Lincoln County

Submitted By: Carole French DiSanto - Thank you, Gene Martin for contributing obituaries.

AKIN, Gentry, Sr.	BARNES, Agnes C. Worley	BERRY, Roy Ray
BERRYMAN, Emmett	BLEVINS, Alma Patrick	BROWN, Herman Lester
BROWN, Woodrow Lee	CARTER, Audra B. Hall	COLLIER, Frederick L.
COOK, Gregory Shawn	CROSSETT, Sue Onstott	DISHON, Porter L.
DOUGLAS, Louvenia Lasure	DOWELL, Mark Allen	DURHAM, Ray
DURHAM, Ruth Ellen	EDMISTON, Maxine Elliott Moss	FARMER, Ida Lee Price
FARMER, W. D.	GARR, Willie Mac	GARRIS, Chester Kenneth
GARRISON, Margaret S. Douglas	GLASS, Paul James	GORDON, Lois J. Hoskins
GREENE, Dorothy Jones	GREER, Rosetta Pullum	GRIFFITTS, Shirley C. Dishon
HALL, Mary Jewell Smith	HAMILTON, James Douglas	HARDIN, Venia Adkins
HARPER, Brenda Berry	HARRIS, Sandra Jeanette	HARVEY, Kenneth L.
HENDERSON, Verna Ramsey	HUGHES, Mildred Pumphrey	JAMES, Elizabeth Yates
JOHNSON, Josephine M. Thompson	JONES, J. B.	JONES, Kenneth Lee
KING, Loyall Preston	LOVELESS, Gary	MAY, Ruth Ellen
McQUEARY, Bethel Polston	MIRACLE, James C., Sr.	MORGAN, Cora Hensley
NAPIER, Lee Frank	NAPIER, Robert	NEW, Myrtle Mae
NUCKOLS, Lula Shelton	OWENS, Katie D. McMillan	PAULEY, Robert B., Jr.
PAYTON, Charles O. Robert	PENMAN, Richard Frye	PELSOR, Hazel Leach
PEMBERTON, Bonnie Lou	PENDERGRAFT, Violet Wilcher	RANDOLPH, Gary W.
REED, Maye Ball	REED, Melvin Floyd	REEVES, Jane
REYNOLDS, Rose Coleman	SAYLOR, Anita L. Moore	SCHLAPPI, Marshall Roland
SCHULER, William Albert	SEARS, Raymond Lee “Butch”	SHARP, Ronal E.
SIMS, Dorothy Caudill	SLAUGHTER, Hathaway Barnes	SMITH, Homer
SUMMERS, James Thomas	TAYLOR, Lena Hafley	THOMAS, Vivian Wallin
THOMPSON, Georgie Followell (Coffman)	TURNER, Robert Marvin	TURPIN, Jason Lee
WALLS, Danny Parker	WOODALL, Eugene	WOODALL, Mary Hill (Tommye)
YOUNG, Shirley June Floyd

Born Aug. 22, 1902, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late George and Mary Buchanan Akin. He was a charter member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, a former co-owner and employee of Chesnut-Salter-Best Hardware Store and the widower of Blanche Woosley Akin.

Survivors include a son, Gentry Akin Jr. of Danville; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Tommy Valentine. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.

LANCASTER - Agnes Cecile Barnes, 84, of Crab Orchard, formerly of Lancaster, died Friday at her home.

Born March 20, 1931 in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice Pollard Worley. She was a beautician and member of Crab Orchard Christian Church.

Survivors include a son, Dale L. Goode of West Chester, Ohio; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Rev. John Lowry. Burial will in Lancaster Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Mike Goode Sr., Mike Goode Jr., Charles and Andrew Hill, and Sam Bourne. [Sent by Gene Martin]

A native of Lincoln Co., he was born July 14, 1951 to the late Carroll and Anna Mae Griffin Berry. He was a pipeline worker.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Roy Ray Berry, Jr.; one sister; and four brothers.

Survivors include four brothers, Jimmy, Mike, and Johnny Berry all of Stanford and Bobby Berry of Chesterfield, IN.; two sisters, Patsy (Butch) Phillips and Jo Ann (Carl) Elliott both of Stanford; two special grandchildren, Heather Sutherland and Cherish Moore; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 2 at the Spurlin Funeral Home in Stanford with Rev. David Hendrickson officiating. Burial was in Berry Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Ronnie Berry, Jody Elliott, Ronnie Adams, Jerry Wilson, Jamie Wilson, and Amber Wilson.

Emmett “Pap” Berryman, 70, of Crab Orchard, died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.

A native of Winchester, he was born to the late Gano and Jenny Mae Berryman of Nicholas Co.

He was also preceded in death by a son, John Leslie Berryman; and two great grandchildren, Elijah and Leslyn Peel.

Survivors include his wife, Gladys Berryman; three children, Buddy (Mae) Berryman and Kathy Rose of Lexington and Wanda Berryman of Crab Orchard; one sister, Freda Clem; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the Clarks Funeral Home in Moorefield. Burial was in Clintonville Cemetery in Bourbon Co. with Pastor, Curtis Coots of Silas Baptist Church in Cynthiana officiating.

Active pallbearers were Thomas, Charlie and David Heisel, Jason Peel, Gene Miller, and Mark Allen Berryman. Honorary pallbearers were David Peel, and Danny and Donnie Rose.

WAYNESBURG - Services for Alma Blevins, 82, of Somerset, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. Johnny Waters. Burial will be Buncomb Cemetery. [Nelson Valley, Pulaski Co. off Hwy 39]

Born Aug. 21, 1923, in Whitley County, she was a daughter of the late Levi M. and Maude Creekmore Patrick. She was a member of Science Hill Baptist Church, Somerset Art League and worked as a reading aid at Eubank Elementary School for 15 years. She was the widow of Harvey E. Blevins.

Survivors include a son, Rodney Blevins of Eubank; a daughter, Vanessa Dixon of Versailles; a brother, Clinton Patrick of Science Hill; two sisters, Fayrene Tackett of Hopkinsville and Blanche Keith of Eubank; and two grandchildren.

LIBERTY - Herman Lester Brown Sr., 81, of Calvary Ridge Road, Yosemite, died Tuesday at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

Born Aug. 24, 1924, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Elmer Z. and Ada Spears Brown. He was a retired Casey County teacher and a member of Liberty First Baptist Church. He was a World War II veteran and a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient.

Survivors include three sons, Herman L. Brown Jr. and Richard Brown, both of Yosemite, and Mike Brown of Hustonville; a sister, Minnie Dorn of Morning View; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Wayne Naylor. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery with military rites by Casey County Funeral Squad

Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. From Danville Advocate-Messenger. [Sent by Gene Martin]

CRAB ORCHARD - Woodrow Lee Brown, 62, of Blue Ash, Ohio, formerly of Crab Orchard, died Tuesday in Ohio.

He was the son of Mae Watson Brown of Blue Ash and the late Woodrow Brown. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for Princeton High School and Crown Cork and Seal Co. He was a member of the Marine Corps. ┼

Survivors include his wife, Lana Roy Brown; two daughters, Lisa Trivett and Renee Brown, both of Blue Ash; a sister, Fay Lamb of Blue Ash; a brother, Ray Brown of Houston, Texas; and six grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McKnight Funeral Home by Russell Dunaway. Burial will be in Mount Zion Church of Christ Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today at Strawser Funeral Home, Blue Ash, and noon-2 p.m. Saturday at McKnight Funeral Home.

Iva Belle Burchett, 68, of Stanford died Thursday, Jan. 12, at Stanford House Nursing Home.

A native of Casey County, she was born Sept. 22, 1937 to the late Broudus and Della Mae Bryant Rogers. She was affiliated with the Pentecostal Church.

Survivors include her husband, Allen “Tom” Burchett of Stanford; one daughter, Peggy Sue Barnett of Moreland; two sons, Billy Russell Alsman of Junction City and Bobby Ray Alsman of Science Hill; one brother, Wince Rogers of Junction City; nine grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 16 at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home in Moreland with Rev. Wendell Douglas officiating. Burial was in Junction City Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Patricia Byrd, Billy Byrd, Robert McCowan, Melvin Alsman, Chester Burnett, and Daniel Pendergraft.

Audra Beatrice Hall Carter, 76, of Waynesburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the Stanford House Nursing Home.

A native of Lincoln Co., she was born May 2, 1929 to the late Felix and Bessie Cornett Hall. She was a former employee of the Palm Beach Co. in Danville and Bendix Radio in Maryland, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary in Danville, was of the Baptist faith, and the widow of Gradon Dutch Denmyer and Arvil Thomas Carter.

Survivors include a son, Donald Ray (Jane) Denmyer of Eubank; four brothers, Ray Hall and Clarence Vanoy of Waynesburg, Joe Hall of Nancy, and Thomas Hall of Summerville, SC.; two sisters, Mary Coleman of Somerset and Eva Harris of Waynesburg; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 30 at the Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home in Waynesburg. Burial was in Parlor Grove Cemetery.

STANFORD - Services for Frederick Lawrence Collier, 78, of Lecanto, Fla., will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Fox Funeral Home by Vola Brown. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Born Sept. 29, 1927, in Stanford, he was a son of the late Mallon "Ike" and Lucy Naylor Collier. He was a retired machinist for IBM Corp. and a member of Lincoln Masonic Lodge 60 and Robert M. Sircle Masonic Lodge 954 in Lexington. He was a Baptist and an Army veteran of World War II. He also was a gunsmith and the widower of Myrtle Woods Collier.

Survivors include a son, Larry Collier of Hernando, Fla.; a daughter, Sharon Barman of Lawrenceburg; a brother, Marion Collier of Tyler, Texas; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Grant and Robert Miller, Pat Peck, Gary and Terry Winchester and Mark Elliott.

Gregory Shawn Cook, 27, of Minford, OH., died Sunday, Jan. 1 at the Cable-Huntington Hospital.

A native of Logan Co., OH., he was born Oct. 1, 1978 to Clark Cook and Teresa Taylor Cook of Minford, OH. He was a construction worker and member of Sunshine Church of Christ of Minford, OH.

Survivors include one brother, Brad Gooch of Lexington; and one sister, Amanda Cook of Minford, OH.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the McKinney Baptist Church with Rev. David Gambrel officiating. Burial was in Cook’s Point Cemetery in Kings Mountain.

Active pallbearers were Jason Taylor, Ronnie Cook, Curtis Cook, Brandon Fields, Scott Taylor, Gary Taylor, Stephen Reed, and Kyle Coulter.

Born July 22, 1905, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Nannie Spratt Onstott. She was a retired school teacher for the deaf. She was the widow of Joseph Crossett.

Survivors include three step-sons, Gerald, Donald and Kenneth Crossett, all of New York; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a step-daughter, Margie Silvernail. A graveside memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hustonville Cemetery by David Smith.

Porter L. Dishon - 385 Chamberlain Drive
Retired Greyhound Bus driver
Born: Stanford - Lincoln County, KY
Died: Thursday at his residence
Mother: Gertrude Woods Dishon, Williamstown, KY
Father: Walter Dishon (deceased)
Daughters: Sue Horton, Alma Goderess, Phyllis Sandlin, Carla Dishon, Judy Dishon, Lynn Jones, Kathy Dickey, Joy Davidson, Martina Hulvey, and Sheila Young
Sons: Ron, John, Jim and Don Dishon, Gilbert and Charles Burton
Sister: Laverne Holmes
Brothers: Pete Dishon and Ed Dishon.

[Source: Central KY Newspaper - May 24, 1991]

STANFORD - Services for Louvenia Lasure Douglas, 64, of Stanford, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Dale Denton. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Born May 28, 1941, in Stanford, she was the daughter of the late Manles and Grace Gilpin Lasure. She was a retired teacher, having taught at Broughtontown and Stanford elementary schools. She was a member of Stanford Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Vernon Douglas; three sons, Mark Douglas and Wesley Douglas, both of Stanford, and Richard Douglas of Lexington; three brothers, Charles Lasure of Narcoossee, Fla., and Manles and Paul Lasure, both of Stanford; four sisters, Thelma Sebastian and Florence Misenheimer, both of Stanford, Alberta Wood of Danville, and Mary Still of Louisville; and three grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Curt Folger, Danny Godbey, Sam Gooch, Bruce Smith, Clyde Oaks and Paul Playforth.

STANFORD- Lovenia Lasure Douglas, 64, died Sun., Jan. 8, 2006. Visit, Tues. 5-9 pm, service, Wed. 2 pm, all at Spurlin Funeral Home. spurlinfuneralhome.com Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 1/10/2006. [Sent by Gene Martin]

Mark Allen Dowell, 50, of Summer Hill Court, Somerset, died Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Baptist Regional Hospital in Corbin.

A native of Crawfordsville, IN., he was born Sept. 17, 1955 to Sylvia Jean (Kidd) Dowell of Waynesburg and the late Leonard Dowell.

Survivors include one son, Kyle Dowell of Somerset; one daughter, Chrystal Dowell of Somerset; two brothers, Ronnie Dowell of Stanford and Tim Dowell of Waynesburg; and one sister, Diane Orcutt of Junction City.

Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 16 at the Morris and Hislope Funeral Home in Science Hill. From 19 Jan I . J . [Sent by Gene Martin]

CINCINNATI - Ray Durham, 79, formerly of Moreland, died Thursday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.

Born Dec. , 7, 1926, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Raymond and Olka Nicholson Durham. He was a retired chief master sergeant in the Air Force.

Survivors include his wife, Eleanora Anderson Durham; three brothers, Russell and Sam Durham of Moreland, and Horace D. Durham of Cincinnati; four sisters, Helen Mills of Little South, June Southerland of Butchertown, Bell Disney of Louisville and Dale Berns of Wake Forest, N.C.; a step-son, George Rich of Hillard, Ohio; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

CRAB ORCHARD - Ruth Ellen Durham May, 64, died Jan. 18, 2006. Visit 6-9 pm Fri., funeral 10 am Sat., McKnight Funeral Home.

Maxine Elliott Moss Edmiston, 92, of Frankfort, formerly of Crab Orchard, died Monday, Nov. 28 at the Bradford Square Nursing Home in Frankfort.

A native of Bryantsville, she was born Jan. 4, 1913 to the late Rufus M. Morgan Moss, Sr. and Mary Shearer Moss. She was a homemaker, member of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church, and widow of Francis Edmiston.

She was also preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Christine, Acton, Ray, Horace, Elsa, Bonnie, Hubert and Viven.

Survivors include a daughter, Mildred Edmiston Smith of Frankfort; one brother, Rufus M. Moss, Jr., of Pontiac, MI.; one grandson, Rodford Edmiston Smith of Frankfort; one granddaughter, Kimberly Smith Herbert of Versailles; and great granddaughters, Barbara and Beth Herbert of Versailles.

Funeral services will be held today (Thursday, Dec. 1) at 1 p.m. at the McKnight Funeral Home in Crab Orchard with Rev. Doug Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery.

CRAB ORCHARD - Ida Lee Price Farmer, 77, of Louisville, formerly of Crab Orchard, died Monday in Louisville.

Born March 26, 1928, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Ray and Ila Hunter Price. She was a retired seamstress for Palm Beach Co., a member of Crab Orchard Christian Church and Crab Orchard Eastern Star. She was the widow of Wallace E. Farmer.

Survivors include two daughters, Vickie Gaither of Louisville and Pam Kirby of Hamilton, Ohio; a brother, Wayne Price of Crab Orchard; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday at McKnight Funeral Home. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery.

A native of Lincoln Co., he was born June 26, 1938 to the late Dink “Junior” Farmer and Mae Middleton Farmer. He was a farmer, had retired from Allison Abrasives after 16 years, and was the widower of Carol E. Farmer.

He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby Lawrence Farmer and J. C. Farmer.

Survivors include one son, Bill (Lynn) Farmer of Stanford; one daughter, Melissa (Ottie) Carter of Somerset; one brother, Jack Farmer of Crab Orchard; three grandchildren, William Aaron Farmer, Jordan Ross Carter, and Rachel Elaine Carter; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the Spurlin Funeral Home in Stanford with Rev. Stuart Mason officiating. Burial was in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Richard Crouch, Robert Crouch II, Dale Oldiges, Aaron Farmer, Ross Carter, and Ottie Carter.

Born July 4, 1916, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Ennies and Alice Garr. She was a former employee of Hub Frankel department store, a member of Stanford First Baptist Church and the Pansy Club.

Survivors include four sisters, Pauline Walker, Lottie Gooch, Hazel Jones and Vivian Welch, all of Stanford.

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

Pallbearers will be Edward Gooch, Michael Welch, Danny Jones, Ennies Penman, Robin Brown and Dennis Penman. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Roosevelt Walker, James M. Welch, Keith Brown, Michael Welch and members of the Pansy Club. Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

STANFORD - Chester Kenneth Garris, 68, of Stanford, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Spurlin Funeral Home. [Sent by Gene Martin]

STANFORD - Services for Chester Kenneth Garris, 68, of Stanford, will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Camp Nelson National Cemetery by the Rev. David Gambrel and with military rites by Caswell Saufley Post 18 of the American Legion.

Born April 14, 1937, in Elmira, N.Y., he was a son of the late Stanton J. and Elizabeth Slocum Garris. He was retired from the Naval Ordinance and a truck driver for Pegasus Transportation in Louisville. He was a 32nd degree Mason with Masonic Lodge Post 60 in Stanford

Survivors include two sons, Raymond Garris of Eubank and Darrin Garris of Waynesburg; two daughters, Tarry Patterson of Stanford and Crystal Brown of Waynesburg; two brothers, Clayton Garris of Anderson County, Tenn., and Donnie Garris of Elmira, N.Y.; two sisters, Marilyn Huffman of Louisville and Frances Ducker of Melbourne, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Kevin and Kyle Garris, Nick and Sammy Brown, David Patterson and Jeremy Viands.

Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice, P.O. Box 1213, Danville, 40423. [Sent by Gene Martin]

Margaret Southard Douglas Garrison, 74, of Stanford, died Friday, Jan. 20 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.

A native of Lincoln Co., she was born March 2, 1931 to the late John and Claudia Robbins Douglas. She was a housewife and charter member of Willow Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, George Garrison of Stanford; one daughter, Darlene (Robert) Adams of Stanford; three brothers, Vernon, Bill and Johnny Douglas, all of Stanford; two sisters, Rose Smith and Nellie Long both of Stanford; two grandchildren, Erin Johnston and Jason Sowder; one great granddaughter, Leah Johnston; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 23 at the Willow Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Brad King officiating. Burial was in Danville Memorial Gardens.

Nephews served as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Jason Sowder and T.E.L. Sunday School Class.

Memorials preferred to Baptist Children's Home. Spurlin Funeral Home of Stanford was in charge of the arrangements.

Paul James Glass, 87, of Liberty, died Sunday, Jan. 1 at the Liberty Care Center in Liberty.

A native of Mountain City, TN., he was born December 13, 1918 to the late Paul William and Myrtle Roark Glass. He was a farmer, a World War II Army veteran, member of the Cuba Community Church of God, and widower of Evelyn Beuchler Glass.

Survivors include his wife, Dallie Kimes Glass of Junction City; four sons, Donnie Glass of Argyle, Dennis and Danny Glass both of Stanford, and Jimmy Cook of Chicago, IL.; three daughters, Rhonda Duncan of Liberty, Sharon Waddell of Waynesburg, and Sandy Hoffman of Cincinnati, OH.; several stepchildren; two brothers, Leon Glass of Eubank and Eugene Glass of Crab Orchard; two sisters, Evelene Richards of Arizona and LaVerne Ford of Cincinnati, OH.; 21 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday Jan. 4, at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home with Rev. Aaron Hogue officiating. Burial was in Cress Cemetery in Waynesburg.

Services for Lois Jean Gordon, of Danville, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church by the Revs. Ernest Martin and Doug Wesley. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.

Born in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late George and Stella Wilson Hoskins. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church for 37 years.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth R. Gordon; a son, Mike Gordon of Brandon, Fla.; four daughters, Joan Raines of Louisville, Betty Shaw of Paducah, Linda Keck of Danville and Judy Glasscock of Perryville; a brother, Homer Hoskins of Stanford; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Ernie Raines, Timothy Keck, Jimmy Wayne Glasscock II, Tyson Gordon, Sean Woody and Darrell Kidd.

Services for Dorothy Jones Greene, 73, Logan Avenue, will be 11:30 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Doyle Lister. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.

Born Feb. 29, 1932, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Nannie Mae Brummett Jones.

She was a 30-year, retired employee of Boyle Lumber Co. and a member of First Baptist Church, Broadway, where she was a first-grade Sunday school teacher.

Survivors include her husband, Charles Greene; three daughters, Sharon Bryant and Lisa Edwards, both of Danville, and Susan Warmoth of Nicholasville; five sisters, Nellie Denny and Lois Carrier, both of Lancaster, Arvena Fowler of Harrodsburg, Eula Parks of Lexington and Beulah Gartner of Cincinnati; three brothers, Gilbert Jones, Paul Jones and Charlie Jones Jr., all of Stanford; and six grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Morris Bryant, Clay Bryant, Daryle Edwards, Mark Warmoth, Brad Edwards and Michael Jones.

Rosetta Pullum Greer, 99, of Luther Gooch Road, Kings Mountain, died Saturday, Nov. 26 at the Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford.

A native of Lincoln Co., she was born Aug. 30, 1906 to the late William Riley and Angeline Stull Pullum. She was a homemaker, the oldest living member of the Pleasant Point Baptist Church having joined in 1920, and widow of George Albert Greer.

She was also preceded in death by two grandsons, Ronnie Napier and David Greer; and a sister, Alma Delk.

Survivors include three sons, Marvin Greer of Elsmere, Herman Greer of Kings Mountain, and Hubert Greer of Hermitage, AR.; three daughters, Gladys Marie Clarkson of Waynesburg, Lorena Napier of Kings Mountain, and Ethel Irene Eads of Covington; four sisters, Ada Snow of Kings Mountain, Bessie Lay of Georgia, Effie Jones of Michigan and Martha Jones of Ohio; 19 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Fox Funeral Home with Bro. David Gambrel officiating. Burial was in K. P. Hall Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Bobby Clarkson, Jr., Marty Clarkson, Christopher Barnett, Michael Barnett, James Kocher, James Napier, David Patterson, and Wayne Greer. Honorary pallbearer was Anthony Lee Watson.

SPRINGFIELD - Shirley Charlene Griffitts, 72, of Springfield, died Saturday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.

Born July 10, 1933, in Kings Mountain, she was a daughter of the late Emmett L. and Emmett Pierce Phillips Dishon. She was a homemaker and a Methodist.

Survivors include her husband, John A. Griffitts; three sons, Leslie A. Griffitts, Guy W. Griffitts and Ernest C. Griffitts, all of Springfield; a brother, Charles V. Dishon of Toms River, N.J.; and five grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home by the Rev. Hershel Carter. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

CRAB ORCHARD - Mary Jewell Smith Hall, 59, of Marksbury Avenue, Lancaster, died Saturday at Lancaster Christian Care Center.

Born June 1, 1946, in Stanford, she was the daughter of the late Earl P. and Elizabeth I. Johnson Smith McDermott. She was a member of Pine Grove Church of Christ and the widow of Frank Hall.

Survivors include two sons, Jeffery V. Hall of Lancaster and Darrell R. Hall of Newport; a daughter, Jennifer L. Johnson of Lancaster; a stepsister, Dolly M. Smith of Gambill; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Earl F. Hall.

Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pine Grove Church of Christ by the Rev. Thurmon Pearson. Burial will be in Pine Grove Church Cemetery.

MORELAND - Services for James Douglas Hamilton, 42, of McKinney, formerly of Bardstown, will be 2 p.m. today at Green River Pentecostal Church by the Rev. Rick Naylor. Burial will be in Eason Cemetery. He died Friday in Lincoln County.

Born Feb. 17, 1963, in Bardstown, he was the son of the late James R. and Imogene Oder Hamilton. He worked for Asplundh.

Survivors include his wife, Freda Johnson Hamilton; four brothers, Bobby, Ricky, David and Freddy Hamilton, all of Bardstown; four sisters, Rose Richardson, Gail Hamilton and Wanda Parker, all of Bardstown, and Peggy Mikulec of Danville.

Pallbearers are David Gerkey, Charles Lee Yocum, Tommy Johnson, Timmy and David Hamilton and Willie Reed. Honorary pallbearers are Bobby and Ricky Hamilton and Ray and Steve Gerkey.

MCKINNEY - A Lincoln County man died Friday after losing control of his vehicle on Ky. 1178 and crashing into a semi truck, police said.

James D. Hamilton, 42, of McKinney, died in the crash, which occurred about 6 p.m. a mile east of McKinney. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Lincoln County Coroner Bill Demrow. He was not wearing a seat belt.

According to Kentucky State Police, Hamilton was headed east in his Dodge Ram pickup when he lost control in a curve. The vehicle entered onto the grass-covered shoulder and Hamilton overcorrected when trying to return to the roadway. Hamilton's truck slid across the center line and was struck by an oncoming Kenworth driven by Robert E. Snow, 36, of Hustonville. Snow sustained no injuries.

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies along with members of the McKinney Area Rescue Squad assisted at the scene. Trooper Eric C. Taylor investigated.

MORELAND - Services for Venia "Sis" Atkins Hardin, 81, of Junction City, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by J.R. Fields. Burial will be in Moreland Cemetery.

Born Feb. 19, 1924, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Dexter and Laura McCowan Atkins. She was an artist, a homemaker