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Date of these obituaries: 02-12-2003
Harold C. Smith, 94, was involved in his community
Harold C. Smith was a person who people trusted.
"He was a guy who, when he made a commitment that he was going to get a job done, or do this or that, there was never a question that it would be done, " said his son, Hal Smith, president of Pikeville College.
Others must have felt the same way about him, because Mr. Smith, who died Monday at his home in Southgate, won election to several offices in his 94 years.
The heating and air conditioning contractor was a former president of the Cincinnati Heating and Piping Contractors Association. He also was a former president of the Southgate Optimist Club and former chairman of the Southgate Independent School District's board.
The latter two offices reflected Mr. Smith's love for children and his interest in education.
"I was thinking today, driving up, that there was never any question about my sister and myself going to college. It was just a given, " his son said. "We were the first in our family to go."
In his spare time, Mr. Smith liked to tinker in his basement shop, and grow strawberries or roses in his garden.
He was a retired vice president of Geiler Co. and a member of the Southgate Super Seniors.
Other survivors include his wife, Ruth Smith; a daughter, Margie Doyle of West Chester, Ohio; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Maggie Burkhart, 100, of Florence, died Tuesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Crittenden Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Dewey Burkhart of Waco, Texas; daughters, Billy Lee Combs of Lakeland, Fla., and Wilma J. Thompson of Dry Ridge; a brother, Coy Martin of Somerset; 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.
Bobby Keene Chapman, 68, of Independence, died Tuesday at his home. He was a disabled truck driver with Dick Brader Express Co. and former owner of Hillside Liquor, Warsaw. He was a member of Sand Run Baptist Church, the Good Guys Club, Glencoe Masonic Lodge No. 498, Henry Lindon VFW Post No. 11120, Walton American Legion Post No. 277 and Good Ole Guys and Gals Club. He was a veteran of both the Army and Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Chapman; a daughter, Becky Franklin of Independence; a sister, Linda Lou Caldwell of Warsaw; and a grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Owen County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Cierra Jade Crank, daughter of Cherri Foreman and Michael Crank of Cold Spring, was stillborn Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include a brother, Dezmen Crank, at home; grandparents, Gordon and Tammy Foreman of New Orleans, and Linda Carson of Latonia; and great-grandparents, Donna Hogle of Cold Spring, Charles and Alice Hogle of Dayton, and Fred and Alta Ford of Grant County.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Florence S. Davis, 81, of Covington, died at 4:26 a.m. today at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Lelia Sutton Davis, 91, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., formerly of Hebron, died at 6:40 p.m. Friday at Hacienda Rehabilitation Center in Sierra Vista. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Rev. Willard Davis, died in 1981. A son, Calvin Davis, died in 1968.
Survivors include a son, Leon Davis of Sierra Vista; a sister, Letha Cheek of Florence; a brother, Lorth Sutton of Hebron; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Bullittsburg Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Marie Evelyn DeMoss, 71, of Melbourne, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, William DeMoss; a daughter, Candy Huwell of Melbourne; sons, Ted DeMoss of Dayton and Joe DeMoss of Melbourne; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, Carthage.
Christine M. DiLillo, 96, of Fort Thomas, died at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a meat packer with Kahn's Meat Co., Cincinnati, and a former member of St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport. Her husband, Roy DiLillo, died in 1963. A son, Phillip DiLillo, died in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Anna Mae Herman of Holiday, Fla.; a son, Joseph DiLillo of Newport; a sister, Lucille Purcell of Southgate; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Carmel Manor. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or in the form of Masses. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Mary Elizabeth Dillhunt, 86, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a reception in the office of Dr. Robert Owens and a founding member of Al-Anon Family Groups of Northern Kentucky. Her husband, Cyril J. Dillhunt, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, John G. Johannemann of Fort Wright; a daughter, Angela Tubesing of Crestview Hills; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Carmelite Monastery, 430 Laurel Ave., Hudson, Wis. 54016. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
James "Ed" King, 77, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired truck driver with Consolidated Freightways and a member of Elsmere Sportsman Club, Erlanger Lions Club, Erlanger Masonic Lodge No. 95, Shriners Temple of Cincinnati, Elsmere American Legion Post and Teamsters Local No. 100, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby King; daughters, Diane King-Hageman of Lexington and Tenia Klein of Florence; sons, Jerry King of Petersburg, Kriss King and Allen King, both of Erlanger; brothers, Bob King of Corryton, Tenn., and Ollie King Jr. of Macon, Ga.; sisters, Ruby Roberts of Seminole, Fla., Irene Monroe and Mary Sammons, both of Knoxville, Tenn., and Bea Watkins of Hartwell, S.C.; seven grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720; or Erlanger Lions Club, 5996 Belair Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Georgia A. Pohlman, 73, of Crestview Hills, died Friday at her home. She was a retired nurse with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Her husband, John Pohlman Jr., died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, Dan Pohlman of Fort Mitchell, Don Pohlman of Covington and John Pohlman of Independence; daughters, Jean Kramer of Villa Hills and Sister Rosemarie Pohlman, S.N.D., of Highland Heights; a brother, Doug Ayres of Anderson, S.C.; sisters, Vernon Adams of Rockledge, Fla., and Dixie Trammell of Hartwell, Ga.; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Eunice Poppe, 89, of Fort Wright, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a homemaker. A son, Noel Poppe, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, William Poppe of Batavia, Ohio.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Body Donation Program, P.O. Box 670667, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Helen E. Feldman Schrode, 95, of Newport, died Sunday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a receptionist with the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and a member of Asbury Methodist Church, Highland Heights. Her husband, Howard Schrode, died in 1967.
Survivors include a niece, Patricia Raverty of Burlington.
Services will be private. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Life Facilities, 3000 Riggs Ave., Ky. 41018. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Gladys Van De Mark, 94, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husbands, Charles Runkle and James Van De Mark, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Donald C. Runkle of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Roger K. Runkle of Walton; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Angel Nicole May Weinel, daughter of David and Rosa Weinel of Dayton, died shortly after birth Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include sisters, Megan Patton, Tiffany Goins and Michaela Weinel, all at home; and grandparents, Glennis Weinel of Melbourne and David Weinel of Alexandria.
Services will be at noon Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
George Wyatt, 76, of Richmond, formerly of Pendleton County, died Tuesday at Kenwood Nursing Home, Richmond. He was a retired employee of Western Auto and True Value Dealer in Richmond, a member of Community Christian Church in Richmond and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Wolfe Wyatt; a son, Jeff Wyatt of Frankfort; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
