Obituaries

Sep 10, 1935

Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. A Democrat, he was an outspoken populist who denounced the rich and the...

Sep 8, 1935

Carl Austin Weiss, Sr. (December 6, 1906 – September 8, 1935), was an American physician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who assassinated U.S. Senator Huey Pierce Long, Jr., at the Louisiana State Capitol on September 8, 1935. Baton Rouge doctor Weiss was born in Baton Rouge to Carl Adam Weiss, M.D., and the former Viola Maine. Weiss's father was a...

Oct 1, 1934

Pauline Elizabeth Thomas, age 81, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, in , . She was born June 27, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visitation is from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm, on Thursday, October 8, 2015, at the First Baptist Church of Cumminsville, 3640 Roll Avenue, Cincinnati (45223). The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 7:00...

Apr 1, 1934

Iola Miller, age 84, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018, in Cincinnati , Ohio. She was born April 1, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Visitation is from until 10:00 am, on September 29, 2018, at Allen Temple AME Church. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 11:00 am.

Interment will follow Vine Street...

Nov 18, 1933

In Memory of Lee Roberson November 18, 1933 - January 4, 2011 Visitation: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 14, 2011 Beulah Baptist Church, 1834 Section Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45237 Service: 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 14, 2011 Beulah Baptist Church, 1834 Section Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45237 Interment: Landmark Memorial Gardens

Feb 22, 1933

Michael Malloy was born 1873. He passed away February 22, 1933. Michael Malloy, also known as Mike the Durable and Iron Mike, was a homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 30s. Although he was a former firefighter, he is most famous for surviving a number of attempts on his life...

Sep 16, 1932

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Millicent Lilian 'Peg' Entwistle (5 February 1908 – 16 September 1932) was a British stage and screen actress. She began her stage career in 1925, appearing in several Broadway productions. She appeared in only one film, Thirteen Women, which was released posthumously. Entwistle gained notoriety after she jumped to her death from atop the 'H' on...

Mar 8, 1930

During his long government career, he served as Governor of the Philippines, Secretary of War, President of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is the only man in U.S. history to have been both President and Chief Justice. He was a large man, six-feet tall and weighing more than 300 pounds. He...

Nov 6, 1928

May 16, 1927

Age: 34 Served: 2 years March 16, 1926 to May 16, 1927 On May 15, 1927 Mary Easley approached off duty and probably unarmed District Four Patrolman Wilson at his residence at 761 Kenyon Avenue and informed him that a man had just fired two shots into the windows of her residence at 621 Cutter Street. While relating this...

Nov 20, 1925

Ollie Lucille Nared was born on November 20, 1925, in Nashville, Tennessee to the proud parents, the late Bessie Knight and George Munkus Patton.  Ollie was the youngest of two siblings.  She left Tennessee and bagan her journey of life in Cincinnati, Ohio where she met and married Jessie Nared, Sr.

She was preceded in death by...

Sep 2, 1923

Minnie Douglas

Born September 2, 1923

Entered Eternal Rest April 7, 2012

As a new day dawned, a new life began.  The morning of April 7, 2012, the summons came and she answered, moving into eternity.

Minnie Carmichael was born on September 2, 1923 in Browns, Alabama to the late Joseph...

Jul 25, 1923

Apr. 20, 1868 West Virginia, USA Death: Jul. 25, 1923 Indianapolis Marion County Indiana, USA Name: David G Adkins Vitals: Male Birth: 20 Apr 1868, West Virginia Death: 25 Jul 1923, Indianapolis, IN; Age 55 Burial: 28 Jul 1923, Mt Healthy, Ohio Father Name: James Adkins Mother Name: Nancy Tooley Adkins Batch Number: B01775-1 System Origin: Ohio-EASy Source Film:...

Jan 17, 1923

Gus Blackmon Jr beloved husband of Dorothy Blackmon, devoted father of Gregory, Shelton, Tyrone, Bernadette (Blackmon) Holder, Bernice Lawrence, and Melvin McGuire, dear brotherof Mattie P. Scott, Juelma and Quinton Blackmon (Lenora) also survived by seven grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.  Friends may call at Phillippi Baptist Church, 1806 Brewster Ave Sat., April 19 from 9am until 10 am service...

May 7, 1922

John Henry Patterson, founder of the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio passed away on May 7, 1922, in Oakwood, Ohio, at age 77.   He was born December 13, 1844 in Dayton, Ohio.

John Henry Patterson was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1844. He spent his childhood working on the family farm and in his father's ...

Dec 10, 1921

Grace Mae Poston 92, passed away December 10, 2013 at Mercy West Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Grace was born August 25, 1921, the oldest of six children, born to Edgar and Desda Archey in Anderson, Indiana. Grace moved to Oxford in the 1950's to join her uncle Wafe Minniefield to work at Miami University. She worked as a cook at...

Oct 22, 1921

Ardell M. Barkely was born October 22, 1921, in Batesville, Alabama to the late M. Barkley Sr. and Hattie (Smith) Barkley.  He passed away on April 30, 2014, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He is survived by his wife Sarah F. (Carter) Barkley.

Funeral Services were held on May 16, 2014.  Interment Spring Grove Cemetery.

Jul 15, 1921

George Lyne Blakey, age 75, of Cincinnati, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 1997, in Cincinnati,  Ohio.   He was born  July 15, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois.

He leaves to cherish his memory, daughter, Ms. Beverly Raheem; sons, Bernard, George and Gray Blakey; granddaughters, Kelly (Curtis) Ribers and Bethany Blakey; grandsons, Paul Martin, Brian Blakey and Justin Blakey;...

Jan 31, 1921

Carol Channing, the actress and singer known best for her Tony Award-winning performance in "Hello, Dolly!", died Tuesday, Jan. 15. She was 97.

Propelled to fame on the strength of her dazzling smile and great comedic timing, Channing enjoyed success after success both on and off Broadway. Her first major role on the Broadway stage came with...

Aug 7, 1917

Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning, DSC (17 July 1892 – 7 August 1917), Edwin Dunning (1892-1917) Aircraft first began flying from ships in 1912, but it was not until 1917 that a plane was successfully landed on a moving ship. HMS Furious had been commissioned as an aircraft carrier early in 1917 and was capable of doing 30 knots,...