OBITS - Union County, KY, July 1997 ***************************************************************************** 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 permission from The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, KY, Wednesday July 2, 1997, Nubmer 27. Obits on page 2. DAVID R. THOMPSON David R. Thompson, 68, Morganfield,died at 3:42pm Monday at Community Methodist Hospital in Henderson. Survivors include his wife, Maxine; two sons, Danny Thompson and Dusty Thompson, both of Morganfield; two sisters, Mary Helen Abell of Henderson and Myrtle Cowan of Morganfield; two brothers, Jim Thompson of Morganfield, and Ray Thompson of Henderson; three grandchildren; one great grandchild. Services will be at 2pm Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield. Burial will be in Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. LUCILLE ALVEY Lucille Alvey, 83, Morganfield, died at 12:25pm Monday at Loretta Nursing Home in Shawneetown, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, John R., who died in 1952. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Patricia Omer of Camden, NC; three sons, Damian Alvey and Paul Alvey, both of Morganfield, and Jimmy Alvey of Evansville; two sisters, Dorothy Hamling of Federal Way, WA., and Anna Catherine Peters of Denver; one brother, Frank Alvey of Paducah; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 10am Thursday at St. Ann Catholic Church with burial in St. Ann Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Ann School Fund. REGINA BINGHAM Mrs. Regnia Bingham, 88, Morganfield, died Tuesday, at 11:45 pm at the Union County Methodist Hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband, James H. "Pop" Bingham in 1969. Survivors include one son, James R. Bingham of Morganfield; one brother, Joseph Abell of Crittenden County; two grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Services were Friday at 10am at St. Ann Catholic Church in Morganfield with Fr. Patrick M. Bittel officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Ann School or St. Anthony's Hospice. VERA RAKESTRAW Mrs. Vera Rakestraw, 97, Moreganfield, died at 6:35am at Medco in Morganfield. Survivors include four daughters, Joyce Higgs, Lorene Westerman, both of Morganfield, Jean Shockley of Ripley, VA., and Dean Abs of Sturgis; one son, Thomas of Lawrenceburg, KY., one sister, Gerorgia Richkas of O'Fallow, IL.; 15 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren. Services were at 10am Satruday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. Randy Wisdom officiating. Burial was in Rowley Cemetery. Copied with permission from The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, KY, Wednesday July 9, 1997, Number 26. Obits on page 2. LORENE S. GAINES Lorene S. Gaines, 80, Henderson, died at 7am Sunday at her home. She was a member of Hyland Baptist in Henderson and the Order of the Eastern Star in Corydon. Survivors include four daughters, Pamela Buckman of Morganfield, Brenda Duncan of Henderson, Shirley Todd of Baton, LA, and Joyce Baron of Moultrie, GA; two sisters, Mickie Watkins of High Point, NC, and Sally Button of Florida; 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Services will be at 10am Wednesday at Hyland Baptist Church. The Rev. Witham will offiicate. Burila will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hyland Baptist Church Building Fund. DENESHA LASHAY SMALL Denesha Lashay Small, infant daughter of Shannon Small and Willie McGinnis, both of Henderson, died at 10:46 pm Saturday at Community Methodist Hospital. Besides her parents, survivors include her grandparents, Virginia Small and David Huebner, both of Reed, and Shirley Stinnis of St. Louis; her great grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Roberson of Morganfield; and one sister, Ericka Bridges of Henderson. Graveside services were at 10am Tuesday at Fernwood Cemetery. SARAH MARGARET NORMAN Sarah Margaret Norman, 84, Hopkinsville, formerly of Henderson, died at 11am Sunday at her home. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Henderson. Survivors include two daughters, Audrey Isom Elkins of Hopkinsville and Barbara Norman Barr of Henderson; two sons, Jerry Lee Norman of Uniontown and Thomas Wayne Norman of Henderson; one sister, Estine Cannon of Hopksinville; 10 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and nine step great grandchildren. Services were at 2pm Tuesday at Tapp Funeral Home in Henderson. Burial was in Fairmont Cemetery in Henderson. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Pennyroyal Hospice in Hopkinsville. CLDYE WINSTON ADAMSON Clyde Winston Adamson, 69, of Gary, IN, passed away Wednesday, June 25, at his home. He was retired from U.S. Steel with 40 years of service as a ladle craneman. He was a member of USW Local 1041. He is survived by two daughters, Pamela (Rick) Ardell of Cincinnati, formerly of Hobart and Patricia Jettie of Athens, GA; two sisters, Joyce (John) Shofner adn Betty (Oscar) Hays, both of Sturgis. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 28, at 4pm at the Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel, 600 West Old Ridge Road, Hobart, IN. Graveside services will be held Saturday July 12 at 2pm at Bells Mines Cemetery. Rev. Nickie Davis will officiate. THOMAS J. YATES Thomas J. Yates, 81, died Tuesday, at the Toms Rivers, NJ Medical Center. Born in Caseyville, he lived at Pine Ridge at Crestwood in Whitney, NJ since his retirement in 1980. Tom was an operator with the National Starch Corp for 31 years, also a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Old Guard, the Audubon Social Club, Lakeshore Lodge and the Residents Club of Pine Ridge. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Stella Sekso Yates and a brother, Rev. George Yates of Sturgis, also nieces and nephews. Services were held Thurdsay at 10:00 at the Manchester Funeral home in Whitney, NJ. EDNA M. FLETCHER Edna M. Fletcher, 64, Uniontown, died Thursday at 11pm at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. Survivors include her lifelong friend, Eugene Churchill of Uniontown, four daughters, Sandra Howard of Louisville, Sharon Fletcher , Alice Hughes, and Lisa Fletcher, all of Morganfield; three sons, William and Jerry Fletcher and Gary Churchill of Morganfield; one step son, Orvel Boone, of Morganfield; 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services are 1 today at Church of God in Christ in Morganfield. Burial will be in the St. Ann's Cemetery. BERNARD SCHERRER Bernard Scherrer, 85, died Friday aftertoon at home. He retired from the State Public Aid Office. Surviving are his wife, Catherine; three daughters, Mary Hall of Plainfield, Janet Butler of Uniontown, and Norma Phillips of Hurst, TX; two sons, Raymond of Shawneetown and Charles of Cadiz, KY.; five brothers, Edward of Belingham, WA, George and William, both of Shawneetown, John of Ridgway and Robert of Hilton Head, SC; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services were at 10am Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church, with burial in Westwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Church, Health Watch or Hospice of Southern Illinois. HELEN SUGG KINGTON Helen Sugg Kington, 85, died Thursday night at Lifecare Center at Wells Crossing in Orange Park, FL. She was a former member of First United Methodist Church of Madisonville and the Town and Country Garden Club. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara K. Baldwin of Gainesville, FL., and Eleanor K. Davis of Green Cove Springs, FL; two sisters, Barbara Stephens and Betty Orendorf, both of Bowling Green; two brothers, Matt Sugg of Morganfield and Wiliam Sugg of Menlo Park, CA; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildrne. Her husband, George M. died in 1990. Services were at 2pm Tuesday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home, wtih burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Helen S. Kington Memorial Fund at First United Methodist Church. ANNIE WHEELER Annie Wheeler, 85, Henshaw, died Tuesday at 7:30am at Medco Nursing Home in Morganfield. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Wheeler in 1980. Survivors include one daughter, Marguertie Jenkins of Princeton, KY; and one son, Robert Wheeler, of Rural Route Sturgis; two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services will be at 1pm Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield. Burial will be in Rowley Cemetery in Union County. Copied with permission from The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, Wednesday July 16, 1997, number 29, obits on page 2. PANSY HOOPER Pansy Hooper, 81, Sturgis, died Monday at 10:26 pm at the Union County Methdist Hospital. She was a member of The Church of God. Survivors include her husband, John H. Pete; four daughters, Justine Drury of Waverly, Peggy Kirchner of Morganfield, Patsy L. Hooper of Sturgis, and Jeanne Hawkins of Clay; a son, Wayne Hooper of Morganfield; one sister, Nina Kellam of Eden, NC; eight granchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Services will be at 2pm Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with burial in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-9pm Wednesday and until funeral time Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to The Church of God. GRED DUFF Gred Duff, 38, Sturgis, died Tuesday at 12:30am at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg, IL. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Stanley of Sturgis; his father, Harold Duff of Morganfield and step mother, Mona Duff; his grandmother, LIllie M. Strunk of Evansville, IN; three sisters, Carmen Traylor of Franklin, TN, Sherry Duff Sullivan of Fort Myers, FL, and Candice Stanley of Sturigis; a brother, Tim Duff of Morganfield; a step sister, Stephanie Manley of Morganfield, and a step brother, David Mills of Evansville, IN. Services will be at 1:00 Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis. Burial will be in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-9pm Wednesday and until service time Thursday. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Diabetes Foundation or St.Ann School. WILMA SHOULDERS MARTIN Wilma Shoulders Martin, 73, Sturgis, died Friday at 11:45 pm at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Mrs. Martin was a member of the Sturgis United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Lewis (Lew) Martin of Sturgis; two daughters, Marilyn Lagrange of Muncie, IN and Mrs. R. K. (Carolyn) Robards of Henderson; a son, Lewis Martin II of Sturgis; two sistes, Barbara Thomas of Sturgis, and Jeanie Freund of Paramus, NJ; and four grandchildren. Graveside services were at Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis. BETTIE MORRIS Bettie A. Morris, 58, died Saturday at Madisonville Regional Medical Center. She retired from Carhartt Corp. in Sebree and was a member of Livermore General Baptist Church and United Garment Workers. she was formerly vice president of the local UGW Union in Sebree. Surviving are her husband, Russell J. Sr.; three sons, Russell Jr. of Livermore, Christopeher Lee Sr. of Calhoun and Rodney Lynn of Owensboro; her mother, Mildred Downs of Livermore; a sister, Gloria Dale Downs of Island; three brothers, Danny Downs of Hatfield, IN, Bobby Downs of Morganfield and Jimmy Downs of Richland, IN and three grandchildren. Services were at 11am Tuesday at Muster Funeral Homes Livermore Chapel, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Green River Hospice in Calhoun. IN MEMORY OF R. K. DAY Hi Honey, Guess what? It's our forty ninth anniversary. How about that for a lasting relationship? I know you are not here, but I will be thinking of you, because in my heart you will always be here. I know Jason is with you. He had to go so young and so fast. I miss you both so much!! Jason, left a set of twins, as you know, they are walking. They are precious. I just can't believe it has been 10 years and a half when you left and yet, it seems like only yesterday. You know? When all my "troubles were so far away". God was good to us, honey! he let all, our our six kids, be grown with their families to turn to, when you left. They have taken good care of me. I have good friends and most of all, my church family. I do a lot of crying, but no tears will come anymore, hardly at all. I try to smile and look happy, and truly, I really am happy, as I'll be again, without you. We were really a team, honey, and we played a good honest game! I bet you thought I wasn't going to mention the "Roses". Ob, but I could never forget the roses. I seem all the time and you know, what they meant to us! Gotta go now, Loving you another year, Bettye Copied with permission from The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, KY, Wednesday, July 23, 1997, Number 30, obits on page 2. THURMAN LEE Thurman Lee, 91, Sturgis, died Tuesday, July 15, at 10:14am at Colonial Terrace in Sebree. He was a member of Grangertown Baptist Church in Sturgis. Survivors include his wife, Ida Lee; two daughters, Ruthie Parker of Clay and Penny Durbin of Sturgis; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services were at 1pm Thursday at Grangertown Baptist Church with Rev. Don Collins officiating. Burial was in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. NOLA LANCASTER BARRON Nola Lancaster Barron, 55, Henderson, died at 5am Tuesday, July 15 at her sister's home in Henderson. A member of Baskett Christian Church, she was a former Girl Scout Troop leader, Band Boosters vice president, and Choir Booster president. She was also a school bus driver for 14 years with the Henderson County School system. Survivors include her husband, Walter Thomas Barron Sr; one daughter, Haley Johanna Barron of Henderson; two sons,Walter Thomas Barron Jr. and Timonthy Wayne Barron, both of Henderson; his mother, Mary Magdeline Littlepage of Henderson; two sisters, Cindy Potts of Henderson and Delona Collins of Morganfield; one brother, Hodge Lancaster of Henderson; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Services were at 10am Saturday at Tapp Funeral Home. The Revs. Tom Hancock and Jerry Pearcy officiated. Burial was in Fernwood Cemetery. Expressions of symphathy may take the form of contributions to St. Anthony's Hospice or the Ronald McDonald House of Louisville. ELMER "BUCKLE" STERRETT Elmer "Buckle" Sterrett, 71, DeKoven, died Thursday at 4:30 am at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. He was a World War II and Vietnam Veteran and was retired from Island Creek Coal Company. Survivors include his wife, Peggy of Dekoven; neices, Minette Ohing, Rhonda Ryan, Judy Gish, Diane Bosecker, and Gayle Markwell, all of Evansville; a nephew, Robert McCool of Taswell, IN; a sister, Sarah McCool of Evansville. Services were at 11am Saturday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis. Burial was Caseyville Cemetery in Union County. DENISE HECKMAN Denise Heckman, 34, died Wednesday night, July 16, in Mount Vernon of natural causes. She was an instructional assistant for the Susan Westry Nursery School. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School, and was a 1986 graduate of the University of Southern Indiana. Surviving are her husband; James A; a daughter, Maria D. Heckman of Mount Vernon; her parents, Joann and Floyd Healy of Mount Vernon;; two brothers, Mark D Healy of Morganfield, and Michael D. Healy of Mount Vernon; and a grandmother, Augusta Brown of Mount Vernon. Services were at 10am Saturday at Norvell Funeral Home with burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Church, Trinity Children's Library or the American Cancer Society. ELOISE RAINEY ROSE Eloise Rainey Rose, 43, Henderson, formerly of Louisville, died at 7pm Thursday at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville. An employee at Hugh Edward Sandefur Training Center, she had attended Henderson County High School. Survivors include four daughters; Lisa Rowe, Michelle Rose, Melissa Rose and LeAnna Rose, all of Henderson; two sons, John Rose Jr. of Morganfield, and Prentice Gaines of Louisville; three sisters, JoAnn Gill, Martha Rainey and Mary Johnson, all of Louisville; five brothers, Charles Johnson, James Rainey, and Edward Johnson, all of Louisville, and Fred Johson and Robert Johnson, both of Chicago; two grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services were at 11am Tuesday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Henderson. Burial was in Fernwood Cemetery. FRANCES BETHEL Frances Bethel, 96, Morganfield, died Saturday at 12:25 am at Medco Nursing Home in Morganfield. Miss Bethel was a retired teacher and librarian at the Morganfield High School and a member of the United Methodist Church. Services were at 1:30 Monday at Whitsell Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Dunlop officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery. RODNEY JOHNSON Rodney Johnson, 22, Morganfield, died Friday at 7:40 pm at East Point Healt & Rehab in Evansville after a long illness. He is preceded in death by his father, Charles S. Johnson in 1991. Survivors include his mother, Karen Johnson of Evansville; his grandmother, Katie Black of Morganfield; one sister, Melodie Black of Evansville; two brothers, Charles Johnson of Wheelwright, KY, and William Hayden of Evansville, hosts of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and cousins also survive. Services are today at 1pm at McGee's Temple Church of God in Christ in Morganfield with Rev. Elder John Harris officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. IN LOVING MEMORY, MARY HELEN HARPER, Nov. 22, 1942 - July 26, 1996 Not a day passes that we do not miss you Mom. Your love and gentle influence oer us cannot be replaced. May God cradle your lovely spirit forever. Our love and prayers are heaven sent for you. Forever Loving, Sadly Missed, Your Family IN MEMORY OF TWO OF OUR THREE CHILDREN, died 7-24-1972 1972-1997 Ronald K. Hosch -Tabatha Joe Hosch. I had two precious children as most you well know. A boy named Ronald Joe and a girl named Tabatha Joe. They were two beautiful gifts from heaven, as perfect as could be. I'm just a little prejudice, because I'm their mother, you see. They brought a lot of joy and laughter as only your children can do. And if your a mother, you'll understand how much I loved them too. We can't understand but we have to accept God's will in everything. No matter how great the loss, remember he's the Lord, Our Almighty King. I told them all about heaven, that mansion os bright and fair. And how Jesus died for all our sins so we could live up there. They went to Sunday School and Church and always prayed at night. And when they'd get hurt, they'd want me to pray, "Jesus, will make it alright?" I was discouraged, because there's an emptiness no one can fill. But I'll never stop loving Jesus, cause this makes heaven a little more real. Mom, Dad, and Shelly, If your born, you never really die. Copied with permission from The Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky, Wednesday July 30, 1997, Number 31, obits on page 2. JOE CARROLL MOORE Joe Carroll Moore, 56, Morganfield, died Friday at 11 am in a accident at the Ohio River at John T. Myers Lock & Dam. Survivors include his wife Linda; one daughter, Carol Martin of Morganfield; two sons, Scott of Corydon and Randy of Madisonville; two sisters, Betty Lou Rudd of Morganfield, and Mary Lloyd Harrison of Humboldt, TN; one brother, Buddy Moore of Moline, IL, and seven grandchildren. Services were at 3pm Sunday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Morganfield with Fr. Terry Devine officiating. Burial was in St. Ambrose Cemetery. JOE BINGHAM Joe Bingham, 57, Henshaw, died at 11am Friday in a fishing accident at the Ohio River at John T. Myers Lock & Dam. Survivors include his wife Dee; one daughter, Ann Bingham of Louisville; two sons, John Bingham of Bowling Green and Tommy Bingham of Waverly; and two step-grandchildren. Services were at 3pm Sunday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Morganfield with Fr. Terry Devine officiating. Burial was in St. Ambrose Cemetery in Union County. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ambrose Church organ fund. JAMES LEWIS "JIM" WATHEN James Lewis "Jim" Wathern, 80, Henderson, died at 6:33pm Saturday at his home. A member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, he was a US Army veteran, having served in the 42nd Rainbow Division. He was a receipent of the Purple Heart Award. He was also a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Survivors include his wife fo 37 years, Dorothy; two sisters, Betty Burch Stumpf of Evansville, and Edd Marie Padgett of Morganfield; and two brothers, Thomas A. Wathen and Bernard L. Wathen, both of Evansville. Services were at 10am Tuesday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. Burial was in St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery in Morganfield, with full military rites conducted by Amercian Legion Worsham Post No. 40. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Anthonye's Hospice or Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church Building Fund. ARLETTA HIGGINSON Arletta Higginson, 75, Uniontown, died Frida at 1:25pm at the Union County Methodist Hospital in Morganfield. Mrs. Higginson was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Uniontown. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Frank "Tex"; two daughters, Rita Mann of Henderson, Cheryl Ann Piper of Poole; two sons, Gerald Francis adn Douglas Wayne, both of Uniontown; one sister, Charlotte O'Leary of Uniontown; frou brothers, John B. Greenwell, Joseph H. Greenwell, and Jerry W. Greenwell, all of Evansville, and Austin Greenwell of Uniontown; nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Services were at 10am Monday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Fr. Henry Wieder officiating. Burial was in St. Agnes Cemetery in Uniontown. (Personal note- John T. Myers Lock & Dam used to be known as Uniontown Lock & Dam and many still refer to it as that)