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These notices are dated: 01-03-2005
Burton G. Cox, 79, dedicated to family
Burton Gerald Cox was dedicated to his family, church, community and country -- in that order.
His son, Paul Cox, of Chillicothe, Ohio, said he had his priorities straight and was committed to serving all four.
"He was dedicated, " he said. "He was a family man."
Mr. Cox, 79, of Villa Hills, died Wednesday at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown, Pa.
His family always came first, from carefully planning family vacations every year to driving to Chillicothe to attend grandkids' kindergarten graduations and sporting events.
One year, when Paul Cox was young, he said his father planned a long trip to 35 states that included a stop in the mountains so they could throw snowballs in July.
"He always liked to plan those trips out, " he said.
He would travel to Chillicothe, about three hours east of Cincinnati, to support his grandchildren's important milestones.
His church came next, having served as deacon of First Baptist Church in Ludlow, former leader of the Royal Ambassadors at First Baptist and elder at Faith Bible Fellowship Church in Harleysville, Pa.
Serving his community and country also were priorities, Mr. Cox said.
He was a volunteer with the Awana Club in Harleysville and the Ludlow Boys Club.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he was deeply humble and patriotic, his son said. Mr. Cox would proudly salute the flag at parades and was involved with the Destroyer Escort Association of WWII, his son said.
"It was always a heartfelt emotion that came forward, " he said.
Mr. Cox also was a supervisor with Dayton Freight Co
Other survivors include his wife, Ruth J. Cox; daughters, Cheryl Anders of Langhorne, Pa., and Lori Cox of Erlanger; a brother, Charles Cox of Friendswood, Texas; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 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, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016; American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Dorothy M. Chaney, 80, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a homemaker and a member of the American Airlines Retirement Club, the Vanguards. Her husband, Frank Edward Chaney, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Daniel Chaney of Burlington and Michael Chaney of Union; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Marie Hatton Cancer Center, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
Lillie Pearl Trout Chegwidden, 97, of Newport, died Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a former cafeteria worker and cook with Fort Thomas School District and a member of First Christian Church of Fort Thomas. Her husband, Harry James Chegwidden, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ronnie Chegwidden of Fort Thomas, and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 1031 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Christian Church Homes of Kentucky, 12700 Shelbyville Road, Suite 1000, Louisville, Ky. 40243. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Betty Jane Feldman, 79, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Alfred Feldman, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, 75 Cavalier Blvd., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Virginia Katherine Sutherland Gullion, 82, of Sparta, died Sunday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker, a columnist with the Sparta News and a member of Sparta Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Shirley of Glencoe; a brother, Walter Sutherland Jr. of Worthville; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin Health Care Center, 499 Center Ave., Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
William A. "Fig" Henson Jr., 43, of Sardis, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a truck driver with Fannin Trucking, a farmer and a former member of the National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Mullikin Henson; sons, Tray Newton Henson and Trent Alwyn Henson, both at home; daughters, Kaycee Carol Henson, at home, and Stephanie Fite of Maysville; his mother, Doris Moran Henson of Sardis; sisters, Deborah Henson and Cindy Herrington, both of Carlisle, Lee Ramsey of Aberdeen, Ohio, Linda Lawrence and Paula Specker, both of Mays Lick; and brothers, Tony Henson and Eric Henson, both of Maysville, Larry Henson, Rodney Henson and Brandon Henson, all of Sardis.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Myrtle Hilton, 92, of Worthville, died Friday at Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Worthville Baptist Church. Her husband, Walter Dewey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Paul Hilton of Worthville; a daughter, Gequetta Hilton Littrell of Columbus, Ind.; a brother, Amster Parrett of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Ora Mae Davis of Tucker, Ga.; a half-sister, Lela Mae Seither of Lexington; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
A.J. Hornbeck, 69, of Maysville, died Saturday at his home. He was a former meat manager with the Sheraton Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, manager of the Lexington Country Club and Maysville Country Club, and was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Hornbeck; a son, John Hornbeck of Frankfort; a daughter, Kim Wisenberg of Seminole, Fla.; sisters, Phyllis Jean Mattox of Carlisle and Rosemary Campbell of Frankfort; three grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Ann Rigney "Colonel" Mulcahey, 88, of Taylor Mill, died Friday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a retired retail office clerk with Coppins department store and a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. She was a member of the Ladies Knights of Columbus and the Kenton County Democrat Club, and was a volunteer with Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Mitchell and St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Her husband, George Mulcahey, died in 1956.
Survivors include sons, Robert Mulcahey of Erlanger and Jimmy Mulcahey of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Marcia Smith of Boerne, Texas; two grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Michael Edward O'Brien, 37, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at his home. He was a laborer.
Survivors include a son, Michael Ray O'Brien of Union; a daughter, Brandi Michelle O'Brien of Union; his mother, Joanne O'Brien of Dry Ridge; his father and stepmother, Edward and Kathy O'Brien of Dry Ridge; and a brother, Gary Anthony O'Brien of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Recovery Network, 605 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or the O'Brien Family, P.O. Box 146, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Ida Elizabeth Sales, 46, of Newport, died at 8:30 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Newport.
Survivors includes a son, Roger Eversole of Newport; her parents, Charles Osborne II of Cincinnati and Mary Mocahbee of Newport; brothers, Charles Osborne III of Crittenden, Roy Decker of Newport, Steve Osborne and John Osborne, both of Cincinnati; and sisters, Mary Catherine Kitts of Highland Heights and Sue West of Florence.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Dream Center Church, Newport. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Betty Waddell, 61, of Independence, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Floyd A. "Peanuts" Webster Jr., 71, of Cold Spring, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired printing supervisor.
Survivors include sons, Floyd Webster III, Brady R. Webster and Toby D. Webster, all of Fort Thomas; daughters, Tara B. McIntosh of Wilder, Traci a. Kidwell of Erlanger, Kelli A. Bricking of Cold Spring and Eva P. Kennedy of Fort Thomas; a brother, John A. Webster of Claryville; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St.. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41075.
Radel Funeral Home, Cold Spring, is handling arrangements.
