Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....SILLS, Bessie M. MATTINGLY August 7, 1984 ************************************************ 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 November 11, 2018, 1:34 am Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., Wednesday, August 15, 1984 OBITUARY Mrs. Bessie M. SILLS, age 87, of Largo, Florida, formerly of Hardinsburg, died at her residence on Tuesday, August 7, 1984. She was born in Breckinridge County on July 15, 1897, a daughter of the late W. T. MATTINGLY and Dorothy MATTINGLY. Her husband Lawrence, preceded her in death. She is survived by: one daughter: Mrs. Antoinette SMITH of Largo, Florida (Pinellas County) two sons: Carroll SILLS of Seminole, Florida (Pinellas County) Morris SILLS of Fairborn, Ohio (Greene County) one sister: Mrs. Cora RHODES of Hardinsburg, Ky 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, August 11, 1984 at St. Romuald Catholic Church, Hardinsburg. Burial was in the church cemetery with Trent-Dowell Funeral Home in Hardinsburg, in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: Lawrence C. SILLS married Bessie Mae MATTINGLY, and they had three children: Thomas Carroll SILLS Maurice (Morris) Gregory SILLS Elizabeth Antoinette SILLS Bessie was the daughter of William Thomas MATTINGLY and Dorothy Anne MATTINGLY MATTINGLY. (Information I found on Find-A-Grave.com) Breckinridge County Cemeteries, Volume one, published in 1991 and the listing for the cemetery here on the Archives site: #0010 St. Romuald Catholic Church and Cemetery, located on Highway 259, the cemetery lies between the Parish Church and the northern limit of the city of Hardinsburg, Ky. Central Breckinridge County. SILLS, Lawrence C. 16 May 1881 -- 27 Jan 1929 Bessie M. MATTINGLY 15 Jul 1897 -- 04 Aug 1984 (Obituary gives August 7 as her death date, NOT Aug 4) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/s/sills9004gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/