OBITS: (Feb. 1998) - Union Co., KY ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submitter before downloading. Contributed by "MDT" ***************************************************************************** Copied with the permission of The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, Wednesday, February 4, 1998, Number 5, Obits on page 2. Earl McKendree, 78, Morganfield died Monday at 2am at Union County Methodist Hospital. Mr. McKendree was a member of Whispering Hope General Baptist Church. He was a WWII veteran adn a KY Colonel. He was a retired coal miner and a member of UMWA. Mr. McKendree was also a past Commissioner of the Morganfield Little League Baseball Association. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; three daughters, Edna Ricks of Morganfield, Nany Piper of Uniontown, and Helen Wright of Sturgis; four sons, Jan Chambliss, Tim McKendree and Chris, all of Morganfield, and Billy McKendree of Marion, KY; one sister, Ethel Certain of Sturgis; one brother, W. D. McKendree of Providence; 17 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. Services are today at 2pm at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. Robert Phillips and Rev. Morris Garett officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morganfield Little League Association. Ray Leonard Heavrin, 79, Sturgis, died Monday at 3:30pm on his farm near Sturgis. Survivors include his wife Elsie; one son, Jim Heavrin of Henshaw; two brothers, Lawrence Heavrin and Rowan Heavrin, both of Grove Center, and one grandchild. Services will be today at 3:30pm at Whitsell Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Lane officiating. Burial will be in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Iona Walters Buchanan, 91, Corydon, died at 1:55pm Saturday at Union County Methodist Hospital. She was a member of Corydon United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dutch Walters Sr. who died Jan 27, 1977 and by one son, James R. Walters, who died on September 11, 1978. Survivors include six daughters, Dorothy Sayer, Sue Givens, and Freida Sigler, all of Corydon, Leona Webb of Tell City, IN, Betty Wathen of Indianapolis, and Emma Louise Curtis of Boxville, KY; two sons, Otis Walters of Hendeson and Dutch Waltes of Corydon; one brother Jesse Owens of Hendeson; 17 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; and six great great grandchildren. Services were at 2pm Tuesday at Tapp Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Glover officiating. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery in Poole. Mildred Overfield Thomas, 76, Uniontown, died Tuesday, January 27, at 10:51pm at Community Methodist Hospital in Henderson. Mrs. Overfield was a member of Woodland Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Louise Wilson of Crossville, IL; one son, LeRoy Overfield of Uniontown; two sisters, Mary Coney of Morganfield and Jean Fowler of Henderson; one brother, Casey Courtney of Morganfield; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services were at 2pm Friday at Whitsell Funeral Home with Royce Pile officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. Jim Voss, 62, Sturgis, died Wednesday, January 25, at 10:08am at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. Mr. Voss was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, a local farmer, a school bus driver, and a Union County magistrate for 8 years. He was also a a Sturgis citizen of the Year in 1977 and past president of the Union County Fair Board. Survivors include his wife, Polly Lou; one daughter, Vicki Vowels of Sturgis; two sons, Chuch Voss of Sturgis and David Voss of Naples, FL; one sister, Janice Callaway of Sturgis; one brother, Jack Voss of Marion; and three grandchildren, Bradley and Ashely Vowels of Sturgis, and Rebecca Voss of Naples, FL; two step grandchildren and one step great grandchild. Services were at 10am Saturday at Whitsell Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Ellis officiating. Burial was in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund. Nellie Durall Whitaker, 90, died Saturday morning at Muhlenberg County Community Hospital in Greenville. She was a member of White Plains Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are four daughters, Mary Blades of Gilbertsville, Mildred Rickard of Sturgis, Margaret Wells of Chandler, IN, and Dorothy Rose of Graham; three sons, Kenneth of Nortonville and Jaems and William, both of White Plains; 22 grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren; 20 great great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Her husband, John Ronnie, died in 1990. Services were at 11am Monday at Reid-Walters Funeral Home in Earlington, with burial in Concord Cemetery in White Plains. Louis Nally, 77, Morganfield, died Thursday at his son's residence in Morganfield. Survivors include his wife, Ida Nally of Waverly; one daughter, Pauline Nally of Henderson; one son, Ray Nally; one brother, James Nally of Uniontown; and two grandchildren. Services were at 2pm Sunday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice. Gene McCullough, 66, Morganfield, died Thursday, at 7:10pm at his residence. Mr. McCullough was a member of the Masonic Lodge and an Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Nancy McCullough; one daughter, Barbara Thomas of Marion; one step daughter, Leslye Grindle of Stockbridge, GA; two sons, Steve McCullough of Uniontown and Mark McCullough of Henderson; two step sons, Andy Shaffer of Jonesboro, GA and Alan Shaffer of Stockbridge, GA; two brothers, Dr. Charles T. McCullough of Asheville, NC, and Richard McCullough of Lexington, KY; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services were at 11:30am Monday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. John Conn officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Anthony's Hospice. Anna Perkins Harris, 90, Morganfield, died Sunday at 7:45pm at Coble Health Care Center in Durham, NC. She became involved in college administration at Vanderbilt University and later at the universities of Michigan and Pennsylvania. She was appointed Dean of Women at the University of Vermont and was honored by a residence hall named after her. Miss Harris concluded her formal career as executive director of the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors in Washington, DC, retiring in 1972. She received an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from William Woods College in Missouri. Miss Harris moved to Durham in 1988. She was born and raised in Morganfield, and was the daughter of the late Anna Mae Cannon Harris and William Truman Harris. She was also preceded in death by a brother, William Truman Harris Jr., and a sister, Sara Dorsey Harris Brown. There are no local survivors. Surviving are neices Sara H. Craven and Patricia Wolfe of Charlotte; a sister in law, Ursula R. Harris of Charlotte; and grand nephews James, Joseph and William Craven, all of Durham. Miss Harris was a resident of the Methodist Retirement Home at the time of her death. A memorial service was held January 28 at the Coble Health Care Center in Durham. Memorial gifts may be made to the Family Council of the Methodist Retirement Home, 2616 Erwin Road, Durham, North Carolina, 27705. Graveside services were at 3pm Saturday at Odd Fellow Cemetery. Copied with permission of The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, Wednesday, February 11, 1998, Number 6. Obits on page 2. Father Anthony Ziegler, 64, Waverly, formerly of Owensboro died Monday morning at the Carmel Home in Owensboro after an illness. Father Anthony was pastor of the Sacred Heard and St. Peter's Parish. He was ordained a priest in May of 1959. His first assignment was under Father Anthony Raymond Hill in Uniontown from 1959-1962. He was also active in the Owensboro Diocese where he served as director of worship from 1982-1992 and as director of continuing education from 1982-1997. He is survived by a sister and brother in law, Carolyn and Jack Kurz and one niece, Martha, all of Phoenix, AZ. The funeral mass will be held Thursday morning at 10am at St. Stephens Cathedral in Owensboro with burial to follow in Resurection Cemetery in Owensboro. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Sacred Heart-St. Peter's Parish and to The Mount Saint Joseph Retreat Center. Christabell Foster, 86, Uniontown, died Monday, Feb. 2., at 7:35pm at Union County Methodist Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brown Foster Sr; three sons, George Thomas, Jesse Lee, and Clarence; a daughter, Sarah; parents Frank and Nannie Taylor; two sisters, Bertha Cattlett and Hazella Bumpus; two brothers, Oscar Taylor and Arthur Taylor. She was a member of The New Hope Church of God In Christ in Uniontown. Survivors include three daughters, Nannie Burkins of Sturgis, Della Mae Johnson of Morganfield and Rose Marie Blackwell-Carter of Evansville; two sons, Brown Foster Jr of Uniontown and Oscar Foster of Terre Haute, IN; 27 grandchildren; 54 great grandchildren; and 11 great great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Services were at 1pm Saturday at Carr's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Pollard officiating. Burial was in the City Cemetery in Uniontown. Ernestine Phillips, 74, Rosiclare, IL died Wednesday morning, Feb. 4, at Medco Center in Morganfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles and a son, Cory. Surviving are two sons, Billy of Sturgis and Harold of Rosiclare; two sisters, Margaret Owen of Sturigs and Jean Springer of Evansville; a brother, Bob Day of Paducah; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services were at 2pm Friday at Hosick Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Flourine Cemetery. Marjorie Vittitow Cowan, 93, Morganfield, died Saturday, at 1:30am at Metcalfe County Nursing Home. Mrs. Cowan was preceded in death by her parents, George Vittitow and Laura Vittitow, and her husband, Burnett Cowan. Survivors include two sons, Burnett L. Cowan of Yorktown, VA., and George Cowan of Edmonton, KY; one sister, Sybil Springer of Morganfield; two brothers, Wilford Vittitow and Stuyard Vittitow, both of Morganfield; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services were at 1pm Tuesday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. Mark Galloway officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery. Morris Dailey Kelley, 62, Clay, died Monday afternoon in Ozark, MO from injuries received in a farm accident. Mr. Kelley was a farmer and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by a twin brother, Dorris Dailey Kelley. Survivors include three daughters, Ginger Kelley and Barbie Kelley, both of Atlanta, GA., and Marcie Farley of Morganfield; one son, Morris Dailey Jr.(Mar-D) of Clay; four sisters, Margie Taylor of Sullivan, IN., LaDon Frederick of Clay, Maxeen Marks of Madisonville, Barbara Beckner Cantor of Symsonia, KY; a brother, D. H. Kelley of Clay; two grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Services will be Thursday at 3pm at Vanover Funeral Home in Clay, KY. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Clay. Ruby L. "Rube" Prow Jr., 67 of Evansville, died Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Deaconess Hospital. He owned R & J Carpet Center for 18 years, and was carpet manager for Fireside Galleries unti 1994. He was a well-known musician in his hometown area, and he played guitar and sang with several bands for many years. He was a Korean War Navy Veteran. Surviving are a daughter, Cindy Engleman of Washington, IN; two sons, Daniel A. of Mount Vernon and Randal L. of Chicago; two sisters, Helen Wilson of Dalton, KY and Ann Coffman of Morganfield; a brother, Joe of Dalton; three grandchildren, Amy Prow and Neil and Max Engleman; and neices and nephews. Services were at 11am Friday at Alexander Funeral Home with Rev. John Shoulta officiating. Burial was in Dalton Cemetery in KY. Kathryn Omer, 87, Morganfield, died Thursday at 1:30 am at Community Methodist Hospital in Henderson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville Omer in 1971. Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Oakley of Frankfort, KY and Kay Cooper of Robertsville, MO; three sons, Jerry Omer of Tulcaloosa, AL., Larry Omer of Alameda, CA., and Dale Omer of Mesa, AZ; 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Services were at 3pm Saturday at Morganfield First Baptist Church with Rev. Mark Galloway officiating. Burial was in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made to First Baptist Church Shut-In Ministry. Copied with permission of The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, Wednesday, February 18, 1998, Number 7. Obits are on page 7 this week. Joe French, Sr., 89, Morganfield died at 8:05am Saturday at Community Methodist Hospital in Henderson. A member of St. Agnes Church in Uniontown, he was a farmer and belonged to the Knights of Columbus, where he served as a Grand Knight. Surviviors include seven daughters, Janice Luckett of Morganfield, Ruth Minter of Lexington, Martha Maze, Betty Maze and Irene Walsh, all of Louisville, and Frances Abell and Debbie McArdle, both of Henderson; two sons, Andrew French of Jeffersonville, IN and Joe French Jr. of Morganfield; two sisters, Annette Courtney of Morganfield and Agnes Adamson of Evansville; four brothers, Raymond French, Clarence French, and Buddy French, all of Morganfield nad Edgar French of Lakeland, FL, 29 grandchildren, and 29 great grandchildren. Services were at noon Monday at St. Agnes Church in Uniontown. Father Henry Willett officiated. Burial was in St. Agnes Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Agnes Church or St. Anthony's Hospice of Union County. Mildred "Millie" Baird, 70, Sturgis, died at 5:20pm Tuesday, February 10, at Deaconnes Hospital in Evansville. Survivors include her husband, William R; one daughter, Vikki Hall of Sturgis and one son, Bill Baird of Sturgis; and three grandchildren. Services were at 2pm Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Lane officiating. Burial was in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Henshaw Christian Church, the American Cancer Society, or the American Heart Association. Copied with permission of The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, Wednesday February 25, 1998, Number Eight. Obits on page 2. Forrest Vinson "Snake" Robertson, 76, Marion, KY., died Saturday at 8:45 am from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Hwy 120, 3 miles east of Marion. Mr. Robertson worked for Chrysler Corporation for 29 years and was a WWII Veteran. He was a life member of VFW Post #5484 in Providence, and a member of Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Joyce; six daughters, Phyllis Cook and Janice Hunt, both of Marion, Bobbie French and Beverly Dailey, both of Sturgis; three sisters, Virginia Robertson of Sturgis, Irene Clark of Blackford and Bobbie McHome of LaCrosse, SC; two brothers, Denver Robertson of Marion and Robert Robertson of Sturgis; 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and several neices and nephews. Services were Tuesday at 1pm at Vanover Funeral Home in Clay with Bro. William Baird officiating. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery where military rites will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Shady Grove, KY. (personal note- obits says 6 daughters, I count only 4 listed though) Florence "Midgett" Waddell, 54, Benton, KY, died Sunday at 6:46am at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Mrs. Waddell was preceded in death by her mother, Pearl Pemberton in 1994, and her father in law, Vernon Waddell in 1996. She was affliated with the Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Waddell; two daughters, Kim Duncan of Murray and Mandy Brian of Benton; a son, Bobby Wynn Waddell of Benton; a sister, Zelda McDowell of Marion; seven brothers, Bill Whartonof Georgia, Jimmy Wharton of Louisville, Larry Wharton of Florida, Clarence Wharton of Henderson, Walter Wharton of Hawaii, Sammy Wharton of Henderson and Donnie Wharton of Indiana and six grandchildren. Services were at 3pm Tuesday at Church of God of Prophecy in Sturgis with Rev. William T. Pritchett and Rev. A.G. Winters officiating. Burial was in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Louise Latta, 93, Saturday, died at 4:05pm Tuesday February 17, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was the oldest living member of First Christian Church in Sturgis. She was a Sunday School teacher and a choir member. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Nilda and Fred Schleifer of Harrodsburg, KY; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Services were at 10am Saturday at Whitsell Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeff Bullock officiated. Burial was in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Donations can be made to First Christian Church. Mrs. Mary Willie Brown, 87, Morganfield, died Friday at 5:54pm at Marion Memorial Hospital in Marion, IL. Mrs. Brown was a life long member of the Morganfield Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John in 1976; and her parents, Willis L. Borup and Martha L. (Ashby) Brown. Survivors include a daughter, Pat Collins of Morganfield; a sister, Ann Babinski of Memphis, TN; and a brother, Joe Borup of Memphis, TN; two grandchildren, Gregg Collins of Lompac, CA and Garry Collins of Morganfield and nieces and nephews. Services were at 1pm Sunday at Whitsell Funeral Home with Rev. Keith Ferguson officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morganfield Christian Church, and the Union County Senior Citizens Program. Proctor Felts, 79, Sturgis, died at 12:23 pm Tuesday February 17, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn VanCleave in 1984; his parents, George and Annabelle Proctor Felts; and one grandchild, John S. Nall Jr. Survivors include two dauthers, Joel Ann Felts Williams (with whom he made his home), of Sturigs, nad Georgia Kay Felts Caudill of Louisville; one son, William Proctor Felts Sr of Challis, ID; two sisters, Evelyn Felts Quinn of Mesa, AZ., and Carolyn Felts Howell of Phoeniz, AZ; one brother, George Hamilton Felts Jr of San Antonio, TX; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services were at 2pm Saturday at Whitsell Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Carter officiating. Donations can be made to United Methodist Church.