Casey  County Obituaries

 

Casey County Obituaries

Contributed By: Rochelle Riordan


Levona F. Anderson
MORELAND - Levona Frances Anderson, 87, Rocky Ford Community, Hustonville, died Tuesday at Homestead Nursing Home, Lexington.
Born Feb. 1, 1909, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Dave and Cindy Ellis Peyton. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher for many years. She was the widow of Waitmon Paul Anderson.
Survivors include a sister, Esther Morgan of Liberty; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Jackie Wilson. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jeff and Dale Coffman, Bernard Peyton, Jim "Ralph" Reed, Joe Beeler, and Rudolph Mullins.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Thursday. [Published January 29, 1997]

Joseph Wethington
LIBERTY - Joseph "Jody" Wethington, 78, Wethington Road, died Monday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville.
Born July 16, 1918, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Leonard and Mary Wethington. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lovie Lee Wethington; four sons, Billy Joe Wethington of Casey Creek, Stanley Wethington of Greensburg, Larry Wethington of Campbellsville and Thomas Wethington of Lexington; two daughters, Shirley Holt of Columbia and Barbara Weddle of Liberty; two brothers, Murrell Wethington and Verlin Wethington, both of Liberty; two sisters, Genevieve Antle and Patricia Hash, both of Campbellsville; 16 grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. . [Published January 29, 1997]

Dorothy M. Pendleton
Dorothy Mae Pendleton, 79, Dunnville Route 1, died Wednesday at West Lake Regional Hospital, Columbia.
Born March 19, 1917, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Logan and Linnie Overstreet Lee. She was a homemaker and the widow of John W. Pendleton.
Survivors are four sons, Morris Pendleton of Liberty, Bill Pendleton of Columbia, and Montie Pendleton and Mike Pendleton, both of Dunnville; a stepson, Wesley Pendleton, New Albany, Ind.; two daughters, Bonnie Meeks of Columbia and Janett Meeks of Dunnville; a brother, Raymond Lee, Liberty; four sisters, Ivadean Harrison of Columbia, Kathleen McQueary of Liberty, and Carrie Mason and Beulah Cook, both of Indiana; 13 grandchildren; nine step grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and 25 step great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two stepdaughters, Lorene Goodin and Gertrude Jones, and two stepsons, Leslie and Russell Pendleton.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Clayton Mason and Raymond Lee. Burial will be in Green River Valley Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published January 30, 1997]

Tony R. Chadwell
LIBERTY - Tony R. Chadwell, 35, South Fork Ridge, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville, after an illness.
Born Aug. 1, 1961, in Casey County, he was a son of Gladys Brown Chadwell of Liberty and the late Willie Chadwell. He was a farmer.
Survivors also include a sister, Faye Patton of Liberty.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Clifford DeHart. Burial will be in South Fork Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. . [Published January 31, 1997]

"Toad" Floyd
MIDDLEBURG - The funeral for Carl "Toad" Floyd, 50, of Calvary Ridge Road, Yosemite, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mount Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. C.B. Carman. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He died Thursday in the Yosemite area after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born Aug. 25, 1946, in Yosemite, he was the son of Anna Mae Buis Montgomery of Russell Springs and the late Garland "Doc" Floyd. He was a heavy equipment operator and a farmer and a member of Middleburg Baptist Church. Additional survivors include his wife, Betty Thompson Floyd; and a sister, Judy Sapp of Casey Creek. Visitation is after 8 a.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home, Middleburg. [Published February 9, 1997]

Mausley Reed
MORELAND - Maulsey Reed, 82, of Hustonville, died Monday at Casey County Hospital.
Born Sept. 2, 1914, in Casey County she was a daughter of the late Roscoe and Dillie Peyton Reed. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God.
Survivors include four brothers, Robert Reed, S.C. Reed, and Vernon Reed, all of Hustonville, and Ralph Reed of Liberty; two sisters, Pina Overstreet of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Iona Murphy of Greensburg, Ind.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. Norris McCawley. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today. [Published February 11, 1997]

Gary D. Hayes
LIBERTY - Services for Gary Dale Hayes, 35, Route 8, are 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Eugene Dick, Onva Hayes and Buel Hayes. Burial will be in Old Anticoh Cemetery.
He died Monday at home of an apparent heart attack.
Born Dec. 8, 1961, in Casey County, he was a son of Buford and Imogene Emerson Hayes of Route 8, Liberty. He was a sawyer at Hayes Saw Mill and a member of Preston Baptist Church.
Additional survivors include two daughters, Katie and Lauren Hayes, both of Gamaliel; a brother, David Hayes of Owensboro; a sister, Christa Hayes of Campbellsville; and a grandmother, Biner Hayes of Liberty.
Pallbearers are James Hatfield, Barry Bell, Jason Bastin, Phil Lawhorn, Kent Ford, and Tommy Emerson. [Published February 13, 1997]

Flona B. Morgan
Flona Belle Morgan, 102, of Arnold Towers, died Friday at her daughter's home in Lawrenceburg.
Born Aug. 31, 1894, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late William Franklin and Melissa Brown Hamilton. She was the widow of Esker C. Morgan.
She was a retired housewife and mail carrier, and a member of Mount Olive Christian Church in Casey County.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Hazel Biddix; and four sons, Otis Lee, William Franklin, Glen and Tyler Morgan.
Survivors include two daughters, Pauline Brinkman of Danville and Dottie Jo Wireman of Lawrenceburg; 15 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Olive Christian Church by Greg Powell. Burial will be in Salyers Cemetery in Mount Olive.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home and after 11 a.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Heritage Hospice or the American Cancer Society. [Published February 16, 1997]

Bernardine Clements
LIBERTY - Bernardine Clements, 90, of Adams Street died Friday at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.
Born Oct. 1, 1906, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Matt and Eliza Wethington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. She was the widow of Cash Clements.
Survivors include three daughters, Dorothy Parker of Bowling Green and Donna Wethington and Dixie Sharp, both of Liberty; two sons, Bill Clements of Liberty and Bob Clements of Joliet, Ill.; 28 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorials to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bowling Green. [Published February 16, 1997]

Gladys Gilpin
LIBERTY - Gladys Gilpin, 91, of Liberty, died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 30, 1905, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late A.D. and Ethel Elliott Wesley. She was a retired schoolteacher and a member of the Liberty United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Edgar Lee Gilpin.
Survivors include two daughters, Negia Hampton of Chicago, and Jane Carol Gilpin of Huntsville, Tenn.; one son, Joseph Gilpin of Cincinnati; one sister, Jessie Dillon of Liberty; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Liberty United Methodist Church by the Rev. Don Barnett. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home. [Published February 16, 1997]

James B. Johnson
LIBERTY - James Brent Johnson, 33, Hwy. 78, Hustonville, died Sunday at Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, from injuries sustained in an auto accident Friday.
Born April 6, 1963, in Casey County, he was a son of James A. and Pina Peyton Johnson of Liberty. He was self-employed and a member Cowden Chapel Church.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Propes Johnson; four daughters, Amanda Johnson, Tracy Propes, Melissa Propes and Nikki Brock, all of Liberty; a son, Lester Propes of Stanford; a brother, William Johnson of Russell Springs; four sisters, Susie Lynn, Donna Turpin and Kim Pittman, all of Liberty, and Gail Shearer of Dunnville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Clifford Dehart and Arthur Selch. Burial will be in Peyton Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published February 18, 1997]

Eunis Lynn
LIBERTY - Eunis Lynn, 63, Brush Creek Road, Hustonville, died Thursday at Central Baptist Hospital.
Born Feb. 9, 1934, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Bransom and Ella Long Lynn. He was a retired employee of Central Steel and Wire, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Selch Lynn; a daughter, Barbara Collins of Elmwood, Ohio; four sisters, Etwell McCracken, Cincinnati, Villa Wethington and Selestine Durham, both of Liberty, Virginia Byrd, Mooresville, Ind.; a brother, Dale Lynn, Mooresville; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Lynn.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Clifford DeHart. Burial will be in Brush Creek Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published February 21, 1997]

Maxine Patton
LIBERTY-Maxine Patton, 76, Liberty, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
Born Oct. 15, 1920, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Deliah Chansler Sallee. She was a homemaker, the widow of John Welby Patton, and a member of Goose Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Merilene Coffman and Imogene Hiter, both of Liberty, and Geraldine Asberry of Dunnville; three sons, Johnny Patton of Dunnville, Donald Patton of Columbia, and James Patton of Liberty; six sisters, Stella McDonald, Fonniell Davenport and Fostine Davenport, all of Liberty, Mary Martz of Sheridan, Ind., Mazie Evans of Dunnville and Gladys Johnson of Mount Salem; three brothers, Delbert Sallee of Indianapolis, Ind., Sherman Sallee of Indiana, and Riley Sallee of Liberty; seven grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Richard Owens and Danny Yaden. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.
Pallbearers will be Ronald Corn, Jim Sallee, Bryon and Baron Taylor, Fred Martz, Ronnie Asberry and Tim McDonald.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Hewitt, Johnny Asberry and Christopher Patton. [Published February 23, 1997]

Margreta Fox
LIBERTY - Margreta Fox, 93, Radcliff, died there Saturday.
Born Dec. 26, 1913, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Less and Lutie Wash Combest. She was an artist and musician who studied Art in Sarasota, Fla. and Columbia, S.C. She was a member of Radcliff Christian Church, Daughters of the American Revolution and Ft. Knox Golf Club. She was the widow of Charles John Fox.
Survivors include two sisters, Juanita Oliphant of Columbia, S.C., and Hazel Porter of Frankfort.
Services were 11 a.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Doug Alexander. Burial is in Antioch Cemetery. [Published February 24, 1997]

Dewey Wheeler
LIBERTY - Dewey Wheeler, 82, Liberty, died Monday at Charleston Health Care Center, Danville.
Born Sept. 14, 1914, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Edgar and Sara Cole Wheeler. He was a retired farmer and a member and deacon of Pleasant Grove Separate Baptist Church. He was a member of Craftsman Masonic Lodge 722 F&AM and the widower of Pearl Morgan Wheeler.
Survivors include two sons, Harvey and Philip Wheeler, both of Liberty; two daughters, Barbara Ann Hale of Louisville and Peggy Thomas of Noblesville, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Separate Baptist Church by Vernon Blakey. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home with Masonic services at 7 p.m.; and after noon Wednesday at the church. . [Published February 25, 1997]

Edgar L. Wilson
MORELAND - Edgar Lewis Wilson, 75, Danville, died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 8, 1921, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Elsie and Lure Wilson Wilson. He was a retired custodian for the University of Illinois and attended Butchertown Friendship Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Southerland Wilson; three sons, Steve Wilson of Danville, Allen Cutter of Topeka, Kan., and Tommy Cutter of Richmond; four daughters, Iva Jo Barnhill of Bloomington, Ill., Thelma Denham of Danville, Barbara Riggs of Stanford and Shirley Bachelor of Lexington; three sisters, Emma Taylor of Danville, Olga Martin of Danville, and Jewel Mills of Minors Branch; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Dellas Earles and Edgar Terrell. Burial will be in Butchertown Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Phillip Taylor, Danny Taylor, Calvin Taylor, Robert Southerland, Buddy Southerland and Hershel Maddox.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published February 25, 1997]

Charles V. King
INDIANAPOLIS - Charles V. King, 68, formerly of Casey County, died Friday at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, after a long illness.
Born July 16, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Otis and Ollie King.
Survivors are his wife, Rose Mary Pool King; four daughters, Cynthia Snedeker, Debbie Rush and Sharon King, all of the Indianapolis area, and Karen Keel, Clemmons, N.C.; a son, Charles V. King II, Indianapolis; four brothers, Marvin B. King of Greenfield, Ind., Windell King of Danville, and Irvin E. King and Harold R. King, both of Harrodsburg; eight sisters, Lucille Pendergrass of Chattanooga, Tenn., Betty Evans of Cincinnati, Faye Hodges of Danville, Ark., and Sue York, Jean Boynton, Sandra Brown, Joann Taylor and Diane Burton, all of the Danville area; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at Conkle Funeral Home, Indianapolis. Burial was in Washington Park North Cemetery. [Published February 26, 1997]

Roy Smith
LIBERTY - Herman Roy Smith, 78, Smith Road, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 17, 1918, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Bert and Pearlie King Smith. He was a retired carpenter and farmer, and an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was the widower of Violet Lane Smith.
Survivors are a son, Donald R. Smith, Cincinnati; two daughters, Carol Jean Wethington, Fort Meyers, Fla., and Claudia Watts, Louisville; two brothers, Estil Smith, Elizabethtown, and Calvin Floyd Smith, London; two sisters, Mildred Carmicle, Liberty, and Helen Wilkerson, Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Marshall Lewis Smith.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim Lynn. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published February 26, 1997]

Margaret M. Bland
LIBERTY - 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.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published February 28, 1997]

Hollis Lee
LIBETRY - Jerry Hollis Lee, 64, Waverly, Ind., formerly of Casey County, died Thursday in Morgan County Hospital, Martin, Ind.
Born Oct. 5 1932, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Richard and Nannie Zachary Lee. He was a retired mechanic for Roadway Express and a member of Teamsters Union Local 135.
Survivors include his wife, Nega Adams Lee; a son, Rodney Lee of Mooresville, Ind.; two daughters, Peggy Bell of Florida and Norva Perkins of Waverly; two sisters, Gladys Johnson and Ova Brown, both of Liberty; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Warren. Burial will be in Caney Fork Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Saturday.
Memorials may go to Morgan County Christmas Bureau, PO box 1919, Martinsville, Ind. 46151. [Published February 28, 1997]

Gordon R. Wethington
LIBERTY - Gordon Ray Wethington, 42, Campbellsville, formerly of Liberty died Sunday in Campbellsville.
Born July 6, 1954, in Casey County, he was a son of Ella Mae Wethington of Campbellsville and the late William Wethington. He was a saw mill employee and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. 
Survivors include six brothers, James, Tom and Michael Wethington, all of Campbellsville, Jerry Wethington of Naples, Fla., Dean Wethington of Akron, Ohio, and Joe Wethington of Clementsville; six sisters, Charlotte Tungate, Frances Cox, Mary Clements and Pat Propes, all of Campbellsville, Betty Stewart of Evarts and Martha Greer of Junction City.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Burial will in Old Antioch Cemetery. 
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today. [Published March 3, 1997]

Curtis Long
LIBERTY - Curtis Long, 68, Hwy. 1547, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 7, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Milton and Nettie Barlow Long. He was a retired farmer and a member of Hilltop Trinity Full Gospel Tabernacle.
Survivors include his wife, Nannie Scott Long; two sons, Michael Long of Liberty and T.J. Long of McKinney; a daughter, Connie Collins of Danville; eight sisters, Nellie Grammer of Columbus, Ind., Nancy Cochran, Lorene Cochran and Wanda Hart, all of Franklin, Ind., Katherine Scott of Liberty, Faye Murphy of Decatur, Ill., Lucille Bailey of Elkhorn, Barbara Hayes of Creston; two brothers, Omer Long of Elkhorn and Robert Long of Liberty; a step brother, Fred Long of Franklin, Ind.; and five grandsons.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Don Clark and Bearl King. Burial will be in Tapscott Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Steve Hayes, Louis and Sammy Cochran, Troy Scott, Robbie Long, Steve Scott and Danny Long.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. [Published March 11, 1997]

Vernon Durham
MIDDLEBURG - Vernon ``Pat'' Durham, 72, Lexington, died Monday at Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Born Nov. 19, 1924, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Brownlow and Nancy Frances Garner Durham. He was a disabled Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors are his wife, Violet Kaltvedt Durham; a son, Steven Durham, Berea; a brother, Babe Durham, Yosemite; and a grandchild.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Greg Powell. Burial will be in Salyers Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today. [Published March 12, 1997]

Ruth E. Watson
LIBERTY - Ruth E. Watson, 90, of Liberty died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville.
Born April 25, 1906, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late John and Bertha Baldock Roberts. She was the widow of John D. Watson Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of Liberty United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Christine Jeffers of Hustonville and Marie Gaddis of Cincinnati; two sons, John D. Watson Jr. of Liberty and James Gale Watson of Hustonville; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Liberty United Methodist Church by Don Barnett. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. [Published March 23, 1997]

Luna W. Walls
STANFORD - Luna Williams Walls, 75, of 8390 Green River Road, Hustonville, died Friday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born Jan. 17, 1922, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Arid and Ada Salyers Williams. She was the widow of Herman Walls. She was a former employee of Stanford House Nursing Home, a homemaker and a member of Geneva Community Church.
Survivors include her stepmother, Bessie Williams of Angel Ridge; two sons, Gerald Wayne Walls and Ronald Keith Walls, both of McKinney; three daughters, Thelma Jean Frederick and Bonnie Rose Yocum, both of Stanford, and Vickie Dian Falconberry of Danville; a sister, Morine Willis of Batavia, Ohio; a stepsister, Bertha Vanhook of Angel Ridge; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Fox Funeral Home by Rick Naylor and Gary Story. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Jeff Frederick, Garland Frederick, Randy Yocum, Ronnie Yocum, Russell Brown and Gary Young.
Honorary pallbearers will be Alphas Yocum and Roy Jackson.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Heritage Hospice of Danville. [Published March 23, 1997]

Ewell N. Rogers
LIBERTY - 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.
Visitation is prior to service today. [Published April 9, 1997]

Ova Alice Russell
MORELAND - Services for Ova Alice Russell, 62, Moreland, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Dale Denton. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
She died Monday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington.
Born August 31, 1934, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late W.A. and Mary Lou Adams Russell.
Survivors include two brothers, W.A. Russell Jr. of Waynesburg and Hoover Russell of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Lilian Jones of Moreland and Alberta Pruitt of Hot Springs, Ark.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today. [Published April 9, 1997]

Talmadge R. Derringer
LIBERTY - 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.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today. [Published April 10, 1997]

Sadie P. Durham
STANFORD - Services for Sadie Pearl Durham, 65, Powell Street, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert Kiper. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at home.
Born Jan. 31, 1932, in Casey County, she was a daughter of Sue Holt Burchett of Hustonville and the late Sam Burchett. She was a homemaker and the widow of Hollis Ray Durham Sr.
Additional survivors include three sons, Hollis R. Durham II of Kings Mountain, Ronald L. Durham of Stanford, and James T. Durham of Crab Orchard; two daughters, Linda L. Durham and Claudia M. Durham, both of Stanford; three brothers, William R. Burchett of Junction City, James C. Burchett of Hustonville, and Garnett Burchett of Lexington; five sisters, Josie Goins of Danville, Jewell Scott of Brooklyn, Ind., Piney Lane of Mooresville, Ind., Naomi Burchett of Junction City and Pamela Luster of Hustonville; and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today. [Published April 11, 1997]

Ralph W. Carman
MORELAND - Ralph Waldo Carman, 86, Deltona, Fla., formerly of the Moreland area, Saturday in Deltona.
Born Feb. 11, 1911, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Orville and Augusta Waldner Carman. He was a retired Elliott Transportation Company employee and was a member of Deltona Baptist Church where he was a deacon for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Carrie Reid Carman; two daughters, Jean Carman of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Carol Carman of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Dale Carman of Fayetteville, Ohio, and Junior Carman of Beech Grove, Ind.; a sister, Doris Peyton of Hustonville; a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. E.M. Helton. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Visitation is noon Wednesday until time of service. [Published April 14, 1997]

Wallace I. McQueary
HARRODSBURG - Services for Wallace Irene McQueary, 81, Belmont Court, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home by the Revs. Bobby Logue and Larry Harris. Burial will be in Poplar Hill Cemetery in Casey County.
She died Saturday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born July 26, 1915, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Amanda Carmichal Luster. She was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Methodist Church. She was the widow of Aubrey Clayton McQueary.
Survivors include three sons, George McQueary of Jeffersonville, Ind., Albert McQueary of Junction City, and Aubrey McQueary Jr. of Harrodsburg; five daughters, Audrey Foulk of Jeffersonville, Ind., Pauline Tyler of Mercer County, Diana Heinly of Valley Station, Effie Hamner of Lancaster and Dorothy Schlenker of La Grange; a brother, Jesse Luster; four sisters, Goldia Lopez of Lawrenceburg, Effie Gardner and Dorothy Fields, both of Harrison, Ohio, and Alma Sherrill of Yosemite; 28 grandchildren and several great- and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three infant children and a daughter, Deva Marie Bottom.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Tuesday. [Published April 14, 1997]

Hallie M. Allen
LIBERTY - Hallie Mae Allen, 70, Cincinnati, formerly of Casey County, died Saturday in Cincinnati.
Born August 23, 1926, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Flaudia Wooldridge Wilson. She was a waitress at Country Kitchen in Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Noble Allen Sr.; four sons, Noble Allen Jr., Floyd Allen, Louis Allen and Ronnie Allen; four daughters, Darlene Roy, Marlene Thomas, Brenda Lee, and Denise Allen; nine sisters, Leslie, Laura, Rosie, Lauren, Treva, Verthal, Edna, Norma Jean, and Willow Dean; five brothers, Lucian, Richard, Luther, Cleo and Chester Wilson; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Daryl Coe. Burial will be in Gum Lick Cemetery.
Visitation is noon-2 p.m. Wednesday. [Published April 15, 1997]

Christine C. Hixson
MIDDLEBURG - Services for Christine Carman Hixson, 84, Kings Mountain, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
She died Monday at Fellowship Home, Danville.
Born April 10, 1913, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late E.V. and Martha Falconberry Carman. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Mack Jordan Hixson; two sons, Lucian C. Hixson of West Chester, Ohio, and Louis D. Hixson of Sunman, Ind.; a sister, Gustava White Patterson of Yosemite; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may go to Hospice of Lake Cumberland or Heritage Hospice. [Published April 15, 1997]