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Date of these obituaries: 12-13-2003
Ed Kelly, helped to liberate Nazi camp
As American soldiers sliced through the Nazi lines at the end of World War II, Ed Kelly -- who joined the Army right out of Simon Kenton High -- was part of the Seventh Army's 42nd Rainbow Division that helped discover a nightmare.
Kelly and his fellow soldiers helped liberate Dachau, the infamous Nazi concentration camp outside of Munich in April 1945.
After finishing his war service, Kelly returned to Kenton County where he and relatives began Latonia's Kelly Brothers Lumber Company.
Kelly, 77, died Wednesday while wintering in Florida, ending his 13-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
"He had 30 chemo treatments. It was intense, " said his daughter, Susan Cook, superintendent of Kenton County schools. "He was an extremely strong person. He loved life and he loved people and he just was not going to let this impact how he lived."
When he was diagnosed with cancer, Cook said, he was given three to six months to live.
After returning home from the war, Kelly began the lumber company with his brother and his father, the Rev. George Kelly, a Baptist minister.
"When he came back, " Cook said, "they were able to lease some of that ground where they are now from the railroad and just started transporting some lumber and it grew into a very, very successful business."
Kelly learned his work ethic, she added, from growing up on a farm on what is now Hands Pike, taking eggs, milk and chickens to Covington to sell. Kelly also was a deacon and Sunday school teacher with Latonia Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Recker Kelly; a son, Steve Kelly of Edgewood; daughters, Connie Matlock of Independence, and Susan Cook and Lori Whiteker, both of Covington; a brother, Kenneth Kelly of Covington; a sister, Emma Batson of Covington; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Bob Adams, 67, of Independence, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired foreman with William Powell Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Northside Baptist Church Science Hill. He was a former member of Steelworkers Union Local No. 1858.
Survivors include his wife, Lois J. Crawford Adams; a daughter, Rhonda Lynn Cornelson of Berea; sons, Rick Adams of Crittenden and Gary Adams of Independence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Science Hill Cemetery.
Alma Pauline Overley Clinger, 82, of Maysville, died at 5:50 a.m. Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a retired employee of U.S. Shoe Corp. in Flemingsburg and a member of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. A daughter, Patricia Lennex Fox, died in 2002.
Survivors include daughters, Elizabeth Berry of Flemingsburg, Alma Mattox of Paris, Paulette Henderson of Plumville and Betty Hilton of South Boston, Va.; a son, John C. Mattox of Millington, Tenn.; a sister, Christine Luman of Flemingsburg; 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Jack Gayhart, 72, of Crittenden, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired machinist with Allis Chalmers in Norwood, Ohio, and a member of Violet Ridge Church of Christ, Crittenden.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Gordon Gayhart; a son, Tony Gayhart of Hebron; daughters, Barbara Jones of Dry Ridge, Debra Tapp of Lynchburg, Va., and Kathy Campbell of Hebron; a brother, James Gayhart of Arizona; a sister, Mae Donovan of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Frances Pauline Jones Hudson, 99, of Owenton, died Wednesday at Owenton Manor. She was a member of New Columbus United Methodist Church and the Owen County Homemakers Club. Her husband, Vernon Roberto Hudson, died in 1981. A son, Donald Richard Hudson, died Jan. 17.
Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Lois Hudson Soula of Hendersonville, N.C.; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, New Columbus. Memorials are suggested to Owenton Manor, 905 U.S. 127 North, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Jesse Frank Hussung Jr., 86, of Wilder, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired inspector with General Electric, Cincinnati, a member of Bellevue-Dayton American Legion Post No. 153 and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Henrietta Hussung, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Frank Hussung of Cold Spring; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Henry Claude "Butch" Huntman Sr., 65, of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Rome C. Johnson, 78, of Owenton, died Wednesday at his home. He was a former farmer and a deacon with Elk Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Whisman Johnson; daughters, Judy Prather of Owenton and Wanda Sue Becker of Frankfort; a sister, Sara Florence McCormick; two granddaughters, a step-grandson, and two step-great-grandsons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to New Horizons Medical Foundation, 330 Roland Ave., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Allen Reed Locke, 70, of Louisville, died Thursday at Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville. He was a former pipefitter and a member of Gano Avenue Baptist Church, Georgetown. A daughter, Theresa Locke, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Carol Locke; a son, Steven Wayne Locke; and brothers, Wallace Locke of Stamping Ground and Donald Locke of Bowling Green.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. McDonald and New Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
William P. Matthews, 93, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Edgemont Manor, Cynthiana. He was a retired janitor, a member of St. James A.M.E. Church in Cynthiana and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Perrin Matthews, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. James A.M.E. Church, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to St. James A.M.E. Church, 312 W. Pleasant St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Girls and Boys Town, 200 Flanagan Blvd., Boys Town, Neb. 68010.
Kimberly Sue Meadows, 42, of Cincinnati, formerly of Latonia, died Monday at her home. She was a bakery worker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include a son, Joshua Painter of Latonia; her mother, Myra Haubner of Latonia; sisters, Melody Bittle and Janet Boone, both of Latonia; and a brother, James Edward Boone of Cincinnati.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the Joshua Pierson Education Fund, 3800 Locke St., Suite 914, Covington, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy "Doti" Neltner Myers, 81, of Fort Wright, died at 1 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired executive secretary with American Appraisal Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Shaun Schneider of Fort Wright; a sister, Madlyn Heavren of Cedarburg, Wis.; two granddaughters, four step-grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to The Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or in the form of Masses.
Cleon H. Pelstring, 91, of Covington, died at 3 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the LaSalette Academy Alumni Association, the Women's Guild of Thomas More College, Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell and Summit Hills Country Club, Crestview Hills. Her husband, Vincent E. Pelstring, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Mark F. Pelstring of Loris, S.C.; daughters, Carolyn Gastright of Covington, Linda McDermott of New Orleans and Nancy Connelly of Cookeville, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
William Mason Power, 78, of Owenton, died Thursday at New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton. He was a retired employee of Brown Williamson Tobacco Co., Lexington, and a deacon with Harmony Baptist Church, Owenton. His wife, Eulalah Frye Power, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Ricky Power of Waddy; a daughter, Brenda Wise of Frankfort; a sister, Winona Mullanix of Stamping Ground; and a grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to New Horizons Medical Foundation, 330 Roland Ave., Owenton, Ky. 40359; or Owenton Manor Activities Fund, 905 Highway 127 N., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
LaDonna McKenzie Wartman, 55, of Bromley, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. She was a service representative with Cincinnati Bell Telephone.
Survivors include her husband, Tim Wartman; a son, Philip Wartman, at home; a daughter, Amber O'Brien of Erlanger; her parents, Robert and Lula McKenzie of Ludlow; a sister, Cathy Miller of Fort Wright; and a grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Bromley. Memorials are suggested to Special Olympics, Northern Kentucky Area No. 7, P.O. Box 393, Florence, Ky. 41022. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
John Woeste, of Villa Hills, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired cabinet maker and owner of Top Quality Cabinet, Villa Hills. He was a member of St. Joseph Church in Crescent Springs and the Catholic Kolping Society.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Koo Woeste; sons, John D. Woeste and James W. Woeste, both of Latonia; daughters, Lynn Rackers of Cold Spring and Sandy Wilson of Elsmere; brothers, Rev. Wilhelm Woeste, Rev. Herman Woeste, Gerd Woeste and Stephan Woeste, all of Germany; sisters, Sister Margarethe Woeste and Sister Mechthilde Woeste, both of Germany, and Sister Anne Marie Woeste of Africa; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
