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Anthony Scott “Scottie” Abrams, age 47, of Shelbyville, died unexpectedly Monday, February 12, 2007, at his home. A native of Shelbyville, he was the son of the late Jessie Earl Abrams and owner and operator of a salvage business.
He is survived by one daughter, Kathy Jo May, Frankfort; one son, Jesse Scott Abrams, Frankfort; his mother, Allene Butjeric, Galena Park, TX; grandmother: Louise Tracy, TX; five sisters: Kathy Nation and Teresa Lofton, TX; Cheryl Chisholm, Pleasureville; Judy White, IN; Donna Wright, VA; two brothers: Mike and Steve Rivera, IN; one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews.
Cremation was selected. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Webb Funeral Home, Shelbyville is in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
Donald Ray Adams, 64, of LaGrange, died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange. He was the son of the late Jesse Robert and Eva Croxton Adams, a retired controller at GE, an employee of The Bank of Oldham County and a member of the DeHaven Baptist Church, LaGrange.
He is survived by his wife: Elizabeth Yager Adams, LaGrange; three daughters: Kimberly Hall and Husband, Bobby Joe, Bedford; Donna Smith and husband, Bobby and Lori Rae Adams, all of LaGrange; one son: Brian T. Adams, LaGrange; two sisters: Vickie Ballard, Harrodsburg and Debbie McKinney, New Castle; one brother: Earl Wayne Adams, LaGrange; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, March 14) at DeHaven Baptist Church, LaGrange. Dr. Tommy Purvis, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange. Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local March 14, 2007
Bernice Aldridge, 79, died Monday, January 29, 2007, at St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mattie Ellen Dyke Aldridge and was a homemaker.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four brothers: Emery, Woodford, Carl and Forest Aldridge.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 1st at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Leon Robinson, United Baptist Church, Gratz, officiated. Interment was in the Wallace Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 7, 2007
Chester A. Aldridge, age 81 of Eminence, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007, in Thomson Hood Veterans Center, Wilmore.
He was a WWII Army Veteran, a member of the VFW, a truck driver, plumber and electrician. He was a member of the LaGrange Apolostic Church and was the son of the late Rev. Chester and Mary ann Vest Aldridge.
He is survived by his wife: Barbara Chase Payton Aldridge, Eminence; two daughters: Louise Walling and husband, Charles, Franklinton and Linda Roberts and husband, Nathan, Eminence; two step-sons: Anthony Chase, Lexington and Bradley Chase, San Diego, CA; two sisters: Margaret Wilburn, Shelbyville and Judy Seeders, Shelbyville; five brothers: Wilbur Jasper Aldridge, Chilicothe, OH, Charlie Aldridge, IL, Robert W. Aldridge, Shelbyville, David Freddie Aldridge, Elizabethtown and Danny Aldridge, Eminence; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his former wife: Viola Long Aldridge; one sister: Ethel Wray and one brother: Melvin Aldridge.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Bro. Russell McCane, Campbellsburg, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 28, 2007
Linda “Gayle” (Truman) Atchison, age 58 of Eminence, died Saturday, February 24, 2007 at the Baptist Northeast Hospice Unit, LaGrange. She was an accountant for Brinkhaus, Phillip Morris and the Oldham County Nursery, controller for Variety Records and past president of the Business and Professional Women of Shelbyville, Valedictorian of her graduating class of McKendree College. She was a member of the New Castle Christian Church and was involved with the Tele-ministry at Southeast Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband: Raymond M. Atchison, Eminence; two step-sons: Justin and Kyle Atchison, Pleasureville; her mother: Angela Warden, Louisville; her father: Morris Truman and wife Kay, Dover, TN and two sisters: Sheila Heim and husband, Richard, Louisville and Donna Reger, Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Anthony Pierce, pastor of the New Castle Christian Church. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 28, 2007
Tuesday morning before school opened the little10 year old foster-child of Mr. Wilton Wills, Cleopatra Baker, met with a terrible accident, which resulted in her death. While playing with some children near the railroad in front of the school house she got too close to a fire which the children had started, her dress caught and in a moment was ablaze. Terrified, she ran to the nearest house about one hundred yards away, where helping hands tore her burning clothes off. She received fearful burns all over her body, from the effects of which she died the following night. She was a lovely child and great is the sorrow for her sad fate. Mr. and Mrs. Wills have universal sympathy.
Henry County Local May 8, 1903
Nasbye Kephart Bird (1898 – May 18, 1982), of Pleasureville, died at her residence. She was a retired school teacher.
She is survived by one son: Lee Mershon, Saratoga, CA; one sister: Mrs. Elizabeth Curtright, Louisa and two nieces.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 20th at the Thomas Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. John Caldwell officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local May 27, 1982
Mary Helen Coots Carter, age 69, of Bluefield, WV, formerly of Carrollton, died Friday, February 2, 2007, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Kline and Helen Yager Coots. She was a member of the Brushfork Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter: Vanessa Looney and husband, Wayne, Rocky Gap, VA; two sons: Kline Carter and wife, Jamey and Stacey Carter, all o Port Royal; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband: Bobby Carter, one sister: Brenda Moore, and step-great-grandson: Kevin Looney.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, February 7th) at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Ron Laughlin will officiate. Cremation services will be carried out.
Henry County Local February 7, 2007
Mary Joyce McAlister Chadwell, age 74 of Frankfort, formerly of Henry County, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at her home. A native of Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ethel Dearringer McAlister, a retired manager for Good Shepherd School and a homemaker.
She is survived by four sons: David Chadwell, Sr., Donald Chadwell and wife Dawn, William Chadwell, Sr. and Michael Chadwell, Sr., all of Frankfort; two daughters: Brenda Chadwell Mullins and Marilyn Kaye Chadwell Hopper and husband, Mike, all of Frankfort; one brother: Cecil McAlister, Gratz; eighteen grandchildren and twenty-four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh William Chadwell; two brothers: Gayle McAlister and Ray McAlister and six sisters: Daphne Fisher, Mattie Cox, Daisy Lyons, Juanita Newby, Ruth Duvall and Peggy Sue McAlister.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 24th at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel, Rev.’s Doug Simpson, David Rayborn, Scott Bryan and Dr. Chuck Henderson officiated. Interment was in the Defoe Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 28, 2007
Amy E. Chilton, age 89 of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at the Baptist Hospital Northeast Hospice Unit, LaGrange. She was the daughter of the late James and Amie Celsor Register, attended services at the Sulphur Fork Baptist Church and was a homemaker.
She is survived by two daughters: Barbara Abney and husband, Vernon, Campbellsburg and Linda Chilton, Lexington, IN; one son: Roger Chilton and wife, Janice, Campbellsburg; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 8th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Doug Boyd officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 14, 2007
David A. Chilton, age 85, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, January 27, 2007, at his residence. He was the son of the late William and Achie Moore Chilton, a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church and a former member of the 8th Air Force, 401st Group, 615 Squadron of B-17s, who served in WWII.
He is survived by his wife: Dorothy Wolfe, Campbellsburg; one son: David Chilton, Jr., Leitchfield; two daughters: Rita Chilton, Florida and Tonya Alvey and husband, Bill, Louisville; one sister: Edith Orton, Indianapolis and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 1st at Campbellsburg Baptist Church. Rev. Bert Montgomery officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 7, 2007
Roy Clark, 92, of Pleasureville, died March 1, 2007, at Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle. He was the son of the late Willie and Janie Shoemaker Clark, a member of Franklinton Baptist Church and a farmer.
He is survived by two sons: Glenn Clark, Louisville and Bud Clark, New Castle; five daughters: Christine LeCompte, Eminence, Betty Lou Chilton, Lacie, Elaine Kendall, Taylorsville, Janet Oliver, Erlanger and Brenda Mason, Eminence; one brother: Kenneth Clark, Eminence; ten grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Effie Downey Clark and one brother, Will J. Clark.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3rd at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jacky Newton, Franklinton Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Fred Kendall. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local March 7, 2007
Services for George C. Dawkins, Covington, who died Friday at Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati, after a short illness, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington, with Rev. Wolcott S. Harsell, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating.
Mr. Dawkins, an engineer fro the Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. fro 42 years, was 68. He was a member of the First Christian Church.
Mr. Dawkins leaves his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Dawkins; two sisters: Mrs. Mary Moody and Mrs. Reva Morris, Sulphur; and two brothers: Alvin Dawkins, Sulphur and Ward Dawkins, Seattle, WA.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Sarah Stigers Dawkins, (December 28, 1920 – June 17, 1969), 48, of Sulphur, died at Veterans Hospital, Louisville. She was a member of the Sulphur Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband: W. A. “Billy” Dawkins; two sons: Jimmy and Morris Dawkins, Sulphur and one sister: Miss Dorothy Stigers, San Antonio, TX.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Prewitt’s, New Castle. Rev. Neville Claxon officiated. Burial was in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Henry County Local June, 1969
Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery for Ward Dawkins. Officiating was Rev. Ralph Underwood of the Southside Church of Christ.
A retired sawmill worker, Mr. Dawkins was born November 22, 1883 in Kentucky.
Surviving are his wife: Linnie; a daughter: Mrs. Oscar Rosen, Anacortes; two sisters: Reva Morris and Mary Moody, both of Sulphur; a granddaughter and a great-grandson, Anacortes.
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William Leonard Dawkins was born January 15, 1848 and entered into the larger life, January 19, 1917, being 69 years and four days old. He was the eldest son of George W. and Eliza Harley Dawkins. A brother, George Dawkins, survives him.
He was married October 19, 1871, to Miss Levia Anne Webb, a most estimable lady. To this union six children were born, one daughter dying in infancy. His widow, three sons and two daughters survive him. The sons are: George D. Hawkins, Covington, Alva H. Dawkins, Sulphur and Ward B. Dawkins, Vancouver, British Columbia. His daughters are: Mrs. Morris Moody and Mrs. Owen Morris, both of Sulphur. All are married, and there are four granddaughters – two of A. H. Dawkins and two of Ward B. Dawkins. All were present at the time of his passing.
He was a member of the Sulphur Christian Church and was buried in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) Undated
David Joseph Duvall, 75, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville. His death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. David was born on March 5, 1932, in Cincinnati, OH, to the late Charles Allen Duvall, Sr. and Helen Jett Duvall. He grew up in Henry County and graduated from Su7lphur High School. He was a member of the Highview Baptist Church, a Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict, and was retired from GE after 38 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Dr. C. Allen Duvall, Jr. of Roanoke, VA. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years: Phyllis Craig Duvall; two daughters: Pamela Halleron (Dennis) and Susan Monarch-Fox (Dan); four granddaughters: April and Abigail Halleron and Elizabteh and Rebekah Wallace. He is also survived by two nieces and two nephews, all of Roanoke, VA.
Funeral services will be at noon Friday, March 16th at the Chapel of Arch L. Heady, Louisville. Burial will follow in the Louisville Memorial Gardens-East.
Courier-Journal March 15, 2007
Joseph Milburn Eldridge, age 81 of LaGrange, died Saturday, February 24, 2007 at his home. He was a member of the Sligo Baptist Church where he was a deacon emeritus. He was a retired business owner and had served as chairman of the LaGrange Fire Board and as a member of the Oldham County Board of Education. He was the son of the late Elvin and Lovie Cooley Eldridge.
He is survived by his wife: Ethel Cox Eldridge; three sons: Michael Eldridge and wife, Dianne, Dennis Eldridge and wife, Vickie and Kevin Eldridge and wife, Karen; two sisters: Norma Perkinson and Thelma Boyd; and four grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday, February 28) at Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange. Rev. Bradford Laubinger and Rev. Earl Wayne Perry will officiate. Interment will be in the Louisville Memorial Gardens East.
Henry County Local February 28, 2007
Edith M. Fewell, 87, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, March 3, 2007, at the Rolling Hills Health Care Center in New Albany. She was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Audrey Kidwell Moore. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church and a former employee of the Charlestown Power Plant, Charlestown, IN.
She is survived by two sons: Larry Fewell, Phoenix, AZ and Phillip Fewell and wife, Anna, Clarksville, IN; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Webb Fewell, and two sons: Maurice and David Fewell.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 6th at the Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford. Rev. Jim Nabors officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local March 7, 2007
Dorothy Ford, 81, of Carrollton, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, at the Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. She was the daughter of the late Planet Marlette and Mildred Robbins, a retired Headstart teacher in Carroll County and a member of the Carrollton Wesleyan Church.
She is survived by her husband: Ulysses A. “Fordy” Ford, Carrollton; three daughters: Bonnie Meadows, Janice Meadows and Cathy Ann Fryman; two sons: James Robert “Bob” Cain and David Glenn Cain; three sisters: Mary Helen Wilson, Wanda Coghill and Betty Sue Mouzakitis; three brothers: Joe Marlette, Donnie Marlette and Robert “Bob” Marlette; twenty grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by previous husband: Elmer Lee Cain, Sr.; four sons: Arthur Lee Cain, Robert Wright Cain, Elmer Lee Cain, Jr. and Billy Joe Cain; five brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007 at Carrollton Wesleyan Church. Rev. Haynes and Rev. Underwood will officiate. Interment will be in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.
Henry County Local March 7, 2007
Robert A. Ford, age 86 of Louisville, died Saturday, February 24, 2007, in Campbellsburg. He was a member of the Clifton Baptist Church, a mechanic and the son of the late Nelvin and Martha Newton Ford.
He is survived by his wife: Mary Wright Ford, Louisville; two sons: Randall Ford, Sr., and wife, Liz, Campbellsburg and Norman Ford, and wife, Janice, Louisville; one brother: John Ford, Louisville; eleven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, six sisters and one son: Robert Allen Ford, Jr.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 27th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Brother Doug Boyd officiated. Interment was in the Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville.
Henry County Local February 28, 2007
Geneva Cook Godbey, age 75 of Shelbyville, died Saturday, February 10, 2007, at Golden Living Center in St. Matthews. She was the daughter of the late Burnett and Jeanette Wheeler Cook, a pharmacist’s assistant at the old Begley Drug Store, Shelbyville, and a member of the Church of the Annunciation.
She is survived by one son: Danny Godbey, Eminence; one daughter: Pam Shermna, Louisville; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 13th at the Church of the Annunciation, Shelbyville. Rev. William Bowling officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery. Hall-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
Virgil Emerson “Bud” Harley, age 82 of Eminence, died Thursday, February 1, 2007, in his home. He was the son of the late Fred and Mary A. Spurr Harley, he was a farmer and a member of the Henry Christian Church, New Castle.
He is survived by two nephews: David Harley and Richard Harley, both of Shelbyville.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 3rd, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Ed Berry, pastor of the Henry Christian Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 7, 2007
Thelma Miller Henry, age 82, of New Castle, died Monday, October 31, 2005, at Baptist Hospital Northeast. She was the daughter of the late Evi and Nellie Fulton Miller and a member of the New Castle Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Mitch (Eva) Matthews, Park City and Mrs. Henry (Deloris) Powell, Eminence; three sons: Stanley Henry, Eminence, Ricky Henry, Clarksville, TN and Pete Henry, Smithfield; four sisters: Mrs. Bennie (Pearl) Gee, Mrs. Ollie (Mildred) Mitchell, Mrs. William (Norma Lee) Bean and Lula Belle Tucker, all of Carlisle; one brother: Herbert Mitchell, Carlisle; seventeen grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; Turner Henry, one daughter: Doris Moore, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 3rd at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Dr. David Charlton, pastor of the New Castle Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 2, 2005
Mary Ann Dempsey Jamison, age 65 of Pleasureville, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late William and Katherine West Dempsey, a lab technician and a member of the Olive Branch Methodist Church.
She is survived by one son: Doug Jamison and wife, Kathy, Glasgow; one daughter: Lucinda Jamison Bruner, Shelbyville; three brothers: Billy Dempsey, Lake City, FL, Bob Dempsey, Taylorsville and Danny Dempsey, Pleasureville; one sister: Jeanne LeCompte, Simpsonville; Companion: Joe C. Roberts, Pleasureville; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 16th at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. Vernon Hawkins officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
News was received here by telegram Monday of the death of Mrs. Rebecca Jenkins (1838-1903), wife of Captain Barton W. Jenkins (1832-1910), at Umatilla, FL, on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Jenkins left here late in the fall with her husband, to spend the winter in the South, and while she had been very feeble, late advices from her were rather encouraging. Hence the sad news was a painful surprise to her many friends. She was for most of her life a devoted communicant of the Methodist Church, holding her membership at Broadway in Louisville. The remains were brought to Eminence Wednesday for interment, this being her home county for many years, tho’ she was a native of Oldham, a daughter of William Barnhill. Her husband and two sons, William B., Louisville, and Thomas F. of New Castle, survive, and deep is their grief shared by many sympathizing friends.
The funeral was preached Thursday by Rev. Dr. Ed O. Guerrant, a fast friend of Captain and Mrs. Jenkins – the former’s Adjutant-General during the war.
Henry County Local May 8, 1903
James W. “Jimmy” Kelley, age 64 of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at Baptist Hospital Northeast. Son of the late Judy Estil Kelley, Sr. and Lula Payton Sutherland, he was a 1961 graduate of Henry Central High School and retired from the state highway department. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, LaGrange.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda C. Kelley, Campbellsburg; five daughters: Teresa Winters and husband, Eddie, Pleasureville, Sheila Kelley, Eminence, Mary Kelley, Nashville, TN, Tara Kelley, Campbellsburg and Carla Holland and husband, Tim, ZEminence; one son: James Michael Kelley, New Castle; two brothers: Roger Dale Kelley, New Castle and Wayne Sutherland, Turners Station; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by step-father: Albert Sutherland; one sister: Glenda Kays and one brother: Judy Estil Kelley, Jr.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 9th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Kevin Whitt, pastor of the Harvest Community Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 14, 2007
Mary Tingle Lindsey, 86, of New Castle died at 1:15 p.m. Friday, October 10, 1975 at the Mallory-Taylor Hospital, LaGrange. She was a member of the Port Royal Baptist Church.
She is survived by one son: Robert P. Thompson; one granddaughter: Mrs. Stuart (Mary Sue) Saatkamp; one great-granddaughter: Lynnette Marie Saatkamp, all of Brookfield, WI and one nephew: Joseph S. Thompson, Independence, KY.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday from Prewitt’s, officiated by Rev. Norman Letsinger. Burial was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 16, 1975
Mrs. Martha Morris Martin, (1880 – January 28, 1970), 89, died at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Boyer, Campbellsburg. She was a former resident of Sulphur, the widow of the late W. T. Martin.
Survivors include a daughter: Mrs. J. S. Boyer; two nieces: Mrs. Elmore Worthington, Jeffersonville, IN, and Mrs. A. N. Begley, Winchester; one nephew: Brian O. Morris, Louisville and one cousin: Mrs. Homer Worsham, Springfield, TN.
Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Sulphur Cemetery. Rev. Richard Rigsby officiated, assisted by J. Gano Herndon.
Henry County Local January, 1970
Mrs. Sally Martin, 72, of near Hillsboro, passed away at the home of her son, J. N. Martin on January 20, 1867. Sister Martin was born in Culpepper County, VA, in 1786, in the month of April. After her marriage to Bro. Peter Martin, they settled in Shelby County, KY and in the summer of 1808, they were both baptized by “Old Father George Waller;” and received into the fellowship of the old Bethel Church, near Clay Village.
Western Recorder Newsapper (Southern Baptist) February 23, 1867
Herbert McCarty, age 80 of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. He was the son of the late Stanley, Sr. and Aleene Constantine McCarty and a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. He was also a US Army Veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived by three daughters: Renita McCarty, Eminence, Benita McCarty, Campbellsburg and Kristie Wiseheart and husband, Louis, Campbellsburg; three sisters: Betsy Moore, Campbellsburg, Rosa Clark, LaGrange and Bertha Everett, AL; two brothers: Glenn McCarty, Lexington and Gilbert McCarty, Frankfort and two granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his wife, Scottie Frances Louden McCarty and two brothers, James Porter McCarty and Stanley McCarty, Jr.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 17th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Bert Montgomery officiated. Interment will be in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
Joe William Moore, age 80 of Smithfield, died Friday, February 16, 2007, at Baptist Northeast Hospice Unit, LaGrange. He was the son of the late Wesdley and Margaret Josie Nelson Moore, a US Army Veteran of the Korean War, retired from Belknap, Co., a farmer and attended the Drennon Christian Church.
He is survived by one brother: Dorris Moore, New Albany; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday February 22nd at the Henry Christian Church. Rev. Shawn Golden, Drennon Christian Church, will officiate. Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville is in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
Rusty Moore, 34, of Lawrenceburg, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at the Frankfort Regional Hospital, Frankfort. He worked for Moore and Sons Excavating.
He is survived by his wife: Melissa Poole Moore, Frankfort; one son: Timothy Wayne Moore, Frankfort; one daughter: Megan Marie Moore, Frankfort; his father: William Ray Moore, Pleasureville; his mother: Donna Poole, Lawrenceburg; his stepmother: Linda Hockensmith, Pleasureville; one brother: William Charles Moore, Pleasureville; two sisters: Sandra Gail Villegas, Lawrenceburg and Latosha Mae Moore, Pleasureville and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Wayne Kelly, Lockport Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Grub Ridge Cemetery.
Henry County Local March 7, 2007
William D. Moore, age 76 of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at his residence. Son of the late Herman Moore and Myrtle Moore Bush, he retired from Eminence Speaker.
He is survived by his wife, Lucy Moore, Campbellsburg; and two sisters: May Armor and Ann Mathis, both of Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 15th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Rucker officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
Bettie Morris, (1832-1900) who has been an invalid for many months, died of that fell destroyer consumption on Sunday, March 18, 1900. On Tuesday, the 20th, the funeral services took place at the residence of Bro. Morris, one mile from Sulphur. Her pastor, W. W. Foree, conducted the services, assisted by Bros. J. S. Gatton, I. M. Eaton and Bro Redd. Her body was put away in the Odd Fellows Cemetery near Sulphur.
She made a public profession of faith when a mere girl and was baptized by old Bro. E. G. Berry into fellowship of the East Fork Baptist Church, now Southfield, near to which her father, Bro. James Calloway, lived. She belonged to the large Calloway family in Shelby and Henry Counties.
She was first married to before the Civil War to Mr. Crawford. He joined the Southern Army and died away from home. He left one little girl by a former wife. Sister Morris took her and cared for her until she married. Some years ago she married Mr. W. B. Morris and she came to live near Sulphur and took membership at Hillsboro Baptist Church.
Sister Morris was born October 23, 1832; she was sixty-seven years, five months and five days old. Poor Bro. Morris, his condition is pitiable, is almost blind and helpless. He has the sympathy and prayers of many friends.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) April 5, 1900
Bro. David Morris, (June 2, 1819 – October 30, 1895), aged 76, died from heart failure in the town of Sulphur. He had been a leading member of the Southern Baptist Church since its organization, being one of its constituent members. This brother was born in Woodford County, KY and came to Henry County when he was 16 years old. He learned the blacksmith trade with his uncle, Arguile Bomer, noted as the inventor of the celebrated Bomer plow. He made a profession of religion and joined the New Castle Baptist Church in one of Rev. T. J. Fisher’s noted meetings. He was married to Amanda M. Watkins in 1843. The two lived together happily for 58 years. His widow still lives in Sulphur, being loved and cared for by her sons and daughters, all of whom are of exceptional character. Bro. Morris held membership in the Sligo Baptist Church for many years. He moved his membership to the Hillsboro Baptist Church in 1855 or 56, where he remained until 1881 or 82, joining the Sulphur Church as a colony of the Hillsboro Church. Brother and Sister Morris had born unto them eleven children, nine still living, one died when quite young and the other, B. F. Morris, married and then died.
The funeral services were conducted by Bro. Theobard, assisted by Bro. W. W. Foree, in the Baptist meeting house in Sulphur, after which his remains were buried in the Morris family graveyard.
Western Recorder Newspaper October, 1895
Marry Elizabeth Owen, who was born on November 8, 1861, in Robertson County, TN, died on January 28, 1933. She was married to James P. Morris on June 24, 1879. To this union was born two children: Mrs. W. T. Martin and B. O. Morris, Sr., both survive her. She was converted early in life. She was not long in her Kentucky home until she removed her membership to Pleasant Hill. It was largely through her energy and liberality that the first Methodist Church of Sulphur was built, of which she became a charter member. In 1918 she was an untiring worker in erecting the second Sulphur Methodist Church (the first having been destroyed by fire).
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) January, 1933
Harrison Morris, Sr., 74, (December 4, 1794 – January 20, 1867) died of paralysis at the residence of W. B. Morris near Hillsboro, Henry County. Uncle Harry, as he was familiarly called, by all his friends, was born in Woodford County, KY; in which county he lived until he was married to Miss Millie Forbitt. He soon after his marriage, moved to, and settled in Henry County, some five miles west of New Castle, where he continued to live until a year or so ago. He then left the old homestead, and made his principal home at his son Briant’s; although he visited among his children considerable during the last year or two of his earthly pilgrimage, at which place he breathed his last on the night of January 20th.
Bro. Morris filled the office of deacon for several years in the Hillsboro Church. He and his wife joined the church about the close of the memorable revival of Bro. John Willson, in New Castle, in the year 1835. They, however, did not make known their feelings until the following church meeting at Hillsboro, when they were received and baptized by that good and venerable man of God, Elder J. A. McGuire, who for many years served the Church as pastor from its organization up to 1851 or 52; when he emigrated to the state of Louisiana.
He was buried in the Morris Family Cemetery #1.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) February 23, 1867
Mr. J. P. Morris died at his home near Sulphur on Saturday afternoon, September 29, 1923, after a short illness of kidney trouble. He leaves a score of friends, having lived in the same house since he was two years of age and was widely known. It was said of him but a few days ago that no one was ever sick in or near his community, rich or poor, that he did not go to see them and take some little thing to them.
Besides his widow he leaves two children: Mrs. W. T. Martin and B. O. Morris, of this place and four grandchildren: misses Mary Frances and Evelyn Martin , B. O. Morris, Jr., and little Mary Price Morris.
The funeral was conducted at the Baptist Church by his pastor, Rev. Mr. Price, assisted by Rev. J. E. Wright. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
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John Morris, Sr., (May 6, 1812 – April 7, 1891) was born in Woodford County, KY; died in Henry County at 2 a.m. When quite young this brother left Woodford County and came to Henry County, settling some miles west of New Castle. In the year 1834, under the earnest and pungent preaching of old Father McGuire, Bro. Morris was brought by the Spirit of grace to realize his helpless condition and was enabled to trust in Christ alone for salvation. Soon afterwards he related his Christian experience to the church at Hillsboro, Henry County, then but recently organized by Bro. McGuire, and was baptized with others into the fellowship of same. In June 183_, Bro. Morris was united by marriage to Miss Martha Gillman, a most estimable companion and faithful Christian helpmeet in the long years ensuing up to the time of his decease.
Of ten children, seven daughters and three boys, one of whom died early in life, nine live to revere the memory of their devoted father. On March 27, 1890, the cyclone, so memorable all over the country, unroofed our church house (Hillsboro) and otherwise injuring it as to make it necessary to tear down the walls and build it over. “Uncle John” as he was familiarly called in the neighborhood, took great interest in the work, hoping to live a number of years to worship God with his brethren in the new house, but sad to say he never reached the place until his body was carried there by the undertaker.
His funeral was preached by Bro. W. W. Foree at the church of his devotion to a large and sympathetic congregation of relatives, neighbors and friends. After which his body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellow’s (Sulphur) Cemetery, near Sulphur to await the resurrection morn.
Western Recorder Newspaper May 7, 1891
Martha G. Morris, wife of the late John Morris, was born in Christian County, KY, November 26, 1819, and died at her home in Sulphur, KY, July 26, 1895. Her maiden name was Gilmore. Coming to Henry County in her girlhood, she was there married to the late John Morris in 1836, which happy and blessed union was terminated April 7, 1891, by the death of her husband after a continuation of 55 years. Sister Morris professed religion and was baptized at New Castle in 1843. Was long a member at Hillsboro, and at her death a member at Sulphur, having been a member for over fifty years.
Sister Morris leaves behind her nine living children – two sons and seven daughters – all professors of religion. Mary J. Campbell and Kate Scott, Campbellsburg, William G. Morris, Louisville, Annie E. Abbott, Cora Hoagland and Florence Shaw, all of Sulphur, John E. Morris, New Castle and Martha A. and Alice S. McGuire, Columbia, MO, are the children of this lamented mother.
Impressive and touching funeral services were held at the Sulphur Baptist Church by her old pastor, W. W. Foree, in the presence of her descendants and a large gathering of friends, after which her remains were interred by the side of her husband in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) 1895
Mrs. M. V. Morris, wife of W. B. Morris, near Sulphur Station, Henry County, KY, died of a combination of disease on September 8, 1874. She was born in Robertson County, TN, on January 24, 1827, and remained in Tennessee until she was about nine years of age. She then removed to Simpson County, KY, and lived there until she was fourteen years of age, then moved to Henry County. Mrs. Morris was the daughter of Aunt Jane Straughn.
Sister Morris was the mother of three children – all boys. Her oldest, now living and married, is thwenty-three years of age. The other two were twins, sweet, interesting and sprightly children, who lived only one year from their birth
The mortel remains of the mother now rest quietly and sweetly beside her dear little twins, Willie and Dickey, in the old family burying ground. The dear Bro. Morris is left to mourn his sad loss.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) September 19, 1874
Mildred Morris, wife of Bro. Harrison Morris, died on August 12, 1852, in Henry County, KY, after a painful illness of near twenty years. She had been an affectionate wife for near thirty years. In 1835 she was baptized into the fellowship of the Hillsboro Church in this county, of which she remained a most devoted member while she lived, by Bro. J. A. McGuire.
She lived to see six out of seven children engage in the service of the Lord, one only a few days before her death. Two have gone before to that “better country.” After a life of about 47 years it may indeed be said of her, “none knew her but to love her, or named her but to praise.”
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) September 1, 1852
Funeral services for Owen Morris, (1887- 1934), 47 years old, who died at his home in Sulphur on Monday afternoon, were held at the residence on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. J. B. Yager, with burial in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Reva Dawkins Morris, two daughters: Misses Mary Price and Norma Morris, a son, B. O. Morris, Jr., and one sister, Mrs. W. T. Martin, all of Sulphur.
(Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.)
Sarah Ann Morris, 18 years of age, died of head pleurisy on April 26, 1848. She was baptized into the fellowship of the Hillsboro Church by Elder McGuire in 1843, in which she lived until her death. She was a young lady of upright deportment and an amiable disposition. In her illness she was deprived of the society and conversation of her numerous friends who came to her, but as an evidence of glorious anticipation, even when not able to turn herself in bed, she would sing some of those hymns of Zion that are so delightful to the hearts of Christians.
She has left behind a large number of friends to mourn their loss, among whom is a dear afflicted mother who has not seen a well day for many years.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) April 28, 1848
Thornton Morris, (February 15, 1828 – February 15, 1852) son of Harrison and Mildred Morris of Henry County, KY, at the house of a friend in Shelby County, KY. His health had been delicate for several years; and on a visit with a relation he was taken with hemorrhage of the lungs which soon terminated in death, at about the hour in which he was twenty-four years old. When quite a youth, he professed hope in Christ, and became a member of the Baptist Church at Hillsboro.
He has left a kind father, a dear afflicted mother, a number of brothers, the church at large and numerous relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Interment was in the Morris Cemetery #1.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) March 19, 1852
William Briant Morris died September 16, 1900. He was born October 8, 1823. He was the son of Harrison and Milly Morris and made profession of religion about the year 1842 or 43 and was baptized by the pastor, J. A. McGuire. Bro. Morris was married to Mary V. Straughn, December 28, 1847. Three children were the result of this marriage – James Morris now living and two dead.
W. B. Morris and his wife were very industrious and frugal housekeepers and accumulated quite an estate. Some years after James was married to his first wife, the mother Mary V. Morris died, leaving the father all alone; James came to live with him and take care of him after he became helpless and almost blind. On March 6, 1877, Bro. Morris married to Mary E. Crawford who was an excellent Christian woman.
He was buried in the Sulphur Cedmetery.
Western Recorder Newspaper (Southern Baptist) October 11, 1900
Brian Keith Murphy, age 27, of Fort Carson, CO, formerly of Henry County, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007. He was a native of Shelbyville and an active duty soldier with the US Army. He attended Thomas Moore College and Eastern Kentucky University where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his mother and stepfather: Barbie and Ralph Williams, Jeffersonville, IN; his father: Aaron Weston, Spencer County; grandparents: Norma Murphy and Juanita Thomas, both of Shelbyville; great-grandmother: Mary Black, Switzer and several aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Ralph Murphy, grandmother, Carol Buntain and grandfather: Aaron Hurkles Weston, Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 22nd at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. Kyle Wiley will officiate. Interment will follow in the Grove Hill Cemetery with the presentation of full military honors.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
Jack Nash died at his home in Mullins, SC, January 26. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Nash of Pleasureville.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Winnie Lee Nash; a step-son; two brothers: William Gill Nash, Murray and Warren Nash, Georgetown. Mr. Nash was a retired tobacco buyer.
Funeral and interment was in Mullins, SC.
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Frank Nolan, age 71 of Eubank, died Sunday, February 25, 2007, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. He was a builder, a farmer, and the son of the late George and Lucy Bishop Nolan.
He is survived by his wife: Juanita Allen, Eubank; two sons: Jeff Nolan, Loda, IL and Joey Nolan and wife, Laura, Salvisa; four daughters: Darlene Ellison and husband, Ray, Taylorsville, Emma Nolan, Georgetown, Geraldine Barron and husband, Tim, Eubank and Teresa Young and husband, Mike, Smithfield; four sisters: Marie Webster, Richmond, Lilly Mae Carry, Shelbyville, Geneva Snowden, Berea and Wanda Delaney, FL; seventeen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by seven brothers: Delbert, Earl, Robert, Melvin, Nelson, Russell and Everett Nolan and three sisters: Edith Lear, Verna LaFon and Virginia Mills.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, February 28th) at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home, Waynesburg. Brother Carson Atwood will officiate. Interment will be in the Singletontown Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 28, 2007
Juanita Katie Norton, age 85 of Campbellsburg, died Monday, February 12, 2007, at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. She was the daughter of the late Moses and Rosa Ellen Chilton Tingle, a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter: Rosa Mary McCullough and husband, Kip, Campbellsburg; three sons: David Norton and wife, Vicki and Charles A. and wife, Cindy, all of Campbellsburg and Barry Norton and wife, Linda, Crestwood; five sisters: Lenora Mae Willis, Campbellsburg, Mary Englert, Joan Tishendorf and Bobbie Waterbury, all of Louisville and Jean Chilton, LaGrange; one brother: Tommie Tingle, Campbellsburg; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, February 16th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Carl Rucker and Rev. Owen Dolin officiated. Interment was in the Louisville Memorial Gardens East.
Henry County Local February 21, 2007
A heart attack Monday morning proved fatal to James William Owen, 62, prominent farmer of the Owens Chapel community, seven miles east of Springfield.
Born and reared in the county, he was one of Robertson County’s most prominent farmers and one of its most esteemed citizens. He had been in ill health for about a year. Death came rather suddenly Monday morning.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 0’clock at the home by Rev. O. E. Hall of Cross Plains and Rev. S, M, Ensor of Springfield. He was a devoted and life-long member of the Owens Chapel Methodist Church. Burial was in the family burying grounds. Mr. Owen is survived by his wife and one daughter, Miss Frances Owen; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Morris, Sulphur; and a niece Miss Alma McCarley of Daytona Beach, FL.
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