September 7, 1999
Samuel Gray, president of Forkland Community Center, dies
Samuel Housan Gray, 76, of Man of War Drive, president of Forkland Community Center Corp., died Sunday at University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Born Feb. 5, 1923, in Gravel Switch, he was a son of the late Ray Fulton and Cora Whitehouse Gray. He was a volunteer for the American Association of
Retired People income tax preparation. Gray had been an assistant commissioner for the state Department of Revenue and retired after working several
years as property tax manager for Michigan.
He was a graduate of Forkland High School and Centre College and received a master's degree in mathematics from University of Illinois. He was a
member, deacon and Sunday school teacher at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maetta Young Gray of Danville; two sons, Gary E. Gray of Grant City, Ill., and Mark E. Gray of Owensboro; a daughter, Gail E.
Gray of Frankfort; a sister, Marian Parker of Shelbyville; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery in Washington County.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials go Lexington Avenue Baptist Church Mission Fund or Forkland Community Center.
Catherine R. Kuhnle
LEXINGTON -- Catherine Roach Kuhnle, 87, of Lexington, formerly of Danville, died Monday at Central Baptist Hospital.
Born in London, she was a daughter of the late Daniel G. and March C. Burchell Roach. She was valedictorian of the Centre College Class of 1934
where she was Phi Beta Kappa and recipient of the President's Prize. She was the widow of H.B. Kuhnle, former pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in
Lexington.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Dan Kuhnle of Slidell, La.; two sons, John Harold Kuhnle of Washington, D.C., and Robert David Kuhnle of Louisville;
and four grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home and noon to time of services Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may go to the Harold B. and Catherine R. Kuhnle Scholarship Fund at the Baptist Seminary at Richmond, 3400 Brook Road, Richmond, Va.
23227.
Roscoe H. Playforth
MOREHEAD -- Roscoe H. Playforth, 89, formerly of Crab Orchard, died Monday at his home.
Born Oct. 9, 1909, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Henry and Rebecca Harness Playforth. He was a member of Morehead Baptist Church.
He was a retired professor of social sciences and a former dean of social sciences at Morehead State University.
Survivors include his wife, Sibbie A. Playforth; a son, Herman Playforth of Lexington; four grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals with Rev. Don Mantooth. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
Crab Orchard Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Eugene Duncan, Jack E. Bizzell, Alan Wheeler, John Collis. John Stanley, Byron Wentz and Paul Williamson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Adron Doran, Nelson Grote, Ronald Eaglin, Mac Luckey, Billy Joe Hall and Robert Bishop.
Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Harriet R. Powell
LEXINGTON -- Harriet "Sitty" Russell Powell, 69, of Lexington, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Born in Louisville, she was a daughter of the late Harry J. and Harriet A. Russell. She was the widow of Lynn G. Powell Jr. She was a retired teacher and
a graduate of Harrodsburg High School. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Lexington.
Survivors include two daughters, Harriet Donohue and Mary Lockett Ranft, both of Lexington; two sons, Donald J. Donohue III of Florida, and Michael W.
Donohue of Texas; and one stepson.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Alec Russell, John Russell, Art Ranft, Bill Hanna, Joe Brummett and Bill Lively. Honorary pallbearers are C.D. Barnes, John Webb, Floyd
Gordon and Jim Sanders.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Wednesday at McClellan Funeral Home.
Vivian C. Roberts
LIBERTY -- Vivian Rada Cochran Roberts, 85, of Napier Street, died Saturday in Vencor Hospital in Louisville.
Born Dec. 16, 1913, in Jeffersonville, Ind., she was a daughter of the late John E. and Olive Mae Hillard Cochran. She was a member of Poplar Grove
Baptist Church and the widow of Howard N. Roberts.
Survivors include five daughters, Ruth Martin and Phyllis Porter, both of Liberty, Elma White of Louisville, and Susan Lawhorn and Caroyln Walls, both of
Junction City; four sons, John Roberts of Cincinnati, Bill and Ronnie Roberts, both of Liberty, Clifford Roberts of Indianapolis, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Polar Grove Baptist Church by Jim Brown and Brent Allen. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
McKinney-Brown Funeral Home had charge of funeral arrangements.
September 8, 1999
Barbara J. Beasley
HARRODSBURG -- Barbara Jean Beasley, 67, of Louisville, died Monday at her home.
Born April 3, 1932, in Washington County, she was a daughter of the late William Wilcher and Leunia G. Houchin Beasley. She was a retired nursing
assistant and a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Doug Beasley of Olney, Ill., and Stephen F. Gibson of Lexington; three daughters, Cindy K. Hawkins of Louisville and
Kimberly R. Cox and Loretta L. Lewis, both of Harrodsburg; two brothers, James Beasley of Batesville, Ind., and Mutt Beasley of Harrodsburg; 11
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Lynn Long.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by the Revs. Mark Webb and James Long. Burial will be in Bethel Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Frank Thorberry, Roger Coleman, Tuan Van, Bobby Cox, Bobby Lynn Cox and Tom Berryman.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Thursday until time of service.
Earle Martin
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif. -- "Miss Earle" Curtis Martin, of Corona Del Mar, died Friday.
Born Oct. 16, 1924, in Louisville, she was a graduate of Centre College.
Survivors include her husband, Donald B. Martin; two sons, Peter W. Martin and D. Bruce Martin; and four grandchildren.
A private burial is planned.
Donna G. Robinson
HARRODSBURG -- Donna Gray Robinson, 36, of Votaw Road, died Monday on Mann's Road as the result of an auto accident.
Born April 22, 1963, in Danville, she was a daughter of Mayola I. Hampton of Savannah, Ga., and the late Donald M. Hampton. She was a homemaker.
Other survivors include her husband, James E. Robinson; a stepfather, Daniel H. Feldman; two sons, John C. Deering and Joshua H. Deering, both of
Lebanon; two daughters, Laura S. Deering and Rhiannon M. Deering, both of Lebanon; a stepson, James E. Robinson II of Danville; a half brother,
Donnie Hampton of Harrodsburg; and a sister, Jamie Redmon of Harrodsburg.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by Donald Littrell. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John Rogers, Troy Abbot, Lynn Redmon, Jeff Yates, Pat Rice and Jimmy Gamble. Honorary pallbearers are Donnie Hampton and
Michael Lannum.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Thursday until time of service.
Samuel H. Gray
Services for Samuel Housan Gray, 76, of Man of War Drive, were held today at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church by the Revs. Jo Garnett and Phil
Rector. Burial was in Beech Grove Cemetery in Washington County.
He died Sunday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Pallbearers were Danny and Michael Lay; Ryan, Andy and Gray; Donnie Young, Bill Lane, John Stromberger and Bernard Montgomery. Honorary
pallbearers are members of the Bible Sunday School Class.
Memorials may go to Lexington Avenue Baptist Church Mission Fund or Forkland Community Center.
Alma Y. Lamb
LANCASTER -- Services for Alma Young Lamb, 76, of Cottage Avenue, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Barry Jeffries.
Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
She died Tuesday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital.
Born June 1, 1923, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late Susie Mallinex and Lucian Young Sr. She was a former owner of Mom Blakeman's
Candy Co., and a member of Lancaster Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Julian Lamb; a son, James R. Brown of Harrodsburg; a daughter, Patricia Rich of Lancaster; three brothers, Clyde Young
of Stanford, Lucian Young Jr. of Lexington, and Ollie Young of Fort Myers, Fla.; two sisters, Mildred Gaffney of Louisville and Betty Metcalf of Lancaster;
and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Kendall and Jeff Rich, Brad and Lucian Young III, A.C. Huffman and Freeman Saylor.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
September 9, 1999
William R. Hilton
LIBERTY -- William R. Hilton Sr., 61, of Liberty Road, Columbia, died Tuesday at his home.
Born Dec. 24, 1937 in Pennsylvania, he was a son of Joanna Rowland Barton of Dunnville and the late Arthur H. Hilton. He was a retired farmer.
Other survivors include his wife, Erie Arbutus Comer Hilton; a stepfather, Sebert Barton of Dunnville; two daughters, Rita Faye Coblentz of Street, Md.,
and Freeda K. Hanson of Columbia; a son, William Hilton Jr. of Columbia; a stepdaughter, Joyce Stanley of Bardstown; a brother, Claude Hilton of
Darlington, Md.; two sisters, Eva Carr and Grace Comer, both of Maryland; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Danny Bailey. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday.
Cordia W. Wilson
STANFORD -- Cordia Williams Wilson, 71, of Hustonville, died Wednesday at Stanford House nursing home.
Born Feb. 22, 1928, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Minnie Luttrell Gastineau. She was a homemaker and a member of
Locust Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of Wonza L. Williams.
Survivors include three brothers, Vertrice and William Gastineau, both of Middleburg, and Junior Gastineau of Kings Mountain. She was preceded in
death by a son, Vernon Lee Cornett.
Services will be 6 p.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. John Dean. Burial will be in K.P. Hall Cemetery at Kings Mountain.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
September 10, 1999
Imogene S. Poland
Imogene "Emmy" Searcy Poland, 76, of Owensboro, died today at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born March 14, 1917, in Lexington, she was a daughter of the late Amerson and Susie David Searcy. She was a homemaker and a member of First
Christian Church, Owensboro. She was the widow of J.R. Poland.
Survivors include a son, Thomas R. Poland of Danville; a sister, Frances Edger of Lexington; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Cemetery, Lexington.
Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Christian Church Homes of Kentucky, First Christian Church of Owensboro, or Trinity Episcopal Church Building Fund.
Benie C. Prewitt
Benie C. Prewitt, 80, of Chestnut Street, died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 10, 1918, in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late William T. and Rosie L. Robinson Prewitt. She was a retired employee of Corning
Glass and the widow of Zelbert T. Prewitt.
Survivors include a niece, Mrs. Levi Lay of Harrodsburg; and a nephew, Bill Wickersham of New Salisbury, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Mathis. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Memorials may go to First Baptist Church missions.
Allene Lehrschall
EL PASO, Texas -- Allene Lehrschall, 75, formerly of Danville, died Sunday at her home.
Born Jan. 10, 1924, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Leona Baker Morris. She was a former employee of Dukes Laundry
Mat and was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, David W. Lehrschall of El Paso; a sister, Marie Sawyer of Danville; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn Harry.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Sept. 17 in Lancaster Cemetery by Albert Gisler.
There will be no visitation.
Eunice Chumley
Services for Eunice Mae Chumley, 74, of West Main Street, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Baker.
Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 18, 1925, in Lexington, she was a daughter of the late Walter L. and Lula M. Gibson Chumley. She was a registered nurse, a member of
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, and a graduate of Nazareth School of Nursing.
Survivors include two sisters, Peggy Ramsay of Danville and Beatrice Chumley of Danville.
Pallbearers will be deacons of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
Emanuel B. West
LANCASTER -- Services for Emanuel B. West Sr., 82, of Lancaster, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Predestinarian Baptist Church by the Rev. David
Chenault and Michael McPherson. Burial will be in Duncantown Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 18, 1916, in Garrard County, he was a son of the late Charlie and Etta Logan West. He was a retired farmer and the widower of Marie Mitchell
West.
Survivors include two daughters, Ruby West of Lancaster and Juanita Keyes of Lexington; two sons, Manual West Jr. and Brunell West of Lancaster; 13
grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara West.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Saturday until time of service at the church.
Bernard E. Cloyd
HARRODSBURG -- A funeral Mass for Bernard E. Cloyd, 80, of Louisville, will be noon Saturday at St. Andrew Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph
Muench. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville.
Born Oct. 12 1918, in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Earl C. and Ora Huff Cloyd. He was a retired pharmaceutical salesman, a Navy veteran of
World War II and a member of St. Leonard Catholic Church, Louisville.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Anderson Cloyd; a son, Keith B. Cloyd of New Orleans, La.; two brothers, Buford Cloyd of Fort Myers, Fla., and Bob
Cloyd of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Anne Cloyd Bienacki of Huber Heights, Ohio.
Pallbearers will be Michael Murphy, Jeff Middaugh, Scotty and Bill Huff, John Bienacki and Connie Ellis.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at McClellan Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Suite 150, Louisville, 40202.
September 12, 1999
James Preston, former RECC board member, dies at age 73
LANCASTER -- James E. Preston, 73, of Nina Ridge, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
Born March 3, 1926, in Garrard County, he was a son of the late Elbert and Nora Clark Preston. He was a retired farmer and a U.S. Army Veteran of
World War II. He served on the board of directors of the Inter-County Rural Electric Co-operative for 35 years, retiring in May of this year as
secretary/treasurer, and was a former director of the Garrard County Fire Department District 1. He was a member of the Bethel Christian Church,
serving as elder for 35 years.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Rose East Preston; a son, James Kevin Preston; a daughter, Teresa Estes; a brother, Eugene Preston; and a sister,
Geneva Lane, all of Lancaster; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Victory Christian Church in Lancaster by the Revs. Darrell Estes, John Presko and Zora Oliver. Burial will be in the
Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike Preston, Harry Howard, Jimmy Lane, Cecil Lane, Delmar Warren and George Preston Jr.
Honorary pallbearers are Ray Lay, George Hogan Preston, Lloyd Moberly, Paul Sides, Cecil Sanders, Roy Floyd, Jim Jacobus, Bill Dishman, Ricky Ray,
Randall Wilson, Burl Cornelius, the officers of the Bethel Christian Church and the board of directors of Inter-County RECC.
Visitation will be 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. today at Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home in Richmond and after 10 a.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials may go to the Kentucky Christian Assembly Youth Camp, Inc., P.O. Box 71, Brodhead, Ky., 40409.
Curtis Todd
CRAB ORCHARD -- Curtis Todd, 59, of 260 Jim Weaver Road died Friday at his home.
Born Aug. 30, 1940, in Lincoln County, he was a son of Leonard and Vernie Reynolds Todd of Crab Orchard. He served three years as deputy jailer
under former Lincoln County Jailer Bill Snyder. He was a member of the Baptist church. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Ann Phillips.
Survivors include his wife, Debra Kidwell Todd; a daughter, Pamela Kay Wethington of Liberty; two sons, James Wesley Todd and Curtis Dwayne Todd,
both of Crab Orchard; three sisters, Willene Powers, Carol Brown and Brenda Helton, all of Crab Orchard; four brothers, Carlos Todd of Westchester,
Ohio, Leroy Todd and Dexter Todd, both of Crab Orchard, and Cletus Todd of Stanford; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home by Cecil Roundtree and Darrell Gentry. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church
Cemetery, Broughtontown.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Hodge, Bob Brown, Tony Todd, Gary Phillips, James and Jimmy Middleton, Jason Todd and Junior Gordon.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Colin Raitiere, Dr. Mark Spurlin, Jeremy Garrison and Hershel Braley.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Monday.
Flora Vest
LIBERTY -- Flora Mae Vest, 78, of Poplar Hill Road, died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born July 14, 1921, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Purlesy McAninch Hines. She was a homemaker and member of Valley
Oak Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis Vest; a daughter, Betty Jean Cravens of Liberty; two sisters, Faye Tarter and Donna Martin, both of Cincinnati; four
brothers, Charles Hines of Liberty, Jack Hines of Florida, and Josh and Jim Hines of Cincinnati; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Troy Merrick. Burial will be in Poplar Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Garland and George W. Vest, Glen Mullins, and Jack, Josh and Jim Hines.
Visitation is 8 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
Imogene S. Poland
Graveside services for Imogene "Emmy" Searcy Poland, 82, of Owensboro, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Hillcrest Cemetery, Lexington, by Bob Kirkpatrick.
She died Friday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born March 14, 1917, in Lexington, she was a daughter of the late Amerson and Susie Davis Searcy. She was a homemaker and a member of First
Christian Church, Owensboro.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Ray Lyons.
Survivors include a son, Thomas R. Poland of Danville; a sister, Frances Edger of Lexington; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Christian Church Homes of Kentucky, First Christian Church of Owensboro, or Trinity Episcopal Church Building Fund.
Benie C. Prewitt
Services for Benie C. Prewitt, 80, of Chestnut Street, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Mathis.
Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Pallbearers will be Luke Lovelll, Mark Goggans, John Barber, Robert Baker, Glenn Fugate and Timothy Lawyer.
Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Prewitt, J.T. Goggans, Henry Lovell, Jim Barber, Jeff Barber, Teague Sims and Albert Prewitt Jr.
Visitation is 4-8 a.m. today.
Roberta C. Logan
LANCASTER -- Services for Roberta Calico Logan, 86, of Kirksville Road, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hyattsville Baptist Church by the Revs. Everett
Priddy and Wilburn Ferguson. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
She died Friday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital.
Born March 16, 1913, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late John Maurice and Della Bryant Calico. She was a retired school teacher and
attended Berea College. She was a member of the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association, a charter member of the Hyattsville Baptist Church and a
sunshine sister of the Wallaceton Homemakers. She was the widow of Walker "Bill" Logan.
Survivors include a daughter, Rita Gayle Logan of Garrard County; a son, Darrell (Carmen) Logan of Lancaster; a sister, Geneva Matlock of Dayton,
Ohio; three brothers, Robert Calico of Dayton, Denny Calico of Cincinnati and Thurman Calico of Berea; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jesse Thomas, Royce Ferguson, Billy and Donnie Matlock, Eugene Ferguson, Ralph Ferguson, Ray Lewey and Gilbert Marshbanks.
Honorary pallbearers are Harold Calico, Glen Watkins, Margaret Nevius, Delia Sherrow, Roger Duncan, Roland Godsey, Paul Sides, Evelyn Cotton,
Beulah Thomas, Johnny Friend and Beverly Trevillian.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at Ramsey Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Hyattsville Baptist Church, 1365 Richmond Road, Lancaster, Ky., 40444.
September 13, 1999
Eldridge M. Montgomery Sr.
Eldridge Murrell Montgomery Sr., 79, of O'Hara Drive, a retired dentist, died Saturday at his home.
Born Feb. 14, 1920, in Burnside, he was a son of the late Eldridge M. and Sarah Irwin Montgomery.
He was a retired dentist and a 1943 graduate of Louisville Dental College. He was a 50-year member of the Kentucky dental and American dental
associations and a member and former president of the Bluegrass Dental Society. He was responsible for getting fluoride added to the Danville Water
System
He also was a former member and president of Danville Lions Club. He was a member of First Christian Church where he was an elder and choir
member.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and retired from the Navy Reserve as a commander. He was the recipient of a Bronze Star.
Survivors his wife, Edith Mann Montgomery; a son, Eldridge M. Montgomery Jr. of Danville; three daughters, Carole Montgomery of Evansville, Ind., Linda
Estes of Henderson, and Mary Coffman of Elkins, W.V.; a sister, Julia L. Monroe of Falmouth; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 5 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church by the Revs. Norman Hagley and Caroline Bloomfield. Visitation will follow the
service.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice, First Christian Church or Boyle County Humane Society.
Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
September 15, 1999
Thelma M. Lewis
Thelma Mae Lewis, 86, of Silverbrook Drive, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Oct. 16, 1912, in Atkins, Ark., she was a daughter of the late Ell D. and Jane M. Tyler Austin. She was a homemaker and a member of Boyle
County Senior Citizens Center, She was the widow of Waitt Lewis.
Survivors include two sons, Dallas L. Lewis of Cico, Calif., and Joseph Lewis of Sacramento, Calif.; four daughters, Louise C. Chastin of West
Uniontown, Okla., Barbara Perata of Danville, Elaine O'Rourke of Albrightsville, Pa., and Joan Stalions of Marysville, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and 28
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Bellevue Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home
Memorials may go to Danville Boyle County Senior Citizens Center.
William H. Baugh
CRAB ORCHARD -- William Henry "Bill" Baugh, 64, of Sassafras Tree Lane, Louisville, formerly of Lincoln County, died Tuesday at Veteran's Hospital,
Louisville.
Born May 6, 1935, in Danville, he was a son of the late Charles and Sally K. Brummett Baugh. He was a retired construction worker, an Air Force veteran
and had attended a Methodist Church.
Survivors include three sons, William "Billy" Baugh Jr. of Cincinnati, Charles Baugh of Spokane, Wash., and Dave Baugh of Henderson, Nev.; a sister,
Alice Klara of Melbourne, Fla.; four brothers, Ed Baugh of North Ridgeville, Ohio, Craig Baugh of La Grange, Charles Baugh of Amherst, Ohio, and Ray
Baugh of Crab Orchard; and six grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Crab Orchard Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
McKnight-Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
September 16, 1999
Ralph Anderson
LANCASTER -- Ralph Anderson, 67, of Crab Orchard Street, died Wednesday at his home.
Born Oct. 29, 1931, in Garrard County, he was a son of the late Joe and Hazel Lear Anderson. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and farmer.
He was a member of Preachersville United Methodist Church, a member of Lancaster Masonic Lodge 104 F&AM and Danville York Rite Bodies. He also
was a Kentucky Colonel, a Shriner and a member of Oleika Temple, Lexington.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Johnson Anderson; a son, Marty Anderson of Stanford; a brother, Raymond Anderson of Ohio; four sisters, Lillie Hume
of Richmond, Virginia Murray of Ohio, and Helen Osborne and Edwina King, both of Lancaster; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Revs. Leroy Davis and Tim Boschen. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Willie Ray, Charles Hardwick, Doc Ray, Jimmy Moberly and Ronnie Sparks. Honorary pallbearers are Earl and Betty Smith, Hobert
and Christine Howard, Lettie Sebastian and Sam Stoudemayer.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
Marjorie Dean
HARRODSBURG -- Marjorie "Peggy" Dean, 59, of New Dixville Road, died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Born July 20, 1940, in Corning, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Donald and Marjorie Hartman Dunning. She was a former employee of Wal-Mart and
attended Fellowship Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Snider Dean; two sons, Donald E. Dean of Knoxville, Pa., and Larry D. Dean of Harrodsburg; two daughters, Sherri D.
Ritchie of Margate, Fla., and Gina M. Dean of Harrodsburg; four brothers, Butch Dunning of Salvisa, Bobby Dunning of Versailles, David Dunning of
Mercer County and Tony Dunning of Harrodsburg; three sisters, Donna McGinnis and Jackie Burke, both of Mercer County, and Linda Devine of
Willisburg; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Friday and after 7 a.m. Saturday until time of service.
Lilburn M. Eades
LIBERTY -- Lilburn Mirl Eades, 60, of Dunnville, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born March 30, 1939, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Denton O. and Docie Allen Eades. He was a drywall contractor.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Mason Eades; three daughters, Linda Eades of Norwood, Ohio, Misty Velasquez and Kristi Mason, both of Liberty; two
sons, Jeffrey M. Eades and Timmy Eades, both of Norwood; four sisters, Joyce M. Eades and Elsie J. Miller, both of Liberty, Betty L. Bates of Fairfield,
Ohio, and Donna S. Christian of Ohio; a brother, Dennie Eades of Liberty; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Johnny Patton.
Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
Thelma J. Spears
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Thelma J. "Tommy" Masters Spears, 72, widow of Edgar L. Spears Jr., died Tuesday.
Survivors include three sons, Danny, David and Dervin Spears; and a sister, Louise Singleton.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Hodapp Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to the American Diabetes Association.
Thelma M. Lewis
Graveside services for Thelma Mae Lewis, 86, of Silverbrook Drive, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Bellevue Cemetery by the Rev. Ivan Shelburne.
She died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Pallbearers will be Michael Perata, Thomas and Dennis O'Rourke, Morgan and Jordan Lewis, and Thomas and Jodie Stalions.
Visitation is 4-6 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Danville Boyle County Senior Citizens Center.
Mary S. Taylor
STANFORD -- Services for Mary Elizabeth Sampson Taylor, 58, of Halls Gap Estates, Stanford, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Pentecostal Fellowship Church,
Lancaster, by the Revs. Jim Cook and Tommy Wall.
Burial will be in Fellowship Cemetery.
She died Tuesday at her home.
Born May 16, 1941, in Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Lorenzo and Hazel Billy Ward Sampson.
She was a certified nursing assistant at Stanford House Nursing Home for 15 years and a member of Pentecostal Fellowship Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Polly A. Cochran of Lancaster and Sherri L. Long of Stanford; six brothers, Tex, Earl and Cecil Sampson, all of Dayton,
Ohio, Willard Sam-pson of New Lebanon, Ohio, Dow Sampson of Visialla, Calif., and Clarence Sampson of Heritage, Tenn.; five sisters, Virginia Bake
and Alice Lambert, both of Lincolnton, Ga., Norma L. Roop of Campbellsburg, Ind., Wilma J. Gilbert of Jacksonville, Ark., and Judy Johnson of Madison,
Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jason Key, Thurman Pearson, David Lewis, Rodney Creech, Luther Akers and Bob Creech.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice of Danville.
Fox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
