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Date of these obituaries: 07-23-97
Cold Spring's Robert D. Stephens, GE engineer, devoted family man
Robert D. Stephens, a retired engineer with General Electric in Cincinnati, was a quiet, humble man who took care of his family.
"He kind of stayed in the background all the time but he was always there, " said his daughter, Lola Knauer of Cleveland. "He could be counted upon by family, friends and neighbors, too, to just be there. He didn't win the Boston Marathon or anything, but he was just faithful in doing his duty as husband, father and provider."
Mr. Stephens, 78, of Cold Spring, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a member of Main Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, VFW Post No. 3205, Alexandria, Alexandria Lodge No. 152 F&AM, Scottish Rite, Covington, and Syrian Temple, Cincinnati. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Mr. Stephens enjoyed reading and gardening and traveling.
Other survivors include his wife of 55 years, Allie L. Stephens; a sister, Lola Baber of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Masonic Home, Louisville, or Scottish Rite Language Disorder Clinic, Covington.
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Franklin L. Barnhill, 71, of Melbourne, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired member of Teamsters Local No. 100, Cincinnati, and a member of Second Twelve Mile Baptist Church, Pendleton County. He was a member of Campbell Coun ty VFW Post No. 3205, Alexandria, and Hucks Social Club.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Barnhill; a son, Dale Barnhill of Melbourne; a daughter, Kim Fisher of Orlando, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Butler. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Hwy., Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011.
Emma Agnes Abner Bohanon, 88, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Covington, died at 6 a.m. Sunday at East Manor Medical Care Center in Sarasota. She was a retired cleaning supervisor with Continental Cleaning Co. at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Survivors include sons, Joseph Bohanon Jr. of Sarasota and Donald Ray Reed of Covington; daughters, Alma Wenstrup of Bellevue, Joyce Rice of Covington and Barbara Carpenter of Elwood, Ind.; a stepson, Daniel Kessen of Covington; 22 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Buford Mae Case, 80, of Independence, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. She was a retired housekeeper with Holiday Inn.
Survivors include a son, Bobby Case of Independence; daughters, Mary Troy and Mina Case, both of Independence; a brother, Jessie James Rodgers of Jamestown, Ohio; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Mothers of Special Children, P.O. Box 31, Morning View 41063.
Cyril J. Gardner, 93, of Ft. Thomas, died at 9 p.m. Monday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Ft. Thomas. He was a retired tailor with Globe Tailoring Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Dorothy Spangler Gardner, died in 1993. A son, Robert Gardner, died in 1935.
Survivors include a son, Jack Gardner of Amelia, Ohio; a sister, Ruth Tieman of Dayton, Ohio; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at Carmel Manor. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Wilder. Memorials are suggested to the nursing home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Ft. Thomas 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Ellora E. Hinton, 107, of Flemingsburg, died Monday at Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. She was a former postmistress and member of Shiloh United Methodist Church, Fleming County. She was a member of Fleming County Garden Club. Her husband, Frank L. Hinton, died in 1973.
Survivors include sons, Eugene F. Hinton of Florence and Frank O. Hinton of Flemingsburg; daughters, Eulene Hensley of Ft. Mitchell, Ruby Spradling of Covington and Golda Miller of Lexington; a foster daughter, Lois Alderson of Orange, Calif.; 12 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Boone-Nickell Funeral Home, Flemingsburg. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Flemingsburg County Cemetery.
Marvin H. Iames, 68, of Erlanger, died at 6:55 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired truck driver and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, Duane Iames of Erlanger; daughters, Helene Musard and Tammy Breeden, both of Covington; his mother, Anna Mae Metcamp of Cincinnati; a stepbrother, Rick Smallwood of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Dolores Gronefeld Kep pler, 89, of Newport, died at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Keppler, died in 1968. A daughter, Rita Keppler, died in 1978. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Corpus Christi Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the church, 840 Isabella St., Newport 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Marie Marshall, 77, of West Union, Ohio, formerly of Maysville, died Monday at her home. She was a retired employee of Parker Tobacco Co., Maysville.
Survivors include her husband, Felbert Marshall; sons, Larry Bloomfield and Roy Boyd, both of Bucyrus, Ohio, and Billy Boyd of Portsmouth, Ohio; daughters, Kathie Daniels of Maysville and Naomi Lanter of Mays Lick; brothers, Donnie Jordan of Maysville and Jessie Jordan of South Bend, Ind.; sisters, Annie Bloomfield of Sugar Grove, Ohio, Margie Sauer of Vanceburg and Betty Simms of Maysville; and several grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Baptist Cemetery, Maysville.
John "Boots" Mattingly, 82, of Bromley, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired mechanic with Hudepohl Distributors, Cincinnati. A son, Johnny Mattingly, died in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Mattingly; sons, Woodson Mattingly of Williamstown and Charles Mattingly of Cincinnati; stepsons, George Croley of Mt. Carmel, Ohio, Ray Croley of Dayton, and Roy Croley of Ludlow; a daughter, Janie Hudson of California; a stepdaughter, Elsie Harris of Leesburg, Ga.; a brother, Donald Mattingly of Mexico; 22 grandchildren and 23 great- grandchildren.
Services will be private. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Daniel Robert Meier, 56, of Walton, died Tuesday at his daughter's home in Taylor Mill. He was a former maintenance machinist with Formica Corp., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Meier; sons, Daniel Scott Meier of Cincinnati and Darren Wayne Meier of Covington; a daughter, Dana Lynn Blanchet of Taylor Mill; his mother, Emma Charlotte Meier of Covington; a sister, Nancy Cecrest of Latonia; brothers, James L. Meier of Florence and Larry J. Meier of Latonia; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Norman D. Pollitt, 70, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Newport Eagles and Newport Elks. He also was a member of Disabled American Veterans and an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include daughters, Deborah Pollitt of Austin, Texas, Dianna Taulbee of Alexandria, Kathy Pollitt of Ft. Thomas and Linda Cox of Laurinburg, N.C.; sons, Ralph Pollitt of Kiowa, Colo., Richard Pollitt, Robert Pollitt, Eric Pollitt and Don Pollitt, all of Austin, Texas, Raymond Pollitt of Ft. Thomas and Mike Pollitt of Crittenden; sisters, Faye Wade of Silver Grove, Mary Stevens of Grants Lick and Betty Brann of Melbourne; brothers, Wayne Pollitt of Melbourne and Ralph Pollitt Jr. of Falmouth; and 28 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Caroline Marie Woods was stillborn July 12 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include her parents, Michael and Donna Woods of Villa Hills; a brother, Matthew Ganshirt of Villa Hills; a sister, Michelle Woods of Villa Hills; and grandparents, John Woods of Florence, and Ardyth Flottman of Villa Hills.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Villa Madonna Boosters, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
