Breckinridge-Hancock County KyArchives Obituaries.....CORLEY, Eldred October 19, 1943 ************************************************ 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 September 23, 2017, 7:21 pm Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Ky., Wednesday October 27, 1943 Page 5, OBITUARY Eldred CORLEY, employed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, died in the Henderson Hospital (Henderson County, Ky) after several days illness on Tuesday October 19, 1943. He is survived by: seven sons: Pvt. Roscoe CORLEY in the Armed Forces in Arkansas Pvt. John CORLEY in the Armed Forces in New York Pvt. William CORLEY, in Foreign Service James CORLEY, Bobby CORLEY, Ralph CORLEY, Douglas CORLEY are all in the home in this city (Cloverport), Ky one daughter: Virginia CORLEY, also in the home. his father, Mr. John CORLEY three brothers: Herbert CORLEY Hugh CORLEY William CORLEY one sister: Mrs. (Ruth) Adlai BURNETTE of Peoria, Illinois (Peoria County), who attended the funeral. The body was brought to this city to the Dhonau Funeral Home where the services were held on Thursday afternoon, October 21, 1943 with the Reverend F. B. HULSE, Pastor of the Hardinsburg Methodist Church, officiating. PALLBEARERS: R. B. HALL Orville ROWLAND Monroe CORLEY Homer CORLEY Clyde ROWLAND Marshall ROWLAND The burial took place in the Cloverport Cemetery. Hamman & Dhonau were funeral directors. Mr. CORLEY was born October 1, 1892 in Hancock County, Ky, and had spent the greater part of his life in Breckinridge County. Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemeteries, volume one, published in 1991: Cloverport Cemetery, Cloverport, Ky CORLEY, Eldred 1 Oct 1892 -- 19 Oct 1943 Annie M. HOUTCHIN 25 May 1900 -- 1 Mar 1961 (My great Aunt Eva Mae Allgood Corley told me that Eldred Corley got his leg cut off in a railroad accident.) Breckinridge County Marriage Book #31, Page 422 GROOM: Eldred CORLEY, age 21, farmer, a resident of Hardinsburg, Ky born Hancock County, Ky son of John & Hattie CORLEY, both born Hancock County, Ky BRIDE: Annie May HOUCHEN, age 14, a resident of Hardinsburg, Ky born Breckinridge County the daughter of Horace HOUCHEN and Tisha HOUCHEN, both born Breckinridge County, Ky BONDSMAN: Horace HOUCHEN 1st marriage for both, married at the bride's house Married by: J. H. LENNON on September 28, 1913 Witnesses: T. B. BEARD and John Corley Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/c/corley6622gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/