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Yvonne Niece

Yvonne Niece

January 3, 1939

Yvonne Rebecca Case Niece, age 80, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019,  at St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas, Kentucky.  She was born on January 3, 1939, in Chattanoga, Tennessee.

As an expression of sympathy, flowers are welcomed.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family via US Bank account# 145812168055, or to the...

Bernard Henry "Barney" Kroger,  Sr.

Bernard Henry "Barney" Kroger, Sr.

July 21, 1938

Bernard Henry 'Barney' Kroger, Sr Born Jan. 24, 1860 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio Death: Jul. 21, 1938 Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Grocery Store Magnate. Kroger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio the fifth of ten children in a family of German immigrants. The family lived above a dry goods store that his parents owned, but Kroger was forced to...

Mary Frances Avery Creighton

Mary Frances Avery Creighton

July 16, 1936

Mary Frances Avery Creighton The media nicknamed her 'Borgia.' She married John Creighton and they had one child together, a daughter named Ruth. Mary and her husband John had been arrested for the death of her brother, Raymond Avery, who was poisened by a lethal dose of Arsenic. Mary had been named as a beneficiary in his insurance policy...

Alexander  Mitchell Palmer

Alexander Mitchell Palmer

May 11, 1936

Alexander Mitchell Palmer (May 4, 1872 – May 11, 1936), best known as A. Mitchell Palmer, was Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921.

John  Francis Hylan

John Francis Hylan

January 12, 1936

John Francis Hylan was born April 20, 1868 in Hunter, New York. He passed away January 12, 1936. He was a graduate of New York Law School in Manhattan. He was a long-time resident of Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn . He was the former Mayor of New York He was a long-time resident of the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn....

Charles G. Norris

Charles G. Norris

September 11, 1935

CHARLES G. NORRIS, MD

Charles G. Norris, M.D. was the first Medical Examiner for the City of New York. Norris was born on December 4, 1867. He was first educated at Cutler's Private School in Manhattan, later entering Yale University and earning a bachelor of philosophy with emphasis on science. He then went to the Columbia University...

Huey  Pierce Long  Jr.

Huey Pierce Long Jr.

September 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...

Dr. Carl Austin Weiss  Sr.

Dr. Carl Austin Weiss Sr.

September 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...

Pauline  Elizabeth Thomas

Pauline Elizabeth Thomas

October 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...

Iola Miller

Iola Miller

April 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...

Lee Roberson

Lee Roberson

November 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

Michael Malloy

Michael Malloy

February 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...

Peg Entwistle

Peg Entwistle

September 16, 1932

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...

President William Howard Taft

President William Howard Taft

March 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...

Patrolman Olin C. Wilson,  Sr.

Patrolman Olin C. Wilson, Sr.

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...

Ollie Lucille Nared

Ollie Lucille Nared

November 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...

Minnie Douglas

Minnie Douglas

September 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...

David  G. Adkins

David G. Adkins

July 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:...

Gus Blackmon, Jr.

Gus Blackmon, Jr.

January 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...

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