OBIT: Rev. E. J. Weller, d. 1935,  Bullitt Co., KY


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Since Rev. WELLER had ties to Bullitt County, I will also send this information for posting in the archives.

Rev. E. J. Weller Killed in Crash
Prominent Baptist Minister Is Fatally Hurt When Truck Skids Into His Car on Georgetown Pike
Funeral To Be Wednesday

The Rev. E. J. Weller, 58 years old, prominent Baptist minister of Georgetown, was killed instantly 
yesterday morning about 10:30 o'clock when the automobile in which he was riding toward Georgetown 
collided with a truck seven miles from Lexington on the Lexington-Georgetown pike.  The Rev. Mr. Weller 
suffered a fractured skull, crushed ribs and numerous other injuries.

Martin Dunn, of Cynthiana, was the driver of the truck that collided with the Rev. Mr. Weller, who was 
dead when taken from the wreckage. According to County Patrolman Chief John W. McCord and County 
Patrolman John Doyle, witnesses told them that an automobile containing several negroes was in front of 
the truck.  The officers said they were told the negroes stopped their machine suddenly and that Dunn 
applied his brakes to keep from striking the negroes.

In so doing the rear of Dunn's truck swerved around on the wet pavement and smashed into the front and 
side of the Rev. Mr. Weller's machine.  The machine was demolished and the truck damaged considerably.  
Dunn escaped injury.

A charge of involuntary manslaughter was placed against Dunn and he was released under $250 bond and 
told to appear for examining trial before County Judge W. E. Nichols Friday morning at 9 o'clock.

Mr. Weller and his family moved to Georgetown last September from Lancaster.  The minister held two 
pastorates, preaching on alternate Sundays at Liberty and Mt. Hebron Baptist churches in Garrand.  He 
had been at the Liberty church Dunday and was returning to his home when the accident occurred.

A native of Bullitt county, Mr. Weller was educated at Bethel College, Hopkinsville and the Southern 
Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville.  He had held a number of important pastorates in the state.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Katharyn Stout Weller; four daughters, Misses Edith Rose, Grace, Martha 
and Dorothy Weller; two sons, Jewell and Judson Weller, all of Georgetown; two brothers, C. L. Weller, 
Jefferson county and Hugh Weller, who lives in Colorado.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Georgetown Baptist church, the 
Rev. R. H. Gabbart, of the Lancaster Baptist church; the Rev. W. H. Steger, of the Forks of Dix River 
Baptist church; and Dr. W. W. Stout, of the Georgetown Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the 
Georgetown cemetery.  Bearers will be John T. Neal, A. E. Gibson, I. W. Manly, L. A. Music, L. E. Curry and S. 
C. Ray.


In the Western Recorder, May 1935 is the following obituary article:
DEATH OF PASTOR E. J. WELLER IN CRASH

Last week, on page twenty-four of the Western Recorder a news story was published in connection with 
the tragic accident and death of Rev. Ernest Jewell Weller on Monday afternoon, May 16.  Since the 
publication of that account this office has secured further details about Mr. Weller and his funeral.

Rev. Ernest Jewell Weller was a son of Jnoathon Jacob and Annie Weller and was born in Nelson County, 
Ky. November 28, 1876.  His mother died when he was two years of age, and his father when he ws 
fourteen, causing him early in life to learn to assume responsibility.  He ws converted early in life, but did 
not unite with any church until later,  after hearing a sermon on "God's Purpose in the LIfe of Saved 
People".  He was deeply impressed with the fact that every saved soul was saved for a specific purpose.  
He prayed definitely that God would show him the purpose for which he was saved.  It was not until after 
he was twenty-five years old that he felt thoroughly convinced that he should preach, whereupon he 
entered Bethel College of Russellville and the Southern Baptist Theological seminary at Louisville, where he 
obtaned his Th.B in 1908.

On June 1, 1910, Mr. Weller was united in marriage to Miss Kathryn B. Stout, daughter of John William and 
Elizabeth Stout, of Normandy, Ky.  Miss Stout, a graduate of Bowling Green Southern Normal School, as it 
was called at that time, was a teacher in Spencer, Nelson and Jefferson County schools.  To this union 
were born six children, two boys and four girls:  Jewell S., Grace, Edith Rose, Ernest Judson, Dorothy and 
Martha Weller.  Edith Rose and Enest Judson are students in Georgetown College and the two smaller 
girls, Dorothy and Marthat are in graded schools.

Mr. Weller's first pastorate after his marriage was in Hopkinsville, Ky., where he organized and built up 
the Second Baptist Church, erecting the working unit of the church house, the Sunday-school assembly 
room and class rooms, to which the present beautiful auditorium was added later.  Afterwards he was 
pstor at Sebree, Ky., Greenup Fork, Owen County, Bethlehem, Henry County., Immanuel Church in 
Covington, Ky., where he led in the erection of the present commodious brick building.  After five and a 
half years there he moved to Steele, Mo., where he wsa called to be pastor.  Later he was at Jackson, Mo.  
In 1927 he came back to Kentucky and was pastor at Waynesburg, Ky., and afterwards at Mt. Hebron and 
Liberty, two half-time churches in Garrard  Copunty which he served at the time of his death.

Pallbearers were Rev. L. A. Music, Rev. M. E. Miller, Stamping Ground; Rev. A. E. Gibson, Rev. L.E. Curry, Rev. 
I. W. Manley, and Cecil Erwin.

The honorary pallbearers were Dr. J. W. Thompson, Dr. Stanton Pierce, Prof. D. E. Fogle, Rev. J. E. Baird, 
Owenton, Rev. W. T. Waring, Pleasureville, Dr. George Ragland, Lexington, President H. N. Sherwood, Dr. W. 
B. Jones, G. W. Vanderpool, Malcom Osborne, Robert Tracy, H. D. Stone, H. C. Stone, L. M. Montgomery, J. 
W. Hamm, Donald Lucas, Carl Vanderpool, Russell,  J. B. Dean, Harrison Dean, A. D. Lee, H. E. Montgomery, 
I. J. Dean, Rev. W. B. Casey, R. A. Broadus, Jaohn Land, Elmer Ray and J. B. Land