May 28, 2003

Urey Miller, 89, of Morganfield, died at 2:25 p.m., Monday, May 26, 2003. Mr. Miller was a lifetime member and organist of Bowman Chapel C.M.E. Church. He was preceded in death by two sons David Miller and Robert Miller. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth; and one daughter Peggy Casey of Indianapolis, Ind. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 30, at Bowman C.M.E. Church in Morganfield with Rev. Willie J. Holmes officiating. Burial will be in the Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. Friends may call from 6 till 8 p.m., Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield.

Harry Wright Jr., 48, of Sullivan, died at 5:25 a.m., Monday, May 26, 2003 at Crittenden County Health Systems. Survivors include his wife Sandra Wright; two daughters, Larre Wright of Sullivan and Karisa Smith of Henderson; two sons, Rodney Wright of Uniontown and Michael Hoskins of Groton, Conn.; two sisters, Pat Maas of Sturgis and Diane Carrier of Morganfield; three brothers, Charlie Wright of Pride, Kenny Wayne Wright of Morganfield and Gary Wright of Sturgis; and one grandson Trey Michael Wright. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. Chris Reynolds officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until the time of the Memorial Service. Burial will be in the St. Agnes Cemetery in Uniontown.

Hilda Brown Potts, 82, of Sturgis, died at 6:45 p.m., Sunday, May 25, 2003 at Morganfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Potts was a member of the Sturgis General Baptist Church, had attended Sturgis First Baptist Church for the past 20 years, was active in Sturgis Senior Citizens and loved crocheting, quilting and dancing. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred O. Potts Jr., in 1979. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Steve Wise of Henderson and Peggy Jo and Scott Glass of Tullahoma, Tenn.; one son and daughter-in-law Jerry L. and Bobbye Potts of Morganfield; one sister, Allie Vaughn of Sturgis; three brothers, C.J. "Buck" Brown, William Brown and Harry "Mack" Brown, all of Sturgis; five grandchildren, Greg Wise, John Potts, Jeff Wise, Heather Hart Kirten and Chris Hart; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 31 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with Rev. Don Collins officiating. Burial will be in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 till 8 p.m. Friday and until service time Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sturgis General Baptist Church or the Sturgis First Baptist Church.

Jim Kinnamon, 63, of Morganfield, died at 12:10 a.m., Sunday, May 25, 2003 at Methodist Hospital Union County. Mr. Kinnamon was a telephone company employee for many years. He was preceded in death by his father James "Eb" Kinnamon in 1964 and his mother Essel Ray Kinnamon Aug. 7, 2002. Survivors include two daughters, Kristi Kennedy and Robin Dodson, both of Morganfield; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27 at Whitsell Funeral Home. Burial was in the Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. Memorial contributions may be made to Methodist Hospital Union County Extended Care Unit.

Kathryn Crow, 82, of Morganfield, died at 8:50 a.m., Sunday, May 25, 2003 at Shemwell Nursing Home in Providence. Mrs. Crow was a member of the United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband John Crow in 1981. Survivors include two daughters Gwen Paris of Sturgis and Gail Wilson of Post Falls, Idaho; one son, Bill Crow of Chesapeake, Va.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 30, at United Methodist Church in Morganfield with Rev. Don Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. Friends may call from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice or to the United Methodist Church.

Charles E. Brown, 89, of Waverly, died at 1:14 a.m., Saturday, May 24, 2003 at Morganfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by a daughter Mary Alice Kirkland, Oct. 11, 2002. Survivors include his wife of 63 years Virginia Alice Brown; three daughters, Wilma Adamson and Peggy Russelburg, both of Morganfield and Susie Buckman of Waverly; two sons, Thomas E. Brown of Evansville, Ind., and Charles A. Brown of Encino, Calif.; one sister Wilma Williams of Charleston, W.Va.; three brothers, Joseph Brown of Evansville, Ind., Harold Brown of Paducah and George Brown of Clarksville; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, May 28, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Waverly with Father Terry Devine officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 8 a.m. until service time today at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield. Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice.

William S. "Boom Boom" Brown, 74, of Boxville, died at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 24, 2003 at his residence. Mr. Brown, a veteran of the Korean War, was a retired coal miner and part-time farmer. Survivors include his wife of 46 years Ella Lillian Brown; two daughters, Kim Alvey of Sturgis and Darlene Padgett of Morganfield; five sons, Larry Brown of Henderson, Terry and Steve Brown, both of Sturgis and Billy and Ron Brown, both of Boxville; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 27, at Whitsell Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Nicholson officiating. Burial was in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Union County.

Theolinda O'Bryan, 90, of Morganfield, died at 10:20 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2003 at Morganfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. O'Bryan was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Morganfield. Survivors include two sisters Rose Danhauer of Morganfield and Roberta Pruden of Clarksville, Tenn.; one brother Paul M. O'Bryan of Owensboro; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday, May 26, 2003 at St. Ann Catholic Church with Father Pat Bittel officiating Burial was in the St. Raphael Cemetery in Daviess County near Owensboro.

Anna Conn Chambliss, 65, of Sturgis, died at 10:30 p.m., Friday, May 23, 2003, at her residence. Mrs. Chambliss was a member of the First Christian Church in Sturgis. She retired as branch manager of Morganfield National Bank after 28 years in banking at Morganfield National Bank and Farmer's State Bank in Sturgis. Survivors include her husband, Eddie "Poochie" Chambliss of Sturgis; three sons, Randy Jo Chambliss of Alvaton, Ky., Steven Conn Chambliss of Nashville, Tenn., and Gregory Alan Chambliss, of St. Louis, Mo.; three sisters, Martha Conn Watson and Lorena Clark, both of Sturgis, and Linda Conn Oldham of Providence; and eight grandchildren, Marian Edmonds, Morgan Chambliss, Dillon Chambliss, Murphy Chambliss, Mason Chambliss, Matt Chambliss, Mitchell Chambliss and Rachel Chambliss. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 25, at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with Rev. Jeff Bullock officiating. Burial was in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice and Relay For Life.

Kenny Bealmear, 53, of Waverly, died at 6:10 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2003 at his residence. Mr. Bealmear was a charter member and treasurer for 29 years of the Waverly Volunteer Fire Department. He worked at Ferro Corp. and was an avid outdoorsman. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his mother Mary Lee Bealmear and a brother Michael Bealmear. Survivors include his wife Cheryl Bealmear; his father R.G. Bealmear of Morganfield; three sons, Todd and Donnie Bealmear, both of Waverly and Robbie Bealmear of Henderson; two sisters, Brenda Hogge of Waverly and Donna Greenwell of Morganfield; two brothers, Stan Bealmear of Waverly and Keith Bealmear of Morganfield; five grandchildren Zachary, Kristen, Maddie, Caylin, and Jordan; and nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 25 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. Bill Henderson and Bro. Gary Puryear officiating. Burial was in the St. Peter's Cemetery in Waverly. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice.

Annelle Mason, 79, of Morganfield, died at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2003 at Morganfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Mason was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Nace Waller Mason; and two brothers, Tom Greenwell and William "Bill" Greenwell. Survivors include one son Bob Mason of Morganfield; one sister, Elaine Thomas of Uniontown; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 25, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church with Father Bruce Fogle officiating. Burial was in the St. Agnes Cemetery in Uniontown. Memorial contributions may be made to Morganfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Randall Ray "Monk" Eastwood, 47, of Dixon, died at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at the University of Louisville Medical Center from injuries sustained in a car accident. Mr. Eastwood was born in Henderson Jan. 29, 1956. He was a retired coal miner from Island Creek having worked at Ohio #1 and Hamilton #1 coal mines. He was a member of the UMWA, an avid gun collector, an avid paintballer, member of Darksides Paintball Team and a Ky. Colonel. He was a member of Sebree First Christian Church and a member of the Webster County Class of 1974. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth (Williams) Eastwood; his mother, Betty Collins Woods of Henderson; his father and stepmother, Fred and Louise Eastwood of Sebree; one son Kyle Ray Eastwood of Dixon; two brothers, Mike Eastwood of Sebree and Brad Eastwood of Henderson; his mother-in-law Sue Williams of Sebree; and his father-in-law John Williams of Madisonville. Funeral services were held Friday, May 23, at Tompkins Funeral Home Sebree Chapel with Rev. Gene Pillows officiating. Burial was in the Springdale Cemetery in Sebree.

Lena May Vanover, 82, of Smith Mills, died at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at Morganfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Mrs. Vanover was a member of Belleview United Methodist Church in Smith Mills. She retired from Ralph's Barbecue in 1995. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy E. Vanover in 1999. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Pruitt of Henderson and Kay Knight of Smith Mills; two sons, Robert Vanover and Clyde "Sonny" Vanover, both of Smith Mills; four sisters, Geraldine Kavanaugh and Bobbie Courtney, both of Morganfield, Betty Fowler of Owensboro and Katherine Anderson of Marengo, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 24, at Benton-Glunt Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald House officiating. Burial was in the Fairmont Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Belleview United Methodist Church.

Elizabeth "Liz" O'Nan Conway, 65, of Sturgis, died Monday, May 19, 2003 at Methodist Hospital Henderson. Mrs. Conway was a member of the First Baptist Church in Morganfield. Survivors include three sons, B.L. Conway of Abingdon, Va., Tommy Lee Conway of Bowling Green, and Bart Conway of Tulsa, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, March 23 at the First Baptist Church in Morganfield with the Rev. Mark Galloway officiating. Burial was held in the Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield. A Going Home Celebration was held Saturday, May 24.

Addie Louise Rehm, 91, of Sturgis, died Saturday, May 17, 2003 at Melbourne, Fla., where she had lived since 1994. Miss Rehm was a 1932 graduate of Sturgis High School and a 1936 graduate of Welborn Walker School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at Welborn Walker Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents Florence and Louis Rehm. Graveside services were held Saturday, May 24 at Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis with Rev. Don Collins officiating.

Betty J. (Wilson) Hayes, 49, of Shawneetown, died Sunday, May 4, 2003 in rural Hamilton County. Her death is under investigation. Mrs. Wilson was born July 9, 1953 in Crossville, Tenn., to the late Joe B. and Edith (Wyatt) Wilson. She married George Hayes, who preceded her in death in 1998. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Suits and Ann Kilgore; and two brothers Joe and Ivan Wilson. Survivors include four daughters, Lisa Barton of Shawneetown, Ashley Blair of Alton, Denise Booten of Nashville, and Judy Owens of Shawneetown; two brothers, Carl Wilson of Eldorado and David Wilson Shawneetown; a sister, Carolyn Jarman of Norris City; a stepson Charlie Holbrook of Woodriver; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 8, at Cox and Son Funeral Home in Shawneetown with the Rev. Ron Gray officiating. Burial was in the Westwood Cemetery.

 

 

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