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W.R. King
W.R. "Bill" King, 64, of Waterworks Road died Thursday at his home.
Born Feb. 14, 1939, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Harley and Edith Cooper King. He was a former employee of Corning Glass Works where he had worked for 17 years, and a farmer. He was a member of Bluegrass Pike Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Emarine Hicks King; two sons, Rodney King and Stewart King, both of Danville; two stepsons, Robert Cash of Lexington and Jim Cash of Danville; a stepdaughter, Connie Brooks of Danville; two brothers, Robert King of Moreland and Jim King of Danville; two sisters, Beverly Divine of Danville and Juanita Hinshaw of Fort Collins, Colo.; four grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by Tim Russ. Entombment will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Bill Whittaker, Ronnie Carmickle, Reed and Rocky Cash, Tim Taylor and Alec Russell. Honorary pallbearers will be grandchildren, and Roy Fowler, Karl Luttrell, John Carey and Delmar Dalton.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice.
[Obit dated 07/11/2003]
Margaret C. Leake
Margaret Eloise Childers Leake, 82, formerly of Danville, died Wednesday in Denver, Colo. Arrangements are incomplete at Stith Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 07/11/2003]
Buford S. McCulley
LANCASTER -- Buford S. McCulley, 73, of Maple Avenue died today at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ramsey Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 07/11/2003]
Vada G. Sluder
CINCINNATI -- Vada Gooch Sluder, 97, died Tuesday.
Born May 18, 1906, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Gooch and Cornelia Floyd and the widow of Zora G. Sluder.
Survivors include two daughters, Mardena Godbey and Serena May; seven grandchildren; a sister, Agnes Spangler; 13 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hodapp Funeral Home, College Hill.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today.
[Obit dated 07/11/2003]
Lester O. Wilson
LIBERTY -- Lester Owen Wilson, 62, of Liberty died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital.
Born Nov. 16, 1940, in Casey County, he was the son of the late Daniel E. and Dolly Satterfield Wilson. He was a retired steelworker.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Bolt Wilson; a son, Allen O. Wilson of Liberty; a daughter, Anita Wilson of Liberty; a sister, Josephine Wilson of Liberty; and two brothers, Estil and Arlis Wilson, both of Liberty.
Services are 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Clifford Dehart. Burial will be in Contown Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Gary Wright, Tim and Gary Grider, Victor Matherly, Earl Holder and Jimmy Baldwin.
[Obit dated 07/11/2003]
William H. Helm
Services for William Harrison "Whitey" Helm, 82, of Harrodsburg will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by the Revs. Greg Humpert and Harley Humfleet. Burial will be in Kirkwood Baptist Church Cemetery.
He died Wednesday in Harrodsburg.
Pallbearers will be Rick Dailey, Tom Dailey, Paul McCarty, Jacob Koening, William Helm and Shane Coyle. Honorary pallbearers are Bill Wick and David Riggs.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Gideons International Bible fund.
[Obit dated 07/11/2003]
George D. Pruitt
Services for George "Donald" Pruitt, 68, of Lexington Avenue will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. James AME Church by the Rev. Jeremiah Wilson. Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 17, 1933, in Danville, he was the son of the late John L. and Collettie Prewitt.
He was retired from American Greetings Corp. was an Army veteran of the Korean War, and a member of St. James AME Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Vicki, Andra, Lisa and Sherry Prewitt, all of Danville; two sons, Darnell Pruitt of Danville and James Ross of San Francisco, Calif.; a sister, Ann O'Neal of Chicago; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Tyson, DeMarco and Gary Prewitt, Brian Caldwell, Jerry Gooch and Greg Smith. Honorary pallbearers are Eugene Fish, Johnny Johnson, John T. Davis, Curtis Bright, James Singleton and Coleman Singleton.
Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday.
Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Obit dated 07/11/2003]
William H. Helm
William Harrison "Whitey" Helm, 82, of Harrodsburg died Wednesday in Harrodsburg.
Born Nov. 10, 1920, in Daviess County, he was the son of the late James D. and Sarah J. "Sally" Ranbarger Helm. He was employed as a butcher and was a business agent for Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union Local 227. He was a member of Kirkwood Baptist Church in Harrodsburg.
Survivors include two sons, Don Helm of Elko, Nev., and Ray Helm of Chicago; a daughter, Harriette Coyle of Harrodsburg; a sister, Cynthia Clendening of Indianapolis; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Kirkwood Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may go to Gideons International bible fund.
[Obit dated 07/10/2003]
George D. Pruitt
George "Donald" Pruitt, 68, of Lexington Avenue died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Smith-Jackson Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 07/10/2003]
Edith V. Goode
SPRINGFIELD -- Edith Vaughn Goode, 87, of Springfield died Tuesday at Springfield Nursing and Rehab Center.
Born July 3, 1916, in Bradfordsville, she was the daughter of the late Porter and Mary Jo Noe Vaughn. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, a retired food service worker for the Washington County Board of Education, and the widow of Tom Goode.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Carrico of Springfield; two brothers, Clyde Logsdon and Carroll Logsdon, both of Springfield; three sisters, Mildred Coyle, Geneva Carpenter and Dola Blandford, all of Springfield; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Carey & Son Funeral Home by the Rev. J.T. Kirkpatick. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Friday.
Memorials may go to Bethlehem Cemetery Fund or Cedar Lake Lodge.
[Obit dated 07/10/2003]
Amy Justice
HARRODSBURG -- Amy Justice, 2-month-old daughter of Mandy Lowe Justice of Harrodsburg and Michael Tidd of Lawrenceburg, died Tuesday.
She was born May 3, 2003, in Danville.
Survivors include her brother and sister, Jacob and Alexandrea Justice, both of Harrodsburg; grandparents, Roger and Kathy Jennings of Harrodsburg and Glenn and Vickie Tidd of Frankfort; great-grandparents, Henry and Edna Hiter of Harrodsburg, Harry and June Tidd of Kingsville, Ohio, and William and Alma Morris of Lexington.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by Jack Smith. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Henry Hiter and Glenn Tidd.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Friday.
[Obit dated 07/10/2003]
Henry L. Guthrie
Services for Henry Lee Guthrie Jr., 77, formerly of Danville and Harrodsburg, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Jimmy Owens. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore.
Pallbearers will be Lee Whanger, Guy Richardson, James Goodlett, Armin Bottoms, Bud VanArsdale and Peanut Harlow. Honorary pallbearers are Bobby Leonard and Paul VanArsdale.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may go to The Presbyterian Church.
[Obit dated 07/10/2003]
George P. Merrick III
Services for George Prentis Merrick III, 73, of Valley Brook Drive will be 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery by the Rev. Barry Harmon.
He was the son of the late George P. Merrick and Sibbie Turner Merrick Durham.
He died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington.
Pallbearers will be George Merrick IV, Alan Finley, Dustin Finley, David Sims, Michael Bell and Ronnie Galloway.
Honorary pallbearers are Jimmy Ryan, Robert Taylor, and members of American Legion Post 46 and Danville Fire Department.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to American Legion Post 46.
[Obit dated 07/10/2003]
