Name: Keith C. Angel, Sr.
Age: 75
Date of Death: April 30, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Lucinda Mae Angel, wife; Beverly (Thomas F., II) Mackey,
Elaine Austin, daughters; Keith Charles (Paula) Angel, Jr., son; two granddaughters
Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Sunday, May 3, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, May 4, funeral home
Memorials: Mid-Western Children's Home, P. O. Box 48, Pleasant Plain,
OH 45162
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Inez Berry
Age: 77
Date of Death: April 27, 1998
City: Somerville, Ohio
Survived by: Jack Berry, Rick Berry, sons; Patricia Lynn Hickman, Paula
Wise, Robin Sue Pieratt, Beverly Ann Robinson, daughters; 22 grandchildren;
37 great grandchildren; Edith Bolin, sister
Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 30, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, May 1, funeral home
Memorials: Woodland Country Manor, 4166 Somerville Road, Somerville,
OH 45064
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Mary Bowley
Age: 82
Date of Death: April 29, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: David L. Bowley (son) and wife Jean, Sue Bowman (daughter)
and husband Bill, Mike Bowley, Greg Bowley, Mary Grissom, Jeff Taylor,
grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews &
friends.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday May 3, 1998, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday May 4, 1998, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Ruth E. Grimshaw
Age: 65
Date of Death: April 28, 1998
City: Springboro, Ohio
Survived by: William (JoAnn) Grimshaw, son; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; Wilma Garrison, Ruby Jacovetty, sisters
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 30, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m., Friday, May 1, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown, OH
45042
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH
Name: George Holt
Age: 65
Date of Death: April 29, 1998
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by: Marie Holt, wife; Julie (Coy) Barrett, Shirley (Phil)
Shepherd, daughters; L. C. Holt, Herbert Hold, Frank Holt, Ray Holt, Jr.,
brothers; nine grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, May 3, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m., Monday, May 4, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH
Name: Ida Jennings
Age: 93
Date of Death: Thursday, April 30, 1998
City: Franklin, Ohio
Preceeding her in death: Charles C. Jennings, husband; Emma Trimble,
daughter; Goldie Hamilton, Bess Ellis, sisters; Ray Sowards, Rev. Frank
Sowards, brothers.
Survived by: Elizabeth Howard and Charlene Knox, daughters; Frank (&
Pat) Jennings, son; 12 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, Rose Gibson,
George Sowards, Fred Sowards, & Art Sowards, siblings.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 1998, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m., Sunday May 3, 1998, funeral home
Memorials: The Church at Mayfield, 3311 Burbank St., Middletown, Ohio
45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stephens Funeral Home
Name: Elizabeth A. Miller
Age: 89
Date of Death: April 27, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Leo S. (Nancy) Miller, Jerome "Jake" (Gwen) Miller, sons;
7 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 1, funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, Holity Trinity Chapel
Memorials: Middletown Area Senior Citizens Center, 9 City Centre Plaza,
Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Viola Minta Cordell Montgomery
Age: 94
Date of Death: April 29, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Viola R. "Lola" & James Bruner, Jane B. & William
Simoneau, daughters; 10 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 1 great
great grandchild.
Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Friday May 1, 1998, funeral home
Services: 11:00 Friday May 1, 1998, funeral home
Memorials: First Congregational United Church of Christ, 713 Spring
Street, Grand Ledge,Michigan 48837.
Arrangements: Peters-Murray Funeral Home, Grand Ledge, Michigan
Name: Robert D. Plank, Jr.
Age: 67
Date of Death: April 27, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Denise Plank, Tonya Planck, and Charlene Highlander, daughters;
Anna Belle Pridemore, Sue Davis, Frances Hatton, Phyllis House, sisters;
three grandchildren; three great grandchildren
Visitation: none specified
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, Woodside Cemetery Mausoleum
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Helen A. Bohne Reinhardt
Age: 92
Date of Death: Thursday, April 30, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Henry Thomas (Beatrice) Bohne, Cherie (Albert) Berns,
children; Donald (Nancy) Reinhardt, Charles (Pauline) Reinhardt, Shirley
(Stanley) Telencia, step-children; 8 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren,
2 great-great grandchildren.
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 1998, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 1998, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown, Ohio,45044
or Middletown Hospital Foundation, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown, Ohio
45044
Arrangements: Wilson Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Dale E. Shields
Age: 48
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 28, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Dale E. (Tina) Shields, Issa ( Jennifer) Shields, sons;
Aisha M. (Quincy) Brooks, daughter; Gerald Shields, Tracy and Eddie Martin,
Beverly Maxell, Anita, Rita & Lisa Martin, siblings; 13 grandchildren,
and a host of other family and friends.
Visitation: 12-1 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 1998, chapel
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 1998, chapel
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, 918 S. Main St., Middletown,
Ohio.
Name: Paul "Deacon" Wells
Age: 82
Date of Death: April 27, 1998
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by: Joyce (Roy) Moore, daughter; 1 grandson; 3 great grandchildren;
3 great, great grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 30, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, May 1, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Week of April 19 - 25
Name: Gillie Ann McKinney Litteral
Age: 95
Date of Death: April 25, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Wilma Sexton, Juanita Little, Geraldine McKinney, daughters;
five grandchildren; ten great grandchildren
Visitation: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, funeral home
Memorials: None specifed
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Robert "Bob" Pennington
Age: 75
Date of Death: April 25, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Nancy Pennington, mother; David Pennington, son; Phyllis
Clark and Susan Pennington, daughters; nine brothers; two sisters; three
grandchildren
Visitation: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, April 30, funeral home
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions to family for funeral
expenses
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Wathen W. Adams
Age: 60
Date of Death: April 23, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Barbara Adams, wife; Denise Isaacs, daughter; Kevin Adams,
Kerry Adams, Keith Adams, sons; eight grandchildren;; one great-grandchild;
Ruby Boyd, Thelma Gilley, Maggie Ward, Lena Miller, sisters; Charles Adams,
James Adams, brothers
Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Sunday, April 26, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Rickey Bird, Jr.
Age: 19
Date of Death: April 19, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Rickey and Alice Bird, parents; Derrick Bird and Brian
Reed, brothers; Nathanial Bird, Sr, and Christine Bird, grandparents
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, April 24, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Jane Brown
Age: 77
Date of Death: April 21, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Dana (Philip) Perry, daughter; Six (Susan) Brown and Thomas
A. (Judi) Brown, sons; and six grandchildren, Gerald and Mischele Brown,
Tana Schafer, James, and Schicana and Solomon.
Visitation: 12-2 p.m. Friday, April 24, 1998, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. following visitation , funeral home
Memorial: none specified
Arrangements: Dalton Funeral Home, Germantown
Name: Sandra J. Cierley
Age: 54
Date of Death: April 23, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Rebecca Cierley, daughter; Kevin Cierley, son
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Jack D. Corley
Age: 62
Date of Death: April 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Laverna (Mike) Smith, Melanie (Bob) Everhart, daughters;
three grandchildren; Marie Corley, stepmother; JoAnn Gibson, Janice Harrison,
Sue Gibson, sisters
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown, OH
45044
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: David G. Cornthwaite
Age: 49
Date of Death: April 23, 1998
City: Fairfield, Ohio
Survived by: Carolyn Cornthwaite, wife; Thomas (Patricia) Huffman,
David J. Garrett, sons
Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 26, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Memorials: St. Peter Lutheran Cburch, or the Americana Hearth Association
Arrangements: Webb Noona Funeral Home, Ross Avenue, Hamilton, OH
Name: David L. Dearth
Age: 54
Date of Death: April 19, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:Carol Ann Dearth, wife; Oliver and Imogene Dearth, parents;
Richard (Connie) Dearth, brother; Brian Dearth, Greg Dearth, Jason (Mary
Anne) Dearth, Nick Dearth, David Hundley, sons; Heather Dearth, Dortaya
Martin, daughters, two grandsons, one granddaughter Visitation: 1-3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 23, funeral home
Memorials: American Diabetes Association or American Cancer Society
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: James Deaton
Age: 37
Date of Death: Sunday, April 19, 1998
City: Dayton
Survived by: Kyle Deaton, son; Ruth and General Loveless, parents;
John Deaton, Theresa Caserta, Joseph Loveless, and David Loveless, siblings;
James B. Deaton, grandfather; Erin and Abigail Caserta, and Cody Loveless,
niece and nephews.
Services: Private family services were held on Wednesday, April 22,
1998.
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave. , Dayton OH 45420
Name: Sgt. James D. Ellis
Age: 61
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 21, 1998
City : Houston, TX
Survived by: James and Myrtle Ellis, parents; Sheila Slagel and her
husband, John, Valerie Bowden and her husband, Bill, children; Anna Thomas,
Shirley Griffith, Mary Mantz, Barbara Schaeffer, Karyn Robinson, Martha
Exline, Jaqueline Curtner, Warren Ellis and Wayne Ellis, siblings; numerous
nieces and nephews, and special friend, Virginia Palacios of Houston.
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday April 24, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 1998 , funeral home
Memeorials: 100 Club of Houston, 2603 Augusta Drive, Suite 840, Houston,
TX 77051or the American Heart Association
Arrangements: Earthman Funeral Home, Houston Texas.
Name: Amelia Singhoffer Felber
Age: 83
Date of Death: April 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Joseph Felber, husband; Irene (Vincent) Cimprich, sister
Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, Holy Name Catholic Church
Memorials: Holy Name Catholic Church, 222 Hamilton Road, Trenton, OH
45067
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Andrew Green
Age: 74
Date of Death: April 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Andrew Green, III, Carl Green, Calviin Green, Joe Green,
Lemar Green, sons; Rosetta (Richard) Oliver, Lula Mae (James) Butler, Diane
(Doug) Carter, Mary Fields, Ruth (U.D.) Johnson, sisters; David Green,
Jr., brother; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, Faith Fellowship Church, 1217 Michigan
Avenue, Middletown, OH
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, 918 S. Main Street, Middletown,
OH
Name: Henrietta Hale
Age: 75
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 22, 1998
City: Franklin
Survived by: Dudley Hale, husband
Visitation: To be announced
Services: To be announced
Memorial: None Specified
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home
Name: Maude Harville
Age: 89
Date of Death: April 22, 1998
City: Lebanon, Ohio
Survived by: Raymond (Toni Wolfe) Harville, son; Fleeta (Bill) Stearns,
Phyllis Hoffer, Helen Wheeler, daughters; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 24, funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH
Name: Ernest Hipsher
Age: 64
Date of Death: April 23, 1998
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by: Roberta Hipsher, wife; Ernest Hipsher, Ricky Hipsher,
Randy Hipsher, John McGuff, sons; JoAnn Binnix, Nichole Hipsher; daughters;
J. C. Hipsher, Arnold Hipsher, Earl Hipsher, brothers; Beulah Hipsher,
Margie Delph, sisters; nine grandchildren,; seven great-grandchildren
Visitation: None
Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, Full Gospel Outreach Church,
6714 Georgetown Lane, Poasttown, OH
Memorials: Full Gospel Outreach Church
Arrangements: Arp & Root Funeral Home, Germantown, OH
Name: John Michael Holcomb
Age: 43
Date of Death: April 23, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Wendy Holcomb, wife; Robin Michelle Holcomb, Jaime Renne
Holcomb, Sarah Brooke Holcomb, daughters; John Michael, Holcomb, Jr., son;
three grandchildren; John and Norma Holcomb, parents; Opal Bivens, grandmother;
Madonna Renee Hamilton, sister
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Marie D. Jones
Age: 86
Date of Death: April 25, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Freda (David) Booker, daughter; Buryl (Darlene)Jones,
son; Elsie Reed; sister; nine grandchildren; ten great grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Albert E. Kelly
Age: 46
Date of Death: April 23, 1998
City: Cleveland, Ohio
Survived by: Susan Brown Kelly, wife; Clinton and Betty Kelly, parents;
Maureen Glossin, Coleen Kelly, sisters
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, St. Maximilian Kolbe Church,
5720 Hamilton-Mason Road, West Chester, OH
Memorials: St. Maximilian Kolbe Church building fund, 5720 Hamilton-Mason
Road, Hamilton, OH 45011
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Harold D. Knepshield, Sr.
Age: 82
Date of Death: April 24, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Sharonlee (Gene) Knepshield-Johnson, Dderylann (Ted) Knepshield-Mather;
sisters; Dr. Harold David (Kathy) Knepshield, son; Mary Leopold, R. Louise
Knepshield; sisters; seven grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, funeral home
Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 120 S. Broad Street, Middletown,
OH 45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Damie E. Moore
Age: 86
Date of Death: April 23, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Janet Dennis, Karen (Edgar) Knott, daughters; Dan (Nancy)
Moore, Bill (Angie) Moore, Michael Moore, sons; 14 grandchildren and great-grandchildren;
Betty Anderson, sister; Jack Hixon, brother
Visitation: 10-11 a.m.. Saturday, April 25, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown, OH
45044
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Palma C. Roberts
Age: 67
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998
City: Miamisburg
Survived by: Timothy Roberts (son) and his wife, Betty; Bill Moss,
close friend; Donald Westray, M. Wayne Westray, brothers; Timothy M. Roberts
and Anthony Tine Roberts, grandchildren.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 1998, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday April 24, 1998, funeral home
Memorial: Hospice of Dayton, P.O. Box 3509, Dayton, OH 45401
Arrangements: Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin
Name: Emma Sue Schaaf
Age: 73
Date of Death: April 19, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Diana (Charles) Kohr, Deborah Schaaf, daughters; Danny
(Patricia) Schaaf, David (Mina) Schaaf, Tim (Lana) Schaaf), sons; seven
grandchildren; Myrtle Everidge, sister; Ralph Beauchamp, brother
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 23, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Elbert Wallace
Age: 73
Date of Death: Thursday, April 23, 1998
City: Franklin
Survived by: Myrtle Wallace, wife; Linda (Rick) Hendricks, Brenda Wallace,
Josephine (Gary) Boatman, Penny (Duane) Slusser, Carol ( Paul) Burns, Leda
(Eddie) Deaton, Donna (Don) Grau, children; six grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; 18 step grandchildren; 10 step great grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, April 26, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, April 27, funeral home
Memorial: None Specified
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home
Name: Dana Watts
Age: 49
Date of Death: April 20, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Nancy Watts, wife; Tiffany (Paul) Ireton, daughter; James
C. Watts, son;
1 granddaughter; Martin Watts, brother; Barbara Brown, sister; Curtis
J. and Patricia Watts, parents
Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, funeral home
Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, funeral home
Memorials: American Heart Association, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown,
OH 45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Week of April 12 - 18
Name: John V. Byrd, Jr.
Age: 49
Date of Death: April 18, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Susanna Thompson Byrd, wife; Tanya Miller, step-daughter;
Maxine Byrd, mother; Kerry (Brenda) Byrd, James (Peggy) Byrd, Paul (Teresa)
Byrd, Don (Sara) Byrd, brothers; Sheila (Steve) Larson, sister
Visitation: one hour before service, Tuesday, April 21, Towne Boulevard
Church of God
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, Towne Boulevard Church of God
Memorials: Heart Association Research, The American Cancer Society
or the indigent at the Cincinnati Eye Institute
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Oliver "Jack" Carter
Age: 82
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Imogene Carter, wife; Jerry Carter, William Carter, Larry
Carter, David Carter, Timothy Carter and Michael Carter, sons; nine grandchildren;
three step-grandchildren; two great grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Darylene L. Dickerson
Age: 79
Date of Death: April 14, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Rodney Dickerson, husband; Ted Dickerson, sons; Vicki
(Dan) Sewell, daughter; 4 grandchildren
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, Holy Family Parish, St. John's
Chapel
Memorials: American Cancer Society, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown,
Ohio
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: William W. Donham
Age: 79
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Lillian Pat Donham, wife; William Dane Donham, son; three
grandchildren
Visitation: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: charity of one's choice
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Leo Farmer
Age: 39
Date of Death: April 17, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Terry Farmer, wife
Joseph Charles Farmer and Shannon Rae Farmer, children
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Ivan Gilbert
Age: 66
Date of Death: April 16, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at funeral home
Survived by: Myrna Wirth, daughter and four grandchildren
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: John Hodge
Age: 81
Date of Death: April 12, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Sheila McClung (Ron), daughter; Charles Hodge (Dee) and
David Hodge (Maria), sons; 8 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; Cynthia
Fugett, sister; Vester Lee Hodge, brother
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 16, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Eunice Wilhoit King
Age: 57
Date of Death: April 10, 1998
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by: Bruce Wilhoit, husband; Teresa (Michael) Spencer, daughter;
Jeffy (Linda) King, Ronnie King, Willie King, sons; Lena Hurt, mother;
Sherman, Clarence, Herman, Willie, Windel, John, Bobby, Billie, Charlie,
Arlie and Darlie Hurt, brothers; Anna Ruth Clark, sister; 11 grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 16, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Sandra C. Land
Age: 51
Date of Death: April 11, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Irene Botner, grandmother; Steven Land, half-brother;
Susan Collins, half-sister
Visitation: None
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, Woodside Cemetery Chapel, Middletown,
Ohio
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton, P. O. Box 3509, Dayton, OH 45401-3509
or charity of one's choice
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Catherine M. Maier
Age: 88
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Ruth E. Corson and Helen Loomis, sisters; Nancy Williams,
niece; Dr. W. C. Loomis, Nephew
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Memorials: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 212 Broad Street, Middletown,
Ohio
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Amos Mathes
Age: 79
Date of Death: April 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Anita Mathes, wife; Thomas Allen Mathes and William Ray
Mathes, sons; Janis Catherin Heath, daughter; Rodney Mannon and Larry Mannon,
step-sons; 13 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren
Visitation: Noon - 2 p.m. Thursday, April 16, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m.. Thursday, April 16, funeral home
Memorials: Yankee Road First Church of God, 3029 Yankee Road, Middletown,
Ohio 45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Edith Newman
Age: 81
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by: Don Thornsburg, John Edward Thornsburg and Barry Gross,
sons; Helen Campbell, Doris Tudor, Shirley Tudor, Patty Butterfield, Carol
Archer and Wanda Barker, daughters; 24 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren;
six great-great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown, Ohio
45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Linda May Reed
Age: 55
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio
Survived by: Water Reed, husband; Kenneth (Ruth) Reed and Michael (Jackie)
Reed, sons; Laura (Douglas) Rezanka, daughter; five grandchildren; Lois
Hoffman and Judy Downs, sisters
Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: Trenton Christian Church, P. O. Box 185, Trenton, OH 45067
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Hazel B. Ritter
Age: 96
Date of Death: April 10, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Jeanne Sandston, daughter; Thomas Ritter and James Ritter,
sons; 11 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren
Visitation: 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, funeral home
Memorials: Mt. Pleasant Life Care Fund, 225 Britton Road, Monroe, Ohio
45050
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Coleman T. Roberts, II
Age: 42
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Coleman T. Roberts, Sr., father; Denise McLean, sister
Visitation: noon Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel
Name: Madge L. Theiss
Age: 72
Date of Death: April 16, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Lynn Reedy, daughter
Terry L. Theiss and Robert Plowman, sons
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 20 at funeral home
Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, funeral home
Memorials:American Heart Association
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: LeRoy Weller
Age: 80
Date of Death: April 16, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Altha Weller, wife and daughter; Elaine Sebastian
Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Monday, April 20, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at funeral home
Memorials: Breiel Blvd. First Church of God, 2000 N. Breiel Blvd, Middletown
45042 or to
charity of one's choice
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Week of April 5 - 11
Name: Buddy T. Cox
Age: 66
Date of Death: April 5, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Mary Cox, wife; Jeffery (Kristina) Cox, son; Barbara Howard
and Juanita Smith; sisters; Bobby Cox, Jimmy Cox, Donny Cox, Herman Cox,
William Douglas Cox, brothers
Visitation: 11a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown, OH
45044
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Bill Howe
Age: 73
Date of Death: April 9 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Barbara W. Howe, wife of 50 years
Nancy Fruechtenicht, Barbara Laspina and Donna Wesselman, daughters
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesdayday, April 15, funeral home
Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, 2910 Central Ave., Middletown
45044, or the Salvation Army, PO Box 256, Middletown 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Lawrence G. Kirk
Age: 80
Date of Death: April 8, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Dorothy Kirk, wife of 58 years; Debbie Messinger, daughter;
Lawrence Kirk and Bill Kirk, sons; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren
Visitation: none
Services: 2 p.m. (Ohio time, 1 p.m. Indiana time) Friday, April 10,
Washington Park East Cemetery Chapel, Washington Park, Ind.
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Helen McFeeters
Age: 82
Date of Death: April 6, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Beverly (Lowell) Brewer, Judith (Gary) King, daughters;
five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren
Visitation: 11a.m. Thursday, April 9, Blueball Presbyterian Church
Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 9, Blueball Presbyterian Church
Memorials: Blueball Presbyterian Church
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Mary Agnes Northcutt
Age: 83
Date of Death: April 6, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Janice Northcutt and Diana Pence, daughters; 2 grandchildren
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday. April 9, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Gladys M. Petrey
Age: 84
Date of Death: April 5, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Raymond Petrey, husband; Doris Guy, daughter; 4 grandchildren;
6 great grandchildren; Harry McGuire, Jr., brother
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 9, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, April 10, funeral home
Memorials: Trenton Rescue Squad or charity of one's choice
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name:Russell Rose
Age: 46
Date of Death: April 5, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Tammy Rose, wife; Susan Rose, daughter; David Rose, son;
David C. Rose; father; Dorothea Hollis, sister; Robert Rose; brother
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Services: 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: None Specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: George W. Velte
Age: 61
Date of Death: April 6, 1998
City: Olivet, Mich.
Survived by: Chad Velte, Derek Velte and Craig Velte, sons; seven grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 9 p.m. Friday, April 10, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 11, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Week of April 1-4
Name: Edna R. (Lawson) (Puckett) Back
Age: 68
Date of Death: April 2, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Elias Back, Husband; Leroy Puckett, Danny Puckett, Johnny
Puckett, Mark Puckett, Gary Puckett, Bobby Puckett, Mark Puckett, Jr.,
sons; Shirley Ealy, Lavonna Sherry McCollum, Betsy Puckett, Penny Rogers,
Angie Sue Puckett, daughters, Danny Back, Earl Back, stepsons; Nancy Darlene
Back, Pearl Ellen Mounts, stepdaughters; Larry Watkins, brother; Pearl
Puckett, Loretta Williams, Elsie Jean Williams, sisters
Visitation: None
Services: Convenience of the family
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Caroline "Carrie" Brock
Age: 102
Date of Death: April 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Charleen Chilton and Fay Haught, daughter; Thomas Brock,
son; 19 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, 34 great great grandchildren
Visitation: 1 - 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, funeral home
Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Avenue, Suite
102, West Chester, OH 45069
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Ila M. Brown
Age: 71
Date of Death: April 3, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Michael Brown, son
Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name:Cordie Childers
Age: 80
Date of Death: April 4, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Mary Brewer Childers, wife
Maggie Oldfield (Frank), Jean Ward (Paul) and Rosa DeBord, daughters
John H. Childers, son
Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 6, funeral home
Services: 10 :30 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: First Church of the Nazarene
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name:Norvil Denniston
Age: 72
Date of Death: April 4, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Marie (Lykins) denniston, wife of 54 years
Rita Neal, Patricia Caudill, and Karin Jackson, daughters
Norvil Denniston, son
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Monday, April 6, funeral home; Masonic Services
at 7:30 p.m.
Services: 10 :00 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Kenneth Giltrow
Age: 87
Date of Death: April 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Mary Giltrow, wife; Fred Giltrow, son; Jon Giltrow, Gale
Jones, Todd Giltrow, Linda Bradovic and Robert Giltrow, grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday. April 3, funeral home
Memorials: Christ United Methodist Church, 700 S. Marshall Road, Middletown,
Ohio 45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home
Name: Lloyd E. Fisher, Sr.
Age: 81
Date of Death: March 31, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Virginia Fisher, wife; Eddie Fisher, son; Sandy Feaver,
stepdaughter, Chuck Beckett, stepson; 9 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren;
Ruth Ingram, sister
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 2, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, April 3, funeral home
Memorials: First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, or Hospice
of Middletown
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Alice Jacobs
Age: 78
Date of Death: April 3, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: John Jacobs, husband of 61 years
John Jacobs, Kenneth Jacobs and Mark Jacobs, sons
Lillian Shumate, Peggy Boggs and Betty Meeker, daughters
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Monday, April 6, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown or the charity of choice
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Ardie Mae Johnson
Age: 77
Date of Death: April 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Williard Johnson, husband; Michael Lee Johnson, son; Thelma
Waddell, daughter; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; Bertie Smallwood
and Carol Loeffler, sisters
Visitation: 9 - 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, Butler County Memorial Park
Chapel, Trenton, OH
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, Butler County Memorial Park Chapel,
Trenton, OH
Memorials: Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45202 or Multiple Sclerosis, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Suite
236, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home
Name: Winfred Muncie
Age: 71
Date of Death: March 31, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Ethel Turner and Betty Ann Walsh, sisters
Woodford, Russell and Jerry Muncie, brothers
Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Sunday, April 5 and 10-11 a.m. Monday at funeral
home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, April 6, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Rev. James Ratliff
Age: 75
Date of Death: April 3, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Gertha Ratliff, wife
Jim Ratliff, son; Bill Combs, stepson
Dorothy Barker and Reva Owens, daughters
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Monday, April 6, at funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, the Fellowship Baptist Church, 3013
Seneca, Middletown
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Helen J. Rodefer
Age: 62
Date of Death: April 2, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Debbie Rodefer, daughter; Tim Rodefer, son; 3 grandchildren;
Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Sorrell, parents; Carolyn Collins, sister
Visitation: 4-7- p.m. Sunday, April 5, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, April 6, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Name: Minnie Short
Age: 90
Date of Death: April 2, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Dolly McClure, daughter
Visitation: 12 noon - 2 p.m. Monday, April 6, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, April 6, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home |
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