Henry County Obituary Records -

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

Contributed By: E. T. "Hammer" Smith

Thomas Larivey

 

Thomas D. Larivey, 71, of New Castle, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010.  Son of the late Edward and Adeline Newton Larivey, he was a U. S. Navy Veteran.

 

He is survived by his daughter: Kelly Craig of Cropper.

 

Funeral services were held at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 19th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, officiated.  A memorial service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25th at the Pleasureville Baptist Church.  Graveside services followed at the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    June 23, 2010

 

 

Frank J. Louden

 

Frank J. Louden, 80, of Smithfield, died Friday, May 21, 2010 at his home.  He was a native of Westport and a retired farmer.  He was also a former employee for the Bourbon Stockyards in Louisville and the LaGrange Utilities Company.

 

He is survived by his children: Scott Louden (Jan), Julie Wolf (Jeff) and Mary H. Louden; his sisters: Aline Spencer and Reva Combs; one brother: J. C. Louden; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Shirley Roberts Louden; one daughter: Shelly Louden and one son: Alan Dale Louden.

 

Funeral services were held at 12:00 p.m., Monday, May 24th at Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home in LaGrange.  Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery in LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local   May 26, 2010 

 

 

Ivan Louden

 

Ivan Louden, 72, of Campbellsburg, died Thursday, July 8, 2010 at his residence.  He was the son of the late Forrest C. Louden and Adys Jones Louden.

 

He is survived by his wife: Ritchey Jones Louden, Campbellsburg; children: Leslie Simmons, Shelbyville, Darius Louden, Campbellsburg, Darrell W. Louden, Turners Station and Holly Louden, Lexington.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 11th at Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford.  Rev. Mike Huff officiated.  Cremation followed the services.

 

Henry County Local    July 14, 2010

 

 

Barbara Lyles

 

Barbara Allen Lyles, 72, of Eminence, died Sunday, March 15, 2010, at her home.

 

She is survived by her sons: Thomas Edward Lyles, Eminence and Dana Aaron Lyles, Cropper.

 

Funeral services were held Wednesday,  March 17th, at the Crossroads Lighthouse Church in Eminence.  Rev. Paul Harvey and Bro. Larry Baker officiated.  Interment was in the Simpsonville Cemetery.

 

Henry County local   March 17, 2010

 

 

Orvie Mahoney

 

Orvie G. �Mac� Mahoney, 73, of Monchs Corner, SC, formerly of Port Royal died on Monday, January 18, 2010 at Moncks Corner Medical Center.  He was the son of the late Guy and Mable Mahoney.

 

He is survived by his wife: Barbara, Moncks Corner, SC and one stepson, Charlie Cannington, Moncks Corner, SC.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 21st, in the chapel at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home.  Entombment was in the Plantation Memorial Gardens.

 

Henry County Local   February 24, 2010

 

 

Shirley Jean LaFollette Mahoney

 

Shirley Jean LaFollette Mahoney, 68, of New Castle, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Crestview Health and Rehab in Shelbyville.  She was a legal secretary for 49 years and a member of the Eminence Baptist Church.  She was the daughter of the late Albert Carroll and Ester Louise Shuck LaFollette.

 

She is survived by her husband: Bobby �Sheik� Mahoney, New Castle; two sons: Dale Mahoney, LaGrange and Tony Mahoney, New Castle; two sisters: Debbie Catlett and Nellie Sue Sutton, both of Shelbyville; one brother: Donnie LaFollette, Shelbyville; and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 24th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   March 24, 2010

 

 

Terry Mahoney

 

Terry Mahoney, 53, of Campbellsburg, died, Monday, June 21, 2010, at Kindred Hospital in Louisville.  Son of the late Charlie Mahoney, Terry was the head mechanic for the Henry County Schools, a member of the American Legion and attended Remnant Baptist Church.

 

He is survived by his wife: Cinda Perry Mahoney, Campbellsburg; one son: Terry Mahoney, Jr., Campbellsburg; his mother: Alma Mahoney, Carrollton; five sisters: Cuba Palmer, Gratz, Bonnie Smith, Lockport, Charlene Emery, Carrollton, Rita Snow, Ghent, and Brenda Smith, Pleasureville; one brother: William Mahoney, Turners Station; one granddaughter: Kendra Mahoney and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by one brother: Carl Mahoney and two daughters: MaKayla and Chandra Mahoney.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 24th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Bro. Darren Wolford, Pastor of Remnant Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    June 23, 2010

 

 

Mary Higgins Martin

 

Mary Higgins Martin, 83, of Eminence, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at her residence.  Daughter of the late James and Grace Schemel Higgins, she formerly owned Eminence Key Market and Martin�s Hardware.  She was a member of the Henry Christian Church and was a former member of the Eminence Baptist Church.

 

She is survived by one son: Rollie Martin and wife, Sheryl, Boca Raton, FL; two daughters: Ruth Ann Johnson and husband, Bob, Rotonda West, FL and  Joyce Berry and husband, Skip, Eminence; one brother: Jimmy Higgins, Campbellsburg; three sisters: Martha Jane Clark, OR, Katie Wilham, Frankfort and Ann Lord, Louisville;  six grandchildren: Macy harp, Jeremy Martin, Paul Allen Ritter, Buddy Berry, Tiffany Payton and Tara McMahan; and nine great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul �Red� Rollins Martin, Jr.

 

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 23rd at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.  Bro. Ed berry, Pastor of the Henry Christian Church and Bro. Buddy Berry, Youth Pastor at Henry Christian Church, officiated.  Following the service, a 12:30 p.m. graveside service was held at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

 

Henry County Local    April 28, 2010 

 

 

Howard J. Mathis, Jr.

 

Funeral services for Pfc. Howard J. Mathis, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mathis, LAGrange, wqere conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Campbellsburg Baptist Church with burial in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.  Pfc. Mathis was killed in action on Heartbreak Ridge in Korea on September 25, 1951.  He was a graduate of the Campbellsburg High School and entered the Army last February.  He was employed as a crane operator by the L & N Railroad when he entered the service.

 

Henry County Local    February 1, 1952

 

 

Ruth McClellan-Reneau

 

Ruth McClellan-Reneau, 74, of New Castle, died Thursday, April 22, 2010.

 

She is survived by her daughter: Brenda Woods, New Castle and two sons: Doug McClellan, Bedford and Bill McClellan, Milton.

 

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 24th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Interment was in the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    April 28, 2010

 

 

Jane Chilton McCormick

 

Jane Chilton McCormick, 70, of Carrollton, died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Kindred Healthcare in Louisville after a long illness.

 

Funeral services were held April 19th at Tandy, Eckler, Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.  Rev. Joe Kindoll officiated.  Burial was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Carrollton.

 

Mrs. McCormick was born in Turners Station to the late Ben and Hattie Sanders Chilton on August 9, 1939.  She was a member of the Cove Hill Baptist Church.

 

She retired from Conn Organ in Madison, IN after 18 years and was a former cafeteria cook at Cartmell Elementary School in Carrollton.

 

Survivors include her husband: Ernest �Buck� McCormick, a stepdaughter: Patricia Mefford, Carrollton; two stepsons: Ernest Allen Grimes, Sellersburg, IN and Tad Brooks, Floyds Knobs, IN; five sisters: Martha Chafer and Elizabeth Peelman, both of Carrollton, Mary Colburn, Louisville, Joan Neville, New Albany, IN and Judy Faler, Lockport; a brother: Robert Chilton, Carrollton; a sister-in-law: Betty Pecar, Carrollton; three grandchildren: Karla (Cecil) Beach, Kandi Mefford and Cameron (Stephanie) Mefford, and three great-grandchildren, Austin beach, Allie Beach and D. J. Orme.

 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Butler; four brothers: Tommy, Roy, Ernest and Dike Chilton; and a granddaughter, Carolyn Sue Mefford.

 

Henry County Local   April 21, 2010

 

 

Zelma McDole

 

Zelma L. McDole, 92, of Milton, died Monday, May 24, 2010, at Springhurst in Louisville.  She was the daughter of the late Jasper and Lota Chandler Stockdale.

 

She is survived by one son: James Roy McDole, Sr., Turners Station; two daughters: Frances Lee Setliffe, Crestwood and Joyce Ann Waters, Louisville.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 26th, at Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford.  Pastor Judy Snell officiated.  Interment was in the Bedford Cemetery

 

Henry County Local    June 2, 2010

 

 

Naomi �Lolly� Dunaway McGrew

 

Naomi �Lolly� Dunaway McGrew, 92, of Eminence, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle.  Daughter of the late Leonard and Mary Mitchell Dunaway, she was born on July 7, 1917.  She was a retired bookkeeper and member of the Henry County Historical Society.  She was a former volunteer in the Literacy Program and at the New Castle Grade School.  She was a member of the Point Pleasant Christian Church, where she was an elder.  She was preceded in death by her husband: Barton McGrew and a son, M.Sgt. James L. McGrew and brother: George Dunaway.

 

She is survived by two daughters: Martha Dewitt and husband, Roy, of Eminence and Jean McGrew and her husband, jay Hood, of Pleasureville; one son: Bill McGrew, New Castle; one sister: Martha Arvin, LaGrange; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 13th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Dawn Montgomery officiated, assisted by Rev. Charlie Highfield.  Burial was in the Point Pleasant Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   May 12, 2010

 

 

Lee Miller

 

Lee �Tilly� Doyle Miller, 68, of Campbellsburg, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Louisville.  She was the daughter of the late Marvin Bransford Doyle and Elizabeth Mae Lamastus Doyle.

 

She is survived by her husband: Wallace Ray Miller; one daughter: Marta Miller, Louisville; two stepsons: Carl Ray Miller, Chicago, IL and John Todd Miller, Campbellsburg.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 2nd at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.  Rev. Jerry Anderson officiated.  Interment was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 7, 2010

 

 

Lucy McCoun Morris

 

Mrs. Lucy McCoun Morris, Frankfort, widow of Arvin C. Morris, died Tuesday night at King�s Daughters Hospital, Frankfort, after a long illness.  She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tipton McCoun, and a granddaughter of Benjamin Farmer, Farmdale.

 

She was a cousin of Wallace Smith of this county.  She also is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Rogers Funeral Home, Frankfort.

 

Source and date unknown

 

 

Thomas Evans Neblett

 

Thomas Evans Neblett, 75, of Old Taylorsville Road, died last Thursday at Kings Daughters Hospital   Mr. Neblett was a native of Henry County but had made his home in Shelby for a number of years where he ahs many friends. 

 

Besides his wife, Mrs. Anna Turner Neblett, he is survived by a daughter: Mrs. Corliss Watkins, Smithfield; a brother: John Neblett, Louisville and two sons: William O. and Robert Neblett, Shelby County.

 

Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ by Rev. George L. Weaver.  Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery

 

Shelby Sentinel (?)    1941

 

 

Dorothy Nelson

 

Dorothy Mildred Caldwell Nelson, 85, of Bethlehem, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at her residence.  She was the daughter of the late R. C. and AnnaBelle Shaw Caldwell.

 

She is survived by her husband: Walter T. �Tommy� nelson; one son: Ed Nelson; and one daughter, Peggy Nelson, all of Bethlehem.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 3rd, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. jerry Anderson, Pastor of the Pleasureville Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   April 7, 2010

 

 

Kelley Nichols

 

Kelley G. Nichols, 68, died Sunday, March 21, 2010, at his home.  He was the son of the late John Will and Dorothy Cook Nichols.

 

He is survived by his wife: Sharon Yount Nichols and two sons: Tony Nichols and Jason Nicholas, both of Shelbyville.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 26th, at Shelby Christian Church.  Rev. William H. Brumley and Rev. Dave Hamlin officiated.  Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery.  Hall-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local   March 24, 2010

 

 

Michael O�Connell

 

Michael O�Connell, 61, of Eminence, died Friday, March 19, 2010 at his residence.  He was the son of Van and Cordelia O�Connell.

 

He is survived by two sons: Matthew O�Connell, Cincinnati, OH and Michael O�Connell, Sellersburg, IN.

 

A graveside service was held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 23rd at the Owenton Cemetery.  McDonald and New Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local   March 24, 2010

 

 

Joseph Mason �Joe� Ott. Sr.

 

Joseph Mason �Joe� Ott, Sr., 95, of Eminence, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at his home.  He was a member of Saint John Catholic Church in Eminence. He retired from DuPont after 30 years and moved to Eminence with his wife, Ann, to live on a farm. 

 

He is survived by his children: Joseph Ott, Jr., (Linda), Louisville, John Ott (Bessie), Versailles, Joyce Branscum (Ross), Eminence, James Ott (Barbara), Lawrenceburg, and Jerry Ott (Laura), Eminence; two sisters: Mary Kinderman and Bernadine Hedges; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Marie Morton and one son, Andrew. 

 

Funeral mass was at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 23rd at St. Johns Catholic Church in Eminence

 

Henry County Local    July 28, 2010

 

 

 

Billy Patterson

 

Billy Ed Patterson, 67, of Bedford, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Norton Hospital in Louisville.  He was the son of the late John H. Patterson and Beulah Jane Napier Patterson.

 

He is survived by his siblings: Charles Lee Patterson and Nancy Acree, both of LaGrange, Cora Pat Howard and Velma K. Miracle, both of Pineville, John Harrison, New Castle, Rose Adams, Smithfield and Beverly Rose, Frankfort.

 

A graveside service was held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 25th, at the Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.  Pastors Jerry Ball and David Woosley officiated.  Ransdell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    May 26, 2010

 

 

James Leonard Payton

 

James Leonard Payton, 78, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at Baptist Hospital East in LaGrange.  Born August 3, 1931, he was the son of the late Bennie Payton and Tonnie Bailey Payton.  He was a member of the Cove Hill Baptist Church and worked as a mechanic.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Sadie M. Wiley Payton.

 

He is survived by three sons: Jimmy Payton (Pam), Bedford, Danny Payton (Glenda) and Johnny Payton, all of Campbellsburg.  Four brothers: Bennie Payton, Jr. and George Payton, both of Milton, William Payton, Pendleton and Floyd Payton, Louisville; three sisters: Ida Chilton, Milton, Lucy Roberts, Carrollton and Martha Williams-Cook, Buffalo, NY;  six grandchildren: Keith Cox, James Cox, Sadie Nicole Cox, April Cox, Corey Payton and Casey Payton; one great-grandson: Jameson Cox; and three step grandchildren: Benjamin Townsend, Melissa Morales and Josh Louden.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 15th, at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home in Carrollton.  Interment was in the Carrollton I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    February 17, 2010\

 

 

Seymour H. Peniston

 

Seymour H. Peniston, 64, beloved husband of Ada Foree Holman Peniston, died at his home in Latonia, on Monday, November 22, 1937.

 

Funeral services were held at the residence on Wednesday, November 24th at 1:30 p.m.  Burial was at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

 

Source and date unknown

 

 

William Purvis

 

William D. Purvis, 77, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at The Richwood in LaGrange.  He was the son of the late Arthur and Sallie Roberts Purvis.  He was a U. S. Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War.

 

He is survived by his wife: Jackie Haines Purvis and one son: Bryan Dewey.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 19th, at the Sligo Baptist Church in Pendleton.  Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local   March 24, 2010

 

 

Etta Watkins Pyle

 

Graveside services for Etta Watkins Pyle, 86 (1879 � 1966), formerly of Smithfield, were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Smithfield Cemetery.  She died Thursday in Orlando, FL.  Ricketts Funeral Home in Eminence was in charge of arrangements.

 

Source and date unknown

 

 

Phyllis Rainey

 

Phyllis Darlene Rose Rainey, 67, died Friday, April 16, 2010.  She was the daughter of the late Howard Rose and Corrine Thompson Rose.

 

She is survived by three sons: William Howard Hall and Frankie Lane Hall, both of Madison, IN and Danny Crockett, Pleasant Home.

 

Her body was donated to the University of Kentucky Medical School.  McDonald and New Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local   April 21, 2010

 

 

Leo Ray

 

Leo Ray, 50, of New Castle, died Monday, March 15, 2010.  He is survived by his wife: Donna Ray, New Castle; one daughter: Ashley Ray, New Castle; three sons: Clifford Ray III and Joshua Abbott, both of New Castle and Jonathan Ray, Kansas; four grandsons: Austin Ray, Josh Abbott, Alex Ray and Cain Estes; parents: Clifford and Blondell Ray, Sr. Port Royal; three sisters: Ann Woodrum, New Castle, Teresa Vandiver, Louisville and Margie Ingram, Ava, MO; and one brother: Billy Dale, New Castle.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 19,th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Bro. Keith Miller, Pastor of the English Christian Church, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   March 24, 2010

 

 

Tina Reynolds

 

Tina Louise Reynolds, 51, of Eminence, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at her residence.  She is survived by her son: William Tracy, Waddy; and two daughters: Jamie Tracy and Trina Tracy Estes, both of Eminence.

 

No services were held at this time.  Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local   February 24, 2010

 

 

Orba Douglas Richmond

 

Orba Douglas �Doug� Richmond, 79, died  Wednesday, May 5, 2010.  He was the son of the late Russell B. and Kathryn Harmon Richmond.

 

He is survived by three sons: David Powell, Berry, KY, Wayne Richmond, Carrollton and Larry Richmond, Madison, IN; three daughters: Melinda Glass, Milton and Lydia Cowan and Karen Clark, both of Bedford.

 

Services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May10th at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford.  Interment was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   May 12, 2010

 

 

D. L. Ricketts

 

D. L. Ricketts, 82, widely known funeral director in Kentucky for 49 years, died unexpectedly at 6:00 p.m. Saturday at his home in Eminence.  He operated the first motor hearse in Kentucky, but for some years afterward was required to use his horse-drawn hearse on occasions when families objected to �that newfangled contraption.�

 

Ricketts and his wife, who survives him, observed their 61st wedding anniversary on January 1st.  He was a native of Henry County, born August 15, 1872.  At the time of his death, he operated funeral homes in New Castle, Campbellsburg, Pleasureville Shelbyville and Lancaster.  He was a member and deacon of the Eminence Baptist Church.

 

Besides his wife: Mrs. Lalla Caplinger Ricketts, he is survived by a son: Henry D. Ricketts, who was associated with his father in the funeral home in Eminence; and a daughter: Mrs. Minnie Radcliffe Dufor, Ghent, a Carroll County Court Deputy Clerk; two sisters: Mrs. Mattie Boulware, Springfield and Mrs. Leona Hutchins, Norfolk, VA; two granddaughters: Mrs. J. M. McCarty, Chicago, and Mrs. J. H. O�Flynn, Owensboro; four grandsons: D. H. and James D. Radcliffe, both of Louisville; Henry DeWitt Ricketts, Eminence, and Richard H. Radcliffe, LaGrange, who was associated with him in the Ricketts-Radcliffe Funeral Home, LaGrange, and twelve great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Eminence Baptist Church with Rev. Hal Marchman officiating, assisted by the Revs. Herman Schuessler, Walton Gardner and Elgin T. Smith.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    February 2, 1955

 

 

Joseph Wallace Riggs

 

Joseph Wallace Riggs, 69, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, after a long battle with lung cancer.  He was co-owner of the old R & R Insurance Co., retired from the Kentucky Division for Air Quality and a U. S. Army Veteran. 

 

He was preceded in death by stepson: Stephen; great-grandson: Michael; brother: Jerry and father: Clyde.  He is survived by his wife: Glenda; children: Yvonne, Scott (Carrie) and Joe Shelby (Terri) Riggs and Stephanie Fritz (John); grandchildren: Leigh Rae Joyce, Erin Fortney, Libby Fritz, Brent Durbin and Joshua, Jacob, Shelby Andrew, Jordan, Gabriel and Ethan Riggs; great-grandchildren: William, Haley and Aiden; mother: Mary Catherine Riggs; sisters: Margie Waflart (Richard) and Elizabeth Hunter; brother: Raymond Riggs (Robin); parents-in-law: Elnore and William Robinson.

 

Funeral mass was at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 10th, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Louisville.  Interment was in the Lone Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   March 10, 2010

 

 

Margaret Riley

 

Margaret Louise Wentworth Riley, 76, of Carrollton, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital.  She was the daughter of the late Walter Ernest and Mary Ellen Peyton Wentworth.

 

She is survived by her husband: Matt Riley, Carrollton; two daughters: Carolyn A. McDole, Worthville and Marsha Helen Parson, Paris; and two sons: Norman Moore and Charles Moore, both of Carrollton.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 1st at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Rick Nickels officiated.  Interment was in the Point Pleasant Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 7, 2010

 

 

Freddie Roberts

 

Freddie Eugene Roberts, 70, of Eminence, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at his residence.  He was the son of the late Freddie and Anna Marie Woods Roberts.

 

He is survived by his wife: Marsha Dale Wease Roberts, Eminence; one son: Michael Roberts, Eminence; two daughters: Lynn Ann Roberts Crenshaw, Eminence and Mary Ann Herrell, Bethlehem.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8th at the Eminence Baptist Church.  Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated.  Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville, was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    July 7, 2010

 

 

Wendell Dwight Roberts

 

Wendell Dwight Roberts, 92, of Owenton, formerly of Pleasureville, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at  Owenton Manor.  He was the son of the late Albert Sidney and Hallie Batts Roberts.  Mr. Roberts had worked as a supervisor at Liter�s Quarry and was a retired farmer.  He was the oldest member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church where he was chairman of the Deacon Board.

 

He is survived by one daughter: Lana Roberts Jones (Ronald), Owenton; one brother: Albert Morton Roberts, Bremerton, WA; two grandchildren: Jason Jones (Amber), Covington and Dawn Hogan (William) Carrollton; two great-grandchildren: Quincy Hogan and Benjamin Hogan, both of Carrollton; and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his wife: Wavey Hardin Roberts and one brother: James B. Roberts.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 15th, at the Bethlehem Baptist Church.  Rev Roger Outler and Rev. Jesse Bourne officiated.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.  Sholar Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    July 21, 2010

 

 

Ethel Drane Robertson

 

Mrs. Ethel Drane Robertson, 76, a native of Smithfield, died in Louisville.  Funeral was at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday ay Pearson�s Funeral Home, Louisville.

 

Source unknown      April 19, 1966

 

 

Lizzie May Robinson

 

Mrs. Alexander McKee (Lizzie May) Robinson, 87, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 17 1963 at the residence of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pearce, Middletown.  She was the former Lizzie May Crabb of Smithfield.  She is survived by another daughter: Mrs. T. Leland Lyne, Lexington and a grandson: T. Leland Lyne, Jr.

 

Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. October 19th at the Smithfield Baptist Church.  Interment was in the Smithfield Cemetery.

 

Source and date unknown

 

 

Carl Rogers

 

Carl B. Rogers, 94, of LaGrange, died Monday, April 19, 2010.

 

He is survived by his wife: Anna Bell Rogers, LaGrange and one daughter: Ida C. Hall.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 23rd, at the Oldham County Funeral Home in LaGrange.  Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.  Pastor Rick Davidson, Dr. Tommy Purvis and Dr. Clyde Tilley officiated.

 

Henry County Local    April 28, 2010

 

 

Juanita �Terry� Roop

 

Juanita �Terry� Roop, 91, of Pendleton, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010.  Daughter of the late Kelsey and Carrie Taylor Terry, she was a member of the Oldham Woods Church of Christ.  She was preceded in death by her husband: ford Sherman Roop; a son: Billy Gene Roop; four sisters and two brothers.

 

She is survived by two daughters: Clara Ann Cauble and husband, Robert of Smithfield and Rita Fern White and husband, Norman of Jonesborough, TN; one son: Larry Jay Roop, Cody, WY; two sisters and four brothers; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 11th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Graveside services were held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 14th at the Family Room Cemetery in Jonesville, VA.

 

Henry County Local   May 12, 2010

 

 

Howard Rowlett

 

Howard Rowlett, 95, of Campbellsburg, died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange.  He was the son of the late Creed T. Rowlett and Birdie Browning Rowlett.

 

He is survived by on daughter: Sharon Rowlett, Campbellsburg and one son: Terry Rowlett, Campbellsburg.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 6th, at Ransdell Funeral Home, Campbellsburg.  Rev. Carl Rucker and Rev. Matt Privett officiated.  Interment was in the Bedford Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    April 7, 2010

 

 

Patsy Rucker

 

Patsy Rucker, 64, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, February 18, 2010, at her residence.  She was the daughter of the late Robert Benton and Edith Humphrey Rucker.

 

She is survived by four sisters: Sue McQuillen, Simpsonville, Bobbie Jean Spinks, Fairview Heights, IL, Jennie Cook, Frankfort and Maxine Hardesty, Shelbyville; and one brother: Carl Rucker, Campbellsburg.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 22nd, at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Interment was in the Defoe Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   February 24, 2010

 

 

Sharon Roberts Schott

 

Sharon Roberts Schott, 64, formerly of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, July 17, 2010 at her home in West Melbourne, FL.  Born July 20, 1946 in Shelbyville, she was preceded in death by her parents, J. C. Roberts and Naoma Manning of Shelbyville and her grandparents, Morris and Ruth Roberts of Pleasureville.

 

Sharon graduated from Shelby County High School and received her registered nursing degree from Kentucky State University and a BSN degree at McKendree College.  She was the emergency room nurse at Jewish Hospital and was a nurse at Churchill Downs on weekends.

 

She is survived by four children: Will Scholl, Chad Schott, Leslie Scholl and Stephanie Sohles; four siblings: Lorena Evans, Morris Roberts, Howard Roberts and Lucy Roberts and four grandchildren.

 

A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 7th at Webb Funeral Home, Shelbyville.

 

Henry County Local    August 4, 2010

 

 

Vicki Sebastian

 

Vicki Ann Morgan Sebastian, 59, died July 1, 2010.  She is survived by her husband: Darvin Sebastian; two daughters: Holly and Kellie; one son: Wes; and her parents: Robert, Sr. and Rose Morgan, Smithfield.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 5th at Bridgeport Christian Church in Frankfort.  A graveside service followed at the Smithfield Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 7, 2010

 

 

 

Meredith �Mert� Shelton

 

Meredith �Mert� Shelton, 89, of new castle, died Saturday, July 10, 2010.  Son of the late Mike and Pauline McCarty Shelton, he was a farmer and a member of the Point Pleasant Christian Church.

 

He is survived by three daughters: Sharon Baader (Bill) Eminence, Beverly Endris (Danny) Pleasureville, and Debbie Burchett (Brad) Elizabethtown; grandchildren: Jeff Croxton, Jeremy Croxton and his wife, Kristin, and Stacey Kennedy; great-grandchildren: Zachary and Jayden Croxton and Ally Gabbard.  He was preceded in death by his wife: Marie N. Shelton; one daughter: Helen Rudell Shelton; two brothers: Marvin �Shorty� Shelton and Kenneth Shelton; foster brother: Jim Morris and one sister, Louise McVicker.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 12th, at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 14, 2010

 

 

Janie Elizabeth Shinkle

 

Janie Elizabeth Shinkle, 61, of New Castle, died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at Homestead Nursing Center in New Castle.  Daughter of the late Charles Manford and Eliza Marie Bradley Shinkle, she retired from Eminence Speaker and was a member of Crossroads Lighthouse Church.

 

She is survived by one sister: Jonath Ann Greenwell, Bedford; three brothers: John Robert Greenwell and wife, Frances, New Castle, Bill Shinkle and wife, Joan, Cropper and Charlie Shinkle of Eminence; two nieces: Rhetta Sharp and husband, Troy and and Melinda Shinkle; four nephews: Billy Ray Shinkle, Troy Wayne Ricketts, Jeff Moore and Charlie �Cricket� Shinkle.  She was preceded in death her sisters, Sarah Moore and mary Margaret Ricketts and one nephew, Robert Shinkle.

 

Graveside memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the Point Pleasant Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local     August 18, 2010

 

 

Suzan Hawkins Navarrette Sizemore

 

Suzan Hawkins Navarrette Sizemore, 57, of Gratz, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010.  She is the daughter of the late Louise Buol.

 

She is survived by her husband: Rosco Randy Sizemore; her fathers: Russell Hawkins and Gary McCombs; sister: Rev. Sharri Mackenzi; three sons: Raymond and Robert Navarrette and Turner Nelson; two stepsons: Randy and Scott Sizemore; three grandchildren: Robert, Christian and Julionna Navarrette; and niece and family: Tanya, Martin, Chandlor and Tatiana Graf.  Suzan is also survived by many other family members and friends, all who were uplifted and will be missed by her loving and generous spirit.

 

A memorial services was held on Saturday, March 6th, at the United Baptist Church, Gratz.

 

Henry County Local    March 3, 2010

 

 

Aggie Lee Ball Smith

 

Aggie Lee Ball Smith, 73, of Bedford, died Friday, June 18, 2010, at Baptist Hospital Northeast. She was the daughter of the late Elmo and Mildred Ball.

 

She is survived by her husband: Bishop Lee Smith; three sons: Randal Smith and Gary Smith of Bedford and Greg Smith of Eminence.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 22nd at the Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford.  Bro. Bill Waugh officiated.  Interment was in the Campbellsburg Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    June 23, 2010   

 

 

Beatrice Smith

 

Beatrice Smith, 84, of New Castle, died Wednesday, July 9, 2010, at Homestead Nursing Center, in New Castle.  Daughter of the late Harvey B. and Lena Mae Johnson Smith, she was a piano teacher for 40 years and a member of the New Castle Christian Church.

 

She is survived by one nephew: D. S. Smith and wife, Norma, Eminence; three nieces: Mildred Browning, Taylorsville, Lorena Petitt and husband, Jim, Eminence and Irene Smith, Smithfield; and several great nieces, nephews and cousins.

 

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 10th at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Tommy Lanham, Pastor of the New Castle Christian Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Eminence Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local     July 14, 2010   

 

 

Bonnie Bell Moe Smith

 

Bonnie Bell Moe Smith, 72, of New Castle, died on Monday, June 7, 2010.  She was born in Glenwood, MN on April 7, 1838.  Bonnie was long-time and tireless EMT member of the New Castle Emergency Squad.  Bonnie was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Eminence.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Louis Smith and her parents, Rose and Roy Moe.

 

She is survived by her children: Anton �Tony� Smith, Indianapolis; Jon Smith and wife, Cindy, Richmond, VA; Sharon Smith and Scott Loeser, Shelbyville; Renee Roberts and husband, Bobby, Eminence; honorary daughter and blessing to the family, Bonita Maddox and husband, Danny, Bethlehem; honorary son and family friend, Eric Buckley and wife, Mary, Shelbyville; five grandchildren: Rebekah, Nicolette, Jacob, Adam and Emily; three sisters: Delores, Sylvia and Betty; and three brothers: Gerald, Arnold and James.

 

Bonnie braved a long, difficult and trying battle with cancer.  A Celebratory Mass and Memorial Service was held at St. John Catholic Church in Eminence at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 3rd.  Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local    June 30, 2010            

 

 

Hughleen Smith

 

Hughleen Smith, 80, of Eminence, died Sunday, February 21, 2010.

 

No funeral services were held.  Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Henry County Local   February 24, 2010

 

 

John Harley Smith

 

John Harley Smith, 89, of New Castle, died Saturday, June 19, 2010.  Son of the late Charles A. and Doty Garrett Smith, John was a farmer and a U. S. Air Force Veteran.  He was a member of the New Castle United Methodist Church.

 

He is survived by his wife: Mary Carter Smith, New Castle; two sons: John Emerson Smith and wife, Phyllis and Charles Addison Smit5h and wife, Mary Berry, all of New Castle; three granddaughters: Katie Smith Johnson and husband, Jimmy, Virginia Smith and Tanya Smith; two step-grandchildren: Zak Yates and wife, Kristy, and Olivia Yates; one step-great-grandson: Sawyer Yates.  He was preceded in death by two brothers: Roy C. �Pid� Smith and Charles A. Smith.

 

Funeral services was held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 23rd at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Rev. Garry Polston, Pastor of the New Castle United Methodist Church, and Dr. David Charlton, Pastor of the Shelbyville Christian Church, officiated.  Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    June 23, 2010

 

 

Paul Allen Spencer

 

Paul Allen Spencer, 55, of Shelbyville, died Monday, April 26, 2010, in Shelbyville.  He had been a laser technician with Noble Metal Processing.  He was a member of the Odd Fellows and also the Buckner Baptist Church in LaGrange.

 

He is survived by his wife: Vicky Summitt Spencer, Shelbyville; three sons: Scott Lee Summitt (Ashley), Jason Blake Spencer and Brian Keith Spencer, all of Shelbyville; his parents: Paul and Margaret Spencer, Pleasureville; two brothers: Keith Spencer, Stamping Ground and Steven Spencer (Michelle), Lockport; and three sisters: Sandy Wise and Linda Collins (Ricky), all of Georgetown and Debbie Stewart, LaGrange.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.

 

Henry County Local    April 28, 2010

 

 

Eileen McGowan Stivers

 

Eileen McGowan Stivers, 87, of Jeffersontown, passed away, Sunday, May 16, 2010.  She was a member of the Fisherville Baptist Church.

 

Mrs. Stivers was preceded in death by her parents: William H. and Linville McGowan; brother: Lowell McGowan; husband of 62 years, Gusta �Gus� Stivers and beloved son Allen Stivers, for whom she was caregiver for 57 years.

 

She is survived by her son: Wayne Stivers (Debbie); grandchildren: Andrea Meffert (Ken) and Angela Stivers; great-grandchildren: Quincy and Isaac Meffert and Autumn and Braxton Nuss; sister: Marilyn Sewell; brothers: Don and Paul McGowan.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday May 19th at Foreman Funeral Home in Jeffersontown, with interment in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    May 26, 2010

 

 

Joseph Stivers

 

Joseph Stivers, 61, of Bedford, died on Sunday, August 15, 2010, at the Baptist Northeast Hospital in LaGrange.  He was the son of the late George and Hattie Lee Norton Stivers.

 

He is survived by four daughters: Beverly Payton, Campbellsburg, Kathy Lawrence, Campbellsburg, Meloney Henki, Utah and Sandra Klette, Bedford.

 

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 2oth, at Ransdell Funeral Home, Bedford.  Interment was in the Stivers Memorial Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 25, 2010

 

 

Judy Carol Stivers

 

Judy Carol Stivers, 61, of Bethlehem, died on Thursday, August 12, 2010.  She was the daughter of the late Dottie Pyles Houser and Kenneth L. Houser.  She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Helen and Charles Houser and maternal grandparents, Roxie and Cleaver Pyles.

 

She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Harold Dean Stivers, Bethlehem; two daughters: Cathy Jo Stivers Crump (Jeff), Georgetown and Amy Carol Stivers Fisher (Ryan), Frankfort; one son: Jonathan Dean Stivers (Jennifer), Georgetown; five sisters: Vickie Houser Taylor (Charlie), Franklinton, Becky Houser, Lexington, Susan Houser Brock (Spud), LaGrange, Mary Beth Houser Johnson, (Jamie), Bagdad, and Jennifer Houser Smith (Tim), Frankfort; two brothers: Greg Houser (Lisa), Maineville, OH and Mike Houser (Debbie), Milford, Ohio; five grandchildren: Taylor and Kaylynn Crump, Jackson and Grayson Fisher and Ava Ruth Stivers; and many nieces and nephews.

 

Funeral services wqere held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 16th, at Sholar Funeral Home in Pleasureville.  Rev. Charles Austin, Pastor of the Bethlehem Methodist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 18, 2010

 

 

Leslie Wilson Stivers

 

Leslie Wilson Stivers, 43, of Shelbyville, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010

 

He is survived by his wife: Cindy Land Stivers; three daughters: Leslie Marie Stivers and Melissa Corine West, both of Shelbyville, and Amanda Brooke West-Drsel (Derek), Jeffersontown; parents: Randall C. and Freda Bustle Stivers, Shelbyville; one sister: Robin Swafford (Jeff), Richmond; and one half-sister: Anna Gray Seiple, Columbus, IN.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 5th, at Shannon Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Interment was in Grove Hill Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   March 10, 2010

 

 

Luther Stivers

 

Luther Stivers, 85, of Shelbyville, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville.  He was the son of the late Everett Thomas and Mary Long Stivers.

 

He is survived by his wife: Dorothy Slucher Stivers and one son: Lyndon Stivers.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 7th at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home, Shelbyville.  Rev. Jerry Montgomery and Rev. Allen Baker officiated.  Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    July 7, 2010

 

 

Valeene C. Sweazy

 

Valeene C. Sweazy, 84, of Shelbyville, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Crestview Care and Rehabilitation Center following an illness.  She was a native of Henry County, and the daughter of the late Shirley and Clara Mae Varble Cavinall.  She was retired as office worker at Silgas, where she worked for 28 years.

 

She is survived by two daughters: Pamela Sue (Ray) DeVary and Mary Helen (Ben) Matthews; one son: Sherley Ray �Tink� (Malise) Sweazy; three granddaughters: Tamara (Michael) Stough, Rene Craig and Jennifer (Rod) Matthews; two step-granddaughters: Karen (Bobby) Pearl and Kelley (Bud Rockhill) Matthews; four great-grandsons: Justin Michael Stough, Matthew Thomas Craig, Samuel Bray Herald and Ricky Pearl.

 

Funeral services were held on Monday, August 2nd at Webb Funeral Home.  Interment was in the Sulphur Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local    August 11, 2010

 

 

Florence Thomason

 

Florence Flynn Thomason, 82, of Shelbyville, died Sunday, March 24, 2010, at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville.  She was the daughter of the late John Virgil and Maude Ethel Ebersbaker Flynn.

 

She is survived by one nephew and two nieces.

 

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 16th, at Hall-Taylor Funeral Home in Shelbyville.  Rev. Dave Charlton officiated.  Interment was in the Grove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville.

 

Henry County Local   March 24, 2010

 

 

Leroy Trail, Sr.

 

Leroy Trail, Sr., 64, of LaGrange, died Monday, May 10, 2010, at Homestead Nursing Center, New Castle.  Son of the late Robert and Mary Lee Vaughn Trail, he was a security guard.

 

He is survived by special friend, Cordie Wise, LaGrange; two sons: Leroy S. Trail, Jr., Louisville and Kevin Trail, LaGrange; one stepson: Brad Trail, Mt. Washington; one stepdaughter: Lillie Trail, Louisville; stepfather: James Rogers, Crestwood; five sisters: Emma Carpenter, Katherine Freeman and Wanda Valentine, all of LaGrange; Bell Rogers and Lois Davis, both of Eminence; two brothers: Donnie Ray Trail and Larry Wayne Trail, both of New Castle and six grandchildren.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 13th at Prewitt Eminence Funeral Home.  Rev. Dr. Rafael P. Macaranas, Hosparus Chaplain, officiated.  Interment was in the Valley of Rest Cemetery, LaGrange.

 

Henry County Local   May 12, 2010

 

 

Mary Walker

 

Mary Rea Walker, 89, of Carrollton, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Green Valley Health and Rehab Center in Carrollton.  She was the daughter of the late Norman Neville and Nettie Craigmyle Neville.

 

She is survived by three daughters: Mary Brummett, Indianapolis, IN, Brenda Riley and Joyce Krohn, both of Carrollton; seven sons: Donnie Walker, Ghent, Russell Walker, Martinsville, IN, Jerry Walker, Indianapolis, IN, John Walker, Milton, George Walker, Billy Walker and Mike Walker, all of Carrolton.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 27th at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, in

Carrollton.  Interment was in the English Cemetery in Carrollton.

 

Henry County Local    April 28, 2010

 

 

H. T. Watkins

 

H. T. Watkins, 74, of Greenwood, IN, a retired farmer formerly of Smithfield, henry County, died Wednesday at Franklin, IN.  His widow, Mrs. Melvina C. Watkins, survives.  Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Prewitt Funeral Home, New Castle.

 

Source unknown     April 27, 1966

 

 

Cathryn Wentworth

 

Cathryn Mable Manley Wentworth, 83, died June 25, 2010, at Baptist East Hospital, Louisville.  She was the daughter of the late Clinton Manley and Susan Edgely Manley.

 

She is survived by one daughter: Pennie Barbee, Shepherdsville and one son: Dale Wentworth, Louisville.

Funeral services were held t 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 28th at Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford.

 

Henry County Local    June 30, 2010

 

 

Latha Winters

 

Latha Winters, 76, of Bethlehem, died Monday, February 15, 2010, at homestead Nursing Center in new Castle.  He was the son of the late Dan and Cassie Chisholm Winters and was a U.S. Army Veteran.

 

He is survived by four sons: Guy W. Winters, Eminence, Eddie B. Winters, Alva E. Winters and Keith A. Winters, all of Pleasureville.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 18th, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Brad Bridgman of the Bethlehem Baptist Church officiated.  Interment was in the Wallace Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   February 24, 2010

 

 

Judy Wood

 

Judy Carroll Harlow Wood, 63, of Pleasureville, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  She was the daughter of the late Jesse Harlow, Sr. and Aline Rucker Harlow.

 

She is survived by her husband: Bill Wood, Pleasureville.

 

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 5th, at Sholar Funeral Home, Pleasureville.  Rev. Michael Duncan, Pastor of the Eminence Baptist Church, officiated.  Interment was in the Pleasureville Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   April 7, 2010

 

 

Georgia Woods

 

Georgia B. Shelton Woods, of Smithfield, died Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Jewish Hospital, Shelbyville.  Daughter of the late William Preston and Lilly Mae Lewis Shelton, she was a member of the Smithfield

Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for more than fifty years.  Georgia began as cashier and then retired as vice president of the United Citizens Bank after 26 years of service. 

 

She is survived by two sons: Danny Thomas Woods and wife, Connie Sue, Pleasureville and Steve Carroll Woods and wife, Iva, Smithfield; one daughter: Patricia Woods brown and husband, Terry, New Castle; seven grandchildren: Patrick and Cara Beth Woods, Zach, Matt, and Clinton Woods, Adam and Jacob brown; and seven great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband: Carl Jack Woods, a two year old son: Robert Bairett Burns, special daughter-in-law: Connie Woods; and three sisters: Bessie Smither, Virginia Newton and Hazel Bellebaum.

 

Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 7th, at Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.  Bro. Ed Life, Pastor of the Smithfield Baptist Church, officiated.  She was laid to rest in the Smithfield Cemetery.

 

Henry County Local   April 7, 2010

 

 

Paul Edward Yeary

 

Paul Edward Yeary, 78, of Columbiaville, MI, died at the age of 78.  He was formerly from Henry County.

 

He is survived by three sons: Walter Yeary, Columbiaville, MI, William Boyd Yeary, Otisville, MI and Patrick Yeary, Fowerville, MI; one daughter: Ruby Thomas, Indiana; one sister: Lorene Butts, New Castle; two brothers: Hayward Yeary, Bagdad, and Wayne Yeary, Frankfort; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his wife: Patricia Ayers Yeary; one sister: Pauline Garber; and three brothers: Junior Yeary, James Yeary and Ralph �Mickey� Yeary.

 

A memorial service was held on Saturday, March 13th, at the Defoe Christian Church at 3:00 p.m.  Rev. Hayward Yeary officiated.  Interment will be at a later dater in Michigan.

 

Henry County Local   March 10, 2010

 

 

Keith Albert Young

 

Keith Albert Young, 83, of Austin, died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at his residence.  Born in Shelby County, he was the son of the late Van. L. and Fannie Dean Peak Young.  Mr. Young was a life-long farmer and an avid fisherman.  He was a member of the Eminence Christian Church.