Obituaries March 5, 1999
Wayman Allen
LIBERTY - Wayman Allen, 73, of Bryant Ridge Road, died Wednesday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 15, 1925, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Robert
and Gracie Lee Allen. He was a retired farmer and a member of Craftsman
Masonic Lodge 722.
Survivors include his wife, Clarel Scott Allen; four daughters, Bernice
Allen of Leitchfield, Nancy Shoopman, Recce Whited and Fredia Black, all
of Liberty; two sons, Garland and Denny Allen, both of Liberty; two sisters,
Eva Sanders of Liberty, and Violet Wilson of Burlington; two brothers,
Jewell Allen of Liberty and John Allen of Lake Helen, Fla.; nine grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Clifford
Dehart and Phillip Smallwood. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Saturday with Masonic services at 7 p.m.
Debra L. Martin
MIDDLESBORO - Debra Lynn Martin, 40, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday
at her home of natural causes.
She was a daughter of Anna Faye Laws Gambrell Taylor of Middlesboro
and the late Charles Gambrell.
She was in management with J.C. Penney Co., overseeing stores in Middlesboro,
Danville and Campbellsville for 15 years, and was a manager at Goody's
in Kokomo, Ind.
Other survivors include her son, Robert J. Martin; a grandmother, Adie
Laws of Pineville; three sisters, Sandra K. Houze and Regina F. Morrison,
both of Middlesboro, and Pamela Haley of Sylvia, N.C.; a brother, Thomas
C. Gambrell of Middlesboro.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Shummate Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Green Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Saturday.
Clifford M. Mills
LIBERTY - Clifford M. Mills, 77, of Louisville, formerly of Liberty,
died Wednesday at Suburban Hospital Louisville.
Born April 8, 1921, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late John
and Bessie Norman Mills. He was a retired employee of General Electric,
an Army veteran, and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Maxwell Mills; a son, Carl Mills
of Louisville, two daughters, Louise Johnson of Shepherdsville and Brenda
Bodemann of Louisville; four brothers, Clarence and David Mills, both of
Cincinnati, Ernest Mills of Liberty and Orville Mills of Fulton, Ohio;
five sisters, Betha Cleary, Lena Wyatt and Edith Garrett, all of Dunnville,
Nettie Howard of Tampa, Fla., and Priscilla Brown of Liberty; and four
grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Darren
Gillespie. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Gerald and Jerry Garrett, Glen and Burl Wyatt, Harold
Cleary, Mike Brown, Gene Emerson and David Davis.
Augusta P. Robinson
HARRODSBURG - Augusta Pearl Robinson, 73, of North Lane, died Thursday
at her home.
Born Feb. 26, 1926, in Scott Township, Pa., she was a daughter of the
late Arthur and Elsie Ramey. She was the widow of Don Robinson, a seamstress
and a Methodist.
Survivors include four sons, Timothy Kille of Keystone Heights, Fla.,
Steven Kille of Forest City, Pa., Frank Kartner and David Kartner, both
of Palm City, Fla.; three daughters, Augusta Molnar of Harrodsburg, Bonita
Kelly of Collinsville, Virginia and Nancy Mitchell, both of Forest City;
a sister, Zadie Capehart of Jacksonville, Fla.; 18 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
There will be no service or visitation.
Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Augusta L. Sallee
HARRODSBURG - Augusta Lyons Sallee, 86, of Louisville, died Thursday
at Mount Holly Nursing Home, Louisville.
Born April 5, 1912, in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late
John W. and Mary F. Sallee Lyons. She was a member of Shakertown Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Sallee; two sons, Jim and John
Sallee, both of Louisville; three daughters, Mary DeVary, Margaret Watts
and Betty Buckley, all of Louisville; a sister, Ruby Mullins of Harrodsburg;
eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McClellan Funeral Home by the Revs.
David Collier and Gilbert Robinson. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. Saturday.
Memorials may go to American Cancer Society.
Stella M. Shouse
LIBERTY - Stella Mae Shouse, 80, of Liberty, died Thursday at Ephraim
McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 13, 1919, in Jackson, she was a daughter of the late Saul
and Elizabeth Shepherd Terry. She was a homemaker and the widow of Nathan
Shouse. Survivors include four sons, Boyd Shouse of Phil, Leroy Shouse
and Ollie J. Shouse, both of Liberty, and William H. Shouse of Indianapolis,
Ind.; a daughter, Mary Ann Benningfield of Campbellsville; nine grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev.
Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in Peyton Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan, Todd, and Steven Boyd, Larry and Lester Shouse
Jr., and Steven Benningfield.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
Albert R. Johnson
Services for Albert Ray Johnson, 76, of West Lexington Avenue, will
be 2 p.m. Sunday at Parksville Knob Independent Baptist Church by the Rev.
Harley Humfleet. Burial will be in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Pallbearers will be Ray Horton, Tom, Josh, Lee, Oscar, Glen, Ricky
and Chris Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers are Elbert Cooper, Raymond and Bill Harris and
Melvin Wilson.
Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home.
Bernice W. Kerlin
Services for Lina Bernice W. Kerlin, 82, of Pine Hill Drive, will be
1 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church by the Revs. Ernest Martin and
Doug Wesley. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 17, 1917, in Helenwood, Tenn., she was a daughter of the
late Mammie West. She was a homemaker and seamstress, and a charter member
of Calvary Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and kept the
nursery.
Survivors include her caregiver, Louis Leedom of Danville; and a sister,
Florence Batts of Danville.
Pallbearers will be Albert Cooper, Larry Green, David Davis, Ed Hinkle,
Bud Burdett, Gene Case, Don Helton and J.D. Wedsterfield.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials may go to Calvary Baptist Church.
Stith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
William E. Smith
LIBERTY - Services for William Edgar Smith, 81, of Liberty, will be
2 p.m. Saturday at Bartle Funeral Home by James McDonald. Burial will be
in Tapscott Cemetery.
Born Sept. 19, 1917, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James
A. and Lizzie A. Ross Smith. He was a retired construction worker and a
member of Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Aline Traylor Smith; four daughters, Doris
``Dottie'' Yaden and Margie Sandusky, both of Liberty, Diane Lindsey of
Louisville and Carla Carmicle of Willisburg; three sisters, Mary Coppage
of Liberty, Lucille Goode of Bradfordsville and Catherine Followell of
Franklin, Ind.; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren;
and four step great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Paul Sandusky, Tony York, Georgie Whited, William
Lindsey, Scott Douglas, Jeremy Davis and Donald Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be J.P. Sandusky, Howard Long, Dallas Stafford
and Merl Cox.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
Ellis G. Yocum
MORELAND - Services for Ellis Gene Yocum, 52, of Stanford, were scheduled
for 2 p.m. today at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. Dorotha Grider
and Vernon Smith. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Stanford.
He died Wednesday at his home.
Pallbearers will be Chris and Jeff Snow, Mike, Danny and Mark Yocum,
and Troy Johnson, Roger and Johnny Stevens.
Obituaries March 7, 1999
Floyd Abbott Jr.
Floyd ``Bugg'' Abbott, 73, of Bonta Lane died Friday at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington.
Born Oct. 14, 1925, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Floyd
and Minnie Guinn Abbott Sr. He was a retired distributor for Toyota and
Subaru and a car lot owner, commander of American Legion Post. No. 46.
and a member of Junction City Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Gilberta May Abbott; and a brother, Clyde
Abbott.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Danville Memorial Gardens. Graveside military rites will be
performed by American Legion Post 46.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday.
Anabel N. Culton
Anabel Nevius Culton, 86, of Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation
died Friday at her residence.
Born Dec. 30, 1912, in Parksville, she was the daughter of the late
James M. and Susie Brown Nevius. She was the widow of James T. Culton Jr.
She was owner and operator with her husband of a grocery store, service
station and lumber business in Junction City and was a member of Junction
City Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Georgetta Britt of Raleigh, N.C.; five
sisters, Phobe Mohnsen of Van Nuys, Calif., Patricia Engedal of Eau Claire,
Wis., Louise Robinson of Louisville and Margaret Cartert and Julia Holly,
both of Junction City; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the
Rev. Earl Burnside. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today.
Mollie B. Absher
LIBERTY - Mollie Bell Absher, 83, of Depot Street, McKinney, died Friday
at her home.
Born Nov. 29, 1915, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late
Jake and Ada Hatfield Wilham. She was a homemaker. She the widow of George
Tilford Absher. She was predeceased by a daughter, Kathlene Absher.
Survivors include six sons, Marshel Absher of McKinney, J.D. Absher
of Hustonville, Kenneth Absher and Marion Absher, both of Nicholasville,
Joe Absher of Cynthiana and Ray Snow of Casey County; four daughters, Odell
Brim of Campbellsville, Essie Lainhart of Cynthiana, Marie Holloway of
McKinney and Jean Perry of Nicholasville; and two brothers, James Wilham
of Casey County and Ray Wilham of Greenwood, Ind.; 20 grandchildren; and
33 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Byron
Jessup. Burial will be in Cold Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James Brim, Tifford Brim, Dewey Brim, Richard Absher,
Terry Absher, Richard Wesley Absher, Alan Lainhart, Dwight Lainhart, Stephen
Deering, Dale Perry and Willie Reed.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Monday.
Christine C. Arnold
SPRINGFIELD - Christine Carey Arnold, 87, of Main Street died Thursday
at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville.
Born May 2, 1911, in Mackville, she was the daughter of the late John
G. and Naomi Taylor Carey. She was the widow of Thomas Eugene Arnold. She
was co-owner with her husband of Arnold Funeral Home for more than 50 years
and a member of Mackville Christian Church, where she was organist.
Survivors include a son, Glen A. Arnold of Mackville; a brother, Warren
Carey of Springfield; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. today at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home by
the Rev. David Shanklin. Burial will be in Peter Cemetery, Mackville.
Pallbearers will be Pete Carey, Howard Carey, Tommie Crouch, Danny
Carey, Tom Harmon, Martin Pinkston, Jack Carey and Ben Carey.
Visitation is after 8 a.m. today.
Marie Edwards
WAYNESBURG - Marie Edwards, 93, of Happy Circle, Somerset, died Friday
at Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center, Somerset.
Born June 2, 1905, in Pulaski County, she was a daughter of the late
George and Sallie Love Daulton. She was the widow of Calvin ``Cliff'' Edwards.
She was a homemaker and a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, C.R. Barnett of Waynesburg; a daughter, Charlotte
Magazenni of Akron, Ohio; a brother, Morris Daulton of California.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home
by the Rev. Clyde Strunk. Burial will be in Ringold Cemetery, Somerset.
Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today.
Faith A. Lawless
CRAB ORCHARD - Faith Ann Lawless, 6 weeks of age, of Crab Orchard died
Friday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington.
Born Jan. 23, 1999, in Danville, she was the daughter of Tony and Sue
Ann Crowe Lawless of Crab Orchard.
Additional survivors include a maternal grandfather, John Thomas Crowe
of Stanford; a maternal grandmother, Mary Jane Pike of Waynesburg; a maternal
great-grandfather, Charlie Crowe of Hustonville; and a paternal grandmother,
Helen Lawless of Crab Orchard.
A graveside service will be held at 12:45 p.m. today at Double Springs
Cemetery, Waynesburg, by Brad King.
Visitation is 11 a.m.-noon at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home.
Marsdon Sims
HARRODSBURG - Marsdon Sims, 73, of Cornishville Road died Friday at
James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born March 18, 1925, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Hollie
and Maggie Taylor Sims. He was a former employee of Arnold's Nursery and
a farmer and a member and elder of Cornishville Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Logue Sims; two sons, Curtis Sims
and Kenny Sims, both of Mercer County; a sister, Rosalyn Travis of Harrodsburg;
three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home
by Leonard Price and the Rev. David Cornish. Burial will be in Grapevine
Christian Church Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Monday.
Joe B. Smith
CRAB ORCHARD - Joe B. Smith, 78, of Ky. 1247 died Friday at Fort Logan
Hospital, Stanford.
Born Jan. 28, 1921, in Livingston, he was a son of the late William
and Myrtle Poynter Smith. He was a retired farmer, a veteran of World War
II and a member of Ephesus Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Danny Smith of Stanford; three daughters,
Joann Black of Dayton, Ohio, Bobbie Rittenger of Danville and Yvonne Thacker
of Franklin, Ohio; two sisters, Elizabeth Bullock of South Carolina and
Nellie Reynolds of Crab Orchard; four brothers, James ``Watt'' Smith, Floyd
``Buster'' Smith, Arvil Smith and William ``Buddy'' Smith, all of Crab
Orchard; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home by
Dan Gutenson. Burial with military rites by Caswell Saufley American Legion
Post 18 of Stanford will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be William Welch, Danny Dale Smith, Denver
Smith, Rick Thacker, Jeff Smith and David Hammonds. Honorary pallbearers
will be Jason Smith, Justin Thacker and Dennis Back.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
Henry Stinnett
LANCASTER - Henry Stinnett, 88, of Bastin Road died Saturday at Garrard
County Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 11, 1911, in Jessamine County, he was the a son of the late
Lige and Polly Underwood Stinnett. He was a retired farmer and a member
of Lancaster Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include his wife, Hattie Poynter Stinnett; a son, June Stinnett
of Lancaster; a stepson, Tommy Poynter of Stanford; four stepdaughters,
Margaret Gatliff of Kokoma, Ind., Christine Marrow of Brooksville, Miss.,
and Nell Manning and Ruth Spaw, both of Stanford; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Cornelius Stinnett.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ramsey Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Charlie Denson, Otis Carrier, Thurman Denny, Bobby
Durham, Jimmy Manning and Mike Terry.
Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today.
Rosa L. McCormick
Services for Rosa Lee McCormick, 74, of Lincoln Park Road, Springfield,
will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Smith-Jackson Funeral Home by the Rev. Clay Beasley.
Burial will be in Hill Dale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tony Batton, Gary Christie, Keith Daugherty, Shea
Houston and Elmer Ellis.
She died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Born April 27, 1924, in Indiana, she was a sister of the late Russell
and Pearline Christie. She was the widow of Miller McCormick. She was an
employee of Jennie Rogers Elementary School and Ephraim McDowell Regional
Medical Center, attended the old Bate School and was a member of the Kentucky
Club of Danville.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosa McCormick Wright of Springfield;
two brothers, June Christie of Danville and William Christie of Cincinnati;
and a sister, Daisy Bellamy of Louisville.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m.
Obituaries March 8, 1999
Ragged Edge founder Mary Chelf Jones dies
Mary Chelf Jones
HARRODSBURG - Mary Clarence Chelf Jones, 80, of South Greenville Street,
founder of The Ragged Edge Community Theatre, died Sunday at James B. Haggin
Memorial Hospital.
Ragged Edge Community Theatre Manager Phyllis Campbell, said ``she
will certainly be missed in this community.''
``She devoted her life to the arts,'' Campbell remembered. ``She loved
good, classical musicals, music and drama, and she loved the piano. She
was just, to me, the epitome of the arts patron and (arts) lover. She held
the arts in such high esteem and believed the arts could educate a person
like no other medium could.''
Jones taught at Washburn University and was a voice teacher at Interlochen
Arts Academy in Interlochen, Mich., a performing arts academy for high
school students, for a number of years.
RECT was dedicated to Jones in July 1997. The inner theater was named
the Mary Chelf Jones Auditorium.
``This is a real loss for us,'' Campbell said. ``We mourn the passing
of our beloved Mary. There was no one like her.''
Born Oct. 15, 1918, in Harrodsburg, she was a daughter of the late
Francis and Norris Chelf. She was a soloist for three years at St. George's
Episcopal Church in New York City, made her professional debut in New York's
Times Hall and has sung in Carnegie Hall.
Arrangements are incomplete at McClellan Funeral Home.
Willie P. Fitzgerald
Willie Pat Fitzgerald, 76, of Swope Drive, died at Saturday at Ephraim
McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 3, 1922, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late James
and Maggie Fitzgerald. He was a member, deacon, trustee and elder of Second
Street Christian Church and was a retired carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Fitzgerald; a daughter, Willetta
F. Bonds of St. Louis, Mo.; a son, Oneith Fitzgerald of Stanford; a brother,
Dallas Fitzgerald of Danville; a sister, Garnet Montgomery of Cincinnati,
Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Second Street Christian Church
by the Revs. Mack Jackson and Herbert Dunn. Burial will be in Hilldale
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Anthony Fitzgerald, Melvin Gooch, Donnie Allen,
John Bonds, Richard McCoy and Kevin Napier. Honorary pallbearers are Ernest
Baird, Robert Gooch, James Simpson, Henry Maddox, John Pope, June Clark,
Vernon Riffe and Marvin Bodner.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Henrietta H. Pennock
Henrietta ``Retta'' Herndon Pennock, 77, of Danville, died Sunday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 19, 1922, in Booneville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph
and Mattie Hall Herndon. She was an office assistant manager at Hymson's
Tots and Teens, Lexington, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Pennock of Danville; a son, John
Michael Pennock of Danville; a daughter, Linda Carol Wilson of Danville;
a brother, Charles Herndon of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, Pauline Wilson
of Winchester; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are incomplete at Stith Funeral Home.
Nora E. Reynolds
Nora Evans Reynolds, 87, of Maple Avenue, died Sunday at Danville Centre
for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born Oct. 19, 1911, in Nelson County, she was a daughter of the late
Isiah and Henrietta Moore Hill. She was the widow of George Evans and Wade
Reynolds, and a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church. Survivors include
a daughter, Glenda Evans Selby of Maple Avenue; a son, Louis Evans of Tampa,
Fla.; a sister, Emma Perry of Danville; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by
the Rev. Mark Payton. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sonny and David Evans, Jeff and Greg Selby, Jason
Gibson and Steve Walls.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Louise A. Shackelford
Louise Adams Shackelford, 86, formerly of Carrigan Drive, died Sunday
at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 13, 1912, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late
B.C. and Ida Ends Adams. She was the widow of Robert Shackelford Sr. She
was retired after being a sales clerk for 42 years at Hub Frankel and was
a member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Followell of Northern Kentucky;
two sons, Robert Shackelford of Danville and Kenneth Shackelford of Tampa,
Fla.; two sisters, Mayme Payne of Owenton and Blanch Pollard of Danville;
six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
by the Rev. Joe Garnett. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ken, Jerry W. and Michael J. Shackelford, Gary
Followell, Tom Kraft and David Ricketts. Honorary pallbearers are Drs.
Dan Moran and John Horn, Joseph N. Frankel, Joey Frankel, Charles Kidd
and Robert Rankin.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home,
and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Forrest Austin
LIBERTY - Forrest ``Buck' Austin, 77, of Dunnville, died Saturday at
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan 30, 1922, in Casey County, he was a son of the late George
and Lucy Lay Austin. He was a retired truck driver, gate dealer and farmer.
He was a member of Thomas Ridge Christian Church, a World War II Army veteran
and the widower of Mary Williamson Austin.
Survivors include a son, Harold Austin of Dunnville; a daughter, Shirley
Mulcahy of Lexington; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the
Revs. Clifford Dehart and Sherman Floyd. Burial will be in Thomastown Cemetery
with military rites by Casey County Funeral Squad.
Pallbearers will be Less Mulcahy, Terry Sims, Casey Eulwell, Jack Lay,
Ezra Watson and Hugh Austin.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
Floyd Abbott Jr.
Services for Floyd ``Bugg'' Abbott, 73, of Bonta Lane, will be 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Mike Hatfield. Burial
will be in Danville Memorial Gardens with military rites by American Legion
Post 46.
He died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Pallbearers will be Robert May, Matt Hall, Herbert Phillips, Jim Snow,
Todd May and James Leamon.
Honorary pallbearers are member of Boyle Post 46, American Legion.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today.
Anabel N. Culton
Services for Anabel Nevius Culton, 86, of Danville Centre for Health
and Rehabilitation, were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral
Home by the Rev. Earl Burnside. Burial was to be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
She died Friday at her residence.
Pallbearers will be Jim Brett, Donnie Carter, Gene Bandy, Scott Coulter,
James Yates and Leonard Holly.
Myrtle Eades
HARRODSBURG - Services for Myrtle Eades, 62, of Burgin and Lexington,
will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by Lester
Tirey and Pat Wren. Burial will be in Burgin Memorial Gardens.
She died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 28, 1937, in Jessamine County, she was a daughter of Virginia
Smith Flannery of Burgin and the late Hargis Flannery. She was a former
owner of House of Eades in Lexington, and a member of Shawnee Run Baptist
Church and the widow of Denny Eades.
Other survivors include a son, Donald Sexton Jr. of Burgin; and two
grandsons.
Pallbearers will be Lewis and Brian Sexton, Gary Royalty, J.D. Case,
Granville Sherrow, Bob Williams and Connie Horn.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Marsdon Sims
HARRODSBURG - Services for Marsdon Sims, 73, of Cornishville Road,
were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home by
Leonard Price and the Rev. David Cornish. Burial will be in Grapevine Christian
Church Cemetery.
He died Friday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Pallbearers will be Larry, Gary and Donnie Sims, Tommy Logue, Reed
Arnett and Vincent Kinder. Honorary pallbearers are Cornishville Christian
Church Men Congregation.
Joe B. Smith
CRAB ORCHARD - Services for Joe B. Smith, 78, of Ky. 1247, Stanford,
were 11 a.m. today at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home by Dan Gutenson. Burial
with military rites by Caswell Saufley American Legion Post 18 of Stanford,
was in Crab Orchard Cemetery.
He died Friday at Fort Logan Hospital, Stanford.
Survivors include three daughters, Joann Back of Dayton, Ohio, Bobbie
Pittenger of Danville and Yvonne Thacker of Franklin, Ohio; two sisters,
Elizabeth Bullock of South Carolina, and Bettie Reynolds of Crab Orchard;
four brothers, James ``Watt'' Smith, Floyd ``Buster'' Smith, Arvill Smith
and WIlliam ``Buddy'' Smith, all of Crab Orchard; eight grandchildren;
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