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.

This Page was Updated Tuesday, April 29, 2008 09:29 AM

Contributed By: E. T. "Hammer" Smith

Darlena Hardaway

 

Darlena Michelle “Shelley” Hardaway, 30, of Smithfield, died Sunday, August 5, 2007, at her residence.

 

She is survived by her parents: Roy and Lynn Hardaway, Smithfield; two sisters: Melissa Hardaway, Smithfield and Teresa Hardaway, Shelbyville; two brothers: Bobby Hardaway, Shelbyville and Kevin Hardaway, Radcliff.  She was preceded in death by her grandparents: Zella Mae and Virgil Lee Webster and Robert and Lula Hardaway.

 

Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 8th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Eminence.  Brother Carl Brown officiated.  Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 15, 2007

 

 

David Hardin

 

David Hardin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hardin of Worthville, died at noon Tuesday at the Mallory-Taylor Hospital, LaGrange.  Mrs. Hardin was Miss Christine Raisor, formerly of New Castle.

 

Funeral services were conducted at Worthville at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with burial there.

 

Henry County Local  August 11, 1944

 

 

Forrest L. Harmon

 

Forrest L. Harmon, 91, of Copeland, FL, passed away on October 14, 2007.  Born September 22, 1914 in Sulphur, KY, he was the youngest child of George and Mary (Molly) Harmon. 

 

He was preceded in death by his first wife: Kathryn; his second wife: Dona; and stepson: Mike Brindley.  Forrest is survived by his sons: Don and Larry; grandsons: Chris and Andy; granddaughter: Katie; great-grandsons: Lucas and Logan; and many nieces and nephews.  He is also survived by a companion: Ann Talley.

 

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at Everglades City Community Church on Saturday, October 20th.  Additional services will be held in Carrollton, KY.

 

Louisville Courier-Journal  October 17, 2007

 

 

T. T. Hatton

 

T. T. Hatton, 72, a Smithfield farmer, died at his home Monday.  He moved to Henry County from Clay County eleven years ago.

 

He is survived by his wife; five daughters; seven sons; and several brothers and sisters, who reside in Clay County.

 

Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m., Tuesday, at the residence, with services and burial at the grave near Manchester, at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Henry County Local  April 30, 1943

 

 

George Hawkins

 

Pfc. George M. Hawkins, 19 (March 15, 1925 – August 17, 1944), son of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Hawkins of Eminence, was killed in action on August 17, according to a message received last week.  Private Hawkins is also survived by his wife: Mrs. Mary Frances Green Hawkins, Louisville.

 

Burial was in the Eminence Cemnetery.

 

Henry County Local  September 15, 1944

 

 

Mary Kelly Hawkins

 

Mrs. Mary Doris Kelly Hawkins, 18, died Tuesday, September 28, 1943, at her home near Port Royal.  She became a member of the Gratz Methodist Church when fourteen.  She attended grade school at Gratz and graduated from Pleasureville High School with the class of 1942.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Gratz Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday, with Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating.  Burial was in the Owenton Cemetery.

 

She is survived by her husband: Beverly Lee Hawkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hawkins; her parents: Mr. and Mrs. Manuel H. Kelly, Covington; a brother: Larry Ray Kelly, Covington; her grandparents; two aunts and two uncles.

 

Henry County Local  October 8, 1943

 

 

Marshall Haydon

 

Marshall Smith Haydon, 85, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, December 22, 2007, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  He was the son of the late Claude Marshall and Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Smith Haydon, a retired engineer and supervisor with the Kentucky State Highway Department, a farmer and a member of the Clay Village Baptist Church.

 

He is survived by six sons: David Haydon and wife, Orvilla, Taylorsville, Gary Haydon, Louisville, Danny Haydon and wife, Billie, Waddy, Gil Haydon and wife, Sue, Ronnie Haydon and wife, Charlotte and Terry Haydon, all of Shelbyville; one daughter: Cheryl Moore and husband, Reid, Campbellsburg; two sisters: Hallie Lee Tracy and Mary Catherine Hutcherson, both of Frankfort; eleven grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife; grandchildren: Claudia Haydon and Steve Haydon and brother Allen Shaw Haydon.

 

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 27th at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Rev. Tim Duke, Vernon Carpenter, Lee Bolton and Jesse Baxter officiated.  Interment was in the Bagdad Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  January 2, 2008

 

 

Leah Heaton

 

Leah Heaton, 102, formerly of Franklinton, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Bedford Healthcare Center, Bedford.  She was the daughter of the late William D. and Margaret Knight Heaton and a member of the Pleasureville Baptist Church.  She taught for the Henry County, Eminence and Oldham County School systems.

 

She is survived by four nieces and one nephew.

 

Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 15th, at the Pleasureville Cemetery.  Rev. Earl Wayne Perry officiated.  Scholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  October 17, 2007

 

 

T. D. Heaton

 

T. D. Heaton, formerly of Eminence, died Tuesday morning, December 22, 1943, at his home near LaGrange.  He had been in ill health for several years.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the chapel in Grove Hill Cemetery on Thursday, at 11 a.m., with Rev. D. E. Weaver, Louisville and Rev. G. W. Redding, Lagrange, officiating.  He was a member of the Eminence Baptist Church.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Nancy Taylor Heaton; four sons: W. D. Heaton, Pewee Valley, John Heaton, O’Bannon, B. D. Heaton and Owen Heaton, both of Lagrange and one daughter:  Mrs. Edward Rigg, Dayton, OH.

 

Henry County Local  January 1, 1943

 

 

Harve Heightchew

 

Harve Heightchew, Franklinton, died Sunday morning at Kings Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville.  Death was attributed to pneumonia and complications.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Mary Heightchew; two daughters: Mrs. Mattie Kelley and Mrs. Maymie Kelley; two son: Maynard Heightchew and Obie Heightchew.

 

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Franklinton Baptist Church, of which he was a member, with Rev. O. N. Shands officiating.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  May 7, 1943

 

 

Helen Heilman

 

Helen L. Heilman, 93, of Cropper, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at Crescent Place of Shelbyville.  She was the daughter of the late William and Iola Donzetta Linfoot, former co-owner and operator of the old Heilman Grocery and member of the Cropper Baptist Church.

 

She is survived by two sons: Jerry Heilman, Shelbyville, and David Heilman and wife, Wanda, Louisville; one brother: William E. Linfoot, Detroit, MI; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband: George Harlan Heilman.

 

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, November 12th at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Rev. Jim Cavender and Rev. Herbert Slaughter officiated.  Interment was in the Dutch Tract Cemetery in Pleasureville.

 

Henry County Local  November 14, 2007

 

 

Owen Heitzman, Sr.

 

Owen L. Heitzman, Sr., 62, of Bedford, died Sunday, September 30, 2007, at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange.  He was the son of the late Owen and Maggie Hibbard Heitzman and attended the Bedford Pentecostal Church.

 

He is survived by three children: Cindy Truman, New Castle, Owen L. Heitzman, Jr., Jefferson County and Jacqueline Heitzman, LaGrange; nine siblings: Sallie Carpenter, Bedford, Blaine Heitzman, Eminence, Marie Queen, North Carolina, Mary Ann Wiseeart, Louisville, Delbert Thomas Heitzman and Robert Ray Heitzman, both of Port Royal, Lona Moore and William Kenneth Heitzman, both of Owenton and Harriett Ellen Steinberg, Jefferson County and eight grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by one brother, Larry Heitzman and one grandchild.

 

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 3rd at Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford.  Brother Carl Rodgers officiated.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  October 10, 2007

 

 

Addie Henderson

 

Mrs. Addie Buford Henderson, (1879-1944), widow of the late John T. Henderson, died Thursday, September 28, 1944, at her home in Bethlehem.  Her husband died on July 21, this year.  Death was attributed to a stroke.  She had been partially paralyzed on one side for about two years.

 

She is survived by one son: Charles Henderson; and a daughter: Mrs. Charles Yount; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday, with Rev. E. P. Schaich officiating.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  October 6, 1944

 

 

Dora Henderson

 

Mrs. Dora J. Henderson, 74 (1869-1944), died Saturday morning of a heart attack at her home near Pleasureville.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 2 p.m., Tuesday, with Rev. Elgin Smith officiating, assisted by Rev. E. P. Schaich.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

She is survived by her husband: James Henderson; one daughter: Mrs. W. L. Casey; one sister: Mrs. Fannie Bryant, Pleasureville; and three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

 

Henry County Local  September 22, 1944

 

 

John Thomas Henderson

 

John Thomas Henderson, 66 (1878-1944), who had been in ill health for several years, died at his home near Bethlehem, Friday, July 21, 1944.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence Sunday afternoon, with his pastor, Rev. E. P. Schaich, officiating, assisted by Rev. Marshall Stivers of Glenarm.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter: Mrs. Charles Yount; a son: Charles Henderson; a brother: W. H. Henderson, all of Bethlehem and a sister, Mrs. June Roberts, LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local  July 28, 1944 

 

 

John A. Hoagland

 

John A. Hoagland, 67, died Sunday, at 4 p.m. at his residence in New Castle.  Death was attributed to heart trouble.  He was a farmer for many years and later became deputy sheriff of Henry County under J. S. Snodgrass and a few years hence was Chief of Police of New Castle.  He was a member of the New Castle Methodist Church and of the New Castle Masonic Lodge since early manhood.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the McCarty Funeral Home in New Castle, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30, with Rev. C. L. Cooper officiating, assisted by Rev. James Highfield.  Burial was in charge of the New Castle Masonic Lodge at the New Castle Cemetery.

 

He is survived by his wife:  Mrs. Lucy May Hoagland; one daughter: Mrs. Walker Thomas; one son: John A. Hoagland, Jr., Ft. Bragg, NC;, one sister: Miss Lucy Hoagland, Lexington; two brothers: W. D. Hoagland, Cincinnati and Roy Hoagland, New Castle.

 

Henry County Local  October 4, 1940

 

 

Barbara Holman

 

Barbara Holman, 68, of LaGrange, died Tuesday, November 20, 2007. She is the daughter of the late Sherman and Mary Larberg St. Clair, she retired from the Masonic Homes of Kentucky where she had been a kitchen supervisor.  She was of the Baptist faith.

 

She is survived by her husband: Harold Holman, LaGrange; six children: Roger Roution and wife, Mary, Raliegh, NC, Ricky Roution, Bedford, Jeanie Lewellen and husband, Rick and Jack Holman and wife, Lynn, all of Campbellsburg and Maurice Holman and wife Sue, Cloverdale, IN; two sisters: Rose Mefford, Crestwood and Martha Webb, Gilbertsville; one brother: Sonny St. Clair, New Castle; and a host of relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by one sister, Blanche Daniels and one stepdaughter: Vickie O’Connor.

 

Funeral services were held Monday, November 26th at Heady Radcliffe in LaGrange.  Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery.  Rev. Tim Edwards officiated.

 

Henry County Local  November 28, 2007

 

 

Leonard Gayle Holmes

 

Pfc. Leonard Gayle Holmes, 24 (March 31, 1920 – August 10, 1944), son of  Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Holmes of Warsaw, formerly of Henry County, was killed in action in France on August 10, 1944.  He was born and reared near Franklinton, but answered the call to service from Gallatin County.  He was in the 28th Division of the Third Army.

 

Besides his parents he is survived by nine sisters: Mrs. Mary Erwin and Mrs. James Roberts, Franklinton, Mrs. Sam Jones and Mrs. Oldham Dunaway, Louisville, Mrs. J. C. Jones, Gratz, Mrs. Jack Roberts, Miss Lois Holmes, Miss LaVerne Holmes and Miss Ouida Holmes, Warsaw; four brothers: Seaman First Class Elliott Holmes, in the South Pacific, Seaman Melvin Holmes, J. D. Holmes and Marshall Holmes.

 

He was a member of the Drennon Chapel Church.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  September 15, 1944   

 

 

Mary Simms Hopkins

 

Mary Simms Hopkins, 67(?), (1890-1943), colored, died at her home in Pleasureville, at 7:30 Wednesday morning.

 

She is survived by her husband: Jesse Hopkins, and two daughters: Leola Yates and Clara Humes, both of Madison, IN.

 

Funeral services will be held at the colored Methodist Church in Pleasureville, at 2 p.m. Friday, January 15th.  Burial will be in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  January 15, 1943

 

 

Thomas Horn

 

Thomas “Rick” Horn, 44, of Louisville, died Thursday, July 26, 2007, in Spencer County.  He was a heavy equipment operator, a member of the Rhema Christian Assembly and the son of the late Harry Horn.

 

He is survived by his wife, Rhonda L. Horn, Louisville; two daughters: Kayla and Courtney Horn, both of Louisville; his mother: Marilyn Horn, Smithfield; his brother: Bruce Horn, Acton, CA; two sisters: Peggy McFall, Louisville and Harriett Jaggers, Virginia.

 

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 31st at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Bro. Terry Yeager officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.

 

Henry County Local  August 1, 2007

 

 

Elizabeth Huffington

 

Elizabeth Fitzgerald Huffington, 88, of Bedford, formerly of Henry County, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at the Bedford Health Care Center.  She was the daughter of the late George Kelley and Emma Kopp Kelley, former employee of Kawneer and a member of the Union Grove Christian Church.

 

She is survived by four children: Cleo Divine, Bedford, Shirley Hamilton, Milton, Terry Fitzgerald, Bedford and David Fitzgerald, Louisville; four step-children: Dennis Huffinton, Jim Huffington, Rosie Means and Marie Huffington, all of Indiana; two brothers: Charles and Frank Kelley, both of New Castle; eight grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husbands: Luther Calvin Fitzgerald and George Huffington and eleven siblings: Prentice Kelley, Frances Stoker, Mamie Woods, Stella Tilley, Lula Wingham, Ralph Carroll Kelley, Marjorie Payne, Emma Catherine Broughton, Everett Kelley, Raymond Kelley and Henry Kelley.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 30th, at Ransdell Funeral Home.  Rev. Aaron Snelling, Mt. Byrd Christian Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  January 2, 2008

 

 

Emma T. Jackson

 

Mrs. Emma Thomason Jackson, 79, widow of the late W. O. Jackson, former Henry County Attorney, died at noon Sunday, following an illness of a year.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the grave in the New Castle Cemetery at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with Rev. E. T. Curry officiating, assisted by Rev. J. T. Highfield.

 

She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. L. A. Batts, Shelbyville, and Mrs. K. B. Small, Louisville;  one son: Pfc. Ben Jackson, Burns City, IN; two sisters: Mrs. Annie Smith, Louisville and Mrs. Hettie Thomason, Fort Knox and five grandchildren.

 

Henry County Local  June 18, 1943

 

 

Fred H. Jacoby

 

Fred H. Jacoby, 48 (May 10, 1895 – February 19, 1944), formerly of Pleasureville, a paper hanger and painter, died at the General Hospital, Louisville, Saturday of meningitis.

 

Funeral Services were conducted at the grave in the Pleasureville Cemetery, Sunday afternoon, with Rev. E. P. Schaich officiating, assisted by Rev. R. T. Wilson.  The I.O.O.F. Lodge held the burial ceremony.  Rev. Schaich, chaplain of the Patrick Henry Post, American Legion, presented the flag to Mrs. Jacoby.

 

Besides his wife, Mrs. Fannie Mae Roberts Jacoby, he is survived by two sisters: Mrs. Elry Clubb, Franklinton, and Mrs. O. L. Stalker, Pleasureville, and a brother, Lorenzo Jacoby, Evnsville, IN and three nieces and one nephew.

 

Henry County Local  February 25, 1944

 

 

Virgie James

 

Virgie Lee James, 89, of New Castle, died Monday, October 22, 2007, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  Daughter of the late Silas and Rosalie Carter James, she was a homemaker and caregiver.  She was also a member of the Berea Christian Church.

 

She is survived by three sisters: Nola James, Crestwood, Alma Chisholm, New Castle and Glenna Coleman, Sulphur; one brother: Kenneth James, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 25th at the Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Nick Coleman will officiate.  Interment will be in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  October 24, 2007

 

 

William James

 

William “ Rodney” James, 65 of Bethlehem, died Sunday, November 25, 2007, at the University of Louisville Hospital.  Son of the late Howard Thomas and Irma G. Tharp James, he was an electronic technician for EPA of KY.  He retired as an electronic technician for the Federal Aviation Administration.  He was an Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War, retired from the Air Force after serving eight years of active duty and then from the Air Force Reserves in 1987 after 19 years of service. 

 

He is survived by his wife: Alma Roberts James, Bethlehem; two daughters: Marquita James Culroo and husband, James, Buffalo, IN and Melinda James Lopez and husband, Frank, Hoover, AL; two sons: Michael Thomas James and wife, Sharon, Lowell, IN and Mark Andrew James and wife, Heather, Advance, NC; two sisters: Wanda Zimmerman, Cummings, Georgia and Diana Clifford, Bedford;  fifteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by one sister: Helen Trapp.

 

 Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday, November 28th) at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Matthew Perry, pastor of Boone’s Creek Baptist Church, Lexington, will officiate.  Interment will be in Louisville Memorial Gardens East

 

Henry County Local  November 28, 2007

 

 

Barbara Jenkins

 

Barbara Ann Purvis Jenkins, 65, of New Castle, died Friday, November 30, 2007.  Daughter of the late Dewey and Jennie Mae Chisholm Purvis, she was a homemaker and member of the New Castle Baptist Church.

 

She is survived by her husband: Norman L. Jenkins, New Castle; two daughters: Janet Cox and husband, Rob, Port Royal and Leslea Jenkins and husband, James Potts, Eminence; one brother: Dewey Purvis, Birmingham, AL; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, December 3rd 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  December 5, 2007

 

 

Ruth Jenkins

 

Ruth Holcomb Jenkins, 74, New Castle, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at the Woodland Terrace Health Care Facility, Elizabethtown.  She was the daughter of the late Arvey Holcomb and Lena Collins Louden.

 

She is survived by two daughters: Connie Ray, Louisville and Mary Ann Scott and husband, Scoot, Frankfort; one son: Curtis Simpson and wife, Kay, Elizabethtown; three sisters: Martha Caldwell, Middletown, OH, Linda Parks, New Castle and Regina Parks, Pleasureville; three brothers: Arvey Holcomb, Navarre Beach, FL, Bobby Holcomb, New Castle and John Holcomb, Carrollton; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband: Wayne B. Jenkins; son: Stephen Simpson; grandson: Don Ray; and two sisters: Billie and Josephine.

 

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 1st, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Gary Polston, pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  December 5, 2007

 

 

Bernard Johnson, Sr.

 

Bernard Howard “Bumper” Johnson, 64, of Madison, IN, died Friday, August 10, 2007, at The

Waters of Clifty Falls, Madison, IN.  He was the son of the late William Gobel and Rotha Cull Johnson, employed as a steeple jack all his life, was a member of the Jefferson Post 9, Sons of the American Legion, the former Eagles Lodge and the Masonic Moose Lodge.

 

He is survived by two sons: Bumper Johnson, Jr. and wife, Candy, Madison, IN and Keih Johnson and his companion, Jeannie, Carrollton; one daughter: Jeanette “Jae” Jones, and husband, Tim, Eminence; three sisters: Freda Melton, Madison, IN, Alma Boldery, Milton

and Wanda Debusk, Hartsville, IN; one brother: Bobby Johnson, Madison, IN; six grandchildren

and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.  He was preceded in death by six brothers: Albert, Gobel, Tilford, Dewey, Dale and Dicky Johnson and three sisters: Mona Aulick, Zelda Johnson and Johnnie Davidson.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 12th at Morgan and Nay Funeral Center, Madison, IN.  Pastor Ernie Lamb officiated.  Interment was in the Springdale Cemetery, Madison, IN.

 

Henry County Local  August 15, 2007

 

 

Ida Johnson

 

Ida Lee Johnson, 70, formerly of New Castle, died Sunday, December 30, 2007.  Daughter of the late Irvin Harris, she was a homemaker and a member of the Second Baptist Church in Ghent.

 

She is survived by her mother: Mattie Lee Harris, Paducah; six sisters: Mary V. Beasley and Nancy Loving, both of Paducah, Hallie Wilson and Betty Burns, both of Atlanta, Carrie Reed, Georgetown and Patsy Lindsay, Louisville; two brothers: Jesse Harris, Louisville and Rodney Harris, Paducah and several nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 3rd at Main Street Baptist Church in New Castle.  Rev. Meredith Trabue, pastor of the Main Street Baptist Church, will officiate.  Rev. John C. Sharp, pastor of the Second Street Baptist Church in Ghent, will assist.  Interment will be in Second Baptist Church Cemetery in Ghent.  Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  January 2, 2008

 

Richard Johnson

 

Richard M. Johnson, 64, of Trimble County, formerly of Lockport, died Thursday, October 25, 2007, at his residence.  He was the son of the late Victor Johnson, Sr. and Iva Hatch Johnson.  He also attended the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Carmen, OK.

 

He is survived by his daughter: Patricia A. Widney and husband, Jerry, Canton, OK; one brother: Victor Johnson, Jr.; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by one daughter, Melody Jones.

 

Graveside services were held on Tuesday, October 30th in Carmen, OK.  Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  October 31, 2007

 

 

Bobby Gene Jones

 

Bobby Gene Jones, 76, of Louisville, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at the Hillcreek Manor Nursing Home in Louisville.  He was a native of Lockport.  Son of the late J. C. Jones and Mayme Holmes Jones, he was an auctioneer.  He was preceded in death by two brothers: Ray and Ira Jones.

 

He is survived by one daughter: Cindy Biggers Sipes and husband, Kevin, Louisville; one son: Michael Jones, Louisville; an aunt: Laverne New, Eminence and three grandchildren.

 

A memorial service was held at 3 p.m., Saturday, November 17th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 14, 2007

 

 

Leslie Douglas Jones

 

Sgt. Leslie Douglas Jones, 19 (1923-1942), son of Mr. and Mrs. Turner Jones, of Elmburg, but native Henry Countians until last spring, drowned in the Ohio River near Dam 42 at 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, when a rubber boat which was being used in maneuvers apparently was caught in a whirlpool and overturned.

 

No funeral services had been planned as of this date, as the body had not been recovered.

 

Besides his parents, Sgt. Jones is survived by two other brothers in the service: Sgt. Chester Eugene Jones, a Marine, located at Norfolk, VA and Sgt. Paul Jones, on maneuvers but stationed at Fort Benning, GA.  Three other brothers and four sisters also survive and are James Jones, Louisville; Mrs. Juanita Gardner, Shepherdsville; Mrs. Helen Troxell, Mt. Gilead; Mrs. Jessica Burton, Ft. Knox; Wilbur Lee Jones, Kenneth Dale Jones and Sylvia Dean Jones, all of Elmburg.

Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  September 4, 1942

 

 

Minnie T. Jones

 

Minnie T. Jones, 69 (1874-1943), died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Allen Chilton, Tuesday, December 1, 1942.  Before her marriage she was Miss Minnie Teeters.  She was married 49 years ago to William Jones, who died March 11, 1931.

 

She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Allen Chilton, New Castle, Mrs. Cline Mahoney, Campbellsburg and Mrs. Raymond Wainscott, Franklinton; four sons: Herbert Jones, Price Jones and Morris Jones, all of New Castle and Pvt. Ramey G. Jones, who is in the armed forces, stationed in California.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Port Royal Methodist Church at 2 p.m., December 6th, with Rev. Parrish officiating.  Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  December 25, 1942

 

 

William Jordan, Jr.

 

William Jordan, Jr., 58, of Maryville, TN, died Monday, October 29, 2007.  He was the son of the late Doretta Neal Jordan and William Arnold Jordan, Sr., a native of Shelbyville and a truck driver.

 

He is survived by his wife, Diana Jordan, Maryville, TN; two daughters: Lisa Board and husband, Tim, and Stacy Jordan, all of Bardstown; one son: Jonathan Jordan and wife, Vanessa, Maryville, TN; one sister: Patsy Napier, Manchester; two brothers: Billy Jordan, Manchester and Lyle Jordan, California and four grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, November 2nd at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 7, 2007

 

 

Sherry Kaelin

 

Sherry Joann Kaelin, 58, died Friday, October 19, 2007, at her home near LaGrange.  She was the daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Mary A. Pitman Shaffer and former employee of Kitty’s Plants and Produce, Louisville.

 

She is survived by her husband: Johnny Kaelin; three sons: Steven Kent Emily, LaGrange, Jeffrey David Emily, Eminence and Douglas Wayne Emily, Fern Creek; one daughter: Mary Leann Emily, LaGrange; two brothers: Brent Wilson Shaffer, Ne3w Amsterdam and Charles G. Shaffer, Corydon; two grandchildren and several nieces.

 

Memorial services were held at 6 p.m. Sunday, October 21st at Bean Blossom- Cesar Funeral Home, Corydon.  Rev. Rick Utz officiated.

 

Henry County Local  October 24, 2007

 

 

Ronald Kemp

 

Ronald Kemp, 55, of Louisville, formerly of Sulphur, died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at his residence.  He was the son of the late William “Bill” Kemp.

 

He is survived by his mother: Elizabeth Kemp, Lexington. 

 

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 29th at the Sulphur Cemetery.  Bro. Bert Montgomery, pastor of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church, will officiate.

 

Henry County Local  July 25, 2007

 

 

Jerry King

 

Jarry Max King, 56, of Jeffersonville, IN, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at Clark County Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville.  He was a factory worker for Ford Motor Company, A U. S. Army Veteran, attended Highlander Point Church and was the son of the late Marie Smith King.

 

He is survived by his father and stepmother: Sherman and Phyllis King; three brothers: Sherman Lee King, Sr., Frankfort, Ralph King and Mark King, both of Eminence and two sisters: Linda Keown, Eminence and Patricia Ann Utley, Louisville.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 9th at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Rev. Mark Lemon officiated.  Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.

 

Henry County Local  November 14, 2007

 

 

Robert Kidwell

 

Robert Alvin Kidwell, 69, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, November 24, 2007, at Baptist Northeast Hospice Unit in LaGrange.  He was the son of the late Frank and Ethel Leona Brooks Kidwell.

 

He is survived by two sons: Darrell Kidwell and wife, Sue, Ft. Myers, FL and Jamie Kidwell and wife, Brandy, Campbellsburg; three daughters: Donna Sabo and husband, Tony, and Patty Kidwell and husband, Billy, all of LaGrange and Robin Kidwell and husband, Glenn, Campbellsburg;  two brothers: Buford Kidwell, Campbellsburg and Hurley Kidwell, Carrollton; three sisters: Elaine Williams and Linda Kidwell, both of Bedford and Katherine Pyles, Carrollton; nineteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  He was preceded in death by two brothers: Thurman and Frederick Kidwell and wife: Jewell Kidwell.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 29th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford.  Interment will be in the Vance Road Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 28, 2007

 

 

Frank Kingston

 

Benjamin Franklin Kingston, 73, died Saturday, September 21, 1940, at his home near Marengo, IN.  He was born in Anderson County, but spent most of his life in Oldham and Henry Counties.  Several years ago Mr. Kingston and son bought a farm near Marengo.  He was a member of the Chestnut Grove Christian Church.

 

He is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Lucy Cox, Jericho and Mrs. Rosa Roberts, Smithfield; one son: Jesse Kingston, Marengo, IN; four sisters; two brothers; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

 

The body was brought to LaGrange Monday morning and services were held at the grave at 11:00 a.m. by the Rev. C. R. Lanman.

 

Henry County Local  October 4, 1940

 

 

Rusty Kiser

 

Robert Russell “Rusty” Kiser, 38, of Lawrenceburg, died Monday, December 10, 2007 At his residence.  He was the son of Dorothy Hall Kiser of Lawrenceburg and the late Teddy Kiser, Sr.  He was an I.T. Technician with Landmark Community Newspaper, Inc., and a member of the Anderson Masonic Lodge #90.

 

Including his mother he is survived by his wife, Barbara Jane Young Kiser of Lawrenceburg; a brother: Teddy Wayne Kiser, Jr., Lawrenceburg and his maternal grandmother: Hazel Hall, Lawrenceburg.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, December 14th at the Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home.  Bro. Millard Bates, Jr. officiated.  Interment was in the Hebron Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  December 19, 2007 

 

 

Gertrude Kistner

 

Mrs. Gertrude Young Kistner (1878-1942) died at her home near Gratz, Friday night. 

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Lockport Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, with Rev. Harold Dorsey, pastor, officiating.  Burial was in the Point Pleasant Cemetery.  She was a member of the Lockport Methodist Church.

 

She is survived by her husband: H. A. Kistner; three daughters: Mrs. Clara Cox, Gratz, Mrs. Edith Roberts, Bethlehem and Mrs. Martha N. Shuck, Fallis; four sons: Guthrie Martin, Owenton, a son by a former marriage, Earl Kistner, Gratz, Pvt. Jake Kistner, Ft. Knox and H. A. Kistner, Jr., Gratz; one step-daughter: Mrs. Mary Smith, Bedford; one brother: Willie Young, Gratz and nine grandchildren.

 

Henry County Local  August 28, 1942

 

 

Sara LaFollette

 

Mrs. Sara LaFollette, 83 (1861-1944), died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tom Harris, Eminence, after an illness of five months.  She was a member of the Christian Church.

 

She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Tom Harris, Mrs. Sanford Soards and Mrs. H. G. Wilson, all of Eminence; and Mrs. Lester Cox, Jett, KY; two sons: Ed LaFollette, Campbellsburg and W. F. LaFollette, Eminence; three brothers: Albert Purvis, Ravenwood, W. VA, Tom Purvis, Columbus, OH and Willie Purvis, New Castle; nineteen grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, with Rev. W. W. Marvin officiating.  Burial was in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  September 22, 1944

 

 

Leslie Land

 

Funeral services for Leslie Land, five-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Land, Eminence, were conducted at the residence Saturday with J. Gano Herndon officiating.  Burial was in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  September 8, 1944

 

 

Doris Lawrence

 

Doris Shrader Lawrence, 91, of Louisville, formerly of Henry County, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at the Episcopal Church Home.  She was a retired teacher for the Jefferson County Schools, a member of the Woman’s Club of Louisville, former president of the University of Louisville Woman’s Club and a member of the founding board of directors for the St. Matthews area ministries.

 

She is survived by her daughter: Judy Miller; two sons: Bill Lawrence and wife, Pam, Denver. CO, and Gary Lawrence and wife, Karen; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Dave Lawrence.

 

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 9th at St. Matthews Methodist Church.  Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 14, 2007

 

 

W. O. LeCompte

 

Funeral services for W. O. LeCompte, 60, (1880-1940) who died in Nashville, TN, Sunday, October 13, 1940, at 12:30 a.m., were conducted at the Thomas Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with Rev. Roud Shaw officiating.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

He is survived by three sisters: Mrs. Fannie Reynolds and Mrs. Brown Hamilton, of Fulton, MO and Mrs. C. M. Clubb, Pleasureville.

 

Mr. LeCompte was born and reared in Pleasureville and had been connected with the Remington Arms Company for 33 years, stationed at Nashville for 30 years.

 

Henry County Local  October 18, 1940

 

 

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Caplinger Lee

 

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Caplinger Lee, 31 (October 19, 1861 – December 24, 1942), died at a hospital in Louisville on Christmas Eve.  She fell three weeks before and broke her hip causing her death.

 

Her funeral was held at Lee E. Crallee Funeral Home in Louisville with burial in the Campbellsburg Cemetery. 

 

She was the widow of M. L. Lee, who formerly was owner and operator of a department store in Campbellsburg.  She is survived by two sons: Wallace Lee of California and D. F. Lee of Louisville and one daughter: Miss Edith Lee of Washington, D. C., several grandchildren, three sisters and one brother.

 

Henry County Local  January 29, 1943 

 

 

Ivette Lindsay

 

Ivette Y. Lindsay, 44, of Eminence, died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Eminence.

 

She is survived by her mother: Delores Lindsay, Louisville; three sisters: Eanna Evans, Louisville, Patricia Patterson, and Danita Patterson, both of Shelbyville; five brothers: Orvell Lindsay, Dumpfries, VA, Oliver Goodloe, Kim Goodloe, Dana Patterson and Gary Patterson, all of Shelbyville, and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

 

Funeral services were held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, August 30th at the Eminence First Baptist Church.  Rev. Charles Duncan, assisted by Rev. Robert Fields, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle G.U.O.O.F. Cemetery.  Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home handled arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  September 5, 2007

 

 

Joseph Milton Lindsey

 

Joseph Milton Lindsey, 84 (1858-1943), died at his home near Lacie, Saturday.  He was the last member of his large family, early settlers in Henry County.  He was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church since he was sixteen years old.

 

He is survived by his wife: Malinda Tingle Lindsey; two daughters:  Mrs. Kizzie Lindsey, Louisville and Mrs. Georgia Kendall, Bedford; eight sons: Tom Lindsey, Orville Lindsey and Joe Lindsey, all of Louisville, John Lindsey, Bedford, Jess Lindsey, Port Royal, Willie Lindsey and Elva Lindsey both of Turners Station and Roy Lindsey of Camp Hood, TX.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Hopewell Church, with Rev. Jack T. Akin, pastor of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church, officiating.  Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 13, 1943

 

 

Catherine Roberts Long

 

Catherine Roberts Long, 88, died Tuesday.

 

Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Friday at the Pleasureville Baptist Church.

 

Courier-Journal  October 28, 2004

 

 

Charles Long, Jr.

 

Charles A. “Cracker” Long, Jr., 42, of New Castle, died Friday, October 19, 2007.  Son of the late Charlie Long, Sr., he was a 1983 graduate of Henry County High School and a mechanic.

 

He is survived by his wife: Lisa Lynn Powell Long; two daughters: Chassidy June Long and Allie Elizabeth Long; two sons: Charles Austin “Bubba” Long III and Bobby Austin Long; mother: Barbara Sue Frazier Long; one sister: Violet Sue Long, all of New Castle; and one granddaughter.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 23rd at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Michael Duncan, pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated and was assisted by Rev. Anthony Pierce, pastor of the New Castle Christian Church.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  October 24, 2007

 

 

Erwin “Dyke” Louden

 

Erwin “Dyke” Louden, 88, of Eminence, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2007.  Son of the late Lee and Grace (Erwin) Louden, he was a farmer and a member of the Point Pleasant Christian Church.  He was preceded in death by his wife: Hazel (Harlow) Louden; daughter: Barbara Louden and four brothers: Ralph, Thurman, Selby and Garnett Louden.

 

He is survived by one daughter: Charlotte M. Prewitt and husband, Eddie, of Eminence; one brother: Melvin Louden, Sulphur; two grandchildren: Sheila Tingle and husband, Chris, of Staunton, IL and Chris Prewitt, Eminence and two great-grandchildren: Josh and Matthew Tingle, Staunton, IL.

 

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Monday 27th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Shawn Golden, pastor of the Drennon Christian Church.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 29, 2007 

 

 

Justin Louden

 

Justin Dale Louden, 21, of LaGrange, died Tuesday, October 9, 2007.  He was an employee of  M & K Construction, attended Henry County High School and was a member of the ROTC.

 

He is survived by his wife: Rebecca Louden; one son: Mark Dale Louden; one step-son, Austin

Lee Prather; mother: Pamela Louden; one brother: Joshua Louden; one sister: Christy McKenzie; grandparents: Mary Louden, Elouise Acree and Bill and Mary Bastin; great-grandmother, Goldie Dever.  He was preceded in death by his father: Mark Dale Louden.

 

Funeral services were held Saturday, October 13th at Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange.  Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local  October 17, 2007

 

 

Sallie Louden

 

Mrs. Sallie Louden, 75 (December 2, 1869 – August 1, 1944), died Tuesday, August 1, 1944, at her home in Franklinton.  She had been in failing health for two years and suffered a stroke.  She was a member of the Berea Christian Church for many years.

 

She is survived by one daughter: Mrs. Grover Teters of Echo Dell; two sisters: Mrs. Annie Woods, Florida and Mrs. Chris Raisor, Clay Village; one half-brother: Hilton Stivers, Louisville; four grandchildren: Mrs. Hazel Jones, Drennon Springs, Lloyd Roberts, Louisville, Huey Lee Roberts and Herman Roberts, Franklinton.

 

Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the Franklinton Baptist Church, with Rev. James Highfield officiating, assisted by Rev. E. P. Schaich.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 11, 1944

 

 

 

Robert Lozier

 

Robert A Lozier, 55, of Tompkinsville, formerly of Carrollton, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007.

 

He is survived by his wife: Sharon A. Lozier, Tompkinsville; three sons: Robert W. Lozier, Turners Station, Ernest M. Lozier, Carrollton and Jason L. Lozier, Worthville; parents: Ernest “Butch” and Doris Lozier, Gamaliel and twelve grandchildren.

 

A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  July 11, 2007

 

 

Robert Lee Lynch

 

Robert Lee Lynch, 79, died at his home near Campbellsburg, Friday.  He is survived by five children.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, with Rev. James E. Wright officiating and Rev. Wiley assisting.  Burial was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  December 25, 1942

 

 

Bettie M. Maddox

 

Mrs. Bettie Massie Maddox, 89 (1854-1943), died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Katherine Jones, near Port Royal, Saturday morning.  She was a member of the Port Royal Baptist Church

and the widow of the late J. S. Maddox.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Port Royal Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, with Rev. Raymond Foree officiating, assisted by Rev. Jack Akin and Rev. E. N. Chandler.  Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Allie M. Hammond, Eminence and Mrs. Bernice Pollard, Port Royal; and son: Col. F. M. Maddox, Clearwater, FL and a foster son: Robert Christie, Cropper.  Eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.

 

Henry County Local  August 13, 1943

 

 

Danny Manns

 

Danny Manns, 56, of New Castle, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2007.  Danny was self-employed as a carpenter.  He served with the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War and was a member of the National Rifle Association.  Danny was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Manns.

 

He is survived by three daughters: Sarah Manns, Smithfield, Lesley Manns, Eminence and Lindsey Manns Boler, LaGrange; his parents: Betty Ann and Alger Mosley of Shelby, OH; two brothers: Steve Mosley, Sylvania, OH and Don Mosley, Peoria, AZ; three sisters: Phyllis Manns, Shelby, OH, Barbara Fisher, Shelby, OH and Tammy Moyer, Crestline, OH; four grandchildren: Kayleigh “Tadpole” Murray, Jada Ayres, Gabrielle Boler and Seth Ayres.

 

Funeral services were held Sunday July 22nd at 2 p.m. at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Jerry Bessinger and Jim Guthrie officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  July 25, 2007

 

 

Lillie Milligan Marshall

 

Mrs. Lillie Milligan Marshall, 76, widow of Charles Edward Marshall of Henry County and New York, N.Y., died Monday, May 24, 1943, at her home in Louisville.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall lived at the Casa Blanca farm on the Kentucky River in Henry County since coming from New York in 1912.  Mr. Marshall passed away in 1930 and Mrs. Marshall lived at the farm until two years ago, when she moved to Louisville.  She suffered a stroke on May 13th and gradually got worse until her death.

 

Burial was in Frankfort on May 27th in the Marshall lot.

 

She is survived by her sisters: Miss Leone Milligan and Mrs. Ethel Hunter Funk and a brother Robert Milligan.

 

Henry County Local  June 4, 1943

 

 

J. G. Mason

 

J. G. Mason died in Abilene, KS, Friday.  He had made his home in Kansas City, MO for several years.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Louise Marksberry Mason, formerly of Pleasureville; two daughters: Mrs. George Ratterman, Louisville and Miss Mary Jo Mason, Kansas City; and a son: Jack G. Mason, Jr. also of Kansas City.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Herbert C. Cralle Funeral Home in Louisville, Tuesday, with burial in the Cave Hill Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  March 19, 1943

 

 

Laura Mason

 

Laura Virginia Wright Mason, 79, of Eminence, died Sunday, September 30, 2007.  She was the daughter of the late John and Elnora Wright, a lifetime member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church in Shelby County and a retired insurance agent for Mammoth Life Insurance Company.

 

She is survived by her husband, Julius Mason, Sr., Eminence; six children: Joyce A. Winburn, Shelbyville, Geraldine Carr, Louisville, Valedia B. Roberts, and husband, Jerry, Laura E. Whitney and husband, Robert, Julius Mason and Leo Mason and wife, Brenda, all of Eminence; one brother: Raymond Wright, Sr., Eminence; one sister: Anna Lee Smith, New Castle; twelve grandchildren; one step-grandchild; six great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 4th at the First Baptist Church in Eminence.  Rev. Charles Duncan, Jr. will officiate, assisted by Rev. Gene Ray Thomas, pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church.  Interment will be in the Eminence Cemetery.  Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  October 3, 2007

 

 

Ella Massie

 

Mrs. Ella B. Riner Massie, 81 (1862-1943), died at the home of her son, Rev. Hosea Massie, and Mrs. Massie in Covington, at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday.  She made her home in Pleasureville, but on account of illness, had been making her home with her son for the past seven months.

 

Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., at the Pleasureville Methodist Church, of which she was a member.  Rev. C. P. Long will officiate, assisted by Rev. R. T. Wilson.

 

Besides her son, she is survived by one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews.

 

Henry County Local  May 14, 1943

 

 

Nova Matheney

 

Nova Eugene “Butch” Matheney, 64, of Pleasureville, formerly of Fairdale, died Thursday, October 25, 2007, at the Henry Medical Center in Stockbridge, GA.  He was owner of NEM Services, Inc., a member of the Pleasureville Baptist Church and the son of the late Eugene Matheney.

 

He is survived by his wife: Elsa Matheney, Pleasureville; his mother: Lillian Matheney, Louisville; three sons: Michael Matheney, FL, Louie Perez, Pleasureville and Joe Perez, Texas; one daughter: Juliana Perez, Washington; one sister: Diane Edwards, Fairdale; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 30th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Paul Whitler and Rev. Joe Perez officiated.  Ineterment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  October 31, 2007

 

 

Dr. G. E. Mathews

 

Dr. G. E. Mathews, 68, (1876-1944) former Henry Countian, died at his home in Carrollton, Monday night. He retired three years ago, having moved to Carrollton in 1925, from Ghent, where he practiced his profession for many years.  He was a member of the Carrollton Methodist Church.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, with Rev. K. O. Potts, pastor of the Carrollton Methodist Church officiating.  Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Cora Cravens Mathews; a sister: Mrs. H. E. Perry, Port Royal;

two brothers: Robert Mathews, Carrollton and Curran Mathews, Port Royal.

 

Henry County Local  June 23, 1944

 

 

Lillian McAllister

 

Mrs. Lillian McAllister, 68 (1877-1944), died Friday at her home near providence.

 

She is survived by one daughter: Mrs. Arthur Clark, Providence; three sisters: Mrs. Roxie Brent, Mrs. Clara Clark and Mrs. Ida Adams, all of Campbellsburg; three brothers: Claude Pyles, Milton, Charles Pyles, Campbellsburg and Elliott Pyles, Lakeland and two grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, at the Providence Baptist Church, with Rev. E. W. Simpson, Cincinnati, a former pastor, officiating.  Burial was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 11, 1944

 

 

Mary E. McCallister

 

Mrs. Mary Ellen McCallister, 89 (1854-1943), died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. J. Rodgers, near Franklinton, at 4 p.m., Friday, April 9, 1943.  She had been in ill health for several years.

 

Besides her daughter, with whom she made her home, she is survived by a sister: Miss Bettie Carter; two brothers: Jimmie Carter and Robert Lee Carter, all of Blackwell; five step-children: Mrs. Jennie Mitchell, Frankfort, Willie McCallister, Ashland, Ewin McCallister, Mike McCallister and Eddie McCallister, all of Port Royal; five grandchildren: Mrs. Roy Shannon and Mrs. J. L. Rose, Franklinton, Mrs. Chester Mahoney, Louisville, George Rodgers and Otho Rodgers, both of Franklinton; sixteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Franklinton Baptist Church at 3 p.m., Sunday.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  April 16, 1943

 

 

Rena Bush McGowan

 

Mrs. Rena Bush McGowan, 67 (1870-1938), died Friday evening at 6 o’clock at the Norton Infirmary in Louisville after a long period of illness.

 

She is survived by her husband: George McGowan, Pleasureville Postmaster; one daughter: Mrs. Guy Coghill; one granddaughter: Rena Carol Coghill and one brother: Will Bush.

 

Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Berea Church by a former Berea pastor, Rev. Dr. Pyatt.  Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

The Pleasureville News  March 23, 1938

 

 

Anna McGrew

 

Mrs. Anna Ewing McGrew, 77 (1867-1943), widow of Thomas McGrew, died at 4 p.m., Tuesday, at the Central State Hospital.

 

Funeral services were held at the Franklinton Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, with Rev. O. N. Shands officiating.  Burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

She is survived by one brother: Orve Ewing, Henry County and several nieces and nephews.

 

Henry County Local  October 29, 1943

 

 

William McHatton

 

William McHatton (1846-1927), a venerable citizen, dropped dead last Thursday afternoon just after he had returned from Gratz, where he attended the funeral of W. R. Minish.  His body was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Parrish, where Mr. McHatton had spent the winter.  Mrs. Parrish was his nearest relative in this county, being a double cousin.  A funeral service held at the Parrish home Saturday morning was conducted by Rev. W. J. Clarke, assisted by Rev. J. E. Baird and the remains were taken to Port Royal for burial.

 

Mr. McHatton was born and reared in this county and was 81 years old; he was a kind-hearted friend and neighbor and a good citizen.  He was a member of the Methodist Church, was a Mason and an Odd Fellow and served in the Northern Army in the Civil War.

 

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Shannon, of Eminence, and two sons: Tom, of Connersville, IN and John H., of Port Royal. 

 

The News Herald, Owenton, KY  April 28, 1927

 

 

Cora McIlvoy

 

Mrs. Cora Antionette McIlvoy, 70 (1874-1944), died Monday at 9 p.m. at her home in Eminence.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Eminence Christian Church at 3 p.m., Wednesday, with Rev. W. W. Marvin, pastor, officiating.  Burial was in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

She is survived by her husband: Ben McIlvoy; two daughters: Mrs. A. E. Russell. Stanford and Mrs. J. A. Yyoff, Springfield; two sons: Robert McIlvoy, Jeffersonville, IN and Raymond McIlvoy, Louisville, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

 

Henry County Local  September 8, 1944

 

 

Paul McKee, Jr.

 

Paul McKee, Jr., 86, died Saturday, October 20, 2007, in Carrollton.  He held BSE and MSE degrees from the University of Michigan and was an instructor at the Willow Run B-24 Factory School.  He worked at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH where he had an active role in the development of such aircraft as the X-3, F-100, F-104, C-141 and F-15, where he retired in 1977.

 

He is survived by two sons: James McKee and wife, Pepper, Port Royal and Richard McKee, Lansing, MI; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by two sons: Paul and Scott McKee.

 

Interment was in the Ohioville Cemetery, Burt Lake, Michigan.  Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  October 24, 2007

 

 

Betty  Miller

 

Betty Jean Miller, 74, of LaGrange, died Sunday, November 18, 2007.  She was retired from the Canteen Corporation at the Kentucky Ford Truck Plant.

 

She is survived by five daughters: Clara Wyatt and husband, Wayne, Katherine Green and husband, Buster, Linda Moreland and husband, Tommy, Diane Gammons and husband, Larry and Libby Ann Edds and husband, Jim; three sons: Gerald Eli Miller, Gary Wayne and wife, Becky and David Ray and wife, Kathy; two sisters: Margie Winn heart and Rosie Dixon; three brothers: T. J. Crouch, David Wayne Crouch and Donald Ray Crouch and several grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband: E. J. Miller and one son: Wayne Miller.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 20th at the Oldham County Funeral Home, LaGrange.  Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local  November 21, 2007

 

 

Joyce Miller

 

Joyce Miller, 70, of Eminence, died October 21, 2007, at Baptist Hospital Northeast Hospice Unit.  She was the daughter of the late B. F. and Cathleen McClure Hopkins.  She was a housew2ife and member of the Turners Station Baptist Church.

 

She is survived by her husband, Charlie Miller, Eminence; two sons: Keith Miller and wife, Pam, Owenton and Tim Miller and wife, Pam, Bethlehem; three daughters: Leann Thompson and husband, Larry and Mendy Underwood and husband, Jeff, all of Eminence and Tina Kincaid and husband, Greg, Frankfort; one brother: Bobby Hopkins, Madison, IN; one sister: Pam Bentz, Madison, IN; fifteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by two sistyers and two great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held Wednesday October 24th at McDonald and New Funeral Homne, Owenton.  Interment was in the Owenton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 7, 2007

 

 

W. R. Minish

 

Mr. W. R. Minish, one of Owen County’s oldest residents, died suddenly at his home at Gratz Morning morning.  He had been in declining health for the past several months and his death came as no surprise to his family and friends.

 

Mr. Minish was 89 years of age and was the oldest druggist in the state of Kentucky, having entered the drug business in 1855.

 

He is survived by three daughters: Mrs. J. E. Brown, Harrodsburg, Mrs. Findlay Smith, Carthage, OH and Mrs. Dr. Suter, Campbellsburg.

 

Funeral services, conducted by Rev. J. G. Prather, were held on Wednesday and burial was at Gratz.

 

 

The News Herald, Owenton, KY  May 23, 1929

 

 

Byron Montague

 

Byron Montague, 77 (1865-1941), died Monday, August 5, 1941, after an illness of three months.  His wife, who was Miss Mollie Longest, died about 24 years ago.

 

He leaves no relatives except cousins, including Mr. Ben Pollard and Mrs Lettie Coomes of Eminence.

 

Funeral services were conducted at his home Wednesday morning by his pastor, Rev. Norwood, of the Smithfield Christian Church.  Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 15, 1941

 

 

Ray Moore

 

Ray Moore, 55, of Bethlehem, died Sunday, August 19, 2007 at his residence.  He owned Ray Moore and Sons Excavating and was the son of the late Isaiah and Bessie Walker Moore.

 

He is survived by his wife: Linda Hockensmith Moore, Bethlehem; one son: William Charles Moore, Bethlehem; two daughters: Sandra Gail Villegas, Frankfort and Latosha Mae Moore, Bethlehem; three brothers: Ernie Moore and Robert Moore, both of Pleasureville and Tim Moore, Frankfort; four sisters: Kim Moore and Ruth Ann Moore, both of Lexington, Barbara Long, Tennessee and Patsy Black, Pleasureville; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by one son, Rusty Moore, and one brother, Larry Moore.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, August 22nd) at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Leon Robinson, Gratz Baptist Church, will officiate.  Interment will be in the Grub Ridge Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 22, 2007

 

 

Morgan Mitchell

 

Morgan Glenn Mitchell, 48, died Saturday, December 8, 2007, in Louisville.  He was a barn builder, a member of Highland Baptist Church and a member of the Shelbyville Moose Lodge.  He was the son of the late James William Mitchell, Sr. and Jean LeMaster Mitchell.

 

He is survived by three daughters: Priscilla O’Nan, Salina Welch and Cristy Mitchell, all of Pleasureville; one sister: Jackie Hudson, Bagdad and six grandchildren.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 13th at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Rev. Gary Ellcessor will officiate.  Interment will be in the Cropper Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  December 12, 2007

 

 

Charles Morgan

 

Charles Curtis Morgan, 77, of Carrollton, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital.  He was a retired farmer, a member of the Worthville Baptist Church, the son of the late Herbert Morgan and Florence Woods Morgan and a former school bus driver for the Carroll County School System.

 

He is survived by his wife: sue Carolyn Johnson Morgan, Carrollton; two sons: Dan Morgan and wife, Christy, Vevay, IN and David Morgan and wife Cathy, Bedford; three sisters: Rebecca Tull, Madison, IN, Verna Mann, Lexington and Rosetta Cox, Campbellsburg; two half-brothers: Rodney and Earl Morgan, both of Henry County; two half-sisters; six grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.  He was preceded in death by one brother, Roger Morgan, one sister: Catherine Southward and one half-brother, Edward Morgan.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, November 7th) at Tandy Eckler- Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.  Brother Mike Barnes And Rev. Pat Butcher will officiate.  Interment will be in the Worthville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 7, 2007

 

 

Laura J. Morgan

 

Mrs. Laura Jennings Morgan, 84 (1857-1944), died Saturday night at the home of her son, Jack Morgan, in Sligo.  She had been in failing health for some time and suffered a stroke from which she never rallied.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence Monday afternoon, with Rev. E. T. Curry of New Castle, officiating.  Burial was in the Sligo Cemetery.

 

Besides her son with whom she made her home, she is survived by another son: Claude Morgan, Broken Bow, OK; a brother: Pryor Jennings, Trimble County; one granddaughter, Mrs. William Hancock and a great granddaughter, Elena Gayle Hancock, Sligo.

 

Henry County Local  August 11, 1944

 

 

Robert Nelson

 

Robert Nelson, 37, died at his home in Pleasureville, at 1 p.m., Sunday.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Thomas Funeral Home at 10:00 Thursday morning, with Rev. E. N. Chandler officiating.  Burial was in the Defoe Cemetery.

 

He is survived by two sisters: Mrs. Charles Barnsfather, Pleasureville and Mrs. Gilbert Harlow, Indiana; three brothers: Hurdle Nelson, Eminence, Vernon Nelson, Louisville and Albert Nelson, U. S. Army; two half-brothers: Everett Ellis, Pleasureville and Floyd Ellis, Shelbyville.

 

Henry County Local  March 12, 1943

 

 

Grover T. “TY” Noe

 

Grover T. “TY” Noe, 88, of Floyd’s Knobs, IN passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at Norton Hospital.

 

He was a native of Henry County, the retired secretary/treasurer of E. L. Noe and Sons, Inc., a U. S. Coast Guard veteran of WWII and a member of the Shively Christian Church.

 

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Peggy Miller; his son: Minor Noe and wife, Jean; daughters: Nancy Kustanbauter and husband, Roy and Kirby Sullivan and husband, John; grandchildren: Ashley Noe, Ann Tolbert and husband, Jeff, Neil Kustanbauter and wife, Molly, Jessica Tyler and husband, Jake and Sarah and Hannah Sullivan and five great-grandchildren.

 

The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Shively Christian Church.  Owen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Louisville Courier-Journal  November 15, 2007 

 

 

Roy Wilburn Nolin

 

Roy Wilburn Nolin, 35 (1909-1943), was shot and killed by his brother-in-law, Charles Ricketts, 15, at dusk Sunday.  They were squirrel hunting on Nolin’s farm near Lacie, when Nolin sat behind a stump to rest and Ricketts saw his head and fired, thinking he was shooting at a squirrel.  The rifle bullet went through his head, causing almost instant death.

 

The Ricketts youth said his brother-in-law’s head was moving just above the stump and he mistook it for a squirrel.  Sheriff Bishop Adcock investigated the shooting and said no charge had been placed against the youth.

 

Nolin was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lego Nolin, Franklinton, and Ricketts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ricketts, Lacie.

 

Funeral services for Nolin will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, at the Franklinton Baptist Church.  Burial will be in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Besides his parents, Nolin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Ricketts Nolin; three children: Logan Ray Nolin, Grace Nolin and Joyce Nolin, whose ages are four, three and two; four sisters: Mrs. Giles James, Shelby County, Miss Ruth Nolin, Miss Glenna Nolin and Miss Martha Nolin, all of Franklinton; three brothers: Claude Nolin, New Castle, M/Sgt Russell Nolin, Pine Camp, NY and Sgt. Thomas C. Nolin, Camp Hsorn, AZ.

 

Henry County Local  September 17, 1943

 

 

Lew Oliver

 

Lew Oliver, 80, of Winchester, formerly of Henry County, died Monday, October 29, 2007, at his residence.  He was a retired Hobart Manufacturing employee, a U. S. Army Veteran and the son of the late Cordellia Erwin and Francis Sanford Oliver.

 

He is survived by his wife, Lillie Mae Copher Oliver; one son: Neal Oliver and wife, Regina, all of Winchester; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 1st at the Richie Hunt Funeral Home.  Rev. Lowell Rice and Rev. Chris Copher officiated.  Interment was in the Owingsville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 7, 2007

 

 

Mary R. Orem

 

Mrs. Mary Ricketts Orem, 83 (1859-1943), widow of the late W. O. Orem, prominent insurance man of Campbellsburg, died at her home in Campbellsburg, Sunday morning.  She suffered a broken hip a year ago, and had been an invalid since.  She was a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, with Rev. Jack T Akin, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. James E. Wright.  Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Lucy Adkins, Middlesboro, and Mrs. Paul Boyer, Campbellsburg; three sons: E. B. Orem, New York City, J. L. Orem, Miami and Hugh R. Orem, Campbellsburg; two sisters: Mrs. Mattie Boulware, Springfield and Mrs. Leona Hutchins, Norfolk, VA; two brothers: D. L. Ricketts, Eminence and R. W. Ricketts, New Castle and five grandchildren.

 

Henry County Local  June 18, 1943

 

 

William Oscar “W. O.” Orem

 

William Oscar “W. O.” Orem, 83, (1858-1941) died at his home in Campbellsburg, at 11:45 p.m., Saturday, August 23, 1941.  He had been bedfast for more than three years.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, by his former pastor, Dr. S. A. Staley, of Raleigh, NC, assisted by Rev. W. T. Holland.

 

Surviving are his widow: Mrs. Mary Ricketts Orem; three sons: Eugene Orem, New York, J. L. Orem, Florida and Hugh Orem, Campbellsburg; two daughters: Mrs. Lucy Adkins, Millersburg and Mrs. Helen Boyer, Campbellsburg and five grandchildren.

 

Henry County Local  August 29, 1941

 

 

George H. Owens

 

George H. Owens, 83 (1860-1944), poet laureate of Henry County and for fifty years cashier of the Citizens Bank of Port Royal, died at his home in Port Royal at 6 p.m., Tuesday, following an illness of several years.  He resigned as cashier of the bank in 1937 and retired.

 

The deceased was called on many times during his active life to write poetry for various occasions.  His best poems; however, were of a personal nature such as the one published in the Local in November, 1937, about the time he decided to retire.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 2 p.m., Thursday, with Rev. J. W. Parrish officiating.  Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.  He was a member of the Christian Church and the Masonic Lodge.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Mae Sadifer Owens; two daughters: Mrs. J. M. Schultz, Wauchula, FL and Mrs. A. M. Honaker, Port Royal; one son: Cpl. Robert S. Owens, stationed in the Aleutian Islands.  Six grandchildren also survive.

 

Henry County Local  September 8, 1944

 

 

James Parrott

 

James Edward Parrott, 78, of Eminence, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle.  He was the son of the late Herbert and Gladys Riley Parrott, a Korean War Army Veteran and a member of the Eminence Baptist Church.  He was a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and owned and operated Parrott Drugs in Eminence.

 

He is survived by his wife: Lois Jean Bailey Parrott, Eminence; three daughters: Donna Francisco, Louisville, Connie Uleary, New Castle and Valerie Mahoney and husband, Johnny, Turners Station; one son: James Edward Parrott II and wife, Julie, Louisville; one brother: William Herbert Parrott, Louisville and five grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by one sister: Betty Jean Parrott Huber and one son: Michael Parrott.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 15th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.  Rev. Michael Duncan, pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Shady Lawn Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  October 17, 2007

 

 

James R. Pendleton

 

James R. Pendleton, 73 (1870-1943), died Thursday at his home in Turners Station, following an illness of several months.  He suffered a stroke on April 21, from which he never rallied.

 

He was married to Miss Lucy Wilson in 1896, and she survives.  He is also survived by one brother: George Pendleton, Campbellsburg; two sisters: Mrs. Mary Samuels, Cincinnati and Mrs. Eliza Jones, Defoe; and a host of other relatives and friends.

 

He was a faithful member of the Methodist Church, where his funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, by Rev. E. C. Hardin, of Barton, OH and Rev. Parrish, his pastor.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  May 7, 1943  

 

 

W. H. Peniston

 

W. H. Peniston, 84 (1860-1944), of Lacie, died at Anchorage Hospital, Friday.  He suffered a broken hip two and one half years ago and had been an invalid since that time. Death was due to pneumonia.

 

In young manhood he married Mrs. Lucy Tandy Peniston, who preceded him in death six years ago.  He had been a faithful member of the Hopewell Baptist Church since 1920.

 

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Carl Whirley, in the home of Mr. Tandy Peniston, the only living child.

 

There are three grandchildren: Mr. W. H. Peniston, Capt. L. T. Peniston amd Mrs. Billy Costel and two great grandchildren, Billy and J. T. Peniston.

 

Henry County Local  October 6, 1944

 

 

Howard Phillips, Jr.

 

Howard A. Phillips, Jr., 81, of Jeffersontown, died Sunday, December 16, 2007, at Oak Tree Hospital at Baptist Northeast in LaGrange.  He was the son of the late Howard A. Phillips, Sr. and Gretna Clayville Phillips, a U. S. Army veteran, a member of the American Legion and a former employee of General Electric.

 

He is survived by two sisters: Jane Young and Janet Tharp, both of Campbellsburg.  He was preceded in death by two brothers: Marvin C. Phillips and Wendell H. Phillips; and two sisters: Virginia Frazier and Bernice Jones.

 

Memorial services will be held May 10th in Jeffersontown.  Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.  Ransdell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local  January 2, 2008

 

 

Chloe Poe

 

Chloe Dean Poe, 62, of Port Royal, died Sunday, November 11, 2007, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville.  Daughter of the late Kirby and Marjorie Rankin Robertson, she was a homemaker and a member of the Port Royal Baptist Church.

 

She is survived by her husband, Willie Poe, Port Royal; one son: Robbie Poe, Port Royal; her step-mother: Lucie Robertson, Shelbyville and one granddaughter.

 

Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, November 14th) at the Port Royal Baptist Church.  Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

November 14, 2007

 

 

Leonard Poole

 

Mrs. Vincent Poole, of Pendleton, has received a letter from Powell A. Fraser, Captain, Infantry Commanding, regarding the death of her son, Leonard Poole, in the Southwest Pacific Area of December  31, 1942.  The letter follows:

 

March 6, 1943

 

Mrs. Artrecia Poole

Pendleton, Kentucky

 

Dear Mrs. Poole,

 

Although I have never met you I feel I know what kind of Mother you are by the type of son you have given to our country.  I want to tell you as much of the details about Leonard’s death that are permissible at this time.

 

He was a rifleman in a rifle platoon when he was killed.  On December 31st Company “E” was ordered to attack across a small stream of water on to a strip of ground where several enemy pill boxes were located.  Leonard went forward and carried out his duty in the traditional manner of an American soldier.  It was during this attack that he was killed.

 

There is a sacred spot along the New Guinea coast that belongs to you and other Mothers in America.  Here our chaplain conducted the final services for your son.  The crosses are lined up with proper identification on each.

 

There is nothing I can say that will fill the empty space in your heart but we have learned here on the fields of battle to look to the hills of God for strength.

 

I do not know what memories you have of Leonard but always remember “this was his finest hour.”

 

Powell A. Fraser

Capt., Infantry

Commanding

 

Henry County Local  May 7, 1943

 

 

Mrs. Allie Popp

 

Mrs. Allie Popp (1876-1943), wife of James Popp, died at her home in Campbellsburg, Saturday, July 31, 1943, at 9 a.m.  She had been a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church for fifty years.  She had been in failing health for several years, but was able to be up until Thursday, when she fell and broke her hip.

 

She is survived by her husband; two daughters: Mrs. John Pryor and Mrs. Charles Trippett, both of Campbellsburg; eleven sons: Avery Popp, Burlington, Everett Popp, English, Beckham Popp, Covington, Charles Popp, Owenton, Ray Popp, Shelbyville, Edward Popp, Newton, OH, Willie Popp, Melville, LA, Cpl. Vernon Popp, Fort Dix, N. J., Sgt. Bryan Popp, Fort Knox, Suter Popp and Herbert Popp, both of Campbellsburg.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Campbellsburg Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Akin officiating.

 

Henry County Local  August 13, 1943

 

 

Dorothy Powell

 

Dorothy Powell, 95, of Owenton, died Thursday, October 11, 2007, at Homestead Nursing Center, New Castle.  She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Goldie Blackburg Powell.

 

She is survived by two nieces: Shirley Walker, Owenton and Vicki Townsend, Port Royal; and two nephews: Gerald Powell, Owenton and Steve Berry, LaGrange.  She was preceded in death by her sister: Mary Berry and brother: Rpbert Powell.

 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 15th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Carl Rucker, pastor of the Port Royal Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  October 17, 2007

 

 

William T. “Tom” Prather, Jr.

 

William T. “Tom” Prather, Jr., 86, of Campbellsburg, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Baptist Northeast Hospital, LaGrange.  Son of the late Mayme Ada Greene and William T. Prather, Sr., Tom was a retired business man, presiding as former owner and operator of Barnett Lumber in Campbellsburg for 34 years.  He was a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church.  Tom was decorated WWII Army Captain, serving in the 87th Infantry Division under General Patton’s 3rd Army.  He was a recipient of The Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.  Tom was preceded in death by his wife: Doris Louise Prather; sister: Martha Jean Cox; two brothers: Richard Allen and Rex Prather.

 

He is survived by a daughter: Lynda Gerding and husband, Adolfo, LaGrange and a son: William T. “Bill” Prather, III and his wife, Tammy, Glasgow;  a sister: Eleanor June Rolph, Versailles and a granddaughter: Whitney Lyle Prather, Owenton.

 

Funeral services were held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 13th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home and officiated by Bro. Terry Tench, pastor of the Clover Bottom Baptist Church.  A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 14th at the Rose Crest Cemetery, Versailles.

 

Henry County Local  November 14, 2007

 

 

George F. Prueitt

 

George F. Prueitt, 62, farmer of the Sulphur Community, died Wednesday at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville after a short illness.

 

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Friday at the Sulphur Baptist Church.  Burial will be in the Sulphur Cemetery.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Ella Popp Prueitt; two daughters: Mrs. William Rusland and Mrs. George Hobson, both of Louisville; two sons: Capt. Raymond V. Prueitt, DeRidder, LA and Lt. Felix N. Prueitt, Fort Ord, CA.

 

Henry County Local  September 8, 1944

 

 

Arianna Pryor

 

Mrs. Arianna Pryor died at the Castle Hotel, New Castle, Friday, April 23, 1943, at 6 p.m..  She was stricken December 30, with an acute heart attack from which she failed to recover.  Before her marriage to the late Mr. William Pryor, she was Miss Arianna Gaines, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gaines, Franklin County.

 

She is survived by one son, William Muncey Pryor; two grandchildren: Muncey and Leah Mae Pryor; a sister: Mrs. W. E. Muncey and two nieces: Miss Lillian Muncey and Mrs. Arianna Muncey.  She was a faithful member of the Christian Church, a person of fortitude, great courage and loyalty.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the McCarty Funeral Home at 11 a.m., Saturday, by her pastor, Rev. Harrold Abraham.  Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  May 7, 1943 

 

 

Laura Purvis

 

Laura Mahoney Purvis, 73, of New Castle, died Thursday, November 1, 2007.  She was the daughter of the late Elsie Mae Roberts and Flurry Mahoney, she retired from General Electric after 25 years of service.

 

She is survived by one daughter: Cindy Harbaugh, Campbellsburg; two sons: Kightly R. Purvis, LaGrange and Donnie Purvis and wife, Joanie, Campbellsburg; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by one sister, Anna Mahoney Frazier.

 

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, November 5th 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  November 7, 2007

 

 

Robert Lynn “R. L.” Pyles

 

Robert Lynn Pyles, 58, died at his home in Louisville, Saturday, August 23, 1941, following a stroke of paralysis.  He had been in failing health for several months.  Funeral services were conducted at the Campbellsburg Methodist Church at 2:00 Sunday afternoon, by his former pastor, Rev. B. O. Beck.  Rev. W. V. Cropper of Louisville, Rev. H. M. Wiley and Rev. J. E. Wright assisted.

 

He is survived by his widow: Mrs. Nell Scott Pyles, and a sister: Mrs. Earl Neill of Ohio.  Burial was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 29, 1941

 

 

Lula D. Radcliff

 

Mrs. Lula Dawson Radcliff, 81, died at her home in New Castle, at 8:20 p.m., Sunday.  She went to the polls Saturday to cat her vote and had to be taken home.  She was a member of the New Castle Baptist Church and widow of the late Walter Radcliff.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Herbert Zachary officiating.  Burial was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.

 

She is survived by two half sisters: Mrs. Temple Wiley, Dallas, TX and Mrs. Corda Blote, Wichita, TX; five nieces: Mrs. F. R. Wiegand and Mrs. R. F. Mills, Cincinnati; Mrs. Clara Cunningham, New York, NY, Mrsa. T. N. Smissen, Oklahoma City, OK and Mrs. C. H. Davis, San Antonio, TX.

 

Henry County Local  August 13, 1943

 

 

Barbara Raisor

 

Barbara Ann Raisor, 67, of Owenton, died Sunday, August 5, 2007, at Harborside Healthcare Facility.  She was the daughter of the late Sherman W. and Carolyn L. Banta Rentz Jewell and a retired nursing home caregiver.

 

She survived by two sons: Max Mitchell, Kingston, TN and Jonathan Raisor, Pleasureville; one daughter: Sandra Raisor, FL; one brother: Teddy Bratcher, WI; two sisters: Shirley Kessel, Owenton and Joetta Gonzales, Chicago, IL; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, August 8th) at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Owenton.  Bro. David Wotler and Bro. Jesse Nourne will officiate.  Interment will be in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  August 8, 2007

 

 

Paul Rankin

 

Paul C. Rankin, 68, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  He was the son of the late Kelley and Lucy Carter Rankin, a member of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, Pleasureville Masonic Lodge #410 and Gideons International.  He was retired from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

 

He is survived by his wife: Elaine Stivers Rankin, Bethlehem; three sons: Robert “Bobby” Rankin, Shelbyville, Paul Rankin, Jr., Franklinton and Todd Rankin, Eminence; two daughters: Paula Chelf, Crestwood and Elizabeth “Betsy” Potts, Fisherville; one brother: Jerry Rankin, Campbellsburg; two sisters: Julia Dixon, Eminence and Rebecca Durrett, New Castle; eight grandchildren; two nieces and two nephews.  He was preceded in death by one brother, Jimmy Rankin.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, November 14th) at the Pleasureville Baptist Church.  Rev. Jerry Anderson and Rev. Herbert Slaughter will officiate.  Interment will be in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  November 14, 2007

 

 

Minnie Ransdell

 

Mrs. Minnie Robinson Ransdell, 67 (1878-1944), died at the Baptist Hospital in Louisville, at 1 p.m., Monday.  She had been in failing health for several months and suffered a stroke on Wednesday, September 13, 1944, and on Thursday, was removed to the hospital.  She was a faithful member of the Methodist Church.

 

She is survived by her husband, Frank Ransdell; four daughters: Mrs. G. A. McMath, Indianapolis, Mrs. Milford Miller, Covington, Mrs. Irvin Adams, Campbellsburg and Mrs. James Boyer, Louisville; a son: Langdon B. Ransdell, Louisville; a sister: Mrs. M. L. Barnett, Campbellsburg and five grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, at the Turners Station Methodist Church with Rev. Parrish officiating.  Burial was in the Turners Station Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  September 22, 1944

 

 

Lucille Reeves

 

Lucille Reeves, 91, of Eminence, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the Masonic Home in Shelbyville.  Daughter of the late Samuel and Carrie Bell Wainscott Martin, Lucille was a member of the Eminence Christian Church and a Sunday School teacher for over 79 years.  She also served as the Sunday School Superintendent.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester V. Reeves, Sr.; a son: Harry Reeves and brother: Buford Martin.

 

She is survived by a son: Lester Reeves, Jr. and wife, Vonda, Versailles; two granddaughters: Connie Schuermeyer and husband, Bob, Lexington and Joanne Culver and husband, Larry, Louisville; two grandsons: David Reeves and wife, Kate, Murray and James Reeves, Chicago, IL; three great-granddaughters: Ashley, Adrianne and Kate K.; three great-great-grandchildren: Chandler, William and Braydon.

 

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. December 24th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Sharon Fields, pastor of the Eminence Christian Church, assisted by Rev. Tommy Martin.  Burial was in the New Castle Cemeetery.

 

Henry County Local  January 2, 2008

 

 

Mary Reid

 

Mary Agnes Reid, 89, of Louisville, formerly of Shelby County, died Monday, September 17, 2007, at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville.  She was a homemaker amd former nurses aide at Shelby Manor Nursing Home, a member of the Shelbyville Church of the Nazarene and the daughter of the late Blaine and Gladys Kelly Adler.

 

She is survived by one son: Stanley Reid, Bardstown; two daughters: Joyce Melton and Wanda Heaton, both of Simpsonville; one brother: Kenneth Adler, Eminence; one sister: Norma Smith, Eminence; twelve grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

 

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 21st at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Interment was in the Simpsonville Masonic Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  September 26, 2007

 

 

Delbert Robison

 

Delbert Lee Robison, 67, of Sulphur, died Thursday, August 16, 2007.  He was the son of the late George William and Florine Doke Robison, a printing equipment operator with the Department of Mines and Minerals in Lexington, served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Henry County DAV.  He was also a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church, Louisville.

 

He is survived by three sisters: Beulah Ramsey, Venice, FL, Clorine Joy Robison, Milton and Sherian LaVerne Tingle, Campbellsburg; three brothers: Jerry Robison and George Louis Robison, both of Sulphur and James Clifford Robison, West Palm Beach, FL and three grandsons.  He was preceded in death by one daughter: Dianna Lynn Robison, one sister: Mary E. Louden and two brothers: Herman and E. A. Robison.

 

A private memorial graveside service was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 21st, at the Sulphur Cemetery.  Rev. Nick Coleman, Sulphur, officiated.

 

Henry County Local  August 22, 2007

 

 

Stella Williams

 

Stella Williams, 40, of Todd’s Point, died Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Baptist Northeast Hospice, LaGrange.

 

She is survived by one daughter: Julia Williams, Eminence; parents: Jimmy and Libby Wilson William, Eminence; four sisters: Anna Koopkkia, Brighten, MI, Frances Sanders, Charlestown, IN, Frieda Nation and Brenda Hyatt, both of Shelbyville and one brother: James “Bud” Williams, Campbellsburg.  She was preceded in death by one son: Austin James Williams.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, July 11th) at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.  Rev. Paul E. Perry of Campbellsburg will officiate.  Interment will be in Shady Lawn Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local  July 11, 2007