Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Lloyd Thomas Adams
Lloyd Thomas Adams, 68, of Georgetown, died Monday, May 21, 2007, in his home.
The husband of 45 years to Mary Ann Burgess Adams, he was born Nov. 21, 1938, in Owen County, to the late Loraine and Anna B. Neal Adams.
He retired after 30 years of service from Bendix in Frankfort, where he was a tool grinder.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara (Glenn) Hamilton, of Wilmore; three grandchildren, Abigail, Zachary and Katherine Hamilton, all of Wilmore; three brothers, Jack (Patsy) Adams, of Georgetown, Travis (Linda) Adams, of Cynthiana, and Dennis (Laura) Adams, of Versailles; three nieces, Diana (Joseph) Rodriguez, Tammy Hulette and Donna Adams; five nephews, Wayne Carpenter, Kevin (Lori) Adams, Chris (Tina) Carpenter, Greg Adams and Tim
(Amanda)_Adams; and a special aunt, Emmarene Meredith.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Franklin T. Adams, and a niece, Jill Ann.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home, with Pastors Pete Hise and Bennie Robbins officiating.
Burial will be in Porter Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Greg Adams, Kevin Adams, Chris Carpenter, Charles
Denniston, Glenn Hamilton, Billy Sharp and Billy Michael Sharp.
Honorary bearers will be Tim Adams and Wayne Carpenter.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Robert (Bobby) Elwood Adams
Georgetown News Graphic
9/26/2001
Robert (Bobby) Elwood Adams, 62, of Georgetown, died Saturday, Sept.
22, 2001, at his home after a short illness. He was the husband of
Judy McFarland.
A native of Harrison County, he was the son of the late Ruby Katherine
Maddox and Charles Gilbert Adams Sr.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kevin (Pam) Adams and Steve (Kim)
Adams, both of Georgetown; three grandsons, Travis, Avery and Cody
Adams, all of Georgetown; two brothers, Gilbert Adams Jr., of
Versailles, and Jerry Adams, of Louisville; and two sisters, Jean
Castle and Mary Ann Lisle, both of Winchester.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at Johnson’s
Funeral Home. Burial was in Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers were Steve, Jim and Austin Adams; Ben Calvert; Tommy
Lisle; and Mike Castle.
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Mary Frances Alcorn
Georgetown News Graphic
3/15/2002 Friday
Mary Frances Alcorn, 72, of Newport, died Monday, March 11, 2002, at
St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was the widow of Otis Alcorn.
She was born in Berea on Aug. 9, 1922, and was the daughter of the late
McKinley and Katherine McGillacuddy Long. She worked in Cincinnati as a
leather specialist. She was a member of the Seventh Street Baptist
Church in Newport.
Survivors include two children, Wesley Alcorn, of Gainesville, Fla.,
and Betty Eversole, of Newport; 11 grandchildren; and 21
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three children, Alma B. Lane, Hazel
Whittamore and William Alcorn.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2002, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Darrell Taylor
officiating.
Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be her grandsons.
Visitation will be Friday, from 11 a.m. until time of service, at the
funeral home.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
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Carl H. Anderson
Carl H. "Pappy" Anderson, 82, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007.
He was born in Fayette County on July 3, 1924, to the late Richard and Minnie Thompson Anderson.
The husband of Margaret Devers Anderson, he was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 14 F. & A.M., Oleika Shrine Temple in Lexington, Royal Springs Shrine Club, Scottish Rite, American Legion and the V.F.W. He was district deputy of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, ran an upholstery shop specializing in Jeepsters. Also, he was a Kentucky Colonel, a Navy veteran of World War II and retired from IBM.
Survivors include a son, Virgil (Bud) Edwards, of Georgetown; two grandchildren, Duane (April) Edwards and Chelly Edwards, both of Georgetown; four great-grandchildren, Devin Edwards, Caden Shepard, Cammy Rodgers and Payton Rodgers; four brothers, Garnett (Naomi) Anderson, of Columbus, Ind., Marion (Mary) Anderson, of Hope, Ind., Gene (Jane) Anderson, of Logansport, Ind., and Cape (Louise) Anderson, of Lexington; two sisters, Dorothy Nichols, of Lawrenceburg, and Bonnie (Sonny) Poulter, of Salvisa; two cousins, Wanda Hamilton, of Georgetown, and Mark Perry, of Paris; a number of nieces and nephews and special friends, Jean Hackney and Bobby Young.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sue Edwards Tipton.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2007, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Huey Davis and Pastor Jeff Gibson officiating.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery with military rites.
Casket bearers will be Paul Hackney, Steve Fitch, Ernie Styler, Mark Perry, Terry Devers, Juball Dawes, Eddie Nichols, Alec Poulter and Bobby Jo Young.
Honorary bearers will be J.C. Jones, Shriner's, Masonic Lodge No. 14, Henry D. Hingst, Luther Fritts, Carl Peters, H.C. Ritchie, Bill Blankenship, Ron Coleman and Jean Hackney.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Roger Lee Anderson
Georgetown News-Graphic
10/10/2001, Wednesday
A native of Maysville, he was the son of the late Tespie and
Lucy Vice Anderson and was a refrigeration mechanic for the
University of Kentucky. He was a member of the Northside
Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Alyene Buckler and
Bonnie Calvert, both of Owingsville; a brother, Albert Anderson,
of Owingsville; a special daughter, Kimmy Greathouse, of Midway;
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at Northside
Christian Church in Georgetown with Bro. Dwight D. Elam officiating.
Burial was in the Porter Cemetery in Scott County.
Casket bearers were Brandon Anderson; Joseph Greathouse; Donnie
Cobb; Wilbur Carpenter Jr.; George Tanner; Henry Preston, M.D.;
Bobby Ison; Kevin Simmons and Wayne Williams.
Honorary bearers were Janie (Mom) Marshall and the employees of
the U.K. Physical Plant Division.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Johnson’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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9/2/2001
Frank Andes
Frank Andes, 50, of Georgetown, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, at the
V.A. Medical Center in Lexington.
Survivors include his mother, Iva Coldiron Horan, of Grant County; five
brothers, Morris Andes, of Cincinnati, James Andes, of Albany, Albert
Andes, of Los Angeles, Charles Andes, of Grant County, and Roy Andes,
of Cincinnati; and four sisters, Georgie Ooten, of London, Patricia
Brinker, of West Union, Ohio, Judy Francis, of Peebles, Ohio, and
Francis Brinker, of Georgetown.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001, at the Marvin S.
Hicks Funeral Home chapel in Monticello. Burial was in the Elk Spring
Cemetery.
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M.L. Archer
Georgetown News Graphic
1/16/2002 Wednesday
M.L. Archer, 89, of Georgetown, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at his
home. He was the husband of the late Ernestine Ward Archer.
He was retired director of L.T.I. A native of Jellico, Tenn., he was
the son of Morrison and Fannie Underwood Archer.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Katherine and Sam
Pollock, of Georgetown; two grandchildren, Bettye Archer and Bill
Cheves, and Samuel K. and Lisa Pollock; two great-grandchildren,
Kathryn Elizabeth and Marilee Archer Pollock, all of Lexington; and a
nephew, Jerry (Jo) Stout, of La Follette, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Archer and Josephine
Stout.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at
Johnson’s Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Honorary bearers will be the members of the Baracca Sunday school
class.
Visitation will be Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., at the funeral home.
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Ydell Fowler Mullins Ashcraft
Georgetown News Graphic
2/6/2002 Wednesday
Ydell Fowler Mullins Ashcraft, 67, of Georgetown, died Saturday, Feb.
2, 2002, at Georgetown Community Hospital.
She was born in Estill County on Nov. 15, 1934, and was the daughter of
the late Issac and Josie McKinney Fowler.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie (Bill) Carroll, of Georgetown,
and Grace Louise (David) Turner, of Irvine; four sons, Mike (Karen)
Mullins, of Stamping Ground, Eddie Mullins, of Georgetown, Mark (Pam)
Ashcraft, of Mt. Sterling, and Cecil (Cindy) Ashcraft, of
Nicholasville; a brother, Roy Fowler, of Irvine; and 16 grandchildren,
Geneva Carroll, Veronica Gibson, Terry Klema, Jeremy Mullins, Brad
Mullins, Jake Mullins, Kaitlin Mullins, Bridgette Ashcraft, Tonya
Ashcraft, Kim Ashcraft, Jason Ashcraft, Daniel Ashcraft, Darren
Ashcraft, "Little" Ydell Ashcraft, April Turner and Johnny Ray Turner.
She was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Jacob Isaac Gibson; a
sister, Ygene Crank; and a brother, Isaac Fowler Jr.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Stamping Ground.
Casket bearers will be grandsons Jeremy, Brad, Jake and Darrell Gibson,
Jason Gibson and Leonard Crank.
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Friday, June 2, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Friday, June 2, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
Joe Kennerly Asher
Joe Kennerly Asher, 84, died Sunday, May 28, 2006, at Georgetown Health Care. He was the widower
of Mary Elizabeth Massie Asher.
A native of Lewisburg, he was the son of the late Ellis and Fay Thomas Kennerly Asher. He was a
retired Gulf Oil Co. tax specialist and a member of Georgetown Baptist Church, a graduate of
Georgetown College and a Kentucky Colonel. He was a World War II Army veteran who served his
country in the European Theater. After the war, he was a radio announcer with WAVE in Louisville
before moving to WLAP in Lexington until 1950.
Survivors include two daughters, Fay (Dennis) McCloskey, of Lolo, Mont., and B.J. Asher, of
Jasper, Ind.; six grandchildren, Ken and David Cartledge and Matt, John, Erin and Kelly Creed;
two great-grandchildren, Brenden and Ally; a sister in law, Jean M. Sparks, of Georgetown; and
two brothers-in-law,Jack Massie, of Paris, and Ray Massie, of Quitman, Miss.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2006, at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Matt, John and Reilly Creed, Ken Cartledge, Keith Sparks and Dennis
McCloskey.
Honorary bearers will be Rick and Rob Massie.
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Sunday, February 23, 2003
Georgetown News-Graphic
Mary Elizabeth Massie Asher
Mary Elizabeth Massie Asher, 77, of Georgetown, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at her home. She was the wife of Joe K. Asher.
A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late Roy Calep and Mamie Frances Maybrier Massie. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church and the CWSO. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters and a son-in-law, Fay and Den-nis McClos-key, of Lolo, Mont., and B.J. Asher, of Owensboro; six grandchildren, Ken and David Cartledge, Matt, John and Kelly Creed and Erin Wiseman; three great-grandchildren, Brenden, Ally and Zander; a sister, Jean (Donald) Sparks, of Georgetown; two brothers, Raymond Massie, of Quitman, Miss., and Jack Massie, of Paris; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mass of christian burial was held Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at St. John Catholic Church with Fr. Larry Hostetter officiating.
Burial was in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers were her grandsons and Rick and Rob Massie.
Honorary bearers were Mike and Mark Rhodus, Neil and Keith Sparks and Reilly Creed.
Johnson’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Georgetown, Kentucky News-Graphic Obituaries
Ernest Dean Bailey, 70, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital. He was the husband of Carolyn Parks Bailey.
A native of Georgetown, he was the son of the late Willie Freeman and Bessie Ann Bailey and was a retired employee of Yale Ken_tucki_ana Inc.
Survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Manley, of Scott County, and Deana Elias and Rena Sweeney, both of Lexington; a son, Dan Bailey, of North Middletown; two brothers, Lewis Bailey, of Jessamine County, and Gene Bailey, of Lebanon, Ind.; 13 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 29, 2006, at Johnson's Funeral Home by the Rev. Bobby Lakes.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Larry and Freeman Bailey, Daniel Parks, Kirby Rineger, Mike Plumley and Chase Sweeney.
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Frank Bailey
Georgetown News-Graphic
1/14/2002-Monday
Frank Bailey, 83, of Lexington Road, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at
Georgetown Healthcare Center. He was the husband of the late Eulalia
Lee McFarland Bailey.
A native of Scott County, he was the son of the late Willie Freeman and
Bessie Ann Bailey.
Survivors include three daughters, Dora Ann Roberts and Janie
Williamson, both of Scott County, and Carolyn Sue Butcher, of Harrison
County; four sons, Willie H. Bailey, of Woodford County, Ernest Gene
Bailey, of Nicholasville, and Frank Bailey Jr. and Robert Lee Bailey,
both of Scott County; six brothers, Orville Bailey, of Scott County,
Vernon, J.W. and Lewis Bailey, all of Lexington, Gene Bailey, of
Indiana, and Dean Bailey, of Bourbon County; 17 grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at the
First Church of the Nazarene.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Mr. Bailey’s grandsons.
Visitation will be Sunday, 5-8 p.m., at Johnson’s Funeral Home.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Georgetown News Graphic
Janet Faye Bailey
Janet Faye Bailey, 52, of Georgetown, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Central Baptist Hospital in
Lexington. She was the wife of Jerry Bailey.
She was born in Bourbon County on Nov. 24, 1950, and was the daughter of Thelma Walling Henson,
of Paris, and the late David Lawrence Henson. She was a graduate of Paris High School and was a
member of Georgetown Nazarene Church. She was a group leader for Bosch-Rexroth Manufacturing.
Survivors include her husband; her mother; two sons, Jay Bailey, of Lawrenceburg, and Jamie
(Jessica) Bailey, of Georgetown; a granddaughter, Jaydan Bailey, of Lawrenceburg; a sister, Connie
(Don) Barker, of Paris; and a brother, Ronald (Peggy) Henson, of Lexington.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home
in Paris with the Rev. Chester Palmer officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Paris.
Casket bearers will be Jerry Walling, Steve Sullivan, Craig Hoovler, Floyd Shingleton, Don Barker and
Richard Ray.
Honorary bearer will be Charles Jenkins Jr.
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Published on 05/30/1993,
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER IN LEXINGTON
Dorothy Woolums Baker, 70, North Addison Avenue, retired nurse's
aide, wife of Gene Richard Baker, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Johnson's Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation 5-8 p.m.
Monday.
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Friday, January 18, 2008 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Kenneth Lamarr Baker, 76, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in Georgetown.
He was born Nov. 24, 1931, in Fayette County to the late George Aruthur and Nannie Piper Baker.
He was an auto detailer, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Seventh Street Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Rita Baker (James) Clark, and three grandchildren, Phillip Baker, Brandy Baker and Khalil Landrum.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Allen Baker and Charles Henry Baker, and a sister, Elizabeth Stevenson.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sat_urday, Jan. 19, 2008, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home, with Edith Baker officiating.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be James Clark, Shadaryl Clark, Lamarr Russell, Jermaine Lewis, Darryl Ray and Billy Reed.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. Sat_urday at the funeral home.
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Martha Moreland Baldwin
Georgetown News Graphic
12/28/2001-Friday
Martha Moreland Baldwin, 91, of Higgins Street, Midway, died Saturday,
Dec. 22, 2001, at Lexington Country Place. She was the widow of Elmo L.
Baldwin.
A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and
Sarah Frances Jones Moreland.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce (Charles) Logan and Shirley
(Joe) Sames, both of Midway; a son, Jerry (Sue) Baldwin, of Richmond,
Va.; 10 grandchildren, James, Greg and Luke Baldwin, June Hill,
Beverley and Chuck Logan, Jeff and Kevin Sames, Laura Garcia and Becky
Shatzoff; 10 great-grandchildren, Martha and Jacob Hill, Brittany,
Jimmy, Alyssa and Ryan Baldwin, Nathan and Rachel Sames, Annie
Hutcherson and Shelby Shatzoff; and a half-brother, Ward Thomason Jr.
She was preceded in death by a son, James L. Baldwin.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2001, at Johnson’s
Funeral Home.
Burial was in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Mrs. Baldwin’s grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
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Mary Southworth Baldwin
Georgetown New-Graphic
11/5/2001
Mary Southworth Baldwin, 73, of Stamping Ground, died Thursday, Nov. 1,
2001, in Lexington. She was the wife of James K. Baldwin.
A native of Scott County, she was the daughter of the late Joel B. and
Lillian Alsop Southworth.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Marilyn (David)
McDowell and Kim Sutton, both of Stamping Ground, and Lisa (Ben)
Randolph, of Moore Haven, Fla.; five grandchildren, Clay McDowell, Zach
and Jake Sutton, and Megan and Macy Randolph; two sisters, Jewell Moody
and Wanda Offutt, both of Scott County; and a brother, Joe Southworth,
of Lexington.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Johnson’s
Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Redmon, the Rev. Bob Baldridge and the
Rev. George Randolph.
Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers will be Troy, Randy, Steve, Billy and Bobby Southworth;
Billy Vance; Dwight Offutt; and Eddie Moody.
Honorary bearers will be Larry and Joel Moody; Dwight M. Offutt; Jan,
Barry and Gene Bradley Southworth; Greg and Tim Vance; and Larry
Pullium.
Visitation will be Sunday, 5-8 p.m., at the funeral home.
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Mary Louise (Connelly) Balof
Georgetown News Graphic
3/13/2002 Wednesday
Mary Louise (Connelly) Balof, 92, of Georgetown, died Sunday, March 10,
2002. She was the widow of Albert Henry “Harry” Balof.
She was born in Eastman, Ga., on Feb. 12, 1910. She was the daughter of
Eugene and Bessie (Reynolds) Connelly. A resident of Georgetown since
1945, she resided for six years at Dover Manor Nursing Home in
Georgetown, where she died. She and her husband were married in 1945 in
Lake Wales, Fla. She moved to Lake Wales in 1925 with family.
Survivors include two sisters-in-law, of central Florida; and numerous
Connelly nieces, nephews and cousins in Florida and Georgia.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister, Talbert,
Walter, Gus, Eugene and Myrtice.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at
Crestlawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Richard Weekley officiating.
No visitation is scheduled.
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Christine Barber
October 26, 2000 issue
Woodford Sun
Christine "Maggie" Barber, 92, of Georgetown, widow of Lewis Barber,
died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000.
A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late Charles and
Amanda Reynolds Kenley. She was a member of the First Church of the
Nazarene but attended Highland Baptist Church, Lexington.
Survivors include a son, Donald Lewis Barber, Georgetown; three
granddaughters; six great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter;
two sisters, Lizzie Dotson, Versailles, and Lucille Floran, Frankfort,
and a brother, Leo Kenley, Indianapolis, Ind. An infant daughter,
Margie Barber; three sisters, Lillian Roberts, Dell Dalton, and Katie
Jordan, and a brother, J.C. Kenley, are deceased.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at Johnson’s
Funeral Home, Georgetown. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery,
Stamping Ground. Bearers will be Gary Hardin, David Clark, Stan
Justice, Bry and Matthew Hardin, Tyler Justice, and Matthew Tackett.
Honorary bearers will be Kenneth, Bobby, Phillip and Gerald Dotson,
Freddie and Dennis Jordan, and Steve Lucas. Visitation will be from 5
to 9 p.m. today, Oct. 26, at the funeral home.
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Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Georgetown, Kentucky News-Graphic Obituaries
William Alvin Barber, 85, died Saturday, July 29, 2006, at the VA Hospital in Lexington. He was the husband of Carrie Mae Williams Barber.
A native of Georgetown, he was the son of the late Abraham and Charlotte Bell Barber. He was a World War II Army veteran, a retired Hoover Ball & Bearing Co. employee and a member of Great Crossings Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Eddie G. Barber, of Lexington; three daughters, Deboria B. Robinson and Ruby Wess, both of Georgetown, and Linda Raglin, of Lexington; a brother, James Barber, of Georgetown; three sisters, Clara Frazier and Charlotte Williams, both of Lexington, and Aluthia McIntyre, of Boston; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006, at Johnson's Funeral Home by the Rev. Dr. C.B. Akins Sr.
Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery with military rites.
Visitation will be after 12 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
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Friday, November 16, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Robert Barkley Bush, 96, husband for 57 years to the late Beulah Reed Bush, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at his home in Georgetown.
Born in Scott County on June 29, 1911, he was the son of Emery Woodford and Maude May Bush.
He was a 1929 graduate of Oxford High School and a member of the Kentucky Shorthorn Cattle Association and Scott County Farm Bureau. He received the Pioneer Farmer Award in 1983 and served on the Southern States Co-op Board.
He was a tobacco and cattle farmer for more than 80 years, and became an avid supporter of saddlebred horses in his later years, breeding and showing at many local shows. He was also an early innovator of no-till corn.
He was a member and elder of Providence Prebsyterian Church and later attended Bethesda Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a son, Robert Reed (Sue) Bush, of Campbellsburg; a daughter, Pamela B. (Joseph) Scallan, of Washington D.C.; four grandchildren, Robert Bush II and Mallorie Lu Bush, both of Campbellsburg, Joseph A. Scallan III, of San Diego, and Marshall Reed Scallan, of Washington D.C.; and two great-grandchildren, Robert Logan Bush and Erin Reed Bush, both of Campbellsburg.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Bell Bush.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home, with Minister Eddie Parker officiating.
Entombment will be at Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be John P. Kitchen, Tracy Hilander, Price Smith, Robert Reed Bush II, Joseph A. Scallan III and Marshall Reed Scallan.
Honorary bearers will be Leroy Jones, Dave Clark, Gene Jarvis, Elmer Riley and George Hehr.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
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Ward Davis Barkley
Ward Davis Barkley, 83, died Friday, March 9, 2007, as a result of an accidental fall.
He was the widower of Patricia "Pat" Muntz Barkley.
He was born Nov. 26, 1923, in Scott County, to the late Ward Carrick and Mable Mullins Barkley.
An avid fisherman and hunter, he was a member of the American Legion and the Mt. Gilead United Methodist Church. He was a World War II Army veteran, and was retired from the Scott County Board
of_Education.
He is survived by a stepson, William Howard Risk, of Louisville; a brother, Walter Leighton Barkley, of George-town; three sisters, Anna Jean
Brannock, Esther (Tom) Fogle and Phyllis (Bobby) Green, all of Georgetown; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Neeley.
Services were 11 a.m. Monday at Tucker, Yocum and Wilson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Rick Bailey officiating.
Burial was in the Mt. Gilead Road Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Randall Grimes, Greg Brandenburg, Heath Oliver, Joe Wriner, An-drew Glenn and Jimmy
Fogle. Honorary casket bearers were Mark Eads, Glen Curtis, Ronnie Jacobs, Frazer Duncan, Joe King, Joe
Roehrig, Lorenza Dawson, R.C. Muntz, Davis B. Glas, Virgil Sageser, Billy Hanna, Terry
Tutt, Mike Leaverton and Joe Roehrig.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Gilead Cemetery Fund, 1353 Finnell Pike, Georgetown KY 40324.
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Betty J. Barnett
Georgetown News Graphic
4/3/2002 Wednesday
Betty J. Barnett, 74, of Sadieville, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, died
Friday, March 29, 2002, at her home. She was the widow of James E.
Barnett.
She was born on May 2, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Earnest
and Nettie Peck Blythe. She was a retired employee of the Ramada Inn,
Ohio; a longtime member of the Merlin Heights Pentecostal Church,
Dayton, Ohio; and attended Trinity Assembly of God, Georgetown.
Survivors include a son, William Major (Vicki) Barnett, of Georgetown;
three grandchildren, Billy (Elisha) Barnett, of Georgetown, Jennifer
(Isaac) Bredberg, of Georgetown, and Micki Barnett, of Georgetown; a
great-grandchild, Isaac Carter Bredberg, of Georgetown; a sister, Wilma
Farris; five brothers, Jack, Mike, Ronnie, David and Daniel Blythe; and
a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Johnny E. Barnett; a brother, Bill
Blythe; and a sister, Sissy Blythe.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at Tucker, Yocum &
Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Joseph officiating.
Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery of Stamping Ground.
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Gene Edwards Barnett
Gene Edwards Barnett, 33, of Georgetown, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001.
He was born in Fayette County on Aug. 25, 1968 and was the son of the
late Arnold Wayne and Patricia Ann Kirkland Barnett.
He is survived by a sister, Sherri (Robert) Peters, of Georgetown; two
nieces, Tera McLain, of Georgetown, and Tanessa Jones, of Lexington; a
great-niece, Alexus Prado; and a great-nephew, Antonio Prado.
Graveside services were Friday, Aug. 31, 2001, at the Georgetown
Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Dean Peters, Randall Peters, Jimmy Warner, Thomas
Jordan, Juan Prado and James Leinger.
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Carl Samuel Bassett
Georgetown News-Graphic
11/21/2001-Wednesday
Carl Samuel Bassett, 84, of Stamping Ground, died Saturday, Nov. 17,
2001, at Georgetown Healthcare.
He was born in Scott County on March 30, 1917, and was the son of the
late John Peter and Adeline Braden Bassett. He was a retired farmer and
a member of the Caney Fork Baptist Church. He served his country during
World War II.
Survivors include a nephew and seven nieces.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at Tucker, Yocum
& Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Alexander officiating.
Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery of Stamping Ground.
Casket bearers were Herbert Towles, Ray C. Towles, Harold Towles, Nolan
Glass, Edward Southworth and Jasper Southworth.
3/30/1917 - 11/17/2001
Masonic Cemetery
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Georgetown, Kentucky News-Graphic Obituaries
Bradley Scott Beatty, 41, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, in Lexington.
A native of Georgetown, he was the son of Charlie Beatty and Ruth Ann Duvall Price, both of George__town, a member of Gano Baptist Church and a 1983 graduate of Scott County High School. He was a former facilities manager for Meridian Management Co.
Survivors include two children, Nathan Clinton and Natalie Ann Beatty, Hendersonville, Tenn.; two sisters, Leanne B. (Reed) Chacksfield, of Loveland, Ohio and Cindy (Scott) Holler, of Georgetown; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, at Johnson's Funeral Home by the Rev. Darrell Cruse.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Reed Chacksfield, Scott Holler, Gary Beatty, Joey Lusby, David Showalter and Craig Ruth.
Honorary bearers will be Nathan Beatty, Cory and Lucas Charles and Matthew and Michael Chacksfield.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Georgetown, Kentucky News-Graphic Obituaries
Charlie Beatty, 66, died at home Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006.
He was born Dec. 27, 1939, to the late James Beatty and Gertrude Vance Beatty Humphrey. He was the former owner of Charlie Beatty Heating and Air.
Survivors include two daughters, Leanne B. (Reed) Chacksfield, of Loveland, Ohio, and Cindy (Scott) Holler, of Georgetown; a brother, Ray Beatty, of Georgetown; and nine grandchildren, Matthew, Michael and Amy Chacksfield, Cory and Lucus Charles, Brooklyn and Jackson Holler and Nathan and Natalie Beatty.
He was preceded in death by a son, Bradley Beatty; and two brothes, James L. (BI) Beatty and Roy Beatty.
Graveside services will be at 12:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at Georgetown Cemetery, with the Rev. Scott Cox officiating.
Visitation will be 11 a.m.-noon Monday at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home.
Casket bearers will be Scott Holler, Reed Chacksfield, Billy Sinkhorn, Mike Leaverton, Phillip Wise and Matthew Greathouse.
Honorary bearers will be Lawrence Holland, Larry Covington, Bob Covington and Carl and Lola Peters.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
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Juanita Van Pelt Beckley
Juanita Van Pelt Beckley, 86, died Friday, March 17, 2006, at her home in Lexington. She was the
widow of Paul Raymond Beckley.
She born in Georgetown to the late George Johnson Van Pelt and Bessie Bell Morris. Survivors
include a daughter, Peggy Vance (George) McIntosh, of Albany, Ga.; a sister, Evelyn (Bobby)
Bishop, of Lexington; a sister, Edith (Clyde) Robideaux, of Houma, La.; a cousin, Anne Francis
Duncan; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and 11
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Sue Grimes; two sisters, Leona Margaret Tudor
and Bessie Cleo Powers; a brother, John L. Cart; and a granddaughter, Rhonda McIntosh.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2006, at Kerr Brothers Funeral
Home-Main Street in Lexington.
Burial will follow at BLUE GRASS MEMORIAL GARDENS.
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Ronald Lee Bell
Georgetown News-Graphic
11/5/2001
Ronald Lee Bell, 58, of Carlisle, Ohio, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at
the Sycamore Hospital in Miamisburg, Ohio.
He was born in Cincinnati on July 9, 1943, and was the son of the late
Gerald Raymond and Dorothy Lee Lillie Bell. He served in the United
States Army and was a retired maintenance department employee for UPS.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Lee Bell, of New Lebanon, Ohio; a
brother, Gerald W. Bell, of Walton; and a sister, Sue Williams, of
Dayton, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at the
Porter Cemetery of Scott County.
Visitation will be Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Tucker, Yocum &
Wilson Funeral Home.
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Emma Marie Bennett
Georgetown News Graphic
1/6/2002 Sunday
Emma Marie Bennett, 84, of Georgetown, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at
Dover Manor Nursing Home. She was the widow of Holcy Bennett.
She was born in Georgetown on Feb. 11, 1917, to the late Aaron and
Junior Mason.
Survivors include three nieces, Gladys Wesley, Junior Wilkins and
Minnie Arnold; a nephew, Clyde (Elmira) Wilkins; a brother-in-law,
William Wilkins; three sisters-in-law, Idela Barnes, Jimmie Matterson
and Mabel Johnson; and a host of cousins.
Services will be held 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Wesley United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Lyle Morton officiating.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Clyde Wilkins Sr., Clyde Wilkins Jr., William
Lewis Wilkins, Wayne Leach, Richard Wesley and Ron Arnold.
Honorary bearers will be Clark Moore, Cecil Sharp, Freddie Patterson
and William Black.
Visitation will be Monday at the church from 11 a.m. until time of
services.
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Edgar Marshall Biddle Jr.
Georgetown News-Graphic
11/11/2001 Sunday
Edgar Marshall Biddle Jr., 82, of Lexington Avenue, Georgetown, died
Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at Dover Manor Nursing Home.
A native of Pendleton County, he was the son of the late Edgar M.
Biddle Sr. and Pearl Willhoite Biddle.
Survivors include several cousins, including Richard (Jennie) Burke and
David (Martha) Burke, all of Georgetown.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001, at
Johnson’s Funeral Home.
Visitation will be Sunday, after 1 p.m., at the funeral home.
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Friday, May 28, 2004 Georgetown, Kentucky
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Emma Francis McIntyre Boyd
Emma Francis McIntyre Boyd, 69, of Parkside Drive, Georgetown, died Monday, May 24, 2004, at Georgetown Community Hospital.
A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Lydia Taylor McIntyre. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Usher Board and the Women in White Missionary group. She was a retired Georgetown College employee.
Survivors include five daughters, Jacqueline B. (Gary) Von Casminski, of Orange City, Fla., and Carole Renee Boyd, Pamela Dianna (Richard) Withrow, Kathie J. (Richard) Garrett and Shannon S. Boyd, all of Georgetown; five grandchildren, Daymein Boyd, Jermaine Patterson, Eugenia Mosley, Samantha Garrett and Zachary Newland; three great-grandchildren, Jackson Napier, Theque Opolus Boyd and Oria Emma-Lee Boyd; five brothers and sisters, Sue Johnson, William, Robert, Ella Mae and Harold McIntyre; a sister-in-law and friend, Ella Frances McIntyre; and an aunt, Rose Brooks, of Michigan.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Elizabeth Smith, and a brother James Edward McIntyre.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 28, 2004, at First Baptist Church with Dr. Frank W. Houston officiating.
Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be John Lankford, Happy Osborne, Stanley and Tyrone Williams, Harry J. Wilson, Rockie Hawkins and Lennie and Tony McIntyre.
Honorary bearers will be Calvin Butler, Bias Tilford, Andre Higgins, Reuben McIntyre, Kim Summers and Ira Franklin.
Johnson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Letha Jane Breen
Sunday 10/7/2001
Georgetown News-Graphic
Letha Jane Breen, 95, of Georgetown, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001,
at the Dover Manor Nursing Home. She was the widow of LeRoy Thomas
Breen.
She was born in Scott County on Feb. 14, 1906, and was the daughter
of the late Thomas J. and Ida Mae Humphrey West. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Stamping Ground Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Ottie and Mary Breen,
of Georgetown; a granddaughter, Janie Herrington, of Georgetown;
three great-grandchildren, Joshua, Emily and Sarah Herrington;
three nephews, Jim, Jerry and Gene Colville, all of Louisville;
and three nieces, Diane Kidwell, of Georgetown, Linda Humphries,
of Florida, and Deloris McCarter, of Newport.
She was preceded in death by a son, LeRoy Allen Breen; a daughter,
Eva Breen; a brother, Loranzo West; and two sisters, Lottie B.
Salzman and Margaret Colville.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 8, 2001,
at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Stephen
Bruce officiating.
Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery of Stamping Ground.
Casket bearers will be Jimmy Colville, Jerry Colville, Wayne
Newman, Jackie Kidwell, Pete Wells, Darrell Ison, Mark Herrington
and Billy Ray Glass.
Visitation will be Sunday, 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike
St., Cynthiana, KY 41031.
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Saturday, June 9, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Ottie Adam Breen
Ottie Adam Breen, 86, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, in Lexington.
He was born Nov. 25, 1921, in Scott County, to the late Leroy Thomas and Letha Jane West Breen.
He was the husband of Mary New Breen.
He was a farmer, a member of Stamping Ground Baptist Church, a graduate of Stamping Ground High School and a 50-year member of the V.F.W. and American Legion Post 24.
Survivors include his daughter, Janie (Sam) Herrington, of Georgetown; and his grandchildren, Joshua, Emily and Sarah Herrington.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Leroy Allen Breen, and a sister, Eva Breen.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10, 2007, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Joe Moran officiating.
Burial will be at the Masonic Cemetery in Stamping Ground, with military honors.
Casket bearers will be Jimmy Colville, Jerry Colville, Wayne Newman, Darrell Ison, Mark Herrington, Paul Carrico, Larry Dickey and Bill Dickey.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the funeral home.
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Friday, December 15, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
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Paul Brewer
Paul Edward Brewer, 61, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006.
He was the husband of Carol Powell Brewer.
A native of Lexington, he was the son of the late Maurice Nathaniel and Lucille Ambrose Brewer. He was a U.S. Army
Viet-nam veteran and a member of the Georgetown Community Church. A retired
farrier, he owned Bluegrass Forge for 27 years. He was currently employed by Lowe's of George-town.
Survivors include two sons, Craig (Cherie) Queen, of Caseville, Mich. and Scott (Kelley) Queen, of Floyd, Va.; 14 grandchildren; a sister, Wanda (Bill)
Dugger, of Georgetown; and two brothers, Bill (Linda) Brewer and Carl (Cynthia) Brewer, both of Lexington.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006 at Russell Cave Road Baptist Church, officiated by Gary Graves, pastor of Georgetown Community Church.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Craig Queen, Scott Queen, Billy Brewer, Jacob Dugger, Josh
Dugger, Paul Bredberg and Tim Craig.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Georgetown Community Church, P.O. Box 1082, Georgetown, Ky. 40324.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2002 Georgetown, Kentucky
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Peggy J. Brewer
Peggy J. Brewer, 67, of East Washington Street, Georgetown, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002.
She was born in Harrison County on Oct. 30, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Wava Conrad Kidwell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Broadway Christian Church in Lexington.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Sue Vance, of Georgetown; a son, Douglas Lee Eversole, of Lexington; a sister, Ruby Ivy, of Georgetown; two brothers, Eddie Kidwell, of Houston, and J.T. Jones, of Anderson, Ind.; six grandchildren, Joanne Lynn Traylor, Philip Wayne Vance, Peggy Eversole, Glendon Eversole, Sally Eversole and Karen Lee; and five great-grandchildren, Katelynn Nichole Traylor, Aaron Workman, Alex Workman, Dana Workman and Sarah Workman.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with Bro. Will Workman officiating.
Burial was in Sadieville Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Mike Childers, Brian Traylor, Philip Vance, Shawn McFarland, Tommy Kidwell and Jason Harrod.
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Mary Rose Mefford Brock
Georgetown News Graphic
3/17/2002 Sunday
Mary Rose Mefford Brock, 93, of Lawrenceburg, died Thurs-day, March 14,
2002, at the Hospice Care Center in Lexington. She was the widow of
John Joseph Brock.
She was born May 14, 1908, in Scott County and was the daughter of the
late John and Anna Elizabeth Dougherty Mefford.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Wainscott, of Lawrence-burg; a son
and his wife, John and Norma Brock, of Harrods-burg; seven
grandchildren, Joe Wainscott, of Lawrenceburg, Jeff Wainscott, of
Frankfort, John Michael Brock, of Har-rodsburg, Mark Douglas Brock, of
Independence, George Anthony Thomson, of Man-assas, Va., Teri Lynn
Baltimore, of Purceville, Va., and Toni Marie Fogel, of Chesapeake,
Va.; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Rose Marie Beck; a grandson,
Barry Brock; and two brothers, Joseph Mefford and Mark Mefford.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 16, 2002, at the St.
Lawrence Roman Catholic Church in Lawrence-burg with Father Charles
McDonald officiating.
Burial was in Lawrenceburg Cemetery.
Casket bearers were George Thomson, Mark D. Brock, John M. Brock, Joe
Wainscott, Jeff Wainscott and Robert Mefford.
Honorary bearers were John Fister, Dr. Norman Fisher, Jim Smith, Bobby
Mefford, William L. Huff Jr., O.H. Gritton Jr., Jim Speray and Paul
Beck.
Gash Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
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Hillery Paxton Brockman
Georgetown New-Graphic
11/7/2001
Hillery Paxton Brockman, 96, of Georgetown, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001,
at the Georgetown Health Care Center. She was the widow of Eugene P.
Brockman and J.B. Brockman.
A native of Scott County, she was born on Sept. 1, 1905, and was a
daughter of the late Clarence A. and Eliza Jane Hawkins Paxton. She was
a member of the Georgetown Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Ruby P. Tingle, of Georgetown; a niece,
Joyce Gayle Wynn, of Louisville; a nephew, Buford L. Wynn, of
Lexington; two great-nieces, Karen (Kevin) Tingle-Sames, of Georgetown,
and Stephanie Wynn, of Lexington; two great-nephews, M. Keith (Kathy)
Tingle Jr., of Nicholasville, and Michael J. Wynn, of Lexington; a
niece-in-law, Dorothea Tingle, of Georgetown; two great-great-nephews,
Marshal and Alex Tingle; and a cousin, Saralee Hawkins, of Louisville.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Grace Wynn; and a nephew, Marion
K. Tingle.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001, at Johnson’s Funeral
Home with the Rev. Kenneth D. Holden, the Rev. Richard Weekley and the
Rev. M. Keith Tingle officiating.
Burial was in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers were Buford and Michael Wynn, Kevin Sames, Marshal Keith
Tingle, Charles Brockman, Donald W. Abbott and Bill Dawes.
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Sunday, August 3, 2003
Georgetown News-Graphic
Mary Louise Wilhoite Brockman
Mary Louise Wilhoite Brockman, 75, of Owenton, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2003, at New Horizons Medical Center.
A native of Scott County, she was the daughter of the late John W. Wilhoite and Mary Jane Ayres Wilhoite.
Survivors include two daughters, Carol (Charlie) Ellis, of Beechwood, and Jeanette (Jon) Harris, of Brookfield, Ohio; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Marcella Wilhoite.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, at McDonald & New Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Lowe officiating.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Friday, April 28, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Rodney Brooks
Rodney Brooks, 36, of Williamsburg Lane, died suddenly Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at Georgetown
Community Hospital. He was the husband of Danielle McQuinn Brooks.
A native of Georgetown, he was the son of Julius Brooks and Betty Rodgers, both of Georgetown.
He was an employee at Lewis Auto Parts.
Survivors include two daughters, Jacquelin Lynn and Brittany Rose Brooks; two brothers, Rick and
Steve Brooks; and a sister, Hope Brooks.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Burial will be in CRESTLAWN MEMORIAL GARDENS.
Casket bearers will be Freddie Lewis Jr., Charles Van Hoose, Ernest Mahan, Jeff and James West,
Brent Dillon, Steve Fields and Austin Brooks.
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Maxine Stuart Brown
Georgetown News Graphic
1/14/2002 Monday
Maxine Stuart Brown, 88, of North Broadway, Georgetown, died Thursday,
Jan. 10, 2002, after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s.
She lived at her son’s residence, Millspring, North Broadway.
Survivors include a son, attorney David Stuart, of Georgetown and
Versailles.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at the
Stuart-Douglass Lot, Bellwood Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Ralph Robinson & Son Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
W.R. Milward, Broadway, Lexington, is in charge of local arrangements.
There will be no visitation.
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Luella Bunch
Georgetown News Graphic
1/6/2002 Sunday
Luella Bunch, 53, of East Main Street Extended, died Thursday, Jan. 3,
2002, at her home. She was the wife of Larry Wayne Bunch.
A native of Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, she was the daughter of the
late Steve and Lucille Tate Williams.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Lynette Michelle Bunch, of
Georgetown; a son, Larry Wayne Bunch Jr., of Georgetown; a sister,
Leona Williams, of Canada; and a brother, Percy Williams, of Canada.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. John R. Corbiere officiating.
Johnson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Rachel Faye Burden
Rachel Faye Burden, 53 of Frankfort Pike, died Sunday Feb. 5, 2006, at her home.
A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Virginia Henderson
Burden.
Survivors include three children, Jennifer Rodriguez, of Georgetown, Douglas Skinner Jr. and
Rachel Jane Martinez, both of Lexington; 13 grandchildren, Randi, Mandi, Tiffany, Dustyn, Cody,
Chris, Makyla, Brandon, Brittany, Alejandro, Michelle, Michael and Jenny; a great-granddaughter,
Madison Shaye Valley; three brothers, Jimmy Henderson, Frankie Burton and Freddie Burden; and
three sisters, Margaret Brumley, Mabel Soto and Georgia Hernandez.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 PM Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, at Johnson's Funeral Home by Bro.
Robert Sageser.
Burial will be in GEORGETOWN CEMETERY.
Casket bearers will be Doug Skinner Sr., Freddie and David Burden, Frankie Burton, Jimmy
Henderson, Porfirio and Cruz Romero, Matt Skinner and Margarito Rodriguez.
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Virginia Frances Henderson Burden
Georgetown News-Graphic
11/28/2001 Wednesday
Virginia Frances Henderson Burden, 72, of Bourbon Street, Georgetown,
died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at her home. She was the widow of Edward J.
Burden.
A native of Nicholasville, she was the daughter of the late Walter B.
Henderson and Lola Lynn Leake and was a member of the Wings of the Dove
Pentecostal Church in Lexington.
Survivors include four daughters, Margaret Brumley, of Wilmore, and
Rachel Burden, Mabel Soto and Georgia Villalon, all of Georgetown;
three sons, Jimmy Henderson, Frankie Burden and Freddie Burden, all of
Georgetown; a sister, Gladys Williamson, of Georgetown; 22
grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, in
the Georgetown Cemetery with Sister Nancy King officiating.
Casket bearers will be Harry Wilburn Jr., Douglas Skinner Jr., Manuel
Soto, Juan Barbosa, Bob Foley, Dwayne Reece, Danny Clemons and Juan
Martinez.
Visitation will be Wednesday at her home, 330 Bourbon St.
Johnson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Elizabeth Anne Burgess
Georgetown News Graphic
11/7/2001
Elizabeth Anne Burgess, 81, of Georgetown, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001,
at the Hospice Care Center in Lexington. She was the widow of John
Burgess Sr.
She was born in Winchester on March 3, 1920, and was the daughter of
the late Edward and Lucille Moore Birch.
Survivors include four children, Sandra Kay Withrow, of Corinth, Penny
Rae Offutt, of Georgetown, John Edward Burgess Jr., of Lexington, and
Pamela Anne Clifford, of Moncks Corner, S.C.; six grandchildren, Bob
Offutt, Beth Burgess Storm, John Chris Burgess, Chasity Sharp, Tara
Clifford and Megan Clifford; a great-grandchild, Jared C. Offutt; a
step-great-grandchild, Brittany Leach; a brother, Sam Birch, of
Anderson, Ind.; and a sister, Pearl McCloud, of Mississippi.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with Bro. Raymond Offutt
officiating.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Bob Offutt, John Chris Burgess, Everett Offutt
Jr., Charles Clifford, Eddie Fryman and Rickie Darrell.
Honorary bearers will be Phillip Adams, J.C. Offutt, Carl Taylor and
Paul Moses.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2004 Georgetown, Kentucky
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Scott L. Burgett
Scott L. Burgett, 31, of Lexington, son of Patricia Ann Johnson Burgett, of Lexington and Harold
Dean Burgett, of Middleburg, Fla., died June 29, 2004, in Middleburg.
Survivors include his parents; a daughter, Brittney Burgett, of Lexington; two brothers, Harold
Dean Burgett Jr. and Jeffery Scott Burgett, both of Lexington; maternal grandparents Earl and
Ann Johnson, of Lexington; paternal grandparents Gardner and Alta Burgett, of Richmond; and
maternal great-grandmother Sylvia Johnson, of Georgetown.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at Johnson’s Funeral Home with
Robert Fox officiating.
Burial will be in the Stamping Ground Masonic Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Kenneth Johnson, Jerel and Tyler Brown, James Stacy, B. Mounce and Thomas
Hudgins Jr.
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Ralph C. Burrows
Georgetown News Graphic
3/22/2002 Friday
Ralph C. Burrows, 94, of Georgetown, died Monday, March 18, 2002, at
his home. He was the husband of the late Grace Duvall Burrows and the
late Audrey Wilson Burrows.
He was born in Scott County on Oct. 22, 1907, and was the son of the
late Alonza C. and Tina Woods Burrows. He was the first principal for
the Scott County Junior High School. He began teaching Burton
Elementary School, and from there he taught at the Yates and Stamping
Ground Schools. He was a graduate of Georgetown College and received
his master’s degree from the University of Kentucky. He was a member of
the First Christian Church, Georgetown; a member of Alpha Gamma Chapter
of Kappa Delta P. of the University of Kentucky; and a former member of
the Georgetown Rotary Club.
Survivors include three nieces, Carol Perkins, of Owen County, Kathy
Towles, of Georgetown, and Evelyn Miller, of Franklin County; and two
nephews, Douglas Burrows, of Cynthiana; and Duane Burrows, of Modesta,
Calif.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Selena Wilson; and four brothers,
Justus Burrows, Kenneth Burrows, A.C. Burrows Jr. and Lloyd Douglas
Burrows Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2002, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Scott Cox
officiating.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Frank Cook, Raymond Morrison, Todd Burrows, Chad
Perkins, Michael Perkins and Frankie Sumpter.
Honorary bearers will be the elders and deacons of the First Christian
Church.
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
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James Patterson "Jae" Burton
James Patterson "Jae" Burton, 62, of Rose Street, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at the Hospice Care Center after a long battle with cancer.
A native of Georgetown, he was the son of the late James Gano and Marie Patterson Burton.
Survivors include a brother, Tom (Brenda) Burton; an aunt, Dorothy Burton; cousins, Regina Burton House and Martha (Doug)
Zumwalt; a niece, Tricia (Chuck) Patton; a nephew, Michael Burton; a great-niece Kayla Patton; a great-nephew, Charles Patton; and special friends Donna Mullen-Atkins, Richard McCloud, Larry Davis, Betty (Joe) Moore, Brenda Lucas, Artie Mullen and Zack Mullen-Atkins.
Memorial services will beat 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at Johnson's Funeral Home by the Rev. Joe Moore.
Inurnment will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Thursday until time of services at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass
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Pauline Polly Newberry Burus
Georgetown News-Graphic
9/14/2001
Pauline "Polly" Newberry Burus, 74, of Stamping Ground, died Sunday,
Sept. 9, 2001, at her home. She was the widow of Charles E. Burus Sr.
A native of Somerset, she was the daughter of the late Marshall
Newberry and Rilda Newberry Doughtery. She was a retired dry cleaning
clerk for over 50 years.
Survivors include two sons, Charles E. Burus Jr., of Georgetown, and
Ishmel (Karen) Burus, of Stamping Ground; two grandchildren, Kelly
Adams, of Lexington, and Patrick (Brendi) Burus, of Georgetown; four
great-grandchildren, Natasha, Hanna and Abigale Adams, and Colton
Burus; five step-grandchildren, Roma, Mona, Heather, Kimberly and
Joshua; seven brothers, Winston, Rollis, Lloyd, Bascomb, Bill, Edsel
and Daniel Newberry; and six sisters, Verla Hughes, Mary Ritchie, Linda
Whitaker, Rose Glover, Othella Eggers and Eunice Sterwerf.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Elmer, Browning and Ernest
Newberry; and two sisters, Jackie Hughes and Ann Elizabeth Newberry.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001, at Johnson’s
Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Wilson officiating.
Burial was in Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Jessamine County.
Casket bearers were Charles, Ishmel and Patrick Burus; Steve Ketterer;
Greg Young and Lee Taulbee.
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Wednesday, June
28, 2006
Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Hazel Mary Williams Bynum, 60, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, at her home after a long illness. She was the wife of Dr. Gus A. Bynum.
She grew up in Nicholasville and was the daughter of the late James Sankey and Helen Long Williams. She was a graduate of University High School in Lexington, Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va., and received a Masters of Library Science from Emory University. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Women and the Daughters of the King and former member of the Scott Co. Women's Club, Junior League of Lexington, Scott Countians Against Drugs and was a Scott County Committee for Academic Excellence facilitator.
Survivors include a son, Benjamin C. Bynum, of Georgetown; a daughter, Anna A. Bynum, of Arcata, Calif.; a sister, Clare W. (Ed) Sullivan, of Atlanta; two brothers, Dr. Sankey (Connie) Williams, of Philadelphia, and Coke (Liz) Williams, of Moreland Hills, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church by the Rev. Dr. Charles Washman and Mother Nancy Stone-Farley.
Inurnment will be in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Garden.
Honorary bearers will be Herndon Price, Jim Arehart, Cecil Bell Jr., Dr. Kendall Brown, Dr. Sudhideb Mukherjee and Bob Bishop.
Johnson's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Kentucky Chapter of the National M.S. Society, 11700 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 500, Louisville, KY 40299 or Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 209 S. Broadway, Georgetown, KY 40324.
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July
5, 2007
Woodford Sun
Versailles, Kentucky
Harold Campbell,
69, of Lawrenceburg, husband of Virginia “Doris” Carter Campbell, died
Tuesday,
June 26, 2007, at his residence. Born in Scott County, he was the son of
the late, Earl and Blanche Wise Campbell.
He was a member of the Lawrenceburg Church of God and was a retired truck driver
for A1 Portable Buildings.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Darlene Smith and Kay
Spies, both of Lawrenceburg; two
sons, Wesley Campbell, New Jersey, and Tommy Campbell, Tennessee; 12
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews. A sister, Linda Hamilton, is deceased.
Services were conducted Friday, June 29, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by
Pastor Don Carter.
Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery in Stamping Ground.
Guest book at Blackburnandward.com.
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Lillian Tackett Campbell
Georgetown News Graphic
12/19/2001-Wednesday
Lillian Tackett Campbell, 88, of Stamping Ground, died Monday, Dec. 17,
2001, at her home. She was the wife of 71 years of Carl Campbell.
A native of Scott County, she was the daughter of the late Milton and
Ella Craig Tackett.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Carl Milton (Jeanette) Campbell,
of Stamping Ground; two daughters, Bettie Ella (Harold) Towles and
Margaret Elizabeth Wise (Leonard Riddle), both of Stamping Ground;
three grandchildren, Amy Wise (Eddie) Fryman and Ray Lynn Campbell,
both of Stamping Ground, and Jeff Campbell, of Georgetown; four
great-grandchildren, Ray Craig and Tonia Campbell, Travis Hopkins and
Chance Fryman.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Lida Rae Hudson.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at
Johnson’s Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Meredith Wells; Ray Lynn; Jeff, Ray Craig and
Harold Campbell; Travis Hopkins, Eddie Fryman; and David Pieratt.
Honorary bearers will be Ewell Riddle, Ricky Pieratt, Henry Duke
Prewitt, Coleman Johnson, J.W. Reynolds, Paul Tackett and John Wathen.
Visitation will be Wednesday, 5-8 p.m., at the funeral home.
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Julian Taylor Cannon
Georgetown News Graphic
1/2/2002
Julian Taylor Cannon, 43, of Georgetown, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001,
at Central Baptist Hospital. He was the husband of Jennie Hull Cannon.
A native of Georgetown, he was the son of the late J.B. and Leetta
Taylor Cannon.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Julian Hays Cannon, of Georgetown; a
step-son, Brent Bishop, of Georgetown; an aunt, Henrietta Cannon, of
Danville; and two cousins, William L. Cannon II and Alice Ann Reynolds,
both of Danville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at
Johnson’s Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be David Knox, Cam Cantrell, Phillip and Jesse
Johnson, William L. Cannon II, William Feltner, Dave Roberts and Leo
Phillips.
Honorary bearers will be Mike Hockensmith, Marshall Lawrence, Dudley
Glass, R.C. Linton, Price Smith and John Lacy.
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Thomas L. Carlin
Georgetown News Graphic
1/6/2002 Sunday
Thomas L. Carlin, 75, of Georgetown, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at
Georgetown Community Hospital. He was the husband of Norma Wynn Carlin.
He was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Feb. 4, 1926, and was the son of the
late Thomas L. and Loretta Stube Carlin.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kathryn (Lance) Dahl, of
Shelbyville; two sons, Kevin (Elizabeth) Carlin, of Georgetown, and
Richard (Susan) Carlin, of Louisville; and two grandchildren, Michael
Dahl and Caroline Dahl.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at St. John Catholic
Church.
Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Tom and Howard Fister, Gorman Warren, Buford Wynn,
Roy Soards and Jim Woolums.
Honorary bearers were Bill Cronin, Happy Osborne, Henry "Bud" Devers,
Don Dixon, Marvin Arthur and Joe Bartley.
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Tom Carmichael
Georgetown News-Graphic
10/7/2001
Tom Carmichael, 72, of Georgetown, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001.
He was the husband of Mary Faye Walters Carmichael.
He was born in Fayette County on May 14, 1929, and was the son
of the late Robert and Dollie Carmichael. He was a retired
employee of IBM. He was a member of the Highland Baptist Church
and a volunteer at the AMEN House of Georgetown.
Survivors include his wife; three children, Shirley (Jerry)
Hedges, of Paris, Tom (Sue) Carmichael, of Lexington, and Rodney
(Leisa) Carmichael, of Cynthiana; eight grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at Tucker,
Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Kevin Baker officiating.
Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery. Casket bearers were Charlie
Raisor, John Cannon, Bob Green, Fraser Palmer, Charlie Conkright,
Walter Woods, James Covington and Mack Hulett.
Honorary bearers were Steve Southworth, Don Porter and Jim Wright.
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Glenda Mitchell Carpenter
Georgetown News Graphic
4/10/2002
Glenda Mitchell Carpenter, 56, of Meadow Valley Road, died Saturday,
April 6, 2002, at the Hospice Care Center. She was the wife of Will
Carpenter.
A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of John T. Mitchell III,
of Georgetown, and the late Louise Mullin Mitchell. She was a
University of Kentucky purchasing officer.
Survivors include her husband; her father; a son, John Burkhead, of
Georgetown; a stepson, Steven Carpenter, of Lexington; three
stepdaughters, Sandra Beihn, Renay Carpenter and Stacey Carpenter, all
of Lexington; 10 grandchildren; and a sister and brother-in-law, Sondra
and Bob Stakelin, of Midway.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Shane Glass.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at Johnson’s Funeral
Home with Bro. Billy Fayne officiating.
Burial was in the Midway Cemetery.
Casket bearers were David Bowman, Bobby Barrick, Dale Glass, Brian
Stakelin, Billy Mullin Jr., Tony Childers, Jeff Doty and George Riebel.
Honorary bearers were Jimmy Saylor; Tim, Mike and Jim Gillen; and
Dewayne, Joe, Danny and Ernie Carpenter.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass.
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Thursday, March 27, 2003
Georgetown News-Graphic
Stanley Wayne Centers
Stanley Wayne Centers, 51, of Georgetown, died Saturday, March 22, 2003, at Georgetown Community
Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was the husband of Debbie Reed Centers.
A native of Jellico, Tenn., he was the son of the late Ernest Centers Jr. and Hettie Davenport Centers.
He was a graduate of Cumberland College and a very dedicated member of Faith Baptist Church. He
was account manager for the Kentuckiana District of the U.S. Postal Service.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Jason (Jessica) Centers, of Lebanon, Ohio; a daughter, Lyndi (Shawn)
Jones, of Lebanon, Ohio; a brother, Charles (Linda) Centers, of Georgetown; two sisters, Naomi (Boyd)
Brown, of Jamestown, Tenn., and Linda (Larry) Roaden, of Corbin; parents-in-law Tom and Lucille
Reed, of Cincinnati; a sister-in-law, Sheri (Frank) Harper, of Rockford, Mich.; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at Faith Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bob Fox
and Dr. Greg C. Earwood officiating.
Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Rodney and Jeremy Centers, Bill Penn, Mike Stacy, Alex Davenport, Maury
Young, Lewis Hoffman and Mark Walls.
Johnson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or the American
Heart Association.
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Wendell Franklin Centers
Georgetown News Graphic
9/16/2001
Wendell Franklin Centers, 53, of Frankfort, died Thursday, Sept. 13,
2001, at the V.A. Center in Lexington. He was the husband of Shelia
Burgess Centers.
He was born on Aug. 4, 1948, in Barboursville, and was the son of James
Oscar and Irene Joyner Centers. He was a self-employed heavy equipment
operator. He served his country during the Vietnam War. He was a member
of the Oakland Christian Church, V.F.W., American Legion and D.A.V.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Justin Thomas Centers, of Frankfort;
four daughters, Arlena Gail Norris, of Stamping Ground, Wendy Lorelle
Foster, of Richmond, Connie Diann Willoughby, of Stamping Ground, and
Fallon Rae Wagoner, of Georgetown; three brothers, James Lee Centers
Jr., of Tucson, Ariz., Walter Jay Centers, of Lawrenceburg, and Carlos
Fredrick Centers, of Dry Ridge; four sisters, Charlsie Ann Powell, of
Corinth, Betty Sue Coffman, of Frankfort, Wilma Darlene Elam, of
Frankfort, and Marilyn Diane Collins, of Stamping Ground; and 10
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Brown
officiating.
Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery of Stamping Ground.
Casket bearers will be Darrell Lyons, Marvin Hockensmith, Frankie
Collins, Kevin Guill, John Darnell, Barry Wise and Ronnie Barnett.
Honorary bearers will be Rex McMillan, Donald Tackett, Johnny Hymer,
Wayne Scroggins, Ed Taylor, Bob Hockensmith, George Kettenring, Larry
Jenkins, Ronnie Townsend, Dickie Darnell, Randy Hockensmith, Russ
Marksberry, Steve Parker and Charlie Elam.
Visitation will be Sunday, after 1 p.m., at the funeral home.
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Martha Sinclair Cherrington
Georgetown News Graphic
1/23/2002 Wednesday
Martha Sinclair Cherrington, 83, of Georgetown, died Thursday, Jan. 17,
2002, at her home.
She was born in Georgetown on Oct. 27, 1918, and was the daughter of
the late W.L. and Elizabeth Payne.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith Cherrington, of Kalamazoo, Mich.;
a son, John W. Melborne; four sisters, Libby Curtis, of Georgetown, Eva
Estill, of Georgetown, Billie Kling, of Florida, and Nancy Silverthorn,
of Florida; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Tucker, Yocum &
Wilson Funeral Home.
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Denny Lee Clemons
Georgetown News Graphic
1/16/2002 Wednesday
Denny Lee Clemons, 42, of Sadieville, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at
the U.K. Medical Center.
He was born in Scott County on May 8, 1959, and was the son of Sadie
Kathern Kidwell Clemons and the late Revel Gene Clemons.
Survivors include his mother; a daughter, Brandi Leath Clemons, of
Georgetown; three sons, Jeremiah Clemons and Joshua Clemons, of Texas,
and Dennis Keith Clemons, of Georgetown; a brother, Danny Clemons, of
Georgetown; and three sisters, Mary Clemons, Laura Clemons and Judy
Devers, all of Georgetown.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Butch Alexander, Jimmy Joe Mitchell, Mule,
Flash, Brook Elliott and Pat Green.
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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Edith Linn Clifton, 92, Scott County artist and widow of Charles F. Clifton, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at Georgetown Community Hospital.
A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late Kelly R. and Oma Blythe Linn.
She was a member of First Christian Church, a founding member of the Scott County Art League and was honored as Outstanding Citizen by the House of Representatives for her contribution in the arts in 2007.
Survivors include two sons, Charles David (Betty) Clifton, of Georgetown, and James Leslie (Susan) Clifton, of Sadieville; three grandchildren, David (Amy) Clifton, Leslie Ann (John) McClellan and Tony Clifton; three great-grandchildren, Kristie Clifton, Trinity Clifton and Layna Sides; three sisters, Mildred Vallandingham, of Medford, Ore., Aretta Clifton and Nora (Tommy) Clark, both of Felicity, Ohio; and a brother, J.T. (Beulah) Linn, of Bromley.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Evelyn Jones and Helen Courtney; and two brothers, Charlie Linn and Kenneth Linn.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at Johnson's Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bill Thorn officiating.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Tom Clifton, David Clifton, James Wallace, Charlie Hoffman, Louis Wash and Donald Abbott.
Honorary bearers will be Barbara Strippelhoff, Margie Lucas, Betty Johnson, Judy Apple, Ann Bevins, Sherry Myers, Suzanne Conrad and her special friends and caregivers, Carolyn, Tina, Betty and Linda.
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Geneva Lemons Coblens
Georgetown News-Graphic
12/31/2001
Geneva Lemons Coblens, 91, of San Rafael, Calif., formerly of
Georgetown, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, in California. She was the
widow of Harry C. Coblens, M.D.
A native of Scott County, she was the daughter of the late Leslie T.
and Willie Barnhill Lemons.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Coblens Young, of Berkeley, Calif.;
and eight grandchildren, Ondine Young, of San Diego, Orion Young, of
Taiwan, Jason Young, of Berkeley, Calif., Ronald Ralls and Richard
Coblens, both of Chicago, Stephen Coblens, of Phoenix, Brooke
Rodriguez, of Orange County, Calif., and Kimberly Seiple, of Chicago.
Private funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, in the
Georgetown Cemetery.
Johnson’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Saturday, November 22, 2003 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Pearley Holley Coffman
Pearley Holley Coffman, 70, Homosassa Springs, Fla., formerly of Georgetown, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, at her home. She was the wife of Leon Coffman Sr.
A native of Mitchellsburg, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Hulda Cole Holley. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Leon (Sue) Coffman Jr., of Frankfort, and Steven Ray (Melva) Coffman, of Georgetown; a daughter, Vivian D. Luttell, of Homosassa Springs, Fla.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Johnson’s Funeral Home with Bro. Dwight D. Elam officiating.
Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers will be Cynthia Clemente, Chad and Steve Allen Coffman, Paul Smith, Jerry Bristol and Steve Southworth.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Citrus County, 3350 W. Audubon Park Path, Lecanto, FL 34461.
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Ernest D. "Cubby" Coleman
Georgetown News-Graphic
9/26/2001
Ernest D. "Cubby" Coleman, 77, of Pinehurst Drive, Georgetown, died
Friday, Sept. 21, 2001.
A native of Scott County, he was the son of the late Keene and Minnie
Henderson Coleman. He was a World War II Army veteran.
Survivors include two sisters; a brother; and many nieces and nephews,
including Richard and Earlicia C. Harris, with whom he made his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001,
at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Jessamine County.
Johnson’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Junior Collins
Georgetown News Graphic
3/17/2002 Sunday
The Rev. Junior Collins, 72, of Williamsburg, died Thursday, March 14,
2002, at the Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico, Tenn. He was the
husband of Eleanor Spencer Collins.
He was born in Clay County on June 15, 1929, and was the son of the
late Boyd and Laura Gray Collins.
Survivors include six sons, Albert Collins, of Georgetown, Boyd
Collins, of Stamping Ground, Robert Collins, of Georgetown, Delbert
Collins, of Georgetown, Carl Collins, of Georgetown, and Jimmy Collins,
of Stamping Ground; a stepson, Joel Felts, of Williamsburg; two
brothers, Isom Collins, of Stamping Ground, and Pearl Collins, of
Manchester; a sister, Vergie Ruth, of Sadieville; 18 grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2002, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with Pastor Stanley Holder
officiating.
Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be the Rev. Collins’ grandsons.
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Donald Lee Colston
Georgetown News-Graphic
9/26/2001
Donald Lee Colston, 61, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in
Williamstown.
Survivors include a son, Timothy Berry, of Waynesboro, Penn.; a
step-son, Rick Chowning, of Williamstown; two brothers, Arva J. Colston
Jr., of Davenport, Fla., and Edmond Gene Colston, of McLoud, Okla.; and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at Corinth
Cemetery.
Rogers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Archie Brown Combs
Georgetown News Graphic
11/16/2001-Friday
Archie Brown Combs, 58, of Georgetown, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at
St. Joseph Hospital. He was the husband of Margaret McKinney Combs.
He was born in Owsley County on Aug. 24, 1943, and was the son of the
late Walker and Betty Baker Combs.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Brenda (Darren) Wilson, of
Lexington, and Charlene (Mark) Dillow, of Lawrenceburg; a son, James
(Melissa) Combs, of Georgetown; nine grandchildren, D. Westley Wilson,
Megan Wilson, Austin Dillow, Cody Dillow, Leslie Combs, Meagan Kyle,
Cody Estes, Jeremey Kyle and Tyler Estes; five brothers and sisters,
Phares Combs, Sheridan McIntosh, Jackie McKinney, Eula Nichols and
Vernon McKinney; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001, at Northside
Christian Church.
Burial was in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers were E. Darren Wilson, Mark Dillow, Edward Combs,
Charles Combs, Vernon McKinney and Jackie McKinney.
Honorary bearers were Phares Combs, Ed Wilson, Lannie Cockerham, Dennis
McKinney, Lee Roy McKinney and Eugene McKinney.
8/24/1943 - 11/12/2001
Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
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Farris Combs
Georgetown News Graphic
3/20/2002 Wednesday
Farris Combs, 75, of Stamping Ground Road, died Wednesday, March 13,
2002, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington following a long illness.
A native of Perry County, he was a retired employee of Kraft Foods in
Owenton. He was a Korean conflict veteran and a recipient of the Purple
Heart. He was the son of the late Van and Vina Campbell Combs.
Survivors include four sons, Farris Combs II, of Stamping Ground, Van
Combs, of Lexington, Robert A. Combs, of Lawrenceburg, and Bert T.
Combs, of Owenton; three daughters, Christine Combs Barns, of
Frankfort, Dorothy Combs Perkins, of Carrolton, and Stella Combs
Vendler, of Williamstown; a sister, Louise Brewer, of Perry County; 17
grandchildren; and 15 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Harrod Bros.
Funeral Home in Stamping Ground with the Rev. David Smith officiating.
Burial was in the family lot in the Stamping Ground Masonic Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Farris Combs III, Donald Vendler, Allan Collins,
Thomas Biggs, Hershel Combs and Frank Bigwell.
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Helen Wilson Congleton
Georgetown News-Graphic
1/4/2002 Friday
Helen Wilson Congleton, 87, of Louisville, formerly of Fayette County,
died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville. She
was the widow of Edwin Samuel Congleton.
A native of Scott County, she was the daughter of the late James
Benjamin and Lida McManus Wilson.
Survivors include a daughter, Katherine A. Congleton, and her fiancé,
Ed Scott, both of Louisville; a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and
Judy Congleton, of Springfield; a grandson and his wife, Edward and
Kristen Congleton, of Harrodsburg; a sister, Lee New, of Georgetown;
and two nephews, Donnie and Ben New.
Mass of Christian burial was held Thursday, Jan. 3, 2001, at St. John
Catholic Church.
Burial was in Lexington Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Edward Congleton, Donnie New, Shelby Ogden, Allen
Carr, Steve Hephner and Robert McFarland.
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Thelma Greenup Conner
Georgetown News Graphic
2/10/2002 Sunday
Thelma Greenup Conner, 76, of Georgetown, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002,
at Hospice Care Center of St. Joseph Hospital. She was the wife of
Willard (Bill) Conner.
She was born in Scott County on Oct. 18, 1925, and was the daughter of
the late Garnett and Nellie Vance Brannock.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Randy (Vicki) Greenup, of
Louisville, and Jamie (Karen) Greenup, of Stamping Ground; a daughter,
Susan (Jack) Conner, of Georgetown; six grandchildren, Wendy Conner,
Amy (Phillip) Johnson, Stacey Conner, Tracie (Mark) Tackett, Nathan
Greenup and Adam Greenup; 11 great-grandchildren; and two sisters,
Bessie B. Thomas and Shirley Harp, both of Lexington.
She was preceded in death by a great-grandchild, Alyssa-Anne Williams;
and a brother, John Edward Brannock.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, at the Grace
Christian Center with Pastor Gary Brown officiating.
Burial was in the Jacksonville Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Tom Zurowski, Roger Penn, Jack Sexton, Mike Jones,
Danny McFarland, P.T. Kemper, Mike Radcliffe and Howard Gruchow.
Honorary bearer was Raymond Bishop.
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Billy R. Cook
Billy R. Cook, 73, of Georgetown, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at St.
Joseph Hospital. He was the husband of Sue Ann Cook.
He was born in Scott County on Feb. 27, 1928, and was the son of the
late Willie C. and Florance Doan Cook.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Samuel Cook, of Georgetown,
Henry Cook, of Georgetown, and David (Lorainne) Cook, of Lexington; a
daughter, Elizabeth Moon, of Bloomington, Ill.; two stepdaughters,
Barbara Burt, of Lexington, and Peggy (Darrell) Elam, of Georgetown; a
sister, Muriel (Bob) Eaves, of Georgetown; two brothers, Gene Lake
(Rhoda) Cook, of Georgetown, and John Lee Cook, of Georgetown; 11
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001, at
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Connie Jackson
officiating.
Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery of Stamping Ground.
Casket bearers will be David Cook, Darrell Elam, Gene Cook Jr., William
Cook, Roger Cook and John Christopher Cook.
Visitation will be Friday, 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home.
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Georgetown, Kentucky News-Graphic Obituaries
Charles O. Cook, 96, of Georgetown, died Saturday, August 5, 2006, at the Georgetown Community Hospital. He was the husband of Lucille Murphy Cook.
A native of Georgetown, he was born November 19, 1909, in Harrison County to the late Samuel Green Cook and Cora Ann Fryman Cook.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Great Crossing Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; three children, Linda (Mike) Whaley, Carol (Bryan) Hughes and Charles M. (Sandy) Cook, all of Georgetown; a sister, Cora Lee Alcorn, of Georgetown; 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday, August 8, 2006, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. James (Rocky) McManus officiating. Pallbearers were: James C. Whaley, Robert Whaley, Brian Whaley, Ronnie Sefcovic, Brad Cook and Chris Cook. Honorary bearers will be: Shawn Cook, April Duncan, Ashley Sefcovic and T.J. Adamson. Burial was in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
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Friday, June 30, 2006
Georgetown,
Kentucky News-Graphic Obituaries
O.M. Cook Jr., 78,of Park Pike, died Monday, June 26, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital. He was the husband of Mildred Hinton Cook.
A native of Georgetown, born May 1, 1928, he was the son of the late Ola Morris Cook Sr. and Ruth Britton Cook. He was a retired AT&T employee and attended Newtown Christian Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Sondra (Louie “Red”) Queen and Sherry (Mark) Wanchic; three grandchildren Brett (Dawn) and Brooke Queen and Christa Wanchic; a great-grandson, Evan Queen; a brother, Tommy (Janet) Kidwell; and two sisters-in-law, Helen Hinton and Jane Penn, all of Georgetown.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Johnson's Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Franz.
Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Brett and Louie Queen, Mark Wanchic, Andrew Boykin, Danny Cook and Tommy Kidwell.
Honorary bearers were George and David Cook, Kane Johnston, Bobby Rankin, Robert Robinson and Travis Ferguson.
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James Carter Cooper
Georgetown News Graphic
12/03/2001-Monday
James Carter Cooper, 7 weeks, of Frankfort, died Wednesday, Nov. 28,
2001.
He was born on Oct. 20, 2001, in Georgetown, and was the son of Thomas
and April Lynn Cooper.
Survivors include his parents; paternal grandparents, Ina and Mac
Cooper, of Georgetown; maternal grandparents, Linda Lynn, of Frankfort,
and Roy Mitchell, of Stamping Ground; maternal great-grandparents,
James and Mary Lynn, of Georgetown, Robert Mitchell, of Frankfort, and
Evelyn Mitchell, of Georgetown; a brother, Michael Thomas Cooper, of
Frankfort; and a sister, Brandy Alicia Cooper, of Frankfort.
He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandparents, Edna and
Blueford Abbott, and Ed and Louisa Cooper.
Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at Tucker,
Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Connie Jackson officiating.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Michael Cooper and Warren Giles.
Visitation will be Monday, 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home.
10/20/2001 - 11/28/2001
Georgetown Cemetery
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John Haggin Cooper Jr.
2/17/2002 Sunday
Georgetown News Graphic
John Haggin Cooper Jr., 52, of Georgetown, died Wednesday, Feb. 13,
2002, at Mayfair Manor Nursing Home.
He was a native of Georgetown and the son of Eleanor Rounsavall Cooper
Wiedeman, of Lexington, and the late John Haggin Cooper.
Survivors include his mother and a sister, Ellen Cooper, of Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at Tucker, Yocum &
Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Brooks officiating.
Casket bearers were Tom Porter, Otis Martin and Gene Butcher.
Burial was in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Georgetown or to
one’s favorite charity.
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Robert F. Copella
Georgetown News Graphic
12/03/2001-Monday
Robert F. Copella, 79, of Jolomic Lane, Georgetown, died Thursday, Nov.
29, 2001, at his residence.
Born in Kersey, Penn., on Sept. 30, 1922, to the late Edward and Bessie
Moyers Copella, he was a retired engineer and a former Pennsylvania
game warden.
Survivors include his companion, Bonnie Collins, of Scott County; a
son, Robert A. Copella; two brothers, James Copella, of Ridgeway,
Penn., and Ted Copella, of Hollywood, Fla.; a sister, Dolores Stubbs,
of Kersey, Penn.; two granddaughters, Michelle Shepherd, of Rantoul,
Ill., and Adrianne Copella, of Chicago; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Donald Copella, William
Copella, David Copella and Alan Copella.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at Ware
Funeral Home in Cynthiana with William Dayton officiating.
Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, 3-7 p.m., at the funeral home.
9/30/1922 - 11/29/2001
Battle Grove Cemetery
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Sunday, January 28, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Joe Costello
Joe Costello, 61, of Sturbridge Drive, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007.
He was the husband of Claudia Yockey Costello.
He played baseball in the San Francisco Giants organization and with the Hawaiian Islanders from 1965-1972.
He was an operator of the Made from_Scratch catering company.
He was a coach, mentor and cheerleader for all the Scott County girls' sports. Since 1992, he worked as a school bus driver for the Scott County school system.
Survivors besides his wife include three daughters, Jessica (Tommy) Greathouse, Corinne Costello (Michael Nash) and Ashley (Eric) Taylor; a grandson, Isaac Taylor; his mother, Geraldine C. Bruce; a brother, Dan (Esther) Costello; one sister, Mary
Teska; an uncle, Walt (Shirley) Terwilliger, two brothers-in-law, Bruce and David
Yockey; a host of nieces and nephews; and three very "special" daughters, Erin
Tackett-Leaverton, Christy Dennis and Marryanne Woodman-Allen.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at the John L. Hill Chapel
on_George-town College's campus, with the Revs. Chester Palmer and Sam Pendergrass officiating.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Lou Amshoff, Bob Watson, Matt El-ler, Tommy Greathouse,_Michael Nash, Eddie Burger and Bruce and David
Yockey. Honorary bearers will be Eric Taylor, Wayne Tackett, James South-worth, Lou Amshoff Sr., John Crigler and Courtney White.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson's Funeral Home.
His family would like to keep his memory and love for sports alive by requesting that, instead of sending flowers, well-wishers make a donation to the Joe Costello Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Kentucky Bank, P.O. Box 770, Georgetown, KY 40324. This will be a yearly award given to a graduating Scott County High School female athlete.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Alta Ireland Cottrell
Alta Wood Ireland Cottrell, 92, of the Bee Hive Home in Georgetown, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006 in Danville. She was the widow of John A. Cottrell.
She was the daughter of the late John and Mattie Baldwin Ireland, and a retired supervisor in the state personnel department. Cottrell was a member of the First Christian Church and Spindletop Hall. She had been active in the Democratic Party, represented Scott County twice in 4-H state competitions and was a county bridge champion twice. She was twice named a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors include a son, David Cottrell; two daughters, Carolyn Gillette and Jane Cottrell; four grandchildren, Clark Cottrell, Keith Cottrell, Melissa Cox and Rob Gillette; two great-grandchildren, Ally-son Cottrell and David Cottrell; a sister, Ona
Hukill; three nieces, Patsy Rich, Mattie Brown and Marion Simon, and in-laws Bob, Edith, Susan, Allan and Jennifer.
She was preceded in death by a brother Chester Ireland, and four sisters, Lucille Reynolds four sisters, Lucille Reynolds Courtney, Elva Adams, Mildred Penn, Nora Brooking and Verbal Lee Simon.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 at Johnson's Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev. Scott Cox.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Dr. Clark Cottrell, Keith Cottrell, Robb Gillette, Allan White, Jerry Sewell, George
Lockard, Bob Brown and Jack Kennedy.
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Alta Marie McIntosh Courtney
Georgetown News Graphic
1/12/2002-Saturday
Alta Marie McIntosh Courtney, 68, of North Broadway, died Tuesday, Jan.
8, 2002, at her home.
A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Henly and
Flora Merrell McIntosh.
Survivors include five children, Michael L. Courtney, of Stamping
Ground, Nancy C. Hensley, of Franklin County, Mary C. Hail, of
Georgetown, William J. Courtney, of Louisville, and Steven
W. Courtney, of Georgetown; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren;
and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at
Johnson’s Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Curtis and Jim Beaucham, Randy and Jeff
Courtney, and Glenn Cravens.
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Esther Townsend Covington
Esther Townsend Covington, 88, of Pocahontas Trail, Georgetown, died
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001, at the Hospice Care Center. She was the widow
of Jessie L. Covington.
She was a native of Montgomery County, a retired employee of the Union
Underwear Co. and a member of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Candy M. Cains, of Georgetown; a son,
Ronald Howard Coburn, of Lexington; two sisters, Irene Crowe, of
Winchester, and Marie Townsend, of Mt. Sterling; a brother, PeeWee
Townsend, of Mt. Sterling; 10 grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Callie Jo McKinney; a son,
Bobby Coburn; two granddaughters, Regina Cains and Ginger Pickett; and a grandson, Allen Snowden.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2001, at
Johnson’s Funeral Home with Pastor Stanley Holder officiating.
Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers will be Garnett Preston, Jim Ewbank, Neil Duncliffe, Gene Cains, Michael Gooch and Porter Duncan.
Visitation will be Friday, after 9:30 a.m., at the funeral home.
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Frank Covington
Georgetown News Graphic
11/28/2003
Frank Covington, 66, of Showalter Drive, Georgetown, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at his home after several months’ illness. He was the husband of Janice Ann Conrad Covington.
An EMT for the Georgetown/Scott County EMS, he was a native of Scott County and the son of the late Lloyd Thomas and Ethel Rogers Covington. He was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Peggy (Tony) Burchell, of Lexington; two sons, Frank Allen Covington, of Lexington, and Thomas Shane (Gail) Covington, of Lawrenceburg; a sister, Gladys (Roy) Atwood, of Richmond; a brother, Richard (Beulah) Covington, of Georgetown; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Covington; and two sisters, Louise Robinson and Carrie Fisher.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Johnson’s Funeral Home with the Rev. William C. Thorn and the Rev. David Welsh officiating.
Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be Virginia Dunn, Wayne Riddle, Brandon Remley, Jim and Sabrina Fraley, George Hylton, Dave Sloane and Charles Beaton.
Honorary bearers will be Mr. Covington’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday, 5-8 p.m., at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, the American Cancer Society or the Markey Cancer Research Center.
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Sunday, May 13, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
John Richard Covington
John Richard Covington, 92, died Friday, May 11, 2007, at the UK Medical Center.
Born Feb. 16, 1915, in Scott County, he was the son of the late James T. and Susie Willhoite Covington.
He was married to the late Priscilla Wise Covington for 60 years.
A salesman with Ades/Lexington Dry Goods and Penebaker & Son Dry Goods, of Lexington, he was a member of the George-town Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, secretary of the Young People's Department and a member of the Baracca Sunday school class.
Survivors include a daughter, Jane Carol (Johnny) Griffin, of Georgetown; a son, John Richard (Betty) Covington II, of Georgetown; four grandchildren, Jeffrey T. (Teresa) Griffin, of West Chester, Ohio, Melissa (Keith) Lancaster, of Stamping Ground, John Richard Coving-ton III and Benjamin McCoy Covington, both of George-town; four great-grandchildren, Anna Claire and Kyle Griffin, both of West Chester, Ohio, and Jonathon and Zachary Sutherland, both of Stamping Ground; and four step-great-grandchildren, Keith Wayne (Karen) Lancaster, of Independence, and Megan, Lindsay and Molly Lancaster, all of Georgetown.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Johnson's Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev. Kenneth D. Holden.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be R.C. Covington, Jeff Griffin, Richie Covington, Ben Covington, Keith Lancaster and Roscoe Covington Jr.
Honorary bearers will be members of the Baracca Sunday school class.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Georgetown Baptist Church or any charity.
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Sunday, February 12, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Edna May Williamson Cox
Edna May Williamson Cox, 91, of Cedar Ridge Health Care Campus, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at
Harrison Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Emery Forrest Cox.
She was born Feb. 12, 1914, in Scott County to the late Louella and Nannie Giles Williamson. She
was a member of Boyers Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Lewie (Elizabeth) Cox, of Mt. Washington, Ohio; a daughter, Peggy
(Flint) Davis, of Cynthiana; seven grandchildren, Ricky Lane Cox, Beverly Carol Trimpi, Debora
K. Isonhof, Rita Faye Parfit, Michael Keith Davis, Shoney McNabb and Vickie Ritchie; and several
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce VanArsdale.
Services will held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at Drake-Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home by
the Rev. Harold Mattox and the Rev. Larry Lee Jones.
Burial will be in DAVIS CEMETERY.
Friends can call 4-8 p.m. Friday.
Casket bearers are Danny Farmer, Don Palmer, Jacob Wayne Fryman, Leon Davis and P.D. McNabb.
Honorary bearers are Tyler McNabb, Cole McNabb, Chris Vickery, Louis Daniel Trimpi, Ricky Cox,
Dwayne Davis, Jamie Whitaker and Michael Davis.
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Leslie Mae Todd Cox
Georgetown News-Graphic
7/18/2001
Leslie Mae Todd Cox, 87, died Friday, July 13, 2001, at Darby Square
Nursing Home in Lexington. She was the widow of Alvin Cox, to whom she
was married for over 55 years.
Born in Mercer County on Sept. 15, 1913, she was a member of the
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was the daughter of the late
Robert and Pearl Beane Todd. She was a member of the Big Eddy
Homemakers and Senior Citizens.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Carden, of Lexington, and Judy
Elkins, of Georgetown; five grandchildren, Reed and Amy Elkins,
Stephanie Daniel, Rachelle Collins and Jerry Black; and a
great-granddaughter, Ashley Black.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at Rogers Funeral
Home with Clay Lyons officiating.
Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery in Lexington.
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Alvin Joseph Crank
Alvin Joseph Crank, 62, died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital East in Lexington. He
was the husband of Sandra Humphries Crank.
He was born Nov. 5, 1943, in Boston to the late Leonard Gilbert and Sylvia Dorothy Segal Crank.
He was a former owner of Quality Office Supply in Georgetown, a member of Stamping Ground Church
of God, where for years he was the church clerk, a past president of Georgetown Lions Club and a
member of the Gideons.
Survivors include two daughters, Michelle (Ashley) Thompson, of Atlanta, and Mary (Roger) Goenk,
of Mary Esther, Fla.; a father-in-law, Maurice (Polly) Humphries, of Zephyrhills, Fla.; a
brother, John Crank, of Monticello; and five grandchildren, Nikki Lewis, Cearra Crank, Michael
Kidwell, Douglas Kidwell and Mackenzie Goen.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Melissa Crank.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral
Home, with the Rev. David Calvert officiating.
Burial will be at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to The Gideons, P.O. Box 61, Georgetown, KY 40324.
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Sunday, May 7, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Melissa Crank
Melissa Crank, 33, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Lexington. She was the daughter of Alvin and
Sandra Humphries Crank, of Georgetown.
She was born March 10, 1973, in Lexington and was a member of Stamping Ground Church of God.
Survivors include, four children: Nikki Lewis, Michael Kidwell and Douglas Kidwell, all of
Georgetown, and Cearra Crank, of Mary Esther, Fla.; sisters, Michelle (Ashley) Thompson, of
Atlanta, and Mary (Roger) Goen, of Mary Esther, Fla.; maternal grandfather, Maurice (Polly)
Humphries, of Zephyrhillis, Fla.,; and a number of aunts and uncles, including a paternal uncle,
John Crank, of Monticello.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 8, 2006, at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home,
with Rev. David Calvert officiating.
Burial will be in CRESTLAWN MEMORIAL GARDENS.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at Stamping Ground Church of God.
Memorials may be made to The Gideons, P.O. Box 61, Georgetown, KY 40324.
Casket bearers will be Tom Banta, Richard Younger, Glenn Williams, Eric Andrews and James
Giannico Jr.
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Sunday, June 24, 2007 Georgetown, Kentucky
News-Graphic Obituaries
Margaret R. Cummins
Margaret Redden Cummins, 89, of Darley Drive, Lexington, died Friday, June 22, 2007, at her home.
A native of Bracken County, she was the daughter of the late Pearl and Verna Perkins Redden and the widow of Cecil H. "Slick" Cummins.
Survivors include four sons, Cecil E. Cummins and John W. (Brenda) Cummins, both of Lexington, Harold D. (Vivian) Cummins,
of Harrison County, and Glenn A. (Sandy) Cummins, of Georgetown; four grandsons, John W. Cummins Jr. and Jimmy C. Cummins,
both of Lexington, and Clint A. Cummins and Kevin R. Cummins, both of Georgetown; four great-grandchildren, Carson Allen
Cummins, Caden William Cummins, Brandi Cummins and Kelsey Herkamp; and two sisters, Evelyn Priest and Mary Jo
Markley, both of Bracken County.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Harold D. Redden, William G. Thompson, Marvin Thompson and Donald Thompson.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2007, at Johnson's Funeral Home, with Chaplain Gary McQuain officiating.
Burial will be in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be her sons and grandsons.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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