Casey County Kentucky Obits May through July, 1997

Friday, May 02, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Fannie V. Hale
LIBERTY - Fannie Veatrice Hale, 98, Cincinnati, died Wednesday at Galbrath Health Center, Cincinnati.
Born April 16, 1899, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Nanny Cochran Hale. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sisters, Pearl Murphy of Liberty and Audrey Littrell of Cincinnati.
Services will be noon Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim Lynn. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery.

Friday, May 02, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Myrtle H. Wheeler
PERRYVILLE - Myrtle Mae Hatchel Wheeler, 85, Community Center Drive, Hustonville, formerly of Gravel Switch, died Thursday at Charleston Health Care Center.
Born Sept. 6, 1911, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Winford and Mary Jane Spalding Hatchel. She was a retired seamstress at Jane and Linda's Sportswear in Lebanon and a member of First Baptist Church, Broadway, Danville. She was the widow of Lucian Wheeler.
Survivors include a son, Larry Wheeler of Hustonville; three sisters, Alfie Qualls of Hustonville, Rosie Turpin of Bedford, Ind., and Artie Sheet of Louisville; a brother, Charlie Hatchel of Gravel Switch; and three grandchildren.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Elder Cemetery in Casey County by the Rev. Tim Mathis

Sunday, May 04, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger

Lillie E. Padgett
WAYNESBURG - Lillie Ellen Padgett, 79, of Cemetery Road, died Thursday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington.
Born Aug. 8, 1917, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Natalie Gadberry Haste. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Burlin Padgett; two sons, Ralph E. Padgett and Daryl W. Padgett, both of Waynesburg; four grandchildren; and a step grandchild.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. Wiley B. Faw Sr. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.

Monday, May 05, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

William Richards
MORELAND - William ``Billy'' Richards, 74, Hustonville, died Saturday at Columbia Hospital, Lexington.
Born Aug. 10, 1922, in Casey County, he was a son of George T. and Fanny Myrtle Ross Richards. He was a retired farmer and the widow of Helen Marie Trailor Richards.
Survivors include five sons, William E. Richards, James K. Richards, John C. Richards and Howard L. Richards, all of Hustonville, and Edgar H. Richards of Bryantsville; five daughters, Fredia Martin of Stanford, Paula Maddox of Moreland, Connie Green of Junction City, Nancy Clark of Cincinnati, Lois Byrley of Corbin; four brothers, Bradley Richards of Moreland, Raymond Richards of Indianapolis, Coolidge Richards of Windsor and Sherman Richards of Somerset; five sisters, Maude Lobb, Lillian Small, and Mildred Burger, all of Indianapolis, Agnes Fletcher of Nicholasville, and Geneva Murphy of California; 16 grandchildren; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Arthur Selch. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bob Martin, Johnny Byerly, Edgar Richards, Billy Richards, John Reed Naylor, and Jody Douglas.

Tuesday, May 06, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger

Lucille M. Gover
Lucille Morris Gover, 89, South Fourth Street, died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born in Casey County on April 2, 1908, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Delia Gibson Morris. She was retired from South Central Bell and was a member of First Baptist Church, Broadway.
Survivors include a son, Bobby Gover of Hustonville; a daughter, Betty Ann Gallager of Lexington; three sisters, Elizabeth Vaught of Danville, Laura Lowe of Ludlow and Fannie Grimm of Canton, Ohio; and a grandson.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. David Smith. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.

Tuesday, May 06, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Raymond A. Vannoy
LIBERTY - Raymond A. Vannoy, 59, Cincinnati, formerly of Liberty, died Sunday in Cincinnati of natural causes.
Born Jan. 13, 1938, in Casey County, he was a son of Edythia Wethington Vannoy of Nicholasville and the late Arlie Vannoy.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara J. Vannoy of Cincinnati; three sisters, Goldie Kincaid of Mason, Ohio, Jolene Patterson of Bethel, Ohio and Norma Rose of Kansas; and four brothers, Dale Vannoy of Corbin, Doyle Vannoy of Forest Park, Ohio, Gerald Vannoy of Nicholasville, and Dean Vannoy of Liberty.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cold Springs Baptist Church by the Revs. Kenneth Blevins and Charlie Taylor. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-9 today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.

Sunday, May 11, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Fred Hatfield
LIBERTY - Fred Hatfield, 83, of Hwy. 70 West, Liberty, died Friday at the Russell County hospital after a long illness.
Born March 8, 1914, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Sam and Ollie Lawson Hatfield. He was an educator and a farmer. He was a combat veteran of the European Theater, World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Carter Hatfield; one son, Mark Hatfield of Liberty; one brother, Elmer Hatfield of Liberty; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Johnny Patton and Darrell Telston. Burial will be in the Casey County Memorial Gardens.

Monday, May 19, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Ina J. Cain
LIBERTY - Ina June Cain, 75, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died there Sunday.
Born Nov. 24, 1921, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Murphy and the widow of Fred Cain.
Survivors include her son, Michael Cain of Cincinnati; four brothers, William, Mangone, Carl and Larry Murphy; four sisters, Lois and Darlene Murphy, Juanita Jones and Wanda Mason.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Pulaski County.

Tuesday, May 20 , 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Harold D. Wilham
LIBERTY - Harold D. Wilham, 61, Ky. 910, died Sunday, at home.
Born June 21, 1935, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Earl and Stella Moran Wilham. He was a custodian for Casey County Board of Education and a member of Bruce's Chapel Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Veola Ellison Wilham; a daughter, Gloria Dean Luttrell, Windsor; two sons, Harold G. Wilham of Russell Springs and Donald Wayne Wilham of Liberty; a brother, Delmer Wilham, Hillsboro, Ohio; two sisters, Retha Davenport of Dunnville and Damaris Bartone of Ohio; eight grandchildren; and two step grandchildren.
Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Bruce's Chapel Methodist Church. Burial will be in South Fork Cemetery.
Visitation is 6:30-9 p.m. today and noon-3 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
McKinney Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, May 21 , 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Travis Pierce Sr.
LIBERTY - Travis Pierce Sr., 62, Cincinnati, formerly of Liberty, died Sunday in Cincinnati after an illness.
Born Dec. 7, 1934, in Casey County, he was a son of Omer and Mary Roots Pierce, both of Liberty. He was a truck driver.
Other survivors are his wife, Beatrice Garrett Pierce; two sons, Troy Pierce, Milford, Ohio, and Travis Pierce Jr., Loveland, Ohio; two brothers, Carol and Murrell Pierce, both of Louisville; and three grandchildren.
Services were 10 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Clifford Dehart. Burial was in Salem Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Carol, Murrell, Troy, Travis Jr., and Robert Pierce and Charles Griffin.

Wednesday, May 21 , 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Tony Snow
WAYNESBURG - Services for Tony Snow, 81, Stanford, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. Victor Gastineau. Burial will be in Angel Ridge Cemetery.
He died Monday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born Feb. 26, 1916, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Henry and Ida Martin Snow. He was a farmer and a Baptist.
Survivors are a son, Darrell Snow, Cleveland; two daughters, Flossie Gregory, Hustonville, and Wanda Coleman, Stanford; two brothers, Ernest Snow, South Fork, and Carlos Snow, Cleveland; two sisters, Madelle T. Unthank and Josephine Coleman, both of Kings Mountain; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, David and Kenneth Snow, and a daughter, Ula May.

Friday, May 23, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Asa Brown
LIBERTY - Asa Brown, 91, Liberty, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug. 23, 1905, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Leni and Nellie Thomas Brown. He was a retired stationary engineer and the widower of Carolyn Carter Brown.
Nieces and nephews survive.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Greg Powell. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

Friday, May 23, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Florence M. Davis
LANCASTER - Florence Morris Davis, 87, Emerson Drive, Lexington, died Thursday at Christian Health Care Center, Lexington.
Born Dec. 28, 1909, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Mary R. Hicks Morris. She was a retired executive secretary at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and past matron of Henry Clay Chapter of Order of Easter Star and Order of Amaranth Lexington Court 8. She was the widow of Cephas C. Davis.
Survivors are a daughter, Janice A. Dietrich, Lexington; three sons, Lawrence Davis, Moores Hill, Ind., Wayne Davis, Gallopolis, Ohio, and Barry Davis, Lexington; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Rev. Harold Dorsey. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Woody Rhodus, Tommy May, Michael Davis and Joe, Andy and Teri Dietrich. Honorary pallbearers are Vernon, Gene, James, Bryce and Wylie Burton.

Friday, May 23, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Lowell F. Wethington
LIBERTY - Lowell F. Wethington, 85, Campbellsville, formerly of Liberty, died Wednesday at Kentucky Veterans Center, Wilmore.
Born Sept. 12, 1911, in Clementsville, he was a son of the late James Joseph and Florence Ross Wethington. He was a retired salesman and part owner of Casey County Carpet Co. He was a World War II Marine veteran, a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and former member of Casey Creek Masonic Lodge.
Survivors are his wife, Edith Carr Wethington; four daughters, Sheila Rountree, Brandonburg, Patricia Bell, Campbellsville, Carol Murphy, Marshville, Mass., and Susan Foster, Flemington, W.V.; a sister, Lucille Foster, Liberty; a brother, Chester Wethington, Indianapolis; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and a step great-grandchild.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Prayer service will be 5:30 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Chris and Cody Dykes, Gary, Kevin and Lyle King, and Jimmy Foster. Honorary pallbearers are Cody and Dale Wolford, Howard Gabehart, Marvin and Joe Clements, Dale Lee, Scott Southerland, Curtis Murphy, Ernie Sapp and Joey Dykes.

Wednesday, May 28, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Arnold Martin
HARRODSBURG - Services for Arnold Martin, 82, Buster Pike, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert DeFoor. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 27, 1914, in Casey County, he was a son of late Elzia and Louranda Wilham Martin. He was a retired security guard with Eaton Corporation, had served in Kentucky National Guard and was a member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Cornish Martin; a son, Arnold Bruce Martin of Nicholasville; two daughters, Janice Hughes and Donna Martin, both of Lexington; four bothers, Arthur Martin of Mississippi, Cecil Martin of Indiana, and Melvin Martin and Archie Martin, both of Burgin; three sisters, Rosie Leathers of Indianapolis, Ind., Mable Hewitt of Columbus, Ohio, and Mary Ann Goodlet of Lexington; and a granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be members of Glad Hand Sunday School Class, Harrodsburg Baptist Church.

Monday, June 02, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger

Bessie R. Lane
LIBERTY - Bessie R. Lane, 96, of Martinsville, Ind., died Saturday in Martinsville.
Born Oct. 4, 1900, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late George and Betty Lynn Woodrum. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Separate Baptist Church. She was the widow of Oatley Leo Lane.
Survivors include three sons, Clyde, Dewey and Dallas Lane, all of Martinsville; a daughter, Eva Randolph of Mooresville, Ind.; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three sons, Calvin, Leo and Melvin Lane; and two daughters, Elizabeth Wheeler and Beatrice Wethington.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Mike Wilson. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery.

Monday, June 02, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Luevernie G. Wesley
LIBERTY - Luevernie Gadberry Wesley, 77, of Bethelridge, died Saturday in Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset.
Born March 1, 1920 in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late, Emmit and Deldia Randolph Gadberry. She was a homemaker and a member of Carter Ridge Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence Wesley; six daughters, Ethel and Mary Rose Haste, both of Science Hill, Dorothy Terwilliger and LaFern Blevins, both of Bethelridge, Audrey Ball of Frankfort, and Arline Burton of London; seven sons, Estel and Roy D. Wesley, both of Harrodsburg, Vernon Wesley of New Whiteland, Ind., Rufus, Lester and Wayne Wesley, all of Bethelridge, Chester Wesley of Charleston, Ind.; four sisters, Patsy Wesley of Science Hill, Frances Roy of Harrodsburg, Vernell Johnson and Lela McCulluon, both of Fla.; 23 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Ruth Wesley.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. David Terwilliger and Richard Owens. Burial will be in Watson Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Greg, Virby, Phillip, Jeffery, Roy D. Jr., Marty and Kevin Wesley, Gary Haste, Keith Ball, and Bryan Terwilliger.

Tuesday, June 03, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Horace Jeter
LIBERTY - Horace Jeter, 85, of London, died Sunday in Corbin.
Born July 29, 1911, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Robert and Cora Stubbs Jeter. He was a retired district engineer with the state highway department where he worked for 40 years and a member of Middleburg Methodist Church. He was widower of Dora Lee Price Jeter.
Survivors include a daughter, Patty Vanoy of Lubbock, Texas, and three grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. James M. Lynn. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Hershel Vanoy, Timothy Vanoy, David Godon, Rocky Richards, Randy Richards, and Byron Humphrey.

Tuesday, June 03, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Hubert Johnson
LIBERTY - Hubert Johnson, 69, of Liberty, died Sunday at Casey County Hospital.
Born May 9, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Mose and Sarah Allen Johnson. He was a custodian at Casey County Courthouse and the widower of Mildred Absher Johnson.
Survivors include a son, Dennie Johnson of Liberty; six daughters, Anna Wellington and Rose J. Chandler, both of Hamilton, Ohio, Janice Smallwood of Liberty, Judy Wells of Phoenix, Ariz., and Rita Pendleton and Patricia Wilkey, both of Liberty; a brother, John Whited of Liberty; six sisters, Kathleen Randolph of Middleburg, Alice Monday, Linda Atwood, Beulah Langford and Gertie Brown, all of Liberty, and Vergie Walters of Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Phillip Smallwood and Gary Lavender. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan Johnson, Doug Johnson, David Wellington, Micky Wellington, Raymond Husky and Matt Crocket.

Wednesday, June 04, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Ira O. Wethington
LIBERTY - Ira O. Wethington, 81, of Red Hill Road, died Monday at Casey County Hospital.
Born March 25, 1916, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James and Mattie Combs Wethington. He was a retired farmer, a Hiram Walker employee and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Matra Overstreet Wethington; two sons, Marshall Wethington of Monticello and Michael Wethington of Rochelle, Ill.; two daughters, Barbara Wirtjes of Tremont, Ill., and Shirley Welborne of Pekin, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles Wethington.
Services will be noon Thursday at Salem United Methodist Church by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Wednesday, June 04, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

H. Paul Parton
MIDDLEBURG - Services for Hershel Paul Parton, 51, formerly of Willow Springs, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Willow Springs United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jim Wesley. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He died Monday at Christian Health Center, Lexington.
Born Dec. 6, 1945, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Hershel and Gladys Richardson Parton. He was a member of Willow Springs United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Josephine Perkins of Liberty and Maxine Wesley of Lawrenceburg; and two brothers, Jerry and Frankie Parton, both of Liberty.
Pallbearers will be Shawn Parton, Curtis Wahl, Casey and Andrew Wesley, Jeff and Shane Lawhorn.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, June 05, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Shelby Atwood
LIBERTY - Shelby Atwood, 71, of Trammell Street, died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born Dec. 21, 1925 in Casey County, he was a son of the late Elmer and Pearl Allen Atwood. He was a security guard for Lilly Gate Company and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Carr's Chapel Church of God.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Wethington of Campbellsville and Ginger Paevey of Lexington; three sons, Clint ``Jack'' Atwood, Allen Atwood and Craig Atwood, all of Liberty; a brother, Arthur Atwood of Liberty; five sisters, Shelly Terry, Adell and Myrtle Miller, Sally and Geraldine Salyers; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Leonard Streeval. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.

Thursday, June 12, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Clara J. Kauther
LIBERTY - Services for Clara Jennings Kauther, 84, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Casey County, will be 4 p.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Leonard Streeval. Burial will be in Brush Creek Cemetery.
She died Monday at Communicare of Clifton.
Born Oct. 8, 1912, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late James and Nancy Allen Long. She was a retired supervisor in the food industry and the widow of Arvil Jennings and Marvin Kauther.
Survivors include a son, Allan A. Jennings of Cincinnati, Ohio, and two grandchildren.

Friday, June 13, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Virginia L. Murphy
MORELAND - Virginia Lucas Murphy, 90, of Mount Salem, Hustonville, died Saturday at the home of Glen and Della Jefferies.
Born Aug. 28. 1906, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late George and Mina Swope Lucas. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Salem Baptist Church. She was the widow of W.L. Murphy.
Survivors include three brothers, Virgil D. Lucas, Lester B. Lucas and Norman J. Lucas, all of Indianapolis; three sisters, Helen Dunn and Lucille Delk, both of Mount Salem, and Elizabeth Gritton of Indianapolis. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Thelma Louise Murphy.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Michael Mullins. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Lawrence and Roy Weaver, Dallas Gritton, Cloyd Durham, Carl Wilder and Otis Delk.

Friday, June 13, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Otha N. Overstreet
LIBERTY - Otha Nolan Overstreet, 84, died Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born Jan. 10, 1913, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Samp and Mary Statham Overstreet. He was a retired machine operator for Rapid Electric Company, Cincinnati, and the widower of Augha Sexton Overstreet.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Glenna Eckett of Butler; a step granddaughter; and a step great-granddaughter.
Services were scheduled for 11 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Matthew Dalton. Burial is in Salem Cemetery.

Monday, June 23, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Beatrice Hatter
LIBERTY - Beatrice Hatter, 86, of Liberty, died Saturday at Westlake Regional Hospital.
Born Oct. 16, 1910, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Waltham and Pearl Richardson Tomes. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Mose Hatter; a daughter, Shirley Dunbar of Columbia; a son, Garnett Lee Hatter of London; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Junior and Bobby Hatter; and a daughter, Geraldine Turner.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Phillip, J.L., Cecil, Willard and Clifford Hatter.

Sunday, June 29, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

George M. Earles
LIBERTY - George M. Earles, 68, Lawrenceburg, Ind., formerly of Liberty, died Wednesday in Lawrenceburg.
Born Sept. 3, 1928, in Casey County, he was the son the late Frank and Lucy Tarter Earles. He was a retired machinist from X-Tech in Ohio, an Army veteran and member of the Carthage Baptist Church in Cincinnati.
He is survived by one daughter, Carolyn Emerson, Indianapolis; two sisters Helen Goforth, Liberty, and Maxine Walls, Yosemite; five brothers, Dwight and Burdette Earles, both of Yosemite, Delas Earles, McKinney, Danny Earles, Edinburg, Ind., Alden Earles of Liberty; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at South Fork Baptist Church in Casey County by the Revs. Franklin Stewart and Don Clark. Burial will be in South Fork Cemetery. Visitation is after 8 a.m. today at McKinney Brown Funeral Home.

Monday, June 30, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Evelyn W. Curtis
PERRYVILLE - Evelyn Wilson Curtis, 66, of Mitchellsburg, died Sunday at home.
Born March 28, 1931, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Lucien and Maggie Mills Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of Mitchellsburg United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Martin G. Curtis; three sisters, Louise Maddox of Mitchellsburg, Iona Wilson of Hustonville and Geneva Porter of Waynesburg; and a brother, Virgil Wilson of Gravel Switch.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wilder Funeral Home. Burial will be in Simpson Cemetery, Casey County.

Thursday, July 03, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Kevin W. Dye
LIBERTY - Services for Kevin Wayne "Pete'' Dye, 35, of Middleburg, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Richard Owens. Burial will be in Valley Oak Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at home.
Born Jan. 13, 1962, in Liberty, he was the son of Betty Cravens Robinson of Yosemite and the late Albert M. Dye. He was a former landscaper and employee of Casey County Stone. He was a member of Valley Oak Baptist Church.
Additional survivors include his stepfather, Jack Robinson of Yosemite; two sisters, Teresa Hale of Stanford and Lisa Bland of Liberty; two stepsisters, Rita Bowman and Audrey Bishop, both of Mount Vernon.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Thursday.

Sunday, July 06, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Mary L. Ellis
Mary Eller Luster Ellis, 77, of Campbell Lane, Lexington, died Friday at her home.
Born May 30, 1920, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Allie Martin Luster. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. She was the widow of Raymond Carlisle Ellis.
Survivors include one daughter, Betty Followell of Danville; two sons, James L. Ellis of Lexington and Robert C. Ellis of Harrodsburg; two nieces whom she reared, Darlene Luster Tipton of Nicholasville and Rita Faye Luster Pierce of Lexington; one brother, Homer Luster Sr. of Hustonville; three sisters, Nannie Ellis and Bessie Wood, both of Richmond, and Ruby Cain of Louisville; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by Ray Van Camp. Burial will be in Taylor-Clarkson, formerly Tanyard, Cemetery on Hwy. 37.

Sunday, July 06, 1997 - Danville, Advocate- Messenger  

William C. McQueary
LIBERTY - William Chester McQueary, 57, of Poplar Springs Road died Thursday in Springfield, Mass. of natural causes.
Born Sept. 7, 1939 in Casey County, he was the son of the late Estel and Minnie Goforth McQueary. He was a truck driver and farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Miller McQueary; one stepdaughter, Pam Rousey of Liberty; three stepsons, Larry, Richard and Timothy Short, all of Liberty; one brother, James McQueary of Liberty; three sisters, Mary Simpson of Russell Springs, Jewell Strong of Cincinnati and Sabie Sallee of Liberty and 10 stepgrandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by C.B. Carman. Burial will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 8 a.m. until time of the service today.

Sunday, July 06, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Ausie R. Whited
LIBERTY - Services for Ausie Ray Whited, 80, of Caney Fork Road were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Revs. Donald Lear and Darren Gillespie. Burial with military rites by the Casey County Funeral Squad was in Whited Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 5, 1916, in Casey County, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Louetta Allen Whited. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a farmer and attended the Carr's Chapel Church of God. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Whited.
Survivors include his wife, Veltha Sharp Whited; one daughter, Kathy Carr of Liberty; two brothers, Sherman Whited of Nicholasville and Lewis Whited of Liberty; three sisters, Lora Woodrum of Cincinnati and Flora Lee and Lela Miller, both of Liberty; and one granddaughter.

Wednesday, July 09, 1997  - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Russie M. Watson
MORELAND - Russie Mae Watson, 78, of Hustonville, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born July 11, 1918, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Killis and Minnie Hill Followell. She was a homemaker and a member of Jesus Name Pentecostal Church, Casey County. She was the widow of Edwin ``Pete'' Watson.
Survivors include four sons, Curtis G. Watson of Liberty, David J. Watson of Erlanger, Clyde B. Watson of Hustonville, and Donny R. Watson of Gravel Switch; two daughters, Elizabeth Watson of Hustonville and Julie Whitis of Eubank; a brother, Charles Follwell of Indiana, Frances Simpson of Illinois, and Lynelle Benson of Liberty; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at W.L. Pruitt by the Rev. Norris McCawley. Burial will be in Hustonvillle Cemetery.

 

Wednesday, July 09, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger 

Christine B. Wilhite
Services for Christine B. Wilhite, 83, of North Street, will be 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Second and Walnut, by the Rev. Richard Hill. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
She died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after a long illness.
Born Nov. 1, 1913, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah Burdette. She was a seamstress and a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church, Senior Choir, Women's and Men's Improvement Club, and was past president of Pastors Aid Society and Lend A Hand Club. She was the widow of Chester Wilhite.
Survivors include four daughters, Sarah E. Porter of Harrodsburg, Helen R. Hunt of Louisville, Cairlyne W. Thomas of Marietta, Ga., and Barbara D. Wilhite of Jordan, Minn.; five sons, Chester R. Wilhite Jr. and John L. Wilhite, both of Detroit, Mich., Thomas C. Wilhite and George B. Wilhite, both of Danville, and Harold B. Wilhite of Harrodsburg; 47 grandchildren; 81 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are deacons of First Baptist Church, flower girls and granddaughters.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Friday, July 11, 1997 - Danville, Advocate-Messenger  

Perry L. Overstreet
LIBERTY - Perry Lincoln Overstreet, 69, of Elmwood Place, Ohio, formerly of Liberty, died there Tuesday.
Born April 8, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Perry Hale and Bertha Crockett Overstreet. He was a retired factory worker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Pina Reed Overstreet; three sons, David, Jeff and Jerry Overstreet, all of Cincinnati, Ohio; a daughter, Janice Pairan of Goshen Ohio; four sisters, Emma Evans, Myrtle Woods and Jewell Luttrell, all of Liberty and Vergie Wilham of Erlanger; a brother, Clarence Overstreet of Amelia, Ohio; and a grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.

Tuesday, July 15, 1997 - Advocate-Messenger  

Glenna Rae Randolph
LIBERTY - Glenna Rae Randolph, 29, of Avon, Ind., died Friday in a fire that occurred in a house in near Brownsburg, Ind., where she was staying. Coroner Steve Matthews said the death is being treated as accidental.
Born March 18, 1968, in Casey County, she was a daughter of Glen Randolph and Judy Bernard Pendleton, both of Liberty. She was a waitress.
Survivors include three sons, James M. Terry of Liberty, Steven C. Randolph of Harrodsburg and Collin B. Randolph of Perryville; a daughter, Frankie Nichole Bernard of Louisville; three sisters, Angela Randolph of Harrodsburg, Sherry Randolph of Cincinnati, and Sheila Randolph of Indianapolis, Ind.; three brothers, Russell Randolph of Liberty, Glen Randolph Jr. and Ricky Randolph, both of Indianapolis.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Old Liberty Cemetery, Bradfordsville.

Friday, July 18, 1997 - Advocate-Messenger  

Louvenia Turpin
MORELAND - Louvenia Turpin, 64, of Hustonville, died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Burial will be in Dogwood Gap Cemetery, Casey County.
Born April 27, 1933, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Lou Downs Johnson. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband Major Howard Turpin Sr.; a daughter, Zetta Bolin of Hustonville; two brothers, Thomas Johnson of Bradfordsville, and Roland Johnson of Campbellsville; three sisters, Rose Marie Tungate of Campbellsville, Lillie Rakes of Lebanon and Mary Cox of Liberty; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Major Howard Turpin Jr.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Wayne Watts.
Pallbearers are David Turpin, Joey Mills, Morris Coffman, Dickie Reid, Leon Downs and Johnny Crowe.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Friday.

Tuesday, July 22, 1997 - Danville Advocate-Messenger  

Egbert Luttrell
LIBERTY - Egbert Luttrell, 76, of Brock Road, Dunnville, died Sunday at Casey County Hospital.
Born Sept. 14, 1920, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Estil and Ella Tarter Luttrell. He was a retired bus driver for Casey County schools and a farmer. He was a World War II Army veteran, and a member of Patterson Chapel Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Jewell Overstreet Luttrell; two daughters, Wanda Hutchison of Monticello and Dianne Wright of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Charles Luttrell.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Allen Johnson. Burial will be in Luttrell Cemetery.

Thursday, July 24, 1997 - Danville Advocate-Messenger  

Ernest J. Snow
STANFORD - Ernest John Snow, 87, Rube Brown Road, Hustonville, died today at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born Sept. 30, 1909, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Harvey and Ida Mae Martin Snow. He was a retired carpenter and farmer, and the widow of Freda Pullum Snow.
Survivors include a son, Ernest Ray Snow of Hustonville; three daughters, Ruth Roberts of Hustonville, Anna Rogers and Helen Hodge, both of Stanford; a brother, Carlos Snow of Bedford, Ohio; two sisters, Josephine Coleman and Maedail Taylor, both of Kings Mountain; 18 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Fox Funeral Home.