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a a a a a a 1997 THE COURIER JOURNAL CRIME DEATHS SATURDAY, MARCH 29, LOUISVILLE AREA DEATHS Man, 20, shot to death; police charge 18-year-old The Courier-Journal Louisville police arrested an 18- year-old man and charged him with murder yesterday in the early morning shooting, death of a 20-year-old. of the 600 block of South Street, was being held in the Jefferson County Jail. The victim's identity was not released last night. Officer Aaron Graham, Louisville police spokesman, said officers were called to 3804 Broadway about 12:30 a.m. by Delashelle Bond, 20, who lived at the house and is a cousin of the victim.

Bond told officers that she had heard a single shot and that her cousin then walked into the house and collapsed on the kitchen floor, Graham said. He was taken to University of Louisville Hospital, where he died. Graham said Manns and the victim knew each other and had an argument just before the shooting, but Graham said he did not know what the argument was about. Man pleads innocent to murder in hit-run case The Courier-Journal Samuel S. Searcy pleaded innocent yesterday to murder and other charges stemming from the Feb.

7 hitand-run accident in which 9-year-old Eric Kinser was killed. At the arraignment, bond was set at 10 percent of $100,000. Searcy, 36, was placed on home incarceration until trial or until he posts bond. Eric, a third-grader at Bowen Elementary School, was walking off the side of Westport Road with several friends when he was hit by a pickup truck that didn't stop. He died the next morning.

Searcy, of Pewee Valley, came forward a few days later and said through. his lawyer that he was involved. He was indicted this week on of murder, tampering with physical evidence and failure to stop and render aid. CRIME REPORTS ROBBERIES BP Oil 2704 Crittenden Drive. An employee said two gunmen took an undetermined amount of cash and the register drawer about 3:30 a.m.

yesterday. Burrell's Liquors, 1442 S. 22nd St. An employee said two gunmen tried to take cash from the register but fled when he refused about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Kings Fast Food Chicken, 1302 Dixie Highway. An employee said a gunman tried to take cash while at a service window but fled after the clerk hid about 12:30 a.m. yesterday. SuperAmerica, 306 W. Amherst Ave.

An employee said a gunman took an undetermined amount of cash about 3:45 a.m. yesterday. Seventh and Kentucky streets. Ricky Sullivan said a gunman took $150 and jewelry about 4:30 p.m. March 21.

1100 block of Dixie Highway. Stephen Bowling said he was stopped traffic light when a man jumped inside his car and took it about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. BREAK-INS, THEFTS Louisville 600 block of S. 37th St.

Ronald Sutton's apartment. Cash. Thursday. 1200 block of S. Brook St.

Oliver Smith's apartment. VCR, videotape. Thursday. 2000 block of Woodland Ave. Gene Owens' home.

Tools, nails. Wednesday or Thursday. 700 block of Zorn Ave. Robert Pearson's garage. Gun, microwave oven.

Thursday. 1000 block of Zorn Ave. Judith Socha's apartment. Jewelry. Thursday.

1000 block of Zorn Ave. Arlene Dombrowicki's apartment. Makeup. Thursday. COURT ACTION convictions Bruce Hardesty, 39, of the 3100 block of Plover Road, fined $350, sentenced to serve 15 days.

Second conviction. Michael W. Herchenrader, 43, of the 3200 block of Leith Lane, $350, 10 days. Second conviction. Jeremy W.

Jenkins, 20, of the 5000 block of Sunset Court, $500, 45 days. Third conviction. Frank Schorck, 46, of the 2600 block of Wendell $350, 15 days. Second conviction. (In addition to the penalties listed, all Kentuckians convicted of drunken driving lose their licenses for at least 30 days and pay a $200 fee.) Readers with information about these or other crimes can call Crime Stoppers at 582-CLUE.

If you call, you don't have to give your name. Crime Stoppers will pay cash for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in any felony. 1 Anyone interested in the status of a jail inmate may call the Jefferson County Corrections Department at 574-VINE. The automated system tells callers when the inmate will be released or next appear in court. INDIANA DEATHS CLARKSVILLE Clarence A.

Stiller, 78, died Friday. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Visitation: Kraft, Spring Street, New Albany, 6-9 p.m.

Sunday, and noon-4 and 6-9 p.m. Monday. JEFFERSONVILLE Bill McCoy, 51, died Friday. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Chapman, Clarksville.

Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Monday. NEW ALBANY Alva "Leroy" Bailey 79, died Friday. The body was cremated. There will be no service, Arrangements: Kraft.

NEW ALBANY Linda K. Crumbo, 46, died Friday. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. Visitation: Seabrook Dieckmann Naville Market Street, noon-9 p.m.

Sunday. NEW ALBANY Paul W. Eckhoff, 71, died Friday. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St.

Mary Catholic Church. Visitation: Kraft, Spring Street, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday. day at Baptist Hospital East. He was a native of Hancock County, a retired officer for the old First National Bank, where he worked 25 years; an Army veteran of World War Il; a retired lieutenant colonel with the Kentucky National Guard; Past Master of Jeffersontown Masonic Lodge 774; and a member of Kentucky National Guard Officers Association.

Survivors: his wife, the former Martha Brumley; a daughter, Stella Kraft; a son, William K. Beckler; a sister, Judy Collins; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Highlands, 3331 Taylorsville Burial: Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation: 3-5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. Hugh Kyle Beckler, 78, died Fri- Bruce A. Brock, 43, died Friday at Jewish Hospital. He was an independent accountant and owner of Brock Associates and a member of National Association of Accountants. Survivors: his wife, the former Janet Colegrove; daughters Erin N.

Allison A. Brock; sisters Sharian Hutt, George Ann Zimmerer and Benna Tuttle; and a half-brother, Robert E. Brock Jr. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Arch L.

Heady Hikes Point, 4109 Taylorsville Road. Burial: Cave Hill. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Saturday and 5-9 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial gifts: sign for organ donorship on the back of driver's licenses. Kenneth E. Burress, 56, died Wednesday at Columbia Audubon Hospital. He was an employee of Louisville Gas Electric Co. Survivors: his wife, Helen Hayes; daughters Deborah Johnson, Damita Evans and Pamelia, JoAnn and Kendrietta Hayes; a son, James Hayes; stepdaughters Nora Harrison, Wanda Woods and Sallie Hayes; stepsons William, Marcus and John Hayes; and 23 grandchildren.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, A. D. Porter Sons, 1300 W. Chestnut St.

Burial: Green Meadows Memorial. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Sunday. Devana Cumley, 67, of Pavilion Health Care Center, died March 22 at Jewish Hospital. She was a native of Springfield.

Survivors: nieces Beaty McKinney and Penny Ritchey, who cared for her. The service will be private. Arrangements: Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home, Springfield. Mildred E. Curtis, 82, died Friday at her home.

She was the former Mildred Tabler and a member of Briargate Presbyterian Church. Survivors: daughters Carolyn Jones, Joyce Cureton, Barbara O'Connell and Janice Adams; a sister, Ruth Whitlow; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Owen, 5317 Dixie Highway. Burial: Louisville Memorial Gardens West.

Visitation: 2- 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Hospice of Louisville. Mary Figueroa, 76, died Thursday at Hospice of Louisville's inpatient unit at Alliant Medical Pavilion.

Survivor: a daughter, Phylis Bonavia. The body was cremated. There will be no service. Arrangements: Commonwealth-Stony Brook. Alvin Lee "Bubba" Garrison 50, of 4303 Greenwood died Thursday at Jewish Hospital.

He was an employee of Jefferson County Public Schools and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors: daughters Toya I. Mitchell, Alva S. Garrison and Velva Poole; sons Alvin L. Jr.

and Robert L. Garrison; his parents, Henry, and Nora Garrison; a brother, Derrick L. Garrison; a sister, Anna M. Riggins; a grandmother, Georgia Winfrey; a friend, Cameilla Bond, who cared for him; and five grandchildren. Funeral: noon Monday, First Virginia Avenue Baptist Church, 3601 Virginia Ave.

Burial: Green Meadows Memorial. Visitation: G. C. Williams, 1935 W. Broadway, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Sunday. Diana M. Hanson, 50, died Friday at University of Louisville Hospital. She was an employee of Goodwill Industries, past worthy matron of Order of Eastern Star Shively Chapter 566 and Past Royal Matron of Order of the Amaranth Laurel Court 6 and a member of Brookview Baptist Church. Survivors: a sister, Carol Phillips; a brother, Joseph Hanson; her grandmother, Ann Perry; and her Bill Ward.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, Arch L. Heady Southern, 3601 Taylor Blvd. Burial: Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation: 5-8 p.m.

Saturday and noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: American Diabetes Association. Izetta "Betty" Kebbell, 72, died Thursday at her home. She was the former Izetta Kessenger; a retired machine operator for Lorillard Tobacco where she worked 30 years; and a Baptist.

Survivors: her husband, William B. Kebbell, and a sister, Dorothy Whitely. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Owen, 5317 Dixie Highway. Burial: Bethany Memorial.

Visitation: 2-9 p.m. Saturday and 3-9 p.m. Sunday. A graveside memorial service for Rilla K. Kenney, 66, will be at 10 a.m.

Monday at River Valley, Cemetery, 4400 Cane Run She died Feb. 21. Arrangements: Commonwealth-Stony Brook. Alice I. Martin, 83, formerly of Louisville, died Tuesday in Waterford, Mich.

LOUISVILLE Hugh Kyle Beckler, 78 Bruce A. Brock, 43 Kenneth E. Burress, 56 Devana Cumley, 67 Mildred E. Curtis, 82 Mary Figueroa, 76 Alvin Lee "Bubba" Garrison 50 Diana M. Hanson, 50 Izetta "Betty" Kebbell, 72 Rilla K.

Kenney, 66 Alice I. Martin, 83 Olivia Louise Parrish, 88 Lewis J. Prince, 81 Janet Ross, 59 William W. Roth, 69 Naomi K. Scott, 91 Rubin Webb, 69 Ruth Wells, 100 Survivors: a son, William R.

Martin, and a granddaughter. The funeral was Thursday at Simpson-Modetz Funeral Home, Waterford. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Cave Hill Cemetery. Memorial gifts: Kentucky Humane Rescue League.

Olivia Louise Parrish, 88, died Friday at Lyndon Lane Nursing Center. She was the former Olivia Borntraeger, a retired employee of Bank of Louisville, a volunteer for the old St. Joseph Infirmary and Columbia Audubon Hospital and former treasurer of Spastic Guild of Louisville. Survivor: a sister-in-law, Vera G. Borntraeger, who cared for her.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church, 2931 Pindell Ave. Burial: St. Michael Cemetery.

Visitation: Embry-Bosse, 2723 Preston Highway, after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorial gifts: Boys Haven. Lewis J. Prince, 81, of 112 E.

Ormsby died Thursday at Park- way Medical Center. He was a native of Catlettsburg, a retired plant engineer for the old American Tobacco an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Harrods Creek Masonic Lodge 456, White Shrine of Jerusalem, Order of the Amaranth and Order of Eastern Star. Survivor: a granddaughter, Elaine Prince, who cared for him. Funeral: noon Monday, Joseph E. Ratterman Son South Central, 2815 S.

Fourth St. Burial: El Bethel, Marengo, Ind. Visitation: 2-8 p.m. Saturday and 5-8 p.m. Sunday.

Janet Ross, 59, died Thursday at Alliant Medical Pavilion. She was the former Janet Tinnell, a native of Bullitt County and a Baptist. Survivors: sons Jeb and Jimmy Ross; sisters Shirley Boone and Theresa Draper; a brother, Gary Tinnell; and a grandchild. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, HardyClose, Shepherdsville.

Burial: Vine Hill, Clermont. Visitation: after 10 a.m. Saturday. William W. Roth, 69, of Rowan Street, died Friday at Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

He was a retired truck driver, a Navy veteran of World War II and a Catholic. Survivors: a daughter, Mary Blacklock; sons Lawrence, Michael, David and Mark Roth; sisters Laverne Wright, Hattie McCabe, Jeannie Partee and Mildred Hellton; a brother, Charles Roth; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held later. Arrangements: Neurath Underwood's.

Naomi K. Scott, 91, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Center. She was the former Naomi Poyser, a native of Peru, and a retired secretary for Klempner Bros. where she worked 27 years. She was the former owner of the old Lakeview Kennels, a prize-winning breeder of Chow dogs and a member of Louisville Kennel Club.

Survivors: a nephew and his wife, Dr. Stephen P. Poyser Carolyn Phelps, and friends Thelma Carney and Dee Byers, all of whom cared for her. There will be no funeral or visitation. Arrangements: Arch L.

Heady Crescent Hill. Memorial gifts: Kentucky Humane Rescue League. Rubin Webb, 69, died Friday at Vencor Hospital-Louisville. He was a native of Grayson County, a retired employee of American Standard Co. and a member of Broadway Baptist Church in Leitchfield.

Survivors: daughters Coleen Webb and Marsha Younce; a brother, Clay Webb; a half-brother, Roland Webb; and a sister, Mary Butler. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday, Evergreen, 4623 Preston Highway. Entombment: Evergreen Mausoleum. Visitation: 2-8 p.m.

Saturday. Ruth Wells, 100, of Prospect, died Thursday at Friendship Manor Nurs- ing Home in Pewee Valley. She was the former Ruth Linn, a native of Fayette County, Iowa, a former member of Daughters of the American Revolution Waucoma (Iowa) Chapter and American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Sumner (lowa) Post 223, and a Methodist. Survivors: a son, Wayne E. Wells; a daughter, Jean R.

Murphy; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday, Wilson Grove Cemetery, Sumner, Iowa. Local Arrangements: Crestwood. Paid obituaries, E2 Service commemorates holy day Doris Klein, right, joined other choir members in presenting choral responses during the Good Friday service at St.

Joseph Hill Catholic Church near Sellersburg, Ind. Parish observes Good Friday with prayer "This is the wood of the cross, on which hung the Savior of the world. Come, let us The Veneration of the Cross Ralph Banet kneeled alone in a pew in back of the church, praying. Other parishioners slowly walked in and did the same. Outside, a gentle breeze blew across the hillside at St.

Joseph Hill Catholic Church near Sellersburg, Ind. In the cemetery below was a statue of the crucified Christ. In accordance with tradition, Mass is not celebrated on the Friday before Easter. Instead, the service is called the Celebration of the Lord's Passion. It consists of the Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion.

PHOTOS BY BILL LUSTER, THE C-J Eric Hamm cradled his daughter, Jessica Hamm, who fell asleep during the worship service. KENTUCKY DEATHS BEAVER DAM 1 William Martin Elmore, 24 BENTON Ruby I. Bailey, 86 BEREA Raymond Baker, 81 BOWLING GREEN Brian Eugene Burd, 38; Margaret Davis Patrick, 76; Daisy Katherine Ramsey, 77 BEDFORD James E. Griffith, 76 BRANDENBURG Marshall E. Darnall 85 CADIZ W.

C. White 11, CAMPBELLSVILLE 'Christine Hayes, 78; Zack Webb, 85 COLUMBIA Kathyrn Rose, 80; Anna Sneed, 85 DRY RIDGE Robert P. Hedges, 96; Mary B. Kanzlemar, 82 ELIZABETHTOWN Tennie Kendall, 75 EVARTS Kathleen King Hatfield, 63 FRANKLIN Mazelle Wilson, 89 FRENCHBURG Edith Reffitt Proffitt, 81 GLASGOW Sue Bess Riddle, 57 GLENDALE Navona Pearl Sanders, 66 HAZARD Moss Miller, 93; Mildred Banks Standafer 73 HODGENVILLE Morgan Marcum, 87 LEXINGTON Byron W. "Butch" Dees, 52; Stephen Charles Hill, infant son of John and Michelle Hill LEXINGTON Margaret Hutchison, 89 MARTIN Martisha Reynolds Davis, 67; MelFrasure 75 MORGANTOWN Beverly Diane Cox, 40 MUNFORDVILLE Marvin B.

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