ky-footsteps Saturday, September 13, 2003 Volume 03 : Issue 134 Today's Topics: # 1 [KYF] OBIT: Lillie M. Bodner, 2002, Boyle Co. # 2 [KYF] OBIT: Anna M. Bowden, 2002, Lincoln Co. & IN # 3 [KYF] OBIT: Margaret Chambers, 2002, Boyle & Lincoln Co. # 4 [KYF] OBIT: Hazelle Wellersdieck, 2002, Boyle Co. & MI # 5 [KYF] OBIT: Frank Rippetoe, 2002, Boyle & Fayette Co. & FL # 6 [KYF] OBIT: Louise P. Rosel, 2002, Boyle & Lincoln Co. # 7 [KYF] OBIT: Marcel E. Couture, 2002, Boyle Co. & OH # 8 [KYF] NEWS: Thompson and Men Take Beer and Still - 1924, Bell Co. # 9 [KYF] NEWS: Mrs. Martha Brimm Dead, 1924, Bell Co. # 10 [KYF] NEWS: Wesley Banks, Oldest Rural Teacher, 1924, Letcher Co. _____________________________X-Message: #1 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Lillie M. Bodner, 2002, Boyle Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 29 Dec 2002 Services for Linnie M. Bodner, 81, of East Grubbs Lane, Junction City, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul McFarland. Burial will be in Moreland Cemetery. She died Friday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Paul Douglas Bodner, Connie Bodner, David L. Bodner, Bryan Bodner and John Paul Bodner. Arrangements are by Morris & Hislope Funeral Home. _____________________________X-Message: #2 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Anna M. Bowden, 2002, Lincoln Co. & IN ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 15 Dec 02 MUNCIE, Ind. -- Anna M. Bowden, 75, died Friday at Ball Memorial Hospital. Born Jan. 17, 1927, in Stanford, she was a daughter of the late James and Clara Redeker Woods. She was retired from Superior Laundry and a member of Muncie Christian Center. She was the widow of Charlie Bowden. Survivors include a son, William Bowden of Muncie; a brother, James Woods of Danville; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Parson Mortuary in Muncie by Tim and Marji King. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and one hour before services Tuesdays. Memorials may go to Muncie Christian Center, 1824 S. Walnut, Muncie, IN, 47303. _____________________________X-Message: #3 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Margaret Chambers, 2002, Boyle & Lincoln Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 31 July 2002 Margaret Elizabeth Chambers, 85, of South Third Street died today at Stanford House nursing home. Born Aug. 5, 1916, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Addie Troxel Boyd. She was a homemaker and member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Survivors include five daughters, Betty Peavyhouse of Danville, Barbara Woods of Moreland, Charlotte Showalter of Stevenspoint, Wis., Darlene Sanders of Danville and Marlene Douglas of Stanford; a son, Paul Chambers of Danville; three sisters, Rosie Poynter of Lancaster, Emogene Baker of Columbus, Ind., and Nellie Goode of Junction City; a brother, Ray Boyd of Indianapolis, Ind.; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grand- children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Clifton Chambers, and two sons, Morris L. and Richard Chambers. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by Harold Best. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Blackwell, John Skaggs, Stephen and Bruce Warner, Allan Shepherd and Tony Griffin. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. until time of funeral Friday. _____________________________X-Message: #4 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Hazelle Wellersdieck, 2002, Boyle Co. & MI ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 31 Jul 2002 Hazelle Gillespie Wellersdieck, 90, of McDowell Place died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born June 24, 1912, in Detroit, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Claude Gillespie and Emma K. Gillespie Hamlin. She was a homemaker and volunteer for the American Red Cross. Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Kohler of Danville; three grand- children; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bellevue Cemetery by Dr. Thomas K. Farmer. Memorials may go to charity. Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. _____________________________X-Message: #5 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Frank Rippetoe, 2002, Boyle & Fayette Co. & FL ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 31 Jul 2002 Graveside services for Frank Bertram Rippetoe, 62, of Edgewater, Fla., will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Bellevue Cemetery by the Rev. Linh Nguyen. Visitation is 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home. He died Thursday at Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Born Oct. 10, 1939, in Lexington, he was the son of the late Frank H. and Maye Bertram Rippetoe. He was a former federal criminal investigator for the Office of Inspector General of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration, Washington, D.C., supervisory criminal investigator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Internal Revenue Service, Washington, D.C., and criminal investigator for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Agency. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of American Legion Post 17 of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, and a 1963 graduate of the University of Kentucky. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Shawn Goodlett of Houston, Texas; and a brother, Henry N. "Hank" Rippetoe of Tampa, Fla. He was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis Weissinger Rippetoe. Memorials may go to the American Cancer Society. _____________________________X-Message: #6 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Louise P. Rosel, 2002, Boyle & Lincoln Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 31 July 2002 MORELAND -- Services for Louise P. Rosel, 68, of Danville will be 11 a.m. Thursday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by G.W. Smith. Burial will be in Saint Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Junction City. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Wednesday. She died Monday at her home. Born April 29, 1934, in Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Ida Stewart Pennington. She was a retired employee of Corning Glass and North American Philips, where she worked for 36 years. Survivors include a son, Anthony A. Rosel Jr. of Junction City; a daughter, Anna Glass of Louisville; three brothers, Verdis Pennington of Lexington and Stanley and Melvin Pennington, both of Mercer County; three sisters, Shelbey Bertram of London, Jessie Dean of North Carolina, and Martha Vickrey of Ohio; and five grandchildren. _____________________________X-Message: #7 ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: [KYF] OBIT: Marcel E. Couture, 2002, Boyle Co. & OH ------------------------------------------------------------ From the Danville Advocate Messenger, 33 July 2002 Marcel E. Couture, 40, of Loveland, Ohio, formerly of Danville, died Monday at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born July 5, 1962, he was the son of Jane M. Letourneau Couture and the late Marcel A. Couture. Survivors include his wife, Denise L. Couture; two daughters, Katie and Elizabeth Couture; a son, Andrew Couture; four brothers, Richard, David, Stephen and Donald Couture; and four sisters, Sandra Perreault, Renee Couture, Paula Hannaford and Marie Bolling. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Columban Catholic Church in Loveland, Ohio. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home in Loveland. Memorials may go to Domino's Pizza Partners Foundation. _____________________________X-Message: #8 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Date: 12 Sep 2003 Subject: [KYF] NEWS: Thompson and Men Take Beer and Still - 1924, Bell Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY Sept. 2, 1924 Thompson and Men Take Beer and Still One hundred gallons of beer and a complete distilling outfit were confiscated by Constable J.A. Thompson and his deputies Saturday night. The still and outfit were found above the Low Ash Mines. This is another of the series of successful raids that the constable and his men have made for liquor during the past week. On practically every trip they have made recently they have captured a still and beer or mash. No arrests were made Saturday. There being no one near the still when it was located, there was not enough evidence to make an arrest. _____________________________X-Message: #9 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Date: 12 Sep 2003 Subject: [KYF] NEWS: Mrs. Martha Brimm Dead, 1924, Bell Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY Sept. 2, 1924 Mrs. Martha Brim Found Dead in Bed Mrs. Martha Brim, 87, old resident of Middlesboro was found dead at the home of her son, Sam Brim, on Nineteenth street Sunday morning. Death is thought to have been caused by heart trouble. She had been back from the sanitarium only a week and was thought to be getting along well. She is survived by three sons, Same (sic), James, and W.A. Brim, of Middlesboro; one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Neikirk, of Harlan; two brothers, W.A. Brim, of Williamsburg, and Josh Brim, of Wheeler, Va. She has a host of friends in this section who mourn her death. Funeral services were conducted at the home of her son, Sam Brim, this afternoon. Interment was in the Colson cemetery. _____________________________X-Message: #10 ------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Date: 12 Sep 2003 Subject: [KYF] NEWS: Wesley Banks, Oldest Rural Teacher, 1924, Letcher Co. ------------------------------------------------------------ Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY Sept. 24, 1924 Teacher Sixty Years Whitesburg, Ky., Sept. 24. -- Uncle Wesley Banks, oldest rural teacher in the state of Kentucky, and still active in his profession, though grizzled and gray, has just launched upon another seven month term of school in his home district at Line Fork in the southern end of Letcher county. For nearly 60 years Uncle Wesley has been active in teaching the young idea. He has done more to eradicate illiteracy from Letcher county and the mountains than any other man. Uncle Wesley a few days ago rounded out his 74th year, and he is still as active as most men at 40. While in his teens he started teaching in the long, long years ago. He still enjoys his life vocation -- a vocation he loves so well. End of ky-footsteps-digest V03 #03 119 ************************************************************************* 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. **************************************************************************