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Date of these obituaries: 06-16-2003
Fenton 'Turtle' Bradford, man of faith and family
Faith and family were the two constants in Fenton "Turtle" Bradford's life.
A devout and active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia, Bradford died Sunday morning at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 75.
"He was a man of faith, " said his wife of 53 years, Patricia J. Perry Bradford. "He loved the Lord first and then his family."
Turtle Bradford was a long-time Sunday school teacher at the church, a youth leader and an avid volunteer.
He was also a former member of the Calvary Christian School Board.
"He loved the young people, " Patricia Bradford said. "That's the ministry he loved the most. And all the young people loved him."
Bradford's work with young people extended to Christians of elementary, junior high, high school and college age. He also was heavily involved in the camp ministries at the church, his wife said.
Bradford's nickname had been with him since he was a 12-year-old caddy at the Twin Oaks golf course in Latonia, where he often carried the golf bags of the local club pros.
Because of his short, 12-year-old stature, when he carried two bags at once, only his head was visible. The pros gave him his nickname because he looked like a turtle popping out of its shell, Patricia Bradford said.
Bradford was a retired foreman with the former Exhibit Group in Cincinnati. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Patricia Bradford said she would always remember her husband's relationship with their seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
"He really loved the grandkids, and he loved to go fishing with them, " she said. "That was probably the thing he loved best -- being with family and doing things with his grandchildren."
Other survivors include a son, Perry David Bradford of Williams Bay, Wis.; daughters, Belinda Lu Haskins and Mary Beth Clift, both of Erlanger; and a sister, Roberta Case Coates of Centerville, Ind.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Mission Fund, 3711 Tibbatts St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Virgie Mae Bailey, 83, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a cook.
Survivors include a sister, Katie Brewer of Cincinnati, and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Kathleen Virginia "Kitty" Barnard, 72, of Crestview Hills, died Sunday at her home. She was a retired employee of the Kentucky Department of Transportation's Division of Right of Way. Her husband, C.A. Barnard, died in 2002.
Survivors include a son, Michael Barnard of Goshen, Ohio; sisters, Dorothy Clifford of Cincinnati, Nancy Jenkins of Falmouth and Geraldine Cummins of Foster; brothers, Harry Ramsey, Melvin Ramsey, Eugene Ramsey and Raymond Ramsey, all of Falmouth; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Erlanger Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Alice Budde, 87, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Paxton Ross Caldwell, 84, of Lexington, formerly of Cynthiana, died Friday at Tanbark Health Care Center in Lexington. She was a member of Cynthiana Christian Church and a former member of Renaker Homemakers. Her husband, Roger Furnish Caldwell, and a son, Roger Victor Caldwell, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Paxton Caldwell of Lexington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Christian Church, 202 N Main St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Anna Elizabeth Cleveland, 93, of Harrison County, died Sunday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Edward Church in Cynthiana, the church Altar Society, and Ladies Elk Lodge Auxiliary No. 438. She was a former Cub Scout den mother. Her husband, James Clark Cleveland Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Dr. Clark Cleveland of Georgetown and Dr. David Edward Cleveland of Danville; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Edward Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in St. Edward Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to St. Edward Church or St. Edward School, both at 107 N. Walnut St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Charles Lewis Crupper, 75, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired truck driver with Roadway Express, a member of the Teamsters Union and Stonewall First Church of God, Sadieville. His wife, Vera Beatrice Moore Crupper, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Danny Crupper of Hebron; daughters, Sue Kelly and Hope Crupper-Wilson, both of Florence, and Robin Lynn of Demossville; sisters, Betty Ison of Corinth and Immogene Keith of Owenton; five grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beard Cemetery, Sadieville. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, Spina-Bifida Treatment and Research, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Sister Mary Lelia Dirr, S.N.D., 92, of Park Hills, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a tutor and culinary worker with the dioceses of Covington, Lexington and Birmingham, Ala., and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Survivors include sisters, Cecilia Schmitz of Ohio and Sister Mary Francis, S.N.D., of Covington; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 tonight at the Sisters of Notre Dame Convent Chapel of St. Joseph Heights, Park Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the convent Provincial House. A wake service will be at 5 p.m. Burial will be in the convent cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; or Holy Trinity School, 2536 S. U.S. 421, Harlan, Ky. 40854. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Esther Sloan Goodwin, 89, of Florence, died Thursday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a waitress and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church. Her husband, Grady Goodwin, died in 1974.
Survivors include a son, Wayne Styles of Chester, Va.; daughters, Pat Schneider of West Chester, Ohio, Dolly Mouzalas of West Islip, N.Y., and Donna Doyle of Florence; sisters, Ethel Carter of Ferrum, Va., and Willie Cooper of Bassett, Va.; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services were this morning at Flora Funeral Home, Rocky Mount, Va. Burial was in Sloan Family Cemetery, Ferrum, Va. Memorials are suggested to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 779, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, handled arrangements.
Hazel Taylor Hammond, 94, of Edgewood, died May 3 at Brighton Gardens, Edgewood. She was a retired teacher and an employee of the Kingsport, Tenn., Public Library. She was a former member of First Broad Street United Methodist Church and the Pilot Club, both in Kingsport.
Survivors include a daughters, Betty Taylor Colonna of San Antonio; a son, Dr. Emmett K. Hammond of Crestview Hills; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Erlanger Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Slant United Methodist Church Cemetery, Scott County, Va. Memorials are suggested to Slant United Methodist Church, in care of Mrs. Dwight Hillman, RFD 1, Fort Blackmore, Va. 24250. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Robert Kenneth Hammons Sr., 67, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a salesman with Primesource and a member of the International Typographer Union and First Baptist Church of Walton. A son, Timothy D. Hammons, died in 1989.
Survivors include his wife, Delores Hammons; a daughter, Connie S. Hammons of Florence; a son, Robert K. Hammons of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery, Walton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Alice Joslin Harlow, 58, of Clarkston, died Saturday at a grandson's home in Tollesboro. She was a homemaker. A son, James William Harlow Jr., and a daughter, Tammy Deloris Harlow, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Harlow; a son, John Harlow of Falmouth; daughters, Kay Turner and Charlene Mills, both of Falmouth, and Charlotte Ann Burdine of Crittenden; brothers, Curtis R. Joslin of Hamilton, Ohio, and Ronnie Marlett of Clarkston; a sister, Peggy Lucille Harlow of Falmouth; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Corlis Dean High, 84, of Germantown, died at 9 p.m. Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a former mayor of Germantown and a retired truck driver with Union Oil Co., Maysville. He was a member of Germantown Christian Church, Germantown Lions Club, Maysville VFW and the Germantown Volunteer Fire Department, and was a World War II veteran. His wife, Eulah Ward High, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Jackie High of Winchester; a daughter, Vicki Keller of Maysville; brothers, Marion High of Hurricane, W.Va., and Marvin High of Charlestown, Ind.; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Germantown Christian Church, 81 Bridgeville Road, Germantown, Ky. 41044; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Robert C. Keith, 82, of Covington, died Sunday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. He was a retired employee of Atlas Dry Cleaners in Newport, a member of Sanders Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War II. There are no immediate survivors.
Memorial services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Daniel Boone Gregory Lewis, 18, of Taylor Mill, died Saturday in downtown Cincinnati.
Survivors include his parents, Lisa Gay Gregory of Taylor Mill and Daniel Boone Lewis III of Latonia; sisters, Alicia Gregory and Lisa Lewis, both of Taylor Mill; a stepsister, Taylor Lewis of Finneytown, Ohio; half-brothers, Doug Lewis and Joe Lewis, both of Finneytown; a stepbrother, Dillon Tuttle of Finneytown; and grandparents, Guinetta Strickland of Silver Grove, Daniel Lewis Jr. of Latonia and Doug Davis of Silver Grove.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Daniel Boone Gregory Lewis Memorial Fund, 497 Walnut Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Genella Anna Zanora Monhollen, 90, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Sylvania Nolen, 88, of Hebron, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a retired employee of National Distillery.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Rose West-Meyer of Hebron; sisters, Mary Maynor and Cora Townsend, both of Jeffersonville, Ind.; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Britton Funeral Home, Manchester. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Lincoln Gilbert Cemetery, Oneida.
Earl Woodrow Painter, 84, of Florence, died at 12:10 p.m. Sunday at Woodspoint Health Care Center, Florence. He was a retired jeweler with Litwin Jewelers, Cincinnati, a member of Carthage United Methodist Church and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Painter; daughters, Donna Nelson of California and Diane Schmidt of Cabot, Ark.; a son, Dennis Painter of Alexandria; a sister, Gertrude Carmack of Alexandria; brothers, Kenneth Painter of Latonia and Paul Painter of Alexandria; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carthage United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, Carthage. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Delores Anne Yingst Walton, 66, of Burlington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Belleview Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Virgil Lee Walton; sons, Terry Lee Walton of Burlington and Gary Wayne Walton of Rising Sun, Ind.; her stepmother, Cora Personette of Billingsville, Ind.; brothers, Harold Yingst of Liberty, Ind., and Richard Personette of Billingsville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Brookville, Ind. Memorials are suggested to Belleview Baptist Church, 6658 Fifth St., Belleview, Ky. 41005.
Hubert Whittemore, 76, of Covington, died at 8 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired crib keeper with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a member of United Auto Workers and American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy Crowder Whittemore; daughters, Angela Whittemore of Erlanger and Trina Whittemore of Covington; and sisters, Barbara Cates of Lexington, Mary Riddell, Joyce Short, Jennie Smith and Minnie Belle Lowery, all of Richmond.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069; or St. Elizabeth Home Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
