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Date of these obituaries: 08-30-97
R.L. McKenney, country doctor
Dr. Robert L. McKenney, one of the last country doctors in Pendleton County, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas after an apparent heart attack at his home. He was 71.
Dr. McKenney practiced medicine in Falmouth for 43 years, starting in 1954, when house calls were common. He even made "fender calls."
"There were times when somebody would call the house and Dad would tell them to start driving to Falmouth and he'd start driving to them, " said his son, Robert McKenney Jr. of Butler. "Wherever they'd meet, he'd put them on the car fender and look at them."
Robert McKenney Jr. recalled patients knocking on the door late at night. His father would invite them in and tend them in the living room.
"At one time he was the only doctor in the county."
Dr. McKenney served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. After the war he went to medical school, but he never lost his love of airplanes. He eventually bought a plane and joined the Flying Physicians, a national group.
He was a general practitioner and later went into family practice in Falmouth. Some of his patients included the children and grandchildren of babies he delivered, said his wife, Garnet McKenney.
His father had been a doctor in Falmouth.
"Everybody in town knew Dr. McKenney - either my grandfather or my father, " said Robert McKenney Jr.
He was chairman of the board of Three Rivers Health Department, a member of the Kentucky Medical Association, a past member of the Pendleton County Airport Board and a past member of the Falmouth Board of Education. He was a member of Falmouth Christian Church, where he sang in the choir.
He also was an avid sportsman. He played tennis until a few years ago and had played golf the day before he died.
"He never stopped seeing patients, " his son said.
Other survivors include a son, Kenneth D. McKenney of Falmouth; a brother, Dr. William A. McKenney II of Richmond; two granddaughters.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the Falmouth Christian Church.
Matthew Bailey, 94, of Williamstown, died Thursday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw. He was a retired section hand with the Southern Railway and a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way.
His wife, Adah Smith Bailey, died in 1966. Survivors include sons, Lee Thomas Bailey of Latonia, James W. Bailey of Mason; daughters, Daisy M. Marston of Nicholasville, Ann B. Stevens of Verona; half-brothers, Donald Bailey of Cincinnati, Eldon Bailey of Covington; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, with visitation at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Henry Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Meals on Wheels.
Charles A. Butz Sr., 77, of Alexandria, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired stockbroker and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include daughters, Sandra B. Austin of Phoenix and Karen B. Lied of Ft. Thomas; a son, Charles A. Butz II of Alexandria; a sister, Virginia McCarthy of Alanson, Mich.; five grandchildren.
Services will be family's convenience. Memorials: Ft. Thomas Garden Club or American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Benjamin Carnes, 16, of Edgewood, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a member of Worldwide Church of God, Ft. Wright.
Survivors include his parents, Michael and Jeannie Carnes; brothers, Shad Carnes, Sandy Carnes and Gregory Carnes of Edgewood; sisters, Courtney Carnes and Danielle Carnes of Edgewood; grandparents, Fred and Nan Eno of Hudson, Fla., and Sandford and Rachel Carnes of Florence.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association, 4225 Malsbary Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242. M. Joanne Court, 65, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ft. Mitchell, died Thursday at Franciscan Hospital Mt. Airy Campus in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Paul A. Court; sons, Randy court of Montgomery, Ohio, Jerry Court of Cincinnati and Jim Court of Mason, Ohio; a daughter, Diane Murray of Endwell, N.Y.; sisters, Rita Aylor of Florence, Phyllis Noll of Villa Hills and Marlene Meyers of Edgewood; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell, with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to Change of Heart Inc., in care of 6399 Lakota Meadows Lane, Middletown, Ohio 45044; Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Kate Elizabeth Curtis Green, 77, of Franklin, N.C., died Thursday at Angel Medical Center, Franklin. She was a former employee of Wayah Medical Associates, Franklin, and a member of Louisa Chapel Methodist Church, Franklin. Her husband, Jasper Wanlow Green, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Thaddeus Brownlow Green of Franklin, David Alton Green of Ft. Thomas, Michael Keener, Curtis Keener, Jerry Keener, Bernard Keener and Steve Keener of Rabun County, Ga.; a brother, Frank Curtis of Franklin; a sister, Nina Cummingham of Franklin; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church. Macon Funeral Home, Franklin, is handling arrangements.
Kathryn E. Henry, 84, of Hebron, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. A homemaker and a former beautician, she was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington, and of Boone County Utopia Club. Her husband, Frank Henry, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Frances B. Rose of Alexandria; a sister, Marguarite Kaminski of Florida; a brother, William McEntee of Hopkinsville; and two grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials: St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Charles Jarrell, 70, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati, Blue Ash, Ohio. Arrangements are pending at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Richard L. King, 49, of Florence, died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Hospice, Covington. He was a self-employed project coordinator and owned R. L. King Industrial. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Lakeside Park. He was a church elder and a Boy Scout leader.
Survivors include his wife, Sheri L. King; sons, Bryan J. King, Michael James King and Matthew Allan King, all at home; a daughter, Staci Ann King, at home; his mother, Eileen Josephine King of Florence; a brother, Keith James King of Owenton; and a sister, Carol Davidson King of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Richard L. King Memorial Fund c/o Stacey Dickerson, Community Affairs Division, Star Bank, Mail Location 9110, P. O. Box 1038, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201.
Howard Lovell, 80, of Florence, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired machinist. A sister, Ernestine Elder, died July 28.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Hammond Lovell; sons, Dennis Lovell of Taylor Mill; a stepson, Donald Case of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Debra DuPriest of Latonia and Shelley DuPree of Walton; a brother, Glenn Lovell of Cincinnati; six grandchildren; two great-grandsons.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St. Suite 150, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Mattie Ellen McKenzie, 65, of Newport, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God, Newport. Her husband, Delmont McKenzie, died in 1977. Survivors include sons, William McKenzie, David McKenzie and Daryl McKenzie of Newport, Patrick McKenzie of Oregon and Jerry McKenzie of Cincinnati; a daughter, Winifred Sizemore of Newport; a sister, Winifred Jenson of San Diego; 18 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with visitation from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Lillian Louise Sebastian, 60, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a former registered nurse.
Survivors include her husband, Johnnie Sebastian; daughters, Shelly Griffith and Darlene Smith of Elsmere, Beverly Sebastian of Batavia, Ohio, Pam Neace of Richwood and Connie Maddox of Dry Ridge; sons, Dan Sebastian of Florence, John Sebastian of Harrison, Ohio; sisters, Nina Mae Graziani of Eufaula, Okla., Geneva Mains of Covington, Mildred Elliott of Dry Ridge, Sherry Freeman of Erlanger, Della Isbel of Paducah; brothers, Sam Johnson and Eddie Johnson of Dry Ridge, Noah Johnson of Visalia, Jim Johnson of Union, Richard Johnson of Williamstown, George Johnson of Burlington; 15 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, with visitation at noon and burial in Belleview Cemetery.
Catherine Turner, 90, of Edgewood, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Wenonia Landrum of Edgewood; a son, Henry Turner of Taylor Mill; sisters, Emma David of Apopka, Fla., Dawleen Fields of Old Town, Fla.; brothers, Henry Hensley of Gainesville, Fla. Emmanuel Hensley of Old Town, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, with visitation at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Norma M. Vincent, 76, of Ft. Wright, died Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a former employee with United Shoe Machinery Corp., now Black & Decker. She was a member of Bromley Christian Church and Vashti Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a brother, Thomas W. Vincent of Ludlow; and a sister, Thelma Wilson of Erlanger.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, with visitation at 10 a.m. and burial in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Tearl Joe Wiser, 82, of Edgewood, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
