Sue Bayliss (Nee: Logan) Doan

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Delhi Twp. – Sue Bayliss (Nee: Logan) Doan was called up on June 13, 2019 after a 2-month wait following a surprise terminal cancer diagnosis. She was at home with her doting cats, family and wonderful caregivers. Her rare energy, reliability and eccentricity will be sorely missed. Born April 26, 1934 in Paintsville, KY, uphill from the Elkhorn Coal Company’s largest tipple, by age 6, she and her young divorced mother, Dorothy Litteral Logan, moved with her grandparents, Myrtle and Bayliss Litteral, to a farm near Shreve, OH, where “anything would grow.” At school, Sue was the music teacher’s hopeful opera star, a cheerleader, thespian and class valedictorian; on Sunday she was the church organist. The local radio station tapped her for the Miss Ohio Pageant and her runner-up award provided a college scholarship. After completing a buyer’s training program at the William Annett Co. department store (Wooster, OH), she entered Ohio Wesleyan University. Her college days were cut short (or expanded forever) when she married an upperclassman, the late Rupert Aull Doan, and moved to Cincinnati, where she worked for the newly created Ohio Deposit Guarantee Fund (ODGF) to put Rupert through UC Law School. Following Rupert’s graduation, they moved to Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD where Sue was the first junior officer’s wife to be elected President of the Officers’ Wives’ Club. They loved the Air Force and thought to make it their career until Walter Tarr, whom Rupert met through Sue’s work at ODGF, invited him to return to Cincinnati as his law partner. Sue was a force in Cincinnati’s cultural, religious and civic life, serving organizations such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Wesley Hall, Children’s Hospital, Interfaith Holocaust Committee, St. Rita’s School for the Deaf, and she and Rupert chaired the city’s first Riverfest. The Cincinnati Enquirer recognized her as a “Woman of the Year” in 1988. And, she was essential to Rupert’s career as one of Ohio’s longest serving Court of Appeals Judges. She leaves behind a grateful daughter, Holly Doan Spraul (Daniel G. Spraul), adoring grandsons Thomas Doan Spraul and Rupert Daniel Spraul, and dear cousins Sally Lynn Awe (Milton) and Thomas L. Luke (the late Gloria Lynn). Memorial Service Sunday, July 14 th, 4:00PM at Shiloh United Methodist Church 5261 Foley Rd (45238). Memorials may be made to Oak Hills High School Drama Club (please note “Sue Doan Memorial” on the memo line) OHHS Attn: Stacey Ludwig 3200 Ebenezer Rd (45248), or to the UC Foundation (please note “Judge Doan Scholarship” on the memo line), UC College of Law, Attn: Mindy Roy, PO Box 210040 (45221). Radel Funeral Home serving the family. www.radelfuneralhome.com

Tributes & Condolences

Posted by Olevia on June 21, 2019 (11:45)
Sincere condolences.May the sadness which you experience now be comforted by great fond memories. May the loyal love of Almighty God be with you all. Warm Christian Love.

Posted by eugene and carol stagnaro on June 19, 2019 (17:26)
with my bad back I cannot stand in line so I am leaving this post as my prayers are with your family. Rupert and Sue were very close friends and they will be missed. I will pray for them often,

Posted by Barb and Dan Reif on June 18, 2019 (09:24)
Dear Holly- we were so sorry to learn of Sue’s passing. She was a fixture at Shiloh. Always pleasant, quick-witted, a great sense of humor. She was a great lady, good friend, and will be missed by many.

Posted by LJ on June 17, 2019 (15:08)
I did not know your loved one, but I am so sorry for your loss. The majority of us are not strangers to loss. Many who have experienced loss find these practical suggestions helpful. Allow yourself time to grieve, talk about your thoughts and feelings, accept help, draw closer to God, visualize the resurrection. Doing these things has given many people, myself included, the strength to go on. My sincere condolences at this difficult time.

Posted by Mary Henkel on June 16, 2019 (07:31)
She was a legend even in life, and will continue to be one. Sympathy and love to all the family.

Posted by Bernadette Watzek on June 15, 2019 (20:30)
I was so saddened to hear about the passing of this incredible woman. Reading her obituary further enlightened me as to just how incredible she was! I will never forget the times I was fortunate to see and talk with her at book club and theatrical performances, etc. What a pleasure she was to be around! She made an impression wherever she went. Prayers for the family and dear friends during this sad time.

Posted by Mafer and Antonio on June 15, 2019 (17:12)
Dear Spraul family, We would like to offer you our deepest condolences. It was amazing to spend a few evenings with you and Oma. It was always clear to us how she was incredibly loved and how she adored you in return. We are thinking about you in this difficult time. Please reach out if there is anything that we can do to help. We are here for you.

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