Obituaries of the members of the Ohio Academy of Science report of the Necrology Committee, 2003

Ohio Journal of Science, The, Dec, 2003 by Ronald L. Stuckey

The Necrology committee of The Ohio Academy of Science, chaired since 1992 by Historian-Archivist Ronald L. Stuckey, consists of William R. Burk, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Christopher Cumo, Canton, OH, and Relda E. Niederhofer, Firelands College of Bowling Green State University, Huron, OH. The committee expresses its gratitude to the following individuals and institutions for providing information: Kathy Allen, Magrath Library, University of Minnesota; Roland Baumann and David H. Benzing, Oberlin College; Kennard B. Bork, Denison University; Steve Clemants, Torrey Botanical Society; Mrs. Marie Elmer; Andrea B. Goldstein, Harvard University Archives, Cambridge, MA; Bertha Ihnat and Bruce Leach, The Ohio State University Libraries; Wanda Lovan, The Botanical Society of America; Mary Plazo, Special Collections Division, Akron-Summit County Public Library; Bob Schmidt, Michael Vincent, Linda E. Watson, Miami University, Oxford, OH; and K. Roger Troutman, Mansfield, OH. The Academy office files may contain additional published and unpublished information on the deceased members treated in this report.

The committee is seeking volunteers to provide information or to write obituaries on deceased members of the Academy whose obituaries have not yet been written for The Ohio Journal of Science. Please contact The Ohio Academy of Science if you can assist in this effort. A two-page outline of instructions for preparation on obituaries in The Ohio Journal of Science, written by Ronald L. Stuckey, is available from the author or the Academy office.

The following is a list of deceased members of the Academy with the year joined and date of death, if known, whose obituaries have not yet been published in The Journal.

       NAME              DATE OF DEATH       YEAR JOINED

John B. Brown           17 February 2003          ??
Thomas Jones Byers     21 September 2003          ??
Robert M. Crowell       25 November 2001          ??
Ray J. Everly               ?? 1985              1928
Mark B. Gorman           18 August 2001          1989
Howard C. Hopps        ?? September 1999         1983
Floyd L. James          22 November 2001          ??
Paul W. Ruksha                ????                ??
Ray Smithson, Jr.       30 December 2002          ??

The following obituaries appear in the 2003 Report: PAGE

Audrey Elizabeth (Jones) Bland (1917-2003)       148
Clarence Floyd Clark (1912-2002)                 148
Otto Charles Elmer (1918-2001)                   149
William Samuel Floyd, Jr. (1932-2001)            149
Charles Heimsch (1914-2003)                      150
George Tallmon Jones (1897-1998)                 150
James Edward Leslie (1924-2003)                  152
Arthur Leroy Lutz (1908-2002)                    152
Richard Harold Mahard (1915-2002)                153
Theodore Lee Miller (1940-2003)                  154
Harold Lawrence Porter (1914-2002)               154
Robert Roy Smithers (1924-2003)                  155
Edith Louise (Ackerman) Troutman (1939-2003)     155
Alfred Jack Wilfong, Sr. (1914-2002)             156

Audrey Elizabeth (Jones) Bland (1917-2003)

Audrey Elizabeth (Jones) Bland, age 86, former science teacher at Perry Middle School in Worthington, OH, respectively, died of heart failure 19 March 2003 at Wesley Glen Health Center, Worthington, OH. A chemist, administrator, and educator, Mrs. Bland served both public and private agencies. In 1966 she joined The Ohio Academy of Science.

Born 15 February 1917 in Washington, DC, Audrey Elizabeth Jones was the daughter of Dr. Furman and Mrs. Estelle Jones. Miss Jones received a Bachelor's Degree in chemistry from Hunter College in New York City and a Master's Degree in psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

Audrey Elizabeth Bland was a chemist with various federal agencies in Washington, DC. After moving to Worthington, OH, she became Director of Rehabilitation and Personnel at Goodwill Industries. In 1973 Mrs. Bland began teaching science at Perry Middle School in Worthington, OH, from which she retired in 1981.

In addition to her membership in The Ohio Academy of Science, Mrs. Audrey Bland was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the American Chemical Society; the Pennsylvania Academy of Science; the American Association of University Women; the Worthington Historical Society; the American Medical Association Alliance; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Northeasterners, Inc.; Girl Friend Inc.; and a life member of the Women's Service Board of Grant Hospital, Project Hope, and the YWCA.

A 36-year member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Worthington, OH, Audrey Bland volunteered as a science and mathematics tutor for students after school at the church. She chaired the Pastoral Care Committee and kept records of Sunday morning offerings to St. John's.

Surviving Audrey Elizabeth (Jones) Bland are cousins, nieces, and nephews. Her husband Dr. Earl Bland, her parents Dr. Furman and Mrs. Estelle Jones, her brothers Dr. Furman Jones and Dr. Vernon Jones, and her sister Evelyn Richardson predeceased her. Reverend Arthur Hadley, Pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church, presided over Mrs. Bland's memorial service, 4 April 2003. She was interred that day at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Worthington. Friends may make memorial contributions to St. John's Episcopal Church, 700 High Street, Worthington, OH 43085. Retained on file in the office of The Ohio Academy of Science, Columbus, is an obituary on page B5 of the 1 April 2003 Columbus Dispatch.