From: Nancy T R I C E [nt@vci.net]
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Subject: [KYF] OBITS Nicholas Co., KY newspaper, 2003

Submitted by: Jeannie Dalrymple
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      With the compliments of The Nicholas Countian
      and The Carlisle Mercury


      MAE ROBERTS ALLISON GALBRAITH
      Mae Roberts Allison Galbraith, 92, of Carlisle, died Saturday,
November 15, 2003, at Johnson Mathers Nursing Home. She was born in Nicholas
County to the late Arrie & Louie Burns Roberts.
      She was a lifetime member of Carlisle United Methodist Church, where
she was a Sunday School teacher and played piano.
      Survivors are: four grandsons - Todd R., John Nathan, Ron Joseph &
Mark R. Allison; two granddaughters - Renee Massey and Cynthia Hammonds; a
daughter-in-law - Diane R. Allison; a sister-in-law - Helen Roberts; and 11
great great grandchildren.
      She was preceded in death by: her husbands - William E. Allison and
Harry Galbraith; and three sons - Harold Nathan, Edgar & John Allison.
      Services were conducted Tuesday, November 18, at Mathers-Gaunce
Funeral Home by Rev. Ernie Carmicle. Burial was in Carlisle Cemetery.
      Casket bearers were Todd, Nathan, Ron & Mark Allison, Joseph Hammonds
and Justin Massey.
      Contributions are suggested to Carlisle United Methodist Church or the
Johnson Mathers Nursing Home Activity Fund.


      ALBERT THOMAS LEMONS

      Albert Thomas Lemons, 73, of Church Street, Cynthiana, husband of
Hattie Guy Lemons, died Monday, November 10, 2003. He was born in Nicholas
County to the late William Robert & Rhoda Stanfield Lemons.
      He was a member of the Bedford Acres Christian Church and was a
retired truck driver.
      In addition to his wife, he is survived by: a son - William (& Glenda)
Lemons, Nicholas County; two daughters - Kathy (& Ray) Abner of Paris and
Phyllis (& Junior) Lawson, Millersburg; four brothers - Roger Lemons and
Jerry Lemons of Cynthiana, Keith Lemons of Somerset and Billy Lemons, Texas;
three sisters - Viola Traylor of Paris, Belle Strausbaugh of Cynthiana and
Jane Ann Wiggins, Lexington; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.
      He was preceded in death by a son, Phillip Clay Lemons, and a sister,
Lou Etta Vickers.
      Services were conducted Thursday, November 13, at the
Drake-Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home in Cynthiana with Br. Kevin Strausbaugh
officiating. Burial followed in the Wagoner’s Chapel Cemetery.
      Grandsons served as pallbearers.


      ELSIE GLADYS WATKINS MORELAND

      Elsie Gladys Watkins Moreland, 90, of Lexington, formerly of Bourbon
County, widow of Emery Moreland, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at
Darby Square Nursing Home in Lexington. She was born in Nicholas County,
daughter of the late Earl Amos & Carrie Ann Revel Watkins.
      She attended Bourbon County schools, retired from Hansley Mills and
was a member of Hutchinson United Methodist Church.
      She is survived by: a daughter - Elizabeth Moreland (& Marvin) Barker,
Lexington; a son - Bobby (& Jane) Moreland, Paris; two step-daughters: Laura
(& Bill) Smits of Paris and Martha Johnson, Georgetown; four grandchildren;
Pam (& Dan) Easley, Mark (& Mary) Moreland, Robert (& Charlotte) Moreland
and Robin (& Katie) Osborne; six step-grandchildren - Jan Smits, Lana
Sullivan, Jill Winings, Sherry Wilson, Mary Lou Scarbough and Elaine Wisby;
three Sisters - Helen Price of Cynthiana and Bertha Stamper and Frances
Wallace, Lexington. three half brothers - Harvey Watkins of Clark County and
Tom and Don Watkins; Paris. 10 great grandchildren; and one great great
grandchild.
      She was preceded in death by: a step-son, Frank Moreland; a
step-daughter, Grace Wilson; a grandson, Ricky Osborne; two
step-grandchildren, Tom Moreland and Joan Ferguson; a sister, Dixie Brown;
two brothers, John and Edward Watkins; and a half brother, Jerry Watkins.
      Services were conducted Saturday, November 15, at Lusk-McFarland
Funeral Home with Dr. Bill Davis and long time family friend Dr. Harold
Dorsey officiating. Interment was in Paris Cemetery.
      Pallbearers were Mark and Robert Moreland, Robin Osborne, Jarrod
Dungan, Derek Moreland and Scott Osborne.
      Honorary allbearers were Milton Moreland, O. B. Reynolds, Eugene
Watkins, Gene Wagner, Paul Stith, Brad Burtner, Earl Watkins, Ronald Watkins
and Don Watkins Jr.
      The family expresses sincere gratitude and appreciation for the care
they received from Hospice. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the
Bluegrass or the Hutchison United Methodist Church Renovation Fund.


      LENA BARTON WILLIAMS


      Lena Barton Williams, 97, of Carlisle, died Wednesday, November 12,
2003, at the Nicholas County Hospital after a long illness. She was born in
Fleming County to John & Dorotha Blake Barton.
      She is survived by: two sisters - Helen Flora of Carlisle and Charlene
High of Shugarland, Texas; two grandchildren - James H. Williams of
Cynthiana and Chet D. Williams, Singapore; three step grandchildren - Rita
Flwler, Shirley McClure and Jack Lenz; and several nieces and nephews.
      She was preceded in death by: her husband - James H. Williams; and
three sons - Ronald Williams of Banning, California, Noel L. Williams of
Lexington, and Jim Williams.
      Services were conducted Friday, November 14, at Price Bros. Funeral
Home in Elizaville with burial following in the Elizaville Cemetery.

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