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Date of these obituaries: 07-29-2000
Eddie Cox, close to family, friends
The first time Patty Cox saw her husband she knew he was the one.
"It was kind of like I saw him and he saw me," said Mrs. Cox of Claryville. "I guess it was fate."
Mrs. Cox met her husband, Eddie Cox, at a roller skating rink in Alexandria. She was 14, and he was 17. The two dated for four years and then married. They were married
for 24 years.
Eddie "Hippie" Cox, 47, of Claryville, died from a brain aneurysm Friday at University of Cincinnati Hospital.
"I don't remember life without him," Mrs. Cox said.
He and his wife had one son, Jeremy, of Claryville.
Mrs. Cox said her husband often projected a "tough guy" image. In reality, he was the opposite, especially with his son. Mrs. Cox said her husband and son were extremely close. The two often went to tractor pulls together.
Recently, they had been building a 1972 Chevelle drag car that they had planned on racing.
"I have never seen a father and son so close," she said. "They were best friends."
Mr. Cox also was a friend to his son's friends. Mrs. Cox said she couldn't count the times her husband helped out his son's friends by fixing or towing their cars.
Friends and co-workers affectionately called Mr. Cox "Hippie." Mrs. Cox said he picked up the nickname when he was a teen-ager because he had long, dark hair.
Growing up, his parents wouldn't let him have long hair so he grew it out to rebel against them. He cut his hair, and had kept it short for a number of years. But this past winter he started growing it out again, she said.
Mr. Cox worked as a truck driver for Bray Trucking.
Other survivors include his father, Edward Cox of Butler; a brother, Larry Cox of Falmouth; a sister, Rhonda Gaye Wright of Falmouth; his grandmother, Ruth Browning of Falmouth; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Robert J. "Stump" Fulmer Sr., 72, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a retired utility assembler for Ford Motor Co. in Batavia, Ohio. He was a member of the Colonial Clay Lodge No. 159 F&AM and was a veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Marjorie Louise Brady Fulmer, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Robert J Fulmer Jr. of Independence and Michael Fulmer of Covington; daughters, Linda McQueen of Covington, Debbie Butler of Edgewood, Allora Ransom of Taylor Mill, and Robin Fulmer of Covington; a stepson, Howard D. Ball of Covington; a brother, Melvin Fulmer of Indianapolis, Ind.; sisters, Bertha "Bert" Jones of Erlanger, Sylvia Chapman of Bethel, Ohio, and Joyce Snider of St. Martin, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, with visitation from 11 a.m. and additional services conducted by the Colonial Clay Lodge at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Helen B. Griffieth, 73, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Dunaway United Methodist Church in Clark County.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Harold Griffieth. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, with visitation from 1 p.m. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested to the Senior Citizens Center of Harrison County.
Donald J. "Jody" Greene, 47, of Williamstown, died Friday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Calvin Ray Hunt Jr., 27, of Mays Lick, died Thursday after a motorcycle accident on Ky. 11 in Lewisburg. Survivors include his son, Nicholas Michael Hunt of Lewis burg; his father, Calvin Ray Hunt Sr. of Mays Lick; his mother, Jo Ann Wood of Pineville; sisters, Shellie Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Julena Hunt of Live Oak, Fla.; and his paternal grandmother, Imogene Hunt of Maysville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, with visitation after 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Garden Cemetery, Maysville.
David Ephraim Knight, 57, of Covington, died at 4 p.m. on Friday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice Unit. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Rose M. Swainson Seals, 78, of Bath, Ohio, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Seals. Survivors include daughters, Alana Traub of Maineville, Ohio, and Anne Heckerman of Bath, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Burial was in St. Stephens Cemetery, Fort Thomas. No services were held. Memorials are suggested to the Kyle S. Hesselbrock Fund, c/o Firstar Bank, 3310 West U.S. Route 22, Landen, Ohio 45140, benefiting the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association.
Royce J. Raper Stambaugh, 52, of Covington, died Wednesday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati after a long illness. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Allen Ray Stambaugh of Norfolk, Va.; daughters, Leslie Harney and Angela Stambaugh of Covington; a brother, Kevin Raper of Felicity, Ohio; a sister, Sherry Iles of Felicity, Ohio; a stepbrother, Mike Raper of Mount Vernon; stepsisters, Susan Iles of Independence; Cathy Thomas of Covington; Susan Raper and Regina Raper, both of Felicity, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation from 11 a.m.
John Tommy Stevens, 84, of Florence, died Thursday at his home. Retired from the mail service and a Navy veteran, he was a member of Belleview Church of Christ; Baseline Christian Church in Little Rock, Ark.; the Waynesville, Ohio, Church of Christ; and the Corning, Ark., Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Stevens; daughters, Sylvia Morrical of Portland, Ind., and Wilma Paukovitz of Frisco, Texas; a son, Howard Stevens of Brandon, Fla.; sisters, Virginia Justice of Florence and Frances Prigge of Dry Ridge; brothers, Carl Stevens of Dunedin, Fla., and Everett Stevens of Amarillo, Texas; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, with Visitation from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075-2527; Belleview Church of Christ, 6247 Main St., Belleview, Ky. 41005; or FAME, P.O. Box 688, Columbus, Ind. 47202.
Edward Thomas Swinford, 76, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Edgewood Manor Nursing and Convalescent Home. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Etta Ruth Colston Swinford; a stepdaughter, Janice Faye Consolo of Mason, Ohio; one step grandchild and one stepgreat-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be at noon Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Rowena Vice Webb, 88, of Williamstown, died at 10 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a retired farmer and homemaker and a member of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Williamstown.
Her husband, Clifton A. "Bud" Webb, died in 1994. Survivors include sons, Larry C. Webb of Fairfield, Calif., John F. Webb of Springfield, Ohio, and Dennis L. Webb of Nashville, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and at 1 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorials are suggested to Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Williamstown.
