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Date of these obituaries: 12-31-2003
Charles 'Pat' DeHore, 83, found his niche
Roseanne DeHore always said of her brother, Charles Patrick "Pat" DeHore, that "he found a niche where there wasn't one."
"He made a real life for himself, " she said.
Mr. DeHore, who died Tuesday at 83, was mentally challenged. His sister served as his legal guardian for 60 years, and he lived most of his life with her in Ludlow.
His life revolved around the former Schrage's hardware and gift shop in Ludlow, where he worked as a clerk for 41 years. He did simple jobs such as deliveries, going to the bank or fetching lunch for the other employees.
"He never missed a day at the store, " his sister said. "It was his life. He just loved it, and they were very good to him."
His other passion was walking, usually dressed in his trademark suit and tie. He would walk around Ludlow for two or three hours a day, checking in with the local merchants.
"He would check the calendars at the businesses, " his sister said. "They wouldn't turn them until he came in."
Mr. DeHore served as the unofficial mayor of Ludlow, his sister said. "Everyone knew him and liked him, " she said.
He suffered a series of small strokes later in life, which affected his ability to walk. He spent his last three years at Rosedale Manor in Covington, where he also received great treatment, his sister said.
"He had many friends there, " she said. "He had a great disposition and a wonderful sense of humor."
Mr. DeHore was a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow and the Holy Name Society there, Ludlow Seniors and Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus, Ludlow.
Survivors other than his sister include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Boniface and James Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015; or Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus, 828 W. Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Marie Burch, 73, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Herbert England, 84, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired employee of Ladish Co. and an elder emeritus of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Cynthiana, where he was a former deacon and Sunday school treasurer. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Virginia Lucille Fagan England, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Anthony Wayne England of Owenton and Joseph Robert England of Cynthiana; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Bridge St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Patricia Fangman, 52, of Vevay, Ind., died Monday at her home. She was a retired employee of Social Services of Kentucky.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Fangman; her parents, JoAnn Weichhand of Vevay and Bob Weichhand of Crestview Hills; a brother, Tony Weichhand of Atlanta; and sisters, Rebecca Fettig of Delhi, Ohio, and Sylvia Johnson of Florence.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Most Sorrowful Mother of God Church, Vevay. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Esther Marie Hatton Cancer Care Center, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; or Hospice of Dearborn County Hospital, 370 Bielby Road, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 47025. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Irene Helton Gates, 69, of Covington, died at 3:05 p.m. Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a homemaker. A son, Darryl Helton, and a daughter, Linda Helton, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Gary Helton of Edgewood, Dennis Helton of Latonia and Tony Helton of Charleston, S.C.; sisters, Myrtle Jones of Dayton, Ohio, and Destle Philpot of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Lawrence "Bill" Gillum, 67, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at University Medical Center, Lexington. He was a mechanic with Tri-County VW and Robke Ford, and a member of Community Pentecostal Church, Independence.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella King Gillum; sons, Randy Lee Gillum of Dry Ridge, Lawrence Gillum Jr. and Ricky Gillum, both of Oklahoma City; a daughter, Jan Sibille Gillum of Dry Ridge; sisters, Alta Lindon of Van Cleve, Faye Cordes of Taylor Mill, Sue Works of Walton, Betty Taulbee of Lee City and Gay Thompson of Cincinnati; brothers, Robert Gillum of Owenton, Ted Gillum of Frankford, Del., Larry Gillum of Lakeside Park and Nelson Gillum of Covington; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Community Pentecostal Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Community Pentecostal Church, 11875 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Barbara Sue Hazzard Griffen, 53, of Burlington, died Monday at her home. She was a laborer with HK Systems, Florence.
Survivors include a son, Darrell Griffen of Walton; daughters, Tammy Feldhaus of Petersburg and Rhonda Conley of Independence; brothers, James Partin of Cincinnati, Mike Partin, Rick Eaton and Doug Eaton, all of Woodbine; sisters, Jackie Westerfield and Phyllis Morgan, both of Cincinnati, Peggy Pope of Trade, Tenn., Donna Bennett of Woodbine and Aileen Fore of Corbin; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday.
James Ray Henderson, 66, of Mount Olivet, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a former employee of the Robertson County Road Department.
Survivors include his wife, Dasie Mae Earlywine Henderson; sons, James Everett Henderson and Edwin Ray Henderson, both of Robertson County; daughters, Carol Lynn Collins of Augusta, and Linnette Faye Linville and Melinda Lee Henderson, both of Robertson County; his mother, Ruby Hornbeck Henderson of Mount Olivet; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mary Hope McGuire, 84, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker, and a member of Florence Christian Church, Order of the Eastern Star and the Florence Garden Club. A son, Dennis L. McGuire, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Russell W. McGuire of Erlanger, Garry E. McGuire of Walton, Gordy McGuire of Burlington and Darryl K. McGuire of Woodbridge, Va.; 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Wendell Ray "Buck" Merrill, 62, of Brooksville, died at 7:43 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a painter and a member of Germantown Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Hull Merrill; sons, Rodney Merrill of Brooksville and Donald Merrill of Cynthiana; a daughter, Kami Jarrells of Stonewall; his mother, Stella Donaldson Merrill of Brooksville; a sister, Connie Fair of Waldorf, Md.; a brother, James Merrill of Safety Harbor, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Mary Neill Jobe Owens, 83, of Edgewood, died at 9 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Deke Owens; daughters, Connie Adams of Richmond and Janice Dickhaus of Edgewood; a sister, Mildred Brown of Lewisburg, Tenn.; a brother, Herman Jobe of Lewisburg; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
John Roland, 60, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a truck driver, a car salesman and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a daughter, Melissa Lawrence of Fort Wright; brothers, Joe Roland of West Chester, Ohio, and Kevin Roland of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 5 p.m. today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Camp Nelson Cemetery, Nicholasville.
Elmer Sebastian, 75, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired assembler with the Ford Motor Co. in Batavia, Ohio, and a member of Robert Burns Lodge No. 163 F&AM, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Lizzie Lee Sebastian; sons, Ray Douglas Sebastian of Highland Heights and Elmer Jr. Sebastian of California; sisters, Ellen Sebastian of Alexandria and Bertha Mayes of Bellevue; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Ada Ruth Sexton, 82, of Leland, N.C., formerly of Florence, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, N.C. She was a homemaker. Her first husband, George Brashear, and second husband, Larry O. Sexton, both preceded her in death. A son, Donald Brashear, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, GeorgeAnn Huetcher of Leland, N.C.; eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery, Walton.
Diana Meader Sparrow, 57, of Gatlinburg, Tenn., formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 7 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was owner of Little Sparrow Craft Shop in Gatlinburg and a member of Byrd's Creek Road Church of God, Gatlinburg.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Wayne Barcol of Covington and Rev. Kelly Barcol of Valdosta, Ga.; a daughter, Kimberly Lynn Williams of Owenton; her mother, Delores Williams Kareth of Edgewood; a brother, Gary Meader of Seattle; a half-brother, Darrell Meader of Erlanger; sisters, Tammy Meader of Las Vegas and Joni Crone of Villa Hills; and four grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial was in Independence Cemetery.
Marta Carole Wiley Spaulding, 61, of Florence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a disabled manager with Regal Cinema, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister, Phalia Sumpter of Florence; and brothers, William Crigger of Hopkinsville and Steve Newsome of Cincinnati.
No services are planned. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2200 Victory Parkway, Suite 510, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Vivian Virginia Wachs, 87, of Southgate, died at 3:17 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. Her husband, Edward A. Wachs, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Lee Wachs of Southgate and Durrell Wachs of Dunedin, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Edith E. Weiss, 85, of Covington, died at 5:05 a.m. Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired clerk with J.C. Penney Co.
Survivors include sons, John A. Millard of Lexington and Melvin R. Weiss of Atlanta; daughters, Kay McCoy of Fort Mitchell and Judith Hedger of Lexington; a sister, Elizabeth Meyer of Hebron; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Northern Kentucky Baptist Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Baptist Church Building Fund, 2681 Turkeyfoot Road, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Levina C. Wolf, 51, of Taylor Mill, died Dec. 23 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a housekeeper with the hospital.
Survivors include daughters, Jessica Nickerson and Cassandra Jump, both of Taylor Mill, and Veronica Little of Jackson; sisters, Reeda Leffler of Williamstown and Sharon King of Amelia, Ohio; a brother, Steve Justice of Florence; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday.
