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GLENNA LEE SCHEIB, 77, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., formerly of New Alsace, Ind., died Sun day. She was a homemaker. Mass: Noon today at St. Paul's Catholic Church, New Alsace, Ind. There is no visitation. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials: American Diabetes. Association.
Date of announcement: 12-22-1999
Rev. Barney Wilson, 102, founded Baptist church
Rev. Barney A. Wilson didn't become a minister until the age of 35 and was alrea dy 50 when he founded Zion Hill Baptist Church in Blue Ash. But he was only getting started.
Rev. Wilson continued to take the pulpit well into his 102nd year, after more than 65 years ministering to the spiritual needs of his flock.
Rev. Wilson, a Glendale resident, died Sunday, six months after formally retiring. He was 102.
Originally from Biloxi, Miss., Rev. Wilson settled in Flint, Mich., when he was 17. Shortly afterwards, he came to Cincinnati and entered the ministry. He began preaching at Corinthian Baptist Church in Newport the following year, and was ordained by the Council of Baptist Churches at New Unity Baptist Church in Mount Auburn.
While serving as interim-pastorate in Camp Dennison in 1949, he organized the Zion Hill Baptist Church. After 40 years there, he led a small group of its members to the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Lincoln Heights.
Rev. Wilson continued to preach un til this past June, when he delivered his last sermon at the church.
Survivors include his wife of nine years, Dr. Ruth C. Wilson; a daughter, Betty Threkiol of Las Vegas; stepsons, Clyde Cooper and Samuel Cooper, both of Cincinnati; and stepdaughters, Cheryl Noble of Atlanta and Ann Pondepter of Maryland.
Services: Noon today at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Visitation: 11 a.m. at the church. Renfro and Piper Funeral Home, Avondale, handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-23-1999
Kenneth Keefe, long-time political activist
Kenneth M. Keefe, whose first venture into elective politics was to run for lie utenant governor, died Monday at Jewish Hospital. He was 60.
Mr. Keefe, a retired Anderson Township businessman, teamed up with former Cincinnati Mayor Je rry Springer to run together for Ohio governor and lieutenant governor in 1982. They took Cincinnati and southwest Ohio, but lost the primary nomination to Dick Celeste, who went on to become governor.
A few years later, in 1986, Mr. Keefe led a group of Democratic Party rebels who tried to ous t then 31-year Democratic Party chairman John "Socko" Wiethe. They urged a more open party, more outr each to minority and female candidates, and other intra-party changes.
"He handed us our lunch," recalls current Democratic Party chairman Tim Burke, a friend of Mr. Keefe's and a fellow rebel.
Wiethe won the chairmanship by a 4-1 vote.
"To take on Socko like that was courageous," Burke said. "Ken didn't need to do that. But he was willing to stand up for what he believed in. He was a great guy."
Mr. Keefe was the grandson of long-time Democratic Party leader Bill Leonard. He was presiden t of the Cincinnati Fan and Ventilator Co., which he sold in 1979. He sold real estate for Sibcy Cline an d Comey & Shepherd until about a year ago when he became ill with leukemia.
He also was an activist at Xavier University and an avid fan of its baseball team.
He leaves a daughter, Kelly Keefe, of Phoenix; a son, Mike Keefe, of Anderson Township; four sisters, Sue Schmitt of Mt. Lookout, Kathleen Meyer and Cherry Thompson, both of Anderson Township, and M ary Kerr of Indian Hill, and one grandchild.
Mass was held Thursday at Good Shepherd Church, Montgomery. Memorials may be made to the Leuk emia Society of America, or Xavier University. The Geo. H. Rohde & Son Fu neral Home, Mount Lookout, was in charge.
Date of announcement: 12-23-1999
JAMES WALTER BACON, 63, of Vevay, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a lithograph er with Standard Publishing Co. in New Burlington. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Ve vay. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Bear Branch Volunteer Fire Depart ment.
Date of announcement: 12-23-1999
BERTHA CLYDIS BRADFORD, 96, of Hamersville, died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Diabetes. Association.
Date of announcement: 12-23-1999
HUBERT C. KLUMP, 86, of Russellville, died Thursday. He was a dairy farmer and a member of St. Mary Church, Arnheim. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Church, Arnheim. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Knechtly-Potts Funeral Home, Russellville. Memorials: St. Mary Church.
Date of announcement: 12-23-1999
Tressa Rester, worked at Sullivan Electric
Tressa Rester worked for many years at Sullivan Electric Co. in downtown Cincinnati an d lived in Batesville, Ind.
Mrs. Rester died Monday at age 91, about eight months after her husband, Joseph, died.
She was a longtime member of the St. Maurice Catholic Church in Napoleon, Ind.
Survivors are a sister, Julia Carr, of Osgood, Ind., a grandson and two granddaughters.
A Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at St. Maurice Church. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the church.
Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville, will handle arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Napoleon, Ind., Fire Department.
Date of announcement: 12-24-1999
HELEN L. ARMSTRONG, 65, of Carlisle, Ky., died Friday. She was a homemaker. Serv ices: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 12-24-1999
FESSOR LEE LEONARD, 66, of Walnut Hills, died Friday. He was a retired C inergy worker. 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: 12-24-1999
William Holden, helped create Fairfield
Even Fairfield residents who didn't know him personally owe thanks to William O. "Bill" Holden.
Mr. Holden, who was active in Fairfield's incorporation as a city in 1956, died Wednesday, at age 77.
Mr. Holden was well-known in Butler County and Fairfield political circles, and served on Fairfield's village and city councils before he was elected as the city's second mayor in 1958. He held the post for two years.
Also, he served on the Republican Central Committee, the Residents' Association and the Butler County Board of Health over the years.
"I've shared both the different and same sides of various issues over the years with Bill," said Fairfield City Council Member Sterling Uhler, a longtime associate. "He was a good guy."
Mr. Holden was part of a group that opposed the Hamilton School District's attempt to annex the Fisher Body Plant in the 1950s. Alarmed that it would deprive Fairfield Township of most of its revenue, Mr. Holden helped guide efforts that saw Fairfield become first a village, and later a city.
"He was a valuable member of this community that we owe a lot to," Uhler said. "It was trial and error in those days. There was no cookbook to go by.
"Even in his very latest years, if he spotted something he thought was wrong, from a traffic light not working on up, he would come to council and tell us about it, in a nice and constructive way. His input was always knowledgeable and concerned."
Originally from Greensboro, N.C., Mr. Holden's family eventually moved to Ohio, where he graduated from Mount Healthy High School. He attended Tennessee Polytechnical Institute and served with the 1707th Army Air Corps Squadron.
Mr. Holden was self-employed, specializing in non-destructive testing materials for machinery and aircraft parts. He was an active member of the Springdale Presbyterian Church, serving for many years as an elder, member of session and as lay speaker. Also, he was a member of the Benjamin Franklin Lodge of Hamilton.
Survivors include his wife, Judith Peckham Holden; daughter Barbara Buckley of Clifton Park, N.Y.; and five grandchildren. Mr. Holden was preceded in death by wife, Dorothy Vance Holden; and daughter, Mary Beth Dalrymple.
Services: 1 p.m. today at Springdale Presbyterian Church, 425 W. Kemper Road. Visitation: 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Springdale Presbyterian Church or to the American Red Cross.
Date of announcement: 12-27-1999
Ky.'s Ross Perrin, played Santa since '49
Ross Perrin, who spent 49 years playing Santa at nursing homes, hospitals, churc hes and child-care centers throughout Northern Kentucky, died on Christmas Day. He was 83.
Mr. Perrin, of Paris, Ky., had been a charter member and former chief of the volunteer fire department in Berry, Ky. He was drafted to be the fire department's Santa in 1949, and the role became a lifelong tradition.
"He was such a natural," said his daughter, Bonnie Garner of Independence, Ky. "He was the perfect size for Santa. And he was always laughing. He was always trying to help people. It wasn't a put-on thing with him," she said.
"He would start the day after Thanksgiving. By Dec. 15, he would have three engagements a day," Mrs. Garner said. He played Santa for the Kentucky cities of Falmouth and Cynthiana. He enjoyed visiting nursing homes, spending time talking with the residents. And he delighted in children. "Mothers would bring children who were scared of Santa, but they'd never cry with him," Mrs. Garner said. "He just had a way with them. Children went right to him."
The last time he donned his tailor-made red velvet Santa suit was in 1998. He was ill through most of 1999, and his condition worsened early last week. "They thought he wouldn't make it on Tuesday," Mrs. Garner said. "But I knew he wouldn't leave before Christmas."
Other survivors include his wife, Mary Wells Perrin; sons, Clarence Courtney Jr. of Berry, and Johnny Courtney of Cynthiana; daughters, Carrie Back of Morehead, Ky., Betty Adams of Berry, Dorothy Roberts of Lexington, Ky., 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, Ky. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Route 2, Box 216A, Williamstown, Ky. 41097; Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Herrington Methodist Church, Paris, Ky. 40361.
Date of announcement: 12-27-1999
JOHN E. "JAY" EHRENFELS, 43, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Hospice of Cin cinnati. He was a retired postal clerk and a Navy veteran. He was a member of St. John Church, West Chester, and was executive producer for Cincinnati singer Tracy Walker. Mass: 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Church, West Chester. Memorials: to Hospice of Cincinnati. Arrangements: Vorhis Funeral Home, Springdale.
Date of announcement: 12-27-1999
TONY L. NEAL, 30, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Vevay, Ind., died Thursday. Mr. Neal was a project manager for Price Contractors Co., Jacksonville. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Haskell and Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation is there from 9 a.m. until services Wednesday. Memorials: Switzerland County Emergency Unit.
Date of announcement: 12-27-1999
DONALD KEITH PRUITT, 72, of Sardinia, Ohio, died Saturday. He was a Cincinnati po lice officer, liquor-control agent and former owner and operator of Greencrest Motel in Mount Orab, Ohio. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Jan. 8 at West Fork Baptist Church. Arrangements: Knechtly-Potts Funeral Home, Russellville, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 12-27-1999
EMMA K. WAEHAUS, 94, of Aurora, Ind., died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Service s: 2 p.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church, Manchester. Visitation: noon until services at the church. Arrangements: Rullman Funeral Home. Memorials: Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund.
Date of announcement: 12-27-1999
P&G's Robert DeMoss, devoted to family, church, Derby, Reds
Robert DeMoss was a true fan of his hometown.
Born and raised in Campbell County, Ky., he worked 30 years as a design engineer with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati.
Mr. DeMoss loved things about both sides of the river, his granddaughter said - the Cincinnati Reds and the Kentucky Derby.
"He definitely wanted to see Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame," Angie Martin said.
Every year around Derby day, Mr. DeMoss would throw a big party to celebrate the race, she said. "A hundred people would be there."
Mr. DeMoss of Fort Thomas, Ky., died Sunday at his home. He was 79.
Mr. DeMoss always put other people before himself, said his wife, Madeline.
"Anything he could do for a neighbor, he would do," she said.
For many years, he was the treasurer of St. Bernard's Church festival in Dayton, Ky., even though he wasn't a member of the church. He hand-painted signs and made posters for the festival, Ms. Martin said.
Mr. and Mrs. DeMoss were both members of the Bellevue Senior Citizens, where, she said, "we would just go down and party."
He was also a member of the Northern Kentucky Historical Society and St. Bernard Church's 55 Club.
Other survivors include daughters, Rhonda Boesken of Cincinnati, Linda Frede of Chicago and Glenda Philbin of Mendham, N.J.; stepdaughters, Diane Pentenburg of Dayton, Ohio, Donna Schweitzer of Fort Thomas and Carol Wells of Alexandria; stepsons, Bernie Pfeffer and Tony Pfeffer, both of Dayton, Ky., and Lou Pfeffer of Kansas City; sisters, Dorothy DeMoss of Bellevue, Ky., Ruth Farmer of Fort Thomas, Ky., and Virginia Leicht of Dayton, Ky.; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass: at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation: from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, Ky. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials: to St. Bernard School, Fifth and Berry, Dayton, Ky. 41074; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Deaconess Hospital, Cardiac Rehabilitation, 311 Straight St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1999
JOSEPH CRENSHAW JR., 76, of Madisonville, died Sunday. He was a caterer. Serv ices: 1 p.m. today at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton. Visitation: Noon at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1999
