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Pegg, Walter T.

Walter Pegg Dies In Dayton, Ohio

Word has been received here of the death March 12 of Walter T. Pegg, formerly of Owensboro and Central City, at his home in Dayton, Ohio.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Isabella Stewart Pegg; a son, William S. Pegg, and a daughter, Miss Mary Pegg, both of Dayton. The funeral and burial were Saturday in Dayton.

Pendley, Otto

Pendley, Rice Bailey

Rice B. Pendley, 56, Chicago, Dies Here

Drakesboro - Rice Bailey Pendley, 56, Chicago, formerly of Powderly, died in the Muhlenberg Community Hospital Monday, April 28 at 10:15 p.m. of a heart condition. He was an employee of a sheet metal company in Chicago, but was in Drakesboro visiting his daughter, Mrs. Odelle Ezell, when stricken ill. He was taken to the hospital at noon and died at 10:15. He was born in Muhlenberg County Aug. 23, 1901.

Funeral services are being conducted today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. in Central City with the Rev. Elmer Dennison of Evansville officiating. Burial will be in Dovey Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Otha Pendley of Chicago, four daughters, Mrs. Ordelle Ezell of Drakesboro, Mrs. Margaret Stewart of Graham, Mrs. Freedia Vaught of Central City, Miss Carol Pendley of Chicago, Ill., two sons, R.C.L. and Ray Pendley of Chicago, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Rice of Powderly, Mrs. Ailine Moseley of Chicago, Ill.; five brothers, James Pendley of South Carrollton, Lorene and William Pendley of Powderly, Paul Pendley of Drakesboro, Owen Pendley of Central City; 17 grandchildren.

Pendley, Robert Elijah

Robert Pendley, Drakesboro, Dies

Robert Elijah Pendley, 66, died at 2:40 p.m. Friday following a long illness. His home was in Drakesboro.

He is survived by two sons, Robert E. Pendley Jr., Drakesboro and Alfred Pendley, Dayton, Ohio; four daughters, Mrs. Jewell Trotskey of Battle Creek, Mich., Mrs. Mary D. Crawford of Belleview, Mich., Mrs. Willie Jean Knight of Ennis, and Mrs. Doris Lee Southard of Madisonville.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Riverside Baptist Church by the Rev. J.S. Jennings. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Pentecost, Billy Gene

Pepper, Dallas

Perry, C.S.

Perry, M.A.

Greenville - M.A. Perry, 75, died Thursday in the Muhlenberg Community Hospital after an illness of several months.

Born in Simpson County on July 17, 1894, he moved from Elkton to Greenville as manager of the A & P grocery store and then operated a restaurant here for 35 years.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carol Perry; three sons, William O. Perry, Dayton, Ohio, E. A. Perry, Tokyo, Japan, and Marvin Perry, Florence, Ky.; three stepchildren, Mrs. Frances Baker and Harry Brown, both of Greenville, and Edward Mercer, Louisville; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; six step-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Arch Hunt, Franklin, Ky., and three brothers, Ernest Perry, Richmond, Ky., Melvin Perry, Nashville, Tenn., and Modist Perry, Franklin.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Gary's Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. W.C. Campbell, assisted by the Rev. Tom Shifflet. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Perry, Myrtle

Peters, Mable F.

Central City - Miss Mable F. Peters, 85, Louisville, died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in Louisville after a lingering illness.

Born in Wales, England, on April 1, 1886, she was a retired Army nurse and a veteran of World War I. She was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Louisville.

Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Loretta Bennett Pulley of Louisville; a niece, Miss Mary Bennett, and nephew, John R. Bennett, both of Louisville.

Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Tucker Funeral Home, by the Rev. Richard Ramsey. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon today.

Updated July 2, 2024.

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