Search Archived Marriage Records
Date of these obituaries: 10-27-97
William Snelson, master gardener
William Parker Snelson loved to grow things, from tobacco to shrubbery, flowers and citrus trees.
"We had a visitor once in Florida, and she counted 110 varieties, I believe it was, of shrubs, flowers and trees, and he did it all, " longtime friend Louise Cobb said of Mr. Snelson.
Mr. Snelson, 82, of Owenton, died Saturday in Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, Fla.
A lifelong bachelor, Mr. Snelson made his home for many years with Thomas and Louise Cobb. He was a partner with her husband in many business endeavors, Mrs. Cobb said.
"After he got out of the service, he worked at the Veterans Hospital in Lexington and then was the farm manager at Eastern State Hospital, " Mrs. Cobb said of Mr. Snelson. "He hired my husband as the assistant manager. They raised tobacco for a lady there in Fayette County, and both having farm backgrounds, decided they liked it so much they bought a farm together in Owen County.
"They had about 300 acres and raised beef and dairy cattle, " Mrs. Cobb said.
The partners then went to Wisconsin, where they operated a one-stop store. "They had anything that someone might have gone off and forgotten to bring with them, " Mrs. Cobb said of the store, in Cable, Wisc.
The business was in the heart of a recreation area where skiing, fishing and hunting were popular, she said. "He stayed there for a couple of years, but it was so cold he came back to Kentucky, " Mrs. Cobb said of Mr. Snelson.
Mr. Snelson then operated a coin laundry, Parker's Laundromat in Owenton, for a number of years, Mrs. Cobb said.
The Cobbs began living part of the year in Florida and Mr. Snelson spent time with them, growing flowers, shrubs and citrus trees, she said.
"He loved to travel, and he was interested in others who might have had his unusual name. He would always look in the phone books wherever he went, but said he only found about five other people with the name of Snelson, other than his immediate family, " Mrs. Cobb said.
Mr. Snelson was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Owenton. He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps, and a member of Disabled American Veterans, Frankfort.
Survivors include a sister, Elaine Strain of Lexington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church building fund.
Betty Lou Alford, 71, of Owenton, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Jason Alford, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Jess Alford of Mayfield, Terry Alford of Owenton and Roger Alford of Ashland; daughters, Jo Ella Pryor, Sheila Baker, June Prather and Sherry Caldwell, all of Owenton, and Sonya Coppedge of Uruguay; brothers, Joseph P. Orr of Sacramento, Calif., Fred T. Orr Jr. of Tioga, La., Ralph Delin Orr of Benton, Ariz., and Julian Orr of Corbin; sisters, Zella Imprescia of Townsend, Tenn., Mary Gail Belvins of Lurray, Va., and Ella Kay Talley of Daytona, Fla.; 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Henry Baker, 49, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Forest R. Baker, 70, of Florence, died at 9 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West. He was a retired mechanic for Baker's Shell station, Independence, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Baker; daughters, Margaret Miller of Cincinnati, Elaine Fields of Walton and Linda Baker of Elsmere; sons, Philip Baker of Florence and Fred Baker of Burlington; sisters, Martha Wilson of Harrison, Ohio, Betty McCarty, Meredith Wilson and Katherine Dunlap, all of Indiana; 20 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be there from 5 to 8 tonight. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Walter L. Black, 94, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. He was a retired mechanic with Yellow Cab Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Stephen Church, Newport.
Survivors include a daughter, Delores Haven of Highland Heights; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen cemetery Chapel, Ft. Thomas. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Ruth C. Derks, 86, of Erlanger, died at 7:04 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Andrew A. Derks, died in 1975. A son, Ron Derks, died earlier this year.
Survivors include her brother, Fred Dietz of Erlanger; a sister, Rose Kirst of Ft. Thomas; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry High School Building Fund, 3837 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018, or to charity.
Omer "Bud" Faulkner, 62, of Newport, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Faulkner; a daughter, Teresa Emery of Cincinnati; stepsons, Eddie Sargent of Dayton, Ohio and Daniel Ray Noble of Covington; sisters, Mattie Marsh of Newport and Outney Smith of Booneville; stepbrother, Sterling Noble of Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick. Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Alfred J. Fox, 72, of Florence, died at 6:50 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a car salesman for Mall Chrysler/Plymouth of Florence and Marshall Dodge in Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Morgener Fox; a son, James A. Fox of Elsmere; a step-brother, Jack Wright of Portsmouth, Va.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Thomas More College Boosters or to the children's home of the donor's choice.
Everett Gregory, 68, of Newport, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired coal miner with the Seibert & Lewis Coal Co., Manchester.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Smith Gregory; daughters, Barbara Riley of Newport, and Emily Mays and Zebra Mays, both of Covington; sons, Billy Gregory of Covington, Ed Gregory, Willie Gregory and Jessie Gregory, all of Newport, Carl Gregory of Crescent Springs, Johnny Gregory of Ludlow; sisters, Demurtis Smith of London, Ky., Nancy Hubbard of Greensburg, Ind., and Jean Smears of Cullman, Ala.; a brother, Bobby Joe Gregory of Greensburg, Ind.; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Robert Bruce Hand, 51, of Glencoe, died Saturday at his home of cancer. He was a computer management employee with AT&T; and a member of Worldwide Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Hand; daughters, Eleanor Hand of Minneapolis and Leah Hand, at home; a son, David Hand of Glencoe; his mother, Sarah Hand of Cincinnati; a sister, Laura Barnes of Cincinnati; and a brother, Steve Hand of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Arlington Memorial Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to charity. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Willis Henderson, 75, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. He was a former deputy sheriff and a retired employee of Bundy Corp. He was a farmer and carpenter, and a member of Union Baptist Church. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Amo Pope Henderson; a daughter, Diana Henderson Smith of Dry Ridge; brothers, Kenneth Henderson and Ernest Henderson Jr., both of Harrison County; sisters, Nellie Turner of Cynthiana, Dorothy Rison of Independence and Hattie Owens of Harrison County; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Joyce Judy, 62, of Owenton, died Thursday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was a retired nurse for Owen County Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Curtis Judy; daughters, Peggy Moore and Ruth Ann Judy, both of Owenton; sisters, Barbara Jackson of Sanford, N.C., Verta Bass of Dunn, N.C., Alice Coleman of Lillington, N.C., Virginia Oquinn of Goldsboro, N.C., Beulah Grindstaff and Lois Buck of Hialeah, Fla.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main St., Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, or to El Bethel Christian Church, Owenton.
Ruby Jean Lawhun, 63, of Maysville, died at 5:18 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Blue Licks Assembly of God in Blue Licks, Ky. Her husband, Homer S. Lawhun, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Michael Boone and Daniel Lawhun, both of Maysville, John Lawhun of West Union, Ohio; daughters, Cheryl Ann Perry of Mays Lick, Rita Boone, Bonnie Kitchen, Rachel Bryant and Carrie Campbell, all of Maysville; brothers, Robert Boone of Owingsville, Roy Boone of Morehead, Calvin Boone of Maysville; sisters, Betty Swim of Vanceburg, Allene Perry of Morehead and Rebecca Boone of Maysville; 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Wedonia Cemetery.
Genevieve L. Mahaney, 74, of Alexandria, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Howell H. Mahaney, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Howell H. Mahaney III of Independence, Dennis Mahaney of Melbourne and Otis C. Mahaney of Ft. Thomas; daughters, Jukeila L. Clinkenbeard of Alexandria and Norrita A. Pugh of Silver Grove; brothers, Walter Dennis of Silver Grove and Robert Dennis of Independence; sisters, Wilda Jean DeMoss and Wilma Jane McDonald, both of Silver Grove and Marcheta Mort of Elwood, Ind.; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
John William McGee, 78, of Elsmere, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired machinist with Allis Chalmers in Norwood, Ohio, and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Dean Poe McGee; daughters, Shirley Sexton of Elsmere and Linda Bare of Georgia; brothers, Wayne McGee, Clinton McGee and James McGee, all of Germantown, and Lemuel McGee of Ohio; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Ella B. Moore, 62, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Assembly of God, Cynthiana.
Survivors include a sister, Alice Moore of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beaver Baptist Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Everett Edward O'Daire, 79, of Ewing, died Saturday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. He was an assembler at General Electric, Cincinnati, and a mem ber of the Maysville Moose and VFW lodges. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans in Ripley, Ohio, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include daughters, Bonnie Gill of Dover, Mary Etta Graves of Ewing, Sharon Gill of Ripley, Ohio, and Darlene Poe of Cincinnati; sisters, Lovell Campbell and Flora Fultz, both of Maysville; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Baptist Cemetery, Maysville.
Jeffrey M. Schoenfeld, 38, of Burlington, died at 2:35 a.m. Saturday at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind., after an extended illness. He was a self-employed accountant, with an office in Burlington.
Survivors include a son, Jason Schoenfeld of Hebron; his mother, Shirley Schoenfeld of St. Petersburg, Fla.; his father and stepmother, Ben and Susan Schoenfeld of Coaldale, Colo.; a sister, Laura Peluso of Western Springs, Ill.; and a brother, Charles Schoenfeld of Antioch, Ill.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Helena E. Schwartz, 96, of Covington, died at 2:36 p.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. She was a retired cook for many Cincinnati families, and a member of St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the St. Charles Care Center Chapel. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to charity. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Irene L. Trapp, 81, of Covington, died at 1:55 p.m. Saturday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Lewis Trapp, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Trapp of Greenville, S.C.; a daughter, Cheryl Molley of Erlanger; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at O. R. Woodyard Funeral Home in Columbus, Ohio. Burial will be in Lithopolis Cemetery, in Lithopolis, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home Heath Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014, or Erlanger-Elsmere United Ministries, 525 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Mae Unkraut, 85, of Covington, died at 10:03 p.m. Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Randall Dean Woods, 59, of Union, died at 1:50 p.m. Friday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired distribution specialist with Rockwell International and a member of Boone Union Lodge No. 304 F&AM, Union. He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Essmaker Woods; daughters, Brigitte Flad of St. Petersburg, Fla., Rhonda K. Fanthorp and Amanda Lee Woods, both of Union; step daughters, Debbie Kelly and Kelly Green, both of Florence, Terri Byrd of Highland Heights, Cindy Fry of West Chester, Ohio, and Kris Wigger of Lakeside Park; stepsons, Rick Appelman of Greenville, S.C., Randy Appelman of Burlington and Scott Apelman of Walton; his mother, Wanetta Clause of Burlington; a sister, Bonnie Wiesner of Burlington; and 19 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to the Masonic lodge, or the cemetery.
