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Ernest Sevelle SAMSThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 October 1953Funeral services for Ernest Sevelle Sams, 39, were held Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Houndshell cemetery at Congleton by Rev. R. B. Baker.
Mr. Sams, the son of Fannie Sams and the late Alfred Sams was born in Lee county May 17, 1914 and died Monday, October 17, 1953 at 11:20 a.m. in the Jewish hospital at Cincinnati, Ohio after an illness of 10 days.
He is survived by his wife, Eudell Mays Sams and one son, Donald, 13. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Fannie Sams of Congleton, three brothers, Dalzell of Evanzville, [sic] Ind., Robert of Hamilton, Ohio, Alfred Jr., of Cheyenne, Wyoming and one sister, Imalene of Kalamazoo, Mich. Also several neices and nephews.
Pallbearers were Alfred Sams, Jr., Robert Sams, Dalzell Sams, Kenneth Bradley, Elden Porter and Carl Mays.
Burial was in the Houndshell cemetery with King Justie Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 January 1950Mrs. Sarah York Sams, 95, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Vicars, at Congleton, Friday, January 13, 1950, just seven days following her birthday celebration.
Mrs. Sams was born in Owsley County near Beattyville, January 5, 1855, the daughter of Alfred and Sarah Cole York, who long ago entered into rest. Mrs. Sams was the last of the York family. She had been a member of the Baptist church for more years than the ordinary lifetime.
Funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. E. R. Sams, and burial was in the Hounshell graveyard nearby.
Her husband, the late Jake Sams, died some 25 years ao, and only two daughters survive, Mrs. Vicars, and Mrs. Mary Pennington of Richmond, Ind., one niece, Mrs. Roscoe Howell, and three nephews, William A. Lyons, Richard Lyons and Jerry Howell, all of Beattyville.
She is also survived by seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 May 1952Funeral servcies for Arnie Lee Schrader, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schrader, were held Monday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m. at the Heidelberg Baptist Church by Rev. George Botner.
Mr. Schrader was born at Shelbyville, Indiana on August 23, 1903 and deceased this life at Cincinnati, Ohio on May 9, at the age of 48 years, 8 months and 16 days. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Reece on February 24 1934. He had been a member of the Baptist Church for several years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Schrader of Cincinnati, Ohio, his mother and one brother.
Burial was in the Heidelberg Cemetery with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Reece Schrader SCOTT
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Saturday, 20 April 1974Elizabeth Reece Scott, 3912 Vine St., wife of Ralph M. Scott, passed away Thursday, April 18, 1974.
She is survived by four brothers, James, Millard, Willard, and Sam Reece; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Johnson and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Mrs. Mary Schlasinger, Mrs. Nell Bay and Miss Bertha Reece.
Friends may call at Nurre Bros. Funeral Home, 345 W. McMillan St., Clifton, Sunday, 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral services Monday, April 22, at 11 a.m. Burial Vine St. Hill Cemetery.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Tuesday, 20 January 2004Gertrude Scott, (nee Coomer), 96, of Lebanon, died Saturday, January 17, 2004. Born March 5, 1905 in Lee County, KY to Daniel Boone and Lela Alice (nee Stamper) Coomer, she was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of the Carmel Church of God.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William Ursa Scott, Sr, two sons, Elwin Gerald "Jerry" Scott and Dwight Lee Scott, six brothers, and two sisters.
Survivors include five sons, William U. Scott, Jr. of Tipp City, OH, Arvie C. Scott of Beavercreek, OH, Donald Scott of Clarksville, TN, Marvin Scott of Peebles, OH, and Gary Scott of Waynesville, OH, four daughters, Darlene Lamb of Waynesville, Treva Thompson of Hebron, KY, Alice Brandenburg of Buna, TX, and Joyce Winans of Lebanon, OH, one sister, Thelma Ruth Baker of Lebanon, 26 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren.
Visitation, Wednesday January 21, 2004 from 5-8 p.m. at the Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon. Funeral service on Thursday January 22, 2004 at 11 a.m. at the Cornerstone Church of God, Lebanon. Brother Reggie Brandenburg to officiate. Intermant to follow at Deerfield Cemetery in South Lebanon. Arrangements by the Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Saturday, 25 September 1954Services for Herbert Seale, 58, of 45 Madison st. will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Congleton Brothers funeral home in Beattyville, Ky. Friends may call at the Charles W. Moore funeral home, 2206 E. Third st. from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Mr. Seale, a native of Booneville and a Dayton resident 10 years, died Friday in Miami Valley hospital. He was a retired elvator operator at Delco Products.
He is survived by his wife, Mattie; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Lynch and Leota Seale; three sons, Ray, Joe and Robert, and three grandchildren, all of Dayton.
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The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 27 September 1954Booneville, Sept. 26 - Henry Herbert Seale, 58, died Friday at Dayton, Ohio, after a short illness. He was a former resident of Owsley County.
Funeral services were conducted today at the Presbyterian Church here by the Rev. Robert McClure and the Rev. J. H. Burton. Burial was in the Seale Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 March 1951Funeral services for Bruce Sewell were held Thursday March 15, at 2:00 p.m. at Congleton Brothers Funeral Chapel by Rev. Proctor of Lexington, Kentucky.
Mr. Sewell, the son of Max and Liza Curtis Sewell, was born at Beattyville March 2, 1898 and deceased this life at his home in Lexington on March 13, 1951 at the age of 53 years and 11 days.
He has been a resident of Lee County all his life except the last four years which he had spent in Lexington, Ky.
A member of the Evergreen Baptist Church for some years, he is survived y his wife, Dock Sewell, Lexington; one son, John Stanley, Lexington; and one daughter, Carria Francis Crawford, Lexington.
Burial was in the Phillips Cemetery near Beattyville.
Statesman Journal (Salem, OR)
Thursday, 24 October 1935Monmouth, Oct. 23, Mrs. G. T. Shanks, 57, died early Tuesday at a Salem hospital following an operation.
Nellie Etta Horne was born January 13, 1878, at Beattyville, Ky., where she lived until moving to New Mexico in 1904. She was married to G. T. Shanks at Clovis, New Mexico, October 1, 1906, and in 1910 they moved to Roseburg. In 1931 they came to Monmouth, where Mr. Shanks is proprietor of the Monmouth Iron Works.
He survives, also three stepchildren: Edgar T. Shanks, Grants Pass; Mrs. C. J. Grimm, Roseburg, and Marvin Shanks, Monteca, Calif. Also her father, Aaron Horne, of Beattyville, Ky., and five sisters: Mrs. Kate Warner, Prior, Ky., Mrs. Grace Fruhwirth, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Harmon Crook, Mount Calm, Calif., Mrs. Addie Warner, Richmond, Ky., and Mavis Horne, Beattyville, and two brothers, William Horne, Lexington, Ky., and Charles Horne, Beattyville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday at the Smith Funeral Home here, with Rev. Rodney M. Britten officiating. Interment will be made in the Knights of Pythias cemetery at Monmouth.
Evelea C. SHARPE, 90, widow of R.E. SHARPE and Rufus FUGETTE, died Tues., Oct 31 2006 at Homestead Nursing Home. Born in Lee County, KY, she was the daughter of Bradley and Bertha Lou BRANSON COOMER. Mrs SHARPE was a retired seamstress.
Survivors include a son James H. (Letha) FUGETTE, Lexington; three grandchildren, Timothy Alan (Angela) FUGETTE, Lexington, Kimberly Sue (Stan) FRAZIER, Dalzell, SC, and William Thomas (Katrina) FUGETTE, Lexington; a sister Ruth HONICAN, Lexington; and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Thur. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Rd. by Dr. Tony A. HANCOCK. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5-8pm Wed. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Hillcrest Baptist Church, 1409 Versailles Rd., Lex., KY 40504
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, 6 Feb 1958
Mrs. Cordelia SHOEMAKER, 73, died Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. She was a member in Zoe Church of God.
Survivors: Husband, Charlie SHOEMAKER, Fincastle; mother, Mrs. Elizabeth COMBS, Zoe; sons Everett, Cincinnati, Roy, Middletown, Ohio; daughters Mrs. Nora MULLINS, Mrs. Anna Lee HALL, West Carolton, Ohio, Mrs. Lorena WALTON, Franklin, Ohio, Mrs. Ruby VANDERPOOL, Mrs. Betty WHISMAN, Middletown, Ohio; sisters, Mrs. Annie SHOEMAKER, Wisconsin, Mrs. Ollie STAMPER, Zoe, Mrs. Grace LEMASTER, Neon, and Mrs. Minnie MURPHY, Bellvue, Texas.
Funeral serviceswere conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Newnam Funeral Home by Rev. Orville MORGAN. Burial was in the Lane Cemetery near Zoe, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 May 1951Dan Shoemaker, 77, died at his home near Fincastle, May 27, 1951. He was the son of the late Andy B. and was born in Lee county on March 22, 1874.
On January 14, 1895, he was married to Miss Alice Beldor and to this union was born four daughters and four sons.
Mr. Shoemaker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Shoemaker; four sons, Burton, Alfred, and D. L. Shoemaker, all of Irvine, and Clarence Shoemaker of Beattyville. His four daughters surviving are Mrs. Home Bowman, Lexington; Mrs. C. B. White, Tallega; Mrs. Lester Paynter, Hamilton, Ohio, and Mrs. Daisy Payne, Lexington.
He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mary Barrett of Cincinnati, Mrs. Cinda Gilbert of Dayton, Ohioo, and Mrs. Polly Copley of Barton, West. Va.
Other survivors include 18 grand children and 8 great grand children.
Mr. Shoemaker in his early days was engaged in the lumber business and was also interested in farming. He also was in the employ of the L & N Railroad for about 20 years.
Funeral services were held Monday in the family burying ground near Fincastle with the Rev. Sam Wilson officiating.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 December 1951Last rites were held Saturday, Dec. 22, for Deliah Shoemaker, 75, who died as a result of burns when her house caught fire and burned to the ground last Wednesday.
Mrs. Shoemaker was a member of Church of God, Zoe, Ky.
Among the survivors are one son, Dewey Richardson of Cleveland, Ohio, one daughter, Mrs. Josephine Richardson of Zoe; two sisters, Mrs. Malissa Johnson, Decator, Ill. and Mrs. Perdilla Couch of Frankfort, Ky.; one brother, Levi Richardson, Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. Shoemaker is also survived by three grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Ramah Johnson officiating and burial was in the family cemetery near Hopewell with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 March 1951Funeral services for Thomas Shoemaker, age 71, were held at his home near Beattyville, on Wednesday, March 14, at 2:30 p.m. conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mr. Shoemaker was the son off the late Thomas and Sabra Lewis Shoemaker, and was born in Lee County March 3, 1880. He died March 11, 1951 in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington where he had been admitted about a week before.
He was married to Miss Mertie Wilson on March 23, 1889. [sic]. In his early manhood for a number of years he was engaged in the lumber business and was much interested in farming. For some 15 years he was engaged in the mercantile business. He was a member of the Christian church.
Mr. Shoemaker is survived by his wife, two daugthers, Mrs. W. R. Whisman of Canmer, Ind.; Mrs. P. C. Thompson of Idianapolis, Ind.; six sons, Luther, Indianapolis, Ind.; Jasper, Royal Oak, Mich.; Ernie, Camden, Ind.; Virgil, Brookston, Ind.; Clay, Camden, Ind., and Carl, Kokomo,Ind.
He is also survivd by 23 grandchildren and one great grandchild; one brother, Marion Shoemaker, and one sister, Mrs. Martha Powell, both of Cincinnati.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
Willis Martin SHOEMAKER, 80 of Big Andy Ridge d. April 14, 2000. He was born March 9, 1920 in Lee County to the late Jim and Zella (WRIGHT) Shoemaker.
Survivors are his wife of 53 years, Bonetta (LUTES) Shoemaker; one stepson, Donald R. WILLIAMS of Beattyville, KY; one brother, Leonard SHOEMAKER of Middletown, OH; two sisters, Maude CAUDELL of Winchester, KY and Dolly CONRAD of Columbus, OH; five step granddaughters, and nine step great grandchildren.
Burial with Military Rites in the Shoemaker-Williams Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 April 1952Capt. W. T. Short, 90, retired attorney and native of Owsley county, died at his home in Richmond, April 3, after a long illness. He had been confined to his bed for the past nine years.
Capt. Short was a former school teacher, state fire marshall, collector of internal revenue for Kentucky, secretary of the State Workman's Compnesation Board, and a former prohibition officer for the federal government, his term extending from 1892 to 1915.
He was widely known for having destroyed more moonshine stills in Kentucky than any other officer. He was prominent in the Republican party in the state and retired from law practice 17 years.
He was a member of the First Christian Church, Kentucky and Madison Bar Associations, and Richmond Lodge No. 25, F. and A. M. He was awarded a 50-year Masonic membership pin in 1946.
Capt. Short moved to Richmond in 1900. His second wife, Mrs. Katherine Hale Short, died in 1948.
Survivors include two daughters, Miss Sammy Short and Mrs. George Lane, both of Richmond; one son, James Short of Carlisle, and one grandchild.
Burial was in the Richmond cemetery April 5, with Dr. F. N. Tinder and Rev. W. H. Poore, officiating.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 June 1954Burial services were conducted at the Newnam Cemetery near St. Helens Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. for Aster D. Shouse, 57, of Cincinnati and former Lee county resident.
Mr. Shouse died of injuries sustained a week prior to his death when he was struck on a Cincinnati street. He had been a resident of Cincinnati for many years.
Survivors are his widow: five daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Rose, Mrs. Edna Smith, Mrs. Mary Smith and Miss Peggy Shouse, all of Cincinnati; Mrs. Marie Brewer, Hazard; three sons, Hiram and James Shouse of Cincinnati, and Aster Shouse Jr., of Hazard; a sister, Mrs. Della McIntosh, and a brother, John A. Shouse, both of Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 August 1984Mrs. Mary Shuler, 83, of Beattyville, Ky., died Wednesday, August 8, 1984 at 2 a.m.
Born May 3, 1901, she was the widow of Billy Shuler Sr., and a member of the Pentacostal Church of God.
Survived by her sister, Mrs. Beulah Hollon; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 11, 1984 at 2:00 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Bro. Allen Mayse officiating. Burial followed in the White Ash Cemetery, Beattyville with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Shuler was the daughter of Robert Ross and Lizzie Hounshell.
The Chronicle (Scottsburg, IN)
Thursday, 16 February 1950Simon Shuler, aged 68, passed away at his home East of Austin on Feb. 6th. He had been in poor health for several months.
A native of Estill County, Ky., he came to Indiana about seven years ago.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Shuler, and nine children: Mrs. Myrtle Lamb of Berea, ,Ky., George Shuler of Deputy, Mrs. Christine Barrett of Winchester, Ky., Mrs. Irene Barger and Mrs. Betty Fox of Austin and Fredrick, Alice and Eddie at home.
The Rev. Billie Mitchel conducted the funeral services at New Harmony church. Interment was in charge of Taff Funeral Service in the Harrod cemetery.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 5 October 1967Irvine - William Powell Shuler, 94, of Pryse, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Estill County Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and a retired Church of God minister.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mary R. Shuler; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Bellamy, Beattyville; three sons, Troy and Raleigh Shuler, Irvine, and Walter Shuler, Beattyville; a sister, Mrs. Emma Gross, Richmond; two brothers, Walker Shuler, Irvine, and Wesley Shuler, Clay City; 29 grandchildren, 66 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at the Cox Funeral Home by the Rev. Cecil Fox. Burial will be in the Johnson Cemetery, Lee County. The body is at the funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 December 1953Scott Shull, Spanish American War Veteran, died December 28, in Beattyville.
Mr. Shull was born in Estill county on July 25, 1860. He was retired coal miner and at his death, was a member of the Beattyville Church of God.
Surviving him are his wife, sons, William Henry, and Johnnie, and his eight daughters, Mrs. Effie Brandenburg, Mrs. Carlie Guy, Mrs. Sherilda Gilbert, Mrs. Georgia Osborne, Mrs. Goldie Osborne, Mrs. Mollie McKinney, Mrs. Rose Moore and Mrs. Lily Flynn.
Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. Sam Wilson the pastor. Congleton Brothers Funeral Home had the arrangements.
Rushville Republican (Rushville, IN)
Saturday, 21 August 1954Ex-Local Man Is Kentucky Hunting Accident Victim
An accidental gunshot wound while hunting squirrels proved fatal Friday evening to Andrew J. Sizemore, 63, of Pasadena, Califo., a former Rushville resident.
The accident took place earlier this week in the county (Owsley) near Lexington, Ky., where Mr. Sizemore was visiting, and death occurred at 6:30 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital at Lexington.
Mr. Sizemore, who was a carpenter and contractor, lived in Rushville from 1936 to 1950. He moved to Pasadena about four years ago. The body will be returned to Rushville for services.
He was born in Kentucky on December 10, 1890, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sizemore. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rushville and of the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Ethel Margrave Sizemore; his mother, Mrs. J. T. Sizemore of Liberty; three sons, Robert and Audley of Rushville and Ray of Houston, Texas, and three daughters, Mrs. M. N. Frostrom and Mrs. Romle Perry, both of Pasadena, and Mrs. Gerald Bowden of Detroit. six brothers, Marvin Sizemore, Connersville; (Farmer Sizemore, Detroit; Asher Sizemore, Salem, Ind.; Woodford Sizemore, Shelbyville, Ind.; Howard, Jeffersonville, Ind., and Walker Sizemore, Bellevue, O.; two sisters, Mrs. Henry (Ethel) Karnes and Mrs. David (Mollie) Sailor, both of Liberty;) and 13 grandchildren also survive.
Two sisters preceded him in death.
Services will be held in the Moster Mortuary Monday morning at 10 o'clock and interment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Brookville. Friends may call at the mortuary beginning Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Henry SIZEMORE, 74 of Booneville, Ky d. April 12, 2000. He was born Jan. 8, 1926 in White Oak, KY the s/o the late Lewis and Lillie (THOMAS) Sizemore.
Survivors are his wife of 52 years, Francis (TIREY) Sizemore; one brother, Elwood SIZEMORE of Booneville, KY; two sisters, Jessie BISHOP of Booneville, KY, and Esther GABBARD of Beattyville, KY.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Morton and Hugh SIZEMORE.
Burial in the Congleton Cemetery, Beattyville, KY.
Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 11 November 1935Archie Slone, 40, Beattyville, who was brought Sunday to the U.S. Veterans hospital on the Leestown pike, died at 10:30 o'clock today.
Mr. Slone, who served overseas during the World War, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Powell Slone, and nine children all of Beattyville.
The body was removed to the Anglin and Boden funeral home and was to be taken to Beattyville this afternoon.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 July 1951Fred Sloan, 70, according to Coroner Chester McIntosh, was found dead in bed at his home near Whiteash, last week.
At the time of his death, Coroner McIntosh said, he was living with Chester Ross and on the morning of June 27, when Mrs. Ross went in Slone's room to awaken him for breakfast, she found him dead.
McIntosh, who was called to the scene soon afterwards said that Slone had passed away in his sleep some two or three hours before he was discovered. A Coroner's jury summoned later returned a verdict that Mr. Slone "came to his death from natural causes while asleep." His death is attributed to heart failure, McIntosh said.
Funeral services were held on Friday at the Mt. Olive Christian Church for Mr. Slone with the Rev. Sam Wilson officiating. Burial was in the nearby Ashcraft cemetery with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
Mr. Slone left surviving him three sons, five daughters, and two brothers. They are as follows: Sons, Jesse Slone, Louisville; Calvin Slone, and Emery Slone of Cincinnati. The daughters include Vesta Slone, Louisville, Della Tudor, Jane Raider, Emma Masters, and Billy Golden Mans, all of Cincinnati.
The two brothers are Floyd Slone of Lexington, and Ben Slone of Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 December 1942Isaac Slone, 69, died at his home in Fixer on Wednesday, December 9, following an illness of several months. He suffered a paralytic stroke recently.
Funeral services were conducted at the Fixer church by Rev. J. B. Morrison.
Survivors include his widow; four children, Mildred, Juanita and Mrs. Clarence Flynn, all of Fixer; one son, Roy, who has been in foreign service with the U. S. Army for the past four years, and four brothers, Ben, John, Floyd and Fred Slone, all of Lee county.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 14 October 1954Pfc. Hargis Smallwood died in Germany, October 2, 1954, from injuries received when a military vehicle in which he was a passenger, overturned.
Pfc. Smallwood was inducted into the U.S. Army on April 20, 1953. He had spent the last 12 months in Germany.
Surviving are his wife, Sylvia Smallwood, one small son, Hargis William; his father, Jay Smallwood, two sisters and three brothers, all of Yellow Rock.
The remains will be sent to the States for burial.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 November 1954Pfc Hargus Smallwood who was killed in Germany, October 2nd, was laid to rest in Camp Nelson Military Cemetery October 25 at two o'clock.
Those from this community attending the funeral were Lee Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Arvin, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Sipple and son, Jay Smallwood and family from Yellow Rock, Miss Edith Smallwood, Eugene Smallwood, Mrs. H. J. Crabtree, Elba Fike, Human Newton, M.L. Smallwood and family of Sandfield, and Elmer Frost of Heidelberg.
Pfc. Albert Smallwood came as an escort with his brother-in-law. He will remain home for 30 days before returning to duty.
"Sleep on dear one, and take your rest, they Warfare is over."
The Mountain Eagle (Whitesburg, KY)
Thursday, 5 March 1953Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 25, at the Free Will Baptist Church at Whitaker for Harlen Smallwood, 23 year old Seco resident who was killed in a car wreck on Bell Point Ridge in Lee County.
Harlen is survived by his father and mother, Walter and Srilda Phillips Smallwood and five sisters and one brother.
Rev. Loyd Pike was in charge of the funeral with burial in the Whitaker Cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Wednesday, 18 September 1940Beattyville, Ky. -- The Rev. John C. Smallwood, 91, a retired Christian minister who claimed the distinction of being the only surviving veteran of both the War Between the States and the Spanish-America war, died of a heart attack at 7 o'clock Tuesday night at the home of his son, Robert S. Smallwood, near here.
Death came unexpectedly, members of his family said as the Rev. Mr. Smallwood, who celebrated his 91st birthday anniversary last April 19, recently had been in good health.
The house in which he died is located only three miles from the one in which he was born, which at that time was in a part of Owsley county which since has been incorporated in Lee county. He had resided with his son since the death in 1930 of his wife, Mrs. Ann Smallwood.
For more than 30 years the Rev.-Mr. Smallwood served as a circuit riding minister, having been ordained 40 years ago. He made long trips regularly until his health forced him to retire as an active minister about 10 years ago.
After he stopped circuit-riding, residents of his community gathered at his home each week for Sunday school services. On the occasion of his 91st birthday, the Rev. Mr. Smallwood estimated that he had performed 500 marriages and baptized more than 1,000 persons.
He served in both the War Between the States and the Spanish-American war as a private. He was a Mason.
Besides his son, he is survived by another son, J. H. Smallwood, Covington, and two daughters, Mrs. Lou Patton, East Bernstadt, and Mrs. Mattie Amburgy, Jeffersonville, Montgomery county, and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Beattyville Christian church with five Christian ministers, officiating. Burial will be in the Epworth cemetery in Owsley county with Masonic rites at the grave.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 November 1951Funeral services for Cecil Earl Smith, 21, who was killed in action in Korea on July 20, 1950 will be held Friday in the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian Church. The funeral is set for 1:00 p.m. with the Rev. Boaz Smith in charge.
Cecil Earl is the son of Shelby and Mary Smith and was a member of the Mt. Paran Presbyterian Church. He went into the armed services some time in October 1949.
Other than his parents, he is survived by two brothers and four sisters. The brothers are Elmer of Dayton, Ohio, and Lonnie of Beattyville.
The surviving sisters include Edith and Stella Smyth of Dayton, Ohio, and Euvera and Leota of Beattyville.
Burial will be in the Smyth Cemetery near Mt. Paran with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 January 1953Clyde Smyth, 56, son of Brownlow and the late Mary Treadway Smyth, died at his home at Farmers, in Rowan County Sunday, January 11, 1953 after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were conducted at the Christian Church at Farmers.
Other than his father he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Sullivan of Farmers, Mrs. Ethel Williams of Muncie, Ind., and one brother, Lucian Smyth of Farmers.
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Bath County News (Owingsville, KY)
Thursday, 15 January 1953Funeral services for Clyde V. Smith, 56, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Farmers Christian Church with interment in Carey cemetery at Farmers.
Mr. Smith, son of Brownlee Smith and the late Mary Treadway Smith, was born in Lee county March 15, 1896. He was well known in Bath county.
He is survived in addition to his father, his wife, Mrs. Esta Smith; one brother, Lucian Smith, of Farmers; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Sullivan, Farmers and Mrs. Ethel Williams, Muncie, Indiana.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Herbert Moore.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 January 1951Funeral services for Enoch Smith, 70, will be held Friday afternoon, January 5, at one o'clock in the Beattyville Christian church. Services will be conducted by Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mr. Smith, son of the late John and Margaret Snowden Smith, was bron in Lee county Feb. 11, 1880, and died in a Lexington hospital January 3, following an illness of several months.
Mr. Smith was a member of the Christian church for many years.
He is survived y his wife, Mrs. Emily Murphy Smith, two sons, Edward, of Worthington, Ohio, and Jack, of Dayton. He is also survived by two brothers, Jim and Nelson of Middletown, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Arch Combs, of Beattyville.
Burial will be in the Snowden cemetery near Pine Grove with Congleton Brothers in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 July 1951Afer an illness of about two and one-half years, Fred Smith passed away last Wednesday at his home near Congleton. He was 50 years of age.
Mr. Smith, the son of Brock and Eunice Jones Smith, was a native Lee Countian and a member of the Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Proctor Lodge Number 213, F&AM.
His survivors include his wife, Beatrice Evans Smith; one son, Jimmie Smith; four daughters, Pattie Jo Smith, Judy Smith, Linda K. Smith and Mrs. Ruth Little, all of Beattyville.
He also is survived by one brother and five sisters. His brother is Jerry Smith of Beattyville and his sisters include Mrs. Lou Durbin and Mrs. Alice Durbin of Belle Point; Mrs. Kate Evans of Heidelberg; Mrs. C. C. Farmer of Lexington, and Miss Jocie Smith of Beattyville. Also surviving are three grandchildren.
Funeral services with Masonic rites for Mr. Smith were held at the grave at 2:00 p.m., Friday July 6, with Rev. John A. Hatcher officiating. Burial was in the Smith Cemetery with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 July 1952Col. George T. Smith, a widely-known dentist, soldier, businessman and farmer died at his home here Saturday, June 27, at 2 p.m. after an illness of several months.
Doc. Smith as he was known by his many friends, was born in Fayette county and came to Lee while still a young man. He was a veteran of the Spanish-America War and a full-fledged colonel during World War I. It is said that his regiment penetrated farther into German than any other outfit during the war. He also served as military governor in the captured German territory.
Dr. Smith was a graduate of Transylvania College and the School of Dentistry, University of Louisville. He has been in active practice in Beattyville for about 48 years and was noted for his deep compassion and sympathy for his patients.
A stalwart member of the Democratic Party, Dock, was very active in political circles and served approximately 25 years as executive chairman of the Lee Democratic organization. He was at one time a candidate for United States Senate.
Dr. Smith also served several years as postmaster of Beattyville and was county judge. He also was president of the Lee County Commercial Bank.
Funeral services were held for Col. Smith at 10 a.m. Monday at the Beattyville Christian Church of which he was a member, with Rev. Sam Wilson and Rev. Donald Nash officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Carolyn Wilson Smith; a son, Francis Smith; two daughters, Mrs. Jewell White and Mrs.Sara Francil Rall, and a brother, Harvey Smith of Lexington.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 May 1954James Franklin Smith, widely known Owsley County farmer, died at his homenear Ende about 11:00 p.m. Saturday night, May 8, 1954. He was 85 years of age.
Mr. Smith is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Fannie Pierson, of Pensacola, Florida; Mrs. Effie Pierson, of Green Hall, and Mrs. Martha Hoagland of Bristolville, Ohio; four sons, Elby Smith of Sturgeon; Robert Smith, of Middletown, Ohio; Wilson Smith, of Cincinnati, and Clifton Smith of Endee; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane Wyatt, of Metamora, Indiana, and Mrs. Sarah Frost, of Cincinnati; two half-brothers, Colley Hurst, of Hamilton, Ohio and Ed Hurst of Tyner.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Royal Oak Baptist church by Reverends Clarence Kilburn and Frank Wilson Burial was in the Spence cemetery.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of the services.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 August 1952John M. Smith, 55, father of Dr. J. M. Smith, Beattyville physician, died at the home of his son at 7 o'clock Thursday night, August 21 after an illness of several months.
Mr. Smith was born in Knott county, Kentucky, February 27, 1897. A mechanical engineer, he had been a resident of Detroit, Mich., for several years. He had made his home with his son in Beattyville for approximately three months prior to his death.
Besides Dr. Smith, survivors include his widow, Mrs. Treva Smith; another son, Luther smith; two daughters, Janet and Joan Smith, all of Beattyville; four sisters, Mrs. Travis Combs, Mrs. Martin Huff and Sarah Smith, all of Mousie, Ky., and Mrs. Charles Stewart, Ashland and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the grave in Hill Crest Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, by the Rev. Fred Nelkirk, Lexington, with King Justice Funeral Home of Beattyville in charge.
Pallbearers were Buford Short, Harold Kincaid, Emile Napier, Jewell White, C. M. Begley and Tom Combs, all of Beattyville.
NOTE: John and his wife were both reinterred in the Lexington Cemetery in 1993.
Newnam Funeral Home, Beattyville, KY
Dr. John M. Smith, Jr., 91, of Beattyville, KY, the son of John M. and Treva Smith, was born April 9th 1922 in Hazard, KY and passed away June 15th 2013. He was a practicing physician for 61years. He was one of the first graduates from Caney Creek College now known as Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, KY.
After graduating from the University of Kentucky, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1942 he enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a first lieutenant aboard the U.S.S. Weeden, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific campaigns of World War II.
Upon his honorable discharge, he was selected as one of the first recipients of the Rural Kentucky Medical Scholarship Fund, entered and graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1949. Following his medical internship, he extended his service to our country by volunteering for the Korean War, serving as a medical officer at the Louisville, KY recruiting station. At the time of his discharge on July 6th 1951 he opened his first medical practice 10 days later in Beattyville, KY. In 1962, he left Beattyville temporarily to practice in the field of radiology working at Morehead Hospital, Woodford County Hospital, and the Lexington Clinic.
In June of 1974 he returned to Beattyville as a general practitioner - his true love and passion - faithfully serving the patients he loved for the next 38 years until the age of 90. He was a member of the Masonic Proctor Lodge 213 and the Lee County Shrine Club, VFW Post 11296, and the Kentucky Medical Association. He served as the Medical Director of the Lee County Constant Care and Geri Young House and a member of the Lee County Board of Health.
Dr. Smith is survived by his wife, Patty, of 54 years, sons John S. (Vivian) of Beattyville, KY; Robert of Versailles, KY; William (Kim) of Arlington, VA; Sparkman, Daniel (Jo, Martha); Giletta, and John A., all of Lexington, KY; one brother, Luther (Rosemary), Beattyville, KY; two sisters, Janet (Glenn) Moore, Scottsburg, IN and Joan Tilford, Falls of Rough, KY; seventeen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Beattyville, on Wednesday, June 19th from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday, June 20th from 10-11 a.m. Masonic services will be held at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Funeral services will immediately follow visitation on Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Lexington Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 April 1951Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Smith were held Tuesday, April 17, 1951 at the Beattyville Church of God at 2:00 p.m. by the Rev. Walter Wilhite.
Mrs. Smith, the daughter of the late Jim and Sarah Thomas Vanderpool, was born July 13, 1900 and deceased this life at her home in Cincinnati on April 14, 1951 at the age of 50 years 9 months and one day.
She is survived y her husband, the Rev. Leslie Smith; one daughter, Miss Regina Smith, both of Cincinnati; three brothers, Albert Vanderpool, Zoe; Herbert Vanderpool, Hamilton, Ohio; and Alex Vanderpool, Cincinnati; five sisters, Mrs. Cordelia Ball, Mrs. Nancy Mann and Mrs. Martha Treadway, all of Cincinnati; Mrs. Mae Bugsby and Mrs. Belva Cart of Pontiac, Michigan.
Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery at Beattyville with funeral arrangements by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 June 1951Funeral services were conducted at the Stonecoal Cemetery near Cressmont last Sunday for Martha Kathryn Creech Smith, better known throughout parts of Lee and Owsley counties as "Aunt Kate."
Aunt Kate died Saturday, June 23 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Hubard, at Earnestville. She was 81 years old.
Aunt Kate was the daughter of the late John and Sally Ann Creech and the wife of Kirby Smith. She was a member of Stonecoal Baptist Church and the mother of nin children, five of whom are still living.
Surviving her are daughters, Mrs. Mertie Creech, Manchester, Michigan and Mrs. Minnie Hubbard, Earnestville; and three sons, Conley Smith and Dennis Smith of Loveland, Ohio and Virgil Smith of Tyner. Also surviving are two brothers, three sisters, 29 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Funeral ceremonies were carried out by the Rev. George Botner, Rev. Wilson Smith, and Rev. Lloyd Hornsby.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday,11 July 1974Mrs. Treva Smith, 71, died at the Kings Daughter Hospital Sunday, July 7th after a short illness.
She was a native of Morgan County, a widow of John M. Smith and a member of the Nazarene Church.
She is survived by two sons, Dr. John M. Smith, Beattyville; Luther Smith, New Albany, Indiana; two daughters, Mrs. Janet S. Moore, Beattyville; and Mrs. Joan Tilford, Falls of Rought, Ky.; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Naive, Ravenna; Mrs. Levadis Gilmer, Vadian, Miss., Mrs. Edna Cottle, Middletown, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday, July 9th at 1 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home with the Rev. Lee R. Bennett officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Ky.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 August 1951Funeral services for Lawrence T. Smyth, 47, who died as he was being rushed to the hospital last Thursday, were held Saturday at the Mt. Paran Presbyterian church with the Rev. Hoaz Smith and Rev. Ramah Johnson officiating.
Mr. Smyth who had taken ill earlier in the week was bring taken to a Lexington hospital by ambulance but was pronouced dead on arrival.
Lawrence leaves to survive him his wife, Mrs. Minnie B. Smyth; one son, William S. Smyth of Middletown, O.; two daughters, Mrs. Dreyfus Bowman of Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Wiley Coldiron Jr., of Middletown, O.
Other survivors include four brothers, Randa Smyth of Beattyville, Archie E. and Thomas Smyth of Leeco, and Crit Smyth of Pine Ridge. Four sisters surviving are Carrie Smyth of Cincinnati, Mrs. Stanley Mays of Beattyville, Mrs. Charlie Crabtree of Irvine, and Mrs. Thomas Childers of Patsy.
Burial was in the Mt. Paran cemetery with Masonic rites by Thacker Lodge. Funeral arrangements were by Congleton Bros. funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 June 1953Funeral services for William Brownloe Smyth, 90, were held Wednesday, June 15, at his home at Farmers, in Rowan county. Mr. Smyth was a resident of Lee county for several years before moving to Rowan county.
The son of Abe and Caroline Smyth, he married the former Miss Mary Treadway in 1889. His wife preceded him in death 21 years ago.
Surviving are three children, Mrs. Lillie Sullivan, Farmers; Mrs. Ethel Williams, Muncie, Indiana, and Lucian Smyth of Farmers.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 October 1954Elmer Snowden, 63, farmer and veteran of World War I, died at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at his home near Beattyville. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviving are hiw wife, Mrs. Maggie Snowden; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pryse Snowden of Lower Buffalo; five sons: Harold and Dorman Snowden, both of Middletown, Ohio; Ralph, Clyde, and Kenneth Snowden, all of Lower Buffalo; five daughters: Miss Mildred Snowden of Pasadena, Calif.; Miss Lorene Snowden and Miss Irene Snowden, of Hamilton, O.; Mrs. Catherine Caudell and Miss Barbara Sue Snowden, both of Lower Buffalo; five brothers; Conley, Orville, Dale and Luttrell Snowden, all of Beattyville, and Carl Snowden of Middletown, O.; two sisters; Mrs. Orpha Treadway of Lower Buffalo and Mrs. W. M. Thomas of Cleveland, O.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Snowden Cemetery by the Rev. Charles Evans. The body was taken from the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home to the residence on Sunday afternoon.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 October 1953Mrs. Nan Snowden died Friday, October 2, in her home at Pine Grove. Funeral services were held the following Sunday at her home at 2:00 p.m. Rev. L. D. Powell spoke the last rites and then she was buried in the Snowden Cemetery.
Mrs. Snowden was the wife of Arch Snowden who died in 1935. She was the daughter of Elijah and Pauline Duff and was born in Perry county. She was a member of the Christian Church at Pine Grove.
Listed as survivors were sons, Ernest Snowden of Richmond and Everett Snowden of Middletown, Ohio; daughters Mary Snowden and Lucy Roach of Beattyville, and a sister, Mary Duff of Booneville. Mrs. Snowden is also survived by 12 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN)
Monday, 14 Jan 1952Mrs. Cora Sparks, 26 years old, 2122 South Sixteenth Street, died Monday. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviors are her husband, Bedford Sparks; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Newton; two sisters, Mrs. Ollie Plowman and Mrs. Hazel Newman; two brothers, Calvin and Edgar Newton, all of Richmond.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sparks will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ at Beattyville, Ky. Friends may call at the Walterman funeral home Monday until 6 p.m. and at the Congleton funeral home in Beattyville, Ky. Tuesday after 6 p.m.
Mollie Isaacs SPARKS
Mrs. Mollie Isaacs Sparks, widow of the late Dan Sparks, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Algin Arvin, here Tuesday, May 23.
Mrs. Sparks had been in poor health for several months, and became seriously ill about a week before her death. She was born in Jackson county, July 19, 1880, and married Dan Sparks in 1901.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Millard Brown of Richmond, Ind., and Mrs. Arvin; two sons, Conley Sparks of Richmond, and Charlie Sparks of Yellow Rock; also 19 grandchildren and one great grandchild.; four brothers and one sister.
She united with the Baptist church at an early age, and lived a devoted Christian life.
Funeral services were conducted at the First Church of God, Rev. George Anderson officiating. Burial was at the Beatty Place cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Tuesday, 15 September 2009Nevilee C. Sparks, age 94 of Beattyville, KY formerly of New Lebanon, passed away Friday September 11, 2009 at her residence. She was born February 7, 1915 in Lee County KY to the late Logan and Sarah (Thomas) Coomer. Nevilee was a member of the New Lebanon Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a retired machine operator for the International Envelope Companty in Dayton, OH.
Nevilee is preceded in death by her husband Clyde Sparks; parents; one son, Lawrence W. Coomer.
She is survived by her son, John Pryse Coomer of Beattyville, KY; 6 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; 3 brothers, Tommy (Ruth) McIntosh of Georgetown, KY, Ralph (Dana) Coomer, Donnie Coomer all of Beattyville, KY; 4 sisters, Sue (Paul) Lightfoot of Ft. Thomas, KY, Kathy (Bobby) Flannery of Lexington, KY, Jackie (David) Shuler all of Beattyville, KY; a host of other relatives and friends.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30PM Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at the Holp Cemetery with Pastor Jerry Carter officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-2PM Tuesday September 15, 2009 in the Rogers Funeral Home, 324 W. Main St., New Labanon.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 June 1954Richard Arnold Sparks, 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sparks, formerly of Lee now of Pontiac, Michigan, died Sunday night, June 6, 1954, in a Pontiac hospital.
The body was brought to the Hearne Funeral Home the following Tuesday and later taken to the home of the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fielden Sparks of Leeco.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the Zoe Church of God by Rev. Willard Brewer. Burial was in the Mt. Paran cemetery in this county.
Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 April 1950Funeral services for Fred H. Spence, 51, were held Wednesday, April 5, 1950, at 2 p.m. in the Spence graveyard near Sturgeon, by Rev. Chester Whicker.
Mr. Spence, the son of James and Sarah Mays Spence, was born in Owsley county November 19, 1898, and died at the Pattie A. Clay Infirmary, Richmond, April 3. He was taken thre following a mine accident near Beattyville in which he was fatally injured.
He is survived by three sons, Heber, of Dayton, Ohio; Herman and Gene, of Beattyville; two daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Peters, of Hamilton, O., and Mollie Ruth Spence, of Beattyville. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Mollie Bowman, Booneville, and six brothers, Henry, George, Bill and Sherman, of Sturgeon; Frank, of Pebworth, and Andy, of Tyner.
Funeral arrangements by Congleton Brothers funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 March 1953Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 4, at the home for Allen Spencer, 69, who died at his home near Blake, on March 2.
Mr. Spencer was born in Breathitt county and was a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Fannie Mae Spencer; a son, Dan Spencer of Jackson.
Other survivors include a stepdaughter, Elizabeth Smith of Blake; three stepsons, Carl Edward Smith, Robert Smith and James Smith, all of Blake; three sisters, Miss Lear Spencer and Mrs. Belle Pelfrey of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and Mrs. Leanne Taylor of Wyandotte, Michigan. A brother also survives who is Alfred Spencer of Jackson.
Burial was in the Griffith Cemetery on South Fork with Rev. Dewey Peters and Rev. Edward Mainous in charge of funeral services and Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 February 1953After an illness of about a month, Mrs. Carrie Crawford Spencer of Fillmore, passed away February 4. The daughter of Arch and Nancy Crawford and wife of Sedrick Spencer, Mrs. Spencer died at the age of 67.
Other than her husband, Mrs. Spencer is survived by two sons, Rex and Alvin Spencer of Fillmore. Five daughters also survive and include Mrs. Florence Brewer and Mrs. Sadie Watkins of Fillmore; Mrs. Zelma Spicer of Oakdale, Mrs. Mae Neeley of Mary; and Mrs. Ruby Gorgas of Ashland, Ohio.
Also surviving are five brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Matt, Clay, Albert, Floyd and Walter Crawford of Ohio and Michigan. The sisters are Mrs. Nettie Watkins of Pontiac, Michigan and Mrs. Kate Angel of Walled Lake, Michigan.
Funeral services for Mrs. Spencer were held at the home Friday, Feb. 6, with Rev. Oney Banks officiating. Burial was in the Gabbard Cemetery near Wide Creek.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 November 1951Funeral services for Huston Spencer, Jr., a veteran of World War II, Sunday November 25, 1951 at the home by Rev. Curtis Conley. Burial was in the family cemetery near the home.
Huston, the son of Huston and Ada Lockard Spencer, was born at Heidelberg, Kentucky on May 1, 1929 and died November 24, 1951 at the age of 22 years 6 months 23 days.
He leaves to survive him his parents Mr. and Mrs. Huston Spencer, five brothers, Frank of Novine, Mich., Henry and Cecil of Northville, Mich., Eligah of Richmond, Ind. and Daniel of Yellow Rock, Ky; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Burton of South Lyon, Mich; Eunice Margaret and Naomi Ruth Spencer of Yellow Rock.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 November 1953Funeral services for Martha Spencer, 73, were held November 7, 1953 at 1 p.m. at the home near Fincastle, by Rev. E. A. Lockwood.
Mrs. Spencer, the daughter of the late W. O. and Nancy Whisman was born in Wolfe county April 11, 1880 and died November 5, 1953 at her home after an illness of six weeks.
Mrs. Spencer is survived by five daughters: Mrs. A. T. Keath of Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Raymond Legg of Philpot; Leona Spencer of Mariba, Dorothy Spencer of Lee City, and Maxine Spencer of Beattyville; five sons: Ova Spencer, Courtney Spencer, Chester Spencer, all of Kokomo, Ind., Trulin Spencer of Newport, and Otis Spencer of Georgetown.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Fincastle with King Justice Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 February 1954Sanford Spencer, 76, a native of Lee county and son of the late Nicodemus and Pally Jane Stamper Spencer died Saturday, February 20, 1954 at 2:30 p.m. at his home on Spencer Ridge near Heidelberg of a heart condition. He had been in failing health for the past 18 months.
He was married in Breathitt county in July 2, 1901 to Miss Martha Spencer who survives him. Mr. Spencer was a farmer and a member of the Christian church with which he united in 1903.
Besides his widow he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Everett Powell, Heidelberg; Mrs. Ed Sargent, South Lebanon, Ohio, and Mrs. Matt Spencer, Wide Creek; seven sons, Zephern, Ova and Delmer Spencer, of Heidelberg, Siggle Spencer, Columbus, Ohio; Millard and Vodie Spencer of Richmond, Indiana; Elmer Spencer, North Judson, Indiana.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 22 by Reverends Curt Conley, Henry Johnson, Houston Spencer and James E. Burton. Burial was in the Church of Christ cemetery at Spencer Ridge.
Casket bearers were Everett Powell, Millard Spencer, Delmar Spencer, H. C. Rader, Curt Conley, Willie Sparks, Andy Spangler, Gilbert Forman and Seldon Sparks.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 December 1952Vada Marie Spicer, 24, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Spicer of Zachariah, died Saturday after an illness of four years.
Funeral services for Miss Spicer were conducted Monday, Dec. 22, at the Zoe Church of God by Rev. W. W. Brewer.
Other than her parents, Vada Marie is survived by her grandfather, Ben Spicer, her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Martha Hall, three aunts, Mrs. Flossie Berkheimer, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Orpha Campbell, Campton, and Mrs. Wilma Bush, Zachariah.
Burial was in the Thacker cemetery at Zachariah with the King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 April 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Catherine Spurrier were held Wednesday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m. at the John Maas Funeral Home in Louisville.
Mrs. Spurrier was the widow of the late Robert N. Spurrier and a native of Grayson county, Kentucky. She was a resident of Louisville for 30 years before moving to Beattyville in March 1951. At the time of her death she was visiting with her daughter in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mrs. Spurrier was a member of the Highland Methodist Church of Louisville.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. E. B. Beatty of Beattyville, and Mrs. David R. Young of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and one sister, Mrs. W. E. Crawford of Cleveland, Ohio.
Burial was at Litchfield, Ky.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 February 1953Morris St. John, a Heidelberg farmer, and son of the late George and Betty Tyree St. John, died Sunday, February 8, in Lexington after an illness of about three years.
He was 74 years old and a member since 1913. [sic]
Mr. St. John is survived by a son, Willie St. John of Tiffin, O., and three daughters who include Mrs. Julia and Mrs. Nannie Newnam of Heidelberg, and Mrs. Georgia Sparks of Cincinnati.
Funeral for Mr. St. Johns was held in the Heidelberg Baptist Church two days after his death with Rev. Burt Cosley officiating. Burial was in the Quillen cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 January 1950Pvt. James Herbert Stacy, 23, member of the Army Air Service was killed when a training glider crashed last Friday at Ft. Benning, Ga.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wes Stacy of St. Helens.
Funeral services were held in the St. Helens Christian church Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in the Riverview cemetery, Beattyville, with military rites conducted by the local American Legion post. Arrangements were by Pennington funeral home.
he is survived by his parents, a brother, Henry Martin Stacy, and a sister, Mrs. Buck McIntosh, both of Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 14 September 1950Funeral services for Beford Stamper, 46, were held Tuesday morning, Septermber 12, in the Beattyville Christian church. The services were conducted y the Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mr. Stamper, son of Green and Helen Stamper, was born October 28, 1904. He died September 9, of a heart attack which lasted about two hours.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Golden Stacy Stamper, four sons, James, Thomas, John and Michael, and four daughters, Misses Betty, Forest, and Helen Stamper, and Mrs. Ee Gallagher of Dayton, Ohio; four brothers, Harlan of Beattyville, Clayton of Dayton, Ohio, Millard of Middletown, O., and Tilford of Hammond, Ind. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mollie S. Thompson of Beattyville and Mrs. Henry Page of Covington.
Mr. Stamper had been employed by Darch Hardware and Lumber company for the past 10 years.
Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were J.S. Darch, Charlie Jackson, Edward Brandenburg, Clifford Robinson, Conley Isaacs and Tom Shackelford.
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 Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
Friday, 6 Oct 1939Beattyville, Ky., Oct. 5
Carter D. Stamper, 55, former State Commander of the American Legion, attorney, newspaper publisher, and a leader in Republican politics, died at his home tonight after several weeks illness.
Stamper was State chairman of organization in Judge King Swope's sucessful campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, and publicity director for the party in the current campaign.
He owned two weeklies, the Beattyville Enterprise and the Owsley County Courier, published at Booneville.
In 1927, Stamper managed the unsuccessful campaign of Robert H. Lucas for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He sought unsuccessfully in 1937 to win nominatioin as Circuit Judge of his district, in which he frequently had substituted as Commonwealth's Attorney.
During the World War he was a major in the Adjutant General's office in Washington.
Stamper was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason, a member of the Junior Order of United Mechanics and a Presbyterian.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Flo Whitehead Stamper; a son, C. D. Stamper, Jr.; two daughters, Mrs. Forest Howerton and Miss Lilly Stamper, and a brother, Carl E. Stamper, all of Beattyville, and a sister, Mrs. J. L. Stidham, Jackson.
Drucilla MOORE Stamper, d. Aug. 20, 2000. She was living in White Cloud, MI with her husband of 58 years, Elmer H. STAMPER at the time of her death.
She left behind two daughters, Louise FLING and Kathy D. BROMM and four grandchildren, who will sadly miss her.
Drucilla was born on the Mooretown farm in St. Helens, on Nov. 13, 1924 to H. Link MOORE and Frankie CRABTREE Moore. Two of her sisters survive her.
Burial in the Forest Crest Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 14 June 1951Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon with Rev. Sam Wilson officiating for Fleman Stamper, 42, who died at his home near Old Landing on June 9.
Mr. Stamper, a veteran of World War II, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mollie Stamper of Old Landing, five brothers; Caleb Stamper of Heidelberg, Earl Stamper of Richmond, Marion Stamper of Crystal, and Jeff Stamper of Old Landing.
Four sisters surviving include Mrs. Nellie B. Mays, and Mrs. Mary D. McIntosh of Crystal and Mrs. Sylvania Cole and Mrs. Lourania Rogers of Old Landing.
Burial was in the Horn Cemetery with arrangements directed by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 October 1952Funeral services for Garry Stamper, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Theria Stamper, were held Saturday, October 18, at the home of Mrs. Florence Stamper.
Garry is survived by his parents, two brothers, Billy Eugene and Theria Jr.; three sisters, Evelyn, Carmargon, and Pauline. He is also survived by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis and Mrs. Florence Stamper.
Burial was in the Horn Graveyard with Mrs. W. W. Brewer in charge of services and Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
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 include 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.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 August 1950John A. Stamper, 75, died suddenly of a heart attack in Beattyville Wednesday, August 9. He left his home in St. Helens to consult the family physician, Dr. J. H. Evans, and suffered the attack while in the doctor's office.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the St. Helens Christian church. Rev. J. E. Gouge and Rev. Sam Wilson will conduct the services. Burial with Masonic rites will follow in the St. Helens cemetery. Congleton Brothers funeral home will be in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Stamper, the son of the late Asbury and Judy Taulbee Stamper, was born in Lee county November 3, 1875.
Pallbearers at the rites tomorrow will be James Griffin, John D. Hieronymus, Augustus Lutes, Sam Bradley, James Harold Heironymus, Alex Hieronymus, Dud Bradley and Ted Bradley.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 May 1951Lonnie F. Stamper, son of the late Logan and Bettie Webb Stamper, died of a heart attack at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hubert Tuttle, Versailles, on May 4, 1951.
He was born in Estille county September 18, 1881. Early in life he came with his parents to Beattyville, where he lived for some 15 years, then went back to Estill County, married and reared a family of nine children. By occupation he was an excellent barber.
Mr. Stamper is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Hubert Tuttle, and Miss Julia Stamper of Versailles; Mrs. Polly Stephenson of Ft. Worth, Texas; Mrs. George Taylor of Chicago; five sons, Robert E. and Frank L., Lexington; M. Sgt. C. P. Stamper, Paris Island, N.C.; Leonard, Louisville; David, of Oakland, California and six grandchildren.
He is also survived by one half brother, Jack Caralton, and two half sisters, Misses Olivine and Norma Faye of Chicago.
Funeral services were held in the Irvine Methodist church of which he was a member, conducted by the Rev. Harold Dorsey, Pastor, assisted by Rev. I. J. Schudder of Versailles.
Burial was near Irvine, where his wife was buried a few years ago.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 January 1971Mrs. Mary Jane Cornett Stamper, 83, wife of Green Stamper, Beattyville, died Thursday January 14 at the Kenwood Nursing Home, at Richmond.
She was a native of Laurel County and a member of the Christian Church.
In addition to her husband she is survived by one son, Lester Cornett, Cincinnati, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Richmond, Chicago; and Mrs. Mrs. Carlie Ross, Bybee, Ky.; one sister, Retta Mae Cornett, Beattyville; 10 grandchildfren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 17, at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Addis Byrd. Burial was in the White Ash Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 February 1951Funeral services for Mrs. May Stamper were held Tuesday, February 20, at 2:00 p.m. at the Heidelberg Baptist Chruch by the Rev. Bob Anderson.
Mrs. Stamper, the daughter of Miles and Dora Barrett Terry, was born in Breathitt county on March 11, 1912 and deceased this life at her home on February 18, 1951 at the age of 38 years, 11 months, and 7 days.
She leaves to survive: her husband, Caleb Stamper; her mother, Dora Terry; six daughters, Thelma, Geneva, Beatty Jean, Shirley, Elizabeth and Lucille; three sons, Bernam, Mitchell and Bradley; three sisters, Gracie Calvert and Mary Gossey of Louisville, Ky. and Addie Lee of Herd, Ky.; four brothers, Daniel and Cleveland of Heidelberg, Ky., Mitchell of Ohio and Jackson of Louisville, Ky.
Burial was in the Brandenburg Cemetery at Heidelberg with funeral arrangements by Congletown Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 December 1951Funeral services will be held Friday for S. H. "Steve" Stamper, 87, who died at his home on Rock Lick near the Lee-Breathitt line Christmas day. He had been ill only a short time prior to his death.
Born in Lee County near the historic old Hieronymus Ford across the North Fork River, Mr. Stamper was the son of the late Huston Stamper. He was a blacksmith and farmer by trade and up until a few years ago resided at Canyon Falls.
Mr. Stamper will be buried in the Buck Creech Cemetery at Williba and just across the river from the site of his birthpalce.
Among the survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Sophia Crawford, Rock Lick, and Mrs. Eliza Fulks, Utica, Michigan. One son, Burt Stamper of Ashland, Ky. Also surviving are two brothers and two sisters. They are Mrs. Mary Ann Perry of Wolfe County, and Armilda, of Clark County, whose last name was not learned. The brothers are Jesse Stamper of Beattyville and Huston Stamper somewhere in Canada.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 18 September 1964Campton -- Thomas Floyd Stamper, 83, Hazel Green, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Jane Cook Hospital in Frenchburg after a long illnss.
A native of Wolfe County, he waas a retired farmer and a member of the Baptist Church and Hazel Green Lodge No. 507, F & AM.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Frances Stamper; six daughters, Mrs. Edith Trent and Mrs. Ella Ratliff, Jeffersonville; Mrs. Lou Brewer, Campton; Mrs. Nettie Findler, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Ora Phillips and Mrs. Maggie Parquin, Mt. Sterling; two sons, G. B. Stamper, Jeffersonville, and Marion Stamper, Hazel Green; a brother, G. A. Stamper, Dayton, Ohio; 39 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at the Upper Laurel Baptist Church by the Rev. Clell Miller and the Rev. Willie Taylor. Burial will be in the Hazel Green Cemetery. The body is at the Porter and Son Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 February 1950The body of Mrs. Minnie Mae Stapleton, 52, was found Tuesday in Sinking Creek some three miles below Fixer, the place she jumped in January 31.
Funeral services will be held today in the Flat Gap Baptist church near Paintsville and burial will be in the family graveyard on Patterson Creek.
Mrs. Stapleton is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Orville Rice, of Fixer, with whom she had made her home, and Mrs. Calvin Skaggs, of Wilbur, Ky. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. Elphia Wheeler of Portsmouth, Ohio, three brothers and three sisters.
She was a member of the Baptist church, and the Rev. Tommy Bailey and Rev. Lonza Reed conducted the funeral rites. Arrangements were by Pennington funeral home.
An inquest was held by Coroner Chester McIntosh. The verdict was suicide by drowning.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 June 1953Funeral services were held June 11 for Thomas Stapleton, 65, Lee county farmer. The services were conducted by Rev. Charlie Evans at the Church of Christ, Congleton, Kentucky. Burial was in the Church of Christ Cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Stapleton is survived by his wife, Alice Stapleton and one son, Park Stapleton, at home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 October 1952Hillard Storm, [sic] 67, died at his home at Fixer, Wednesday, Sept. 17, following a short illness.
Born June 1, 1885, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Miles Storm. [sic]
Funeral services were conducted at the Horn Cemetery near Old Landing, September 19, with Rev. G. W. Booth officiating.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 11 July 1946Dewey Steele, 46, died in a Lexington hospital last Saturday of injuries sustained in a mine accident several days ago.
He was a son of the late James Steele and at the time of his death lived at Hardburly.
Funeral services were conducted at the grave in Riverview Cemetery by Rev. C. F. Sanner and Rev. Kendrick of Hardburly Wednesday, July 10.
Masonic rites were performed by members of Proctor Lodge, F. & A.M. and other member of the fraternity.
He is survived by his mother, Aunt Ibb Steele, his wife, and several brothers and sisters, and other relatives and many friends.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 14 February 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Steele, widow of Stonewall Steele, were held Wednesday, February 6, 1952 at the Congleton Bros. funeral chapel by Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mrs. Steele, the daughter of the late Hurme and Nannie Stamper Evans, was born in Owsley county on November 25, 1874 and deceased this life at her home on February 4, at the age of 77 years, two months, and nine days.
She is survived by one son, Carl Steele of Idamay, and one sister, Mrs. Cinda Hamilton, Richmond.
Burial was in the Evans cemetery near Pebworth with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 January 1953Ephram Steele, 62, formerly of Lee county, but for the past several years a rsident of Sand Gap in Jackson county where he was employed in the coal mines, died in a Richmond hospital January 2, as a result of injuries sustained in a truck accident.
According to reports reaching here, Mr. Steele was helping load a truck with coal from a mine car. The brakes of the truck gave away and Steele was caught uner the dual-wheeled vehicle which rolled over him. There was no driver in the truck at the time.
Steele was employed by the Sturgill Coal Company.
Funeral services were conducted for Mr. Steele in the Riverview Cemetery here Sunday by the Rev. Donald A. Nash, pastor of the Beattyville Christian Church of which Steele was a member. Burial arrangements were under the direction of Britton Funeral Home in Berea assisted by Congleton Brothers.
The son of the late Jim Steele of here, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Isabell Steele; two brothers, Jesse Steele of Sand Gap and Sam Steele of Perry County; five sisters, Mrs. Serilda Bowman, Mrs. Lucy Johnson, Mrs. Dolly Jewell, and Miss Nelllie Steele, all of Beattyville; two stepsons, Lester Cornett and John Cornett, Jr., both of Sand Gap, and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Barbara Black, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Charles Ross of Jackson county.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Louisville, KY)
Wednesday, 11 April 1962Beattyville - Mrs. Isabelle Steele, 96, died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Shrilda Bowman, after a long illness. She was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church.
Other survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Lucy Jackson, Mrs. Della Jewell and Miss Nellie Steele, all of Beattyville, and Mrs. Cale Jackson, Norton, Va.; two sons, Jesse Steele, Sand Gap, and Sam Steele, Vicco, and 34 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. today by the Rev. George Randolph. Burial was in the Steele Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 November 1941James Steele, 79, died at his home near Beattyville at 12 o'clock Monday morning, November 10 following an illness of several months.
Funeral services werer conducted at the home at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. R. T. Moores. Burial was in the family cemetery near Rock Springs.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Jesse of Sand Gap, E. H. of McKee, Dewey of Allock and Sam of Jeff; five daughters, Mrs. Sarilda Bowman, Mrs. Lucy Jackson, Mrs. Dahlia Perkins and Nell Steele, all of Beattyville and Callie Jackson of Virginia; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Smith of Richmond, Nan Cole and Mary Newnam, both of St. Helens; and four brothers, John C., Sam, Tom and Albert Steele, all of Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 July 1952James Bernie Steele, 62, of near Pebworth, died Tuesday, July 22, after an illness of about a year's duration. According to reports, Mr. Steele had been suffering from an ailment for about 20 years, but has been critically ill for almost a year.
Mr. Steele was buried Thursday, July 24, in the Thomas Cemetery at Pine Grove with Rev. Bill McIntosh and Rev. Boaz Smith in charge of the services and King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
Born in Owsley county, Mr. Steele of Pebworth; [sic] two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Crain of Hamilton, Ohio, and Mrs. Peggy Campbell of Pebworth.
Other survivors include a brother, Wm. Steele of Royal Blue, Tennessee, and four sisters, Mrs. Ruby Barker, Cincinnati; Mrs. Minnie Gibson, Detroit; Mrs. Anna Bowers and Mrs. Elizabeth Mays of Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 June 1953Mrs. Martha Steele, 83, of Lee County, passed away at the St. Joseph's hospital in Lexington, June 13, 1953.
The funeral was held June 15 at her home near Pebworth, Kentucky. Reverend Powell conducted the services. Burial was in the family cemetery at Pebworth.
She is survived by one son, Bill Steele, Cincinnati, Ohio, four daughters, Mrs. William Barker, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Donald Gibson, Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Anna Bowers, Beattyville, two sisters, Mrs. Hickerson, Pebworth, and Mrs. Amanda Maddox, Winchester, Kentucky, and several grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were by the King Justice Funeral Home.
Mollie Collins Steele, 74, formerly of 316 Western Avenue, died at 9:55 a.m. Sunday at Connersville Care Center where she had been a patient for two months.
She was born July 24, 1907 in Whitesburg, Kentucky. She had been employed as a housekeeper and was a member of the First Church of The Nazarene, Connersville.
Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Martha Steele, Connersville; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one brother and four sisters.
Her husband Dewey, preceded her in death on June 6, 1946. A son, Clyde Steele of Connersville died in 1969.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, September 1, at 11 a.m. at Showwalter-Blackwell, Myers Chapel with Rev. Elmer McCormick of the First Church of The Nazarene, Connersville, officiating. Interment was at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Riverview Cemetery, Beattyville, Kentucky.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 April 1974Miss Nellie Steele, age 68, of Beattyville, Kentucky, died at 6:05 a.m. Thursday, March 21, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, after an illness of only 24 hours.
She was the daughter or the late Jim and Isabelle Angel Steel, and a native of Lee County.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Serilda Bowman, and Mrs. Dallie Jewell, both of Beattyville, Kentucky, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Porter and Son Funeral Chapel, Saturday, March 23, at 1:00 p.m. Burial was in the Steele Cemetery on Fairground Ridge near Beattyville. Rev. Charles Ham was in charge of services with Porter & Son Funeral Home, Campton, handeling the arraingements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 11 March 1954Mrs. Nettie W. Steele, wife of Albert Steele, died at her home in Beattyville at 8:00 o'clock Sunday morning, March 7, 1954.
Mrs. Steele was the daughter of the late Ben and Emilene Winkler and was a native of Estill county. She was a member of the Beattyville Christian church.
Survivors are the husband; a daughter and a son, Mrs. Clay Lewis and Roscoe Steele, respectively, both of Beattyville; a sister, Mrs. Cora White of Richmond; two brothers, Charlie Winkler, Cincinnati, and Billy Winkler, Akron, Ohio, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Clay Lewis with Rev. Sam Wilson officiating. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of final arrangements.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 22 October 1959Booneville, Oct. 21 -- Mrs. Betty Stepp, 71, died this morning at her home here.
She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Martha Smith and Mrs. Mae Alford, both of Booneville; a son, Richard Stepp, Booneville; a brother, Robert Barrett, Booneville, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Todd, Stone Coal.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Chestnut Gap School by the Rev. I. H. Gabbard. Burial will be in the Chestnut Gap Cemetery. The body is at the King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 December 1954Robert B. Stepp, husband of Nannie Stepp, son of Ike Tincher and Morny Stepp, died Dec. 16, at Heidelberg, Ky.
He was a member of the Heidelberg Baptist Church. He was born in Lee County on June 4, 1892. He was a railroad worker and had been sick for one year.
The survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nannie Stepp, Heidelberg; three sisters, Mrs. Betty Moore, Mrs. Jane Moore and Mary Stepp, all of Heidelberg; two stepsons, 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Dec. 18 at 2:00 p.m. at the Heidelberg Baptist Church by Rev. George Botner. He was burie in the Baptist Cemetery. Congleton Bros. Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 April 1952Funeral services for Buford Sternberg, 82, will be held Friday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m. at the Beattyville Christian Church by Rev. Sam Wilson and Rev. John A. Hatcher.
Mr. Sternberg, who has been a resident of Lee county for 82 years, died at the home of his son in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on April 22.
He leaves to survive him tow sons, Brown Sternberg of Dayton, Ohio, and Lloyd Sternberg of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Hensley and Mrs. Addie Hogan; four sisters, Mrs. Jennie Herd of Hamilton, Ohio, Mrs. Verdie Becknell of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Nan Evans of Irvine and Mrs. Alice Brandenburg of Beattyville.
The body will arrive in Beattyville Thursday afternoon and be taken to Congleton Bros. Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the family cemetery near Beattyville, with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
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The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
Wednesday, 23 April 1952Cuyahoga Falls - A resident of the Falls for 9 years, Buford Sternberg, 82, of 1721 Fourteenth St., died at his home Tuesday after a 7-month illness.
He was born in Beattyville, Ky., and came here to make his home with a son, Lloyd. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Beattyville Church of Christ and IOOF.
In addition to Lloyd, he leaves one other son, David of Dayton; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Hensley of Akron, and Mrs. Addie Hogan of Beattyville; 15 grandchildren and four sisters.
Friends may call at the Eckard Funeral Home in Akron until 8 tonight. Removal will be made to Beattyville for services and burial.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 November 1951W. H. "Bill" Sternberg, 78, a life long resident of Lee county and a one time prominent merchant in the county died Monday in Lexington from infirmities inherent to old age.
Mr. Sternberg was the son of the late Samuel and Mahalia Robinson Sternberg and during World War II served here as Chief-of-Police.
Funeral services were held fo him Wednesday in the Beattyville Christian Church with Rev. Donald A. Nash in charge.
His survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillie Sternberg, five daugthers: Mrs. Marie Keller of Louisville, Mrs. Grace Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth Cupp, Mrs. Catherine Cox, all of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Beulah Petrie of Lexington. Two sons also survive. They are B. J. Sternberg of Harrodsburg and Sam Sternberg of Nicholasville.
Other survivors are listed as four sisters and one brother. The sisters are Mrs. Nannie Evans, Irvine; Mrs. Becknell, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Jennie Hurd, Hamilton, Ohio, and Mrs. Aalice Brandenburg of here. The surviving brother is Bufford Sternberg of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Sternberg also left surviving him 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church and a past member of the local Masonic and Jr. QUAM lodges.
Burial was in the Proctor cemetery with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The pall bearers were Glass Holcom, Clyde Cornelius, Dr. Clarence Combs, Willard Brandenburg, James T. Combs and Hurston Holcomb.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 January 1950Mrs. Delilah Stidham, 70, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lee Francis, Christmas Day. She was a resident of Breathitt county for many years, but had spent the last two years with her children.
She was born in Menifee county, July 14, 1879, the daughter of the late Solomon and Armina Cope Bach, married the late Harrison Hall in 1899. Five children from this marriage survive her.
They are Mrs. Lee Francis, Yellow Rock; Mrs. Reed Robinson, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Olie Binkley, Washington, D.C.; Arnold Hall, Detroit, and Alfred Hall, Pueblo, Colo.
She married the late John Stidham in 1914.
Survivors from this marriage are Scott Stidham, Noctor; Mrs. Everett Marshall, Loving, N.M.; and Mrs. Rollie Boggs, Carlsbad, N. Mex.
Surviving brothers are Floyd Bach, Germantown, O.; Charlie Bach, Fincastle; Roscoe Bach, Noctor, and Melvin Bach, Jackson; and sisters, Mrs. Ida Carpenter, Noctor, and Mrs. Lula Calhoun, Stevenson, Ky.
She leaves a great host of relatives, since both the Copes and Bachs were pioneer families of many members of the Breathitt and surrounding counties.
She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church for many years. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Ira Dunn, at the Primitive Baptist church on Quicksand, and interment was in the Lazarus Bach cemetery at Noctor, Ky. Ray and Blake, undertakers, were in charge of the body.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 June 1951Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, June 16, in the Athol Church, Athol for Mrs. Ellen Brandenburg Strong, who died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Jones, June 14.
She was a member of the Stay Christian Church, Stay, Ky. Born in Owsley county, Mrs. Strong was the wife of the late Bill Strong, former jailer of Lee county and the daughter of the late Fex Brandenburg and Martha Taylor Brandenburg of Stay. Ky.
Listed among the survivors are two sons, Carl Strong of Detroit, Michigan, Charles Strong, Bowling Green, Kentucky; two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Jones, Beattyville, and Mrs. J. C. Martin of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Also included among the survivors are four sisters; Mrs. W. H. Moore, Owsley county, Mrs. J. B. Moore, Owsley county, Mrs. H. C. Cole, Lee county, Mrs. Bivens Moore, Owsley county, and three brothers; Arch Brandenburg, Beattyville, Thurman Brandenburg, Clark county, and Joel Brandenburg, Owsley county.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Athol with the Rev. Donald A. Nash in charge of ceremonies and Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
Pallbearers include Wm P. Jones, Bill Jones, Jr., Francis Caudill, Sanford Judd, Roy Lee Cole, Parnell Porter, Jewell P. White.
Honorary pallbearers were: Walter Judd, Carl White, Tom Spencer, Hampton Palmer, Clay Lewis, Albert Steele, Hubert Cooper, C. Beach Sr., Elmer C. Dyer, John Alcorn, Dr. G. T. Smith, Charley Tirey, Roy Moore, and Sam Bradley.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
Tuesday, 1 July 1952Denver G. Strong, fiance of Virgie Minyard, beloved brother of Cleo P. Cook, Esther Wilson, Lucy Robinson, Clarence, Vernon, Willie, George, Claude and Cecil Strong.
Residence, 2336 Norwood Ave., Norwood, Monday, June 30, 1952.
Friends may call at the Tredway funeral home, 2131 Cameron Ave., Norwood, Monday after 7 p.m. and Tuesday until noon. Services and interment Green Hall, Ky.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 July 1952Last rites were held Wednesday, July 2, for Denver Strong, 47, who died at Norwood, Ohio on June 30.
Strong was the son of the late Robert and Anna Bowles Strong and was born at Greenhall, September 26, 1904. He had been living in Ohio for some time prior to his death.
He is survived by six brothers and three sisters. The brothers include Clarence of Hamilton, Ohio, Vernon of Travellers Rest, Willie and Claude of Greenhall, George of Branch Hill, Ohio, and Cecil of Hamilton, Ohio.
The sisters are Mrs. Cleo P. Cook of Norwood, Ohio, Mrs. Esther Wilson of Sturgeon and Mrs. Lucy Robinson of California, Ky.
Rev. Clarence Kilburn and Rev. Frank Wilson officiated during the funeral services and burial with Masonic rites was in the Strong Cemetery at Greenhall with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home of Beattyville in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 April 1953Mrs. Elizabeth Strong, wife of the late Joe Strong, a former jailer of Lee county, died April 2, at the home of her daughter in Savona, New York of infirmities inherrent to old age. Mrs. Strong, a former resident of Athol, was only a few months short of being 92 years of age at the time of her death.
Mrs. Strong was a member of Baptist Church of 74 years standing and up until last summer, had lived all her life in Lee county.
The body of Mrs. Strong was returned here from New York Monday morning by the King Justice Funeral Home and burial was in the Riverview cemetery here Tuesday morning.
Funeral services however, were held in the Athol Church with Rev. John Chambers in charge.
Mrs. Strong is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Noah Lucas of Vada, Mrs. Gordie Guilds and Mrs. Mayo Lucas of Savona, New York, and a son, Chester Strong of Lexington.
She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.
On Monday before the funeral services, the body of Mrs. Strong lay in state in the chapel of the King Justice Funeral Home.
William STRONGThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 December 1942William Strong, 72, died suddenly at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, December 15 while sitting in a chair in the court house. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
A resident of Athol, Mr. Strong was a former jailer of Lee county having been elected in 1933. After serving four years he was again nominated by the Republican Party in 1937.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon (Thursday) at the home near Athol, by Rev. Luther Newnam. Interment will be in the family cemetery near the home with Congleton Bros. in charge.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ellen Strong, Athol; two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Jones, Beattyville and Mrs. Robert Porter, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; two sons, Charlie Strong, Bowling Green and Carl Strong, Campton; one sister, Mrs. Rachel Crawford, Beattyville; and two brothers, Andy Strong of Jeffersonville, Indiana and E. C. Strong, Charlestown, Indiana.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 May 1952Funeral services were held Monday, May 9, at the Cartwright Methodist Church at Fincastle for Rev. A. G. Stump, a well-known Lee county preacher, salesman, and farmer who died in a Lexington hospital on May 17.
Rev. Stump, at the time of his death, had been an active minister for many years. At one time he was a circuit rider in Eastern Kentucky and was known far and wide for his religous contributions to the Beattyville Enterprise. He was also a pension agent and assisted many war veterans in securing compensation for war services.
Rev. Stump is survived by his wife, Demia T. Stump of Fincastle; one brother, J. E. Bruce Stump of Camp Ground, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Jones of Camp Ground, and Mrs. Mally Minor of Cincinnati.
Rev. J. C. Everman of Indian Fields and a friend and colleague of Rev. Stump officiated at the funeral and burial was in the Smith Family Cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 May 1963Mrs. Demia Treadway Stump, 86, died May 17 at the Clemmie Smith Rest Home in Beattyville after a long illness. She was a member of the Fincastle Methodist Church.
Survivors are a son, Edward T. Stump, Beattyville; four sisters, Mrs. Mollie G. Easton, Mrs. Alice Kincaid, Mrs. M. A. Gentry and Mrs. Caster Cable, all of Beattyville, and a grandchild.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fincastle Methodist Church by the Rev. E. F. Burnside and the Rev. Marvin Wheeler. Burial was in Smith Cemetery.
The Kentucky Post & Times-Star (Covington, KY)
Thursday, 1 May 1952Brief services for Mrs. Rose Sulivan, 63, who died Wednesday at Speers Hospital after a short illness, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at her home on Ky. 10, Alexandria. Friends may call there from 4 p.m. until the time of services.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Beattyville, where burial will take place. The Alexandria funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Becknell, Alexandria, and Mrs. Mary Wright, Muncie, Ind.; two step-sisters, Mrs. Navis Shearr and Mrs. Emily Gravett, both of Winchester; three brothers, Chester, Cleveland, and Morgan Napier, all of Beattyville, and two step-brothers, William and Robert Napier, both of Winchester.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 May 1952Mrs. Rose Ann Sullivan, 63, of Alexandria, Kentucky, and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Napier, was buried Friday afternoon at South Fork. Mrs. Sullivan died in Cincinnati Hospital of carcinoma on April 30.
Mrs. Sullivan is survived by there brothers who include Cleveland, Morga, and Chester Napier, all of Lee county, and two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Becknell of Alexandria, and Mrs. Malissa Wright, Muncie, Indiana.
Funeral services were conducted by John A. Hatcher of the Beattyville Baptist Church. Burial was in the family cemetery on South Fork with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 April 1954Mrs. Caroline Tyson Sumner, 84, died of complications Wednesday of last week in St. Vincent's Hospital in Toledo.
She was orn in a log cabin just south of Tysontown, near Wayne. She was the daughter of David and Angeline Tyson. After her marriage she lived in Beattyville, Ky. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and Guild in Beattyville.
For the last 12 years she had lived with a daughter, Mrs. Lela Hayes, of Toledo.
Surviving also are another daughter, Mrs. V. S. Beatty, of Beattyville; 12 grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Ida Hillard of Rudolph, and Mrs. S. E. (Rose) Aurand, of Wayne; brothers, William, Orville and Floyd Tyson, of Wayne, and George of Mt. Gilead.
Services were Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Gardner-Dolby Mortuary, Toledo, and about 11:30 a.m. in the Mt. Zion EUB Church, five mles southwest of Wayne. Burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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