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Roberta Hawkins, 83, of Grapevine, Texas , formerly of Carrollton, died Monday in Texas . She was a retired furniture sander with Ison Brothers Furniture Factory, Carrollton, and a member of Turners Station Christian Church.
Survivors include daughters, Jane Baldwin of Southlake, Texas , and Wanda Barker of Lexington; a son, Donald Lee Hawkins of Lancaster; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Martha Pauline Thompson Humphries, 89, of Berry, died Sunday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Marion Humphries, and a son, Charles Lowell Humphries, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Anna Cason and Peggy Williams, both of Berry, and Janet Roark of Lexington; sons, Timothy Humphries Sr. of Cynthiana and David Humphries of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren; and 17 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Berry Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Harrison County. Memorials are suggested to Berry Christian Church, Berry, Ky. 41003.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Ward Lee Jenkins, 82, of Corinth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired construction worker and a member of Stonewall First Church of God, Sadieville.
Survivors include daughters, Darlene Carter of Williamstown, Sondra Hudgins of Newport and Joann Conway of Falmouth; sons, Price Jenkins of Richmond, Dan Ward Jenkins of Newport and Rob Jenkins of Louisville; a sister, Myra Chandler of Batavia, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery, Sadieville.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Jerome A. Kohrs, 76, of Florence, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Patty Lewis, 92, of Erlanger, died Saturday at the Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, George Lewis, died in 1986. A son, Jack Lewis, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Brown of Covington and Mallie Baley of Florence; sons, Raymond Lewis of Erlanger and James Lewis of Latonia; sisters, Elizabeth Vickers of Walton, Maggie Menchouse, Ruth Thompson and Frances Beach, all of Covington; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial w ill be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Edward Ober, 78, of Covington, died at 9:35 p.m. Monday in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Burnet C. Sawyer, 66, of Bowling Green, formerly of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Bowling Green Medical Center. She was a retired title clerk with Joseph Chevrolet, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Timothy Sawyer of Bowling Green; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Laura Shell, 70, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Naomi Primitive Baptist Church, Rogers.
Survivors include her husband, Palmer Shell Sr.; a son, Palmer Shell Jr. of Newport; sisters, Bernice Brock of Cincinnati and Ann Hopper of Newport; a brother, Hulbert Brewer of Indiana; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Charles H. Volker, 87, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a serviceman with Union Light Heat and Power, a member of West Covington Boosters Club and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Betty Hughes Volker, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Kindle of Florence and Rebecca Ratchford of Covington; a son, Clifford Volker of Florence; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Dorothy Mae Jump Walker, 72, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Covington, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at Ormond in the Pines Nursing Home, Ormond Beach, Fla. She was a retired employee of R. L. Polk & Co., and a concession stand operator with Henry Strauss & Co., Cincinnati. She was a member of the South Side Baptist Church, Covington.
Her husband, Jesse Jump, died in 1971. A son, Darrell Jump, died in 1974. A sister, Loretta Laidlaw, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Donald E. Jump of Ocala.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Floral Hills Cemetery
Chapel, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes. Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Stella Webster, 95, of Adair County, formerly of Kenton County, died at 11:40 p.m. Monday at her son's residence in Adair County.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Publication date: 06-29-1999
Campbell Jailer Earl Ping, 'set model'
Former Campbell County Jailer Earl Ping is being recalled as a man of integrity who oversaw construction of a new $3 million jail that has saved money and improved living conditions for inmates.
Mr. Ping, 56, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a member of the Newport Fraternal Order of Police, Big Stef Inc., Newport Elks and the Campbell County Men's Democratic Club.
Mr. Ping had worked at the jail since 1983 and became jailer in 1985. He was re-elected in 1989 and 1993.
Mr. Ping resigned in February 1998 after suffering from prostate and heart problems.
He oversaw construction of the new, 130-bed jail that opened in April 1991 in Newport.
The old jail, which was more than 100 years old, had been the site of numerous escapes, and lawsuits alleged inmates were housed in substandard conditions under the administrators who preceded Ping.
Even before the new jail opened, Mr. Ping, a former banker, set about saving money for the county. Shortly after taking office in 1985, he contracted with the FreeStore/Foodbank in Cincinnati to buy bulk products that were too large or too small for families.
Former Campbell Judge-Executive Ken Paul credited Mr. Ping with saving the county millions of dollars in operating costs during his tenure at the jail.
"He was, in every aspect, a public servant," Paul said.
"He put his whole heart and soul into being at the jail. He went through the worst of times and the best of times at the jail. He set the model that other jailers should look at."
Campbell County Commissioner Roland Vories said Mr. Ping enjoyed being jailer but was a reluctant campaigner because he was low-key and shy.
Still, Mr. Ping, a Democrat, won all of his elections handily because of his honesty, Vories said.
"Earl was a gentlemen, that is the way I would define him," Vories said. "He was a man of his word. If Earl gave you his word, you could count on it."
Campbell County Commissioner Dave Otto met Mr. Ping more than 30 years ago. Otto was 17 when Mr. Ping, than a bank manager in Cincinnati, approved a loan that allowed Otto to buy his first car.
"He was the first guy who took a chance on me with a loan. I've never forgotten that," Otto said.
"He was a soft-spoken, friendly guy," Otto said. "I've never heard him say a bad word about anybody."
Mr. Ping is survived by his wife, Anita Ping; daughters, Krista Grooms of Highland Heights, Renee Bouras of Camp Springs, Lauren Ping of Highland Heights and Michelle Arnzen of Bellevue; his mother, Ruth Tully of Highland Heights; a sister, Phyllis Lawson of Highland Heights; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home in Highland Heights, and at noon Saturday at Somerset Undertaking Co. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Somerset Undertaking Co. Burial will be in Somerset Cemetery.
Publication date: 06-30-1999
