Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyKATIE MILTON
Katie Lee Milton, 85, formerly of Mackville, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004 at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 9, 1918 in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Addie Bruner Hendren and was the widow of Henry Reid Milton.She was a retired cook and custodian of the Mackville School and was a member of the Mackville Christian Church.
Survivors include: one son, Robert Dale Milton, Bowling Green; two daughters, Pat Kolasa (Charles) Goodlett, Burgin, and Elaine Reid Milton, Nicholasville; three brothers, Gene and Reid Hendren, both of Harrodsburg, and Ray Hendren, Mackville; one sister, Mayme Baber, Harrodsburg; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Sunday, Feb. 8, at Peter Cemetery in Mackville with John Kolasa officiating. Burial was in Peters Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Kolasa, James Kolasa, Lee Searcy, Justin Kolasa, David Bottoms, and Harold Hendren.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Camp Calvary Christian Assembly, 475 Camp Calvary Road, Willisburg, KY 40078 or Mackville Community Development, 10651 Main St., Mackville, KY 40040.
GENEVA MINOR
Geneva Barnes Minor, 82, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at the home of her son in Bradfordsville.
Born June 10, 1921 in Boyle County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Virginia Logue Barnes Milburn. She was the widow of James Howard Minor.
She was a retired employee of Palm Beach Co. and also of Mercer Dress Co. She was a member of the Alum Springs First Church of God.
Survivors include one daughter, Paige Belcher, Breckinridge County; one son, Wayne Minor, Bradfordsville; three sisters, Nina Carpenter, Springfield, Juanita Holderman, Harrodsburg, and Doris Turner, Louisville; nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held on Friday, Feb. 6, at the Wilder Funeral Home with Revs. Keith Willoughby and Dennis Creech officiating. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dwayne Holderman, Danny Holderman, Barry Smothers, Derek Smothers, Jamie Minor, Gene Miles, Kevin Riecke, and Wayne Hack.
GERTRUDE McKENNEY
Mrs. Gertrude McKenney, 90, Deep Creek Road, widow of Edward McKenney, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004 at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born March 17, 1913 in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Nellie Shear Carrier.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed working in her garden.
Survivors include: four sons, John (Mary Jane) McKenney of Lexington, Ted (LouAnna) McKenney of Burgin, Samuel McKenney of Deep Creek and Joey McKenney of Salvisa; one daughter, Betty Jean McKenney of Corbin; five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and nine great-granchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Bobbie McKenney.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home with Bro. Daniel Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tony Best, Tim Shannon, Ted McKenney Jr., Bobby Carrier Jr., Gil Lay and Josh Lee.
Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Thursday until the hour of service at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home.
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REV. LEWIS SMITH
The Rev. Lewis D. Smith, age 79, 451 Cardinal Drive, husband of Annie Ottis Jones Smith, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004 at the VA Medical Center, Cooper Drive in Lexington.
Born April 8, 1924 in Salvisa, he was the son of the late Sydney and Ona Kurtz Smith.
He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II and was a retired minister last serving at the Mt. Hebron Christian Church in Anderson County. He was a member of the Magnolia Street Christian Church and was a Kentucky Colonel.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: a daughter, Nonta Miller of Steubenville, OH; a step-daughter, Donna Lunsford of Versailles; a brother Sydney Smith of Galveston, TX, and two granddaughters.
The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel by John Presko. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery with military rites.
Pallbearers will be Donald Smith, Richard Smith, Mike Peach, Harold King, Matthew Atha and Johnnie Hockersmith.
Honorary pallbearers will be James Bowman, Joe Barker, Ray Prater and Earl New.
Visitation was Wednesday 5 to 8 p.m. and Thursday after 7:30 am at the chapel.
FRED BUGG
Fred Bugg, 87, 621 N. Main St., husband of Lula Mae Bugg, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements are incomplete at Ransdell Funeral Chapel.
HAWKINS
The infant daughter of Danielle Hawkins and Tommy Satterley, Waddy, was stillborn Friday, Feb. 13 at St. Joseph Hospital East in Lexington.
In addition to her parents, survivors include: her maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Lenore and Kevin Goodlett, Salvisa; maternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Barron and Kim Hawkins, Waddy; paternal grandmother, Melanie Edwards, Waddy.
The funeral was held Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Fox Creek Cemetery with Bro. Glenn Corn officiating. Burial was in Fox Creek Cemetery.
IRENE SHEWMAKER
Irene Hays Shewmaker, 92, 185 Mason Avenue, Danville, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004 at the Danville Center for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born Sept. 3, 1911 in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Emma Pearl Tatum Hays and the widow of Prentice Shewmaker.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Gethsemane Baptist Church.
Survivors include: one daughter, Betty Marie Cummins, Harrodsburg; two sons, DeRotha (Woe) Shewmaker, Danville and Tallmadge (Tuck) Shewmaker, Parksville; five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Wilder Funeral Home with Dr. Clyde Strunk officiating. Burial was in the Danville Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were her grandsons and honorary bearers were her granddaughters.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Gethsemane Baptist Church Building Fund or Heritage Hospice.
FRED BUGG SR.
Fred N. Bugg Sr., age 87, 621 North Main Street, husband of Lula Mae McGinnis Bugg, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 at the Ephriam McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Sept. 24, 1916 in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Dave and Lucy French Bugg.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired construction worker for Conrad Gibson and the McGlone and Taylor Construction Company.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: three sons, Fred (Etta) Bugg Jr. and Jeff (Mary Jane) Bugg, both of Harrodsburg, and Wayne (Sharon) Bugg of Bloomfield; three daughters, Freida (Bill) Carpenter of Springville, TN, Gayle Yocum and Jean Bugg, both of Harrodsburg; a granddaughter who was raised as a daughter, Denise (Steven) Southerland of Lancaster; one stepdaughter, Joyce Devine of Harrodsburg; two brothers, Buford Bugg of Harrodsburg and Raymond Bugg of Elizabethtown; one sister, Hazel Dorsey of Harrodsburg; 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a stepson, Denzil Barnes, and four brothers, Garnett, Marvin, Marcus and William Bugg.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel by Rev. Richard Easterling. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery with military rites.
Pallbearers were Chris Devine, Lee Bugg, Travis Bugg, Scott Bugg, John Bugg and Daryl Bugg.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter, Chapter Processing Center, 3703 Taylorsville Road, Suite 102, Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1330.
LARRY COFFMAN
Convicted Rapist
Serving 920 Years Dies In Prison
A convicted rapist serving 920 years in prison, part of which were from convictions in Harrodsburg, has died in prison.
Larry Ray Coffman, 51, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Friday, Feb. 13 in the hospital in LaGrange from a terminal illness.
He was convicted in Mercer and Washington counties for the repeated sexual abuse of his 11-year-old stepdaughter approximately 15 to 17 years earlier. In 1992, he pleaded guilty in Mercer County to sodomy and rape and received two 20-year sentences to be served consecutively. In January 1993, he was convicted in the Washington County Circuit Court on 100 counts of rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and intimidating a witness, according to The Springfield Sun. The jury recommended an 880-year sentence. Coffman was sentenced in Washington County to 20 years for 16 counts of rape and 20 years each for 28 counts of sodomy to run consecutively, and one year each for the 28 counts of sexual abuse and intimidating a witness to run concurrently.
The abuse started in 1976 soon after the victim's mother married Coffman. The victim was 10 at that time and they lived on a farm outside Mackville, according to a story in The Springfield Sun. The family moved to Mercer County when the victim was 12. A few years later she went to live with her father who got her into counseling because she was having nightmares.
The woman went on to marry and have two children of her own. Several years later, according to The Springfield Sun, she encountered Coffman in a store. She was in her 20s and was accompanied by her daughter, a toddler at the time. He looked her up and down, then did the same to her daughter and said, "Hmm, looking good," she told The Springfield Sun.
The woman said that this was a wake-up call to her that if she did not press charges against Coffman, he would abuse other children.
PLUMMER JONES JR.
Plummer Mason Jones Jr., 83, Harrodsburg, husband of Vivian Hereford Jones, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 at the VA Medical Center.
Born in Lexington, he was the son of the late Plummer Mason Jones Sr. and the late Minnie Tucker Jones.
He was a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in business and was a charter member of Kappa Sig Fraternity at UK. He was a captain in the U.S. Air Force, serving during World War II and the Korean War.
He was a retired office manager for Franklin Pioneer Corporation. He was a former member of Central Christian Church, a member of Burgin Christian Church and a member of the Lexington Rotary Club.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: three sons, Plummer Mason Jones III of Harrodsburg, Eric Roth (Peg Cornett) Jones of Morehead and Grover Cleveland (Laura Bell) of Ft. Worth, TX, and four grandchildren, Patrick O’Neil Jones of Lexington, Plummer Mason Jones IV of Harrodsburg, and Hannah Christine Jones and Casey Christian Jones, both of Ft. Worth, TX.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Lee Jones.
A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Monday at Lexington Cemetery by the Rev. Jeanette Lucas.
Pallbearers were Plummer Mason Jones IV, Patrick O’Neil Jones, George Hellard, Lonnie Cope, Junior Dean and Lee Sharp.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Burgin Christian Church, P.O. Box B, 300 West Main St. Burgin, KY 40310.
