Randall G. Allen
LIBERTY - Randall Garrnett Allen, 51, of Liberty Route 2, died Tuesday at home.
Born May 13, 1945 in Casey County, he was a son of Add Allen of Liberty and the late Ola Lay Allen. He was an employee of General Electric, Louisville.
Survivors include his wife, Kozetta Cox Allen; four daughters, Terri Allen, Cheryl Chandler and Elizabeth Noel, all Louisville, and Jennifer Allen of Liberty; a stepdaughter, Darlene Marple of Louisville; a stepson, Daniel Baxter of Russell Springs; a sister, Edith Davis of Liberty; 11 grandchildren; and a step grandson.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Caney Fork Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today. [Published October 17, 1996]

Lafe J. Wheeler
Services for Lafe Jeff Wheeler Sr., 77, Dorothy Avenue, will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Buddy Wilson. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
He died Wednesday at home.
Born Jan. 23, 1919, in Casey County, he was a son of the late David A. and Pearlie Atwood Wheeler.
He was a retired truck driver with United Trucking Service and a World War II Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Webster Wheeler; a son, Lafe Jeff Wheeler Jr. of Lexington; three daughters, Alice Wheeler, Gladys Wheeler, and Jeffnye Strey, all of Danville; four stepsons, Herbert and Louis Richardson, both of Crittendon, Sam Wheeler of Crescent Springs and Pierce Jett of Woodbridge, Va.; three stepdaughters, Darlene Preston of Perryville, Geneva Maschke of Paris and Judy Lowe of Mt. Zion; two grandchildren; and 24 step grandchildren.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today. . [Published October 17, 1996]

Nettie A. Brown
LIBERTY - Services for Nettie A. Brown, 87, Liberty Route 2 will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Atwood Chapel United Methodist Church by the Revs. Darren Gillespie and Shirley Denson. Burial will be in Tapscott Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Liberty Care Center.
Born Aug. 12, 1909, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late John Elisha and Ora Tapscott Allen. She was a homemaker and a member of Atwood Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Grover Brown; two sons, Vernon and Shelby Brown, both of Liberty; two daughters, Shirley Simpson and Phyllis Denson, both of Liberty; a sister, Esther Russell of Cincinnati; two brothers, Ray and Clyde Allen, both of Liberty; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five step grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Thelma Adell Brown and an infant.
Pallbearers will be V.G., Wendell and Michael Brown, Tim Denson, Tom Hess, and David Jones.
Honorary pallbearers are Terry Edelen, Terry Edelen Jr., Danny Carman, Travis Goodin, Anthony Richardson, Gary Herron and Jim Hedrick.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. [Published October 24, 1996]

Roy T. Wall
LIBERTY - Roy Thomas Wall, 56, of Kings Mountain died Friday at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.
Born May 9, 1940, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Lawrence Wall and Ettia N. Wall Helm. He was a self-employed sanitation worker.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Standifer Wall; four sons, Patrick Wall of Lancaster, Kevin Wall of Stanford and Chris and Dewayne Wall, both of Kings Mountain; two daughters, Tina Reynolds of Lancaster and Lisa Ryan of Stanford; seven sisters, Linda Durham, Belinda Emerson, Rhonda Lawless and Yvonda Wall, all of Russell Springs, Brenda Forsee and Wanda Luttrell, both of Dunnville, and Glenda Siler of Waynesburg; three brothers, Zendell and Wendell Wall, both of Russell Springs, and Randall Wall of Dunnville; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Bartle Funeral Home with the Rev. Onva Hayes. Burial will be in the Wall Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today. [Published October 27, 1996]

Ethel H. Howson
HARRODSBURG - Services for Ethel Helen Howson, 73, South Buster Pike, Boyle County, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Baptist Church by the Rev. Barry Jeffries. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
She died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 28, 1923, in Casey County, she was a daughter of Fate and Eddie Phillips Shelton.
She was a seamstress, and a custodian of Immanuel Baptist Church where she was a member and taught Sunday School for 40 years.
Survivors include her husband, Clinton Howson; three sons, Billy Joe Howson of Shepherdsville, Jack Lee Howson of Henryville, Ind.; and Jerry Dale Howson of Stanford; a daughter, Betty Yates of Danville; a brother, Eugene Shelton of Kings Mountain; four sisters, Sara Ashley of Eubank, Velma Adington of Waynesburg, Beatrice Statum of Kings Mountain and Bessie Brown of Waynesburg; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be deacons of Immanuel Baptist Church.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Ransdell Funeral Chapel and after noon Saturday at the church.
Memorials may go to Immanuel Baptist Church building fund. [Published November 1, 1996]

Nellie F. Rigney
LIBERTY - Nellie Frances Rigney, 80, of Middleburg died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born March 30, 1916, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Esther Rigney Mills. She was a homemaker. She and her late husband, Sherman Rigney, ran Rigney Grocery for 40 years.
She also was preceded in death by two sons, William and Joseph Rigney.
Survivors include four daughters, Ann Hughes of Milan, Ind., Esther Rayborn of Yosemite, Manell Martin of Lexington, and Gladys Cross of Selma, Ind.; one brother, Howard Mills of Liberty; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by C.B. Carman. Burial will be Brush Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 8 a.m. [Published November 3, 1996]

Russell W. Brown
LIBERTY -- Russell Wesley Brown, 81, Ky. 49, Liberty, died Tuesday at home after a long illness.
Born Nov. 1, 1915, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Coleman and Maude Wilson Brown. He was a retired Liberty postmaster and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church, a member and past master of Craftsman Masonic Lodge 722 and a charter member of Casey Chapter of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Ova Lee Brown; five children, Kenneth Brown, Evelyn Reed, Shirley Reed, Judy Price and Boyd Brown, all of Liberty; a sister, Della Wilson, Frankfort; a half brother, Warren Vaught, Elkhorn; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren;
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Richard Easterling and Clifford DeHart. Burial will be at Caney Fork Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Friday with Masonic services at 7 p.m. . [Published November 7, 1996]

Hester M. Russell
LIBERTY -- Hester M. Russell, 91, Route 65, Liberty, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville.
Born July 27, 1905, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Christopher and Isabell McDonald Meeks. She was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Christian Church. She was the widow of Charles H. Russell.
Survivors include four daughters, Rethel Fights of Fairfield, Ohio, Laura Kolb of Oxford, Ohio, Betsy Conaster of Louisville and Charlene Nowak of Decatur, Ala.; a son, Raymond Russell, Liberty; 19 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Patton. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Howard and Junior Haggard, Malcolm and George Wolford, J.Q. Rodgers and Glenn Vanoy.
Visitation is 5-9 today. [Published November 7, 1996]

Everett B. Lynn
HUSTONVILLE - Everett B. Lynn, 70, of Hustonville a former merchant and fire chief, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
He was former owner and manager of Gulf Service Station and Lynn Hardware, Hustonville. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 184, attended the Baptist church, and was Hustonville fire chief for 40 years.
Born Feb. 23, 1926, in Casey County, he was a son of the late John Clay and Effie Ann Wayne Lynn and the widower of Marie Cannon Lynn.
Survivors include his wife, June Milbern Lynn; a son, Gary Lynn of Hustonville; a stepson, Ronald Wardrip of Lancaster; a stepdaughter, Susan Gambrel of Lancaster; two brothers, Gilbert Lynn of Dayton, and Clifton Lynn of Hustonville; a sister, Mildred Wilson of Danville; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three step grandchildren; and a step great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Wayne Watts. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James Farris McKechnie, Donald Atwood, Bobby Joe Frost, David Wilson, Rollan Cannon, and Ronald Wardrip.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today with Masonic service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may go to West End Rescue Squad. [Published November 11, 1996]

Mitchell M. Daniel
LIBERTY - Mitchell Melvin Daniel, 68, of Dunnville died Sunday at Taylor County Hospital.
Born March 22, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James Oscar Daniel and Hattie Myrtle York Daniel. He was sawmill employee at Tarter Gate Company and a member of Mount Calvary Church.
Survivors include three sons, Melvin Daniel, Vernon Daniel and Michael Daniel, all of Dunnville; three daughters, Margaret Ann Richards of Dunnville, Mary Johnson of Rockhold, and Judy Taylor of Springfield, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Clifford Dehart. Burial will be in Thomas Ridge Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today. . [Published November 11, 1996]

Thelma Lawless
LIBERTY - Thelma Lawless, 72, of 2916 King's Bridge Road, Louisville, died Friday at Lydon Lane Nursing Center, Louisville.
Born March 15, 1924, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Alford and Elvada Terry Hopper. She was the widow of Junes E. Lawless. She was a homemaker and a member of Poplar Hill Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Ethridge Ray Lawless of Louisville; a daughter, Deloris Kleine of Cincinnati; two brothers, Ray Hopper and Melvin Hopper; two sisters, Mae Sims and Arlie Daffron; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Poplar Hill Cemetery.
Visitation is after noon today at the funeral home. [Published November 17, 1996]

Elton A. Coppage
Services for Elton Alexander Coppage, 89, formerly of Casey County, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Buasum. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Charleston Health Care Center. Born Aug. 16, 1907, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Leslie and Kizzie Goode Coppage. He was a farmer and a member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church. He was the widower of Myrtie Downey Coppage.
Survivors are a son, Edwin "Buddy" Coppage, Liberty; four daughters, Alta Reid of Hustonville, Frances Porter of Charlestown, Ind., Anna Vanoy of Frankfort and Zetta Vaught of Lexington; a sister, Christine Downey, Princeton; 34 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four children, Norma Beldon, Mary Lou Coppage, Wayne Coppage and Elton Coppage Jr. Pallbearers will be Gary Reid, David Beldon, Benjanin Wooley, Michael Coppage, Steve Vandy, Tim Coppage and Greg Vaught.
Honorary pallbearers are Richard Reid, Joe Beldon, Dwayne Beldon, Edwin Wooley, Mark Wooley, Barry Wooley, Todd Coppage and T.J. Coppage.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice. . [Published November 27, 1996]

Ethel Martin
MORELAND - Services for Ethel Wall Martin, 82, of Kings Mountain will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Wayne Watts. Burial will be in K.P. Cemetery, Kings Mountain.
She died Tuesday at Fort Logan Hospital, Stanford.
Born April 12, 1914, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late James and Bert Seward Wall. She was a homemaker, member of Locust Grove Baptist Church and the widow of Oscar Martin.
Survivors include a son, Houston Martin of Kings Mountain; two daughters, Norma Salyers of Stanford and Carolyn Durham of Yosemite; a sister, Gladys Wall of Kings Mountain; 19 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Earl Martin; and a daughter, Lorraine Long.
Pallbearers will be grandchildren.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published November 29, 1996]

J.F. Pemberton
MORELAND - J.F. Pemberton, 71, of Somerset died Sunday at Midtown Care Home, Somerset.
Born May 17, 1925, in Casey County, he was a son of the late John and Catherine Selch Pemberton. He was a retired employee of U.S. Steel Mill, Indiana, and the widower of Alice Pemberton.
Survivors include two daughters, Cheryla Everly of Alamogorda, N.M., and Rita Robinson of Somerset; a brother, Louis Pemberton of Junction City; a sister, Faye Sutton of Lexington; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Arthur Selch. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at Pulaski Funeral Home, Somerset, and after 4 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home. . [Published December 2, 1996]

Minnie Ann Clements
LIBERTY - Minnie Ann Clements, 83, of Carmicleview Apartments died Saturday at Westlake Regional Hospital in Columbia.
Born Jan. 11, 1913, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Thomas and Della Vivian Campbell Clements. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Avery Hicks of Liberty; two sisters, Gretha Wethington of Casey Creek and Pearl Clements of Liberty; one brother, Jerome Clements of Liberty; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Vernon Blakey. Burial will be Gum Lick Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. . [Published December 8, 1996]

Ruth Moran
MIDDLEBURG - Services for Ruth Moran, 81, of Liberty, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Steve Willingham. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery.
She died Tuesday at home.
Born Feb. 20, 1915, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Ellen Bolin Frederick. She was a homemaker, a member of Corinth Church of God and attended First Baptist Church of Liberty. She was the widow of Elmer Moran.
Survivors include a son, Gerald De-Nise of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Myrtle Dorn of Cincinnati and Jewell Sims of Parksville; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published December 12, 1996]

Tommy W. Lane
MORELAND - Tommy Wayne Lane, 40, of Moreland, died Thursday at his mother's home after an illness.
Born Sept. 18, 1956, in Casey County, he was a son of Harlan Lane of Martinsville, Ind., and Mary Strother of Moreland. He was a gate hauler.
Additional survivors include his wife, Georgetta Andrews Lane of Paoli, Ind.; a daughter, Storie Downs of Paoli; a brother, Phillip P. Wilcher of Moreland; and a sister, Glenda Hill of Hustonville.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Gary Story. Burial will be in Reed Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Saturday. [Published December 13, 1996]

Tommie W. Lane
MORELAND - Services for Tommie Wayne Lane, 40, of Moreland, will be held 2 p.m. today at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Gary Story. Burial will be in Reed Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tom Delk, Gary Whitis, Berry Whitis, Chad Stroud, Charlie Richards and George Andrews.
He died Thursday at his mother's home after an illness.
Born Sept. 18, 1956, in Casey County, he was a son of Harlan Lane of Martinsville, Ind., and Mary Strother of Moreland. He was a gate hauler and pool player.
Additional survivors include his wife, Georgetta Andrews Lane of Paoli, Ind.; a daughter, Storie Dawn Lane of Paoli; a brother, Phillip E. Wilcher of Moreland; and a sister, Glenda Hill of Hustonville. [Published December 15, 1996]

Corda Statham
MIDDLEBURG - Services for Corda Statham, 90, formerly of Yosemite, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. Gale Durham. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Midtown Care Home in Somerset.
Born July 12, 1906, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late James and America Durham. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. She was the widow of William Alvin Statham.
Survivors include four sons, Victor and Herman Statham, both of Yosemite, Dr. Hershel Statham of Galeburg, Ill., and Glen Statham of Danville; a sister, Nettie Hatter of Middleburg; 19 grandchildren; several great and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Hoover and Billy Statham and two daughters, Cordelia Chandler and Magnolia Durham.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home. [Published December 13, 1996]

Hollis E. Huffaker
LIBERTY - Hollis Eugene Huffaker, 69, of Casey County died Thursday at his home of natural causes.
Born Sept. 4, 1927, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James W. and Grace Thomas Huffaker. He was retired from Adkins Saw Co. in Indianapolis. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include three brothers, Jack Huffaker of Goshen, Ohio, William T. Huffaker of Sheperdsville, and Jesse Huffaker of Martinsville, Ind.; and three sisters, Dulcie Russell of Louisville, Margie Watson of Scipio, Ind., and Bonnie Gilpin of Liberty.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today at McKinney Brown Funeral Home by Clifford DeHart. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Conntown.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today. [Published December 15, 1996]

Tholet F. Lee
LIBERTY - Tholet Franklin Lee, 81, of Dunnville Route 1 died Saturday at his home after a long illness. Born Sept. 17, 1915, in Casey County he was the son of the late Albert and Polly Atwood Lee. He was a farmer, sawmill operator and school bus driver. He was a member of Craftsman Masonic Lodge No. 722. He was the widower of Jewell Harrison Lee. Survivors include four daughters, Norma Lockard of Jeffersonville, Ind., Ina Ellis of Dunnville, Linda Evans of Hustonville and Leveta Burns of Russell Springs; eight sons, Ray Lee of Bardstown; Cecil Lee of Cincinnati, Charles and Lowell Lee, both of Liberty, Leland Lee of Campbellsville, Vernon and Gregory Lee, both of Dunnville; and Richard Lee of Bardstown; 32 grandchildren; three step grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and eight step great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by George Hancock. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Masonic rites will be conducted at 7 p.m. today the funeral home. Visitation is after noon today. Memorials are suggested to the Casey County Ambulance Service or Hospice of Lake Cumberland. [Published December 22, 1996]

Maurice Helm
LIBERTY - Maurice Helm, 64, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died there Wednesday.
Born Sept. 27, 1932, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James and Bertha Fair Helm. He was retired from Sun Chemical Corporation of Cincinnati. He was the husband of Bernice Rainwater Helm.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Clifford Dehart. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published December 27, 1996]

Latonia Durham
WAYNESBURG - The funeral for Latonia Durham, 24, of Ellison-Pulaski County Line Road, Eubank, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by Tim Roberts and Bob Riley. Burial will be in Salyers Cemetery, Casey County.
Pallbearers will be Mark Stevens, Hoy Wesley, Gary Baugh, Dwight Snead, Steve Snead and Bobby Douglas.
She died Thursday at home after an illness.
Born Dec. 13, 1972, in Casey County, she a daughter of Charles Snow of Kings Mountain and Brenda Foley Martin of Eubank. She was a homemaker and a member of Polly Ann Baptist Church.
Additional survivors include her husband, Tommy Durham; a daughter, Tasha Durham; two brothers, Robert Snow and Dale Snow, both of Eubank; and a sister, Amanda Sprinkles of Eubank.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today at the funeral home. . [Published December 29, 1996]

Julia A. Durham
MIDDLEBURG - Julia Amy Durham, 86, of Yosemite died Sunday at home.
Born Dec. 24, 1910, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Effie Godbey. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olive Christian Church. She was the widow of Preston Durham.
Survivors include two daughters, Louise Ransdell of Harrodsburg and Mary Bradford of Bradenton, Fla.; two sisters, Nell Rose of Crestwood and Wilma Coleman of Stanford; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Greg Powell. Burial will be in Salyers Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike and Marty Hatter, Hollis Judd, Jason Richardson, Glen Carmen and Sonny Emerson.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
Memorials my go to Saylers Cemetery Fund, c/o Delta Walls, 544 Phillippe- Fishing Creek Road, Waynesburg, 40489. [Published December 30, 1996]

Willie L. Fox
STANFORD - The funeral for Willie Leo Fox, 78, of 310 Neals Creek School Road will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home. Bob Lemmon will officiate. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 16, 1919, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Jim and Virginia Fox. He was a retired farmer and belonged to Stanford Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include his wife, Josie Marie Atwood Fox; five sons, Freddie, Marshall and Leonard Fox, all of Stanford, Kenneth Fox of Independence and John William Fox of North Vernon, Ind.; a daughter, Wilma Ann Napier of Hermitage, Ark.; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and seven step grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy, Stanley, Anthony and Kenny Ray Fox, Mike Warren, Marshall Lynn Napier, Ashley Phillip, Bobby Dugin and Jackie Hazlett.
Visitation is from 7-9 p.m. today. [Published April 3, 1997]

Laura B. Hixson
MIDDLEBURG - Laura Belle Hixson, 63, of Middleburg died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born April 20, 1933, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late William Creech Luster and Mollie Drye Luster. She was a housewife and a member of Middleburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, George Hixson; four daughters, Carolyn Toller and Marolyn Hines, both of Middleburg, Ann Wilder of New Jersey and Louise Hixson of Hustonville; four sisters, Lois Johnson of Hilliard, Ohio, Mary Bowman of Fredericktown, Mo., Naomi Silcott of Seaman, Ohio, and Marie Lanham of Middleburg; two brothers, Joe Luster of Cincinnati and Lewis Luster of Sabina, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Graveside services were conducted today at Middleburg Cemetery by the Rev. Don McWhorter.
Bartle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. [Published April 4, 1997]

George M. Byrd
HARRODSBURG - The funeral for George M. Byrd, 60, of 218 Hillcrest was conducted this afternoon at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. Donnie Releford. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at his home.
Born Aug. 30, 1936, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Jacob and Delilah Byrd.
Survivors include two sons, Steve Byrd of Harrodsburg and Glenn Byrd of Lexington; two daughters, Beverly Robins and Judy Bartleson, both of Harrodsburg; four sisters, Thelma Lister of Harrodsburg, Aileen Grider and Lucretia Lane, both of Casey County, and Patsy Schobel of Danville; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. . [Published April 4, 1997]

Myrtle C. Combest
Myrtle Coffey Combest, 96, of Shelby Street, Junction City, died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 9, 1901, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Jason and Nannie Tillman Coffey. She was the widow of Wyatt Combest and was a former schoolteacher, homemaker and member of Junction City First Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Jim Combest of Junction City; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two-great-great grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home with John Rasel officiating. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today. [Published April 6, 1997]

George Cochran
LIBERTY - George ``Bud'' Cochran, 67, Brush Creek Road, Hustonville, died Saturday at home.
Born July 19, 1929, in Casey County, he was a son of Johnny and Ethel Bell Tabscott Cochran. He was a logger.
Survivors include two sisters, Sylvia Lynn and Patricia Lee, both of Liberty; three brothers, Iman Cochran of Hustonville, Frank Cochran and Roger Cochran, both of Liberty.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Revs. Wince Lee and Raymond Alstott. Burial will be in Tapscott Cemetery.
Visitation began 8 a.m. today. . [Published April 7, 1997]

Willie E. Lane
MORELAND - Willie Elvin Lane, 83, Harrodsburg, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 9, 1913, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Lafe and Lizzie Gibson Lane. He was a retired farmer and a member of Hustonville Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include two brothers, James Lane and Jason Lane, both of Harrodsburg; three sisters, Mabel Herring of Harrodsburg, Minnie Luster and Flora Asbury, both of Hustonville.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Arthur Selch. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Casey County.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today. . [Published April 7, 1997]

Pallas Wesley
LIBERTY - Pallas Wesley, 69, of Liberty died Saturday at his home.
Born Feb. 7, 1927, in Casey County, he was the son of Mary Vanhook Wesley of Liberty and the late Hugal Wesley. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a retired Columbia Gulf station operator.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Durham Wesley; two daughters, Mary Bryant of Liberty and Yvonne Beam of Bardstown; a son, Dennis Wesley Sr. of Liberty; two brothers, Archie Wesley of Arlington, Texas, and Bob Wesley of Liberty; two sisters, Eva Wilkinson of Liberty and Ella Mae Brown of Calvary; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Willow Springs Methodist Church by the Rev. Jimmy Wesley. Burial will be in Willow Springs Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. [Published January 12, 1997]

Lonnie Elliott
WILLIAMSTOWN - Lonnie Elliott, 64, Knoxville-Gardnersville Road, died Saturday at his home from complications of cancer.
Born May 31, 1932, in Casey County, he was retired after 35 years from National Distillery Co. of Cincinnati. He was the son of Gertrude Salyers Bastin of Waynesburg and the late Fred Elden Elliott.
Additional survivors include his wife, Fastine Elliott Elliott, formerly of Casey County; two sons, Kalvin D. and Roger L. Elliott, both of Williamstown; two daughters, Velma Kay Bowen, Dry Ridge, Leslie Gail Griess, Williamstown; a brother, Raymond Elliott, Columbia; three sisters, Catherine Floyd, Waynesburg, Vina Clem, Cincinnati and Juanita Shelly, Yosemite.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Simpson Jr. Burial will be in the Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. today at Mount Olive Christian Church in Casey County and Tuesday 4-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of one's choice. [Published January 13, 1997]

John L. Asbury
MORELAND - Services for John L. Asbury, 74, Hustonville, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W. L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Tom Burchett. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
He died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 28, 1922, in Casey County, he was a son of Bertha Neaves Asbury of Indiana, and the late Luther Asbury. He was a retired employee of Hester Feed Store and a farmer. He was a member of House of Praise Mission.
Additional survivors include his wife, Flora Lane Asbury; four daughters, Modene Asbury and Phyllis Pendygraft, both of Junction City, Loraine Darland, Harrodsburg and Lyda Asbury, Hustonville; a son, Gilbert Asbury, Hustonville; five brothers, Charlie, Grover, Edward, Vernon and Chester Asbury, all of Indiana; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be John and Jason Asbury, Scott and John David Pendygraft, Stanley and Dale Phillips and Dawson Sears.
Honorary pallbearers are Estill Payton and David Payton.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today. [Published January 13, 1997]

Lucille C. Adams
LAYFAYETTE, Tenn. - Lucille Clarkston Adams, 81, Tompkinsville, died Friday at Monroe County Medical Center.
Born in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late George and Rose Brown Clarkston. She was a homemaker and the widow of Ike Adams.
Survivors include three daughters, Helen Wells, Harrodsburg, Ruth Ann Webb, Tompkinsville and Gladys Rearden, Red Boiling Springs, Tenn.; four sons, Joe Adams and Earl Adams, both of Harrodsburg, Robert Adams, Tompkinsville and James Adams, Red Boiling Springs; two sisters, Ruby Wright and Katerine Green, both of Lebanon; two brothers, Johnny Clarkston and William Clarkston, both of Lebanon; 33 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services were Sunday at Phillip Anderson and Sons Funeral Home, Red Boiling Springs, by Wayne Watson. Burial was in Elder Cemetery, Casey County.
Grandsons served as pallbearers. [Published January 14, 1997]

Frank L. Beldon
LIBERTY - Frank Lee Beldon, 65, Gravel Switch, died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born July 6, 1931, in Casey County, he was a son of the late John and Janie Johnson Beldon. He was a farmer and the widower of Ernestine Baker Beldon.
Survivors include three sons, John Beldon, Liberty, Robert Beldon, Gravel Switch and Franklin Phillips, Hazard; a daughter, Angela Propes, Gravel Switch; a brother, Lewis Beldon, Indianapolis, Ind.; a halfbrother, Charlie Beldon, Liberty; a halfsister, Ellen Kreimer, Indianapolis; five grandchildren; and six step grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Bausman. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery, Hazard.
Visitation is after 2 p.m. today. [Published January 14, 1997]

Ola Lynn
LIBERTY - Ola Lynn, 83, Danville, Ind., died Tuesday in Monrovia, Ind.
Born March 22, 1913, in Liberty, she was a daughter of the late Garnett and Minnie Payton Murphy. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Gary Lynn of Liberty and Lowell Lynn of Monrovia, Ind.; two daughters, Delores Beck of Louisville and Geraldine Francis of Danville, Ind.; and 25 grandchildren. She was the widow of Ira B. Lynn.
Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday in Wilson Cemetery by the Rev. Susie McCain.
Visitation is after 10 a.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home. [Published January 9, 1997]

Phillip R. Bowmer
LIBERTY - Phillip Ray Bowmer, 40, Bardstown, died Tuesday at Columbia Audubon Hospital.
Born July 22, 1956, in Casey County, he was a son of Vernon Bowmer, Bardstown, and Coleen Lawhorn Wheeler, Bardstown. He was a construction roofer.
Additional survivors include a daughter, Sammye Wheeler, Bardstown; a sister, Seleta Pangburn, Bardstown, and a grandchild.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Jesse Long. Burial will be in Trace Fork Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Delano Meeks, Jimmy Rodgers, Junior Gilpin, Mike Martin, Richard Pangburg and Harold Walker.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Thursday. . [Published January 15, 1997]

Howard T. Moore
LIBERTY - Howard Taft Moore, 87, of Hustonville Street died Friday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Born Nov. 15, 1909 in Casey County, he was the son of the late William and Cora Branson Moore. He was a long-time educator in Casey County, having served as a school teacher, principal and superintendent. He belonged to the First Christian Church. He was the widower of Mary Rubarts Moore.
Survivors include one son, Charles Moore of Ross, Ohio; one brother, Jason Moore of Liberty; one sister, Flossie Sweeney of Liberty and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Richard Easterling. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today. [Published January 19, 1997]

Annie M. Davis
LIBERTY - Services for Annie Mae Davis, 91, of Riverdale Apartments, will be at 2 p.m. today at Shady Grove Baptist Church by Daryl Coe. Burial will be in Shady Grove Cemetery.
She died Friday at her home.
Born March 28, 1905, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late John and Sally Helm Overstreet. She was a homemaker and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of Coy Davis and was preceded in death by a daughter, Velma Davis.
Survivors include four sons, Vernon Davis of Liberty, Deward Davis of Archdale, N.C., Calvert Davis of Finnytown, Ohio, and Larry Davis of Florence; five daughters, Mildred Cochran and Etwell Davis, both of Liberty, Fay Woodrum of Westchester, Ohio, Carol Vaughn of Dunnville and Teresa Combs of Cincinnati; one sister, Lucy Sinclair of Cincinnati; 29 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. . [Published January 19, 1997]

John P. Elliott
WAYNESBURG - John Paul Elliott, 81, Fort Logan Extended Care, Stanford, died there Sunday.
Born Dec. 31, 1915, in Casey County, he was a son of the late William and Louvena Wall Elliott. He was a carpenter and a member of Mt. Olive Christian Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Thelma Elliott, Middletown, Ohio, and Martha Steigleman, Loveland, Ohio.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. David Gambrel. Burial will be in Salyers Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. [Published January 20, 1997]

Elzie E. Brown
LIBERTY - Services for Elzie Ellen Brown, 88, East Hwy. 70, were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Walnut Hill Baptist Church by the Revs. Clifton Cowan and Danny Bailey. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens.
She died Saturday in Liberty.
Born Dec. 7, 1908, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Maude Gage Lawless. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church. She was the widow of Rev. Roosevelt Brown.
Survivors include a daughter, Opal Atwood, Somerset; five sons, Ernest Brown, Dillsboro, Ind., Marvin Brown, Louis Brown and Lester Brown, all of Liberty, and Otha Brown, Russell Springs; three brothers, Alfred Lawless, Danville, Ill., Sellis Lawless, Potomac, Ill., and R.B. Lawless, Liberty; 13 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. . [Published January 20, 1997]

Lois R. Luster
LIBERTY - Services for Lois Richardson Luster, 81, Cincinnati, formerly of the Willow Springs Community, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Willow Springs United Methodist Church by the Rev. David Eastham.
She died Saturday at Blue Ash Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Born Nov. 11, 1915, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Porter and Willie Russ Phelps Richardson. She was a homemaker and the widow of Cleo Luster.
Survivors include two daughters, Gloria D. Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sondra Kay Parsons, Breau Bridge, La.; a son, Larry Dale Luster, Louisville; a sister, Mary Terry, Cincinnati; a brother, Roscoe Richardson, Somerset; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Monday. [Published January 20, 1997]

Hazel L. Tate
HARRODSBURG - Hazel Lee Tate, 82, Belmont Court, died Monday at Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 8, 1914, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Polk and Pearl Jones Webb. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church and Silver Bells Sunday School class. She was a member of Mercer County Senior Citizens.
Survivors include, a son, Jay Tate, Leesburg, Ala.; four daughters, Bonnie Richardson and Vergie Richards, both of Harrodsburg, Susie Merriman and Esther Carey, both of Burgin; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Mark Baldauff. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. . [Published January 21, 1997]