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Date of these obituaries: 07-04-97
Lillian Woods, businesswoman and mother
She and her husband were busy entrepreneurs, but Lillian Smith Woods was most interested in rearing her children.
Mrs. Woods, 83, of Ft. Thomas, died Thursday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
A member of the Women's Council of Realtors and Northern Kentucky Board of Realtors, she also belonged to the 4-H Women's Club and Highland Avenue Baptist Tabernacle in Ft. Thomas. Her husband, Conley Woods, died in 1982.
The Woodses owned grocery stores, motels and a gas station and taxi stand. They farmed on property in Highland Heights before developing the land into a subdivision.
Yet Mrs. Woods found time to serve on the PTA and help her children with their homework, said a son, William Woods of Ft. Thomas: "She was always proud of being a full-time mother." The Woodses started their first company, Trails-End Realty, in the 1940s. Their four children worked in the motels and groceries they owned, cleaning rooms and stocking shelves.
Among the Woodses' many businesses was the Bluegrass Grocery on U.S. 27 in Campbell County. In the 1940s, they owned a complex that included a gas station, cabins for rent, a grocery and taxi stand near the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate. Mrs. Woods drove a cab.
In addition to her own sons and daughter, Mrs. Woods reared some of her siblings' children, including those of a brother who died in a mining accident, her son said.
Other survivors include sons, Dale Woods of Wilder and Lloyd Woods of Campbell County; a daughter, Connie Buten of Cold Spring; a brother, Ray Smith of Cold Spring; 10 grandchildren, a step-grandchild and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights, with visitation from 9 a.m. and burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to the church, 1080 Highland Ave., Ft. Thomas 41075.
Isabell Cummins, 77, of Covington, died at 10:34 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Crucifixion Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a son, William Cummins of Covington; a daughter, Beatrice Scott of Cincinnati; brothers, Rev. Prince Brown and Lee Brown of Cincinnati; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church, Newport, with visitation from 10 a.m. and burial in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Irene B. Fenton, 78, of Covington, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired waitress with Wigg's Restaurant, Covington, and Greyhound Grill, Ft. Mitchell.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathleen Trudeau of Florence; a brother, Steve Kraynak of Uniontown, Pa.; sisters, Mary Anthony, Jay Cenken, Marge Kraynak and Ann Shotter of Uniontown, Pa.; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Elzada Taylor Foster, 95, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:17 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. A retired nurse and a member of Booth Hospital Nurses Alumni Association, she was a member of Latonia Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Herbert LaMore Foster, died in 1981. Her daughters, Mary Elaine Hageman and Glenna LaMore Stenger, died in 1985 and June 25, respectively.
Survivors include a daughter, F. Eileen Foster of Cape Carteret, N.C.; 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Gerald Penick, 60, of Ft. Mitchell, died Thursday at his home. He was a construction foreman with Lawrence Construction Co., Burlington.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Penick; a daughter, Lori Ray of Independence; a son, Greg Penick of California; his mother, Charlotte Burke of the state of California; father and stepmother, Raymond and Mary Penick of Titusville, Fla.; stepsisters, Ruby Miller of Wilder, Beverly Boles of Dayton, Marlene Schulkers of Demossville, Rosemary Harp of Sherman; stepbrothers, David Penick of Union, Gene Burke of the state of California; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, with visitation at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Larry Steven Roden II, 23, of Hebron, died Wednesday in New Richmond, Ohio, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Selena Fultz Roden; his father and stepmother, Larry and Rebecca Roden of Independence; his mother and stepfather, Sandra and Michael Roseberry of Cincinnati; brothers, Aaron Roseberry of Cincinnati, James Roden and Justin Roden of Independence; sisters, Tina Roden of Florence, Sarah Roseberry and Nichole Roseberry, both of Cincinnati; a stepbrother, Michael Roseberry of Cincinnati; and a grandmother, Elydia Smallwood of Ludlow.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, with visitation from 8 a.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Byron L. "Sam" Trapp, 61, of Alexandria, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired equipment operator for Cincinnati Gas & Electric; a deacon at Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, Alexandria; a board member of the Persimmon Grove Cemetery, Alexandria, and Southern States Co-op, Campbell County; past president of the Farm Bureau of Campbell County; past master of Aspen Grove Lodge No. 397 F&AM, Grant's Lick; and a past patron of the Alexandria Chapter No. 337, Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include his wife, Annabell Trapp; sons, Jon Trapp of Grants Lick, Dan Trapp of Alexandria and Sam Trapp of California; his mother, Hassie Trapp of California; a sister, Yvonne Thompson of California; two grandchildren.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, with visitation from 1 p.m., and burial in Persimmon Grove Cemetery. Memorials: to the church, 5196 Persimmon Grove Pike, Alexandria 41001, or to Aspen Grove Lodge No. 397, F&AM, P.O. Box 443, Alexandria 41001. Arrangements: Alexandria Funeral Home.
