Jeffrey Hall Smythe died unexpectedly at his home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio on May 27, 2020. Born in 1934, he was the youngest child of Charles L. Smythe and Madeline Nellis Smythe. He was predeceased by his brothers David Smythe and Charles L. “Pete” Smythe. He spent most of his life in Shaker Heights, Ohio, graduating from University School in 1952. He was captain of the football team, ran track and was Cum Laude.  After graduating from Williams College in 1956 he served in...

Shirley Reading, 91, died Friday May 22, 2020 peacefully at home.  After almost 22 years, she is reunited with her husband, Thomas G. Reading.   Shirley was born in Cleveland twenty minutes earlier than her twin sister, Carol, a fact she proudly boasted about. Shirley graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1947 and attended Denison University where she was a cheerleader while Tom played football.   She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and remained active...

Betty King Olson passed away on May 21, 2020 while in hospice care at Breckenridge Village in Willoughby, OH.  Born in Cleveland on Dec. 2, 1930 she was the only child of H.C. (Cliff) King and Ruth Waugh King, both of whom preceded her in death.  Betty is survived by her husband of 55 years, Robert Paul Olson; daughter, Kristen Lee Olson of Sewickley, PA; and son, Robert King Olson (Jenny Gordon) of Russell Township, OH.   A 1949 graduate of Shaker Heights High School, Betty...

John M. McIntosh, III, born February 1, 1956, passed away peacefully May 19, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. John was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest son of John and Patricia McIntosh (dec’d). He attended Gesu School, Gilmore Academy and Kenyon College, graduating in 1977. John was an avid golfer, cyclist, and soft ball player. He moved to NYC in his 20s and was active in theater as an actor, director, and writer. He and his wife Kalia began a successful publishing company and...

Walter Willis was born on June 2, 1928, his origins began in Tignall, Georgia.  He was born to Richard Willis and Lelia Willis.  From Richard and Leila’s union seven children were born: Dennis, Sr., Willie Albert, Bobby, Lueneal, Mabel, and Jerri L. Willis.  Walter Willis was the last surviving child of Richard and Lelia Willis.  Walter Willis was a devoted husband, father, and friend.  He joined the Pole Branch Missionary Baptist Church at an early...

J. David Hunter passed away May 16th, 2020. David was the beloved husband of Anne S. Hunter (nee Stephenson) of Gates Mills, OH and the late Joyce C. Hunter (nee Crichley); he was the dear father of Elizabeth Hunter-Forsythe (William, IV); Laura Hunter and Megan H. Tzefronis (Peter); he was the loved grandfather of Taylor, Abby and Hunter Forsythe, Isabella Hunter Castano and Kate, Olivia and Charlie Tzefronis and the cherished brother of Anne Hunter Jenkins (Tom). David was born in...

Mary Gardner (nee  Malone) passed away on May 14, 2020, at the age of 93.  Mary was a leader in many civic and cultural institutions, including serving as president of the Women’s Committee for the Cleveland Museum of Art; director emeritus of the Cleveland Institute of Art and, member of the board of directors at the Cleveland Sight Center.  She turned her passion for art and design into her own business in the 1970s, Mary Gardner Interiors, working into her 90s. A...

James Sims Reid, Jr. of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died on May 13, 2020, at the age of 94, with Donna, his wife of 70 years, at his side.  James Sims Reid, Jr., known as Jim, was for many decades the Chairman and CEO of Standard Products Company, an international manufacturer of car parts headquartered in Cleveland and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Born and bred in Cleveland, Jim and his wife, Donna Smith Reid, have been active in the city’s business and philanthropic...

Cecil Roy Mellin was born on July 10, 1936 to Cecil and Hannah Mellin, the second of six children they would have together.  Raised in Wyandotte, Michigan on the banks of the Detroit River, he developed a life long love of the water and met the love of his life there, his high school sweetheart and future wife, Gretchen Wagner. Cecil and Gretchen attended the University of Michigan together and married while there.  In 1961, after earning his J.D. from the University of Michigan...

Lyndhurst, OHIO – Harriet Perkins Bagley, 70 went peacefully to her heavenly home surrounded by family on May 9, 2020,  after a 47 year long battle with rheumatoid arthritis. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine on March 6, 1950 to Harry and Ethelyn (Heald) Perkins. She was educated in Mercer and graduated from Skowhegan High School. She was the first in her family to attend college at the University of Maine at Farmington. She continued her studies in special education and received a...