September 24, 2009
Elwanda Brewer, 73
Elwanda Brewer, 73, 33 Derickson Lane, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 at Stanton Nursing Center. She was born on Aug. 28, 1936 in Winchester to the late John Corbett and Lorene Berryman Brewer.
Survivors include: a brother, Woody and wife, Maxine Brewer, Clay City; sister, Elouise and husband, Gus Pence, Stanton; sister-in-law, Faye Brewer, Stanton; niece, Sandy and husband, Silas Smith, Stanton; nephews, Eddie Brewer, Clay City, Steven and wife, Tracy Brewer, Clay City, James and wife, Quay Brewer, Lexington, and Brian and wife, Jennifer Brewer, Campton; great-nephew, Ryan Ellis Brewer, Campton; great-nieces, Destine and husband, Travis Rogers, Owingsville, Whitney Brewer, Clay City, McKenzie Brewer, Clay City, Hannah Brewer, Campton, and Katie Brewer, Irvine; great great-nephew, Kaden Michael Rogers, Owingsville; aunts, Blanche Tipton and Zella Shortridge, both of Irvine; and a host of cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, beloved brother Ellis Brewer, Great-Nephew, Jonathan Edward Brewer, and special uncle Louie Wayne Berryman.
Services were held on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home, Stanton by Rev. James Harold Combs. Burial was in Kennon Cemetery, Clay City.
Pallbearers who served were Steven Brewer, Travis Rogers, Monty Berryman, Marvin Berryman, Laney Rogers and James Ed Dennis. Honorary pallbearers who served were friends and employees at Stanton Nursing Center
Roscoe Campbell, 76
Roscoe Campbell of Dayton, Ohio, who was born in 1932 to Amos and Josephine Campbell in Nada, was a long time member of Holy Family Catholic Church, served in the Army during the Korean Conflict and was a Senior Designer at AM Graphics (formerly Schriber’s), died at his residence Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. He was 76.
Roscoe is survived by his wife: Sarah Pietrzak with whom he would have celebrated 52 years of marriage on Oct. 11; by his children and their spouses: Rachel and Mike Stapleton of New Vienna, Ohio, Nora and Dennis Richmond of Huber Heights, Ohio, Tim and Penny Campbell of Athens, Alabama, Steve and Becky Campbell of Cynthiana and Andy and Therese Campbell of Red Lion, Pennsylvania; his sisters and their husbands: Sylvia and Harry Ashley of Fairborn, Ohio, Phyllis and Rowland Scott of Stanton and Nancy McCoy of Berea; by his 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Harris Funeral Home, 49 Linden Avenue, Dayton, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Family Church. Burial was at the Calvary Cemetery, Dayton. The family extends their sincere thanks to Jaime, Judy and Sabeena of Hospice. An expression of sympathy may be made in Roscoe’s honor to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 701 E Columbia Ave, Cincinnati 45215 or Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave, Dayton, Ohio 45420.
Edna Dawes, 91
Edna Earle Billings Dawes, 91, Watson Ridge Road, Ravenna, wife of Floyd Lee Dawes, died Friday, at the Irvine Health and Rehab Center, after an illness. She was born Sept. 29, 1917 in Estill County a daughter of the late Birk and Mallie Chaney Billings. Mrs. Billing was a member of the Furnace Church of Christ and a retired restaurant employee and manager. She was preceded in death by her five sisters and two brothers; Katherine and Idna Reed, Crystal Spence, Nannie Winburn, Eula Lovins, Ernest and Warren Billings.
Survivors in addition to her husband Floyd Lee, include: two daughters; Myra Joyce (Dean) Snyder of Hamilton, Ohio and Karen Machele (Tom) Colley of Sterling Heights, Michigan; one son Edward Lee (Mary) Dawes of Loveland, Ohio; eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 3 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 at Lewis Funeral Home with Bro. Terry Barnes officiating. Burial was in the Billings-Newkirk Cemetery at Furnace.
Grandchildren served as pallbearers;
Ruth Morton, 86
Ruth Baker Morton, 86, of Newport, formerly of Powell County, widow of Gene Morton, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. She was born April 21, 1923 to the late James and Edna Combs Baker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Stutzenberger of Alexandria, a granddaughter, Beth (Michael) Zachery of Fort Thomas, a grandson Eric (Lindsey) Stutzenberger of Oregon, two great-grandchildren Branon and Sarah Zachary, one brother Roger (Bettye) Baker, two sisters Virginia Boyd and Betty (Victor) Gentry and one sister-in-law Anna Marie Baker, all of Stanton. Besides her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a granddaughter Laura Stutzenberger and two brothers, Glenn Ray and Earl Dean Baker.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 at the Bowen First Church of God with Rev. Larry Mullins officiating. Pallbearers were Eric Stutzenberger, Michael Zachary, Sherwin and Sheldon Baker, Eddie Baker and Larry Epperson. Arrangements were handled by Alexandria Funeral Home in Alexandria.