June 30, 2005

OBITUARIES

Anna ‘Biz’ Laube

Anna Elizabeth “Biz” Laube died on Monday, June 20.

She was born of hard-working, loving farm folks in Lancaster in 1929.

Many remain to celebrate her life of loving, giving and spiritual strength. It is in this time of sadness that the power of togetherness and love shines the brightest.

Biz, a fraternal twin, married Francis Jerome “Jerry” Laube, a paternal twin, in 1946. They had four daughters, who also had children, Margaret, Sarah and Ben Silliman; Janet, Van, Dean, Maeve and Will Morris; Patty, August and Jay Millman; Fran and Lily Acree; and four sons who had children, Matt, Karl and Carrie Laube; Sam, Emma, Clara and Mark Laube; Bart, Ava and Max Laube; and Charley.

James Clinton Kellogg

James Clinton Kellogg died Sunday, June 26, at Friends Care Community. He was 90.

Until moving to Friends Care in 2001, Jim lived in the Chicago area. He worked days in a factory while attending Chicago-Kent Law School in the evening. Four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Army, serving in the Persian Gulf Command more than four years. He was discharged as a captain.

Until his retirement when he was 80, he ran a solo law practice. In 1990, he was honored as a 50-year member of the Chicago Bar Association. He was named a Life Member of Bill Caldwell Post No. 806 (American Legion) and was a Mason.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of over 60 years, Helen Klement Kellogg.

He is survived by three children and a daughter-in-law, Susan Steffey and Dennis Kellogg, both of Chicago, and Scott Kellogg and Linda Griffith of Yellow Springs; grandchildren, David, Peter, Leslie and Elaine Boby, and Philip and Alexander Kellogg; great-grandchildren, Aiden and Emmett Walkowiac and Evan Boby.

Services will be held in Chicago. The family expresses their gratitude for the consistent respect and care he received from the staff and volunteers at Friends Extended Care Center.

Alveda Hampton Williams

Alveda Hampton Williams of Springfield died on June 20. She was 79.

Born Oct. 8, 1926, in Springfield, she was the daughter of William and Margaret Hampton.

She was a member of the House of Prayer and El Bethel Temple. She was a retired employee of the Springview Center, where she worked for 16 years in the “Grandma Program.” She was also employed at Community Hospital and Wittenberg as a chef. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed baking especially for the holidays.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, David E., Alfred P., Zee and Homer G. Hampton.

She is survived by her daughter, Alaina Reed Hall of Los Angeles; son, Michael Tyrone Hampton Applin of Yellow Springs; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Preston Hampton and Louis Sr. and Luvenia Hampton, all of Springfield; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Blanche Carpenter, Alice and Roscoe Shellman, Clara B. and Reginald Richardson, Cathy S. Wilson and Lucille and Bill Brown, all of Springfield; grandchildren, Andre Michael Cook and Tania Marie Cook; great-granddaughter, Jasmine Cook; a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 25, in the House of Prayer in Springfield, with burial following in Ferncliff Cemetery. The Robert C. Henry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

John H. Johnson

John H. Johnson of Xenia died Wednesday, June 22, in Greene Memorial Hospital. He was 85.

He was born April 1, 1920, in Piqua, the son of Albert E. and Gertrude M. Johnson. John was a dedicated member of Middle Run Baptist Church, serving in the male chorus and as a former trustee. He also was a former member of the Cyrene AME Church in Piqua and a former member of VFW Post 768 in Yellow Springs. He served in the U.S. Army, receiving an honorable discharge.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Grace M. Johnson; two daughters, Shirley Clemons and Joyce Harrington; two brothers, William and James Johnson; two sisters, Geraldine Ewing and Florence Washington.

He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Shelia O. and Ronald Brown and Clarice F. Thomas, all of Xenia; a sister, Glenzetta N. Reaves of Piqua; three sister-in-laws, Novella Lee, Lucille Nared and Sarah Johnson, all of Xenia; 12 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, 33 great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 28, at Middle Run Baptist Church in Xenia, with burial following in Cherry Grove Cemetery. Porter-Qualls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sandra J. Hill

Sandra J. Hill of Springfield died on Saturday, June 18, at Miami Valley Hospital. She was 63.

Born on Nov. 22, 1942, she was the daughter of Ralph J. Sr. and Irene M. Brown Burley. She was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church and a retired inspector for Vernay Laboratories.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Ralph Jr. and John; three sisters, Anna Crawford, Rosalyn Thompson and Betty Hampton.

She is survived by her children, Marcia Y. Hill-Jones, Derek T. Hill, and Sergeant Richard A. and Katarya Hill, all of Springfield; three brothers and sisters-in-law, George E. and Louise Burley and David E. and Marsha Burley, all of Springfield, and Charles and Bonnie Burley of Parkland, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held Thursday, June 23, in the St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield, with burial following in Ferncliff Cemetery.

Betty J. Duncan

Betty J. Duncan of Bellbrook died Sunday, June 26. She was 79.

She was born Nov. 28, 1925, in Zimmerman, Ohio. She was a loving mother who enjoyed taking care of her home and family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five siblings, Ron, Sharon, Dottie, John and Jeannie; and her husband of 49 years, Meril R. Duncan.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia and Christopher Gultice of Spring Valley, Sandra and Jack Reid of Urbana, and Pamela Daum of Yellow Springs; brother, Will; three sisters, Thelma, Barbie and Mary Jo; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Private services will be held at the con-venience of the family.

Mazzie L. Nipper

Mazzie L. Nipper of Yellow Springs died Thursday, June 23, in Community Hospital. She was 76.

Born Dec. 26, 1928, in Sandy Hook, Ky., she was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Barker. She was retired from Friends Care Community.

She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Ova Nipper; children, Phyllis and Bob Young, Dan and Robyn Nipper, Dennis and Jane Nipper, and Kathey and Morris Williams; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Ethel, Lena, Mary and Claris; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 27, in the Jackson Lytle Williams Maley Funeral Home in Yellow Springs, with interment following in Glen Forest Cemetery.