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These notices are dated: 02-26-2004
Lillian Wintersole, 93, 'most optimistic person'
Lillian F. Wintersole was a person not easily dissuaded, a woman whose family used words like "indomitable" and "unconquerable" to describe her.
Mrs. Wintersole, formerly of Newport, who died Feb. 14 in Los Angeles, displayed those qualities time and again during her 93 years.
Like the wintry day during the 1937 flood when she and her husband, Bill, refused to let the rising waters of the Ohio River claim their new Frigidaire. The Wintersoles borrowed a rowboat, moored it at the door of their Ninth Street home and somehow wrestled the appliance into the craft without capsizing it.
"They had just bought that refrigerator and . . . they were determined to save it, " said her son, William R. Wintersole, of Van Nuys, Calif. "They got it into the boat and then to a truck. They used it for the next 20 years."
Mrs. Wintersole showed comparable determination when she and her husband started B&L; Realty in Newport in the 1950s. They not only sold farms and homes, but also bought rundown properties and rehabilitated them for resale. Often they fixed up the houses themselves.
"I was watching her one day stripping wallpaper and said, 'Mom, how high do you think you're gonna go, '" William Wintersole said. "She was the most optimistic person I've ever known. There was no 'high' for her."
She encouraged her son to adopt that approach to life, then gave him tools to succeed by teaching him to read before he entered school and enrolling him in a chorale music program. Later, she urged him to participate in grade and high school theater productions, and when he expressed a desire to pursue a career in show business, she told him to go for it.
He did, and he had a successful acting career, with recurring roles on "The Young and the Restless" and "General Hospital."
Until she moved to California in 2001 to live with her son, Mrs. Wintersole was active at Bellevue Baptist Church and in the International Order of Foresters and the Eastern Star.
"She offered an open heart and a helping hand, " said her son. "She helped many, many people financially."
Her husband, William F. Wintersole, died in 1993.
Survivors, in addition to her son, include two granddaughters, Kathy Ramsey of Cincinnati and Tiffany Harmon of Santa Cruz, Calif.; and three great granddaughters.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. there Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery, Alexandria.
Memorials are suggested to Spina Bifida Association of Cincinnati, 245 Deborah Lane, White Oak, Ohio 45239.
Izetta Brownfield, died Wednesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Juel Ann Cameron, 62, of Covington, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Keith Cameron of Covington and Steve Cameron of Cincinnati; a brother, Robert Sargent of Villa Hills; a sister, Ethel Nelson of Richwood; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Bethel Cemetery, U.S. 27, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Billie Jane Penn Gray Dobson, 77, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Her first husband, Dave Patterson Gray, and second husband, Jim Dobson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Tevis Penn Gray of Fort Wright; a daughter, Dru Gray Wiley of Cynthiana; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 506 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031
Alma Jean Woods Earlywine, 70 of Brooksville, died Monday at Robertson County Health Care Facility in Mount Olivet. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Herman Browning Jr. of Brooksville; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were today at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Burial will be in Powersville Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Sonia Frances Forman, 77 of Florence, died Feb. 19 in Orlando, Fla.
She was a retired cafeteria worker for the Boone County Schools and a member of the Greenview Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Forman; sons, Barry Forman of Florence, Timothy Forman of Dry Ridge and C. Arnold Forman of Union; daughters, Linda Laake of Florence, Sherry Ricks of Austin, Texas, Karen Morton of Anderson, Ind., Jo Ann Andrew of Union, Donna Freeman of Las Cruces, N.M., and Christy Ann Stidham of Bellevue; brothers, James Ramsey Jr. of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Larry Ramsey of Perry Park and Warner Ramsey of Edgewood; sisters, Gloria Kelly of Alexandria, Faye Bley and Cynthia Steele, both of Els-mere, Gwendolyn Vallandingham of Florence and Deborah Farris of Louisville; 26 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Greenview Baptist Church, Florence. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. at the church. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Greenview Baptist Church "Celebration Fund, " 1050 Burlington Pike, Florence, Ky. 41042.
John Richard Gullion, 73, died Monday. He was a self-employed contractor.
Survivors include sons, Darrel "Riley" Gullion of Latonia, Barry Gullion of Versailles, John Richard Gullion Jr. of Warsaw, Gerald Gullion of Germany, Jody Gullion of Callahan, Fla., Joey Gullion of Greenville, Ind., and Joby Gullion of Independence; daughters, Kathy Bowman of Elsmere, Karen Lauderman and Jeannie Lauderman, both of Independence, Kitty Gullion of Covington and Kelli Manning of Dayton; a brother, Clarence Gullion of Walton; sisters, Anita Ryle of Jacksonville, Fla., Helen Maxwell of Napoleon and Margie Green and Helen Brashear, both of Erlanger; 31 grandchildren; and 29 great-grand-children.
Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillside Chapel Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Virginia Leo Laycock, 66, of Alexandria, died at 4:50 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
She was a retired nurse's aide.
Survivors include a daughter, Tammy Akins of Dry Ridge; sons, David Laycock of Cincinnati, John Laycock and Rick Laycock, both of Newport, Leroy Laycock of Norwood and Stanley Laycock Jr. of Covington; a sister, Dorothy Edmondson of Brown County, Ohio; brothers, Ernest Harris Jr., Mark Harris, Robert Harris and Steven Harris, all of Harrison, Ohio; and a sister, Linda White of Newport.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Northern Kentucky Crematory, Walton.
Ethel Mae Lewis, 78, of Elsmere, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Leonard Lewis of Rochester Hill, Mich., Clarence Lewis Jr. of Union and David Lewis of Greenville, S.C.; daughters, Angela Petty and Brenda Clayton, both of Cincinnati and Deborah Lewis of Puerto Rico; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Jones, Simpson, & Gee Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Nettie McKeown, 78, of Covington, died at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
She was a retired clerk for the Internal Revenue Service and later a sales clerk for Lazarus Department Store. Her husband, Hugh J. McKeown Jr., died in 2000.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Ann Curry of Lexington; a son, Robert Michael McKeown of Phoenix; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Jesselyn Pauline Bell Miles, 77 of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was a retired assembler for Schauers Manufacturing in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Mike Brotherton of Cincinnati; a daughter, Linda Hiner of Walton; sisters, Eileen Davidson of Bromley and Gail Johnson of Independence; brothers, Calvin Bell and George Bell, both of Cincinnati, Noah Bell of Danville and Leonard Bell of Somerset; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Chamber & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Josh Wilson Cemetery, Pine Knot.
Connie J. Moore, 44, of Latonia, died Sunday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her mother, Lucy Moore of Latonia; a son Michael Roland of Fairfield, Ohio; a daughter, Lucy Roland of Newport; a sister, Peggy Seng of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at her home, 138 Ashland Drive, Latonia. No services are planned. Her body was donated to University of Cincinnati Medical School.
Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Donald Raymond Nevels, 59, of Latonia, died Saturday at his home.
He was a sandblaster.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Nevels; his mother, Nora Grant of Covington; a sister, Mary Powes of Union; sons, Donnie R. Nevels and Kevin Wayne Gosney, both of Latonia; a daughter, Juanita Gosney of Latonia; and 14 grandchildren.
Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Northern Kentucky Mortuary, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Herschel Roell, 76, of Southgate, died Wednesday at his residence.
He was a superintendent of public works for the City of Fort Thomas and a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her wife, Gloria Macht Roell; daughters, Dianne Ginter of Fort Thomas and Susan Hileman of Lindenwald, Ohio; sons, Dan Roell of Southgate and Jerry Roell of Hudson, Ohio; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Christ Church United Church of Christ, 15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Michael Leo Sharp, 37, of Corinth, died Tuesday in Oklahoma City, Okla.
He was a truck driver for Ace Doran Trucking and a member of Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Williamstown.
Survivors include his wife, Rhonda K. Sharp; his mother, Juanita J. Sharp of Burkesville; a daughter, Jordan E. Sharp of Corinth; a son, Jacob M. Sharp of Corinth; and brothers, Robert W. Sharp of Florence and Darryl R. Sharp of Corinth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Keefer Cemetery, Corinth.
Memorials are suggested to Sharp Children's Fund, c/o Mrs. Rhonda Sharp, 1855 Keefer Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Marvin L. Shears, 63, of Dayton, died Wednesday at his residence. He was a self-employed subcontractor.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Shears; his mother, Nannie Shears of Dayton; daughters, Robyn Feltner of Dayton, Diana Hammond of Fort Thomas, Rose Hammond of Newport, Leeann Spicer of Cold Spring and Debbie Williams of Erlanger; sisters, Mary Bonham, Louise Smith and Rita Smith, all of Dayton, and Leona Broyles of LaFollette, Tenn.; brothers, Cecil York and Larry York, both of Dayton; 14 grand-children; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, c/o Marvin Shears, 241 Fairfield Avenue, Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Billie Gene Spencer, 77, of Dry Ridge, died Monday. He was a retired maintenance worker and welder for Kahn's Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Leota Spencer; daughters, Melissa Spencer of Cincinnati and Vickie Warner of Verona; a brother, Roy Spencer of Covington; and a granddaughter.
Cremation will be at Northern Kentucky Mortuary Service, Walton.
Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Carolyn Potter Termuhlen, 68, of Alexandria, died at 8:52 a.m. Sunday at her home.
She was a retired secretary for Charles Shields Lumber Co. and a member of St. Mary Church, Alexandria, Campbell County Homemakers, Happy 100's and St. Mary Seniors.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Termuhlen; daughters, Paula Bogart of Southgate, Tracey Scardino of Melbourne and Terri Smith of Highland Heights; a son, Jeff Termuhlen of Foster; sisters, Jeanne Able of Latonia and Julie Miller of Broomfield, Colo.; brothers, Jack Potter of North Port, Fla., Jerry Potter of Edgewood and Larry Potter of Englewood, Fla.; and 12 grandchildren.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph School, Box 225 Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs, Ky. 41059.
Janet L. Trent, 68, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Home, Newport. She was a retired sales person for Pogue's Department Store.
Survivors include a daughter, Vickie L. Carpenter of Covington; a brother, James Vastine of N. Lauderdale, Fla.; eleven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Constance Whittington, 54, of Cov-ington, died Feb. 20. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, David Whittington of Newton, N.C., and Jon Whittington of Covington; sisters, Barbara Reed of Newton, N.C., Pat Gilliland of Deltona, Fla., and Jimmie Kay Mayfield of Orange City, Fla.; and three grand-children.
Services and visitation will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Hillside Chapel Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Edna Yelton, 88, of Independence, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
