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Fred GABBARDMessenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY)
Friday, 8 June 1973Fred Gabbard, 71, of 1824 Stonewall Court, died early Tuesday at his home after a short illness.
Born April 6, 1903 in Lee County, Ky., he was a son of the late Sam and Martha Gabbard. He had been employed by the Ashland Oil Company for 22 years and was a member of the Hall Street Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mabel Gabbard; a son, Sam Gabbard of Owensboro; three daughters, Mrs. Christine Loyd of Owensboro, Mrs. Clara Wright of Sturgis, Ky., and Mrs. Irene McGill of Munford, Tenn.; six brothers, William G. of Tampa, Fla., Eschal of Homony, Okla., Mitchell G. of Glencoe, Ky., Roy of Independence, Ky., Ralph of Middletown, Ky., and Decaursey of Beattyville, Ky.; a sister, Mrs. Maxie Gibson of Alexandria, Ky.; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m Saturday at Hall Street Baptist Church, with the Rev. W. O. Spencer, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call at Delbert J. Glenn Funeral Home after noon today.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 December 1950Mrs. Martha Johnson Gabbard, 73, died at her home at Williba December 15, 1950. She had been in bad health for two months, but contracted pneumonia, and this resulted in her death after three days.
She was the daughter of the late Wilburn and Rilda Bowman Johnson. She was born at Canyon Falls October 30, 1879. October 27, 1898, she was married to Sam H. Gabbard, who died March 8, 1948.
Mrs. Gabbard is survived by eight sons, Eschol, of Hominy, Okla.; Rolen, of Covington; Wilson, of Harrison, O.; Ralph, of Miamisburg, O.; and Decorsey, of Williba; also one daughter, Mrs. Earl Gibson, of Alexandria, Ky. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, six sisters, Mrs. Victoria Combs, of Athol; Mrs. Naomi Stamper, of Beverly Hills, Calif.; Mrs. Vina Duff, of Antigo, Wis.; Mrs. Frances Warland and Miss Lillie Johnson, both of Rochester, Mich. One brother Henry Johnson, of Beattyville.
Mrs. Gabbard was a member of the Methodist church for more than 40 years.
Funeral services were held at the Fraleys Creek school house near her home Sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Robert Hillegass. Burial was in the Gabbard cemetery near Fillmore, under direction of Pennington funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 November 1950Funeral services for W. H. "Bunk" Gabbard, 71, were held Saturday afternoon at 2:00. The service was held at the home near Travelers Rest, conducted by Rev. D. W. Mainous and Jennings Roaden.
Mr. Gabbard, son of the late Harrison and Emma Flanery Gabbard, was born August 25, 1879, and died November 10, of cerebral hemorrhage.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Gabbard and 10 children, 28 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren, all of Connersville, Ind.
Burial was in the Gabbard graveyard with Pennington funeral home in charge.
Kenneth Charles Gentry, 72 of Cynthiana, KY d. Sept. 20, 2000. He was born Jan. 18, 1928 in Lee County the s/o the late Oscar and Viola Morgan Gentry.
Survivors are one daughter, Nora Gentry of Cynthiana, KY; two sons, Kenneth Harold Gentry and Frank Gentry both of Cynthiana, KY; one grandson, Kenneth Glen Gentry of Cynthiana, KY; two step-daughters, Linda Messer of Georgetown, KY, Brenda Hall of Cynthianan, KY; two brothers, Cleburn Gentry of Pine Ridge, KY, Ellis Gentry of Boyd, KY; one sister, Jackie Jennings of Biloxi, MS.
He was preceded in death by daughter, Deborah Lynn Gentry, parents, two brothers, Grover and Paul Gentry, and four sisters, Loretta Abney, Janice Prater, Deborah McFarland and Anna Lois Perry.
Burial in the Steel Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Wednesday, 8 February 1995Maxie R. Gibson, 79, of Alexandria, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas.
She retired after 34 years as a teacher. She began her career at a one-room school in Lee County, taught at A. J. Jolly Elementary in California, Alexandria Elementary, Grants Lick Elementary and Newport Elementary. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Highland Heights. Her husband, Charles E. Gibson, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, H. Paul Gibson of Harrison, Ohio, and E. Max Gibson of Morrow, Ohio; brothers, Mitchell Gabbard of Glencoe and Decoursey Gabbard of Beattyville; five grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, four great-grandchildren and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be there from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 July 1950Asa Gilbert, 78, son of the late Mickelberry and Sarah Estes Gilbert, died at his home near Beattyville July 19. He was born in this county April 22, 1872.
He was first married to Nannie Phillips, and later was married to Miss Catherine Roberts, who died January 15, 1940.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ella Johnson of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Addie Couch, of Beattyville; two sons, Wythe Gilbert, and W. A. Gilbert, both of Beattyville.
There are no survivors of the first marriage.
He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eliza J. Williams and Mrs. Dick Phillips, of Beattyville, and 17 grandchildren.
He was a farmer most of his life, and he served one term as Magistrate of Lee County, 1922 to 1926.
Burial was in the Ashcraft cemetery on July 21, with Rev. Carl Jett conducting the service.
Booneville, KY - Nancy Gilbert, age 89, widow of Roscoe Gilbert, passed away April 25, 2019 at the Owsley County Health Care Center in Booneville, KY.
Nancy was born March 16, 1930 in Beattyville, KY, a daughter to the late Lewis and Girlie (Brandenburg) Cooper. She was of the Christian faith and a member of the Apostolic Soul Searching in Jesus Name Church in Breathitt County, KY.
She is survived by one daughter; Deborah Elaine Gilbert Creech of Booneville, Kentucky, one special niece; Sheila Shouse, various nieces and nephews and many other loving family members and friends.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Roscoe Gilbert, her son; William Edward Gilbert, one grandson; Christopher Goodman, four brothers; Alfred, Clarence, Willie and Ance Cooper, one sister; Ercie Cole.
Visitation will be held Monday, April 29, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Booneville Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Booneville Funeral Home with Pastors Chad Baker and Ron Roberts officiating. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in the Shepherds Memorial Cemetery located in the Booneville, KY.
To leave the family a special message visit www.boonevillekyfuneralhome.com. The Booneville Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 December 1950Beverly L. C. Goe, 80, retired L & N railroad company employee, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bert Masters, in West Irvine.
He was a great great grandson of Daniel Boone, Kentucky pioneer and explorer.
Besides Mrs. Masters, he is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Earl Rhodes, irvine; one son, Walter Goe, Irvine; three brothers, Walker T. O. Goe, West Irvine; Arthur Goe, St. Helens, Oregon, and Harlan Goe, Prescott, Wash.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Irvine Christian church at 2 p.m., Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Harold Deitch, assisted by the Rev. Roy Richardson.
Burial will be in the West Irvine cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 6 August 1939Funeral services for Chester Gourley, 57, Miami, Fla., who died Thursday at the University hospital at Miami, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Kerr Brothers funeral home.
The body will arrive in Lexington at 6:20 o'clock tonight over the Southern Railway and will be taken to the funeral home. Burial will be in the Lexington cemetery.
Bearers for the services will include William Luxon, Robert Luxon, H. D. Parrish, Jr. and Jack Parrish, Richmond, all nephews of Mr. Gourley and George Spencer, Georgetown; Gilbert Neal, Lexington and Charles Spencer, Beattyville.
The honorary bearers will be Joe Botts, C. N. Manning, James B. Hall, C. Frank Dunn, Virgil Chapman, William Wallace, Ben H. Scott, Judge Hugh Riddle, Clarence Miller, W. S. Griffing, W. B. Loughridge, Henry McGuire and W. H. Miller.
Mr. Gourley was a native of Beattyville, a son of G. W. and Thetis Kincaid Gourley. He was a graduate of Centre College and the University of Virginia law school. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta social fraternity andthe Masonic lodge and was a Shriner. He had resided in Florida since 1926 and was a member of the legal firm of Stapp, Gourley, Ward and Ward.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 16 December 1933Judge George W. Gourley, 81, Beattyville and Lexington, pioneer in the good-roads movement in eastern Kentucky and widely known jurist, died at 8:15 o'clock this morning at St. Joseph's hospital after a week's illness.
Judge Gourley was stricken with a blood infection in Beattyville a week ago and was removed to the hospital here for treatment. His Lexington residence was at 216 east High street.
Judge Gourley served as chairman of the eastern and central division of the Kentucky Good Roads Association in 1924, and was a member of the National Good Roads Association committee which called on President Coolidge. He worked for years in the interest of good roads in central and eastern Kentucky and lived to see the fruits of his labor in the contruction of miles of hard-surfaced highways.
Judge Gourley served as county judge of Lee county from 1874 to 1878, and for 30 years was attorney for the Louisville and Nashville railway company in its eastern Kentucky division. He also was chairman of the Lee county Republican organization for 30 years.
In addition to his law interests, Judge Gourley had extensive mineral and oil holdings in eastern Kentucky, and real estate holdings in Florida. He divided his time between Beattyville and Lexington and had maintained a residence here for about 25 years.
He was an honorary member of the Junior Order, United American Mechanics, and a member of the Beattyville Methodist church.
Judge Gourley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Thetis Kinkead Gourley, four daughters, Mrs. W. E. Luxon, Richmond; Mrs. H. D. Parrish, Richmond; Mrs. Beulah G. Spencer, Beattyville, and Miss Hattie Gourley, Lexington; one son, Chester Gourley, Miami, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Eva Bowman, Beattyville; one brother, Walter Gourley, Beattyville and eight grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Eliza Jane Price Gallagher GREER
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, 27 October 1960
Mrs. Eliza Jane Greer, 86, died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 20, at the Miller Nursing Home, Lexington, after a short illness. A native of Lee County, she was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are three sons, Daniel Gallagher, Vincent; John H. Gallagher, Cincinnati; and William Thomas Gallagher, Silverton, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Lavenia Hall, Cincinnati; Mrs. Lillian Dunigan, Rossmoyne, O, and Mrs. Eva Campbell, Mason, Ohio; four brothers, William C. Price, Beattyville; Robert and Brack Price, Heidelberg, and Harve Price, Lockland, Ohio; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. George Fox. Burial was in the Addison cemetery at Heidelberg. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Newnam Funeral Home.
Owsley County Courier (Booneville, KY)
Friday, 10 July 1936Mrs. Alice Crabtree Gross, 36, wife of Greenbury Gross, was buried in the Mt. Paran churchyard Tuesday afternoon following funeral services held in the church by the Rev. F. J. Drew of St. Thomas' Episcopal church, Beattyvillle.
Mrs. Gross was a daughter of E. J. and Sallie Ann Crabtree and was born July 14, 1900. She was married to Mr. Gross February 28, 1919.
She died at her home on Little Sinking at 5 o'clock Monday morning following several weeks illness, and having been unconscious some 48 hours before her death.
She is survived by her husband and 10 children, fiev boys and five girls. The youngest, twin girls, are about a month old.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 August 1950Greenberry Gross, 67, died at his home Thursday morning following an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held in the Mt. Paran church Saturday at 1 o'clock. Burial with Masonic rites by Thacker Lodge, will follow inthe churchyard.
Mr. Gross, the son of the late William and Sally Ann Spencer Gross, was born in Breathitt county.
He is survived by five sons and five daughters. The sons are Odell, Orville, Oval, G.B. Jr., and Vernon. The daughters, Mrs. Elsie Owens, Mrs. Marie Whisman, Misses Emogen, Alice and Janie Gross.
He is also survived by a brother, Anderson Gross, and a sister, Mrs. Polly Ann Townsend.
Congleton Brothers funeral home will be in charge of arrangements.
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