KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 1 May 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 181 ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 09:07:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Jan Gillespie Subject:NEWS: Daily Evening Bulletin, Sat., Jan.6, 1883 Murder A gentleman who lives in the neighborhood where the Lyons-Crawford homicide occurred, has written us the following particulars of the unfortunate affair; About as nearly as can be found out, the circumstances of the shooting of Pent Lyons, on Cabin Creek, December 25th by Humphrey Crawford, nicknamed "Col." are as follows: Crawford and Lyons, with a small company of person, mostly young men, were enjoying Christmas at the store of T. J. Tully. Lyons was intoxicated, and in consequence somewhat quarrelsome, though he was so completely under the influence of drink that he couldn't assault anyone with much force, and he didn't seem to know much of what he was doing. After assaulting and bruising somewhat a young man with whom he was altogether friendly, he attacked Crawford, declaring, it is said, that he should go home with a black eye. Lyons and Crawford were not friendly towards each other. They were taken apart and Lyons taken in charge by friends. But not long after Lyons attacked Crawford again, though he did him no serious harm, except that as Lyons was being pulled away, Crawford's clothing was torn, whereupon Crawford quickly pulled his pistol and shot Lyons back of the left ear, the ball passed through and lodged against the inside of the skull in front. Crawford was quite closed to Lyons when he fired. The wounded man fell bleeding freely, made no movement was unconscious, and died in Mr. Tully's store in one hour and three-quarters from the time of the shooting. When Crawford had fired he stood still for a little while, and then walked towards home, having thrown his pistol across the turnpike. A brother of the murdered man picked up the pistol and started after Crawford, but being intercepted, was prevented from killing him. Crawford was arrested, having made no attempt to escape, and taken the next day before Esquire D. W. Fearis. While there some of Crawford's friends called Esq. Fearis aside, he not knowing their design, and then compelled Crawford to mount a horse and run. He has not been found yet. Search is being made. $100 reward is offered by Lyon's father of Crawford's arrest. Lyons was 21 yers old; Crawford 18. Both single. The terrible affair has cast a gloom over the entire community, not to speak of the misery and overwhelming grief brought to the families of the tow men. So much for whiskey and pistols. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 14:00:42 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject:OBITS: The Messenger, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, Ky; Thursday, 27 April 2000 THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Thursday, 27 April 2000 MADISONVILLE, KY -- Dr. John W 'Preacher' Stalls, 64, of Madisonville died Tuesday, 25 Apr 2000 at his residence. Born in Murray Ky 30 Jun 1935, s/o Lurline Boren Stalls of Madisonville and the late Ernest Elbert Stalls. Senior pastor at Life Christian Center, assistant general superintendent for the Pentecostal Church of God in Joplin Mo, district superintendent for the state of Ky for the Pentecostal Church of God, full time minister for more than 50 years. Survived by mother, wife, Linda 'Sister' Stalls of Madisonville; son Rev John R (Cindy) Price; sister, Patsy Stalls Lewis of Madisonville; 2 gsons; 2 nieces. Services Saturday at Life Christian Center, Madisonville, Dr H O 'Pat' Wilson officiating. Burial Forest Lawn. Barnett-Strother Funeral Home in charge. [photo included] PROVIDENCE, KY -- Harold Richard Childress, 79, of Providence, died Saturday 22 Apr 2000 at Winter Haven, Fla. Born in Providence 7 Jan 1921. Member General Baptist Church for 60 years. WWII veteran in the armored division. Former member of the Providence City Council, a former Webster County judge and a former Providence district magistrate. Survived by wife, Imogene 'Hanor' Childress of Providence; daus, Sharon Smithson of Auburndale Fla and Lynda Zoellner of Treasure Island Fla; son Larry Childress of Nashville Tn; brothers, Kenneth Childress of Madisonville, Howard Childress and Lowell Childress, both of Providence; sister Margaret Whelan of Evansville, Ind; 6 grch; 6 g-grch. Services Saturday at Townsend-Jones Funeral Home, Pastor Barry Cullen and Bro. Chip Palmer officiating. Burial Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Providence. [photo included] EVANSVILLE, IND -- Edith (Fugate) Bone, 81, of Evansville, died Tuesday 25 Apr 2000 at North Park Nursing Center. Member East Side Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, William 'Bill' Bone in 1992. Survived by son William 'Mike' (and Debbie) Bone of Elberfeld, Ind. Services Friday at Boone Funeral Home, Evansville Ind, Rev. Robert Moore officiating. Burial Grapevine Cemetery in Madisonville. [photo included] PROVIDENCE, KY -- Mary Nell Heineman, 75 of Providence, died Monday 24 Apr 2000 at RMC. Born Lebanon, Tn 19 Dec 1924, d/o late Andrew Davenport and Maurice Trammell Davenport. Member Church of God. Preceded in death by sons, Paul and Billy Brewington; sister, Mamie Green; brother, Lester Hayes. Survived by husband, Carl R Heineman of Providence; sons, J L Brewington of Antioch Ill and Steve Brewington of Madisonville; dau Sandra Burnett of Waukegan Ill; sister, Virginia Miles of Prairie Du Rocher, Ill; 2 grch; several nieces and nephews. Services Saturday at Congdon & Company Funeral Directors, Zion, Ill. Burial Mt Olivet Cemetery in Zion. BOWLING GREEN, KY -- Robert L Hayes, 76, of Bowling Green, died 26 Apr 2000 in Bowling Green. Born Warren Co, s/o late J M (General) Hayes and Audrey Lewis Hayes. WWII veteran of US Navy.. Member Faith United Methodist Church. Survived by wife, Louise Owens Hayes of Bowling Green; son Ricky Hayes of Bowling Green; sisters, Erlene Ewing of Madisonville; Sue Myers of Bowling Green; Virginia Ruth Kolson of Louisville Ky; brother, harry Hayes of Bowling Green; 2 grch; several nieces and nephews. Services Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel. Burial Fairview Cemetery. MORGANFIELD, KY -- Emma Lucile French, 81, of Morganfield, died 26 Apr 2000 in Henderson, Ky. Preceded in death by first husband, Fred D Stone in 1966 and her second husband, Alvin Gabrial French in 1996. Survived by daus, Peggy McBride of Henderson; Helen Roberts Davis of Ocean Springs, Miss; son, Bill Stone of Madisonville; sister, Josie Mason of Evansville, Ind; brother, Joe T Jones; 3 grch; 7 g-grch; 3 gg-grch. Services Friday at Whitsell Funeral Home, Morganfield, Ky. Burial St. Agnes Cemetery in Uniontown, Ky. EARLINGTON, KY -- Vivian Bynum, 79 of Earlington died 26 Apr 2000 in Madisonville. Arrangements pending at Reid-Walters Funeral Home. NEBO, KY -- William A English, 65, of Nebo, died 26 Apr 2000 at his residence. Arrangements pending at Harris Funeral Home. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:10:15 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, Ky; Sunday, 12 March 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Sunday, 12 March 2000 WILBUR LEE CLARK Wilbur Lee Clark, 73, of Madisonville, died Sat 11 Mar 2000 at RMC. Born 18 Oct 1926 in Burbank Okla, s/o late Richard C Clark and Ruth C Whitlock Clark Brown. Member Christ the King Catholic Church. WWII US Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Patrica 'Shug' Clements Clark; daus and sil's, Steve and Charlene Carson, Phillip and Anita Anderson, Tom and Natalie Hemmerle, all of Madisonville; Pevie and Patty Cotton of Dawson Springs and Vance and Joann Fritz of Henderson; son and dil, Greg and Karen Clark of Madisonville; sister, Nancy Towe of Madisonville; half-bro, Alan Paul Brown of Winfield Ks; 14 grch; 4 step-grch; 2 g-grch. Services Tuesday at Christ the King Catholic Church in Madisonville, Rev. Frank Roof officiating. Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery. Barnett-Strother Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers Wayne Thompson, Bernard French, Mike Shephard, Randy Mouser, Ron Nicholson, and John Hicklin. Honorary pallbearers John Fallin and Bob Welch. [photo] HORACE WAYNE MILLER Horace Wayne Miller, 84, of Madisonville died Friday 10 Mar 2000 at his residence. Born 14 May 1915 in Hopkins Co, s/o late Francis Ellis and Eva May Stewart Miller. Member First Baptist Church in Earlington. Survived by wife of 61 years, Mana Russell Miller; dau and sil, Sharon and Tommy Allen of Earlington; son and dil, Mike and Vicki Miller of Madisonville; sisters, Juanita Martin and Yvonne Hook, both of Madisonville; 4 grch; 2 g-grch. Services Monday, Reid-Walters Funeral Home in Earlington, Rev. David Simpson officiating. Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. Pallbearers Steve Harn, Tommy Allen, Russell Allen, Gary Russell, Barry Russell and Rodger Carroll. PRINCETON, KY -- Arietta Baker, 79 of Princeton, died Friday 10 Mar 2000 at home of her dau, Donna Vinson. Dau/of late Robert Freeman Stallins and Ruby Jane Morse Stallins. Preceded in death by husb, Fred R Baker in 1971; 3 bro and a sister. Member Princeton Church of Christ. Survived by 3 daus and sil's, Donna and Jay Vinson, Joann and Dickie Chambers, all of Princeton, and Rebecca and Robert Driskill of Fredonia Ky; sister, Harriett Tyler of Princeton; 8 grch; 5 g-grch; several nieces and nephews. Services Monday at Morgan's Funeral Home, Bill Williams and David Williams officiating. Burial Lance Nichols Cemetery. INDIANAPOLIS, IND -- Joyce Evely Scott, 65, of Indianapolis, formerly of Crofton Ky, died Friday 10 Mar 2000 in Danville Ind. Born 4 Aug 1954 in Christian Co Ky, d/o late Jonathan Sharber and Berdie Sharber. Preceded in death by 2 brothers. Survived by husband, Herbert Cecil Scott; dau, Debbie Tague of Indianapolis. Services Tuesday at Bandy Funeral Home in Nortonville. CALHOUN, KY -- Mary Bernice McDaniel, 82, of Calhoun, died Saturday 11 Mar 2000 in Calhoun. Born 23 Aug 1917 in Beech Grove. Preceded in death by husband, Denis James McDaniel in 1989. Member Calhoun Baptist Church. Survived by 3 daus, Brenda McDaniel, Sheryl Evans, both of Calhoun and Margaret Willis of Waverly, Tenn; a bro, Wilbur T Lee of Calhoun; 3 grch; a step-g-grch. Services Monday at Muster Funeral Home in Calhoun with the Revs Richard Sams and Franklin Skaggs officiating. Burial Calhoun Cemetery. PROVIDENCE, KY -- Dallas Ross Pryor, 64, of Providence, died Saturday 11 Mar 2000 at his residence. Born 22 Nov 1935. Preceded in death by a son. Survived by wife, dorothy Dean Belt Pryor; 2 daus, Sandra Sandbert and Janet Gobin both of Providence; son, Samuel Pryor of havelock NC; sister, Ann Sigler of Providence; 3 brothers, Henry Pryor and Sidney Pryor, both of Providence and Bruce Pryor of Nebo; 8 grch. Services Tuesday at Melton Funeral Home in Providence, Rev Tommy Townsend officiating. Burial Lakeview Cemetery, Providence. ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:12:39 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, Ky Tuesday, 14 March 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky Tuesday, 14 March 2000 MADISONVILLE, KY -- Helen Groves McGregor, 75, of Madisonville, died Saturday, 11 Mar 2000 at her residence. Born Muhlenberg Co 9 Mar 1925, d/o late Richard Groves and Ruth Meyer Groves. Member Full gospel Church, Rabbit Ridge. Preceded in death by husband, Charles William McGregor; 2 sons, William Cleath McGregor and Tony Curtis McGregor; 2 brothers, Pascal Groves and Howard Groves; sister Velmar Groves Moore. Survived by 2 sons and dil, Richard D and Edith J McGregor of Madisonville and John W and Linda McGregor of Beulah; 3 daus, Mrs George (Hattie Lucille) Davis, Connie Mathis and Debra Sue McGregor, all of Madisonville; 1 brother, L T Groves of Mt Vernon Ind; 1 sister, Valley mae Taylor of Madisonville; 16 grch; 23 g-grch; several nieces and nephews. Services today chapel of harris Funeral Home, Rev. Raymond Cummings officiating. Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers: Robert Dale McGregor, Ricky McGregor, Chris McGregor, Jimmy Alexander, David Alexander, Timmy Alexander. NORTONVILLE, KY -- J C McKinney, 81, of Nortonville, died Sunday 12 Mar 2000 at RMC. Born Hopkins county 15 Mar 1918, s/o late Howard McKinney and Lillian Annie McKinney. Member Trinity Gospel Tabernacle. Preceded in death by 2 brothers. Survived by: wife, Louise McKinney of Nortonville, married 20 Apr 1946 in Hopkinsville; daus and sil, Danny and Connie Harris of Madisonville; Rick and Dianne Goodman of Nashville, Tn; 1 brother, James 'Cricket' McKinney of Mishawaka Ind; 5 grch; 4 g-grch. Services Wed at Trinity Gospel Tabernacle, Rev. Dick Clifton and Bros. Howard Jones and Eddie Knowles officiating. Burial New Salem Cemetery. Pallbearers: Travis Goodman, Jon Harris, Michael Harris, Rusty Hurd, Jack Buck, Don Crick, David Byerley and John boyton. CROFTON, KY -- Naomi Faye Renshaw Shelton, 55, of Crofton, died Sat, 11 Mar 2000 at her residence. Born Christian Co 6 Feb 1945, d/o late William E and Ruby Charlene Martin Renshaw. Member Crofton Christian Church. Survived by son Jeff Rogers of Crofton; dau, Jenny Rogers Crick of Nortonville; brother, Willie Renshaw of Hopkinsville; 4 sisters, Nanette Phrone Warfield of Hopkinsville, Mrs James (Ann) Dulap, Janie Houchins and Nancy Rogers, all of Crofton; 2 grch. Services Wed at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home in Crofton, Revs. Alan Hopper and Mike VanHeyningen officiating. Burial Ridgetop Cemetery. EVANSVILLE, IND -- Elnora E Ellis, 85, of Evansville, formerly of Madisonville, died Sunday 12 Mar 2000 in Evansville. Member Grace Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Wiley Ellis in 1969. Survived by son, Vernon Ellis of Newburgh, Ind; 2 sisters, Carrie Browning and Marjorie Dexter, both of Madisonville; 2 grch; several nieces and nephews. Services Thursday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, Rev. Tom Savage officiating. Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery. ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:16:17 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, Ky; Friday, 17 Mar 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Friday, 17 Mar 2000 PLAINFIELD, IND -- Nawatha Slaton, 58, of Plainfield, died Monday, 13 Mar 2000. Born in Browder, Ky, s/o late Jesse Slaton and Myrtle Boggess Slaton. US Army Veteran. Member Eastview Baptist Church in Madisonville. Preceded in death by 2 sisters, Rocelia Bibbs McNary and Dorothy Bibbs Shelton Reynolds. Survived by sister, AnnStone of Madisonville; 2 brothers and 1 sil, Jesse Benjamin Slaton of Atlanta, Ga and Sylvester and Indian Slaton of Evansville Ind; 1 bil, Harrison Reynolds of Madisonville; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services Saturday at Eastview Baptist Church, Rev. Anthony Shelton officiating. Mason and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. [No burial info given. Photo] UTICA, KY -- Kathryn Vertrees, 82, of Utica, died Thursday, 16 Mar 2000 at Owensboro Ky. Born Daviess County 5 Nov 1917. Member Green Brier Baptist Church. Survived by husband of 61 years, Francis Vertrees; 1 dau, Deloris V Chinn of Maceo Ky; 3 grch. Services Saturday at Muster Funeral Homes, Livermore Chapel, Revs. H Dudley Moseley and George Craig officiating. Burial Green Brier Cemetery. CAIRO, KY -- Samuel M 'Sam' Harmon, 74, of Cairo, died Wednesday 15 Mar 2000. US Army veteran of WWII. Member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lisman, Ky. Survived by wife, hattie E Harmon; 2 daus, Gayle Love of Henderson Ky and Jean Wright of Cairo; brother, Leo Harmon of St Joseph Mi; 4 grch; several nieces and nephews. Services Saturday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home, Rev. David Latham officiating. Burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. MADISONVILLE, KY -- George Washington Fulks, 92, of Madisonville, died Wed 15 Mar 2000. Born Hart County, s/o late Robert and Margaret Highbaugh Fulks. Member Mt Pisgah Baptist Church. US Army veteran of WWII. Survived by wife, Ruby Cottrell Fulks of Madisonville; son and dil, David and Connie Fulks of Madisonville; 2 grch; 2 g-grch. Services Saturday at Sego Funeral HOme, Revs. Don Cottrell and Lester Graham officiating. Burial Leesville Cemetery at Upton. 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