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

Robert F. Abbott

Robert F. Abbott, 75, of LaGrange, died Tuesday, October 18, 1983, at the Capitol Hall Nursing Home in Frankfort. Mr. Abbott had been a resident of the Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle. He was a native of Henry County, a retired farmer, and a member of the Westport Baptist Church.

He is survived by one stepson: Russell Kelley, Louisville; one sister: Sally A. Louden, eminence; two brothers: John Abbott, Cincinnati and Shelton Abbott, New Castle.

Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 21st, at the Radcliffe Funeral Home in LaGrange. Rev. Rick Lucas, Pastor of the Westport Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the
Valley of Rest Cemetery in LaGrange.

Henry County Local October 27, 1983


Irene Adams

Irene Bramblett Adams, 97, of Shelbyville, formerly of Pleasureville, died Sunday, January 23, 2011, at her residence.. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Rebecca Downey Bramblett.

She is survived by two sons: Linden Adams, Shelbyville and William Adams, Flowery Branch, GA.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 26th, at Sholar Funeral Home of Pleasureville. Rev. Todd Woodward officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

Henry County Local January 26, 2011


Ruth Adams

Ruth White Adams, 87, of New Castle, died Monday, July 4, 2011, in Shelbyville, TN. She was the daughter of the late William Tee and Classie Casada White. She was retired from the State of Kentucky and worked during WWII making airplane parts at the Perfect Circle Company in Hagerston, IN. For many years she was an active member of the New Castle Baptist Church.

She is survived by four daughters: Wanda (Walter) Noble, Nashville, TN, Donna Roberts, LaGrange, Carla Jo (David) Schick, Mountain View, CA and Nancy (Steven) Caffey, Shelbyville, TN; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Adams.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the Shelbyville Christian Church, and Rev. David Schick of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Los Altos, California, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

Henry County Local July 13, 2011


Mary Adler

The death angel has again visited our midst and taken from among us, not an old person, who had passed her days of usefulness, but a young one in the prime of life and usefulness � Miss Mary Adler. She passed from this life Saturday morning at 2:00 a.m. Miss Mary had been suffering more than two months with a complication of diseases. She was about 20 years old, daughter of Mr. William Adler, and is the third one of the family to answer the call, two of her sisters having passed away in 1919. She is survived by her father, two sisters and one brother, and a host of other relatives. She was a member of the Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church, where her funeral was preached by Rev. H. C. Martin, of Pleasureville, on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

Henry County Local September 30, 1921


Uley Adler

We are sorry to have to report the death of Uley Adler, a well known farmer of this neighborhood.
He committed suicide by hanging himself with a trace chain in his barn Tuesday morning, September 20. The body was discovered by two of his daughters. His wife and daughter, Miss Alma, had brought the smaller children to school and had gone to see his niece, who was critically ill and were not at home when he did the rash act. It was known that he had attempted to end his life about three months ago, by taking Paris Green, but he was thought to have become reconciled. Troubles within his own household are supposed to be the cause of his self-destruction. Mr. Adler was about 50 years old. He was an honest hardworking man. He was a good neighbor. He provided well for his family, owned his home and had money ahead. He is survived by his wife, eight daughters, two sons, his father, three brothers, and four sisters. He was a member of the Baptist Church. His funeral was preached at the church Thursday. Interment was in the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Judge Kavanaugh held an inquest Tuesday afternoon. The finding was as above stated.

Henry County Local September 23, 1921

 

Dee Rice Amyx 

Dee Rice Amyx, 94, of Port Royal, died Saturday, July 3, 2004, at her residence.  She was a native of Berkley, CA, the daughter of the late Salem Jewell and Matilda Wegner Rice and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church, Lexington. 

She is survived by one daughter: Tanya Berry and her husband, Wendell Berry, Port Royal; one brother: Charles Rice, Elon, NC; grandchildren: Mary and Chuck Smith and Den and Billie Berry of Henry County; and five great-grandchildren: Katie Jean Smith, Virginia Dee Smith, Tanya Christine Smith, Emily Rose Berry and Marshall Amyx Berry, all of Henry County.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Amyx. 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 6th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Carl Rucker, Pastor of the Port Royal Baptist Church, Rev. Cynthia Cain, Pastor of the Lexington Universalist Church and Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the New Castle First Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery. 

Henry County Local    July 7, 2004


Delores Armstrong-Powell

Delores Armstrong-Powell, 71, formerly of Jeffersonville, IN died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Floyd Memorial Hospital.

She is survived by her husband: Donald �Doc� Powell and two daughters.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 12th, at Scott Funeral Home North Chapel. Interment was in the Abundant Life Cemetery.

Henry County Local July 13, 2011


Bobby Ayres

Bobby �Bullhead� Ayres, 55, of Eminence, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was the son of the late Florian Edward Ayres.

He is survived by his daughter: Amanda Ayres, Campbellsburg; one son: James Ayres, Pleasureville; and his mother: Shirley Louise Ayres, Eminence.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 16th, at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.

Henry County Local June 22, 2011

Owen Abbott

Owen Abbott, 71, of New Castle, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville. Son of the late Guy Abbott and Lizzie Ellen Sutherland Abbott, he was a farmer.

He is survived by four daughters: Laurie Walls and Donna Ray, both of Eminence, Tammy Clark, Campbellsburg and Doreen Walls, New Castle; one son: Timothy Abbott, Bedford; one brother: Guy E. Abbott, Sr., Campbellsburg; beloved companion: Dora Abbott Ward, New Castle; five grandsons; six granddaughters; six great-grandsons; four great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 23rd, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Corey Beatty, Pastor of the Drennon Christian Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

Henry County Local November 23, 2011


David Acree

David Acree, 60, of Shelbyville, died Friday, October 21, 2011. He was the son of the late James Robert Acree.

He is survived by his daughter: Carrie J. Trail, New Castle and his mother: Beulah Poole Williams and her husband: Alfred, New Castle.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a. m. Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Shawn Golden, Pastor of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church, will officiate.

Henry County Local October 26, 2011


Elbert �Cordie� Armstrong

Elbert Cordell �Cordie� Armstrong, 79, of Cropper, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at his residence. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

He is survived by three sons: Mike Armstrong, Shelbyville, Kevin Armstrong, and Jason Armstrong, both of Cropper.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 29th, at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Interment was in the Bagdad Cemetery.

Henry County Local August 3, 2011


Mary Anderson

Mary Elise Clark Anderson, 92, of New Castle, died December 21, 2011. Elise was married to James R. Anderson in 1943. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she joined the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. Having received many awards as a real estate agent in Nashville for 40 years, she retired at the age of 83 and moved to Madison, IN with her husband.

She is survived by four children: Sue Morgan, David Anderson, Debbie Gish and Jo Nielson and their spouses; ten grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

A family memorial service was held.

Henry County Local December 28, 2011


Murray Armstrong

Murray B. Armstrong, 82, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at his residence. Born in Franklin County, he was the son of the late Walter Thomas and Bessie McCarty Armstrong. He attended Cropper High School and Georgetown College and was well known as an extraordinary basketball player. A devout Christian, he was a builder and farmer, and served his country in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife: Sue Armstrong, of Cropper; sons: Dale Armstrong, Louisville, Patrick Trotta, Chicago and Kevin Trotta and Murray B. Armstrong, Jr., both of Cropper; daughters: Debbie Yeary, Shelbyville, Donna Virg, Simpsonville, Gina Carey, Shelbyville, and Dyana Butler, Burlington, Vermont; a brother: Rollie Armstrong, Elmburg, and a sister: Dorothy Long, Cropper; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 13th, at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville, with Rev. Jim Cavendish officiating. Interment was in the Cropper Cemetery.

Henry County Local October 12, 2011

Norma Ashmore

Norma Winburn Ashmore, 85, of Shelbyville, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Crestview Nursing Center. Norma was formerly of Louisville and a native of Smithfield. She was the daughter of the late Curtis and Anna Wilson Winburn. She was a dental assistant for forty years in Jefferson County and a member of the Douglas Boulevard Christian Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband: Guy M. Ashmore, Jr. and two sisters: Sara Stivers and Helen Roberts.

She is survived by her brother: Bill Winburn (Rhonda), Bagdad; two nieces: Linda Abell (Damian) Crestwood and Charlotte Pridemore (Joe), Shelbyville; nephew: Michael Roberts (Judy) Bagdad; and two great-nieces: Sara Searcy (Jason) Missouri and Angela Mouser (Michael) Villa Hills, KY.

Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, at the Smithfield Cemetery. Arrangements were by Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.

Henry County Local November 16, 2011