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Ralph Mizell Westmoreland

Ralph Mizell Westmoreland

December 30, 2014

Ralph Mizell Westmoreland, age 85, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (December 30, 2014) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. He was born on January 11, 1929, in Manchester, GA, the son of the late Emmet Dewitt and Rebecca Bell Swafford Westmoreland. He taught as a band director for 16 years at Fairdale High School, taught...

Charles M. Joyce

Charles M. Joyce

December 29, 2014

Charles M. Joyce, age 80 of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Monday, (December 29, 2014) at his residence. He was born on April 27, 1934 in Upton, KY, the son of the late Leslie and Dorothy Priddy Joyce. He was a heavy equipment operator and a farmer, who enjoyed dancing, Bowling, and playing cards and attended the Stones View Methodist Church....

Lillian Regina (Jeanie) Decker

Lillian Regina (Jeanie) Decker

December 29, 2014

Lillian R. "Jeanie" Decker, age 63, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Monday, (December 29, 2014) at Norton's Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on October 10, 1951, in Jeffersonville, KY, the daughter of the late M.B. Self and Billie Jean White Self. She was a former manager at JR Food Stores, and a member of the Potter's Hope Ministries....

Janis Allen Church

Janis Allen Church

December 26, 2014

Janis Allen Church formerly Janis Hockenberry, 62 of Elizabethtown, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014. She was a retired employee of Rough River State Park. After retirement she owned The Shaggy Dog Pet Grooming Salon in Elizabethtown and previously owned The Shaggy Dog Pet Grooming Salon in Leitchfield and Bardstown. She was a member of Falls of Rough Baptist Church....

Jewell Elizabeth Tomes

Jewell Elizabeth Tomes

December 24, 2014

Jewell Elizabeth Tomes, age 83, of Mt. Washington, KY, peacefully passed away Wednesday, (December 24, 2014) at her son's home in Trenton, KY, with her family at her side. She was born on June 3, 1931 in Edmonson County, KY, the daughter of the late George Watson and Minnie Myrtle Gilbert Tomes. She sang as a member of the Tomes...

Aline Wilkins Swift

Aline Wilkins Swift

December 23, 2014

Aline Wilkins Swift, age 92 of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (December 23, 2014) at Springview Nursing and Rehab in Leitchfield, KY. She was born on October 16, 1922 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Willie Clinton and Nola Fraim Wilkins. She was a housewife and homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Swift of Bowling...

Norma Henderson

Norma Henderson

December 22, 2014

Norma Henderson, 69, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Monday, (December 22, 2014) at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center. She was born on November 25, 1945 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of the late Bertha Williams . She was a teachers aid and a member of the Little Flock Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by her, daughter, Christy (Wesley...

Randall Ray Elliott

Randall Ray Elliott

December 20, 2014

Randall Ray Elliott, age 75, of Clarkson, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014, at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. He was a member and deacon of Oak Grove Baptist Church and a retired field tech for Bel Cheese. Randall was a former employee of Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville and Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home in Magnolia and was...

John S. Dills

John S. Dills

December 12, 2014

John Dills, age 60, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (December 12, 2014) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, KY. He was born on September 30, 1954 in High Point, NC, the son of the late Napier and Mary Stover Dills. He is survived by his wife, Heidi Dills of Leitchfield, KY, daughters, Amanda Ballard of Newburgh,...

Julie Laniece (Higgs) Fraze

Julie Laniece (Higgs) Fraze

December 9, 2014

Julie Laniece (Higgs) Fraze, age 38, of Clarkson, KY, passed away Tuesday, (December 9, 2014) at Owensboro Medical Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY. She was born on November 5, 1976 in Hardinsburg, KY, the daughter of Randy and Hazel (Jewell) Higgs. She was a member of the Hudson Community Church. Other than her parents, she is survived by her son,...

Bobby Scott

Bobby Scott

December 6, 2014

Bobby Scott, age 71 of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (December 6, 2014) in Leitchfield. He was born on July 10, 1943 in Leitchfield, KY, the son of the late Shelton and Ruby West Scott. He was an auto mechanic, who enjoyed selling tools at the flea market. He is survived by his wife, Clara Edna Grimes Scott of Leitchfield;...

Carolyn Sandefur

Carolyn Sandefur

December 5, 2014

Carolyn Sandefur, age 69, of Paducah, KY, passed away Friday, (December 5, 2014). She was born on July 3, 1945 in Leitchfield, KY, the daughter of the late William A. and Gladys Stone Green. Carolyn enjoyed living, playing golf, shopping, and traveling to Florida. She also loved games, sports, UK, her community, and spending time with her family and friends....

Nola Irene Beville Hardin

Nola Irene Beville Hardin

December 2, 2014

Nola Irene Beville Hardin, age 67 of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (December 2, 2014) at Norton's Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born on December 22, 1946 in Grayson Co., KY, the daughter of the late James and Alene Whobrey Beville. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother, who enjoyed fishing and doing artwork and was a...

Beverly D Thomas

Beverly D Thomas

December 1, 2014

Beverly D. Thomas, age 64, of Leitchfield, KY, died Monday, (December 1, 2014) at her home. She was born on December 7, 1949, in Falls of Rough, the daughter of the late Charlie and Imogene Day of Short Creek. Beverly graduated from Caneyville High School and Western Kentucky University with a teaching certificate and earned her Rank I. She started...

Christopher A. Helphenstine

Christopher A. Helphenstine

November 29, 2014

Christopher A. Helphenstine, age 34, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (November 29, 2014) in Leitchfield, KY. He was born on January 6, 1980, in Louisville, KY, the son of the late Leo Harry and Carol Davis Helphenstine. He was a plumber, and recently worked as a carpet layer for Cooper's Carpet. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and ginseng hunting. He...

Nancy Layman Probus

Nancy Layman Probus

November 28, 2014

Nancy Layman Probus, age 77 of Irvington, KY, passed away Friday, (November 28, 2014) at the Hardinsburg Nursing and Rehab Center in Hardinsburg, KY. She was born on March 4, 1937 in Frankfort, KY, the daughter of the late William Baily Layman and Rose Marie Brown Layman. She was a retired secretary at Ft Knox, who enjoyed University of Kentucky...

Catherine Wade

Catherine Wade

November 26, 2014

Catherine Wade, age 87 of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Wednesday, (November 26, 2014) at her residence. She was born on August 16, 1927 in Edmonson Co., KY, the daughter of the late Rev. Jefferson and Gertha Rigdon Hester. She was a former owner, along with her husband, Stephen, of Wade's Grocery, who enjoyed her grandchildren, gardening and sewing and was...

Marcia R. Shartzer

Marcia R. Shartzer

November 21, 2014

Marcia R. Shartzer, age 57 of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (November 21, 2014) at her residence. She was born on August 26, 1957 in Grayson County, KY, the daughter of Kent and Libby Renfrow Rose. She was employed at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center for 36 years as Director of Health Information and later as Director of Coding. She...

Cheryl B Clemons

Cheryl B Clemons

November 21, 2014

Cheryl B. Clemons, age 65, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (November 21, 2014) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on May 1, 1949 in Jefferson Co., KY, the daughter of Estle and Ernestine Probus Harp. She was a retired Bank Teller at Leitchfield Deposit Bank and a member of the Leitchfield United Methodist...

John Edward Foster

John Edward Foster

November 16, 2014

John Edward Foster, age 98 of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Sunday, (November 16, 2014) at the Beehive Home of Grayson County. He was born on April 27, 1916 in Louisville, KY, the son of the late Mary Irene Scales Foster and Theodore D Foster. He joined the Marine Corps in 1942. After basic training at Paris Island, SC, he served...

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