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Date of these obituaries: 03-08-2003
Dorothy McGuire, 93, was life-long volunteer
When she and her husband moved to a 22-acre farm in Florence in 1947, Dorothy May McGuire knew nothing about farm life.
But it didn't take the energetic Mrs. McGuire and her husband long to learn about raising livestock and growing vegetables. They even started an apple orchard and a grape arbor, selling fruit from them to make a little extra money.
Because she was one of the few people to own a car in the Florence area at the time, Ms. McGuire often offered rides to nuns at St. Paul's Church.
But what would have broken the backs of many wasn't even a warm-up for Mrs. McGuire. In addition to starting a Girl Scout troop, over the years she volunteered for the St. Elizabeth Auxiliary, Florence Lions Club and Auxiliary, the Mt. Zion Homemakers Club, the Gemma Guild and the Northern Kentucky Homebuilders Association.
"It seemed like anything she participate in she wound up becoming president, " said Rosemary McGuire, a daughter from Edgewood. "She was a self-made, self-educated woman who was full of intelligence. She was like a walking dictionary."
Mrs. McGuire, 93, of Fort Wright, formerly of Florence, died Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Her husband, Roger Lee McGuire, died in 1981.
Mrs. McGuire enjoyed reading -- she was a member of the Covington Book Club -- and played in a bridge group at Summit Hills Country Club.
Always on the go, she was a common sight driving her 1984 Cadillac Eldorado, which she kept driving until 1996.
"She was just an outgoing, take-charge type person who wanted to do everything, " Rosemary McGuire said. "She even wanted to water ski when she was in her 70s, but my dad wouldn't let her."
Other survivors include sons, Roger H. McGuire of Sparta and Michael C. McGuire of Independence; another daughter, Barbara L. Humphries of Warsaw; 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell, where Mrs. McGuire was a member. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; the Angelic Fund 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or the Cincinnati Academy of Design Scholarship Fund, 2181 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Martha Dehlia Hunter Beckham, 86, of Owenton, died Thursday at New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence "Whitey" Beckham; a daughter, Louise Hunter Franklin of Marietta, Ga.; sisters, Dorothy Smith of Owenton and Flora Barberick of Covington; three grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Marilyn Bettis, 52, of Covington, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Burk Collins, 90, of Lexington, formerly of Mount Olivet and Cynthiana, died Thursday at Pimlico Manor, Lexington. He was retired from farming and the Kentucky Department of Highways.
Survivors include sisters, Hazel Wood of Mount Olivet and Kathleen Berry of Lexington.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Shirley Wallace Delaney, 81, of Williamstown, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was retired as an assembler from Cincinnati Time, and a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Grant County, Locust Grove D of A and Williamstown Order of the Eastern Star No. 301. Her husband, Russell Delaney, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Atha of Williamstown; a son, Randy Delaney of Williamstown; a sister, Alma Brann of Williamstown; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mount Carmel Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Anthony Wayne Dinkins, 38, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Tuesday at his home. He was a maintenance technician for Pacific Coast Feather Co., Florence, and a veteran of the Navy.
Survivors include sons, Charlie Zachary Dinkins and David Anthony Wayne Dinkins, both of Cincinnati; a daughter, Danielle Dinkins of Cincinnati; his father, Jim Dinkins of London; stepfather, Jim Kennedy of Milford, Ohio; brothers, Chris Dinkins of Corbin, Larry Kennedy of Cincinnati, Rodney Jay Kennedy of Bellevue, and Shane Kennedy of Addyston, Ohio; and sisters, Katrina Kennedy of Milford, Ohio, Pam Kennedy of Hamilton, Ohio, Sherry Loggins of Cincinnati and Tina Williams of Erlanger.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Joseph Britton Durham, 84, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Falmouth, and Masonic Lodge No. 222, Falmouth.
Survivors include his wife, Millie Durham; a son, Bobby Joe Durham of Florence; sisters, Irene Reams of Orlando and Hester Spaulding of Butler; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling the arrangements.
Elvira Mary Gruber, 90, of Cincinnati, formerly Sister Mary Ethelbert, C.P.P.S., died Wednesday at Little Sisters of the Poor, Cincinnati.
She was a retired teacher.
Survivors include brothers, Edward Gruber of Cincinnati and Norbert Gruber of Crestview Hills; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. today at Little Sisters of the Poor. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. today. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Little Sisters of the Poor, 476 Riddle Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Clete V. Hall, 75, of Erlanger, died Thursday at his home. He was a former store manager for Kroger and Thriftway, and was a bowler in the Coca-Cola Travel League. His wife, Judy Hall, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Howard of Orlando, Fla., and Judy McCleeland of Haines City, Fla., Michelle McDaniel of Elsmere and Tracey Breeden of Crescent Springs; a son, Michael Warning of Florence; sisters, Juanita Pollock of Xenia, Ohio, and Patty Gable of Nashville, Tenn.; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242.
Don Hatfield, 70, of Hebron, died at 11:07 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was an electric line sub-contractor retired from CG&E; and a member of Grace Baptist Church, Crittenden, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local No. 71.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Jane Hatfield; a son, Don Hatfield Jr. of Foster; daughters, Maxine Smith of Nancy, Rita Noonan of Burlington, Diane Merrill of Dry Ridge, JoAnn Curran of Hebron and Judy White and Darlene Brown, both of Tennessee; brothers, Elmer Hatfield and Roy Hatfield, both of LaFollette, Tenn.; sisters, Peggy Carroll of LaFollette and Leona Murphy of Kings Mountain; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glady Branch Cemetery, Hyden. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2a, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Michele Beth Hilsercop, 28, of Union, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Heritage Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include her husband, Duke Hilsercop; daughters, Jazmin Hilsercop and Natasha Little, both at home; parents, Wanetta and Jerry Giles of Florence; sisters, Jenna Giles of Florence and Lynette Hickman of Union; a brother, Troy Giles of Alexandria; grandfather, Willie Giles of Glencoe; grandparents, Betty and Eugene Doolin of Union; and great-grandmother, Sue Doolin of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Heritage Assembly of God Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Phyllis Jones Insko, 62, of Mount Olivet, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington. She was a retired Deming School teacher and a member of the Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Robertson County Woman's Club, Goodtime Homemakers, Deming School PTA and the Robertson County Education Association. She was a former girl's basketball coach and cheerleader sponsor, resource teacher, FHA room mother, Cub Scouts den mother, 4-H leader and Girl Scout leader and an EMT volunteer.
Survivors include her husband, Philip Byrd Insko; sons, Philip Wayne Insko of Lexington, Dennis "D.R." Insko of Mount Olivet and Scott Insko of Richmond; a daughter, R. Brooks of Spring Hill, Fla.; a sister, Mary Lou Wells of Woodburn; eight grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mary E. Reiling Lange, 92, of Covington, formerly of Lakeside Park, died Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a former elementary school teacher, community volunteer and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright.
Her husband, Edward W. Lange, died in 1982, and a daughter, Sheila Phelps, died in 2001.
Survivors include grandsons, Marc Phelps of Crestview Hills, David Phelps of Villa Hills and Stephen Phelps of Union; and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Covington. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Monday in the St. Charles chapel. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Road, Erlanger, 41018.
Grace Elizabeth Leeds, 89, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Wartburg Baptist Church, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Her husband, Moss Reynolds, died in 1958, and her son, Tommy Reynolds, died in 1966.
Survivors include a daughter, Alice Wallace of Florence; a son, Robert Moss Reynolds of Wilmington, N.C.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Tyner Baptist Church. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Reynolds Memorial Cemetery, Tyner. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Paul W. Lowe, 62, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Delores Wingo Parks, 68, of Independence, died Thursday at St.Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Willie Parks; a daughter, Neeka Lynn Parks Thompson of Louisville; her mother, Ella M. Mapp of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Pastor Doris Lewis and Era L. Momon, both of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, Lindsay E. Wingo Sr. of Atlanta; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Marian Hall Pope, 96, of Henderson, formerly of Florence, died Thursday at Community Methodist Hospital, Henderson. She was a retired telephone operator and a member of Florence Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Harvey A. Pope, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Judy Thomason of Henderson; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday a the funeral home.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 359 S. Green St., Henderson, Ky. 42420.
Joseph Daniel Ruttle, 88, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a production manager retired from Seagrams and Glenmore Distilleries and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Angela Schmick Ruttle; sons, Daniel William Ruttle of Los Angeles and Joseph Paul Ruttle of Yuma, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
