From: KyArchives Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 11:47 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Sahli.Zelma.Burdette.1961.Breckinridge.OBIT Zelma BURDETTE SAHLI September 19, 1961 Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries Breckinridge County Herald-News, Friday, September 29, 1961 DEATH NOTICE Mrs. Zelma SAHLI, age 78, of Cloverport, Ky (Breckinridge County), died Tuesday, September 19, 1961 at the Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital in Owensboro, Ky. Funeral services were held on Friday, September 22, 1961 from the Cloverport Baptist Church. Burial was in the Cloverport Cemetery. She is survived by one sister, two nieces, and one nephew. Breckinridge County Herald-News, Friday, October 6, 1961 OBITUARY --CONTRIBUTED-- Mrs. Zelma Sahli died on Tuesday, September 19, 1961 at age 78. The daughter of Samuel Jolly BURDETTE and Sarah SMITH BURDETTE. Mrs. Sahli was born at Hites Run, Ky (Breckinridge County). She married James H. SAHLI of Hites Run, and they made their home at Hites Run until their health failed, and they moved to Cloverport, Ky. Mr. SAHLI died December 1, 1955. They had just celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. Surviving her are: one sister (not named) two nieces: Mrs. John O. PATE of Hardinsburg, Ky Katherine BURDETTE of Owensboro, Ky one nephew: S. J. BURDETTE of Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Cumberland County) Submitted by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemeteries, volume one, published in 1991: Cloverport Cemetery, Cloverport, Ky SAHLI, Velma (should be Zelma ?) B. 9 Sep 1883 -- 19 Sep 1961 wife of James James H. 1 Jan 1877 -- 1 Dec 1955 husband of Velma/Zelma HER PARENTS: Chapin Cemetery, located east of Cloverport, at the first crossroad, east of the junction of Highways 60 and 144. Turn left a few hundred yards. BURDETTE, Samuel J. 23 Dec 1848 -- 3 Apr 1920 husband of Sarah E. BURDITT, Sarah E. 26 Jul 1850 -- 17 Aug 1907 wife of S. J. (notice the two different spellings of their surname) Peggy Russell This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/