From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 10:11 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Peden.Elmore.1941.Barren.OBIT Elmore Peden April 6, 1941 Barren County KyArchives Obituaries Undated Glasgow KY newspaper "Mr. Elmore (Mote) Peden, well known Barren county farmer, died at his home in the Goodnight section Sunday night around 8:30 o'clock following a paralytic stroke. He was 79 years of age. "A son of the late Harlan and Sara Peden, he was born and reared near Glasgow and had spent his entire life in farming in the Goodnight section for the past nineteen years. "He was a Democrat of the old school and had been a subscriber of The Times for more than 50 years. He took an active part in all elections and was widely known throughout the county. He was a member of the Baptist Church. "Mr. Peden was married to Miss Janie Rogers, daughter of the late Mr. Charlie Rogers, who survives. Mr. and Mrs. Peden recently celebrated their fifty-third wedding anniversary. "Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Mr. Will Peden; two daughters, Mrs. Sallie Smith, Owl Springs section, Miss Mabel Peden, at home; three half-brothers, Messrs. Ed and Lucian Peden, of Russellville; Bonnie Peden of Canmer; a half-sister, Mrs Nellie Walton, Canmer, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie O'Neal, of Wallington, Kansas. "Funeral services were held Tuesday, 1 p.m. at the Peden residence in the Goodnight section, the Rev. Walter Church in charge. Burial was in the Glasgow cemetery." Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: NOTE: Cemetery book shows year of birth as 1868, obituary shows 1863. NOTE: I have no connection and no further information. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/