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Date of these obituaries: 06-24-2003
Robert M. Dennis, 84, mechanic, family man
Robert M. Dennis had already spent four years in the work force by the time he got married
-- at age 17.
Mr. Dennis quit school after the seventh grade to start working and help his family.
"Mostly back in those days, you was busy enough just to make enough to survive, " said younger brother Walter Dennis, of Silver Grove, of life growing up in the Depression with his brother.
Robert Dennis, also of Silver Grove, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Independence. He was 84.
Mr. Dennis served in the Army during World War II, and was sent to the Philippines, although he never saw action.
"He shipped out to San Francisco the day the war was declared over, " said his son, Ron Dennis of Independence.
Mr. Dennis was a retired mechanic for O.K. Trucking Co., Cincinnati, a former assistant chief with the Independence Fire Department and a former member of the Moose Lodge.
"He was a good father; he was stern but fair, " said Ron Dennis. "He liked to fish and play horseshoes and spend time with his family and friends."
Younger sister Jean DeMoss of Silver Grove said Mr. Dennis "thought of everybody but himself."
"Gentle and kind -- he took care of everyone that he could, " DeMoss said.
Mr. Dennis was married
67 years to Elizabeth J. Lipscomb Dennis, who died in 1994.
Other survivors include daughters Shirley Cox, of Walton; Brenda Watson, of Crittenden; and Becky Lewis Mason, of Morning View; sisters, Marcheta Mort, of Elwood, Ind., and Wilma McDonald, of Silver Grove; 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6056 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Prudie Cox Agrue, 95, of Crittenden, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Crittenden Christian Church. Her husband, Raymond Agrue, died in 1969. A son, Raymond Agrue Jr., and a daughter, Norma Menefee Ginn, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, James Agrue and Bobby Agrue, both of Covington; daughters, Freda Kannady of Morning view, Blanche Stonum of New Carlisle and Patricia Hampton of Covington; 21 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Crittenden Christian Church, 106 N. Main St., Crittenden, Ky. 41030.
Thelma Inez Bowling, 74, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker a member of Warsaw Church of God. Her husband, Edward Bowling, died in 1993.
Survivors include a brother, Joe Rider of Los Angeles; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Jeannette Young Brownfield, 85, of Covington, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Jewish Hospital, Kenwood campus, Cincinnati. She was a former waitress with the Kentucky Club and the Press Club of Covington. Her husband, Harvey A. Brownfield Jr., died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Harvey A. Brownfield III of Covington; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Wednesday. 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.
Mary E. Baker Clenney, 91, of Covington, died at 1:30 a.m. Monday at Woodspoint Care Center, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow.
Her husband, Charles Clenney, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Fleckenstein of Crestview Hills; sons, Thomas G. Clenney and Charles C. Clenney, both of Covington, and Tyrone A. Clenney of Scottsville; a sister, Virginia Meredith of Fort Wright; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
James Dean, 70, of Butler, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Lois Jean Bush Dilts, 68, of Dayton, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was an employee of Cincinnati Bell Telephone. Her husband, Thomas L. Dilts Sr., died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Dilts Jr. of Dayton; a daughter, Debbie Peterson of Decatur, Ala.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Dayton High School Scholarship Fund, 200 Greendevil Lane, Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Melvin "Todd" Faulkner, 83, of Harrison County, died at 11 p.m. Sunday at his home.
He was a deacon of Riverview Baptist Church, Harrison County, a retired farmer and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Beagle Faulkner; daughters, Jane Carol Wade of Berry and Shirley Diane Wade of Cynthiana; a son, Jerry Daniel Faulkner of Pendleton County; a sister, Catherine Smith of Harrison County; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Riverview Baptist Church, Harrison County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Riverview Baptist Church Building Fund, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 506 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Robert G. Fields, 66, of Erlanger, died June 17 at his home. He was an extruder operator with Duro Bag Co.
Survivors include a son, James R. Fields of Wayne, Mich.; a sister, Gwyndolin Webb of Shallotte, N.C.; a brother, Thomas Fields of Elizabeth City, N.C.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Charles D. Hogle, 62, of Melbourne, died at 7:20 a.m. Sunday at Mercy Hospital in Goshen, Ohio. He was a retired truck driver with O.K. Trucking Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Cold Spring Baptist Church, Newport Lodge No. 358 F&AM and Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma F. Hogle; daughters, Debbie Purnell, Toni Quitter and Tammy Hogle, all of Alexandria; a son, Charles D. Hogle Jr. of Melbourne; a brother, Donald Hogle of Cincinnati; a sister, Dorothy Beal of Alexandria; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
George Edward Lambert, 60, of Erlanger, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired employee of Pacific Bell Telephone and a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Ravenna, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Julie Yaeger Lambert; a daughter, Wendy Lee Lambert of Cypress, Calif.; his mother, Jennie Lambert of Ravenna; brothers, Donald Lambert of Ravenna and Todd Lambert of Diamond, Ohio; and three granddaughters.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Lions Charity Account, 5996 Belair Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Chester M. Mutters, 71, of Florence, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired engineer with AT&T;, a member of Telephone Pioneers of America and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Mutters; a daughter, Pamela Heaton of Phoenix; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Robert E. Owens, 53, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Covington, died June 17 in Pensacola. He was a retired Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn A. Owens; sons, Timothy W. Godwin II, Jason L. Godwin, Nathan A. Godwin and Jonathan A. Godwin; daughters, Angela C. Godwin and Victoria T. Owens; a brother, Charles W. Owens of Cynthiana; a sister, Mary B. Owens of Park Hills; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial services were Friday at Faith Chapel Funeral Home, Pensacola. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Children's Hospital, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Sisters Mary Estelle Radley, C.D.P., 85, of Melbourne, died at 9:40 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Home, Melbourne. She was an elementary school teacher in West Virginia and Kentucky, and was an accountant with the Holy Family Home before retirement.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anne Convent, Melbourne. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Wednesday, with a wake service at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Anne Convent Cemetery, Melbourne. Memorials are suggested to Congregation of Divine Providence, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Sam Reeves, 78, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Bernard Louis Rennekamp, 77, of Carrollton, died Sunday at Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home, Lexington. He was a retired purchasing agent with M&T; Chemicals in Carrollton and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Rauni Aili Rahikka Rennekamp, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Roger Alan Rennekamp of Lexington; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Constance M. Schneider, 76, of Independence, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Kenton County Homemakers Club and St. Barbara Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include her husband, Anthony J. Schneider of Independence; and a brother, Paul Theele of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Barbara Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Ann Spare, 90, of Covington, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a retired secretary, a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright and a member of the Leisure Timers Club.
Survivors include brothers, Albert Joseph Spare Jr. of Hazard and Joseph George Spare of Burlington; and a sister, Mary Rita Bell of Park Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center Lodge, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Lillian Morgan Spenlau, 85, of Latonia, died at 12:10 p.m. Sunday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a waitress with YMCA, Covington, and a clerk with Modern Day Cleaners in Latonia. She was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia, St. Anthony Fun Club and the Young Grandmothers Club. Her husband, Celestine Spenlau, died in 1976. A son, Terry Spenlau, died in 1999.
Survivors include a son, G. Michael Spenlau of Taylor Mill; a brother, George Morgan of Taylor Mill; two grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Gene "Bubby" Wilson, 42, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at his home.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Reed Wilson of Cynthiana; a brother, Danny A. Wilson of Cynthiana; and a sister, Kim Garrison of Harrison County.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Sadieville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill., P.O. Box 55243, Lexington, Ky. 40555.
Lisa Kay Johns Wilson, 31, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a teacher with Mount Zion Christian Academy, Florence, and a member of Gathering Place Church, Florence. A daughter, Amberly Wilson, died in 1990. A son, Justin Wilson, died in 1996.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Wilson; daughters, Kayla Wilson and Emily Wilson, both at home; sons, Jordan Wilson and Austin Wilson, both at home; her father, Don Johns of Florence; her mother and stepfather, Sue and Gerry Coots of Crittenden; and brothers, Tom Johnson of Crittenden and Dan Coots of Walton.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gathering Place Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lisa Wilson Memorial Fund, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 6049, Florence, Ky. 41042.
