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Contributed By: E. T. "Hammer" Smith
Katherine Aldridge
Katherine Aldridge, 82, of Lockport, died Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was the daughter of the late James B. Smith and Martha Newman Downey.
She is survived by one son: Milton Aldridge, Shelbyville; four sisters: Peggy Garrett, Louisville, Virgie Downey, Shirley Roberts and Zelma Hambrick, all of Bedford; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m./ Friday, September 19th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Earl B. Higgins, Pastor of the Campbellsburg Second Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 24, 2008
G. W. Arnold, 89, of Lockport, died Monday, August 4, 2008, at his residence. He was the son of the late Curtis and Lorena Hance Arnold, a member of the Lockport Baptist Church and a farmer.
He is survived by his wife: Beatrice Moore Arnold, Lockport; two sons: Donald Ray Arnold, Frankfort and Owen Arnold, Sr., Lockport; one daughter: Helen Arnold LeCompte, Frankfort; a half-sister: Joyce Hackett, Bethlehem; ten grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; thirteen great-great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by one daughter: Mary Hawkins, one sister, Virginia Craigmyle and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. August, 6th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Wayne Kelly officiated, assisted by Rev. Paul Briscoe, Pastor of the Lockport Baptist Church. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 6, 2008
Luther “Buck” Banta, 87, of Pleasureville, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Baptist Northeast Hospital, LaGrange. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a farmer, a superintendent with Ohio Valley Paving Company, a land surveyor with the State Highway Department and a prison guard at the LaGrange Reformatory. He was the son of the late Lloyd and Myrtle Ivers Banta.
He is survived by his wife: Mary Katherine Adams Banta, Pleasureville; one son: William Thomas Banta, Scott County; one sister: Pauline Suter, Shelbyville; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 30th at Point Pleasant Cemetery. Rev. Kenny Hardway, Pastor of the Point Pleasant Christian Church, officiated. Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
Doris Hudson Barnett, 87, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville. She was the daughter of the late Everett Bryan and Ramey Carter Hudson, a former nurse for Crestview Health Care Center, a former employee of the Kentucky Office of the Inspector General where she worked as a Nurse Consultant/Inspector and a member of the First Christian Church, Shelbyville.
She is survived by two sons: Charles Wayne Barnett and wife, LaDonna, Maysville and Lee H. Barnett, Cropper; two daughters: Carol Sue Barnett and companion, William Kimmins, Freeport, NY and Sally B. McClain and husband, Erid, Shelbyville; one brother: Harry Hudson, Louisville; one sister: Anna Hudson Wild, Charleston, SC; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Lee Barnett.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 4th at the First Christian Church, Shelbyville. Rev. Dann Masden and Dr. J. Howard Griffith officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville. Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Ricky David Barnett, 47, of Taylorsville, died Sunday, August 10, 2008, at the University of Louisville Hospital. He was a member of the Little Mount Baptist Church, a former employee of Leggett and Platt and a farmer.
He is survived by his wife: Cathy Barnett, Taylorsville; one daughter: Katie Arlene Barnett, Taylorsville; one son: Eric Wade Barnett, Taylorsville; his parents: Sydney Owen and Ann Barnett, Taylorsville and one sister: Teresa Dennis, Vidalia, LA.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. August 13th at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home in Taylorsville. Brother David Fletcher and bro. Barry Dennis officiated. Interment was in the Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville.
On January 4, 1917, death came and took from us Albert Beverly, aged fifty-three years. He had been a sufferer with a cancer for some time, bearing his pain with patience and always praising God. Funeral services were held at the house by Rev. Mr. Nelson, his pastor. Brother Albert had been a faithful member of the Methodist Church since a young man. He loved the church and Sunday School, and was always at his place.
He leaves a wife, three children, four brothers and two sisters.
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Mrs. Anna P. Beverly, 37 (1899-1937), of Eminence, died Tuesday at Lockport. Survivors: her husband: Charles; her adopted daughter: Anna Dora; her father John Parrish; her brothers: Earl, Ambrose and Clyde Parrish and a sister: Mrs. Charles Moore
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A. S. Beverly, son of Stephen and Mary Beverly, was born in Owen County, January 10,1869; departed this life January 3, 1917. Bro Beverly was converted and united with the church in early life. He was married to Nannie Cull, 1882, who died July 14, 1893. On March 22, 1894, he was married to Joe Ann Roberts. To this union was born three children, two girls and one boy. The entire family were members of the Methodist Church, and were positive examples of pure and undefiled religion.
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Bro. Clay Beverly was born in Grant County, August 6, 1846. When he was but three years old his mother died. Soon after the death of his mother his father died, also. He went to his Uncle Alex Redd to live, father of Revs. Alex and Jeff Redd. Here he remained until he was twenty years old. Thus his early life was spent in a religious home and the influence and surroundings were good. He joined the Methodist Church when quite a boy and was b rightly converted in young manhood. He was married at the age of twenty years to Miss Nannie Baird, a relative of Rev. Russel Baird of the Kentucky Conference. To this union was born two sons. In 1877 he was married to Miss Nancy Kellie Tingle.
Bro. F. B. Jones preached the funeral assisted by Rev. J. D. Redd, In the Campbellsburg Methodist Church. The body was laid to rest in the Port Royal Cemetery.
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Fredia M. Beverly, 81, of Port Royal, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. She was born in Lockport, the daughter of the late Arthur Hayden and Mary Elizabeth Kelley Gilbert. She was a member of the Port Royal Baptist Church and a homemaker.
She is survived by one son: Wesley Beverly, Port Royal; one daughter: Violet Spear, Eminence; a sister: Daisy Helen McAlister, Pleasureville; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Beverly; one son, Rhonald Beverly, and her companion, Carroll Noe.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 30th, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 5, 2008
J. W. Beverly passed from this earthly home to home not made with hands June 4, 1917. He was born October 1, 1849; was married to Miss Polina Landrum, of Grant County, November 10, 1870.
He leaves a wife and ten children, three brothers and one sister to mourn after him,. He had been a member of the Methodist Church since a small boy. His funeral was preached at the Lockport Methodist Church by Bro. J. R. Nelson, June 5th.
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Purlina Landrum (Mrs. J. W.) Beverly
Mrs. J. W. Beverly was born July 8, 1854 in Grant County; died September 24, 1920. She was married at the age of 15 to Mr. J. W. Beverly. To this union was born eleven children, ten of them are yet living. She united with the Church early in life and was truly converted; believed in a full salvation and lived it in her home, and instilled the principles of it in her children early in life. Her illness was lingering.
The funeral was conducted by Bro. C. H. Caswell in the Lockport Methodist Church. Her body was laid to rest in the Lockport Cemetery.
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Stephen Beverly, 64, died at his home on June 8, 1889. The deceased was 45 years old. He was a consistent and highly honored member of the Methodist Church.
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The death angel has again visited our church at Lockport and taken from us one of our best and most consecrated members, Stephen B. Beverley. Brother Beverley was born September 4, 1858, in Grant County, and passed to his heavenly reward October 9, 1929. He was the son of Stephen and Mary Beverley and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Florence James, January 14, 1890. To this union were born three children: Mrs. Carrie D. Bruce, Mrs. Josie Schooler and Mrs. Charles A Beverley. Besides the three children he leaves to mourn their loss his good wife, two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Lucy Bruce, Mrs. Martha Thomas and Mr. J. A. Beverley, six grandchildren and many other relatives.
The funeral was conducted by his pastor in the Lockport Methodist Church, Sunday the 13th.
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Spencer Presley Bond, 83, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Kindred Hospital, Louisville. He was the son of the late Chester Earl and Martha Ann Edgar Bond. He was owner and operator of Bond’s Pool Hall in Pleasureville for 45 years and a farmer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Pleasureville Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Phyllis Long Bond, Pleasureville; one brother: Rudolph Bond, Pleasureville; two sisters: Bertha Jewell, Shelbyville and Sarah Katherine Temple, Louisville; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers: William and Marvin Bond.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 6th, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
Jackie Lowe “Jack” Bowman, 44, of Eminence, died Friday, August 15, 2008 at his residence. He was a member of the Henry Christian Church and the son of the late Marvin Bowman.
He is survived by his wife: Pamela Sue Bowman, Eminence; two sons: Ray Wesley Shuck, Frankfort and Brandon Lee Shuck, Eminence; his mother: Mary Troxell Bowman, Eminence; two brothers: Marvin J. Bowman, Eminence, Johnnie Lee Bowman, New Castle and one sister: Mary Sue Harp, Shelbyville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 P.m. Monday, August 18th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 20, 2008
Bruce W. Brading, 56, of Campbellsburg, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at his home following an illness. He was a commissioner and the past chairman of the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission and Kentucky representative on the Governor’s Interstate Indian Council. He was voted the 2007-2008 Native American of the Year and was an UK alumni, a Kentucky Colonel and the son of the late Joseph H. Brading.
He is survived by his companion, Jim Stapleton; his mother: Janetta Brading; two sisters: Linda Beam and Teresa Vincent; and several nieces and nephews and the Native American Community. He was preceded in death by one brother, Randal Brading.
Memorial services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 14th at Paroquet Springs Conference Center, Shepherdsville. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home in LaGrange was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Sally K. Fitzgerald Brierly, 87, of Hanover, IN, formerly of Milton, died Friday, December 5, 2008, at Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison, In. She was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Lula Catherine Fitrzgerald.
She is survived by two daughters: Brenda Dahlem, Madison, IN and Linda Miller and husband, Duane, Hanover, IN; one son: Robert J. Brierly and wife, Shirley, Milton; one sister: Martha Bayne, Milton; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Ernest Brierly and Donald Brierly, one grandson, three sisters and five brothers.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 8th, at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
Tommy Gayle Bright, 61, of Defoe, died Monday, August 11, 2008, at his residence. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam and was a member of the Defoe Christian Church, a mechanic and the son of the late Elbert Bright.
He is survived by his wife: Christine Walker Bright, Defoe; one son: Kenny Ingram, Eminence; three daughters: Judy Kelley, Corydon, IN, Shelia Carpenter, Eminence, and Sharon Ingram, Pleasureville; his mother: Nellie Wheeler Bright, Defoe; one brother: Neil bright, Defoe; two sisters: Dixie Moore, Eminence and Karen Bohannon, Defoe; fourteen grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by two brothers: E. J. bright and Lynn Bright.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 14th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Hayward Yeary officiated. Interment was in the Defoe Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 20, 2008
Elise Waldridge Broughton, 59, of Pleasureville, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Frankfort Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was the daughter of the late Wilbert and Ruth Langford Waldridge, a member of the Fairview Christian Church, a retired supervisor from the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services, and a 1967 graduate of Western High School.
She is survived by one daughter: Bonnie Hayden and husband, Kevin, Port Royal; one son: Brian McGuire and wife, Dena, Pleasureville; her fiancé: Wayne Adams, Pleasureville; one sister: Mary Helen Webb, Irvine; three brothers: Wilbert Waldridge, Jr., Liberty, NC, Claude Waldridge, Lawrenceburg and Manson Waldridge, Mt. Washington; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers: Norman and Billy Waldridge.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 11th at Gash Memorial Chapel. Brother Harry Hebert officiated. Interment was in the Fairview Christian Church Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 19, 2008
The many friends here of Mr. Bruce’s family extend their sympathy to them in the loss of their venerable father, Mr. Elijah Bruce, who died at his home in Gratz, Owen County, September 19, 1920, very suddenly. Death was due to infirmities of age. Mr. Bruce was 89 years and 17 days old and all of his children but two were with him on his last birthday, September 2. He was a noble and honorable citizen of Owen County and leaves to mourn his loss his aged wife, five sons and two daughters; twenty-four grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. The children are: John Bruce, Arch Bruce, Charley bruce, of Lockport, Jim Bruce, Port Royal, William Bruce, Worthville, Allie Hackett, Lockport and Mrs. S. B. Beverly, Cropper.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. E. C. Hardin of the Methodist Church, of which Mr. Bruce was a loyal member. The burial was in Dallasburg (Owen County), Tuesday at 12:00 noon.
Carrollton News No Date
Mrs. Emma Beverly Bruce, 58 (1877-1936), wife of Charles Bruce, died at her home near Shelbyville at 3:00 p.m. Tueadsy.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter: Mrs. Willie Lyons, Bethlehem; two sons: E. J. Bruce, Cropper and Walter Bruce, Shelby County; seven grandchildren; seven sisters: Sallie Roberts, Frankfort, Louise Roberts, Kingswood, Mrs. Will Knight, New Castle, Lucy Hundley, Cropper, Mrs. Lee Schooler, Chestnut Grove, Cora Lyons, Eminence, and Mrs. John Payne, Bethlehem; and two brothers: Louis Beverly, Owen County and Stephen Beverly, Lockport.
Funeral services were conducted at the Cropper Church at 11:00 a.m. Thursday with Rev. James E. Wright, Campbellsburg, officiating. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
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Margaret E. Bruther, 87, of Shelbyville, formerly of Eminence and Madison, IN, died Thursday, June 10, 2004 at King’s Daughters’ Hospital, Madison. She was a native of Hanover, IN, the daughter of the late Everett W. Gillespie and Emma Christina Wilhelmina Kaltofen, a homemaker, co-manager of a restaurant and gift shop in Florida, and a member of the Eminence Presbyterian Church where she worked in the clothes closet.
She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Ismail (Barbara) Saleh, Buford, GA, Pauline Boldery and Mrs. Jerry (Catherine) Youngblood, both of Madison, IN and Mrs. Johnnie (Constance) Jones, Shelbyville; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Bruther; one son, Donald K. Bruther; five sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13th at Vail-Holt Funeral Home, Madison Chapel. Rev. Thelma King, Rev. Kenneth Armstrong and Rev. Joe McKay officiated. Interment was in the Grandview Memorial Gardens.
Henry County Local June 16, 2004
Nathaniel L. Bruce was born in Henry County on September 22, 1866 and died on January 2, 1933, being 46 years of age. He was the son of James and Willa J. Bruce. He was married to Mary T. Bickers on December 8, 1904. He united with the Lockport Methodist Church in early life and remained a member until the end. He was also a member of the Patrick I.O.O.F. Lodge #253 for many years.
He leaves a widow and son, parents and three brothers: W. J., L. C. and Raymond Bruce and quite a host of near relatives and friends to mourn their loss and cherish his memory
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Tami Malin Callis, 27, died Friday, June 9, 1990, in LaGrange.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 11th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Bryan Law, officiated, assisted by Rev. Dale Hanson and Rev. Garnett Sloane. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
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Billy Joe Carey, 44, of Eminence, died Saturday, September 13, 2008. He was a mechanic.
He is survived by his daughter: Lauren Griffith, Pleasureville; four sons: Nathan Carey, Michigan, Dakota Carey, Carrollton, Jason Allen Parks, Louisville and Michael Griffith, Pleasureville; his mother: Betty Carey, Lancaster, CA; his father: Billy Carey, Palm Dale, CA; two sisters: Jenny Williams: Cal City, CA and Donna Mathison, Lancaster, CA; two brothers: David Carey, Lancaster, CA and Ronnie Carey, Moral Bay, CA and one grandson.
Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 19th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.
Henry County Local September 24, 2008
George Earl Carpenter, Jr., 55, of Smithfield, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2001, in Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 10th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Lin Powell officiated, assisted by Rev. Jim Ivey and Rev. Nick Coleman. Interment was in the Louisville Memorial Gardens East.
Program from the funeral home
James Hawthorne Carr, a well known and highly respected gentleman, died at his home below Franklinton, Wednesday, November 8, 1916, of the infirmities of old age. He was 85 years old last August and was of Irish parentage, his father and mother having come from Ireland. His parents, with two of his brothers, William and David Carr, and one sister, Miss Isabell Carr, preceded him in death. Mr. Carr was the last of that noble family. He was a very kindly and charitable man and did a good part by various persons, who will rise up and call him blessed.
The remains were interred in the Carr burying ground on W. D. Heaton’s farm, formerly the Carr farm. Services at the grave were conducted by Pastor E. J. Weller. Uncle Jim, as he was usually called, was a Presbyterian by profession, his membership being with the New Castle Presbyterian Church as long as it was in existence.
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Barbara Carson, 51, of Eminence, died Sunday, November 23, 2008. Daughter of the late Virgil and Edna Taylor Miller, she was a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughter: Sarah Clark and husband, William, Bethlehem; one sister: Wanda Patterson, Eminence; one brother: Tommy Miller, Springfield; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nealen Danny Carson.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 26th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Bro. Ed Berry, Pastor of the Henry Christian Church, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County local November 26, 2008
Bonnie Skidmore Carter, 86, of LaGrange, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008. She was retired from Bacon’s and was a member of the Liberty Homemakers Club. She was also a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one daughter: Darlene Nold and husband, Ed; two sisters: Alice Mahuron and Evelyn Banta; one brother: Bill Fischer; one grandson and several other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Carter.
Funeral services were held Saturday, September 20th at the Shiloh United Methodist Church. Rev. Susan Jinnett-Sack officiated. Interment was in the Shiloh Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 24, 2008
Tim S. Carter, 48, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in Shelbyville. He was an electrician technician working on computers and an avid motorcyclist. He attended the Beechridge Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Jacquelyn G. Carter, Shelbyville; three sons: Jance Carter, Madison, IN, Jerrad Carter and Evin Carter, both of Scottsburg, IN; his father, Bill Carter, Oldham County; one brother: Lynn Carter, Kentucky; two sisters: Vicki Norton, Campbellsburg; Jennifer Mathews, Georgia; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 24th at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. Chuck Umholtz and Rev. Joel League officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 26, 2008
James Russell Chadwell, Sr., 82, of Shelbyville, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at the Hosparus Unit at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange. He was the son of the late John and Myrtle Root Chadwell, a former owner of the Old Snow Hill Grocery, a formerly employee of Jewish Hospital and Roll Forming Corporation and of the Kentucky Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, attended services at the Masonic Home Chapel in Shelbyville and served in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve.
He is survived by two sons: James Russell Chadwell, Jr. and wife Cecie, Frankfort, David Glenn Chadwell, Shelbyville; one daughter: Linda Chadwell Mitchell and husband, Mike, Shelbyville; one brother: Ralph Chadwell, Eminence; one sister: Helen Stratton, Shelbyville; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Cinnamond Chadwell.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 26th at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. Jesse Baxter officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Henry County Local August 27, 2008
Letha F. Chilton, 82, of Campbellsburg, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast Hosparus Unit in LaGrange. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Chilton Willett, a member of the Campbellsburg Christian Church and a homemaker.
She is survived by three daughters: Dana Carolyn Jenkins, Louisville, Doris Jean Armstrong, Campbellsburg and Nona Vivian Chilton, Jeffersonville, IN; one sister: Bernice Vivian Wilson, Morgantown; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Chilton, one sister: Winona Brown; and two brothers: Billy Willett and Raymond Peno Willett.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 4th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Kristin Secaur, Pastor of the Campbellsburg Christian Church, officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Alvie T. Clark, 63, of Eminence, died Friday, September 5, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. Son of the late James and Emma Jane Gilbert Clark, he was a licensed technician handling hazardous materials for various companies in the surrounding area.
He is survived by his daughter: Margaret Ann “Sissy” Clark, Terre Haute, IN; one son: William Thomas “Tommy” Clark, Shelbyville; three sisters: Ann Chisholm and Norma Jean Nelson, both of Eminence, and Mary Frances Smith, Memphis TN; two brothers: Jimmy Clark, Eminence, and Gayle Clark, Springfield, MO; one granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 8th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Jesse Baxter, Chaplain of the Masonic Home of Shelbyville. There will be a private memorial graveside service at a later date.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Earl Clark, 67, of Eminence, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2002.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31st. Rev. Nick Coleman officiated, assisted by Bro. Larry Montgomery. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Program from the funeral home
Edna Arnita Roberts Clark, 96, of Lawrenceville, GA, formerly of Eminence, died Saturday, October 11, 2008, at the Parkwood Nursing Center in Snellville, GA. She was the daughter of the late John and Emma Fisher Roberts, a beautician, and a member of the Faith Baptist Church in Lawrenceville.
She is survived by two granddaughters: Leslie Landrum, Lawrenceville, GA and T. Arnita Thomas and husband, John, Schaumburg, IL; three great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carlos Landrum, Sr., second husband, Percy L. Clark and son, Carlos Landrum, Jr.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 18th at the First Baptist Church, Eminence. Rev. Charles H. Duncan, Jr. officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery. Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local October 22, 2008
Otis Clark, 74, passed away on Monday, December 21, 1998.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 23rd at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Rick Coleman officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Program from the funeral home
Ceazor Combs, 78, of Willisburg, formerly of Owenton, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at his home. He was the son of the late Preston and Ida Duff Combs, a member of the Grapevine Christian Church and was a retired farmer having worked at the UK Test Farm at Eden Shale.
He is survived by his son: Kenneth Ray Combs, Raliegh, NC; one daughter: Wanda Lou Morris, Willisburg; brother: Ottis Combs, Carroll County; three sisters: Helen Duff, Owenton, Martha Abbott and Alice Baugh, both of Henry County; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and five step-great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 4th at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Owenton. Bro. Claude Waldridge officiated. Interment was in the Owenton Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 3, 2008
Minnie OPetitt Craig, 86, of Eminence, died Monday, Novermber 17, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. Daughter of the late Jasper and Alice Parks Kent, she was a member of the Eminence Baptist Church and was an Honorable Kentukcy Colonel.
She is survived by her son: Jim Petitt and wife, Lorena, Eminence; one sister: Virginia Gibbs Bond, Shelbyville; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Petitt.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 20th, at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 26, 2008
Joe Pryor Davis, 84, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, November 25, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. He was an auto dealer and son of the late Gatton Davis and Mary Ford. He previously owned Davis Oldsmobile Dealership in Shelbyville for 30 years.
He is survived by his son: Dayle Davis, Shelbyville; one daughter: Jo Ann Hedges, Louisville; one brother: Jim Davis, Frankfort; two sisters: Virginia Ethington, New Castle and Julia Ann Smith, Lexington; five grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 29th at Shannon Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Interment was in the Bagdad Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 3, 2008
Dillard “ June” Devore, 86, of Port Royal, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Homestead Nursing Center, New Castle. Son of the late Daisy Bell Dunaway and Dillard Devore, Sr., he was a farmer. He was also a WWII Army Veteran where he was awarded three Bronze Stars.
He is survived by his sister: Sara Jean Brewer, Dothan, AL; one brother: Kenneth Devore, Salley, SC; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Devore, Sr.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wedbnesday, November 19th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Rucker, Campbellsburg, officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 19, 2008
Ron Dingman, 70, of New Castle, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at the Homestead Nursing Center. Son of the late George and Edna Ledford Dingman, he raised and trained horses and was involved with harness racing. He was an honorary Kentucky Colonel.
He is survived by his wife: Pam Dingman, New Castle; and his son: Ronnie Dingman and his wife, Aimee, Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 6th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the New Castle Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Paula B. Doane, 47, of Frankfort, died Saturday, November 15, 2008. She was a landscape designer and daughter of the late Harold K. Doane.
She is survived by one daughter: Amanda Harris; her mother: Elizabeth Winburn Doane, Frankfort; one sister: Carole Cassady, Louisville; and one brother: Keith Doane, Frankfort.
Graveside services were held Friday, November 21st at the Smithfield Cemetery. Rev. Marcia Woodyard, Pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated. Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local November 19, 2008
Curtis D. Embry, 48, of Eminence, died Sunday, September 7, 2008, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. He was an Air Filter Technician with American Air Filter and a member of the Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church.
He is survived by two daughters: Holli Hunt and Husband, Ryan, Havelock, NC, and Phoebe Embry, Louisville; one son: Jordan Embry, Louisville; his companion: Brenda Embry, Louisville; his parents: Bobby and Wanda Beutel, Eminence; two sisters: Penny Yanky and husband, John, Cleveland, OH and Libby Stumler and husband, Rick, Floyd Knobs, IN; two brothers: David Embry, Eminence, and Doug Beutel and wife, Carrie, LaGrange; and one granddaughter: Ryli Hunt, Havelock, NC. He was preceded in death by his father, James F. Embry.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 10th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Andy McDonald, Associate Pastor at the Shelbyville First Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Tommy Estes, 86, of Eminence, passed away Monday, June 14, 1999 at LaGrange.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 16th at Prewitt Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
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William Estes, 81 (1891-1971), passed away on Thursday, April 1, 1971, at Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 3rd at the Thomas Funeral home. Rev. William Dozier officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
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Carol Ann Shelburne Ethington, 69, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, August 2, 2008, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Carroll P. and Ernestine Richardson Shelburne, a former teacher at the Simpsonville School, a receptionist, a homemaker and assisted her husband in the operation of a wholesale automobile business. She was a Baptist by faith.
She is survived by her husband, Hubert Ethington, Shelbyville; one stepson: Troy Ethington and wife, Tina, Shelbyville; one brother, Ralph Shelburne, Houston, TX; and three grandchildren.
Crematory services were provided and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local August 6, 2008
Lillian Fay Fischer, 79, of LaGrange, died Saturday, December 13, 2003, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Bertie Rankin Williams, a homemaker, and a member of the Buckner Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband: John L. Fischer, Jr., LaGrange; six children: Ellen Banks, Columbia, John L. Fischer, III, Campbellsburg, Susan Arvin, Smithfield, Nancy Barbati, Shelbyville, Lauren King, Brownsboro, and Betsy Gonterman, Trimble County; seventeen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother.
Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 16th at Arch L. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home. Rev. Doug Boyd, Pastor of the Providence Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.
Henry County Local December , 2003
William H. “Billy” Ford, 89, formerly of Henry County, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Grant Manor in Williamstown. He was the son of the late Arthur and Eliza Ford, a farmer and former firefighter, and a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII.
He is survived by his wife: Marietta Truman Ford, Grant County; siblings: Pauline Clark and Harvey Ford, both of Carrollton, and Katherine Poe, Campbellsburg; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers: Melvin, Marvin and Orvie Ford.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 20th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Carl Rucker officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery with military honors.
Henry County Local October 22, 2008
Mart Frazier, 64, of Port Royal, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast. He was the son of the late Edward Coffman Leonard and Anna Mae Clark Frazier.
He is survived by his wife: Carolyn Carson Frazier, Port Royal; five daughters: Lola Frazier, Campbellsburg, Beverly Morales, LaGrange, Caron Ann Richie and husband, Tom, Crestwood, Thelma Reza and Rebecca Martin and husband, Daniel, all of Port Royal; one son: Bobby Crouch, Crestwood; one sister: Louise Martin, Campbellsburg; one brother: Alan Frazier, Bedford; eighteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by five sisters, three brothers and one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 12th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. James Maroney, Pastor of the Campbellsburg Apostolic Pentecostal Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 20, 2008
Patricia Carol Quire Sams Frazier, 59, of New Castle, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast Hosparus Unit. She was a member of the New Castle United Methodist Church and a daughter of the late Lewis Maurice Quire. She was an assembly worker for Ichikoh Manufacturing.
She is survived by her husband: James E. Frazier, New Castle; her mother: Etta Ellen Deaton Quire, Eminence; two sons: Robert Lewis Sams, Eminence and John Jason Douglas Sams, New Castle, one daughter: Mary Ellen Rose, Pleasureville; one brother: Lewis David Quire, Pleasureville; four sisters: Marie Lee, Ohio, Nancy Moore, Shelbyville, Rose Pate, Hanover, IN and Wanda True, Eminence; six grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John R. Sams and one sister, Louise Kelley.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 30th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Garry Polston, Pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
William J. “Bill” Garrett, 64, of Louisville, died Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Jewish Hospital. He was a native of Trimble County and a certified welder for Hancock Engineering with 35 years of service.
He is survived by his wife: Peggy J. Garrett; two daughters: Rebecca Meredith and Rene Hackney; two sisters: Leeann Powell and Betty Garrett; one brother: Gene Garrett; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother: James Lloyd Garrett.
Funeral services were held at noon, Monday October 20the at Arch L. Heady Resthaven Chapel. Entombment was in Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Henry County Local October 22, 2008
Grant Hall, Jr., 74, of Campbellsburg, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. He was the son of the late Robert Grant and Bonnie Clark Hall, Sr., a greenskeeper at the Henry County Country Club for 27 years, a member of the Campbellsburg Masonic Lodge #249, and a member of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Anne Orem Hall, Campbellsburg; one daughter: Mrs. Ed (Suzanne) Nelson, Bethlehem; one son: Joe G. Hall, Lexington; three sisters: Louise Sumser and Robbie Lee Biven, both of Louisville and Mrs. Henry (Viola) Wardle, Lexington; one brother: James Hall, Sharonville, OH; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 16th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Dr. John Polhill, interim pastor of the Campbellsburg Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Barry Parker, Pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local December, 2003
Mollie Grigsby Hall, 74, died at her home in North Pleasureville at 3:00 a.m. Thursday. She was the widow of the late Warren Hall.
She is survived by one daughter: Mrs. Dallas Stivers. Mrs. Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Stivers made their home together.
Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, with Rev. Donald Rose officiating, assisted by Rev. C. A. Nunery. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local December, 1948
Evan Wills “Pete” Harrod, 76, of Lockport, died Friday, September 5, 2008, at Homestead Nursing Home in new Castle, due to complication from cancer. Pete was a retired attorney who practiced law with his father, Evan Harrod, at the law firm of Harrod & Harrod in New Castle, KY for over 40 years. He was a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, the University of Louisville Law School and was a Veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was a member of the New Castle United Methodist Church and was on the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Association of Kentucky. Pete was an avid hunter and fisherman and his favorite pastime was traveling in Canada, the Arctic and Alaska.
He is survived by his ex-wife: Barbara Hutton Harrod, New Castle; on son: Evan K. Harrod and his wife, Georgia, Smithfield,; one daughter: Virginia Lee “Jennie” Harrod, Smithfield; two grandchildren: Sophia Grace Harrod and John William Hutton Harrod. He is also survived by cousins: Jack Harrod, Atlanta, GA, Margaret Ann Harrod-Wardell and husband, John, Columbus, OH, Dr. Maurice Davis, Mobile, AL, and Angela Harrod Osborn and husband, Mark, Columbus, OH.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Evan and Katherine Harrod and one sister, Carolyn Thompson.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 8th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Garry Polston, Pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Lucie L. Hicks, 80, of Louisville, died Sunday, October 28, 2001 at tri-Country Baptist hospital after a brief illness. She was a native of Port Royal, a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the Crestwood Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter: Cynthia H. Cooper, Crestwood; two sons: Steven L. Hicks and Theron F. Hicks; one brother: Robert G. Lindsey; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Shelby L. Hicks.
A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 2nd, at the New Castle First Baptist Church.
Henry County Local October 31, 2001
Wilmer G. “Wimp” Hicks, 75, of Eminence, died Saturday, October 11, 2008. He was a retired die maker of 42 years for the Henry Vogt Machine Company, a member of the Westport United Methodist Church and co-founder and chief of the Westport Volunteer Fire Dedpartment. He was also the son of the late Marshall and Dorothy Cook Hicks.
He is survived by his wife: Ruth Smith Hicks; two sons: David Hicks and wife, Lisa and Douglas Hicks and wife, Beth; one daughter: Dorothy Sevick and husband, Bob; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Donald Thomas Hicks.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 13th, at the Oldham County Funeral Home, LaGrange.
Henry County Local October 15, 2008
Harold C. “Cowboy” Holman, 71, of New Castle, died Monday, November 3, 2008. He was a retired mechanic for the Oldham County Stone Co. and a Baptist by faith.
He is survived by five sons: Maurice Holman and wife, Debbie, Columbus, IN, Jack Holman and wife, Lynn, Campbellsburg, Ronnie Holman, Greenfield, IN, Ricky Routon, Bedford, and Roger Routan and wife, Mary, Raliegh, NC; four sisters: Betty Crawford, Mildred Groce, Belle Garrison and Alyne Edwards; one brother: Grady Holman; and twqelve grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Holman and one daughter, Vicki O’Connor.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 8th at the Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange. Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange. Pastor Al Earley officiated.
Henry County Local November 12, 2008
Talmadge G. Jake Howard, 83, of Drennon, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Oak Tree Hospital of Baptist Northeast, LaGrange. He was a native of Knott County, the son of the late Sam and Bessie Calhoun Howard, a Veteran of the U. S. Navy, having served as a firefighter, and former employee of the Old Globe and Bright Light II Tobacco Warehouses. He was also a former groundskeeper for twenty-seven years at Glenwood Hall Country Club at Perry Park and a retired farmer. He was a member of the Little Mary Old regular Baptist Church, Shelbyville.
He is survived by his wife: Joy lee Sparks Howard, Drennon; one son: Robert “Bob” Dean Howard, Drennon; two sisters: Dorothy Ramsey, Sharon, PA and Glenna Pine, Hindman; one niece and two nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers: Sam, Tounsel and Clarence Howard.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 29th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Bro. Ralph Slone, Sr., Bro. Ralph Slone, Jr., Bro. Eddie Slone and Bro. Clinton Holland officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 29, 2008
Pauline Peterson Hudson, 90, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2004 in Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12th at Prewitt Funeral Home. Rev. Ed. Berry officiated, assisted by Rev, Michael Duncan and Rev. Garry Polston. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
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David H. James, 72, of LaGrange, died Saturday, August 16, 2008, at the Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. He was retired from Belknap, Inc. and Midland Warehouse in Louisville, was a U.S. Army Airborne Veteran, a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, LaGrange and the son of the late Urban L. and Mary Hall James.
He is survived by his wife: Lourdes Dooley James, LaGrange; one daughter: Aimee Cline and husband, Berley, New Castle; two sons: Barry W. James and wife, Ellen, Louisville and David L. James, Los Angeles, CA; one brother: Darrell James, Daytona, FL; and two granddaughters. He was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Collie.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 19th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Brent Coley of Calvary Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 20, 2008
Laurence R. “Larry” Jeffries, 74, of New Castle, died Friday, November 7, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. Son of the late Newt W. and Ruthanna Adams Jeffries, Jr., Larry was a farmer and a retired teacher from the Henry County Schools. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a member of the Point Pleasant Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife:Carolyn Jeffries, New Castle; three daughters: Rae Lynne Morgan and husband, Charles, Shelbyville, Janet Stinebruner and husband, Jay, Pendleton, and Joy Royalty and husband, Tim, New Castle; one son: Keith Jeffries and wife, Laura, New Castle; two sisters: Brenda Louden and husband, Frank, Sulphur and Willa Paget and husband, Barry, Nashville, TN; one brother: Kenny Jeffries and wife Mary Jo, New Castle; sister-in-law: Penny Jeffries, Turners Station; eight grandchildren: Dean Moffett, Savannah Diven Hall, Clint Diven, Derek Jeffries, Jackson Jeffries, Carlynne Morgan, Sam Royalty and Ella Royalty; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law: Patsye and Ray Smith and one brother: Shelby Jeffries.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 10th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Charlie Highfield, Campbellsburg, officiated. Rev. Kenny Hardway, Pastor of Point Pleasant Christian Church and Steve Moore, assisted. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 12, 2008
Lloyd Shelby Jeffries, 65, of Turners Station, died Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. He was the son of the late Newt and Ruth Anna Adams Jeffries and a dairy farmer.
He is survived by his wife: Penny Carpenter Jeffries, Turners Station; two sons: Troy Kirk Jeffries and his wife, Pamela, Carrollton and Trent Jeffries and his wife, Jackie, Bedford; two brothers: Larry and Kenny Jeffries, both of New Castle; two sisters: Brenda Louden, Sulphur and Willow Mae Padget, Nashville, TN; three grandsons and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister, Patsy Smith.
Memorial services were held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Pastor Jeff Combs officiated.
Henry County Local October 8, 2008
Omega Wilborn Jervis, 88, of Eminence, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. Daughter of the late Morris and Viola Allen Wilborn, she was a clerk at Cook’s Pharmacy for 29 years and was formerly employed by the Brunswick Corporation. She was an active member of the Eminence United Methodist Church for 61 years and a member of the United Methodist Women.
She is survived by one son: Gary Morris Jervis, and wife, Brenda, Louisville; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, October 26th at the Eminence United Methodist Church. Rev. Garry Polston, pastor of the church, officiated. Rev. Ed Berry, Pastor of the Henry Christian Church, Rev. Jesse Baxter, Chaplain at the Shelbyville Masonic Home, and Jerry Powell all assisted. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 29, 2008
Calvin L. Johnson, 63, of New Castle, passed away on Monday, October 12, 1998.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 15th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. F. T. Patton officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
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Ruth S. Liptak Jones, 90, of Pleasureville, died Friday, October 10, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. She was the daughter of the late William A. and Maggie Dearinger Brown, retired from the papermill industry and worked at a bomber plant during WWII. She was a member of the Pleasureville Baptist Church WMU.
She is survived by her step-son: Denman R. Jones. Charlestown, IN and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 12th at the Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in St. Joseph Cemetery in Monroe, MI.
Henry County Local October 15, 2008
Dorothy Deakins Kelly, 80, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, December 11, 2003, at the Masonic Home, Shelbyville. She was a native of Eminence, and the daughter of the late John and Osceola Lindsey Deakins.
She is survived by her daughter: Tommye Lynne Nopenz, Guffey, CO; one sister: Elizabeth McMakin, Crestwood; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Kelly.
Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 14th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jesse Baxter, Masonic Home Chaplain, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local December, 2003
Mark Anthony King, 42, of Eminence, died Sunday December 7th in Louisville. He was a member of the New Castle Methodist Church and had been a farm manager at Allison Acres for fourteen years. He was the son of the late Ada Marie King.
He is survived by his wife: Melissa Ann Raisor King, Eminence; two sons: Andrew Steven King and Matthew Brian King, both of Eminence; father: Sherman King, Shelbyville; two brothers: Sherman King, Sr., Frankfort and Ralph Dean King, Eminence; and two sisters: Linda Keown, Eminence and Patricia Ann Utley, Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 10th at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
James M. Knight, Sr., 83, of Lockport, died Friday, October 17, 2008. He was a native of Shelby County, aretired from the Kentucky State Reformatory, attend the Lockport Baptist Church and was the son of the late Arthur and Hannah Purvis Knight.
He is survived by his wife: Anna Bell Henson Knight; two sons: James M. Knight, Jr. and William A. Knight; four daughters: Phyllis Jackson and husband, Bill, Kathy Calvert, Cynthia Smith and husband, Harry Dale, Bessie Murray and husband, Frank; twenty-one grandchildren, thirty-nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, October 20th at Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange. Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange. Rev. Paul Briscoe officiated.
Henry County Local October 22, 2008
James William Knight, 87 (1854-1941), died at his home in New Castle, Tuesday afternoon. He was a member of the Henry County Board of Education for twelve years and served as Deputy Sheriff of the county for four years. He has made his home in New Castle for the past twenty years. He was a member of the Methodist Church, having united with same at the age of 12.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Mary Bevarly Knight; one daughter: Mrs. Stella Miller, Norwood, OH; three sons: Corbin Knight, Eminence, John W. Knight and Lindsey Knight, both of New Castle; two sisters: Mrs. Mollie Tingle, Lexington and Mrs. Lizzie Ingram, Shelbyville; one brother: Wesley Knight, Eminence and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at the New Castle Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, with Rev. C. L. Cooper officiating. Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.
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Curtis E. Lancaster, 75, of Shelbyville, formerly of Smithfield, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Hospice Unit of Norton Hospital, Louisville. He was a member of the Dover Baptist Church, a retiree from General Electric and a Veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived by his wife: Joan Lancaster, Shelbyville; two sons: Dennis Lancaster and wife, Thelma, Waddy, and Darryl Lancaster, Shelbyville; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 14th, at Shannon Funeral Home. Rev. Lee Bean and Chapman Todd Sprouse officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Henry County Local November 19, 2008
Robert Whayne Leatherman, 51, of Sulphur, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at his residence. He was the son of the late Ora Lee Davis and Tommy Leatherman and was self-employed.
He is survived by his brother: Tommy Leathermen, Milton; one sister: Sharon Finney, Pleasureville; one aunt and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9th, at Ransdell Funeral Home. Rev. Russell McCane officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 13, 2008
Patsy L. LeCompte, 54, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, November 13, 2008 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Onie Bailey and Mattie Jane Lyons LeCompte, vice-president of the Kentucky Benefit Administrators, a member of the Middletown Christian Church, and a former member of the Indian Fork Baptist Church.
She is survived by two brothers: Charles N. LeCompte and Melvin Douglas LeCompte, both of Shelbyville, and two nieces.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 17th at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Interment was in the Bagdad Cemetery.
Henry County ocal November 19, 2008
Charles Henry Lockwood, 31, of Pleasureville, died Friday, October 17, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.
He is survived by his parents: Jesse and Juanita Walker, Pleasureville; one brother: William Earl Walker, Pleasureville; and grandmother: Audrey Lockwood, Louisville.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 24th at Grove Hill Cemetery Chapel, Shelbyville. Rev. Jerry Anderson officiated. Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local October 29, 2008
Barbara Sue Frazier Long, 62, of New Castle, died Monday, August 18, 2008, at her residence. Daughter of the late Walter and Berry Dezarn Frazier, she was a member of the New Castle First Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter: Violet Sue Long, New Castle; two sisters: Myrtle Decker and Nancy Horine, both of New Castle; two brothers: Wilber Frazier, Port Royal and James Frazier, New Castle; Daughter-in-law: Lisa L. Long, New Castle; four grandchildren: Bobby Long, Chassidy Long, Allie Long and Charles “Bubba” Long III. She was proceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Long, Sr. and one son, Charles A. “Cracker” Long, jr.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, August 21st, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Hosparus Chaplain, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 20, 2008
Alyssa Brooke Louden, 18 months, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, following an illness.
She is survived by her parents: Lee Louden, Eminence and Laura Smith, Frankfort; grandparents: Donald and Karen Louden, Eminence, Booby and Carol Caudle, Frankfort and David Smith, Smithfield; and several aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Alice Louden.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 15th at the Forks of the Elkhorn Baptist Church, Frankfort. Rev. Paul Briscoe officiated. Interment was in the Sunset Memorial Garden, Frankfort.
Henry County Local October 15, 2008
Green Berry “G. B.” Louden, 85, of Franklinton, retired farmer, died at 3:15 p.m. Friday at King’s Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville. He was a member of the Drennon Christian Church. Mr. Louden, a native of Henry County, was a son of the late James W. and Fannie Tingle Louden. He was the father of the late James E. Louden of Louisville.
Survivors include his wife: Mrs. Hallie Louden; a daughter: Mrs. O. D. (Edythe) Payton, Louisville; a granddaughter: Mrs. Ray Blair, Louisville; and three grandchildren.
The funeral was at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Prewitt Funeral Home, New Castle. The Rev. H. W. Westbrook, Pastor of the Drennon Christian Church, officiated. He was assisted by J. Gano Herndon. Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.
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Quentin Chase Lyons, infant, of Eminence, died Saturday, December 6, 2008.
He is survived by his mother: Megan Lyons, Eminence; grandparents: Todd and Shelia Lyons, Smithfield; great-grandparents: Betsy Jackson, Eminence and Gene and Julia Lyons, Jeffersonville, IN; and several aunts and uncles.
Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 11th, at the Eminence Cemetery. Bro. Ed Berry, Pastor of the Henry Christian Church, officiated. Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
Alice Mahuron, 92, of Defoe, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the Crestview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Shelbyville. She taught school for more than forty years, was retired from the State of Kentucky Human Resources Cabinet and was a member of the Elmburg Baptist Church.
She is survived by one son: Roger Mahuron, Defoe; one daughter: Faye Grieshaber, Louisville; One brother: Harry Hudson, Louisville; one sister: Ann Wild, Charleston, SC; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, L. B. Mahuron.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 2nd at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Todd Woodward officiated. Burial was in the Defoe Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 5, 2008
Robert “Bob’ Malin, 76, of Campbellsburg, died Monday, November 24, 2008, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. He retired from General Electric after 36 years of service and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electricians Union. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran and a member of the Turners Station Baptist Church. He formerly served as Mayor of Campbellsburg, was a farmer and worked at McNeal’s Hardware, Carrollton.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years: Beverly Malin, Campbellsburg; two daughters: Vicki Burchett, New Castle and LeAnne Yancey and husband, Tom, New Castle; one son: Robbie Malin and wife, Kris, Turners Station; seven grandchildren: Aric Way, Holli Hunt, Lauren Fentress, Blake Hoagland, Hayden Yancey, Blair Yancey and Jess Hunter Malin; three great-grandchildren: Kenley Way, Ryllie Hunt, and Ayden Way. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Tami Malin.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 26th at Prwewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Earl Wayne Perry, of Sligo, officiated. Interment was in the Port Royal Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 26, 2008
Sterling N. McAlister, 64, of New Castle, passed away on Monday, October 5, 1998 at LaGrange.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 8th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Dr. V. David Cooper officiated, assisted by Rev. David Charlton. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
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Ellen Bennett McCarty, 77, of LaGrange, died Saturday, August 31, 2008. She worked as a greeter for Wal-Mart for 12 years and was a member of the LaGrange Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children: David McCarty and his wife, Sharon, Randy McCarty, Cheryl Woosley and husband, Cornell, and Diane Rynes; four grandchildren and fiver great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 4th at the Oldham County Funeral Home, LaGrange. Tev. Tony Rose and Rev. Rick Davidson officiated. Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.
Henry County Local September 3, 2008
Billy T. McClain, 60, of Bedford, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008. He was a farmhand and the son of the late Floyd F. and Anabel Liddell McClain.
He is survived by his wife: Martha Woosley McClain; eight children: Kevin McClain, Kim McClain, Brian McClain, Tony McClain, Tabita Goff, Billy T. McClain, Jr., Donna Jo Moore and Jordan McClain; four brothers: Tom McClain, James McClain, Mike McClain and Johnny Ellis; one sister: Jackie McClain and fourteen grandchildren.
The family c hose cremation. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local October 15, 2008
Frank Meek, 71, of Eminence, died Sunday, December 7, 2008. He was the son of the late George and Georgia Neace Meek.
He is survived by his wife: Debbie Meek, Eminence; one daughter: Carla Jackson, Fort Wayne, IM; four sons: Byron Christiansen and wife, Wendy, Minnesota, Chris Meek, Shane Ramey, and Tony Ramey and wife, Terry, all of Fort Wayne, IN; one sister: Joyce Haken, Minnesota; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 10th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Hospice Chaplain, officiated.
William Oscar “Bill” Meeks, 71, of Madison, IN, formerly of Henry County, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was the son of the late George Ebb and Jesse Warren Meeks, a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church, a farmer, a member of the Switzerland County Saddle Club, and a member of the U. S. Boer Goat Association.
He is survived by one son: Dallas Ray Meeks, Fairview, IN; three daughters: Pallas Kay Meeks, Brooksburg, IN, Billie Carol Ray and fiancée, Shane Jackson, Vevay, IN, and Emily Clare Smith and husband, David, Moorefield, IN; two sisters: Frieda Ellerbrook, Millington, TN and Alma Hall, Lexington; six grandchildren; one great-grandson and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 5th at Morgan and Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, IN. Pastor Mike Barnes officiated. Interment was in the Macedonia Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 6, 2008
Tracy Michelle Messer, 32, died Saturday, October 18, 2008. She was a native of Estill County and an employee of McDonald’s, Shelbyville.
She is survived by her mother and father: Debbie Messer and Farrell Suter; her father and step-mother: Joseph Davis and Deborah Davis, Irvine; one daughter: Brenna Perry, Lexington; one son: Nathan McCarthy, Shelbyville; her brother: Arnold Dwayne Suter, New Castle; her half-sister: Katie Davis, Irvine; grandparents: William and Lois Suter, New Castle, Anna Davis, Irvine, and Flossie and Carl Hunt, Bagdad.
Funeral services were held ast 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 22nd at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.
Henry County Local October 22, 2008
Thelma Louise Miskell, 93, of New Castle, died Monday, August 4, 2008, at Homestead Nursing Center, New Castle. Daughter of the late John and Lena Irwin Louden, she was a member of the Drennon Christian Church and owner and operator of Central Supply Hardware Store in New Castle for 17 years.
She is survived by two daughters: Shirley Moore and husband, Jack, Louisville and Merle Miskell, New Castle; three granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Durward Miskell, one son, Delane Miskell and two sisters: Gladys Jenkins and Irene Jones.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 6th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Rucker of Campbellsburg officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 6, 2008
Donald Eugene Mitchell, 81, of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at the Masonic Home of Shelbyville. He was the son of the late Otto and Mary Alice Jones Mitchell, a former employee of Ford Motor Co., a member of the English Christian Church, a member of the UAW and a 49 year member of the Masonic Lodge. He also was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda Mitchell, Campbellsburg; one son: Donald Mitchell and wife, Sharon, Simpsonville; and one grandson. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Elmer and Hank Mitchell.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 9th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford. Rev. David Coy officiated. Interment was in the Moffett Cemetery, Milton.
Henry County Local August 13, 2008
Wanda L. Mitchell, 78, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Signature Healthcare of Trimble County, Bedford. She was the daughter of the late James E. and Della Mae Welch Kendall, a member of the English Christian Church and former member of the Lyndon Christian Church.
She is survived by one son: Donald Mitchell and wife, Sharon, Simpsonville; one brother: James Kendall, Louisville; and one grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Eugene Mitchell and one brother, Edward Kendal.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 29th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford. Rev. Carl Rucker officiated. Interment was in the Moffett Cemetery, Milton.
Henry County Local October 29, 2008
Jane Morrison Moffatt, 80, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Pat C. and Mary Jane Morrison. She was a graduate of MacMurray College, Jacksonville, IL.
She is survived by her husband: Fred T. Moffatt, Jr., Shelbyville; one daughter: Mary Jane Yates and husband, Joseph, New Castle; one son: Bruce L. Moffatt and wife, Sandra, Westminister, MD; brother: Pat B. Morison, Mobridge; sister: Marjorie Kanne Miles, Bloomington, IN; one grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6th at Shelbyville First Baptist Church. Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the New Castle First Baptist Church, officiated. Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
Curtis C. “Curty” Moore, 62, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. He was the son of the late Elmer B. and Margaret Catherine Brewer Moore, a member of the Kentucky Trailblazers and was a construction equipment operator.
He is survived by his wife, Ginger Zetko, Pleasureville; two sons: Jeffrey Curtis Moore, Taylorsville, and Travis C. Moore, Pleasureville; one daughter: Ashley Catherine Moore, Pleasureville; one brother: Elmer Herman Moore, Eminence; one half-brother: Billy Ray Brewer, Franklin County; one sister: Alice Moore Smith, Pleasureville; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews , cousins, aunts and uncles.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9th at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. J. T. Stinson, Eminence, and Rev. Jackie Smith, Alton Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Point Pleasant Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 13, 2008
Edward M. Morris, 74, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008, in Shelbyville. He was retired from Lesco Manufacturing, a member of Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, and the Fortitude Lodge #47 in LaGrange. He was also a member of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery Board and the son of the late Ernest and Katherine Morris.
He is survived by his wife: Mary Ann Morris, Shelbyville; one son: Mike Morris, Cincinnati, one daughter: Paula Morris, Pleasureville; and one brother: Paul S. Morris, Crestwood. He was preceded in death by one brother: Jerry L. Morris.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 Saturday, November 15th, at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church in Centerfield. Rev. Jimmy Powell and Rev. John Kennedy officiated. Interment was in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local November 19, 2008
James Lewis Morris, II, 28, of Sulphur, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2008, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis B. Morris. He is survived by his wife: Haley Morris, Sulphur; son: Chance James Morris; daughter: Lana Morgan; mother: Pam (Moore) Cox and husband, Gerald, Shelbyville, brother: Jason William Morris and his wife, Tawnja, Pleasureville, grandparents: Betsy Morris, Sulphur; Helen and Fountain Rucker, Defoe; three step-sisters: Amber Cox, Eminence, Christy Murphy and Tiffany Cox, both of Shelbyville; nieces: Kylee Morris, Pleasureville, Breauna Sharp, Eminence and Keaunna Cox, Shelbyville; nephews: Christopher Morris, Pleasureville, Caden, Cameron and Coby Murphy, all of Shelbyville.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home, officiated by Jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church. Burial was in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 5, 2008
Sonia Ann Mudd, 45, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast Hospice Unit. She was a member of the Gratz Seventh Day Adventist Church, a Kentucky Colonel and a postal worker at the Bethlehem Post Office.
She is survived by her husband: Bobby Dee Mudd, Bethlehem; two daughters: Christina Jimison, Bethlehem and Tiffany Walston, Spencer County; her parents: Joseph and Chun Keener, Louisville; one brother: Joseph Wesley Keener, Louisville, and one grandchild and four nieces.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 2nd at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Interment was in the Shepherd-Keith Cemetery, Shepherdsville.
Henry County Local September 3, 2008
Tina Marie Murray, 47, of Campbellsburg, died Sunday, August 17, 2008, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Rose Rehla Taylor Isham and attended the Tri-County Fellowship in Campbellsburg.
She is survived by her husband, David Murray, Campbellsburg; two sons: Chris and Shawn Murray, both of Campbellsburg; her father: Eugene Taylor, Louisville; one sister: Rene Roth, Louisville; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 23rd at New Hope Baptist Church, Crestwood. Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local August 20, 2008
Fred A. Nelson, 68, of Campbellsburg, died Monday, November 10, 2008, at his residence. He was the son of the late Curtis and Callie Chilton Nelson and a member of the Providence Baptist Church. He also served on the Soil and Water Conservation Committee and the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery Board. He was a farmer and a member of the American Angus Association.
He is survived by his wife: Sue Nelson, Campbellsburg; two daughters: Vickie Cull and husband, Rona, and Debbie Jones and husband, Stanley, all of Campbellsburg; one son: Steve Nelson and wife, Kelli, Campbellsburg; three sisters: Norma Siers, Campbellsburg, Doris Ogburn, Frankfort, and Donna Hughes, Vevay, IN; one brother: Ray Nelson, Campbellsburg; six grandchildren; one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four brothers: Charles, John, Floyd and Lloyd Nelson.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 13th at the Providence Baptist Church, Campbellsburg. Brother Doug Boyd, Brother Shane Nickell and Brother Mike Huff officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 26, 2008
Leslie Keith “Flea” Oliver, 57, of Campbellsburg, died Friday, August 29, 2008, at his residence. He was the son of the late Kenneth Oliver and a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the National Guard.
He is survived by one son: Jason K. Oliver, Nicholasville; his mother: Geneva Roberts Oliver, Campbellsburg; his fiancé: Viola Fultz, Campbellsburg; one grandson and one niece. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Gary Oliver and Kenneth Oliver, Jr.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 31st at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Earl B. Higgins officiated. Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.,
Henry County Local September 3, 2008
Gary Bennett Owsley, 56, of Hope, IN, died Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, IN. He was a native of Campbellsburg, the son of the late Joseph and Syretha Henderson Owsley, and a factory worker at Cummins Engine, Columbus, IN.
He is survived by two sons: Christopher Owsley, Memphis, TN, and Kendric Owsley, Columbus, IN; one daughter: Priscilla Winburn, LaGrange; one step-son: Kevin Easley, Hope, IN; one brother: George Owsley, Indianapolis, IN; and one sister: Carla Patterson, Indianapolis, IN; six grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 14th, at Murphy-Parks Funeral service, Shelbyville, IN. Rev. James Pruitt officiated. Burial was in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, IN.
Henry County Local June 16, 2004
Sara Tinsley Payne, 95, of Eminence, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at her residence. Daughter of the late James Taylor and Martha Moore Tinsley, she was a bookkeeper at Theiss Furniture and was a member of the Eminence Baptist Church for 85 years.
She is survived by two nephews: Billy Taylor Tinsley, Elizabethtown and Jack Bryan Tinsley, Versailles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jay L. Payne and one brother.
Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 14th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated.
Henry County Local November 26, 2008
Marjorie M. Pickell, 76, of Louisville, passed away Saturday at Norton Audubon Hospital. She was the former Marjorie Warner, a native of Sulphur and a member of the Shawnee VFW and American Legion Portland Post #278.
Marjorie is survived by three daughters: Charlene Kehl, Patty Shearer and Chris Kinney; a sister: Martha Jo Millhollan; ten grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and a dear friend who helped care for her, Ruth Hornback.
Her funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Nunnelley Funeral Home, Louisville, with entombment in Evergreen Mausoleum.
Courier-Journal newspaper October 24, 2004
Glenmore Powell, 85, of Sulphur, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2000.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 23rd at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Nick Coleman officiated. Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Program from the funeral home
On Tuesday morning, April 23, 1907, death came to Mrs. Mary Ann Quickert, widow of Anthony Quickert. On May 27, next she would have been 82 years old (born May 27, 1825). A native of France, she came to America in 1847, being then single. Soon afterwards she located in Louisville, where she was married. Thence she and her husband moved to Drennon Springs, KY, in 1865 where she spent the remainder of her life, living with her son, John Quickert, after the demise of her husband.
Mrs. Quickert was the mother of eight children, four of whom are living and four dead. The children who survive are a son; J. B. Quickert, and three daughters: Mrs. Mary Mill, Mrs. Frances Kopp and Mrs. Rosa Weingardner. There are twenty-six grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
The God of peace has taken from us a loving mother and grandmother. She was a Christian woman, being a devoted member of St Boniface Church. After a song service conducted by Mrs. Mary Knight and prayer by Mr. J. W. Knight, her remains were laid to rest on April 24th, beside those of her husband, at the Drennon Chapel.
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Lucy hester Baxter Quire, 84, of Pleasureville, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at the Homestead Nursing Center, New Castle. She was the daughter of the late Harvey and Pearl Lindell Baxter and a member of the Port Royal Baptist Church.
She is survived by one daughter: Betty Ann Harp and husband, Daryl, Kingsland, GA; three sons: Robert “Butch” Quire, Pleasureville, Vernon Quire, Louisville and Troy Quire, New Castle; one sister: Susie Payton, Turners Station; two brothers: Harvey Baxter, Jr., Eminence and Dennis Baxter, Campbellsburg; Four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cecil Quire, one son, Harvey Boyd Quire, three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 26th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Bro. Lin Powell, of New Castle, officiated. Interment was in the Defoe Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 1, 2008
Brenda Sue Raisor, 59, of New Castle, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange. Daughter of the late James Elza and Sue Mae Rogers Raisor, she formerly worked at KCPC.
She is survived by her companion: Bobby LaFollette, New Castle; two nieces: Cindy Raisor McFarland, Campbellsburg and Tammy Raisor, Frankfort; two nephews: Tony Raisor, Campbellsburg and Guthrie Blackaby, Bedford; and several great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 6th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Harvey officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local September 10, 2008
Webb Gilmore Ramsey, Jr., 92, of Venice, FL, formerly of Sulphur, died Sunday, September @1, 2008. He was a retired carpenter.
He is survived by his wife: Beulah Ramsey, Venice, FL; one son: Gary Ramsey, Sarasota, FL; one sister: Bobby Sue Elliston, Sulphur; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sons, Stephan Lane Ramsey and Michael Gilmore Ramsey.
No funeral services will be held at this time. Interment will be held in Sulphur at a later date. Farley Funeral Home, Venice, FL is handling arrangements.
Henry County Local October 1, 2008
William F. “Bill” Ransdell, 77, of Bedford, died Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. He was the son of the late Charles Ecton Ransdell and Thelma Mattick Gividen. He was a graduate of the Henry Central High School and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science on September 20, 1957. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War, where he performed duties with graves registration for 18 months. Bill was also a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He owned the Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford for over 40 years and also owned the Ransdell Funeral Homes in Campbellsburg and Eminence. He served as Trimble Coroner for over 30 years. He was a member of the Bedford Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Betty L. Pyles Ransdell, Bedford; one son: Charles Ransdell and wife, Jana, Versailles; one daughter: Frederica Ransdell Congleton and husband, Lee, Bedford; two brothers: Joseph Ransdell and Parkie Gividen; two sisters: Mary Ransdell Austin and Alice Archibeck; and seven grand children: Will Ransdell and wife, Haley, Charles Thomas Ransdell, John Ransdell, Hannah Congleton, Keegan Congleton, Laura Curtis and Kendal Curtis.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 26th at the Bedford Baptist Church. Dr. Thomas Wilkes, Rev. Carl Rucker and Rev. Randy Nation officiated. Interment was in the Bedford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 26, 2008
Ewing Elgie (“E. E.”) Roberts was born September 22, 1867; died March 15, 1921, at his home in Henry County. He was married to Miss Sarah (Sallie – Born November 13, 1873 Died September 1, 1946) Beverly, November 18, 1891. She indeed proved herself a help-meet in the trying hours of his suffering. She stood nobly by and did all she could.
Four children were born to this union. The eldest, (a son, Ballard) died at the age of two years. Three daughters survive: Mrs. Bell Vance, Burgin, Mrs. Lottie Barker, Shelbyville and Miss Mary Etta (Roberts), Owenton. He leaves three sisters and a mother to mourn the loss with the family.
Bro. Roberts was a member of the Lockport Methodist Church. He united with the church very early in life. He was always glad to have preachers in his house. He had many friends who attended his funeral and witnessed his burial in the family burying ground.
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Roy L. Scott, Oklahoma, formerly of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008. He graduated in 1938 from Oklahoma Military Academy and received a marketing degree from Oklahoma University. He formerly worked at Pitney Bowes and was a life-long member of the Village United Methodist Church. During WWII he served in the 248th Combat Engineers in Europe. He was the son of the late Virginia and Owen Scott.
He is survived by two sons: Barry Scott and Bruce Scott and wife, Jeanne; one daughter: Diane Potter and husband, Andy; step-children: Miles, Robin, Dian and Denise of Oregon and Washington State; two step-sisters: Joyce and Dean; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Pat Geary, his second wife, Bette Hodges and one step-son, Reed.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a. m. Friday, November 14th at Village United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City.
Henry County Local December 3, 2008
Barbara Wyman Skaggs, 98, of Louisville, Formerly of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Baptist East Hospital. She was a retired nurse at the old Mallory Taylor Hospital, LaGrange and Charterton Hospital, LaGrange.
She was preceded in death by her husbands: Dr. E. W. Wyman and Garland Skaggs; son: Buddy Wyman; and great-grandson: Parker Aaron Wyman. Survivors include her children: Ethel Lady (Porter), Jayne Stewart and Bill Wyman (Joyce); daughter-in-law: Billie Jean Wyman; eleven grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Heady Radcliffe Funeral Home, with burial in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery at a later date.
Courier-journal newspaper November 12, 2007
Mary Jo Coombs Skidmore, 83, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2004.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 31st at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Ray Snider officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Program from the funeral home
Leon Smith, Jr., 59, of Lockport, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast. He was the son of the late Leon and Stella Bea Rogers Smith.
He is survived by two brothers: Richard Allen Smith, New Castle, and Chester Smith, Lockport; and one sister: Louise True, Lakeland, FL. He was preceded in death by his brother, Floyd Henry Smith.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 10th. Bro. Barry Broyles officiated. Interment was in the Mt. Minish Cemetery. McDonald and New Funeral Homes was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
Phyllis Ann Smith, 61, of Lockport, died Sunday, November 9, 2008, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Thomas and Rose Mae Tharp Chadwell, a homemaker and a member of the Gratz Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son: Floyd Henry Smith, Jr., Owenton,; two daughters: Lisa Stewart, Carrollton and Stella Goodrich, Gratz; six brothers: Tommy Chadwell, Ghent, Leonard and Donnie Chadwell, both of Lexington, Sammy Chadwell, Monterey, and Ronnie Chadwell, Carrollton; three sisters: Helen King and Peggy Chadwell, both of Carrollton and Judy Carter, Owenton; fiancé, Donnie Arnold, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 12th at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Owenton. Interment was in the Mt. Minish Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 12, 2008
Todd C. Smith, 41, of Bedford, died Monday, August 4, 2008, at his residence. He was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife: Jayne E. Despain Smith, Bedford; three children: Treavor M. Smith, Bedford, Tyler and Jordan Cline, LaGrange; his mother: Barbara J. Smith, Campbellsburg; his father: Robert L. Smith, Sr. and wife, Candy, Bedford; one brother: Robert L. Smith, Jr., Westport; one niece; two nephews and many friends and relatives.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 8th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Bill Waugh, Pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 13, 2008
John Allen Speagle, 81, of Lacie, passed away on Monday, July 27, 1998.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Ed Barry officiated, assisted by Rev. Nick Coleman. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Program from the funeral home
Janet Tharp, 73, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange. She was the daughter of Howard and Gretna Clayville Phillips and a member of the Providence Baptist Church, Campbellsburg.
She is survived by her husband: James E. Tharp; two daughters: Sherry Burkhardt and husband, Tommy, and Lisa Stewart and husband, Tim, all of Milton; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p. m. Saturday, November 29th at the Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford. Pastor Mike Huff, of the Providence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Bedford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 3, 2008
Elizabeth Long Tingle, 97, of Eminence, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville. She was an employee at Eminence Speaker for ten years and at Cedarmore Baptist Camp for eight years. Daughter of the late Edward and Hallie Mae Kelley Long, she was a member of the Eminence United Pentecostal Church.
She is survived by one sister: Lucille Parrish, Eminence; two brothers: Esther Long and Marvin Long, both of Eminence; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband: William A. Tingle; two sisters: Viola Aldridge and Leora Parrish and one brother: Herman Long.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 6th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Eades, Pastor of the Eminence United Pentecostal Church, and Rev. Louis Edday, of Eminence, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 10, 2008
Etheline Kalusy Tingle, 91, of New Castle, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2002.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 7th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Rick Coleman officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Program from the funeral home
James Robert Tingle, 72, formerly of this county, died Wednesday afternoon at 1:50 p.m. at his home at New Castle, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Tingle was born in Henry County, but had many friends in Shelby County, where he resided for a number of years.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Mollie Tingle, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William Flynn, and a son, Henry Tingle, both of Lexington, and four grandchildren, Mrs. Ralph Thompson, Eminence, Miss Helen Tingle and Raymond Tingle, Shelbyville and Albert Tingle, Louisville.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon at the residence by Rev. Cooper with interment in New Castle Cemetery.
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Cora Mae Kesler Tipton, 91, of Cropper, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at Crestview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Shelbyville. She was the daughter of the Paul and Carrie Scobee Kesler, a member of the Cropper Baptist Church, retired from state government and a homemaker.
She is survived by her son: Rusty Tipton and wife, Peggy Jo, Cropper; one daughter: Bettie Russell Tipton, Shelbyville; two sisters: Mildred Case Peak and Virginia Bohannon, both of Pleasureville; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Hughes Tipton and two sisters, Lillian Ritchie and Elizabeth Wilson.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 9th, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Jim Cavendar, Pastor of the Cropper Baptist Church and Rev. Herbert Slaughter, interim pastor of the Christiansburg Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Cropper Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 12, 2008
James Richard Troxell, 76, of Seymour, IN, died Sunday, Agust 3, 2008, at the Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility, Columbus, IN. He was the son of the late Richard James and Cordie Kirby Troxell, a retired process engineer at RCA in Indianapolis, IN and a U.S Army Veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived by his wife: Annaphine Wilson McCarty, Seymour, IN; one daughter: Teresa Ann McCarty Thias and husband, Mike; three sons: Donald W. McCarty and wife, Linda, James Michael Troxell and wife, Ginger and Richard P. Troxell and wife, Tracey; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 7th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg. Rev. Whayne Mahoney and Rev. Denny Romans officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 13, 2008
Ida Mae McAllister Wahter, 85, of Norwood, OH, formerly of Port Royal, died Sunday, November 4, 2001 at the Bethesda North Hospital, Norwood, OH. She was a native of Port Royal, the daughter of the late John and Eva Fitzgerald McAllister.
She is survived by one son: Ronald Wachter, Norwood, OH; and one-step son: Donald Wachter, Norwood, OH; six grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Wachter and one grandchild.
Services were held Wednesday, November 7th at Tredway-Pollitt Funeral Home, Norwood, OH. Graveside services were held on Thursday, November 8th, at the Port Royal Cemetery with Rev. Carl Rucker officiating.
Henry County Local November 21, 2001
Carl Wade, 81, of Eminence, died Saturday, December 9, 1989 at his residence. He was a retired employee of the Department of Economic Security for 35 years. He was a member of the Eminence Lodge I.O.O.F. #140 and the Eminence Masonic Lodge #283. He was a member of the Eminence Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Juanita Robinson Wade, Eminence; one brother: Fred L. Wade, Louisville; two nephews and one niece.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 11th at the Prewitt Funeral Home, Eminence. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 13, 1989
Mary Cox Wade, 89, of Shelbyville, died Monday, March 14, 1983 at the Crestview Nursing Center, Shelbyville. She was a member of the Highland Baptist Church, Shelbyille.
She is survived by one sister: Mrs. Ruby Marion, Shelbyville; one niece: Mrs. James E. (Atlanta) Parks, Oxford, Mississippi; two nephews: John J. Marion, Bagdad and William G. Prewitt, Sr., New Castle.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17th at the Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. William A. George, Pastor of the Highland Baptist Church, Shelbyville, officiated. Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery. Prewitt Funeral Home, New Castle, was in charge of arrangements.
Henry County Local March 17, 1983
Nettie Morgan Wade, 76, of LaGrange, died Tuesday, October 25, 1983 at the King’s Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church, LaGrange.
She is survived by her husband: Robert Wade, LaGrange; a daughter: Mrs. Gayle (Jean) Arnold, Turners Station; a son: David Glenn Wade, LaGrange; two sisters: Mrs. Margaret Meek, Smithfield and Mrs. Maude Byers, Pleasureville; one brother: Mr. Jesse H. Morgan, Smithfield; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 28th from Prewitt’s, New Castle, officiated by Rev. Ted Mock, Pastor of the Grace Baptist Church, LaGrange, and assisted by Rev. Orville Smith, Jr., Pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, Lagrange. Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 3, 1983
Mrs. Eva Gordon Wade, 66, wife of W. R. Wade, superintendent of the Eminence Cemetery, died at 50 a.m. Tuesday at her home in Eminence. She was a member of the Eminence Methodist Church.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 P.m. Saturday at Ricketts Funeral Home in Eminence with Rev. W. R. Piper officiating. Interment was in the Bagdad Cemetery.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son: Norman L. Wade, Charleston, W. VA.; five brothers: Roud, Gordon and Dennis Gordon, Franklin County and Luke Gordon, Howard Gordon and Mike Gordon, all of Pleasureville; and one granddaughter.
Henry County Local February 13, 1953
Willie Ray Wade, 77, of LaGrange, died Friday, January 20, 2006 at Baptist northeast Hospital in LaGrange. He was a retired farmer and landlord, a member of the First Baptist Church, Shelbyville, and the son of the late Willie Ray and Nanna Wilson Wade.
He is survived by his wife: Brenda Burke Sipes Wade, LaGrange; two daughters: Billie Wade Cranmer, Eminence, and sherry Wade Breeding, Franklinton; one sister: Mrs. Samuel (Janet) Able, Shelbyville; three brothers: Ralph Wade and Donald Wade, both of Shelbyville and Bobby Wade, Louisville; mother-in-law: Kizzie Burk, LaGrange; step-daughter: Mrs. Mike (Sherri Dawn) Marston, Bagdad; step-son: Richard L. Sipes, Shelbyville; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson; and six step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife: Anna Mae Wade; son-in-law: Earl Ray Cranmer; one sister: Moe Billie Cantrell; and one brother: Vernon Wade.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 24th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Miriam Shouse, assistant pastor of Prevailing Word and Worship Center in Shelbyville, officiated, assisted by Rev. Ed Erwin, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Shelbyville, and Roger Schecter of Shelbyville. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 25, 2006
Truman Waford, 76, of Smithfield, died Monday, February 13, 2006 at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. He was a farmer, the son of the late Otha Earl and Mahaley Nation Waford, a member of the Smithfield Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by two sisters: Anna and Bertie, and four brothers: James Otha, Tommy, Hubert and Gary.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Waford, Smithfield; two daughters: Mrs. Mark (Sandy) Marshall, Pendleton, and Mrs. Garland (Sue Ann) Cook, Pleasureville; four sons: Danny Waford and wife, Kathy and Dale Waford and wife, Joy, all of Smithfield, Davy Waford and wife, Loretta, Eminence, and Ronnie Wood Waford and wife, Cammie, Vine Grove; four sisters: Billie Rose Sloan, Bagdad, Corrine Rucker, Eminence, Mrs. Doanld (Waldine) Vest, Bagdad, and Patty McGaughey, Shelbyville; one brother: Larry Waford, Southville; eleven grandchildren: Tony Cook, Chris Waford, Brett Waford, Cherie Mertz, Brandon Cook, Andrew Marshall, Ryan Marshall, Emyleigh Wood, Tim Keifer, Patrick Keifer and Katie Keifer; two great-grandsons: Tanner Waford and Myles Marshall.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Rev. Nick Coleman, Sulphur, officiated. Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 15, 2006
David E. Wainscott, 71, retired farmer, hung himself in his barn at the rear of his residence in new Castle, Thursday afternoon. Green Louden, a brother-in-law, found him just as he drew his last breath. He had been in bad health for the past seven years and was extremely despondent the past several months.
He was a member of the Drennon Christian Church, the Odd Fellows Lodge and the Modern Woodmen of America.
Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 4:30 p.m., Friday, with Rev. J. T. Highfield officiating, assisted by J. Gano Herndon. Burial was in the New Castle Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Susie Louden Wainscott and a son: Roy Wainscott, both of New Castle; two daughters: Mrs. Elza Carr, Campbellsburg and Mrs. O. J. meadows, Middletown, OH; four grandchildren: Joyce Ann and Delbert Wainscott, both of New Castle, Melvin Wainscott, Danville, and Pfc. Forest Carr, Fort Knox; and a brother: G. E. Wainscott, Franklinton.
Henry County Local 1946
Er nest Wainscott, 73, of New Castle, died suddenly Friday, January 23, 1976 at the King’s Daughters Hospital, Shelbyville. He was a farmer and a member of the Eminence Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Effie Lee Wainscott, New Castle; two daughters: Mrs. Durward (Margaret) Lyons, Louisville and Mrs. Ralph (Martha) Banta, Pleasureville; two sons: William Wainscott, LaGrange and Bobby Wainscott, New Castle; one brother: Raymond Wainscott, Eminence; twelve grandchildren and eight greta-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday from Prewitt’s, officiated by Rev. Howard Pendley, Pastor of the Union Baptist Church, Defoe. Burial was in the Eminence Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 29, 1976
George Elmer “G. E.” Wainscott, 78, of Franklinton, a farmer, died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at his home.
He is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Alvin Croxton, Mrs. Leslie Harper, and Miss Mamie Wainscott, all of Franklinton; one son: Raymond Wainscott, Eminence; and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Franklinton Baptist Church. The Rev. J. T. Highfield, St. Matthews, officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County local April 3, 1958
Roy Wainscott, 56, New Castle, died at 10:10 Monday morning at St. Joseph Infirmary, Louisville, following an illness of several months. He had been in the hospital a week. He was a member of Drennon Chapel Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Mary E. Wainscott; one daughter: Mrs. William mason, New Castle; two sons: Delbert S. Wainscott, Shelbyville and Melvin C. Wainscott, Frankfort; his mother: Mrs. Susie Wainscott, New Castle; two sisters: Mrs. Elza Carr, New Castle and Mrs. O. J. meadows, Middletown, OH; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Shannon-Prewitt Funeral Home, New Castle. The rev. J. T. Highfield, St. Matthews, formerly of New Castle, officiated. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.
Henry County Local April 22, 1957
Mrs. Ruth Jones Wainscott, 80, of Eminence, died Friday, February 20, 1987 at her residence. She was a member of thee Franklinton Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband: Raymond Wainscott, Eminence; two daughters: Mrs. Minnie C. Nolin, Pleasureville and Mrs. Gene (Shirley) Cross, Shelbyville; two sisters: Mrs. Allen (Mildred) Chilton, Smithfield and Mrs. Eva Mahoney, Campbellsburg; four grandchildren: David Nolin, Campbellsburg, Mrs. Teresa Williams, Shelbyville, Kyle Cross, Shelbyville, and Marcia Nolin, Pleasureville, and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 23rd from Prewitt Funeral Home, New Castle. Rev. Tim Lovett, Pastor of the Franklinton Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 26, 1987
The many friends of Mrs. Bessie Ryland Waite will be sorry to hear that she died suddenly at Burnside, Kentucky on last Monday.
Mrs. Waite was a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Ryland, who was for a time pastor of the New Castle Baptist Church and professor of our school. Mrs. Waite at one time taught in our school.
She spent last summer with Prof. and Mrs. Paul Garrett. She was an aunt of Mrs. P. L. Garrett and of Mr. Thornton Ellis. At the time of her death she was making her home with her stepson at Burnside.
Henry County Local January 16, 1925
Mrs. Robert Waits, 58, of Louisville, died Thursday at the Jewish Hospital, Louisville. She was the former Ada Belle Stivers and a native of Henry County. She was a member of the Bedford Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband: Robert Waits; a daughter: Mrs. Carl (Betty) Fields, Lyndon; a son: Dean Waits, Madison, IN; four grandchildren; a sister: Mrs. Herman O’Nan, Turners Station; a brother: Elliott Stivers, Campbellsburg.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon in the Chapel of the Willhite Funeral Home, Middletown with Rev. Charles Hightower, Pastor of the Bedford Christian Church, officiating. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 16, 1969
Robert “Bob” Ray Waits, 73, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at his residence. He was a farmer, a member of the New Life Baptist Church and the son of the late Clarence Waits.
He is survived by two sons: Clarence Lester Waits, Smithfield and Ronald R. Waits, Shelbyville; one daughter: Bonnie Adamkavicius, Louisville; two sisters: Martha Murphy, Mt. Eden, and Bessie Condor, Shelbyville; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dora Mae Kelley Waits.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 6th at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. Bill Brumley officiated. Interment was in the Bagdad Cemetery.
Henry County Local January 11, 2006
Funeral services for George Walker, 85, who died at his home near Sulphur, Monday, following a heart attack, were held at the Sulphur Baptist Church, Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. His pastor, Rev. W. B. Tatum, officiated.
He is survived by one daughter: Mrs. Arthur Stewart, with whom he made his home; a son: Charles R. Walker, Norwood, OH; six grandchildren, three of whom are in the armed forces, Lt. Lewis H. Walker, Tampa, FL, Pvt. Raymond Stewart, Victoria, TX, and Pvt. George Earle Walker, Stillwater, OK.
Henry County Local April 2, 1943
George E. Walker, 81, of Louisville, formerly of Sulphur, died Friday, November 24, 2000 at his residence. He was a native of Henry County, the son of the late Charles R. and Golda Stivers Walker, a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran of WWII, retired from the Intercity Greyhound Lines, Louisville with 34 years employment, a member of American Legion Post #180, St. Matthews and a former member of the Sulphur Baptist Church.
He is survived by one son: Lloyd D. Walker, Indianapolis, IN; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Beckler Walker.
The body was cremated. Memorial services were held Tuesday, November 28th at Ratterman Funeral Home, Louisville. Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.
Henry County Local November 22, 2000
John W. Walker, 66, a farmer, died last Tuesday at his home near Lockport.
He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Cindy Walker; one son: James Walker, Carrollton; two daughters: Mrs. Joe Beckley, new Castle and Mrs. James Oak, Carrollton; one foster daughter: Mrs. Wilson Roberts, Lockport; twenty-five grandchildren; three sisters: Mrs. Roy Largen, Eastwood, Mrs. Frances Bergen, Louisville, and Mrs. Mary Cozine, Frankfort; and one brother: Arthur Walker, Eastwood.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lockport Baptist Church. The pastor, Rev. Harold Jones, officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local March 16, 1956
Lewis H. Walker, Col. U.S. Air Force, Ret.
Col. Lewis H. Walker, 81, died Friday, October 27, 2000 in Conroe, TX. He was a native of Henry County, retired after 30 years with the U. S. Air Force. Col. Walker served as a B-26 bomber pilot in the European Theatre in WWII, served as liaison officer between the Air Force and naval air during the Korean War, served in Saudi Arabia, as Air Base Commander at Kessler Air Force Base and defense attaché with the American Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand. He also served as elder and treasurer at the Northwood Presbyterian Church, San Antonio and as chairman of the airport advisory board at the San Antonio Airport.
He is survived by his wife: Sue Tharp Walker, Conroe, TX; two sons: Lewis H. Walker, Jr. and David K. Walker, both of Conroe, TX; one brother: George Walker, Louisville; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October, 30th, at the Sligo Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mildred R. Walker, 93, of Hanover, IN, died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus, Hanover. She was a native of Gallatin County, the daughter of the late Charles and Golda Wheeler Romerill, a retired teacher, who taught at the Campbellsburg and Bedford Elementary Schools, and a member of the Kentucky and Indiana Retired Teachers Associations and a member of the Hanover Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters: Cheryll Murette Walker Jackson, Corbin and Mrs. Kettig (Maria Walker) Coghill, Hanover; one sister: Minnie R. Berguin, Saranac Lake, NY; three brothers: Harold R. Romerill, Lamb, IN, Charles L. Romerill, Indianapolis, IN, and Clair L. Romerill, Logada, IN; three grandchildren; one step-granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Percy K. Walker, two sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 20th at 1:00 p.m. at the Vail-Holt Funeral Home, Madison, IN. Rev. James Richards officiated. Interment was in the Owenton Cemetery.
Henry County Local October 20, 2004
Mr. Orville Gene Walker, 53, of New Castle, died at his home, Tuesday, August 5, 1986. He was a native of Henry County, a farmer, and a member of the LaGrange Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Judy Mitchell Walker, New Castle; two sons: Thomas Lee Walker and Jackie Wayne Walker, both of Shelbyville; two daughters: Sandra Lavon Nicholson, Shelbyville and Lisa Marie Walker, Louisville; three step-daughters: Jennifer Gayle Johnson, New Castle, Lisa Ann Montgomery and Rebecca Ellen Montgomery, both of Bagdad; Three brothers: Earl Walker, Texas, Charles Walker, Tennessee, and Alvin Walker, LaGrange; four sisters: Catherine Miller, LaGrange, Christine Harp, Defoe, Thelma Benton and Dorothy Shinkle, both of Eminence.
Funeral service es were held Thursday, August 7th at the hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Rev. Judge Pippin officiated. Interment was in the Bagdad Cemetery.
Henry County Local August 14, 1986
Rickey Lee Walker, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Walker, Louisville, formerly of Henry County, died Saturday (December 7, 1958) at the St. Anthony Hospital, Louisville.
Besides his parents, he is survived by an infant brother: Michael Wray Walker; his grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Sim Smith, Gratz, Mr. Willie Walker, and Mrs. Ocea Spurr, both of Henry County, and six uncles, nine aunts and five cousins.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (December 10th) at the Lockport Baptist Church. Pastor, Rev. B. C. McMurray, officiated, assisted by Rev. M. Wing, Pastor of the Fairview Seventh Day Adventist Church. Interment was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 11, 1958
Bertha Raisor Wallace, 79, of Lockport, widow of Joe Wallace, died Wednesday night at her home.
She is survived by her two sons: Albert Lee Wallace, English and Eugene Wallace, Campbellsburg; a daughter: Mrs. Willie Mae Allen, Indianapolis, IN and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Lockport Baptist Church. Rev. B. C. McMurray officiated. Interment was in the Louden Cemetery near Campbellsburg.
Henry County Local February 6, 1958
Clyde Wallace, 81, of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of New Castle, died Sunday, March 12, 2006, at his residence. He was the son of the late Ira O. and Mary Elizabeth Stivers Wallace, co-owner and operator of Barnett Lumber Company, Campbellsburg for seventeen years and member of the Fort Myers Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Bernice Jackson Wallace, Fort Myers, FL; one daughter: Mrs. Lin (Sandy) Powell, New Castle; “adopted” daughter, Mrs. Mark (Cyndi) Stephens, Mayfield; and two sisters: Juanita Marshall, West Milford, NJ and Jean Hall, New Castle.
Memorial services were held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 20th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home. Lin Powell officiated. A private burial will be held at a later date.
Henry County Local March 15, 2006
Mr. Wallace was on his way to Chattanooga, TN, when in an automobile accident, he died. Just how the accident occurred is not clear. He was on his way to attend the graduation of his daughter. Mr. Wallace was native of Henry County, having been born near Lockport, October 11, 1851. His father was Ebenezer Wallace and his mother, Mary Smoot. When about thirty years of age, he married Miss Elizabeth Kelly, daughter of Squire Kelly. To this union were born five children: E. R., Jr., Otis and Mrs. Herman Kemper of Henry County, Mrs. Ruth Clements, Gillette, WY and Mrs. Robert O’Brien, Chattanooga, TN. There were seventeen grandchildren.
His funeral exercises drew a vast crowd of people from all parts, especially from his part of Henry and Owen Counties. The discourse was preached by Theodore Kroeger, a minister of The Adventist Church of Louisville. The remains were conveyed to the private burying ground and laid to rest to await the fulfillment of the scripture.
Mr. Wallace was of that rugged type of man that has been universally acclaimed and is typified in Abraham Lincoln. His forbearers were strong men of Scottish extraction. His grandfather, Joshua Wallace, came from Scotland and served in the Revolutionary War. On his father’s side he was related to General Lew Wallace and on his mother’s side to Senator Reed Smoot.
His death is a distinct loss to henry County and a calamity to his immediate family.
Henry County Local June 12, 1925
Joe Morris Wallace, 82, of Louisville, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at Hospice & Palliative Care of Louisville’s In-Patient Unit at Norton Audubon Hospital. He was a native of Henry County, a retired oven operator for Rainbow Bakery, and a member of the West Broadway Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Lula Wallace; children: Edward (Joann), Philip and Peggy Wallace; three grandchildren: Elizabeth Harlow, Debbie Matthews and Katherine Norris; four great-grandchildren; two brothers: Bud and Lewis Wallace; and two sisters: Ruth Riddell and Virginia Moore.
His funeral service was held at noon Friday at Fern Creek Funeral Home, Louisville, with burial in the Floydsburg Cemetery.
Courier-Journal newspaper January 26, 2005
Funeral services for John Perry Wallace, 77, who died at his home near Defoe at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, were conducted at the Methodist Church in Pleasureville on Monday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.. Burial followed in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eliza Fink Wallace; three daughters: Mrs. Minnie Hackett, Bethlehem, Mrs. N. A. Randolph, Eminence, and Mrs. C. M. Rolds, Illinois; and a son: Hallard Wallace, Defoe.
Henry County Local July 1, 1932
Burial of Joseph Wallace, 67, who died at the County Infirmary, Sunday, , took place at the Adams Cemetery near Lockport, Tuesday. Mr. Wallace is survived by one daughter.
Henry County Local January 31, 1935
Louise Wallace, 94, of Louisville, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007 at the Altenheim. She was anative of henry County, the former Louise Browning and a member of the Southeast Christian Church.
She is survived by her sons: Lyle Wallace and Robert Wallace; three grandchildren: Michael, Mark and Lisa Wallace; three great-grandchildren: Chris Phillip and Kelley Wallace; niece: Doris Bruce; and nephews: Brown Allen and L. W. Browning. She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Wallace.
Her funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at Highlands Funeral Home, Louisville., with burial in the Valley of Rest Cemetery in LaGrange.
Courier-Journal Newspaper February 17, 2007
Mrs. Mayble Noe Wallace, 82, of Crestwood, died Monday, December 11, 1989 at the Friendship Manor Nursing Home in Pewee Valley. She was a member of the Middletown Eastern Star, a retired school teacher for forty years, and a member of the Crestwood Christian Church.
She is survived by one son: Collin Wallace, New Albany, IN; two grandchildren: Jason Wallace and Jessica Wallace, both of LaGrange; three nieces: Mrs. Thelma (Boots) Barton and Nola Salisbury, both of Eminence, and Wanda Wilson, Dayton, OH; two nephews: Gayle Hartman, Worthville and Kessler Noe, Smithfield.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 13th at the Prewitt Funeral Home, Eminence. Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local December 13, 1989
Ross C. Wallace, 90, of Pleasureville, died Thursday, March 28, 2002 at Bedford health Care. He was the son of the late Otis and Mary Jane James Wallace, a farmer and retired employee of Belknap Hardware and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
He is survived by four daughters: Ireta Gatlin, Laurel, MI, Ermine Atchison, Smithfield, Zelia Young, Lyndon and Claudia Annetta Clubb, Pleasureville; one brother: Ordis Wallace, Florida; two sisters: Gladys Jones, Taylorsville, and Judith Lononue, Frankfort; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annetta Kennedy Wallace and one son, Ross C. Wallace, Jr.
Services were at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 31st at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville. Rev. Lin Powell officiated. Burial was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local April 3, 2002
Mr. Sylvan Wallace, 72, of Louisville, died Tuesday, February 17, 1987 at the Humana Hospital Audubon, Louisville. He was formerly of Henry County, a retired employee of American Standard Enamel Shop, Louisville, where he worked for twenty-four years; and a member of the Louisville Seventh Day Adventist Church.
He is survived by his wife: Marjorie Ricketts Wallace, Louisville; three daughters: Mrs. Mary Carolyn Pezzullo, Louisville, Mrs. Bill (Glenna) Powell, Albany and Mrs. Gus (Judi) Rice, Peewee Valley; five sisters: Gladys Jones, Stearns, Mrs. Hester Robinson, Pleasureville. Mrs. Claude (Helen) Hall, Louisville; Mrs. Bob (Judith” Lamunyon, Frankfort, two brothers: Rose Wallace, Pleasureville and Ordis Wallace, Fern Creek; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21st from Prewitt’s, New Castle. Pastor Hal Butman, Pastor of the Louisville Seventh Day Adventist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.
Henry County Local February 26, 1987
After a long illness, patiently borne, Mr. Charles Waller, aged 32, passed away last Sunday afternoon about half past three o’clock. For months past that insidious disease, consumption, had held him in its grasp and while for a time, hope abode in the hearts of his loved ones, it was soon seen that his days were numbered. Loving sisters, a devoted wife and kind friends ministered to his wants and soothed his dying hours. Nor was he without the consolation of the ministers of the gospel, to one of whom he expressed a hope that his failings and weaknesses had been forgiven. At nine o’clock Tuesday morning, services were held at the home on Church Street, conducted by Rev. T. J. Godbey, after which the remains, laden with beautiful flowers, were taken to Pleasureville for interment. He leaves a wife and four young children, besides many relatives to mourn his untimely end.
Henry County Local April 18, 1902
Neva B. Walling, 83, of Franklinton, died suddenly Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Willie A. and Pearl Jones Bush, a retired school teacher with thirty years of service, a member of the Eastern Star Lodge #140, Pleasureville and the Berea Christian Church.
She is survived by one son: Charles B. Walling, Pleasureville; one brother: T. B. Bush, Pendleton; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Arthur Walling, Jr.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 15th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home. Brother Orville Smith, Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, LaGrange, officiated. Interment was in the Franklinton Cemetery. Henry County Local December 18, 2002 |