Miscellaneous Butler County, Ohio, Obituaries

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Elsie Bowlin
Age: 66
Date of Death: Monday, April 26, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by four daughters, Rebecca McNay, Patricia Delamarter,
 Susan Glover and Valarie Apking; four sons, Martin, Robert, Chris
 and David Bowlin; and a sister, Betty Kear
Service: 11 a.m. Friday, April 30th at the Bible Methodist Church,
 6000 Dixie Hwy., Franklin, Ohio
Visitations: 7:30  to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral
 home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

James E. "Boo Boo" Brate
Age: 52
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 28, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Sharon L. Brate; his sons, James Edward
 (Barbara) Brate, Jr., Scott (Beth) Brate, Edward Brate, Garry
 (Sherry) Jones; Billy (Amy) Jones and Brandon Jones; daughters,
 Kristi (Matt) Long and Dawn Renee Jones and a sister, Pam Prosperi
Service: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1st at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Algin Brinegar
Age: 80
Date of Death: Thursday, April 29, 1999
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Fiddillia; his sons, Belva and Larry; and his
 daughters, Janet Whitaker, Virgie Neal and Doris Dennis
Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 4th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 3rd at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home

Bill Eugene Brown
Age: 53
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
City: Camden, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Connie Brown; Five children, Emory, Tim (Ann).
 William. Joshua and Cristie Brown; and two sisters, Dorothy
 (Quentin) Fields and Gail ( Coleman) Williams
Service: 11 a.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5  to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Webb-Noonan Funeral Home, Ross Ave at S. D St.,
 Hamilton, Ohio

Pauline Brown
Age: 72
Date of Death: Monday, April 26, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by five daughters, Rachel Golden Gray, Robin Elaine (Willis)
 Stamps, Kathryn Elizabeth Davis, Pamela Jane Brown and Angela Hope
 Brown; a son, Jonathon Lee Brown; and three sisters, Wilma Nared,
 Ruth Johnson and Kathryn Ranson
Service: 1 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the Bethel AME Church
Visitations: 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the church
Arrangements by: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, 918 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Frances Lois Bunnell
Age: 81
Date of Death: Friday, April 30, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by two daughters, Barbara Jeanne Proctor and Mary Elizabeth
 (Thompson) Hinesman and her husband Thomas
Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 4th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 3rd  at the funeral home
Memorial: American Cancer Society, 105 McKnight Dr. , Middletown,
 OH  45044 or Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown,
 OH  45044
Arrangements by: Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon, Ohio

Brett D. Byrd
Age: 36
Date of Death: Thursday, April 29, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his mother, Viva J. Byrd; a sister, Jennie Lou (Robert
 A.) Beck; and a brother, Philip Chester Byrd
Service: 10 a.m. Monday, May 3rd at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 2nd at the funeral home
Memorial: Shriners Burns Hospital for Children, 3229 Burnet Ave.,
 Cincinnati, OH   45229
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Pauline Cloud
Age: 71
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 28, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her son, Kenneth R. Cloud; and her daughter, Charlene
 (James) Profitt
Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 1st at the funeral home
Visitations: 6  to 8 p.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Dorothy Louise Donisi
Age: 71
Date of Death: Monday, April 26, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Angelo Anthony Donisi; her sons, Angelo
 Anthony (Gretchen), Jr., James Michael (Kathy), Mark Vincent
 (Robyn) and Frank Andrew "Drew" (Janet) Donisi; a daughter, Cathi
 (Charles) Brooks; her mother, Ida Hull Rodefer; a brother, William
 (Dee) Rodefer; sister, Jo Ann (Gene) Burns; mother-in-law, Philomena
 Donisi; and sister-in-laws, Jo Ann Bowman, Teresa Adams and Frankie
 Geese
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Memorial: American Lung Assoc., 11113 Kenwood Rd, Cinti., OH  45242
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Clark W. Eversole
Age: 92
Date of Death: Monday, April 26, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his son, Jim Eversole; and two daughters, Joanne Crank
 and Barbara Young
Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

John "Jack" Gilmore
Age: 67
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Dorothy W. Gilmore; a son, Michael D. (Cheryl)
 Gilmore; and a daughter, Darlene Bowles
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Memorials: American Heart Association, 105 McKnight Dr., Middletown,
 OH  45044 or First Presbyterian Church, 2910 Central Ave.,
 Middletown, OH  45044
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Hallie Haines
Age: 88
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 28, 1999
City: Warren County, Ohio
Survived by three nephews, Keith Nixon, David and Steve Werk; three
 nieces, Karen Heaberlin, Nancy Parker and Judy Werk-McClure; and a
 brother, Kenneth VanMeter
Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Monday, May 3rd at the Lebanon Cemetery
Visitations: 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2nd  at the funeral home
Memorial: Humane Association of Warren County, 230 Cook Rd.,
 Lebanon, OH  45036
Arrangements by: Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon, Ohio

Walter A. Hogg
Age: 71
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his daughter, Bonnie (Richard) Smith; two brothers,
 Gideon and Gene Hogg; and two sisters, Resse Sowder and Ruby Burkich
Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Memorial:  Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown,
 OH  45044 Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Lorin A. Kratzer
Age: 97
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 26, 1999
City: Germantown, Ohio
Survived by two daughters, Joyce (Richard) Hill and JoAnn (Robert)
 Reason
Service: 2  p.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Visitations: 1 to 2  p.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Memorials: Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Home or Wesley United
 Methodist Church
Arrangements by:  Dalton Funeral Hone, corner of Ohio 4 and Weaver
 Rd., Germantown, Ohio

Janet Lamb
Age: 41
Date of Death: Friday, April 30, 1999
City: Carlisle, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Dean; sons, Chad and Gregory; her daughter,
 Betsy; father, Bobby Chitwood; her mother Betty Kennedy; and a
 sister, Beverly Lamb
Service: 1 p.m. Monday, May 3rd at the funeral home
Visitations: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 2nd at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home

Goldie Maggard
Age: 83
Date of Death: Friday, April 30, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her daughter, Marie Hiner; two sisters, Zona Day and
 Eunice Pennington; and two brothers, Okey and Boyd Maggard
Service: 11 a.m. Monday, May 3rd at the funeral home
Visitations: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 2nd at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

John Franklin McClelland
Age: 64
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Nancy (Lambert) McClelland; a son, Mark
 (Belinda) McClelland; five daughters, Cathy (Rob) Lawing; Judy
 (Richard) Hall, Bonnie (Rudy) Spencer, Melissa (Keith) Barnett and
 Renee McClelland; three brothers, Robert, Clifford and Ted
 McClelland; and two sisters, Betty Strong and Maxine McIntire
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1st at Franklin Baptist Church
Visitations: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Robert M. McFeeters
Age: 78
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
City: Largo, Fla.
Survived by his wife, Marjorie J. (Shockey) McFeeters
Service: Held Friday, April 30th in Florida
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Sarah L. McKinney
Age: 80
Date of Death: Thursday, April 29, 1999
City: Somerville, Ohio
Survived by her husband of 59 years, Clifford L. McKinney; a
 daughter, Norma Lee George; two sons, the Rev. John Nolan (Cathy)
 and James Gary (Judy) McKinney; two brothers, Luther and Cecil
 Hillard; and a sister, Marie McWhorter
Service: 2 p.m. Monday, May 3rd at the funeral home
Visitations: 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, May 3rd at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Patrick Quillen
Date of Death: Friday, April 30, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his parents, Robert and Mildred Quillen; a brother,
 Stuart (Sandy) Quillen; and a sister, Roberta (Charles) Miller
Service: 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 11th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 11th at the funeral home
Memorial: Springboro Eagles, 125 E. Central Ave., Springboro,
 OH  45066
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Edward Ruppert
Age: 74
Date of Death: Friday, April 30, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Rose; his sons, E. Randall, Timothy and Dr.
 Brian (Keiko) Ruppert; his daughters, Pamela Sue (Rev. Dennis)
 McQuown, Kathy L. (Jack) Seibert and Kim (Mike) Anderson; brothers,
 Ronald, Ruppert, James and Dr. Richard Ruppert; and his sisters,
 Patricia Talbert, Elizabeth Hannah, Nancy Bowman and Janet Ruppert
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 4th at the First Church of God, 7th &
 River St., Franklin, Ohio
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 3rd at the church
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Mable Grace Spence
Age: 77
Date of Death: Monday, April 26, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband of 62 years, John P. Spence, Sr., two sons,
 John P. (Debbie) Pence, Jr. and Larry L. Spence; a daughter, Peggy
 (John) Faulkner; a brother, Dave (Ruby) Spence; and three sisters,
 Evelyn McCollum, Lake McCarty and Lela Fischer
Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Douglas H. Staley
Age: 93
Date of Death: Monday, April 26, 1999
City: Camden, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Viola; two sons, Daniel and Dave Staley; three
 daughters, Velma (Richard) Harrington, Linda Staley and Anna (Garry)
 Oliver; a brother, Ray Staley; and three sisters, Eunice Sandgren,
 Clema Jo (Arthur) Atkinson, Jr. and Mildred (James) Spitler
Service: 11 a.m. Friday, April 30th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: R.C. Nein & Sons Thomson Funeral Home, 249 N. Main
 St., Camden, OH

Larry Troutman
Age: 54
Date of Death: Sunday, April 25, 1999
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Lynette W. Troutman; his mother, Addie R.
 Troutman; a son, Reginald C. Troutman; daughters, Roselind Williams,
 Toika Gonet, Tiffanie White-Troutman, Asia R. Collins and Amber D.
 Carroll; brothers, Rufus (Theresa Troutman Grady) Troutman, Jr.,
 Lester (Carolyn) Troutman and Terry (Tamiko) Troutman; and sisters,
 Loretta (Curtis) Varner and Janet Troutman Wright
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1st at Solid Rock Church, 904 N.
 Union Rd., Monroe, Ohio
Visitations: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1std  at the church
Arrangements by: House of Wheat Funeral Home, 2107 N. Gettysburg
 Ave., Dayton, Ohio

Roger Troutman
Age: 47
Date of Death: Sunday, April 25, 1999
City: Dayton, Ohio
Survived by his mother, Addie R. Troutman; sons, Roger Lynch, Larry
 Gates, Lester Gates, Taji J. Troutman and Brent Lynch; daughters,
 Daun Shazier, Hope Shazier, Summer Gates, Mia Paris Collins and Gene
 Nicole Patterson; and brothers, Rufus (Theresa Troutman Grady)
 Troutman, Jr., Lester (Carolyn) Troutman and Terry (Tamiko)
 Troutman; and sisters, Loretta (Curtis) Varner and Janet Troutman
 Wright
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1st at Solid Rock Church, 904 N.
 Union Rd., Monroe, Ohio
Visitations: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1std  at the church
Arrangements by: House of Wheat Funeral Home, 2107 N. Gettysburg
 Ave., Dayton, Ohio

Orville J. "Red" Valandingham
Age: 57
Date of Death: Friday, April 30, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Janet M. Valandingham; three sons, Orville
 Eugene (Jeannie Reene), James Arthur (Tine) and Charles Andrew
 (Heather Jo) Valandingham; a daughter, Patricia Ann Valandingham;
 three brothers and three sisters
Visitations: None
Service: 10 a.m. Monday, May 10th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Gladys Williams
Age: 78
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by her son, Randy Williams; two daughters, Connie Leis and
 Shirley Henry; and a brother, O.R. Carpenter
Service: 2 p.m. Friday, April 30th at Franklin Baptist Church
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

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Audrey L. Back
Age: 89
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 21, 1999
City: Carlisle, Ohio
Survived by her daughter, Olive Purcell; and a son, Bill (May) Back
Service: At the convenience of the family
Memorial: Mount Olivet Food Pantry, 509 W. State St., Trenton,
 OH  45067
Arrangements by:  Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Glyda Cox
Age: 94
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 21, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by two grandchildren, Gregory W. and Jennifer R. Cox; and
 six sisters, Ida Whitt, Grace Chaker, Ella Rae Lawson, Aulcie Etter,
 Wanda Bishop and Athlin Elder
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24th at the funeral home
Visitations: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24th at the funeral home
Memorial: Christ United Methodist Church, 700 S. Marshall Rd.,
 Middletown, OH  45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Ralph "Pete" Curlis
Age: 79
Date of Death: Monday, April 19, 1999
City: Port Orange, Fla. formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 53 years, Edythe (Duvall) Curlis; four
 daughters, Susan E. Curlis, Phyllis (John) Gullette, Betsy Curlis
 and Jennifer (Dwight) Briscoe; his mother, Ethel Phillips; and a
 brother, Robert Curlis
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 23rd at the First Presbyterian Church
 on Central Ave., Middletown, Ohio
Visitations: Family will receive friends in the church memorial room
 following the service
Memorial: Shriner's Burns Institute
Arrangements by:  Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Jean L. Current
Age: 59
Date of Death: Sunday, April 25, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Jack Current; two daughters, Joni (Todd)
 Yost and Beth Current; a son, Michael Current; two sisters, Edna Mae
 (Russ) Calhoun and Edith Nemcic; and three brothers, Frank
 (Imogene), Charles and Earl Barker
Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 27th at The Reorganized Church of
 Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, 2424 S. Sutphin St.,
 Middletown, Ohio
Visitations: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the church
Memorials:  Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown,
 OH  45044 or SADS (Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes) Foundation,
 Research Park,  540 Arapeen Dr., Suite 207, Salt Lake City, UT
  84108-1288
Arrangements by: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Garrett (G.H.) Davidson
Age: 71
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 21, 1999
City: Monroe, Ohio
Survived by his wife, LaRue Collins Davidson,; a son, Danny Davidson;
 a daughter, Andra Collett; two brothers, Erwin and Colbert Davidson;
 and two sisters, Mary E. Mullins and Pauline Dockery
Service: 12 noon Saturday, April 24th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 23rd at the funeral home
Memorial: Shriner Hospitals for Children, 1900 Richmond Rd.,
 Lexington, KY  40502
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

William G. Forshay
Age: 33
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 20, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his son, James Michael Forshay; his father, Jerry
 Forshay, Sr.; his mother, Diane Tapper Dean; brothers Jerry H.
 (Traci) Forshay and Kevin Hazlett; and his sisters, Mielissa
 Hazlett and Camilla Williams
Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15th at Commanche Park,
 Overland Park, Kansas
Memorial: James Michael Forshay Fund, c/o Olathe Credit Union, 101
 Loula St., Olathe, KS   66061
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Benjamin R. Heitfield
Age: 71
Date of Death: Thursday, April 22, 1999
City: Greenfield, Ohio
Survived by his son, Russell; stepsons, Tim (Gloria) Britton and Art
 Messer; stepdaughters, Alice Jewett and Darlene (Rick) Hodge; and a
 sister, Blanche Smith
Service: 2 p.m. Monday, April 26th at the funeral home
Visitations: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 25th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Athael Glen Hembree
Age: 55
Date of Death: Sunday, April 25, 1999
City: Berea, Ky.
Survived by his wife, Joan Adams Hembree; two sons, James (Kimberly)
 and Noel Hembree; a daughter, Karron (Steve) Cornett; his mother,
 Rosie Coffey Hembree; three brothers, Joe (Bonnie), James (Pat) and
 Kenneth (Donna) Hembree; and four sisters, Doris Cox, Leota (Curt)
 Hicks, Mary Davidson and Lois (Dan) Kammer
Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Visitations: After 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Reppert Funeral Home, 110 N. Broadway, Berea, Ky.

Ada A. Herb
Age: 89
Date of Death: Saturday, April 24, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by two nieces, Virginia Rathburn and Mary Back; and two
 nephews, Dudley and Rodney Hale
Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Ronald Paul Hollon
Age: 64
Date of Death: Thursday, April 22, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his daughter, Rhonda (J.C.) Rupel; a son, Carl (Tonia);
 former wife, Bonnie Hollon; his father, Clyde P. Hollon; sisters,
 Patti (Wayne) Brown and Kathy Hollon; and a brother, Dr. Fred
 (Karen) Hollon
Service: Private at the convenience of the family
Memorial: Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation, P.O. Box 96046,
 Washington, DC 20090-6046
Arrangements by: Brough-Getts Funeral Home, Miamisburg, Ohio

Jennifer "Jen" Rhea Huff
Age: 36
Date of Death: Thursday, April 22, 1999
City: West Chester, Ohio
Survived by her husband , Phil; her daughter, Brittney; sons, Kyle
 and Seth; her mother, Judith Patterson; and her sisters, Tammy (Dan)
 Orner and Jodi (Jeff) Cramer
Service: 10 a.m. Monday, April 26th at the Hope Evangelical Church,
 Mason, Ohio
Visitations: 2 to 6  p.m. Sunday, April 25th at the funeral home
Memorial: Make a Wish Foundation
Arrangements by: Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home

Nettie Kemper
Age: 71
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 21, 1999
City: Woodstock, Ohio
Survived by her daughter, Cynthia (Gregg) Russell; a son, Timothy
 (Emlyn) Kemper; and a sister, Donna (Norman) Burns
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24th at the Mechanicsburg United
 Methodist Church
Visitations: 5 to 9  p.m. Friday, April 23rd at the funeral home or
 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 24th at the church
Memorials: Urbana Friends of the Library or a charity of choice
Arrangements by: Skillman-McDonald Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, Ohio

Michael R. Lawhorn
Age: 53
Date of Death: Thursday, April 22, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his mother, Harriet Lawhorn; his wife, Carol; his
 daughter,  Lisa (Joey) Chambers; a stepdaughter, Kim (Scott) Downs;
 a sister, Judy (Jerry) Stamper; and two brothers, Tom (Leona) and
 John (Rhonda)
Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Truman Leisure
Age: 75
Date of Death: Monday, April 19, 1999
City: North Fort Myers, Fla. and Fairhaven, Ohio
Arrangements by: Incomplete at R.C. Nein & Sons Thomson Funeral Home,
 249 N. Main St., Camden, OH

Jack M. Mannon, Sr.
Age: 71
Date of Death: Friday, April 23, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Faye; two daughters, Becky (Mike) Greiner and
 Eva Mannon; four sons, Eddie (Melissa) Mannon, Darrell Mannon, Gary
 (Julie)  Mannon and Jack (Brenda) Mannon, Jr.; and a brother,
 Lester Mannon
Service: 2 p.m. Monday, April 26th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 25th at the funeral home
Memorial: American Heart Association, 105 McKnight Dr., Middletown,
 OH  45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Betty B. Marianos
Age: 78
Date of Death: Monday, April 19, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by her husband of 56 years, Regas; a son, Kenneth (Candy)
 Marianos; a daughter-in-law, Brenda Pummill; and a sister, Dorothy
 (Harry) Geckler
Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22nd at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8  p.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Memorial: First United Methodist Church, S. Main and W. 3rd St.,
 Franklin, OH  45005
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Ruth McClain
Age: 67
Date of Death: Sunday, April 25, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by her husband, James; a son, Randy; her brothers, Virgil
 and Cletus Tinch; and a sister, Alice Kidd
Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Earnest J. Melampy
Age: 72
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 20, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Thelma "Teddy" Melampy, his mother, Irene
 Melampy; a son, Greg; a stepson, Steve Smith; three daughters,
 Pamela Lamb, Patti Miller and Tammi Lamb; a stepdaughter, Kim
 Warnicke; and a sister, Betty Conn
Service: 2 p.m. Friday, April 23rd at the funeral home
Visitations: 12 noon to 2 p.m. Friday, April 23rd at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Herbert L. Miller
Age: 46
Date of Death: Saturday, April 24, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Kathleen Harvey Miller; two sons, Robert and
 Eric Miller; his mother, Treacie Miller; three brothers, Bantford,
 Danny and Vernon Miller; and three sisters, Phyllis Rose, Penny
 McIntosh and Mary Kirby
Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the funeral home
Visitations: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Irene "Nanny" Poynter
Age: 88
Date of Death: Thursday, April 22, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by two brothers, Tom R. Downs and Dell Downs; and her
 sister-in-law, Ruby Poynter
Service: 11 a.m. Monday, April 26th at the funeral home
Visitations: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, April 26th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Frances A. Read
Age: 79
Date of Death: Friday, April 23, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Gordon; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-
 law, Ed and Patsy Read
Service: At the convenience of the family
Visitations: None
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Gertrude Reece
Age: 95
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 20, 1999
City: Ontario, Calif.
Survived by her son, Morton Reece; and three sisters, Fread Baker,
 Helen Baker and Norma Lilly
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8  p.m. Monday, April 26th and one hour prior to
 the service on Tuesday at the funeral home
Memorial: Heart Association
Arrangements by: Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home

Johnnie "C" Riley, Jr.
Age: 76
Date of Death: Friday, April 23, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 55 years, Elva Jean Riley; two daughters,
 Patty (Riley) Caudill and Debbie (Haffner) Riley; and brothers and
 sisters, Anna Dyehouse, Ruby Ashcraft, Ed Riley, Stella Kaylor,
 Lucille Maler and Leola Barrett
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m.  Monday, April 26th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Henry W. Sauter
Age: 93
Date of Death: Sunday, April 25, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by two daughters, Marie Gilbert and Twila (Clay) Thacker;
 and two sons, William (Janet and Carl Frederick (Marie) Sauter
Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 29th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Robert Schuman
Age: 61
Date of Death: Sunday, April 25, 1999
City: Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Helen Schuman; a sister, Juanita Berry
Service: Wednesday, April 28th in Las Vegas

Geraldine Setters
Age: 68
Date of Death: Monday, April 19, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, James E. Setters; son, James E. Setters II:
 two daughters, Nancy Jones and Carolyn Abernathy; a twin sister,
 Corrine Norman; and a brother, Earl Turner
Service: 2 p.m. Friday April 23rd at the funeral home
Visitations: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday April 23rd at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Melvin Leroy Smith
Age: 60
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 21, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Mary (Gilbert) Smith; his mother, Rose Smith;
 sons, Marvin Keith and Scotty Kevin; two daughters, Terri Lynn Smith
 and Crystal Ann Smith; brothers, Bill, Don, Darrell and Dan; and
 his sisters, Margie Coffey, Leveda Hudson, Shirley Profitt, Edie
 Store, Cathy Abner and Betty Lamb
Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 9  p.m. Friday, April 23rd at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Eugene Thompson
Age: 76
Date of Death: Thursday, April 22, 1999
City: Plant City, Fla.
Survived by his wife, Mattie (Williams) Thompson; a daughter, Judy
 Svarda; two sons, Ron and Greg; and a sister, Edna Pope
Service: 4 p.m. Sunday April 25th at the funeral home
Visitations: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday April 25th at the funeral home
Memorials: Eastview Baptist Church or to Midwestern Children's Home,
 P.O. Box 48, Pleasant Plain, OH  45162
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Ethel Spice Wirt
Age: 83
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 20, 1999
City: Hunter in Franklin, Ohio
Survived by two sons, Gordon and David Wirt; two daughters, Bonnie
 Scott and Betty Wolfe; three brothers, Floyd, Donald and the Rev.
 Alfred Spice; and a sister, Thelma Mason
Service: 1 p.m. Thursday, April 22nd at the Hunter Community United
 Methodist Church
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
 and from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 22nd at the church
Memorials: Hunter Community United Methodist Church
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Bertha Mae Woodrey
Age: 87
Date of Death: Saturday, April 24, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her son, Eugene Lawson; her daughter-in-law, Nancy A.
 Stamper; stepdaughter, Joanne (Thomas) O'Brien; and a stepson,
 Francis E. Woodrey
Graveside Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 27th at the Butler County
 Memorial Park
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

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Jeffery D. Brown
Age: 41
Date of Death: Sunday, April 18, 1999
City: Brookville, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Gaylin; sons, Michael and Matthew, daughter,
 Audrey; mother, Ernestine Brown; sisters, Virginia Ann Neal and
 Gloria Jean Short; and brothers, Jerry L., Steve and Phillip
Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Visitations: 4 to 8 p.m.  Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Gilbert-Fellers Funeral Home, Brookville, Ohio

Hilda Cox
Age: 79
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 14, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by four daughters, Geneva Ritchie, Phyllis Alley, Edith
 Allen, Judy Kirby; four sons, Martin Bales, Gary Bales, Jimmy Bales,
 Artie Bales; stepdaughter, Norma Griffin, three stepsons, Charlie
 Cox, Gerald Cox, Danny Cox; sister, Jewell ( Charles) Stidham;
 brothers, Raymond (Maxine) Tackett, James (Juanita) Tackett.
Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 17, at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 16th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Shirley Ann Dunn
Age: 53
Date of Death: Monday, April 12, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her sons, Brian and Christopher Toler; two sisters,
 Phyllis Turvene and Sandy Napier; and a brother, Bob Toler
Service: 11 a.m. Friday April 16th at the Truth Tabernacle, 6879
 Hamilton-Middletown Rd.
Visitations: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 16th at the church
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Robert Alan Edelen
Age: 63
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Sharyn (Shipley) Edelen; a son, William Edelen;
 a daughter, Dawn Edelen; and a brother, William Lane Edelen, Jr.
Service: 11 a.m.  Wednesday, April 21st at the First United Methodist
 Church
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m.  Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Memorials: Shriner's Burn Institute, Hospice of Middletown, or First
 United Methodist Church neighbor program, and Pauline Staulker
 Scholarship Fund
Arrangements by:  Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

James M. Elizer
Age: 79
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Monroe, Ohio
Survived by two daughters, Sandra (Victor) Bailey and Vickie (Steven)
 Marchetti
Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday April 17th at the First Christian
 Church, 4520 Rosedale Road
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 16th at the funeral home
Memorial: First Christian Church Building Fund
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Freddie Fair
Age: 52
Date of Death: Friday, April 16, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Gloria Jeanne Fair; daughters, Loretta, Kellie,
 Crystal and Charlene; a son, Freddie, Jr.; his parents, Fred and
 Margie Bell Fair; a sister, Carolyn Fair; and a brother, Billy
 (Carolyn) Fair, Sr.
Service: 1 p.m. Thursday, April 22nd at the Tried Stone Baptist
 Church
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m.  Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, 918 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio 

Thomas W. Ferrell
Age: 86
Date of Death: Monday, April 12, 1999
City: Carlisle, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruth Kittle Ferrell; a son, Gary
 Wayne Ferrell; a daughter, Brenda Ferrell Clever; and two sisters,
 Rebecca Ferrell Ditty and Virginia Ferrell Floyd
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday April 17th at the Lazear Funeral Home,
 Ashland, Ky.
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 16th at the Lazear Funeral
 Home
Arrangements by: Sanner Funeral Home, West Carrollton, Ohio

Virginia P. Garrison
Age: 71
Date of Death: Monday, April 12, 1999
City: Lebanon, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Richard Garrison; her daughters, Cheryl M.
 (Bill) Fry, Kathy Nauroth and Teresa Lynn (Bill) Cichel; and a son,
 Rob (Kristy) Garrison
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 16th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 15th at the funeral home
Memorial: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown,
 OH  45044
Arrangements by: Stine-Kilburn Funeral Home, Lebanon, Ohio

Fred E. Hampton
Age: 79
Date of Death: Saturday, April 17, 1999
City: Cape Coral, Fla.
Survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary; a son, Terry; a brother,
 William; and three sisters, Thelma Spivey, Lorine Capozzi and Eva
 Hampton
Service: Wednesday, April 21st at the convenience of the family

George Howard
Age: 80
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Lena Jo Howard; a son, Ronald G. (Sue) Howard;
 a daughter, Joyce K. (Boyd) Smith; and a brother, Astor Howard
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8  p.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Norman Hudson
Age: 75
Date of Death: Monday, April 12, 1999
City: Fairfield, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Lucy; three children, Lester, Paul and Norma;
 and a brother, Paul
Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 15th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 14th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Avance Funeral Home, 4976 Winton Rd., Fairfield,
 Ohio

Harold Lewis Johnson, Sr.
Age: 50
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 1999
City: Indianapolis, Ind.
Survived by his mother, Julia Puckett White; his stepfather, Albert
 White; sons, Harold Johnson II, Deonte Johnson and Kurt Williams;
 daughters, Amanda and Alyse Williams; brothers, Jimme C. II,
 Wilbert and Kenneth Johnson; and his sisters, Dafineace Henderson
 and Jessica Taylor; and a companion, Merlinda Williams
Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Visitations: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Marvin's Funeral Services

Frances I. Kemmerer
Age: 83
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Willow Knoll Retirement Community formerly of Dayton
Survived by her daughter, Jeanne (Daniel) Flenner; a son, Tom (Ruby)
 Kemmerer; a sister, Katherine Hunt; and a sister-in-law, Betsy
 Stephenson
Service: 11 a.m. Friday, April 16th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15th at the funeral home
Memorial: Willow Knoll Retirement Community (Benevolent Fund), 4400
 Vannest Ave., Middletown, OH  45042
Arrangements by: Tobias Funeral Home, Beavercreek Chapel, 3970
 Dayton-Xenia Road at Grange Hall Road, Dayton, Ohio

Alberta L. Kyles
Age: 82
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 14, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Arthur; her sons, Arthur Jr. (Gwen), Ronald
 G.  and Eugene (Rubye); her daughters, Hope Russell, Diwona Kyles,
 Vivian and Rogena; and her sister, Eleanor (Rev. Alvin) Richardson
Service: 1 p.m. Friday, April 16th at the United Missionary Baptist
 Church
Visitations: 12 to 1 p.m. Friday, April 16th at the church
Arrangements by: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, 918 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Virgil Maloney
Age: 68
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Wilma A. Maloney; and his sister, Tine Bair
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 16th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Goldie McGee
Age: 86
Date of Death: Monday, April 12, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Charles E. McGee; children, Robert "Pete"
 (Betty) and Charles Lee (Alma) McGee, and Judy McGee McCandless
Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 16th at the Stratford Heights
 Church of God, 4419 Nelson Rd., Middletown, Ohio
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15th at the church
Memorial: Stratford Heights Church of God
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Lorene Melton
Age: 75
Date of Death: Friday, April 16, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, John H. Melton; daughters, Gail Little and
 Elizabeth Jones; a son, Jerry Conn; stepsons, Michael and Donald
 Melton; a stepdaughter, Donna Ferguson; brothers, Robert Jr.,
 Denzil, Willard and Fred Puckett; sisters, Darlene, Dovie, Sharon,
 Janet, Lois, Hazel and Cathylene
Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 19th, at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Raymond D. "Ray" Miller
Age: 72
Date of Death: Sunday, April 18, 1999
City: Germantown, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 52 years, Jean L. (Deeter) Miller; his
 daughter, Shirley (John) Elkins; a sister, Daisy (William) Sturgill;
 and a brother, Harold (Patsy) Miller
Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 22nd at St. Andrew Lutheran
 Church, 282 S. Broadway, Farmersville, Ohio
Visitations: 6 to 9  p.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
 and 
from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 22nd at the church
Memorials: St. Andrew Lutheran Church or Hospice of Dayton
Arrangements by:  Dalton Funeral Hone, corner of Ohio 4 and Weaver
 Rd., Germantown, Ohio

Mary Lawson North
Age: 62
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Darrell Lee "Dean" North; son, Rick (Diane)
 Lawson; daughter, Michele (Greg) Fleming; stepsons, Michael Scott
 (Sue) North, Darrell Lawrence North, Kevin L. (Robin) North;
 stepdaughter, Kimberly Ann (Jimmy) Campbell; and brothers, Cecil,
 Robert, Donald and Charles Stamper
Service: 10 a.m. Monday April 19th at the funeral home
Visitations: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 18th, at the funeral home
Memorial: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown, OH 45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Brad L. Oxendine
Age: 41
Date of Death: Friday, April 16, 1999
City: Lebanon, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Becky (Lake Oxendine; a daughter, Andrea
 Oxendine; his mother, Donna Oxendine Hunt; a brother, Troy; and a
 sister, Debbie Sharrits
Service: 1 p.m. Monday April 19th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday April 18th, at the funeral home
Memorials: To a charity of choice
Arrangements by: Stine-Kilburn Funeral Home

Marcia L. Peak
Age: 95
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by four granddaughters, Charma Pickett, Marcia (Richard)
 Morgerson, Nancy Watts and Ruth (David) Peck; and three grandsons,
 Lester Dale (Sherri) and Thomas (Tawnya) Pfeiffer and Joseph
 (Debbie) Fisher
Service will be held at the convenience of the family
Visitations: None
Memorials: First Baptist Church, 4500 Riverview Ave., Middletown,
 OH  45042 or American Heart Association, 105 McKnight Dr.,
 Middletown, OH  45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Robert L. Pennix
Age: 47
Date of Death: Sunday, April 18, 1999
City: Gratis, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Rita J. (Coyle) Pennix; a son, Bobby Pennix;
 and two brothers, James and Scott Pennix
Service: 2 p.m. Thursday April 22nd at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Edith Cavil (Ward) Perry
Age: 81
Date of Death: Sunday, April 18, 1999
City: Englewood, Ohio
Survived by two sisters, Pauline O'Dell and Ruby (Nick) Batless; two
 brothers, Carl (Betty) Ward and Glenn (Shelva) Ward 
Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Tobias Funeral Home, Beavercreek Chapel, 3970
 Dayton-Xenia Rd.

Nellie E. Purkey
Age: 92
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by two sons, Jack and Tom Purkey; and four daughters,
 Dorothy Fisher, Joy Lyday, Nancy Taylor and Ruth Halcomb
Service: 10 a.m. Monday, April 19th at the funeral home
Visitations: 2 to 4  p.m. Sunday, April 18th at the funeral home
Memorial: Contributions may be made to a favorite charity
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Ora Golden Sargent
Age: 65
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by two sons, Donald and George Back; and five daughters,
 Connie Heatherly, Joyce Rodriguez,Mae Cowgill, Brenda Dunn and Mary
 Stewart 
Service:  10 a.m. Saturday April 17th at the Woodside Cemetery
 Chapel, Middletown, Ohio
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 16th at the funeral home
Memorial: American Heart Association, 105 McKnight Dr., Middletown,
 OH  45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Wilma Jean Scales
Age: 71
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio and more recently, Lebanon, Ohio
Survived by two sons, Daniel E. (Grace) and Theodore M. (Jennifer)
 Scales; a daughter, Penelope J. (Ken) Roffman; and four sisters,
 Patricia Newell, Claire McDonald, Shirley Caldwell and Sherri Miller
Service: 1 p.m. Saturday April 17th at the funeral home
Visitations: None
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Christine Smith
Age: 74
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by her son, Dennis R. (Donna) Smith; a daughter, Paulette
 (Douglas) Wright; a brother, Winton McDaniel; and a sister, Marie
 Ratliff
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 16th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 15th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Eaton-Anderson-Unglesby Funeral Home

Carrie South
Age: 74
Date of Death: Saturday, April 17, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by her son, Bill Back; her daughters, Linda McKinney, Naomi
 Wagers and Evelina Banks; and her brothers, Volney and Kenneth Elam
Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8  p.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Alvan C. Taulbee
Age: 75
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 1999
City: Springboro, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 52 years, Thelma (Griffith) Taulbee; two
 sons, Dennis (Leslie) and Doug (Linda) Taulbee; and a sister, Alma
 Frost
Service: 11:30 a.m.  Monday, April 19th at the funeral home
Visitations: 10 to 11:30 a.m.  Monday, April 19th at the funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton, P.O.. Box 3509, Dayton, OH  45401-3509
Arrangements by:  Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Martha J. Tincher
Age: 75
Date of Death: Friday, April 16, 1999
City: Hamilton, Ohio
Survived by her children, Thad (Tricia) Tincher, Judy (Danny) Clark,
 Anna (Bill) Laubenstein, Shirley (Terry) Kunz, Charlene Howard,
 Diane (John) Wagner and Cindy (Gary) Moore; six brothers, Homer
 (Patsy), Jack (Marie), Bobby (Barbara), Bill (Phyllis, Ted and
 Jimmie (Martha) Schenck; and  sisters, Helen (Warren) Coat, Dorothy
 Dailey, Patty Harris, Carol (Junior) Marcum, Sherry (Harold) Chaney
 and Joyce Skinner
Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22nd at the First Church of God of
 Trenton
Visitations: 5 to 8  p.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Webb-Noonan Funeral Home

Mary Trimble
Age: 67
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 14, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband of 50 years, Robert Trimble, two daughters,
 Linda (Jerry) Bowling and Robyn (Don) Rose; a son, Robert (Debbie)
 Trimble, Jr.; and a sister, Virginia Motes
Service will be held at the convenience of the family
Visitations: None
Memorials: Hospice of Dayton, P.O.. Box 3509, Dayton, OH  45401-3509
 or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 611625, Miami,
 FL  33261-1625 or St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale-
 Milford Rd., Cincinnati, OH  45215
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Timothy R. "Tim" Turvey
Age: 55
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 13, 1999
City: Jacksonville, Fla. formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife Joyce; three daughters, Kamy McCargo, Carey
 Turvey and Corine Turvey; two brothers, Lloyd and Richard Thomas
 Turvey; a sister Doris Turvey Hansel; and a special niece, Frances
 Shively
Memorial Service: Was held on Friday, April 16th at the Otis Road
 Church of God.   Another service will take place locally next month
Memorials: American Heart Association

Willard H. VanCleave
Age: 78
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 1999
City: Milan, Ind. formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Sindyella (Hodge) VanCleave; three sons, James
 William Smith, Reginald Owen VanCleave and Randall Keith VanCleave;
 two daughters, Deborah Lageman and Olivia Nannette VanCleave; two
 brothers, Anthony and Russell VanCleave; and four sisters, Oleta
 Johnson, Arneta Griffin, Bedena Margerium and Betty Deaton
Service: 11 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8  p.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Southeastern Indiana or the Dillsboro, Ind.
 Emergency Unit
Arrangements by: Ulrich Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro, Ind.

Harold W. Watson
Age: 40
Date of Death: Saturday, April 17, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Lena Jo Howard; a son, Ronald G. (Sue) Howard;
 a daughter, Joyce K. (Boyd) Smith; and a brother, Astor Howard
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 21st at the funeral home
Visitations: 5:30 to 8  p.m. Tuesday, April 20th at the funeral home
Arrangements by:  Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

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Stanley Ballard
Age: 79
Date of Death: Thursday, April 8, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by three sons, Thomas F., John D. and Daniel D. Ballard
Service: 2 p.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 11th at the funeral home
Memorial: Hospice of Dayton
Arrangements by:  Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Bernard Bond
Age: 80
Date of Death: Monday, April 5, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 57 years, Rose; a daughter, Angela (Alfred)
 Lautenslager; and s sister, Ruth Rogers
Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Visitations: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Billy Joe Boyd, Sr.
Age: 71
Date of Death: Friday, April 9, 1999
City: New Bremen, Ohio
Survived by his sons, Billy Joe, Jr. (Sharon), Ken (Rhonda) and Rick
 (Deb) Boyd; a daughter, Diane Boyd; and a good friend, Marvel Thomas
Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 13th Mass of Christian Burial at Holy
 Redeemer Church
Visitations: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home and 9
 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 13th at the church
Arrangements by: Gilberg Funeral Home, New Bremen, Ohio

Mary Louise Brown
Age: 67
Date of Death: Monday, April 5, 1999
City: Springboro, Ohio
Survived by her sons, Robert F. and Fred M. (Hope) Brown; her
 daughters, Linda (Charles) Turner, Cindy (Eric) Mullins and Brenda
 (Dave) Sonderman; and two sisters, Virginia Richardson and Alice
 Roman
Service: 1 p.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home
Visitations: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral
 home
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

William E. Crase
Age: 77
Date of Death: Monday, April 5, 1999
City: Germantown, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 57 years, Georgia (Pridemore) Crase; and his
 daughter, Linda (David) Meadows
Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Memorials: Germantown Rescue Squad or Hospice of Middletown
Arrangements by: Dalton Funeral Home, corner of Ohio 4 and Weaver Rd,
 Germantown, Ohio

Melvin "Whitey" Dance
Age: 64
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 7, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his ex-wife, Cora Dance, three daughters, Connie (Edward)
 Pohlable, Melva Keith and Pamela (John) Mace; three stepdaughters,
 Carolyn Mace, Brenda (Leroy) Farley and Linda (John) Clark; two
 brothers, James R. (Mary) and Thomas (Sue) Dance; and four sisters,
 Joyce Norton, Esther Reynolds, and Jeanette and Lillian Dance
Service:  11 a.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 11th at the funeral home
Memorial: VISTAS - Hospice of Hamilton
Arrangements by: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Elizabeth Elam
Age: 72
Date of Death: Saturday, April 10, 1999
City: Lexington, Ky., formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband of  51 years, Chalmer Elam; a daughter-in-
 law, Trudy Perry; a brother, Bill (Martha) Perkins; and a sister-
 in-law, Juanita Perkins
Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 13th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home 
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Mary Ellen Haag-VanCleave
Age: 75
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 7, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Russell VanCleave; a daughter, Shari Moler;
 four sons, Dale, Lewie, Rick and Mike; a stepdaughter, Vera
 Weatherman; a stepson, Rollie VanCleave; two sisters, Clara Haag
 and Ruby Heater; and two brothers, Floyd and William Pelfrey
Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10th at the funeral home
Visitations: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Memorial: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown,
 OH  45044
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Stanley Hall, Jr.
Age: 60
Date of Death: Saturday, April 10, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Doris Marie Hall; a son, Mark A. Hall; a
 step-son, James V. Neely; a daughter, Lisa Leona; and five sisters,
 Mildred Wright, Ruby Wade, Doris Davis, Mary Melton and Lorrine
 McIntire
Service: At the convenience of the family
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Edward R. "Ed" Hamlyn
Age: 82
Date of Death: Friday, April 9, 1999
City: Waverly, Ohio
Survived by a sister, Laverna Hamlyn; his children, Roger and Lucy
 Hamlyn, Martha Hamlyn and Jim Richardson and Greg and Brenda Hamlyn
Service: 10 a.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 11th at the funeral home
Memorial: Aviation Trail, 22 S. Williams, Dayton, OH  45470
Arrangements by:  Eaton-Anderson Funeral Home

Thelma M. Harpe
Age: 78
Date of Death: Saturday, April 10, 1999
City: Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Middletown
Survived by her sons, Calvin "Lee" and Thomas A. Harpe; a daughter,
 Ann Marie Khalid; a brother, William Hoppe; and a sister, Fern
 Foreman
Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 14th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 13th at the funeral home 
Memorial: Arthritis Foundation Southwestern Ohio Chapter, 7811
 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, OH   45243
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Shirley C. Keller, Jr.
Age: 70
Date of Death: Monday, April 5, 1999
City: Ashland, Ky., formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Janet Miles Keller; six daughters, Kim (John)
 Billings, Melissa (Mike) Stele, Aimee (Gregg) Sutphin, Kit (Gary)
 Ryan, Megan (Greg) Harvey and Bridgette (Craig) Southerland; four
 sons, Miles, Jeff, Sean and Jonathan Keller; a sister, Zaina
 Flickinger; and a brother, Eddie Keller
Service: 1 p.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home
Visitations: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Memorial: Christopher Stele Trust Fund, c/o Bank of Ashland, P.O.
 Box 1730, Ashland, KY   41105
Arrangements by: Miller Funeral Home, 1941 Carter Ave., Ashland, Ky.

Joberta Laurens
Age: 74
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband of 53 years, Harry Paul Laurens; two
 daughters, Judy (Kenneth) DeBoard and Paula (Ron) Walters; a
 brother, Charles (Jane) Schultz; and a sister, Anne (Orville) Lansaw
Service: 1 p.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Visitations: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Nancy Lee Lykins
Age: 90
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
City: Miamisburg, Ohio
Survived by a son, Drexel (Viola) Lykins; and a sister, Treva McGuire
Service: 1 p.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Omer "Mac" McClanahan
Age: 77
Date of Death: Friday, April 9, 1999
City: Camarillo, Calif., former resident of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by two brothers, Otto and Jack McClanahan; and a sister,
 Betty Opal McGuire
Arrangements by: Camarillo Funeral Home, Camarillo, Calif.

Emma Jane Null
Age: 81
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
City: Kettering, Ohio
Survived by a son, Louis Paul Null
Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Fannie Lucille Page
Age: 84
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by three sons, Lloyd, Jr., Dickie and Bobbie Page; and a
 brother, James Ronto
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 10th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Gary G. Perry
Age: 62
Date of Death: Sunday, April 11, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Peggy A. Perry, his son, Dr. Craig D. (Dr.
 Cathy Bradley) Perry; a daughter, Stephanie Dawn (Mike) Moran; his
 father, George H. Perry; a sister, Jo-Annette Perry; and his
 parents-in-law, Docia and Curt Pelfrey
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 14th at the Hunter Community
 Methodist Church, Shaker & Fisher Roads, Franklin, Ohio
Visitations: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 13th at the funeral home 
Memorial: Hunter Community Methodist Church, Shaker & Fisher Roads,
 Franklin, Ohio
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

David M. Powell
Age: 48
Date of Death: Saturday, April 10, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his mother, Katharine Powell; a son, Jason (Beth) Powell;
 a daughter, Shannon Powell (Bill) Miller; a brother, Donald (Linda)
 Powell; and three sisters, Brenda (Bob) Rockwood, Georgia (Steve)
 Daum and Sheila (Scott) Alspaugh
Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 14th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 13th at the funeral home 
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Paul Preston III
Age: 53
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Merle; sons, Paul IV and Channon; and
 daughters, Nicole, Jay-jai, Nessi, Denise and Stephine
Service: 11 a.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Visitations: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel, 918 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Charles Edward Robinson
Age: 72
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by a son, Charles David Robinson; two daughters, Sharon
 (Robert) Kimberlin and Mota (Victor) Long; a brother, the Rev.
 Clyde (Ethel) Robinson; two stepsisters, Linda and Diane; and
 caretakers, Phil Shirley and Nancy Smith
Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at The Way Of The Cross Church, 11511
 Friend Rd., Germantown, Ohio
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Memorial: To the family in care of the funeral home
Arrangements by: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Charles W. Smith, Sr.
Age: 82
Date of Death: Monday, April 5, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by two sons, Charles Jr. (Donna) and Michael (Jackie)
 Smith; four daughters, Marlene (Joe) Knight, Judy Roy, Betty Lemons
 and Stephanie (Don) Johnson; seven stepchildren, Bobby, Terry, and
 Danny Stamper, Linda Gross, Debbie Hawn, Pam Short and Kim
 Lottinger; two brothers, Doc and Hoot Smith; and a sister, Effie
 Lafayette
Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Visitations: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Gary Lee Smith
Age: 54
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his parents, Richard and Geneva Smith; sisters, Carole
 (Dan) McCaskill and Marilyn (Rick) Sorrell; and a brother, Ronnie
 Smith
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 14th at the Hunter Community
 Methodist Church, Shaker & Fisher Roads, Franklin, Ohio
Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 13th at the funeral home
Visitations: 7 p.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home 
Arrangements by: Northcutt Funeral Home, Morehead, Ky.

Ruth E. Statzer
Age: 64
Date of Death: Sunday, April 11, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Earl Hollandsworth; three daughters,
 Valerie K. Salnave, Karen Waggoner and Dorinda Castouix; a son,
 Wilbur D. Stewart, Jr.; her mother, Mollie V. DeLeon; and a sister,
 Betty L. Miller
Service: At the convenience of the family 
Memorial: The charity of one's choice
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Mildred E. Steele
Age: 94
Date of Death: Monday, April 5, 1999
City: New Lexington, Ohio
Survived by a daughter, Leona Morgan; a son, Ernest (Donna) Steele;
 and a sister, Manila Spicer
Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Roberts Funeral Home, New Lexington, Ohio

William H. Sturgis, Jr.
Age: 80
Date of Death: Thursday, April 8, 1999
City: Franklin, Ohio
Survived by his wife of 59 years, Lenora (Kleczinski) Sturgis; two
 sons, Gary William and Ronald Terry Sturgis; a daughter, Sharon K.
 Cole; and a brother, Raymond Sturgis
Service: 10 a.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home
Visitations: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 11th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

Wilda Thompson
Age: 98
Date of Death: Wednesday, April 7, 1999
City: Mount Pleasant Village, Monroe, Ohio
Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Monday, April 12th in the lounge of the
 Mount Pleasant Village Center, 225 Britton Lane. Monroe, Ohio
Memorial: Mount Pleasant Retirement Community Life Care Fund
Arrangements by: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Raymond E. Tull
Age: 83
Date of Death: Friday, April 9, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Louetta; four stepchildren; a sister, Nellie
 Trout; a half-brother, Robert Tull; and a half-sister, Bernadine
 Compton
Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 16th at the Dayton National
 Cemetery
Arrangements by: Brough-Getts Funeral Home, Miamisburg, Ohio

Arthur J. Watson
Date of Death: Thursday, April 8, 1999
City: Post Town, Ky.
Survived by his wife, Carol; two daughters, Janet  Warmouth and Lisa
 Pennington; a son, Harold Watson; two step-daughters, Phyllis
 (Turner) Taylor and Janet (Turner) Fennel; four brothers, Rowland,
 Elzie, Paul and Lyn Watson;  and four sisters, Wavelene Taulbee,
 Nellie Alcorn, Francis Spring and Juanita Tipton
Service: 10 a.m. Monday, April 12th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 11th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Carl Wells Funeral Home, Stanton, Ky.

Ellen Wilder
Age: 76
Date of Death: Tuesday, April 6, 1999
City: Trenton, Ohio
Survived by her sons, Melvin (Joyce) Bowling and Corbett (Pat)
 Wilder; and daughters, Mary (Jack) Thompson, Peggy Risner and Ida
 (Roger) Mullins
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

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Laura Angel
Age: 73
Date of Death: Saturday, April 3, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by a son, Winton (Joann) Angel; four daughters, Mary (Sam)
 Metcalf, Anna (Bill) Rogers, Gladys (Edgar) Miller and Cathy (James)
 Lamb; two brothers, Delbert (Mickey) Gabbard and George (Shirley)
 Gabbard; and a sister, Flora (Lester) Singleton
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the Finley Street Church of
 God, 3100 Finley St., Middletown
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m.  Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Amy Baker
Age: 74
Date of Death: Friday, April 2, 1999
City: Germantown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, John A. Baker; two sons, John T. (Dandy)
 and David L. Baker; and a sister, Ina Recher
Memorial Service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at Emmanuel's
 Evangelical Lutheran Church, 30 W. Warren St., Germantown, Ohio
Memorial: If so desired, contributions may be made to the church
Arrangements by: Arpp & Root Funeral Home, Germantown, Ohio

Faye N. Bell
Age: 74
Date of Death: Saturday, April 3, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her son, Tim Bell; and a brother, Robert Tewart
Private Service: At the convenience of the family
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Paul L. Bland
Age: 64
Date of Death: Thursday, April 1, 1999
City: Germantown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Charlene (Fowler) Bland; a son, Stephen
 (Georgia) Bland; a daughter, Carol Bland; and two brothers, David
 and Cecil Bland
Service: 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 5th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 4th at the funeral home
Memorial: Germantown Rescue Squad
Arrangements by: Arpp & Root Funeral Home, Germantown, Ohio

Ward V. Bowman
Age: 57
Date of Death: Thursday, April 1, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by four brothers, Denzeil (Carol), Paul (Marie), John and
 Clarence (Bessie) Bowman; and two sisters, Blondie (David) Wright
 and Marie (Gary) Adams
Service: 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 5th at the funeral home
Visitations: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 5th at the funeral
 home
Memorial: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown,
 OH  45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Carleton C. "Pete" Clark
Age: 80
Date of Death: Saturday, April 3, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his wife, Frances (Simpson) Clark; a daughter, Sister
 Martha Clark; and two sons, William Carleton and Gregg Clark
Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the First Presbyterian
 Church
Visitations: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the church
Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, 2910 Central Ave., Middletown,
 OH  45044 or Middletown Rotary Foundation, P.O. Box 1061,
 Middletown, OH  45042
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Eudella Cole
Age: 78
Date of Death: Sunday, April 4, 1999
City: Golden Years Nursing Home
Survived by two daughters, Betty (Bryce) Mobley and Norma (Ronald)
 Thomas; her brother, Bobby Ross; and her sisters, Irma Lakes, Freda
 (Cliff) McWhorter, Gwen Price, Ruby Lynch, Gladys (Willie) Ledbetter
 and Catherine Caudill
Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Weigel Funeral Home, 980 N.W. Washington Blvd.

James E. Faries
Age: 87
Date of Death: Thursday, April 1, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by his son, Harold Faries; and a sister, Margaret Faries
Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 6th at Towne Boulevard Church of God
Visitations: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 5th at the funeral home
Memorial: Towne Boulevard Church of God, 3722 Towne Blvd.,
 Middletown, OH  45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Philip Edwin Harris
Age: 51
Date of Death: Sunday, April 4, 1999
City: Wall Township, N.J.
Survived by his wife, Ruth Beall Harris; three sons, Philip M.,
 Robert S. and Mark E.; a daughter, Lauren E.; his parents, Charles
 and Claire Meier Harris; and two brothers, Theodore and Gerald
Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 6th at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
 Manasquan, N.J.
Visitations: 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 6th at the
 funeral home
Memorials: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 6 Osborn Ave., Manasquan,
 NJ 08736 or to the Philip M. Harris Scholarship Fund, c/o Roger
 McLaughlin, Wall High School, 18th Ave. and New Bedford Rd., Wall,
 NJ 07719 or to the American Heart Association, 2550 U.S. Highway
 No. 1, N. Brunswick, NJ 08902-4301
Arrangements by: O'Brien Funeral Home, Highway 35 at New Bedford
 Rd., Wall, N.J.

Skyler Hess
Age: 7 weeks
Date of Death: Friday, April 2, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her parents, Jeremy Scott and Angel Nicole "Nikki" Hess;
 and a sister, Tiffany Amber Hess
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Visitations: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Memorial: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the
 family in care of the funeral home
Arrangements by: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, 210 S. Main St.,
 Middletown, Ohio

Bethel Huff
Age: 80
Date of Death: Sunday, April 4, 1999
City: Hazel Green, Ky.
Survived by four brothers, Clyde, Clarence, Don and Steve Gibbs;
 three sisters, Dorothy Gibbs Wilson, Christine Gibbs Wilson and
 Beulah Gibbs Knott; and a special friend, Mollie Shephard Binas
Service: Were held Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Porter and Son Funeral Directors, Campton, Ky.

Barbara J. (Spivey) Jewell
Age: 74
Date of Death: Saturday, April 3, 1999
City: Seven Mile, Ohio
Survived by a son, Darin Jewell
Service: 10 a.m. Friday, April 9th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Smith and Ogle Funeral Home, 101 W. Church St.,
 Oxford

Helen C. Johnson
Age: 70
Date of Death: Thursday, April 1, 1999
City: Sterling, Kan. formerly of Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Charles E. Johnson and a brother, J. Robert
 Campbell
Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 5th at the United Presbyterian
 Church, Sterling, Kansas
Visitations: None
Memorial: Charles and Helen Johnson Memorial Fund for the United
 Presbyterian Church, Sterling, Kan., in care of the Sillin Funeral
 Home
Arrangements by: Sillin Funeral Home, Sterling, Kansas

W. Dale Kellis
Age: 66
Date of Death: Friday, April 2, 1999
City: Fairfield Glade, Tenn.
Survived by his wife, Janet (Klaber) Kellis; his sons, Chris and
 Craig Kellis; a daughter, Juliet Cole; sister, Doris Countryman and
 Mary Lou Morgan; and a brother, Jack Kellis
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7th at at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Memorial: Civil War Trust, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1120, Arlington,
 VA 22201, in Dale's memory for the preservation of the Civil War
 Battlefields
Arrangements by: Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home

J. D. Lakes
Age: 68
Date of Death: Saturday, April 3, 1999
City: Campti, La., formerly of Franklin, Ohio
Survived by a sister, Betty J. (Robert) Schaeffer
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Visitations: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Edmonds Funeral Home, 228 Allen Ave., Jonesboro, La

Kenneth E. Meehan
Age: 52
Date of Death: Thursday, April 1, 1999
City: Cape Coral, Fla.
Survived by two sons, Gregory Edward (Cher) and Stephen Edward
 (Christa) Meehan; a daughter, Michelle Ann Meehan; and his mother,
 Leona C. Meehan
Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, April 8th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Memorial: Hospice of Cape Coral, 9470 Health Park Circle, Ft. Myers,
 FL 33908
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

David Starbuck Neill, Sr.
Age: 63
Date of Death: Friday, April 2, 1999
City: Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Survived by a son, David Starbuck (Carol) Neill, Jr.; a daughter,
 Leslie (Larry) Thomas; a sister, Nancy (Ed) Burdick; and a brother,
 Dwight Neill
Memorial Service: Wednesday, April 7th at St. Andrew's Episcopal
 Church in Boca Raton, Fla.
Memorials: American Heart Association or a charity of choice

Carl H. Pohlable
Age: 80
Date of Death: Thursday, April 1, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by a son, Carl W. Pohlable; three daughters, Mary Snodderly,
 Jennie Martin and Myrtle Leighton; a brother, Jack Pohlable; a half
 brother, Herman Pohlable; two step-brothers, John Stonerock and
 Robert Arrasmith; a sister, Thelma Pauline Viscomi; two half-
 sisters, Carolyn Pressler and Drucella Graff; a stepsister, Janice
 Smith; his stepmother, Genieve Huff; and a special friend,
 Catherine Goins
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m.  Monday, April 5th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Vera J. Poynter
Age: 83
Date of Death: Friday, April 2, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by a son, Bill G. (Linda) Poynter; a daughter, Lois A.
 (Walter) Poynter-Strohm; and two brothers and three sisters
Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m.  Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Memorial: Hope House, 34 S. Main St., Middletown, OH  45044
Arrangements by: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

William "Bill" W. Schmidt
Age: 23
Date of Death: Sunday, April 4, 1999
City: Yakima, Wash.
Survived by his wife Amber; his father and mother, Bill and Lettie
 Schmidt; his sister, Susan (Brian) Barnes; and his best friend,
 Mike Clark
Memorial Prayer Service: 4 p.m. at West Side Baptist Church, 6901
 Summitview Ave., Yakima, Wash.
Memorials: Contributions to a fund to care for his wife may be sent
 to the West Side Baptist Church

Betty A. Shockley
Age: 59
Date of Death: Saturday, April 3, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Glenn; two daughters, Charlotte (Mike)
 Lyons and Pam Johnson; a son, Glenn Shockley, Jr.; her mother,
 Ellen Daum; sisters Mary Daum, Dorothy (John) Campbell and Shirley
 Shiner; and brothers, Robert Good, George (Barb) Daum, Jr. and John
 (Theresa) Daum
Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 7th at the funeral home
Visitations: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Myrtle Thorpe
Age: 57
Date of Death: Saturday, April 3, 1999
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by her husband, Chester Thorpe; two daughters, Patricia
 Gentry and Melinda Seely; two  sons, Timothy and Bradley Thorpe;
 and a brother, Rex Combs
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6th at the Edgewood Baptist Church
Visitations: 6 to 8 p.m.  Monday, April 5th at the funeral home
Arrangements by: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home