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Wilda M. Tucker
SCIENCE HILL -- Wilda Jean Mayfield Tucker, 65, of Old Waynesburg Road, Eubank, died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Born April 28, 1937, in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Shelby and Bertha Ellen Daulton Mayfield. She was a housekeeper and a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church in Eubank.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny W. Tucker; a son, Johnny Mark Tucker of Eubank; two daughters, Kimberly Floyd and Kathy McDonald, both of Eubank; a brother, Denver "Jock" Mayfield of Somerset; four sisters, Mildred Tucker of Cincinnati and Jewell Gossett, Ruth Thompson and Rhodie Girdler, all of Somerset; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a son, Wendell Eugene Tucker.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Good Hope Baptist Church in Eubank. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. today at Morris and Hislope Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 11/08/2002]
John Baldwin
CRAB ORCHARD -- Services for John Baldwin, 69, of Brodhead Road were scheduled at 2 p.m. today at McKnight Funeral Home by Vernon Doan and Ira Miller. Burial will be in Freedom Church Cemetery, Mount Vernon.
He died Wednesday at Rockcastle County Hospital.
Honorary pallbearers were John Haarman and Ira "Speedy" Miller.
[Obit dated 11/08/2002]
Clarence Johnson
Services for Clarence Johnson, 88, of Alum Springs Road, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by Rev. Ernest Fields Jr. and David Keith Johnson. Burial will be at Parksville Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Hospice of Louisville, Audobon Hospital in Louisville.
Born June 7, 1914, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Jim Matt and Anna Bell Ferrell Johnson. He was retired from the Boyle County Road Department, where he worked for 40 years, and Farmer's Tobacco Warehouse, where he worked for 79 years. He was also a farmer, a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a former deacon at Pleasant Run Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Gordon Johnson; three sons, J. C. Johnson of Louisville, Marvin Leonard Johnson of Columbia, Tenn. and William Arnold Johnson of Danville; one sister, Carrie Mae Burger of Danville; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons A.J. Johnson, David Keith Johnson, Joshua Clarence Johnson, Joseph Glenn Nutgrass, Johnathan Dwayne Ford, James Michael Johnson, Ricky Eugene Ford and Jeremy Johnson.
Honorary pallbearers are great-grandons Ben Johnson, Corey Lee Johnson, Milburn Edwards, Marty Russell, Christopher Barrett, Adam Ford, Noah Ford, Cody Michael Ford.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home and after 11 a.m. Saturday until the service.
[Obit dated 11/08/2002]
Matilda L. Parson
LANCASTER -- Services for Matilda Logan Parson, 94, of Danville Street will be 10 .m. Saturday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Revs. Bryce McCulley and Val McCord. Burial will be at Lancaster Cemetery.
She died Thursday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital's Home for Senior Citizens.
Born Oct. 8, 1908, in Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late Rice and Elizabeth Adkison Logan. She was retired co-manager of Parson's Grocery and a member of New Antioch Christian Church. She was the widow of Gilbert Parson.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Ada Parson of Lancaster; one daughter, Rosalee Parson of Lancaster; four granddaughters and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Parson, and a son, Lamorris Parson.
Pallbearers will be Ralph Sebastian, Bobby East, Gordon Curtis, Rick Gastineau, George Preston and Harry Preston.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Garrard County Memorial Hospital's Home for Senior Citizens.
[Obit dated 11/08/2002]
Deborah Whitmer
LEXINGTON -- The Rev. Deborah Whitmer, 53, of Lexington died Wednesday at Samaritan Medical Center.
She served as former pastor at Junction City United Methodist Church from 1989 to 1993 and had been director and pastor of Lexington's Nathaniel United Methodist Mission since 1994. She had served the United Methodist Church on various levels and also had worked for state government.
She is survived by her parents, Robert J. Whitmer and Lorene Taylor Whitmer, both of Philpot; and two sisters.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Lexington by the Revs. Thomas W. Eblen and Al Gwinn. Burial will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is after noon Friday at the church.
W.R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway is charge of arrangements.
Memorials may go to Nathaniel United Methodist Mission, P.O. Box 31, Lexington 40588.
[Obit dated 11/07/2002]
James C. Johnson
James Clarence Johnson, 88, of Alum Springs Road died Wednesday at Hospice of Louisville. Arrangements are incomplete at Stith Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 11/07/2002]
John Baldwin
CRAB ORCHARD -- John Baldwin, 69, of Brodhead Road died Wednesday at Rockcastle County Hospital.
Born Jan. 17, 1933, in Parrot, he was the son of the late Coy and Ella Fields Baldwin. He was a mechanic at Southern States in Berea for 20 years, a farmer, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Dayne Blanton Baldwin; a daughter, Joann Rouse of Crab Orchard; a son, Johnny Baldwin of Crab Orchard; a daughter, Susie McGuffey of Cabot, Ark.; four brothers, Walter, Paul and Estill Baldwin, all of Crab Orchard, and Marion Baldwin of Middlesboro; seven grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mildred L. Baldwin.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at McKnight Funeral Home by Vernon Doan and Ira Miller. Burial will be in Freedom Church Cemetery, Mount Vernon.
Pallbearers will be Regal, Philip, Chris and Eugene Baldwin, Sherman Allen and Bobby Caldwell.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today.
[Obit dated 11/07/2002]
Matilda L. Parson
LANCASTER -- Matilda Logan Parson, 94, of Lancaster died today at Garrard County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ramsey Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 11/07/2002]
Howard B. Shepherd
McKEE -- Howard B. Shepherd, 64, of Acres Drive, Danville, died Monday at his home.
Born Aug. 25, 1938, in Jackson County, he was the son of Nona Isaacs of McKee and the late Ben Shepherd.
Other survivors include three sons, Alvin and James Shepherd, both of Danville, and Chris Shepherd of Stanton; two daughters, Sharon Robinson of Danville and Teresa Cooley of Stanford; a brother, Donnie Isaacs of Sand Gap; three sisters, Daisey Shepherd of McKee, Junie Lawrence of Lexington and Judy Anglin of Richmond; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services were Wednesday at Justice Funeral Home by the Rev. Bill Rose. Burial was in Issacs Family Cemetery in Sand Gap.
[Obit dated 11/07/2002]
Dalton McGrath
PERRYVILLE -- Services for Dalton James Earl McGrath will be 10 a.m. Friday at Salt River Baptist Church by the Rev. Bob Bausum. Burial will be in Maxey Valley Cemetery, Lincoln County.
He was the son of Gregory and Joanna Reardon McGrath of Junction City and was stillborn Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Other survivors include paternal grandparents, Jim and Betty McGrath of Burgin; a sister, Hollie Nichole McGrath, at home; and a brother, Jason McGrath, at home.
Wilder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Obit dated 11/07/2002]
Dorothy C. Johnson
MORELAND -- Services for Dorothy Mae Coontz Johnson, 68, of Fifth Street, Danville, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Danville Church of God by the Revs. Lonnie Daugherty, Rusty Townsend and Gary Story. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Stanford.
She died Wednesday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born Aug. 8, 1934, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Ola Bell Anderson Coontz. She was a retired employee of Genesco and a member of Danville Church of God.
Survivors include a son, James "Jimmy" Johnson Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, Bobby Coontz of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two sisters, Glenda Withrow of Salinas, Calif., and Mary Ann Wray of Stanford; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Eddy Johnson, Rick Lawson, Caleb Wray, Lawrence Wray Jr., Paul Bodner and Ed Music.
Honorary pallbearers will be Robbie Coontz, Chris Cook, Gary Lanham Sr., Mark Coontz, Billy Johnson and Tommy Ray.
Visitation will be 5:30-9 p.m. Friday at the church.
W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Obit dated 11/07/2002]
Maurice L. Sweazy
PERRYVILLE -- Maurice Leroy Sweazy, 60, of East Second Street died Monday in Lexington.
Born Jan. 23, 1942, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Jack and Juanita Coyle Sweazy. He was a retired self-employed brick mason. He had served in the Navy as a radio operator during the Vietnam era and was a member of Perryville Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Jeana Smith of Texas and Marci Sweazy of Danville; a son, Eric Sweazy of Danville; a brother, Bobby Sweazy of Lexington; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday with a memorial service at 8 a.m.
[Obit dated 11/05/2002]
Angeline J. Williams
Angeline Jett Williams, 83, died Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev.
Born July 12, 1919, in Madison County, she was the daughter of the late Jeptha C. and Mabel Rayburn Jett. She was a graduate of Danville High School, attended Centre College, and graduated from the University of Kentucky.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan W. Vallercorse of Las Vegas; a son, David P. Williams of Chandler, Ariz.; a sister, Nancy J. Dorsey of Richmond, Va.; and a brother, Jeptha R. Jett of Danville.
No services are scheduled.
[Obit dated 11/05/2002]
