Casey County, KY Obituaries -
1999 - Published: Danville Advocate Messenger
January 08, 1999
Rhonda G. Lee
LIBERTY - Rhonda Gail Lee, 38, of Ky. 206, died Wednesday at University
of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center of natural causes.
Born Aug. 5, 1960, in Casey County, she was a daughter of Gerald and
Frances White Taylor of Ogden, Utah. She was a clerk and sales person
for R&J Grocery and Don Scanlon Car Sales.
Survivors include her husband, Tony Lee; a daughter, Heather Lee of
Liberty; a son, Brandon Lee of Liberty; a brother, Chris Taylor of
Liberty; and a grandmother, Gertrude Taylor of Liberty.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the
Rev. Johnny Patton. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
January 10, 1999
Alice B. Buis
WAYNESBURG - Alice Berdena Buis, 62, of Elmwood, Ohio, died Thursday at
home.
Born Feb. 22, 1936, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Jesse Egbert and Jessie Durham Buis. She was a homemaker and a member of
Mount Olive Christian Church.
Survivors include a sister, Paulina Buis Bastin of West Chester, Ohio.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by
Greg Powell. Burial will be in Salyers Cemetery, Casey County.
Visitation is noon-2 p.m. Tuesday.
January 10,1999
H. Paul Wesley
LIBERTY - H. Paul Wesley, 60, of Green Pond Road, died Friday at his
home, apparently of a heart attack.
Born June 23, 1938, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James
Preston and Vascal Patterson Wesley. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Goodin Wesley; two sons, Paul Leon
and Ronnie Joe Wesley, both of Liberty; three brothers, Carlos Wesley of
Liberty, Kirby Wesley of Campbellsville, and Melvin Wesley of Lancaster;
two sisters, June Rogers of Liberty and Charleen James of Floyds Knob,
Ind.; and one grandchild.
Services are 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev.
Shirley Denson. Burial will be in Willow Springs Cemetery.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today.
Pallbearers will be Darrin Wesley, Carlos Wesley, Ricky Wesley, Lowell
Wilson, Jerry Rogers, David Long, Larry Harris, and Ronald Napier.
Honorary pallbearer is Gary Hines.
January 10, 1999
Dallas E. Woods
HARRODSBURG - Dallas Eugene Woods, 65, of Lakeview Drive, Lancaster,
died Friday at his home.
Born Sept. 6, 1933, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Monday
Knight and Mary Emily Johnson Woods. He was an excavation contractor.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Jean Woods; one son, Freddie Wayne
Woods of Lexington; four daughters, Debra Jean Goins of Danville, Kathy
Gale Risk of Richmond, Vickie Ann Plunkett and Linda Kay Tipton, both of
Lancaster; two brothers, Jim Woods of Florida and Joe Woods of
Lancaster; five sisters, Ann Jones of Harrodsburg, Edith Henson of
Lexington, Florence Broaddus, Joyce Yates and Elaine Stinnett, all of
Lancaster; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Rev.
Bob Tandy. Burial will be in the Woods family cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.
Pallbearers will be Sonny Coulter, Elwood Lane, Donnie Woods, Buford
Baughn, Gary Lemay, Mike Beaty, and Bowen Lainhart. Honorary pallbearers
are Glenn Stinnett, Timmy Woods and Troy Hervey.
January 11, 1999
Harold Ray King
LIBERTY - Harold Ray King, 60, of Danville, died Sunday at Ephraim
McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug. 11, 1938, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Otis A.
and Ollie Wilcher King. He was a former drug store owner, an Air Force
veteran and a member of Masonic Lodge in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Survivors include a son, Michael R. King of Mooresville, Ind.; a
daughter, Stacy J. King of Minneapolis, Minn.; eight sisters, Lucille
Pendergrass of Chattanooga, Tenn., Betty Evans of Cincinnati, Ohio, Sue
York, Jean Boynton, Faye Hodges, Joanie Taylor and Sandy Brown, all of
Danville, and Diane Burton of Junction City; three brothers, Marvin King
of Greenfield, Ind., Irvin King of Harrodsburg and Windell King of
Danville; three grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Poplar Grove Baptist Church by the
Revs Donnie Releford and Danny Sallee. Burial will be in Poplar Grove
Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home.
January 12, 1999
Doris C. Hawkins
LIBERTY - Doris Coleman Hawkins, 64, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of
Casey County, died Monday at her home.
Born March 5, 1934, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Denny and Thelma Luster Coleman. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Cossie Hawkins; four daughters, Sue
Moseley of London, Sandra Barnett and Genola Hawkins, both of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Donna Morgan of Hamilton, Ohio; four sons, Ronnie
Bradshaw of Hazard, Ricky Bradshaw, David Bradshaw and Steve Bradshaw,
all of Cincinnati; four brothers, Sonny Coleman and Donnie Coleman, both
of Cincinnati, Ricky Coleman and Carl Coleman, both of Georgia.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev.
Charles Russell. Burial will be in Green River Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
January 12, 1999
Clarence L. Mills
Services for Clarence Lewell Mills, 77, of Minors Branch Road, Gravel
Switch, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the
Rev. Leonard Plowman. Burial will be in King-Mills Cemetery, Minors
Branch Road.
He died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 22, 1921, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Benjamine
H. and Gertie E. King Mills. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Jewell D. Wilson Mills; nine daughters,
Anita Brown of Gravel Switch, Luavon Crowe of Danville, Regina A. Sowder
of Winchester, Bonnie L. Cooper of Bowling Green, Ellen D. Brady and
Sheila Hagan, both of Lebanon, Linda K. Weaver of Junction City, Barbara
Mills of Gravel Switch, Sharon Ferrell of Moreland; and a son, Lewell D.
Mills of Gravel Switch; three sisters, Myrtle Waits of Danville, Delphia
Dees of Halls Gap and Edith Daugherty of Junction City; two brothers,
Delbert Mills of Frankfort and Oatley Mills of Gravel Switch; 14
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Tracy Mills, Jack Sowder, Kenny and Levi Cooper, Joe
and Kevin Hagan and Jay and Tommy Crowe.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday.
January 12, 1999
Rosie H. Plummer
PERRYVILLE - Services for Rosie Mildred Hill Plummer, 91, of Perryville
Road, Danville, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Wilder Funeral Home by the
Revs. Keith Weldon and Harley Humfleet. Burial will be in Bellevue
Cemetery.
He died Monday at Charleston Health Care Manor.
Born Jan 22, 1907, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
William and Mary A. Pemberton Hill. She was a homemaker and a member of
Southern Heights Baptist Church, and the widow of James P. Plummer.
Survivors include four sons, James A. Plummer of Petersburg, Va., Virgil
T. Plummer of Stanford, Billy Plummer of Danville and Jerry Plummer of
Lexington; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters, Lillie M. Hill and Elizabeth
A. McDowell.
Pallbearers will be Scott Taylor, Barry and Paul Best, Ray Graves, Kenny
and Larry Hill. Honorary pallbearers are Paul, David and Donald Hill,
Steve Wardrip.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
February 01, 1999
William C. Coffman
William Carl Coffman, 73, of Junction City, died Sunday at Ephraim
McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born July 6, 1925, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Alfred and
Ida Lane Coffman. He was a retired service station attendant for
McGuffey's Chevron and Coffman's Shell, Danville, and Citgo in Junction
City. He was a member of Junction City Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Debbie Gibson of Junction City, Peggy
Bowling of Waynesburg and Darla Southerland of Danville; two sons, Sammy
Coffman of Junction City and Ronnie Coffman of Danville; two brothers,
Kenneth and Charlie Coffman, both of Danville; a sister, Hazel Hampton
of Perryville; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and two step
great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Junction City Baptist Church by the
Rev. Ernest Martin. Burial will be in Junction City Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home and 10
a.m. Wednesday until time of services at the church.
February 21, 1999
Bobby Allen
LIBERTY - Bobby Allen, 48, of Casey Drive, died Friday at Jewish
Hospital in Louisville of natural causes.
Born Aug. 14, 1950, in Casey County, he was a son of the late William
Thomas and Magdolene Haggard Allen. He was a self-employed businessman
and a member of the Brush Creek Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Bridget Nicole Allen of Liberty; and a
brother, Glenn Allen of Liberty.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the
Rev. Jerry Shelley. Burial will be in Brush Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dwight, Billy, Michael, Jeff and Kent Price, and
Tommy Allen.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
February 21, 1999
Gerald Buis
LIBERTY - Gerald Buis, 67, of the Bethelridge community, died Friday at
Lake Cumberland Hospital.
Born Feb. 2, 1932, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Audy and
Dortha Taylor Buis. He was a farmer and a member of Poplar Hill
Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mae Elmore Buis; four daughters, Gay Turner
and Jean Hatter, both of Bethelridge, and Kay Brown and Joyce Wilham,
both of Liberty; one son, Charlie Buis of Liberty; two brothers, Buddy
Buis of Peebles, Ohio, and Terrill Buis of Bethelridge; one sister,
Charlene Murphy of Liberty; and four grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home by David Terwilliger
and the Rev. Hugh Lee Herron. Burial is in Poplar Hill Cemetery.
February 21, 1999
Lillie P. Ellis
MORELAND - Lillie Powers Ellis, 82, of Hustonville, died Friday at
Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born July 23, 1916, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Sherman and Ida Coffman Powers. She was a retired employee of the Palm
Beach Plant in Danville and a member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church, Casey
County.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Ellis; and one son, John Ellis of
Hustonville.
Services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the
Rev. G.W. Smith. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Don Dotson, Joe Dotson, Glen Johnson, Jody Clements,
Kenny Melear and Gerald Rousey.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.
February 21, 1999
Erie E. Price
LIBERTY - Erie E. Price, 86, of Walnut Hill Road, died Friday at Casey
County Hospital.
Born Sept. 27, 1912, in Russell County, she was a daughter of the late
Granville and Scythia Tarter Eads. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Lilburn Price; one son, Ray Price of
Danville; one daughter, Lily Sandusky of Liberty; one brother, C.P. Eads
of Liberty; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services are 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev.
J.D. McDonald. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today.
February 21, 1999
Elizabeth Woods
WAYNESBURG - Elizabeth ``Lizzie'' Woods, 89, of Stanford, died Friday at
Fort Logan Hospital.
Born July 29, 1909, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Dudley and Nannie Adams Woods. She was a former laundromat employee in
Richmond.
Survivors include serveral nieces and nephews.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Grove Ridge Baptist Church by the Rev. Onva
Hayes. Burial will be in Grove Ridge Cemetery.
Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
February 22, 1999
Mary V. Crowe
MORELAND - Mary V. Crowe, 92, of Hustonville, died Saturday at Stanford
House Nursing Home.
Born May 10, 1906, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late John
A. and Malvina Lane Asberry. She was the widow of Elmer Crowe. She was a
homemaker and a member of First Church of God, Hustonville.
Survivors include two sons, Elmer and Henry Crowe, both of Junction
City; a daughter, Edith Carrier of Hustonville; 25 grandchildren; 46
great-grandchildren; and 23 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three daughters, Bonnie League, Laura
Gifford and Ruby Curtis.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev.
Coy Rigney. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Dale Carrier, David Coffman, Darrell Gifford, Ricky and
Mike Crowe and Stuart League.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
February 22, 1999
Virles Godbey
LIBERTY - Virles Godbey, 72, of Yosemite, died Saturday at Casey County
Hospital.
Born Oct. 29, 1926, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Virgil and
Sylvia Pittman Godbey. He was a retired farmer, a Navy veteran of World
War II, a member of Rich Hill Christian Church, Craftsman Masonic Lodge
722, Lexington Scottish Rite, Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, Marnella Sigmore Godbey; eight sons, Wayne
Godbey of California, Virles Jr., Nathan and Anthony Godbey, all of
Yosemite, Darren Godbey of Liberty, John and Mike Godbey, both of
Somerset, and Robbie Godbey of North Carolina; four daughters, Sylvia
Williams and Teresa Denson, both of Liberty, Phyllis Godbey of Somerset,
and Nickie Godbey of Alabama; a brother, Virgil Godbey Jr. of
Cincinnati, Ohio; a sister, Maurine Means of Waynesburg; nine
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rich Hill Christian Church by the
Rev. Hugh Herron. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military
rites by Casey County Funeral Squad.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today with a Masonic service at 7 p.m.
March 05, 1999
Wayman Allen
LIBERTY - Wayman Allen, 73, of Bryant Ridge Road, died Wednesday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 15, 1925, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Robert and
Gracie Lee Allen. He was a retired farmer and a member of Craftsman
Masonic Lodge 722.
Survivors include his wife, Clarel Scott Allen; four daughters, Bernice
Allen of Leitchfield, Nancy Shoopman, Recce Whited and Fredia Black, all
of Liberty; two sons, Garland and Denny Allen, both of Liberty; two
sisters, Eva Sanders of Liberty, and Violet Wilson of Burlington; two
brothers, Jewell Allen of Liberty and John Allen of Lake Helen, Fla.;
nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by
Clifford Dehart and Phillip Smallwood. Burial will be in Casey County
Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Saturday with Masonic services at 7 p.m.
March 05, 1999
William E. Smith
LIBERTY - Services for William Edgar Smith, 81, of Liberty, will be 2
p.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by James McDonald. Burial will be
in Tapscott Cemetery.
Born Sept. 19, 1917, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James A.
and Lizzie A. Ross Smith. He was a retired construction worker and a
member of Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Aline Traylor Smith; four daughters, Doris
``Dottie'' Yaden and Margie Sandusky, both of Liberty, Diane Lindsey of
Louisville and Carla Carmicle of Willisburg; three sisters, Mary Coppage
of Liberty, Lucille Goode of Bradfordsville and Catherine Followell of
Franklin, Ind.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Paul Sandusky, Tony York, Georgie Whited, William
Lindsey, Scott Douglas, Jeremy Davis and Donald Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be J.P. Sandusky, Howard Long, Dallas Stafford
and Merl Cox.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
March 07, 1999
Mollie B. Absher
LIBERTY - Mollie Bell Absher, 83, of Depot Street, McKinney, died Friday
at her home.
Born Nov. 29, 1915, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late
Jake and Ada Hatfield Wilham. She was a homemaker. She the widow of
George Tilford Absher. She was predeceased by a daughter, Kathlene
Absher.
Survivors include six sons, Marshel Absher of McKinney, J.D. Absher of
Hustonville, Kenneth Absher and Marion Absher, both of Nicholasville,
Joe Absher of Cynthiana and Ray Snow of Casey County; four daughters,
Odell Brim of Campbellsville, Essie Lainhart of Cynthiana, Marie
Holloway of McKinney and Jean Perry of Nicholasville; and two brothers,
James Wilham of Casey County and Ray Wilham of Greenwood, Ind.; 20
grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Byron
Jessup. Burial will be in Cold Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James Brim, Tifford Brim, Dewey Brim, Richard
Absher, Terry Absher, Richard Wesley Absher, Alan Lainhart, Dwight
Lainhart, Stephen Deering, Dale Perry and Willie Reed.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Monday.
March 08, 1999
Forrest Austin
LIBERTY - Forrest ``Buck' Austin, 77, of Dunnville, died Saturday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan 30, 1922, in Casey County, he was a son of the late George and
Lucy Lay Austin. He was a retired truck driver, gate dealer and farmer.
He was a member of Thomas Ridge Christian Church, a World War II Army
veteran and the widower of Mary Williamson Austin.
Survivors include a son, Harold Austin of Dunnville; a daughter, Shirley
Mulcahy of Lexington; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the
Revs. Clifford Dehart and Sherman Floyd. Burial will be in Thomastown
Cemetery with military rites by Casey County Funeral Squad.
Pallbearers will be Less Mulcahy, Terry Sims, Casey Eulwell, Jack Lay,
Ezra Watson and Hugh Austin.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
March 17, 1999
Hugo Evans
LIBERTY - Hugo Evans, 82, of Crockett Road, Dunnville, died Monday at
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington.
Born March 22, 1916, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Claude
and Ona Crockett Evans. He was a retired farmer and saw mill operator,
an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Salem United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Overstreet Evans; eight sons, Ronnie,
Greg and Roger Evans, all of Dunnville, Jimmy Evans of Hustonville,
Danny and Ricky Evans, both of Liberty, and Darrell Evans of Hope, Ind.;
a daughter, Wanda Lenck of Lafayette, Ind.; a half sister, Christine
Ferry of Windsor; 25 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the
Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
March 17,1999
Ralph Evans
LIBERTY - Ralph Evans, 80, of Dunnville, died Monday at Casey County
Hospital.
Born May 21, 1918 in Casey County, he was a son of the late Ernest and
Montie Bell Evans. He was a retired farmer and a member of Green River
Valley Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Atwood Evans; a son, Winford Evans of
Dunnville; a stepson, David Burton of Columbia; two stepdaughters,
Sandra Miniard and Michelle Mann of Columbia; five brothers, Roy and Mac
Evans, both of Cincinnati, Earl, Delmar and R.C. Evans, all of Liberty;
four sisters, Ruth Tucker, Lillian Southerland and Jean Holt, all of
Liberty, and Cloe King of Harrodsburg; 10 grandchildren; 11 step
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the
Rev. Brent Piatt. Burial will be in Green River Valley Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
March 17, 1999
Russell Wilson
LIBERTY - Russell Wilson, 49, of Liberty, died Tuesday at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington, of natural causes.
Born Nov. 14, 1949 in Casey County, he was a son of the late Walter and
Eula Mae Thomas Wilson.
Survivors include a sister, Brenda Jenkins of Nashville, Tenn.; four
brothers, Junior and Randy Wilson both of Liberty, Jean Wilson of
Elkhorn and James Wilson of Danville;
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hardin Cemetery, Adair
County, by the Rev. Jesse Rogers.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
March 18, 1999
Former partner in Beard implement dies in
traffic crash
Ruth T. Beard
LIBERTY - Ruth T. Beard, 83, of Taylor Street, a former local
businesswoman,
died Tuesday in an auto accident in Danville.
She was retired Beard Implement Co. partner for 30 years, a first grade
teacher in Casey County and was active in 4-H. She also was a member of
Liberty United Methodist Church and a Kentucky Colonel. Born May 19,
1915, in Casey County she was a daughter of the late John and Levona
Riggins Tarter.
Survivors include two sons, John E. Beard Jr. and Micah S. Beard, both
of Liberty; two daughters, Rebecca Wesley and Debra R. Beard, both of
Liberty; three brothers, Artis Tarter of Liberty, Delmer Tarter of
Danville and Curtis Tarter of Louisville; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Liberty United Methodist Church by
the Revs. Walter Arnold, Barclay Brown and Ray Brinagar. Burial will be
in Glenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Joe Wesley, Mark and Kyle Beard, Roger Elliott, Mont
Tarter and Buck Neal.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Friday.
March 28, 1999
Glenn A. Edwards
LIBERTY - Glenn Austin Edwards, 68, of Hustonville, died Friday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born March 28, 1930, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Ed Lee
and Eva Ellen Atwood Edwards. He was a farmer and sawmill laborer.
Survivors include two sons, Glen Thomas Edwards and Phillip Smallwood,
both of Liberty; three daughters, Joyce Ann Nelson of Harrodsburg and
Shirley Mae Emerson and Vivian Gwen Durham, both of Liberty; three
brothers, James Edwards, Osborne Edwards and Johnnie Edwards, all of
Liberty; two sisters, Maxine Scott of Liberty and Modine Ellis of Gravel
Switch; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Darren
Gillespie. Burial will be in Tapscott Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Buddy Watts, Jamie Benham, Kenny Nelson, Jeff Rader,
Thomas Foster and Steven Durham.
Visitation will be at 8 a.m. today.
March 28, 1999
Charles H. Scherrer
LIBERTY - Charles Harold Scherrer, 84, of Grant Road, died Friday at
Taylor County Hospital in Campbellsville.
Born July 12, 1914, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Oscar
and Ethel Grooms Scherrer. He was a self-employed carpenter and a
farmer. He belonged to Shady Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Polly Monday of Liberty and Sheila
Clements of Campbellsville; one brother, Morris Scherrer of Liberty;
three sisters, Opal Snodgrass of Liberty, Mamye Owens of Nashville,
Ind., and Hazel Rocklin of Mesa, Ariz.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday by Richie Curtis, Elvis Turker and Kenny
Stinson. Burial will be in Shady Grove Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Bill Clements, Ralph Barton, Raymond
Scherrer, Alton Davis, Herbert Grant and Lee Monday.
Honorary pallbearers Archie Dunham, James Emerson, Bill Hale, Charley
Taylor, George Clements and Larry Bell.
Visitation will be after 8 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
March 29, 1999
Thomas C. Cochran
Thomas Cleaver Cochran, 78, of Walnut Street, died Sunday at Ephraim
McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 3, 1920, in Casey County, he was a son of the late John and
Janie Edwards Cochran. He was a member of Southern Avenue Baptist Church
and the widower of Mary M. Beavers Cochran.
Survivors include a son, Marshall L. Cochran of Harrodsburg; a daughter,
Brenda S. Cochran of Danville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev.
Mark Payton. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Casey County.
Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
March 30, 1999
Verilla Rader
LIBERTY - Verilla Rader, 94, of Wilmore, formerly of Liberty, died
Monday at Liberty Care Center.
Born July 22, 1905, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Henry and Alcena Spaw Roberts. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount
Freeman Baptist Church, Wilmore.
Survivors include a son, William Rader of Wilmore; a daughter, Alpha
Kickliter of Russell Springs; a brother, D.C. Roberts of Liberty; three
sisters, Mary Clements of Liberty and Lorene Owens of Windsor and Sarah
Beasley of Burgin; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Joe
Moran. Burial will be in Valley Oak Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Wednesday.
March 30, 1999
Terry L. Stephens
LIBERTY - Terry Lee Stephens, 40, of Windsor, died Saturday in Casey
County of injuries sustained in an auto accident on Dry Fork Road.
Born March 1, 1959, in Cincinnati, he was a son of Earthel Fortenberry
of Russell Springs. He was a body repairman at Alton Blakely Ford in
Somerset.
Other survivors include two sons, Terry L. Stephens Jr. of Windsor and
Jason L. Stephens of Columbia; a daughter, Tanya Elliott of Cincinnati;
a brother, John Fortenberry of Windsor; three sisters, Mary Edwards, Pam
Hall and Patricia Evans, all of Russell Springs; and a grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by
Clifford Dehart. Burial will be in Berdie Russell Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
March 31, 1999
Ronnie J. Phillips
LIBERTY - Services for Ronnie Joe Phillips, 51, of Ky. 1547, will be 11
a.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Dwight Coffman. Burial
will be in Caney Fork Cemetery.
He died Monday at his home of an apparent heart attack, according to
Casey County Coroner Tommy Clark.
Born Dec. 10, 1947, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Addie and
Thelma Delp Phillips. He was a lumber buyer for Wolford & Wethington
Lumber sawmill, a member of New Testament Baptist Church and former
owner of Ron's Market.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Davis Phillips; two daughters, Kelly
and Jamie Phillips, both at home; a brother, Glenn Phillips of Liberty;
two sisters, Delois Richards and Leona King, both of Liberty.
Pallbearers will be Mitchell Phillips, Gary Cain, Thomas Cravens, Craig
Murphy, Glenn Phillips Jr. and Brad Davis.
Honorary pallbearers are Jim Davis, Ricky Richards, Darrell King, Doug
Wolford, Joey Wethington, John Lay and Mike Grote.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
March 31, 1999
Kenneth L. Reed
WAYNESBURG - Kenneth L. Reed, 69, of Jack Faw Road, will be 2 p.m.
Thursday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. Wiley Faw Jr.
Burial will be in Olive Cemetery with military rites by Caswell Saufley
Post 18 American Legion.
He died Tuesday at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset.
Born June 5, 1929, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Richard and
Julia Allen Reed. He was a retired farmer, an Army veteran of World War
II and a member of Olive Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Evelyn Brown of Junction City.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie and Danny Pittman, Jim Stapleton, Guy
Sumpter, Johnny Denny and Steve Spencer.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
May 11, 1999
Alby Allen
LIBERTY - Services for Alby Allen, 82, of Liberty, will be 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Michael Carlisle. Burial
will be in Noel's Cemetery.
He died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 14, 1916, in Casey County, he was a son of the late William C.
and Louvilla Wheeler Allen.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia R. Hayes Allen; four sons, Teddy
Allen of Nicholasville, Chris Allen and Jeff Allen, both of
Shepherdsville, and Val Allen of Mount Washington; two daughters, Judith
Carlisle of Atlanta and Rita Bohanon of Campbellsville; 10
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
May 12, 1999
Bertha W. Hodge
SCIENCE HILL - Bertha Ann Wall Hodge, 87, of Liberty died Monday in
Elmwood, Ohio.
Born March 28, 1912, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Tilden and Mary Margaret Roberts Wall. She was a homemaker, a member of
Bethelridge United Methodist Church and the widow of Troy C. Hodge.
Survivors include three daughters, Gennive Spaw of West Chester, Ohio,
Shelva W. Spears of Bethelridge and Linda Spears of Elmwood; eight
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She
was preceded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Spears.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Bethelridge United Methodist Church
by the Rev.David Eastham. Burial will be in Bethelridge Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home.
May 13, 1999
`Bruce' King
PERRYVILLE - Services for Michael ``Bruce'' King, 30, of Hustonville
will be 2 p.m. Friday at Wilder Funeral Home by the Rev. Marshall
Malone. Burial will be in Elder Cemetery, Casey County,
He died Tuesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center after
he apparently was gouged in the stomach by a bull at the Bluegrass
Stockyards, Lexington.
Born June 24, 1968, in Boyle County, he was a son of Arnold King of
Parksville and Glenda Cox Sullivan of Mitchellsburg. He was a part-time
employee of Bluegrass Stockyards and a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Amie Coffman King; two stepsons, Matthew
Richards and Micah Richards, both of Hustonville; maternal grandfather,
Alvie Cox of Stanford; stepmother, Barbara King of Parksville; and three
half sisters, Trena King of Gravel Switch, Trudy King of Danville and
Tracie King of Parksville.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Hundley, Kevin Perkins, Rod Hendrickson, Larry
Burger, Mike Preston and Byron King.
Honorary pallbearers are Garnett Coffman, Scott Rousey and Todd King.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today
May 16, 1999
Leonard H. Wilkinson
LIBERTY - Leonard Hershel Wilkinson, 69, of Garner Street, Liberty, died
Friday at Casey County Hospital of natural causes.
Born Sept. 20, 1929, in Ohio, he was a son of the late Hershel and Cleo
Vivian Lay Wilkinson. He was a real estate broker with Gateway Auction
and Real Estate and a Korean War Army veteran. Wilkinson was a member of
West Side Christian Church, and a member of the Casey County Bank Board,
the Casey County Hospital Board, and the Casey County Health Board.
Former Casey County Judge-Executive David Johnson said Wilkinson was
``one of the best people I've ever known in my life.''
``He was the kind of man every young man would like to be like,''
Johnson said. ``And every older man wish he had've been.
``He was the person who was always giving. He was generous with his
time, with his finances. He always gave the best of himself to get the
best out of others. He was just extremely kind and very considerate of
other people.''
When his brother, former Kentucky Governor Wallace Wilkinson, was in
town, Wilkinson was the contact person for him in the county.
``And Leonard went out of his way to help people with getting
blacktopped roads and bridges and things for the school system,''
Johnson added. ``He spent a lot of his personal finances doing that and
never received any salary or anything for that position. He did it
willingly and freely. He was just an extra-special individual.''
Survivors include his wife, Eva Wesley Wilkinson; a son, David Brent
Wilkinson of Los Angeles; two brothers, Clarence and Wallace Wilkinson,
both of Lexington, and one sister, Alma Lou Haggard of Liberty.
Services are 2 p.m. today at the West Side Christian Church by Marty
Shackleford and Allen Thompson. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jerry King, David King, Tony York, Brad Wesley,
David Johnson, and David McAnelly. Honorary pallberarers are Malcolm
Wolford, George Wolford, Bub Stafford, Berkley Sayers, Bob Watson and
John Tarter.
Memorials may go to Casey County Hospital or West Side Christian
Church.
May 23, 1999
Josephine Ingram
Graveside services for Josephine Ingram, 72, of Shakertown Road, were 3
p.m. Saturday at Rich Hill Cemetery, Casey County, by the Rev. Ernest
Martin.
She died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 16, 1926, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Venice and Vernella Rigney McAninch. She was a waitress and the widow of
Wilford Ingram.
Survivors include a son, Miles Ingram of Danville; a brother, Janice
McAninch of Cincinnati; and a grandson.
Pallbearers were Miles Ingram, Janice L. and Raymond McAninch, Robert
Bowen, Clifton Evans and Charles Brackett.
Stith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may go to favorite charity.
May 23, 1999
Lillie A. Monday
LIBERTY - Lillie Alice Monday, 80, of Casey Creek Road, died Thursday at
her home.
Born June 9, 1918, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Sarah
Allen. She was a homemaker and a Methodist.
Survivors include a son, James Eads of Indianapolis; two daughters,
Jewell Clements of Liberty and Mary Jean Burton of Columbia; a brother,
John Whited of Liberty; a sister, Linnie Atwood of Liberty; a
half-sister, Catherine Randolph of Liberty; three step sisters, Vergie
Buck of Cincinnati and Deulah Lankford and Gertie Brown, both of
Liberty; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by a daughter, Evelyn Coy.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev.
Phillip Smallwood. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery. Pallbearers will
be her grandchildren.
Visitation is until 2 p.m. today.
May 23, 1999
Martha Patten
LIBERTY - Martha Patten 94, of Blue Ash Nursing Home, died Friday in
Cincinnati.
Born May 28, 1904, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Christopher C. and Amberilla Bastin Rodgers. She was the widow of Samuel
Patten and was retired as a children's home cook.
Survivors include a son, Thaddeus Rodgers; a daughter, Annelle Daniels
of Cincinnati; four grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter,
LaVerne Hughes, and a son, Samuel Patten.
Services will be 11 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the
Rev. Don Daniels. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery
May 24, 1999
Nora Scott
LIBERTY - Nora Scott, 84, of Tennessee Ridge Road, died Sunday at her
home.
Born Sept. 20, 1914, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Logan and Almedia Atwood Emerson. She was a homemaker and a member of
Block Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include her husband, Millard Scott; two daughters, Marie Buck
of Liberty and Comella Hafley of Stanford; four sons, Phillip Scott of
Liberty, Ulas and Ray Scott, both of Anderson, Ind., and Bobby Scott of
Paoli, Ind.; two sisters, Nannie Wethington and Mellie Murphy, both of
Liberty; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild.
Service sill be 11 a.m. Tuesday at McKinney Brown Funeral Home by the
Revs. Bill Rose and Gary Lavender.
Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
May 26, 1999
Lillian Edwards
LIBERTY - Lillian Edwards, 87, of Milford, Mich., died Monday at
Annapolis Hospital.
Born Aug. 8, 1911, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late
Virgil and Lenora Randolph. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Floyd Edwards; three daughters, Judith
Fisk of Frankenmuth, Mich., Janice John of Livoria, Mich., and Jeanne
Barlow of Indianapolis; two sons, Larry Edwards of Milford and Kevin
King of Garden City, Mich.; two sisters, Edith Wilkinson of Hustonville,
and Elna Vanoy of Moreland; a brother, Floyd Randolph of Mooresville,
Ind.; two half sisters, Lucille Streeval and Violet Woods, both of
Liberty; four half brothers, Charles Randolph of Cincinnati, Glen
Randolph of Liberty, Harold Randolph of Mooresville and Ronnie Randolph
of Indianapolis; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim
Lynn. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Friday.
August 17, 1999
Ella M. Dowell
LIBERTY -- Ella Margarett Dowell, 90, of Hustonville Street, died Sunday
at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 10, 1908, in Rockcastle County, she was a daughter of the late
John H. and Lucy Adams Ramsey. She was the widow of V.R. Dowell Sr., and
co-owner of Dowell Furniture for 35 years. She was a member of Liberty
First Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, June Rousey of Liberty; a niece whom she
raised, Jean Dowell Hafley of Casey County; seven grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, V.R. Dowell Jr.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Liberty First Christian Church by
the Rev. Homer Hecht. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home and after
noon Wednesday until time of service at the church.
Memorials may go to Liberty First Christian Church.
