Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyMARY WATTS
Mary Catherine Aeschbach Watts, 81 of Louisville died Saturday, July 28, 2007 at her residence.
Survivors include: her husband of 55 years, Reuben D. Watts; four sons, John (Jamie), Jim (Debbie), Kenny (Phyllis), and Kevin Watts; three daughters, Jean (Jim) Baker, Gemma (Chris) Grisanti and Barbara Watts; 11 grandchildren, Jeff (Melissa), Jason (Kelley), Ryan, Amanda, Diane, Michael, Emily, Julie, Larry, Alan and John; one great-grandson, Carson; and sister-in-law Betty Watts of Harrodsburg.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Ann Marie Watts, and by brother-in-law Wayne Watts of Harrodsburg.
Funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday, July 31, at St. Brigid Catholic Church. Burial was in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the WHAS Crusade for Children, or charity of donor’s choice. Bosse Funeral Home of Louisville was in charge of arrangements.
LOU BOWMAN
Lou Ella Blackburn Bowman, 62, wife of Thomas D. “Tommy” Bowman, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007 at her home.
She was a member of the Graefenburg Baptist Church for 51 years, where she had taught Sunday School and served on numerous committees. She taught 27 years in the Shelby County schools and was a member of the retired teacher’s association. She was active in the Relay for Life.
In addition to her husband, survivors include: one son, Howard “H. T.” (Lisa) Bowman of Shelby County; three sisters, Mary (Alvin) Underwood and Minnie (Kenneth) Johns, both of Nicholasville, and Sarah (Donald) Turner of Salvisa; four brothers, Charles (Janice) Blackburn of Alton, Edward (Linda) Blackburn of Bald Knob, Roy (Beverly) Blackburn of Bagdad and Robert (Pam) Blackburn of Frankfort, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 7 at the Graefenburg Baptist Church. Burial was in Grove Hill Cemetery.
CORDELL BRAGG
Cordell Bragg, 60, of Handy Pike, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
Born Sept. 22, 1946 in Ansted, WV, he was the son of Wilda Cole Bragg of Ansted and the late E. R. Bragg, and was the husband of Alma Marlow Bragg.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of Kentucky Business College. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Junction City, where he was a deacon and former Sunday School teacher. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Danville, the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and the Communication Workers of America. He was a retired technician for the Lucent Company.
In addition to his wife and mother, survivors include: one daughter, Christie (William Jr.) Knable of Greenville, SC; one son, Steven F. Bragg of Campbellsville; three sisters, Rita Phillips and Dinah Withrow, both of Ansted, WV, and Penny Cummins of West Virginia; and two grandchildren.
Services were held Monday at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Dale Denton and Ernest Martin officiating. Burial with military rites was in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were William Knable Jr., Lawrence and Pete Kendrick, Hunter Davis, Kevin Hall and Malcolm Marlowe.
Honorary pallbearers were Alexandra and William Knable III, Dave Wilder, Dan Pyler, Brandon Baker, Bobby Ross, Members of CWA, Franklin Masonic Lodge #28 and the men of Junction City First Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Junction City First Baptist Church Building Fund, 3860 U.S. 127 South, Danville, KY 40422.
GEORGE HADDIX
George Wayne Haddix, 67, of Paradise Camp Road, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
Born Nov. 13, 1939 in Lexington, he was the son of the late George and Pearl Cassity Haddix, and was the husband of Sharon Biliter Haddix.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was retired from the US Post Office in Lexington and a member of Herrington Lake Yacht Club.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: one daughter, Tracy (John) Hoagland of Lexington; two sons, Christopher Todd Haddix of Harrodsburg and George Wayne (Cindy) Haddix II of St. Louis, MO; two sisters, Barbara Sallee and Carolyn Neal, both of Harrodsburg; one brother, Roy Haddix of Harrodsburg, and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth and Leland Haddix, and one sister, Rita Smith.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Thursday after 5 p.m. and Friday prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Herrington Lake Conservation League.
JAMES LANDERS
James Ray Landers, 78, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at the Baptist Hospital East in Louisville.
He was the son of the late Grant and Viola Landers, and was the widower of Joanne Avritt Landers.
He served in the Army National Guard and worked with Greyhound for more than 40 years.
Survivors include: three daughters, Viola Wisner, Linda (Mark) Huber and Karen Landers; two brothers, Charles Thomas Landers of Simpsonville and Lucian Landers of Harrodsburg; one sister, Barbara Ann Brown of Burgin; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Wanda Bugg, Dixie Logue and Norma Sue McMurry.
Services were held Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Arch L. Heady and Son Funeral Home in Louisville. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
MARGARET MAYES
Cdr. Margaret W. Mayes died Aug. 5, 2007 in Washington, DC.
Born June 30, 1915 in the Central Pike area of Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Nora Woods and Goodloe Mayes.
She was a magna cum laude graduate of Transylvania University, where she was a member of the Chi Omega society. She taught in the Mercer County schools at Salvisa, McAfee, her alma mater, and at the high school. She also served as interim principal at McAfee for one year. She joined the WAVEs during World War II, serving in Hawaii. After serving 22 years in the Navy, she began a career in President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” as a financial administrator of all Job Corps Centers east of the Mississippi. She retired from government service in January 1977 and served as a consultant to several corporations.
Her only survivor is Donna M. Mayes of Harrodsburg.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Donald G. Mayes.
No services will be held. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Transylvania University scholarship fund for women.
ARTHUR VOGT
Arthur Carl Vogt, 84, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
He was the son of the late Edwin E. and Bertha Kosanke Vogt, and was the widower of Phyliss Jean Nichols Vogt.
He was a retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel and a veteran pilot of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was an electronic engineer for several television and radio stations and was the former owner of Vogt Avionics at Bluegrass Airport. He was a member of the Baptist church for over 70 years and had also been a member of the Masonic Lodge and Flying Farmers.
Survivors include: three daughters, Sandra Carol (Lowell) Hamilton of Jackson, Diana Lynn (Bud) Burdette of Harrodsburg and Adonna Lee (Geoffrey) Pryor of Cookeville, TN; two sons, Vincent Paul (Cynthia) Vogt of Lexington and Lyndon Leroy Vogt of Las Vegas, NV; two brothers, Weldon Vogt of Fort Worth, TX, and Elmer Vogt of San Angelo, TX; 13 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday, Aug. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at the W.R. Milward Mortuary - Southland in Lexington with the Rev. J. K. Pierce, Bro. Bob Justus and Bro. Charlie Hutchinson officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville.
Visitation will be at the funeral home Thursday, 4-9 p.m.
SILAS BOTNER
Silas Rock Botner, 3, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Aug. 11, 2007.
Survivors include: his parents, Adam and Amanda Botner; paternal grandparents Greg and Lora Botner of Danville; maternal grandparents, James “Jim” and Louise Hardaway of Nashville, TN; great-grandparents Frances Botner and James and Flona Tewmey, all of Harrodsburg, Nancy Hardaway of Nashville, TN, and Helen Williamson of Welch, OK; one aunt, Ashley Botner, and two uncles, Adam and Andrew Hardaway.
He was preceded in death by his great-grandfathers, Dr. J.A. “Rock” Hardaway, Stanley Botner and Gordon Williamson.
Services were Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Unity Church of Life in Murfreesboro with the Rev. Felicia Blanco-Searcy officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Unity Church of Life in Murfreesboro, the Community Care Fellowship of Nashville or the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Lexington.
Woodfin Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
JAMES DOOLIN
James L. Doolin, 87, of Harrodsburg died Monday, Aug. 13, 2007 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
Born May 18, 1920 in Garrard County, he was the son of the late Jessie and Susan Elizabeth Strong Doolin, and was the husband of Martha Sherrow Doolin.
He was a retired Standard Products machine operator and was a self-employed farmer until 1981. He was a member of New Testament Baptist Church in Norwood, OH. In August of 1953 he was saved, in 1962 he was ordained as a Baptist minister at the Grace Baptist Church in Danville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and enjoyed farming and crafts.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: one son, Jessie Ronald Doolin and wife Wilma of Harrodsburg; one daughter, Deborah Ruth Mitchell of Harrodsburg; one brother, Charlie Doolin of Cynthiana; three sisters, Virginia Riley of Temple, GA, Grace Graham of Lexington and Betty Noe of Nicholasville; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Jessie Claude Doolin.
Services were held Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 at 1 p.m. at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Gadd and Bro. John Haynes officiating. Burial with military honors was in Camp Nelson National Cemetery with James Doolin, Justin Doolin, Joe Doolin, Wayne Doolin, Jimmy Doolin and Brian Neighbors serving as pallbearers.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Heritage Hospice, P.O. Box 1213, Danville, KY 40423.
RICHARD HORTON
Richard Cleveland Horton, 50, of Beauford Place, Nicholasville, died Sunday, August 12, 2006.
Born June 17, 1957, he was the son of James Willard and Alice Faye Houp Horton.
He was formerly employed by the City of Wilmore.
He is survived by one son, Wesley Allan Bruner, Nicholasville; two sisters, Lucille (Chris) Abner-Irvin and Leona (Donald) Cheek-Lake Herrington, one brother, James Horton, Nicholasville, two grandchildren, Audrey Short and Tyler Bruner-both of Lexington, and several nieces, nephews and other family members.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, August 17, at the Betts & West Funeral Home, Nicholasville, with Leonard Fitch officiating. Burial will be in Shawnee Run Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Pallbearers will be James Horton, Wesley Bruner, Marty Baker, Chris Houp, Wayne Bush and Chris Abner.
Honorary Bearers will be Stephen Horton, James Willard Horton III, Junior Edwards, James Richard, Mark Cross, James West, Donald Cheek, and Chris Houp Jr.
GRETCHEN LAY
Gretchen R. Lay, 59, of Louisville died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 at the Christopher East Nursing Center, Louisville.
Born Oct. 10, 1947 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Ballantine Raditick and Kathryn (Fugler) Messenger of Front Royal, VA, and was the wife of Norvie L. Lay.
She was a certified travel consultant for The Travel Authority and was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, where she had been a lector.
In addition to her husband, her survivors include: three daughters, Charity F. (Anthony) Dawson, Gretchen E. Fine, and Diana Dee DeNitto, Stephens City, VA; two sons, Thaddeus Fine and Justice (Leigh) Fine, Front Royal, VA; one sister, Diane Dove, Mt. Vernon, OH; one brother, John Messenger, Alexandria, VA; one stepdaughter, Lee Anne Sullivan, Chicago, IL; and five grandchildren.
A Prayer Service was held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel by Father Danny Schwendeman. Burial was in the Spring Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Catharine College, 2735 Bardstown Road, St. Catharine, KY 40061.
JIMMIE MASSENGILL
Jimmie Robert Massengill, 73, of Lawrenceburg, died Wednesday, Aug 8, 2007 at his residence.
He was the son of the late Tom and Nellie Martin Massengill.
He was born April 16, 1934, in Morgan County, TN. He was a self-employed grocer, member of the Church of God, an Army veteran, and enjoyed nature.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Fox Massengill of Lawrenceburg; two sons, Rob Massengill, Anthony (Stacy) Massengill, all of Lawrenceburg; three sisters, Deene Daughtery, Toby Jean McDaniel, and Judy (Stewart) Sloane, all of Tennessee; one brother, Fred Massengill of Ohio; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Ada Greene; and four brothers, Leonard, Irin, Frank and Billy Massengill.
Private graveside service was Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 at Massengill Farm Cemetery in Anderson County with the Revs. Ott Rose and Stewart Sloane officiating. Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home of Lawrenceburg was in charge of arrangements.
MAE MCKINNEY
Mae Belle McKinney, 88, of Science Hill, died Monday, August 13, 2007, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center.
She was born Sunday, January 12, 1919, in Eubank, to the late Barrett and Amanda May Singleton. She is the widow of Edison McKinney.
She graduated from Berea College in 1940 and subsequently received her master’s degrees in English and Library Science from University of Kentucky. She was a librarian and retired from the Lincoln County School System after 30 years of service. She was a member of the Eubank Baptist Church, Eubank Homemakers Club, and Kentucky Retired Teachers Association.
She loved quilting, gardening, collecting dishes, crossword puzzles, and reading.
Survivors include: her son, Michael (Kay) McKinney of Science Hill; four brothers, Tony and Bobby Singleton, both of Cincinnati, and Wilburn and Earl Singleton, both of Eubank; six sisters, Pauline Peace of Omaha, NE, Kathryn “Kay” Evans of Harrodsburg, Virginia Toepfert of Cincinnati, Velma Kay Decker, Norma Jean Shock and Irene Kennedy, all of Columbus, OH; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Gordan, Manfred, and Aaron Singleton; and one sister, Joyce Ann Singleton.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 16, at the Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home, Waynesburg, with Bro. Shelby Reynolds officiating. Burial was in Eubank Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Lincoln County High School Library.
LANA POWELL
Lana Dae Powell, 59, of Danville, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2007.
Born May 2, 1948, in Lebanon, KY, she was the daughter of Frances Russell Powell and the late Russell Cummins Powell.
A 26-year employee of Sears Co. in Danville, she also worked at Speedway/Super America for nine years. A member of Antioch Methodist Church, she also attended Junction City Christian Church.
Lana graduated from the Mackville High School in 1966, the last graduating class of that school. She attended St. Catherine’s College.
In addition to her mother, survivors include: her sister, Sharon (Jimmy) Cocanougher of Danville; a niece, Lori (Matthew) Murphy of Junction City; two great-nieces, Morgan and Mallory Murphy; two aunts, Jane (Richard) Davis of Mackville and Gail (Pete) Blackwell of Louisville; and an uncle, Sam (Jean) Russell of Mackville.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home with the Revs. Ken Ward and Keith Katterheinrich officiating. Burial will be in Peters Cemetery in Mackville.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Davis, Lynn Davis, William Lee Powell, Steve McIntosh, David Gibson, Charles Shannon, Chad Powell and John Ed Key. Honorary pallbearers will be Mrs. Charles Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Glenmore Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Logue, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bottom and Carleen Love. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the funeral home.
EDDIE REED SR.
Eddie B. Reed, 58, of Harrodsburg died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
Born Oct. 17, 1948 in Danville, he was the son of the late Byford Durwood and Leila Mae (Terhune) Reed, and was husband of Brenda Goforth Reed.
He was a retired supervisor for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and had been with the agency for 30 years. He was a member of the Pioneer Baptist Church and former member of the Mercer County Fish & Game Club. Mr. Reed was an avid fisherman, hunter and NASCAR fan.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: one son, Eddie Reed Jr. of Lawrenceburg; and two grandchildren, Kaitlyn Alexandra Reed and Hudson Alexander Reed, and several cousins.
Services were Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Andrew Dyer officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery in Harrodsburg.
Pallbearers were James Hershel Lathery, Daniel Smith Jr., Randy Tackett, David Tonahill, John Tonahill and Paul Tonahill.
Honorary bearers were Wayne Puckett, Daniel Moore, Wallace Taylor, Arvid Tackett, Daniel Smith Sr., Vance Reed, Ed Tonahill, Mark Roberts, David Hale, Charlie Goodrich, Gary Lyons, Doug Perkins and Greg Perkins.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, 2201 Regency Road (Suite 601) Lexington, KY 40503.
