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Date of these obituaries: 07-31-1998
Walton cook Eva Waters, aided others
Eva Noe Waters loved to cook. And when no one was around to enjoy her tasty delicacies, she simply went out and found somebody.
"I can remember her cooking food in big military pots," said Mrs. Waters' daughter, Betty Hensley, of Walton.
"She would always take food to sick and elderly people, and a lot of times she would feed the entire neighborhood."
Mrs. Waters, 79, of Walton, died Thursday at her home. Her husband, Earl Waters, died in 1970.
Mrs. Waters used her love of cooking to extend a warm sense of benevolence to everyone she was around.
During the '70s she worked in restaurants for about 12 years and when she retired, committed herself to local charities.
"If anyone in our neighborhood was sick she would cook something up and go stay with them.
"Sometimes she would spend a week with them," her daughter said.
"I think part of the reason she liked cooking was to be around people. She was just one of the kindest people you could ever meet."
Mrs. Waters also served as a Girl Scout leader because she wanted to give guidance to young girls in the community. Mrs. Waters was a member of the Johnson-McElroy American Legion Auxiliary, the Walton Firemen's Auxiliary and was active in school organizations while her children were young.
Other survivors include a son, George Hensley of Florence; brothers, George Noe of Walton and Robert Noe of Louisville; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Vivian Flora Clifford, 74, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Martin E. Clifford, and a son, Jerry W. Clifford, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Clifford, Lowell J. Clifford and Jeffrey Clifford, all of Cynthiana, Gilbert Skinner of Lexington and David Clifford of Frankfort; daughters, Mary Lou Bishop of Cynthiana and Rosella Hayes of Paris; sisters, Eileen Crouch of Cynthiana and Hilda Plummer of Paris; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Christian Church, N. Main St., Cynthiana, 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Ruby J. Dedden, 78, of Fort Wright, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her wife, Elmer J. Dedden; sons, Terry Lee Dedden and Dale Allen Dedden, both of Fort Wright; a daughter, Linda Jane Gosney of Independence; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Amanda Blackburn Gordy, 71, of Owenton, died Thursday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Agrue of New Liberty; a sister, Mary Mahoney of Moxley; a half-sister, Nannie Halcomb of Owenton; five grandchildren and two 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 Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dola R. Lovelace, 88, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Dallas Lovelace, and a son, George Lovelace, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, William Lovelace Carroll of Butler; a sister, Louise Wigglesworth of Cynthiana; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Betty Reed McConnell, 71, of Mount Olivet, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Piqua Christian Church, Robertson County.
Survivors include her husband, Emmitt Earl McConnell, Sr.; sons, Emmitt Earl McConnell Jr. and Ronnie Lavell McConnell, both of Robertson County; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kentontown Christian Church, Robertson County. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet, and from 1 p.m. Saturday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery, Robertson County. Memorials are suggested to Kentontown Christian Church, Kentontown, Ky. 41064.
Louis Joseph Schuette, 86, of Villa Hills, died Tuesday at Madonna Manor in Villa Hills. He was a retired sales representative with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and a member of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. He was a member of St. Augustine, Holy Cross and St. Pius X churches, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Elizabeth "Babe" Taphorn Schuette, died in 1994. Twin daughters, Marilyn and Carolyn Schuette, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Elizabeth Rieselman of Wheaton, Ill., and Sister Dorothy Schuette of Covington; and two grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Madonna Manor, and from 7 to 9 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Benedictine Sisters' Social Needs Fund, in care of St. Walburg Monastery, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Ethel Mary Shaw, 74, of Florence, died Thursday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, David Ripley; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Bertha Lee Collins Tucker, 86, of Mount Olivet, died Wednesday at Extenda Care, Augusta. She was a homemaker and a member of McKendree United Methodist Church, Bracken County. Her husband, Everett B. Tucker, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, Frances F. Henderson and Shelvia J. Burdon, both of Mount Olivet, Marjorie A. Burton of Germantown and Linda Sue Fegan of Brooksville; sons, William B. Frederick of New Caney, Texas, Roy T. Tucker and Eddie Tucker, both of Brooksville, and Dale Tucker of Mount Olivet; sisters, Elizabeth Blevins of Germantown, Beatrice Easterly and Ella Mae Peters, both of Cincinnati; brothers, Eugene Collins, George Collins and J. W. Collins, all of Houston; three stepchildren, 27 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
