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Mollie KOCH was born a KOCH, married a KOCH.  All documents referring to her is with the KOCH spelling, not Cook.

 

DEATH CERTIFICATE AND ALL PREVIOUS KNOWN RECORDS HAS SURNAME AS KOCH

 

Falmouth Outlook   14 Jun 1935 Vol. 29 No 5 Pg. 1 Col. 4

 Mrs. Mollie Cook/KOCH Passes On
Mrs. Urban (Barney) Cook/KOCH, aged 74 years, passed on at her home a 1810 Garrard
street, Covington, Saturday, June 8, 1935, following a seven months' illness
of a complications of diseases.
Mrs. Cook was the daughter of the late Christian and Margaret Cook and was
born in Louisville, KY Sept 7, 1860.  She spent the greater part of her life in
Falmouth and was one of our highly beloved Christian women and was familiarly
known as Mrs. Mollie B. Cook.  The family move to Covington about eighteen
years ago, but she had been a frequent visitor back to the old home town, where
she had many admiring friends.
She was united in marriage to Urban {Barney} Cook of this city on May 15,
1879, and to this union five children were born.  Besides her husband she is
survived by three sons and two daughters, John C. Cook of Chicago, Urban Cook of
Daytona Beach, Fla., Albert B. Cook of Redlands, Cal, Mrs. Margaret Bogan of
Los Angeles, Cal and Miss Katherine Cook of Covington. She is also survived by
two brothers and three sisters, Philip Cook, Covington, Chris H. Cook of
Chicago, Mrs. Lillie Bower of Richmond, Mrs. Minnie Culbertson of Covington and Mrs.
Ida Adams of Richmond.  
Mrs. Cook was a member of the Falmouth Lutheran Church, which disbanded a few
years ago.  She as a splendid Christian woman and was tenderly devoted to the
members of her family.  She was generous and sympathetic and most considerate
to everyone with whom she came in contact.  Her husband was in business in
Falmouth for more than 40 years and she was a real helpmate and companion during
all those years.  She was a sacrificing mother and it was a joy to her to
rear her children to manhood and womanhood and to know that they had been fully
prepared to go out into the world and make their own way. Her passing is
mourned by many citizens of Falmouth who knew her from girlhood and were acquainted
with her gracious manner and devotion to her family.  She was a most
charitable woman and never turned any one in need from her door.  She has Joined that
endless procession in the journey to the Great Beyond and she will be judged by
her good works here on earth, and there should be no doubt as to the verdict
in the final judgment of this splendid mother. 
Short services were conducted at the home in Covington on Tuesday morning
which were attended by a large concourse of friends and neighbors of that city. 
The body was tenderly borne back to Falmouth by loving hands that afternoon
and funeral services took place at the funeral home of John A. Woodhead & Son,
conducted by Rev. R. H. Tolle.  The sad last rites were attended by a large
number of relatives and friends from Covington, Falmouth and other cities. 
Burial took place in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery. 
The casket bearers were R. E. Culbertson, Ronald Noterman, Edward Culbertson,
William Bower Jr., Curry Cook, William Cook, all nephews except one. 
The music was rendered by Miss Lou E. Redman of this city.
The large number of beautiful floral offerings attested the love and esteem
in which Mrs. Cook was held. 

In the Riverside Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions and
the Woodhead Funeral Home files the name is given as Koch.  The center stone in
the Cemetery shows: Koch – Cook

 

(NOTE: Below obits for Urban Koch contain different info for each.  The copy that appears in Brown  is a composite of the two that I have put together.)

 

Falmouth Outlook   14 Feb 1941 Vol. 34 No 41 Pg. 4 Col. 2

 Urban (Barney) Koch
Urban (Barney) Koch, aged 85 years, a former resident of Falmouth, died at his home at 1810 Garrard St., Covington, Tuesday night, Feb. 11, 1941 following a long illness.
He was a son of the late John and Louise Schilling Koch and was born in Cincinnati.  He came to Falmouth with his parents when a young man and the family conducted the Koch Hotel and Bakery on Main Street.  After the death of his parents, the son took over the business and conducted successfully.  A few years ago he retired and moved to Covington.
He married Miss Mollie Koch of this city.  She passed away on June 8, 1935.  He is survived by five children, John C. Cook of Chicago, Mrs. Margaret C. Bogan of Los Angeles, California, Urban C. Koch of Palm Beach, Florida, Albert B. Cook of El Monte, California and Miss Kathryn L. Cook of Covington.
Mr. Koch took an active part in Democrat politics in Falmouth and Pendleton County for 40 years, and served as chairman of the Democratic County Executive Committee for several terms.  He also served as a member of the City Council and organized the first volunteer fire department for Falmouth when the old hand pumper was installed 65 years ago.
Mr. Koch was a clever citizen and made and kept friends in every walk of life.  He was progressive and took great pride in assisting in securing municipal improvements for this city, such as the waterworks and electric light system.
The funeral services will be held Friday Afternoon, with burial in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery.  Funeral directors John A. Woodhead & Son are in charge of arrangements.
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Urban Koch
Urban Koch (Cook), aged 85 years, a former well known resident of Falmouth and known to his friends as "Barney," died at his home on Garrard Street in Covington early Wednesday morning Feb. 12, 1941, following an extended illness of paralysis.
He was a son of the late John and Louise Shilling Koch, and was born in Cincinnati on Oct. 27, 1855.  He came to Falmouth with his parents in 1873, and the family engaged in the hotel and bakery business for many years.  He was united in marriage to Miss Mollie B. Koch of this city on May 15, 1879, and they enjoyed a married life of 56 years.  There were five children born to this union, all of whom survive, and all were present at the funeral services with the exception of one son, Albert of California.
He is survived by five children, John C. Cook of Chicago, Mrs. Margaret C. Bogan of Los Angeles, Calif., Urban C. Cook of Florida, Albert B. Cook of El Monte, Calif., and Miss Kathryn L. Cook of Covington.
From early manhood he took an active part in politics and all civic affairs in this city.  He assisted in organizing the first volunteer fire department in Falmouth and many years acted as chief.  He also was active in establishing the waterworks and electric light systems and our public school system.  He made and kept many friends throughout his long life and was well known throughout Northern Kentucky.  He moved to Covington 20 years ago but retained his real estate connections and friendships here.
The funeral services were held at the Woodhead Funeral Home in Falmouth on Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. Q. Jones, pastor of the local Baptist Church.  Many friends from Falmouth and throughout Northern Kentucky attended the last sad rites.  Burial took place in Riverside Cemetery by the side of his wife. 

 

Falmouth Outlook  


Urban Koch
Urban Koch (Cook), aged 85 years, a former well known resident of Falmouth and known to his friends as "Barney," died at his home on 1810 Garrard Street in Covington early Wednesday morning Feb. 12, 1941, following an extended illness of paralysis.  He was a son of the late John and Louise Shilling Koch, and was born in Cincinnati on Oct. 27, 1855.  He came to Falmouth with his parents in 1873, and the family engaged in the hotel and bakery business, Koch Hotel and Bakery,  for many years.

After the death of his parents, the son took over the business and conducted successfully.  A few years ago he retired and moved to Covington. He married Miss Mollie Koch of this city.  She passed away on June 8, 1935.  He is survived by five children, John C. Cook of Chicago, Mrs. Margaret C. Bogan of Los Angeles, California, Urban C. Koch of Palm Beach, Florida, Albert B. Cook of El Monte, California and Miss Kathryn L. Cook of Covington. Mr. Koch took an active part in Democrat politics in Falmouth and Pendleton County for 40 years, and served as chairman of the Democratic County Executive Committee for several terms.  He also served as a member of the City Council and organized the first volunteer fire department for Falmouth when the old hand pumper was installed 65 years ago.

Mr. Koch was a clever citizen and made and kept friends in every walk of life.  He was progressive and took great pride in assisting in securing municipal improvements for this city, such as the waterworks and electric light system and our public school system. 

The funeral services were held at the Woodhead Funeral Home in Falmouth on Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. Q. Jones, pastor of the local Baptist Church.  Many friends from Falmouth and throughout Northern Kentucky attended the last sad rites.  Burial took place in Riverside Cemetery by the side of his wife. 

(NOTE: Kathryn Cook was the Daughter of Urban "Barney" & Mollie KOCH (the above mentioned. Some of their children changed the spelling to COOK probably for the ease of spelling, but their birth surnames was KOCH. Urban's parents are in St Xavier's Cemetery in Falmouth.)

 


Falmouth Outlook   4 May 1979 Vol 72 No 7 Pg. 12 Col. 7

 Miss Kathryn L. Cook, 77, Member of Prominent Falmouth Family, Dies Friday
Miss Kathryn L.. Cook, aged 77 years, 131 E. Sixth St., Covington, died Friday, April 27th at St. Charles Nursing Home, Covington.
She was a retired secretary of the Walter-Woody Investment Securities Co., Cincinnati.
Miss Cook is survived by a brother, Rear Admiral Albert B. Cook, Oceanside California, who attended services here.
Miss Cook graduated from Falmouth High School in 1919 with seven in the class all now gone but two.  She is well and favorably remembered here in Falmouth where the family was quite prominent over the years. 
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in Covington. Burial took place in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. 

 

 

Note:  The following was generously transcribed and submitted by Gina C. Cummins, thanks Gina!

 

From The Falmouth Outlook - Friday, March 5, 1937

Mrs. John Chapman

Friends and relatives were grieved and shocked last Thursday morning, Feb. 25, 1937, when they received the news that Mrs. John Chapman, 63, one of Pendleton county’s esteemed women residing near Bethel, had died at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Covington. She was removed to the hospital ten days before, where it was found that she was in a serious condition. She was the picture of health and activity, however, and was a frequent visitor to Falmouth before going to the hospital, and her sickness and death were not expected.

Funeral services attended by hundreds of relatives and friends were held at the Mt. Moriah Christian Church Sunday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by her beloved pastor and friend of many years’ standing, the Rev. W. M. Lenox. Interment took place in the churchyard cemetery. Funeral directors John A. Woodhead & Son were in charge of the arrangements.

Pall bearers were Barrett, Russell, Charles, Ed, Gus and Shearl Chapman, and Earnest and Theodore Sharp.

Flower bearers were Mildred Snodgrass, Lorena Sharp, Denia Ruber, Roma Chapman, Geneva Chapman, Esther Ruber, Pattie Workman and Edna Earle Sharp.

Singers were Mrs. Sarah Barker Jacobs, Mrs. James B. Crawford, Miss Edith Roberts, G. L. Cleveland, J. C. Browning and Thomas Roberts with Miss Lou Redman as the accompanist. Hymns sung were "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "Peaceful Slumber," "We’ll Never Say Goodbye in Heaven," and "Rock of Ages."

Mrs. Chapman was Miss Iva Sharp and was the daughter of the late Gus and Jennie Gillespie Sharp. She was one of a family of ten children and was born in this county.

Three of this large family have now passed on, two brothers, Charles and Clarence Sharp, having preceded her in death. Surviving brothers and sisters are Mrs. Sylvia Beckman of Aurora, Ind., Mrs. Daisy Barnett of Bloomington, Ill., Mrs. Earl Snodgrass of Falmouth, Mrs. Hobe Sharp of Dillsboro, Ind., Ernest Sharp of Covington, Eugene Sharp of Falmouth, and Albert Sharp of Morgan.

Miss Iva Sharp and John Chapman of this county were united in marriage and to them were born fourteen children, one of whom is dead. Her children who survive her, together with their father, are Mrs. Ed Ruber, Mrs. William Sharp, Mrs. Frank Ruber, Mrs. Alex Lovelace, Mrs. Rankin Swartz of Covington, Mrs. Robert Cummins of Sherman, Ky., Gus Chapman of Dayton, O., Eddie, Charles, Barrett, and Shearl Chapman of Covington, Russell Chapman of near Falmouth, and Elbert Chapman at home. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren and many other close relatives and friends.

Mrs. Chapman was a woman of great mental and physical vigor. She was alert, bright, and kept her mind and hands active. She was never idle and was always busy helping members of her family or neighbors and friends. She possessed a jovial and happy disposition and numbered her friends by her acquaintances. She was hospitable and her home was always open to friends and relatives and to friends of her children. No stranger ever went away from her home without having his immediate needs cared for. In her death the community loses one of its most active and intelligent citizens.

Mrs. Chapman united with the Falmouth Christian Church when she was a young girl but moved her membership to the Mt. Moriah Christian Church over 28 years ago, where she was one of the most loyal and interested members. She never failed to accept any work the church asked her to do, and she supported all of its activities with her hands and means. The minister, the Rev. Mr. Lenox, was a close friend of the family and was often a guest in the Chapman home.

He paid a beautiful tribute to her memory on Sunday and spoke from his heart, because he had known her not only as a church member but as a friend. The large assemblage of sorrowing persons at the last services attested the high esteem in which Mrs. Chapman was held.

Among those from a distance who attended the funeral Sunday of Mrs. John Chapman were Walter Cason and daughter, Onna Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Janluim and daughter, Vivian, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hahn and sons, Arthur Proctor, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Alfred, Mrs. Ina Beverly, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Fred Dahms, Miss Mae Scroggins, Mrs. John Utley and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lightfoot, Herman Ruber and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sargent, all of Covington, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beckman and son, Albert of Aurora, Ind., Mrs. Bessie Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Sharp and son Miller, all of Dillsboro, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Workman and daughter, Patty, Mrs. John Sorrel, C. H. Broadford, all of Dayton, Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heile of Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Alfred and son of Erlanger, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. Omer Swaney of Clifton, Ky., Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cockrell, Mrs. S. C. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Obel, Latonia, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sargent, Cincinnati, and Mr. and Mrs. James Young, of Ft. Thomas, Ky.

 

(Probably from the Falmouth Outlook, copy is cut off)

Augustus Sharp (June 5, 1845 - November 26, 1913)

Augustus Sharp, one of the county’s best known farmers, died very suddenly Wednesday morning at his home three miles northeast of this city.

Mr. Sharp had been in his usual good health and had been at work on his farm the day before his death. Wednesday morning he awoke about 6:00 o’clock and called his family to get up. About thirty minutes later one of his children went to his bed to call him for breakfast, and found him in a dying condition. He only lived a few minutes. Heart trouble was the cause of his death. Deceased was about 65 years of age. He leaves a widow and a large family of children.

 

Mrs. Jennie Sharp (May 10, 1855 - December 5, 1927)

Mrs. Jennie Sharp, age 72 years, one of the county’s most highly beloved women, died Monday morning, December 5, at her home five miles northeast of Falmouth, on the Lenoxburg pike. She was taken ill on Thanksgiving day, and rapidly grew weaker until the end.

Mrs. Sharp was before her marriage a Miss Jennie Gillispie. She was married to Gus Sharp many years ago. To this union fourteen children were born, eleven of whom survive: Mrs. John Chapman, of Bethel; Mrs. Henry Beckman and Mrs. Hobart Sharp, of Dillsboro, Ind.; Mrs. Arthur Barnett, of Bloomington, Ill.; Mrs. Earle Snodgrass, who resided with her mother; Charles Sharp of Bloomington, Ill.; Theo Sharp, of Dillsboro, Ind.; Ernest and Albert Sharp, of Covington; Clarence Sharp, of Morgan; and Eugene Sharp, of Falmouth. She is also survived by three brothers, Rhine Gillispie and Shelton Gillispie of Pendleton county, and Mannie Gillispie, of Aurora, Ind. Her husband, who was one of Pendleton county’s prominent farmers, preceded her several years ago.

Mrs. Sharp was a life-long member of the Baptist church and a woman of fine character. Having reared a large family of children, she had little time in her younger days for activities outside the home, and in her later years was content to remain there where her heart had been for so long a time. She was strictly a home woman, devoted to her children, and anything she could do for them was not too much, in her estimation. She was held in the highest esteem by her neighbors and friends, and no one knew her but to admire her.

The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Lenoxburg church, conducted by the Rev. L. N. Minks, of the Falmouth Christian church. Burial was in the Lenxoburg cemetery by the side of her husband. All the children were present with the exception of Mrs. Barnett, who could not come on account of illness.

 

 

Falmouth Outlook Friday March 29, 1912
Mrs. Elizabeth Shanks Stutz
Submitted by Dolores Panzer

Mrs. Elizabeth Shanks Stutz, aged 81 years, widow of the late Conrad Stutz, died Friday night last at the home of her son-in-law, Ewell Cummins, three miles east of town, after an illness of more than a year of infirmities of old age.

Mrs. Stutz was born and raised in Bourbon county near Milersburg. Mrs. Stutz was united in marriage to Conrad Stutz and was permitted to enjoy 62 years of happy union. She was of English decent, but after her marriage to Mr. Stutz she learned to speak German and used the language exclusively in her family. She was the mother of seven children, five daughters and two sons. The five daughters survive her and were present at the funeral. Mrs. Katherine Ritter, Mrs. Sallie Cummins, Mrs. Mary Cummins, Mrs. Martha Ritter and Mrs. Elizabeth Grebb. Mrs. Stutz united with the Methodist church in 1887, and lived a righteous life. She was a much beloved woman and had many friends and relatives who will mourn her loss.

The funeral was held Sunday at the home, conducted by Rev. E.K. Arnold. Interment took place in the family burying ground.

Falmouth Outlook/June 23, 1937 edition
Mrs. Willis Mains
Submitted by Sue Bayes

Mrs. Lula King Mains, 64, beloved wife of Willis Mains, residing in the extreme eastern part of Pendleton county, died Sunday afternoon, June 20, 1937.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Wesley Chapel Church near Neave, conducted by Rev. C. H. Mattox and the Rev. D.W. Nankevil. Interment took place in the Owen family cemetery. Funeral directors Thomas & Parramore were in charge of arrangements.

Flower bearers were Mrs. Sallie Floore, Mrs. Margaret King, Mrs. Ida Ramsey, Mrs. Mattie Ambers, Mrs. Orvie Bruin and Mrs. Marie Rountas. Pall bearers were Nelson, Roy and Acie Marksberry, Jesse Moore, Shelby and Harvy Bruin.

Mrs. Mains was born June 14, 1873 in Pendleton county, Ky. and was one of our highly esteemed women. She was married Mar. 3, 1888, to Nelson Marksberry and to this union eight children were born, namely, Thomas Marksberry, job foreman for the Pendleton County Board of Education's building program in Pendleton county; Mrs. Willie Moore of Milford, Mrs. Charles Boots and Mrs. Harry McMillian of New Richmond, O., four having preceded her in death. She was united in marriage the second time to Willis Mains, July 28, 1916, and became the stepmother of five children. A step-daughter, Mrs. Willie Bruin of Milford, survives, a brother and sister, 21 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren also survive, besides her husband and many other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Mains united with the North Fork Baptist Church over 35 years ago and later changed her membership to the Neave Methodist Church over 20 years ago.


Falmouth Outlook/June 23, 1937
Mrs. C.M. Yelton
Submitted by Sue Bayes

Mrs. Florence Yelton, 73, widow of the late C.M. Yelton, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Allender, near Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., Ky. June 17, 1937 following an extended illness.

Her body was brought to the Thomas & Parramore funeral home in Falmouth Thursday and lay in state until the services at the Falmouth Methodist Episcal(sp) Church Saturday afternoon which were conducted by the Rev. E.L. Griffy. Interment took place in the Riverside Cemetery. Pall bearers were Kinney Field, Ambrose Field, George Field, Menzie Montgomery, Ernest Mongomery and Arthur Yelton.

Mrs. Yelton was born in this county Jan. 25, 1864, the daughter of the late Harrison and Lucinda Field. She was united in marriage to C.M. Yelton of Concord, Pendleton county, Ky June 12, 1883. He preceded her in death one year and eight months. To this union three children were born, one passing on in childhood. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Allender, and a son, Horace Yelton of Owen county. Four grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive.

Mrs. Yelton resided in Falmouth until her husband's death, and here she was loved by her neighbors, relatives and friends. She was a kindly, good woman, wife and mother, and loved her family and friends. During her last days her needs were happily and carefully met by her daughter and her husband, with whom whe resided, and she slept away in peace.


Falmouth Outlook/June 23, 1937
Mrs. Susie Ammerman
Submitted by Sue Bayes

Mrs. Susie Ammerman, aged 75 years, formerly of this county, died at her home at Elsmere on Tuesday, June 15, 1937. Funeral services were held at the Mt. Carmel Church near Doudton on Thursday morning. -



Falmouth Outlook/June 23, 1937
Mrs. William McLafferty
Submitted by Sue Bayes

Mrs. Mary Lemming McLafferty, wife of William (Bid) McLafferty, died Friday night, June 18, 1937, at her home on Portland Ridge, Pendleton County, Ky.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at St. John's Catholic Church with interment taking place in the church cemetery. Funeral directors Fryer & Peoples of Butler had charge of arrangements.

Mrs. McLafferty was born near Demossville and spent her life in the neighborhood in which she was born and reared to young womanhood. Besides her husband, she is survived by seven children. William, Thomas, Brandella, Richard, Ralph, Marguerite, and Charles McLafferty.

Seymore Marion Hopkins 
Generously submitted by Michael Hopkins, thanks Mike!

 Dr. S. M. Hopkins one of the best known and highly esteemed physicians in Northern Kentucky, died Monday night, February 15, 1926, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.  Dr. Hopkins had been suffering with gall-stones for the past several weeks.  About two weeks ago he went to the hospital, where he was operated upon February 8.  He was getting along nicely when pneumonia developed, and he lasted only a few days.

Dr. Hopkins was born in Pendleton county July 21, 1857, and was 68 years, four months and 24 days of age.  He was a son of the late Yancy Hopkins.  When a young man he was graduated from the Ohio Medical College (in 1885), and for nearly a half century has practiced his profession at Gardnersville.

Dr. Hopkins was a high type of man and endeared himself in the hearts of the people whom he served so many years.  He was in every sense a Good Samaritan, and this memory must remain vivid in the lives of the people of the Gardnersville neighborhood.  He believed and practiced the highest principles in his profession.  He was a well-read physician, and this together with his wealth of experience in the treatment of nearly every human ill, made him a place in the community which can never be filled.  His neighbors had implicit faith in him as a physician, and confidence in him as a man, and his passing has cast a pall of sorrow over the little hamlet of Gardnersville, where everybody knew him and loved him.  He was a member of the Gardnersville Christian church, and followed closely in the footsteps of his Savior.

Dr. Hopkins is survived by his wife and one son, Charles Hopkins, who were at his bedside when the final summons came.  He is also survived by two brothers, L. E. Hopkins, of Kenton county, and Dr. Frank Hopkins, of Texas, and four sisters, Mrs. C. A. Menefee, of Covington; Mrs. Emma Northcutt of Vancouver, Wash; Mrs. W. A. Golden, of Gardnersville, and Miss Pearl Hopkins, of Latonia.

The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 at the Gardnersville Christian Church.

 
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