OBITUARIES
FROM
TRIMBLE DEMOCRAT 1970-1979
T-U-V
 The record of deaths were taken from microfilm and the books of papers,
THE TRIMBLE DEMOCRAT for the years 1970 through 1979.

 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.





TANDY, J. Logan, 74, St. Matthews, died 23 May 1973, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born South Trimble, a sales representative for Belnap Hardware Co. in Louisville. s/o William D. and Roxie Logan Tandy. m. 14 years ago to JUNE SCHAFER.

TANDY, Rev. Robert Couch, 45, Clarksburg, IN, died 24 May 1973, bur. Moffett Cem. "Bro. Bob" Born Trimble Co. (20 Dec 1927, s/o Thomas and Edith Couch Tandy.) Formerly of Milton, a teacher at Clarksburg at time of death, a former minister of Christian Churches in Trimble Co. Survived include 3 sis., Mrs. Elizabeth Burger, Mrs. Dorothy Merriman and Mrs. Martha Jessie Bennett, 3 bro., James B., Charles W. and Richard B. Tandy.

TAYLOR, Asa Walker, 47, Louisville, died 4 Aug 1972, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Henry Co., KY 23 Mar 1925, s/o Tom and Stella Black Taylor.) Survived by father, 1 son, David Allen Taylor, 2 bro., James B. and Kelley Taylor, 5 sis., Mrs. Linda Pollitt, Mrs. Zelpha Miller, Mrs. Alyne Pope, Mrs. Wanda Cook and Mrs. Maxine Egerton.

TAYLOR, Helen Gule, 78, Bedford, died 15 May 1978, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (15 Jul 1899, d/o George and Lena Mullikin Egerton.) Survived by 2 sons, Lindburg and G. W. Taylor, 2 dau., Mrs. Lena Perkinson and Mrs. Frances Colbert, bro., Howard Egerton, 2 sis., Miss Lucy Egerton and Mrs. Visa Clapp. Preceded by husband, ORIS TAYLOR, 2 sis. and 3 bro.

TAYLOR, Henry Oris, 73, Bedford, died 2 Apr 1970, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 3 Oct 1897, s/o James and Mary Cox Taylor.) Survived by widow, HELEN EGERTON TAYLOR, 2 sons, G. W. and Lindburg Taylor, 2 dau., Mrs. Merchant Colbert and Mrs. Joe Perkinson, 2 bro., Tom and Orve Taylor, sis., Mrs. Mamie Miles.

TAYLOR, Mamie, 66, R.2, Bedford, died 24 Nov 1975, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Patton's Creek Community in Oldham Co., KY, (Jun 1909,) d/o John and Edith Manning Callis, lived there until 10 years old. Survived by 2 dau., Mrs. Bonnie May and Mrs. Edith Adams. Preceded by husband, PAUL TAYLOR, 2 bro. and 3 sis.

TAYLOR, Mary Hayes, 80, Campbellsburg, died 16 Feb 1977, bur. there. Survived by 1 sis., Mrs. Cora Kendall, 2 sis-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Stayton and Mrs. Virginia Taylor, 1 bro-in-law, E. F. Taylor.

TAYLOR, Maude Blanche, 84, Bedford, died 25 Oct 1972, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (25 Jan 1889, d/o James and Antin Todd Ryan, husband, OWEN TAYLOR, deceased.) Survived by 3 sons, Giltner, William and Harold Taylor, 5 dau., Mrs. Edith Hughes, Mrs. Norma Harp, Mrs. Mary Blansette, Mrs. Ora Montiz (Mrs. Ora Lee Moritz is correct name) and (Mrs. Rudell Roberts,) 1 sis. Mrs. Stella Corley.

TAYLOR, Orvie, 79, Carrollton, died 25 Nov 1970, bur. Campbellsburg Cem. Born Trimble Co. s/o Jim and Mary Cox Taylor. Data from funeral record.

TAYLOR, Richard Allen, 33, Madison, died 22 Oct 1979, bur. IOOF Carrollton. Served in Navy with Underwater Demolition Unit as a frogman, and Lieutenant in the Carrollton Police Dept. for several years. Born Trimble Co. (13 Jan 1946.) Survived by parents, John Allen and Virginia Ginn Taylor, son, Troy Allen Taylor, (a son by a former marriage, Shane Allen Taylor,) sis., Mrs. Betty Dean, grandparents, Carey M. and Ola Wingham Ginn.

TAYLOR, Tom Dacy, 93, Bedford, died 10 May 1976, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (1 Sep 1882, s/o James and Mary Cox Taylor.) Survived by 2 sons, Douglas and Kelley Taylor, 5 dau., Lida Dillatt, Zilpha Miller, Alyne Pope, Wanda Cook and Maxine Egerton, sis., Mayme Miles. Preceded by wife STELLA BLACK TAYLOR, 2 sons, A. C. and Morgan, dau., Evalena.

TEAGUE, Bessie, 71, Campbellsburg, died 4 Dec 1971, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (24 Aug 1900,) d/o James William and Clara Lee Pitman Devine. She taught school at Buck Creek before marriage to LONNIE EVAN TEAGUE. Survived by 2 sons, Glen and Gene Teague, 1 dau., Mrs. Betty Wilson, 2 sis., Mrs. Sarah McKelvy and Mrs. Nettie Goode, 1 bro., Paul Devine. Preceded by husband 14 months ago.

TEAGUE, Lonnie Evan, 70, R.1, Campbellsburg, died 16 Sep 1970, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (19 Sep 1900,) s/o Lev and Ollie Williams Teague. Survived by widow BESSIE TEAGUE, 2 sons, Gene and Glenn Teague, dau., Mrs. Betty Wilson, 1 sis., Mrs. Cleo Tate, 3 bro., Darce, Levi and Austin Teague.

TEMPLE, Sarah C., 70, R.1, Bedford, died 31 Dec 1979, bur. Mt. Carmel Cem. (Born Trimble Co. 16 Nov 1909, d/o Clarence and Clara Hackney Carson.) Survived by husband CLARENCE TEMPLE, 5 sons Curran, Alvin, Darrell, Paul and Vernon, 3 dau. Mrs. Clara Chipman, Mrs. Eunice Breeding and Miss Nancy Temple, 1 sis. Mrs. Lennie Estes, 1 bro. Herbert Carson.

TERRELL, David Voiers, 90, died 11 Nov 1976, bur Lexington, KY Cem. Native of Trimble Co. Born in the Mt. Pleasant Community, 5 Oct 1886, s/o George W. and Mariah Chandler Terrell. Survived by sis., Mrs. Carrie Terrell Bray. Preceded by sons, Claude B. and Daniel V. Terrell, Jr.

THARP, Ludie Garvin, 67, Bedford, died 19 Mar 1972, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Oldham Co., KY 24 Mar 1905, d/o William Hurley and Callie Louden Estes.) Survived by 3 dau. Mrs. Bessie Carson, Mrs. Woodrow (Juanita) Temple and Mrs. Charlene Meadows, 1 son, Gilbert Tharp, 1 sis., Goldie Tharp, 1 bro., John Thomas Estes.

THOMAS, Arthur, 68, Bedford, died 20 Mar 1978, bur. IOOF Bedford. W.W.II veteran, born White Oak, W. Va. (16 Nov 1909,) s/o Fred and Cordia Bays Thomas. No known survivors

THOMAS, Miss Sylvia, 57, Sellersburg, IN, died 22 Sep 1974, bur. Louisville, KY. Native of Trimble Co. d/o Roland and Minnie Ellegood Thomas. Survived by 2 sis., Mrs. Robert Horton and Mrs. Dillard Stanley, 3 bro., Russell, Cecil and Beull Thomas.

THOMAS, Thomas Jackson, 22, Clinton, Iowa, died 6 Jan 1976, bur. there. Born 20 Nov 1953 in Santiago, Chile. Survived by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Thomas, grandparents Mrs. Cordie Jackson and Mrs. Mabel Thomas.

THOMAS, William Lee, Sr., 41, Campbellsburg, died 16 Apr 1970, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Perry Co. __, 11 Apr 1929, s/o Leander and _____ Newman Thomas. Married. Data from funeral record.

THOMPSON, Oscar, 83, Milton, died 28 Dec 1973, bur. Moffett Cem. Born Carroll Co., KY 2 Oct 1891, s/o Albert and Mattie Banks Thompson. Data from funeral record. Note: Wife VELMA GROSS THOMPSON, deceased.

THOMPSON, Virginia, 69, R.2, Milton, died 25 Sep 1976, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born KY, 26 Nov 1905,) d/o George and Ely Butler Trout, lived in Milton area most of life. Survived by husband, WALKER C. "DOC" THOMPSON, 1 sis., Mrs. Lillian Fieldhouse.

THORNTON, Ethel Callis, 65, R.2, Bedford, died 25 Jan 1976, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born 23 Dec 1910, d/o Vivian Thomas and Bertie Garrett McManis.) Survived by husband, CHRISTIE THORNTON, 2 dau., Mrs. Doris Wise and Mrs. JoAnn Yocum, 2 sis., Mrs. Allene Liter and Mrs. Theola Facemyer, 2 bro., Harold and Robert McManis. Note: Preceded by 1st husband, ARTHUR CALLIS in 1948.

TILLEY, Infant son, Milton, born and died 6 Jun 1974, bur. Moffett Cem. Parents, Richard and Jeanie Tilley, grandparents, Mrs. Louise Tilley and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Green.

TILLEY, Terri Ann, 6, Bedford, died 14 Dec 1976, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born 27 Jun 1970, d/o Terry and Pamela Abbott Tilley. Data from funeral record.

TINGLE, Rev. Albert Delmar, 85, died 1 Dec 1975, bur. IOOF Bedford. Former resident of Trimble Co. (s/o William B. and Clara Whitaker Tingle.) Survived by 2 sons, Howard and Harold Tingle.

TINGLE, Ed, 91, Bedford, died 9 Sep 1976, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (18 Mar 1885, s/o Henry and Arminta Whitaker Tingle.) Survived by 2 sons, James and George Tingle, dau., Mrs. Helen Clark, Mrs. Erby Baxter and Mrs. Madalyn Martin. Preceded by wife, SALLIE PEAK TINGLE, 2 bro. and 2 sis.

TINGLE, Effie Ann Murphy, 84, died 27 Dec 1976, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born English, KY 11 Feb 1892, d/o Zedrick and Catherine Swaford Tingle.) Survived by husband, CLAUDE CARLOS TINGLE, sons, Joe, Jerry, Chester, Mike and Morris Murphy, dau., Mrs. Ruth Ginn, Mrs. Anna Maude Ginn, Mrs. Pearl Bodewitz, Mrs. Maxine Schneider and Mrs. Doris Grabbe, step-ch., Mrs. Alma Angell, Mrs. Alverta Hampton and Mrs. Geneva Noel, sis., Mrs. Lennie Polard. Preceded by 1st husband, (WILLIAM MURPHY,) 2 ch. and 2 sis.

TINGLE, Gilbert Arthur, 91, Bedford, died 16 Dec 1974, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Carroll Co., KY 13 Jun 1883, s/o Charles Samuel and Mary Alice Long Tingle.) Survived by dau-in-law, Mrs. Eula Tingle. Note: Wife, RUTH BEBOUT TINGLE, died 5 Sep 1963.

TINGLE, James E., 60, Carrollton, died 8 Apr 1979, bur. IOOF Carrollton. W.W.II veteran, (born Trimble Co. 2 Jun 1918,) s/o Ed and Sally Peak Tingle. Survived by wife, CARRIE OGBURN TINGLE, 3 sis, Mrs. Helen Clark, Mrs. Erba Baxter and Mrs. Madeline Martin, 1 bro., George Tingle.

TINGLE, Leonard Mount, (63,) Louisville, died 7 Jan 1976, bur. IOOF Bedford. Formerly associate editor, pressman and linotype operator for The Trimble Democrat. Survived by wife, SYLVIA COLBERT TINGLE, 2 sons, Leonard E. and James R. Tingle. Note: Born Trimble Co. 13 Jul 1912. His father William R. Tingle died June 1926, his mother, Letha Lee Lehue Kidwell died Dec 1955.

TINGLE, Miss Mary Agnes, 45, Bedford, died 12 Jun 1977, bur. IOOF Bedford. Veteran of Korean War, born Trimble Co. (1 Apr 1932, d/o William C. and Bessie Yancy Tingle.) Survived by bro., R. C., Marvin, William, Jr. and Wilbur Tingle, 1 sis., Mrs. Doris Wilson.

TINGLE, Robert Lee, 31, near Bedford, died 22 Oct 1978, bur. _____. Veteran of Vietnam War. Survived by wife, BRENDA SUE HARMON TINGLE, 2 dau., Rochelle and Nicole Tingle, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Tingle, sis., Mrs. May Ann O'Nan, 4 bro., James, Wendell, Jerry and Ronnie Tingle. Note: Born 11 Aug 1947, mother, Anna Beckley.

TINGLE, Sallie Lou, 87, Bedford, died 26 May 1976, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 30 May 1888, d/o William and Reatta Luckett Peak.) Survived by husband, ED TINGLE. 2 sons, James and George Tingle, 3 dau., Mrs. Helen Clark, Mrs. Erba Baxter and Mrs. Madalyn Martin, 1 sis., Mary Bailey. Preceded by 6 bro. and 2 sis.

TINGLE, Walton Estill, 61, Bedford, died 28 May 1970, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (11 Jan 1909, s/o Gilbert Arthur and Ruth Bebout Tingle.) Survived by widow, EULA SHAWE TINGLE, son, Gordon Tingle, dau., Mrs. Eula Walton Fresch, his father, (Gilbert) Arthur Tingle.

TINGLE, William Thomas, 83, Bedford, died 27 Feb 1972, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Henry Co., KY (16 Sep 1888, s/o Thomas Tingle.) Spent most of his life in Trimble Co. Survived by sons, R. C., Marvin, William, Wilbur and Paul Tingle, 2 dau., Mary Tingle and Mrs. Doris Wilson, sis., Mrs. Fannie Parson and Mrs. Lucille Gulley. Preceded by 4 sons, Ralph, James, Robert and Raymond Tingle.

TOOMBS, Elva Jane, 79, Greenwood, IN, died 2 Jul 1977, bur. IOOF Bedford. Native of Trimble Co. d/o Frank and Mary Duncan Browning. married 23 Jul 1917 to ERNEST TOOMBS, who survives. She leaves a sis., Louisa Miller, 2 bro., James and Wilbur Browning.

TOOMBS, John Carlisle, 82, R.3, Bedford, died 25 Nov 1978, bur. IOOF Bedford. W.W.I veteran, born Trimble Co. (10 Aug 1896, s/o William Henry Toombs.) Lived his entire life in the Hickory Grove neighborhood except for 3 years, 2 years on foreign soil during W.W.I. Survived by dau., Gail, step-son, Owen Clifford. Preceded by wife, VANNIE CLIFFORD TOOMBS in 1964 and dau., Frances the same year.

TOOMBS, Roxie Vest, 81, Bedford, died 25 May 1973, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (11 Nov 1891,) d/o William and Hannah Morgan Vest. Survived by son, Edward Toombs, dau., Ruby Danner, 2 sis., Elizabeth Robertson and Bertha Varble. Preceded by husband, WILLIAM H. TOOMBS, died 9 years ago, 3 bro. and 1 sis.

TRINKLE, Nannie Lee, __, Carrollton, KY, died 6 Feb 1978, bur. there. Youngest child of late D. B. and Suda Hucherson Garriott. Survived by husband, HENRY TRINKLE, 1 dau., Mrs. Geneva Morris, 1 son, Harold Trinkle, 1 sis., Mrs. Alice Walker. Preceded by bro., Fred Garriott.

TURNER, Goble Omega, 67, R.1, Bedford, died 26 Dec 1972, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Tenn. (20 Jun? 1905, s/o Marion and Sallie Turner.) Survived by wife, EDYTH ANDREW TURNER, 2 sons, Mickey and Mike Turner, 1 step-son, Glenn Davis, 4 dau. Mrs. Sally Bond, Mrs. Sharon Yocum, Mrs. Carla Ogburn and Mrs. Marion Taylor, 3 bro., W. J., Gladstone and Bismark Turner, 2 sis., Mrs. Amelia Smith and Mrs. Davie Willhoite. Preceded by 1 sis. and 2 bro.

TURNER, Harriett Hidel, 65, Buckner, KY, died 7 Sep 1971, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Germany (31 Oct 1907, d/o Carl Hidel,) lived this county most of her life. Survived by husband, W. J. TURNER, 1 son, William Turner, 2 dau., Mrs. Gloria Angell and Mrs. Rosie Sass, 1 sis., Marjorie Roth.

TYRA, Grace, 87, died 15 Nov 1970, bur. IOOF Bedford. Born Trimble Co. (23 Sep 1883, d/o William Henry and Nancy Spillman Burnett.) Survived by 2 sons, Ben and Leslie Ford, dau., Mrs. Ora Eker and Mrs. Geneva Long, step-son, James Tyra. Note: 1st husband BEN C. FORD, died 1909.

UNDERWOOD, Benjamin M., 89, R.2, Bedford, died 21 Dec 1979, bur. Moffett Cem. Born Trimble Co. (9 Feb 1890, s/o Elliot and Mary Moore Underwood.) Lived in Corn Creek all his life. Survived by 2 dau., Mrs. Marguerite Adams and Mrs. Willa Mae Ward, 1 son, Clifford Underwood. Preceded by wife, HALLIE KINNETT UNDERWOOD in 1975, 1 son died in infancy, son, Lawrence died 1977, 1 sis. and 4 bro.

UNDERWOOD, Douglas Earl, 5, R.5, Madison, IN, died 4 Aug 1977, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born 9 Oct 1972,) surv. by parents, Douglas and Sylvia Moore Underwood, 1 sis., Melinda, grandparents, Clifford and Orena Underwood, great grandparents, Robert C. and Mary Edna Gosman and Ben Underwood.

UNDERWOOD, Hallie M., 78, R.2, Bedford, died 11 Jun 1975, bur. Moffett Cem. (Born Trimble Co. 23 Apr 1897, d/o Melvin and Margaret Cavagin Kinnett.) Survived by husband BEN UNDERWOOD, married over 61 years, 2 dau., Mrs. Margaret Adams and Mrs. Willa Mae Ward, 2 sons, Lawrence and Clifford Underwood, 2 sis., Mrs. Virgie Perkinson and Mrs. Grace Rowlett, 2 bro., Chester and Earl Kinnett. Preceded by 1 bro. and 2 sis.

UNDERWOOD, Lawrence, 55, R.2, Milton, died 1 Aug 1977, bur. Moffett Cem. W.W.II veteran, 6 years in Navy. Born Trimble Co. (5 Sep 1921.) Survived by wife, RUTH MARIE WEST UNDERWOOD, whom he married while in service in Texas (17 Oct 1942,) dau., Mrs. Barbara McEndre, son, Lawrence Elliott Underwood, his father, Ben Underwood, 2 sis., Mrs. Willa Mae Ward and Mary Margaret Adams, 1 bro., Clifford Underwood. Preceded by mother, Hallie Kennett Underwood and 1 bro.

UNDERWOOD, Luther, A. 80, Lexington, IN, interred 22 Sep 1975, ______. Native of Trimble Co., lived in Jefferson Co., IN the past 41 years. Survived by wife, MARY LUE GOSMAN UNDERWOOD, 2 dau., Mrs. Jean Gray and Mrs. Linda Firth, 1 bro., Ben Underwood. Preceded by 2 sis. and 3 bro.

VARBLE, Alva Byrd, 82, Bedford, died 14 Jul 1972, bur. IOOF Bedford. W.W.II veteran, born Oldham Co., KY (24 Oct 1889,) s/o John Lewis and Laura Wheeler Varble, spent most of his life in Trimble Co. Survived by wife BERTHA VARBLE, step-dau. Blanche Soltice, bro., Shelby Varble.

VARBLE, Dianne, 21, Louisville, died 27 Mar 1970, bur. _____. Died in childbirth. Survived by husband, ROBERT J. VARBLE, s/o A. C. Varble and newborn dau., Tracie Jo Varble.

VARBLE, Evalena, 63, Sparta, KY, died 24 Feb 1972, bur. IOOF Carrollton. (Born Trimble Co. 18 Jun 1908, d/o Tom and Stella Black Taylor.) Survived by husband STEWART VARBLE, 1 dau., Mrs. Emmogean Dawson, her father, 3 bro., Doug, Kelly and Afa Taylor, 5 sis. Mrs. Wanda Cook, Mrs. Maxine Egerton, Mrs. Lydia Pollett, Mrs. Zelphia Miller and Mrs. Aline Pope.

VARBLE, Glen Kenneth, 53, R.3 Bedford, died 2 Aug 1977, bur. _______. W.W.II veteran. (Widowed, s/o Emery and Eunice Varble.)

VEST, Martha Jane 92, LaGrange, KY, died 20 Mar 1979, bur. Montgomery family Cem. on Pattons Creek in Trimble Co. Native of Pattons Creek in Trimble Co., had made her home in LaGrange for the past 29 years. d/o John T. and Laura Kathryn Moore Montgomery. Survived by sis., Mrs. Lizzie Morgan, 2 bro., Otha and Fowler Montgomery. (Preceded by husband, GROVER "CLEVE" VEST on 6 May 1950.)

VESTAL, Lola Barnes, 75, Madison, died 13 Jun 1975, bur. IOOF Bedford. Native of Trimble Co. (d/o William and Rebecca Kendall Scott) she 1st married WILLIAM JASPER BARNES, married 2nd to MERLE VESTAL. Survived by 2 dau., Mrs. Wauneta DeVeary and Mrs. Mary Parker, 3 sons, William L., Lyman H. and Jasper Barnes, Jr., 2 step-dau., Mrs. Lolah Barrickman and Mrs. LaVerne Hankins, 2 step-sons, Woodford and Woodrow Barnes.

VINCENT, Lottie C. (68,) Madison, IN, died 27 Apr 1971, bur. Moffett Cem. Native of Trimble Co. (Born 13 Jan 1903.) Operated a grocery store in Madison for the past 45 years. Husband, THOMAS P. VINCENT survives with 2 dau., Mrs. Mary Ann Green and Mrs. Helen L. Voorhies, 2 bro., Reuben and Dr. Robert Schirmer, sis., Mrs. Robert Ashby.

VINCENT, Thomas Parker, 74, Madison, died 28 Nov 1974, bur. Moffett Cem. Born Jefferson Co. KY to the late Rev. and Mrs. Bealer Thomas Vincent. married 1924 to LOTTIE SCHIRMER, of Milton, died 1971. A teacher, his first school was Locust, he later taught at Milton. From 1925 to 1970, operated a grocery store in Madison. Survived by 2 dau., Mrs. Mary Ann Green and Mrs. Helen Voorhies.

VORIES, Hallie M., 85, Bedford, died 3 Feb 1970, bur. IOOF Bedford. (Born Trimble Co. 24 Nov 1884, d/o George W. and Ida Hancock Wright.) Survived by dau., Mrs. Ruby Perry, 2 sis., Mrs. Georgia Colbert and Miss Mabel Wright.

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