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Ruth Allen, 92, of Verona, died at 8 a.m. Wednesday at her home. She was a former school teacher in Boone County and in Ohio. Her husband, Martin Allen, died in 1970.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Beaverlick Christian Cemetery, Walton. There will be no visitation. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Benjamin Robert Ashba, 72, of Covington, died Tuesday at VA Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired machine repairman with the Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ashba; daughters, Jeannie Reynolds of Monroe, Ohio, Lisa Ashba of Norwood, Ohio, Donna Scully of Florence and Jackie Staton of Cynthiana; a son, David Robert Ashba of Goshen, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
John Baker, 88, died at 8:40 a.m. Thursday at the VA Nursing Home, Ft. Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Ruby Hunter Covington, 81, of Owenton, died Wednesday at Owenton Manor nursing home in Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of El Bethel Christian Church, Owen County. Her husband, Robert Covington, died in 1997.
Survivors include a sister, Christine Mason of Orlando, Fla.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to El Bethel Christian Church, Owenton, 40359.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Ethel Keeton, 78, of Crittenden, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Blanche "Sissy" Kidd, 74, of Panama City, Fla., formerly of Independence, died Dec. 20 at her home. She was a retail store manager. Her husband, Raymond D. Kidd, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Eddie Ray Kidd of Scottsdale, Ariz., Mike Kidd and Tim Kidd, both of Panama City, and Joe Kidd of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; daughters, Sherry Kidd Hoffman of Panama City and Susie Kidd Funchess of Southport, Fla.; a brother, Parrish Culbertson, and a sister, Henrietta Elms, both of Panama City; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Wilson Funeral Home, Panama City, Fla., is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Aloysius E. Kuhl, 88, of Ft. Thomas, died at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday at the Highlands of Ft. Thomas. He was a retired machinist for the Keebler Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Mary Gertrude Schmees Kuhl, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, James Kuhl of Madison, Wis., and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Russell E. LaCroix, 76, of Elsmere, died at 10:57 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired manager with the Standard Oil Co., and a member of Hebron Masonic Lodge. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rita J. LaCroix of Elsmere; a daughter, Beverly A. Collins of Florence; a son, Robert R. La-
Croix of Florence; a sister, Evelyn Shelton of Glen Este, Ohio; five grandchildren and five great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Ralph B. Lewellen, 91, of Rices Landing, Pa., formerly of Covington, died at 4 p.m. Dec. 27 at Greene County Memorial Hospital in Waynesburg, Pa. He was a mechanic with Nemacolin Mine in Nemacolin, Pa., a carpenter, a motion picture projectionist, and a retired guard with the Pinkerton Detective Service. He also was a member of Independence Masonic Lodge and Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Ryland Heights, where he was a Sunday school teacher. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Disabled American Veterans.
His wife, Mary E. Pittock Lewellen, died in 1996. A son, Raymond Lee Lewellen, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth E. Lewellen of Ryland Heights; a brother, Frank Lewellen of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister, Wilda Shaszar of Columbiana, Ohio; and one grandchild.
Services were Dec. 30 at Behm Funeral Home, Jefferson, Pa. Entombment was in Greene County Memorial Park Mausoleum, Jefferson.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Ruby Moore, 91, of Grants Lick, died this morning at the Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Anna Aurora Northcutt, 86, of Erlanger, died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday at her home. She was
a homemaker, a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ, Latonia, and Order of the Eastern Star Emera Chapter No. 392.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Bus Northcutt; a daughter, Joan A. Eldridge of Erlanger; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Laura Velma Ulshafer, 76, of Highland Heights, died at 8:59 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired employee of the Disabled American Veterans in Cold Spring, working in public relations for 27 years.
Survivors include her husband, William L. Ulshafer of Highland Heights; a daughter, Betty Ulshafer of Alexandria; and a sister, Ollie Mae Thomas of Grants Lick.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Dr. William Vocke, 69, of Newport, died at 8:45 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a professor of history with the University of Dayton.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca M. Burns Vocke; a son, Devon F. Vocke of Dayton, Ohio; brothers, Robert Vocke of Battle Creek, Mich., and Don Vocke of Dayton, and a sister, Mary Lou Dawicke, also of Dayton.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Mary Ernestine Wiglesworth, 83, of Covington, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Billy Joe Wyatt, 58, of Brooksville, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired equipment operator for QO Chemicals in Florida.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Rose Sosolda Wyatt; a daughter, Joann Marie Moran of Brooksville; sisters, Ellen Lawson of Williamsburg, Barbara Hammond of Granbury, Texas , Sandy Stillwill of Odessa, Texas , Judy Hilton of Dayton, Ohio, and Irene Bruce of Crossville, Tenn.; brothers, Bobby Crawford and John Crawford, both of Garland, Texas , and Roma Wyatt Jr. of Dayton, and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday 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 Brooksville Cemetery.
Announced on: 01-09-1998
Gene B. Yelton, served on Bracken school board
Gene Baxter Yelton, former Bracken County businessman and school board member, died Wednesday after suffering a possible aneurysm at his home in Sun City Center, Fla. He was 61.
Mr. Yelton was a retired maintenance specialist for General Electric who started an appliance and furniture business in Bracken County in the 1970s.
He also served eight years on the Bracken County School Board, where he helped bring the first kindergarten to the county and worked to establish Taylor Elementary School.
"He was interested in anything for the community," said Dewey Cummins, who served on the school board with Mr. Yelton in the mid-1970s.
Mr. Yelton was a basketball player for Bracken County High School in 1955, when the school played in the state tournament. His future wife, Phyllis, was a cheerleader for the team. They married after graduating from high school, and Mr. Yelton started working for General Electric.
"Dad had charisma. You had to love him," said his son, Philip Yelton of Brooksville. "If something had to be done, Dad would be right there. He always had a project."
Sometimes it was painting a neighbor's house or helping with a tobacco crop or installing a furnace. He had a quick smile and a ready joke.
"When he walked in a room, people felt better," his son said.
He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church in Brooksville, where he formerly served as chairman of the finance committee and was a Sunday School superintendent. He was past president of Brooksville Lions Club and was an overseer for the Bracken County Water District.
At General Electric he was a maintenance specialist. He was laid off in the early 1970s and started his own maintenance company. Within a few years he had started an appliance and furniture business on the family farm. He and his wife also developed a 40-site campground and lake on the farm.
In the late 1980s he was called back to GE and worked there until the early 1990s. He and his wife bought a winter home in Sun City Center and split their time between Florida and Bracken County. When their son, Philip, decided to open Yelton's Home Furnishings in 1995, Gene Yelton helped re-establish the business and helped his son install kitchens.
He reveled in children, especially his grandchildren.
"When Dad showed up, kids came running. He had a nickname for everyone," his son said.
Mr. Yelton would take the grandchildren and for tractor rides.
"It never was big things; it was little things he did," his son said.
"We always attended church every Sunday as a family. Dad led by example," Philip Yelton said. "The important things to him were family and friends and God. He was a good example of how to be a husband and father and keep your faith in the Lord."
Other survivors include his wife, Phyllis Yelton; his mother, Anna B. Yelton of Brooksville; other sons, Brian Yelton and Derrick Yelton of Brooksville and Mitchell Yelton of Falmouth; a brother, Jerry Yelton of Atlanta; sisters, Rosemary McKibben of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Janice Fatka of Memphis, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
Services were held Thursday at Trinity Baptist Church, Sun City Center, Fla. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Concord United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o David Kurtz, 110 Elizabeth St., Brooksville, 41004.
Announced on: 01-10-1998
