CaseyCounty, KY Obituaries 1996 - Pub: Danville Advocate Messenger
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One 1995 Funeral Notice
MILITARY RITES
Douglas Laws Post #52, American Legion Post #6935, VFW & DAV Post #54 conducted
military rites for Horace Stratton, Jr., at BethelBaptistChurchCemetery on
March 15, 1995.
Those attending were Tommy Lane, J. L. Devine, Willie Gritton, Jr., James
Tewmey, Joe Harlow, Louis Ransdell, Roy Freeman, Tom Denny, Henry Pulliam,
Marion Mershon, Howard Howells and Charles Stratton.
Buglers were Jennifer Baker and Erin Barnett.
June 14, 1996
Mary P. Randolph
Mary Price Randolph, 79, Oakland Street, Junction City, died Thursday at EphraimMcDowellRegionalMedicalCenter. Born June 19, 1916, in Ellisburg, CaseyCounty, she was a daughter of the late Ben and Pearl Smith Price. She was a retired pharmacist technician with the KentuckyStateHospital. She was the widow of Deward Randolph and a member of Junction CityUnitedMethodistChurch. Survivors include three sons, Bill Randolph of Harrodsburg, Elwood Randolph of Hustonville and Jerry Randolph of Junction City; two daughters, Elizabeth Walls and Nancy Thompson, both of Junction City; a brother, Ed Price of Casey County; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Ernest Martin. Burial will be in HustonvilleCemetery. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today. Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice.
June 16, 1996
Hester M. Chadwell
Hester Mae Chumbley Chadwell, 74, 180 Culton Road, died Friday at her home. Born Oct. 18, 1921, in CaseyCounty, she was the daughter of the late George Edward Chumbley and Rosalie Taylor Chumbley. She was retired from Corning Glass Co. and a member of the Alum Springs First Church of God. She was the widow of George Montgomery Chadwell. Survivors include three sons, Darrell Chadwell, Hustonville, and Glenn Chadwell and Roger Chadwell, both of Parksville; a daughter, Georgetta Covey, Danville; two brothers, Arnold Chumbley, Blue Ash, Ohio, and Kenneth Eugene Chumbley, Charlestown, Ind.; a sister, Violet Blair, Somerset; 5 grandchildren and 4 greatgrandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Alum Springs First Church of God by the Rev. Dennis Creech. Burial will be in ParksvilleCemetery. Pallbearers will be Dale Chadwell, Greg Chadwell, Chad Poynter, Sam Davidson, Donald Lear and Richard Covey. Honorary pallbearers are Tonya Chadwell, Lora Owens, Dennis Owens, Ronnie Robinson, Angie Chadwell, Brenda Sallee Chadwell and Gwen Poynter. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home and Monday at the church from 9 a.m. until the service.
June 23, 1996
Albert F. Hill
MIDDLEBURG - Albert Foster Hill, 76, of Middleburg Route 1 died Saturday at his home. Born Feb. 5, 1920, in Jeff, he was the son of the late Pete and Abbie Woods Hill. He was the former owner and operator of Hill's Grocery, an Army veteran of World War II and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of MiddleburgUnitedMethodistChurch. Survivors include his wife, Lula Thompson Hill; one son, William F. Hill of Middleburg; two daughters, Lorene Sheene and Christine Patterson, both of Middleburg; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Bartle Funeral Home by Rev. Greg Ryan. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens with military rites by the Casey County Funeral Squad. Pallbearers will be Jeff Hill, Robbie Patterson, Gary Sheene, Keith and Darren Buis, and Tommy Sallee. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lake Cumberland, P.O. Box 651, Somerset, Ky.42502.
July 10, 1996
Lowell Atwood
LIBERTY - Services for Marion Lowell Atwood, 66, of Liberty Route 1, will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Donald Lear. Burial will be in Caney ForkCemetery. He died Monday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. Born Sept. 24, 1929, in CaseyCounty, he was a son of the late James "Pete" Monroe and Florence Sweeney Atwood. He was a farmer and a member of Carr's Chapel Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Louise Atwood; three sons, Lonnie Dale Atwood, Marion Atwood Jr., and Michael Leiu Atwood, all of Liberty; a daughter, Connie Louise Murphy of Finley; three sisters, Lucille Atwood of Stanford, Louise Lane of Cincinnati, and Lillian Smithers of Florida; a brother, Louis Atwood of Stanford; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
July 11, 1996
Bessie S. Cochran
LIBERTY - Services for Bessie Sharp Cochran, 89, Liberty Route 1, will be 2 p.m. Friday at AtwoodsChapelUnitedMethodistChurch, by the Rev. Dwight Coffman. Burial will be in TapscottCemetery. She died Tuesday at EphraimMcDowellRegionalMedicalCenter, Danville.
Born Aug. 13, 1906, in CaseyCounty, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Ella Jeffries Sharp. She was a homemaker and a member of AtwoodsChapelUnitedMethodistChurch. She was the widow of George Roe Cochran and was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Adams, and a son, Billy Carl Cochran. Survivors include four daughters, Cleo and Edith Coffman, both of Louisville, and Bernice Luttrell and Carole Anderson, both of Paxton, Ill.; seven sons, Hollis and Lowell Cochran, both of Mooresville, Ind., Paul Cochran of Stanford, Donald Lee and Marvin Cochran, both of Liberty, Garland Cochran of Bradfordsville, and Charlie Cochran of Lebanon; a sister, Bertha Redrick, Greenwood, S.C.; 27 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home.
July 11, 1996
Crawford Wethington
LIBERTY - Services for Crawford Wethington, 78, Liberty Route 2, will be 2 p.m. Friday at SalemUnitedMethodistChurch by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in SalemCemetery. He died Tuesday at Heartland Health Care, Lexington. Born June 16, 1918, in CaseyCounty, he was a son of the late Verd and Lucy Ann Grooms Wethington. He was a farmer and a member of SalemUnitedMethodistChurch. Survivors include his wife, Marie Taylor Wethington; a son, Cecil "Slick" Wethington, Liberty; six daughters, Bernell and Joann Atwood and Anita Wheeler, all of Liberty, Barbara Burton of Columbia, Renee Wethington of Casey Creek, and Terri Goode of Bardstown; a sister, Adel Curtis of Lexington; 22 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Wayne Atwood, Lewis Burton, Jeff Miller, and Carlis, Billy and Jimmy Wheeler. Honorary pallbearers are Connie Rayburn, Heather, Tabitha and Cindy Goode and Donna Miller. Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home and after 9 a.m. Friday at the church.
July 15, 1996
James C. McDonald
LIBERTY - James Clyde McDonald, 79, of Liberty Route 6, died Saturday at LibertyCareCenter. Born Dec. 16, 1916, in CaseyCounty, he was a son of the late Seth and Louisa Elmore McDonald. He was a retired Kentucky Highway Department employee, a farmer and former funeral director. He was a member of Athens Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mary Meeks McDonald; two daughters, Barbara Barlow of Cincinnati, and Vivian McQuerry of Liberty; four sons, J.D. McDonald of Woodbury, Tenn., and Dale, Larry and Gary McDonald, all of Liberty; a brother, F.D. McDonald of Liberty; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral home by the Revs. Thadias Eubank and Arnold Larkin. Burial will be in PoplarHillsCemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Young, Mike, Darrell, and Jeff McQuerry, Jim and Steven McDonald. Honorary pallbearers are Benita Barlow, Tammy Young, Lisa Woodrum, Sonya, Julie, Laura, Sarah, Rebecca, Loreha and Holt McDonald.Visitation is any time today before the service.
July 15, 1996
Lillian P. Mills
MORELAND - Lillian Porter Mills, 81, of Danville, died Sunday at EphraimMcDowellRegionalMedicalCenter, Danville. Born March 8, 1915, in CaseyCounty, she was a daughter of Carl and Mary Ellis Porter. She was the owner of Mills Cafe in Danville for several years in the '60s and a boarding house on West Walnut Street for many years. She was a former employee of Jackson Chair and Servomation. She was a member of GethsemaneBaptistChurch, and was the widow of Weldon Mills. She was a Kentucky Colonel. Survivors include a daughter, Opal Russell-Sample, of West Point; a brother, John Porter of Danville, 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Carlisle Mills. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Bill Hall. Burial will be in HustonvilleCemetery. Pallbearers are Fred Jeffries, Bud Jeffries, Robbie Lowe, Larry Davis, Marshall Lloyd and Eugene Hafley. Honorary pallbearers are Bob Lipscomb, Jamey Crawley, Oris Lawhorn, Jim Ryan, Arnold Wilcher, Dr. Quinn Bailey, Charlie Wyrick, J.B. Jeffers and Curtis Clouse. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
July 17, 1996
Katherine R. Atwood
LIBERTY - Katherine R. Atwood, 94, formerly of Wilson Ridge Community, died Tuesday at Charleston Health Care Center. Born May 30, 1902, in CaseyCounty, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Amanda Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of GraceBaptistChurch. She was the widow of Silas Atwood. Survivors include two sons, Shirley Atwood of Liberty and Juel D. Atwood of Auburn, N.Y.; two daughters, Faye Woody and Edith Atwood, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Darren Gillispie. Burial will be in TappscottCemetery. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Thursday.
July 17, 1996
Charles G. Hardin
LIBERTY - Graveside services for Charles G. Hardin, 83, of Nicholasville, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at GlenwoodCemetery by the Rev. Greg Powell. He died Monday at CentralBaptistHospital, Lexington. Born Sept. 10, 1912, in CaseyCounty, he was a son of the late Frank and Ada Hardin. Bartle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
August 26, 1996
Dorothy P. Adams
LIBERTY - Dorothy P. Adams, 72, of Lincoln, Ill., died Saturday at Bartmann Health Care Center. Born July 21, 1924, in CaseyCounty, she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah Sweeney Bryant. She was a retired cook. Survivors include two sons, Willis and Larry Adams, both of Lincoln, Ill.; two daughters, Shirley Pesnell of Loretta, Tenn., and Judy Adams of San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Roscoe Bryant of Quincy, Ill; seven grandchildren; five step grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at BrushCreekCemetery in CaseyCounty by the Rev. Greg Powell. Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
August 26, 1996
Walter L. Holt
LIBERTY - Walter Lee Holt, 64, of Liberty Route 4 died Sunday at the home of his daughter. Born March 26, 1932 in CaseyCounty, he was a son of the late Jesse James and Gertie Durham Holt. He was a farmer. Survivors include two daughters, Deborah C. Stokley and Angel Holt, both of Liberty; two sons, Walter R. Holt of Brocton, N.Y., and Carl Holt of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two sisters, Helen Rodgers of Liberty and Ruth Miller of Lexington; and seven grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Ryan. Burial will be in BrushCreekCemetery. Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
August 30, 1996
Mary P. Johns
LIBERTY - Mary Paschal Johns, 81, of Liberty Manor Apartments, died Thursday at EphraimMcDowellRegionalMedicalCenter.
Born Sept. 22, 1914, in CaseyCounty, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose and Mary Wethington. She was a retired waitress, and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Clementsville. She was the widow of Hershel Johns.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Burial will be in GreenLawnCemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
Visitation will be held after 5 p.m. today with a 7 p.m. prayer service at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
September 01, 1996
Sarah B. Helm
LIBERTY - Sarah Bell Helm, 79, of RussellSprings, formerly of Liberty, died Friday in RussellSprings.
Born Dec. 13, 1915, in CaseyCounty, she was a daughter of the late William and Effie Clements Lee. She was a homemaker. She was the widow of Hershel Helm.
Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Burton and Anna Helm, both of Russell Springs; three sons, William C. Helm of Greensburg, Leonard Helm of Columbia and Carol Dale Helm of Liberty; two brothers, Ed Lee and Howard Lee, both of Liberty; and three sisters, Adell Garrett of Liberty, Lovie Wethington of Clementsville and Mabel Eads of Indiana; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by George Hancock. Burial will be in SalemCemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.
September 01, 1996
Martha P. Reid
MORELAND - Martha ``Sue'' Patton Reid, 80, of Hustonville died Friday at Liberty Care Manor in Liberty.
Born March 17, 1916, in CaseyCounty, she was the daughter of the late William M. and Charlotte Helms Patton. She and her late husband, Merrell M. Reid, had operated a general store in Hustonville for 40 years. She belonged to Antioch Christian Church in Liberty.
Survivors include a sister, Rosie M. Yoder of Shelbyville, Ind.; and a brother, Charles Patton of Hope, Ind.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul W. Patton. Burial will be in HustonvilleCemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.
September 01, 1996
William L. Coffman
LIBERTY - Funeral services for William Luel Coffman, 75, of Liberty Route 8, will be 2 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home by Rev. Vernon Blakey. Burial will be in PeaveyCemetery with military rites by Casey County Funeral Squad.
He died Thursday at HardinMemorialHospital.
Born, Oct. 29, 1920, in CaseyCounty. He was a son of the late Oscar and Edna Peavey Coffman. He was a retired farmer, U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and a member of the pleasant GroveSeparateBaptistChurch.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Hicks Coffman; five daughters, Betty Wilkerson of Windsor, Kathy Brown of Yosemite, Connie Brown and Carolyn McKinney, both of Liberty, and Judy Wood of Campbellsville; two sons, Jerry and Archie Coffman, both of Liberty; one brother, Herbert Coffman of Liberty; one sister, Agatha Warner of Liberty; and 11 grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Gregory, Geoffrey, Jonathan and Lance Brown, Andrew McKinney, and Irvin Miller.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today.
September 03, 1996
James E. Brown
MORELAND - James Earl Brown, 79, of Hustonville died Sunday at EphraimMcDowellRegionalMedicalCenter.
Born May 10, 1917, in RussellCounty, he was a son of George and Alice Franklin Brown. He a retired farmer and a member of FriendshipBaptistChurch in CaseyCounty.
Survivors include a wife, Mae Griffin Brown; a son, Chester Brown of Hustonville; three sisters, Loraine Kemmey, Irene Simpson and Edna Mae Russell, all of Lexington; and two brothers, Estis Brown and Ezra Brown, both of Tennessee.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Delas Earles. Burial will be in Maxey's ValleyCemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
September 03, 1996
Alvin V. Sims Jr.
Services for Alvin Verice Sims Jr. were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. John Rasel. Burial will be in SalyersCemetery, CaseyCounty.
He was stillborn Saturday at EphraimMcDowellRegionalMedicalCenter.
He was the son of Alvin and Angie Trent Sims of Yosemite Route 1. Additional survivors include grandparents Ora Lee Richie of Lexington, Earl and Theresa Trent of Junction City, Larry Sims and Eva June Sims, both of Yosemite; great-grandparents, Roy and Aretha Faye Sims of Kings Mountain, and Carlene Love of Junction City; and a stepbrother, R.J. Coffman of Yosemite;
Pallbearers were Tracy Elliott, David Caron, Patrick Anderson and Steve Roberts.