Obituaries are published based on available space each day and may be held until space is available.

Boone County

Nancy Watts

FLORENCE - Nancy "Ruth" Watts, 85, a homemaker, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital in Florence.

She was a member of New Hope Methodist Church in Southgate, and former member of Salem United Methodist Church in Newport.

Surviving are her husband, James; and four nieces.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. to noon and service noon today at Linnemann Funeral Home in Burlington. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Erlanger.

Campbell County

Charles F. Lorenz

FORT THOMAS - Charles F. Lorenz, 89, a retired civil engineer for Schwietzer Construction in Cincinnati, and World War II Army veteran, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas.

Surviving are his wife, Virginia; a daughter, Mary Lorenz Doherty of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; two sisters, Adelaide Gough of Fort Thomas, and Rita Schoech of Bellevue; a brother, Edward of Montgomery; and two grandchildren.

Visitation will be 10-11:15 a.m. today at A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home in Fort Thomas. Mass of Christian burial will be 11:30 a.m. today at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thomas. Memorials: St. Catherine of Siena School, 1803 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, KY 41075.

Kenton County

Lucille King

COVINGTON - Lucille King, 84, a homemaker, died Monday.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil H. King, in 1981.

Surviving are a son, Robert E. Clem Sr. of Covington; a daughter, Deborah Gribble of Tampa, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. and service 11 a.m. today at Stith Funeral Home in Florence. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. today at Madison County Memorial Gardens in Richmond, Ky.

Jeffrey A. Perkins

ELSMERE - Jeffrey Allan Perkins, 45, an employee of the Flying J Travel Plaza in Walton and member of Big Bone Baptist Church in Union, died Sunday.

Surviving are his mother, Thara Harper Perkins; two brothers, Lindal of Independence, and Wendall of DeMossville, Ky.; and a sister, Judy Dean of Covington.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and service 1 p.m. today at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home in Dry Ridge. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery in Dry Ridge.

Memorials: Grace Baptist Church, Mount Zion Road, Florence, KY 41042.