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Pete Ratcliffe
LANCASTER -- J.P. "Pete" Ratcliffe, 92, of Ashland died Saturday at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.
Born Jan. 1, 1911, in Winchester, Ind., he was the son of the late Ed and Minnie Abrams Ratcliffe. He was a retired Armco Steel supervisor. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, having served as exalted ruler, past state president, past district deputy and chairman of the Elks Scout Troop 101 for 37 years. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a member and elder emeritus of Community Presbyterian Church in Bellefonte.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Ratcliffe; two daughters, Barbara Rusko of Ocean Pines, Md., and Dixie D. Hester of Fort Mitchell; two sisters, Justine Deters and Jean Robinson, both of Ashland; and six grandchildren.
Services were today at Steen Funeral Home in Ashland by the Rev. Dwight McCormick. Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Lancaster Cemetery.
Memorials may go to Bellefonte Community Presbyterian Church, 605 Bellefonte Princess Drive, Ashland 21114.
Ramsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Obit dated 04/01/2003]
Freda Pruitt
WAYNESBURG -- Services for Freda Kaye Eldridge Pruitt, 39, of Scottsville, formerly of Somerset, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Friendship Old Regular Baptist Church by Emory Caudill and Roger Gibson. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.
She died Saturday at her home.
Born Feb. 6, 1964, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of Emil Eldridge and Margaret Day Eldridge, both of Bronston.
Other survivors include a daughter, Lavena Cook of Harrodsburg; two brothers, Harold Eldridge of Somerset and Kenneth Eldridge of Bronston; a sister, Barbara E. Eldridge of Bronston; and a grandson.
Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Obit dated 04/01/2003]
Christine Watts
HARRODSBURG -- Services for Christine Watts, 72, of Hensley Heights will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. Don Reid. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital.
Born June 9, 1930, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Davis and Sylvia Pankey Claunch. She retired after 40 years with Cricketeer and was a member of Bruners Chapel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, William T. Watts; and a son, Richard L. Watts of Harrodsburg.
Pallbearers will be Joe Russell, Tony Pankey, Kyle Pankey, Tommy Peavler and Jack Vinning.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Wednesday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 04/01/2003]
Scott Rice
STANFORD - Scott Rice, 36, of Danville, died Wednesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. He was the husband of Shelly Rice. Arrangements are incomplete at Spurlin Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 10/02/2003]
Lyda S. Seay
MORELAND - Lyda Short Seay, 84, formerly of Hustonville, died today at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Arrangements are incomplete at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 10/02/2003]
Belve R. Turner
HARRODSBURG - Belve Russell Turner, 71, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 10/02/2003]
Joe C. Willis
HARRODSBURG - Joe Clifford Willis, 81, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday at Hospice Care Center in Lexington. Arrangements are incomplete at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 10/02/2003]
Barbara Howard
LANCASTER - Services for Barbara Howard, 67, of Richmond Street, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Rush and Bobby Brooks. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
She died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
Born June 6, 1936, in Woodchurch, Kent, England, she was the daughter of the late Frederick C. and Marjorie Gardner Pollard. She was a retired employee of Whittaker Bank and a member of Drakes Creek Baptist Church and the Women's Missionary Union, and Lancaster Woman's Club.
Survivors include her husband, Harvey J. Howard; two sons, Kevin Howard of Lancaster, and Keith Howard of Omaha, Neb.; a brother, Michael Pollard of Broadstairs, Kent, England; and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Howard, Mike Bolin, Michael Rankin, Mark Spurlin, Brian Smith and Ted Lewis.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Camp Horsing Around, P.O. Box 22276, Lexington, Ky. 40544.
[Obit dated 10/02/2003]
Auda C. Dykes
LIBERTY - Auda Marie Carr Dykes, 84, of Fair Street died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born March 8, 1919, in Liberty, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Ola Wheeler Carr. She was a homemaker and the widow of Murrill Dykes.
Survivors include two sons, Cody L. Dykes of Liberty and Joey B. Dykes of Campton; two sisters, Faye C. Dykes of Hustonville and Edith Wethington of Campbellsville; and a granddaughter.
Services will be private.
Memorials may go to the Kidney Foundation of Central Kentucky, 2417 Regency Road, Suite B1, Lexington 40503.
[Obit dated 08/22/2003]
Aurel Lawson
LIBERTY - Aurel Lawson, 85, of Cincinnati, formerly of Liberty, died Wednesday in Cincinnati.
Born March 31, 1918, in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Carlisle and Flossie Meeks Walters. She was retired school cook and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of Arlan Lawson.
Survivors include two daughters, Jackie McFarland of Cincinnati and Carole Baker of Sandy Hook, Va.; a brother, Ray Walters of Nancy; a sister, Mary Jo Green of Florida; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Oak Grove Baptist Church by James Lynn. Burial will be in Birdie-Russell Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bill Vanderbilt, Jerry Shoyer, Tom Smith, Everett McFarland, Scott Baker and Noel Walters.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Saturday and after 8 a.m. Sunday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 08/22/2003]
Flonnie Byrd
HARRODSBURG - Services for Flonnie Byrd, 78, of Harrodsburg will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died Thursday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born in Casey County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Matrie Wesley Godbey, and the stepdaughter of the late Dutch Kinder. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, Joe Byrd of Danville, Jerry Byrd of Salvisa and David Byrd of Harrodsburg; two daughters, Phyllis Medley of Harrodsburg and Janice Turner of Boyle County; three brothers, Delmer Godbey of Franklin County, Floyd Godbey of Harrodsburg and Velmer Godbey of Anderson County; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Byrd.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Saturday.
[Obit dated 08/22/2003]
Wayne Crawley
STANFORD - Services for Wayne Crawley, 59, of Ky. 1781, Waynesburg, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Fox Funeral Home by Lester Randolph.
Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born June 14, 1944, in Clark County, he was the son of the late Stuart and Virginia Drake Crawley. He was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service for 32 years and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Litteral Crawley; two daughters, Angela Bass and Shannon Berry, both of Lancaster; a stepdaughter, Paulette Miller of Richmond; a sister, Alma Crawley of Winchester; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Linda Crawley.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Lincoln County Humane Society.
[Obit dated 08/22/2003]
Laura Devine
HARRODSBURG - Services for Laura Devine, 80, of Castle Heights will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Arnold Moon, Jack Guerin and Greg Humpert. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at her home.
Born July 16, 1923, in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillie R. Burns Horn. She was a homemaker, member of Bruner's Chapel Baptist Church where she was a choir member, Training Union secretary and Sunday school teacher, and executive board member for the Mercer Baptist Association. She was the widow of Maurice J. Devine.
Survivors include a son, Glenn Devine of Mercer County; four sisters, Birdie Gooch of Danville, Valeria Kidd of Harrodsburg, and Lois Kidd and Mary Traynor, both of Lexington; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Rex and Mark Kidd, David and Michael Traynor, and Kevin and Michael Horn. Honorary pallbearers are Miller, Don, Willie B., Billy and Morris Horn, and members of her Sunday school class at Bruner's Chapel Baptist Church.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today and prior to the service Saturday.
Memorials may go to the Gideons International Bible Fund.
[Obit dated 08/22/2003]
Freddie J. Parsons
LANCASTER - Services for Freddie Joe Parsons, 49, of Berea will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Baptist Church at Red Hill in Rockcastle County by the Rev. Elsy Doan. Burial will be in Red Hill Cemetery.
He died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital.
Born May 31, 1954, in Harlan County, he was the son of the late Herman and Mildred Parson Sexton.
He was a mechanic and a member of Holiness Church.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Parsons; two sons, William and Christopher Simpson, both of Berea; two brothers, Kenneth W. Parsons of Berea and Ricky Parsons of Michigan; and two sisters, Alice Grimes of Lexington and Dorothy Bridges of Michigan.
Pallbearers will be Raymond Blackburn, Darrell Jackson, Jimmy Simpson, Jamie Alexander, Roger Hounshell and Jerry Slusher. Honorary pallbearers are James, Gary and Mark Grimes.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the church.
Spurlin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Obit dated 08/22/2003]
John T. Penman
LANCASTER - Services for John Thomas Penman, 69, of Richmond Road will be 2 p.m. Monday at Stanford First Baptist Church by the Rev. Isaiah Kennedy. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born Feb. 4, 1934, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late John H. and Agatha Wilhite Penman. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Stanford Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Buford Penman; nine sons, John D. Penman, Ronald Irvine Penman, Rodney O. Penman, Buford E. Penman, Edward L. Penman, and Tracy L. Penman, all of Lancaster, James Penman and John H. Penman, both of Cincinnati and Robert C. Penman, of Danville; four daughters, Darlene Spicer of Stanford, Valerie Penman and Kristal Penman, both of Lancaster, and Phyllis Newcomb of Georgia; a brother, Kenneth Penman of Danville; four sisters, Flora Overstreet of Lexington, Mac Rivers of Burgin, Margaret Penman of Stanford and Barbara Walker of Danville; several grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Michael and David Logan, Walter Anderson, George Whitehead, William Burton and William Hocker. Honorary pallbearers are Tony Overstreet, Jackie Ison, Kenny Allen, Elvis Buford and Gary Dismeaux.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Ramsey Funeral Home.
[Obit dated 08/22/2003]
