Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyGilbert
Funeral services for Paul Lamarr Gilbert, 65, of Fredonia, passed away Feb. 14, 2001 at Caldwell County Hospital. He was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by five sons, Johnny Gilbert and Tyson Gilbert, both of Fredonia, Jeff Gilbert of Calvert City, Todd Gilbert and Jason Gilbert, both of Trigg County; two daughters, Paula Cox of Princeton and Shannon Gilbert of Fredonia; two sisters, Hilda Langston of Caldwell County and Wanda Smith of Evansville; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Feb. 17 at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton with burial in Livingston Cemetery in Caldwell County.
Clark
Funeral services for Geneva W. Clark, 96, of Marion, were held Feb. 16, 2001 at Gilbert Funeral Home with Rev. Darrell Clarke officiating. Burial was in Mapleview Cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters, Sylvia J. Puckett of Murray and Linda C. Smith of Marion; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sylvan Clark.
Stariwat
Funeral services for Patricia Margaret Stariwat, 59, of Cave In Rock, Ill., will be held Feb. 22 at Rose-Gilbert Funeral Home in Cave In Rock. Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery.
Stariwat passed away Feb. 19, 2001 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, Ill.
Surviving are her husband, George F. Stariwat of Cave In Rock; a son, Zeke Stariwat of Marion; two brothers, Mike Rion of Winchester, Va., and Gary Rion of Timonium, Md.; two sisters, Mary Rion of Sioux City, Iowa, and Carol Downey of Chicago, Ill; two grandchildren; and two step grandchildren.
Gordon
Curney Gordon, 88, of Marion, passed away Feb. 16, 2001 at Crittenden Hospital. He was a member of Mt. Zion Freewill Baptist Church.
Surviving are two grandchildren, Shayla and Jamie Gordon of Evansville.
Funeral services were held Feb. 19 at Gilbert Funeral Home with Sister Dottie Bacon officiating. Burial was in Lewis Cemetery.
Shaffer
Robert Neal Shaffer, 46, of Marion, passed away Feb. 15, 2001 in Salem. He was a member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church and a disabled member of the Boiler Makers' Union.
Surviving are two daughters, Keshia Shaffer of Lola and Kayla Hocking of Marion; three brothers, Eddie Shaffer of Smithland, Steve Shaffer and Pete Shaffer, both of Marion; three sisters, Sue Shaffer and Penny McDaniel, both of Paducah; and Peggy James of Salem; several nieces and nephews, two great-nephews; and one great-niece.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim Shaffer and Evalee Myers Shaffer.
Funeral services were held Feb. 19 at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Phillips and Bro. Chris O'Leary officiating. Burial was in Tyners Chapel Cemetery. Boyds Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Hart, basketball legend, dies at 70
George Hart, a legendary basketball player at Frances High School in the late 1940s, passed away Friday, Feb. 2, 2001 at Livingston Hospital. He was 70.
Hart, who played for the Frances Bulldogs from 1946-50, drew national acclaim as a senior ball player when he broke Wah Wah Jones' high school scoring record of 2, 398 points. Hart went on to score 2, 604 points during his career, which to this day remains 45th on the Kentucky all-time scoring list.
Many who saw him, say Hart would have scored hundreds more points had he played when the 3-point shot was in effect.
Hart worked for 33 years and retired from U.S. Steel in Gary, Ind. He was a Marine veteran and member of the Princeton Veterans of Foreign Wars post. A Kentucky Colonel, Hart was inducted into the Crittenden County Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 in the sports shrine's first class.
Surviving are his wife, Pat C. Hart; one son, Robert Hart of Marion; and one sister, Joann Ulsas of Sun City, Ariz. His parents were George and Lola Hart.
Funeral services were Sunday at Gilbert Funeral Home with Rev. Donnie Howton officiating. Burial was at Frances Cemetery.
As a senior basketball player Hart he was named to the Louisville Courier-Journal All High School team and was Honorable Mention All-American. When Frances played basketball, it usually had to transfer games to larger gymnasiums because of the crowds that would assemble to watch Hart perform. Scoring 30 or more points in a game was common for the "big bulldog." He was in range after crossing mid-court, some of his opponents remembered.
In the 1948 Second Region championship game, Hart and his Frances Bulldogs played Madisonville in a typical David and Goliath showdown. Madisonville was led by Frank Ramsey, who went on to play at Kentucky and for the Boston Celtics. Hart fouled out in the third quarter and Madisonville won 48-38.
Legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp signed Hart to play basketball for the Wildcats, but Hart admitted in his later years that he was more interested in the nightlife and girls and eventually fell out of Rupp's grace. He told The Crittenden Press in a 1999 interview that he never regretted the choices he made in life, including his decision to leave Lexington as a freshman. I "enjoyed life to the fullest, " he said.
Cassidy
Samuel Howard Cassidy, 85, of Valparaiso, Ind., passed away Feb. 10, 2001 at Community Hospital in Munster, Ind.
Cassidy, born in Dycusburg, was a graduate of Salem High School, and retired as a carpenter at American Steel Foundry in East Chicago after 34 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Valparaiso and Masonic Lodge No. 732 F&AM in Glen Park.
Funeral services for Cassidy were held Feb. 14 at Moeller Funeral Home with burial of ashes to take place at a later date in Dycusburg Cemetery.
Survivors include his second wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Warchus; a son, Howard Kieth Cassidy of Valparaiso; a step-son, Art Warchua of Portage, Ind.; a sister, Mary Louise Bennett of Kuttawa; two grandchildren; a step-grandson; two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred Fay Dycus. His parents were Charlie and Jessie Padon Cassidy.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Valparaiso.
Vaughn
Graveside services for Grethel Vaughn, 88, of Marion, were held Feb. 12 at Mapleview Cemetery. Gilbert Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Vaughn passed away Feb. 10, 2001 at Oakview Manor in Calvert City.
Survivors include a sister, Virginia Byford of Marion; and a brother, Elbert Vaughn of Paducah.
Chambliss
Jerry Chambliss, Sr., 59, of Fredonia, passed away Feb. 10, 2001 at his home.
He was a vocational teacher at Earl C. Clement Job Corp in Morganfield. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving two terms in Vietnam, where he received numerous wards including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He attended Eddyville Assembly of God and was a member of the American Legion.
Funeral services were held Feb. 13 at Morgan's Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. Ed Clement and Rev. Jim Baggett officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Caldwell County.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Buchanan Chambliss; four sons, Jerry Lee Chambliss of Princeton; Shawn Chambliss, Kevin Chambliss and Adam Chambliss, all of Fredonia; a daughter, Rebekah Chambliss of Fredonia; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ancil and Lucille Ray Chambliss.
Ingram
Rebecca Stewart Ingram, 91, of St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Marion, passed away Feb. 4, 2001 at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis.
Survivors include a son, Col. Michal Ingram of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Rose Stewart.
Funeral services were held Feb. 10 at Sugar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Frank McCallum officiating. Interment was at Sugar Grove Cemetery.
