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Date of these obituaries: 04-13-1998
Vernon Stephens, plumber, electrician
Vernon G. Stephens had an affection for Rabbit Hash, the old store there and similar establishments throughout the rural countryside.
"He liked to ride around the country with his friends. They would talk and stop to talk to people in the little stores. He liked to stop in Rabbit Hash and he knew a lot of people there," said Mr. Stephens' wife, Fay Conner Stephens.
"He didn't do it in the last few years though, because all of his friends were gone," added Mrs. Stephens.
Mr. Stephens, 89, of Union, died Friday in the St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was an independent licensed plumber and electrician, working to a large extent on residential construction. Mr. Stephens worked at his trades until about a decade ago, she said.
Many of his jobs of years back involved electrical service through rural electric cooperatives, Mrs. Stephens said. "They didn't have electrical service in many rural areas in those days, and he worked on bringing it into the homes," she said.
Mr. Stephens was a member of East Bend Baptist Church and Burlington Masonic Lodge No. 264 F&AM. Until recent years Mr. Stephens and his wife made an annual journey to state Masonic meetings in Louisville, she said. After retiring, Mr. Stephens also liked to visit shopping malls and usually found a way to engage other older men in conversations, Mrs. Stephens said.
Along with his trades, Mr. Stephens farmed. "His father farmed, and he farmed too, raising tobacco along with the four children," she said.
Mr. Stephens graduated from high school in Rising Sun, Ind., across from Rabbit Hash, in 1927, his wife said. The couple was married
for 65 years.
Other survivors include daughters, Vernice Evans of Verona and Janice Gadd of Union; sons, Dennis Stephens and Philip Stephens, both of Union; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Boone County.
Memorials are suggested to East Bend Methodist Cemetery, in care of Dennis Stephens, 6481 Beaver Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
Loraine R. Buser, 73, of Bracken County, died Friday at Mercy Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Chatham, and Augusta VFW Post No. 9535 Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, August Buser; a daughter, Alica Buser of Ft. Thomas; sons, Larry Buser and Kenny Buser, both of Brooksville; and a sister, Dorothy Jean Meyer of Brooksville.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Route 1, Augusta, Ky. 41002; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Stephen Butts, 46, of Falmouth, died at 4:42 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Agnes Garvey Clifton, 81, of Owenton, died Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was a retired cook with Owen County schools and a member of Owenton First Baptist Curch. Her husband, Raymond Clifton, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Elsie Clingner, 88, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Mary Louise Hess, 81, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Reathal Jones,63, of Burlington, died at 7:32 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a supervisor at Maplewood Home, Burlington.
Survivors include a son, Rick Lainhart of Florence; a brother, Orb Heddin of Burlington; a sister, Brenda Reed of Florence; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to charity.
William Neace,69, of Taylor Mill, died at 12:24 a.m. Sunday at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Thelma Owens,85, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Mary Moore Riddle, 96, of Florence, died at 3:45 a.m. Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired seamstress with P. R. Mitchell Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Covington Baptist Temple.
Survivors include daughters, Norma Griffith of Union, Helen Thompson of Walton and Margaret Tomer of Las Vegas; and sons, Eugene Taylor of Punta Gorda, Fla., and William G. Moore of Elizabeth, Colo.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Norma Jean Ryder, 64, of Ludlow, died at 3:40 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She served as Kenton County deputy circuit clerk, working in the driver's license department of the Erlanger office. She was a member of the Kenton County Democratic Women's Club and the Kenton County Democrat Club.
Survivors include her husband, Delmar I. Ryder; sons, Michael Meyer of Taylor Mill and David Meyer of Erlanger; daughters, Jeanie Berlund of Cincinnati, Terrie Meyer of Covington, Joanie Hagedorn and Joyce Meyer, both of Ludlow, and Pam Figart of Blanchester, Ohio; sisters, Mabel Ballinger and Ruth Hilligas, both of Covington; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Boomer's Hero Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, No. 1 World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048.
W. Donald Schnelle, 67, of Wilder, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired inspector with Hater Industries, Cincinnati, and a member of Bellevue Vets, American Legion Post No. 327 in Newport, and Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Duff Schnelle; daughters, Kathy Hartman of Wilder, Sandra Wide and Jayne Stubbs, both of Ft. Thomas; sons, Kenneth Schnelle of Wilder, Donald Schnelle of Independence and Jeffrey Schnelle of Marietta, Ga.; his mother, Wilma Leonard of Highland Heights; brothers, Jerry Schnelle and Jack Schnelle, both of Bellevue, and Andy Vann of Cincinnati; a sister, Emily Schofield of Ross; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, with a Bellevue Vets service at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or National Kidney Foundation, 250 E. Liberty St., Suite 710, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Aileen Schoch, 83, of Ludlow, died Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Schoch.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Eloise Ruth Platt Sparks, 75, of Robertson County, died Friday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. She was a homemaker, and a member of Kentontown Christian Church and Kentucky Extension Homemakers.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Sparks; sons, Charles C. Sparks of Medina, Ohio, and Thomas N. Sparks of Lexington; a daughter, Pinkie Moore and New Bern, N.C.; sisters, Mabel Heinrichs of Cynthiana and Clarice Burns of Mt. Olivet; and four grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mt. Olivet. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Mason County.
Alice Mae Teal, 67, of Demossville, died Saturday at her home. She was a retired housekeeper with Clarion Hotel, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Howard Teal; daughters, Joyce Morrison of Elsmere and Bonnie Brown of Falmouth; a son, Tommy Teal of Newport; sisters, Ruthie Donathon of New Richmond, Ohio, and Betty Steffens of Cincinnati; brothers, William Donathon of Japan, Louis Donathon and Johnny Donathon, both of Cleveland, and Jerry Donathon of Newport; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 10 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
