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Date of these obituaries: 09-15-97
Roscoe Meece, fixed Mercedes
Roscoe Meece was a man who could do a lot of things, from repairing Mercedes automobiles in a one-man garage operation to making children happy by raising pumpkins for them to pick.
Mr. Meece, 59, of Hebron, died Friday in St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He formerly owned and operated Meece's Mercedes Repair Shop in Hebron and was retired as a school bus driver with Boone County schools.
According to his wife, Rita, Mr. Meece gained his expertise with Mercedes products while working on them on the Alaskan Pipeline. He later worked for some auto repair firms in Ohio and started doing Mercedes work on the side. Soon he had so many of the latter jobs that he opened a Mercedes repair garage, his wife said.
"He had a one-stall gas station out on U.S. 42, and then a Shell Station in Crescent Springs. Finally he built a two-stall building in Hebron. He worked on Mercedes exclusively, and had all the work he could handle, " said Mrs. Meece.
Ultimately, he sold the business and drove a school bus. "He absolutely loved it. He loved children, " she said.
Mr. Meece also farmed, mostly as a hobby, and would raise a field of pumpkins so children could come and pick their own, his wife said.
He also drove a water truck and worked in construction, digging basements for new homes, his wife said. "We would drive past nice homes in Villa Hills, and he'd say, "See that house? I did the basement for it, ' " she said.
"He was a jack of all trades who could do just anything he tried to do, " said Mrs. Meece. "He also liked to help people. If someone asked for his help, he was ready to drop his hat and go help them."
Mr. Meece was a member of Hebron Lions Club and the Fair Board of Boone County. He was a member of the Antique Farm Equipment Club, Boone County, and the Boone County 4-H Council. He helped found the Boone County Farmer's Market in Burlington.
He was also a member of Moonlight Hunting and Fishing Club, Burlington. He was an Army veteran.
Other survivors include daughters, Valerie Cooper of Bellevue and Patricia Albright of Tennessee; sons, Donald Meece of Texas and Raymond Meece of Somerset; a brother, Robert Meece of Russell Springs; sisters, Argola Sheppard, Lola Rexroat and Colleen Foley, all of Russell Springs; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042; the American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011; or Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Ft. Mitchell 41017.
Ryan Scott Bass, 18 months, of Butler, died Friday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in a two-story fall.
Survivors include his parents, Scott and Amanda Bass of Butler; brothers, James Harrell and Michael Allen Bass, both of Butler; and his grandparents. Services will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnett Ave., Cincinnati 45229. Peoples Funeral Home, Butler, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth M. Broadwater, 96, of Highland Heights, died at 4:36 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired steel roller with Interlake Steel, Newport, and a member of St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas. He was an Army veteran. His wife, Genevieve Broadwater, died in 1965.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth L. Broadwater of Glendale, Calif.; a daughter, Sandra Dedman of Ft. Thomas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital Pediatric Department, 85 N. Grand Ave., Ft. Thomas 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Albert "Duke" Clark Jr., 59, formerly of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired quality technician for Ford Motor Co. in Sharonville, Ohio, and Batavia, Ohio, for 31 years. He also was a limousine driver for Cincinnati Limousine Service.
Survivors include sons, Michael Stephen Clark of Cleveland, Ohio, and Jeffrey Scott Clark of Flagler Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Dawn Denise Noe of Loveland, Ohio; brothers, James Arthur Clark of Erlanger, Robert Eugene Clark of Dry Ridge, Lewis J. Clark of Newport, Richard William Clark of Dry Ridge and Jack Clark of Cincinnati; sisters, Mary Johnson of Melbourne, Donna Jean Kuntz of Newport and Rhonda K. Spect of Ft. Thomas; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be there from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in a private cemetery in Grants Lick.
Jean Holmes Cook, 77, of California, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Richard Cook, died in 1975.
Survivors include sons, Art Cook of California, Ky., Steve Cook of Indianapolis and Dick Cook of Ft. Thomas; a daughter, Cindy Mincks of California, Ky.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be there from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Grand View Cemetery, Mentor. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011, or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45103.
William A. Feldkamp, 78, of Elsmere, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired foreman with George Weidemann Brewing Co., Newport, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Smith Feldkamp; daughters, Phyllis Feldkamp of Ft. Wright and Dr. Nan Littleton of Covington; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Animal Welfare League, 1292 Heitman Lane, Withamsville, OH, 45103.
Ray Holt, 28, of Independence, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. Arrangements are pending at Swin dler & Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
Mildred A. Mason, 98, of Latonia, died Saturday at River View Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Kathryn B. Noble, 67, of Newport, died at 8 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Steve Noble, died in 1966. A son, David Noble, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Larry Noble of Alexandria and Timothy Noble of Cold Spring; daughters, Pamela Woodrum of Newport and Loma Stanfield of Bellevue; a brother, Gene Simmons of St. Louis; a sister, Christine Kampe of Latonia; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Elizabeth Bee Brandburg Scolf, 88, of Brooksville, died at 5 p.m. Friday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Berlin Baptist Church. Her husband, William Scolf, died in 1964.
Survivors include sons, Vernon S. Scolf of Milwaukee, William E. Scolf of Bellevue and Ronald J. Scolf of Brooksville; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011.
Dovie Slaughter, 66, of Covington, died at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a former employee of the Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, William Slaughter Jr.; sons, Michael Slaughter of Florence, Leonard Slaughter of Covington and William Slaughter of Newport; brothers, Paul Brown and John Brown, both of Cincinnati; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Janie Sydnor, 89, of Corinth, died Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Cleo Lawrence of Williamstown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will began there at noon. Burial will be in Raven Creek Cemetery, Harrison County.
Ada Gadd Thomas, 82, of Newport, died at 3:22 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired plastics molder with Plastic Molding Corp., Cincinnati, and a member of New Life Ministries Outreach, Newport. Her husband, Chelcie Thomas, died in 1976.
Survivors include daughters, Agnes Hutchins of Newport and Hazel Robinson of Cold Spring; a sister, Recci Strassinger of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to New Life Ministries, 825 Overton St., Newport 41071.
Geneva Whitton, 77, of Williamstown, died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Viola F. Elbert Winterman, of Erlanger, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and a past president of St. Henry Parent Teacher Association. She was a charter member of Triple E Swim Club.
Survivors include her husband, Robert W. Winterman Sr.; sons, Michael Winterman of Elsmere and Robert W. Winterman Jr. of Florence; daughters, Suzanne Kramer of Ft. Mitchell and Mary Pat Landrum of Crestview Hills; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitch ell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry District High School Building Fund, 3837 Dixie Highway, Erlanger 41018.
Carl Lee Woodyard Jr., 48, of Newport, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a deacon with Living Word Missionary Baptist Church, Cincinnati, and owner of ABC Daycare Center, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Woodyard; a daughter, Sara Lynn Woodyard of Newport; brothers, William Woodyard and James Woodyard, both of Grants Lick, Edward Woodyard of Cincinnati, Leroy Woodyard and Ronald Woodyard, both of Atlanta; and sisters, Goldie Hehman of Texas, Loretta Ewing, Pat Trimble, Mary Browning and Virginia Powell, all of Newport, Ruth Kulosa of Edgewood and Sue Ashcraft of Falmouth.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, 6650 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati 45213.
Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
