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Donald R. Raider

Woodford Sun
May 20, 2004


Donald R. Raider, 64, of Versailles, husband of Mary A. Raider, died Sunday, May 16, 2004, at his home.
Born in Woodford County, he was the son of the late Fred Jr. and Nellie Prather Raider. He was an avid farmer and Woodford County landowner, 
associated with the 4th Street Tobacco Warehouse as a solicitor for over 20 years, and was active in the Bluegrass Horsepullers Association.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Beth Shea, Henderson; three sons, Jeff Raider, Barrington, Ill., Mike Raider, Olathe, Kan., and David Raider, 
Ft. Thomas; four sisters, Aline Tucker, Versailles, Charlotte Allen, Versailles, Gladys Covington, Georgetown, Del., and Opal Manley, Columbus, 
Ohio; a brother, Gerald Raider, Lebanon, Ind.; and four grandchildren, Emma Raider, Christopher Raider, Will Raider, and Conner Shea.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 2004, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home.

 

J.T. Raisor

Woodford Sun
May 20, 2004

J.T. Raisor, 82, of Lexington, widower of Joyce Breeden Raisor, died Sunday, May 16, 2004, at the VA Medical Center - Leestown Road.
A native of Woodford County, he was the son of the late Harvey and Lula Osborne Raisor. He was a 1938 graduate of Midway High 
School. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy with the rank of lieutenant (j.g.). He was an aircraft carrier fighter pilot in World War II, assigned to the U.S.S. 
Wake Island. He received numerous commendations including the Distinguished Flying Cross and Navy Air Medal. His career was a mixture of finance and sales. 
He retired in 1988 from Ransdell Surgical Supply in Louisville. He was a Mason, a Kiwanis member, and a charter member of Gardenside Baptist Church, where he was 
an ordained deacon. He also served as a deacon at Beechwood and West Broadway Baptist Church in Louisville where he resided for 30 years. He was also a 
member of Porter Memorial Baptist Church.  Survivors include two sons, J. Thomas Raisor, New Albany, Ind., and David R. Raisor, Lexington; six grandchildren, Anna Raisor 
Waters, Mark Raisor, Bryan Raisor, Craig Raisor, Ashley Raisor, and Meredith Raisor. His siblings, James Raisor, Valeria Redden, Mick Raisor and 
Eugene Raisor are deceased.  Services were conducted Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Road. Burial was in the Midway Cemetery. 
Casket bearers were Bryan Raisor, Craig Raisor, Chris Waters, Dan Breeden, Mark Raisor, Ben Redden and Bryan Kelly. Honorary bearers were Bill Aldridge, John Aldridge, and David Aldridge.

 

Mary Adams Ray

Woodford Sun
12/6/2001-Thursday

Mary Adams Ray, 77, of Midway, wife of William L. Ray, died Thursday,  Nov. 29, 2001.  A native of Georgetown, she was the daughter of the late William Henry 
and Winnie Stout Adams. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Lynn Ray, Midway.
Private services were held. Burial was in the Georgetown Cemetery. Honorary bearers were David Bach, Bill Fletcher Jr., Adrian Varner, 
John Varner, Gary Varner, Dale Varner, Darrell Varner, Charles Adams, Curtis Adams, Ralph Thompson, Rick Wallin, Taylor Hadden, Bob Wilson, 
and Chad Halsey.

Thelma D. Razor

Lexington Herald Leader
8/30/2001 Thursday

VERSAILLES -- Thelma D. Razor, 87, Taylor Manor Nursing Home, died Tuesday. Services 10:30 a.m. 
Friday, St. Leo Catholic Church. Visitation 4-8 p.m. today, Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. 
Contributions suggested to Taylor Manor Nursing Home.

Richard Redmon

Woodford Sun
1/31/2002

Richard "Dickie" Redmon, 60, of Woodford County, husband of Sue S. Redmon, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born in Woodford County Sept. 4, 1941, he was the son of Ruby Redmon of Woodford County and the 
late Orville Redmon. He was a retired USDA tobacco grader, a member of the Troy Presbyterian 
Church, and a U.S. Navy veteran, having served from 1960 to 1964 aboard the USS Laffey.
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by a daughter, Lauren Wilcox, Lawrenceburg; a 
son, Richard "Bucky" Redmon, Versailles; two sisters, Rosemary Flannery and Margie Overbay, both 
of Nicholasville; and two grandchildren, Beth and Tyler Wilcox.
Services were conducted Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles, by 
the Rev. David Duggan. Burial was in Rose Crest Cemetery, Versailles. Casket bearers were David 
Simpson, Jeff Johnson, Bill Lane, Carl Lewis, Wayne Russell, and Ronnie Redmon. Honorary bearers 
were Tom Flannery and Donald Redmon.

 

Edward S. Reno

Woodford Sun
March 9, 2000

Edward S. Reno, 79, Lexington, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, husband of Jean Blessing Reno, died Friday, March 3, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital, 
Lexington.  Born in Cleveland, he was the son of the late Adolphe W. and Edna Skees Reno. 
Other survivors include a son, Edward Scott Reno, and two grandchildren, Mack Scott Reno and Whitney Lynn Reno, all of 
Versailles, and a nephew. A sister, Mary Ann Thomas, is deceased.  Memorial services were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the 
Blue Grass Memorial Gardens Chapel, Jessamine County, by the Rev. Randy 
Nation. Entombment was in the Blue Grass Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. 
The W. R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway, Lexington, was in charge of arrangements. 

 

Floyd G. Reynolds

November 16, 2000
Woodford Sun

Floyd G. Reynolds, 56, of 233 Douglas Avenue, Versailles, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born in Scott County, he was a son of the late Andrew Thomas and Ramie Parker Reynolds.
He is survived by four sisters, Mary Walton and Bobbie Smith, both of Versailles; Joann Mynes, Lexington, and Louise Farrow, West Virginia; a 
brother, Andrew Thomas Reynolds Jr., Versailles, and numerous nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Henry Lee Reynolds and Connie Lewis, are 
deceased.  Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home, Versailles, by Pastor Terry Gilliam. Interment was 
in the Versailles Cemetery. Casket bearers were Ricky and Wade Walton, Chris Rodgers, Stevie Farrow, Brian Mynes, and Paul Wayne Lathery.

 

Henry C. Reynolds

Woodford Sun
1/4/2001

Henry Calvin Reynolds, 74, of Lexington, husband of Martha Lou Combs Reynolds, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at St. Joseph 
Hospital, Lexington.Born in Woodford County, he was a son of  the late Henry R. and Agnes Houp Reynolds.In addition to his 
wife, he is survived by two sons, Larry Wayne Reynolds and Garry Lee Reynolds; a daughter, Linda Reynolds Sharpe; a 
sister, Elizabeth Reynolds Haden; four stepchildren, Henry Fugate, Fledia Roberts, Tempa Lawson, and Shirley Fugate; seven 
grandchildren, and six stepgrandchildren. A brother, Gilbert Reynolds, is deceased. Services were conducted at 11:30 a.m. 
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001, at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington, by the Rev. Gary Grogan. Entombment was in Blue 
Grass Memorial Gardens, Jessamine County. Casket bearers were Brian Reynolds, Jarrod Reynolds, Adam Reynolds, Larry Sharpe, 
Emmanuel Combs, and Harold Bramel. Honorary bearers were Chester Powell and Bernie Day. 

 

Mary Clark Rhody

Woodford Sun
June 2002

Mary Matthew "Matt" Clark Rhody, 91, of Frankfort, widow of James B. "Bummy" Rhody, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, after a long illness.
A native of Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Alveretta Edwards Clark. .
Survivors include two sons, Ronald E. Rhody, Walnut Creek, Calif., and Donald N. Rhody, Frankfort; two daughters, Ann Rhody Hattrick, 
Frankfort, and Mary Lou Webb, Shelbyville; a sister, Juanita Grider, Frankfort; nine grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
Services were conducted Friday, May 24, 2002, at the First Baptist Church, Frankfort. Burial was in the Frankfort Cemetery. Casket bearers 
were Christopher Rhody, Matthew Rhody, Christian Moore, Daniel Moore, Larry Updike, and Jack M. Rhody. Harrod Brothers Funeral Home, 
Frankfort, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Katherine Ford Riddle

Georgetown News-Graphic
Friday, 10/12/2001

Katherine Ford Riddle, 92, of Midway, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was the wife of the late Robert 
G. "Sweets" Riddle.  Born in Woodford County on Aug. 7, 1909, she was the daughter of the 
late Jesse Samuel and Nellie Gracen Graves Ford. She was a retired dietician for Midway College and Woodford County High School. She was a 
former organist for the Midway Baptist Church and was an active member of the Midway Christian Church and the Christian Women’s Fellowship. 
She was a life-long member of the Midway Woman’s Club and was a graduate of the Midway High School and Fugazzi Business College.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert L. "Bobby" and Laura Riddle, of Midway; two foster sons, Thomas F. Hopewell, of 
Lawrenceburg, and Paul Dennis Hopewell, of Madisonville; a niece, Mary Lou Watkins, of Midway; a great-niece, Sharon Watkins, of Midway; and a 
great-nephew, Gary Watkins, of Florence.She was preceded in death by a brother, William Lee "Bill" Ford.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at the Midway Christian Church with the Rev. David Brown officiating.
Burial was in the Midway Cemetery.  Casket bearers were Kenneth Watkins, Gary Watkins, Tommy Hopewell, Paul 
Hopewell, John Hall, John Hall Jr. and John Dempsey.  Honorary bearers were Ann Lewis, Betsy Sparks, Sharon Turner, Linda 
McDaniel, Dr. Norman Fisher, Armon Portwood, Charlie Leigh, and deacons and elders of the Midway Christian Church.
Memorials are suggested to the Midway Nursing Home Task Force, P.O. Box  3964, Midway, KY 40347; or to one’s favorite charity. 

 

Billy Joe Roberts

Woodford Sun
12/6/2001-Thursday

Billy Joe Roberts, 58, of Frankfort, husband of Peggy Wilhoite Roberts, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center of 
an apparent heart attack.  A native of Woodford County, he was the son of Joseph Roberts and the late Mary Elizabeth Flora Roberts. 
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Barry Chrisman Warfield, Frankfort, Billy Joe Roberts Jr., Versailles, and Kevin 
Roberts, Lawrenceburg; two daughters, Elainea Roberts Clem, Versailles, and Vickie Trent, Frankfort; two brothers, Jerry Roberts, Jacksonville, 
Fla., and Steve Roberts, Versailles; two sisters, Mabeline Wilson and Brenda Jones, Versailles; and nine grandchildren. A brother, Kenneth 
Roberts, is deceased.  Services were conducted Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at North Frankfort Baptist Church. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Honorary casket 
bearers were Larry Wilhoite, Johnny Wilhoite, Tom Hughes, Larry Estes, Ken Jones, and Henry Taylor.
Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel, Frankfort, was in charge of arrangements.

Louise E. Roberts

Woodford Sun
March 9, 2000

Louise Elizabeth Roberts, 87, who had resided at Taylor Manor Nursing Home, Versailles, widow of Jesse Roberts, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000 at 
St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, after a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Warner and Sarah 
Elizabeth Bogie Warner.  She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Verne Shearer Bowman, Versailles; two sons, Gene F. Roberts and Jerry Wayne Roberts, both of 
Nicholasville; 13 grandchildren; several great- and great-great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Dora Warner Jones, Vola 
Miller,. Ruby Milner, Rose Berryman, and Juanita Eastman. A daughter and a son, Alma Christine Shearer Smith and Russell James Shearer, are 
deceased.  Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Betts & West Funeral Home, Nicholasville, by the Rev. Don White. Burial was in 
Bluegrass Memorial Gardens, Jessamine County. Family members served as casket bearers.

 

Sara Roberts

Woodford Sun
12/21/2000

Sara Pearl Roberts, 90, of Glencoe, widow of Stewart Mason Roberts, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Grant County.
A native of Scott County, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Flora T. Towles. Survivors include four sons, John Roberts, Minorsville; Allen Lee 
Roberts, Poplar Grove; Willard Roberts, Georgetown, and Ford H. Roberts, New Liberty; four daughters, Flora Louise Priest, 
Indianapolis, Ind.; Martha Ellis Goodrich, Millville; Linda Lou Oliver, Wheatley, and Cora Ann Cooper, Dry Ridge; 33 grandchildren; 52 
great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. An infant daughter, Betty Jean, and a sister, Scotty Smith, are deceased.
Services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, by the Rev. Wayne Kelly and the Rev. James 
Bondurant. Burial was in the Stamping Ground Cemetery.

David C. Robinson

Woodford Sun
1/4/2001

David C. "Bud" Robinson, 92, of Midway, husband of Alice Mitchell Robinson, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2000, at Taylor Manor 
Nursing Home, Versailles.Born in Scott County, he was a son of the late Clarence and Lou Dalzell Robinson. Besides his wife, 
he is survived by a brother, Clarence E. Robinson, Arizona; four half-sisters, Agnes Faye Cooksey, Louisville; Patricia 
Coffey, Georgia; Linda Lou Isaacs, Nicholasville, and Margaret Baker, Lancaster; and a half-brother, John Ellis Robinson, 
Bryantsville. Four brothers, Carl, Floyd D., James N., and Gilbert Coffman Robinson, and three sisters, Martha Dean Jones, 
Sue B. Cook, and Frances Sweeney, are deceased.Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Midway Christian 
Church. Burial was in the Midway Cemetery. Casket bearers were Spencer Wall, William J. Mitchell, Donald Mitchell, Sonny 
Jones, William J. Mitchell Jr., and Warren E. Mitchell. Honorary bearers were David Mitchell, Gene and Jimmy Gaunce, 
and deacons of the Midway Christian Church. 

 

Annie Rogers

Woodford Sun
January 10, 2002 

Annie Elizabeth Stratton Rogers, 60, of Versailles, wife of Roy Bruce Rogers, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born in Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late John M. Stratton and Murtie Wilson Stratton Akins, and the stepdaughter of the 
late Tom Akins. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four sons, Robert Lancaster, Mauldin, S.C., John Lancaster, Machias, Maine, 
Tony Lancaster, Lawrenceburg, and Steve Howard, Louisville; four sisters, Evelyn Hawkins, Sarah Doss, Virginia Price, all of 
Lawrenceburg, and Mamie Carmickle, Frankfort; five brothers, Elijah Stratton, Lawrenceburg, John "Jay" Stratton, Nicholasville, William 
"Bill" Stratton, Lexington, Robert "Bob" Stratton, Hudson, Fla., and Gilbert Stratton, Harrodsburg; two step-sisters, Emma Clark, Mae Crain, 
both of Frankfort; and five grandchildren. Her first husband, Robert "Chuck" Lancaster, a son, Billy Eugene Howard, two sisters, Louise 
Stratton, and Joyce Stratton Douglas, and a brother, Goodlow Stratton, are deceased.
Services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. Interment was in the Rose Crest Cemetery, Versailles. 
Casket bearers were Gary Price, Dwayne Stratton, Jerry Stratton, Anthony Stratton, David Rogers, and Bobby Rogers. Honorary bearers were 
Howard Douglas and Jimmy Hawkins.

Delia Norman Jones Rogers

Georgetown News-Graphic
10/25/2001, Thursday

Delia Norman Jones Rogers, 93, of Midway, formerly of Stamping Ground, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, at Georgetown Community Hospital. She was 
the widow of J.J. Rogers.  She was born in Lee County on May 19, 1908, and was the daughter of the 
late Alford and Carrie Chowning Norman. She was a member of the Stamping Ground Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Ada Katherine Popp, of Midway; two grandsons, Ray Popp and Lynn Jones; a granddaughter, Kathy Gross; three 
great-grandchildren, Matthew Popp, Ginger Hill and Candy Jones; a great-great-grandson, Joshua Carter Martin; two 
step-great-great-grandchildren, Kevin and Jason Hill; and a sister, Eary Jones, of Georgetown.
She was preceded in death by a son, Asa William Jones.  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at 
Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Brooks and 
the Rev. Mark Johnson officiating.  Burial will be in Georgetown Cemetery.  Casket bearers will be Ron Tryner, Lynn Jones, Charles Jones, Matthew 
Popp, Mike Hill and Allen Gross. 

 

Ernest Wellington Rose Jr.

Lexington Herald Leader
11/7/2001

VERSAILLES -- Ernest Wellington Rose Jr., 88, South Main Street, 
retired farmer, father of Lou Rose, Illinois, died Monday. No services scheduled. Arrangements, Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel.

 

Nellie W. Sanderson

April 13, 2000 
Woodford Sun

Nellie Wash Sanderson, 78, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at her home. She was the wife of Dr. Raymond I. Sanderson.
She was a native of Woodford County, daughter of Arlene Wash, now 100 years old and a resident of Lawrenceburg, and the late Vernon H. Wash. 
In addition to her husband of 63 years and her mother, she is survived by four sons, the Rev. Walt Sanderson, Lexington; the Rev. Bill 
Sanderson, Wendell, N. C.; J. Paul Sanderson, Claxton, Tenn., and Jim Sanderson, Clinton, Tenn.; three sisters, Dorothy Mitchell, Stamping 
Ground; Earlene Stone, Frankfort, and Myra Neeley, Berea; 13 grandchildren, Michel and Michele Sanderson, Heather Oliver, Stuart, 
Steven, and Spencer Sanderson, Beth Ann Conner, Angie Burress, Amy Koerner, Allison Helms, Abbe Evans, and Shirlann and Jon Sanderson; 16 
great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. A sister, Teresa Downing, and a brother, J. B. Wash, are deceased.
Services were conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the South Clinton Baptist Church by the Rev. Bill Sanderson and the Rev. Walt 
Sanderson. Interment was at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in Oak Ridge Memorial Park. The Holley-Gamble Funeral Home, Clinton, was in charge 
of arrangements. 

 

Glenda Sargent

Woodford Sun
January 17, 2002 

Glenda Jean Redmon Sargent, 54, of Frankfort, wife of Jim Sargent, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, in Lexington of complications from surgery.
A native of Midway, she was the daughter of the late James Calvin and Elizabeth Grimes Redmon. 
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Tina Hardin and Debbie Weber, both of Frankfort; three sons, James Sargent, 
Lawrenceburg, and Donald Sargent and Darrell Sargent, both of Frankfort; two sisters, Christina Woodrum, Lexington, and Marilyn 
Monroe, Frankfort; two brothers, James Redmon, Frankfort, and Milton Redmon, Owenton; and 10 grandchildren.
Services were conducted Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at Clark-Sunset Funeral Home. Casket bearers were Darrell Sargent, Donald Sargent, 
Shane Weber, Michael Hardin, James Sargent, and Milton Redmon. Honorary bearers were James Redmon, and Mrs. Sargent's grandchildren.

John Satterwhite

March 14, 2002 Thursday
Woodford Sun

John Warren Satterwhite, 76, of Winchester, husband of Doris Gatewood, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at Clark Regional Medical Center, 
Winchester.  A native of Woodford County, he was the son of the late Dewey H. and 
Allie Parker Satterwhite.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Scott and Timothy 
Satterwhite, both of Winchester; a daughter, Johnna Davis, Winchester; two sisters, Dorothy Robinson, Stamping Ground, and Hazel Harp, 
Louisville; two brothers, Charles Satterwhite, Florida, and Lytle Burnette, Michigan; and six grandchildren.
Services were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Scobee Funeral Home. Burial was in the Winchester Cemetery. Casket bearers were Ralph 
Knight, Brad Morriston, Mike Harp, Will Kincaid, James Davis, Scotty Satterwhite, David Davis, and Ed Reed. Honorary bearers were Howard 
Cruse, Ed VanHook, Lewis Abner, Katherine Abner, Donald Foster, Earl Leach, Johnny Clem, Walter McClean, Dr. Harold Moberly, and Lewis 
Brashear.

Ben B Scott

Woodford Sun
19 Apr 1900

A Sad Death
His Mind Unbalanced by Ill Health, Ben B. Scott Suicides by Hanging Himself

His reason dethroned by continued ill health, Mr. Ben B. Scott committed suicide last Friday morning by hanging himself in the 
barn on the farm of his brother, Mr. Al. B. Scott.  His body was found suspended from a rafter at about 11 o’clock.  
Mr. Scott’s health had been steadily failing for several years. In August 1898 he sold out his livery business in Versailles and went to the country to
live with his brother in hopes that the change might benefit him. Instead, he grew worse and his despondency increased until it affected his mind.

The news of his sad and tragic death was received everywhere with the most profound sorrow, for there were few men more popular than Ben Scott, 
and before he was stricken with ill health he was one of the most jovial of men, having always a cheery word for his friends and acquaintances.

Mr. Scott was born in Woodford County and, with the exception of a short time spent in Missouri, lived here all his life. He was formerly engaged 
in farming. Some years ago he formed a partnership with Mr. G.R. Bohannan in the livery business at Midway, they afterward transferring the business to 
Versailles. After their stable on the corner of Lexington and Locust Street burned in 1894 the partnership was dissolved, Mr. Scott continuing in 
business at the same location until his health forced him to retire in 1898. He was one of the best liverymen the town every had, reliable and conscientious, 
and a big-hearted genial man.

Mr. Scott was a Confederate soldier and serviced in Col. Breckinridge’s regiment, the Ninth KY, Co. A. He leaves three brothers – Albert B., 
of this county; Robert A., of Summer Haven, Fla.; and George R. Scott, Corsicana, Tex.

The funeral Sunday afternoon at the residence of Mr. A.B. Scott was attended by a large number of people. Services by Rev. G.H. 
Rout and burial in the cemetery here.
Submitted By:  Kate Jacques, PhD

Ella C. Scott

Woodford Sun
December 7, 2000 

Ella Corman Scott, 94, of Wilmore, widow of Ben H. Scott Sr., died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
She was born in Jessamine County on April 22, 1906, the daughter of the late Frank and Clara Corman. 
Survivors include two sons, Ben H. Scott Jr., Woodford County, and Clarence Scott, Lawrenceburg; seven grandchildren, Gina Scott Lynaugh, 
Greg Scott, Mark Scott, Terri Bertram, Kenneth Scott, Bruce Scott, and Sherry Johnson; 10 great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren, 
and several nieces and nephews. A son, Kenneth Scott, is deceased.Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 7, at Betts & West 
Funeral Home, Nicholasville, by the Rev. Don Reed. Burial will be in the Wilmore Cemetery. Grandchildren will serve as bearers.

 

Charles L. Shea

Woodford Sun
December 7, 2000 

Charles L. Shea, 82, of Versailles, formerly of Lexington, husband of Mary Eddy Shea, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at the Taylor Manor 
Nursing Home in Versailles. Born in Portsmouth, Va., he was the son of the late Samuel Lindsay and 
Della Carpenter Shea. From early childhood he lived in Lexington and attended Bryan Station High School and the University of Kentucky. Mr. 
Shea was a Kentucky Colonel as well as a Kentucky Admiral. He moved to Bunnell, Fla., in 1989, but remained a summer resident of Swans Island, 
Maine.  In addition to his wife of 33 years, he is survived by a daughter, Joni D. James, Versailles; a son, John D. James, Versailles; four 
grandchildren, Jason D. James, Colorado; Jenifer D. Mitchell, Newport News, Va., Janna D. Cheek, Versailles, and Shea Dease, Virginia; and 
three great-grandchildren, Morgan Faith Mitchell, Jonah Delaney Mitchell, and Charlotte Victoria Case James.
Services were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles, by the Rev. Randy Nation. Burial was in the 
Lexington Cemetery. Casket bearers were John D. James, Jason D. James, Charlie D. Meyers, Joey Cheek, Jim W. Grover, and Billy Cheek. 

 

Beatrice Brown Shelton

Posted by bwf <franks104@aol.com> on Mon, 05 Feb 2001

Beatrice Shelton, 72, the wife of George W. Shelton, 191 North Hanover Avenue, Lexington, Ky. died Friday, June 6, 1975, 
at Central Baptist Hospital. She was a native of Woodford County, a retired sales lady for the Wolf Wiles Company and was a 
member of the First Baptist Church. Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Doris K. Walker, Lexington, one grandson, 
Robert Michael Walker, Lexington, step-mother, Mrs. Burl Ellis, Versailles, one sister, Mrs. Jess Curry, Lexington, 
three half-sisters, Mrs. Raymond Cox, Versailles, Mrs. Mennon Sanders, Kettering, Ohio, and Mrs. Eugene Hatton, Farland, 
Indiana, several nieces and nephews. Services Monday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, burial in Lexington cemetery.
Submitted by davesanders@fuse.net

Charles Fern Shelton

DEATH OF A LITTLE ONE
Charles Fern Shelton, Jr aged 18 months died last Wednesday evening after several months of illness. He was the only child of Mr and Mrs 
Chas Shelton and the deepest sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents in their great sorrow. Funeral services were held at the home on Rose 
Hill, Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, conducted by Reverand Mr Fuqua.   Interment in the Versailles Cemetery.
11 Apr 1910 - 25 Oct 1911

EUGENE G SHELTON

May 18, 1942 Leader

Eugene G Shelton, 65, died at St Joseph Hospital Monday as the result of a heart attack suffered earlier in the day. He was the son of the 
late John William Shelton and Fanny Tyson Shelton of Woodford County.  He is survived by his wife, Julia Shelton; four sons, John William, 
Harvey Miller, David William and Thomas Shelton all of Lexington; three daughters, Iona and Myrtle Mae Shelton both of Louisville and Frances 
Shelton of Lexington; two brothers, George Shelton of Lexington and Charles Shelton of Dayton, Oh; one sister, Mrs Lula Paul of Lexington. 

EUGENE SHELTON JR.

Lexington Leader Jan 13, 1942

Funeral Services for Eugene Shelton Jr. 24, were to be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Kerr Bros Funeral Home. Burial was to be in 
Versailles Cemetery. He is survived by his father, Eugene Shelton Sr of Lexington and two brothers Harvey Shelton of Lexington and J W 
Shelton of Fayette County. 

FANNIE SHELTON

Woodford Sun 
May 29, 1930.

Mrs Fannie Shelton, 71, widow of John Shelton, died Wednesday at her home on Lexington St. Funeral Services will be held Friday. Interment 
will follow in the Versailles Cemetery. Surviving are a daughter, Lula Paul and three sons; Charlie and George Shelton of Lexington and Jean 
Shelton of Versailles.

Freda Shelton

Woodford Sun
12/6/2001-Thursday

Freda V. Shelton, 85, of Speedway, Ind., formerly of Versailles, widow of John B. Shelton, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at Brownsburg Health 
Care.  Born in Staton, she was the daughter of Charles and Eddie Mae Yocum Conlee. 
Survivors include a daughter, Ruth Ann Bond; a brother, John M. Conlee; one grandchild; and two great grandchildren.
Services were conducted Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Conkle Funeral Home, Speedway, Ind. A graveside service was held that day as well in the 
Versailles Cemetery.

 

GEORGE W SHELTON

George W Shelton, 87, father of Mrs Doris K Walker, died Monday. 
Services 10 a.m. today at Kerr Bros Funeral Home. Burial in Versailles 
Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home.

 

HARVEY M SHELTON

Frankfort - Harvey Miller Shelton, 56, died Wednesday. His wife, Mrs Edna Mae Shelton, 
survives. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. 
Oct 1 1918 - Apr 23 1975. 

 

JOHN SHELTON

Woodford Sun 
01 Apr 1920

John Shelton, 63 years old, died Friday at a hospital in Lexington. Mr Shelton was a farmer and for some years lived on the Robert
McConnell farm. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, Mrs.Charles Paul, Lexington, and three sons, Eugene, Charles and 
George Shelton.  Funeral services were held at Mr Shelton's late residence on
Macey Avenue Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. conducted by the Rev. E C Lacy. The burial took place in the cemetery here.
1856 - 3/26/1920

JOHN WILLIAM SHELTON

John William Shelton, Sr., 78, the husband of Thelma Whitt retired farmer died Friday, 4/18/1980. He was born 
in Woodford Co, Ky, son of the late Eugene and Ethel Blackburn Shelton. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Bobby 
Shelton, seven daughters, Mrs Kenneth Buffin, Mrs Danny Ockerman both of Woodford Co, Mrs William Alexander, Mrs 
Allen Staley, Mrs Ida Tate, Mrs Barbara Nash, Mrs David Griffith, all of Lexington; two half brothers, Thomas Shelton Norwood Oh, 
Dave Shelton, Lexington, four half sisters, Mrs Iona Wren of Norwood, Oh; Mrs J T Wren of North Carolina; Mrs Kathleen 
Ketchum of W Millgrove Oh; Miss Francis Shelton of Lexington 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services Monday 
at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Burial Lexington Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Michael, Phillip and Glenn Buffin, 
Christopher Shelton, Richard Staley, Ronnie Nash, Glenn Alexander and Keith Tate. 

 

Thirsy Blackburn Shelton

I have an Obit of a Mrs. Eugene Shelton. 1920. She was 39 years old. Daughter of William and Sarah Watson Blackburn. 
Husband and two children survive. Two sisters survive Mrs. Myrtle Smith and Mrs. Russell 
Etherington and three brothers Henry, Charles and Worth Blackbird. 
Funeral services held at residence on Berry Ave, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. 
J.W.Gardiiner. Burial, Versailles Cemetery. 
KWGiles Kwgiles@aol.com

Rosalie DeYoung Shepherd

Woodford Sun
May 20, 2004

Rosalie DeYoung Shepherd, 83, of Frankfort, wife of Dr. James A. Shepherd, died Sunday, May 16, 2004, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, after a long illness.
Born April 22, 1921, in Kansas, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret DeYoung. She received an associate degree from Central College, 
McPherson, Kan., and a bachelor of arts from Asbury College. She and her husband worked in the ministry at Cooper Memorial United Methodist 
Church, Louisville, Immanuel United Methodist Church, South Fort Mitchell, First United Methodist Church, Frankfort, the Frankfort District, Park United 
Methodist Church, Lexington, Versailles United Methodist Church, and Southern Hills United Methodist Church. She served as president of the United 
Methodist Women Lexington District and vice president of the Kentucky Conference. She served as president of the Southeastern Jurisdiction Ministers 
Wives, president of the Frankfort Women’s Club, chair of the fine arts department of the Lexington Women’s Club, and was a member of the Woodford 
County Woman’s Club. She was a member of homemakers clubs in Franklin and Woodford counties.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children, Dr. Mary John Dye, Charlotte, N.C., Dr. Ruth Ann 
Shepherd, Pikeville, Phillip J. Shepherd, Frankfort, and the Rev. Mark T. Shepherd, Jeffersontown; six grandchildren, Christi DeSha Dye, Toronto, 
Canada, Mary Allen Dye Conforti, Davidson, N.C., Leanne Kittrell Diakov, Louisville, Charles Kittrell, Frankfort, and Susanna and Zechariah Shepherd,
Jeffersontown; and three sisters, Mildred Smith, Norton, Kan., Geneva DeYoung, Kissimmee, Fla., and Imogene Cottrill, Seattle Wash. A brother, the Rev. 
John A. DeYoung, is deceased.  Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, May 20, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church, 
Frankfort. Harrod Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lewis Blanding Sherrod

Woodford Sun
12/13/2001-Thursday

Lewis Blanding Sherrod, 96, of Versailles, formerly of Lexington, widower of Virginia Fugazzi Sherrod, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at 
Hospice Care Center.  Survivors include four sons, Richard M. Sherrod and Clinton T. Sherrod, 
both of Lexington, Lewis B. Sherrod Jr., British Columbia, Canada, and Shelby A. Sherrod, Union, Ore.; 14 grandchildren; 14 great 
grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.Graveside services were held Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, in Hillcrest 
Memorial Park by Elder Paul Trautner.  Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Anna Boyd Raider Shryock

Lexington Herald Leader
8/26/2001 Sunday

VERSAILLES -- Anna Boyd Raider Shryock, 80, Camden Avenue, widow of Ezra B. ``Jack'' Shryock Jr., died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Duell-Clark 
Funeral Chapel. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Monday. Contributions suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 836 Euclid Avenue, Lexington, Ky. 40502.

Woodrow Short

Woodford Sun
May 20, 2004

Woodrow Short, 80, of Bryanwood Drive, widower of Edna May Short, died Saturday, May 15, 2004.
Born in Virginia, he was the son of the late Smith and Julia Mae Short. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World 
War II and had retired from Florida Tile in Lawrenceburg.  Survivors include five children, Julie Graham, Versailles, Bo Dunn and Sylvia Wiley, Frankfort, and Jessie 
Ritchey and Joe Short, Lexington; two brothers, Jack Short, Lexington, and Herbert Short, Big Stone Gap, Va.; nine grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.
Services were conducted Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by the Rev. Joe Girdler. Interment was at the Versailles Cemetery. 
Casket bearers were David Prather, Frank Snapp, Michael Graham, Carl Ritchey, Noel Graham, and Rusty Graham Jr. Honorary bearer was James Gravitt.

Alvin Sipes

Woodford Sun
12/20/2001-Thursday

Alvin L. Sipes, 78, of Sherman, Texas, formerly of Versailles and New Albany, Ind., husband of Naomi Ruth Box Sipes, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 
2001, at the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Born in New Albany Sept. 12, 1923, he was the son of the late Jesse and Laura Anne Johnson 
Sipes. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Denelia S. Phipps, Sherman, Texas; a son, Chris L. Sipes, Versailles; and four 
grandchildren, Stephany Sipes, and Rachel, Kelsey, and Alison Phipps.Services were conducted Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at the 
Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles. Burial was at the Bethel Cemetery, Chelsea, Ind. 

 

Charles H. Smith Jr.

December 14, 2000 
Woodford Sun

Charles "Chuckie" Henry Smith Jr., 40, of Beaumont, Texas, formerly of  Woodford County, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Texas.
Born in Woodford County, he was the son of Marilyn Mitchell Rigney, Midway, and the late Charles Henry Smith Sr. He was a former employee 
of Goodwill Industries and was a member of the Midway Baptist Church.  In addition to his mother, he is survived by his stepfather, Gene 
Rigney, Midway; a daughter, Amanda Carroll, Versailles, two sisters, Diana Niedwick and Andrea Gabbard, both of Georgetown; his paternal 
grandmother, Nancy Lippert, Versailles; and a great-granddaughter, Mallory Carroll, Versailles.
Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home, Versailles, by the Rev. Mark Johnson. Interment 
was in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Woodford County. Casket bearers were Jonathan Woolums, Jason Riddle, Spencer Wall, Jimmy 
Gaunce, George Smith, and Danny Smith.

 

Dorothy Smith

Woodford Sun
June 2002

Dorothy Mae Smith, 67, of Versailles, formerly of Fort Dodge, Iowa, widow of William A. Smith, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at the Kindred 
Hospital, Louisville.  Born in Varina, Iowa, she was the daughter of Lillian Mae Westmoreland, Fort Dodge, and the late Richard C. Westmoreland. 
In addition to her mother, she is survived by a daughter, Shawn Smith, Lexington; a son, Daniel Smith, Versailles; a stepson, Thomas W. Smith, 
Plover, Wis.; a stepdaughter, Jeanie M. Campbell, Minburn, Iowa; two grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; 
and 14 brothers and sisters. Services were conducted Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at the Laufersweiler - 
Sievers Funeral Home, Fort Dodge, by the Rev. Laurence Burns.

 

Josephine S. Smith

December 14, 2000 
Woodford Sun

Josephine Scearce Smith, 88, of 154 Bell Ave., Versailles, widow of Fred D. Smith Sr., died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at her home.
She was a native of Woodford County, a daughter of the late Tommie J. and Nannie Scearce. She was a member of the Polk Memorial Baptist 
Church, Mortonsville, and the Eastern Star, and was a War Mother. She was employed by the Chandler and Haggin families for many years.
Mrs. Smith is survived by a daughter, Gloria Davis, San Diego, Calif.; a son, Fred Smith Jr.; four sisters, Elizabeth Washington, Versailles, 
and Clara Johnson, Nancy Mae Combs, and Catherine Smithers, all of Lexington; two brothers, James Lee Scearce, Lexington, and George 
Scearce, Versailles; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A son, James Smith Jr., is deceased.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at the Polk Memorial Baptist Church by the Rev. Donald Townsend. Burial was in Sunset 
Memorial Gardens, Woodford County. The Morgan Funeral Home, Versailles, was in charge of arrangements.

O. T. Smith and Martha Smith

Harrodsburg Herald 
Thu Nov 10,1904

Subject: O.T. Smith and Martha Smith
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:24 PM

Mr. H. C. Smith, and Mrs. J. M. Bixler went to Versailles Monday to attend the funerals of their uncle and aunt, Mr. O. T. Smith, aged 78, and Mrs.
Martha Smith, age 75. They died within a few hours of each other and were buried in the same grave. They were both natives of this county and were a
much beloved couple. Mr. Smith was the last of 10 children and Mrs. Smith the last of 11.
I have been looking for the Smith's forever. H.C. Smith was the Father of Price Smith , J Will Smith ( who was my G Grandfather) this has been a hard
line to trace. Anne From: "Anne Farthing" <acfarthing@bellsouth.net>

William Smith

Memphis Reveille
5/8/1879

 

Herbert Snipes

Woodford Sun

Herbert Windham Snipes, 57, of Lawrenceburg, formerly of Versailles, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
Born in New Albany, Miss., he was the son of the late Merle Thompson and Lillian Sue Bailey Snipes. He was a former machinist for 
Armour-Dial in Aurora, Ill.Survivors include his wife, Martha Murphy Snipes, Versailles; two 
daughters, Joy Snipes Sexton and Jamie Snipes Lewis, both of Aurora, Ill.; two sisters, Mary Johnson, Donophan, Mo., and Millie Darling, 
Versailles; a brother, Robert Earl Snipes, Addison, Ill.; five grandchildren; and an aunt, Vallie Bailey, New Albany, Miss.
Services were conducted Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home, Versailles, by the Rev. Mike Krupa. Following cremation, 
the remains were to be interred in Aurora, Ill.

 

Hazel H. Sonderman

Woodford Sun
12/21/2000

Hazel Hill Sonderman, 81, of 548 South Winter Street, Midway, widow of Frank Joseph Sonderman II, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at St. Joseph 
Hospital, Lexington.  Born in Woodford County, she was a daughter of the late James Perry and Anna Lillian McDonald Hill. 
She is survived by a daughter, Candy S. Sonderman, Midway; a son, Frank J. Sonderman II, Rhinelander, Wis.; four grandchildren, Ann S. Giles, 
Lexington; Terra Nichole Henderson and Chad Robert Henderson, both of Midway, and Jeff Scott Sonderman, Minneapolis, Minn.; three sisters, 
Lucy Hill Burden, Lexington; Louise Sullivan, Frankfort, and Betty Johnson, Millville; and a number of nieces and nephews. Several sisters 
and brothers, including Ethel Hodge, James Hill, Clyde Hill, Frank Hill, and Calvin Hill, are deceased.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home, Versailles, by the Rev. Mark Johnson. 
Interment was in the Lexington Cemetery. Casket bearers were Bing Robinson, Jim Sullivan, Harold B. Littrell Jr. , Harold B. Littrell 
III, Jerald Richardson, and Tim Richardson. Honorary bearers were Steve Ward, Dr. Norman Fisher, Dr. Ben Roach, Brereton C. Jones, and 
Elizabeth Lloyd Jones. 

 

Carlos W. Southworth

April 13, 2000 
Woodford Sun

Carlos W. Southworth, 76, of Versailles, formerly of Midway, widower of Anna Baldwin Southworth, died Sunday, April 9, 2000, at the VA Medical 
Center, Leestown Pike, Lexington.  Born in Scott County on Feb. 26, 1924, he was the son of the late Burdon & Lillian Southworth. 
He is survived by a daughter, Betsy Cole, Versailles; a son, Bobby Southworth, Midway; three sisters, Jewell Moody, Georgetown, and Wanda 
Offutt and Mary Baldwin, both of Scott County; a brother, Joe Southworth, Lexington; 12 grandchildren, Cindy Centers, Kevin Way, 
Annette Boston, Lori Anglin, and Sonya Miller, all of Versailles; Wayne Mitchell, Lexington; Bryan Adams, Nashville, Tenn.; Josh Southworth, 
Midway; Amy and Lynn Southworth, Georgetown, and McKaela and Aidan Southworth, Lexington; 11 great-grandchildren, and numerous other 
relatives. A daughter, Connie Adams; a son, Dean Southworth; and four brothers, James, Buddy, J. B., and Charles Southworth, are deceased.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles, by the Rev. Glen Redman and the 
Rev. James Allen. Burial was in the Midway Cemetery. Casket bearers were Bobby Southworth, Joe Southworth, Dale Cole, Wayne Mitchell, Bryan 
Adams, and Curtis Adams. Honorary bearers were Josh Southworth, Wayne Thomas, Billy Hayes, Joe Moore, Dr. William Childers, Barry Rice, Doug 
Estep, and Albert Woodrum. 

 

John Southworth

Woodford Sun
11/23/2001

John W. Southworth III, 50, of Versailles, husband of Susan Burch Southworth, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001, after a long illness.
A native of Scott County, he was the son of Rosella Keller Southworth and the late J.W. Southworth Jr. 
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by a daughter, Natalina Fava Southworth, Lexington; a son, John W. Southworth IV, 
Versailles; two sisters, Patty Case, Georgetown, and Donna McDonald, Cincinnati; a brother, William Daryl Southworth, Lexington; and nieces 
and nephews Julie and Fred Steffey, Lexington, Allen and Ashley Case, Georgetown, Jimmy McDonald, Ohio, Rick and Kelly McDonald, Florence, 
E.J. McDonald, Cincinnati, Jennifer and Matt Denbester, Redmond, Wash., and Karie Burch, Brookline, Mass.
Services were conducted Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at Johnson's Funeral Home, Georgetown, by the Rev. John E. List. Burial was in Georgetown 
Cemetery. Honorary bearers were his nephews, and Kelly Bowman and Greg Keegan.

Sherman Sparks Jr.

Woodford Sun
January 10, 2002 


Sherman B. Sparks Jr., 57, of Lawrenceburg, husband of Linda Reynolds Sparks, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at his residence after an illness.
Born Feb. 2, 1944, in Woodford County, he was the son of the late Sherman B. Sparks Sr. and Carrie Kirkland Sparks. 
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Heather Preston, Boothwyn, Penn., and Rebecca Sparks, Lawrenceburg; a son, 
Christopher Sparks, Deltona, Fla.; a granddaughter, Sarah Preston, Boothwyn; and two sisters, Mary Sayre and Irene Scrogham, both of 
Lawrenceburg.  Services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Ninevah Christian Church by Bro. Terry Cooper. Burial was in Lawrenceburg Cemetery. Gash 
Memorial Chapel, Lawrenceburg, was in charge of arrangements.

 

China Spivey

Woodford Sun
1/31/2002

China Kathleen McKinney Spivey, 61, of Lexington, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002.  A native of Owsley County, she was the daughter of 
the late Dan and Girtha Lynch Spivey.  Survivors include two daughters, Verna Godby, Lexington, and Conney R. Hyatt, Frankfort; a son, Randy McKinney, 
Lexington; two sisters, Bernice Strong, Lexington, and Betty Preston, Richmond; three brothers, Danny Spivey and Kenneth Spivey, both of Lexington, and Doug Spivey, 
Versailles; five grandchildren, Paula and Donnie Godby, Kimberly and Jason Hyatt, and Joshua McKinney; and a great granddaughter, Haven Desiree Godby. A son, Leo McKinney, 
and two brothers, Ray and Banford Spivey, are deceased.
Services were conducted Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at W.R. Milward Mortuary - Southland. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

 

Joseph P. Spotnagle

Woodford Sun
October 19, 2000

Joseph Preston Spotnagle, 86, of Archer, Fla., formerly of Lexington, widower of Mary Ellen Todd Spotnagle, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000.
A Woodford County native, he was a son of the late Joseph William and Mary Sacra Spotnagle.
He is survived by two sons, William A. Spotnagle, Archer, and Joseph W. Spotnagle, Boca Raton, Fla.; a daughter, Mary Lou Smith, Nicholasville; two 
granddaughters; three grandsons; and a great-grandson. A sister, Mary Louise Spotnagle, is deceased.
Services were conducted at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland, Lexington. Interment was in Blue Grass Memorial 
Gardens, Jessamine County. Casket bearers were Jim Bob Derrickson, Bill Strain, John Locknane, Robert Botkin, David Sponcil and 
Brian Smith. Harold McClure was an honorary bearer.

Daniel G. Stadnyk

Lexington Herald Leader
Monday, 10/8/2001

VERSAILLES-- Daniel G. Stadnyk, 80, a retired operating engineer, husband of Elizabeth M. Stadnyk, Army veteran of World War II, died 
yesterday at Cambridge Place. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Leo Catholic Church in Versailles. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today 
at Blackburn Funeral Home.

 

Thomas Stepp

March 14, 2002 Thursday
Woodford Sun

Thomas Richard Stepp Sr., 79, of Lexington, husband of Yvonne Brooks Stepp, former husband of the late Florence Campbell Stepp, died Sunday, 
March 10, 2002.  A native of Versailles, he was the son of the late Robert and America Stepp. 
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a sister, Anna Stepp, Maryland; two sons, Thomas Stepp and Norman Stepp, Lexington; six 
grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and three nephews. Three brothers, Jewell, James, and Clifford Stepp; three sisters, Laura 
Morton, Robin Williams, and Leora Stepp; and a great granddaughter, Anjaya Curd, are deceased.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, March 14, 2002, at the Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Steele 
Cemetery, Versailles.  O.L Hughes & Sons Mortuary, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.

Geneva Stiles

March 14, 2002 Thursday
Woodford Sun

Geneva Brown Stiles, 91, of Versailles, widow of Thomas Shelby Stiles, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at the Bluegrass Community Hospital.
Born in Casey County Oct. 6, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Omer and Ethel Allen Brown. 
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Stiles Sames, Versailles; three grandchildren, Alisha Sames Curry, Steven Sames, and Melissa Sames Way; 
three grandchildren, Alyssa Paige Curry, Coty Edward Curry, and Seth Way; and a niece and a nephew.
Graveside services were conducted Friday, March 8, 2002, at the Glenwood Cemetery in Casey County. Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, 
Versailles, was in charge of arrangements.

 

James Stivers

Woodford Sun
11/23/2001

James Ted Stivers, 76, of Versailles, husband of Katherine Brock Stivers, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2001, at the Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center, Lexington.Born in Clay County, he was the son of the late James and Elizabeth Colson Stivers. 
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Susie Riley, Versailles, Kay Hopwood, Decatur, Ill., and Deborah Kay Stivers, 
Corbin; six sons, Steve Newton, Anthony Newton, and Rick Newton, all of 
Lexington, David Stivers, Roy Stivers, and Jimmy Stivers, all of Corbin; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Services were conducted Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home, Versailles. Interment, with military honors, was at Camp 
Nelson National Cemetery, Jessamine County. Casket bearers were Jamie Peavler, Randy Peavler, Jerimie Peavler, Jerry Riley, and Jay Riley.

Marjorie Straub

Lexington Herald Leader
8/13/2001 Monday

VERSAILLES -- Marjorie Straub, 87, Liberty, formerly of Louisville, retired teacher, mother of Vinson Straub 
of Versailles, died July 26. Memorial services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Pisgah Presbyterian Church. No visitation. Blackburn & Ward Funeral 
Home in charge. Contributions suggested to the Pisgah Scholarship Fund or the Woodford Habitat for Humanity.

 

Jas. L. Sublette

Lillian M. Sutherland

Woodford Sun
October 12, 2000 

Lillian Mae Wright Sutherland, 96, of Versailles, widow of Charlie Sutherland Sr., died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at the Homestead Nursing Center, 
Lexington.  Born in Woodford County on Sept. 2, 1904, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Mildred Giltner Wright. 
She is survived by two daughters, Lillian Sutherland and Margaret Rice, both of Versailles; a son, Charlie T. Sutherland Jr., Versailles; and a 
sister, Edith Englert, Jeffersontown.  Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles. Burial was in the Versailles 
Cemetery. Casket bearers were Owen Roberts, Lonnie Brown, Billy Sutherland, James E. Sutherland, David Lloyd, and Lynn Baker.

 

Coy Tabscott

Woodford Sun
12/21/2000

Coy Tabscott, 76, of Midway, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born in Fayette County, he was the son of the late Arless and Della Cannon Tabscott. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. 
He is survived by two sisters, Estelle Osborne and Margaret Wood, both of Lexington, and several nieces and nephews.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles, by the Rev. Ed Nichols. Burial 
was in the Midway Cemetery.

J. M. Tate 

Woodford Sun 
May 20, 2004

Posted by bwf <wrfc71a@prodigy.com> on Sat, 09 May 1998

J. M. (Jay) Tate, 63, died Thursday, January 2, 1969 in Woodford Memorial Hosptial. He was a native of Versailles and a retired farmer. 
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Nettie Woolums Tate; two daughters, Mrs. Jane Dean, Lexington, and Mrs. Anne Faust, Versailles; and a sister, 
Mrs. Lloyd Roberts, Smithville. Burial in Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
Source: unknown Central KY newspaper

 

Nettie W. Tate

Woodford Sun
7/26/2001

Nettie Woolums Tate, 92, of Versailles, widow of J.M. Tate, died Thursday, July 19, 2001.
Born on Oct. 18, 1908, she was the daughter of Martha Kidwell Woolums and William Howard Woolums Sr.
Survivors include two daughters, Anne Bowmar, Lexington, and Jane Dean, Versailles; a brother, the Rev. Jeptha B. Woolums, Pennsylvania; four 
grandchildren, Mike Faust, Kennetha Gayhart, Billy Faust, and Sylvia Ratcliff; six great grandchildren, Kim Thomas, Lee Faust, Len Faust, 
Micah Faust, Tom Rodgers and Taylor Ratcliff; six step-grandchildren and eight step-great grandchildren. A son, Arthur Harold Tate; two 
sisters, Maggie Davis and Mary Crews; two brothers, William "Buck" Carl Woolums and Howard Woolums Jr.; and a granddaughter, Mildred Anne Dean, 
are deceased.  Services were conducted Sunday, July 22, 2001, at Duell-Clark Funeral 
Chapel by Mike Faust, Dr. Min. Burial was in Versailles Cemetery. 
Casket bearers were Lee and Len Faust, Rick Gayhart, Mike Ratcliff, Tom 
Rodger, Scott Thomas and Carl Woolums.

 

Randall R. Tate

The State Journal
February 26, 2001

Bagdad, Kentucky
Farmer
Died: Saturday, at his residence
Age: 62
Father: Jasper Reilly Tate (deceased)
Mother: Elizabeth Durham Heck, Frankfort, Kentucky
Son: Keith Tate, Louisville, Kentucky
Daughters: Pamela Cutshaw and Sharon Baker, both of Lexington, Kentucky
Brother: Charles Tate, Frankfort, Kentucky
Brother: Jasper Tate (deceased)
Special friend: Irene Tate, Frankfort, Kentucky
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens - Woodford County, Kentucky
(Source: )


Willie Lee Tate 

Posted by bwf <franks104@aol.com> on Fri, 20 Mar 1998
Willie Lee (Bill) Tate, 57, a Woodford County farmer, died 
March 30, 1963 at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Ky. He had 
been a deacon at Clear Creek Baptist Church for ten years. 
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mae Woolums Tate; two sons, Melvin 
Tate, Corbin, and Wallace Tate, Louisville; a sister, Mrs. Lloyd 
Roberts, Henry County; four brothers, Raymond and Jasper Tate Jr., 
Franklin County, J. M. Tate, Versailles, Clay Tate of Woodford County, 
and 4 grandchildren. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford 
County, Ky.

Wallace Taylor

The Hamilton Journal News, Hamilton, Ohio, 
26 Oct 1970 

Wallace Taylor Dies in Indiana; Services Tuesday 
Wallace E. Taylor, 52, 516 E. Jackson St., Peru, Indiana, died Saturday at 2:05 a.m. in Dukes Hospital, Peru. 
Mr. Taylor had been in ill health for 10 years. Mr. Taylor, a former Hamilton resident, had resided in Peru for 
18 years. He was born in Versailles, Kentucky, January 20, 1918, a son of Alvin and 
Florence Bishop Taylor. He married Mary K. Weaver in 1945. 
Relatives Here 
Mr. Taylor leaves his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Jerry Willis, Mrs. Roger Abercrombie, Mrs. Troy Rogers, all of Peru, Miss Juanita Taylor and Miss Teresa 
Taylor, both at home; a son, Charles Taylor, at home; a stepson, Leslie Sexton, Hamilton; a half brother, Walter Wash, Peru; four brothers, Thomas 
Taylor, Peru, Delbert Taylor, Willie Taylor, Dewey Taylor, all of Hamilton; four sisters, Mrs. Linza DePew, Mrs. Emma Hinkle, Mrs. Donald Perry and Mrs. Bowdon 
Napier, all of Hamilton; four grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Flowers-Leedy 
Funeral Home, Peru, with the Rev. Charles Petit of Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral 
home Monday afternoon and evening.   Pallbearers will be Dewey Taylor, Delbert Taylor, Willie Taylor, Tommy 
Taylor, Bowdon Napier, and Don Perry.
From: <DonnyPerry@aol.com>  Date: Monday, March 26, 2007 4:20 PM
Here is an obituary on my Uncle Wallace Taylor.  thanks, Donny Perry

 

Mrs. Virginia Terrell

Mrs. Virginia "Dolly" Terrell, 35, 431 Holmes Street, died at the Kings Daughter's Hospital Wednesday at 2:50 p.m. following a long 
illness. A native of Franklin County born May 20, 1926, daughter of Mrs. Radie Quire and the late James Thurman. She had resided in 
Franklin County all of her life. Her latest employment was with the Union Underwear Co. Mrs. Terrell was a member of the Crestwood Church. 
Survivors, beside her mother, are, three daughters, Wanda Louise, and Ruth Ann Clark, Patricia Reed Terrell all of Frankfort, three brothers; 
Artis, and Kermit Thurman of Frankfort; Elmer Thurman of Little Rock, Arkansas; five sisters, Mrs. John Woolums, Mrs. John Buffin and Mrs. 
William Sewell all of Franklin County; Mr. J. C. Wilhoite of Woodford County, Mrs. Sherman Van of Seattle, Washington,; several nieces and 
nephews.  Burial will follow in the family lot in the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be: James, Lester and John Woolums Jr., J. C. and 
Benny Wayne Thurman, Bobby Buffin. The Harrod Bros. Funeral Home will be in charge. 
Note: Mrs. Terrell died November 8, 1961. 

 

Evalee Thomas

The Woodford Sun 
January 3, 2002

Evalee Sandusky Thomas, 81, of Midway, widow of Charles O. Thomas, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at her residence.
A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Jordan and Nina Cooper Sandusky. 
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Wood, Midway, and Peggy Ware, Frankfort; and three grandchildren, Joshua Wilkerson, Carrie Ware, and 
Jennifer Ware.  Services were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at the Blackburn & 
Ward Funeral Home by the Rev. Todd Lester. Interment was at Sunset 
Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Carolyn Louise Thompson

Carolyn Louise Thompson, 82, of Frankfort, widow of Glyn Ralph Thompson, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 
Taylor Manor Nursing Home, Versailles.   Born June 6, 1921, in Atlanta, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Clarence Settle and Cullie Nally. She was a member of the 
Clarkston United Methodist Church, Clarkston, Ga., and was a resident of Ashwood Place in Frankfort for the past 10 years.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Anderson, Versailles; two sons, Glyn R. Thompson and Jeffrey Lane Thompson, both of Snellville, Ga.; seven 
grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.   Services were conducted Monday, May 17, 2004, at the A.S. Tucker & Sons Funeral Home, Tucker Ga. Burial was in 
Floral Hills Cemetery. Casket bearers were Dax Thompson, Craig Anderson, Robbie Huff, Michael Richardson, and Fred Hartley. Blackburn & Ward 
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.