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Obituaries June 1, 1997

Effa J. Stinson
Effa J. Stinson, 81, of Taylor Road, died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 10, 1916, in Grove Springs, Mo., she was a daughter of the late David Harrison and Halla Jane Pierce Johnson. She was a retired beauty shop operator and newspaper carrier for The Advocate-Messenger. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church in Niangua, Mo.
Survivors include her husband, Jesse L. Stinson; one son, Buddy Edward Baker of Lawrenceburg; one sister, Bonna Cromeens of Bayfield, Colo.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral by the Rev. Bill Hall. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday.

Elva R. Stricker
LOUISVILLE - Elva Ruth Stricker, 68, died Thursday at her home. Her husband, the Rev. Jesse Stricker, was a former pastor at Perryville Baptist Church.
Additional survivors include two daughters, Beth L. Perkins and Pamela R. Stocking; a son, Dr. Barry A. Stricker; a sister, Goldie Stricker; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Woodland Baptist Church, 809 Pope Lick Road, Louisville. Burial will be in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation is 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. today at Pearson-Ratterman Bros., 12900 Shelbyville Road.
Memorial gifts may be made to: International Mission Board, Somalia Hunger Fund, P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, Va., 23239.
Information courtesy of Wilder Funeral Home.

Eva B. Davis
STANFORD - Eva Blankenship Davis, 86, of Main Street, died Friday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born March 7, 1911, in Preachersville, she was a daughter of the late Fount and Minnie Ware Blankenship. She was a homemaker and charter member of Stanford Nazarene Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth R. Davis, and a daughter, Mary Lee Davis Crowe.
Survivors include a son, Robert E. Davis of Stanford; and a daughter, Sherrel Davis Pyle of Stanford; one brother, George Blankenship of Lancaster; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Ray Blankenship. Burial will be in Preachersville Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.

Helen V. Chambers
Services for Helen V. Chambers, 47, Durham Street, Junction City, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. Paul Bunger and Tim Pounds. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Thursday at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. She was the daughter of Cora Bach Vanderpool of Galion, Ohio, and the late Grover Vanderpool. She was a member of Junction City First Baptist Church and worked as an insurance clerk for Drs. Jackson and Lacey.
Additional survivors include her husband, Chris Chambers; two sons, Justin Ryan Chambers of Junction City and Scotty Chambers of Danville; two brothers, Chalmer Lovely of Mansfield, Ohio, and Nelson Vanderpool of Lake City, Fla.; a sister, Shirley Pounds of Clyde, N.C.; and a granddaughter.
Pallbearers will be David, Arthur and Thomas Bach, Paul and Mark Lovely, and Charlie B. Clarkson. Honorary pallbearers will be the Builders Sunday School Class of Junction City Baptist Church, and Drs. Chris Jackson and John Lacy.

Linzie T. Coffman
HARRODSBURG - Services for Linzie Thomas Coffman, 69, of Cardinal Meadows, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. Glenn Daugherty and Larry Holbrook. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
He died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Jan. 1, 1928, in Stanford, he was a son of the late Matthew Cecil and Ida Florence Simpson Coffman. He was a member of Harrodsburg Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Bertram Coffman; two sons, Ronnie Thomas Coffman of Harrodsburg and Charles Coffman of Lawrenceburg; five daughters, Cookie Conner, Diane Darnell, Renee Simpson and Connie Hart, all of Harrodsburg, and Angela Gail Renfro of Georgetown; three brothers, Obert Coffman of Perryville, Virgil Coffman of Harrodsburg, and Charlie Coffman of Junction City; one sister, Dimple Lamb of Nicholasville; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Chris Cooper, Billy Ray Conner Jr., Roger Lupson, Steven Lupson, Darty Hart and Glenn Renfro.
Visitation is 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Monday.

Henderson H. Hahn Jr.
HARRODSBURG - Henderson H. Hahn Jr., 76, of Rose Hill Lane, died Thursday at home.
Born March 16, 1921, in Washington County, he was a son of the late Amanda Mae Kays and H.H. Hahn Sr. He was a farmer and self-employed service station worker. He also was a member and deacon at Bruner's Chapel Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nettia Rae Peavler Hahn; a son, Norman Hahn of Mercer County; two daughters, Teresa Garnett of Meade County and Marshia Hahn of Mercer County; a brother, Sam Hahn of Bardstown; four sisters, Grace Shouse and Margie Holt, both of Bloomfield, Marie Crouch of Paoli, Ind., and Geneva Richardson of Orleans, Ind.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Larry Redding and Arnold Moon. Burial will be in Bruner's Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation is prior to the service.

Obituaries June 2, 1997

Jean L. Cooper
Jean Lewallen Cooper, 71, of Coldstream Drive, died Saturday at home.
Born Feb. 26, 1926, in Boyle County, she was a daughter of the late Dewitt T. and Lida Lay Lewallen. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack S. Cooper; a son, Danny D. Cooper of Danville; four sisters, Ermine Stephens of Jacksonville, Fla., Murial Ray of Chattanooga, Tenn., Mary Hearne and Jody Herrmann, both of Danville; a brother, Ron Lewallen of Nashville, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Mathes. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Pallbeares will be Danny and Justin Cooper, David Webb and Ronnie, Donnie and Stephen Ray.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice.

Edna Cornett
WAYNESBURG - Edna McMullin Cornett, 82, of Charleston Health Care, formerly of Stanford, died Sunday at Charleston Health Care, Danville.
Born Jan. 29, 1915, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Corintha Leach McMullin. She was a homemaker and belonged to Pleasant View Baptist Church. She was the widow of Hiram Cornett.
Survivors include two brothers, Ordnal McMullin of Fayetteville, N.C., and Charles McMullin of Leeton, Mo.; and two sisters, Audrey Moore of Shelbyville and Dortha McMullin of Danville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home by the Rev. Vola Brown. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery.
Visitation is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday.

William C. Divine
HARRODSBURG - William Clifford Divine, 63, formerly of Harrodsburg, died Sunday in LaGrange.
Born Dec. 31, 1933, in Mercer County, he was a son of the late William A. and Margie Harmon Divine.
Survivors include two brothers, Sam Divine of Harrodsburg and Billy Divine of Sacramento, Calif.; three sisters, Lillian Long of Harrodsburg, Florence Hensley of Hebrom and Norma Keesecker of Mercer County.
There will be no visitation and no service.
Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bessie R. Lane
LIBERTY - Bessie R. Lane, 96, of Martinsville, Ind., died Saturday in Martinsville.
Born Oct. 4, 1900, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late George and Betty Lynn Woodrum. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Separate Baptist Church. She was the widow of Oatley Leo Lane.
Survivors include three sons, Clyde, Dewey and Dallas Lane, all of Martinsville; a daughter, Eva Randolph of Mooresville, Ind.; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three sons, Calvin, Leo and Melvin Lane; and two daughters, Elizabeth Wheeler and Beatrice Wethington.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home by the Rev. Mike Wilson. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Monday.

Luevernie G. Wesley
LIBERTY - Luevernie Gadberry Wesley, 77, of Bethelridge, died Saturday in Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset.
Born March 1, 1920 in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late, Emmit and Deldia Randolph Gadberry. She was a homemaker and a member of Carter Ridge Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence Wesley; six daughters, Ethel and Mary Rose Haste, both of Science Hill, Dorothy Terwilliger and LaFern Blevins, both of Bethelridge, Audrey Ball of Frankfort, and Arline Burton of London; seven sons, Estel and Roy D. Wesley, both of Harrodsburg, Vernon Wesley of New Whiteland, Ind., Rufus, Lester and Wayne Wesley, all of Bethelridge, Chester Wesley of Charleston, Ind.; four sisters, Patsy Wesley of Science Hill, Frances Roy of Harrodsburg, Vernell Johnson and Lela McCulluon, both of Fla.; 23 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Ruth Wesley.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. David Terwilliger and Richard Owens. Burial will be in Watson Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Greg, Virby, Phillip, Jeffery, Roy D. Jr., Marty and Kevin Wesley, Gary Haste, Keith Ball, and Bryan Terwilliger.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.

Georgia C. Todd
STANFORD - Georgia Banks Cordier Todd, 56, of Crab Orchard Road, died Sunday in Harrodsburg.
Born Nov. 1, 1940, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late John Lee and Maxine Spencer Banks. She was a employee of Wal-Mart, Danville, and a member of Fairview baptist Church.
Survivors incldue her husband, LeRoy Todd; three sons, Bobby Cordier of Moreland, Ernie Cordier of Brodhead, and Joe Hampton of Stanford; two daughters, Barbard Cordier Payne of Stanford, Betty Cordier Lemonds of Harrodsburg; a brother, Leonard Banks of Stanford; two sisters, Bethel Harmon of Danville, Willa Lee Gilbert of Waynesburg; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Jerry Perry.
Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kenny Stamper, Billy Howell, Bobby Robbins, Noah Kirkpatrick, William Cordier, Charles Phillippe, Jimmy Kersey and Ronnie Gilbert. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Elvis Donaldson, Dr. Charles Kennedy and Brian Gourly.
Visitron is 5-9 p.m Tuesday.
Memorials my go to Heritage Hospice.

Effa J. Stinson
Services for Effa J. Stinson, 81, of Taylor Road, will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral by the Rev. Bill Hall. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
She died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Poynter, John Wright, Sam Beck, Mark Foster, Dee Poynter and Buddy E. Baker.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today.

Margie K. Graham
HARRODSBURG - Services for Margie Katherine Graham, 78, of Marimon Avenue, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Willisburg Cemetery by the Rev. Greg Bowen.
She died Friday at Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 29, 1918, in Willisburg, she was a daughter of the late Winford and Nora Lee Sims Harlow. She was a former employee of Cricketeer Manufacturing and a nursing assistant at Haggin Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Magnolia Street Christian Church.
Survivors include four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Visitation is 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel.
Memorial may go to American Cancer Society. 

Obituaries June 3, 1997

Maggie W. Martin
Maggie Warner Martin, 78, of Centralia, Ill., formerly of Danville, died there May 26.
Born Dec. 19, 1918, in Duncan, she was a daughter of Glave and Myrtie Yeast Warner. She was a waitress at various local restaurants.
Survivors include her stepdaughter, Glenda Banks of Centralia.
Services were May 29 at Irvin Funeral Home, Centralia. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Thelma M. Gullette
FRANKFORT - Thelma M. Reed Garland Gullette, 89, of Blue Creek, Ohio, formerly of Frankfort, died Saturday in West Union, Ohio.
Born in Bath County, she was a daughter of the late John and Myrtie Ockerman Reed and the widow of William D. Garland. She was a homemaker and retired Franklin County High School cafeteria employee, and a member of Peaks Mill Christian Church.
Survivors include two sons, Don Garland of Danville and Ron Garland of Frankfort; a daughter, Juanita Wyatt of Blue Creek, Ohio; two brothers, John Reed of Winchester and Harold Reed of Columbia, S.C.; two sisters, Rose Jackson and Pansy Saylor, both of Winchester; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Rudy Henderson.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.

Horace Jeter
LIBERTY - Horace Jeter, 85, of London, died Sunday in Corbin.
Born July 29, 1911, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Robert and Cora Stubbs Jeter. He was a retired district engineer with the state highway department where he worked for 40 years and a member of Middleburg Methodist Church. He was widower of Dora Lee Price Jeter.
Survivors include a daughter, Patty Vanoy of Lubbock, Texas, and three grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. James M. Lynn. Burial will be in Casey County Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Hershel Vanoy, Timothy Vanoy, David Godon, Rocky Richards, Randy Richards, and Byron Humphrey.
Visitation is after 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Hubert Johnson
LIBERTY - Hubert Johnson, 69, of Liberty, died Sunday at Casey County Hospital.
Born May 9, 1928, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Mose and Sarah Allen Johnson. He was a custodian at Casey County Courthouse and the widower of Mildred Absher Johnson.
Survivors include a son, Dennie Johnson of Liberty; six daughters, Anna Wellington and Rose J. Chandler, both of Hamilton, Ohio, Janice Smallwood of Liberty, Judy Wells of Phoenix, Ariz., and Rita Pendleton and Patricia Wilkey, both of Liberty; a brother, John Whited of Liberty; six sisters, Kathleen Randolph of Middleburg, Alice Monday, Linda Atwood, Beulah Langford and Gertie Brown, all of Liberty, and Vergie Walters of Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Phillip Smallwood and Gary Lavender. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan Johnson, Doug Johnson, David Wellington, Micky Wellington, Raymond Husky and Matt Crocket.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.

H. Paul Parton
MIDDLEBURG - Hershel Paul Parton, 51, formerly of Willow Springs, died Monday at Christian Health Center, Lexington. Arrangements are incomplete at Bartle Funeral Home.

Mary R. Peace
HARRODSBURG - Mary Rollett Peace, 94 of Moreland Avenue, died Monday at Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born May 29, 1903, in Claiborne County, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Abe and Martha Bussell Hatfield. She was the widow of Walter Peace and a member of East Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church, Middlesboro.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandy Kuch of Chicago and Barbara Carroll of Harrodsburg; a sister, Laura Hurst of Fort Wayne, Ind.; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Sharps Cemetery, Middlesboro, by the Rev. Ken Cole.
There will be no visitation.
Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Audley Reece
HARRODSBURG - Services for Audley Reece, 83, of Runyon Road, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Robert E. Jones. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery.
He died Sunday at Lexington Hospital.
Born March 10, 1914, in Heidelburg, he was a son of the late John and Mary Lou Reece. He was a tool and die foreman for Dura Manufacturing Company, Toledo, Ohio, and a member of the Baptist church.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Dean Reece; a brother, John Reece Jr. of Heidelburg; and a sister, Anna June Reece of Heidelburg.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.

Obituaries June 4, 1997

Olivia C. Goodpaster
Olivia Carolyn Goodpaster, 59, of Peyton Branch Road, Hustonville, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 12, 1938, in Menifee County, she was a daughter of the late John and Lucille Short Smathers. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a husband, Earl Gene Goodpaster; a daughter, Kathy Buckler of Springfield; two sons, Ronnie Gene Goodpaster of Stanford and Dannie Earl Goodpaster of Harrodsburg; a sister, Nancy S. Nall of Sebree; a brother, John Roy Smathers of Dearborn, Mich.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert W. DeFoor.
Visitation is 11 a.m. until time of service Thursday.
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Christine Bottom
HARRODSBURG - Christine Bottom, 91, of Mackville Road, died Tuesday at Friendship House Nursing Home.
Born July 30, 1905, in Washington County, she was a daughter of the late David Smith and Lucinda Steele Bottom. She was the widow of Dewey Devine and Allen Bottom. She was a former grocery store owner and operator and was a nursing assistant at Haggin Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Deep Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for 60 years and was a member of the Rainbow Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Edith Hawkins of Mercer County; three stepsons, and five stepdaughters; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by a son, Vernon Devine.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Deep Creek Baptist Church by the Revs. Everett Priddy and Hillary Claypool. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Joe Hawkins, David Devine, Larry Devine, Michael Votaw, Tommy Devine, Scott Hawkins, David Hawkins, Josh Devine and Dustin Devine.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Ransdell Funeral Home and after noon Thursday at the church.
Memorials may go to Deep Creek Cemetery Fund.

Ervin K. Wall
STANFORD - Ervin Kyle Wall, 36, of Memphis, died Tuesday at Baptist East Hospital there.
He was a son of Ervin and Marcella Wall of Kings Mountain. He was an advertising and promotions assistant for Varsity Spirit Corporation, and a former high school teacher in Lincoln County and Paris, Tenn. He was a member of University Church of Christ and a graduate of Murray State University.
Survivors include two sisters, Janet Perry of Walltown and Bertha Daugherty of Danville.
Arrangements are incomplete at Fox Funeral Home.

Ira O. Wethington
LIBERTY - Ira O. Wethington, 81, of Red Hill Road, died Monday at Casey County Hospital.
Born March 25, 1916, in Casey County, he was a son of the late James and Mattie Combs Wethington. He was a retired farmer, a Hiram Walker employee and a member of Salem United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Matra Overstreet Wethington; two sons, Marshall Wethington of Monticello and Michael Wethington of Rochelle, Ill.; two daughters, Barbara Wirtjes of Tremont, Ill., and Shirley Welborne of Pekin, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles Wethington.
Services will be noon Thursday at Salem United Methodist Church by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the McKinney-Brown Funeral Home and 10 a.m.-noon Thursday at the church.

H. Paul Parton
MIDDLEBURG - Services for Hershel Paul Parton, 51, formerly of Willow Springs, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Willow Springs United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jim Wesley. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He died Monday at Christian Health Center, Lexington.
Born Dec. 6, 1945, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Hershel and Gladys Richardson Parton. He was a member of Willow Springs United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Josephine Perkins of Liberty and Maxine Wesley of Lawrenceburg; and two brothers, Jerry and Frankie Parton, both of Liberty.
Pallbearers will be Shawn Parton, Curtis Wahl, Casey and Andrew Wesley, Jeff and Shane Lawhorn.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today.
Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Obituaries June 5, 1997

Dr. Austin Roberts
Dr. Austin Roberts, 80, of Pleasantwood Drive, died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born July 29, 1916, in West Point, Va., he was a son of the late William T. Roberts and Cordelia Roberts Garlett. He was a retired minister, having served for 40 years, and was at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church for 18 years before retiring. He also pastored in Willliamstown, Midway, Cynthiana and Aiken, S.C.
He was a graduate of Georgetown College, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Furman University and Post Graduate Union Seminary at Princeton University.
He was a Mason and a member of the Rotary Club, a March of Dimes chairman, a Salvation Army board member, a Southern District Baptist Association moderator and a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors include his wife, Eloise Bennett Roberts; three sons, Jim Roberts of Dayton, Ohio, Bill Roberts of Lexington; and John Roberts of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Anne R. Apperson of Ocala, Fla.; a stepsister, Olvia Garlett Jones of Richmond, Va.; six grandchildren; and two step grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church by the Revs. Tim Noel and Ernest Martin. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home and 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Jerry W. Gordon
Jerry William Gordon, 48, of Nevius Road, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 3, 1949, in Danville, he was a son of the late William ``Bud'' Gordon and Hazel Belcher Gordon. He was a retired construction worker.
Survivors include a daughter, Tracy Gordon of Danville; a brother, Tony D. Gordon of Indianapolis; three sisters, Patty Davis of San Francisco, Lisa Gordon and Lori Gordon, both of Indianapolis; and a grandchild.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cream Ridge Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may go to Diabetes Foundation.

Gene D. Barnett
SPRINGFIELD - Gene David Barnett, 48, of Springfield, died Wednesday at home.
Born Jan. 18, 1949, in Washington County, he was a son of Georgia Tate Barnett of Springfield and the late Charlie B. Barnett. He was a farmer and building contractor in Boyle County and was a partner in BBC Construction, Danville. He was a member and deacon at First Baptist Church, Danville. He was a member of Gideon's International and was a member of the Danville Gideon Camp.
He served on eight partnership mission projects through the Kentucky Baptist Convention and served in Brazil and Russia on construction crews.
Additional survivors include his wife, Brenda Kays Barnett; a son, Gene David Barnett, at home; a daughter, Amanda B. Byrne of Danville; two sisters, Charlene Wilson of Glasgow and Linda Crawford of Danville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church by the Rev. Tim Mathis. Burial will be on Cemetery Hill.
Pallbearers will be Tom Christopher, Bill Dawson, Ted Garrison, Bruce Kramp, Richard Lough and Mark Yocum.
Honorary pallbearers are Hershel Cassada, Harold Davenport, Robert Lawson, Steve Byerly, Lonnie Coffman, deacons of First Baptist Church and Median Adult Sunday School Class.
Visitation is after 12:30 p.m. today at Carey and Sons Funeral Home and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice or Nina Bogie Fund for Missions.

Shelby Atwood
LIBERTY - Shelby Atwood, 71, of Trammell Street, died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born Dec. 21, 1925 in Casey County, he was a son of the late Elmer and Pearl Allen Atwood. He was a security guard for Lilly Gate Company and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Carr's Chapel Church of God.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Wethington of Campbellsville and Ginger Paevey of Lexington; three sons, Clint ``Jack'' Atwood, Allen Atwood and Craig Atwood, all of Liberty; a brother, Arthur Atwood of Liberty; five sisters, Shelly Terry, Adell and Myrtle Miller, Sally and Geraldine Salyers; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Leonard Streeval. Burial will be in Whited Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandchildren.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.

Frank W. Brookshire
GREENSBURG - Frank W. Brookshire, 74, of Green County, died Monday at home.
Born April 1, 1923, in Boyle County, he was a son of the late J.R.C. and Emma Durham Hill. He was a member of Greensburg United Methodist Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ann C. Williams Brookshire; three daughters, Linda A. French of Leitchfield, Barbara J. Hensley of Fort Thomas, and Mary B. Young of Chicago; and nine grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home. Burial will be 4 p.m. in Hillcrest Cemetery, Perryville.
Pallbearers are Gary French, Todd Young, Andy French, Brandon Everman, Steve Hensley, Greg French, James Williams and Slick Alexander.
Honorary pallbearers are Jim Durham, Willie Parson, Tommy Larimore, Larry Jones, Willie Warren, John Ewing, Ted Geary and Sam Tuggle.

Lois Dean Casebier
HARRODSBURG - Lois Dean Casebier, 76, of Pleasant Hill Drive, Burgin, died Wednesday at Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born July 6, 1920 in Muhlenberg County, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Daisy Hancock Hays. She was a retired secretary for Harrodsburg and Muhlenberg County school systems, and a member of Burgin Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, C.R. Casebier; a son, Bud Casebier of Paris; a daughter, Mary Olson of Panama City, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Joseph Vest and Robert Browning. Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Oakgrove Cemetery in Depoy, Ky. Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Ransdell Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Burgin Baptist Church.

Eugene Culton Jr.
WINCHESTER - Eugene Culton Jr., 82, of Winchester, died May 30 at home.
Formerly of Parksville, he was a son of the late Eugene and Maggie Johnson Culton.
He was assistant county extension agent and later operated Culton Seed Company; and a graduate of Parksville High School and University of Kentucky. He was an original member of Boyle County 4-H Dairy Club, won numerous awards and served as its president in 1932. He was a Kentucky Colonel and was a member, deacon and elder at First Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Vaughan Culton; two daughters, Patricia Harvey of Winchester and Anne Ruzicka of Glencoe, Ill.; a son, Eugene Culton III of Winchester; five sisters, Thelma May of Danville, Anna and Kate Thompson, both of Fulton, Helen Price of Maitland, and Geneva Glasscock of Gravel Switch; and seven grandchildren.
Services were held at First Christian Church by Ellen Rechenbach and the Rev.
Brent Cantrell. Burial was in Winchester Cemetery.

Olivia C. Goodpaster
Services for Olivia Carolyn Goodpaster, 59, of Peyton Branch Road, Hustonville, are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert W. DeFoor.
She died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of National Trailride and Wagon Train Association.
Visitation is prior to service today.
Memorials may go to Central Kentucky Cancer Program, c/o Ephraim McDowell Foundation, 217 S. Third Street, Danville.

Ervin K. Wall
STANFORD - Services for Ervin Kyle Wall, 36, of Memphis, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Greg Powell. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Baptist East Hospital there.
Born August 5, 1960, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Ervin D. and Marcella Dunaway Wall of Kings Mountain. He was an advertising and promotions assistant for Varsity Spirit Corporation, Memphis, Tenn., and a former teacher at Lincoln County High School and in Paris, Tenn. He was a member of University Church of Christ, Murray, and a graduate of Lincoln County High School and Murray State University.
Additional survivors include two sisters, Bertha Daugherty of Danville and Janet Perry of Walltown.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Saturday.


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