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BOOKER T. ANDREWS SR., 58, of Avondale, died Tuesday. He was a laborer for Cambridge Tile Co. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 400 North Wayne Ave., Lockland. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1999
CAROL GRAY DUPREE, 44, of San Jose, Calif., died Monday. She was a supervisor of inside sales for Acuson Co., Mountain View, Calif. She leaves relatives in Loveland. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Behm Family Funeral Home, 26 River St., Madison, Ohio. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Los Gatos Presbyterian Church, 16575 Shannon Road, Los Gatos, Ca., 95032, for the Carol Dupree Memorial Fund for Disadvantaged Children.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1999
AUDREY LOU ELLIOTT, 48, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Tuesday. Ms. Elliott was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Markland Funeral Home, 327 North High St., Rising Sun, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1999
ALBERTA KINDELL, 65, of Walnut Hills, died Nov. 30. Ms. Kindell was a dietary aide. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Spring Grove Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at Spring Grove Cemetery. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1999
BERTHA MAE LEWIS, 84, of Cincinnati, died Monday. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Inspirational Baptist Church, Essex Place, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Jamison & Jamison Jr. Inc. Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1999
A.F. "BUTCH" MOLLAUN, 77, of Batesville, Ind., died Thursday. He was a retired supervisor forHill-Rom Co., and a World War II Army veteran. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Louis Church, Batesville. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville. Memorials: Prell-Bland American Legion Post #271 and the Ripley County V.F.W. Post #3183 Honor Guard.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1999
JA'REONA SMITH, 4 months, died Nov. 26. She was the daughter of Kisha Smith and Ricardo Reed. Services: noon Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1999
Lora Hosking Nast, sang with May Festival
Lora Hosking Nast, 88, formerly of Norwood, died Nov. 24 at a Portland, Maine, nursing home after a long illness.
A gifted soprano, Mrs. Nast sang for many years with the Cincinnati May Festival and with the Cincinnati Opera, both at the Zoo and at Music Hall, often as a soloist.
A native of Covington, Mrs. Nast grew up in Fort Thomas, Ky., and graduated from Highlands High School. She moved to Cincinnati and worked for Procter & Gamble in the 1930s.
She and her husband, William Nast, of Madisonville, met while both were singing in the chorus of Wagner's "Tannhauser" at Music Hall. He slipped the engagement ring on her finger as the couple walked through the cathedral scene of Wagner's "Die Meister Singer."
Mrs. Nast was often a guest soloist on occasions around Cincinnati and directed several church choirs in Cincinnati and Norwood. For 20 years, every month she and her husband entertained the residents of the Scarlet Oaks Retirement Community.
Mrs. Nast worked in the admitting department at Bethesda Hospital's maternity ward, volunteered as a reading tutor for children and was a talented seamstress. She was an active member of the former Bethlehem Methodist Church on Woodburn Avenue and of the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church where she served in church choirs for more than 55 years.
The Nasts lived in Norwood for 35 years before moving to Ocean View in Falmouth, Maine, in 1988 to be near family. Nast preceded Mrs. Nast in death in 1992 after 56 years of marriage.
Mrs. Nast leaves a son, Thomas William Nast, of Downers Grove, Ill.; a daughter, Lora Jane Anderson, of Falmouth, Maine; 8 grandchildren; and give great-grandchildren.
Services will be Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at Spring Grove Cemetery Chapel. The Anderson W. Mack Johnson funeral home is in charge.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1999
OSCAR D. COOK, 80, of Bennington, Ind., died Thursday. Mr. Cook was a farmer, retired operator of Cook Water Hauling, and he formerly owned and operated Cook's General Store, Mount Sterling, Ind. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Haskell and Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials: American Diabetes. Association or charity of donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1999
ANDREW CROWDER, 91, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. He was a retired custodian of the U.S. Postal Service. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Phillips Memorial CME Church, 521 Forest Ave., Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1999
ROBERT L. DAVIS, 79, of Madison, Ind., died Thursday. Mr. Davis was a retired industrial engineer from Grote Manufacturing in Madison. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison. Visitation: 4-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Parkinson's Disease research, cards will be available at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1999
E. DANISE SCHULTZ, 74, of Batesville, Ind., died Friday. Ms. Schultz was a homemaker. Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Decatur County.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1999
ANNIE MAE SMITH, 66, of Silverton, died Wednesday. Ms. Smith was a seamstress for Crown Overall Co. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at New Mission Baptist Church, 4809 Ravenna St. Visitation: 5 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1999
WILLIAM PALMER WELLS, 84, of Neville, Ohio, died Friday. He was a World War II veteran. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, 212 Prather Road, Felicity, Ohio. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, 323 N. Union St., Felicity. Memorials: First Baptist Church, 212 Prather Road, Felicity, Ohio 45120.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1999
Rev. Gilbert Willard, served Cheviot church
The Rev. Gilbert Lee Willard, 69, of Covington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, Ky. He was a retired machine operator with Miami Margarine in Cincinnati, and a retired minister with Cheviot Church of God.
A daughter, Marilyn Willard, died in 1953. A son, Lonnie Willard, died in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Mason Willard; daughters, Verna Murphy of Bromley, Ky., and Kathy Daniels of Latonia, Ky.; a son, Rev. Vernon Willard of Crab Orchard, Ky.; a brother, Arnold Willard of Frankfort, Ky.; four granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Newport Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, Ky.,is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-06-1999
ANNA MAE GAMBREL, 88, of Hamersville, Ohio, died Friday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. today at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: noon at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-06-1999
WILLIAM O. JOHNSTON, 95, of Friendship, Ind., died Saturday. He was a manager and auto- body specialist. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bear Creek Baptist Church, Friendship. Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro, Ind. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 12-06-1999
PATRICIA ANN LONG, 60, of Hamersville, died Saturday. She was a registered nurse and nurse manager with Brown County General Hospital's maternity department. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Brown County General Hospital Obstetrics Department.
Date of announcement: 12-06-1999
JOHN M. SCANLON, 67, of Cordova, Tenn., formerly of Cincinnati, died Saturday. He was a retired senior consultant and office manager. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Cordova. Memphis Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-06-1999
LOUISE CAHALL STEELE, 88, of Georgetown, died Saturday. She was an owner of Steele's Pharmacy in Georgetown and an elder of Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
Date of announcement: 12-06-1999
'Mel' McDonald, housing administrator
Melva "Mel" McDonald, a retired federal housing administrator in Cincinnati, died Sunday at age 73.
Mr. McDonald, of Florence, Ky., helped start a housing program that came to be used nationwide.
"He was a very fine, very charitable man," said his wife, Dollie. "He always wanted everybody to have an equal chance, but he believed you had to work."
After retiring as a housing administrator, Mr. McDonald worked as a federal appraiser with the Veterans Administration and the Federal Housing Authority until 1994.
Other survivors include daughters, Mary Beth Field of Fort Wright, Ky., Pamela Breithaupt of Sterling, Va., Joyce Sailing of Covington, Terri Zeiter of Arlington, Texas, Ella Field and Lisa Field, both of Florence; a son, William "Bucky" Field of Lexington; a brother, Miller McDonald of LaFollette, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. Visitation begins there at noon Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to Boone and Kenton county animal shelters. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, Ky., in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
CHESTER ALLEN, 89, of Russellville, Ohio, formerly of Mount Sterling, Ky., died Monday. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at the Herald-Stewart Funeral Home, Mount Sterling. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Knechtly-Potts Funeral Home, Russellville, Ohio, and noon Thursday at Herald-Stewart. Memorials: The Alzheimer's Association.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
WILLIAM "BUD" BECRAFT, 73, of Lawrence burg, Ind., formerly of Aurora, Ind., died Monday. He was a truck driver and a veteran of both World War II and the 
Korean War. Memorial service will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice. Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
MARGARET MAE CAMPBELL, 99, of Aurora, Ind., died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wilmington Hills Wesleyan Church, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Memorials: Wilmington Hills Wesleyan Church.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
LAURA ESTELLA COOPER, 71, of Roselawn, died Dec. 2. She was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Allen Temple AME Church, 7181 Reading Road, Roselawn. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
ELIZABETH J. PARRIS, 75, of Evanston, died Friday. She was retired from the Hamilton County Welfare Department. Graveside Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Cemetery, 11200 Princeton Pike. Visitation: noon Wednesday at Renfro/Piper Funeral Chapel, 647 Forest Ave., Avondale.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
ETHEL MARIE SHAFER, 90, of Madeira, died Sunday. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Arnheim, Ohio. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home in Sardinia, Ohio. Memorials: to the Ruth Lyons Childrens Christmas Fund or to Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
MURRAY P. WARD, 76, of Bethel, Ohio, died Monday. He was a dock worker for Commercial Meter Freight. Services: noon Friday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-07-1999
Jess Coen, steamboat industry authority
Jess L. Coen, a top authority in the steamboat industry, died Sunday on his 94th birthday.
Mr. Coen, of Clifton Heights, was president of Frisbie Engine & Machine Co., which served the river, coal mining and space industries for nearly 50 years. He was still active in the company until August.
He and his son, Reed Coen, were on the design team for the American Queen, a 544-passenger New Orleans steamboat sternwheeler with the tallest stacks ever built, which was constructed in 1995.
They also made heat shields for the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecrafts and designed facilities for loading and unloading barges on the Mississippi River. They also made calliopes for the steamboats.
Coen also became a manager for the Hatfield Coal Co. and helped the company build the then- largest silos in the country here.
He and his wife, Helyn, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September.
At his request, his body is being donated to the University of Cincinnati Medical Research Department.
He is also survived by a brother, Joseph W. Coen, of Port Neches, Texas .
Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Episcopal Church, 3766 Clifton Ave., Clifton. Memorials: Shriners Burn Hospital, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, or Calvary Episcopal Church Memorial Fund. Jamison & Jamison Jr. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-08-1999
ROSA LEE ALLEN, 81, of Winton Place, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Christ Roman Catholic Church, 5301 Winneste, Winton Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-08-1999
CORDELL BROWN, 94, of Kenwood, died Saturday. She was a dietary aide with University Hospital. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem Baptist Church, North Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-08-1999
WILLIAM G. BUNDY, 62, of Hamersville, Ohio, died Tuesday. He was a retired machinist. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, Georgetown.
Date of announcement: 12-08-1999
ALBERT HALL, 89, of Mount Healthy, died Wednesday. He was a retired licensed contractor. Services: noon Thursday at New St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 1047 Linn St. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Renfro & Piper Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-08-1999
JOHN A. JOHNSON, 70, of Forest Park, died Friday. He was a former administrator of transportation for the State of Michigan. Services: 1:30 p.m. today at Norman Chapel, Spring Grove Cemetery. Visitation: 12:30 p.m. at the chapel. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-08-1999
