Goebel W. Newsom Jr.
Goebel W. Newsom Jr., 75, of Danville, a former state legislator, died Wednesday at Harrodsburg Health Care Center.
He was elected to two terms in the Kentucky General Assembly. A graduate of Elkhorn City High School, he went on to complete a business degree at Western Kentucky University. He was a teacher, state auditor, insurance agent, Pike County Board of Education School official and was retired from Eastern Kentucky University's Office of School Relations. A member of the Masonic Lodge while in Pike County, he was also a life member of the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge and a Kentucky Colonel.
Born on March 25, 1925, he was a son of the late Dr. Goebel and Zetta C. Newsom.
Survivors include a son, G.W. Newsom of Danville; three sisters, Virginia Wallace of Elkhorn City, Faye Guettler of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Helema Ramey of Kingsport, Tenn.; a brother, Randall Newsom of Dekalb, Ill.; and a grandson.
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at J.W. Call and Son Funeral Home, Pikeville. Burial will be at the Newsom family Cemetery in Pikeville. Visitation is after 4 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may take the form of contributions to a fund set up to help needy students in Eastern Kentucky attend Berea College. Memorials may be sent to: Berea College, Newsom Scholarship Fund, Development Office, CPO 2316, Berea, KY 40404.

Johnnie O. Morrissey
LANCASTER - Johnnie O'Connell Morrissey, 90, of Sarasota, Fla., died Monday at the home of her daughter in Sarasota.
Born in Jessamine County, she was a daughter of the late John and Pearl Guyn O'Connell. She was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church and the widow of John T. Morrissey.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia L. Morrissey of Sarasota, and Judy Begley of Lancaster; a son, John Michael Morrissey of Roswell, Ga.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Memorials may go to St. Williams Alter Society, P.O. Box 261, Lancaster, 40444.
Ramsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Cleamer R. Hughes
Services for Cleamer Lee Ratcliffe Hughes, 87, formerly of North Third Street, will be 2 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by Steve Wolfgang. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Friendship House.

Luther Young
PERRYVILLE - Services for Luther ``Peck'' Young, 83, of Perryville will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilder Funeral Home by the Rev. John Hockensmith. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery in Washington County.
He died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Dec. 22, 1913, in Boyle County, he was a son of the late Henry and Iola Lanham Young. He was a retired farmer and member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one brother, Martin Young of Perryville, and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Darrell Young, Gerald Young, Garland Young, Dalton Young, W.B. Carpenter and Mitchell Lanham.
Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today.

Sadie L. Bradshaw
HARRODSBURG - Services for Sadie L. Bradshaw, 88, of Harrodsburg Health Care, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by Dr. Robert DeFoor. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died Thursday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 4, 1909, in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late A.F. and Margaret Frave Leonard. She was a homemaker and a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church. She was a widow of Kyle J. Bradshaw Sr.
Survivors include by two sons, Kyle J. Bradshaw Jr. of Los Angeles and Frank Bradshaw of Harrodsburg, five grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Visitation is 5 p.m. today and anytime prior to service on Saturday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or the Harrodsburg Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be Jackie Leonard, Leo Cannon, Claude Russell, David Baker, Bill Barnett and Lonnie Campbell. 

Obituaries June 15, 1997

Minnie R. Gordon
Minnie Ray Gordon, 89, of South Fourth Street died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville.
Born Nov. 16, 1907, in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late Meade and Tilden Prather Teater. She was a retired nurse's aide and dietitian at McDowell hospital and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Indian Hills Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, A.R. Gordon Jr., and a daughter, Jean Warren.
Survivors include three sisters, Stella Grubbs of Lancaster and Ruth Harmon and Frances Everline, both of Cincinnati; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. Odis Clark and Lee Cox. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Memorials suggested to Indian Hills Christian Church Building Fund.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
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Joe Broaddus
LANCASTER - Joe Broaddus, 84, of Mount Hebron Road, died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville.
Born Jan. 2, 1913, in Garrard County, he was a son of the late Robert Albert and Grace Roberta Broaddus. He was a retired farmer and a member and deacon of the Lancaster Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, a son, two sisters, two grandchildren, a step grandchild and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Rush. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Darrell Edgington, James Gilbert Edgington, Jimmy Edgington, Allen Edgington, Cliff Ed Irvin and Billy Wayne Lane.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.

Frazier McQuerry
LANCASTER - Frazier McQuerry, 87, of Lynwood Drive, died Friday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 9, 1909, in Garrard County, he was the son of the late James Thompson and Lillian Hawley McQuerry. He was a retired farmer, a member of Good Hope Baptist Church and the American Legion. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Miller McQuerry, and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Good Hope Baptist Church by the Rev. John Todd. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Earl McQuerry, Bob McQuerry, Carl Dollins, John Day, Herlin McQuerry and Manford Bolton. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Adult Men's Sunday School Class at Good Hope Baptist Church.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. today at Ramsey Funeral Home.

Daniel B. Miracle
STANFORD - Daniel B. Miracle, 66, of Chickasaw Street, Stanford, died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville.
Born August 8, 1930, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Dan and Clyde Carol York Miracle. He was a retired shipping supervisor at Jackson of Danville and a member of Stanford Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Wells Miracle; two sons, Danny T. Miracle of Columbia, Tenn., and John Miracle of Stanford; a daughter, Billie Middleton of Lancaster; a brother, Jack Miracle of Elizabethtown; a half-brother, Bill Parker of Danville; a sister, Rachel Elliott of McKinney; and six grandchildren.
Funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Fox Funeral Home by the Rev. Tim Boschen. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Chris Holtzclaw, Roger Cooper, Scott Caudill, Shea Lair, Bud Robertson and Connie Frederick. Honorary pallbearers will be Otis Cave, Wayne Russell, Kenneth Caudill, Lonzo McGuffey and Harold Carrier.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

Betty Lou T. Phelps
RICHMOND - Betty Lou Terrill Phelps, 70, of Ashmore Drive, Frankfort, and formally of Danville, died Thursday at Columbia Hospital in Frankfort.
She was a retired state government worker, and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Frankfort, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Survivors include two sons, Donald Cooper Phelps Jr. and Rodes Terrill Phelps, both of Frankfort; and two granddaughters.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at graveside in the Richmond Cemetery. Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass or to the American Cancer Society.
Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Nobia S. Potts
STANFORD - Nobia Snow Mullins Potts, 86, of Lancaster St., died Friday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born Dec. 25, 1919, she was the daughter of the late T.J. and Molly Remines Mullins. She was a member of Stanford Baptist Church, a Stanford High School graduate and attended Campbellsville College for one year.
She was the widow of Oley Lee Potts.
Survivors include two sons, Jack Potts of Louisville and Donald Potts of Washington, Ill.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. today in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Visitation is 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. today.
Memorials are suggested to Stanford First Church of God.
Fox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Obituaries June 16, 1997

William Wayne Watts
HARRODSBURG - William Wayne Watts, 72, of Castle Heights, died Saturday in Harrodsburg of an apparent heart attack.
Born Aug. 19, 1924, in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Loman Lindsey and Hannah Curd Watts. He was a former owner of Watts and Durr Oil Company, and the first fire chief of Mercer County Fire Department (1954-74); he was chairman of the board of Mercer County Fire District and treasurer of Kentucky Fire Fighters Association, a position he held for the past 30 years. He was serving his third term as a member of the Governor's Fire Commission.
He was past president of Mercer County Chamber of Commerce, a charter member and past president of Harrodsburg Kiwanis Club, and served as Lt. Governor for the Kiwanis Club's Kentucky-Tennessee district. He was a World War II Army veteran decorated with a bronze star and two purple hearts with oak leaf clusters. He served in the 1st Infantry Division, known as the ``Big Red One.'' He was a lifetime member of Douglas Laws Post 52 American Legion, and a 50-year member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans.
He was a former Harrodsburg city commissioner; a 40-year member of Masonic Lodge 777 F&AM; a Kentucky Colonel and Kentucky Admiral. He was a member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Davis Watts; a son, William Wayne ``Bill'' Watts Jr. of Harrodsburg; a daughter, Judy W. Naumann of Danville; a brother, Reuben Watts of Louisville; and five grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harrodsburg Baptist Church by the Rev. Robert Defoor. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery with full firefighter honors.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday at McClellan Funeral Home and after noon at the church.
Memorials may go to Harrodsburg Baptist Church or Mercer County Fire District Board, c/o Howard Fallis, 856 VanArsdale Road, Harrodsburg 40330.

Nancy B. Gilvin
HARRODSBURG - Nancy Bell ``Nannie'' Gilvin, 88, of South East Street, died Saturday at Central Baptist Hospital.
Born April 21, 1919, in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Boston. She was a homemaker and the widow of Harold ``Joe '' Gilvin. She was a member of North Middletown Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Howard D. Gilvin of Mercer County; a daughter, Sue Gilvin of Harrodsburg; a sister, Rachael Watson of Paris; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Eddie Smith Gilvin.
Services were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Randsell Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Robert Defoor and Joseph Muench. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Anthony Gilvin, Rodney Gilvin, Michael Gilvin, Daniel Gilvin, Tim Biggs and Bill Randolph.
Honorary pallbearers were Margaret Sexton, James Sexton, Janice Randolph and Sarah Bottom.
Memorials may go to Haggin Memorial Hospital.

Laura B. Hall
LANCASTER - Laura Belle Hall, 82, of Richmond Street, died Saturday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital.
Born Aug. 19, 1914, in Adair County, she was a daughter of the late George O. an Martha Oakes Coffey. She was a homemaker and the widow of Hubert Hall.
Survivors include three sisters, Doris Mershon of Eubank; Beulah Newman and Ruby Whittaker, both of Lancaster; three brothers, Carlos Coffey, Bob Coffey and Lee Coffey, all of Lancaster; three grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Rev. Mike Bowers. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan Hall, Roy Hall, Ronnie Hall, Eddie Coffey, Shane Hall and Earl Mershon.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.

Virginia L. Murphy
MORELAND - Virginia Lucas Murphy, 90, of Mount Salem, Hustonville, died Saturday at the home of Glen and Della Jefferies.
Born Aug. 28. 1906, in Casey County, she was a daughter of the late George and Mina Swope Lucas. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Salem Baptist Church. She was the widow of W.L. Murphy.
Survivors include three brothers, Virgil D. Lucas, Lester B. Lucas and Norman J. Lucas, all of Indianapolis; three sisters, Helen Dunn and Lucille Delk, both of Mount Salem, and Elizabeth Gritton of Indianapolis. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Thelma Louise Murphy.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Michael Mullins. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Lawrence and Roy Weaver, Dallas Gritton, Cloyd Durham, Carl Wilder and Otis Delk.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.

Otha N. Overstreet
LIBERTY - Otha Nolan Overstreet, 84, died Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born Jan. 10, 1913, in Casey County, he was a son of the late Samp and Mary Statham Overstreet. He was a retired machine operator for Rapid Electric Company, Cincinnati, and the widower of Augha Sexton Overstreet.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Glenna Eckett of Butler; a step granddaughter; and a step great-granddaughter.
Services were scheduled for 11 a.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Rev. Matthew Dalton. Burial is in Salem Cemetery.

Minnie R. Gordon
Services for Minnie Ray Gordon, 89, of South Fourth Street, were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Revs. Odis Clark and Lee Cox. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Pallbearers will be Robbie Shewmaker, Clay Warren, Don Ellis, Happy Gordon, Manford Teater and Tom Berggren.
Memorials suggested to Indian Hills Christian Church Building Fund.

Obituaries June 17, 1997

Ardelle F. Hays
Ardelle Frye Hays, 68, of 416 S. Fourth Street died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 8, 1929, in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Virginia Milburn Frye. She was the owner of Hays Meat Market and a graduate of Perryville High School. She was the widow of Hugh Clifton Hays.
Survivors include five children, Larry Frye of Pensacola, Fla.; Kathy and Jackie Hays, both of Danville; Hugh Redford Hays II of Virginia Beach, Va.; and Kim Hays Walls of Perryville; two brothers, Billy and Jimmy Frye, both of Lexington; three sisters, Elizabeth Lay and Betty Ann Frye, both of Harrodsburg, and Margaret Nunley of Lexington; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home by Rev. Jo Garnett. Burial is at Bellevue Cemetery.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home.
Donations are suggested to the Third Tower West Nurses Fund in care of the McDowell Foundation.

George G. Robertson
HARRODSBURG - George Gilbert Robertson, 95 of 527 N. Main St., died Monday afternoon at the Harrodsburg Health Care Manor.
Born Feb. 24, 1902 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late John and Mitt Terhune Robertson. He was the widower of Lillian Nichols Robertson.
He was retired from Cudahy Cheese Company and a member of the Harrodsburg United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son, Albert Morse Robertson of Harrodsburg; a daughter, Rosalyn N. Hammond of Lexington; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Spring Hill Cemetery by Rev. Mark Girard. There will be no visitation.
McClellan Funeral Home in Harrodsburg is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Harrodsburg United Methodist Church.

Carl H. Dunn Sr.
LANCASTER - Services for Carl Hamilton Dunn Sr., 81, of Lexington, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Predestinarian Church by the Rev. A.G. Glasper. Burial will be in Lancaster-Duncantown Cemetery.
He died Sunday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington.
Born on Oct. 9, 1915, in Garrard County, he was a son of the late Joe and Hester Logan Dunn.
Survivors include his wife, Jonnie Mae Green Dunn of Lexington; four daughters, Betty Lear of Nicholasville, Elizabeth Berrios of Lexington, Cynthia Salyers of Lancaster and Patricia Dunn of Lexington; three sons, Carl Dunn Jr., Michael Dunn, and Paul Dunn, all of Lexington; two sisters, Melinda Warren and Ruth Jackson, both of Lexington, a foster sister, Francis Dunn of Lancaster; two foster brothers, Robert Logan of Dayton, Ky. and Ruby Logan of Los Angeles; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Wilbert Dunn, Earnest Dunn, Terry Dunn, Anderson Ison, Burnell West and Jackie Trumbo.
Ramsey Funeral Home of Lancaster is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. Thursday until time of services at the church.

Virginia L. Murphy
MORELAND - The funeral of Virginia Lucas Murphy, 90, of Mount Salem, Hustonville, will be held at 2 p.m. today at W.L Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Michael Mullins. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
She died Saturday at the home of Glen and Della Jefferies.
The name of a brother, Norman J. Lucas of Indianapolis was incorrect in Monday's newspaper.

William W. Watts
HARRODSBURG - Services for William Wayne Watts, 72, of Castle Heights will be held at 2 p.m. today at Harrodsburg Baptist Church by the Rev. Robert DeFoor. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Watts, the first Mercer County fire chief, died Saturday in Harrodsburg.
Active pallbearers will be Howard Fallis, William Currens, Steve McCrystal, Mike Steele, J.B. Claunch, Royce Cornish, Tony Best and Donald Bruce Brown.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Mercer County Fire Department, Kentucky Firefighters Association and the Mercer County Fire Protection District Board.
Memorials are suggested to be given to the Harrodsburg Baptist Church or the Mercer County Fire Protection District Board, c/o Howard Fallis, 859 Van Arsdall Road, Harrodsburg 40330.
McClellan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Obituaries June 18, 1997

Penelope T. Parsons
LANCASTER - Penelope ``Nell'' Tudor Parsons, 95, of Lancaster, Calif., died there Friday.
Born Nov. 13, 1901, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late Woodson Reid and Mary Jane Conn Tudor. She served as a dietitian and supervisor at Paint Lick High School until 1957 when she moved to California. She then served in a similar position at Palmdale High School until she retired. She belonged to the Old Paint Lick Presbyterian Church and was the widow of Stanley T. Parsons.
Survivors include a daughter, Edith Such Helm of Lancaster, Calif; and a grandson.
The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Old Paint Lick Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Bryce McGowan. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery.
Visitation is after 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Ramsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ardelle F. Hays
Services for Ardelle Frye Hays, 68, of South Fourth Street, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home by the Rev. Jo Garnett. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Pallbearers will be Ken Theobald, Elmer Maggard, Ronnie Looney, Virgil Rowlette, Mike Higginbotham, Stephon Wilkinson and Gary Grafe.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home.
Donations are suggested to Third West Nurses Fund at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.

Obituaries June 19, 1997

Douglass M. Oliver
NASHVILLE - Dr. Douglass Moore Oliver, 49, of Nashville, died of cancer at his home Saturday. He was the husband of Katherine Beto Oliver, formerly of Danville.
Born March 5, 1948, in Nashville, he was a son of Gray Moore and Dr. William Huntley Oliver Sr. He was an orthodontist, a Boy Scout leader, and active in First Presbyterian Church.
He was a graduate of The Woodberry Forrest School, Vanderbilt University, Washington University School of Dentistry and completed studies in Orthodontics at the University of Tennessee Memphis School of Dentistry.
He was the son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Beto of Danville.
Additional survivors include two daughters, Sarah Moore Oliver and Susan Margaret Oliver of Nashville, ; two sons, Louis Beto Oliver and Douglass Moore Oliver Jr. of Nashville; a brother, William H. Oliver Jr., of Nashville; and two sisters, Gray O. Thornburg of Nashville and Floy O. Daugherty of Atlanta.
A memorial service was held Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, by the Revs. Tom Tyndall and Mark DeVries.
Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may go to Boy Scouts of America, First Presbyterian Church or Alive Hospice.

Dennis R. Sparrow
Services for Dennis Ray Sparrow Sr., 39, of Hilltop Road, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Mark Payton. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.
Born April 8, 1958, in Mercer County, he was a son of Richard C. Sparrow of Lexington, and Wandola Bottoms Cheatham of Burgin. He was a power truck operator in receiving at American Greetings Corp. and attended Gethsemane Baptist Church. He was an avid camper, fisherman and bowler.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Cox Sparrow; three sons, Dustin Sparrow of Danville, Casey Sparrow and Dennis Ray Sparrow Jr., both of Mercer County; four sisters, Mary Belle Sparrow of Harrodsburg, Kim Lowery of Mercer County, Barbie Maupin of Danville and Martha Jean Caudill of Lexington; three brothers, W.T. Sparrow of Lexington, Richard Sparrow of Harrodsburg, and Brian Cheatham of Irvine.
Pallbearers will be Mike Gibson, Bryan Johnson, Chuck Berry, Mike Durham, Gerald Deaton, and Bryan Corman.
Honorary pallbearers are Mike Delk, John Glasscock, Charlie Hamblin, Jim Broad, Willie Preston, Joey Johnson, Larry Reed and Ronnie McGuffey.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Danville-Boyle County Rescue Squad.

Marla K. Howard
HARRODSBURG - Services for Marla Karen Howard, 42, of McCroskey Pike, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hopewell Baptist Church by the Revs. James Harley and Ken Calia. Burial will be in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at home.
Born Feb. 24, 1955, in Harrodsburg, she was a daughter of William B. and Zelma Robinson Combs of Mercer County. She was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell Baptist Church.
Additional survivors include her husband, Richard Howard; two daughters, Jessica Renee Howard and Elizabeth Ashley Howard, both of Mercer County; a son, Christopher Alan Howard of Mercer County; maternal grandmother, Geneva Robinson of Harrodsburg; three brothers, Henry Combs of Harrodsburg, David Combs of Mercer County, and Daryl Combs of McAfee; three sisters, Juanita Wiley of Mercer County, Reva Murphy and Bonnie Rightmyer, both of Boyle County.
Visitation is 2-9 p.m. Thursday and 7-11 a.m. Friday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home and after noon Friday at the church.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice, P.O. Box 1313, Danville; or Gideons, P.O. Box 176, Harrodsburg.