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Bernice Shartzer
July 17, 2009
BERNICE SMITH SHARTZER Bernice Smith Shartzer, age 97, died at 2:45 pm CDST July 17, 2009 in the home she had lived in for 72 years. Born June 6, 1912, she was the daughter of Oscar and Myrtle Ellen Poole Smith. She married Arnold Shartzer on January 10, 1934. Educated in a one-room rural school, Caneyville High School, Western Kentucky...
Delphia Geary
July 15, 2009
Delphia Geary, age 84, of Welch's Creek, KY, passed away Wednesday, (July 15, 2009) Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield. She was born on October 23, 1924, in Welch's Creek, the daughter of Elic and Etta (Embry) Geary. She was a member of Christian Home Church of Christ. She is survived by one brother, Latnie Geary of Welches Creek,...
Pearlene Ochsner
July 12, 2009
Pearlene (Parks) Ochsner, age 82, of Dawson Springs, KY, passed away Sunday, (July 12, 2009) in Madisonville Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 22, 1926, in Grayson Co. the daughter of Jimmy and Sarah (Westerfield) Hayes. She is survived by her husband, Irvin, three sons, Robert and Jimmy Parks both of Louisville, Billy Parks of Dawson Springs, 1...
Hubert "Moody" Kiper Sr.
July 6, 2009
Hubert "Moody" Kiper Sr., age 92, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Monday, (July 6, 2009) at the Grayson Manor Nursing Home in Leitchfield. He was born on March 27, 1917, in Grayson County KY, the son of Charlie and Ethel Bruce Kiper. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Calvert Church. He is survived by one daughter,...
Nicky A. Ferguson
July 4, 2009
Nicky A. Ferguson, age 33, of Owensboro, KY, passed away Saturday, (July, 4 2009) in Owensboro. She was born on July 09, 1975, in Daviess Co. the daughter of Ray Anthony & Cynthia Beard Ferguson. She is survived by her father Ray Anthony Ferguson of Owensboro, 2 sons Nathan Ferguson & Keith Crowe both of Owensboro, her grandparents Russell &...
Mildred Thomas Mcdowell
July 4, 2009
Mildred Thomas McDowell, age 64, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Saturday, (July 4, 2009) at her residence. She was born on April 22, 1945, in Grayson Co, KY, the daughter of Thomas Anderson and Essie Carwile Tomes. She was a housewife and a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Mount St. Joseph Ursaline Association and was a Kentucky...
Nicholas Wood Cockriel
June 29, 2009
Nicholas Wood Cockriel age 51, of Leitchfield, passed away Monday, (June 29, 2009) at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 26, 1957, in Grayson County, the son of Coy Cockriel and Annell Carroll Saltsman. He was a bus driver for the Grayson County School System and attended New Freedom Baptist Church. He is survived by his...
Patricia Maxine Beasley
June 28, 2009
Patricia Maxine Beasley age 54, of Leitchfield, passed away Sunday, (June 28, 2009) at her home. She was born on June 1, 1955, in Louisville, KY, the daughter of Clayton and Maxine Powell Watkins. She was the administrative assistant for Watkins Construction and a member of the Claggett United Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, John Beasley of...
Frances(Sissie) Tarrance
June 27, 2009
Frances (Sissie) Tarrance, age 68, of Falls of Rough, KY, passed away Saturday, (June 27, 2009) at the home of her daughter in Falls of Rough. She was born on April 23, 1941, in Grayson Co. the daughter of Jackson & Zora Shepherd Bratcher. She is survived by 1 daughter Shirley Coats of Falls of Rough, 2 sons Darrell Burden...
Victor Richard Beck
June 23, 2009
Victor Richard Beck, age 74, of Clarkson, KY, passed away Tuesday, (June 23, 2009) at his residence. He was born on January 4, 1935, in Louisville, KY, the son of Harvey and Viola Richards Beck. He was a maintenance supervisor for Mead Corporation and a member of the Sulphur Wells Missionary Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean...
Melinda G. Newton
June 23, 2009
Melinda G. Newton, age 43 of Leitchfield, KY passed away Tuesday (June 23, 2009) at her home in Leitchfield. She was born October 3, 1965 in Louisville, KY the daughter of Enos James and Gloria Faye Tilford Vincent Jr. She is survived by two children, Greg Hodge of Leitchfield and Tonya Howell of Leitchfield, her fiancé, Stevie Embry of Leitchfield,...
Gary A Dameron Sr.
June 23, 2009
Gary Allen Dameron Sr., age 63, of Caneyville, KY, passed away Tuesday (June 23, 2009) at his residence. He was born on March 02, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of James & Emily Mitchell Dameron. He is survived by his wife Charlene Dameron of Caneyville, 2 sons Gary Allen Dameron Jr. of Sparta, Ky. & Anthony Dameron of Crittenden,...
Zoey Amari Powell
June 17, 2009
Zoey Amari Powell, infant daughter of Joseph Mathew Powell and Shannon Nicole Blair passed away Wednesday, (June 17, 2009) at the Twin Lakes Reg. Med. Ctr. in Leitchfield. She was born Wednesday, June 17, 2009 in Leitchfield, KY. She is survived by her parents, her sister Savannah Evans, her brothers Hayden Bradley Powell and Caleb Evans. Also surviving are her...
Mary Dennison Ramsey
June 15, 2009
Mary Dennison Ramsey, age 86, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Monday, (June 15, 2009) at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 6, 1922, in Pine Knob, KY, the daughter of Elmer and Hallie Tilford Dennison. She was a home maker and a member of the Antioch Methodist Church in McDaniels. She is survived by one...
James L. Tarrence
June 13, 2009
James L. Tarrence, 72 of Louisville, KY, passed away Saturday (June 13, 2009) in Louisville. He is survived by his wife Neomia, 1 son Harold (Betty), 1 daughter Vickie Lynn (Jerry), 2 Stepdaughters Charlene (Larry), and Darlene (Jorge), 5 brothers Kendall, Glendall, Bill, Ricky, and Mike Tarrence, 4 sisters Betty Kerr, Tootsie Bratcher, Brenda Priest and Marcell Dockery, 13 grandchildren...
Edward Sonny Johnson
June 12, 2009
Edward Ray (Sonny) Johnson, age 69, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Friday, (June 12, 2009) at his residence. He was born on October 9, 1939 in Grayson County KY, the son of Charles Edward and Irma Grace (Kinkade) Johnson. He was a fork truck operator at Ford Motor Company, and a deacon of the Providence General Baptist Church. He was...
Mark John Wintz
June 12, 2009
Mark John Wintz, 53 , of Caneyville KY, passed away Friday, (June 12, 2009) at his residence. He was born on December 15, 1955, in St. Louis, MO., the son of Robert A. and Barbara Brandau Wintz. He is survived by his mother Barbara Brandau of Caneyville; one sister Victoria (Don) Raymer of Caneyville, and his brother Robert Wintz, Jr....
Carl W. Mudd
June 11, 2009
Carl W. Mudd, age 62, of Leitchfield KY, passed away Thursday, (June 11, 2009) at his home. He was born on April 3, 1947, in Grayson Co., KY, the son of S. V. and Lavanna Hack Mudd. He was a farmer and a member of the Pleasant Union United Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of thirteen years,...
Robert Louis Wilson
June 9, 2009
Robert Louis Wilson, age 57, of Oaks Personal Care in Madisonville KY, passed away Tuesday, (June 9, 2009) at 6:20 a.m. at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. He was born on January 27, 1952, in Grayson Co, KY, the son of the late Lee and Mamie Hodges Wilson, the eighth of eleven children. He is survived by four sisters,...
Sherman Basham
June 9, 2009
Sherman Basham, age 56, of Leitchfield, KY, passed away Tuesday, (June 9, 2009) at his home in Leitchfield. He was born on September 14, 1952, in Millwood, KY, the son of the late Shelby Thomas Basham Sr. and Elsie Mae Reynolds. He was a retired auto mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Donna Basham of Leitchfield, four children, Denise...
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