Henry County Obituary Records -

These records are a PARTIAL extract of the Henry County Local (HCL) Obituaries. These records range from the early 1900's to the present day and were Submitted By: the contributor listed below. Not all the obituaries contained during the years of the newspaper have been extracted. Please use this information as a starting point for your own research.

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Contributed By: E. T. "Hammer" Smith

Edith Lee Sutherland Raisor

 

Edith Lee Sutherland Raisor, 96, of Pleasureville, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at Crestview Care and Rehabilitation Center in Shelbyville.  She was the daughter of the late Estle and Charlotte Capito Sutherland, a member of the Berea Christian Church for 81 years and a homemaker.

 

She is survived by her daughter-in-law: Violet Raisor, Shelbyville; one sister: Phyllis Cook Melvin), Shelbyville; grandson: Keith Raisor (Tammy), Shelbyville; two great-granddaughters: Kristy Sanders (Carlos), new Castle; and Afton Hornback (Michael), Shelbyville; two great-great-grandchildren: Kelsey and Cameron Sanders, New Castle; and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband: Bernie Raisor, one son: Phillip Raisor, and one brother: Charles Sutherland.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 23rd, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated.  Carl Wells assisted.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    December 30, 2009

 

 

Vonda Reeves

 

Vonda Marie Teters Reeves, 77, of Versailles, formerly of Henry County, died Saturday, December

11, 2009, at the Bluegrass Community Hospital in Versailles.  She was the daughter of the late Velvin and Mary Etta Aldridge Teters and a member of the Faith Baptist Church in Versailles.

 

She is survived by her husband: Lester V. Reeves; three children: Connie (Bob) Schuermeyer of Lexington, David (Kate) Reeves, Murray and Jim Reeves, Chicago; one sister: Sue Jones, Brandenburg; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 14th at Blackburn and Ward Funeral Home in Versailles.  Rev. Bobby Lakes officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    December 16, 2009

 

 

Esther Reid

 

Esther Arnold Reid, 92, of Eminence, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at Crestview Health Care Center in Shelbyville.  She was the daughter of the late Sidney and Bertha Roberts Arnold, a homemaker and a member of the Eminence Christian Church for 43 years.

 

She is survived by two sons: Ernest Norman (Myra) Casey, Jeffersontown and Carroll Thomas (Carol Ann) Reid, Waddy; one daughter: Marilynn (Kenny) Glass, Frankfort; ten grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her Husbands: Kenneth Casey and Lloyd Reid, one brother: Ralph Arnold and one sister: Mamie Rose.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 14th at Sholar Funeral Home, in Pleasureville.  Rev. Sharon Fields, Pastor of the Eminence Christian Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    December 16, 2009

 

 

Christine Roberts-Waller

 

Christine McKenna Roberts-Waller, infant, died Monday, August 24, 2009, at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange.

 

She is survived by her parents: Matthew Waller and Ashley Roberts, Shelbyville; one sister: Miley Hope Roberts, Shelbyville; grandparents: Jimmy and Gail Waller, Seattle, WA and Bobby Glenn and Renee Roberts, Eminence; great-grandparents: Molly Benkhe, Bremerton, WA, Ben and Pat Simons, Montrose, CO and Bobby and Betty Roberts, Eminence; three aunts and one uncle.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 28th at the Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    September 2, 2009

 

 

James Sams

 

James H. “Pete” Sams, 79, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, January 3, 2010.  He was the son of the late William Alfred and Mary Frances Smither Sams.  He was a U. S. Army Veteran.

 

He is survived by two sons: Tim and Larry Sams, both of Shelbyville; and one daughter: Lena Reynolds, Bagdad.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 7th, at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Rev. Paul Harvey officiated.  Interment was in the Dutch Tract Cemetery at Pleasureville.

 

Henry County Local    January 13, 2010

 

 

Delbert Satterwhite

 

Delbert Verner Satterwhite, 96, of Pleasureville, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, at his home.  He was a member of the Union Baptist Church in Defoe and a retired farmer.

 

He was preceded in death by his wife: Artie Mae Hatchett Satterwhite, brother: Calvin Satterwhite and sister: Flossie Roberts.

 

He is survived by daughters: Janet (Brooks) Gay, Boston, Joyce Newton, Shepherdsville, Patsy (Danny) Hauger, Darlene (Tom) Sabens, both of Salem, IN; sons: Stanley (Billie) Satterwhite, and Michael Douglas (Sally) Satterwhite, both of Salem, IN, Larry Wayne (Leona) Satterwhite, Fredericksburg, IN; brother: Riley Satterwhite, Frankfort; fifteen grandchildren and several great and great-great- grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 28th at the Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Burial was in the Simpsonville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    October 28, 2009

 

 

Florence Simmons

 

Florence “Elma” Fields Jarman Graves Simmons, 95, formally of Dayton, OH departed this life on December 4, 2009 in San Francisco, CA.  Mrs. Simmons was born in New Castle, KY on October 9, 1914, the daughter of Joe Ernest and Mamie Wilson Fields.  She relocated to San Francisco in 1970.  She was a graduate of Dunbar High School in Dayton, OH.  She was a beautician and later worked at Chrisfield Bakery. 

 

She leaves to cherish her memory of her son: James Jarman, Jr., Dayton, OH; sisters: Juanita Lenyoun, Dayton, Katherine Posey, New Castle, Frances “Frankie” Gray, Youngstown, OH, and Delores (Alvin) Sickles, Shelbyville, KY; one brother: Joe E. Fields, Dayton, OH; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.  She was preceded in death by her husbands: James Jarman, Sr., John Graves and Henry Simmons and also her brother, Eugene E. Fields, Urbana, OH.

 

Memorial services will be held in Dayton, OH at a later date.

 

Dayton Ohio Daily News    December 13, 2009

 

 

Melvin Smither

 

Melvin Smither, 89, of Elmburg, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville.  He was the son of the late Ernest Dean Smither and Letha Samuel Bohannon Smither.

 

He is survived by two daughters: Barbara Carole Jacobs and Melva Frances Smither, both of Elmburg.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 18th, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Todd Woodward officiated.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    January 20, 2010

 

 

Phyllis Stephens

 

Phyllis Ann Harris Stephens, 77, of Dayton, OH transitioned from this life on October 12, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital.  She was born in New Castle, KY to the late Benjamin and Carrie Blakemore Harris on May 13, 1931. 

 

Gone on before her was her husband: James Stephens, Sr.; daughters: Phyllis and Evelyn Stephens; son: James Stephens; ten brothers and six sisters.  Left to cherish her memory: daughters: Brenda (Willie) Springer, Debra Herman and Constance Stephens; son: James Stephens, Jr.; sisters: Martha brown, Evelyn Rhoton and Mary Black; nine grandchildren seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews cousins , other relatives and loving friends, including long-time friend/companion, Leslie Anderson; special in-laws: Mattie Harris, Kentucky, Patricia (Gerald) Banks, Beatrice Harris and life-long friend and sister-in-law, Erma Sanders.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. October 18th at Thomas Funeral Home, Dayton, OH with Rev. Arthur Bell, Jr., officiating.  Interment was in the Greencastle Cemetery.

 

Dayton (Ohio) Daily News    October 17, 2008

 

 

Michael Sublett

 

Michael Lee Sublett, 70, of Campbellsburg, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at his residence after a long illness.  He was the son of the late Lawrence and Evelyn Sublett and step-son of Lilian Sublett.  He was a forty-eight year member of Livonia Elks Lodge, the American Legion Post #9 of Madison, IN and a member of Quads Rod and Custom of LaGrange.

 

He is survived by his wife: Judith Carner Sublett, Campbellsburg; one daughter: Elaine Holt, Stockton, CA; one step-son: Robert Carner and wife Laura, Wixom, MI; one step-daughter: Krista Carner, Livonia, MI and eleven grandchildren.

 

Cremation was chosen with interment at Acocia Park Cemetery in Southfield, MI.  A memorial service was held.  Ransdell Funeral Home in Campbellsburg was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    December 2, 2009

 

 

James E. “Choctaw Jim” Thompson

 

James E. “Choctaw Jim” Thompson, 62, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Baptist Northeast Hospital in LaGrange.  Son of the late William A. Thompson and Lella Ashley Colley, he was a U.S. Navy Veteran and the owner/operator of Choctaw Jim’s Indian Silversmith Store in Campbellsburg.  He was a member of Kyrock Baptist Church in Brownsville, KY, and attended Crossroads Church in Bedford.  He was preceded in death by one brother: Bill Thompson.

 

He is survived by his companion: Carolyn Brison, Pleasureville; one daughter: Michele Lynn Thompson (Jamie Tingle), Pleasureville; three step-children: Lori Simms, Jeffersonville, IN, Beth Ward (Ernie), Jeffersonville, IN and Christy Crawford (Ronnie), New Albany, IN; three sisters: Debbie Byrd (Dennis), Bowling Green, Rhonda McCoy (Steve), Cloverport, and Saundra McCrocklin (Jim), Louisville; Three grandchildren: James, Jr., Cameron Tyler and Cambree Tayler Tingle; and six step-grandchildren: Darien, Christopher, Gabriel, Destiny, Faith and Sabastian.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 5th, at Patton Funeral Home in Brownsville.  Interment was in the Sweeden Cemetery in Brownsville.

 

Henry County Local    January 6, 2010

 

 

C. J. Tindle

 

C. J. Tindle, 88, of Louisville, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at his residence.  Son of the late Leonard and Clara Waits Tindle, he was a WWII Army Veteran and a member of the Drennon Christian Church.

 

He is survived by two sons: Terry Tindle and wife, Emileen, Louisville and Steve Tindle and wife Jane, Franklinton; two granddaughters: Terri Strong an Stephanie Tindle; three great-grandchildren: Brian Downey, Brittany Davis and Cody Tindle;  one great-great-grandson: Aiden Hammonds; four step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and nine step-great-great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his first wife: Lillie Mae Tindle; second wife: Mamie Dyke Tindle and one4 sister: Elizabeth Hardin.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 25th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Lin Powell of New Castle officiated.  Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   September 30, 2009

 

 

Avery O. Tingle

 

Avery Oldham Tingle, 50, farmer of the Mt. Gilead neighborhood, died Tuesday at 1:00 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Louisville.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Louise Tingle; six daughters: Mrs. T. W. Comer, Campbellsburg, Mrs. Abie Ricketts, Turners Station, Miss Pauline Tingle, Miss Juanita Tingle and Miss Sue Carroll Tingle, all at home; three sons: R. S. Tingle and Herbert Tingle, both of near New Castle; and Marvin Tingle, at home, and several brothers.

 

Funeral services were conducted at the New Castle Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. O. B. Crockett officiating.  Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    February 11, 1949

 

 

Emma Tingle

 

Emma J. “Emmy” Tingle, 73, of Carrollton, died Monday, May 18, 2009, at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville.  Daughter of the late John and Nettie Mae Jones Thomas, she formerly worked at Carrollton Cabinet and was a member of Valley Christian Church.  She is survived by her husband: Gene Hunter, Carrollton; one daughter: Candie Bickers and husband, Gary, Carrollton; one sister: Virginia Johnson, Carrollton; two brothers: Robert “Heavy” Thomas, Carrollton and Buddy gene Thomas, Evansville, IN; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 21st at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Pastor Brad Patton, Valley Christian Church, Carrollton, officiated.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    May 20, 2009

 

 

Fred Tingle

 

Fred Tingle, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Tingle, Turners Station, died at the Baptist Hospital in Louisville on Saturday, December 5, 1936, after several weeks illness of influenza and complications.  He was 27 years old.  He was married in 1927 to Miss Pauline Newkirk and one daughter was born, Juanita Lee.  At the age of 11 he united with the Baptist Church at Turners Station.

 

Besides his parents, wife and daughter, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. C. S. Nevill and a brother, Maurice Tingle. 

 

Funeral services were conducted at the Turners Station Baptist Church by Rev. S. E. Bradley and burial was in the Turners Station Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    December 18, 1936

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth Tingle

 

Kenneth J. Tingle, 87, of Franklinton, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at The Richwood in LaGrange.  He was a farmer and truck driver, son of the late Alvis and Elizabeth Kopp Tingle and a member of the Franklinton Baptist Church.

 

He is survived by his daughter: Kathy LaFollette and husband, Mike, Pleasureville; one son: William gene Tingle and wife, Shelia, Pleasureville; one sister: Fannie Erwin, Eminence; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Juanita Stroker Tingle; three sisters: Leona Stivers, Louise Arnsparger and Amanda Roberts; and two brothers: Francis and Clarence Tingle.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 1st at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Jackie Newton, Pastor of the Franklinton Baptist Church, officiated.  Rev. Nick Coleman, of Sulphur, assisted.  Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   April 1, 2009

 

 

Mildred Tomlinson

 

Mildred Couch Tomlinson, 86, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, July 25, 2009, in Princeton at the Caldwell County Hospital.  She was the daughter of the late Abe and Bessie Baker Couch, a homemaker and a farmer.

 

She is survived by her daughter: Patricia Ezell and husband, David, Princeton; one brother: Russell Couch, Hanover, IN; two sisters: Thelma Hanlon, Florida and Della Marlette, Louisville; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; one son: Larry Tomlinson; two brothers: Hershel and Stanley Couch and two sisters: Ruby and Berdina Couch.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 28th, at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.  Rev. Carl Rucker officiated.  Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 29, 2009