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Date of these obituaries: 07-13-3002
JoAnn Raisor, 65, a fixture in Covington Public Schools
For 31 years JoAnn Raisor was a fixture in Covington Public Schools, first at Third District School and later in the bus transportation office. She could have retired, but she continued to work, saying if she had to die, she'd rather die at her desk.
Raisor, 65, of Covington, died of an apparent heart attack at 6:40 a.m. Thursday while driving in Latonia. Her car ran off Taylor Mill Road, about a half mile south of Interstate 275, down an embankment and struck a tree. Her husband, Don Raisor, who is a bus driver and dispatcher for Covington Public Schools, said working for Covington schools was his wife's only job.
A native of Corinth in Grant County, JoAnn Raisor moved to Covington with her family when she was about five years old.
"Her first job was as secretary for Third District school at Fifth and Philadelphia, " Don Raisor said. "Then when they closed that school, she took a job in the central office and worked there a couple of years."
About 15 years ago, she became transportation secretary for the school board.
"She loved the job and working with the children, " he said. "If it meant going in early or staying lat er because some child missed their bus, she did it."
He and his wife liked to travel, he said. Their favorite destination was Hawaii, which they visited nine times.
In addition to her husband, sur vivors include a son, Bob Tinch of Elsmere; a daughter, Robin Taylor of Burlington; brothers, Donald Nelson of Verona and James Nel son of Walton; sisters, Linda Jones of Villa Hills, Cheryl Stockton of Butler and Wilma Cook of Coving ton; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside ParkThere will be no visitation.. Cremation will be in Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Me morials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church Building Fund, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
John William "Bill" Baker, 82, of Brooksville, died Thursday at his home. He served as Bracken County Jailer from 1972 to 1984 and worked at the Bracken County Courthouse and Moore and Parker Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Hildreth Teegarden Baker; daughters, Audrey McCann of Vanceburg and Kimberly Moorhead, Elizabeth Woods, and Debbie Berry, all of Brooksville; a son, Billy Baker of Brooksville; a sister, Ida Pearl Baker of Cynthiana; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Ernest Barnard, 92, of Southgate, died at 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Bill Burke, 66, of Erlanger, died at 6:37 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a real estate agent for Jim Huff Reality Inc., Fort Mitchell, and Don Baker Reality, Fort Mitchell, and a former bartender at the Greyhound Grill.
Survivors include his wife, Patti Burke; a son, Kevin Burke of Erlanger; daughters, Cheryl Curtis of Florence and Tammy Bishop, Sheila Jenkins and Tracy West, all of Erlanger; 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the time of services Monday in the cemetery chapel. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Betty Burrows, 86, of Lakeside Park, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Homer Dunaway, 78, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Miami Haven Nursing Home, Cleves, Ohio. He was a retired auto assembler for Autolite Co., Sharonville, Ohio, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his son, Rodney Dunaway of Villa Hills; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Bessie McDonald, 85, of Cold Spring, died at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Highland Heights.
Survivors include her husband, Howard McDonald; a daughter, Judy McDonald of Erlanger; a son; Ken McDonald of Erlanger; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Edna Meyer, 80, of California, died Thursday at her home.
She was a housekeeper for St. Mary's Rectory, Alexandria. Her husband, Eugene Meyer, died in 1972.
Survivors include her daughter, Janice Rickels of California; a son, Larry Meyer of Erlanger; a sister, Bertha Braun of Cold Spring; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 8 p.m. today at St. Peter and Paul Church, California. Visitation will from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Maria Paganetto, 65, of Wellington, Fla., died at 4:05 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Forever Young, Wellington, Young at Heart, Palm Beach, Fla., and St. Rita Catholic Church, Wellington.
Survivors include sons, Philip C. Paganetto of Haverhill, Fla., and Paul J. Paganetto of Taylor Mill; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home.
Phillip Ralph Phillips, 75, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a registered pharmacist and former owner of McDonald Drugs, South Shore; a former employee of Mound Park Pharmacy, J&R; Drugs and Rite Aid Pharmacies, all in Cynthiana; a Navy veteran of World War II, a 32nd degree Mason of the Harrison-Fullerton Lodge No. 937, and a member of American Legion Post No. 276, South Shore, where he was a past post commander. He was a member of Portsmouth Elks Lodge, Portsmouth, Ohio; the University of Kentucky Alumni Association; a Kentucky Admiral and a past president of Cynthiana Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Fields Phillips; a son, Sam Phillips of Louisville; a daughter, Amy McCauley of Harrison County; brothers, John Phillips of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paul Phillips of South Shore; a sister, Jean Webb of Ashland and two grandsons.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Cynthiana Christian Church. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the church. Mr. Phillips donated his body to the University of Kentucky Body Bequeathal Program. Memorials are suggested to the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, 907 Rose Street, Pharmacy Building, Lexington, Ky. 40536-0082, Attn. Kathee Norris; or the Connersville Christian Church Building Fund, 2169 Ky. 1842, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031-6933.
Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Ann Elizabeth Piercy, 84, of Waco, Texas, died Wednesday at her home. She was a registered nurse. Her husband, Col. Clarence H. "Chuck" Piercy, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Joe Piercy of San Antonio, Texas, and Chris Piercy of Lancaster, Texas; a brother, William Winant of Manchester, Ohio and a granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Manchester Cemetery, Manchester, Ohio .
Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Judy E. Brun Taylor, 57, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a cafeteria supervisor atMildred Dean Elementary School and the Newport Board of Education, and a cake decorator for Fantasy N. Frosting, Newport. Survivors include her husband, Jack E. Taylor; daughters, Don na Draper of Williamstown and Diana Thomas of Florence; sisters, Joy Hodges of Cold Spring, Jean Rachford of Alexandria and June Oliver of Amelia, Ohio; brothers, Jerry Brun of Butler, Edward "Jan" Brun of Cold Spring, Joe Brun of Pueblo, Colo., and Jim Brun and Jay Brun, both of Bellevue; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Jeanne Silva Wachs, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at The Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sisters, Miriam McCarthy of Fort Thomas and Sally Mando of Lakeside Park.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas . She donated her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Rodger Jerome Wamsley, 54, of Newport, died Monday at his residence.
He was a retired manager for AT&T;, Cincinnati, past president of the Scuba Divers club of Cincinnati, and active in the Sea Explorers and the Boy Scouts.
Survivors include a son, Reed Wamsley of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Monique Obanion of Covington and Amy Richards of Cincinnati; a stepson, Ken Smith of lndependence; a half-brother, Douglas Reed of Florence; and a stepgrandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at General James Taylor Park, Newport .
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
