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TV 4 Tnt COUHItH-JOURNAL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992 KENTUCSW DEATHS i r- w''i i-m 'if' i 5 ill' 1 I STAFF PHOTO BY STEWART BOWMAN 'CRIME THAT PAYS: Chris Tipton of Lexington had his mug shot snapped by volunteer Jailer Faye Berchou yesterday at the March of Dimes Jail and Ball Headquarters in downtown Lexington. He was charged with littering the woods with golf balls and had to try to raise "bail" from friends to benefit March of Dimes fund-raising efforts. Dorothy Kirsten, star of opera, dies at age 82 Glendale Christian Church. Visitation at Brown Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Friday.

ELIZABETHTOWN The funeral for Sheila Yvette Rawls, 29, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Brown Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. She died Tuesday.

ELKHORN CITY The funeral for Rush Powell, 65, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home. He died Tuesday. FULTON James Robert Putnam, 45, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, First United Methodist Church. Arrangements: Hornbeak Funeral Home. GEORGETOWN Alta Jacobs, 84, Scott County, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Mount Gilead United Methodist Church.

Visitation at Tucker-Yocum-Wilson Funeral Home after 5 p.m. Thursday. GLASGOW The funeral for William Hershel Slayton 36, will be at noon Friday at Cedar Springs Church, Edmonson County. Visitation at Hatcher Saddler Funeral Home after 7 a.m. Thursday.

His wife, Brenda, survives. He was killed Tuesday in a truck accident on Interstate 65 in Bullitt County. GREENVILLE J. L. Parham, 73, died here Wednesday.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Gary's Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. HARTFORD Joseph Williams, 28, formerly of Ohio County, died Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.

His wife, Mildred, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Church of God of Prophecy. Visitation at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home after 1 p.m. Thursday.

HAZARD Jesse Combs, 85, Happy, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, Engle Funeral Home, Happy. Visitation after 6 p.m. Friday.

HODGENVILLE Montley Reeves, 84, died Wednesday in Louisville. Arrangements: Brown-field Funeral Home. HOPKINSVILLE Danny Dean Mathews, 45, died here Tuesday after an illness. His wife, Faylean, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Friday, Hughart Beard Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. IRVLNGTON Kathy Sea If, 33, died Wednesday in Louisville. Her husband, Danny, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Alexander Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday. JENKINS Dewey Anderson, 69, Havmond, died here Funeral, 11 a.m.

Saturday, Polly Craft Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday. LEXINGTON Daniel Adam Eitzroth, 7-month-old son of Dean and Darlene Eitzroth, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 1:30 p.m.

Friday, W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland. Visitation after 11 a.m. Friday.

LIBERTY Wesley Cochran, 78, died Tuesday in Danville. Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, Bartle Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday.

LONDON Mae Bundy, 87, died here Tuesday. Her husband, Elmer, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, House-Rawlings Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m.

Thursday. MANCHESTER Judy Fields, 92, formerly of Manchester, died Tuesday in Hamilton, Ohio. Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, Britton Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m.

Thursday. MAYFTELD Grace Lamb, 86, formerly of Mayfield, died Tuesday in Titusville, Fla. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, Byrn Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m.

Friday. McKEE Elmer Edwards, 78, Annville, died Tuesday in Lexington. His wife, Verna, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Lakes Funeral Home, Annville.

Visitation BEECH GROVE Joseph Herman Mattingly, 65, died Tuesday in Owensboro. His wife, Mamie, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Calhoun.

Visitation at Muster Funeral Home, Calhoun, after 1 p.m. Thursday. BOWLING GREEN Betty S. Crump, 54, died Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. Her husband, James, survives.

Funeral, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, J. C. Kirby Son Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m.

Thursday. BOWLING GREEN Una Christine Lowery, 72, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, J.C. Kirby Son Funeral Home.

Visitation after 3 p.m. Thursday. BOWLING GREEN Herman D. Orange 71, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Thursday, J. C. Kirby Son Funeral Home. Visitation after 9 a.m. Thursday.

BOWLING GREEN Phillip Skaggs, 36, died here Wednesday after an illness. Graveside service, 3 p.m. Thursday, Midway United Baptist Church Cemetery, Edmonson County. Arrangements: Massey Funeral Home. BOWLING GREEN Ruby Willis, 84, died Wednesday in Franklin, Tenn.

Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, J.C. Kirby Son Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday.

BRANDENBURG Patsy Fou-shee, 58, died here Wednesday. Her husband, Charlie, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, St. John Catholic Church.

Visitation at Jenkins Funeral Home after noon Thursday. BROWNSVILLE Edna McCombs, 87, formerly of Brownsville, died Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Patton Funeral Home. Visitation after 10 a.m.

Thursday. BROWNSVILLE Flossie Car-roll VanMeter, 72, Bee Spring, died Tuesday in Bowling Green. Her husband, Spud, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Jock United Baptist Church.

Visitation at Patton Funeral Home after 9 a.m. Thursday and the church after 5 p.m. Thursday. BROWNSVILLE Kelly D. Vincent 43, Morgantown, died there Sunday.

Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, Patton Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday. CADIZ Margaret Ann Davis Austin, 68, died here Monday.

Funeral, 10 a.m. Thursday, Goodwin Funeral Home. CENTRAL CITY Addle De-vine, 91, died Tuesday in Greenville. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Tucker Funeral Home.

Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday. CLARKSON Joseph P. "Bobby" White, 70, formerly of Clark-son, died Tuesday in Louisville. Funeral, 10 a.m.

Friday, St. Augustine Catholic Church near Clarkson. Visitation at Rogers Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Thursday. COLUMBIA Nola Ballou, 74, died here Tuesday.

Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. CORBIN Lauren K. Moore, 15-month-old daughter of Raymond M. and Patricia R.

Moore, Travis Air Force Base, died Monday in California. Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, Hart Funeral Home. Visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday.

ELIZABETHTOWN Audra Elolse Glvens, 65, died here Wednesday. Memorial service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Brown Funeral Home. ELIZABETHTOWN Martha Ann Merrltt, 59, died here Tuesday.

Her husband, Bobby, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Manakee Funeral Home. Visitation after 10 a.m. Thursday, ELIZABETHTOWN Mabel B.

Monln, 88, formerly of Hardin County, died Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, of opera soprano Grace Moore, who became her mentor. Moore sent her to study with Astolio Pescia in Rome. In 1940, she made her debut as Pousette in "Manon" with the Chicago Opera.

In 1945 came her Metropolitan debut. That began a string of 170 Met Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Dorothy Kir- sten, the glamorous and gifted lyric considered the definitive Butterfly" of her era, died early yesterday at the University of Los Angeles, Medical Center where she had been hospitalized for eral days following a stroke. She was 82. Although she was the -first singer in the history "of the Metropolitan Opera to sing on that stage for consecutive years, she even better -known in her final years I r'for her dedication to find-'--ing a cure for the illness that killed her husband. LOUISVILLE AREA FUNERALS Danny Bishop, 55, of 234 E.

Southern Heights Ave. The funeral and visitation will be private. Arrangements: Ratterman's-Portland. Nellie Hedgespeth Colvln, 84, Pleasure Ridge Park. Funeral: 1 p.m.

Thursday, W. G. Hardy Valley Funeral Home, 10907 Dixie Highway. Visitation: after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Esther "Lucy" Evans Doert-ing, 79, Briarwood Nursing Convalescent Center, formerly of Shep-herdsville. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday, Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road. Mrs. Edward Eastrldge 48, Edgewood.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, Holy Family Catholic Church, 3926 Poplar Level Road. Arrangements: Barrett Funeral Home. Leona A. Spoelker Eckerle, 73, Jasper, formerly of Louisville.

Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jasper. Arrangements: Becker Kluesner Downtown Funeral Home, Jasper. Anna Tapp Fulkerson, 84, a native of Taylorsville.

Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, Bards-town Road and Lancashire Avenue. Arrangements: Embry-Bosse Funeral Home. Joyce F.

Embry Goff, 70, South Louisville, a native of Butler County. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, Nunnel-ley Funeral Home, 4327 Taylor Blvd. Visitation: after 11 a.m. Thursday.

Flossie Mae Mitchell Gordon, 69, Portland, a native of Carroll County. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday, Schoppenhorst Underwood Funeral Home, 19th and Market streets. Visitation: after 9 a.m. Thursday.

Charles Hammons, 78, a native of McHenry. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, O. D. White Sons Funeral Home, 2727 S.

Third St. Visitation: after 11 a.m. Thursday and after 9:30 a.m. Friday. Ella Frances Hedden, 82, Mid-dletown.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday, Willhite-Ballard-Heady Funeral Home, 11507 Main Middletown. Visitation: after 2 p.m. Thursday. Mary Anne Schulte Stevens Helck, 70.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Edward Catholic Church, 9608 Sue Helen Drive, Jefferson-town. Arrangements: Ratterman's-Bardstown Road. Frank Hill Keene, 65, a native of Bardstown.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 3345 Lexington Road. Visitation: Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Road, after 2 p.m. Thursday. Frank E.

Kohler, 73, South Louisville. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday, Louisville Memorial Gardens West chapel. Arrangements: O. D.

White Sons Funeral Home. George William Leach, 69. Funeral: 7 p.m. Thursday, Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, 10801 Deering Road. Visitation: Arch Heady Dixie Highway Funeral Home, 7710 Dixie Highway, after 9 a.m.

Thursday and Friday. Jewell Moore, 1537 W. Oak St. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, St.

Augustine Catholic Church, 1310 W. Broadway. Visitation: G.C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway, after 6 p.m.

Thursday. Jessie M. Patton, 97, Franciscan Healthcare Center. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday, W.

P. Porter Mortuary, 2611 Virginia Ave. Visitation: after 11 a.m. Thursday. John D.

Prultt, 66, of 316 N. 33rd St. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, Perryman's Mortuary, 3237 W. Broadway.

Visitation: after noon Friday. Mary Frances Sheckles, 73, of 118 N. 34th a native of Mc-Roberts. The body was cremated. Memorial service: 11 a.m.

Friday, Jehovah's Witnesses Parkland Congregation, 3406 Algonquin Parkway. Arrangements: G. C. Williams Funeral Home. Mrs.

Jerry K. Steele, 93. Private graveside service: Thursday, Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements: Pearson's. Raleigh Taylor Jr.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday, Broadway Temple AME Zion Church, 662 S. 13th St. Visitation: the church, after 10 a.m. Thursday.

Arrangements: G. C. Williams Funeral Home. Mary Elizabeth Abbott Vaught, 82, a native of Pulaski County. Funeral: 2 p.m.

Thursday, Mount Zion Methodist Church, Science Hill. Arrangements: O.D. White Sons Funeral Home. Suddle Lee Whltlker, 48, of 2827 S. Second St.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday, G.C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway. Visitation: after 7 p.m.

Thursday. Rosetta Marie Wilson, 65, South 26th Street. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, Youngs Chapel AME Church, 1039 S. 16th St.

Visitation: W. P. Porter Mortuary, 2611 Virginia after 3 p.m. Thursday and the church after 9 a.m. Friday.

after 8 a.m. Thursday. McKEE Bill Hays, 59, died Wednesday in Lexington. His wife, Jean, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m.

Saturday, Lakes Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. MIDDLEBURG Roger Gilpin, 50, Liberty, died Tuesday in Danville. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Friday, Bartle Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday. MOREHEAD Brenda Gastln-eau Black, 52, Brookville, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, died Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. Her husband, James, survives.

Arrangements: Northcutt Son Home for Funerals. OWENSBORO William L. Gabbert, Sandersville, formerly of Owensboro, died Tuesday in Washington County, Ga. His wife, Gerry, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Friday, Glenn Funeral Home. Visitation after 1 p.m. Friday. OWENSBORO Herman Ellis "Red" Midkiff, 71, died here Tuesday. His wife, Ruby, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Haley-McGin-nis Funeral Home. Visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday. OWENSBORO Robert Wedding, 69, died here Wednesday.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Mount Carmel Baptist Church near here. Visitation at James H. Davis Funeral Home after noon Thursday. PADUCAH Pauline Babb, 85, died here Tuesday.

Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, Lindsey Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday. PADUCAH Ona Bradford, 69, died here Wednesday.

Memorial service, 3 p.m. Friday, Broadway United Methodist Church. Arrangements: Roth Funeral Chapel. PADUCAH William Frey, 62, formerly of Paducah, died Saturday in Lake City, Fla. Graveside service, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Mount Kenton Cemetery. Arrangements: Lindsey Funeral Home. PADUCAH Jessie "Pinkie" Hemdon, 85, died here Tuesday. Her husband, Ray, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Friday, Roth Funeral Chapel. Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. PAINTSVILLE Randall Dan-lei, 83, Tutor Key, died there Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Friday, Preston Funeral Home. Visitation after 9 a.m. Thursday. PAINTSVILLE Wayne Preston, 71, formerly of Johnson County, died Tuesday in Springfield, Ohio. His wife, Izzabell, survives.

Graveside service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Preston Family Cemetery, William-sport. Visitation at Preston Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Friday. RADCLIFF John Harry Tilgh- man 20-month-old son of De-lena Jarboe, Radcliff, and John H.

Tilghman, Lake Worth, died Monday in Elizabethtown. Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, Nelson-Edelen-Ben-nett Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday.

RUSSELLVTLLE Linda Hin-ton Booth, 56, died Tuesday in Portland, Tenn. Her husband, Fred, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Sanders Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m.

Thursday. SPRINGFIELD Viola Mary Reed, 85, formerly of Washington County, died Wednesday in Louisville. Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Visitation at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home after 7 p.m.

Friday. WHITLEY CITY Billy Gene Hamilton, 21, Sawyer, died there Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, McCreary County Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m.

Thursday. Barbounllle man hit by car in Flat Lick From Staff and Special Dispatches FLAT LICK, Ky. A 72-year-old Barbourville man died Tuesday after he was hit by a car as he crossed U. S. 25E in Flat Lick.

Jim E. Doolin's car had broken down and he was trying to cross the road at 6:28 p.m. when he was hit by a car driven by Gail Hale, 32, of Flat Lick, state police in Harlan said. Doolin was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m., police said. Hale was treated for chest injuries at Knox County General Hospital and released.

Doolin was a retired coal miner. His survivors include two sons, Robert Doolin of London and Kenneth Doolin of Barbourville; two daughters, Brenda Merida and Linda Glass, both of Goshen, Ohio; two brothers, Herman Doolin of Hei-drick and Reed Doolin of Bowling Green; a sister, Charity Cox of Little Rock, seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hampton Funeral Home in Barbourville, with burial in Ham-mons Cemetery in Girdler. Visitation at the funeral home is after 1 p.m.

today. 1972 PHOTO Kirsten 'X. Dr. John French, whom she mar-; ried in 1955, died in 1989 of compli- cations of Alzheimer's disease. In she founded a center, and has since raised more than $3.5 million to support Alzheimer's research.

Kirsten was paying for her vocal I lessons by appearing on radio and 'in choral groups backing up such radio stars as Kate Smith when her silvery voice came to the attention Noted Louisville architect Frederick R. Louis dies pertormances roles over the next three decades. The voice the late Los Angeles Times critic Albert Goldberg once described as "filled with conviction" had been heard as "Manon Les-caut," as Marguerite in "Faust," as Violetta in "La Traviata," as Nedda in "Pagliacci" and in the title role of "Louise," which she learned from Gustave Charpen-tier, the opera's composer. She had sung on the radio with Frank Sinatra and was seen in films with Mario Lanza in "The Great Caruso" and Bing Crosby in "Mr. Music." But her signature appearance for tens of thousands will always be as the disillusioned and deserted Japanese bride "Madama Butterfly." military installations.

He had served on the board of directors of Goodwill Industries, the Arts Center Association, Episcopal Church Home and Housing Now Inc. He was a member of the Ameri can Institute of Architects, Louisville Country Club, Pendennis Club, St. Matthews Episcopal Church and was a former member of Tavern Club. Survivors include his wife, the former Margaret Griffith; two sons, Hunter G. and Frederick R.

Louis a brother, John A. Louis; and four grandchil FILE PHOTO dren. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 330 N.

Hubbards Lane. Visitation will be at his residence from 4 to 7 p.m. today. The family suggests that memorial gifts be made to a charity. Pearson's is handling arrange- ments.

byterian Church in Somerset. His survivors include his wife, the former Corneilia Slebos; three daughters, Corky M. Herbert of Wabash, Cathy M. Reynold of Jacksonville, N. and Polly M.

Keith of Ridgefield, and five grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Morris Hislope Funeral Home in Science Hill, with burial in Somerset Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home is from 3 to 6 p.m. today.

The family suggests that memorial gifts go to the United Way. Louisville architect Frederick R. 'S- whose firm designed many I 'll Louisville landmarks, died yester-v- day at Norton Hospital after a long illness. He was 82. Louis joined with A.

Read Henry v- in 1939 and founded Louis Henry Architects and "Associates. Among the landmarks designed by the firm are the Presbyterian Seminary, the main branch of the Louisville Z- Free Public Library, WHAS radio and TV stu- dios, South Central Bell headquarters and the Uni- versity of Louisville's Crawford Gymnasium and 1968 Louis -jl Rauch Memorial Planetarium. The firm also designed numerous at Berea College. Louis attended OberUn College graduated from the University pf Cincinnati School of Architecture. During World War II he served in the Army Corps of Engineers, over- seeing the design of a number of Ackerman, retired bishop of Covington diocese dies Pediatrician Robert McLeod Jr.

dies From Staff and Special Dispatches COVINGTON, Ky. The Most Rev. Richard Henry Ackerman, retired bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, died yesterday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was 89.

Ackerman was appointed bishop of Covington in 1960 and served until his retirement in 1979. He entered the Holy Ghost Fathers in 1922 and was ordained a priest Aug. 28, 1926. Ackerman, a native of Pittsburgh, was ordained Ackerman and vice president of its superior council in 1947. Ackerman had served as novice master in the Holy Ghost Novitiate, and he served at churches and schools in Pittsburgh; Ridgefield and Norwalk, and Detroit.

His funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, with burial in St. Mary Cemetery in Fort Mitchell. Visitation at the church is from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m.

to noon Funeral Home is han dling arrangements. It is suggested that memorial gifts go to St. Vincent dePaul Society or Mountain Missions, both in care of The Catholic Center, P.O. Box 18548, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.

Staff and Special Dispatches SOMERSET, Ky. Dr. Robert N. McLeod a Somerset pediatrician, died Tuesday at his home after extended illness. He was 71.

McLeod came to Somerset in 1949 from Boston Children's Hospital. He practiced in Somerset for more than 0 years. McLeod also served as the team physician for the Somerset and Pulaski County high school football teams for 27 years, i McLeod was a native of Andalusia, and a member First Pres 1978 PHOTO an auxiliary bishop there on May 22, 1956, and was installed as first auxiliary bishop of San Diego the following day. He was appointed national director of the Holy Childhood in 1941 JO.