Lincoln County, Ky Obituaries File #27
Submitted By:
Carole French DiSanto
March 28, 2005 Monday
ABBOTT, Chesnie R.
d.
26 Mar 2005
CRAB ORCHARD - Chesnie
Saylor Robbins Abbott, 91, of Crab Orchard, died Saturday at her home.
Born July 3, 1913, in
Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late William G. and Alice Slusher
Saylor.
She was a member of Watts Chapel Baptist Church, Women's Missionary Union and
Berean Bible Class.
She was the widow of Clinton Abbott.
Survivors include
nieces and nephews, including U.S. Saylor of Stanford, Grace Harness, Phyllis
Bodner and
Bennie Reynolds, all of Crab Orchard.
Services will be 1 p.m.
Tuesday at Watts Chapel Baptist Church by Dan Gutenson. Burial will be in
Crab Orchard Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be
George Crawford, U.S. Saylor, Gerald Turner, Ron Sloan, John Harness and Bobby
Bodner.
Honorary pallbearers are Raymond Nunn, Dicky Ledford Jr., Ralph Baker, Steve
Bullock, Paul Barrett and Delbert
Hawkins. McKnight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
February
2, 1995
ANDERSON, Vernon C. d.
31 Jan 1995
Mr. Vernon C. Anderson, age 63, of 140 Mulberry Street, Burgin, died Tuesday,
January 31, 1995 in Harrodsburg.
Born May 31, 1935 in Perryville, he was the son of Mrs. Rose Roney Anderson,
Danville, and the late Willard Vernon
Anderson. He had been employed as a psychiatric aide for the Veteran's
Administration Hospital on Leestown Road,
Lexington and had served in the U. S. Navy.
Survivors, besides his mother, include: his wife, Susie Marie Bow Anderson; two
sons, Stephen Vernon Anderson and
Stanley Ray Anderson, both of Lawrenceburg; two brothers, John Anderson and
Lorne Anderson, both of Danville;
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Friday, February 3 at 11:00 a.m. at the Alexander and
Royalty Funeral Home with Bro. Steve
Coss officiating. Burial will be in Burgin Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday and after 7:00 a.m. Friday
until time of the service.
May 10, 2005
Tuesday
BENDER, Amy Davis d.
07 May 2005
STANFORD - Amy Lynn
Davis Bender, 26, of Waynesburg, died Saturday at her home.
Born Oct. 16, 1978, in
Somerset, she was the daughter of Joel Davis of Stanford and Claudia Hogue of
Taswell, Ind.
She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Salem Baptist Church.
Other survivors include
her husband, Charles Bender of Waynesburg; two sons, Chance C. Bender and
Christopher C.
Bender, both of Waynesburg; and two sisters, Amanda J. Marples of English, Ind.,
and Alesha S. Russell of Taswell, Ind.
Services will be 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Mount Salem Baptist Church by Travis Farris. Burial will be in Buffalo
Springs Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Spurlin Funeral Home and after noon Wednesday at
the church.
WAYNESBURG - Amy
Bender, 26, was found unresponsive at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at her residence on Ky.
1247, state
police said. Bender was pronounced dead at 9:42 p.m. by Lincoln County Deputy
Coroner Shane Young. An autopsy was
conducted, and results will be available in about six weeks. The cause of death
has not been determined. State police are investigating.
May 2, 2005 Monday
BICKNELL, Virginia S.
d.
01 May 2005
Virginia S. Bicknell,
86, of Bruce Court, died Sunday at Charleston Health Care Center.
Born March 10, 1919, in
Hustonville, she was the daughter of the late James C. and Belle Hall
Stephenson. She was a retired legal
secretary, a member of First Church of God and the widow of Charles E. Bicknell.
Survivors include two
daughters, Rebecca Jackson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Elaine Travillian of
Danville; two sisters, Irene
Griffiths of Danville and Jeannine Sharp of Danville; three grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren. Private services will be
held at a later date.
April
25, 2005 Monday
BORDES, Tammy
Shelton
d.
24 April 2005
CRAB ORCHARD - Tammy
Lynn Shelton Bordes, 42, of Hustonville, formerly of the Woodstock community,
died Sunday
at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born July 29, 1962, in
Salem, Ind., she was the daughter of Carol Hauger Shelton of Kings Mountain and
the late Chester Shelton.
Other survivors include
three daughters, Jennifer D. Barrett of Stanford, Amelia K. Akers of Smithville,
Tenn., and Chelsea C.
Bordes of Smithville; two sons, Robert E. Duncan of Oneida, Tenn., and Joshua A.
West of Homosassa, Fla.; two sisters, Trish
Caudill of Stanford and Peggy Lunsford of Hustonville; and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Barrett.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at McKnight Funeral Home by Vola Brown. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery.
March 29, 2005 - Tuesday
BOWMAN, Melvin d. 27 Mar 2005
DRY RIDGE - Melvin
Bowman, 85, of Williamstown, formerly of Lincoln County, died Sunday at Grant
Manor Health Care
Center in Williamstown.
He was the son of the
late Chester and Ann Jones Bowman.
Survivors include a
sister, Gretchen Balder of Covington; and cousins in Lincoln County.
Graveside services will
be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Double Springs Cemetery in Waynesburg. Eckler-Hudson
Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
May
2, 2005 Monday
B0YD, Devona N. d.
30 Apr 2005
Devona Nicole Boyd, 19,
of Meadowbrook Road, Stanford, died Saturday at her home.
Born Aug. 31, 1985, in
Lexington, she was the daughter of David and Debbie Brown Boyd of Stanford. She
was a senior at
Lincoln County High School and an employee of Dairy Queen. She was a member of
Buena Vista Baptist Church.
Other survivors include
a half sister, Sheila Dealy of Peoria, Ill; a half brother, John R. Boyd of
Peoria; grandparents, Virginia
Brown and James W. Boyd, both of Stanford; and a step-grandfather, James
Anderson of Stanford.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
August
5, 2004- Thursday
BROOKS,
Eugene d.
01 Aug 2004
Eugene Brooks, 81, of Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation, died
Sunday, August 1, 2004 at Ephraim McDowell
Regional Medical Center,Danville.
Born June 12, 1923, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Willie
and Mary Reed Brooks. He was the widower of
Evelyn Boyd Brooks.
He was a farmer and former employee of the Anderson-Spillman Mill and was a
member of Southern Heights Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Judy Walls of Seminole, Fla., Debbie
Brooks of Danville and Mary Pulliam of Harrodsburg;
a brother, Jimmy Brooks of Danville; two sisters, Dorothy Vineyard of Stanford
and Halline Franklin of Danville; five
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, August 5, at Bellevue
Cemetery. Danville.
Stith Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
March 20, 2005 Sunday
BROWN, Ernest C.
d.
18 Mar 2005
CRAB ORCHARD - Ernest
C. Brown, 88, of Crab Orchard, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital of Lexington.
Born March 9, 1917, in
Crab Orchard, he was the son of the late Will and Oma Singleton Brown.
He was an Army veteran
and a retired carpenter for the Kroger Company.
Survivors include his
wife, Jewell Simpson Brown of Versailles; two sons, Billy C. Brown of Louisville
and Gail Brown of
Cincinnati, Ohio; a daughter, Marilyn Pope of Versailles; four brothers, Delmus
Brown of Mt. Dora, Fla., Carl Brown,
Donald Brown and Bobby Brown, all of Crab Orchard; two sisters, Ann Hood and
Mary Napier, both of Crab Orchard;
six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m.
Tuesday at McKnight Funeral Home by Danny Lamb. Burial will be in Mt. Zion
Church of
Christ Cemetery.
May 30, 1996
Thursday
BURRIS, Lucille Murphy
d.
29 May 1996
Lucille Murphy Burris, 85, Perryville Road, died Wednesday at Country Place,
Lexington. Born Nov. 10, 1910, she was the
daughter of the late Dr. W.T. and Lillian Sams Murphy.
She was a retired teacher in Lincoln County and attended Eastern Kentucky
University and Eastern Teachers College. She was
a member of Hustonville Christian Church and was the widow of El Burris.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Morgan, Lexington; two sisters, Margie
Hanson of Nicholasville and Sara Burns of Franklin,
Ohio; and two grandchildren. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hustonville
Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Friday. Memorials may go to Hustonville Christian
Church.
April 27, 2005 Wednesday
BURTON, Rose L.
d.
26, April 2005
MORELAND - Services for
Rose L. Burton, 71, of Fairground Road, Stanford, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at
W.L. Pruitt Funeral
Home by the Rev. Marvin Hatton. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
She died Tuesday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 10, 1933, in
Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late George and Eva Burton Davis.
She was a homemaker
and attended Charity First Church of God.
Survivors include her
husband, Charlie Burton; a son, Danny Burton of Lancaster; seven daughters,
Flossie West of Danville,
Ann Hargis and Brenda Southerland, both of Hustonville, and Mary Burton, Libby
Flores, Carrie Denson and Jean Adams,
all of Stanford; 16 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by a daughter, Judy D. Burton.
Pallbearers will be Daniel and Josh Cheek, Ronald and Ricky Denson, William Adams and Mike Epley.
November
25, 2004 Thursday
CHEEK,
Billy d.
18 Nov 2004
Billy Cheek, 30, 2541 Maywood Road, Stanford, husband
of Christy Joann Carter Cheek, originally from Harrodsburg, died
Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004 at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington after an
illness.
Born Oct. 16, 1974 in Danville, he was a son of James
and Sandra Kaye Hornsby Cheek of Stanford.
He was a farmer, a member of the
Highland Area Station 8 Fire Department, and a member of the Baptist faith.
In
addition to his wife, survivors include:
one son, Jacob Harlow, and one daughter, Karringan Harlow, both of Stanford;
three brothers, James Cheek and Louis Cheek, both of Florida, and Bobby(Tina)
Cheek of Stanford; two sisters, Mary
(Edward) Warmouth and Joyce (Eddie) Padgett, both of Stanford, and four nephews.
The funeral was conducted Sunday, Nov.
21 at the Hedgeville Baptist Church in Danville with Rev. Lester Tirey
officiating.
Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery in Lincoln County.
Pallbearers were Troy and Troy Creg
Gingrass, Danny Glass, Roger Pullum, Kyle Cupp, Chris Cross and Billy Miller.
Arrangements were handled by the
Ransdell Funeral Chapel.
April
26, 2005 Tuesday
CLEVERSY, Eula Young
d.
24 Apr 2005
STANFORD - Services for
Eula Young Cleversy, 73, of Crossville, Tenn., formerly of Stanford, will be
1:30 p.m. Wednesday
at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Rob Cox. Burial will be in Buffalo
Springs Cemetery.
She died Sunday at
Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville.
Born May 14, 1931, in
Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Celia Hale Young.
She was a former employee
of Union Underwear Co. in Campbellsville. She was a member of Mount Moriah
Christian Church.
Survivors include her
husband, Everett Cleversy; two sons, Floyd Simmons of Crossville and Tommy Cox
of Lebanon; a daughter,
Judy Isaacs of Campbellsville; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
February 1,
1998 Sunday
COFFMAN,
Jake d.
31 Jan 1998
MORELAND - Jake Coffman, 88, of Middleburg, died Saturday at Stanford House in
Stanford. Born Oct. 5, 1909, in Casey
County, he was the son of the late Spilman and Mary Catherine Pemberton Coffman.
He was a farmer and attended the Pentecostal Church of God. He was the widower
of Mattie Pemberton Coffman.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Greer of Middleburg and Sue King of
Junction City; one son, Charles Coffman
of Hustonville; 21 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Charles
White. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be his grandsons.
May
15, 2003 Thursday
COOK,
Laura May Begley
d.
11 May 2003
Laura Mae Cook, 29, 1136 Bohon Road, died Sunday, May 11, 2003 near her
residence as a result of a tornado.
Born January 31, 1974 in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late
Walter Arbie Begley and Arbedella Susan Adams Begley.
She was a 1992 graduate of Lincoln County High School and an employee of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Danville.
Survivors include: her husband, Charles Cook, Lancaster; one son, Jonathon
Christopher Cook, Danville; two brothers; William
and Robert Begley, OH; two sisters, Barbara Elaine Johnson, OH, and Susan Elaine
Johnson, Stanford.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 14, at the Fox Funeral Home in
Stanford with Bro. Max Hester officiating.
Burial was in the Maretburg Cemetery, Rockcastle County.
Pallbearers were Frankie Harris, Joe Wilson, Kenny Wilson, Dale Smith, Michael Naylor and Charles Ervin.
April 01,
2005 Friday
CORNETT, Arvel
d.
30 Mar 2005
WAYNESBURG - Arvel
Cornett, 67, of Lakeland, Fla., died Wednesday at Lakeland Hospital.
Born Oct. 24, 1937, in
Crab Orchard, he was the son of the late John D. and Cinda Cornett Cornett. He
was a retired plumber.
Survivors include his
wife, Joyce Wilham Cornett of Lakeland; a daughter, Bobby Jo Cornett Ison of
Stanford; a stepdaughter,
Debra Ashford of Harrodsburg; a brother, Marvin
Cornett of Snowcamp, N.C.; a sister, Emma Jean Munday of Florida; and
five
grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by Chester Cornett. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.
November
13, 2003 Thursday
DENNIS,
Harold D. d.
08 Nov 2003
Harold Dewayne Dennis, 32, of Carman Lane, Stanford, died
Saturday November 8, 2003 as a result from injuries sustained in a
traffic accident.
Born April 25, 1971 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of
Harold Tommy and Elsie Jean Riley Dennis of Harrodsburg.
He was a plumber with Hayslett Mechanical Contractors,
Inc., attended the Mercer Church of Christ, enjoyed watching auto racing,
fishing, boating, camping, and spending time with his family.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include: his wife,
Diana Roach Dennis, Stanford; maternal grandmother Elsie Riley, Harrodsburg;
one daughter, Kayla Marie Sizemore, Stanford; one son, Corey Daniel Dennis,
Stanford, one brother, Tommy Joseph Dennis, Harrodsburg;
and one sister, Tammy Jean (Jorg) Potts, Harrodsburg. He was preceded in death
by his Grandfather, Joseph Daniel "J.D." Riley.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday,
November 13, at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Rev. Mike
Justice officiating. Burial will be in Bruners Chapel Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Carl Thomas Dennis, Danny Potts, Andy
Potts, Kevin Cooley, John Cooley, David Hatfield, Paul Hensley, and
Jeff Bradshaw. Honorary bearers will be Nicholas Mink, Brandon Mink, Jason
Sanford, Randy Boyd, and Lee Qualls.
March
22, 2005- Tuesday
DeWit,
Kenneth E. d.
21 Mar 2005
STANFORD - A memorial
service for Kenneth E. DeWit Sr., 74, of Stanford, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
Witnesses, Stanford Congregation, by Tom Gonzales.
He died Monday at his
home. Born July 21, 1930, in Chicago, Ill., he was the son of the late John R.
and Ethel Jennings DeWit.
He was a carpenter, an
Army veteran, and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was the
widower of Lucille DeWit.
Survivors include four
sons, Kenneth DeWit Jr. of Delphi, Ind., and Jonathan DeWit, John R. DeWit and
Clarance W. DeWit, all of
Stanford; two daughters, Janet Brookfield and Connie Worthington, both of
Stanford; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by a son, Kenneth Ray DeWitt Spurlin Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
May 28, 1934 Thursday East End Man Dead d. May 25, 1934
DISHON, William
William Dishon of the
East End died Monday night of a complication of troubles following a long
illness. Surviving him are his wife
|and several children.
Services and burial
took place in the Ephesus Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. (This is William F. Dishon, husband of Ella
Oaks Dishon.)
May 5,
2005 Thursday
DOZIER, Robert F. d.
03 May 2005
STANFORD
- Services for Robert Fenzel Dozier, 78, of Stanford, formerly of Silver Grove,
were today at Buffalo Springs Cemetery
in Stanford by Cabell Francis II. Burial was in Buffalo Springs Cemetery with
military rites by Caswell Saufley Post 18, American Legion.
He died Tuesday at
Stanford House nursing home. Born Aug. 8 1926, in Stanford, he was a son of the
late George S. and Katherine
Fenzel Dozier. He was a teacher and school administrator for 35 years in Silver
Grove Schools in Campbell County. He was an Army
veteran of World II.
Survivors include a one
brother, George S. Dozier of Lexington; and nephews, including Steve Dozier of
Stanford. Spurlin Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
September 18,
1998
CORRECTION of September
17, 1998 File # 26
DUNN - Catherine
LANCASTER - Services for Catherine Dunn, 45, of West Buford Street, will be 1
p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Paulding
Street. Burial will be in Duncantown Cemetery.
She was a daughter of Frances Watkins Richey, who's name was incorrect in
Thursday's paper, and a stepdaughter of Wilburn Richey,
both of Stanford.
She was member of Clifton Baptist Church, Danville. Visitation is noon-1 p.m.
Saturday at the church. Spurlin Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
May 29, 2003 Thursday
ESTRIDGE, Ann Fields d.
28 May 2003
Ann F. Estridge, 74, of 844 Beaumont Avenue, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003
at Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born October 26, 1928 in Stanford, she was the daughter of the late Henry
and Katherine Fields.
She was a secretary for Mercer County High School for many years and a
member of Harrodsburg Christian Church.
Survivors include: her husband, Ernest G. Estridge, Harrodsburg; two
daughters, Laura Freeman, Harrodsburg, and Melissa
Suter, Louisville; one grandson, Will Freeman, Harrodsburg. She was preceded in
death by a brother, William Fields, and a
sister, Frances Caminish.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 30, at Spring
Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday.
March
20, 2005 Sunday
FOLEY, James W.
d.
18 Mar 2005
WAYNESBURG - James W.
"Jimmy" Foley, 52, of Waynesburg, died Friday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born Feb. 2, 1953, in
Boyle County, he was the son of Lilburn and Thelma Stonecypher Foley.
He was an employee of
Southern Railroad and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church.
Additional survivors
include his wife, Sandy Foley; and two step-sons, Ryan Woodall of Waynesburg and
Andrew Woodall
of Lancaster.
Services will be 11
a.m. Monday at Pleasant View Baptist by Aaron Hogue and Mark King. Burial will
be in Double Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Lynville and Nathan Smith, Pat Stonecypher, Gary, Jerry and Michael Foley, Brent Russell and Ronnie Ballard.
May
8, 2005 Sunday
FRANKLIN,
Janice
A. Miller d.
06 May 2005
CRAB ORCHARD - Janice
Ann Miller Franklin, 50, of Crab Orchard, died Friday at the University of
Kentucky Chandler Medical
Center in Lexington.
Born Feb. 27, 1955, in
Lincoln County, she was the daughter of Raymond Miller and the late Pauline
Turner Miller. She was a former
certified nursing assistant for McDowell Home Health. She was a member of Union
Chapel Holiness Church in Brodhead.
Survivors include her
husband, Alan Franklin; a daughter, Angela Jean Benedict of Crab Orchard; a
step-daughter, Stephanie Bohomic
of Tama, Iowa; a sister, Barbara Reynolds of Crab Orchard; two brothers, Jimmy
Miller and Rodney Miller, both of Crab Orchard;
a granddaughter; and a step-granddaughter.
Services will be 11
a.m. Monday at Union Chapel Holiness Church by Jack Hodge and Cecil Roundtree.
Burial will be in
Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5
p.m. today at McKnight Funeral Home and after 9:30 a.m. Monday at Union Chapel
Holiness Church.
February
6, 2003 Thursday
FRANKLIN,
Thelma L. Murphy d.
20 Jan 2003
Thelma L. Murphy Franklin, 74, of Bowen Road, Stanford, died Monday,
January 20, 2003 at Ephraim McDowell Regional
Medical Center in Danville.
Born June 17, 1928, in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late
James and Jenny Davis Murphy.
retired
from Signet Company.
Survivors include: her
husband, William F. Franklin, Stanford; two sons, James W. Franklin, Danville,
and Tony Franklin,
Stanford; three daughters, Elizabeth Jane Cochran and Diane
F. Rogers, both of Junction City, and Barbara S. Neice, Lexington;
two sisters,
Hazel Bugg, Harrodsburg, and Gladys Leonard, Salem, IN; nine grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Wednesday,
January 22, at Stith Funeral Home, Danville, with Rev. Roy Franklin. Burial was
in
Bellevue Cemetery, Danville
March
31, 2005 Thursday
GOOCH, Thomas L.
d.
30 Mar 2005
STANFORD - Services for
Thomas L. Gooch, 85, of the Goshen community, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at
Spurlin Funeral
Home by Todd Gooch and the Rev. Billy Estes. Burial will be in Buffalo
Springs Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at
Fort Logan Hospital.
Born July 30, 1919, in
Lincoln County, he was the son of the late James E. and Zella Holtzclaw Gooch.
He was a dairy farmer
for 50 years and a member of Goshen Christian Church. He
was a Navy veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific
Theater.
He attended Iowa State
University, was chairman of the board of InterCounty Energy and a director of
First Southern National
Bank. He was a former director of Lincoln County Soil
Conservation District, Lincoln County Farm Bureau, Lincoln County
Livestock
Improvement District, Lincoln County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Lincoln
County Fire Protection District
and Kentucky Artificial Breeding Association. He
also was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion
Caswell
Saufley Post 18.
Survivors include his
wife, Retta L. Gooch of Stanford; a son, Jerry Gooch of Stanford; a daughter,
Rosemary Carruba of
Winchester; five grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Paul Ballard, Jess Correll, Kenny Stamper, Jim Jacobus, Luke Silverthorn, Dan
Grigson and H.R. Saufley.
Honorary pallbearers
are David Gooch, Lewis Hampton, James Hicks, Clayton Watts, Gordon DeShon, Paul
DeShon, Donald
Sears, Leo Hill and Steve Sego.
September
1995
GRIFFIN,
Lyona Howe d.
13 Sep 1995
Lyona Lucille Howe Griffin, 76, of Bellview Street, Junction City, died
Wednesday, September 13, 1995 at Harrodsburg
Health Care. She was born February 15, 1919 in Scott County, daughter of
the late Raymond and
Susan Elizabeth Clifton
Howe. She was a housewife and a member of the Junction City United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include: two sons, Joe Willis Griffin, Harrodsburg, and Chris J.
Griffin, Junction City; two daughters, Nickie Sue
Thompson, Junction City, and
Sheree Griffin Kidd, Danville; two brothers, Marvin Howe, Richmond, IN, and
Larry Howe,
Georgetown; two sisters, Lois Lynn, Lexington, and Dorothy
Millington, Bakersfield, CA; 12 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Friday, September 15, at 1 p.m. at the Stith Funeral
Home in Danville, with the Rev. Donnie
Releford officiating. Burial was in the
Junction City cemetery.
April
25, 2005 Monday
HAMPTON, Jim Will
d.
22 Apr 2005
Services for Jim Will
Hampton, 89, of Dry Ford Road, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Danville Church of God
by the Revs. Ernest |
Fields Jr. and Floying Thompson. Burial will be in Hustonville
Cemetery.
Medical Center.
He was a horse show
farrier at local and surrounding county fairs.
Pallbearers will be
William and Jason Hampton, Kevin and Brian Wren, Jeff Goodin, Chris and Greg
Coffman and John Yates.
Honorary pallbearers
are Clyde Jackson, Norman Godbey, Jim Davis, Johnny Roney, Jack Bosley and
Shirley and Elmer Richards.
Stith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
March 29, 2005 Tuesday
HANSON, Bill d.
26 Mar 2005
SHELBYVILLE - Bill
Hanson, 74, died Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
He worked as district
superintendent for Kentucky Utilities for 45 years. He was a member of Shelby
Christian Church and
Franklin Masonic Lodge 28, and an Army Veteran of the
Korean War.
Survivors include his
wife, Josephine Hanson of Shelbyville; a stepdaughter, Judith Morris of
Louisville; and a sister, Betty Lou
Musselman of Lexington.
Services will be 1 p.m.
Thursday at Shannon Funeral Home by Dave Hamlin. Burial will be in Hustonville
Cemetery with military rites.
March
28, 2005 Monday
HARNESS, Billy D.
d.
25 Mar 2005
CRAB ORCHARD - Services
for Billy Dale Harness, 62, were 1 p.m. today at McKnight Funeral Home. Burial
was in Mount
Zion Church of Christ Cemetery.
He died Friday at Fort
Logan Hospital.
Rogers Harness.
He was a former
employee of Lincoln County Road Department and a member of Sword Deaf Baptist
Church in Mason, Ohio.
Survivors include two
sons, Anthony D. Harness and James C. Harness, both of Lancaster; a daughter,
Patricia M. Shelton of
Lancaster; a stepson, Jay Johnson of Danville; a
stepdaughter, Laura F. Broughton of Brodhead; a sister, Bonnie Dyson of Morris,
Ill.; three brothers, James Harness of Hamilton,
Ohio, Lee Harness of Stanford and Marvin Harness of Crab Orchard; a companion,
Sheila Taylor of Stanford; a granddaughter; and a step grandson.
Pallbearers were Robert
Payne, Delbert Brown, Danny Harness, Jim Watson, Eli Harness and Jeffrey
Harness. Honorary pallbearer
is Billy Taylor.
April
27, 2005 Wednesday
HENSLEY, Mark A. d.
26 Apr 2005
STANFORD - Services for
Mark A. Hensley, 50, of Stanford, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant View
Baptist Church by the
Revs. Aaron Hogue and Kerry Jones.
Burial will be in Double
Springs Cemetery in Waynesburg.
Born Aug. 14, 1954, in
Lincoln County, he was the son of Nancy Hoskins McAninch of Somerset and the
late Bennie Hensley.
He was an area foreman for Duke Energy and a member of
Pleasant View Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday school.
Other survivors include
his wife, Kay Collins Hensley; his stepfather, Carnell McAninch; one son,
Anthony Hensley of London;
one daughter, Candice Lee Hensley of Stanford; a
sister, Alice Clark of Danville; four brothers, Bennie and Phil Hensley, both
of
Somerset, Wayne Hensley of Perry, Fla., and George Hensley of Burgin; and a
granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be
Dale Hatter, Dale Kirkpatrick, Keith Reichenbach, Don and Dan Story, Chuck
Jacobs, Charlie Lewis and
Wes Cornett.
Memorials may go to
Pleasant View Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 13571 Ky. 1247, Waynesburg 40489.
Fox Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
April 4, 2005 Monday
HESTER, Bernice S.
d. 02 Apr 2005
STANFORD - Bernice
Shelton Hester, 74, of Waynesburg, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional
Medical Center.
Born Aug. 10, 1930, in
Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Edith Singleton Shelton.
She was a retired employee
of Corning Glass Works in Danville and the widow of
Ralph "Paddle" Hester.
Survivors include two
sons, Billy Hester of West Liberty and Bruce Hester of Stanford; two brothers,
Gary Shelton of Stanford and
Kenneth Shelton of Corydon, Ind.; a sister, Wanda
Cornelius of Lancaster; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m.
Tuesday at Fox Funeral Home by Vola Brown. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be
Danny and Donnie Gilliam, Steven Swift, David Simpson, Bill Demrow and Troy
Gringas. Honorary pallbearer is
Dr. Rod Bates.
August 03, 1998 Monday
HIXON,
Charles d.
01 Aug 1998
SCIENCE HILL - Charles ``Wayne'' Hixon, 62, of Eubank, died Saturday at Columbia
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
Born July 25, 1936, in Hustonville, he was a son of the late Fred Hixon and
Louise Ellis. He was a retired manager for Independent
Stave Mill.
Survivors include his wife, Regina Renner Hixon; a daughter, Debbie Whitis of
Somerset; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m.
Tuesday at Morris and Hislope Funeral Home by the Rev. A. Atwood. Burial will be
in Hustonville Cemetery.
October
09, 2003 Thursday
HUFF,
Margaret Williams d.
04 Oct 2003
Margaret W. Huff, 83, of Danville, died Saturday, October
4, 2003 at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.
Born May 13, 1920 in Rockwood, TN, she was the daughter of
the late James and Katie J. McKinney Williams. She was the
widow of the late
Gerald DeNise and the late Mike Huff.
She was a 1939 graduate of McKinney High School, a 1949
graduate of Deaconess Hospital Nursing School, Cincinnati, OH,
and served as
Assistant and Director of Nursing at Kentucky State Hospital.
She was also a former RN at Ephraim McDowell Hospital,
Danville and Pattie A. Clay Hospital, Richmond, for several years
and worked as
Maternal and Child Health Consultant for the Department of Human Resources for a
number of years.
She was a member of the St. Andrew Catholic Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Katherine Aldridge, Kitts
Hill, OH; one son Gerald DeNise, Jr., MI; eight grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by
two brothers, James G. and John A. Williams,
and one sister, Ann Elizabeth
Mobley.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday,
October 9, at the St. Andrew Catholic Church with Father Joe Meunch
officiating.
Burial will be in the Buffalo
Springs Cemetery
in Stanford.
Pallbearers will be David Miracle, Steven Miracle, Aaron
Austin, David W. DeNise, William DeNise, Jim Ed Williams and Dr.
Hugh Sam
Williams.
Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday
and after 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel.
November 13, 2003 Thursday
HUNT,
Geraldine Hill d.
09 Nov 2003
Geraldine Hill Hunt, 72, of Shakertown Road, Danville, died
Sunday, November 9, 2003 at her residence.
Born Jan. 9, 1931, in Stanford, she was the daughter of the
late George W. and Ethel B. Barlow Hill. She was the widow of
Carlos Hunt
She was an employee of American Greetings Company and a
homemaker. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church,
the visitation program
and traveled with Lucky Agers Senior Citizens Group from the church.
Survivors include: two sons, Ray Hunt, Virginia Beach, VA
and Woody Hunt of Lebanon, TN; three daughters, Carolyn
Noel and Janice Prewitt,
both of Danville, Judy Sanders, Harrodsburg; two brothers, Billy Hill and
Darrell Hill, both of
McKinney; five sisters, Barbara Adams, Nicholasville,
Norma Warner, Moreland, and Joann Devine, Brenda Devine and
Wanda Brock, all of
Harrodsburg; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by a brother,
Donald Hill.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 12, at
Immanuel Baptist Church. Burial was in Bellevue Cemetery.
Stith Funeral Home, Danville, was in charge of
arrangements.
April 10,
2005 Sunday
HURST, Margurite
Rhodes
d. 08 Apr 2005
CRAB ORCHARD -
Margurite Rhodes Hurst, 82, of Bradenton, Fla., died Friday.
Born Feb. 27, 1923, in
Waynesburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rilda Gibson Rhodes.
She was the wife
of Billy J. Hurst.
She was a member of
First Christian Church in Bradenton.
Additional survivors
include a son and daughter.
Services will be noon
Monday at McKnight Funeral Home by Vola Brown. Burial will be in Double
Springs Cemetery.
Visitation is after 7 p.m. today.
March 18, 2005 Friday
JENKINS, Marie Watts
d.
17 Mar 2005
WAYNESBURG - Services
for Marie Watts Jenkins, 85, of Kings Mountain, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Barnett
& Demrow
Funeral Home by the Rev. Bill Meece and Lanny Hubbard. Burial will
be in Pleasant Point Cemetery.
She died Thursday at
Stanford House nursing home.
Born May 10, 1919, in
Pulaski County, she was a daughter of the late Squire and Marjorie Campbell
Watts. She was the widow
of Ralph Jenkins. A member of Pleasant Point Baptist
Church, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include a
son, Darrell Jenkins of Crab Orchard; six daughters, Shirley Byrd of Oneida,
Tenn., Elaine Cole of Norwood,
Ohio, Janith Young of Kings Mountain, Phyllis
Young of Waynesburg, and Carol Rogers and Paulette Speigle, both of
Indianapolis;
two brothers, Achilles Watts of Madisonville and Marion Watts of
Ashtabula, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by a son, Ralph "Eddie" Jenkins.
May
16, 1996 Thursday
JOHNSON,
Jamie L. d.
13 May 1996
STANFORD - Jamie Lee Johnson, 13, of East Indian Trail, Louisville, died Monday
at Kosair Childrens Hospital, Louisville.
Born July 26, 1982, in Mercer County, he was a son of Brenda Foley Vargo of
Louisville and Jimmy Adams of Lancaster.
He was a student at Bruce Middle School, Louisville.
Additional survivors include a stepfather, Russell Vargo of Louisville; a
stepmother, Phyllis Naylor of Lancaster; a brother, Jerry
Wayne Johnson of
Stanford; a sister, Mona Katherine Mae Foley of Louisville; two halfbrothers,
Tony Vargo of Indianapolis, Ind.,
and Timothy Hayes of Campbellsville; a
halfsister, Sandy Hayes of Campbellsville; a stepbrother, Kevin Hayes of
Nicholasville; a
stepsister, Lisa Reynolds of Lancaster; maternal grandmother,
Janie Foley of Louisville; step grandmother, Ruth Workman of
Indianapolis, Ind.;
and a step grandfather, James Vargo of Indianapolis, Ind.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim Cook. Burial
will be in New Salem Cemetery.
March 20, 2005 Sunday
KINNEY,
Ruby Mae d.
18 Mar 2005
MORELAND - Ruby Mae
Kinney, 86, of Frankfort, formerly of McKinney, died Friday at Beverly Health
Care and
Rehabilitation of Frankfort.
Born Aug. 7, 1918, in
Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Elijah and Gracie Mae Patterson
Gifford. She was a
homemaker and a member of McKinney Baptist Church.
Survivors include a
son, Charles "Joe" Kinney of Frankfort; two brothers, John Gifford of
Strawberry Plains, Tenn., and
James Gifford of Garrard County; three
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by a son, Virgil Kinney.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Monday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim Norman. Burial will be
in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be
Scott, Robert, Bobby, Darryl, Steven and Patrick Gifford. Honorary pallbearers
will be Lori Hundley,
Jean Adkins and Viola Douthitt. Visitation is 4 -8 p.m.
today at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home.
April 3, 2005 Sunday
KIRKPATRICK, Jeffrey
E.
d.
02 Apr 2005
STANFORD - Jeffrey Earl
Kirkpatrick, 45, of Stanford, died Saturday at St. Joseph East Hospital.
Born Nov. 24, 1959, in
Lincoln County, he was the son of Noah and Mary Lou Robbins Kirkpatrick of
Stanford.
He was a former
telephone communications employee and member of Fairview Baptist Church.
Other survivors include
a brother, Todd Kirkpatrick of Stanford; and a sister, Jennifer Gover of
Stanford.
Services will be 11
a.m. Tuesday at Fairview Baptist Church by Gary King, Chester Cornett and Chris
Dalton. Burial will
be in Fairview Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be
Jeff Davidson, Chester Cook, Odell Kirkpatrick, Billy Robbins, Garald Henderson,
Kenny Bruner,
Paul Robbins, Henry Kirkpatrick and cousins. Fox Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
May 22,
2003 Thursday
LEWIS,
Morgan d.
15 May 2003
Morgan Lewis, 71, of Ashley Camp Road, died Thursday, May 15, 2003, at St.
Joseph Hospice Care.
Born February 18, 1932 in Clay County, he was the son of the late Harvey
and Ella Powell Lewis. He was the widower of
Hadgie Henry Lewis, (Died 2002 -
File #13)
He was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include: three sons, Jerry Morgan Lewis, Dean (Michelle) Lewis,
and Roger Lewis, all of Harrodsburg; three brothers,
Gene (Mildred) Lewis and
Gerald (Iva) Lewis, both of Stanford, and Herman (Joann) Lewis, Manchester;
three grandchildren,
Gary Wayne, Deana Michelle and Megan Leann Lewis, all of
Harrodsburg.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 19, at the Spurlin Funeral Home
Chapel, Lancaster, with Rev. Floyd Henry officiating.
Burial was in the
Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jeff Henry, Steve
Stinnett, Isaac Colvin, Larry Stinnett, Rusty Stinnett, Tony Henry and Jimmy
Henry.
March
28, 2005 Monday
LOGAN, Mae Lucy
d.
26 Mar 2005
Mae Lucy Logan 80, of
Stanford, died Saturday at Harrodsburg Health Care Center.
Born June 1, 1924, in
Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late John and Maggie Gooch. She was
a member of
Bethel AME Church, Boneyville, where she was a missionary and sang
with the choir. She was the widow of Lawrence C.
Logan.
Survivors include two
stepsons, James E. Logan and Russell Logan, both of Stanford; 10 grandchildren;
and several
great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m.
Tuesday at Bethel AME Church by the Rev. Oliver Miller. Burial be in Goode
Cemetery.
Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
April
10, 2005- Sunday
LUSTER, Alma Marie
d.
08 Apr 2005
HARRODSBURG - Alma
Marie Luster, 75, of Central Pike, widow of Amos C. Luster, died Friday at the
University of
Kentucky Medical Center.
Born Oct. 29, 1929, in
Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Lee and Ethel King
Kirkpatrick. She was the
widow of Amos C. Luster.
She was a homemaker and
a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Pearl Sunday
school class.
Survivors include two
daughters, Dona J. Proctor of Harrodsburg and Debra Gregston of Sikeston, Mo.;
two brothers, Connie
Kirkpatrick and Teddy Kirkpatrick, both of Harrodsburg; six
sisters, Joann Price of Goldsboro, N.C., Ida Peavler of Dayton,
Ohio, Mayme
Purcell of Ridgefield, Calif., Sally Wilhoit of Frankfort, Eunice Deaton of
Harlan, and Dora Holt of Harrodsburg;
two grandchildren; and one
great-granddaughter.
She was preceeded in
death by a grandson, Clifton Proctor.
Services will be 2 p.m.
Monday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hopewell
Baptist Church cemetery.
Visitation is noon until the time of service Monday.