OBITUARIES
FROM
TRIMBLE DEMOCRAT 1980-1989
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The record of deaths were taken from microfilm and the books of papers,
THE TRIMBLE DEMOCRAT for the years 1980 through 1989.

Everything enclosed in ( parentheses ) was added from another source, burial records, TRIMBLE COUNTY KENTUCKY CEMETERIES, some reference to 1870 census of Trimble County, and some from family research. All notes were added by and not contained in the obituary. Permission to use at the Trimble County Kentucky Genealogy site from the Trimble County Historical Society, Trimble County, Kentucky. I would like to thank them for making this resource available.

WAINSCOTT, Patti, 28, Bedford died 26 Oct 1987, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Richmond, KY 16 Nov 1958 d/o Keith and Sarah Thevenow Ball.) Survived by husband JAMES W. WAINSCOTT, her parents, dau. Amy Abell, 1 bro. Les Ball.

WALKENHORST, Clara M., 90, Kirkland, OH died 21 Feb 1988, bur. Lutheran Cem. (Born Carroll Co., KY 17 Nov 1897 d/o John Frederick and Caroline Niehouse Schafer.) Survived by 2 dau. Mrs. Margaret W. Toth and Mrs. Lena Stephenson, son Henry F. Walkenhorst, sis. Mrs. Mary Pulliam. Preceded by husband JOHN FREDERICK WALKENHORST, 2 ch., 3 bro. and 4 sis.

WALKENHORST, Effie, 79, Milton died 5 Apr 1984, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Trimble Co. 21 Dec 1904 d/o Luther and Jane Crafton Jones.) Survived by dau. Mrs. Mary Jane Garrett, 1 son James Overton, 1 bro. Victor Jones, 6 sis. Mrs. Mary Powell; Mrs. Mattie Tilford; Mrs. Augusta Maddox; Mrs. Elizabeth Garrett; Mrs. Carrie Maddox and Mrs. Gladys Burkhardt. Preceded by husband AUGUST WALKENHORST.

WALKER, Mary Alice, 83, Carrollton, KY died 24 Nov 1987, bur. there. The last member of her parents, Suda Hutcherson and Boone Garriott's family. Survived by 1 dau. Mrs. Gertrude McEndre. Mary married 14 Sep 1922 to ORVILLE WALKER, who died Oct 1967. Preceded by 1 bro. Fred H. Garriott in 1940 and 1 sis. Mrs. Nannie Lee Trinkle in 1978.

WALLACE, Lillian Mitchell, 79, Indianapolis, IN died 4 Oct 1981, bur. Greenwood, IN. Born Bedford, KY and lived in Indiana most her life. married to EARL T. WALLACE, who died 1962. Relatives of Mrs. Wallace living in this area are: Mrs. Georgie Colbert; Mrs. Pearl Clifford and Hubert Stark.

WALLACE, Mayme E., 75, Campbellsburg, KY died 6 Mar 1980, bur. Louden Cem. in Providence. (Born Trimble Co. 11 Dec 1904 d/o Thomas Dudley and Lula Frances Peel McAlister.) Preceded by husband WILLIAM GOLDEN WALLACE. Survived by 5 sons Phillip; Fred; Harold; Anthony and Russell Wallace, 6 dau. Mrs. Frances Martin; Mrs. Selena Staky; Mrs. Anna Nelson; Mrs. Katherine Carter; Mrs. Minnie Jeanette Riley and Mrs. Elsie Beckham.

WALTERS, Mary, 94, Bedford died 14 Aug 1989, bur. at Richmond, KY. (Born Whitley Co., KY 22 Sep 1894 d/o Johnny and Nancy Davis.) Survived by 6 dau. Mrs. Nancy McCoy; Mrs. Bertha Masters; Mrs. Delora McCoy; Mrs. Edith Rae Dixon; Mrs. Minnie Burton and Mrs. Betty Craig, 4 sons Dan; John Henry; L. P. and Floyd Walters. Preceded by 1 dau. and 1 son.

WARD, William C., 64, Louisville, KY died 27 Jan 1989, bur. Moffett. W.W.II veteran, native of Milton. Survived by 3 sons William, Jr.; Richard and David Ward, 2 bro. Olynn and Norman Ward. Preceded by wife RUTH WARD in Aug 1988, his parents Lawrence and Ida Fisher Ward, 4 bro. and 2 sis.

WATKINS, Pauline, 58, Milton died 26 Mar 1987, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 4 (Jan?) 1928 d/o Joe B. and Pearl Alexander Newby.) Survived by husband DALE EVERETT WATKINS, 1 dau. Mrs. Sharon Campbell, 2 bro. Bobby and Wilford "Wick" Newby, 3 sis. Mrs. Wanda Tharp; Mrs. Lucille McManis and Mrs. Judy Bishop.

WATSON, Chan, 82, Milton died 31 Jan 1988, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 5 Jun 1905 s/o Samuel and Melvina McClanahan Watson.) Survived by 1 son Wayne Watson, 1 sis. Mabel Coshow. Preceded by wife RACHEL WATSON in 1985, 3 sis. and 2 bro.

WATSON, Rachel H., 79, Milton died 19 May 1985, bur. IOOF Bedford. A former school teacher, (born 24 Mar 1906 d/o Till and Eddie Perkinson Yeager.) Survived by husband CHAN WATSON, 1 son Wayne Watson, 1 bro. Cecil Yeager. Preceded by 1 bro.

WEBB, Morris, 74, Bedford died 6 Sep 1988, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Henry Co. 16 Jun 1914 s/o Barnett and Clara Shaw Webb.) Survived by wife MARY DAVIS WEBB, 2 dau. Marlene Spicer and Carolyn Barnes, 1 son Barry Webb, bro. Claude Webb. Preceded by a sis. and 2 bro.

WEBSTER, George Lee, 65, Woodford, Okla. died 13 Dec 1984, bur. IOOF Bedford. W.W.II veteran, (born Trimble Co. 7 Jan 1919 s/o Harry and Ollie May Webster.) Survived by 6 sons Herman; Tommy; Larry; Joe; Jack and George Webster, Jr., 3 dau. Virgie Sullivan; Kitty Stewart and Letha Louden, 6 bro. Estill; Richard; Jesse; Raymond; J. L. and Carroll Webster, 1 sis. Mrs. Lucy Dunn.

WEBSTER, James, 81, Bedford died 17 Sep 1982, bur. Jonesville, KY. (Born Grant Co. 17 Dec 1900 s/o Dudley and Nancy Bromley Webster.) Data from funeral record.

WEBSTER, Roy D., 69, Milton died 19 Jun 1985, bur. Moffett Cem. W.W.II Navy veteran, (born Trimble Co. 23 Nov 1915 s/o Walter and Fannie Jackson Webster.) Survived by wife REVA (HARMON) WEBSTER, 1 son Joe Webster, 1 dau. Mrs. Judy Ward, his step-mother Mrs. Elizabeth Webster, 1 sis. Mrs. Bessie Forrest. Preceded by parents, sis. Mrs. Lucille Cousore.

WEDDING, Dorothy A., 65, died 20 Aug 1988, bur. Memorial Gardens, Louisville, KY. Survived by dau. Judy Clem Taylor, son Curran Clem, sis. Alma Bumen, bro. Raymond Swisher.

WEEDMAN, Cynthia, 29, died 9 Oct 1982, bur. IOOF Bedford. Native of Carroll Co., KY. Survived by husband DAVID WEEDMAN, Jr., 2 sons Michael and Aaron Weedman, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brindley, 1 sis. Miss Pat Brindley, 2 bro. Mike and Kevin Brindley, grandmother Mrs. Edith Hunter, great-grandmother Mrs. Lucy Bassett.

WELCH, Ernest C., Sr., 70, Carrollton, KY died 24 Aug 1981, bur. there. Survived by wife LOUISE KINNETT WELCH, 2 dau. Mrs. Loretta Knight and Mrs. Gladys Duncan, son Ernest Welch, Jr., 2 bro. Carroll and Norval Welch, 2 sis. Mrs. Ruby Skirvin and Mrs. Kathryn Callis. Preceded by parents, 1 bro. Forrest and 1 sis. Della (Kendall.) Note: He was s/o Dora and Mollie K. McEndre Welch.

WELCH, Mary Ethel Hall, 60, Campbellsburg, KY died 3 Sep 1985, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Jefferson Co., IN 22 Jun 1925 d/o Robert and Lora Sampson Meredith.) Survived by husband ROBERT D. WELCH, 1 dau. Mrs. Joyce Whittingham, 3 sons Marvin; Barry and Milton R. Hall, 4 bro. Leroy; Donald R.; Loren and Paul Meredith. Preceded by parents, 1 sis. and 1 bro.

WELTY, William C., 79, Marianna, Fla. died 6 Aug 1987, bur. there. s/o late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Welty of Milton, has resided in Florida since 1951. Survived by wife MATTIE KING WELTY, 1 bro. Virgil Welty, 2 sis. Alla Mae Calveard and Virginia Wheeler.

WENTWORTH, Allen, 87, Madison, IN died 17 Sep 1986, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. resided the past 59 years in Switzerland Co., IN, the s/o Jesse and Emma Stroup Wentworth. married to LYDIA CALLIS, who Survived with 4 dau. Mrs. Hilda Meriweather; Mrs. Jennie Dean Brooks; Mrs. Neljene Bolton and Mrs. Rosemary Grinswold, 3 sons Clarence; Eugene and Rev. Melvin Went-worth, 3 bro. Ralph; Carroll and Jesse Wentworth. (Joseph Allen Wentworth born 15 Sep 1899.)

WENTWORTH, Frank P., 79, Bedford died 14 Jan 1984, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 12 Dec 1904 s/o Jesse and Emma Stroup Wentworth.) Survived by wife VIRGIE BELL WENTWORTH, 4 sons Paul; Harry; Charlie and James Wentworth, 1 dau. Mrs. Judy Baxter, 5 bro. Allen; Ralph; Jesse; Carroll and Raymond Wentworth.

WENTWORTH, Jesse, 79, Astor, Fla. died 16 Oct 1986, bur. IOOF Bedford. Former resident of Bedford, (born 24 Mar 1907 s/o Jesse and Emma Stroup Wentworth.) Survived by wife DOROTHY WENTWORTH, 2 dau. Mrs. Virginia Shimfessel and Mrs. Emma McClure, 3 sons Vernon; Buford and Glenn Wentworth, 2 bro. Ralph and Carroll Wentworth. Preceded by his 1st wife DOROTHY LITER WENTWORTH, (in 1965) 1 son and 5 bro.

WENTWORTH, Kathryn, 68, Milton died 25 Oct 1984, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 2 Nov 1915 d/o Jerry and Margaret Mershall McDole.) Survived by 3 sons Norman; Buddy and Kenny Wentworth, 1 dau. Mrs. Pat Scholey, 3 bro. Owen; Archie and George McDole, 3 sis. Mrs. Lillian Chandler; Mrs. Margaret Imel and Mrs. Mildred Hammons.

WENTWORTH, Raymond, 69, Milton died 25 Oct 1984, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 25 Aug 1915 s/o Jesse and Emma Stroup Wentworth.) Survived by 3 sons Norman; Buddy and Kenny Wentworth, 4 bro. Allen; Ralph; Jessie and Carroll Wentworth, 1 step-bro. Wilson Mereweather, 3 step-sis. Mrs. Nora Longstreet; Mrs. Mary Virginia Breed and Mrs. LaVerne Nelson. He and wife KATHRYN were killed in a car-tractor trailer truck accident on the Milton Hill in Trimble Co.

WENTWORTH, Vyrel Wayne, 62, Milton died 16 Dec 1986, bur. IOOF Bedford. W.W.II veteran, (born Trimble Co. 15 Dec 1924 s/o William A. and Genevieve Stephenson Wentworth.) Survived by mother, 1 son Kenny W. Wentworth, 1 dau. Mrs. Marsha W. Stotts, 2 sis. Mrs. Clarence Pettit and Miss Wilma Jean Wentworth. Preceded by father, 1 bro. Walton Dale.

WENTWORTH, William, 44, Milton died 28 Jun 1982, bur. Lebanon Cem. near Frankfort, KY. Korean War veteran, (born Franklin Co., KY 3 Mar 1938 s/o Edgar and Dorothy Campbell Wentworth.) Survived by mother, 3 step-ch. Sue; Robert and John Hortenberry, 3 sis. Mrs. Jessie Cook; Mrs. Kay Wallace and Mrs. Agnes Thorton, 8 bro. Wallace; Willard; Jerry; R. J.; Glen; Scott and Douglas Wentworth. Preceded by father.

WEST, Hazel Coghill, 65, Madison, IN died 24 Apr 1981, bur. Moffett. (Born Trimble Co. 9 Nov 1915 d/o Dave and Eva Green Chandler.) Survived by 2 sons James B. and William Coghill, 2 dau. Evelyn Skirvin and Ruth Morris, 3 sis. Thelma McCord; Lizzie Bayne and Gusta Yocum, 1 bro. Redford Chandler. Preceded by husband JAMES E. COGHILL, 1 son Glen, 2 bro. Thurman and Guy Estell Chandler, 1 sis. Bessie Simmons.

WEST, Roscoe, 79, Carrollton, KY died 21 Jan 1987, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Whitley, KY (5 Apr 1907 s/o Russell and Lee West.) Survived by wife DELLA SPURR WEST, 1 son Marvin and his wife, Bridgett West. Preceded by 1 son, 2 bro. and 1 sis.

WETHERINGTON, Myra Jane, 40, Smithville, KY died 26 Sep 1989, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Madison, IN, Survived by husband LARRY WETHERINGTON, son Andrew Lawrence Wetherington, her parents Harold and Mary Jo Stark Taylor, 2 bro. John Owen and Douglas Taylor, 2 sis. Debra Howard and Carol Clark.

WHEELER, Allen F., 83, Louisville, KY died 22 Feb 1989, bur. _______. Native of Trimble Co.(Born 1905 s/o George Lee and Blanche Dean Wheeler.) Survived by wife JEANETTE P. McCONNELL WHEELER, 4 sons W. Warren; James A.; John K. and Lloyd L. Wheeler, 1 dau. Patricia A. Stortz. Preceded by his only brother, Ruby Lee Wheeler.

WHEELER, Allie, 86, Bedford died 30 Jun 1985, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 26 May 1899 d/o John Rodman and Xzantippe Toombs Callis.) Survived by husband HENRY WHEELER, 1 bro. Joseph Allen Callis, 1 sis. Lola Callis Rader, 1 dau. Helen Lucille Wheeler.

WHEELER, Elmo W., 65, Madison, IN died 23 Aug 1983, bur. ________. Born Bedford, KY. Survived by wife PAULINE RICHTER WHEELER, 1 dau. Mrs. Connie Scott, 5 bro. Hershel; Clayton; John; Maynard and Ronald.

WHEELER, Henry, 84, Bedford died 13 Oct 1986, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 6 Aug 1902 s/o Joshua D. and Bettie Martin Wheeler.) Survived by nieces and nephews. Preceded by wife ALLIE CALLIS WHEELER and 1 dau. Helen Lucille.

WHEELER, Kathryn, 74, Bedford died 18 Sep 1988, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Oldham Co., KY 17 Aug 1914 d/o John and Birdie Spillman Moore.) Survived by 1 dau. Mrs. Doris Powell, 3 sons Darrell; Glen and Doug Wheeler, 1 sis. Mrs. Clara Schaffell, 2 bro. Raymond and Paul Moore. Preceded by husband ROY WHEELER in 1983, 1 sis. and 2 bro.

WHEELER, Mabel, 81, California died 15 Dec 1980, bur. IOOF Bedford. Native of Trimble Co. Survived by son Harvey Wheeler, dau. Edith Frie, 4 bro. Flournoy; Lamar; Grover and Reuben Callis, 1 sis. Mrs. Gertrude Martin. Preceded by husband GILBERT WHEELER, 2 bro. Chester and Buell Callis.

WHEELER, Roy, 74, Bedford died 17 Aug 1983, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born 10 Mar 1909 s/o Joshua D. and Betty Martin Wheeler.) Survived by wife KATHRYN WHEELER, dau. Mrs. Doris Powell, 3 sons Darrell; Glen and Doug Wheeler, 1 bro. Henry Wheeler. Preceded by 2 sis. and 5 bro.

WHEELER, Ruby Lee, 75, Pendleton, KY died 22 Jun 1988, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 2 Dec 1912 s/o George and Blanche Dean Wheeler.) Survived by wife the former NIEVA DRAKE, dau. Julia Ann Welch, bro. Allen F. Wheeler.

WHEELER, Russell D., 85, Madison, IN died 10 Apr 1980, bur. IOOF Bedford. He grew up down Kidwell Pike in Patton's Creek community. He barbered in Madison some 65 years. s/o Edgar and Leatta Wheeler. married MARIE CALLIS, who died Aug 1979. Survived by 6 sons Hershell; Elmo; Clayton; John; Maynard and Ronald Wheeler, 3 bro. Forrest; Ralph and Donald Wheeler, 4 sis. Lola Callis; Mrs. Finnell Jackson; Ruth Butler and Kathleen Schafer.

WHITAKER, Della Nova, 92, Bedford died 21 Oct 1983, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Owen Co. 23 Jul 1891 d/o Pete and Lucy Bramble Underwood.) Survived by son Elmo Whitaker, 3 dau. Mrs. Goldie Aline Johnson; Mrs. Rosie Roberts and Mrs. Ernestine Poe, 2 bro. Johnny and Claude Underwood, 1 sis. Mrs. Estelle Mervin. Preceded by husband JOSEPH ALONZO WHITAKER, 1 son and 2 dau.

WHITAKER, Kathryn, 52, Milton died 4 Nov 1982, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Trimble Co. 5 Jul 1930 d/o Cleo and Opal Brown Fresh.) Survived by husband EARL "JUNIOR" WHITAKER, 3 dau. Mrs. Janice Redford; Mrs. Bonnie Wheeler and Mrs. Cathy Wallace, 3 sons Harold; Donald and Kenneth Fresh, 2 sis. Mrs. Lucille Boldery and Mrs. Maxine Thompson, 1 bro. Norman Fresh.

WHITAKER, Willie Earl, 86, died 8 Mar 1985, bur. Campbellsburg, KY. (Born KY 31 Oct 1898 s/o Sherman and Florence Tingle Whitaker.) Survived by son Earl Whitaker, Jr., 1 bro. Leland Whitaker, 2 sis. Mrs. Mabel Roberts and Mrs. Erby Adams.

WHITTINGTON, Joyce Hall, 43, Jacksonville, Fla. died 29 Nov 1986, bur. there. Native of Trimble Co. Survived by husband MAURICE WHITTINGTON, 4 dau. Miss Pamelia Smith; Mrs. Michelle Sullivan; Mrs. Kim Mitchell and Miss Sheila Smith, 1 son Ray Smith, 3 bro. Barry; Ray and Marvin Hall, her grandmother in Milton, KY.

WILCOX, Charles Thomas, 49, Bedford died 29 Oct 1983, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Pittsburg, PA (2 Jul 1934 s/o Charles Robert Wilcox.) Survived by wife JANET WILCOX, 5 sons Charles; Randy; Timmy; Joseph and Steven Turocy, 3 dau. Charlotte and Kristie Wilcox and Colleen McWhorter, 5 ch. in Pittsburg, PA Betsy Sullivan; Rusty; Larry; Bonnie and Boo Wilcox, 1 bro. Albert Wilcox and 1 sis. Katherine Robertson.

WILDER, Helen Singer, __, died 13 Jan 1987. Burial ______. Born Trimble Co. d/o John and Daisy Hamilton Singer. Survived by 2 sons, Joseph Frederick and John H. Rowlett.

WILHOITE, Frances, 75, Louisville, KY died 9 Nov 1984, bur. Moffett. (Born 10 Apr 1909 d/o Walton and Ethel Erby Spillman.) Survived by 5 sis. Mrs. Erby Hood; Miss Doris Spillman; Mrs. Elizabeth Webster; Mrs. Virginia Clifford and Mrs. Mary Dove, 2 bro. William and Howard Spillman. Preceded by husband PAUL WILHOITE 5 years ago.

WILLIAMS, Delia Snyder, 75, Florida died 9 Jan 1980, bur. there. d/o William Barney and America Coleman Snyder, born 29 Jan 1904 at the Snyder farm in Hunter's Bottom, near Milton, KY. Mr. Snyder was minister of Mt. Byrd, Bedford and other Trimble Co. churches. Survived by husband JOHN F. WILLIAMS, a Presbyterian minister, married on 28 May 1929. A dau. Mary Delia Jackson, 3 bro. William O.; James C. and George M. Snyder.

WILLIAMS, Dillard W., 85, died 4 Feb 1984, bur. Mahoney burial ground. (Born Trimble Co. Mar 1898 s/o Richard and Mary K. Gavigan Williams.) Survived by son Norman Williams. Preceded by 1 step-son, 4 bro. and 3 sis.

WILLIAMS, Hallie, 81, Florida died 9 May 1987, bur. Moffett Cem. Born 9 Mar 1906 d/o J. W. and Cora Cortner Smitha. Data from funeral record.

WILLIAMS, Jesse Eugene, 55, died 3 Jan 1982, bur. Campbellsburg, KY. W.W.II veteran, native of Trimble Co. Survived by mother Mrs. Carrie A. Williams, sis. Mrs. Raymond Wise. Preceded by father Harlan Williams.

WILLIAMS, Lester Allen, 56, Morristown, TN died 20 Feb 1983, bur. IOOF Carrollton. W.W.II Navy veteran, native of Trimble Co. s/o Rollie and Pearl W. Williams. Survived by wife DOROTHY TAYLOR WILLIAMS, dau. Gale, son Shawn, his aunt who reared him from childhood, Mrs. Ethel McClure of Madison, 3 sis. Sarah McCready; Ethel Hawker and Mary Jane Barnes, 3 bro. Guy; Lawrence and Harry Williams.

WILLIAMS, Ollie, 79, Bedford died 18 Oct 1983, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 23 Jan 1904 d/o Oscar and Lillie McAlister Williams.) Survived by bro. Vernon Williams, 2 sis. Bea Courtney and Ruby O'Neal. Preceded by bro. and sis.

WILLIAMS, Russell Paul, 52, Muncie, IN died 15 Oct 1980, bur. _______. Native of Trimble Co., worked in Muncie for 32 years. Survived by wife LENA DAVIS WILLIAMS, 1 dau. Paula Lynn, son Steven Russell, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Williams, 3 bro. Raymond; Everett and Buford Williams, 4 sis. Mrs. Juanita Brooks; Mrs. Phylis Price; Mrs. Jo Ann Hart and Mrs. Rachel Sage.

WILLIAMS, Woodrow H., 63, Nashville, TN died 13 Dec 1982, bur. Mahoney Cem. W.W.II veteran, 6 years in Navy. s/o late Rolly and Pearl Williams. Survived by son Herman Dale Williams, 3 sis. Sarah McCready; Ethel Hawkes and Mary Jane Barnes, 4 bro. Lawrence; Guy; Lester and Harry Williams.

WILLIAMSON, Carl, 65, died 25 Mar 1989, bur. Louisville, KY. W.W.II veteran. Survived by (Wife?) RITA RAPP WILLIAMSON, 3 sons Dennis O.; Jeffery L. and James G. Williamson, 1 sis. Hellena Lake and 5 step-ch. Preceded by wife RUTH CUTSHAW WILLIAMSON, (in 1974) his parents Beckham and Mabel Williamson.

WILLIAMSON, Howard Lewis, 75, Bedford died 15 Jun 1986, bur. Campbellsburg Cem. Born 11 Jan 1911 s/o Noble and Minnie Pearl Williamson. Data from funeral record.

WILSON, Eunice Violet, 61, Pendleton, KY died 24 Nov 1984, bur. Louisville, KY. Born Trimble Co. 13 Mar 1923 d/o John William and Eva Wheeler Morgan. Data from funeral record.

WIMBERLY, Cecil Lee, 80, Bedford died 8 Mar 1987, bur. IOOF Bedford. W.W.II veteran, born Alabama (6 Aug 1906.) Survived by wife EMMA LOUISE WIMBERLY, 1 dau. Billie Jo Conger.

WINGHAM, Bradford, 71, Milton died 30 Sep 1984, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Trimble Co. 28 Jun 1913 s/o Ira and Abbie Smith Wingham.) Survived by wife GEORGIE WINGHAM, 1 dau. Mrs. Bonita Tittle, 1 son B. G. Wingham, 5 sis. Mrs. Josephine Stockdale; Mrs. Hulda Perry; Mrs. Leona McCutchen; Mrs. Leanna Hamilton and Mrs. Ola Ginn, 2 bro. Everett and Delmer Wingham. Preceded by son Robert, 1 sis. and 1 bro.

WINGHAM, Geneva, 69, Milton died 1 Feb 1988, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Trimble Co. 3 May 1918 d/o Claude and Sallie Rodgers Ginn.) Survived by 1 dau. Mrs. Myrna Holloway, 1 son Henry F. Wingham, 2 sis. Mrs. Alene Banks and Mrs. Irene Brown, 3 bro. Hubert; Carley and Kelly Ginn. Preceded by husband HENRY "Ted" WINGHAM in 1974 and 2 bro.

WINGHAM, Giltner A., 83, R.# 7 Greensburg, IN died 17 Aug 1985. Burial South Park Cemetery there. Native of Trimble Co. (s/o Nathan and Magnolia Welch Wingham.) Survived by wife MARIE FERGUSON WINGHAM, 4 sons, Kenneth; Keith; Delbert and Stanley Wingham, 4 daughters, Mrs. Maxine Seibel; Mrs. Geneva Mattersteig; Mrs. Janice Bramblett and Mrs. Nancy Whitkemper, 1 sister Mrs. Myrtle Sisson.

WINGHAM, Hazel Frances, 74, Milton died 31 Mar 1986, bur. Moffett Cem. (Trimble Co. Born 1 Sep 1911 d/o Ona and Mollie Bishop Hood.) Survived by husband DELMAR WINGHAM, 2 dau. Mrs. Joan Imel and Mrs. Shelby Melton, 2 sons Bradford B. and Buddy Ray Wingham, 3 sis. Mrs. Virgie Barnes; Mrs. Ethel Kelley and Mrs. Helen Samply, 1 half-sis. Mrs. Mary Bell Ellwood. Preceded by 1 sis., 3 half-sis. and 1 half-bro.

WINGHAM, Lula Mae, 71, Bedford died 22 Apr 1981, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born 23 Jun 1909 d/o George and Emma Kopp Kelley.) Survived by son Gene Wingham, 6 sis. Mrs. Frances Stoker; Mrs. Stella Tilley; Mrs. Mayme Wood; Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald; Mrs. Marjorie Payne and Mrs. Emma Broughton, 6 bro. Henry; Everett; Raymond; Paul; Frank and Charles Kelley. Preceded by husband PAUL WINGHAM and 2 bro.

WINGHAM, Robert Earl, 40, Grass Valley, Calif. died 11 Jul 1983, bur. there. Former resident of Trimble Co. Survived by 2 sons Glenn and Del Wingham, 1 dau. Brandi Wingham, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Wingham, 1 bro. B. G. Wingham and 1 sis. Mrs. Bonnie Tittle.

WINKLE, George Henry, 68, Indianapolis, IN died 21 Jul 1981, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Yorktown, NY 12 Feb 1913.) Preceded by wife BESSIE SMITH WINKLE the d/o Mrs. Willie Smith, Bedford.

WISE, Curtis L., 73, Milton died 5 Dec 1984, bur. Moffett Cem. Lived in Trimble Co. all his life, (born 10 Feb 1911 s/o James and Willie Howard Wise.) Survived by wife MARY WISE, 2 bro. Gervin and Keith Wise. Preceded by 1 sis. and 1 bro.

WISE, Dorothy D., 70, Bedford died 21 May 1986, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Crawfordsville, IN (18 May 1916 d/o Arthur and Laura Sampson Cutshaw.) Survived by husband OSCAR HARRY WISE, 2 sons Warren and Dow Vernon Dunlap, 2 dau. Mrs. Barbara Jane Melvin and Mrs. Dottie Dale Black, 2 step-sons Leslie and James Wise, 2 step-dau. Mrs. Dorothy Lucas and Mrs. Paula Ginn.

WISE, Freda M., 76, Milton died 4 May 1988, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Oklahoma 6 Mar 1912 d/o Harlan and Carrie Arnold Williams.) Survived by dau. Mrs. Marjorie Mahoney, son Freddie Wise and her mother. Preceded by husband RAYMOND WISE in 1986, a sis. and 1 bro.

WISE, James Alvin, 71, Lexington, IN died 17 Dec 1982, bur. Moffett. Born 28 May 1911 s/o Porter and Bird (Myrtle Virginia) Wise. Survived by son Alvin Wise, Jr. and 1 bro. Raymond Wise.

WISE, Kathryn, 68, Lexington, IN died 17 Dec 1982, bur. Moffett Cem. Born 11 Sep 1914 d/o Nathan and Effie Perry Garrett.) Survived by son Alvin Wise, Jr., 1 sis. Mrs. Marie Meis, 1 bro. Morris Garrett. Note: Kathryn and husband JAMES ALVIN WISE, died in an auto accident.

WISE, Mary Louise, 66, Milton died 6 Jul 1985, bur. Moffett Cem. A retired school teacher having taught for 45 years. (Born 17 Sep 1918 d/o Herbert and Anna Obertate Hancock.) Survived by father, 1 sis. Anna C. Starr, 1 bro. John Hancock. Preceded by husband CURTIS WISE in Dec of last year.

WISE, Raymond Alfred, 77, Milton died 15 Mar 1986, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born 19 Oct 1908 s/o Porter and Myrtle Virginia Wise.) Survived by wife FRIEDA WISE, 1 dau. Mrs. Marjorie Mahoney, 1 son Freddie Wise. Preceded by 1 bro. and 1 sis.

WOOD, Delcia Pyles, 68, Bedford died 11 Aug 1980, bur. Pleasureville, KY. (Born Trimble Co. 24 Jun 1912 d/o George and Alice Tilley Pyles.) Survived by husband RAYMOND WOOD, 2 bro. Woodrow and Roscoe Pyles, 1 sis. Florence Adams.

WOOD, Harry, 76, Milton died 20 Aug 1983, bur. Moffett Cem. Born Trimble Co. 9 Mar 1907 s/o James and Giles Wood. Data from funeral record.

WOOD, James H. "Dick," 81, Milton died 7 Jan 1981, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. W.W.II veteran, (born Trimble Co. 28 Oct 1899 s/o James C. and Giles Hancock Wood.) Survived by wife ELDINA WOOD, 4 sis. Mrs. Thelma Woods; Mrs. Geneva Coghill; Mrs. Helen Rowlett and Mrs. Grace Craft, 2 bro. Norvel and Rev. Harry Wood.

WOOD, Jessie B., 79, Bedford died 30 Sep 1984. bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 16 Jun 1905 d/o Warren and Stella Harmon Peak.) Survived by son George Hartman Wood, 2 bro. Larry and Carroll Peak, 4 sis. Mrs. Hulda Hoffman; Mrs. Gene Carder; Mrs. Thelma Miles and Mrs. Maxine Wright.

WOOD, Lyle R., 87, Bedford died 14 May 1988, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Pleasureville, KY 27 Mar 1901 s/o George and (Nannie?) Waller Wood.) Survived by 1 sis. Mrs. Louise Wimberly, 1 bro. Ray Wood.

WOOD, Norvel V., 83, Elkhart, KS died 14 Jan 1985, bur. there. Native of Milton, Survived by wife HALLIE ALEXANDER WOOD, 2 dau. Norma Jean Jackson and Jo Anna Grimes. Preceded by parents, James and Giles Wood, 4 bro. Wilbur; Deward; James "Dick" and Harry Wood, 1 sis. Nellie died in infancy. Note: His obit. didn't include his sis. living: Thelma Woods; Geneva Coghill; Helen Rowlett and Grace Craft.

WOODS, James, 84, Bedford died 5 Oct 1988, bur. Moffett Cem. He taught in the old New Hope and Corn Creek one room schools. (Born 2 Aug 1904 s/o Dan and Emma Huff Woods.) Survived by wife THELMA WOOD WOODS. Preceded by son Paul Woods in 1969.

WRIGHT, Alma Irene Langston, 60, Bedford died 2 Mar 1980, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. (Born 13 May 1919.) Survived by 3 sons Charles E.; Jim and Jerry Wright, 3 dau. Mrs. Alma Smith; Miss Betty Jo Wright and Mrs. Margaret Combs, 2 bro. and 2 sis. Their names not given.

WRIGHT, Barbara, 65, Bedford died 17 Jan 1984, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 27 Apr 1918 d/o Luckett and Denzil Joyce Peak.) Survived by husband Rev. DANIEL L. WRIGHT, 3 sons Gary; Glenn and Gayle Wright.

WRIGHT, Calvin, 55, Milton died 5 Apr 1980, bur. IOOF Carrollton, KY. W.W.II veteran, (born Carroll Co. 6 Nov 1924 s/o Grover and Hazel Supplee Wright.) Survived by dau. Mrs. Faye Roby, his father, 1 sis. Mrs. Almeda Latham, 1 bro. Ellis Wright. Preceded by his mother.

WRIGHT, Carl C., 82, Riverside, Calif. died 19 Apr 1984, bur. there. Formerly of Trimble Co. s/o Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Wright (MIlton Alexander and Minnie Kemper Wright.) Survived by 2 bro. Walter and Archie Wright.

WRIGHT, Daniel Louis, 71, Bedford died 19 Aug 1987, bur. IOOF Bedford. A retired Methodist Minister. (Born Trimble Co. 19 Mar 1916 s/o Jerome and Mary Rose Wright.) Survived by 3 sons Gary; Glenn and Gayle Wright, 2 bro. Delmar and Jim Wright, half-bro. Harold Wright, sis. Mrs. Bessie McDole, 2 half-sis. Mrs. Hazel Gray and Mrs. Nellie Mae Wright.

WRIGHT, Gilbert, 83, Bedford died 3 Jan 1982, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Carroll Co. __ Mar 1898 s/o Noah and Sallie Green Wright.) Survived by wife HALLIE (YANCY) WRIGHT, dau. Mrs. Robert Shelley, 3 sons Norman; Gayle and Phillip Wright, 1 sis. Roberta Taylor, 2 bro. Grover and Victor Wright. Preceded by dau. 2 sis. and 1 bro.

WRIGHT, Grover, 86, Milton died 9 Apr 1982, bur. IOOF Carrollton. W.W.I veteran, (born Carroll Co. 9 Sep 1895 s/o Noah and Sallie Green Wright.) Survived by dau. Mrs. Almeda Latham, 1 son Ellis Wright, 1 sis. Mrs. Roberta Taylor, 1 bro. Victor Wright. Preceded by wife HAZEL SUPPLEE WRIGHT, 1 son, 2 sis. and 2 bro.

WRIGHT, Hallie, 84, Milton died 25 May 1984, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born 8 Jun 1899 d/o Henry and Mary Devore Yancy.) Survived by dau. Mrs. Danette Shelley, 3 sons Norman; Gayle and Philip Wright. Preceded by husband GILBERT WRIGHT, 1 dau. 1 sis. and 2 bro.

WRIGHT, Hilda Maxine, 56, Milton died 29 May 1984, bur. Moffett Cem. She was a registered nurse at the King's Daughters' Hospital for 29 years. (Born 6 Nov 1927 d/o Rosco and Flora Franklin Haviland.) Survived by husband NORMAN WRIGHT, 1 dau. Mrs. Barbara Sargent, 1 son Norman "Butch" Wright, 1 sis. Mrs. Betty Hertz, 1 bro. Lawrence Haviland. Preceded by parents and 1 bro.

WRIGHT, Mabel Leona, 88, Bedford died 9 Mar 1981, bur. IOOF Bedford. She taught in the one-room school system in Trimble Co. Born Trimble Co. (25 Feb 1893) d/o George and Ida Hancock Wright. Survived by sis. Mrs. Georgia Colbert. Preceded by 2 sis. Hallie Vories and Stella Hunter.

WRIGHT, Mildred A., 72, Madison, IN died 16 Apr 1981, bur. Mt. Carmel. Born near Bedford, a teacher in the one-room schools in Trimble Co. married 1933 to GUY WRIGHT, who died 1973. Survived by son William J. Wright, 1 dau. Jane Marie Wilson, 3 bro. J. B.; Lincoln and Joe Lehue, 1 sis. Madeline Wood. Preceded by 1 sis.

WRIGHT, Myrtle Barnes, 87, died 19 Aug 1981, bur. (California?) Native of Trimble Co. living here until 1924. Survived by husband WALTER WRIGHT, 1 son Ralph Wright of California. Preceded by parents Reuben and Nannie (Perkinson) Barnes, 5 bro. and 2 sis.

WRIGHT, Nellie J., 97, Milton died 19 Mar 1981, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. (Born Carroll Co. 2 Apr 1883 d/o Franklin Pierce and Martha Spillman Stockdale.) Survived by dau. Mrs. Doris Ogden. Preceded by husband ALF WRIGHT, 2 dau. Hallie Rowlett and Eunice Bradley, son Guy Wright, 2 sis. and 3 bro.

WRIGHT, Orville, 85, Madison, IN died 4 Mar 1983, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. Native of Carroll Co. living in Carroll and Trimble counties before moving to Indiana in 1945. Survived by wife LEANNA LOUISE SACHLEBEN WRIGHT, 3 dau. Mrs. Mary Alice Padgett; Mrs. Bonnie May Owens and Mrs. Rose Joyce Huling, 1 son Orville Wright, Jr. Preceded by parents Alonzo and Mary Alice (Dunn) Wright.

WRIGHT, Wallace, 75, Bedford died 21 Oct 1985, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. 14 Oct 1910 s/o Carl and Rose Pinnell Wright. He served as Trimble Co. Clerk for 32 years, (1938-1970.) Survived by wife EDNA PYLES WRIGHT, married over 53 years. A son Norris Wright, 1 bro. Raymond Turner Wright, 1 sis. Mrs. Thelma Arnett. Prec by 1 bro.

WRIGHT, Walter Lee, 95, California died 22 Dec 1987, bur. there. Former resident of Trimble Co. one of the earliest graduates of Trimble Co. High School. Survived by son Ralph Leon Wright. Preceded by wife MYRTLE BARNES WRIGHT.

WRIGHT, Wilfred D. 76, Madison, IN died 3 Aug 1981, bur. Mt. Carmel. (Born Trimble Co. 22 May 1905 s/o Jerome D. and Annie Stockdale Wright.) Survived by wife MARY COX WRIGHT, 2 sons Boyd and John Wright, 2 dau. Mrs. Peggy Clubb and Mrs. Kathryn Gibson, 2 sis. Mrs. Hazel Gray and Mrs. Nellie Lee, 1 half-sis. Mrs. Bessie McDole, 4 bro. Harold; Jim; Dan and Delmar Wright. Preceded by 1 bro. and 1 half-bro.

YAGER, Allen 77, Jeffersonville, IN died 15 Mar 1985, bur. ________. Born Wise's Landing in Trimble Co. Survived by several nieces and nephews. (He was the s/o James C. and Sallie Wise Yager, ref. 1910 census.

YANCEY, Irene, 90, Milton died 10 Jan 1986, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born 1 Dec 1895 d/o Steele and Sophia Moreland Luckett.) Survived by 1 sis. Mrs. Mabel Barringer, 1 bro. Lawrence Luckett. Preceded by husband, EDGAR YANCY and 1 sis.

YEAGER, Cecil Robert, 81, Bedford died 27 Jan 1989, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 5 Aug 1904 s/o Til and Eddie Pearl (Perkinson) Yeager.) Survived by 2 dau. Mrs. Dorothy Perry and Mrs. Laverne Woods. Preceded by wife ELLA MAE YEAGER, sis. Mrs. Rachel Watson, bro. Woodrow Yeager.

YEAGER, Laura B. 75, Bedford died 21 Jan 1989, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 30 Apr 1913 d/o Robert and Ethel Aldridge Jones.) Survived by 2 dau. Mrs. LaVaughn McKinney and Mrs. Jean Rand, 1 sis. Mrs. Lula Hughes, stepmother Mrs. Maude Jones. Preceded by husband WOODROW YEAGER.

YOUNG, Ethel, 85, Bedford died 26 Dec 1981, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. (Born 1 Jan 1896 d/o James and Maggie Muser Kennedy.) She lived in the Union Grove community all her life. Survived by son Gale Young. Preceded by husband EARL D. YOUNG, 1 son Norman Young.

YOUNG, Gale Porter, 68, Bedford died 3 Jul 1989, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. W.W.II veteran, (born Trimble Co. 5 Nov 1920 s/o Earl Dee and Ethel Kennedy Young.) Survived by wife MARY JANE YOUNG, 2 sons Richard and Russell Young. Preceded by 1 bro. Norman Young.

YOUNG, Norman 54, Bedford died 3 Dec 1980, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. W.W.II veteran, (born 5 Nov 1926 s/o Earl D. and Ethel Kennedy Young.) Survived by wife LEAH GEORGE YOUNG, his mother, 3 dau. Mrs. Cheryl Webster; Miss Joan and Barbara Young, 2 sons James and David Young, 1 bro. Gale Young.

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