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Name: Treva K. Avery
Age: 81
Date of Death: October 29, 1998
City:  Milford, Ohio
Survived by:  Clara (Lester) Alderson, sister; Wendell "Bill"
 (Sinda) Carpenter, brother; many nieces and nephews
Visitation: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, October 31, funeral  home
Services: Noon Saturday, October 31, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Dorothy Banks
Age: 75
Date of Death: October 30, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Samuel (Thelma) Embry, Jr., brother; Fanny (Willie)
 Davis, Hattie Patterson, sisters
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, November 6, funeral home
Services: Noon Saturday, November 7, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements:  Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, Middletown, OH

Name: Dr. Albert Cutter
Age: 65
Date of Death: October 29, 1998
City:  Franklin, Ohio
Survived by:  Libby Brown, companion; Vicki (David) Kavanaugh,
 Suzanne Cutter, daughters; Albert Randall Cutter, son; Marre Day,
 stepdaughter; Janice (Wesley) Freeman, sister; Lula Lockett,
 stepsister
Visitation: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, November 5, Servant Ministries
 Non-Denominational Church, 631 Spring Avenue, Franklin, OH 
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, November 5, at the church
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements:  Johnson Brown Funeral Service, Cincinnati, OH

Name: Cecelia Mae Eagle
Age: 83
Date of Death: October 29, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Joe (Wanda) Eagle, Kenneth (Cassandra) Eagle, sons; 4
 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren
Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, November 1,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, November  2, funeral home 
Memorials: Salvation Army Building Fund, 106 N. Clinton St, P. O.
 Box 256, Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: John D. "Poopsie" Farkas
Age: 85
Date of Death: October 28, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Mary Farkas, wife; Richard (Marjorie Ann) Farkas,
 Tim (Beth Ann) Farkas, John Michael (Pamela) Farkas, Charles A.
 (Velda) Farkas, Stephen T. Farkas, sons; Mary Beth (Ken) Johnson,
 daughter; 9 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday, October 30,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 31, funeral home 
Memorials: Fenwick High School, 3800 Manchester Road, Middletown,
 OH 45042
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Nannie Gabbard
Age: 91
Date of Death: October 25, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Roy (Jean) Gabbard, Sheridan Ray Gabbard, sons; Freda
 Williamson, Mabel Short, Nonna J. (Estill) Crase, Carolyn Boehm,
 daughters; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;  5 great-great-
 grandchildren; Ansel Fields, Liberty Fields, half-brothers; Dobie
 Spencer, sister
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, October 27,  funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 28, funeral home 
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Wilma J. Gadd
Age: 53
Date of Death: October 25, 1998
City:  Camden, Ohio
Survived by:  Michael Gadd, husband; Kevin Gadd, son; Kim Gadd,
 daughter; James (Carolyn) Faulkner, Elmer (Wanda) Faulkner, John
 (Peggy) Faulkner, brothers; Delores (John) Frey, Jenny (Jennings)
 Lansaw, sisters
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 27,  funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, funeral home 
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: R. C. Nein & Sons-Thompson Funeral Home, Camden, OH

Name: Oakie R. Grooms
Age: 52
Date of Death: October 29, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Linda Grooms, wife; David (Jessica) Grooms, Jeff
 (Vanessa) Grooms, Jason ( Melissa) Grooms, sons; 2 grandchildren;
 Judy Young, sister
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, October 30,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 31, funeral home 
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Ethel Mae Johnson
Age: 70
Date of Death: October 28, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Sons, Jonathan Johnson, Ricky Johnson, Bobby Earl
 Johnson; daughter, Mardic Johnson; five grandchildren; seven
 great-grandchildren; three brothers, David Johnson, Simon Johnson
 and Willie Johnson; three sisters, Elvira Holland, Louella Cleveland
 and Maple Walker.
Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, October 31,  funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, October 31,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Betty Jean Jones
Age: 74
Date of Death: October 30, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Phil (Carol) Jones, Bart (Terry) Jones, Mark Steven
 (Cindy) Jones, sons; Rachel (Brian) Porter, daughter; 10
 grandchildren; Rosemary (Elvin) Lawson, Thomas Irvine, William
 (Katherina) Irvine, Harold (Mitsu) Irvine, brothers
Visitation: None
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, November 7, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
 Witnesses, 5636 Burkhardt Avenue, Dayton, OH
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Baker-Hazel Funeral Home, Dayton, OH

Name: Virginia K. Leslie
Age: 91
Date of Death: October 30, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Son, Jack T. (Jean) Leslie;  granddaughter, Kristina
 (John) Becker; great-grandaughter, Brynnan Recker; nephews, Richard
 (Carole) Pyle and Timothy (Carol) Pyle
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Monday, November 2, funeral  home
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 3, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown,
 OH 45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Russell L. Logan
Age: 52
Date of Death: October 24, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Betty Faye Logan, wife; James G. Logan, David S.
 Logan, Randall G. Logan, sons; Michael Treadway, stepson; Janie
 Lynn Collins, daughter; Lisa Swank, stepdaughter; 7 grandchildren;
 1 great-grandson
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 29, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, October 30, funeral home 
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Margaret S. Lutz
Age: 74
Date of Death: October 29, 1998
City:  Russell, KY
Survived by:  Bob Lutz, Tom (Sharman) Lutz, sons; Mary Beth (Steve)
 Sauer, Barbara (Richard) Karig, daughters; 4 grandchildren; Dorothy
 Lutz, Madeleine Stenger, Mary Catherine Sammuel, sisters
Visitation: 6-7 Monday, November 2, funeral home
Services: 7 p.m. Monday, November 2, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice Foundation of America
Arrangements:  Caniff Funeral Home, Westwood, KY

Name: Thomas C. Manious
Age: 68
Date of Death: October 25, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Lois L. Manious, wife; Georgia (Donald) Nunamaker,
 daughter; Roger Thomas Lanier,  grandson; Cora Landrum, Gladys
 Turner, Bonnie Baker, step-sisters
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, October 27,  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, funeral home 
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Glenn E. Musen
Age: 81
Date of Death: October 28, 1998
City:  Franklin, Ohio
Survived by:  Macy Musen, wife; Larry G. Musen, Terry E. Musen,
 sons; Nina Tibbs, daughter; Harold Musen, brother; Mary Bethel
 Buckley, Mildred Christensen, sisters; 8 grandchildren; 6 great-
 grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, October 30,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 31, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH

Name: Lloyd R. Nichols
Age: 87
Date of Death: October 29, 1998
City:  Franklin, Ohio
Survived by:  Sons, Ronald Rex (Nancy) Nichols, Robert Alan Nichols,
 Raymond Lee (Sandy) Nichols; four grandchildren, Tim (Heather),
 Aaron, Heather and Tony; a great-granddaughter, Shayla; a brother,
 Claude "Bud" Nichols.
Visitation: No visitations
Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 31,  funeral home
Memorials: American Heart Association, American Cancer Society or to
 Diabetes Research
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Dorothy Norrington
Age: 84
Date of Death: October 30, 1998
City:  Norfolk, Virginia
Survived by:  Son, Capt. Carl W. (Mary) Stein; three granddaughters,
 Heather Roberts, Diane Hoffman and Carolyn Stein; a great-grand
 daughter; a stepson, retired U.S. Navy Capt. Charles G. (Caroline)
 Norrington
Visitation: noon - 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, funeral  home
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, funeral home. In Virginia:
 Monday, November 2, at the Holloman-Brown Bayside Chapel
Memorials:  None specified
Arrangements:  Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Joyce Ann Reese
Age: 63
Date of Death: October 26, 1998
City:  Franklin, Ohio
Survived by:  James Reese, husband; Helen Callahan, mother; Richard
 James (Cindy) Reese, son; Kimberly S. Reese, daughter; Jerry
 Callahan, Jim Callahan, Larry Callahan, brothers; 2 grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 29,  funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, October 30, funeral home 
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH

Name: Clyde F. Spence
Age: 75
Date of Death: October 31, 1998
City:  Lake City, FL
Survived by:  Evelyn Spence, wife; Gary (Judy) Spence,  Bruce (Iva)
 Spence, sons; Ann (Tom) Doty, daughter; Carl (Mary) Spence, brother;
 2 grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, November 2,  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, funeral home 
Memorials: Hospice of North Florida, 1900 Florida Gateway Blvd.,
 Lake City, FL 32034 -- or -- American Cancer Society, High Five
 Unit, P. O. Box 612, Lake City, FL 32056
Arrangements: Guerry Funeral Home, 4309 S. First St., Lake City, FL

Name: Mabel E. Springer
Age: 68
Date of Death: October 25, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  John A. (Brenda) Sheets, Michael W. Springer, Ron
 Springer, sons; Barbara (Linny) Davis, daughter; 5 grandchildren; 2
 great-grandchildren; Harold Pergram, brother; Eula Highley, Mary
 Roberts, sisters
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 27,  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, funeral home 
Memorials: Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 2330 Victory
 Parkway, Suite 305, Cincinnati, OH 
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: John F. Wells
Age: 66
Date of Death: October 29, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Ruby Wells, wife; Ruby Ann Walker, stepdaughter;
 Angelo (Cathy) Laurino, stepson; 3 grandchildren; Shirley Peaden,
 Opal Sorrell, Mabel O'Neill, Laura Garcia, sisters; Powell Wells,
 brother
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Friday, October 30, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, October 31, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Miriam F. Bond
Age:  74
Date of Death: October 21, 1998 
City:   Germantown, Ohio
Survived by:  John R. Bond, Sr., husband; Stephen A. (Carol) Bond,
 David (Joan) Bond, John (Carol) Bond, Jr., Thomas E. (Kathy) Bond,
 sons; 9 grandchildren; Virginia Smith, sister; Dr. Harold Albert,
 Earnie Albert, brothers
Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, October 25, funeral home
Services:  10 a.m. Monday, October 26, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Dalton Funeral Home, Germantown, OH

Name: Alexanda Chapman
Age: 22 days
Date of Death: October 21, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Alex Chapman, father; Felicia Lawson, mother; Anastacia
 Chapman, sister; Jennie Chapman, paternal grandmother; Thomas W. C.
 Lawson, Sr. and Linda Lawson, maternal grandparents
Visitation: 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Services: Noon Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, Middletown, OH

Name: Anna G. Clifton
Age: 84
Date of Death: October 24, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Randy (Debbie) Clifton, son; Penny (Dean) Reffitt, Sue
 (Dean) Clifton, daughters; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren;
 Melva Schul, Edna Cable, sisters
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, October 27,  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Memorials: Willow Knoll Retirement Community
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Nancy Cook
Age:  100
Date of Death: October 21, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Paul Cook, Joseph (Bernice) Cook, sons; Gladys (David)
 Garrett, Margery (Paul) Murphy, daughters; 9 grandchildren; 23
 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren
Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Services:  11 a.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Webb-Noonan Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH

Name: Marie Eisele
Age:  92
Date of Death: October 18, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Mary Eisele, daughter-in-law; 1 granddaughter
Visitation: Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, funeral home
Services:  1 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, funeral home
Memorials: Contributions to a favorite charity
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: George H. Emley
Age:  72
Date of Death: October 20, 1998 
City:   New Lebanon, Ohio
Survived by:  Nancy E. Emley, wife; Lorna (Michael) Smith, Jennifer
 (Stephen) Halron, daughters; Scott (Cathy) Emley, son; Robin (Bob)
 Staggs, Laura (Keith) Landis, stepdaughters; Tony (Kerri) Rike,
 Scott (Leila) Rike, stepsons; 17 grandchildren; John (Joanne) Emley,
 Benjamin "Tim" (Phyllis) Emley, brothers; Loran (Dan, Jr.)
 Anslinger, Mary Martha Emley, sisters
Visitation: 1-3 p.m. Friday, October 23, First Baptist Church of New
 Lebanon, 335 S. Church St., New Lebanon, OH
Services:  3 p.m., Friday, October 23, at the church
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Dalton Funeral Home, Germantown, OH

Name: Georgia Alice Ferguson
Age:  70
Date of Death: October 18, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Jack Ferguson, husband; Sharon (Mitch) Kilmer,
 daughter; Harold (Carma) Ferguson, Darrell (Corrine) Ferguson,
 sons; Jean Markland, sister; Garner Davis, Garrett Davis, brothers;
 Pauline Bailey, mother-in-law; Brenda (Vince) Maze, sister-in-law
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, Tytus Avenue First Church
 of God, 3300 Tytus Avenue, Middletown, OH 
Services:  10 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, at the church
Memorials: American Lung Association, Southwest Branch, 11113
 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Vesta Fridenmaker
Age:  89
Date of Death: October 23, 1998 
City:  Worthington, Ohio
Survived by: Mona (Glenn) Rudicil, daughter; Mary Jane Fridenmaker,
 daughter-in-law; grandchildren, David Fridenmaker, Debbie Miller,
 Donna Fridenmaker, Denise Fridenmaker, Joel Rudicil, Janet Custer
 and Jennifer Pereira; 10 great-grandchildren, Julie Brady, J.R.
 Rudicil, James Rudicil, Stephanie Custer, Jacob Custer, Allison
 Custer, Greg White, Todd White, Jason White and Katie Rudicil.
Visitation: 10-11a.m. Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Services:  11 a.m. Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Memorials:  None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: James E. Hawkins
Age: 76
Date of Death: October 21, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Gail (Jim) Thirtyacre, daughter; 2 grandchildren; Betty
 (John) Wallace, Demarias (Willis) LeForce, sisters; Marjorie
 Hawkins, sister-in-law
Visitation: None
Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday, October 23, funeral home; graveside
 services and interment will be held Tuesday, October 27, at 11 a.m.
Memorials: A favorite charity in Mr. Hawkins' name
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Thomas Hester, Jr.
Age: 32
Date of Death: October 21, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Thomas J. Hester, III, son; Tammy Johnson, ex-wife;
 Gina Craft, Vicki Brinsfield, sisters; Leslie Rhoads, brother
Visitation: 1 p.m.-2 p.m. Monday, October 26, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, October 26, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Lewis Johnson, Jr.
Age:  85
Date of Death: October 22, 1998 
City: Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Village
Survived by: Wife, Ferne A. (Stemen) Johnson; son, John P. Johnson;
 daughters, Vera O. Dean and Jane Jewell; six grandchildren and 10
 great-grandchildren.
Visitation: Private visitations
Services:  Held Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Memorials:  Otterbein-Lebanon  Benevolent Care Fund, 585 N. Ohio
 741, Lebanon, OH  45036
Arrangements: Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home

Name: Carrie L. Jones
Age:  59
Date of Death: October 21, 1998 
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Her very dear and cherished friend, Mrs Anna Hunter;
 and a very dear and special niece, Sheila A. Jones.
Visitation: 11 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Services:  Noon, Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Memorials:  None specified
Arrangements:  Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, Middletown, OH

Name: William Jones, Jr.
Age: 69
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
City: Denton, KY
Survived by:  Ruth Howell Jones, wife; Fred Jones, David Jones,
 sons; Charlene Shaw, Debra Asbury, daughters; Omera Elam,
 half-sister; Pete Flaugher, half-brother; 12 grandchildren; 1
 great-grandchild
Visitation: None
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, October 22, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Malone Funeral Home, Grayson, KY

Name: Jennifer Ann Kirkland
Age: 9
Date of Death: October 23, 1998 
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by: Father and mother, Robert S. and Mary; brother, Robert
 S. Kirkland III; grandparents, Walter and Marcia Rose; two great-
 grandmothers, Norma Kirkland and Josephine Young; unlce, Douglas
 Kirkland; three cousins, Ashley Kirkland, Pamela and Sara Kirkland.
Visitation: 4 -8 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m, Wednesday, October 28, funeral home
Memorials:  None specified
Arrangements:   Tobias Funeral Home, 648 Watervliet Ave., Dayton, OH

Name: Cora A. Little
Age: 90
Date of Death: October 20, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Dale (Gloria) Little, nephew; 2 great-nieces; 3 great-
 nephews; 3 great-great nieces; 5 great-great nephews
Visitation: None
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: John G. "Jack" McClain
Age: 61
Date of Death: October 21, 1998
City: Ocala, FL
Survived by:  Nancy McClain, wife; John D. McClain, son; Jacqueline
 Thomas, daughter; Jerry Cox, step-son; 8 grandchildren; 3 great-
 grandchildren; Richard McClain, brother; Linda Cornele, Barbara
 Smith, sisters
Visitation: 12 noon-2 p.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Winfred McClain
Age: 82
Date of Death: October 23, 1998
City:  Trenton, Ohio
Survived by:  Wife, Helen Driggers McClain; two daughters, Charlotte
 Carder and Glenda (John) Huston; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-
 grandchildren.
Visitation: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, October 25  funeral home
Services: 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 26 at the Trenton Church of the
 Nazarene
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Alton Ray Melton
Age: 67
Date of Death: October 22, 1998
City:  West Chester, Ohio
Survived by:  Wife, Elizabeth Jean Melton; son, Tom Ray Melton;
 daughter, Cynthia (Michael) Vogt; brother, Kyle Melton; sisters,
 Mary Alice Tharp, Annette Nelson and Doris Green Schultz;
 grandchildren, Lisa Sutton, Kimberly Poffenbarger and Tricia
 Poffenbarger; great-grandchild, Caitlyn Sutton.
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Monday, October 26  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, October 26  funeral home
Memorials:Community Baptist Church Mission Fund, 420 Mission Lane,
 Franklin, OH   45005
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Albert A. Neal
Age: 84
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio
Survived by:   Henry C. Neal, James W. (Helen) Neal, sons; Virginia
 (Bobby) Smith, Julia (Paul) Mann, daughters; 7 grandchildren; 5
 great-grandchildren; Andy Neal, Ashley Neal, Alvin Neal, Archie
 Neal, brothers; Aileen Neal, sister
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, October 22,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, October 23,  funeral home
Memorials: Mid Western Children's Home, P. O. Box 48, Pleasant
 Plain, OH 45161
Arrangements: Webb-Noonan Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH

Name: Gregory K. Neal
Age: 43
Date of Death: October 21, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Diane F. Neal, wife; Joshua Keith Neal, son; Pearl
 Neal, mother; Tracy Neal, half-sister; Todd Neal, half-brother
Visitation: Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Alma Ross Prater
Age: 89
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Richard Ross, son; Aileen Dickey, sister; Archie Neal,
 Andy Neal, Ashley Neal, Alvin Neal, brothers
Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 21,  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, October 22,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Donald D. Schaeffer
Age:  55
Date of Death: October 20, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Cynthia Schaeffer, daughter; Brian Schaeffer, son;
 Gurtrice Schaeffer, mother; 4 grandchildren; Mary Lee Schaeffer,
 sister; David L. Schaeffer, brother
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, October 22, funeral home
Services:  2 p.m. Friday, October 23, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Ruby A. Shaffer
Age:  82
Date of Death: October 24, 1998 
City:   Springfield, Ohio
Survived by:  Patricia (Larry) Young, daughter; 4 grandchildren
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Monday, October 26, funeral home
Services:  10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Jackson Lytle & Ingling Williams Funeral Home,
 Springfield, OH

Name: Wilma Slough
Age: 86
Date of Death: October 22, 1998
City:  Gratis, Ohio
Survived by:  Sons, James and Charles Slough; daughters, Shirley
 Johnson and Marion Knight; sisters, Barbra Crist and Wyona Sillet;
 nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and three great-
 great-granchildren.
Visitation: None
Services: Graveside service at 10:30 Monday, October 26 at Fairview
 Cemetery in Gratis
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Gratis

Name: Daisy M. Stacy
Age: 82
Date of Death: October 24, 1998 
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by: Sons, Eddie Stacy and Daniel Stacy; four daughters,
 Imogene Charlton, Emily Salyer, Mary Shearer and Janet Sparks;
 brother, William Francis; two sister, Elizabeth Cornett and Ruth
 Prater; 16 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and two great-
 great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6 -8 p.m., Monday, October 26, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m, Tuesday, October 27, Woods Road Pentecostal
 Church
Memorials:  None specified
Arrangements:   Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH

Name: William F. Stein, Sr.
Age:  100
Date of Death: October 24, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Fred (Doris) Stein, Jr., James E. (Mareem) Stein,
 sons; 6 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-
 grandchildren
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Services:  1 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement
 Community Chapel, Lebanon, OH
Memorials: Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Community Benevolent Fund
Arrangements:  Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, Middletown, OH

Name: Connie J. Trout
Age: 82
Date of Death: October 22, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  David (Patricia) Trout, son; 4 grandchildren; 1 great
 grandson; Donald Cooper, brother; Martha Trout, daughter-in-law
Visitation: 4-6 p.m. Sunday October 25, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, October 26, funeral home
Memorials: Faith United Methodist Church -- or -- Alzheimer's
 research
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Grace A. Wallace
Age: 83
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Rose Marie King, Ann Campbell, Patsy Knoth, Judy
 Huffman, nieces; Maneva Williams, Clarice Wallace, sisters-in-law;
 Perry Wallace, brother-in-law
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, October 22, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, October 22,  funeral home
Memorials: American Cancer Society, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown,
 OH 45044
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Nellie M. Webb
Age: 76
Date of Death: October 21, 1998
City: Hamilton, Ohio
Survived by:  Kenneth (Ama) Webb, Michael (Lillian) Webb, Louis
 Webb, sons; Wilma Palmer, Marilyn Benton, Rae Jean (Bill) Borneman,
 daughters; Karen Webb, daughter-in-law; 11 grandchildren; 10
 great-grandchildren; Mary Steiner, sister; Charles Essert, brother
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday, October 23, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 24, funeral home
Memorials: Multiple Sclerosis of Cincinnati
Arrangements: Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH

Name: Beatrice Whitaker
Age: 63
Date of Death: October 23, 1998 
City: New Salem, PA
Survived by: Husband, Marvin "Tex" Whitaker; two daughters, Cheri
 (Dan) Bokeno and Elise (Steve) Miller; son, Michael (Mary Rose)
 Whitaker; three grandsons, two granddaughters, one great-grandson,
 two brothers and one sister.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, October 27, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m, Wednesday, October 28, funeral home
Memorials:  None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home 

Name: Ida Zecher
Age:  81
Date of Death: October 20, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Betsy Bailey, Cathie Streator, daughters; Jack Zecher,
 son; 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren
Visitation: After the service in Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian
 Church, Central Avenue, Middletown, OH 
Services:  2 p.m., Sunday, October 25, at the church
Memorials: Middletown Women's AGLOW -- or -- The Salvation Army

Name: Joshua T. Back
Age: 22
Date of Death: October 12, 1998
City: Miamisburg, Ohio
Survived by:  Stephanie Back, wife; James Back, father; Donna
 (Thomas) Moore, mother; Jason (Jennifer) Back, brother; LaGina
 (Michael) Figueroa, Tracy (Robin) Kelly, Sharon (Billy) Whisman,
 sisters; Paul & Frieda Blevins, maternal grandparents; Esther Back,
 paternal grandmother
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 14,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, October 15,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Helen N. Brock
Age:  91
Date of Death: October 11, 1998 
City:   Monroe, Ohio
Survived by:  Tom (Vici) Brock, son; 1 granddaughter
Visitation: 11 a.m.-noon, Thursday, October 15, Monroe United
 Methodist Church
Services:  Noon, Thursday, October 15, at the church
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name:  Jeneroso "Jerry" Capozzi
Age:  66
Date of Death:  October 14, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Paul Capozzi, son; Dana Hurlburt, Tony Pena, daughters;
 Tony Capozzi, Richard Capozzi, Frank Capozzi, brothers; Nancy
 Castellano, Julia Root, Ida Pearce, sisters; 6 grandchildren
Visitation:   None
Services:  10 a.m. Saturday, October 17, funeral home
Memorials:   American Cancer Society-Butler County Unit, 105
 McKnight, Middletown, OH 45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Chester J. Clifton
Age:  82
Date of Death: October 17, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Anna Clifton, wife of 50 years; Randy (Sue) Clifton
 son;  Penny (Dean) Reffitt, daughter; Sue (Dean) Clifton,
 stepdaughter; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren
Visitation: 1-2 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, funeral home
Services:  2 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, funeral home
Memorials: Willow Knoll Retirement Community
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Shirley A. Daly
Age: 62
Date of Death: October 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Michael D. Daly, husband; Kevin (Anna) Daly, son 
Visitation: None
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, October 16,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name:  Earl E. Ferguson
Age:  66
Date of Death: October 9, 1998
City:   Logan, Ohio
Survived by:  Sandra Hunter, sister; 2 nieces; 3 nephews
Visitation:   10-11 a.m. Saturday, October 17, funeral home
Services:   11 a.m. Saturday, October 17, funeral home
Memorials:   None specified
Arrangements:  Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, Middletown, Ohio

Name: Myrtle Lou Foxx
Age: 96
Date of Death: October 14, 1998
City: Miamisburg, Ohio
Survived by:  Geraldine (Dewayne) Forman, Mae (Bob) Barman, Sonja
 (Everett) Tomsen, daughters; Dewey (Freda) Foxx, Wilbur (Alice)
 Foxx, Granville (Jean) Foxx, Tom (Janie) Foxx, sons; 33
 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren
Visitation: Noon-2 p.m. Friday, October 16, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, October 16, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Ouida Margaret Hamilton
Age: 91
Date of Death: October 14, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Carolyn Worthington, daughter; 2 grandchildren; 4
 great grandchildren 
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Friday, October 16,  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, October 16,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Susanne Rosemarie Rana Harrison
Age: 28
Date of Death: October 11, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Dolores Harrison, mother; Troy (Beverly) Harrison,
 brother; Debra (Glen Allen) Turner, Shana (James) Kaminski, sisters
Visitation: 12-2 p.m. & 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, October 15,  funeral home
Memorials:   Solid Rock Church, c/o The Darlene Bishop Unwed Mothers
 Home, 904 North Union Road, Monroe, OH 45050
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name:  Howard R. Haven, Sr.
Age:  65
Date of Death:  October 14, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Wilma J. Haven, wife; Howard R. Haven, Jr., William B.
 Haven, sons; Geneva Myers, Rhonda Bowen, Carolyn Andre, Alberta
 Kidwell, Jill Black, Jacqueline Meehan, daughters; Ruth Haven, Helen
 Fields, Barbara Williams, sisters; 15 grandchildren
Visitation:   None
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, October 16, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Opal L. Horner
Age:  75
Date of Death: October 11, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Anna Schroll, Dena Rothwell, Delena Rainey, daughters;
 Kenneth Horner, stepson, Joyce Gastineau, stepdaughter; 8
 grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren
Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, funeral home
Services:  2 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name:  Kitsie Lansaw
Age:  97
Date of Death:  October 14, 1998
City:  Monroe, Ohio
Survived by:  Jennings (Jenny) Lansaw, Orville (Anne) Lansaw, Paul
 (Lois) Lansaw, David (Mary) Lansaw, sons; Margie Lansaw, daughter;
 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-
 grandchildren; Clara Haddix, Patricia Fordyce, sisters
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday, October 16,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 17,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name:   Alice J. Lucas
Age:  66
Date of Death: October 14, 1998
City: Camden, Ohio
Survived by:  Jim Lucas, husband; Cindy (Denny) Bates, Sharon Lucas,
 daughters; Roy (Ruth) Lucas, son; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-
 grandchild
Visitation:   6-8 p.m. Friday, October 16  funeral home
Services:  11 a.m. Saturday, October 17 at the Camden United
 Methodist Church, 81 W. Hendricks St., Camden, OH
Memorials:  Alice J. Lucas Reading Scholarship Fund at First National
 Bank of Southwestern Ohio, 4 S. Main St., Camden, OH 45311
Arrangements:  R. C. Nein & Sons-Thompson Funeral Home, Camden, OH

Name: Eunice McKeehan
Age: 86
Date of Death: October 14, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Gail Yost, daughter; 3 granddaughters; 2 great-
 grandchildren; Helen McIntyre, sister
Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Sunday, October 18,  funeral home
Services: 3 p.m. Sunday, October 18,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Hopper Funeral Home, Barbourville, KY

Name: Clyde McKinney
Age:  57
Date of Death: October 11, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Carolyne McKinney, wife; Quint and Guy Young, sons;
 Annette McKinney, Windy Harrell, daughters; Edward McKinney, Jack
 McKinney, brothers; Millie Shelton, Frannie Hatton, Gloria Barris,
 sisters; 5 grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, funeral home
Services:  10 a.m. Wednesday, October 14, funeral home
Memorials:  Carlisle Local School District in memory of Clyde
 McKinney
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH

Name: Sylvia Grace Masterson
Age: 81
Date of Death: October 16, 1998
City: Germantown, Ohio
Survived by:  Loy R. Swartzel, son; Helen Solock, Shirley Tomlin,
 daughters; Harry Swartzel, step-son; Denny Earl Sargent, Estel
 Sargent, brothers; Alma Pearl Swartzel, Bertha Ross, sisters;
 several grandchildren and great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, October 18,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, October 19, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Ruth Evelyn Page
Age:  77
Date of Death: October 13, 1998 
City:   Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Judith Ann Terry, daughter; Timothy Allen Page, son; 2
 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren
Visitation: None
Services:  Private services at the convenience of the family
Memorials: St. Paul United Church of Christ
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Scott T. Pitts
Age: 27
Date of Death: October 14, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Rebecca Pitts, mother; Michael (Wanda) Pitts, father;
 Timmy & Morgan Pitts, children; Lori (Scott) Birman, sister; Jay
 (Pam) Pitts, brother; Barbara Burton, maternal grandmother;
 Margaret Pittman, maternal great-grandmother; Ernest Pitts,
 paternal grandfather
Visitation: None
Services: Private services at Grace Baptist Church, Monday, October
 19
Memorials: Grace Baptist Church, 3023 North Union Road, P. O. Box
 44777, Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Chester Smith
Age: 81
Date of Death: October 17, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Glennie Mae, wife; Sandra M. (David) Beck; son, Dale
 (Debra) Smith; grandchildren, Bryan Michael Beck, Steven Patrick
 Beck, Molly Jo Rigg and Lisa Jo Haney; great-grandchildren, Corey
 Edward Beck and Tyler Dale Rigg; Gladys Gill, sister; and John
 Smith, brother.
Visitation: None specified
Services: At the convenience of the family
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4417 Lewis St., Middletown, OH
  45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Robert W. Stanick
Age: 75
Date of Death: October 16, 1998
City: Springboro, Ohio
Survived by:  Elizabeth "Liz", wife; two sons, Chris (Lesley) Staneck
 and Randy (Jing Jing) Staneck; and a granddaughter, Veronica
Visitation: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, October 19,  funeral home
Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 19,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, 1357 E. Second St.,
 Franklin, OH

Name:   Gary  Lewis Alexander Stonecipher
Age:  Infant
Date of Death: October 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Karl and Charlotte Stonecipher, parents; Kristofer,
 brother; Wayne Triplett, Sue Triplett, maternal grandparents;
 Mattie and Jack Stonecipher, paternal grandparents; Ova Elwood,
 great-grandmother
Visitation:  10 a.m.-noon Monday, October 19, funeral home
Services:  Noon, Monday, October 19, funeral home
Memorials: None specified 
Arrangements:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, OH

Name: Victor L. Stroud
Age: 74
Date of Death: October 12, 1998
City: Somerville, Ohio
Survived by:  Eulah Stroud, wife of 55 years; Mary (Sam) Baker,
 Eulah Irene (Don) DePew, Vicki Combs, daughters; Sarah Blankenship,
 sister; 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren
Visitation: At the convenience of the family
Services: Graveside services, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, October 15,
 Fairview Cemetery, Gratis, OH
Memorials:   None specified
Arrangements:  Arpp & Root Funeral Home, Germantown, OH

Name: Fern D. Thorn
Age: 91
Date of Death: October 15, 1998
City: Georgetown, Ohio
Survived by:  Delores Dinkel, daughter; William Thorn, son, Dewey
 (Freda) Foxx, Wilbur (Alice) Foxx, Granville (Jean) Foxx and Tom
 (Janie) Foxx; grandchildren, Wendi Gallo, Gregory (Pam) Dinkel, Pam
 (Patrick) Connelly, Jeff (Alisa) Dinkel, Paula (Gerry) Saurber,
 Douglas (Corrine) Dinkel, Eric (Tami) Dinkel; a brother, Ralph
 Hickey; 13 great grandchildren; a great-great granddaughter
Visitation: Noon-1 p.m. Monday, October 19,  funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Monday, October 19,  funeral home
Memorials:Humane Association of Butler County, 5225 Hamilton-Trenton
 Road, Trenton, OH   45067
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Martha Wilkin
Age:  94
Date of Death: October 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Mabel Fryman, daughter; 4 grandchildren; Rosemary
 Mallott, Betty (Bill) Coldiron, stepdaughters; Donavin (Marilyn)
 Wilkin, stepson; 34 great grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren
Visitation: None
Services: At the convenience of the family
Memorials: St. Jude's Hospital for Children's Research, 501 St. Jude
 Place, Memphis, TN 38105
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Louella "Lou" Winglewich
Age: 76
Date of Death: October 15, 1998
City: Germantown, Ohio
Survived by:  Eugene "Gene", husband; sister and brother-in-law,
 Dorothy and John Reed, her brother and sister-in-law, Robert and
 Amy Baker; brother-in-law, Raymond Winglewich; numerous nieces,
 nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Visitation: No public visitation
Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 16, funeral home
Memorials: Emmanuel's Lutheran Church, the Germantown Rescue Squad,
 or Hospice of Middletown
Arrangements: Dalton Funeral Home, Ohio 4 and Weaver Road,
 Germantown, OH

Name: Dorothy Fisher Wintersteen
Age:  80
Date of Death: October 17, 1998 
City:   Hamilton, Ohio
Survived by:  Donald (Marge) Fisher, brother; Rick Fisher, nephew
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, funeral home
Services:  2 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, funeral home
Memorials:  Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Avenue, Cincinnati,
 OH 45243
Arrangements:  Webb-Noonan Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH

Name: James Alcorn
Age: 55
Date of Death: October 7, 1998
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by:  Nellie, wife; Fred (Jamie) Alcorn, James (Tracey)
 sons; 3 grandsons; Jack Alcorn, Fred Alcorn, Terry Alcorn, brothers
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Friday, October 9,  funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, October 10  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Victory Tabernacle, Glendall Drive, Franklin, OH 

Name: Edith Austin
Age: 85
Date of Death: October 7, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Delores "Dee" (Russell) Rhodes Burkhardt, daughter;
 Robert (Maxine) Rhodes, son; Hazel Miller, sister
Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday, October 10,  Woodside Cemetery
 Chapel
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, October 10,  Woodside Cemetery Chapel
Memorials: Middletown Senior Citizens, Transportation Dept., 140 N.
 Verity Parkway, Middletown, OH 45042 -- or -- Ark Transportation,
 Hamilton Senior Citizens, Ross Avenue, Hamilton, OH 45011
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Betty J. (Hahn) Barnett
Age: 64
Date of Death: October 8, 1998
City: Liberty Township
Survived by:  Sons Clinton E., Larry D., Jerome L., Robert M., Steve
 J. and Ron D.   Daughters Sandra D. Kelly, Vickie L. Overbey, Mary
 A. Jeffers and Judy E, Barnett.   Hasel Weaver and Florence P.
 Biehl, sisters, and a brother, James T. Hahn.  16 grandchildren and
 one great granddaughter, Cassie Marie Barnett
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, October 11   funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, October 12  funeral home
Memorials: American Heart Association
Arrangements: Hodapp Funeral Home, 8815 Cincinnati-Columbus Road
 (Ohio 42), West Chester, OH

Name: Joseph J. Barrett
Age:72
Date of Death: October 9, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Wife, Ethel;  sons, James and Daniel;  daughters,
 Jeanne Higgins, Patricia Conrad, Barbara Fiessinger; grandchildren,
 Kelly, Kevin and Keith Higgins, Patty Back, Heather and Nicholas
 Conrad, Amy, Kate and Lori Fiessinger, Alex Barrett, Kristen and
 Andrew Norris, and Brandon  and William Barrett.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Monday, October 12  funeral home
Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 13 at the Holy Trinity Chapel in
 Middletown
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Gerald Beekman
Age: 82
Date of Death: October 5, 1998
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by:  Helen P. Beekman, wife; Linda Beekman, daughter; Anita
 Long, Wanda Craig, sisters
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, October 8,  funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, October 8,  funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton, P. O. Box 3509, Dayton, OH 45401-3509
Arrangements: Neeld Funeral Home, 1276 N. Detroit St., Xenia, OH 

Name: Warren L. Barry
Age: 60
Date of Death: October 6, 1998
City: Beavercreek, Ohio
Survived by:  Pam Barry, wife; Angie (Ray) Davis, daughter; Doug
 Barry, son; Sharon (Ron) Liette, sister
Visitation: None
Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, October 10, Routsong Funeral Home,
 Kettering
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton
Arrangements: Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Road, Kettering,
 OH

Name:  Jess F. Border
Age: 88
Date of Death: October 7, 1998
City: Middletown, OH
Survived by: Douglas E. Border, son; Paula (Daniel) Tinch, daughter;
 1 grandson; 3 step-grandchildren
Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Friday, October 9, funeral home
Services:  11 a.m. Friday, October 9, funeral home
Memorials:  Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Chapter,
 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Mary Lucille Caudill
Age: 82
Date of Death: October 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Edward (Carol) Caudill, son; Sandy (Fred) Heilman,
 daughter; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; Helen Baldwin,
 sister
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, October 2,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 3,  funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown,
 OH 45044 -- or -- Breiel Blvd. First Church of God, 2000 N. Breiel
 Blvd., Middletown, OH 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Della Cockerham
Age: 70
Date of Death: October 9, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  James M. Cockerham, husband; daughters, Linda Charles)
 Spencer, Carrie (John) Moyer, Brenda Gabbard, Virgie (Clyde)
 Sharrett, Joyce (Ray) Wilder, Barbara (Tony) Caudill and Debra
 Cockerham; son, James (Nancy) Cockerham; 21 grandchildren; 18 great
 grandchildren; sisters, Judy Dalton, Dora Osborne, Lucille Moore
 and Nora King
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Monday, October 12  funeral home
Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 13 funeral home
Memorials:  None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name:  Mildred Collinsworth 
Age:  66
Date of Death: October 10, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Clarence Collinsworth, husband; Tony Collinsworth,
 Jeffrey Collinsworth, sons; Tina (David) Pryor, daughter; Ina
 Collinsworth, mother-in-law; Harold Gayhart, brother; Bertie
 Domingo, Herma Gayhart, sisters; 7 grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 14,  funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, October 15, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: William D. Conn
Age: 55
Date of Death: October 5, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Martha J. Conn, wife; Derek (Jody) Conn, son; Lori
 Tatom, daughter; 4 grandchildren; Loraine and John Melton, mother
 and stepfather; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Elmer Perry, mother and
 father-in-law
Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, October 7,  funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 8,  funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown,
 OH 45044
Arrangements: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, Middletown, OH 

Name: Mildred L. Dennis
Age: 66
Date of Death: October 2, 1998
City: Kankakee, IL
Survived by:  Elmo Dennis, husband; Marla (Rodney) Christisen,
 Cathy (David) Minor, daughters; John Dennis, stepson; 3
 grandchildren; Charlotte (Kenneth) Reed, Amanda (Tim) Weir, Dorothy
 (Felix) Harris, sisters; John D. (Linda) Sorrell, Orville G. (Karen)
 Sorrell, brothers
Visitation: None
Services: Memorial Service 2 p.m., Friday, October 9, Christian
 Assembly of God, 6830 Trenton-Franklin Road
Memorials: None specified


Name: Geraldine Evans
Age: 50
Date of Death: October 4, 1998
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by:  Russell Evans, husband; Kimberly Ann Durham, Beverly
 Jean Gordon, Gerri Lynn Singletary, Veronica Falicia Smith, Mary
 Francis Smith, daughters; Mary Davis, mother; 9 grandchildren;
 Ronald Davis, Elvin Frederick Davis, Thomas Davis, William Edgar
 Davis, Jr., Calvin Davis, brothers; Patricia Long, Sylvia Davis,
 Marlene Smith, Christine Arnold, sisters
Visitation: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, October 7,  funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 7,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel

Name: Harold Forster
Age: 86
Date of Death: October 4, 1998
City: New Port Richey, FL
Survived by:  Dolores Forster, wife; William Forster, son; Mary
 McCabe, sister; 1 grandchild; 2 great-grandchildren
Visitation: None
Services: Incomplete
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Morgan Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 6025 Trouble
 Creek Road, New Port Richey, FL 34653-5299

Name: Doris E. Fox
Age: 81
Date of Death: October 4, 1998
City: Carlisle, Ohio
Survived by:  James Stewart Fox, son; Carolyn Gayle Fowler, daughter;
 Melody Gay Hayes, adopted sister; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-
 grandchildren
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 6,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 7,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home, 121 E. Second St.,
 Franklin, OH 

Name: Dan Alan Gibbs
Age:40
Date of Death: October 1, 1998 
City: Connersville, Ind.
Survived by:  wife, Marcella Gibbs; a son, Robin Melton of Trenton;
 daughter, Tina Montgomery of Dayton; step-daughter, Kristy Smith;
 sisters, Dolores Novak and Diane Skaggs; brothers, Paul, Kurt,
 Rollie Jr., Karl, Steve, Tim, and Keith
Visitation: 12-2 p.m. Tuesday, October 6,  at funeral home
Services:2 p.m. Tuesday, October at funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Brenda L. Honesty
Age: 52
Date of Death: October 3, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:   Trent (Kim) Ross, son; Issac Hollingsworth, father;
 Afton Sumner, brother, Linda (Jack) Marcum, sister; 1 granddaughter
Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, October 6,  funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 6,  funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Arpp and Root Funeral Home, Germantown, OH

Name:  John James Janisch
Age: 88
Date of Death: October 6, 1998
City:  Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Anna Janisch, wife; Judith (Michael) Kelley, daughter;
 6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren
Visitation: 2-9 p.m. Friday, October 9, Stermer Funeral Home, 3655 W.
 Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647
Services:  10 a.m. Saturday, October 10, All Saints Cathedral Parish,
 Chicago, IL
Memorials:  Alzheimer's Unit of Hawthorn Glen Nursing Center, 5414
 Hankins Road, Middletown, OH
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Corbie C. Johnson
Age: 76
Date of Death: October 8, 1998
City: Morrow, Ohio
Survived by:  Clara (Howard) Johnson, wife; Glenda Feuerbach, Linda
 Dunn, daughters; Larry C. Johnson, son; 6 grandchildren; 4 brothers
Visitation:  11-1 p.m., Saturday, October 10, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, October 10,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name:  Delmar Keith
Age: 70
Date of Death: October 2, 1998
City: Trenton, OH
Survived by:  Mary Keith, wife of 51 years; Sue (Phil) Adams,
 daughter; Scott (Beth) Keith, Skip (Rita) Keith, sons; 7
 grandchildren; Catherine Gemmer, sister; Harry Keith, John Keith,
 Fred Keith, brothers
Visitation: 5-8 Tuesday, October 6, funeral home
Services:  10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, Mass of Christian
 Burial, Holy Name Catholic Church, Trenton, OH
Memorials:  Holy Name Catholic Church, Trenton, OH -- or -- Edgewood
 Athletic Boosters, Edgewood High School, Trenton, OH -- or --
 All Saints Mission, Ganado, AZ 86505
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Robert McKenzie
Age: 71
Date of Death: October 1, 1998
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by: wife, Lorene; two daughters, Sharon (William) McCall and
 Cheryl (Michael) Carey; sister, Margaret Long; four grandchildren;
 special friend Nikki; nieces and nephews
Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, October 4,  funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, October 5,  funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, 1357 E. Second St.,
 Franklin

Name: Charley McQuinn
Age: 61
Date of Death: October 6, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Anita Hilenbrand, Tamara Spencer, Tanisha, Soldi,
 daughters; Francis Stipe, Darlene Wright, sisters; Jeff McQuinn,
 Fred McQuinn, Jerry Charles, brothers; 5 grandsons
Visitation:  None
Services: Private ceremonies will be held at Breathitt County, KY
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Donald E. Mayo
Age: 71
Date of Death: October 7, 1998
City: Lake Lure, NC
Survived by:  Beverly Good Mayo, wife; James (Pamela) Mayo, son; 2
 grandsons; Karen (Charles) Golomb, daughter; Eleanor Mayo,
 stepmother
Visitation:  1-2 p.m., Monday, October 12, Crowe's Funeral Chapel,
 Rutherfordton, NC
Services: 2 p.m. Monday, October 12,  Crowe's Funeral Chapel
Memorials: Rutherford County Hospice, P. O. Box 336, Forest City,
 NC 28043 -- or -- Carolinas ALS Clinic, P. O. Box 32861, Charlotte,
 NC 28232
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Julina Moore
Age: 85
Date of Death: October 8, 1998
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by:  Daughters Odella Harville and Lena Price.  Three
 brothers, Dallas, Woodson and James Lakes.  A sister, Virna
 Alexander. Seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Visitation: Noon-2 p.m. Monday, October 12  funeral home
Services: 2 p..m. Monday, October 12  funeral home
Memorials:None specified
Arrangements:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, 1357 E. Second St.,
 Franklin

Name: Tilda F. Moore
Age: 85
Date of Death: October 10, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Daughters, Bea (Ray) Dennis, Vicki (Tim) Bechtel;
 grandchildren, Donna Amatulli, Mark Johnson and Stacey Fuller; four
 great grandchildren; brothers, Tim and Orville Birchfield; two
 sisters, Della Lawson and Grace Duncil
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Monday, October 12  at the funeral home
Services: 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 12 at the funeral home
Memorials:  Bus Ministry Children's Christmas Fund, c/o Grace
 Baptist Church, 3023 Union Road, Middletown, OH  45042
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: June Pratt
Age: 80
Date of Death: October 4, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Glenn E. Pratt, husband; Dale Weaver, son; Mike Pratt,
 stepson; 2 step-grandchildren
Visitation:  noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, October 7, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 7,  funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name:  Dale L. Reck
Age: 47
Date of Death: October 3, 1998
City: Fayetteville, OH
Survived by:  wife, Penny Reck; daughter, Erin Reck of Middletown;
 step-sons, Christopher and Erik Reichner; parents, Richard and
 Doris Johnson of Middletown; brothers, David of Middletown, and
 Daniel (Colleen) of Cincinnati; uncles and cousins
Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, October 6 at funeral home
Services:  noon Tuesday, at funeral home, 3805 Roosevelt Blvd.,
 Middletown
Memorials:none specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name:  Martha Pentecost Spencer
Age: 71
Date of Death: October 6, 1998
City: Middletown, OH
Survived by:  Diana (Mike) McIntire, Sue (Charles) Gilbert, Shirley
 (Larry) Clevenger, Jackie (David) McFarland, daughters; 9
 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; Roy Ashley, Earl Mullins,
 brothers
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, October 8, funeral home
Services:  2 p.m. Friday, October 9, Christian Enterprise Baptist
 Church, 405 Gideon Road, Middletown, OH 45044
Memorials:  Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown,
 OH 45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Della Mae Stacy
Age: 87
Date of Death: October 1, 1998 
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Wilba (Pauline) Stacy, Leo (Joyce) Stacy, Jerry
 (Marsha) Stacy, sons; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
 Nancy Whitener, Clara Mullins, sisters
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday, October 2,  Breiel Boulevard Christian
 Center, 720 S. Breiel Blvd., Middletown, OH
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, October 3, at the church
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy Leffler Funeral Home

Name:  Alvina A. Thien
Age: 77
Date of Death: October 3, 1998
City: Cincinnati, OH
Survived by:  John E. Thien, II, Jeff E. (Jeni L.) Thien, sons; Mark
 Rolfes, son-in-law; 3 grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 Wednesday, October 7,  funeral home
Services:  10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 8, funeral home
Memorials:  Charity of donor's choice
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name:  Chester Traylor
Age:  84
Date of Death:  October 6, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio
Survived by:  Teddy D. (Sharon) Traylor, Gregory (Laura) Traylor,
 sons; Kim (Jeff) Hickman, daughter; 6 grandchildren; Eva Davis,
 sister
Visitation:  6-8 p.m. Friday, October 9,  funeral home
Services:  10 a.m. Saturday, October 10,  funeral home
Memorials:   Charity of your choice
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Theodore H. White
Age: 56
Date of Death: October 10, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by:  Wife, Agnes; son, William T. White; daughters, April
 (Dale) Collins, Melissa (Nathan) Scott, Tina Keith Stanko, Mary
 White, and Robis White; six grandchildren; brother, William Reese;
 sisters, Cellia Roberts and Helen Peters.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Monday, October 12  at the funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 13 at the funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Osha Williams
Age:  87
Date of Death: October 10, 1998 
City:   Hamilton, Ohio
Survived by:  Lois (Edward) Campbell, Stella Williams, daughters;
 John (Phyllis) France, Kenneth (Sondra) Williams, Jerry (Debbie)
 Williams, sons; Fred Wooton, brother; Clydie Philpot, Gladys Downey,
 sisters; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, funeral home
Services:  11 a.m. Wednesday, October 14, Truth Tabernacle, 6879
 Hamilton-Middletown Road, Middletown, OH
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Webb Noonan Funeral Home, Hamilton, OH