Lee County KY Obituaries

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John William WADE
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 February 1953
Funeral services for John William Wade, 73, a well-known Canyon Falls farmer, soldier, and railroad worker, were held Saturday afternoon in the charge of the King Justice Funeral Home here with the Rev. James Moak of Maysville, in charge.
Mr. Wade died February 19 in a Maysville, Kentucky hospital after an illness of several weeks.
He was a life-long member of the Episcopal Church and a veteran of the Spanish-American War. His wife who survives him was the former Miss Lilah Hill whome he married on April 18, 1900.
Other than Mrs. Wade, the survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Wilson, Mrs. Leota Gilkey, both of Maysville and Mrs. Laurabelle Young of Middletown, Ohio. A son, Hobart Wade, also lives in Middletown.

Lallah Hill WADE
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Thursday, 28 February 1957
Lebanon - Mrs. Lallah Wade, 79, died Wednesday at the East Orchard nursing home here.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Johnson funeral home, with burial in Woodside cemetery at Middletown.
Surviving are a son, Edward of Middletown, with whom Mrs. Wade had been residing, and two daughters, Mrs. William Gilkey and Mrs. David Wilson, both of Maysville, Ky.

Martha Bernice WHEELER
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 April 1951
Funeral services for little Martha Bernice Wheeler, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Marvin Wheeler, were held on Monday, April 16, 1951.
Baby Martha was born April 29, 1950 and deceased this life on April 14, 1951 at the age of 11 months and 15 days.
She is survived by her parents the Rev. and Mrs. Wheeler, two sisters, Mirean and Margaret, and two brothers, Joseph and Paul.
Funeral arrangements were made by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.

Pauline Coomer WHISMAN
Pauline Whisman, 75, of Lee County Constant Care, passed away Monday, June 14, 1993, at the Middle KY River Medical Center in Jackson, KY.
She was born in Lee County, KY on June 24, 1917, the daughter of Kitsy and Patton Coomer. She was a member of the St. Helens Christian Church.
Survivors are one son, Edward W. Whisman, Beattyville, KY; three brothers, Elisha Coomer, Jim Coomer, Clarence Coomer all of St. Helens, KY; two sisters, Sadie Shelton and Eva Hobbs both of St. Helens, KY; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Pauline Whisman will be held today, Wednesday, June 16, 1993 at 2 p.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jackie Bray officiating. Burial will be in the St. Helens Cemetery at St. Helens.

John G. WILLIAMS
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 20 January 1949
James G. Williams, believed to be the oldest man in Gallatin county (MT), died December 21 at Deaconess hospital lacking just 11 days to his 97th birthday anniversary. He had been a resident of Bozeman for 50 years and until his retirement in 1934, had operated a watch repair shop on Main street.
He was born in Beattyville, Ky., on Jan. 2, 1852, and following his schooling became a school teacher and later superintendent of schools in Kentucky. He gave up this profession when he moved to Gallatin county in 1898.
Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Homer "Cressy" D. Millegan of Malts, a son, Roy, assistant engineer at the Grand Coulee dam, Wash., a sister, Mrs. Priscilla B. Noland of Wesfir, Oregon, who is 90 years old, and another sister, Mrs. Fannie Lunsford, 80 years old of Dennard, Ark., a brother, Albert, 83 years old of Epes, Alabama, and a nephew, Fred B. Williams, of Bozeman and two nephews in Beattyville, Ky., E. S. Williams and Robert Williams.
From Bozeman, Mont. Daily Chronicle, Dec. 22, 1948.

Della Treadway WILSON
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 August 1950
Mrs. Della Treadway Wilson, 66, died in the St. Joseph hospital, Lexington, August 8, 1950. She was admitted to the hospital about three weeks ago for treatment of a lingering illness of about two years duration.
Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late Winfield Scott and Martha Flanery Treadway. She was born at Vincent, Owsley county, May 16, 1884. She was married to Zack H. Wilson May 8, 1907, and they have lived in Lee county about 40 years.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. George Devely, of Dayton, O., and one son, Leonard Tipton Wilson, also of Dayton, One sister, Mrs. Mattie McGuire, of Cincinnati, also survives.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian church as she was a member of that body. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Al Saleeby of Booneville. Arrangemenets will be under direction of Porter and Conner funeral home of Irvine. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery at 3:00 p.m.

Sarah Jane Marshall WOODING
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 December 1950
Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas Wooding, 69, were held Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3, at 2:00 in the chapel of the Pennington funeral home. Services were conducted by Jennings Roaden.
Mrs. Wooding, daughter of the late George and Nancy McIntosh Marshall, was born in 1881. She died at her home Dec. 1, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, Frank and George Robert Wooding; three daughters, Emily, Grace and May. Also three grandchildren.
Burial was in the Phillips graveyard with Pennington funeral home in charge.

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