Selected articles of genealogical interest from 6 Mar 1947 edition of Providence Journal-Enterprise, weekly newspaper of Providence KY. used with permission Transcribed and contributed to the Webster County KYGenWeb Archives by Johnnie Wayne Brown The Journal - Enterprise, Providence, KY Thursday, March 6, 1947 used with permission {page 1} J. Lawrence Roger, 85 Dies Here Wednesday J. Lawrence Rogers, 85 , died at 3:15 a. m. Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. D. Austin, Locust Street, Providence, following a slight stroke and pneumonia. Mr. Rogers had resided near Nebo most of his life and had been a prominent farmer prior to his retirement. He had also been a former tobacco dealer. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Austin are three other daughters Mrs. Tom Cansler of Madisonville, Mrs. Otha Foster of Louisville, Mrs. Foster Corbin of Nebo: six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Nebo this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Last Rites Held For James W. Boyd James Welby Boyd, 61, government tobacco grader, died of a heart attack Thursday while at work at Brooks Loose Leaf Tobacco Floor in Madisonville. Survivors include the wife, Anna; one daughter, Mrs. Joyce Patton, Ekron, Ky.; three brothers, Willie and Elmo, Evansville and Claud of Hopkinsville. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with the Rev. C. B. Curtis officiating. Burial was in the Slaughters Cemetery. Marriage License A marriage license was issued in Dixon Friday to Sam David Rich. 19, Clay and Lena Camzell Yates, 20, Madisonville. Prominent Man Dies at Sebree A. B. Sellers, 90, well known retired merchant of Sebree, died Thursday night in an Evansville hospital. Mr. Sellers operated a hardware and furniture store in Sebree for 50 years prior to his recent retirement and was highly respected by the entire community. Surviving are a son, A. R. Sellers, who has taken over his father's business; four daughters, Mrs. Viola Edwards and Miss Bertha Sellers, of Sebree; Mrs. Morris Allen, of Repton, Ala., and Mrs. R. H. Dowden, of Greensboro, Tenn., and two grandsons. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Sebree Methodist church. Rev. J. R. Randolph officiated, assisted by the Rev. J.E. Hartford and the Rev. Paul G. Logsden. Burial was in the Springdale cemetery. Mrs. Elsie Jones Dies Tuesday Mrs. Elsie Jones, 35, died at her home on Lake street at 4 p. m. Tuesday. She is survived by her husband, Herman F.; four daughters, Sue, Dorothy, Phyllis Ilene and Martha, all of the home; a one day-old son, and her father, Dillard Purdue, of Madisonville. The body will remain at the Tapp funeral Home until today when it will be moved to Martin, Tenn., for burial. Infant Dies Robert Charles Martin, infant son of Mr. And Mrs. Cecil Martin of Providence, died Wednesday in an Evansville hospital. Also surviving are a sister, Dretha Lee; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin, Providence. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. at Second Baptist church, Rev John Robison officiating. Burial was in White Oak cemetery. Skull is identified as being Mary J. Morrow's; Investigator from Florida Convinced After Trip Here; Former Providence Woman Disappeared In Florida In 1941; Positive Identification Made By Dr. W.A. Bridwell From Chart. I.R. Mills, state's attorney's investigator of Coral Gables, Fla., said Tuesday in Providence that definite proof had been established that the skeleton found in a vacant lot in Coral Gables recently was that of Miss Mary J. Morrow, former Providence resident, who disappeared in July, 1941. The Florida officer came by plant from Miami to Evansville Monday night and spent Tuesday afternoon in Providence investigating the case here. He brought along the skull for a comparison of dental work done by Dr. W.A. Bridwell, Providence dentist, only a few months before Miss Morrow left Providence. A chart of the dental work and of the missing teeth, had been kept by Dr. Bridwell and was used in the comparison which was also witnessed by Mayor Chas. J. Miedreich and J.L. Bradley. The record card tallied exactly with the fillings and the missing teeth and Dr. Bridwell also testified that he was positive that it was his work. An affadavit confirming the identification was made for the Florida records where the case is still being investigated. Investigator Mills is scheduled to return to Florida following a check-up in an Evansville hospital of an X-ray of an injured vertebra some years ago when she jumped from the Morrow home here when it caught fire. The skeleton is being returned to Florida pending further investigation of the cause of Miss Morrow's death. Mills also conferred with Mrs. Mona Mae Newsom, sister of Miss Morrow, while here. Preliminary identification of the skeleton had been made in Coral Gables Saturday by Dr. Z.N. Wright, Miami, who had been furnished with a copy of the chart prepared by Dr. Bridwell. Miss Morrow, who was 41 years old at the time of her disappearance, had been away from Providence for several months. She had been with her brother, R.L. Morrow, now deceased, for a time in Newburgh, Ind., and had gone to Florida because of ill health. Miss Morrow's brother went to Florida following her disappearance in 1941 but could find no trace of her at that time. The skeleton was found partially covered in a vacant lot overgrown with scrub palmettoes on Thursday, Feb. 20, by two 'teen-aged boys who were playing nearby. They reported seeing a skull and investigating Coral Gables detectives uncovered the rest of the skeleton. The spot where the skeleton was found was only a few yards away from the garage apartment at the rear of the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Simmons where Miss Morrow had at first been employed as a seamstress and later resided as a tenant. Found along with the skeleton were remnants of one shoe, parts of a ring, a piece of cloth, buttons, some shoe eyelets and a small bottle containing some liquid. These items and two samples of dirt were sent to the FBI in Washington for tests. After going to Florida, Miss Morrow accepted temporary employment in the Simmons home as a seamstress. She then went to a hospital for an operation and later to a convalescent home. During Miss Morrow's stay at the convalescent home, it was stated that Mr. and Mrs. Simmons visited her several times and insisted that she return to their home. Mrs. Edna M. Davis, operator of the convalescent home, said that possibly two days after she left to go to the Simmons home, Miss Morrow called her by telephone, crying, and begged to be permitted to return. Mrs. Davis said she told Miss Morrow she had no bed for her. Investigators also state that they had been informed that Miss Morrow was so frightened that on July 9, 1941, the day she disappeared, that she had made a frantic call to a friend and asked if she could come to see her because of the unexplained fear, and made some mention of "an accident." But, said this informant to the investigators, Miss Morrow never made the promised visit. It is possible, investigators believe, that she may have met her death shortly after the telephone conversation. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons are reported to have left Miss Morrow at a downtown store in Coral Gables where she meant to cash a check. When she did not meet them, Mr. and Mrs. Simmons returned home, but never saw her again, Simmons is said to have told investigators. Simmons is also reported to have told authorities that he never ventured into the growth where the body was found because of rats and snakes. One of the youths who discovered the skeleton told authorities that three youngsters believe they almost stumbled upon the skeleton about five years ago. They would have, they agree, had they not been chased from a tree overlooking the spot by a man wearing a monocle who appeared with a shotgun and ordered them to "get out." Miss Morrow is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Mona Mae Newsom and Mrs. T. K. Barnhill, Providence; Mrs. B. H. Sigler of Owensboro; Mrs. A. W. Heniron, Detroit; and Miss Vilma Morrow, Lexington. Former Resident Dies in Madisonville Mrs. Mattie Lyons, 65, Madisonville rfd 3, died in Madisonville hospital on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 5 a. m. She had been seriously ill for several days. Mrs. Lyons was a widow of the late C. S. Lyons. She was born and reared in Webster County. Surviving are four children, Charles Lyons, Madisonville rfd 3; J. C. Lyons, Madisonville; Mrs. T. W. Bond, Oakland, Calif. ; Mrs. Virgil E. Ivy, Madisonville rfd 3; four brothers, T. K. Barnhill, J. C. Barnhill, J. L. Barnhill, all of Providence, and W. M. Barnhill, Tulsa, Okla., and three sisters, Mrs. R. R. Rogers, Nebo; Mrs. S. T. Harris, Madisonville, and Mrs. Roy Allen, Providence. Funeral services were conducted at the Harris funeral Home in Madisonville at 2 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Porter Cole, Providence, officiating. Burial was in the Odd Fellow cemetery in Madisonville. {page 2} Deeds Filed Marshall Lockridge and wife to H. H. Harmon and wife, lot in Dixon. Ollie Goodson and wife to Jesse Sigler, lot in Providence. Lucy A. Brown to Claude L. Lindsey and wife, house and lot and 4 vacant lots in Providence. Nora Lee Davis to Ada S. Belt and others, house and lot in Providence. Home Owner's Loan corporation to Milton W. Matthews and wife, real estate in Providence. {page 3, Wheatcroft} Thomas Earl Gettie Mr. and Mrs. Jammie Gettie announce the birth of a son on March 1. He has been named Thomas Earl Gettie. Mrs. Gettie was the former Miss Adiee Baker, near Sullivan. La Donna Rae Cowen Mr. and Mrs. Geston Cowen announce the birth of a daughter who has been named La Donna Rae. Mr. and Mrs. Cowan are living in Sunnyside, Utah. Mr. Cowen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Cowen of Wheatcroft. {page 4, Dixon Happenings} Carolyn Ann Owen Mr. and Mrs. William Owen are parents of a daughter, born Feb. 18. She has been named Carolyn Ann. Daughter born Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Edens are parents of a daughter born Tuesday, March 4, Weight was seven pounds. Carolyn Ann Cowen Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cowen are parents of a daughter, born March 3. Weight was nine and three-fourths pounds and she has been named Carolyn Ann. Former Dixon Man in Evansville Hospital Cosby Jackson, formerly of Dixon, is in the Marine Hospital in Evansville. Mr. Jackson suffered a fractured skull when he fell on the street in Henderson. He is a brother of Mrs. Eva Gardner. Suffers Broken Arm in Car Wreck Miss Alice Margaret Crowell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Crowell of Princeton and granddaughter of Mrs. Jennie Baker of Dixon, suffered a broken arm in a car wreck Monday. Mrs. Crowell formerly lived in Dixon. Entertain in Honor of Mrs. Winstead Mrs. Bill Knight entertained at Taylor's Cafe Wednesday night of last week honoring the seventy-eighth birthday of her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Winstead. {page 4, Slaughters} Johnson-Wooton Wedding in Historic Gravevine Christian Church Historic Gravevine Christian church on Grapevine road, was the scene of an impressive double ring ceremony at four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Feb 23, uniting in marriage Miss Margaret Ann Jackson and James Lester Wooton. This was the first wedding ever to be held in the stately little church, which is more than a century old and had as one of its first ministers the great-grandfather of the bride, Elder J. F. Story. (descripion of Wedding omitted) The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Jackson, 526 East Broadway, Madisonville, and Mr. Wooton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ovie Wooton of Slaughters. Mrs Wooton is a graduate of Madisonville high school and Mr. Wooton is a graduate of Slaughters high school. {Page 4, Poole News} Miscellaneous Shower given for Mrs. Tombs Miss Naomi Liles and Mrs. Ira Melton were the hostesses to a miscellaneous shower Saturday at the home of Mrs Melton in honor of Mrs. Kenneth Tombs, the former Miss Mary Ines Tapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Tapp. Miscellaneous Shower given for Mrs. Chandler Mrs. Ann Livers and Mrs. Bill Whitmore were the hostesses to a miscellaneous shower Saturday, March 1, given at the school gym in honor of Mrs. T. L. Chandler, the former Miss Lois Ladd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Ladd. {page 5 , Providence Items} Janice Kay Vick A daughter was born Monday March 3, to Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Vick in Cardwell's Clinic. She weighed eight pounds and has been named Janice Kay. James Edward Felker A son was born Feb 26 to Mr. and Mrs. William F. Felker in Cardwell's Clinic. He weighed seven and three fourth pounds and has been named James Edward. Mrs. Felker and son were dismissed Sunday. Homer Pharris, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Pharris near Liberty, are parents of a son born Feb. 23. He weighed ten pounds and has been named Homer Pharris, Jr. Phillip Carroll Ball Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Ball of Paducah are parents of a son born March 1 in Cardwell's clinic. Weight was nine pounds and he has been named Phillip Carroll. Mr. Ball is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ball. Mrs. Ball and son were dismissed Tuesday. ========================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===========================================================================