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William Landsaw KASHFormer Commonwealth Attorney W. L. Kash, 75, died Saturday, July 26, in a Clark county hospital. Mr. Kash was stricken Friday and his death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage.
The son of Alfred and Jane Hurst Kash, Mr. Kash was born at Stillwater in Wolfe county. He was a graduate of Centre College at Danville and a classmate of U.W. Supreme Court Justice Fred M. Vinson.
Mr. Kash, up until last year was Commonwealth's Attorney for Lee, Owsley, and Estill counties. He served in this capacity for 12 years.
At the time of his death Mr. Kash had been practicing attorney for 44 years and had been actively engaged in the ministry for 33 years. He wass a minister of the Primitive Baptist Church and served as pastor of several of these churches throughout Eastern Kentucky. He was a speaker of distinction and at times rose to a height of oratory that was poetic in scope. Some of his orations, especially those said at funerals were unexcelled in feeling and elocutionary beauty.
Mr. Kash is survived by his wife, the former Miss Florence Chaney of Goshen, Kentucky, and three children, Mrs. Irene Slusher of Jackson, Mrs. Mary Lee Hayden of Missouri, and Cpt. Wm. Kash of the U.S. Army.
He is also survived by two brothers; Kelly Kash of Irvine and Oliver Kash of Fulton.
Funeral services were held Monday for Mr. Kash in the Irvine Christian Church with Rev. Shaine of Madisonville, Ky., in charge of services. Burial was in the Hillcrest Memorial Park at Irvine. [sic]
Mr. Kash's funeral was widely attended and his sudden passing deprives Eastern Kentucky of one its most colorful and interesting personages.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 August 1952The body of a man missing since sometime last week, according to reports which are not altogether reliable, was found alongside the railroad tracks near Texola, Saturday afternoon by a group of searchers who were looking for him. The man was Oscar Keith, 68, and details concerning the incidents of his disappearance and death are obscure.
It was first reported here that his body was found floating in the river but subseqent stories contradicted the first reports. Then three were rumors of foul play but so far no evidence has been presented to substantiate such tales.
After Keith's body was located, it was taken to Irvine, and placed in charge of the undertakers there. It is understood that an inquest was held by the Estill county coroner but findings of that court is not known.
Funeral services for Mr. Keith were held Monday with Bro. Richard Shields of the Beattyville Baptist Church Missions in charge. Burial was in the Horn Cemetery near Old Landing.
Mr. Keith, a member of the Cooper's Delight Baptist Church of Greenwood, Ky., is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Keith, six sons, and four daughters.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 July1950Mrs. Mary Ann Kelly, 81, died at the home of her son, Herman B. Kelly, near Beattyville, following an illness of some five months. Mrs. Kelly was born March 1, 1869, and died July 25, 1950.
Funeral services will be held in the First Church of God at Zoe at 10 o'clock Friday morning and burial will be in the cemetery at Barbourville, Ky., tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Kelly is survived by three daughters, Mrs. E. A. Norris, Brunswick, Ga.; Mrs. R. G. Faulkner, Harlan, Ky., and Mrs. George Smith, Columbiana, O. Mr. Kelly, with whom she had made her home, is the only surviving son.
John KENDRICK and Amos KENDRICK
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 May 1949A father and son were buried in the same grave near Pine Grove. John Kendrick, 93, and his son, Amos, 57, were buried in the old Kendrick grave yard about 3:30 Monday afternoon.
John Kendrick, son of the late Fletcher and Lucy Steele Kendrick, died of diseases incident to age, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Day, at Jackson, Saturdaya night. Amos, a veteran of World War I, died in the Veterans hospital, Louisville, of cancer of the liver, Thursday night. The veteran's body was taken to Jackson, and following the death of his father, joint funeral services were held in Jackson.
Fletcher Kendrick came to this section of the state from Virginia. His sons, Dick, Bill, John, Jim, Henry and Dan, and one daughter, Lucinda, grew up in the Pine Grove community. John, the last member of the family, was born January 5, 1956. He was married to Emily Farmer and is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Lucy Day, Jackson, and Mrs. Jessie Whisman, of Wisconsin.
A short service was held at the grave by the Rev. Fugate of Jackson.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 2 November 1956Beattyville, Ky. -- Services for Charlie Brack Kidd, 38, who died Wednesday at Outwood Hospital, Dawson Springs, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Blaines Branch Church of God by the Rev. Willard J. Armey. Burial will be in the Christian Gap Cemetery at Blaines Branch.
Survivors are three sons, Benny, Jerry and Charlie Brack Kidd, Jr., Beattyville; three daughters, Anna Mae, Minnie Pearl and Gladys Fay Kidd, Beattyville; two brothers, Walker Kidd, Beattyville, and Harlan Kidd, Dayton, Ohio, and three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Marlowe, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Laura Davis, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Virginia Dunaway, Beattyville.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 29 March 2004Jerry Franklin Kidd, 63, of 1257 Golden Gate Park, and husband of Stanley Combs Kidd, died Sun., Mar. 28, 2004. Born in Lee County, KY, he was a son of the late Charlie Brack and Nette Jane Couch Kidd. A hardwood floor finisher, he was also a member of Revival Tabernacle.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Johnny (Debbie) Kidd, Jerry (Holly) Kidd and Harvey (Evonne) Kidd, all of Lexington; two brothers, Benny Kidd, Winchester and Charles Kidd, Lexington; five sisters, Pearl Sloan, Nicholasville, Mae Sims, Lancaster, Sue Bowman, Nicholsville, Gladys Stoller, Ohio, and Peggy Roland, Corbin; four grandchildren, Penny, David, Jason, and Michelle Kidd; one great grandchild, Kaitlyn Nicole Kidd.
Services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday at W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland, conducted by Bro.l Byron Jessup. Burial will follow in the Christian Gap Cemetery, Lee County, KY. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Wed.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 August 1952Mrs. Josephine Gumm Kidd, 71, wife of the late Frank Kidd who gained wide note as the walking mailman, died Sunday, August 17, near Belle Point.
Mrs. Kidd was born at Campton, in Wolfe county, but has resided here for the past several years.
She is survived by several sons and daughters who include Walker, Brack, and Harlan Kidd, all of Beattyville. Her daughters are Mrs. Elsie Morrow of St. Louis, Missouri, Mrs. Laura Davis of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Mrs. Virginia Dunaway of Beattyville.
Other survivors include three brothers and one sister. The brother are Henry of Primrose, Roy of Vincent, and Marion of Perry county. The sister is Lucinda Gumm of Wolfe county.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kidd were held in Beattyville Church of God of which she was a member with Rev. Willard Bloomfield officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge.
Pallbearers were George Morrow, Paul Davis, Kash Herandor, Wallace Collins, Bobby Kidd, and Albert Steele.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 February 1952Last rites were held Monday, February 25, at the Blaines Branch Baptist Church for Mrs. Nettie Kidd, 37, who died Saturday, February 23. The services were conducted by Rev. E. C. Dalrymple and Rev. Malcolm McDonald.
Mrs. Kidd was the daughter of Jack Couch.
Mrs. Kidd is survived by her husband, Brack Kidd and eight children. Other survivors include a brother, Charlie Couch, and one sister, Martha Couch, both of Cincinnati.
Burial arrangements were taken care of by King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 November 1950Judge Green Kilburn, 75, was found dead in his home in Beattyville Saturday morning at 6:30. Coroner Chester McIntosh was notified, a jury was empaneled and a verdict of death from a heart attack was made. Apparently he had been dead about 24 hours when his ody was found by a neighbor, W. D. Lucas.
Judge Kilburn, son of the late Tipton and Christine Combs Kilburn, was born near Athol June 27, 1875. November 24, 1898 he married Rachel Gabbard, who died February 19, 1949.
In 1905, Mr. Kilburn was elected Magistrate of the St. Helens district. At the end of this term he was re-elected to the office. In 1913 he was elected county Judge of Lee county and at the end of his first term was rel-elected, becoming the first man in the county to succeed himself as County Judge. In 1933, he was again elected County Judge, taking office January 1, 1934, serving until 1938. He was elected Police Judge of the City of Beattyville and was holding that office at the time of his death. He also served on the police force of the city for about two years.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Orpha Hazelrigg, of Cincinnati; three granddaughters, Mrs. Jame G. Mann, of Manns Haror, N.C.; Mrs. John A. Taylor, of Portsmouth, Va., and Mrs. R. H. Echenbach, of Alexandria, Va.; and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Jeff Kilburn, of Lone, and one sister, Mrs. Kate Denny, of Berea.
Mr. Kilburn was a member of the Presbyterian church, and had been an Elder for 40 years.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian church conducted by the Rev. Boaz Smith. Pallbearers were V. S. Beatty, E. B. Beatty, Dr. G. T. Smith, W. D. Lucas, C. Beach, Sr., Jack Arnold, Arch Wade, E. B. Rose, Alex Taylor and Sedley Stewart.
Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with Congleton Bros. funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 September 1953Ollie Poehlein of Portsmouth, Ohio sends The Enterprise this account of Leonard Kilburn's death. Mr. Kilburn has many relatives in Lee County.
Leonard Kilburn was born September 18, 1896 near St. Helens, Ky. He was the oldest son of J. D. and Mary Alice Hogan Kilburn. His early life was spent in Lee county and he attended Eastern Kentucky State College until he enlisted in the Navy during World War I.
In the 1920's he went to Texas whre he spent much time in the oil fields. Later he settled on a ranch near Breckinridge, Texas where he lived until ill health forced him to sell. The last five years of his life was spent in Odessa, Texas where he did some real estate work.
He and his son visited Lee county in 1947 and he saw as many as possible of his old friends and relatives.
He died Aug. 15 in an Odessa hospital of a heart ailment.
He is survived by his wife, Hattie, a daughter, Mrs. R. A. Buchanan, a son, Leonard Jr.; two brothers, Virgil of Rising Sun, Ind. and Russell of Aurora, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. W. J. Moore, Richmond, Ky., Mrs. wm. Detmer, Rising Sun, Ind. and Mrs. E. C. Poehlein, Portsmouth, O.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Ethel Napier.
He was a nephew of Jeff Kilburn of Tallega and a cousin of Leslie Kilburn of Beattyville. Relatives on his mother's side include Hugh and Blanton Bowman of near Tallega and the children of the late Harrison Hogan.
Final rites were held in the First Christian Church in Odessa and burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The Dearborn County Register (Lawrenceburg, IN)
Thursday, 17 December 1970Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 14 at Detmer and Detmer Funeral Home, Rising Sun, for Russell Kilburn, 56, 120 North High Street, Rising Sun, who died Friday, Dec. 11 at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. Burial was in Rising Sun New Cemetery.
He has been a partner in the Detmer and Detmer Funeral Home for 12 years.
He is survived by his wife, Louella; two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Poehlein, Portsmouth, Ohio, and Mrs. W. J. Moore, Richmond, Kentucky, and one brotehr, Virgil, Miramar, Florida.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 August 1953George Kincaid, 91, died in Louisville, August 5. He was born August 19, 1861, the son of Edward and Lavina Kincaid, of Beattyville.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy B. Kincaid, Louisville; three sons, Vernnard Kincaid, of Louisville; Henry Kincaid, Cincinnati; Nelson Kincaid, Elsmere, Ky.; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Porter, Louisville; and Mrs. Gertrude Combs, Cincinnati; one sister Mrs. Martha Warner, Belle Point, Ky., and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on August 7 at 3:30 p.m. at White Ash Cemetery. Services were conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson and burial was in the White Ash Cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
Lilly STAMPER Kincaid, 85 of Beattyville, Ky the widow of Virgil KINCAID d. Oct. 9, 2000.
She was born May 19, 1915 in Beattyville, the d/o Carter D. and Flo WHITEHEAD Stamper.
Survivors are one sister, Carolyn EVERSOLE of Beattyville, borther-in-law, Harold KINCAID (wife Elisabeth) of Beattyville; sister-in-law, Emogene COMBS Stamper of Carlisle, OH; nephews, John EVERSOLE III (Anna) and Carter D. STAMPER all of Carlisle, OH, Frank KINCAID (Betty) and Glen KINCAID (Kathy) all of Beattyville, KY, Thomas G. HPWERTON of Dayton, OH; nieces, Wanda LEE of Middlesboro, OH, Betty FISHER and Shirley COOK both of Franklin, OH, Jetta Lee STAMPER of Carlisle, OH.
Burial in the Riverview Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 June 1954Mrs. Lucy Kincaid, widow of George Kincaid, died in Cincinnati, on Sunday, May 30 after an illness of six months.
She was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Blount and was born August 3, 1869 in Beattyville. She was a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Kincaid preceded her in death in 1953.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Porter, Louisville, and Mrs. Gertrude Combs, Cincinnati; three sons, Vennard Kincaid, Louisville; Henry Kincaid, Cincinnati, and Nelson Kincaid, Elsmere.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in Beattyville and conducted by Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in White Ash cemetery under direction of the funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 June 1951Mrs. Minnie Johnson Kincaid, 68, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 9 p.m. last Wednesday, June 20, at her home, 319 Queesway drive, Lexington. Mrs. Kincaid was the mother of Garvice D. Kincaid, president of the Central bank, and the widow of Douglas Kincaid.
Mrs. Kincaid had lived in Lexington about nine years. She was a member of the Mountain Club, Mountain Club Auxiliary and the First Christian church of Richmond. She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Eliza Bowling johnson. She attended Hael Green Academy.
Survivors besides er son are two daughters, Mrs. Frank Richardson, Paris, and Mrs. Walter Blaine Norris, Lexington; three sisters, Mrs. Lester Rowland, Lexington; Mrs. Claud Mingledorff, Douglas, Ga.; and Mrs. Joutt Boone, Fort Thomas; four brothers, C. X. Johnson, Lexington; John Johnson and Dr. Leonard Johnson, both of Lee county, and Dr. Richard Johnson, Sand Springs, Okla., and five grandchildren.
Services were conducted in Lexington, at 11 a.m. Friday at the mortuary by the Rv. Frank Tinder, asisted by the Rev. Leslie R. Smith. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
Wednesday, 26 November 1975Nelson J. Kincaid, 73, of 93 Sanders Dr., Florence, died 8 p.m. Monday, St. E.
Retired tile setter; last worked for Sheraton Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati; member, Brick Layers and Tile Setters Local No. 18, Cincinnati.
Survivors: widow, Mrs. Corneal (Neal) Kincaid; daughter, Mrs. Betty Jo Code, Morningview; brother, Henry W. Kincaid, Ft. Thomas; sister, Mrs. Gertrude Combs, Florence, and two grandchildren.
Services 10:30 a.m. Friday, Stith, Florence; visitation, 6-9 p.m. Thursday; burial, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Sunday, 22 December 1963Vennard Kincaid, a retired employee of Louisville Textiles Incorporated, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Veterans Hospital. He was 69.
Kincaid, 1027 E. Burnett, was a World War I Army veteran. He was a member of St. Matthews United Church of Christ and a native of Beattyville.
Survivors include his wife, the former Emma Schott; two brothers, Henry Kincaid, Cincinnati, and Nelson Kincaid, Florence; two sisters, Mrs. McKinney Combs, Cincinnati and Mrs. Fred Porter, and a grandson.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Ach L. Heady Funeral Home, 1201 E. Oak. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 18 March 1954Beattyville, March 17 - Mrs. Cordilla King, 51, died at the Pattie A. Clay infirmary at Richmond at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
(A native of Lee County she was the daughter of Joe and Margaret Childers and) a member of the Wide Creek Church of Christ.
Survivors include four sons, Grover King, Fort Knox; Lonnie King, Oxford, Mich.; Linville King, Pontiac, Mich., and McWindle King, Wide Creek; three daughters, Misses Hettie, Mae and Anna Margaret King, Wide Creek; her mother, Mrs. Margaret Childers, Wide Creek; two brothers, Robert Childers, Middletown, Ohio, and Clinton Childers, Oakdale, and a sister, Mrs. Flossie Banks, Middleetown, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the home of Henry Kidd. Burial will be in the family cemetery near Wide Creek.
Ora KING, 80 of Beattyville, KY d. May 17, 1999. She was the d/o the late Emery and Della BREWER Childers. She was a member of the Old Fashioned Penecostal Church of Clarkston, MI for many years.
Survivors include her husband, James L. KING of Beattyville, KY; one son, Willie (Martha) KING of Beattyville, KY; two sisters, Polly STOCKMAN of Beattyville and Nannie RIENAS of Shelby, MI; three brothers, Charles CHILDERS of LaPeer, MI, Denton CHILDERS of East Jordan, MI, and Lenox CHILDERS of Jackson; seven grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Burial in the Childers Cemetery located at Widecreek, KY.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 June 1954Nicholas Klaren, 81, of 143 Walton Avenue, retired Lexington bakery operator, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital at 2:00 a.m. Monday, June 14, after a heart attack. He was admitted to the hospital Sunday night.
A native of Ensch, Germany, he was the son of the late Matthew and Sue Klaren. He came to the United States as a child and was educated in Charleston, W. Va. He spent his boyhood in Frankfort and lived in Nicholasville form 1916 to 1926 when he moved to Lexington.
He is survived by five daughters, Miss Pauline Klaren, Mrs. Reed Elliott, Mrs. Charles Claren, all of Lexington; Mrs. B. C. McClanahan, Ravenna; four sons, Charles Klaren, Lexington; Nicholas Klaren Jr., Nicholasville; William Klaren, Beattyville, and Robert Klaren, Fayette county; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the W. R. Wilward Mortuary chapel with Rev. James W. Angell officiating. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. William Klaren were in Lexington when death came to his father. Others from Beattyvilleville attending the funeral were Mrs. William Klaren's mother, Mrs. Eva. B. Price; John Price and Mrs. Hilo Beatty.
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