Pearl McFarland
Pearl McFarland, 87, of Delaplain Road, Georgetown, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 1999. She was the widow of Clay McFarland.
She was born in Owen County, Ky., on Jan. 24, 1912, and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha Gaines Stuard. She was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church.
Survivors include: a daughter, Hazel Wilson, Georgetown; two brothers, George Stuard, Walton, Ky., and Raymond Stuard, Millersburg, Ky.; four grandchildren, Joyce Wilson Spencer, Owen County, Ky., Barbara Wilson Inman, Stamping Ground; Alvin Wilson and Raymond Wilson, both of Georgetown; and six great-grandchildren, Jason Moss, Travis Moss, Jessica Wilson, Morgan Inman, Nikki Wilson and Leah Wilson.
Services were Tuesday, Aug. 31, at the Salem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Huey J. Davis and the Rev. Donald Dixon officiating. Burial followed in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers included: Alvin Wilson, Raymond Wilson, Jason Moss, Travis Moss, Randy Inman and Bob Spencer.
Honorary bearers will be: Roy Wilson, Roy Wilson Jr., Teddy Ray Leath and Billy Reynolds.
 
Dora Ruth Stokes
Dora Ruth Stokes, 52, of Selma, Ala., died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999, at her residence. She was the wife of Kim M. Stokes.
Survivors include: her parents, John Gillispie, of Scott County, and Jessica Jones, of Harrison County; a daughter, Cheryl Ann Grant, of Prattville, Ala.; a son, Jody Courtney, of Georgetown; three grandchildren; and three sisters, Wanda Sgro, Harrison County, Ky., Patti Tracy, Paris, Ky., and Sandy Gillispie, of Owen County, Ky.
Services were Monday, Aug. 23, in the Chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home, Selma, Ala., with Dr. John Fain officiating. Burial followed in Pineview Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Virginia Jane Cheek
Virginia Jane Cheek, 64, of Midway and formerly of Georgetown, died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999, at her residence after a long illness.
Born in Scott County on Dec. 11, 1934, she is the daughter of the late Luther and Bertha Young Hager. She was a member of the Stamping Ground Church of God.
She is survived by: one daughter, Patricia Curriton, of Georgetown; three sons, Billy Ray Cheek, Midway, William Paul Cheek, Lexington, and Richard Allen Cheek, of Donnelsville, Ohio; five sisters, Mary Barnes, of Jessamine County, Lillian Roland, of Fayette County, Molly Cook, of Fayette County, Elizabeth Clouse, of Woodford County, and Lida Williams, of Scott County; three brothers, Virgil Hall, of Stanton, Billy Hager, of Georgetown, and Chester Hager of Georgetown; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services were held Thursday, Aug. 26, at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel in Versailles, with the Rev. Jerry Montgomery officiating. Burial followed at Georgetown Cemetery. 
Casket bearers included: Joey Cheek, Billy Cheek Jr., Erick Cheek, Shawn Mosley, Chris Palmer, Justin Cheek and Joey Staff. 
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, Franklin County Chapter, 208 Steele Street, Frankfort, Ky., 40601.
 
Sarah Thomas McGuire
Sarah Thomas McGuire, 63, of Long Lick Road, died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999, at her home. She was the wife of Grady McGuire.
A retired Georgetown College employee, she was a native of Harlan County and the daughter of the late Stephen and Martha York Thomas.
Survivors besides her husband include: two daughters, Gwen Sams, Georgetown, and Karen Hunter, Corinth; two sons, Ronnie and Bobby McGuire, both of Georgetown; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Martha Goins, Wallins Creek, Ky., and Della Hansel, Wall Lake, Mich.; and two brothers, John Robert Thomas, Wallins Creek, and James Walter Thomas, Colorado Springs, Colo.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Stephen Thomas.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Pleasant Funeral Home, Harlan, Ky. Burial will be in the Thomas Family Cemetery. 
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society or American Diabetes Association.

Sister Mary Elizabeth White
Sister Mary Elizabeth White died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 1999.
She is survived by: her siblings, Sister Mary Carl, R.S.M., Ruth Broughton (Harry), William W. White, Bernard A. White (Dottie), Patricia Saraz (Bob); and several nieces and nephews.
The Mass of Christian Burial was Saturday, Aug. 21 at Georgetown Visitation Convent, Washington, D.C. Burial followed in Georgetown Visitation Convent Cemetery.
Devol Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
 
Ernest M. Graves
Ernest M. Graves, 78, of Cynthiana, Ky., formerly of Oxford, Ky., died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was the husband of Marie White Graves.
Born on April 20, 1921, in Owen County, Ky., he was the son of the late Ernest and Mary Wilson Graves Sr. He was the retired owner of the Graves Lumber Yard at Oxford. He was a member of the Silas Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition to his wife include: two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles “Pete” (Kathy) Graves, Oxford, Norman “Punk” (Merla) Graves, Stamping Ground; two step-sons, Conley Wayne (Cathy) White, and Jeffrey Allen White, all of Cynthiana; a sister, Alice Foster, Virginia; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services were Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home with the Rev. Curtis Coots and the Rev Joe Kyser officiating. Burial followed in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers were: Donald Green, Bobby Green, Billy Bruin, James Ewbank, David Coleman and Mike Williamson.
Honorary bearers were: Kenneth Darnell, Mike Weeks, Clyde Wright, David Barnett and Johnny Cannon.

Laurel Janice Gilde
Laurel Janice Gilde, 59, of Elkhorn Meadows, Georgetown, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at the Georgetown Community Hospital. She was the wife of Everett Gilde.
Born in Cadillac, Mich., on Oct. 17, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Arlien Emory Kumfer. She was a member of Trinity Assembly of God.
Survivors in addition to her husband include: a son, Wayne Gilde, Martin, Ky.; three daughters, Katherine Hampton and Karen Mastin, both of Georgetown, and Connie Little, Martin, Ky.; three brothers, Arthur Kumfer and Greg Kumfer, both of Cadillac, Mich., and George Kumfer, New Hampshire; three sisters, Evelyn Johnson, Elk Grove, Ill., Madlyn Parcher, Knoxville, Tenn., and Carolee Knight, Cadillac, Mich.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at the Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home, Georgetown. 
Casket bearers include: Dwight Davis, Alan Hampton, Gary Little, Ralph Spencer, Brad Martin and Wayne Gilde.
 
Marian Louise Garvin Conrad
Marian Louise Garvin Conrad, 76, of Lexington, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, at Central Baptist Hospital. She was the widow of Joseph Anthony Conrad.
Owner and operator of Stillmeadow Farm, she was a native of Terre Haute, Ind. She was the daughter of the late James and Inez Andrews Garvin and was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Georgetown. Survivors include: five daughters, Peggy Lynn Petrilli, Lexington, Marian Louise Stopher, Versailles, Rosemary C. Obreg, Paris, Mary Colleen Conrad, Louisville, and Jennifer Ann Barber, Winchester; five sons, Joseph Anthony Conrad III, Crestwood, Ky., Richard M. Conrad, Lexington, James T. Conrad, Charlotte, NC, Timothy Kevin Conrad and Michael W. Conrad, both of Georgetown; two sisters, Becky Orman, Belleville, Ind., and Virginia Buckner, Terre Haute, Ind.; one brother, Dr. Donald B. Garvin, Concord, NC; 25 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday at St. John Catholic Church by Father John List. Burial will be Calvary Cemetery, Lexington. 
Mrs. Conrad’s sons and oldest grandson, Richard M. Conrad II, will serve as casket bearers. 
Honorary bearers will be Anthony Barber, Robert Stopher, George Petrilli, George Oberg, Michael Cocke and her grandsons.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Johnson’s Funeral Home, Georgetown, with the Rosary service at 6:45 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. John Catholic Church or the Markey Cancer Center.

Jennie Will Cains Clifton
Jennie Will Cains Clifton, 86, of Seminole Trail, died Friday, Aug. 13, 1999. She was the widow of Elmer Virgil Clifton.
A native of Lewis County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lewis and Mary Marshall Cains and was a member of the Newtown Christian Church. Survivors include: a daughter and and son-in-law, Mary Belle and Robert Hutton, Georgetown; one granddaughter, Karen Hutton; two grandsons, Danny Hutton and Kim (Susan) Hutton, all of Georgetown; four great-grandchildren, Elliott and Ell Hutton and Emily and Erica Malicote; one sister, Margaret Long, Lawrenceburg; two brothers, Gene Cains, Lawrenceburg, and Jack Cains, Georgetown.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Johnson’s Funeral Home by Dr. Greg C. Earwood. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers will be: Danny and Kim Hutton, Gene and Jack Cains, Corbett Ritchie Jr. and David Long. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Faith Baptist Church of Hospice of the Bluegrass.
 
Billy Franklin Vance
Billy Franklin Vance, 47, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999. He was the husband of Lisa Wise Vance and the son of Bobby G. and Maxine Curtis Vance. He was a real estate broker, auctioneer and the owner of Spring Valley Farm Nursery. Services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31 at Northside Christian Church. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Contributions can be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, or Wills Eye Hospital, 900 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.  Taylor, Ammerman
Gwendolyn Raines Taylor
Gwendolyn Raines Taylor, 82, formerly of Georgetown, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, after a long illness. She was the widow of Edgar Lewis Taylor. A native of Whitehall, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Hally M. (Johnisee) and Harry B. Raines. She was a retired office manager.
She enlisted in the Marine Corps at the beginning of World War II, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and represented the Corps as a recruitment poster girl until her discharge. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Georgetown, and a former member of the Scott County Women’s Club and John Graves Ford Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, David Edgar Taylor, of Louisville; a daughter, Deborah Gwen Taylor (Kwiatkowska), of Lexington; and three grandchildren, Lisa Nicole Taylor Etherson and Robert Edgar Taylor, both of Knoxville, Tenn., and Stefan Edgar Kwiatkowski, of Lexington.
She was preceded in death by her eldest son, Lewis Raines Taylor, of Lexington.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Georgetown Cemetery with Whit Criswell, minister, officiating.
Honorary bearers were Donald Sucher, Stefan Kwiatkowski, Berry Potter, Jack Woodruff, Mike Etherson, Clark Cleveland, Bill Hays, Marion Hall, Harley Sutton, J.C. Bradley Jr. and A. Carter Thornton.
Johnson’s Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Contributions are suggested to the Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky., 40504-3277.

Karen Belle Ammerman 
Karen Belle Ammerman, 41, of Paris, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was the wife of Gary Ammerman.
She was born in Frankfort on Jan. 25, 1958, to William and Lillian Paige, and was a housewife.
Survivors include three daughters, Elizabeth Marie Ammerman, Shannan Lee Ammerman and Ashley Renee Ammerman; a father-in-law and mother-in-law, Givens and Mattie Ammerman; two brothers, John Paige, of Miss., and Allen Paige, of Lancaster, Ky.; five sisters, Patricia Wood, of Shelby County, Sherry Paige, Revena Warfield, Christina Paige, all of Frankfort, and Cecelia Cook, of Scott County.
She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister. Services will be conducted 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13 at the Whaley McCarty Funeral Home in Cynthiana, by the Rev. Dale Conrad.
Burial will be in Jacksonville Cemetery. 
Casket bearers are Timmy Evans, Ricky Evans, Mike Routt, Scott Ballard, Billy Hay, Jeff Greggs, George (Trey) Collins III.
 
Edna Lucille Robinson Dews
Edna Lucille Robinson Dews, 81, of Hiawatha Trail, Georgetown, died at her home Friday, Sept. 17, 1999. She was the widow of Clyde T. Dews.
A native of Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Sydney and Hattie Belle Robinson and a member of the Great Crossing Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Bobby Gene (Rowena) Dews, Lexington, and Clyde “Buddy” (Norine) Dews, Georgetown; six daughters, Katherine (Jerry) Moss, Pataskala, Ohio, Betty Collins, Cynthiana, Anne (Bobby Conrad) Treadway, Sadieville, Janice (Ron) Walker, Georgetown, Paulette (Ronnie) Conrad, Georgetown, and Jackie (Eugene) Warren, Georgetown; 25 grandchildren, including Susan Bartley and Jo Ann Walker, who she helped raised, and 32 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Johnson’s Funeral Home with the Rev. Lowell Coots officiating. Burial will follow at Georgetown Cemetery.
Casketbearers will be David Dews, Mike Dews, Terry Conrad, Ron Conrad, Timmy Moss, Robin Moss, Jamie Hampton and Chris Courtney.
Honorary bearers will be Jerry Moss, Brandon Moss, Bobby Conrad, Ronnie Conrad, T.J. Conrad, Ron Walker, Joey Bartley, Landon Bartley, Cody Courtney, Earl Walker, Daniel Collins, Jr., Eugene Warren, David Rainwater and Dale Kidwell.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy made be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass.

Anna Moreland Curtis
Anna Moreland Curtis, of West Main Street, died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in San Diego, Calif. She was the widow of Julian E. Curtis.
She was the daughter of the late Carl Lee and Mary Catherine Colliver Moreland.
Survivors include: a son and daughter-in-law, William E. (Butch) and Kay Curtis, of Greenville, SC; a daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Tom Gregory, of Georgetown; a sister, Betty Pribble, of Sadieville; four grandchildren, Adam E. Curtis, Lee M. Curtis, Paige Gregory Abrams and Curt Gregory; and a great-grandchild, Lindsay Abrams.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. at Crown Hill Cemetery in Sharpesburg, Ky., with Randy Gregory officiating.
Casket bearers include: Lee Curtis, Curt Gregory, Milton Pribble, Steve Pribble, Jeff Pribble and Curtis Herring.
Visitation will be Friday, 4-8 p.m. at Tucker, Yocum & Wilson Funeral Home.
 
Sheila Jo Brumback Turton
Sheila Jo Brumback Turton, 53, of Mount Vernon Drive, Georgetown, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999 at her home. 
A native of Frankfort, she was the daughter of Joseph Brumback, of Frankfort, and the late Doris Pulliam Brumback. She was a member of First Christian Church. 
Survivors besides her father include: a daughter, Kim Brooks Darnell, of Georgetown; a son, David A. Brooks II, of Georgetown; a grandson, Brandon Darnell, of Georgetown; a sister, Shirley Sturtevant, of Kewanee, Ill.; a brother, Ronnie Brumback, of Frankfort; and several nieces and nephews. 
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Johnson’s Funeral Home, with the Rev. Scott Cox officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Frankfort. 
Casketbearers were: Charles Walker, Ollie Covington, Howard Gibson, Bobby Warren, Kenneth Kimble and Doug Hammonds. 

Alverta Gould Land
Alverta Gould Land, 82, died Sept. 8, 1999. She was the widow of Glendon Rice Land.
The daughter of the late Frank and Clara Masters Gould, of West Irvine, she was a retired school teacher, legal secretary and realtor. She was a member of Central Christian Church and had been a tutor in Operation Read. She was born in Estill County and graduated from Irvine HIgh School. She attended Eastern Kentucky University and Fugazzi Business College.
Survivors include: a daughter, Glenda Land (Don) Cooper, Lexington; a son, Dr. James F. (Lyn) Land, Georgetown; six grandchildren, Andy, J.D. and Jennifer Cooper, Lexington, and Michael, Emily and Taylor Land, Georgetown; and a brother, Hugh Gould, Irvine.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington, with the Rev. Carol Rawls officiating. Interment will follow in Lexington Cemetery. 
Casket bearers will be: Andy Cooper, J.D. Cooper, Michael Land, Taylor Land, Ted Barnes, Charles Gray and Phil Gray.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday.
Contributions may be made to the Parkinson Foundation, Hospice of the Bluegrass or Central Christian Church Fund.
 
Marshall Williamson
Marshall Williamson, 91, of Young Street, Georgetown, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 1999, at his home. 
He was a retired farmer. A native of Scott County, he was the son of the late Morgan and Lula Tucker Williamson.
Survivors include: two daughters, Mabel Williamson, Lexington, and Leona Beckett, Lexington; three sons, Charles Williamson, Robertson County, Kenneth Williamson, Scott County, and Eugene Williamson, Danville; 17 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Bourbon County by Brother Jack Harney. 
Mr. Williamson’s grandsons will serve as casket bearers.
Johnson’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Louise Scanlon "Sissy" Duncan
Margaret Louise Scanlon “Sissy” Duncan, 66, of Georgetown, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at her residence. She was the widow of John T. Duncan.
Born in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Janet Ruth Wickline Scanlon. 
Survivors include: one son, Richard Duncan, Georgetown; one daughter, Carolyn (Robert) Fryman, Stamping Ground; three grandchildren, Kelsey Alexandra Henderson, Kerry Dwayne Fryman and Kevin Robert Fryman; one brother, John J. Scanlon, Lexington; two sisters, Charlotte Lee Carpenter, Lexington, and Ruth Ann Cochran, Lexington.
Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. Brenda Bartella. Burial will follow at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens in Jessamine County. 
Casket bearers will be the Georgetown Fire Department Honor Guard. 
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, 40504.
 
Ruth Warfield Graves Chinn
Ruth Warfield Graves Chinn, 94, of Georgetown, died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999, at her home after a long illness. She was the widow of Kendall Chinn.
A native of Scott County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Ruth Kelley Graves and was a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors include: a nephew, Will H. (Glenna Horne) Graves III; a great-niece, Katherine Warfield Graves; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. William H. (Eleanor) Graves, all of Lexington.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Johnson’s Funeral Home by the Rev. Scott Cox. Burial will be in the Lexington Cemetery. 
Honorary bearers will be: Dr. Gus Bynum, Donald Cawthorne, Edward Lynch, J. Campbell Cantrill III, David Stuart and R.C. Johnson.
Visitation will be after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the First Christian Church.

William H. VanHook
William H. VanHook, 88, of Paris, Ky., died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999, at St. Joseph Hospital East. He was the husband of Lettie C. VanHook.
A native of Scott County, he was born March 23, 1911 to the late Henry and Stella Rhorer VanHook. He was a retired well driller and farmer and was a member of the Bedford Acres Christian Church.
Survivors besides his wife include: three daughters and sons-in-law, Laura (Duke) Updike, Port Charlotte, Fla., Billie (Eddie) Watson, Paris, Sandy (Danny) Vandy, Arcadia, Fla.; three sisters, Louise Gott and Era Dale Neece, both of Paramount, Calif., and Margaret Honley, of Scott County; six grandchildren, Bill Watson, Karen Oglesbee and John Watson, all of Paris, and Tina Green, Robin Maggard and Susan Dedeaux, all of Florida; and nine great-grandchildren. 
He was preceded in death by a brother, Marvin VanHook.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home, Paris, by the Rev. Jim Hutchison. Burial will follow in Georgetown Cemetery.
Casket bearers will be: John Watson, Bill Watson, Allen Oglesbee, Matt Watson, Brian Green, Aaron Dedeaux and Tim Maggard.
Honorary bearers will be: Melvin Farley, Paul Browning, Don Menke, David Kilborn, Gene Blythe, Clarence Southworth, Dr. Kent Davis, Dr. Bob Biddle and Conrad Haynes.