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Date of these obituaries: 09-02-2003
Paul Miller, radio personality, executive
If you saw a car flying off a building in downtown Cincinnati in the 1950s, there was a good chance that Paul Miller was behind it.
The WCKY radio personality and executive, who died early Sunday, was known for his knack of "attracting attention."
"He was really as good a promotion person as there was in the business, " said son Nick Miller, who followed his father into a career in radio. Mr. Miller, 77, of Anderson Township, died at Hospice of Cincinnati after an eight-week fight with pneumonia.
He spent 25 years in the radio business, six of them as regional vice president for the Post Newsweek Company that owned WCKY, a 50, 000 watt station that played Perry Como-type adult contemporary in the daytime and blanketed the entire South with country music at night.
The car flying off the downtown building was to illustrate the impact of a collision on a car -- and to attract attention to the station's outstanding traffic and safety programming.
During his career, Mr. Miller had the chance to interview convicted murderers, Army generals and pop stars; work with his radio idol Jack Benny; help negotiate the contract to broadcast the Cincinnati Reds games; and mentor students trying to break into the business -- including "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling and actor Jonathan Winters.
Eldest son Tim Miller, senior policy adviser for Cincinnati Congressman Rob Portman, said of his dad, "He was the role model. This was a guy who pulled himself up by the bootstraps. He was a self-made man, became very successful in his business and succeeded at everything he wanted to do and gave me a good work ethic."
Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Miller attended high school there and studied management at Harvard University later in life. He was a Navy veteran, serving during World War II.
He had been married
to his Lancaster, Ohio, sweetheart, Delores Miller for 57. For the last seven years, he had been helping her deal with the effects of Alzheimer's.
Miller was the brother of 13-term Republican Congressman Clarence Miller, who represented the 10th district covering southeastern Ohio for 26 years before retiring.
"He was helpful on legislation, we'd call him for advice. He kept up with what was going on and he would give me a good idea of what the local people were thinking, " Clarence Miller said, from his home in Lancaster.
On a personal level, Clarence Miller said, "You couldn't have a better brother."
Among other survivors are seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at T.P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington, followed by services at 6 p.m.
Memorials to Mercy-St. Theresa Center, 7010 Rowan Hill Drive, Cincinnati.
Charles Powell, known as 'Backhoe Charlie'
Charles E. "Backhoe Charlie" Powell, 64, of Latonia, died Friday at St. Luke West Hospital, Florence. He owned and operated Powell Sanitation Company.
He had been a truck driver for Dick Brater-Miami Transportation and a heavy equipment operator for Carlisle Construction Company. He was a member of Teamster Union Local 100 and a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Beekman Powell of Latonia; sons, Rick Powell of Independence, Terry Powell of Florence, Mark Powell of Latonia; daughters, Mildred Pyke of Dayton, Sherry Akemon of Latonia, Tawna Bowles of Ryland Heights; sister, Pat Hensley of Cold Spring; brothers, Ellis Powell of Independence, Donald Powell of Erlanger, Robert Powell of Anderson Township, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Wesley E. "Gene" Brock, 85, of Ludlow, died Sunday at the Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Jerome G. "Jerry" Dorsey, 63, of Elsmere, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a truck driver for Topicz vending company in Cincinnati, and an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Father Bealer Knights of Columbus in Elsmere, Saint Henry Holy Name Society, and a member of the Monte Carlo Club.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce A. Weier Dorsey of Elsmere; daughter, Kim Judd of Elsmere; sons Keith Dorsey of Hebron, Kenny Dorsey of Fairfield, Ohio; sister, Kathleen Warning of Kettering, Ohio; brothers, Jackie Dorsey of West Palm Beach, Fla., Irvin Dorsey of Yorktown, Va., Bobby Dorsey of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Suite 2A Florence, Kentucky 41042 or Saint Elizabeth Hospice, 401 East Twentieth St., Covington, Kentucky 41014-9988.
Joshua Challis Fannin, 1 day, of Independence, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his parents, Brian and Amy Fannin of Independence; sister, Emily Fannin of Independence; brothers, Sean and William Fannin both of Independence; grandparents, Ed and Susan Dance of Frankfort and Challis Fannin of Russell.
Graveside Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Samaritans Purse P.O. Box 3000, Boone, North Carolina 28607-3000.
Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is in charge of arrangements.
Harland E. Fields, 90, of Florence, died Monday. He was a retired engineer for the Ford Motor Company in Sharonville, Ohio. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #746 F & A.M. in Latonia, and a member of Williamstown Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Johnson Fields of Florence; daughter, Louise Browning Lanter of Fort Wright; son, Thomas E. Fields of Mariemont, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Williamstown. Visitation will be from noon until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Alice Fornash, 88, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a retired head of housekeeping at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, and a member of Florence United Methodist Church, Florence. Her husband, Beryl Newton Fornash, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Lee Arlinghaus of Florence; sons, Donald Fornash of Bradenton, Fla., Phillip Fornash of Worthville; sister, Ida Wright of Cynthiana; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Mildred Speagle Farrell, 78, of Florence, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Bernice L. Hauser, 83, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor in Elsmere.
Survivors include her husband, Don C. Hauser of Erlanger; daughters, Donna Hauser of Erlanger, Amy Sivers of Edgewood; LuAnn Peacher of Lexington; sisters, Katy and Loretta Lockard both of Louisville; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to BAWAC 7970 Kentucky Drive Florence, Kentucky 41042.
Charles Paul Henke, 82, of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at The Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was a retired personnel director for The Deerfield Manufacturing Company in Mason, Ohio. He was a World War II Army Veteran, a member of the Summit Hills Country Club and St. Pius Church in Edgewood.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 8 a.m. Sept. 13 at The St. Paul Catholic Church, Florence. No visitation is scheduled. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is in charge of arrangements.
Ernest Dudley Howard, 83, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital in Florence.
He was a retired force chief for Western Union, an Air Force Veteran of World War II, and a member of the Erlanger Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Vivian "Jean" Smith Howard of Erlanger; son, Bill Howard of Crittenden; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Erlanger Lions Club 5996 Belair Drive Erlanger, Kentucky 41018.
Phyllis Nadine Mounce McCoy, 70, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Survivors include daughters, Vickie Sizemore of Fort Wright, Deberha Perkins, Shelby Jean Goodridge, Darlene Burlew and Mary "Sissy" Hillenbrand all of Burlington; sons, Larry White of Dry Ridge, Gary Mounce of Louisville, Tim Mounce of Burlington; sister, Carolyn Stricker of Chicago, Ill.; 16 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society 6612 Dixie Hwy. Florence, Kentucky 41042.
Richard R. "Red" Roberts, 63, of Ludlow, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Ludlow.
Delores Roulette, 86, of Edgemont, died Sunday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana.
Her husband, Edwin Samuel Roulette, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Greg Foulette of Falmouth; daughter, Melanie Elam of Berry; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Carwin Allen Ryan, 84, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Mason County, died Thursday in Venice.
He was a farmer. Wives, Rosie Florence
Hord Ryan and Nancye Seddon Johnson Ryan, and a son, Adrian Ryan preceded him in death.
Survivors include son, Alva Allen Ryan of Nokomis, Fla.; stepdaughters, Barbara Johnson Dunaway and Phebe Johnson Davenport, both of Eagle River, Alaska; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Orangeburg United Methodist Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial will be in Old Maysville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Orangeburg United Methodist Church.
Alfred "Pop" Stacy, 72, of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a retired dairy worker for Kroger's, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran. His wife, Freida Stacy, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Downton of Cold Spring; son, Ronnie Stacy of Alexandria; sister, Martha Blair of Alexandria; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Jesse David Still, 56, of Ryland Heights, died Sunday at Saint Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
He was a truck driver for Royalty Trucking Company.
Survivors include his wife Michelle Born Still of Ryland Heights; daughters, Sarah Friedhoff of Walton, Sandi Moore of Florence, and Paige Still of Ryland Heights; son, David Still of Florence; brother, Robert Still of Glencoe; sister, Darlene Speagle of DeMossville; six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Jesse David Still Memorial Fund P.O. Box 15104 Covington, Kentucky 41015.
Dorothy Elaine Toole, 73, of Carrollton, died Sunday at The King's Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. She co-owned Toole Construction with her husband and was a member of First Baptist Church of Carrollton.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin R. "Pete" Toole of Carrollton; daughter, Deborah K. Rose of Carrollton; son, Gary R. Toole of Carrollton; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in I.O.O.F Cemetery, Carrollton.
Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is in charge of arrangements.
Woodrow Vaughn, 76, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Survivors include brothers, Elmer L. Vaughn of Dry Ridge, Wilbur Vaughn of Brookville, Ind.; and a niece.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is in charge of arrangements.
