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Arch WADEThe Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 September 1954Arch Wade, 55, died at his home at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, after a long illness.
He was born in Beattyville, July 6, 1899, and was the son of the late William and George Ann Fike Wade. In his early years he was an employee of the L. & N. Railroad Co., and for a number of years was a construction worker. He had worked with the State Highway Department for the last 20 years. On December 14, 1918, was married to Miss Irene Bentley, who survives him.
Other survivors are two daughters, Mrs. John Geisler, Flat Rock, Mich.; Mrs. Alden Lewis, Eminence; two sons: Doyle Wade of Flat Woods, Ky.; and Jimmie Wade of Beattyville; five brothers: Willie Wade, Christianburg; Marcus and Charlie Green Wade, Cincinnati; (Frank and Raymond Wade); and two sisters, Mrs. Robert Stamper, Oakdale, and Mrs. John Charles, Beattyville.
He was a member of the Christian Church.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Beattyville Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Donald Nash. Arrangements directed by King Justice Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were R. L. Mackey, R. L. Murray, Clarence Begley, Otto Goff, Fred Moore and Ralph Wade.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 February 1953Funeral 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.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Thursday, 28 February 1957Lebanon - 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.
Minnie Cole WALTONGallatin County Tribune & Belgrade Journal (Bozeman, MT)
Thursday, 31 August 1961Mrs. Alburn (Minnie) Walton, a resident of Bozeman and the valley for the past 60 years, died Tuesday at the Deaconess hospital.
Mrs. Walton was born at St. Helens, Ky., on June 26, 1880, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cole. She spent her early years in Kentucky and was married to Auburn Walton at St. Helens on April 15, 1896. Walton died in August 1936.
The Waltons came to Bozeman in 1901 and lived on a ranch on the Springhill road, now owned by Clarkson Spain, for many years. They moved to Bozeman in 1926. For a long time Mrs. Walton's home has been at 114 North Grand.
Mrs. Walton was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church at Ft. Ellis.
Survivors include five sons, Ernest, Earl and William Walton of Bozeman, Joe of Enumclaw, Wash., and Sam of Billings; three daughters, Mrs. Cecil (Beatrice) Badgley, Mrs. Oscar (Birdie) Cutting of Bozeman, and Mrs. Robert (Peggy) DuVall of Portland, Ore.; and a sister, Mrs. Zilla Lovelace of St. Helens; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
A daughter, Eva Mae, died in 1929.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thusday at the Dokken-Nelson Sunset chapel. Burial was in Sunset Hills.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 December 1951Funeral services for Wm. S. Wathen, 81, retired farmer of Belle Point, was held December 5, with Father Hanks officiating.
He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. Wathen who died after an illness of about a year is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belva Wathen, one daughter, Mrs. Beulah Lenberger of Louisville; six sons, James and Joseph of New Albany, Indiana, Fredrick Earl of Vallejo, Calif., Andrew of Beattyville, Benjiman of Louisville, ,and Phillip somewhere in the US. Army in Germany.
Mr. Wathen is also survived by a step-daughter and two step-sons who include, Mrs. Irene Phillips of Cincinnati, and Wilbur Lee Durbin and Wm. A. Teeter of Hamilton, Ohio.
Burial was in the White Ash Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 December 1952Funeral services for 9-year-old Maggie Elizabeth Watkins, daughter os Isaac Watkins and Mrs. Maggie Ellen Trent, who died suddenly last Wednesday, were conducted Monday afternoon by the Rev. R. B. Baker.
Survivors, other than the parents, include six sisters, on half sister, two brothers and two half brothers, and a host of little friends and school mates.
The funeral services were conducted in the Shoemaker School and burial was in the family cemetery with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 April 1951Funeral 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.
George WHISMAN
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 December 1952Funeral services for George Whisman, 59, were held Tuesday, December 16 at the St. Helens Christian Church with Rev. R. B. Baker officiating.
Mr. Whisman, a former Lee countian and disabled miner, died at Hazard last Friday.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Miney Thompson; a sister, Mrs. Molly Metcalf of Hazard, and three brothers, Stanley, Harrison, and Joe Whisman, all of Beattyville.
Burial for Mr. Whisman was in the Lunsford Cemetery on Butler Ridge with the King Justice Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
The Winchester Sun (Winchester, KY)
Wednesday, 16 November 1977Isaac Whisman Jr., 53, Leeco, died Tuesday after a short illness.
He was a native of Lee County, a son of Isaac Whisman Sr. and the late Catherine Hobbs Whisman.
In addition to his father, survivors include his widow, Marie Gross Whisman; a son Larry W. Whisman, Winchester; two daughters, Mrs. James Thomas Brandenburg, Winchester, and Mrs. Frank Moore, Lexington; two brothers, George Whisman, Winchester, and Elmer R. Whisman, Zachariah; three sisters, Mrs. Jewell Carroll, Winchester; mrs. Arvel Arnett, Stanton, and Mrs. Robert Adams, Zachariah, and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday by the Rev. James Clark at the Wells Funeral Home in Stanton with burial in the Mt. Paran Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Scott Arnold, Leonard Rogers, Willard Powell, Ronnie Rogers, Roy Sparks and Glenn Sparks.
Honorary bearers will be Bill Lewis, Earl Shortridge, Curt Davis, Ed Bowman, Corbett Brewer, Leland Peyton, and Denver Peters.
Friends may call at the funeral home 2-9 Thursday.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 August 1952The remains of Pfc. Marcus G. Whisman, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Whisman of Leeco, will arrive in Beattyville from Germany today. Pfc. Whisman was killed in Germany on August. 3. His death was the result of a motorcycle accident. The body will be taken to the ome of his parents Thursday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at the Docie Hobbs cemetery near Zachariah at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon by Rev. Willard Brewer. Burial will follow with full military rites. King Justice Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Besides his parents, Pfc. Whisman is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Freda Adams, Leeco, Mrs. Jewell Terrell, Leeco, Mrs. Bonnie Peyton, Owensboro, and Mrs. Daisy Arnett, Stanton; three brothers, George Whisman, Winchester, and Junior and Elmer Whisman of Leeco, and several nieces and nephews.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 December 1953Funeral services for Margaret Emma Whisman, 78, were held November 28, 1953, at 1:30 at St. Helens Christian Church by Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mrs. Whisman, daughter of the late Harvey Parsons, was born in Virginia, March 8, 1875 and died November 26, at Holly, Michigan, after an illness of six years. She was a member of the Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband, Walker Whisman; two daughters, Mrs. Roland Marshall of Rochester, Mich., and Mrs. Earl Davis of Holly, Mich.; one son, Marvin Whisman of Pontiac, Mich.; five stepchildren: Cord Whisman of Beechwood; Oscar Whisman of Lexington; Venor Whisman of Eminence; Girlie Puckett of Boonesmill, Va., and Virgil Whisman of Proctor.
Also surviving are two sisters, Della Marshall of Primrose, and Molly Ledford of Crab Orchard; three brothers, Melvin Parsons of St. Helens; Elbert Parsons of Combs; and Bradley Parsons of Pikeville; 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Pauline Coomer WHISMANPauline 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.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 April 1953Dr. Don Wilder, a well-known Owsley county physician died early Sunday morning, April 5, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was 48 years old.
Dr. Wilder was reported to have taken ill Friday morning as he sat at the breakfast table at his home in Booneville. At the time, however, his illness was not considered critical but nevertheless, he was taken to the hospital for a check-up. He died at 3:30 a.m. the following Sunday and his death was attriuted to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Dr. Wilder received his elementary education in Owsley county schools and the Frankfort High School. Following that, he attended the University of Kentucky and received his medical degree at the University of Louisville. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Phi Beta Pi Medical Society, the Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society, the Booneville Lodge No. 939, F & AM, and the Booneville Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Dr. Wilder was one of the pioneering physicians in the Public Health Service. In the early years of public health service in Owsley, he served as health officer in Lawrence, Breathitt, and Carter counties. He has always been interested in this phase of medical work and gave the welcoming address at the dedication of the new health center in Booneville last September. He served for 18 years in the Public health service.
Dr. Wilder was the son of the late Isaac H. Wilder and lived in Owsley all his life.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marrguerite Wilder, who being a registered nurse, assisted him in his practice; his daughter, Miss Ann Charlotte Wilder, and mother Mrs. Rebecca N. Wilder.
Also surviving are two brothers who are William Paul Wilder of Lebanon, Ohio, and Isaac H. Wilder, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee. Three sisters survive and include Mrs. Agnes Shepherd of Yakima, Washington; Mrs. Chas. L. Seale, and Mrs. D. A. Sherrill, both of Booneville.
Funeral services for Dr. Wilder were held Wednesday afternoon, April 8, in the auditorium of the Owsley County High School with Rev. Robert McClure officiating.
Burial with Masonic rites was in the Brandenburg cemetery with Congletoo Bros. Funeral Home in charge. Active pallbearers were Carl Reynolds, Elmer Long, Ned Sebastian, Monroe Barrett, Steve Wilson, Clifton Wilson, Paul Campbell, and Charles Long.
Honorary pallbearers werer members of the medical society.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 June 1952Joseph F. Wilder, 80, of Conkling, died at his home Thursday, June 5, after a long illness.
He left surviving him his wife, Catherine Wilder; one son, Clarence of Franklin, Ohio; one brother, Grant Wilder, Hamilton, Ohio; one sister, Sallie Frost of Zion Station, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Burial services were conducted Friday afternoon by Rev. H. C. Mason and Rev. Ike Wilder in the Hensley Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 November 1951Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, Nov. 8, in the chapel of the King Justice Funeral Home for Chester Williams, 22, who died at his home near Miamisburg, Ohio Monday, November 5.
Chester was the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Williams formerly of Fixer, but now of Miamisburg.
Other than his father and mother, Chester is survived by three brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Arnold, Samuel, and Russelll, all of Miamisburg. The sisters are Mrs. Mae McIntosh and Miss Dorothy Williams.
Burial was in the Houston Horn graveyard near Hatton Hollow with Rev. Willard Taylor in charge of the services and King Justice in charge of burial arrangements.
Elizabeth "Betty" Duff McGuire WILLIAMS
The Big Sandy News (Louisa, KY)
Friday, 4 Janaury 1924Mrs. Betty McGuire Williams, 65, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Craig, in Ashland. She was from Lee county and the body was taken to St. Helens for burial.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 20 January 1949James 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.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 December 1959Mrs. Effie Spencer Wills, 77, died in an ambulance near Lexington, Wednesday, December 9. She was enroute to a Lexington hospital at the time.
Mrs. Wills was the widow of E. P. Wills, and employee of the Ashland Oil and Refining Company, and a native of Bathe County, the daughter of the late Pete and Elva Karrick Spencer. She had lived in Beattyville for many years and for the past two years at the Clemmia Smith Rest Home. She was a member of the Salt Lick Christian Church.
Survivors are three sons, Everett Wills, Witt Springs; Gilbert Wills, La Carter, and Archie Wills, Peru, Indiana; a sister, Mrs. J. A. McRoberts, Flemingsburg, 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock in the chapel of the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. Donald A. Nash. Burial was in Riverview cemetery by the side of her late husband. The Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 March 1954Ernest Perry Wills, 74, died at his home in Beattyville on March 10, 1954 after an illness of a frew weeks.
Mr. Wills was a native of Bath County, the son of the late Wesley and Sarah Phoebe Wills. He was a member of the Salt Lick Christian Church.
Survivors includ his wife, Mrs. Effie Spencer Wills; three sons, Everett, of Witt Springs; Archie of Peru, Indiana, and Gilbert Wills, La Center. A brother, Robert Wills, 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted at the ome at 2:00 p.m. March 12 by Rev. R. B. Baker. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. Congleton Brothers funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Friday, 22 April 1966Berea - Mrs. Beulah Hammons Wilson, 74, died at 12:10 Thursday in Corbin after a long illness.
She was a native of Owsley County and had been a Berea resident for many years. She was a member of Berea Baptist Church.
Survivors are her husband, Hubert Wilson, Berea; two daughters, Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Wilson, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. John Barath Jr., Louisville; two sons, Ronald Wilson, Berea, and Paul Wilson, London, and nine grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rominger Funeral Home here. Burial will be in the Berea Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 August 1950Mrs. 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.
The Sentinel-Echo (London, KY)
Thursday, 28 September 1967Hubert Wilson, 79, London, died September 22 at the Marymount Hospital following one week's illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in Berea, of which he was a member, by the Rev. O. U. Mylum. Burial followed in the Berea Cemetey by the Bowling-Walker Funeral Home.
A native of Owsley County, Mr. Wilson was born March 16, 1888, the son of Delane and Martha Ambrose Wilson. He was married in Booneville to Beulah Hammons who preceded him in death.
Surviving are two daughters and two sons: Dorothy Wilson, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. John (Wilma) Barath Jr., Louisville; Ronald Wilson, Warren, Ohio; and Paul R. Wilson, London; six [sic] grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The Sentinel-News (Shelbyville, KY)
Monday, 23 April 1973Mrs. Ida Ambrose Wilson, 95, widow of Matt A. Wilson, died April 21 at 5:30 p.m. at her home at 707 Eight Street.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Owsley County and was a daughter of the late Bart and Isabelle Carmack Ambrose. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Luther (Myrtle) Morgan, Shelbyville; a son, Ralph Wilson, Connersville, Ind.; a foster daughter, Mrs. Velma Gammon, Powell, Tenn.; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Effie Sowers, Natchez, Tenn.; two brothers, Luther Ambrose, Berea; and Nathan Ambrose, Oakland, Calif.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday afternoon from Shannon Funeral Home by the Rev. Gayle Threlkeld. Burial was in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were J.T. Floyd, Ed Gammon, Barry Hays, Fred Marcum, Charles Adams and Frank Morgan.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 July 1951Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 11, for Mrs. Leona Wilson, 48, who died July 8, in a Richmod, Ky. hospital of a heart attack.
Mrs. Wilson was the wife of Paul Wilson of Sturgeon, in Owsley County, and the sister-in-law of Sam Bowman of here.
According to attaches of the Pennington Funeral Home of here and who were in charge of burial arrrangements, Mrs. Wilson had been in the hospital for two or three days and seemed to be improving. Last Sunday, however, she suddenly took a turn for the worse and passed on.
Among the survivors listed were her husband, Paul Wilson; four children, Mary Ruth Wilson, Eleanor Wilson and Elmo Wilson, all of Sturgeon, and Allene Wilson of Louisville.
Mrs. Wilson also leaves three brothers who include Merida Smith of Greenhall, Charlie Smith and Edward Smith of Indiana.
Burial was in the family cemetery with the Rev. Clarence Kilburn and Rev. Frank Wilson in charge of the funeral services.
The Shelby Sentinel (Shelbyville, KY)
Friday, 2 July 1954Matt A. Wilson, 82, well known farmer of this county, died at 8:30 a.m. last Friday at his residence on the Vigo Road.
Mr. Wilson was a native of Owsley County and operated a store there for 30 years before coming to Shelby County about eight years ago. He and a grandson, Raymond Morgan, who is well known here, operated the farm together at one time.
Mr. Wilson was a son of the late John S. and Marie Wilson. He was a gentleman who won the respect of many friends during his stay in Shelby.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ida Ambrose Wilson, a daughter, Mrs. Luther Morgan, matron at the Old Masons Home; foster-daughter Mrs. Velma Gammon, Tennessee; and a son, Ralph Wilson, Connersville, Ind.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday from Shannon Funeral Home by the Rev. G. A. Daniel. Burial followed in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Judge Coleman Wright, Paul Stapleton, Chester Radcliffe, Albert Lovell, Kenneth Cook and Phelps Park.
Rachel Eveline "Dolly" Venable Flannery WILSON
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 January 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Evaline "Dolly" Flannery Wilson, 88, were held Friday, Dec. 28, in the Congleton Bros. Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Boaz Smith officiating. Mrs. Wilson died Dec. 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nannie Jameson, following an extended illness.
Born June 8, 1863, near Jonesboro, Lee county, Virginia, she was the daughter of Leroy and Ann McQueen Venable who migrated to Owsley county when Mrs. Wilson was a very small child. On June 29, 1880, she married James Harvey Flannery of Owsley county. Shortly after her marriage, the couple moved to Missouri and after a short sojourn in that state came back to Kentucky. She has been a member of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church since 1886 and was the last member of a family of 14 children.
Other than her daughter, Mrs.Jameson, she is survived by one son, James Flannery of Spokane, Washington. Other survivors include five grandchildren, Mrs. Charles Woodard, Beattyville; Mrs. Frank Blakey, Arkon, O., John G. Jameson, Louisville; Mrs. Frank Wax, Spokane, Washington and Mrs. Nora Muex, Coconut Grove, Florida. She is also survived by nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the family graveyard in Owsley county with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 December 1951Rhoda Ethel Wilson, 72, wife of Robert F. Wilson of Sturgeon passed away early Wednesday morning after an illness of several years.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson will be held at the home Friday, Dec.14 with the Rev. Bill Kash of Irvine officiating.
Among Mrs. Wilson's survivors are R. D. Wilson of Sturgeon, seven daughters; Mrs. Sam Bowman of Beattyville, Mrs. Lennie Scott of Travelers Rest, Mrs. Dallas Becknell, Island City, Mrs. Hortense Hurst and Mrs. Oral Brewer of Cincinnati, Mrs. Bertha Brewer, Cincinnati, and Ruby Brewer of Strugeon. She is also survived by several grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in the family cemetery on the Wilson farm with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 April 1954Miss Sophia Wilson Dies At Booneville
Miss Sophia Wilson, 63, daughter of the late R. C. and Sarah Wilson of Owsley County, died at her home at Booneville on Friday March 26, 1954 after an illness of about one year. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors are two sisters; Mrs. Lottie Wilson, Brookville, Ohio; and Mrs. Lizzie Wilson, Booneville, Ky.; three brothers, J. D. Wilson, Paint Lick, Ky.; Matt Wilson, Trixie, Ky. and William Wilson, Hamilton, Ohio.
Funeral services were at 2 o'clock on Sunday, March 28, 1954 at the Booneville Baptist Church with Rev. Isadore Childers and Rev. Robert G. McClure officiating. Burial was in the Brandenburg Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Robert Wicker, Bill Leger, Charles Turner, Edd Baker, Edd Dever and Wilson Minter.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 December 1953William Cassidy Wilson, formerly of Lee county, died recently (Nov. 28, 1953) at his home in Missouri.
Mr. Wilson who was born January 21, 1888 at Maytown, Wolfe County. His parents were Esther Cassidy Wilson and Joseph Wilson. He later was a resident of Lee county.
Early in life he joined the Presbyterian Church. He was educated in Kentucky public schools and later attended St. Louis University and graduated from St. Louis University Dental College in 1918.
He enlisted and served in World War I. Later he practiced dentistry in St. Louis until 1935 when he moved to Salem, Missouri.
He is survived by his widow, Lorene Wilson, three sons: Sam H., William Jr. and Joseph Franklin and one daughter, Mrs. Louise Wilson Huitt and three sisters, Mrs. Sam Hurst, Beattyville, Ky., Mrs. Irvin Haywood, Huntsville, Ala., and Miss Alvis Wilson, Lexington, Ky.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Beattyville, Ky; Walker Roney Post 99, American Legion and St. Louis Dental Society.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 December 1950Funeral 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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