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Date of these obituaries: 11-14-2002
Richard Gordon, former editor
Like many reporters, Richard Gordon often found himself working for editors who got grumpy if he did not get every story first, every time.
In the days when Cincinnati was a three-daily newspaper town, Mr. Gordon, then business editor of The Post, frequently had to fend off the complaints from his managing editor over why The Times-Star always seemed to break the big business stories.
"How come we can't get the break on some of these stories?" the managing editor fumed. "What can we do?"
"Change your name to Taft, " Mr. Gordon suggested.
His boss, Mr. Gordon noted succinctly, "did not appreciate that."
During his nearly quarter-century with The Post, however, his bosses, much more often than not, did appreciate the humor and stories produced by Mr. Gordon, who died Sunday at 85.
In between two stints with The Post that stretched from the 1940s into the 1980s, the Illinois native also was editor of Cincinnati Magazine, and public relations director of Northlich Stolley Inc. and the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.
After starting as a reporter at The Post in 1946, Mr. Gordon moved through other positions that included - in addition to business editor - assistant city editor, columnist and ombudsman.
When he left The Post in 1956, he went into public relations, "which most newsmen think pays fabulously, " he said. But whatever the financial benefits, Mr. Gordon eventually found that a public relations office was a poor substitute for a newsroom in terms of psychic rewards.
"When you leave a paper that has become such a large part of your life, it tears you up, " he said.
So he returned to The Post in 1973 - by which time the paper had acquired the Taft family-owned Times-Star - and the paper remained part of his life until he retired in 1986.
Mr. Gordon - whose wife, Helen, is deceased - is survived by three children, Jan Gordon, Carol Howe and Gary Gordon.
Funeral services were this morning at Thomas-Justin Memorial Funeral Home, 7500 Montgomery Road, Kenwood.
Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church.
Evelyn B. Ash, 84, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger. She was a bookbinder with Roesller Co. and a member of Petersburg Baptist Church, where she played the organ and piano and was a member of the Women's Club. Her husband, Frank Ash, died in 1995.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, P.O. Box 182039, Dept. 13, Columbus, Ohio 43218; or Petersburg Baptist Church Building Fund, 6537 Market St., Petersburg, Ky. 41080.
Andrea Eileen Atwood, 51, of Covington, died at 2:15 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington. She was also a Holmes High School MCJROTC booster.
Survivors include her husband, Stan "Butch" Atwood; a son, Ryan Erik Atwood of Covington; and her mother, Lorraine Margaret Vallandingham of Covington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Vera Wilson Dorn, 84, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a member of Brooksville United Methodist Church. Her husband, Fred Max Dorn, died in 1983.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Jean Cummins; a sister, Anita Jean Brooks of Louisville; a brother, Robert Wilson of Nashville, Tenn.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Brooksville United Methodist Church, 135 Woodward Ave., Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Ona Haydon, 90, of Williamstown, died at 7:30 p.m .Wednesdya at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Grant County, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth.
Eulala Hill, 86, of Covington, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was retired as a punch press operator from Wadsworth Electric Co.
Survivors include three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Adrian E. Jump Sr., 74, of Independence, died at 11:12 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired lineman with General Motors in Norwood, Ohio, and an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Nora E. Jump, died Oct. 20.
Survivors include daughters, Dianna Noyes of Walton, Nancy Swain of Erlanger and Dorothy Martin of Florence; sons, Donald Lee Jump of Shreveport, La., Buck Jump of Covington and Adrian E. Jump Jr. of Independence; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Robert Earl Klopp, 91, of Madison, Ind., formerly of Petersburg, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a patrolman with the Lawrenceburg, Ind., police department, a security guard with Indiana-Michigan Electric Co., a farmer and a ferry pilot.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Hampton Klopp; a sister, Virginia Leisure of Madison, Ind.; and a brother, William Klopp of New Albany, Ind.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, Madison. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Revia Cruey Langford, 72, of Lakeside Park, died at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Stephen Langford of Louisville, James Langford of Grapevine, Texas, and Matthew Langford of Union; a daughter, Jennifer Yessin of Lexington; a sister, Velma Green of Florence; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James "Buck" Lewallen, 70, of Southgate, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a self-employed public consultant and a member of the American Legion Post No. 22, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lewallen of Southgate; daughters Vickie Hatton of Bellevue, Nancy Earls of Bridgetown, Ohio, Patti Lewallen and Sue Lewallen, both of Cincinnati and Donna Lewallen and Missy Housiey, both of Dayton; a son, Robert Schafer of Newport; sisters Judy Rumage of Florida and Emma Mericle of Newport.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Helen Woods McGinnis, 76, of Lakeside Park, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a realtor with Ask and Coldwell Banker, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Her husband, John J. McGinnis, died in 1977. A son, Timothy McGinnis, died in 1989.
Survivors include sons, Kevin McGinnis of Jackson, Miss., Mark McGinnis of Fort Thomas and Patrick McGinnis of Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Meg Piatt of Lakeside Park; a brother, John Woods of Florence; sisters, Anne Hiltz of Erlanger and Kathleen Cahill of Crestview Hills; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Villa Madonna Academy, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41011; or St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Marie Carter Stone, 95, of Latonia, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor Nursing Home, Elsmere. She was a member of Latonia Christian Church and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Her husband, Audrey L. Stone, died in 1973. A son, Donald E. Stone, died in 1998.
Survivors include Earl L. Stone of Canfield, Ohio, William G. Stone of Florence and Howard A. Stone of Sunrise, Fla.; a brother, Lloyd Kells of Urbana, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Christian Church, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Paul E. Wagner, 74, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at his home.
He was a retired metal worker with Michel's Art and Bronze Co. and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere, and the St. Henry Holy Name Society.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Wagner; a daughter, Patricia Greeson of Ryland Heights; sons, Tom Wagner of Erlanger and Mike "Porter" Wagner of Florence; sisters, Carol Kramer of Cold Spring and Lynn Mahon of Cincinnati; a brother, Roger Wagner of Erlanger; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Lytle West, 83, of Dover, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Flemingsburg. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with the state and was a member of Brooksville Assembly of God and the Limestone Ministerial Association. His wife, Sally Mae West, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Dianna McCray of Dover; sons, Jack West and Gary West, both of Maysville; and five grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bladeston Cemetery.
