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Mary Belle Venable FARLEYThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 14 September 1950Funeral services for Mrs. May Belle Farler, 75, were held Tuesday afternoon, September 12, at the Heidelberg Baptist Church with the Rev. C. E. Keeley of Georgetown conducting the services.
Wife of the late James S. Farler, she had made her home in the Heidelberg community for the past 37 years.
The daughter of the late Leroy and Parmelia Isaacs Venable, she was born in Owsley county August 25, 1875. She died September 10th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Hamilton. Her husband died February 5, 1927.
Mrs. Farler is survived by two sons, Hubert, of Dayton, O., and Haston, of Brevard, N.C.; six daughters, Mrs. Mary Hamilton, Heidelberg, Mrs. Fannie White of Quinwood, W.Va., Mrs. Barbara Benton, Dayton, O., Mrs. Allie Newman of Wharncliffe, W.Va., Mrs. Laura Thacker of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Eva Deaton of Hazard. Three brothers, Matt Venable of Vincent, Rolla Venable of Cincinnati and Willie Venable of Richmond, three sisters, Mrs. Eva Tincher of Heidelberg, Mrs. Hattie Fowler of Congleton, and Mrs. Ethel Fraley of Heidelberg also survive her. She is also survived by 26 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Cross Roads with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were Lowell Brandenburg, Charlie Farler, Marcus Hamilton, Corbitt Thacker, Howard Fraley and Bill Black.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 November 1953Mrs. Margaret Gray Farmer, 98, die at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Wilson Smith of Irvine, Tuesday, November 17.
A native of Lee county she had made her home with Mrs. Smith the past seven years due to infirmities of age. Although confined to her bed the past two years, Mrs. Farmer's mind had remained remarkedly clear. Mr. Farmer was a member of the Stone Coal Baptist Church in Lee County.
Surviving children in addition to Mrs. Smith are four daughters, Mary Mary Jane Isaacs, Mrs. Cinda Cart, Mrs. Birdie Gentry and Mrs. Ella Creech, all of Lee county; three sons, Sam, Floyd and Robert Farmer, all of Lee county; also surviving her are 48 grandchildren; 99 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Stone Coal Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 19, by Rev. John Gaines. Burial was in the church cemetery nearby.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 June 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Faulkner were conducted at Trent onn Monday, June 16th, by Rev.Trent. Burial followed in the Howard cemetery in Wolfe County.
Mrs. Faulkner was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hall of Helechawa.
Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband; four daughters, five sons and 10 step-children.
Mrs. Faulkner died shortly after giving birth to a baby daughter at their home near Natural Bridge. She was alone when the baby was born as her husband Howard Faulkner had gone to the William Spencer home to summons a doctor for her.
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, 21 April 1960
Jess Fields Dies in Estill County
Jess Fields, 74, of Cressmont, died Monday in the Estil County Hospital after a short illness. He was a farmer and member of the Holiness Church.
Survivors are his wife, Lucy of Cressmont; four sons: O'rear, Dayton, Ky., George of Scottsburg, IN, Lonnie of Austin, IN, and Charles of Heidelberg; two daughters, Mrs. Avenall Gabbard, Cincinnati and Mrs. Roslen Maloney, Dayton, OH; three brothers, Bob of Lexington, Hense of New Zion and Henry of Mattamora, IN; a sister, Mrs. Nannie Gullet of Lexinton; 22 granchildren.
Burial in Stone Coal Cemetery by Rev. Walter Strong.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 December 1950Finley F. Flanery, 76, husband of the late Fannie Breeding Flanery, died at a hospital in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Dec. 1.
He was the son of the late John and Mary Flanery. A native of Owsley county, he resided in Beattyville during his early manhood, where he was employed as a bookkeeper for the Swan Day Lumber Co.
He was engaged in the lumber business in Indianola, Miss., for a number of years. After his retirement he made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Calvin Wells, of Jackson, Miss. He made annual visits to Kentucky as long as his health permitted.
Surviving relatives are his daughter, Mrs. Wells, and three grandchildren of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Edgar Burgess and Mrs. Everette Brookshire of Lexington; three brothers, J. H. Flanery of Richmond, Eddie Flanery of Lexington, and Floyd Flanery of Kansas, Ill.
The News-Journal
17 March 1966Mr. James G. Flanery, 84, of 401 Maple Street, son of the late Mr. Hampton Flanery and Mrs. Nancy Brandenburg Flanery, was born in Lee County, Kentucky, July 20, 1881. He died suddenly enroute to the Rosary Hospital at 8:25 p.m., Friday, March 11th, of a brain hemorrhage.
Mr. Flanery was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Campbellsville; was retired from the Railroad and a Veteran of the Spanish-American War. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the Elks Lodge. He united in marriage to Mrs. Nelle Brooks Crawley, October 20, 1954.
Besides his wife, he is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frank Wax, of Spokane, Washington; two step-daughters and one step-son, Mrs. William Blevins of Campbellsville, Mrs. Joe Crain of Lexington, and Thomas Pryse of Bardstown; also three step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 13th in the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Rev. George K. Bowling with burial in Brookside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Lawrence Rafferty, Ray Blevins, Carol Blevins, Kenneth Colvin, Charles Melton, and Roy Wethington.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 February 1956Miss Minnie Lane Flannery, 80, widow of T. C. Flannery and a former resident of Owsley county, died at her home at Irvine, Feb. 2, following a long illness.
She was a member of the Irvine Christian Church and the Auxilary of the Ordre of Railroad Conductors.
Survivors include two sons, Elmer Flannery of Lexington and Fred Flannery of Somerset, a daughter, Mrs. Marie White of Springfield, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Brewer of Sturgeon; Mrs. Nannie Stanto of Luther, Mich.; Mrs. Emma Peters of Peppertown, Ind. and Mrs. Fannie Bohenkam of Loveland, ohio; a brother, Willie Lane of Miamitown, Ohio and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, at the Irvine Christian Church by the Rev. Keith Bell. Burial was in the Richmond Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 November 1953Mrs. Stella Flanery, 68, wife of James G. Flanery, died at her home in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 11, following a heart attack. She had been in poor health for several months. Burial was in Spokane.
About 10 years ago Mrs. Flanery and her husband spent several weeks visiting relatives and firends in Lee and Owsley counties. Mr. Flanery, a retired railroader, was here about three years ago visiting his sister, Mrs. Nannie Jameson, and other relatives.
Mrs. Flanery, a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is survived by her husband and two daughters.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 April 1953Thomas C. Flanery, 68, conductor for the L & N Railroad, died of a heart attack early Wednesday morning of last week at Avon while on a run to Lexington.
A native of Owsley, Mr. Flanery resided in Irvine for the past 35 years and had 36 years of service with the railroad. He was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors of America and a member of the Irvine Christian Church.
Mr. Flanery is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Lane Flanery; two sons, Elmer Flanery of Lexington and Fred Flanery of Somerset; a daughter, Mrs. Marie White of Springfield, Ohio.
Also surviving is his father, J. H. Flanery; two brothers, Grayden of Madison county, and Earl of Irvine. Three sisters also survive who include Misses Mayme and Beaulah Flanery of Madison county and Mrs. G. D. Rall of Beattyville.
Funeral services were held last Friday in the Irvine Christian Church with Rev. Harold Deitch officiating and burial was in the Richmond Cemetery at Richmond.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 April 1953Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 25, in the Chapel of the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home for Harold L. Fleeger, 71, who died on March 23 at Oak Forest, Ill.
Mr. Fleeger was a one-time oil man who operated in Lee and Owsley county about 15 years ago. Mr. Fleeger's wife died and was buried here in the Riverview Cemetery in December 1938. Shortley afterwards Mr. Fleeger returned north where it is understood that he continued to follow the oil business.
He is survived by three sons.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Boaz Smith and Mr. Fleeger was buried beside his wife. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 February 1950Funeral services for Ray Fletcher, 48, [sic] were held Sunday afternoon at the home near Tallega. Rev. Roy Adams and Rev. Marvin Wheeler conducted the services.
Mr. Fletcher died of tuberculosis Friday, January 27, following an illness of several years. He was a veteran, having entered service May 30, 1940, and being discharged April 28, 1942. He was not married and had made his home with his mother, Mrs. Lucy Fletcher, at Tallega.
He is survived by his mother and one uncle, Morton Fletcher, of Blackey.
Interment was in the family graveyard with Pennington funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were friends and neighbors.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 January 1951Funeral services for Will C. Fletcher, 75, were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, Dec. 27, at the home with services conducted by Jennings Roaden.
Mr. Fletcher, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Fletcher, was born in Breathitt county Sept. 20, 1875, and died at his home, Dec. 23, 1950 of a heart attack.
He is survived y one son, Price Fletcher of River Rouge, Mich.
Burial was in the Fletcher cemetery near Canyon Falls, with Pennington Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 October 1951Funeral services will be held Thursday, Oct. 25, for Harley B. Flynn, prominent Lee county businessman and sportsman, who died Saturday, Oct. 20, while on a hunting trip near Huron, South Dakota. Harley was 55 years of age and his death is attributed to a heart attack.
Along with a party of men consisting of Dr. George T. Smith, Jim Cundiff, Jewell White and several others from around here, Harley left here Wednesday of last week for a pheasant hunt. The word was received that the party had hunted one day and had returned to the farm where they were staying and were preparing to go out when he suddenly fell dead.
Harley was the son of the late Ralph and Arna Flynn and was born at Valley View in Madison county.
He leaves to survive him his wife, Mrs. Cecile Phillips Flynn, two sons, Harold Eugene and Johnny H. Flynn, and two daughters, Mrs. Luther Newnam and Betty Sue Flynn.
Also included among the survivors are two brothers, Harry Flynn and Homer Flynn, both of Irvine, and one sister, Mrs. Pearl Bryson of Memphis, Tennessee.
The funeral services will be conducted at the Flynn home here with the Rev. Emmett M. Waits and layreader Glen Adkins officiating. Burial will be in the Proctor cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers will be Jewell White, Dr. George T. Smith, C. D. Smith, Burl Cundiff, Jim Cundiff, Ray Salyer, W. L. Jones, Ed Mays, Lewis Arnold and Floyd Farmer.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 21 October 1961Beattyville - Mrs. Hattie L. Fowler, 72, widow of Albert Fowler, died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruby McIntosh, after a long illness. She was a native of Owsley County and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Other survivors are two sons, Roy and Wendell Fowler, Beattyville; a brother, Willie Venable, Richmond; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Fraley, Winchester, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Edwin Grigsby and the Rev. Robert McClure. Burial was to be in the Venable Cemetery near Vincent, Owsley County.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 October 1954Lonnie Fraley, former Lee Countian, died Sept. 23, at Kennedy Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Thayer, Missouri.
He was the son of the late John P. Fraley.
His survivors include his wife, Selma, Thayer, Missouri; sons; Lewis Gene, San Francisco; Donald Washington; and Dan, Thayer, Miss.; [sic] daughters; Lenora, Phoenix, Arizona; Catherine and Jane Ellen, Thayer, Missouri.
Other survivors are his mother, Vivian; brothers, Bill, George, Charlie, Dudley, Claude and Forest; and sisters, Mildred, Ellena, Mary and Kathleen.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 August 1950Rogers Dixon Fraley, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. June Fraley, was drowned last Thursday afternoon in the North Fork of the Kentucky River.
Fraley and two companions, Eugene Ross and Kenneth Holaway, were swimming in the river a short distance from their homes near Zoe when the Fraley boy evidently became exhausted and called for help. In his panic the boy pulled one of his would be rescuers under twice. The boys reported they were unable to save him and spread the alarm. Three hours later the body was found in about eight feet of water.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the home of Rev. Ramah Johnson. Burial followed in the Day burying gournd near his home, with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge.
The boy, a junior high school pupil, is survived by his parents, two sisters, Louise and Shirley, and two brothers, Willis and Paul.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 11 October 1951Funeral services were held Monday at the Yellow Rock Church of God for Mrs. Lee Francis who died at her home near Bear Track on October 6. Mrs. Francis was 51 years old and a member of the Church of God.
The service included a solo by Edward Updyke of Heidelberg, a scripture reading by Rev. Anderson of the Ky. Stone Co., and a prayer by Rev. Woolsey of Irvine. The obituary was read by Ovie Farmer of Richmond, Indiana, and Rev. Ramah Johnson, pastor of the Zoe Church of God, preached the funeral oration.
The survivors include her husband, Lee Francis; a daughter, Wanda Lee Carmer of San Diego, California; three sons, Robert and John of Middletown, Ohio, and Richard of Richmond, Indiana.
Other survivors include three brothers and four sisters and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Algin Arvin, Herbert Arvin, Earl Young, David Young, Hiram Estes, and Fred Estes.
Mrs. Francis was buried in the family cemetery near Fincastle with the King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Thursday, 3 December 1953Mary Roach Freeman, wife of William Freeman, of 1918 Chaucer Dr., Canterbury Gardens, passed away Thursday, December 3, 1953.
She is survived by her son, Richard B. Freeman.
Services, Beattyville, Ky., Saturday, December 5, at 2 p.m. Jacocks-Elden A. Good Funeral Home in charge.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 December 1953Mrs. Mary Freeman died December 3 at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Freeman was born in Proctor, September 8, 1875. She married W.M. Freeman about 45 years ago in Booneville. Her parents were Peter and Elizabeth Roach.
Funeral services were held in Congleton Brothers Funeral Chapel, December 8, with Rev. Donald Nash saying the rites. Mrs. Freeman was buried in the Roach Cemetery.
Survivors are: her husband, W. M. Freeman; one son, Richard Freeman; two brothers, Ed Roach and Harry Roach; two sisters, Mrs. H. B. Jones and Mrs. Nettie Belle Smith.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 June 1952Funeral services were held Friday, June 21, at Pebworth for Robert Freeman, 63, who died June 19, at his home in Middletown, Ohio.
Originally from Lee County, Mr. Freeman had been away from the county for several years prior to his death last week.
The survivors include a sister, Mrs. Amanda Landsaw, Cincinnati; two brothers, Tolbert Fraley, Beattyville, and Barney Fraley, Modesta, California.
Also surviving are several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Helen Combs of Pebworth, Hazel Newnam, Hamilton, Helen McKee and Gladys Cornett, both of Cincinnati. The surviving nephew is Jack Bowling, Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Freeman was buried at White Ash with Rev. Boaz Smith in charge of the services and King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
Thursday, 7 July 1960
William Freeman Dies At Age Of 75William Freeman, 75, died Saturday night in Lexington after a long illness. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Surviving are a son, Richard R. Freeman, Cincinnati, a sister, Mrs. Maggie Frost, Winchester, and two grandchildren
Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m. Monday in the chapel of the Newnam Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald A. Nash officiating. Burial was in the Roach cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Newnam Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Mae Crawford FRANKLIN
Elizabeth Mae Franklin, 89, of Winchester, widow of James Franklin, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 1:52 p.m. at the Clark Regional Medical Center.
A native of Beattyville, KY., she was born June 22, 1924, to the late Earl Crawford and Deloris Minter. She was a long standing member of the First Baptist Church in Winchester.
She is survived by two children, Margaret Beatty of Winchester and Roberta Cornelious of Lexington, brother, Fred (Mammie) Crawford of Lexington, ten grandchildren, twenty-seven great grandchildren, 17 great-great grandchildren, and 5 great-great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at the First Church of God, 2500 Colby Road, Winchester, with Pastor Martin O. King presiding. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Clarmont Memorial Gardens. Rolan G. Taylor Funeral Home is charge of arrangements.
Dexter Frisby, 71, of Ida May, in Lee County, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2003 at his residence.
He was born May 21, 1932, in Ida May, KY, to the late James and Mollie Estes Frisby. He was a retired Sgt. 1st Class in the U. S. Army, having served in the Korean and Vietnam War. During his 22 year enlistment, he was a Paratrooper, Green Beret, and a member of the Special Forces. He was also a member of the VFW, DAV, NRA, and the Cressmont Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Bertha Fox Frisby; a step-son, Tony Eugene Turner of Booneville, KY; two step-daughters, Tammy Lee Svatba and Ester Carolyn Combs, both of Beattyville, KY; 3 step-grandchildren; and 2 great step-grandchildren. Also surviving are four sisters, Aileen Mays of Middletown, OH, Bobbie Jean Evans and Gertrude Wilson, both of Beattyville, KY, and Beatrice Tirey of Burlington, KY; and a host of friends and relatives.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Vernon and Jessie Frisby, and six sisters, Estella Moore, Flora Cornett, Cordia Murphy, Oda May Frisby, Eudell Ross and Lucille Treadway.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 1:00 p.m., at the Booneville Funeral, with Gary Marshall officiating. Visitation was Monday evening at the funeral home from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Burial with military rites by the Beattyville VFW, Post # 11296, was held at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Booneville, KY, with the Booneville Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Rondell Combs, Rondell Combs II, Johnny Byrd, Coleman Burke, Ricky Newman, and Tony Turner. The honorary pallbearers were Kyle Pendergrass, Sean Turner, Kelly Hounshell, Charles Svatba, Robert & Justin Mays, Richard Walker, Jr., David & Gary Ross, and honorary Pastor Lewis Becknell.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 April 1953James Frisby, about 65, Idamay, passed away April 15, after a long illness.
A coal miner by trade, Mr. Frisby was born in Jellico, Tennessee, and was a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mollie Estes Frisby, two sons, Vernon and Dexter Frisby of Idamay, and nine daughters who include Mrs. Flora Cornett, Mrs. Bobbie Gene Evans, Mrs. Bee Tirey, all of Cincinnati, Mrs. Gertie Isaacs and Mrs. Eudell Ross of Heidelberg; Mrs. Stella Moore and Mrs. Aline Mays of Middletown, Mrs. Cordia Murphy of Jackson, and Mrs. Lucille Treadway of Heidelberg. He is also survived by five sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services were held for Mr. Frisby April 17, on the Idamay School with Rev. George Fox officiating. Burial was in the Damrel Cemetery near Idamay with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 24 December 1959Mrs. Mollie Estes Frisby, 70, of Idamay died at her home at Idamay, at 3:00 a.m. Saturday after an illness of four weeks.
She was the widow of James Frisby and a member of the Christian Church.
Surviving are nine daughters, Mrs. Flora Cornett, Mrs. Bobbie Evans and Mrs. Bee Tirey, all of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Udell Ross, Idamay; Mrs. Cordia Murphy, Jackson; Mrs. Lucille Treadway, Lexington; Mrs. Eline Mays, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Stella Moore, Monroe, Ohio, and Mrs. Gertie Wilson, Levi; two sons, Dexter Frisby, Idamay, and Vernon Frisby, Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Cordelia Cornett, Idamay; three brothers, David Estes, Columbus, Ohio; Fred Estes and Robert Estes, both of Idamay; 29 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. at the Idaymay Bible Church by the Rev. George Fox. Burial was in the Damrel cemetery in Lee County.
The Newnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 11 January 1973Vernon Frisby, 55, Route 1 Beattyville died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, January 6th at the Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
He was a native of Lee Cuonty, a veteran of World War II, a member of the Cressmont Baptist Church.
He is survived by one brother, Dexter Frisby, Beattyville; nine sisters, Mrs. Flora Cornett, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Gertrude Wilson, Booneville; Mrs. Stella Moore and Mrs. Aline Mays, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Lucille Treadway, Lexington; Mrs. Bobbie Jean Evans, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Cordia Murphy, Jackson; Mrs. Bee Tirey and Mrs. Udell Ross, both of Beattyville.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 9th at the Cressmont Baptist Church with the Rev. Lewis Becknell officiating. Burial was in the Damrel Cemetery with Newnam Funeral Home in charge.
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