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DENNIS W. SIGMON, 36, of Vevay, Ind., died Wednesday. Services: 1 p.m. EST Saturday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 EST p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: The Elizabeth T. Sigmon Fund, with cards available at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 04-26-2002
Franklin Powers, 70, architect and renowned jazz musician
One of Cincinnati's most renowned jazz practitioners, Franklin "Frank" Powers, died Friday after a short illness. The Clifton resident was 70.
Mr. Powers, who played clarinet, "was a great player, but he also was a brilliant historian," said City Council Member Jim Tarbell, a former Over-the-Rhine jazz club owner.
"There are very few people in the country who had his wealth of knowledge - or his library - of traditional jazz and blues."
Born in Akron, Mr. Powers moved to Cincinnati to attend the University of Cincinnati's School of Architecture and never left.
A professional architect for many years, he designed several buildings in Greater Cincinnati, including schools in Kentucky, and later worked on Kings Island, now Paramount's Kings Island. He retired about 10 years ago to become a full-time musician.
"He didn't make much money making music. He made money making buildings. Music was his love, besides me," said Julia Hagan of Charleston, W.Va., his companion of 17 years.
Mr. Powers, who also played saxophone and piano, was an accomplished musician as far back as junior high school, Hagan said.
"He picked it up at a young age. He had a good ear, as they say," she said. "His mother was a schoolteacher, and she helped him pursue it. She believed children should have a well-rounded education and that included music."
In the 1950s, he played with the Gin Bottle Seven; in the 1970s and '80s, with the Arnold's All-Star Traditional Jazz Band. More recently, he played with the Sleepcat Band at Dee Felice, a Covington club and restaurant.
Mr. Powers was heard on "A Prairie Home Companion," a program distributed by Public Radio International, as well as on the Cincinnati jazz music compilations "Cincinnati Jazz Collection," volumes 2 and 3, obitby J Curve Records. He also wrote "The Losantiville Blues," which Charley Carey played on "The Story of Jazz," his Sunday afternoon radio program on 91.7 FM WVXU, after Mr. Powers was hospitalized two weeks ago, Hagan said.
"He was playing right up until he went into the hospital," she said. "Two weeks ago he was in Racine, Wis., giving a lecture on the history of jazz music."
Other survivors include four nieces and two nephews.
A memorial service will be held Monday at 6 p.m. at Hillside Chapel, 525 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Clifton. Anderson Funeral Home, Clifton, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-27-2002
Nancy M. Richards, manager at Playhouse
Nancy McFarland Richards, who was subscription manager at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for more than 20 years, died Thursday.
Ms. Richards, 79, of Mount Washington, began volunteering at the Playhouse when it opened in 1960. Several years later she she joined the staff as office manager and subscription manager.
"She knew everybody who'd ever been a subscriber. She loved the actors, loved 'the kids" - the staff people - and really was a stabilizing force for a lot folks," said Linda Parker, a longtime friend and former Playhouse box office manager.
And during all that time she volunteered and worked at the Playhouse, she bought her own tickets - making her a Playhouse subscriber for 39 years.
Her loyalty extended to her friends as well.
"She and I met as first-graders at Mount Washington public school," said Mary Linn White, a friend for 74 years. "We were crazy teens at Withrow and grew old talking of our children and grandchildren."
Earlier in her life, Ms. Richards was a social worker. She was an active supporter of the League of Women Voters and the Charter Party and was instrumental in opening the Anderson Hills Swim Club.
A memorial service is planned from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at T.P. White and Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington . No visitation is scheduled.
Memorials may be given to the Cincinnati Nature Center, 4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, Ohio 45140 or the Cincinnati Playhouse, P.O. Box 6537, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
MARY F. ALLEN, 75, of Madisonville, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gaines United Methodist Church, Madisonville. Visitation: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
IRENE L. BROWN-CURRY, 104, of Vevay, Ind., died Saturday. She was a co-owner of Curry's Market in Indianapolis and a seamstress. Services: 11 a.m. EST Tuesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials: Vevay American Legion Relief Fund or Switzerland County Emergency Unit.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
EMMA M. BROWNING, 94, of Brookville, Ind., died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Mass: 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday at St. Michael Church, Brookville. Memorials: Eastern Tennessee Chapter, Alzheimer's Disease Society, Portland Building, Suite E 102, 220 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville, Tenn. 37919.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
HORACE MICHAEL HUMPHREY, 47, of Hyde Park, died Thursday. He was a technician with Miller Brewery. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Memorial Baptist Church, Bond Hill. Visitation: 5 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
EDDIE LEE SMITH, 75, of Northside, died Thursday. He was a retired employee of Buckeye Eye Foundation. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bibleway Church of God in Christ, Evanston. Visitation: 5 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
RAMONA VOLTZ, 64, of Sunman, Ind., died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Memorial services: 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday at Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Dearborn County Hospice or New Alsace Conservation Club.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
KATHRYN HILBERG WEICHERT, 87, of Cincinnati, died Saturday. She was the wife of the late Charles Kipp Weichert, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. She served as a volunteer assisting soldiers as they returned from World War II. She also volunteered at Bethesda Oak Hospital and served as the chairman of their Geranium Day flower sale. She also volunteered in the surgical waiting room at Children's Hospital Medical Center. Services will be private. There is no visitation. T.P. White Funeral Home, Mount Washington, is handling arrangements. Memorials: Charles Kipp Weichert Scholarship Fund c/o The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
ROBERT G. WOODFILL, 82, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Saturday. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 212. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: East Enterprise, Ind., United Methodist Church.
Date of announcement: 04-29-2002
SISTER RUTH MARIE BAUER, 93, of Delhi Township, died Monday. Sister Bauer was a teacher. Locally she taught at St. Lawrence, Price Hill; St. Elizabeth, Norwood and Cure of Ars, Madisonville. Mass: 3 p.m. Thursday in the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount St. Joseph. Visitation: 2 p.m. Thursday in the Heritage Room at the Motherhouse. Memorials: Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, in Sister Ruth Marie Bauer's name, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount St. Joseph, Ohio 45051.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
CHESTER RICHARD BECKETT, 66, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Friday. He was a Local Union 392 pipefitter. Services are private. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, is handling arrangements. Memorials: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
WILLIE D. BURNS, 74, of Silverton, died Sunday. He was a retired custodian for Cincinnati schools. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
FRANCYS M. CONN, 84, of Cincinnati, formerly of Monterey, Ohio, died Sunday. Graveside services: 1 p.m. today at the Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Ohio. Maham Funeral Home, Williamsburg, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
ELIZABETH HOCKER, 97, of downtown Cincinnati, died Thursday. She was a retired employee of the city of Cincinnati. Services: 11 a.m. today at Holy Name Church, Mount Auburn. Visitation: 10 a.m. today at the church. Renfro & Piper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
LLOYD LASLEY, 90, of Golf Manor, died Sunday. He was a retired mechanic for the U.S. Post Office. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Shiloh 7th Day Adventist Church, 3660 Washington Ave. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
KATHERINE M. POTTER, 79, of Rising Sun, Ind., died Sunday. She was a cook for the Rising Sun Care Center, Ohio County Schools, Jack's Place and Whitewater Christian Camp. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, Rising Sun. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EDT today at the Markland Funeral Home, 327 North High St., Rising Sun.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
PAUL D. PULLUM, 72, of Bethel, died Sunday. He was a retired glue machine operator for Central Carton Co. Services: 5 p.m. today at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, 315 W. Plane St., Bethel. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Vista Care Hospice.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
CLARA SHEFFIELD, 86, of Wyoming, died Sunday. She was a retired LPN at what is now University Hospital. Services: noon Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
ROBERT G. WOODFILL, 82, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired electrician for IBEW Local 212. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, 455 Ridge Ave., Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EDT today at the funeral home. Memorials: East Enterprise United Methodist Church.
Date of announcement: 04-30-2002
