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Date of these obituaries: 05-04-1998
Pauline Flynn, Walton farmer, quilter
Pauline C. Flynn loved the land, and she farmed it for much of her 84 years.
Miss Flynn, of Walton, died Saturday morning in St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
"She had a love for the beauty of the earth and a love for farming and gardening. She was very knowledgeable about planting and raising animals," said her niece, Rosemary Hoffman.
Miss Flynn and her sister, Beatrice Flynn, also of Walton, worked side by side with their father, George, until his death. The family farmed 200 acres outside Walton beginning in 1919, Miss Hoffman said.
"You could see her out there at about anytime, working in the fields, wearing a denim jacket and jeans. They raised tobacco and had a big herd of cattle," said family friend and former Walton Mayor George "Ab" Ryan.
A cousin of Miss Flynn, the late Dick Ryan, raised tobacco for the Flynns for 47 years. "Pau line was the best landlord a tenant could wish for," Miss Hoffman quoted him as saying.
Miss Flynn loved to sew and make quilts, and the quilts were prized by family members and others who acquired them, said Miss Hoffman.
Her aunt was a member of All Saints Church, Walton, for some 80 years, Miss Hoffman said. She was active in church organizations and was a member of the Altar Society.
She was there from the beginning of the parish, after St. Patrick Church in Verona was closed, Ab Ryan said of Miss Flynn.
Miss Flynn continued to be involved in operation of the St. Patrick Cemetery, and assisted people who wished to bury family members there, said Miss Hoffman.
Other survivors include her sister, Mary Agnes Hoffman, of Walton.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at All Saints Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to All Saints Church BUilding Fund, 46 Needmore St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
James Bowling, 82, of Ft. Wright, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a sales representative with Century Tire Co. and a member of Madison Pike Church of God, Covington, and Bradford Lodge No. 123 F&AM, Independence.
Survivors include his wife, Narcissus Jones Bowling; sons, Calvin Bowling and Wayne Bowling, both of Nicholson, G. W. Laine Bowling of Ft. Wright and James David Bowling of Basil, Okla.; a daughter, Joyce Bowling Hutchins of Cape Coral, Fla.; brothers, George Bowling of Manchester, Hobert Bowling of Nicholson and Ray Bowling of Cincinnati; a sister, Marie Goins of Manchester; 18 grandchildren and five great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Madison Pike Church of God. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials: Madison Pike Church of God, 301A Madison Pike, Covington, Ky. 41017.
Florence Josephine Crout, 85, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Ed Fisk, 73, of Independence, died at 4:47 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
Stanley Poston Grigson, 79, of Latonia, died Sunday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. He was a self-employed laborer and a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church, Berlin.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine Cleva Grigson; a son, Albert Grigson of Hebron; daughters, Hazel Robinson of Taylor Mill and Virginia Gross of Lakeside Park; a brother, Ray Grigson of Berlin; a sister, Alberta Courts of Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Bracken County.
Walter Ray "Buster" Hearn, 66, of Warsaw, died Friday at Norton Hospital, Louisville. He was a postal worker. A daughter, LouAnna Hearn, died in 1976.
Survivors include a son, Walter "Bubby" Hearn Jr. of Warsaw; sisters, Sylvia Litterel of Folsom and Ama Hearn of Warsaw; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be there from 6 to 9 tonight Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Geraldine Waters High, 69, of Augusta, died at 10:20 p.m. Friday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mt. Olivet. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur High; a daughter, Corlia Logsdon of Versailles; a son, Billy Ray High of Brooksville; four brothers and four sisters.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta, is handling arrangements.
Edith Agnes Howard, 85, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Vencor Hospital, Louisville. She was a homemaker and a member of White's Run Baptist Church, Carrollton. Her husband, Courtland Howard; sons, Donald Howard, Ronald Howard and Noble Howard; and a daughter, Doris Jean Howard, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Larry Howard of Carrollton; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral home, Carrollton. Visitation will be there from 5 to 8 tonight. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Donald Joseph Parr Sr., 69, of Covington, died at 9 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired machinist with General Electric, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Keener Parr; sons, Donald J. Parr Jr. of Covington and Michael T. Parr of Elsmere; sisters, Martha Snapp and Marion Savage, both of Sarasota, Fla.; a brother, Charles Parr of Sarasota; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Arnold Ramsey, 79, of Fal mouth, died Friday at his home. He was a retired farmer and a member of Oakland Christian Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include his wife, Garnetta Price Ramsey; a daughter, Peggy Ishmael of Brooksville; sons, Orie Hugh Ramsey of Brooksville and Charles Lee Ramsey of Mt. Olivet; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be there from 6 to 9 tonight. Burial: Neave Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or the Katherine Applegate Transplant Fund.
Mildred F. Sandlin, 84, of Loranger, La., formerly of Corinth, died April 28 at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg, La. Her husband, Arlie Sandlin, and a daughter, Betty Virginia Roberts, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Bessie Anderson of Loranger, La.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Corinth. Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth, is handling arrangements.
Geraldine B. Johnson Sullivan, 77, of Ft. Thomas, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Sullivan, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Michael Sullivan of Ft. Thomas; daughters, Terrie Hug and Melissa Lawson, both of Newport; a brother, Charles Johnson of Alexandria; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials: St. John United Church of Christ Music Fund, Park Avenue and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071.
John Russell Thiel, 71, of Erlanger, died at 9:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Thelma York, 81, of Florence, died Saturday at her home. She was a laundry presser, and a member of First United Methodist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Louise Orcutt of Independence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be there from 4 to 8 tonight. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County.
