Casey County, KY Obituaries 1996 - Pub: Danville Advocate Messenger

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One 1995 Funeral Notice

MILITARY RITES
Douglas Laws Post #52, American Legion Post #6935, VFW & DAV Post #54 conducted
military rites for Horace Stratton, Jr., at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery on
March 15, 1995.
Those attending were Tommy Lane, J. L. Devine, Willie Gritton, Jr., James
Tewmey, Joe Harlow, Louis Ransdell, Roy Freeman, Tom Denny, Henry Pulliam,
Marion Mershon, Howard Howells and Charles Stratton.
Buglers were Jennifer Baker and Erin Barnett.

June 14, 1996

Mary P. Randolph
Mary Price Randolph, 79, Oakland Street, Junction City, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born June 19, 1916, in Ellisburg, Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Ben and Pearl Smith Price. She was a retired pharmacist technician with the Kentucky State Hospital. She was the widow of Deward Randolph and a member of Junction City United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Bill Randolph of Harrodsburg, Elwood Randolph of Hustonville and Jerry Randolph of Junction City; two daughters, Elizabeth Walls and Nancy Thompson, both of Junction City; a brother, Ed Price of Casey County; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Ernest Martin. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice.

June 16, 1996

Hester M. Chadwell
Hester Mae Chumbley Chadwell, 74, 180 Culton Road, died Friday at her home. Born Oct. 18, 1921, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late George Edward Chumbley and Rosalie Taylor Chumbley. She was retired from Corning Glass Co. and a member of the Alum Springs First Church of God. She was the widow of George Montgomery Chadwell. Survivors include three sons, Darrell Chadwell, Hustonville, and Glenn Chadwell and Roger Chadwell, both of Parksville; a daughter, Georgetta Covey, Danville; two brothers, Arnold Chumbley, Blue Ash, Ohio, and Kenneth Eugene Chumbley, Charlestown, Ind.; a sister, Violet Blair, Somerset; 5 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Alum Springs First Church of God by the Rev. Dennis Creech. Burial will be in Parksville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dale Chadwell, Greg Chadwell, Chad Poynter, Sam Davidson, Donald Lear and Richard Covey. Honorary pallbearers are Tonya Chadwell, Lora Owens, Dennis Owens, Ronnie Robinson, Angie Chadwell, Brenda Sallee Chadwell and Gwen Poynter. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home and Monday at the church from 9 a.m. until the service.

June 23, 1996

Albert F. Hill
MIDDLEBURG - Albert Foster Hill, 76, of Middleburg Route 1 died Saturday at his home. Born Feb. 5, 1920, in Jeff, he was the son of the late Pete and Abbie Woods Hill. He was the former owner and operator of Hill's Grocery, an Army veteran of World War II and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of Middleburg United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lula Thompson Hill; one son, William F. Hill of Middleburg; two daughters, Lorene Sheene and Christine Patterson, both of Middleburg; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Bartle Funeral Home by Rev. Greg Ryan. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens with military rites by the Casey County Funeral Squad. Pallbearers will be Jeff Hill, Robbie Patterson, Gary Sheene, Keith and Darren Buis, and Tommy Sallee. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lake Cumberland, P.O. Box 651, Somerset, Ky. 42502.

July 10, 1996

Lowell Atwood
LIBERTY - Services for Marion Lowell Atwood, 66, of Liberty Route 1, will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Donald Lear. Burial will be in Caney Fork Cemetery. He died Monday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. Born Sept. 24, 1929, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James "Pete" Monroe and Florence Sweeney Atwood. He was a farmer and a member of Carr's Chapel Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Louise Atwood; three sons, Lonnie Dale Atwood, Marion Atwood Jr., and Michael Leiu Atwood, all of Liberty; a daughter, Connie Louise Murphy of Finley; three sisters, Lucille Atwood of Stanford, Louise Lane of Cincinnati, and Lillian Smithers of Florida; a brother, Louis Atwood of Stanford; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.

July 11, 1996

Bessie S. Cochran
LIBERTY - Services for Bessie Sharp Cochran, 89, Liberty Route 1, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Atwoods Chapel United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Dwight Coffman. Burial will be in Tapscott Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville.

 Born Aug. 13, 1906, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Ella Jeffries Sharp. She was a homemaker and a member of Atwoods Chapel United Methodist Church. She was the widow of George Roe Cochran and was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Adams, and a son, Billy Carl Cochran. Survivors include four daughters, Cleo and Edith Coffman, both of Louisville, and Bernice Luttrell and Carole Anderson, both of Paxton, Ill.; seven sons, Hollis and Lowell Cochran, both of Mooresville, Ind., Paul Cochran of Stanford, Donald Lee and Marvin Cochran, both of Liberty, Garland Cochran of Bradfordsville, and Charlie Cochran of Lebanon; a sister, Bertha Redrick, Greenwood, S.C.; 27 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home.

July 11, 1996

Crawford Wethington
LIBERTY - Services for Crawford Wethington, 78, Liberty Route 2, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Salem United Methodist Church by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. He died Tuesday at Heartland Health Care, Lexington. Born June 16, 1918, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Verd and Lucy Ann Grooms Wethington. He was a farmer and a member of Salem United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Marie Taylor Wethington; a son, Cecil "Slick" Wethington, Liberty; six daughters, Bernell and Joann Atwood and Anita Wheeler, all of Liberty, Barbara Burton of Columbia, Renee Wethington of Casey Creek, and Terri Goode of Bardstown; a sister, Adel Curtis of Lexington; 22 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Wayne Atwood, Lewis Burton, Jeff Miller, and Carlis, Billy and Jimmy Wheeler. Honorary pallbearers are Connie Rayburn, Heather, Tabitha and Cindy Goode and Donna Miller. Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home and after 9 a.m. Friday at the church.

July 15, 1996

James C. McDonald
LIBERTY - James Clyde McDonald, 79, of Liberty Route 6, died Saturday at Liberty Care Center. Born Dec. 16, 1916, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Seth and Louisa Elmore McDonald. He was a retired Kentucky Highway Department employee, a farmer and former funeral director. He was a member of Athens Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mary Meeks McDonald; two daughters, Barbara Barlow of Cincinnati, and Vivian McQuerry of Liberty; four sons, J.D. McDonald of Woodbury, Tenn., and Dale, Larry and Gary McDonald, all of Liberty; a brother, F.D. McDonald of Liberty; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral home by the Revs. Thadias Eubank and Arnold Larkin. Burial will be in Poplar Hills Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Young, Mike, Darrell, and Jeff McQuerry, Jim and Steven McDonald. Honorary pallbearers are Benita Barlow, Tammy Young, Lisa Woodrum, Sonya, Julie, Laura, Sarah, Rebecca, Loreha and Holt McDonald.Visitation is any time today before the service.

July 15, 1996

Lillian P. Mills
MORELAND - Lillian Porter Mills, 81, of Danville, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville. Born March 8, 1915, in Casey County, she was a daughter of Carl and Mary Ellis Porter. She was the owner of Mills Cafe in Danville for several years in the '60s and a boarding house on West Walnut Street for many years. She was a former employee of Jackson Chair and Servomation. She was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church, and was the widow of Weldon Mills. She was a Kentucky Colonel. Survivors include a daughter, Opal Russell-Sample, of West Point; a brother, John Porter of Danville, 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Carlisle Mills. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Bill Hall. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery. Pallbearers are Fred Jeffries, Bud Jeffries, Robbie Lowe, Larry Davis, Marshall Lloyd and Eugene Hafley. Honorary pallbearers are Bob Lipscomb, Jamey Crawley, Oris Lawhorn, Jim Ryan, Arnold Wilcher, Dr. Quinn Bailey, Charlie Wyrick, J.B. Jeffers and Curtis Clouse. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

July 17, 1996

Katherine R. Atwood
LIBERTY - Katherine R. Atwood, 94, formerly of Wilson Ridge Community, died Tuesday at Charleston Health Care Center. Born May 30, 1902, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Amanda Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was the widow of Silas Atwood. Survivors include two sons, Shirley Atwood of Liberty and Juel D. Atwood of Auburn, N.Y.; two daughters, Faye Woody and Edith Atwood, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Darren Gillispie. Burial will be in Tappscott Cemetery. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Thursday.

July 17, 1996

Charles G. Hardin
LIBERTY - Graveside services for Charles G. Hardin, 83, of Nicholasville, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Glenwood Cemetery by the Rev. Greg Powell. He died Monday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Born Sept. 10, 1912, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Frank and Ada Hardin. Bartle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

August 26, 1996

Dorothy P. Adams
LIBERTY - Dorothy P. Adams, 72, of Lincoln, Ill., died Saturday at Bartmann Health Care Center. Born July 21, 1924, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah Sweeney Bryant. She was a retired cook. Survivors include two sons, Willis and Larry Adams, both of Lincoln, Ill.; two daughters, Shirley Pesnell of Loretta, Tenn., and Judy Adams of San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Roscoe Bryant of Quincy, Ill; seven grandchildren; five step grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brush Creek Cemetery in Casey County by the Rev. Greg Powell. Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

August 26, 1996

Walter L. Holt
LIBERTY - Walter Lee Holt, 64, of Liberty Route 4 died Sunday at the home of his daughter. Born March 26, 1932 in Casey County, he was a son of the late Jesse James and Gertie Durham Holt. He was a farmer. Survivors include two daughters, Deborah C. Stokley and Angel Holt, both of Liberty; two sons, Walter R. Holt of Brocton, N.Y., and Carl Holt of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two sisters, Helen Rodgers of Liberty and Ruth Miller of Lexington; and seven grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Ryan. Burial will be in Brush Creek Cemetery. Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.

August 30, 1996

Mary P. Johns
LIBERTY - Mary Paschal Johns, 81, of Liberty Manor Apartments, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 22, 1914, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose and Mary Wethington. She was a retired waitress, and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Clementsville. She was the widow of Hershel Johns.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
Visitation will be held after 5 p.m. today with a 7 p.m. prayer service at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.

September 01, 1996

Sarah B. Helm
LIBERTY - Sarah Bell Helm, 79, of Russell Springs, formerly of Liberty, died Friday in Russell Springs.
Born Dec. 13, 1915, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late William and Effie Clements Lee. She was a homemaker. She was the widow of Hershel Helm.
Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Burton and Anna Helm, both of Russell Springs; three sons, William C. Helm of Greensburg, Leonard Helm of Columbia and Carol Dale Helm of Liberty; two brothers, Ed Lee and Howard Lee, both of Liberty; and three sisters, Adell Garrett of Liberty, Lovie Wethington of Clementsville and Mabel Eads of Indiana; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by George Hancock. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.

September 01, 1996

Martha P. Reid
MORELAND - Martha ``Sue'' Patton Reid, 80, of Hustonville died Friday at Liberty Care Manor in Liberty.
Born March 17, 1916, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late William M. and Charlotte Helms Patton. She and her late husband, Merrell M. Reid, had operated a general store in Hustonville for 40 years. She belonged to Antioch Christian Church in Liberty.
Survivors include a sister, Rosie M. Yoder of Shelbyville, Ind.; and a brother, Charles Patton of Hope, Ind.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul W. Patton. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.

September 01, 1996

William L. Coffman
LIBERTY - Funeral services for William Luel Coffman, 75, of Liberty Route 8, will be 2 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home by Rev. Vernon Blakey. Burial will be in Peavey Cemetery with military rites by Casey County Funeral Squad.
He died Thursday at Hardin Memorial Hospital.
Born, Oct. 29, 1920, in Casey County. He was a son of the late Oscar and Edna Peavey Coffman. He was a retired farmer, U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and a member of the pleasant Grove Separate Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Hicks Coffman; five daughters, Betty Wilkerson of Windsor, Kathy Brown of Yosemite, Connie Brown and Carolyn McKinney, both of Liberty, and Judy Wood of Campbellsville; two sons, Jerry and Archie Coffman, both of Liberty; one brother, Herbert Coffman of Liberty; one sister, Agatha Warner of Liberty; and 11 grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Gregory, Geoffrey, Jonathan and Lance Brown, Andrew McKinney, and Irvin Miller.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today.

September 03, 1996

James E. Brown
MORELAND - James Earl Brown, 79, of Hustonville died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 10, 1917, in Russell County, he was a son of George and Alice Franklin Brown. He a retired farmer and a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Casey County.
Survivors include a wife, Mae Griffin Brown; a son, Chester Brown of Hustonville; three sisters, Loraine Kemmey, Irene Simpson and Edna Mae Russell, all of Lexington; and two brothers, Estis Brown and Ezra Brown, both of Tennessee.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Delas Earles. Burial will be in Maxey's Valley Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.

September 03, 1996