KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 27 Aug 00 Volume 00 : Issue 249 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:44:49 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Robert Eugene Courtney Sr., 1994, Letcher Co June 15, 1994 Robert Eugene Courtney Sr., 67, was killed while trying to tow a van with another vehicle across his yard at 15303 Ind. 62, Clark County police said. Courtney was driving the tow vehicle, which he left when the van started rolling backward, police said. He died at the scene. Courtney was a native of Mayking, in Letcher County, Ky., a retired carpenter, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church in New Washington. His survivors include his wife, the former Betty Dunn; three sons, Robert E. Courtney Jr., of Houston, and Joseph and Dennis Courtney; two daughters, Debbie Cochran of Jeffersonville and Sheila Zuniga; his mother, Ilah Justice of Louisville; and 12 grandchildren. Grayson Charlestown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:46:12 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Nichquolas Dawon Beasley, d. 1994, Jefferson Co August 15, 1994 A 20-year-old Jefferson County man who was shot last weekend has died. Nichquolas Dawon Beasley, of 4111 Sunflower Ave., died at 8:47 a.m. Saturday at University of Louisville Hospital, said Louisville police Sgt. Jim Woosley. Beasley was shot in the upper part of the body, Woosley said. Woosley said that police could not release more information but that an investigation is continuing. Beasley was a phlebotomist at Audubon Regional Medical Center, a member of the Army Reserve and a student at the University of Louisville. His survivors include his parents, Valerie L. and Melvin F. Beasley; a sister, Courtney M. Beasley; a brother, Melvin Simmons; and his grandparents, Melvin Beasley, Anna Beasley and Oreada Taylor. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1349 Catalpa St., with burial in Green Meadows Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be at W.P. Porter Mortuary, 2611 Virginia Ave., from 2 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and at the church after 9 a.m. Wednesday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:48:09 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT Ralph Wilson "Judge" Mitchell, d. 1992, Shelby Co November 18, 1992 SHELBYVILLE, Ky. -- Ralph Wilson "Judge" Mitchell, a former Shelby County judge and state representative, died yesterday at his home. He was 80. Mitchell, a Democrat, was appointed county judge by Gov. Lawrence Wetherby in 1952 and served until 1964. He was elected to the state House of Representatives in the late 1960s and served for five years. He began practicing law in Shelbyville in 1946 and had served as attorney for the Shelby County Water District, Old Masons Home, Shelby County Board of Education and Shelby County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. Mitchell also served as Shelby County chairman for Bert T. Combs' campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1955. Mitchell was a former chairman of the Legislative Audit Committee, a former president of the Kentucky County Judges Association and a former member of the Child Welfare Commission and the Shelby County Social Service Commission. He was a native of Green County, a Marine sergeant during World War II and a member of First Presbyterian Church and Solomon Masonic Lodge 5. Survivors include his wife, the former Mary Brainard Bell; two sons, Ralph Seldon Mitchell of Lexington and Courtney W. Mitchell of Cincinnati; a stepson, Hunt Garner; and six grandchildren. The funeral is 11 a.m. tomorrow at Shannon Funeral Home, with burial in Grove Hill Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home is 4 to 9 p.m. today. The family requests that memorial gifts go to the Lapsley Scholarship Fund at Mitchell's church. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:49:03 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Leroy Moore, d. 1991, Jefferson Co July 06, 1991 MADISON -- Leroy Moore, 64, of 709 First Street, died Friday at King's Daughters' Hospital. He was a native of Jefferson County, a former employee of Richard Heitz Concrete Co., an Army veteran of World War II and member of Mannville (Ind.) Christian Church and American Legion Post 9. Survivors: his wife, the former Freda Burnham; four daughters, Judy Blaylock of Deputy, Tammy Courtney of Fort Rucker, Ala., Sharon Rich and Sue Willis; a son, Jim Moore; a brother, Bill Moore; a sister, Dee Dee Liter; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Vail-Holt Madison Chapel Funeral Home. Burial: Grandville Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Sunday, after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorial gifts: American Heart Association Jefferson County Chapter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:51:41 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject:OBIT: Tony E. Courtney, d. 1999, Grant Co April 18, 1999 Tony E. Courtney, 78, died Thursday at King's Daughters' Hospital. He was a native of Ghent, Ky.; a retired maintenance department employee of Reliance Electric Co.; owner of the old Courtney Electrical & Plumbing Service; an Army and Air Force veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War; and a member of American Legion Post 9 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1969. Survivors: his wife, the former Bernice Gray; sons Gerald, Tony, Dennis, Donnie and Jim Courtney; daughters LaVerne Bailey, Toni Kerman, Anna Jean Garriott, Linda Sue Herrell and Carol Munson; sisters Ann Rogers and Bertha Montgomery; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. EST Monday, Morgan-Webster-Nay, Vevay. Burial: Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday. Memorial gifts: American Lung Association. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #6 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 14:59:52 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Michell McPheeters, Nov 20, 1992, Jefferson Co, KY/Floyd Co., IN November 20, 1992 NEW ALBANY -- Michelle Dora Louise McPheeters, infant daughter of Carla McPheeters and Michael Weathers, 1611 State St., died Thursday at Kosair Children's, Louisville. Survivors besides her parents: a brother, Ronald A. Weathers; a sister, Courtney McPheeters; her grandparents, John B. Weathers of Jeffersonville, Barbara Washington of Los Angeles, Kenneth McPheeters and Mary Louise Weathers; and her great-grandparents, Dora Parrish and Robert Mitchell. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday, Baity's Funeral Home. Burial: Westhaven Cemetery. Visitation: after 9 a.m. Monday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #7 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:04:45 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Charles Parker, Sept 03 1999, Clark Co September 03, 1999 The Rev. Charles W. Parker Sr., 58, died Tuesday at Caritas Medical Center. He was a native of Winchester, Ky.; former pastor of Wid-Way Baptist Church in Winchester, Miles Chapel CME Church in Lebanon and Johnson Memorial CME Church in Ashland; an Army veteran; and a member of Lampkin Chapel CME Church and Masonic Lodge 25. Survivors: his wife, Sharon Parker; a daughter, Dora Burgess; three sons, the Rev. Bert V. Parker, Van B. Parker and Charles W. Parker II; stepdaughters Allison Felton, Karla Bell, Chanda Haynes and Ninya and Tanya Parker; stepsons Dana and Heath Bowie, Jerry Bell and Cory and Courtney Haynes; his mother, Annabelle Parker; brothers Bert and Ronnie Parker; and several grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lampkin Chapel CME Church, 2738 Algonquin Parkway. Burial: Green Meadows Memorial. Visitation: the church, after 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Arrangements: G.C. Williams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #8 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:07:13 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Bozzie Vahn, May 05, 2000, Hardin Co/Darlington, FL May 05, 2000 Bozzie D. Vann, 80, of Fairdale, died Wednesday at Norton Southwest Hospital. He was a native of Darlington, Fla., a retired employee of General Electric Co. and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: his wife, the former Mable Fulkerson; daughters Carolyn Husband, Peggy Ferris, Janet Newton and Pat Lanham; sons Bruce, Gary W., Michael L. and Daniel P. Vann; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren. Funeral: noon Saturday, Fairdale McDaniel, 411 Fairdale Road. Private burial: Sonora Cemetery, Hardin County. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Friday. Tori Nicole Washington, infant daughter of Larry L. Washington and Lynnice N. Berkley, died Sunday at Norton Suburban Hospital. Survivors besides her parents: a brother, Larry L. Washington Jr.; a sister, Courtney A. Washington; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Berkley, Mildred Brooks and Robert Brooks; and great-grandparents Jean Berkley, Doris Patterson and Deloris Brooks. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Resthaven Memorial. Arrangements: Resthaven. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #9 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:08:03 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: James Courtney, March 26, 2000, Jefferson Co March 26, 2000 James Courtney, 56, died Friday at his home. He was a former employee of the city of Louisville and a member of Kingdomland Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters Tanisha and Tamara Coward, Sandra Mucker and Frances Ashby; brothers Freeman, Charles, Howard and Eugene Courtney and Billy Klein; sisters Shirley and Barbara Courtney, Valtonia Benderman and Frances Irving; 10 grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday, his church, 1822 S. 11th St. Burial: Louisville Cemetery. Visitation: G.C. Williams, 1935 W. Broadway, 7- 9 p.m. Monday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ X-Message: #10 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:11:05 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Regina Robertson, January 21, 2000, Jefferson Co January 21, 2000 Regina Robertson, 90, died Wednesday at her home. She was the former Regina Obrecht and former owner of and instructor at Courtney School of Dance. Survivors: a daughter, Ann Baker; a son, Peter Robertson; and three grandchildren. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, Commonwealth-Stony Brook, 9318 Taylorsville Road. Private burial: St. Louis Cemetery. Visitation: 4- 8 p.m. Friday. Memorial gifts: Hope for Kids, 1 Norwood Drive, Louisville, Ky. 40299. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #11 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:12:18 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Mrs. Kenneth Taylor,January 21, 2000 , Carroll Co, TN / KY January 21, 2000 Mrs. Kenneth Taylor, 91, died Wednesday at Hurstbourne Care Centre at Stony Brook. She was the former Sarah Fisher, former president of the Presbyterial, former delegate to the Synod and General Assembly of Presbyterian Church USA and a member of Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church. Survivors: daughters Dell Courtney and Lynn R. Taylor; a son, Brian K. Taylor; and four grandchildren. Funeral: 4 p.m. Saturday, her church, 142 Crescent Ave. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, McKenzie, Tenn. Visitation: Pearson's, 149 Breckenridge Lane, 4-7 p.m. Friday, and at the church after 2 p.m. Saturday. Memorial gifts: Alzheimer's Association or her church's preschool. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #12 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:13:58 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Courtney Sholar Harris , January 21, 2000, Trigg Co January 21, 2000 Courtney Sholar Harris, 61, died Wednesday at Norton Audubon Hospital. She was a native of Cadiz, a retired dietitian for the old Our Lady of Peace Hospital and a member of Forest Tabernacle Baptist Church. Survivors: sisters Jeanetta S. Amorin, Beulah S. Wesley, Loretta S. Howard and Dorothy S. Hopson, and brothers George, Lemon, Shelby and Ralph Sholar. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday, Second Baptist Church, Cadiz. Burial: Trigg Memory Acres, Cadiz. Visitation: Gamble Funeral Home, Hopkinsville, 1-6 p.m. Friday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #13 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:15:19 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Louise C. Yartz, February 09, 2000, Jefferson Co February 09, 2000 Louise C. Yartz, 80, died Wednesday at Baptist Hospital East. She was the former Louise Courts, a native of Beaumont, Texas, and a member of Middletown United Methodist Church. Survivors: her husband, John W. Yartz; sons Courtney and Eric C. Yartz; a brother, David Burris; sisters Dorotha Bashrun and Mickey Pilsbury; and three grandchildren Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, her church, 11902 Old Shelbyville Road. Burial: Floydsburg Cemetery. Visitation: Pearson-Ratterman Bros., 12900 Shelbyville Road, 4-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorial gifts: Louisville Christian Academy, Northeast YMCA or her church. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-Message: #14 Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:16:28 -0400 From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" Subject: OBIT: Roy Lee Pippin, June 01, 1999, Jefferson Co June 01, 1999 Roy Lee Pippin, 35, died Saturday at University of Louisville Hospital. He was a self-employed carpet layer. Survivors: daughters Megan and Courtney; his mother, Ursula M. Brumitt; and brothers Richard L. Pippin and James M. Huffaker. Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, J. B. Ratterman & Sons, 2114 W. Market St. Burial: Calvary. End of ky-footsteps-digest V00 #249 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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