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Richard A. Gooch
HARRODSBURG -- Richard A. Gooch, 32, of Cane Run Street, husband of Robin Gooch, died Monday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital as the result of low voltage electrocution which occurred at Corning Inc. Arrangements are incomplete at Ransdell Funeral Chapel.
[Notice dated 6/13/2000]
Earl Price
LIBERTY -- Earl Price Jr., 61, of Casey Creek Road died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 17, 1939, in Nelson County, he was a son of Earl and Mildred Thompson Price of Liberty. He was a retired state highway employee and a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church.
Other survivors include his wife, Roberta Wethington Price; three daughters, Lisa Dunagan of Bronston, Rhonda Price of Liberty and Cynthia Miller of Berea; a brother, Larry Price of Liberty; a sister, Jean Price of Liberty; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Hall. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
[Notice dated 6/13/2000]
James E. Royalty
HARRODSBURG -- James E. Royalty, 76, of Versailles died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital.
He was the husband of Mary Ann Steel Royalty. Arrangements are incomplete at Ransdell Funeral Chapel.
[Notice dated 6/13/2000]
Cleo M. Ward
LEXINGTON -- Cleo M. Ward, 97, of Lexington died Sunday at her home.
Born in Lexington, she was a daughter of the late George and Mamie A. Atkerson. She was the widow of Henry C. Ward and a member of Chevy Chase Baptist Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Violet White, Evelyn Cochran, Jackie Allender and Patricia Kinder, all of Lexington; a son, Henry C. Ward of San Antonio, Texas; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. W.B. Casey and Tommy Howard. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, 40504.
[Notice dated 6/13/2000]
Phillip R. Walker
Phillip Russell "Phil" Walker, 55, of Bate Street died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born April 17, 1944, in Boyle County, he was a son of the late Mary and Clay Walker. He was a painter and former employee of Jackson Chair.
Survivors include a son, Chris Bryant of Miami, Fla.; three brothers, George F. Walker III, Roy C. Walker and Freddie L. Walker, all of Danville; three sisters, Linelle Wright of Cincinnati, Lonnie Smith of Danville and Mary J. Dunn of Harrodsburg.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Smith-Jackson Funeral Home by the Rev. Herbert Dunn. Burial will be in Hilldale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Vermont Johnson, Raymond Houston, Tony Griffin, Joey Griffin, Johnny Johnson and Jim Baughman.
Honorary pallbearers are J. Henry Walker, Buddy Walker, Coleman Simpson, George Wilhite, Billy Joe Coulter, Michael Jones and Pete Johnson.
Visitation is 11 a.m. Tuesday until of service.
[Notice dated 6/12/2000]
Louise L. Foster
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Louise L. Foster, 79, of Fort Walton Beach died here Saturday.
Born in Junction City, she was a homemaker and a member of Cinco Baptist Church. She was the widow of James O. Foster.
Survivors include a son, Franklin D. Leathers of Fort Walton Beach; two brothers, Richard Bodner of Villa Hills and Dan Bodner of Atlanta; and a sister, Doris Balasa of Villa Hills.
Services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at McLaughlin Mortuary. Burial will be in Beal Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to charity of choice.
[Notice dated 6/12/2000]
Gertrude Naylor
LANCASTER -- Gertrude Naylor, 85, of Hill Court died Sunday at Garrard County Memorial Hospital.
Born May 25, 1915, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Katie Hines Fathergill. She was owner of Naylor's Antiques for over 50 years and a sales clerk for Coles Drug Store. She was a member of Paint Lick Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Ben T. Naylor Sr.; a son, Ben Naylor Jr. of Bruceton, Tenn.; two half sisters, Christine Morrow of Brooksville, Miss., and Margaret Gatliff of Kokomo, Ind.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Rev. Jim Cox. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Gene Hampton, Jim Forsythe, Mike Fathergill, Gary Shell, David Hagan, Butch Merchant and Roger Fathergill.
Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Brian Ellis, Dr. Nicholas Martin, Dr. Paul Sides, Bobby Cole, Kevin and Billy Hatfield and the staff of Garrard County Memorial Hospital extended care.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Tuesday.
[Notice dated 6/12/2000]
Paul L. Cantrell
A memorial service for Paul L. Cantrell of O'Hara Drive will be held at a later date.
He died June 7 at his home.
He was a son of the late John H. and Grace Tompkins Cantrell. He was a professor of English at Centre College and was a purple heart recipient for service during World War II. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Mebius Cantrell; two sons, Clay Cantrell of Hendersonville, Tenn., and John Cantrell of Winter Springs, Fla.; and a daughter, Jennifer Cantrell of Indiana.
Memorials may go to Centre College or Heritage Hospice.
[Notice dated 6/12/2000]
Ross W. McQuerry
JUNCTION CITY -- Funeral for Ross William McQuerry, 63, of Hustonville Road, who died Thursday, will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Junction City First Baptist Church by the Revs. Bill Pack and Ernest Martin. Burial is in Junction City Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home.
He was the son of Christine Manuel McQuerry of Garrard County and the late Glen McQuerry. He was the owner of Ross McQuerry Plumbing and was former superintendent of to the Junction City Water and Sewer Department. He is a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church in Garrard County. He was a graduate of Paint Lick High School and served in the Air Force.
Other survivors include his wife, Leuretha "Vickie" McQuerry; two sons, Ross W. "Sump" McQuerry II of Gravel Switch and Charles Edward Tudor of Danville; three daughters, Lisa Compton and Sherry Henry, both of Junction City, and Terry Cochran of Stanford; three brothers, Gordon and Jerry McQuerry of Garrard County and David McQuerry of Mercer County; seven sisters, "Boots" Whitaker, Loretta Parker, Wanda Flynn, Mildred Purcell, Glenna Castle and Virginia Simpson, all of Garrard County, and Margaret Lee Huffman of Dayton, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Chester, David and Jeff Vickery, Sean Henry, Jeff Burger and Bobby and Earl McQuerry.
Honorary pallbearers are granddaughters, nieces and nephews.
[Notice dated 6/11/2000]
Paul Cantrell
Dr. Paul L. Cantrell of Danville, an English professor at Centre College for 40 years, died Wednesday at his home in Danville.
Born in Nashville, Tenn., Cantrell completed bachelor's and master's degrees at Vanderbilt University and earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia. In 1949, he joined the Centre faculty and taught through seven college presidents before retiring in 1989.
Cantrell did a little bit of everything at Centre. Arriving first as a temporary faculty replacement while drama professor West T. Hill was on a leave of absence, Cantrell subsequently served a three-year stint as director of admissions.
Returning to the classroom, he taught Shakespeare and Renaissance literature, coached debate, encouraged young writers as sponsor of Obiter Scripta and Coffee and Cake (campus literary magazines), chaired the English program, and took students to Great Britain on a regular basis.
"Nothing, " he once admitted, "has pleased me or satisfied me more than to conduct the overseas program." Cantrell's love of England began during World War II when he spent several months there recovering from wounds received during battle in Europe. A machine gunner in the 9th Infantry Division, he was badly wounded and his unit almost destroyed during the Battle of Huertgen Forest.
Centre honored him in 1975 with designation as Cowan Professor of English and in 1973 with his induction as an honorary member of Centre's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He received the Hughes Award for extraordinary teaching in 1983.
After retiring, he led alumni tours of Great Britain and was a regular contributor to the Centrepiece alumni magazine.
In 1997, J. David Grissom, a former student who is now chair of Centre's board of trustees, established a professorship in Cantrell's name. A talented thespian and storyteller extraordinaire, Cantrell's performances enchanted audiences over the years at Centre, Pioneer Playhouse, and the West T. Hill theater. Even a casual conversation with him had elements of theater as he first set the stage and then drew his audience, be it of one or 50, into the scene. Yet, he always insisted theater was merely his avocation. His work -- and his passion -- was teaching. When once asked if he ever had aspirations for a stage career, he replied, "Yes. And I fulfilled them."
Milton Reigelman, who taught English with Cantrell for 18 years, said at his colleague's retirement, "It's not accidental that Cantrell is most attracted to Shakespeare, and to Chaucer, the most profound dramatist and the most wonderful storyteller in English. And for the same two reasons that he is attracted to these two sublime masters of the language and of story, we are attracted to him."
A Cantrell class was marked by the unexpected. One legendary story had him perched cross-legged on his desk as he related the story of an English classic, Sir Gawain's pursuit of the Green Knight. Suddenly Cantrell leapt off the desk, swinging his arms as though they held a great ax and exclaimed, "And he lopped off his head."
It was an image students could recall perfectly even 30 years later.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Mebius Cantrell; two sons, Clay and John Fred; and a daughter, Jennifer.
Stith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Notice dated 6/8/2000]
Bobby Nevius
HARRODSBURG -- Bobby Nevius, 52, of Rosewood Drive, husband of Wanda Huffman Nevius, died Wednesday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.
[Notice dated 6/8/2000]
