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1959
Ernest
2010
Ernest Creech Sr
Jun 12, 1959 — May 12, 2010
ERLANGER - Sgt. First Class Ernest Ray Creech Sr., 50, of Guntersville, Ala., formerly of Erlanger, died Wednesday, May 12, at Riverview Memorial Hospital, Gadsden, Ala.
He was a recruiter for 19 years with the U.S. Army, member of Lebanon Lodge 26 F. & A.M. in Lebanon, Ohio, the Shriners, and he received the Purple Heart in Somalia.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Siemer Creech; daughter, Maria Tate of King Mountain, N.C.; sons, Ernest Creech Jr. of Pooler, Ga., Anthony Creech of Fort Campbell and Michael Creech of Mililani, Hawaii; stepson, Christopher Price of Elsmere; stepdaughter, Shelly Baker of Burlington; father, Earl Lorain Creech of Lowell, N.C.; brothers, Earl Creech of Lowell, N.C. and Joseph Creech of Dallas, N.C.; sisters, Deborah Roberts of Lowell, N.C., Ramona Thomas of Dallas, N.C., Rita Bagwell of Zebulon, Ga., Rosalee Rogers, Albuquerque, N.M. and Maria Cunha of Portugal and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 20, with service at 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial with full military honors will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, 297 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.
He was a recruiter for 19 years with the U.S. Army, member of Lebanon Lodge 26 F. & A.M. in Lebanon, Ohio, the Shriners, and he received the Purple Heart in Somalia.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Siemer Creech; daughter, Maria Tate of King Mountain, N.C.; sons, Ernest Creech Jr. of Pooler, Ga., Anthony Creech of Fort Campbell and Michael Creech of Mililani, Hawaii; stepson, Christopher Price of Elsmere; stepdaughter, Shelly Baker of Burlington; father, Earl Lorain Creech of Lowell, N.C.; brothers, Earl Creech of Lowell, N.C. and Joseph Creech of Dallas, N.C.; sisters, Deborah Roberts of Lowell, N.C., Ramona Thomas of Dallas, N.C., Rita Bagwell of Zebulon, Ga., Rosalee Rogers, Albuquerque, N.M. and Maria Cunha of Portugal and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, May 20, with service at 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial with full military honors will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, 297 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, KY 41017.
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