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Date of these obituaries: 11-25-2003
Joyce Holmes, 71, Post-Corbett winner
When Stephen Holmes suggested a few years ago to his mother that perhaps it was time for her to think about slowing down from her frenetic schedule of community activities, Joyce Holmes dismissed the idea as unthinkable.
"Not doing those things would be living a life not worth living, " said Mrs. Holmes, a Carroll County native who died Sunday at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati. She was 71.
Spurred by the conviction that it was her duty to make the community in which she lived a better place, she volunteered for dozens of organizations in Cincinnati, from health groups like the Visiting Nurses Association to historic preservation efforts like the Betts House to arts boosters. The last was "her true love, " said her son, as evidenced by the long list of such groups which depended on her efforts.
Among them: the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Association and the orchestra's Women's Committee; the Cincinnati Ballet; the Classical Music Hall of Fame; the Cincinnati Opera Guild; the American Federation of Music Clubs; the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Society for the Preservation of Music Hall.
She was not only a doer, she was a leader, heading up more than a half dozen of the groups and chairing many of their special events.
"She really did a lot of the behind-the-scenes things that made those events possible, " said Stephen Holmes, of Terrace Park, Ohio.
Mrs. Holmes was named woman of the year by both The Post and the Enquirer, was a Post-Corbett Award winner for her volunteering efforts and was a Kentucky Colonel.
She was born Joyce Faye Swango in Eagle Station, just outside Carrollton, attended schools in Carroll County and then went on to Transylvania University in Lexington. She remained a supporter of her alma mater throughout her life and won the Morris Medallion for alumni support.
She moved to Cincinnati with her husband, Harold L. "Bud" Holmes. The coupled lived for years in Indian Hill before moving downtown in the past few years, in part so they could live "close to the things there that Mom loved, " Stephen Holmes said.
Despite her immersion in community service, his mother never neglected her family, Stephen Holmes said.
"We always had a warm home, " he said. "She had a Southern charm that was very neat."
Surviving in addition to her husband and son are another son, John L. Holmes, of Cincinnati; sisters, Genrose Turner of Maysville and LaVerne Ryan of Carrollton; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Carrollton Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Dec. 4 at Silverwood Presbyterian Church, Madeira, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; Betts House, 416 Clark St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or Transylvania University, 300 N. Broadway, Lexington, Ky. 40508.
Hazel Allender, 68, of Brooksville, died Monday at her home. She was a former employee of Dr. Scholl's Shoe Factory, Falmouth, and a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church, Bracken County, and Fraternal Order of Eagles, Maysville.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn King of Crittenden and Louise Winkle of Berlin; a son, Rodney Allender of Berlin; a brother, Dave Teegarden; sisters, Georgia Mains of Independence, Gladys Bishop of Cincinnati, Wanda Mains of Cynthiana, Sue Moneyhon of Falmouth and Barbara Mains of Germantown; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Bracken County.
Charles Arnold, 92, of Corbin, died Saturday at Baptist Regional Medical Center, Corbin. He was a member of Locust Grove Christian Church in Keavy and Covington Lodge No. 109 F&AM.
Survivors include sisters, Stella Piper of Murray and Lillian Smith of Erlanger; and a brother, Harold Arnold of Keavy.
Services were this morning at Hart Funeral Home, Corbin. Burial was in Locust Grove Cemetery, Keavy.
Virginia Mary Scheper Carl, 72, of Edgewood, died Sunday at her home. She was a volunteer with Be Concerned.
Survivors include her husband, Paul A. Carl Sr.; a son, Paul Carl Jr. of Edgewood; sisters, Betty Scheper of Covington, Margie Goetz and Marion McCoy, both of Fort Mitchell; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
William Patrick Condon, 74, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. He was owner of the Ninth Street Parking Garage in Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Pauline Condon, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Conway of Lakeside Park; a son, William F. Condon of Erlanger; stepdaughters, Sherry Aubrey of Burlington and Laurie Billiter of Crescent Springs; a stepson, Mike Cason of Wadsworth, Ohio; and a grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 7 p.m. Friday.
Robert Arthur Graves, 88, of Worthville, died Monday at his home. He was a farmer and retired bus driver with Owen County Schools, and a member of Worthville Christian Church. His wife, Alberta Louise Graves, died in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Noe of Campbellsburg; a son, Bobby Graves of Wheatley; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a step-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Dallasburg Masonic Cemetery, Wheatley.
Ursula "Pat" Greifenkamp, 84, of Maysville, died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker and a volunteer with the St. Patrick Altar Society, Special Education Association, United Appeal, the Mason County Juvenile Court and Boy Scouts. She also tutored students from St. Patrick School, Maysville. She was a member of St. Patrick Church, Maysville.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Greifenkamp; daughters, Susan Alexander and Sally Teegarden, both of Maysville, and Jane Nute of Athens, Ga.; sons, John Greifenkamp of Longview, Texas, and Timothy Greifenkamp of Morton, Ill.; sisters, Marie Cox, Frances Busse and Jane Busse, all of Fort Thomas, and Sister Mary Constance Busse of Melbourne; brothers, Clement Busse of Boca Raton, Fla., and Joseph Busse of Bellevue; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 tonight at the church. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick School, 318 Limestone St., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Leslie "Tommie" Hamilton, 84, of Walton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired lead assembler with American Laundry Machine Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II. A daughter, Barbara Ann Hamilton, and sons, Timothy Hamilton and Ronald Hamilton, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Himes Hamilton; a son, Larry Hamilton of Calvert City; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Ben F. Harvey Jr., 52, of Guyton, Ga., formerly of Latonia, died Monday at his home. He was a metal designer with Gulfstream Aircraft Co., a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ in Covington and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was also a veteran of the Coast Guard. A son, Ben Harney III, died in 2001.
Survivors include his wife, Angela Harney; a daughter, Jodie Harney of Savannah, Ga.; his father, Ben F. Harvey Sr. of Independence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Riggs Funeral Home, Guyton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Springfield, Ga., Annex Cemetery. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Frank P. "Bud" Herzog, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Wright, died at 9:47 p.m. Sunday at Alois Alzheimer's Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired plant manager with the former Avery Co., and assistant plant manager with Signode Corp., Florence. He was a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright, where he was a former director of the church seniors citizens board, and a member of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. His wife, Marcella A. Herzog, died in 1986.
Survivors include brothers, William Herzog, Richard Herzog and Paul Herzog, all of Covington; and sisters, Mary Murphy, Rita Kramer and Joanne Hacker, all of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Mabel C. Johnson, 74, of Latonia, died at 11 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Johnson, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Spegal of Taylor Mill; sons, Robert Johnson and James Johnson, both of Independence, and Wayne Johnson of London, Ohio; brothers, Thomas Murphy of Pendleton County and Richard Murphy of Morning View; sisters, Rosalie Wright and Goldie Cowan, both of Covington, and Mary Stith of Orlando, Fla.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Paul E. McCarty, 72, of Independence, died at 2:12 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a machinist with General Electric and a retired bus driver with Kenton County Schools. He was a member of Community Pentecostal Church of God, Taylor Mill.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella Rice McCarty; a son, Kenneth Paul McCarty of Covington; a daughter, Beverly Book of Numa, Iowa; a brother, Charles McCarty of Independence; sisters, Rosella Spencer of Falmouth and Lois Miller of Newport; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Community Pentecostal Church of God, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Robert J. Toll Sr., 61, of Covington, died Nov. 15 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was an employee of Spaulding Lighting Inc., Cincinnati, and a member of VFW Post No. 1484 in Park Hills, American Legion Post No. 20 in Elsmere and Ralph Fulton VFW Honor Guard. He also played Santa Claus at local hospitals.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Toll; a daughter, Kim James of Burlington; sons, Bobby Toll Jr. and Gerald Baker, both of Covington, Edwin Toll of Erlanger and Jackie Kerns of Lexington; stepdaughters, China Smitson of Newport and Debbie Teague of Bellevue; sisters, Carol Louden of Covington and Sandy Coleman of Grant County; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at VFW Post No. 1484, Park Hills. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
William S. Turner, 72, of Independence, died at 1 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a member of Taylor Mill Church of Christ, Bradford Masonic Lodge No. 123 F&AM and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite. He was a retired maintenance department employee of Mead Paper/Rock-Tenn Paper Board in Cincinnati. A daughter, Peggy Lee Turner, died in 1956.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Herald Turner; a son, William Turner Jr. of Florence; daughters, Pamela Harbaugh of Independence and Sandra Kay Mounts of Falmouth; brothers, Price Turner of Alexandria, Charlie Turner of Dayton and Kager Turner of the state of California; sisters, Nancy Daniels of Franklin, Ohio, and Ann Honshul of Hamilton, Ohio; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Thomas Roger von Birgelen, 70, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Cincinnati, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired accountant with the federal government and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane McCue von Birgelen; a son, Robert Regan von Birgelen of Anchorage, Alaska; a daughter, Debra Koo of Covington; a brother, Michael von Birgelen of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, handled arrangements.
Ellie Spaulding Yelton, 84, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her first husband, Lucian Bowen, and second husband, Roy Yelton, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Gertrude Hardy of Cynthiana, Octavia McQueary of Covington and Juanita Ivey of Owenton; brothers, Charlie Spaulding of Inez and Roy Spaulding of Highland Heights; a sister, Juanita Gee of Covington; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
