Lincoln County, Kentucky Obituaries

  Lincoln County, Ky Obituaries File #22

 Submitted By:  Carole French DiSanto                         

 

ADAMS, Barbara Faye   ADKINS, Eretta Browning   ATWOOD, Lonnie Earl  
BENNETT, Mary Mullins Blanton   BOWLING, Alice Bolin  BROWN, Artie Mae Hackney  
BRUMMETT, James Donald   CABELL, Robert E. Jr.   CARMICKLE, Virginia Douglas  
CARTER, Lowell Marvin   CAUDILL, Billy Ray   CHANDLER, Louise Zigler  
COLE, Dorothy Warren   CORNETT, William Louis   COYLE, Herman James  
CRAIGER, Harold Dennis   CRESS, Susie Glass   CROSS, Benny Conrad  
DARLAND, Jearlene Lanigan   DALE, Charles Butler Jr.  DAVIS, William F.  
DECKER, Terrell W.   ELDRIDGE, Bobby D.   ELLIOTT, Lonnie  
ELLIS, Margaret Davis   ELY, Patsy McGirr   GOOCH, Robert Lee  
GREER, Thurman   GRIFFIN, Jewel M. Pitman   HARGIS, Ray  
HATTER, William Terrell   HELTON, Gurnis E. Anderson   HOUCHINS, Edna Phillips  
JUSTICE, Margie N. Goode   KELLEY, Beth Ann   KIDD, Alfred  
LAY, Estelle Compton   LONG, Vertie H. Barns   McCORMACK , Nettie B. Jones  
McCOWAN, Jessie  McCOY, Virgie Mullins   McMULLIN, Woodrow
MINIARD, Leslie   MIRACLE, Rex M. MORGAN, George 
MULLINS, Eula M. Brooks   PETTIT, Georgetta Saylor   PLUMMER, Rosie Hill  
POYNTER, L. V.  RAYBORN, Reid   REED, Clayton Edgar  
RICE, Susan Upthegrove   RIGSBY, Mary Bergner   ROBERTSON, Herbert E.  
SANDERS, Barbara B. Woods   SNOW, Lora Wilson  SOUTHARD, Daniel E
VANOVER, Hazel Francisco   WALL, Roy Thomas WARDLOW, William F.  
WHITE, Estelle Peyton  WHITIS, Leona Griffin   WILKINSON, Addison Jr. 

 

 

         May 30, 1997 - Friday  

ADAMS, Barbara                                                                 d. 28 May 1997

WAYNESBURG - Services for Barbara Faye Adams, 59, of Mount Vernon, formerly of Waynesburg, will be 4 p.m. today at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. She died Wednesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Born March 7, 1938, in Letcher County, she was a daughter of Cinda Whitaker Adams of Pikeville and the late Crocarr Adams. She was a nurse at Rockcastle County Hospital and a member of Eubank Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Elbert Adams of Mount Vernon; a daughter, Sheila Wells of Mount Vernon; a son, James Murphy of Mount Vernon; a brother, Allen Adams of Whitesburg; a sister, Angeletta Fields of Pikeville; and three grandchildren.

 

        December 03, 1996 – Tuesday

ADKINS, Eretta                                                                        d. 01 Dec 1996
STANFORD - Eretta Adkins, 70, of Shea Villa, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born June 10, 1926, in Holdening, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Albert Lilly and Florence Tomblin Lilly Browning. She was an employee of General Motors, Columbus, Ohio. She was the widow of Samuel Roy Adkins.
Survivors include four brothers, Romey Lilly of Stanford, Cletus Lilly of North Ridgeville, Ohio, Sherman Lilly of Hampton, N.C., and Harold Browning of Charleston, S.C., and a sister, Wanda Sondles of John's Island, S.C. There will be no public service.

 

          July 06, 1998 – Monday  

ATWOOD, Lonnie E.                                                                   d. 04 July 1998
MORELAND - Lonnie Earl Atwood, 81, of Moreland, died Saturday at Sunrise Nursing Home, Lexington.
Born June 30, 1917, in Lincoln County, he was a son the late Will and Cora Gribbons Atwood. He was a retired school bus driver having driven for 28 years in Lincoln County.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Cook Atwood; two daughters, Sue Snow of Moreland and Peggy Clements of Lexington; a brother, Otha Atwood of Hustonville; two sisters, Dolly Jackson of Frankfort and Oval Manning of Park Terrace, Calif.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. G.W. Smith. Burial will be in
Moreland Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Jackson, Billy Cox, Billy Cox Jr., Russell Brown, Howard Gibson and Junior Snow.
Honorary pallbearers are Gene Durham, Haskel Wesley, Sam Baughman, Charles Brown, C.W. Gresham, Joe Raney and Bob Reed.

 

      

  November 15, 2004 – Monday

BENNETT, Mary Mullins  Blanton                                                      d. 14 Nov 2004                          

CRAB ORCHARD - Mary Mullins Blanton Bennett, 80, of Deepwell Woods Road, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born March 21, 1924, in Knott County, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Rosie Johnson Mullins.  
She was a homemaker and a member of Crab Orchard Old Regular Baptist Church. She was the widow of Edmond Bennett.  
Survivors include a son, Calvin T. Blanton of Lexington; a daughter, Rosie M. Braley of Crab Orchard; a brother, James M. Mullins of Crab Orchard; 13 grandchildren; 28 grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Reed P. Blanton Jr. and Ronald C. Blanton. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at McKnight Funeral Home by Adam Hopkins and Marshal Scott II. Burial will be in
Friendship Cemetery.

         

 

  May 27, 1997 – Tuesday

BOWLING, Alice Bolin                                                                       d. 24 May 1997
STANFORD - Alice Bolin Bowling, 79, Nicholasville Road, Lexington, died Saturday at her home.
Born June 7, 1917, in Perry County, she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Martha Gilbert Bolin. She was a Berea High School graduate and attended Berea College. She was a homemaker and belonged to Porter Memorial Baptist Church. She was the widow of Hubert Bowling.
Survivors include one son, Michael Bowling, San Antonio, Texas; one daughter, Patricia Hall, Lexington; one brother, E.J. Bolin, Lexington; five sisters, Donna Raye Russell, Danville, Ethel Bolin, Nicholasville, Opal Gooch and Ida Berkes, both of Lexington, and Hestor Morris, Greenville, Ohio; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim McGee. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. until time of the service today.
Memorials may be made to Porter Memorial Baptist Church, 4300 Nicholasville Road, Lexington.

 

         April 08, 1997 – Tuesday

 

BR0WN, Artie Mae Hackney                                                                d. 07 Apr 1997
WAYNESBURG - Artie Mae Hackney Brown, 75, Somerset Road, died Monday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born Dec. 9. 1921, in Pulaski County, she was a daughter of the late Lundy and Polly Pauley Hackney. She was a homemaker and caregiver and a member of Science Hill Christian Church. She was the widow of J. Barkley Brown.
Survivors include two brothers, Sid Hackney and Thomas Hackney, both of Eubank; and two sisters, Beatrice Hackney of Eubank and Agnes Blake of Rockville, Ind.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. David Green. Burial will be in
Woodstock Cemetery.

 

          May 23, 1999 – Sunday

 

BRUMMETT, James D.                                                                    d. 21 May 1999
LOUISVILLE - James Donald Brummett, 52, of Louisville, died Friday at Nortons Hospital, Louisville.
Born Aug. 27, 1946, in Louisville, he was a son of Grover Brummett and the late Mary W. Moore Brummett. He was a retired salesman.
Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer J. Brummett of Stanford; a son, Scott P. Brummett; and a sister, Debra Ezzell.
Graveside services were Saturday at
Penn Run Cemetery.

 

           April 07, 1997 – Monday

CABELL, Robert E.  Jr.                                                                            d. 05 Apr 1997
Services for Robert Emmett Cabell Jr., 80, Carrigan Drive, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) by the Revs. Norman Hagley and Caroline Bloomfield. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
He died Saturday at his home.
Born March 3, 1917, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Robert and Belle Marie Cowan Cabell. He was a retired truck driver for Swiss Sanitary Milk Company, Texaco and Unical. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, was active in Senior Citizens Center and was a deacon and member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ.)
Survivors include his wife, Edith Marie Morris Cabell; a daughter, Sue Barnes of Lancaster; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be David and Michael Barnes, Pete Cabell, George Gundlach, James Brown and Ed Johnson.

 

 

          Sept. 30, 1998 – Wednesday

CARMICKLE, Virginia Douglas                                                             d. 28 Sept 1998
MORELAND - Services for Virginia Douglas Carmickle, 72, of Bowen Road, will be 2 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. John Sanders and Doug Lester. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
She died Monday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Born Jan. 3, 1926, in Boyle County, she was a daughter of the late Josh and Ellen Grider Douglas. She was a retired 32-year employee of Palm Beach Co., and a member of Bowen United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Howard L. Carmickle; two sons, James L. Carmickle of Hustonville and Jerry S. Carmickle of Moreland; two daughters, Irma Woodrow of Burgin and Lurenda Melton of Albany, Ga.; a sister, Elizabeth Moser of Danville; three brothers, Ansel Douglas of Frankfort, Richard Douglas of Danville and Josh Douglas of Hustonville; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Danny, Bill, Gary and Calvin Douglas, and Randy and Barry Moser.
Honorary pallbearers are Keith and Jennifer Doane, David and Heather Atkinson, and Treshanda, Todd, Allison and James Carmickle.

         

 

  April 15, 2003 – Tuesday

CARTER, Lowell M.                                                                         d. 14 Apr 2003

STANFORD -- Lowell Marvin Carter, 69, of Norwood, Ohio, died Monday in Cincinnati.  Born May 6, 1933, in Arabia, Ky., he was 
the son of the late Denver and Virginia Reed Carter. He was a retied employee of General Motors Co. in Fairfield, Ohio, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Freida L. Cox Carter; two daughters, Lodeena M.Carter of Versailles and Dede McWhorter of Norwood; 
a brother, Gordon Carter of Stanford; three sisters, Winifred Carpenter of Danville, Hilda Whalen of Versailles and Charlotte Self 
of Lexington; a stepson, Kenneth L. Cox of Danville.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fox Funeral Home by Burl Coffman. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dale and Danny Reed, Charlie Carpenter, Larry and Gary Rogers, and Randy, Huey and Jeff Carter.
Honorary pallbearers are Gary Scott and Danny Carrier.

 

          February 19, 1997- Wednesday 
CAUDILL, Billy Ray                                                                      d. 18 Feb 1997 

WAYNESBURG - The funeral for Billy Ray Caudill, 53, Waynesburg, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral 
Home by Charles Tackett. Burial with military rites by Caswell-Saufley American Legion Post will be in Friendship Cemetery. 
Pallbearers will be Larry York, Marshall Sluder Jr., Jason Sluder, Roger Blackburn, Darrell Green and Raymond Green. 
He died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. 
Born March 31, 1943, in Letcher County, he was a son of the late William Howard and Allie Combs Caudill. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. 
Survivors include a brother, Everett Ison Caudill of Louisville; and four sisters, Nannie Bell Sesco of Pikeville, Ruby Lee York of 
Eubank, Reva Mae Ray of Louisville and Mary Grace Sluder of Waynesburg.

 

         June 13, 1996 – Thursday

CHANDLER, Louise Zigler                                                                d. 12 June 1996
Louise Zigler Chandler, 62, of Hustonville Road, Junction City, died Wednesday at Humana Hospital, Lexington. Born June 26, 1933, in Pulaski County, she was a daughter of the late William and Thelma Jones Zigler. She was an employee of American Greetings, Danville, and a member of Junction City First Baptist Church, where she belonged to the Women's Missionary Union and was Sunday school teacher of the Every Day Class. She was a member of the first graduating class of Pulaski County High School and the widow of Harold S. Chandler. Survivors include a son, David Chandler of Junction City; a sister, Imogene Mitchell of Lafayette, Ind.; and three grandchildren. Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Earl Burnside. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers are Lawrence Kendrick, Sonny Barker, Jimmy Cloyd, Glen Wilson, Frank Durrett, Glen Nutgrass, Harold Boyd, Leonard Upton and Matt Flanagan. Honorary pallbearers are the Every Day Sunday School class. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. Memorials may go to the Junction City First Baptist Church Building Fund.

 

          October 15, 1998 – Thursday 

COLE, Dorothy Warren                                                                         d. 14 Oct 1998
WAYNESBURG - Dorothy Cole, 73, of Eubank, died Wednesday at her home.
Born March 29, 1925, in Bristol, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late John and Grace Kite Warren. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Gordon Cole; a son, Mike Cole of Eubank; two daughters, Patricia Doughman of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pamela Christensen of Fairfield, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Vorhis Funeral Home in Cincinnati by the Rev. Brady Clark. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati.
Visitation is 9 a.m. Saturday in Cincinnati until time of service.
Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. 

                

April 09, 2003 – Wednesday

CORNETT, William Louis                                                         d. 08 Apr 2003

WAYNESBURG -- William Louis Cornett, 40, of Hurricane Road died Tuesday in Eubank. Born Dec. 21, 1962, in Stanford, he was the 
son of Alice F. Cornett Foley of Waynesburg and the late Robert Foley. He was an employee of Woodstock Pallet Mill.
Other survivors include a brother, Larry G. Stull of Kings Mountain; and a sister, Jeanie Foley Warfield of Eubank.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by Robert Collins.
Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.


          June 16, 1996 – Sunday

COYLE, Herman J.                                                                             d. 10 June 1996
A graveside service for Herman James Coyle, 82, formerly of Junction City, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Bellevue Cemetery by the Rev. Don Drake. Visitation is after 10 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home. He died June 10 in New Orleans. Born Oct. 22, 1913, in McKinney, he was the son of the late James and Lee Walls Coyle. He was a farmer, former janitor of Junction City School, and the widower of Rosie L. Coyle. Survivors include a son, John Coyle, New Orleans.

 

          

  May 23, 1997 –Friday                 

CRAIGER. Harold D.                                                                        d. 22 May 1997
WAYNESBURG - Services for Harold Dennis Craiger, 69, Waynesburg, will be 4 p.m. today at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by
 the Rev. Gary King. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery with military rites by Caswell Saufley Post 18.
He died Thursday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington.
Born Sept. 15, 1927, in Letcher County, he was a son of the late John and Cora McKnight Craiger. He was a retired Army master sergeant 
and retired licensed plumber and a member of Parlor Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors are his companion, Barbara McKnight, Waynesburg; four daughters, Sherry Cooper, Virginia Beach, Va., Debbie Kuykendall, Ocala, Fla., Cindy Craiger, Lexington, and Felicia Cook, Stanford; a brother, Billy Craiger, Shelbyville; a sister, Ruth Jones, Indianapolis; and six grandchildren.

          

 

  April 07, 1997 – Monday

CRESS, Susie Glass                                                                            d. 05 Apr 1997
WAYNESBURG - Services for Susie Glass Cress, 83, of Waynesburg will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Roberts. Burial will be in Cress Cemetery.
She died Saturday at Columbia Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 23, 1913, in North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late William and Myrtle Roark Glass. She was a homemaker and a member of Pilot Baptist Church and Crafty Ladies Homemaker Club. She was the widow of Estill Cress.
Survivors include nine sons, Bob, Earlin, Johnny and Shannon Cress, all of Waynesburg, and Daris, Verlan, Charles and Linton Cress, all of Eubank; five daughters, Velda Cress, Sherlie Johnson and Charlotte Mullins, all of Eubank, Marlene Littrell of Harrogate, Tenn., and Linda Cress of Waynesburg; three brothers, Eugene and Leon Glass of Eubank and Paul Glass of Junction City; two sisters, Evelyn Richards of Waynesburg and Laverne Ford of Cincinnati, Ohio; 36 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may go to Cress Cemetery Fund, 3110 Hwy. 328 W., Eubank, 42567.

          

 

  June 10, 1996 – Monday

CROSS, Benny C.                                                                                  d. 09 June 1996
LIBERTY - Benny Conrad Cross, 64, of Liberty Route 8 died Sunday at his residence. Born March 31, 1932, in Clarkrange, Tenn., he was a son of the late Elec and Winnie Jane Krain Cross. He was a former salesman at Mercer Motors in Harrodsburg and an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Dewayne Cross. Survivors include his wife, Ella Taylor Cross; a daughter, Barbara Alice Toll of Salvisa; one son, Stanley Conrad Cross of Stanford; one brother, Cosby Arnold Cross of Crossville, Tenn.; one sister, Letta Kathleen Edgens of Atlanta, Ga.; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home with Clifford DeHart officiating. Burial will be in Green Acres Memory Gardens in Crossville. Visitation after 5 p.m. today.

          

April 17, 2003 – Thursday

DARLAND, Jearlene Lanigan                                                              d. 15 Apr 2003

STANFORD - Services for Jearlene Lanigan Darland, 66, of Waynesburg will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at New Life Church of God of 
Prophecy in Waynesburg by the Rev. John K. Silvers. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.  She died Tuesday at her home.
Born Jan. 7, 1937, in Waynesburg, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Lillian Singleton Lanigan. She was a retired Matsushita 
employee and lead singer for New Gospel Fire. She was a member of New Life Church of God of Prophecy.
Survivors include her husband, James Darland; a son, Chris Carey of Waynesburg; a daughter, Vicki Delk Stewart of Ashland; 
three stepsons, Tommy and Timmy Darland, both of Harrodsburg, and David Bishop of Danville; a stepdaughter, Lisa Lewis of 
Junction City; three brothers, Jack Lanigan of Science Hill, Kenneth Lanigan of  Casey County and Roy Lanigan of Platka, Fla.; 
seven grandchildren; and several stepgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Ricky and Roger Young, Tony Lanigan, Zachary Clements, Daniel and Brian Stewart.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at Spurlin Funeral Home.

 

         December 18, 2002 – Wednesday 
DALE, Charles B. Jr.                                                                              d. 16 Dec 2002 
STANFORD-  Services for Charles Butler Dale Jr., 62, of Lancaster Road, Stanford, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Spurlin Funeral Home 
by the Rev. Barry Jeffries.  Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
He died Monday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington.
Born Feb. 8, 1940, in Montgomery County, he was the son of Flora Jackson Dale of St. Matthews and the late Charles B. Dale Sr. 
He was a retired employee of Trane Co. in Lexington and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Dale of Stanford; and a daughter, Janice Rowe of Stanford. Pallbearers will be Dickie Kidd, 
David Sowder, Buckwheat Gilbert, Jim Reed and Reed Parsons. 

 

           December 13, 2002 – Friday 
DAVIS, William F.                                                                             d. 11 Dec 2002 
STANFORD - Services for William F. "Bill" Davis, 77, of Tibbs Lane, Danville, formerly of Ottenheim, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at 
Mount Hebron Baptist Church in Waynesburg by the Revs. Dan Gutenson and Jimmy McKinney. Burial will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery 
with military rites by Caswell Saufley Post 18 of the American Legion.
He died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington.
Born Dec. 10, 1925, in Highland, he was the son of the late William T. and Chloe Della Carrier Davis. He was a farmer and a member of 
Mount Hebron Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the widower of Marcella Wilcop Davis.
Survivors include a daughter, Radonna Bredar of Danville; a brother, Raymond Davis of Highland; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Michael, Jeff and Casey Reed, Roger Kirkpatrick, Dennis Davis and Doug May. Honorary pallbearers will be members 
of Rick's Marathon Coffee Club: Dan, Vic and Arnold Carrier, David Sims, Charlie Martin, Gene Snyder, Joe Robbins and Lowell Saylor.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at Fox Funeral Home.



             April 08, 1997 – Tuesday

DECKER, Terrell W.                                                           d. 24 Mar 1997
JOHNSTON, S.C. - Terrell W. Decker, 52, Johnston, S.C., died March 24, at his home.
Born in Stanford, he was owner and operator of Hilltop Grocery, was an Air Force veteran, and was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran 
Church and American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Mary T. Decker; a son, W.J. Decker of Dalton, Ga.; a daughter, Lisa Marie Decker of Johnston; his mother, Hulah 
A. Snow of Stanford; three brothers, Robert Decker of Jacksonville, Fla., James Decker of Lancaster, and Dale Decker of Columbia, Md.; and two grandchildren. Burial was in Johnston.   

 

             April 26, 1999 – Monday

ELDRIDGE, Bobby D.                                                                      d. 24 Apr 1999
SCIENCE HILL - Bobby D. Eldridge, 61, of Waynesburg, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 31, 1938, in Letcher County, he was a son of Gertrude Burton Dixon of Viper and the late Hargis Eldridge. He was a retired employee of General Dynamics and a Marine veteran. He was the widower of Hilda Oliver Eldridge, a Master Mason and a member of Waynesburg Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include his stepfather, Luther Dixon of Viper; a companion, Corine Thompson of Waynesburg; three sons, Todd Smith of Kenton, Ohio, Richard Smith of Oceanside, Calif., and Lugene Smith of Rushsylvania, Ohio; three daughters, Dorothy Kissling and Mary Roby, both of Kenton, and Tammy Whitaker of Forest, Ohio; four brothers, Billy Eldridge of Oswego, N.Y., Arnold Eldridge of Harrod, Ohio, Larry Eldridge of Eubank and Edward Eldridge of Viper; four sisters, Hilma Bloyd of Macon, Ga., Frances Carmack of Eubank, Helen Maggard and Irene Caudill, both of Viper; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Schindewolf-Stevens-Stout Funeral Home in Kenton, Ohio. Burial will be in Chandler Cemetery. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday in Kenton.
Information courtesy of Morris and Hislope Funeral Home. 

 

 

          Jan. 13, 1997 – Monday

ELLIOTT, Lonnie                                                                                        d. 11 Jan 1997
WILLIAMSTOWN - Lonnie Elliott, 64, Knoxville-Gardnersville Road, died Saturday at his home from complications of cancer.
Born May 31, 1932, in Casey County, he was retired after 35 years from National Distillery Co. of Cincinnati. He was the son of Gertrude Salyers Bastin of Waynesburg and the late Fred Elden Elliott.
Additional survivors include his wife, Fastine Elliott Elliott, formerly of Casey County; two sons, Kalvin D. and Roger L. Elliott, both of Williamstown; two daughters, Velma Kay Bowen, Dry Ridge, Leslie Gail Griess, Williamstown; a brother, Raymond Elliott, Columbia; three sisters, Catherine Floyd, Waynesburg, Vina Clem, Cincinnati and Juanita Shelly, Yosemite.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Simpson Jr. Burial will be in the Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. today at Mount Olive Christian Church in Casey County and Tuesday 4-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

 

 

         November 17, 2004 – Wednesday     

ELLIS, Margaret Davis                                                               d. 05 Nov 2004

MORELAND - Margaret D. Ellis, 78, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., died Nov. 5 at Hospice House in Fort Myers, Fla.  
Born July 5, 1926, in Norwood, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Agnes Short Davis. She was raised in Middleburg by 
her grandparents, the late James and Lula Short. She was a teacher, retired after spending 32 years in education.

She began her teaching career in a one-room school in Casey County and taught at Middleburg, McKinney and Hustonville high schools, and Athens Elementary and Tates Creek Junior High in Fayette County. She was named teacher of the year while at Tates Creek. She was a former member of Hustonville Book Club.

Survivors include her husband, Ivan Ellis; two sons, Dr. Rodney Ellis of Nashville, Tenn., and Dr. Gary Ellis of Salt Lake City, Utah; and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Hustonville Cemetery.  

             July 01, 2002 – Monday

Ely, Patsy McGirr                                                                            d. 28 Jul 2002 
Patsy M. Ely, 86, of Louisville died Friday.Born in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Mary Pink Fox McGirr. 
She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher, a member of Senior Jewels group 
and sang in the senior choir.
Survivors include her husband, John J. Ely; a son, Tom Ely; a daughter, Mary Lou Goldsmith; two brothers, Ben Reynolds of Moreland and 
Jim Reynolds of Lexington; her caregiver, Connie Blessitt; four grand-children; and four great-grandchildren.
Services were today at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Entombment was in Evergreen Mausoleum.Embry-Bosse Funeral Home was in charge 
of arrangements.

 

            May 28, 2002 – Tuesday 
GOOCH, Robert Lee                                                                         d. 26 May 2002 
STANFORD -- Robert Lee Gooch, 79, of Danville, formerly of Stanford, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 15, 1923, in Stanford, he was the son of the late John and Ellen Holtzclaw Gooch. He had been owner and operator of Bob's 
Food Store in Lancaster for 14 years and had managed the Lancaster A&P store for 34 years. 
He served in the Army during World War II in the South Pacific and was the widower of Hazel Wheeler Gooch.
He had been owner and operator of Bob's Food Store in Lancaster for 14 years and had managed the Lancaster A & P store for 34 years.
He served in the Army during World War II in the South Pacific and was the widower of Hazel Wheeler Gooch.
Survivors include a sister, Johnetta Clift of Knoxville; and locally, nieces and nephews including, Jane E. Durham of Stanford, Anita C. 
Wilson and Gerald "Red Dog" Wheeler, both of New Salem, and Bobby R. Wheeler of Danville.
Services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Norman Hagley. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Wheeler, Larry Morgan, Dale Lemay, David Birch, Carrol Gooch, J.R. Dennis, Jerry Walls and Jerry 
Wheeler.Honorary pallbearers are Willie Wilson and Jackie Snow.
 

            May 05, 2003 – Monday 
GREER, Thurman                                                                               d. 03 May 2003 
LIBERTY - Thurman "Hotshot" Greer, 64, of Middleburg died Saturday at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 4, 1939, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Hensley and Maudie Williams Greer. He was a self- employed mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Napier Greer; a son, Jeffrey Greer of Nicholasville; four sisters, Gladys Rowland and Mary Turpin, 
both of Hustonville, and Cynthia Greer and Betty Carter, both of Kings Mountain; three brothers, Dallas Greer of Kings Mountain, Paul 
Greer of Middleburg and James Greer of Hustonville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Steven Wilham and G.W Smith. Burial will be in K.P. Hall Cemetery.



        June 30, 2002 – Sunday 
GRIFFIN, Jewel M. Pitman                                                               d. 27 June 2002 
Jewell Marie Griffin, 79, of Ky. 1778, Kings Mountain, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born July 24, 1922, in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Florence A. Waddle Pitman. She was a homemaker 
and attended Pleasant Point Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Stephen G. Griffin of Summerville, S.C., and Doyle Griffin of Somerset; 11 daughters, Diana Duncan of Franklin, Ohio, 
Janice Denney of Mt. Vernon, Patricia Ragland of Lexington, Brenda Elliot of Stanford, Jackie Correll of Kings Mountain, Betty Tackett of Eubank, 
Peggy Wesley of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sharon Combs of Shelby, Montana, Anita Ball of Kings Mountain, Karen Griffin of Springfield, Mo. and Judith 
A. Brown of Somerset; a brother, Oscar Pittman of Roachdale, Ind.; 32 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Griffin; two brothers, Estill and Mike Pitman; two sisters, Emma J. Stromstad and Bessie 
Haggard; two infant brothers and two infant sisters, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel of Morris and Hislope 
Funeral Home by Bro. Bill Rhodus. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery in Eubank.

 

           December 12, 2002 – Thursday 
HARGIS, Ray                                                                                     d. 11 Dec 2002 
STANFORD - Services for Ray Hargis, 80, of Stanford will be 11 a.m. Friday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Dale Denton. Burial will 
be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery with military rites by Caswell Saufley Post 18 of the American Legion.
He died Wednesday at his home. Born Jan. 28, 1922, in Pulaski County, he was the son of the late William C. and Lina Ellen Barnes Hargis. 
He was a retired carpenter and a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church. He was a former member and deacon of Drakes Creek Baptist Church. 
He also was an Army veteran of World War II having served in the Pacific theater.
Survivors include his wife, Vera Hargis; three daughters, Brenda R. Scogham of Louisville, Wanda K. Elkins of Stanford and Regina S. Hooper 
of Berea; a sister, Bertie Hargis of Ohio; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Weaver, Steve Patterson, Robert Elkins and Ed Hardin.

 

           April 21, 1997 – Monday 

HATTER, William T.                                                           d. 18 April 1997
WAYNESBURG- Services for William Terrell Hatter, 88, of Walltown Community, Kings Mountain, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home By the Rev. Harold Austin. Burial will be in K.P. Hall Cemetery with military rites by Caswell Saufley Post 18-American Legion.
He died Friday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born Jan. 1, 1909, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Ranson and Rosa Napier Hatter. He was a retired rural mail carrier, farmer and carpenter, and a member of Grove Ridge Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II having served in the South Pacific as a gunner. He was the widower of Alva Brown Hatter.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Wall Hatter; four sons, Lyndale Hatter of Cincinnati, Raymond Hatter of Liberty, John Hatter and James Hatter, both of Walltown; five daughters, Diane Simms and Reba Phillippi, both of Walltown, Joan Spears and Kay Spears, both of Cincinnati and Wilma ``Bunt'' Floyd of Hurricane Ridge; two brothers, Charles ``Tige'' Hatter and Carl ``Tony' Hatter, both of Walltown; three sisters, Lela Dunham of Cincinnati, Fayrene Bryant of Columbus, Ohio, and Marlene Durham of Science Hill; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Monday.
Memorials may go to Kidney Foundation of Central Kentucky, 2417 Regency Road Suite B, Lexington, 40503.

 

              July 26, 1999 – Monday 

HELTON, Gurnis E. Anderson                                                                  d. 22 July 1999
SCIENCE HILL -- Gurnis Edna Helton, 70, of Eubank, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 5, 1929, in Williala, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Ann Thompson Anderson. She was a retired employee of Kentucky School for the Deaf and a member of Fairview Church of Christ, Williala. She was the widow of Joe Helton.
Survivors include a son, Kerry Helton of Waynesburg; a daughter, Judy Gooch of Stanford; a brother, Estill F. Anderson of Indiana; a sister, Paulette Pumphrey of Williala; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 
She was preceded in death by two daughters, Bonnie Shupe and Lena Marie Helton.
Services were Sunday at Fairview Church of Christ by Curtis Herrington. Burial was in the church cemetery. Morris and Hislope Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

            March 18, 1999 – Thursday

HOUCHINS, Edna Phillips                                                                       d. 17 Mar 1999
WAYNESBURG - Edna Lee Phillips Houchins, 60, of Waynesburg, died Wednesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Born Sept. 7, 1938, in Perry County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Hazel Campbell Phillips. She was a 21-year employee of American Greetings Co.
Survivors include three daughters, Peggy Davis of Waynesburg, Lisa Elmore of Hustonville and Pamela Selm of Amelia, Ohio; three brothers, Ernie Phillips of Waynesburg, Bill Phillips of Corbin and David Phillips of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Virginia Montgomery of Cincinnati; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by David Gambrel. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.

        

  March 19, 2002 – Tuesday

JUSTICE, Margie N. Goode                                                      d. 18 Mar 2002

MORELAND - Margie N. Carrier Justice, 71, of Indianapolis died Monday in Beech Grove, Ind.
Born May 27, 1930, in Hustonville, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Mary Reed Goode. She was a retired technician, having been 
employed for 35 years at RCA. She was the widow of Freeman Carrier Sr. and John P. Justice. 
Survivors include a son, Freeman Carrier of Indianapolis; two brothers, Louis Goode of Danville and Harold Goode of Louisville; two sisters, 
Jane Mitchell of Harrodsburg and Charlotte Kennedy of Danville; three grand-children; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery. 

       

 

          May 30, 1997 – Friday

KELLEY, Beth Ann                                                                                    d. 26 May 1997
NICHOLASVILLE - Beth Ann Kelley, 17, of Kings Mountain, died Monday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
She was the daughter of Frances and Randy Bullock and the late Granville Kelley.
Additional survivors include a sister, Jennifer Fight of Nicholasville; a brother, Zachary Bullock of Kings Mountain; maternal grandparents, Stanley and Ruth Lamb of Harrodsburg and Betty Lamb of Nicholasville; paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Lorene Bullock of Mount Vernon; and a great-grandmother, Ethel Barron of Mount Vernon.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Betts and West Funeral Home by the Rev. David Gambrel. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charles Bullock, James Martin, Billy Lowery, Larry, Eric and Dana Fight. Honorary pallbearers are Zachary Bullock and Cody Lowry.             

      

      February 28, 1999 – Sunday

KIDD, Alfred                                                                                          d. 26 Feb 1999
HARRODSBURG - Alfred Kidd, 70, of Harrodsburg, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born Sept. 30, 1928, in McCreary County, he was a son of the late Oscar and Ollie Blevins Kidd. He was owner and operator of Kidd's Service Station and a retired Kentucky Utilities employee. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean conflict and a member of Bruner's Chapel Baptist Church where he served as deacon, Sunday school teacher and maintenance committee member. He was also a member of Kentucky Baptist Builders.
Survivors include his wife, Valeria Horn Kidd of Harrodsburg; a son, Rex Alfred Kidd of Harrodsburg; a daughter, Angela Lynn of Harrodsburg; a brother, Billy Kidd of Bardstown; three sisters, Nola Flynn and Lennie Short, both of Junction City, and Cleova Westerfield of Danville; and three grandchildren.
Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Arnold Moon, Don Reed and Larry Redding. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Visitation is after 3:30 p.m. Monday. 

 

 

            April 07, 1997 – Monday

LAY, Estelle Compton                                                                          d. 04 Apr 1997
Services for Estelle Compton Lay, 75, Saron Drive, Lexington, formerly of Waveland Avenue, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Schaeffer. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Friday at home.
Born Dec. 29, 1921, in Moreland, she was a daughter of the late William B. and Carrie L. Singleton Compton. She was a former employee of Genesco, a member of Baptist Church and a former restaurant owner of Lay's Cafe in Burkesville.
Survivors include three daughters, Charlotte Lay Carrender of West Carrollton, Ohio, Rebecca Lay Webber of Lexington, and Marion Lay Karam of Lexington; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Phillip Bell, Todd, Tony and Stephen Karam, Jacob Hendricks, Mark an Bobby Reed and Joey Wilson.

       

 

               November 05, 1998 – Thursday

LONG, Vertie H. Barns                                                                  d. 03 Nov 1998
Vertie Hazel Long, 91, of Danville Center for Health and Rehabilitation, formerly of Fifth Street, died Tuesday.
Born Jan. 12, 1907, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Richard Barns and Barbara E. Brown Elder and the widow of Stanley J. Long.
Survivors include two nieces, Ruth Wilson and Hazel L. Cross, both of Junction City; and five nephews, Hubert, Richard, Clysten and Leslie Elder, all of Junction City, and Melvin Elder of Burgin.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Resthaven Cemetery, Louisville, by the Rev. Larry Gardner.
Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Friday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. 

            

May 26, 2002 – Sunday

McCORMACK, Nettie B. Jones                                                     d. 22 May 2002

Services for Nettie B. Jones McCormack, 86, of East Martin Luther King Boulevard, will be noon Tuesday at the Church of God of America. 
Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 22, 1916, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Andy and Florence Wheeler Jones. She was a housewife and member 
of the Church of God of America. She was the widow of Charles McCormack Jr.
Survivors include four daughters, Thelma Arnice Gooch, Sarah Hamilton and Sherline McCormack, all of Danville, and Eloise Ann Gooch, of 
Junction City; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Charles Armstrong, James L. Hamilton, Antonio McCormack, James Hamilton Jr., Henry Payne and Eric Barnes.
Honorary pallbearers will be James Hamilton, Ernest Gooch, Robert Gooch and Glen Simpson.
 

             December 11, 2002 - Wednesday

McCOWAN, Jessie                                                                                  d. 11 Dec 2002

MORELAND - Services for Jessie McCowan, 73, of Junction City will be 2 p.m. Thursday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Don 
Garland.Burial will be in Junction City Cemetery.He died today at his home.
Born Dec. 20, 1928, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Ike and Mattie Lou Wright McCowan.
He was a retired employee of Penn Ventilation and a member of Bowen United Methodist Church.
He was a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 433.
Survivors include his wife, Annie McCowan; three sons, Henry McCowan and Bill McCowan, both of Junction City, and Ike McCowan of 
Forkland; three daughters, Carol Hair, Mary Hurst and Brenda Cross, all of Junction City; two brothers, Joe McCowan of Stanford and Ike 
McCowan Jr. of Junction City; a sister, Elizabeth Privett of Junction City; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Anthony, Eddie, Jeff, Bradley and Jason McCowan.
Honorary pallbearers are the men of Penn Ventilation.

          November 17, 2004 – Wednesday

McCOY, Virgie  Mullins                                                                d. 15 Nov 2004                                                                           

WAYNESBURG - Services for Virgie McCoy, 90, of Brodhead, formerly of Waynesburg, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by Gerald and Herald Carter.

Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery. She died Monday at Rockcastle County Hospital. Born Jan. 16, 1914, in Knott County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Magaline Bates Mullins. She was a homemaker, a member of Church of Christ and the widow of Archie McCoy. Survivors include several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  

         March 20, 2002 – Wednesday

McMULLIN, Woodrow                                                            d. 18 Mar 2002

MORELAND - Services for Woodrow McMullin, 75, of Ludlow will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Ludlow and 2 p.m. Friday at 
W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Ernest Martin. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery. He died Monday at his home.
He was a World War II veteran.
Pallbearers will be Bill Fox; Bruce Rousey; Gary, Danny and Billy Douglas; and Jimmy, Lewis and Kenny McMullin. Honorary pallbearers are 
Barry, Kenny and Keith Rousey; Mike Adams; and Doug and Charlie Berry. 
Visitation will be 4-7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Ludlow and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home.

          July 16, 1999 – Friday

MINIARD, Leslie                                                                                d. 11 July 1999
LANCASTER -- Leslie Miniard, 72, formerly of Waynesburg, died Sunday at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center, Wilmore. He was the widower of Hazel Jackson Miniard. Arrangements are incomplete at Spurlin Funeral Home.

 

          Nov. 12, 2004 – Friday

MIRACLE,  Rex M.                                                                          d. 11 Nov 2004                                                   

STANFORD - Services for Rex Miracle, 66, of Stanford, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Vola Brown. Burial will be in Berry Cemetery.

He died Thursday at his home. Born May 24, 1938, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Margaret Osborne Miracle. He was a former employee of Dixie Paving Co., and the widower of Phyllis Berry Miracle.

Survivors include two sons, Greg Miracle of Newport, Tenn., and Dustin Miracle of Stanford; four stepsons, Roger, Jerry and Billy Wilson, all of Stanford, and Jamie Wilson of Danville; three daughters, Margie Roark, Rexene Fair and Kristi Miracle, all of Stanford; a brother, Joe Miracle of Stanford; two sisters, Jewel McCowan of Mount Salem and Wanda King of Richmond; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Roger Miracle.  

 

          February 16, 1997 – Sunday

MORGAN, George                                                                     d. 15 Feb 1997
LANCASTER - George Morgan, 90, of Fisher Ford Road, died Saturday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, Harrodsburg.
Born Feb. 18, 1906, in Rockcastle County, he was a son of the late Frank and Nancy Brown Morgan. He was a retired farmer and member of the Watts Chapel Baptist Church. He was the widower of Lora Smith Morgan. He was a preceded in death by a son, Junior Morgan.
Survivors include five sons, Paul Morgan of Crab Orchard, Calvin and Dallas Morgan, both of Brodhead, and Mike and Jerry Morgan, both of Lancaster; five daughters, Effie Mae Lissel of Crab Orchard, Juanita Adams, Ann Tuggle and Helen Tuggle, all of Lancaster and Barbara Stinnett of Harrodsburg; 30 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Spurlin Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Crab Orchard Cemetery. 

 

           March 18, 2002 – Monday

MULLINS, Eula M. Brooks                                                                d. 16 Mar 2002

STANFORD - Eula Marie Mullins, 91, of Waynesburg died Saturday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born Aug. 9, 1910, in Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Theodacia Crouse Brooks. She was a homemaker, member of 
Fairview Baptist Church, and the widow of James C. Mullins.
Survivors include three sons, Kenneth W. Mullins of Trenton, Ill., James L. Mullins of Spartanburg, S.C., and Harold D. Mullins of Cumberland 
Furnace, Tenn.; a daughter, Helen Rigsby of North Fort Myers, Fla.; two sisters, Mary Tarter and Clara Keesee, both of Waynesburg; eight 
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. 
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Gary King. Burial will be in Rose of Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery.

             May 02, 1999 – Sunday     

PETTIT, Georgetta Saylor                                                                     d. 01 May 1999                                                     
CRAB ORCHARD - Georgetta Saylor Pettit, 66, of Meadowlark Drive died Saturday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital in Lancaster.
Born Jan. 22, 1933, in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late George and Lillie Helton Saylor. She was a retired cook for Serv-0-Mation Corp. in Danville and had operated a family care home out of her house since 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Mobley of Crab Orchard; two sons, Larry and Terry Pettit, both of Crab Orchard; a sister, Flossie Waller of Framersville, Ohio; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home by Tom Crawford. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery. (Widow of Tony VanWinkle. Who died August 1997. See file # 5.)

       

           January 12, 1999 – Tuesday

PLUMMER, Rosie Hill                                                                    d. 11 Jan 1999
PERRYVILLE - Services for Rosie Mildred Hill Plummer, 91, of Perryville Road, Danville, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Wilder Funeral Home by the Revs. Keith Weldon and Harley Humfleet. Burial will be in
Bellevue Cemetery.
He died Monday at Charleston Health Care Manor.
Born Jan 22, 1907, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary A. Pemberton Hill. She was a homemaker and a member of Southern Heights Baptist Church, and the widow of James P. Plummer.
Survivors include four sons, James A. Plummer of Petersburg, Va., Virgil T. Plummer of Stanford, Billy Plummer of Danville and Jerry Plummer of Lexington; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters, Lillie M. Hill and Elizabeth A. McDowell.
Pallbearers will be Scott Taylor, Barry and Paul Best, Ray Graves, Kenny and Larry Hill. Honorary pallbearers are Paul, David and Donald Hill, Steve Wardrip.  

          June 20, 1999 – Sunday

POYNTER, L.V.                                                                     d. Wednesday,  07 Oct 1998
PERRYVILLE - A memorial service and visitation for L.V. "Perk" Poynter will be 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Wilder Funeral Home.
A resident of Bainbridge, Ind., he died Oct. 7, 1998, in Bainbridge at the age of 64.
Born May 25, 1934, in Somerset, he was the son of the late Albert and Betty Denny Poynter.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Webb Poynter; a son, David Poynter of Darlington, Ind.; and several brothers and sisters.

          

February 13, 1998 – Friday

RAYBORN, Reid                                                                              d. 11 Feb 1998
MIDDLEBURG - Services for Reid Rayborn, 70, of Middleburg, were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home by the Revs. George Brown and Larry Horton. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 10, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Jasper and Ruthie Durham Rayborn. He was a farmer and a member of Indian Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Cloretta Greer Rayborn; four daughters, Ivadean Pittman and Linda Carman, both of Middleburg; Elsie Pittman of Stanford and Beverly Bedwell of Waynesburg; five sons, Donnie, Ronnie, Marvin and Johnny Rayborn, all of Middleburg, and Donald R. Rayborn of Lancaster; a brother, Harold Rayborn of Middleburg; a sister, Eva Rayborn of Indiana; 21 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Kevin, Joey and Chris Pittman, Ronnie, Jeffrey and Jason Rayborn.
Honorary pallbearers are Randy Carman, Donathan Rayborn and James Bedwell. 

           

  April 07, 1997 – Monday

REED, Clayton E.                                                                                          d. 05 Apr 1997
WAYNESBURG - Clayton Edgar Reed, 29, Water Cemetery Road, Kings Mountain, died Saturday in an auto accident in Casey County.
He was the son of William W. Reed of Kings Mountain and the late Catherine Cook Reed. He was a construction worker.
Additional survivors include his wife, Katherine Myers Reed; a son, Charles Clayton Reed; four brothers, William H. ``Butch'' Reed and Chris Reed, both of Kings Mountain; Tony Reed of St. Cloud, Fla., and Stephen Reed of Nunsuch; and a sister, Kathy J. Drew of Waynesburg.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m., (visitation at 10:30) Wednesday at Hustonville Cemetery by the Rev. Herman Meadors. Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

                

 

 May 06, 1998 – Wednesday

 

RICE, Susan N. Upthegrove                                                                     d. 04 May 1998
MORELAND - Services for Susan ``Susie'' N. Rice, 91, of Junction City, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Jerry Perry. Burial will be in
Bellevue Cemetery, Danville.
She died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 15, 1907, in Casey County, she was a daughter of James and Cynthia King Upthegrove. She was a homemaker, a member of Harris Creek Baptist Church and the widow of Chester Rice.
Survivors include four daughters, Frances Coleman of Stanford, Vivian Wilson and Shirley Rice, both of Danville, and Lora ``Bonnie'' Art of Paint Lick; a son, James ``Jack'' Rice of Junction City; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and five step great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mark, Hugh R. and Steven Long, Doug Art, Jeff Vires, Mike Gilliam, Monty Atwood and Ronnie Cooper.

        

             November 16, 2004 – Tuesday

RIGSBY, Mary Bergner                                                                   d. 14 Nov 2004

STANFORD - Services for Mary Bergner Rigsby, 74, of Crab Orchard, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Redemption Road Church by Gary Yocum and D.J. Ward. Burial will be in VanHook/Brewer Cemetery in Garrard County. She died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.

Born April 12, 1930, in Tipp City, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Della Griffin Bergner. She was a former employee of Hasty's Grocery and a cook at the Country Kettle Restaurant in Garrard County. She was the widow of Jack N. Rigsby. Survivors include a daughter, Michelle Rigsby of Crab Orchard. Fox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

             

 

  Sept 30, 1998 – Wednesday

ROBERTSON, Herbert E.                                                             d. 29 Sep 1998
SCIENCE HILL - Herbert Earl Robertson, 80, of Kings Mountain, died Tuesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. 
Born Feb. 5, 1918, in Carter County, he was a son of the late French and Mary Catherine Roberts Robertson. He was a farmer and a member of Waynesburg Pentecostal Church. 
Survivors include his wife, Chessie Phillips Robertson; a brother, Hubert Robertson of Waynesburg; five sisters, Roxie Buckler of Berry, Goldie Osborne of Independence, Ruth Barchus of Williamstown, and Hazel Fite and Velma Phillippi, both of Kings Mountain.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Waynesburg Pentecostal Church by the Rev. Billy Brown. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Morris & Hislope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

          

 

         October 15, 1998 – Thursday

SANDERS, Barbara B. Woods                                                    d. 13 Oct 1998
HARRODSBURG - Services for Barbara Bernadina Sanders, 34, of Sunrise Shores, Burgin, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. Hamp Wooten. Burial will be in
Shawnee Run Baptist Church Cemetery. 
She died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after a long illness.
Born Nov. 9, 1963, in Danville, she was a daughter of James L. and Barbara Chambers Woods of Moreland. She was a former employee of Bay West and a member of Herrington Lake Pentecostal Church. 
Other survivors include her husband, Steven J. Sanders; three daughters, Ellen P. Phillips, Clara B. Sanders and Kathy E. Sanders, all of Burgin; maternal grandmother, Margaret Chambers of Danville; and a sister, Margie W. Warner of Perryville.
Pallbearers will be Jack Coleman Jr., Bobby Roney, Bradley King, Jim Burns, Dennis Tyler and Joe Denney.

         

            March 10, 1998 – Tuesday

 

SNOW, Lora Wilson                                                                    d. 08 Mar 1998
MORELAND - Services for Lora Marie Wilson Snow, 72, of Moreland, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Wendell Douglas. Burial will be in
Junction City Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jassen, Jamie and Billy Snow, Michael Smith, Jeff Van Hook and Larry Hampton.
She died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include a sister, Judy Perkins of Stanford. Her name was incorrect in Monday's paper.

 

         January 11, 1998 -  Sunday

SOUTHARD, Daniel E.                                                               d. 08 Jan 1998
MORELAND - Daniel Edward Southard, 85, of Scottsville died Thursday in Scottsville.
Born Sept. 9, 1912, in Rockcastle County, he was the son of the late Dr. D.B. and Della Barnes Southard. He was the widower of Gretchen Gilliland Southard. He was a retired grocery salesman.
Survivors include a daughter, Birdie Mundell Hall of Scottsville; five grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Saturday at Buffalo Springs Cemetery by the Rev. Steve Smith.
Active pallbearers were grandsons.
Honorary pallbearers were Bill Fox, Ed Gooch, Billy Roy Hastie, Bob Noe, Julian Moss Sr. and James Hodges.
W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home and Crow Funeral Home, Scottsville, were in charge of arrangements.

              

 

December 08, 2002 – Sunday  

VANOVER, Hazel Francisco                                                                      d. 06 Dec 2002                                 

STANFORD - Hazel Francisco Vanover, 93, of Main St., Stanford died Friday at Charleston Health Care Center.
Born Nov. 9, 1909, in Hellier, Ky., she was the daughter of the late Grover and Alva Childres Francisco. She was a retired Florida teacher and 
principal and was a member of Mt. Moriah Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon Vanover of Stanford; and a step-daughter, Blanche Combs of Riverside, Calif.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. C.A. Easterling. Burial will be at Double Springs Cemetery in Waynesburg. 
Pallbearers will be nephews and great-nephews.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Fox Funeral Home.
  

 

             October 27, 1996 – Sunday  

WALL, Roy Thomas                                                                            d. 25 Oct 1996
LIBERTY - Roy Thomas Wall, 56, of Kings Mountain died Friday at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.
Born May 9, 1940, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Lawrence Wall and Ettia N. Wall Helm. He was a self-employed sanitation worker.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Standifer Wall; four sons, Patrick Wall of Lancaster, Kevin Wall of Stanford and Chris and Dewayne Wall, both of Kings Mountain; two daughters, Tina Reynolds of Lancaster and Lisa Ryan of Stanford; seven sisters, Linda Durham, Belinda Emerson, Rhonda Lawless and Yvonda Wall, all of Russell Springs, Brenda Forsee and Wanda Luttrell, both of Dunnville, and Glenda Siler of Waynesburg; three brothers, Zendell and Wendell Wall, both of Russell Springs, and Randall Wall of Dunnville; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Bartle Funeral Home with the Rev. Onva Hayes. Burial will be in the
Wall Cemetery.

   

          November 14, 2004 – Sunday

WARDLOW, William F.                                                                          d. 12 Nov 2004

CRAB ORCHARD - Services for William Franklin Wardlow, 77, of Crab Orchard, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at McKnight Funeral Home by Cecil Roundtree. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery with military rites by Caswell Saufley American Legion Post 18 of Stanford.

He died Friday at Fort Logan Hospital.

Born Dec. 28, 1926, in Crab Orchard, he was the son of the late William and Nonearl Dishon Wardlow. He was an employee of General Die Cast in Oak Park, Mich., an Army veteran and a member of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Genon Collins Wardlow; three daughters, Nancy Green of Inkster, Mich., Vanessa Wardlow of Romulus, Mich., and Traci Mason of Eddyville; four sons, Walter "Bud" Wardlow of Pinckney, Mich., James Wardlow of Inkster, Michael Smith of Benton and Terry Smith of Franklin; a sister, Margie Bishop of Brodhead; two brothers, Elmore Wardlow of Stanford and James Wardlow of Crab Orchard; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Rick Mason, Bobby Bishop Jr., Donald Dowell, Shirle Brown, Billy Dishon and Shane Green. Honorary pallbearers are Don Baker, Everett Adams, Ray Wren and Sam Dye. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Monday at McKnight.

          

 

           December 20, 1998 – Sunday

WHITE,   Estelle Peyton                                                                     d. 18 Dec 1998
MORELAND - Estelle Peyton White, 87, of Stanford, died Friday at her home.
Born July 2, 1911, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Ida Lynne and Valentine Peyton. She was a homemaker and a charter member of the Moreland First Baptist Church. 
Survivors include her husband, Isiah J. White, and two sisters, Lillie Statom and Permelia Haynes, both of Louisville.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. Glenn Johnson and George Darnell. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Glyn Southerland, David Lawson, Haskell Wesley, Chris Peyton, Gene Bell and Wayne Atwood.
Honorary pallbearers are Paul Long, Jerry McGirr, Hugh McGirr and Otha Atwood.

 

 

           October 30, 1997 – Thursday

WHITIS, Leona Griffin                                                                    d. 28 Oct 1997
SCIENCE HILL - Leona Mabel Griffin Whitis, 74, of Eubank, died Tuesday at Columbia Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset, after a long illness.
Born June 7, 1923, in Estesburg, she was a daughter of the late Retna Marie Todd and Mitchell Griffin. She was a homemaker and a member of McKinney Baptist Church. She was the widow of William Russell.
Survivors include a son, Ronald R. Whitis of Eubank; two daughters, Diana M. Strunk and Karen C. Whitis, both of Eubank; three sisters, June Roberts of Cleveland, Ohio, Lodema Nevels of Somerset, and Wilma Kelly of Richmond; eight brothers, V.J. Griffin of Tallmadge, Ohio, Blaine Griffin of Eubank, Vaudie, Verlon and Bernard Griffin, all of Stanford, Leroy Griffin of Lexington, and Elroy and Dean Griffin, both of McKinney; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Morris and Hislope Funeral Home by the Rev. Ronald Wesley. Burial will be in
McKinney Cemetery.  

 

           May 04, 1999 – Tuesday

WILKINSON, Addison Jr.                                                              d. 02 May 1999
Services for Addison Wilkinson Jr., 68, of Stanford, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Stanford, by the Rev. Floyd Raglin.
Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
He died Sunday at Veterans Administration Hospital after an illness.
Born March 11, 1931, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Addison and Sadie Wilkinson. He was a was a truck driver, a member of First Baptist Church, Stanford, and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include three sons, James W. Wilkinson of Danville, Anthony Wilkinson of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lamont Wilkinson of Stanford; a brother, Bobby Wilkinson of Stanford; a sister, Thelma Turner of Lexington; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be David Penman, Jeff Jones, Richard Guess, Richard Caldwell, Bobby Wilkinson Jr., and Paul Wilkinson.
Honorary pallbearers are Sonny Logan, Robert Wilkinson and Luther Wilkinson.