Name: Paul F. Beier
Age: 87
Date of Death: March 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: P. Edward Beier, son; Linda Day, daughter; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, funeral home
Services: 12:10 p.m. Friday. March 27, Holy Family Parish/Holy Trinity Chapel, Middletown
Memorials: Middletown Senior Citizens, 140 N. Verity Parkway, Middletown, Ohio 45042, or St. Vincent DePaul Society, c/o Holy Family Parish, 201 Clark St., Middletown 45042
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Herssie A. Belcher
Age: 69
Date of Death: March 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Wilma Hale Belcher, wife; Danny Belcher and Gregory Lee Ball, sons; Karen Allen and Ramona Fugate, daughters
Visitation: 5 - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at Faith Baptist Church, 6355 Manchester Rd., Franklin
Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, following visitation
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown
Arrangements: Ungelsby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin

Name: Ron Bennett
Age: 59
Date of Death: March 28, 1998
City: Franklin
Survived by: Rhonda Marie Smith (Roger), daughter
Ronald Bennett (Gen) and Michael James Bennett, sons
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 30, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, funeral home
Memorials: None Specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Sally Butts
Age: 72
Date of Death: March 27, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Donald (Donna,wife) Butts Jr.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, March 29, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, March 30, funeral home
Memorials: American Heart Assoc., 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, 45219
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Robert L. Cox
Age: 56
Date of Death: March 31, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Lena, wife; Lisa Inabnitt and Susan Deaton, daughters; Tony Deaton, son; six grandchildren; Charles, Lynn, James, Mark and Michael Cox, brothers; Karen Tabor, Linda Stoops and Elizabeth Morningstar, sisters
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, April 3, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Roy Eldridge
Age: 86
Date of Death: March 27, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Pamela (Michael) Roy, daughter
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, March 29, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, March 30, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Sylvester E. Frey
Age: 91
Date of Death: March 29, 1998
City: Trotwood, Ohio 
Survived by: Celestine Frey, brother; James Frey, nephew; JoAnn Gruendl, niece
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday. April 2, Holy Family Parish/St. John's Chapel, Middletown
Memorials: St. Vincent DePaul Society, c/o Holy Family Parish, 201 Clark Street, Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Russell Galloway
Age: 84
Date of Death: March 22, 1998
City: Monroe, Ohio 
Survived by: Jane Martin Galloway, wife; Richard S. Galloway and John K. Galloway, sons; Carol Lamberger, daughter
Visitation: none
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, First Presbyterian Church, Middletown
Memorials: College of Wooster, Dr. Galloway Memorial Fund, Gault Alumni Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691; First Presbyterian Church, 2910 Central Ave., Middletown 45044; Middletown Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 530, Middletown 45042; or Mount Pleasant Life Care Fund, 225 Britton Lane, Monroe, Ohio 45050
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Russell B. Hayes
Age: 84
Date of Death: March 23, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Ronald Hayes and James Hayes, sons; Beverly Younkins, daughter; two grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, March 27, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Fred Hicks
Age: 86
Date of Death: March 27, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Lovey Marie, wife
Nell Tedrow, Mary Melton and Linda Tipell, daughters
Visitation: convenience of family
Services: convenience of family
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Brough Getts Funeral Home, Miamisburg

Name: Stewart Keith
Age: 71
Date of Death: March 23, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Phyllis Jean Keith, wife; Richard Larry Keith and Timothy Kevin Keith, sons; Rickie Jean Helton and Tina Rae Gabbard, daughters; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, and 1 - 2 p.m. Friday, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, March 27, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Harold Layman
Age: 94
Date of Death: March 21, 1998
City: Formerly Middletown
Survived by: Shirley Mitchell, daughter; Ronert Harold Layman, son
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, funeral home
Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, Woodside Cemetary Chapel
Memorials: None Specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: William "Bill" Miller
Age: 67
Date of Death: March 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Viola Miller, wife of 47 years; James Miller, Thomas Miller, Paul Miller and William A. Miller II, sons; Pat Miller, Peggy Kelley, Bonnie Sorrell and Shelli Miller, daughters; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Friday, March 27, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Elizabeth D. Owen
Age: 89
Date of Death: March 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: James D. Owen and Richard L. Owen, sons; four grandchildren
Visitation: 9 - 10 a.m. Friday, March 27, Christ United Methodist Church, Middletown
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, church 
Memorials: Christ United Methodist Church, 700 S. Marshall Road, Middletown 45044 
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Arnold Perkins
Age: 78
Date of Death: March 28, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Ella Perkins, wife of 46 years
Larry Perkins, son
Brenda Hyson, Charlotte Sarris and Sharon Weldon, daughters
Visitation: convenience of family
Services: convenience of family
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown
 

Name: Rebecca Rowe
Age: 56
Date of Death: March 22, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Vernon Rowe, husband; Rochelle Christiansen (Dan), daughter; Todd Rowe (Kelli), son; Ruth Williams, mother; three grandchildren
Visitation: none
Services: Memorial service Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. Breiel Boulevard Church of God, 2000 N. Breiel Blvd., Middletown
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton, PO Box 3509, Dayton, OH 45401 or
Breiel Blvd. Church of God Children's Fund, 2000 N. Breiel Blvd., Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Joseph F. Rukavina
Age: 74
Date of Death: March 24, 1998
City: Liberty Township, Ohio 
Survived by: Jewell Rukavina, wife; Steven D. Collins and Joseph R. Rukavina, sons; Carolyn McNamara, daughter; Fred B. Blevins and Brian Blevins, stepsons; Debbie Gentry and Cindy Malarkey, stepdaughters; 10 grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, March 27, Holy Family Parish/St. John's Chapel, Middletown
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4144 Lewis St., Middletown 45044 or American Cancer Society, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown 45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Bill Smith
Age: 64
Date of Death: March 23, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Jennifer Smith and Barbara Knapke (Gerald), daughters
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday at funeral home
Memorials:American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, OH 45069
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Donna G. Taylor
Age: 69
Date of Death: March 29, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Alice Morningstar, mother; Marcy Rinehart and Hattie Cornele, daughters; Mike Taylor, Chuck Taylor, Wes Taylor, Dwayne Taylor, sons; Charles Morningstar, Gilbert Morningstar, Adrin Morningstar, Aaron Morningstar and Bill Morningstar, brothers; Lois Jewell, sister; 14 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Reverend Leonard William Taylor
Age: 53
Date of Death: March 27, 1998
City: Cincinnati, Ohio
Survived by: Vivian Taylor, wife; Racquela (Kevin) Gilbert, Dan Taylor, Leonare Taylor, Rebekah, Isaiah and Mary Catherine, children; two grandchildren; Dr. Robert Taylor, brother; Nila Nwosu, sister
Visitation: 6 -8 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 2, at funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, 918 S. Main Street, Middletown, OH 45044

Name: Ellsworth "Bud" Wade
Age: 76
Date of Death: March 31, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Ruby Wade, former wife; Roseann Shafer and Sandy Lawson, daughters; Gertrude Forrest and Helen Wortman, sisters; one grand-daughter; and one great grand-daughter
Visitation: 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2 , funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, April 3, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Week of March 15-21

Name: William Brian Carr
Age: 25
Date of Death: March 15, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio
Survived by: Misty Carr, wife; William Brian Carr, Jr. and Joshua Dwayne Carr, sons; Kim Carr, Bethann Tannreuther, Crystal Gilbert, sisters; Vicki & Robert Watts, mother and stepfather; William Edward & Brenda Carr, father and stepmother; Grace & John Foreman and John & Juanita Moore, grandparents; Mary & husband Mike Gibson, mother-in-law; Roger & wife Brenda Barnett, father-in-law
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, funeral home 
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, March 19, funeral home
Memorials: None
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Thomas Charles "Charlie" Combs, Jr.
Age: 24
Date of Death: March 15, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio
Survived by: Nancy Combs, mother; Thomas Combs, Sr., father; Sandra Combs, sister; Zelma Jean Barnett, grandmother; Charlie Combs, grandfather; 4 nieces; 2 nephews
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, funeral home 
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, March 19, funeral home
Memorials: None
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Ruth Adkins Dees
Age: 77
Date of Death: March 18, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Thomas Edward Long, Daniel Adkins and David Adkins, sons; Judy Timpanelle and Patty Meeks, stepdaughters; Stella Ferman and Rachel Wilburn, sisters; six grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, March 20, funeral home 
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, funeral home
Memorials: Dublin House, 1425 Central Avenue, Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Alex Herald Jr.
Age: 52
Date of Death: March 19, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Norma Jean Herald; wife of 28 years
Rosa Lee Herald, mother
Lisa Wood, Kim Bowling, & Alexa Herald, daughters
Visitation: 5 - 9 p.m. Sunday, March 22, funeral home 
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, March 23, Full Gospel Tabernacle Church
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Alvin E. Knabel
Age: 76
Date of Death: March 18, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Betty Knabel, wife; Karen Schmidt, daughter; David Knabel and Roger Knabel, sons; Margaret and Maxine Baird and Naomi Bear, sisters; Stanley Knabel, brother; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
Visitation: 6 - 9 p.m. Friday, March 20, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21, funeral home
Memorials: None
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Kenneth Lowe
Age: 86
Date of Death: March 21, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Rebecca Moore, daughter
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Monay, March 23 funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 24, funeral home
Memorials: None Specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Cleo Lynch
Age: 89
Date of Death: March 15, 1998
City: Monroe, Ohio 
Survived by: None
Visitation: None
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, Mt. Pleasant Village, Monroe, OH
Memorial: None
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Helen Meador
Age: 76
Date of Death: March 20, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Garnet Meador, son
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Monday, March 23, funeral home 
Services: 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: W. Tudor Morris
Age: 86
Date of Death: March 16, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Dena Ann Morris, daughter
Visitation: none
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, March 19, Church of the Ascension
Memorials: None
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Ruth E. Pappas
Age: 90
Date of Death: March 17, 1998
City: St. Augustine, FL
Survived by: Neil Pappas and Jim Pappas, sons; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; Norman Sharrett, brother
Visitation: 7 - 9 p.m. Friday, March 20, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, funeral home
Memorials: First Baptish Church, 4500 Riverview Avenue, Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: James Alan Parrish
Age: 37
Date of Death: March 17, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Roy & Uldine Parrish, parents; James Alana Parrish, II and Joseph Michael Parrish, sons; Roy Kenneth Parrish, Jr., brother; Judy & husband Jim Ratliff, sister
Visitation: 12 noon - 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, funeral home 
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, March 20, funeral home
Memorials: None Specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Gertrude Peters
Age: 72
Date of Death: March 18, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Anna Lee Hays and Wanda Pringle, daughters
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, March 22, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, March 23, funeral home
Memorials: None Specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
 

Name: Frank Thienemann
Age: 69
Date of Death: March 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Jeanette Thienemann, wife; Joyce Young and Janet Thienemann, daughters; Eugene Thienemann, son; two grandchildren; Jim Thienemann, brother; Betty Thienemann, Eileen Thienemann and Effie Thienemann, sisters
Visitation: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, funeral home
Memorials: None
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Myrtle Henry Wood
Age: 91
Date of Death: March 16, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Maxine Stout and Bonnie Stimmel, daughters; Clyde Rice, brother; Viola McCord and Hazel Richardson, sisters; 5 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 19, funeral home
Memorials: University Baptist Church, 4125 Riverview, Middletown, OH 45042 or American Cancer Society, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown, OH 45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Week of March 8-14

Name: Gladys V. Bryant
Age: 90
Date of Death: March 9, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Betty Snodgrass and Rachel Fugate, daughters; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, March 12, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, March 13, funeral home
Memorial: Camp Lebanon Retreat Center, 501 Ridgeway Court, Middletown, Ohio 45050
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Pauline M. Coldiron
Age: 77
Date of Death: March 10, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Sheila Brickner, daughter; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, Holy Family Parish/Holy Trinity Chapel, Middletown
Memorial: American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Richard Gerald Dattler
Age: 63
Date of Death: March 9, 1998
City: Springboro, Ohio
Survived by: Sharon (Miller) Dattler, wife of 25 years; Nichole Dattler, daughter; Richard Dattler Jr., son
Visitation: 6 - 9 p.m. Friday, March 13, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, funeral home
Memorials: St. Luke United Presbyterian Church Accessibility Fund, 4311 Walton Court, Middletown, Ohio 45042
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Julia C. Feltner
Age: 81
Date of Death: March 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Aster Feltner, Earl Feltner & Ray Feltner, sons
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Sunday, March 15, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Eileen Hotarick
Age: 84
Date of Death: March 10, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: John J. Hotarick, husband; Robert Hall and John Hotarick, sons; Lana Seinkovich, daughter; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, funeral home 
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, funeral home
Memorials: None
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Robert A. Quisno
Age: 83
Date of Death: March 9, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Carol Pearce, daughter; Carl E. Quisno, brother; two granddaughters
Visitation: none 
Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Monroe
Memorial: Mount Pleasant Life Care Fund, 225 Britton Lane, Monroe, Ohio 45050 or Cincinnati Nature Center, 4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, Ohio 45150
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Jeff Robinson
Age: 76
Date of Death: March 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Miles Robinson and Bill Robinson, sons; Judy Robinson, daughter; Haravy Robinson and Ralph Robinson, brothers; Hester Maggard, sister; Ruth Nichols and Velvie Cochran, sisters-in-law; 7 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren.
Services: Justice Funeral Home, Pikeville, KY
Memorial: None
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Eula B. Shrout
Age: 84
Date of Death: March 6, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Wanda Eagle, daughter; U. Wayne Brown, son; Olive Willis, step-daughter; Dudley Shrout, step-son; Jean Hatton, foster daughter; five grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, funeral home 
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, funeral home
Memorials: Salvation Army Building Fund, 106 N. Clinton St., Middletown, Ohio 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

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Week of March 1-7

Name: Olive Brandenburg
Age: 86
Date of Death: March 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Richard Brandenburg, Gerald Brandenburg and Darrell Brandenburg, sons; Charlene Caudill, daughter; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, and 9 - 10 a.m. Thursday, March 5, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, March 5, funeral home
Memorial: Grace Baptist Church, 3023 Union Road, Franklin, Ohio 45050
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: James F. Blaine
Age: 82
Date of Death: March 6, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Hazel (Emrick) Blaine, wife of 50 years
Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Goldey, daughter
David A. "Tony" Blaine, son
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Monday, March 9, funeral home, Masonic Services will be Monday
at 7:30 p.m. followed by a Scottish Rite Ring Service
Services: 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Gregory Brewer
Age: 41
Date of Death: March 5, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Lowell and Beverly Brewer, parents
Tara Brewer and Jennifer Brewer, daughters
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday, March 8 at funeral home
Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 9, funeral home
Memorials: VFW Lodge 3801, Ladies Auxiliary Cancer Research Fund, 4049 Central Ave., Middletown, Ohio 45042
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Pearl "Granny" Chapman
Age: 94
Date of Death: March 2, 1998
City: Monroe, Ohio
Survived by: Julia G. Ankeney and Cara Sue Williams, daughters; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren
Visitation: 7 - 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home, and 7 - 9 p.m. Thursday, March 5, Salyersville Funeral Home, Salyersville, Ky
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, Salyersville Funeral Home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Willie May Ellis
Age: 87
Date of Death: March 5, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Paul J. Ellis, husband
Nancy Downs, daughter
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, March 8, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, funeral home
Memorial: First Church of the Nazarene, 215 S. Sutphin St., Middletown, 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Marvin R. Holliday
Age: 87
Date of Death: March 4, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Hazel Parrett Holliday, wife; Luther E. Bailey, son; two grandchildren
Visitation: 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, March 9, funeral home 
Memorial: American Red Cross Middletown Area Chapter, 125 S. Main St., Middletown, Ohio 45042, or Faith United Methodist Church, 9 Baltimore St., Middletown 45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Roberta L. "Bobbi" Manuel
Age: 60
Date of Death: March 3, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio 
Survived by: William M. Manuel, husband; Stephanie A. Manuel, daughter
Visitation: none
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, Holy Trinity Chapel, Middletown, Ohio 
Memorial: Fenwick High School, 3800 Manchester Road, Middletown, Ohio 45042
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Eliza Mayes
Age: 66
Date of Death: March 7, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Danny Mayes, son
Debbie Mayes, daughter
Visitation: 5- 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home
Memorial: Hospice of Dayton
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Thomas Lee McGill
Age: 61
Date of Death: March 6, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Pamela Smith, Marilyn King and Teresa McGill, daughters
Anthony McGill, son
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, March 9, funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Doris Mehl
Age: 75
Date of Death: March 7, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Delores DePew, daughter
Visitation: noon - 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Mamie Pope
Age: 99
Date of Death: March 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Lessie McCoy, sister
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, Emmanuel Baptist Church
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Hall Jordan Funeral Home

Name: Louis H. Reed
Age: 74
Date of Death: March 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Peggy M. (Lovelace) Reed, wife of 49 years; Charma Louise Combs, Bonnie McGuire and Judy Woodward, daughters; Tim Louis Reed and Gregory Reed, sons; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Reuben Rigg
Age: 74
Date of Death: March 5, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Treva Rigg, wife of 51 years; Sharon Gilbert, daughter; Steve Rigg, son
Services: convenience of family

Name: Velva F. Scearse
Age: 89
Date of Death: March 2, 1998
City: Beavercreek, Ohio, formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Bernice Swink, Shirley Henkle and Debbie O'Neill, daughters; David Scearse, son; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 7, funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Theresa Sommers
Age: 77
Date of Death: March 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Charles Walker, brother; Roberta Rhoads,sister
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home

Name: James E. Stewart
Age: 72
Date of Death: March 7, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Betty Stewart, wife of 49 years
James Rae Stewart, son
Pamela Ann Prichard, daughter
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Monday, March 9, funeral home, Masonic Services at 7 p.m. 
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Steven David Whiteman Sr.
Age: 48
Date of Death: March 2, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Cindy Cooper Whiteman, wife; Steven D. Whiteman II, son; Shanna Whiteman and Monica Whiteman, daughters; Ruby Elam Whiteman, mother
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5, Trenton Church of the Nazarene, 220 N. Miami St., Trenton, Ohio 
Memorial: A.L.S. Association, 21021 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91364
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: David L. Williams
Age: 68
Date of Death: March 3, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Donna Parshall, daughter; one grandchild
Visitation: 1 - 2 p.m. Friday, March 6, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Raymond E. Williams
Age: 70
Date of Death: March 6, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Danny Williams, Gregory Williams, Steven Williams, & Jeffery Williams, sons
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Monay, March 9, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, Potter Funeral Home, West Liberty , KY
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home