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Date of these obituaries: 12-08-97
Pendleton's Dean Richard Maxedon, famed emcee of 'Midwestern Hayride'
The face and voice of Dean Richard Maxedon were as familiar to many of the area's residents over the years as those of members of their own families.
Mr. Maxedon, better known by his stage name of Dean Richards, was a member of an extended family - both the performers and the audience of the popular television show "Midwestern Hayride."
For more than 15 years, Mr. Maxedon was the show's master of ceremonies. He also performed, usually singing with his wife, D. J. "Penny" Maxedon.
Mr. Maxedon, 77, of Pendleton County, died Friday at his home.
"The show was very professionally done, and Dean was a big part of that, " Post columnist and television veteran Nick Clooney said of "Midwestern Hayride."
A native of Illinois, Mr. Maxedon began performing on the radio as a teen-ager. "He was just 13 and was with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette, " said Mrs. Maxedon.
Later, Mr. Maxedon performed on a number of radio stations, including one in Ft. Wayne, Ind., where he met and married
his wife.
The couple came to Cincinnati shortly after World War II, and were on a radio show called the "Sohio Hayride, " Mrs. Maxedon said. As two-thirds of the Lucky Penny Trio, they were among the initial performers when the show went on WLW television, she said.
For eight years Mr. Maxedon and his wife worked at radio station KMOX in St. Louis, before returning to WLW and "Hayride" in 1956. They were on the country-variety show until the early 1970s.
"The 'Midwestern Hayride' was pretty much the No. 1 program in Cincinnati for a long time. They did some absolutely marvelous country music, " said Clooney.
The Maxedons were married
for 52 years in November. Mr. Maxedon was a 50-year member of both the American Federation of Musicians, and Henry Barnes Lodge No. 607, F&AM, Mr. Maxedon in the 1960s Dayton. He was a 32nd-degree Mason.
He was also a deacon with cemetery Chapel Christian Church, Pendleton County.
Besides his wife, survivors include sons, Richard Maxedon of Butler, John Maxedon and Ben Maxedon of Zebulon, Ga.; daughters, Brenda Poe and Teresa Cummins, both of Falmouth and Marla Purcell of Butler; a brother, Guy Maxedon of Paris, Ill.; 25 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056, or to the church.
Leonard V. Adams, 47, of Ft. Thomas, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a barber with Trade Mark Barber Shop, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include sons, Dominick Brock of Mansfield, Ohio, and Joseph Brock of Florence; daughters, Lou Ann Adams of Dayton, Angela Spaw of Morning View, Mona Hart of Corbin and Nina Feniglio of Chicago; his mother, Nannie Adams of Newport; brothers, William Adams and Ronnie Adams, both of Newport; sisters, Joanne Curington of Mt. Carmel, Marcella Adams of Independence, Judith Adams, Barbara Tipton, Jeanette Adams, Prisilla Adams and Lisa Adams, all of Newport; 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to V. A. Nursing Home, 1000 S. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Burton K. Bailey, 73, of Williamstown, died at 9:07 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. He was a retired truck driver with Consolidated Freightways, Cincinnati, and a member of Good Guys Club, Walton. He was a member of American Legion Post. No. 137, Williamstown. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include sons, Victor Bailey of Dry Ridge, Johnnie Bailey of Cordova and Tom Bailey of Lexington; daughters, Roberta Bailey of Centerville, Ohio, Susie Mulberry of Crittenden and Peggy Kitchen of Cordova; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m Tuesday at Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Clarice T. Bowen, 83, of Demossville, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Unity Baptist Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis Bowen; a daughter, Wilma Rose of Demossville; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Claude Albert Crowder, 77, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired galvanizer with F. H. Lawson Co., and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Crowder; and a sister, Doris Crowder of Newport.
Services will be at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Thomas C. Fahlbush, 81, of Dayton, died at 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired captain with Campbell County Police Department, and a member of St. John Anglican Church, Dayton. He was a member of Civilian Conservation Corps, and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 10, Campbell County. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Taylor Fahlbush; sons, Dick Fahlbush of Cincinnati, Thomas Fahlbush of Tallahassee, Fla., and Jeff Fahlbush of Covington; a daughter, Carolyn Tierney of Fairfield, Ohio; a brother, John R. Fahlbush of Highland Heights; sisters, Mildred Loftus of Cincinnati and Ruth Merrell of Myrtle Beach, N.C.; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Memorials are suggested to the church, Eighth and O'Fallon, Dayton, Ky. 41074.
James Michael Ford, 43, of Covington, died 1:35 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
Survivors include a son, Casey Ford of Bellevue; a daughter, Tammy Ford of Bellevue; his mother, Rosemary Ford of Covington; a brother, Gary Ford of Villa Hills; and a sister, Debbie Markwell of Dayton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Cremation will be at Cincinnati Cremation Co.
Lillian R. Free, 94, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Ludlow. She was a member of Ludlow Senior Citizens, and a Methodist Women's Society. Her husband, George Free, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Harry Free of Florence; sisters, Geneva Gruelle of Union and Edna Judd of Florence; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. to night at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the church, 319 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Helen M. Gaines, 82, of Florence, died at 3:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include a sister, Mildred Kirkpatrick of Florence; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be there from 11 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery, Boone County.
Mary Virginia Helvey, 81, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Charles Helvey, Paul Helvey, Mike Helvey and Gary Helvey, all of Harrison County; 15 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Reynolds Cemetery, Olive Hill.
Virginia B. Huddleston, 90, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 3:05 a.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a retired hair stylist with Shillito's department store, Cincinnati, and a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Ft. Mitchell Fire Department.
She was a member of Omega Phi Tau women's business sorority, and a member of Ladies Society of Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell. Her husband, James E. Huddleston, died in 1986.
Survivors include a brother, Charles Butler of Cincinnati; and a sister, Lenora Hill of Ft. Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
James R. McGee, 81, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 1:35 a.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired sales representative with P&S; Sales Co., and a former meat merchandise representative with Kroger Co. He was a former sales manager with Jacob Schlachter Sons, Cincinnati, and a member of Ft. Mitchell Country Club. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Virgie L. Dodson McGee.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight, and from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Donna Jean Louden Ober, 35, of Burlington, died at 12:54 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a preschool aide with Boone County Board of Education, and a part-time cook with Hometown Pizza, Boone County. She was a member of East Bend Baptist Church, Burlington.
Survivors include daughters, Kristi Ann Ober and Jessica Ober, both at home; her parents, Carroll E. and Peggy Louden of Burlington; a sister, Patricia Parks of Burlington; a brother, Colin Louden of Burlington; and a grandmother, Blanche Walton of Burlington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Donna Ober Memorial Fund for Kristi and Jessica Ober, in care of Huntington Bank of Burlington, 2252 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
John "Jay" O'Hara, 75, of Edgewood, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Carolyn L. Scheiner Owen, 73, of Erlanger, died at 9:55 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired sewer with Palm Beach Co., Erlanger, and a member of Independent Order of Forresters.
Survivors include her husband, Samuel M. Owen; a daughter, Nancy Bramlage of Union; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Dianne M. Romer, 49, of Walton, died at 3:55 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Richard W. Romer; a daughter, Tammy Meyers of Lakeside Park; her father, John Milfield of Erlanger; a sister, Kathleen R. Heizer of Independence; brothers, Tom Milfield of Erlanger and John Milfield of Harrison, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Hattie Poole Ryan, 93, of Verona, died at 4:28 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence, after an extended illness.
She was a homemaker and a member of All Saints Church, Walton. She was a member of the church altar society. Her husband, Lawrence Joseph Ryan, died in 1956.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Brooks of Verona; a sister, Mary Labormeier of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Verona Life Squad, 14294 Walton-Verona Road, Verona, Ky. 41092, or the church building fund, 46 Needmore Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Raymond N. West, 72, of Ft. Wright, died at 12:05 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired director of Western Union in Upper Saddle River, N.J., and a member of Jamaica Masonic Lodge in New York City. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary S. West; and a sister, Elizabeth Island, Fla.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Blaine Wilson, 36, of Ludlow, died at 3:59 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
