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.
Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. today. [Published July 6, 1997]

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. [Published July 6, 1997]

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. [Published July 6, 1997]

Jerry Murphy
LIBERTY - Jerry Murphy, 55, of Ky. 910, Teddy Community, died Tuesday at Casey County Hospital.
Born July 6, 1942, in Danville, Ind., he was a son of Effie Lay Murphy of Liberty the late Murl C. Murphy. He was a tree trimmer, mechanic and bus driver for Casey County Schools.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Haynes Murphy; two sons, David Murphy and Eric Murphy, both of Liberty; a daughter, Kellie Murphy of Liberty; four brothers, Michael Murphy and Teddy Lynn, both of Forest, Ind., Walter Murphy of Elkhorn, and Donald Murphy of Greensburg; and three sisters, Norvella Phillips of Frankfort, Mildred Monday of Anderson, Ind., and Charolette Cochran of Lawrenceburg.
Services will be 2 p.m. CST Friday at Goodwin Funeral Home, Frankfort, Ind. Burial will be in Bunnel Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home and 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Goodwin Funeral Home. [Published July 9, 1997]

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.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published July 9, 1997]

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. [Published July 9, 1997]

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.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today. [Published July 11, 1997]

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.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published July 15, 1997]

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. [Published July 18, 1997]

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.
Visitation is after 2 p.m. today. [Published July 22, 1997]

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.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Friday. [Published July 24, 1997]

Haskel C. Crowe
MORELAND - Haskel C. Crowe, 54, of Hustonville, died today at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born March 28, 1943, in Casey County, he was a son of Charlie Crow of Hustonville and the late Sarah Turpin Crow. He was a disabled farmer and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, Casey County.
Survivors include his wife, Lora Russell Crowe; three sons, Randall Crowe of Hustonville, Franklin E. Crowe of Hustonville and William G. Crowe of Yosemite; two daughters, Peggy Crowe of Somerset and Debra Murphy of Liberty; four brothers, Gene Crowe of Liberty, J.T. Crowe of Stanford and Glen and Donnie Crowe, both of Hustonville; two sisters, Beatrice Benedict and Nancy Griffin, both of Hustonville; and six grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Delas Earles. Burial will be in Maxey's Valley Cemetery, Casey County.
Pallbearers are Ken Waddell, Vernon Richards, Bill Bowling, Johnny Britt, Allen Murphy and Larry Griffin.
Honorary pallbearers are nieces and nephews.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Wednesday. [Published August 6, 1997]

Mae Nagel
LIBERTY - Mae Nagel, 68, of Munfordville, formerly of Casey County, died Wednesday at Caverna Memorial Hospital.
Born July 25, 1929, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Bruce and Hester Payton Hale. She was a retired waitress.
Survivors include her husband; Joe Nagel; five stepsons, Joseph Nagel of Munfordville; Edward Nagel of Columbus, Ohio, Paul Nagel of Kentucky, John Nagel of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mike Nagel of Cincinnati, Ohio; four stepdaughters, Margaret Sterling of Cincinnati, Ann Nagel of Newport, and Kathleen and Mary Rose Nagel; two brothers, Arthur Hale of Hustonville and Marvin Hale of Somerset; several step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Leonard Streevel. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery.
Visitation is after 11 a.m. Friday. [Published August 7, 1997]

Willie Fletcher
LIBERTY - Willie Fletcher, 81, Caney Fork Road, Liberty, died Friday at the Casey County War Memorial Hospital.
Born April 10, 1916, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Joe and Donze Whited Fletcher. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Bethlehem Methodist Church. He was the widower of Molly Marie Woodrum Fletcher.
He is survived by two sons, Hugh Fletcher of Liberty and Larry Fletcher of Danville; a daughter, Sandra Allen of Cartersville., Ga.; a special friend, Georgia Richmann; three grandchildren, three step grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Bethlehem Methodist Church by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Todd, Sean Dailey, Tony Anderson, Steve Phillips, Robert Popplewell and Charlie Fletcher. Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. [Published August 10, 1997]

Amanda B. Caudill
WAYNESBURG - Amanda Ann Bastin Caudill, 97, of Ware Road, died Friday at Stanford House Nursing Home in Stanford.
Born Aug. 18, 1899, in Mount Olive, Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Solomon and Mary Elizabeth Godbey Bastin. She was a homemaker who specialized in quilt-making and a member of Mount Olive Christian Church. She was the widow of Matthew Caudill. She was predeceased by two sons, Otha Ray Caudill and Franklin D. Caudill.
Survivors include five daughters, Edna Mae Ware and Deva Jean Jones, both of Waynesburg, Effie Marie Sims of Kings Mountain, Mary Nancy Moore of Cincinnati and Darlena B. Broady of Litchfield, Minn.; one brother, John Quincy Bastin of Mount Olive; 20 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by Mike Roberts and the Rev. Greg Powell. Burial will be in Piney Grove Cemetery, Casey County.
Pallbearers will be Gary Ware, Larry Ware, Dale Fair, Charles Sims, Don Caudill, Tony Moore, Timmy Moore and Terry Moore.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to the Waynesburg Rescue Squad. [Published August 17, 1997]

Jennie Daniel
LIBERTY - Jennie Daniel, 93, of Liberty, died Friday at Danville Center for Health and Rehabilitation, formerly Friendship House.
Born Dec. 15, 1903, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Richard and Nancy Elzada Luttrell. She was a housewife. She was preceded in death by a son, Walter Daniel.
Survivors include her husband, McKinley Daniel; four daughters, Opal Lynn of Liberty, Jewell Russell and Roxie Blake, both of Ohio, and Rose Allen of Barry; two sisters, Mary Brown of Windsor and Deliah Brown of Russell Springs; one brother, Cleo Luttrell of New York; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
A private graveside service will be today at Glenwood Cemetery by Michael Russell.
Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [Published August 17, 1997]

Douglas L. Reed
MORELAND - Douglas L. Reed, 48, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Campbellsville, died Wednesday at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.
Born Jan. 28, 1949, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Lee and Maulsey Followell Reed. He was an employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville for 25 years and a member of Robertson Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Melby Reed; two daughters, Cindy Reed of Campbellsville and Kimberly D. King of Elizabethtown; a stepdaughter, Raedenna Underwood of Greensburg; a stepson, Stephen L. Melby of Louisville; three brothers, Hershel Reed of Danville, Hubert Reed of Bradfordsville and Carroll Reed of Hustonville; two sisters, Lora Overstreet of Danville and Carolyn Lane of Stanford; a grandson; and two step granddaughters.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Herman Wilkerson. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Friday. [Published August 21, 1997]

James E. Carman
MIDDLEBURG - James Earl Carman, 73, of Yosemite, died Sunday at home.
Born Sept. 23, 1923, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Ervin and Lillie Raney Carman. He was a retired carpenter, a Marine Corps veteran and a member of Middleburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Floyd Carman, two sons, Vernon Carman of Lancaster and Vincent Carman of Richmond; two brothers, Clarence Carman of Kings Mountain and Lowell Carman of McKinney; two sisters, Leona Floyd of Kings Mountain and Adell Corwin of Mainsville, Ohio; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. John Cummins. Burial will be in Middleburg Cemetery with military rites by Casey County Funeral Squad.
Pallbearers will be Greg, C.B. and Douglas Carman, Bruce and Steven Floyd and David Epperson.
Honorary pallbearers are Lillard and Bill Thompson, Coy Judd, Nathan and Caleb Epperson, Creech and Richard Carman.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
Memorials my go to Hospice of Lake Cumberland. [Published August 25, 1997]

George E. Workman
LIBERTY - George E. Workman, 60, of Shorttown Road, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug. 21, 1937, in Casey County, he was a son of the late E.E. and Nannie McAninch Workman. He was a Norfolk Southern Corp. employee, an Army veteran and a member of Green River Christian Church.
Survivors include a brother, Charles Workman of Liberty.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. John P. Cummins. Burial will be in Poplar Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Frank McAninch, Denver Durham, Tim Alford, Wayne and Leon Workman and Robert Hatter. [Published August 25, 1997]

Eulena B. Cain
LIBERTY - Services for Mary Eulena Brown Cain, 66, of Liberty, were scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Greg Powell. Burial is in Poplar Hill Cemetery.
Born March 28, 1931, in Liberty, she was a daughter of Ruby Hatter Brown of Liberty and the late Hershel Brown. She was a retired employee of Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources and a former interim administrator of Casey County War Memorial Hospital. She was a member of a Christian church and was a volunteer for Hospice.
Additional survivors include her husband, Elmer Cain; four daughters, Kathy Oglesby, Connie Dukes, and Mary Lee Knight, all of Madisonville, and Karen Helfert of Tennyson, Ind.; eight grandchildren; and six stepgrandchildren.
Pallbearers are Mitchell and Eddie Knight, Jeremy Brasher, Alan Manis, Jay Price and Byron Coffman. [Published September 2, 1997]

George L. Luster
ELIZABETHTOWN - George Lowell Luster, 75, of Elizabethtown, died Monday at Hardin Memorial Hospital of complications associated with cancer.
Born in Casey County, he was a son of the late George and Deedy Luster. He was a graduate of McKinney High School, attended Berea College, University of Kentucky and Ohio State University. He taught high school agriculture and was a professor at University of Kentucky College of Education. He was the director of Southeast Community College in Harlan County and academic dean at Elizabethtown Community College.
In 1962, he helped found an agricultural college in southern Iran. He was a member, moderator, deacon and teacher at Immanuel Baptist Church and a member of Rotary International and McKinney Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Wall Luster; three sisters, Mary Rose Bean of Bardstown, Marie Wells of Louisville, and Lillie Henninger of Danville.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Charles Darland. Burial will be in Bluegrass Memorial Gardens at 2 p.m.
Memorials may go to Immanuel Baptist Church.
Visitation is after 4:30 p.m. today. [Published September 17, 1997]

Esta M. Ewing
LIBERTY - Esta Mae Ewing, 87, of Liberty, died Wednesday at Spring View Hospital, Lebanon.
Born July 20, 1910, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Lieu and Edna Allen Ellis. She was a retired teacher and a member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church and Casey County Order of Eastern Star. She was the widow of Rue Ewing.
Survivors include two brothers, Iven Ellis of Florida and Russell Ellis of Campbellsville.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. G.W. Smith. Burial will be in Old Liberty Cemetery at Bradfordsville.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today. [Published September 19, 1997]

Bobbie G. Morgan
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. - Bobbie G. Morgan, 53, of Clayton, Ind., died Saturday in Indianapolis.
Born June 29, 1944, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Brooklyn Morgan and Iva Mildred Wilson Phelps. He was an employee of Dorsett Brothers Elevator and a graduate of Monrovia High School.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Garner Morgan; four sons, Ricky Morgan of Homestead, Fla., Rod Morgan of Mooresville, Eric and Bobby Joe Morgan, both of Clayton; a daughter, Christy Morgan of Clayton; five brothers, Dennis, James and Steve Morgan, all of Kentucky, and Don Phelps of Greencastle, Ind., and Ronnie Phelps of Eminence, Ind.; three sisters, Kathy Mathews, Ruthie Sallee and Eva Jo Morgan, all of Kentucky; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a stepfather, Darius Phelps.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cure and Hensley Costin Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hall, Ind.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today. [Published September 23, 1997]

James A. Griffin
MORELAND - James A. ``Pete'' Griffin, 63, of Hustonville, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 17, 1933, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James and Abbie Mullins Griffin. He was a farmer and a member of Maxey's Valley Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Atwood Griffin; a daughter, Sheila Turpin of Stanford; three brothers, Lester, Earl and Elbert Griffin, all of Hustonville; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Norris McCawley. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ray, Craig, Steven and Clayton Griffin, Roy Shouse and Hershel Maddox.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Thursday. [Published September 24, 1997]

Melvin D. Daniel
LIBERTY - Melvin Delain Daniel, 43, of Dunnville, died Thursday at Casey County Hospital of an apparent heart attack.
Born June 22, 1954, in Casey County, he was a son of Roberta Ferry Daniel of Russell County and the late Mitchell Daniel. He was a saw mill employee and a member of Mount Calvary Community Church.
Additional survivors include his wife, Ada Roy Daniel; a son, Jamie D. Daniel of Dunnville; two brothers, Vernon Daniel of Dunnville and Michael Daniel of Russell County; three sisters, Margaret Richards of Russell County, Mary Johnson of Corbin and Judy Taylor of Ohio.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Clifford DeHart. Burial will be in Thomas Ridge Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published September 26, 1997]

Cecil Hayes
LIBERTY - Cecil Hayes, 62, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, died Monday at Titis Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 22, 1934 in Casey County, he was a son of the late Elbert E. and Alice Emerson Hayes Henderson. He was a construction worker.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathryn Haymes of Austin, Texas; a brother, Gene Hayes of Whitley City; and two sisters, Cordie Hayes and Dorothy Scott, both of Liberty.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Bill Johnson. Burial will be in Creston Antioch Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Thursday. [Published October 1, 1997]

Lucy Ewing
LIBERTY - Lucy Ewing, 82, of Dunnville, died Saturday at home.
Born May 21, 1915, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Ethel and Lottie Wilson Ellis. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She was the widow of John K. Lawhorn and Herbert Ewing.
Survivors include four grandchildren; Daniel, Douglas and Randy Lawhorn and Pamela Patterson, all of Casey County; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda Lawhorn; and a son, Archie Lawhorn.
Services were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Clifford Dehart. Burial was to be in Salem Cemetery. [Published October 6, 1997]

James H. Jeffries
MORELAND - James Huston Jeffries, 83, of Moreland, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 14, 1914, in Casey County, he was a son of the late C.T. and Wavie True Jeffries. He was a farmer and a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church, Casey County.
Survivors include a son, Calvin Jeffries of Houston; three daughters, Ann Jeffries of Bryantsville, Elizabeth Martin of Danville and Eva Holt of Harrodsburg; four brothers, Harlan Jeffries of Stanford, Othal Jeffries of Moreland, Fred Jeffries of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Charles Jeffries of Battle Creek, Mich.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. David Smith. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is 4 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to West End EMS. [Published October 6, 1997]

Milton Johnson
LIBERTY - Milton Johnson, 67, of Liberty, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital after an illness.
Born April 2, 1930, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Gladys Lee and Jesse Johnson. He was a retired employee of Kentucky State Transportation Department and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Rudell Cochran Johnson; a son, Mike Johnson of Indiana; two daughters, Beverly King and Renee Cochran, both of Liberty; two sisters, Mildred Phillips of Liberty and Lillian Wethington of Cincinnati; two brothers, Omer F. Johnson of Liberty and David Johnson of Cincinnati.
Arrangements are incomplete at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. [Published October 6, 1997]

Pauline E. Smith
MORELAND - Pauline Ellis Smith, 88, of Middleburg, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 24, 1909, in Ellisburg, Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Burl and Elizabeth Stokley Ellis. She was a homemaker, member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church, Casey County, and widow of George W. Smith Sr.
Survivors include a son, George W. Smith Jr.; a daughter, Gloria Thomas of Moreland; two brothers, Colbert Ellis of Indianapolis, Ind., and O.B. Ellis of Richmond; two sisters, Martha Jeffries of Hustonville; and Elenora Luster of Middleburg; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. James Lynn. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is 4 p.m. Tuesday. [Published October 6, 1997]

Francis M. Wethington
LIBERTY - Francis Murrel Wethington, 83, of Clementsville, died Sunday at home.
Born Feb. 20, 1914, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Leonard an Mary Wethington. He was the widower of Cyrilla Wethington. He was a retired farmer and Federal Crop Insurance salesman and a member or St. Bernard Catholic Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Roberta Price, Vina Wethington and Janet Davis, all of Liberty; a son, David Wethington of Cincinnati; a brother, T.V. Wethington of Liberty; two sisters, Genevieve Antle and Patricia Hash, both of Campbellsville; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Bradford Wethington.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Hall.
Pallbearers are Matthew and Jonathan Davis, Michael, Tim, Brian and Chris Wethington.
Visitation is after 5:30 p.m. today with a prayer service at 7 p.m. [Published October 6, 1997]

William E. Turpin
MORELAND - William E. Turpin, 45, of Liberty, died Sunday at home of natural causes.
Born May 22, 1952, in Casey County, he was a son of Deltha Shoopman Turpin of Liberty and the late Jesse Turpin. He was an employee of Barron Pallet Mill, Liberty.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Jean Brock Turpin; four daughters, Patricia and Sandra Turpin, both of Liberty, Tammy and Teresa Turpin, both of Washington, D.C.; a son, William Turpin Jr. of Liberty; two sisters, Melba R. Russin of Liberty and Linda Rodgers of Liberty; seven brothers, Randall and Michael Turpin, both of Hustonville; James Turpin of Baltimore, Md., Curtis, John and Billy Turpin, all of Liberty, George Turpin of Iowa,; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. James Lynn and Betty Walls. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Billy, Donald Earl and Clifton Brock, Robbie Barron and Phillip Graham.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Tuesday. [Published October 13, 1997]

Nannie B. Wesley
LIBERTY - Nannie Bell Wesley, 92, of Bethelridge, died Sunday in Yosemite.
Born June 29, 1905, in Yosemite, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Emma Taylor Vest. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethelridge United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Ocala Wesley.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary F. Vaught of Bethelridge; a son, Ronnie J. Wesley of Bethelridge; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethelridge United Methodist Church by the Rev. David Eastham. Burial will be in Bethelridge Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Monday at Bartle Funeral Home. [Published October 13, 1997]

Lewis O. Hamilton
MIDDLEBURG - Lewis Ollie Hamilton, 76, of Yosemite, died Monday at home of natural causes.
Born June 21, 1921, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Ambrose and Alice Emerson Hamilton. He was a former employee of Fisher Body in Hamilton, Ohio, a former owner of Hamilton Service Station in Mount Olive, a farmer and a member of Mount Olive Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lera Mae Patterson Hamilton; a son, Jerry Lewis Hamilton of Yosemite; two brothers, Travis E. Hamilton of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Harold L. Hamilton of Kings Mountain; two sisters, Lucille Wilson of Cincinnati and Evelyn Hill of Waynesburg; and a grandson.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Olive Christian Church by the Rev. Greg Powell. Burial will be in Durham Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be David, Donnie Pat, Jimmy, Mike and Donnie Eugene Hamilton and Donnie Black. Honorary pallbearers are Aaron Floyd, Russell Wall, Junior Wilson, Tommy Pendleton, Kenneth Stafford, Travis Black, Creech Carman and Donald Williams.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home and after 8 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may go to Hospice of Lake Cumberland, PO Box 651, Somerset 42502. [Published October 14, 1997]

Artie H. Walls
LIBERTY - Services for Artie Mae Hodge Walls, 77, of Liberty, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Norman Harmon. Burial will be in Brush Creek Cemetery.
She died Sunday at Casey County Hospital.
Born Feb. 29, 1920, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Lou Ella Wethington Hodge. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was the widow of Benjamin H. Walls.
Survivors include three sons, J.R., Benny and David Walls, all of Liberty; five daughters, Thelma Morse of Cincinnati, Ohio, Bonnie Gooch of Lexington, Glenna Smither of Liberty, Lois Allen of Columbia and Lola Brown of Whiteland, Ind.; 24 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published October 14, 1997]

Flossie L. Bryant
LIBERTY - Flossie Luttrell Bryant, 88, of Russell Springs, formerly of Casey County, died Saturday in Louisville.
Born July 27, 1909, in Casey County, she was a was a daughter of the late John and Emma Southerland Luttrell. She was a homemaker, a member of Russell Springs Christian Church, and the widow of Palmer Bryant.
Survivors include three sons, Lloyd Bryant of Tennessee, Ronald Bryant of Illinois, and David Bryant of Georgia; four daughters, Shirley Buraski of Georgia, Wanda Lagasca, Brenda Venaas and Freda Poe, all of Illinois; three brothers, Arnold Luttrell of Liberty, Cecil and Owen Luttrell, both of Russell Springs; two sisters, Ruby Barnett of Liberty and Bonnie Whittle of Russell Springs; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Lane.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Antioch Christian Church by the Rev. Carroll Egnew. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. [Published October 27, 1997]

Marshall Combs
LIBERTY - Marshall Combs, 58, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Casey County, died Saturday in Cincinnati.
Born Feb. 9, 1939, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Eddie and Rosie Pendleton Combs.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa Davis Combs; four sons, Phil, Marc, Rodney and Eric Combs; three sisters, Nettie Daugherty, Mamie West and Nellie Bacot; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be noon Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim Tharpe. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is 4:30-9 p.m. today. [Published October 28, 1997]

Morris W. Cochran
LIBERTY - Morris Wayne Cochran, 49, of Wilson Ridge Road, died Thursday at Casey County Hospital.
Born July 23, 1948, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Otha and Alta Wilcher Cochran. He was a gate hauler.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Cundiff Cochran; a son, Brian Cochran of Indianapolis; a daughter, Marcie Cochran of Indianapolis; a stepdaughter, Michelle Perry of Liberty; two brothers, Lowell and Jerry Cochran, both of Liberty; three sisters, Mabel Atwood of Michigan, Bernice Atwood and Maxine Hale, both of Liberty.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Bearl King. Burial will be in Grace Baptist Cemetery.
Visitation is after noon Saturday. [Published October 31, 1997]

W.T. Durham
MIDDLEBURG - W.T. Durham, 91, of Yosemite, died Friday at Royal Manor Nursing Home, Nicholasville.
Born June 28, 1906, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Logan and Lillie Powell Durham. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church. He was the widower of Effie Nickles Durham.
Survivors include four daughters, Eula Wesley, Thelma Kays, Mary Denson and Lutricia Sassard, all of Yosemite; a son, Leonard Durham of Liberty; and several grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by five sons, Manuel, Richard, Albert, Clarence and Delbert Durham; and two daughters, Ina Simmons and Brenda Durham.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Mount Calvary Baptist Church by the Revs. C.B. Carman and Gale Durham. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. [Published November 2, 1997]

Herlin ``Flop'' Woodrum
LIBERTY - Herlin Ray ``Flop'' Woodrum, 58, of Cincinnati, died Thursday in Fairfield, Ohio.
Born Oct. 7, 1939, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Charles Elmer and Iva Overstreet Woodrum. He was a truck driver for Roadway Express.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Christine Noel Woodrum of Cincinnati; two daughters, Karen Harris and Donna Barnett, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Mary Ina Cain of Cincinnati; two brothers, Glen Woodrum of Oklahoma and Luther Woodrum of Cincinnati; and a granddaughter.
Services will be 11 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Cliff Strunk. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today.
Pallbearers will be Doug Barnett, Bob Harris, Larry Noel, David Noel, Billy Woodrum and Sean Carroll. [Published November 2, 1997]

Caleb Scott
LIBERTY - Caleb Scott, 67, of Broughton Hill Apartments, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 29, 1930, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Lonzie and Nancy Atwood Scott. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Brush Creek Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Juanita Carrier and Tamara Sidwell, both of Liberty, Janice Denson of Camby, Ind., Tonya Shewmaker of Kiser, W.V.; a brother, Paul Scott of Brooklyn, Ind.; two sisters, Mary Barlow and Alice Passmore, both of Liberty; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Brush Creek Pentecostal Church by the Revs. Gary Lavender and Shirley Denson. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at the church.
McKinney-Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. [Published November 3, 1997]

Avery Hicks
LIBERTY - Avery Hicks, 68, of the Clementsville community, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after an illness.
Born June 7, 1929, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Virture and Minnie Clements Hicks. He was a retired mechanic. He was preceded in death by a son, Avery Hicks Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Wethington Hicks; three daughters, Susan Ledford and Mary Ann Cochran, both of Liberty, and Sandy Acker of Michigan; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 8 a.m. today until time of the service. [Published November 9, 1997]

William H. Clements
LIBERTY - Services for William Henry Clements, 62, of Dry Ridge Road, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Poplar Springs Baptist Church by the Revs. George Brown and Ricky Rogers. Burial will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery.
He died Sunday at home.
Born Oct. 9, 1935, in Casey County, he was a son of Dorthy Haste Clements of Liberty and the late Talmage Clements. He was a retired farmer and a member and deacon of Poplar Springs Baptist Church.
Other survivors include his wife, Mary Etta Cain Clements; three sons, Mike Clements of Georgetown, Ohio, Jackie Clements of Mount Orab, Ohio, and Dwayne Clements of Liberty; two daughters, Marlene Fox of Williamsburg, Ohio, and Kathy Clements of Hamersville, Ohio; three sisters, Velma Anderson of Mt. Orab, Violet Wright of New Salisbury, Ind., and Rose Wilham of Liberty; and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [Published November 11, 1997]

Lillian Turpin
MORELAND - Services for Lillian Traylor Turpin, 78, of Hustonville, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Jeff Dalton. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
She died Sunday at home.
Born April 12, 1919, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Pearl Corner Traylor. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal church.
Survivors include four daughters, Jerline Watson and Emmaline Edwards, both of Hustonville, Betsy Taylor and Beatrice Hack, both of Liberty; a son, Elvin Turpin of Hustonville; a sister, Bonnie Richards of Nancy; a brother, Gilbert Traylor of Hustonville; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; and two step great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Donald Turpin.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today. [Published November 11, 1997]

Wanda Turpin
MORELAND - Wanda Mae Turpin, 47, of Hustonville died Wednesday at her home in Casey County from natural causes.
Born June 10, 1950, Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Johnny and Helen Jones Jeffries. She had been manager of Hickory Hills Market for about five and half years and attended Ellisburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband Randall Turpin; a daughter Janice Richards of Hustonville; two sisters, Nancy Brooks of Hustonville and Shirley Jenkins of Willisburg; two brothers, Robert and James Jeffries, both of Hustonville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. G.W. Smith. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. [Published November 20, 1997]

Holbert E. Propes
MORELAND - Holbert Eugene Propes, 73, of Hustonville, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 15, 1924, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Chester J. and Ollie Marie Johnson Propes. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Mae Barger Propes; six sons, Howard E. Propes and Robert W. Propes, both of Hustonville, Donald D. Propes Sr. of Minnesota, Norman W. Propes of Pendleton, Ind., Roger D. Propes of Indiana, and Edgar J. Propes of Middleburg; four daughters, Brenda S. Luster and Linda L. Payton, both of Hustonville, Wanda E. Johnson of Liberty and Alma Schmeirs of Middleburg; two half sisters, Elizabeth Arnold of Hustonville and Vivian C. Arnold of Indiana; a half brother, Eddie Arnold of Mount Olive; two step brothers, Kenneth Pemberton of Junction City and Harold Pemberton of Liberty; 22 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a number of step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Joyce Propes and Angela Propes.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by Bearl King. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Casey County.
Pallbearers will be Junior Webb, Junior Brooks, Chad Graham, Gary Propes and Jerry Swango.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today. [Published November 24, 1997]

Vincent W. Harmon
LIBERTY - Vincent Wade Harmon, 27, of Tennessee Ridge Road, died Sunday at Taylor County Hospital of natural causes.
Born May 22, 1970, in Casey County, he was a son of William Harmon of Nicholasville and Mary Justice Harmon of Liberty.
Survivors include his wife, Pam Schubert Harmon; two sons, Michael Harmon of Liberty and Jeffrey Snow of Middleburg; two daughters, Courtney Harmon of Liberty and Amanda Schubert of Liberty; two sisters, Lorie Harmon and Lexie Boynton, both of Liberty; two brothers, Jody Harmon of Liberty and Willie Harmon of Middleburg; three half sisters, Linda Roberts, Virginia Shea and Margaret Kessinger, all of Versailles; two half brothers, Vernon Harmon of Jamestown and Roger Harmon of Lexington.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Boyce Houk. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published November 25, 1997]

William H. Reed
MORELAND - William H. Reed, 62, of Moreland, died Wednesday at home of natural causes.
Born Oct. 12, 1935, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Perry and Flossie Hill Reed. He was a farmer.
Survivors include four sons, William ``Butch'' Reed, Christopher Reed and Steven Reed, all of Kings Mountain, and Tony Reed of Kissimmee, Fla., two daughters, Janie Reed of Casey County and Martha Reed of Hartford City, Ind.; three brothers, Marvin Reed of Hartford City, Michael Reed and Harold Reed, both of Marion, Ind.; three sisters, Nancy Scharbrough of Waynesburg, Shirley Temmons and Lillian Reed, both of Marion, Ind.; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Clayton Reed.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Dan Gutenson. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Friday. [Published December 4, 1997]

Esther M. Morgan
LIBERTY - Esther Mae Morgan, 86, of Liberty, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 11, 1911, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late David and Lucinda Ellis Peyton. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Lebanon Sportswear. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Riley K. Morgan; a daughter, Mayola Richardson of Liberty; five grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Revs. Dwight Coffman and Jeff Edwards. Burial will be in Tapscott Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published December 8, 1997]

Jerry Phillips
LIBERTY - Jerry Eugene Phillips, 50, of Sunnyvale, Calif., formerly of Casey County, died there Friday.
Born May 4, 1947, in Casey County, he was a son of Imogene Hatter Riddle of Lexington and the late James W. Phillips. He was an engineer for Lockheed-Martin Co.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Brock Phillips; two brothers, Barry Phillips of Louisville and Timothy Phillips of Canada; three sisters, Linda Emerson of Liberty, Brenda Starr of Lexington and Spring I. Emerson of Frankfort.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Onva Hayes. Burial will be in Hiter Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. [Published December 9, 1997]

Roy Gibson
LIBERTY - Roy Gibson, 82, Ky. 1859, died Tuesday at Liberty Care Center.
Born May 27, 1915, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Tim and Bessie Johnson Gibson. He was a farmer and was in the timber business. He was a member of Pine Grove Church and the widower of Ethel Bowlin Gibson.
Survivors are two daughters, Joyce Buck, Liberty, and Elizabeth Burton, Edinburgh, Ind.; a son, Carlos Gibson, Indianapolis; three brothers, Noah and Alvin Gibson, both of Geneva, and Coy Gibson, Liberty; a half brother, Dennis Foster, Harrodsburg; a half sister, Adel Barry, Louisville; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Jesse Long and Jeff Edwards. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published December 11, 1997]

Clyde E. Pike
LIBERTY - Clyde Edward Pike, 74, of Hwy. 518, Hustonville died Sunday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington.
Born May 28, 1923, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Claude and Bertha Bastin Pike. He was a self-employed construction worker and a member of Mount Salem Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bessie Dunn Bastin; three sons, Gary Wayne Pike of Collinsville, Ala., Michael E. Pike of Yosemite and Clyde S. Pike of Mount Salem; three daughters, Betty S. Smith and Sherry L. Sullivan, both of Mount Salem and Tina M. Rhea of Moreland; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Cochran. Burial with military honors will be in Hustonville Cemetery. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published December 15, 1997]

Robert D. Allen
LIBERTY - Robert D. Allen, 66, of Yukon, Okla., died there Saturday.
Born May 5, 1931, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Riley H. and Ada Wilkerson Allen. He was a retired farmer, a veteran of the Korean War and a member of First Christian Church, Somerset.
Survivors include his wife, Ila Owens Allen; a daughter, Marla K. Phillips of Bethany, Okla.; a brother, Riley Allen Jr. of Liberty; a sister, Agnes F. Krump of Hankinson, N.D.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Homer Hecht. Burial with military rites will be in Antioch Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published December 16, 1997]

Hubert D. Roy
LIBERTY - Services for Hubert D. Roy, 71, Price Creek Road, will be 11 a.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Clarmie Clawson. Burial will be in Roy Family Cemetery.
He died Tuesday in Somerset.
Born March 31, 1926, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Welsey and Cora Roy. He was a retired welder and farmer, a World War II Army veteran and the widower of Moneda Wilson Roy.
Survivors are three sons, Kenneth, Ralph and Garland Roy, all of Liberty; three daughters, Jacklin Bernard of Dunnville, Dixie Rigney of Winchester and Sharon Dunbar of Jamestown; a sister, Nadine Thomas, Dunnville; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published December 18, 1997]

Charles B. Moore
LIBERTY - Charles B. Moore, 66, Ky. 70 East, died Wednesday at home after an illness.
Born Dec. 10, 1931, in Liberty, he was a son of the late Cleo and Ruby Allen Moore. He was a retired employee of Casey County Road Department, an Army veteran and a member of Craftsman's Masonic Lodge 722 and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors are his wife, Christine Watson Moore; four daughters, Sherry Ritter and Pamela Moore, both of Liberty, Mary Miller of Bradenton, Fla., and Carolyn Carmen of Bethelridge; a sister, Ann Sandusky, Liberty; a brother, Moses Moore, Columbia; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Mike Dunn. Burial with military rites will be in Lanhamtown Cemetery. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Friday with a Masonic service at 7 p.m. [Published December 18, 1997]

Stanley R. Shoemaker
MIDDLEBURG - Services for Stanley R. Shoemaker, 80, Kings Mountain, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home. Burial will be in Middleburg Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Born July 6, 1917, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Harrison M. and Hema Raney Shoemaker. He was a retired farmer and truck driver, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Grove Ridge Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Celesta Bastin Shoemaker; a daughter, Glenda R. Walker, Candler, N.C.; two sisters, Pauline McWhorter of Middleburg and Ruby Clark of Cincinnati; two brothers, Harrison M. Shoemaker Jr. and Lloyd Shoemaker, both of Kings Mountain; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Garry Shoemaker.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published December 18, 1997]

Gertie Patton
LIBERTY - Gertie Patton, 86, of Liberty Care Center, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 15, 1911, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late B.F. and Maggie Scott Allen. She was a homemaker and a member of White Oak Union Church. She was the widow of Jake Patton.
Survivors include a daughter, Louise Ellis of Sandusky, Mich.; two sons, James Patton of Plainfield, Ind., and Junior Patton of Liberty; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Patton. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Visitation is after 9 a.m. Saturday. [Published December 19, 1997]

Walter Price
LIBERTY - Walter Price, 79, of Lexington, formerly of Yosemite, died Thursday at Central Baptist Hospital.
Born Aug. 26, 1918, in Casey County, he was a son of the late John T. and Docia Afton Price. He was a retried employee of Ford Motor Company in Cincinnati; an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Walltown Christian Church and the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Fayrene Gastineau Price; three daughters, Jean McAninch of Mason, Ohio, Wanda Spears of Liberty and Francis Pittman of Lexington; three sisters, Christine Blevins of Wood River, Ill., Margie French of Morganfield, and Maxine Godbey of Tequesta, Fla.; a brother, Paul Price of Walltown; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Patton.
Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Saturday. [Published December 19, 1997]

Lewis E. Sharp
LIBERTY - Lewis E. Sharp, 82, of Allen Street, died Friday at Casey County Hospital.
Born Oct. 16, 1915, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Lafe and Ella Games Sharp. He was a former director of McKinney-Brown and Bartle funeral homes. He was a former employee of the Kentucky Highway Department and bus driver for the Casey County School System. He belonged to Liberty First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Thompson Sharp; one son, Garland Sharp of Liberty; one daughter, Carol Gregory of Liberty; five sisters, Flossie Haggard, Mabel Emerson and Etwell Floyd, all of Liberty, Nettie Fair of Somerset and Minnie Lawhorn of Clinton, Ind.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Jimmy Brown. Burial will be Glenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Lew Gregory, Chris Sharp, Rick Madison, George Lawhorn, Wilford Alstott and David Emerson.
Visitation will be after 8 a.m. today until time of the service. [Published December 21, 1997]

Virginia P. Welch
LIBERTY - Virginia Price Welch, 72, of Frankfort, died Monday at Columbia Hospital, Frankfort.
Born Jan. 11, 1925, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Lillie Murphy Price. She was a retired accountant for the Kentucky Department of Revenue. She was a member of Walnut Hill Separate Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Fred E. Welch; two daughters, Mary Madelyn and Lauren Lee, both of Frankfort; a son, Frederick E. Welch II of Bardstown; four brothers, Lilburn, Earl, Ralph, and Rodney Price, all of Liberty; a sister, Helen Richards of Liberty; and a grandchild.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. David C. Jackson. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published December 23, 1997]

Tommy Chadwell
LIBERTY - Tommy Chadwell, 82, of South Fork Road, died Thursday at Casey County Hospital.
Born June 1, 1915, in Casey County, he was a son of the late William and Rebecca Shell Chadwell. He was a retired farmer and a member of South Fork Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Ida Price of Russell Springs and Bonnie Tucker of Columbia.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at South Fork Cemetery by the Rev. Clifford Dehart.
Pallbearers will be Delmer Brown, Vallas Elmore, Emmit Asberry, Boyd Hoskin, Glen Luttrell and Lester Wilson.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. [Published December 26, 1997]

Willie Durham
STANFORD - Willie Durham, 87, of Old Somerset Road, died Wednesday at Danville Center for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born Aug. 14, 1910, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James M. and Ida Wilson Durham. He was a mechanic for Lincoln County Board of Education for 25 years, and a maintenance employee of the Lincoln County courthouse for 15 years. He was a member of Blue Lick Baptist Church and was a Kentucky Colonel.
He was the widower of Verda M. Poppelwell Durham. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Guin Smallwood Brooks.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Durham of Waynesburg and Marion W. Durham of Stanford; and a daughter, Jacquline Foley of Stanford; two brothers, Johnny Durham of Stanford and Clifton Durham of Indianapolis; a sister, Gertrude Brent of Stanford; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Gary Story.
Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ray, Bobby, and Chucky Durham, Donald and Kenny Brent and Charles W. Gray.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice. [Published December 26, 1997]

Alois Johnson
LIBERTY - Alois Alene Johnson, 70, of Ky. 1859, died Wednesday at home after an illness.
Born Dec. 24, 1927, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Burchell Shreve. She was the widow of Lewis Johnson. She had been a nursing assistant at Casey County Hospital and a member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Judy A. Somerville of Columbia, Debbie Benedict of Hustonville, Vickie Sanders and Peggy Long, both of Liberty; three sons, Tim Johnson of Liberty, Larry Johnson of Ashland City, Tenn., and Ricky Johnson of Stanton; two brothers, Delmer Shreve of Liberty and Mitchell Shreve of Mansfield; three sisters, Doris Coffman and Martha Shreve, both of Liberty, and Corine Griffith of Franklin, Ind.; 19 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 3 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Dwight Coffman and Jeff Edwards. Burial will be in Peavey Cemetery.
Visitation began at 11 a.m. today. [Published December 26, 1997]

Edward Russell Jr.
MORELAND - Edward Russell Jr., 72, of Hustonville, died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 17, 1925, in Casey County, she was a son of the late Eddie and Sarah Smith Russell. He was a retired farmer and former owner/operator of Russell Grocery. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Hustonville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty True Russell; two daughters, Donna S. Robertson of Hustonville and Judy A. Melear of Louisville; two brothers, Carl Russell of Hustonville and Johnny Russell of Danville; two sisters, Nancy R. Dakin of Indianapolis, Ind., and Elizabeth Hullett of Burlington; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a stepgrandson.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. Eddie Reynolds and Greg Nimmo. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Wayne, Mike and Mark Russell, Bo Middleton, Genie Dunn, Jody McCowan and Reed Baierlein.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to American Cancer Society. [Published December 26, 1997]