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Date of these obituaries: 11-20-97
Ruth Tanner McKibben, organist
For 40 years the sound of Ruth Tanner McKibben playing the organ filled the far reaches of Florence Baptist Church.
She started playing piano for the church in the early 1940s and switched to the organ in 1949. She retired in 1981.
Mrs. McKibben, 85, died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence.
"She was a lady with a lot of determination, " said a daughter-in-law, Jan McKibben of Florence. "She was an encourager. She played for youth choirs and encouraged them to try out for parts, and helped them work on their parts after school. That was her life."
Her mother played piano in church and her father was the congregational music leader at the time. One of her sons, Stephen McKibben of Charlotte, N.C., is minister of music at a church there.
In addition to her musical talent, Mrs. McKibben was athletic as a youth.
A son, William McKibben of Florence, said he has a photo of her on the Lloyd High School girls' basketball team of 1928. Her team won the regional championship and played in the state tournament, Mr. McKibben said.
Mrs. McKibben's family, the Tanners, settled in Boone County nearly two centuries ago.
Her husband, Harold R. McKibben, died in 1996.
Other survivors include a sister, Glenna Marie Cramer of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Florence Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Anita Faye Brown, 63, of Wilton Manors, Fla., formerly of Ludlow, died Tuesday at her home in Florida.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Charles W. Brown, 72, of Crittenden, died today at the Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Evelyn M. Buemi, 70, of Covington, died at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anne Auxiliary.
Survivors include a daughter, Diana Hoppius of Covington; sons, Mike Buemi of Burlington, Ted Lee Buemi of Independence, Timothy Michael Buemi of Florence and David Allen Buemi of Covington; a sister, Sandra Sterling of Independence; 16 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Christopher Cavally, 54, of Topeka, Kan., formerly of Cincinnati, died Nov. 15 of cancer. He was a manager of the Minninger Clinic Snack Bar and Grills in Topeka.
Survivors include his stepmother, Joan Harrison Cavally of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Norman Chapel in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Minninger Clinic, P. O. Box 829, Topeka, Kan. 66601. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Virgil Franks, 78, of Owenton, died Wednesday at Owen County Hospital in Owenton.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Eleanor L. Delaney Gillespie, 66, of Latonia, died Tuesday at her home of a heart attack. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Gillespie; daughters, Phyllis Ann Vann of Muldrow, Okla., Deborah Harbour of Lewisville, Texas, and Diana Rex of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; sons, Kenneth Alan Gillespie of San Pedro, Calif., David Gillespie of Latonia and Bruce Gillespie of Weatherford, Texas; sisters, Mary Catherine Hetterman and Patricia Sellers, both of Covington, Alma Crawford, Geneva Habermehl and Joan Faulkner, all of Falmouth; brothers, Joe Paul Delaney of Falmouth and Tommy Delaney of Alexandria; and 13 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Library, 228 Main St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Margaret A. Frain Hammond, 79, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home after a lengthy illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Her husband, William E. Hammond, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daugh ter, Mary Ann Roland of Covington; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Elizabeth C. Herzog, 92, of Ludlow, died at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Her husband, Joseph B. Herzog, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Robert Herzog of Ludlow; and a twin sister, Loretta Bernens of Ft. Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright.
Sheila Jackson, 79, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired punch press operator for Wadsworth Electric Co., Dayton.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Hampton of Newport; sons, Leland Marshall of Ohio, and Jerry Marshall of Newport; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Verdella Wainscott Kinman, 74, of Dry Ridge, died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown after an extended illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord Baptist Church, Golds Valley. Her husband, Alfred "Mike" Kinman, died in 1978.
Survivors include a daughter, Jane Ann Kinman of Dry Ridge; sisters, Blanche Cook and Geneva Howell, both of Owenton; and a brother, Walter Wainscott of Glencoe.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and from 1 p.m. Friday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery in Golds Valley.
Eileen Shell, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Homes.
Ruth Sigman, 78, of Dayton, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was president of the Senior Citizens Club of Speers Court Apartments, Dayton, and a member of the Senior Citizens Kazoo Band, Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Marjorie Newman of Crestlawn, Ohio; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Speers Court. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Speers Court, 901 Fifth Ave., Dayton, Ky. 40174.
Mida M. Knox Tipton, 88, of Newport, died Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired elevator operator with Booth Hospital, Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Vivian Christian and Dorothy Lipscomb, both of Newport; a son, James Robert Tipton of Newport; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
John Paul Wagner, 73, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bracken County, died at 12:25 a.m. Wednesday at Mercy Hospital Fairfield in Cincinnati. He was a retired materials handler with General Electric, Cincinnati, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He leaves no survivors.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
