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Date of these obituaries: 10-16-97
Martha Todd Roberts, historian
Martha Todd Roberts was able to trace her roots to the beginnings of American colonial history and even to the royalty of Europe.
A widely recognized authority on genealogy, Mrs. Roberts, of Newport, died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. She was 86.
"History was her main thing, " said a friend, Annette Kiel of Ft. Thomas. "Anybody who wanted to find out anything could contact Martha and she would refer them to the right place."
Mrs. Roberts was a retired employee of the Cincinnati Art Museum and a member of Highland United Methodist Church of Ft. Thomas.
She served as president general of the Order of the Crown in America, whose members can trace their family histories to European royalty. During her 23-year tenure, it funded the restoration and preservation of records from the colonial period of American history.
She was a past regent of Rebecca Bryan Boone chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, a Daughter of Colonial Wars of Kentucky and a member of Daughters of Famous Patriots of America. Mrs. Roberts helped create a DAR shrine in Paris, Ky. She was a member of National Gavel Society and the Historical Board of the Duncan Tavern in Paris.
Mrs. Roberts also was the first president of the Holly Hill Guild Protestant Children's Home. And she was a member of Colonial Daughters of the 17th Century. For her service, the College of William and Mary established a rare book fund in her honor.
"She was a very dynamic, lovely person and a stickler for the rules, and doing everything just right, " Mrs. Kiel said. "She was very much admired." Mrs. Robert's husband, Richard Roberts, died in 1972.
Survivors include a brother-in-law, Harry Roberts of Warsaw.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Warsaw Cemetery. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Restoration Fund of the Order of the Crown in America, in care of Henry Clay Russell, 118 Clinton Drive, Ashland, Ky. 41101, or the Martha T. Roberts Rare Book Fund at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
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James B. Adams, 71, of Florence, died Wednesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Garnett Baker, 68, of Williamstown, died at 6:37 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Ralph M. Brashear, 81, of Florence, died at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired truck mechanic with United Parcel Service, Cincinnati, and a member of Christ Chapel, Erlanger. He also was a member of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union Local No. 804, Cincinnati, and Seniors of Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Margie J. Brashear; sons, Bob Brashear of Florence, Fred Brashear of Bowling Green and Jack Brashear of Covington; a daughter, Marilyn Parrett of Burlington; brothers, E. C. Brashear of Amelia, Ohio, Billy Brashear and Ben Brashear, both of Hamilton, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials: Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
William Randolph Court, 73, of Highland Heights, died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in Florence Park Care Center in Florence. He was a retired electrical engineer with General Electric in Cincinnati, Florence, S.C., and Schenectady, N.Y. He was a member of Newport Elks and ELFON Society with General Electric. His wife, Eulalia "Eukie" Bernardo Court, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Paula Court of New York City, Donna Biller of Quincy, Mass., Carla Court of Cincinnati, Laura Court of Malta, N.Y., and Linda Salisbury of Ann Arbor, Mich.; sons, Bruce Court of St. Louis, William J. Court of Ft. Thomas, John Court of Littleton, Mass., Brian Court of Schenectady, N.Y., and Charles Court of Bethlehem, Pa.; sisters, Joan Binder of Batavia, Ohio, Theresa Wagner of Cincinnati and Susan Court of Alexandria; a brother, Paul Court of Cincinnati; and 13 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials: St. Louis Belle Center.
Christena Bay Courts, 96, of Butler, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at River Valley Nursing Home in Butler. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairview Methodist Church. She also was a charter member of Johnsville Homemakers. Her husband, Ray Courts, died in 1975.
Survivors include sons, Baxter Courts of Foster, Roger Courts of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Douglas Courts of Fruitland Park, Fla.; a daughter, Jennie Lou McGee of Germantown; a brother, Charles Bay of Butler; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-
grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery. Memorials: the church or cemetery.
Charles Putnam DeVore, 86, of Lakeside Park, died at 3:02 a.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Manor, Covington. He was a retired editor with the advertising department of Cincinnati Milacron and an apartment rental agent.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Ward DeVore; daughters, Mary Ann Jefferies of Florence and Patricia Erpenbeck of Edgewood; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials: Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
N. Susan Garland, 71, of Florence, died at 4:14 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Florence Christian Church. Her husband, Virgil Jerome Garland, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Garland of Erlanger; brothers, John Walkup and Bill Walkup, both of Meadow Ridge, W.Va.; sisters, Glenna Rollins of Charleston, W.Va., and Mary Lee Gendelman of Cincinnati; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials: American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Letha M. Grabow, 82, of Covington, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired cashier and a member of Elsmere Church of Christ. Her husband, Bernard Grabow, died in 1981.
Survivors include her sons, Bernie Grabow of Cincinnati, Ken Grabow and Frank Grabow, both of Florence; daughters, Darlene Gross of Elsmere and Judy Lang of Ft. Wright; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Jesse Leroy Hall, 85, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired self-employed mechanic and owner of Hall's Garage, Lenoxburg.
Survivors include his wife, Virgie Hedges Hall; sons, Ronald Hall of Battle Creek, Mich., and Mark Hall of Brooksville; brother, Hadley Hall of Lakeland, Fla., and Paul Hall of Foster; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery. Memorials: Alzheimers Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
John Johnson, 57, of Florence, died at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He was an ink maker operator and a member of Florence Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Johnson; a son, Kenneth Johnson of London, Ky.; daughters, Sandra Edward of Erlanger; Donna Johnson and Lovine Million, both of Florence; brothers, A. B. Johnson and Preston Johnson, both of Independence, Dan Johnson and Junior Johnson, both of Manchester; sisters, Julia Ann Allen and Imogene Johnson, both of Manchester; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Geneva A. Miller, 80, of Highland Heights, died at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. She was a member of Traveling Seniors and Self Help of Bellevue. Her husband, John I. Miller, died in 1976.
Survivors include daughters, Janet Mullins of Alexandria and Rosemary Bacon of Ft. Thomas; sons, Raymond Miller of Independence, John "Jack" Miller of Alexandria and Robert Miller of Dayton; a sister, Madeline Sullivan of Bellevue; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials: St. Vin cent DePaul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Billy Lee Ray, 61, of Covington, died at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a disabled grocery store manager.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce L. Ray; a son, James Ray of Covington; a daughter, Pollyanna Ray of Florence; brothers, Kendall Ray Jr. of Mentor, John Ray of Elizabethtown and Seldon Ray of Cincinnati; and sisters, Peggy Racke, Juanita Smith and Ann Youtsey, all of Alexandria, and Jerry Heyhurst of Toledo, Ohio.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Cremation will be in Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Charles Roberts, 71, of Newport, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired employee of Snodgrass Distributing Co., and a volunteer van driver with Corinthian Baptist Church, Newport. He was an assistant with Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, and a member of Pleasant Baptist Church, Sadieville. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mattie Roberts; a son, James Roberts of Richwood; a daughter, Tanya Roberts of Newport; stepdaughters, Patricia Headen and Peggy Lane, both of Covington, Ethel Miles of Erlanger and Constance Collins of Cincinnati; a stepson, Emanuel Lane Jr. of Newport; brothers, Grafftin Roberts of Florence and Bornell Roberts of Louisville; 23 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corinthian Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Gary W. Butch Scroggins Sr., 53, of Florence, died at 10:18 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a machinist with R. A. Jones and Co. Inc., Kenton County, and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include sons, Gary W. Scroggins Jr. and Jason Travis Scroggins, both of Florence; his parents, James and Doris Scroggins of Florence; brothers, Mike Scroggins of Covington, Rick Scroggins of Walton and Steve Scroggins of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials: Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Ralph R. Stallkamp, 75, of Erlanger, died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired self-employed plasterer and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of Plasterers Union Local No. 1, Cincinnati. A son, Thomas Stallkamp, died in 1976.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Cunningham Stallkamp; daughters, Sharon Rexroat of Independence, Joan Whittamore and Nancy Gannon, both of Erlanger; a son, James Stallkamp of Ithaca, Mich.; a brother, Robert Stallkamp of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
James Howard Stewart, 67, of Fruitland Park, Fla., formerly of Independence, died at 8:14 p.m. Monday at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Fla. He was the former owner of J. H. Stewart and Son Trucking Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Bradford Masonic Lodge No. 123, Independence. He also was a member of Eagles Nest Baptist Church, Leesburg.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey Burkhart Stewart; a son, James Harold Stewart of Independence; sisters, Margaret Kitts of Elizabethtown, Donna Fancher of Burlington and Brenda Young of Independence; brothers, Charles M. Stewart of Piner and Carroll Stewart of Leesburg; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday, with Masonic services at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials: American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Kenneth Young, 42, of Hun tington, W.Va., formerly of Covington, was found dead in his home Friday. He was a mechanic with CSX Railroad.
Survivors include sons, Anthony McClendon of Florence, Kenneth Young Jr. of Louisville and Nicholas Young of Elsmere; a daughter, Kendra Young of Elsmere; brothers, Donald Young of Cincinnati and Arvin Young of Jeffersonville, Ind.; sisters, Edna Young and Juanita Young, both of Covington, and Eloise West of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere.
