KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 1 May 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 182 ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:13:56 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Wednesday 15 March 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Wednesday 15 March 2000 OLNEY, ILL -- Robert O 'Bob' Brown, 81, of Olney died Monday 13 Mar 2000 at his residence. Born in Richland county Ill 17 Apr 1918, s/o late Glenn T and Geneva (Thomson) Brown. Was in the 2nd Marine Division. Preceded uin death by 4 g-grch, Robbie Brown, ALicia Brown, Haylee Taylor and Chelsey Hill. Survived by wife, Kathryn 'Kay' Brown of Olney; 3 sons and dil, Robert G and Carol Brown of Maysville, Ky; Dr James and Margaret Brown of Madisonville; and Dr Daniel and Trudy Brown of Olney; 1 dau and sil, Bruce and Lynda Wall of Olney; 6 grch. Services Thursday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney, Larry Weber officiating. Full military rites will also be conducted. Burial Haven Hill Cemetery. ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 01:04:31 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Friday 21 Apr 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Friday 21 Apr 2000 MADISONVILLE, KY -- Dorothy Mae Lail, 79, of Madisonville, died Tuesday 18 Apr 2000 at RMC. Born in Madison county 20 Oct 1920, d/o late William Crutcher and Jessie Mae Foley Crutcher. Member of Baptist faith. Preceded in death by husband, Robert Lail, in 1986; 1 brother, Charles Crutcher. Survived by sister, Mary Maloney of Indianapolis Ind; 2 brothers, William Crutcher of El Monte Calif and Emmett Crutcher of Oakhurst Calif; several nieces and nephews. Services Barnett-Strother Funeral Home. Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery. [Photo] BREMEN, KY -- Ronnie Darrell Jones, 52, of Bremen, died Wed 19 Apr 2000 in Greenville Ky. Born Hopkins county 4 Jul 1947, s/o Bro. Wolford and Edna Jones of Madisonville. Veteran of US Air Force. Survived by parents; wife, Dianna Morris Jones of Bremen; son, Michael Jones of Bremen; dau, Julane Wells of Evansville Ind; 2 step-sons, Stacy Holland of Watertown Tn and Jason Holland of Greenville; 2 sisters, Georgia Babb and Mary Trice, both of Madisonville; 3 grch. Services Saturday at Tucker Funeral Home, Revs. Scott Casebier and Richard Sisk officiating. Burial Grapevine Cemetery. KNOXVILLE, TENN -- Jean D Taylor, 72, of Knoxville, formerly of McLean County, died Wed. 19 Apr 2000 at Knoxville. Born McLean County 15 Dec 1927. Member Oak Grove United Methodist Church in McLean county. Member Captain William Rowan Chapter DAR. Preceded in death by husband, Edward Taylor Jr in 1976. Survived by son, Michael S Taylor of Knoxville; dau, Elizabeth Taylor Christensen of Lafayette Ind;brother, I J Davis of Calhoun Ky; sister, Ruth Wakefield of Hopkinsville Ky; 2 grch. Services Sat. Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel, Rev. Ray Cummins officiating. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery, McLean County. ______________________________X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:47:29 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Wednesday, 26 April 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Wednesday, 26 April 2000 SEBREE, KY -- George Dowell Gates, 76, of Sebree, died Monday 24 Apr 2000 in Sebree. Born in Onton Ky 22 Jun 1924 s/o late Joseph Shelton Gates and the former Luvenna Brown. Member of Christian faith. Preceded in death by 1 brother, Joseph Z 'J.Z' Gates; 2 sisters, Dalcie Littlepage and Geneva Corbett. Survived by wife Elizabeth Louise Deason Gates of Sebree; 1 son, Lawrence Joseph Gates of Garland Tx; brother, Jim Gates of Griffin NC; 4 grch; 1 g-grch. Services Thursday at Tompkins Funeral Home Sebree-Poole Chapel, Rev. John Huntington officiating. Burial Springdale Cemetery. HOPKINSVILLE, KY -- Michael Wayne Holmes, 61, of Hopkinsville, died Tuesday 25 Apr 2000 at Hopkinsville. Born in Mannington Ky 3 Jul 1938, s/o late Roy Edward and Lilly H Long Holmes. Member Mannington Baptist Church. Attended First Baptist Church in Hopkinsville. Survived by wife; 1 dau, Kimberly Holmes Taylor of Lexington Ky; 3 brothers, Eddie Holmes of Mayfield Ky, Don Holmes and Roger Holmes, both of Hopkinsville; 2 grch. Services Thursday at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Rev. Eddie Holmes officiating. Burial Green Hill Memorial Gardens. HANSON, KY -- Dr John W 'Preacher' Stalls, 64, of Hanson, died Tuesday 25 Apr 2000. Arrangements pending at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home. ______________________________X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:08:00 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Tuesday, 7 Mar 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Tuesday, 7 Mar 2000 HOUSTON, TX -- Randall T McCraw, 32, of Houston, died Friday, 3 Mar 2000 in Hopkinsville, Ky. Born Hammond Ind 3 Aug 1967, s/o Ronald Eugene McCraw of Greenville Ky and Brenda Joyce Frances Critchfield of Madisonville. Survived by stepmother, Joyce Waddle McCraw of Greenville; 3 half-brothers, James McCraw of Hopkinsville, Blaine Critchfield and Dalton Crutchfield, both of California. Services today at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home in Hopkinsville, Rev. Donald Piper officiating. PROVIDENCE, KY -- Dudley Gobin, 61, of Providence died Sunday 5 Mar 2000 at RMC. Born in Webster County 18 Dec 1938. Member Providence General Baptist Church. Survived by wife, Della Gobin of Providence; mother, Gladys Gobin of Providence; son, Troy Gobin of Marion, Ky; 2 grch. Services Townsend-Jones Funeral Home, Barry Cullen officiating. Burial White Oak Cemetery. MADISONVILLE, KY -- Martha June Martell, 71, of Madisonville, died Monday 6 Mar 2000 at her residence. Arrangements pending at Harris Funeral Home. ______________________________X-Message: #5 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:02:32 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Saturday, 18 March 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Saturday, 18 March 2000 MADISONVILLE, KY -- Jane Higgins, 82, of Madisonville, died Thursday 16 Mar 2000 at RMC. Born Caldwell Co 3 May 1917, d/o late John R Bruce and Delia Dorris Bruce. Member Second Baptist Church, former member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Carl B Higgins on 17 May 1999; 1 dau; 1 son; 4 sisters; 4 brothers. Survived by dau, Barbara Bennett of Hobart Ind; 4 sons, J B Higgins, John Higgins, Bill Higgins and Bruce Higgins all of Madisonville; 4 sisters, Opal Carbagal of Lincoln Park Mi; Rachel Baucum of Dawson Springs; Robbie Mock of Marietta Ga; Meekle Clark of Madisonville; 14 grch; 28 g-grch; 2 gg-grch; several nieces and nephews. Services Sunday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, Rev. Roy Finley officiating. Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery. DAWSON SPRINGS, KY -- Raymond King, 79, of Dawson Springs, died Friday, 17 Mar 2000 at RMC. Arrangements pending at Beshear Funeral Home. ______________________________X-Message: #6 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 01:25:51 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Tuesday, 25 April 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Tuesday, 25 April 2000 HANSON, KY -- James Edwin Capps, 72, of Hanson, died Sunday 23 Apr 2000 at his residence. Born in Christian county 4 Aug 1927, s/o late Thomas Edgar Capps and Jessie Amby Hammontree Capps. US Army veteran of Korean War. Preceded in death by sister, Lucille Capps; 3 brothers, Garland Capps, Chester Capps and Allen Capps. Survived by 2 sisters, Mrs Billy (Mildred) Parker Sr of Hanson and Mrs James (Lela) Hibbs of Nebo Ky; several nieces and nephews. Services Wed. chapel of Harris Funeral Home, Rev. Maurice Lisanby officiating. Burial Clearview Cemetery in Vandetta Ky. Pallbearers: Ronald Capps, Gerald Capps, Roy Glen Capps, Chester 'Jr.' Capps, Billy Parker Jr and Danny Ashby. LIVERMORE, KY -- Nettie Jo Marvin, 66, of Livermore, died Saturday 22 Apr 2000 at Owensboro. Bor McLean county 11 Jun 1933.Member of Livermore United Methodist Church. She is survived by companion, Barbara Patterson; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services today at Muster Funeral Homes, Livermore Chapel, Rev. Charles Bennett officiating. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery in Livermore. MADISONVILLE, KY -- George Wallace Smith, 61, of Madisonville, died Sunday, 23 Apr 2000 in Philadelphia, Pa. Born in Kosicusko Ms 9 Oct 1938, s/o late Leonard Oscar Smith and Edna Mae Wallace Smith. Veteran of US Navy. Member of Methodist faith. Preceded in death by 1 brother and 1 sister. Survived by wife of 41 years, Sandra Smith of Madisonville; dau and sil, Robert and Susanne Siria of Madisonville; 5 sisters, Mrs Randall (Katherine) Payne of Nortonville Ky, Mrs Jewell Rhodes, Mrs Jackie (Sarah) Bean, Mrs Don (Fronie) Maddern and Mrs Larry (Barbara) Fuller, all of Madisonville; 1 brother, Walter Smith of Madisonville; several nieces and nephews. Services Wed. at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, Drs. Bob Rice and Don Davis officiating. Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers Alvin Appleby, Tom Todgers, Delmar Parrent, Johnny Elder, Marvin Hendricks, Danny Overton, Charlie Graham, Neville Crawford, Dale Todd and Glen Mercer. ______________________________X-Message: #7 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 00:15:17 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: The Messenger, Madisonville, Ky; Thursday 16 Mar 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Thursday, 16 Mar 2000 CALHOUN, KY -- James A 'Jake' Floyd, 76, of Calhoun, died Tuesday 14 Mar 2000 in Owensboro. Born in Hopkins county 10 Oct 1923. Member of Christian of the New Life Worship Center in Owensboro. Preceded in death by 1 grson, Travis Winn, in 1989; 1 grdau, Jessica floyd in 1999. Survived by wife of 59 years, Mary Rightmyer Floyd; 4 sons, Kent A Floyd of Cookville, Tenn; James H Floyd, Gary M Floyd and Edward Jan Floyd all of Calhoun; 2 daus, Marsha L Fulkerson and Linda A Winn, both of Calhoun; 2 sisters, Morlettia Kamp of Paducah, Ky and Jeri Darnell of Owensboro; 13 grch; 10 g-grch. Services Friday at Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel, Rev. Crawford Huff officiating. Burial Calhoun Cemetery. MADISONVILLE, KY -- Mrs Willie H Morrow, 82, of Madisonville, died Sunday 12 Mar 2000 in Madisonville. Services Saturday at Christ Church Holiness. Burial Odd Fellow East Cemetery. Elliott Mortuary in charge of arrangements. GREENVILLE, KY -- Martha Lynn Williams, 75, of Greenville died Tuesday 14 mar 2000 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital. Born in Muhlenberg County 27 Nov 1924. Member Greenville First Baptist Church. Survived by 1 brother, James T Williams of Madisonville; 1 sister, Nancy Pogue of Greenville; 2 nieces; 4 nephews. Services Saturday at Gary's Funeral Home, Ind in Greenville, Dr. Charles Midkiff officiating. Burial Jernigan's Chapel Cemetery, Greenville. ______________________________X-Message: #8 Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 14:06:35 -0500 From: Nancy Trice Subject: OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Sunday, 23 April 2000 OBITS: THE MESSENGER, Madisonville, Ky; Sunday, 23 April 2000 LAKE CHAPALA, JALISCO, MEXICO -- Ruth Story Bell, 82, of Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, formerly of Calhoun, Ky died Wed 19 Apr 2000 in Lake Chapala. Born in Glenville Ky 16 Dec 1917. Member Calhoun Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Robert Morton 'Mutt' Bell on 15 Oct 1986 and 1 son, Larry Bell 4 Oct 1995. Survived by son Jerry Bell of Lake Chapala; 2 sisters, ALma Tucker of Owensboro Ky and Lorene Atherton of Calhoun; 3 grch; 5 g-grch. Services Tuesday at Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel, Rev. Franklin Skaggs officiating. Burial Calhoun Cemetery. End of ky-footsteps-digest V00 #182 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.