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Date of these obituaries: 12-04-97
Raymond O. Ball Sr., deacon
Raymond O. Ball Sr. of New Liberty lived almost his entire life on his family farm. But his son figures he'll feel even more at home in heaven.
Mr. Ball was a deacon at New Liberty Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School for years.
His faith was very important to him, said Raymond Ball Jr. of Owenton.
"He was a very religious man and very conscientious in his work and in his church work."
Raymond Ball Sr. died Tuesday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. He was 92 years old.
He was born in Twin Creek in Owen County. When he was 3, he and his parents moved to a 185-acre farm in New Liberty.
"He lived in the same house for 90 years and six months, " said his son.
Raymond Ball Sr. also raised tobacco, although he most enjoyed being a dairy farmer.
Other survivors include a stepson, Franklin Breeden of Florence; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home on Main Street in Owenton. Visitation will be there from 4 to 8 tonight. Burial will be in the New Liberty Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to charity.
Daryl Blevins, 47, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at his home after an extended illness.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Blevins; sons, Wayne Blevins and John Blevins, both of Falmouth; daughters, Michelle Hildebrand of Grants Lick and Judy Blevins of Falmouth; brothers, Roy Blevins of Butler and Jim Blevins of Ross, Ohio; a sister, Bernice Kinkelo of Dry Ridge; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Daryl Blevins Memorial Fund, in care of Peoples Funeral Home, 407 Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Norman Button, 85, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of Ft. Thomas, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Ft. Thomas. He was a certified public accountant and a member of the Ohio and Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Survivors include his wife, Claire Zimmer Button; daughters, Sybil McFadden of Wilder, Sabra Button of Cold Spring and Candice Scales of Alexandria; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075, or the Olympus Center, 38 E. Hollister St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Albert Douglas Eckerle, 63, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Latonia, died Nov. 26 at Chapman Harbour Hospital in Garden Grove, Calif. He was an employee of Long Beach School District and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include a brother, Gene Raymond Eckerle of Edgewood; and a sister, Joy Nolan of Edgewood.
Memorial Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 27 in the Chapel of Thomas More College. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, P. O. Box 1234, Covington, Ky. 41012-1234. Strickland & Snively Funeral Home, Long Beach, handled arrangements.
Patricia A. Lowe, 51, of Newport, died Sunday at her home after an extended illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Robbins Street Christian Church, Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Tracy Lowe of Newport; sons, Jonathan Lowe and Steven Lowe, both of Newport; brothers, Alfred Carter of Newport and Larry Miles of Erlanger; sisters, Betty Sue Bedford and Kimberly Carter, both of Newport, Karen Purry of Los Angeles and Christine Harris of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Philip L. Miller, 41, of Monroe, Ohio, formerly of Hebron, died Monday at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a claims supervisor for AK Steel, the vice mayor of Monroe and a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and the Monroe Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Carla C. Miller; daughters, Lesley Miller and Emily Miller, both at home; his father, Carl Miller of Covington; his mother and stepfather, Muriel Fugh and Jim Novak of Hebron; sisters, Paula Miller of Covington, Luanne Lucas of Florence and Jackie Turner of Union; and brothers, Nathan Miller of Las Vegas and Tim Miller of Covington.
Services were this morning at the Zion Lutheran Church in Middletown, Ohio. Burial was in the North cemetery in Monroe. Memorials are suggested to the Philip L. Miller Memorial Fund, in care of First National Bank Southwestern Ohio, 2 N. Main St., Middletown, Ohio 45044, or to the Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund. Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home, Middletown, is handling arrangements.
John Q. Satterfield, 78, of Wilmington, Del., formerly of Covington, died Monday at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. He was a retired employee of the Conrail-Pennsylvania marketing department, and a member of St. John the Beloved Church, Wilmington. He also was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty R. Satterfield; a son, Jon P. Satterfield of Concord, N.H.; a daughter, Carol Sue Fleissner of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Sister Anita Marie Stewart, 83, of Versailles, formerly of Covington, died Wednesday at Taylor Manor Nursing Home, Versailles. She was a Sister of St. Joseph the Worker and taught in schools in central Kentucky and Maryland before coming to work at the Diocese of Covington in 1974. She went to Walton in 1981 to teach at St. Joseph Academy. She later was a secretary and taught bookkeeping to seminarians at St. Pius X Seminary and was a secretary to Bishops Ackerman and Hughes. She retired to Taylor Manor in 1993.
Survivors include brothers, Frank and Jim; and several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel at Taylor Manor Nursing Home, Versailles. Visitation will be there at 9 a.m. Burial will be in the Sisters cemetery at Taylor Manor.
Emma Mae Stoker, 88, of Burlington, died Tuesday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a retired cigar packer with Ibold Co.
Survivors include a son, Edward D. Stoker of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Fri day at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Robert Louis Thornton, 71, of Morning View, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a switchman and conductor with Southern Railroad, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Betty A. Thornton; a son, Dennis R. Thornton of Celina, Ohio; a sister, Emma Jane Spillman of Florence; and a brother, Thomas R. Thornton of Marianna, Fla.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Floyd Whaley, 75, of Independence, died at 1:16 a.m. today at his residence after an extended illness.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Elizabeth Whitfield, 76, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a retired seamstress.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Whitfield; a daughter, Jessie Lattimore of Cincinnati; a son, Wayne Mays of Cincinnati; a stepson, Garry Whitfield of Madrid, Spain; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Golden Leaf Baptist Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
