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Rev. James M. Wentworth, founded church
The Rev. James Melvin Wentworth is being remembered for his passion for preaching and serving the Lord for more than three decades. Rev. Wentworth, 58, of Somerset, Ky., died Wednesday.
Born in Switzerland County, Ind., he was a pastor for 33 years. He began preaching at the Mount Zion Nazarene Church in Switzerland County and later founded The Church of the Bible Covenant in Vevay, Ind.
He was pastor there from 1967 to 1976 and then became pastor of The Church of the Bible Covenant in Connersville, Ind. where he served until 1986. While there he founded the Christian Academy and was its administrator.
He was pastor of the Norwood Holiness Church in Somerset at the time of his death.
He also was school administrator and a teacher at the Norwood Christian Academy.
He served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
He leaves his wife, Wanda Sue Kendall Wentworth of Somerset; a son, the Rev. Kerry Melvin Wentworth of Pendleton, Ky.; three daughters, Sherilyn Ruth Bozone of Hobe Sound, Fla., Lou Ann Donovan of Somerset and Esther Sue Hilling of Pataskala, Ohio; two sisters, Hilda Meriweather of Vevay, Ind., and Jennie Dean Brooks of Allensville, Ind.; two brothers, Clarence Wentworth of New Albany, Ind. and Eugene Wentworth of Sellersburg, Ind., and five grandchildren.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Bible Covenant in Vevay.
Visitation: Today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Norwood Holiness Church in Somerset with a tribute Service at 7 p.m.; 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay and Sunday from 1 p.m. until services at The Church of the Bible Covenant in Vevay. Memorials: charity of donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
Jane Williams Fuller, hospital volunteer
Jane Williams Fuller was a longtime supporter of the Convalescent Hospital for Children. While on the hospital's board, she helped found the Association of Volunteers and over the years she chaired every committee of the Antiques Festival which raises money for the hospital. She was named a trustee emeritus of the convalescent hospital in 1972.
Mrs. Fuller, 78, a 50-year resident of Hyde Park, died Wednesday. She was a resident of the Marjorie P. Lee Retirement Community in Hyde Park at the time of her death.
She also was a longtime supporter of Summit Country Day School and was a past president of the PTA there. She was active in the Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, and a member of the Junior League of Cincinnati, the Woman's Club of Cincinnati, the Town Club, the Travel Club and the Cincinnati Country Club.
She leaves a son, William Johnson Fuller III of Tampa, Fla.; three daughters, Barbara Cherry of Annandale, Va., Nancy Fuller and Susan Kasson, both of Hyde Park, and 10 grandchildren.
Services are at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, 1345 Grace Ave.
Visitation is 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Elden A. Good Funeral Home, 2620 Erie Ave. Memorials to the Cincinnati Antiques Festival, in care of Children's Hospital Medical Center, Elland and Bethesda Avenue, Cincinnati 45229, or the American Lung Association.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
L. Virginia Richard, Dilly Deli owner
L. Virginia Richard greeted customers of the Dilly Deli with a smile and a tasty sandwich, endearing her to many diners in Mariemont and others who had traveled distances to eat at the well-known establishment.
Mrs. Richard, 70, of Fairfax, died Dec. 17 at home.
The Dilly Deli Wines and Gourmet Shop was the second business venture for Mrs. Richard and her husband Robert. Earlier they founded Rich's Electric, operating it for many years.
The Richards bought the Dilly Deli in 1985 and developed it into a strong family business. Daughter Robbie and son-in-law, Charles Warinner, worked there for several years, then bought the eatery in 1989 and expanded it. The Warinners eventually moved the deli to its present location in the Mariemont Strand. Mrs. Richard, known by friends as 'Jinny,' retired in 1989.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Richard; daughters, Layne Richard-Hammock and Robbie Warinner; a son, Rand A. Richard, of Madisonville; and three grandchildren.
Services have been held. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cincinnati or the Scottish Rite Masonic Children's Learning Center. T.P. White and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Brother Didacus Casanave, friar, former engineer
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
Brother Didacus Casanave, a Franciscan friar, died Wednesday of heart failure at the Franciscan at St. Clare Retirement Community in Springfield Township. He was 91. A native of the Philippines, was an engineer until imprisoned by the Japanese in a concentration camp for three years.
He eventually moved to the United States and worked as an engineer, most notably in New Orleans, where he designed the pumping system that keeps the city from being flooded during heavy storms. He joined the Franciscans at age 43, serving much of his time as a refectorian, keeping the dining room in order.
Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Clement Church in St. Bernard. Visitation: 9 a.m. at the church.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
BARBARA J. BELL, 69, of Forest Park, died Sunday. She was a nurse's aide. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Friendship Baptist Church, Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
RICHARD L. BIBBS, 65, of Bond Hill, died Dec. 28. Mr. Bibbs was a crew leader for Cincinnati Water Works. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, 702 Gholson Avenue, North Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday until service at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
WILMA REPASY GRUNDEI, 80, of Pleasant Run Park, died Wednesday. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
NANCY G. HARRIS, 94, of Avondale, died Tuesday. Ms. Harris was a mail handler for the U.S. Postal Service. Services: noon Tuesday at Zion Baptist Church, 630 Glenwood Avenue, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. Tuesday until time of service at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
INEZ J. SMITH, 79, of Lincoln Heights, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
JON CRAIG TRIMNELL, 51, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Dec. 30. Mr. Trimnell was a maintenance machinist for Seagrams Distillery. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Southeastern Indiana or Pro-Med, Greendale Life Squad.
Date of announcement: 01-01-1999
Edgar L. Elmore, 97: "I know everybody ...'
Edgar L. Elmore had a simple philosophy of life: 'I pay my bills and treat the other fellow the way I want to be treated,' he once said. It served the Boone County farmer and sawmill operator well.
Mr. Elmore of Walton, died Thursday afternoon. He was 97.
He worked until he was past 90, making tobacco sticks, barn timbers and other specialty items at his saw mill on Salem Road. He cut enough tobacco sticks, Mr. Elmore claimed, to build a picket fence all the way around Boone County.
His sawmill didn't have a name and he didn't solicit business. Farmers throughout Boone and Kenton counties sought him out when they needed tobacco sticks or other timber cut to order. 'I know everybody in Boone County and everybody knows me,' he had said.
Mr. Elmore once broke both arms but it barely slowed his pace. 'I cut and baled 1,700 pounds of hay with both arms in casts. When it was time to take the casts off, one was already about worn off,' he had said.
The native of Casey County, Ky., came to work in a Cincinnati can factory. He returned to farming in the 1940s, and soon added the sawmill because he needed wood for his own barn.
'I've been working 16, 18 hours a day most of my life. I ain't going to retire,' he had said. 'I don't accomplish as much as I used to. I'm getting too old. But I keep busy. I know my time is about over, but I ain't going to sit down and hurry it up either.'
Survivors include four daughters; two sons; 17 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-02-1999
