ky-footsteps Thursday, July 31, 2003 Volume 03 : Issue 91 Today's Topics: # 1 [KYF] OBIT: William Edwards, 1909, Hart Co. # 2 [KYF] OBIT: Geneva Steenbergen, 1978, Monroe Co. # 3 [KYF] OBIT: Fred Russell, 1914, Barren Co. # 4 [KYF] OBIT: Isabelle Ann Matthews, 1926, Barren Co. # 5 [KYF] OBIT: Jack Wade, 1971, Monroe Co. # 6 [KYF] OBIT: Milton Frank Short, 1971, Monroe Co. # 7 [KYF] OBIT: Lula Gossom, 1913, Barren Co. # 8 [KYF] OBIT: Letcher Houchens, 1934, Barren Co. # 9 [KYF] OBIT: Helen B. Bailey, 1981, Barren Co. # 10 [KYF] OBIT: Virginia Dowell, 1981, Hart Co. # 11 [KYF] OBIT: Joe Vincent, 1981, Hart Co. _____________________________X-Message: #1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Edith Bastin Date: 30 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: William Edwards, 1909, Hart Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Hart County News, Munfordville, KY, June 1909 DECEASED: Through the neglect of the friends and relatives of Mr William Edwards of the Dog Creek Country we failed to report his death which occurred on th 17th, after an illness of almost one year of Consumption. He was a good, kind and accommodating citizen and about sixty-seven years of age. He leaves a wife and seven living children: four boys and three girls. The remains were laid to rest at Cherry Springs Grayson County." William Asbury Edwards b. 12 March 1839 d. 17 June 1909 Wife: Nancy Josephine "Josie" (Harrod) Edwards Edith's Note: "I found this obituary in an old pocket book of my great grandmother, Nancy Josephine "Josie" (Harrod) Edwards, w/o William Asbury Edwards. The obit did not have a day of the week but was dated June 1909. William Asbury Edwards died on 17 June 1909." _____________________________X-Message: #2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Geneva Steenbergen, 1978, Monroe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Geneva Steenbergen Residence: Fountain Run KY Died: Saturday, 20 May 1978, Community Hospital in Glasgow KY, ag 59. Survivors: Husband: Travis Steenbergen Daughter: Mrs. Bill Thomas of Woodburn KY Son: Kenneth Steenbergen of Fountain Run Sisters: Mrs Gladen Thiess of LaGrange KY, Mrs Earnestine Woodcock of Fountain Fun and Mrs. Ruth Callaghan of Cameron KY Brothers: J W, Lindsey and Thurman Lyons, all of IN, Stanley Lyons of Russellville KY, Lankfort Lyons of Glasgow, Eugene Lyons of Louisville KY and Melvin Lyons of Fountain Run. Three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: Monday, 22 May 1978, 2 pm, Fountain Run Old Baptist Church, burial Fountain Run Cemetery under direction of Hughes Funeral Home. Barren County (KY) Progress, Thursday, 25 May 1978, p. 6. _____________________________X-Message: #3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Fred Russell, 1914, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "PROMISING YOUNG BOY DEAD "Master Fred Russell, the eight-year-ol son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Russell, died Saturdaymorning about nine o'clock. He had been confined to his bed for the past month and death was due to acute peritonitis. "Brief funeral services were conducted Monday at the residence by Rev. W. M. Seay. The remains were taken to Glasgow for burial. The parents and several friends accompanied the body. "Fred was an unusually bright boy and gave promise of making a man of exceptional qualities and rare ability. He was pointed out by old and young as a manly little fellow. At school he was studious and apt and ranked with the favorites. He was a devout member of the Baptist Sunday School. "He made a hard fight for life and submitted willingly to anything his nurse and physician desired to do. Though young, he realized the advantages the future held for him, and his ambition made him cling the harder to life, but through it all there is One who knows best. The bright little boy is free from the sorrows and temptations of this world and rests safely with Him who said, "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdon of Heaven." - Russellville Times, March 28." Glasgow Municipal Cemetery Fred B. Russell 12 July 1905 - 28 Mar 1914, son of G T & D B Russell Unknown Glasgow KY newspaper, from files of late researcher, Eva Coe Peden _____________________________X-Message: #4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Isabelle Ann Matthews, 1926, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Isabelle Ann Matthews "died age 70 at home of her niece, Mrs. Alice Wade. Member of Methodist Church. Survivors: Brother: John A. Matthews of Stovall section. Interred Matthews burying ground at Morrison Park." Source: Unknown Glasgow KY newspaper, found in old scrapbook of the late Eva Coe Peden. _____________________________X-Message: #5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Jack Wade, 1971, Monroe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Jack Wade Residence: Route 3, Tompkinsville KY Died: Glasgow Community Hospital, Glasgow KY, Frida, 22 Jan 1971, age 75. Retired farmer Son of the late Meredith Austin and Donnie Quigley Wade Survivors: Wife: Mrs.Lela Kessler Wade Daughters: Mrs. Reed McPherson of Route 5 Tompkinsville and Mrs. Darrell Tade of Route 3 Tompkisnville Sons:Frank and Leroy Wade, both of Frankfort IN Ten grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Services: Yokley Funeral Home Chapel, Sunday, 24 Jan 1971, 2 pm, burial Skaggs Creek Cemetery. Source: Tompkinsville (KY) News, Thursday, 28 Jan 1971, p. 1. _____________________________X-Message: #6 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Milton Frank Short, 1971, Monroe Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Milton Frank Short Residence: Tompkinsville Ky Died: Tuesday, 26 Jan 1971, Monroe Co War Memorial Hospital, age 73. Retired farmer Son of the late Isaiah and Polly Short. Survivors: Estranged wife: Ava Short of Indianapolis IN Daughters; Mrs. Odell Grider, Mrs. Roy McWherter, Mrs. Nina Faye Turner and Mrs. Kathleen Wallen, all of Indianapolis Son: I C Short of Route 5 Tompkinsville Sisters: Mrs. Johnny Monday and Mrs. Minnie Copas, both of Tompkinsville and Mrs. Jenny Chappell of Louisville KY Brother: Edgar T Short of Indianapolis 15 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren Services: 2 pm Wed, 27 Jan 1971, Yokley Funeral Home Chapel, Bro. Esmond Bartley, burial Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Source: Tompkinsville (KY) Times, Thursday, 28 Jan 1971, p. 1. _____________________________X-Message: #7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Lula Gossom, 1913, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mrs. C. A. Gossom Dies. Mrs. Lula Gossom died at the home of her husband, deputy sheriff C. A. Gossom, here last Saturday morning. Tuberculosis caused her death. Before her marriage Ms. Gossom was Miss Lula Lessenberry, daughter of Mr. Jas. Lessenberry, of the Beaver creek country. She is survived by her husband and one small child. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lessenberry, and the following brothers and sisters are also left to mourn her: Messrs. George Lessenberry, of Beech Grove; J. O. Lessenberry, of the Beaver creek country; Walter Lessenberry, of Louisville; Mrs. Luther Holman, of Beckton, and Misses Paul and Gertrude Lessenberry, who live at home. "Mrs. Gossom was a member of the Baptist church and a lady of high christian type, beloved and esteemed by all who knew her. Her death in the morning of life is a tragedy to her family and a deep sorrow to her friends. "The remains were interred in the Glasgow cemetery Sunday last at about noon, after funeral services conducted by Rev. John Spillman at the home of the deceased near town." Glasgow Municipal Cemetery: 1882 - (12 July) 1913. The Glasgow (KY) Times, unknown issue, found in old scrapbook. _____________________________X-Message: #8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Letcher Houchens, 1934, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. "Mr. Letcher Houchens died at his home near Bruce, last Sunday, at the age of 48 years, following an illness of fifteen years, from an attack of influenza, during whicht ime he has been practically retired from physical labor, but has been able to transact business. "He is survived by his wife and four daughters: Misses Jessie, Georgia, Pearl and Edna Houchens. Also he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hardine Houchens, three brothers and six sisters: Messrs. Ervin Houchens, the well known grocer of this place, W. A. Houchens and Buford Houchens, Mrs. H. B. Powell, Mrs. Carl Britt, Mrs. Sherman Cooksey, Mrs. Roy Jordan, Mrs. Warren Dockery, all of the Bruce section, Mrs. Brent Kinslow of Cedar Grove. "Mr. Houchens was a member of the Baptist church and was a highly honorable gentleman, who commanded the respect of all who knew him. "Funeral services were conducted at Bruce, Monday afternoon, by Rev. J. H. Swann of Tompkinsville, former pastor of the church at Bruce, after which the remains were brought to his place and interred in the Glasgow Cemetery." Glasgow Municipal Cemetery 11 July 1886 - 21 Jan 1934 Source: The Glasgow (KY) Times, unknown issue, found in old scrapbook. _____________________________X-Message: #9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Helen B. Bailey, 1981, Barren Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Helen B. Bailey Residence: 410 McKenna Street, Glasgow KY Died: Tuesday, 15 Sept 1981, Community Hospital, age 80. Retired nurse at the State T.B. Hospital in Glasgow. Daughter of the late John L and Nora Cooksey Bailey Survivors: Sister: Mable Johnson of Flippin KY Brother: John Baily of Louisville KY Half-brother: Fred Bailey of Pekin IL Several nieces and nephews Services: Thursday 17 Sept 1981, 1:30 pm, Memory Chapel of A F Crow and Son Funeral Home, burial Caney Fork Cemetery. Barren County (KY) Progress, Thursday, 17 Sept 1981, p. 4. _____________________________X-Message: #10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Virginia Dowell, 1981, Hart Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Virginia Dowell Residence: Horse Cave KY Died: Saturday night, Greenview Hospital in Bowling Green KY, age 73. Business woman Survivors: Daughters: Mrs. Robert Nelson of Bowling Green and Mrs Amos Houk of Horse Cave Grandsons: Leslie and Dale Houk of Horse Cave, Bobby Nelson of Lake Worth FL and David Nelson of Bowling Green Sister: Mrs. Mary Dale Wilkinson of Louisville KY Services: Chapel of Winn Funeral Home, Tuesday, 2 pm by Rev. R. Tommy Tucker and Dr Leon Larimore, burial Horse Cave Municipal Cemetery. Barren County (KY) Progress, Thursday, 17 Sept 1981, p. 4. _____________________________X-Message: #11 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by E-mail Registry submittor Sandi Gorin Date: 31 July 2003 Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Joe Vincent, 1981, Hart Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Name: Joe Vincent Residence: Route 3 Horse Cave KY Died: Friday 11 Sept 1981, residence, age 82. Survivors: Wife: Annie Vincent Sons: Loyd of Route 3 Glasgow, Ernie of Shepherdsville KY, Floyd, James, Buel, Herbert and Freddie, all of Louisville KY Daughters: Mrs Louise Griffeth of Louisville and Mrs Alma Pennington of Shepherdsville 32 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren. Services; Chapel of Winn Funeral Home, conducted by Bro Noah Hudson, burial Cherry Springs Cemetery. Barren County (KY) Progress, Thursday, 17 Sept 1981, p. 4. End of ky-footsteps-digest V03 #03 91 ************************************************************************* 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. 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