Obituaries U - Z
Alvin L. Underwood
Danville Advocate Messenger
11/23/2001-Friday
PERRYVILLE -- Services for Alvin L. Underwood, 88, of Lebanon Road will
be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilder Funeral Home by the Rev. Keith
Willoughby. Burial will be in Parksville Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
in Lexington.
Born May 7, 1913, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Colins
and Georgia Fuell Underwood. He was a retired 22-year employee of the
state Highway Department. He belonged to Parksville Baptist Church. He
was the widower of Elizabeth Preston Underwood.
Survivors include one step-daughter, Dollie Rogers of Parksville.
Pallbearers will be his nephews.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today.
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Harold "Bo" Upton III
Danville Advocate Messenger
2/4/2002 Monday
STANFORD -- Services for Harold "Bo" Upton III, 18, of Halls Gap Estates were 1:30 p.m. today at the Lincoln
County High School gymnasium by the Rev. Vola Brown, Coach Jimmy Hill, and Stephen Brown. Burial was in Danville Memorial Gardens.
He died Friday in the Hubble community of Lincoln County.
Pallbearers will be Harold Upton Jr., Jimmy Hill, Keith Withrow, Brent Monthie, Justin Hatfield, Eric Nash, Holden Moore
and Joe Albright. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Lincoln County baseball team.
Fox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may go to Gideons International or the Lincoln County baseball team.
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Judy R. Vanderpool
STANFORD -- Judy Gayle Releford Vanderpool, 53, of Lexington died Saturday August 4, 2001 at the University
of Kentucky Medical Center.Born March 29, 1948, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late
Andrew and Betty Naylor Releford. Survivors include three sons, Delton and Amos Vanderpool II
and Larry Reynolds, all of Lexington; a daughter,Tina Renee Thrasher of Lexington; four brothers,
Andrew Releford of Sadieville, Donald Releford of Owenton, and Ronald and Robert Releford, both of
Lexington; five sisters, Joyce Ivey of Casey County, Tina Beasley of Kings Mountain, and Joan Williams,
Charlene Adkins and Pamela Williams, all of Lexington;and seven grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Gary King.
Burial will be in Mount
Moriah Cemetery.Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. until time of services
Tuesday.
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Grace M. VanHook
Danville Advocate Messenger
Date: 03/04/02
STANFORD -- Grace Moore VanHook, 67, of Hubble Road died Sunday at Fort
Logan Hospital.
Born Nov. 17, 1934, in Stanford, she was the daughter of the late James
B. and Martha Vaught Moore. She was a homemaker, farmer, and member of
Newell Church of God.
Survivors include her husband, Leamon E. VanHook; three sons, Cecil and
Michael VanHook, both of Hubble, and Harvey J. VanHook of Madisonville;
two daughters, Kathy Dykes of Stanford and Susie Cameron of
Nicholasville; a nephew whom she raised, Bill Correll of Bryantsville;
a brother, Remus Moore of Hustonville; four sisters, Alma Anderson of
Waynesburg, Mary Terry of Highland, and Patricia Hart and Berry Hagris,
both of Eubank; She is survived by 15 grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fox Funeral Home by James Kelly.
Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Scottie and Jeremy Stamper; Adam, Andrew and Joe
VanHook; and Leamon Cameron.
Honorary pallbearers are Lon Cameron, Ancil Dykes, Russell Sweet, Carl
Hart, Bill Correll and Roger Sparkman.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Boyd L Vanoy
Danville Advocate Messenger
10/14/2001, Sunday
MORELAND -- Services for Boyd L. Vanoy, 67, of Indianapolis, formerly of Liberty, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Casey County. He died Thursday at home.
Born June 6, 1934, in Liberty, he was a son of Elnora Randolph Vanoy of Moreland and the late Ernest Vanoy. He was a retired
truck driver for Holland Motor Express, where he worked for 30 years; a member of Teamsters Local 135; and an Army veteran of
the Korean War.
Additional survivors include his wife, Toni Reed Vanoy; a son, Jeff Vanoy of Indianapolis; a daughter, Tina Poynter of Camby,
Ind.; three brothers, Stanley Vanoy of Hustonville, Leland Vanoy of Lancaster and Wilber Vanoy of Moreland; three sisters, Darlene
Qualls of Danville, Mildred Followell of Manilla, Ind., and Gloria Bright of Bradfordsville; and three grandchildren.
Visitation is 2-5 p.m. today at Jones Family Mortuary in Mooresville, Ind.; and 5-7 p.m. Monday and from 10 a.m. until the time of service
Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Bright, Stan Vanoy, Brian Vanoy, Wayne Followell, David Qualls and Clarence Qualls.
Memorials may go to American Lung Association.
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Obituaries for May 5, 2002
Danville Advocate Messenger
STANFORD -- Edith Opal Conaster VonLinger, 86, of Stanford, died Friday
at Stanford House nursing home.
Born Nov. 12, 1915, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Phillip and Florence Peyton Conaster. She was a homemaker and a member
of Waynesburg Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include two sons, Henry Louis VonLinger of Stanford and
Albert Gene VonLinger of Stanford; a brother, Phillip Conaster of
Perry, Ga.; a sister, Ethel Coleman of McKinney; seven grandchildren;
13 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
Pallbearers will be Louie VonLinger, Mike Carroll, Shannon Carroll,
Lonnie Brown, Barry Leach and Lindsey Carroll Yocum.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. David Overstreet, Dr. John Horn, Dr.
Rod Bates, nursing staff of Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center,
fourth floor and TCU fifth and sixth floor, nursing staff of Stanford
House nursing home and Cathy Tillett.
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David F Wade
Danville Advocate Messenger
10/15/2001, Monday
David Franklin Wade, 70, of West Walnut Street died Sunday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 4, 1931, in Danville, he was the son of the late
Davidson and Maggie Wade. He was a member of First Baptist
Church and was retired from American Greetings.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Wade; two stepdaughters, Ella
Johnson and Barbara Turner, both of Danville; 11 grandchildren;
and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Smith-Jackson Funeral Home
by the Rev. David Chenault. Burial will be in Hilldale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be David, Ken, Paul and Tobias Johnson; Jeffrey,
Darnell and Frederick Turner; and Gregory Elmore.
Honorary pallbearers are Richardson Elmore and nephews.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Ernest C. Wade
STANFORD -- Ernest C. Wade, 73, of Westland, Mich., died Sunday at St.
Mary's Hospital in Livonia, Mich.
Born in Stanford, he was a son of Edward and Elda May Wade. He was a
welder.
Survivors include a son, Robert E. Wade of Ypsilanti, Mich.; a brother,
Edward Wade of Danville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be 3 p.m. Friday at Ballheim Funeral Home in Ecorse,
Mich. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery at a later date.
Information courtesy of Fox Funeral Home.
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Marvin Wahl
Danville Advocate-Messenger
10/26/2001
WAYNESBURG -- Marvin Wahl, 76, of Kings Mountain died Thursday at
Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Born April 13, 1925, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Herschel
and Myrtle Foley Wahl. He was a farmer and store operator. He was a
member of Locust Grove Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War
II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ethel Gourley Wahl; for sons, Douglas
Wahl of Cincinnati, Dwight Wahl and Dwane Wahl, both of Kings Mountain,
and Dexter Wahl of Demossville; two daughters, Sonja Walls of
Cincinnati, and Valerie Brumett of Waynesburg; nine grandchildren; and
10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Locust Grove Baptist Church by
John Dean and Gary Phelps. Burial will be in KP Hall Cemetery with
military rites by Caswell-Saufley Post 18, the American Legion.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Saturday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home
and after 1 p.m. Sunday at the church.
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Date: Friday, March 18, 2005 3:13 PM
March 18, 2005- Friday
Marjorie B. Walker
STANFORD - Marjorie Bright Walker, 89, of Stanford, died today at her home.
She was the daughter of the late William M. and Mary Matheny Bright. She taught school
37 years in Stanford, Danville and Maysville school systems. She was a graduate of
Illinois Wesleyan College and a member of Stanford Christian Church where she played
the organ for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Archibald Woods Walker Jr.; a son, Archibald
W. "Buzz" Walker III; and a daughter, Marjorie "Marty" Woods Walker. Graveside services
will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Buffalo Springs Cemetery by the Rev. Burney Meece. Fox Funeral
Home is in charge of funeral arrangements. Memorial may go to the Lincoln County
Educational Fund or a church of your choice.
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Source: Marshall Wall's files
Submitted by: Carole French DiSanto
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Source: Marshall Wall's files
Submitted by: Carole French DiSanto
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From: <Swwbutterfly@aol.com>
Date: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:38 PM
Crab Orchard-
Ernest Henry Wallin,66, of 310 Edwards Road died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1993, at
his home after a long illness.
Born Nov. 27,1926, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Fred and Amy
Wren Wallin. He was a retired carpenter and farmer. He was a member of the
west Brodhead Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Ann Debord Wallin: three sons, Ernest Wallin
Jr. of Somerset and Jimmy and Donald Wallin, both of Crab Orchard; two
daughters, Barbara Shelton of Crab Orchard and Sherry Bullock of Brodhead; three
brothers, John and Lewis Wallin, both of Crab Orchard, and Tommy Wallin of Mount
Vernon; four sisters, Sallie Burke of Crab Orchard, Rhoda Pruitt and Evelyn
Robinson, both of Ohio, and Ella Mae Graham of Stanford; and 12 grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Martin Funeral Home by Gary
Story and John Erwin. Burial will be in the Crab Orchard Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jason, Michael and Steve Wallin, Jerry Debord, Richard
Mink, Mike Harmon and Jimmy and Gary Blanton.
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Lula D. Wallin
Danville Advocate Messenger
5/31/2002 Friday
CRAB ORCHARD -- Lula Ann Debord Wallin, 70, of Eubank died Thursday at her home.
Born Dec. 8, 1931, in Brodhead, she was the daughter of the late
Charles and Birdie D. Brummett Debord. She was a homemaker and the
widow of Ernest Wallin Sr.
Survivors include three sons, Ernest H. Wallin Jr. of Mount Vernon,
Jimmy Wallin of Brodhead and Donald R. Wallin of Crab Orchard; two
daughters, Barbara Shelton of Crab Orchard and Sherry Bullock of
Eubank; three brothers, Sam Debord and Al Debord, both of Williamsburg,
Ohio, and Johnny Debord of Brodhead; five sisters, Rene Osborne and
Jewell Haarman, both of Crab Orchard, Betty Moore of Brodhead, Marie
Alsip of Cincinnati and Birdie Debord of Mount Vernon; 12
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McKnight Funeral Home by Chad
Burdette. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Richard Wallin, Robbie Wallin, Jason Wallin, Eric
Wallin and Will Branscum. Honorary pallbearers are Gary and Jimmy
Blanton.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Saturday.
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submitted by: Rick Regan
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Sylvester Warren
Danville Advocate Messenger
9/23/2001
PERRYVILLE -- Services for Sylvester Warren, 96, of West Broadway are
scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Wilder Funeral Home by Sterling Hall.
Burial will be in Beech Fork Cemetery in Marion County.
He died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug. 22, 1905 in Boyle County, he was a son of the late William
and Ida Chambers Warren. He was the widower of Ruth Elliott Warren.
He was preceded in death by a son, William Warren.
Survivors include two daughters, Clyda Leigh of Fairborn, Ohio and
Edith Crady of Lebanon Junction; six grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren and five great great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Joey Leigh, Lee Kirkland, Alex Kirkland, Tony
Warren, William Dean and Kenny Allen.
Honorary pallbearers are Sterling Hall and Bobby Kirkland.
Visitation will be after 8 a.m. today.
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Lawrence Webb
Danville Advocate Messenger
1/17/2002 Thursday
MORELAND -- Lawrence Webb, 92, of Moreland died Wednesday at Danville
Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born Aug. 26, 1909, in Logan County, he was the son of the late Lewis
and Emma Anderson Webb. He was a retired employee of Boyle Lumber Co.,
a member of Hustonville Baptist Church, and an Army veteran of World
War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary McElfresh Webb.
Survivors include a sister, Blanche Evans of Pewee Valley; his
caregivers, LeeRoy and Helen McElfresh; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral. Pallbearers
will be Josh, Matthew, Joseph and Paul Rankin, Bob Coppings and Wayne
Anderson. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday.
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Melanie H. Wesley
STANFORD -- Melanie Hester Wesley, 32, of Moreland died Sunday August
26, 2001 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 3, 1968, in Richmond, she was the daughter of John B. and
Joyce Bumann Hester of Hustonville. She was the librarian at Stanford
Elementary School and had taught at Broughtontown, Crab Orchard and
Stanford elementaries. She was a member of Hustonville Baptist Church.
Other survivors include her husband, Jerry Wesley; a daughter, Taylor
Jo Wesley, at home; and a sister, Beverly H. Dennis of Moreland.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hustonville Baptist Church by the
Rev. Greg Nimmo. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be 3:30-9 p.m. Tuesday at Fox Funeral Home and noon
Wednesday until time of service at the church.
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Lucille Wilcher
Danville Advocate Messenger
9/18/2001
MORELAND -- Services for Lucille Hafley Wilcher, 75, of Hustonville
will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ellisburg Baptist Church. Burial will be in
Hustonville Cemetery.
She died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 23, 1926, in Ellisburg, she was the daughter of the late
T.T. and Mary Hancock Hafley.
Survivors include her husband, Arnold Wilcher; a daughter, Sue King of
Moreland; a stepdaughter, Pat Wilcher of Hustonville; four sisters,
Bessie Russell of Ellisburg, Peachie Stephenson of Hustonville, Lillie
Mae Hogue of Indianapolis, Ind., and Dorothy Russell of Lexington; a
brother, Eugene Hafley of Hustonville; three grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jack and John Judy; Joseph, Danny and Phillip
Hafley; and Scottie Russell.
Honorary pallbearers are Rodney Turpin, Gilbert Russell, Donnie Payton,
D.C. Wilcher, Cecil "Bird" Pittman, Mae Snow and Ruby Vaught.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. today at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home and after
11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
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Mable B Wilder
Danville Advocate Messenger
12/9/2001-Sunday
STANFORD -- Services for Mable Brown Wilder, 85, of Herndon Avenue,
Stanford, will be 2 p.m. today at Fox Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
She died Thursday at Stanford House Nursing Home.
Born March 14, 1916, in Delan, Ill., she was the daughter of the
Corbett A. and Betty Hamilton Brown. She was the widow of Virgil
Wilder and was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Ann Coffman.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Nunemaker of Stanford; four
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Nunemaker, Troy Coleman, Todd Coleman, Gary
Fitzgerald, Joe Martin and C.R. Barnett.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. today until time of the service.
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Fayette D. Wilkinson
Danville Advocate Messenger
9/10/2001
FRANKFORT (AP) -- Fayette Duncan Wilkinson, died Thursday. He was 90.
He was born Dec. 22, 1910, in Stanford.
Wilkinson was principal of Frankfort High School from 1945 to 1960. He
then served as the Frankfort district's superintendent from 1961 to
1968.
He was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall
of Fame in 1999. In 1981, the Frankfort High gym was named after him.
Wilkinson was the widower of Ayleene Razor Wilkinson. Survivors include
a son, Duncan Wilkinson; a brother, John Wilkinson; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rogers Funeral Home.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
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Bill Williams
Danville Advocate Messenger
11/2/2001
CRAB ORCHARD -- Bill Williams Sr., 58, of Ephesus School Road,
Waynesburg, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.
Born March 18, 1943, in Piqua, Ohio, he was a son of the late Claude O.
and Hattie Mae Siler Williams. He was a member of Mount Hebron Baptist
Church and was the owner of Williams Television and Radio Repair.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Woodall Williams; a daughter,
Teresa Lynne Ross of Waynesburg; two sons, Billy Williams Jr. and
Jeffery D. Williams, both of Waynesburg; a sister, Lucy Brock of
Waynesburg; two brothers, Eugene Williams of Stanford and Glenn
Williams of Waynesburg; and a grandchild.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hebron Baptist Church by
Berl Coffman and Cecil Roundtree. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Friday at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home
and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church.
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Geneva Wilmot
Danville Advocate Messenger
1/7/2002-Tuesday
LANCASTER -- Geneva Wilmot, 87, of Gilberts Creek Road died Sunday at
Fort Logan Hospital.
Born June 26, 1914, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late
Clarence and Sara Sears Robbins. She was the widow of Clyde L. Wilmot.
Survivors include a son, Lee Wilmot of Lancaster; a half brother, Jim
Robbins of Cincinnati, Ohio; and a grandson.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ramsey Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Stanford.
Pallbearers will be David Owens, Delmer Mathews, Tommy Sudduth, George
Carruba, Jeff Bryant and Jeremy Nelson.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
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Danville Advocate Messenger
04/11/02
Raymond L. Wilson
MORELAND -- Services for Raymond L. Wilson Jr., 49, of Forkland Road
will be 1 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by Tony Stevens.
Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery.He died Tuesday at his farm.
Born Feb. 16, 1953, in Boyle County, he was the son of Raymond L.
Wilson Sr. of Junction City and the late Mary Evelyn Johnson Wilson. He
was a mechanic for Countryside Motors in Lawrenceburg and a Kentucky Colonel.
Other survivors include two daughters, Aimee Wilson and Amanda Wilson,
both of Parksville; a brother, Randall Wilson of Stanford; and two
sisters, Charlotte Watts and Catherine Southerland, both of Hustonville.
Pallbearers will be Anthony Watts, Stacy Wilson, Ray Wilson, C.D.
Southerland, Eric Southerland and Mason Wright.
Honorary pallbearers are Billy Gorley, Gary and Lonnie Wilson, Carl
Watts and Jose Garcia.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today.
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Robert Woodall
Danville Advocate Messenger
10/24/2002
STANFORD -- Services for Robert Woodall, 59, of River Drive will be 2
p.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home by James Humphrey. Burial will be in
Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Stanford House nursing home.
Born June 30, 1943, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Ed
and Anna Mullins Woodall. He was a farmer and attended Lighthouse
Tabernacle Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Virginia Johnson of Stanford, Helen
Frazier of Concord, N.C., and Judy Ingles of Lancaster; a brother, Gene
Woodall of Stanford.
Pallbearers will be Anthony and Jamie Harness, Jason and Frank Kilby
Jr., and Gary, Michael, Alberta and Jerry Woodall.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
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Etta Belle Kidd Myers
The Courier-Journal Louisville, KY
Publication Date: April 03, 1990 Page: 06B
Etta Belle Kidd Myers, 83, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital. She was a native of Crab Orchard.
Survivors: three daughters, Anna Bennett of Martinsville, Ind., Elsie Wilkerson and Sue Cooper; a son, Lee Chancellor
of Mount Washington; a sister, Pearl Payne of Danville; two brothers, Morris and William
Wren, both of Danville;
10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday, McAfee Funeral Home, 4501 Bardstown Road, with burial in Highland Memory Gardens
in Mount Washington.
Expressions of sympathy: Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association or Parkinson's Disease Association.
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Henry K. Wren
Henry K. Wren, 76, of High Street, died Monday at his home.
Born Oct. 6, 1922, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Cleve and Lillie King Wren.
Survivors include five sons, James and Allen Wren, both of Danville, Billy Wren of Lexington, Dickie Wren of Stanford
and Mike Wren of Junction City; two daughters, Brenda Hillard of Parksville and Teresa Wren of Clay City; two
stepsons, Robbie Walters of Nicholasville and Johnny McKnight of Olympia; two stepdaughters, Barbara Carrier
and Linda Stafford, both of Danville; two brothers, Woodrow Wren of Danville and Bill Wren of Lancaster; two sisters,
Pat Vice and Pearl Payne, both of Danville; 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son,
Tony Wren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by Gary Story. Burial will be in Danville Memorial
Gardens.
Pallbearers will be David and Joey Wren, Charlie Whitlock, Adam Harmon, Matt Quinn and Brad Lynn.
Honorary pallbearers are Tommy Harmon and Tim and Mike Brock.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
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Woodrow Wren
Danville Advocate Messenger
3/3/2002 Sunday
Woodrow Wren, 80, of Latimer Heights died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born March 31, 1921, in Crab Orchard, he was the son of the Alte Cleave and Lilly King Wren. He was a
retired farmer and a member of Burgin Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Wilkerson Wren; two daughters, Jenny Boyd of Danville and Brenda Hillard of Parksville;
three sons, Curtis Wren of Parksville and David Wren and Glen Wren, both of Danville; a sister, Pearl Payne of Danville;
11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Wren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Donnie Irvin and Buddy Turpin.
Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Todd Wren, Rodney Wren, Shane Wren, Kevin Wren, Woodie Wren, Scott Boyd and
Don Hillard. Honorary pallbearers will be James Earl Wren, Dickie Wren, Arlis Luttrell and Hubert Southerland.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.
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Elizabeth G. Wrenn
LANCASTER -- Elizabeth Gaffney Wrenn, 78, of Shepherdsville
died Tuesday at her home.
Born Sept. 8, 1921, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of
the late Arthur and Nora E. Payne Gaffney. She was the widow
of Oscar L. Wrenn.
Survivors include a son, Billy G. Wrenn of Shepherdsville;
three brothers, Floyd, Leslie and Arthur Gaffney Jr., all of
Lancaster; four sisters, Elsie Davis of Lancaster, Katherine
McIntire of Franklin, Ohio, Allene Games of Lawrenceburg, and
Joyce Hunt of Versailles; three grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the
Revs. William Payne and Mike Rogers. Burial will be in Payne
Family Cemetery. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Mary Emily Wren
CRAB ORCHARD -- Mary Emily Wren, daughter of Rachel Carter and Joey Wren, was stillborn Saturday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Maternal grandparents are Elsie Carter of Waynesburg and Douglas Carter of Napoleon, Ohio; paternal grandparents are
Michael and Jennifer Wren of Junction City; and great-grandparents are Mary Dowell of Waynesburg,
Garriest D. Carter of Somerset and Phyllis Tharp of Junction City.
Services will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at McKnight-Martin
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation is noon Tuesday until time of service.
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William H Wrenn
Danville Advocate Messenger
2/25/1999
LANCASTER-William Hayden Wrenn, 83, of Lancaster, died Wednesday at his
home.
He was born 1/14/1916 in Lincoln County, Kentucky and was the son of
the late Cleveland and Esther Wrenn. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Wilkerson Wrenn; four sons, Julian,
Robert, Morris and William Wrenn, all of Garrard County; three
daughters, Marilyn Hensley, Darlene Daniels and Donald Lamb, all of
Garrard County; a sister Pearl Payne of Garrard County; 11
grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Spurlin Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Lancaster Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Friday.
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William H. Wrenn
LANCASTER - William Hayden Wrenn, 83, of Lancaster,
died Wednesday at his home. Born Jan. 14, 1916, in
Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Cleveland
and Esther Wrenn. Survivors include his wife, Grace
Wilkerson Wrenn; four sons, Julian, Robert, Morris
and William Wrenn, all of Garrard County; three
daughters, Marilyn Hensley, Darlene Daniels and Donald
Lamb, all of Garrard County; a sister, Pearl Payne of
Garrard County; 11 grand children; and 12 great-grand
children. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Spurlin
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Friday.
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James D. Wright
STANFORD -- Services for James Donald Wright Sr., 67, of
Stanford were today at Spurlin Funeral Home. Burial was
in Mount Moriah Christian Church Cemetery with military
rites by American Legion Boyle Post 46. He died Tuesday
at Fort Logan Hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1934, in Lincoln
County, he was the son of the late Calvin and Virginia
White Wright. He was a retired Air Force staff sergeant
and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Deloris J. Lucas Wright; two
sons, James D. Wright Jr. and Daniel L. Wright, both of
Stanford; a daughter, Janie Hasty of Stanford; a brother,
Dudley L. Wright of Shelbyville; two sisters, Sylvia
Whitaker of Junction City and Diane Meyer of Albany, Ind.;
and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Daniel Wright, Donald Wright Jr., Charles
and Doug Lucas, Nathaniel Whitaker and Charlie Wood.
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Olvett Wright
STANFORD -- Services for Olvett Wright, 78, of Ky. 1247, Eubank, will
be 2 p.m. today at Pilot Baptist Church by the Rev. John Zupancic.
Burial will be 1 p.m. Monday in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount
Healthy, Ohio.
She died Friday at Lake Cumberland Medical Center in Somerset.
Born Dec. 5. 1923, in Dillsboro, Ind., she was a daughter of the late
Carl and Myrtle Clark Neal. She was a homemaker and a member of Pilot
Baptist Church in Eubank.
Survivors include her husband, James H. Wright; a daughter, Debbie Cole
of Eubank; two sons, Jim Elwood Wright of Cincinnati and Robert T.
Wright of Loveland, Ohio; a sister, Florence Sachs of Cincinnati; six
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 1-2 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Pilot Baptist Church.
Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
3/24/2002
Danville Advocate Messenger
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04/11/02
Nancy C. Yocum
MORELAND -- Services for Nancy Copley Yocum, 57, of McKinney will be 1
p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Gary Yocum.
Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Stanford.
She died Wednesday at her home.
Born Feb. 18, 1945, in Casey County, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Charley A. Yocum; a son, Charles Lee
Yocum of McKinney; three daughters, Kathy Dodson of Kinde, Mich., and
Kathy Manuel and Vicki Griffin, both of McKinney; a brother, Boyd
Hoskins of Casey County; seven sisters, Betty Smith and Bonnie Smith,
both of New Salem, Peggy VanHook of Mount Salem, Shirley Caro of
Louisville, Barbara Sims of Danville and Brenda Raley and Judy Harris,
both of Harrodsburg; and nine grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Donald Moore, Keith and Jimmy Smith, Marty Owens,
Coy Luttrell and Shawn Owens. Honorary pallbearers are grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday.
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Ruby K. Yocum
Danville Advocate Messenger
8/31/2001
MORELAND -- Ruby Katherine Yocum, 46, of Stanford died Thursday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born April 16, 1955, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Jamie Hazlett Foley.
Survivors include three sons, William Bogie, Allen Bogie and Charles
Godbey; three sisters, Patricia Miracle of Stanford, Brenda Vargo of
Louisville, Sheila Lee of Cave City; and a brother, Julian Foley of Lexington.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the
Rev. Roger Stevens. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. Saturday until time of service.
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Evadeane C. Young
Danville Advocate Messenger
Publication Date: 03/08/02
CRAB ORCHARD -- Evadean Croushorn Young, 63, of Benedict Drive died
Wednesday at her home.
Born May 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ruby
Singleton Croushorn. She was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church and
a former Matsushita employee.
Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Price of Danville; a sister, Helen
Nantz of Crab Orchard; a daughter, Sandra Price; and three
grandchildren.
Private family services are planned.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice, 337 W. Broadway, P.O. Box 1213,
Danville 40422.
McKnight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Gladys Young
STANFORD - Services for Gladys Young, 87, of Mason Gap Road, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Fox
Funeral Home by the Rev. Vola Brown. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Stanford House nursing home.
Born Sept. 9, 1916, in Glennville, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Jimmy and Alma Brown Brown.
She was a homemaker, Baptist, and the widow of Melvin Young.
Survivors include two sons, Eddie Young of Stanford and Kenneth Young of Tennessee; three
daughters, Bonnie Naegele of Cincinnati and Betty Freeman and Bobbi Maloney, both of Mountain
Home, Idaho; a brother, Edmond Brown of Columbus, Ga.; a sister, Verna Pittman of Glennville, Ga.;
13 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Buddy
Aldridge.
Pallbearers will be Raymie Long, Paul Todd, and Johnnie, Boyd, Billy and Clinton Harris.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
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Carol Zahn
Danville Advocate Messenger
10/31/2001
STANFORD -- Services for Carol Zahn, 50, of River Drive will be 2 p.m.
Thursday at Pentecostal Fellowship Church by Jim Cook. Burial will be
in Pentecostal Fellowship Church Cemetery.
She died Monday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Born Sept. 25, 1951, in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late
James and Maryann Jones Brooks. She was a teacher's assistant at
Highland Elementary School, a former employee and interpreter at Shaker
Village at Pleasant Hill, and a member of the Shakertown Choir. She
attended Pentecostal Fellowship Church.
Other survivors include her husband, Steven Zahn; a son, Evan E. Zahn
of Stanford; a daughter, Marie N. Zahn of Stanford; and a brother, Paul
T. Border of Schoenen-Kuhleberg, Germany.
Pallbearers will be Larry and Clint Sebastian, Thurman Pearson, Ernest
Lear, and Brian and David Bockoven.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. today at the church.
Fox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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