Joseph Glenn Hammond, 63, of Uniontown, died at 6:14 a.m., Saturday, July 12, 2003 at Methodist Hospital Henderson.

Mr. Hammond was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his father Samuel Hammond; his mother, Emma Rose Hammond; and a sister Cecilia Chambers.

Survivors include one sister Frances Johnson of Owensboro; three brothers, Sam Hammond Jr., of Louisville, Edward Hammond of Franklin, Ind., and Charles Raymond Hammond of Uniontown; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 17, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Uniontown with Father Terry Devine officiating. Burial will be in the St. Agnes Cemetery.

Friends may call today, Wednesday, July 16 from 6 till 8 p.m. Prayers will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Agnes building fund.

Virginia Stewart, 83, of Sturgis, died at 11:20 p.m., Saturday, July 12, 2003, at Methodist Hospital Henderson.

Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Sullivan Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jewel Stewart in 1976 and a brother Norman Mayes.

Survivors include two daughters, Greta Collins of Sturgis and Brenda Luczai of Longmont, Colo.; two sisters Wilma Morgan of Terre Haute, Ind., and Madeline Murphy, of Etta, Mo.; five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; and one step, great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, July 16 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with Rev. Don Collins and Rev. Mike Demoss officiating. Burial will be in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Corydon Christian Church Memorial Fund or to the American Lung association.

Mary E. Gibbs, 84, of Morganfield, died at 7:09 p.m., Sunday, July 13, 2003 at Methodist Hospital Union County.

Mrs. Gibbs was born in 1919 to Rufus and Alice Ferrell Bebout. She was a member of the Church of God. Her hobbies included cooking, canning, fishing and listening to Chicago Cubs ball games.

She was preceded in death by her husband Americus Gibbs in 1985; and a son Alfred Gibbs.

Survivors include two sons, Parvin Gibbs of Madisonville and Tommy Gibbs of Sturgis; one sister, Iva Fowler of Morganfield; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, July 16 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. Wayne Winters officiating. Burial will be in the Odd Fellow Cemetery in Morganfield.

Friends may call until service time today at the funeral home.

Grace Elizabeth Waggener Shouse, 84, died Saturday, July 12, 2003 at Methodist Hospital Union County.

Mrs. Shouse was born in Union County, May 1, 1919 to Jesse Richard and Clara Tucker Waggener.

She was a 1938 graduate of Sturgis High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of Sturgis. She was a homemaker and enjoyed collecting antiques.

She was preceded in death by her father Jesse Richard Waggener; her mother Clara Tucker Waggener; one brother, Richard Waggener; and one sister Ruth Waggener.

Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Richard Nunn Shouse; one daughter, Barbara Nunn Shouse Hansen of Sturgis; two grandsons, Thomas Lance Hansen of Greer, S.C., and James Paul Hansen of Sturgis; and one brother, Wayne Waggener of Morganfield.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 15, at the First Baptist Church in Sturgis with Rev. Don Phelps officiating. Burial was in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Thomas Hansen Memorial Athletic Scholarship Trust Fund, United community Bank, P.O. Box 209, Morganfield.

Isabelle Marie McCauley Braddock, 83, of Henderson, died peacefully Friday, July 11, 2003 with her husband and daughter Theresa at her side at Angel River Health and Rehabilitation in Newburg, Ind., form complications of a May 15 heart attack.

Isabelle was the beloved wife of 54 years of J. Gordon Braddock. She was the matriarch to her five children: Patrick (Linda) of Chang Mai, Thailand, Sheila (Joe) Smith of LaGrange, Ky., Vincent (Pam) of Henshaw, Theresa (Jan) Chambliss of Henderson and Brendan (Shawna) of Henderson.

She is also survived by one brother Cliff McCauley of Chicago; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by one infant son, Leo in 1957 and one brother John McCauley in 2000.

In addition to raising her five children to love the Lord and be compassionate to others, Mrs. Braddock was a devout member of St. Ambrose/St. Francis parishes in Sturgis and Holy Name parish in Henderson. She taught CCD classes at St. Francis, tutored children at St. Ann School in Morganfield, Sturgis Elementary and St. Peter's School at St. Vincent. She taught adult literacy classes and was an adult English tutor in Union and Henderson counties.

She was in the forefront of the ecumenical prayer movement and courageously led by humble example in caring for the poor and downtrodden, actively respecting the God-given dignity of all people.

Funeral services were Tuesday at St. Francis Borgia in Sturgis with Father Richard Cash officiating. Burial was in the St. Ambrose Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the St. Ambrose renovation fund.

Horace Henry "June" Smith Jr., 86, of Gilbertsville, Ky., formerly of Sturgis, died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.

Mr. Smith was a World War II veteran, a VFW member, a member of Hadi Temple, Evansville and Elks Lodge #2707, Benton, Ky.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years Lois Ruth (Holeman) Smith; and a son, Stephen V. Smith.

Survivors include one daughter Nancy R. Smith and husband Greg Flittner of Brentwood, Tenn.; two sons, Michael H. Smith of Las Vegas, Nev. and David B. Smith and wife Virginia of Mission Viejo, Calif.; and six grandchildren, Austin, Morgan and Melissa Smith and Greer, Meredith and Abigail Flittner.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 12 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with Pastor Eugene Powell officiating. Burial was in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis.

A memorial service was held Sunday, July 13, at East Baptist Marshall Church in Gilbertsville with Pastor Eugene Powell officiating.

Roy Henry, 64, of Sturgis, died at 11:50 am., Thursday, July 10, 2003 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind.

Mr. Henry was a member of the Church of God and a retired coal miner.

Survivors include his wife Mildred Henry; his mother Lucille Henry of Sturgis; one daughter, Kay Luttrell of Marion; two sons, Sam and Troy Henry, both of Sturgis; one sister Betty Norvell of Sturgis; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday July 12 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with Rev. Randy Farthing officiating. Burial was in the Caseyville Cemetery in Caseyville.

Jane Brown, 55, of Dixon, formerly of Sturgis, died at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at her home.

Mrs. Brown, a homemaker, was born May 17, 1948 in Sturgis.

Survivors include her husband Joe Brown; one son Jimmy Brown of Manitou; one sister Judy Smith of Smith Mills; four brothers, Jimmy Estes of Marion, Tommy Estes, Buddy Estes, and Bill Bernard, all of Sturgis; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday, July 11 at Townsend Funeral Home in Dixon with Rev. Curt Yarbrough officiating. Burial was in the Townsend Cemetery.

Randall Lee "Paw" Summers, 80, of Morganfield, died at 6:20 p.m., Thursday, July 3, 2003 at his residence.

Mr. Summers was a World War II veteran, a member of the American Legion Post #0040, Henderson and an Honorable Ky. Colonel. He was retired from the Federal government in Fort Knox. He was a member of Ekron Baptist Church in Ekron, Ky.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Ruth (Cowan) Summers; three daughters, Jane Lee Tripp of Leitchfield, Ky., Carolyn Andrews of Morganfield and Kathy Lynn Reed of White Mills, Ky.; four sons, James R. (Fruit) Summers of Clay, Steven K. Summers of Leitchfield, Bruce Summers of Elizabethtown and Byron Summers of Henderson; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Sunday, July 6, at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with Rev. Charles Blanc officiating. Burial was in the Pride-Bordley Cemetery in Union County with full military rites conducted.

Memorial contributions may be made St. Anthony's Hospice or to the charity of your choice.

Robert Allen Beabout, 60, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at his residence in Pacific.

Mr. Beabout, the son of Audy Pearline (Meazles) Beabout and the late Vernon Beabout, was born Dec. 14, 1942 in Wheatcroft.

On Jan. 6, 1964, he was united in marriage to Sandra Foster in Clayton. One son was born to this marriage. Bob and Sandra were married for 39 years.

Bob loved to collect hot wheels, coins, stamps and miniature motorcycles. He also loved kids and was a real people person.

He was employed at Firestone and also at Suburban Engineering. He served his country honorably as a member of the United States Army.

He was preceded in death by his father Vernon Beabout Nov. 5, 1955; one brother Thomas Andrew Beabout; and one sister Vernie Joretta Mertz.

Survivors include his wife Sandra Beabout of Pacific; his mother Audy Pearline Beabout of Waverly; one son, Jason Beabout of Pacific; two sisters, Carolyn Sue O'Leary of Eureka, Bonnie and husband Charles Shockley of New Haven; one brother-in-law, W.C. and wife Sharon Foster of Flippin, Ark.; one sister-in-law, Veneta and husband Joe Deaton of Louisiana; special friends Bobby and Vickie Breckenridge of Pacific and their daughter, Rachel, who called Bob, Papa; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews; and other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held Friday, June 13, at Nieburg-Vitt, Thiebes Funeral Home, Pacific with Rev. Greg Bond officiating. Interment was in Sunset Cemetery, Pacific.

Memorial contributions may be made to Jason Beabout College Education Fund.