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Date of these obituaries: 07-16-97
Iona Lancaster thrived on faith, friends, fun
Illness made it difficult for Iona Belle Sorrell Lancaster to work crossword puzzles or crochet bedspreads, but she could still read her Bible.
"She had a tremendous faith, and she loved her church, " said her son, Donald R. Lancaster of Villa Hills.
Mrs. Lancaster, 97, of Independence, died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was active in several groups at Trinity United Methodist Church in Latonia, especially the Young at Heart Club, where she and several other older women were cheerleaders - complete with uniforms and pompons - at youth sporting events.
Mrs. Lancaster liked to have fun.
"She always had jokes to tell, " her son said. "She had a good time."
Mrs. Lancaster suffered from the painful aftermath of shingles, which forced her to curtail her hobbies and some church activities.
Her faith helped her live with the pain, Mr. Lancaster said. "It was difficult for her. She used to say, "I wish you could just get old without hurting, ' " he said.
Mrs. Lancaster also was a member of United Methodist Women and Colonial Heights Homemakers Club.
Her husband, Roy E. Lancaster, died in 1970. A son, James W. Lancaster, died in 1988.
Survivors include other sons, David C. Lancaster of Erlanger and Kenneth R. Lancaster of Independence; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the church, 101 E. Southern Ave., Latonia 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
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Jesse Elmore Bell, 87, of Augusta, died Monday at Bracken County Extended Care Center in Augusta. He was a farmer and a deacon with Germantown Christian Church. He was an honorary Germantown Fair director.
Survivors include his wife, Alave Jett Bell; a son, Roy Glenn Bell of Augusta; daughters, Judy Lee Waser of Brooksville and Joyce Elaine Edrington of Milford; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Germantown Christian Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to the church, Germantown 41044.
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Robert John Biedenbender Sr., 68, of Louisville, formerly of Covington, died Sunday at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. He was a retired district manager with Ashland Oil Co., and a member of Covington Latin School and St. Thomas More alumni associations. He was a member of St. Barnabas Church, Louisville, and a member of American Chemical and Paint and American Electroplaters societies.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Rieman Biedenbender; sons, Robert J. Biedenbender and John Allen Biedenbender, both of Louisville; daughters, Nancy Richwalsky of Louisville, Barbara Staples of Ann Arbor, Mich., Joan Roma of Johnson City, Tenn., and Alice Fisher of Washington, D.C.; his mother, Gertrude Biedenbender of Ft. Wright; a sister, Betty Giglio of Ft. Wright; a brother, Jerry Biedenbender of Erlanger; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at the church. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Covington Latin School, or Sturge-Weber Foundation in Aurora, Colo. Ratterman and Sons Funeral Home, Louisville, is handling arrangements.
Glenice Chambers, 85, of Ft. Thomas, died Monday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. She was an executive secretary with Pollack Steel Co., in Evendale, Ohio, and a member of First Baptist Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include nephews, Richard Sexton of Fairborn, Ohio, and Simeon Sexton of Ft. Thomas.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Ruth May Cox, 89, of Vandalia, Ohio, formerly of Gallatin County, died Friday at Stouder Memorial Hospital in Troy, Ohio. She was a member of Drury Chapel Methodist Church, Gallatin County. Her husband, Charles B. Cox, died in 1973.
Survivors include a daughter, Martha B. Rivers of Vandalia; a sister, Gladys Ordonio of Kansas City, Mo.; one grandchild and three great-grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial was in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church, Sanders 41083.
Dr. John W. Grover, 74, of Ft. Thomas, died Monday at his home. He was a family physician in private practice in Ft. Thomas, and a board member of St. Luke Hospital. He was a physician for Holly Hill Children's Home for 36 years, and a vol unteer with Vine Street Medical Clinic in Cincinnati.
Dr. Grover was the team physician for Highlands High School football team, and a member of the board of directors of the Ft. Thomas YMCA. He was Mammoth Cave Research Foundation Safety Director, and a member of Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity. He was a member of Ft. Thomas Lodge No. 808 F&AM, Scottish Rite in Covington, and Syrian Temple Shrine in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Wagstaff Grover; daughters, Bethany Wells of Reno, Nev., and Jill Steller of Ft. Thomas; sons, John W. Grover III of California, Ky., and Dr. Richard W. Grover of Crestview Hills; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be after the service in the church Fellowship Hall. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Luke Hospital Foundation, 85 N. Grand Ave., Ft. Thomas 41075, or the church building fund, 220 S. Ft. Thomas. Ave., Ft. Thomas 41075.
Jewell Heinisch, 83, of Ft. Mitchell, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington.
John Robert Hudgins, 63, of Cynthiana, died Monday at his home. He was a retired machinist with Bundy Corp. and Ladish Co., both in Cynthiana.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Livingood Hudgins; sons, Robert A. Hudgins and Timothy Hudgins, both of Cynthiana; daughters, Diana Sue Jones and Judy Ann Bryant, both of Cynthiana, and Cathy J. Doyle of Nashville, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Edward Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Helen Louise O'Connor Jones, 76, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of Warsaw, died Saturday at University of South Carolina Medical Center in Charleston. She was a homemaker and a member of Warsaw Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Woodrow Jones; and a daughter, Edith Pennington of Charleston.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Dallasburg Cemetery, Wheatley.
Luella Ruth McFarland, 81, of Kenton Hills, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Frank L. Miller, 53, of Tempe, Ariz., formerly of Crestview, died July 9 at Deserts Samaritan Hospital in Tempe. He was a foreman.
Survivors include daughters, Shellie Miller of Cold Spring, Kim Snowball of Alexandria and Cindy Miller of Ft. Thomas; sons, Frank Miller of Alexandria, Michael Miller of Crestview, and Derek Miller of Arizona; his mother, Helen Miller of Highland Heights; sisters, Linda Casablanca of Indiana and Geri Pearson of Ft. Thomas; brothers, Jeff Miller of Alexandria and Fred Miller of Florida; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Carr-Tenney Funeral Home, Tempe, is handling arrangements.
Chauncey Talbot, 85, of Highland Heights, died at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas Nursing Home.
Arrangements are pending at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Bertelle Haley Woodward, 90, of Highland Heights, died Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Cecil Woodward, died in 1939.
Survivors include a son, William Woodward of Erlanger; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, is handling arrangements.
