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Edward Bailey Sr., band leader
Edward Bailey Sr., band leader, former sheriff, church organist and consummate salesman, died at 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, Ky. He was 70.
"He was a jack of all trades," said his son, Walter Bailey of Covington. "If he wanted to do something, he read a book. And it usually turned out pretty good."
Mr. Bailey married when he was 15. "He and mom built their first home from scratch in Latonia Lakes, and it's still standing," said Walter Bailey.
"He would try anything. He always worked for himself."
In the early 1950s, he bought a panel truck and created his own doughnut delivery route. He played piano at Walt's Hitching Post and Nick's Grove restaurants.
In the mid 1950s, he moved the family to Florida, where he ran a shrimp boat, started an electroplating business and became a linen and towel supplier for hotels. "He'd get a roll of linens and we'd cut it in the back yard and mom would sew the towels," Walter Bailey said.
They returned to Northern Kentucky in the 1960s and he started a concrete business, sold insurance and joined the musicians union and started playing in Holiday Inns in several states. He owned rental property and had his own woodworking shop. "He made dog and cat caskets for a vet in Las Vegas," his son said.
He and his first wife divorced. He married Ruth Hounts in 1990.
He was a member of Latonia Christian Church, Covington FOP, Latonia Gun Club and was a Ham radio operator.
Survivors besides his wife and son include three other sons, Shawn Bailey of Florence, Edward E. Bailey Jr. of Rabbit Hash and Aaron Bailey of Covington; a daughter, Scarlett Dane of Elsmere; brothers, David Bailey of Eustis, Fla., and Christopher Bailey of Orlando, Fla.; a stepson, Howard Law of Cold Spring; a stepdaughter, Barbara Rauh of Oregonia, Ohio; 14 grandchildren, six stepgrandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Latonia Christian Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, and after 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Christian Church, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Latonia, Ky. 41015, or the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Date of announcement: 10-19-2002
MICHA DAVAY BROACH, 20, of Roselawn, died Thursday. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at New Friendship Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-19-2002
WILLIAM HARVEY, 85, Mount Auburn, died Thursday. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: noon until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-19-2002
LILTON HOPKINS JR., 64, of Cincinnati, died Thursday. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park.
Date of announcement: 10-19-2002
EVA ROSS, 90, of West End, died Wednesday. Services: noon Monday at Great New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-19-2002
JUDITH KAY RUSSELL, 59, of Aurora, Ind., died Friday. She was a clerk for Dolly Madison Stores. Services: 10 a.m. EDT Monday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EDT Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: to the family.
Date of announcement: 10-19-2002
BEATRICE A. ADDLEY, 96, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Friday. She was an employee of F.W. Woolworth and owner of New England Kitchen in Elmira, N.Y. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, is handling arrangements. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
MABEL MARIA BRANDT, 91, of Aurora, Ind., died Saturday. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Aurora. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church. Visitation: Noon Tuesday at the church. Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church, Lutheran Hour or charity of the donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
RALPH L. HIGHAM SR. 82, of Aurora, Ind., died Sunday. He was retired from Seagrams Distillery production department. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Aurora Rescue Unit or the Wilmington Fire Department.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
JOHN R.C. KNIGHT, 98, of Roselawn, died Friday. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson Brown Funeral Home, Bond Hill. Visitation: noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
MORRIS ARNETT LEWIS JR., 41, of Monterey, Calif., formerly of Cincinnati, died Oct. 14. He was a security guard. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greater Liberty Baptist Church, Madisonville. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
JOSEPHINE ANNA MEYER, 92, of Dover, Ind., died Saturday. Mass: 10 a.m. EST Tuesday at St. John Catholic Church, Dover, Ind. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. EST tonight at the Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home, Dover, Ind. Memorials: St. John Building Fund and Masses.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
HARRIET ELIZABETH (REED) MILLER, 82, of Vevay, Ind. died Saturday. She was a retired secretary from the Jefferson Proving Ground in Madison Ind. She was also a caregiver to the elderly and had farmed with her late husband Ralph Trafelet Miller. She served in the U.S. Army Air Force, rising to the rank of sergeant in the WAC Finance Company during World War II. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. tonight at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Memorials: Switzerland County Emergency Unit or the American Lung Association; cards are available at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
JOSEPH A. OBERMEYER, 80, of Batesville, Ind., died Saturday. He was a farmer and an employee of Ford in Connersville, Ind. Mass: 10 a.m. EST Tuesday at Holy Family Church, Oldenburg, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 EST tonight at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville. Memorials: Hospice of Margaret Mary Hospital or Phi Beta Psi Sorority Cancer Research Project.
Date of announcement: 10-21-2002
Donald K. Martin, 66, former mayor in Ky.
Former Fort Wright, Ky., Mayor Donald K. Martin Sr. died Sunday in St. Elizabeth Medical Center South after the lining of his aorta ruptured. He was 66.
Mr. Martin moved to Fort Wright about 40 years ago. He was a police officer, a firefighter, honorary fire chief, a police court judge, a city councilman and mayor from 1989 to 1995.
He and his wife, Anita, chaired development of the Fort Wright veterans memorial.
In his last months, he spent much of his time helping his wife of 46 years in her battle with cancer. He also spent many hours watching his grandchildren play sports.
"I didn't know too many people that just didn't want to know dad," said his son, Donald Martin Jr. of Fort Wright. "He was just that kind of guy."
Mr. Wright was a candidate for re-election to the Fort Wright City Council, and his family has decided not to take down his campaign signs despite his sudden death Sunday, his son said.
As a final tribute to his years of service to the city, the family hopes he can get enough votes for re-election, said his son.
Survivors in addition to his wife and son include another son, Steven Martin, of Fort Wright; daughters, Marianne "Murph" Averdick of Fort Wright, Nancy Martin Ledonne of Fort Mitchell and Jennifer Kinsley of Erlanger; a brother, John "Jack" Martin of Cincinnati; a stepbrother, Robert Sullivan of Rocton, Ill.; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Agnes Church, Organ Restoration, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or Fort Wright Veterans Memorial Fund, 409 Kyles Lane, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Date of announcement: 10-22-2002
BETTY G. BISCHOFF, 76, of Brookville, Ind., died Monday. She was retired from Sperry Rubber & Plastic in Brookville. Services: 10 a.m. EST Thursday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. EST Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Franklin County EMS, Franklin County Humane Society or St. Michael School Building Fund.
Date of announcement: 10-22-2002
ROBERT JACK COOPER, 70, of Vevay, Ind., died Sunday. He was a retired advertising agent for Harte Hanks Advertising Co. He formerly owned and operated the Glass City Co. and a coin laundry in Cincinnati. Services: 7 p.m. EST Wednesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 6-7 p.m. EST Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Cancer Society or the American Lung Association.
Date of announcement: 10-22-2002
RICHARD JAMES REEDY, 73, of Sardinia died Saturday. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sardinia Church of Christ. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Beam-Fender Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials: Sardinia Church of Christ Building Fund.
Date of announcement: 10-22-2002
JAMES FRANKLIN VANFLEET, 79, of Batesville, Ind., died Sunday. He was retired from GTE. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Olive Cemetery, Caldwell, Ohio. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, Caldwell, Ohio. Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville, is handling the arrangements. Memorials: Batesville United Methodist Church or to the Dr. J. Michael Hansen Scholarship fund, Batesville, Ind.
Date of announcement: 10-22-2002
SISTER LAURENE WARD, O.S.F., 85, of Oldenburg, Ind., formerly of St. Bernard, died Monday. Sr. Ward was a teacher and principal, teaching in schools in Indiana, Missouri and Cincinnati, Dayton and Middletown, Ohio. Mass: 3 p.m. EST Wednesday at Sisters of St. Francis Motherhouse Chapel, Oldenburg, Ind. Visitation: 1-3 p.m. EST Wednesday in the chapel. Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville, is handling the arrangements. Memorials: Sisters of St. Francis, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, Ind. 47036.
Date of announcement: 10-22-2002
Louis Hellming, insurance firm executive
Louis Hellming, whose career in the insurance industry spanned nearly a half century, started his own business just about the time most executives retire.
He rose to the rank of chairman of the board of one of the firms that eventually became Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Inc., one of the largest commercial insurance agencies in the state.
Then, after retiring in 1982, he started his own business as an insurance and risk management consultant.
Mr. Hellming, who also was active in nearly two dozen professional and civic organizations, died Oct. 17.
A partial list includes: president of the Cincinnati Insurance Board, Multiple Sclerosis Society and Llanfair Presbyterian Home; director of the Lung Association and Marjorie P. Lee Home; and two-term member of Indian Hill School Board.
His wife, Marjorie Dicken Hellming, and a son, Robert Hellming, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Anderson; a brother, Clifford Hellming; two grandsons; and a dear friend, Ruth Pritchard.
Services have been held.
Memorials are requested to Children's Hospital Diabetes. Research.
Elden A. Good Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-23-2002
