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Guy R. Patterson, 73, of Glencoe, died Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. He was a retired school administrator, and a member of the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association, the Lions Club and Owenton First Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Perkins Patterson; sons, Terry Patterson, Pat Patterson and Greg Patterson, all of Owen County; a daughter, Sheri Ecton of Colorado Springs, Colo.; nine grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church Building Fund, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Stella Marie Pettit, 92, of Newport, died at 9:55 a.m. Monday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a retired bookkeeper with Willis Music Co., Florence, and a member of First Baptist Church of Ft. Thomas. Her husband, William A. Pettit, died in 1985.
Survivors include sons, William C. Pettit of Cincinnati and Richard E. Pettit of Melbourne, Fla.; a daughter, Annette Rose of Ft. Thomas; a sister, Lula Bedell of Moore Haven, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Ethel E. Arnold Pfanstiel, 91, of Norwood, Ohio, formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Clarence F. Pfanstiel Sr., died on Jan. 22.
Survivors include her son, Clarence F. Pfanstiel Jr. of Cincinnati; brothers, Bud Arnold and Webb Arnold, both of Williamstown; a sister, Rega Knight of Williamstown; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Witt, Good & Kelsch Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Anthony Louis Phillips Jr., the son of April Toole and Anthony Louis Phillips Sr., both of Covington, was stillborn at 1:06 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include grandparents, Teresa Nantz of San Antonio, Richard Toole of Covington, and Leo and Donna Phillips of Covington; and great-grandparents, Harold and Billie Peters of Covington, Ruth Phillips of Covington, Norma Nantz of Independence, and Inez House of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Charles Wesley Praither II, 76, of Crittenden, died of cancer at 2:10 a.m. Monday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. He was the retired owner of Model Food Store, Walton, and a member of the Walton First Baptist Church, where he served on the deacon board, taught Sunday school and was on the church building committee.
After his retirement, he worked at Dan's Marina, Warsaw. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Violet Hughes Praither; sons, Wes Praither of Crittenden, John Praither of Broad Run, Va., Paul M. Praither of Fairfield, Iowa, David Praither of Dalton, Ga., and Danny Praither of Fayetteville, N.C.; daughters, Nancy Ashcraft of Walton and Carla Lyons of Independence; sisters, Jean Bonferd of Edgewood and Barbara Simpson of Crittenden; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Adena P. "Sweetie" Farmer Schwartz, 76, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a volunteer with Be Concerned, Covington. Her husband, George Schwartz, died in 1977.
Survivors include sons, George P. Schwartz of Longwood, Fla., Paul Anthony Schwartz of Florence, and Richard Raymond Schwartz of Covington; a daughter, Karen Sue Schwartz of Independence; a sister, Charlene Alexander of Edgewood; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Cora Short Smith, 71, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at her home. She was owner of Milt and Cora's Flowers, Dry Ridge, and a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church and the Grant County Chamber of Commerce. She was honored as the grand marshal of the 1995 Christmas on the Dry Ridge parade. Her husband, Milton Smith, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Joseph Smith Jr. of Hillsbrough, Calif., and Tony L. Smith of Williamstown; daughters, Ginny Fields of Burlington and Vikki Shelton of Crittenden; a brother, Bert Short of Martinsville, Ohio; a sister, Valentine Watkins of Walled Lake, Mich.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Baptist Church, 19 Broadway, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035; American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Harry William Workman, 75, of Silver Grove, died at 2:32 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired railroad conductor with C&O Railroad, a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Newport, and a member of the Dayton American Legion post. He also was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Ball Workman; sons, Larry Workman of Dayton, Ronald Workman of Melbourne and Robert Workman of Falmouth; a sister, Virginia Delaney of Bellevue; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Announced on: 03-11-1998
Rebecca Brooker, taught home economics in Boone, Campbell
When Sheldon Brooker first laid eyes on his bride-to-be at a dance a dozen years ago, he knew she was special.
"It sounds like a story out of a book, but when I took hold of her hand 12 years ago, I knew it just that quick," he said.
Rebecca Carloss Page Brooker had that kind of an effect on people. She helped and encouraged hundreds of women during her nearly 20 years as a home economics extension agent in Boone and Campbell counties.
"I'm guessing that if the 'Get Well' cards are any indication, I'll bet there are 2,000 people at her visitation," Mr. Brooker said. "To know her was to love her."
Mrs. Brooker died Thursday at her home in Florence. She was 59.
Mrs. Brooker was born and reared in Lexington.
She was the University of Kentucky's home economics extension agent in Campbell County from 1978 to 1989 and in Boone County from 1989 to 1998.
Early in her career, a group of business and professional women selected her as one of the top five Women of Achievement in Northern Kentucky.
Mrs. Brooker went on to win seven National Association of Extension Home Economists awards.
She poured her heart into the job, her husband said.
"She taught crafts," Mr. Brooker said. "She taught low-budget families how to budget their money and how to eat nutritiously."
Mrs. Brooker was one of the first extension agents appointed to the original UK College of Agriculture Water Quality Task Force in 1990 and helped coordinate the first Kentucky Water Awareness Month activities.
Mrs. Brooker was president of the Kentucky Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences in 1997.
She was adviser to Homemakers Associations in Boone and Campbell counties.
During the annual "Holiday Panorama" at Christmastime, she traveled to nine counties to teach women how to make festive decorations and gifts. And she always found time to make presents for her family, like the vests she made for her grandchildren.
"She was just a go-getter," said her husband. "There were points where she worked 80 hours a week."
Other survivors include sons, Thomas W. Page of Charlotte, N.C., Richard C. Page of Lexington, David M. Page of Florence and Russell Brooker of Abilene, Texas ; daughters, Rebecca Anne Schnitzler of Alexandria, Lishell Borg of Indianapolis and Deidre R. Fanning of Atlanta; her parents, Harry and Rebecca Carloss of Lexington; brothers, James Carloss of Lexington and Dr. Harry Carloss Jr. of Paducah; and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Boone County Extension Service Office.
Arrangements for services Monday in Lexington are pending with Milward Funeral Home in Lexington. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church of Ft. Thomas, 1031 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075; Central Christian Church, 205 E. Short St., Lexington, Ky. 40507; or the American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Announced on: 03-12-1998
Gregory Thomas Berns, 50, of Youngsville, N.C., formerly of Covington, died of cancer Feb. 28 at his home. He was a certified public accountant with the state of North Carolina, most recently serving as a senior fiscal analyst for the North Carolina General, Fiscal Research Division. He was a volunteer youth tutor with Loaves and Fishes, a charity in Raleigh, N.C.
Survivors include a son, Aaron Nicholson Berns; a daughter, Emily Lynn Berns of Wake Forest, N.C.; his mother, Bettie McGill Berns of Crescent Springs; and brothers, Tony R. Berns of Holden, Maine, and Barry R. Berns of Ft. Collins, Colo.
Services were March 2 in Youngsville, N.C. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Wake County, 1011 Dresser Court, Raleigh, N.C. 27609; or Loaves and Fishes, P. O. Box 14596, Raleigh, N.C. 27604. Cremation Society of the Carolinas handled arrangements.
Announced on: 03-12-1998
