Kentucky Marriage Records by CountyBro. Lee Roy Kerns
Bro. Lee Roy Kerns, 77, Columbia, Ky passed away Saturday, May 10, 2003 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was retired from General Electric in Louisville, KY and a member of Purdy Separate Baptist Church, a Separate Baptist minister and the Pastor of Christian Church Home in Jabez, KY. He was also a Veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was the son of the late Hobert and Pearl Coffey Kerns of Adair County.
Survivors include his wife, Renea Coomer Kerns, Columbia, KY; one son, Roy David (Nancy) Kerns, Shepherdsville, KY; four daughters, Diann (James) Elliott, Shepherdsville, KY, Patsy (Paul) Young, Baytown, TX, June (Roy) Moore, Hustonville, KY and Rebecca (Terry) Ashbaugh, Shepherdsville, KY; two brothers, Joe Kerns, Columbia, KY and Dallas Kerns, Bardstown, KY; four sisters, Allene Burton and Dorothy Kerns, both of Columbia, KY, Alta Burnett, Taylorsville, KY and Mabel Barnes, Bardstown, KY; eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends survive.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Glenn, James, and Charlie Kerns.
Funeral services were Tuesday, May 13, 2003 in the chapel of the Stotts-Phelps- McQueary Funeral Home with Rev. James Hale, Bro. Donnie Smith and Bro. Junior Holmes officiating.
Interment was in the Haven Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Matthew Kerns, Andrew Kile, Daniel Moore, Thomas Etherton, Richard Lewis, Jr., and Todd Akin.
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Leroy Murphy
Leroy Murphy, 60, Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired oil well driller and a member of Tabor Community Church.
Survivors include his wife, Gale Robinson Murphy, Columbia, KY; two sons, James (Kim) Murphy, Breeding, KY and Leroy (Chastity) Murphy Jr., Columbia, KY; two daughters, Janice (Larry) Rooks, Columbia, KY and Candi (Bentley) O’Dell, Columbia, KY; two step-children, Angela (Tim) Richard and Felisha (Shawn) Atchley, Russell Springs, KY; two brothers, Glenn Murphy, Columbia, KY and Howard Murphy, Greensburg, KY; one sister, Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Greensburg, KY; five grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, James, Harlan, Gene, and Ronnie Murphy and one sister, Jeanette Taylor.
Funeral services were Friday, April 25, 2003 in the chapel of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Murphy and Bro. Ralph Hadley officiating.
Interment was in the Haven Hill Cemetery.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of a donation to the American Cancer Society.
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Jessie M. Helm
Jessie M. Helm, 88, Jamestown, KY passed away Sunday, April 20, 2003 at Fair Oaks Nursing Home. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Helm, Jamestown, KY; two sons, Bob (Joyce) Helm and Bill (Lucy) Helm; one sister, Martha Barnes, all of Jamestown, KY; and three grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Wednesday, April 23, 2003 in the the chapel of H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel with Bro. Don Hatton officiating.
Interment was in the Jack Lawless Cemetery.
H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
Michelle Hatfield
Michelle Hatfield, 31, Barbourville, KY, formerly of the Sano Community, in Adair County. passed away Friday, April 25, 2003 at her residence.
Local survivors are her husband, Jason Hatfield, Sano, Ky. Also surviving are her two sons, Mason and Louran Hatfield; one daughter, Courtney Hatfield; her mother, Virginia Reeves, all of Barbourville, KY; two brothers, Ricky Reeves, Barbourville, KY and Steve Reeves, Williamsburg, KY.
Graveside services were Monday, April 28, 2003 at the Hatfield Cemetery in the Sano Community with Bro. Rick Neff officiating.
Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Robert Garner
Robert Garner, 86, Russell Springs, KY passed away Sunday, April 27, 2003 at the Russell County Hospital. He was a retired Russell County Educator, a Veteran of the U.S. Army, a member of the Russell County Gideon Camp, and a member of the Union Chapel United Methodist Church.
He is survived by one son, Roger (Virginia) Garner, Jamestown, KY and one daughter, Virginia Southard, Monticello, KY; two brothers, Cordell Garner and Luther Garner, both of Jamestown; and two sisters, Reba Hammond, Jamestown, KY and Kristine Welsh, Louisville, KY; three grandchildren, Maretta Garner, Krista Garner and Stephanie Southard and one great-grandchild, Kyle Jordan Garner.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 29, 2003 in the chapel of Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Coppersmith and Rev. Billy Raby officiating. Special music was presented by Debbie Stephens and the grandchildren.
Interment was in the Dixon Cemetery.
Honorary Pallbearers were, Attis Flanagan, Elma Meadows, Dale Mullins, Gordon Miller, Preston Loy, Paul Hupke, Bill Hill, Rastie Andrew, Keith Loudon, Lowell Cummings, Phillip Antle, and Judy York. Active pallbearers were David Hammond, Wayne Garner, Mickey Garner, Mike Welsh, Tony Mann, Mark Helm, and Glen Garner.
Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements
Eddie McQueary
Eddie McQueary, 54, Russell Springs, KY passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was an employee of Fruit of the Loom and a member of Free Union Separate Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon McQueary, Russell Springs, KY; one son, Mark Edward (Tanaya) McQueary, Jamestown, KY; his mother, Bertha McQueary, Russell Springs, KY; and one sister, Barbara (Larry) Popplewell, Russell Springs, KY.
Funeral services were Thursday, May 1, 2003 in the chapel of the Bernard Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Goff and Bro. Jim Robertson officiating. Special music was provided by God’s Children.
Interment was in the Stacy Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Brian Popplewell, Stacey Popplewell, Timothy Popplewell, Jeremy Mann, Richard Kean and David Wade.
Bernard Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Kermit L. Roy
Kermit L. Roy, 77, Russell Springs, KY passed away Saturday, May 10, 2003 at his residence.
He is survived by a son, Leon Roy and a daughter, Teresa Roy, both of Ohio and a sister, Judy Pettycuff, Indiana.
Graveside services were Monday, May 12, 2003 at the Parksridge Cemetery with Bro. Mike McQuaery officiating.
Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
