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Richard Holmes, longtime Summit coach
Though he won dozens of sports championships, Richard J. Holmes was always a teacher first, then a coach.
"I wish we could all accomplish half as much and influence as many people as my father," said his son, Joe Holmes.
Mr. Holmes, 71, died Sunday at the Franciscan Hospital Western Hills Campus.
He was a teacher, coach and athletic director at Summit Country Day School for 38 years, from 1952 to 1990. A former Elder High School star athlete and later a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles, Mr. Holmes was instrumental in shaping the lives of thousands of young people.
During his football coaching career at Summit, his teams won nine city championships and numerous titles.
"He spent 38 years at the Summit, teaching, coaching and molding the future citizens of Cincinnati," said Joe Holmes.
Mr. Holmes was a member of the Buddy LaRosa Hall of Fame, the Summit Country Day Hall of Fame, the Price Hill Old Timers and was active in the Delhi Athletic Association until 1997.
The Navy veteran earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in education from Xavier University.
Mr. Holmes also leaves his wife of 47 years, Nancy; other sons Jeff, Tom, Rick, Mark, Kevin, Michael and John; daughters Sue Vulhop, Karen Svec and Kim Fawcett; sisters, Viola Monnig and Cyrilla Trautl; and brother Joseph.
Visitation: 4 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Harry Meyer & Geiser Funeral Home, Covedale. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Ignatius Church, Monfort Heights.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
JAMES J. BUSH, 88, of Spotsylvania, Va., formerly of Cincinnati, died Saturday. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Found and Sons Funeral Home, Fredericksburg, Va. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
ANGELA JEAN CHANDLER, 48, of Mt. Orab, Ohio, died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Arrangements: Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
RONNIE J. DENNIS SR., 55, of Bond Hill, died Saturday. Services: 6 p.m. today at Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, West End. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
JORDON ALEXANDRA HALL, 29 days, the daughter of Mark and Janet Dotson Hall, of Hebron, Ky., died Saturday. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Duell-Clark Funeral Home, Versailles, Ky.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
LAURA F. ONEY STACY, 77, of Bethel, Ohio, died Sunday. She was a retired dispatcher with the Bethel Police Department. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
ANNETTE WILLIAMS, 69, of Walnut Hills, died Saturday. She was a retired lab technician. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
THEODORE WOODS, 68, of Wyoming, died Friday. The Army veteran was a custodian. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lockland Church of Christ, Wyoming. Visitation: noon Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompsom, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1998
Charles O. Southern, of Tuskegee Airmen
Charles Oliver Southern, 78, of Montgomery, died Saturday.
He was a retired engineer with General Electric Aircraft Engine Group, and a World War II veteran. Mr. Southern was one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.
Services: noon Thursday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
Michael D. Hammitt, computer consultant
Michael D. Hammitt, 41, died Sunday at his home in White Oak.
He was president of C.I.T.I. (Cincinnati Information Technology Integrators), a computer consulting firm in Mt. Airy, and was a member of the Business Network International and the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Hammitt leaves his wife, Linda; mother, Freida Hammitt-Naylor; grandmother, Elsie Bush; sister, Candace Martin; and brother, Kevin Hammitt.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Miller-Busse & Borgmann Funeral Home, Clifton. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials: American Heart Association or American Diabetes. Association.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
LENA MAE CLARK COLSON, 78, of Bond Hill, died Saturday. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at New Prospect Baptist Church, Over-the-Rhine. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, West End.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
LUCINDA WALKER JONES, 47, of Price Hill, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton. Visitation: noon Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
HAZEL LOUISE RASH, 70, of Ripley, Ohio, died Tuesday. She had taught at Mt. Orab Elementary School. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, Ripley. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
ETHEL E. SWEENEY, 88, of Floral City, Fla., and formerly of Cincinnati, died June 6. Ms. Sweeney was a homemaker. Arrangements: National Cremation Society, Brooksville, Fla.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
MILDRED WHITE, 95, of Hamersville, Ohio, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
JESSIE RENA BRENT WILLIAMS, 81, of Bond Hill, died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. today at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton.
Date of announcement: 06-17-1998
Carletta Wolfe Smith, spent career as nurse
Carletta Wolfe Smith, whose nursing career spanned more than 40 years, died of cancer Tuesday. She was 64.
The Alexandria, Ky., resident and 1955 nursing graduate of Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Ky., served as director of nursing at Sheltering Oaks (a geriatric hospital affiliated with Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati) and later in the cancer unit of St. Luke Hospital East in Northern Kentucky. The last 10 years, she worked for Olsten Nursing Service.
She leaves her husband, Jack; daughter, Jackie Kyle; her mother, Hilda Auchter Wolfe; sisters, Geri Hampton and Paula Wolfe; brothers, Boyd, Donnie, Clarence and Rick Wolfe; and a grandson.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, Ky. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
CANDACE SUE BALLARD, 39, of Florence, Ind., died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 10:30 a.m. EDT Friday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora, Ind. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. EDT today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
JAMES LEROY LINKMEYER, 77, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Tuesday. The World War II veteran was retired from Seagram's. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Sat urday at St. John Lutheran Church, Farmers Retreat, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. EDT Friday at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
HAZLE I. SELLERS, 79, of Aurora, Ind., died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Friday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
IRENE LENOX HENKES, 76, of Vermilion, Ohio, died Tuesday. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Riddle Funeral Home, Vermilion. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
MARY L. WALLPE, 76, of Brookville, Ind., died Tuesday. She was a retired homemaker. Mass: 10:30 a.m. EST Friday at St. Michael Church, Brookville. Visitation: 9 a.m. EST Friday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
FERMAN W. WILLOUGHBY, 81, of Aurora, Ind., died Tuesday. The Navy veteran of World War II was a carpenter. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Friday at Filter Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. EDT today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
ARNOLD WITFIELD, 58, of Avondale, died Tuesday. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, Evanston. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-18-1998
Albert Probst, 86, honored for his soybean research
Albert H. Probst, 86, a Purdue University agronomy researcher for 35 years, died Saturday in Englewood, Fla.
In recent years, the Dearborn County, Indiana, native resided in Florida. Four years ago, the United States Department of Agriculture honored him by naming a new variety of soybean PROBST, after the agronomist who spent his career in soybean research.
Mr. Probst was a Purdue graduate, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1936, a masters degree in 1938 and a doctorate in 1948.
A 50-year member of the John Purdue Club, he was also chairman of the Building Committee for University Lutheran Sutdent Chapel at Purdue University. Mr. Probst was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Lafayette, Ind., and a former congregation president.
In Englewood, Fla., he was an associate member of Christ Lutheran Church.
Mr. Probst is survived by his wife, Ruth; son, Kenneth Probst of Wilmette, Ill.; daughter, Elaine Bailey of Boston; three grandchildren; in Aurora, Ind., brother, John Probst; sisters, Mildred Wilson, Viola Mollman and Mary Ann Warren; and brother Ernest Probst of Plymouth, Ind.
Visitation is 6 p.m. today, Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora, Ind. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday.
Memorials may be made to the donor's charity of choice.
Date of announcement: 06-19-1998
