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JOYCE PATTERSON WETHINGTON TURNER, 76, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Cinc innati and Northern Kentucky, died Saturday. She was a former parimutuel clerk with Turfway Park and River Downs horse tracks. Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Young & Prill Funeral Home, Port St. Lucie, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-28-2000
Aeriwentha 'Mae' Starr, gold medal sprinter
Services are 11 a.m. today at the Lincoln Heights Baptist Church for former Olympic gold medalist Aeriwentha "Mae" Starr. She died Thursday at the age of 67.
As a 16-year-old high school sprinter in 1948, she was chosen to compete in the Olympics in London. While she did not win a medal, she returned in 1952 to win the gold at Helsinki, Finland, in the 400-meter relay. Four years later, in Melbourne, Australia, she won a bronze in the same race.
"She was an early pioneer," said her husband, Eddie. "Mae had been to the Olympics when she got a scholarship to Tennessee State. They had a one-woman track team there for a while."
Mrs. Starr also helped another young sprinter - Wilma Rudolph - hit her stride among the world's great sprinters, also winning Olympic gold.
In 1976, Mrs. Starr was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, now located in Indianapolis, and most recently was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in New York City.
She also was featured in an HBO documentary, "Spirit of the Games," about Olympic athletes from 1920-60.
Better known as Mae Faggs Starr, the native of Bayside, N.Y. came to Cincinnati after the 1956 games to start her teaching career at Lockland Wayne High School. She eventually became an administrator in the Princeton City Schools.
At Lockland Wayne High, she met Eddie Starr, who was studying for his teaching certificate, and they married in 1958.
She earned a master's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1973. In 1976, she was named director of women's athletics at Princeton High School and led the girls' track and field team to the state championship in 1989.
Mrs. Starr's Olympic medals are part of a collection of about 150 medals and 25 trophies she won during nine years of sprint competition. She held the national indoor 220-yard championship for four years and the national AAU outdoor 100 and 200-meter titles for two years.
She attended Tennessee State A&I on an athletic scholarship, one of the few colleges at the time that offered such aid to women.
Wilma Rudolph was a fellow student.
"Mae tells a story about them running in some championship and, at the end, Wilma almost caught up with her but she hesitated and Mae won," Starr said. "They were great friends."
"Mae met no strangers," her husband said. "She was outgoing, open and honest."
She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990 but recovered. She beat it again four years later, but the cancer returned last fall in her spine.
Other survivors: a son, Eddie II, of Phoenix, Ariz.; a daughter, Evelyn Laverne Starr, of Pittsburgh; and two grandchildren.
Visitation is 10 a.m. today at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall & Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 01-29-2000
TOMMY L. COLLINS JR., 54, of Lockland, died Wednesday. Mr. Collins was an iro n worker. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland. Visitation: 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-29-2000
JAMES LEONARD ENOCH, 72, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Mr. Enoch was retired from the General Services Administration and was an Air Force veteran. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Cedars of Lebanon Chapel at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. until time of services Monday at the cemetery chapel. Arrangements: Renfro Funeral Service Inc., Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 01-29-2000
MARTHA M. LAKER, 91, of Batesville, Ind., died Thursday. Mrs. Laker was a hom emaker. Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Church, Oldenburg, Ind. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville. Memorials: Hospice of Margaret Mary Community Hospital or Oldenburg Fire Department First Responders Unit.
Date of announcement: 01-29-2000
MARCELLA ROSE "SALLY" MILLER, 81, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Thursday. Ser vices: convenience of the family. Memorials: Dillsboro, Ind. Emergency Unit. Arrangements: Filter Funeral Home, Aurora, Ind.
Date of announcement: 01-29-2000
ROSE M. OLIVER, 94, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Mrs. Oliver was a homemaker and a former cook for the Cincinnati Public Schools. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Renfro Funeral Service, Cincinnati. Visitation: noon Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-29-2000
GEORGIANA R. PATTERSON, 54, of Galatia, Ill., died Wednesday. Ms. Patterson was a billing clerk and a substitute rural mail carrier. Services: 11 a.m. today at Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Visitation: 10 a.m. today at the church. Sloan Funeral Home, 110 State St., Galatia, is in charge.
Date of announcement: 01-29-2000
Harold Root, teacher, woodworker
Harold H. Root, 97, of Hyde Park, who taught school more than 45 years and also o perated an antique refinishing business, died Friday.
A native of Cutter, Ohio, Mr. Root earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a master's degree from Ohio State University.
He taught science, math and woodworking for more than 45 years, including 31 years in Cincinnati Public Schools. Mr. Root retired from teaching in 1968 and started his own business refinishing fine antiques and making cabinets.
He and his wife, Mary Louise, who survives him, were summer residents of Omena, Mich., for 40 years. Mr. Root designed and built most of their Omena residence. The Roots were members of the Omena-Traverse Yacht Club for 40 years. Mr. Root also belonged to the Travel Club of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Club Travel, English Speaking Union and the Lions Club.
Other survivors include granddaughter Julie Fleischmann and great-grandchildren Lilly Root and Matthew Fleischmann.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Redeemer in Hyde Park. The Elden A. Good Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
WALTER JEFFREY CURRY, 43, of Roselawn, died Thursday. He was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark Church, Bond Hill. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
THOMAS E. FERKINS, 81, of Aurora, Ind., died Friday. He was a stationary engineer wi th Procter & Gamble and a Navy veteran. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Cancer Society or Vista Care Hospice.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
THELMA M. GRAY, 77, of Covington, formerly of Sunman, Ind., died Friday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Diabetes. Association.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
MINERVA ANN HUGHES, 78, of Avondale, died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Servic es: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: Noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
RUDOLPH HUGHES, 67, of Avondale, died Friday. He was a retired highway maintenance a nd recreation department worker with the City of Cincinnati, and a 
Korean War veteran. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Morning Star Baptist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, West End, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
AUBREY G. MARTIN, 88, of Rising Sun, Ind., died Friday. He was a retired machine ope rator with International Harvester, Indianapolis, and a Navy World War II veteran. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fountaintown, Ind., Cemetery. Memorials: Rising Sun/ Ohio County Schools Children's Emergency Fund. Markland Funeral Home, Rising Sun, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
BESSIE MOREHEAD, 83, of Sunman, Ind., died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Markland Funeral Home, Rising Sun, Ind. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
THELMA A. WILSON REYNOLDS, 83, of Bethel, died Friday. She was a homemaker and a beautician. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: Noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Gideons International.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
ALMA L. QUISENBERRY SOUTH, 72, of Vevay, Ind., died Sunday. She was a retired bookke eper with Harrison County Community Services. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home, Corydon, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, and from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home. Memorials: Hospice of Floyd County.
Date of announcement: 01-31-2000
