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Dorothy Beeks

Dorothy Beeks

Jun 20, 1987

Dorothy Beeks, was born December 21, 1920.  She entered eternal rest on June 20, 1987.

Interment in Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio,

New Section Range 3 Grave 18

Married Chester Paul Beeks b: 20 Jul 1928 d:23 Mar 1968

Johnson Vandyke Grigsby

Johnson Vandyke Grigsby

Jun 18, 1987

Johnson Vandyke Grigsby was born in Shelby County, Kentucky near the town of Simpsonville on February 20, 1886. He died in a nursing home in Michigan City, Indiana on May 18, 1987.

Interment in New Crown Cemetery and Mausoleum, Also known as New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Mar 2, 1987

Randolph Scott Birth: Jan. 23, 1898 Orange County Virginia, USA Death: Mar. 2, 1987 Beverly Hills Los Angeles County California, USA Actor. His film career spanned from 1928 until 1962 and was a leading man for all but his first three years. He is remembered for his roles as a Western hero, as out of his more than 100...

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Feb 22, 1987

Andy Warhol August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987 Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and...

Wladziu  Valentino Liberace

Wladziu Valentino Liberace

Feb 4, 1987

Wladziu Valentino Liberace - May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987 known as Liberace, was an American pianist and vocalist. Liberace, whose glitzy costumes, giant candelabra and extravagant showmanship made him almost as famous as his piano playing, died yesterday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 67 years old. His spokesman in New York, Denise Collier,...

Dr. William Nolen

Dr. William Nolen

Dec 20, 1986

Walter A. Nolen was born March 20, 1928, in Hampden County, Massachusetts to Judge James Robert Nolen and Katherine M. (nee Dillon) Nolen.

Dr. William Nolen, a small-town physician who wrote several books, including ''The Making of a Surgeon,'' has died at the age of 58.

Dr. Nolen died Saturday at the University of Minnesota...

Joseph Bernard Bates

Joseph Bernard Bates

Dec 10, 1986

Joseph Bernard Bates, a 57 year old resident of Ceredo, West Virginia (Wayne County), formerly of Hardinsburg, Kentucky, was killed on Wednesday, December 10, 1986 when his twin-engine, 6 seat, Beechcraft Baron Airplane crashed into a mountainside near Pikeville, Kentucky.

Bates, the only occupant in the plane, had left Tri-State Airport near Huntington, West Virginia, at 5:45...

Jane Dornacker

Jane Dornacker

Oct 22, 1986

Jane Dornacker (October 1, 1947 – October 22, 1986) was an American rock musician, actress, and comedienne turned traffic reporter. In 1986, while working for WNBC 660 AM Radio in New York City (which became WFAN in 1988), Dornacker was aboard during two unrelated crashes of the helicopters leased to WNBC. She survived the first crash, but was killed...

Charles Pitts

Charles Pitts

Sep 18, 1986

Cemetery Details Location Vine Street Hill Cemetery

3701 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45220

Rev.  Gertrude Davis

Rev. Gertrude Davis

May 25, 1986

The Reverend Mrs. Gertrude Davis was born May 20, 1906 in Hickory, Mississippi to Funny and Alanta Weeks. She was one of three children. She married the late Rev. R. L. Davis in 1936. She leaves to cherish her memory: sons, Robert Davis Jr. and Nathaniel Davis; daughter in law Lisa Davis; granddaughter, Gloria Davis.

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Ollie  James Travis,  Sr.

Ollie James Travis, Sr.

May 24, 1986

Ollie James Travis Sr. Lincoln Heights, Ohio Passed May 24, 1986 University Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Born June 9, 1917 Kentucky Father A. B. Travis Mother Mary Bobbitt Son James Travis, jr. Officiant Rev. Timothy Piphus

Previous Events Funeral Ceremony Thursday, May 29, 1986 7:00 PM Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church

9991 Wayne Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45215

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Sharon Christa Corrigan Mcauliffe

Sharon Christa Corrigan Mcauliffe

Jan 28, 1986

Sharon Christa Corrigan was born September 2, 1948 to Edward and Grace Corrigan. She was to be the first of five children. At the time, her father was completing his sophomore year at Boston College. Shortly after Christa's birth, he accepted employment as an assistant comptoller with a Boston department store and the young family moved to Framingham, a...

Junior Harrison

Junior Harrison

Sep 1, 1985

Junior Harrison Born to Mr. John and Emma Harrison on June 2, 1910 wife Louise Harrison Stepchildren William G. Blackford Deborah Marsh Faith Blackford Mr. Ed Johnson

Previous Events Funeral Ceremony Thursday, September 5, 1985 12:00 PM Walker Funeral Home - West End Chapel

930 Findlay Street Cincinnati, OH 45214

Cemetery Details Location Mary E. Smith...

Nathaniel E. Ross

Nathaniel E. Ross

Aug 25, 1985

Nathaniel E. Ross was born July 27, 1925 in Indiana.  He entered eternal rest on August 25, 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He was the husband of Bernice Clinkscale Ross.

Interment Crown Hill Memorial Park.

MEMORIAL WEBSITE FOR BERNICE ROSS.

Dr. Walter Consuelo Langsam

Dr. Walter Consuelo Langsam

Aug 14, 1985

Dr. Walter C. Langsam, a historian who was former president of the University of Cincinnati and Wagner College on Staten Island, died today after a long illness. He was 79 years old. Dr. Langsam was the author of 15 books, including ''The World Since 1914,'' first published in 1933, an academic best-seller through eight editions. Dr. Langsam was president...

Mary  C. Hayes

Mary C. Hayes

Apr 28, 1985

Burial May 2, 1985 Wesleyan Cemetery Cincinnati, Ohio Born May 8, 1914 South Carolina Died April 28, 1985 Hospice of Cincinnati Father: Perry Acker Mother Carrie Acker Wife Willie Hayes

Thomas  H. Ferrell,  Sr.

Thomas H. Ferrell, Sr.

Apr 27, 1985

Previous Events Funeral Ceremony Saturday, May 4, 1985 11:00 AM First Baptist Church of Walnut Hills

2926 Park Avenue Walnut Hills, OH 45206

Cemetery Details Location Beech Grove Cemetery

436 Flemming Road Cincinnati, OH 45231

Benjamin  G. Bradley

Benjamin G. Bradley

Mar 2, 1985

Name:BENJAMIN G BRADLEY Date of Birth:09/28/1946 Birth Place:CINCINNATI, OH. Date of Death:03/02/1985 Death Place:GOOD SAMARITAN HOS. Name of Father:GEORGE H. BRADLEY Name of Mother:SALLIE C. CALDWELL Sex:M Marital Status:M Name of Spouse:CAROLYN STURGEON

Cemetery Details Location Norman Chapel at Spring Grove Cemetery

4521 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45232

Barbara Jean Howell

Barbara Jean Howell

Feb 18, 1985

Barbara Jean Howell, age 48, passed away at University Hospital on February 18, 1985.  Born in South Carolina on May 9, 1936, she was the daughter of Earl Johnson Sr and Eula Jones Johnson.

She is survived by her loving husband, William Howell.

Interment in Vine Street Hill Cemetery.

Rose (Brown)  Schwachter

Rose (Brown) Schwachter

Dec 20, 1984

Rose Brown Schwachter was born August 4, 1896, in Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky.  She entered eternal rest on December 20, 1984 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio.  She was 88.

The daughter of David and Libby Levine Brown. Her Father was a prominent early Williamson West Virginia businessman. They owned and operated Browns Dress Shop for many years....

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