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These notices are dated: 11-03-2004
Harry Chamberlain, loved trains, woodworking
Harry B. Chamberlain loved the railroad and he loved to make things.
So perhaps it was only natural that when he retired after 42 years with the Southern Railway, he built a huge barbecue grill in the shape of a train engine.
The grill burned wood, and the smoke poured out the engine's smokestack. Behind the engine, Mr. Chamberlain built a miniature railroad car to keep refreshments in. When children who had never roasted a marshmallow came to his backyard parties, "they thought they were really something, " said Chamberlain's wife, Ann.
Mr. Chamberlain, 81, died Tuesday at his home in Ludlow.
He started his railroad career in Somerset, where he grew up and met his future wife. They wed in 1947, and were transferred to Ludlow in 1950, where Mr. Chamberlain did maintenance and repair work.
When they first moved to Ludlow, his wife felt homesick, so three times a week they took the train home to visit. "All the conductors knew us, " she said.
Mr. Chamberlain did great woodwork in his basement shop filled with saws and drills. He did some of the pulpit woodwork for the Ludlow Christian Church -- later, he would join the Bromley Christian Church -- and made dollhouse furniture for his grandchildren. "It's still down there, and it probably still will be, so I can see him standing there working, " his wife said of the shop.
Mr. Chamberlain served for four years in World War II as a machine gunner on a bomber. He was an Eagle Scout, a Silver Beaver Award recipient and a former Scoutmaster in Ludlow.
The neighbors depended on him when they needed to fix things, his wife said.
"He loved to do things that no one else did, " his wife said. "He could make it work, if it was workable."
Other survivors include a son, Harry "Spunky" Chamberlain of Fort Wright; a daughter, Debra Anderson of Dayton, Ohio; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Former state representative Arnold dies
DANVILLE, Ky. -- Roy W. Arnold, a former state representative who served 22 years as mayor of Danville, has died. He was 94.
Arnold, who served two stints as mayor, died Monday at his home. A Democrat, he served as a state representative from 1946-1950.
He was first elected mayor in 1958 and resigned the office in 1964. He was elected again in 1970 and served 16 years before retiring in 1986.
"He certainly wasn't wishy-washy. If he believed in something, he was behind it 100 percent, " said former city commissioner George Cunningham, who served with Arnold during both of his stints as mayor.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home.
Clifton Russell Burgin, 77, of Dayton, died Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. He was a siding applicator and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Mary Burgin, died in 1996. A son, Keith Burgin, and a stepson, Larry Carper, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Janine Dalton of Dayton; sons, Mark Burgin, Clint Burgin and Bruce Burgin, all of Dayton; stepsons, Grady Carper of Mason, Ohio, and Steven Carper of Florida; a half-brother, Ted Burgin of Indiana; half-sisters, Ruby Simpson of Springfield, Ill., Dollie Hosier of Sebastopol, Calif., and Ann Maier of Forest Villa, Calif.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Alma Christopher, 90, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Kenneth Christopher, died in 1985. There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Paul Laverne Clore, 82, of Burlington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a mechanic with TWA and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Belinda Sipple of Burlington; a son, Paul L. Clore of Burlington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Legion Post No. 109, 111 Mount Joy St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Vernon Egan Sr., 74, of Covington, died at 12:12 p.m. Monday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. He was a retired employee of the Hill Seed Co.
Survivors include sons, Vernon Egan Jr. of Crescent Springs and John Hatton of Covington; daughters, LeVern Egan and Heather Egan, both of Covington; a brother, Elmer Egan of Newport; sisters, Joyce Egan and Evelyn Egan, both of Fort Thomas; and eight grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Brother Flavius Ellison, C.S.C., 77, of South Bend, Ind., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Oct. 26 in South Bend. He was an assistant superior with the Brothers of the Holy Cross, an author with the Dujarie Press and the founder and director of Corvilla, Inc., a residential group home.
Survivors include cousins.
Services were Oct. 29 at Holy Cross College in South Bend. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Notre Dame University. Kaniewski Funeral Home, South Bend, handled arrangements.
Patricia Laws Hale, 66, of Park Hills, died at 5 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired clerk with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include sons, Greg Laws of Independence, Clyde Laws of Park Hills and David Hale Jr. of Elsmere; a brother, Michael Schaller of Florence; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Church, Covington. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Helen Gerling Hause, 76, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Hospital, Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Brooksville Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, William R. Hause; daughters, Evelyn Stipine of Germany, Ida Robertson of Morehead and Jessie Dyson of Germantown; sons, Bill Hause and Martin B. Hause, both of Brooksville; sisters, Anneliese Breuner, Elfi Kroner and Mia Wieprecht, all of Germany; brothers, Hans Gerling and Peter Gerling, both of Germany; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Brooksville Christian Church, 148 W. Miami St., Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Barbara Lay, 70, of Independence, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Logan Xavier Marsh, 9 months, the son of Brandon D. Marsh and Brandy Wright of Cynthiana, died Monday at University of Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington.
Other survivors include grandparents, Boyd and Bonnie Wright of Cynthiana, Douglas E. and Teresa Marsh of Cynthiana and Tammy Arnold of Lexington; and great-grandparents, Ethel Webb, Joy Wright, Earl C. and Billie Arnold, Fred and June Marsh and Shirley Hall, all of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to University of Kentucky Children's Hospital, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, 800 Rose St., Lexington, Ky. 40536; or WEDCO District Health Department, HANDS Program, P.O. Box 218, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Robert E. "Spoons" Nolan, 56, of Newport, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington.
Ewell L. Pierce, 81, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Juanita Scudder, 78, of Florence, died Tuesday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. She was an employee of American Sign and a member of Belleview Baptist Church.
Survivors include daughters, Connie Shinkle and Charlene Combs, both of Burlington, and Connie Rankin of Florence; a son, Jesse Scudder of Burlington; a brother, James O. Maxwell of Florence; 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Belleview Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Paul K. Sharp, 87, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Florence, died Monday at his home.
He was a retired supervisor with National Lead Industries, a member of bethel Baptist Church in Orlando and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Glada B. Poe Sharp; a daughter, Jo Ann Ravenscraft of Orlando; and a grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
