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VICTOR BAILEY, Elmwood Place, died Saturday. He was a truck driver. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at El Bethel Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 11-13-2002
ELIZABETH M. JOE, 70, of Clifton, died Friday. She was a housekeeper with Good Samaritan Hospital. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the New Nazarene Baptist Church, Clifton. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 11-13-2002
RICHARD LEE ROFLOW, 54, of Bethel, died Monday. He worked in maintenance for Children's Hospital Medical Center and was the former owner of J&R Sales and Services, Georgetown. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Date of announcement: 11-13-2002
JOHNNY WALKER, 66, of Elmwood Place, died Friday. He was a bus driver. Services: noon Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-13-2002
ALICE MARY WERNER, 95, of St. Leon, Ind., died Tuesday. Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Leon. Visitation: 9 to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home, Dover, Ind. Memorials: St. Joseph Church Air Conditioning Fund and Masses.
Date of announcement: 11-13-2002
Richard Gordon, former Post business editor
Like many reporters, Richard Gordon often found himself working for editors who got grumpy if he did not get every story first, every time.
In the days when Cincinnati was a three-daily newspaper town, Gordon, then business editor of The Post, frequently had to fend off the complaints from his managing editor over why the Times-Star always seemed to break the big business stories.
"How come we can't get the break on some of these stories?" the managing editor fumed. "What can we do?"
"Change your name to Taft," Gordon suggested.
His boss, Gordon noted succinctly, "did not appreciate that."
During his nearly quarter-century with The Post, however, his bosses, much more often than not, did appreciate the humor and stories produced by Gordon, who died Sunday at 85.
In between two stints with The Post that stretched from the 1940s into the 1980s, the Illinois native also was editor of Cincinnati Magazine, public relations director of Northlich Stolley Inc. and public relations director of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce.
After starting as a reporter at The Post in 1946, Gordon moved through other positions that included, in addition to business editor, assistant city editor, columnist and ombudsman.
When he left The Post in 1956, he went into public relations, "which most newsmen think pays fabulously." But whatever the financial benefits, Gordon eventually found that a public relations office was a poor substitute for a newsroom in terms of psychic rewards.
"When you leave a paper that has become such a large part of your life, it tears you up," Gordon said.
So Gordon returned to The Post in 1973 — by which time The Post had acquired the Taft family-owned Times-Star — and the paper remained part of his life until he retired in 1986.
Gordon, whose wife Helen is deceased, is survived by three children, Jan Gordon, Carol Howe and Gary Gordon.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. today at Thomas-Justin Memorial Funeral Home, 7500 Montgomery Road, Kenwood. Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church.
Date of announcement: 11-14-2002
JOSEPH D. CODIANO, 72, of Brookville, Ind., died Tuesday. He was a retired teacher and football coach with Brookville High School, a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and an Army veteran of the
Korean War. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Brookville. Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. Friday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville. Memorials: Joseph D. Codiano Memorial Scholarship, in care of Franklin County Community Foundation.
Date of announcement: 11-14-2002
ROSEMARY DUNN, 76, of Aurora, Ind., died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home, Aurora, Ind. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Aurora Life Squad or to Margaret Mary Hospice.
Date of announcement: 11-14-2002
IRMA EVELYN MATTHEWS, 83, of Versailles, Ind., died Tuesday. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home, Aurora, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Silver Bell Nursing Home.
Date of announcement: 11-14-2002
MARY JANE RAYLS MCKINNEY, 77, of Fairfax, died Wednesday. She was a clerk for the Fannie Farmer candy store. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 11-14-2002
DAVID `SMOKEY' BAKER, 66, of Bethel, died Thursday. He was the owner of All American Tops and a sales manager for various Intimate Apparel companies. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati or the American Heart Association.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
SHANNON THOMAS BOLTON SR., 56, of Florence, Ky., died Wednesday. He was a floor supervisor at Argosy Casino. Services: 2 today at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 1-2 today at the funeral home. Memorials: To the family.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
REV. JAMES H. DIXON JR., 84, of Madisonville, died Tuesday. Rev. Dixon was the pastor of Gospel House of Prayer. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Morningstar Baptist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton, is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
REV. THOMAS GARGAN, 75, of Westwood, died Tuesday. He was the co-founder of St. Catharine Athletic Club and St. Catharine Parish Council and founder of St. Catharine F.R.E.S.H. Fund. He was also the director of St. Catharine Religious Education and the business manager for the church. Deacon Gargan was active in the Purcell Knights of Columbus 2798 and St. Isaac Jogues 4th Degree, the Boy Scouts, Westfed Pantry, St. Vincent de Paul Society and the VFW. He was a World War II veteran. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Catharine of Siena Church, Westwood. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at the church. Neidhard Minges Funeral Home, Westwood, is handling the arrangements. Memorials: F.R.E.S.H. Fund c/o St. Catharine's Church, 2848 Fischer Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 or Hospice of Cincinnati, PO Box 710784, Cincinnati, Ohio 45271.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
RONALD ERIC GIBSON, 47, of Westwood, died Wednesday. He was a cook. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
JAMES A. HALCOMB, 56, of Metamora, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a self-employed truck driver. Services: 1 p.m. EST Saturday at Church of God — Mount Assembly, Metamora, Ind. Visitation: 4 EST tonight at the church. Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind., is handling the arrangements. Memorials: Church of God-Mount Assembly, Haytown Hill Road, Metamora, Ind.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
CHARLES H. "HANK" HENNEKES, 93, of St. Bernard, died Wednesday. He was a veteran of World War II who served in the Pacific Theater (China-Burma-India) and was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at the Imwalle Memorial Funeral Home, St. Bernard. Visitation: 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati Inc., c/o Bethesda Foundation Inc., PO Box 710784, Cincinnati, Ohio 45271 or to the Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
DR. G. CLAYTON RICHTER, 85, of Greendale, Ind., died Wednesday. Dr. Richter was an optometrist. Masonic Services: 7:30 tonight at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 5:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-15-2002
GERTRUDE BACOUR BATAILLE, 48, of Felicity, died Nov.12. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: The Bataille Family Fund, c/o The New Richmond National Bank, Felicity Branch, or online at www.kennedy-stevens.com.
Date of announcement: 11-16-2002
WILL T. JONES, 75, of Avondale, died Nov. 9. He retired from the B&O Railroad and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Services: noon Monday at Renfro and Piper Funeral Home, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-16-2002
DORCAS MAYS, 87, of Anderson Township, died Wednesday. She was a homecare provider. Services: noon today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, downtown. Visitation: 11 a.m. today at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 11-16-2002
IDA MAE McNEIL, 55, of Westwood, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. today at Mother of Christ Church, Winton Terrace. Visitation: 10 a.m. today at the church. Renfro & Piper Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 11-16-2002
CHARLOTTE LATIMER WILLINGHAM, 54, of downtown, died Wednesday. She was a minister. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Jerriel Baptist Church, West End. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills is in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 11-16-2002
LAURA AUSTIN, 99, of Bond Hill, died Friday. She was a retired teacher. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Bond Hill. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 11-18-2002
JOANN FURNISH CRAIG, 68, of Vevay, Ind., died Friday. She was a machine operator with Randall-Textron Corp., Vevay, a member of Ruter Chapel United Methodist Church and a past president of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local No. 2395 in Vevay. Services: 11 a.m. today at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Memorials: Alzheimer's Disease Association.
Date of announcement: 11-18-2002
Thomas Gephardt, Enquirer editor
Thomas Gephardt, who was editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer's editorial page for 32 years, died Monday at Hospice of Cincinnati from complications of lung cancer.
He was 75.
Gephardt was editorial page editor from 1960 until he retired in 1992, and had the title of associate editor the last 20 years.
He was known as "Mr. Whig," a character he created to convey his conservative viewpoint in a regular Sunday column.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah, a son, Andrew; a daughter, Clare; two grandchildren; a sister, Mary Ann Shoemaker; and a brother, Dr. David Gephardt.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Miller-Busse & Borgmann Funeral Home, Clifton.
Funeral Mass is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Old St. Mary's Church, Over-the-Rhine.
Date of announcement: 11-19-2002