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Subject: Godsey.Perry.1954.McCreary.OBIT


Perry  Godsey December 23 1954 
Mccreary County KyArchives Obituaries

Tuesday, January 5, 1954, McCreary County Record

Perry Godsey, 73, died of a heart attack at his home 2 miles west of Stearns, 
December 23. Mr. Godsey had been in very poor health for the past year and a 
half. Mr. Godsey was the son of Shade and Tilda Abbott Godsey. He was born 
April 17, 1880 in Wayne County. After his marriage to Abbie Neely, he moved to 
McCreary County and reared a family of six children. He was a farmer and night-
watched for the Stearns Company for 32 years. Mr. Godsey was a member of West 
Appletree Baptist Church. he belonged to the Modern Woodmen and also to the 
Junior order. Mr. Godsey was a quiet, friendly man and a respected citizen in 
his community. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Abbie Godsey, and daughters, 
Mrs. Mary Hardin, Tennessee; Mrs. Minnie Neal, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Ethel 
Strunk, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Myrtle Ball, Bethel; Mrs. Ollie Mae Wright, Florida 
and a son Robert, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Arch 
Angle and a brother, Corneliius Godsey, both of Stearns. Funeral services 
were held at West Appletree Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Christmas day with Rev. 
George King and Rev. Kaywood Whalen in charge of services. Burial was in the 
Stearns Cemetery.

Submitted by: Lisa Whitehead


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