Cincinnati Enquirer
May 30, 1947
transcribed Sept. 2005 by Linda Boorom

BOOROM - Maggie May Boorom (nee Dunlap), beloved wife of the late Frank Boorom and dearly beloved mother of Arthur Boorom and Mrs. Frances Collins, Thursday, May 29, 1947, aged 73 years. Funeral services Saturday, May 31, at Riedlinger funeral home, 19 Green St., at 2 p.m.

BRAUN - Marie Braun, beloved daughter of the late Bernard and Anna Braun, thursday, May 29, 1947, residence, 17 W. Nixon st. Friends may call at the Schraffenberger funeral home, 3117 Vine st., Corryville, Sunday after 4 p.m. Requiem high mass St. George Church, Monday, June 2, at 9 a.m. St. Mary's Ladies Society please take notice.

BRAY - Anton Bray, beloved husband of Edythe Eberle Bray, wednesday, May 28, 1947; residence, 2405 auburn ave. Friends may call at the Thomas funeral home, 4418 Whetsel ave., Madisonville, Friday after 1 p.m. Requiem high mass St. Margaret of Cortona Church, Saturday 9 a.m.

CANNON - Rita A. Cannon, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cannon, suddenly at Louisville, Ky; residence, 1011 Fifth st., Reading, Ohio. Friends may call at the Vorhis funeral home, 310 dunn st., Lockland, Thursday, 3 to 10 p.m. Services at St. John Evangilical Church, Reading, Ohio, Friday, May 30, 1947, at 2 p.m.

CASON - Elizabeth Cason (nee Meek), beloved wife of George W. Cason and mother of Mrs. Russell Thompson and Mrs. A. A. Wenstrup, at her residence, 1912 Scott st., Covington, Ky., Wednesday, May 28, 1947, aged 76 years. Services Saturday, May 31, at Linnemann funeral home, 25-27 E. 11th st., at 2 p.m. Interment Forest Lawn memorial Park.

DODSON -  Floyd E. Dodson, beloved husband of Ruth Kaufman Dodson, devoted father of Dale Dodson and dear son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Dodson Sr., Wednesday, May 28, 1947, residence, Bradenton, Fla. Friends may call at the Neidhard funeral home, 3155 Harrison ave., Westwood, on Friday after 4 p.m. Services Saturday, May 31, at 1:30 p.m. Interment Arlington Memorial Park, Mt. Healthy, Ohio.

HILL - Bertha M. Hill (nee Gaskill), wife of the late Perry C. Hill and mother of Mrs. Willia Cleaver and Roger Hill. Wednesday, May 28, 1947; residence, 6103 Navarre pl. Friends may call at the Thomas funeral home, 4418 Whetsel ave., Friday after 1 p.m. Services Saturday at 1 p.m.

HEEG - Margaret (Maggie) Heeg, (nee Gerhardt), beloved wife of Otto Heeg Sr., and beloved mother of Otto Jr., Emil and Elmer Heeg, Tuesday, May 27, at residence, Box 201-A Hughes road, Mt. Healthy, age 80 years. Funeral from the Busse & borgmann Co., Parkway funeral home, Central Parkway and Clifton Hills lane, Saturday, May 31, at 10 a.m.

JOHNSON - Walter Johnson, beloved husband of Jeannette Johnson (nee Rowie) and devoted father of Mrs. Roy sporing, Bruce and Dorthy Mercer and Earl Johnson, at his residence, 339 Prospect, Bellevue, Ky. Funeral Monday, June 2, 1947, from the Dobbling funeral home, 241 Fairfield ave., at 2 p.m.

KEMPER - Lulu Kemper (nee Koehler), beloved wife of Walter Kemper, dear mother of Mrs. Juanita shepler, grandmother of Roy ., Roger L., and Marilyn R. Shepler, sister of Mrs. Ray Armstrong, Hamilton, Ohio, and Fred Koehler, thursday, May 29, 1947; residence 15 Clay st., St. Bernard. Friends may call at the Hodapp funeral home, 7401 Vine st., Carthage, sunday, June 1. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. O. E. S., Alba Chapter No. 104, will hold services sunday at 7:30 p.m.

McCoy - James H. McCoy Sr., beloved husband of Martha McCoy (nee Maloney), Tuesday, May 27, 1947, of 340 Lillenthal ave. Funeral from the John J. Radel Co. Price Hill funeral home, Glenway and Dewey aves., Saturday, May 31, at 8:30 a.m. Requiem high mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church at 9 a.m.

O'HEARN - Arthur J. O'Hearn, aged 68 years, beloved husband of Edna O'Hearn (nee Stoecklin) and beloved father of William and Robert O'Hearn, Mrs. Lucille Noppenberger and Mrs. Nell Enright, Thursday, may 29, 1947, at 11:50 a.m. at residence, 1320 Broadway. Funeral from the Busse & Borgmann Co. Parkway funeral home, Central pkwy. and Clifton Hills ln. Due notice of funeral.

PARRY - Mary A. Parry, sisiter of Elizabeth Parry Evans and David J. Parry, aunt of Joseph Samuel Evans, Wednesday, May 28, 1947, at residence, 2220 Reading rd. Services at the Fuldner Mortuary, 421 Arch st., Saturday, may 31, at 10 a.m. Friends may call Friday after 10 a.m. Kindly omit flowers.

ROBINSON - Nellie B. Robinson (nee Bergon), beloved wife of John Robinson, mother of  L. C. Robinson, Mrs. Edith Murrill and Francis H. Robinson, sister of S. J. Bergen of Cleveland, Ohio, at her residence, 2107 McKinley ave., College Hill, Wednesday, May 28, 1947. The remains will lie in state at the residence Friday, May 30, after 1 p.m. Funeral service at the Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Lincoln ave., College Hill, Saturday, 10 a.m. burial Union Baptist Cemetery, Crittenden funeral directors in charge.

ROTHIER - Mary Calder Rothier, widow of Charles C. Rothier, mother of John T. Rothier and grandmother of Helen E. Rothier, Mrs. G. H. McClure and John T. Rothier Jr, on Thursday, May 29, 1947, after a long illness. Burial private at convenience of the family.

PRICE - John M. Price, beloved husband of the late Emma Powel Price, dear father of Mrs. Mae Cole, Mrs. Irma Squires, Ralph, John Jr., Evan, Edward, Robert and Paul Price and the late Lillian Kilian, brother of Mrs. Mary Patton, Mrs. George Music, Mrs. Sallie Stiffler, Mrs. Elizabeth Woolam and Watkin Price, suddenly, Thursday, may 29, 1947, in his 69th year, at the residence, 218 Harriett st., Lockland. Friends may call at the Hodapp funeral home, 7401 Vine st., Carthage, Sunday, June 1, after 2 p.m. Funreal services Monday at 3:30 p.m. Members of Jr. O.U. A.M. Beacon Light Council please take notice.

SIMONTON - Arthur H. Simonton, beloved husband of Margaret Simonton (nee Knipper), Wednesday, May 28, 1947, at his home, 1004 Rose cir., Park Hills, Ky., age 49 years. Funeral from John M. Middendorf Sons funeral home, 917 Main st., Covington, Ky. Services 11 a.m. Interment Highland Cemetery

TAUBER - John Tauber, age 78 years, beloved husband of Gertrude Tauber (nee Pfandner) and beloved father of George and Ed Tauber and Mrs. Margie Eils, Wednesday, May 28, 1947, at 1:30 a.m. Funeral from the Busse & Borgmann Co. Parkway funeral home, Central Parkway and Clifton Hills lane, Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m. Member of Bayerischer Unterstuetzungs, Verein and Odd Fellows.

TUDOR - William C. Tudor, husband of the late Mary Rooney Tudor, Thursday, May 29, 1947, at residence of James H. Collins, 4212 Delaney st., in his 88th year. Friends may call at the Chas. A. Miller funeral home, Hamilton ave. at Knowlton st., Northside, on Friday after 3 p.m. Requiem high mass at St. Boniface Church Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

WARE - John W. Ware, beloved husband of Edith Ware (nee Halderman), at his home, Visalia, Ky., Wednesday, may 28, 1947; age 53 years. Funeral from the residence Saturday, May 31, with services at the Visalia Baptist Church at 1:30 p.m. Burial in Independence Cemetery.