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Date of these obituaries: 09-23-97
Hebron's Rev. Earl L. Edwards, pastor of St. Luke United Methodist
The Rev. Earl Laverne Edwards, who was pastor at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Covington for the past 28 years, died Sunday from injuries he suffered in a home-repair accident on Friday.
Rev. Edwards, 70, was working with an employee on some rental property when the man fell off a ladder and into Rev. Edwards. The pastor's head struck the ground and he never recovered from his injuries, said his wife of 50 years, Margaret Edwards of Hebron.
"He was a loving, thoughtful, Christian man. He was the finest man that ever walked the face of the earth. And everyone who knew him would tell you the same, " Mrs. Edwards said Monday.
Rev. Edwards died Sunday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Before coming to St. Luke United Methodist Church, he was pastor of Prater Memorial Church in Salyersville. He was a pastor of several Illinois churches and one in Jackson, Ky. He also was a Navy veteran.
Rev. Edwards was an evangelical preacher and often spoke about heaven and hell. He took care to speak to "all walks of people, whether they were rich or poor, he spoke to them about the Lord, " Mrs. Edwards said.
Rev. Edwards was from Carterville, Ill., and met his bride shortly after she graduated from high school. They raised four daughters.
"He was a wonderful, loving, caring father, " Mrs. Edwards said.
Other survivors include his daughters, Earline Spencer of Ray Township, Mich., Cheryl Koller of Edgewood, Charlotte Edwards and Dr. Melissa Edwards, both of Hebron; a brother, Lowell Edwards of Portage, Ind.; sisters, Pauline Bartos of Muskegon, Mich., and Grace Hogg of Carterville, Ill.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Erlanger United Methodist Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Covington, and from 1 p.m. Thursday until services at Erlanger United Methodist Church. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke United Methodist Church, 18th and Scott Sts., Covington 41014. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Clara Augenstein, 83, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Sarah J. Browning, 100, of Falmouth, died Saturday at Eastern Star Nursing Home, Louisville. She was a homemaker and a member of Falmouth Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Henry C. Browning, died in 1964. A son, John Henry Browning, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Elva Ruth Holmes and Aleene Ramsey, both of Falmouth; sons, Edward Lee Browning of Louisville and Donald E. Browning of Falmouth; eight grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Eastern Star services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the nursing home, 923 Cherokee Road, Louisville, 40204, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Hazel Chester, 80, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired elevator operator and a member of American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Newport. Her husband, Rodney Chester, died in 1982. A son, Barney Chester, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Naberhouse and Wanda Mumphrey, both of Newport, Janice Alford of Cincinnati, Peggy Riley of Newport and Diana Batton of Melbourne; sons, Gary Chester, Bill Chester and Ricky Chester, all of Newport; stepsons, Jack Chester and Paul Chester, both of Cincinnati, Gene Chester of Newport and Ernest Chester of Dayton; a sister, Dee Leist of Ft. Thomas; a brother, Henry Turner of Florida; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Dorothy Frederick, 82, of Independence, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Dorothy Belle Howard, 81, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Beatrice Sanders Insko, 78, of Lexington, formerly of Mason County, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was a retired dispatcher with GTE Telephone and a member of Mays Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Owen D. Insko; sons, Harry Insko and Lynn Insko, both of Lexington; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mason County.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, 40504.
Clara Lang, 82, of Newport, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Church, Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Burke of Mason, Ohio, Geraldine Cherry of Calabash, N.C., Rosella Lane of Alexandria, Joan Lang of Cincinnati and Betty Walter of Ft. Thomas; sons, Frank Lang of Silver Grove, Danny Lang of Cincinnati and Richard Lang of Melbourne; 24 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, 41011.
Herbert Edward Lonneman Jr., 58, of Newport, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a driver with S&S; Delivery, Cincinnati. His wife, Shirley Dreyer Lonneman, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Bri an Lonneman of Crestview; a daughter, Vicky Thomas of Cincinnati; sisters, Betty Hurtt of Dayton, Jean Green of Wilmington, N.C., and Alice McDonald of Cincinnati; a brother, Richard Lonneman of Montgomery, Ohio; and one grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
Charles E. Miley, 67, of North Canton, Ohio, formerly of Ludlow, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired bank examiner with Federal Home Loan Bank Board and an employee of Midland Buckeye Savings and Loan Co. He was a member of Ludlow Christian Church and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Coreine Skidmore Miley; daughters, Barbara Maximovich and Michele Pennix, both of North Canton; a son, William Clark of North Canton; a sister, Jeanne Brean of Hollywood, Fla.; a brother, Robert Miley of Ludlow; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Arnold Funeral Home in North Canton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Cremation will follow services.
Lillian P. Plummer, 91, of Newport, died Sunday at Salem Park Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a member of Corpus Christi Church Altar Society and a bingo worker at the church. She also was a member of Ladies Auxiliary of Lawler Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, Newport, and a member of Women's Democratic Club of Campbell County. Her husband, James H. Plummer, died in 1953.
Survivors include sons, Charles Tolle of Newport and James A. Plummer of Albuquerque; daughters, Mary Ellen Durham of Texas, Mary Orem of Milan, Ind., and Betty McIlvoy of Highland Heights; a sister, Ellen Carter of Wisconsin; 16 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
June Ryan, 84, of Augusta, died at 11:40 a.m. Sunday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. Services were at 12:30 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Norma Jean Stephany Sansom, 69, of Newport, died at 11 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a housekeeper at St. Luke.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Toler of Newport; sons, Michael Stephany and Gregory Stephany, both of Newport; a sister, Mamie Hopper of Norwood, Ohio; and a brother, Chelsea Thomas of Grants Lick.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Jean Agnes Schmidt, 70, of Newport, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and a past secretary of Buena Vista Neighborhood Group. Her husband, Henry Schmidt, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, Donald Schmidt of Cold Spring; stepdaughters, Rosemary Clark of West Chester, Ohio, and Henrietta Cox of Columbus, Ohio; stepsons, Phil Schmidt of Wilder and Earl Schmidt of Alexandria; and six step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Suite 150, Louisville, 40202.
Orbit C. Sewell, 86, of Cincinnati, died Monday at Salem Park Nursing Home in Cincinnati. He was a retired employee of United States Stove Co.
Survivors include daughters, Melba Jean Insprucker of Elmwood, Ohio, Anna Gerldean Martin of Cincinnati, Janice Say Altman of Bethel, Ohio, and Brandy Allene Garrett of Florence; a son, Daryl Leonard Sewell of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Crestlawn Funeral Home in Byrdstown, Tenn. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery in Pickett County, Tenn.
Ollie Mae Tackett, 96, of Lexington, formerly of Owenton, died Monday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a homemaker and a nurse.
Survivors include a son, John William Tackett of Lexington; a sister, Lillian Oliver of Lexington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Central Christian Church, 1644 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, 40503.
E. B. Tomlin, 73, of Taylor Mill, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Omar Webster, 78, of Independence, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Thomas John Zwick, 71, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a service and sales manager with Dover Elevator and a former starter at Kenton County Golf Courses.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Zwick; a daughter, Kimberly Rice Zwick of Erlanger; sons, Thomas Zwick of Union and Michael Zwick of Edgewood; sisters, Jeanette Zwick and Geneva Issack, both of Cincinnati; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. The family will receive friends at the church's Egbring Hall after the Mass. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry Church Building Fund, 3813 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, 41018.
