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CORNISH A. SUMMERLIN, 97, of Forest Park, died Monday. Mr. Summerlin was a retired machine operator. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Glendale. Visitation: noon Friday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 03-25-1999
VIRGINIA L. THORNBERRY, 76, of Bethel, Ohio, died Wednesday. She was retired from Dyment Co. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Bethel United Methodist Church. Visitation: noon Friday at the church. Arrangements: Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel.
Date of announcement: 03-25-1999
ROBERT R. WALTERMAN, SR., 74, of Batesville, Ind., died Wednesday. The World War II veteran was a carpenter. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-25-1999
Virgil R. Lagaly, athlete and businessman
Virgil R. Lagaly, 83, a standout athlete at Elder High School and Xavier University, died Tuesday of complications of heart problems and diabetes..
'He has a world of friends in Cincinnati and across the U.S.,' said friend Joseph Kruse. 'He was a good family man and a respected, successful businessman.'
After college, the Western Hills native - whose nickname was 'Legs' - pitched in the minor leagues. He served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Mr. Lagaly's business career began with Standard Electrical Tool Co. He later started the Virgil R. Lagaly Co., and was co-owner of U.S. Electrical Tool Co. He retired in 1990.
His wife of 49 years, Marion Brinker Lagaly, said her husband 'was both a gentleman and a gentle man.'
He also leaves a daughter, Ann Seitz Adams of Bridgetown; son, Francis E. Lagaly of Price Hill; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Arrangements were through B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home. Memorials: Our Lady of Victory Church Memorial Fund.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
Services for developer Harold Flannery
Services for Harold Flannery, the Clermont County developer who died early Wednesday in a fire at his home, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Moore Family Funeral Homes, Batavia.
Mr. Flannery, 64, of Batavia Township, was found in his bed shortly after 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The fire may have been sparked by lit smoking material, fire officials said.
Mr. Flannery's wife, Shirley, burned her hands in the fire and was treated at Mercy Hospital Anderson.
Mr. Flannery had a long association with Clermont County and with county officials and developers there. He spearheaded the 1980 development of Eastgate Mall.
Other survivors are two daughters: Kelly Hacker of Union Township, Clermont County, and Rachel Bollinger of Blue Ash; a son, Harold Flannery of Union Township, Clermont County; a brother, Horace Flannery of Hyde Park; and four grandchildren.
Visitation is from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
MARY ANN BACKUS, 67, of Brooksville, Ky., died Wednesday. Ms. Backus was a homemaker. Arrangements were through Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
JERRY A. BOATMAN, 56, of Frankfort, Ky., formerly of Sardinia, Ohio, died Tuesday. He was an insurance agent. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: 11 a.m. until services at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
THEODORE HOWARD FRYE, 69, of Avondale, died March 19. He was a contractor and Army veteran. Services: 7 p.m. today at Renfro Funeral Service, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
CLARENCE EDWARD HAMMONDS, 59, of West End, died March 19. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Baptist Church, West End. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
JOHN H. JOHNSON, 56, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday. He worked for Keebler Co. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
ROBERT WILLIAM LOWE, 73, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Wednesday. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
MARIE McFADDIN, 97, of Sardinia, Ohio, died Thursday. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
NELLIE WELCH, 84, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Thursday. She was a retired telephone operator. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 03-26-1999
Grant Owings, chief counsel for Midland Co.
Grant Owings, vice president and chief counsel of the Midland Co. for 30 years, died Thursday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was 71.
Mr. Owings started in Midland's legal department in 1962. Before that he worked for the law firm of Dinsmore and Shohl, and before that he was administrative assistant to the Hamilton County Commissioners.
He also served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio in the 1950s.
During the 1980s, he served as a member of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission Nominating Council as the appointee of the House Speaker.
Mr. Owings was a candidate for the State Legislature in 1956 and 1958. From 1958-1960, he was chairman of the Hamilton County Democratic Legislative Committee. He also was a member of the City Charter Committee Board of Directors from 1957-1959 and served as vice president of the Hamilton County Good Government League from 1957-1960.
Mr. Owings was educated in the Norwood Public Schools and graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences and College of Law, where he served as editor-in-chief of the UC Law Review. He later served on the Board of Visitors and the Dean's Council of the UC Law School.
He was a member of the McMicken Society; the American, Ohio, Florida and Cincinnati bar associations; Kilwinning Lodge No. 356 F&AM; Jaycees; and Pompano Beach Order of Elks.
Survivors include a brother, Malcolm W. Owings of Pinehurst, N.C.; and four nieces.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Blue Ash Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Gilligan Funeral Home, Kenwood. Mr. Owings will be cremated and his ashes will be scattered off Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Date of announcement: 03-27-1999
STERLING A. HAMILTON, 84, of Bethel, died Thursday. Mr. Hamilton was a retired machinist for Cincinnati Milacron. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Church of the Nazarene. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Memorials: Alzheimers Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Date of announcement: 03-27-1999
ELVA BLACKBURN HEIM, 94, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Thursday. Mrs. Heim was a homemaker. Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Memorials: Lawrenceburg and Greendale fire and rescue units.
Date of announcement: 03-27-1999
Thomas Canavan, civic leader
Thomas J. Canavan, 68, a former vice president of AT&T and an active member of Cincinnati's downtown community, died Saturday of cancer at his home in Indian Hill. He was 68.
Mr. Canavan was active in Downtown Cincinnati Inc. and was former president of the Downtown Council. He was chairman of the United Way 1986 campaign and was awarded the Neil McElroy Award for United Way leadership.
'This is a man who was totally dedicated to his family and his community,' said long-time friend John Beatty, of Mariemont.
Mr. Canavan was an engineering graduate of the University of New Hampshire and, after college, began a 35-year career with AT&T. He came to Cincinnati in 1978 as network vice president.
Mr. Canavan leaves his wife, Jacquelyn Doherty Canavan; three sons, Steven J., of Jackson, Ga., Paul T., of Lead, S.D. and David S. Canavan, of Mason, Ohio; two daughters, Joan Roettenberger, of Troy, Mich., and Jennifer Averill, of Rocky River, Ohio; three brothers, two sisters and 11 grandchildren.
Mass will be at 1 p.m. today at All Saints Catholic Church, 8939 Montgomery Road, Sycamore Township. Memorials: United Way & Community Chest, the Leukemia Society of America or Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 03-29-1999
GENE A. ERNST, 53, of Aurora, Ind., died Friday. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Charles Young Funeral Home, Ross. Visitation: noon Tuesday. Memorials: Dearborn County Cancer Fund or Rising Sun United Methodist Church.
Date of announcement: 03-29-1999
HELEN RAE MILLS, 79, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Saturday. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 5 to 7 tonight. Memorials: Helen Rae Mills Scholarship Fund, Georgetown School District.
Date of announcement: 03-29-1999
