Pendleton County Obituaries

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

Falmouth Outlook, January 6, 2004

Frances (Florence) Fields, 97, of Falmouth, Ky. passed away on Sunday December 28, 2003, at The Health Center in Cynthiana, Ky. She was born in Nicholas County, Ky. on March 17, 1906. She was the daughter of the late William Sherman Florence and Tina Mae Fryman. She was a homemaker, a member of Neave United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her husband Heber C. Fields on January 24, 1974, sisters, Grace Rudd, Ruth King; brothers, Bill and Jay Florence.
Survivors include: son, Winsor Fields, Falmouth, Ky., daughter, Roberta Persinger, Milford, Ky. Grandchildren: Linda Hacker and Wilma Lynch, both of Lexington, Ky., Randall and James Fields, both of Brooksville, Ky., Beverly Appleman, Germantown, Ky., Anna Weiss, Minerva, Ky. Sister: Nora Florence Hargett, Brooksville, Ky., brother: Paul Florence, Falmouth, Ky.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday December 31, 2003 at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, Ky.
Interment took place in the Neave Cemetery, Falmouth, Ky.


Elizabeth Ware Goodan, 89, formerly of Lexington, Ky., passed away on Monday January 5, 2004, at the River Valley Nursing Home in Butler. Elizabeth was born in Win-chester, Ky., on November 27, 1914. She was the daughter of Benjamin F. and Margaret (White) Ware. She retired from Irvin Company, Inc., and was a member of Woodland Christian Church.
Survivors include: daughter, Betty Bay, Butler, Ky., grandson: David Bay, Butler, Ky., three great-grandsons, Morgan, Spencer and Robert Bay.
Private graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday January 7, 2004 at the Win-chester Cemetery, under the direction of Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Memorials if desired are suggested to the Pendleton County Public Library.


Elizabeth Frances (Nash) Bravard Copens, 87, of Augusta, Ky., passed away on Thursday January 1, 2004 at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born on December 10, 1916 in Augusta, Ky., the daughter of the late John Rochester “Jack” Nash and Mary Elizabeth Bloomer (Lizzy). She was preceded in death by four brothers, her daughter, Frances Ellis, and her husbands; Charles Henry Bravard, and Dan Copens. She retired as a cook from Corner Cafe Restaurant, Augusta, Ky., a member of VFW Auxillary, Augusta, Ky., Augusta Church of Nazarene.
Survivors include: sons, Charles Rochester (Juanita) Bravard, Donald Lee Bravard, both of Augusta, Ky., Thomas Allen (Burnars) Bravard, Bethel, Ohio, daughters: Elizabeth (Carl) Berry, Aberdeen, Ohio, Dorothy Jean Napier, Brooksville, Ky., Sharon Sayers (Adopted daughter), Augusta, Ky. Fourteen grandchildren, twenty-two great- grandchildren.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on January 4, 2004 at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta, Ky. Active pallbearers: Brian, Shawn, Chris, and Jeffrey Bravard, Billy, Kelly, and Harvey Napier and Jimmy Purdon, Honorary pallbearer: Jimmy McFee.
Interment took place in the Highland Cemetery, Augusta, Ky.


Ethel Jane Linville, 85, of Germantown, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2004 at the Augusta Health Care, she was born in Germantown, Ky., April 14, 1918, to the late William Francis Welch and Bertha Mae (Estep) Welch. She was married to the late Samuel Grant Linville, who passed away on May 25, 1979. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and five sisters. A member of the Chatham Church in Bracken County.
Survivors include her daughter, Diane Jane Linville (Barry) Workman, Brooksville, son: Sammy Earl Linville and fian-cee Cindy Forshee, Florence, Ky.; grandchildren, David Allen Linville, Texas, Christy Hester, Scotty and Michael Workman all of Brooksville, Samantha Jo and Colten Linville of Maysville., Six great-grandchildren. Brother, Earl Welch, Germantown, Ky., sister; Clara Louise Lansky, Florida. She also leaves behind four sister-in-laws; Margaret Watkins, Joyce Tuel, Louise Crawford all of Germantown and Sandy Mulligan, Brooksville, three brother-in-laws; Quintin Earl Linville, Brooksville, Jr. Linville, Germantown, and Jimmy Dale Linville of Augusta.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Sunday January 4, 2004 at Palmer Funeral Home in Germantown.
Interment took place in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Germantown.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope 909 Kenton Station Dr., Maysville, KY 41056.


Dortha Curtis, 80, of Corinth, passed away on Thursday Jan-uary, 1, 2004, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Born on December 15, 1923 in Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Fonza Roberts Blake. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Curtis and her brother, Elbert Blake in 2003.
Survivors include daughters: Tnger Cloe, Cynthiana and Bernadine Moyer, Dayton, Ohio, two grandchildren: Michelle and Micah Moyer, one brother: Warren Blake, Springfield, Mo.
Services were held at 11 a.m. on January 5, 2004 at the Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry with Rev. Susan B. Ellis. Music was shared by Pat Burr. The pallbearers were Edwin Fogle, Randall Cloe, Micah Moyer, Randy Gill, Eddie Herron and Harold Herron. The honorary pallbears were Gene Adams and Tony Epperson.
Interment took place in the Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.


Wendell Ray “Buck” Merrill, 62, of Brooksville, Ky. passed away on Monday December 29, 2003 at his home. He was a self-employed painter, born on April 14, 1941 in Robertson County, Ky., to Samule Merrill and Stella (Donaldson) Merrill. He was preceded in death by his father on July 27, 1994. He married Brenda (Hull) Merrill on July 18, 1964 and she survives his passing.
Additional survivors include: sons, Rodney (Sherry) Merrill, Brooksville, Ky., Donald (Sandy) Merrill, Cynthiana, Ky. and his daughter Kami (Kevin) Jarrells, Stonewall, Ky., four grandchildren. A brother, James Merrill, Safety Harbor, Fla., and a sister, Connie Fair, Waldorf, Maryland.
Services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday December 31, 2003 at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown, Ky.
Interment took place in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown, Ky.

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