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.

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Contributed By: E. T. "Hammer" Smith

Timothy Casey

 

          Timothy “Tim” Casey, 53, of Pleasureville, died Monday, August 5, 2013, in Louisville.  He was the son on the late Robert “Bobby” Casey.

            He is survived by his mother: Betty Sanford Casey, Eminence.

            Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 8, at Shannon Funeral Home.  Rev. Michael Duncan officiated.  Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.

 

Henry County Local    August 14, 2013

 

 

Evelyn Croxton

 

          Evelyn Croxton, 97, of Eminence, died Sunday, August 25, 2013, in LaGrange.

            She is survived by her grandsons: Frank Kelly and Dwayne Kelley, both of Shelbyville; granddaughters: Peggy Sue Powell, Sulphur and Christa Helm, Louisville.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 28 at the Eminence Christian Church.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 28, 2013

 

 

Mae Tarter Gardner

 

          Pluma Mae Tarter Gardner, daughter of the Late Robert Lincoln Tarter and Hulda Isabel Garner Tarter, was born in the Faubush Community on March 9, 1919, and died on August 4, 2013, in Somerset, having attained the age of 94 years.

            She was married to James Bryant Gardner until his death.  She also was preceded in death by three brothers: Wilbur O. Tarter, Hobert L. Tarter and William Boyd Tarter; three sisters: Pearlie E. Tarter, Mamie M. Tarter of the Faubush Community and Edna Faye Tarter Burkett of Somerset.

            She is survived by a daughter: Donna Rae Gardner (Roger B.) Shaffer of Bronston; two grandsons and two great-grandsons.

            Mae received her B. S. Degree from Eastern Kentucky University,  She taught school for more than 40 years in Pulaski, Harrison and Boone Counties.  She worked at Wright Aeronautical in Cincinnati, OH during WWII.

            She was a member of the Cynthiana Baptist Church and the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association.  She lived in New Castle before returning to Pulaski County.

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 9 in the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home.  Bro. Clyde Strunk officiated.  Burial was in the Lakeside Memorial Gardens.

 

Henry County Local    August 14, 2013

 

 

Dan Gunnell

 

          Dan Gunnell, 64, of Louisville, died Monday, August 5, 2013.  He was a graduate of Western Kentucky University and a member of the Middletown Christian Church.

            He is survived by one son: Daniel Hunter Gunnell; one daughter: Jessica (Ted) Siegel; three grandchildren; two brothers and one sister.

            Funeral services were held at noon Friday, August 9 at Middletown Christian Church.  Burial was in the Eminence Cemetery.  Ratterman Brothers East Louisville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    August 14, 2013

 

 

Alvey Hopper

 

          Alvey Hopper, 93, of Frankfort, formerly of Pleasureville, died Thursday, January 3, 2002 at his residence.  He was a native of Henry County, the son of the late Thompson and Talitha Willhite Hopper, a farmer and a retired state worker and a member of the Orville Baptist Church.

            He is survived by his wife: Maude Kelley Hopper, Frankfort; two daughters: Betty Gilbert and Martha Voorhies, both of Frankfort; one sister: Mamie Ransdell, Muncie, IN; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

            Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 5, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Tom Hall, Westview Baptist Church, officiated.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    January 9, 2002

 

 

David Horn

 

          David Horn, 68, of Pendleton, died Saturday, July 21, 2001 at his residence.  He was the son of the late Clara Louise and Thomas Young, a U. S. Army Veteran, and the former owner/operator of Arnett’s Garage, Louisville.

            He is survived by his wife: Susan Cooke Horn, Pendleton; three daughters: Rebecca Burton and Lorrie Lee, both of Louisville and Terri Hicks, Jeffersonville, IN; one son: David A. Horn, Louisville; one brother: James Horn, Finchville; four sisters: Opal Baker and Gladys Palmer, both of Louisville and Juanita Thurman and Wanda Sue Bohannon, both of Shelbyville; thirteen grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 23 at Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange.  Rev. Richard S. Martin, South Jefferson Christian Church, and Chaplain Bill Brumbley, Hospice of Louisville, officiated.  Burial was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local    July 25, 2001

 

 

Harry Horn, Jr.

 

Harry Horn, Jr., 76, of Smithfield, died Saturday, January 26, 2002 at Norton Hospital, Louisville.  He was a native of Louisville, the son of the late Minnie Belle Heightchew and Harry L. Horn, Sr., a U. S. Navy Veteran, worked as a bus driver for the Henry County Public Schools and drove a truck for a furniture company and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Louisville.

            He is survived by his wife: Marilyn Powell Horn, Smithfield; three sons: Jack E. Horn, Shreveport, LA, Rick Horn, Shelbyville and Bruce Horn, Castaic, CA; four daughters: Harriett L. Jaggers, Newport News, VA, and Peggy McFall, Debbie Baker and Cheri Horn, all of Louisville; fifteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 29 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.  Bro. Earl Wayne Perry officiated.  Interment was in the Resthaven Cemetery, Louisville.

 

Henry County Local    January 30, 2002

 

 

Elisha Hoskins

 

          Elisha Hoskins, 89, of Smithfield, died Monday, February 12, 2001 at the VA Medical Center, Louisville.  He was the son of the late Ruby and Cora Lee Bates Hoskins, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII, a retired carpenter and a member of the Church of Christ, Crestwood.

            He is survived by one daughter: Rita (James) Louden, Woodward, OK; two sons: Elisha Ray Hoskins, Eminence and John R. Hoskins, San Diego, CA; one sister: Virginia Hoskins Payton, Eminence; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Agnes New Hoskins.

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 15, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Sam Roberts, Lexington, IN, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery with military graveside services.

 

Henry County Local    February 14, 2001

 

 

Minnie Hoskins

 

          Minnie Belle Harper Hoskins, 90, of Waddy, died Monday, May 6, 2002 at the Beverly Health and Rehab Center after a long illness.  She was the daughter of the late William and Jessie Floyd Harper, a native of Henry County, a retired supervisor with the Kentucky Department of Libraries and a member of the Buck Run Baptist Church.

            She is survived by one son: Freddie Hoskins, Frankfort; six daughters: betty Casey and Jessie Lea, both of Waddy, Barbara Booze, Verna Bourne, Margie Wade and Lorena Sams, all of Frankfort; eighteen grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; eight step-grandchildren and ten step- great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death bu her husband, Elmer B. Hoskins and one son, William Gayle Hoskins.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel.  Dr. Robert Jackson officiated.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    May 22, 2002

 

 

Kenneth Houser

 

          Kenneth L. Houser, 82, of Lake Suzy, FL died Thursday, February 19, 2004 at the Bon Secours St. Joseph Hospital, Port Charlotte, FL.  He was a native of Jeffersonville, IN, formerly of Eminence, the son of the late Charles E. and Helen Kehrt Houser, a retired previous owner of Shoppers Mart in Eminence for thirty-five years, a member of the Board of Directors of the Farmers Deposit Bank in Eminence for twenty years and was a member of Souls Harbour Church, Punta Gorda, FL.

            He is survived by his wife: Joyce Ann Whitehouse Houser, Lake Suzy, FL; six daughters: Judy (Harold) Stivers and Becky Houser, both of Eminence, Vickie (Charlie) Taylor, Pleasureville, Susan (Claude) Brock, LaGrange, Mary Beth (Jamie) Johnson, Bagdad and Jennifer (Tim) Smith, Frankfort; two sons: Greg Houser, Maineville, OH and Mike Houser, Milford, OH; two step-daughters: Charlotte (Dan) Arnold, Mt. Washington and Teresa Moore, Danville; one step-son: Rev. Larry Moore, Mitchelsburg; sixteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dottie Houser.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 24 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Larry Moore, Pastor of the Mitchelsburg Church of God, officiated.  Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    February 25, 2004

 

 

Violette Howse

 

          Violette Morris Howse, 80, of Lexington, died Sunday, December 21, 2003, at her residence.  She was a native e of Shelby County, formerly of Eminence.  She was the daughter of the late Edward and Mable Webster Morris, a retired secretary with the Eminence Independent Schools and a member of the Eminence Christian Church.

            She is survived by one daughter: Sandra (Kenneth E.) Woodworth, Jr., Lexington; one sister: Esther Jo (John F.) Long, Shelbyville; and one granddaughter.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Howse.

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., December 23 at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.  Rev. Michael Knight, Pastor of the Church of God, Madisonville, officiated.  Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    December 24, 2003

 

 

Curtis Hubbard, Jr.

 

          Curtis L. Hubbard, Jr., 71, of Pendleton, died Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at the Tri-County Baptist Hospital, LaGrange.  He was a native of Jefferson County, the son of the late Curtis L. and Henrietta Fischer Hubbard, Sr., a retired salesman at J. C. Bennet Co. and a member of St. Johns Evangelical and Reform Church, Louisville.

            He is survived by his wife: Betty Carey Hubbard, Pendleton; one daughter: Patricia (Allan) Cooke, Boynton Beach, Fl; one son: Lee Hubbard, Simpson, LA; one step-son: Michael Howard, Irvine; three sisters: Helen Grable, Madison, IN, JoAnn Sheffield, Spring Hill, FL and Betty (Norman) Busch, Louisville; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

            A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 27, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Terrye Williams, Pastor of the Eminence Christian Church, officiated.  The body was cremated.

 

Henry County Local    August 1, 2001

 

 

Dallas Hughes

 

          Dallas Hughes, 85, of Frankfort, formerly of Pleasureville, died Sunday, August 1, 2004, at the Leestown Pike VA Medical Center, Lexington.  He was a farmer, a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII, a lifetime member of the Frankfort VFW Post, the son of the late Ottis Joseph and Mattie Stella Payton Hughes and a member of the Grub Ridge Christian Church.

            He is survived by one daughter: LaNoma Banks, Frankfort; two sons: Michael Gene Hughes, Pleasureville and Kenneth Thomas Hughes, Eminence; one half-brother: Bernard Charles Hughes, Corydon, IN; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosa Belle Chisholm Hughes, four brothers and one sister.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, at Sholar Funeral home, Pleasureville.  Rev. John Underwood officiated.  Interment with military honors was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 4, 2004

 

 

Martha Hughes

 

          Martha E. Hughes, 86, of Frankfort, formerly of Eminence, died Wednesday, February 7, 2001 at the Beverly Health Care Center, Frankfort.  She was the daughter of the late Willard and Sally Carter Aldridge, a homemaker and a member of the Pleasureville Baptist Church.

            She is survived by two daughters: Delores (Lowell) McGowan, LaGrange and Judy (Gary) Semones, Frankfort; one son: Gary Kemper, Campbellsburg; eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 10 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Carl L. Rucker officiated.  Burial was in the Defoe Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    February 14, 2001

 

 

Leonard Kelley

 

          Leonard Thomas Kelley, 80, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, at the Carroll County Hospital, Carrollton.

            He is survived by his wife: Rosetta Kelley; one son: R. C. Kelley, Lockport; one daughter: Mrs. Shelby Self, Franklinton; one sister: Susie Clements, Lockport; five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Thomas Funeral Home, Pleasureville.   Rev. Wayne Nicholson officiated.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 30, 1973

 

 

Zola Kephart

 

          Zola Kephart, 89, of New Castle, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, August 5, 2013, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  A native of Pleasureville, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Anna Beutel Carter.

            She was a homemaker, and farmer.  Zola was a member of the New Castle Christian Church and had been attending the First Christian Church in Shelbyville.

            She was preceded in death by Percy Kephart, her husband of 70 years, one brother: K. E. Carter, Sr. and two nephews.

            Survivors include her daughter: Laine Kephart, Shelbyville; five nieces and nephews and two sisters-in-law.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 9 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Dr. David Charlton officiated.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County local    August 14, 2013

 

 

John Willie Lindsey

 

          John Willie Lindsey, 67, of Eminence, died at 6:15 a.m. Friday, July 11, 1970, at the Crestview Convalescent Home, Shelbyville.  He was a retired truck driver for Fischer Packing Co., Louisville.

            He is survived by four daughters: Anna Smith, Deloris Lindsey and Phyllis Lindsey, all of Eminence and Mildred Lindsey, Louisville; four sons: John Lee Lindsey, Louisville, Robert S. Lindsey and Howard Lindsey, both of Eminence and Gary R. Lindsey, Oknawa and sixteen grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. W. H. Goatley officiated.  Burial was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, New Castle.

 

Henry County Local    July 16, 1970

 

 

Elizabeth Locklear

 

          Elizabeth L. Locklear, 87, of Smithfield died Monday, July 1, 2013.

            She is survived by three sons: Lonnie Locklear, Gary Locklear and David Locklear; two daughters: Laura Noble Miller and Anita Palma.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 4, at the Oldham County Funeral Home, LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local    July 10, 2013

 

 

Mary Lynn

 

          Mary Joyce Harlow Lynn, 74, of Port Royal, died Friday, August 16, 2013 at Norton Suburban Hospital, Louisville.  She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Aline Rucker Harlow, Sr.

            She is survived by two daughters: Gwendolyn Dianne Henry and Melissa Lynn both of Frankfort and one son Michael A. Lynn, Port Royal.

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 19, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Ron Laughlin, Pastor of the Port Royal United Methodist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Jesse Baxter, Chaplain of the Masonic Home, Shelbyville.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 21, 2013

 

 

Sarah Bell Mason

 

          Sarah Bell Mason, 81, died Thursday, April 6, 1950 at her home in New Castle after an extended illness.  She was married to seldom mason on October 17, 1889, being Sarah Bell O’Nan.  She was united with the Methodist Church in Hardins Bottom soon after her marriage.

            Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the New Castle Methodist Church.  Rev. Smith Gilmore officiated, assisted by Rev. P. C. Long and Rev. Harold Dorsey.  Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.

            She is survived by her husband:  Seldon S. Mason; three daughters: Fannie Nooe, Shepherdsville, Mrs. Cecil Rankin, Newport and Mrs. Fred Hambrick, Cincinnati; three sons: Dennis Mason, New Castle, Willard Mason, California, KY and Roud Mason, Bellevue.

 

Henry County Local    April 14, 1950

 

 

William McCurry

 

          William Earl McCurry, 61, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, April 20, 2013.  He was a U. S. Army Veteran.

            He is survived by one sister: Deborah Smith.

            Funeral services were held at 12:00 noon, Friday, April 26, at heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange.  Burial was in the Indiana Veterans Cemetery in Madison, IN.

 

Henry County Local    April 24, 2-13

 

 

Mrs. E. G. McGinness

 

          Mrs. E. G. McGinness, 87, formerly of Eminence, died Sunday in Mill Valley, California.

            She is survived by two daughters: Frances Katherine Strauss, Mill Valley and Marianne Swanson, Portland, Oregon.

            There was a memorial service in Mill Valley and the remains were returned to Kentucky for interment in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 23, 1970

 

 

Mrs. Katherine Pope McIlvaine

 

          Mrs. Katherine Pope McIlvaine died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday at Jewish Hospital.  She was a native of Henry County and lived in Louisville.  She was a member of the Beechmont Presbyterian Church and a retired employee of the Jefferson County Welfare Department.

            She is survived by her husband: Albert W. McIlvaine; a daughter: Mrs. Elwood R. Stultz and four grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Emerson Funeral Home, Louisville.  The body was cremated.

 

Courier-Journal    November 20, 1964

 

 

Audrey Peters

 

          Audrey K Findley Peters, 86, of Eminence, formerly of Louisville, died Monday, October 15, 2012, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital, Louisville.  She was the daughter of the late Merritt and Anne Marie Zubas Findley.

            She is survived by three daughters: Jackie Ann Bridwell, Jefferstown, Barbara Marie Ruby, Louisville and Mary Merker, Eminence.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 18 at St. John Catholic Church, Eminence.  Father Mike Tobin officiated.  Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    October 24, 2012

           

           

Patricia Peterson

 

          Patricia Ann Peterson, 48, of Pleasureville, died Saturday, December 13, 2003, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  She was a native of Shelby County.

            She is survived by her father: Alvin Dale Booth, Pleasureville; her mother: Virginia Neville, New Castle; step-mother: Jean Hunt Booth, Pleasureville; one son: Dustin Anthony Peterson, Junction City, KS; Allen Dean Booth, Walkerton, IN and Jeff Booth, Lockport; one half-brother: Jason Dale Booth, Frankfort; two step-brothers: Steven Thomas O’Nan, Campbellsburg and Ronald Bruce O’Nan, Franklinton and one step-sister: Patricia Ellen (Donald) Cox, Pleasureville.  She was preceded in death by two brothers.

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 15 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Paul Harvey, Pastor of the Eminence Crossroads Lighthouse Church, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    December 17, 2003

 

 

Billy Ray Pettit

 

          Billy Ray Pettit, 59, of Wellington, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012.  He was the former owner of Pettit Sanitation.

            He is survived by his domestic partner: Judy McKenna; his mother: Kathleen Pettit; sisters: Jennie Snook, Kittie Ann (Richard) Sears and Janie Clark; brothers: Walter (Darlene) Pettit, Jr., and Dallas (Kathy) Pettit; step-daughters: Donna and Betty; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

            Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 9 at heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange.  Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    October 17, 2012

 

 

Benny Peyton

 

          Benny Wayne Peyton, 52, of LaGrange, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at his residence.  He was the son of the late Earl Peyton, a truck driver for A. Thomas and Co. and a member of the Kentucky Motorcycle Association.

            He is survived by one son: Troy Peyton; one daughter: Lynn Humphrey; his mother: Fannie Clark; two brothers: Coleman Peyton and Joe Clark; five sisters: Annetta Shannon, Elaine Stivers, Peggy Nation, Brenda Kellogg and Betsy Pettit; and two grandchildren

            Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 10 at Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange.  Chaplain James Bernard officiated.  Cremation followed the service.

 

Henry County Local    May 14, 2003

 

 

Dr. Harold Peyton

 

          Dr. Harold R. “Doc” Peyton, 66, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, May 31, 2003 at the Hospice and Palliative Inpatient Care unit in Louisville.  He was the son of the late Theodore “Ted” and Opal Betzer Peyton, a United States Marine Corps Veteran, a chiropractor and a member of the Shelby Christian Church.

            He is survived by his wife: Carol Peyton; three sons: Curtis Lee Peyton, Eminence, Clinton Ray Peyton, Dayton, OH and Christopher Alan Peyton, U. S. Air Forced; one daughter: Cara Renee Puckett, Shelbyville; one sister: Sally Sherman, Walker, Iowa; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 6 at the Henry Christian Church.  Rev. Kenneth Shouse and Rev. Nick Coleman officiated.  Cremated followed the service.  The Webb Funeral Home, Shelbyville, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    June 4, 2003

 

 

Clarence Phillips

 

          Clarence Russell Phillips, 86, of Smithfield, died Friday, March 8, 2002 at his residence.  He was a native of Vine Grove, a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, a retired carpenter and a member of the Worldwide Church of God, New Albany, IN.

            He is survived by his wife: Lillian Sparrow Phillips, Smithfield; five sons: Larry R. Phillips, Eminence, Stephen L. Phillips, Corydon, IN, Danny L. Phillips, Smithfield, Gary D. Phillips and Jerry D. Phillips, both of Sligo; three daughters: Connie Logsdon, Shelbyville, Sandra K. Allgeier, Smithfield and Elizabeth Leyva, Louisville; one sister: Edna A. Trowbridge, Louisville, fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, March 11, at Stoess Funeral Home, Crestwood.  Rev. Tommy Purvis, Ballardsville Baptist Church, officiated.  Burial was in the Sligo Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    March 20, 2002 

 

 

Maggie Pike

 

          Maggie Delois Pike, 60, of Eminence, died Saturday, January 5, 2002 at jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  She was a native of Casey County and the daughter of Walter Louis and Mossie Dale Caine Cox.

            She is survived by five daughters: Maria (Robert) Young and Shauna Botts, both of Frankfort, Linda Pike, Patricia Willhite and Lisa Pike, all of Eminence; three sisters: Myrtle (Earl) Walker, Eminence, Edna (Doug) Ayers and Linda (Johnny) Powers, both of Defoe; two brothers: Donnie Cox, Defoe and Ronnie Cox, Pleasureville and three grandchildren.

            A memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 9 at prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.  Rev. Hayward Yeary, Pastor of Union Baptist Church, officiated.  The body was cremated.

 

Henry County Local    January 9, 2002

 

 

Fred Pinson

 

          Fred M. Pinson, 80, of Frankfort, formerly of Bethlehem, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.

            He is survived by his wife: Verlene Pinson, Frankfort; one son: Mike Pinson, Frankfort; one daughter: Michelle Pinson-Horne, Germany; one brother: Fred Pinson, Pikeville; and five grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at Sunset Memorial Gardens on Monday, March 18.

 

Henry County Local    March 27, 2013

 

 

Edward Poe

 

          Edward Poe, 88, of Port Royal, died Sunday, July 27, 2003 at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville.  He was the son of the late Herbert and Lilly Osbourne Poe, a farmer, and a member of the Port Royal Baptist Church.

            He is survived by his wife: Dora “Sis” K. Poe, Port Royal; two sons: William Eddie Poe, Port Royal and David Ray Poe, Brandenburg; one sister: Edith Sells, Muncie, IN; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 29 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Carl Rucker officiated.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 30, 2003

 

 

Rebecca Poe

 

          Rebecca Poe, 55, of Pendleton, died Monday, April 30, 2012.

            She is survived by her husband: Steven; two daughters: Clarissa Carson and Stephanie Olds and one son: Adam Mallad.

            Oldham County Funeral Home, LaGrange was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    May 9, 2012

 

 

William Popp

 

          William bailey Popp, 58, of Orlando, FL, formerly of Carrollton, died Thursday, June 29, 1995 at Orlando.  He was a native of Bethlehem and an auto mechanic with the Orlando Dodge Dealership.

            He is survived by his wife: Ethel Marcella Broughton Popp, Orlando, FL; one daughter: Tina Ann  Eldridge, Orlando; one son: William Joseph Popp, Shelbyville; his mother: Charity Ethel McDole, Sulphur; three step-daughters: Teresa Jean Melton, Vanessa Marie Bentley and Helen Louise Tingle, all of Orlando; three step-sons: Larry Michael Tingle, Shelbyville and Daniel Lee Tingle and Joseph Michael Melton, both of Orlando; three sisters: Shirley lee McDole, Sulphur, Margie Tilley and Grace Lee Frazier, both of Carrollton; one brother: James Everett Popp, Rockport, IN; four grandchildren; five step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 5 at Tandy-Eckler0Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.  Rev. Delbert Butts officiated.  Interment was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 5, 1995

 

 

Alicia Powars

 

          Alicia Ann Powars, 18, of LaGrange, died Tuesday, February 3, 2004 in Henry County.  She was a senior at the Henry County high School, a former cheerleader and a waitress at Our Best Restaurant.

            She is survived by her mother: Marianna Roth Morgan, LaGrange; her father and step-mother: Jeff and Michelle Powars, Henry County; one sister: Kayla Powars, LaGrange; one brother: Jeffrey W. Powars, Henry County; one stepbrother: Chris Wise, Henry County; grandmother: Peggy Roth, Louisville and grandfather: Bill Powars, Henry County.

            Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 6, at Arch L. heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange.  Rev. Rick Davidson, DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church, officiated.  Burial was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local    February 11, 2004

 

 

Earl Benton Powell

 

          Earl Benton Powell, 64, of Sulphur, died Saturday, September 15, 2012.  He was born in Sulphur and was the son of the late Joe and Lucy Carr Powell.  He was a truck driver and worked in the agricultural industry.

            He is survived by his wife: Kathy Powell, Sulphur; his daughter: Sarah (Jeff) Templeton, Sulphur; his brother: Allen (Leeann) Powell, Louisville; and several nieces and nephews.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 18 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Nick Coleman officiated.  Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    September 19, 2012   

 

 

Edith Powell

 

          Edith Mae Terry Powell, 70, of Pendleton, died Sunday, August 10, 2003 at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange.  She was a native of Jessamine County, the daughter of the late Charles Donald “Don” Terry, a retired employee of Eminence Speaker, a volunteer at Baptist Hospital Northeast and a member of the Sligo Baptist Church.

            She is survived by her husband: Junior N. Powell, Pendleton; mother: Amanda Terry, Crestwood and two sisters: Frances (Steven) Hardt and Alma (Bob) Greenrose, both of Crestwood.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 13 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford.  Rev. Bradford Laubinger and Bro. Earl Wayne Perry officiated.  Burial was in the Sligo Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 13, 2003

 

 

Grace Powell

 

          Grace T. Powell, 88, of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville.  She was the daughter of the late Jesse Jennings and Bertha Lee Richardson Norton and was retired from the former Brunswick Plant in Eminence.  She was a member of Campbellsburg Baptist Church.

            She is survived by two daughters: Debbie (Bob) Kofron, Hillsdale, IL and Janis (Steve) Eddington, Frankfort; one sister: Doris Cigliana, Milwaukee, WI; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Wirt Powell and son, Bradley Powell.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 2 at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.  Rev. Bert Montgomery, Pastor of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    May 7, 2008

 

 

Junior Powell

 

          Junior N. Powell, 79, of Pendleton, died Thursday, August 21, 2003 at his residence.  He was the son of the late Joseph T. and Winnie Kidwell Powell, a bus driver and butcher for several community groceries and Kroger, a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the Sligo Baptist Church.

            He is survived by his aunt: Mabel Kidwell Powell, Prospect and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Terry Powell.

            Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 25 at the Sligo Cemetery.  Rev. Bradford Laughbinger and Rev. Earl Wayne Perry officiated.  Interment was in the Sligo Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 27, 2003

 

 

Lorenzo Powell

 

          Lorenzo B. Powell, 84, formerly of Smithfield, died April 25, 2011, at Crestview Care and Rehabilitation Center in Shelbyville.  He was the son of the late Julian Powell and Mamie Alice Neal Powell.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII.  He was awarded the WWII Victory Ribbon.

            He is survived by his wife: Betty Jane Powell, New Castle; six children: Eunice Fay Rhoades, Mount Eden, Nancy Marie Hunt, Louisville, Janie Alice Craven, Valley Station, David Daniel Lockman, Lexington, Mary Marie Lockman, Seattle, WA and Loren P. Powell, Turners Station.

            Graveside services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Turners Station Cemetery.  Rev. Earl Wayne Perry officiated.  Interment was in the Turners Station Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    May 4, 2011

 

 

Rosie Powell

 

          Rosie L. Powell, 64, of Eminence, died Monday, December 8, 2003, at the Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, FL.  She was the daughter of the late Alexander and Lelia May Banta Rucker, a retired employee of Eminence Speaker and a member of the Eminence Baptist Church.

            She is survived by her husband: Larry W. Powell, Sr., Eminence; two daughters: Mary Carol (Jim) McAllister, Shelbyville and Violet (Steve) Combs, Louisville; three sons: Charles Brown, Jr., St. Petersburg, FL, James Brown, LaGrange and Larry W. Powell, Jr., Eminence; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 12 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    December 17, 2003

 

 

William Powell

 

          William Randolph Powell, 80, of Louisville, formerly of Turners Station, died Thursday, December 19, 2002.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, a retired truck driver for A&P Company, a member of the Lions Club and VFW Clarksville and the Parkland Baptist Church.

            He is survived by one son: Richard Powell, Louisville; two brothers: L. B. and Joe Powell, both of Henry County; two sisters: Juanita Sanders and Marilyn Horn, both of Henry County; one half-brother: David Powell, Berry; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

            He was cremated.  Foreman Funeral Home, Jeffersontown, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    December 25, 2002