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Henry County Obituary Records - These records are a PARTIAL extract of the Henry County Local (HCL) Obituaries. These records range from the early 1900's to the present day and were Submitted By: the contributor listed below. Not all the obituaries contained during the years of the newspaper have been extracted. Please use this information as a starting point for your own research. |
Contributed By: E. T. "Hammer" Smith
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Robert M. Hicks, 68 of Westport, died Saturday, February 20, 1982 at the University Hospital, Louisville of injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was a native of Oldham County, a farmer and a member of the Westport United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Lillian Harp Hicks, Westport; one daughter: Miss Carolyn Hicks, Westport; two sons: Kenneth Hicks and M. Gene Hicks, both of Westport; two sisters: Mrs. S. L. (Gladys) Straughn and Mrs. Helen Straughn, both of Westport; two brothers: Emart Hicks, Pendleton and Ray Hicks, LaGrange and one grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange. Rev. Dave Luckert, pastor of the Westport United Methodist Church and Rev. Rick Lucas, pastor of the Westport Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.
Henry County Local February 25, 1982
Judge B. F. Hill, after an illness of a weeks duration of toxic poisoning, died at the St. Joseph Hospital, Louisville, Thursday afternoon. The remains were returned to New Castle and funeral services, conducted by Dr. E. W. Delcamp, pastor of the New Castle Christian Church, were held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Douthitt, Saturday morning, after which interment took place at the New Castle Cemetery.
Judge Hill had attained the age of 84 years. He was born and reared in Trimble County. He was graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and adopted teaching as a profession. When about thirty years of age, he came to and located in this county, and spent most of his long life teaching at different points in the county, mostly at the Male and Female College at New Castle. Later he was elected Judge of the Henry County Court and served three terms as County Judge.
While teaching here, in 1884, he married Miss Edmonia Samuell, the daughter of Judge R. P. Samuell. To this marriage were born two sons, R. Harry Hill, who adopted the legal profession and located in the city of Louisville, where he has been quite successful; and is now a member of the law firm of Norman, Quirk, Graham and Hill, having at one time been appointed and served for quite awhile as Judge of one of the Circuit Courts of Jefferson County. The other son, Sanford D. Hill, went to New Zealand and served in the consular service there. At the outbreak of the World War (II) he resigned his commission in the consular service and enlisted with the New Zealand troops, went with them to France, where he was killed while in service.
Judge Hill is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edmonia Hill, who resides at the Castle Hotel, and who has the general and profound sympathy and good will of the whole community. Judge Hill was most efficient, successful and popular as a teacher and was generally considered , regarded and esteemed as one of the ablest, most efficient and useful educators, that ever served the people of the county.
As County Judge he was par excellent, served with conspicuous ability, fidelity and integrity and was highly appreciated, esteemed and honored by the people of the county.
Henry County Local October 5, 1934
The funeral and burial of Mr. Elzie Hill of Charleston, Indiana, was held on Monday at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Hill was a former resident of this county. His wife was Miss Fitzy Watkins, sister to Mr. R. Watkins and Mrs. Will Drane. Besides his wife he leaves a large family of children, most of whom are married.
Henry County Local June 5, 1931
Mr. Horace Edgar (Ed) Hill, age 66, of Smithfield, died Thursday, October 11, 1990 at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was a Henry County Magistrate for twenty-five years, a farmer and a life member of the New Castle United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife: Betty Washburn Hill, Smithfield; one daughter: Mrs. Ron (Bernice) Southworth, Lexington; one son: Mr. H. Edgar Hill, Jr., Louisville; one brother: Mr. Weldon Harlan Hill, Rocklin, California and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 14, at the Prewitt Funeral Home, New Castle, officiated by Rev. Garnett Slone, pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 17, 1990
Richard H. Hill, 85, former president and director of the Filson Club, former law director of Louisville and former Jefferson Circuit Court Judge died Saturday night about 9:30 p.m. at Baptist Hospital. Richard Hill was the son of Judge and Mrs. B. F. Hill, he was born and raised in New Castle. He attended the public school at New Castle. He entered Centre College in 1905, and Princeton University, where he received his AB degree in 1909, and Harvard Law School with an LLB in 1912.
He began the practice of law in Louisville in October 1912 and served in World War I from August 1917 to June 1920. Major Hill was appointed Judge to the Jefferson County Circuit Court and served in that capacity until January 1928, when he resumed the practice of law in Louisville. In 1934 he was appointed special assistant to the United States Attorney General in the Department of Justice, and served in Washington, D.C., Texas and California until December 1941. At that time he was appointed director of law of the city of Louisville.
Mr. Hill was a director and president of the Filson Club, an organization dedicated to the preservation and publication of material related to the history of Kentucky, since 1947. He was a veteran of both World Wars. He was president of the Layman�s League and a trustee of the First Unitarian Church. He had served on the board of trustees of the Louisville Free Public Library.
Mr. Hill �Harry� will long be remembered by many Henry Countians for his accomplishments and kindness to the people of Henry County. Our beautiful Harry Hill Park was a gift from Mr. Hill to the people of Henry County. His death is a great loss to the people of Henry County.
The body was at Pearsons Funeral Home, Louisville. Burial was at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the New Castle Cemetery.
Patriot Statesman (Newspaper) February 22, 1973
One of the saddest deaths it has been our duty to note fro a long time is that of Mr. Horace Hill, which occurred at his home near Smithfield on last Saturday morning, after a brief illness of necrosis of the bowels. A specialist, from Louisville, assisted Dr. John Nuttall, performed an operation, but his life could not be saved.
Mr. Hill was well known throughout the county, and had many friends who will regret to learn of his untimely death. He was a successful farmer and stock raiser, and stood high both in social and financial circles. He leaves a wife, who was a Miss Lamaster, sister of our countyman, Z. H. Lamaster; six children, and two brothers, Elzie and clay hill. We extend our sympathy to the relatives and friends.
Henry County Local August 22, 1901
Mrs. M. J. Hill, mother of Professor B. F. Hill, died at his home. In town, Friday morning at 4:30 a.m., in the 83rd years of her age. She was a life-long member of the M. E. Church.
Henry County Local August 22, 1901
William Weldon Hill, 79, near New Castle died Sunday night at Norton Infirmary, Louisville, after breaking his hip a week ago. He was a farmer and a member of the New Castle Methodist Church.
He is survived by two sons: Harlon Hill, Amarillo, Texas and Ed Hill, New Castle; five grandchildren; one half-sister: Mrs. George Wills, New Washington, Indiana; two brothers: Orrin Hill and Marshall Hill, Bardstown.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday from Prewitt�s, New Castle, conducted by Rev. Graham Abbott. Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local May 21, 1970
Ruth Allene Croxton Hinkley, age 84 of Eminence, died Friday, June 2, 2006 at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville. She was the daughter of the late Alvin and Lillian Wainscott Croxton, a member of the Eminence Baptist Church, an employee of the former Myers Manufacturing Company and a homemaker.
She is survived by one son: Darryl Keith Hinkley, Eminence; three daughters: Peggy Raisor, Pleasureville, Connie Hughes, Bedford and Debbie Rissler, Jeffersonville, Indiana; two brothers: Ray and Clay Croxton, both of Franklinton; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 5 at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Michael Duncan, pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local June 7, 2006
Mrs. Angie Garriott Hoagland, 81 of New Castle, died Tuesday, July 12, 1983 at the Highland Baptist Hospital, Louisville. She was a member of the New Castle United Methodist Church.
She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. James (Emmy) Cunningham and Mrs. Maurice (Jane) Perkinson, both of New Castle, Mrs. Luther (Ann) Calloway, Leesburg, Georgia and Mrs. Lee (Frances) Agee, Lexington; six sons: Roy C. Hoagland, Jr., Middletown, James D. Hoagland, Route 1, Smithfield, John G. Hoagland, New Castle, Jerry P. Hoagland, Route 1, Smithfield, Dr. Larry Hoagland, Anchorage and Morton M. Hoagland, Danville; twenty-two grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 14th from Prewitt�s New Castle. Rev. Fred Coburn, pastor of Assembly of God Church, Danville, officiated, assisted by Rev. Barclay Brown, pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 21, 1983
Mrs. Annabel Willhite Hoagland, age 87, of Frankfort (formerly of Henry County) died Sunday, January 18, 1998 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Leonard Y. and Ethel Radcliffe Willhite, a member of the United Methodist Church and a former teacher and nurse.
She is survived by two sisters: Dorothy Wood, Pleasureville and Jane Willhite, Frankfort; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, at Sholar Funeral Home. Rev. Donald Hatton and Rev. Ronnie Young officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 21, 1998
Jerry Penn Hoagland, Sr., age 66, passed away Friday, September 19, 1997 in LaGrange.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, September 22, 1997 at Prewitt Funeral Home, New Castle. Rev. Jerry Stanley, pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Bob Hanses. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Funeral program from Prewitt�s Funeral Home
Peggy Rodgers Hoagland, age 70 of LaGrange died Thursday, August 4, 2005 at the Hospice Center at Baptist Northeast. She was a member of the Buckner Baptist Church and the daughter of the late Beaufort and Fidelia Wilson Rodgers.
She is survived by one daughter: Mrs. Tom (Julie) Stewart, LaGrange; three sons: Jerry Hoagland, Jr., Eminence, Randy Hoagland, Atlanta, Georgia and Roger Hoagland, Erlanger; three sisters: Sylvia Rodgers, LaGrange, Elizabeth Schulte, Ballardsville and Kathy Kramer, Dothan, Alabama and two grandsons. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Penn Hoagland, Sr.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 7 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Rick Davidson, pastor of the LaGrange Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 10, 2005
Roy C. Hoagland, Jr., age 85, of Middletown, died Friday, December 3, 2004 at his residence. He was a retired carpenter for Hatton Construction Company, a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran from WWII and a Methodist by faith.
He is survived by four children: Mary Pat MacMahan, Roy Keith Hoagland, Jody Hoagland and Roy C. Hoagland III; three sisters; three brother; seven grandsons and one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Hoagland, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were held Monday, December 6, at 11 a.m. at Heady-Willhite-Ballard Funeral Home, Middletown. Burial was in the Smithfield Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 15, 2004
Jack Hunter Hobing, 78 of Eminence, died Tuesday, June 3, 1980 at the King�s Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville. He was a retired realtor and a member of the Eminence Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Mildred Ann Hobing, Eminence and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 5th at the Ricketts Funeral Home, Eminence. Rev. Harold Dorsey, Rev. Eddie Phenix and Rev. Harry Fegan, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local June 12, 1980
Services for Raymond Hockensmith, 78, will be at 3 p.m. today at the Pleasureville Christian Church. He died Thursday at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville, after a short illness. Burial will be in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
A retired employee of the Cabinet for Human Resources, he was a member of the Pleasureville Christian Church and the Pleasureville Odd Fellows Lodge.
Surviving are his wife: Hazel Long Hockensmith; two daughters: Lynne Hockensmith Thurman, Frankfort and Vicki Hockensmith Weeks, Pleasureville; a sister: Evelyn H. Cubbage, Pleasureville and two grandsons.
Sholar Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Henry County Local August 28, 1994
Mary Denaze �Dee� Hoffman, age 35 of Plymouth, Minnesota, died Wednesday November 8, 2006.
She is survived by her mother: Patricia Hoffman, Plymouth, Minnesota; her father: John Hoffman, Pendleton; one brother: Matt Hoffman, Cold Springs; and her grandmother: Mary Denaze Hoffman, Marietta, Ohio.
Funeral services were held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, November 14 at the Cremation Society of Edina, Minnesota. A family service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 18 at the Presbyterian Church of Hamilton, Ohio.
Henry County Local November 15, 2006
Ray Holbrook, age 66, of Bagdad, died Thursday, January 6, 2005 at the University of Louisville Hospital. He was a native of Carter County, a farmer and the son of the late Mayo and Anna Mae Kitchen Holbrook.
He is survived by his wife: Clara Lucinda Hoffman Holbrook, Bagdad; five daughters: Penny Loucindy Wilson, Pendleton, Melissa Kaye Holbrook, Sellersburg, Indiana, Michelle Tillett, Bagdad, Brenda Rae Williamson, Huntsville, Alabama and Jane Holbrook, Campbellsburg; one son: Nelson Ray Holbrook, Campbellsburg; four sisters: Vivian Marcum, Chesapeake, West Virginia, Loraine Gollihue, Grayson, Eliza Browning, Ashland and Frances Gollihue, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; three brothers: Jessie Holbrook, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Russell �Doc� Holbrook, Kettering, Ohio, and Freddie Holbrook, Grayson; thirteen grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Nancy Ann Long.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 11th at the Webb Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Bro. Leonard Gollihue officiated. Burial was in the Point Pleasant Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 12, 2005
Gayle C. Holcomb, 62 of New Castle, died suddenly Wednesday, July 13, 1983 at his residence. He was an Army WWII Veteran and a member of the Sulphur Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Margaret Shannon Holcomb, New Castle; one daughter: Mrs. Larry (Peggy) Nutgrass, Route 3, Bedford; three sons: George C. Holcomb, Danny Gayle Holcomb and Ricky Allen Holcomb all of New Castle; two sisters: Mrs. Mary Lee Holcomb, New Castle and Mrs. Carl (Jewell) Rogers, Louisville; four brothers: Estill Holcomb, Eminence, Raymond Holcomb, Columbus, Indiana, Goble Holcomb, Louisville and J. W. Holcomb, Eminence and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 15th from Prewitt�s, New Castle. Dr. Clayton Klingenfus, pastor of the New Castle Christian Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 21, 1983
Avery M. Holland, age 87, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at the Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle. He is the former owner of Holland Pharmacy in new Castle.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Friday February 28, 2003 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Nick Coleman officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Funeral program from Prewitt�s Funeral Home
Funeral services for C. S. E. Holland, prominent banker and organizer of the Intracoastal Canal Association, will be held at the First Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. Friday, with Dr. Charles L. King officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Victoria. Mr. Holland, who was 77, died in St. Joseph Infirmary at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday after a heart attack suffered last Friday. He resided at the Beaconsfield Apartments, 1702 Main.
Born at New Castle, Kentucky, Mr. Holland began his business career on his father�s newspaper, The Constitutionalist, published at Eminence, Kentucky. After serving as business manager for the Chatanooga Sunday Argus, he became auditor for the Houston Post in 1888 (?).
Surviving are his widow: Mrs. Sallie Holland; four daughters: Mrs. Ernest Kingswell-Smith, Houston, Mrs. O. M. Lander, Waxahachie, Mrs. Thomas A Smith, East Ely, Nevada and Mrs. Winton Lawson, Beverly Hills, California; a son: Raymond Holland, Houston; a brother: Guy P. Holland, Chatanooga, Tennessee and nine grandchildren.
Henry County Local February 2, 1945 - Reprinted from the Houston Post
Mrs. Myrtle Wills Holland, 87 of Frankfort, died Saturday, December 22, 1984 at the King�s Daughters Memorial Hospital, Frankfort. She was formerly of Henry County.
She is survived by two sons: Hugh Holland and Joe Harrod, both of Frankfort; one daughter: Mrs. Fred (Sara) Gordon, Frankfort; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 24th at the Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort. Dr. John Kerce, officiated. Interment was in the Frankfort Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 26, 1984
Mr. Julian Baskin Holleman, 89, of Summerville, South Carolina, died Wednesday,
October 29, 1985 in a Charleston, South Carolina hospital. He was born in Anderson, South Carolina, attended the University of South Carolina, was an Army Veteran of WWI, a Presbyterian and a Mason, formerly of Henry County, and owned and operated a general merchandise store in Turners Station for over thirty years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie Foree Holleman, Summerville; one son: Joseph T. Holleman, Summerville; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, October 31st at the James A. Dyal Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Durchester Memory Gardens.
Henry County Local November 7, 1985
Earl G. Holmes, Sr. age 81 of New Castle died Sunday, July 10, 2005 at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a farmer, a U. S. Navy WWII Veteran, a member of the Drennon Christian Church and the son of the late William and Lacie Clark Holmes.
He is survived by his wife: Corinne S. Holmes, New Castle; one daughter: Mrs. Jerry (Sue) Elliott, New Castle; one son: Earl G. Holmes, Jr., Point Pleasant; one sister: Ethel Sharp, Glenmary; two granddaughters; two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday July 14th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Lin Powell will officiate, assisted by Rev. David Wilde, pastor of the Drennon Christian Church. Interment will be in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 13, 2005
Mr. J. D. Holmes, 72, of Franklinton, died Monday, July 23, 1984 at his residence, after an illness. He was a retired carpenter and farmer and a member of the Drennon Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Sylvia Nelson Holmes, Franklinton; one daughter: Raymond Leslie (Wilma) Young, Route 2, Eminence; seven sisters: Mrs. James (Dulcie) Cleveland, Cincinnati, Mrs. Oldham (Vernon) Dunaway, Carrollton, Mrs. Garnett (Peggy) Roberts, Louisville, Mrs. James (Leola) Roberts, Louisville, Mrs. Charles (Ouida) Westover, Carrollton, Mrs. Lois Rassman, Warsaw and Mrs. Leon (Laverne) New, Franklinton; one brother: Melvin Holmes, Franklinton; two grandsons: David Young, Campbellsburg and Bryan Young, Route 1, Pleasureville and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 from Prewitt�s, New Castle. Rev. William F. Coley, pastor of the Drennon Christian Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Bob Jassman, pastor of Liberty Christian Church. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 26, 1984
Marshall Holmes, 66, of Louisville, died Tuesday, July 17, 1984 at the Veterans Hospital, Lexington.
He is survived by seven sisters: Mrs. Dulcie Cleveland, Cincinnati, Mrs. Lois Rassman, Warsaw, Mrs. Vernon Dunaway, Carrollton, Mrs. Ouida Westover, Carrollton, Mrs. Laverne New, Franklinton, Mrs. Peggy Roberts, Louisville and Mrs. Leola Roberts, Louisville; two brothers: J. D. Holmes and Melvin Holmes, both of Franklinton.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 20th at the Thomas Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. John Brand officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 2, 1984
Richard R. Hood, age 41, of Campbellsburg, died Thursday, October 5, 2006 at his residence. He was a native of Jefferson County.
He is survived by his daughter: Carissa Hood, Campbellsburg; his fianc�: Mayme Westrcik, Campbellsburg; his father: James R. Hood, Prospect; his mother: Mildred Combs Hood, Prospect; one brother: James E. Hood, Boston.
Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, October 9th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Doug Acree, Beulah Land Baptist Church, LaGrange, officiated. Burial was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 11, 2006
William Isaac Hopkins, 60, Route 1, Campbellsburg, died Monday, August 26, 1985 at the Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. He was a Veteran of WWII, a retired self-employed business man, a member of the Campbellsburg Christian Church and a member of the Campbellsburg Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Allene Hopkins, Campbellsburg; one son: Bill Hopkins, New Albany, Indiana; one daughter: Deeanne Foree, Campbellsburg, one sister: Mrs. Sue Denny, New Castle and one granddaughter, Becky Foree, Campbellsburg.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 28th at the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery. Rev. Carl Rucker officiated. Arrangements were made by Barnett-Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.
Henry County Local august 29, 1985
Daphnie Deannie Stivers Horn, 68, of Louisville, passed away Tursday, April 27, 2006, at Norton Audubon Hospital. She was the former Daphnie Stivers, a native of Port Royal.
She is survived by her husband: Winfred Louie Horn, children: Teresa Chapman (Tommy), Louis Horn (Terri), Darrell Horn (Denise), Susan Frederick (Doug), a sister: Geneva Broadway; brothers: Al Stivers, David Stivers, and Charles Stivers, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way.
Funeral will be held at noon, Saturday at Arch L. Heady & Sons, Hikes Point. Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Courier-Journal (Newspaper) April 28, 2006
Susan E. Hortenbury, age 52 of Shelbyville, died Saturday, August 12, 2006, at Baptist Hospital Northeast Hospice Unit in LaGrange following a long illness. She was a native of Paris, daughter of the late Clayton and Anna Mae Keene Estes, a graduate of Shelby County High School, office manager at Shelbyville Municipal Water and Sewer Commission foe nearly 20 years and a member of the Simpsonville Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons: Michael Steven Clark and Allen Dean Hortenbury, both of Shelbyville; one sister: Vivian Owens, Shelbyville; three brothers: Glen Estes, Middletown, William C. Estes, Mt. Eden and Roger Estes, Ft. Meyers, Florida and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, August 16) at Webb Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Interment will be in the Eminence Cemetery. Rev. Michael Duncan will officiate.
Henry County Local August 16, 2006
Mrs. Hazel Middleton Horton, 58, of Route 1, Bedford, died Saturday, April 9, 1983, at the Carroll County Hospital. She was born in Henry County and was a member of the Hickory Grove Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband: Mr. John Earl Horton, Route 1, Bedford; one son: Jerry Lynn Horton, Bedford; two daughters: Mrs. Phillip (Janice) Morgan, Madison, Indiana and Mrs. Wayne (Paula) Merrill, Bedford; one sister: Mrs. Helen Buchanan, Paoli, Indiana and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Hickory Grove Methodist Church, Monday, April 11, 1983, at 2 p.m., with burial in the Sligo Cemetery. Rev. Johnny McDowell and Rev. Bob Beverly officiated the services. Arrangements were with the Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford.
Patriot Statesman (Newspaper) April 15, 1983
Myrtle Bell Horton, age 93, of Eminence, died Friday, August 12, 2005. She was the daughter of the late Harvey Lewis Shrader and Minnie Myrtle Overstreet. She was a retired secretary for Oldham County Judges, law offices and Kentucky State Reformatory. She was a member of DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church and the Autumn Club.
She is survived by one son: Roy M. Horton, LaGrange; four daughters: Mrs. Bill (Lucille �Gin�) Wells, Eminence, Mrs. Bob (Joann) Adams, Mrs. Tom (Judy) Smith and Mrs. Henry (Mary Lynn) Tingle, all of LaGrange; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Horton.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, at Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home. Rev. Tony Rose and Rev. Rick Lucas officiated. Burial was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.
Henry County Local August 17, 2005
Mrs. Cora Hoskins, 77, Bethlehem, died at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Mallory Taylor Hospital, LaGrange.
She is survived by three sons: Forrest Hoskins, Louisville, Raphael Hoskins, Detroit, Michigan and Elisha Hoskins, Charlestown, Indiana and a daughter: Mrs. Al G. Payton, Lockport.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at the Cemetery Hill Christian Church. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Henry County Local July 13, 1956
Rufus W. Hoskins, 83, farmer, was found dead Monday in a tobacco field at the rear of the Earl Adams property on South Main Sreet in Eminence. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Funeral services were conducted at the residence on Elm Street at 3 p.m., Thursday, with Rev. W. W. Marvin officiating. Burial was in the Eminence Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Louise Levi Hoskins; six daughters: Mrs. Rena McShane, Mrs. Earl Adams, Mrs. William Gardner and Mrs. Douglas Bryant, all of Louisville, Mrs. Fred Ament, Fort Mitchell and Mrs. Willie Broughton, Cropper; two sons: Goebel Hoskins and Emerson Hoskins, both of Eminence; two sisters: Mrs. Ella Howse and Mrs. Betty Gardner, both of Eminence; two brothers: George Hoskins and Humphrey (Babe) Hoskins, both of Eminence; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Unnamed and undated newspaper obituary
Lillian Elston Hosley, 87, a native of Henry County. Funeral at 11 a.m Monday, Broadway Baptist Church. Pearson�s in charge of arrangements.
Courier-Journal (Newspaper) August, 1994
Mary D. Houser, 53 of Eminence died Sunday, January 13, 1980 at the Highland Baptist Hospital, Louisville. She was a member of the St. John Catholic Church, Eminence.
She is survived by her husband: Kenneth L. Houser, Eminence; six daughters: Mrs. Harold (Judy) Stivers, Vickie Kirchner, Rebecca Ann Houser, Susan Lynn Houser, Mary Beth Houser and Jennifer Houser, all of Eminence; two sons: Kenneth Gregory Houser and Michael Houser, both of Eminence; four sisters: Mrs. Ed (Helen) Wyatt, Jeffersontown, Mrs. Jim (Martha) Muth, Fern Creek, Mrs. Shirley Jones, Valley Station and Mrs. Eddie (Darlene) Hamilton, Jeffersontown; three brothers: Tommy Pyles, Valley Station, Bobby Pyles, Louisville and Mike Pyles, Elizabethtown and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 16th at St. John Catholic Church, Eminence. Father Chester B. Bowling officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Prewitt�s, New Castle.
Henry County Local January 17, 1980
Mrs. John Brutus Howard, 69, of Dayton, Ohio, died Friday, September 14, 1984 at the Browns Hospital in Dayton, after a long illness. He was formerly of Eminence and an Army WWII Veteran.
He is survived by one aunt: Mrs. Mamie Mason, Eminence; five cousins: Mrs. Ann E. Morehead, Eminence, William H. Mason, Eminence, James O. Mason, Louisville, Julius Mason and Ralph D. Mason, both of Eminence.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 16th at the Eminence Cemetery. Dr. W. H. Goatley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated. Prewitts Funeral Home, New Castle, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local September 20, 1984
Linda S. Howard, age 45, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, December 1, 2004 unexpectedly at her home. She attended the Shelbyville Congregation of Jehovah�s Witnesses and was the daughter of the late John and Pearl Lee Beach Howard.
She is survived by one sister: Shirley Howard Dixie, Campbellsburg; two brothers: John Howard, Campbellsburg and Ray Howard, Louisville and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Friday, December 10 at 11 a.m. at Webb Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Elder Jim Jones officiated. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Henry County Local December 15, 2004
Polly Ann Howard, 76, wife of James Douthitt, died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at UK Hospital. Born in New Castle, She was a daughter the late Robert and Ruth Long. She was a member of the Heritage Baptist Church.
Survivors other than her husband are two daughters: Pat (Tom) McCauley and Donna Burus, both of Lexington; three grandchildren: Royce Burus, Dustin McCauley and Patrick Beasley; two great-grandchildren: Devin and MacKenzie Burus and a brother: Jesse Purkins, Wilmore.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Blue Grass Memorial Gardens by Rev. Greg Waltermire. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lexington Herald (Newspaper) November 15, 2005
Mr. W. D. Howard, 76, of Port Royal, died suddenly Thursday, November 22, 1984 in Campbellsburg. He was a retired farmer and a native of Anderson County.
He is survived by one daughter: Mrs. James (Jane) Kennedy, Frankfort; one grandson: Jamie Dee Tipton, Port Royal; three sisters: Miss Martha Laurine Howard, Louisville, Mrs. Andy (Mary) Mollour and Mrs. Tony (Ann) Schiller, both of Frankfort and two brothers: Hank and Bob Howard, both of Frankfort.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 24th from Prewitt�s, New Castle. Rev. John Phipps, pastor of the Port Royal Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 29, 1984
Mr. Charles M. Howse, age 76 of Eminence died Monday, January 6, 1992 at the UK Medical Center, Lexington after a short illness. Mr. Howse was a native of Henry County, he retired after eighteen years as City Clerk of Eminence and was also office manager of Berry Brothers for twenty-eight years. He was an Army WWII Veteran and a member and deacon of the Eminence Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife: Violette Morris Howse, Eminence; one daughter: Mrs. Ken (Sandra) Woodworth, Lexington; one sister: Mrs. Lora Mae Wallshield, Louisville and one granddaughter: Blair Ann Woodworth, Lexington.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 8th at the Prewitt Funeral Home, Eminence. Officiating was Rev. Tom Page, pastor of the Eminence Christian Church. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 8, 1992
Mrs. Ella Howse, 80, Eminence, died yesterday at her home.
Surviving are two daughters: Mrs. Art Wilkerson and Mrs. J. B. Lancaster, both of Louisville; two sons: Charles M. Howse and James E, Howse, both of Eminence and a sister: Mrs. Bonnie Gardner.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rickett�s Funeral Home.
Courier-Journal (Newspaper) 1957
Mr. W. E. Hukill, Sr. died at his home on Saturday, January 28, 1928 in his 78th year, being born June 22, 1850. He was married on November 17, 1870 to Miss Sallie Carter.
He was the father of six children, on dying in infancy and the others who survive besides his wife are: W. E. Hukill, Jr., Sidney Hukill, Mrs. Leslie Erwin, Mrs. Ollie Gardner and Mrs. Will Sam Jones.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church by Rev. Corbin Adcock and burial was in the Franklinton Cemetery, Sunday afternoon.
Henry County Local February 3, 1928
Chester Baird Hudson, age 85, of Defoe died Monday, May 23, 2005 at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. He was born in Defoe, the son of the late Everett and Ramey Carter Hudson. He retired after twenty-seven years as a Tax Examiner at the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet. He was a member of the Union Baptist Church for sixty-six years where he served as a Deacon and was the past Chairman of the Deacons. He also taught a Sunday School Class and was the most senior member of the Pleasureville Lodge #410.
He is survived by his wife, Anna Sue Hudson, Pleasureville, one daughter: Lannette (John) Vandertoll, Louisville; one son: Tony (Elita) Roberts, Louisville; one brother: Harry (Betty Ann) Hudson, Louisville; three sisters: Doris Barnett, Shelbyville, Alice Mahuron, Defoe and Ann (David) Wild, Charlestown, South Carolina; five grandchildren: Jack Vandertoll, Hunt Vandertoll, Kaelin Roberts, Ashlyn Roberts and Henry Peter Vandertoll.
Funeral services will be held at the Pleasureville Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on May 25. Rev. Carl Rucker, Port Royal Baptist Church, Rev. Charles Austin, Bethlehem Methodist Church, Rev. Michael Duncan, Eminence Baptist Church, Rev. Vic Johnson, Union Baptist Church and Rev. Keith Key from Lexington will officiate. Burial will be in the Lebanon Church Cemetery. Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville, is in charge of Arrangements.
Henry County Local May 25, 2005
Mrs. Margaret Ann Ayers Hudson, 87, of Route 2, Eminence, died Thursday, January 19, 1984 at the Kings� Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville. She was a native of Ewing, Virginia and a member of the Ewing, Virginia Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter: Mrs. Bennie (Sally) Yeary, Pleasureville; two sons: William Ayers, Frankfort and Doyle Ayers, Dayton, Ohio; one sister: Mrs. Kate Ayers, Ewing, Virginia; twenty-four grandchildren; fifty-two great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 21 from Prewitt�s, New Castle. Rev. Michael Duncan, pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Point Pleasant Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 26, 1984
Mr. Alfred �Johnny� Huff, 95, of Louisville, died Sunday, August 11, 1985 at the Methodist Evangelical Hospital, Louisville. He was a former employee of Louisville Cooperage and a member of the Gospel Assembly Church, Louisville.
He is survived by hius wife, Mrs. Aliene Allen Huff, Louisville (formerly of Jericho); one son: Robert Huff; one sister: Mrs. Dora Kircher, Louisville; five grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 13 at the Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange. Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 15, 1985
Doris Ann Huff, age 79 of Alexandria, died Friday, September 30, 2005 in Alexandria from injuries in an automobile accident. She was a retired cashier at Alexandria Drugs and the wife of the late Marvin Huff.
She is survived by two daughters: Audra Turner, California and Karen Daniel, Alexandria; two sons: Mike Huff, Pleasureville and Joe Huff, Washington; four brothers: Walter Milburn, Winter Haven, Florida, Howard Milburn, Latonia, Clarence Milburn, Warsaw and Gordon Milburn, California; three sisters: Freda Smith, Cincinnati, Gladys Sweeney, Harrison, Ohio and Elsie King, Brookville, Florida; ten grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, October 5) at the Main Street Baptist Church, Alexandria. Interment will be in The Oakland Cemetery, Grant�s Lick. The Cooper Funeral Home, Grant�s Lick, is in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local October 5, 2005
Marvin C. Huff, age 80 of Alexandria, died Friday, September 30, 2005 in Alexandria from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a retired crane operator-electrician for Interlake Steel, Newport and was a WWII Navy Veteran. He was a member of the Alexandria Lodge #152 F&M, a member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Covington and husband of the late Doris Ann Huff.
He is survived by two daughters: Audra Turner, California and Karen Daniel, Alexandria; two sons: Mike Huff, Pleasureville and Joe Huff, Washington; one brother: Howard Huff, Georgia; ten grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, October 5 at the Main Street Baptist Church, Alexandria. Interment will be in The Oakland Cemetery, Grant�s Lick. The Cooper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local October 5, 2005
James Eli Hughes, age 71, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at his residence. He was a native of Carlisle, the son of the late Carl and Alice Clavell Hughes, a member and deacon of the Pleasureville Christian Church, a retired teacher and a farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Gentry Hughes, Pleasureville; two sons: James Gentry Hughes, Louisville and Allan Paul Hughes, Buckner; two daughters: Melanie Hughes Jefferson, Louisville and Myra Hughes, Lexington; one sister: Judy Hays, Lexington, South Carolina; two brothers: Don R. Hughes, Carlisle and Winfred C. Hughes, Lexington; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, April 30 at 1 p.m. at the Pleasureville Christian Church. Rev. Libby McManis officiated. Burial was in the Hughes Family Cemetery. Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local May 4, 2005
John B. Hughes, 60 of Route 1, Smithfield, died Saturday, November 28, 1981 at the Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a native of Henry County, an Army Veteran of WWII, an employee of the Armour Packing Co. and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Anna Hughes, Smithfield; one son: John K. Hughes, Smithfield; two daughters: Mrs. Marcia Cantrall and Mrs. Carole Smith, both of Smithfield; four brothers: Floyd, Dallas and Vivian Hughes, all of Pleasureville and Bernard Hughes, Ramsey, Indiana; one sister: Mrs. Laverne O�Brien and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 1 at the M. A. Stoess & Sons Funeral Home, Crestwood. Interment was in the Louisville Memorial Gardens East.
Henry County Local December 3, 1981
Shelby R. Hughes, age 90, of Bedford, died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a native of Owen County, the son of the late James and Minnie Rand Hughes, a WWII Army Veteran, retired from the Kentucky Department of Transportation, a tobacco farmer and attended Mt. Herman Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Dora Faye Hughes, Bedford; two sons: Ronald Hughes, Lake City, TN and Donnie Hughes, Bedford; four daughters: Shirlean James and Mrs. Kenny (Rita) Stangle, both of Bedford, Mrs. David (Shelby) McClure, Madison, IN and Mrs. Kevin (Patty) Goodman, Louisville; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son, Bobby Gene Hughes and one brother.
Services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, October 20, at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford. Rev. Joe Kendall, Cove Hill Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Bedford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 25, 2006
Mr. Vivian Hughes, 62, of Route 1, Pleasureville, died Wednesday, December 11, 1985 at the King�s Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville.
He is survived by two brothers: Dallas Hughes, Route 1, Pleasureville and Floyd Hughes, Pleasureville; one sister: Mrs. Laverne O�Brien, Louisville; and one half-brother: Bernard Hughes, Ramsey, Indiana.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 13 at the Thomas Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. David Simmons officiated. Interment was in the Grub Ridge Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 12, 1985
Mrs. Jennie Tatman Hull, 83, died Monday afternoon at her home near Cropper.
She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Leslie Nelson and Miss Lizzie Hull, Cropper and Mrs. Russell Black, Eastwood; one son: Richard Hull, Cropper; two sisters: Mrs. Helen Hall, Pleasureville and Miss Lula Tatman, Smithfield; and two brothers: Mark Tatman, Pleasureville and Edgar Tatman, Shelbyville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the residence. Ministers who officiated were the Rev. J. B. Morris, Rev. Bruce Stivers and Rev. John Jackson. Burial was in the Cropper Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 20, 1956
Mrs. Janie Garriott Hundley, 82 of Route 1, Pendleton, died Wednesday, May 11, 1983 at the Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. She was a member of the Sligo Baptist Church and the Oldham Hills Homemakers Club.
She is survived by one son: William J. Garriott, Pendleton; two daughters: Mrs. Shelby H. Simpson and Mrs. Wray Cooper, both of Louisville; two sisters: Mrs. Dorothy Winburn, LaGrange and Mrs. Hattie Abbott, Smithfield; two grandsons and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 13th at the Sligo Cemetery. Rev. Johnny McDowell, Bedford, officiated.
Henry County Local May 19, 1983
Mrs. Louella Roberts Hundley, 75, died at her home in Eminence at 9:00 p.m. Sunday. She was a member of the Eminence Methodist Church and was the wife of J. S. Hundley, an insurance agent.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Eminence Methodist Church with Rev. Walter Piper officiating. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Joe Graziano, San Francisco, Mrs. Howard Mercer, New York City, Mrs. Thomas Gilkey and Mrs. Olivia Haueter, both of Louisville; three sons: Paul Hundley, Rapids City, South Dakota, Morrison Hundley, Louisville and James Hundley, Eminence; one sister: Mrs. Joan Beverly, Lockport; one brother: Louis Roberts, Kingswood, KY and six grandchildren.
Henry County Local April 7, 1950
Burial services for Pfc. Prentice Edward Hundley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hundley of Eminence, who was killed in action in Holland on September 17, 1944, will be held at the Zachary Taylor Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, at 10:30 a.m., Friday (February 18, 1945). The services will be conducted by a military contingent.
Pfc. Hundley was 23 years old at the time he was killed. He was a paratrooper. He was inducted on September 29, 1942, and was sent to Camp Barkeley, Texas. After completion of training there he was given the privilege of joining the newly organized paratroopers and was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia. His final training was at Fort McaCall, North Carolina. He went overseas in February, 1944, and was in the invasion of France. He was a member of Co. A 506th Parachute Infantry.
Young Hundley was born and reared in Eminence and was a graduate of Eminence High School with the class of 1940.
Besides his parents he is survived by four sisters and three brothers.
A memorial service was conducted for Pfc. Hundley at the Eminence Methodist Church on Sunday, October 22, 1944.
Henry County Local February 18, 1945
Ben Oni Hunter, 83, Campbellsburg, died last Monday night at the New Castle Sanitarium. He was a deacon in the Bedford Baptist Church.
He is survived by one son: Roy Hunter, Carrollton; one daughter: Mrs. William Louden, Campbellsburg, with whom he made his home for the past five years; two brothers: Tandy Hunter , Bedford and William Hunter, Indianapolis; two sisters: Mrs. Rose Tingle and Mrs. Effie Moore, Bedford; eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Bedford Baptist Church with interment in the Bedford Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 10, 1956
Shirlene �Shirley� Hunter, age 62 of Port Royal died Saturday, December 31, 2005 at her residence. She was a native of Carroll County, the daughter of the late William Noble and Lillian Mea Bond Ellis, a retired teacher�s aide for the Henry County Schools, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Carrollton.
She is survived by her husband: Chester Lee Hunter, Port Royal; one daughter: Allisha Chantell Crawford, Port Royal; one son: Darin Patrick Hunter, Campbellsburg and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Timothy Lane Hunter and two brothers.
Services will be Thursday, January 5, at 2 p.m. at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Rucker will officiate. Interment will be in the Port Royal Cemetery
Henry County Local January 4, 2006
David Bruce Husband, age 5t6, of Taylorsville died Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in Henry County. He was the son of the late Arlie Ray Husband and a member of the Elk Creek Baptist Church.
He is survived by one son: David Scott Husband, Pleasureville; two step-sons: Michael David Byrd, Mt. Washington and James Aaron Louden, Pleasureville; his mother: Virginia Mae Sharp Husband, Taylorsville; four brothers: Randall Scott Husband and Tim Husband, both of Shelby County, Donnie Ray Husband, Mt. Eden and Barry Wayne Husband, Taylorsville; three grandchildren; one step-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, September 1, at Greenwell-Jenkins-houghlin Funeral Home. Bro. Jessie Baxter officiated. Interment was in the Elk Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 6, 2006
Mrs. Linda Lou Hutcherson, 41 of Route 1, Pleasureville, died Sunday, July 1, 1984, at the Jewish Hospital, Louisville.
She is survived by her husband: Roy C. Hutcherson, Poute 1, Pleasureville; two sons: Greg Hutcherson and Mike Hutcherson, both of Route 1, Pleasureville; one daughter: Miss Marcie Hutcherson, Route 1, Pleasureville; one granddaughter and her father: Raymond Chisholm, Route 1, Pleasureville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 3rd at the Thomas Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. David Rayborn officiated. Interment was in the Grub Ridge Cemetery.
Henry County Local July 5, 1984 |