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Date of these obituaries: 07-24-97
Homer McMillen, left stamp on Taylor Mill
Homer Arnold McMillen was committed to his city, having served on the Taylor Mill City Council for 27 years.
"My father is the end of an era, " said a son, Larry McMillen of Crestview Hills. "He ran for city council and never had any other office in mind. He didn't use it as a stepping stone. The city, as he saw it, was just a composition of people in it.
He loved the people in it. They were all his neighbors."
Mr. McMillen, 79, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired research and development supervisor with Nutone Inc., Cincinnati.
Mr. McMillen helped establish the Taylor Mill Fire Department and Life Squad.
He was was a member of Short Creek Baptist Church, Pendleton County, and Colonel Clay Masonic Lodge No. 159, Covington.
As a hobby, Mr. McMillen handcrafted furniture, such as tables and grandfather clocks.
"He was exceptional, " his son said.
Other survivors include his wife, Elberta McMillen of Taylor Mill; sons, Dale McMillen of Villa Hills, and John McMillen of Newport; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Short Creek Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Memorials are suggested to the church.
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Virgil Deaton, 72, of Southgate, died at 7:58 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
He was a retired foreman with Ohio Valley Slate Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie Hornsby Deaton; sons, James Deaton, Timothy Deaton, and Jeffrey Deaton, all of Newport, David Lee Deaton of Cold Spring and Patrick Deaton of Ft. Thomas; brothers, Everett Deaton of Newport and Mark Deaton of Erlanger; and sisters, Mavis Sebastian of Butler, Edna Mae Sumpter of Corinth, Marion Baker of Hazard, Barbara Howard and Lucy Wilson, both of Newport.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Trinity Baptist Church, Fifth and Park Avenue, Newport 41071.
Christopher M. Duffner, 26, of Covington, died July 19 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
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 be from 6 p.m. today until the time of services Friday at the funeral home. 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; a stepson, Rick Smallwood of Cincinnati; his mother, Anna Mae Metcamp of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Carl Johnson, 94, of Butler, died July 19 at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Butler Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
William Lowell Kirby, 80, of Foster, died Tuesday at Extended Care Center, Augusta.
He was a retired sheet-metal worker.
His wife, Emily Stewart Smith Kirby, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, Billy Kirby of Florence; stepdaughters, Nancy Smith of Covington, Evelyn Gregory of Newport, Aileen Reid of Manchester, Clara Wamble of Corinth, and Bobbie Cochran of Foster; stepsons, Charlie Smith of Hamilton, Ohio, and A. T. Smith of Baltimore; sisters, Ruth Stokes of Demossville, Ina Renner of Pine Hill and Mary Halcomb of Somerset; and several grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the cemetery, Route 2, Foster 41043.
Ruth T. Matracia, 69, of Ft. Mitchell, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell.
Her husband, Michael Matracia Jr., died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Ruth Matracia of Birmingham, Ala., Mary Ann Bromwell of Edgewood, Marilyn Lunn of Alexandria and Amy Matracia of Ft. Thomas; sons, Michael Matracia III of Taylor Mill and John Matracia of Edgewood; her mother, Edith Tuemler Rueter of Villa Hills; brothers, Rev. Joseph Rueter of Cold Spring and Raymond Rueter of Edgewood; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 2805 W. McMicken Ave., Cincinnati 45225, or American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Wayne Otto Moose, 78, of Bellevue, died at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home.
He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co.
His wife, Elsie Louise Moose, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Laurie Myers of Anderson, Ohio, Bonnie Norman of Bellevue and Julie Trent of Dayton; a son, Daniel Franklin Moose of Bellevue; a brother, Jerry Moose of Alexandria; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Florence Taylor Rohlfing, 79, of Greendale, Ind., formerly of Crestview Hills, died at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday at her daughter's home in Greendale. She was a retired deputy recorder with Dearborn County, Ind., and a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greendale.
She was a member of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Chapter No. 427 Order of the Easter Star, Unity Council White Shrine of Jerusalem and Women's Democratic Club of Dearborn County.
Her husband, Ora G. Rohlfing, died in 1989.
Survivors include sons, Larry L. Rohlfing of Crestview Hills and Edward L. Rohlfing of Van Nuys, Calif.; daughters, Roberta Lemmel of Greendale and Ruth Ann Agrue of Midway Park, N.C.; a brother, Harold Taylor of Syracuse, N.Y.; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. EDT Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Burial will be in Greendale Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Greendale Life Squad.
Lawrence L. Sullivan, 84, of Carrollton, died at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday at Carroll County Hospital in Carrollton.
He was a retired farmer and an Army veteran of World War II.
His wife, Alma Dunn Sullivan, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Sullivan of Madison, Ind.; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and from 10 a.m. Friday until the time of services at the funeral home.
Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
