Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....CARMAN, Russell, Jr. July 14, 1967 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com August 1, 2021, 7:49 pm Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., Thursday, July 20, 1967 OBITUARY RUSSELL CARMAN, JR. Russell CARMAN, Jr., age 27, of Locust Hill, Ky., in Breckinridge County, died on Friday, July 14, 1967 as a result of a gunshot wound. He was a farmer. He is survived by: his wife, Mrs. Bessie CARMAN one son: Russell David CARMAN of the home his mother, Mrs. Evelyn CARMAN of Locust Hill, Ky three brothers: Bobby Joe CARMAN of Locust Hill, Ky James CARMAN of Locust Hill, Ky Horace T. CARMAN of SeRee, Ky two 1/2 brothers: Jesse M. CARMAN of Locust Hill, Ky Louis HARPER of the U.S. NAVY five sisters: Mrs. Betty Lou RAMSEY of Locust Hill, Ky Miss Dellie CARMAN of Locust Hill, Ky Miss Dorothy CARMAN of Locust Hill, Ky Miss Patsy CARMAN of Locust Hill, Ky Mrs. Anna Mae SOSH of Hardinsburg, Ky The funeral was held on Monday, July 17, 1967 from the Locust Hill Methodist Church. Burial was in the Locust Hill Cemetery, under the direction of the Dowell Funeral Home, Hardinsburg. PALLBEARERS: Herbert, Carlie, Charlie, William, Junior, and Tom COMPTON __________________________________________________________________ Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., Thursday, August 3, 1967 Page 1 CORONER'S JURY RULES "ACCIDENT" IN CARMAN DEATH A coroner's jury ruled Monday that Russell CARMAN, Jr., 27, of Locust Hill, died Friday, July 14, 1967 as the result of an "accident". CARMAN was found by passersby on the highway at Locust Hill dead of a gunshot wound. He was shot once in the stomach with a .22 pistol. State Police Sgt. Leo Reynolds was the chief witness at the inquest conducted by County Coroner Joe Trent. On the inquest jury were: Wallace MILLER, Ed ROBBINS, Bob MARTIN, Rupert ASKIN, Willard WHOBERRY, and Lee ABBOTT. Additional Comments: #0217 Locust Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, located at the junction of Ky 1073 (Locust Hill-Harned Road) and Ky 1401 (Woodrow Road) in central Breckinridge County; directly behind the church. CARMAN, Russell, Jr. 16 Sep 1939 -- 14 Jul 1967 husband of Bonnie Louise MORRIS Wed: 19 Sep 1964 Breckinridge County, Ky Book-17A Page-14 son of Russell CARMAN, Sr. & his 2nd wife, Evelyn COMPTON have his accident report and obituary 1900 census Breckinridge County, Ky he has a single tombstone Dana Brown & Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/c/carman11905gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/