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Aura Vadis Barnes
Aura Vadis Barnes, 76, of Louisville, died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Sommerfield Health and Rehab. The Hardin County native was a member of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Franklin and Viola Goodman Nichols and by two brothers, Paul Wayne Nichols and Gene Ray Nichols. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Barnes, two sons, Terry Barnes and Alan Barnes and his wife Sara all of Louisville, one brother Edwin Nichols and Wanda of East View, three sisters, Bernice Barnes of Louisville, Evelyn Cundiff and Roy of East View and Lois Sherrard and Harold of Richland, NC and two grandchildren, David Barnes and Alan Barnes. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Smith Chapel cemetery. Visitation is 3:30 to 8 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
George Anne Massey Egerton
George Anne Massey Egerton, a beloved champion of children (her own and other people's), animals of all kinds, home cooks and bakers, local musicians and artists, gardeners, storytellers and free spirits of which she was one, died August 11, 2011 of cancer at her Elizabethtown home. She was 80 years old. She spent her entire life in Kentucky and almost all of it in Elizabethtown, the ancestral home of her mother, Mildred Ellen Montgomery Massey, whose Baptist family was prominent for generations in Hardin County civic and business affairs. After the Civil War, they spearheaded such local growth as the development of Montgomery Avenue, east of downtown. One of the oldest homes there, a two-story brick of Italianate design, was to become both Mildred Ellen's and George Anne's permanent address. George Anne's father, George Thomas Massey, had grown up as a choirboy in the Catholic Church in Bowling Green. He later made a name for himself as an insurance executive, a member of the state legislature and of the Elizabethtown City Council. He was a championship amateur golfer and founder of three country clubs. In 1929, in defiance of church and family, he eloped with Mildred Ellen Montgomery, who was 10 years older than he and by then a divorcee with a teenage son. George Anne, the only child of Mildred Ellen and George Massey, was born in Louisville on April 6, 1931. Returning to Elizabethtown, they lived in a storybook-like Victorian home with turrets, at the corner of North Dixie and Miles Sts. George Anne, a dark-haired beauty like her mother, blossomed into a popular student and cheerleader at Elizabethtown High School, and a star on the girls' softball team. After graduation in 1949, she was about to be steered by her parents to a private girls' college in Missouri when she rebelled and ran away to marry Joseph Hardin Johnson, a Kentucky State Trooper and World War II veteran. The following year they had a son, Hardin, born in Louisville. Her parents had divorced by then, and Mildred Ellen was living in the family house at 624 Montgomery Ave. George Anne, with her husband and baby moved there to live with her mother and housekeeper Mary Bea Perry of Elizabethtown. Two more babies quickly followed. Judy in 1951 and Doug in 1952, both delivered by natural childbirth in the home. The following year, George Anne divorced. She and the babies remained on Montgomery Avenue with her mother and Ms. Perry. The three women maintained a close bond to one another and to that address for the rest of their lives. Ms. Massey died in 1956 and Ms. Perry in 2008. On November 22, 1956, George Anne married
William Graham Egerton of Cadiz, KY. In Elizabethtown, he entered the real estate and insurance business and later was part-owner of Rider's men's clothing store and manager of the local Hilliard Lyons stock brokerage. He and George Anne had two sons, Rowland in 1958 and John in 1964. The Montgomery Avenue home was a hub of community activity enlivened by their five children, other family members, neighbors, and steady stream of guests and a menagerie of pets in perpetual motion. George Anne's father died in 1974, and the following year she and Graham were divorced. She was by then pouring her energy into musical exploration, first with the piano, which she had studied as a child, and eventually with the guitar, autoharp, hammered dulcimer, banjo and harp. As a singer-songwriter, she regularly played and sang at schools, the local hospital and library, and a variety of festivals including The Berea Craft Festival. In 1989, she composed and preformed 10 songs for an album titled Single-Minded Lady. It was recorded in Nashville by producer John McEuen. The animal population at 624 Montgomery included, over time, countless dogs and cats as well as horses, burros, and a llama, in a fenced pasture adjacent to the house. It was generally understood, to the delight of some and the dismay of others, that the pets, regardless of size were routinely considered first among equals. George Anne was a teacher at heart, always eager to share her passions as a pet keeper, gourmet cook and pastry chef, musician, hostess, flower gardener and public-spirited citizen. She was an adventurous and open-minded homebody and a vocal advocate for causes ranging from local historic preservation to global environmental protection. Her pies and cakes were a sensation on countless occasions, such as at her son John's Bardstown seafood restaurant and her daughter Judy's annual Derby party in Louisville. An invitation to her Christmas Eve musical feast was coveted by all who knew her. Never one to live by the standard clock and calendar, she probably would have been late to her own funeral, had she chosen to have one. Instead a gathering of family and friends to honor her memory will be at 5 p.m. August 20th at the Elizabethtown home place on Montgomery Avenue. George Anne is survived by her five children in this country: Hardin (Patty), Judith (Mike), Douglas (Rhonda), Rowland (Ellen) and John (Bonnie), and by Abed Onn (David), in Malaysia; by five grandchildren; Andrea, Cory, Micki, Jessica, and Casey; and by six great-grandchildren; Lexie, Grady, Pen, Andrew, Anthony and Jack. One granddaughter, Chrissy, preceded her in death. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that George Anne's Memory be honored with a contribution to PAWS, a local animal shelter foundation (P O Box 1116, Elizabethtown, KY 42702), or by planting a tree or other perennials at a place of your choosing. Brown Funeral Home is in charge of Arrangements.
Mary Belle Downes Rountree
Mary Belle Downes Rountree, 88, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday September 11, 2011, at North Hardin Health and Rehab. She was a native of Jefferson County, a member of First Christian Church, and a member of the Kum Join Us Sunday School Class. She was retired from Clark Jewelers after over 20 years of service. She is preceded in death by her husband, C. Edwin Rountree and her parents Herbert F. Downes and Mamie Davis. She is survived by her son, Wayne (Debbie) Rountree of Elizabethtown; her daughter, Linda (Ray) Marcum of Lexington, TN; a brother, Herbert Downes of Louisville; a sister, Eleanor Chappell of St. Augustine, FL; four grandsons, Brent and Brian Marcum and Matt and Josh Rountree; one great-grandson Jason Marcum and one great-granddaughter Sophie Marcum. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Chris Kiger and Bro. Doug Mitchell officiating. A Graveside service will follow 12:30 p.m.at Resthaven Memorial Park in Louisville. Visitation will be Tuesday 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continue Wednesday after 9 a.m. at the funeral home.
Robert Evans
Robert Keith Evans, 79, of Cecilia, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Rainelle, WV, an Army veteran and a member of Radcliff Church of Christ. He was the previous owner of Hub City Casting and worked at the Ford Plant in Michigan. He was a member of Hardin County Fair Squares and was an avid fisherman. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Samuel Evans and Lillian Hitt Evans He is survived by his wife, Janice Adams Evans, three sons, Robert Evans of Stockbridge, GA, Sean Robert Evans of Cecilia and Doug (Denise) Adams of Elizabethtown, 7 daughters, Susan Evans Harlan of McDonough, GA, Debra Evans of Atlanta, GA, Judy (Kevin) Large of Elizabethtown, Pam (Alan) Sawyer of LaGrange, Peggy (Chuck) Bowen of Hodgenville, Holly Evans of Cecilia and Denise (Troy) Keasee of Elizabethtown, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Brown Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Raymond Cox
Raymond Morgan Cox, 75, of Cecilia, died Saturday, September 9, 2011 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Glendale, a member of Cecilia United Methodist Church and was an Air Force Veteran. He was a member of American Legion Post 113, Stephensburg Masonic Lodge and was a Kentucky Colonel. He was a building inspector at Ft. Knox for 35 years and retired as a bus driver for Hardin County Schools. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Larue Cox and Helen Louise Stewart Cox Baker. He is survived by his wife Zelma Fay Nall Cox, one son Michael Wade Cox of Cecilia, one brother, James Baker of Valpariso, IN, two sisters, Alma Cox of Cecilia and Margaret Peake of Elizabethtown and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Brown Funeral Home with Rev. B. T. Bixhop officiating. Burial will be in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Sam Robert "Apple Man" Claywell, Sr.
Sam Robert "Apple Man" Claywell, Sr., 83, of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Burkesville, a member of Glasgow First Church of Nazarene, and a lifelong farmer. He is preceded in death by his parents Jessie Cloyd and Trannie Smith of Burkesville, KY. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Claywell; two sons, Sam (LaDonna) Claywell of Elizabethtown and William (Della) Claywell of Glasgow; two daughters, Bedelia (Randal) Wilmoth of Cecilia and Patricia (Larry) Jenkins of Louisville; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Ron Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Glasgow. Visitation will be Saturday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and continue at 11 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Curtis Lee Cox
Curtis Lee Cox, 78, of Elizabethtown, died Monday August 15, 2011, at his residence. Born in Fleming-Neon, KY, he was an avid sports fan and had the honor of being recruited by Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty years; and later retired from Fort Knox Community Schools. He was preceded in death by his parents William "Bill" and Lula Mae Cox. He is survived by his wife Mary Jane Hayse Cox; a son, Barry Martin Cox and his fiance Savine Bonano of Elizabethtown; a daughter, Melinda Susan "Mindy" Gomez of Charleston, SC; four brothers, Carl Cox of Lexington, Colin "Cokie" Cox of Hazard, Johnny Cox of Hazard and Alvin "Hoppie" Cox; one sister Barbara Nunley of Louisville; and three grandchildren, Drew Cox of Elizabethtown, Elise Porcelli of Charleston, SC and Ramon Bonano of Elizabethtown. The funeral will be 12:00 p.m. Thursday at Brown Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Kentucky Veterans cemetery Central in Radcliff. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
1SG (Ret) Richard S. Elam
1SG (Ret) Richard S. Elam, 85, of Elizabethtown passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Signature Health Care. ISG Elam was born on April 7, 1929 in Bluefield, VA. He retired from the U. S. Army in 1970 after serving 22 years of active duty. He served two tours in Vietnam, 1962-63 and 1968-69. While serving in Vietnam he was awarded the air medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroism. He also served in Tehran, Iran as a military advisor to the Iranian military. His military career was in aviation where he acquired his senior aviation wings with 8000 hours of flying time. He was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown. 1SG Elam is preceded in death by his wife 53 years, Anna L. Mobley Elam and two sons, Mark Anton Elam and Timothy Blake Elam. 1SG Elam and his wife traveled to 46 U. S. States and to the countries of Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece and Mexico. They also had taken several cruises to the Caribbean and visited many of the island and Belize. He is survived by a son, Christopher (Michelle) Elam of Elizabethtown; a grandson, Jonathan Elam of Orinda, CA a brother, COL (Ret) David (Joy) Elam of Auburn, AL; and a sister Wanda (Paul) Peery of Orlando, FL. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday at Brown Funeral Home. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, P O Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101. Burial will be at Kentucky Veterans cemetery Central in Radcliff, KY. Brown Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
