Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyBrenda Gail Smith Brown
BELTON - Brenda Gail Smith Brown, 49, of Belton, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002 in Nortonville. She was born Nov. 22, 1953 in Muhlenberg County.
She is survived by her parents, Ellis M. and Ruby Smith of Belton; one daughter, Donna Alexander of Greenville; one son, Alan DeArmond of Belton; three brothers, Mitchell Smith of Beechmont, Nathan Smith and Donald Smith, both of Belton; two sisters, Rhonda Smith and Patricia Heltsley, both of Belton; four grandchildren, Christopher Alexander of Greenville, Joshua Alexander, Christina DeArmond and Denikia DeArmond, all of Belton.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 28, at Tucker Beechmont Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerold Beliles officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Penrod. Tucker Beechmont Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lilly B. Miller
JOLIET, ILL. - Lilly B. Miller, 87, of Joliet, formerly of Lewisburg, Ky., died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at Provena Franciscan Villa in Joliet.
Born August 1, 1915 in Owensboro, she was a factory worker and had worked in the food industry. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orvil Miller; father, James Smith; and mother, Mary Williams Smith.
She is survived by two daughters, Jean Lambardi of Joliet and Joyce (Miller) Weiclawski of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 27, at Price Funeral Home in Lewisburg with the Rev. Ronnie Forrest officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City. Price Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Larry Wayne Reynolds
DRAKESBORO - Larry Wayne Reynolds, 51, of Drakesboro, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at his residence.
Born April 12, 1951 in Muhlenberg County, he was a farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Lavern Faye Reed Reynolds; one son, Joseph Knight of Tenn.; and stepmother, Betty Lear of Central City.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 27, at Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. Leroy Rearden officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City. Tucker Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Eunice E. Decker
SACRAMENTO - Eunice E. Decker, 91, of Sacramento, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at Riverside Manor in Calhoun.
Born Dec. 11, 1911 in McLean County, she was a homemaker and a lifelong member of New Cypress Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed needle work, quilting and crafts.
She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Noble Decker; one daughter, Marilou Blanford of Owensboro; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Norman Tucker of Owensboro; two sisters, Esther Shepherd of Edwardsport, Ind. and Reba Hinton of Sacramento; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 28, at Tucker Memorial Chapel in Sacramento with the Rev. Steve Delashmit officiating. Burial followed in New Cypress Cemetery in McLean County. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the New Cypress Church Cemetery Fund. Tucker Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Jennie Flener Kittinger
RUMSEY - Jennie Flener Kittinger, 87, of Rumsey, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002 at the Riverside Manor Health Care Center in Calhoun.
Born Dec. 27, 1915 in Ohio County, she was a homemaker and a charter member of Pack Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting and singing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh B. Kittinger, on Feb. 4, 2002.
She is survived by three sons, Bobby Kittinger of Slaughters, Larry F. Kittinger of Calhoun and James H. Kittinger of Boonville, Ind.; one daughter, Ann Kittinger of Louisville; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four nephews and a niece.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 30, at Pack Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Sparks officiating. Burial followed in Poplar Grove Cemetery in McLean County. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to either the Poplar Grove Cemetery Fund, c/o Jerry Baggett, 5007 Pack Church Road, Rumsey, KY 42371; or Pack Baptist Church, c/o Linda Graham, 253 Gravel-Ford Road, Rumsey, KY 42371. Online condolences may be made at www.musterfuneralhomes.com. Muster Funeral Homes was in charge of arrangements.
Stacy Rideout
LIVERMORE - Stacy Rideout, 33, of Livermore, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002 at Owensboro Mercy Health Systems.
Born Oct. 8, 1969 in Owensboro, he was a carpenter with William H. Smith Construction Co. of Evansville. He was a member and a youth leader of Livermore Missionary Baptist Church and of the Evansville Local Carpenters Union #90. He enjoyed NASCAR, U.K. athletics, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife, Denise C. Rideout; one son, Nathan Porter at home; one daughter, Chantay Aldrich at home; his parents, Lanny and Carol Rideout of Livermore; one sister, Joy Goff of Livermore and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 30, at Muster Funeral Homes, Livermore Chapel with the Revs. Gary Shockley and Rodeny Albin officiating. Burial followed in Woodwards Valley Cemetery in Ohio County. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Livermore Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Rev. Gary Shockley, P. O. Box 8, Livermore, KY 42352. Online memorial condolences may be made at www.musterfuneralhomes.com. Muster Funeral Homes was in charge of arrangements.
Calvin Evander Walker
GREENVILLE - Calvin Evander Walker, 91, of Greenville, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born April 19, 1911 in Muhlenberg County, the son of Samuel Henry Walker and Lucinda Jane Skipworth Walker, he was a retired farmer and a member of Willow Glen Church of Christ in Powderly. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Lucille Craft Walker, on Sept. 16, 2002.
He is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Bagby of Greenville; three sons, Kenneth G. Walker of Greenville, Donald R. Walker of Huntsville, Ala. and Bobby G. Walker of Powderly; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Dec. 29, at Gary’s Funeral Home with Mr. Jimmy Jenkins officiating. Burial followed in Cherry Grove Cemetery in Weir. Gary’s Funeral Home in Greenville was in charge of arrangements.
Jonathan Wayne Wells, Sr.
DOYLE, CALIF. - Jonathan Wayne Wells, Sr., 48, of Doyle, Calif., died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002 in Reno, Nev.
Born July 1, 1954 in Muhlenberg County, he was an iron worker. He was preceded in death by a son, David.
He is survived by two sons, Jonathan Wayne Wells, Jr. of Blue Springs, Mo. and Josh Wells of California, Mo.; one daughter, Chrystal Jean Bonecotter of California, Mo.; four grandchildren; mother, Juanita Wells of Evansville; two brothers, Jesse Wells of Chicago and Bennie Wells of Evansville; two sisters, Mary Delaney and Anita Kay Wells, both of Evansville.
Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Funeral services will be held Thursday, also at Tucker Funeral Home, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. T. H. Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Jagoe Cemetery. Tucker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Scott Coberly
MECHANICSBURG, PENN. Scott Coberly, 33, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003 at Hershey Medical Center.
Born in Bowling Green, Feb. 3, 1970, the son of Carolyn Ross Smith and the stepson of the late David O. Smith, he was a resident of the Margaret E. Moul Home in York, Penn. He was the grandson of the late Alfred C. and Estell Ross of Greenville.
Survivors include a stepbrother, Simon Smith of England; a stepsister, Jo Mooreman of England; two aunts, Ellen Ross of Charleston, S.C. and Dorothy Knight of Franklin, Tenn; and two cousins.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Dec. 24 at Zimmerman’s Funeral Home.
Robert “Bobby” Gray, Jr.
SACRAMENTO Robert “Bobby” Gray, Jr., 49, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003 at his residence.
Born in Warren County, Nov. 22, 1954, he was a truck driver and a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Central City. He was preceded in death by his mother, Verna Gray and a sister, Tina Gray.
Survivors include three sons, Christopher Allen Gray of Central City, Johnathan Gray and Cody Devon Gray, both of Owensboro; a daughter, Jennifer Elaine Gish of Beech Grove, Ky.; his parents, Robert D. Gray Sr. and Dean Gray of Eddyville; and three sisters, Linda Roney of Powderly, Stephanie Barnett and Tawnya Flener, both of Central City.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Dec. 28 at Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Joe Nannie and the Rev. T.H. Davis officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.
Ricky Flener
Ricky Flener, 49, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003 at his residence in Central City.
Born in Muhlenberg County, Sept. 4, 1954, he was a sawmill worker.
Survivors include a daughter, Christie Ann Hayes of Smith Grove, Ky.; four brothers, Robert Flener of Central City, Joe Flener, Wally Flener and Lee Flener, all of Moorman; three sisters, Dorothy Williams of Belton, Faye Neal of Houston, Texas, and Betty Markwell of Bremen; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Dec. 28, 2003 at Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Taylor officiating. Burial followed in New Hope Cemetery in Moorman.
James Alvie “Granny” Groves
GRAHAM James Alvie “Granny” Groves, 81, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003 in Muhlenberg Community Hospital.
Born in Muhlenberg County, June 2, 1922, to the late William Thomas Groves and Maggie Mae Hall Groves, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II where he received two Purple Hearts, a member of the UMWA, retired from Peabody Star Coal Mines after 31 years of service and he attended the New Life Church in Powderly.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Margaret Groves; two sons, Jimmy Groves of Elkwood, Va. and Johnny Groves of Graham; two daughters, Judy Pike of Graham and Bonnie Gibson of Greenville; two sisters, Lorene Crick of Greenville and Ida Bell Croft of Indianapolis, Ind.; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Dec. 27 at Gary’s Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Rice, the Rev. Terry Groves and the Rev. Chris Allen officiating. Burial followed in Graham Hill Cemetery in Graham.
Rev. Clarence Bernard Troutman
ALLEGRE Rev. Clarence Bernard Troutman, 87, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003 at his residence of natural causes.
Born in McLean County, Oct. 9, 1916, to the late Leo and Mary Eaton Troutman, he was a retired minister of 55 years and a member of the Allegre Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sydney Myrl Troutman; two sons, Carroll Troutman and Gayle Troutman, both of Allegre; two daughters, Mary Joyce Strader of Claymour and Ruby Hargrove of Cadiz; a brother, Leo Troutman, Jr. of Greenville; two sisters, Mildred Simpson of Hartford and Minnie Poiles of Livermore; 12 grandchildren; five step grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; eight step great-grandchildren; five great great-grandchildren and eight step great great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Dec. 30 at Latham Funeral Home in Elkton with the Rev. Larry Cardwell and the Rev. J.R. Craig officiating. Burial followed in the Richland Church Cemetery in Livermore.
Robbie Robison
ANDERSON, S.C. Gilbert Ardell “Robbie” Robison, Sr., 69, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003 at the Anderson Area Medical Center.
Born in Muhlenberg County, Aug. 28, 1934, to the late Ruby Garnett Robison and Sue Malone Robison, he was retired from Foundry & Steel and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Gideon’s International, Starr-Iva Camp and the Unity Baptist Church of Starr where he served as a deacon. He was preceded in death by a son, Gilbert A. “Rusty” Robison and four brothers, Charles Kay, Lester, Floyd and Garnett Robison.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Parnell Robison; a daughter, Suzette Robison York of Anderson; two brothers, Kenneth Robison of Greenville and Lloyd Robison of Lake City, Ga.; a sister, Dorothy Stanley of Central City; and four granddaughters.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Dec. 28 in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home with the Rev. Lloyd Robison, the Rev. Bill Parnell and the Rev. Ross Kelly officiating. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Anderson.
Memorials may be made to Gideon’s International, Starr-Iva Camp, P.O. Box 505, Iva, S.C. 29655.
Alma Gertrude Leonard
GREENVILLE Alma Gertrude Leonard, 85, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Lecoma, Mo., April 5, 1918, to the late Willis Andrew Leonard and Gertrude Mable Dean Leonard, she was a homemaker and housewife and a member of First Baptist Church in Greenville.
Survivors include her husband of 66 1/2 years, John A. Leonard; a daughter, Sharon Grace of Greenville; a sister, Gladys Welch of Rolla, Mo.; a granddaughter, Lisa Mugford of Weir; a grandson, Scott Mugford of Owensboro; two step granddaughters, Cindy Rutherford of Belton and Melissa Dukes of Nashville, Tenn.; and a niece, Beverly Hayes of Rolla, Mo.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Dec. 30 at Gary’s Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary McAbee officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery in Greenville.
