Pendleton County Obituaries

Obituaries are posted with the permission of Debbie Dennie, Editor of the "Falmouth Outlook"

Falmouth Outlook, September 9, 2003

Mary “Sue” Browning Lynn passed away at her home in DeMossville, Ky., on Wednesday, September 3, 2003. She had been diagnosed with cancer about eight years ago.She gave a gallant fight until finally she was called to Heaven. She was 62 years of age.
Sue was born January 15, 1941, in Pendleton County, at the home of Johnny and Edna Woods, her grandparents. Her father was Howard Wilson Browning and her mother was Mary Gertrude Woods Brown-ing. Both are deceased.
Sue was a retired executive secretary of Proctor and Gam-ble. She has served the company for 38 years.
Sue was an active member of the Pendleton County Historical Society. She headed the committee to preserve the old marriage records at the courthouse in Pendleton County and helped with the refiling and organizing the Barton Papers which were damaged in the 1997 flood. She had also served on other society committees, and a former member of the Pendleton County Women’s Democratic Commit-tee.
She enjoyed searching for her family roots. Although her chosen profession was in an office she was a country girl at heart. She loved the outdoors and her dogs. She was a crusader for what she believed to be right and just. Her since of humor and unique laugh will be remembered by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include daughter, Erin Lynn; son, Duane Beatty; granddaughter Shawna Beatty; sister, Connie Pfanstiel; niece, Roxane Schosker; nephew, Paul “Brusier” Pfanstiel; stepmother, Azalea Browning; stepbrother, Donald Tomlin; two great-nephews and one great-niece.
Pallbearers were Duane Beatty, Paul “Bru” Pfanstiel Jr., Kyle Pfanstiel, Paul Pfanstiel Sr., Stevie Sturdivant and Mark Beach.
Services were held Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence. Interment was at the Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials can be given to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, KY 41056.


Delores Roulette, 86, of Edgemont Manor Nursing Home, Cynthiana, Ky., passed away Sunday, August 31, 2003. Mrs. Roulette was born in Pendleton County on August 16, 1917, the daughter of James and Florence Henderson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Samuel Roulette; brothers, James and Ardell Henderson; and sister, Louise.
Survivors include son, Greg Roulette, Falmouth, Ky.; daughter, Melanie Elam, Berry, Ky.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation and funeral services were held Wednesday, Septem-ber 3, 2003 at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Interment was in Highland Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Hospice of the Bluegrass.


Harland E. Fields, 90, of Florence, Ky., passed away Monday, September 1, 2003 at his home. He was a former resident of Pendleton County. He was born January 27, 1913 in Bracken County, Ky., the son of Elijah and Feddie Coleman Fields.
He was a member of Wil-liamstown Christian Church and a stationary engineer employed by Ford Motor Company of Sharonville, Ohio. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #746 F.&A.M. in Latonia, Ky.
Survivors include wife, Hazel Johnson Fields of Florence, Ky.; daughter, Louise Browning Lanter, Ft. Wright, Ky., and son, Thomas E. Fields, Mariemont, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, September 3 at Elliston Stanley Funeral Home. Interment was in Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown, Ky.


Bobby Alan Draper, 56, of Louisville, Ky., formerly of Falmouth, passed away on September 6, 2003 at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He was born on February 22, 1947, son of the late Elmer and Florence Brandt Draper. He was a member of the Falmouth Wesleyan Church.
He is survived by two nieces, Marquerite Cory and her husband Ron of Louisville, Ky., and Victoria Hegewald and her husband Falk of Salt Lake City, Utah. He is also survived by several cousins, the Wallace family of Pendleton County.
Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 8 at Woodhead Funeral Home in Falmouth, officiated by Shelby McDowell. Interment was in the Riverside Cemetery of Falmouth.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Falmouth Wes-leyan Church.


Falmouth Outlook, September 16, 2003

Arlie Wyatt, Jr., 77, of Berry, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2003, at the Grant Manor Nursing Home in Wil-liamstown. Born on January 16, 1926, he was the son of the late Arlie and Ruth Hamilton Wyatt, Sr. On August 21, 1947, he married Geraldine Rigg Wyatt and his dear wife survives his passing. He was a farmer, a member of Richland Baptist Church, and a member of the Woodmen of the World Lodge #611, Falmo-uth. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served overseas during World War II.
In addition to his wife of 56 years, Geraldine Rigg Wyatt, he leaves one daughter, Debbie (J.B.) Barnes of Dry Ridge and one son, Greg Wyatt of Burling-ton; three grandchildren, Blaine, Brandon and Stephanie; one sister, Ruby Wilson of Tampa, Fla., and Genevieve Moses of Taylor Mill; and one brother, Charles Wyatt of Bro-oksville.
He was preceded in death by a son, Danny Wyatt; a daughter, Sue Wyatt; and a brother, A.T. Wyatt.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, with Bro. Don Mays officiating. The visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the funeral home. Interment will take place in the Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Memorials are suggested to the Hospice of the Bluegrass, 506 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, KY 41031.


Elbert Damon Whitaker, 82, Brooksville, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at Augusta Healthcare in Augusta, Ky.
Elbert was born on June 13, 1921 in Laurel County. He was employed as an Auto Worker at General Motors and served in the Navy in World War II from June 29, 1942 until February 18, 1946.
He was a member of the United Baptist Church in Westwood, Ky. and was a Master Mason of the Wyoming Chapter, Cincinnati Chapter of Scottish Rite.
Elbert was preceded in death by his wife Crystal Florence Whitaker, his father George A. Whitaker, his mother Mary (Polly) Whitaker, and nine brothers and sisters.
Elbert is survived by his children Arthur (Connie) Whitaker of Wilmington, Ohio and David (Leslie) Whitaker of Fairfield, Ohio; grandchildren Art Whitaker, Jr., Heather Cochran, Jason Whitaker and Eric Whitaker; six great-grandchildren; and his sister Sylvia Price of Somerset, Ky.
Funeral services took place at Moore and Parker in Brooksville on Saturday, September 13, 2003.
Interment was at the Bracken Memorial Cemetery in Brooksville.
Memorials are suggested to the Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Dr. in Maysville, Ky.


Gerald Wayne Pollitt, 59, of Melbourne, passed away Tuesday, September 9 at his residence. He was a siding applicator for Ashcraft Siding Company in Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his daughter, Tina McDonald of Fort Thomas; his sister, Fay Wade of Silver Grove; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Cooper Funeral Home of Grants Lick took care of arrangements. Interment was at the Alexandria Cemetery.


Verona Hamilton Cookendorfer, 81, of Licking Street, Falmouth, Ky., passed away Monday, September 8 at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. Verona was born in Bracken County, Ky., on April 29, 1922, the daughter of the late Everett and Nora Owens Hamilton. She was a retired LPN.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Cookendorfer; brothers, Everett Hamilton, Jr., Gilmore Hamilton, Paul Hamilton; and half-brothers, Robert and Eugene Hall; sisters, Estella Grimes, Betty June Rice and Velma Hamilton; one grandson and one granddaughter also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Terry, Rodney and Loren Cookendorfer, of Falmouth; daughters, Paula Cooper of Falmouth, and Karla Cookendorfer Gerton of Louisville; brothers, Adrian Hamilton of Union, Ky., brother, Adrian Hamilton of Union, Ky.; and sister, Elnora Fossett of Dayton, Ky.; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. A private funeral service was held on Friday, Sept. 12. Pallbearers were Paul, Loren, Jason and Terry Cookendorfer, Nicholas Eichmann and Richard Cooper. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery under the direction of Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.

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