member of the Memorial Baptist Church in Frankfort.
Survivors include her husband, James W. Wolcott; a son, Terry Haines of Frankfort; a stepson, James D. Wolcott of Madison, Ala.; a stepdaughter, Kit Stone of Frankfort; brothers, George Roberts of Louisville, Ronnie Roberts of Owen County and Larry Roberts of Frankfort; sisters, Geneva Wainscott and Etta Hill, both of Owen County; two grandchildren and three step grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home, Frankfort.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Frankfort Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601-2744; Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 130 Holmes St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601; or to the First Christian Church Building Fund, 316 Ann St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
