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Date of these obituaries: 05-22-2003
Douglas Bryant, giving man known for ease with people
Douglas W. Bryant was the conservation officer all the newspaper, television and radio reporters wanted to talk to.
"He conversed very well with people, " said his sister-in-law, Pauline Hughes. "He was always the (public affairs) guy for the TV and the newspapers."
Mr. Bryant, who died Monday in a crash on Interstate 75 in Fort Mitchell, had experience with public speaking.
Before the Villa Hills resident joined the former Kentucky State Water Patrol 14 years ago, Mr. Bryant taught auto mechanics at the former Northern Kentucky Vocational School for about five years.
The 62-year-old knew a lot about many subjects, Hughes said, but he didn't flaunt his knowledge.
Born in Eubanks, Mr. Bryant moved to Cincinnati and then to Ludlow, where he graduated from Ludlow High School. He served in the Army, and, after a stint as a teacher, joined the Bromley Police Department and then the water patrol.
"He was well known up and down the river. Every marine operator knew him. If he missed a day's work, they always would say, 'Where's Doug?'" Hughes said.
When he wasn't patrolling the water, Mr. Bryant liked to ride his motorcycle, a Honda Goldwing. He participated in many benefits for riders, Hughes said.
"He was generally a giving person, " she said.
He also helped his wife, Sherry, with her hairdressing business, J&J; Hair Fashion in Covington.
He was a devoted husband to her and a devoted father to their daughter, Kiana.
"They never wanted anything that he wasn't there to give, " Hughes said.
Mr. Bryant was a member of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 120 and Bradford Lodge No. 123 F&AM and the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Bach Bryant; brothers, James Daryl Bryant of Cincinnati and Ollie Bryant of Waskon, Texas; and a sister, Jo Julliot of Jeffersonville, Ind.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Kiana Bryant Educational Fund, in care of Heritage Bank, 1911 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Roy Behymer, 79, of Walton, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an electrical construction worker with Interlake Steel in Newport and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, William Behymer of Southgate and Terry Lee Behymer of the state of California; sisters, Bea Webster of Verona, Marge Combs and Joyce Louise Overhause, both of Zion Station; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., Suite 1100, New York, N.Y. 10016.
Rebecca Ilene Engleman, 79, of Covington, died at 4:40 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Charles "Tom" Perkins of Erlanger and Doug Bragg of Southgate; daughters, Evelyn Jones and Joan Downey, both of Covington, Patricia Williams of Batavia, Ohio, and Donna Baker of Dalton, Ga.; a brother, Victor Dawson of Indianapolis; a sister, Ruthie Brown of Indianapolis; 20 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Grace Frederique, 97, of Latonia, died at 3:15 a.m. today at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Etta Jeanne McCloud, of Castle Rock, Colo., formerly of Germantown, died Jan. 3. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Harold Smith McCloud III of Parker, Colo.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown, is handling arrangements.
Teresa Rose "Monica" McNay, 1, daughter of Gary and Angela McNay of Bellevue, died Tuesday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, Joseph McNay of Bellevue; sisters, Margaret McNay and Mary McNay, both of Bellevue; and grandparents, Donald and MaryLou Brown of Dayton and Marian B. McNay of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Division of Child Life Services, Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Logan Randall Richards, 2 months, son of Tommy and Maranda Morgan Richards of Erlanger, died Tuesday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, Dylan Thomas Richards of Erlanger; a sister, Cynthia Crystine Richards of Erlanger; grandparents, Kenneth and Sandy Richards of Union and Kim Morgan of Southgate; great-grandparents, Carol Richards of Erlanger, and Joe and Jean Bergfield of Fort Mitchell; and great-great-grandmother, Martha Perkins of Crittenden.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell
Phyllis May Roberts, 58, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at her home. She was a former student coordinator with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, a former employee of Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati and a member of Ludlow Senior Citizens.
Survivors include a brother, Richard "Red" Roberts of Ludlow, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow Senior Center, 808 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016; or Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Marilyn Jean Martz Schweinefus, 66, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at her home. She was an employee of Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue, Telephone Pioneers and Bellevue Eagles Auxiliary. She was also a member of Wendell's Social Club in Dayton and the Showboat Social Club in Bellevue.
Survivors include sons, David Schweinefus of Fort Wright and Larry Schweinefus of Latonia; a brother, Victor Martz of Highland Heights; a sister, Linda Thacker of Erlanger; and a grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Goldie Pearl Spegal, 67, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
