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Nancy Young HALLMrs. Nancy Young Hall, 84, Route 5, Winchester died Saturday, March 28, 1987 at Clark County Hospital after a long illness. She was a native of Lee County, daughter of the late Ed and Mary Lunsford Young.
She is survived by three sons, Dewey Howard Estes, Charles Estes and John W. Estes, Jr., all of Clark County; Three daughters: Mrs. Mary Ann Hall, Clark County, Mrs. Dorothy Fugate of Breathitt County, and Mrs. Lilly Neeley of Jackson County; 37 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted at 11am Tuesday at the Lewis Funeral Home on Broadway by Rev Linville Berryman, burial was in Beatty Place Cemetery, Lee County.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 February 1950Clay Hamilton, 52, and Virgil Lynch, 34, were killed, James Lynch 30, and Lester Brandenburg, were injured seriously and Wayne Newnam, 24, received minor injuries in a wreck Saturday night. All lived in the Delvinta community.
The car, being driven by Wayne Newnam, left the road near Sandfield and crashed into a tree. Virgil Lynch was killed almost instantly, Hamilton died on the way to a hospital, Brandenburg had a fractured skull and other injuries. James Lynch received a broken leg, broken nose, fractured ribs, cuts and bruises. The injured are in the Pattie A. Clay Infirmary, Richmond, where their condition is said to be fair.
Funeral services for Clay Hamilton were held at 10:00 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Hamilton graveyard by Rev. Chas. Evans.
Mr. Hamilton, the son of the late John and Martha Isaacs Hamilton, is survived by five children, three sisters and four brothers.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 February 1951Funeral services for Marshall Hayes, 85, will be held Thursday February 15, 1951 at the home of Rev. Spencer Combs.
Mr. Hayes, the son of Tommy Hayes, was born in Wolfe county April 12, 1865 and deceased this life at his home near Fincastle on February 13, 1951 at the age of 85 years, 10 months and 1 day.
He leaves to survive him his wife, Demai Gentry Hayes, three sons, Farris and Elery of Beattyville, Ky., and Ocie of Booth, Ky.; two daughters, Mrs. Elma Whisman of Booth, Ky., and Mrs. Cony Hubbard of Stanton, Ky.; two brothers, Jerry and Tommy of Fincastle.
Burial will be in the Kincaid Cemetery near Fincastle.
Mollie Myrtle Congleton HIERONYMUS
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 February 1951Funeral services for Mollie Myrtle Hieronymus, the daughter of Dr. A. Congleton and Sarah Chambers Congleton, were held Tuesday, February 13, 1951 at the St. Helens Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mrs. Hieronymus who was born in Wolfe county on October 29, 1875, deceased this life on February 10, 1951 at her home near Monica, Ky. at the age of 75 years 3 months and 11 days.
She leaves to survive her: two sons, Alex of Ravenna, Ky. and Cordy Harvey of Fairbon, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. C. B. Gabbard of Cleveland, Ohio and Mrs. W. O. Bowman of Lamar, Colorado; one sister, Mrs. Wallace Fryer of Arizona.
Burial was in the Hieronymus Cemetery near Vada, Ky., with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 March 1950Mrs. Mary Belle Howerton Hill, widow of Price Hill, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. R. C. Young, in Middletown, O., March 16. She observed her 92nd birthday March 11.
Her husband died in 1911, her youngest daughter, Thelma Hill, died about a year ago. Mrs. Hill had lived with this daughter for some sixteen years.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. W. Wade of Canyon Falls, three granddaughters, tow grandsons and 10 great grandchildren.
Burial waas in Maplewood cemetery in Middletown.
The Middletown Journal (Middletown, OH)
Friday, 17 March 1950Mrs. Belle Hill, 91, resident of Middletown for one year, died at 7:30 p.m. yesterday at her home at 1116 Baltimore St.
Before moving to Middletown she lived at 713 Ridgeway Ave., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Lalia Wade, of Beattyville, ,Ky.; two grandsons, Hobart Wade of this city and Dora Deen Cole of Beattyville, Ky.; three granddaughters, Mrs. Robert Young of Middletown, Mrs. David Wilson and Mrs. Leota Gilkey, both of Maysville, Ky.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home with the Rev. W. D. Brock officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from 7-10 p.m. and Sunday from 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.
Lexington Herald Leader (Lexington, KY
Friday, 30 November 2001BEATTYVILLE - Eva Laurie Hobbs, 87, Clay Hobbs Drive, widow of Clay Hobbs, died Wednesday. Services 2 PM Monday, Newnam Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 PM Sunday.
Inez Hobbs, 91, of Beattyville, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Lee County Care and Rehab Center. She was born October 27, 1921 in Lee County, Kentucky, the daughter of Charlie and Elizabeth Howell Crabtree.
She worked as a cook at Beattyville Grade School, then she and her husband bought Daugherty’s Restaurant and ran it for about 5 years. In 1965 she sold the restaurant. That summer Mr. Sedley Stewart, Superintendent of Lee County Schools asked her if she wanted a job. She was hired by KY Youth Research Center, later called Rural Child Care. She worked as a fieldworker with the children in the head start program. She retired from the program and was hired by Green Thumb to be Director of the Senior Citizen’s. She was a member of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, where she served the Altar Ghuild, a 50 year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a founding member of the committee which started the Museum, and a past member of the Beattyville Housing Committee.
Survivors are her children Sue (Curtis) Davis, Sandy Waylan, Louisville, and Charles (Rena) Hobbs, Burlington; 3 grandchildren, 1 step-grandchild; 4 great grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Hobbs; parents Charlie & Elizabeth Crabtree, brothers Donley, Marcus, and Charles; sisters Ivory Bryant, Juanita Botner, and Eunice Ratliff.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may call on Sunday, 6-9 p.m. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 20 April 1950Mrs. Flora Combs Holcomb, 76, died at her home near Pebworth Thursday, April 13, following a long illness.
The daughter of the late James S. and Mary Handy Combs, Mrs. Holcomb was born near where she had spent most of her life.
The widow of the late Wm. Holcomb, she is survived by two sons, Hurston and Glass, both of Levi.
Funeral services were held in the Levi Presbyterian church Sunday, April 16, at two o'clock, by Rev. Ike Gabbard and Rev. W. W. Bentley. Burial was in the Pendergrass graveyard at Pleasant Grove with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were D. W. Barrett, Fred Evans, Wilson Mays, Edd Evans, Charles L. Seale, Joe T. Morgan, Carl Frost and Dale Combs.
Mrs. Holcomb is also survived by three sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Wm. Combs of Pebworth, Mrs. Wm. Sternberg of Proctor, Mrs. Wm. Cornelius of Congleton, Logan W. and Clay Combs of Pebworth and Joseph O. Combs of Congleton.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 February 1951The Crystal community, as well as all of Lee county and surrounding counties, was shocked to learn the news of the sudden passing of one its most respected and best loved residents, Mr. Allie Seay Howell.
Mr. Howell, who at the time of his death was only 48 years of age, having been born November 5, 1901, was the son of Nancy Lee Crawford and William Epperson Howell.
On December 17, 1927, he was united in holy wedlock with Miss Sarah Jordon and to this happy union was born one son, James Lloyd Howell, who survives together with his mother.
For several years Mr. Howell was employed by the Shely Construction Company of Lexington and for the past three years, in addition to farming, was well-known as a bus driver for Lee county schools.
A devout member of the Mt. Sinai Christian church, Mr. Howell was also a member of the Thacker Masoni Lodge No. 710 at Crystal.
Mr. Howell was suddenly stricken ill on Wednesday, February 7, and was immediately rushed to the Richmond hospital. He passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Thursday, February 15.
Survivors, other that Mrs. Howell and James Lloyd, include four brothers, Hood, Tine, Everett and Bill; four sisters, Mrs. Lula McKnight, Mrs. Ella Hughes, Mrs. Maggie Pryse and Mrs. Berdie Durbin; one half-sister, Billie Howell; his father, W. E. Howell and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Mt. Sinai Christian Church Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Robert Flynn, Irvine. Burial was in the old Howell cemetery.
Masonic rites were performed by Thacker Lodge No. 710, assisted by member from Irvine, Proctor, Zachariah and St. Helens lodges.
Funeral arrangements were under the directions of T. E. Lewis Funeral Home, Irvine.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 November 1950J. Matt Howell Dies At Pebworth
Funeral services for James Matt Howell, 81, were held Monday afternoon, November 6, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Pennington Funeral Home by Jennings Roaden.
Mr. Howell, son of the late Sam P. and Eliza Tincher Howell, was born in March, 1869. The body of Mr. Howell was found in the yard of his home Sunday morning by a neighbor. A coroner's report listed death was due to exposure.
Mr. Howell had lived alone for the past several years at the old home place near Cross Roads.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Susan Howell of Westville, Ind., and a large number of cousins.
Burial was in the Tincher graveyard near the home with Penning funeral home in charge.
Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Sunday, 3 Jan 1960
Mrs. Nancy Huff, 89, Formerly of This City, Dies: Services Monday
Peru - Mrs. Nancy Green Huff, 89, of Macy, who died Friday night after a five years illness, leaves eighty-two descendants. There are seven sons, five daughters, 39 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
A former resident of Logansport she moved to Macy 20 years ago.
Born in Lee county, Kentucky, July 1, 1870, she was the daughter of George A. and Amelia Rogers Crabtree. Her marriage on March 4, 1886 was to William Huff, who died in 1952.
Surviving children are: John, Stanton, ky.; James, Lucerne; William and Theodore, Logansport; Robert, Burnettsville; Abraham, Macy; Charles, California; Mrs. Ida Pieratt, Peru; Mrs. Bertha Holland, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Townsend, Walton; Mrs. Ethel Miller, Logansport; Miss Nellie Huff, Ft. Wayne.
Three brothers and two sisters of Bowen, Kentucky, also survive.
Friends may call after two o'clock this afternoon at the McCain funeral home. Final rites will be there Monday with the Reverend Richard Sumner officiating. Burial will be in the Plainview cemetery, Macy.
The Owensboro Messenger (Owensboro, KY)
Saturday, 6 March 1937Beattyville, Ky., March 5 -- Judge Samuel H. Hurst, 60, circuit judge of this district for the last 17 years, died at his home here last night as the result of a heart attack suffered Tuesday while he was presiding at court. He had been in failing health for several months but has refused to give up his duties until stricken a few days ago.
He was a native of Wolfe county and came to Beattyville 40 years ago. Before coming here he was a school teacher and after locating here he became editor and owner of the Beattyville Enterprise. He was prominent in newspaper affairs for several years.
Surviving Judge Hurst are his wife, four sisters, a brother and an adopted son, Albert B. Hurst.
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