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Brent F. Peacher, 74, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at his residence. He was retired general contractor, Air Force veteran of World War II, and a former member of Fort Thomas City Council. He was a member of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Sarasota.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Peacher; a daughter, Debbie Dodson of Holmes Beach, Fla.; a son, Bob Peacher of Lexington; sisters, Natalie Lahner of Dry Ridge, Rhea Finneseth of Alexandria and Sonia Roberts of Fort Thomas; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, Sarasota. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238; or First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, 7601 Clark Road, Sarasota, Fla. 34241.
Announced on: 05-26-1999
Gary Roger Shelton, 51, of Fort Mitchell, died at 3:10 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. He was disabled and a retired security manager for NSG, Inc., Cincinnati. He was a member of Covington First Church of the Nazarene, Park Hills.
Survivors include his mother, Evelyn Lee Hurtt Shelton of Latonia; a sister, Virginia Elliott of Taylor Mill; and a halfbrother, Jon Green of Campbellsburg, Ind.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Cemetery
Mausoleum, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth North Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Announced on: 05-26-1999
Mickey Waite, 67, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Announced on: 05-26-1999
Joann Harmon Young, 63, of Carrollton, died Monday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Mae Courtney and Debbie Clifton, both of Carrollton, and Pam Harmon of Louisville; a sister, Mary Ruth Smith of Carrollton; a brother, Harold "Buck" Harmon of Bedford; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Bedford.
Announced on: 05-26-1999
Piner's Lendon Hicks, mechanic, church trustee, loving family man
Lendon Hicks supported himself and his family in a variety of ways, including as a mechanic, service-station owner, pest exterminator and manager of an automobile body shop.
He balanced his work with a devotion to his family and church, Demossville Baptist, where he was a trustee.
"He loved his kids and his wife, and he loved the Lord," said a son, Daril Hicks of Alexandria.
Mr. Hicks died Monday at his Piner home. He was 63.
He was born in Jackson, Ky., and moved to the Piner area as a young child. He went to school in Pendleton County.
He married his wife, Wilma Hicks, in 1962. His children were raised mostly in the Piner area, although he also moved the family to Texas and Florida because he just "liked to go," his son said.
"Dad was a free spirit," he said. "He found jobs wherever we moved."
In the mid-1950s, Mr. Hicks purchased a service station in Norwood, Ohio, which he owned until 1972. He also managed an auto-body shop in Norwood.
One of his favorite pastimes was drag racing. He owned his own cars, including a yellow Mustang and a newer, 27-foot-long car, both of which he named "Quarter Horse." A driver raced the cars on tracks around Kentucky and Ohio.
Singing for the church, leading revivals and playing the guitar were among Mr. Hicks' other interests.
He also was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Other survivors include his wife; daughters, Vickie Combs of Fort Thomas, April Hicks of Piner, Cindy Baxter of Goshen, Ohio, and Julia Day of Alpine, Utah; sons, Lendon Williamson of Stanton, Mich., and Troy Hicks of Milford, Ohio; his parents, Carlo and Edna Hicks of Piner; brothers, Robert Hicks of Cincinnati, Spurgeon Hicks of Blanchester, Ohio, Ralph Hicks of Brooksville, Jim Hicks of Kenton, Kenny Hicks and John Hicks, both of Piner; sisters, Laverne Berkemeier and Geraldine Beech, both of Piner; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
George Robert Carter, 75, of Independence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Ruth Gabbard Chipman, 72, of Covington, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at her residence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Alfred J. Chipman, died in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Sue Druck of Covington; brothers, Elwood Gabbard of Eaton, Ohio, Ray Gabbard of Winchester, Clay Gabbard of Flint, Mich., and Kenneth Gabbard, Paul Gabbard and Ed Gabbard, all of Stanton; and sisters, Imogene Smith of Stanton, Laura Anderson of Michigan and Bethel Bales of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Anna Ophelia Gamel, 93, of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday at Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Fort Myers, Fla. She was a homemaker. A son, Frank Gamel, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Anna Ginter of Fort Thomas; sons, Carl Gamel of Bonita Springs and Edward Gamel of Naples, Fla.; 24 grandchildren; and 44 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Gertrude Leppert Howard, 89, of Covington, died at 9:43 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired housekeeper with the hospital. Her husband, Charles Howard, died in 1951.
Survivors include a son, John Frederick Howard of Covington; a sister, Norma Jean Mankowski of Covington; two grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Virginia Mildred Hudson, 83, of Florence, died at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a former manager of John's Truck Stop in Richwood, and former owner of Dixie Drive Inn. She was a member of First Bible Methodist Church, Burlington. Her husband, Clay Hudson, died in 1973.
Survivors include a brother, Wilford Elliot of Cincinnati; and sisters, Edith Hudson of Port Charles, Fla., and Dorothy McCoy of Midway, Ohio.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Church Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to First Bible Methodist Church, 6529 Rogers Lane, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Helen Karnes, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Wilda P. Lach, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Wesley Hall Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was owner of the H&L Market in Cincinnati, and a member of Fort Myers, Fla., Disciple of Christ Church. Her husband, Clifford Lach, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, David Lach of Cincinnati; two grandchildren; and one great- grandson.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lenoxburg Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Wesley Hall Nursing Home, 639 Steiner Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45204. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Bessie Baker McClure, 89, of Erlanger, died at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and attended Elsmere Church of Christ. Her husband, Walter "Ted" McClure, died in 1973.
Survivors include a son, Edgar McClure of Florence; a daughter, Mary Condit of Erlanger; brothers, Charles E. Baker of Warsaw and Floyd Baker of Walton; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Evelyn Barker O'Connell, of Covington, died at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, and a past president of Eta Pi Kappa sorority. Her husband, William O'Connell, died in 1983.
Survivors include sisters, Billie Adams of Crescent Springs, Jane Tretter and Pat Barker, both of Covington.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. A reception will follow the Mass in the church undercroft. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Be Concerned, P. O. Box 921, Covington, Ky. 41012; or St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Viola Bittie Steffen-Watkins, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Watkins; a son, Raymond Joseph Steffen of Melbourne; and a sister, Dorothy Stewart Criss of Highland Heights.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Jessie "Mickey" Waite, 67, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired waitress with Davis Catering and a member of Ludlow Christian Church and the Ludlow Bromley Swim Club.
Survivors include sons, David Waite of Ludlow and Ty Waite of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Nancy Gilbert of Ludlow; a brother, George Birch of Milpitas, Calif.; sisters, Margaret Meyer and Edith Waite, both of Ludlow; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Announced on: 05-27-1999
Top mechanic Paul Smith gave classic cars new life
Bracken County antique car enthusiast Paul Junior Smith died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home in Johnsville.
Mr. Smith was 75.
Cars were his lifelong career and hobby, said his son, Jerry Wayne Smith of Foster.
Mr. Smith started working on cars as a young man in the 1940s and ended up opening his own business, Bracken County Motors in Johnsville.
He was a mechanic and could rebuild cars others had given up on, said his son. In the early years, that skill carried his young family through some lean times, according to Jerry Smith.
"I remember him selling his car so he had money to feed us kids and pay his bills," Jerry Smith said.
"He would go buy another old car and fix it up so he had one to drive.
"He was a very honest person. Even when times were rough, he paid all his bills and took care of his family."
Mr. Smith won friends with his outgoing personality and his firm conviction that there was good in everyone, his son said.
He ran his garage for several decades. In 1953 he started working for the Kentucky Department of Transportation as well. He was a mechanic for the state and was a supervisor when he retired in 1983.
After retirement, he started restoring antique cars as a hobby.
He and his wife, Mildred Louise Smith, joined fellow car enthusiasts in road trips that included as many as 200 to 300 Model A and Model T Fords, traveling through Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, said his son.
Mr. Smith's wife died in 1988. He married Margie Wiseman Clos in 1991, and they shared the car hobby.
"We would make week-long tours to Indianapolis and take short tours on all the little, windy back roads," she said.
"He knew everything about those cars. He could recognize every model by its sound."
Mr. Smith helped found the Bracken County Antique Car Club, which later changed its name to the Double A Cruisers. He later helped start the Noken T's Model T Ford Club.
He was a member of the Salem Wesleyan Church. He had been ill for the past two years with lung and heart problems.
Besides his wife, Mr. Smith leaves a daughter, Wanda Sue Simpson of Berry; another son, Donald Paul Smith of Foster; stepsons, Jimmy Lou Clos of Foster and Ronnie Gayle Clos of Germantown; a sister, Helen Peed of Foster; brothers, Leslie Earl "Dick" Smith of Shepherdsville and John F. Smith of Brooksville; 12 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky., 41056; or Salem Wesleyan Church, Johnsville, Ky., 41043.
Announced on: 05-28-1999
