Luler Bennett
Luler Bennett, 82, Jamestown, KY, formerly of Columbia, KY, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003 at the Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Somerset, KY. Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker and attended Fairview Separate Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bennett is survived by one sister, Cressie (Hollis) Antle, Jamestown, KY; one niece, Anna Lou (Anthony) Ballou, Columbia, KY; and one nephew, Stephen (Becky) Antle, Russell County.
Funeral services were Monday, April 14, 2003 in the chapel of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Coffey and Bro. Raymond Martinb officiating.
Interment
was in the Haven Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Stephen Antle, Anthony Ballou, Kyle Ballou, Larry Helm, Derrick Helm and Elwood Helm.
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Elmer Lester Blair
Elmer Lester Blair, 71, Russell Springs, KY. passed away Friday, April 11, 2003. He was a retired die setter for General Electric.
He is survived by his wife, Bernita Marcum Blair, Russell Springs, KY; one son, Michael (Karen) Blair, Borden, IN; one daughter, Tonya (Jeff) Adams, Jamestown, KY; one brother, Buford Blair, Columbia, KY; two sisters, Justine Gross, Arizona and Erlene Gaskin, California; five grandhcildren and one great grandchild also survive.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and Elvin Blair.
Funeral services were Monday, April 14, 2003 in the chapel of H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel with Bro. Tony Stephens officiating.
Interment
was in the Jamestown Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joey Adams, John Adams, Jimmy Harper, Bobby Helm, Ottis Hines and Jay Hockman.
H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel was in charge of the arrangments.
George Horek
George Horek, 88, Fair Oaks Nursing Home , Jamestown, KY. He was a retired accountant.
Survivors include a step-daughter, Kim DelRe, Somerset, KY; two grandchildren and one great grandchild; and a host of nieces and nephews also survive.
A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Monday, April 14, 2003 aith Rev. Dan Lincoln officiating.
Interment
was in the Russell Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers were family.
H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
Sammie T. Coe
Sammie T. Coe, 75, Russell Springs, KY passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003 at the Russell County Hospital. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Mae Wilson Coe, Russell Springs, KY; one son, Rev. Daryl (Kathy) Coe, Russell Springs, KY; two brothers, J.L. Coe, Casey County, and Carson Coe, Jamestown, KY; three sisters, Virginia Mae Howell, Scottsburg, IN, Betty Hawkins, Russell Springs, KY, and Sarah Rector, Illnois, his foster mother, Reba Coe Smith; a foster brother, Rev. Jerry Smith; a foster sister, Vanda Smith, all of Russell Springs, KY; two grandchildren, Tammy (Marty) Wolford, Russell Springs, KY and Timmy (Christina) Coe, Jamestown, KY; and one great grandchild, Ethan Grant Wolford.
Funeral services were Monday, April 14, 2003 in the chapel of the Bernard Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Conner and Rev. Danny Bailey officiating. Special music was provided by Charles Shepherd.
Interment
was in the Ridgecrest Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were Ronnie Hudson, Timmy Hudson, Kevin Bray, Ernie Blankenship, Leon Barnett and Charles Knight. Active pallbearers were Timmy Coe, Marty Wolford, Jerry Smith, Donnie K. Smith, Jeff Smith, and Mark Barnett.
Raymond A. Brockman
Raymond A. Brockman, 80, Jamestown, KY, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003 at the Russell County Hospital. He was a retired County Extension Agent and a member of the Jamestown Christian Church. He was also a member of Russell Lodge 284 and the Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Nola Madden Brockman, Jamestown, KY; one son, Ricky (Beverly) Brockman, Jamestown, KY; three daughters, Reda (Ron) Herdtner, Jabez, KY. Myra Bernard, Dunnville, KY, and Rayma Brockman, Russell Springs, KY; one brother, William Aldus Brockman, Roley, KY; six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and one step great -grandchild.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at the JamestownChristian Church with Bro. Tony Stephens officiating.
Interment
is in the Jamestown Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were Gwinn Smith, Paul Walkup, L.D. Kinnett, Lloyd Krueger and Oscar Madden. Active Pallbearers were Dwayne Brockman, Brian Brockman, Robert Stanton, Billy Stanton, James Mason and Attic Loy.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the Jamestown Christian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 97 Jamestown, KY 42629.
H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
Flora Foley
Flora Foley, 87, Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Jamestown, KY passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003 at the Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown, KY. She was a homemaker and a member of teh Clear Springs Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Roger (June) Foley, Taylorsville, KY; one daughter, Ruby Jean (Billy) Luttrell, Russell Springs, KY; two brothers, Samuel Scales, Russell Springs, KY and Oscar Scales, Greenfield, IN; two sisters, Ruby Foley and Madeline Prater, both of Russell Springs, KY; one half sister, Faye Burton, Somerset, KY; three grandchildren, Randy Luttrell, Ricky Foley, and Renee Foley; three great grandchildren, Ryla Luttrell, Chelsey Foley, and Morgan Foley.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 15, 2003 in the chapel of Bernard Funeral Home with Bro. Cleveland Johnson and Bro. Edward Bradley officiating. Special music was provided by Lyle and Della Rexroat and Becky Johnson.
Interment
was in the New Friendship Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bob Story, Andrew Antle, Kevin Antle, Barry Prater, Mark Prater, and Hugh Polston.
Bernard Funeral home was in charge of the arrangements
Shirley Wells
Shirley Wells, 89, Jamestown, KY passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at the Russell County Hospital. He was a retired tool and die maker.
He is survived by two daughters, Cordella Voils, Russell Springs, KY and Barbara Appleby, Jamestown, KY; five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and five great great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Thursday, April 24, 2003 in the chapel of H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel with Bro. Phillip Miller officiating.
Interment
was in the Jamestown Cemetery. Pallbearers were Benny Ball, Derrick Blankenship, James Bell, Donnie Mays, Marty Blankenship and Ringo.
H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
Junior Ellis Perkins
Junior Ellis Perkins, 58, Faubush, KY passed away Thursday, April 24, 2003 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. He was a carpenter by trade.
He is survived by his wife, JoAnn Polston, Jabez, KY; one daughter, Cheryl Perkins, Jabez, KY; his mother, Ina Perkins, Somerset, KY; four brothers, R.V., Kenzel, and Roger Perkins, all of Jabez, KY and Clifford Perkins, Illinois; and four sisters, Janice Decker, Somerset, KY, Brenda Henderson, Jabez, KY and Norma Ramlow and Hattie Hughers, both of Russell Springs, KY; one granddaughter, Heather Perkins.
Funeral services were Saturday, April 26, 2003 in the chapel of Bernard Funeral Home with Bro. Barry Warriner officiating.
Special music was provided by the Souls Harbor Trio.
Pallbearers were Tony Decker, Steve Perkins, Hiram Draughn, Kevin Perkins, Marty Gaines and Billy Perkins.
Bernard Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Bro. 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.
Patricia A. Murray Malone
Patricia A. Murray Malone, 54, Noblesville, IN,formerly of Jamestown, KY, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2003 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She had worked at Riverview Hospital and Shades of Tan in Indiana for many years. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Lapel, IN and was a member of the Moose Lodge in Noblesville, IN and enjoyed playing Bingo.
She is survived by one son, Greg (Shari) Malone; one daughter, Kim (Steve) Cook; three brothers, Bobby (Pat) Murray, Jeff Murray and Steve Murray, all of Noblesville, IN; two sisters, Debbie (Dennis) Bond, Noblesville, IN and Phyllis Williamson, Fishers, IN; two grandchildren, Garrett Matthew Cook and Bryan Dale Malone; host of nieces and nephews and a best friend, Bernice Partain, Noblesville, IN.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Weldon Malone and her parents, Elmer Ray and Martha Anilene Murray.
Funeral services were Wednesday, May 14, 2003 in the chapel of Randall & Roberts Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Lowe officiating.
Interment
was in the Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville, IN.
The family requests that contributions of sympathy take the form of a donation to Mooseheart, c/o Women of the Moose International Headquarters, Mooseheart, IL, 60539-1182.
Randall and Roberts Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
