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Date of these obituaries: 12-10-2003
Clark Millard, director of facility for homeless
Clark Eugene Millard Jr. knew little about social-service programs when he became house director about 10 years ago of Charlie's � House, a transitional housing center for homeless men in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood.
He did know about alcoholics, though: He was one himself who at that point had been sober for 10 years. He also knew about organizing from his days as a United Auto Workers Union representative at the General Motors plant in Norwood, Ohio.
Mr. Millard, who died Sunday at age 62 at his home in Butler, used that skill and experience to build Charlie's � House from a floundering agency with two buildings and five clients to what it is today: a five-building facility that serves 52 clients.
"He spent 10 years working very hard, and it's really rolling now, " said Mr. Millard's sister-in-law, Debbie Roller of Butler.
Clients at the house have to be in Alcoholics Anonymous, have to refrain from drinking or taking drugs and have to pay for their keep, Roller said. Hundreds have used the program to help them make the difficult transition from the streets back to being productive members of society, with jobs and homes.
"He saved so many lives, he touched so many lives, " Roller said of Mr. Millard.
One of those men will give a eulogy at Mr. Millard's funeral on Friday.
Mr. Millard was a police officer in Dayton before he went to work for General Motors. At the time of his death, he was a volunteer for two fire departments: Wilder and North Pendleton. He was treasurer of the former and helped to get the latter started.
He also served a term on the Wilder City Council in the 1990s. He was an Army veteran.
He was a member of the Bob White Club, Claryville, and Mentor Baptist Church, Mentor. He was a 20-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Millard; a son, Clark Millard III of Warsaw; stepsons, Doug Meyers of Fort Thomas and Nicholas Meyers of Chesapeake, Va.; a sister, Nancy Held of Alexandria; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mentor Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
James Franklin Barhorst, 80, of Independence, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Bessie Bustle, 82, of Sparta and formerly of Latonia, died Monday at her residence. She was a retired sorter for Gibson Greeting Cards and a member of Faith Baptist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Ernie Walker Bustle; a daughter, Barbara Pendleton of Sparta; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Faith Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Thursday. Graveside services will be at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill, at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to Faith Baptist Church, 218 W. 33rd St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Elizabeth Donaldson Cooper, 75, of Mount Olivet, died Monday in her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Lee Cooper; sons, Donald Phil Cooper, Derrick M. Cooper and Dewey E. Cooper, all of Robertson County; a sister, Stella Merrell of Brooksville; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Road, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Lauranell Cummins Damon, 88, of Frankfort and formerly of Independence, died Sunday at Frankfort Hospital.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Independence. She was a retired teacher and a retired clerk for the Internal Revenue Service.
Her husband, Edwin Gilbert Damon, and a daughter, Barbara Gail Damon Elkhorne, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith D. Carr of Frankfort; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
La Geraldine "Mike" Isabelle Fausz, 85, of Dayton, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, Daniel Fausz; a son, Charles J. Nelson of Burlington; a daughter, Coletta Tolley of Brooksville; and five grand-children.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Etta Fields, 70, of Florence, died Wednesday at Cleveland Clinic. She was a self-employed retired furniture upholsterer.
Survivors include her husband, Don Fields; a son, Sam Shelton of Kennesaw, Ga; daughters, Sally Mitchell of Owensboro, Cynthia Young of Florence and Twila Campbell of Cincinnati; and eight grand-children.
Services were private. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
N.B. Foley, 80, of Cincinnati, died at 5:10 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Dorothy Ann Freudenberg, 83, of Alexandria, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary Cath-olic Church, Alexandria. A daughter, Sue Ebert, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, George Freu-denberg; sons, George W. Freudenberg, of Norwood, Ohio, James Freu-denberg of Largo, Fla., Jeff Freudenberg of Sadieville and Mark Freudenberg of Fort Mitchell; daughters, Carol Samson of Silver Grove, Cyndy Sendelbach of Butler, Mary Strong of Winchester and Dottie Tipton of Nicholasville; a sister, Margaret Bubenhofer of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a brother, Eugene Pauly, of Highland Heights; 26 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home, Alexandria. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014.
Ann Eyer Gannon, 79, of Fort Thomas died Tuesday at her home.
She was a retired CG&E; manager and a member of the Heritage League and Daughters of the American Revolution. She attended Highland United Methodist Church. Her husband, Joseph Gannon, died in 1966.
Survivors include a daughter, Joanne Arnzen of Fort Thomas; and a sister, Jane Eyer Heile of McLean, Va.
Services are private and at the convenience of the family.
Memorials suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; Highlands High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 75159 Fort Thomas, Ky. 51075; or Jane Martin Cochran Memorial Fund, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, 200 W. 4th St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45207.
Florence Humphries, 53, of Williamstown, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, James "Jim" Humphries, died in 1997.
Survivors include her mother, Emma Herindon of Latonia; a son, Jamie Dwayne Humphries of Williamstown; a daughter, Amy Marie Humphries of Williamstown; brothers, Henry Herindon and Robert Keith Her-indon, both of Latonia, and Joe Lee Herindon of Covington; sisters, Mary Yvonne Herindon and Edith Cooper, both of Latonia, Louise Gillespie of Dayton, Marcie Eversole of Covington, Shirley Whisman of Ryland Heights and Henrietta Ailstock of Newport; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
John C. Irwin, 65, of Maysville, died Tuesday at his home. He was a self-employed mechanic and owner of Irwin's Garage, Maysville, and a member of the Eagles Lodge, Moose Lodge and WAP Club.
Survivors include his wife, Doris O'Daire Irwin; a daughter, Vicky Rankin of Maysville; a son, John Wayne Irwin of Maysville; brothers, Donald Clayton Irwin of Maysville and Carrigan Irwin of Sidney, Ohio; a sister, Evelyn Hignite of Maysville; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Tom Lambert, 74, of Williamstown, died Monday at his home. He was a retired supervisor and was of the Pentecostal faith.
Survivors include a son, Tommy Lambert of Barbourville; daughters, Sue Mays of Florence, Pam West of Williams-town and Ruth Ann Ryan of Cov-ington; brothers, Lewis Lambert and James A. Lambert, both of Barbourville, and Glenn R. Lambert of Salina, Kan.; a sister, Mae Jean Myra of Cincinnati; 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Frank J. Lamping, 92, of Fort Thomas and formerly of Bellevue, died Sunday at East Galbraith Healthcare Community, Cincinnati. He was a retired machinist for Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Christ United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas, and Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607.
Survivors include his wife, Molly J. Lamping of Fort Thomas; a son, Frank G. Lamping of Bellevue; a daughter, Norma Wagner, of Southgate; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to East Galbraith Health Care Community, 3875 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45326.
Eric Alan Lauria, 5 days old, of Covington, died at 2 a.m. Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors includes his parents, Willie and Kimberly Lauria; a twin brother, Steven M. Lauria, and brothers Ben W. Lauria and Evan A. Lauria; a sister, Sarah A. Lauria; and grandparents Gary and Alberta R. Maines of Florence.
Services are private and at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Edward Lemox, 89, of Florence, died at 4:05 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired assembler for Cincinnati Milacron and former co-owner and operator of Texaco on Pike Street, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Rosemary Lemox; a son, James Lemox of Union; a daughter, Judy Thompson of Taylor Mill; a brother, Earl T. Lemox of Independence; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Dora Evalyn Northcutt Littleton, 84, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Els-mere. She was a retired employee of Cincinnati Bell, a member of Cincinnati Bell Pioneers and of Madison Avenue Christian Church. Her husband, Eugene Littleton, died in 1963.
Survivors include sisters, Margaret Salyers of Demossville, Rosemary Clements of Walton and Ardith Chance of Crittenden; and brothers, Clifton Northcutt of Destin, Fla., Forrest Northcutt of Cincinnati and Lawson Northcutt of Crittenden.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Madison Ave. Christian Church, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Deborah Ann Perkins Mattox, 45, of Independence, died Monday at her residence. She was a part owner of D&D; Auto Sales and a member of Piner Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, James Michael Mattox; her mother, Glenna Perkins of Independence; a stepson, James Michael Mattox Jr. of Paris, France; a sister, Eva Rice, of Cheviot, Ohio; and a brother, Robert Perkins of Bethel, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Tate Township, Ohio, Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Piner Baptist Church, 15044 Mad-ison Pike, Morning View, Ky. 41063.
Bryce Christopher Morress, 1-day-old, of Covington, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his parents, Christopher E. and Kelli S. Morress; paternal grandparents, Harmon and Judith Morress of Cincinnati; and maternal grandparents, Robert and Karen Staub of Florence.
A prayer service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Good Samaritan Hospital's Neonatal Unit, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220.
Douglas T. Mullikin, 63, of Independence, died Monday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include sons, Mark Mullikin of Independence and Matt Mullikin of Florence; a daughter, Jennifer Alvey of Florence; a brother, Michael Mullikin of Williamstown; sisters, Bertha Morris and Kathleen Harper, both of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Ralph Andrew Petruzzi, 71, of Walton, formerly of Miramar, Fla., died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Cov-ington. He was a retired musician.
Survivors include daughters, Holley Colley of Venice, Calif., and Mary Walsh of Walton; sons, Bill Sislak of Sparta, Mich., Randy Petruzzi of Homer, N.Y., Joe Petruzzi of Houston and Andrew Petruzzi of the Lakes, Fla.; a sister, Jill Dente of Newark, N.J.; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Timothy Church, Union. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Delbert Spare, 78, of Burlington, died Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
He was a retired printer for The Cincinnati Post and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife Erna M. Kesterman Spare, and sons, James and David Spare, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Don-ald Spare of Fort Wright and Mark Spare of Indialantic, Fla; daughters, Carolyn Buring, Marcia Deters, Susan Smeltzer, Paula Ritter and Melissa Baeten, all of Burlington; a brother, Ron-ald Spare of Florence; a sister, Barbara Frank of Fort Wright; 21 grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011 or Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
William C. "Muddy" Waters, 84, of Florence, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service and a disabled veteran of the Army Air Corps.
Survivors include a sister, Julia Jane Gibson of Columbus, Ohio.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Robert D. Williams, 77, of Brooksville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was the owner of Williams Brothers Furniture, Maysville. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, past president of Maysville Lions Club and a past member and board member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Maysville. He attended Brooksville United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife Leota Royse Williams; a daughter, Laura Poe of Mays-ville; a son, Todd Williams of Brooksville; a brother, Wesley Williams of Amelia, Ohio; a sister, Matilda Waddle of Louisville; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were today at Brooksville United Methodist Church. Burial was in Brooksville Cemetery. Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, handled the arrangements.
