Webster County obituaries Drennan-Dyer
Selected Webster County Obituaries
Surnames Drennen to Dyer
The Providence Journal-Enterprise
1948 - 1961
Funeral services for Robert Lee DRENNAN, 28, airplane mechanic with
the Army Air Forces, who was killed Friday in a glider crash near Fort
Morgan, Colo., were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Sugar Grove church in
Crittenden county. The Rev. Roy WIGGINTON officiated. The body
arrived in Marion Monday, accompanied by a close friend of the young
man, Willis PHELPS of Oklahoma. Survivors are the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Dave Drennan, Deanwood section; three brothers, Curtis, U.S.
Coast Guard; Clinton, Pontiac, Mich.; and David Drennan, at home; and
three sisters, Helen, Detroit, Mich., Betty Drennan, at home, and Mrs.
Wilbur HORNING, Webster county. Burial was in Sugar Grove cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 20, 1942.
Arthur L. DRURY, 68, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday at his home in Clay following an illness of several months. Mr. Drury, a barber, had been in declining health for some time, but was able to be up and out part of the time until Saturday night. He was a member of the Walnut Grove Christian church. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Forrest DAVIS, near Clay, Mrs. Effie Drury and Miss Lilburn Drury, of Clay; two brothers, John Drury, of Hammond, La., and Ford Drury, of Clay; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin and Hunt Funeral Home in Clay. A nephew, the Rev. Hugh Doryl Drury, student at Southwestern Seminary, Ft. Worth, Tex., officiated. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery in Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 10, 1949.
Ford DRURY, 65, was found dead at his home in Clay Friday morning. Death was attributed to self-inflicted razor wounds of the throat, according to Coroner J. BLACKBURN, who said he had been despondent for some time. He had worked as a concrete finisher. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Vernon KELLOUGH and Mrs. Ben WINSTEAD of Clay, and Mrs. Forest DAVIS, near Clay; and a brother, John Drury of Wheatcroft. Funeral services were held Sunday at Franklin and Edwards Funeral Home in Clay with the Rev. E. G. SISK officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Clay. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, 15 April 1954.
Mrs. Alice DUNBAR, 73, died at 4 a.m. Saturday at her home in the White Oak section following several years of ill health. Surviving are the husband, W.J. Dunbar; two sons, the Rev. Rayburn Dunbar, of St. Louis, and James, of Providence; four daughters, Mrs. Harvey HATLEY, of Dixon, Misses Lela, Ruby, and Archie Mae Dunbar, of Evansville; four grandchildren; two brothers, J.A. WILLIAMS, of Clay, and Charles Williams, of Springfield, Ill.; and one sister, Mrs. James ALDRIDGE of Clay. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at White Oak General Baptist Church, of which she was a member. The pastor, the Rev. W.M. FRISBY, and the Rev. Claud THRELKELD officiated. Burial was in White Oak cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 8, 1950. Compiler's note: W.J. Dunbar, Mar 27, 1868-Oct 28, 1959, is buried with his wife Alice Mae Dunbar, Nov 5 1877-Jun 3, 1950. Their son, Rev. Rayburn Dunbar, Sept 21, 1895-Nov 5, 1977 is buried near them in White Oak Cemetery, which is between Providence and Clay.
Chester DUNBAR, 68, died suddenly at 9:30 p.m. Friday while watching television at the home of his nephew, Clint WAIDE. Coroner J.D. BLACKBURN gave a heart attack as cause of death. He was a son of the late Bill Daniel and Sarah BRUCE Dunbar and was a retired miner. Surviving are the wife, Fannie; two daughters, Mrs. Clarence PHELPS, Providence, and Mrs. William CRAFT of Uniontown; four sons, Cleo, Ivan, and Harold Donald of Providence, and J.R. Dunbar of Evansville; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Dan W. Dunbar, Clovis, N.M. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Valley Church, with the Rev. Carroll YARBROUGH of Princeton officiating, assisted by the Rev. Carl HARKINS of Providence. Burial was in Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 8, 1954.
Virgil Rozelle DUNBAR, 48, of Evansville, formerly of Providence, died at 2 a.m. Friday in St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville following an illness of several months. Survivors are the wife, Ethel; a son, Ray, Providence; a daughter, Donna Rozelle, Evansville; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Oscar FRANKLIN and Miss Fannie Bell Dunbar, Evansville. The body was brought to Melton Funeral Home in Providence and funeral services were held there at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Albert KEMP officiating. Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 14, 1950.
Andy F. DUNCAN, 86, died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday at his home in the Tilden section following three years' illness. Survivors are a brother, Darrell Duncan, Poole; and a sister, Mrs. Essell NEWMAN, Slaughters. Funeral services were held at 11:a.m. Saturday at the General Baptist church at Tilden, with the Rev. W.W. OAKLEY of Poole officiating. Burial was in Cedar Grove (unreadable).
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, January 10, 1952.
Audra C. DUNCAN, 56, of Corydon, formerly of Webster County, died suddenly at 5 p.m. Sunday while visiting at the home of a brother, Laz Duncan of Pride. Surviving are the wife, Bertha; two daughers, Mrs. Walter COWAN of Henderson, and Miss Mary Lee Duncan, at home; three sons, Pvt. Jimmie F. Duncan of Ft. Hood, Texas; Iloff and Hamlet, at home; four sisters, Mrs. Martin HOFFMAN, Mrs. Herbert PROCTOR and Mrs. Minnie BROWN of Evansville, and Mrs. Lenora COLE of Providence; four brothers, Gene and George, of Henshaw; Willie of Sturgis and Laz of Pride; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tapp Funeral Home in Henderson, with the Rev. Robert HAIRE officiating. Burial was in the Duncan Family Cemetery at Boxville. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 22, 1954.
Charlie DUNCAN, 69, of Paducah, son of Mrs. J.M. Duncan of Dixon, died Monday in a Paducah hospital. He had been in ill health for some time. Mr. Duncan formerly lived in Dixon. Survivors besides his mother are the wife, Irene; one daughter, Mrs. Rudy HARRISON, Paducah; a son, Ray Duncan, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Rudy PORTER, Dixon; and one brother, Hub Duncan, Mt. Sterling. Funeral and burial were held in Paducah Wednesday.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 20, 1947.
Ernest DUNCAN, 66, died at his home in Sebree at 4:30 p.m. last Thursday. Survivors are the wife; five sons, Elmer, Milton, and Everett, of Henderson, Omar of Gentryville, Ind., and Morrow, of Sebree; two daughters, Mrs. Carroll H. WATSON of Evansville, and Miss Regina Duncan, at home; a brother, Arthur Duncan of Dixon; a sister, Mrs. Joe CATES of Dixon; three half-brothers, Pilot, Malcolm and Frank Duncan, of Indianapolis, Ind.; five half-sisters, Mrs. O.L. YOUNG of Evansville, Mrs. D.T. CAST of Henderson, Mrs. D.E. MURPHY and Mrs. James BRYANT of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Harry D. BOLT of Anderson, Ind.; eleven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the General Baptist church in Poole, with the Rev. Russell Duncan of Corydon officiating. Nephews were pallbearers. Burial was in Shady Grove cemetery, Poole. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, January 10, 1946.
George F. DUNCAN, 72, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the home of a son, Sturgeon Duncan, near Poole after being ill for three years. Survivors are the wife, Lota; daughter, Mrs. H.L. DIXON, Corydon rural route; three sons, the Rev. Russell Duncan of Little Dixie, Sturgeon, near Poole, and David, Corydon rural route; three sisters, Mrs. I.C. RUSSELL of Poole, Mrs. David CATES of Corydon, and Mrs. Jessie TAPP of Uniontown; five brothers, Lawrence of Arkansas, Ira and Nate of Dixon, Jake of Corydon, and Virgil of Smith Mills; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Poole Baptist church, of which he was a member, with the Rev. E.G. SISK and the Rev. James CROWELL officiating. Burial will be in Shady Grove Cemetery, Poole. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 28, 1951. Compiler's note: His wife Lota Jean Duncan's obituary is also in this collection.
Harve DUNCAN, 72, died Monday morning at his home in Clay following a stroke which he suffered last Thursday. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Daisy Duncan; one son, Ray Duncan, Dixon; one daughter, Mrs. Ethel EVANS, of Pride; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the General Baptist church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the pastor, the Rev. C.H. HOWARD officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 11, 1948. Compiler's note: Lot 176 in Clay I.O.O.F. Cemetery was purchased by Mrs. Harve Duncan. She and her husband are both buried there. W.H. Duncan, 1876-1948 and Daisy Duncan, 1887-1968.
Mrs. Hattie Belle DUNCAN, 45, near Dixon, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Nora HALL in Henderson. Surviving are
the husband, Choice Duncan; a sister, Mrs. Stella Duncan of Sebree; and a brother, L.D. GIBSON of Morganfield. Funeral services
will be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the General Baptist Church in Poole. Burial will be in Shady Grove cemetery, Poole.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 9, 1954. Compiler's note: Choice Duncan, 14 Feb 1907-19 Apr 1981, is buried next to Hattie B. Duncan, 30 Nov 1909-7 Dec 1954, in Shady Grove Cemetery, Poole.
Funeral services for Ira DUNCAN, 63, who died at 3 a.m. Monday at the home of a brother, Nate Duncan, in Geneva, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the General Baptist Church in Sebree. The Rev. W.W. OAKLEY officiated and burial was in Springdale cemetery, Sebree. Military rites were conducted by Sebree American Legion post. Survivors are the wife, Stella Mae; six sons, Cletus, Hubert, Albert, Robert Lee, and I.E., of Sebree, and Prentice of Flint, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary CATES of Anthoston and Mrs. Laura TAPP, Morganfield; three brothers, Nate of Geneva, Jake of Outwood, Ill., and Virgil of Smith Mills; and six grandchildren.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday,
April 2, 1953.
Mrs. Lota Jane DUNCAN, 77, of Poole, died at 6:25 a.m. Saturday at Methodist Hospital in Henderson. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Leamon DIXON of Henderson County; three sons, the Rev. Russell Duncan of Dixie; Spurgeon of Sebree rural route; and David of
Corydon rural route; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother Essell RUSSELL of Poole; and a sister, Mrs. Emma SAMMONS,
Henderson. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Poole Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Guy GORDON
officiating. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery, Poole. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, May 22, 1958. Compiler's note: Her husband George F. Duncan's obituary is also in this collection.
Mrs. Lottie Jean DUNCAN, 18, of Henderson, who formerly lived near Sebree, died at 1:45 a.m. Monday in Methodist Hospital in Henderson following childbirth. A son was stillborn Sunday and was buried at Poole. Surviving Mrs. Duncan are the husband, James; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward HAYES, Sebree; sister, Mrs. Dorris D. ALLEN, Poole; and a brother, Cletis Hayes, Henderson. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Poole General Baptist church, with the Rev. E.Y. LASLIE officiating. Burial was in Shady Grove cemetery, Poole.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 3, 1950. Compiler's note: The stillborn son, Darrel, 1950-1950, is buried beside his mother in Shady Grove Cemetery, Poole.
Mrs. Melinda J. DUNCAN, 96, widow of the late J.M. Duncan, was found dead in bed Monday morning at her home in Dixon. She is thought to have died about 4 o'clock. Mrs. Duncan, although lame because of a broken hip, was fairly active for one of her advanced years. She was born in Union county but had spent the great part of her life in Webster county. Her husband died twenty-five years ago. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Duncan was the mother of seven children, only one of whom, Mrs. J.F. PORTER, of Dixon, the oldest, who is seventy-seven years of age, is living. The other children were Dr. Roscoe Duncan, of Poole, Charlie, of Paducah, Dr. H.L. Duncan, of Winchester, whose death came only a few months ago, Dr. Virgil Duncan, of Mt. Sterling, and his twin, Victor Duncan, who at the time of his death was publisher of the Dixon Journal, and Miss Mary Duncan, of Dixon. Surviving besides Mrs. Porter are two half-brothers, Elijah SIGLER, of Clay, and Edward Sigler, of Huntington, W.Va.; eleven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tapp Funeral Home in Dixon, with Robert ADAMSON, of Poole, officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery, Dixon.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 15, 1949.
Compiler's note: J.M. Duncan, 1847-1925, is buried next to his wife Linda J. Duncan, 1853-1949, in Oak Grove Cemetery, Dixon. Their daughter Mary Duncan, 1892-1941, is buried next to them. Webster County marriage records show the marriage of James Duncan to Malinda Sigler on 7 March 1872.
Otis DUNCAN, 57, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at his home near Dixon.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Viola Duncan; three daughters, Mrs. Otis
Duncan [sic], Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Gilbert HERRON, Smith Mills,
and Miss Ruby Duncan, at home; four sons, Buford, Carroll and Kenneth
of Dixon, and Rudy Duncan, Camp Hulen, Texas; two brothers, Arthur and
Ernest Duncan of Dixon; and one sister Mrs. Joe CATES of Dixon.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Tilden church, with
the Rev. Nealey PEARCY of Dixon officiating. Burial was in Shady
Grove cemetery, Poole. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday,
December 16, 1943.
Thomas Edward DUNCAN, 78, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at his home near Dixon. Surviving are the wife, Effie; three daughters, Mrs. Edith JACKSON, and Mrs. Cora May GROVES of Dixon, and Mrs. Hallie Duncan of Indianapolis, Ind.; nine sons, Bobby, Jessie and Nakomis of Dixon, Hershel and Billy of Henderson, Boyd of Indianapolis, Gussie of Mt. Vernon, Ind., Ray of Morganfield, and Eddie of Jeffersonville, Ind.; 44 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Dixon Mission, with the Rev. Everett Duncan officiating. Burial was in Cedar Grove cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, March 31, 1955.
Mrs. Velma DUNCAN, 89, whose home was on St. Bernard street in Providence, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Millard SPRINGER in Sturgis. Besides the daughter she is survived by a brother, C.L. CAVANAH, and a sister, Mrs. Ella PURYEAR, both of Marion, Ill.; grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tapp Funeral Home in Providence, with the Rev. C.W. DUFFER officiating. Burial was in the Duncan famly cemetery near Boxville.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 14, 1951.
Mrs. Nealie DUNKERSON, 67, died at 7:30 a.m. Friday in her home in Providence. Survivors are the husband, S.C. Dunkerson; one son, Allie Dunkerson, Providence; three daughters, Mrs. Garnett LUTZ, Madisonville, Mrs. Nora WILLIAMS and Mrs. Floyd GILL, Evansville; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Charlie OLDHAM, Manitou, and Mrs. Will MITCHELL, Madisonville; and two brothers, Thomas COX, Earlington, and Vernie Cox, Madisonville. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Concord church, with the Rev. Oscar DUNCAN of Manitou officiating. Burial was in Silent Run cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, February 21, 1946.
Mrs. Sarah DUNN, 65, died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at her home on rural route 1, Providence. Survivors are the husband, George; three brothers, Jack GUNTER, of Mt. Vernon, Ind., Walter Gunter, of Little Dixie, and Barney Gunter, of Missouri; and two sisters, Mrs. John FREDERICK and Mrs. Annie LLOYD, of Providence. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Tapp Funeral Home in Providence, with the Rev. Oscar DUNCAN of Manitou officiating. Burial was in Prospect cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 13, 1950.
C.C. DUNVILLE, 47, Onton, prominent business man and magistrate from
the Slaughters district, fell dead at 8 a.m. Saturday in the W.W.
Ashby store, Onton, while purchasing produce to take to Sebree where
he operated a hatchery. Death resulted from a heart attack. Mr.
Dunville, who was elected in the November election and assumed his
magisterial duties Jan. 5, is survived by the widow, Mrs. Edith
Dunville; one son, C.C. Dunville, jr.; three daughters, Phyllis,
Marian, and Betty Dunville; mother, Mrs. Leona Dunville; and sister,
Mrs. Eula HANCOCK, all of Onton. Funeral services were conducted at 2
p.m. Monday in the Onton Methodist church, the Rev. T.G. HACKNEY
officiating. Burial was in the New Onton Cemetery. Providence
Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, January 15, 1942.
Robert A. DUNVILLE, 83, of Slaughters died at 3:30 a.m. Friday in Hopkins County Hospital in Madisonville. He had
been ill for several weeks, but his condition was not considered serious until a few hours before his death. Survivors
are the wife, Betty; three sons, Ralph, John, and Robert Dunville, all of Richmond, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Lula ASHBY of
Louisville; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Sassafrass Grove church, with
the Rev. L.F. PIERCEY officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 5, 1945.
D.E. DURBAN, 47, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday at his home near Dixon following several weeks' illness. Survivors are the wife, Blanche; four sons, George Edward of Henderson; James, John and Jerry of Dixon; one daughter, Miss Nellie Durban, Dixon; five brothers, Henry, of Nebo; John, of St. Louis; Harry, of Sebree; O.W., of Sturgis; and William, of Manitou; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday in Harmony Baptist Church at Vandersburg, with the Rev. Archie OLIVER, near Dixon, officiating. Burial was in Little Bethel Cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 18, 1948
Candy Kay DURBIN, 15-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James DURBIN of Vandersburg, was fatally injured Wednesday morning when shot by a 410 gauge shotgun which discharged in the hands of a three-year-old brother, Roger Gale. The accident occurred around 7 o'clock. The child was taken to Dixon to a doctor's office and was sent by ambulance to Methodist Hospital in Henderson where she died shortly after being admitted. The children's father said he had gone to work in a corn field earlier and that the mother was in the kitchen of their home when the tragedy occurred in another room. He said that there had been prowlers in the neighborhood recently and that was the reason for the gun being loaded. The shotgun charge struck Candy Kay in the forehead. Surviving besides the parents and Roger Gale are another brother, Sam Davis, 6; a sister, Jennie Louise, two months old; and grandmothers, Mrs. Blanche GROSS and Mrs. Maude DIXON. The body was taken to Tapp Funeral Home in Dixon.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 18, 1954. Next issue of the paper gave these additional details: "Funeral services for Candi Kay Durbin, 15-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Durbin of Vandersburg, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Vandersburg church. The Rev. E.G. SISK officiated and burial was in Townsend cemetery."
George DURBIN, 84, retired lumber dealer of western Kentucky and southern Illinois, died at 11 a.m. Friday in his home in Wheatcroft. Surviving are the wife, Mollie; six sons, J.H., of Wheatcroft, John of Sturgis, Harry of Sebree, D.E. of Dixon, O.W. of Uniontown, and W.R. Durbin of Nebo; 28 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at the home with the Rev. J.R. KING of Blackford officiating. Burial was in Rock Springs cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, January 10, 1946.
Loretta Mae DURHAM, 3, died Wednesday of last week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Durham, in Sacramento following an illness of meningitis. Survivors besides the parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Durham; two brothers, George William and Richard Wayne; grandfather, Charlie Durham, Sacramento; and grandmother, Mrs. Joe LYNN, Providence. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Friday at the home with the Rev. Leslie RICHARD of Sacramento officiating. Burial was in Sigler cemetery, near Providence.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 10, 1947.
Mrs. Carrie M. DURKEE, 66, wife of George W. Durkee, who for many years worked out of Providence as Illinois Central engineer, died at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday at her home, route 3, Newburgh, Ind. Surviving besides the husband are a son, Dr. Melvin S. Durkee, Evansville; a daughter, Mrs. Amadine M. McNEELY, Evansville; a sister, Mrs. W.H. BRENNER, Evansville; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 o'clock this morning at Johann Memorial Temple in Evansville, with burial in Oak Hill cemetery there.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 15, 1949.
Mrs. Mary Ann DUVALL, 85, died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jim HARVEY and Mr. Harvey in Providence, following an illness of five months. Mrs. Duvall, daughter of the late W.B. and Elizabeth EDMONSON, was born and reared in Webster county and had spent her entire life in the county. She was known as "Ma" to a wide acquaintance. Mrs. Duvall, a widow for more than fifty years, was married first to Henry THRELKELD and after his death to Charles A. Duvall. Surviving besides Mrs. Harvey are another daughter, Mrs. W.W. JOHNSON of Clay; three sons, Charles Threlkeld of Wheatcroft, J.H. Threlkeld of Providence, and Walter Threlkeld of the White Oak section; one brother, J.D. Edmonson of Clay; sixteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Three sons, Dr. W.B. Threlkeld, Edmon Threlkeld, and Del Duvall preceded her in death. The body is at Franklin Funeral Home in Clay and will remain there until time for the funeral services which will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Thursday, at White Oak church, of which she had long been a member. The Rev. L.O. NICHOLS of Livermore, pastor of the church, will officiate. Grandsons will be pallbearers and granddaughters will be flower bearers. Burial will be in White Oak cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 10, 1947.
Benjamin Edward DYE, 74, of Clay, died at noon Monday in the Masonic Home in Louisville. Surviving are a brother, Hardy Dye of Detroit, Mich.; a half brother, Erwin NASBITT of Akron, Ohio; nieces and nephews. The body was brought Tuesday to Franklin and Edwards Funeral home in Clay. Funeral services were held there at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Raymond HAZEL officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay, with Masonic rites.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, January 5, 1955. Compiler's note: His wife, Ella Dye, born 1883-buried Jan 5, 1936, is buried next to Eddy Dye, buried Jan 1955, in Clay I.O.O.F. Cemetery. The obituary of his brother, Willie Leamon Dye, is also included in this collection.
Willie Leamon DYE, 66, died at 7:15 a.m. Friday at his home in Clay after an illness of three weeks which followed five years of
ill health. Mr. Dye spent his entire life in Webster county where he was born June 22, 1878. He was married on Nov. 25, 1903 to
Miss Anna PULLAM. He moved his family to Clay twenty-seven years ago, and until his health failed was active in mining and
farming. In early life he was affiliated with the White Oak General Baptist church and had kept his membership there. Mr. Dye
had a wide acquaintance in Clay and the surrounding country, and was well liked by all with whom he came in contact.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Anna Dye; daughter, Miss Dorothy Dye of Clay; two sons in the armed forces, Pvt. Earl C. Dye of Camp
Reynolds, Pa., and Pvt. Eurie G. Dye, somewhere in France; two brothers, Hardy Dye of Detroit, Mich., and Eddie Dye of
Shelbyville; one half-brother, Erwin NASBITT, Akron, Ohio; two grandchildren, Earl Carlton Dye, jr., and Reginald Field Dye,
Itasca, Tex. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the White Oak General Baptist church, with the Rev. R.T. MITCHELL
and the Rev. Grady HUTCHISON officiating. Honorary pallbearers were A. G. Nasbitt, E.P. PRESLEY, Lee COZART, Ether
VAUGHN, Enoch Pullam, and Aaron LAMBERT. Active pallbearers were H.O. BELT, Neal HAMMACK, J.B. BYRD, Elbert
HENRY, T.R. POWELL, and Thomas BROWN. Burial was in White Oak cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 5, 1944. Compiler's note: Wife Cordie Ann Dye, Apr 30, 1880-Jun 22, 1957, is buried next to Willie L. Dye, Jun 22, 1878-Sept 29, 1944. Also buried with them is daughter Dorothy Dye, Nov 28, 1913-Apr 4, 1975. The obituary of Benjamin Edward Dye, Willie Leamon Dye's brother, is included in this collection.
Mrs. Martha DYER, 74, widow of the late B.W. Dyer, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday in her home in Sturgis. She had been ill and suffered a stroke Saturday. Mrs. Dyer, the former Miss Martha WILLIAMS, was born and reared in Providence. She was the daughter of S.H. Williams. Survivors are a son, Ben W. Dyer, jr., near Sturgis; a grandson; and a brother, Amos Williams, Newport Ridge, Fla. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the First Presbyterian church in Sturgis, with the Rev. S.C. McKee officiating. Burial was in Pythian Ridge cemetery, Sturgis.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 27, 1950.