Casey  County Obituaries

 

Contributed By: Tanya Sweet

 

Margaret M. Bland
Margaret Maeola Bland, 75, Cedar Hill Road, died Wednesday at home.
Born Feb. 19, 1922, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Gib and Edith Wethington and the widow of Elbert Bland. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, David Wayne Bland of Cincinnati, Ohio; two daughters, Mary Rosetta Wilkerson of Cincinnati and Wanda Faye Leach of Waynesburg; two sisters, Loretta Chinn of Indianapolis, Ind., and Lamberta Goode of Louisville; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Vernon Darrell and Danny Ray Bland.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Vernon Blakey. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.

Ewell N. Rogers
Ewell N. Rogers, 66, Franklin, Ind., died Sunday in Franklin.
Born Feb. 7, 1931, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Louis and Elsie Emerson Rogers. He was a retired employee of Arvin Industries in Franklin.
Survivors include his wife, Lena Williamson Rogers; two daughters, Teresa Vinson of Shelbyville, Ind., and Debra Johnson of Franklin; three sons, Buell and Randy Rogers, both of Franklin, and Jimmy Rogers of Trafalgar, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Shirlene Thompson of Liberty and Yvonne Houghton of Naples, Fla.; two brothers, Alton and Glen Rogers, both of Trafalgar; 16 grandchildren and six step grandchildren.
Services will be 3 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.

Talmadge R. Derringer
Talmadge Russell Derringer, 67, Junction City, died there Tuesday.
Born June 2, 1929, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James and Ida Mae Hewitt Derringer. He was retired from Arvin Industries.
Survivors are his wife, Nettie Marie Derringer; two sons, Talmadge C. Derringer, Campbellsville, and Terry L. Derringer, Danville; three daughters, Patricia Statom of Junction City, Connie Posey of Louisville and Karen Atwood, Liberty; two brothers, Clifton Derringer, Topeka, Kan., and Rod Derringer, Monrovia, Ind.; six sisters, Martha Floy and Geneva Dolch, both of Cincinnati, Dotha Scott of Sacramento, Calif., Gracie Taylor of Whiteland, Ind., Velma Allen of Monrovia and Joyce Atwood, San Diego; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Gary Story. Burial will be in Caney Fork Cemetery.

Hubert Johnson
Hubert Johnson, 69, of Liberty, died Sunday at Casey County Hospital.
Born May 9, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Mose and Sarah Allen Johnson. He was a custodian at Casey County Courthouse and the widower of Mildred Absher Johnson.
Survivors include a son, Dennie Johnson of Liberty; six daughters, Anna Wellington and Rose J. Chandler, both of Hamilton, Ohio, Janice Smallwood of Liberty, Judy Wells of Phoenix, Ariz., and Rita Pendleton and Patricia Wilkey, both of Liberty; a brother, John Whited of Liberty; six sisters, Kathleen Randolph of Middleburg, Alice Monday, Linda Atwood, Beulah Langford and Gertie Brown, all of Liberty, and Vergie Walters of Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Phillip Smallwood and Gary Lavender. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan Johnson, Doug Johnson, David Wellington, Micky Wellington, Raymond Husky and Matt Crocket

Shelby Atwood
Shelby Atwood, 71, of Trammell Street, died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born Dec. 21, 1925 in Casey County, he was a son of the late Elmer and Pearl Allen Atwood. He was a security guard for Lilly Gate Company and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Carr's Chapel Church of God.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Wethington of Campbellsville and Ginger Paevey of Lexington; three sons, Clint ``Jack'' Atwood, Allen Atwood and Craig Atwood, all of Liberty; a brother, Arthur Atwood of Liberty; five sisters, Shelly Terry, Adell and Myrtle Miller, Sally and Geraldine Salyers; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Leonard Streeval. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandchildren.

Nettie O. Atwood
Nettie O. Atwood, 90, of Cincinnati, formerly of Liberty, died Thursday.
Born Jan. 17, 1907, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Mary Martha Austin and Perry Owens. She was a homemaker and a member of West Side Christian Church, Liberty.
She was the widow of Clay Atwood. She was preceded in death by a son, J.C. Atwood; and three daughters, Irene Powell, Fredia Black Santee, and Julie Thompson.
Survivors include four sons, Junior Atwood and Gerald Atwood, both of Cincinnati, Bobby Atwood of Franklin, Ind., and Roy Atwood of Richmond; four daughters, Marie Reeves of Franklin, Kathleen Shanklin of Liberty, and Joyce Roberts and Diane Helm, both of Jamestown; two sisters, Bessie Terry of Mitchell, Ind., and Fannie Jeffries of Cincinnati; 38 grandchildren; 74 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Glenn Singleton. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.

Ausie R. Whited
Services for Ausie Ray Whited, 80, of Caney Fork Road were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Revs. Donald Lear and Darren Gillespie. Burial with military rites by the Casey County Funeral Squad was in Whited Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 5, 1916, in Casey County, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Louetta Allen Whited. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a farmer and attended the Carr's Chapel Church of God. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Whited.
Survivors include his wife, Veltha Sharp Whited; one daughter, Kathy Carr of Liberty; two brothers, Sherman Whited of Nicholasville and Lewis Whited of Liberty; three sisters, Lora Woodrum of Cincinnati and Flora Lee and Lela Miller, both of Liberty; and one granddaughter

Willie Fletcher
Willie Fletcher, 81, Caney Fork Road, Liberty, died Friday at the Casey County War Memorial Hospital.
Born April 10, 1916, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Joe and Donze Whited Fletcher. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Bethlehem Methodist Church. He was the widower of Molly Marie Woodrum Fletcher.
He is survived by two sons, Hugh Fletcher of Liberty and Larry Fletcher of Danville; a daughter, Sandra Allen of Cartersville., Ga.; a special friend, Georgia Richmann; three grandchildren, three step grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Bethlehem Methodist Church by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Todd, Sean Dailey, Tony Anderson, Steve Phillips, Robert Popplewell and Charlie Fletcher.

Milton Johnson
Milton Johnson, 67, of Liberty, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital after an illness.
Born April 2, 1930, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Gladys Lee and Jesse Johnson. He was a retired employee of Kentucky State Transportation Department and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Rudell Cochran Johnson; a son, Mike Johnson of Indiana; two daughters, Beverly King and Renee Cochran, both of Liberty; two sisters, Mildred Phillips of Liberty and Lillian Wethington of Cincinnati; two brothers, Omer F. Johnson of Liberty and David Johnson of Cincinnati.

Caleb Scott
Caleb Scott, 67, of Broughton Hill Apartments, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 29, 1930, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Lonzie and Nancy Atwood Scott. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Brush Creek Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Juanita Carrier and Tamara Sidwell, both of Liberty, Janice Denson of Camby, Ind., Tonya Shewmaker of Kiser, W.V.; a brother, Paul Scott of Brooklyn, Ind.; two sisters, Mary Barlow and Alice Passmore, both of Liberty; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Brush Creek Pentecostal Church by the Revs. Gary Lavender and Shirley Denson. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at the church.
McKinney-Brown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. [Published November 3, 1997]

Gertie Patton
Gertie Patton, 86, of Liberty Care Center, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 15, 1911, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late B.F. and Maggie Scott Allen. She was a homemaker and a member of White Oak Union Church. She was the widow of Jake Patton.
Survivors include a daughter, Louise Ellis of Sandusky, Mich.; two sons, James Patton of Plainfield, Ind., and Junior Patton of Liberty; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Patton. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.