Stith Funeral Home http://stithfuneralhome.com en EARL WALLACE "LUCKY" CALLEN, JR. [01/25/1936 - 02/20/2012] EARL WALLACE “LUCKY” CALLEN, JR., age 76 of DeMossville, KY passed away Monday February 20, 2012. Retired from Residential Construction and an Army Veteran and Mason. Preceded in death by sons Tony, Earl Jeffrey and Randy Callen, grandchild Jay Callen, brothers Harold Lee & Charlie Callen. Survived by wife Linda L. (Brown) Callen, daughters Tami Gatewood and Sue Callen, sisters Dora Callen Frost and Joan Callen Dove, grandchildren Dustin Barton, Hunter Gatewood and Kasey Callen.

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]]> MARY KRAMER [05/25/1924 - 02/20/2012] MARY KRAMER, born in Elsmere, KY on May 25, 1924, passed away at her home in Sarasota, FL on February 20, 2012 at age 87. Began career with Cincinnati Bell in 1943 and retired to Florida in 1980. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elizabeth and John, and brothers Arthur, Harvey and Leonard Kramer and sisters Edna Heis, Elizabeth Mohr, Josephine Kramer, and Stella Kimmich. She is survived by many nieces, and nephews and their families.

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]]> NORMA JEAN (STEPHENSON) MOORE [08/15/1927 - 02/16/2012] NORMA JEAN (STEPHENSON) MOORE, age 84 of Union, KY passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012. She was retired from Food Service in the Boone County School System, worked for the Credit Bureau of N. KY and Cincinnati and was a Member of Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion. Preceded in death by husband Leroy Moore, brothers Robert, Howard, Eugene, Alfred and William Stephenson. Survived by daughters Debbie (Ralph) Rollins, Deann (Esley) McCubbin and Denise (Steven) Black, sisters Fay Sparks, Jessie Coppage, Virginia Huff, Helen Murdock, Mable Martin and Freida Stephenson-Hoerlein, brothers James and Russell Stephenson, also 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

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]]> SHIRLEY MAE DAVIES [04/05/1927 - 02/14/2012] SHIRLEY MAE DAVIES, age 84 of Petersburg, KY passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012. A Homemaker and Member of Cornerstone Baptist Church. Loved ones include her husband of 67 years Harold Davies, daughter Shari Engle, sons Tim Davies and the late David Davies, brothers Jimmy Yunker and the late Tommy Sullivan, 8 grandchildren and 1 late grandchild, 14 great grandhchildren.

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]]> ROY E. VICKERY [05/03/1941 - 02/08/2012] ROY E. VICKERY, age 70 of Florence, KY passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012. He was a retired Music and Education Instructor and Member of Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion. Preceded in death by sister Alline Ingle and brother Henry L. Vickery. Survived by wife Elizabeth “Betsy” (Wilson) Vickery, sister Ruth (Thomas) Horis, nieces Pamela (Lee) Nelson and Kimberly (Robert) Reeves, nephews Cecil and Thomas Vickery, sister-in-law Louise Vickery.

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]]> DANIEL J. REED, Ph.D. [07/19/1922 - 02/07/2012] Daniel J. Reed, Ph.D., age 89, passed away peacefully at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills, KY, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from Alzheimer’s. He is preceded in death by his father, John, his mother, Laurine, his first wife, Helen, his second wife, Margaret, his eldest daughter, Kathleen, and his youngest daughter, Colleen. He is survived by his son, Michael, his daughter, Maureen (Leon), his son, Christopher (Wasima), his son, Daniel, (Susan) his grandchildren, Tony (Stephanie), Andrew (Melody), Kathryn (Patrick), Jackie, Danielle, and his great-grandchildren, Grace, Laine, Eve, Phillip, Sean, Reed, and Luke. Daniel was born in Springfield, Illinois on July 19, 1922. He served in the United States Coast Guard during World War Il. He received his B.S. in 1947 from St. Louis University, his M.A. in 1948 also from St. Louis University, and his Ph.D. in 1958 from the University of Chicago. He taught History at both St. Louis University and the University of Detroit. In 1959 he moved his family to Washington, DC to accept a position as Assistant Chief, Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. In 1965 he became Chief Historian in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. In 1968 he became the Assistant Archivist of the United States for the Presidential Libraries in the National Archives. In 1980, after retiring from the Federal Government, he moved to St. Mary’s City, Maryland to be near the water and became Director of Historic St. Mary’s City. He retired in 1985 and, being an avid sailor, spent his time sailing his boat up and down the East Coast. He also enjoyed gardening, reading, and classical music, having played the clarinet. In 2007 he moved to the Northern Kentucky area to be near family.

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]]> HUBERT "SONNY" SHEARER, JR. [02/24/1935 - 02/05/2012] HUBERT “SONNY” SHEARER, JR., age 76 of Cottingham Retirement Center in Sharonville, OH formerly of Northern Kentucky passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012. He retired as a District Manager in 1993 after 33 years with Chevrolet Sales Division of General Motors Corporation, U.S. Army Veteran, Graduate of Dixie Heights High School, Thomas More College, Avid U.K. Basketball Fan and Golfer. He was preceded in death by a brother Jack (Rosalie) Shearer. Survived by his former wife Kay (Paul) Trepaney, daughters Debbie (Gary) Levey and Karen (Scott) Dunn, grandchildren Hannah Levey, Hollyn Dunn and Eammon Dunn, numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

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]]> ETHEL "SISSY" JANE THOMAS [06/20/1940 - 02/05/2012] Ethel “Sissy” Jane Thomas, 71, of Florence entered into rest on Sunday, February 5, 2012. She worked in the underwriting department at Western & Southern Life Insurance and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Independence. She is preceded in death by her father, William “Bill” Thomas and sister, Edna “Margy” Thomas. She is survived by her mother, Mildred (nee: Wayman) Thomas; sister, Mary K. Thomas; and many cousins and friends.

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]]> LENNA K. THOMAS [10/09/1949 - 02/04/2012] Lenna K. Thomas, 62, of Florence, entered into rest on Saturday, February 4, 2012. A homemaker, she is preceded in death by 7 brothers and sisters. She is survived by her husband, Cliff Thomas; sons, Tim (Barb) King, Eric (Linda) Shelton, David Shelton, Jason Thomas, Lee (Penny) Thomas; grandchildren, Timmy (Laura) King II, Amber (Ryan) Curtis, Angel (James) Struve, Erica Shelton, Miranda Shelton, Carley Shelton, Derek Shelton, Aaron Thomas, Robert Thomas, Debra Thomas; great grandchildren, Kaleb Struve, Kyle King, and one on the way, Laney Curtis; and 7 brothers and sisters.

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]]> MARTHA JANE HAMES [12/23/1931 - 02/02/2012] MARTHA JANE HAMES, age 80 of Florence, KY passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012. She was preceded in death by her late brother Donald (Donna Mae) Head. Survived by daughters Petie (Fasig) McMillan, Kimberly A. (Fasig) Chamberlain and Kelly Mia Hames, son Terry L. Fasig, sisters Donna Sue Deaton and Barbara Studer, brother Eddie Darrell, grandchildren Teri M. Fasig-Walker, Cara G. Fasig, James A. McMillan, Benjamin E. Shuey and Taylor A. Chamberlain, also four great grandchildren.

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