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Saddler, Mae

Greenville - Mrs. Mae Saddler, 72, widow of Shelly Saddler, died at 1 a.m. Sunday in the Muhlenberg Community Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Muhlenberg County, March 15, 1893, and was a member of Joines Chapel Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Hall, Chicago; four sons, Douglas Saddler, Chicago, Gordon Saddler, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Judson and Paul Saddler, both of Greenville; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Chloe Lear, Elkton, and Mrs. Ludie Welborn, Clifty, and a brother, Kane Mansfield, Flint, Mich.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gary Funeral Home here, with the Rev. Fred Fox officiating. Burial will be in Lone Star Cemetery.

Sadler, W.H.

W.H. Sadler, 54, is buried Monday

Greenville - W.H. (Pistol) Sadler, 54, of Greenville Route 3, died at 9 a.m. Saturday at Jennie Stuart Hospital in Hopkinsville, after an illness of several months.

He was born Sept. 8, 1912, in Christian County and was a farmer.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Irene Sadler of Greenville Route 3; son, Thurmon Sadler of Greenville; one granddaughter; four sisters, Mrs. Beulah Johnston, Mrs. Lucille Cook, and Mrs. Ima Withers, all of Hopkinsville Route 7, and Mrs. Madeline Pisgah of Junction City, Kan.; brother, J.W. Sadler of Hopkinsville Route 7.

Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Johnson's Chapel Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. R.D. Humphrey, with burial in the church cemetery.

Sampson, Florence

Belton - Florence Sampson, 90, of Belton, died Tuesday, April 21, 1981, at Sparks Rest Home, Central City. She was born in Muhlenberg County and was a member of the General Baptist church.

Survivors include four sons, Rollie Sampson of Echols, Raymond Sampson of Belton, Jack Sampson of Dayton, Ohio, and Nueal Lee Sampson of Indianapolis; two daughters, Jeanette Piper of Cleaton and Nellie Purcell of Warren, Mich.; 31 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; a half-brother, Elbert Cobb of Evansville; and a sister, Laura Allen of California.

Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Tucker Funeral Home, Central City. Burial in Forrest Grove Cemetery. Visitation after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Sampson, Gracie Bennie

Ennis - Gracie Bennie Sampson, 82, of Ennis died Friday, May 17, 1996, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Muhlenberg County, was a homemaker and was a member of Mud River Union General Baptist Church. Her husband, Raymond Sampson, died April 24, 1996.

Survivors include a son, Rodell Sampson of Belton; seven daughters, Verda Mae Fulkerson of Russellville, Betty Dukes of Las Vegas, Nev., Elaine Hudson of Belton, Joyce Dickerson of Beechmont, Stella Fulkerson of Ennis, Linda Clary of Owensboro and Kathy Turley of Auburn; 24 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Services are at 1 p.m. Monday at Mud River Union Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mud River Union Cemetery in Belton. Visitation is after 3 p.m. today at Tucker-Beechmont Funeral Home. Mrs. Sampson will lie in state at the church Monday from noon until services.

Sampson, J.W.

Drakesboro - J.W. Sampson, 81, a retired farmer, died Sunday at 3 p.m. at his home near Paradise, Ky.

Surviving are his wife, Florence; five sons, Jewel W., Newell L., Duward, all of Dayton, Ohio, Rolie of Greenville, and Raymond of Belton; two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Purcell of Detroit and Mrs. Jettie Piper of Drakesboro; 30 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.

The body is at the Parker-Washburne-Pannell Funeral Home in Central City.

Sampson, Raymond

Raymond Sampson, 86, of Ennis died Wednesday, April 24, 1996, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital. He was born in Muhlenberg County, was a retired coal miner and was a member of Mud River Union General Baptist Church, where he served as deacon for 40 years.

Survivors include his wife, Gracie Sampson, a son, Rondell Sampson of Belton; seven daughters, Verda Mae Fulkerson of Russellville, Betty Dukes of Las Vegas, Elaine Hudson of Belton, Joyce Dickerson of Beechmont, Stella Fulkerson of Ennis, Linda Clary of Owensboro, and Kathy Turley of Auburn; 24 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Pete Sampson of Indianapolis and Jack Sampson of Florida; and two sisters, Jenettie Piper of Beechmont and Nellie Purcell of Detroit.

Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mud River Union General Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Mud River Union Cemetery, Belton. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Friday at Tucker Funeral Home, Beechmont chapel and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Sanders, Joe

Cleaton - Joe Sanders, 67, died at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital at 8 p.m. Friday following a short illness.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Luceal Sanders; a son, Owen C. Sanders, at home; a brother, Willie Sanders of Yalyazzo City, Miss.; two sisters, Ida and Patsy Sanders, both of Muskegon, Mich.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Bibbs' Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. H. J. Batson. Burial will be in the Powderly Cemetery.

The body is at the funeral home where friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday.

Sandusky, Fannie A.

Mrs. F.A. Sandusky Dies
One of the Best Known Women of Central City.

Central City, Ky., Aug. 9. - Mrs. F.A. Sandusky, one of Central City's oldest and much loved citizens, died suddenly at her home in Louisville Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Sandusky's health had been frail for some months, but her death was not expected by her many friends in Central City, and the announcement came as a distinct shock on Monday morning.

The remains arrived over the I.C. on the afternoon train on Monday, and were laid to rest by the said of her late husband, Captain Sandusky, who preceded her to the grave less than four months ago. Mrs. Sandusky had spent many years of her life in Central City, and was greatly loved by not only the citizens of the town, but to many in this and other states, her acquaintance being an extended one. She leaves an only child, Miss Geneva Sandusky, whose entire life has been devoted to her mother. Mrs. Sandusky had reached the age of seventy-three years. A large number of friends followed the remains to the last resting place.

Sandusky, William H.

Capt. Sandusky Dead.

Capt. W.H. Sandusky died at Horse Branch early last Saturday morning. His death was the result of a stroke of paralysis he suffered about a year ago. When he retired to his room in the Sandusky Inn Friday night he said he felt better than usual, but he died before day.

Capt. Sandusky was a popular hotel man, and was as well known to the traveling public as any hotel man in the State. He first engaged in the hotel business at Central City many years ago. Later he engaged in the same business at Horse Branch, Ky. and Cairo, Ill., and the Sandusky hotels were all popular with the traveling public.

In earlier life he was a steamboat pilot, and later a railroad engineer.

He leaves a wife and one daughter, Geneva. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon at Central City, and the interment was in Fairmount cemetery. He was a colonel in the uniform rank Knights of Pythias and the Knights of Pythias had charge of the funeral.

Captain W.H. Sandusky Dead.

Captain William H. Sandusky, aged 74 years, died at his hotel at Horse Branch at 2 o'clock last Saturday morning, after an illness of some two years, following a stroke of paralysis. There were few better known men in Western Kentucky than Capt. Sandusky, and he was one of the oldest hotel men in the state. For more than thirty years he operated the Sandusky House at Central City, and a few years ago erected a hotel building at Horse Branch, which he operated. His wife and daughter, Miss Genevieve, continued the operation of the house at Central City. Interment was in Fairmount cemetery at Central City, at 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and there was a very large attendance.

Saulsberry, Forrest Lee

Greenville - Mrs. Forrest Lee Saulsberry, wife of S.J. Saulsberry, died at her home at 11:15 p.m. Monday. She was born in Ohio County and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Wright. She had made her home in Greenvillle since her marriage to Mr. Saulsberry on April 13, 1919.

She had been a member of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church for a number of years. Mrs. Saulsberry is survived by the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Mary Lee Drake, of Greenville; one grandchild, Brenda Joyce Drake; one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Hopkins, of Drakesboro; one brother, Thomas Wright, of Logan W.Va., one aunt, Mrs. Annie Van Meter, of Anderson, Ind., one uncle, Eddie Bennett, of Owensboro; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, with the pastor, Rev. E. Horace Brown officiating. Burial will be in the West End Cemetery at Greenville.

The body is at the Smith Funeral Home at Drakesboro.

Saulsbury, Ephraim

Death of Uncle “Eph” Saulsbury.
Ephraim Saulsbury, colored, aged 74 years, died suddenly at his home in the east end last Wednesday night. For some years he has suffered from aneurism, and a ruptured artery was the cause of death. Until a day or so before death he had been in usual health, and had been at work. He had been up as usual, and that night, had attended a prayer service at the Baptist church, of which he was a faithful member, and a member of the board of deacons. About midnight he called to his wife and said that he was in distress. He was assisted to a chair in front of the fire, where he sat for a short time, and then said that while he was in no pain he realized that death was near, soon expiring without a struggle. He was one of the old men of the town, and was respected by both races. His wife, one daughter and four sons survive him, and he was a member of a large family of the name. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the services conducted by Rev. Irwin, of the AME Zion church, and the church would not contain the friends who attended. Interment followed in the West End Cemetery.

Saulsbury, Mack

Uncle Mack Saulsbury, a well known colored man, died of tuberculosis of the bowels at Powderly at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, and was buried at the Hightower graveyard at 3 p.m. He was an honest, industrious man, and had the confidence of all.

Savage, Dallas

So. Carrollton child is killed when hit by car
Dallas Savage, 9 years old, fatally injured while going from school to home.

Funeral services for Dallas Savage, 9 years old, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Savage, of South Carrollton, who was injured fatally about 12:30 o'clock Monday afternoon when he was hit by a car owned and driven by Chester Bowen, 27, of Central City, were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning by the Rev. S.A. Kittinger.

The accident happened as the boy was coming home from school to lunch. Bowen picked the child up, taking him to the office of Dr. J.P. Walton, this city, where he died about fifteen minutes later. Both thighs and an ankle were broken, and he had injuries to his head.

The body was taken to Bremen to a funeral home, where the coroner's jury of Muhlenberg county, presided over by Lonnie Bryan, coroner, rendered a verdict as follows: “We, the jury, after hearing the evidence find that Dallas Savage came to his death by being hit by an automobile driven by Chester Bowen, being an unavoidable accident.” The jury included Howard Dorsett, John R. Wilkins, Wilber Whitmer, Courtland Whitmer, John H. Wilkins and J.W. Gish.

The boy, according to evidence, was in the middle of the road, and on seeing the car coming, darted across the road, then back into the pathway of the car, as the driver attempted to turn his wheel and avoid the accident.

Surviving the boy are his parents and four small brothers and sisters. Burial was in the cemetery at Gallatin, Tenn.

Updated April 4, 2024.

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