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Iva Dean B. Sheene
MORELAND -- Iva Dean Bradshaw Sheene, 78, of Moreland died Tuesday at her home.
Born May 11, 1924, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Marion M. and Nora Hatter Bradshaw. She was a homemaker and the widow of Robert D. Sheene.
Survivors include two daughters, Janice Sheene Debord of Cincinnati and Nancy Sheene Randolph of Richmond; two sons, Benny Sheene of Middleburg and Robert "Bobby" Sheene of Liberty; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Westside Community United Methodist Church by the Revs. Wayne Watts, Scott Wilson and Gary Story.
Burial will be in Moreland Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James, Gary and Robbie Sheene, Eddie Crew, Jeff Randolph, Keith Buis, Darien Buis and Jonathan Stubbs.
Honorary pallbearers are granddaughters.
Visitation will be 5:30-9 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home and after 8 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Memorials may go to Westside Community United Methodist Church building fund, 2875 U.S. 127, Hustonville 40437; or Heritage Hospice, Broadway, Danville 40422
[Obit dated 10/30/2002]
Tommy Sims
Services for George Thomas "Tommy" Sims, 62, of Mitchellsburg Road, Parksville, will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church by the Revs. John McNerney and Dennis Hisle.
He died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 1, 1940, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Harry and Carrie Tarter Sims.
He served as Boyle county sheriff for 20 years before his retirement.
He was a graduate of Parksville High School, where he was a member of the basketball team, and a member of Parksville Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Reed Sims; a son, Daniel T. Sims of Parksville; four brothers, Walter R. Sims, Harry Sims Jr., and Barney Joe Sims, all of Danville, and William "Billy" Sims of Burgin; two sisters, Barbara Honaker of Danville and Betty Chambers of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Karl Luttrell, LeRoy Hardin, Jimmy Wilcher, Warren Lanham, Earl Dean, Ralph Rogers, Kenneth Harlow and Robbie Stamps.
Honorary pallbearers are Benny Thompson, Trillie Bottoms, Lester Smith, Marty Warren, Dr. John Horn, Dr. David Overstreet, Dr. Tariq Mohammed and Parksville Christian Church men's Sunday School class.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Parksville Christian Church.
[Obit dated 10/30/2002]
Leo Sinkhorn
Services for Leo "Corky" Sinkhorn Sr., 72, of Mitchell Street, Junction City, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Broadway, by Kenneth Smith and Barry Harmon.
Burial will be in Parksville Cemetery.
He died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital.
Pallbearers will be Billy Bottoms, Mike and Bobby Kondik, Donald Phillips, Bryan and Les Sinkhorn, Darrell Lewis and Steve Wade. Honorary pallbearers are G.G. Harmon, Chris Pennington, Zack Wilburn, Tanner Pinkson, Allen Sinkhorn, Teddy Walker, deacons of Harris Creek Baptist Church and members of Franklin Masonic Lodge 28.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home with a Masonic service at 7:30 p.m. by Franklin Masonic Lodge 28.
Memorials may go to Harris Creek Baptist Church or Heritage Hospice.
[Obit dated 10/30/2002]
William H. Kinder
Services for William Henry "Dutch" Kinder, 87, of Frankfort, formerly Lawrenceburg, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by the Revs. Floying Thompson and Kenneth Whitehouse.
Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
He died Monday at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation in Frankfort.
Born Aug. 31, 1915, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Thomas E. and Maudie Harley Kinder.
He was a retired Lawrenceburg Transfer Co. mechanic and farmer. He was a Protestant and the widower of Matrie Kinder.
Survivors include three stepsons, Velmer Godbey of Lawrenceburg, Delmer Godbey of Frankfort and Floyd Godbey of Harrodsburg; a stepdaughter, Flonnie Byrd of Harrodsburg; two brothers, Walter Kinder of Versailles and J.S. "Bugg" Kinder of Harrodsburg; five sisters, Ann Doyle of Florida, Elizabeth Tatum of Missouri, Jewel "Judy" Satterly of Louisville, and Vera Conner and Nellie Turner, both of Harrodsburg; and several step-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Troy Thompson, Brent Satterly, Vince and Walter Howard Kinder, Tony Beasley and Terry Godbey.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Thursday.
[Obit dated 10/30/2002]
Robert D. Smith
CRAB ORCHARD -- Services for Robert D. Smith, 54, of Glade Fork Road will be 11 a.m. Thursday at McKnight Funeral Home by Dan Gutenson.
Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery.
He died Monday in Cincinnati.
Born Sept. 16, 1948, in Jamestown, he was the son of the late Robert F. and Dora M. Dutton Smith.
He was an employee of Industrial Installers Inc. and a member of Crab Orchard Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Henderson of Stanford; a son, Robert T. Smith of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Regina Carter of Somerset and Jennifer Smith of Louisville; his fiancˇ, Linda Owens of Crab Orchard; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Terry Pettit, Lonnie Pruitt, Barry Watts, Terrill Lane, Junior Renner and Teddy Pruitt.
Honorary pallbearers are William McClure, Gary Savage, Larry Middleton, Freddy Clem, Wayne Smith, Ard Lawless Jr. and Simone Vergara.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to The Alzheimer's Association, 919 Michigan Ave., Suite 100, Chicago, Ill., 60611-1676.
[Obit dated 10/30/2002]
Tommy Sims
Tommy Sims, the first Boyle County sheriff to succeed himself, died Monday night at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after a long illness. He was 62.
Sims served as sheriff from 1982-90. He was able to serve two terms under a then-new succession amendment that allowed sheriffs to succeed themselves. Prior to the passage of the amendment, sheriffs could serve one four-year term but then, after serving that term, had to lay out at least four years before they could run again.
Sims served as chief deputy under Sheriff Charlie Martin before running for sheriff in 1981. That year he won the Democratic primary and then defeated Republican George Sexton in a hard-fought race in the general election.
Sheriff Karl Luttrell, who served as chief deputy under Sims before running for sheriff himself in 1989, talked fondly this morning of his former boss and co-worker and longtime, childhood friend.
"Tommy was a great fellow and did a good job as sheriff," said Luttrell, who is retiring at the end of this year after serving a dozen years in the same office. "He was a very good person to work for. What he said is what he did."
Sims was more than a person Luttrell worked for. "He was like family," said the sheriff.
"We grew up together in Parksville and graduated together from Parksville High School in 1959," Luttrell said. "After graduation, he went off to the military service, and, when he came back, we both ended up in the sheriff's office together."
Sims was just a month older than Luttrell, but Luttrell used to rub in that small difference in age in his annual birthday calls to Sims.
"When Tommy turned 62 on April 1, I made my yearly call to wish him a happy birthday. As I had done in the past, I said, 'How you doing, old man?' when he picked up the phone," said Luttrell.
Sims was beset by serious health problems throughout his retirement but tried to make the best of his worsening physical situation, according to Luttrell.
"Tommy had diabetes and a heart condition and he gradually lost his eyesight," he said. "But he was a great outdoorsman and tried to continue fishing as long as he could. In fact, his brother took him out fishing not too long ago."
A resident of Parksville, Sims was the husband of Frances Reed Sims.
Arrangements are incomplete at Stith Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 10/29/2002]
Herbert W. Coffman
LIBERTY -- Herbert Wesley Coffman of Ky. 1547, a former sheriff and deputy sheriff in Casey County, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. He was 72.
While Coffman was sheriff, he was known for his positive attitude.
Former sheriff Carl E. Meece remembers Coffman as a good law officer and a good tracker. "He worked a break-in one time, then tracked the guys through the fields and woods," said Meece. "He made the arrest. He was good at things like that."
Coffman wasn't afraid to answer complaints and was a good officer, Meece said.
Coffman also had a great influence on his nephew's life.
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Coffman said his uncle was part of the reason he chose to be a law enforcement officer. "He's part of the reason I'm where I am today," the deputy sheriff said.
"Herb was a good sheriff," said Deputy Coffman, adding that although it's been 20 years since his uncle was sheriff, "people still remember him and his positive attitude while serving as sheriff."
Herb Coffman served as sheriff 1978-82. Prior to that, he was chief deputy sheriff under Meece for four years. He also served as a Boyle County deputy jailer in the mid-1980s and later was bailiff for Casey County under Sheriff Bob Weddle.
Born Sept. 23, 1930, Coffman was the son of the late Oscar and Edna Peavey Coffman. He farmed and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He belonged to the Church of Christ and was a Kentucky Colonel and former member of the Kentucky Sheriff's Association.
He is survived by his wife, Marcella Lay Coffman; a son, Christopher H. Coffman of Elkhorn; a daughter, Neiga Stephens of Liberty; a sister, Agatha Warner of Liberty; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Kenny Spaw and Dwight Coffman. Burial will be in Peavy Cemetery with military rites by Casey County Funeral Squad.
Pallbearers will be Chris, Jacob, Jerry and Kenny Coffman, Wendell Wethington and Jeremy Stephens. Honorary pallbearers will be Chip McInnis, S.L. Williams, Hollis Murphy, Jim Brady and Ed Hadley.
[Obit dated 10/29/2002]
