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Date of these obituaries: 01-01-2004
George Miller, WWII vet, devoted firefighter
It didn't matter what George C. Miller was doing at his Crescent Springs home. "All the siren had to do was blow, and he was gone, " said his widow, Vivian Miller.
Mr. Miller was a volunteer firefighter for the Crescent Springs Fire Department, and he really enjoyed it, his widow said.
Mr. Miller, who died Monday at 84, was also a founding member of the Crescent Springs Life Squad.
His daughter, Marion Banzhaf of Bridgetown, Ohio, remembered going with him to various county fairs, where he helped staff the American Red Cross first aid tent.
She also remembered him telling tales of his work with the life squad, including the time a plane crashed into the side of a hill, killing everyone aboard.
He talked of putting burned bodies into bags, she said. "He said it was really one of the worst things you can see, " she said. "And he had been in the war."
Mr. Miller was in the National Guard when World War II broke out. During the war, he served in the Army with the military police.
After the war, he worked in industrial sales, and then for 15 years as chief of security for the First National Bank in Cincinnati.
He served as a police judge in Crescent Springs for four years, hearing traffic cases and minor misdemeanors.
He and his wife were married
for 60 years, and lived in Crescent Springs in the same house for all but four of those years, his daughter said.
"He was a good man. We had a pretty long life together, " his widow said. "I know I'm going to miss him."
A son, Jerry Miller, preceded him in death.
Survivors other than his wife and Banzhaf include a daughter, Christine Schulte of Bridgetown, Ohio, Kathryn Lawrey of Erlanger and Monica Smallwood of Verona; sons, Stephen Miller of Villa Hills, John Miller of Florence, Glenn Miller of Ryland Heights and Mitch Miller of Ludlow; 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dorene Rae Nussbaum Beal, 69, of Glencoe, died Monday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Beal Sr.; daughters, Mary Sheppard and Donna Beal, both of Florence, and Loretta Knaus of Vevay, Ind.; sons, Chris Beal of Verona and Paul Beal Jr. of Carrollton; sisters, Mary Griffin of Dry Ridge, Carol Missry of Savannah, Ga., and Goldie Thornton of Louisville; brothers, Willie Nussbaum of Edgewood, David Nussbaum of Miami, Raymond Nussbaum of Hebron, Henry Nussbaum of Norwood, Ohio, and Donald Nussbaum of Covington; and seven grandchildren.
No services are planned. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Helen Florence Bell, 76, of Gillette, Wyo., formerly of Carrollton, died Thursday at Campbell County Memorial Hospital, Gillette. She was a homemaker, a factory worker and waitress. She was also a sales clerk for Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone National Park. Husbands, Joe Wilson and Harry Bell, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Statler of Muskogee, Okla., and Sandy Taylor of Gillette; sons, Joseph William "Jo Jo" Wilson Jr. and Ronald Wilson, both of Carrollton, and David Thomas Wilson of Gillette; a sister, Vira Belle Howard of Owenton; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in English Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Campbell County Hospital, 501 S. Burma Ave., Gillette, Wyo. 82716.
Marie T. Burch, 73, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at her home. She was a sorter with Crossett Products, Cincinnati, and a member of member of Seven Hills Baptist Church in Cincinnati and Order of the Eastern Star, Manchester.
Marie
Burch
Survivors include a daughter, Debbie Helton of Independence; brothers, A.B. Craft of Morning View and Richard Craft of Cincinnati; sisters, Hazel Luttrell of Fort Meyer, Fla., Ruby Martin of McKee, May Ray of Somerset, Edna Mills, Georgia Banks and Ollie Council, all of Cincinnati, and Mallie Jackson of Tennessee; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
James Renaker Casey, 90, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at the Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a farmer and a member of First United Methodist Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include his wife, Finella Courtney Casey; sons, James Clay Casey of Sebring, Fla., and Jerry L. Casey of Harrison County; a daughter, Judy Stephens of Cynthiana; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, 302 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Jack D. Castle, 82, of Newport, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired steel worker with Interlake Steel in Newport, a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 in Newport, and a World War II veteran. His wife, Mary Catherine Castle, died in 1995.
Jack
Castle
Survivors include sons, Jack Castle of Cincinnati, Joe Castle of Newport and Mike Castle of Alexandria; daughters, Margaret Forwood Smith of Newport, Doris Owens of Highland Heights, Cathy Brown and Donna Hoffert, both of Fort Thomas, Barbara Kelley of Alexandria and Janie Hartstock of Old Hickory, Tenn.; sisters, Bertie Castle, Irene Grimm and Imogene Sadler, all of Columbus, Ohio, and Anna Mae Deboard of Phoenix; 23 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, 326 W. 10th St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Bill B. Davis, 84, of Elsmere, died Monday at Woodcrest Manor Nursing Home, Elsmere. He was a coal miner and an employee of General Motors. His wife, Allie Mae Davie, died in 2002. A son, Anthony Dean Davis, also preceded him in death.
Bill
Davis
Survivors include sons, William Davis of Florence and Jerry Davis of Chelsea, Okla.; daughters, Barbra Whitt of Crittenden, Glenda Keel of Covington and Myrtle Davidson of Burlington; a brother, Bo Davis of Middlesboro; sisters, Ellsie Terry, Stella Bays and Muriel Chadwell all of Middlesboro; 30 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin from 6 to p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Bobby Joseph Gray, 26, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at his home. He was a painter and a member of the California 4H Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Brittany Gray of Covington; sons, Bobby Gray of Bedford, James Gray and Jordan Gray, both of Carrollton; his mother and stepfather, Sharon Gray and Robert Chilton of Bedford; stepfather, Ronald Peeno of California; a brother, Thomas Gray of Carrollton; a sister, Rhonda Selis of Covington; and stepbrothers, Adam Peeno, Johnny Peeno and Aaron Peeno, all of Covington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Erlanger.
Margaret Ann McDermott Long, 93, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 15 at Northwest Hospital in Tucson. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Pierce Long, and son, Pierce Long Jr., both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Debby Ashton of Granite Bay, Calif., and Nancy Guthrie of Tucson, Ariz.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dorothy Jobe McCormick, 77, of Ludlow, died at 11:35 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ivan Carl McCormick, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, John R. "Jack" Redd of Ludlow; a sister, Peggy Herrick of Cincinnati; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Frieda L. Shugie Teegarden, 55, of Augusta, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Augusta Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include her husband, Albert Thomas Teegarden; daughters, Monica Hopkins and Lindsey Teegarden, both of Augusta, Wendy O'Brien of Brooksville; sons, Adam Teegarden and Jeffrey Teegarden, both of Augusta; brothers, Edward Stanley and Clark Stanley, both of Peoria, Ill.; sisters, Mary Gossage and Angela Spaulding, both of Peoria, and Holly Cooley of Garrison; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Bracken County.
Vernice Tuttle, 84, of Verona, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a self-employed carpenter, and a member of Carpenter's Union, Florence Lions Club and Boone County Farmer's Market. A daughter, Sharon L. Helton, died in 1991.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Tuttle; a son, Kenneth Tuttle of Florence; a brother, Leon Tuttle of Jonesville; sisters, Rena Hay of Mesa, Ariz., and Margie Maddox of Jonesville; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 3 Forest St., Canaan, Conn. 06840.
Robert Lee Wilson, 87, of Taylor Mill, died at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired factory worker with National Distillers in Cincinnati, a member of Living Word Missionary Baptist Church in Silverton, Ohio, and an Army veteran of World War II.
His wife, Ollie Spurlock Wilson, died Sept. 9.
Robert
Wilson
Survivors include daughters, Linda Smith of Independence and Lydia Napier of Mount Vernon; a brother, Richmond Wilson of Clay County; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
