The Kentucky Enquirer publishes obituaries of residents in Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and Pendleton counties as a free service. Obituaries are published based on available space each day and may be held until space is available. Information is accepted from funeral homes 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Call (859) 578-5555 Monday through Friday; (513) 768-8600 Saturdays and Sundays.

Boone County

Kay F. Lloyd

FLORENCE - Kay Francis Lloyd, 65, a retired assembler for Cooper-Hewitt Electric Co., died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital in Florence.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Dalhover, in 1977.

Surviving are her husband, William; a son, John of Florence; two daughters, Debra Lynn Denz of Florence and Amber Lloyd of Independence; a brother, Larry Brock of Highland Heights; and four grandchildren.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today and service 10 a.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 Pike Street, Covington, KY 41011.

Kenneth W. Parm Sr.

FLORENCE - Kenneth W. Parm Sr., 66, a service agent for Budget Car Rental in Cincinnati, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital in Florence. He was an usher at Kento-Boo Baptist Church in Florence.

Surviving are his wife, Patricia H. Riley Parm; three sons, Kenneth Jr. and Rodney Sr., both of Blue Creek, Ohio, and Samuel of Fairfield, Ohio; three daughters, Nina J. Parm, Jennie Thompson and Eda Jones, all of Cincinnati; a brother, Roy Sr. of Bethel, Ohio; a sister, Belva Lee of Elkton, Md.; two stepsons, Tony G. Simpson Jr. of Great Falls, Mont., and Christopher M. Simpson of Jonesville, Ky.; a stepdaughter, Tamara L. Cassini of Milan, Ind.; 22 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today and service 10 a.m. at Kento-Boo Baptist Church, Florence. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Erlanger is handling arrangements.

Memorials: Kento-Boo Baptist Church Building Fund, 634 Kento-Boo Ave., Florence, KY 41042.

Leroy Garnett

HEBRON - Leroy Garnett, 84, a farmer, World War II Army veteran and member of Hebron Lutheran Church, died Sunday at his home.

He was preceded in death by a son, Frankie, in 1989.

Surviving are his wife, Nellie Shears Garnett; three sons, John of Hebron, Danny of Union and Steven of Perry, Mo.; two daughters, Carol Helton of Warsaw, Ky., and Darlene Kollstedt of Fairfield, Ohio; three brothers, Gene of Covington, Stanley of Hebron and Perry of California state; 18 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday. Service will be 10 a.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in Bullittsburg, Ky., Baptist Cemetery.

Campbell County

Ralph Meyer

BELLEVUE - Ralph "Skeeter" Meyer, 80, a retired supply manager for Western-Southern Life Insurance Co. in Cincinnati, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital in Fort Thomas.

He was a World War II and Korean War Navy veteran, a member of St. Anthony Church in Bellevue, and member of the Kersten O'Day VFW Post 2899 in Dayton, Ky.

Surviving are his wife, Louise; three sons, Jack (who is mayor of Bellevue) and Ralph, both of Bellevue, and Joe of Delhi Twp., Ohio; two daughters, Patty Bucher and Mary Leedy, both of Bellevue; a sister, Reda Hoffstedder of Fort Thomas; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. today at St. Anthony Church, 320 Poplar St., Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.

A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home in Bellevue is handling arrangements.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, Northern Kentucky Unit, Nicholas Center, Suite A-2, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Florence, KY 41042.

Kenton County

Edward Kunkel

COVINGTON - Edward Kunkel, 88, a retired boilermaker and sheet metal worker, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Covington. He was a member of St. Pius X Church in Edgewood and a World War II Army veteran.

Surviving are a sister, Kathryn Zalla of Covington; a brother, William Kunkel of Loveland, Ohio; three stepdaughters; and three stepsons.

Visitation will be 9-9:50 a.m. and prayers 9:50 a.m. today at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. today at St. Pius X Church, 348 Dudley Road, Edgewood.

Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.

Harold Price

COVINGTON - Harold "Hank" Price, 61, a retired mechanic for Ohio Truck Equipment Inc. in St. Bernard, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Covington. He was a member of F&AM Lodge 746.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce Haggard Price; two sons, Doug of Covington and Darryl of Falmouth; two daughters, Tina Touris of Norwood and Missy Price of Covington; six brothers, Raymond of Ludlow, John of Paulsboro, N.J., Sidney of Norfolk, Va., Roy of New Carlisle, Ohio, Kenneth of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Thomas of Oklahoma City, Okla.; four sisters, Donna Lentey of Gallatin County, Katherine Price of Ludlow, Margarite Kirk of Taylor Mill and Helen Stevens of Florence; and 11 grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday. Service will be 10 a.m. today at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.

Memorials: F&AM Masonic Lodge 746, care of Golden Rule Lodge 345, 12 Inez St., Covington, KY 41015.

Kevin Smith

COVINGTON - Kevin Smith, 47, a manufacturing technician for the Ford Motor Co. and a Navy veteran, died Sunday at his home.

Surviving are his wife, Jacqueline Taylor Smith; a son, Kevin of Wahiawa, Hawaii; a daughter, Jihan Martina Smith of Covington; his mother, Betty Ellen Smith of Covington; two brothers, Randall Martin Smith of Columbus, Ohio, and Gerald Eugene Hensley of Warsaw, Ky.; three sisters, Mary Smith of Harrington, Ky., Vickie Jean Lynn Smith of Kentucky and Phyllis Harwood of California state.

No visitation.

Service will be 11 a.m. today at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.

Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.

Memorials: American Cancer Society, Northern Kentucky Unit, Nicholas Center, Suite A-2, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Florence, KY 41042.

Ruth Mullins

INDEPENDENCE - Ruth Parson Mullins, 66, a homemaker, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood.

She was the treasurer for the Simon Kenton Athletic Boosters and a member of the Taylor Mill Boosters.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse, in 2002.

Surviving are three sons, David of Florence, Danny of Middletown, Ohio, and Alan Mullins of Berry, Ky.; and nine grandchildren.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today and service 10 a.m. Thursday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.

Memorials: St. Elizabeth Medical Center Foundation, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY 41017.

Ethel L. Williams

INDEPENDENCE - Ethel Lucille Roden Williams, 95, a homemaker, and member of Independence Christian Church, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital in Florence.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda J. Kaiser, in 1993.

Surviving are her husband, Robert; a daughter, Doris A. Hemsath of Walton; two sons, Howard of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Kenneth of Walton; a sister, Elsie Hopple of Latonia; nine grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday. Service will be 10 a.m. today at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.

Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.

Memorials: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 507, Louisville, KY 40218.