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Date of these obituaries: 07-31-97
Alice Castleman, "always there' for sons
From driving a delivery truck for the American Red Cross during World War II to listening to Cincinnati Reds games on the radio, Alice Hill Castleman loved all that is American.
"She volunteered in the Red Cross for love of America and believing in the flag, " said a son, Jim Hill Castleman, of Ft. Mitchell.
Ms. Castleman, 74, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 8 a.m. Wednesday at her home.
Castleman said his mother took care of everyone in the neighborhood, inviting her sons' friends to her house to keep them out of trouble. Her hospitality earned her the name "Aunt Alice" throughout the neighborhood.
Ms. Castleman's love for her sons and for sports came together in her support of Beechwood High School football.
Even during years when the team had terrible records, she was in the stands supporting her sons, rain or shine.
"When there were five people in the stands sitting there in the rain, she was one of them, " Castleman said.
"Whenever we were in trouble, she was there for us."
A final tribute to her passion for family and sports is the family's decision to send memorial donations to Beechwood High School.
Survivors include other sons, Tom Hill Castleman of Akron, Ohio, and David E. Castleman of Charlestown, W.Va.; brothers, Tom E. Hill of Cincinnati and James S. Hill of Ft. Mitchell; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Norman Chapel in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Visitation will be there from 1 p.m. until time of services Friday.
Burial will be in Spring Grove.
Memorials are suggested to Beechwood Education Foundation, 54 Beechwood Road, Ft. Mitchell 41017.
Hannah Bishop, 78, of Latonia, died at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday at Crestview Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Timothy Dunn, 28, of Park Hills, died at 8 a.m. Tuesday in an automobile accident on I-275 near Springfield, Ohio.
He was an engineer for O'Gara, Hess and Eisenhardt Armoring Co. in West Chester, Ohio.
Survivors include his parents, Gerald C. and Jeanne Baumgartner Dunn of Edgewood; and grandparents, Teresa Dunn of Erlanger, and Wilma Baumgartner of Ft. Wright.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius Church, Edgewood.
Visitation will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills 41017 or Parish Kitchen, 141 Pike St., Covington 41011.
Loistene Jackson, 84, Covington, died Monday at 1:20 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Hospice Unit, Covington. Her husband, James Jackson, died in 1987.
She was a member of the St. James A.M.E. Church, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Fred Jackson and Thomas Jackson, both of Covington, and James Jackson, Petersburg, Va.; daughters, Elizabeth Brooks, Oklahoma City, Okla., Barbara Phipps, Covington, Loroma Fowler, Cincinnati, and Earlene Stone, Cincinnati; sisters, Ruth William and Prentis Holt, both of Knoxville, Tenn.; brothers, John Huddleston, Covington, Charles Huddleston, Indianapolis, and Chester Huddleston, Knoxville; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. James A.M.E. Church, Covington.
Visitation will be there from 5 p.m. until the time of service Friday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
John Gregory Lawson, 26, of Spring City, Tenn., died Wednesday at St. John's Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., from injuries suffered in an automobile accident on Sunday.
He was a training coordinator for Country Fed Meat Co., Memphis, Tenn.
Survivors include a daughter, Kyla Marie Lawson of Gaffney, S.C.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lawson of Spring City; a brother, Robert Lawson Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn.; a sister, Atina Fitzgerald of Gray, Tenn.; and a grandmother, Ora Lawson of Covington.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home.
Carl Fred Meredith, 46, of Florence, died at 10:44 a.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired maintenance worker for Republic Crane Co., Florence.
Survivors include sons, William Meredith, James Meredith, and Michael Meredith, all of Florence; brothers, Lawrence Meredith of Hebron, David Meredith of Silver Grove, William Patrick Meredith of Williamstown, Danny Meredith of Florence, and Charles Meredith of Covington; sisters, Brenda Brierley of Dry Ridge, and Billie Meredith of Covington.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Cremation by Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Liver Foundation.
Kenneth "Rick" Simms, 36, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died Tuesday at Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville, Pa.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Robert Smith, 73, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday at his home.
He was a retired employee for Gibson Greeting Card Co., Cincinnati.
He also a member of First Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include his father, Ernest Smith of Cincinnati.
Services will be at noon Friday at the church. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere.
Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Florean Shelton, 79, of Maysville, died Tuesday at Vanceburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Mrs. Shelton was a member of Aberdeen Baptist Church, Aberdeen, Ohio.
Survivors include her husband, Orville Shelton; a daughter, Wanda Dixon of Maysville; a son, Ronnie Shelton of Memphis, Tenn.; brothers, Tom Sparks of Huntington, W.Va., and William Sparks of Aberdeen; sisters, Ruth Zinkovitch of Titusville, Fla., and Mary Fogle and Opal Porter, both of Louisville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville.
Visitation will begin there after 6 p.m. today.
Burial will be in Charter Oak Cemetery, Aberdeen.
Charles E. True Sr., 74, of Worthville, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
He was a retired riverboat engineer and a member of Carrollton Moose Lodge and the National Rifle Association.
His wife, Wilma True, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Charles Edward True Jr., of North Carolina, and Joshua True of Dayton, Ohio; daughters, Francine Ward of Lebanon, Ohio, Linda Adcock of Lewisburg, Ohio, and Bridgett McIntosh of Beattyville; a brother, John True of Louisville; a stepson, Gerald McGuire of Carrollton; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Fri day at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Visitation will be there from 5 to 8 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011.
Mae A. Wilson, 93, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Highland Heights, died at 1 a.m. Wednesday at Mercy Hospital, Fairfield. Her husband, George E. Wilson, died in 1983.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Barbara Bruce of Ohio; a grandson, George Schloss of Hamilton, Ohio; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Visitation will be there from 10:30 a.m. to time of services Friday.
Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Owenton.
