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Date of these obituaries: 10-03-1998
Brent Miller, family man, known as a peacemaker
Brent Miller Jr. worked his way up from messenger boy to assistant to the superintendent for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad.
During his 44-year career with the company, Mr. Miller helped the railroad solve many complaints from its workers, said his wife of 59 years, Eleanora Lawler Miller.
"He was a peacemaker. He was excellent at his job," Mrs. Miller said.
"He was so good at everything. I can't say anything bad about him."
Mr. Miller, 81, of Erlanger, died at 11:10 a.m. Thursday at Florence Park Care Center.
He was a member of the Fort Mitchell Baptist Church and of the Covington/Kenton Lions Club.
Mr. Miller began his career with the railroad at the age of 16 in Virginia. He was transferred to the Covington office of Chesapeake & Ohio in 1953 and spent the rest of his life in Northern Kentucky.
He was a dedicated family man who sang in his church choir, worked for charities and played the guitar in his spare time, Mrs. Miller said.
"We have lived in the same house for 45 years," she said. "He was an excellent father and husband."
Other survivors include sons, Richard B. Miller and Wayne B. Miller, both of Prospect; a daughter, Barbara Chatham of Georgetown; sisters, Marjorie Nichols of Covington, Va., Jean Proffitt of Pearisburg, Va., and Marilyn Woods of Clifton Forge, Va.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the Book of Remembrance at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017, or to the Covington/Kenton Lions Club, P.O. Box 562, Covington, Ky. 41012.
Zuma Bias, 97, of Newport, died Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and the Mason County Homemakers in Maysville.
Survivors include sons, Mason Bias of Fort Thomas and Robert S. Bias of Fort Myers, Fla.; a daughter, Euneva Mustard of Vanceburg; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville.
Frances M. Bichon, 88, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at the Twin Towers Nursing Home in Cincinnati.
She was a retired teacher
and a member of the Cincinnati Teachers Association, the Kentucky Teachers Association and the United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sisters, Mattie Belle Thompson of Homestead, Fla., and Elizabeth Vantreese of Seattle.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Curtis Chambers, Sr., 85, of Berry, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired coal miner and a member of the First Pentecostal Church of God, Lee County.
Survivors include his wife, Effie Deaton Chambers; daughters, Viola Beckett and Geneva Hamilton, both of Falmouth, Connie Deitz and Carolyn Traylor, both of Corinth, and Charolette Chambers of Union; sons, James Chambers and Joe Chambers, both of Berry, and Curtis Chambers Jr. of Cynthiana; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Harrison County.
Charles "Chip" Childress, 36, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
He was a general educator and a research biologist for the University of Cincinnati and had worked as a research biologist for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health office in Cincinnati for six years.
Mr. Childress was a member of Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Florence, where he was a worship and small-group leader.
He was a member of two professional biologists' organizations, MSA and MSORV.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy Childress; daughters, Audrey Childress and Stella Childress, both at home; a son, Charles Childress at home; his father, Charles Childress of Florence; and sisters, Laura Hazen of Pittsburgh, Linda Black of Independence and Julie Childress of Florence.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday at the church.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Childress Family Donation Fund, attention Lynne Shields, c/o Fifth Third Bank, 3003 Dixie Highway, Edgewood, Ky. 41001.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Wanda Gooden, 70, of Cincinnati, died Friday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Irene Ruth Goodrich, 69, of Owenton, died at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville.
She was a homemaker, a former nurse and a member of Gratz Baptist Church in Owen County.
A son, Jeff Goodrich, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Kendall "Jim" Goodrich; a son, Mark Goodrich of Gratz; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m.
today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street location in Owenton. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Mt. Minish Cemetery, Gratz.
Memorials are suggested to Gratz Baptist Church, Crittenden Street, Gratz, Ky. 40359.
Harold McNeese, 87, of Fort Mitchell, died at 1:10 p.m. Friday at Florence Park Care Center.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Michael Mullins, 31, of Brooksville, died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident early Thursday morning on Flour Creek Road near Butler in Pendleton County.
He was an ironworker and a member of Iron Workers Union Local No. 44.
Survivors include a son, Michael Mullins of Covington; a daughter, Brandy Hicks of Covington; his mother, Dorothy Mullins of California; a brother, Chester Mullins of Crescent Springs; sisters, Sheila Leeke and Deborah Davis, both of
Independence; and a stepfather, William Stegel of California.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Florence Wilking, 96, of Fort Mitchell, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested
to Trinity Episcopal Church, 16 E. Fourth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
