THE BEEKEEPER LADY: MEMOIR OF MARTHA PEMBERTON† A.K.A. "MATT KING"

MARTHA PEMBERTON A.K.A "MATT KING", AND LOVINGLY CALLED "THE BEEKEEPER LADY," WAS A REMARKABLE WOMAN WHO LOVED TO MENTOR INCARCERATED YOUTHS AT IRJCF "THE RIVER" IN MASSILLON, OHIO NEAR CANTON IN STARK COUNTY. SHE LEFT A LEGACY BEHIND UPON HER PASSING IN 2009 AND THERE ARE MANY MEN THAT CAN ATTEST THAT DESPITE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, MARTHA, LOVED TO GET THEM TO SMILE. HER YEARS OF WISDOM AND HER TESTIMONY HELPED MANY YOUTHS AT IRJCF. BUT HER AMAZING STORY DOESN'T STOP THERE. AT HOME SHE HAPPENED TO RAISE HER OWN BEEHIVES AND SHE WOULD SELL THIS WONDERFUL UNFILTERED HONEY WHICH WAS AS SWEET AS HER PERSONALITY. SHE WAS WELL-KNOWN AS "MATT KING" AS SHE ORIGINALLY WORKED WITH A TRAVELING RODEO. SHE WOULD RIDE BULLS LIKE THE REST OF THE COWBOYS, EVEN WHILE PREGNANT! THIS BOOK IS HER POST-HUMOUS MEMOIR THAT SHE ENTRUSTED TO MATTHEW AND HIS MOTHER BEFORE HER PASSING IN 2009 WITH CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS TO PUBLISH AND ORGANIZE HER MANUSCRIPT. WE KNOW THAT ALL WHO READ THIS PUBLICATION WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS REMARKABLE WOMAN AND HER STORIES.