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Date of these obituaries: 06-24-2002
Shirley Lee Bray, 65, businesswoman
Shirley Lee Bray of Covington was a businesswoman and home maker much loved and respected by those who knew her best.
"She was very caring. She was very loving, " said a daughter, Linda Klaas of Taylor Mill.
"There wasn't anything she didn't do to make sure we had just about every thing."
Mrs. Bray died Saturday morning at University Hospital in Cincinnati. She was 65.
She owned C.S. Gradall Rental in Covington, a company that rented large construction machines, for 16 years. She retired last year.
Mrs. Bray collected dolls. She was a former member of Independence Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Steven Bray, who died in 1972.
In addition to Ms. Klaas, Mrs. Bray is survived by her husband, Clifford "Jock" Bray; daughters, Bonnie Bray of Crestview Hills, Peggy Blevins of Demossville and Sandy Mangan of Bethel, Ohio; a sister, Marcella Marzy of Taylor Mill; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home in Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Suite 2A, Florence, Ky., 41042; or to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219-9932.
Martha R. Gamm Beverding, 84, of Erlanger, died at 8:34 a.m. Saturday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a homemaker and worked in the planning department of Cincinnati Bell Telephone. She was a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Beverding; and a son, Greg Beverding of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Eugene Elijah Creech, 45, of Erlanger, died Wednesday in Shelby County, Ala., in an auto accident.
He was a civil superintendent with Everclear Communications, Independence, and a member of Florence Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sharie Pelfrey Creech; a daughter, Seana Creech of Laken heath, Fla.; a son, Ryan Creech of Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan; his mother, Mary Alice Taylor Creech of Florence; brothers, Wayne Creech of Louisville, David Creech of Geilenkirchen, Germany, and Phillip Creech of Crittenden; a granddaughter and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
John C. Eckert, 74, of Melbourne, died at 7:59 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co. in Batavia, Ohio, and a Marine Corp veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Mains Eckert; daughters, Sharon Daniel of Brooksville, Donna Barker of Melbourne and Robin McCann of California; sons, John Eckert of Covington and Steve Eckert of Ross; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Alexandria Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
James Eggleston, 90, of Hebron, died at 10:39 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired machinist with Lodge and Shipley Co. and a deacon with Hebron Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Wilson Eggleston; sons, Tom Eggleston, Jimmy Eggleston, Doc Eggleston, Billy Eggleston and Wayne Eggleston, all of Hebron; a daughter, Bessie Vines of Florence; 43 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Baptist Church, 1488 Petersburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Jimmy R. Howard, 51, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville. He was a salesman with Earl Floyd Ford in Carrollton and a member of Carrollton Christian Church, where he was a former board member.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Butts Howard; a daughter, Ashley Froman of Carrollton; a son, Andy Howard of Ghent; his mother, Madge Howard Bergkamp of Carrollton; a brother, Ricky Howard of Carrollton; stepsisters, Patricia Davis of Jackson, N.H., and Ruth Covington of Vilas, N.C.; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carrollton Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to Carrollton Christian Church, 310 Fifth St., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Inez Kelch, 93, of Florence, died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a member of Hilltop Church of Christ, Taylor Mill. Her husband John "Tom" Eugene Kelch, died in 2001.
Survivors include sisters, Erin Gose and Olivette Guitteau, both of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
William Jay Kemper, 39, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at his home. He was a former employee of Hardees and Grant County Foods, and was a member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Jayson Tyler Owens of Owenton; a daughter, Claressa Dawn Smith of Owenton; his parents, Betty and William J. Kemper of Dry Ridge; brothers, Roy Kemper, Mark Kemper and David Ritchie, all of Dry Ridge, and James Kemper of Falmouth; and a sister, Jennifer Ritchie of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Patsy Ann Key, 59, of Highland Heights, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Jacob S. Key; daughters, Victoria Key of Highland Heights and Rhonda Key of Southgate; sons, Steve Key and Perry Key, both of Cincinnati; brothers, James Poe of Demossville, and Jerry Poe, William Poe and Charles Poe, all of Newport; sisters, Linda Steinhauer of Brookville, Fla., and Helen Bonhaus of Dayton; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Margaret Jacobs Miller, 88, of Covington, died Saturday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Frances Roark, 78, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at her home.
She was a retired employee of Kelly Brothers Home Center in Latonia and a member of Latonia Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Women's Missionary Union.
Survivors include her husband, Malvin "Mal" Roark; sons, Bob Roark of Walton and Jay Roark of Erlanger; brothers, John Giganti of White Plains, N.Y., Frank Giganti of Middletown, N.Y., and Carmine Giganti of Pocono Pines, Pa.; sisters, Bertha Mazzillo of New York City, Viola Chirelieson of New York City, and Terri Perillo of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Ramona James Howard Roberts, 66, of Augusta, died at 6 a.m. Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Augusta Christian Church. Her husband, Earl B. Roberts, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, David Earl Roberts of Augusta; sisters, Marcella McDowell of Augusta and Martha Hamm of Silver Grove; two grandchildren and one step-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to Knoedler Memorial Library, 315 Main St., Augusta, Ky. 41002; or Augusta Christian Church, 110 E. Fourth St., Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Phillip C. Smith, 57, of Erlanger, died Thursday at his home.
He was a general auditor with Century City Inc., Century City, Calif., and a member of Lighthouse Freewill Baptist Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Lena Cupp-Smith; his mother, Mabel Smith of Cincinnati; and a sister, Marilyn Siebert of Centerville, Ohio.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Lighthouse Freewill Baptist Church. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Lighthouse Freewill Baptist Church, 401 Main St., Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Warren A. Snyder, 83, of Bellevue, died Friday at his home. He was a service technician with Olivetti Inc. and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Snyder; daughters, Carol Ann Brown of Hastings, Minn., and Pam Eason of Alexandria; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Betty J. Stephens, 75, of Falmouth, died Friday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was a homemaker and a member of Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Pendleton County. A son, Kenneth Johnson, died in 2000.
Survivors include her husband, James Stephens; brothers, Ralph Sullivan of Latonia and Paul Sullivan of Butler; sisters, Wilma Russell of Falmouth, Edith Priddy of Louisville and Marlene Brown of Butler; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Ronald S. Taulbee, 63, of Falmouth, was found dead Saturday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
William Howard Walton, 46, of Hebron, died Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a former receiving clerk with Park Place Entertainment in Mississippi.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Rauen Walton; his mother, William Harry Walton of Fort Thomas; a brother, Michael Walton of Florence; and sisters, Carol Schulkers of Silver Grove and Dolores Kasee of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to National Brain Tumor Foundation, 414 13th St., Suite 700, Oakland, Calif. 94672; or the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
