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Dr. John Anderson MAHAFFEYThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 July 1954Services for Dr. John Anderson Mahaffey, 88, who died Thursday afternoon at the Pattie A. Clay infirmary, were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Richmond Cemetery by the Rev. Olive Carmichael.
Dr. Mahaffey was born in Owsley county. He graduated Berea College and was graduated from the Hospital College of Medicine, Louisville in June 1893. During the 61 years since he had practiced in Owsley, Lee, Breathitt, Perry, Leslie, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Estill and Madison counties and had been located in Richmond since 1918.
He was a member of the staff of the Pattie A. Clay infirmary and was a member and former president of the Madison County Medical Society.
When the Rockafeller Foundation in 1912 offered to give $20,000 a year for hookworm control in Kentucky if its prevalence could be proven, Dr. Mahaffey was one of the physicians who helped obtain specimens from 1,000 people in Owsley county. The results of the project brought about the granting of the fund.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy P. Brewer; two sons, Dr. Hugh Mahaffey, Richmond, and Dr. Herman Mahaffey, Louisville; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Crudden, Phoenix, Ariz.; four grandsons, Dr. J. Herman Mahaffey, Louisville; Dr. Daniel Mahaffey, La Junta, Col., and Logan Mahaffey, Richmond, a premedical student; a granddaughter, Miss Margaret June Crudden, Phoenix, Ariz. and a great-grandson, John Herman Mahaffey, Louisville.
The body is at the Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday 30 April 1953Dillard W. Mainous, a well-known minister and teacher in Lee and Owsley counties and a present candidate for jailer in Owsley, died suddenly at his home at Travellers Rest, at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 21.
He was 76 years old and was educated in the Owsley County Schools and Sue Bennett College at London. He had taught school throughout Lee and Owsley for 40 years and had been a minister in the Methodist Church for about 30 years.
Rev. Mainous was the son of Absolem and Susan Treadway Mainous and though born in Owsley, lived in Lee county for many years. He was one of the very few remaining old time circuit riders who brought the teachings of the Scriptures to outlying districts in the East Kentucky mountains.
As a teacher in the rural schools, Rev. Mainous was distinguished by his ability as an instructor and was a man of extreme kindness. Hundreds of men and women will remember him for his efforts in assisting them to get an education.
Rev. Mainous' death was attributed to a heart attack and he had been sitting for about two months prior to his death last Tuesday. In the weeks before his death however, he had been actively engaged in furthering his campaign for the nomination as jailer of Owsley.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Maude Mainous of Travellers Rest; five daughters, Mrs. Florence Harvey of Booneville; Mrs. Ruth Horine of Lexington; Mrs. Polly Mae Brim of Norwood, O.; Mrs. Mabel Smith of Cincinnati, and Miss Joan Mainous of Travellers Rest.
Two sons, Lester of Beattyville and Paul of Lynn Harvey, Florida also survive.
Funeral services for Rev. Mainous were held Friday afternoon in the Clifty Methodist Church with Rev. Jeff Burton and Rev. Everett Ross officiating. Burial was in the Mainous Cemetery at Scoville with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 May 1954Danny Ray Maloney, infant son of Eugene and Zolia Maloney, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lexington, Monday night, May 3.
Danny Ray was born in Beattyville on March 30 of this year and spent his brief life in an incubator in the Lexington hospital.
He is survived by his parents; a brother, Donald Eugene; three sisters, Margaret, Patricia and Paulette, all of Levi; his paternal grandfather, George Maloney, and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gross, all of Breathitt county.
Funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday (Wednesday, May 5) by Rev. Isadore Childers. Interment was in Maloney cemetery in Breathitt county.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 February 1961Floyd Mann, 78, St. Helens, a farmer, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at his home after a short illness.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Mann; two sons, Garlan Mann, St. Helens and Herman Mann, Louisville; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Bell King, Ludlow, and Mrs. Cindy Tolson, Primrose; a brother, Mort Mann, Zoe; three sisters, Miss Millie Bell Man, Paintsville; Mrs. Leona Jewell, Beattyville, and Miss Abby Mann, of Washington, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in the Abner Cemetery at Primrose.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 August 1952Reba [sic] Ann Marcum, 80, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Spence of Sturgeon, Monday, July 28.
Funeral services were held on the following Wednesday at the home of John Dunigan by Rev. George Botner.
Born in Owsley county, Mrs. Marcum was the daughter of the late Charley and Elizabeth Cecil Cole. She was a member of the Christian Church of which her husband, Andrew Marcum was a minister.
Mrs. Marcum is survived by four sons who include Albert of Newtonsville, Ohio, Charley of Liberty, Indiana; James of Cincinnati, and George of New Mexico.
Four daughters also survive and include Mrs. Robert Hamilton of Delvinta, Mrs. Henry Spencer of Sturgeon, Mrs. John Dunigan of Delvinta, and Mrs. Martha Dunigan of Harlan.
Burial was in the Hamilton Cemetery near Delvinta, with funeral arrangement by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 March 1954Richard E. Marcum, 47, a hydraulic lift operator for the Estill County Stone Company, was crushed to death Friday morning of last week when a large slabof rock fell on him from the ceiling of a rock quarry near here where he was working.
According to report Marcum was in the rock mine only a short while when the slab fell. The slab was about 60 feet long and 18 inches thick, it is said. A physician was called but Marcum was dead when he arrived.
Marcum who lived on Doe Creek had worked as a lift operator and bulldozer driver for several years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Tipton Marcum; two daughters, Mrs. Julia Wiggins, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Jeanette Jones, South Irvine; a stepson, Virgil Wyatt, South Irvine; three brothers, Chester, Ray and Charlie Marcum, all of Estill county, and three sisters, Mrs. Dovey Johnson and Mrs. Flossie Moore both of South Irvine, and Mrs. Monie Tipton, Lee county.
Funeral services were held at the Riverside church on Doe Creek Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Wilson Chaney. Burial was in the church cemetery in charge of Lewis Funeral Home.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 22, 2006
Louise Markus (nee Coomer), beloved wife of the late William H. Markus, devoted mother of William H. (Belinda) Markus, Jr., Rhonda (Rick) Peters, Gregory (Tammy) Markus and Douglas (Janice) Markus, loving grandmother of Jennifer, Bobby, Kayla Brandon, Brian, Brandon, Kim, Amanda, Sally, Shana, Crystal and Chasitty, dear sister of Irene Dixon, Henrietta Colyer, Billy Joe Coomer, Kitsy Ann Jones, Dorothy Jewell, Brenda Sue Stamper, James Ray Coomer and the late Robert and Patton Coomer, Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Visitation Friday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. at the Dalbert, Woodruff & Isenogle Funeral Home, 2880 Boudinot Avenue at Queen City. Visitation Sunday from 1 P.M. until time of funeral service at 3 P.M. at the Neuman Funeral Home, Beattyville, KY, followed by graveside service at St. Helen's Cemetery. www.dwifuneral home.com
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 April 1987Frank Marshall, 76, of Route 11, Beattyville, Ky., died Tuesday, April 14, 1987.
Born Dec. 7, 1910, he was the son of Dave Marshall and Lou Pence. Mr. Marshall was a farmer, a veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of God.
Survived by one brother, Jack Marshall, St. Helens; several nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held Thursday, April 16, 1987 at 1 p.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Forest Drake officiating. Burial followed in the Marshall Cemetery, Highway 11, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 June 1987Jack Marshall, 80, of Beattyville, Ky., died June 15, 1987.
Born September 2, 1906, he was the son of Dave Marshall and Lou Pence, and the husband of Helen McIntosh Marshall, Mr. Marshall was a farmer.
Survived by his wife; Mrs. Helen C. Marshall, Beattyville, Ky.; two sons; Guy Marshall, Beattyville, Ky.; Edward Marshall, Taylor, Michigan; four daughters; Mrs. Susie Hopper, Taylor, Michigan; Mrs. Carolyn Sue Phillips, Beattyville, Ky.; Mrs. Jackie Caudell, Beattyville, Ky.; Mrs. Brenda Shuler, Beattyville, Ky.; six stepsons; four stepdaughters; 16 grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 18, 1987 at 11 a.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Wilson and Bro. Jackie Bray officiating. Burial followed in the Marshall Cemetery, Zachariah Road, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 April 1953Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Marshall, 82, were held Friday, April 10, with Rev. R. B. Baker of the Beattyville Baptist Church officiating.
Mrs. Marshall, the daughter of the late Jack and Susie Landsaw Pence was born in Wolfe county and was a member of the Baptist church. She was the wife of the late David Marshall.
Mrs. Marshall whose death occurred April 8, after an illness of about a year, is survived by three children and one brother. The children are Mrs. Susie Bogg of Louisville and Jack and Frank Marshall of Beattyville. The brother, Boone Pence of Wolfe county.
Burial was in the family cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
Owsley County Courier, Friday, May 19, 1939
DIES AT PRIMROSE
Troy MARSHALL, age 53, was found dead near his home at Primrose Thursday, May 11. His body was discovered by his brother, Green MARSHALL, at 5 p.m., he had apparently been dead for several hours.
An inquest was conducted by Coroner R. B. RILEY and the jury's verdict was that MARSHALL had died of heart failure.
He is survived by his widow, Kate MARSHALL; five sons; Larkin, Robert, Charles, Hershel and Billie; three daughters; Pearl, Wanda Lee, and Genevee, all of Primrose; his mother Hanna MARSHALL, three brothers; Green, of Primrose, Roland and Goodloe of Vada, Ludloe of Virginia and one sister, Mrs. Wm. ABNER, Fincastle.
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon by the Rev. J. H. HIERONYMUS. Burial was in the Marshall cemetery near his home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 January 1954James Mathews, 56, of Heidelberg, died Saturday, January 16, 1954.
He was a mail carrier, the son of the late Matt and Nancy Matthews. He had been a member of the Baptist church for about 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Mathews, three daughtes, Misses Lucy and Gertrude Mathews and Mrs. Ruth Moore, all of Heidelberg; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Anderson and Mrs. Millie Addison, both of Heidelberg, and Mrs. Shrilda Peters of Gray Hawk; three brothers, Sterling and John Mathews, of Dayton, Ohio, and Roscie Mathews, of King's Mill, Ohio.
Services were conducted at the Heidelberg Baptist church at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18 with Rev. George Botner officiating. Interment was at Brandenburg near Heidleberg. Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 August 1954Abel Mays died Saturday, July 12 [sic]at his home after an illness of one year. He was 57 years old and a member of the Baptist Church. He was an Owsley county farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Mays; three daughters, Barbara Sue, Bessie and Virginia Mays, of Booneville; six sons, Albert Lee, Bradley, Donald, Bobby, Junior and Larry Mays.
Burial was in the Callahan cemetery. Arrangements were by King Justice.
The Bristol News Bulletin (Bristol, TN)
Tuesday, 11 January 1938Kona, Ky., Jan. 10. -- Funeral services for Herbert Mayes, 37, who died in a Fleming hospital following an appendicitis operation, were conducted from the residence Sunday. Following the services here, remains were taken to Beattyville, Ky. for interment.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 January 1951Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie Fields Mays, 35, were held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at 1:30 p.m. at the Congleton Church of Christ. Services conducted by the Rev. Charlie Evans.
Mrs. Mays, the daughter of Van B. and Mary Rader Fields, was born in Lee County, Nov. 23, [sic]1915 and died Jan. 23, 1951 in a Lexington hospital of complications.
Mrs. Mays is survived by her husband, Marion Mays, one son, Marion Douglas; three daughters, Gladola Fay, Naomi Carol, and Mary Elizabeth, all of Earnestville; seven brothers, Hubert Fields of Earnestville, Noland Fields of Congleton, Ellis Fields, Donald Fields, Nelson Fields and Carlo Fields all of Arvel; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Pigman and Mrs. Alva Moore of Beattyville.
Burial was in the Congleton cemetery near the Church with Congleton Bros. in charge.
Elsie Mae Peters Mays, 85 d. Nov. 25, 2000. She was born Jan. 24, 1915 in Owsley County, Ky to the late Laney and Mary (Mathews) Peters. She was the widow of Jesse Mays.
Survivors include her stepmother, Tawra Peters of Jackson, KY; one son and his wife, Morgan and JoAnn Mays of Wetumpka, AL; one brother, Dorsie Peters of Hickory, NC; four grandchildren, Roger Mays, Alexandria, VA, Lois Shumaker of Corpus Christi, Texas, Carol Busbee of Pace, FL, Richard A. Mays of Montgomery, AL; 8 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Burial in the Addison Cemetery, Heidelberg, Ky.
Josephine "Josie" Townsend MAYS
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 August 1970Mrs. Josephine "Josie" Mays, 87, Route 1, Beattyville, died Thursday, August 6, 1970 at the Fredttington Rest Home in Irvine.
She was a native of Lee County and a member of the Episcopal Church.
She is survived by seven sons; Stanley Mays, of Beattyville; Troy Mays, of Beattyville; Burl Mays, of Fairborn, Ohio; Ledford Mays, of Fairborn; Daniel Mays, of Beattyville; Adam Mays, of Lexington; and Andrew Mays of Hopkins, Mich.; two daughters; Mrs. Mattie Greathouse, Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Flossie Hubbard, of Lewisport. Also, 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren survive.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 8, at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. S. H. Rose. Burial was in the Horn Cemetery at Old Landing Road.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 June 1952Late Rites were held last week for Mary L. Mays, 78, who died at the home of her son, Marion Mays near New Zion. Mrs. Mays had been ill for several months and up until about two weeks ago had been residing in Ohio.
Survivors include six sons, Oscar of Mansfield, Ohio; Marion of Earnestville; Willard, of Orrville, Ohio; and Rudolph, Herman and Alvis Mays of Wooster, Ohio.
The daughters include Mrs. Flora Isaacs and Mrs. Carrie Crawford of New Boston, Ohio; Mrs. Alleo Rostetter and Mrs. Margaret Mann of Wooster, Ohio. Mrs. Mays also had one surviving brother, Clay Brandenburg of Berea and a sister, Mrs. Martha Smith of Heidelberg.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Stonecoal with Rev. George Botner in charge of the services and King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 November 1950Funeral services for Matthew Mays, 68, will be held Friday, November 10, 1950, at 2:00 p.m. in the Mt. Olive Church. Mr. Mays died Wednesday following an illness of some time.
Mr. Mays, the son of the late Heige and Joanna Mays, was born in Lee county February 17, 1882.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Durbin Mays; one son, Charles Mays, of Beattyville; three daughters, Mrs. Rosella Ashcraft of Richmond, Ky.; Mrs. Emma Flinchum of Hamilton, O., and Mrs. Lillie Goe of Crystal. Three brothers, Sam Mays and Ned Mays of Beattyville, and Thomas Mays of Crystal, also survive him.
Burial will be in the Horn cemetery near Sandfield with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 February 1951Funeral services for Sam Mays, 85, were held Friday afternoon, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Christian Church. Services were conducted by the Rev. B. H. Hanson.
Mr. Mays, the son of the late Hige and Jo Ann Little Mays, was born March 23, 1865 and died Jan. 24, 1951 at his home, after an illness of several months.
Mr. Mays is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Townsend Mays; eight sons, Troy Mays, Charlie Green Mays, Stanley Mays, Daniel Mays and Adam Mays, all of Beattyville, Ledford Mays of Fairborne, Ohio, Burl Mays of Cincinnati, and Andrew Mays of Hopkins, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Greathouse and Mrs. Basil Hubbard of Lewisport, Ky.
Burial was in the Horn Cemetery near Old Landing with Congleton Bros. in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 January 1950Funeral services were conducted yesterday at St. James Church in South Bend, Indiana, for Mrs. Lucretia Pryse McCreary, wife of C. A. McCreary, who died in South Bend, Sunday.
Mrs. McCreary, the daughter of the late Elias M. and Myra Bowman Pryse, was born in Beattyville.
She is survived by her husband and three daughters, Miss Agnes Marie McCreary and Mrs. Ed Terrill of South Bend, and Mrs. Robert Baker of Miami, Fla. Also by one brother, W. T. Pryse, Beattyville, and three sisters, Mrs. H. C. Dickerson of Lexington; Mrs. J. E. Troeger and Miss Marie Pryse of South Bend.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 April 1952Brutus Clay McGuire, Jr. 52, of Ashland, retired lieutenant of the U.S. Army, died last week at the U.S. Veterans hospital in Louisville after an illness of two years.
Although a native of Estill county, Lieut. McGuire had extensive connections in Lee county. He was the son of the late Brutus Clay and Elizabeth Duff McGuire.
Survivors include his wife, Winifred McGuire; a stepson, Geo. E. Evans, Washington, D.C.; three sisters, Mrs. C. L. Hudgens and Mrs. John B. Craig, both of Lexington, and Mrs. Hallie B. McGuire of Cincinnati, and a brother, W. W. McGuire, Ashland.
Lieut. McGuire's family formerly lived at St. Helens.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 April 1951Byron McGuire, 80, died at his home in St. Helens on April 15, after a lingering illness of several months.
He was born at St. Helens on April 27, 1871 and was the son of the late Jack Warwick and Katherine Akers McGuire. He was a direct descendent of pioneer settlers that migrated from Pennsylvania and located in the community in and around St. Helens.
Mr. McGuire by occupation was a carpenter and for a number of years was an employee of the L. & N. railroad Co. He was much interested in farming.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for 40 years, having served as Elder in the church for 37 years. On July 13, 1899 he was married to Miss Virginia Smith of Primrose and to that union was born six daughters and two sons.
Jack of Reading, Ohio and George Wallis of St. Helens; the daughters are, Mrs. Cathleen Fuller of Irvine, Mrs. J. F. Arnold of Beattyville, Mrs. Berg Isaacs of Reading, Ohio, Mrs. R. L. Macky of Beattyville, Mrs. William Humphry of Cincinnati and Miss Helen McGuire of St. Helens. Also left are five grandchildren.
He is also survied by one brother, Herb McGuire, of St. Helens and one sister, Mrs. Catherine Polly of Fayettesville, Ark.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the St. Helens Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial followed in the St. Helens Cemetery with Masonic rites at the grave conducted by St. Helens Lodge No. 684.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were: Albert Bowman, John d. Hieronymus, Woodrow McGuire, Walker Oliver, Melvin Parsons and D. H. "Pete" Snowden.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 July 1940Henry Clay McGuire, 53, former resident of St. Helens, died suddenly at Olive Hill, Friday, June 28. Death was caused by heart trouble.
A son of B. C. and Betty McGuire, he was born in Lee county and spent most of his early life at St. Helens. He was residing in Lexington at the time of his death. He was a member of the Christian Church, Elks and Masonic order. For the past 18 years he had been conductor for the C & O Railroad.
The body was returned to St. Helens where funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Christian Church by Rev. Luther Newnam. Masonic rites were held at the grave in the McGuire cemetery near St. Helens.
He is survived by nine children, Ogden Clay, Margarite, Marie, Virgil, Betty Lou, Lewis, Bobby, Joe Harris McGuire and Mrs. Algin Stamper; three sisters, Ophelia Hudgins, Ollie Lee Craig and Hallie Green, and two brothers, Brutus Clay McGuire and W. McGuire.
Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 2 April 1922H. S. McGuire, assistant district attorney in the Eastern Kentucky district, has returned from Beattyville where he has been engaged for the past several days in winding up the business affairs of his brother, James B. McGuire, who died at his home in that city recently.
James B. McGuire was a former mayor of Beattyville and was prominent in the church, civic and social life of the community. He was a member of the Beattyville Christian church and superintendent of the Sunday school of this church for a number of years. He was a well known Shriner, being a member of Oleika Temple, Lexington. He died suddenly of a stroke of apoplexy.
A widow and one son, Vernon McGuire, a student at Berea College, survive him.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 11 December 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Susie McGuire, 74, were held Monday, December, 1952, at 2:00 p.m. at the home by Rev. Ike Gabbard and Rev. Everett Ross.
Mrs. McGuire, the widow of Everett Ross, was born in Owsley County where she resided all of her life. She was a member of the Christian Church and a member of Beattyville Chapter No. 231, O.E.S.
Mrs. McGuire is survived by five daughters, Fannie Hunley and Elma Caudill of Beattyville, Ky.; Lillie Howell of Pryse, Ky.; Evelyn Brandenburg and Beulah Kelly of Pebworth, Ky.; one son, Luther McGuire of Pebworth, Ky.; three brothers, George Ross of Pebworth, Ky.; John Ross of Lexington, Ky.; and Wm. Ross of Cedar Grove, Ind.; three sisters, Dora Mays, Pebworth, Ky.; Nell Hughes of Levi, Ky.; and Nettie Rowland of Laurel, Ind.
Burial was in the family cemetery near the home with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home. Chapter rites by Beattyville Chapter No. 231 O.E.S.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 August 1952Funeral services for Walter Tearne McGuire, Clay City, a native of Lee county, were conducted Wednesday, August 20 at the Clay Methodist Church by the Rev. G. C. Gaunce, a former pastor. Burial was in the Ciay City cemetery.
Mr. McGuire, 76, died suddenly Monday morning shortly after he opened the doors of the Clay City Post office for the day's business. He was found by a patron shortly afterwards. His wife, Mrs. Mary Graham McGuire, is Clay City postmistress.
A son of the late Felix G. and Mattie McGuire of St. Helens, Mrs. McGuire moved to Clay City in 1908, as manager of the Swann-Day Lumber Company general store, and was later associated with the Eaton-McGuire general store for more than 25 years.
He was married to Miss Mary Graham Easton, June 16, 1909. In 1922, he was elected and served as state representative from the Powell-Wolfe district. He served as acting postmaster at Clay City for nine months in 1937. A member of the Clay City Methodist church, he served on Clay City city council for many years and was a member of the Clay City Masonic Lodge, having been a member since the age of 21. He also served as secretary of the lodge for more than 20 years, was a member of the Mt. Sterling chapter, Eastern Star, and a life-time member of the Royal Arch.
Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Graham Puffenberger, Ashland; two sons, Kelly McGuire, Dayton, O., and W. T. McGuire, Jr., Denver, Colo.; two grandchildren, Sue Graham and Lowell Dale Puffenberger, Ashland; one brother, George McGuire, Denver, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Nell Craig, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. W. E. Jackson, Little Rock, Arkansas.
One son, James Felix McGuire, preceded his father in death. He died July 7, 1950.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 September 1954Zach McGuire, 80, farmer of White Ash, died Sept. 13 at 7:30 at his home after being ill several months. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary McGuire; two sons, Arch and Kenes McGuire, Beattyville; four daughters, Mrs. Inez Bryant, Louisville; Mrs. Katie Neal, Lexington; Mrs. Nannie Holiday of Cincinnati and Mrs. Geraldine Wathens, Beattyville; two sisters, Mrs. Belle Warner, Beattyville; and Mrs. Sedalia Stratton, of Memphis, Tenn.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the White Ash cemetery by the Rev. W. M. Warner.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 February 1939Ell McIntosh, 67, died at his home at Pawpaw Thursday, January 26. Death was due to heart trouble.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday by the Rev. Robert Spicer. Burial followed in the family cemetery near the home.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. George Ella McIntosh, and six children: Mrs. Enoch Mann, Mrs. Katie McIntosh, Walter, David, Harrison and Ike McIntosh. He is also survived by two brothers, Miles and Larkin McIntosh.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 January 1950Mrs. Elizabeth Turner McIntosh, 65, wife of Wm. McIntosh, died at her home near Pebworth January 9.
Funeral services were conducted in the Booneville Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock by Rev. I. H. Gabbard.
Mrs. McIntosh, the daughter of the late Edward and Miranda Short Turner, is survived by five sons and four daughters and her husband.
Burial was in the Combs graveyard near Pebworth by Pennington funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 December 1998Etta McIntosh, 49, passed away Saturday, December 19, 1998 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
She was born January 23, 1949 in Clay County, KY to Sudie Cole Duff and the late Jason Bishop.
Besides her mother, she is survived by three sons, Eric Franklin Roberts of Booneville, KY, Anthony Wayne Roberts of Lerose, KY and Jack Russell Hurd of Ricetown, KY; three daughters, Erica Maxine Roberts of Newport, KY, Sudie Danielle Roberts of North Carolina and Holly Ann Bennett of Booneville, KY.
Also surviving is one brother, Tony Bishop of Booneville; seven sisters, Laura Hardy and Dora Murrell both of Booneville, KY, Joan Reynolds and Nora Bowling both of Ricetown, KY, Lesa Combs of Maineville, OH, Shirley Russell of Newport, KY, and Anna Renee Johnson of Somerset, KY; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services were Tuesday, December 22, 1998, 1 p.m. at the Booneville Funeral Home with Gary Marshall officiating. Burial followed in the Bishop Cemetery located in Ricetown, KY. Booneville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
George Ella Brandenburg McINTOSH
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 April 1942Mrs. Ell McIntosh Dies Wednesday
Mrs. George Ella McIntosh, 71, died at her home on Paw Paw at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, April 1, following an illness of over one year. Her death was due to heart trouble.
A daughter of Dave and Nancy Brandenburg, she was born in Lee county in 1871. She was the widow of Ell McIntosh.
Survivors include four sons, Walter of Paw Paw, Davy of Lower Buffalo and Harrison and Ike, both of Blaines Branch'; two daughters, Mrs. Kate Norman and Mrs. Bell Mans, both of Paw Paw, and two brothers, Houston and Simmie Brandenburg, of Paw Paw.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock today (Thursday) at the home of Rev. Robert Taylor. Burial will be in the Brandenburg cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 20 May 1954Beattyville, Ky., May 20 - Jesse Stamper, 78, of Beattyville, died in an ambulance Wednesday night en route to the St. Joseph hospital in Lexington, He had been ill for several weeks.
He had been a merchant in Lee county for 40 years until his retirement recently because of ill health.
Survivors includ his wife, Mrs. Carolyn Stamper, Beattyville; a son, Alburn Stamper, Beattyville; three daughters, Mrs. Edna Coomer, Beattyville; Mrs. Nettie Palmer, Tallega, and Mrs. Marie Cockerham, Evansville, Ind.; a brother, George Stamper, California, and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Ann Spencer, Wide Creek, and Miss Amanda Stamper, Dayton, Ohio.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the residence by the Rev. Marvin Wheeler. Burial will be in the McIntosh cemetery. The body is at the Congleton Brothers funeral home.
Nancy Caroline Coomer McINTOSH
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 27 May 1954Beattyville, May 26 - Mrs. Carolyn Stamper, 68, died Tuesday morning at her home near here. Her husband, Jesse Stamper, died last week.
Mrs. Stamper was a member of the Beattyville Nazarene Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Marie Cockerham, Evansville, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Coomer, Beattyville, and Mrs. Nettie Palmer, Tallega; a son, Alburn Stamper, Beattyville; five sisters, Mrs. Sallie Davis and Mrs. Callie Bowman, Canyon Falls; Mrs. Orpha Ball and Mrs. Nora Lovelace, Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Mary Lucas, California, and three brothers, Luther Coomer, Baltimore, Md.; Clint Coomer, Canyon Falls, and Arthur Coomer, Beattyville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Congleton Brothers funeral home by the Rev. Marvin Wheeler. Burial will be in the McIntosh cemetery near here.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 August 1950Soldier Drowns In Philippines
Word was received here late Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Chester McIntosh of the death of their son, Robert L. McIntosh, 21, stationed with the US Army in the Philippine Islands.
A telegram from the War Department informed the parents that the youth drowned when he accidently slipped from a landing craft somewhere in the Philippines. The official wire said that details would follow later.
McIntosh was in charge of a small craft with the 85th Boat Company, 30th Survey, 29th Engineers. He has been in the Army approximately one year. The drowning victim attended Beattyville grade school. His father, Chester McIntosh, is Lee county coroner.
According to the War Department telegram, the body will be remvoed to Beattyville as soon as transportation can be arranged. Burial will be in the family cemetery on the Zahcariah road when the body returns.
Surviving in addition to the parents are three brothers, Billy Paul, Jack, and Johnnie, all at home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 November 1953Funeral services for Watler McIntosh of near Lower Buffalo, were held Friday afternoon, November 13, 1953, at the McIntosh Cemetery by Rev. L. D. Powell.
Mr. McIntosh was born Sept. 12, 1896 and died November 12.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Callie McIntosh, two sons: Winston and Earnest and nine daughters; Mrs. Mary Fox, Mrs. Ruth Couch, and Mrs. Madeline Brandenburg of Beattyville, Mrs. Sophia McFarland, Mrs. Grace Hunt and Jeanette McIntosh of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Spencer of Covington, Drucilla and Nell of Lower Buffalo.
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
Wednesday, 10 August 1988Mr. Earl McKinney, 89, 805 Hill St., Eustis, died Monday.
Born in Kentucky, he moved to Eustis from Zoe, Ky., in 1964. He was a retired postmaster. He was a member of First Church of God, Eustis.
Survivors: son, H. Lloyd, Eustis; daughter, Ruth M. Earnest, Berwyn, Pa.; sisters, Jessie Ruth Martin, Ruby Johnson, both of Lakeland; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Harden-Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
Monday, 2 February 1987Etta McKinney, 90, 805 Hill St., Eustis, died Saturday.
Born in Lee County, Ky., she moved to Eustis from Zoe, Ky., in 1964. She was a retired teacher and a member of First Church of God, Eustis.
Survivors: husband, Earl; son, H. Lloyd, Eustis; daughter, Mrs. Ruth M. Earnest, Berwyn, Pa.; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Hardin-Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 18 September 1954Zoe, Sept. 17 - William Spencer McKinney, 83, died Thursday afternoon at St. Joseph's Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired Lee County merchant.
Survivors include five sons, Chester McKinney, Morehead; Earl and Opal McKinney, Zoe; John and Lester McKinney, Middletown, Ohio, and three daughters, Mrs. Vivian Drake, Zachariah, and Mrs. Ruby Johnson and Mrs. Ruth Martin, Umatilla, Fla.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zoe Church of God by the Rev. Willard Brewer. Burial will be at Clay City. The body was removed to the residence from the King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 June 1950Mrs. Rosa McPherson of Middletown, age 72, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Gibson, June 3.
She was born in Lee county, Virginia, but spent most of her life in Kentucky.
One son and four daughters survive her, and four sisters and three brothers all of who reside in Kentucky also one sister in Michigan. She is a sister of Mrs. Walker Whisman and Melvin Parsons.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 March 1951Yellow Rock
Mrs. Johnie McQueen died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ottie [sic] Alcorn of irvine February 24th 11 a.m. after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be at the First Church of God at Yellow Rock. Burial will be at the Beatty place cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock p.m. with the Louis Brothers funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 March 1951Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Carrie McQueen at the First Church of God at Yellow Rock conducted by the Pastor, Mr. Robinson, assisted by Robert Sperror and Bro. Anderson, all of Yellow Rock.
Survivors include her husband, Johnnie McQueen; two sons, Edgial, Beattyville, and Lee, Richmond, Indiana; six daughters, Mrs. Ruthis Farmer, Yellow Rock; Mrs. Addie Horn and Mrs. Ola Farmer, Richmond, Indiana; and Misses Mary and Reba McQueen, Yellow Rock; her mother, Mrs. Addie Sparks, South Irvine.
Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements were in charge by Porter Funeral Home, Irvine.
Rushville Republican, Monday, 15 May, 1967
Mrs. Eppie Means, 75, of Richland (R.R. 1, Milroy) died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Silvercrest Sanitarium in New Albany, where she had been a patient for several weeks, after a long illness.
For the last 40 years, Mrs. Means had lived in southern Rush and norther Decatur counties, where she came from Kentucky. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Hargitt, Ky.
She was born in Lee County, Kentucky, on March 12, 1892, the daughter of Asie and Melissa Woosley Abney , and was married to Cleveland Means, who died October 15, 1953.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. James (Rosie) Puckett of Cincinnati and Mrs. Charles (Gladys) Marshall of Hope; two sons, Frank Means of Milroy and Harold Means, R.R. 1, Milroy; a sister, Mrs. Lillian Woosley of Hargitt, Ky., and 25 grandchildren, including David Allen Sams whom she reared in her home. A soldier stationed in Germany, Sams returned home on special leave before his grandmother's death.
Five sons and two daughters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held in Jackson Chapel Center at Hargitt, Ky., at 3 p.m Tuesday with burial in the cemetery there. Firends may call any time this evening at the Murphy and Burns Funeral Home in Milroy, from where the body will be taken Tuesday morning to Hargitt.
Eunice "Maude" Cox Milich 96, went to be with the Lord on August, 16 2016 at Taylor Manor, Versailles, Kentucky. She was born March 23, 1920 in Lee County, Kentucky, the daughter of Moses Lee and Sarah Margaret Hobbs Cox.
She leaves to mourn her loss 1 son, James David Milich (Henrietta) of Frankfort, Kentucky; 3 daughters, Anna Kay Talley of Rome, Georgia, Sharon M, Kouns of Frankfort, Kentucky, and Sarah Margaret Day (Wayne) of Mary Esther, Florida; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and loved ones.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Stanley V. Milich; her parents, Moses Lee and Sarah Margaret Hobbs Cox; 7 brothers, Shirley Cox, Bill Cox, Jim Cox, Sherman Cox, Edward Cox, Grover Cox, and Woodrow Cox; and 3 sisters, Myrtle Harrington, Cora Ann Collier and Lula Mae Cox, with her passing being the last of her generation.
To know her was to love her. She was always giving and caring for others. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial Hobbs Cemetery, Big Andy Ridge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 March 1953W. P. Minter Is Laid To Rest Tuesday, 17th
William P. Minter, 77, a wellknown and respected Travelers Rest farmer and carpenter, passed away Sunday night after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Minter was a member of the Methodist Church and a Charter Member of the Odd Fellows Lodge 116 at Travelers Rest.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Minter, a foster daughter, Mrs. Ethel Venable of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Matilda Cecil of Travelers Rest.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mr. Minter in the Travelers Rest Methodist Church with Rev. D. W. Mainous and Rev. J. H. Burton in charge. Burial was in the Botner Cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were members of the IOOF Lodge.
Nellie Ray Miracle, 79, Lee County, passed away at her home August 21, 1995. She was born in Lee County May 23, 1916, the daughter of the late Jerry and Alice Stamper Crawford.
She is survived by her husband, John Miracle, Clinton Township, MI; 3 sons, Don MIRACLE, Beattyville, KY, Jerry MIRACLE and James Miracle both of Clinton Township, MI; 2 sisters, Stella COPE and Edna JOHNSON both of Newport, KY 7 step children; 6 grandchildren and several step grandchildren.
Burial in the Big Stamper Cem.
The Monroe News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Tuesday, 13 May 1958Mrs. EuDoyce Treadway Mitchell died at her residence at Start yesterday at the age of 78.
Funeral services will be held today at the Crew Lake Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the New Salem Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn of Rayville. The Reverends C. S. Deal, W. D. Boddie, G. B. Watson and James T. Poole will officiate.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ernest G. Brown, Rayville and Mrs. Truman Britton, Monroe, two step daughters, Mrs. Monte Harris, Nebo, Ky., and Mrs. Sara Howe, Okla.; three sons, O. B. Mitchell, Start; Kenneth A. Mitchell, Bastrop and C. W. Mitchell, Little Rock, Ark.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Mattie Peel, Benton, Ky., and Mrs. F. A. Treadway, Delvinta, Ky.; and several grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be R. B. McGowen, T. L. Whitten, H. H. Henry, Theo Griffin, William DeMoss, C. B. DeMoss, Jr., V. E. Smith and J. H. White.
The body will lie in state at the church until time for funeral.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 August 1950The funeral for Henry C. Moore, 63, was held Tuesday, August 8, at his home near St. Helens. Services were conducted by Rev. Charles Relford of Island City, and Rev. Chas. Evans of Congleton. Arrrangements under the direction of Congleton Brothers funeral home.
Mr. Moore, son of the late Sutton and Lida Coomer Moore, was born at Lerose in Owsley county, May 5, 1887. He died of a heart attack August 6, 1950, at his home. His illness was of only a few hours duration.
He came with his parents in 1909 and settled in the Little Sinking community, but for the 30 years had lived near St. Helens.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, who was Miss Ida McIntosh, whom he married May 22, 1905, and four daughters: Mrs. Callie Thomas, Mrs. Lillie Lovelace, Mrs. Arna Rose and Mrs. Ida Snowden, all of St. Helens; eight sons, Sutton, Jesse, James, Arthur, Richard, Alfred, Roscoe and Bedford, of St. Helens. One sister, Mrs. Emma Charles, of St. Helens, and 19 grandchildren also survive him. He is also survived by six brothers: Link, Lee, Steve, Archie, of St. Helens, Everett, of Beattyville, and Charlie, of Indiana.
He was a member of the Church of Christ. Burial was Tuesday afternoon in the family burying ground near his home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 April 1954Mrs. Ida Moore, 64, widow Henry Moore, died at 5:30 o'clock Monday morning at her home near St. Helens.
She was a member of the St. Helens Church of Christ.
She is survived by eight sons, Sutton, Jesse, Jim, Richard, Roscoe and Bedford Moore, all of St. Helens; Arthur and Alford Moore, both of Anchorage, and three daughters, Mrs. Callie Thomas, St. Helens; Mrs. Lillie Loveland, Anchorage, and Mrs. Ida Snowden, Middletown, O.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Angel cemetery near St. Helens by the Rev. Alex Bishop. The body was removed to the residence from Congleton Brothers funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 August 1950John Wesley Moore, 82, son of the late Cornelius and Elizabeth Spencer Moore, died at the home of his son, Elijah C. Moore, at Canyon Falls, July 27, 1950, following a few days illness due to the infirmities of age.
He was born in Wolfe county on March 25, 1868, coming to this county with his parents in early manhood. On April 17, 1889, he wsa married to Miss Martha Ann Lucas, who died August 2, 1902.
By this marriage he is survived by Mrs. Lloyd Crawford, Nova, Ohio; Mrs. Clifford Spencer, and Mrs. Shelton Deaton, of Rochester, Mich., and two sons, Elijah C. of Canyon Falls, and William Moore, of Fillmore.
On May 16, 1903, he was married to Miss Emily Elizabeth Cack, who survives him with five daughters; Mrs. Jerry Miller, Lawson, Ky.; Mrs. Clarence Shull, Florence, Ky.; Mrs. Wilard Combs, Pontiac, Mich.; Miss Ada Moore, Lexington, and Miss Lurline Moore, Rochester, Mich.; three sons, George, of Clarkston, Mich.; Ben, of Lake Orion, Mich., and Russell, of Lakeville, Mich. Two sisters, Mrs. Henry Drake, of Canyon Falls, and Mrs. Frances Mosley, of Blue Diamond, Ky., survive him. He is also survived by 59 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Moore was a member of the Baptist church, and was an ordained minister for more than 30 years. He helped to build a numer of churches of which he became pastor. he was a farmer, but for a number of years was engaged in the lumber business in the early days and was a civic leader in his community.
He was a member of St. Helens Lodge No. 684, F&A.M.
Funeral and burial rites were held Saturday afternoon, funeral in the Baptist church at Fillmore, conducted by Revs. Jerry Miller, H. C. Kidd and others. He was buried in the family burying ground with rites by St. Helens Lodge No. 684.
Lounetta "Nettie Lou" Napier MOORE
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 October 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Lou Moore, 55, were held Sunday, October 26, at the Brandenburg Cemetery near Booneville, by the Rev. Ike Gabbard.
Mrs. Moore, the daughter of W.M. Napier of Athol, was born in Lee County, but for some time had been living in Franklin, O., where she died last week. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Moore is survived by her husband, Finley Moore of Franklin, Ohio, and eight children. The children are:
Mrs. Irene Amburgey, Lerose; Mrs. Gladys Morris, Tampa, Florida; Mrs. Phyllis Adams, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Ora N. Isbel, Mrs. Thelma Logsdon, and Miss Mildred Moore, all of Franklin, Ohio; two sons, Norma of Lebanon, Ohio, and Ray of Middletown.
Other survivors include her father and three sisters and two brothers. Her sisters are Mrs. Florence Napier and Mrs. T. C. Spencer of Athol and Mrs. W. H. Shackelford of Paxton, Ky. The two brothers are Harlan Napier of Pocatella, Idaho, and Walter Napier of Booneville. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren.
Burial was in the Brandenburg Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 June 1952Funeral services for Orville Lee Moore, 4, were held Sunday, June 22, 1952 at the home of Mrs. Henry Moore at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Alex Bishop.
Infant Orville Lee, the son of Alfred and Mable Addison Moore, was born at Heidelberg, Ky. and deceased this life at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
He is survived by his parents, of Anchorage, Ky., two sisters, Nancy Carol and Henrietta, one grandmother, Mrs. Henry Moore, of St. Helens, Ky., and one grandfather, Eligah Addison, of Heidelberg, Ky.
Burial was in the Angel Cemetery near St. Helens with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 January 1954Perlina Coomer Moore, born December 31, 1872 at St. Helens, died January 22, 1952 [sic] at the age of 81 years and 22 days.
Mrs. Moore was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Coomer and leaves two daughters, Mrs. Rosco Coomer of Primrose, and Mrs. Elsie Collilns of Franklin, Ohio; three sons, Algin Moore of Typo, Joe Moore of Primrsoe and Clay Moore of Harveyton. She also leaves 25 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. and one sister, Alice McDaniel of Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Moore was a member of the New Springs Church for over 58 years.
Funeral services were conducted by Mr. Lawrence D. Powell in the St. Helens School on Sunday, January 24, at 1:00 p.m.
Note: Census records consistently show Perlina born ca 1878.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 April 1953Owsley county was unfortunate in losing two of its most outstanding and distinguished citizens last week. Other than Dr. Wilder, Price Moore passed away about 3:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon, April 2.
Mr. Moore was 75 years old and was the son of the late Jack Moore and Margaret Gabbard Moore. He was a former merchant on Indian Creek and had moved to Booneville during recent years where he was engaged in farming.
Mr. Moore had been in ill health for about two months and his death was attributed to a heart attack. He had an enviable reputation for honesty and good citizenship among all those who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Moore, an employee in the Booneville Post Office, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Moore were held April 4 in the Esau cemetery with the Rev. Ike Gabbard in charge and the King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 March 1953Will Moore, 83, of Booger Branch, near Taft in Owsley county and one of the 14 children of the late Wm. and Annie Moore passed away last Friday after a short illness.
There were seven sons and seven daughters in this family wihich distinguished themselves as being fine citizens. Of this group, only three remain which includes two sisters and one brother.
Funeral services for Mr. Moore were held at the graveside in the Moore cemetery near Taft with the Rev. Calvin Middleton in charge.
He is survived by five sons, Greenberry, Sam, Millard, Linzie, and Bradley Moore, and three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Scott, Mrs. Julia Banks and Mrs. Virgie Scott. Also surviving aare 39 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Maudie BOOTH MOOREFIELD, 91 of Florence, KY d. April 6, 2000. She was born Sept. 20, 1908 in Lee County the d/o the late George W. and Dixie CRABTREE Booth.
Survivors are one son, Darold L. MOOREFIELD, Williamstown, KY; one daughter, Helen D. DURHAM, Cincinnati, OH; four sisters, Lula BEGLEY, Hamilton, OH, Edna BUSH, Leeco, KY, Mildred EVANS, Booneville, KY, Betty ISAACS, Lexington, KY; two brothers, Paul BOOTH of Beattyville, KY, Woodrow BOOTH of Villa Hills, KY; one granddaughter, Gina BLUME of Cincinnati, OH; two great granddaughters, Jessica Demaree and Sarah BLUME of Cincinnati, OH.
She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Jill Lynn DURHAM.
Burial in the Crabtree Cemetery, Fixer, KY.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 January 1951James E. Mosley, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mosley, of Dayton, Ohio, was killed in an automobile accident about 12 miles from here on Ky. 11, Saturday night.
His parents and another occupant, Ralph Hatton, were treated at a Richmond hospital for injuries and released. Two other occupants escaped injury. They were Hershel Mosley, and Harold Lindon, Campton.
The car in which they were riding went out of control on an ice covered curve and crashed into a tree.
Funeral services for the child were held Tuesday afternoon, January 16, in the chapel of the Pennington Funeral Home, services being conducted by Rev. E. C. Dalrymple.
Survivors include his parents and several half brothers and sisters.
Burial was in the Proctor cemetery with Pennington funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 February 1950Funeral services for Caleb Murp, 78, were held in the Heidelberg Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. George Botner conducted the service. Burial was in the cemetery at Caryton with Pennington Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Murphy, son of the late Hannonand Audie Spivey Murphy, is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Bessie Murphy; four sons and five daughters: one sister and five half-brothers; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The sons are Chester, of Heidelberg; John of Jackson; Lester of Cincinnati; and Delbert of Cressmont. Mrs. Grace Webb, Irvine; Mrs. Marie Stevens, Louisville; Mrs. Isaac Watts, Winchester; and Misses Louise and Mary Ellen Murphy are the daughters.
Although he was born in Jackson county, he had lived in Owsley and Lee counties many years, having made his home near Idamay for a long time. He was one of the old time mail carriers between Beattyville and Booneville when it was a good day's work to make the round trip of some 20 miles. Mr. Murphy died of tuberculosis, but only a year or so ago he attracted much attention by his agility in some square dance contests. His picture and a story about him appeared in the magazine section of the Courier-Journal. He was a small friendly man with a large number of friends in many walks of life.
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