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Henry County Obituary Records - These records are a PARTIAL extract of the Henry County Local (HCL) Obituaries. These records range from the early 1900's to the present day and were Submitted By: the contributor listed below. Not all the obituaries contained during the years of the newspaper have been extracted. Please use this information as a starting point for your own research. |
Contributed By: E. T. "Hammer" Smith
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Nancy Tanner
Nancy R. Tanner, 94, of Eaton, OH, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at heartland of Eaton in Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Frankie Broad Ricketts, attended the Campbellsburg Second Baptist Church and St. Margaret Episcopal Church in Dayton, OH and worked as a librarian. She is survived by her cousin and caregiver Rosa Jones Hawes, Dayton, OH. Graveside services were held at noon Wednesday, April 9 at the Campbellsburg Second Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. E. B. Higgins, Pastor of the Campbellsburg Second Baptist Church, officiated. Ransdell Funeral Home of Campbellsburg was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local April 9, 2008
Allison Willoughby Taylor-Robinson
Allsion Willoughby Taylor-Robinson, 38, passed away on Sunday 16, 2012. She was a fund-raiser for the Charitable Research Foundation and a member of Jacobs Well International Church. She was preceded in death by her grandparents: Lindon �Sug� and Martha Powell and John and Lucille Willoughby. Allsion is survived by her mother: Martha Powell Willoughby and her father: Jack K. Willoughby; children: Whitney Willoughby, Emery Taylor-Thomas and Avery Taylor Thomas; siblings: Kristi Willoughby Davidsaver and Jonathan Dru (Ronda) Willoughby; Uncle: Lin G. (Sandy) Powell; aunts: Sally Bond-Lowrey and Frances (Gene) Bennett. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Pearson�s in Louisville with burial in the New Castle Cemetery.
Courier-Journal September 18, 2012
Ethel Roberts Taylor, 80, of Beach grove, IN died Friday, May 16, 2003 at Beach Grove Meadows. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Mabel Whitaker Roberts, a waitress at Chan�s Chinese Restaurant and a Baptist. She is survived by two daughters: Patricia Bunten and Brenda Chandler, both of Indianapolis, IN; one brother: David Roberts, Campbellsburg; one sister: Doris Roberts Griffith, Campbellsburg; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Taylor. Funeral service es were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, may 19 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Carl Rucker officiated. Burial was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.
Henry County Local May 21, 2003
Goldine Taylor, 91, of Port Royal, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle. She was a retired nurse�s aide, a member of the Port Royal United Methodist Church and the daughter of the late Henry Tingle and Jennifer Teeters Tingle. She is survived by one daughter: Ruth Ann (Walter) Test, Bradenton, FL; three sons: Dan Taylor, Turners Station, Joe Taylor, Port Royal and Larry D. Taylor, Frankfort; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Abner Taylor and three brothers. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 10 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Ron Laughlin, Pastor of the Port Royal United Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 15, 2004
Irene Hawkins Taylor, 98, of Carrollton, died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Green Valley Health and Rehab in Carrollton. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Pearl Hundley Hawkins. Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Taylor, a daughter, Judy Cox, sons, Richard Taylor, Raymond �Dutch� Taylor, Roland Taylor and John Taylor. She is survived by six grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 12 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Rucker officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 12, 2011
Jeff �Monkey� Taylor, 46, of New Castle, died Friday, August 30, 2002 in Trimble County. He was an employee of the State Highway Department in Shelby County. He is survived by two daughters: Jeanie Taylor and Summer (Perry) Brewer, both of New Castle; his mother: Mildred (Alfred) Jackson, Bedford; his father: Alfred A. Taylor, Lawrenceburg, IN; two sisters: Brenda (Richard) Pettit, Lawrenceburg, IN and Emma (Lorenzo) Hicks, Tampa, FL; one brother: Steve Taylor, Bedford; two half-sisters: Connie (Mike) Lane, Lawrenceburg, IN and Helena Taylor, St. Petersburg, FL; five half-brothers: William Zosel and Matthew Zosel, both of Tampa, FL, Timmy, Norman and Alfred, Jr., all of Lawrenceburg, IN and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 3 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the New Castle Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 4, 2002
Joseph D. �Joe� Taylor, 79, of Campbellsburg, died Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Episcopal Church Home in Louisville. Son of the late Abner �Boots� and Goldine Tingle Taylor, he worked as the Operations Department Supervisor at the Kentucky Utilities Ghent Plant. Joe was retired Master Sergeant in the U. S. Air Force. He served a year in Vietnam and was on Embassy Duty in London and Tel Aviv and received the National Defense Service Medal. Joe was a member of the Port Royal United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife: Darlene Staples Taylor, Campbellsburg; one daughter: Maresa (Randy) Fawns, Shelbyville; one son: Paul Taylor, Virginia Beach, VA; one step-son: Adam (Deeanne) West, Eminence; a step-daughter-in-law: Melissa West, Milton; brothers: Dan Taylor, Turners Station and Larry (Tracy) Taylor, Frankfort; sister: Ruth Ann (Walt) Test, Bradenton, FL and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a step-son, Eric West. Funeral services were at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 11 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 12, 2012
Lennie Gilbert Taylor, 85, of New Castle, died Saturday, June 30, 2012 at the Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Alvin and Anna Adams Gilbert. She joined the new Castle Baptist Church in 1947 and started the church nursery. Lennie was a member of the Henry County Farmerette Homemakers for more than 40 years. She is survived by her husband: Fred Carroll Taylor, New Castle; three sons: Kenneth (Karen) Taylor, Steve (Judy) Taylor and David (Connie) Taylor, four grandsons and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 4 at the New Castle Baptist Church. Dr. Dave Charlton, Pastor of the First Christian Church, Shelbyville, officiated, assisted by Bro. Daniel Lowry, Pastor of the New Castle Baptist Church. Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local July 4, 2012
Lillie Fallis Taylor, 76, of Pleasureville, died December 8, 1971 at her home. She is survived by her husband: Ernest Taylor; three daughters: Mary E. Browner, Ruth Clubb and Esther Clark, of Louisville; one son: Victor Rucker, Fredericksburg, IN; seven Step-grandchildren; three sisters: Naomi Shelton, Eminence, Bernice Tucker and Elizabeth Bryant, Pleasureville; three brothers: T. B. Fallis, F. V. Fallis, Pleasureville and Jesse Fallis, Bethlehem. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Thomas Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Ken Shaw officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 16, 1971
Raymond Russell �Dutch� Taylor, 78, of Carrollton, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at his residence. He was the son of the late Leo Allen Taylor. He is survived by his wife: Audrey Willett Taylor, Carrollton; his mother: Irene Hawkins, Carrollton; and his son: Darrell Allen Taylor, Tallahassee, FL. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 29 at the Family Worship Center, Carrollton. Rev. Pat Butcher officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery. The Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local June 29, 2011
Russell A. Taylor, 69, of Campbellsburg, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. Russell retired as a machinist and continued his livelihood at Wal-Mart in LaGrange. He was a member of the Providence Baptist Church and the united Steel Workers of America. He is survived by his wife: Judy L. Taylor, Campbellsburg; children: Khris (Wayne) Fields, Walton, Denise (Joe) LaGrange and Senior Airman Josh (Amanda) Aaron, Campbellsburg; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Huff, Pastor of the Providence Baptist Church, officiated.
Courier-Journal June 1, 2011
James Byron Tennill, Sr., 90, of Louisville, died April 7, 2012. He was born February 8, 1922 in Chaplin, the youngest son of George W. and Maude Driskell Tennill. Jim owned and operated River Road Auto Parts for 30 years and then was a realtor for 30 years. He was a life-long Methodist and a charter member of Christ Church United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his two older brothers: Wesley and F. M. �Bud� Tennill; and his wife of 52 years, Virginia Thurman Tennill. He is survived by his son: James B. (Priscilla Garland) Tennill, Jr. Louisville; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 16 at Christ Church United Methodist. Interment was in the Highview Cemetery in Chaplin.
Courier-Journal April 15, 2012
Louise Beverly Thacker, 91, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, October 27, 2005 at Jewish Shelbyville Hospital. She was a former employee of the Masonic Home of Shelbyville, a member of the Rockbridge United Methodist Church and the daughter of the late Stephen and Cordie Bruce Beverly. She is survived by one son: Alfred J. Hinton, Louisville; one sister: Beatrice Roberts, Bethlehem; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Thacker. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 29 at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. Jesse Baxter officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Henry County local November 2, 2005
Dallas �Ray� Tharp, 96, of Turners Station, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at the Baptist Hospital East, Louisville. He was the on of the late Delphia Fewell Tharp, a farmer and a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife: Minnie �Lucille� Tharp, Turners Station; one daughter: Charlotte (Bill) Ready; one son: Roger (Barbara) Tharp; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Hazel Berry and Inez Snook. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 at the Campbellsburg Baptist Church. Rev. Shawn Golden officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery. Ransdell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local May 20, 2009
Minnie Lucille Tharp, 95, of Turners Station, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Abe and Belle Chilton. She is survived by her two children Charlotte Ready and Roger Tharp, both of Louisville. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 15 at the First Baptist Church of Campbellsburg. Rev. Shawn Golden officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 15, 2012
James Clark West, 59, of Eminence, died Monday, January 13, 2003 at his residence after an illness. He was the son of the late Girtie and Mary Lee Walden West, a native of Jefferson County, a U. S. Army veteran, a construction laborer and a Baptist. He is survived by his wife: Betty Dennison West; five sons: Bobby and Travis West, both of Frankfort, Tracy West, Wildomar, CA, Robert West, Maryland and James Clark West, Paoli, IN; four daughters: Robin West, Eminence, Katherine West, Shoals, IN, Jodie West, West Baden, IN and Donna Charles West, Paoli, IN; one sister: Pat (Don) Rodgers, Louisville; one brother: Bob West, Salem, NH; thirteen grandchildren; one great-granddaughter and two aunts. The body was cremated. Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. A memorial service was held.
Henry County Local January 29, 2003
Mildred Alice West, 65, of Centerfield, died Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at Tri-County Baptist Hospital, LaGrange. She was a native of Oldham County, the daughter of the late Charles Clinton and Ethel Campbell Coffman and a homemaker. She is survived by her husband: Robert �June� West, Jr., Centerfield; three sons: David West, Sulphur, Glenn West, Greenville, TN and Scott West, Eminence; two daughters: Connie Miller, Taylorsville and Michelle West, Crestwood; one brother: Fred Coffman, Goshen; one sister: Dotty Armstrong, Louisville; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body was cremated. A memorial service was held at the family residence in Centerfield on Saturday, February 16 at 4:00 p.m.
Henry County Local February 20, 2002
Phyllis R. Truman West, 69, of Pleasureville, died Monday, December 23, 2002 at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville. She was th3e daughter of the late Harvey Truman, the toy department manager at Cook�s Pharmacy for over 25 years and a member of the Pleasureville Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband: Charles F. West, Pleasureville; three sons: Michael West, Owensboro, Timothy West, Smithfield and Charles P. West, Eminence; her mother: Louise Baugh Truman, Pleasureville; two brothers: Wendell Truman, Pleasureville and Harry Truman, Louisville; one sister: Ellen Rynes, Eminence, nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 27 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County local January 1, 2003
Bettie C. Wheeler, 64, of Franklinton, died Thursday, September 12, 2002 in Franklinton. She was a native of Boyle County, the daughter of the late John Cleaver and Gertrude Hundley Crain and a member of the Franklinton Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter: Stephanie Wheeler, Eminence; one son: John Wheeler, Eminence; one sister: Linda Ashby, Franklinton; one brother: James Crain, Louisville; one step-daughter: Reva (Ron) Golder, Portsmouth, VA; two step-grandsons: William A. Gordon, Irvine and James Lee Gordon, Shelbyville; four grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 15 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Jackie Newton, Pastor of the Franklinton Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Mike and Mona Huff. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 13, 2002
William Forest Whitaker, 77, of Smithfield, died Sunday, November 4, 2001, at Rolling Hills Nursing Home, New Albany, IN. He was the son of the late Ora and Rendy Walker Whitaker, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII, a retired employee of Ford Motor Company and a member of the Children of the King Church, Bedford. He is survived by his daughter: Rhonda (George) Carpenter, Smithfield; three sons: Forest D. and Dale G. Whitaker, both of Smithfield and Cecil R. Whitaker, Pendleton; one sister: Mamie Purvis, New Castle; one brother: Chester Whitaker, Dallas, TX; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Anna Marie Shuck Whitaker. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 7 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Nick Coleman, Sulphur, officiated. Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 7, 2001
Howard �Red� Minish White, Jr., 49, of Bagdad, died Saturday, July 7, 2012, in Corbin. He was the son of the late Howard Minish White, Sr. He is survived by two sons: Austin Lee White and Timothy Colton White, both of Shelbyville; and two daughters: Christina Dawn Barnett, Pleasureville and Samantha Ann White, Shelbyville and his mother: Nancy Catherine Stratton, Pleasureville. A memorial service was held on Thursday, July 12 at the Pleasureville Baptist Church.
Henry County Local July 18, 2012
Mary Ann Walters Whitfield, 52, of Campbellsburg, died Thursday, October 2, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Carrollton, the daughter of the late Barbara Ann Carr Walters, retired from the Carrollton Kroger Store after 30 years and a member of the Worthville Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughter: Sara Whitfield, Campbellsburg; two sons: Mark Whitfield, Carrollton and Paul Whitfield, Campbellsburg; her father: Gus �Jiggs� Walters, Carrollton; and two brothers: William Walters and Daniel Walters, both of Carrollton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Whitfield and one brother. Funeral service es were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4 at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Rev. Amanda Hines officiated. Burial was in the Carrollton I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 8, 2003
Benjamin L. Wilcke, 24, of Louisville, formerly of Bethlehem, died Saturday, October 28, 2006, in his home of a gunshot wound fired by an unknown assailant. He attended Ballard High School as well as the University of Louisville. He was also a server and a bartender in various restaurants in the Louisville area. He is survived by his parents: Richard and Janet Wilcke, Bethlehem; three sisters: Ardith Keck, LaGrange, Caroline Stephens, Clarksville, IN and Madlen Wilcke, Bethlehem. He was preceded in death by his brother, William. A private memorial service was held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 3 at the Pearson-Ratterman Funeral Home, Middletown.
Henry County Local November 15, 2006
Hugh E. Wilborn, 58, of Louisville, died Sunday, March 10, 2002 at Norton Southwest Hospital, Louisville. He was a native of Shelbyville, the son of the late Ernest Howard and Cecyle Crawford Wilborn, a U. S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a maintenance worker. He is survived by his wife: Brenda Vest Wilborn, Jeffersonville, IN; three sons: Matt Wilborn, Lee Wilborn and Aaron Wilborn, all of Shelbyville; one daughter: Shelly Reynolds, Fayetteville, NC; one step-son: Paul Crawford, Port Royal; one brother: Claude Wilborn, Louisville; three sisters: Ruby Koehler, Jeffersonville, IN, Lucile Hickerson, Maysville and Ruth Warren, Shelbyville and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 13 at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.
Henry County Local March 13, 2002
Bobby L. Wiley, 68, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, August 8, 2002 at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. He was a native of Henry County, the son of the late Gayle Guthrie Wiley and a member of the Shelby Christian Church. He is survived by his mother: Beulah Wiley, Shelbyville; two brothers: Jim Wiley and Gayle Wiley, Jr., both of Shelbyville; one sister: Frances Nethery, Shelbyville and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10 at the Shelby Christian Church, Shelbyville. Rev. Kenneth Shouse and Rev. Kyle Wiley officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville. Hall-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local August 14, 2002
Mark Wilson, 46, of Carrollton, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013. He was the son of the late Joyce Ann Willett Wilson. He is survived by his daughter: Scarlett Wilson, Carrollton and father: Bob Wilson, Carrollton. Memorial services were held at 7:00 p.m. Friday July 26 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Earl Wayne Perry officiated.
Henry County Local July 31, 2013
Carroll T. Wright, 80, of Pendleton, died Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Baptist Health in Louisville. He was the son of the late Archie Wright and Pauline Pyles Wright. He is survived by two daughters: Doris Edds, Pendleton and Vick Pociask, Dunedin, FL; and three sons: Bryan Wright, Pendleton, Donnie Wright, Ghent and Charlie Wright, Louisville. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 1, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Greg Gravitt, Oldham Woods Church of Christ officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 2, 2013 |