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These notices are dated: 03-19-2005
David Eviston, loved pool parties, theater
Born into a family of 10 children, David Michael Eviston always wanted to be surrounded by people.
"He had as many parties as a person could humanly have, " said his son, Todd Eviston of Peotone, Ill. "'Let's have some laughs, let's have some fun, everybody can come to my house, let's do it.' That was him."
Mr. Eviston, who died Thursday at 63, loved to play the host.
His son remembers lots of pool parties when he was growing up, when the family lived on Woodlawn Terrace in Newport.
"He always wanted to make people laugh, and he always wanted to be surrounded by friends and family, " Todd Eviston said.
Mr. Eviston also loved to build things. At one time, the family home had three decks in the back yard, simply because he liked working in landscape design, his son said.
Born and raised in Newport, Mr. Eviston attended Covington Latin School, where he won awards in English and speech. When he was 15, he took a job sweeping up after performances of the Cincinnati Opera.
That led to a job working with the stagehands, and Mr. Eviston's entrance into the Cincinnati Stage Employees Local No. 5.
"He had a lifelong love for the theater, " his son said, and he thought of himself as a master of the technical arts of lighting, stage design and set design. He studied those arts at the University of Cincinnati, and even taught them in the early '60s.
The English degree he earned from the former Villa Madonna College (now Thomas More) helped him when he served as the business agent for the union for 30 years, said his brother, Kevin Eviston of Wilder. He negotiated all the contracts for the stagehands and solicited new jobs for them.
Mr. Eviston served with the union for 45 years altogether, until a stroke permanently disabled him four years ago. He spent his last years at the Baptist Convalescent Home in Newport.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of St. Therese Church in Southgate.
Besides his son, survivors include his mother, Kathryn Young Eviston of Wilder; sisters Mary Kay Hehman of Woodlawn, Pam Grout and Terri Carl, both of Villa Hills; brothers Edward Eviston of Muncie, Ind., Thomas "Tuck" Eviston of Wilder, Robert Eviston of Villa Hills; and Donald Eviston of Fort Thomas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Therese Church in Southgate. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Fort Thomas Funeral Home. Burial will be at St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Ethel Lang Addams, 93, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at Walnut Place Nursing Home, Dallas.
Her husband, William, preceded her in death. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Newport.
Survivors include a son, Jack Addams of Dallas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John United Church. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Julia Maxfield Brooks, 83, of Dayton, died Wednesday at St. Luke East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Dayton. Her husband, Charles E. Brooks, and son, Charles L. Brooks, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons Ernest Brooks, Verne Brooks, and Rick Brooks, all of Dayton; daughter Sherry Valdez of El Paso, Texas; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services and visitation were held Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial was in Alexandria Cemetery, Alexandria.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039.
Ralph Dale Cooper, 56, of Augusta, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.
He was a miner in the Black River Mines in Mentor and a Vietnam veteran with the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Augusta Christian Church.
Survivors include wife Joyce Collins Cooper; daughter Eunice Taylor of Orangeburg; son Thaddaeus Cooper of Mason County; brother Ronnie Cooper of Brooksville; and sisters Mae Purdy and Nancy Wolfe, both of Falmouth, and Elouise Moorehead and Pearl England, both of Brooksville.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home in Augusta. Visitation will begin at noon at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rosemont cemetery in Dover.
Robert F. Creekmore, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Independence, died Thursday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio.
He was a machinist for General Electric, a World War II veteran with the U.S. Navy, and a member of the Blue Lodge in Cincinnati, where he was a member of the Commandry. He also was a Command & Past Master of the Blue Lodge, and a member of the Scottish Rite and the York Rite, and the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ.
Survivors include wife Elaine Creekmore; son Richard Creekmore of Goshen, Ohio; daughters Brenda Nicholls of Tate Township, Ohio, and Judy Schneider of Mt. Carmel, Ohio; brother Mark Creekmore of Orlando; sisters Kate Funk, Ethel Hook, and Helen Lutz, all of Covington, and Jessie Eppinghoff of Bridgetown, Ohio; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home in Independence. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Independence Cemetery, Independence.
Robert S. Emmitt, Jr., 60, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood.
He was a salesman for Cincinnati Belting & Transmission, and a member of Morning View Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons David Emmitt of Erlanger, Robert Emmitt of Cincinnati, and William Hart of Independence; daughter Donna Coomer of Independence; sister Carolyn Wakeman of Las Vegas; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Independence Cemetery, Independence.
Garry W. Griffin, 61, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in in Edgewood. Services are pending.
Arrangements are being handled by Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
James "Jim" Edward Gross II, 41, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at his residence.
He was a private investigator.
Survivors include wife Mary Fulton; mother Jean Gross of Northern Kentucky; sons Colt Gross of Adams County, Ohio, and James Gross III of Williamstown; and sisters Becky Pofrafka of West Union, S.C., and Cheryl Andrews of Watkinsville, Ga.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mt. Zion cemetery in Grant County.
Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, was in charge of arrangements.
Judith "Judy" Gerrein Ising, 61, of Fearrington Village, N.C. died Sunday.
She was born in Newport. A graduate of Thomas More College, she received a law degree from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. She practiced law until 1998.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Ising, daughter Elizabeth A. Ising of Bethesda, Md.; son Theodore Ising of Chapel Hill, N.C.; brothers Thomas Gerrein of Bellevue and John Gerrein of Winchester, Mass.; and three grandchildren.
Services were Friday in Chapel Hill.
Memorials are suggested to the Catfish Hunter ALS Chapter, 1425-113 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27610 or at www.catfishchapter.com.
Capital Funeral Home and Cremation Society of the Carolinas in Raleigh, N.C., was in charge of arrangements.
Mary Lou Linville, 64, of Augusta, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospital South in Edgewood.
She was an employee of Clopay in Augusta, and a member of the Pioneer Club of Clopay.
Survivors include mother Evaline Merrill; sons Robert Brooks of Florence, David Linville of Augusta, and Eric Linville of Lexington; daughters Diane Haydon of Columbus, Ohio, Rhonda Brooks and Shay Eng-land, both of Augusta, and Carol Ruark of Maysville; brothers Larry Hafer of Foster and Kerry Hafer of Vandalia, Ohio; sisters Martha Linville of Augusta and Sherry O'Connel of Kettering, Ohio; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home in Augusta. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Shannon Cemetery, Shannon.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, Bracken County Division, 6612 Dixie Hwy. Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert "Rob" Schadle, 44, of Highland Heights, died Friday.
He was a drywaller, and an avid fisherman and hunter.
Survivors include parents Eugene and Ann Schadle, sisters Sandra Wehrle of Highland Heights, Deborah Schadle of Melbourne, Judy Eglian of Alexandria; brothers Eugene Schadle of Alexandria and Anthony Schadle of Silver Grove.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to the Esther Marie Hatton Cancer Center, 1 Medical Drive, Edgewood, Ky., 41017.
Dorothy Thompson, 86, of Owenton, formerly of Butler, Ky., died Friday.
She was a cook at the Butler Rest Home, and a member of the Community Pentecostal Church in Independence.
Her husband, Dora Lee Thompson, and son, John Thompson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters Mamie Tapp of Covington, and Phyllis King of Kenton, Ky., 15 grandchildren, and many great- and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Beasley Cemetery, Mason County.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Florence, Ky., 41042.
