OBITS: Corey, Fanny Copher Lawson, 1939, Bath Co., Kentucky ----------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: From: "Darrell Warner" Date: Thursday, October 25, 2001 6:02 PM ------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. **************************************************************************** Fanny Copher Lawson Corey Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, January 19, 1939 Mrs. Corey Dies At Winchester Died, at her home in Winchester, January 12, 1939, after a two days' illness of pneumonia, Mrs. Fanny Copher Corey. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. French Copher, both deceased, and was born in May, 1869. She was 69 years and 8 months old when she died. She was married to W. M. Lawson of Bath county, and to this union were born five children: three sons, Edgar, Floyd and John, and two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. Mr. Lawson died several years ago in Breathitt county, and she later married W. M. Corey and moved to Clark county. She had long been a member of the Christian Church, as her first husband was a Christian preacher. The funeral services were held at the home, after which the remains were brought here to Jackson Cemetery and laid to rest. Surviving her, besides her husband and five children, and three brothers, Bud Copher and Omer Copher of Thomas Hill and Tom Copher of this place, and two step-daughters by her first marriage, Mrs. Pete Pergrem and Mrs. Nora both of Middletown, O.