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Date of these obituaries: 07-25-1998
Devoted mother Emogene Bayer, long served Fort Thomas schools and PTA
Emogene Ruth Gould Bridges Bayer, a long-time PTA president at Ruth Moyer Elementary School and secretary to the principal at Highland High School in Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
She was 79.
Mrs. Bayer had four children in the Fort Thomas school system and believed she had an obligation to actively ensure that they and others received the best education, said a daughter, Pamela Rosenbaum of Alexandria.
"She started out in PTAs and was president of the PTA every time one of us was in school," Ms. Rosenbaum said. "She just thought it was necessary. Someone had to do it."
Mrs. Bayer grew up an only child on a farm in Brown County, Ohio. In 1928, her family moved to Fort Thomas. She graduated from Highlands High School in 1937 and married
J.S. Bridges of Fort Thomas in 1939. They were married
until 1957. When her youngest child was school-aged, she started working. She was a secretary at Highlands High School from 1953 to about 1959. She also served as an administrative secretary at St. Luke Hospital East in the early 1960s.
She met her second husband, Frank Bayer of Cincinnati, at the hospital. He was an accountant, hired to audit the hospital's financial records.
They married
in 1962. Mrs. Bayer moved with her husband to Cincinnati, where she lived for 30 years, until his death in 1993. She then moved to Cold Spring. In her spare time, Mrs. Bayer enjoyed doing needlepoint and reading.
"She was always optimistic, and she always had a smile on her face," her daughter said.
"That's what people loved about her."
Mrs. Bayer also was a member of First Christian Church in Fort Thomas, and was a past president of the Auxiliary of St. Luke Hospital and the Kentucky Hospital Association Auxiliaries.
Other survivors include sons, Philip Bridges of Fort Thomas, Joseph Bridges of Carolina Beach, N.C., and Thomas Bridges of Las Vegas; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church of Fort Thomas, 1031 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or Alexandria Church of Christ, 36 Poplar Ridge Road, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Lawrence Albice, 53, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He was owner and president of ProActive Health Services, Cincinnati, and an Army Reservist. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of HCDC in Cincinnati, a fund-raiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and a former division president of Automatic Data Processing, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Vitello Albice; daughters, Tracey Albice and Chrissy Albice, both of Los Angeles; a son, Larry Albice Jr. of Cincinnati; sisters, Barbara Schoch of Austin, Texas, and Sally Jewell of Camp Springs; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Lymphoma Cancer Research Center, in care of American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Elmer Whitie Benge, 78, of Covington, died at 11 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a bartender at Holiday Hotel, Covington. His wife, Dorothy Benge, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Lyle Bennett of Owenton, Ben Bennett of Dayton and Charles Benge of Covington; daughters, Alma Morris of Latonia, Rachel Klette of Union, Donna Mockbee of Newport, Lillian Ballman of Covington, Mary Lewis of Warsaw and Dorothy Birchfield of Dillsboro, Ind.; a sister, Patricia Davis of Covington; 32 grandchildren, 62 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Daniel W. Brown, 41, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a billing manager with Phillip Bell Co., Cincinnati, and a marathon runner.
Survivors include his parents, Millie and Gene Brown of Elsmere; brothers, Richard Brown of Owensboro and Thomas Brown of Park Hills; a sister, Julie Turgeon of Savannah, Ga.; and his fiancee, Sandy Dirkes of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Martha B. Clemons, 80, of Burlington, died Friday at her home. She was an order filler with Lattimer and Coffman Drug Warehouse.
Survivors include her husband, William Clemons; sons, John A. Mattingly of Louisville and Don C. Mattingly of Burlington; a half-sister, Beatrice Morgan of Louisville; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Resthaven Mausoleum, Louisville. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Helen Ona Cramer, 82, of Newport, died at 11 a.m. Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired teacher with Newport Public Schools, and a member of First Baptist Church, Newport, where she served as the librarian.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, East Eighth and York Sts., Newport, Ky. 41071; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Walter S. Delph, 84, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Cole Davis Glass, 85, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include a sister, Rose Walker of Florence.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Goldie Elizabeth Leath, 66, of Highland Heights, died Friday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a retired factory worker with Stewart Manufacturing Co.
Survivors include a son, Don Seibers of Highland Heights; sisters, Genevieve Downton of Cold Spring, Freida Cornellis of Florida, Christine Rooks and Ruby Thomas, both of Ohio; brothers, John Cuneo Jr. of Owenton, Walter Cuneo of West Chester, Pa., George Cuneo of Florida and Ralph Owens of Newport; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Nettie Ida Baskin Morris, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Eilene Morris of Cincinnati; sisters, Lueaver Jasper of Covington, Cora Simms and Ella Baker, both of Cincinnati; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ethel O'Neal, 87, of Burlington, died Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired beauty shop owner.
Survivors include a brother, Clyde Brake of Burlington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Chester Poetter, 87, of Florence, died at 2:10 a.m. Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Survivors include several nieces.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Oak Ridge Baptist Church Building Fund, 6056 Taylor Mill Road, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Harry Redman, 75, of Morning View, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a heavy equipment operator with Redman Construction and Fuller and Davies Construction companies, a member of the Kenton Community Volunteer Fire Department and a member of VFW Post No. 1095, Ryland Heights. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dixie Redman; a daughter, Janice Redman Moree of Visalia; sisters, Julia Hammond and Helen Kloentrup, both of Morning View; a brother, John Redman of Morning View; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Curtis L. Stokes, 77, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired bill poster with Metromedia, an outdoor advertisement company in Cincinnati, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Centers Stokes; daughters, Dora Cummins, Kathy Huff and Margaret Kearns, all of Florence, Virginia Hill and Peggy Stokes, both of Louisville; a son, George Stokes of Owensboro; a brother, Ralph Stokes of New Port Richey, Fla.; a sister, Dovie McLeamore of Avon Park, Fla.; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Fellowship of Believers, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Fellowship of Believers, 6800 Hazel Court, Florence, Ky. 41042; American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503; or Gideons International, P. O. Box 965, Florence, Ky. 41042.
