Pendleton County Obituaries

Obituaries are posted with the permission of Debbie Dennie, Editor of the "Falmouth Outlook"

Falmouth Outlook, July 1, 2003

O. Donald Wright, 88 of Cable passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at 7:20 p.m. in Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana, Ohio.
He was born January 28, 1915 in Falmouth, Kentucky the son of the late Ira and Effie (Cushman) Wright. Don was a member of the Teamsters. He drove trucks all of his life.
He is survived by his wife, Ella B. (Adams) Wright, Cable; daughter and son-in-law, Anna Corrine and Pastor Robert Instine, Cable; sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Sue Wright of Franklin, Ohio and Jerry and Anne Wright of Cable; step-children, Laverne King, Jack Dickison and David Dickison; Grandchildren, Roberta Best, John M. Instine, Kenneth Wright, Pam Wright, Michelle O'Laughlin, Mack Wright, Holly Cupps and Amanda Ressa; great-grandchildren; sister Genevieve Hedgecock of St. Cloud, Fla.; several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred (Cummins) Wright, a son Joseph Ira Wright, a daughter Patricia L. Mazure and two brothers, Lester and John Wright.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 28 in the Middletown Church of God, Cable, Ohio with the Pastor Robert Instine officiating. Interment followed in the Jenkins Chapel Cemetery.


James T. Dean, age 70, of Hwy. 177 in Butler passed away June 21, 2003, at home. James was born in Butler on July 18, 1933. He was the son of Thomas and Mattie (Smith) Dean. He was a life-long Pendleton Countian, served in the U.S. Navy and worked at Dot Wholesale Food Distributor and Markin Book Binder, both of Cincinnati. James was a Pendleton County farmer and was a Butler High School class of 1952 graduate.
He was preceded in death by brothers Virgil and George Dean. Survivors include sister Dorothy Day of Ackron, Indiana.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 26 at Peoples Funeral Home in Butler. Interment was at Butler Cemetery.


Falmouth Outlook, July 8, 2003

Rev. David Emmet Kirk, 65, of Paris, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2003, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Born on June 10, 1937 in Augusta, he was the son of the late Francis David and Frances May Jones Kirk. He married Susan Phyllis Wilson Kirk on January 8, 1972 and his dear wife survives his passing. He was a minister for 42 years, evangelizing throughout Kentucky and Ohio. Most recently, he served the United Christian Fellowship Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a musician, playing the organ, piano, guitar and harmonica and sharing his music ministry wherever he went.
In addition to his wife of 31 years, Susan, he leaves five children: Ray Morgan of Paris, Curtis Lynn of Williamsburg, Kenny Wright of Logan, OH, Mark Clark of Cynthiana, and Martha Honaker of Paris; 10 grandchildren: Tracy and Kenny Morgan, Brittany Lynn, Chelsea and Dean Wright, Mindy Stout, Brandon Clark, Susan, Travis, and Joshua Honaker; and five great-grandchildren. He was the last of his family.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 3, at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry, with Rev. Tom King, Rev. Ronnie Corbin, and Evangelist Dreama Hawkins officiating. Serving as pallbearers were: Ray Morgan, Curtis Lynn, Kenny Wright, Mark Clark, Joshua Honaker, and Randy Honaker.


Charles “Shorty” D. Gibson, 69, of Alexandria, formerly of Butler, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2003 at his home.
Charles was born in Newport on January 3, 1934, son of Everett and Anna Robertson Gibson. He was a member of the Alexandria D.A.V. He married Fran Gibson, whom survives his passing.
Besides his wife, other survivors include sons, David Gibson and Darrin Gibson, both of Butler, John “Pickett” Gibson of Demossville and Jeff King of Alexandria; daughters, Beth Cahill and Wendy Rogers, both of Butler, Becky Bush of Falmouth and Jennifer Lackey of Cold Spring; a brother, Everett Gibson of Ft. Thomas; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 at Peoples Funeral Home in Butler. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in the Butler Cemetery with full military honors.


Arthur Brown, 80, of Butler, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2003 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Arthur was born on November 14, 1922, son of the late Tilford and Delia Hurst Brown. He worked at American Laundry in Cincinnati for 34 years. He was a United States Army veteran and was a member of the Neave Methodist Church. He married Helen Wallace on April 24, whom survives his passing. Preceding him in death were brothers, Lenord and Arnold Brown.
Besides his wife of 60 years, other survivors include a daughter, Judy Henderson of Deland, Florida; a son, Jerry Brown of Butler; two grandchildren, Charlie (Cynthia) Webster and John Webster; and sisters, Thelma Moore of Falmouth and Ada Hensley of Liberty, Indiana.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 at Peoples Funeral Home in Butler.
Interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.


Ruth Prouety, 39, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2003 at her home.
Born on November 20, 1963, she was the daughter of Richard Leroy Proutey Sr. of Parkersburg, West Virginia and Sarah Ella Flynn Hudgins of Cynthiana. She graduated from Harrison County High School in 1982.
In addition to her mother and stepfather, Sarah Ella Flynn and George Edward Hudgins of Cynthiana, and her father and stepmother, Richard Leroy and Marie Proutey Sr. of Parkersburg, West Virginia, she leaves her two sons, Derrick Scott Proutey of Cynthiana and Shawn Tyler Proutey of Lexington; her sister, Connie Webster of Butler; and two brothers, Richard Proutey Jr. of Lexington and Johnny Proutey of Cynthiana.
Funeral services were Friday, July 11 at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, with Rev. Charles Brock officiating. Music was shared by Adarin Williams. Serving as pallbearers were Ricky Beam, Marion Lea, William Flynn, Ricky Hamilton, Russell Flynn and Johnny Flynn.
Interment was in the Oakland Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association of Kentucky, Bluegrass Regional Office, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite One, Lexington, KY 40503.


Claudia Lou Howell Ray, 77, of Falmouth, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2003 at her home.
Claudia was born in Birmingham, Alabama, daughter of Claude and Johnnie Lou (Blain) Howell. She was preceded in death by siblings, Nellie Lou Howell, James Howell, Jesse James Robertson and William David Robertson; children, Barbara Hawthorne, Carolyn Minnie and Bubby Ray; and a grandchild, Shaunta Williams.
Survivors include her children, Wanda Jean Hart of Florence, Robert Minnie of Newport, Cheryl Teegarden and Jeanette Brock, both of Falmouth, Patricia Williams of Union and Richard (Richie), with home she resided; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy (Dot) Howell of Bellevue.
Funeral services were Saturday, July 5 at Peoples Funeral Home in Falmouth.
Interment was in the Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.

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