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Florence Brandenburg TARTERThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 October 1954Mrs. Florence Tarter, 40, wife of Dewey Tarter of New Richmond, Ohio and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Brandenburg of St. Helens, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Oct. 12.
She was a graduate of the St. Helens High School and a member of the St. Helens Christian Church.
Other survivors are a son, Dewey Honald Tarter, of the U.S. Air Force; six sisters, Mrs. Nellie Sparks, St. Helens; Mrs. Hallie Leonard, Cincinnati, O.; Mrs. Inez Gabbard, Covington; Mrs. Verda Rogers, Leeco; Mrs. Bessie McCullough, Dunedin, Fla., and Mrs. Pearl Combs, of Pontiac, Mich.; three brothers, Ed and Grant of Dunedin, Fla.; and Chester of Beattyville.
Funeral services were held at the Summer Powers Funeral Home near New Richmond, O., and burial was in the Amelia Cemetery, Amelia, Ohio.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 April 1953Funeral services for Miss Elsie Taulbee were held at the home of her sister, Mrs. Shade Lutes of Vada, Monday, April 20.
Miss Taulbee was 60 and the daughter of the late Lee and Rebecca Taulbee of Wolfe county. She died Saturday, April 18, and was preceded in death by two day by her sister, Mrs. Willie Little of Campton.
Miss Taulbee is survived by two brothers, Lewis Taulbee of Beattyville and John Taulbee of Mary; four sisters, Lillie and Lida Taulbee of Mary, Mrs. Susie Bach of Winchester, and Mrs. Florence Lutes of Vada.
Burial was in the Shade Lutes Cemetery at Vada with Dr. John L. Housley in charge of funeral services and King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 June 1952Mrs. Sana Taulbee, 66, wife of Wesley C. Taulbee of Clay City, passed away quietly at her home in that city Tuesday morning, June 17, after an illness of three years.
Funeral services were conductied at the Hazel Green Methodist Church on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, with Re. McClain of Clay City bringing the message. Burial followed immediately in the family cemetery at Insko under the direction of Wayne Cox Funeral Home, Irvine.
Pall bearers were D. C. Rose, E. T. Kash, Jasper Jones, John Coldiron and R. E. Buchanan.
Mrs. Taulbee is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Anita Salyer, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Lena Lane Van Cleve, Irvine; Mrs. Ruth Miller, Campton; Mrs. Esther Housemeyer, Rising Sun, Ind.; and Mrs. Regina Center, Milton, Ky.; and two sons, Bob of Clay City and Henry Bryan Taulbee of Dayton, Ohio. Also, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild and other relatives and a host of friends.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 January 1950Funeral services for Miss Alpha Taylor, 70, were held at the home near Congleton Sunday afternoon, January 8, by the Rev. Sam Wilson.
The daughter of the late Orville and Sarah Hamilton Taylor, she was born near Levi in Owsley county. Some 30 years ago she united with the Christian Church. Miss Taylor had made her home with her late sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Cooper, for several years.
Her nearest living relative is a brother, John Taylor, of Levi.
Burial was in the Cooper cemetery with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge.
Owsley County Sheriff, Constable Shot Fatally
Booneville, KY., March 27 1954
The sheriff of Owsley county and a constable were killed and a third man was wounded tonight in a shooting on the Buckhorn road about four miles east of Beattyville.Constable Robert Hensley, 63, died instantly, and Sheriff Clarence Taylor, 43, succombed at about 10:30 o'clock tonight at Pattie A. Clay infirmary at Richmond.
The wouned man was identified as Clifton Gabbard, 25, who suffered a flesh wound in the leg. He was jailed here, then transferred to the Lee County jail at Beattyville after questioning. He was charged with being an accessory.
The major suspect in the case, Earl Baker, about 37, of Breathitt county, still was at large tonight. State police said a warrant was issued charging him with murder.
Also questioned was Buster Moseley, who was believed to have been a witness. He was jailed here on a public drunkenness charge.
State Police Sgt. William Newman said he understood the affray occurred after Sheriff Taylor and Constable Hensley, who were patrolling the Buckhorn road near the forks of Cow Creek, discovered a truck off the road in a ditch.
When the officers approached to investigate, Newman said he was told, an occupant of the truck opened fire with a .38-caliber pistol.
Hensley was shot through the heart and Taylor was wounded in the right chest, left arm and groin.
Gabbard was treated at a Beattyville physican's office and returned here for questioning.
Sheriff Taylor was unable to tell what happened.
Sheriff Taylor, a former shoemaker, had served a term as Owsley county jailer and took office as sheriff in January of this year. He was an elder in the First Presybterian church of Booneville.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Taylor; his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Ham Taylor, Owsley county; two sons, Bobby and Stevie Taylor, and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Taylor; two brothers, Robert Taylor, Owsley county, and Clyde Taylor, Paris, and a sister, Mrs. Laura Farmer, Cincinnati.
The body was removed to the Congleton Brothers funeral home at Beattyville.
Hensley, who lived on Cow Creek, is survived by his wife and daughter. His body also was taken to the Congleton Brothers funeral home.
Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 October 1950Funeral services for Bradley Terry, 29, were held Monday afternoon, Oct. 2, at the Heidelberg Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Anderson conducting the service.
Mr. Terry the son of Miles and Dora Barrett Terry was born August 26, 1921 and was fatally injured in a traffic accident on September 30, 1950.
He is survived by his daughter, Anna Lair Terry, his mother, Mrs. Dora Terry, four brothers, Daniel Terry, Mitchel Terry and Jackson Terry all of Heidelberg; four sisters, Mrs. Addie Lee of Mummie, Ky., Mrs. Mae Stamper of Heidelberg, Mrs. Mary Goosey and Mrs. Gracey Calvert of Louisville.
Burial was in the Brandenburg cemetery near Heidelberg with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge. Pallbearers were: Ernest Coomer, Ed Deaton, Brown Kerns, Tommy Brewer, Seldon Brewer, Brenton Frost, Woodrow Frost, and Manuel Felter.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 January 1950Mrs. Billie Terry Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Mollie Reece Terry died suddenly at her home about 3:30 p.m. December 28.
She was the daughter of Lucien and Jane Fox Reece, and was 37 years of age. She had been suffering from heart trouble for some time, but hadn't seemed noticably worse until she was suddenly stricken.
Survivors are her parents, and husband, five daughters, Nettie, Shirley, Allie Joan, Julia and Ena Fay; three sons, Herman, Hubert and Clifford, all at home. Three brothers, Fred Reece, Connersville, Ind., Jesse Reece, Heidleberg and Tom Reece, Beverley, Ky. One sister, Mrs. Claude Vickers, Stone Coal, Ky.
She was a member of the First Church of God and attended services at Yellow Rock. Rev. Ramah Johnson conducted the funeral service which was held at the Heidelberg Baptist church. Interrment was in the Brandenburg cemetery at Heidelberg.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 January 1950Mrs. Emma Wyatt Thacker, 70, passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs. Walker Newton, of Yellow Rock, Thursday, Dec. 29, after a long illness of cancer.
She was born in Lee county the daughter of Billie and Louisa Wyatt.
She was the widow of the late Green Thacker, and leaves eight children, four sons and four daughters. They are Luke, Lucien, Ova and Rufust Thacker, all of Bear Track, and Mrs. Daisy Smallwood, Yellow Rock, Mrs. Edna Estes, Fox, Ky., Mrs. Loueda Riley, Crystal, and Mrs. Josie Riley of Bear Track.
Burial was in the Beatty Place cemetery Friday, Dec. 30.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 January 1952Jackie C. Thacker, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Thacker of Zachariah, was fatally injured Monday on a lease near Leeco while engaged in "pulling" an oil well.
According to Luther Newnam who took the injured had to a Lexington hospital, Thacker and other workers had pulled a 5 inch casing out of the well and had it suspended in the air. Something went wrong, Newnam said, and the pipe fell striking Thacker on the head and shoulder.
Thacker was immediately taken to the hospital but was pronounce dead on arrival.
Funeral services will be held for Thacker Wednesday at the Zoe Church of God with the Rev. W. L. Bloomfield officiating. Burial will be at Zachariah with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 August 194Willard Charles Thacker, 25, of Irvine, Ky., died Friday, August 10, 1984 at 2:45 p.m.
Born June 15, 1959, he was the son of Lucian Thacker and Nannie Stamper.
Survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois B. Thacker, Irvine; one son, Lucian Scott Thacker, Irvine; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Thacker, Beattyville; three brothers, Ray Thacker, Beattyville; Ellis Thacker, Old Landing; Carl Thacker, Beattyville; five sisters, Mrs. Irene Shuler, Irvine; Mrs. Ruby Benton, Irvine; Mrs. Bonnie Murphy, Irvine; Mrs. Nellie Estes, Irvine; Mrs. Lillie Benton, Beattyville.
Funeral services were held Sunday, August 12, 1984 at 2:00 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James F. Smith officiating. Burial followed in the Beatty Place Cemetery, Yellow Rock Road., with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The Rev. James F. Smith officiated.
Mr. Thacker was a lineman with Palimar Electric.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 August 1953Claiborn Tharp, father of Jesse Tharp, Beattyville, died at the Veterans hospital in Lexington on Tuesday, August 4, where he had been a patient the past three years. Mr. Tharp was 82.
A native of Estill county, he was the son of the late Judge A. J. and Nancy Ann Moore Tharp. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.
His wife Mrs. Joanna Tharp, preceded him in death five years ago. The Tharp's son, Edward O., was the first Estill county by killed in World War I.
The body is at the Lewis Funeral Home, Irvine.
Survivors include two sons, Jesse Tharp, and Jennings Tharp, Richmond; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, also a brother, Russell Tharp of Hamilton, Ohio.
Funeral services were held at the Providence Baptist Church at Winston on Thursday morning at 10:00 o'clock. The Rev. Roy C. Richardson officiated. Burial was in the churchyard cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 31 August 1985Beattyville - Jesse Muncie Tharp, 83, a former Beattyville mayor, died yesterday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center off Cooper Drive in Lexington.
Tharp was mayor for several years in the 1950s.
He also once owned a concrete block company, and he operated Beattyville's first Western Auto Store for a couple years in the 1940s. He also worked at the Beattyville post office.
Tharp served as the director of the Beattyville Housing Project at one time. He was in the Army during World War I and the Navy during World War II.
He was a member and former elder of Beattyville Christian Church and was a member of American Legion Post No. 84.
Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy Flynn of Beattyville; three sons, Cecil Tharp and O'Rear Tharp, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Clyde Tharp of Effingham, Ill.; a brother; 11 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Newnam Funeral Home. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Sunday.
Clarence "Fiddling Slim" THOMAS
The Winchester Sun (Winchester, KY)
Wednesday, 5 March 1941Clarence Thomas, 28, of Clark county, died Tuesday night at 11:30 o'clock at the Clark County hospital from head injuries suffered in a head-on automobile collision Sunday on state highway No. 15. His companion, Hobart Hoskins, 45, of Slade, was killed instantly in the wreck.
Thomas was a well-known violinist and went by the name of "Fiddling Slim" He played with the All Night Ramblers and the Kentucky Woodchoppers.
He was the son of John D. and Rebecca Thomas.
He is survived by three brothers, Clyde Thomas, of Heidelberg, William and Leon [sic] Thomas of Winchester; and a sister, Mrs. Spiral Smith, Jr. of Winchester.
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Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 6 March 1941Winchester, Ky., March 6 -- Funeral services for Clarence Thomas, 29, of Slade and Clark county, who died Wednesday of injuries received in an automobile accident Sunday, were scheduled this afternoon at the home of R. P. Hedger, 145 Cook avenue, Winchester. The Rev. Paul Montgomery, pastor of the Central Baptist church, was to officate, and burial was to be in the Winchester cemetery.
Thomas is survived by his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Thomas, Heidelberg; three brothers, William and Lewis Thomas, Winchester, and Clyde Thomas, Heidelberg; and a sister, Mrs. Spiral Smith, Winchester.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 May 1968James Thomas, 80, a retired railroad emloyee, died at 10:20 a.m. Thursday (April 25) at his home in Winchester after a long illness. He was a native of Lee County.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Mae Smyth, Winchester; two sons, Clyde Thomas, Lexington, and Lewis Thomas, Winchester; a sister, Mrs. Jane Coomer, Heidelberg; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Scobee Funeral Home by the Rev. Bill Keller. Burial was in the Winchester Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 July 1951Funeral services with Masonic rites were held Saturday afternoon for Judge Joseph Pryse Thomas, 76, who was killed last Thursday July 12, by an L & N pasenger train while attempting to cross the track. he was knocked about 20 feet and died instantly.
Judge Thomas was born near Fincastle on December 9, 1875 and was the son of the late James M. and Catherine Thompson Thomas. He began teaching in the public schools of this county at the age of 16 and taught for 27 years with the exception of about three years when he was engaged in the photography business at Paintsville, Ky.
He was elected County School Superintendent in November 1917, taking office January 1, 1918, which office he held for twelve and one-half years. In 1941 he was elected County Judge of this county, assuming the duties of the office in January 1942. At the end of his term as county judge he retired to private life. During his term as county judge he called in all interest bearing warrants and paid them off in an amount of $66, 480 and while superintendent of schools, with a tax rate on each $100 of 30 cents for eight years when it was raised to 50 cents and no school poll tax, he saved and turned over to his successor in office $33,000, while his teachers were paid more than any of the surrounding counties and built a number of new school buildings.
He was vice president of the Peoples Exchange Bank and was for many years a director of that bank. He was a past Master of St. Helens Lodge No. 84 F. & A. M. of which he was a member for 45 years. He was a very conservative business man and was during his life much interested in farming.
Burial was in old Thomas Buryng Ground near his home at Airdale, with Rev. J. H. Hieronymus in charge of the services.
The Atlanta Journal (Atlanta, GA)
Monday, 14 July 1952Mrs. L. P. Thomas of Fairburn, Ga., died Sunday night.
She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. John Nalley, Mrs. Willie Baswell, and Mrs. Levi Pinyoun; two sons, Mr. Olin Thomas and Mr. Lonnie Thomas.
The remains will be carried to Bellpoint, Ky for funeral and interment. Bishop and Poe, Fairburn, GA.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 July 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Durbin Thomas were held Wednesday, July 16, at the St. Theresa Church near Heidelberg, by Father Poole. Mrs. Thomas was 80 years of age at her passing.
The daughter of Joe and Shrillida Wagers Durbin, Mrs. Thomas was born in Lee county but at the time of her death July 13, was living in Fairburn, Georgia.
She is survived by her husband, L. P. Thomas of Fairburn, and one stepdaughter.
Burial was in the Davis Cemetery near Heidelberg with funeral arrangements by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 4 April 1949Winchester, Ky., April 3 -- Mrs. Rebecca Thomas, 65, wife of James Thomas, died at 3 a.m. today at her home, 33 Hill street, after a long illness.
She was a native of Lee county, daughter of the late Mack and Mary Couch Mann, and a member of the Hill Street Church of God.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Clyde and Lewis Thomas, and a daughter, Mrs. May Smith, all of Winchester, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Hill Street Church of God, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. L. Guthrie. The body is at the residence.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Tuesday, 12 December 1944Winchester, Ky., Dec. 11 -- Mrs. Rebecca Thomas, 55 Hill street, has been notified by the Ward Department that her son, Pfc. William Thomas, was killed in action Nov. 23 while serving in France.
Pvt. Thomas entered the Army in July 1941, and received his training in Tennessee and New York. He had been overseas 18 months.
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The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 3 February 1949Winchester, Ky., Feb. 2 -- The body of Pfc William Thomas, 20, killed in action Nov. 23, 1944, in Europe, is expected to arrive here at 11:30 a.m. Thursday and will be taken to the Scobee funeral home.
A native of Lee county, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas of Winchester and had been awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of God y the Rev. J. L. Guthrie, pastor. Burial will be in the Winchester cemetery.
In addition to his parents, survivors include two brothers, Clyde and Lewis Thomas, both of Winchester, and a sister, Mrs. Mae Smith, also of Winchester.
The body is at the funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 August 1953Miney Thompson, 83, died August 1 at the home of her daughter, Molly Medcalf in Hazard.
Mrs. Thompson had been ill for several months and had been living with her son Harrison Whisman of Beattyville until she went to Hazard last Thursday.
She is survived by three sons, Harrison Whisman, Joe Whisman, and Stanley Whisman, all of Beattyville; one daughter, Molly Medcalf, Hazard. one sister, Sarah Vanderpool, Cincinnati, and five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral was August 5 at the home of Harrison Whisman. Services were conducted by the Rev. R. B. Baker, and burial was in the Whisman Cemetery at St. Helens.
Arrangements were by King Justice Funeral Home.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Tuesday, 18 February 1930Mrs. Margaret Coomer Thompson, 59 years old, died Sunday night at 11:45 o'clock at her residence on the Elmendorf farm following a three weeks' illness.
She is survived by her husband, J. S. Thompson; two sons, Junis and Ernest Thompson, both of Fayette county; four daughters, Mrs. Eliza William, Mrs. John Peck and Miss Ruth Thompson; and Mrs. R. E. Marks, and one brother, J. W. Coomer.
The body was removed to the funeral home of Anglin and Boden, 565 W. Second street, and was taken to St. Helens, Ky., yesterday morning where funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the St. Helens cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 March 1943Mrs. Mary Price Thompson, wife of Robert Thompson, died at her home in Beattyville at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday night, March 17 following an illness of approximately one year.
Born in Lee county, she was married to Mr. Thompson on May 6, 1906. For a number of years they resided at St. Helens and in 1926 moved to Beattyville. She was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Funeral services were conducted at the St. Helens Presbyterian Church at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon by the Ven. George E. Long of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, assisted by Rev. Clark D. Benson, pastor of the St. Helens Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the St. Helens cemetery with Congleton Bros. in charge.
Pallbearers were Sam B. Taylor, A. B. Cox, W. A. Lyons, Clayton Congleton, Alex H. Taylor, Henry Barrett, George Hogan and J. Pryse Thomas.
Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. W. A. Whitehouse, Louisville; Mrs. B. F. Oldinsky, Fort Smith, Arkansas,a nd Mrs. Russel Sames, Louisville, and three sons, Pvt. Bert H. Thompson, Fort Riley, Kansas; Billy Thompson, Beattyville, and Charles Thompson of Georgia.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 February 1952Funeral services for Robert C. Thompson were held Thursday, February 21 at the St. Helens Presbyterian Church by Rev. Boaz Smith.
Mr. Thompson, the son of the late Savanah [sic] and Sarah Arnold Thompson, was born at St. Helens on February 15, 1885, and deceased this life at Louisville on February 18. he was 67 years of age.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Annice Rickets of Hialeah, Florida, Mrs. Agnes Oldinsky of Fort Knox, Ky., and Mrs. Russell Sams of Fort Lewis, Washington; three sons, Charles Thompson of Washington, D.C., Bert Thompson of Fort Wadsworth, N.Y., and William Thompson of Dewitt, Ky.; one brother, Brownlow Thompson of Bowen, Ky.
Burial was in the St. Helens cemetery with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 May 1951Funeral services for Samuel A. Thompson, cashier of the Lee County Commercial Bank, who died at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, were held Sunday, May 6 at the Edmonton Presbyterian church at 2:00 p.m. by the Rev. J. W. Barton.
A native of Metcalf county, Mr. Thompson had been associated with the bank here for 24 years. He was an elder and treasurer of the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian Church, a member of the Proctor Lodge No. 231 F & A M, Beattyville Chapter No. 232 O. E. S., Beattyville Council No. 7 Jr. O. U. A. M., and Rainbow Council No. 129 D. of A.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Thompson of Edmonton; his wife, Mrs. Nell B. Thompson; two daughters, Freddie and Anette Thompson, all of Beattyville; four brothers, John, Phil, Billy, and Woodrow Thompson, all of Edmonton; two sisters, Mrs. Jack Hubbard of Munfordville and Mrs. A. A. Page of Pikeville, Ky.
Brief rites were held Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian Church by Rev. Boaz Smith.
Burial was in the Summer Shade Cemetery near Edmonton, Ky., with funeral arrangements by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Wednesday, 20 October 1954Beattyville, Oct. 19 - Linda Carol Thorpe, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Churchill Thorpe, died Monday at Rochester, Mich., of polio, it was learned here today. The Thorpes lived in Beattyville until about five years ago.
Other survivors include a brother, Danny Thorpe; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Thorpe, and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Della Jewell, Beattyville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Beattyville Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Edward Gayhart. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tony Jackson, Lloyd Thacker, Charlie Bush and Gene Gabbard. The body is at the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 March 1950Lydia Fultz Thorpe, daughter of the late Thomps Fultz, died in a Lexington hospital Wednesday, March 22. She was 100 [sic] years old last February 14.
She is survived by one sister, Smyra Fultz Miller, of Stanton, the last member of a large family.
Relatives of Mrs. Thorpe are requested to get in touch with a niece, Mrs. Mauleon Lucas, 611 Poplar St., Ravenna, Ky.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 August 1952Funeral services for Henry Tincher were held Wednesday, July 30, at the home of Rev. George Botner.
Mr. Tincher, the son of the late Randolph and Rebecca Howell Tincher, was born in Lee county, November 28, and died at his home near Idamay, July 28. He was 79.
Mr. Tincher had been a member of the Christian Church since 1918.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rachel Tincher, three daughters, Miss Mattie Lou Tincher and Mrs. May Taylor of Florida, and Mrs. Brethlen of Dayton, Ohio.
Other survivors include two stepdaughters, three stepsons, two sisters and seven grandchildren.
Burial was in the Fraley Cemetery with Congleton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 March 1950Funeral services for Canada Tincher, 84, were held last Saturday by Rev. Sam Wilson near Pebworth and burial was nearby.
Mr. Tincher, the son of the late James and Susanne Gordon Tincher, was found dead in the yard of his home in the Cross Roads community Thursday morning, his birthday. He was born February 23, 1866. Deathy was from exposure according to Coroner Chester McIntosh.
Mr. Tincher is survived by one sister, Mrs. Nannie Cornelius, and a brother, James Tincher, several nephews and nieces.
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI)
Wednesday, 31 January 1951Ottice Tincher of 9107 Olivet St., passed away January 29.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mertie Thomas, Mrs. Mattie Smith and Mrs. Bessie Begley.
Funeral services at J.D. Martensen Funeral Home, 1725 Lawndale, Wednesday 7 p.m. Interment at Beattyville Kentucky.
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The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 February 1951Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon for Ottice Tincher, 56, who died in Detroit, Michigan, Monday, January 29, from a heart attack.
Mr. Tincher, the son of the late William and Maggie Daugherty Tincher was born in Lee County, in 1894. He left here several years ago and has been employed by Dodge, Maine Plant of The Chrysler Corporation.
Mr. Tincher is survived by three sisters including Mrs. Chester Smith, Mrs. Bill Thomas and Mrs. Fred Begley, all of Detroit, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Burial will be in the Proctor cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 February 1951Little Patricia Ann Tincher, month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Tincher, Beattyville, was buried Thursday afternoon, February 8, at 2 o'clock.
Services were conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson at Congleton Bros. Funeral Home chapel.
Patricia Ann was born on January 5 and passed away at the home of her parents February 6. She died of bronical pneumonia.
In addition to her parents she is survived by two brothers and two sisters, the names of whom were not available to the Enterprise.
Burial followed at Proctor Cemetery.
Rachel Evaline "Eva" Venable TINCHER
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 25 July 1954Beattyville, July 24 -- Mrs. Eva Tincher, 69, widow of Sam Pryor Tincher, died Friday at her home in Heidelberg. She was a member of the Heidelberg Christian church.
Survivors include four sons, Fred and Herman Tincher, Cincinnati; Matt Tincher, Covington, and Ellis Tincher, Moses Lake, Wash.; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Goe, Gulfport, Miss.; Mrs. Louise Suttle, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Faye Butler and Mrs. Betty Qualls, Heidelberg; three brothers, William Venable, Richmond; Matt Venable, Vincent, and Rollo Venable, Norwood, Ohio, and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Fowler, Beattyville, and Mrs. Ethel Fraley, Winchester.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Heidelberg Christian church by the Rev. George Botner. Burial will be in the Farley cemetery at Heidelberg. The body was removed to the residence from the Congleton Brothers funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 September 1951Funeral services with the Rev. Sam Wilson officiating were held here Tuesday for Chester Tipton, 36, who died Saturday night in a Richmond hospital.
Chester became ill Saturday morning and was taken to the hospital in the afternoon where he failed to respond to medical treatment. The time of his death was listed at near midnight.
For the past 14 years Chester served as Circuit Court Clerk of this county and in the recent Primary Election of August 4, received the Republican nomination for the office again. He had many friends and was known far and wide of his willingness to accommodate persons in need of help. His familiar figure and friendly face will be missed from the courthouse for a long time to come.
Chester was buried in the Tipton family cemetery near Millers Creek with the King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Serving as active pallbearers were Albert Vanderpool, Abe Becker, Wilgus Cole, J. H. Bolin, Joe Stamper and Bill Profitt.
Honary pallbearers included Zack Wilson, Lat Lutes, Randa Smyth, Billy Wilson, George Hogan, J. F. Arnold, Sutton Moore, Jess Moore, J. S. Darch, Garfield Thomas, Charlie Jackson, Lewis Taulbee, Jack Brandenburg, Henry Brandenburg, and Russell Reynolds.
Surviving Chester are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Tipton, one brother, Dr. Arthur T. Tipton of Ludlow, Ky., and two sisters, Mrs. Ervie Begley, Beattyville, and Hubert McLocklin of Richmond.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 April 1965Dillard P. Tipton, 81, Beattyville city councilman, died at 2:45 p.m. Monday, April 5, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness.
Tipton had been a councilman eight years. He formerly was a member of the Lee County Board of Education. A native of Estill County, Tipton was a retired merchant and farmer and was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church and Irvine Lodge No. 137, F&AM.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Martha Tipton, a son, Arthur T. Tipton, Lookout Heights; two daughters, Mrs. Dorsie Begley, Beattyville, and Mrs. Lillian McLocklin, Richmond; a sister, Mrs. Celia Abney, Ravenna; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Nolan D. Moore and the Rev. Edwin Grigsby. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Millers Creek.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 August 1953Mary Miller Tipton, 24, was the victim of a car accident nine miles north of Cynthiana, Sunday, August 2. The man, a Negro, who ran into the Tipton car had rerportedly been chased by patrolmen out of Cincinnati, Ohio. He died two hours after to collision. Mrs. Tipton died in the Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana at 8 o'clock Sunday night.
Her husband, Shelby Tipton, who was driving the car is still unconscious. James, their younger son, has a broken leg, and Hershel, the older boy, is still unconscious.
Besides her husband and children, she is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller, Zoe, Ky.; and four sisters, Etta Dennis, Zoe; Marcella Alexander, Cincinnati; Glenn Oria, Zoe, and Jewell Dean Miller, Zoe.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. by the Rev. Spencer Combs in the Holiness Church of God at Zoe. Burial was in the family cemetery near Sign Board. Arrangements were by King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 December 1997Mona Marcum Tipton, age 88, of Beattyville, died Wednesday, December 17, 1997 at Lee County Constant Care.
Born January 3, 1909 she was the daughter of the late Henry Marcum and Josephine Tiller and the widow of Joe Tipton.
Survivors include thre sons, William Charles Tipton, George Tipton, and Rudy Joe Tipton all of Beattyville; three daughters, Dorothy Potts of Beattyville, Geneva Barnes of Irvine, KY and Dovie Lynch of Beattyville; one brother, Roy Marcum of Irvine, KY; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Saturday, December 20, 1997 at 2 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with L. C. Moore and Bro. Carl D. Hall. Burial followed in the Beatty Place Cemetery located on Yellow Rock Road.
Pallbearers were Billy Tipton, Jamie E. Tipton, Terry Tipton, Johnny Tipton, Michael Lynch, Tommy Tipton, Kenny Combs and Ricky Tipton.
Newnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Owsley County Courier, Friday, 27 May 1938
Jack Tirey Buried in Proctor Monday
Jack Tirey, age 69 years, died at his home in Proctor Sunday morning at 6:30 o'clock after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted at the home Monday at 3:00 o'clock p.m. by Rev. Luther Newnam and Rev. L. M. Merrin. Burial was in the Proctor graveyard.
He was the son of the late Oliver & Martha Porter Tirey and was married to Leona Sizemore in 1892.
He is survived by his widow and nine children: Leonard Tirey, Mrs. Wilgus Begley, Walker Tirey, Proctor; Delma Tirey, Detroit, MI; Mrs. Chas Shanks, Hamilton, OH; Mrs. James Combs, Mrs. Robert Stites and Mrs. Hazel Tirey, Middleton, OH and Charles Tirey, Beattyville.
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, June 30, 1960
James D. Tirey Dies in Texas
Jame D. TIREY, 79, a former resident of Lee County, died Sunday at a VA hospital in Kerrville, Texas, after a short illness. He was a retired bridge contractor and a veteran of the Spanish American War and a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are a brother, Jesse TIREY, Hazard, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert JONES. Burial was in the Proctor Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 May 1953Robet Tirey, an 83-year-old retired railroad man and long time resident of Proctor, died Tuesday, May 19, in the V.A. Hospital at Louisville.
Mr. Tirey, the son of the late Oliver and Martha Porter Tirey, was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and a member of the Christian Church. His death occurred after an illness of only a few days.
Mr. Tirey is survived by two daughters, Nellie Tirey of Beattyville and Mrs. Bertha Eyer of Dayton, Ohio; and two brothers, Jess Tirey of Hazard and Jim Tirey of Texas.
Funeral services will be held today at 2:00 p.m. for Mr. Tirey in the Congleton Bros. Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ike Gabbard and Rev. Everett Ross in charge. Burial will be in the Proctor Cemetery with arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 November 1952Funeral services were held Sunday for Ed Todd, 32, who was found dead early Saturday morning on the river bank just across the river from Heidelberg.
According to county judge Cecil Kincaid who went to the scene after he had been notified of the discovery of the body, it appeared that Todd had fallen over a 75-foot embankment and had died from exposure.
Judge Kincaid said that Todd was last seen near the south end of the Heidelberg bridge late Friday afternoon by a night-watchman guarding some coal mining property. He was found just below the end of the bridge early Saturday morning. No inquest was held, the judge said.
Todd was the son of Martha and the late Budd Todd of Heidelberg and other than his mother, he is survived by three brothers and four sisters.
The brothers are Bill, Jack, and George Todd but the names of the sisters were unavailable.
Funeral services were held at the Brandenburg Cemetery where the body was interred, with Rev. George Botner in charge. Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of burial arrangements.
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Dayton News (Dayton, OH)
Tuesday, 25 November 1952Edward Todd, 31, formerly of Dayton, died Saturday at Heidelberg, Ky. He had resided in Dayton for about five years and had moved to Heidelberg recently. He worked for the W. H. Kiefaber Co. here.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Martha Todd of Heidelberg; a daughter, Shirley; a son, James; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Seltman, Mrs. Helen West and Mrs. Mary Starin of Dayton and Mrs. Louise Everhart of Trotwood, and three brothers, Jack, William and George of Heidelberg.
Services and burial will be Sunday in Heidelberg.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
Sunday, 16 March 1958Benjamin Toler, a retired farmer, died of cancer yesterday at his farm, R.R. 1, Cozaddale, Ohio. He was 77 years old.
Mr. Toler had farmed in the Cozaddale area for 20 years, retiring three years ago because of ill health. He formerly farmed near his native Beattyville, Ky.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Madge Milican, Hyde Park, and Mrs. Emma Fraley, Houston, Tex.; three sons, Ova, Hyde Park; Clayton, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Dale, Hyde Park; a step-daughter, Mrs. Edgar Dale, Cozaddale; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Anderson-Schraffenberger funeral home, Corryville. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Milford.
Register-Herald, Eaton, Ohio
Harrison Curtis Toler
Died: Tuesday, September 4, 2001Harrison Curtis Toler, 89, of Gratis, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dayton.
Born March 14, 1912, in Beattyville, Ky., he was the son of Logan and Vena (Miller) Toler. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and had retired from Middletown Sand and Gravel after 20 years. Mr. Toler was a member of VFW Post #3009 in Middletown, Fraternal Order of Eagles #528, American Legion Post #218 and Disabled American Veterans of Middletown.
Survivors include his wife of seven years, Virginia; six sons, Richard Toler of St. Louis, Mo., Larry Toler of Tucson, Ariz., Kenneth Toler of California, Jim Toler of Wilmington, Sam Toler of Camden and Steve Toler of Clarksville, Ohio; one daughter, Robin Mullins of Trenton.
Also surviving are five stepsons, Miles Back of Cincinnati, Everett Back, David Back and Gary Back, all of Middletown, and Jeff Back of Yulee, Fla.; three stepdaughters, Vicki Taylor of Dayton, Virginia Vest of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Kim Kindred of Middletown; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lilian Purdue of Dayton and Gail Lawson of Middletown.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Everett Toler; two sisters, Versi Warmouth and Minnie Day; and one son, Ova Toler.
Funeral services were Friday, Sept. 7, at Gratis United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Everett Back officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Gratis. Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral Home, Gratis, was in charge of arrangements.
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
Monday, 25 January 1954Mrs. Ida Smith Toler, 76, of Route 1, Cozaddale, wife of Ben Toler, died Sunday at her home after a long illness.
Besides her husband she leaves three daughters, Mrs. Edgar Dale, Winchester; Mrs. Madge Millican and Mrs. Emma Fraley, of Cincinnati; three sons, Ova, Clayton and Dale Toler, all of Cincinnati; a sister, Mrs. Byron (Jennie) McGuire; 22 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Milford Church of God, with burial in Milford Cemetery. The Schraffenberger-Anderson funeral home is in charge.
Mrs. Toler is well known in Beattyville where she formerly operated a restaurant.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 26 January 1969Beattyville - Mrs. Mary Toler, 80, died Friday night in the Oneida Mountain Hospital after a long illness. She was a native of Lee County and a member of the Blaines Branch Church of God.
Survivors are two brothers, Henry Barrett, Beattyville, and Joe Barrett, Muncie, Ind., and two sisters, Mrs. Martha Brandenburg and Miss Josie Barrett, Beattyville.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Blaines Branch Church of God by the Rev. Forest Drake. Burial will be in the Brandenburg Cemetery. The body is at the Newnam Funeral Home.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 20 May 1955Richmond, Ky., May 20 - - Mrs. Rosie Toler, 60, of Sand Gap, died at 4 a.m. today at the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was the widow of Mart Toler.
Survivors include five sons, Fred Toler, Lexington; James, Seldon and Robert Lee Toler, all of Sand Gap, and Hubert Toler, Rockcastle County; 32 grandchildren and several brothers and sisters.
The body is at the Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 February 1951Funeral services for George Henry Townsend were held Saturday February 17, 1951 at 2:00 p.m. at the Eager Baptist Church by the Rev. Jack Btrown.
Mr. Townsend the son of the late James Henry and Pauline Kelly Townsend was born at Crystal, Ky. on April 14, 1879 and deceased this life at the home of his sister near Beattyville on February 16, 1951 at the age of 71 years 10 months and 2 days.
He spent his life in Lee county and the most of the time near Crystal.
He leaves to survive him two sisters, Mrs. Jossie Mays of Beattyville, Ky. and Mrs. Lily Gay Beer of Rothwell, Menifee county, Kentucky; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the Eager Cemetery near Crystal with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 April 1943William Riley Townsend, 75, died at his home at Crystal at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon, April 26, after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by Rev. George E. Long of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Burial was in the Rogers cemetery at the Eager school house.
Survivors include one brother, George Townsend; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Mays, Crystal, and Mrs. Lillie Beer of Rothwell, Kentucky.
Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 21 August 1947Arch N. Treadway, 81, of Jackson, died at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday at the Good Samaritan hospital. The body was taken today to Beattyville, where funeral services and burial will be held, attendants at the W. R. Milward mortuary reported.
Mr. Treadway, a son of the late Elisha and Elizabeth Eager Treadway, was born in Booneville, KY. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment Aug. 5.
The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
Monday, 14 June 1909Decatur B. Treadway, aged 49 years, a clerk in the War Department, was found dead in the bathroom of his home at 506 B. Street southeast about 10:30 o'clock last night. Gas was flowing from an open jet.
Mrs. Treadway, who had been to her mother's house, returned home about 10 o'clock and was attracted by the odor of gas. She started at the cellar and went through all the rooms until she came to the bathroom on the second floor. Pushing open the door she saw her husband sitting in a chair, his head buried on his chest. The gas jet was only partially turned on.
Mr. and Mrs. Treadway took a walk in the afternoon, and Mrs. Treadway wen to visit her mother. The husband said he would return home. They parted in excellent spirits, and Mrs. Treadway says her husband had never talked of suicide to her.
When Mrs. Treadway found her husband she called in Dr. L. D. Wilson, of 316 B. street southeast, who pronounced the man dead.
Mr. Treadway had been employed at the War Department for a number of years.
Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 May 1971Mrs. Martha Treadway, 68, wife of Clark Treadway, Cincinnati died Wednesday, April 28 in Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a native of Lee County and a member of the Church of God.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by da daughter, Mr. Ruby Fox, Cincinnati; three sisters, Mrs. Cordelia Ball, Cincinnati; Mrs. Velva Lyons, Pontiac, Michigan; and Mrs. Mae Bugsby, Cincinnati, Ohio; two brothers, Herbert Vanderpool, Middletown, Ohio; and Alex Vanderpool, Cincinnati; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Kenneth Adams. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Friday, 5 May 1950Marvin H. Treadway, 24, of 1710 York av. who died Wednesday at the Gallipolis hospital where he had been a patient for three years.
Survivors are his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Treadway of Middletown; four sisters, Mrs. Leonard Helm and Mrs. Retsell Dennis of Middletown, Mrs. Ruth Stienman of Chicago and Mrs. Gertrude Martin of Tulsa, Okla.
Buriall will be in Woodside cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 11 May 1950Marvin Treadway, 24, son of Joe Treadway and the late Bertie Bush Treadway, died in Middletown, Ohio, May 4.
Mr. Treadway, a native of Lee county, is survived by his father and four sisters.
Burial was in the Middletown cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 December 1950Mrs. Nettie Treadway Dies In Middletown
Mrs. John D. Treadway, 67, died in the Middletown hospital Tuesday, Dec. 19, after an illness of two months.
Mrs. Treadway, the daughter of the late Hampton and Nancy Brandenburg Flanery, was born in Lee county February 6, 1883.
She is survived by her husband, four daughters, Mrs. Geo. Henderson, of Waynesville, O., Mrs. Wade Turner, Mrs. Frank Larkin, and Miss Anna Gay Treadway, all of Middletown; and two sons, Wallace and Russell Treadway, also of Middletown. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Martha Graves, of Hazard.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, following the arrival of the body on train No. 3, in the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian church. Time of service has been set at two o'clock. Burial will follow in the Flanery burial ground near Pebworth with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge.
The Berea Citizen (Berea, KY)
Thursday, 25 June 1942Mr. P. S. Treadway of Owsley county, father of Mrs. D. H. Wilson of Berea, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, at the Unites States Veteran's hospital near Lexington, Kentucky where he has been for the past four and one-half years.
Funeral servcies were held on Thursday at Vincent, Kentucky with burial at the Treadway family cemetery there.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 May 1952Robert R. Treadway, 77, a former resident of Lee and Owsley counties, died Saturday, May 17, at Kennedy Veterans Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Treadway was a resident of Paducah.
A veteran of the Spanish-American War, Mr. Treadway was past commander of the Unites Spanish Veterans Camp. He was a member of the Kentucky Legislature in 1915-16, and was responsible for a laborer pay bill which attracted wide-spread attention at that time which enabled laborers to receive their pay twice a month. Mr. Treadway also served as an officer of Federal prisons and was retired from duty at the Narcotics Prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1939, at which time he moved to Paducah. He was a member of the Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge.
He was widely known for his swimming ability and had, on several occasions, swum the Ohio River, the last time being when he was 75.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Sarah E. Treadway; two daughters, Miss Katherine Treadway of Taipei, Formosa, and Mrs. J. W. Gabriel of St. Louis; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Porter of Beattyville, Mrs. W. S. Mitchell of Rayville, La., and Mrs. S. J. Peel of Benton, Ky., and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, May 20 at the Harris Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Bedford Turner officiating. He was assisted by Rev. Athel Shepherd. Burial was in the Maplelawn Cemetery.
Attending the funeral from Lee and Owsley were his sister, Mrs. Porter, a nephew, Jim Treadway of Travellers Rest, and a niece, Mrs. Marie McClure of Booneville.
Ada Oliver TURNER, 87 widow of John B. OLIVER of Beattyville, Ky d. April 17, 2001 at the KY River Medical Center in Jackson, KY. She was born Sept. 6, 1913 in Lee County, Ky the d/o the late Ben and Mary Ann CRABTREE SLONE.
Survivors are two step daughters, Helen TAYLOR of Fairborn, OH; Reba TIREY of Louisville, KY; two sisters, Louise BRANDENBURG and Ila TYLER both of Beattyville, KY; 11 nieces and nephews.
Burial in the Ashcraft Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 20 January 1983Mrs. Anna Lee Turner, age 64 of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Friday, January 14, 1983 at 8 p.m.
Born December 16, 1918 she was the widow of Clayton Turner and the daughter of Floyd Brandenburg and Ollie Smith.
Survived by two sons, J.C. Turner, North Bend, Ohio; Donald Turner, Cincinnati, Ohio; three daugthers, Wanda Lee Gentry, Cincinnati, Ohio; Geraldine Sandman, Okeana, Ohio; Carol Louise, Cincinnati, Ohio; five brothers, Clinton, Lonnie C., Mearl, Marcus and Thomas G. Brandenburg all of Beattyvillev; four sisters, Mary Jane Brandenburg, Irvine; Zula Mae Newman, Covington; Christine Ross, Beattyville; Earline Clark, Norwood, Ohio; grandchildren and great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1983 at 3 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry States officiating. Burial followed in the Perry-Begley Cemetery at Delvinta. The Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 August 1954John Turner, County Minister Died Thursday
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 31, at 3:30 p.m. for Rev. John Turner, at the Booneville Presbyterian Church. The ministers were Rev. McClure, Rev. Burton, Rev. Isadore Childers, and Rev. Ike Gabbard.
Rev. Turner is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lola Turner; three daughters: Mrs. Viola Williamson, Booneville; Mrs. Minnie Drews, Louisville, and Mrs. Elsie Lynn Kuhlenbeck, Louisville; one son: James Robert Turner, of Knoxville, Tenn.; three sisters: Mrs. Mattie Wilson, Eversole, Ky., Miss Effie Turner, Irvine, Mrs. Grace Congleton, Irvine, Ky.; three brothers: Oscar Turner, Brooksville, Ind., Lloyd Turner, Laurel, Ind., Arch Turner, Moores Hill, Ind.; and four grandchildren.
Rev. Turner had been a member of a Presbyterian church for 45 years. He was a Presbyrtian minister for 20 years and a school teacher for 23 years. He died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on July 29.
Internment was in Combs cemetery at Pebworth. The funeral was in charge of King Justice Funeral Home.
Owsley County Courier (Booneville, KY)
Friday, 19 February 1937Mrs. Nannie Tirey Turner, 64, wife of Richard Turner, died of influenza at her home at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon of last week.
Funeral service, conducted by the Rev. Robert Spicer, was held Friday and burial was in the graveyard near the home.
Mrs. Turner was a daughter of Oliver and Martha Porter Tirey and was born in Lee county.
She is survived by her husband, two sons and a daughter; Charley Turner, Bea Turner, and Mrs. Nell Moore. Vilas Turner, Mrs. Anse Rowlan, Mrs. Clayton Congleton, Mrs. Tom Smith, and Wm. Turner are step children. She is also survived by Harvey Tirey, a half brother, and four brothers, Bob Tirey and J. C. Tirey, Proctor; Jesse Tirey, Hazard; and James Tirey who has not been heard of for several years but was in St. Louis from last account.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 July 1954Sam Turner, 67, retired railroader, died July 6, at Mt. Mary Hospital in Hazard. He died after a one-day illness.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Imogene Turner; six sons, Eugene Turner, Typo; James, Olaf and Offit Turner, Cincinnati; Willie Turner, Austin, Ind.; John Turner, War Creek; seven daughters, Mrs. Grace Smith, Mrs. Gladys Bailey, Mrs. Gene Hensley, Nannie Turner, all of Cincinnati; May Gross, Wide Creek; Frankie Lou Turner and Pauline Turner, Typo; and 40 grandchildren.
Funeral services were July 10 at 2:00 p.m. at the Spicer Cemetery at Oakdale. Rev. F. M. Deaton was the minister. Interment was in the Spicer cemetery. Maggard and Garrett Funeral Home was in charge.
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, 26 May 1960
DEATH CLAIMS SAM B. TURNER AT AGE OF 80.
Funeral services were conducted for Sam B. Turner, age 80, at the the Butter Point Cemetery, Canoe, Ky. at 1 p.m. Monday 23 May with Rev. Ike Gabbard officiating.
Mr. Turner was a retired farmer and a member of the Baptist Church for the past 50 years.
He is survived by his wife Louisa Gillam Turner; four daughters: Mrs. Delia Turner, Hazard, Mrs. Haney Ingram, Buckhorn, Mrs. Ellis Salle, Rousseau, Ky., Patsey Turner at home; two sons: Harvey of Cincinnati and Roy G. of Princeton, Ill; two brothers: Wesley Turner Jr. and Wise Turner both of Canoe, Ky.; 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 August 1954Funeral services were held on August 1, at 2:00 p.m. at the Royal Oak Baptist Church for Claude Tye, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Tye. The message was delivered by Rev. Kilburn.
Mr. Tye died July 29, 1954 at the Gibson Hospital in Richmond, Ky., after a weeks illness of pneumonhia. He was 42 years old.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Amanda Tye, Sturgeon; five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Brewer, of Sturgeon; Mrs. Opal Brewer of Sturgeon; Mrs. Georgia Spurlock, Dayton; Mrs. Pearl Marcum, of Dayton; Mrs. Christine Marcum, Hazard; three brothers: Speed Tye, Portsmouth, Ohio; John B. Tyeler, Travellers Rest; Jack Tye, U.S.N.
Interment was in the Brandenburg cemetery. The arrangements were by King Justice Funeral Home.
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