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Date of these obituaries: 05-03-2003
John Hodge, Century Construction co-founder
John F. Hodge, co-founder of Century Construction, died at 5 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 65.
Mr. Hodge was a mason, working at Interlake Steel in Newport, when he and friend Mike Mangeot decided to go into business for themselves, said his son, John Hodge of Villa Hills.
It was 1966 and they started Commercial Masonry. Two years later they added a third partner, Michael Ruh, and changed the company's name to Century Construction.
"One of their first jobs was a project for Champion Paper in Hamilton, Ohio, " said John Hodge. "They were tuck pointing and working on windows on a warehouse. It would have been a small job to a lot of people, but it was a real big deal to them."
The men worked long hours and became known for treating their customers right, John Hodge said.
"My dad was a bear on the outside, kind of gruff. But he had such a big heart. He taught me the value of hard work and doing right by your customers. When he did something, it was done right."
The company specializes in commercial and industrial building.
"We just finished the Hofbrauhaus in Newport and Jeff Ruby's Tropicana restaurant, " said John Hodge, who is vice president of Century.
Jack Hodge had been semi-retired for several months and spent much of his time on his houseboat in Florida.
"He loved the river, " his son said. Several years ago he piloted his houseboat from Fort Lauderdale to Cincinnati and back.
He was a member of the Riverfront Kiwanis, a former board member of Northern Kentucky Association for the Retarded, and served in the Army Reserves in the 1960s.
He was being treated for heart problems when he had a stroke this week.
Other survivors include his wife, Carol Schreiber Hodge; sons, James Hodge of Lovelock, Nev., and David Hodge of Hebron; brothers, Louis Hodge of Fort Wright, Eugene Hodge of Florence and Steve Hodge of Morningview; sisters, Carol Mae Minogue of Amelia Island, Fla., Elaine Hodge of Prescott, Ariz., Peggy Smith of South Port, N.C., and Vivia Smith of Hendersonville, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to The Point - ARC of Northern Kentucky, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011, or YMCA Camp Ernst, 7613 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Stephen Tolliver, minister, helped save boys in trouble
Stephen M. Tolliver spent most of his life in a Christian ministry to others.
He grew up in Boone County, where he graduated from Boone County High School. In the 1970s, he helped establish a Christian Coffee House in Florence, organized through the Union Baptist Church.
"He was saved at the Coffee House, " said his mother, Joyce Hensley Tolliver of Florence.
Mr. Tolliver, 48, died Monday in Tulsa, Okla., after a yearlong battle with cancer.
He worked at General Electric and later at Ashland Oil, which transferred him to Houston, Texas, as a night supervisor at the company's new canning facility there. He was 29, and he and his wife, Ann Acree Tolliver, became active in Houston Youth Reach boy's home, an interdenominational effort to help boys who have been referred from the court system.
"He said he was raised like 'Beaver, ' but a lot of children were not, and he wanted to give them the kind of home they needed, " his mother said.
Mr. Tolliver became an ordained minister and moved with his wife to Tulsa, where they opened a Youth Reach home in their large house. They ran the home for 10 years.
Mr. Tolliver also worked as a technician for the International Bus Co. in Tulsa and did remodeling work. He was a member and minister in the Guts church in Tulsa and ministered to the Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders and owners club there.
He and his wife rode on Harley-Davidson charity rides.
"He was a good teacher, a good father, a good friend, " said his mother. "His faith never wavered."
He was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago. The family moved back to Boone County for four months, and returned to Tulsa last month, where he died in a Tulsa hospital.
Other survivors include sons, Kevin M. Tolliver and Jesse C. Tolliver, both of Tulsa; a stepson, Robert Stanley of Covington; father, Troy B. Tolliver of Florence; a brother, Dean Tolliver of Florence; and a sister, Tracy Horn of Delhi, Ohio.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Fellowship of Believers, Florence. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Youth Reach Houston, c/o Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 67, Verona, Ky. 41092.
Donald H. Ellis, 70, of Falmouth, died Friday at his home. He was a computer technician retired from Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati, and a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Independence.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Littrell Ellis; sons, Ronald Ellis of Falmouth and Donald R. Ellis of Williamstown; a daughter, Karen Moody of Independence; a brother, Darrell Ellis of Harrison, Ohio; a sister, Lucille Nolan of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be form 11 a.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
John E. Gullett, 56, of Woodlawn, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Kendra Gullett; sons, James Gullett and John Michael Gullett, both of Woodlawn; a daughter, Randa Gullett of Woodlawn; brothers, Jerry Gullett of Bellevue and Fred Gullett III of South Carolina; and a sister, Janet Stewart of Woodlawn.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Wesley Jenkins, 74, of Falmouth, died at 1:25 p.m. Friday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
James J. Laughlin, 91, of Amelia, Ohio, formerly of Ludlow, died Thursday at Mercy Hospital, Anderson Township, Ohio. He was a mail clerk with the United States Postal Service, Cincinnati, and a member of Ludlow Vets and U.S. Postal Service Workers Union.
Survivors include his wife, Dora Laughlin; sons, James J. Laughlin Jr. of Edgewood and Jack O'Banion of Crescent Springs; a daughter, Sharon McHargue of Amelia; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Blessing will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Mary C. Lohr, 90, of Newport, died Thursday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a baker retired from the Newport Independent School District and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Her husband, Emil Lohr, died in 1971; a son, Bernard Lohr, died in 1936, and a daughter, Dorothy Corbett, died in 1987.
Survivors include a son, Emil Lohr of Newport; daughters, Sylvia Uehlein of Liberty Township, Ohio, Mary Beth Schneider of San Francisco, Calif., and Caroline Noelcke of Lockland, Ohio; a sister, Elizabeth Ritter of Alexandria; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Spirit Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati, 1821 Summit Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237.
Farris M. Morris, 70, of Verona, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an exterminator retired from Dawn Exterminating, formerly in Florence, a member of Florence First Church of Christ, Wilmington-Fiskburg Masonic Lodge No. 362; 32nd degree member of Scottish Rite, Covington, and a pit crew member of Jerry Rice Racing Team.
Survivors include his wife, Detria Morris; daughters, Robin Rice of Verona, Kathy Burton of Lexington and Judy Smith of Burnside; a stepson, Greg Middendorf of Verona; sisters, Nettie Rawlings of Manchester and Norena Purcell of Somerset; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Mary Orr, 70, of Independence, died at Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Stephanie Lynn Frye Phillips, 30, of Maysville, died at 7:40 a.m. Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
She was retired from JC Penney and Family Dollar, both in Maysville.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Phillips of Maysville; a son, Michael Kyler Phillips of Maysville; a daughter, Natasha Gail Phillips of Maysville; parents, Wilda and John David Frye of Maysville; brothers, Cory Andrew Frye and John Frye II, both of Maysville; and paternal grandmother, Mary Louise Frye of Tollesboro.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Ribolt. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
William E. Rector, 63, of Independence, died Thursday at his home.
He was a fleet service clerk with American Airlines and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann Rector of Independence; a son, William E. Rector II of Independence; a daughter, Lisa A. Rector of Florence; sisters, Rosie Bobb of Dry Ridge and Margie Meikle of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454 Atlanta, Ga. 10368-2454.
Jean A. Reynolds, 60, of Erlanger, died at 9:25 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Donald F. Reynolds, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Terry Moore of Verona; sisters, Catherine Boles of Latonia and Bonnie Crawford of Poseyville, Ind.; and brothers, Bill Cain of Florence, Melvin Cain of Union, Junior Cain of Covington and Don Cain of Elsmere.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Cemetery, Union.
Evelyn Terrell, 81, of Hebron, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Florence Baptist Temple.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Arnold Terrell; sons, Arnold "Bill" Terrell of Villa Hills, Donald Ray Terrell of Florence, Terry Terrell of Erlanger and Ron Terrell and Jerry Terrell, both of Hebron; a daughter, Sandra Middleton of Florence; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
