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Date of these obituaries: 11-15-2003
Donald Ring, veteran, retired dam lockman
No plane in the 84th Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Corps left the ground without being in tiptop shape. Not if Donald E. Ring had anything to say about it.
As an assistant crew chief serving in World War II, he was adamant about maintaining aircraft to keep his comrades safe.
Mr. King raised his family, nurtured his faith and tended to the Ohio River as a lockman with that same care, said his son, Frank Ring, of Mays-ville.
"He made everything right on his airplane before he took off. My dad never half-did anything, " Frank Ring said.
Mr. Ring, 83, of Maysville, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.
He was the first full-time employee at the Meldahl Dam and a member of St. Patrick Church in Maysville.
Other than the time he was away during the war, Mr. Ring spent his whole life living on or near Bull Creek in Maysville.
"He was born and raised and died probably all within a couple miles of each other. It was home. That's where his friends were at, that's where his family was at, " Frank Ring said.
Mr. Ring raised his two children with loving discipline.
"He taught us right from wrong, and I never hold a minute of it against him, " his son said.
Mr. Ring's favorite pastime was playing the fiddle -- a hobby that once drew a most unusual audience. On a tour of the troops in World War II, Great Britain's King George VI and his wife stopped to watch Mr. Ring and his makeshift bluegrass band perform. It's a memory Mr. Ring cherished.
Back home, he and his wife, Anna Theresa Cropper Ring, of Maysville, made a perfect musical pair.
"For years around here, on the weekends, him and mom would go to square dances. Mom never could play and Dad never could dance, and Dad was always up on stage a-playing, " Frank Ring said.
His faith sustained him throughout his life. In his last years, Mr. Ring and his wife would pray the rosary together every night.
When his health prevented him from attending church, he watched Mass on television and took Holy Communion brought to his home by a volunteer.
Surviving in addition to his wife and son are a daughter, Libby Ritchie of Elizaville; a sister, Evelyn Storer of Peebles, Ohio; and one granddaughter.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at Brell & Son Funeral Home, Maysville. The Rosary will said be at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery.
Ruby B. Afterkirk, 81, of Crittenden, died Thursday.
She was a secretary and a farmer. She was a member of Walton Christian Church, the China Painters Guild and a former member of the Eastern Star. Husbands, Thomas Nolan Flynn and Frank Afterkirk, both preceded her in death.
She is survived by several nieces.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Walton Christian Church, 50 South Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Emma Lou Dance Bailey, 86, of Dry Ridge, died Friday.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, where she was a pianist and Sunday school teacher. She was formerly a bookkeeper for Bailey Lumberyard in Walton and a sales clerk at Shillito's in Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, A.B. "Gusty" Bailey of Dry Ridge; a son, Samuel Glen Bailey of Williamstown; a brother, Claude C. Dance of Lexington; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Mount Carmel Baptist Church Building Fund, Mount Carmel Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
William Bates, 92, of Independence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of New Banklick Baptist Church, a licensed electrician and a farmer. Wives, Beatrice Bates and Lillian Bates, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Verna May of Williamstown, Joyce Clifford of London, and Starletta Ryan of Independence; sons, William Earl Bates of Independence and Gary Lee Bates of Burlington; a brother, Jesse Bates of Gatlinburg, Tenn.; a sister, Lovena McCord, of Cartersville, Ind.; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Open Door Community Church in Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Goldy S. Brown, 62, of St. Bernard, Ohio, died Tuesday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a retired food service worker for Procter & Gamble.
Survivors include a sister, Evelyn Bowen of Cincinnati, several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at noon Monday at New Beginnings Community Church in Dayton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at the church. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is in charge of arrangements.
Ronald "Ron" Conway Sr., 68, of Covington, died Thursday.
Arrangements are pending at Allison & Rose Funeral Home in Covington.
Evelyn V. DeRossett, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at Highland Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Highland Heights.
She was a retired operator for Cincinnati Bell. A son, Rex Fahlbush, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Edward Fahlbush of Newport; brothers, Richard Eaton of Cold Spring and Lawrence Steffen of Alexandria; a sister, Patricia Wagner of Dry Ridge; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
George Edward Hauck, 76, of Crescent Springs, formerly of Hyde Park, Cincinnati, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
He was a retired livery driver for the Stanley High Funeral Home in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a number of friends.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home in Covington. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
Memorials are suggested for breast cancer research to the American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Jimmy R. Sergent, 61, of Elsmere, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a machinist and a member of New Banklick Baptist Church in Walton. He was also past Master at Good Faith Lodge No. 95 F. & A.M. and a member of the International Association of Machinists.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Sergent of Elsmere; a daughter, Teresa Sergent of Elsmere; a son, Kevin Sergent of Florence; a sister, Sue Ryland of Green Castle, Ind.; and brothers, Jack and Johnnie Sergent, both of Petersburg.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Banklick Baptist Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to New Banklick Baptist Church, 10719 Banklick Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Wahid G. Solomon, 81, of Lexington, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
He was a retired owner and operator of the Cynthiana IGA supermarket, a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Lexington, a former member of St. Edward Catholic Church, Cynthiana, a member of the Cynthiana Lions Club and belonged to the Lexington Tennis Club.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes S. Solomon of Lexington; sons, Joseph Solomon of Sarasota, Fla., Raymond P. Solomon of Frankfort, Frank S. Solomon of Lexington and Abraham "Tony" Solomon of Flower Mound, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Edward Catholic Church, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Rosary will be at 7:30 Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Edward Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Ware Funeral Home, P.O. Box 610, Cynthiana, Kentucky 41031, for Mr. Ware's memorial stone.
