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Date of these obituaries: 10-26-2001
Edward Huff Jr., reveled in teaching scuba diving
Edward L. Huff Jr. loved scuba diving so much that he owned or operated a series of diving businesses for some 25 years, reveling in teaching other people the joy of underwater adventure.
When his students were certified, Mr. Huff, who owned the Hammerhead Scuba School in Alexandria, often took them on diving trips to Florida and North Carolina.
One such student called Mr. Huff's family to offer condolences after learning his former teacher, 54, was in critical condition following a fire at his Covington home Monday night. Mr. Huff died of smoke inhalation Wednesday afternoon at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
The student "was so upset. He just kept going on and on about how much fun it had been learning to dive this summer and that he was looking forward to future diving expeditions, " said Megan Downing of Falmouth, one of Mr. Huff's sisters.
Mr. Huff was an Army Green Beret during the Vietnam War and took up scuba diving when he was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.
He went on to own or manage diving schools in North Carolina and in Oxnard, Calif., where he also bought a boat for commercial trips before moving back to Kentucky.
He worked about 10 years as a machine operator and then in quality control at Anchor Flange, a casting company in Boone County. Then, even though he was nearing retirement age, Mr. Huff withdrew his savings and opened Hammerhead Scuba School in April. There, he also sold scuba, boating, hunting, fishing and archery supplies.
"He always wanted to get back in the business, " said Mrs. Downing. "He was doing what he always wanted to do." Mrs. Downing said her brother also loved to fish.
"He was an avid outdoorsman, " she said. "His grandkids and his daughters and his fishing, if he had those three things, he was really happy."
A longtime fishing buddy, Pastor Gary Wilson of the Fairlane Baptist Church in Grants Lick, will officiate at services with Tom Ison, the pastor of Mr. Huff's church, the True Vine Fellowship Church in Independence.
Other survivors include daughters, Kamon Wells of Falmouth, Kelley Huff of Raleigh, N.C., and Kristen Huff of Park Hills; a sister, Bethany Hanser of Falmouth; his stepmother, JoAnn Huff of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home in Falmouth.
Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday.
Burial will be in the Hanser Family cemetery at Morgan in Pendleton County.
Sylvia Mae Drysdale Bowling, 84, of Gilmer, Texas, formerly of Grant County, died Monday in Longview, Texas.
Survivors include a son, James M. Bowling of Gilmer; and brothers, LeRoy Drysdale of Dry Ridge and Robert Eugene Drysdale of Burlington.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park, Gilmer. Croley Funeral Home, Gilmer, is handling arrangements.
Rena E. Cummins, 76, of Wilder, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Roy Frank Dudenhoeffer, 81, of San Diego, died Tuesday at Nazareth House in San Diego.
He was a retired jeweler and a member of St. Louis DeMarillac Church, East Cajon, Calif. His wife, Martha Jeanne Guilfoyle Dudenhoeffer, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Madeline Coulson of Lebanon, Ohio, Melonie Jorgenson of Shady Cove, Ore., and Martha Dudenhoeffer of Del Mar, Calif.; and sons, Michael Dudenhoeffer of Jacksonville, Ore., and Mark Dudenhoeffer of El Cajon, Calif.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Louis DeMarillac Church, East Cajon. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at Paris-Frederick Funeral Home, El Cajon. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville.
Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta, is handling arrangements.
Anna Margaret Feeney, 82, of West Covington, died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired statistician with U.S. Steel Corp., Cincinnati; a member of St. Ann Church, West Covington; and a greeter for Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Anna Mary Eggemeier Feeney of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, 1151 Donaldson Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Barbara Ann Roedersheimer Fey, 53, of Burlington, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was an administrative assistant for Hilliard-Lyons Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Ryan M. Fey of Burlington; daughters, Niki Fey of Fort Wright and Lissa Fey of Greensboro, N.C.; and a brother, Michael A. Roedersheimer of Florence.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Barbara Fey Cancer Fund, in care of Hilliard-Lyons Co., 7373 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45230.
Martha Locke, 78, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Marcelle Sanzenbacker of Newport; sons, Jack Gillum of Houston, Michael Gillum of Los Angeles and Gary Locke of Cape Coral, Fla.; sisters, Dorothy Schwartz of Lexington and Myra Clark of Paint Lick; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Owingsville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Eva Hicks Messer, 93, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Maulden Baptist Church, Jackson County. Her husband, Willie Messer, died in 1975. Sons, Caleb Messer, Johnny Messer and Tommy Messer, and a daughter, Esther Lou Messer, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Della Mae McDaniels of Berea, Alice Starnes of Florence, Linda Messer and Beatrice Kinman, both of Georgetown, Clara Messer of Williamstown and Rita Wainscott of Falmouth; sons, Roger Messer of Dry Ridge, Bobby Messer of Owenton, Dallas Messer of Sparta, Ray Messer of Warsaw and Alva Messer of Punta Gorda, Fla.; a sister, Lucy Mae York of Jackson County; brothers, Earl Hicks of Union and Carlo Hicks of Piner; 38 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Bessie Louise Reed, 88, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church. Her husband, John Reed, died in 1979. A daughter, Mary Ellen Foltz, died in 1985.
Survivors include a son, John Reed of Elsmere; a brother, Pete Grossman of Latonia; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, P. O. Box 182039, Dept. 13, Columbus, Ohio 43218; or Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church, 710 Western Reserve Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Freida "Red" Stacy, 71, of Alexandria, died Wednesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
She was a retired book binder with Johnson and Hardin Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Alfred Stacy; a daughter, Wanda Downton of Cold Spring; a son, Ronnie Stacy of Alexandria; brothers, Joseph Gibson of Corbin and Gilbert Gibson of Alexandria; sisters, Virginia Harris and Bonnie Sue Hensley, both of Manchester, Jackie Lou Brown and Opal Howard, both of London, Joyce Smith of Alexandria, Dora Brumley and Florence Carroll, both of Cincinnati, and Eva Belle Jones of Richmond.
Services were this morning at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial was in Alexandria Cemetery. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, handled arrangements.
Edna Turner, 83, of Gallatin County, died Thursday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Hope A. Wells, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Lakeside Place Health Care Center, Highland Heights.
She was a kitchen helper with Town and Country, White Horse and Beverly Hills Lookout House restaurants.
A son, John Richard, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Jo Fangman of Fort Thomas and Barbara Jones of Chillicothe, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
