OBITS: Union County, Ky, Nov 1999

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Copied with the permission of The Sturgis New, Union County, KY, Wed. Nov. 3, 1999, obits on  page 3.

JOHN H. BUCKMAN -  73, of Buda, IL, died Sun. Oct. 31, 1999 at St. Francis Medical Center in  Peoria, IL; 
He was a former resident of Waverly.  A carpenter, Buckman was a member of St.  Patrick's Catholic 
Church in Sheffield, IL; He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the  US Navy. Preceded in death by 
his parents, two daugthers, Mary DeWaele and Peg Buckman, two  grandsons, Steve Dewaele and Dylan 
Buckman and three brothers.  Survived by his wife Betty  Jean; 12 sons, Jerry, Tom, Charlie, Joe and Mike 
of Buda, Gene of Waynet, IL., Mark of Neponset, IL, Darrel of Princeton, IL., Marvin of MN., Ron of KY., 
Donnie of FL.,  and Ernie  of VA; three daughters, Theresa Zimmer of Princeton, IL., Pam and Judy of 
Buda; four  sisters, Polly Arnette of Louisville, Ann Hayes of Flint, MI., Libby of Roseville, MI., and  Sister 
Samulea "Hattie" of Nazareth, KY; 33 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.  Services were held this 
morning (Wed) at Grant- Johnson Funeral Home in Buda with burial in  St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in 
Sheffield, IL 


Copied with the permission of the Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, KY, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999, 
Number 45.  Obits on page 5.

ELMER "COTTON" COKER - 71, formerly of Sturgis, died Wed. Nov.3 at Regional Medical Center in  
Madisonville. He  had been resident at Senior Citizens Nursing Home for the past 15 months. Preceded in 
death by two sisters,  Louise Scott adn Naomi Crowe, and two brothers, Carl Abray Coker and William Ray 
Coker.  Survived by his wife, June Coker, two daughters, Melina Marks and Kathy Evans, both of  
Madisonville; a son, Davey Coker of  Madisonville; five sisters, Leodia Walker of Dawson Springs, Georgia 
Humphrey Nelson of Sturgis, Helen Moseley  of DeKoven, Ruby Odom Matthews of Evansville and Lucille 
Brown of Morganfield; a brother, Joe Hall of Sullivan;  six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 
Services were held Sat. at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis  with burial in Bell's Mines Cemetery in 
Crittenden County.


RUBY LOIS LANHAM -  52, resident of Providence, died Wed. Nov. 3 at Regional Medical Center in  
Madisonville. She  was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Wheatcroft. Survived by one 
daughter, Rhonda Brown of Madisonville; five sons, Douglas Lanham of Marion, Dallas Lanham and Timothy 
Lanham, both of Providence, Gregory Lanham of Sullivan and Steven Lanham of Dawson Springs; four 
sisters, Emma Jane Collins nad LaDonna Pollard, both of Wheatcroft, Betty Jo Brown of Clay and Mildred 
Gilliam of Sebree; three brothers, Marshall Dean Parker, Wendell Parker, and William Parker,  all of Clay 
and nine grandchildren. Services were held Fri. from Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Wheatcroft with 
burial in Rock Springs Cemetery in Wheatcroft.

MARTHA J. ANDERSON - 73 of Sturgis, died Thur. Nov. 4, at Methodist Hospital Union County from 
complications from pneumonia. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Sturgis. 
Survived by her husband, Billy Anderson; one daughter, Kelly Alloway of Sturgis; one sister, Linda Young 
of Columbus, OH and one grandchild. Services were held Sat. at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with 
burial in Crowell Cemetery in Crittenden County.

PAUL M. "DUDE" HAGAN - died Sun. Nov. 7 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN from injuries sustained 
in an automobile accident. He was a member of the Waverly Knights of Columbus and a veteran of WWII.  
Co-owner and operator of Hagan's market in Waverly for 45 years.    Preceded in death by his parents, 
Robert Paul Hagan and Clara French Hagan; three brothers, Linus, Jim, and Leonard Hagan and a 
granddaughter, Elizabeth Hagan French.  Survived by his wife of 55 years, Louise; three daughters, Nancy 
Crump and Helene French both of Morganfield and Rita Mills of Waverly; two sons, Kenny Hagan of 
Detroit, MI., and Raymond Hagan of Waverly; a sister, Loretta Girten of Henderson; two brothers, Joe 
and Billy, both of Waverly; 13 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.  Services were held Wed. Nov. 10 at 
St. Peter Catholic Church in Waverly with burial in St. Peter Cemetery.

LEROY MULBURN "MOLE" LANEVE - 63 of Sullivan, died Fri. Nov.5 at his home. He was a member of 
Masonic Lodge #881, Wheatcroft. A member of Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Church, United Auto Workers, 
Amateur Radio Club, Union Aviation, Inc. and a Kentucky Colonel.  Preceded in death by his father Leory 
Milburn LaNeve Sr. in 1967.  Survived by his mother, Josie LaNeve of Sullivan; two sisters, Jean Sauve of 
Lake Placid, FL., Joetta Breeding of Sullivan; two brothers, Cecil of Providence and Nathan of Clay.  
Services were Mon. at Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Sullivan with burial in Sullivan 
Community Cemetery.


JOSEPHINE WADDELL - 73, Sturgis, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1999 at her home in Sturgis of an apparent 
heart attack.  Mrs. Waddell was a member of The Church of God in Sturgis. She was preceded in death by 
her parents, Calep and Dora Hazel, two brothers, William and Pete Hazel, three sisters, Katherine Hazel, 
Dorothy Ricketts, and Jewell Logan, one granddaughter, Debra K. Waddell, one grandson, Larry Keith 
Waddell Jr.  Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Delmer Waddell; one daughter, Tressa Williams of 
Mayfield; two sons, Jimmy Waddell of Providence and Larry Waddell of Sturgis; two sisters, Lil Owens of 
Phoenix, AZ and Carol Back of CA; two brothers, Earl Hazel of Raceland, KY and Merian Ray Hazel of IL; 
11 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday at Church of God of Prophecy in 
Stugis. Burial  was in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis.

JESSIE MAE  HUNTSPON -  80 of Uniontown died Fri. Nov. 5 at Union County Methodist Hospital. She 
was a devoted member of her Sunday School class, a member of Bowman's Chapel CME church and choir. 
Vice president of the Missionary Society, past treasurer of Cleaves Chapel CME Church. Preceded in death 
by her husband A. D. in 1995 and a son, Jerry in 1983.  Survived by two daughters, Judy Hammond of 
Uniontown and Debra Hill of Indianapolis, IN; two son, Michael of Evansville and a foster son, Harold 
Calloway of Morganfield; one sister, Helma Greene of Indianapolis, IN and 21 grandchildren. Services 
were Thurs. Nov. 11, at Bowman's Chapel CME Church with burial in City Cemetery in Uniontown. 


Copied with the permission of the Sturgis News, Union County, Ky, Wed. Nov. 17, 1999, Number 46, Obits 
on page 4.

EDWARD H. TRUMAN - 86 of Titusville, FL, formerly of Sturgis, died Nov. 9, 1999 at Parrish Medical 
Center in Titusville. Survived by his wife of 58 years, Earleen and a son  James E., both of Titusville; four 
grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Services were held  Sat. Nov. 13 at the Fairmont Cemetery in Central 
City.

WILLIAM R. BAIRD  - 78 of Sturgis died Nov. 9 at Methodist Hospital in Union County.  Preceded in death 
by his wife Millie in 198 and a sister Mary Ellen Evans in 1997. Survived  by a daughter, Vicki Hall and a 
son, Bill, both of Sturgis; 5 brothers, Bobby and Norval,  both of Sturgis, Harold of Lakeland, FL., John C. 
of Elizabethtown, KY.; three  grandchildren, Jill, Zane and Ty, all of Sturgis.  Founder of Saturn Machine 
and Welding  Company, a WWII Veteran. Services were held Thursday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis 
with burial in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. 


EDNA COLLINS  - 84 of Sturgis, died Wed. Nov. 10, at Methodist Hospital in Union County. Survived by 
her husband Kenneth; two daughters, Janice Harris of Madisonville and  Brenda Collins of Sturgis; one 
sister, Glenna Reynolds of Sturgis; two brothers, Bob  Edmondson of Grand Island, NE; five grandchildren; 
eight great grandchildren. Services were  Friday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with burial in Pythian 
Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis.   (obit says two brothers, but only names one??)

JOSEPH C. LUCKETT  - 87 of Morganfield, died Nov. 13 at his residence. Survived by his wife Blanche; one 
daughter Mary Jo Steward of Morganfield; one sister Florence Meech  of Boca Raton, FL; one grandchild 
Gregg Steward; two great grandchildren, Corbin and Tandy  Steward, both of Morganfield. Mr. Luckett 
was a memeber of St. Ann Catholic Church in  Morganfield and a member of Knights of Columbus and past 
president of Union Bank and Trust  Co  in Morganfield, and a life long farmer. Services were Monday at 
St. Ann Catholic Church  with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.


CELIA ANN HEDGES  - 68, of Henderson, died Nov. 13,1999 at Methodist Hospital in Hendeson. Preceded 
in death by her parents, Jim Tom and Beatrice Buckman. Survived by one  daughter, Kelly Purgeason of 
Reed; five sons, Thomas and Scottn Waggener, Pat, Mark, and  Robbie Spaulding, all of Henderson. three 
sisters Georgia Smith of Louisville, OH., Mary  Morris of New Lebanon, IN., and Clara O'Nan of Waverly; 
six brothers, James T. of Henderson,  William T., John R., Charles W., Stephen W. all of Waverly and 
Raymond L of Morganfield,  eighteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was a member of 
Holy Name Catholic Church in Henderson. Services were held Tuesday (yesterday) at St. Peter Church in 
Waverly .     (no burial place mentioned) 


MARGARET DUNCAN  - 81 of Henderson, died Fri Nov. 12 at Deaconess Hospital.  She was a  member of 
Holy name of Jesus Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband Ray in 1973.  Survived by four 
daughters, Bettye Ann Hubbard of Fairfield, OH, Phyllis Crafton of  Henderson, Janice Cherundolo of 
Indianapolis, and Kathy Sturm of Miami, FL; three sisters,  Lula Mae Rhodes and Martha Buckman, both of 
Henderson, and Mary Ellen French of Morganfield;  nine grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; nieces 
and nephews. Services were held Monday  at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church with burial in St. Louis 
Cemetery.