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Forrest W. Dressing a grandson, Forrest W. Dressing III; a great- grandson, Isaac Noah Dressing; and a brother, Tommy Head. A memorial service ill be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2005, in the chapel A rch L.

Heady-Cralle Funeral Home, 2428 Frankfort Avenue, with cremation to follow. isitation will be after 11 a.m. Tuesday. ALLEN, BARBARA ANNE 56 LaGrange, passed awa Wednesday at Baptist Hospital East. She was a librar clerk for Oldham County Schools and a member of First Baptist Church LaGrange.

Survivors include her brothers, Robert, Kent, Ronald and Jerry Allen and Ricky, Craig, Vincent and Brede Timberlake, and sisters, Connie Allen, Tanga A lgee, Alfreda Beaumont, Janet Timberlake, Gwen Applegate and Jennifer Drexler. Her funeral service ill be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of LaGrange, with burial in alley of Rest. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Heady- Radcliffe, LaGrange, in charge of arrangements. BEELER, ALTHEA SINGER, 92, Louisville, passed awa Friday at Regenc Place in Greenwood, IN. She was a native Hardin County, KY, and a member of St. A gnes Catholic Church, Deer Park Senior Citizens and IBEW Club. Survivors include her daughter, Joan M.

Wood; three sons, Gerald Donald R. and Gary B. Beeler; a sister, Florence Long; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.

John the Baptist Catholic Church, 657 St. Church Road, Elizabethtown, KY. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Ratterman Sons, 3800 Bardstown Rd.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Highland Communit Ministries. BORN FREDERICK 95, Okolona passed awa Friday, May 6, 2005 at Meadowview Health Rehabilitation Center. He was a retired mechanist for Naval Ordnance, a member of Masonic Plumb Lodge a US Army veteran of World War II and a member of Bethany United Church Christ in Okolona. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Jean E. Kidd.

He is survived by his brother, Hervey Born (Twylah); friends who cared for him, Dann and Sheila Meredith; and several nieces and nep ews. His funeral service ill be held at noon Monday at Arch L. Heady Son, Okolona, ith burial in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation ill be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial gifts ma be made to his church. BROWN, HARRY WALLACE, 79, of Louisville, passed away Saturday at Caritas Medical Center. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and a retired crane operator for MSD. He is survived by his ife, Carrie Lee Brown; three daughters, Jeannie Richey (Ron), Ka Brown (Terry Hayes) and Lori Price; four sons, Doyle Brown (Tammy), William Ra Brown (Dee), Robert Brown (Carolyn) and Tony Brown; a brother, Herbert Brown; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. His funeral service ill be held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at J.E. Ratterman Son, family- owned, 7330 Southside with burial in Lebanon (KY) National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday and 2-8 p.m. Monday.

COLE, CARL VINCENT, of Robertson County, TN, formerly of Louisville, died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Cornelia House Nursing Home in Nashville, TN. He was a member West Chestnut Baptist Church in Louisville. He is survived by a daughter, Carol De- onne Cole Harris (James) of Nashville; a son, Claude Edward Cole (Robbie) of Stone Mountain, GA; his loved one, Pauline Hines Cole of Nash- ille; five grandchildren; and a host loving cousins, nieces, nephews, Newburg neighbors and friends. His funeral service ill be held at noon Monday, May 9, 2005, at Robert E. Lewis Memorial Chapel, 2500 Clarksville Nashville, with interment in Greenwood Main Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 11a.m. Monday until the time of the service. COOK, JANE ELIZABETH, 73, Louisville, died Friday. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Monday at Schoppenhorst Underwood Funeral Home, 1832 W.

Market St. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. No funeral service will be held. DAVIS, MICHAEL 51, of Louisville, died Friday at his home. He was a record coordinator for a union representative and a former union president.

He was a member of the Louis- ille Chapter of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, the Coalition Black Unions, the executive committee the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus, IBEW Local and the NAACP. He was a delegate to the Greater Louisville Central Labor Council and a former field coordinator for the AFL-CIO for the local, state and national elections. He as also an instructor for the University Louisville Labor Management Center. Survivors include his ife, Lydia A.

Davis; a son, Rico L. Davis; a stepdaughter, Audre R. Cuff (Dwayne); his mother, Laverne Davis; a brother, Preston O. Davis III; an aunt, Saundra W. Poindexter; an uncle, Kenneth Davis; and two step- grandchildren.

His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 2042 Buechel Bank with burial in Calvary Cemetery. isitation will be from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

Arrangements by W.P. Porter Mortuary. DRESSING, SHIRLEY ANN HEAD, 69, of Crescent Hill, passed away Friday, May 6, 2005, at Britthaven Prospect. She was retired from Bonnycastle Pharmac and a member of Clifton Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Forrest W.

Dressing her son, FINLINSON, JUANITA, Louisville, passed awa Wednesday at Jefferson Manor. She was a native Muhlenberg County, KY, and retired from P. Lorillard Tobacco Company. She enjoyed golfing, roller skating and bowling. She is survived by her sons, Jack Finlinson (Karen) and Dan Finlinson (Sandi); a daughter, Sharon Grace Finlinson; sisters, Mary Catherine Covington and Elizabeth Pendley; grandchildren, Danny, Lance, Jeana and Warren Finlinson; and six great-grandchildren.

Her funeral service ill be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2005, at Highlands Family-Owned Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville with entombment in Resthaven Mausoleum. isitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Sunday, Ma 8, 2005, and 11 a.m. Monday until the time of the service.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to A LS (Lou Disease), 2375 Fortune Lexington, 40509. GADDIS, ANNA FRANCES, 75, Louisville, died Saturday, May 7, 2005. She was a retired aitress for Western Bowling Alley and a member of 18th Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, A llen C. Gaddis; her parents, Samuel Truex and Freda Baer; her sister.

Doris; and her brothers, Parker and Thomas. Anna leaves behind to celebrate her life her beloved daughter, onda Dean Hendricks and her Bryan; her granddaughter, Janet Hendricks; her brothers and sisters, including Mary C. Avery (Jack); her sisters-in-law, Delores and Faye Mellett and their families; her beloved niece, Wilma Simpson and her children, Elizabeth (Darrell), Jane (James) and Dale (Pam); special friends, Larry and Jud Ferguson; beloved friends, the Foxes, Pettits and Hopewells; and her beloved friends at 18th Street Baptist Church, including Brother Rand Constance Jr. and his family. Her funeral service ill be held at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation ill be from noon-9 p.m. Monday. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville. GIRDLEY, NANCY, 77, of Louis- ille, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005, at St.

Matthews Manor. She was a member Beulah Land Baptist Church in Lyndon. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, James Girdley in 1979. She is survived two sons, James and Ken Girdley; three daughters, Audre Girdley, Susan Satterly and Diane Mulloy; six grandchildren, Kevin, Angie, Dylan, David, Lauren and Lindsey; and a great- grandson, Beau. Her funeral service ill be held at 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Pearson- Ratterman Bros. Funeral Home, 12900 Shelbyville with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens- East. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday. Memorial gifts ma be made to her church.

HAHN, LT. COL. THEODORE 63, of Louisville, passed away Friday at Hospice Palliative Care of inpatient unit at Norton Healthcare Pavilion. Lt. Col.

Hahn spent a lifetime in service to his fellow man. First, as a registered nurse, then as a nurse anesthetist and also serving over 30 years in the US Air Force Reserves. He was a member eterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, both in Elkhorn, WI. Born in Madras State, India, Lt. Col.

Hahn as the son of Lutheran missionaries Bernard and Doroth Hahn. He had a lifelong interest in classic cars, classic militar aircraft and militar history. He also en- oyed supporting numerous charitable causes. Lt. Col.

Hahn is sur- ived by his wife, Marjorie; a son and daughter-in-law, Eric and Kimberly Hahn; a brother, Philip Hahn; and two sisters, Grace Brockel and Dolly Juhlin. His funeral service ill be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ratterman Sons, 3800 Bardstown with cremation to follow. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Disabled American eterans. HAMILTON, JODY 58, of Louis- ille, passed awa Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Baptist Hospital East. She was the former Jody Hokanson and a native of Bozeman, MT. She was a certified park and recreation professional and the assistant director for Louisville Metro Parks Recreation. She was a member the National Park Recreation Association and a member and past president of both the A merican Park Recreation Society and Texas Recreation Park Society.

Survivors include her husband, John Hamilton; father, Carl J. Hokanson; a sister and brother-in-law, Jane and C. Thomas Dean olant, PA; man nieces and nephews, including Colin Dean; a brother-in-law and his ife, Jim and Pegg Hamilton; and a sister-in-law and her husband, Barbara and Donald Capps. A celebration life will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Ratterman Sons, 3800 Bardstown ith cremation to follow.

Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Monda and after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial gifts ma be made to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation or to Baptist Hospital East Oncolog Fund.

HARRIS, CORY KIMARLIN, 22, of Louisville, passed away Tuesda in Lexington, KY. He was a former employee of Courtyard Marriott and a member of Green Street Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Nacorie Harris; his mother, Kim Harris Barlow; stepfather, Van Wright; father, Haywood Barlow; a sister, Erica Farris; half-sisters, Whitne and Raven Barlow; and grandparents, John and Barbara Harris and Florence Barlow. Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at his church, 519 E.

Gray St. Burial: Green Meadows Cemetery. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements: G.C.

Williams Funeral Home. HELM, RUBY 87, of Louis- ille, passed away Friday at Baptist Hospital East. She was the former Ruby Benningfield and a native of Mt. Sherman, KY. She was the former co-owner Helm Grocery, former clerk for Clyde Jeans in Mt.

Sherman and a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Mt. Sherman. Survivors include a daughter and son-in- law, Brenda and Charles Fink, and a number of nieces and nephews. Her funeral service ill be held at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Ratterman Sons, 3800 Bar stown A graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery in Mt. Sherman. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.

Tuesday. HOBBS, NORMA LEE, 66, Louisville, passed awa Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Oaklawn Nursing Home. The daughter Steve and Annie Smith, she grew up in Pine- ille, KY. She resided 31 years in Ashland, KY, before moving to Louisville in 1999. Norma was a lifelong member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

She activel served First Christian Church in Ashland and, more recently, Hurstbourne Christian Church in Louisville. She was a proud board member of the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, which celebrates the Eastern Kentucky Mountains she loved. She was also an avid bridge player and gourmet cook. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Estel M. Hobbs; a daughter, Tracy Wilkerson (Patrick); a son, Dr.

Todd M. Hobbs (Tonya); six grandchildren, Joseph and ictoria Wilkerson and Drew, Mitchell, Dawson and Carter Lee Hobbs; and three her six brothers, Dr. Paul R. Smith, Joe T. Smith and William Smith.

Her funeral service ill be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pearson- Ratterman Bros. Funeral Home, 12900 Shelbyville with burial in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation ill be from 2-8 p.m. Monday.

Gifts in memory Norma Hobbs may be made to the memorial funds of Hurstbourne Christian Church or First Christian Church in Ashland or to Hospice Palliative Care of Louisville. HUDSON, LAWRENCE JR. 70, of Louisville, died Saturday at James S. Taylor Nursing Home. He was a retired general contractor and a member of Corinthian Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Candice Duerson; a son, Michael Cooper; a brother, William O. Hudson; four sisters, Josephine A rmstrong, Bettie Heard and Margaret and Mary K. Hudson; and four grandchildren. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mortuary, 34th and Broadway.

Burial: Green Meadows Cemetery. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Tuesda at Continued on page B7 METRO AREA DEATHS Barbara Anne Allen, 56 Althea Singer Beeler, 92 Frederick F. Born, 95 Harry Wallace Brown, 79 Carl Vincent Cole Jane Elizabeth Cook, 73 Michael A. Davis, 51 Shirley Ann Head Dressing, 69 Juanita Finlinson Anna Frances Gaddis, 75 Nancy Girdley, 77 Lt.

Col. Theodore Hahn, 63 Jody R. Hamilton, 58 Cory Kimarlin Harris, 22 Ruby B. Helm, 87 Norma Lee Hobbs, 66 Lawrence E. Hudson 7 0 Brent Justin Hundley, 2 0 Barbara Delores Johnson, 68 Mary Elizabeth Jolly, 65 Virginia Wilson Kays, 93 Leonard D.

Leeper, 93 Barbara Ann McMahon, 58 Eloise E. Meurer, 88 Clarence W. olly, 81 I rene Murray Scott, 59 William S. Stewart, 9 4 Anna Stoll Thompson, 1 04 Estelle Whitenack, 8 4 Danee S. Wickli ff in ant Margarite Shelton Wilkinson, 92 William M.

Wood III 85 KENT CK AREA DEATHS Andrew William Cahill, 76 Nellie Mae Sullivan, 85 Gary D. Gilbert, 62 I ND I ANA AREA DEATHS Robert RayBridgewater, 27 Grace Helen Napper Vincent, 91 Charles E. Blackburn, 8 0 Karl Eldon Bary, 68 Mary E. oung, 7 0 Lloyd G. Davis, 8 4 John F.

Schneble 87 Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas received an honorary degree at Northern Kentucky University a few boos for some of the remarks in her commencement address. At another commencement yesterday, a record 362 Campbellsville University graduates were told that God wants them to understand themselves and the world they live in. About a dozen Kentucky colleges, community colleges and universities were holding commencement exercises around the state this weekend, including of Kentucky ceremony. At NKU yesterday, Thomas told about 1,300 students receiving degrees to shape the world, rid it of racism, injustice and poverty, and be outraged by atrocities committed against prisoners of war and by secrecy in government deprives the public of its right to She urged them to leaders who take us into war (and) rationalize it as spreading Heather Flannery, 23, of Crescent Springs, said she thought the speech was too political. should have been more said Flannery, who received degrees in political science and history.

Campbellsville University At Campbellsville University, Dr. Leslie Hollon, pastor of St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, told graduates that the 21st century is filled with risks for living. size of the challenge, however, fits God at work through he said. Dr.

Michael V. Carter, president, urged the graduates in his welcome to the time to express your love and appreciation to those who have sacrificed along the way to help you reach this important milestone in your The third annual Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards went to Lori Brooke Rousey of Lancaster, as student recipient and Dr. J. Chester Badgett of Campbellsville as community recipient. The awards, presented to a graduating senior and a member of the community, recognize prestigious characteristics.

Rousey, captain of the golf team who received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics with a secondary teaching certificate, has been a leader in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and attended three mission trips while at the university. Badgett, a university trustee for 42 years who wrote a history of the school to be published this fall, served as Campbellsville Baptist Church pastor for 30 years. Long wait For Brigitte Blom Ramsey, graduation was a long time coming. Ramsey enrolled in the spring of 1991, but left to marry and have four children. Eleven years after she started, she returned to pursue degrees in international studies and economics.

was never a thought I go said Ramsey, 34, who serves on the Pendleton County School Board. my kids got a little older, I had a little more free time. And there was always that desire to Yesterday, she did. to the ceremony by her and children Phoenix, 12, Ariel, 9, Mack, 8, and Cole, named Outstanding Student Researcher by the College of Busi- ness.She said she might pursue graduate studies in public policy, or she might just take some time to relish her achievement. Politics, God prominent at graduation ceremonies From Cincinnati Enquirer and Staff Dispatches B6 COURIER-JOURNAL TRENTON, N.J.

Peter W. Rodino a little-noticed Democratic congressman until he led the House impeachment investigation of President Nixon, died yesterday. He was 95. The raspy-voiced son of an Italian immigrant, Rodino died of congestive heart failure at his West Orange home. Rodino spent 10 years working his way through law school at night and after one unsuccessful campaign won election to Congress in 1948.

He was reelected 19 times. Rodino was named chairman of the House Judiciary Committee just months before the panel began its historic impeachment hearings in 1974. fate had been looking for one of the powerhouses of Congress, it have picked Rodino told a reporter at the time. Political pressure had been building over charges that Nixon had abused his presidential powers to cover up connections between the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and his 1972 re-election effort. The hearings resulted in the first vote in favor of impeachment of a president in 106 years.

He also wrote the Judiciary reports on which the civil-rights bills of 1957, 1960, 1964 and 1968 were based. And he helped secure House passage of immigration reforms that did away with quotas in 1965 and was instrumental in the passage of the fair-housing law in 1966. Rodino, who led Nixon impeachment hearing, dies Associated Press Rodino.