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LAVETA B. PREISING, 87, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Cincinnati, died Tuesday. Arrangements: Heather Mortuary, Tucson.
Date of application: 06-29-2000
DEVIN WILLIAMS, 6, of Price Hill, died June 22 in a car accident. Services: 7 p.m. today at Plymouth Congregational Church, 3800 Glenway Ave. Visitation: 6 tonight at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of application: 06-29-2000
Orville Brown, Homearama founder
Orville Brown, who started Homearama and built the Home Builders Association of Cincinnati into one of the largest such groups in the United States, died at his home in Loveland on Tuesday. He was 74.
When Mr. Brown became executive director in 1957, the home builders group had only about 50 members and was nearly broke, said Elda Marshall, who succeeded him as executive director in 1989. Mr. Brown steadily built membership and oversaw construction of its headquarters. It now has about 1,300 members.
"The Home Builders Association would not be what it is today without Orville Brown," said Robert Lucke, past president of the group and president of Robert Lucke Homes in Symmes Township.
"He was a true leader. He knew how to guide people and bring out the best in them," said Ms. Marshall. "He gave great advice. It seemed like he was never wrong."
One of Mr. Brown's most lasting achievements was Homearama, a home showcase at a single site that he dreamed up and organized in 1962. The Cincinnati association copyrighted the name and Homearamas are now held across the nation. He later started Condorama and Builders Expo.
Mr. Brown's vision and strength of character enabled him to be a "tremendous provider of direction and knowledge on me and many others," said Carey Fitzpatrick, who was president of the Cincinnati association in 1985 and is president of JCB Properties in Montgomery.
Mr. Brown attended Miami University and was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo; a son, Fredric, of Miamiville; a daughter, Sally Reidel, of Loveland; sisters, Juanita Berteaux of Montgomery, Imogene Acus of Loveland and Sue Bowe of Sharonville; and five grandchildren.
Services are at the convenience of the family. Memorials: Children's Home, 505 Madison Road, Cincinnati, 45227; or H.B.A. Charitable Foundation, 415 Glen Springs Ave., Cincinnati, 45246.
Date of application: 06-30-2000
CHARLES S. BIGGS, 75, of Davenport, Fla., formerly of Alexandria, Ky., died June 23. He was a retired printer and a Navy veteran of World War II. Services were Wednesday at Dundee-Haines City Funeral Home, Dundee, Fla.
Date of application: 06-30-2000
DONALD MCNEAR, 65, of Walnut Hills, died Wednesday. Memorial services: 4 p.m. today at Johnson Brown Funeral Home, Bond Hill.
Date of application: 06-30-2000
JESSE W. RAINEY, 74, of Sycamore Township, died June 27. He was a traffic manager. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary UMC, 3215 Woodburn Avenue. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of the arragements.
Date of application: 06-30-2000
DOROTHY THOMPSON, 51, of Golf Manor, died June 22. She was a retired cook for Country Kitchen and later worked as a custodian at the Dr. Albert B. Sabin Convention Center. Services: 7 p.m. today at New Friendship Baptist Church, 3212 Reading Road. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements: Renfro and Piper Funeral Home.
Date of application: 06-30-2000
ALICE MAE WINSTEAD, 65, of Kennedy Heights, died Tuesday. She was a dietary aide with Jewish Hospital. Services: Noon Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 06-30-2000
David R. Huhn, former McAlpin's chief
David R. Huhn, who rose through the ranks to become president of McAlpin's and later CEO of its parent company, Mercantile Stores, died Thursday. He was 62.
Huhn joined McAlpin's executive management training program in 1959 after graduating from Xavier University, said friend Bob Diener, who was a store manager under Huhn for more than 20 years.
"He was really interested in the people who worked for him," Diener said. "In fact, he made a real effort to know everyone. He knew all of the sales people in the stores, which was remarkable. He made it a point to go around and know them by name. That went over real well with people."
In 1972, Huhn became the youngest president ever of McAlpin's and was credited with upgrading the store's image. In 1989, Huhn was elected chairman and CEO of Mercantile Stores Co.
"He worked hard and long," Di ener said. "He rose from a kid in Price Hill . . . It was a real success story. He had a long and storied career."
Huhn served on the boards of the E.W. Scripps Co. and the National Retail Federation. He was past president of the Price Hill Lions Club and a former trustee of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. He also was past director of the Better Business Bureau and the Cincinnati Art Museum and past president of the Greater Cincinnati Retail Merchants Council.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary "Skip" Meyer Huhn; sons, Jeffery, Jim, Andrew and Matthew Huhn; daughters, Laura Hickey, Jule Meiners and Jenny Reid; 12 grandchildren; a brother, Tom Huhn; and sisters, Pat Ostendorf and Judy Tooley.
Services are pending at Our Lady of Visitation Church. Harry Meyer & Geiser Funeral Home, Covedale, is in charge. Memorials: Mr. and Mrs. David Huhn Scholarship Fund, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati 45205; the Alzheimers Assoc., 644 Linn St., 45203 and David Huhn Scholarship Fund, c/o St. Xavier High School, 600 North Bend Road, 45224.
Date of application: 07-01-2000
ANNA NICKE BENSON, 74, of Hamersville, died Friday. She was a former vice president with Amerifirst Bank in Miami, Fla. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, Georgetown, Ohio 45121.
Date of application: 07-01-2000
REV . WILLIAM ANTHONY DRAIN, 65, who served at many Cincinnati Catholic churches, died Thursday. Father Drain served at St. Francis de Sales, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Mary and St. Matthias churches in Cincinnati. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Matthias, 1050 W. Kemper Road, Forest Park. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Arrangements: George H. Rohde & Son Funeral Home.
Date of application: 07-01-2000
WILLIAM SPENCER, 72, of Aurora, Ind., died Friday. He was mayor of Aurora from 1968 to 1972. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Monday at Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church, Aurora. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon and 4 to 8 p.m. EDT at the Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Memorials: Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church or Aurora Riverfront Beautification Project.
Date of application: 07-01-2000
Robert Stratton, was UC star
C. Robert Stratton, 70, of Anderson Township, died Thursday.
He was a retired vice president of sales with the Texo Chemical Corp., and was former executive vice president of operations of the Gibson Greeting Card companies.
Mr. Stratton was an All-American football player for the University of Cincinnati, playing for Sid Gilman from 1948-51, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990. He played professionally with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, and was an Army veteran of the 
Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Stratton; daughters, Donna Duddey and Deb Fogarty; sons, Ted Stratton, Tim Stratton, and Mike Stratton; 13 grandchildren; a brother, Richard Stratton, and sister, Carol Cartledge. Mass: 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Anderson Township. Memorials: Anderson Senior Center or Cook Family Cystic Fibrosis Fund, in care of Carolyn Kirby, P. O. Box 304, West Chester, Ohio 45071. T. P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington, handling arrangements.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
Services scheduled Thursday
for former McAlpin's president
Funeral services for David R. Huhn, 62, the former president of McAlpin's department stores, who died June 29, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Visitation Church, 3172 South Road, in Mack.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Meyer & Geiser Funeral Home, 4989 Glenway Ave., Covedale.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
DEBRA JEAN ABBOTT, 41, of Sardinia, died Friday. Services: 2 p.m. today at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: Noon at the funeral home.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
BILLY DALE HOGGATT, 72, of Mount Orab, died Saturday. He was a retired truck driver with B&L Trucking Co. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Heart Association.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
JANET POMERANTZ RAPPOPORT, of Philadelphia, formerly of Cincinnati, died Sunday. Services will be private. Joseph Levine and Son Memorial Chapel, Philadelphia, is handling arrangements. Memorials: Make a Wish Foundation.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
David Randall Eagleson, Emory executive
David Randall Eagleson, former vice president and board member of the former Emory Chemical in Sycamore Township, died Sunday. He was 77.
Mr. Eagleson, of Hyde Park, worked for Emory, now Millennium Chemicals Inc., for 40 years - including jobs in Boston, St. Louis and Chicago. He started as a chemical salesman and moved his way up through various management positions.
He graduated from Miami University in 1994 and later attended Harvard University's Advanced Management Program.
A resident of Cincinnati for the last 42 years, Mr. Eagleson was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, past president of Chemical Sales and Marketing Executives, past president of Pulp Chemicals Association and was active in United Appeal and Fire Arts Fund campaigns in Cincinnati.
"His hobby was sending out articles in the newspaper or magazines to people he knew," said his wife of 51 years, Joan McConnell Eagleson. "He had a marvelous sense of humor."
Mr. Eagleson also is survived by his daughter Amy Link, of Stanwood, Wash., and two grandsons. Services private. Memorial: charity of choice. Elden A. Good Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
THOMAS AARON CARPENTER, 77, of Vevay, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired sheet metal worker for Farm Fans in Indianapolis. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry St., Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EDT today at the funeral home. Memorials: Mt. Zion Nazarene Church.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
MILDRED M. REEVE MALOTT, 88, of Mount Orab, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Mount Orab Life Squad or Fire Department.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
SHARON PRENTICE, 56, of Aberdeen, died Sunday. She was a kitchen manager with Christ Hospital. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Ridgewood Cemetery, Wellston. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
RAYMOND H. SCHATZMAN, 96, of Georgetown, died Monday. He was a farmer. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Knechtly-Potts Funeral Home, Russellville. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Russellville Methodist Church or American Cancer Society.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
RALPH WARD, 72, of Avondale, died Saturday. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Thompson, Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Date of application: 07-03-2000
Donald Jessup, devoted husband,
ham radio operator, had 3 careers
Donald Jessup worked more than 20 years as the manager of the A&P grocery in Batesville, Ind., then went to work for Hill Rom Co. until he "retired." He then worked for Wood-Mizer in New Point, Ind.
Mr. Jessup, 79, died Monday in Batesville.
A World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, the Rose Hill, Ohio, native married Frieda Schoenholz of Bruning, Neb., after the war - a marriage that lasted almost 53 years.
He was a member of St. Mark Luthern Church in Batesville and the VFW Post 3198 in Batesville. Mr. Jessup was a ham radio operator for the Ripley County Repeaters Association.
In addition to his wife, survivors include sons Dave Jessup of Batesville and Steve Jessup of New Castle, Ind.; daughters Pam Wilson of Marion, Ill., and Cheryle Pierson of Belleville, Ill.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Meyers Funeral Home in Batesville. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Batesville. Memorials: American Heart Association.
Date of application: 07-05-2000
BLANCHE HUTTON, 88, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown, followed by services there at 1 p.m.
Date of application: 07-05-2000
SR. DELORES MADELEINE MARKET, O.S.F., 88, of Oldenburg, Ind., died Monday. She was a retired teacher at St. Francis's School in Cincin nati; St. Peter's School in Hamilton; and at schools in Middletown, Ohio; St. Louis, Mo.; and Bedford, Evansville, Princeton, and Rushville, Ind. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at the Sisters of St. Francis Motherhouse Chapel, Oldenburg. Visitation: 1-3 p.m. Thursday in the chapel. Arrangements: Weigel Funeral Home. Memorials: Sisters of St. Francis Convent.
Date of application: 07-05-2000
