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Wednesday, April 19, 2006

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Ruth Banta Rose, 86

Ruth Banta Rose, 86, of Owenton, died April 12, 2006, at New Horizons Medical Center. Born Aug. 4, 1919, in Nicholas County and raised in Bourbon County, she was the daughter of the late James Lot and Della Hickey Banta Sr. She was a retired nurses aide from St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington and a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church in Owenton, the Clarksville, Ind., VFW and a charter member of the Owen County Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, where she was a past Worthy Matron.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Phyllis and Eli Wolfinbarger of Owenton; a brother and daughter-in-law, James L. and Mac Banta of Lexington; three step-sons, Jackie G. Rose of Corinth, Gary A. Rose of Asheville, N.C., and Danny G. Rose of Albuquerque, N.M.; a step-daughter, Rosemary R. Wainscott of Pawley’s Island, S.C.; a grandson, Jason Day; 13 step-grandchildren; four nieces; and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Rose; a brother, Joseph F. Banta; and a sister, Mary Frances Conlin.
Funeral Services were April 15 at McDonald & New Funeral Homes with Bros. Jesse Bourne and David Wotier officiating. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Lexington.
Memorial contributions may be made to New Horizons Medical Foundation. Visit the guest register at www.mcdonaldandnew.com.


Billie M. Godby Dungan, 61

Billie M. Godby Dungan, 61, of Owenton, formerly of Covington, died April 12, 2006, at her home. She was a retired merchandise handler for the GAP Clothing Co. in Florence and a member of Grant County Bingo Club.
She is survived by a daughter, Yvonne M. Morrow of Owenton; a son, David M. Dungan of Covington; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lourine Girgler of Somerset. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby R. Dungan.
Funeral services were held April 17 at Allison & Rose Funeral Home in Covington. Burial was in Highland Cemetery Mausoleum in Ft. Mitchell. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Frankfort, 208 Steele St., Frankfort 40601.


Barbara Sue Bohart, 41

Barbara Sue Bohart, 41, of Owenton, died April 8 at her residence. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, William E. Bohart; three sons, Willie Bohart, Andrew Henry James Bohart and Geoffrey Allen Bohart, all of Owenton; her mother, Audrey Riley of Owenton; her father; Theo Riley of Covington; two sisters, Donna Adkins of Owenton and Kathy Gruber of Newport; and three brothers, Kenny Hammons of Covington, David Riley of Owenton and Michael Riley of Newport. She was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Hammons, and a brother, James E. Riley.
Funeral services were held April 13 at McDaniel Funeral Home in Corinth. Burial was in Robinson Cemetery in Harrison County. Memorial donations may be made to the Bohart family in care of McDaniel Funeral Home, P.O. Box 7, Corinth 41010.


Robert “Bobby” Noel, 80

Robert “Bobby” Noel, 80, died March 23, 2006, at Mederia Beach, Fla. He was born in Monterey, the son of Mary and Forest Noel and graduated from Owen County High School. He received a degree in aeronautical engineering from Georgia Tech University. He worked in California for many years.
He is survived by several cousins including Sue Manter of Jacksonville, Fla., Norma Hill of Destin, Fla., Terry Masters of Hebron, Thomas Granit of Villa Hills and Ruth Allnutt, formerly of Owenton and now of Lexington.
He was buried beside his mother and father in California.


Charles William “Bill” Lewis, 82

Charles William “Bill” Lewis, 82, died April 10, 2006, at Deaconess Hospital. He was formerly of Sparta.
He is survived by his wife, Margie Lafferty Lewis; a daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Bill Smith; a granddaughter and her husband, Shanna and Adrian Durbin; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and James Stewart of Cincinnati and Virginia and Billy Davis of New Liberty; a brother-in-law, Printy Lafferty of Sparta; and nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother, H.J. Lewis.
Private services were held. Memorial donations may be made to Easter Hills Baptist Church, Islington Ave., Cincinnati 45227.

 


Erma B. Canty, 92

Erma B. Canty, 92, of Crestwood, died April 14, 2006, in Louisville. She was born May 24, 1913, in Anderson County, the daughter of the late Chester B. Watson and Willie B. Addie. She was a homemaker and member of Indian Fork Baptist Church in Bagdad.
She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Billy C. and Mary Canty and Bobby Gayle Canty, all of Crestwood; a daughter, Shirley Ann Canty of Crestwood; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four sisters, Sue Parson of Owen County, Jeannete Dunavan of Louisville, Daisy Perry of Anderson County and Joanne LeCompte of Shelbyville; and two brothers, Kenneth Watson of Colorado and Johnny Watson of Eminence.
Funeral services were held April 17 at Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Towles of Hillcrest Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Valley of Rest Cemetery.


Anna Catherine Sharon Toole, 91

Anna Catherine Sharon Toole, 91, of Owenton, died April 16, 2006, at Homestead Nursing Center in Lexington following a long illness.
She was born Oct. 5, 1914, in Owen County, the daughter of the late Oscar and Virgie Hudson Sharon of Beechwood. She was a member of Richland Baptist Church and Rebekah Lodge of Owenton and attended Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She worked at Georgetown Electric Parts and Taylor Tot in Frankfort before retiring.
She was widowed at the age of 36 and raised eight children. She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law Alice and Gene Rose, Judy and Danny Jacobs, all of Owenton, Mary and Jim Cheek of Somerset and Jackie and Walter Sageser of Lexington; sons and daughter-in-law Ralph and Patsy Toole and Thomas Toole all of Owenton; a son-in-law, Edward Joseph of Cleveland; a sister, Harriet Smith of Indiana; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Walter and Adelle Toole of Parker, Ind., and Garland and Addie Sue Toole of Florence; sisters-in-law JoAnn Toole of Burlington and Ora Sharon of Owenton; and many nieces and nephews. She was a loving grandmother to 19 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Paul; daughter Virginia; son James Lewis; daughter-in-law Doris; and two brothers, James Sharon and William Penn Sharon.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. April 19 at McDonald & New Funeral Homes, Main Street, with Bro. David Wotier officiating. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Homestead Nursing Center Activities Fund, 1608 Versailles Rd., Lexington. Please, visit the guest register at www.mcdonaldandnew.com.


Mae Imogene Callaghan, 68

Mae Imogene Callaghan, 68, of Pleasant Home, died April 13, 2006, at her residence.
Born April 2, 1938, in Casey County, she was the daughter of Ora Isabelle Weir McDonald and the late Avery McDonald. She was a homemaker, recipient of the 1986 Mother of the Year award and a member of Lockport Church of Christ.
She is survived by her mother; her husband, George Callaghan; three sons and a daughter-in-law, George Callaghan Jr., Michael and Tammy Callaghan and Christopher Callaghan, all of Pleasant Home; four brothers and sisters-in-law, J.C and Anna McDonald, Billy and Linda McDonald, David and Lesa McDonald, all of Russell Springs, and Dennis and Gwen McDonald of Windsor; four sisters and a brother-in-law, Roxie MacDonald and Faye Thomas both of Windsor, Sandra and Charlie Kieser of Pennsylvania and Ann Chrusciel of Paris; five grandchildren, Bryan, Kara, Michael Jr. and wife Arlene, Kristin and Elaina Jo Callaghan, all of Pleasant Home; and a great-grandchild, Avery Callaghan. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Morris.
Funeral Sservices were April 18 with Bro. Billy Stapleton officiating. Burial was in Owenton Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Elizabeth. Visit the guest register at www.mcdonaldandnew.com.

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