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February 11, 2016 • Obituaries
PAGE UPDATED BY MARIA SIEVERDING FEBRUARY11, 2016 1 P.M.
Virginia Lee Dye Adams
Virginia Lee Dye Adams, 88, of Highland Heights, KY, peacefully passed on February 9, 2016. Ginny was at home surrounded by her loving family at the time of her death.
Ginny grew up in Lenoxburg, and graduated from Butler High School. Later in life she worked at R.L. Polk in Cincinnati and Internal Revenue Service in Covington. After living in Dillsboro for a number of years, Ginny returned to Northern Kentucky where she resided for thirty years. Ginny loved her four children and took great joy in her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include daughters Elaine Craig (Randy) of Erlanger, Cindy Purnell of Berlin, MD., Cassy Goldstein (Stan) of Tallahassee, FL., and son Barney Adams (Beth) of Versailles, IN; sister Mary Montago of Wilmington, NC; grandchildren Lee, Gannon, and Allison Craig, Jessica Goldstein Philip, Kristi Adams, Bridgette Adams Horan, and Sally Adams Horan; and six great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents Vera (Flaugher) and Ray Dye, and sister Nancy Dye Doggett of Falmouth.
Virginia was a member of the Church of Christ in Alexandria. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church at 1054 Poplar Ridge Road, Alexandria, KY 41001. A private service is being planned in her memory.
Harry Joseph Tiemeyer
Harry Joseph Tiemeyer, 73, of Dillsboro, passed away Tuesday evening, February 9, 2016 at his home with his family present. Harry battled a lung disease for several years, and is now at home with his Lord and Savior free from his pain and suffering. He was born in Dayton, KY on November 14, 1942 to Harry Albert Tiemeyer and Bertha (Yourell) Tiemeyer. On Sept 22, 1973.
Harry was united in marriage to Carolyn Curry and they are the parents of three children, Nina, Shawna, and Joseph. He was employed at Kroger and Baylor Trucking Co, working in the office doing record keeping. In addition to his employment. Harry was a volunteer fireman for the city of Dillsboro for 25 years. He was a member of Dillsboro Church of Christ for over 40 years, and served as an elder for 18 years. For 29 years, Harry was a very special person in the month of December, when he was Santa for all the children in town. He made a lot of people happy and received many smiles from children and youngsters in the area. He will be remembered in a very special way for the love he bestowed on people during Christmas. People in the community will never forget him. For a few years Harry and Carolyn owned and operated the Maple Leaf Restaurant in Dillsboro, and he made the very best biscuits and gravy you could possibly have.In later years, he worked at US Bank and Friendship Bank as a messenger. Harry was a puzzle freak, he loved doing them and he has several of them framed in his home. He loved taking long rides,cooking and baking, gardening, and enjoying friends. Harry was a rock solid Christian, he put Jesus first, then his family, and then himself.
Preceding him in death were his parents. He is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn; his daughters, Nina (Randy) Abner, of Lawrenceburg, and Shawna Tiemeyer, of Dillsboro; his son, Joseph Dewayne (Anne) Tiemeyer, of Franklin; three grandchildren, Scott, Zoe, and Jackson; one brother, Paul (Debbie) Yates; five sisters, Sally (Jack) Pape, Judy (Eddy) Teegarden, Sherry (Mike) Kelly, Kathy (Tom) Huepel, and Beverly Jolly. He also is survived by several nieces, nephews, and great nephews and nieces.
The funeral service for Harry will be Saturday, February 13 at 11:00 a.m. at the Dillsboro Church of Christ on Old US 50 in Dillsboro, with Pastor Mark Dresselhaus officiating. He will be laid to rest at Oakdale Cemetery in Dillsboro with the Dillsboro Fire Dept doing the committal honors. Friends may meet his family at the Dillsboro Church of Christ on Friday, February 12 from 4-8 p.m. Memorials in his memory may be made to the Dillsboro Church of Christ. Arrangements are entrusted to his friends at DeVries Funeral Home in Dillsboro.