Webster County obituaries Crabtree-Curtis
Selected Webster County Obituaries
Surnames Crabtree to Curtis
The Providence Journal-Enterprise
1948 - 1961
Double funeral services for Willard CRABTREE, 71, and his sister, Miss Kate Crabtree, 86, both of Slaughters Route 2, who died a day apart, were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at New Salem church, near Slaughters. The Rev. J.E. HARTFORD officiated, assisted by the Rev. L.F. PIERCEY. Burial was in the church cemetery. Miss Crabtree died at 4:25 a.m. Saturday and Mr. Crabtree at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Survivors are a brother, Shelly Crabtree, Slaughters Route 2; a sister, Mrs. Sophia WILEY, with whom they made their home; and nieces and nephews.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 3, 1953.
Willis CRABTREE, 90, near Slaughters, died at the home of his son, Jerald Crabtree, last Wednesday morning. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Willis NANCE and Mrs. Rodger HEWLETT of Bisbee, Ariz.; and three sons, Edgar, of Hopkinsville, Erskin of Hanson, and Jerald of Slaughters. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, March 7, 1946.
John L. CRAIG, 84, retired farmer, died at 10:20 p.m. Friday at his home between Slaughters and Hanson, following a heart
attack suffered Wednesday. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Mamie Craig; a son, H.W. Craig of Detroit; four daughters, Mrs.
Mary HANCOCK, Mrs. Nell HOLEMAN, and Mrs. Ruth ADAMS, of Hanson, and Mrs. Emil SELLERS of Sebree; a sister,
Mrs. Ella RIDEOUT, Henderson; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Sunday
at Sassafras Grove Methodist Church, near Onton, with the Rev. J.E. HARTFORD of Slaughters and the Rev. T.O. KYLE of
Onton officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Wednesday, December 23, 1953.
Funeral services for Master Sgt. V. Givens CRANOR, 35, Boonville, Ind., formerly of Clay, who was killed July 14 in an automobile accident in France, were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Boonville First Baptist church. The Rev. Walter BOOHER officiated and burial was in Maple Grove cemetery, Boonville, with military rites in charge of Veterans of Foreign Wars. The body arrived in Boonville Friday. Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Cranor, a daughter, Judith, and a sister, Mrs. Otto FLEMING, all of Boonville.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 1, 1949.
Funeral services for Pvt. Kenneth CRAWFORD, 20, who died June 14 while in combat in Korea, were held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church in Clay, with the pastor, the Rev. John C. BASSETT, officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay, with the Billy G. Mitchell Post 289, American Legion, in charge. The body was brought to Franklin and Edwards Funeral Home in Clay at 3 p.m. Sunday, accompanied by his brother, Pfc. Edward Crawford, who was in Japan. Pvt. Crawford entered the service in April 1951 and was sent to Korea in January 1953. Surviving are the father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford of Clay; the brother in the service and another brother, Charles Crawford of Clay; a half-sister, Joyce Crawford; and five step-sisters, Mrs. Aubrey GIBSON, Dorothy, Lottie, Bernice and Rosalee SHORT; and two half-brothers, Herschel and Franklin Short, all of Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 20, 1953. Compiler's note: Kenneth Crawford's stone in I.O.O.F. Cemetery provides the following information about his military unit; "Pvt. Co. E. 65 Inf. Rego Korea P.H. 'Killed in Action'"
Mrs. Una MITCHELL CRAWFORD, 81, of Lisman, died at 5 p.m. Friday in Kentucky Convalescent Home in Owensboro, where she had been a patient for the past six months. She had been seriously ill since suffering a stroke last September. She was born and reared near Lisman, the daughter of J.T. and Mary BOURLAND Mitchell. After her marriage to S.C. Crawford in Memphis, she moved to Oklahoma where she lived for 25 years. On the death of her husband in 1934 she returned to Kentucky and lived in Paducah and Madisonville until a few years ago when she returned to Lisman and made her home with her sister, Mrs. T.F. BAKER. The body was taken from Tapp Funeral Home Sunday morning to the home of Mrs. Baker. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lisman, with the pastor, the Rev. Alfred BENNETT, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 6, 1953.
Richard CRENSHAW, 73, of Beloit, Wis., formerly of Providence, died in the Sturgis Hopsital on Aug. 16 after a short illness. He was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Louis GUPTON, of Morganfield, when he became ill. Mr. Crenshaw spent most of his life in Providence until a few years ago when he went to Beloit to make his home. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Gupton, Morganfield, Mrs. Bert KUSHLER, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mrs. Richard HAGEN, Beloit; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield by the Rev. SELF of Sturgis. Burial was in Big Hill cemetery, Providence.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 28, 1947.
Nicholas (Nick) CREWS, 64, of Providence, died November 26 in Detroit, Michigan, where he had been for a short time. He was a
member of First Baptist church and was a retired miner. Surviving are two sons, Nick, Jr. of Detroit, and Loyce; and a half-sister,
Mrs. Bell LORING, Providence. The body arrived Saturday morning at Melton Funeral Home in Providence where funeral services
were held at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Robert O. WILLIAMS, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in Lakeview
Cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 4, 1958.
Robert Clarence CRITTENDEN, 70, of Providence, died at 6 p.m. on Wednesday of last week in Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville following a three weeks' illness of bronchial pneumonia. Mr. Crittenden was a former member of the Providence police force. He was a member of the Methodist church in Shady Grove. Survivors are the wife, Hattie; one sister, Mrs. Beulah BRASHER, Greenville; and two brothers, W.E. Crittenden, Minneapolis, Minn., and L.P. Crittenden, Chicago, Ill. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Shady Grove Methodist church, with the Rev. S.R. GILLIAM, of Providence, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Johnie ROBISON, of Madisonville. Burial was in Shady Grove cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 2, 1948.
George CROFT, 77, of Sturgis, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herschel CAPSHAW, in Providence, where he had been ill for several weeks. Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Nancy Croft; three daughters, Mrs. Miles McDANIELS, of Tolu, Mrs. John WILSON, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Capshaw; a son, Sylvan Croft, St. Louis; ten grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Marshal Croft, of Marion, Larkin Croft, of Sheridan, and Elvis Croft, of Evansville. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove General Baptist church in Crittenden county. The body will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Capshaw on Langley avenue until Friday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Tolu Methodist church, with the Rev. S.R. GILLIAM, of Providence, officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel cemetery in Crittenden county. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, February 24, 1949.
Mrs. Nancy B. CROFT, 79, of Providence, widow of the late William Croft, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the home of her brother-in-law, M.H. Croft, in Marion where she had been visiting for two weeks. She suffered a stroke Monday. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Miles McDANIEL, of Tolu, Mrs. J.A. WILSON, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Herschel CAPSHAW, Providence, with whom she made her home; a son, S.P. Croft, St. Louis; ten grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Methodist church and had always been a devout Christian. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Methodist church at Tolu, with the Rev. Carrol YARBROUGH officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel cemetery, near Tolu.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 1, 1949.
John Wesley CROW, 83, farmer, died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday from infirmities in his home near Nebo. Mr. Crow died where he
was born and reared. He had been a deacon in the Nebo Baptist church for many years. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Mattie
Crow; three sons, Wesley Crow, Providence, Reuben and Sam Crow of Nebo; two daughters, Mrs. Mary PORTER of Nebo, and
Mrs. O.N. HOSKINSON of Elkton; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two brothers, Dr. A.T. Crow, Manitou, and James
Crow, Nebo. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Monday in Nebo Baptist church, with the Rev. C.D. COLE of Mortons Gap
officiating. Burial was in Union cemetery, near Nebo. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 5, 1944.
Mrs. Bell CROWELL, 78, died Saturday at 10 p.m. at her home in
Blackford, following a paralytic stroke. She suffered a stroke
several weeks ago, but had improved until Saturday morning when she
was stricken the second time. Surviving are the husband, George
Crowell; a daughter, Mrs. Waller OMER of Sturgis; three grandchildren,
Buster Omer, Mrs. Gordon COLLINS, and Glenda Omer of Sturgis; two
great grandchildren, Judy and Charles Davis Omer; and a sister, Mrs.
M.A. McCARTHY of Marion. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m.
Monday in Blackford Methodist church, by the Rev. D.P. ROYSTER of
Sebree and the Rev. J.R. KING. Burial was in the Blackford cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 3, 1942.
Harlan CROWELL, 81, died Sunday morning at the home of his son, Allen Crowell, and Mrs. Crowell in Princeton, after an illness of several weeks. The body was brought Sunday afternoon to Blackford to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herman HARROD, who now lives in Washington, D.C. Surviving besides the son and daughter are eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; a brother, Desmond Crowell of Wheatcroft; and three sisters, Mrs. Edd CLARK of Diamond, Mrs. J.S. BRANTLEY of Wheatcroft, and Mrs. Henry WAGNER of Hanson. Funeral services were held in the Blackford Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. J.R. KING officiating. Burial was in Blackford cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, August 14, 1952.
Funeral services for Mrs. J.F. CROWELL of Repton, who died Jan. 1 in the home of her brother, A.D. GILCHRIST, in Sullivan, were held Thursday in the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Sullivan, and burial was in Pythian Ridge cemetery, Sturgis. Mrs. Crowell, a sister of Dr. J.R. Gilchrist, was well known here. Survivors are the husband; stepsons, Bonnie Crowell, Detroit, Mich., Barthel and Clifford Crowell of Marion; brothers, Dr. Gilchrist of Providence, A.D. and Enlow of Sullivan, S.B. of Avenal, Calif., and Gilbert Gilchrist, Chicago, Ill.; and sisters, Mrs. Fannie WASKOM and Mrs. A.J. BEERS of Chicago. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, January 10, 1946.
M.N. (Bud) CROWELL, 87, of Blackford, died Saturday at the home of his nephew, Lonnie, in Hopkinsville where he had been making his home. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in Crowell cemetery, with burial there. The Rev. J.R. KING officiated.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 25, 1953.
Mrs. Mary Lucy CROWELL, 77, died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, at her home near Shady Grove, following a heart attack. She was the daughter of Jesse and Bettie Garnett BAKER and was a member of Shady Grove Methodist Church. Surviving are the husband, S.L. Crowell; two sons, Dewey and -- Crowell of Providence; and a brother, Jesse Baker of Florida. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Shady Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. W.M. CRISBY officiating, assisted by the Rev. J.O. STEWART. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 15, 1954.
Mrs. Elizabeth GRIFFIN CROWLEY, 72, died Sunday in her home near Slaughters after a lingering illness. Surviving are three sons, Lonnie and Hershel of Slaughters, and Joseph of Dearborn, Mich.; five daughters, Mrs. E.B. MULLINS of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Amon COBB of Slaughters, Mrs. David SHELTON and Mrs. O.T. DAVENPORT of Sebree, and Mrs. E.E. WARREN of Dixon; four brothers, George and Perry Griffin, near Hanson, Euen Griffin of Detroit, and Tolbert Griffin of Henderson; and two sisters, Mrs. Melvin WICKS and Mrs. Herschel STEFFY, near Hanson. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Zion Brick church, near Slaughters, with the Rev. Archie PUTMAN of Mortons Gap officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 19, 1953.
Forrest CROWLEY, 44, employee of the Webster county state highway maintenance crew, died at 3 p.m. Thursday in the home
of his brother, Cosby Crowley, in Sebree. He was stricken ill at noon while eating lunch along a highway near Sebree. Besides
the brother, Cosby, survivors are three other brothers, D.K. of Madisonville, Elmer of Sebree, and Otto Crowley of Slaughters;
and one sister, Mrs. Lafton SATTERFIELD of Arizona. Funeral services were held at the Brick Church near Slaughters at 2 p.m.
Sunday, with the Rev. W.D. OAKLEY of Providence officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, May 24, 1945.
Mrs. Lillie CROWLEY, 39, died last Thursday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter TURLEY, in Slaughters. Surviving are the husband, D.K. Crowley; parents; brother Claude T. Turley, Detroit; and three sisters, Mrs. Ralph PHIPPS, Mrs. Chester TIMMONS, and Mrs. Huel HANCOCK, all of Slaughters. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Brick church, near Slaughters, and burial was in Slaughters cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 10, 1947.
Miles M. CROWLEY, 61, Slaughters Route 2, died at 6 a.m. Thursday in Hopkins County Hospital in Madisonville where he had been a patient two weeks. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Naomi Crowley; three daughters, Mrs. Lee RITZ, Mrs. Marvin WARREN, and Mrs. Ralph MELTON; a son, Tommy Crowley, in the United States Marines at Camp LaJeune, N.C.; two brothers, Noble Crowley of Slaughters and Emmet Crowley of Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. Audie MOORE of Detroit, Mrs. Maude HARTFORD of Slaughters, and Mrs. Charles QUALLS, Evansville; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Brick Church, near Slaughters, with the Rev. Rupert UTLEY of Madisonville officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, 21 July 1955.
Paul CROWLEY, 76, died Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at his home near Slaughters following an illness of four years. Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth; five daughters, Mrs. Annie COBB, Slaughters, Mrs. Curtis DAVENPORT, of Sebree, Mrs. Blanche FLEENER, of Madisonville, Mrs. Viola WARREN, of Dixon, and Mrs. Flossie MULLINS, Detroit; three sons, Herschel and Lonnie, Slaughters, and Joe, Detroit; and sixteen grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Brick church, near Slaughters, Tuesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Archie PUTMAN, Mortons Gap, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 21, 1948.
Mrs. Sara CROWLEY, 77, wife of Ed Crowley, died Saturday morning at her home near Slaughters. Survivors are the husband; two daughters, Mrs. T.F. TEDDER of Slaughters and Mrs. Lee McKINNEY of Evansville; and two grandsons, Kestner Tedder, in the U.S. Army in Japan, and John McKinney of Evansville. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Brick Church, near Slaughters, with the Rev. Barton CARROLL of Central City officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 2, 1953.
Leslie CROXTON, 50, died suddenly at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday at his home near Dixon. Surviving are the wife, Treva; four daughters, Mary Sybil, Beulah Jane, Ruth Ann, and Rebecca Sue, all at home; four sons, Jimmie, George and Donald Gene, at home, and Adrian, of Chicago, Ill.; stepfather, J.H. TIMMONS, Eddyville; three half-brothers, Charlie, Cecil and Clyde Timmons, Eddyville; two half-sisters, Mrs. Vera STOPES and Mrs. Viola WHALEN, of Kuttawa; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Paradise cemetery, near Eddyville, with the Rev. L.I. CHANDLER of Cairo officiating. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, May 6, 1954.
Ernest CULLEN, 60, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.V. WYATT, in Dalton. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Henry HART and Mrs. Walter BERDING, Louisville, Mrs. Earl GIBSON, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Wyatt; three grandchildren, two brothers, Finis Cullen, Princeton, and Robert Cullen, Beulah; and four sisters, Mrs. Louis CRIDER, Detroit, Mrs. Hubert DRENNON, Mortons Gap, Mrs. Jim MORSE, Princeton, and Mrs. Shelly TRAYLOR of Crider. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Cumberland Presbyterian church in Dalton with Elder Aaron REEDER of Harrisburg, Ill., officiating. Burial will be in Dalton cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, November 21, 1946.
James Hardy CULLEN, 65, died at 1:19 a.m. Saturday in his home on East
Main street following an illness of seven weeks resulting from a
stroke. Born near Providence May 18, 1878, a son of the late D.H. and
Martha MARTIN Cullen, Mr. Cullen had spent his entire life in this
locality. He was married on Dec. 4, 1907 to Miss Mary GLISSON of
McKenzie, Tenn. Mr. Cullen was engaged in the grocery business in
Providence from 1903 until 1913 when he went to Diamond as manager of
the Diamond Coal Company store. He remained in that position for five
years when he entered business there for himself. In 1925 he returned
to Providence and for several years conducted a furniture store. For
some time before his illness he was with the Hamilton Furniture
company. Mr. Cullen united with the Primitive Baptist church in 1908,
and had taken an active part in all the affairs of the church. For
many years he served as a deacon. Mr. Cullen served a term on the
Providence city council, and for several years was school tax
collector. Unassuming, of unquestioned integrity, a true Christian,
Mr. Cullen's life was one of loyalty and devotion to his family and
friends and of service to his church. Survivors are the wife, Mrs.
Mary Glisson Cullen; a daughter, Mrs. L.A. TRAYLOR; and a grandson,
Lorell Albert Traylor, jr. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m.
Monday in the Primitive Baptist church with the Rev. J.D. SHAIN of
Madisonville officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. E. HARTFORD.
Pallbearers were Gordon HEARON of Clay, Roy JENNINGS, W.L. HOPE, Clay
PALMER, Boyd DORRIS, and L.W. KILLOUGH. Burial was in the Cullen
family cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday,
December 16, 1943.
Mrs. Laura Belle CULLEN, 98, one of Webster county's oldest citizens and a lifelong resident of Wheatcroft, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sturgis Hospital. She was taken to the hospital Sunday after she suffered a broken hip in a fall at her home in Wheatcroft. Mrs. Cullen, daughter of the late Sam Bratton WALLACE and Ann COX Wallace, who were among the first settlers of the community, was born June 4, 1857 in the house in which she spent her entire life. She was married to Daniel Wallace and they had one daughter, Willie Wallace HUDSON, now deceased. After Mr. Wallace's death she was married to A.E. Cullen, one of the founders of the town of Wheatcroft, who died in 1933. She was the oldest member of Rock Springs Baptist Church, of which her father was a charter member. Mrs. Cullen had quite a reputation for her assistance to neighbors who were ill or in need in any way, and was called upon often for information concerning early history of the section and its pioneer families. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Charles F. JENKINS, Earlington, Miss Flora Cullen and Mrs. Kathryn Cullen DOSS, Wheatcroft; 11 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren. The body is at the home in Wheatcroft. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rock Springs Church, with the Rev. Bob Wallace of Wheatcroft officiating, assisted by the Rev. Hughlan RICHIE of Earlington. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, September 8, 1955. Compiler's note: A.E. Cullen, 1845-1933, is buried beside Laura B. in Rock Springs Cemetery, as is their daughter Flora B. Cullen, 1886-1967. Webster records list the marriage of J.D. Wallace to Miss L.B. Wallace 19 Nov 1879.
Ray CULLEN, 51, died at 10:15 p.m. Monday at his home on Highway 41 near Providence. He had been ill for several months. Survivors are the wife, Zena; two daughters, Mrs. David S. MOORE and Mrs. H.L. SMITH of Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. E. BALLWANZ of Inglewood, Calif., and Mrs. T.O. AINSWORTH, Willows, Calif.; and five brothers, Jimmie of Madisonville, Strother of Portersville, Calif., Ollie of Richmond, Calif., Edward of Pontiac, Mich., and Henry Cullen, Los Angeles, Calif. He was a member of Modern Woodmen of America lodge. The body is at the home. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Primitive Baptist church. The Rev. S.R. GILLIAM will officiate, assisted by Elder J.D. SHAIN of Madisonville. Pallbearers will be Leonard KEMP, H.E. MORRIS, Claud LINDSEY, Baker THOMPSON, Herbert FRASER, and H.O. TRAVIS. Burial will be in Cullen cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 14, 1951. Zena Cullen, 1898-1978, is buried next to her husband in Cullen Cemetery.
Mrs. Bery CUMMINS, 82, died at 9 a.m. Monday at her home near Dixon. Survivors are three sons, D.W., of Slaughters,
M.R., of Dixon, and T.J. Cummins of Providence; three daughters, Mrs. Willie CROWLEY and Mrs. Leamon PRICE of
Dixon, and Mrs. Lizzie RAINWATER, Earlington; ten grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. A grandson,
Thomas H. Cummins, is in Germany. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the home, with the Rev.
E.G. SISK officiating. Burial was in Townsend cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, July 12, 1945.
John Thomas (Tommy) CUMMINS, 68, of Evansville, formerly of Providence, died at 3 a.m. Monday in an Evansville rest home. Mr. Cummins was for a number of years bookkeeper for Diamond Coal Company here and later was employed at Servel in Evansville. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Providence Masonic lodge. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Robert ADAMS, Evansville; a brother, Arthur Cummins, Detroit, Mich.; and half-brother, James GARDNER, Providence. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Boone Funeral Home in Evansville, with the Rev. Charles E. ZAPP officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery, near Blackford, with Providence Masonic lodge in charge of graveside rites.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 28, 1955.
Mrs. Amanda Elizabeth COLE CURRY, 85, died at 3 p.m. Monday at her home near Clay following a long illness. Mrs. Curry was the wife of the late W.P. Curry, prominent farmer in the Clay section for many years. She was born and reared in Webster county and was a member of the Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian church for a number of years. Survivors are seven sons, Pierce and Enoch Curry, of Evansville, Tom, Carl, Herbert, Forest, and Marlin Curry, of Clay and the Clay country; a daughter, Mrs. Aaron STODGHILL, near Clay; fourteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the General Baptist church in Clay at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Ray WIGGINTON, of Marion, pastor of Ashland church, officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, February 10, 1949. Compiler's note: W.P. Curry is buried next to his wife Amanda in I.O.O.F. Cemetery with a burial date of August 21, 1946.
Clara DORRIS CURRY, 52, wife of Ben Curry, was found drowned in a well at her home near Providence at 10 a.m. last Wednesday. Verdict of an inquest conducted by Coroner J. Murray BLUE was that death was caused by accidental drowning after falling in the well. Survivors besides the husband are two daughters, Mrs. Albis SPENCE and Mrs. Doris DUNBAR, both of Detroit; a son, James Curry, at home; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Vernon HALL, Providence; and one brother, Roy Dorris, Providence. Funeral services were held at noon Friday in Melton Funeral Home, with the Rev. Frank MITCHELL, of Nebo, officiating. Burial was in Dorris cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, December 2, 1948. Compiler's note: This cemetery is sometimes called Fox Cemetery; it is located in Webster County on Hwy. 293. Clara Curry's husband Ben Curry is buried there next to her with the dates 1892-no date of death.
Henry CURRY, father of the Rev. James S. Curry of Greenville, former pastor of the Providence Methodist church, died Monday night in his home in Princeton. Funeral and burial were at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon in Princeton.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, October 10, 1946.
John Pierce CURRY, 66, formerly of Clay, died Sunday morning at his home in Evansville. He was a retired salesman and was a member of Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian Church, near Clay, the United Commercial Travelers, and Reed Masonic Lodge. Surviving are the wife, Nancy Elizabeth; one sister, Mrs. A.A. STODGHILL, near Clay; and six brothers, Enoch, of Evansville, Thomas of Clay, Carl, Herbert, Forrest, and Marlin, near Clay. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Ashland Church, with the Rev. R.T. MITCHELL of Providence officiating. Burial was in I.O.O.F. cemetery, Clay.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 2, 1955. Compiler's note: Nancy E. Curry, 1888-buried 15 Nov 1972, is buried next to John Pierce Curry, 1888-buried May 30, 1955. Also buried in this lot are his parents, W.P. and Amanda Elizabeth Cole Curry (see her obituary in this collection) and his brother, Carl Curry, 1885-buried 1963.
Mrs. Roxana (Annie) DORRIS CURRY, 88, died Monday morning at her home on Tapp street when her clothing caught fire from an undetermined cause. Marvin MORSE saw smoke at 9 o'clock when he went in another part of the house to deliver ice to Mrs. Ella DAVIS, who was not at home. He had a neighbor, Mrs. Charlie BLACKWELL, call the fire department. When Mr. Blackwell went to investigate he found Mrs. Curry's body lying in the bedroom. The room was filled with smoke, and bedding, a bed post and part of the floor beneath the bed were burned. Mrs. Curry's body, which had fallen away from the bed, was badly seared and most of her clothing was burned off. Verdict of an inquest conducted by Coroner J. Murray BLUE was that death was caused by suffocation. Coroner Blue said that evidence led to the belief that Mrs. Curry's clothing had caught fire when she started to light a kerosene stove in the kitchen and that she had gone to the bed in the next room in an attempt to extinguish the flames. Mrs. Curry, a lifelong resident of Providence, was a daughter of the late Harriett Dorris and Elder Eleazar Dorris, pioneer Providence residents. She taught school for a number of years in Providence and Webster county. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. A brother, Edwin Dorris, of Evansville survives. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Primitive Baptist Church, with Elder J.D. SHAIN of Madisonville officiating, assisted by Elder Gordon HEARON of Clay. Burial was in Cullen cemetery, near Providence. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 24, 1852.
Mrs. Sally CURRY, 86, widow of Elijah Curry, died at 8 a.m. Saturday
at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jack OMER of Wheatcroft. She was a
member of a pioneer family. Mrs. Curry professed faith in Christ at
the age of ten years, and united with the Presbyterian church at
Sullivan. Survivors are the daughter, a son, Orville Curry, Sturgis;
a brother, Wilbur ROBERTS, Wheatcroft, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rock Springs
Baptist church with the Rev. E.G. SISK officiating. Burial was in
Rock Springs cemetery. Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday,
September 17, 1942.
Mrs. Daisy RICE CURTIS, 66, died Saturday, April 8, at 9 a.m. of a heart attack at her home in Hopkinsville. Mrs. Curtis was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. T.K. Rice and was born and reared at Lisman. Survivors are a son, William, of New York; a daughter, Mrs. Richard Harrison, Hopkinsville; two grandchildren; three brothers, Will Rice, of Denver, Colo., Whit Rice, of Lisman, and Otho Rice, of Ft. Myers, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Effie WILLIAMS, of Cenver, Colo., and Mrs. Bob KELLY, Louisville. she had a number of relatives in Webster county. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Virgil WEEKS, pastor of Cumberland Presbyterian church of Hopkinsville, and burial was in Hopkinsville cemetery.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, April 20, 1950.