September 17, 1999
Louis Kriener
Louis Kriener Jr., 86, of Shelby Street, Junction City, died Thursday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born Oct. 20, 1912, in Junction City, he was a son of the late Louis M. and Jersey Gessinger Kriener. He was a teacher and basketball coach at Junction City and Boyle County high schools. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a graduate of Centre College, a member of Junction City Christian Church. He was the widower of Mary Hale Kriener.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Lou Barnett of Shelbyville; a sister, Jersey Clark of Columbus S.C.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by Gary Story. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be after noon Saturday.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice or American Cancer Society.
Bertice Reynolds Jr.
PERRYVILLE -- Bertice Reynolds Jr., 72, of South Buell Street, husband of Betty Grace Reynolds, died Thursday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Wilder Funeral Home.
George C. Anderson
LIBERTY -- George Carlis Anderson, 50, of Russell Springs, died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington.
Born Jan. 16, 1949, in Pulaski County, he was a son of the late Milford Anderson and Dona Dick Anderson Miller. He was a former truck driver and an Army veteran having served in Vietnam.
Survivors include his wife, Judy C. Haggard Anderson; a daughter, Rhonda Anderson of Germany; two sons, Rodney Anderson of Tennessee, and Keith Pittman of Liberty; three stepdaughters, Kysha, Angel and Genaviev Wynn, all of Harlan County; a step son, Samson Wynn of Harlan County; a brother, Millard J. Anderson of Liberty; two grandchildren; and three step grandchildren.
Graveside services were held today at Willow Springs Cemetery by the Rev. Edward Parton with military rites by the Casey County Funeral Squad.
Bartle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jesse L. Young
STANFORD -- Jesse Lee Young, 78, of Halls Gap, died Thursday at Pattie A. Clay Hospital in Richmond.
Born May 22, 1921, in Paint Lick, he was a son of the late Elmer and Lillie Hale Young. He was a retired farmer and a member of Mount Moriah Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Gerkey Young; a son, Dudley K. Young of Stanford; two daughters, Joyce Holloway of Stanford and Shirley Peck of Halls Gap; three brothers, Elmer Young Jr. of Waynesburg, Marvin W. Young of Somerset and William Sexton of Harrodsburg; a sister, Irene Fields of Lancaster; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Fox Funeral Home by Rob Cox and Virgil Horseman. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Saturday.
Doris Baer
Services for Doris Pollard Baer, 74, of O'Hara Drive, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church and by the Revs. Norman Hagley and Caroline Bloomfield. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
She died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 8, 1925, in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Charles K. and Lettie M. Kelley Pollard. She was a homemaker, a deacon of First Christian Church, a graduate of Parksville High School. She had served eight years as a member of the Danville Board of Education. She was and a former volunteer and supporter of the Christian Children's Home, and a member and past treasurer of the Democratic Women's Club.
Survivors include her husband, Harold B. "Buddy" Baer; two sons, Jeffrey Baer of Harrodsburg and Joel Baer of Cambridge, Mass.; a daughter, Jennifer K. Bell of Louisville; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Mike Perros, George Cunningham, Bill Stevens, Tony Wilder, Stephen Shewmaker, Richard Campbell and P. Joseph Clarke.
Honorary pallbearers are deacons of First Christian Church.
Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to Woodlawn Children's Home.
Stith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary S. Blankenship
STANFORD -- Graveside services for Mary Eliza Shaw Blankenship, 88, of Stanford, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Buffalo Springs Cemetery by the Rev. Leroy Davis.
She died Wednesday at Fort Logan Hospital.
Born May 21, 1911, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary Wyler Shaw. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Cowden Manufacturing Co. She was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church and the widow of W.T. Blankenship.
Survivors include two sons, Tom Blankenship and Billy Shaw Blankenship, both of Preachersville; three sisters, Ann Calloway of Crab Orchard, Rose James of Stanford and Emma James of Dayton, Ohio; and two grandsons.
Pallbearers will be Rudolph Wyler, Jim Calloway, Charles Brummett, Harry Helton, Orville Whitaker and Theo Nantz. Honorary pallbearers are Fred Wyler, Billy Severance, Jesse and George Blankenship, Keith Brent, David Abee, Russell Sebastian and Carvis Powers.
There will be no visitation.
Fox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marjorie Dean
HARRODSBURG -- Services for Marjorie "Peggy" Dean, 59, of New Dixville Road, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by James Harley. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Estes, Bradley Dunning, Eddie and Brent McGinnis, Billy Dean and Todd Cheatham. Honorary pallbearers are David, Dustin, Jeremy, Keith and Kevin Dunning and Donald Burke.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Saturday until time of service.
Alma P. Delk
WAYNESBURG -- Services for Alma Pullum Delk, 83, of Kings Mountain, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Locust Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, by John Dean. Burial will be in Locust Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
She died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 22, 1916, in Lincoln County, she was a daughter of Bill and Ann Stull Pullum. She was a homemaker, a member of Pleasant Point Baptist Church and the widow of Elmer Gooch and Oscar Delk.
Survivors include four sons, Adolphus Gooch, Clifton Gooch Arnold L. Gooch and James C. Gooch, all of Kings Mountain; three daughters, Edith Luttrell of Kings Mountain, Mary E. Cornett of Sidney, Ohio, and Shirley Fairbanks of Decatur, Tenn.; five sisters, Rosetta Greer and Ada Snow, both of Kings Mountain, Bessie Leigh of Castleberry, Fla., Effie Jones of Waynesburg and Martha Jones of Bethel, Ohio; 19 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, James V. Gooch.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the church
Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Faye A. Riley
HARRODSBURG -- Services for Faye A. Riley, 93, of Mooreland Avenue, were scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by T. Henry Johnson. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Harrodsburg Health Care Manor.
Born April 1, 1906, in Washington County, she was a homemaker and the widow of Edgar Riley.
Survivors include nine grandchildren, Troy Sanders of Harrodsburg, Dwight Sanders of Danville, Mickey Carpenter of Hamilton, Ohio, Marsha "Penny" Sanders of Burgin, Kayla Murphy of Georgetown, Kathy Sanders of Clearwater, Fla., Brenda Carpenter of Covington and Constance Sanders and Jackie Coleman, both of Lexington: and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters, Christine Foreman and Dorothy Cleft; and a son, Pete Sanders.
September 19, 1999
William B. Houchin
HARRODSBURG -- William Burnett "Pete" Houchin, 88, of Runyon Road, died Friday at Harrodsburg Health Care Manor.
Born June 2, 1911, in Mount Eden, he was a son of the late John and Mona Houchin. He was a former owner of Sandusky Mill and Houchin Trucking Co. He was the widower of Ruby Lorena Hugh Houchin, a member of Har-rodsburg Christian Church where he served as a deacon, and a member of Harrodsburg Kiwanis Club.
Survivors include a son, Gary Houchin of Harrodsburg; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Spring Hill Cemetery by the Rev. David Hartman.
Memorials may go to Harrodsburg Christian Church Find Us Faithful Fund.
Ransdell Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Marlon Wilkerson
LIBERTY -- Marlon Wilkerson, 68, of Dunnville, died Friday at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home, Somerset.
Born Aug. 17, 1931, in Russell County, he was a son of the late Louella Wilkerson. He was a truck driver for Royce Campbell and Sons Co., and a veteran of the Korean War, a member of Dunnville Christian Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, Laneer Terry Wilkerson; a son, Scott Wilkerson of Seymour, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Carl M. Thomas and Greg Ryan. Burial is in Antioch Cemetery with military rites.
Pallbearers are Roger and Ronnie Campbell, James Delk, Donnie Lawhorn, Gene Pendle-ton and John McQueary.
Louis Kriener
Services for Louis Kriener Jr., 86, of Shelby Street, Junction City, were held Saturday at Stith Funeral Home by Gary Story. Burial was Danville Memorial Gar-dens.
He died Thursday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Pallbearers were Gary Gipson, Hershel Jones, Doug Brown, Mike Lally, Leonard Upton and Hugh Lynch.
Honorary pallbearers are G.G. Harmon and George Ferguson.
Memorials may go to Her-itage Hospice or American Cancer Society.
Bertice Reynolds Jr.
PERRYVILLE -- Services for Bertice Reynolds Jr., 72, of South Buell Street, are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Perryville United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jimmy Owens. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
He died Thursday at his home.
Born Oct. 11, 1926, in Boyle County, he was a son of the late Bertice and Elizabeth Shew-maker Reynolds. He was a retired employee of North America Phillips Lighting Co., attended Perryville High School and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Perryville United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Grace Gilmore Reynolds; two sons, John W. Reynolds of St. Louis, and Eddie Reynolds of Shephersdsville; two daughters, Bettye Denham of Danville and Jeanne Covey of Junction City; a sister, Maedell Riley of Perryville; three brothers, T.G. "Peck" Reynolds, James C. "Cotton" Reynolds and David Reynolds, all of Perryville; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Robert, Bertice Lee and Randall Riley, Todd and Troy Reynolds and Tim and Travis Cocanougher. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Live Wire Sunday School Class.
Memorials may go to Perryville United Methodist Church Building Fund.
Wilder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary S. Blankenship
STANFORD -- Services for Mary Eliza Shaw Blankenship, 88, of Preachersville, were held Saturday at Buffalo Springs Cemetery by the Rev. Leroy Davis. Her address was incorrect in Friday's paper.
Jesse L. Young
STANFORD -- Services for Jesse Lee Young, 78, of Halls Gap, were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Fox Funeral Home by Rob Cox and Virgil Horseman. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery.
He died Thursday at Pattie A. Clay Hospital in Richmond.
Pallbearers will be Shane and Josh Peck, Chad Holloway, Ricky and Roger Young, Jason Hurt and Jim and Hartford Sexton.
Honorary pallbearers are members of the Utopia Club, Fred Fields, Gary Peck, Bill Holloway, Toby, Mike, Sammy and Eddie Brown.
Memorials may go to Heritage Hospice.
September 20, 1999
Jadene Farris
Jadene Farris, 40, of Castlerock Subdivision died Sunday at her home of natural causes. Arrangements are incomplete at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home.
Edwin N. King
Edwin N. King, 56, of Alexandria, La., died Sunday in Alexandria. He was formerly of Danville.
Arrangements are incomplete at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home.
Mattie Denney
CRAB ORCHARD -- Mattie Elizabeth Benge Denney, 90, of Ky. 1770, Stanford, died Sunday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born March 2, 1909, in Crab Orchard, she was a daughter of the late Anderson and Molly Watson Benge. She was a homemaker and widow of Homer Denney. She was a member of New Hope First Church of God.
Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Duvall and Ina Bullock, both of Crab Orchard; a son, Ray Denney of Crab Orchard; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home by Cecil Roundtree and Ron Meece. Burial will be in Mount Zion Church of Christ Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
September 22, 1999
Thomas H. Edwards
Thomas Henry "Buck" Edwards Jr., 70, of Locust Street, died Tuesday at Danville Cen-tre For Heal-th and Rehabilitation.
Born July 27, 1928, in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Thomas H. and Margaret Edwards. He was a sergeant major with the Kentucky National Guard for 42 years, a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister, Marjorie E. Westerfield of Richmond; and several nieces and nephews,
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home by James R. Dill. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may go to Danville and Boyle County Humane Society.
Charles R. Vaught
Charles Robert "Charlie Bob" Vaught, 65, of Coldstream Drive, died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born July 26, 1934, in Dabney, he was a son of the late Charles and Lola McKinney Vaught. He was a retired general chairman for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen and served as a trustee. He had been a signalman for Norfolk Southern Railway, was a member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, and a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Renner Vaught; three daughters, Jennifer L. Vaught of Danville, Amy L. Dailey of Batavia, Ohio, and Beth Bowell of Lexington; a brother, Jack Vaught of Somerset; three sisters, Charlene Denny and Betty Herrin, both of Somerset, and Delores Irvine of Westchester, Ohio; and a granddaughter.
Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
William R. Horn Sr.
HARRODSBURG -- William Rufus Horn Sr., 83, of Lexington, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital East.
Born Aug. 25, 1916, in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Miller and Laura D. Lester Horn. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Grace Dohoney Horn; a son, W.R. "Bill" Horn Jr. of Lexington; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Revs. Arnold Moon and Craig Loscalzo. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Troy Horn, Todd Hord, Junior Broyle, Dana Briggs, Willie Horn, J.B. Crain, Austin Trayner and Leon Royalty. Honorary pallbearers are Adult Sunday School Class members of Immanuel Baptist Church.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to American Cancer Society or Immanuel Baptist Onward in Faith Program.
Manuel R. Llamas
Graveside services for Manuel R. Llamas, 77, of Duncan Hill will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Danville Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Joseph Muench.
He died Monday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born May 24, 1922, in El Paso, Texas, he was a son of the late Simon and Altagracia Rojas Llamas. He was a retired worker for Dawson's Lumber Co. and a World War II Army veteran.
Survivors include a companion and caregiver, Florence Thurman of Danville; two sons, Manuel and Carlos Llamas, both of Danville; six daughters, Robin Llamas and Mary Penix, both of Harrodsburg, Daisy Llamas of Indianapolis, and Tina Llamas and Penny Llamas, both of Danville; a stepdaughter, Sally Oldfield of Ash Flat, Ark.; and 18 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Carlos Llamas, Bentley and Robert Jones, George and Charles Penix, and David Kinley.
Visitation will be noon-2 p.m. Thursday.
Richard Conover
HARRODSBURG -- Services for Richard Conover, 75, of Perryville Street will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by Michael E. Conover. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
He died Sunday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born June 19, 1924, in Mercer County, he was a son of the late Dr. Peter and Lura Smith Conover. He was a retired employee of Corning Glass Works and a World War II Navy veteran having served as a signalman in the South Pacific. He was the widower of Joyce McFartidge Conover.
Survivors include three daughters, Debra C. Catlett of Harrodsburg, Kimberly C. Soroken of Nicholasville and Cynthia Conover of Danville; and five grandchildren.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today.
September 23, 1999
Thomas H. Edwards
Services for Thomas Henry "Buck" Edwards Jr., 70, of Locust Street, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home by James R. Dill. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be members of the Kentucky National Guard.
He died Tuesday at Danville Centre for Health and Rehabilitation.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today.
Memorials may go to the Danville-Boyle County Humane Society.
Charles R. Vaught
Services for Charles Robert "Charlie Bob" Vaught, 65, of Coldstream Drive, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church by the Rev. Bob Baker. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.
He died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Active pallbearers will be Mike Dailey, Thomas Bowell, Chuck Irvine, Dale Vaught, Larry Vaught and Ernie Vaught.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Maverick Sunday school class at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
Visitation is after 5 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to Lexington Avenue Baptist Church.
Margie Z. Matherly
HARRODSBURG -- A graveside service for Margie Z. Matherly, 89, formerly of Mercer County, will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Spring Hill Cemetery.
She died Wednesday at Pine Tree Villa Nursing Home, Louisville.
Born April 12, 1910, in Mercer County, she was a daughter of the late William Coleman and Martha Jane Watts Matherly. She was a long-time member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sisters, Mary K. Heath and Minnie Fay Whittaker, both of Louisville; a nephew; and four nieces.
A memorial service for the family will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at her Louisville home.
Memorials may go to the Harrodsburg Baptist Church Foundation.
Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
J. Lannie Wethington
LIBERTY -- Services for James Lannie Wethington, 49, of Casey Creek, will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Bernard Catholic Church by the Rev. Joe Hall. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Wethington died Wednesday at his home.
Born Aug. 16, 1950, in Adair County, he was a son of Grethan Clements Wethington of Casey Creek and the late Lucian R. Wethington.
Additional survivors include two sisters, Alta Jean Hunt of Columbia and Phyllis Kay Wethington of Casey Creek; and two brothers, Robert Dallon Wethington of Columbia and Raymond Thomas Wethington of Casey Creek.
Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at Bartle Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
