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These notices are dated: 05-24-2004
Hester Rhodes, 'hard-working' waitress, store manager
Hester M. Rhodes worked hard in the food service industry for 25 years to help provide for her six children.
Mrs. Rhodes was a waitress for 15 years at Frisch's restaurant in Fairfax, Ohio, and then managed the Buskin's Bakery in Milford, Ohio, for 10 years.
"She was a very hard-working woman, " her daughter-in-law, Cindy Rhodes of Ludlow, said. "She worked hard all her life."
Mrs. Rhodes, 84, of Ludlow, died Friday at her home.
Mrs. Rhodes also worked hard at home -- gardening, cleaning, sewing and spending time with her grandchildren.
Her daughter-in-law recalled hearing stories about how Mrs. Rhodes would come home after a long day at Frisch's and sew dresses for her four daughters.
But what Rhodes remembers best about her mother-in-law is the time she spent with Rhodes' two daughters, Sarah and Ashley Rhodes.
Rhodes said her mother-in-law would sit on the couch with a granddaughter on each side of her and read to them when they were young.
Mrs. Rhodes also enjoyed reading her Bible and was a member of Owensville, Ohio, First Baptist Church.
Her husband, Guy R. Rhodes, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Charles Allen Rhodes of Defiance, Ohio, and Paris Rhodes and Larry Merritt, both of Ludlow; daughters, Bonita Ricica of Defiance, Christine Olive Vuotto of Milford, Donna Raye Bauman of Imlay, Mich., and Beverly Mae Przysiecki of Northwood, Ohio; a brother, Ralph Carpenter of Batavia, Ohio; sisters, Doretha Owens of Nashville, Tenn., and Elinora Best of Henryville, Ind.; 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to Hester M. Rhodes Trust Fund, in care of Cindy Rhodes, 304 Montclair Ave., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Loraine C. Alig, 77, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Immacualte Heart of Mary Church, Burlington.
Survivors include her husband, Edward F. Alig; a daughter, Pamela Sue Alig of Union; sons, Joe Alig and Edward Alig, both of Florence, Jack Alig of Covington, Bob Alig of Morgantown, Pa., and Jeffrey Alig of Union; a sister, Audrey Blaker of Florence; 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, 143 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Agnes C. Foltz, 91, of Fort Wright, died at 3:50 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She worked for National Flag Co. in Cincinnati and a member of Ladies Auxiliary Knights of St. John and St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright.
Survivors include a brother, Paul Foltz of Fort Wright; a sister, Loretta Foltz Shadbolt of Fort Wright; nephews and nieces.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church.
Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Alma T. Gronefeld, 89, of Latonia, died Saturday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and St. Cecilia Ladies Auxiliary.
Her husband, Lawrence J. Gronefeld, died in 1982.
A son, Mark J. Gronefeld, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Schack of Bright, Ind., three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church.
Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7124 Miami Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Alice May Dickson Horn, 66, of Williamstown, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Richard Dickson of Columbia, S.C., Ronald Horn and Donald Horn, both of Williamstown; a daughter, Sharon Hubbard of London; 12 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Williamstown.
Richard Allen Maxey, 45, of Manchester, Ohio, died Sunday at his home.
He was a self-employed carpenter and an Army veteran.
Survivors include a son, Tommy Zink of Cincinnati; a daughter, Laura Maxey of Maysville; his father, Gerald Maxey Sr. of Manchester; a brother, Gerald W. Maxey Jr. of Aberdeen, Ohio; sisters, Dianna Ladenburger of Georgetown, Deanna Maxey, of Georgetown, Ohio, Esta P. Weaver of Florence and Annette Myers of Elsmere; and a grandson.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Maysville and Mason County Cemetery, Maysville. Lafferty Funeral Home, West Union, Ohio, is handling arrangements.
Cheryl Rae Bailey Sowder, 53, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington.
She was a homemaker and a member of Central Christian Church, Cynthiana.
A daughter, Leesa Machelle Sowder, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, James L. Sowder; a son, Bill Sowder of Cynthiana; her mother, Nina Mae Adams Bailey of Cynthiana; brothers, Gary Bailey of Cynthiana and William Bailey of Louisville; sisters, Jennie Hayes and Donna Sexton, both of Cynthiana; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Raven Creek Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Vera McGovern Still, 86, of Dayton, died Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
