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Casper CABLEThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 March 1951Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Fincastle Christian Church for Mr. Casper Cable, age 71, who died Saturday at 9 o'clock in Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington.
Mr. Cable, a well-known and loved resident of Cable Ridge, passed away as the result of a fall from his barn loft several weeks ago at which time he suffered a broken back.
Final rites were conducted by the Rev. J. C. Everman, West Bend, Indiana assisted by the Rev. B. J. Cox, Winchester. Burial was in Cable Cemetery in the Fincastle section.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Rose Smyth Cable, he leaves to survive four daughters, Mrs. Rodney Barker, Middletown, O., Mrs. Hubert Cooper, Campton; Mrs. George Lovelace, Louisville and Miss Virginia Lee Cable, Lafayette, Indiana; three sons, Keith Cable, Dayton; Forest Cable, Campton and Raymond Cable, Lafayette, Indiana.
Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and a number of other relatives.
Pallbearers were: Thomas Earl Shackelford, Arthur Shackelford, Jr., Kash Smyth, William Abner, Jr., Alex Taylor, Tensley Stump, Cecil Kincaid and Bernie Shackelford.
Pennington Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 September 1965Forest C. [sic] Cable, 53, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the University Hospital, Lexington.
He was a native of Wolfe County, an employee of the State Department of Economics Security, past president of the Wolfe County Kiwanis Club and the Wolfe Fair Board, and a member of the Campton Methodist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Monna Cable; a son, Charles O. Cable, Rogers; a daughter, Mrs. Anna Rose Morehead, Campton; two brothers, Raymond Cable, West Lafayette, Tenn., and Elvin Cable, New Carlisle, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Martin Baker, [sic] Lafayette, Ind.; Mrs. Rodney Baker, [sic] Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. George Loveless, Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Hubert Cooper, Beattyville, and four grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Campton Methodist Church by the Rev. Glenn Courts. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery.
The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL)
Saturday, 2 May 1964James Vernard Cable Sr., age 61 of 525 Oceola Circle, Fairfield, passed away Friday p.m. at a local hospital.
Survived by the wife, Mrs. Minnie B. Cable; two sons, William Hobart Cable, of Birmingham, and James Vernard Cable Jr., of Fairfield; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, of Miami, Fla.; three brothers, Ed, Dorsey and Hobert Cable, all of Zachariah, Ky.; six grandchildren.
Funeral services Sunday at 3 p.m. from Angwin Mortuary Center's Faith Chapel, the Rev. Daniel R. Prim officiating. Interment Oakland Cemetery.
Active pallbearers, Claude V. Quinn, John T. Morgon, Charles Jones, R. W. Patterson, Albert T. Dennis, W. M. Moody. Honorary pallbearers the Galvenizing Department of the Faifield Sheet Mill.
Angwin Mortuary Center directing.
Joseph Critten "Uncle Crit" CABLE
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 January 1953Joseph Critten Cable, a well-known Lee county farmer and business man died at his home in Zachariah on Christmas Day. He was born on April 8, 1869, at which time this was part of Owsley county and at his death on December 25, he was 85. His death occurred only a few miles from where he was born.
Mr. Cable was the son of the late Dan and Mary Ellen Hobbs Cable and was known by all as "Uncle Crit." He was a great favorite among his many friends in Lee and Wolfe counties. In his younger days he was engaged in the lumber business and with the exception of about four years which he and his family spent in Spencer county, lived in Lee all his life.
In Novmeber 1913, he was elected jailer of Lee county. He served in this capacity for three years and then resigned to move to Spencer county. He also served four years as chairman of the Republican party in the county and after casting his vote last November made the remark that "This makes 64 years I have voted the straight Republican ticket."
When he was bout 23 years of age he married to Miss Alice Bowman who preceded him in death about four years ago.
His survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Cincinnati, Ohio; and four sons, Edward and Dorsey of Zachariah, Hobert of Winfred, West Virginia, and Vernard of Fairfield, Alabama. He is also survied by 20 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. Cable were held Saturday afternoon at the Pine Hill Baptist Church of which he had been a faithful member for 50 years. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Wm. Taylor of Fixer and Rev. J. C. Everman of Clay City. These minister were assisted by Rev. W. W. Brewer of Zoe. Burial was in the Bowman Cemetery near Leeco, under the direction of Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Courier-Journal on Mar. 2, 2008
Geneva Maxine (Abner) CADDELL, 87, of Louisville, passed away at her residence Saturday, March 1, 2008.
She was a homemaker, member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and a former member of Reach to Recovery at the American Cancer Society.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, two daughters, one brother, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Public visitation will be 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Arch L. Heady at Resthaven, 4400 Bardstown Road. Private family services will be held at the convenience of the family. Entombment will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum. Expressions of sympathy to: the American Cancer Society, Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville, or St. Paul United Methodist Church.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 March 1961Albert Callahan, 82, a retired farmer, died early this morning at his home on Cow Creek after a long illness.
A native of Owsley County, he was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are eight sons, Edward and Fred Callahan, Booneville; Charles Callahan, Proctorville, Ohio; Brown Callahan, Decatur, Ill.; Seaber Callahan, Royal Oak, Mich.; Jeff Callahan, Canmer; Steve Callahan, Bowling Green, and Lester Callahan, Troy, Ohio; a daughter, Mrs. Emily O'Connor, Jackson; three brothers, Chester and Jerry Callahan, Booneville, and Lester Callahan, Hazard; two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Bowman, Booneville, and Mrs. R. H. Johnson, Lerose; 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cow Creek Presbyterian Church by the Rev. L. H. Gabbard and the Rev. Joe Powlas. Burial was in the family cemetery.
The King Justice and Saylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Booneville Sentinel, Thursday, September 20, 2007
Booneville, KY - E. Faye Callahan, 71, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2007, at St. Joseph East in Lexington, Ky.
Faye was born March 25, 1936, in Owsley County, KY, to the late Vincie and Ida Prichard Cornett. She was a homemaker, and especially enjoyed crocheting, bird watching, and donating to Disabled Veterans and Feed the Children Organizations.
Survivors include two daughters, Pamela Coomer of Booneville, KY and Angel (& Kevin) McVaugh of Blossburg, PA; two brothers; three sisters; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Darren Caudill; a brother, Creed Cornett; a sister, Pat Blake; and a grandchild, Latha Edward Booth.
Grave Side services were held Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 10:30 a.m., at the Newman Cemetery, Pebworth, KY.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 September 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Callahan, 69, were held Saturday, September 20, 1952 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cow Creek Presbyterian Church by Rev. Ike Gabbard and Rev. Robert McClure.
Mrs. Callahan, who has lived in Owsley County all her life, was a member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Albert Callahan of Cow Creek; eight sons, Brown of Decatur, Ill.; Charlie of Huntington, W. Va.; Ed of Cow Creek; Seaber of Royal Oak, Mich.; Jeff of Canmer, Ky.; Steve of Brownsville, Ky.; Fred of Cow Creek, and Lester of Troy, Ohio. One daughter, Mrs. Emily O'Conner of Jackson, Ky., and one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Dunaway of Beattyville, Ky.
Burial was in the Callahan Cemetery at Cow Creek with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI)
Sunday, 22 January 2012Hazel Morene (nee McIntosh) Callahan, age 90, a resident of Royal Oak, died January 19, 2012 at Beaumont Health System in Royal Oak.
She was born February 22, 1921 in Athol, KY. to the late Sherman and Chelsea (Coomer) McIntosh. Mrs. Callahan was a 1938 graduate of Highland Institute in Guerrant, KY. and 1940 graduate of Montreat College in Montreat, NC. She was a teacher in a one-room school in Jetts Creek, KY. She moved to Michigan and worked for Dodge Truck on the Jeep assembly line during World War II. She was a substitute teacher in Madison and Hazel Park school districts. She was also a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak and an ordained deacon.
She is survived by her children, Sybil Callahan of Royal Oak, Deborah William Schramm of Troy, Denise Joseph Savino of Novi and Jill Dennis of Royal Oak; siblings, Norma Jean Imhoff of Kentucky, Ann Armstrong of Alabama, Jeanette McDaniel of Alabama, Julius McIntosh of Alabama and P.E. McIntosh of Alabama; grandchildren, Stephen Julia Havenstein Tillis of Royal Oak, Kristen Matthew Winkle of Garner, NC, the Rev. Matthew Dana Schramm of Bay City and Joseph Savino, Jr. of Denver, CO; and great grandchildren, Nolan Tillis of Royal Oak, Lydia Schramm of Bay City, Natalie Schramm of Bay City, Evelyn Schramm of Bay City and Hazel Grace Winkle of Garner, NC.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Seaber Callahan, on April 30, 2011; sisters, America McIntosh, Helen Wells, Mabel Strong and Justine Coffey; and brothers, Harlan McIntosh, Sherman McIntosh, Jr., Eugene McIntosh and Gene Kelly McIntosh.
There will be memorial visitation Monday, January 30, from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak, with the Rev. Dr. Thomas Rice and the Rev. Matthew Schramm officiating. Inurnment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy. Arrangements by Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak,
Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI)
Wednesday, 4 May 2011Seaber Callahan, age 95, a resident of Royal Oak, died April 30, 2011 at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
He was born October 26, 1915 in Ricetown, KY to the late Albert and Mary Gabbard Callahan. Mr. Callahan was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He was a barber at Cal's Wayside Barber Shop until 1967. He worked at Devlieg Corporation and then Chrysler Corporation until his retirement in 1980. He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak. He was also an ordained deacon.
Mr. Callahan is survived by his wife, Hazel Morene McIntosh Callahan; children, Sybil Callahan of Royal Oak, Deborah William Schramm of Troy, Denise Joseph Savino of Novi and Jill Ronald Dennis of Parker, CO; brother, Fred Louise Callahan of Booneville, KY; grandchildren, Stephen Julia Havenstein Tillis of Royal Oak, Kristen Matthew Winkle of Garner, NC, the Rev. Matthew Dana Schramm of Bay City and Joseph Savino, Jr. of Novi; and great grandchildren, Nolan Tillis of Royal Oak, Lydia Schramm of Bay City, Natalie Schramm of Bay City, Evelyn Schramm of Bay City and Hazel Grace Winkle of Garner, NC.
He was preceded in death by nine siblings.
There will be a memorial visitation Friday 10 a.m. until the time of memorial service 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak, with the Rev. Dr. Thomas Rice and the Rev. Matthew Schramm officiating. Inurnment at White Chapel Memorial Cemetery in Troy. Memorials to First Presbyterian Church, 529 Hendrie Boulevard, Royal Oak, MI 48067. Arrangements by Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 September 1954Glen H. Campbell, age 34, son of Sophia Campbell of Whoopflarea, was shot and killed by Willie Press McIntosh, while at work on Sept. 4, at 9:45 a.m.
The funeral was held at the home of his mother on Sept. 6, at 12:00 Rev. Lynn Claybrook, pastor of the Baptist Church at Oneida and Rev. Chester Ranch of Mistletoe, conducted the service. They were assisted by Rev. Edwards of Oneida.
Mr. Campbell was survived by his wife, Mary Campbell; four children: Glen Roger, age 5; Sophia Jean, age 3; Ofa Dean, age 2; and Margie Elaine, age 6 months. His mother, Sophia Campbell, six sisters, Alpha Barger, Doorway; Mollie Hacker, Richmond; Milda Salesman, Buckhorn; Callie Morris, New Richmond, O.; Myrtle Pointdexter, Dearborn, Michigan; Viola Burns, Cincinnati; four brotherss: Frank, Mistletoe; Raleigh, Buckhorn; Roy, Batavia, O.; and Oakley, Mistletoe.
Burial was at Panco in Clay County.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 December 1969Michael Campbell, aged 15, died December 19th, at the UK Medical Center after a long illness.
He is survived by his father, Willard Campbell, Booneville; one brother, Harold Glen Campbell, one sister, Rebecca Lynn Campbell at home, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shepherd, and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Daisy Campbell, all of Booneville.
Services were conducted Sunday, December 21, at the Booneville Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Geo. R. Williamson and the Rev. Joe Powlas. Burial was in the Shepherd Cemetery.
Nancy Florence Shepherd CAMPBELL
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 August 1954Mrs. Nancye Florence Campbell, wife of Willard Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Shepherd, died August 7, at 10:25 a.m. at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington.
Mrs. Campbell had been ill approximately five days. She was educated in Owsley County and taught school for four years there. She was a member of the Booneville Methodist Church.
Her survivors are her husband, Willard Campbell, her sons, Harold Glenn and Michael Thomas; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shepherd; sister, Mrs. Virginia Amburgey; brother Wilson, of Dayton, O.
Funeral services were held on August 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the Booneville Presbyterian church. Ministers were Rev. J. H. Burton, Rev. Robert McClure and Rev. Ike Gabbard.
Casket bearers werer Paul Campbell, Dave Combs, Charles Long, Charlie Rose, Fred Kilburn, Bernie Seale, William Earl Seale and Lester Campbell.
Interment was in the Shepherd cemetery. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Congleton Brothers.
Booneville Sentinel (Booneville, KY)
7 December, 2006Willard G. Campbell, 88, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at the Owsley County Health Care Center. He was a veteran of World War II and a retired bank president (Farmers State Bank of Booneville).
Mr. Campbell was born in Owsley County on May 23, 1918, the son of the late Henry and Daisy Moyers Campbell.
He is survived by a son, Harold Glenn Campbell, Richmond, KY; a daughter, Becky (& Chuck) Kubajak, of Lexington, KY; grandson, Chris Kubajak, also of Lexington, KY; a sister, Louise (& Fred) Callahan, Booneville, KY; and several nieces and nephews, many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry & Daisy Campbell; a son, Michael Thomas Campbell; a grandson, Sean Kubajak; and a sister, Helen Kidd.
Visitation was held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Home. Funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 6, 2006 with Rev. Joe Powlas officiating. Burial in the Campbell Cemetery with Searcy and Strong Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Amanda Belle Brandenburg CARROLL
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 14 September 1968Beattyville - Mrs. Amanda Carroll, 50, died Thursday morning in her hoome here after a short illness.
She is survived by a brother, Johnnie Brandenburg, Beattyville, and four sisters, Mrs. Gusava Norman, South Lebanon, Ohio; Mrs. Gracie Barrett, Mrs. Mary Fox and Mrs. Spicie Mae Coomer, Beattyville.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Conley Tirey. Burial will be in the Christian Gap Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 June 1953Funeral services for Michael Carroll, 72, of near Zachariah, who died last Monday night (25 May) in a Lexington hospital were held Thursday aternoon at the Pine Hill Church with Rev. John Frank Powell officiating.
Born in Wolfe county, Mr. Carroll was the son of the late Jackson and Delilah Whismann Carroll. On Nov. 16, 1902, he married the former Miss Ida Walton who survives him.
Other than his wife, he is survived by eight sons and four daughters. The sons are: Alfred of Irvine, Courtney of Polk, O.; Luther, Ft. Thomas; Kenneth, Middleton, Ohio; Homer, Torrent; Clarence, Ft. Thomas; Willis, Leeco, and Hobert of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
The daughters are Mrs. Maudie Welte, Mt. Vernon, Indiana; Mrs. Gracie Legg, Jeffersonville, Ind.; Mrs. Anna Niblock, Independence, Ky; and Mrs. Mattie Buskirk, Bellevue, Ky.
Two brothers survive including Lycurgus Carroll, Indianapolis, Ind., and Sampson Carroll of Beattyville. The surviving sister is Mrs. Cynthia French, Fairland, Oklahoma.
Prior to his death, Mr. Carroll had been in the employ of the Petroleum Exploration Company for about 30 years. Burial was in the Carroll cemetery on the Big Andy Ridge with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 March 1951Funeral services were held for Alex Carter, one of Lee County's oldest residents, on Monday, March 26, at the home by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Mr. Carter was over 95 years of age. Burial was in Proctor Cemetery.
Mr. Carter was the son of the late James and Cyntha Wyatt Carter. He was born in Lee County on August 25, 1855 and departed the life on March 24, 1951 at the age of 95 years, six months and 29 days.
Survivors include two sons, Algin Carter, Beattyville, and Mack Carter, Middletown, Ohio; and three daughters, Mrs. Mary L. Tirey, Beattyville; Mrs. Minerva Bowman, Cincinnati and Mrs. Katherine Blount, Middletown, Ohio.
Jeanette "Jennie" Shultz CASEY
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Tuesday, 6 October 1953Beattyville, Oct. 5 - Mrs. Jennie Casey, 81, widow of J. M. Casey, died early this morning at St. Joseph's hosptial, Lexington, where she was admitted Saturday night.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Smith, Beattyville; a son, Roy Jackson, Beattyville; a sister, Mrs. Ed Palmer, Owingsville, and four brothers, Clint Schultz, Middletown, Ohio; Clay Shultz, Gallagher, W. Va.; William Schultz, Newark, Ohio, and Stone Shultz, Arizona.
Fuenral services were conducted tonight at the Congleton Brothers funeral home. At 2 p.m. Tuesday, services will be conducted at the McClure and Richardson funeral home in Owingsville. Burial will be in the Jackson family cemetery near Owingsville. Pallbearers will be Wallace H. Wells, John D. Moore and Charlie, Virgil, Farmer and Leslie Shultz.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 October 1953Funeral services for Mrs. J. M. Casey, 81, were held Monday night October 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Congleton Brothers Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. S. Wilson. Services were also held at McClure and Richardson Funeral Home at Owsingsville, Tuesday, October 5 [sic] at 2 p.m. by Rev. James W. Rose.
Mrs. Casey, the daughter of the late J. M. and Martha Shultz was born in Bath county January 10, 1872 and died October 5, 1953 in the St. Joseph Hospital at Lexington, after an illness of several days.
Mrs. Casey is survived by her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Smith of Beattyville; one son, Roy Jackson of Beattyville; one sister, Mrs. Ed Palmer of Owingsville; four brothers: Clint Shultz of Gallagher, W. Va., Stone Shultz of Arizona and Wm. Shultz of Newark, Ohio.
Pallbearers were Wallace H. Wells, John W. Moore, Charlie Shultz, Virgil Shultz, Farmer Shultz and Leslie Shultz.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 November 1953Funeral services for Elmer C. Caudell, 58, were held November 11, at 2 p.m. at the Caudell Cemetery near Pine Grove.
Mr. Caudell, the son of the late Hardin and Nannie Bell Caudell, was born in Wolfe County June 9, 1895 and died November 9, 1953 in Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, after an illness of two weeks.
Mr. Caudell is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Hazel Mitchell of Iowa, Betty Caudell, Bessie Lou Caudell of Middletown, O., and Connie Sue Caudell of Beattyville, Oliver Caudell of Owsley County and Arch Caudell of Lone.
Burial was in the Caudell Cemetery near Pine Grove with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
Anna Belle Coomer Caudill, beloved wife of Willard E. Caudill, departed this life Saturday, January 28, 2012 at her home in Beattyville, KY at the age of 72 years and 10 days.
Mrs. Caudill was born in St. Helens, KY on January 18, 1940 to the late Clarence and Bertie Deaton Coomerl. She was a homemaker, a wonderful mother an awesome granny and great grandmother and was a lifetime member of the Beattyville Church of God.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by 4 daughters; Brenda Slone and husband Benny, Debbie Moore and husband Ricky, Patty Stamper and husband Mark and Libby Charles and husband Eddie, all of Beattyville, KY, 8 grandchildren; Ricky Gabbard and Fiancé Tabitha, Serita McCoy and husband Jacob, Jessica Stamper, Derek Stamper and wife Cara, Robbie Moore, Brandon Stamper, Aaron Charles and Austin Charles, 3 great grandchildren; Jacob McCoy Jr., Mason Stamper and Jordan McCoy, 2 brothers; Albert Lee Coomer and wife Mary, of Sellersburg, IN and Jimmy Coomer and wife Janet, of Beattyville, KY, 2 sisters; Carol Newton, of Lexington, KY and Eula Napier of Beattyville, KY.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by 5 brothers; Willard, Charles, Terry, Paul and David Coomer.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 1 February 1990Joseph Caudill, 82, Beattyville, Ky., passed away Tuesday, January 23, 1990.
Born January 3, 1908, he was the son of Minerva Caudill and a member of the Turkey Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors are one son, Charles f. Caudill, Beattyville; three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Isaacs, Richmond, Ind.; Mrs. Eileen Roysdon, Campton, Ky.; Mrs. Shirley Ann Evans, Beattyville, Ky.; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Miles Gibson, Covington, Ky.
Funeral services were held Friday, January 26, 1990 at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Caudill officiating. Burial followed in the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Booneville, Rd.
Pallbearers were Steve Smith, Tony Clevenger, Virgil Lee Caudill, Ron Walton, Nick Shortridge. Honorary Bearers Leonard Caudill, Fremon Saylor, John Combs, Clay Dooley, Thomas Lyons, Gordon Cook, Charles Hill, Harlan Herald.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 August 1951Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Mrs. Martha Caudill
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. S. A. Caudill, who died Sunday morning July 22, at her home near Travellers Rest, from a heart ailment.
Mrs. Caudill is survived by her husband, S. A. Caudill and five children, who include Ms. Alpha Brandenburg, Earnestville; Mrs. Mona King, Salyersville; Sid Caudill, Vincent; Emerson Caudill, Rossmoine, Ohio, and Manning Caudill of Austin, Indiana.
She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Caudill was also the mother of the late Mrs. Sam B. Taylor, who died here in 1937.
Funeral rites were held at the Caudill home and burial was in the Botner Cemetery. The officiating minister was the Rev. George Koistiner, with the Pennington Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 November 1951Mrs. Steve P. Caudill Buried At Morehead
Word has just been received of the passing of Mrs. Steve P. Caudill of Morehead on Nove. 7. Mrs. Caudill, 68, and formerly of Owsley county is the sister of Charles B. Cecil of Travelers Rest, and A. J. Cecil of Heidelberg.
According to the report received from Morehead, Mrs. Caudill died in Lexington, Ky. hospital following a series of heart attacks. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Caudill and her husband moved to Morehead about 25 years ago and established the Midland Trail hotel there. They later sold their interest in this hostelry to Mr. and Mrs. John Cecil who assisted them in founding it.
Other than the two brothers mentioned, Mrs. Caudill is survived by an adopted son, Harry Hughes Caudill and her husband.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 6 February 1975Mrs. Ollie Caudill, 62, died Sat., Feb. 1, 1975 at the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
She was a native of Lee Co. and member of the Turkey Missionary Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband Joe Caudill of Beattyville, one son Charles F. Caudill of Beattyville, three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Isaacs of Richmond, Ind., Mrs. Eileen Roysdon of Beattyville, and Mrs. Shirley Ann Evans of Beattyville; one sister, Mrs. Ersie Basham of Stearns, Ky. one foster sister, Merite Davidson of Beattyville, and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel Tues., Feb. 4, 1975 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. W. W. Sirmon officiating. Burial was in the Cornelius Cemetery.
The Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 8 July 1960Booneville, KY - July 7 (1960) - Sanford Asher Caudill, 84, of Travellers Rest, died Wednesday night in a hospital in Danville after a long illness.
He was a retired salesman and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mollie Caudill; three sons, Sid Caudill, Vincent; L. E. Caudill, Rossmayne, OH; M. V. Caudill, Slattsburg, IN; four daughters, Mrs. Alpha Brandenburg, Laurel, IN; Mrs. Mona King, Salyersville; Mrs. Pearl Price, Vincent; Mrs. Nell Dupree, Lynnwood, CA; two brothers, Sid Caudill, Dry Branch, WV; Ed Caudill, Dayton, OH; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Bennett, Stanton; Mrs. Hattie Gilbert, Dayton, OH; 21 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Booneville Presbyterian Church by the Rev. J. Nelson Jackaway. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Travellers Rest. The body is at the King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 February 1953After an illness of about two weeks, Mrs. Vina Caudill of Travelers Rest, passed away at the Deaconness Hospital in Cincinnati, Saturday, February 21. Her death was attributed to a stroke and she was 74 years of age at the time of her death.
Mrs. Caudill, the wife of S. A. (Sant) Caudill, was born in Jackson county and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ira Holcomb. She was a member of the Baptist Church, having joined in 1929.
She is survived by her husband, four sons and five daughters and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The sons are listed as Elmer, Emmerson, Carl, and Pearl Williams, all of Cincinnati. The daughters are Mrs. Eva Tirey of Sturgeon; Mrs. Dessie Edwards of Conkling; Mrs. Maudie Shepherd, Island City; Mrs. Nell Allen, Taft, and Mrs. Nettie Byrd, Alger, Ky.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Caudill in the Booneville Baptist Church with Rev. Isadore Childers in charge. Burial was Monday, Feb. 23, in the Griffith Cemetery with burial arrangements by the King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 15 June 1967Virgil Caudill, 28, of Newport, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Spears Hospital, Dayton. An autopsy was performed, but no report has been released.
He was a native of Lee County.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Caudill; three daughters, Misses Rebecca, Christine, and Tabatha Caudill, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Caudill, Beattyville; a brother, Charles F. Caudill, Shreveport, La.; three sisters, Mrs. Lucille Best and Mrs. Eileen Roysdon, Beattyville; and Mrs. Shirley Ann Evans, Vincent.
Services were conducted at 3 p.m. Friday at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. David Prater. Burial was in the Cornelius Cemetery by Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 April 1954The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chaney, Gary Lee Chaney, four-days-old, died in a hospital at Middletown, Ohio, March 28, 1954.
Besides his parents, he is survived by one brother, Kenneth Wayne Chaney, of Cincinnati, and his grandparents, Mrs. Alice Chaney of Beattyville and Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Dunn of Middletown.
Funeral services were conducted at one o'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 30, by Rev. D. L. Powell of Beattyville, at Riverview cemetery.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 7 July 1956Beattyville, July 6 - - Mrs. Anna Chapman, 63, died at her home at Tallega at 2 p.m. today after a long illness.
She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors are two sons, Samuel Chapman, Lebanon, Ohio, and Orville Chapman, Tallega; two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Fields, Arvel, and Miss Juanita Chapman, Tallega; two brothers, George Collier, South Lebanon, Ohio, and Charlie Collier, Lexington; five sisters, Mrs. Grace Chambers and Mrs. Helen Marcum, Hillsboro, Ohio; Mrs. Nannie Ballard, Columubs, Ohio; Mrs. Malissa Coomer, Franklin, Ohio, and Mrs. Nora Cain, Middletown, Ohio, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the residence by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial will be in the Collier Cemetery at Tallega. The body will be removed to the residence from the King Justice Funeral Home at Booneville at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 July 1956Funeral services for Mrs. John Chapman, 63, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at the home by Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mrs. Chapman, the daughter of the late William and Mary Bailey Collier, was born in Wolfe County March 19, 1893 and died at her home Friday, July 6, after a long illness. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors include two sons, Samuel Chapman of Lebanon, Ohio, and Orville Chapman of Tallega; two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Fields of Arvel and Miss Juanita Chapman of Tallega; two brothers, George Collier of South Lebanon, Ohio and Charlie Collier of Lexington; five sisters, Mrs. Grace Chambers and Mrs. Helen Marcum, both of Hillsboro, Ohio, Mrs. Nannie Ballard of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Malissa Coomer of Franklin, Ohio, and Mrs. Nora Cain of Middletown, Ohio, and seven grandchildren.
Burial was in the Collier Cemetery at Tallega under the direction of King Justice Funeral Home, Booneville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 March 1954John T. Chapman, 64, died at his home near Tallega, March 10, 1954, after an illness of about three months.
He was the son of the late Logan and Elizabeth Spencer Chapman, and was born at Canyon Falls on September 17, 1891. The early part of his life was spent on the farm and on March 15, 1910, he was married to Miss Annie Collier at Tallega. Mr. Chapman had been a member of the St. Helens Christian since 1920. He was also a member of St. Helens Lodge No. 684 F. & A. M.
He is survived by his wife and four children: Mrs. Stanley Fields, of McKee; Samuel Chapman of South Lebanon, Ohio, and Orville Chapman and Miss Juanita Chapman of Tallega, and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters: Mrs. Ivy Stone, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. Floyd Samples of Irvine; and Mrs. Wm. Jett of Canyon Falls.
Mr. Chapman was an employee of the L. & N. Railroad Co. for 33 years, having retired in November 1953.
Funeral was held Sunday afternoon at his home, conducted by the Rev. Marvin Wheeler. Funeral arrangements under the direction of King Justice Funeral Home. Burial was in the Chapman cemetery at Tallega. Funeral rites were conductedd by the St. Helens Lodge at the grave.
Active pall bearers were: Cephus McIntosh, Elijah Coomer, Boney Ball, Joe Mullins, Charlie and Lester Palmer.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 March 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Deliah Charles, 83, were held last Wednesday near St. Helens with the Rev. Alex Bishop officiating. Mrs. Charles died at the home of her son, Bill Charles, after an illness of about three months.
She was a member of the Church of Christ for about 15 years preceding her death.
Mrs. Charles was buried in the Ball Rock Cemetery near the Moore Farm on the St. Helens-Beattyville road.
Among survivors are four sons, Melvin, Jake, Bill, and Letcher Charles, and three daughters, Mrs. Barthene Couch, Mrs. Agnes Barrett, and Mrs. Priscilla York.
Pencie Gladys Cornelius CHESHER
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 19 November 1966Beattyville - Mrs. Anthony H. (Tony) Chesher, 54, died Friday morning in her Harronsburg home after a short illness. She was a native of Lee County and a member of the Harrodsburg Christian Church.
Survivors are her husband, A. H. Chesher, Harrodsburg; a daughter, Mrs. Dana Woodard, Harrodsburg; her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cornelius, Beattyville; a brother, Clyde Cornelius, Beattyville; three sisters, Mrs. Henry Demboski, Arlington, Va., Mrs. Kathaleen Thompson, Provincetown, Mass., and Mrs. Cecil McGee, Louisville, and a granddaughter.
Services will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Beattyville Christian Church by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery. The body is at the Newnam Funeral Home where friends may call after 3 p.m. today.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 February 1954Services Held For Former Resident
Services for Mrs. Dora Belle Childers, 70, of Dayton, Ohio, were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, February 13 at the Grace Baptist Church in Middletown, Ohio by the Rev. Howard Sears. Burial was in the Woodside Cemetery.
A Dayton resident for 13 years and a former Lee County Resident, Mrs. Childers died Thursday at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She was the widow of the late R. A. Childers.
Mary M. Spencer Childers, 84 formerly of Lewisburg, OH d. May 13, 1999 in Kettering, OH.
Born Feb. 18, 1915 in Fillmore, Ky the d/o Strong J. and Ila Dell (MARSHALL) Spencer. Preceded in death by former husband Porter CHILDERS in 1981; son Fred CHILDERS in 1997; sisters Alice THORPE and Daisy Mae SPENCER; brother, John W., Paul J., Sheridan and Bedford SPENCER.
Survivors are son, Glenn CHILDERS of West Alexandria, OH, Lonnie CHILDERS of Clayton, OH, Herbert CHILDERS of Huber Heights, OH, Gary CHILDERS of Kettering, OH; daughters, Joyce HOFF of Beavercreek, OH, Faye McMANAMA of South Whitley, IN, Rebecca GLENN of West Manchester, OH; brothers, Donald SPENCER and Samuel SPENCER both of Cincinnati, OH; sisters, Ivy WILLIS of Michigan, Madalie BARRETT, Walled lake, MI; Ina Faye LANG of Cincinnati, OH; 26 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
Burial in the Preble Memory Gardens, West Alexandria, Oh.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 January 1953Funeral services were held Sunday, January 25, in the Royal Oak Baptist Church for Mrs. Jessie Belle Childs of Sturgeon, who died in the Mounty Mercy Hospital in London, Kentucky, after a long illness.
Mrs. Childs was the daughter of the late Nelson and Maggie Gibson Price and was 68 years of age at the time of her death last Friday, January 23.
A member of the Royal Oak Baptist Church, Mrs. Childs is survived by a son, C. E. Childs of Stanton; a daughter, Mrs. Chloe Smith of Sturgeon; two brothers, Willie Price of Beattyville and Melvin Price of Lexington; two sisters, Katherine McClung of Long Beach, California and Myrtie Brewer of Sturgeon.
Mr. Childs husband died on November 13, 1951.
Burial for Mrs. Childs was in the Spence Cemetery at Sturgeon with Rev. Clarence Kilburn officiating and Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 4 May 1984Albert E. Clark, who had been a psychological consultant in Lexington, died yesterday at Central Baptist Hospital, Clark, of New Lebanon, Ohio, was 74.
he was a consultant in Lexington for about 20 years. He had been a deacon at Woodland Christian Church and a member of Oleika Shrine Temple. Clark was a graduate of the University of North Carolina.
He is survived by his wife, Nettye Lutes Clark, and a daughter, Helen Elaine Clark of Eaton, Ohio.
Services are scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at Aaron Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Lutes family cemetery at Vada in Lee County. Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Dayton Daily News
Thursday, 18 November 1999Nettye L. Clark, age 91, of Trotwood, a retired business teacher, passed away November 13, 1999 in Dayton, Ohio.
Born in Lee Co., Ky., Sept. 26, 1908, she grew up and attended school there. Having attended Bowling Green Business University, she earned her degree from Eastern Kentucky Teachers College. She married Albert E. Clark, Dec. 22, 1937. moved to Lexington, Ky. from Goldsboro, NC, spent many years there and moved to Minerva, Ohio, where she resumed her teaching career.
Mrs. Clark moved to New Lebanon, Ohio and taught business at Dixie High School retiring in 1975. She was a member of the Montgomery County Retired Teachers Assoc., had been selected as a Leader of American Secondary Education in recognition of contributions to the advancement of education and service to community and was a devoted member of the Trotwood United Church of Christ for as long as she was able to participate.
Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas J. and Emma (Stamper) Lutes; two sisters, Abbye L. Jones and Esther L. Runyan, brother, Gus Lutes and husband Albert E. Clark.
She is survived by her beloved daughter, Helen E. Clark of Trotwood; niece and her husband, Deanna and Vernon Spencer and their daughter, Jeanena.
A celebration of Thanksgiving for Nettye will be held at Trotwood United Church of Christ on Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999, at 1:30 p.m and a fellowship coffee immediately following. Family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until time of service. Arrangements by Rogers Funeral Home, Trotwood.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 August 1951William Clark, the son of Henry and Ann Clark was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky on October 12, 1866 and deceased this life at the Cincinnati General Hospital on July 30, 1961 at the age of 84 years, 9 months and 18 days.
He leaves to survive him, his wife, Arminda Vires Clark; two sons, Virgil Clark of Washington C. H., Ohio; Jesse Clark of Richland, Washington; two daughters, Mrs. Mae Fox of Beattyville, Ky.; Mrs. Faye Harper of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ben Gabbard, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Ollie Davis of Indianapolis, Ind.
He was a member of the Methodist Church of South Lebanon, Ohio.
Funeral services were conducted at Hopewell graveyard at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday August 1, 1951, by Rev. Jack Brown. Funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 March 1954Mrs. Ada Pearl Cole, wife of William Cole, who would have been 48 years of age on her next birthday, April 30, died at her home of a heart attack after an illness of four years.
Mrs. Cole was a native of Lee county, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Brandenburg. She was a member of the Christian church.
Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Thomas Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. with burial in the same cemetery under the direction of the King Justice Funeral Home.
Survivors are the husband; a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Sawyer, of Hammond, Ind.; a son, Parnell Cole, at home, and one grandchild.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 3 September 1964Beattyville - Mrs. Callie Cole, 79, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington after a short illness. A native of Owsley County, she was a member of the Beattyville First Church of God.
Survivors are two sons, Roy Lee Cole, Wilmington, Ohio, and Eugene Cole, Akron, Ohio; two brothers, Joel Brandenburg, Stay, and Thurman Brandenburg, Winchester; three sisters, Mrs. Greenberry Moore, Mrs. Mary Moore, and Mrs. Amanda Moore, Stay, and one grandchild.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Beattyville First Church of God by the Rev. Walter Strong. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. The body is at the Newnam Funeral Home where friends may call after 2 p.m. today.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Bozeman, MT)
Friday, 22 November 1918Mrs. Carrie Cole, wife of Jesse Cole of 267 Perkins Place, died at the Deaconess hospital of pneumonia, resulting from the influenza Thursday morning at 6:30 o'clock. She was born July 27, 1888, in Missouri.
She leaves a husband and one daughter, Frances, four years of age.
They have been residents of Bozeman for about seven years and during that time have made many friends.
The funeral will be held at the Harland undertaking rooms on Saturday, November 23, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. H. Q. Morton will be in charge of the services. Interment will be made in the Bozeman cemetery.
Drucilla Maud Crabtree Tipton COLE
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 April 1999Drucilla M. Cole, age 70, of Norwood OH, died Friday, March 19, 1999, at her residence.
She was born August 6, 1928, in Lee County, KY, to the late J.D. and Nannie Combs Crabtree and was the wife of John Cole. She was a member of the Floral Avenue Church of God and was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, John Cole, Norwood, OH; three daughters, Mrs. Joyce Settelmayer, Mrs. Amber Stacy and Mrs. Shuan Daniel; one son, John Cole, Jr.; three sisters, Mrs Minerva Crabtree, Beattyville, KY; Mrs. Elizabeth Gross, Beattyville, KY; and Mrs. Bertha Ferguson, Norwood, OH; seven grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at 10 a.m., at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ray Crabtree. Burial followed in the Crabtree Cemetery located at Mt. Paran. Newnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrrangements.
Three Forks Tradition
Ercie Mae Cole, 80, of Beattyville, KY, passed away Sunday, April 10, 1994. She was born in Owsley County October 23, 1913 to Lewis & Girlie Brandenburg Cooper.
She is survived by two daughters, Greta C. Drake and Lucy Abney, both of Beattyville, KY; two sons, Chester Cole, Jr. and John Benjamin Cole both of Beattyville, KY; three brothers, Clarence Cooper, Willie Cooper and Ance Cooper all of Booneville, KY; one sister, Nancy Gilbert, Booneville, KY; 16 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Buried in the Robert Cemetery.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 9 January 1954Beattyville, Jan 8 - Felix D. Cole, 80, a veteran of the Spanish-American War and a retired merchant, died Thursday at his home at Proctor after a short illness.
He was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Cole; two sons, John Cole, Hope, Ind., and Lawrence Cole, Dayton, Ohio; five daughters, Mrs. Bessie Hudson, Mrs. Edith Oberle, Mrs. Eva Clark, Mrs. Georgia Castrucci and Mrs. hazel Mintzer, all of Cincinnati; two brothers, Stanley C. Cole, Cincinnati and Steve C. Cole, Heidelberg, and three sisters, Mrs. Pal Daugherty, Beattyville, and Mrs. Mattie Howell and Mrs. Nettie Alder, both of Cincinnati.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Beattyville Christian church by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial will be in Proctor Cemetery. The body is at the Congleton Brothers funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Clyde Cornelius, Johnnie Cole, John, Otis and Billy Riley, Carl Mess, Robert Smallwood Jr. and Doyle Howell.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 January 1952Funeral services were held Wednesday for H. C. Cole, 66, a well-known and respected farmer and school man who died Monday in a Lexington hospital. Clay, as he was know to almost everyone in the county, had been ailing for several weeks prior to his death.
Mr. Cole was born in Owsley county but had been a resident of Lee for approximately 35 years. During this time he farmed in Lower Buffalo and served approximately 16 years on the Lee County Borad of Education. He was noted for his interest in rural teachers and the children they taught.
Other than farming and serving as a county official, Clay was somewhat distinguished for her services to his community as a coffin-maker. It has been said that he probably made more caskets and offered more aid and assistance to folks during times of death than anty other man in the county. Certainly he served them well, and at no time did he ever accept payment for his services on such occasions.
During the last Primary Election in Lee, Clay was an unsuccessful candidate for sheriff. And, despite the fact that he did not succeed in attaining this office, the failure in no way reflected upon his ability or lowered his status in the eyes of his friends. He ran a clean race and in doing so demonstrated a high type of citizenship.
Clay's funeral was held in the auditorium of the Lee County High School with the Rev. Sam Wilson and Rev. Boaz Smith officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with the King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers included Alex Taylor, Sedley Stewart, Lee Tyler, D. C. Anderson, Edward Updyke and Carlos Hall.
Clay is survived by his wife, Mrs. Callie Brandenburg Cole; and two sons, Roy Lee, a teacher in the Lee High School,, and Eugene Cole of Dayton, Ohio.
The Bozeman Courier (Bozeman, MT)
Friday, 10 April 1953Funeral services were conducted for Jesse Cole at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Dokken, Nelson and Kippen Sunset chapel. The Rev. Dr. Paul De F. Mortimore officiated. Mrs. Richard Smiley, organist, accompanied Mrs. Henry Moore who sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Sweet By and By."
Casketbearers were Emory Lutes, Roland Walton, Edward Cosens, Ernest Thompson, Gail Fry and Ray Terpstra.
Interment was in Sunset Hills cemetery.
Cole, who had not been previously ill, died at the Bozeman Deaconess hospital Monday where he had been taken following a sudden heart attack.
Born in Kentucky on March 22, 1884, he came to Montana about 1904 and settled in the Gallatin valley where he has lived ever since. His wife, the former Carrie Roberts, whom he married on Dec. 2, 1911 in Billings, preceded him in death. He was an employee of the Cosens Transfer and Hardesty Transfer for many years.
His survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Hank (Frances) Flynn of San Diego, Calif.; a grandson, Jesse Cole, San Francisco, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. B. H. Lovelace, St. Helena, Ky., and Mrs. Minnie Walton of Bozeman.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 May 1953Word has just been received that Jesse Cole, native of Lee county and a long time resident of the Gallatin Valley in Montana, died last week in a Bozeman, Montana hospital of a heart attack. Mr. Cole was 69.
Mr. Cole left this section of the country for Montana in 1904 and for the past several years prior to his death was employed by a transfer company.
Besides a daughter a a grandson, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Zilla Lovelace of St. Helens, and Mrs. Minnie Walton on Bozeman.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 March 1953R. A. Collier, Police Judge of Jackson, and former sheriff of Breathitt County, died at his home in Jackson late Monday, March 16, following a long illness.
The son of the late Filmore Collier, Judge Collier had been a long-time resident of Jackson and had served in varioius official capacities. He was a prominent leader of the Republican party in Breathitt County for many years and was one of the few Republicans ever elected to the office of sheriff in that county.
Judge Collier was a member of the First Methodist Church of Jackson and served on the official board for a number of years.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed as we go to press.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ida Jett Collier and four children, Robert Collier of Hawaii, Capt. Charles Collier of the U.S. Air Force, David Grant Collier, associate editor of Holliday Publications, Inc., and Mrs. Milton Holladay of Lexington. Also several grandchildren.
The youngest son, Donald Lanier, was killed in 1945, while serving in the European theater during World War II.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 July 1995Cinda Collins, 91, of Newport, Ky., passed away Thursday, July 6, 1995.
Born December 26, 1903, she was the daughter of Neal Frost and Mary Moore and the widow of Elisha Collins. Mrs. Collins was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Orville Collins, Newport, Ky.; two daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Jane Spalding, Ft. Thomas, Ky.; Mrs. Mary Ann Adams, Newport, Ky.; one brother, Henry Frost, Erlanger, Ky.; 11 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 8, 1995 at 1:00 p.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Alonzo Dixon officiating. Burial followed in the Proctor Cemetery, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers were Jim Baker, Migo Pangallo, Jeremiah Ihli, Christopher Pretot, Archie Spalding, David Marshall, David Adams, Danny Frost.
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
Thursday, 21 Oc. 1954
Dane Collins, 27, of Sardinia, O., died early Thursday at Booth Hospital.
Mr. Collins suffered a brain hemorrhage Sunday night when visiting his brother, Orville, 24, same address, who is in the hospital recovering from a bullet wound in the abdomen suffered during an altercation Sunday night in the Nimon Cafe, 12th & Brighton streets, Newport.
Orville Collins reported slightly improved at the hospital Thursday, was struck by a stray bullet fired by Morris Nimon, the cafe owner, at patron creating a disturbance, police said.
Dane Collins was a truck driver for the B. & B. Heating Co., Covington.
Besides his brother, he leaves his widow, Mrs. Reba Lewallen Collins, formerly of Newport; two sons, Carmon 4, & Dane Jr., 4 months; his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Elijah [sic] Collins, Sardinia, also formerly of Newport, & two sisters, Mrs. Mary Adams & Mrs. Phyllis Spaulding, both of Newport.
Services will be held Saturday afternoon at Beattyville, Ky. Burial will be in the Proctor, Ky., Cemetery. The Betz funeral home, Newport, is in charge of local arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 June 1977Elisha Collins, 73, of Newport, died Sunday, May 29, 1977, at Booth Memorial Hospital in Covington.
A native of Booneville, he was the husband of Cinda Frost Collins and a member of the Baptist Church.
Other survivors include one son, Arvel of Newport; two daughters, Phyllis Jane Spalding of Ft. Thomas and Mary Ann Adams of Newport; two brothers, Bradley Collins of Newport and Robert Collins of silver Grove; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, May 31, at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Sadler officiating. Burial was in the Proctor cemetery with arrangements by the Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 20 May 1954Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Lee Collins were held yesterday (Wednesday, May 19, 1954) at 2:00 p.m. in the St. Helens Christian church with Rev. Sam Wilson officiating.
Mrs. Collins, 65, and wife of Walker Collins, died Monday, May 17 at 4:30 p.m. in Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, after an illness of only four days. A native of Lee county, she and Mr. Collins were married in 1908. She received her education in the Lee county schools and for several years had been a member of the Christian church.
Survivors are the husband; four daughters, Mrs. Reba McQueen, Beattyville; Mrs. Beulah Plummer, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Dorothy Chapman, Canyon Falls, and Mrs. Geneva Newton, Richmond, Indiana; three sons, Carl Collins, Hazard; Vinson Collins, Milwaukee, Wis., and Richard Collins, St. Helens; 13 grandchildren and a host of other relatives.
Interment was in Butler cemetery with Edul McQueen, Wallace Chapman, Neil Newton, Everett Plummer, Jack Donahove and James Moore serving as casketbearers.
Arrangements were under the direction of the King Justice Funeral Home.
The Journal Herald (Dayton, OH)
Friday, 20 January 1956Fairborn -- Albert Combs, 48, of 10 Race court, Fairborn was dead on arrival at 12:15 p.m. yesterday at Miami Valley hospital. He suffered a heart attack at 10:20 a.m. at the Gentile Air Force depot.
Born at Heidelberg, Ky., he had lived at Fairborn four years. He was a maintenance group leader at Gentile three years. Mr. Combs was a member of the Church of God in Fairborn.
Services and burial will be in Christopher, Ky., Monday. Friends may call at the Morris Sons funeral home, Fairborn, from 4 to 9 p.m. today.
Surviving are his wife, Mary L.; his stepmother, Mrs. Nellie [sic] Combs and a daughter, Joan, all of Fairborn; three sisters, Dorothy Combs and Mrs. Gertrude Engle of Viper, Ky., and Mrs. Imogene Epperson of Gloware, [sic] Ky.; four half-sisters, Mrs. Juanita Crowder, Mrs. Lilanae [sic] Reed and Mrs. Beatrice Brown of Fairborn, and Mrs. Della Horn of Alaska; three brothers, Ova, Beecher and Kenneth Combs of Fairborn.
Owsley County Courier, Friday, March 27, 1942
ANDREW COMBS DIES AT CRYSTAL
Andrew Combs, 82, died at his home at Greeley Sunday, March 15, following an illness of about six weeks. Death ws due to heart trouble.
Born in Lee county in 1860, Mr. Combs spent his entire life in the Greely community. He was married to Elvora Gross in 1895. Most of his life was devoted to farming. He was a member of the Church of God.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the grave in the Combs cemetery by Rev. Delbert Pasley.
He is survived by his widow, five daughters, Mrs. Sopha White, Greeley; Mrs. Ruby Swords, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs Nannie Ranes, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Maggie Ranes, Greeley, and Mrs. Callie Reynolds, Happy, Ky.; and three boys, Marion and Ollney Combs, both of Greeley, and Wm. Combs of Middletown, Ohio; twenty-eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 March 1973Arch G. Combs Sr., 90, of Beattyville, died at his home about 8:35 a.m. Thursday March 1st.
He was a native of Owsley County and a member of the Beattyville Christian Church. He was a son of the late Andrew J. and Elizabeth Burke Combs.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belva Warner Combs; three sons, Orville Combs, Livonia, Michigan; A. G. Combs Jr., Beattyville; and Tom D. Combs, Versailles; one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Barnes, Lexington; one sister, Mrs. Bertie McMillion, Beattyville; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4th at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Wilson and Rev. Terrance Hoppenjans officiating.
Burial was in the Combs Cemetery, Pebworth, Owsley County.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 August 1952After an illness of about 30 days, Basil L. Combs, 48, of Pebworth, died Saturday, August 2, in a Lexington hospital.
Mr. Combs, a shipping clerk for an out-of-state firm, became seriously ill sometime last Friday, according to reports, and was rushed to the hospital Saturday morning where he died a few hours later.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Logan Wesley "Bud" Combs at Pebworth, with Rev. Ike Gabbard officiating. Burial was in the Newman Cemetery near Pebworth, with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge.
Besides his father and mother, Mr. Combs is survived by his wife, Helen Lee Combs; a son, Lyndon Lee Combs of the U.S. Army, and two daughters, Loretta Fay and Rexie Gay Combs of Pebworth.
He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters who include Rexford Raymond Combs, of Monrovia, California; James T. Combs of Pebworth; Mrs. Fay House of Trenton, Ohio, and Mrs. Estelle Mattocks, Detroit.
Mr. Combs was a member of the Christian Church.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 February 1975Fred Combs, died at the Pattie A. Clay Hospital, Richmond on Friday, Feb. 21, 1975. He was a veteran of World War I, native of Lee County, and member of the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rhonda Combs of Beattyville; two daughters, Miss Eula Mae Combs of Beattyville, and Miss Wanda Faye Combs of Beattyville; two grandsons, and two great-grandsons.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb. 23, 1975, 1:00 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sam Wilson presiding. Burial was in the Crabtree Cemetery at Mt. Paren.
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Wednesday, 25 August 1976Gertrude (nee Kincaid) Combs, 80, 93 Sanders Dr., Florence, Ky., passed away Tuesday, August 24, 1976.
Survivors: a brother, Henry W. Kincaid; a granddaughter, Robin Barca; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Nelson Kincaid.
Services Thursday at 11 a.m. from the Stith Funeral Home, Florence, Ky. Visitation Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service. Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 April 1952Funeral services for James Elbert Combs, 68, were held Sunday, March 30 at the Beattyville Church of God by Rev. J. E. Devore.
Mr. Combs who was born in Wolfe county was living in Fairborn, Ohio at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Millie Godsey Combs; four sons, Albert, Ova, Benner, and Kenneth; seven daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Engle, Mrs. Imogene Epperson, Mrs. Dorothy Turpin, Mrs. Della Horn, Mrs. Beatrice Brown, Mrs. Juanita Crowder, and Mrs. Lillie Mae Riggs; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Audrey Leane; two sisters, Mrs. Malvery Day, and Miss Martha Combs; one brother, Rev. Spencer Combs; 36 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Burial was near Zoe, Ky., with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
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Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Friday, 28 March 1952James E. Combs, 68, an employe of the Erie Railroad Co., died at 1 p.m. Thursday at his residence on Forest Av., Wright View Heights, Fairborn, after a six months illness.
Mr. Combs was a native of Lee County, Ky., and a Fairborn resident 11 years. He was a member of the Fairborn Church of God.
Surviving are his wife, Millie; seven daughters, Mrs. Della Horn, Mrs. Beatrice Brown, Mrs. Juanita Crowder and Mrs. Lillian Riggs of Fairborn, Mrs. Dorothy Turpin of Hazard, Ky.; Mrs. Gertrude Engle of Viper, Ky., and Mrs. Imogene Epperson of Glomarr, Ky.; four sons, James, Ova, and Beecher of Fairborn, and Albert of Dwarf, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Malvery Day of Indianapolis, and Martha Combs of Beattyville, Ky.; a brother, Spencer of Stanton, Ky.; 36 grandchilldren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services and burial will be in Beattyville Saturday. Friends may call at the Morris Sons Fairborn funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 July 1961John William Combs, 76, a Bates lumber worker, died in Prairie City, Oregon, Monday morning, July 3, after a long illness.
Services were held at Beatty Chapel Saturday, July 8, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Joe Jewett officiated and burial was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery there.
He was born in Lee County, Ky., Sept. 9, 1884, and had lived in Austin and Bates, Oregon for 51 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Combs had worked continuously for the Oregon Lumber Company form 1910 until six months ago when he became ill. He was married to Margaret Crabtree in Kentucky on Aug. 14, 1913.
Survivors are his wife, Maggie, Bates; two sons, Harold and Robert, Bates; eight daughters, Mrs. Wayne Heaton, Bates; Mrs. E. B. Endicott, Baker; Mrs. Ernest Neault, Bates; Mrs. Harvey Spilvey, Kinzua; and Mrs. Frank Coalwell, Mrs. Luis Bidasolo, Mrs. Raymond Clark and Mrs. David Clark, Bates; one brother, Fred Combs, Beattyville, Ky.; 33 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, July 14, 1960
LEWIS COMBS DIES JULY 4
Lewis COMBS, 68, died Monday July 4, at the Veterans Hospital, Louisville, after a long illness. He was a resident of Conkling, a member of the Anglin Baptist Church and a World War I Vet.
Mr. COMBS is survived by his wife Mrs. Jane THOMPSON Combs; two daughters Mrs. Lola CLARKE and Mrs. Ruby LEDFORD, both of Franklin, Ohio; six sons, Leroy, Eugene, and Rollie COMBS all of Franklin, Ohio; Dale and Dallas COMBS, both of Conkling; a brother Roscoe BISHOP, Franklin, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Sallie HIGNITE, Cincinnati, Ohio and 16 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday following the death at the King Justice Funeral Chapel at 1:00 p.m. by the Rev. Boyd SANDLIN. Burial was in the family cemetery at Conkling.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 December 1953Funeral services for Logan Wesley Combs, 78, were held November 29, 1953, at his home at Pebworth, by Rev. Ike Gabbard and Rev. Robert G. McClure.
Mr. Combs, the son of the late James S. and Mary Handy Combs was born in Owsley county July 24, 1875 and died November 26, 1953 after an illness of one year.
He was a member of the Christian Church for 50 years. He married Dora Farley July 25, 1901.
Besides his wife he is survived by two sons: Rex of Monrovia, Calif.., and James T. of Pebworth; two daughters, Ena Fay House of Middletown, Ohio, and Mrs. Estelle Mattocks of Detroit, Mich.; two brothers, J. O. Combs of Beattyville, and Clay Combs of Pebworth; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Cornelius and Mrs. Lizzie Sternberg of Beattyville, and Mrs. Katherine Combs of Pebworth.
Pallbearers were Ottis Combs, Clyde Cornelius, Clarence Combs, Glass Holcomb and Carl Blevins.
Burial was in the Newnam cemetery at Pebworth, with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Beattyville Enterprise 2/28/1957
Martha Combs dies in Ohio
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Marcella Combs, 79, were conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, at the Beattyville Christian Church by the Rev. Donald A. Nash.
Mrs. Combs was born in Lee County, 11 Dec 1879 and died at her home in Middletown, OH, 21 Feb, after a six weeks illness. She was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church.
She is survived by: her husband, Sam P. Combs, of Middletown, OH; three sons, Gentry and Boyd Combs, both of Middletown, and Winfred Combs of Dayton; five daughters, Mrs. Virginia Wilson, Dana, FL, Mrs. Della Congleton, Dayton, OH, Mrs. Elva Black, Wilmington, Mass, Mrs. Mertie McCollum, Richmond and Mrs. Clara Ruth of West Liberty; One brother, Bentley Thomas of Tampa, FL.
Burial was in the Combs Cemetery with the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 September 1953Mrs. Nancy Carolyn Combs, of Beattyville, died Wednesday, August 26 at 8:00 a.m.
She was born in Lee County on March 1, 1889 and was the daughter of John and Margaret Snowden Smith. She married Arch Combs on August 9, 1909. She was a member of the Christian Church of Beattyville.
Mrs. Combs is survived by her husband, Arch Combs. Other survivors are Orville Combs of Livonia, Mich.; A. G. Combs Jr., Beattyville and Tom D. Combs of Beattyville, sons of the deceased and one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Barnes of Frankfort. Mrs. Combs is also survived by two brothers, Nelson Smith and James Smith, both of Middletown, Ohio.
Mrs. Combs funeral was held Friday at the Christian Church and the service was conducted by Rev. Donald A. Nash. The burial took place at the Combs Cemetery at Pebworth.
Casket bearers were Sedley Stewart, Alex Taylor, John Breeding Pryse, Hubert McGuire, Ed Brandenburg, Norwood McGregor and James H. Bolin. The arrangements were in charge of the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thusday, 27 December 1973Mrs. Nannie Shepherd Combs, 85, died Thursday, December 20 in Midland, Michigan.
She was a member of the Methodist Church, a native of Owsley County and a widow of the late Richard Combs.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Helen Sebastian, Midland, Michigan, with whom she had been making her home, a son, Lynn Combs, Detroit, Mich.; a brother, James W. Shepherd, Boonevile; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Campbell, Beattyville; Mrs. Maybelle Seale, Booneville and a granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Darius Salter. Burial was in the Shepherd Cemetery, Booneville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 August 1953Richard Combs, 72, former Beattyville resident, died August 4 at his home in Booneville.
He was born November 9, 1880, the son of Jack and Catherine Combs.
He is survived by his wife Nannie S. Combs; two sons, Clinton Combs, Toledo, O.; Lynn Combs, Detroit, Michigan; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Sebastian, Midland, Michigan; and Mrs. Pauline Elschlager, Louisville, Ky.
The funeral was held August 6 at 1 p.m. at the Booneville Methodist Church. The services were conducted by the Rev. J. H. Burton, and the Rev. Robert G. McClure. Burial was in the Shepherd Cemetery, Booneville. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
Samuel P. COMBS
Beattyville Enterprise 12/5/1957
Funeral services for Samuel P. Combs, 88, were held, Nov 29 at 2 p.m. at the Beattyville Christian Church by the Rev. Donald A. Nash.
Mr. Combs, a retired farmer of Lee County, was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church, and died 26 Nov, in Middletown, OH. He is survived by: three sons; Gentry Combs and Boyd Combs, both of Middletown, OH, and Winred Combs of Dayton, OH; five daughters; Mrs. Virginia Wilson, Dayton, OH, Mrs. Elva Black, Wilmington, Mass, Mrs. Mirtie McCollum, Richmond, and Mrs. Clara Ruth of West Liberty.
Burial was in the Combs Cemetery in Owsley Co. , under the direction of of the Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 May 1953Funeral services were held Saturday for Vivian K. Combs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Combs of Greeley, who died Thursday at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. The little girl was only a few days past being one year old and was sick for only one day before her passing. Her death was listed as being caused by spinal meningitis.
The little girl is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Combs; one brother, Gerald; and two sisters, Virginia Faye and Daisy Mae Combs, all at home. She is also survived by her grandfather, Marvin Combs, and grandmother, Mrs. Dora Patrick.
The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Forest Drake and burial was in the Combs Cemetery with King Jutice Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 November 1951Funeral services were held Tuesday Nov. 6, at 1:00 p.m. in the Beattyville Christian Church for Fred Congleton, 51, who died from a heart attack Sunday, Nov. 4.
Mr. Congleton, a former resident of Lee county, had been living in Louisville for several years prior to his death Sunday and was employed as a carpenter for Belknap Hardware Company. According to word received here, he became ill Sunday and was rushed to the St. Anthony's hospital where he died a few hours later. He was the son of Hill and the late Frona Catherine Congleton.
Mr. Congleton's survivors include his wife, Mrs. Della Congleton; a son, Dorman Congleton pf Phoenix, Arizona, three daughters; Mrs. Hubert Spicer and Mrs. John Combs of here and Mrs. Don Dawson of Dayton, Ohio.
He is also survived by his father, Hill Congleton, three brothers, Clayton Congleton of Winchester, Indiana, Gentry P. Congleton and Winfred Congleton of here and two sisters: Mrs. Oscar Combs and Mrs. R. J. Wagers, Mrs. Wagers is of Louisville.
Fred was a member of the Beattyville Council No. 7, Jr. QUAM and was buried in the Congleton Cemetery on the Heidelberg Road.
Rev. Sam Wilson and Rev. John A. Hatcher were in charge of the funeral services.
Pall bearers were Clark Congleton, Clarence Combs, Hubert Spicer, Don Dawson, John Combs, T. S. Congleton, and Raymond Congleton.
Burial was under the direction of Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Tuesday, 8 March 1921News has been received by relatives here of the sudden death of Isaac Congleton, 75 year-old farmer of near Beattyville, at his home Monday while working in his garden. He was the father of Lee Congleton, of the Jack's Creek pike and grandfather of Conley Congleton, of Fayette county, who died of an illness diagnosed by physicians as sleeping sickness at a Louisville hospital several weeks ago.
The elder Congleton is survived by his wife and three brothers, T. J., and James Congleton, of Frankfort; Samuel Congleton and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Alcorn, of Ravenna; and by seven sons, Price, Lee, Everett, Hill, Charles, Enos and Guy Congleton; also by four daughters, Mrs. Harlan Quinlin (Quillen), Mrs. Brownlo Hall, Mrs. Dan Hall and Miss Ollie Congleton.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home and burial will be in the family burying ground near Beattyville Thursday afternoon.
NOTE: Daughter Dona (1883-1939 who married George W. Rowland) is not mentioned in the above obituary even though she is still living at the time of her father's death.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 11 June 1953William N. Cook, 83, of near Green Hall, passed away June 4 at Danville.
Born in Owsley county, Mr. Cook was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ella Cook; seven sons, Daniel of Vincent; Robert of Covington; Lester of Sturgeon; Sherman of London; Graydon of Dayton; Delbert of Island City and Edward of Somerset.
Two daughters including Mrs. Conley Pearson of Vincent and Mrs. Thomas Bowman of Scoville also survive as well as 22 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Cook were held Saturday, June 6, and burial was in the family cemetery at Sturgeon with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Wednesday, 8 March 1967Beattyville -- Ben Coomer, 87, of Heidelberg, died Monday night in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness. He was a Lee County native, a retired Louisville and Nashville Railroad employee, a member of the Beattyville Council No. 7 Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the Heidelberg Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Jane Coomer; a son, Rodney Coomer, Heidelberg; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Larkin, Robinsville, N.C. and Miss Carrie Coomer, Lexington; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a stepson, Robert Coomer, Lexington.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Heidelberg Baptist Church by the Rev. Bob Anderson and the Rev. James Smith. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Grandsons will be bearers. The body is at the Newnam Funeral Home.
Jessamine Journal, December 28, 2000
Benny Coomer, 60, of Nicholasville, the husband of Joyce Underwood, died Dec 21, 2000. He was a member of Mount Beulah United Methodist Church.
He is survived by 3 daughters and their husbands, Sheila and Mark Reynolds, Denise and Rusty Cobb, Cindy and Bruce Reynolds; 3 brothers, Theodore Perrin, and Robert and Roy Durham; a sister, Patty Johnson; 6 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. preceded in death by -----
Funeral services were held at 1pm on Saturday at Betts and West Funeral Home with the Rev. Martin Lagle officiating. Burial Followed at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Citizen Times
Mars Hill - Mr. Bert Edward Coomer died at his home Sunday, March 4, 2007 surrounded by his family. He was born September 8, 1937 in Beattyville, Ky. to the late Jesse and Maude Begley Coomer. Preceding him in death were brothers, Clyde, Raymond and Gene Coomer, two sisters, Betty Newby and Wanda Spence.
He was a graduate of Fugazzy Business College, Lexington, Ky. He also attended Berea College and Mars Hill College. He retired in 1998 from Mission Hospitals.
Bert enjoyed, first and foremost, his family and especially his five grandchildren. He was very proud and honored that he babysat 4 of them until they were in school. He loved to read, cook, tell jokes, working with the Children's Choir at Mars Hill Baptist and traveling on the Blue Ridge Parkway and to the Outer Banks.
He loved the Ky. Wildcats and was commissioned a Ky. Colonel.
He is survived by his wife of 44 1/2 years, Ellen Harmon Coomer, two sons and special daughters , Brian Edward and wife, Lisa and Brett Edmund and wife, Lora all of Grapevine, two grandsons, Jesse Edward and Michael Isaac, three granddaughters, Ivy Marie, Fern Harmon, and Violet Elizabeth. He is also survived by one brother, Clinton Coomer and wife, Neirman of Lafayette, Ind., one sister, Mrs. Loeta Adkins of Aberdeen, Md.. Also in his extended family are two brothers-in-law, Bill Newby of Greensburg, Ind. and Nathan Harmon of Marshall; four sisters-in-law, Susie Capps of Mars Hill, Peggy Harmon of Marshall, Betty Coomer of Bardstown, Ky. and Betty Harmon of Black Mountain; several nieces and nephews of NC, Md., Miss., Ind. and Ohio.
The family would like to express their appreciation to a special friend and Physician who has cared for Bert through many years, Dr. Ronald Caldwell. Also, a special gratitude to physicians, Dr. Charles Bryan, Dr. Brian England and their staff, the nurses at Davita in Weaverville, and the nursing staff at St. Joseph campus, especially 8-North.
The funeral will be held
at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mars Hill Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Tommy Justus with graveside services immediately following at Mars Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Madison Funeral Home in Marshall.
Carl P. Coomer, age 85 of Dayton passed away Saturday March 16 2002.
Mr. Coomer was born in Lee County Kentucky March 21 1916 retired from N.C.R. and preceded in death by his wife Doris Mae (Musselman) in 1988.
He is survived by 2 daughters & son-in-law Carlene & Jack Harley and Loraine Smith; 2 sons & daughters-in-law Chuck & Reva Coomer and Boyd L. & Barb Coomer; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister Bonnie Kingslend; sister-in-law Ollie Coomer and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services 10:30 A.M. Tuesday at the George C. Martin Funeral Home, Northridge Chapel, 5040 Frederick Pike at Needmore Road. Brad Poe Minister officiating. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Coomer's family will receive friends 5-8 P.M. Monday at the George C. Martin Funeral Home.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Tuesday, 13 September 1938Charles Comer [sic] , 59, of Oakdale, Breathitt county, died at St. Joseph's hospital at 8:50 o'clock Monday night after a short illness.
He was born in Breathitt county, a son of Joe and Lucinda Baker Comer. Mr. Comer was a member of the Free Methodist church of Oakdale, and also was affiliated with the Brotherhood of Ways and Maintenance.
He is survived by his wife, Laura Jane Ross Comer; two daughters, Mrs. John Wood, Hardburley, Ky., and Mrs. Charles Butler, Oakdale; seven sons, Hurley Comer and Joseph E. Comer, both of Dayton, Ohio; Oren Comer, Maytown, and Willie Comer, Troy Arver Comer, Rollie James Comer and Charles Comer, Jr., all of Oakdale, and 24 grandchildren.
Charles Russell Coomer, the widower of Betty L. Stepp Coomer, and the son of the late Clarence and Bertie Deaton Coomer, was born in Lee County, Kentucky on March 12, 1938 and departed this life in Richmond, Kentucky on January 7, 2011 at the age of 72 years, 9 months and 26 days. He was a former coal mine welder and a member of the Hopewell First Church of God.
Mr. Coomer is survived by his son, Charles Coomer, Jr.(Shelia) of Beattyville, Kentucky; two daughters, Donna Gail Arvin(Tommy) of Beattyville, and Cynthia Jean Harlow(William) of Lexington, Kentucky; grandchildren, Brian Arvin (Angel), Cody Arvin, Anthony Thacker (Crystal) all of Beattyville, Hillary Deaton (Jesse) of Irvine, Kentucky, Savannah Coomer (Wade) of Georgetown, Kentucky, Jordan Harlow of Lexington, Kentucky; great grandchildren, Haley and Dylan Arvin, Taylor Thacker all of Beattyville, Gabriel Montgomery of Georgetown, Jessiah and Brooklyn Dalton of Irvine; six brothers and sisters, Willard Coomer (Francis), Annabelle Caudill (Willard), Eula C. Napier, Jimmy Coomer (Janet) all of Beattyville, Carol Newton of Lexington, Albert Coomer (Mary) of Sellersburg, Indiana; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mr. Coomer was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Betty; and three brothers, Terry, David and Paul Coomer.
Owsley County Courier, Friday, March 10, 1939
DAVID COOMER BURIED SATURDAY, MARCH 4th
David Coomer, 75, died at his home near Athol, Friday, March 3, due to infirmities of age. Funeral services and burial were held Saturday afternoon in the family burying ground near the home.
Mr. Coomer was a native of this county living on his farm from early manhood until his death.
He leaves surviving him three daughters, Misses Lizzie and May Coomer, of Athol; and Mrs. Elmer Bryant, of Lexington; six sons, Elijah ,Walker and Edgar of Athol; Leslie, of Lone; Willie of Winegar, Wis.; and Henry of LaGrange.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 18 June 1954Beattyville, June 17 - Mrs. Dora Coomer, 44, wife of Walker Coomer, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday at her home at Louisville. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
She also is survived by two sons, Winston Coomer, Louisville, and Walker Coomer Jr., Marysville, Ind.; a daughter, Mrs. Bertha Pitman, Louisville; two brothers, Dan Garrett, Louisville, and Fred Garrett, Alexandria, Va., and four sisters, Mrs. Edna Brewer, Connersville, Ind.; Mrs. Goldie Roberts, Cincinnati; Mrs. Mollie Alcorn, Floyd, Ind., and Mrs. Thelma Thorpe, Franklin, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Congleton Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. R. B. Baker. Burial will be in the Coomer Cemetery near here. The body is at the funeral home.
Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 17 July 1971Elijah Coomer, 75, Route 4, Nicholasville, died in a Lexington nursing home 3:45 p.m. Friday after a long illness. He was a native of Beattyville and a member of the Assembly of God Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vesta Sparks Coomer, one daughter, Mrs. Carl Bell, Lexington, three sisters, Mrs. Effie Bryant, Lexington, Mrs. Elvin Duff, Primrsoe, and Mrs. Jack Reilly, Montclair, Calif.
The body is at the Guyn, Kurtz and Hager Funeral Home, Nicholasville, where friends may call after 2 p.m. today.
Three Forks Tradition
Elisha Coomer, 88, of Beattyville, Ky passed away Dec. 6, 1995.
A native of Lee County, KY, he was born Jan. 4, 1907 to Patton and Kitsy Marshall Coomer.
Survivors include two sons, Billy Joe and James Ray Coomer, both of Beattyville; six daughters, Joyce Irene Dixon, Dorothy Jewell, and Louise Markus, all of Beattyville; Henrietta Colyer of Cincinnati, OH; Brenda Sue Stamper, Lexington; one brother, Clarence Coomer, Beattyville; two sisters, Sadie Shelton and Eva Hobbs, both of Beattyville; and 34 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren
Burial in St. Helens Cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 17 December 1987Beattyville - Ernest Coomer, 72, of Canyon Falls Road, a retired painter who had worked for the University of Kentucky and Louisville & Nashville Railroad, husband of Martha Deaton Coomer, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Services 1 p.m. Friday at Newnam Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. today.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 December 1987Ernest Coomer, 72, of Beattyville, Ky., died December 15, 1987.
Born November 10, 1915, he was a painter for L&N Railroad and the husband of Martha Deaton Coomer.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Deaton Coomer, Beattyville, Ky.; two sons, Donnie Coomer, Lexington, Ky.; Lowell Jewell, Cincinnati, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Sandra Spencer, Beattyville, Ky.; two step daughters, Mrs. Anna Lee Moore, Fillmore, Ky. and Hazel Akers, Ypsilanti, Michigan; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Deaton, Primrose, Ky.; four grandchildren, seven step grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, December 18, 1987 at 1 p.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Harpe officiating. Burial followed in the Coomer Cemetery, Canyon Falls, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI)
Thursday, 29 December 1977Marine City - Herbert Coomer, 64, of 7368 South Riverside Road, died Tuesday in River District Hospital, East China Township, after a long illness.
He was born Aug. 1, 1913, in Canyon Falls, Ky., and lived in Marine City since 1941. He married Floretta Warner Sept. 22, 1938 in Beattyville, Ky. Mr. Coomer was employed by H. J. Klinger of the Long Lane Farms, Cottrellville Township, for 36 years.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Wendell Coomer, Algonac, and Leland Coomer, Goodells; a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Scarbarough, Marine City; his mother, Mrs. Arthur Coomer, Beattyville; three sisters, Mrs. Cecil Palmer, Frankfort, Ky., and Mrs. Edgar Bowman and Mrs. Hal Brandingburg, both of Beattyville; two brothers, Samuel Coomer, Algonac, and Willis Coomer, Frankfort; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, Marine City. The Rev. Allan Buck, pastor of the Algonac Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery, Cottrellville Township.
Kenneth, Larry, Gary, Glenn and Arthur Coomer and George Warner will be pallbearers.
Funeral home visiting hours began at 10 a.m. today.
John Henry Coomer, the husband of Darlene Dean Coomer of Beattyville, Kentucky, and the son of the late Ulmer and Spicie Dunaway Coomer, was born in Oneida, Kentucky on June 17, 1953 and departed this life in Richmond, Kentucky on April 23, 2019 at the age of 65 years, 10 months and 6 days.
He was a Lee County ambulance driver for 16 years, a correctional officer for Lee Adjustment Center for 22 years and a member of the Lee County Saddle Club.
In addition to his wife Darlene, John Henry is survived by four children, Tressie Coomer, Carrie Dunahoo and husband James, Henrietta Cornett and Renee Coomer all of Beattyville; three grandchildren, Jacob Cornett, Lois Dunahoo and William Goosey all of Beattyville; a sister, Mildred Hobbs of Lexington, Kentucky; a niece, Janet Moon of Lexington; a nephew, Buzz Anthony Hobbs of Lexington; two brothers in-law, Ken and Art Dean both of Booneville, Kentucky; a sister in-law, Marlene Thacker of Booneville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
John Henry was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Mike Coomer.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 17, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church. Newnam Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lawrence Coomer, 79, of Dayton, OH, passed away March 13, 1993. Born in St. Helens, KY on November 6, 1913 to John W. and Polly Fields Coomer.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; two daughters & son-in-law, Kathy Baumaster of Troy, OH and Connie & Mark Jacoby of Bryan, OH; one son & daughter-in-law Lawrence (Jack) & Alice Coomer of Dayton; two very special foster daughters, Shirley McIntosh & Teresa Sweet both of Winchester, OH; & numerous other foster children; 10 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; three sisters, Marge Joseph of Dayton, Estella Moore of IN, and Bonnie Kingsland of Winchester, OH; four 4 brothers, Dave Coomer & Brack Coomer, both of Dayton, Emery Coomer of Winchester, OH, and Carl Coomer of Somerset, OH.
Buried in the Mound Hill Cem., Gallipollis, OH
Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday, 23 March 1955Funeral services and burial for Major Coomer, 947 South Senate Avenue, will be held Thursday at Dayton, O. Friends may call at the home until 10 p.m. today.
Mr. Coomer, 57 years old, died Monday at work. He was a native of Kentucky where he was a coal miner for 27 years. He moved to Indianapolis three years ago and was a carpenter's helper in the New York Central Railroad shops at Beech Grove.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Jane Coomer; a daughter, Mrs. Fred Clabrese of Long Island, N.Y.; three sons, Everett Coomer and Ervie Coomer, both of Dayton, and Ben Coomer of Utah; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Raleigh of Cincinnati, O., Mrs. Liza Duff of Primrose, Ky., and Mrs. Elisha Bryant of Ashland, Ky.; a brother, Eligha Coomer of Ashland, and seven grandchildren.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 17 December 1962Beattyville, Ky. - A 19-year-old Beattyville youth was killed by a shotgun blast Saturday night in the Pine Grove section of Lee County and an ex-convict has been charged with murder, Sheriff C. G. Mayes Jr. has reported.
Michael West Coomer, an employe of the Universal Wire Spring Co., Georgetown, died late Saturday night of a gunshot wound in the neck. Sheriff Mayes said Charlie Thomas, 50, of Lee County, has been placed in county jail, charged with murder. He is being held without bond and was to be arraigned this morning. Mayes said Thomas served a prison term prior to World War II.
Mayes said the fatal shooting took place in front of Thomas' home at Pine Grove, about five miles south of Beattyville. The victim and four other persons - two men and two girls - had been arguing at the Thomas residence before the shooting, according to the sheriff. Mayes identified the others as: Freddie Joe Tirey, 23, of Proctor, and Paul Fry, 21, Miss Genevieve Fox, 16, and Miss Frieda McIntosh, 19, all of Beattyville.
The sheriff pieced together this account of the shooting:
About 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Thomas and Coomer argued and fought at Thomas' home. Fry said at the time he took a single-barrel shotgun from the house and hid it in some bushes, fearing it might be used in the fracus. The two resolved their difference, the sheriff was told, but about an hour later Tiery and Thomas began fighting over one of the girls. After this fight was stopped all but Thomas left the house and went to a car parked in a driveway.
Thomas then appeared at the front door carring a 12-gauge double barrel shotgun and told the five persons he was going to kill them all, according to reports given Mayes. As Thomas approached the car, Fry and Tiery told Mayes they ran but that Coomer got out of the auto to meet Thomas. They said Thomas was within three or four feet of Coomer when the shotgun was fired. The blast knocked Coomer under the car, the sheriff was told.
Fry and Tiery brought Coomer to a physician at Beattyville but the victim died about 11 p.m.
Sheriff Mayes and two deputies arrested Thomas on the murder charge about 12:15 a.m. Sunday.
Coomer is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ulmer Coomer; a brother, John Henry Coomer, a sister, Mrs. Mildred Hobbs, and his paternal grandfather, Tom Coomer, all of Beattyville.
Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. Clay Dixon. Burial will be in Proctor Cemetery. The body was taken from the funeral home to the residence and will be returned to the funeral chapel at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The Daily Journal (Franklin, IN)
Friday, 27 December 2013Miles Coomer, Jr, 61, Greenwood, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013.
He was born in Indianapolis on November 19, 1952 to Miles and Emma Barrett Coomer. Miles was a 1970 graduate of Harry E. Wood High School. He worked as a shipping supervisor at Amcor and had previously worked at Jenn-Aire for 15 years. Miles married Theresa Lee on June 19, 1971. She survives.
Miles is also survived by his son, Cory Coomer (Janell); grandchildren, Dawnavyn, Cody, Draven and Syrus; great granddaughter, Kyanna; sisters, Wanda Gregson (Merlin), Diane Caudill, Kathy Simmons (Jim); brother, Thomas Hall; brother-in-law, William Caudill; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins and many special friends including John Merrett, Randy Hause and Joe Maio.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Daniel F. O'Riley Funeral Home. Reverend Larry McAdams of Franklin Memorial Christian Church will officiate. Friends are invited to gather at the funeral home to greet family members prior to the service beginning at 4 pm.
The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI)
Saturday, 2 June 1984Algonac - Samuel Coomer, 68, of 9120 Marsha Road, died Friday, June 1, 1984, in River District Hospital after a short illness.
He was born Sept. 8, 1915, in Athol, Ky. He married Virginia Warner on Jan. 29, 1939, in Kentucky. Mr. Coomer was an area farmer for 30 years. He worked for GMC Truck and Coach, Pontiac, for 14 years, retiring in September, 1980. He was an officer of the Lighthouse Baptist Church, Algonac.
He is survived by his wife; his mother, Edna Coomer, Beattyville, Ky.; five sons, Kenneth, Richmond, Larry, Dublin, Calif., Gary, Detroit, and Glen and Arthur, both of Algonac; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Merian) Friederichs, Marine City; three sisters, Mrs. Beaulah Palmer, Frankfort, Ky., and Mrs. Betty Brandengburg and Mrs. Ruth Bowman, both of Beattyville, Ky.; a brother, Willis Coomer, Frankfort, Ky.; 17 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Herbert Coomer, died earlier.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Merlin L. Trumble Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, Marine City chapel, and at 11 a.m. in the Lighthouse Baptist Church, Algonac. The Rev. John Lewis, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery, Cottrellville Township. Visiting will begin after 7 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 21 July 2011Willard R. Coomer, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the husband of Marry Frances Norman.
Willard wsa born on February 28, 1936 in St. Helens, Kentucky to the late Clarence Coomer and Bertie Deaton. Willard was a welder and a member of the Lee County Board of Education. He enjoyed hunting and was a member of the Beattyville Church of God.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by 1 son; Jeffery Scott Coomer, and 4 brothers; Charles, Terry, David and Paul Coomer.
Along with his wife he is survived by 1 son; Timothy R. Coomer (Shawnacee) of Borden, IN, 1 daughter; Vicky D. Creech (Dale) of Beattyville, KY, 6 grandchildren; Dustin Coomer (Monica), Tiffany R. Schepis (David), Branden S. Coomer, Kendra Brooke Deaton (Marcus), Elijah T. Coomer, and Mark Isaac Coomer, 5 great-grandchildren; Cory Justice, Maegan Early, A. Scotty Coomer, Sydnie R. Deaton, & Bentley DeVon Deaton, 2 brothers; Jimmy Coomer & Albert Coomer, 3 sisters; Annabell Caudill (Willard), Eula Napier & Carol Newton.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Pastor Floyd Johns and Bro. Anthony Williams officiating. Burial is in the St. Helens Cemetery, St. Helens, KY.
Pallbearers were; Jimmy Coomer, Dale Creech, Marcus Deaton, Dave Schepis, Dustin Coomer, Keeny Norman, Bobby Cundiff and Eddie Cundiff.
Newnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, WA)
Monday, 15 December 1969Orofino, Idaho - William L. Coomer, a retired millworker and longtime resident of Peck, died last week at a Boise convalescent home. He had suffered a stroke about six months ago.
Mr. Coomer had been employed at the Riverside Mill from 1948 until he retired in 1966.
He was born March 5, 1902, at Athol, Ky., moved to Ohio at the age of 16 to work in an ammunition factory, and later to Wisconsin, where he worked in the woods.
He married Emma Brewer at Crandon, Wis., in 1927. In 1940, they moved to the Orofino area and in 1942 to Peck.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, William D. Coomer, Peck; Richard Coomer, Elk City, and Phillip J. Coomer, Boise; four daughters, Mrs.Lorelei Wood and Mrs. Beulah Wood, both of Orange, Calif., and Mrs. Delores McKinney and Mrs. Emmy Lou Richardson, both of Boise; five brothers, Elijah, Leslie, Edgar, Walker and Henry, two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Bryant and Mrs. Pierce Noble, and his mother, Mrs. Jane Coomer, all in Kentucky, and 21 grandchildren.
The funeral was held Saturday at Gilbert's Funeral Chapel with burial at Weseman Cemetery.
Arizona Republic, 13 July 2011
Virgina Coons, 94, was born October 13, 1916 in Booneville, Kentucky and passed away July 8, 2011 in Clarkdale, Arizona.
Our beautiful and loving mother and grandmother was a devout Christian and devoted her life to her family. She was a dental assistant in Kentucky and Arizona, but left that career to spend the rest of her years as a homemaker. She served many years as school homeroom mother, Sunday School teacher in the Baptist church and a strong supporter of the Humane Society. Her cooking and baking was legendary, and no person or animal ever left her presence hungry. She enjoyed gardening and raised beautiful roses that graced the front yard of the family home.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter C. and Nell Evans; her husband, Leland W. Coons, sisters Charlotte, Mary and Lora and brother Virgil.
She is survived by her daughters, Carolyn Whittle, Karyn Baltz and Melissa (Russell) Gates; grandchildren David (Lisa) and Michael (Rondelle) Whittle, Karissa (Craig) Thompson, Benjamin (Cindi) Baltz, Lindsey Miranda, Camille (David) Estes and Zachary Gates; great-grandchildren Alek, Evelynn and Ben Thompson, Taige Baltz, Angie Whittle, Micah Mendez and Vivian Miranda.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road.
Charles D. “Charlie” Cooper, Sr., 72, of Salem, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Hickory Creek of Scottsburg.
He was born on March 6, 1945 in Beattyville, Kentucky, the son of the late Earl Cooper and Offie (Brandenburg) Cooper. Charlie was married on Sept. 23, 1963 to Phyllis Browning.
He was a retired laborer for Morgan Foods in Austin, Indiana, where he worked for 20 years and was also a logger and coal miner in Kentucky when he was younger. Charlie was a member of the Church of God, the Austin Conservation Club, the Coon Hunters Club and he loved to hunt and fish.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Teresa Vest; two brothers, Clyde and William Coy Cooper and a sister, Delf Cooper.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Cooper; four sons, Johnny Cooper and wife Wendy of Scottsburg, Indiana, Charles D. Cooper, Jr. and Elvis Vest and wife Candi all of Salem, Indiana and Raymond Vest and wife Holly of Austin, Indiana; three daughters, Tammy Schwartz and husband Edgar, Phyllis Elaine Cooper and Tiffany Vest all of Salem, Indiana; a brother, James Cooper and wife Betty of Beattyville, Kentucky; two sisters, Della Spicer of Beattyville, Kentucky and Mildred Ashe and husband Larry of Anderson, Indiana; six grandchildren, Donald and John David Cooper, Kelly Castillo, Heather Weber, Kayla Hutchins and Herman Sizemore, Jr. and fifteen great grandchildren.
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Collins Funeral Home with Bro. Green Neace officiating. Visitation: 10 am to 12 noon Thursday at Collins Funeral Home. Cremation is requested following his services with burial at a later date Christian Gap Cemetery in Beattyville, Kentucky.
Clarence Cooper, 78, passed away at his residence on November 23, 1994. He was a retired farmer and a member of t he Baptist Church. An Owsley County native, he was the son of Lewis and Girley Brandenburg Cooper.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma Caudill Cooper of Stay; four daughters, Mrs. Brenda Jackson, Beattyville, KY; Mrs. Glenda Nicholas and Mrs. Clara Delaney of Versailles, KY; and Mrs. Wanda Murrell, Booneville, KY. Also three sons survive, Densil Cooper, Lexington, KY; Denton Cooper, Beattyville, KY; and Phillip Cooper, Booneville, KY; a sister, Mrs. Nancy Gilbert, Lerose, KY and a brother, Ance Cooper, Booneville, KKY; 17 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, at 2 p.m. at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Home with Rev. Hank Patton officiating. Burial was in the Shepherd Cemetery with Searcy and Strong Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Denton Cooper, 59, Beattyville, KY, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at his residence.
He was born in Owsley County, KY on July 12, 1949, to Thelma Caudill Cooper of Beattyville, KY and the late Clarence Cooper. He was retired from the city of Beattyville and was a U.S. Army Veteran.
Along with his mother, he is survived by his special companion, Izetta Johnson; three daughters, Shena (& Jason) Reece, Cassie Cooper and Crystal (& Tony) Mays, all of Beattyville, KY; 10 grandchildren, and on e great grandchild; one brother, Phillip Cooper of Booneville, KY; four sisters, Brenda Jackson of Beattyville, KY Glenda Nichols and Susan Delaney both of Versailles, KY, and Wanda Murrell of Booneville, KY; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Denzil Cooper and one sister, Linda Moore.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 1 p.m. in the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Garett Thomas officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Booneville, KY.
Pallbearers were Tony Mays, Jason Reece, Dylan Sargent, Jorden Wade, Willie Smith and Robert Gentry.
Izetta Johnson Cooper, widow of Denton Cooper and the daughter of the late Timothy and Effie Johnson, was born in Lee County, Kentucky on December 2, 1957 and departed this life on November 28, 2014 in Winchester, Kentucky at the age of 56 years, 11 months, and 26 days.
Izetta is survived by three siblings, Betty Phillips and husband Steve of Beattyville, Kentucky, Vina Rose and husband Greg of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and Herbert Phillips, Jr. of Beattyville; several special nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her husband and parents, Izetta was preceded in death by two sisters, Charlotte Browning and Shelia Shouse.
Funeral services will be held at the Newnam Funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2014. Friends may call 12 to 2 p.m. prior to service. Burial will be in the Johnson Cemetery on Mill Creek Road.
William Coy Cooper, 72, of Scottsburg, Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 at Scott Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 28, 1942 in Beattyville, Kentucky, the son of the late Earl and Offie (Brandenburg) Cooper.
William was a retired retort operator and mechanic for Morgan Foods in Austin, Indiana, where he worked for 39 1/2 years and a member of the Broadway Pentecostal Church in Austin, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Zendall Wayne Cooper, Jr.; a brother, Clyde Cooper and a sister, Delf Cooper.
Survivors include the mother of his children, Bonnie (Roberts) Cooper; his son, Zendall Wayne Cooper (Donna) of Gowen, Michigan; two daughters Patricia Lavonda Brown (Paul) of Austin, Indiana and Sharon Renee Gabbard (Bob) of Scottsburg, Indiana; two brothers, James Cooper of Scottsburg, Indiana and Charles Cooper of Salem, Indiana; two sisters, Della Spicer of Beattyville, Kentucky and Mildred Ashe of Anderson, Indiana; seven grandchildren, Andy, Chris and Kaitey Brown, Brandy, William and Joseph Cooper and Brittany Gabbard and three great grandchildren, Shane, Eli and Jalen.
Martha "Mattie" Rowland CORNELIUS
Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, OH)
Sunday, 19 January 1958Mrs. Martha Rowland Cornelius, 87, of Fairborn, who has two sons residing in Clark County, died at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Fairborn Nursing Home after a two years' illness.
She was the widow of Sidney Cornelius, prominent Fairborn farmer, horseman and civic leader, who died four years ago.
Mrs. Cornelius had lived in Fairborn 40 years and until entering the nursing home lived at 860 S. Maple av., formerly the Cornelius farm, but now the Layne home development project.
A native of Booneville, Ky., she was the daughter of Sarah Campbell Rowland and John Rowland, pioneer settlers whose families migrated from Virginia.
Following her graduation from Greenhill Normal College near Booneville, Mrs. Cornelius taught in Rowland Chapel School in Heidelberg, Ky., and Rock Hill, Ky. While teaching in the latter mountain school, she made the trip by horseback; a daily distance of 20 miles.
Mrs. Cornelius was a member of the Fairborn Presbyterian Church where she was active until her recent illness.
In 1904 the Cornelius family moved to Dayton from Beattyville, Ky., where Mr. Cornelius managed the 1,000-acre National Cash Register farm.
In 1916 they moved to "old Osborn" and later Fairborn.
Survivors include three sons; Grant of Springfield, Route 2, Otto of Fairborn, Loyd of Springfield, Route 1; a daughter, Mrs. R. Rumsey Marston of Dayton; a brother, Ira Rowland of Corbin, Ky., a sister, Mrs. Sarah Halc of Dayton; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Private funeral services will be held in the Morris Sons funeral home in Fairborn at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Robert Bates officiating. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 May 1950Mrs. Nannie Tincher Cornelius, the widow of Barney McGuire Cornelius, died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Morgan, Monticello, Ky., Saturday, May 13, at 4:00 p.m. Although she had been in poor health for two years or more, her death was not expected so soon.
She was the daughter of the late James and Susan Gordon Tincher, and had spent most of her life in the community where she was born.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Morgan, Monticello, and Major Luta Mae Cornelius, Fort Lee, Va., a son, Edward Cornelius died in 1932.
She is also survived by a brother, James Tincher, of Levi, several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was conducted at her home at Cross Roads at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon, May 15, by Rev. Sam Wilson. The remains were laid to rest in the Newnam burial ground at Pebworth, with the Lee Undertaking company of Monticello in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 June 1954Sidney Cornelius, 81, former manager of farms for the National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio, and the Southwestern Portland Cement Co., died at his home at Fairborn, Ohio, Sunday, June 13, after a long illness.
He formerly lived in Beattyville and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Rowland Cornelius; a sister, Mrs. Cora Thomas, Beattyville, and a brother, Capt. William Cornelius, Beattyville; three sons, Grant Cornelius, North Hampton, Ohio, and Otto and Lloyd Cornelius, Fairborn, Ohio, and a daughter, Mrs. R. Rumsey Marson, Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services were conducted at Fairborn Wednesday. He was buried in the Fairfield Cemetery there.
Dayton Daily News
Wednesday, 14 March 1951Middletown - Alfred Cornett, 51, died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at his home, 3103 Ottawa St., after an illness of eight months.
Survivors are his wife, Callie; four daughters, Mrs. Edward Powers, Mrs. John Hall, Jr., Miss Lorme Cornett and Miss Charlene Cornett, all of Middletown; four sons, Elmer, Harper, James and Alfred Jr., all of this city; a brother, Arch of Franklin, and a sister, Mrs. Grace Brandenburg of this city, and two half sisters, Mrs. Ira Gaston of this city and Mrs. Grant Lawson of West Middletown.
The body is at the McCoy-Leffler funeral home.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 13 June 1965Beattyville - Benjamin Franklin Cornett, 96, died at 3 a.m. Friday at his home. He was a Lee County native.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Lennie Baker, and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Conley Tirey. Buiral will be in the Burns Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Monday, 1 June 1953Middletown - Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of God of the Union Assembly for Broad Cornette, 88, who died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Grace Brandenburg, 2408 Oxford State rd., at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors are two other daughters, Mrs. Ica Gaston of this city and Mrs. Etta Lawson of West Middletown; a son, Arch Cornette, R.R. 1 Franklin; a stepson, Melvin Campbell of North City, Ill.; 24 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the mcCoy-Leffler funeral home Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Middletown cemetery.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
Wednesday, 4 March 1987Charles Cornett, beloved husband of Magdalene Cornett, loving son of Sarah Cornett, dear father of Thelma Estes, dear brother of Lillie Fletcher, Dona Rader and Edd, Conley, Eugene and Ernest Cornett, grandfather of Mary Katherine Estes.
Residenct of Cincinnati. Died 3 March 1987. Age 71.
Friends may call E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, State Route 125, Amelia, Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral service Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
Three Forks Tradition
Ernest Cornett, 74, of Cincinnati, OH, husband of Gladys Landsaw Cornett, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 1996. Born in Lee County, KY on February 25, 1922, he was the son of the late Walker and Sarah Newman Cornett.
Survivors besides the widow include two stepsons, Jimmy Landsaw, New Richmond, OH and Tommy Landsaw, Cincinnati, OH; two sisters, Lillie Cornett Fletcher, St. Helens, KY, and Donna Rader, Heidelberg,KY; two brothers, Conley Cornett, Harlan, KY and Eugene Cornett, Heidelberg, KY; step grandchildren and step great grandchildren.
Buried in the Arlington Mem. Gardens
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 January 1953Funeral services for Herschel Cornett, Jr., 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Cornett, were held Monday, with Rev. R. B. Baker of the Beattyville Baptist Church officiating.
The Cornett child died January 17 in a Richmond, Ky. hospital after a short illness.
He is survived by his mother and father and burial was in the White Ash Cemetery with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Owsley County Courier, Friday, March 27, 1942
RITES HELD FOR JOHN CORNETT
John Monroe CORNETT, 89, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. EVANS of Congleton, Friday night, March 20.
Born in Virginia in 1852, he was married to Mary McPherson COOMER in 1881. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Funeral services were conducted at the grave in the Roach cemetery near Pinegrove at 3:30 Friday afternoon by Rev. Luther Newnam.
Survivors include one brother, Broadus CORNETT of Middletown, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Taulby UNDERWOOD of Idamay, Mrs. Chester Roach and Mrs. Chas. EVANS of Congleton; fifteen granchildren and thirteen great granchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 August 1954Funeral services were held on August 25 at the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home for Mrs. Tiny Cote. Rev. Sam Wilson delivered the message. The casket bearers were M. G. Taylor, Ed W. Taylor, H. L. Newell Jr., Herbert W. Twyman, Walter Sale and G. T. Blakey. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.
Mrs. Cote is survived by one sister, Mrs. M. G. Taylor, of Winchester.
Mrs. Cote, (widow of George P. Cote) was 88 years of age and a member of the Beattyville Christian Church. She died on August 23 at 11:30 a.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith after a long illness. She was a Beattyville merchant for 42 years.
McCreary County Record
8 June 1954The death of Friday, May 23, 1954, of Arthur Couch, 59, New Castle, Ind., came as a shock to his relatives and friends. Mr Couch had been under the care of a doctor, suffering from pleurisy, for three weeks previous to his death, but was planning to return to his work on Tuesday following a visit to his family in Stearns over the Labor Day weekend. The body was brought to tht home of his brother, Chester Couch, in Stearns, on Saturday awaiting burial.
Born in Beattyville, Lee County, Ky., March 5, 1895, he was the son of the late William and Nannie Gumm Couch. He was first married to Molly Dunaway in Lee County, who preceded him in death. To this union one child was born. He later married to Dolly Napier of Beattyville and three children were born to this union.
Mr. Couch came to Stearns from Beattyville in 1927 to work for the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company and was employed at the saw mill for about 12 years. He moved from Stearns to New Castle, Ind., where he was employed by the Perfect Circle Corporation as a motor life operator, which job he held until his death. Mr. Couch possessed a quiet and unassming personality and was a valued and trusted employee. The large number of floral pieces was a tribute to the respect and esteem in which he was held by his fellow workers.
Surviving are his four daughters, Mrs. Juanita Beard, Detroit; Mrs. Lois Myers, Beattyville; Mrs. Bobbie Jean Winchester and Mrs. Stirley Holloway, Cincinnati; three brothers, Chester, Stearns; Rudolph, Cincinnati; Leslie, New Castle, and one sister, Mrs. Dennis Martin, Cincinnati.
Funeral services were held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Whitley City Church of God with the Rev. Johnny Bryant officiating. Burial was in the Stearns Cemetery. Pallbearers were Raymond, Roy B. and Eugene Couch, Earl Hall, Bob Beard and Dennis Martin.
The People's Defender
Thursday, 18 February 2010Charles B. Couch, 71 of Ingleside, KY, formerly of Manchester, Ohio, died on Sautrday February 6, 2010 at the Life Care Center in LaCenter, KY. He was born on June 22, 1938 to the late Ned and Kanses (Williams) Couch.
Charles is survived by 2 brothers, Clem Couch of Manchester and Russell Couch of Ingleside.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Pauline Frances.
Funeral services were held on Monday, February 8 at 2 p.m. at the Wilson Home for Funerals in Manchester, Ohio with Reverend Dale Little officiating and burial in the Manchester Cemetery. Visitation were on Sunday evening from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 11 September 1982Beattyville - Clarence Couch, 71, of Route 11, a retired brewery worker, husband of Laura Newton Couch, died yesterday at his home after a long illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Beattyville Baptist Church. Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at Newnam Funeral Home.
Perdilla "Della" Richardson COUCH
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Tuesday, 8 March 1966Frankfort - Mrs. Della Richardson Couch, 83, widow of James Couch, 160 Holmes Street, died at 703 Chinn Avenue at 2:40 p.m. Monday.
She was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Emma Harrod and Mrs. Ruth Rager, both of Frankfort; six sons, Diolice, Carl, John, Jessee, Lonnie and James Couch, all of Franklin County; 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. Jerry Redmond. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 26 December 1954Frankfort, Dec. 25 - James Couch, 73, died Friday night at his home here after a long illness. He was a native of Beattyville and was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Della Richardson Couch; six sons, Lonnie, John, James, Gummy, Jess, and Carl Couch, and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Rader and Mrs. Emma Rice, all of Frankfort; a brother, Harrison Couch, Lexington; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Harrods Funeral Home by the Rev. Julian Perkins. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery.
Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA)
Wednesday, 10 January 2001Milan, Ill. - Services for James P. Couch, 78, Milan, will be 2 p.m. Friday at National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday at Knox-Larson Funeral Home, Rock Island.
Mr. Couch died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa, City. He was employed 20 years as a laborer with Local 309, Rock Island. He retired in 1985.
He was born Jan. 24, 1922, in Beattyville, Ky. He married Susan Cannon in 1975 in Rock Island. She died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Couch, Cincinnati; sons, Joseph and James, both of Los Angeles, and Ronald, Cincinnati; many grandchildren; a sister, Emma Spencer, and a brother, Lawton, both of Cincinnati; and his caregiver, Dorothy McDowell, Rock Island.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Wednesday, 30 August 1939John Couch, 75, a retired farmer, died at 8:50 o'clock Tuesday morning at his home near Clay's Ferry. He was a native of Lee county and a member of the Church of God.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Barnett Couch; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Mason, Muncie, Ind., and Mrs. Jeff Hll, Fayette county; a son, Leslie Couch, Lee county; a brother Burb Couch, Indiana, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the grave in the Bailey family cemetery in Lee county.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 14 April 1955Beattyville, April 13 -- Mrs. Mollie Couch, 71, of Blaines Branch, died of a heart attack this morning en route to a Lexington hospital. She had been ill about three years. She was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Survivors are her husband, Robert Couch; two sons by a former marriage, W. A. Brandenburg, Mansfield, Ohio, and Johnny Brandenburg, Beattyville; five daughters, Mrs. Gracie Barrett, Mrs. Mandy Brandenburg and Mrs. Spicey Mae Coomer, all of Beattyville; Mrs. Mary Fox, Lower Buffalo, and Mrs. Gustava Norman, South Lebanon, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Congleton Brothers Funeral Chapel here by the Rev. E. C. Dalrymple and the Rev. Willard Armey. Burial will be in the Christian Gap Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 February 1953After an illness of about 10 days, Mrs. Nancy Couch, one of Lee's oldest citizens passed away near Hopewell last Sunday, February 8.
Mrs. Couch was born in Perry county on September 22, 1860, and died at the ripe old age of 92. She was the daughter of William and Sarah Bailey Couch [sic] and the wife of Edward [sic] Couch.
Mrs. Couch, Aunt Nan, as she was commonly known in the Hopewell community is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Stella Holliway of Beattyville; three sons, Noah, of Beattyville; Clifton of Franklin, Ohio, and Monroe of Owensboro. She also is survived by a brother, Wm. Edwards of Loveland, Ohio; 23 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Aunt Nan were held Wednesday in the First Church of God at Hopewell with Rev. E. C. Dalrymple in charge. Burial was in the Hopewell Cemetery with Congleton Brothers in charge of the arrangements.
NOTE: Nancy's parents were William and Sarah Bailey EDWARDS and her husband was Elijah Couch.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
Friday, 16 December 1977Ned Couch, beloved father of Herbert Couch, step-father of Dorothy Hutchinson, Lillie Weber, Janie Everman, Talbert and George Crawford and Edna Presley, beloved brother of Emma Spencer, Bessie Moore, Lawton and James Couch.
(Died) Thursday, December 15, 1977.
Friends may call at the Busse & Borgmann Co. Funeral Home, 3464 Central Parkway, Sunday from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Services, Monday December 19 at 1:30 p.m.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 16 August 1964Injuries Suffered In Auto Accident Fatal To Motorist
A 28-year-old father of three died about 9 o'clock last night at Central Baptist Hospital of injuries received Friday when his car ran off a ramp at the Mountain Parkway-Interstate 64 junction in Clark County.
Paul Edward Couch, 479 Sandalwood Drive, received severe head injuries in the accident, authorities said.
State police said Couch's car left a Mountain Parkway exit ramp which leads to I-64, struck a guard rail and then overturned several times before stopping in a gulley which separates the highways.
The accident occurred about 8:05 p.m. Friday. Couch was taken to Clark County Hospital and then transferred to the Lexington hospital.
A native of Beattyville, he had been a resident of Lexington most of his life. He was a truck driver for Point Express Co. Inc. and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia Ginter Couch; two sons, Gary Edward Couch and Jeffrey Alan Couch; a stepson, Clatyon Brent Biddle, all of Lexington; his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Don Couch of Bell Gardens, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Edith Louise Grinsley, Bell Gardens, and three brothers, Jesse Lee Couch, U.S. Air Force at Greenland, George William Couch, Lexington, and Robert Gene Couch, Bell Gardens.
The body was taken to Kerr Brothers Funeral Home.
Three Forks Tradition
Robert Couch, 60, of Cincinnati, OH, passed away Thursday, November 28 1996.
Robert was born in Beattyville, KY on August 31, 1936 to Edward and Sarah Brandenburg Couch. He was a faithful employee of Fyr-Fyler Sale & Service, Inc. for 22 years.
He is survived by his wife, Edna; two daughters, Debra Metcalf and Darlene Lake; three sons, Robert Jr., Rory and Raymond Couch; four grandchildren, Brian Lake, Russell Metcalf, Melissa Couch and Douglas Metcalf; two brothers, William P. and Edward Couch, Jr.
Friends may call at Charles A. Miller Sons Funeral Home, Hamilton Ave. at Knowlton St., Northside, Sunday 2-5 p.m. and Tuesday at the Newnam Funeral Home, Beattyville from 9 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11 a.m. Buried in the Couch Cemetery.
Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter, Ky
Russell McArthur Couch, age 71, of Kevil, Ky., died Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 9:10 a.m. at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah.
He retired from TVA after 21 years. He was a veteran of the US Army with service in Vietnam.
Russell is survived by one brother Clem Couch of Manchester, Ohio, three step-daughters Shelly Redfern, of Monkeys Eyebrow, Robin Lanier of Paducah, Ky., Julie Hogan of West Paducah, Ky.; two step-sons Bob Abanatha of Miami, Florida and Thomas Abanatha of Louisville, Ky., two nieces Barbara Lutes and Greta Seale of Beattyville, Ky., one nephew Odell Vanderpool of Beattyville, Ky., and ten grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Ned and Kansas Couch, his long time companion Sheila Kelley, and three brothers.
Visitation will be after 11:00 a.m. Sunday at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter, Ky.
Funeral Services will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Morrow Funeral Chapel in LaCenter with the Rev. Troy Deweese officiating. Interment will follow at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ky Post
July 23, 1998William P. Couch Sr. , 63, of Cincinnati, died Monday at his home.
William was the son of Edward and Sarah Brandenburg Couch. He was an employee of C. J. Krehbiel Printing Co., Cincinnati, and a Korean War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Louise Wood Couch; sons, William Paul Couch and Mark Edward Couch, both of Ohio, and Jackie Lee Poland of Kentucky; daughters, Stephanie Walz and Beverly J. Walz, both of Ohio, and Debbie Brewer of Grant County; a brother, Edward Couch of Ohio; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Newnam Funeral Home, Beattyville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Couch Family Cemetery in Beattyville. Charles A. Miller Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling local arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 31 July 1970Beattyville - Bill Couch, 53, husband of Mrs. Bell Couch, died Wednesday.
Services were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel here. Burial was to be in the St. Helens Cemetery.
Note: Bill was the son of Albert and Barthena Puckett Couch.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 11 September 1953Mrs. Bertha Hurst Cox, 68, widow of Andrew Butler Cox, formerly of Beattyville, died at 4:45 a.m. today at the home of a sister, Mrs. Steve G. Samples, in Edna, Texas, after an illness of several months.
A native of Wolfe county, she was a daughter of the late Zachary Taylor and Louisa Duff Hurst. She attended Wolfe county schools and was a resident of that county most of her life.
In addition to Mrs. Samples, Mrs. Cox is survived by two other sisters, Mrs. Charles Jenson, Winnipeg, Canada, and Mrs. South Rose, Beattyville, and several nieces and nephews.
The body is to arrive here Sunday and will be taken to the W.R. Milward mortuary chapel where services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in the Lexington Cemetery.
The Clay City Times
14 January 1915Old Citizen Passes to Reward -
Elisha Robert Winn Cox, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Powell county, passed peacefully away Tuesday morning after an illness of several days.
Mr. Cox had been in his usual good health up to about a week before his death, when he was taken ill with stomach trouble and for several days no hope was held out for his recovery.
Mr. Cox was born near Jonesville, Lee county, Virginia, on May 3, 1829, and would have been 86 years of age in a few months, He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Susie Jane Pitman of near Bcattyville, who died in 1884, and his second wife, being Miss Mary Winn Crabtree, who survives him.
He is also survived by one son, A. P. Cox, of Greely, Lee County, and five daughters, Mrs. Nannie N. Smith, of Torrent, Mrs. Margaret Pendleton, of Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Edna Ann Cole, of Millers Creek, Estill county, Mrs. Lucy E. Smith, of Crandon, Wis., and Mrs. Eliza E. Smith, of Radical, Lee county.
Mr. Cox was formerly a farmer, and had also been surveyor of Lee county years ago, for nearly twenty years. He moved to Clay City four years ago. He was a member of the Masons, and also of the Knights of Pythias, having belonged to both orders for about 25 years. He was a member of the Methodist church here, and always attended the services. In the death of Mr. Cox, Clay City loses one of her best citizens. He was a man that to know was to like, and he was a friend to all, both old and young. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community in their trouble.
The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, burial being in the Eaton graveyard. Services were conducted by Rev. L. F. Mann, after which the Masonic order took charge of the ceremonies. A large number of relatives and friends from out of town attended the burial.
Infant COX
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 July 1950Funeral services were held July 20 for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jouett Cox at the home of it's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Perkins, of Beattyville.
Besides it's parents, one sister, Cecil Faye, survives.
Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with Congleton Brothers in charge.
The Clay City Times
1 June 1916Entered into Rest
At her home in this city at 12 o'clock, noon, May 29th, 1916, in the eighty-first year of her age, Mary W Cox, relict of the late E. R. W. Cox. Mrs. Cox was born in Lee county, Virginia, a daughter of Jacob Crabtree, old-time citizen who long lived in the New Virginia section of Lee county, Ky.
Her husband, Mr. Cox, died on Jan. 12th 1915, so she leaves surviving a sister, Mrs. Hybird Powell of Rogers Chapel, and George A. Crabtree, of Genet, in Powell county; Simpson Crabtree of Zachariah, in Lee county, and her sons, E. J. Crabtree, of Bear Track in Lee, Granville Crabtree, of Fitchburg in Estill, and H. G. Crabtree, of Clay City. She leaves, also, a great circle of old time friends and many other relatives, especially in Lee, where most of her life was spent, who will learn with regret of her death.
The immediate cause of her death was an attack of paralysis, a second stroke, which the feebleness of age could not overcome.
At her special request, Judge L.F. Mann, long a friend of the family, came from Elkatawa and held the funeral services Tuesday afternoon, at the Methodist church of which she had long been a member, and the burial was in the Hoskins graveyard, in the presence of a large number of our people who in attending testified their regard for the dead and their sympathy with the loving ones who had lost her from among
RUDELL COX, KILLED IN TEXAS
James Adams Rudell Cox 27, son of Andy F. and Carrie Hogan Cox, of Pryse was killed in an automobile collision in San Antonio Texas, Sunday night February 28. The body was brought home for burial in the Mt. Paran Church yard. The funeral was conducted from the Mt. Paran church by the Rev. Frederick J. Drew, priest in charge of the St. Thomas Episcopal church at noon Friday March 5.
Details of the accident are meager, the collision was in San Antonio.
Mrs. Petra Moreno Villanueva 65 was killed, Misses Alene Dorton 16, and Josephine Graham 17 were in the car with Mr. Cox and were injured. Rudell had been in Texas about a month and was working with Estill D. Combs a building contractor.
Survivors other than his parents are a small daughter Maudie Ruth Cox, Campton, two brothers Londis and Clyde Cox, Pryse; Four sisters, Mrs. Carlie Neal, Irvine and Misses Beatrice; Lillian and Gertrude, at home.
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Tuesday, 28 June 1966Donald E. Crabtree, beloved father of Mrs. Linda Schweder, Donald and Harold Crabtree, grandfather of Lisa Schweder, beloved son of Mrs. Elizabeth Edgeworth, also survived by two brothers and six sisters.
(Died) Monday, June 27, 1966.
Friends may call at the Anderson-Schraffenberger Funeral Home, 425 Ludlow av. Clifton, Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. Funeral service Thursday at 10 a.m.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 September 1954James David Crabtree, 87, died at his home near Crystal, Sept. 10, 1954, after three months illness.
He was born in Lee county, Virginia, April 22, 1867 and was the son of the late Simpson and Elizabeth Crabtree. He came with his parents to Kentucky shortly after the Civil War and settled in the Little Sinking country in this county and was one of the pioneers of early days in this county.
"Uncle Jim" as he was known by his many friends. In his younger days he was engaged in the lumber business and was always interested in farming and later was engaged in the oil business in this county. Mr. Crabtree was one of the largest individual land owners in the county, he owned a farm in Arkansas and in Oregon. He spent seven years on his Oregon farm, the remainder of his life was spent in Lee county.
He was always interested in education and Christianity, having attended the Mt. Paran Presbyterian Church for 50 years. He was a member of Thacker Lodge No. 710 for 47 years and a member of Irvine Lodge No. 42, Royal Arch Masons. He was a Spanish American War veteran and attended all meetings of the vetrans of that war.
Survivors include six daughters: Mrs. Myrtle Dawson, Port Clinton, O.; Mrs. Alice Toole, of Barboursville, Fla.; Mrs. Bertha Ferguson and Mrs. Drucilla Cole, Norwood, O.; Mrs. Elizabeth Gross, Greeley, and Mrs. Minerva Crabtree, Crystal. A son, George E. Crabtree, Middletown, Ohio. Five sisters: Mrs. Mary Combs, Dayton, O.; Mrs. Nannie Rice, Clark county; Mrs. Lena Sloan, Lexington; Mrs. Joe Gilbert, of Slade, and Mrs. Dixie Booth, of Fixer. He is also survived by 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Mt. Paran Presbyterian Church, Sunday at 2:00 p.m. conducted by the Rev. Simeon Robinson. Burial was in the family cemetery near the church with Masonic rites by Thacker Lodge at the grave.
Jesse E. Crabtree, 83, husband of Edna Grace Noe Crabtree, died Thurs. Feb. 10, 2011 in Lexington, KY. He was born in Lee County, KY on April 13, 1927, to the late Sam and Venna Jane Curry Crabtree.
He was a Navy veteran of WWII, a retired parts manager for Brandenburg Chevrolet, a member of the American Legion, the Beattyville/Lee Co. Chamber of Commerce, the Beattyville Country Club and the Beattyville Christian Church.
Mr. Crabtree is survived by his wife Edna; two children, Wm. “Bill” Crabtree Swanger (Millie) and Diana Crabtree Assael (Hal) both of California; 5 grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews & friends. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillie Mays and Madelene Crabtree, and a brother, Otis James Crabtree.
Services will be conducted by pastors Tom O'Brien and Jeff Porter, 2 p.m. Monday at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with visitation 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery, Beattyville.
Pallbearers will be Sam B. Crabtree, James B. “George” Crabtree, Danny Wise, Ferrell Wise, Jason Hollon, Blake Slone, David Campbell, James Wade Fare and Anthony Bowling. Honorary Bearers are the men of the Beattyville Christian Church, the men of the Beattyville Country Club, Charles Beach III, Ronald Lee Mays, Wm. Herbert Noe, Charles Chadwell, Gene Bradford and Jamie Stickler.
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Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, MI)
Wednesday, 30 January 1985Mendon - Sheridan L. Crabtree, 80, of 26310 Kirby Road, died Monday in Borgess Hospital in Kalmazoo, where he had been a patient three weeks.
He was born in Lee County, Ky., and moved to St. Joseph County in 1918. He was emplooyed as a trackman by the Pennsylvania Central Railroad until retiring in 1969.
Surviving are his wife, the former Marjorie Kirby; sons, James, Joel, John and Jay Crabtree, all of Mendon, Jerome of Marcellus, and Jean of Barryton; a daughter, Ester Murffin of Kalamazoo; 25 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, George Crabtree of Middletown, Ohio; and sisters, Minerva Crabtree of Crystal, Ky., Alice Byrd of Pierson, Fla., Elizabeth Gross of Beattyville, Ky., and Bertha Ferguson and Drucilla Cole, both of Norwood, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in United Methodist Church. Arrangements are be Eickhoff Funeral Home.
The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, MI)
Monday, 2 August 1954Donald Crawford, 41, 568 Baird street, died at 4 a.m. today at Mercy hospital after an extended illness. He entered the hospital July 12.
Mr. Crawford was born Aug. 23, 1912 in Tallega, Ky., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Barnie Crawford who now live at Winchester, Ky. He has been a resident of Benton Harbor eight years.
Surviving Mr. Crawford, in addition to his parents, are his wife, Mary; three sons, James, Charles and Gorley, and a daughter, Linda, living in Milford, O.
Other survivors include two brothres, Narnell, of Dayton, O., and Raymond, of Cincinnati, O., and five sisters, Mrs. Marietta Larkins and Mrs. Ruth Hampton, of Benton Harbor, Mrs. Ida Pullian and Mrs. Cornelia Hampton, of Lexington, Ky., and Mrs. Lillian Gay, of Winchester, Ky. There are numerous other relatives.
Mr. Crawford's body will be sent fromt he Robbins Brothers funeral home here Tuesday to the Haggard funeral home in Winchester, Ky. Tentative funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at St. James' AME church there, with burial to be in West Bend cemetery at Winchester.
Trimble Democrat (KY)
George Wendell Crawford, 48, Louisville, KY died 2 Apr 1982. A native of Beattyville, KY, he was born July 8, 1933 He was the son of the late Hugh Crawford and Hazel Evans Crawford.
Formerly of Trimble County, He was born July 8, 1933 in Beattyville, KY. Later, he moved to the Wise's Landing area.
He is survived by his mother; wife Helen Crawford, and two step-daughters, Mrs. Mary Catherine Strickland and Mrs. Helen Munesee.
Burial in IOOF Bedford.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 November 1952Funeral services for Samuel Crawford, colored, were held last week at his home near Tallega, with Rev. Blaine Higgens officiating.
Mr. Crawford is survived y five sons; Lovely and Daily Crawford of Tallega, George of Booneville; Ollie James of Lexington, and Leonard Crawford whose address is unknown.
Four daughters also survive. They are Mrs. Allie Rose of Greenville; Mrs. Dora Combs of Hazard; Mrs. Beatrice Spicer of Jackson, and Ella Ruth Rockwell of Lexington.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Tallega with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
Lily Mae Gross CRESSThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 September 1953Funeral services for Mrs. Lilley Mae Cress, 45, were held at the home of her parents at Athol, Septermber 15, at 10:00 a.m. by Rev. Ike Gabbard.
Mrs. Cress was born in Lee county November 19, 1908 and died in a Lexington hospital September 12, after an illness of about one month.
Besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gross, she is survived by her husband, Charles Cress, one daughter, Pansy, at home. Four sons, Herman of Norwood, Ohio; Raymond, Douglas and Curtin at home. Three brothers, Clayton Gross of Paulding, Ohio; Carl and Junior Gross of Athol. Five sisters, Ruth McClain of Centerville, Ind.; Ruby Palmer of Athol; Vivian Strong of Cincinnati, Ohio; Gladys Mounts and Abie Gross of Athol.
Burial was in the Gabbard cemetery near Athol with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
Mary Elizabeth Smallwood CROOK
Clovis News-Journal (Clovis, NM)
Thursday, 18 January 1951Mrs. Mary Crook, 82, a resident of Curry county for almost 45 years, died Thursday morning in a Clovis hospital. She lived at 304 Axtell.
Born in Lee county, Kentucky, Feb. 5, 1868, the daughter of James Simpson and Henrietta (Howell) Smallwood, Mrs. Crook came to New Mexico with her husband, the late R.H. Crook, and homesteaded in March 1906, in what was then known as the Blacktower community.
Surviving are five sons, Clarence, Willis, B.O. "Buck" and Fred D. Crook, all of Clovis, and Lloyd Crook, Medford, Ore., two daughters, Mrs. Ollie Roberson, Clovis, and Mrs. Ethel Crook, Fountana, Calif., 15 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Pryse Snowden, Beattyville, Ky. Mrs. M.R. White and Charles Crook, sister-in-law and brother-in-law of Mrs. Crook, also live in Clovis. A third daughter, Mrs. Mamie Ash, died in 1914.
Funeral arrangements at Steed Funeral Home are pending arrival of relatives.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
Wednesday, 7 December 1938Lexington - Robert S. Crowe, 62, former editor of the Beattyville Enterprise, died today at his home, 181 Rosemont Garden, after an illness of one hour.
He was a native of Paint Lick, Ky., and was a graduate of old Central University, Richmond. Mr. Crowe had removed from Beattyville to Lexington six years ago.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Madie Allen Crowe; a daughter, Miss Josephine Crowe, Lexington; two sisters, Mrs. W. A. Bull, Lexington, and Mrs. James W. Feemster, Louisville, and a brother, Dr. William Crowe, Talladega, Ala.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 o'clock Wednesday by Rev. J. C. McQueen, Jr. and Rev. Paul Edris. Burial will be in Danville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 January 1976Elbert Cundiff, 92, died at 10:15 a.m. at his home in Beattyville, Sunday, January 25.
A native of Lee County, he was a son of the late George and Sally Corum Cundiff. He was a retired farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl L. Cundiff; one son, James L. Cundiff, Vada; two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Hines and Mrs. Nell Gumm, both of Primrose; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 27th at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Wilson and Rev. Jerry Ginnan officiating. Burial in the Lucas Cemetery at Primrose.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 September 1954Mrs. Maggie Cundiff, 73, died at her home at Vada, Ky., at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, after a long illness.
Mrs. Cundiff was the daughter of the late Wm. B. and Hariett Arnold Lucas. She was born at Primrose on July 14, 1881. On November 25, 1905 was married to Elbert Cundiff who survives her.
Other survivors are two sons: Jim L. and Jack Cundiff, Vada; two daughters; Mrs. Nell Bailey, Vada and Mrs. Catherine Hines, Akron, Ohio; four brothers; Noah Lucas, Vada; John Lucas, Primrose; Robert Lucas, St. Helens, and Lawrence Lucas, Pontiac, Mich.; two sisters; Mrs. J. H. Hieronymus, Vada, and Mrs. Robert Cundiff, Primrose. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church since she was a small girl.
Funeral services were held at the New Springs Methodist Church on Monday at 10:30 a.m., conducted by the Rev. E. F. Burnside. Burial was in the Lucas burying ground near Primrose. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were K. B. Bowman, Everett Davis, Emile Napier, Harvery, Kelley and Robert Cundiff.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 July 1953J. B. Curry, a well-known Lee county merchant and businessman died Saturday in a Lexington hospital after a long illness. He was 77 years of age and for several years before his death had operated a grocery store and a pioneer museum at Bear Track. Before that time he ran a store at Greeley. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Curry was an authority on mountain musice and a musician of sorts himself when it came to the banjo, violin, and dulcimer. He was particularly adept with the fiddle and the banjo and often said that he was the only man in the mountains who could play a left-handed fiddle and a right handed banjo. Among his collections of items for a musical nature was a rare and curious song book published in 1605 before musical notes as we know them were adopted.
Funeral services were held Sunday for Mr. Curry at the Mt. Olive Christian Church with Rev. Simeon Robinson in charge. Burial was in the Curry Cemetery near Mt. Olive with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie A. Curry, a daughter, Mrs. Sam Crabtree; a half-sister, Mrs. Silas Rogers of Winchester, and a half-brother, Robert Childers of Washington, D.C.
Pallbearers were H. K. Arvin, C. M. Farmer, V. S. Beatty, George Hogan, Hampton Palmer, Oliver Newnam, Everett Loudin, and A. B. Noland.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 September 1950Funeral services for Willis R. Curry, 51, were held Sunday afternoon, Sept. 17, at the Christian Church in Valena, Ind.
Mr. Curry, formerly of Fincastle, was the (son of Henry Curry and Effie Willis Wiler) and step son of Isaac Wiler. He was born Oct. 11, 1898 and died of a stroke Sept. 14, 1950, at his home.
He is survived by his wife; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Faulkner, of Paoli, Ind.; one half sister, Mrs. Kathryn Hollond, of Cincinnati; two step sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Woosley, of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Cora Spencer of Winchester, Ky.; four step brothers, Brack and John Wiler of Winchester, Edward Wiler of Blaine, and Farestine Wiler of Yeager, Ky.
Burial was in the Valena cemetery near Paoli with Masonic and Eastern Star rites.
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