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Chester A. BACHThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 August 1950Chester A. Bach of Jackson, Ky., former judge of the 36th Judicial District, which was composed of Wolfe, Breathitt and Magoffin counties, died of heart attack last Friday night at 9:00 o'clock on a Greyhound bus at Campton.
Death came quickly to the former Circuit Judge upon having the attack. He was talking with friends and his wife on the bus as it left the Campton bus station for Jackson. When about 100 yards from the station, just after the driver turned the dome lights off, Mrs. Bach frantically called to the bus driver to turn the lights on that her husband was dying. The driver stopped immediately and ran to find a doctor, and in a very few minutes Dr. John L. Cox was located, but the former judge was dead when Dr. Cox arrived in the bus.
Funeral services were held in the Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church at Jackson, Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. J. M. Bemiss, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Hahn. Interment followed in the Blue Grass Cemetery at Salyersville at 4:00 p.m. Ray and Blake Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements.
The former judge was the last surviving member of a family of 13 children. He was born October 3, 1883 in Breathitt county. He was married in 1914 to the former Maude Arnett of Salyersville.
The former judge had a long and distinguished career as a Jurist and Attorney.
He is survived by his wife and many relatives.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 August 1950Cord Bailey, 45, son of the late Charlie and Nannie Abner Bailey, was drowned August 13, 1950.
He was born January 12, 1905. On Septemer 6, 1930, he was married to Miss Nell Cundiff, who survives him.
He is also survived by three children, Miss Leveral, 17; Harold, 15; and Patsy Gale, 6. Four sisters, Mrs. J. W. Bud Kincaid and Mrs. Jimmie Treadway, of Fincastle, Mrs. Willie Treadway of Brooksville, Ind., and Mrs. Hilliard Shoemaker of Rochester, Mich., and one brother, Ray Bailey, of Germantown, Ohio, also survive.
Sunday morning about 10:30, Mr. Bailey, with his son, went swimming in the river near his home. The father came out and dressed, leaving the boy still in the water. Seeing his son in trouble in the deep water, Mr. Bailey jumped in with his clothes on and never came to the surface again, according to Kenneth Kincaid and Tommy who succeeded in getting the boy out, who was only semi-conscious. It is reported that a strong under current at this place kept Mr. Bailey from coming to the surface.
Immediately neighbors began a search for the body, which was not located until about 5 p.m. when it was found considerable distance away and in water 8 to 10 feet deep.
He was brought down the river to the Airdale bridge and delivered to Congleton Brothers and brought to the funeral home in Beattyville.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at his home near Primrose by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in the Abner Bailey burying ground near the home with Congleton Brothers in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 14 December 1950Funeral services for Miss Hazel Bailey, 38, were held Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10, at the home. Services were conducted by Rev. Charlie Evans.
Miss Bailey, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Noe Bailey and the late Frank Bailey, was born in Lee county in 1912. She died at her home, Dec. 9, of a complication of diseases.
She is survived by her mother, one sister, Cleta Mae Bailey, of Norwood, O.; two brothers, Lloyd and Ernest Bailey, of Beattyville.
Burial was in the Bailey cemetery on South Fork with Pennington funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 April 1942Henry Bailey, 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. Linnie C. Bailey, former residents of Lee County, was found dead near their home near New Richmond, Ohio Sunday, April 5.
According to reports, Bailey was thought to have been hit by a truck on the highway near his home. Death was attributed to a fractured skull.
Funeral services were conducted at the home in Ohio by Henry J. Kronmiller, an uncle of the deceased, of Norwood, Ohio. The body was then brought to Lee County and services were conducted at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon at the home of his grandfather, near Bailey's Gap by Rev. Leslie Smith assisted by Rev. Luther Newnam and Henry Kronmiller. Burial was in the family cemetery under the direction of Congleton Bros.
Besides his parents, he is survived by seven brothers, Green, Robert, Hiram, Lawrence, Sam and Linnie, Jr., all of New Richmond, and Joe of West Palm Beach, Florida, and three sisters, Drucilla, Ruth and Laura, all of New Richmond.
Out of town residents attending the funeral included Rev. Beckham Bailey and son, Raymond and daughter Viola of Cincinnati, Ohio; Miss Cleta Mae Bailey of Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kronmiller and sons, Henry and Donal of Norwood, Ohio; Robert, Hiram and Drucilla Bailey of New Richmond, and Jim Spray of New Richmond.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 July 1953Linnie Bailey, Jr., 20, died June 23 from injuries received while working in a Candlelight Company in Ohio.
He was born in Gilford, Indiana July 22, the son of Linne Bailey Sr. and the late Mrs. Bailey.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. E. C. Dalrymple and burial was in the Bailey Cemetery in Lee County.
Survivors include his father, Lennie Bailey, Sr., six brothers, Green, Batavia, Ohio; Robert, Batavia, Ohio; Hiram, US Army; Lawrence, US Army; Joe, Leesburg, Ohio; Samuel, Leesburg, Ohio; three sisters, Laurabell Riggs, Leesburg, Ohio; Ruth Batavia, Ohio; and Drucilla Mess, Batavia, Ohio.
Pallbearers were Ernest Bailey, Charley Bailey, Clint McIntosh, Vest Roach, Dennis Seales, George Noe.
Funeral arrangements were by Patterson Funeral Home, Leesburg, Ohio and King Justice.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 June 1952After a long illness, Elizabeth Baker, 44, of Science Hill, and a former resident of Owsley county, passed away Friday, May 30, at the home of her mother, in that small Pulaski county village.
Elizabeth left surviving her, her mother, Mrs. Susan Baker; three sisters, Bonnie Baker, Mrs. Ellen Velkley, and Mrs. J. R. Akers, all of Pulaski county, and one brother, Marcus Baker of South Lebanon, Ohio.
Burial services were held Saturday afternoon at the Brandenburg Cemetery in Owsley with the Rev. I. H. Gabbard, officiating.
Xenia Daily Gazette (Xenia, OH)
Wed., 24 Jan 1968Services for Mrs. Lennie R. Baker, 70, of Winchester Rd., Xenia Route 1, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at McColaugh Funeral Home, 826 N. Detroit sT. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker died Tuesday at 6:50 a.m. at Greene Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient one week.
Mrs. Baker was born Aug. 16, 1897, in Lee County, Ky., the daughter of Franklin D. and Nan Phillips Cornett. She was preceded in death by her husband, David W. Baker, in 1949, and also by a daughter, Georgianna, in 1941. She attended South Side Church of God.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Amanda) Stollings Jr. of near Xenia; Mrs. James (Omeda) Wallace of Martinsville and Mrs. Nick (Maggie) Brossart of Newport, Ky.; three sons, Daniel and Taylor Caudill of Tampa, Fla., and Lester Caudill of Xenia; 24 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was the last member of her immediate family.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Rev. Darwin Grow of South Side Church of God will officiate at services.
Minerva Jane Pendergrass BAKER
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 January 1953Funeral services for Mrs. Minerva Baker, 62, were held Saturday at the home of her son, Roscoe Baker, of here by the Rev. Willard Bloomfield. Mrs. Baker died Friday, Dec. 26, in a Lexington hospital.
Mrs. Baker was a member of the Christian Church and had lived all her life in Lee county.
She is survived by four sons, Johnnie of Hamilton, Ohio; Roscoe of Beattyville; Bobbie of Hamilton, and Eugene of Eddyville, Ky.
Two daughters also survive. They are Mrs. Lela Shoemaker of Hamilton and Mrs. Mary Agnes Sizemore of Beattyville.
Other survivors include a brother, Robert Pendergrass of her, and five sisters. These sisters are Cordie Pendergrass and Mrs. Callie Evans of Hamilton; Mrs. Violet Wilcox of Dayton, Mrs. Rosie Durbin of Beattyville and Mrs. Lizia Brown of Dayton.
Burial was in the White Ash cemetery with funeral arrangements by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 December 1950Mrs. Isobell McComis Ball, 89, wife of the Rev. Zephaniah Ball, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hampton Palmer, in Beattyville, December 4, following a long illness.
Mrs. Ball, daughter of the late Francis Marion and Rhoda Muncie McComis, was born at Louisa, Ky., April 3, 1862. She was married to Rev. Zachaniah Ball, January 17, 1878. The Balls came to Lee county in the latter part of 1899 and for the past fifty years have made their home in the Tallega community, except for the short while they lived in Beattyville.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters and four sons; Mrs. Wm. Barker of Middletown, O., Mrs. Seldon Palmer, Tallega; Mrs. Mary Richardson, Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Palmer, Beattyville; Calvin Ball, Holly, Mich.; Fred Ball,m Toledo, O.; Pryse Ball, Pontiac, Mich. and Boney Ball of Tallega. She is also survived by 32 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 24 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in the Beattyville Christian church Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Buriral was in the family burial ground near Primrose with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 July 1952Rev. Z. Ball, 93, Lee County's Oldest and Best Known Minister Passes To Reward Sun., July 22
Born near Louisa, Ky., Bro. Ball was the son of a Scottish Professor and cousin of the great orator, Henry Clay.
After a long life in the service of his Lord, Rev. Z. Ball, one of the best known and oldest ministers in Lee county - if not in eastern Kentucky passed on to his reward Sunday, July 20. Bro. Ball as he was generally known was 93 at the time of his death and for almost 70 years has been a minister in the Christian Church.
Rev. Ball started teaching when he was 16 and preaching when he was 23, in an interview about four years ago, he said that he had forgotten how many years he had spent in the schoolroom as a teacher but at the time of the interview, stated that he had been preaching for 66 years.
Bro. Ball was born near the Kentucky-West Virginia border and spent his boyhood around what is now Louisa, Kentucky. He sprang from an illustrious parentage. His father was once a professor in Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland, and his mother was a cousin of that noted statesman and orator, Henry Clay.
Bro. Ball once stated that his father came to America in search of cheap land. He found the land and bought up a huge acreage in Virginia. When the Civil War came along however, the fiery Scottish professor espoused the Union cause and spent four years in the Federal army. Then during the troubled reconstruction days following the war, he lost most of his fortune and again returned to the teaching profession.
As for his education, Bro. Ball received most of his schooling at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. He was a student in that institution at the time when James A. Garfield, who later became president of the United States, was head of the school.
Because of is colorful character and long years in the ministry, countless anecdotes concerning his work have sprung up around him. W.D. Lucas, and old, old friend of Bro. Ball’s tells that one day Bro. Ball was baptizing a man near the mouth of Frayles Creek. Among the bystanders, worshipers, and curiosity seekers always in evidence on such an occasion, was an overgrown bare-foot lad who was watching the event from a vantage point on tip of a high rock near the middle of the river.
As Bro. Ball led the man down into the water and started to administer the rites of baptism, the boy looked down and yelled, “Drown him Bro. Ball, Drown him, Drown him!”
Naturally this caused a disturbance and afterwards when several persons requested that Rev. Ball prosecute this boy for his impetuosity, he refused by saying, “No, no the boy was probably sincere in what he commanded.”
As minister and orator, Bro Ball had few equals among his contemporaries and it is said by those who were intimately associated with his life and work, that he married and baptized more people than any other preacher in Lee county.
In 1878, Rev. Ball married the former Miss Isabelle McCommis of Louisa, Ky., who preceded him in death in December, 1950. Before she died, they had the satisfaction of celebrating their 71st Wedding Anniversary.
Funeral services for Rev. Ball were held Tuesday afternoon, July 22, at the Beattyville Christian Church, with Rev. Wilson, Rev. Bill Warner, and Rev. George Botner officiating.
The survivors include four sons and four daughters. The sons are Calvin of Holly, Michigan, Boney of Tallega, Fred of Toledo, Ohio and Price of Pontiac, Michigan. Surviving daughters: Mrs. Ella Barker of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Rhoda Palmer of Tallega, Mrs. Mary Richardson, of Pontiac, Michigan, and Mrs. Pearl Palmer of Beatyville.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Monica with Congleton Brothers in charge.
The pallbearers were G. P. Congleton, Ervie Begley, Carlos P. Hall, J. G. Price, W. D. Lucas, Jewell White, J. M. Tharpe, and Wm. Cornelius.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 December 1944Joseph (Day) Banks, 67, died suddenly at his home in Beattyville Tuesday morning. He suffered a stroke Monday night.
Funeral services were conducted at one o'clock Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Luther Newnam at Congleton Bros. funeral home. Burial was in Riverview cemetery.
Mr. Banks was born in Wolfe county on March 14, 1877. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, having volunteered for service June 29, 1898. He was honorably discharged February 12, 1899.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Malvery Banks, and a son, Woodrow, both of Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 November 1953Mrs. Jane Gillespie Banks, 57, died at her home at Station Camp, Monday, November 16, after suffering a heart attack.
A native of Lee county, she had resided in Estill county the past 25 years. She was a member of the Station Camp Christian Church.
Mrs. Banks is survived by a son, Millard Lee Banks, at home; and a brother, Rice Gillispie, also of Station Camp.
An odd coincidence happened in the death of Mrs. Banks who with her brother were partially reared in the home of Mrs. Margaret Farmer, in Lee county, who passed away Tuesday evening.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Banks at the Station Camp Christian Church on Wednesday, November 18, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. R. C. Flynn officiating. Burial was in the Stone Coal cemetery in Lee county.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 June 1950Andrew Jackson Barrett, 92, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Willie Keller, at Lone Sunday, June 18.
He was known as "Uncle Jack" in the community in which he had live for the past 65 years. He was the son of the late Andy and Nancy Johnson Barrett and was born in Breathitt county in July 1858 At the time of his death he was one of the oldest residents of this county. He had been a member of the Methodist church for some 60 years.
Funeral and burial services were conducted Monday by Rev. Marvin G. Wheeler. Burial was in the Gibson cemetery on Lynams Creek.
Mr. Barrett is survived by four daughters and two sons, Mrs. J. H. Gibson of Lerose, Mrs. C. S.McQuinn and Mrs. Keller of Lone, Mrs. R. H. Cole of Heidelberg, George Barrett of Lone, and Ballard Barrett of Beattyville. Also surviving him are 32 grandchildren and 67 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchilden.
Christine Crabtree Barrett, 85, of 1757 White-Conkwright Road, wife of the late Edwin Barrett for 65 years, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at her home.
A native of Lee County, she was born June 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Ora Willlie Crabtree and the late Nancy Samples Crabtree Shuler. She was a homemaker and a Stanley Home representative. She was a member of TOPS, the Clark County Fish & Game Club and the Pharis Hll Christian Church.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Kelly and Janice Barrett of Richmond; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Shirley and Richard Carlson of South Bend, Ind.; Charlotte and Tom Franklin of New Albany, Ind., and Linda Barrett of Winchester; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, three brothers, Ora Glen Crabtree and Eddie Shuler of Austin, Ind. and Fred Shuler of Columbus, Ind.; three sisters, Irene Barger of Henryville, Ind, Betty Fox of Austin, Ind., and Alice Barrett of Winchester and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dewey Edwin Barrett.
Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Pharis Hill Christian Church by Doyle Spry and Leonard Stone. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Scobee Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Winchester Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ryan Carlson, Joe Franklin, Jared Franklin, Andre Franklin, Marian Asher and Garland Haggard Jr.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 July 1950Funeral services were held Tuesday for John Bell Barrett, 84, at the home on the St. Helens road by Rev. Carl Jett. Burial was in the Barrett family graveyard on Upper Creek with Congleton Brothers in charge.
Mr. Barrett was the son of the late John and Ann Couch Barrett, was born February 6, 1866, and died at his home July 9, of diseases incident to age.
He was married to Fannie Bowman, daughter of the late Wilburn and Mary McPherson Bowman, and they were the parents of 11 children, seven of whom are surviving. Mrs. Barrett died January 13, 1938.
The survivors are three sons and four daughters: Henry and Willie, of Beattyville, and Joe of Stearns; Mrs. Rosa Toler of Sand Gap, Mrs. Mary Toler and Miss Josie Barrett of Beattyville, and Mrs. Ballard Brandenburg of Blaines Branch. Also surviving him are 25 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
He was a member of the local Church of God.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 June 1972Lewis Barrett, 67, passed away June 23, at his residence.
He was a native of Owsley county, a retired farmer and a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Barrett, Booneville; three daugthers, Mrs. Ollie Baker, Lexington; Mrs. Ruth Smith, Stay; Mrs. Ruby Deaton, Primrose; five brothers, Ike Barrett, Jr., and Willie, Cincinnati; Clint, Willard and Thomas Barrett, Booneville; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Riley, Highland Heights; Mrs. Elsie Chandler, Cin.; and Miss Bertha Barrett, Gainesville; 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Barrett residence by the Rev. Andy Barrett and Everett Moore. Burial was in the family cemetery by Searcy and Strong Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 September 1952Prentiss C. Beatty, Sr. 62, former Lee County resident and brother of Judge E. B. and Virgil Beatty, died Sunday at Burlington, Iowa, where he was an engineer at Iowa Ordnance Plant.
Mr. Beatty was the son of the late Captain James M. and Josie Beatty of here and for 20 years owned the Beatty Construction Company at Lexington.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louise Beatty, Burlington; two sons, Air Force Lieutenant John D. Beatty, Greenville, S.C., and Prentiss C. Beatty Jr., Harrodsburg; three brothers, Viral and Emile of her and C. L. Beatty of Pacific, Missouri; a sister, Miss Milward Beatty and a half-sister, Mrs. Lula Blakely both of Beattyville.
Funeral services for Mr. Beatty were held Tuesday in Burlington and burial was on Wednesday at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lexington.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 November 1950Rozel W. Beatty, 55, died at his home in Warren, Ohio, this morning. The son of the late James M. and Josephine C. Beatty, he was born in Beattyville, May 31, 1895.
Mr. Beatty was a printer, having begun his trade in the shop of The Enterprise under the guidance of J. W. F. Williams, R. S. Crowe and others. He later worked in Cincinnati and other Ohio shops. At one time he was connected with the Billboard Magazine as chief ad compositor.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Robinson Beatty, three sons and one daughter, all residing in Ohio. Other survivers are Mrs. Theo. B. Blakey, Miss Milward Beatty, V. S. Beatty, and E. B. Beatty all of Beattyville, C. Lockwood Beatty of Pacific, Mo., and Prentiss C. Beatty of Burlington, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Saturday in Warren, with burial following in a local cemetery.
Oscar BECKNELLThe Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 12 July 1940Beattyville, Ky., July 11 -- Funeral services were arranged for two Owsley county men who were wounded fatally Wednesday in a gun battle at New Hope, eight miles from Booneville.
The body of Deputy Sheriff Tom Pendergrass, 57, was brought here Wednesday night after the shooting which occurred, according to Sheriff Jim Shepherd of Owsley county, when the deputy went to New Hope to arrest Oscar Becknell, 47.
Becknell, wouned in the abdomen by a bullet from the deputy's pistol after the latter had been shot by Becknell, who was armed with a 22-caliber rifle, died en route to a Richmond hospital late Wednesday night and his body was returned here.
Last rites for Becknell will be held at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the New Hope church, followed by internment in the family cemetery near the residence.
Becknell, a World War veteran, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jerushia Evans Becknell, widow of John W. Becknell, and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Botner of Endee, Mrs. Dan Wilson of Green Hall and Miss Fannie Becknell of Hamilton Ohio.
Owsley County Courier 3 April 1936
CRESSMONT CITIZEN DIES
Albert Begley, 82, died of pneumonia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Brandenburg of the Cressmont community. Death took the venerable farmer and citizen Tuesday night. Burial will be in the old Huram Smith graveyard. He is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Callie Pigg and by three sons: Mansion Begley, Heidelberg, Perry Begley and Matthew Begley.
Posted by Debbie Birch, great-granddaughter of Albert Begley, granddaughter of Matthew "Matt" Begley.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 February 1939Albert Begley, age 80 years, died at the home of his son, C. B. Begley, at Clay City, ,Sunday, February 12. He had been suffering with a cancer for the past six months.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. C. Everman, undertaker of Stanton, Monday at 11:30, at the grave. Burial followed in the Clay City cemetery.
He was the son of Hiram and Lucy Murrell Begley. In 1879 he was married to Miss Sarah J. Roberts who preceded him in death seven years. To this union were born 10 children - six boys and four girls - all living and all present for the funeral with the exception of Mrs. Nancy Ann Brandenburg, of Lower Buffalo.
The survivors are: Mrs. J. Br. Cole, Sam Begley, of Lower Buffalo; H. P. and Wm. Begley, of Beattyville; Ballard, Herman and C. B. Begley, Mrs. Louis Mastin and Mrs. Mitchell Todd, Clay City, and Mrs. Nancy Ann Brandenburg, of Lower Buffalo.
Everett BEST
Beattyville Enterprise 2/24/1944
Everett BEST, 30, son of JOHN BEST of Beattyville, died at approximately eight o'clock Sunday night, February 20, at the Pattie A. Clay Infirmary in Richmond of a shotgun wound received at his home Sunday afternoon.
According to reports, BEST shot himself with a .410 gauge shotgun while in bed at the home of his father. It was not learned whether or not the shot, which was inflicted near the heart, was accidental or intentional.
Funeral services were conducted at the home in Beattyville at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. LUTHER NEWNAM. Burial was in the Warner Cemetery at White Ash. Congleton Bros. were in charge.
Besides his father, he is survived by one sister, MRS. BONNIE PHILLIPS, Dayton, OH, and 5 brothers, VERNON, ERNEST, JOHN JR., WOODROW, & TOM BEST, all of Dayton, OH.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 June 1951Word has just been received of the death of a one-time prominent Lee county citizen and merchant, Everett Blackwell.
Mr. Blackwell, who for several years operated a store near Sandfield and in other sections of the county, died May 27, at his home in Marango, Ind. He was 65.
According to the report received, Mr. Blackwell died from cancer and had been ill for several months before his passing.
He is survived by his wife, Ira Johnson Blackwell, three sons; Millard Blackwell, Hamilton, O., Roscoe Blackwell, Columbia, S.C., and Everett Blackwell Jr., Marango, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Cochran, Hamilton, O., and Mrs. Mary Winn Byrd of New Albany, Ind.
Two brother and one sister survive him and they include Edna Blackwell of Old Landing, Warren Blackwell of Lynchburg, Va., and Ernest Blackwell of Irvine.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Wednesday, 22 December 1993Mrs. Anne Evelyn Jameson Blakey, 81, passed away December 19, 1993 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Lexington.
A native of Beattyville, she was the first-born daughter of the late Walker Jameson and Nancy Flannery. Mrs. Blakey was born May 4, 1912 in Beattyville. Her birthplace was in the house where Brewer's Shopwise and the Brewer house now stand.
She was a direct descendant of the two founding families of Beattyville. Mrs. Blakey was the great-great-granddaughter of Henry Beatty and the great-granddaughter of John G. McGuire, the two men responsible for founding Beattyville.
On August 23, 1936 she married Frank Trimble Blakey and together they raised four sons in Beattyville and Ohio.
Although her life-course led her away from Beattyville to Ohio, her heart remained in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. "She never really left Beattyville," said her son, Frank Blakey. "All her life, she was on her way back to Beattyville."
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Josephine Jameson Woodard of Beattyville, the last immediate survivor of the Jameson family. Mrs. Blakey is survived by four sons as well: Theodore Becker Blakey of Chapel Hill, N.C.; Frank Trimble Blakey of Beattyville; and John Beatty Blakey and his wife Choi Ling Siu of Brooklyn, N.Y. She is also survived by five grandchildren in Georgia and Florida and one foster grandchild in Chapel Hill.
Visitation was held Tuesday, December 21, 1993 from 5 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, December 22, 1993 at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church with the Rev. David M. Webb officiating. Burial will follow at the Beatty Cemetery in Beattyville.
Pallbearers will be Theodore Becker Blakey, Walker James Blakey, Frank Trimble Blakey, John Beatty Blakey, John G. Jameson and David Jennings. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Tirey, Charles Beach, Luther G. Newnam, Emile Napier, Harlan Brewer, Glen Adkins, Chester Jennings and Dalibar Lovric.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 4 August 1938Beattyville, Ky., Aug. 4 -- Judge Theodore Becker Blakey, 76, died at his home here Wednesday as the result of a stroke of apoplexy suffered four days ago. His condition gradually grew worse, and he finally lapsed into coma from which he never rallied.
Judge Blakey was born in Logan county, Sept. 8, 1861, a son of Churchill and Mary Becker Blakey. His great-grandfather, George Blakey, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and a pioneer settler in Logan, having come from Virginia.
Churchill Blakey, his father, was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, and during his term, Theodore was a page. Judge Blakey was graduated from the Auburn high school in the class of 1882 and from the law department of the University of Louisville in 1883. He first practiced in Russellville. He later became city attorney for that city.
He came to Beattyville as a teacher in the city schools in 1888. Two years later he married to Miss Lula Beatty, daughter of the late James M. and Caroline McGuire Beatty. He served two terms as county attorney of Lee county, from 1894 to 1902. He was appointed second assistant attorney general in 1908, serving under Gen. James Breathitt. Under Gov. Augustus E. Willson he was appointed U. S. Commissioner for the Eastern district of Kentucky and held that office for 20 years, from 1916 to 1936. At varioius times he held positions on the city council and the city board of education.
Surviving him are his widow, six sons, Theodore B. Blakey, Jr., and Henry Blakey, Akron, Ohio; Hubert Blakey, attorney, Bradenton, Fla.; James Churchill Blakey, attorney, Birmingham, Ala.; and George Thomas Blakey and Frank Trimble Blakey, Beattyville; a daughter, Miss Lula Blakey, Orlando, Fla., and a sister, Miss Louise Blakey, Pineville.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. The Rev. George E. Long of St. Thomas Episcopal church and the Rev. E. R. Sams of the Beattyville Baptist church will officiate. Burial will be in the Beatty graveyard.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 May 1952J. G. Bolin, 71, well-known building contractor of Campton and father of James H. "Buster" Bolin of here, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Douglas Eubank in Campton, May 19.
Mr. Bolin was working on a building in Campton when he became ill early Monday morning. He died a short time later at his daughter's home.
A native of Morgan county, Mr. Bolin spent most of his life in Wolfe. He was a member of the Campton Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, three sons, three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Campton Baptist Church and burial was in the Evans cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 March 1950Funeral services for Charles Jackson Boling, 87, pioneer merchant of Heidelberg, were held Monday, March 20th, at the Heidelberg Baptist Church by the Rev. George Botner. Burial was in the Brandenburg cemetery near Heidelberg with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge.
Mr. Boling, son of the late Jackson and Frances Boling, was a member of the Heidelberg Christian church where his membership had been since 1924. He had been a member of the Masonic order for the past 48 years and at the time of his death was a member of Proctor Lodge. For many years he was an officer in Heidelberg Lodge before it was consolidated with Proctor Lodge.
He is survived by one son, Jack Boling, of Dayton, O., one step daughter, Mrs. Helen Combs, of Pebworth; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Teague of Evansville, Ind., Mrs. Nancy Bickett of Watseka, Ill., and Mrs. Kate Stowe of Charleston, Missouri.
Masonic rites were conducted at the grave by Proctor Lodge No. 213.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 January 1951Funeral services for Thomas Burgoyne Botner, 66, were held Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 1951, at 2 o'clock, in the Warren Chapel Church at Vincent. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. W. Bently, assisted by Rev. D. W. Mainous.
Mr. Botner, the son of the late John and Laurinda Warren Botner, was born April 19, 1884, at Vincent, and he died at his home there January 14, following an illness of several months.
Mr. Botner is survived y his wife, Mrs. Nell Brandenburg Botner, two sons, Herman Botner, of Sidney, Ohio, and Willard Botner, of Beattyville; four daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Smith, of Haines City, Fla., Mrs. Reba Barker, of Sidney, O., Mrs. Wilma Williams, of Monroe, Mich., and Frances Botner of Vincent.
Burial was in the Warren Cemetery at Vincent with Masonic Rites by New Hope Lodge No. 564. Funeral arrangements by Congleton Brothers funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 January 1953Glen Bowers, 10-year-old son of Mrs. Annie Bowers, met a tragic death Sunday afternoon while presumably trying to rig up a swing under the floor of the Bowers home here.
According to reports, no one was with the lad when the accident occurred but it is thought that he was upon a stool strying to tie up the swing when the stool toppled over and somehow in the fall, looped the rope around his neck in such a way as to cause accidental strangulation which was listed as the cause of his death on the death certificate.
Glen was found shortly after the accident by his 9-year-old sister who immediately notified the mother who was visiting nearby. At the same time neighbors rushed up and an effort was made to revive him. All efforts at resuscitation were fruitless.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Snowden cemetery near Pine Grove with Rev. Robert Spicer officiating.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Anna Bowers; two brothers, Edward and Billy Gene Bowers of here; two sisters, Juanita Bowers of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Clemmia Bowers of here. Also surviving is his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Martha Steele.
Burial arrangements were under the direction of Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 December 1953Henry Bowling Rites at Lerose
Funeral services for Henry Boling, 55, were held November 27, 1953 at 2 p.m. at the Spencer church by Herbert Spencer.
Mr. Boling was born March 5, 1898 and died in Evansville, Ind., November 25. [sic]
He is survived by one son, Kietel Boling, of Oklahoma; two brothers, Jonah and Green Boling of Pebworth; three sisters, Addie Boling of Lerose, Core Reece of Cressmont, and Elvira Bailey of Indiana.
Burial was in the family cemetery at Lerose, with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
NOTE: Death certificate for Henry lists that he died 24 November, which matches the Evansville Press' announcement of his death. His headstone has 26 November.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 10 January 1964Beattyville - Mrs. Calla Bowman, 83, widow of Matt Bowman, died at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday at her home at Canyon Falls after a long illness. She was a member of the Canyon Falls Evangelical Congregational Church.
Survivors are two sons, Eugene and Richard Bowman, Beattyville; five daughters, Mrs. Fenton B. Cain, Independence; Mrs. Ollie Creech and Mrs. Julia Bradley, Dundee, Mich.; Mrs. Mabel Norman, South Lebanon, Ohio, and Mrs. Carlie B. Lynch, Canyon Falls; three sisters, Mrs. Orpha Ball, Ortonville, Mich.; Mrs. Nora Lovelace, Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Sally Davis, Canyon Falls; a brother, Arthur Coomer, Beattyville; 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Canyon Evangelical Congregational Church by the Rev. Duane Ray. Burial will be in the Canyon Falls Cemetery. Bearers will be Thomas Cain, Earl Creech, Bedford Lynch, Donald Norman, Luther Bradley, Everett Norman and Danny Creech. The body is at Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 September 1953Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Coomer Bowman, 74, were held September 2, at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Rev. Marvin Wheeler.
Mrs. Bowman, the daughter of the late Riley and Margaret Coomer, was born June 29, 1879 in Lee county and died August 31, at 11:00 a.m., at her home near St. Helens, after an illness of six months. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Bowman is survived by five daughters; Mrs. Georgia Igoe of Hazard, Mrs. Margaret Metcalf of Covington, Mrs. Edna Browning of St. Helens, Mrs. Grace Browning of South Lebanon, Ohio, and Mrs. Betty Joe Lowder of Mansfield, O.; five sons: Walker Bowman of Tallega, Chester Bowman of New York, Henry Bowman of Newport, Homer Bowman of Lexington and James Bowman of South Lebanon, O.; four brothers, Luther Coomer of Baltimore, Md., Willie Coomer of Fort Thomas, Clint Coomer of Canyon Falls, and Arthur Coomer of Beattyville; six sisters: Mrs. Callie Bowman of Canyon Falls, Mrs. Mary Lucas of Callifornia, Ky., Mrs. Sallie Davis of Canyon Falls, Mrs. Caroline Stamper of Beattyville, Mrs. Nora Lovelace and Mrs. Orpha Ball of Pontiac, Mich.
Burial was in the Bowman cemetery near Tallega, with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN)
Friday, 17 May 1940Connersville, Ind. - Funeral services for Joseph W. Bowman, 81 years old, who died at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday night at his home, 121 West Third street, will be held at Beattyville, Ky., Sunday. Friends may call at the Huddleston & Powell mortuary until 6:30 p.m. Friday. A native of Kentucky he came to Connersville four years ago.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Dora Hall, Mrs. Della Toler, and Mrs. Nettie Seales of Beattyville; three sons, Troy and Graydon Bowman of Connersville and Estil Bowman of Norwood, Ohio; two brothers, A. D. Bowman of New York City and William Bowman of Beattyville and a sister, Mrs. Katherine Peters of Booneville, Ky.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 July 1953Mrs. Nancy Ann Bradley, 88, and wife of the late Dillard H. Bradley, died late Saturday night at her home near Vada, as a result of an illness of about two and one-half years duration.
Mrs. Bradley, or "Aunt Nan" as she was commonly known in the communities of Primrose, Union, and Williba was the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Hieronymus, and her marriage to the late Mr. Bradley joined together two of Lee counties oldest and most illustrious families.
A member of the Methodist Church, Aunt Nan is survived by two daughters, four sons, two brothers, two sisters, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. Chas. Strong, Bowling Green, and Miss Ellice Bradley, Vada.
The sons are Sam Bradley and Ted Bradley of Vada, Charles W. Bradley of Winchester, and Dudley Bradley of South Lebanon, Ohio.
The two surviving brothers are James Hieronymus of Richmond, Ky. and John Hieronymus of Florida. The sisters: Mrs. R. C. Pryse of Lafollette, Tennessee and Mrs. Mollie Stamper of St. Helens.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bradley were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday afternoon in the Hieronymus Cemetery at Vada with Rev. Sam Wilson in charge. Burial arrangements were by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 October 1950William O. Bradley, 63, died in the Veteran's hospital at Dayton, Ohio at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, 1950. He had been in the hospital for the last four months. Last Saturday he suffered a stroke from which he never recovered.
He was the son of the late Dillard H. and Nannie Hieronymus Bradley. Was born in Wolfe County on August 6, 1887. He came to this county with his parents as a small boy.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. T. K. Hall of Conneaut Lake, Pa. and Mrs. Alva Farmer of Middletown, O.; three sons, Wm. O. Bradley, Jr., and Leo of Newport, Ky., and James A. of Beattyville, and six grandchildren.
He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Nannie Bardley, of Vada, four brothers, Sam. E., Dudley T. and Ted R. of Vada, Charles of Winchester, and one sister, Mrs. Charlie Strong, of Bowling Green, Ky.
Mr. Bradley served as County Court Clerk of this county form 1922-1926 and prior to that served as deputy sheriff under the late Leonard Flanery. He was a veteran of World War I, being a member of the 149th Infantry and was in the Army of Occupation in Germany in 1919. He was a member of the St. Helens Lodge No. 684 F. & A. M.
Funeral will be held Friday morning at 11:00 o'clock. Burial will be in the National Cemetery at Dayton.
Breckenridge "Brack" BRANDENBURG & Luther BRANDENBURG
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Wednesday, 22 February 1956Beattyville, Ky., Feb. 21 - Two murder warrents were filed against 12-year-old William Brandenburg today but the boy who has confessed killing his father and brother appeared in good spirits as he lounged on his cot in Lee County jail.
County Judge Cecil Kincaid, the county's juvenile officer, said a hearing probably would be held Saturday for the youth.
The boy repeated to Judge Kincaid today the story of how he shot his father, Brack Brandenburg, about 65, and his brother Luther, 19, last Friday and then burned down his two-room home at Upper Buffalo in an effort to cover up the crime. The remains of the men's bodies were found in the ruins of the cabin.
The body, however, told conflicting stories about his purchase of moonshine whisky with $5 his nine-year-old sister, Hallie, took from a billfold in Luther's pocket after the slayings.
At one point he identified the man who he said sold him five half-pints of whisky and asked, "When will you bring him in here?" Judge Kincaid said the boy later said he did not get the whisky from the man he had named.
Meantime, the little girl, who staunchly defended her brother's denial of the double slaying until he confessed, went to the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Brandenburg, on South Fork about three miles from here. The children's mother died about a month ago.
Jailer Steve Moore said the boy was "eating good" and seemed content in a room at the jail but that he complained his head was "hurting" late today. Judge Kincaid took the boy for a walk and to his office where he told the youth he would call the doctor. The boy then told the judge he was "feeling better" and he was returned to the jail.
A suspect in the theft of some wire from a mine sharess the room with the boy. The theft suspect said the boy converses with him readily.
Judge Kincaid said four half-pints of whisky the boy said he bought were confiscated. The youth said he drank the fifth bottle he purchased. The moonshine was bought Sunday night, the youth said, when he spent the night at his grandmother's house. The boy and his sister had gone to their grandmother's place after the slayings Friday. The boy returned to Upper Buffalo Saturday and told an uncle he had returned home and found the cabin burned to the ground.
An arson charge has not been filed against the boy, Judge Kincaid said.
The boy and his sister were students at the Buffalo School - he in the fifth grade and she in the second - until they failed to return to classes after the Christmas holidays.
The boy was given no definite motive for the slayings but Judge Kincaid said he believed the youth wanted money the victims reportedly carried or had hidden. No money has been recovered.
Brack Brandenburg also is survived by another daughter, Miss Laura Brandenburg; three brothers, Jimmy Brandenburg, Beattyville; David Brandenburg, Lower Buffalo, and Jess Brandenburg, Booneville, and six sisters, Mrs. Ellen Biggs, Hamilton Ohio; Mrs. Sarah Fox, Ida May; Mrs. Addie Cole, Mrs. Lizzie Fox and Mrs. Christine Brandenburg, Lower Buffalo, and Mrs. Margaret Edwards, Zachary.
Double funeral services were conducted today at the Brandenburg Cemetery at Lower Buffalo by the Rev. I. H. Gabbard.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Wednesday, 12 August 1981Clifton E. (Pete) Brandenburg, 52, husband of Louise Stewart Brandenburg of 365 Broadway died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital in Lexington. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a merchant in Jackson.
One daughter, Ina Gale Herald, Sebastian Branch; two grandchildren; parents, Hobert and Edna Brandenburg of Beattyville, Ky.; one brother, Elmer Brandenburg, Beattyville; two sisters, Ruth Robinson and Ada Spicer, both of Beattyville, survive.
Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Watts & Spencer Chapel with Rev. Sam Spicer officiating. Burial in the Riverview Cemetery at Beattyville, with military rites at the grave. Visitation at the Watts & Spencer Funeral Home at any time.
Active pallbearers, Donnie Combs, Kenny Noble, Eddie Hall, Tommy Henson, Phillip Gabbard, and Paul Blanton. Honorary bearers Dr. Robert E. Cornett, Dr. G. B. Smith, Paul Combs, John Murphy, J. K. Murphy, Doan Strong, Coy Hall, Willie Doc Hounshell, Bobby Chapman, Price Back, Charlie Henson, Nim Henson, John Back, and James Cornett.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 July 1952Daniel G. Brandenburg, 77, was buried Wednesday, July 16, in the Roberts Cemetery at Lower Buffalo. Rev. Robert Spicer conducted the funeral services at the grave.
Mr. Brandenburg, the son of the late Thomas and Nancy Ann Brandenburg, was born in Owsley county and spent most of his life there.
He leaves to survive him a brother, Henry Brandenburg of Beattyville, and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Bates of Hamilton, Ohio.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 December 1953Mrs. Dora Brandenburg died at the Booth Hospital in Covington, December 7. [sic] (should be Dec. 2)
Mrs. Brandenburg was born at St. Helens, August 3, 1873 and was the daughter of Columbus Lovelace and Demia McGuire Lovelace. She married Jep Brandenburg about 1890 in Lee county.
Survivors are listed as Mrs. Maude Cole, Edith Brandenburg, Dorsey Brandenburg, Mrs. Kathleen Kilburn, all sisters [sic] (should say children) and Brack Lovelace, a brother.
Funeral services were held December 4, at the Christian Church in St. Helens with Rev. Sam Wilson officiating. The funeral was under the direction of King Justice Funeral Home.
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The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 4 December 1953Beattyville, Dec. 3 - Mrs. Dora Brandenburg, 80, of St. Helens, widow of Jep Brandenburg, died late Wednesday at the Booth hospital at Newport.
She was a member of the Christian church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Maude Cole, Stay; Mrs. Kathleen Kilburn, Covington, and Miss Edith Brandenburg, Cincinnati; a son, Dorsey Brandenburg, Cincinnati, and a brother, Frank [sic[ (should be Brack) Lovelace, Springfield, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the St. Helens Christian church. Burial will be in St. Helens cemetery. The body is at the King Justice Funeral Home here.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 June 1950Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Ann Brandenburg are being held today, June 22, in the Zoe Church of God, by the Rev. Ramah Johnson.
Mrs. Brandenburg, the daughter of William and Bot Combs Angel, was born in Lee county February 15, 1865 and deceased this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl McKinney, June 20, 1950, at the age of 85 years.
She is survived by two sons, Robert and J. E. Brandenburg, and one daughter, Mrs. McKinney. One sister, Mrs. Evaline Steele also survives her.
Burial was in the Angel graveyard near St. Helens, will be in charge of Congleton Brothers funeral home.
Pebworth, KY -- Miss Dema Brandenburg, age 86, Pebworth, KY, died Sunday May 19, 1985 at her residence after a long illness. She was born April 12, 1899 in Lee County to Logan and Nancy Hollaway Brandenburg.
She was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Keen Brandenburg, Pebworth, Hood Brandenburg, Booneville; one sister, Elsie Brandenburg, Pebworth, KY and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday May 22, 1985 at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry States officiating. Burial was in the Dunnaway Cemetery, Southside, with Searcy and Strong Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 October 1951Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 14, for Mrs. Dema Asbell Brandenburg, 71, who died Oct. 13, after an illness of several months.
Mrs. Brandenburg was the wife of the late J. Pryse Brandenburg and was a life-long resident of Lee county. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Mrs. Brandenburg is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Parsons of Heidelberg, a brother, Pryse Asbell of here, and two sisters; Mrs. B. T. Hollis of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Boyd Smith of Palatka, Florida.
Burial was in the Brandenburg cemetery near Heidelberg with the Rev. Sam Wilson officiating and Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 April 1951Funeral services for Mrs. Geneva Couch Brandenburg were held Monday, April 23, at 1:30 p.m. at the Blaines Branch Church of God by Rev. E. C. Dalyrymple.
Mrs. Brandenburg, the daughter of Robert and Anna Brandenburg Couch, was born in Lee County July 21, 1922 and deceased this life at home after an illness of about one year on April 22, 1951 at the age of 28 years 9 months and 1 day.
Mrs. Brandenburg, a member of the Christian Church, is survived by her husband, Leland Brandenburg; one daughter, Chyrlin; her father, Robert Couch; three brothers, Stanley Couch, Beattyville; Clarence Couch, Cincinnati, Ohio; Kels Couch, Whitesburg; four sisters, Mrs. Marg Cole and Mrs. Alpha Noe, both of Beattyville; Mrs. Demia Collins, Whitesburg; and Mrs. Mary E. Lanters, Franklin, Ohio.
Burial was in the Couch cemetery on Blaines Branch with funeral arrangements by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 October 1980George Arnett Brandenburg died October 22, 1980 after a long illness.
He is survived by his wife, Irene O. Huff Brandenburg; one daughter, Linda D'Amato, Chicago; two step children, Natalie Moore, San Antonio; and Ronal Huff, Columbus; four grandchildren, two sisters, Oma Brandenburg, Erlanger; Offie Cooper, Beattyville; one brother, Russell of Cincinnati, Ohio; two half-brothers, Buck McIntosh, Springfield, Ohio; and James McIntosh of Beattyville.
Funeral services were conducted at the Schmidt-Dhondu Funeral Home at Sharonville, Ohio with Rev. Sterling Marsh officiating. Burial was in Arlington Memorial Gardens.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 June 1985Mrs. Georgia C. Brandenburg, 74, of Beattyville, Ky., died Saturday, June 1, 1985.
Born 1 October 1910, she was the daughter of Preston Caudill and Jane Gross and the widow of James Everett Brandenburg. She was a housewife and a member of the Canyon Falls Evangelical Congregational Church.
Survived by four sons, James Everett jr., and William F. Brandenburg, both of Canyon Falls; Robert Brandenburg, Pontiac, Mich.; Irvine Thomas Brandenburg, Nicholasville, Ky.; four daughters, Mrs. Anna Lee Thorpe Bobbett, Wickliffe; Mrs. Carletta Stewart, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Dorothy Huffman, San Francisco, California; Mrs. Linda Hobbs, St. Helens; 18 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 3, 1985 at 1:00 p.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard A. Anderson officiating. Burial followed in the Angel Cemetery, Mooretown, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 October 1980James Everett Brandenburg, age 76 of Canyon Falls died at his home on Sunday, October 26, 1980.
He was a native of Lee County, an employee of the L & N Railroad and a farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Georgia Brandenburg; four sons, James Everett, Robert, William Franklin and Irvin Thomas Brandenburg; four daughters, Mrs. Anna Lee Thorp, Mrs. Carlietta Stewart, Mrs. Dorothy Huffman, and Mrs. Linda Carol Hobbs; one sister, Mrs. Etta McKinney; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at the Newnam Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 29, 1980 with the Rev. Richard A. Anderson officiating. Burial was in the Angel Cemetery at St. Helens.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 14 February 1952Former Resident Killed In Wreck Near Fort Wayne
Lee Brandenburg, about 28, a former resident of this county, was fatally injured on February 8, near Fort Wayne, Indiana. Reports reaching here stated that Brandenburg was on his way to work and the car he was driving went into a skid and collided with a bus. He died about three hours later without ever regaining consciousness.
Brandenburg was the son of Mrs. Lizzie McClancy Brandenburg of Heidelberg and the late T. T. Brandenburg, a former sheriff of Lee county.
Funeral services were held for Brandenburg Tuesday, February 12, at Fort Wayne and burial was in that city.
The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY)
Wednesday, 1 July 1953L. D. Brandenburg, 73, of McIntrye Homes, died at 12:20 o'clock this morning at his apartment after a long illness.
Born March 1, 1880, in Lee county, Mr. Brandenburg had lived here about 20 years. A school teacher, several years ago, he was last engaged in the life insurance business until ill health force his retirement. He was a member of First Christian Church, where he had been an elder for 28 years and taught the men's Bible class for 16 years, and was a Mason.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Vitula Morris Brandenburg; three daughters, Mrs. Lee Lanter, Williamstown; Mrs. Dave Winn, Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. C. L. Rice, Birmingham, Ala.; five sons, A. M. Brandenburg, W. L. Brandenburg and Jim Brandenburg, all of Danville; David Brandenburg, Cincinnati, and Sgt. Billy E. Brandenburg, Knoxville, Tenn.; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at First Christian Church, with the Rev. W. G. Potts of Louisville, officiating, assisted by the Rev. William Foster, minister of education at the local church.
Brothers-in-law will serve as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be officers of the Frst Christian Church and a member of Mr. Brandenburg's Sunday school class.
Interment will be Bellevue cemetery. The body will remain at Stith funeral home until time to go to the church on Friday afternoon.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 November 1950Miss Lucy Thomas Brandenburg, 86, of North 3rd St., Richmond, Ky., died at the Pattie A. Clay infirmary Nov. 16, after a lingering illness.
A native of Lee county, she was born February 6, 1864, the daughter of the late Cash and Sarah M. Brandenburg. She had made her home in Richmond since the age of 16, and had worked most of her life as a seamstress and dressmaker. She was a member of the Richmond Christian church.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Nancy Abshear, of Booneville; five nieces and nine nephews.
Funeral services were conducted by Dr. Frank N. Tinder Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in a Richmond funeral home. Burial was in the Brandenburg burial ground at Heidelberg, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Pallbearers were Wilson Abshear, C. J. Reynolds, Buford Updyke, Earl Wilson, Lowell Brandenburg and Wallace Meffett.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 February 1951Miss Malena Brandenburg, attractive 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brandenburg, Beattyville, was found dead in a Richmond rooming house Tuesday afternoon at 3:30.
Madison County Coroner Jack Turpin said that she had been dead about 12 hours as result of a heart attack.
A Mrs. Dunn, owner of the rooming house, reported that she discovered Miss Brandenburg's body after the girl failed to leave her room during the day. She also said that Miss Brandenburg had been heard to go into her room Monday night.
Miss Brandenburg was born at Booneville, Kentucky and is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brandenburg. A graduate of Lee County High School with the class of 1947, she was a former student at Eastern Kentucky State College, Richmond.
Prior to her untimely passing, Miss Brandenburg was employed at the Blue Grass Ordinance Depot, Richmond. Much sympathy is extended the family and many friends of this young girl in their time of grief.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include: two sisters, Carolyn and Nancy Sue and two brothers, Charles Ed and James Thomas.
Funeral services will be held Friday, February 9, at 1 o'clock at the Beattyville Christian Church conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson and the Rev. E. C. Dalrymple. Burial will be at the family cemetery, Booneville.
The body will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bishop, Beattyville, until time for services.
Casket bearers will be: Ernest Rall, Price Jones, Merrill Stamper, Donald Stamper, Forest Drake, Bobbie McCroskey, Marvin Vanderpool and Paul Day.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 September 1953The body of Brack Brown was found Tuesday night, Sept. 15, at the head of Lower Beaver in a small house. The body discovered by Tom Steele who reported it to the sheriff. The coroner swore in a jury and took them to the scene of the death.
Brack Brown was the husband of Nannie Johnson Brown, and was the son of John D. and Kansas Lawson Brown. He was born in Lee county on May 7, 1915 and was educated in Lee county. The cause of his death was reported unknown.
Besides his wife, other survivors are six sons, Earl Brown, John D. Brown, Charles Brown, Dale Brown, and Jimmie Lee Brown of Beattyville and Evertt Brown of Cincinnati. Also surviving their father are two daughters: Betty Jean and Della Mae Brown of Beattyville. Other survivors are two sisters and a brother: Mrs. Mae Sandusky and Mrs. Jane Barrett of Mt. Vernon and Miller Brown of Richmond, Ind.
The funeral was held September 17 at 2:00 at the Ashcraft cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. R. B. Baker. The burial took place as the Ashcraft Cemetery which is located near Mt. Olive. Arrangements were in charge of the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Saturday, 18 March 1939Funeral services for Dr. Emmet M. Brown, 43, of Beattyville, Ky., will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Bax Chapel, 719 E. Chestnut, and 10 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Michael Cemetery.
He was found dead at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in his room at the Henry Watterson Hotel. Coroner John M. Keaney said the death was due to a heart attack.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ollie Hunt Brown; his mother, Mrs. Martina Brown, Minneapolis, and two brothers, J. J. Brown, Austin, Colo., and Francis Brown, Minneapolis.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 September 1980Mrs. Nannie Brown of Beattyville died at the U,K. Medical Center in Lexington on Wednesday, August 27, 1980 at the age of 75.
Mrs. Brown was a native of Lee County and a member of the Church of God.
She is survived by five sons, Everett, Earl, Charlie, B. Dale, Jimmie Lee Brown and Arthur Dunaway; three daughters, Mrs. Lillie Jean DeLong, Mrs. Della Mae Couch and Mrs. Beulah Couch; one brother, Henry Johnson; one sister, Livonia Couch; 43 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at the Newnam Funeral Home on Saturday, August 30, 1980 with Rev. Gentry Farmer officiating. Burial was in the Ashcraft Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 October 1951Funeral services were held Saturday for Charlie Bryant, 71, who was found dead from a heart attack at the home of his nephew, Harrison Barrett, near Monica last Thursday.
Bryant was found dead in the yard surrounding the Barrett home late in the afternoon by a member of the Barrett family who immediately notified the sheriff's office here. Lee county coroner Juett Cox, who investigated the death stated that Bryant died of a heart attack.
Cox quoted the Barrett family as saying Bryant had been ill for some time with heart trouble but on the day of his death had gone squirrel hunting and had eaten a hearty dinner not long before he was found dead.
Bryant is survived by three brothers and four sons. The brothers are Buck Bryant, Monica; Hiram Bryant, Oakdale, and Roland Bryant, Louisville. His sons include Fred, of Jetts Creek; Arvil, of Hazard; Harlan, of Louisville, and Chester, of Black Mountain.
Funeral and burial services were held in the Lutes Graveyard at Oakdale with Rev. Ike Gabbard officiating and the King Justice Funeral Home in charge of the burial arrangements.
Thursday, 27 October 1960
Mrs. Edna Burch, 30, died October 7, 1960 in England were her husband is stationed with the U. S. Air Force. She was a former resident of Lee County.
Surviors are her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Chambers, Zoe; four brothers, Ronald, Albert and Frank Chambers, Zoe and Verling Chambers, Malaga, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ellen Tackett, Cincinnati; Mrs. Dora Brixner, Franklin, Ohio, and Miss Grace Chambers, Zoe.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Chambers Cemetery near Williba by the Rev. Walter Strong. The body will arrive at Newnam Funeral Home here tonight and will be taken to the residence of her parents Thursday afternoon.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 31 May 1958Richmond -- George Burns, 79, died 7:30 p.m. Friday, at Pattie A. Clay Infirmary.
He was a Deacon in Big Hill Avenue Christian Church and a Lee County native.
Survivors: wife, Mrs. Amantha Plowman Burns; sons, James, Tampa, Fla.; Gentry, Richmond; Robert, Cincinnati; daughters, Mrs. Billy Rayburn, Mrs. Harold King, Mrs. Jake McCord and Mrs. Dorothy Hall, all of Richmond; sisters, Mrs. Man Mays, Oregon; Mrs. Oscar Damerall, Oneida; brothers, Jake, Cincinnati; Merida, Indiana; Floyd, Beattyville; 36 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren.
Body at Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 November 1950Funeral services for Sam Burns, 71, will be held this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the home near Idamay. Rev. Ike Gabbard will be in charge of the services.
Mr. Burns, son of the late Brice and Millie Newnam Burns, was born in Lee county near Idamay on March 5, 1877. He died October 31, 1950.
Survivors include three sons, Charlie and Leonard Burns of Cincinnati and Luther Burns of Boise, Idaho; five daughters, Mrs. Minnie Powell, Dayton, O., Mrs. Lucy Tirey, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Nellie Murphy and Mrs. Winnie Stephens of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Alma Mays of Beattyville; one sister, Mrs. Bertie Damrel, of Oneida.
Burial will be in the Burns grave yard with Congleton Brothers in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 February 1951Alex Bush, age 75, died Tuesday morning at the Clark county Hospital, Winchester, after a brief illness. He spent most of his life at Leeco, Kentucky.
The son of the late Fieldon and Linda Johnson Bush, he was born on December 13, 1875. he was a devout member of the Christian Church and up until a few years ago was a merchant at Leeco.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mida Rogers Bush; four sons, John W., Charles B., Albert, all of Indianapolis, Indiana and Lenville Bush, of Leeco.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Zoe Church of God, conducted by the Rev. William Warner. Burial was in Thacker Cemetery at Zoebariah.
Hearns Funeral Home of Stanton had charge of arrangements.
Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 November 1950Mrs. William Butterworth, 68, died at her home in Winchester Saturday night, October 28, following a lingering illness.
A member of the Bethlehem Christian Church, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Amanda Lawrence Crouch.
Surviving in addition to her husband, are one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Waas, Winchester, one brother, Elmer Crouch, Clark county, two sisters, Mrs. James Forr, Winchester and Mrs. Zula Karger, DeKalb, Ill.
Burial was in the Winchester cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Butterworth were residents of Beattyville for several years.
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