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These notices are dated: 02-10-2005
Jon 'Alligator Jack' Ziegler, custom car specialist, restorer
One year when Jon R. Ziegler Sr., was at a car show in Tennessee, he ran into the same woman in the elevator of his hotel several times. She dubbed him "Elevator Jack."
One night he ran into the woman when she'd had too much to drink, and this time, it came out "Alligator Jack." All Mr. Ziegler's friends were with him, so the nickname stuck.
It became the name of his custom car and truck restoration business in Alexandria -- Alligator Jack's Rods and Customs.
Mr. Ziegler, who died Monday at 62, moved to Alexandria from New Jersey about 17 years ago. He had worked as an auto body repairman all his life.
He set up shop in an old barn with a wood-burning stove. It soon became a place like an old general store, where customers could come and talk for hours, said his son, Jon R. Ziegler Jr., of Cold Spring.
He restored an old ice cream truck for United Dairy Farmers, which the company has featured on local billboards and television commercials. He also did custom cars for customers all over the country.
Mr. Ziegler was someone who truly loved his work, his son said. He worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
"He would go home, take a shower, eat dinner, then get up and do it again, " his son said.
Other survivors include a son, Darren S. Ziegler of California; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Alexandria Funeral Home. The body will be cremated.
Memorials may be made at any Fifth Third Bank location in memory of Jon R. Ziegler Sr.
Kenneth Bentle, 90, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Mary Stanley Beach, 93, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Hildred E. Griffith, 79, of Alexandria, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired foreman with Nutone Inc. and a member of Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, Alexandria. Her husband, Earl Griffith, died in 1997.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Persimmon Grove Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Persimmon Grove Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box 148, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Earl Vaughn Hart, 74, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a machinist with Gilbert Machine and Tool, Cincinnati, a deacon of Falmouth Christian Church and director of Mount Auburn Cemetery. He was a former director of the Kentucky Farm Bureau and the Kincaid Park Association, and was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Townsend Hart; a daughter, Karen Delaney of Falmouth; a sister, Wilma Faye Hoffman of Jonesville; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Christian Church, 303 W. Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040 or Hardin-Browning VFW Post No. 109, Montjoy St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Shirley Mae Maxwell, 60, of Inverness, Fla., formerly of Belleview, died Monday in Inverness. She was a homemaker and a member of Fort Cooper Baptist Church, Inverness. Her husband, Kenneth Maxwell, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Maxwell and Wayne Maxwell, both of Belleview, Donald Maxwell of Florence and Robert Maxwell of Covington; a daughter, Mary Jo Tomlinson of Inverness; a brother, John Schulze of Union; sisters, Geraldine Riley of Crittenden and Wanda Broughton of Covington; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Elmer Norton, 82, of Butler, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired employee of Feldman Dairy in Wilder, a farmer and a member of American Legion Post No. 109. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Jett Norton; sons, Steve Norton of Florence and Elmer Lynn Norton of Falmouth; brothers, Bob Norton of Butler and William Norton of Hamilton; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Viola Mae Prather, 68, of Covington, died at 6:35 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a social worker with the Cabinet of Human Resources in Kenton and Campbell counties. A son, Raymond Edward Banks, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Larry Banks Sr. of Verona, Leroy Banks of Ludlow, David Banks of Walton and Randy Prather of Covington; a daughter, Donna Sanders of Covington; her mother, Viola Bailey of Fort Wright; a brother, Earl Bailey of Covington; sisters, Mary Jane Mitts of Florence, Harriet Tyson of Peru, Ind., and Lil Finder of Florida; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Jeffrey A. Scudder, 39, of Warsaw, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a former employee of Sabatasso's Inc. in Florence and a mechanic, and a member of Clark's Creek Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. A sister, Kimberly Sue Scudder, died Jan. 19.
Survivors include a son, Dustin Giles of Warsaw; his parents, Joe S. and Lorene Miles Scudder of Warsaw; and a brother, Tony Scudder of Columbia, Tenn.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Clark's Creek Baptist Church, Clark's Creek Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Carol L. Haley Smith, 63, of Hebron, died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at her home. She was a retired clerk with the Florence post office, an employee of the Boone County Planning and Zoning board, dispatcher with the Boone County Police Department, volunteer emergency medical technician with the Hebron Fire Department and Boone County Schools bus driver.
Survivors include her husband, John Smith; a son, Gary Smith of Rochester Hills, Mich.; a daughter, Kimberly Smith of Hebron; sisters, Janet Sebree of Burlington and Leesa Pottinger of Petersburg; a brother, Richard Haley of Burlington; half-brothers, Foster Wayne Haley of Burlington and Foster Scott Haley of Morristown, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home. Burial will be in San Run Cemetery, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
