October 15, 1934 - January 22, 2025
Della Marie McManus Treadway, 90, of Northern Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. She was a follower of Jesus Christ and a member of Crittenden Baptist Church in Crittenden, KY. Della graduated from Thomas More College with honors and received her Master's Degree from Xavier University. She was a retired teacher who taught at Calvary Christian School and 9th District School. Della also taught Sunday School at Calvary Christian for 53 years. The Treadway home in Latonia, Kentucky was always considered a gathering place. Della was a mother to 5 children and was considered a second mother to many others. She opened her home to a large youth group that would meet in the family room at her home on 41st Street. Della was an avid crafter, mastering the art of quilting, crocheting, knitting, embroidery, weaving and dress making. She passed many of her works and skills on to her children and grandchildren. Della's care for her family was foremost after her love for Jesus. She prayed for her family daily. Della's favorite response to her children when they told her they loved her was, "I'll always love you more." She was preceded in death by her husband: Lawrence Wade Treadway, Sr.; parents: James and Edith Lipscomb; children: Alonda Bush and Lawrence Wade Treadway, Jr., (and his surviving wife: Laura); siblings: Robert McManus, Jean (Norbert) Hucker and Shirley (Starling) Mathis; granddaughter: Amanda Bush and 2 great-grandchildren. Della is survived by her children: Alisia (late: Gregory) Bailey, Charlene (Stanley) Caudell and Karen (Martin) Hernandez; brother: James (Alicia) McManus; grandchildren: Michelle (Michael Middendorf) Reed, Brian (Heather) Bailey, Joshua Bush, Danielle (Jason) Stamper, Ian (Elizabeth) Caudell, Christopher Treadway, Angela Treadway, Jennifer (Jake) Haggard, Timothy Treadway, Michael (Kristin) Kemper, Gabrielle (Joseph) Macniak, Madeliene (Viagnehy) Fernandez-Hernandez and Ramona (Andrew) Mellison; 18 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will take place on Monday, January 27, 2025 from 10:00 AM until the Funeral Service at 12:00 PM (Noon) at Crittenden Baptist Church, 215 Russell Drive, Crittenden, KY 41030. Interment will take place on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Taylor Mill, KY. Memorials are suggested to: Crittenden Baptist Church, 215 Russell Drive, Crittenden, KY 41030. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Covington (Latonia), KY 41015 is serving the family. Online condolences may be expressed on Facebook or at www.connleybrothersfuneralhome.com