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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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Harold Bohannon
Harold Bohannon, 90, of Pleasureville, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Elmburg, and was the son of the late James �Jim� and Jenny Wylie Bohannon. He was a farmer and parts manager for Pleasureville Supply, a member of the Elmburg Baptist Church for 64 years, a substitute mail carrier and a board member of Southern States. He is survived by his wife of 72 years: Virginia Kesler Bohannon, Pleasureville; one son: Billy Bohannon, Elmburg; a daughter-in-law: Judy Bohannon, Bagdad; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Bohannon; six brothers, Leonard, Russell, Ryburn, Lester, David Shelby and Orbin Ray Bohannon; one sister, Viola Faith and a daughter-in-law, Reva Bohannon. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 20 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Brad Jennings and Rev. Marshall Phillips officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 23, 2013
Wendall W. Frazier, 52, of New Castle, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at his home. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was the son of Wilber �Puge� Frazier, Port Royal and the late Viola Abbott Frazier. He is survived by his wife: Lisa Lynn Frazier, New Castle; two daughters: Amanda Frazier and Christina Limones, both of New Castle; two sons: Joseph Frazier, Warsaw and Steven Frazier, New Castle; two step-daughters: Chassidy Long, New Castle and Allie Long, Eminence; one step-son: Charles �Bubba� Long, New Castle. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Daniel Lowry, Pastor of the New Castle First Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 23, 2013
George R. Frost, 80, of Dry Ridge, died November 29, 2013 at St. Elizabeth, Williamstown. He is survived by his wife: Kay Link Frost; one Son: Robert Scott Frost, Dry Ridge; one daughter: Jenna Kay Frost Janes, Garner, NC. Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 4 at Eckler- McDaniel Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Interment was in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North, Williamstown.
Henry County Local December 4, 2013
Daniel Heudecker, 56, of Eminence, died Saturday, December 14, 2013, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. He is survived by his wife: Connie White Wilson, Eminence and mother: Verla Johnson Heudecker, Ottawa, MI. Cremation was chosen. No funeral services. Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local December 18, 2013
Jean Higgins, 70, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at her residence. She was t5he daughter of the late Elem Louis and Edna Myrtle Duncan Clayborn and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edwin Higgins, five brothers, Steve, Charlie, Eugene, Chester and Braxton Clayborn, and a sister, Claudia Conger. She is survived by her son: Eric (Lisa) Stull, LaGrange; one sister: Clara (Vernon) Houp, Lexington; two brothers: Clinton (Sylvia) Clayborn, Greenville SC and Don (Janet) Clayborn, Lancaster; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service3s were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 10 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Harold Clayborn officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 11, 2013
Greg Hulak, 66, of Sulphur, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Baptist Health in Louisville. He was a union representative with Ford Motor Company, a member of the U. S. Army reserves and was the son of the late Samuel M. and Helena A. Johnson Hulak. He is survived by his wife: Bonnie Whelan Hulak, Sulphur; two sons: Devin (Rebecca) Hulak, Sulphur and Dru (Tonya) Hulak, Taylorsville; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Sammy and Zach Hulak. There were no funeral services. Prewitt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local December 24, 2013
Maddalena �Tootsie� Johnson, 69, of Frankfort, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at the University of Louisville Hospital. She was the daughter of the late William and Margie McNay. She is survived by three daughters: Kimberly Johnson Owens, Pleasureville, Cindy Johnson, Eminence and Marcy Johnson Yount, Lawrenceburg. A gathering of family and friends was held Tuesday, November 26 at Sholar Funeral Home of Pleasureville.
Henry County Local December 4, 2013
Carroll Demint Jones, 57, of Campbellsburg, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Baptist Northeast Hospital, LaGrange. He is survived by his mother: Sue Carder Jones, Campbellsburg; one son: Jarret t Jones, Campbellsburg and one daughter: Michelle Jones, Shelbyville. He was preceded in death by his father, Demint Jones. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 6 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Steve McCarty officiated. Burial was in the English Cemetery in Carroll County.
Henry County Local December 11, 2013
Dorothy Lindsey Jones, 76, Smithfield, died Friday, October 17, 2013 at Baptist health in LaGrange. She was the daughter of the late Clella Mae O�Nan and Claude Alvin Lindsey, Sr. She is survived by four sons: Claude Allen Jones, Louisville, Louis Jones, Smithfield, Joe Jones, Sulphur and Steve Jones, Eminence. Dorothy was cremated. Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local October 23, 2013
William L. �Lucky� Jordan, 77, of Pleasureville, died Monday, March 12, 2001 at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville. He was a native of Whitley County, the son of the late William Henry and Mary Smith Jordan, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII and an employee of General Electric for 30 years. He is survived by two daughters: Anna Louise Watson, Bedford and Charlene Nay, LaGrange; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 15 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jesse Baxter, Chaplain of the Masonic Home, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local March 14, 2001
William Clyde Joseph, 85, of Louisville, formerly of Henry County, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at Meadows South Nursing Home, Louisville. He was a native of Danville, a foreman at Celanese Corporation and a member of the Free Gospel Mission Church. He is survived by his wife: Hallie Shartzner Joseph; two daughters: Mary Lou Washburn and Jean Ross; two sons: John and Jim Joseph; seven step-daughters Becky Gibson, Vickie Graham, Carol Jean Gammon, Drenda Probus, Mary Wells, Trenia Higdon and Denise Hughes; four step-sons: Michael and Charles Gibson, Carl Gammon and Thomas W. Probus, Sr.; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at noon Saturday, March 24 at the Arch L. Heady and son Funeral Home, Louisville. Interment was in the Louisville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Henry County Local March 28, 2001
Robert M. Kavanaugh, 88, of Eminence, died Saturday, June 30, 2001 at Tri-County Baptist Hospital, LaGrange. He was the son of the late W. B. and Maude Crawley Kavanaugh. He is survived by his wife: Dorothy Douthitt Kavanaugh, Washington, D.C.; one daughter: Gwendolyn Oller, Washington, D. C.; one brother: John Kavanaugh, Chalrestown, IN; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 3 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Billy Craddock, Pastor of the Otisco Charge United Methodist Churches in Indiana, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 4, 2001
Anna Utley Keaton, 76, of Campbellsburg, died Monday, February 2, 2004 in Bradenton, FL. She was a native of Clare, MI, the daughter of the late Rayland and Dessa Butters Utley, a homemaker, and a member of the Martin Branch Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by four sons: Emmett Keaton, Howe, IN, Mac Ray Keaton, Campbellsburg, Earnest Keaton, Plymouth, IN and Randy Keaton, North Palm Beach, FL; four daughters: Elsie Lunch, Clare, MI, Barbara McKnight, Alma, MI, Dessa Reeves, Brandenton, FL and Kathy Smith, Leburn; three sisters: Faye Wilson, Lake Station, MI, Barbara LaRue, Casa Grande, A and Marjorie Foss, Las Vegas, NV; twenty-two grandchildren; thirty-seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Keaton; one sister, Mary Grigsby; one son, Richard Keaton, six sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Bill Brumley officiated. Burial was in Mary�s memorial Gardens, Campbellsburg.
Henry County Local February 11, 2004
Lucy Louvenia Neville Kelley, 85, of Defoe, died Friday, January 23, 2004 at the Masonic Home, Shelbyville. She was the daughter of the late Norman Enoch and Nettie Ann Craigmyle Neville, a retired accountant with the State of Kentucky, owner of Kelley�s General Store at Gest, and a member of the Pleasureville United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters: Sybil Kelley-Vice, Cynthiana and Raye Vetta Kelly, Brookport, IL; two step-sons: Kenneth Kelley, Pleasureville and Tommy Thomas, Marquette, MI; three sisters: Mary Walker, Carrollton, Ethel Hawkins, Pleasureville and Virginia Mahoney, New Castle; four grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan Kelley and step-son, Carroll Kelley. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Colin Curtis, Pleasureville United Methodist Church, officiated. Assisted by Rev. Jesse Baxter, Chaplin of the Masonic Home, Shelbyville. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 28, 2004
Agnes Woods Kelly, 85, of Bethlehem, died Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville. She was the daughter of the late Elmer and Bessie Kephart Kelly, a retired cook at the Bethlehem School and custodian of the Bethlehem Baptist Church where she was a member for 75 years. She is survived by two sons: Vernon Woods, Pleasureville and Curtis Woods, Carrollton; one sister: Mary Susie Welch, New Castle; six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Vernon R. Woods and Ola Kelly. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 20 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Arvil Duncan, Pastor of the Good Shepherd Baptist Church, Smithfield, officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 25, 2002
Cantrall Kelley, 49, of Pleasureville, died at his home on Monday, August 6, 1973. He is survived by his wife: Jean Sanford Kelley; one daughter: Caro0lyn Allen, Lexington; one son: Michael Kelley, Pleasureville; grandchildren; parents: Mr. and Mrs. Claude Kelley, Pleasureville; one brother: Fountain Kelley, Eminence; and one sister: Mrs. Marvin Caldwell, Shelbyville. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 9 at Thomas Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Ron Murray officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 9, 1973
Charles R. �Chuck� Kemble, Jr., 75, of Pendleton, died Wednesday, August 18, 2004. He is survived by his wife: Anna Kemble, Pendleton; five children; thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandson. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 20 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.
Henry County Local August 25, 2004
Larry J. Kemp, 58, of Gratz, died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at new Horizon Medical Center, Owenton. He was the son of the late William Henry Kemp and was a carpenter. He is survived by two sons: Vincent Joseph Kemp, Louisville and Anthony D. Kemp, Bedford; one daughter: Rebecca Hulak, Jeffersonville; his mother: Elizabeth Kemp; one brother: Ronny Kemp, Louisville; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Troy Kemp. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 19 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Darren Woodford officiated. Burial was in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 24, 2003
William B. Kemper, 85, of New Castle, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at Jewish Hospital Louisville. He was a native of Owen County, the son of the late Solomon Birchett and Anna Bell Gibson Kemper, a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, a farmer and a member of the New Castle Christian Church. He is survived by his wife: Betty Rose Kemper, New Castle; four daughters: Janice K. (Michael) Meade, Irvine, Madeline K. (Walter) Stone, Louisville, Vicky (Ralph) LeMay, Waddy and Robin (Chris) Fergerson, Smithfield; three sons: Leon H. Cohen, New Castle, Jerry W. Ellis, Dry Ridge and Stephen A. Ellis, Winter Springs, FL; nineteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Hannah Marksberry; a daughter: Kathy Ellis Jenkins; three sons, Arnold M. Cohen, Bobby H. Ellis and Jimmy John Stout; two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 22 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the New Castle First Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Chuck McFarland, interim Pastor of the New Castle Christian Church. Interment was in the Owenton Cemetery.
Henry County Local May 26, 2004
Matthew �Shorty� Kephart, 89, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at Crestview Health Care Center, Shelbyville. He was the son of the late Jacob and Fannie Arnsparger Kephart and a farmer. He is survived by two sons: James Kephart, Bethlehem and Joey Kephart, Pleasureville; two sisters: Glenna Kephart and Zada Dowden, both of Pleasureville; one brother: Percy Kephart, New Castle; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Waneita Tingle Kephart. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 18 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Barry Parker, Pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local April 23, 2003
Wylanna Oliver �Deanie� Kephart, 88, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. She was a native of Gratz, the daughter of the late George and Attie Hackett Oliver, and a member of the Point Pleasant Christian Church. She is survived by a daughter: Brenda (Don) Seligman, Campbellsburg; one son: Welburn T. kephart, Prospect; one sister: Juanita (J. B.) Clem, Eminence; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Boyd Kephart and a son, James M. Kephart. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 12 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Scott Storie, Pastor of the Point Pleasant Christian Church, officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 17, 2003
Donald R. �Duck� Kidwell, 63, of Eminence, died Wednesday, February 14, 2001 at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville. He was the son of the late Joe S. and Bessie Laura Spurr Kidwell. He was a farmer. He is survived by four sisters: Louise Rose, Eminence, Ruth (Linden Paul) Booth, Madison, IN, Patsy (Gene) Evans, Smithfield and Dorothy (Willie) McCann, Frankfort and one brother: Edward B. Kidwell, Pleasureville. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17 at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Terrye Williams, Pastor of the Eminence Christian Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Ed Berry, Pastor of the Henry Christian Church. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 21, 2001
Jewell C. Kidwell, 62, of Turners Station, died Friday, October 3, 2003 in Louisville. She was a native of Carroll County, the daughter of the late Marvin B. and Alice Catherine Craigmyle Rabourn, a homemaker and a member of the English Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons: Darrell Kidwell and Jamie Kidwell, both of Campbellsburg; three daughters: Donna Sabo, LaGrange, Patty Brown, Sulphur and Robin Berger, Bedford; three brothers: David Rabourn, Mt. Hill, J. R. Rabourn, Bedford and Buster Rabourn, Turners Station; three sisters: Gladys Schaffer, Ft. Myers, FL, Grace May, Arizona and Thelma Meyers, Pleasureville and eighteen grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 6 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Carl Rucker officiated. Burial was in the Vance Road Cemetery, Port Royal.
Henry County Local October 8, 2003
Joshua Wesley Kimberlin, 22, of New Castle, died Thursday, Fedbruary 21, 2013, at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange. He is survived by one son: Matthew Satterly; his mother: Delores �Dee� White Kimberlin, Vero Beach, FL and his father: Jack Kimberlin, Oldham County. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 26 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.
Henry County Local February 27, 2013
Birdie Margaret King, 85, of LaGrange, died Thursday, September 26, 2002 at Baptist Hospital Northeast. She was a native of Henry County, the daughter of the late George Richard and Nettie Robinson Baker, a homemaker and a member of the LaGrange Christian Church. She is survived by one son: Jimmy King, LaGrange; two daughters: Hilda Hamilton, Louisville and Nancy King, LaGrange; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28 at Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange. Rev. Don Naftz, Pastor of the LaGrange Christian Church, officiated. Burial was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.
Henry County Local October 2, 2002
Mary Susan King, 74, of Campbellsburg, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004. She was a native of Edmonson County and the daughter of the late Elzie and Hattie McCubbins Higgs. She is survived by her husband: Ray King, Campbellsburg; two sons: Richard Leland King, Lexington and Alan Randall Higgs, Taylorsville; two daughters: Regina Lois Morgan, Campbellsburg and Glinda Joyce King, Crestwood; two sisters: Iva Mae Ricketts and Ruby Ann Henderson, both of Louisville; five grandchildren; three step grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 10 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local April 14, 2004
Charles R. Knox, 56, of Campbellsburg, died suddenly Monday, May 20, 2002. He was a native of Jackson County, a farmer, a U. S. Army Veteran, and a member of the Franklinton Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother: Clara Smith marc um, Frankfort; two sisters: Viola Harrison, Richmond and Elsie Gilbert, Frankfort; three brothers: Albert J. Knox, Millville, David H. Knox, Frankfort and Johnny W. Anderson, Campbellsburg and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. The body was cremated with burial in the Joe Miller Cemetery, Jinks.
Henry County Local May 22, 2002
Adeline Mary Knust, 92, of Smithfield, died Monday, march 26, 2001 at The Richwood, LaGrange. She was a native of Mariah Hill, IN, the daughter of the late Florian and Wilhelmina Bosler Halbleib, a cafeteria worker for the Jefferson County Schools and a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She is survived by one daughter: Patsy Schultise, Smithfield; two sons: William Knust and Ronald Knust, both of Louisville and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, LaGrange. Father Mark Spalding officiated. Burial was in the Smithfield Cemetery. Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry Cou7nty Local March 28, 2001
Robert Koch, 76, of Eminence, died suddenly Thursday, September 27, 2001 at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. He was a native of Des Moines, IA, the son of the late William and Nellie Whittle Koch, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII, an Eagle Scout, a retired executive of Ford Motor Company, Detroit and attended the Drennon Christian Church. He is survived by his wife: Phyllis Thompson Koch, Eminence; three sons: Dr. Robert T. Koch, Frankenmuth,, MI, David T. Koch, Raleigh, NC and Joseph T. Koch, Barrington, IL; two brothers: Richard Koch, Des Moines, IA and Frederick Koch, Waterloo, IA and nine grandchildren. A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 1 at Prwewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. John Brand, interim pastor at the Cropper Christian Church, officiated. Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Henry County Local September 4, 2002
Dorothy Pearl Parker LaFollette, 90, of Eminence, died Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at Bedford Health Care Center. She was a native of Morristown, TN, the daughter of the late Lewis and Oma Shockley Parker and a member of the Eminence Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters: Evelyn (James) Williams, Muncie, IN and Pauline (Tommy) Maddox, Shelby County; one son: Bobby Snook, Smithfield; seven sisters: Ivy Staten, Shulavista, CA, Grace (Johnny) Bickel, Owensboro, Christine Eytcheson, Peru, IN, Nora Hilyard, Greenfield, IN, Ruth (Charles) Tyler, Greenwood, IN, Mary Joyce Powell, Carbondale, IL and Jennie Parker, Indianapolis, IN; one brother: Kenneth Parker, Indianapolis, IN; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Leslie Snook and Willie Dee LaFollette. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 31 at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 4, 2002
Louise Shuck LaFollette, 78, of Eminence, died Saturday, March 29, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Shelby County, the daughter of the late Clarence O. and Nellie Welch Shuck, a retired farmer and a member of the Burks Branch Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters: Shirley (Bobby) Mahoney, New Castle, Nellie (David) Sutton and Debbie (Steve) Catlett, both of Shelbyville; one son: Donnie C. LaFollette, Shelbyville; one sister: Lorena Covington, Eminence; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert C. LaFollette. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 1 at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Billy Betts, Pastor of the Burks Branch Baptist Church. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local April 2, 2003
Mary Lee Spurr Lambert, 80, of Bedford, died Tuesday, August 18, 2004 at her residence. She was a self-employed beautician, a member of the Antioch Baptist Church, and the daughter of the late William David and Eula Burch Spurr. She was survived by one daughter: Darlene West Taylor, Port Royal; one brother: Harvey Spurr, Franklin, IN; three sisters: Della West, Zionsville, IN, Savannah Jones, Indianapolis, IN and Alene Louden, New Castle; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 19 at Ransdell Funeral Home. Rev. Travis Tyler officiated. Interment was in Bedford IOOF Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 25, 2004
Leonard Lee Lathrem, Sr., 66, of Frankfort, died Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at the Beverly Health and Rehab of natural causes. He was a native of Lexington, the son of the late Franklin Woodrow and Flora Lucille Sullivan Lathrem, a Veteran of the U. S. Navy, a retired service station attendant at the West Frankfort Shell and a member of the Westview Baptist Church. He is survived by four daughters: Debra Cardwell, Donna Sisk and Kimberly Risinger, all of Frankfort and Patricia Lucille Buckler, Shelbyville; two sons: Leonard Franklin Lathrem and Leonard Lee Lathrem, Jr., both of Frankfort; three step-daughters: Lisa Armstrong, Louisville, Sandra D. Underwood and Loretta Lynn Maddox, both of Shelbyville; one step-son: Glen Underwood, Frankfort; one sister: Ella Louise Palmer, Bethlehem; twenty-six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 23 at LeCompte-Johnson-Taylor Funeral Home, Frankfort. Dr. Herman Bowers officiated. Burial was in the Switzer Cemetery
Henry County Local October 29, 2003
Dorothy M. Lawson, 77, of Bedford, died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Norton�s Hospital Louisville. She was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Burrows Lindsey, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters: Frances (Russell) Powell, Bedford, Delores (Jim) Younger, Crittenden and Margaret (Gary) Taylor, Milton; two sons: Anthony Lawson, Pendleton and David Lawson, Lexington, IN. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 6 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford. Rev. Orville Smith officiated. Burial was in the Bedford Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 12, 2003
Virginia C. �Winnie� Leep, 78, of Carrollton, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at King�s Daughters� Hospital, Madison, IN. She was the daughter of the late Ashby and Josie Taylor Hawkins, a former operator with South Central Bell, a retired Kentucky Department of Parks employee and a member of the First Baptist Church of Carrollton. She is survived by a son: John B. Leep, Jr., Carrollton; a brother: James E. �Pete� Hawkins, San Diego, CA and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John B. Leep, Sr. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8 at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home. Rev. Chris White officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 12, 2003
Michael Wayne �Buddy� Lefler, 59, of Pleasureville, died Sunday, December 29, 2013, in Louisville. He was employed at Ohio Valley Aluminum. Survivors include his wife: Diana Lefler, Pleasureville; daughters: Anna Michelle Morales, Eminence and Teresa Lynn Lefler, Shelbyville; stepchildren: Rosie Armstrong, Shelbyville, Shana Bentley, Carrollton, David J. Lathrem, Pleasureville and James W. Lathrem, Jr., Shelbyville; mother: Anna Elizabeth Lefler, Shelbyville; seven grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; brothers: Roger Dale Lefler, Cropper and Darrell Lefler, Shelbyville; sisters: Pam Larsh, Indiana, Patricia Ann Banta, Cropper, Rita Rodriguez, Shelbyville, Loretta Garcia, Shelbyville and Donna Gibbs, Simpsonville. He was preceded in death by his father, Harrod Marvin Lefleer and stepson, James L. Jacobs. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 2, at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Burial was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Henry County Local December 31, 2013
Ruby Moore Lefner, 82, of Eminence, died Wednesday, June 27, 2001 at Crestview Health Care Center, Shelbyville. She was the daughter of the late Charles N. and Katie Parrish Moore, a retired deputy clerk in the Henry County Clerk�s Office for 30 years, and a member of the New Castle First Baptist Church. She is survived by two nieces: Dorothy (Tommy) Ransdell, Turners Station and Elaine Moore, New Castle; and one nephew: C. W. Moore, Campbellsburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. R. Lefner. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 30 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the New Castle First Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 4, 2001
Karl Alexander Lentz, Jr., 81, of Louisville, died Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at Baptist Hospital East. He was a native of Salisbury, NC, a Veteran of the Coast Guard during WWII, an associate with Westinghouse Electric for 26 years and a mathematics teacher at the Henry County High School for 16 years. He is survived by his wife: Carolyn Bailey Morris Lentz, Louisville; one son: Paul David Lentz; one daughter: Anne Lentz Shumate; two brothers: Robert G. Lentz and H. William Lentz, both of Paducah; two grandsons and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 30 at Cave Hill Cemetery. Pearson�s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local December 4, 2002
Les Loechle, 60, of New Castle, cied Wednesday, October 1, 2003 at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a native of Covington, the son of the late Sylvester Lassing and Marjorie Eloise Stienfort Loechle, Sr., a U. S. Army Veteran, a purchasing director at Amatrol, Clarksville, IN and a member of St. Johns Catholic Church., Carrollton. He is survived by his wife: Victoris Fornash Loechle, New Castle; two sons: John David Loechle, Crestwood and Ralph Errick Loechle, Port Royal; one sister: Sylvia Ruth Doll, Covington; one brother: David Ralph Loechle, Cincinnati, OH and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Tom Fornash, Carrollton, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 8, 2003
Victoria Rae Fornash Loechle, 71, of New Castle, died Sunday, September 9, 2007 at Baptist Northeast Hospital, LaGrange. Daughter of the late Sherman and Ann Turner Fornash, she was a native of Erlanger, a former hair stylist and worked as the lead inspector at Jenner Engraving for 25 years. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Parrish in Carrollton where she served as Eucharistic Minister. She is survived by two sons: John David (Kimberly) Loechle, Crestwood and Ralph Errick (Becky Ann) Loechle, New Castle; one brother: Thomas Fornash, Carrollton and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Les Loechle. Funeral services were held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 13 at St. John the Evangelist Parrish in Carrollton. Father Davy Kavungal, Pastor, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 12, 2007
Herbert Perry Long, 68, of Eminence, died at his residence on August 21, 1973. He was a member of the Dover Baptist Church. He was survived by his wife: Ella Mae LaFollette Long, Eminence; two sons: Ray Long, Shelbyville and Danny Long, Shepherdsville; three grandchildren; two brothers: Herman Long, Eminence and Frank Long, Bagdad; four sisters: Mrs. Joe Tipton, Cropper, Mrs. Chester Jones, Franklinton, Mrs. Lawrence Smith, Louisville and Mrs. James Hanna, Cropper. Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Ricketts Funeral Home. F. T. Whistler and A. J. Hensley officiated. Interment was in the Shady Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Henry County Local August 30, 1973
Sam Long, 80, of New Castle, died Sunday, September 8, 2002 at Homestead Nursing Center, New Castle. He was the son of the late Mason B. and Tina Welch Long, a former owner of the New Castle Grocery for forty-seven years and a member of the New Castle United Methodist Church. He is survived by one sister: Alma Lee Bowers, Lexington and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Batts Long. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 10 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Garry Polston, Pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 11, 2002
Sherley Long, 65, of Louisville, formerly of New Castle, died Friday, March 15, 2002 at Frazier Rehab, Louisville. He was a native of Louisville, the son of the late Fannie Morgan, a retired employee of PNC Bank and a member of the Eagles. He is survived by three sisters: Carolyn Temple, Anita Batts and Velma Herrensmith; two brothers: Rodney Morgan and earl Morgan; three step-sisters and one step-brother. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 18 at Evergreen Funeral Home. Interment was in the Evergreen Mausoleum.
Henry County Local March 20, 2002
William S. Long, 76, Kingsland, TX, formerly of New Castle, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at his residence. He is survived by one son and two daughters, all of Austin, TX and one sister, Phyllis Long Bond, Shelbyville. Puttnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local October 10, 2012
Mark Dale Louden, 44, of LaGrange, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Baptist Northeast Hospital. He was the son of the late Ira Louden and a carpenter for Panelized Homes. He is survived by his wife: Pamela Bastin Louden; two sons: Justin Dale Louden and Joshua Alan Louden, both of LaGrange; one daughter: Christie McKenzie, Shelby County; his mother: Mary Louden; three brothers: William C. Louden, LaGrange, Randy Louden, Eminence and Ira Wayne Louden, Pendleton; and one grandchild. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 at the Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral home. Rev. Paul Watson and Rev. Russell McCane officiated. Cremation followed the service.
Henry County Local April 23, 2003
Morris Lynch Louden, 83, of Pendleton, formerly of Louisville, died Saturday, July 14, 2001 at Tri-County Baptist Hospital, LaGrange. He was a native of Henry County, the son of the late Joseph and Anna L. Louden, a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force in WWII, a retired pressman at general Electric and a member of the Henry County DAV. He is survived by one son: William Lee Louden, Louisville; one brother: Edward Lee Louden, Louisville; three sisters: Anna Kaye Blatz, Bedford, Frances Laverne Goodlet, Crandall, IN and Carlett Geskin, Louisville; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 18 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford. Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 25, 2001
Lora Mae Stivers Lucas, 77, of Raleigh, NC, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Mayview Convalescent Center in Raleigh. She was a native of Henry County, and a retired educational secretary at New Hope Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband: Rev. Burrel Lucas; one son: Fred Timothy Lucas, Cary, NC; two sisters: Elnora Wheeler Pleasureville and JoAnne Montgomery, Shelbyville; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 8 at new Hope Baptist Church, Raleigh. Entombment followed at Raleigh Memorial Park Mausoleum. Brown-Wynne Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local July 16, 2003
Arlene Spencer Lutz, 65, of Milton, formerly of Carrollton, died Thursday, October 23, 2003 at the Carroll County Hospital. She was a native of Breathitt County, the daughter of the late Walter and Edith Johnson Spencer, a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband: Stuart Alan Lutz, Milton; two sons: Darrell Edens, Florence, IN and Danny Edens, Milton; three daughters: Donna Edens, New Albany, IN, Sherry Hamm, Memphis, IN and Darlene Lebouf, Raceland, IN; three brothers: Paul Spencer, Pleasureville, Kenneth Spencer, Heidleburg and Donald Spencer, Milton; one sister: Sharon Cooper, Lexington; fifteen grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 26 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 29, 2003
Connie Mack Lynn, 68, of Port Royal, died Tuesday, February 10, 2004 at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville. He was the son of the late Claud B. and Lucy Blackburn Lynn, a farmer and an employee of Belknap for 18 years. He is survived by his wife: Mary Joyce Harlow Lynn, Port Royal; two daughters: Dianne Lynn Henry and Melissa Lynn Moreno, both of Frankfort; one son: Michael A. Lynn, Port Royal and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Russell Dan Lynn. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 14, at the Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Ron Laughlin, Pastor of the Porrt Royal Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 18, 2004
Gladys Morrison Lyons, 86, of Stamping Ground, died Sunday, November 16, 2003 at her residence. She was a native of Harrison County, the daughter of the late Herbie and Metilda Courtney Morrison, retired from Hydroplastics and Electric Parts and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her husband: J. B. Lyons; two sons: Donald Lyons, Stamping Ground and freeman Lyons, Pleasureville; ten grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren and twelve great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Lyons and one grandson. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 19 at Johnson�s Funeral Home, Georgetown. Bro. Bryon Jessup officiated. Burial was in the Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Henry County Local November 19, 2003
Larry R. Lyons, 67, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Eminence on February 17, 1946, the son of the late Marszhall Lee Lyons and Eloise Bush Lyons. He was agraduate of Henry County High School and went on to earn a teaching degree from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. He retired in 2004 as an Industrial Arts teacher in the Owen County Schools after 31 years of service. He was a member of the Berea Christian Church and proudly served his country in the U. S. Army in the Vietnam War era. He is survived by his wife: Deborah Sue Riley Lyons, Bethlehem; his son: Larry Lynn (Jenny) Lyons, Frankfort; two brothers: Alan Lyons, Richmond, VA and Tommy Lyons, Louisville and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Henry County Local December 24, 2013 |