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Date of these obituaries: 12-30-2003
Jane Stevenson Zint, accomplished artist
Jane Stevenson Zint, an artist who captured the beauty of nature in her evocative landscapes and still lifes, died Saturday at the home of her sister in Cincinnati.
Ms. Zint, of Fort Thomas, had battled cancer for four years. She was 56.
She was one of Northern Kentucky's premier artists, and her work had a national following, said former Bellevue Mayor Tom Wiethorn, who has several Zint paintings.
"I fell in love with her work four or five years ago, when I was the successful bidder on a piece she did for Fresh Art at the Behringer-Crawford Museum, " Wiethorn said.
The Fresh Art program invited artists to spend the day painting in Devou Park and then auctioned their work to raise money for the museum. Ms. Zint was a frequent participant in the charity event.
She kept a studio in Cincinnati and also sold through several galleries, including the Rottinghaus Gallery in Hyde Park, the Risch Gallery in Fort Thomas and the Argosy Gallery in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Her paintings invited viewers to breathe the wild air and feel the sunshine and cool, clear water of a shadowy stream.
"Emotionally, she takes me to a different height. On a blue day, I look over my desk at two of her paintings. -- It just lifts my spirits, " said Wiethorn. "When I think there's too much ugliness in the world, I look above my desk and see what beauty there is. Jane showed you the beauty right in your own state, in your own country. She always looked at the beauty and made you stop and appreciate what you have."
He said Ms. Zint formed bonds with those who enjoyed her art.
Wiethorn would stop in her studio during open houses and once commented on a still life with a blue bowl and deep red berries.
"I ended up buying the painting, " he said.
When he went to pick it up, she was holding the blue bowl in her hand. "She said, 'Here, Tom, I want you to have this, too, '" Wiethorn said. "I don't know of any other artist who would do that."
Born in Lake Charles, La., Ms. Zint lived there until 1966, when her family moved to Houston, where she went to high school. She visited her sister, Betty Runck, in Cincinnati in 1970 and liked the area so much she decided to stay.
She studied art at the University of Cincinnati, where she also served as a housemother for Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, said Runck, of Cincinnati's College Hill neighborhood. She also studied in North Carolina with a relative of noted American painter James Abbot McNeal Whistler.
Ms. Zint pained landscapes and still-lifes, but also sketched people beautifully, said her sister, Nancy Whittley of Anderson Township, Ohio.
She did most of her painting "plein air, " meaning that she went on location, set up shop outdoors and started painting.
The cancer started in her left eye as a melanoma on the retina, Whittley said. It was treated with a radioactive plate behind the eye, rather than removing the eye, because Ms. Zint wanted to save her sight.
The treatment worked for about two years, but then the cancer showed up in her lungs. She treated it through a diet she learned at the Gerson Institute in Tijuana, Mexico, which her family credited with extending her life.
Her eyesight did fade, but she never actually lost it. The worse it got, the better her painting became, Whittley said.
She became less interested in detail and more interested in subtle tones of light and shade.
"We saw a transformation, " Whittley said.
Ms. Zint also enjoyed gardening, a hobby that spurred a business for her and her husband, the late Jerry Zint. He developed a garden cart for her and patented the design. Together they turned the cart into a business -- Wheel-Around. They manufactured and sold the carts nationally.
Jerry Zint died of cancer in September.
Other survivors include another sister, Carol Ann Redd of Denver.
Memorial services will be on a date to be announced later. Dobbling Funeral Home in Fort Thomas is handling arrangements.
Paul Arrowood, 86, of Independence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired teacher with Mayo State Vocational School in Johnson County, and a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Independence.
He was a past president of the Retired Teachers of Johnson County and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian Pack Arrowood; a daughter, Janee Arrowood Owen of Independence; sisters, Georgene Arrowood Oney of Du Quoin, Ill., and Billie Arrowood Strong of Irvine; a brother, Raleigh Arrowood of Las Vegas; a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Paintsville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Paintsville Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Hickory Grove Baptist Church Video System Fund, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling local arrangements.
Mary Frances Barnes, of Carrollton, died Sunday at her home. Her husband, Larry Nelson Barnes, died in 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, Anglea Louise Barnes of Carrollton; and two grandchildren.
Services will be private. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery. Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Doreen Beal, 69, of Glencoe, died Monday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Judith Ann Searles Bohall, 57, of Independence, died at 2:11 p.m. Sunday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Robert Burns of St. Petersburg, Fla.; daughters, Angela Miller of Independence, Michele Pate and Richele Pate, both of St. Petersburg; her mother, Leota Mae Searles of St. Petersburg; sisters, Nancy Ratliff of Sevierville, Tenn., Kris Speer of Largo, Fla., Janice Branam of St. Petersburg and Ruthie Copple of Tampa, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Paris Junior "Boonie" Boone Jr., 69, of Maysville, died at 12:16 a.m. Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
He was a farm laborer.
Survivors include brothers, Charles Boone and Harry Walter Boone; and sisters, Bonnie Davis, Ruth Saunders, Gracetta DeWare and Ruby Green.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Olivet Church Cemetery, Maysville.
Mabel Borman, 90, of Silver Grove, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Louis P. Borman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, James Borman of Silver Grove, and a daughter, Clara Wood of Silver Grove.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Campbell County.
Esto Estes, 70, of Petersburg, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired laborer with Powell Valve Co., Cincinnati, a member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church in Burlington and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Carrie Marie Estes; sons, Rick A. Estes of Petersburg and Tim L. Estes of Hebron; daughters, April Gale Abdon of Petersburg and Debbie Sue Widener of Rising Sun, Ind.; a brother, Johnny Wilcher of Waynesburg; sisters, Matrie Lucas, Janie Wilcher and Alma Little, all of Waynesburg, Maxie Bryan of Las Vegas and Susie Machan of Euclid, Okla.; seven grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services were at noon today at Bullittsburg Baptist Church. Burial was in Bullittsburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Lions Club, P.O. Box 242, Hebron, Ky. 41048. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Frances Florence Fields, 97, of Falmouth, died at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at Harrison Health Center, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Neave United Methodist Church in Falmouth and United Methodist Women. Her husband, Heber C. Fields, died in 1974.
Survivors include a son, Winsol Fields of Falmouth; a daughter, Roberta Persinger of Milford; a sister, Nora Florence Hargett of Brooksville; a brother, Paul Florence of Falmouth; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Falmouth.
Irene Helton Gates, 69, of Covington, died Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Lawrence Gillum, 67, of Boone County, died Monday at University Medical Center, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Kenneth Lee Hewitt, 46, of Lexington, formerly of Harrison County, died Saturday at his home. He was an employee of Amazon.com and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Colleen Hewitt; a son, Kenneth Junior Eckert; stepsons, John Paul Smith of Lexington and Brian D. Smith of Winchester; a brother, Larry Dale Hewitt of Memphis; and sisters, Norma Jean Stidham of Cincinnati, Susan Irene Stidham, Mary Lou Hewitt and Nancy Jill Stidham, all of Lakeland, Fla.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery, Harrison County.
Herbert E. "Gene" House, 68, of Warsaw, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired light equipment operator with the Kentucky Highway Department, and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church, Tadmor Masonic Lodge No. 108 F&AM in Warsaw and Order of the Eastern Star Ghent Chapter.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Hundley House; a sister, Esther Weldon of Warsaw; and brothers, Leslie House Jr. of Cold Spring and Edward House of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery.
Daniel Humphrey, 56, of Sanders, formerly of Covington, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at Carroll County Hospital, Carrollton. He was disabled.
Survivors include sisters, Sarah Lehnhoff of Kettering, Ohio, and Delores Webb of Taylor Mill; nieces and nephews.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Patricia A. Isaac, 51, of Crittenden, died at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Gregory Troft; her parents, Julius and Audrey Susshine of Latonia; and a brother, Kenneth Susshine of Latonia.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Latonia.
Margaret Ann Long, 83, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 15 at Northwest Hospital in Tucson. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Pierce Long, and son, Pierce Long Jr., both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Debby Ashton of Granite Bay, Calif., and Nancy Guthrie of Tucson, Ariz.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Lucille Sipe McNeese, 91, of Fort Mitchell, died at 7:50 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold N. McNeese, died in 1998. A daughter, Jackie Gardiner, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Don McNeese of Covington and Dan McNeese of Edgewood; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
George William "Bill" Morgan Jr., 75, of Elsmere, died Sunday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired employee of Cincinnati Gas & Electric and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church. His first wife, Ruth Neva Morgan, died in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Flora "Dody" Morgan; sons, Bill Morgan of Morning View, Paul Morgan and Steve Morgan, both of Florence; daughters, Judy Vogt of Florence and Karen Scholer of Walton; stepdaughters, Holly Hargis of Erlanger and Robin Chisenhall of Park Hills; stepsons, Jim Hargis of Ludlow and Steve Hargis of Covington; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Mausoleum Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 105 W. Fourth St., Fourth and Race Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Joyce Martin Riedlin, 66, of Stewartstown, Pa., formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday at Gillchrist Hospice, Baltimore.
She was a homemaker, and a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Marine Corps Women's Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon Walter Riedlin; a son, Vernon Martin Riedlin of San Jose, Calif.; a daughter, Tina Louise Smith of Red Lion, Pa.; her mother, Thelma Martin of Erlanger; a sister, Beverly Baker of Covington; a brother, William Martin of St. Louis; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Marta Spaulding, 61, of Florence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
