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VIRGINIA C. MEYER THOMPSON, 95, of Groesbeck, died Sunday. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord United Methodist Church, Brooksville, Ky. Services: 11 a.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation: 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials: Alzheimer's Disease Association.
Date of announcement: 12-08-1999
James Lang, a founder of WNOP radio
James "Jim" Lang, one of the founders of WNOP (AM 740) - an all-jazz radio station that remains on the air in Cincinnati - died Wednesday at age 93.
His wife, Ann, called Mr. Lang "a man of great ideas."
"He could just look at something and know what to do with it," said Mrs. Lang, who worked at the station with her husband.
WNOP was at first a hodge podge of entertainment, featuring politicians and entertainers who came to town, said Mrs. Lang. The station - operating for years from a boat on the Ohio River in Newport - went from all-country to all-jazz before the Langs sold it in 1972.
Their next venture was a small religious radio station in the heart of the Bible Belt, Alabama, where Mr. Lang was born. "Jim was the brains behind it," Mrs. Lang said. "He just had a lot of fun."
Mr. Lang, Campbell County sheriff from 1946 to 1950, was also involved with politics, his wife said. "That gave him an opportunity to be around people," she said.
He was also an elder of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Thomas and a member of Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607 in Dayton.
Other survivors include a son, James E. Lang of Lexington; daughters, Linda Gard of San Antonio and Polly Palmer of Fort Thomas; a sister, Rena White of Satellite Beach, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and six grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Thomas. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Date of announcement: 12-09-1999
RICHARD ALBERT ALBERS JR., 47, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a manager with Tire Discounters. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Memorials: Dearborn County Hospice of Tri-County Ambulance.
Date of announcement: 12-09-1999
BRIAN G. LUTOMSKI, 54, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Dec. 2. He was a customer service representative with Anchor Glass. No services are planned. Memorials: Greendale or Lawrenceburg Rescue Units. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-09-1999
BERNICE SCHNEIDER PURDY, 88, of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday. She was a clerk with the former Richey's Grocery in Ripley. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, Ripley. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley. Memorials: Alois Alzheimer Center, Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 12-09-1999
JESSIE B. (RANDOLPH) REYNOLDS, 64, of Jellico, Tenn., died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Elk-Fork Baptist Church, Jellico. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, Maysville, Ky.
Date of announcement: 12-09-1999
PATRICIA C . RICE, 49, of Cincinnati, died Saturday. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard Church, 710 Circle Ave., Winton Place. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-09-1999
BARRY N. Washington, 59, of Westwood, died Saturday. He was a cement mason. Services: Noon today at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 6943 Montgomery Road, Silverton. Visitation: 11 a.m. today until time of service at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-09-1999
Mr. Wright, of aviation family
Wilkinson "Wick" Wright, a great-nephew of Orville and Wilbur Wright whose stories about the famous brothers helped fuel interest in aviation heritage, died Thursday at age 77.
"Wick was one of our last direct links to the Wright brothers," said U.S. Rep. Tony Hall, D- Ohio.
Wright had been a spokesman for the family and a fixture at anniversary celebrations and other events associ ated with the Wright brothers' first flight. Most recently, he was involved in planning the 100th anniversary celebration in 2003.
Wright had had cancer since January 1998 and died at his home in Miamisburg, Ohio, said his wife, Marion Wright.
Wright also is survived by his son, Stephen, of suburban Oakwood, and daughter, Amanda Lane, of Cincinnati. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Date of announcement: 12-10-1999
Sister Marie Concetta Papania, musician
Sister of Charity Marie Concetta Papania died Tuesday at Mother Margaret Hall Nursing Home in Delhi Township. She was 99 and had belonged to the order for 77 years. She was its second oldest member.
An accomplished musician and composer, she was responsible for liturgical music training of postulants and novices for more than 25 years. She also taught at the Athenaeum's Teacher's College and served as diocesan coordinator of fine arts for the Cincinnati area for a decade.
"Sister Marie Concetta ... left her mark on the Sisters of Charity in many ways," Sister of Charity Ruth Kuhn said.
"What a lovely woman."
Sister Marie Concetta composed "Missa Solemnis," music for the Mass in three-part women's voices with organ.
Her other original compositions include "Tantum Ergo" and "Hymn to Mother Seton, and produced "Sing, Dance and Play," a collection of songs for primary grades. Most recently, she was director of music and liturgy at Sisters of Charity Motherhouse. She retired to the nursing home in 1992.
Born Frances Papania to Italian immigrant parents in Springfield, Ohio, she received an elementary education certificate from Wittenberg College in Springfield, and a bachelor's degree in music education from the Teacher's College at the Athenaeum of Ohio in Mount Washington .
She then earned a bachelor's degree in piano and a master's degree in Gregorian chant from the College Conservatory of Mu sic in Cincinnati. Sister Marie Concetta also studied at the Orff Institute in Salzburg and at Solemnes, France, world renowned center for the study of Gregorian chant.
Sister Marie Concetta leaves a sister, Marie Papania, Delhi Township, and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Heritage Room at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, 5900 Delhi Road, Delhi Township. Mass: 10:30 a.m. in the chapel auditorium. Memorials in sister's name to the Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, College of Mount St. Joseph, 5900 Delhi Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45051.
Date of announcement: 12-10-1999
PINKY GERTRUDE CARTER, 75, of Lincoln Heights, died Dec. 5. Ms. Carter was an activity assistant for Maple Knoll Seniors Center. Services: 10 a.m. Satur day at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 1169 Simmons St., Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday until time of service at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-10-1999
JERRY WAYNE GRIFFITH, 34, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., formerly of Carrollton, Ky., and Vevay, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a construction worker. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Ind. Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, is handling the arrangements. Memorials: Donor's favorite charity.
Date of announcement: 12-10-1999
ALBERTA HAYES, 89, of Clifton, died Wednesday. Ms. Hayes was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity C.O.G.I.C., 1645 Power St. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday until time of service at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 12-10-1999
Robert B. McAlister helped in S&L rescue
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Robert B. McAlister, the man who earned the nickname "Czar" for his role in helping pull Ohio out of the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, died Friday.
McAlister, 67, who was helping coordinate the presidential campaign of Democrat Bill Bradley in central Ohio, suffered a stroke Monday at a downtown Columbus hotel.
Former U.S. Sen. John Glenn considered McAlister one of his closest friends, Glenn's spokesman Dale Butland said Friday.
"I'd say it's fair to say that Ohio has lost a booster, America has lost a patriot and Sen. Glenn has lost a friend," Butland said.
The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s began in Ohio on March 8, 1985, when Cincinnati-based Home State Savings Bank closed after losing $144 million it had invested in a Florida company.
As its losses mounted, Home State took down the Ohio Deposit Guarantee Fund and started a run that eventually led to the closing of 69 other thrifts insured by the private deposit insurance fund. Within a week, Gov. Richard Celeste declared the state's first bank holiday since the Great Depression. He appointed McAlister director of the state Commerce Department's Division of Savings and Loan on March 22, 1985, a position he served in until July 19, 1985.
McAlister often appeared at news conferences at the time in a bright orange shirt emblazoned with the words: "Reopening Czar."
"One of the reasons Bob was chosen is because he was a man of absolute integrity and absolute credibility on both sides of the political aisle," Butland said.
McAlister practiced with the law firm of Baker & Hostetler, specializing in civil litigation in the federal courts.
He was scheduled to retire at the end the month.
"He was a great civil trial lawyer, a wonderful mentor to younger lawyers," said Thomas Long, a Baker & Hostetler lawyer and longtime friend of McAlister. "I think he was the best negotiator I've seen in my 23 years in practice."
McAlister received his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1957 and his bachelor's from Kenyon College in 1954.
McAlister, a widower, is survived by his sons Michael and Pete, daughter Betsy and three granddaughters. A memorial service is scheduled at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus on Monday.
Date of announcement: 12-11-1999
JUANITA S. (BRUIN) HERBOLT, 78, of Bethel, Ohio, died Friday. Ms. Herbolt was a homemaker. Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: Angels Home Health Services, 128 Front St., New Richmond, Ohio 45157.
Date of announcement: 12-11-1999
DAVID W. MCMULLEN, 58, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Friday. Mr. McMullen was a supervisor for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Church of Christ, Greendale, Ind. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Memorials: Kristen McMullen Scholarship Fund; First Church of Christ, Greendale; or charity of donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 12-11-1999
HAROLD REYNOLDS, 79, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Monday at Garden View IV Nursing Home, Cincinnati. Arrangements: Johnson Brown Funeral Service, Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 12-11-1999
FLOYD W. ROUSCH, 87, of Bethel, Ohio, died Wednesday. He was a welder for Industrial Air and a World War 11 Army veteran. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Bethel Life Squad or Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 12-11-1999
VICTOR M. WEILER, 88, of Batesville, Ind., died Friday. He was a meat cutter for Mr. Ed's Store, Greensburg. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Louis Catholic Church, Batesville. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville. Memorials: Parkinson's Disease Foundation.
Date of announcement: 12-11-1999
SANDI J. (DEERWESTER) WILLIAMS, 60, of Bethel, Ohio, died Wednesday. Ms. Williams was an accounting clerk. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: noon Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: Animal Rescue Fund.
Date of announcement: 12-11-1999
Raymond Scott enjoyed farm work
Raymond Howard Scott enjoyed a life split between working in the city and living in the country.
For some 23 years, Mr. Scott worked the second shift at the former General Motors plant in Norwood. He then headed home to Gallatin County, Ky., grabbed some sleep, then tended to his cattle and the tobacco patch on his 150-acre farm.
Mr. Scott, 73, of Warsaw, died Saturday in Gallatin County Health Care Center in Warsaw.
Mr. Scott retired in 1980 to spend most of his time on his farm, said Bill Scott, of Richwood, Ky. He also drove a bus for the Gallatin County School System.
"He really enjoyed that. He drove the sports teams a lot, and he had a really good time," his son said.
During World War II, Mr. Scott served in the Army in Europe, with Gen. George Patton's Third Army. "He was quite proud of that," his son said.
Mr. Scott was a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church.
Other survivors are his wife, Jeanie; sisters, Rosie Stahl and Faye Davis, both of Florence, and Mary Frances Washmuth of Florence; and three grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: to Paint Lick Baptist Church Building Fund, Route 1, Box 210-A, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Date of announcement: 12-13-1999
BERNICE INEZ CLEMONS, 74, of Mount Airy, died Friday. Shew was a cook with the Cincinnati Board of Education. Services: Noon Thursday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-13-1999
BETTY LOUISE JACKSON, 67, of Silverton, died Wednesday. She was a dietary manager wi th the Cincinnati Board of Education. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Peace Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-13-1999
