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Bishop Jasper Jaye Phillips, 87
Bishop Jasper Jaye Phillips was a lively, enthusiastic preacher who knew how to get people excited about the Lord.
He was born in 1916 in Metter, Ga., and moved with his family to Cincinnati when he was 8. He joined the First Pentecostal Church in 1936 and became its pastor 14 years later. Until he became sick three years ago, he never missed a Sunday preaching.
Bishop Phillips died Wednesday. He was 87.
Nellie Bess, a close family friend, said he had a deep, resonant singing voice and knew how to use it.
"When he said something, you remembered it -- he commanded respect without demanding it," she said.
"For years, we've broadcast Sunday services on WCIN, and our opening song was 'I'm Glad to Be in the Service One More Time,'" said Bess. "And Bishop would say "one more time' like you wouldn't believe. Even the little children, when they'd see him, they'd say, 'Daddy, daddy! There goes 'One More Time.'"
Under his pastorate, the church moved to a new building at 3041 Gilbert Ave. and again in 1973 to its present site, the former Isaac Wise Center at 3771 Reading Rd. in North Avondale. He was appointed to the office of district elder in 1959 and to the bishopric in 1989.
In 1983, he founded the Zion Temple Christian Academy, which has a current enrollment of about 200 children.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Beulah; a son, Ronald, of Cincinnati; a brother, Rufus Phillips, of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday and noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Zion Temple First Pentecostal Church, Reading Road and North Crescent Avenue. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Funeral service: 1 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Spring Grove Cemetery. Renfro & Piper Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
William Wessels, retired firefighter
William Wessels, a retired Cincinnati firefighter who was known for everything from cooking to woodworking, died March 21 in Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Mr. Wessels, 76, grew up in Price Hill, graduated from Elder High School in 1945 and was an engineer with Engine Company 45 at Fifth Street and Central Avenue downtown for 30 years. He played first base on the department softball team that won the world championship in 1956.
His parents operated the Bohemian Grill on Warsaw Avenue, and Mr. Wessels loved serving Old World delicacies he learned to make from them. He served as an Army cook in 1945 and 1946 in Italy and became know as an accomplished firehouse cook.
In his retirement, he was an avid golfer and loved woodworking, giving family, friends and even strangers furniture, bluebird houses and toys he had crafted. Whenever people tried to pay him for his work, he suggested they make a donation to Heart House homeless shelter in Aurora, Ind.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sue; children Chris Wessels, Mark Wessels, Diane Jones, Angela Wessels and Tersa Coile, eight grandchildren; a sister, Margaret Kreinest and a brother, Paul Wessels.
Services have been held. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind., was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
CHARLES E. CORSON, 75, of Sunman, Ind., died Thursday. He was a retired mechanic for Bruns and Gutzweiler. Services: 6 p.m. today Saturday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, Ind. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Sunman Volunteer Fire Department.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
EMMA D. DUFF, 97, of Walnut Hills, died Wednesday. She was a retired teacher at a nursing school. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Jerriel Baptist Church, West End. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the church. Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home, Evanston, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
DORIS ELLEN ESTER, 80, of Aurora, Ind., died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Monday at Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EDT Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Aurora Life Squad.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
ELMER JOHN HERTEL, 94, of Brookville, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a farmer. Services: 11:30 a.m. EST Monday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Brookville Alzheimer's Association.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
BERT HOLMES SR., 81, of Kennedy Heights, died Thursday. He was a tile and marble setter. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carmel Presbyterian Baptist Church, Avondale. Memorials: Carmel Presbyterian Baptist Church, 3549 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
MARIE JOHNSON, 95, of Evanston, died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Jerriel Baptist Church, West End. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
THELMA LEWIS LUNDY, 74, of Madisonville, died Thursday at Deaconess Hospital. She was a retired retirement home cook. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, New Vision United Methodist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
SISTER MARINA PUCKE O.S.F., 86, of Oldenburg, Ind., died Wednesday. She taught at Our Lady of the Angels High School in St. Bernard and Fenwick High School in Middletown, and also schools in Indiana. Visitation and a Mass of Christian burial was held Friday at the Sisters of St. Francis Motherhouse Chapel in Oldenburg.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
HARLEY DARRELL TATE, 34, of Aurora, Ind., died Thursday. He was a laborer for Pacific Construction Feather Co. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Monday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: noon EDT Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: AVOC of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
ALBERT J. UHLENBROCK, 78, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Western Hills, died Wednesday. He was the former president of Cincinnati Gasket and Manufacturing Co. He was a member of Young Presidents Organization, Western Hills Country Club and T.P.C. Country Club in Sarasota. A memorial Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Immaculata Church, Mount Adams. Radel Funeral Home, Delhi Township, is handling arrangements. Memorials: Immaculata Church, 30 Guido St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 or Fragile X Research Foundation, 45 Pleasant St., Newburryport, Mass., 01950.
Date of announcement: 04-05-2003
RUBY LOUISE DONOHOO, 89, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. She was retired from U.S. Playing Card Co. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Lawrenceburg Rescue Unit.
Date of announcement: 04-07-2003
VERNER P. LAUBER, 82, of Sunman, Ind., died Saturday. He was retired from the Nedderman Feed Store in Sunman and also worked for the Sunman Telephone Co. for many years. Services: 11 a.m. EST Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Hubbles Corner, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST tonight at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, Ind. Memorials: Margaret-Mary Community Hospital Home Care, Dearborn County Hospice or the Restroom Fund of St. John Lutheran Church.
Date of announcement: 04-07-2003
ANNA MEEKS, 61, of Mount Auburn, died Saturday. She was a nurse's aide. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 04-07-2003
KATHRYN ROSE MIX, 70, of Aurora, Ind., died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday at Wilmington United Methodist Church, Wilmington, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EDT tonight at Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home, Aurora. Memorials: Wilmington United Methodist Church, Aurora Life Squad or to the Hogan Township Fire Department.
Date of announcement: 04-07-2003
GEORGE B. SCHIPPER, 82, of Indianapolis, formerly of Aurora, Ind., died Sunday. He was retired from United Telephone Company, Plymouth, Ind. Mass: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Aurora. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at the church. Rullman Hunger Denney Funeral Home, Aurora, Ind., is handling the arrangements. Memorials: Aurora Rescue Unit.
Date of announcement: 04-07-2003
INEZ LUNDY, 67, of Westwood, died April 2. She was a lab technician. Services: 7 p.m. today at Renfro & Piper Funeral Home, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 04-07-2003
QUENTON JOHN "ROCKY" LAUER, 21, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. He was an independent contractor in floor installation. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: "Rocky" Lauer Memorial Fund.
Date of announcement: 04-08-2003
INEZ LUNDY, 67, of Westwood, died April 2. She was a lab technician. Services were Monday at Renfro & Piper Funeral Home, Avondale.
Date of announcement: 04-08-2003
FANNIE E. PIERSAWL, 90, of Wyoming, died Saturday. She was a retired teacher. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel AME Church, Lockland. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-08-2003
DELORES M. "DODIE" WHITFORD, 73, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Monday. She was a retired line worker and laborer for Seagrams Distillery. Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday at Markland Funeral Home, Rising Sun, Ind. There is no visitation. Memorials: Markland Funeral Home, Rising Sun, Ind., 47040, VITAS Hospice or Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 04-09-2003
WILLIE DARRELL WILLIAMS, 43, of Avondale, died Saturday. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 04-09-2003
JESHAWN K.R. JOHNSON, 18, of Mount Airy, died Sunday. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at New Friendship Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-10-2003
ELSIE M. MINTER, 70, of Roselawn, died April 3. She was a retired supervisor for a group home. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, Woodlawn. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 04-10-2003
SISTER MARGARET (MARGIE) SCHWAB, 81, of New Orleans, formerly of Cincinnati, died Tuesday. She spent 57 years of service in Cincinnati. She served 33 years at the Fontbonne Residence, the Provincial House of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Immaculate Heart of Mary, where she was in charge of the kitchen and laundry. In 1973, she became the driver for the retired Sisters' Heritage House. In 1977, she expanded her ministry into Salem Parke Nursing Home as their activities assistant for 14 years and retired to New Orleans in 1997. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Sisters of St. Joseph Chapel, New Orleans. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, New Orleans, is handling the arrangements. Memorials: Sisters of St. Joseph Development Fund, 1200 Mirabeau Ave., New Orleans, La. 70122.
Date of announcement: 04-10-2003
