Powderly - Dallas Taylor Heltsley Sr., 66, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at his residence following a long illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Muhlenberg County, a retired farmer and a veteran of World War I.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mae Heltsley of Route 2 Central City; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Potter of Greenville and Miss Joan Heltsley of Hopkinsville; son, D. T. Helstley Jr. of Greenville; five brothers, Herbert Heltsley of Nashville, Tenn., Shelby, William, and Eura Heltsley of Louisville, and Leonard Heltsley of Greenville.
Funeral services were held Monday in Greenville. The Rev. A. B. Gross was in charge of services. The Rev. Robert L. Doss assisted. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery at Greenville.
Estil Heltsley, 55, Dies in Pittsburgh
Fairmount, W. Va. - Estil Heltsley, 55, of Fairmount, W. Va., died at a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. Monday, July 29. He was a former resident of Drakesboro.
Survivors are a daughter and son; two brothers, Arthur Heltsley of Earlington, Ernest Heltsley of West Frankfort, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Randolph Kavanaugh of Corydon and Mrs. Dayton Underwood of Drakesboro.
Mathew W. Heltsley, 72, Dies at Rockport
Mathew Willis Heltsley, 72, retired electrician at the Greenville Coal Co., died at his home in Rockport at 1 a.m., Wednesday, January 23.
Mr. Heltsley was born in Muhlenberg County but had lived in Rockport for the past 25 years. He was a member of the Rockport Baptist Church and Drakesboro Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Goldie Heltsley; four sons, John Heltsley, Owensboro; William Heltsley, Louisville; Hugh Heltsley and David Heltsley of Rockport; four daughters, Mrs. Herbert E. Wall, Mrs. Leo Jackson of Owensboro, Mrs. Carl H. Bunker of Louisville, and Mrs. George Miedrich of Kingston, Pa.; 18 grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Floyd Heltsley of Rantoul, Ill., and Grover Heltsley of Penrod.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Friday at the residence in Rockport with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Central City.
John R. Henry, 75, Retired Farmer, Dies
John R. Henry, 75, retired farmer and a lifelong resident of Muhlenberg County, died at 1:45 p.m., Saturday following a lingering illness.
Mr. Henry is survived by his wife, Mrs. Connie Henry; three sons, Howard Henry, Central City; Norman Henry, Willis, Mich.; Walter Henry, Adrian, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Kyle, Chicago; Mrs. Virginia Chamberlain, Romulus, Mich.; Mrs. Ida Tooley, Detroit; and Mrs. Mary Glaysbrook, Madisonville; 16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Maud Cockran, Central City, Nebraska.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. S.A. Kittinger officiating. Burial was in Fairmount Cemetery.
Updated May 13, 2025.