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Date of these obituaries: 04-16-2003
Harry Edward Sprott overcame broken back
While in the Navy during World War II, Harry Edward Sprott fell off a ship and broke every bone in his back.
He lay in a full body cast for a year. The doctors said he would never walk again, but he did.
"I've never seen anyone with as much heart as this man had, " said his son, Harry Sprott, of Covington.
Mr. Sprott was transferred from Pearl Harbor to San Diego for sonar training just before the Japanese sneak attack in 1941. He spent most of the war in the Atlantic, serving on destroyers and submarine chasers.
The Covington resident spent most of his working years as an electrician with the Ford Motor Co. in Cincinnati. He was also a member of Scottish Rite Valley of Covington and Latonia Masonic Lodge No. 746 F&AM.
He was an outgoing and positive fellow, his son said. "He couldn't walk into a room that he didn't start talking to people, " he said.
He often volunteered at his church, South Side Baptist, where he served as a deacon and did odd jobs. "If they needed something done, they called Harry, " his son said.
Later in life, Mr. Sprott endured replacement surgeries on both his shoulders and three knee replacements. A car wreck in December sent the 81-year-old on his final, downhill slide, and he died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
His wife, Opal Sprott, died in 2002.
Survivors in addition to his son include another son, Michael P. Sprott of Pensacola, Fla., and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Southside Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Stella Collier Boyer, 103, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a seamstress with Williamstown Manufacturing Co., a homemaker and a member of Williamstown Christian Church. Her husband, Omar Boyer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Williamstown Christian Church, 318 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Eleanor L. Copenhaver, 80, of Florence, died Tuesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church in Florence. Her husband, George F. Copenhaver, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, George M. Copenhaver of Florence; a stepdaughter, Joan Tremper of Prescott, Ariz.; a sister, Edna Kues of Newport; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Elizabeth Katherine Stumpf Wetzel Leick, 92, of Covington, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of Southern Campbell County Fire Department Auxiliary, Claryville Homemakers and Kings and Queens.
Her first husband, John Wetzel, died in 1963. Her second husband, John Leick, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, John Wetzel of Alexandria; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria.
Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Michael Church Mission, c/o Rev. Terry Hoppenjans, 720 Washington St., Paintsville, Ky. 41240.
Lorraine Helen Mahaney, 68, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a former owner of Little Bitts Bar, Fort Thomas, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include a brother, Mike Fox of Florence, nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Camp Nelson Cemetery, Nicholasville.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Eddie B. "Buck" McKenney, 85, of Walton, died Tuesday at his home.
He was an employee of B&O; Railroad and an Army veteran of World War II.
His wife, Everette McKenney, preceded him in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Sadieville Cemetery.
Gene Arthur Snyder, 71, of Fort Thomas, died at noon Monday at his home.
He was a retired printing administrator.
His wife, Sylvia Voskuhl Snyder, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Stephen Snyder of Alexandria and Chris Snyder of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Cynthia Beiting of Fort Thomas; a sister, Marie Kathryn Hermes of Dayton; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Mary Elizabeth Stith, 85, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church.
Her husband, Kenneth L. Stith, died in 1977.
A daughter, Geraldine Points, died in 1973.
Survivors include five grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will begin there at noon Friday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Michael Lee True, 60, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a produce manager with Remke's Market.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Steffen True; sons, Michael E. True of Petersburg and Ryan D. Duncan of Union; a daughter, Bettie L. Cottongim of Petersburg; brothers, Thomas True of Louisville and Jack True of Butler; sisters, Marilyn Neil of Florence, Susan Haynes, Phyllis Joseph, Helen Schultz, Barbara Samson and Melinda True, all of Alexandria; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368.
Jane E. Wear, 75, of Erlanger, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a retired childcare worker with St. Paul Child Care Center, Newport.
A son, Shayne Wear, died in 1993.
Survivors include daughters, Kathy Crowell of Tampa, Fla., Devorah Herbst of Dry Ridge and Marlisa Poe of Erlanger; a son, George P. Wear III of Covington; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
