CADIZ, KY -- Graveside services for
Dorothy Mae Broadbent, 82, of Cadiz, were conducted on Monday, January
5, 2009, at 10 a.m. at Trigg Memory Acres, Cadiz. King’s Funeral was in
charge of arrangements. Brother Don Mock officiated at the services. Burial followed in Trigg Memory Acres, Cadiz. Mrs. Broadbent died on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at 10:07 p.m. at Kindred Hospital, Louisville, KY of natural causes. Mrs. Broadbent was born May 23, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Henry David and Maggie Louise Dearing Sholar. Mrs. Broadbent was a homemaker. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church, Trigg Co. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
William Burley Broadbent, Jr. 1996, step daughter, Emma Jean Broadbent,
and two brothers, Jesse Leroy Sholar and Noble Earl Sholar, and one
sister, Martha Francis Meredith. Survivors
include one son Vernon Broadbent, Cadiz, three brothers; Harrison
Sholar, Cadiz, Lacy Sholar, Hopkinsville, and Ernest Sholar, Cadiz,
three step grandchildren; Greg Abbo, Detroit, MI, George Abbo and Erik
Abbo, Dalton, Georgia and a number of step great grandchildren.
CADIZ, KY -- Funeral services for
Wesley M. Wyatt, 58, of Cadiz, will be conducted on Wednesday, December
24, 2008, at 11 a.m., at Goodwin Funeral Home. Rev. Terry Mitcheson will officiate at the services. Burial will follow in the Burnett Cemetery in Calloway County. Mr. Wyatt
died on Sunday, December 21, 2008, at 12:09 a.m., at South Georgia
Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga., following a short illness. Mr. Wyatt was born on September 15, 1950, in Calloway County. He was the son of the late Loyd Helton and Susie Hargrove Wyatt. Mr. Wyatt was retired from Fisher Price in Murray; was of the Baptist Faith; and was a member of the Moose Lodge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Wyatt; and a sister, Martha Nell Wyatt. Survivors
include his wife, Cathy Wyatt of Cadiz; three daughters, Leslie Wyatt
of Murray, Stacy Wyatt of Grand Rivers, and Erica York of Memphis,
Tenn.; a step son, Brandon Fout of South Fulton, Tenn.; a step
daughter, Melissa Moffit of Martin, Tenn.; three brothers, Loyd Wyatt
of Cerulean, and Billy Wyatt and Johnny Wyatt, both of Cadiz; two
sisters, Sadie Cole and Debbie Boyd, both of Cadiz; and four
grandchildren, Eva Gabrielle Watkins, Chelliney Watkins, Dylan Watkins,
and Elliott Gary. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Baker, Craig Green, Johnny Boyd, Brandon Fout, Jamie Wyatt, and Jerry Hargrove
BOWLING GREEN, KY -- Rob Shelton Bridges, 96, Bowling Green, Kentucky, formerly of Hopkinsville,
Kentucky died Monday, December 15, 2008, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green of
natural causes.A family memorial service will be held at a later date. J.C. Kirby and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A native of Trigg County, she was the daughter of the late Robertson and Daisy Shelton. She
was also a former resident of Gracey and was retired after having
served as an elementary teacher and librarian for 47 years in
Hopkinsville and Christian County schools. She
started her career at the age of 17 in a one-room school at Casey Creek
in Trigg County and also taught in the Gracey Public School. She
had been a member of the West Union Baptist Church, the First Baptist
Church of Hopkinsville, the Cadiz Baptist Church and the First Baptist
Church of Bowling Green. Her husband, Robert Alton Bridges, and a foster daughter, Lysbeth Cameron, preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, the Rev. Richard W. Bridges, Bowling Green, two grandsonsand two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to any local church congregation.
CADIZ, KY -- Grace Annalene Terrell Braboy, 84, of Cadiz, Kentucky died Monday, December 15, 2008 at Trigg County Hospital in Cadiz. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a former member of the Trigg County Riding Club and a Sunday School teacher. She retired from Hopkinsville Clothing. She
is survived by her husband, Herbert Braboy; one daughter, Louise
Sanderson of Cerulean; one brother, George Edward Terrell of
Louisville; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by one son, Arlie Haydon Braboy; one brother; and
six sisters. Her parents were Bob and Emma Bridges Terrell. Services
will be at 11 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2008 at Goodwin Funeral Home of Cadiz with the
Rev. Larry King officiating. Interment will be at Green Hill Memorial
Gardens in Hopkinsville.
CADIZ, KY -- Pauline Cunningham Finley, 81, Cadiz, died at 1:36 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 14, 2008, at Shady Lawn Nursing Center, Cadiz, of natural causes. Services
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Goodwin Funeral Home with the Rev. Irvin
Darnall officiating. Burial will be in Allen Cemetery, Cadiz. A native of Cadiz, she was born August 22, 1927, the daughter of the late Mike Monroe and Nola Mae Huddleston Cuningham. She was retired from Trigg County Hospital and was a member of the Maple Grove Baptist Church. Her husband, Marcus Lee Finley, died in 1977. A daughter, Nancy Louise Taylor, also preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bill (Wilma) Minnick, Columbia City, Ind., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Kenneth E. Robertson, 46, Madisonville Road, died at 3:26 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2008, at Kindred Hospital, Nashville, Tenn., of
natural causes. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2008 at
the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Farmer
officiating. He was born May 29, 1962, the son of
the late Prentice and Ruth Flood Robertson, and was a truck driver. He
was a member of the New Barren Baptist Church in Christian County. Survivors
include his wife, Carol Cowan Robertson; a son, Michael Robertson,
Hopkinsville; three daughters, Amanda Cowan and Tiffany Blythe, both of
Hopkinsville, Chrystal Brantley, Harvest, Ala.; a brother, Stan
Robertson, Hopkinsville; and two sisters, Patricia Faughn and Brenda
Robertson, both of Hopkinsville.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Lorene Stallons Vowell,
87, of Hopkinsville died on Friday, December 12, 2008, at Hillcrest
Hospital in Mayfield Heights after a short illness. Lorene was born in Trigg County, Kentucky on March 15, 1921, the daughter of Lewis and Alice Timmons Stallons. Lorene was
a graduate of an LPN nursing school in Glasgow, Kentucky and retired as
an LPN from Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville. Lorene
is survived by her son, Gerald S. (Esther) Vowell of Chagrin Falls, OH;
her daughter Diane R. May, of Louisville, KY; her granddaughter,
Kimberly M. (Larry) Blevins of Louisville, KY; and great-granddaughters
Taylor and Madison Blevins of Louisville, KY; a sister, Barbara
Williams of Eddyville, KY; brothers, Dalton Stallons of Cadiz, and R.C.
Stallons of Cadiz. Preceding Lorene in death were her husband, William G. Vowell and her brother Walton Stallons. Funeral
services were conducted on Friday, December 19, 2008. from 11:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. at Lamb Funeral Home. Burial followed at the Riverside
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any monetary gifts be sent to HHS Baseball, P.O. Box 774 Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
LOUISVILLE, KY -- Brian Cullen Thomas, 49,left this life on December 8, 2008. Growing up
in the Highlands, he graduated from Trinity and studied fine arts at the University of Louisville. Armed with his talent and perseverance, he worked at Adpro and
Merrick Printing, his proficiency gaining him a Master Printer of
America Award. He exuded warmth wit and intellect. His father, William
Street Thomas, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 21
years, Rebecca; his son, Phillip; his mother, Catherine; three sisters,
Deborah, Jocelyn and Gwennan; one brother Lawrence; three nieces and a
nephew. Cremation was chosen. A memorial service to celebrate his life
will be held noon Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Krazy Dave's, 2817 Del Rio Place.
Donations to: Hosparus.
CADIZ, KY -- Funeral services for
Linda Lou Richards Cox, 49, of Cadiz, were conducted on Tuesday,
December 9, 2008, at 2 p.m., at Goodwin Funeral Home. Revs. James Cox and Danny Mitcheson officiated at the services. Burial followed in the Sholar Cemetery in Trigg County. Mrs. Cox died on Saturday, December 6, 2008, at 6:12 p.m., at her home after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Cox
was born on October 2, 1959, in Louisville. She was the daughter of
Lucille Samuels Lunsford of Shelbyville, and the late Mark Richards,
Jr. Mrs. Cox was a homemaker and a member of Passions Church in Cadiz. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Whitehouse. Survivors,
in addition to her mother, include her husband, Ricky Cox of Cadiz;
four brothers, Kenny Richards, Stevie Richards, Ricky Richards, and
Howard Richards, all of Shelbyville; a sister, Anita Grigsby of
Shelbyville; and her mother-in-law, Juanita Cook of Cadiz. Katie Cox, pianist, provided the music. Serving as
pallbearers were: Lacy Cox, Sr., Timothy Snyder, Ronnie Wayne Snyder,
Steven Tarrence, Leon Rathburn, Micah Calhoun, Chris Cox, Jason
Edmonds, and Kenny Richards. Honorary
pallbearers were Whitney Snyder, Callie Snyder, Samantha Stokes, Wesley
Cox, Tiffani Cox, Cozanna Rathburn, Timothy Rathburn, Jeannie Claussen,
and Laken Calhoun.
CADIZ, KY -- Services for Ernestine M. Oakley, 87, Cadiz,
will be at 2 p.m.Sunday, December 7, 2008 at King’s
Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Tom Martin officiating. Burial will be in East
EndCemetery.
She died at 3 p.m.Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at BotsfordHospital, Farmington
Hills, Mich., of natural
causes. A native of Cadiz, she was born February 6, 1921, the daughter of the late
Ivan and Lula Jackson Meador. She was a retired salesperson for Sears & Roebuck and was a Methodist. Her husband, William Conley Oakley, preceded her in death. Survivors include three sons, Donald Oakley, Cadiz,
William Paul Oakley, Gibraltar, Mich.,
Owen Timothy Oakley, Richmond, Mich.,
and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Trigg County Humane Society, 4146
Canton Road, Cadiz, Ky.,
42211.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Funeral services for Richard “R.H.” Braboy,
77, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky were conducted on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., at Goodwin Funeral Home. Revs. Denny Francis and Wayne Glass officiated at the services. Burial followed in the Peyton-ThomasCemetery in TriggCounty. Mr. Braboy died on Sunday,
November 30, 2008, at 12:55 a.m., at his home of natural causes. Mr. Braboy was born on December 17,
1930, in TriggCounty. He was the son of the late Lacy Wade and Coella
Baker Braboy. Mr. Braboy was retired from TVA, where he
was a heavy equipment operator; was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having
served in the Korean Conflict; and was a member of DonaldsonCreekBaptistChurch. Rev. Larry Combs, vocalist and Rosella Bush,
pianist, provided the music. In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by a daughter, Karen Rena Barnes. Survivors include his wife, Jane Thomas
Braboy of Hopkinsville; two sons, Barry Braboy and David Braboy, both of Cadiz;
a step son, Ricky Knight of Cadiz; two step daughters, Regina Braboy of Cadiz
and Rhonda Knight of Hopkinsville; a sister, Margaret Jane Baldwin of Warren,
Mich.; three grandchildren, Shannon Barnes, Heather Barnes, and Brandi Barnes;
five step grandchildren, Daniel Knight, Tara West, Danya Dalcome, Joanna
Knight, and Natosha Frederick; eight step great-grandchildren, Ethan Hauret,
Aaron Hauret, Makayla Knight, Malachi Knight, Sabryn VanHooser, Riley West,
Kayla Frederick, and Brooklyn Frederick. Serving as pallbearers were Don Bush,
Ricky Knight, Donald Braboy, Marty Hunter, Danny Thomas, and Butch Thomas. Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society, c/o Dee Eggers, 203 Choctaw Drive, Cadiz, KY42211.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Raymond Eugene Joiner Sr., 80, Bostick Drive, died at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Bradford Heights of natural causes. Services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 17, 2008 at Lamb Funeral Home with military rites,
with the Rev. James Russell Stallons and Rep. Myron Dossett
officiating. Burial will be in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West. A native of Christian County, he was born September 17, 1928, the son of the late Claude and Lila Hancock Joiner. He was a Korean Army veteran. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a member of the VFW, and the Eagles Club. He was a yard crew operator for Henderson-Moorefield Lumber Company, Moore-Handley Lumber Company and Wickes Lumber Company. Survivors
include his wife, Barbara Bridges Joiner; three sons, Michael W. Joiner
and Raymond Eugene Joiner, both of Hopkinsville, and Christopher Todd
Joiner, Wickenburg, Ariz.; three brothers, Oneal and Douglas Marvin
Joiner, both of Hopkinsville, and Wayne Joiner, Trigg County; four
sisters, Pauline Aldridge, Sarah Irwin, Wanda Roberts and Clara Mae
Gillette, all Hopkinsville; seven grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hopkinsville-Christian County Library, 1101 Bethel Street, Hopkinsville, Ky., 42240.
CADIZ, KY --
Marjorie Earl Warren, 91, Cadiz, died at 12:45 p.m., Monday, November 10, 2008, at the Trigg County Hospital of natural causes. Services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, November 12 at Goodwin Funeral Home with the Rev. Hal Shipley officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. a native of Princeton, she was born April 28, 1917, the daughter of the late John and Hattie Ricks Thomas. She was a retired drug store clerk and was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Lee Warren, preceded her in death. There are no immediate survivors. Memorials may be made to the Cadiz Gideon Camp, Post Office Box 65, Cadiz, Ky., 42211, or to the cemetery fund at the Oak Grove Baptist Church, in care of Jim Tribble, 45 Floyd Sumner Road, Cadiz, Ky., 42211.
GRANITE CITY, IL -- Robert Chappell Bridges, 95, of Granite City, Ill., formerly of Cadiz, died on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at GatewayRegionalMedicalCenter in Granite
City of natural
causes. Memorial Services were conducted on Saturday, November 14, 2008, with Irwin Chapel in Granite City in charge. Mr. Bridges was born on October 4, 1913, in Cadiz. He was the son of the late Jesse C. and MyrtressDavisBridges. Mr. Bridges was a carpenter and was of the
Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded
in death by his wife, Virginia Mize Bridges in 2003; a sister, Myra L.
Hargrove; and two brothers, Conrad Bridges, and C.T. Bridges. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law,
Faye and Lynn Hester; a son and daughter-in-law, Dwain and Linda Bridges, all
of Granite City; a sister, Elaine B. Leneave of Paducah; and three
grandchildren and their spouses, Amy and Steve Scarborough of St. Charles, Mo.,
Emily and Wes Cottrell of Holiday Shores; and Kyle S. Bridges of Las Vegas,
Nev.; three nieces locally, Grace Lane Hancock, Florence Mayfield, and Carolyn
Williams; and numerous relatives in Trigg County.
MAYFIELD, KY
-- Byron Gerald Wallace, 91, of Mayfield died at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Mayfield where he served as deacon, trustee, Sunday school teacher and a member of the Horton Bible Class. He was a member and 32nd degree Mason of Mayfield Masonic Lodge No. 369, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, a former member of Mayfield Lions Club, a member of the food pantry board and Mayfield High School Alumni Association, a former salesman for Metropolitan Life Insurance and the former Dan Gardner Ford dealership, a retired plant manager for Dr Pepper Bottling Co. in Mayfield, and a master electrician. Survivors include his wife, Lola Lancaster Wallace; three sons, Byron Wallace Jr. of Avon Park, Fla., Jim Wallace of Ripley, Miss., and John Wallace of Woodstock, Ga.; two daughters, Pamela Wallace Strobel of Beaver Creek, Ohio, and Alicia Brown of Jackson, Tenn.; and one stepbrother, James H. “Jack” Williamson of Mayfield. He was preceded in death by two brothers. His parents were William Mason Wallace and Dorothy Nell Williamson. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008 at First Baptist Church in Mayfield with the Rev. Spence Pate officiating. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery with military rites. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to First Baptist Church Living Christmas Tree, c/o First Baptist Church in Mayfield or to the Mayfield-Graves County Food Pantry. Envelopes will be provided at the funeral home.
CADIZ, KY
-- Funeral services for Lois Light Marquess, 89, of Cadiz
were conducted on Monday, November 3,
2008 at 2 p.m., at
Goodwin Funeral Home.Ministers Bro.
Greg Wells, Bro. Gary Heath, and Bro. Don Moore officiated at the
services.Burial followed at the PeytonThomasCemetery
in TriggCounty.Mrs. Marquess died on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 6:20 p.m. at TriggCountyHospital
in Cadiz of natural causes.Mrs. Marquess was born on Sunday, May 18, 1919, in TriggCounty.She was the daughter of the late Elzie and
Peachie Bridges Light.She was a
homemaker and a member of CalvaryMissionaryBaptistChurch.In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Roy Clayton Marquess, brother Robert “Bobby” Light,
three sisters, Ada Glenn Light, Ann Rita Stallons and Jean Allen.Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law,
Bro. Roy and Matilda Marquess, Jr. of Cadiz, two sisters, Betty Stallons and
Myrtie Light, both of Cadiz, two sisters-in-law, Thelma Moore and Mary Dell
Light, both of Cadiz, three grandchildren, Brian Marquess, Rachel Baggett,
Kevin Marquess, and two great-grandchildren, Ty England and Alexis
England.Serving as pallbearers were
Larry Hooks, Wesley Marquess, Trice Moore, Peyton Marquess, Marty Litchfield,
Kyle Hooks, Dustin Light, Brian Marquess, and Kevin Marquess.Bro Roy Marquess, Jr., vocalist, and Martha
Fortner, pianist provided the music.
MAYFIELD, KY -- Carl E. “Rock” Hixon, 74, of Mayfield died at 4 p.m. Monday, October 13, 2008 at Lourdes hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. Mr.
Hixon was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church of Mayfield. He
was a retired Mayfield police officer and secretary and treasurer of
the Mayfield-Graves County Lodge 21 of the Fraternal Order of Police. He
is survived by his wife, Vanda Lee Hixon; three sons, Steven Hixon of
Jacksonville, Fla., James Hixon of Ohio, and Joshua Bell of Gracey; two
daughters, Sandra Griffin of Guyton, Ga., and Jessica Musser of
Mayfield; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His parents were James and Gladys Crittendon Hixon. Services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Byrn Funeral Home in Mayfield. Burial followed in Mayfield Memory Gardens. Expressions
of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
MAYFIELD, KY -- Elsie M. Adams, 98, of Mayfield died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Mills Health and Rehabilitation. She was a member of Sharon Baptist Church and retired from Curlee Clothing Company. Surviving
are one son, Jerry M. Adams of Parkville, Mo.; two daughters, Dianne
McManus and Vicki Toon, both of Mayfield; 10 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by two sons, Hilton Adams and Gene Adams; two
brothers; and one sister. Her parents were Henry and Kate (Tucker)
Hixon. Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2008 at Byrn Funeral Home in Mayfield. Burial was at Rozzell Chapel Cemetery.
PADUCAH, KY -- Graveside
memorial services for Betty Elizabeth Battoe Wilkins, 67, of Paducah,
will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Maplelawn Park Cemetery. Pastor
David Kelly will officiate. Mrs. Wilkins died Thursday, October 2, 2008, at her daughter’s home in Paducah. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Betty
is survived by two daughters, Sandy (Todd) Caneer of Gilbertsville and
Marcia (Pete) Thomasson of Paducah; two sons, Gene (Sandra) Thomas of
Mena, Ark., and Randy Thomas of Paducah; three sisters, Margaret A.
Turner and Linda S. Steger, both of West Paducah, and Mary E. Lambert
of Boaz; one brother, Don E. Battoe of Paducah; nine grandchildren; and
ten great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Norman Wilkins; her
daughter, Sherry Yvonne Thomas; parents, James F. and Martha E. Hyde
Battoe; and two brothers, James F. Battoe Jr. and Michael Glen Battoe. At the graveside services, her daughter, Sherry Thomas, will be inurned beside her. She died December 23, 1992. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 3140 Parisa Dr., Paducah, KY 42003.
CADIZ, KY -- Funeral services for
Pink “Tiny” Guier, 84, of Cadiz, were conducted on Saturday, October 4,
2008, at 1 p.m., at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Cadiz. King’s Funeral
Home was in charge of the arrangements. Revs. Hal Shipley and Larry King officiated at the services. Burial followed in the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Guier died on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 4:10 a.m., at Trigg County Hospital of natural causes. Mr. Guier
was born on August 2, 1924, in Trigg County. He was the son of the late
Pink Harrell, Sr., and Sidney Alma Williams Guier. Mr. Guier
was a lifelong farmer, who was a Premier Ham Producer, hog producer,
cattle producer, tobacco farmer, and a craftsman; was a 50-year member
of the Cadiz Masonic Lodge #121; was a Kentucky Colonel; and was a
member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Lacy Guier. Survivors
include his wife of 51 years, Betty Sue Guier of Cadiz; a son, Harrell
Guier of the home; two daughters and sons-in-law, Faye and Bill Stevens
and Kaye and Ross Stewart, all of Cadiz; four grandchildren, Devin
Stewart of Murray, Shelby Stevens, Kelsey Stewart and Clay Stevens, all
of Cadiz. Jan Oakley, pianist, Mark Harris, vocalist, Faye Stevens and Kaye Stewart, vocalist, provided the music. Serving as
pallbearers were Devin Stewart, Clay Stevens, Randy Armstrong, Bill
Stevens, Ross Stewart, Russ Guier, Joe Oakley, Larry Hooks , Donne
McCraw, and Hugh Roberts, Jr. Honorary
pallbearers were Oak Grove Baptist Church Men’s Sunday School Class,
Carl T. “Bunny” Bridges, Mack Cunningham, Ned Davis, Lowell McGuire,
Hugh H. “Hallie” Roberts, Sr., Dan Sheehan, Frank Simon, Andrew Thomas,
Bruce Thomas, and Tom Vinson. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Oak Grove Relay For Life Team, c/o Jim
and Linda Tribble, 890 Kings Chapel Road, Cadiz, KY 42211.
CADIZ, KY -- Susie Hargrove Wyatt, 83, of Cadiz
died at 9:27 a.m.Monday, September 22, 2008 at TriggCountyHospital
in Cadiz. She was a homemaker and had worked at TriggCountyHospital.
She was of the Baptist faith. She is
survived by four sons, Lloyd D. Wyatt of Cerulean, and Wesley Wyatt, Billy
Wyatt and Johnny Wyatt, all of Cadiz; three daughters, Sadie Cole, Virginia
Merrick and Debbie Boyd, all of Cadiz; one brother, Marcus Hargrove, of Murray;
25 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Lloyd H. Wyatt; one son, Jimmy Wyatt; one daughter, Martha Nell Wyatt; five
brothers; and two sisters. Her parents were Wesley A. Hargrove and Sadie Ellen
Garland Hargrove. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Goodwin
Funeral Home in Cadiz. The Rev. Terry Mitcheson will officiate. Burial will
follow in BarnettCemetery
in CallowayCounty.
WEST
CORVINA, CA -- Mary Cornelia Thomas
Hauck, 85, Pomona, California, formerly of ChristianCounty, Kentucky, died Monday, September 15, 2008, at Citrus Valley Home Services in West Covina. Graveside services were held Thursday,
September 18, 2008 at ForestLawnCemetery in Pomona, California. Todd Memorial Funeral Home, Pomona, was in charge of arrangements. A native of ChristianCounty, Kentucky, she was born November 26, 1922, the daughter of the late John C. and Mary
Thomas. She was retired after having worked in the office of Dr. Prewitt
Owen, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She was a Baptist. Her husband, Hillis
Hauck, preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Ron Hauck, San Diego, California; a daughter, Lee Hauck Padilla, Covina; two sisters, Frances Carver, Bowling Green, Kentucky., Johnnie Kelly, Naples, Florida, six grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Jefferson Foundation, 925 Chestnut St., Suite 1110, Philadelphia, Pa., 19107.
ALTON, IL -- Willie Hayes Bridges of Alton, Illinois formerly of Between the Rivers, Kentucky.,
died Thursday, September 11, 2008,
at MissouriBaptistHospital in St.
Louis, Missouri. He was a member of UAW 21 of Alton and a beloved husband, father, brother
and grandfather. He loved his home and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Genon Forsythe Bridges; two sisters, Pearl
Scillians of Calvert City and Loraine Forsythe and husband Ross of Benton; one
brother, Harry Bridges of Benton; one son, Jim Bridges and wife Tammy of El
Dorado, Kan.; two granddaughters, Christie Bridges of Wood River and Rebecca
King and husband James of Oklahoma City; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Randel Bridges, and three sisters,
Minnie Lee Boatright, Anna Dee Mitchell and Louise Gray. His parents were
Willie H. and EllenMcCoyBridges. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Dunn's Funeral Home in Eddyville, Kentucky, with the Rev. C. C. Brasher officiating and James King assisting. Burial will follow at Marshall County Memory Gardens.
CLARKSVILLE, TN -- Gladys Nuckols Steger Barnette, 95,
Clarksville, died Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at Sterling House of
natural causes. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home with Stewart Salyer officiating. Burial was in Rosedale Cemetery in Pembroke, Ky. A native of Bell’s Station, Ky., she was born August 6, 1913, the daughter of the late George Bush and Mary Elizabeth Steger. Her husband, Wilford Hopson Barnette, preceded her in death. She
was a member of the Salem Baptist Church in Christian County, Ky., and
was a member of the Women’s Missionary Society and a member of the St.
Elmo Homemakers Club. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.
David (Sandra) Watson and Barbara Wilbur, both of Clarksville, four
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorials may be
made to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1410 Golf Club Lane,
Clarksville, Tenn., 37040, or to the Clarksville-Montgomery County
Library, 350 Pageant Lane, Clarksville, Tenn., 37040.
CADIZ, KY -- Funeral services for
Floyd Hargrove, 86, of Cadiz, Kentucky were conducted on Friday, August 29,
2008, at 2 p.m., at Goodwin Funeral Home. Rev. David Ray Futrell officiated at the services. Burial followed in Trigg Memory Acres in Cadiz. Mr. Hargrove died on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at 7:55 a.m., at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky of natural causes. Mr.
Hargrove was born on June 10, 1922, in Golden Pond, Kentucky. He was the son
of the late Wesley Almerine and Sadie Ellen Garland Hargrove. Mr. Hargrove was of the Baptist Faith. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers,
Henry Hargrove, Lloyd Hargrove, Rudy Hargrove, and Clarence Earl
Hargrove; and two sisters, Lucille Underhill and Frocie Crump. Survivors include a brother, Marcus Hargrove of Murray; sister, Susie Wyatt of Cadiz; and several nieces and nephews. Lisa Alonso, vocalist, provided the music. Serving as
pallbearers were Billy Wyatt, Kenny Hargrove, Teddy Underhill, Jerry
Hargrove, Patrick Bush, Johnny Boyd, and Tommy Wyatt.
CADIZ, KY -- Daisy Marie McCraw Sadler Flood, 70, Cadiz, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10,
2008, at Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, following a brief illness. Services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at King’s Funeral Home with the
Revs. Norman Cotton and Paul Cannon officiating. Burial was in the
Lawrence Cemetery. A native of Christian County, she was born March 14, 1938,
the daughter of the late Dan Monroe and Hazel Utley McCraw. She had been
a seamstress at Elk Brand Manufacturing Co. and was a retired foster parent
having cared for more than 200 foster children for more than 27
years. She was a member of the Ponderosa Baptist Church. Her first
husband, Clarence David Sadler, preceded her in death. Survivors include
her husband, William R. “Robbie” Flood; four sons, David Anthony, Phillip Allen,
Michael DeWayne Sadler, all of Cadiz, and John Micah Flood, the home; four
daughters, Dana Marie Cross, Cadiz, Judy Faye Flood Moore, Hopkinsville, Anna
Spring Flood and Codie Marie Flood, the home; a foster daughter, Tina Louise
Tucker, Nashville, Tenn.; four brothers, William “Bill” McCraw, Sid, David, and
Donnie McCraw, all of Cadiz; five sisters, Juanita Jones, Hopkinsville, Doris
June Tooley, Linda Keller, Paulette Harris and Reva Wimberly, all of Cadiz, 12
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
ODESSA, TX -- Lieutenant Colonel Garland Drewry Bridges Jr., the son of
Garland D. Bridges and Annie Thomas Bridges was born July 22, 1924, in Cadiz,
Trigg County, Ky.
and was taken home to be with his Lord on August 8, 2008, in Odessa.
Garland
served in the military thirty-one years beginning as a private in the Army Air
Corps in 1944. Discharged from the Air Corps in 1946, he moved to Texas
where he met his wife of 62 years, Johnnye F. Buth of Lockney,
Texas. He enrolled in TexasTechnologicalCollege
in Lubbock, where he received his
Bachelor's and Master's degrees and a reserve commission in the Air Force upon
graduation. In 1950 he took the position of high school principal at New Deal,
Texas; however, he was recalled by the Air Force for the Korean War in 1951 and
continuously served until his retirement in 1975. His overseas service included
Phalsboug, France,
Tripoli, Libya
and Da Nang, Vietnam.
His decorations include two Meritorious Service Medals and a Bronze Star. After retirement Garland
spent 15 years in Austin, pursuing
his second career in life insurance sales where his gift of being a people
person afforded him numerous opportunities to help others. In 2003, Garland
and Johnnye moved to Temple, Texas,
to enjoy a second retirement but in 2006 decided it was time to move to Odessa,
to be closer to family. Garland
loved his church, his family, his country and golf. He was a lifetime member of
the Thomas-Bridges Association and each year looked forward to attending the
Association's family reunions, which are held in Cadiz,
Ky. He served his church as a deacon; he
was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Sons of the
American Revolution. He is survived by
his wife, Johnnye F. Bridges of Odessa; sons, Gary L. Bridges and wife Judy
Bridges of Odessa and Alan W. Bridges and wife Tammy Bridges of San Antonio;
sisters, Anna Foose and Willa Worley of Phoenix; sister-in-law Sarah Sterne of
Odessa; four grandchildren, John Drewry Bridges and wife Laren Bridges, Judith
Alexandria Bridges, Tanner Jacob Bridges, and Tyler John Bridges; and two great
grandchildren, Cydney Elizabeth Sellers and Stroman Drewry Bridges. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral
Directors, of Odessa, Texas.
Funeral Services will be at Crossroads
Fellowship Chapel with the Rev Griffin
Jones officiating. Burial will be at a later date at FortSamHoustonNationalCemetery in San
Antonio. The
family requests that memorials be made to the Crossroads Fellowship Building
Fund.
CLARKSVILLE, TN -- Funeral services for Robert Earl Randolph,
62, of Clarksville, Tennessee, formerly of Cadiz, Kentucky were conducted on Saturday, August 2, 2008, at 11 a.m., at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Chapel in Clarksville. Dr. Roger Freeman officiated at the
services. Burial followed in ResthavenMemorialGardens with Military Honors. Mr. Randolph died on Wednesday, July
30, 2008, at 4:55 a.m., at his home, following a battle with cancer. Mr. Randolph was born on June 17, 1946, in TriggCounty. He was the son of the late Robert Ewing and Lurline
Wyatt Randolph. Mr. Randolph was retired from the Colonial
Baking Company; a member of ClarksvilleFirstBaptistChurch and Masonic Lodge #761; and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he
served as an MP in Germany. Survivors include his wife of almost 40
years, Shirley Givens Randolph of Clarksville; son and daughter-in-law, Robert
Ryan and Paige Randolph of Richmond, Va.; daughter, Robin Randolph Perry of
Clarksville; three grandchildren, Mason, Rylie, and Ryder Randolph; two
brothers, William Douglas Randolph of Fairview, and John Wayne Randolph of
Murray; and four sisters, Joyce Underhill, Nina Hathcock and Barbara Hinton,
all of Murray, and Mary Quackenbush of Camden, Tennessee. Serving as pallbearers were Delma Atkins,
Charlie Black, Joe Seay, Billy Hardin, Teddy Peacher, and Gary Wallace. Honorary pallbearers were employees of the
Colonial Baking Company and the Sara Lee Group. Memorial contributions may be made to VanderbiltCancerCenter, 1161 22nd Ave. S., #1903, Nashville, TN37232.
LOUISVILLE, KY — Betty Jean Sumner Potter, 70, died on July 10, 2008, in Louisville. She was a former resident of Cadiz, Kentucky. There will be no services. She was the daughter of the late George Robert and Dorothy White Sumner. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Francis "Jim" Potter. She is survived by two daughters, Jeri and Joy of Louisville.
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Funeral services for
Bonnie Fitzpatrick Armstrong, 76, of Owensboro, formerly of Cadiz, were conducted on Friday, June 20, 2008, at 10 a.m., at King’s Funeral
Home. Dr. Bill Clark Thomas officiated at the services. Burial followed in the Lester Family Cemetery in Trigg County. Mrs.
Armstrong died on Thursday, June 12, 2008, at 12:20 p.m., at Owensboro
Medical Health System in Owensboro, Kentucky of natural causes. Mrs.
Armstrong was born on September 21, 1931, in Lyon County. She was the
daughter of the late Price Edward and Myrtle Johnston Lester. Mrs.
Armstrong was a retired Real Estate Agent from Sacramento, Calif.; was
a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Owensboro; was a
member of the Civitan Club, Owensboro Symphony Alliance and was
involved in many civic and community activities in Sacramento;
graduated from Trigg County High School, and attended Murray State
University. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her 1st husband,
Thomas W. Fitzpatrick in 1974; a son, Timothy Edward Fitzpatrick; and a
grandson, Jeremy Benton. Survivors
include her husband of seven years, John Armstrong of Owensboro; three
sons and daughters-in-law, Michael Hugh Fitzpatrick of Knoxville,
Tenn., Sean Kevin and Kim Fitzpatrick of Eagle River, Alaska, and Mike
and Cuba Armstrong of Owensboro; a daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and
Jan Ledang of Henderson; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Bill and
Marjorie Lester of Gracey, Bob and Betty Lester of Cadiz, and Tony and
Mary Lester of Clinton, Tenn.; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Ouida
L. Wyatt of Vero Beach, Fla., and the late Jack Wyatt, Sarah L. and
Karl Hussung of Murray, Charly Anna and Dick Morgan of Princeton,
Cozette L. Morstein of Imperial Beach, Calif., and the late Floyd
Morstein; and Nancy L. and Robert Walker of Valley Center, Calif.; 15
grandchildren, Thomas Henry Fitzpatrick, Jay Parsons, Bonnie Rose
Fitzpatrick, II, Deane Rose Lingenfelter and husband Robert, Kennan
William Fitzpatrick, Kristin Fitzpatrick, Kevin Edward Fitzpatrick,
Kenneth Aldous Fitzpatrick, Josh Benton and wife Lindsey, Jared Benton,
Jason Benton, Jon Alexander Ledang, Abigail Ledang, Bo Armstrong, and
Gunnar Armstrong; three great-grandchildren, Mia Lingenfelter, Jace
Benton, and Jax Benton; and many nieces and nephews. Clarissa King, pianist, provided the music. Serving as
pallbearers were Thomas Fitzpatrick, Kennan Fitzpatrick, Jay
Parsons, Josh Benton, Jared Benton, Jason Benton, Kevin Fitzpatrick,
and Kenneth Fitzpatrick. Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church, Owensboro, KY.
GUTHRIE, KY -- Dorothy Nabb Benton, 92, Guthrie, Kentucky, died at 12:12 a.m. Friday, May 30, 2008, at her home of natural causes. Services
were held Monday, June 2, 2008 at Cook-Webb Funeral Home with the Rev. Dave Brown
officiating. Burial was in Edgewood Cemetery in Trenton, Kentucky. A native of Trenton, she was born September. 24, 1915, the daughter of the late Guy and Claudia Sholar Nabb. She was retired from the B.F. Goodrich Co. and was a member of the Guthrie Baptist Church. Her husband, Edward Benton, died in 1988.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Mary Elaine “Erlene” Fowler, 85, Moelight Drive,
died at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at her daughter’s home
following a long illness. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2008 at
Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with the Rev. Daniel
Belcher officiating. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery.
A
native of Montgomery County, Tennesseee, she was born June 26, 1922, the
daughter of the late Miles McKendrick and Mary Matilda Whitescarver
Davis. She had been a beautician. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and the Col. John Green Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lacy H. Fowler. Survivors
include her two sons, John H. and Mickey J. Fowler, both of
Hopkinsville; a daughter, Jannifer E. Heltsley, Hopkinsville; a sister,
Elizabeth Cameron, Punta Gorda, Fla.; seven grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Pennyroyal
Hospice, 220 Burley Ave., Hopkinsville, Ky., 42240 or the Gideon’s
International, P.O. Box 982, Hopkinsville, Ky., 42241.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Graveside service for
Cecil E. Dixon, 82, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was conducted on Saturday, May 17,
2008, at 11 a.m., at Rosedale Cemetery in Pembroke, Kentucky. Revs. Leslie E. Wyatt and Lloyd Tucker officiated at the service. Burial followed in the Cemetery. Mr. Dixon died on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at 9:25 p.m., at his home following a long illness. Mr. Dixon was born on November 3, 1925, in Trigg County. He was the son of the late Doug and Clisty Dixon. Mr. Dixon
was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in WWII; was a former carpenter
for the Tennessee Valley Authority; was a member of Eastview Baptist
Church; and was a lifetime member of the VFW. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Cecil Wayne Dixon. Survivors
include his wife, Odean Wyatt Dixon; two daughters and sons-in-law,
Patsy and Wesley Wallace and Peggy and Ray Marlowe, all of Trigg
County; a stepson, Leslie W. McGee of Chattanooga, Tenn.; three
stepdaughters, Shelia Suiter, Peggy Looney, and Lisa Stokes, all of
Christian County; a sister, Charlene Gagel of Watterford, Mich.; five
grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Pennyroyal Hospice, 220 Burley Ave., Hopkinsville, KY 42240. Hughart and Beard Funeral Home in Hopkinsville was in charge of all the arrangements.
LOUISVILLE, KY - Douglas C. "Doug" Wilkins, 60, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away Tuesday, May 13,
2008. He was a retired employee of Brown and Williamson, worked at Kindred
Hospital, was a member of AmVets, Sheriff's FOP Lodge 25, Blue Knights of KY and
Kentucky Derby Thoroughbreds, he was a KY Colonel and an Air Force veteran. He
was preceded in death by his parents, Douglas and Ethel Wilkins. Survivors
include his wife of 25 years, Carolyn Asseff Wilkins; and his daughters, Heather
and Lisa Wilkins. Funeral services were held 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, 2008 at Owen Funeral
Home-Jeffersontown, 9318 Taylorsville Road, with burial in Kentucky Veterans
Cemetery Central.
TRENTON, KY - Funeral services for
William Rogers “Rube” Turner, 86, of Trenton, were conducted on
Thursday, May 15, 2008, at 2 p.m., at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home
in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Rev. Don Troutman officiated at the services. Burial followed in Edgewood Cemetery in Trenton, Kentucky. Mr. Turner died on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Gateway Medical Center of natural causes. Mr. Turner
was born on November 15, 1921, in Stewart County, Tennessee. He was the son
of the late John Samuel and Lillian Rogers Turner. Mr.
Turner was a member of Lester Memorial Presbyterian Church where he was
an Elder; was a Mason, member of Bethel Lodge #204; was a Kentucky
Colonel; and was a retired farmer. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers,
Robert Turner, Bobby Turner, George Turner, and John Hardin Turner; and
four sisters, Lorene Turner, Pauline Billington, Martha Sue Turner, and
Nancy Helen Turner. Survivors
include his wife, Emma Jean Diel Turner of Trenton; four sons, Jim
Turner of Hollywood, Fla., Billy Turner and Gifford Turner, both of
Trenton, and Sam Turner of Elkton; two daughters, Ann Washer of
Clarksville, Tenn., and Betty Lou Smith of Palmyra, Tenn.; two
brothers, Vernon Thomas Turner and Dilly Trice Turner, both of Elkton;
13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Lester Memorial Presbyterian Church
Building Fund, c/o Jack Meacham, 1138 Barker’s Mill Road, Pembroke, KY
42266.
MAYFIELD, KY - Graveside services for Martha Lee Kinsey, 39, of Mayfield, Kentucky will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Lebanon Cemetery with the Revs. Robert Johnson and Spence Pate officiating. Mrs. Kinsey died at 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. A 1989 graduate of Graves County High School, she was employed by the J.U. Kevil Center and was a member of Sedalia Baptist Church. Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Rita and Howard Rogers of Mayfield; her stepmother, Jane Kinsey of Sedalia; her grandparents, Laural and Martha Joiner Lee of Mayfield; one half sister, Shannon Quinn of Lake Isabella, Mich.; two uncles; and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Lee Kinsey, and her grandparents, R.L. and Ruby Kinsey. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to The Gideons International, P. O. Box 5215, Mayfield, Kentucky 42066.
MAYFIELD, KY - Services for Dorothy V. Crawford, 87, of Mayfield will be at 2 p.m. FridayM May 16, 2008 at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield with the Revs. Scott Ballard and Philip Reed officiating. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Crawford died at 8 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2008 at Jackson Purchase Medical Center. She was a retired hairdresser and a member of The Remnant Church. Surviving are four daughters, Alice Faye Friedlander of Raleigh, N.C., Peggy Joyce Goldsmith of Clinton, Billie Sue Muir of Mayfield, and Diane Terry of Mesquite, Texas; three sons, Ted W. Bell and Kenneth Crawford, both of Mayfield, and James H. Crawford Jr. of Spring, Texas; two brothers, Henry Lancaster of Summerfield, Texas, and Bill Lancaster of Spring Hill, Fla.; three sisters, Phyllis King of Mayfield, Margie Knudsen of Onalaska, Texas, and Carolyn Cusack of Granbury, Texas; 23 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jack” Crawford; one son, Robert Thomas Crawford; two sisters; and one brother. Her parents were Ernest and Vera McGregor Lancaster.
LOUISVILLE, KY - Hugh Thomas "Doctor Mac" McElrath, 86, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, in
Orange Park, Florida. He was professor of church music at Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary from 1949-1998. He took his Ph.D from Eastman
School of Music, was the author of the widely used textbook "Sing with
Understanding" and of several hymns, the former president of Southern
Baptist Church Music Conference and the minister of music at Beechwood
Baptist Church, for 22 years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years,
Ruth; and three children, Hugh Donald, Douglas, and Margaret Partridge.
Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boyce Chapel of
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, with burial in Cave Hill
Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Pearson's, 149
Breckenridge Lane. Memorial gifts may go to: Broadway Baptist Church,
Habitat for Humanity House, 2777 South Floyd Street, Louisville, KY,
40209-1817.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN - Sara Louise Sholar, 73,
Columbia Heights, Minnesota died May 5, 2008 at Mercy
Hospital, Coon Rapids. Services were held Saturday, May 10, 2008 at
Hillside Funeral Chapel, Minneapolis, with the Rev. Lisa Richardson
officiating. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Minneapolis. Washburn-McReavy Hillside Chapel Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. A native of Trigg County, Ky., she was born Dec. 23, 1934, the daughter of the late James and Christa Chewning Sholar. She was a homemaker. Survivors
include her four daughters, Donna, Debbie, Linda, and Sharon; three
sons, Robert, Dennis, and Larry; a sister, Mary Katherine Mills, and 14
grandchildren.
MAYFIELD, KY - Services for J.B. McClain, 71, of Mayfield will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield with the Rev. Jay Smith officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Highland Park Cemetery. Mr. McClain died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. A U.S. Army veteran, he retired from Roman Ceramics and was a member of The Church of Mayfield in Hickory. Surviving are his wife, Mary Burnett McClain; one daughter, Penny Hamrick of Fulton; one son, Mark Allen McClain of Mayfield; two sisters, Catherine Seavers and Willie Nolin, both of Mayfield; two brothers, Bobby McClain of Hot Springs, Ark., and Jerry McClain of Murray; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters. His parents were Earl P. and Iva Lee Sholar McClain.
Sterling Heights, MI -- Earl Eugene “Gene” Cunningham, 71, Sterling Heights
and formerly of Trigg County, Ky., died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at
the Henry Ford Hospice Residence following a long illness. Services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Madison Heights Baptist Church, Madison
Heights, Mich., with the Rev. Robert Bowes officiating. Burial will be
in the Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Holly, Mich. Visitation will be from
5 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Hopcroft
Funeral Home, Madison Heights. A native of Canton, Ky., he was born Sept. 30, 1937, the son of the late Earl Wayne and Lois “Velma” Page Cunningham. He served in U.S. Army Signal Corps. He had worked at Ford Motor Co. as a tool and dye maker. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church, Madison Heights, where he served as Sunday School superintendent. Survivors
include a son, Eric Cunningham, Overland Park, Kan.; a daughter, Gena
Cunningham Benson, Sterling Heights; five brothers, Darryl Wayne
Cunningham, Symsonia, Ky.; Ronald and Jeffery Cunningham, both of Hazel
Park, Mich.; Jerald Cunningham, Westminster, Colo. and Larry
Cunningham, Vancouver, Wash., and three grandchildren.
CADIZ, KY -- Services for
Faye Boyd, 65, of Cadiz, Kentucky will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Goodwin Funeral
Home with the Rev. Irvin Darnall officiating. Burial will be at
Drury-Bridges Cemetery in Trigg County. Mrs. Boyd died at 2:40 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Shady Lawn Nursing Center. She
retired from Trigg Knit Hosiery and also worked in the deli at Economy
Cee Bee. Mrs. Boyd was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Surviving
are two sons, Alan Boyd and Clifton Taylor Boyd, both of Cadiz; one
daughter, Dora Brock of Cadiz; and six grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Stanley Boyd; one brother;
and two grandchildren. Her parents were Clifton Clay Fisher and Eula
Ivalee Frederick Fisher. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Drury Bridges Cemetery Fund, P. O. Box 1352, Cadiz, KY 42211.
MURRAY, KY -- Brad "Ol Dad" Haugh, 54, of Robertson Road South in Murray, Kentucky, died Sunday, March 23 at Three Rivers Hospital in Waverly, Tennessee. He was a retired fire fighter with the Murray Fire Department, where he had forked for 24 years. He was working as a paramedic for the Murray Calloway County Hospital Ambulance Service at the time of his death. He was a member of the Cadiz Methodist Church and graduated from South Marshall High School in 1971. Mr. Haugh was born June 6, 1953 in Sullivan, Indiana. Survivors include his wife, Kelly Sanders Haugh who he married in 1993 in Cadiz; his mother, Brbara Haugh of Murray; four daughters, Allison Leigh Sanders of Bowling Green, Rachel Leanne Haugh of Murray, Erica Beth Elliott of Almo, Emily Anderson and companion Chris Mayfield of Murray; a sister, Klaska Wilson of Indianapolis; brother, William C. Haugh of Redondo, California; two grandchildren James Bradley Sanders and Nathan Eli Thomas Sanders, both of Bowling Green. He was preceded in death by his father Charles Haugh. Services were held on Thursday, March 27 at 1 p.m. at the J. H. Çhurchfill Funeral Home with Judges James R. Redd III and Rev. Clyde Miller officiating. Burial was in the Murray City Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy can be sent to the Murray Calloway Hospital Ambulance Service, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071.
MAYFIELD, KY -- Graveside services for Lorene Pritchard, 94, of Mayfield were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Sharon
Baptist Church Cemetery with the Revs. Tony Steele and Don Farmer officiating. Mrs. Pritchard died at 2:05 p.m.Tuesday,
March 18, 2008 at JacksonPurchaseMedicalCenter. She worked for the former Merit and Curlee
Clothing companies. Mrs. Pritchard was a member of SharonBaptistChurch.
Surviving are two daughters, Jane Ann
Williams of Mayfield and Betty C. McClain of Hazel Park,
Mich.; six grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy
Pritchard; two brothers; two sisters; and one grandchild. Her parents were W.O.
and Callie Clapp Rodgers.
MAYFIELD, KY -- Bobby Joe Pritchard, 75, of Mayfield, Kentucky died at 12:20 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2008 at Jackson Purchase Medical Center. A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he was a retired Graves County road supervisor and a member of Morning Star Church. Surviving are one daughter, Lee Ann Beadles of Mayfield; one son, Van Bowden of Paducah; one sister, Sandra Allen of Batesville, Miss.; one brother, Jerry Pritchard of Farmington; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Lee Mangrum Pritchard. His parents were Aaron and Lennie Mae Shelton Pritchard. There will be no visitation. Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield is in charge of arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the American Diabetes Association, 2207 E. Morgan Ave., Suite H, Evansville, IN 47711.
CADIZ, KY -- Sarah Frances Hardy Moran, 87, Nashville, Tennessee., died at 12:35 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2008, at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, of natural causes. Services were scheduled for 2:30 pm, March 17, 2008 at Goodwin Funeral home with the Rev. Steve Hardy officiating. Burial was to be in Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville. A native of Trigg County, she was born November 2, 1920, the daughter of the late Ernest Linwood and Nell Bridges Hardy.She was retired following 40 years service as an accountant for Baird-Ward Printing Co., Nashville. She was a member of the Crievewood Baptist Church in Nashville. Her husband, Fred J. Moran, preceded her in death. Survivors include a brother, Linwood Hardy Jr., Cadiz, and a sister, Martha Hardy Jones, Nashville.
CADIZ, KY -- Funeral services for Barbara Taylor Joiner, 73, of Cadiz, were conducted on Friday, February 22, 2008, at 2 p.m., at Goodwin Funeral Home. Rev. Don Moore officiated at the services. Burial followed in East End Cemetery in Cadiz. Mrs. Joiner died on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at 12:35 a.m., at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah of natural causes. Mrs. Joiner was born on May 5, 1934, in Cadiz. She was the daughter of the late Oscar Boyd and Ora Mae Moore Taylor. Mrs. Joiner was retired from Clement Pharmacy with 20 years of service; was a member of the Primitive Baptist; and was a member of Woodmen of the World. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Doug Joiner; and three brothers, Billy Joe Taylor, Guy Dell Taylor, and Wendell Bruce Taylor. Survivors include a daughter, Sherry Joiner of Cadiz; a brother, James “Sonny” Taylor; and two sisters, Bertha “Wink” Sumner and Joyce “Sissy” Estes, both of Cadiz. Suellen Hendricks, pianist, provided the music. Serving as pallbearers were Bobby Clement, Johnny Meadows, Chester Bridges, Stephen Dale Audas, Jim Taylor, and Mike Merrick. Memorial contributions may be made to Canine Companions, 8150 Clarcona Ocoee Road, Orlando, FL 32818 or National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, One Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623.
CADIZ, KY -- Memorial services for Debra Ann Bratcher Thomas, 51, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky were conducted on Sunday, February 3, 2008, at 2 p.m., at Heritage Christian Academy in Hopkinsville. Rev. Nick Sandefur officiated at the services. Burial followed in the Lucian Thomas Cemetery in Trigg County. Mrs. Thomas died on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 9:20 a.m., at her residence, following a long battle with brain cancer. Mrs. Thomas was born on June 19, 1956, in Redford, Mich. She was the daughter of Arvel Bratcher and the late Dolores Barnett Bratcher. Mrs. Thomas was a Registered Nurse; and a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Women’s Missionary Union. Survivors include her husband, Brian Thomas of Hopkinsville; step mother, Christine Bratcher; a brother, Dennis Bratcher of Pennsylvania; six sisters, Donna Bratcher, Denise Bratcher, Diane Bratcher, Bonnie Conklin, and Racine Miller, all of Michigan; a friend, Pam Reed of Hopkinsville; Father- and Mother-in-law, B.J. and Raquel Thomas; two sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Barbara and Rob Fears of Iowa and Beth and Tim Faul of North Dakota. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pennyroyal Hospice, 101 West 18th Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
CADIZ, KY -- Lula Pearl Lancaster Sholar, 89, Cadiz, died at 12:52 p.m. Monday, January 28, 2008, at her home of natural causes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at Goodwin Funeral Home with the Revs. Peggy Smith and Greg McNichols and Dorothy Southall officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville. A native of Trigg County, she was born March 16, 1918, the daughter of the late Johnnie Jefferson and Albirtia Sholar Lancaster. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakland United Methodist Church in Trigg County. Her husband, Robert Jesse Sholar, died in 2005. Survivors include three sons, Robert Charles Sholar, Virginia Beach, Va., Richard Earl Sholar, Cadiz, Clyde Jefferson Sholar, Pleasureville; four daughters, Ruby Pearl Allen, Mary Louise Foster, Linda Rose Sholar, all of Cadiz, Brenda Sue Lancaster, Clarksville, Tenn.; a brother, Joe Lacy Lancaster, Cadiz, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the building fund at the Oakland United Methodist Church, In Care Of Jim Lancaster, Post Office Box 179, Cadiz, Ky., 42211, or to Pennyroyal Hospice, 101 W. 18th St., Hopkinsville, Ky., 42240.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Charles Robert Quarles, 82, Faulkner Drive, Hopkinsville, Kentucky died Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at Christian Health Center of natural causes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2008 at Lamb Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Hazelrigg officiating. Burial with military rites will be in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West. A native of Hopkinsville, he was born October 21, 1925, the son of the late Ewing Burton and Eunice Mayes Quarles. He was a retired machinist and had been a greeter at Wal-Mart for many years. In addition, he had been a Red Coat volunteer at Jennie Stuart Medical Center. He was a World War II Navy veteran and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Martha Quarles; three sons, Timothy Dwain Quarles, Billings, Mont., Stanley Robert Quarles, Hermitage, Tenn., Mark Anthony Quarles, Nashville, Tenn.; a daughter, Kathy Rogers, Hopkinsville and seven grandchildren.
CADIZ, KY-- Funeral services for Bessie Lancaster Mize, 81, of Cadiz, were conducted on Monday, January 21, 2008, at 2 p.m., at Goodwin Funeral Home. Rev. Jack Larwa officiated at the services. Burial followed in Green Hill Memorial Gardens in Hopkinsville. Mrs. Mize died on Saturday, January 19, 2008, at 3:30 a.m., at her residence of natural causes. Mrs. Mize was born on May 21, 1926, in Trigg County. She was the daughter of the late Johnnie Jefferson and Albirtia Sholar Lancaster. Mrs. Mize was a homemaker; a musician; and a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Meade Mize; a son, Stephen Reed Mize; a sister, Beulah Gray; five brothers, Herman Lancaster, Durwood Lancaster, Claude Lancaster, Wilton Lancaster, and Garnett Lancaster; and two sons in infancy. Survivors include three sons, David Mize, Kevin Mize and Randall Mize, all of Cadiz; a daughter and son-in-law, Karen Mize and Dennis Harper of Murray; a brother, Joe Lacy Lancaster of Cadiz; a sister, Lula Pearl Sholar of Cadiz; and five grandchildren, Rhiannan Davis, Blake Mize, Fletcher Mize, Cheyenne Mize, and Sage Mize Harper. Southern Traditions, vocalists, Johnnie Taylor, vocalist and pianist, and Cheyenne Mize, instrumentalist provided the music. Serving as pallbearers were Mark Carr, Larry Lancaster, Blake Mize, Joe Lancaster, Jr., Ralph Lancaster and Mike Carr. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o William Lawrence, 3155 Caledonia Road, Cadiz, KY 42211.
CADIZ, KY--Funeral services for Jimmy Wyatt, 50, of Cadiz, were conducted on Thursday, January 17, 2008, at 11 a.m., at Goodwin Funeral Home, with Military Honors provided by Pennyrile Area Honor Guard and U.S. Navy. Revs. Matt Dusenburg and Lester Watson officiated at the services. Burial followed in Kentucky Veteran’s Cemetery-West in Hopkinsville. Mr. Wyatt died on Monday, January 14, 2008, at 3:30 a.m., at his residence following a short illness. Mr. Wyatt was born on January 17, 1957, in Golden Pond, Ky. He was the son of Susie Hargrove Wyatt of Cadiz, and the late Lloyd Helton Wyatt. Mr. Wyatt was a U.S. Navy veteran. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Nell Wyatt. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Rhonda Faye Bailey Wyatt of Cadiz; two sons, Jamie Wyatt of Marion and Timothy Wyatt of Murray; three daughters, Jennifer Frommel of Hopkinsville, Amber Kendrick of Wildwood, Ga., and Casey Wyatt of Murray; four brothers, Lloyd Wyatt of Cerulean, Billy Wyatt and Johnny Wyatt, both of Cadiz, and Wesley Wyatt of South Union, Tenn.; three sisters, Virginia Merrick, Sadie Cole and Debbie Boyd, all of Cadiz; six grandchildren, Courtney Frommel, Bailey Wyatt, Taylor Wyatt, Catherine Wyatt, Harley Collins, and Carter Collins. Serving as pallbearers were Jamie Wyatt, Andy Dawson, Jerry Hargrove, Ryan Kendrick, Justin Collins, and Steve Frommel.
GREENVILLE, SC -- Lacy Wilkins, 73, Greenville, SC, formerly of Hopkinsville, KY, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at McCall Hospice House of natural causes. Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 4, 208 at St. Michael Lutheran Church, 2617 Augusta St., Greenville, SC, 29605. Burial was in South Carolina. A native of Hopkinsville, he was born February 6, 1934, he was the only son of the late Lacy Hopson and Pocahontas Gentry Wilkins. After graduating from Western Kentucky University, Lacy served in the United States Air force. Following his military service, he erned a doctorate in education from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. He was a former principal in schools in Greenville prior to retirement, and following retirement he was active in programs such as United Ministries, Meals on Wheels, Loaves and Fishes, and his church. Survivors include his wife, Reba Wilkins; two daughters, Susan Adams and Pamela Wilkins, a sister, Aline Morgan, Hopkinsville and grandchildren, Sarah and Jack Adams; niece Elizabeth Curtis; and several other nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters, Amaret Moll and Mauree Morris. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to one of the organizations for which Lacy volunteered: Meals on Wheels, 15 Oregon Street, Greenville, SC 29605, United Ministries, 606 Pendleton Street, Greenville, SC 29601, or St. Michael Lutheran Church, 2617 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC 29605, where he was a member. The family is especially grateful to Open Arms Hospice for everyone's kindness and care during Lacy's illness.
