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Bluejune2000@aol.com Date: 23 Jan 2001 ********************************************************************** Death Notice Gerald Benham Jr., 18, Fairdale, died Friday May,24,1991 in a one-car accident on Ky. 110 near Cave Creek Campgrounds in Grayson County.He was a senior at Fairdale High School, where he was a member of the band at Fairdale High School.Survivors: his mother and stepfather, Darlene Dillander and Ivan Bennett; his father and stepmother, Gerald Sr. and Pam Benham of Shepherdsville; a brother, Neil Bennett; three sisters, Maria Masterson, Melissa Dire and Tina Vance; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bennett of Custer and Mammie Benham; and his great-grandmothers, Julia Agnes Goldsmith of Shepherdsville and Maudie Bishop of Louisville native of Bullitt Co.Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Fairdale Funeral Home, 411 Fairdale Road. Burial: Mount Eden Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday. Death Notice Douglas Gene Clark, 61, died Saturday May, 28, 1994 at Louisville Free Public Library on York Street. He was a native of Bullitt County.Survivors: a son, David J. Clark of Terre Haute, Ind.; a daughter, Donna L. Lane of Terre Haute; a sister, Freida Embry of Morgantown; a brother, Larry Clark; and two grandchildren. Graveside service: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mount Eden Cemetery,Visitation: Hardy-Close Funeral Home, Shepherdsville, after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was the son of John Clar and Ida Sallie(Kyle) ____________________________ Death Notice Arthur L. Kyle, 84, of Shepherdsville, died Saturday Dec, 4, 1993 in Nelsonville County.He was a native of Bullitt County, a retired carpenter and a member of the Pentecostal church.Survivors: a daughter, Norma Jean Kyle; two sons, John Kyle of Nelsonville and Robert Kyle of Springfield; two sisters, Maude Bishop and Geneva Meker of Louisville Both Native of Bullitt Co, 7 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Hardy Close Funeral Home, Shepherdsville. Burial Mount Eden cemetery .Visitation, 5-9 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday. he was the son of Willam J. Kyle and Anna Bell (Harris) _____________________ Death Notice James Carrol Goldsmith , 55, died Thursday Aug, 17,2000 at Caritas Medical Center. his Nickname was Jug He was a retired foreman for Metropolitan Sewer District, a farmer and a Baptist. Survivors: a sister, Janice Goldsmith, and a brother, Curtis Bratcher. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, Arch L. Heady & Son, 7710 Dixie Highway. Burial: South Jefferson Cemetery. Visitation: noon-8 p.m. Friday. son of Pat Goldsmith and Dorothy Bratcher _______________________ Death Notice Robert Ernest Sipes, 97, of Shepherdsville, died Thursday April 22, 1999 at Green Meadows Health Care Center in Mount Washington.He was a retired logger and an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors: a nephew, Freddy L. Jackson, and several great nieces and nephews, including Louise Armstrong, who cared for him.Funeral: 3 p.m. Sunday, Hardy Close in Shepherdsville. Burial: Hebron Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and after 11 a.m. Sunday. he was the son of Fred C. Sipes and Mollie (Harris) __________________________ Death Notice Robert Lee Kyle, 56, Springfield, died Tuesday Aug, 23,1994 at Audubon Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Bullitt County, a line tester for General Electric Co. a Army veteran and a Baptist. Survivors: his wife, the former Joyce Smith; three sons, Bobby Kyle and Mike Brake, both of Springfield, and Ricky Thompson; a daughter, Nancy Ward of Chaplin; his mother and stepfather, Beatrice and Everett Coulter; a sister, Norma Kyle; a brother, John Kyle of Nelsonville; and six grandchildren.Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. Burial: family cemetery, Springfield. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. he was the son of Arthur Lemon Kyle and Hattie( Noe) ____________________________ Death Notice Margaret Elizabeth Noe Rippy, 78, of Elizabethtown, died Saturday May,20,1995 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.She was a native of Bullitt County and a retired employee of General Electric Co. Survivors: two sons, Herbert Kyle Jr. of New Haven and Claude N. Kyle of Belmont; four sisters: Virginia Ryan of Elizabethtown, Oretha Newton of Radcliff, Betty Shepherd of Shepherdsville and Beatrice Coulter; a brother, Elmer Noe of Radcliff; 14 grandchildren 21 great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchild. Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home, Shepherdsville. Burial: Mount Eden Cemetery. Visitation: 1-9 p.m.Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday and after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. _______________________ Death Notice Beulah Allene Noe Perkins, 68, of Shepherdsville, died Sunday June 5, 1994 at Audubon Regional Medical Center.She was a native of Hardin County and a Pentecostal.Survivors: two daughters, Ada Dillander and Phyllis Tucker, both of Shepherdsville; two sons, Norman Perkins of New Haven and Larry Perkins of Shepherdsville; five sisters, Elizabeth Rippy and Virginia Ryan, both of New Haven, Oretha Newton of Colesburg, Betty Shepherd of Shepherdsville and Beatrice Coulter; a brother, Elmer Noe of Radcliff .10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. Burial: Bullitt Lick Cemetery. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Daughter of James L. Noe and Nellie( Blakley) ___________________________________ Death Notice Louie A. CLARK, 91, of Shepherdsville, died on Friday, June 4, 1999, at Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Clark and Sara (Kyle) Clark. He was a native of Tipton County, a retired farmer and a Baptist. He is survived by several cousins. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Maraman Billings Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. ____________________________ Death Notice Carrie Bell. McCubbins Crump, 92, Shepherdsville, died Tuesday July, 19,1994 at Baptist Hospital East. She was a native of Bullitt County and a Baptist.Survivors: a daughter, Mary Brummett of Shepherdsville; five sons, Robert and Harold Crump, both of Lebanon Junction, and John, Walter and Roscoe Crump (Bubbie), all of Shepherdsville; 31 grandchildren; 45 great- grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. Burial: Vine Hill Cemetery, Clermont. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. she was Jesse R, Crump wife and the Daughter of Edward McCubbins and Catherine ( Farrington) ___________________ Death Notice Bessie Stivers Dillander, 81, of Shepherdsville, died Friday Aug, 13, 1993 in her home. She was a native of Bullitt County and a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church.Survivors: two sons, Calvin Montgomery and Marshall Dillander, both of Shepherdsville; a sister, Julie Leslie of Shepherdsville; 10 grandchildren 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home, Shepherdsville. Burial: Mount Eden Cemetery Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Former wife of Gayle O. Dillander _______________ Death Notice Patricia Ann Thornhill, 55, of Vim Drive, died Friday April 14, 1995 in her home. She was the former Patricia Robinson and a native of Pike County.Survivors: a daughter, Bonita Bobo of Shelbyville; a son, Shane Hopkins of Bullitt County; her mother, Jean Robinson of Pikeville; four sisters, Linda Damron, Ida Robinson, and Jeannie Blankenship, all of Pikeville, and Coydette Ratliff of Elkhorn City; and five grandchildren.Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Victory Baptist Church, 7808 Beulah Church Road. Burial: Mount Eden Cemetery. Visitation: Hardy-Close Funeral Home, Shepherdsville, 6-9 p.m. Saturday and 5-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorial gifts: Hospice of Louisville. Former Wfe of Evan Owen Thornhill __________________________ Death Notice William Franklin Thornhill, 65, Shepherdsville, died Sunday Feb 4,1994 in his home. He was a native of Bullitt County, his Nick Name was Buck .he was a retired farmer and an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors: a son, Larry Thornhill of Shepherdsville; two sisters, Lettie Cheatham of Salem, Ind., and Darlene Burton of Shepherdsville; a brother, John Thornhill of Salem; and three grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home, Shepherdsville. Burial: Mount Eden Cemetery, Shepherdsville.Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday. he was married to Veronia Dillander ___________________ Death Notice Porter Gibson Jr., 62, died Thursday March 4, 1999 at his home.He was a native of Bullitt County, a retired printer at Beechmont Press, a National Guard veteran and a member of St. Luke Catholic Church.Survivors: his wife, the former Rita Louise Higgins; a son, David Lee Gibson; a daughter, Patty Gibson; his mother, Mary E. Morris; brothers David Gibson and Gordon Jett; a sister, Linda Toohey; and five grandchildren.Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Rita Catholic Church, 8709 Preston Highway. Burial: Highland Memory Gardens, Mount Washington.Visitation: Arch L. Heady Okolona, 8519 Preston Highway, noon-9 p.m.Sunday.Memorial gifts: Hospice of Louisville. ___________________ Death Notice Viola Jackson, 91, of 3116 Southern Ave., died Thursday July 23,1992at Jewish Hospital. She was a native of Mount Sterling.Survivors: two nieces; and two friends, Noel and Annie Bell Newman, both of whom cared for her.Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3406 Algonquin Parkway. Burial: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery. Visitation: G. C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway, 12pm Sunday ____________________________ Death Notice Walter William Bishop, 79, Shepherdsville, died Saturday May, 2,1993 at Kentucky Veterans Center in Wilmore.He was a native of Hardin County, a retired laborer for Reichmuth Sawmill, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post 157 and a Methodist.Survivors: a brother, Elmer Bishop of Shepherdsville; and three sisters, Martha Pansey Rouse and Lula Mae Bischoff, both of Shepherdsville, and Anna Crosby of Indianapolis.Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday, Maraman-Billings Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery.Visitation: noon-9 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. he was the son of Walter Bshop and Mary ( Ross) ______________________ Death Notice Elmer Lee Bishop, 76, Shepherdsville, died Thursday May 5, 1994 at Audubon Regional Medical Center.He was a native of Hardin County, a retired pipefitter with Pipefitters Union Local 522 and a retired farmer. He attended Eastside Baptist Church near Shepherdsville.Survivors: his wife, the former Thelma Losch; a son, Ronnie Bishop of Shepherdsville; a daughter, Nancy Land of Shepherdsville; two sisters, Lula Bischoff and Pansy Rouse, both of Shepherdsville; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. Burial: Hebron Cemetery. Visitation: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday.Memorial gifts: American Heart Association. ____________________ Death Notice Herbert C. Losch, 79, Shepherdsville, died Wednesday Feb 23,1993 at Audubon Regional Medical Center.He was a native of Bullitt County, retired owner of H. C. Losch and Sons Concrete Construction Co. and a member of Church of Our Savior.Survivors: six sons, Victor Hodge Sr. and Kenny Losch, both of Shepherdsville, Roger Losch of Dexter, Mo., Doug Losch of Brooks, and C. L. and Elmer Losch, both of Kokomo, Ind. four daughters, Helen Sprinkles of Lebanon Junction, Jeannie Hodge of Shepherdsville, Phyllis Oller of Mount Washington and Freida Ferguson of Maryville; a sister, Thelma Bishop of Shepherdsville; a brother, Fred Losch Jr. of Shepherdsville; 32 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.Funeral: 4 p.m. Friday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. Burial: Losch Family Cemetery Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and after 9:30 a.m. Friday.Memorial gifts: his church ____________________ Death Notice Frederick Richard Losch Jr., 67, Shepherdsville, died Monday Nov, 8 1993at his home. He was a native of Bullitt County, a retired farmer, a Baptist and an Army veteran of World War II.Survivors: his wife, the former Doris Ferguson; a daughter, Joanie Coulter of Chaplin; two sons, Steve and Ricky Losch, both of Shepherdsville; a sister, Thelma Bishop of Shepherdsville; six grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home in Shepherdsville. Burial: Hebron Cemetery,Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday.Memorial gifts: Hospice of Louisville. ___________ Death Notice Bessie Mae Armstrong, 55, formerly of Jefferson County, died Wednesday Jan 2, 1991 in Clarkson.She was the former Bessie Dennison and a member of the Church of God. Survivors: her husband, James R. Armstrong; three brothers, William G. Jr., Grover L. and James R. Dennison; and four sisters, Loretta Clark, Brenda Blanton, Linda Simons and Terri Wedding.Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Hardy-Close Funeral Home, Shepherdsville. Burial: Mount Eden Cemetery, near Shepherdsville. Visitation: after 9:30 a.m. Friday Daughter of Gradon Dennison and Azale ( Dillander) ______________ Death Notice Charles Wesley Hopewell, 77, formerly of Louisville, died Monday Sep 14, 1992 in Hardinsburg.He was a native of Bullitt County, a retired pipe fitter and a member of Pipe Fitters Union Local 522 and Custer Masonic Lodge.Survivors: his wife, the former Sarah Reffett a son, Charles R. Hopewell; two daughters, Beverly Whitehouse and Eva J. Bandy; five sisters, Helen Moore, Clara Mueninghoff, Margie Gagle, Nancy Mannel and Betty Callahan; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday, Trent-Dowell Funeral Home, Hardinsburg. Burial: Cave Spring Cemetery, Breckinridge County.Visitation: after 2 p.m. Wednesday. he was the son of Charles E.Hopewell and Eva M. Griffin