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Date of these obituaries: 12-09-1999
James Lang, founded WNOP
James "Jim" Lang was "a man of great ideas," said his wife, Ann.
Mr. Lang was one of the founders of WNOP (AM 740), an all-jazz radio station that is still on the air in Cincinnati.
"He could just look at something and know what to do with it," said Mrs. Lang, who worked at the station with her husband. "He had wonderful ideas about everything."
Mr. Lang, 93, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
WNOP was at first a hodgepodge of entertainment, featuring politicians and entertainers who came to town, Mrs. Lang said. The station then went from all-country to all-jazz before the Langs sold it in 1972.
Their next venture was a small religious radio station in the heart of the Bible Belt, Alabama, where Mr. Lang was born. He owned and programmed the Alabama Religious Broadcasting Co. and Mrs. Lang handled the finances until 1996.
"Jim was the brains behind it," Mrs. Lang said. "He just had a lot of fun."
Mr. Lang, Campbell County sheriff from 1946 to 1950, was also involved with politics, his wife said. "That gave him an opportunity to be around people," she said. "He just loved people."
He was also an elder of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Thomas and a member of Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607 in Dayton.
A daughter, Anna Marie Scholl, preceded him in death.
Other survivors include a son, James E. Lang of Lexington; daughters, Linda Gard of San Antonio and Polly Palmer of Fort Thomas; a sister, Rena White of Satellite Beach, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Ronald David Baker, 52, of Covington, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He retired from CSX Railroad as a trainman in 1992 after 20 years to pursue a career in substance-abuse counseling.
Survivors include his wife, Doreen G. Baker; a son, Morgan Baker of Covington; a daughter, Meredith Baker of Covington; and his mother, Annie Lou Baker of Highland Heights.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Wallace Woods Neighborhood Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 14032, Covington, Ky. 41014. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Clarence M. Cahill, 98, of Latonia, died Tuesday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home in Latonia. He was a window shade maker with Breneman Window Shade Co. His wife, Clara Cahill, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Christopher Cahill of Covington, Daniel Cahill of Batavia, Ohio, and Martin Cahill of Florence; a daughter, Martha Gerwe of Lakeside Park; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Thelma G. Wyatt Colvin, 93, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at River Valley Nursing Home in Butler. She was a retired waitress and a member of Antioch Mills Christian Church. Her husband, Lindsey Colvin, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Richard Colvin of Butler and Paul Colvin of Falmouth; a daughter, Phyllis Wright of Falmouth; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Antioch Mills Christian Church Building Fund, Route 1, Berry, Ky. 41003.
August A. Funaro, 84, of Blaine, Minn., formerly of Newport, died Tuesday in Minneapolis. He was a retired operating engineer with the City of Minneapolis.
Survivors include sons, Nicholas Funaro of Burlington, John Funaro of Fort Thomas, Donald Funaro and August Funaro, both of Minneapolis; daughters, Cheryl LeEace of Fort Thomas and Yolanda Kraemer of Minneapolis; a brother, Ralph Chilelli of Alexandria; sisters, Rose Antony and Julia Shields, both of Cold Spring, Marie Cahill of Independence and Carmella Schabell of Highland Heights; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at noon Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, New Brighton, Minn. Miller Funeral Home, Minneapolis, handled arrangements.
Cora Lue Hurst, 71, of Independence, died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. A son, Randy Murphy, died in 1972.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Hurst; sons, Gary Murphy of Franklin, Tenn., Kenny W. Murphy of Fort Mitchell and Jimmy Hurst of Crittenden; daughters, Jan Coyle of Walton, Judy Petrey of Richwood, Sandy Simpson of Verona, Brenda Mathis of Union and Gayle Hurst of Independence; her mother, Ollie Massengill of Elizabethton, Tenn.; sisters, Edith Coffer and Viola Penick, both of Elizabethton, Tenn.; 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Tina Marie Johns, 30, of Crittenden, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was disabled.
Survivors include a son, Justin Johns of Crittenden; her parents, Howard Johns of Florence and Phyllis Johns of Williamstown; brothers, Terry Wayne Johns of Williamstown and Scott Johns of Florence; a sister, Tonya Sue Johns of Florence; and a stepsister, Jamie Smeal of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Justin Daniel Johns Fund, in care of Terry Wayne Johns, 321 Southern Drive, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Christine Morgan, 97, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday at Crestview Nursing Home in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Nina Jean Smith, 60, of Worthville, died Tuesday at King's Daughters Hospital, Madison, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Worthville Baptist Church and the Worthville Fire Department Women's Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, Harry S. Smith of Worthville; sisters, Verna Willhoite, Carolyn Terrell, Edith Hilton and Nettie Hearn, all of Worthville, May Perry of Carrollton and Shirley Gibson of South Port, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and after 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
Ray Edwin Williams, 81, of Owen County, died Wednesday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. He was an agent with Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance and a deacon with Dallasburg Baptist Church in Wheatley. He was a former president of the Owen County Fair Board, a Boy Scout leader, and a member of the 4-H Council and Owenton Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Thompson Williams; a son, Tommy Williams of Wheatley; a daughter, Carol Shelton of Owenton; sisters, Ida Helm of Louisville, Orithia Hamilton of Wheatley, Mary Lou Hall of Seymour, Ind., and Nancy Perkins of Owenton; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wheatley Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Dallasburg Baptist Church, Highway 227 North, Worthville, Ky. 41098; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mattie Florence Wilson, 96, of Union, died Tuesday at Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, Fla. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Burlin Wilson, died in 1981. A son, Clayton Wilson, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, Charles Edward Wilson of Carlisle and James Russell Wilson of Union; daughters, Wilma Crow of Union, Alberta Mullins of Lexington and Norma Ruckel of Kennard, Ind.; 17 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to National World War II Memorial, American Battle Monument Commission, P. O. Box 96766, Washington, D.C. 20090.
