Mattie Grace Cope
1930 - 2020 (90 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Mattie Grace Cope was born on 4 Jul 1930 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 12 Aug 2020 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Notes:
Mattie Grace Ponder
July 4th, 1930 - August 12th, 2020
Mattie Grace Ponder, age 90 of Hamilton, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Mattie was born in Livingston, Kentucky on July 4, 1930 to Leonard and Lula (nee Bustle) Cope. In 1947, she married Rovy Ponder in Livingston, KY. Mattie was a member of West Side Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting, watching the Cincinnati Reds and above all spending time with her family.
Mattie is survived by her son, Fred (Jean) Ponder; her grandchildren, Mark Ponder, Christy (Billy) Browning, Scott (Jen) Ponder and Cristopher (Elizabeth) Ponder; her great-grandchildren, Karmen (Dylan) Williams, Amber Fields and Dagan Ponder; and many nieces, nephews, family members and friends. Mattie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 58 years, Rovy Ponder; her sons, Larry (Ada) and Dallas Ponder; her great-grandson, Dean Martin Ponder; and her ten siblings.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214386170/mattie-grace-ponderFamily/Spouse: Rovy Ponder. Rovy (son of Benjamin Jacob Ponder and Corda E. Mullins) was born on 2 Oct 1922 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 9 Aug 2005 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Larry Franklin Ponder
was born on 26 Jul 1951 in Ohio; died on 13 Feb 2011 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Hickory Flat Cemetery, Overpeck, Butler County, Ohio.
- 2. Larry Franklin Ponder
Generation: 2
2. Larry Franklin Ponder (1.Mattie1) was born on 26 Jul 1951 in Ohio; died on 13 Feb 2011 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Hickory Flat Cemetery, Overpeck, Butler County, Ohio. Notes:
On February 13, 2011, Larry F. Ponder age 59 passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a very short battle with cancer. Larry attended Hamilton city schools and graduated from Taft High School in 1969. He worked for the Butler County Department of Environmental Services (DES) for many years. Larry married his beloved wife Ada on May 5, 1973. He loved and cared for his wife with such devotion and genuine admiration. Ada and Larry were two people connected at the heart, destined to be together.
He was preceded in death by his father Rovy Ponder and his step-daughter Brenda Brewer. He is survived by his dear wife Ada, his mother Mattie Ponder, brother William Dallas Ponder, brother Fred Ponder and his wife Jean; stepchildren Sylvia (Jed) Combs, Stephen Starkey, Raymond Starkey, Bobby Starkey, and Vickie (Doug) Diekerson.
A funeral service to celebrate Larry's life at THE WEBSTER FUNERAL HOME 3080 Homeward Way at Rt. 4, Fairfield, Oh with burial in Hickory Flat Cemetery. Larry truly loved his dog Sampson, and he loved gospel music and country music. Larry was the kind of person one could depend for anything. Both friends and relatives would take all sorts of broken items to Larry, because he was known as "Mr. Fixit". Larry loved nature, being outdoors and camping. Everyone who came to know Larry understood that he was a sincerely caring person. Published in the Hamilton Journal-News middle name, birth, death location, parents provided by Cheryl Chatfield Thompson 46942778
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65729429/larry-ffranklin-ponderLarry married Ada Mae Tuggle on 5 May 1973 in Campbell County, Tennessee. Ada was born on 4 Apr 1935 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died on 5 Sep 2011 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Hickory Flat Cemetery, Overpeck, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]