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Obituaries April 5, 1999

Helen N. Hovious
MORELAND - Helen Nunnelley Hovious, 78, of Hustonville, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville.
Born March 13, 1921, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and El Vada Martin Nunnelley. She was the widow of Ralph Hovious. She was a retired, 47-year employee of the National Bank of Hustonville, a member of Hustonville Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday school teacher and a member of the choir, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a stepson, Glenn Hovious of Madisonville; two grandchildren; three nieces; and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Fayette Sanders.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Greg Nimmo. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike Hovious, John Sterrett, John Toombs, Bob Nunnelley, John Myers and Billy Toombs.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to one's favorite charity. 

Maude R.V. Terhune
HARRODSBURG - Maude Rose VanArsdall Terhune, 92, of Clay Avenue, died Saturday at Lexington Health Center.
Born Jan. 7, 1907, in Harrodsburg, she was a daughter of the late Riker and Maude Rose VanArsdall. She was the widow of Lafon Terhune. She was a retired secretary for the University of Kentucky College of Electrical Engineering and a member of First United Methodist Church, Lexington.
Survivors include two daughters, Sarah Terhune Brice and Diana Terhune, both of Lexington; two sisters, Margaret Kitchen of Versailles and Sarah Underwood of Shelbyville; two granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; and four nephews.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McClellan Funeral Home by the Rev. Howard Willen. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be William V. Underwood, John Grant, Don W. Sweet, Fred Langsdale and Ed Brice.
Visitation will be noon-2 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, West High Street, Lexington. 

Elizabeth Warren
HARRODSBURG - Elizabeth Warren, 83, of Daisy Street, died Sunday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born June 24, 1915, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Lemuel Garfield and Nora Elizabeth Mason Powell. She was the widow of Herbert E. Warren. She was a retired sales clerk at the Hub Frankel Department Store, Danville, and a member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Robert Warren of Harrodsburg; a daughter, Peggy Roark of Harrodsburg; two brothers, Logan Powell and Harry Powell, both of Nicholasville; a sister, Dorothy Powell of Nicholasville; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Robert DeFoor and Eddie Russell. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Keith Warren, John Todd Warren, Eddie Burton, Danny Potts, Kristopher Meyer, Gary Winchester and David McKee.
Honorary pallbearers will be Sharon Meyer, Teri Colvin, Susan McKee and Dottie Burton.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the Mercer County Chapter of the American Heart Association. 

J.C. Robert Phillips
Services for J.C. Robert Phillips, 74, of Mooreland Avenue, Harrodsburg, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by Odis Clark. Burial with military rites by Boyle County American Legion Post 46 will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Randall Phillips, Bradley Smith, Terry Smith, Gary Smith, Jim Rapier and Harold Harmon.
He died Wednesday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, Harrodsburg.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today. 

Winford W. Crace
LANCASTER - Services for Winford Whitt Crace, 85, of Lexington Road, were 2 p.m. today at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Rev. Bill Hawkins. Burial with military rites by Caswell-Saufley American Legion Post was in Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
He died Friday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans, 105 Meadowlark Drive, Lancaster 40444, or Arthritis Foundation, Kentucky Chapter, 3900 B. Dupont Square, South, Louisville 40207-4615.

Obituaries April 6, 1999

Jeffrey S. Caldwell
Jeffrey Stuart Caldwell, 37, of Kinnard Kelley Lane, Junction City, died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after an apparent heart attack.
Born May 18, 1961, in Boyle County he was a son of the late Newt and Clara Preston Caldwell. He was an employee of Burkmann Mills and farmer, a member of Parksville Knob Baptist Church and served in the Kentucky National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Ambika McElroy Caldwell; four daughters, Cynthia Caldwell, Paige Caldwell and Maggie Caldwell, all of Harrodsburg, and Jaden McElroy of Junction City; a son, Jeff S. Caldwell II of Junction City; two sisters, Emma Guinn of Junction City and Sarah Sneed of Danville; and a brother, Warren Caldwell of Danville.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Richard Calhoun, Bo McElroy, Dick Davis, Barry Sparkman, Michael Hilton, Lee Belcher and Todd Davis.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. 
Memorials may go to Danville-Boyle County Rescue Squad. 

Beulah D. Devine
SPRINGFIELD - Beulah Dean Devine, 85, of Mackville Road, died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born March 27, 1914, in Washington County, she was a daughter of the late George and Pearl Cummins Dean. She was a member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Cleo Devine; a daughter, Doris Lay of Willisburg; two sons, Jimmy Devine of Harrodsburg and Gary Devine of Springfield; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Carey & Son Funeral Home by the Revs. J.W. Hatfield and C.E. Butler. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Tony Lay, Roger and Glenn Dean, Michael and Jeffrey Devine and Timmy Bryant.
Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Wednesday. 

Phyllis M. Miracle
STANFORD - Phyllis M. Miracle, 49, of Rice Lane, died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 10, 1950, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Carroll Berry and Anna Mae Griffin. She was an employee of Shelton's Greenhouse in Crab Orchard and a member of Neals Creek United Methodist Church. 
Survivors include her husband, Rex Miracle of Stanford; four sons, Roger, Jerry and Billy Wilson, all of Stanford, and Jamie Wilson of Fort Lee, Va.; five brothers, Jimmy, Michael, Roy and Johnny Berry, all of Stanford, and Bobby Berry of Chesterfield, Ind.; two sisters, Joann Elliott and Patsy Phillips, both of Stanford; and 15 grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fox Funeral Home by Jeff Coleman. Burial will be in the Berry Family Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at Fox Funeral Home. 

Charles H. Reed
CRAB ORCHARD - Charles H. ``Sharp'' Reed, 75, of Waynesburg, died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 1, 1923, in Highland, he was a son of the late Shelby and Cynthia Warfield Reed. He was a farmer and a member of Mount Moriah Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Susan K. McGuffey Reed; a daughter, Amy Reed Smith of Campbellsville; a son, Charles D. Reed of Ottenheim; two sisters; Christine Cardwell and Shirley Ward, both of Louisville; and two brothers, Walter Reed of Highland and Waldo Reed of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Moriah Christian Church Cemetery by Rob Cox and Dennis Spencer.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
McKnight-Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Rita C. Roberts
PIKEVILLE - Rita C. Roberts, 52, of Gastonia, N.C., died Saturday in Pikeville.
Born June 11, 1946, in Mercer County, she was a daughter of Wilburn Roberts and Elsie L. Watts of Robinson Creek. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a brother, Jackie Roberts of Virgie; three sisters, Carolyn Roberts of Pikeville, Shirley Webber of Savoy, Ill., and Betty Bowers of Gastonia; and nine grandchildren.
Services were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Thacker Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Annie E. Young Cemetery. 

Claude Hendrickson
Services for Claude Hendrickson, 95, of South Second St., will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Second Street Christian Church by the Revs. Herbert Dunn and Mac Jackson. Burial will be in Hilldale Cemetery.
He died Saturday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born April 9, 1903, in Garrard County, he was a son of the late Lucy F. Hendrickson. He was a farmer and a member of Second Street Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mattie Hendrickson; two daughters, Lucy A. Foster of Louisville and Audrey K. Thurman of Indianapolis; two sons, William M. Hendrickson and Welby O. Hendrickson, both of Indianapolis, six stepchildren; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be deacons of Second Street Christian Church and Raymond Huston.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Georgia M. Mitchell
Services for Georgia Mitchell, 68, of J.E. Woods Drive, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Richard Hill. Burial will be in Hilldale Cemetery.
She died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 27, 1930, in Washington County, she was a daughter of the late Matilda Young and Charlie Mitchell. She was a member of First Baptist Church, the Senior Missionary Society and past president of Mass Missionary Chorus.
Survivors include five daughters, Mary Huston, Valerie Spears and Delma Wilkinson, all of Danville, Freda Harris of Lexington and Wanda Runyon of Richmond; two foster daughters, Janet Mitchell of Danville and Kim Mitchell of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, James Young of Indianapolis; two sisters, Margaret Alcorn and Tillie Stallworth, both of Danville; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Edgar Dunn, Charles Gurst, Richard Caldwell, Bruce Williams, George Brown and William Jenkins.
Honorary pallbearers are grandsons.
Visitation is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Archie R. Keyes
LANCASTER - A memorial service for Archie R. Keyes, 90, of Mount Hebron Road, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forks of Dix River Baptist Church by the Rev. Jerry Browning. 
He died Monday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born June 11, 1908, in Alpena County, Mich., he was a son of the late Robert and Margaret Morrison Keyes. He was a retired lumber man and dealer in farm and forest products and a member of Forks of Dix River Baptist Church and the Sunshine Group. He was the widower of Caroline Reynolds Keyes.
Survivors include four daughters, Dolores M. Barker of Lancaster, Janice E. Wilson of Grand Blank, Mich., Margaret A. Studley of Fenton, Mich., and Sue C. Keyes of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; two sons, William R. Keyes of Hillman, Mich., and James A. Keyes of Plains, Mont.; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice, PO Box 1213, Danville, 40422. 

Connie G. Watts
HARRODSBURG - Services for Connie G. Watts, 52, of Ashley Camp Road, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. John Watts and Gary Story. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
He died Sunday at his home after an illness.
Born Oct. 18, 1946, in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Elgin and Virginia Louallen Watts. He was a farmer and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Long Watts; two sons, Chris Watts and Jeff Watts, both of Harrodsburg; a daughter, Carolyn Harrison of Danville; three brothers, the Rev. John Watts and Ray Watts, both of Mercer County, and Terry Watts of Harrodsburg; three sisters, Charlotte Settles of Mercer County, Ruth Oglesbee of Paris and Glenda Coleman of Harrodsburg; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Larry, Steve and Rodney Settles, Mark and James Watts and John Watson.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Wednesday. 

Obituaries April 7, 1999

Erwina Godfrey
LANCASTER - Erwina Godfrey, 82, of Adrian, Mich., died Sunday in Adrian.
Born Aug. 3, 1916, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J.E. Edwards of Lancaster. She taught high school in Garrard County and at the American School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, among others.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Lancaster Cemetery.
Ramsey Funeral Home is in charge of local service. 

Charles E. Goins
Charles E. ``Pete'' Goins, 67, of Lexington Road, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 9, 1932, in Garrard County, he was a son of the late Henderson and Mandy Hunt Goins. He was a farmer and attended Lancaster Church of the Nazarene. 
Survivors include his wife, Iona Goins of Lancaster; four sons, Bobby and Donald Goins, both of Danville, and Randell and Billy Goins, both of Lancaster; a daughter, Carolyne Cole of Irvin; three brothers, J.P. Goins of Lancaster, Chester Goins of Indiana and Gilbert Goins of Danville; a sister, June Goins of Lancaster; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lancaster Church of the Nazarene by the Revs. Darrell Hodge and Michael Lane. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers will Charles Graham, Woody Leavell, David McDaniel, Clifton Delaney, David McKnight, James Hunt and Donald Lewis.
Honorary pallbearers are Ray Phillips, Robert Brown, Steve Propes, Doug Nolan, Jeffrey Miller, Stewart Short and Joey Keller.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. today. 

Juanita R. Pace
LIBERTY - Juanita Richardson Pace, 53, of Huber Heights, Dayton, Ohio, died Monday at her home. She was the wife of Loy Pace.
Born Dec. 10. 1945, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Audrey Smith Richardson. She was a co-owner of Compspect Co.
Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Olson of Orlando, Fla., and Michelle Badgett of Huber Heights; five sisters, June Richardson, Violet Lynn, Marcella Michael, Shirley Rousey and Gayle Combs; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Willow Springs United Methodist Church by Danny Scott. Burial will be in Willow Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. 

Ronald R. Wesley
MIDDLEBURG - Ronald Ray Wesley, 52, of Yosemite, died Tuesday at Jewish Hospital.
Born Feb. 3, 1947, in Danville, he was a son of Roy T. Wesley and Eula B. Durham Wesley, both of Louisville. He was a former restaurant manager.
Other survivors include his son, William G. Wesley of Middleburg; a daughter, Leanna French of Louisville; three sisters, Carol Sherrill of Indianapolis, and Effie Slicker and Rosa Gould, both of Louisville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Bartle Funeral Home by Bobby French. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. 

Jeffrey S. Caldwell
Services for Jeffrey Stuart Caldwell, 37, of Kinnaird Kelley Lane, Junction City, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery by the Rev. Stanley Young.
He died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after an apparent heart attack.
Pallbearers are Richard Calhoun, Bo McElroy, Dick Davis, Barry Sparkman, Michael Hilton, Lee Belcher and Todd Davis.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today. 
Memorials may go to Danville-Boyle County Emergency Medical Service. 

Carl Simpson
Services for Carl S. Simpson, 83, of Hill-N-Dale, will be noon Friday at Wilsons Chapel AME Church, Parksville, by the Rev. Everhart Walker. Burial will be Camp Nelson National Cemetery.
He died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 7, 1915, in Boyle County, he was a son of the late Evangelina and Henry Simpson. He was a retired city of Danville employee, a veteran of World War II, and a member of Wilsons Chapel AME Church. He was the widower of Janie Simpson.
Survivors include his sister, Dora Simpson of Danville; a stepdaughter, Joyce Walker of Anniston, Ala. 
Pallbearers will be Raymond Huston Jr., Marvin Hall, Chris Simpson, Clyde Simpson, Keith Huston and Coleman Simpson.
Visitation will be 11-noon Friday at the church.
Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

William H. Bryant
CRAB ORCHARD - Services for the Rev. William Henry Bryant, 79, of Brodhead, will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Philadelphia Baptist Church, Brodhead, by the Rev. Cecil Roundtree. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military rites by Caswell Saufley American Legion Post 18 of Stanford.
He died Monday at his home.
Born Oct. 20, 1910, in Duck Run, he was a son of the late John W. and Alice C. Martin Bryant. He was a farmer and a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Kidd Bryant; five sons, Lester, Wesley and David Bryant, all of Crab Orchard, Lesley Bryant of Richmond and W. Henry Bryant of Brodhead; five daughters, Alene Irvin and Kathleen Denny of Brodhead, Irene Bishop, Wilmaleen Singleton and Sheila Downs, all of Mount Vernon; three stepsons, Mark and Dawayne Denny, both of Brodhead, and Keith Denny of Crab Orchard; five stepdaughters, Alma Denny and Mary Brown, both of Crab Orchard, Roxanna Debord of Somerset, Sandra Cordero of Avon Park, Fla., and Tammy Martin of Brodhead; five brothers, Lewis Bryant of Louisville, Ancil Bryant of Whitely City, Ernest Bryant of Brodhead, Andy Bryant of Greenfield, Ohio, and James Bryant of Piqua, Ohio; two sisters, Lola Hopkins of Crab Orchard and Lena Toler of Brodhead; 46 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; 14 step grandchildren; and six step great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Rick and Mark Bryant, Jimmy Irvin, Jerry Denny and Mickey and Jody Taylor.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.
McKnight-Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Kathleen Jent
WAYNESBURG - Services for Kathleen Jent, 79, of Shea Villa Apartments, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home by C.E. Jacobs and Vola Brown. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.
She died Tuesday at her home.
Born July 16, 1919, in Pulaski County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Ora Harmon Morrell. She was a retired seamstress having worked at Palm Beach for 17 years, and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church. She was the widow of William T. Jent.
Survivors include her daughter, Louise Todd of Cincinnati; two brothers, Glen Morrell of Fairborn, Mich., and Dana Morrell of Detroit; two sisters, Geneva Christmas of New Carlisle, Ohio, and Virginia Ollish of Waynesburg; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances Gastineau.
Visitation will be 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice of Danville. 

Charles H. Reed
CRAB ORCHARD - Services for Charles H. ``Sharp'' Reed, 75, of Waynesburg, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Moriah Christian Church by Rob Cox and Dennis Spencer.
He died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Pallbearers will be Joda McGuffey, Steve Ralston, Joe Reed, Fonzo McGuffey, David New, Bill Lewis and Paul Reed.
Honorary pallbearers are Jim Reed, Ranny McGuffey, Bob Gourley, Raymond Davis, Joe Robbins, Sonny McGuffey, Ronald Wright and Bill Lewis.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the church.
Memorials may go to American Cancer Society or Mount Moriah Christian Church Building Fund.
McKnight-Martin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Obituaries April 8, 1999

Charles E. Goins
LANCASTER - Services for Charles E. ``Pete'' Goins, 67, of Lexington Road, were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Lancaster Church of the Nazarene by the Revs. Darrell Hodge and Michael Lane. Burial is in Lancaster Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Iona Graham Goins; four sons, Bobby and Donald Goins, both of Danville, and Randell and Billy Goins, both of Lancaster; a daughter, Carolyne Cole of Irvine; four brothers, J.P. Goins of Lancaster, Chester Goins of Indiana, and the Rev. Henderson Goins Jr. and Gilbert Goins, both of Danville; a sister, Minnie McDaniel of Danville; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Ramsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


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