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JOSEPH G. MILLER, 65, of Batesville, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired railroad worker and a farmer. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Louis Church, Batesville. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home, Dover, Ind.
Date of announcement: 02-16-1999
ALBERTA L. ROELKER, 80, of Sun City, Fla., died Feb. 12. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church, Aurora, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Filter Funeral Home, Aurora.
Date of announcement: 02-16-1999
BRADLEY ARDLE SMITH, 74, of Madison, Ind., died Sunday. Mr. Smith was a retired butcher. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cross Plains Church of Christ, Cross Plains, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, Madison.
Date of announcement: 02-16-1999
JOAN K. WIWI, 78, of Franklin, Ind., died Sunday. Ms. Wiwi was a homemaker. Mass: 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Peters Church, St. Peters, Ind. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman.
Date of announcement: 02-16-1999
William Read, lawyer and educator
William H. Read, 57, who worked in Cincinnati as a news reporter before becoming a lawyer and then a professor at Georgia Tech University, died of cancer Feb. 3 in Atlanta.
He was an expert in communications law, author or editor of a half-dozen books and a popular teacher. Mr. Read graduated from Covington Latin School in 1956 and attended Xavier University.
He worked for the Associated Press and United Press International in Cincinnati and in 1963 was a reporter for The Cincinnati Post.
Mr. Read went on to practice law in Washington, D.C., and worked on projects for the White House, U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Information Agency.
He was a member of the editorial advisory board of the Federal Communications Law Journal and was honored with the Federal Communications Bar Association's Distinguished Service Award, the highest award of the nation's communications lawyers.
Mr. Read moved from Washington to Atlanta in 1991 to teach at Georgia Tech, but remained active in communications law.
He leaves his wife of 32 years, Dorothy; sons Mark and David; daughter Lisa; mother Lauretta of Park Hills, Ky.; and brothers, Rick of Covington and Basil of Washington, D.C.
Services were held in Atlanta. Memorials: William H. Read Memorial Fund, c/o Friends of the Library, Freedom, N.H., 03868.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
Ruth Ellen Henn, active volunteer
Ruth Ellen Skillings Henn, 65, who was active in her church, community and schools, died Monday.
The Montgomery resident was a graduate of Miami University and Christ Hospital School of Nursing. She served as president of the Deer Park PTA and was an aide with the science department at Sycamore High School. Mrs. Henn was active at Montgomery Presbyterian Church and in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She leaves her husband, L. Paul Henn; son, David Paul Henn; daughters, Lisa Shawn Mulcahy and Kathleen Elizabeth Gruber; sisters, Barbara Ridenour and Janet McClintick; parents, Earl and Mary Elizabeth Skillings; and three grandchildren.
Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Visitation: 1 p.m. Thursday at Ingling Williams Funeral Home, South Charleston, Ohio. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
VIRGIL ABSHEAR, 84, of Oldenburg, Ind., died Tuesday. He was retired from Philco-Ford Co. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
ODESSA ALLEN, 89, of Cincinnati, died Sunday. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Jerriel Baptist Church, West End. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
JOSIE COCKRELL, 73, of Avondale, died Friday. She was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Corinthian Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
KATHRYN F. CURTIS, 97, of Aurora, Ind., died Monday. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: noon Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
FLORENCE EDNA BROOKS FOREMAN, 86, of Mount Orab, Ohio, died Saturday. She worked for Williamsburg Chair Factory. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab. Visitation: 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
HAZEL BERNICE MILLER, 70, of Cincinnati, died Feb. 12. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at New St. John Baptist Church, North Avondale. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
ALEC H. MOWATT, 90, of Cincinnati, died Saturday. The World War II veteran was retired from the Veterans Administration and the state of Ohio. Arrangements: Toft Funeral Home and Crematory, Sandusky, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
GEORGE RICHARDSON, 89, of Cincinnati, died Thursday. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home, Evanston. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
DRUCILLA MAXINE THOMPSON, 65, of Madison, Ind., died Tuesday. She worked for the former Conn Organ Co. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, Madison. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-17-1999
Ralph "Barney' Barhorst, scout leader
Ralph P. 'Barney' Barhorst, a Cincinnati Bell Telephone retiree and Boy Scout leader, died Tuesday. He was 78.
'He had so many friends, I think our place will be overrun after the funeral,' said Ethel Taylor Barhorst, his wife of 50 years.
The Florence resident was a member of Communications Workers of America Local 144 in Cincinnati and the Kilgore Chapter of Telephone Pioneers of America. He belonged to the Independence American Legion Post and was a past troop leader with the Independence Boy Scouts Troop 8.
He also leaves sons Barney, David and Robert; daughters Cathy Hopper, Patricia Sipple, Peggy Orcutt, Martha Gross and Mary Combs; brother, Jim Barhorst; 17 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, Ky. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-18-1999
WILLIAM HENRY CLOYD, 84, of Roselawn, died Tuesday. He was a parking attendant. Services: noon Monday at Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church, Madisonville. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-18-1999
FREDDIE JAMES GERMANY, 66, of Evanston, died Monday. He was a truck driver. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-18-1999
LEON J. KEITH, 71, of Madison, Ind., died Wednesday. The World War II veteran was a bulldozer operator. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-18-1999
FLOYD E. KOONS, 92, of Bennington, Ind., died Sunday. He was a farmer. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-18-1999
IOLA QUARKER, 92, of Cincinnati, died Monday. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at New Prospect Baptist Church, downtown. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-18-1999
ETHEL MAE WILSON, 82, of Madisonville, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton. Visitation: 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-18-1999
Robert James Oates, retired city firefighter
Retired Cincinnati firefighter Robert James Oates died Wednesday at age 86.
Oates began his career with the Cincinnati Fire Department in 1942 and spent 32 years in service until his 1974 retirement. His last assign ment was as an engineer with En gine Company 14.
Oates was an avid baseball play er, boxer and baseball player who spent much of his retirement watching his grandchildren's sporting activities.
He graduated from St. Xavier High School and was an usher at St. Xavier Church. Oates also was a member of the Fireman's Holy Name Society.
Survivors include daughters Patricia Telger of Price Hill, Judith Paff and Kathleen Finkelmeier, both of Delhi Hills. His son Robert James Oates III died in 1968 while serving the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Vitt, Stermer and Anderson Funeral Home, Delhi Township. Mass of Christian burial is 10 a.m. Monday in St. Xavier Church. Memorials may be made to the Elder or Seton High School scholarship funds.
Date of announcement: 02-19-1999
