Lincoln County

Submitted By: Carole French DiSanto
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ADAMS, Billy M.	ASHLEY, Shirley Ann Bryant	BELL, Denver E.
BEYERSDOEFER, Roy Richard	BRIGHT, Robert	BROWN, Egbert
BROWN, Hugh James	CAMENISCH, Bernard Cook	CARRIER, Patsy Noel
CARTER, Dr. John	COFFMAN, Janet Moore	COLDIRON, Lorene Smith
CORNETT, Marvel Inez	CROWLEY, Linza	DAVIS, Rev. Ora
DENNY, James Peyton	DENNEY, Lena Alice Abbott	DEVER, Fredia Padgett
EHORN, Theresa Schupp	ELLIOT, Bonnie Demrow	FOLEY, Joseph Lee
FOLEY, Robert L.	FOSTER, Hazel Coleman	FROEHLICH, Margaret Helen Laswell
GOOCH, Ella Mae	GREER, Dulcie M.	GRIGSBY, Monroe
HARRIS, Martha Whitaker	HELM, Velma Miller	HOPKINS, Raymond, Jr.
HUMPHREY, Thelma J. Payton	HUNTER, Harry	JAGGERS, Richard E., Jr.
JOHNSON, Leonard Ward	KIDD, Robert	KIMBERLING, Paul
LAND, Della M. Leathers	LEE, Norma Stantom	LEWIS, Paul D.
McKINNEY, Edison Bryant	MEEKS, Betty Salyers	MIRACLE, Boyd Theodore
MOORE, Glenn David	MORGAN, Mirth M. Durham	MULLINS, Margaret M. Martin
MURPHY, Beulah Saylor	NEWSOME, Eleanor Pentz	OAKS, Vernon W.
OLLISH, Irene	PERRY, Breanna Mae	PERRY, Jerry Ray
PETREY, Raymond T.	RAMEY, Ruby L.	RANDOLPH, Mary Price
REYNOLDS, Mae Falconberry	RICE, Douglas McArthur	ROGERS, Alice Hubbard
ROGERS, Clyde Burllin	ROGERS, James A.	ROGERS, James Bradley
SALYERS, Jessica	SAYLOR, Jackie "Mack"	SHELTON, Dudley Lawrence
SILER, Henry Garland	SIMS, Glenn F.	SMITH, Rosa Naylor
SMITH, Ruthelma McKinney	SMITH, Sallie F. Bright	SMITH, Zephyr
SNOW, William Foister	TURNER, Ellen M. Coontz	TURPIN, Louvenia Johnson
WALL, Herman Odell	WATSON, Elizabeth Ann	WHITIKER, Martha Frances
WITT, Kyle T.	WITT, Kelly M.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Billy M. Adams, 69, of Knoxville, formerly of Crab Orchard, died Sept. 14 in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

Born Dec. 8, 1935, he was the son of the late Willie J. and Myrtle Hines Adams. He was a truck driver and a member of Pine Hall Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, Eva Mae Adams; four sons, Kenneth Adams of Knoxville, Billy Adams Jr. of Kan., William Adams of Cartersville, Ga., and James Adams of Michigan; two daughters, Janet Lowery of Knoxville and Anita Griffin of Michigan; five brothers, Clifton and James Adams, both of Crab Orchard, Kenny Adams of Liberty, Earl Adams of Frankfort, and Bobby Adams of Norwood, Ohio; two sisters, Lula Mae Howard of Crab Orchard, and Bertha Cahill of Sarasota, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Services are 2 p.m. today at Evergreen Funeral Home in Knoxville by the Rev. Jeff Taylor. Burial will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens. (Danville Advocate Messenger)

Shirley Ann Ashley, age 60, of Del Rio, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2005, at U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Mitchell and Anna Bryant, and sister, Billie Blair.

She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Robert Ashley, of Del Rio; sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Donna Ashley, of Eubank, Ky.; Tony and Vicki Ashley, of Somerset, Ky.; Tim and Angela Ashley, of Somerset, Ky.; brothers, Mitchell Bryant Jr. and wife, Gail, of Orange, Tex., and Eugene Bryant and wife, Betty, of Morristown; sisters, Sarah ?Binky? Jacobs and husband, Jack, of Waynesburg, Ky.; Judy Nothstein and husband, Ken, of Eubank, Ky.; Donna Yocum, of Yosemite, Ky.; and Jenny Bryant, of Eubank, Ky.; and loved by several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2005, at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Pike officiating.

The family received friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral.

Family will also receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at the Morris & Hislope Funeral Home in Science Hill, Kentucky .

Funeral services will be he held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home, with burial in Friendship Baptist Cemetery in Eubank, Kentucky. Manes Funeral Home in charge

WAYNESBURG - Services for Denver E. Bell, 86, of Kings Mountain, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by David Gambrel. Burial will be in Gooch Cemetery.

Born March 1, 1917, in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Dora Coffey Bell. He was a timber cutter, saw mill operator, farmer and high lines worker. He was a Baptist and attended Kings Mountain Christian Church. He also was a musician, having played fiddle, guitar and banjo. He was the widower of Goldie Lee Bell.

Survivors include a son, Norman Bell of Waynesburg; three daughters, Katie Ray of Lancaster, Lois Grodi of Somerset and Mary Elliott of Waynesburg; a brother, Virgil Bell of Monticello; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Roger and Timmy Bell, Randy and Jimmy Grodi, Dwane Masten, Tommy Hilborn and Eddie Rowe. Honorary pallbearers are Marty Bell, Johnny Grodi, Mel Benedict and Ron Terry.

STANFORD; Roy Richard Beyersdoefer 62, of Jessica Way, Stanford, died Monday September 12 at his home.

A native of Pendleton County, he was born Sept. 5, 1943 to the late Louise Hargett and Roy Richard Beyersdoerfer, Sr. He had been an employee of Tri-K landfill in Stanford for 23 years.

He was also preceded in death by three brothers Noland, Steven & Donnie Beyersdoerfer.

Survivors include his wife Charlcie Dotson Beyersdoerfer; six daughters, Robin Beyersdoerfer of Junction City, Ronda Sears of Aberdeen, OH., Chelisa Foster of McKinney, and Angie Shackleford, Kelly Blount & Kristie Goodin all of Stanford; three sisters, Anita Race of Highland Heights, Ruby McGeorge of New Tazewell, TN., & Linda Miller of Falmouth; six brothers, Ted Beyersdoerfer of Oklahoma, Allen Beyersdoerfer of Ohio, Ronnie, Jim, Dennis, and Robert Beyersdoerfer all of Butler; 17 grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Sept. 15) at Fox Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. at the Fox Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Hall officiating. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery. Brothers will serve as pallbearers.

Robert Bright, of 65 Stone Ave., formerly of New Jersey, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Lincoln Co , Ky., a son of the late Jim Bright and Gertrude Norris Bright, he was a member of the First Baptist Church in Crab Orchard, Ky., a U.S. Army veteran and a retired construction employee.

He is survived by his wife, Annie L. Allen Bright of the home; one son, Robert Bright Jr. of Newark, N.J.; five sisters, Julia Whitley, Sallie Smith, and Virginia Smith of Lexington, Ky., Annie Bell Ross and Mary Elizabeth Reid of Stanford, Ky.; five grandchildren and his mother-in-law, Martha Allen of Gray Court.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Crab Orchard, Ky., with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 tonight at the Beasley Funeral Home in Fountain Inn. Smith & Smith Funeral Home, Lexington, Ky., is in charge of funeral and burial service in Kentucky.

MORELAND - Services for Egbert Brown, 88, of Hustonville, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. James M. Lynn. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.

Born Feb. 18, 1911, in Casey County, he was son of the late Clayton and Mary McWhorter Brown. He was a retired farmer and a member of Maxey's Valley Church of God.

Survivors include two sons, Randall Brown of Stanford and Bobby Brown of Cincinnati; a daughter, Betty Carmicle of Hustonville; two sisters, Mina Hemminger of Hale, Mo., and Iva Leach of Junction City; two brothers, Austin Brown of Hustonvillle and Hobert Brown of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Steven, Randall and Hershell Brown, Billy Joe Leach, Lenville Brown and Bobby Payton.

Honorary pallbearers are Celisa Slay, Teri Brown, Tracy Carmicle and Anna Lee Cross.

CRAB ORCHARD - Hugh James Brown, 62, of Ky. 39, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.

Born March 8, 1941, in Lincoln County , he was the son of the late Grace Brown. He was a former employee of Ford Motor Co.

Survivors include three sons, Timmy J. Brown and Jeremy J. "J.J." Reynolds, both of Crab Orchard, and James D. Turner of Lexington; two daughters, Karen A. Brown of Ohio and Sherry L. Warther of Indiana; and three grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at McKnight Funeral Home by Shelby Reynolds. Burial will be in Mount Zion Church of Christ Cemetery.

Services for Lucinda Byrd, 43, of Old Schoolhouse Road, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Wendell Douglas. Burial will be in Junction City Cemetery.

Born Feb. 22, 1961, in Trenton, Mich., she was a daughter of the late Clarence G. and Anna Grace Nunnally Stuck. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Jack Byrd; three daughters, Valarie Orcutt of Stanford, Anna Devine of Gravel Switch and Sylvia Morgan of Liberty; two sons, Brandon and Willie Joe Byrd, both of Danville; two brothers, Robert Nunnally of Wyandotte, MI., and Carl Stuck of Riverview, Mich.; two sisters, Diana McElroy of Danville and Patricia Snyder of Syracuse, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Tom and Brian Byrd, Johnny Worthington, Lee Naylor, Bobby Devine and Jay Orcutt. Honorary pallbearers are Gayle and Carrie Byrd, Tammy Worthington and Dennis Morgan.

Born April 19, 1953, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Bernard and Dorothy Cook Camenisch. He was a member of Stanford Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include two sisters, Susan Eriksson of Boulder, Colo., and Carolyn Hughes of Newport News, Va.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Buffalo Springs Cemetery by the Rev. Jim Erwin.

STANFORD - Patsy Jean Noel Carrier, 71, of Stanford, died Sunday at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.

Born Aug. 26, 1934, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Silas and Alpha Beavers Noel. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include two sons, Troy Carrier and Trevor Carrier, both of Stanford; four brothers, Allen Noel and John Noel, both of Springfield, and Lloyd and Jack Noel, both of Willisburg; five sisters, Elizabeth Keen of Elizabethtown, Nancy Mitchell of Indiana, Sue Whitehouse of Nelson County, Annelle Noel of Springfield and Mary Chambers of Danville; two grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fox Funeral Home by Steven Willingham. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Tommy Keene, Jamie, Kenneth and Aaron Noel, Shane Carrier and Brandon Newton. Honorary pallbearers are Jarrard and Eric Noel and Kevin and David Keene.

Dr. John Carter, 87, 105 John Street, Stanford, died Thursday, June 17, 1999 at his residence.

A native of Lincoln County, he was born August 6, 1911, the son of the late John J. Carter and Mary Riatt Carter.

He was a minister and past president of Campbellsville College, Carter Hall being named after him, and a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church in Stanford. He was a member of the Stanford Rotary Club. He had formerly pastored several churches, including the Harrodsburg Baptist Church.

He had authored several books and was listed in Who's Who of the South and Southwest, and in The Religious Leaders of America.

He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1934, Masters from Southern Baptist Seminary in 1937 and his Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Seminary in 1941.

Survivors include: his wife, Lenora McCurry Mink Carter, Stanford; one son, John Mark (Cindy) Carter, Campbellsville; three daughters, June (Jim) Braden, Danville, CA, Jill McClesky, and Jinny (Tony) Palmerino, both of St. Petersburg, FL; seven grandchildren, two step grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, June Winslow Carter and a sister, Dolla Carter.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 21, at 2:00 p.m. at the Calvary Hill Baptist Church with Dr. Michael James officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Halls Gap.

Pallbearers were Barry Braden, Brian Braden, Brad Braden, Sean Fletcher, Kim Alford and Johnny Kolasa.

Memorials are suggested to Carter Hall in memory of Dr. John Carter, c/o Campbellsville University, 257 Springhill Dr., Campbellsville, KY 42718. Fox Funeral Home, Stanford, was in charge of arrangements.

Born March 19, 1961, in Winterset, Iowa, she was the daughter of Gene and Sara Delk Moore. She was a kindergarten aide at McKinney Elementary, a self-employed cake decorator and a member of Southfork Baptist Church.

Other survivors include her husband, Gary Coffman; two daughters, Melanie and Laura Coffman, both of Hustonville; two brothers, Roy Moore of Hustonville and Scott Moore of Stanford; and a sister, Mary Fakharpour of Lexington.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Revs. Bob Kiper and Mike Mullins. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jeremy Mullins, Daniel Moore, Derick Moore, Kayvan Fakharpour, Sasan Fakharpour and William Phillips.

Lorene Smith Coldiron, 65, of 105 Ash Court in Nicholasville, formerly of Crab Orchard, died Thursday, Nov. 20, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.

She was the wife of Daniel Coldiron of Nicholasville, whom she married April 4, 1957. The daughter of Buster and Thelma McKinney Smith of Crab Orchard , she was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Lincoln Co. She was a former employee of a hospital specialty company in Nicholasville, where she had worked for nearly 25 years. She was a member of Watts Chapel Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband of 46 years; her parents; one son, Danny Ray and his wife, Theresa Coldiron of Nicholasville; a daughter, Rhonda Jean Preston of Nicholasville; a daughter, Joyce Ann Regester of White Lily, Ky.; three sisters, Wanda June Jones of Liberty, Ky., Vivian Weaver of Eubank, Ky., and Norma Smith of Crab Orchard; eight brothers, Lester Smith of Danville, Ed Smith of Crab Orchard, Johnny Smith of Nicholasville, Elby Smith of Crab Orchard, Denver Smith of Waynesburg, Jeff Smith of Stanford, David Smith of Stanford, and Ronnie Smith of Crab Orchard; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, at McKnight Funeral Chapel in Crab Orchard, with Minister Dan Gutenson officiating. Burial took place at Coldiron Cemetery.

Pallbearers included Danny Coldiron, Johnathon Regester, Jr., Travis, Phillip and Bruce Smith.

Marvel Inez Cornett, 68, resident of Cloverdale, IN., died Friday, May 28, 2004 at her residence. Services will be conducted today, Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. at Whitaker Funeral Home in Cloverdale. Pastor Alan D. Small and Rev. Chester Cornett will officiate. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Double Springs Cemetery in Waynesburg, Kentucky. Calling hours will be from 4:00-7:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 1 at the funeral home.

STANFORD - Linza Crowley, 89, of Stanford, died Wednesday at Fort Logan Hospital.

Born March 26, 1915, in Bell County , he was the son of the late James M. and Myrtle Brassfield Crowley. He was a farmer and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Edna Crowley; two sons, Frank and Jack Crowley, both of Stanford; a daughter, Wanda Owens of Stanford; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Spurlin Funeral Home by Gary King. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Dale, Clayton, Cody and Chris Crowley, Randy Rayburn and Ellis Whittus.

Born in Stanford, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Martha Harding Davis. He was a retired minister and founder of Eastland Church of God and Clays Mill Church of God in Lexington. He also was owner of Ora Davis Plumbing and Heating in Lexington for 40 years.

Survivors include his wife, Helena Davis; a son, Ora Darryl Davis of Panama City, Fla.; a daughter, Marcia L. Welch, Kissimmee, Fla.; two stepchildren, Robert Lee Wilson Jr. of Crab Orchard, and Carla Wilson of Hopkinsville; two brothers, Ira Davis of Lexington and Bob Davis of Berea; two sisters, Becky Stinnett and Minnie Davis, both of Lexington; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren,

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Madeline Davis; and a son, Jerry W. Davis.

Services were today at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. John R. Johnson. Burial was in Evergreen Memory Gardens in Scott County.

CRAB ORCHARD -- Services for James Peyton Denny, 95, of Maple Street will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home by Vola Brown.

Born March 6, 1905, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Frank and Mollie Oaks Denny. He was the widower of Liza Mullins Denny.

Survivors include two daughters, Rosetta Braley of Crab Orchard and Lucille Muse of Williamstown; four sons, Hobert Denny and Ray Denny, both of Crab Orchard, Leroy Denny of Westchester, Ohio, and Arthur Denny of Norwood, Ohio; two sisters, Secretta Blackwell and Nellie Johnson, both of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Clayton, Chris and Chad Denny, Jerry Pingleton, and Calvin and Andrew Denny.

Memorials may go to Gideons International, Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery fund, or East End Ambulance Service. {G. M.}

CRAB ORCHARD - Lena Alice Abbott Denney, 79, of Star Avenue, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

Born Feb. 24, 1924, in Monticello, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rona Decker Abbott. She was a member of World Harvest Revival Center in Danville, a senior citizens companion and a former employee of Fort Logan Hospital. She was the widow of Carl Denny.

Survivors include five daughters, Betty Pearl of Mount Vernon, Pauline Thompson of Lancaster, Loretta Gilliam of Taswell, Tenn., and Fran Napier and Juanita Harris, both of Danville; five sons, Billy Denny, Bobby Denny and Carlos Denny, all of Crab Orchard, Carl Denney of Cleves, Ohio, and Dan Denney of Stanford; a brother, Andrew Abbott of Monticello; 40 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at McKnight Funeral Home by Cecil Roundtree and Grant Bowman. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.

STANFORD - Fredia Padgett Dever, 83, of Stanford, died Sunday at Central Baptist Hospital. She was the widow of Russell Dever. Arrangements are incomplete at Spurlin Funeral Home.

CRAB ORCHARD - Theresa Schupp Ehorn, 44, of Stanford, died Wednesday at Fort Logan Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McKnight Funeral Home.

STANFORD - Services for Bonnie Demrow Elliott, 40, of Junction City, are 2 p.m. today at Fox Funeral Home by Wayne Galloway. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Born Sept. 13, 1963, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Amil J. and Mary B. Peek Demrow. She was a preschool teacher, homemaker and a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Ronnie Elliott; two brothers, Bill Demrow of Waynesburg and Amil "Butch" Demrow of Fort Collins, Colo.; and three sisters, Betty Grimes, Becky Spears and Bobbie S. Benton, all of Stanford.

Pallbearers will be Hardin Green, Curt Demrow, Patrick Knight, Donnie Elliott, Donnie Spears, Dale Kirkpatrick, Joe Price and Richard Benton.

STANFORD - Services for Joseph Foley, 59, of Lawrenceburg, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home by Dan Gutenson. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens. He died Monday in Versailles.

Born Dec. 24, 1945, in Lincoln County, he was a son of Isabelle Hale Foley of Danville and the late Ivan L. Foley. He was a tree trimmer for Bostic Tree Service in Lawrenceburg and Asplundh Tree Co.

Other survivors include his companion, Brenda Rakes Foley of Lexington; a son, Joseph Foley Jr. of Harrodsburg; two daughters, Jaime Eldridge of Waynesburg and Sheila Hafley of Junction City; two brothers, Jessie and Billy Foley of Danville; a sister, Ruby Morrison of Salem, Ind.; and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Mike Hafley, Ricky Dykes, Richard Lay, Steve Eldridge, Ancil Dykes, Les Wilson and Roderick Shelton II. Honorary pallbearers are Billy and Jessie Foley.

WAYNESBURG -- Services for Robert L. Foley, 70, of Hurricane Road will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by Robert Collins. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.

Born July 18, 1932, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Willie and Mittie Foley. He was a retired maintenance employee for Christian Appalachian Project in Lancaster for 18 years and an Army veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife, Alice Fay Cornett Foley; two sons, Larry G. Stull of Kings Mountain and William L. Cornett of Florida; a daughter, Jeanie F. Warfield of Eubank; a brother, Melvin D. Foley of Stanford; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

STANFORD - Services for Hazel Juanita Coleman Foster, 73, of Whitley Avenue will be 2 p.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home by Henderson Goins. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Born Aug. 5, 1930, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Virgil and Ersie Brown Coleman. She was a former employee of Cowden Manufacturing Co. and Woodford County Hospital, and a homemaker. She was a member of South Fork Ridge Church in Casey County and attended Stanford Church of the Nazarene. She was a member of Lincoln County Historical Society, Logan's Fort Foundation, Lincoln County Democratic Women's Club, Lincoln County Tourism Commission and Humane Society, and Boyle County Genealogical Association.

Survivors include two sons, Harold Goode and James Goode, both of Stanford; two daughters, Luzia Foster of Stanford and Barbara Montgomery of Harrodsburg; two brothers, Clifford Coleman of Stanford and Floyd Coleman of McKinney; a sister, Violet Kidd of Stanford; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Rodney and Mike Goode, Buckwheat Gilbert, Eddie Carter, Shelby Lakes, Lincoln Marlow and Johnny Montgomery.

Memorials may go to the Lincoln County Historical Society, P.O. Box 570, Stanford, 40484; Lincoln County Humane Society, P.O. Box 95, Stanford; or Logan's Fort Foundation, P.O. Box 1775 Stanford.

SOUTH ROCKWOOD - Margaret Helen Froehlich, 83, of South Rockwood died Monday at Henry Ford Wyandotte Select Care, Wyandotte, Wayne Co. MI.

Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home, Flat Rock. She will lie in state from 10 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, Flat Rock. The Rev. Mark Kipfmiller, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, South Rockwood. [ Monroe, Co. MI ]

Born April 18, 1920, in Kings Mountain, Ky., she was the daughter of William and Eunice (Ball) Laswell. She married Ernest Froehlich June 16, 1943, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Detroit. He died Jan. 3, 2003.

Surviving are a son, Darryl (Virginia) of Grosse Ile, MI; a daughter, Linda (Thomas) Gaynier of Woodhaven, MI; a brother, Parker of Taylor, MI; two sisters, Cynthia Angelmyer of Bridgeman and Roberta Sue Laswell of Columbus, Ohio; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Born May 1, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Nancy Carpenter Bailey. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. She was the widow of Arvol Gooch.

Survivors include five daughters, Beatrice McCormick of Stanford, Sadie Jones and Daisey Coulter, both of Springfield, Ill., and Katie Cochran and Billie Scott, both of Danville; three sons, Ernest Gooch Sr. and Robert Gooch, both of Danville, and Earl Gooch of Moreland; a step-daughter, Mary Jackson of Norfolk, Va.; 34 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Madison and Cecil Gooch.

Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Floyd Raglin. Burial will be in Hilldale Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be the grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are George Reid, Sam Gooch and Jones Coffman. Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

ALGONAC - Dulcie M. Greer, 91, of Algonac, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 in Medilodge of St. Clair.

She married Estile P. "Bill" Greer on Feb. 7, 1935 in Waynesburg, Kentucky. He preceded her in death Nov. 22, 1980.

She was a member of the Red Hatters Society, Cherry Beach Seniors and the Algonac Church of Christ.

She is survived by her daughter, Dolores (Donald Maledon) Crampton; her son, William (Onda) Greer; her daughter, Carol Cartwright; her son, Robert (Lora) Greer; nine grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; ten greatgrandchildren; and one greatgreatgrandchild; and her best friend, Phyllis Sharrow.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2005 in Gilbert Funeral Home, Algonac. Minister Thomas McNerney will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Visiting hours are 6 to 9 p.m. today and 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday. Memorial donations may be made to the Algonac Church of Christ.

Monroe Grigsby, 78, of Blue Lick Road, Stanford, died Tuesday at Fort Logan Hospital.

Born July 15, 1925, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late James and Minnie Grigsby. He was an employee of R.J. Reynolds Co. and a member of Bethel AME Church in Boneyville.

Survivors include a companion, Alene Wilkinson of Stanford; two daughters, Denise Smith of Indianapolis and Jeanne Wilkinson of Stanford; a son, James Wilkinson of Stanford; a sister, Elizabeth Whitlock of Louisville; and several grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Bethel AME Church by William Jenkins. Burial will be in Goode Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Victor Wilkinson, Wayne Masterson, Mitchell Wilkinson, Marlin Wilkinson, Mitchell Wilkinson II and John Routt Jr.

Honorary pallbearers are Robert Coulter Sr., Manlis Lasure, John Routt Sr., Mark Gooch, Frankie Gooch and Ollie Simpson II.

Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday at the church. Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Martha Whitaker Harris, 96, Gover Street, Somerset, Kentucky , formerly of Hall?s Gap Community of Lincoln County, passed away Saturday, May 29^th, 2004 at Somerset nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Somerset, Kentucky.

She was born March 24^th, 1908 in Acorn, Kentucky, a daughter of the late William P. Whitaker and Maggie Boyd Whitaker. She was a seamstress for Mercer Dress in Burgin, Kentucky and a member of the Denham Street Baptist Church, Somerset, Kentucky.

She is survived by two sisters; Melda Whitaker Sears and Vella Cubia, both of Somerset, Kentucky: three grandchildren; Bill Ingram, Barbara Gilbert and Debra Ingram: four great grandchildren; Jennifer Hall, martin Ingram, Derrick Gilbert and Grant Gilbert: four great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents: her husband; Brooklin Harris, whom she married on December 24^th, 1934 in Greencastle, Indiana: one daughter; Hazel Whitaker Ingram: five brother; Melvin, Gertie, Claude, Vert and Earl Whitaker: one sister; Jewell Whitaker.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 1^st, 2004 at the Denham Street Baptist Church with brother J. S. New and Brother Bruce Conley officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Halls Gap, Kentucky. Visitation will be after 6:00 p.m., Monday, May 31^st, 2004 at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home and after Noon, Tuesday, June 1^st, 2004 until time for services at the church.

Services for Velma Miller Helm, 92, of Stanford, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bethel AME Church by Dana Dawkins. Burial will be in Eli Simpson Cemetery.

Born May 19, 1912, in Lincoln County , she was the daughter of the late Mattie and George Miller. She was a member of Bethel AME Church, Boneyville.

Survivors include her husband, Joe Will Helm; four daughters, Bernice Cloud of Crab Orchard, Yvonne Mucker, Juanita Helm and Margaret Stateman, all of Stanford; four sons, Joe A. Helm, Hubert Helm, William Helm and Lewis Helm, all of Stanford; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Mitchell Helm, Kenneth C. Miller Sr., George Miller, Oliver Miller Jr., David Miller and Paul, Robert and Gary Smallwood.

Honorary pallbearers are Ollie Simpson Jr., Herbert and Theodore Simpson, Cecil Alcorn, Clarence Gooch and Antown Helm. Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

LANCASTER - Services for Raymond Hopkins, Jr., 60, of Lancaster, are 2 p.m. today at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Daryl Hodge. Burial will be in Dix River Cemetery.

Born April 11, 1945, in Garrard County, he was the son of the late Raymond and Fannie Brock Hopkins. He was a carpenter, a former owner of JR's Restaurant and a member of Lancaster United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline Hopkins; two step-sons, Samuel D. Bastin of Danville and Ray Bastin of Sacramento, Calif.; two step-daughters, Sharon K. Baker of Lancaster and Karen G. Sowders of Stanford; three brothers, Ernest Hopkins of Crab Orchard, and Larry and Bradley Hopkins, both of Lancaster; three sisters, Barbara Bishop and Doris Hopkins, both of Lancaster, and Fannie Turner of Danville; five step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Middleton, L.B. Adams, Bob May, Barry Davis, Rodney Sparks and Manford Teater.

Honorary pallbearers are Opal Bourne, Edna Hardwick, Flonnie Whitaker, Frankie Hurt, Morris Murphy, Sara Walker and Elizabeth "Shorty" Simpson.

MORELAND - Thelma Josephine Humphrey, 79, of Stanford, died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.

Born Feb. 20, 1926, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Dave and Allie Shoopman Payton. She was a homemaker and a member of Lighthouse Tabernacle Full Gospel Church.

Survivors include her husband, Carl Humphrey of Stanford; a son, James Humphrey of Stanford; two daughters, Nancy Moreno and Brenda Thompson, both of Stanford; a brother, Charles Payton of Moreland; five sisters, Chelsea Purpin of Stanford, and Virginia Corso, Lois Crawley, Rudell Schmidt and Jean Reckley, all of Indiana; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five daughters, Sherry Oaks, Nellie Humphrey, Linda Humphrey, Wanda Humphrey and Sylvia Humphrey.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W. L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Frank Foster. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Monday.

STANFORD - Harry Hunter, 59, of Stanford, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

Born Nov. 19, 1945, in Richmond, Va., he was the son of the late Raymond Adams and Violet Bogger Hunter Adams. He was a minister and a member of Stanford Baptist Church. He served in the Marine Corps and was a Vietnam era veteran. He was a director of missions for Lincoln and Casey County Baptist Associations, and chaplain for Tyson Foods Co. in Henderson County. He was a member of Fort Logan Hospital board and American Red Cross board and served as pastor and interim pastor of several churches in Kentucky and Indiana.

Survivors include his wife, Charlotte T. Hunter; a son, Harry Cook Hunter III of Stanford; a daughter, Maria Lee Hunter of Santa Fe, N.M.; two sisters, Margaret Miller and Ada Hunter, both of Pennsylvania; and a grandson.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Stanford Baptist Church by the Rev. Randy Jones. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery with military rites by Caswell Saufley Post 18, American Legion.

Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. today at Spurlin Funeral Home. Memorials may go to Lincoln County Baptist Association or Cedar Creek Baptist Church building fund.

STANFORD - Richard E. Jaggers Jr., 78, of Lexington, died Sunday, 21 Dec 2003, at his home.

Born June 16, 1925, in Lexington, he was the son of the late Dr. Richard "Elmer" and Emma Gerald Jaggers.

He was a former division director of the state Cabinet for Human Resources and retired from The Lexington Herald-Leader.

He also was a chairman of the Mental Health Board, finance committee, and human resource committee.

He was a member of Crestwood Christian Church in Lexington and Greenbrier Country Club and a former member of Lexington Rotary Club.

Survivors include his wife, Irene Snow Jaggers, formerly of Stanford; two sons, Richard E. Jaggers III of Clearwater, Fla., and Steven Jaggers of Longview, Texas; two daughters, Jane McAlpine of Brooksville, Fla., and Jill Lemonie of Baton Rouge, La.; three stepdaughters, Jan Whitis, Arlene Yeager and Jennifer Tilly; eight grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; and a stepgranddaughter.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Crestwood Christian Church by the Revs. David Brondell and James Baughman.

Memorials may go to Lincoln County Historical Society for preservation of records, P.O. Box 570, Stanford, Ky. 40484. Spurlin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Born March 13, 1921, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Elish and Eleanor Fair Johnson. A retired farmer, he was the widower of Annie Sears Johnson.

Survivors include a son, Leonard Sammy Johnson of Casey County; three sisters, Bessie Lynn of Liberty, Della Rogers and Bertha Belcher, both of Patoka, Ind.; and two brothers, William L. Johnson of Liberty and Orbie E. Johnson of Princeton, Ind.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.

STANFORD: Robert Kidd, 79, Danville Pike, Stanford, died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 6, 1916, in McQuerry County, he was a son of Ollie Blevins Kidd of Junction City and the late Oscar Kidd. He was a retired truck driver for Gulf, a member of Junction City Baptist Church, where he had served as Sunday school secretary for 50 years, deacon, disciple training director and other leadership positions.

Other survivors are his wife, Faye Kendrick Kidd; a daughter, Lois Lee Turner, Burksville; two sons, Robert Allen Kidd and Roy Glenn Hampton, both of Stanford; three sisters, Nola Flynn of Junction City, Cleora Westerfield of Danville and Linnie Short of Lincoln County; two brothers, Alfred Kidd of Harrodsburg and Billy Kidd of Bardstown.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Bunger. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Friday.

MORELAND - Services for Paul Kimberling, 73, of Parksville, will be 11 a.m. Monday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Dennis Hisle. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.

Born July 13, 1931, in Lee County, Va., he was the son of the late Pete and Cora Davis Kimberling. He was a carpet layer and a crew hauler for Norfolk Southern Railway.

Survivors include his wife, Patty Kimberling; two daughters, Theresa Cox of Harrodsburg, and Montie Savage of Parksville; a son, Darrell Kimberling of Nicholasville; three brothers, Bill Kimberling of Louisville, Deverett Kimberling of Stanford, and Dennis Kimberling of Moreland; two sisters, Verda Goode of Junction City and Ellen Sue Watkins of Tennessee; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Darrell and Scott Kimberling, Joseph Savage, Anthony Horton, Aaron Abner and Patrick Williams.

MORELAND - Services for Della Mae Leathers Land, 92, formerly of Hustonville, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.

Born July 5, 1911, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late George P. and Mary F. Roberts Leathers. She was a homemaker and a member of Slate Hill Methodist Church. She was the widow of Franklin P. Land.

Survivors include by a daughter, Doris Davis of Stanford; a sister, Elizabeth Mullins of Danville; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Josh Peck, Randy Hale, Cody Terry, Kanzi Takayama, John Walters, Drew Terry, Jimmy Teater and Jamison Teater. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today. Memorials may go to the American Cancer Society.

Services for Norma Statom Lee, 64, of Waterworks Road, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Lewis Smith.

Born Oct. 28, 1939, in Bardstown, she was the daughter of the late Myrtle Clark Smith Statom. She was a licensed clinical social worker in private practice.

She attended Pleasant Grove Christian Church and was a 1958 graduate of Danville High School.

She was a graduate of Somerset Community College and Eastern Kentucky University, and earned her master's degree in social work at University of Kentucky.