Gayle (Rise) Whitt Slaff of Blanchester. Beloved wife of the late Dale P. Whitt, dear mother of Debbie (Dink) Thomas, caring sister of Joy Plummer, Irene Irvin, Kay Zapf, Lawrence Rise, loving grandmother of Christopher Thomas, Emily (Mel) Stein, and great grandmother of Mason and Marissa Stein, and special friend of Meredith Hammer. August 26, 2008 at age 76. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, and the Cary Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, Blanchester. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 5211 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, Ohio 45227.