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May Mayhew

Beulah104 — 2009-09-20 16:21:36Z

May Howard Mayhew, age 107, of Lexington, formerly of Barbourville, was born in Clay County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late A. L. Howard and Sarah A. Rawlings Howard. Mrs. Mayhew died Friday, December 26, 2003 in Lexington Country Place in Lexington. She was a member of the Central Christian Church in Lexington. On June 12, 1921, she united in marriage with Earl Mayhew, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Helen Hanks, a grandson, Leeland Hanks III, and a brother, Omar Howard. She is survived by her sons: Howard Mayhew and wife Pat of Sun City, Arizona; Paul W. Mayhew and wife Imogene of Rancho Palos Verdes, California; her five grandchildren; four great grandchildrev, several great great grandchildren; and a longtime friend, Ann Kennedy of Lexington. Graveside services will be in the Mayhew Cemetery in Barbourville, Kentucky, Monday, December 29, 2003. Friends will be received at the cemetery before graveside services.

Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, December 28, 2003

Mae Gaines

Beulah104 — 2009-09-20 15:30:27Z

Services for Mae Estes Gaines, 92, Owenton, will be 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home. Burial will be in Owenton IOOF Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Owen County Memorial Hospital. The Owen County native was a housewife and a member of South Fork Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons, Bobby Gaines and Donald Gaines, both of Owenton, and Carl Gaines, Madison, Indiana; a daughter, Betty Wilhoite, Owenton; ten grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Mary O'Banion Estes; and was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Gaines. Friends may call Thursday at the funeral Home.

The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, July 10, 1996

Velma Smith

Beulah104 — 2009-09-20 15:06:37Z

Velma Brown "Duck" Smith, 86, of Versailles, widow of Marion "Skeeter" Smith, died Saturday, October 19, 2002, at the St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Lida Mae Spurgeon Brown. She was a longtime member of the Versailles Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Bobby H. Smith, Versailles; two sisters, Margaret "Maggie" Wilder, Versailles, and Virginia "Gin" Thompson, Frankfort; three grandchildren, Mark H. Smith, Oldham County, Theresa Lamb, Floyds Knob, Indiana, and Michael W. Smith, Versailles; four great grandchildren, Brenna Smith, Matthew Smith, Rachel Lamb, and Eli Smith; four step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild. A sister, Melva "Bird" Griffith, and two brothers, Van H. "Rass" Brown and Belmont Brown are deceased. Services were conducted October 22, 2002 at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, October 24, 2002

Re: Thelma Braun

Braun1973 — 2009-08-14 13:14:25Z

Her husbands name was John James Braun, not Jack Braun, Jack Braun was her son, there were not two Jack Brauns

Wilma Perry

Beulah104 — 2009-06-10 22:04:30Z

Wilma Courtney Perry, 103, of Warsaw, died Saturday at Gallatin Health Care, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakland Baptist Church. Her husband, Jack Perry, died in 1974. Survivors include sons, George Perry of Erlanger and Charles Perry of Nickelson; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and ten great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.

The Cincinnati Post, Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Naomi Bennett

Beulah104 — 2009-06-10 21:05:53Z

Naomi Washum Bennett, 93, of Owenton, died Tuesday at Owenton Manor. She was a homemaker and a retired employee of the State of Kentucky. Sons, Orville Morgan, Dennis Morgan, William Smith and Clayton Smith preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Wendell Morgan of Owenton; seven grandchildren; and eleven grandchildren. Services will be Friday at Richland Baptist Church, Owenton. Burial will be in Richland Baptist Church Cemetery.

The Cincinnati Post, Wednesday, January 2, 2003

Re: DeEtta Rust

Beulah104 — 2009-06-09 15:45:03Z

Apparently the obituary was published incorrectly in The Post. If you have a correct copy of the obituary, please send so I can post it correctly.

Thank you,
Beulah
franks104@aol.com

Re: DeEtta Rust

rustyr30281 — 2009-06-03 04:01:51Z

Just a Clarification, DeEtta Rust was married to Erlanger Police Chief John William Rust, Her maden name was DeEtta Masters. Her father was Willie Masters.

Harvey Beasley Jr.

Beulah104 — 2009-05-26 12:19:11Z

Harvey Allen Beasley Jr., 72, formerly of Frankfort, Kentucky, died Saturday night, April 21, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a native of Lawrenceburg, a retired employee of the Kentucky State Highway Department, a seven-time decorated Army veteran of World War II, a member of VFW Post 4075 and the First Christian Church, Frankfort. Survivors include three daughters, Ann B. Moore, Macon, Georgia; Mary C. Giltner, Brookport, Illinois and Susan Beasley, Versailles; a son, Robert A. Beasley, Cheshire, Connecticut; five sisters, Faye Hyatt, Evelyn Samples, Madge Buntain, and Bertha Ritchie, all of Lawrenceburg, and Agnes Gray, Frankfort; two brothers, Henry L. Beasley, Lawrenceburg, and Roy Beasley, Wilmington, North Carolina; and seven grandchildren. Services were conducted Tuesday, April 24, at Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, with VFW Post 4075 members conducting graveside services.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, April 26, 1990

Taylor Searcy

Beulah104 — 2009-05-26 12:07:23Z

Taylor Searcy, 88, Versailles, died Thursday, October 5, 1989, at his residence. He was a retired state government Engineering Department employee, a member of the Mt. Edwin Church, and the widower of Mattie Flora Searcy. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leonard (Helen) Neal, Versailles; a son, Shirley Searcy, Lexington; and five grandchildren. A daughter, Roberta Lewis, is deceased. Services were conducted at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, October 12, 1989

Lena Searcy

misscakes — 2009-05-26 12:03:16Z

Mrs. Lena Kessler Searcy, 50, wife of Charles E. Searcy, died July 16, 1940 at the Woodford Memorial Hospital. Born in Versailles, she was a daughter of Theodore Kessler, native of Alsace-Lorraine, and Lena Rief Kessler, who was born in Alberweiler Bayern, Germany. Survivors are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. James Olson and Mrs. James Gay; 3 grandchildren, all of Versailles; a brother, Charles R. Kessler of Louisville, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Mae Weber of Versailles. She was a member of the Versailles Presbyterian Church. Burial in Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.

Florine Bondurant

Beulah104 — 2009-05-26 00:17:52Z

Services for Mrs. Florine D. Bondurant, 89, a former resident of Reilly Road will be conducted from Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel Tuesday. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Woodford County. She died Saturday in Louisville following a long illness. A native of Simpson County, she was a homemaker and was a member of the Thornhill Baptist Church. Surviving here are: son, Roy (Marilyn) Bondurant Jr., Hattiesbug, Mississippi; daughters, Wanda Bondurant Flener, Louisville, and Janet (Herbert) Bondurant Slay, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and caregivers, Helen and Gary Thompson. She was the daughter of the late Robert K. and Mary Elizabeth Hughes Durham and the widow of Roy Bondurant Sr; she was also preceded in death by one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Arrangements are under the careful direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home, Frankfort.

The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, November 5, 2007

Charles Dawson

Beulah104 — 2009-05-26 00:02:19Z

Services for Charles Everett Dawson, 89, Franklin Manor Nursing Home, were conducted Wednesday, September 6, 1989, at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel in Frankfort. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He died Tuesday, September 5, at the nursing home following a long illness. A native of Anderson County, he was a retired farmer and a member of the Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include seven stepdaughters, Helen Wingate, Sarah Tincher, Kathleen Conway, Lula Stigers, and Jean Ruth, all of Frankfort, Hazel Lewis, Versailles, and Peggy Cobb, Lexington; a brother, Noble Dawson, Louisville; two sisters, Artie Mary Brown, Louisville, and Lucille Clark, Shelbyville. He was the son of the late John H. Dawson and Maggie F. Watson Dawson and the widower of Della Stigers Dawson.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, September 14, 1989

Carolyn Maher

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 22:37:29Z

Carolyn F. Maher, 50, Lexington, wife of Roger Q. Maher, died Tuesday, August 1, at Humana Hospital, Lexington. She was a payroll officer for First Security National Bank and Trust Company. She was born in Clark County, the daughter of J. D. White Jr. and Clema B. Richards White, both of Lexington. She was a member of the Southland Christian Church. Other survivors are one son, John W. Conley, Lexington; two brothers, Anthony White, Versailles, and Jonathan White, Lexington; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Linda Gail) Gray, Lexington; one grandson, Sean W. Conley, Lexington; and several nices and nephews. Services were conducted Thursday, August 3, at the W. R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway, Lexington. Burial was in Lexington Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, August 10, 1989

Geneva Slonaker

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 22:20:28Z

Geneva Slonaker, 62, Lexington, wife of Fred L. Slonaker, died Saturday, August 12, at her home after a long illness. A native of Scott County, she was a daughter of the late John an Esther Brandenburg Marcum. She had been a resident of Lexington most of her life and was a member of Revival Tabernacle for over 30 years. For over 17 years she was employed as a dietician at St. Joseph's Hospital. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Connie Slonaker, Iowa, Vicki Fields, Florida, and Vera Lynn Saylor, Lexington; five grandchildren; two sisters, Delcie Sapp, Ohio, and Barbara McClain, Clifton; and two brothers, Bill Marcum, Versailles, and Earl Marcum, Louisville. Services were conducted Tuesday, August 15, at Revival Tabernacle by Rev. Bryon W. Jessup. Burial was in Versailles Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, kentucky, August 17, 1989

Rose Mossell

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 22:14:55Z

Rose Marian Mossell, lately of Maywood, Illinois, from 1952 to 1958 the head of the music department at Margaret Hall School in Versailles, died earlier this month. She was a native of the Netherlands. She endured the whole of the occupation of that country by the Nazis in World War II and then came to this country, where she taught music in several different places, including Margaret Hall. She received her education in Europe. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Versailles, and of other Episcopal Churches wherever she was living, the last being Grace Church, Oak Park, Illinois. She had brothers and sisters in Europe, but as far as is known, no relatives in this country. Many of her former colleagues and students remember her. When Margaret Hall closed Miss Mossell's collection of books in Dutch was given to the Schmaling Public Library in Fulton, Illinois, which has a sizable Dutch population A memorial service will be held at Grace Church, Oak Park, on Sunday, September 10, at noon.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, August 17, 1989

Geneva Hutchinson

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 20:20:59Z

Geneva Ray Hutchinson, 85, Lexington, widow of Julian T. Hutchinson, died Friday, August 11. She and her husband owned and operated the Mack Drug Company in the thirities. Born in Franklin County, she was a daughter of the late William Caleb and Martha Sewell Ray. She attended Miller's Business College and was a member of the Cathedral of Christ the King. She is survived by five sons, John William and Julian T. Hutchinson Jr., both of Lexington, Robert P. and Thomas A. Hutchinson, both of Versailles, and Charles E. Hutchinson, Barrington, Illinois; five daughters, Mrs. George H. (Martha) Talbott, Oyster Bay, Washington, Mrs. Fred D.(Catherine) DeFelice, Stamford, Connecticut, Mrs. Daniel A. (Mary) Fister, Miss Genevieve Hutchinson, and Mrs. Blance M. Horsman, all of Lexington; three sisters, Mrs. William (Lula) Sampson, Georgetown, Mrs. Joseph E. (Ada Beatrice) Lockhart, Park Hills, and Mrs. Cecil B. (Frankie) Brothers, Lexington; thirty-eight grandchildren, thirty great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Two sons, Joseph E. and Charles R. Hutchinson,are deceased. A concelebrated Mass of the Resurrection was conducted August 15 at the Cathecral of Christ the King. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery. The W. R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway, Lexington, was in charge of arrangements.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, August 17, 1989

Fred Bramlett

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 19:56:47Z

Lexington garden supply businessman Fred A. "Boots" Bramlett died Wednesday, July 5, at Central Baptist Hospital after an illness of a year and a half. Bramlett, a fromer resident of Versailles, was 60. He was a co-founder and chairman of the Colonial Garden Center on Nicholasville Road. The business was started in 1967. He was a Lexington native and a Navy veteran. The Bramlett family lived in Versailles in the late 1930 and early 1940s. He attended St. John's Episcopal Church in those years and sang in the choir. He and his late brother, Oakley Bramlett, attended Versailles High School. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Elfers Bramlet, and a son, Bruce Raymond Bramlett of Lexington. Services were conducted July 8 at W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland, Lexington. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, July 13, 1989

James Dunn

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 19:31:36Z

James T. (Jack) Dunn Sr., 84, Lexington, Kentucky, husband of Evelyn Bixler Dunn, died Tuesday, March 28, 1989, at his residence. He was a native of Scott County, and a son of the late William and Fannie Lyons Dunn. He was a member of Bryan Station Baptist Church. He is also survived by eight children, James T. Dunn Jr., Cincinnati, Geraldine Bransom, Florida, Barbara Rogers and William Dunn Sr., both of Lexington, Phyllis Bealert, Florida, Lois Rhodes and Allene Rash, both of Lexington, and Kenneth Dunn, Versailles; twenty-four granchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren. Services will be conducted March 31 at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 30, 1989

Eugene Wills

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 16:17:27Z

Eugene D. Wills, 73, of Lexington, Kentucky, widower of Connie Jackson Wills, died Friday, March 10, 1989, at Humana Hospital. He was a prominent Lexington builder. He was born in Bath County but was a life-long Lexington resident. He was the son of the late William H. and Bessie M. Davis Wills. He was a member of Park United Methodist Church and was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Surviving are one son, Scott D. Wills, Lexington; one sister, Mrs. Glenn Y. (Ruth) Tutt, Versailles; one granddaughter, Kelly Ann Wills, Lexington; and several nieces and nephews. Services were conducted March 13 at W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland, Lexington. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 16, 1989

Elmer Coyle

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 15:15:03Z

Elmer Coyle, 96, of Lexington, died Wednesday, February 15, 1989. He was a member of the Cecilia Christian Church. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Weber, Versailles, and Mrs. James (Jennie) Johnson, Lexington; one son, Edward Coyle, Frankfort; eight grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren. Services were conducted Friday, February 17, at Duell-Clark Funeral Home. Burial was in the Versailles Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, February 23, 1989

Daniel Philpot

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 12:02:16Z

Daniel B. Philpot, 66, a Wilmore businessman, husband of Jimmie Katherine Philpot, died unexpectedly Friday, January 5, 1989, at his home. He was a member of the Wilmore United Methodist Church, was a 32nd degree Mason, a veteran of World War II, and was a board member of the Ford Philpot Evangelistic Association. He was a native of Manchester, a son of the late Granville V. and Wilhemena Reid Philpot. Also surviving are three daughters, Sandra Cotton, Omaha, Nebraska, Mrs. Nancy Thomson, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Virginia Jackson of Lexington; two brothers, the Rev. Dr. Ford Philpot and Jule Philpot, both of Lexington; four sisters, Helen Garrison, Cartersville, Indiana, Pauline Massey, Manchester, Georgia Kelly, Versailles, and Thelma Finley of London; and five grandchildren. Another brother, Bill Philpot, is deceased. Services were conducted Sunday at the Wilmore United Methodist Church. Private burial was held Monday in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, January 12, 1989

Anita Peel

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 11:54:25Z

Anita Eldridge Peel, 71, of Lexington, Kentucky, wife of Shirley Peel, died Thursday, January 5, 1989, at her residence. She was a native of Fayette County, a daughter of the late Sel Eli and Julina Pendleton Eldridge. She was a member of the Berea Christian Church and a retired Montgomery Ward office clerk. Also surviving are four daughters, Patsy Bramble, Paris; Peggy Steffey and Judy Haggard, Lexington, and Marsha Hisle, Versailles; a son, Ernie Peel, Lexington; a sister, Reta Lue Yeager, Lexington; two brothers, Jewell Eldridge, Lexington, and S. E. Eldridge, Eminence; and eight grandchildren. Services were conducted Saturday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, January 12, 1989

Ilene Wills

Beulah104 — 2009-05-25 00:09:40Z

Services for Ilene Blake Wills, 86, of Metropolis, Illinois, will be Tuesday at Calhoun United Methodist Church. She died Thursday at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis. Burial will be in Calhoun Cemetery. A native of Pleasant Valley, Kentucky, she was a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan College and Eastern Kentucky University. From 1956 until 1970 she taught at Calhoun Elementary School. She and her husband owned the McLean County News from 1946 until 1972. She was a member of Calhoun Methodist Church. She later lived in Berea and Frankfort. In retirement she was the volunteer co-editor of Bluegrass Roots, the magazine of the Kentucky Genealogy Society. Survivors include six sons, Alvin Wills, Merced, California, Clyde Wills, Metropolis, Robert Wills, Shawville, Quebec, Richard Wills, Montreal, Quebec, Lawrence Wills, Cambridge, Mass., and Thomas Wills, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; a brother, Dr. Robert Blake, Maysville; nine grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren. She was the widow of Clyde Landon Wills, daughter of the late William Henry and Artie Mitchell Blake, and was preceded in death by three brothers, Howard, Herbert and Henry Paul Blake, a grandson and a step-grandson. Friends may call Monday & Tuesday at Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel.

The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, Sunday, August 7, 2005

Vesta Willard

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 23:56:13Z

Vesta Sutherland Willard, 91, of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, died Saturday at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Joe B. Willard and daughter of the late Virgil and Nannie Simpson Sutherland. She was a homemaker and a member of the Corinth Christian Church. She is survived by a son, McClellan Eugene Willard, Lawrenceburg; a granddaughter, Sandy Dews; two great-granddaughters, Misty Westmoreland and Cheri Renee Dews; two great-great-grandchildren, Tucker Lee Westmoreland and Katie Jo Westmoreland, all of Mercer County; a sister, Christine Dawes, Louisville; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Essie Freudenberger; and eight brothers, Jesse, Leon, Cecil, Ollie, William, Oscar, Gilbert, and Everett Sutherland. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Gash Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery.

Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, Monday, December 15, 2003

Charles Smith

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 23:45:18Z

Charles Robert Smith, 85, of Lexington, Kentucky, died October 7, 2003, at Country Place Nursing Home. Born December 16, 1917 in Stamping Ground, and was the son of the late Ossie and Ila B. Smith. He was a graduate of the Berea Academy and attended the University of Kentucky as a pre-med student. During World War II he worked at the Philadelphia Ship Yards as a welder prior to entering active service. He retired from IBM after 29 years of service. He served as usher of his church, Centenary United Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn, and three children: a daughter, Susan Kerns, Lexington, a son, Charles Smith Jr. of Charlotte, North Carolina, a daughter, Pat Philrich, San Antonio, Texas; grandchildren, Susabeth Switzer of Nicholasville, Mike Kerns, Versaills, David Kerns, Burlington, Christian Smith, Las Vegas, Nevada, Carrie Hope Mackey, Shiloh, Illinois, and Chris Philbrick, San Antonio, Texas; great-grandchildren Lyn and Leighann Switzer, Kelsey and Shelby Kerns, and T. J. and Katelyn Mackey. Services were conducted Friday, October 10, 2003, at the Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Main Street. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, October 16, 2003

John Raglin

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 22:16:35Z

The Rev. John H. Raglin, 83, Zion Hill, died Sunday, September 23, at the Woodford Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Charles and Maria Ann Keys Raglin; was a retired minister, and was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Susie Samuel Raglin; a daugher, Argia Mae Shackleford; seven sons, John C. Raglin, the Revs. J. E., T. E., R. L., E. B., B. O., and F. B. Raglin; two brothers, Charles and James Raglin; two sisters, Eve T. Mulder and Maria A. Smith; fifty-one grandchildren; forty-seven great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted today, September 27, at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Smith & Smith Funeral Home, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, September 27, 1990

Hattie Marshall

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 22:09:40Z

Hattie Marshall, 83, of Georgetown, widow of Jess B. Marshall, died Monday, June 25, 1990, at Scott General Hospital. A native of Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Sarah Jane James Marshall, and was a member of the Dry Run Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Frances Hafley and Zella Lee Hafley, and a son, Carl Marshall, all of Georgetown; a brother, Russell Marshall of Woodford County; twenty-one grandchildren; and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Two daughters, Alice Mae Wells and Martha Sue Fryman, are deceased. Services were conducted Wednesday, June 27, at Johnson's Funeral Home, Georgetown. Burial was in Georgetown Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, June 28, 1990

Nona Franklin

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 22:03:24Z

Services for Nona Clay Peggs Franklin, 90, were conducted Sunday, July 1, 1990, at the Huddleston Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. A Woodford County native, she was a member of the Sand Spring Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late George and Lou Dickens Peggs and the widow of Odis Franklin. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Tommy (Amelia) Sparrow, Lawrenceburg; three grandchildren, Lisa Spaulding, Rebecca and Kevin Sparrow, all of Lawrenceburg; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The Rev. Terry Wilder officated at the services. Burial was in the Sand Spring Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, July 5, 1990

Luther Jackson

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 21:57:08Z

Luther M. "Jack" Jackson, 79, Lexington, died Friday, March 9, 1990, at Central Baptist Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired grocery store owner. He was born in Woodford County, the son of the late Thomas and Alma Jackson. Survivors are a daughter and three sons, Shirley Ann Combs, Freeport, Florida, Luther M. Jackson Jr. of Nicholasville, Raymond Louis Jackson of Lexington, and Roger Wayne Jackson of Florida; a sister, Allie Mae Reed, Frankfort; seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Services were conducted Monday, March 12, at the W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland, Lexington. Burial was in the Versailles Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 15, 1990

Ellen Steele

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 21:52:33Z

Ellen Lunsford Steele, 83, of Anderson City Road in Anderson County, died Friday, March 2, 1990, at her home. She was a subscriber to The Sun, a native of Casey County, a self-employed farmer, and the daughter of the late William Daniel and Lucille Roberts Lunsford. She is survived by one son, William Delbert Newby of Lawrenceburg; and three grandchildren. Services were conducted Sunday, March 4, at the Huddleston Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Burial was in the Sand Spring Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 8, 1990

Elizabeth Steele

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 21:47:43Z

Elizabeth Buckner Steele of Paris, who helped establish the John Fox Memorial Library at Duncan Tavern in Paris, state headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, died Thursday, March 1, at Bourbon Heights Nursing Home. She was 98. Miss Steele, daughter of Thomas Wallace Steele and Clara Woodford, was a descendant of Revolutionary War Gen. William Woodford, for whom Woodford County was named. Miss Steele was a former state chairman of the Fox Memorial Library. She had been a member of Paris' Jemima Johnson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for more than 65 years and was a member of the Lexington Chapter for more than 30 years. She was also a charter member of the National Society of the DAR 50-year Club. Services were conducted Saturday, March 3, at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 8, 1990

Lloyd Prather

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 21:40:00Z

Lloyd S. Prather, 91, Lexington, widower of Leona Gilman Prather, died Tuesday, March 6, 1990. He was a native of Woodford County and a retired road contracor with the Allen Company. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Lexington. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Rogers, Dayton, Ohio; a son, Charles Prather of Louisville; five grandchildren; and a great grandchild. Services were conducted March 9 at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery. The Aaron Smith Funeral Home, Lexington, was in charge of arrangements.

The woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 15, 1990

Billie Quire

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 21:31:46Z

Services for Billie Jo Quire, 16, Midway, will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the Franklin County High School auditorium. Her body was found Monday night in Oldham County. A Franklin County native, she was a student at Franklin County High School. Survivors are her mother, Jenny Cheak Bryan, Frankfort; her father, David Lee Quire, Frankfort; a sister, Brittany Quire, Frankfort; and maternal grandmother, Betty Wise of Frankfort. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County. [clipping dated May 1992]

Lawrence Bax

Beulah104 — 2009-05-24 21:28:43Z

Louisville, Ky. April 27.--News was received by cablegram this morning by Lawrence J. Veeneman of 748 South Second Street of the death yesterday in Heikant, Holland, of the Rev. Father Lawrence Bax, for fifty-two years pastor of St. John's Church, Clay and Walnut Streets. Father Bax was in his 85th year, having celebrated his 84th birthday anniversary April 15. The cablegram did not contain facts other than the brief notice of his death, and did not state whether he had been ill long or whether his demise was sudden. No cause was stated.

The Frankfort News-Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, Sunday, April 28, 1912

William Thompson

misscakes — 2009-04-17 16:04:58Z

William Cleston Thompson, born August 25, 1907 in Shelby County, Ky., died February 10 1968 in Franklin County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Corrine Mitchell Thompson, Frankfort, two sons, William Cleston Thompson Jr., and Carlos Thompson, both of Frankfort, four sisters, Mrs. Grace Sutherland, LaGrange, Ky., Mrs. Ella Day, Mrs. Pearl Robinson, both of Louisville, and Mrs. Alice Jones, Indiana; three brothers, Bailey Thompson, Lee Eddie Thompson, and Wallace Thompson, all of Louisville, and 5 grandchildren. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Ky.

Re: James Hackney

Parrotheadparts — 2009-03-18 13:17:36Z

James R was my grandfather "Jimmy", his father was "Russell", I was pleased to see at least a little of our Hackney clan on the web in one way or another. My father is James S. Hackney and goes by "Scott", I am James S. Hackney, II and go by Chip. I am the last in the line, I cannot have children of my own, so our lineage dies with me. I have sisters that have had children of their own, but their children will carry on the name of their husbands and their families. I truly miss all of them and I thank you for posting this, it was a pleasant surprise finding it while surfing the web on my day off from the fire dept. Chip

Samuel Swain

Beulah104 — 2009-02-14 22:45:00Z

Samuel L. Swain, 53, died December 4, 1997 in Fayette County, Kentucky. He was a son of the late Marshall E. Swain, Survivors are his wife, Dee Wilson Swain of Frankfort; a son, Robert E. Cabe of Raleigh, North Carolina; a daughter, Katha R. Cabe of Columbus, Indiana; his mother, Burdell Borders Swain of Frankfort; a brother, James E Swain of Frankfort; three sisters, Marsha Swain of Frankfort, Nancy Hill of Dallas, and Tina Barnard of Georgetown, and two grandchildren. Burial in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky.

The State Journal, Frankfort Kentucky, December 7, 1997

Correct date of death provided by Mrs. Dee Swain.
Thank you!

Mary Crump

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Mary Florence Crump, 83, a resident of Jacsonville, Florida, died Sunday, March 22, 1987 of a massive stroke. She was a native of Harrison County and had been a Florida resident since 1949 when she moved there to take a position as vice president of the Jones College. She was an officer and director of the Pilot Club of Jacksonville and a member of and past officer of the Unity Church of Jacksonville. Memorial services were held at the Unity Church of Jacksonville on March 26. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Unity Church or to the Mary F. Crump Scholarship Fund at Jones College. Survivors include a brother-in-law, Ernest Hobday of Harrison County; and a niece and nephew. She was preceded in death by a sister, Alma F. Hobday; and a brother, Wesley Florence. The Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home in Jacksonville was in charge of arrangements.

The Cynthiana Democrat, Thursday, April 2, 1987

Marvin Wiley

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Marvin Mitchell Wiley, 84, of Cynthiana, Kentucky, passed away December 11, 2008 at his home. He was born in Winchester, Kentucky, on January 10, 1925, to the late Francis and Josie Haggard Wiley. He was a U. S. Navy veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor. He worked for Blake & Johnson Company for 25 years. He was also the owner of M. M. Wiley, Inc. Texaco Distributorship in Cynthiana. He was a member of the Cynthiana Christian Church where he served as a Deacon. Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Eudora Withers Wiley, one daughter, Jodell (Raymond) Works of Richmond, Virginia; three sons, Larry M. (Pat) Wiley of Cynthiana, Marvin W. (Dru) Wiley of Albany, Kentucky, and Mark S. Wiley, Cynthiana; one brother, Ray Wiley of Lexington, and one sister, Carrie Tuttle of Fort Wayne, Indiana; seven granddaughters, Rae Carol (David) Plantz, Rachel (David) Alachnowicz, Maria (Chuck) Gambrell, Laura Anne Wiley, Ashley Wiley, Lesley Wiley and Julie Wiley; eight great-grandchildren, Mitchell and Maria Plantz, John Raymond, Jacob, Carolee and Zachary Alachnowicz, Grant and Jack Gambrell. A visitation will be held at Cynthiana Christian Church December 15, 2008 and a Memorial Service will follow at 12 p.m. at the church. Drake-Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, Sunday, December 14, 2008

Harry Craddock

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Harry I. Craddock, 51, of Falmouth, Kentucky, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Veterans Hospital, Cincinnati, after a month's illness. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Hardin-Browning American Legion Post 109. He was a carpenter. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Craddock, with whom he lived; three sisters, Miss Helen Craddock, Mrs. Howard Miles, and Mrs. Carl Lovelance; and a brother, Harold, all of Falmouth. Services will be held Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.

The Kentucky Post & Times Star, Friday, August 4, 1967

Mrs. Clark Hiten

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Mrs. Clark Hiten, 96, a resident of Route 6 on Hicks Pike, died Wednesday, March 25, 1987 at the Edgemont Manor Nursing and Convalescent Home after an illness of several months. She was a member of the Broadwell Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two sons, Eugene E. and Ray Hiten, both of Harrison County, Kentucky; one daughter, Mrs. James W. Scouten of Lexington, Kentucky; four grandchildren: Mrs. Billy (Linda) Murphy, Mrs. Edgar (Cheryl) Hurst, Robert Scouten and Melinda Lou Guyton; three great-grandchildren: Tracy Murpny, Brian Murphy and Bradly Rankin Hurst. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home. Burial was in Jacksonville Cemetery, Bourbon County.

The Cynthiana Democrat, Thursday, April 2, 1987

Louise McKee

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Louise Conrad McKee, 81, of Cynthiana, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, March 24, 1987, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was the widow of Leslie McKee who preceded her in death in 1979. She was a member of the Cynthiana Christian Church, past secretary of the Christian Women's Fellowship, a member of the Harrison County Garden Club, and a retired teller of The National Bank of Cynthiana. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. J. E. (Connie) Robertson, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. James S. (Kitty) Darnell of Harrison County; six grandchildren: John Leslie Robertson, Richard Conrad Robertson, James S. Darnell Jr., Stephen Louis, Georgia McKee and Robert Leslie Darnell; one great-granddaughter, Kelly McKee Robertson. Funeral services were March 27 at the Whaley-McCarty Fuenral Home. Burial was in Battle Grove Cemetery.

The Cynthiana Democrat, Thursday, April 2, 1987

Howard McCully

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Howard Henderson McCully, 78, Lexington, husband of Blanche Cooper McCully, died Tuesday, March 14, 1989, at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was a retired marketing executive with Minute Maid and Morton Foods. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of the late Howard Henderson and Adele Steinkamper McCully Sr., was a graduate of Washington University, St. Louis, and was a member of the Pisgah Presbyertian Church, Woodford County. Other survivors are one son, Howard Henderson McCully III of Lexington; two daughters, Susan McCully Earley of lexington, and June McCully Armstrong of Wisconsis Dells, Wisconsin; one brother, William Craig mcCully, Dubuque, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be conducted March today, March 16, at the Pisgah Presbytreian Church. W. R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway, Lexington, is in charge of arrangements.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 9, 1989

John Kaenzig

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John Kaenzig, 78, of Lexington, died Tuesday, February 28, 1989, at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was a native of Woodford County and was a retired employee of Greentree Stud Farm in Fayette County. He is survived by five daughters, Ella York of Clay City, Bonnie Sharp of Richmond, and Shirley Barron, Marilyn Hon, and Terry Ison, all of Lexington; two sons, William A. Kaeniz and Phillip Kaenzig of Lexington; two sisters, Annie Barker of Versailles, and Lucy Myshrall of Connecticut; four brothers, Joe Kaenzig, Dayton, James Kaenzig, Flemingsburg, and Charlres and Claude Kaenzig, both of Versailles; seventeen grandhcildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren. Services were conducted Friday at Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Versailles Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, March 9, 1989

Mabel Redden

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Mabel E. Redden, 90, of Mortonsville, died Saturday, January 31, 2004, at Englewood Nursing Center in Dayton, Ohio. She was the daughter of Charlie and Viola Smith Redden. Survivors include a sister, Pauline Combs; two nieces, Marilyn Coleman of Dayton, Ohio, and Elizabeth Gayle Redden of Versailles; two nephews Larry Combs of Wichita, Kansas and Patrick Redden of Versailles. Three brothers, Charles Stanley, Lawrence, and Luther Redden, and sister, Neva Redden McNair, are deceased. Services were conducted Saturday, February 7, 2004, at the Polk Memorial Baptist Church, Mortonsville. Burial was in Mortonsville Cemetery. O. L. Hughes & Sons Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, February 12, 2004

Frances Sturgeon

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Frances Jordan Sturgeon, 87, widow of Charles "Preach" Sturgeon Sr., died Saturday, February 7, 2004, at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Lawrenceburg. Born January 23, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Calvin and Laura Elizabeth Hendricks Jordan, and was a member of the Clear Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Wyona Sturgeon, Louise Armstrong, and Frances Bright, all of Versailles; two sons, Jack Sturgeon of Lexington, and Charles Sturgeon Jr. of Midway; two sisters, Elizabeth Wade, Lexington, and Mary Nethery of Taylorsville; fifteen grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. A daughter, Wanda Durr, is deceased. Services were conducted Tuesday, February 10, 2004, at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, February 12, 2004

Bonnie Gum

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Bonnie Knight Gum, 90, widow of Robert Park Gum, died Saturday, October 25, 2008. She was born in Woodford County to the late Will and Nellie Hippie Knight. She was a retired receptionist and bookkeeper for Dr. Paran Satanga. Mrs. Gum is survived by her daughter Nancy Gum of Frankfort; sisters, Joyce Settle, Ruby Lines, Maxine Wiley of Frankfort, and Peggy Knight of Woodford County; one niece and eight nephews. Funeral service will be Tuesday at the Clark Funeral Home, Versailles Road, with burial in Frankfort Cemetery.

The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky, Sunday, October 26, 2008

Lillian Suter

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Lillian Noel Suter, 99, of Frankfort, Kentucky, widow of A. F. "Guster" Suter, died Monday, April 8, 2002, at the New Horizon Medical Center in Owenton. A native of Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Carrie Noel. She was retired from the Kentucky Training School and was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Nall of Frankfort; three grandsons; fourteen great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Three sons, Harold N., Edward L., and Jack F. Suter; two brothers, Porter and John Noel; a sister, Gypsy Long; and a granddaughter are deceased. Services were conducted Thursday, April 11, 2002, at the Clark-Sunset Funeral Home. Burial was in the Owen IOOF Cemetery.

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Kentucky, April 17, 2003

Chester Burford

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Owenton, Ky. - Funeral services for Chester Carroll Burford, 85, of Monterey, Kentucky, will be Tuesday at Kemper and Arnold Funeral Home. He was a native of Owen County and a member of Monterey Baptist Church. He died Friday at Owen County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nellie Troxell Burford; three daughters, Mrs. Mildred Sandlin of Carrollton, Mrs. Margaret Logan of Frankfort, and Miss Adell Burford, at home; two sons, Jerry Burford of Carrollton, and Demoree Burford of Owenton; three brothers, Byron Burford of Owenton, Jack Burford of Cleves, Ohio, and L. Gibson of Owenton. Burial will be in the Owenton Cemetery.

The State Journal, Frankfort Ky, January 16, 1978