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Charlie DAMRELThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 January 1950Funeral services for Charlie Damrel, 76, were held Tuesday, January 24, 1950, at the home of his son, Oscar Damrel, at 1:00 p.m. by Rev. George Botner.
Mr. Damrel , the son of the late John and Elizabeth Angel Damrel, was born in Lee County on October 19, 1873.
Mr. Damrel is survived by three sons, Oscar, Hubert and John; two daughters, Mrs. Maude Venable and Mrs. Lena Jone; and one sister, Nannie Smith.
Burial was in the Damrel Graveyard near Idamay with Congleton Bros. funeral home in charge.
Albert Frederick DANIELClarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Friday, 26 April 1935Albert Frederick Daniel, 59, prominent Jacksonian and a figure known all over the state and among photographers' circles throughout the South, died at his home on the Terry road here yesterday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock.
Although he had been in ill health for some 18 months, his death came quite suddenly and as a shock to the host of people who claimed him as a friend. He had been seriously ill for about two weeks at his home. He had fought a valiant fight for life during the long period of his illness, his life having been almost despaired of at time during the past 18 months.
Born in Beattyville, Kentucky, he attended school in the public schools of the town, later matriculating in a college at Cincinnati, Ohio. Following his graduation from college, he returned to his home town and taught in the high school there for some time.
Thirty years ago he moved to Jackson and for two years was employed in a photographic studio, leaving that place about that time and opening a business of his own in the old Orkin building on East Capital street. The studio was located there for many years prior to its establishment at the present site, in the Daniel building.
In the past 28 years he has made himself and his work known throughout Mississippi. Considered outstandingly proficient in his profession, he has several times served as president of the Mississippi Photographers association. During his illness recently he was appointed an honorary officer of the Southern Photographers association. He has served several times as president of the Mississippi and Kentucky associations.
During the past years, he had become associated with real estate ventures here and at the time of his demise was owner of several pieces of business property and a good deal of suburban real estate. Taking an active part in the business life of the city for many years he was a member of the Rotary Club. He was a member of the Episcopal church.
Surviving, besides his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Marshall Daniel, are one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Daniel Pierce, a son, Alfred Daniel and one grandchild, Nancy Carroll Pierce, all of Jackson; two sisters, Miss Agnes Daniel, Beattyville, Ky.; and Mrs. J. H. Hammons, Erlanger, Ky.; and one brother, J. w. Daniel, Worland, Mont.
Funeral arrangementss have not been completed.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 August 1950Mrs. America Daniel, 78, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bowman at Monica, last Saturday. She had made her home with the Bowmans for several years.
She was the daughter of the late Enoch and Eula Bishop Creech, and was first married to Wm. C. Evans who died about 19 years ago. In 1934 she was married to W. C. Daniel who died in 1944.
Mrs. Daniel was the last of the old pioneer Creech family who came from Virginia to Kentucky in the early 1850's.
Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. Bowman Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. M. G. Wheeler of Tallega. Burial was in the old Creech burying ground near Williba with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 May 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Caudill Davidson, 28, were held Sunday, May 4, at 12:30 p.m. at Pine Grove by Rev. Richard Shields,
Mrs. Davidson, the daughter of Jesse and Rosa Bell Caudill, was born in Lee county, Kentucky on April 29, 1924, and died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Lexington, May 2.
She is survived by her husband, Estill Davidson; one son, Delma Davidson, and one daughter, Velma Davidson; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Caudill; seven brothers, Wilton, Ray, Kenneth Paul, J. H., Wendell, Coy Phillip, and Jewell Caudill, and one sister, Mrs. Nannie Bell Pritchard.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Pine Grove with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 February 1951Funeral services for Sam Davidson, 45, were held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, 1951, at 2:00 p.m. at the home of his brother, Joe Davidson at Congleton. Services were conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mr. Davidson, the son of the late Robert and Rachel Eversole Davidson, was born in Lee county, Nov. 15, 1905, and died Jan. 23, 1951 of a heart attack.
Mr. Davidson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Franklie Nicholas Davidson; three brothers, Eugene Davidson of Hazard, Joe Davidson of Beattyville and Robert Davidson of Stillwater, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. May Lehman of Dayton, Mrs. Addie Stars of Nebraska and Mrs. Stella Adams of Cleveland. Also a host of other relatives and friends.
Burial was in the Roach cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Wednesday, 1 January 1969Euell Day, 91, passed away at his residence December 25 after a long illness.
He was a native of Harlan County, a retired farmer and a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mina Hatton Day., Booneville; five sons, Herbert, Florence, Ky.; Minter and Harlan of Cincinnati; Hershel, Hamilton, O.; Albert, Booneville; three daughters, Flora Caudill, Cincinnati; Laura Cole, South Lebanon, Ohio; Grace Banks, Booneville; 22 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Sunday Dec. 28 at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Sam Moore. Burial was in the Smith Cemetery near Vincent.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 June 1968Mrs. Lucy Day, 73, widow of John Day, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, June 19 in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, after a short illness.
She was a member of the Church of God and a former resident of Jackson.
Surviors are two sons, Paul Day, Dayton, Ohio, and Elmo Day, Erie, Pa.; and a sister, Mrs. Jessie Whisman, Antigo, Wisc.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Otis Ramsey. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 September 1952Luther Day, a former resident of Lee county, was accidently killed Sunday in a wreck involving three automobiles. Details concerning the wreck ar not known.
The tragedy occurred near Detroit, Michigan, but prior to the accident, Mr. Day had been employed in Middletown, Ohio.
Mr. Day is survived by his wife, Mrs. Opal Pierson Day and two children, Carolyn and Charles Day; his father, Willie Day, of Zoe; three brothers, Henry, Ova, and Willard Day; five sisters, Mrs. Laura Taylor, Mrs. Ica Taylor, Mrs. Lola Lawson, Mrs. Lucille Edwards, and Mrs. Nora Bell Bush.
Mr. Day's body was returned here for burial and funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Zoe Church of God by Rev. W. W. Brewer. Burial was in the Day cemetery with Congleton Bros. Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 March 1950Mrs. Malvery Bailey Day, 69, died of bronchial pneumonia at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. She was the widow of Joe (Banks) Day, a veteran of the Spanish-America War.
Mrs. Day was born in Leslie county September 30, 1881, the daughter of the late George and Reniew Anglin Bailey.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. F. L. Mitchell in the Pennington Chapel, and burial was in the Riverview cemetery with Pennington funeral home in charge.
She is survived by one son, Woodrow Wilson Day, two brothers, John Bailey, Busy, Ky., and Green Bailey, Wooton, Ky., and one sister, Mrs. Jane Begley of Hamilton, Ohio.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 July 1952Mrs. Malvira B. Day, 64, who had been visiting her children in Lee county since Memorial Day, was found dead in her bed at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Snowden, Wednesday, July 9. Evidently she has passed away in her sleep.
Born in Wolfe county, Mrs. Day was the wife of the late Walter Day, a one-time oil field worker in Lee.
Mrs. Day is survived by one son, Thos. C. Day of Camden, Indiana; four daughters, Mrs. Vic Kincaid, Fincastle; Mrs. Geraldine Snowden, Beattyville; Mrs. Virgin Weaver, Centralia, Illinois; Mrs. Clay Shoemaker, Camden, Indiana.
Als surviving are one brother and one sister, Spencer Combs, Stanton, and Miss Martha Combs.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Day Saturday, July 12, at the Zoe Church of God with Rev. Willard Brewer in charge. Burial was in the Day cemetery near Zoe, with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Western Star September 17, 2009
Dorothy (Coomer) Deaton, 75. of Lebanon, passed peacefully Friday September 11, 2009 at her home.
Born in Lee Co., Ky., May 1, 1934, the daughter of Abb and Malvery Coomer, she was a loving and devoted Christian wife, mother and grandmother. A devoted member of the Full Gospel Church of God in Lebanon, she enjoyed walking, attending church activities and dearly loved helping family and friends in any way she could.
Preceded in death by her parents and brothers Paul arid Kenneth Coomer, she is survived by her loving husband Johnny Deaton of Lebanon, sons Gary Deaton of Harveysburg, Donnie and Ray Deaton; daughters Connie Rajeski and Angel Coomer, all of Lebanon; sisters Gladys Deaton of Lebanon, Beatrice Powell of Michigan, Geneva Fox of Beattyville, Ky., Judy Shelton and Virginia Mae Coomer, both of South Lebanon; brothers Billy Ray Coomer of Lebanon and James "Roe" Coomer of Jackson, Ky.; sixteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Visitation and funeral service was held Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Stine & Kilburn Funeral Home, Lebanon with Rev. Ray Napier officiating. Burial was in the Miami Valley Memorial Gardens, Centerville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 February 1950The funeral of Mrs. Rosa Lucas Deaton, 77, was held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Johnny Tharp, near Canyon Falls, last Saturday. The Rev. Ralph Hillegrass and Rev. Roy Adams conducted the service.
Mrs. Deaton was born at Primrose May 14, 1873, and died at her home at Williba January 25, 1950, following an illness of nearly a year. She was married to Grant (Bud) Deaton in 1889. Mr. Deaton died July 25, 1925. She was a member of the Methodist church since early womanhood.
Burial was in the family graveyard near her home with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge of arrangements.
She is survived by one son, Cord Deaton, of Lebanon, Ohio, and eight daughters, Mrs. Margaret Norman and Mrs. Emma Hounshell of Primrose; Mrs. Cora Tharpe and Mrs. Rebecca Callahan of Canyon Falls; Mrs. Sallie Spencer of Oveido, Fla.; Mrs. Ada Callahan, Beattyville; Mrs. Beatrice Combs, Walled Lake, Mich., and Mrs. Elma Terman, Louisville. Also surviving her are 35 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Tyler E. DeBORD
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 October 1952Funeral services for Tyler E. DeBord, 56, were held Friday, October 24, at the Booneville Methodist Church by Rev. J. H. Burton, Rev. Robt. McClure, and Rev. Isadore Childers.
Mr. DeBord had been a resident of Owsley county for some 12 years at the time of his death and most of this time he had spent in the lumber business.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mossie DeBord of Booneville; three sons, Jerome and Jerry of Booneville and Jack of Ricetown; three daughters, Mrs. Jean Jeffers of Oneida, Tenn., Mrs. Jessie Sandlin of Tip City, Ohi, and Mrs. Peggy Crawford of Athol.
Two brothers and one sister also survive. They are Walter of Stafford, West Va., and Bige DeBord of Robbins, Tenn. The sister, Mrs. Mollie Wolfe lived in Bean Station, Tennessee.
Burial was in the Shepherd Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 12 June 1952Henry Clay Dickerson, 66, 270 Lyndhurst place, died at 3:15 a.m. today at the Good Samaritan hospital, where he ws admitted for treatment late Wednesday.
Mr. Dickerson had been sales representative for the Austin Powder Company of Cleveland since 1925.
He was born in Beattyville and was a son of the late William B. and Lucy Sizemore Dickerson. He had lived here since 1923. He attended Beattyville schools and the University of Kentucky. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and of the Masonic order.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Georgia Pryse Dickerson, Lexington; two daughters, Mrs. M. F. Goff, Lexington, and Mrs. Myra D. McKenna, Columbus, Ohio; two half sisters, Mrs. Bertha Eyers, Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Nellie Tirey, Beattyville, and two grandchildren, Myra Lee and Henry Dickerson Goff, Lexington.
The body was taken to the W. R. Milward mortuary, where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. Clarke Bloomfield. Burial will be in the Lexington cemetery.
Joyce “Irene” Dixon, beloved wife of the late Eugene Dixon passed away on Thursday June 25, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born November 15, 1932 in Beattyville, Kentucky to the late Elisha and Estelle (nee Maloney) Coomer.
Joyce was a devoted mother to Nancy Lynn Hensley, deceased, (Willis), Tim Dixon, and Ronda Griffis Bailey (Randy); grandmother to Sandy Roark (Manford), Tony, Jimmy, Brian (deceased), Carrie, Dylan, Yasika, and Zack; great grandmother to Kirayl, Wyatt, Zania, Savannah, and Jeanetta; survived by siblings Dorothy Jewell, Brenda Sue Stamper, and James Ray Coomer.
She was preceded in death by siblings Patton Coomer, Louise Markus, Billy Joe Coomer, Henrietta Colyer, Kitsy Ann Jones, and Robert Coomer.
Joyce had many nieces and nephews and loved being called “Aunt Irene”.
Also a very special Thank You to her devoted care givers Ruby Colyer Kane (niece) and Peggy Siefert.
Visitation at the Webster Funeral Home 3080 Homeward Way at Rt. 4, Fairfield, Ohio on Tuesday June 30, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Service will be held on Thursday July 2, 2020 at Word of Life Pentecostal Church, 613 Butler Ridge Road, Beattyville, Kentucky 41311. Visitation is from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM followed by the service. The interment will be at St. Helens Cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 10 June 1932Beattyville, Ky., June 10 -- Mrs. G. E. Dorman, prominent Beattyville woman and widely known church worker, died at her home in this city Thursday night.
She is survived by a brother, Walker Jameson, this city.
Funeral services will be held at St. Thomas' Episcopal church here Saturday afternoon and burial will be in Beattyville cemetery.
Mrs. Dorman was proment in the work of the Episcopal church and was known by members of this denomination throughout easter Kentucky. She was a regular attendant at meetings of the Diocese of Lexington. She spent most of her life in Beattyville, but for several years was a resident of Lexington
The Daily Herald (Everett, WA)
Thursday, 3 February 1955Mrs. Barbara Ellen Drake, 82, died Thursday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Loback at 1235 W. 175th St., Seattle.
She was born May 10, 1872, at St. Helens, Ky., and 37 years ago came to Snohomish where she had lived until going to Seattle last March.
Mrs. Drake is survivd by two daughters, Mrs. Viola Christoferson and Mrs. Loback, both of Seattle; two son, D. C. Drake, of Anchorage, Alaska, and C. W. Drake of North Bend; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Private funeral service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Purdy and Dawson Funeral Home with the Rev. Edward C. Raue officiating. Burial will be in GAR Cemetery. The casket will be open to friends until 1 p.m. Saturday. The family has requested that remembrances be given either to the Washington Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, 19 May 1960
HENRY DRAKE, TALLEGA DIES
Henry Drake, 97, died Saturday at the home of his son Everett Drake, Tallega, after a long illness. He was a retired farmer, merchant and postmaster. He was also a member of the Baptist Church.
Other survivors, his wife Mrs. Margaret Drake; two other sons: Byrd Drake, Irvine and Newton Drake, Pontiac, MI; brother General Drake, Campton; 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Monday at the home of Everett Drake by the Rev. John Chambers. Burial was in the Drake Cemetery in Wolfe County. Newnam Funeral Home.
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, 26 May 1960
MRS. DRAKE DIES SATURDAY
Mrs. Margaret Moore Drake, 88, died Saturday at the home of her son Everett Drake, Tallega after a long illness. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors are two other sons, Byrd Drake, Irvine and Newto Drake, Pontiac, MI; 16 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Monday at 1 p.m. at Everett's. Rev. Walter Strong officiating. Burial Drake Cemetery Wolfe County. Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 October 1952Last rites were held Wednesday morning in the St. Helens Christian Church for James Dunahoo, a well-known and well-liked Lee county farmer who died in the Veteran's Hospital in Lexington, Sunday, October 19. Mr. Dunahoo had been ill for several months prior to his death at the age of 56.
Up until his last illness, Mr. Dunahoo lived on Butler Ridge a short distance north of St. Helens and was a familiar and congenial figure in this little village. He was a veteran of World War I, but his rank as soldier or the outfit in which he served is not known.
Mr. Dunahoo is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Dunahoo; five sons, Redemar of Lawton, Oklahoma; Charles of Cincinnati, and James Jr., Jack, and John of St. Helens.
Four daughters also survive who include Mrs. Ruby Conway of Cincinnati, Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, Mrs. Ollie Adams, and Mrs. Agnes Snyder all of Richmond, Indiana. Twelve grandchildren are also listed among the survivors.
Rev. Sam Wilson conducted the funeral services for Mr. Dunahoo and burial was in the family cemetery on Butler Ridge. King Justice Funeral Home of Beattyville was in charge of the burial arrangements.
Estelle "Stella" Coomer DUNAWAY
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 17 November 1969Frankfort - Mrs. Stella Thompson Dunaway, 84, widow of (Wm) Pete Dunaway, Route 5, died Sunday.
Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County. The body is at the chapel where friends may call after 5 o'clock tonight.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 November 1952Mrs. Lucinda Dunn, 80, a former resident and native of Lee county, passed away Saturday, November 1, at her home in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. The cause of her death was listed as a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Dunn was born in Beattyville and was one of the 12 children of Thomas J. and Frances McGuire Phillips. She grew up here and lived in Lee county and nearby Kentucky communities until several years after her marriage to Edward Dunn of Ohio. Then Mr. and Mrs. Dunn move to Pittsburg where she has made her home for the last 50 years. Mr. Dunn died in 1923.
Surviving Mrs. Dunn is her son, Charles Guy Dunn of Allison Park, Pennsylvania. Also surviving are four brothers and one sister. The brothers are Elias, Grover, and Ed Phillips of Bear Track, and Charles Phillips of Hamilton, Ohio. The sister is Mrs. Addie M. Caldwell of Rahway, New Jersey. She is also survived by three grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dunn were held Tuesday, Nov. 4, and burial was in the family plot in East Liberty, Pittsburg.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 August 1984Mrs. Ethel Durbin, 88, of Beattyville, Ky., died Tuesday, August 7, 1984 at 9 a.m.
Born October 8, 1895, she was a member of the St. Therese Catholic Church and the widow of Andrew Durbin.
Survived by three sons, Edmund P. Durbin, Basil Durbin and Bernard Durbin, all of Beattyville; two daughters, Mrs. Frances Horn, Beattyville; Mrs. Clara Roach, Cincinnati, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Rankins, Bear Lake, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Elizabeth Edgeworth, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 10, 1984, at 10 a.m. at the St. Therese Catholic Church with the Father Wilfred Franzle officiating. Burial followed in the Quillen Cemetery, Heidelberg, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 June 1950Funeral services for M. L. (Lucas) Durbin, 75, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the St. Theresa Mission Church near Heidelberg.
Mr. Durbin, the son of the late Marion and Elizabeth Newton Durbin, was born in Lee county December 4, 1875. He died at his home in Heidelberg early this morning, June 29, following a stroke suffered a few days ago in a Lexington hospital whre he had been a patient since the 18th. He was brought home Tuesday after he had failed to respond to treatment.
Mr. Durbin is survived by four sons and two daughters, Raymond Durbin of Dayton, O., Troy Durbin in California, M. L. Jr., and Thomas Durbin, Mrs. C. B. Johnson, and Mrs. Edward Deaton, all of Heidelberg. He is also survived by several grandchildren.
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