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Date of these obituaries: 10-20-1998
Paula Reilly, credited faith in cancer fight
When Paula J. Reilly of Covington was first diagnosed with cancer, doctors predicted she had just a year or two to live.
But Mrs. Reilly was to live another 20 years - and give God the glory for every one of them.
"She had a lot of faith," said her son, David Reilly of Crescent Springs.
"She basically wouldn't take no for an answer."
Nearly as amazing as Mrs. Reilly's longevity, her son said, was her attitude during the decades she coped with multiple operations, brain tumors, and finally, strokes.
Mrs. Reilly was a retail sales clerk, an active member of her church and doted on her family.
"Even though she fought cancer throughout, she still led a spiritual life and a happy life," said Reilly.
"She never got depressed or blamed other people. That's why we think she's a special person. This disease never got her down."
Mrs. Reilly died early Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was 58.
Mrs. Reilly was born and reared in Covington.
She loved to make crafts and cook, her son said.
She baked cakes for people and made clothing for her grandchildren's dolls.
She was a clerk at Ben Franklin in Latonia for 16 years and later worked at HQ-Home Quarters in Boone County.
She liked her jobs because she liked people, her son said.
"She was very vibrant," he said.
"She loved to meet people and find out about people and do things for people.
"It didn't matter what their backgrounds were, how rich or poor they were, or what their nationality was."
Mrs. Reilly was a member of the Mother of God Choral Club for 40 years.
Her husband, James T. Reilly, died in 1989.
Besides her son, Mrs. Reilly is survived by daughters, Karen Reilly of Highland Heights and Melissa Bey of Covington; her mother, Pauletta Sanders of Latonia; sisters, Barbara Poore of Covington and Shirley Armstrong of Petersburg; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 tonight at Mother of God Church in Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Mother of God cemetery in Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Mother of God Church Memorial Fund, 119 West Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Linnemann Funeral Home in Covington is handling arrangements.
Robert Louis Clark, 68, of Hebron, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a cook with Ramada Inn and Burger King restaurants, and a member of Hebron Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edna F. Espenschiedt Clark; daughters, Roseanne L. Maxwell of Walton, and Barbara Franklin and Connie L. Wilson, both of Virginia; sons, Gary E. Floyd of Baltimore, James R. Floyd of Pennsylvania and Douglas C. Floyd of Maryland; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hebron Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Hebron Baptist Church Building Fund, 1488 Petersburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Carol Davis Creager, 62, of Florence, died Monday at Llanfair Retirement Community, Cincinnati. She was a nurse.
Survivors include Rev. Ronald Creager; daughters, Catherine Creager of Milford, Conn., Christine Guggenheimer of Cincinnati and Caroline Stephens of Seville, Ohio; sisters, Joan Davis of Staunton, Va., and Linda Gresham of Owensville, Ohio; and one grandson.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Michael C. Crider, 27, of Hebron, died Saturday morning in an accident on Pleasant Valley Road near Florence. He was a truck driver with F. L. Holdings Co., Belleview.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Crider; a daughter, Hailey Crider of Hebron; his parents, Carol and Michael Crider Sr. of Florence; a half-brother, Mark Watson of Florence; sisters, Beverly Watson of Louisville and Pam Watson of Jeffersonville, Ind.; and grandmothers, Phyllis Crider of White Bear Lake, Minn., and Betty Meredith of Marion.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Elbert Dallas, 77, of Zion Station, died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired painter with F. H. Lawson Co., Cincinnati, a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Grant County, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Carter Dallas; sons, Danny Dallas and Ricky Dallas, both of Zion Station; and one grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Zion Station. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Larry Lee Davidson, 48, of Alexandria, died Sunday at his home. He was a truck driver with Hardy Trucking Co., Wampum, Pa.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo Davidson; daughters, Beverly Shackelford of Edgewood, Victoria Davidson of Butler, Tammy Davidson of Alexandria and Jennifer Peters of Claryville; his father, Marion Davidson of Sunman, Ind.; brothers, Marion Davidson Jr. of Silver Grove; sisters, Patty Frye of Fort Thomas and Linda Payton of Straton, Pa.; two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Martin Cemetery, Oneida. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Ron J. Herndon, 54, of Independence, died at 7:53 p.m. Monday at Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Troy Dean Kennedy, 29, of Florence, died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a sheet metal worker with Skilcraft Sheet Metal Co., Burlington, a member of Florence Baptist Temple and an Army veteran. He and his wife, Michele Weskbach Kennedy, were married
Saturday.
Other survivors include his parents, Pearl Kennedy of Florence and Martin Kennedy of Burlington; brothers, Karl Kennedy of Union, Dutch Kennedy and Jimmy Fight, both of Florence, and Larry Fight of Erlanger; and grandparents, Dorothy Maines of Covington and James Maddox of Batavia, Ohio.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Robert J. Lehman, 71, of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington, after an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas, and a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus Bishop Leggett County No. 5220 in Campbell County. He held several offices with the Knights of Columbus, including district deputy grand knight, the court of honor and state chancellor, and was a member of the state color guard. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Reynolds Lehman; daughters, Donna Lehman of Alexandria, Debbie Davis of Fort Thomas and Marlene Wade of Bellevue; sons, Gerard Lehman of Huntington Beach, Calif., Stephen Lehman of Highland Heights, Mark Lehman of Fort Thomas and Kevin Lehman of Villa Hills; his mother, Irene Dreyer Lehman of Cincinnati; sisters, Virginia Scherra of Cincinnati and Janet Flotemersch of Bronson; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Johnte London, 4 months, of Covington, was found dead Thursday at her residence.
Survivors include her mother, Aaliyah London of Covington; her father, John Rice of Covington; a sister, Johniesha London of Covington; grandparents, Carolyn London and Bonita Rice, both of Covington; and a great-grandparent, Dorothy Johnson of Covington.
Graveside services will be at noon Wednesday at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Genevieve McGarr, 85, of Newport, died at 4:20 a.m. Sunday at Mercy Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
James "Jay" McLean, 39, of Union, died Saturday at St. Thomas Nursing Home. He was a retired staff sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include daughters, Tiffany McLean and Amber McLean, both of St. Cloud, Minn.; his parents, Bernard J. McLean and Carole Damstrom McLean of Union; brothers, Scott McLean of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sisters, Terri McLean of Florence and Lori McLean Provost of Swansboro, N.C.; and a grandmother, Gladys McLean of Shrewsbury, Mass.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Florence Unit ed Methodist Church. Memorials are suggested to Barrett Center for Cancer Prevention Treatment and Research, University Hospital, 234 Goodman, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy M. Memmer, 85, of Park Hills, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Burlington. She was a secretary and a member of St. Agnes Church Altar Society, Benedictine Guild, the Third Order of St. Francis-St. John Vianney, Leisure Timers social club and St. Charles Ladies Society.
Survivors include cousins.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Irma E. O'Dowd, 78, of Alexandria, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a sister, Frances Johns of Cincinnati; and several nieces and nephews.
No services are planned. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Thomas E. Owens, 58, of Bellevue, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a sales representative with American International Car Rental.
Survivors include his wife, Sue C. Owens; daughters, Stephanie L. Owens of Bellevue and Kim S. Heidel of Erlanger; a son, Thomas W. Norton of Ohio; a sister, Dona Feld of Centerville, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Baptist Church Cemetery, Petersburg.
Ronald L. Pfeffer, 64, of Selmer, Tenn., formerly of Newport, died Saturday at his home. He was a supervisor with General Electric in Selmer, and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Pfeffer; and sisters, Christine Avery of London and Sharon Smith of Milwaukee.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Hattie Sebastian, 74, of Newport, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Alex Sebastian, died in 1986; a son, Alex Sebastian, 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Eula Stull of Loveland, Ohio, and Juanita Porter of Florence; sons, Clyde Sebastian and David Sebastian, both of Newport; sisters, Martha Mae Herald of Newport, Charity Griffith of Carlisle and Geraldine Fergusan of Hollywood, Fla.; brothers, Alfred Turner of Alexandria and Jessie Turner of Newport; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
