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Date of these obituaries: 11-15-97
Charles Yates loved cooking
At Yates family gatherings in Covington, one thing was always on the menu: Charles Yates' baked ham.
Cooking was one of his favorite pastimes, and ham was his specialty. Food brought the family together during the holidays.
"His hams were better than anything you'd ever put in your mouth, " said a daughter, Donna Kinman of Dry Ridge.
Mr. Yates died at 2:28 p.m. Thursday at his home in Covington. He was 76.
He grew up in Covington and helped support his siblings - and the World War II effort - by taking apart old vehicles so the metal could be recycled. He later was drafted and served as a cook in the Army.
After he returned from the war, he married
and had eight children.
He worked for several companies, including Ohio Scroll, a woodworking company in Covington, and Modern Furniture in Covington, where he retired as a delivery driver 14 years ago. By night, he worked as a bartender at Shamrock Cafe in Covington.
His friends called him "Oops, " Ms. Kinman said: "Why, I really don't know."
When he retired, he enjoyed being at home with his wife of 49 years, Esmuel.
Other survivors include sons, Steve Campbell of Williamstown, Bob Campbell of Dayton, Ohio, Charles G. Yates of Taylor Mill and Will Yates of Erlanger; daughters, Joyce Hayes of Richwood, Marian Johnson of Covington, Dorene Robbins of Florence; a sister, Annie Lucas of Villa Hills; 19 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
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Robert Bickers, 84, of Latonia, died Friday at Gardenview II Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver with Wilson Freight Co. and a member of Eggleston United Methodist Church, Erlanger, and was a member of Northern Ken tucky Seniors.
Survivors include his wife, Lorena W. Bickers; sisters, Pauline Reeves of Ludlow and Flossie Rawles of Williamstown; stepdaughters, Victoria Glass of Independence and Sandra Beelido of Stockton, Calif.; and eight step-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Gertrude V. Connelly, 88, of Crittenden, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker. Survivors include daughters, Lydia Mae Mullins, Mary Alice Rust and Janet Durr of Crittenden, Audrey Leek of Verona and Frances Roland of Crescent Springs; sons, Frankie Connelly of Taylor Mill and Arthur Connelly of Crittenden; 24 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, with visitation at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Mary Emma Hartman, 69, of Ludlow, died Thursday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a member of Mother of God Church, Covington, and Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 280 Auxiliary in Newport, and a volunteer with the March of Dimes.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Leo Hartman; sons, Richard R. Hartman of Southgate, Daniel R. Hartman of Burlington, Lawrence A. Hartman of Ludlow and John J. Hartman of Covington; daughters, Diane Hartman, Mary Lee Conway and Ruth Ellen Hartman of Ludlow, Deborah Deaton of Covington, Patricia Hartman of Park Hills and Donna Rigney of Burlington; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at the church, with visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, and Eagles services at 6 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow Volunteer Fire Department, 234 Oak St., Ludlow, 41016, or Fraternal Order of Eagles Max Baer Heart Fund, 128 E. Eighth St., Newport, 41071.
David Johnson, 52, of Covington, died at 6:51 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a pipefitter with United Industrial Piping Co. and a member of First Baptist Church, Booneville, Masonic Lodge No. 678 and the Miamisburg, Ohio, VFW. He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Hamilton Johnson; daughters, Andrea Prewitt of Lebanon, Ohio, and Pamela Smiddie of Clarksville, Ohio; his mother, Inza Johnson of Clarksville, Ohio; a brother, Larry Johnson of New Vienna, Ohio; sisters, Diana Bradley of Muncie, Ind., Eileen Hebb of Wilmington, Ohio, Veneda Cammett and Vivian Wood, both of Mason, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Breathitt Funeral Home, Jackson, with visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, and at 6 p.m. Sunday at Breathitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Watt Johnson Cemetery, Jackson.
Curtley W. Kidwell, 68, of Long Lake, Minn., formerly of Erlanger, died at 12:25 a.m. Thursday in Long Lake Health Care Center. He was a retired plant manager of several truck manufacturing companies and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, Theodore Wayne Kidwell of Ft. Bragg, Calif.; a daughter, Patricia Gau of Minnetonka, Minn.; his parents, Everett and Ann Kidwell of Erlanger; brothers, Clarence Kidwell of El Paso, Texas, and John Kidwell of Coffeyville, Kan.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, with visitation from 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Grace J. Lane, 90, of Walton, died Thursday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold F. Lane, died in 1980.
Survivors include a son, Rick Lane of Walton, and a daughter, Grace Campbell of Ft. Myers, Fla.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, with visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Fairmont cemetery in Newark, N.J.
Clarence Earl Shaw Sr., 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ft. Wright, died at 1:41 p.m. Thursday at Crestview Parke Care Center in Cincinnati.
He was a retired switchman with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, Covington, and the Sunday Morning Club.
His wife, Helen Shaw, died on March 14.
Survivors include his son, Clarence Earl Shaw Jr. of Sarasota, Fla.; a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, 1229 Highway Ave., Covington, 41011.
Shirley Mae Snelling, 73, of Taylorsport, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a laundress with Summit Hills Country Club, Edgewood. Her husband, John Stewart Snelling, died in 1979. Survivors include daughters, Patricia Campbell of Dry Ridge, Barbara Bell, Debbie Bowling and Priscilla Snelling of Taylorsport, and Christie Snelling of Loveland, Ohio; a son, Stewart Snelling of Taylorsport; sisters, Janet Mossman of Cincinnati and Joyce Moser of Bright, Ind.; brothers, Thornton "Jiggs" Goins of Morristown, Tenn., and George "Shorty" Goins of Edgewood; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Breast Cancer Foundation, American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Harry M. Wilshire, 77, of Highland Heights, died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. Survivors include sisters, Jean Redmond of Bromley, Tevis Sorrell of Alexandria, Wanda Black of Newport, Georgia Brumfield of Bellevue, Laura Reenen of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with visitation at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Church of the Nazarene, 830 York St., Newport, 41071.
David L. Wilson, 44, of Burlington, died Thursday at his home. He was a maintenance worker with Emerald Industries, Boone County.
Survivors include a daughter, Holly M. Wilson of Bethel, Ohio; sons, Joseph A. Wilson and Michael D. Wilson of Bethel, Ohio; his mother, Elma Vice of Amelia, Ohio; and a brother, Roger Wilson of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, with visitation 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Lester Zosel, 76, of Bristol, Tenn., formerly of Covington, died Nov. 5 at Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol. He was a retired Director of International Affairs with Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks.
Survivors include his wife, Teresa Zosel; daughters, Darla Zosel Hageman of Cold Spring and Darlene Zosel Meola of Silver Spring, Md.; a son, Steven Zosel of Afton, Va.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were Friday at National cemetery in Mountain Home, Tenn. Blevins Funeral Home in Bristol, Va., handled arrangements.
