Obituary of Melissa Folmer

Melissa Sue Folmer, 48, of Covington, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at University Hospital, Cincinnati, after a courageous 13 year battle with cancer. Melissa is a Scott High School graduate and an NKU graduate with a BA in marketing. She was a long term employee of Fidelity Investments and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Melissa enjoyed running and was a University of Kentucky basketball fan. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Raymond and Mayme Giles and her maternal grandparents Robert and Alma Knox. Melissa is survived by her parents Randall and Roberta "Bobbie" Folmer of Covington; her aunts and uncles: Richard and Pat Derickson of Florence, David Knox of Evansville, IN, Ike and Barbara Gabbard of Walton, Lee and Diane Giles of Indianapolis, IN, and numerous cousins. A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 9AM until 11AM at St. Patrick Church, 3285 Mills Rd, Covington, KY 41015. Mass of Christian burial will begin at 11AM, also at the church. Interment will be at St. Cecilia Church Cemetery. Memorial donations are suggested to the GI Oncology Cancer Institute, 234 Goodman St., Cincinnati, OH 45219 or to the St. Patrick Church Building Fund, 3285 Mills Rd, Covington, KY 41015.