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Date of these obituaries: 02-03-1999
Grant's Hubert Martin, beekeeper
For years, Hubert Martin corresponded with people as far away as Texas about the profession he loved: beekeeping.
He enjoyed explaining how bees interact and keep their hives, and he offered tips for people who wanted to cultivate honey in their own backyards, said his niece, Sue Neltner of Burlington.
His love for beekeeping earned him the nickname 'Honey Bee.'
Mr. Martin died at 10:40 p.m. Monday at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown. He was 93.
The Grant County resident spent about 50 years of his life keeping bees. He owned a piece of property on which he maintained hives, and he also kept hives on other property throughout the county, his niece said.
He had an inviting smile and an easy-going personality that made him well-loved in his community, his niece said.
A deeply religious man, Mr. Martin believed in giving back to his community. He regularly played the fiddle and sang gospel music for nursing-home residents and in churches.
And for years, he was a source of transportation for elderly residents and anyone who needed a ride.
'Even in his late years, he'd take people to the doctor in his beat-up pickup truck,' Ms. Neltner said.
'He'd take them to the grocery. He helped older people, and single moms.'
Mr. Neltner was never married, and he had no children.
Other survivors include sisters, Zula Sydnor of Lebanon, Ohio, and Gertrude Simpson of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Margaret Ann Beach, 51, of Corinth, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Jonesville.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin Beach; a daughter, Tammy Gray of Corinth; stepdaughters, Priscilla Blackburn of Dry Ridge and Teresa Fryman of Melbourne; stepsons, Tony Beach of Carrollton, Steve Beach of Greenwood, Ind., and Jeff Collier of Dry Ridge; brothers, Richard Heppard and Bob Heppard, both of Peebles, Ohio, and Lee Heppard of Monterey, Calif.; 15 grandchildren;and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to the Beach family, in care of Rogers Funeral Home, P. O. Box 7, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Ida Barbara Graus, 84, of Cold Spring, died at 7:15 p.m. Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker, a retired kitchen manager for the A. D. Owens Elementary School in Newport, and a member of St. John Community Church in Cold Spring. A daughter, Betty Racke, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Graus of Cold Spring; six grandsons; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
James Hammond, 79, of Lakeside Park, died at 2:35 a.m. Monday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. He was a retired tool- room supervisor with Carlton Machine Tool Co., Richmond, Ind., and a member of Ludlow First Baptist Church and Unity Lodge No. 478 F&AM in Ludlow.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Roberts Hammond; sons, Donald Hammond of Phoenix and Ronald Hammond of Villa Hills; a daughter, Sharon Estep of Phoenix; a sister, Quessie Sampson of Roland, N.C.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to WAKW Christian Radio Station, P. O. Box 24-G, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.
Mary Elizabeth Hinsch, 85, of Middletown, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Monday at Garden Manor Retirement Community in Middletown. She organized the former Longview Social Service League, volunteering many years to aid patients at the Longview State Hospital. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Middletown, where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the Women's Association. Her husband, Rowland Hinsch, died in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Doughman of Maysville and Nancy Hursh of Corning, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Norman Chapel in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to F.I.S.H., in care of First Presbyterian Church, 2910 Central Ave., Middletown, Ohio 45044; or Abilities First Foundation, 4710 Timber Trail Drive, Middletown, Ohio 45042. Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home, Middletown, Ohio, is handling arrangements.
Jerald R. Houp, 67, of Taylor Mill, died at 5:58 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired engineer with Cincinnati Bell Telephone, a member of Fort Thomas Lodge No. 808 F&AM the Pioneer Club of Cincinnati Bell and Cincinnati Bell Five Point Club. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Tabeling Houp; a son, Bruce T. Houp of Erlanger; a daughter, Donna S. Henry of Fort Thomas; sisters, Margie Klare of Cincinnati and Janice Houp of Covington; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Ray Howard, 99, of Burlington, died at midnight Tuesday at his home. He was a retired shipping clerk with General Electric in Cincinnati and a member of Visalia Baptist Church. His first wife, Edith McClure Howard, died in 1954.
Survivors include his wife, Annette Stein Howard; sons, Louis Ray Howard of Visalia and Jack Allen Howard of Erlanger; daughters, Dorothy Mae Barnes of Independence and Sandra Rose Story of Burlington; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center Foundation, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Lumia R. Lay, 70, of Wilmore, formerly of Harrison County, died Monday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired factory worker and an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Sue Helvey Lay, died in 1968.
Survivors include sons, Robert Lay of Georgetown and Rick Helvey of Lexington; daughters, Paula Watts of Lexington and Claudia Criss of Cynthiana; a sister, Betty Helvey of Rapid City, S.D.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Barnes Cemetery, Harrison County.
Arthur McCoy, 68, of Florence, died Monday at his home. He was a truck driver with Teamsters Union Local No. 100.
Survivors include a son, Arthur McCoy II of Florence; a daughter, Velena McCoy-Landrum of Florence; a sister, Dollie Jean Burchett of Pike County; brothers, Arnold F. McCoy of Pike County and Roger McCoy of Cincinnati; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
John Clinton Saylor Jr., 47, of Falmouth, died at 9 a.m. Monday at University Hospital in Cincinnati after being struck by a car Sunday evening in Falmouth. He was a general contractor, a former employee of General Motors in Cincinnati, and attended Butler Baptist Church.
Survivors include his son, Charley Saylor; daughters, Mellisa Jean Saylor of Williamstown and Angela Dawn Shelanie of Verona; his parents, Wilma Jean Robinson Saylor of Covington and John Clinton Saylor Sr. of Falmouth; brothers, James Edward Saylor of Morristown, Tenn., Douglas Ray Saylor of Verona and Robert Michael Saylor of Clearwater, Fla.; sisters, Carolyn Bass of Park Hills, Phyllis Boyce of Richwood, Connie Messer of Williamstown, Kathy Baker of New Castle and Brenda Foster of Gratz; and one grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Woodrow S. 'Woody' Soard, 79, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired mechanical engineer with L. E. Stevens Co., Newport, and a member of Hebron Lodge No. 757 F&AM and the Scottish Rite.
Survivors include a son, David A. Soard of Memphis, Tenn.; daughters, Susan E. Wehrman of Covington and Tracy Lynn Young of Burlington; stepsons, David Dallas of Burlington, Stephen Dallas of Hebron, Dennis Dallas and Danny Dallas, both of Florence; stepdaughters, Anita Carol Crouch of Terre Haute, Ind., and Katherine Lynn Durr of Williamstown; a sister, Geneva Lorraine Frederick of Walton; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Egla B. Stiefvater, 81, of Villa Hills, died Monday at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William M. Stiefvater Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, William M. Stiefvater Jr. of Villa Hills; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Church in Norwood, Ohio. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to A Special Wish Foundation, 7631 Holliston Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255. Vorhis Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Maurine Ward Sylwestrak, 72, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Edgemont Manor in Cynthiana. She was a retired secretary.
Survivors include her husband, Stanley Sylwestrak; a son, David Michael Sylwestrak of Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio; a daughter, Katie Kaltenborn of Harrison County; a brother, Wayne Ward of St. Johns, Mich.; and four grandchildren.
Private memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Helen Marie Webster, 66, of Williamstown, died at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
