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Date of these obituaries: 03-03-2003
Jacob E. Davis, 97, business and government leader
Jacob E. Davis, who believed individuals must do their part to build a strong community, served Cincinnati as a leader in business, the law, government and civic affairs.
"The strength of a community is measured by the kinds of people who make it their home. -- Its economy, its industry, its cultural and governmental achievements -- all reflect the spirit, the purpose and the will of its residents, " he once said.
He was president of the Kroger Co., chairman of Bethesda Inc., chairman of the Ohio State University Board of Trustees, a founder of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation and president of the Community Chest and Council. He also was a lawyer, prosecutor, judge, state legislator, member of Congress and special assistant to the secretary of the Navy during World War II.
Mr. Davis, 97, died Friday in Naples, Fla.
A native of Beaver, Ohio, he graduated from Ohio State University and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a law degree from Harvard University in 1930 and began practicing law in Waverly, Ohio. He served two terms as Pike County prosecutor, was twice elected to the Ohio General Assembly and was majority floor leader of the House until he became a Pike County Common Pleas Court judge in 1937.
He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1943, when he became assistant general counsel of the Department of Navy and a special assistant to Navy Secretary James Forrestal.
Mr. Davis joined the Kroger Co. as a vice president in 1944, was elected a director in 1949, executive vice president in 1961 and president in 1962. He was president and chairman of the company until his retirement in 1970.
He served on the corporate boards of Kroger, Cincinnati Milacron, Anchor Hocking and Ohio National Life Insurance Co.
Mr. Davis became a member of the Columbus-based law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease when it opened a Cincinnati office in 1984.
For 30 years, he served on the board of Bethesda Inc. and was its chairman from 1975-90. Mr. Davis was one of the founding members of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation in 1963. He was the first chairman of its governing board and the volunteer director of the foundation from 1978 to 1986.
In his honor, the governing board created the Jacob E. Davis Volunteer Leadership Award at the time of his retirement. The award of $10, 000 is presented each year to an outstanding volunteer in the community.
Mr. Davis also was chairman of the 1957-58 United Appeal Campaign and served as president and chairman of the board of the Community Chest and Council. He also was co-chairman of the Citizens Committee to Improve Local Government.
He chaired the board of trustees of Ohio State University as well as a presidential search committee for the school. He also was president of Ohio State's National Alumni Association.
Mr. Davis was a member of the Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church and served on its board of trustees for many years.
He was honored as a Great Living Cincinnatian in 1977-78 and received the Alexis de Tocqueville Award from United Way in 1987.
Survivors include a son, Jacob E. Davis II of Columbus; a daughter, Eleanor Davis Nelson of Cincinnati; a sister, Mary Nancy Davis of Columbus; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Eleanor Davis.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, followed by visitation at the church. Burial will be private at Spring Grove Mausoleum.
Memorials may be made to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, 200 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202 or the Bethesda Foundation, 10500 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242. Gilligan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Harold Hiltibrand, 67, retired railroad worker
Harold L. Hiltibrand, 67, of Covington, the last station manager of the Covington Railroad Depot, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Mr. Hiltibrand had a 44-year railroad career, working as transportation clerk for CSX Railroad Co. after serving as manager of the Covington Railroad Depot, which closed at Pike and Russell streets in 1962.
"That was history, " said Mr. Hiltibrand's wife, Jean Grigson Hiltibrand. "It was really sad when the depot closed.
"It had been a booming business in a beautiful building. The trains were announced on loud speakers. But, the railroad business changed from passengers to primarily freight."
Despite the closing of the depot, Mr. Hiltibrand "very much enjoyed his entire railroad career, " said his wife.
Mr. Hiltibrand's hobbies were fishing and building electronic instruments.
He also enjoyed volunteering for charity work and took a special interest in Covington's "Be Concerned" project that helped poor people.
"He was a quiet person and very family oriented, " said Mrs. Hiltibrand.
Other survivors include a son, Kim Hiltibrand of Fort Wright; a brother, Frank Hiltibrand of Newport; a sister, Dorothy Wheeler of Huntington, W.Va.; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Allison & Rose Funeral Home in Covington. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright.
Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md., 20852; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Dolores Ann Powell Albers, 59, of Union, died Saturday at her home. A daughter, Tammy Simons, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Albers; a son, James Duncan of Independence; daughters, Sheila Duncan of Covington and Robin Duncan of Erlanger; a stepdaughter, Tracie Harrison of Grant County; a brother, Earl Powell of Covington; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services: Noon Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Steven L. Byerly, 46, of Crescent Springs, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville. He was an owner of Main Street Cash Co. and a member of Danville Masonic Lodge and Lexington Avenue Baptist Church in Danville.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy M. Byerly; a son, Luke T. Byerly, at home; a daughter, Megan L. Byerly, at home; a stepdaughter, Jenny M. Maifield, at home; and a brother, Thomas Byerly of Danville.
Mass of Christian burial: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Cremation: Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Change of Heart, 2602 Canterbury, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Eva Bell Griffin Clifton, 91, of Owenton, died Friday at New Horizon Medical Center, Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon Clifton; a brother, Manuel Griffin of Owenton; and a sister, Hester Webster of Williamstown.
Services: 1 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Burial: Jonesville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Owenton Manor Activities Fund, 905 Highway 127 North, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Odelia "Polly" Courtney, 94, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a retired farmer and a member of Boyer's Chapel United Methodist Church.
Her husband, Richard Courtney, preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Romes of Loveland, Ohio; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation: Noon Tuesday. Burial: Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Margaret C. Geisen Dauwe, 101, of Fort Wright, died at 2:25 p.m. Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Charles Auxiliary, St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, and Right to Life. Survivors include her niece, Dorothy Annear of Crestview Hills.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Covington. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky., 41011.
Pearl Elizabeth Egbring, 85, of Dayton, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Salvation Army.
Her husband, Anthony Egbring, died in 1982. Survivors include daughters, Mary Ann Mosley of Bullhead, Ariz., and Patricia Reilly of Milford, Ohio; sons, Anthony Egbring of Walton and Steven Egbring of Butler; a brother, Charles Moniack of Winter Park, Fla.; 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Salvation Army, 340 W. 10th St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Trisha Lynn Frasure, 26, of Fort Mitchell, died of leukemia at 10:41 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Unity Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Kayla Nicole Williams of Fort Mitchell; a son, Chase Michael Ward of Fort Mitchell; her mother and stepfather, Rosalind and Robert Wilder of Fort Mitchell; her father and stepmother, Michael and Deborah Ann Simmons of New Richmond, Ohio; her father, Chris Frasure of Virginia; a stepbrother, Robert Wilder Jr. of Norfolk, Va.; half-brothers, Michael Simmons Jr. of the state of California, Jason Chad Simmons of Fayetteville, Ohio, and Jan Michael Simmons of New Richmond; half-sisters, Misty Sue Stewart of Blanchester, Ohio, Ashley Renee Tuchfarber of Fort Mitchell and Christie Frasure of Cincinnati; and grandparents, Lester Hickman of Lakeland, Fla., and Arlie and Edith Frasure of Williamstown.
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation: 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Trisha Frasure Benefit Fund, in care of Fifth Third Bank, 5002 Old Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Connie Jo Hamilton, 56, of Brooksville, died of cancer Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was an employee of Federal Mogul, Maysville, and was a member of Powersville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Richard D. Hamilton; sons, David "Joe" Hamilton of Brooksville, Denny Hamilton of Augusta and Darrin Hamilton of Brooksville; a daughter, Dana Selby of Orangeburg; and sisters, Bonnie Ray, Jackie Wood and Sandy Noble, all of Louisville.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation: 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial: Hamilton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Gayle Earle Kissinger, 68, of Tamarac, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Thursday at University Hospital in Tamarac. She was a retired employee of Integra Bank, Pittsburgh. Her husband, Charles Kissinger, died in 2000.
Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Earle Kissinger of Tamarac; a daughter, Leslie Gayle Kissinger of Columbus, Ohio; her mother, Alene Perkins Earle of Tamarac; and two grandsons.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial: Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Easter Seals, 9810 Bluegrass Parkway, Louisville, Ky. 40299
Clara McIntosh, 88, of Newport, died Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, James McIntosh, and daughter, Ellen Moore, both preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Charlie McIntosh of Cold Spring; daughters, Marie McIntosh and Nancy Turner, both of Newport; a brother, Roy McIntosh of Michigan; eight grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Virginia Lee Pangallo, 77, of Newport, died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Dominic "Mimi" Pangallo, died in 1974, and a son, Anthony Pangallo, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Rose Marie Dant Highland Heights and Betty Daniels and Carmella Dezorn, both of Newport; a son, Mike Pangallo of Newport; a sister, Edith Hensley of Alexandria; 19 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Services: At the convenience of the family. Visitation: 5 to 7 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Cremation: Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
William A. Price, 81, of St. Augustine, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 10:32 p.m. Saturday at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. He was a retired meat cutter, a member of St. Barbara Church in Erlanger and Holy Cross Church, Latonia, and a professional musician. He was active in the St. Vincent DePaul Society and was an Army veteran of World War II. A daughter, Connie Voges, died in 1974.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Jackson Price; sons, William G. Price of Mason, Ohio, Mark A. Price of Independence, Peter D. Price of Falmouth, Paul J. Price of Latonia, and Chris J. Price and Matt F. Price, both of Covington; daughters, Cathy L. Raker of Elsmere, Rhonda M. Plybon and Terri A. Kron, both of Independence; brothers, Vince G. Price of Latonia and Pat Price of Elsmere; sisters, Marjorie Boering of Fort Mitchell, Janet Phillips of Alabama and Joan Koo of Taylor Mill; 28 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Ann Roth, 86, of Covington, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a retired employee of Western-Southern Life Insurance Co., Cincinnati, a housekeeper and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow.
Survivors include sisters, Mary Lou Staggenborg of Covington and Catherine Reinhart of Taylor Mill; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, followed by prayers. Burial: St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Home, 10722 Wyscarver Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45241.
Ruth W. Steenken, 80, of Independence, died at 9:40 p.m. Saturday at her home. She was a retired sales clerk with Coppen Retail Store. Her husband, Franklin H. Steenken, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Gary Steenken of Erlanger; a daughter, Rita Steenken of Independence; a sister, Dorothy Martz of Wilder; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial: St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Barbara Church Building Fund, 4042 Turkeyfoot Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Elmo C. Thompson, 88, of Taylor Mill, died at 11:23 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a machinist retired from William Powell Valve Company, Cincinnati, and a member of the National Rifle Association and Woodmen of the World.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Grinnell Thompson; a son, Jeffrey Thompson of Covington; a daughter, Kathleen Thompson of Taylor Mill; brothers, Oral Thompson of Burlington and Lester Thompson of Taylor Mill; and four grandchildren.
Services: 7:30 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation: 5 to 7:15 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Leroy H. Thompson, 78, of Hebron, died at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired real estate broker with Leroy H. Thompson Agency, a member and elder emeritus of Bullittsville Christian Church and a member of Hebron Masonic Lodge No. 757 and Scottish Rite, Covington. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Boone Thompson; a son, Dwane Thompson of Bend, Ore.; a daughter, Minda Thompson of Erlanger; sisters, Mildred Beatty of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Frieda Sims of Mason, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Spurlin Funeral Home, Stanford. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, and from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Spurlin Funeral Home. Masonic services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home. Burial: Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Stanford. Memorials are suggested to Bullittsville Christian Church, 3094 Petersburg Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Gloria J. Van Arsdall-Wilson, 56, of Florence, died at 10:53 a.m. Friday at her home. She was a crafter and former owner of White Wind Indian Creations, Union.
Survivors include daughters, Melissa Brooks of Walton, Rachel Ritter of Elsmere and Rayellen Griffin of Independence; a son, Darren Hughes of Fort Lee, Va.; her mother, Mary Holt Klause of Anaheim, Calif.; brothers, David Merrell of Hebron, John Merrell of Brookville, Ind., Donald Merrell and Mike Merrell, both of Independence, and Darrell Gantz and Kenny Klause, both of Anaheim; sisters, Diane Teeters and Patricia Frederick, both of Florence, Connie Meyer of Lawrenceburg and Alice Sebree of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sand Run Baptist Church, Hebron. Cremation: Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Anita Florence Cook Vice, 80, of Burlington, died Saturday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a member of Burlington Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Solid Rockers choral group. Her husband, Virgil Vice, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, John M. Vice of Hendersonville, N.C., Dennis W. Vice of Owensboro, Paul K. Vice of Louisville and Glenn S. Vice of Hebron; a daughter, Beth A. Carpenter of Burlington; a brother, Roy N. Cook of Florence; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Burlington Baptist Church. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial: Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Burlington Baptist Church, 3031 Washington St., Burlington, Ky. 41005; St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Melba June Wittenauer, 64, of Covington, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a computer repair technician with AT&T;, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Russell Townsley of Fullerton, Calif.; a daughter, Sharon Clarey of Oklahoma; sisters, Sharon Knipper, Jeanine Gabriel and Myra Helton, all of Cincinnati, Violet Helton of San Jose, Calif., and Colleen Hambrock of Elsmere; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Faith Assembly Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. today. Burial: Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Melva McBride Young, 102, of Falmouth, died Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a soloist with First Baptist Church in Miami and a church pianist with Falmouth Baptist Church, where she was a member.
Survivors include cousins, Genevieve Grace Shonert of Falmouth and Jeffrey Hancock Shonert of New York.
Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Falmouth Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Baptist Church, 403 Maple Ave., Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Pendleton County Library, 228 Main St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
