Muhlenberg County Kentucky
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Board, Delie
Mrs. Delie Board of Powderly dies
Powderly - Mrs. Delie Board, 94, of Powderly, died Sunday, October 8 at 1:50 p.m. at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
Mrs. Board was born in Muhlenberg County October 1, 1884.
Survivors include two daughters, Mable Hinton, Powderly, Bessie Oglesby, White Plains; two sons, Hugh Board, Akron, Ohio; Denzil Board, Nigley, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 10 at 2 p.m. at the Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with Rev. Houston Noffsinger officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bob Spears. Burial was in Coleman Cemetery.
- Source: Greenville Leader [KY], 11 Jan 1978.
Board, Joseph B.
J.B. Board, 70, Dies Near Morgan
Morgan - J.B. Board, 70, retired miner, died at his home in the Morgan community at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26. He was a member of the Old Bethel Baptist Church.
The funeral service was conducted Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Morehead Baptist Church by the Rev. J.B. Matheney, assisted by the Rev. Victor Phelps. Burial was in the Coleman Cemetery.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Dee Mitchell Board; three sons, Clarence Board, Chicago; Hoyt and Denzil Board, Akron, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Oglesby, White Plains; Mrs. Mabel Hinton, Powderly; eight grandchildren.
- Source: Messenger [Central City, KY], 1 Dec 1949.
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- Board, Rethal. Greenville Leader [KY] 31 Aug 1934, Obituary.
- Boffman, J.W. & J.N. Haydon. Hopkinsville Kentuckian [KY], 7 Jan 1913, Obituary.
- Boggess, Floyd Thomas. Messenger Inquirer [Owensboro, KY], 1 Feb 1975, Obituary.
- Boggess, Mrs. T.P. Hopkinsville Kentuckian [KY], 24 Sept 1912, Obituary.
- Biographical note: Mrs. T.P. Boggess is Mary E. “Mollie” Bear, wife of Thomas P. Boggess.
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Bohannon, Hugh
Hugh Bohannon, 83, Dies Jan. 6
Greenville - Hugh Bohannon, 83, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6 at his residence in Greenville.
Born March 6, 1888 in Muhlenberg County, he was a retired factory representitive for the Burton Manufacturing Co.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Grace Pulley, Mrs. Ruth Sherrod and Mrs. Virginia Hale of Greenville; two nieces and one nephew.
Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Sunday in Greenville with the Rev. A. B. Gross and the Rev. William Jines officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
- Source: Times Argus [Central City, KY], 12 Jan 1972.
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- Bohannon, Joseph Haden. Greenville Leader [KY], 11 Jan 1935, Obituary.
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Booth, Ceaphus
Ceaphus Booth, Dies on Nov. 5
Ceaphus Booth, 87, of Central City, died at Jenny Stuart Hospital in Hopkinsville Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m.
A retired farmer, he was born in Butler County Oct. 25, 1887.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora Booth of Central City; son, J.C. Booth of Elizabethtown; three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Stewart of Central City, Mrs. Myrl Ingram of Lockport, N.Y. and Mrs. Dean Back of Rineyville; 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Eldon Booth of Rineyville.
Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with the Rev. Roy Geary and the Rev. Leroy Vaught in charge. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery in Butler County.
- Source: Times Argus [Central City, KY], 6 Nov 1974.
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- Bowles, Benjamin & Gracie Nell Bowles. Messenger Inquirer [Owensboro, KY], 13 Nov 1964, Obituary.
Updated May 12, 2025.