From: KyArchives Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 10:48 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Harper.Edward.1961.Breckinridge.OBIT Edward HARPER September 24, 1961 Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries Breckinridge County Herald-News, Friday, September 29, 1961 OBITUARY Edward HARPER, age 79, a retired Breckinridge County farmer, died on Sunday, September 24, 1961 at his home in Louisville, Ky (Jefferson County). He is survived by: his wife, the former Mattie BOWMAN one daughter: Mrs. Thomas CHAFFEE two sons: Billy HARPER Charles E. HARPER two sisters: Mrs. Anna WOOSLEY Mrs. Elizabeth REISINGER two brothers: Claude HARPER Alvin HARPER 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren Funeral services were held on Wednesday, September 27, 1961 in Louisville, Ky. Burial was in the Glen Dean Cemetery. NOTE: no residences were given for any of Mr. HARPER'S survivors. ALSO NOTE: The Glen Dean Cemetery is actually the Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery in Glen Dean, Ky., Breckinridge County. Submitted by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemeteries, volume one, published in 1991: Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery, located on a ridge east of Old McQuady-- Rockvale Road, 1 1/4 mile south of Highway 702 at Glen Dean in south west Breckinridge County. HARPER, Edward 20 Aug 1882 -- 24 Sep 1961 husband of Mattie B. Mattie B. 06 Nov 1888 -- ___________. wife of Edward maiden name: BOWMAN I did not find Mattie BOWMAN HARPER LISTED in Volume 2, Breckinridge County Cemetery Book either. Unknown when she died. TWO OF THEIR CHILDREN ALSO HERE: HARPER, Evelyn E. 06 Jan 1912 -- 25 Jan 1912 daughter of Edward & Mattie HARPER, Paul O. 13 Aug 1910 -- 30 Oct 1910 son of Edward & Mattie Peggy Russell This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/