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EARL H. NEU, 79, of Dayton, Ohio, died Friday. Mr. Neu was retired from General Motors. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 06-12-1999
ONA PARLIER, 87, of Bethel, Ohio, died Thursday. Ms. Parlier was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-12-1999
MURL A. WEAVER, 53, of Aurora, Ind., died Thursday. Mr. Weaver was a farmer. Services: 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday at St. John Lutheran Church, Aurora. Visitation: 4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Arrangements: Rullman Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 06-12-1999
Walter E. Armour, firefighter, assembly doorkeeper
People associated with the Kentucky General Assembly remembered Walter E. "Gene" Armour as each session began - even when they didn't know his name.
"The Pipe is back," Armour himself would joke, about the large tobacco pipe that was a part of his identity.
Mr. Armour, 87, of Bromley, died Sunday in Highlands at the Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
A chief doorkeeper for the Kentucky Senate, Mr. Armour also is remembered in Northern Kentucky for his years in the fire service.
He was a retired firefighter with the Veterans Administration Fire Department, Fort Thomas, a former chief of the Bromley Fire Department, and a former Kentucky deputy state fire marshal.
A close friend of ex-state Sen. Gus Sheehan, D-Ludlow, Mr. Armour held the doorkeeper post after his retirement as a firefighter. He was among the Senate and House employees who would return for regular and special sessions to aid with legislative operations.
"He was always cooperative and a real nice fellow," said Ed Schroeder of Ludlow, the ex-Kenton County Circuit Court Clerk. "I remember him always working the festivals in Bromley.".
Mr. Armour did hold one elective position, that of Bromley Police Court judge. He was also a former Bromley auxiliary police officer and a marshal for the Bromley Police Department.
A member of the Bromley Christian Church, Mr. Armour also was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Bromley Vets.
Survivors include his wife, Elnora Haberle Armour; a brother, George Armour of Bradenton, Fla.; and a sister, Rosemary Rothring of Bradenton.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: Bromley Volunteer Fire Department, 226 Boone St., Bromley, Ky. 41016; or Bromley Christian Church, 216 Kenton St., Bromley, Ky. 41016.
Date of announcement: 06-14-1999
DAVID LEE "BUTCH" EARLS, 53, of Vevay, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired custodian for Switzerland County High School and Jefferson Craig Elementary. Services: 11 a.m. EST Tuesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Anna Mary Earls Trust Fund.
Date of announcement: 06-14-1999
KENNETH D. SCHMIDT, 89, of Sunman, Ind., died Saturday. He owned Sunman Laundromat. Services: 10 a.m. EST Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Sunman Volunteer Fire Department or Sunman Community Church.
Date of announcement: 06-14-1999
MARIE EVA SIMMS, 99, of Ripley, Ohio, died Friday. Mrs. Simms was a retired employee of the Lucky Strike Shoe Co. Visitation: 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Cahall Funeral Home in Ripley, followed by 2 p.m. funeral services. Memorials: Ripley Life Squad or the Ohio Valley Manor Activities Fund, Ripley, Ohio, 45167.
Date of announcement: 06-14-1999
ETHEL EDITH CRUSE, 93, of Fairfield, Ind., died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. EST Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Franklin County EMS.
Date of announcement: 06-14-1999
Philip Buchsbaum, trucking executive
Philip Buchsbaum, 70, of Hyde Park, a retired trucking company executive, died Sunday.
The founder and vice president of Leaseway Express began his career at the now defunct Wilson Freight Co. as an executive trainee and worked his way up to vice president. He retired from Leaseway Express in 1991.
"He devoted himself to his family and his work," said his wife of 44 years, Ellen.
What people will remember most about him was his warmth and humor, she said.
During the 
Korean War, he spent three years in the U.S. Coast Guard. He also played saxophone in a dance band during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
A Wyoming High School graduate, both he and his late twin brother, Robert, were star athletes who often traveled to state tournaments.
Mr. Buchsbaum also leaves a son, Andrew Buchsbaum of Ann Arbor, Mich.; a daughter, Kathy Cotter of Braintree, Mass.; and four grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Weil Funeral Home, North Avondale. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: charity of choice.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
John Kling, killed in Thailand accident
John Emerson Kling, 46, businessman and former Mount Lookout resident, died in a hit-skip cycling accident June 5 near Bangkok, Thailand.
Mr. Kling, who was practicing for a French cycle race when he was killed, was a graduate of Summit Country Day School, St. Xavier High School, and the U.S. military Academy at West Point. He also was a U.S. Army Ranger.
He resigned from the Army to enter private business in 1981 and was managing director of the Etradex Corp., a financial service firm, working in Thailand. He also served on the board of directors of the Southern Ohio Fabricators Co..
He leaves a daughter, Christina Perry of Newport News, Va.; his parents, Margaret and Jack J. Kling of Montgomery; and four sisters, Elizabeth Mayotte of Ellicott City, Md., Josephine Trippe of Miami, Patricia Ballman of Shorewood, Wis., and Susan Worthington of Cincinnati.
Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church, Mt. Lookout. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the George H. Rohde & Sons Funeral Home, Mount Lookout. Memorials: West Point Education Trust Fund for Children of the Class of 1974, Co. C-1, U.S. military Academy.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
MARCELLA LOUISE FARRELL BARNETT, 50, of Vevay, Ind., died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. EST Wednesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EST today at the funeral home. Memorials: Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
JOHN C. ZEINER CONOVER, 92, of Western Hills, died Sunday. He was a retired president of H.C. Nutting Co., Mount Washington . Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Antoninus Church, Covedale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Westwood. Memorials: charity of choice.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
CYNTHIA A. MANIS, 38, of Cincinnati, died Sunday. Ms. Manis was a supervisor at Furrow's. Services: 2 p.m. EST Thursday at Ronald L. Seals Funeral Home, Fortville, Ind. Visitation: noon EST Thursday at the funeral Home. Memorials: National Wildlife Association.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
MARGARET GIST MCLELLAN, 83, of Hartwell, died Sunday. She was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. James of the Valley Church, Wyoming. Arrangements: Hodapp Funeral Home, Carthage. Memorials: Christ Hospital Cancer Research Center.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
CLYDE RAYFORD, 75, of Mount Auburn, died Wednesday. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
LOUIS ROBINSON, 52, of Mount Auburn, died Saturday. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at First Antioch Baptist Church, Evanston. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home, West End.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
LOUISE B. SLOAN, 72, of Avondale, died Wednesday. She was an administrative assistant. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
BLANCHE IMOGENE SMITH, 70, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Sunday. She was a retired cafeteria worker for Georgetown Exempted Village Schools. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, Georgetown.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
MARK ELLIS TOLLIVER, 72, of Roselawn, died Wednesday. Mr. Tolliver was a cook. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
VERVETTA WILLIAMS, 60, of Monroe, Ohio, died Thursday. She was a printer. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at the Meldahl Lock and Dam on the Ohio River, Clermont County. Arrangements: Maham Funeral Home, Williamsburg, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 06-15-1999
Charles Shear, sports enthusiast
Whether it was volunteering to coach a baseball team or helping to found the city's Kid Glove Games, Charles Shear was a giver. "That was what he was all about," said son Doug Shear, of Mount Washington . "He was always trying to take care of others . . . That was his thing."
Mr. Shear, who died Sunday at age 87, shared his passion for sports with his family and with his community. As a member of the varsity baseball team at the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Shear was able to enjoy athletics while at the same time getting a bachelor's degree and later a master's degree.
Combining his love for sports and his love of children, Mr. Shear served as the director of athletics for the Cincinnati Recreation Department and was one of five founders of the Kid Glove Game, a program that provides baseball equipment and an organized league for children.
For his work on the Kid Glove Game committee and the supervising Knothole Program, he was awarded the Fred Hutchinson Award, named after the former Reds manager who led Cincinnati to the World Series in 1961.
Mr. Shear, of East Walnut Hills, also spent 28 years managing the L.B. Harrison Club, a now-defunct nonprofit residence club for young men getting their start in Cincinnati.
Mr. Shear also served as a Lt. Commander in the Navy during World War II.
Even after a traffic accident took his left leg in 1979, Mr. Shear continued to help with Kid Glove Games and serve as director of Seven Hills Savings and Loan, formerly of Over-the- Rhine, for a total of 25 years.
He and his wife of 45 years traveled all over the world.
"We traveled as much as we could as long as we could," Betty Jean Shear said. They went all over Europe, to Scandinavia, the British Isles, Fiji, Tahiti, the Orient, Australia, New Zealand and Central America, she said.
Mr. Shear was also a devoted member of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, where he worked with youth sports teams during his 47 years there.
Mr. Shear is also survived by sons Patrick, of Mount Washington, and Thomas, of East Walnut Hills; and five grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church Chapel, Hyde Park. Visitation: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at the church's social hall. Memorials: (in lieu of flowers) Powel Crosley Jr. Amateur Baseball Committee.
Date of announcement: 06-16-1999
