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GLENN BOOT ALEXANDER, 78, of Winton Terrace, died Dec. 31. Mr. Alexander was a truck driver. Services: 7 p.m. today at Peace Baptist Church, 652 Rockdale Ave., Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements: Renfro Funeral Service.
Date of announcement: 01-06-1999
RACHEL WILLIAMS, 78, of Mount Auburn, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-06-1999
JERRY S. BROWN, 56, of Avondale, died Monday. He was a roofer. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-06-1999
ARNOLD THOMAS JR., 48, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Cincinnati, died Dec. 29. He was a maintenance worker. Graveside services: Noon Thursday at Beech Grove Cemetery. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park.
Date of announcement: 01-06-1999
MURSE LACKEY SR., 83, of Lincoln Heights, died Dec. 31. He was a retired GE jet engine assembler. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 01-06-1999
Byron Holley, aerospace engineer
Byron J. Holley, retired aerospace engineer, died Tuesday at his home in Anderso n Township. He was 80.
As an aerospace engineer, Holley worked at the General Electric Co. here as well as with McDonnell-Douglas Co. in Titusville, Fla., and the Department of Defense in Orlando, Fla., and was involved with the development of the Tomahawk Cruise Missile, the F-15 aircraft, the space shuttle and most recently the Stealth bomber, the most advanced aircraft built to date.
He was a veteran of World War II and the recipient of the Purple Heart medal. He received a degree in industrial management from Ohio State University, studied engineering at the University of Cincinnati and received a master's degree in business administration from Xavier University.
He was a member of numerous professional associations, including the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He also was a member of the Toastmasters Interna tional and the Disabled American Veterans.
"My father believed there was no excuse for giving less than 100 percent, either in your job duties or to your family," said a daughter, Debrah Bay.
Holley was a member of the Anderson Hills United Methodist Church for more than 30 years.
In addition to Ms. Bay, Holley leaves his wife, Georgia Douglas Holley; a son, Robert Holley; another daughter, Sharon Holley, both of Anderson Township, and a sister, Geraldine McCann.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington . Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Vista Care Hospice.
Date of announcement: 01-07-00
BEATRICE BRYANT, 64, of Lincoln Heights, died Wednesday. She was an assembler with N ational Distillers Manufacturing. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Lincoln Heights. A gathering will precede services at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-07-00
MARTIN M. FOLSE, 78, of Sunman, Ind., died Thursday. He was a retired driver with Do mont Beverages, Sunman. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation: Noon Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 01-07-00
JOHN THOMAS SCHUMACHER, 72, of Ripley, Ohio, died Thursday. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Catholic Church, Ripley. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley. Memorials: St. Michael Catholic Church, Ripley, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 01-07-00
SYLVIA A. GELTER THOMPSON, 86, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Bethel, died Tuesday. She was a retired factory worker. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Church of Christ. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, is handling arrangements. Memorials: Bethel Church of Christ.
Date of announcement: 01-07-00
Daniel W. Martin, expert in acoustics
Daniel W. Martin, 80, of Anderson Township, who dedicated his life to music and acoustical engineering, died at home Thursday.
With a doctorate in physics from the University of Illinois, Dr. Martin earned 25 patents related to musical acoustics and helped engineer the sound design of more than 350 theaters, churches and auditoriums.
He helped engineer the acoustics for Music Hall in Cincinnati, Corbett Auditorium and the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and Christ Episcopal Church, downtown.
Mr. Martin spent eight years at Radio Corporation of America developing microphones, headsets
and communication systems. Then he worked at Baldwin Piano & Organ Co., where he rose to the position of director of engineering and research.
An elder in the Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church, Mr. Martin also served as national president of Presbyterian Men and was a tenor staff soloist at various Presbyterian churches for 25 years.He leaves his wife, Martha; daughters, Mary Kilpatrick of Wooster and Nancy Glasgow of Iowa; and son, Dr. David Martin of North Carolina.
Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Mount Washington Presbyterian Church. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at T. P. White & Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington .
Date of announcement: 01-08-1999
Elizabeth Gast, linguist and animal advocate
Elizabeth Hilton Gast loved people, languages, family and animals.
'My mother's love of animals was surpassed only by her deep and genuine love and concern for
other people,' said her son, Matthew Gast.
Mrs. Gast, of East Walnut Hills, died Tuesday after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 47.
The native Cincinnatian attended the Lotspeich School and graduated from the Hillsdale School in 1969. She graduated from Skidmore College in 1973 with a degree in linguistics.
She traveled extensively and lived in Europe through the Experiment in International Living. She graduated from the Interpreters' School in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1975.
Mrs. Gast was fluent in numerous languages and tutored students in German, French, Italian and Russian. Her husband, William C. Gast, is leasing manager at McCluskey Chevrolet.
She was executive assistant at the Red Bank Veterinary Clinic and was a member of the Raise and Release Program, which cares for injured and orphaned animals before their return to the wild.
Mrs. Gast supported the Seven Hills School and was a member and president of the Parent Association Board.
She also leaves her parents, Robert and Mathilde Hilton Jr.; brother David of Eugene, Ore.; and sister, Melissa of Cincinnati.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Elden A. Good Funeral Home, Hyde Park. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Date of announcement: 01-08-1999
SISTER ISABEL ALBILLAR, S.C., formerly Sister Marie Damian, 89, of Delhi Township, died Thursday. She was a laundry manager. Mass: 3 p.m. Monday at Sisters of Charity Motherhouse Chapel, Delhi Township. Visitation: 2 to 3 p.m. Monday in the Motherhouse Heritage Room.
Date of announcement: 01-08-1999
SISTER LUCIAN BURKARD, 95, of Oldenburg, Ind., died Wednesday. Sister Burkard was a retired teacher. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sisters of St. Francis Motherhouse Chapel, Oldenburg. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Arrangements: Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville,m Ind.
Date of announcement: 01-08-1999
IRA COMBS JR., 71, of Combs, Ky, died Wednesday. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Engle Funeral Home, Hazard, Ky. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-08-1999
JOHN E. DELAMAR, 73, of Forest Park, died Wednesday. He was a foreman with BASF. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-08-1999
ALMA GRANT GRAYSON, 101, of Walnut Hills, died Friday. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Evanston. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Renfro Funeral Service.
Date of announcement: 01-08-1999
