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Archilles GABBARDThe Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 20 July 1939Archillis Gabbard, 68, brother of Mrs. G. B. Kilburn of Beattyville, died at his home near Athol, Monday, July 17 following an illness of several months. Death was due to heart trouble.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Tuesday by the Rev. Z. Ball. Interment was in the Gabbard Cemetery near the home. Congleton Bros. of Beattyville were in charge.
Survivors include four sisters and three brothers.The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 20 July 1939Archillis Gabbard, 68, brother of Mrs. G. B. Kilburn of Beattyville, died at his home near Athol, Monday, July 17 following an illness of several months. Death was due to heart trouble.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Tuesday by the Rev. Z. Ball. Interment was in the Gabbard Cemetery near the home. Congleton Bros. of Beattyville were in charge.
Survivors include four sisters and three brothers.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 August 1954Mrs. Charity Gabbard, widow of the late Sidney Gabbard, died July 21 at 10:30 p.m. at the age of 71. Mrs. Gabbard was enroute to visit a doctor at the time of her death.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church for several years.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Addie Deaton, Ricetown; two sons, Lewis Gabbard, Booveville; Brown Gabbard, Ricetown; one brother, Jimmy Bishop, Clay County; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on July 23 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Ike Gabbard as Esau Chapel. Burial was in Esau cemetery. Arrangements were by King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 20 January 1938Elizabeth Gabbard, age 85, died January 18th, at St. Helens.
Burial was held at the Gabbard graveyard Wednesday, January 19th.
Mrs. Gabbard was the daughter of John McGuire, deceased.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY)
Friday, 8 June 1973Fred Gabbard, 71, of 1824 Stonewall Court, died early Tuesday at his home after a short illness.
Born April 6, 1903 in Lee County, Ky., he was a son of the late Sam and Martha Gabbard. He had been employed by the Ashland Oil Company for 22 years and was a member of the Hall Street Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mabel Gabbard; a son, Sam Gabbard of Owensboro; three daughters, Mrs. Christine Loyd of Owensboro, Mrs. Clara Wright of Sturgis, Ky., and Mrs. Irene McGill of Munford, Tenn.; six brothers, William G. of Tampa, Fla., Eschal of Homony, Okla., Mitchell G. of Glencoe, Ky., Roy of Independence, Ky., Ralph of Middletown, Ky., and Decaursey of Beattyville, Ky.; a sister, Mrs. Maxie Gibson of Alexandria, Ky.; six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m Saturday at Hall Street Baptist Church, with the Rev. W. O. Spencer, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Friends may call at Delbert J. Glenn Funeral Home after noon today.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 June 1952Funeral services for Morrow Gabbard, 79, were held at Athol, Friday, May 30.
Mr. Gabbard, the son of the late Clayborn and Mary Chambers Gabbard, was born in Lee county and died at Lexington, May 29. He was returned here for burial by the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
Mr. Gabbard is survived by three sons, T. A. Gabbard of Frankfort, B. H. Gabbard of Hazard, and C. R. Gabbard of Detroit, Michigan. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. S. M. Hogan of Covington, and Mrs. S. H. Short of Newport.
Burial was in Gabbard Cemetery near Athol.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Wednesday, 11 November 1953Booneville, Nov. 10 - Mrs. Florence Gabbard, 66, formerly of Booneville, widow of J. K. Gabbard, died Saturday at Amarillo, Texas, where she lived with a son. She had been ill three years and was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Survivors include four sons, Tom and Henry Gabbard, both of Booneville; Von Gabbard, Dayton, Ohio, and J. K. Gabbard, Amarillo; four sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Wilder, Booneville, Mrs. Lizzie Seale, Booneville; Mrs. Emma Begley, Lebanon, Ohio, and Mrs. Eva Bowman, Booneville; four brothers, Elisha and C. B. Moore, both of Booneville; Joe Moore, Batavia, Ohio, and W. T. Moore, Middletown, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Booneville Methodist church by the Rev. Robert G. McClure and the Rev. J. H. Burton. Burial will be in the Moore cemetery near Booneville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 December 1950Mrs. Martha Johnson Gabbard, 73, died at her home at Williba December 15, 1950. She had been in bad health for two months, but contracted pneumonia, and this resulted in her death after three days.
She was the daughter of the late Wilburn and Rilda Bowman Johnson. She was born at Canyon Falls October 30, 1879. October 27, 1898, she was married to Sam H. Gabbard, who died March 8, 1948.
Mrs. Gabbard is survived by eight sons, Eschol, of Hominy, Okla.; Rolen, of Covington; Wilson, of Harrison, O.; Ralph, of Miamisburg, O.; and Decorsey, of Williba; also one daughter, Mrs. Earl Gibson, of Alexandria, Ky. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, six sisters, Mrs. Victoria Combs, of Athol; Mrs. Naomi Stamper, of Beverly Hills, Calif.; Mrs. Vina Duff, of Antigo, Wis.; Mrs. Frances Warland and Miss Lillie Johnson, both of Rochester, Mich. One brother Henry Johnson, of Beattyville.
Mrs. Gabbard was a member of the Methodist church for more than 40 years.
Funeral services were held at the Fraleys Creek school house near her home Sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Robert Hillegass. Burial was in the Gabbard cemetery near Fillmore, under direction of Pennington funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 30 November 1939Mrs. Mary [sic] Gabbard, age 100, died Thursday, November 23 at the home of her son, Ike Gabbard, near Fincastle. She would have reached the age of 101 on December 3.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday and burial followed at Athol.
She is survived by 11 children: Mrs. Harrison Allen, Mrs. Elijah Toler, Mrs. Tom Coomer, Breathitt County; Mrs. Grant Vickers, Wm. Gabbard, Mrs. Samuel Flanery, Mrs. Houston Marcum, Jackson County; Jake and Steve Gabbard, Perry County, and Mrs. Mose Watkins and Ike Gabbard of Lee County.
Other survivors include three brothers, Flint Miller, Breathitt County, Henry Miller, Kansas, John Miller, Primrose; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Linden, Texas and Mrs. Elvara Moore, Michigan; 127 grandchildren, 115 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
NOTE: Minerva was 90, not 100, when she passed away.
Owsley County Courier (Booneville, KY)
Friday, 14 December 1934Booneville, Dec. 7 - Ottis Gabbard, 30 years old, son of the late J.K. Gabbard, was found hanging in the barn about 8 o'clock this morning. He had been dead apparently for about an hour.
Mrs. Gabbard, his step mother, saw him go to the barn about 6:30, the usual feeding time, and was not alarmed by his absence until some time after. When the body was found it was swinging by a rope tied to a rafter in the barn and it was evident that he had jumped from the loft.
He was a quiet, studious man, very much attached to his father, County Attorney J.K. Gabbard who died in a hospital October 26.
He is survived by his stepmother, florence Moore Gabbard, three sisters, Mrs. Floyd Moore, Cow Creek, Mrs. Elmer Fletcher, Irvine, and one living in California; three half brothers, Von Gabbard, J.K. Jr., and Henry all of this place.
Funeral services were conducted at the home of his sister, Mrs. Floyd Moore on Indian Creek by Rev. A.C. Wildman last Saturday, assisted by Revs. Tull and Gabbard. Burial was in Esau graveyard.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 9 January 1958Funeral services for William "Bud" Gabbard, 81, were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Esau Chapel by Rev. I. H. Gabbard.
Mr. Gabbard died Jan. 3, at his home at Booneville after a long illness. He was a member of the Booneville Baptist Church and a retired farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Gabbard, seven sons, Taylor Gabbard, Greensburg, Ind., James Gabbard, Detroit, Mich; Carl Gabbard, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mike Gabbard, New Castle, Ind; Dudley Gabbard, London, Ohio; Carlos Gabbard, Bethany, Ohio; and Dale Gabbard, Blanchester, Ohio; six daughters, Mrs. Bethel Sammons, Mrs. Grace Stribling, both of Cinn., Ohio; Mrs. Polly Riley, Booneville, Mrs. Rebecca Vires, Greensburg, Ind., Mrs. Ella Bixler, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla; and Mrs. Ethel Parkison, Greensburg, Ind; a sister, Mrs. Julia Duff, Ricetown; several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Burial was in the Esau Cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 November 1950Funeral services for W. H. "Bunk" Gabbard, 71, were held Saturday afternoon at 2:00. The service was held at the home near Travelers Rest, conducted by Rev. D. W. Mainous and Jennings Roaden.
Mr. Gabbard, son of the late Harrison and Emma Flanery Gabbard, was born August 25, 1879, and died November 10, of cerebral hemorrhage.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Gabbard and 10 children, 28 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren, all of Connersville, Ind.
Burial was in the Gabbard graveyard with Pennington funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 December 1953John E. Garrett, son of Bill and Mina Garrett, born in Clay County on March 28, 1886, died in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 19, 1953 at 6:00 p.m.
He is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Thelma Thorpe of Franklin, Ohio, Mrs. Goldie Roberts, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Edna Brewer of Irvine, Ky., and Mrs. Mollie Alcorn, Floyd, Iowa; two sons, Fred Garrett of Arlington, Va., and Dan Garrett of Louisville, Ky. He has four brothers - John Garrett, Alexander, Va., Manuel Garrett, Washington, D.C., Joe Garrett, Alexander, Va., Nobe Garrett, Clay Co., Ky., and two sisters, Nettie Peterson, Miami, Fla., and Martha Garrett, Burning Springs, Ky.
Funeral services were held at the Congleton Bros. Funeral Home. The minister was Rev. Willard Bloomfield. Mr. Garrett was buried in the Oakdale Crawford Cemetery.
Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, OH)
Monday, 22 March 1965Dayton - - Mrs. Amanda Gentry, 88, of the Jeni Rose Nursing Home in Dayton, died Monday morning in the nursing home.
She was born Feb. 11, 1877 in Lee County, Ky., the daughter of Thomas and Mary Crawford Hayes.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas of Donnelsville, and Virgil of Dayton; one daughter, Mrs. Nell Jordan of Dayton; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Morris Sons Funeral Home in Dayton, and will be taken to the King Justice Funeral Home in Beattyville, Ky., where services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Kincaid Cemetery Beattyville.
Dayton Daily News
Thursday, 27 August 1964Curtis C. Gentry, 53, of 172 Pat Lane, Fairborn, died Wednesday, Grandview hospital.
He was a carpenter for Hupp & Roehner, Inc.
Survived by his wife, Hazel; mother, Mrs. Amanda Gentry; two daughters,, Mrs. Judy Fay Eden, Miss Marie Gentry; three sons, Thomas, Corda and Howard Allen; one sister, Mrs. Nell Jordan; two brothers, Thomas and Virgil; three grandchildren.
Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Morris Sons Funeral Home, Fairborn. Burial Fairfield cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday, 4 to 9 p.m.
The Journal Herald (Dayton, OH)
Monday, 25 July 1960Arrangements are being made at Beattyville, Ky., for the funeral of Eddie Gentry, 53, of 1578 Lexington avenue, Springfield, killed Satruday afternoon along new Route 40, south of New Carlisle near the Route 69 interchange.
Gentry was struck by truck-trailer outfit after he stopped to help a woman change a tire. Driver of the truck was Slaton Hodges, 28, of Louisville, Ky.
Driver of the disabled car, Mrs. Mary E. Smith, 50, of Wilmington, Ind., remained in critical condition last night at Good Samaritan hospital. Highway patrolmen are continuing their investigation of the accident, which caused the 12th traffic fatality in Clark county this year.
Gentry is survived by his wife, Mabel; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Marie Newman of Fairborn; three brothers, Thomas of New Carlisle, Curtis of Fairborn and Virgil of Dayton, and a sister, Mrs. Nell Jordan of Dayton.
Kenneth Charles Gentry, 72 of Cynthiana, KY d. Sept. 20, 2000. He was born Jan. 18, 1928 in Lee County the s/o the late Oscar and Viola Morgan Gentry.
Survivors are one daughter, Nora Gentry of Cynthiana, KY; two sons, Kenneth Harold Gentry and Frank Gentry both of Cynthiana, KY; one grandson, Kenneth Glen Gentry of Cynthiana, KY; two step-daughters, Linda Messer of Georgetown, KY, Brenda Hall of Cynthianan, KY; two brothers, Cleburn Gentry of Pine Ridge, KY, Ellis Gentry of Boyd, KY; one sister, Jackie Jennings of Biloxi, MS.
He was preceded in death by daughter, Deborah Lynn Gentry, parents, two brothers, Grover and Paul Gentry, and four sisters, Loretta Abney, Janice Prater, Deborah McFarland and Anna Lois Perry.
Burial in the Steel Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 22 September 1955Funeral services for Malen Gentry, 83, were held at the Gentry cemetery at Zoe, at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, by Rev. W. W. Brewer.
Mr. Gentry, the son of the late Hiram and Minnie Bowman Gentry was born August 29, 1872 and died Sept. 19, 1955 at the home of his son, B. D. Gentry at Zoe. A retired farmer he had been ill for seven months. Formerly of Jackson County, he lived most of his life at Pebworth.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Susie Combs Gentry, another son, O. L. Gentry of Levi, and sister, Mrs. Matt Frye of Booneville.
Burial was in the Gentry cemetery at Zoe, with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 May 1953Samuel Plummer Gentry, 81, a Pentecostal minister of 40 years service and a retired groceryman, died Thursday, May 21, at St. Helens, after an illness of about four weeks. His death was attributed to arterio-sclerosis.
Rev. Gentry is survived by his wife, Amananda Gentry; four sons, Eddie of Springfield, ,Ohio; Thomas of Enon, Ohio; Curtis of Fairborne, Ohio and Virgil Gentry of Dayton, Ohio. A surviving daughter is Mrs. Nellie Jordan, also of Dayton.
Funeral services were held for Rev. Gentry at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of the King Justice Funeral Home with Rev. Spencer Combs of Stanton, Ky., conducting. Services were also held at the Kincaid Cemetery near Fincastle, Saturday afternoon.
The King Justice Funeral Home was in charge off burial arrangements.
Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, OH)
Monday, 20 June 1994Thomas S. Gentry, 85, of Donnelsville, Ohio, died Sunday, June 19, 1994 at 4:54 a.m. in his residence.
He was born April 16, 1909 in Fincastle, Kentucky, the son of S. P. and Amanda (Hayes) Gentry. He was a resident of the Donnelsville area the past 47 years, retired carpenter and a member of the Bethel Baptist Church.
Survived by his wife of 53 years, Virginia Gentry; two sons and daughter-in-law, Larry and Judie Gentry and Dale and Debbie Gentry all of Donnelsville; five grandchildren, Jeff, Kevin, Brad, Jennifer and Mallory Gentry; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Nell Jordan; a brother, Virgil Gentry both of Dayton, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Wednesday, June 22, 1994 at 1:30 p.m. in the Trostel, Chapman and Christmas Funeral Home, New Carlisle, with Rev. Charles Williams and Rev. Clifford Kissinger officiating. Burial in Donnelsville Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. in the funeral home.
Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH)
Sunday, 20 May 2001Virgil Gentry, age 85, of Dayton, died Friday, May 18, 2001.
He was retired from Allied Technology and was an Army Veteran of WW II. He was a member of Murlin Heights United Church of Christ and the Eintract Club.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Peggy J. (Catron) and daughter Marianne Sheffield of KY, grandson and wife Steve and Roseanne Price and two great-grandchildren, Tesa and Ryan Price.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Baker-Hazel Funeral Home 5555 Philadelphia Dr. at N. Main St. Rev. Bruce Cunningham officiating. Interment Donnellsville Cemetery. Friends will be received from 1:00 p.m. Tuesday until time of services at Baker-Hazel.
The Beattyville, Enterprise
Thursday, 5 January 1956Funeral services for Isaac D. Gibson, 74, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 at the Royal Oak Baptist Church by the Rev. Clarence Kilburn.
Mr. Gibson, son of the late Harve and Sarah A. Gibson was born at Sturgeon in 1881 and died Dec. 24, 1955 in a Veterans hospital at Long Beach, Calif. after an illness of three months. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lena B. Evans, four sisters; Mrs. Myrtle Bailey of Lomita, Calif.; Mrs. Susan C. Vaugh of Burnstadt, Ky.; Mrs. Cora Peters and Mrs. Shirilda Biggs of Sturgeon; one brother, Alfred Gibson of Hamilton, Ohio and three grandchildren.
Burial was in the Peters Cemetery at Sturgeon with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Louis GIBSON
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 15 November 1956Funeral services for Lewis Gibson, 76, were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 12, at the Clarence Gibson home by Rev. J. H. Burton.
Mr. Gibson was a retired farmer and a member of the Booneville Methodist Church.
He is survived by four sons: Fred Gibson of California, Ky.; Earl Gibson of Alexandria; Clarence Gibson of Eversole, and Capt. Claude Gibson of the U. S. Air Force, stationed in Berlin, Germany; two daughters: Mrs. Bonnie Wilson, Booneville, and Mrs. Fern Barrett, Lexington; one sister: Mrs. Florence Moore, Eversole; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Burial was in the Gibson Cemetery at Eversole with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Wednesday, 8 February 1995Maxie R. Gibson, 79, of Alexandria, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas.
She retired after 34 years as a teacher. She began her career at a one-room school in Lee County, taught at A. J. Jolly Elementary in California, Alexandria Elementary, Grants Lick Elementary and Newport Elementary. She was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Highland Heights. Her husband, Charles E. Gibson, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, H. Paul Gibson of Harrison, Ohio, and E. Max Gibson of Morrow, Ohio; brothers, Mitchell Gabbard of Glencoe and Decoursey Gabbard of Beattyville; five grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, four great-grandchildren and four stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be there from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 10 December 1936Mrs. Jesse Gibson, 64, died of a heart ailment Friday night about 6 o'clock. She had been sick for some 10 months of various diseases.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Leslie Smith and burial was in the Phillips graveyard Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
She is survived by her husband and three brothers and a sister.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 September 1953Dr. William H., Gibson, of Booneville, died Monday night at 7:50 at his home. He was 71 years old.
The funeral was held at 10:30 this morning at the Owsley High School with the Rev. Robert G. McClure and Rev. Ike Gabbard performing the ceremony.
Dr. Gibson was taken to the Winchester Cemetery for burial. Masonic rites were performed by Lodge 939 of Booneville.
The doctor is survived by his wife Mrs.Lena Gibson, a son, Carl, of West Columbia, Texas; and a daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Klotter of Booneville.
Other survivors are brothers: Sherman Gibson, Taylorsville, Kentucky, and Louis Gibson of Booneville, and a sister, Mrs. Florence Moore, Eversole, Kentucky.
Dr. Gibson was born March 18, 1882. He was a member of the Methodist church, the first and only chairman of the county board of health, Secretary of the Medical Association of Owsley county, president of the Farmers State Bank of Booneville, and was for many years the county Republican chairman.
Casket bearers at the funeral were Pleas Turner, Carl Reynolds, Daniel Barrett, Claude Duff, Hosea Wilson, Thomas Eversole, Charlie Becknell, and Charles H. Seale. Congleton Brothers of Beattyville handled the funeral services.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 27 July 1950Asa Gilbert, 78, son of the late Mickelberry and Sarah Estes Gilbert, died at his home near Beattyville July 19. He was born in this county April 22, 1872.
He was first married to Nannie Phillips, and later was married to Miss Catherine Roberts, who died January 15, 1940.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ella Johnson of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Addie Couch, of Beattyville; two sons, Wythe Gilbert, and W. A. Gilbert, both of Beattyville.
There are no survivors of the first marriage.
He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eliza J. Williams and Mrs. Dick Phillips, of Beattyville, and 17 grandchildren.
He was a farmer most of his life, and he served one term as Magistrate of Lee County, 1922 to 1926.
Burial was in the Ashcraft cemetery on July 21, with Rev. Carl Jett conducting the service.
Booneville, KY - Nancy Gilbert, age 89, widow of Roscoe Gilbert, passed away April 25, 2019 at the Owsley County Health Care Center in Booneville, KY.
Nancy was born March 16, 1930 in Beattyville, KY, a daughter to the late Lewis and Girlie (Brandenburg) Cooper. She was of the Christian faith and a member of the Apostolic Soul Searching in Jesus Name Church in Breathitt County, KY.
She is survived by one daughter; Deborah Elaine Gilbert Creech of Booneville, Kentucky, one special niece; Sheila Shouse, various nieces and nephews and many other loving family members and friends.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Roscoe Gilbert, her son; William Edward Gilbert, one grandson; Christopher Goodman, four brothers; Alfred, Clarence, Willie and Ance Cooper, one sister; Ercie Cole.
Visitation will be held Monday, April 29, 2019 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Booneville Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Booneville Funeral Home with Pastors Chad Baker and Ron Roberts officiating. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in the Shepherds Memorial Cemetery located in the Booneville, KY.
To leave the family a special message visit www.boonevillekyfuneralhome.com. The Booneville Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 December 1953William Alfred Gilbert, husband of Dora Moore Gilbert, died December 9, in Lee county.
Mr. Gilbert was a trucker in this vicinity for many years, and was educated in Lee county schools.
Surviving him are his wife, Dora; two sons, William Alfred and David Paul; a daughter, Bertha Gilbert; a brother, Wythe Gilbert; a sisters, Addie Couch and Ella Johnson.
Funeral services were held December 10 at the home. The minister was Rev. Ed. Gayhart. He was buried at the Moore Cemetery in Fillmore with the Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
Dema B. Tincher Maloney GILLEY
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 28 October 1968West Liberty - Mrs. Dema B. Gilley, 81, of Maytown, died at 11:15 a.m. Saturday at her home after a long illness. She was a native of Lee County and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Maude McKinney, Maytown; Mrs. Sarah Swango, Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. Myrtle Patrick, Bloomington; and two sons, Robert R. Maloney, Dayton, Ohio, and Alfred Maloney, Maytown.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Maytown Church by the Rev. Glen Lawson. Burial will be in the McGuire Cemetery, Maytown. The body is at the Potter Funeral Home here, where friends may call until time of services.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 16 March 1939Jesse Gipson, age about 75 years died at the home of his brother, Dave Gipson, in this city Thursday morning, March 9, at 5:00 o'clock. He had been suffering for the past few months from heart dropsy.
Funeral services and burial were held at the Phillips graveyard at Belle Point Friday.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jolena Greer Gipson, and one brother and sister, Dave, of this city, and Mrs. Rose Ann Couch, of Sturgeon.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 1 August 1935Beattyville, July 29 -- Mrs. Mary Gipson, 54, wife of Dave Gipson, was buried at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Phillips graveyard. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Joe Estep.
Mrs. Gipson died in the early hours Monday morning following several years suffering from cancer.
She is survived by her husband.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 23 December 1934Hamburg, Pa., Dec. 22 - A ride homeward for the holidays was halted suddenly by a crash and the death of two young persons on a highway near Lenhartsville last night.
Wilson Glass, 24, of Beattyville, Ky., was killed outright when the car hit a guard rail and Miss Ann Bolkin, 23, of Jere, W. Va., died soon afterward in the Hamburg sanitarium.
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The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 27 December 1934Booneville, Dec. 24 -- Funeral services for Wilson Glass, 24 years old, who was killed Friday night in an automobile accident near Lenhartsville, Pa., were held today in the Presbyterian church by the Rev. A. C. Wildman. Burial was in the Booneville Cemetery.
Mr. Glass was a student at Cornell Medical College, New York.
Mr. Glass is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Glass, Booneville; two brothers, Dr. Fred A. Glass, Tulsa, Okla., and Samuel Glass, Oklahoma City, Okla., two sisters, Mrs. Richard Johnson, Owassa, Okla., and Mrs. Paul Edwards.
His father was Dr. A. M. Glass who died several years ago.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 December 1950Beverly L. C. Goe, 80, retired L & N railroad company employee, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bert Masters, in West Irvine.
He was a great great grandson of Daniel Boone, Kentucky pioneer and explorer.
Besides Mrs. Masters, he is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Earl Rhodes, irvine; one son, Walter Goe, Irvine; three brothers, Walker T. O. Goe, West Irvine; Arthur Goe, St. Helens, Oregon, and Harlan Goe, Prescott, Wash.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Irvine Christian church at 2 p.m., Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Harold Deitch, assisted by the Rev. Roy Richardson.
Burial will be in the West Irvine cemetery.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY0
Thursday, 9 June 1955Irvine, June 8 - Mrs. Pauline Goe, widow of Willis Goe, formerly of Irvine and Lexington, died at her home in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday morning.
A native of Lee County, she was a member of the Lexington Epworth Methodist Church, and was a government worker at Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lucretia Rennick, Middletown, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. J. L. Bauer, Harrison, Ohio, and Mrs. Winnie Evans, Slade; four brothers, O. H. and J. H. Congleton, Hamilton, Ohio; Roy Congleton, Harrison, Ohio, and Thomsa Congleton, Manchester, and a grandson.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Irvine Methodist Church by the Rev. Floyd. Burial in Oakdale Cemetery. The body will be brought to the Lewis Funeral Home Thursday.
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The Estill Herald
Thursday, 9 June 1955Mrs. Pauline Goe, of Dayton, Ohio, died Tuesday at her apartment of a heart attack.
A native of Lee county, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Price Congleton. Before going to Dayton she and family resided in Irvine for many years. She was employed at Wright-Patterson Field in Dayton and was a member of the Methodist Church.
The body will arrive by train on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and be taken to the Lewis Funeral Home where it will remain until time for funeral services.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Morris (Lucretia) Renike, of Middletown, Ohio; a grandson, Billy Renike; four brothers, Roy Congleton, Dayton, Ohio; Thomas Congleton, Manchester; Oscar Congleton, Middletown, Ohio and Harris Congleton; two sisters, Mrs. Winnie Ewen, Stanton, and Mrs. Ethel Bauer, Middletown, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held on Friday morning at the Ravenna Methodist Church at 10:00 o'clock with the pastor, the Rev. Floyd officiating. Interment will be in Oakdale cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 September 1953The great-great grandson of Daniel Boone, famous Kentucky explorer, died at his home in West Irvine, Saturday, Septermber 12, at 1:30. Dead is Walker Goe, 76-year-old-Estill countian who succumbed after an illness of some 15 years.
The deceased, a son of the late Benjamin and Mary Howard Goe, was born at Old Landing in Lee County, April 27, 1877 and is thought to be one of Boone's sole survivors. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American war and was a coal mine operator for a number of years prior to his passing.
Surviving Mr. Goe are his widow, Mrs. Catherine Doughtery God; a brother, Henry Goe of Washington and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for the deceased were held at St. Elizabeth church at Ravenna, September 14, at 10:00 a.m. with services conducted by the Reverend John W. Werner. Interment followed in the Proctor Cemetery near Beattyville with Lewis Funeral Home of Irvine in charge of arrangements.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 21 July 1939Beattyville, July 20 -- Bonnie Elizabeth Goforth, six-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dock Goforth, of 8 Suoth Summit Street, Dayton, Ohio, died at 7:55 a.m. Friday, July 14 in the Miami Valley Hospital following a brief illness.
Besides her parents, she is survived by two sisters and a brother. She was the granddaughter of N. B. Day of Beattyville.
The Cincinnati Postt
Friday, 13 October 1972Morrow: Albeert Goocey, 83, died unexpectedly Thursday at his home of RFD 1, Morrow.
He was a widely-known farmer and a member of the Masonic Lodge at Beattyville, Ky.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Vale Funeral Home, where visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be in Morrow Cemetery.
He leaves his wife, Eunice Stamper; one son, Charles, of RFD 2, Morrow; one stepson, Kenneth Peyton, of Blanchester, and one stepdaughter, Mrs. Lelane Berumen, of Trenton.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer
Friday, 13 October 1972Albert Goocey, died suddenly at his residence, R.R.#1, Morrow, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 11, 1972.
He is survived by his wife, Eunice Stamper Goocey, son, Charles Goocey, two stepchildren, Kenneth Peyton and Mrs. Lesane Burumen; and two grandchildren, David and Paul Goocey.
Friends may call Friday 6 to 9 p.m. at the Vale Funeral Home, Morrow, Ohio where service will be held Saturday 2 p.m
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 21 June 1973Chester Goocey, 81, died at his residence in Beattyville Sunday June 17.
He was a member of the Christian Church a retired farmer and a native of Estill County.
Survivors include two sons, Robert B. Goocey, Patterson, N.J.; Howard Goocey, Vincent; three daughters, Dorothy and Lillian of Vincent and Mrs. Norma Hanks, Williamsville, Ohio; one sister Mrs. Anna D. Lay, Beattyville, 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Don Young. Burial was in the Sunset Cemetery.
Dayton Daily News
Thursday, 1 February 1951Morrow -- Mrs. Nellie Goocey, 57, wife of Albert Goocey, a farmer of near here, died Tuesday afternoon at Our Lady of Mercy hospital, Mariemont.
She was a member of the Morrow Presbyterian Church.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Vale funeral home. Burial will be in Morrow cemetery.
Besides her husband, she leaves a son, Charles; two grandchildren, three brothers, Brownlow Hall, Nashville, Tenn.; Fred Hall, Austin, Ind.; Grover Hall, Fairborn.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 18 January 1968Dean Gooch, 68, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Lee County.
He is survived by a son, Lonis Gooch, Mitville, NY; and a brother, Denny Gooch, Beattyville.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 27 February 1969Denny Gooch, 76, husband of Mrs. Gracie Gooch, Beattyville, died Saturday.
Other survivors are two sons, James and Joe Gooch, both of Beattyville.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 20 August 1936Donald Gooch, 34, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gooch, died at the home of his parents Monday night at 10 o'clock of typhoid, following a short illness.
Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, burial services being conducted by the Rev. F. J. Drew.
He is survived by his parents, three brothers and two sisters: Dean Gooch, Wayland; Guerney Gooch, Irvine; Mrs. Gertrude Napier, Ludlow; Dennie Gooch and Miss Nannie B. Gooch of Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 2 April 1998Grace Gooch, age 101, of Beattyville, died Monday, March 30, 1998 at the Lee County Constant Care.
Born March 13, 1897 she was the daughter of the late Nathan Boone and Ida May Day and the widow of Denny Gooch. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holiness Church of God.
Survivors include nieces and nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services were Thursday, April 2, 1998 at 10 a.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ken Turner. Burial followed in the Riverview Cemetery located in Beattyville. Newnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 5 November 1981James Gooch, 61, died Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at Owsley County Health Care Center, Booneville, Ky.
Born March 13 , 1920 to Denny Gooch and Grace Day, he was a member of the West End Church of God.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Grace Gooch, Beattyville.
Funeral services were held Friday, October 30, 1981, at 10 a.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willard Estepp officiating. Burial followed at the Riverview Cemetery, Beattyville with Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 21 July 1977Joe Gooch, 59, of Beattyville, died Wednesday, July 13, 1977, at the Manchester Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Lee County and a member of the Church of God.
Mr. Gooch is survived by his mother, Mrs. Grace Gooch, Beattyville, and one brother, James Gooch, Beattyville.
Funeral was held at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, July 15, 1977, 2 p.m. with Rev. Alber Burkhead officiating. Burial followed at the Riverview Cemetery, Beattyville.
The Beattyvilllle Enterprise
Thursday, 22 Jully 1943Mrs. Sarah Gooch died at the home of her son, Denny Gooch, in Beattyville, Sunday, July 18 at the age of 77. She had been in ill health for the past few years and seriously ill for several months.
Mrs. Gooch was born in Pulaski county on August 26, 1866 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Deaton [sic]. She was married to William Gooch in 1891. He died several years ago. Mrs. Gooch was a member of the Baptist church for 65 years.
Survivors include three sons, Dean of Wayland, Gernie of Cincinnati and Denny of Beattyville; two daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Napier and Mrs. Nannie Norman, both of Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted at the grave at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, July 19 with Rev. Luther Newnam in charge. Interment was in Riverview cemetery under the direction of Congleton Bros.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 22 October 1936William Green Gooch, 77, was buried in the Riverview cemetery at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. He died in a Lexington hospital Wednesday night at 10 o'clock.
He was a native of Simpson county but had lived in Beattyville for 43 years.
Burial services were conducted at the grave by the Rev. F. J. Drew, Congleton Bros. being in charge of funeral arrangements.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sarah Gooch, two daughters and three sons: Mrs. Gertrude Napier, Covington; Miss Nannie B. Gooch, Beattyville; Gernie Gooch, Irvine; Dean Gooch, Wayland; and Dennie Gooch, Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 July 1955Funeral services for Roy Reeves Goosey, 42, were held Monday, July 18, at 1 p.m. in the Heidelberg Baptist Church by Rev. Bob Anderson.
Mr. Goosey, the son of the late David and Susan Reece Goosey, was born in Lee County January 15, 1913 and died July 16, 1955. According to the coroner's report he was stricken with a heart attack while swimming in the Kentucky River at the mouth of Sturgeon Creek. Although he was in the water only a short time workers failed to revive him.
He is survived by his wife, Oma Reece Goosey, four daughters, Ollie, Susie, Fay and Ruth Goosey, all of Yellow Rock; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Wells of Lexington and Mrs. Mary Lou Reece of Heidelberg; two brothers, James Goosey of Heidelberg, and Edward Goosey of Lexington.
Burial was in the Baptist cemetery at Heidelberg with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Winchester Sun
Wednesday, 5 October 1983Johnnie Gordon, 66, of Route 6, Winchester, husband of Golda Estes Gordon, died Tuesday at the Clark County Hospital following a short illness.
A former resident of Irvine, he was a retired farmer.
In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Charles Noble, Estill County, and Owron Gordon, Mount Cord; a daughter, Vila Mae Finney, Winchester; three brothers, Elbert Gordon, Middletown, Ohio; Everett Gordon and Arnold Gordon, both of Estill County; four sisters, Jeanette Good, Connersville, Ind.; Irene Renfro, Richmond; Margie Stewart, California, and Edith Worrell, Irvine; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Lewis Funeral Home, Main Street, Irvine. Burial will be in the Estes Cemetery, Star Route, Irvine. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 28 December 1939Mrs. Mary E. Gordon, formerly of Beattyville, died at her home in Chicago, Illinois, at 10 p.m. Saturday. Death followed a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday in Chicago with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Nathan Gordon and two daughters, Lucille Gordon and Mrs. Gloria M. Preston, all of Chicago; three half-brothers R. C. and Pryse Asbell, Beattyville and J. C. of Carington and two half-sisters, Mrs. Wilgus Hall, Ohio and (Mrs.) D. P. Brandenburg of Heidelberg.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 6 August 1939Funeral services for Chester Gourley, 57, Miami, Fla., who died Thursday at the University hospital at Miami, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Kerr Brothers funeral home.
The body will arrive in Lexington at 6:20 o'clock tonight over the Southern Railway and will be taken to the funeral home. Burial will be in the Lexington cemetery.
Bearers for the services will include William Luxon, Robert Luxon, H. D. Parrish, Jr. and Jack Parrish, Richmond, all nephews of Mr. Gourley and George Spencer, Georgetown; Gilbert Neal, Lexington and Charles Spencer, Beattyville.
The honorary bearers will be Joe Botts, C. N. Manning, James B. Hall, C. Frank Dunn, Virgil Chapman, William Wallace, Ben H. Scott, Judge Hugh Riddle, Clarence Miller, W. S. Griffing, W. B. Loughridge, Henry McGuire and W. H. Miller.
Mr. Gourley was a native of Beattyville, a son of G. W. and Thetis Kincaid Gourley. He was a graduate of Centre College and the University of Virginia law school. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta social fraternity andthe Masonic lodge and was a Shriner. He had resided in Florida since 1926 and was a member of the legal firm of Stapp, Gourley, Ward and Ward.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 16 December 1933Judge George W. Gourley, 81, Beattyville and Lexington, pioneer in the good-roads movement in eastern Kentucky and widely known jurist, died at 8:15 o'clock this morning at St. Joseph's hospital after a week's illness.
Judge Gourley was stricken with a blood infection in Beattyville a week ago and was removed to the hospital here for treatment. His Lexington residence was at 216 east High street.
Judge Gourley served as chairman of the eastern and central division of the Kentucky Good Roads Association in 1924, and was a member of the National Good Roads Association committee which called on President Coolidge. He worked for years in the interest of good roads in central and eastern Kentucky and lived to see the fruits of his labor in the contruction of miles of hard-surfaced highways.
Judge Gourley served as county judge of Lee county from 1874 to 1878, and for 30 years was attorney for the Louisville and Nashville railway company in its eastern Kentucky division. He also was chairman of the Lee county Republican organization for 30 years.
In addition to his law interests, Judge Gourley had extensive mineral and oil holdings in eastern Kentucky, and real estate holdings in Florida. He divided his time between Beattyville and Lexington and had maintained a residence here for about 25 years.
He was an honorary member of the Junior Order, United American Mechanics, and a member of the Beattyville Methodist church.
Judge Gourley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Thetis Kinkead Gourley, four daughters, Mrs. W. E. Luxon, Richmond; Mrs. H. D. Parrish, Richmond; Mrs. Beulah G. Spencer, Beattyville, and Miss Hattie Gourley, Lexington; one son, Chester Gourley, Miami, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Eva Bowman, Beattyville; one brother, Walter Gourley, Beattyville and eight grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
The News and Advance (Lynchburg, VA)
Friday, 25 March 1932Miss Sallie Gourley, 56 [sic], a native of Lexington, Ky., died here yesterday morning at Lynchburg Hospital, where she was taken March 3, when it was found that she was suffering from serious heart trouble. Efforts to communicate with Lexington relatives had not been successful last evening.
Miss Gourley attended Southview Methodist Church. She had been employed for about 20 years at the Consolidated Texille Corporation and was interested in such handicrafts as embroidery, crocheting and lace-making.
The body will be held at Fauber's mortuary awaiting information from relatives.
Information given in connection with her death certificate indicated that she has a half-brother, E. [sic] W. Gourley, of Lexington, Ky., who is a retired judge and who is said to be spending this winter in Florida. He had not been notified last night.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 26 November 1936Mrs. Hattie [sic] Kincaid Gourley, 84, died at her home in Lexington at 1:30 o'clock Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks.
She was the widow of Judge G. W. Gourley and a daughter of Margaret McGuire and George B. Kincaid. She was born and reared in Beattyville and made her home in Beattyville, Lexington, and Sebring, Fla.
Burial was in the family lot in the Lexington cemetery.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. E. Luxon and Mrs. H. D. Parrish, both of Richmond; Mrs. Beulah Spencer, Beattyville and Miss Hattie Gourley, Lexington; one son, Chester Gourley, Miami, Fla.; seven grandsons, William Luxon, Chester Luxon, H. D. Parrish, Jr., Jack Parrish, Tom Parrish, all of Richmond, and George and Charles Spencer, Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 20 February 1936Beattyville, Feb. 19 -- Walter Gourley, 63, son of John C. and Hannah Thompson Gourley, died at the old Gourley farm near Rock Springs, at 7 o'clock Tuesday night. He had been suffering from a heart ailment for several months and had not been able to come to town since early last fall. Fred Warner was living in the Gourley house and looking after him.
Burial services will be conducted at two o'clock Thursday afternoon by the Rev. Arthur T. Tipton and the body will be laid to rest in the Riverview cemetery.
Mr. Gourley was a half brother of the late Judge G. W. Gourley and the last member of the family. Judge Gourley's sister, Mrs. Eva Bowman, who died in July, 1934, was next to the last.
Other members of the family were Miss Sallie Gourley, who died a few years ago in Lynchburg, Va., Mrs Lizzie Olinger, Fincastle; Mrs. Mattie Pirase, who died in Beattyville in June, 1931, and Clay Gourley who died at Heidelberg some 20 years ago.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 25 January 1934Congleton, Jan. 22 -- Mrs. Hattie McGuire Gray, 53 years old, wife of Robert H. Gray, was buried herer at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Gray, a daughter of C. C. and Celia Newnam McGuire, died at 8:15 Sunday morning following an illness of two weeks, however, she had been in poor health the past two years, of heart disease.
Funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. Luther Newnam assisted by Rev. Arthur T. Tipton, Rev. J. C. Smallwood, and Rev. D. W. Mainous. Following the service at the house the body was taken to the top of a small hill near the home where a new burying groung was laid out to be known as "The Hattie Gray Graveyard."
Mrs. Gray was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church. Her husband served one term as Jailer of Lee County, and while in Beattyville made a large number of lasting friends.
She is survived by her husband, one daughter and three sons: Mrs. Carl Steele, Idamay, Dudley, Chester and Bobby, at home; her mother, Mrs. Celia McGuire, three brothers, Everett McGuire, Pebworth; Charles McGuire, Cincinnati; John McGuire, Congleton; and one sister, Mrs. Grant Ross, near Idamay.
Congleton Bros. & Garrett directed the funeral.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 23 November 1939The body of the Rev. Dr. John Wilton "Jack" Gray, 36, of 117 Goodrich Ave., Lexington, formerly associated with the Presbyterian Church and St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Beattyville, was found on the Southern Railway System's right-of-way between Waller Ave. and Forest Park Rd. early Sunday morning, November 19.
Coroner J. Hervey Kerr said Dr. Gray apparently had been struck by a northbound train while walking south along the tracks on his way home, located some distance beyond the place where he was killed.
The body was found B. M. Cooper of Lexington.
Dr. Gray resided with his father, the Rev. Dr. J. Archer Gray, pastor of Everybody's Church, and Mrs. Gray.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Merle Gray, and two sisters, Mrs. J. D. Pardington and Mrs. J. Scott Murphy, all of Lexington.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 Monday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Christopher P. Sparling, pastor of Christ Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 28 July 1955Funeral services for Charlie Richard Green, 81, were held at 2 p.m. July 22, at the Baptist Church at Keensey, by Rev. Junes and Rev. Miller.
Mr. Green, the son of the late Samuel and Sarah Hazelwood Green, was born 1874 and died July 19, at his home Scoville, after an illness of several years.
He is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Haluta Engle of Bulan, Mary Elizabeth Jones of Place, Mrs. Sarah Jane Long of Wooster, Ohio, Mrs. Cora Ione Freeman of Williamsburg, Mrs. Buleah Garrison of Hamilton, Ohio, two sons: George Green of Scoville, and Charles Edward Green of Seco, two brothers: Homer and Frank Green.
Burial was in Kensecy cemetery in Whitley county with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Owsley County Courier (Booneville, KY)
Friday, 6 July 1934Beattyville, July 3 - Fred J. Green, 54 years old, oil well driller, died of cancer of the stomach at a hospital in Richmond last Saturday.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Luther Newnam at 10 o'clock this morning in the home. Burial followed immediately in the Proctor graveyard.
Mr. Green had been working in the Idamay oil field up to within a few days of his death. He was a driller of wide experience having taken an active part in many of the oil booms over the United States. He made four trips to the Balkan oil fields of Roumania. He was born at Tidioute, Pa., in or near the oil fields of that state.
He came to Lee county in 1916 and was active in the develpment of the oil industry in this county. About 1924 he was married to Miss Florence Rader who survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mac Miller, Lexington, Ohio, by a former marriage. Two brothers and a sister survive him. Robert Green, North Baltimore, Ohio, Lewis Green, Toledo, Ohio and Mrs. Edna Boardman, Washington, D.C.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 September 1952Burial of Twin Infants Friday At Proctor, Ky.
Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 19, in the Chapel at the King Justice Funeral Home for Lyle and Nancy Green, infant son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green of here.
The twins were born on August 28.
According to King Justice who had charge of the funeral arrangements, of of the children died on Sept. 18, and the other, the next day. Both babies were buried in the same casket.
Rev. Dalrymple was in charge of the funeral services and burial was in the Proctor cemetery.
Other than the parents, the two babies are survived by a sister, Sisie Ann Green and a brother, Robert, Jr.
Eliza Jane Price Gallagher GREER
Beattyville Enterprise, Thursday, 27 October 1960
Mrs. Eliza Jane Greer, 86, died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 20, at the Miller Nursing Home, Lexington, after a short illness. A native of Lee County, she was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are three sons, Daniel Gallagher, Vincent; John H. Gallagher, Cincinnati; and William Thomas Gallagher, Silverton, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Lavenia Hall, Cincinnati; Mrs. Lillian Dunigan, Rossmoyne, O, and Mrs. Eva Campbell, Mason, Ohio; four brothers, William C. Price, Beattyville; Robert and Brack Price, Heidelberg, and Harve Price, Lockland, Ohio; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. George Fox. Burial was in the Addison cemetery at Heidelberg. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Newnam Funeral Home.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 3 January 1941Jesse Greer, 75, died suddenly at his home in Proctor at 5:45 o'clock Wednesday morning, January 1. Death was due to a heart attack.
Born in Owsley county in 1865, Mr. Greer had been a resident of Lee county for a number of years.
He is survived by eight children, Mrs. Hardie Bowman, of Kings Mills, Ohio; Mrs. Eva Tharp, Hazard; Willie Greer, of St. Helens; Anderson Greer, of Knoxville, Tenn.; Ernest Greer, Detroit, Mich.; Raymond Greer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Joe Greer, Hazard and David Greer, Beattyville.
The funeral service was conducted in the Booneville Presbyterian Church by Rev. A. C. Wildman. Burial was in the Moore cemetery. Funeral arrangements were by the Garrett Undertaking Establishment of Beattyville.
Owsley County Courier (Booneville, KY)
Friday, 20 July 1934Jesse Paul Greer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. David Greer, Proctor, was buried in the family graveyard at Booneville, Saturday. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. D.W. Mainous as the home at 1 o'clock.
The child is survived by his parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Greer.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 19 February 1937Mrs. Rachel Greer, 68, wife of Jesse Greer, died Sunday, February 14.
Funeral services were held at the home in Proctor at 12:30 o'clock Monday afternoon by Rev. Charlie Kincaid and the body was taken to Booneville and buried in the Moore graveyard.
She is survived by her husband, Jesse Greer, to whom she had been married 26 years, and one son, Ancel Barrett, Middletown, Ohio.
Seven stepchildren survive her: Mrs. Jennie Bowman, Kings Mills, Ohio; Mrs. Evie Tharp and Joe Greer, Hazard; Willie Greer, St. Helens; David Greer, Beattyville; Ernest Greer, Detroit, Mich.; and Anderson Greer, Knoxville, Tenn.
Joe Greer, undertaker of Hazard, was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 3 March 1955Willie Greer, 62, farmer of St. Helens, died at 10:15 p.m. last Tuesday in a Lexington nursing home.
He was a member of the First Church of God.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Omega Greer; two sons, W. C. Greer, U.S. Air Force, Patterson Field, N. J. and Lawrence Ray Greer of Detroit; {two brothers} David of Kings Mill, Ohio, and Raymond, address unknown; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Bowman of South Lebanon, Ohio and Mrs. Eva Thorpe of Hazard.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. last Thursday at the St. Helens Christian Church by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in St. Helens' Cemetery. Congleton Bros. Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 April 1955An Owsley county native met instant death near Dayton, Ohio Saturday, when the auto he was driving was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. Glen Griffith, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Griffith, never regained consciousness. The driver of the other vehicle was also killed.
The decedent is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gwendalen Edwards Griffith, two daughters and a son, Karen 6, Dianne, 4, and Keith, 2. A grandparent, Mrs. Bertha Marshall of Booneville also survives.
Funeral services were conducted in Owsley county with Rev. Ike Gabbard officiating. Interment was in Griffith Cemetery at South Fork with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville, Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 29 December 1955Funeral services for Jackie Griffin, 14, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at the St. Helens Christian Church by Rev. Sam Wilson.
Jackie, the son of Jim and Gladys Griffin, was born May 11, 1941 and died Saturday, Dec. 24, 1955 at the Good Samaritan hospital at Lexington, after an illness of two weeks. He was a student of Lee County High School and a member of the St. Helens Christian Church.
Besides his parents he is survived by one brother, Jerry Griffin and one sister, Jean Griffin and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Trigg Brandenburg.
Burial was in the St. Helens cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Owsley County Courier (Booneville, KY)
Friday, 10 July 1936Mrs. Alice Crabtree Gross, 36, wife of Greenbury Gross, was buried in the Mt. Paran churchyard Tuesday afternoon following funeral services held in the church by the Rev. F. J. Drew of St. Thomas' Episcopal church, Beattyvillle.
Mrs. Gross was a daughter of E. J. and Sallie Ann Crabtree and was born July 14, 1900. She was married to Mr. Gross February 28, 1919.
She died at her home on Little Sinking at 5 o'clock Monday morning following several weeks illness, and having been unconscious some 48 hours before her death.
She is survived by her husband and 10 children, fiev boys and five girls. The youngest, twin girls, are about a month old.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 18 September 1980Chester Gross, 69, of Beattyville, died Monday, September 8 at his home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie R. Gross, and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Williams of Irvine and Mrs. Della Pasley of Ohio.
Funeral services were held at the Newnam Funeral Home with Rev. Gentry Farmer officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 31 August 1950Greenberry Gross, 67, died at his home Thursday morning following an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held in the Mt. Paran church Saturday at 1 o'clock. Burial with Masonic rites by Thacker Lodge, will follow inthe churchyard.
Mr. Gross, the son of the late William and Sally Ann Spencer Gross, was born in Breathitt county.
He is survived by five sons and five daughters. The sons are Odell, Orville, Oval, G.B. Jr., and Vernon. The daughters, Mrs. Elsie Owens, Mrs. Marie Whisman, Misses Emogen, Alice and Janie Gross.
He is also survived by a brother, Anderson Gross, and a sister, Mrs. Polly Ann Townsend.
Congleton Brothers funeral home will be in charge of arrangements.
The Lexington Herald
Wednesday, 21 November 1956Irvine, Ky., Nov. 20 - Jeff Gross, 64, died at 4 p.m. Monday when he suffered a heart attack while logging on his farm at South Irvine. He was employed in the oil fields in Breathitt County 20 years before moving here.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Amanda Holland Gross; four daughters, Mrs. Annie Mae Miller, West Irvine; Mrs. Roxie Flinchum, Hopewell; Mrs. Ruby See, New Kensington, Penna., and Miss Betty Lou Gross, Philadelphia, Pa.; two sons, Sgt. Leonard Gross, U.S. Army, Fort Benning, Ga., and Elijah Gross, Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Flinchum, Lexington; three brothers, George Gross, Covington; Floyd Gross, Austin, Ind., and Ewen Gross, Lexington, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but services will be held at the Riverside Christian Church at Doe Creek with interment in the Campbell Cemetery. The body will be taken to the residence Wednesday morning from the Cox Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Wednesday, 15 May 1996Lillie Ross Gross, 87, of Berea, Ky., passed away Wednesday, May 8, 1996.
Born November 15, 1908, she was the daughter of Grant Ross and Martha Burns and the widow of Chester Gross (9-8-1980). Mrs. Gross was a housewife and a member of the Beattyville First Church of God.
Survivors include one son, Paul E. Johnson, McKee, Ky.; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Janow, Dayton, OH.; Mrs. Billie Jean McGaughey, Pensacola, FL.; adopted son, Ralph "J.R." Gorss, Beattyville, Ky.; 17 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 11, 1996, at 10:00 a.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Keith Venable officiating. Burial followed in the Riverview Cemetery, Beattyville, with Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers wer Bill McGaughey, Sam McGaughey, Herald Janow, Joe Johnson, Roy Johnson, Jack Adkins, Kenny Davidson and Carl Godsey.
Nannie Elizabeth Crabtree GROSS
Nannie Elizabeth Crabtree Gross, widow of Oval Gross and the daughter of the late James D. and Nannie Combs Gross was born in Lee County, Kentucky on November 14, 1924 and departed this life in Owsley County, Kentucky on April 8, 2020 at the age of 95 years, 4 months and 25 days.
Mrs. Gross is survived by one daughter, Diana Gross Hamilton and husband Gene; two sons, James David Gross and Jackson Oval Gross and wife Fonda all of Beattyville, Kentucky; three granddaughters, Tara Newman and husband Charles of Beattyville, Dena Crowe and husband Billy, Rebecca Gross both of Lexington, Kentucky; two step grandchildren, Craig Hamilton of Richmond, Kentucky and Eleisha Keifer of Lexington, Kentucky; 11 great grandchildren, Kaylynn, Allie, Kenzie, Noah, Brooke, Nick, Grace, London, Holly, Azaan, and Kelsey; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Victoria Gross Moore; a granddaughter, Jacelyn Gross; seven sisters, Bertha Ferguson, Minerva Crabtree, Myrtle Dawson, Alice Byrd, Drucilla “Punkin” Cale and her husband, Johnny Cole, Abbie Crabtree, and Beulah Crabtree; two brothers, Buster Crabtree and her beloved brother, George; a special nephew, Lester Crabtree and the father of her children, Oval Gross.
She was a member of the McGuire Memorial Presbyterian Church, a member of the White Shrine, a 50 year member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 5 May 1939Sam Gross, 66, Patsy, Estill county, died at the home of his son, Jeff Gross, at Fixer Monday, May 1.
Funeral services were held at the home of the Rev. George Booth. Burial was at Fixer under the direction of Garretts Funeral Home, Beattyville.
Besides his brother, he is survived by his widow, Luisa Stamper Gross.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 5 April 1956Funeral services for Thomas Gross, 82, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at the Booneville Presbyterian Church by the Rev. I. H. Gabbard.
Mr. Gross was born in Breathitt county April 1, 1874 and died at his home Sunday April 1, after an illness of several months.
He was a retired farmer and a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Angeline Gross; one son, Brack Gross of Dayton, Ohio, three daughters, Mrs Mae Fields of Newport, Mrs. Martha Houndshell and Mrs. Evie Spencer, both of Booneville; two brothers, John Gross of Juan and Cleve Gross of Quicksand; one sister, Mrs. Martha Hall of Elkatawa; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Burial was in the family cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader
Monday, 27 August 1956Services for Troy Gross, 51, of the Jacks Creek Road, will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home by the Rev. T. W. Farmer.
He was born in Lee County and was a son of the late Sam Pete Gross. Mr. Gross, a retired farmer, was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Emma Lou Townsend Gross; a son, Lonnie Gross, Fayette County; four brothers, Ewen Gross, Fayette County; George Gross, Covington; Floyd Gross, Indiana, and Jeff Gross, Estill County, and a sister, Mrs. Bertie Flinchum, Fayette County.
The body is at the funeral home.
Alexander "Mack" & Minnie Robinson GUMM and Lucille Moore GUMM
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 August 1952Three residents of Vincent, Owsley county, died about 1 p.m. Friday as a result of a shooting termed by officials as double murder and suicide.
The dead were listed as Mack Gumm, 66-year-old farmer, Minnie Robinson Gumm, 63, his estranged wife, and Mrs. Lucille Moore Gumm, 25, daughter-in-law.
The daughter-in-law was the mother of three children and was expecting a fourth.
According to reports, an informal inquest was held at the scene and it was determined that the elderly farmer had killed his wife and daughter-in-law and then taken his own life.
All three had been shot with a .44 caliber special found beside body of the elderly Owsley county farmer.
It was established that the shooting started at the home of Kenneth Gumm, husband of Lucille. Here it was learned that Mack Gumm first fired three shots into his wife and upon leaving the house encountered his daughter-in-law. She was found near the gate leading to the home with three bullet wounds in the body. Approximately 100 yards away was foun the body of Mack Gumm, lying in the doorway of his home with a bullet in his heart and a .44 revolver by his side.
Law enforcement officers from Booneville were summoned to the scene and they found the bodies of the two women.
Luther Newman, Jr. undertaker with Congleton Bros. Funeral Home, Beattyville, was called to bring an ambulance to the home. He arrived at the home and found the body of Mack Gumm.
The bodies were brought to Congleton Bros. in Beattyville for preparation for burial. Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Elk Lick Baptist Church by Rev. Hubert Baker and Ruthford Baker. Interment was in the Gumm cemetery at Vincent.
Officials at Congleton Bros., who were in charge said that a throng of over 1,500 attended the services.
Mack Gumm, Jr. of Hamilton, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 12, 2022 at the age of 94.
Mack was born in Owsley County, Kentucky on July 6, 1928 to Minnie (Robinson) and Mack Gumm, Sr. Mack was a devoted husband to Bernice (Price) Gumm. They were married for 73 years. Mack retired from the Mosler Safe Company after many years of employment. Mack dearly loved his family and friends. He was an avid trader, hunter, gardener, and fisherman. He always loved when family got together at his home. He will be forever missed by man
He was preceded in death by his parents, Minnie (Robinson) Gumm and Mack Gumm, Sr.; brothers, Kenneth Gumm, Dale Gumm, Chester Gumm, Virgil Gumm, and Conley Gumm; and sisters, Antha (Gumm) Norwood, Hattie Gumm, Myrtie (Gumm) Meeks, and Pearl (Gumm) Moore.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 15, 2022 from 12:30pm until 1:30pm at Webb Noonan Kidd Funeral Home, Ross Avenue at South "D" Street, Hamilton. Funeral Service will follow at 1:30pm on Thursday at the funeral home with friend and Pastor Scott Evans officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park, Hamilton.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 17 May 1934Primrose, May 13 -- Alma Ruth Gumm, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gumm, was buried in the family graveyard at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. H. Hieronymus and Rev. D. W. Mainous.
Surviving the child are its parents, three sisters, Elva, Zelma, and Anna Laura; five [sic] brothers, Ernest, Scott Jr., J. Winton, Wilmer, Sam, and Vernal Elwood.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 22 February 1973Mrs. Ethel Gumm, 79, of Vada, died Friday, February 16th at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness.
She was a native of Lee County, and a member of the Christian Church. She was widow of Scott Gumm.
She is survived by four sons, Ernest Gumm, South Lebanon, Ohio; Jack Gumm, Walled Lake, Michigan; Youles Gumm, West Carrollton, Ohio and Quinton Gumm, Vada; three daughters, Mrs. Elva Gumm, Vada; Mrs. Zelma Smith, Hazard; and Mrs. Anna Laura Abner, Vada; one sister, Mrs. Mary Rickhardt, Beattyville; 23 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, February 19th at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in the Gumm Cemetery.
Booneville Sentinel (Booneville, KY)
Thursday, 2 February 2012Mr. Kenneth Gumm, 85, passed away January 25, 2012 at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington following a brief illness.
He was born July 19, 1926 in Owsley County, KY, was the son of the late Mack and Minnie Robinson Gumm, was the widower of Lucille Moore Gumm, was a retired farmer and magistrate of 12 years, was a member of the New Hope Masonic Lodge # 564, was a veteran of W.W. 2 and was a member of the Warrens Chapel Untied Methodist Church.
Mr. Gumm is survived by three sons: Mr. Mikie R. Gumm and wife Vickie and Mr. Bennie Gumm all of Booneville, KY and Mr. Larry Gumm and wife Jeanne of Pershing, IN. Three daughters: Mrs. Kathy Roberts and husband Roger of Booneville, KY; Mrs. Deborah Anama and husband Paul of Charlottesville, VA and Mrs. Rita June Henry of Georgetown, KY; 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren, one special nephew, Winston Gumm of Cincinnati, OH, and also surviving are two brothers: Mr. Ray Gumm of Cincinnati, OH and Mr. Mack Gumm, Jr., of Hamilton, OH and several nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Mack and Minnie Gumm, his wife: Lucille Gumm, one son: Jackie Wayne Gumm, four brothers: Dale, Virgil, Chester and Conley and four sisters: Pearl, Hattie, Martha and Antha.
Funeral services for Mr. Gumm were held Saturday, January 28, 2012, 1:00 p.m. at the Warrens Chapel Untied Methodist Church with visitation on Friday evening 6 to 9 p.m. at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Home with Masonic Rites at 7:30. Officiating the services were the Rev. Jamie Brunk and Rev. Joe Powlas with the burial and full military honors following at the Gumm Family Cemetery, Vincent, KY. The Searcy and Strong Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 17 March 1977Dale Gumm, 71, died at his residence on March 7.
A native of Owsley County, Mr. Gumm was a retired farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Gumm of Beattyville; one daughter, Mrs. Wanda Johnson of River Rogue, MI; three sisters, Hattie Gumm of Hamilton, OH; Antha Norwood of Cincinnati, and Myrtle Mae Moore of Dayton; six brothers, Chester Gumm and Junior Gumm of Hamilton, OH; Conley Gumm and Kenneth Gumm of Vincent; Virgil Gumm of Heidelberg, and Billy Gumm of Cincinnati; five grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
The funeral was held on Wednesday, March 9, at 1:00 p.m. at the Searcy and Strong Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Fox officiating. Burial was in the Gumm Family Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 22 November 1956Funeral services for Samuel Gumm, 27, were conducted at 10:30 a.m., November 20, at the New Springs Methodist Church by Rev. J. H. Hieronymus.
Mr. Gumm, the son of Mrs. Ethel Gumm and the late Scott Gumm, was born in Lee County on March 28, 1920, and died in Oakland County, Michigan, on Novermber 17, in a car accident.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Gumm, Walled Lake, Mich.; his mother, Mrs. Ethel Gumm, Vada; four brothers, Ernest Gumm, Beattyville, Jack Gumm, Walled Laked, Mich.; Youles Gumm, Dayton, O.; Quinton Gumm, Vada; three sisters, Mrs. Elva Jones, Vada; Mrs. Zelma Smith, Hazard, and Mrs. Anna Lauria Allen, Fairborn, O.
Burial was in the Gumm Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 26 March 1936Scott Gumm, well known farmer and citizen of Primrose, died of bronchial pneumonia at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, March 14.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday by the Rev. J. H. Hieronymus and burial followed in the family graveyard.
Mr. Gum was only confined to his bed nine days. For the past 23 years he has lived in the community where he was born. He was married to Miss Ethel Bennett January 8, 1913 and is survived by her and nine children, six other children being dead.
The surviving children of the 15 are six sons: Ernest of Carlisle, Ky.; Ulysses, Quenton, Wilmer, Sam, Vernal Elwood, of Primrose; three daughters, Virginia, Zelma and Anna L. all at home.
He is also survived by four sisters: Mrs. Minnie Fraley, Airdale; Mrs. Virgie Brock, Primrose; Mrs. Laura Nichols, Louisville, and Mrs. Millie Couch, New Trenton, Indiana. One brother, Rollen B. Gum, Middletown, Ohio also survives him.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 15 October 1936Vernal Elwood Gumm, 5, died Wednesday afternoon, October 7, of pneumonia while being taken to a hospital at Lexington. The boy, a son of Mrs. Ethel Gumm, had been sick only about nine days and was being treated for nephritis when pneumonia developed in both lungs.
He is survived by his mother, three sisters and five brothers.
Burial was in the family graveyard with the Rev. J. H. Hieronymus conducting the funeral services.
Virgil L. Gumm, 65, of Beattyville, a retired farmer and the husband of Maudie Moore Gumm, died of cancer Tuesday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center off Cooper Drive in Lexington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Searcy and Strong Funeral Home. Visitation is after 1 p.m. Friday.
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