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Isaac MADDENThe Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 1 September 1955Funeral services for Isaac Madden, 94, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, August 29, at the King Justice Funeral Chapel by the Rev. J. H. Burton.
Mr. Madden, the son of the late Farmer and Margaret Madden was born in Jackson county 1861 and died Saturday, August 27, in the State Hospital at Danville after a year's illness. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Dry Fork Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Laura Madden, now of Columbus, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Schutte of Columbus, Ohio and Mrs. Frances Price of Vincent; three sons, Fred and Edwin Madden of Columbus, Ohio, and Gillis Madden of Blue Ash, Ohio.
Burial was in the Price cemetery at Vincent with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 7 June 1956Funeral services for Laura B. Madden, 72, were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at the King Justice Funeral Chapel by Rev. J. H. Burton.
Mrs. Madden, the daughter of the late Elihu and Louisa Young Peters, was born Feb. 7, 1884, and died of a heart attack June 4, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Frances Price of Vincent.
She was a member of the Methodist church for 40 years.
Survivors include three son: Fred and Edwin Madden, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Ellis Madden of Dayton, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Delpha Graf and Mrs. Betty Schutte, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Price of Vincent; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Wilson of Vincent; Mrs. Gracie Brown of Muncie, and Mrs. Louella Brown of Florida, and 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Burial was in the family cemetery at Vincent with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 22 July 1954Services for Dr. John Anderson Mahaffey, 88, who died Thursday afternoon at the Pattie A. Clay infirmary, were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Richmond Cemetery by the Rev. Olive Carmichael.
Dr. Mahaffey was born in Owsley county. He graduated Berea College and was graduated from the Hospital College of Medicine, Louisville in June 1893. During the 61 years since he had practiced in Owsley, Lee, Breathitt, Perry, Leslie, Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Estill and Madison counties and had been located in Richmond since 1918.
He was a member of the staff of the Pattie A. Clay infirmary and was a member and former president of the Madison County Medical Society.
When the Rockafeller Foundation in 1912 offered to give $20,000 a year for hookworm control in Kentucky if its prevalence could be proven, Dr. Mahaffey was one of the physicians who helped obtain specimens from 1,000 people in Owsley county. The results of the project brought about the granting of the fund.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy P. Brewer; two sons, Dr. Hugh Mahaffey, Richmond, and Dr. Herman Mahaffey, Louisville; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Crudden, Phoenix, Ariz.; four grandsons, Dr. J. Herman Mahaffey, Louisville; Dr. Daniel Mahaffey, La Junta, Col., and Logan Mahaffey, Richmond, a premedical student; a granddaughter, Miss Margaret June Crudden, Phoenix, Ariz. and a great-grandson, John Herman Mahaffey, Louisville.
The body is at the Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 23 June 1938Three Owsley Men Killed In Auto Accident
Three persons were killed instantly Tuesday afternoon when the car in which they were riding overturned and plunged over an embankment on the Beattyville-Booneville highway near Pebworth.
The victims were: Will Joel [sic] Flanery, 78; Grant Judd, 25, and Augustus Mainous, 26.
The accident occurred when the car, driven by Mainous, failed to straighten out after passing a state highway truck, turned over on the highway and then rolled over an embankment.
The occupants of the machine were thrown from the wreckage. Flanery's body was found nearly 30 feet from the wreck.
The men were residents of Scoville, Owsley County, where the bodies were taken following the accident.
Flanery is survived by his wife and one grandson; Judd is survived by his wife, Mrs. Augusta Clarkston Judd, and Mainous is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mainous.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 7 July 1939Daniel Carter Mainous, 83, died at his home in this county near Vincent Thursday, July 6.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home today at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Mainous Cemetery near the home.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Isaacs Mainous; one brother, John and one sister, Jeriah Hyden, both of Hyden; 10 children: Edgar, Owsley County, Ray, Waynesville, Ohio, Conrad of Hamilton, Ohio, Preston of Owsley County, Mrs. Martha Jackson, Owsley County, Mrs. E. E. Young, Manilla, Indiana, Mrs. Alice Winn, Booneville, Mrs. Robert Bruce, Hamilton, Ohio, Mrs. Glass Seale, Booneville and Mrs. Joseph Campbelle, Booneville. Other survivors include 45 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday 30 April 1953Dillard W. Mainous, a well-known minister and teacher in Lee and Owsley counties and a present candidate for jailer in Owsley, died suddenly at his home at Travellers Rest, at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 21.
He was 76 years old and was educated in the Owsley County Schools and Sue Bennett College at London. He had taught school throughout Lee and Owsley for 40 years and had been a minister in the Methodist Church for about 30 years.
Rev. Mainous was the son of Absolem and Susan Treadway Mainous and though born in Owsley, lived in Lee county for many years. He was one of the very few remaining old time circuit riders who brought the teachings of the Scriptures to outlying districts in the East Kentucky mountains.
As a teacher in the rural schools, Rev. Mainous was distinguished by his ability as an instructor and was a man of extreme kindness. Hundreds of men and women will remember him for his efforts in assisting them to get an education.
Rev. Mainous' death was attributed to a heart attack and he had been sitting for about two months prior to his death last Tuesday. In the weeks before his death however, he had been actively engaged in furthering his campaign for the nomination as jailer of Owsley.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Maude Mainous of Travellers Rest; five daughters, Mrs. Florence Harvey of Booneville; Mrs. Ruth Horine of Lexington; Mrs. Polly Mae Brim of Norwood, O.; Mrs. Mabel Smith of Cincinnati, and Miss Joan Mainous of Travellers Rest.
Two sons, Lester of Beattyville and Paul of Lynn Harvey, Florida also survive.
Funeral services for Rev. Mainous were held Friday afternoon in the Clifty Methodist Church with Rev. Jeff Burton and Rev. Everett Ross officiating. Burial was in the Mainous Cemetery at Scoville with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 31 March 1955Green S. Mainous was born September 19, 1863 and departed this life March 26, 1955 at 4:30 p.m. at the age of 91 years and 6 months.
He was married to Lou Cinda Thomas, July 22, 1874. [sic] To this union were born 12 children. His wife and four children have preceded him in death.
Those who survive him are two sons: Conley W. Mainous, Conkling, Ky., and Clayton G. Mainous, Baton Rouge, La.; six daughters: Mrs. Lennie Gabbard, Conkling, Ky., Mrs. Myrtle Burnside, Booneville, Ky., Mrs. Isabelle Pendergrass, Scoville, Ky., Miss Bertha Mainous and Mrs. Otie Mae Cecil both of Dayton, Ohio, and Miss Bessie Mainous, Hamilton, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Lizzie McIntyre, Levi, Ky.; and one brother, George Mainous, Scoville, Ky.; 20 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
He was converted in early manhood and united with the Clifty Methodist Church. He was a faithful and devoted Christian until his death.
Funeral services were conducted at the Booneville Methodist Church, Monday, March 28, 1:00 p.m. by Rev. Edward Mainous, Rev. J. H. Burton, Rev. Ike Gabbard and Rev. R. R. Patton. Burial was in the McIntire Cemetery, near Levi, with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 4 November 1938Hamp Mainous died at his home near Vincent Tuesday night at 10 o'clock.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday by Rev. D. W. Mainous at Warrans Chapel. Burial followed in the Mainous cemetery near Vincent.
He is survive by his wife and three sons: Conley, Ellis and Luther, all of Owsley county.
Margaret "Maggie" Neeley MAINOUS
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 8 October 1936Mrs. Maggie Neeley Mainous, 60, wife of Rev. D. W. Mainous, died at her home Tuesday morning.
Funeral services were held at the Clifty church at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and burial followed immediately in the Mainous family graveyard at Scoville. The Rev. R. R. Patton and the Rev. E. S. Ross conducted the services.
Mrs. Mainous was born on Buck Creek in Owsley county, a daughter of Lafayette and Sophia Isaacs Neeley. December 27, 1894, she was married to Dillard W. Mainous and lived in Owsley county most of her life. A few years ago the family moved to Proctor where they now live and where Mrs. Mainous died.
She is survived by her husband, five daughters and two sons: Mrs. M. C. Strong, Lexington; Mrs. James Harvey, Booneville; Mrs. James Brim, Beattyville; Mrs. Woodrow Smith, Beattyville; Miss Ruth Mainous, Lexington; Lester Mainous and Paul Mainous, Beattyville. She is also survived by her mother, five sisters and one brother.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 10 December 1936Vincent, Dec. 8 -- Funeral services were held today for R. T. Mainous, 19, son of R. B. and Ellen Daily Manious, who died of spinal meningitis at 10 o'clock Sunday night. He was stricken by the disease about 11 o'clock Sunday morning and was unconscious most of the time before his death.
Services were conducted by the Rev. R. R. Patton, Booneville, and Rev. D. W. Mainous, Beattyville. Burial was in the family graveyard near the home.He was a member of the Senior class of the Owsley County High School, and a member of the high school glee club.
Surviving him besides his parents are three sisters and one brother: Mrs. Frank Marcum, Mrs. Lester Hamilton, Miss Elberta Mainous, all of Vincent, and Charley Mainous, Canton, N.C.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 6 May 1954Danny Ray Maloney, infant son of Eugene and Zolia Maloney, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lexington, Monday night, May 3.
Danny Ray was born in Beattyville on March 30 of this year and spent his brief life in an incubator in the Lexington hospital.
He is survived by his parents; a brother, Donald Eugene; three sisters, Margaret, Patricia and Paulette, all of Levi; his paternal grandfather, George Maloney, and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gross, all of Breathitt county.
Funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday (Wednesday, May 5) by Rev. Isadore Childers. Interment was in Maloney cemetery in Breathitt county.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 February 1961Floyd Mann, 78, St. Helens, a farmer, died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at his home after a short illness.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Mann; two sons, Garlan Mann, St. Helens and Herman Mann, Louisville; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Bell King, Ludlow, and Mrs. Cindy Tolson, Primrose; a brother, Mort Mann, Zoe; three sisters, Miss Millie Bell Man, Paintsville; Mrs. Leona Jewell, Beattyville, and Miss Abby Mann, of Washington, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in the Abner Cemetery at Primrose.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 10 March 1939Cynthia Ann Combs Marcum was born May 1, 1843, and departed this life March 5, 1939, at the age of 95 years, 10 months and 5 days.
She was united in marriage with James Moses Marcum January 15, 1869. To this union was born seven children, six of whom are now living. She has been a Christian for 77 years having joined the Christian church at the age of 18.
Surviving her are three daughters, Mrs. Mark Bell, Turin; Mrs. Sam Congleton, College Hill; Mrs. James Congleton, Salem, Indiana; three sons, Edgar Garrett, Ravenna; Robert Harrison and Napoleon B., both of Turin; two sisters, Mrs. Stratton Treadway, Vincent; and Mrs. William Winn, Turin; one brother, N. B. Combs, Turin; 85 granchildren, 29 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Mrs. Cynthia Combs Marcum Buried Mar. 6
Mrs. Cynthia Combs Marcum, 95, died at her home at Turin Sunday, March 5, of flu.
Funeral services were held Monday at the grave conducted by the Rev. Robert Smith, burial in the Combs Cemetery near the home.
She leaves surviving her six children: Robert, Napoleaon, Turin; Edgar, Irvine; Mrs. Mark Bell, Major; Mrs. Jim Congleton, Salem, Ind.; Mrs. Sam Congleton, College Hill; one brother, Raleigh Combs, Turin; two sisters, Mrs. Stratton Treadway, Vincent, and Mrs. Wm. Winn, Turin.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 26 January 1961Mrs. Ida Marcum, 77, of Booneville, widow of Robert Marcum Sr. died Tuesday night at Oneida Mountain Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Owsley County, she was a member of the Union Christian Church.
Survivors are four sons, Fred and James Marcum, Hamilton, OH; Virgil Marcum, Naples, FL, and Robert Marcum Jr., Hazard; four daughters, Mrs. Eva Wehr, Booneville; Mrs. Bessie Ross, Cincinnati; Mrs. Lena Long, Sacramento, CA, and Mrs. Dorothy King, Memphis, TN; a sister, Mrs. Callie Mainous, Hamilton; two brothers, Bob Wadel, Laurel, IN, and Tom Wadel, Connersville, IN, 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Booneville Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Robert G. McClure, and the Rev. J. Nelson Jackaway. Burial will be in the Combs Cemetery here.
The Journal News
Friday, 13 March 2009Jack Kenneth Marcum, age 73, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Fort Hamilton Hospital.
He was born on April 1, 1935, the son of the late Othor and Beatrice (McIntosh) Marcum in Booneville, Kentucky. On June 30, 1956 in Richmond, Indiana he married his wife of over 52 years, Eleanor (Smith) Marcum. Jack retired from Champion International Paper Co. in 1997 where he spent many years as a truck driver. He was a member of Freedom Baptist Church, Hugh L. Bates Masonic Lodge #0686 and the Monkey Mutual Aid Society.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Eleanor; his children, Marilyn (Jay) Tebbe of Hamilton, Jack K. (Barbara) Marcum, Jr. of Hamilton and Christine (Roy) Ostendorf of Draper, Utah; his grandchildren, Stephen Marsh, Hannah Tebbe, Lauren, Lindsey and Leslie Marcum, Lauren and Kaitlin Ostendorf; his sister, Dana Acton; also his loving nieces, nephews and extended family in Booneville, Kentucky.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Sam Marcum.
A Memorial Service with Masonic Rites will be held to honor Jack's life at the Freedom Baptist Church, 1766 Millville Rd., Hamilton, on Monday, March 16, 2009 at 6:00pm with Paul Tillett officiating. Friends and family will be received prior to the services from 4:00pm-6:00pm at the church. Everyone is invited to stay following the services for a fellowship meal at the church. The family suggests that donations be sent to VITAS Hospice, 11500 Northlake Dr., Suite 400, Cincinnati, OH 45249.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 27 November 1958Funeral services for Orthor Marcum, 48, were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Booneville Presbyterian Church by Rev. J. Nelson Jackaway.
Mr. Marcum, the son of Mrs. Ida Wadel Marcum and the late Robert Marcum was born in Owsley County, and died Nov. 16 in Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio. He was a member of the Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Marcum, Hamilton, O., two sons, Sam and Jack Marcum, Hamilton, Ohio, one daughter, Mrs. Dana Acton, Hamilton, O.; his mother, Mrs. Ida Marcum, Booneville; four brothers, Virgil Marcum, Florida; Fred and James Marcum, both of Hamilton, Ohio; and Robert Marcum, Hazard; four sisters, Mrs. Lee Wehr, Booneville; Mrs. Merle Lonl, California; Mrs. Virgil Ross, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Ben King, Memphis, Tennessee and two grandchildren.
Burial was in the Combs cemetery at Pebworth, with the King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 August 1952Reba [sic] Ann Marcum, 80, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Spence of Sturgeon, Monday, July 28.
Funeral services were held on the following Wednesday at the home of John Dunigan by Rev. George Botner.
Born in Owsley county, Mrs. Marcum was the daughter of the late Charley and Elizabeth Cecil Cole. She was a member of the Christian Church of which her husband, Andrew Marcum was a minister.
Mrs. Marcum is survived by four sons who include Albert of Newtonsville, Ohio, Charley of Liberty, Indiana; James of Cincinnati, and George of New Mexico.
Four daughters also survive and include Mrs. Robert Hamilton of Delvinta, Mrs. Henry Spencer of Sturgeon, Mrs. John Dunigan of Delvinta, and Mrs. Martha Dunigan of Harlan.
Burial was in the Hamilton Cemetery near Delvinta, with funeral arrangement by Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 March 1954Richard E. Marcum, 47, a hydraulic lift operator for the Estill County Stone Company, was crushed to death Friday morning of last week when a large slabof rock fell on him from the ceiling of a rock quarry near here where he was working.
According to report Marcum was in the rock mine only a short while when the slab fell. The slab was about 60 feet long and 18 inches thick, it is said. A physician was called but Marcum was dead when he arrived.
Marcum who lived on Doe Creek had worked as a lift operator and bulldozer driver for several years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Tipton Marcum; two daughters, Mrs. Julia Wiggins, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Jeanette Jones, South Irvine; a stepson, Virgil Wyatt, South Irvine; three brothers, Chester, Ray and Charlie Marcum, all of Estill county, and three sisters, Mrs. Dovey Johnson and Mrs. Flossie Moore both of South Irvine, and Mrs. Monie Tipton, Lee county.
Funeral services were held at the Riverside church on Doe Creek Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Wilson Chaney. Burial was in the church cemetery in charge of Lewis Funeral Home.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 5 May 1939Robert Harrison Marcum, 65, died suddenly at his home at Turin, Wednesday, May 3.
He was a member of the Booneville Christian Church.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Thursday by the Rev. Albert C. Wildman. Burial followed in the Combs cemetery near Turin. Congleton Bros., Undertakers, of Beattyville was in charge.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida Wadle Marcum; four daughters: Eva and Bessie of Hamilton, Ohio, Lena and Dorothy, Turin; five sons: Fred, Hamilton, Ohio, Virgil, Hazard, Othor, Robert Jr., and James, Turin; three sisters, Mrs. James Congleton, Salem, Indiana, Mrs. Sam Congleton, College Hill; Mrs. Mark Bell, Turin, and five grandchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 3 September 1970Mrs. Sarah Marcum, 88, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 11:58 a.m. at her home in Heidelberg, Ky.
She was a native of Owsley County and a member of the Heidelberg Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Johnnie Marcum and Hugh Marcum, both of Heidelberg; one sister, Mrs. Emma Reynolds of Shelbyville, Kentucky; one brother, Ray Smith; 14 granndchildren aand 19 great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted, Thursday, Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Heidelberg Baptist Church by the Rev. James Smith. Burial was in the Baptish Church Cemetery by Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 17 November 1955Funeral services for John M. Margraves, 88, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the Royal Oak Baptist Church by Rev. Kilburn.
Mr. Margraves was born in Tennessee July 5, 1867 and died at his home at Sturgeon, Nov. 14, 1955. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Royal Oak Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include three sons, Ezra Margraves of Sturgeon, Emra Margraves of Hazard and W. H. Margraves of Cincinnati, Ohio; four daughters, Ethel Sizemore, Margaret Margraves and Bertha Moore all of Sturgeon and Grace Effary of Tazewell, Tennessee.
Burial was in the family cemetery at Island Creek with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, June 22, 2006
Louise Markus (nee Coomer), beloved wife of the late William H. Markus, devoted mother of William H. (Belinda) Markus, Jr., Rhonda (Rick) Peters, Gregory (Tammy) Markus and Douglas (Janice) Markus, loving grandmother of Jennifer, Bobby, Kayla Brandon, Brian, Brandon, Kim, Amanda, Sally, Shana, Crystal and Chasitty, dear sister of Irene Dixon, Henrietta Colyer, Billy Joe Coomer, Kitsy Ann Jones, Dorothy Jewell, Brenda Sue Stamper, James Ray Coomer and the late Robert and Patton Coomer, Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006. Visitation Friday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. at the Dalbert, Woodruff & Isenogle Funeral Home, 2880 Boudinot Avenue at Queen City. Visitation Sunday from 1 P.M. until time of funeral service at 3 P.M. at the Neuman Funeral Home, Beattyville, KY, followed by graveside service at St. Helen's Cemetery. www.dwifuneral home.com
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" MARSHALL
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 28 October 1937Benjamin Franklin Marshall, 83, died at his home in the Primrose community Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. He seemed in his usual health but a heart attack struck him and he fell from his chair dead.
The Rev. J. H. Hieronymus conducted funeral services at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon and burial was in the family graveyard.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hannah Thorpe Marshall, one daughter, Mrs. Wm. Abner, Fincastle, and five sons. The sons are Troy, Greene, Groodloe, and Rowland, all of Primrose, and Ludloe, of Stonega, Va. Carloe, one of the triplet sons, died a few months ago.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 2 September 1937Carloe Marshall, 43, died at Marion, Va., Thursday, August 26, of heart trouble. His body was brought back to Beattyville by train Saturday morning and taken to Primrose.
He was one of the triplet sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marshall. Carloe, Goodloe, and Ludloe were born June 15, 1894. Three other brothers survive him.
Mr. Marshall was a World War veteran serving in the Hawaiian islands during the war where he had two years of service before the United States entered the war. Following the close of hostilities he returned home and spent several years in the oil fields and on his farm.
The funeral was conducted Sunday afternoon by the Rev. J. H. Hieronymus at the home of his parents near Primrose and burial was in the home graveyard.
Surviving him are his widow and four sons, five brothers and one sister. The sons are Raymond, Paul, Silas and Russell of Marion, Va. The brothers: Green, Troy, Roland and Goodloe, of Primrose; Ludloe, of Stonega, Va. Mrs. William Abner, his sister, lived near Fincastle.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 23 April 1987Frank Marshall, 76, of Route 11, Beattyville, Ky., died Tuesday, April 14, 1987.
Born Dec. 7, 1910, he was the son of Dave Marshall and Lou Pence. Mr. Marshall was a farmer, a veteran of World War II and a member of the Church of God.
Survived by one brother, Jack Marshall, St. Helens; several nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held Thursday, April 16, 1987 at 1 p.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Forest Drake officiating. Burial followed in the Marshall Cemetery, Highway 11, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 29 February 1940Mrs. Hannah Marshall, 88, died at her home at Vada aat 7 a..m. Monday morning February 26 following a brief illnness.
Funereral services and burial were held Tuesday at Vada.
The widow of B. F. Marshall, she is survived by three sons, Rowland and Goodlow of Vada, and Ludlow os Stonega, Virginia, and one daughter, Mrs. William Abner of Fincastle.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 June 1987Jack Marshall, 80, of Beattyville, Ky., died June 15, 1987.
Born September 2, 1906, he was the son of Dave Marshall and Lou Pence, and the husband of Helen McIntosh Marshall, Mr. Marshall was a farmer.
Survived by his wife; Mrs. Helen C. Marshall, Beattyville, Ky.; two sons; Guy Marshall, Beattyville, Ky.; Edward Marshall, Taylor, Michigan; four daughters; Mrs. Susie Hopper, Taylor, Michigan; Mrs. Carolyn Sue Phillips, Beattyville, Ky.; Mrs. Jackie Caudell, Beattyville, Ky.; Mrs. Brenda Shuler, Beattyville, Ky.; six stepsons; four stepdaughters; 16 grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 18, 1987 at 11 a.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Wilson and Bro. Jackie Bray officiating. Burial followed in the Marshall Cemetery, Zachariah Road, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 April 1953Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Marshall, 82, were held Friday, April 10, with Rev. R. B. Baker of the Beattyville Baptist Church officiating.
Mrs. Marshall, the daughter of the late Jack and Susie Landsaw Pence was born in Wolfe county and was a member of the Baptist church. She was the wife of the late David Marshall.
Mrs. Marshall whose death occurred April 8, after an illness of about a year, is survived by three children and one brother. The children are Mrs. Susie Bogg of Louisville and Jack and Frank Marshall of Beattyville. The brother, Boone Pence of Wolfe county.
Burial was in the family cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 19 May 1939DIES AT PRIMROSE
Troy Marshall, age 53, was found dead near his home at Primrose Thursday, May 11. His body was discovered by his brother, Green Marshall, at 5 p.m., he had apparently been dead for several hours.
An inquest was conducted by Coroner R. B. Riley and the jury's verdict was that Marshall had died of heart failure.
He is survived by his widow, Kate Marshall; five sons; Larkin, Robert, Charles, Hershel and Billie; three daughters; Pearl, Wanda Lee, and Genevee, all of Primrose; his mother Hanna Marshall, three brothers; Green, of Primrose, Roland and Goodloe of Vada, Ludloe of Virginia and one sister, Mrs. Wm. Abner, Fincastle.
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon by the Rev. J. H. Hieronymus. Burial was in the Marshall cemetery near his home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 2 March 1939Cecil Martin, age 42, died at the General Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, Friday, February 23, of Pneumonia.
He was brought to the home of his mother, Mrs. Laura Gross, near Beattyville Friday night by Congleton Bros. Undertakers.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday at 10:00 a.m. by the Rev. Leslie Smith of this city. Burial was held at the Hensley cemetery at Sanfield.
He is survived by his mother.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 2 September 1938Mrs. Esther Martin, age 84 years, died at her home in this county Thursday, August 26.
She was the daughter of Nathanial and Lydia Caudill Cornett of Knott County and was a member of the Baptist Church.
She leaves surviving her, her husband, George Martin, three sons, Nathan Martin, of Scoville; Joel Martin, Booneville, and George Martin, Liberty, Ind.; one sister, Mary Combs, of Hazard; 16 grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 3 January 1974Joel Martin, 85, a native of Owsley County passed away in Jackson, Breathitt County, Thursday, December 27, after a long illness.
He was the son of George and Esther Cornett Martin, a member of the Holiness Church, Booneville, and a member of the Masonic Lodge at New Hope, Owsley Co., for 50 years.
His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman preceded him in death.
Surviving are three sons, Ernest Martin, Pennsylvania; Virgil Martin, Cincinnati; Floyd Martin, Dayton, OH; three daughters, Mrs. Lewis Bailey, Jackson; Mrs. Jack Anderson, West Milton, OH; Mrs. Don Smith, Fairborn, OH; a brother, George Martin, Hamilton, OH; 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Services were conducted at the Booneville Methodist Church, Sunday, December 30 at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Darius Salter. Burial was in the Martin & Mainous cemetery, Scoville, with Watts and Spencer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Estill Herald
Thursday, 19 March 1959Mrs. Mary Fraley Mastin, 73, wife of Alf Mastin, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at her home.
She was a native of Lee County, born on October 3, 1886, a daughter of the late Henry and Ellen Gumm Fraley. She was a member of the Lee County Christian Church.
Other survivors are five daughters, Mrs. Marie Gumm, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Mable Witt, Irvine; Mrs. Lucille Wingerter, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Betty Caprice, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Daisy Neal, Dayton, Ohio; a son, Edward Mastin, Petersburg, Ky.; a brother, Dock Fraley, Hamilton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at the Cox Funeral Home by the Rev. Roy C. Richardson. Burial was in the Oakdale Cemetery.
Casketbearers were grandsons.
Nannie Elizabeth Robinson MARTIN
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 11 May 1939Mrs. Nannie Robinson Martin, 85, died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Boult Kincaid, at 12:05 Monday morning, May 8. Although in ill health for some time, her death was a shock to her many friends and relatives.
Mrs. Martin, a native of this county, was the widow of Elisha Martin, Veteran of the Civil War.
She is survived by eight children: J. W. Martin, Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. G. B. Combs, Beattyville, Mrs. Carrie Redwine, Reading, Ohio, Mrs. Boult Kincaid, Beattyville, Mrs. John Kilburn, Big Stone Gap, Va., Conley Martin, Cincinnati, Ohio, Hugh Martin, Beattyville and Dudley Martin, Hazard; one brother, William Robinson of this county, 36 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at the home of Mrs. Kincaid at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Luther Newnam. Interment was in the Proctor cemetery. Congleton Bros., Undertakers, were in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 21 January 1954James Mathews, 56, of Heidelberg, died Saturday, January 16, 1954.
He was a mail carrier, the son of the late Matt and Nancy Matthews. He had been a member of the Baptist church for about 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie Mathews, three daughtes, Misses Lucy and Gertrude Mathews and Mrs. Ruth Moore, all of Heidelberg; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Anderson and Mrs. Millie Addison, both of Heidelberg, and Mrs. Shrilda Peters of Gray Hawk; three brothers, Sterling and John Mathews, of Dayton, Ohio, and Roscie Mathews, of King's Mill, Ohio.
Services were conducted at the Heidelberg Baptist church at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18 with Rev. George Botner officiating. Interment was at Brandenburg near Heidleberg. Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 13 September 1956Miss Audrey Esther Maupin, supervisor of teachers in Lee County schools, died at the Pattie A. Clay Infirmary at Richmond, Monday, of injuries suffered Saturday in a car-truck collision at Green Hall, in Owsley County.
She was a native of Clinton County and received her A. B. and M. A. degrees from the University of Kentucky. She worked in the Clinton County school system for 12 years prior to going to Lee County. She also formerly taught at Somerset.
For the last two summers, she had taught in the education department of Eastern Kentucky State College in Richmond. She was a member of the Albany Methodist Church.
She also held membership in the Kentucky Education Association and was a past vice president, the National Education Association, past president of the Middle Cumberland Education Association, and the State Commission of Elementary Association. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, women's honorary sorority and past president of the Iota Chapter.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. H. O. Porter, Richmond; a brother, W. L. Maupin, Albany; a niece and two nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 3:00 p.m. CST, Tuesday at the Turpin Funeral Home in Richmond, and then the body was taken to Albany where services were conducted Wednesday.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 4 November 1937Richmond, Ky., Nov. 3 - Shot at a voting precinct in Lee county yesterday afternoon by one of two men whom he tried to stop from quarreling, Hayden Maupin, 36 years old, of Proctor, Lee county, died at the Pattie A. Clay infirmary here this morning at 8 o'clock, where he was brought last night following the election flareup.
Friends of the victim at the hospital here last night said that he was shot by Claude Shanks, about 35 years old, formerly of Hamilton, Ohio, when Maupin attempted to act as peacemaker while Shanks and another man, whose name was given as Granville Riley, were fighting.
His body was taken to Beattyville this morning, where funeral arrangements were being completed.
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The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 11 November 1937The funeral of Hayden Maupin, age 39, of Ohio who was fatally shot on election day at the Proctor voting precinct by Claude Shanks of Hamilton, Ohio, was held last Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Beattyville Christian Church. Rev. Luther Newnam was the officiating minister. Burial was in the Proctor graveyard.
His survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Preston Maupin, and one son, Francis Milton, age three years.
Maupin and Shanks were former residents of Proctor.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 5 August 1954Abel Mays died Saturday, July 12 [sic]at his home after an illness of one year. He was 57 years old and a member of the Baptist Church. He was an Owsley county farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Mays; three daughters, Barbara Sue, Bessie and Virginia Mays, of Booneville; six sons, Albert Lee, Bradley, Donald, Bobby, Junior and Larry Mays.
Burial was in the Callahan cemetery. Arrangements were by King Justice.
The Bristol News Bulletin (Bristol, TN)
Tuesday, 11 January 1938Kona, Ky., Jan. 10. -- Funeral services for Herbert Mayes, 37, who died in a Fleming hospital following an appendicitis operation, were conducted from the residence Sunday. Following the services here, remains were taken to Beattyville, Ky. for interment.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 16 June 1955Funeral services for Jesse Mayes, 79, were held Saturday, June 4, at the Baptist Church at Arnett, with Rev. Jimmie Turner, Rev. I. H. Gabbard, Rev. Bob Herald, Rev. Hensley Turner and Rev. Jasper Mayes officiating.
Mr. Mays was born in Breathitt County June 12, 1875, and died at his home on Cow Creek, June 3, 1955. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
He is survived by five daughters: Miss Margaret Mayes, Mrs. Pollie Baker and Mrs. Sarah Chandler of Cow Creek, Mrs. Ellen Hampton of Walton, and Mrs. Harvey Smith of Booneville; three sons: J. B. of Cow Creek, Jasper of Booneville, and Jeff Mayes of Jeremiah, one sister: Mrs. Jimmie Adams, one brother: James Mayes of Welchburg, 36 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his death.
He was buried in the Eversole Cemetery on Cow Creek.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 25 January 1951Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie Fields Mays, 35, were held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at 1:30 p.m. at the Congleton Church of Christ. Services conducted by the Rev. Charlie Evans.
Mrs. Mays, the daughter of Van B. and Mary Rader Fields, was born in Lee County, Nov. 23, [sic]1915 and died Jan. 23, 1951 in a Lexington hospital of complications.
Mrs. Mays is survived by her husband, Marion Mays, one son, Marion Douglas; three daughters, Gladola Fay, Naomi Carol, and Mary Elizabeth, all of Earnestville; seven brothers, Hubert Fields of Earnestville, Noland Fields of Congleton, Ellis Fields, Donald Fields, Nelson Fields and Carlo Fields all of Arvel; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Pigman and Mrs. Alva Moore of Beattyville.
Burial was in the Congleton cemetery near the Church with Congleton Bros. in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 25 June 1981Adams Mays, 61, husband of Dorothy McKnight Mays, son-in-law of Lula Howell McKnight, died Tuesday at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, after the lengthy illness.
He was the son of the late Sam and Josephine Townsend Mays. Mr. Mays was a First Lieutenant in the Army, Veteran of World War II, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding perfermance of duty in various European Campaigns. He was Circuit Court Clerk of Lee County, 1954-1963, a heavy construction foreman and Lee County farmer.
Mr. Mays is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Josie Spencer, Lexington; Mrs. Rebecca Wilson, Beattyville; three sons, Sam of Lexington, Douglas Adams and Gregory, both of Beattyville; one sister, Mrs. Basil (Flossie) Hubbard, Lewisport, Ky.; six brothers, Stanley, Troy, and Daniel, all of Beattyville; Burl of Cincinnati, Ohio; Ledford of Fairborn, Ohio, and Andrew of Hopkins, Michigan; six grandchildren, Farley Ray, Michael, and Ivan Spencer, Lexington, Scott and Meredith Mays, Lexington, Aaron Mays, Beattyville.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Mattie Greathouse and one half-brother, Charlie Green Mays.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, June 19, 1981 at 11 a.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Jerry Ginnan and Rev. Stephen Hobbs officiating. Burial was in Cob Hill cemetery, Estill County.
Active pallbearers were James Leslie Kelley, Labelle Fla.; Neil Mays, C.G. Mays Jr., Alfred Deaton, James Benton, Forest Estes, Eddie Cornett, and Ronnie Arnold, all of Beattyville.
Honorary pallbearers were Cecil Roberts, Nicholasville; Gene Wolfinbarger, John Tom Reffit, Elmer Brandenburg, Howell Brandenburg, and Jesse Crabtree, all of Beattyville.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 23 April 1937David Mays, age 78 years, died at the home of his son, Charles Mays, in Frankfort Wednesday, April 14.
The funeral was conducted at the Heidelberg Baptist Church at 1:00 p.m. April 17, and burial was in the Church graveyard.
He was the son of Jiles and Polly Isaacs Mays. About 51 years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Arrie Marcum and to this union was born five sons and seven daughters.
He was a member of the Heidelberg Baptist Church having confessed his faith in Christ several years ago and united with the church.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Eversole of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. Sterling Mattews of Dayton, Ohio. Two sons, Floyd Mays of Hazard, and Charles Mays of Hazard [sic]; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Estes of Idamay, 27 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, besides a host of relatives and friends.
His wife, three sons and five daughters preceded him to the grave.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 15 July 1938Mrs. Dovie Schuler Mays, age 27 years, died at the Womans Auxiliary farm Thursday, July 7, at 1:00 o'clock p.m.
Funeral services and burial were conducted at the Johnson burial ground Friday, at 12:00 o'clock, by Rev. Geo. E. Long.
She was the daughter of Simon Schuler.
She leaves surviving her her husband, Charles Schuler [sic] and one son, Charles, Jr.
NOTE: Dovie was married to Charley Mays in Lee County, KY on 30 June 1934.
Elsie Mae Peters Mays, 85 d. Nov. 25, 2000. She was born Jan. 24, 1915 in Owsley County, Ky to the late Laney and Mary (Mathews) Peters. She was the widow of Jesse Mays.
Survivors include her stepmother, Tawra Peters of Jackson, KY; one son and his wife, Morgan and JoAnn Mays of Wetumpka, AL; one brother, Dorsie Peters of Hickory, NC; four grandchildren, Roger Mays, Alexandria, VA, Lois Shumaker of Corpus Christi, Texas, Carol Busbee of Pace, FL, Richard A. Mays of Montgomery, AL; 8 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
Burial in the Addison Cemetery, Heidelberg, Ky.
Josephine "Josie" Townsend MAYS
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 13 August 1970Mrs. Josephine "Josie" Mays, 87, Route 1, Beattyville, died Thursday, August 6, 1970 at the Fredttington Rest Home in Irvine.
She was a native of Lee County and a member of the Episcopal Church.
She is survived by seven sons; Stanley Mays, of Beattyville; Troy Mays, of Beattyville; Burl Mays, of Fairborn, Ohio; Ledford Mays, of Fairborn; Daniel Mays, of Beattyville; Adam Mays, of Lexington; and Andrew Mays of Hopkins, Mich.; two daughters; Mrs. Mattie Greathouse, Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Flossie Hubbard, of Lewisport. Also, 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren survive.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 8, at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. S. H. Rose. Burial was in the Horn Cemetery at Old Landing Road.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 18 July 1935Lionel Dean Mays, the little son of Sam and Laura Mays was born Dec. 31, 1834, departed this life July 9, 1935, being 6 months and 9 days old.
He leaves a father, mother, grandfather and grandmother and a host of friends and relatives to mourn his loss. But our loss is his eternal gain in Heaven.
The funeral services were conducted at the grave by Rev. D. W. Mainous, the body afterwards laid to rest in the family burying ground.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 June 1952Last Rites were held last week for Mary L. Mays, 78, who died at the home of her son, Marion Mays near New Zion. Mrs. Mays had been ill for several months and up until about two weeks ago had been residing in Ohio.
Survivors include six sons, Oscar of Mansfield, Ohio; Marion of Earnestville; Willard, of Orrville, Ohio; and Rudolph, Herman and Alvis Mays of Wooster, Ohio.
The daughters include Mrs. Flora Isaacs and Mrs. Carrie Crawford of New Boston, Ohio; Mrs. Alleo Rostetter and Mrs. Margaret Mann of Wooster, Ohio. Mrs. Mays also had one surviving brother, Clay Brandenburg of Berea and a sister, Mrs. Martha Smith of Heidelberg.
Burial was in the family cemetery near Stonecoal with Rev. George Botner in charge of the services and King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 November 1950Funeral services for Matthew Mays, 68, will be held Friday, November 10, 1950, at 2:00 p.m. in the Mt. Olive Church. Mr. Mays died Wednesday following an illness of some time.
Mr. Mays, the son of the late Heige and Joanna Mays, was born in Lee county February 17, 1882.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Durbin Mays; one son, Charles Mays, of Beattyville; three daughters, Mrs. Rosella Ashcraft of Richmond, Ky.; Mrs. Emma Flinchum of Hamilton, O., and Mrs. Lillie Goe of Crystal. Three brothers, Sam Mays and Ned Mays of Beattyville, and Thomas Mays of Crystal, also survive him.
Burial will be in the Horn cemetery near Sandfield with Congleton Brothers funeral home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 February 1951Funeral services for Sam Mays, 85, were held Friday afternoon, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Christian Church. Services were conducted by the Rev. B. H. Hanson.
Mr. Mays, the son of the late Hige and Jo Ann Little Mays, was born March 23, 1865 and died Jan. 24, 1951 at his home, after an illness of several months.
Mr. Mays is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Townsend Mays; eight sons, Troy Mays, Charlie Green Mays, Stanley Mays, Daniel Mays and Adam Mays, all of Beattyville, Ledford Mays of Fairborne, Ohio, Burl Mays of Cincinnati, and Andrew Mays of Hopkins, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Greathouse and Mrs. Basil Hubbard of Lewisport, Ky.
Burial was in the Horn Cemetery near Old Landing with Congleton Bros. in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 22 July 1937Irvine, July 17 -- One man was burned to death in his overturned automobile and three youths were injured, none seriously, to night at 7:45 o'clock on the Winchester road one mile from this city.
The charred body of William Mays, 40, farmer, of Lee county, was removed from the wreckage a short time after the accident by his companions, his son, Herbert 15, and two nephews, Ellis Mays, 15 and Thomas Mays, 12, with the assistance of passing motorists. According to the boyd, the man's body was burned to a crisp.
Mr. Mays and the three boys were en route to Winchester from Lee county when Mr. Mays, who was driving the car, lost control of the vehicle which careened to one side of the road, upset and burst into flames.
Herbert Mays was thrown from the car and suffered severe cuts and bruises but was not hurt seriously. Ellis and Thomas were not thrown from the car but crawled out of it without being burned, although both suffered cuts and bruises.
The three youths attempted to get Mr. Mays out but he was pinned in the driver's seat and the flames grew so rapidly that they were unable to rescue him, they said. They were assisted by passing motorists who later brought them to Irvine where they were given first aid treatment by a local physician.
The boys tonight were unable to explain what caused the wreck other then to say that they were "going pretty fast" and the Mr. Mays lost control of the car. The scene of the accident is on a slight curve and on a slight grade.
The victim's body was brought to the Lewis funeral home here tonight.
Mr. Mays is survived by his wife and son.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 20 October 1939Minnie R. McCollum, 62, formerly of Owsley County, died at her home in Irvine, Wednesday, October 18 following an illness of several years.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Calvary Baptist Church in West Irvine by the Rev. J. W. Anderson. Interment was in the West Irvine Cemetery.
Survivors include one brother, C. G. McCollum of Richmond and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Campbell, Booneville and Mary McCollum of Irvine.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 January 1950Funeral services were conducted yesterday at St. James Church in South Bend, Indiana, for Mrs. Lucretia Pryse McCreary, wife of C. A. McCreary, who died in South Bend, Sunday.
Mrs. McCreary, the daughter of the late Elias M. and Myra Bowman Pryse, was born in Beattyville.
She is survived by her husband and three daughters, Miss Agnes Marie McCreary and Mrs. Ed Terrill of South Bend, and Mrs. Robert Baker of Miami, Fla. Also by one brother, W. T. Pryse, Beattyville, and three sisters, Mrs. H. C. Dickerson of Lexington; Mrs. J. E. Troeger and Miss Marie Pryse of South Bend.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 9 December 1938Beattyville, Dec. 8 -- Samuel Neville McDermott, 68, died Monday, December 5, at 6:20 a.m. following an illness of only one day. Death was due to acute indigestion.
McDermott was for several years superintendent of the Southwestern Oil Company in this county. In early years he had been associated with other companies in all parts of the county. At the time of his death he was operating a road house near the city limits of Beattyville.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock by the Rev. George E. Long at the Beattyville Christian Church. Burial followed in Riverview cemetery.
He is survived by one son, a brother, and one daughter, Miss Pauline McDermott, of Lexington.
The Berea Citizen
Thursday, 16 October 1919Mr. Benjamin Harrison McGuire and Miss Kathryn King, former Berea College students, were united in marriage on Saturday, September 13, 1919. They will make their home at Donerail, Kentucky
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Carter County Herald (Olive Hill, KY)
Thursday, 7 January 1954Benjamin H. McGuire, 64, died at the Veterans hospital in Huntington, at 6:00 o'clock Tuesday evening following an illness of four weeks.
Mr. McGuire was born March 4, 1889, in Rockcastle County, Ky. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and American Legion of Grayson, an active member of the Grayson Chamber of Commerce and was a World War I veteran. Mr. McGuire was also a Carter County School Daddy of Star school and a member of the Grayson Christian church, serving as a deacon on the church board.
Mr. McGuire had been a merchant his entire life. He operated a grocery store in Lexington and in Olive Hill, where he lived before going to Grayson, and where he had many friends. After leaving here he managed the O. & H. Supply Co. store at Hitchins, but later returned to Grayson, where he operated a grocery store for the past 10 years; he also operated the McGuire Variety store in Grayson.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Grayson Christian church, with the pastor, Rev. F. F. Griffith, officiating. Burial will follow in the Grayson Memorial cemetery under the direction of Satterly-Phillips funeral home.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Katherine McGuire; two daughters, Mrs. James E. Spencer of Brooksville, Fla., and Miss Roberta McGuire, of Dayton, Ohio; two brothers, J. A. McGuire, Barboursville, Ky., and Talmadge McGuire of Bellevue, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. G. H. Sturm, Charleston, W. Va., and Mrs Nora Fuqua, of Belfry, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 April 1952Brutus Clay McGuire, Jr. 52, of Ashland, retired lieutenant of the U.S. Army, died last week at the U.S. Veterans hospital in Louisville after an illness of two years.
Although a native of Estill county, Lieut. McGuire had extensive connections in Lee county. He was the son of the late Brutus Clay and Elizabeth Duff McGuire.
Survivors include his wife, Winifred McGuire; a stepson, Geo. E. Evans, Washington, D.C.; three sisters, Mrs. C. L. Hudgens and Mrs. John B. Craig, both of Lexington, and Mrs. Hallie B. McGuire of Cincinnati, and a brother, W. W. McGuire, Ashland.
Lieut. McGuire's family formerly lived at St. Helens.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 3 June 1938Buckminster McGuire, 83, died at his home in Sebring, Fla., Saturday, May 21st. Death was due to infirmities of age, having been in bad health for the past three years.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, May 22nd, by a Christian Minister.
Mr. McGuire was the son of Benjamin McGuire who died many years ago, and was married to Miss Kate Montague in 1890.
In 1888 he was elected Circuit Court Clerk of Lee County, which position he held for almost 20 years, having later served as Deputy Circuit Court and County Court Clerk for a numer of years.
A short time after the Oil Boom in this county about 1924, he moved to Sebring, Fla., where he has since lived.
He is survived by his wife who is in ill health.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 April 1951Byron McGuire, 80, died at his home in St. Helens on April 15, after a lingering illness of several months.
He was born at St. Helens on April 27, 1871 and was the son of the late Jack Warwick and Katherine Akers McGuire. He was a direct descendent of pioneer settlers that migrated from Pennsylvania and located in the community in and around St. Helens.
Mr. McGuire by occupation was a carpenter and for a number of years was an employee of the L. & N. railroad Co. He was much interested in farming.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for 40 years, having served as Elder in the church for 37 years. On July 13, 1899 he was married to Miss Virginia Smith of Primrose and to that union was born six daughters and two sons.
Jack of Reading, Ohio and George Wallis of St. Helens; the daughters are, Mrs. Cathleen Fuller of Irvine, Mrs. J. F. Arnold of Beattyville, Mrs. Berg Isaacs of Reading, Ohio, Mrs. R. L. Macky of Beattyville, Mrs. William Humphry of Cincinnati and Miss Helen McGuire of St. Helens. Also left are five grandchildren.
He is also survied by one brother, Herb McGuire, of St. Helens and one sister, Mrs. Catherine Polly of Fayettesville, Ark.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the St. Helens Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial followed in the St. Helens Cemetery with Masonic rites at the grave conducted by St. Helens Lodge No. 684.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Congleton Brothers Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were: Albert Bowman, John d. Hieronymus, Woodrow McGuire, Walker Oliver, Melvin Parsons and D. H. "Pete" Snowden.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 25 July 1940Charles Evans McGuire, 23, son of Mrs. Lillie McGuire, of St. Helens died in Cincinnati Saturday night from a bullet in the heart reportedly inflicted by a restaurant owner.
According to reports reaching here, McGuire and a girl companion were at the Bridge Grill, Butler Street, Cincinnati when the incident occurred. Reports were that McGuire was ejected from the place by a bar tender and then was shot by the owner of the establishment.
He was struck by one shot that passed through the heart, ranging down and emerging at the back. He was rushed to the General Hospital but was dead upon arrival.
Two men were taken into custody in connection with the killing and were held without bond following the examining trial held in Cincinnati, Monday.
The body of McGuire was returned to Beattyville Sunday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the St. Helens Christian Church by Rev. Luther Newnam, of Beattyville. Burial was in the McGuire Cemetery under the direction of Garrett Funeral Home, Beattyville.
He is survived by his mother, four sisters, Mrs. James Codell, Mrs. Kenneth McDaniels, Miss Mollie McGuire, all of Cincinnati, and Miss Rose McGuire of St. Helens; and two brothers, Woodrow McGuire, of Cincinnati and Decoursie McGuire, of St. Helens.
The Lexington Herald
Saturday, 14 February 1920Mrs. Cordelia McGuire, a great granddaughter of Daniel Boone, who died at Good Samaritan Hospital Friday morning at 8:45 o'clock, is survived by Mrs. P. D. White, Old Landing, Ky., a sister; seven brothers, W. T. Goe, Evelyn, Ky.; Arthur Goe, Oakpoint, Wash.; Harlan Goe, Prescott, Wash.; John Goe, El Paso, Tex.; B. T. C. Goe, Beattyville, Ky.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Lexington Herald-Leader
Sunday, 15 February 1920The body of Mrs. Cordelia McGuire, aged 58 years, who died at St. Joseph's hospital Friday morning at 8:45 o'clock was taken to St. Helens, Ky., Saturday morning on the 12:01 L. & E. train for burial at near St. Helens Sunday, Rev. Alexander Patterson officiating.
The body was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Lillian McGuire, C. W. Veach and other relatives and friends.
The Cincinnati Post
Friday, 24 February 1967DeWitt T. McGuire, Sr., 5031 St. Rt. 222, near Stonelick, passed away Thursday, February 23, 1967.
He is survived by his wife, Russia Gay (nee Wade) McGuire; three daughters, Mrs. Jean Berthier, Mrs. John Graf, and Mrs. Betty Earhart; three sons, Grant, DeWitt Jr. McGuire and James Stagg; two sisters, Nora Fugua and Mrs. Folsom Sturm; one brother, Astor McGuire; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services from the Moore Funeral Home, 225 Spring St., Batavia at 2 p.m. Saturday. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 29 July 1937Altemus McGuire, 54, died at a Veterans hospital in Chicago following an operation for cancer.
Funeral and burial services were held at his home in Jeffersontown, Ky., Tuesday, July 20.
Mr. McGuire, who retired a few years ago following several years in the regular U. S. Army, had been almost constantly in the hospital for the past year.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Bonta McGuire, and two children. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Caroline Johnson, Beattyville, and a half-brother, Charlie Johnson, of East Bernstadt.
Mrs. McGuire is a daughter of Claude L. Bonta, formerly a tailor in Beattyville, Shelby M. Eastes [sic], a cousin, attended the funeral.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 4 July 1940Henry Clay McGuire, 53, former resident of St. Helens, died suddenly at Olive Hill, Friday, June 28. Death was caused by heart trouble.
A son of B. C. and Betty McGuire, he was born in Lee county and spent most of his early life at St. Helens. He was residing in Lexington at the time of his death. He was a member of the Christian Church, Elks and Masonic order. For the past 18 years he had been conductor for the C & O Railroad.
The body was returned to St. Helens where funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Christian Church by Rev. Luther Newnam. Masonic rites were held at the grave in the McGuire cemetery near St. Helens.
He is survived by nine children, Ogden Clay, Margarite, Marie, Virgil, Betty Lou, Lewis, Bobby, Joe Harris McGuire and Mrs. Algin Stamper; three sisters, Ophelia Hudgins, Ollie Lee Craig and Hallie Green, and two brothers, Brutus Clay McGuire and W. McGuire.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 18 May 1961Herb McGuire, 88, a retired farmer and former Lee County sheriff, died Saturday afternoon May 13 at his home here after a long illness.
He was a member of the St. Helens Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are his wife, Janorra McGuire; a son, Lynn McGuire, Beattyville, and a grandson, Hubert McGuire also of Beattyville.
Funeral services for Mr. McGuire were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at the Newnam Funeral Home by the Rev. Sam Wilson. Burial was in the family cemetery.
Pallbearers were Shelby Kincaid, Frank Davis, Bill Wilson, Oval Gross, George W. McGuire, James Akers and Henry J. and Raymond Stacy.
The Jackson Times
Friday, 3 May 1918Judge I. McGuire, one of the oldest citizens of Lee county, died at Beattyville early Tuesday.
Judge McGuire has always been prominent in the business and political life of the county. He served as County Superintendent, Sheriff and County Judge and for more than 20 years has been Magistrate of the Beattyville district.
Besides his wife and one daughter he is survived by one brother, B. McGuire and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Kincaid, both of Beattyville.
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Lexington Herald
Thursday, 2 May 1918Beattyville, Ky., May 1 -- Judge Idzan [sic] McGuire, one of the most prominent men of Lee county, died at his home in Beattyville, Monday morning.
Judge McGuire was a son of Benjamin McGuire, one of the pioneers of Lee County, and was born April 29, 1846. From early manhood he was a leader in the Republican party and was assessor, sheriff, school superintendent and county judge of the county and police judge and justice of the peace in Beattyville.
He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Cordelia Joe, [sic] and a daughter, Miss Lillian McGuire.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church today, conducted by the Rev. S. Ball, and burial followed in the McGuire cemetery at St. Helens.
Lexington Leader (Lexington, KY)
Sunday, 2 April 1922H. S. McGuire, assistant district attorney in the Eastern Kentucky district, has returned from Beattyville where he has been engaged for the past several days in winding up the business affairs of his brother, James B. McGuire, who died at his home in that city recently.
James B. McGuire was a former mayor of Beattyville and was prominent in the church, civic and social life of the community. He was a member of the Beattyville Christian church and superintendent of the Sunday school of this church for a number of years. He was a well known Shriner, being a member of Oleika Temple, Lexington. He died suddenly of a stroke of apoplexy.
A widow and one son, Vernon McGuire, a student at Berea College, survive him.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 2 April 1970Mrs. Janorra McGuire, 94, died Tuesday, March 24 at the Smith Personal Care Home after a long illness.
She was a native of Lee County; a member of the Christian Church and widow of Herb McGuire.
She is survived by one son, Lynn McGuire, Beattyville; one grandson, Hubert McGuire, Beattyville; one brother, Wess Stacey, Beattyville.
Services were conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sam Wilson officiating. Burial was in the McGuire Cemetery.
The Mountain Advocate
Thursday, 29 December 1977John Astor McGuire, 93, formerly of Barbourville, the son of the late William Dillard McGuire and Sarah Griffith McGuire, died in the Elliotts Health Care Center, Harrodsburg, Ky., Dec. 20, 1977.
He was a member and Elder Emeritus of the First Christian Church, Barbourville. He was married Oct. 17, 1906 to Lucy Ferris and they had four children. His wife preceded him in death on Dec. 25, 1969.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. C. W. (Francis) Shafer, Harrodsburg, Mrs. George (Nancy) Rapp, Louisville, Mrs. Robert Allen (Ben Etta) McCray, North Middletown, Ky., Mrs. W. P. (Elizabeth) Clifton, Lexington; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Russia McGuire, Batavia, Ohio; eight grandchildren, and 11 great-granchildren.
Services were conducted at the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Phillip Connley and Bro.Claude Congleton officiating. Interment was in the Barbourville City Cemetry with the Hopper Funeral Home in charge.
Pallbearers were Charles D. Black, Robert Congleton, Charlie Clifton, Robert Rapp, James M. Clifton and John Shafer. Honorary Pallbearers were Claude Congleton, Robert Viall, Toy Wilson, Grant Saylor, S. K. Back, Bailey Pitt and Lloyd Moran.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 2 February 1956Funeral services for Kenes Gordon McGuire, 45, were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 30, at the White Ash Cemetery by the Rev. William Warner.
Mr. McGuire, the son of Mary McGuire and the late Zack McGuire, was born at Belle Point, January 1911 and died at his home at Belle Point, January 28, after an illness of three months.
He was a brakeman for the L. & N. R. R.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Mary McGuire, one brother, Arch McGuire of Belle Point; four sisters, Mrs. Inez Bryant of Louisville; Mrs. Ray Neal of Lexington, Mrs. P. C. Holliday of Cincinnati, Ohio and Mrs. Willard Bowman of Beattyville.
Burial was in the White Ash Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Winchester Sun
Saturday, 27 December 1969Mrs. Lucy Ferris Guy McGuire, 85, of Barbourville, formerly of Winchester, wife of J. Astor McGuire, died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Heritage Nursing Home in Louisville.
In addition to her husband, survivors include four daughters, Mrs. W. P. Clifton, Barbourville; Mrs. C. W. Shafer, Mrs. Robert McCrary, and Mrs. George Rapp, all of Louisville.
Mrs. McGuire was the grandmother of James Shafer and aunt of Mrs. Willard Martin, both of Winchester.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Barbourville.
Three Forks Tradition
Luther Junior McGuire, 58, of Beattyville, KY, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, KY.
He was born November 21, 1950 in Oneida, KY, the son of Luther and Novella Cole McGuire. He was a core driller/farmer.
Survivors are his wife, Juanita Moore McGuire of Beattyville, KY; son, D. G. McGuire of Beattyville, KY; brothers, James Everett McGuire (Sandy) of Campton, KY, William Ray McGuire (Tracy) of Godfrey, IL, Johnny McGuire (Connie) of Pendleton, KY; sister, Freda June Gullett (Clinton) of West Liberty, KY; special great nieces and nephews, Caleb and Landon Bullock, Sean Brian McGuire and Dylan and Billy Shufflett.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Clifford Eugene McGuire.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 1 p.m. at the McGuire-Ross Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Brandenburg officiating. Burial was in the McGuire-Ross Cemetery on County Line Road, Lee County, KY with Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Billy McGuire, Brian McGuire, Jason Bingham, Mike Frye, Eddie Sizemore, Johnny Grigsby, Kayle Brandenburg, and Nathan Brandenburg. Honorary pallbearers were Shay Bullock, Roy Smallwood, Omer Jr. Smallwood, Jon Smallwood, Bo Moore, Tim Moore, Mark Johnson and Allen Overbee . From:
Three Forks Tradition, Beattyville, KY - contributed by Vickie King
Monroe McGuire, age 63, died at a Lexington hospital early Tuesday morning after a brief illness. He was brought to his home in this city about 10:00 o'clock a.m.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Christian Church by the Rev. Luther Newnam and Ref. Geo. E. Long. Burial was in the Proctor cemetery.
Mr. McGuire, the son of Helen and Archibald McGuire, who departed this life years ago, was a member of one of the oldest families in the county.
He was married to Miss Mary Patrick in 1918. He was cashier of the National Bank of Beattyville from 1905 to 1910 and was one of the promoters of the Idamay oil fields. Until recently he served as Master Commissioner of Lee Circuit Court, an office which he held for a number of years.
He leaves surviving him his widow, and four children: Miss Helen McGuire and William McGuire, students at Berea College, Miss Nancye McGuire and Monro McGuire, Jr.; one sister, Mrs. Emily Bowman, of Endee; five brothers, William and John, of Newcastle, Ind.; Scott, of Berea; Charley, of Louisville, and Henry, of Lexington.
The many friends of the family extend their sympathy.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 15 January 1976Mrs. Norvella McGuire, 49, wife of Luther McGuire, Beattyville, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 7th in the office of a local physician. She suffered an apparent heart attack.
A native of Owsley County, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Rosa Couch Cole. She was a member of the Christian Church.
In addition to her husband she is survived by five sons, James E., Eugene, and Johny McGuire, all of Beattyville; William Ray McGuire, Louisville; Luther McGuire Jr., Vada; one daughter, Miss Freida June McGuire, Richmond; one sister, Miss Laura Cole, Beattyville; one brother, Walter Cole, Paris; one half-brother, Burnis Cole, Hamilton, Ohio; one half-sister, Mrs. Bertha Jasper, Hamilton, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 10th at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Brown officiating. Burial was in the McGuire Cemetery.
The Cincinnati Post
Monday, 23 May 1988Russia Gay McGuire, 93, of Morrow, OH, formerly of Owensville, widow of DeWitt T. McGuire, Sr., passed away Saturday, May 21, 1988.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Marietta Berthier, Mrs. John (Dorothy) Graf, and Mrs. Ted (Betty) Spuhler; and three sons, Grant McGuire, James V. Stagg and DeWitt T. McGuire Jr.; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Tuesday 11 a.m. from the Moore Funeral Home, 225 Spring Street, Batavia, where family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 11 December 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Susie McGuire, 74, were held Monday, December, 1952, at 2:00 p.m. at the home by Rev. Ike Gabbard and Rev. Everett Ross.
Mrs. McGuire, the widow of Everett Ross, was born in Owsley County where she resided all of her life. She was a member of the Christian Church and a member of Beattyville Chapter No. 231, O.E.S.
Mrs. McGuire is survived by five daughters, Fannie Hunley and Elma Caudill of Beattyville, Ky.; Lillie Howell of Pryse, Ky.; Evelyn Brandenburg and Beulah Kelly of Pebworth, Ky.; one son, Luther McGuire of Pebworth, Ky.; three brothers, George Ross of Pebworth, Ky.; John Ross of Lexington, Ky.; and Wm. Ross of Cedar Grove, Ind.; three sisters, Dora Mays, Pebworth, Ky.; Nell Hughes of Levi, Ky.; and Nettie Rowland of Laurel, Ind.
Burial was in the family cemetery near the home with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home. Chapter rites by Beattyville Chapter No. 231 O.E.S.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 August 1952Funeral services for Walter Tearne McGuire, Clay City, a native of Lee county, were conducted Wednesday, August 20 at the Clay Methodist Church by the Rev. G. C. Gaunce, a former pastor. Burial was in the Ciay City cemetery.
Mr. McGuire, 76, died suddenly Monday morning shortly after he opened the doors of the Clay City Post office for the day's business. He was found by a patron shortly afterwards. His wife, Mrs. Mary Graham McGuire, is Clay City postmistress.
A son of the late Felix G. and Mattie McGuire of St. Helens, Mr. McGuire moved to Clay City in 1908, as manager of the Swann-Day Lumber Company general store, and was later associated with the Eaton-McGuire general store for more than 25 years.
He was married to Miss Mary Graham Eaton, June 16, 1909. In 1922, he was elected and served as state representative from the Powell-Wolfe district. He served as acting postmaster at Clay City for nine months in 1937. A member of the Clay City Methodist church, he served on Clay City city council for many years and was a member of the Clay City Masonic Lodge, having been a member since the age of 21. He also served as secretary of the lodge for more than 20 years, was a member of the Mt. Sterling chapter, Eastern Star, and a life-time member of the Royal Arch.
Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Graham Puffenberger, Ashland; two sons, Kelly McGuire, Dayton, O., and W. T. McGuire, Jr., Denver, Colo.; two grandchildren, Sue Graham and Lowell Dale Puffenberger, Ashland; one brother, George McGuire, Denver, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Nell Craig, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. W. E. Jackson, Little Rock, Arkansas.
One son, James Felix McGuire, preceded his father in death. He died July 7, 1950.
Interior Journal (Stanford, KY)
Tuesday, 13 March 1900News has reached here of the death of W. D. McGuire last week of smallpox at Clark, Jefferson county, this state.
"Dillard" McGuire was a native of this county and was a properous merchant of Goochland. He was a man of sterling worth and no man stood higher in his community.
A half brother of the deceased went from this county a short time since to work for him and it is supposed the fatal disease was thur transmitted.
Mrs. McGuire is at the point of death and other members of the family are stricken with the same disease.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 16 September 1954Zach McGuire, 80, farmer of White Ash, died Sept. 13 at 7:30 at his home after being ill several months. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary McGuire; two sons, Arch and Kenes McGuire, Beattyville; four daughters, Mrs. Inez Bryant, Louisville; Mrs. Katie Neal, Lexington; Mrs. Nannie Holiday of Cincinnati and Mrs. Geraldine Wathens, Beattyville; two sisters, Mrs. Belle Warner, Beattyville; and Mrs. Sedalia Stratton, of Memphis, Tenn.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the White Ash cemetery by the Rev. W. M. Warner.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 February 1939Ell McIntosh, 67, died at his home at Pawpaw Thursday, January 26. Death was due to heart trouble.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday by the Rev. Robert Spicer. Burial followed in the family cemetery near the home.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. George Ella McIntosh, and six children: Mrs. Enoch Mann, Mrs. Katie McIntosh, Walter, David, Harrison and Ike McIntosh. He is also survived by two brothers, Miles and Larkin McIntosh.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Wednesday, 24 February 1993Clint McIntosh, 77, of Beattyville, Ky., passed away Friday, February 19, 1993.
Born May 27, 1915, he was the son of Isaac McIntosh and Sue McIntosh and the husband of Mary Elizabeth Fox. Mr. McIntosh was a farmer and a member of the Pinecrest First Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary McIntosh, Beattyville, Ky.; one son, Rouster McIntosh, West Palm Beach, Fla.; five daughters, Mrs. Rhoda McLemore, Austin, In.; Mrs. Helen Wilds, Beattyville, Ky.; Mrs. Opal Newman, Beattyville, Ky.; Miss Evelyn McIntosh, Beattyville, Ky.; Mrs. Judy Centers, Beattyville, Ky.; two brothers, James McIntosh, Beattyville, Ky.; Buck McIntosh, Springfield, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Jane Overbee, Cincinnati, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; a host of great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 22, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Scottie Adkins and Jesse Rogers officiating. Burial followed in the Ashcraft Cemetery, Fairground Ridge Rd., Beattyville, with the Newnam Fuenral Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers were Roy Stamper, Billy Gene Begley, James Osborne, Junnie Osborne, Tim Shuler, Carl Ross, Eddie Ray Mays, and Clyde Charles.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 12 January 1950Mrs. Elizabeth Turner McIntosh, 65, wife of Wm. McIntosh, died at her home near Pebworth January 9.
Funeral services were conducted in the Booneville Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock by Rev. I. H. Gabbard.
Mrs. McIntosh, the daughter of the late Edward and Miranda Short Turner, is survived by five sons and four daughters and her husband.
Burial was in the Combs graveyard near Pebworth by Pennington funeral home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 24 December 1998Etta McIntosh, 49, passed away Saturday, December 19, 1998 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
She was born January 23, 1949 in Clay County, KY to Sudie Cole Duff and the late Jason Bishop.
Besides her mother, she is survived by three sons, Eric Franklin Roberts of Booneville, KY, Anthony Wayne Roberts of Lerose, KY and Jack Russell Hurd of Ricetown, KY; three daughters, Erica Maxine Roberts of Newport, KY, Sudie Danielle Roberts of North Carolina and Holly Ann Bennett of Booneville, KY.
Also surviving is one brother, Tony Bishop of Booneville; seven sisters, Laura Hardy and Dora Murrell both of Booneville, KY, Joan Reynolds and Nora Bowling both of Ricetown, KY, Lesa Combs of Maineville, OH, Shirley Russell of Newport, KY, and Anna Renee Johnson of Somerset, KY; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services were Tuesday, December 22, 1998, 1 p.m. at the Booneville Funeral Home with Gary Marshall officiating. Burial followed in the Bishop Cemetery located in Ricetown, KY. Booneville Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
George Ella Brandenburg McINTOSH
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 April 1942Mrs. Ell McIntosh Dies Wednesday
Mrs. George Ella McIntosh, 71, died at her home on Paw Paw at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, April 1, following an illness of over one year. Her death was due to heart trouble.
A daughter of Dave and Nancy Brandenburg, she was born in Lee county in 1871. She was the widow of Ell McIntosh.
Survivors include four sons, Walter of Paw Paw, Davy of Lower Buffalo and Harrison and Ike, both of Blaines Branch'; two daughters, Mrs. Kate Norman and Mrs. Bell Mans, both of Paw Paw, and two brothers, Houston and Simmie Brandenburg, of Paw Paw.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock today (Thursday) at the home of Rev. Robert Taylor. Burial will be in the Brandenburg cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 19 February 1981James Monroe McIntosh, 71, of Beattyville, died Friday, February 13, 1981 at St. Joseph Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ophelia S. McIntosh of Beattyville; three sons, Wesley Paul and Willard Ray of Ohio and Miles Winfred of Michigan; three daughters, Mrs. Danna Jean Morgan of Georgia; Mrs. Brenda Joyce Hamilton of Michigan, and Mrs. Mary Frances Thomas of Ohio; six sisters, Mrs. Alice Day, Mrs. Helen Pergrams, and Mrs. Geneva Jackson all of Ohio, Mrs. Martha Farnsworth of West Virginia, Mrs. Katherine Shoemaker of Beattyville, and Mrs. Effie Strhminger of Arizona; and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. February 15, with Rev. Sam Wilson officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. The Newnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 8 December 1955Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane McIntosh, 74, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 6 at the home by the Rev. Robert McClure and the Rev. William J. Sasick.
Mrs. McIntosh, the daughter of the late John and Sarah Roberts, was born November 11, 1881 and died Sunday, December 4, 1955 at her home after a 10 day illness. She was a member of the Booneville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, John S. McIntosh, four daughters: Mrs. Ida Gabbard of Booneville; Mrs. America Yountz of Mayking; Mrs. Tiny Smith and Mrs. Sarah Holliday of Booneville and two sisters: Mrs. Ditha Hall and Mrs. Hannah McIntosh both of Ohio.
Burial was in the family cemetery at Booneville with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Nancy Caroline Coomer McINTOSH
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Thursday, 27 May 1954Beattyville, May 26 - Mrs. Carolyn Stamper, 68, died Tuesday morning at her home near here. Her husband, Jesse Stamper, died last week.
Mrs. Stamper was a member of the Beattyville Nazarene Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Marie Cockerham, Evansville, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Coomer, Beattyville, and Mrs. Nettie Palmer, Tallega; a son, Alburn Stamper, Beattyville; five sisters, Mrs. Sallie Davis and Mrs. Callie Bowman, Canyon Falls; Mrs. Orpha Ball and Mrs. Nora Lovelace, Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Mary Lucas, California, and three brothers, Luther Coomer, Baltimore, Md.; Clint Coomer, Canyon Falls, and Arthur Coomer, Beattyville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Congleton Brothers funeral home by the Rev. Marvin Wheeler. Burial will be in the McIntosh cemetery near here.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 10 August 1994Mrs. Ophelia Stacy McIntosh, 79, of Beattyville, Ky., passed away Tuesday, August 2, 1994.
Born February 23, 1915, she was the daughter of Owens Wesley Stacy and Mary Norman and the widow of James Monroe McIntosh. Mrs. McIntosh was a member of the Rock of Ages Christian Church.
Survivors include three sons, Wesley Paul McIntosh, Surfside Beach, S.C.; Willard Ray McIntosh, Middletown, Ohio; Miles Winfred McIntosh, Flat Rock, Michigan; three daughters, Mrs. Jean Morgan, Blackshear, Ga.; Mrs. Brenda Joyce Hamilton, Ypsilanti, Michigan; Mrs. Mary Frances Thomas, Beattyville, Ky.; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 5, 1994 at 2:00 p.m. in the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Wilson officiating. Burial followed in the McIntosh Cemetery, Rock of Ages Road, with the Newnam Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 17 August 1950Soldier Drowns In Philippines
Word was received here late Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Chester McIntosh of the death of their son, Robert L. McIntosh, 21, stationed with the US Army in the Philippine Islands.
A telegram from the War Department informed the parents that the youth drowned when he accidently slipped from a landing craft somewhere in the Philippines. The official wire said that details would follow later.
McIntosh was in charge of a small craft with the 85th Boat Company, 30th Survey, 29th Engineers. He has been in the Army approximately one year. The drowning victim attended Beattyville grade school. His father, Chester McIntosh, is Lee county coroner.
According to the War Department telegram, the body will be remvoed to Beattyville as soon as transportation can be arranged. Burial will be in the family cemetery on the Zahcariah road when the body returns.
Surviving in addition to the parents are three brothers, Billy Paul, Jack, and Johnnie, all at home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 19 April 1956Funeral services for Shelby McIntosh, 74, were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at the home by Rev. Herbert Spencer.
Mr. McIntosh, the son of the late Elisha and Jane Fox McIntosh, was born in Breathitt County, November 24, 1881 and died April 13, at his home after an illness of three weeks.
He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include three sons: Extra McIntosh of Beattyville, Adam McIntosh of Stay, and Marlowe McIntosh oa Austin, Ind., three daughters, Mrs. Elsie Stewart of Stay, Mrs. Lucy Seale of Austin, Ind., and Mrs. Addie Durbin of Drift, one brother, Ike McIntosh of Beattyville, three sisters, Mrs. Maude Begley of Beattyville, Mrs. Sallie Bowman of Lower Buffalo, and Mrs. Nannie Bryant of Lothair.
Burial was in the McIntosh Cemetery.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 November 1953Funeral services for Walter McIntosh of near Lower Buffalo, were held Friday afternoon, November 13, 1953, at the McIntosh Cemetery by Rev. L. D. Powell.
Mr. McIntosh was born Sept. 12, 1896 and died November 12.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Callie McIntosh, two sons: Winston and Earnest and nine daughters; Mrs. Mary Fox, Mrs. Ruth Couch, and Mrs. Madeline Brandenburg of Beattyville, Mrs. Sophia McFarland, Mrs. Grace Hunt and Jeanette McIntosh of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Spencer of Covington, Drucilla and Nell of Lower Buffalo.
Attie Cordelia Johnson McKINNEY
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 8 October 1936Mrs. W. S. McKinney, 59, died at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday night, Sept. 30, following a heart attack which lasted forty-five minutes. Her remains were taken to Clay City where she was buried Friday.
Wednesday afternoon she seemed in her usual health, although she had been suffering heart trouble for quite awhile. Mrs. McKinney prepared supper for the family and then retired, being stricken after going to bed.
She is survived by her husband, three daughters and four sons.
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
Wednesday, 10 August 1988Mr. Earl McKinney, 89, 805 Hill St., Eustis, died Monday.
Born in Kentucky, he moved to Eustis from Zoe, Ky., in 1964. He was a retired postmaster. He was a member of First Church of God, Eustis.
Survivors: son, H. Lloyd, Eustis; daughter, Ruth M. Earnest, Berwyn, Pa.; sisters, Jessie Ruth Martin, Ruby Johnson, both of Lakeland; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Harden-Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
Monday, 2 February 1987Etta McKinney, 90, 805 Hill St., Eustis, died Saturday.
Born in Lee County, Ky., she moved to Eustis from Zoe, Ky., in 1964. She was a retired teacher and a member of First Church of God, Eustis.
Survivors: husband, Earl; son, H. Lloyd, Eustis; daughter, Mrs. Ruth M. Earnest, Berwyn, Pa.; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Hardin-Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 3 March 1955Mrs. Frances McKinney, 86, widow of George McKinney, died Sunday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Barney Gay, of a heart attack.
She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Dewey McKinney, Major; seven daughters, Mrs. Laura Hobbs, Haysville, O.; Mrs. Marie Dameron, Beattyville; Mrs. Annis Edwards, Connersville, Ind.; Mrs. Ollie Saylor, Miamisville, Ohio; Mrs. Sophia Bowman, Winchester, Ind.; Mrs. Mattie Conley, Pontiac, Mich., and Mrs. Emma Gay, Booneville; a brother, Dan Moore, McKee, and 34 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the King Justice Chapel here and burial was in the Moore Cemetery at Sexton's Creek, with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Friday, 1 April 1932John McKinney, resident of the Rosses Creek community, died Thursday afternoon, March 24. He had been in a bad state of health for the past three years. The immediate cause of death was attributed to flu.
Mr. McKinney was born in Indiana May 10, 1859 andd was at the time of his death 72 years 10 months and 14 days of age.
He moved with his parentss to Evelyn when he was a small boy and had lived in or near this community all his life. He was married to Seraldia Stevens forty-three years ago.
He is survived by his wife, three sons and five daughters and three brothers as well as other relatives.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Elbert Angel Friday, March 25. Burial was in the family cemetery.
The Lexington Herald (Lexington, KY)
Saturday, 18 September 1954Zoe, Sept. 17 - William Spencer McKinney, 83, died Thursday afternoon at St. Joseph's Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired Lee County merchant.
Survivors include five sons, Chester McKinney, Morehead; Earl and Opal McKinney, Zoe; John and Lester McKinney, Middletown, Ohio, and three daughters, Mrs. Vivian Drake, Zachariah, and Mrs. Ruby Johnson and Mrs. Ruth Martin, Umatilla, Fla.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zoe Church of God by the Rev. Willard Brewer. Burial will be at Clay City. The body was removed to the residence from the King Justice Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 June 1950Mrs. Rosa McPherson of Middletown, age 72, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Gibson, June 3.
She was born in Lee county, Virginia, but spent most of her life in Kentucky.
One son and four daughters survive her, and four sisters and three brothers all of who reside in Kentucky also one sister in Michigan. She is a sister of Mrs. Walker Whisman and Melvin Parsons.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 1 March 1951Yellow Rock
Mrs. Johnie McQueen died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ottie [sic] Alcorn of irvine February 24th 11 a.m. after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be at the First Church of God at Yellow Rock. Burial will be at the Beatty place cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock p.m. with the Louis Brothers funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 8 March 1951Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Carrie McQueen at the First Church of God at Yellow Rock conducted by the Pastor, Mr. Robinson, assisted by Robert Sperror and Bro. Anderson, all of Yellow Rock.
Survivors include her husband, Johnnie McQueen; two sons, Edgial, Beattyville, and Lee, Richmond, Indiana; six daughters, Mrs. Ruthie Farmer, Yellow Rock; Mrs. Addie Horn and Mrs. Ola Farmer, Richmond, Indiana; and Misses Mary and Reba McQueen, Yellow Rock; her mother, Mrs. Addie Sparks, South Irvine.
Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements were in charge by Porter Funeral Home, Irvine.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 16 December 1954Clay McQuinn, husband of Laura McQuinn, passed away on Dec. 7, 1954 at Flint, Michigan.
He was the son of James and Mahalie McQuinn, and was born August 3, 1897. He was married in 1918. He worked as a pipe fitter.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Laura McQuinn, Dayton, O.; sons: Dillard, Saginaw, Mich.; Gerald and Amp, Dayton, Ohio; Clay, U.S. Navy; daughters: Mrs. Edward Smith and Mrs. Price Norman, Jr., Dayton, O.; brothers: Alex, Big Woods; M.C., Clay City; Sherman and Hargus, Peru, Indiana; sisters: Mrs. Maude Neal and Mrs. Maggie Ford, of West Elkon, Ohio.
The funeral was held Dec. 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zoe Church of God. Rev. Travis Hudson and Rev. Willard Brewer conducted the services. The body was interred at the Thacker Cemetery at Zachariah.
The pallbearers were: Ervie Begley, Bill Profitt, John Bush, Lenville Bush, Osa Brewer, Corbett Brewer, James Short and Leonard Powell.
Honorary pallbearers were: member of Torrent Lodge No. 711 and Charles Edginton Chapter No. 111 R. A. M.
Masonic rites by Torrent Lodge No. 711, F. & A.M.
Congleton Bros. Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Rushville Republican, Monday, 15 May, 1967
Mrs. Eppie Means, 75, of Richland (R.R. 1, Milroy) died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Silvercrest Sanitarium in New Albany, where she had been a patient for several weeks, after a long illness.
For the last 40 years, Mrs. Means had lived in southern Rush and norther Decatur counties, where she came from Kentucky. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Hargitt, Ky.
She was born in Lee County, Kentucky, on March 12, 1892, the daughter of Asie and Melissa Woosley Abney , and was married to Cleveland Means, who died October 15, 1953.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. James (Rosie) Puckett of Cincinnati and Mrs. Charles (Gladys) Marshall of Hope; two sons, Frank Means of Milroy and Harold Means, R.R. 1, Milroy; a sister, Mrs. Lillian Woosley of Hargitt, Ky., and 25 grandchildren, including David Allen Sams whom she reared in her home. A soldier stationed in Germany, Sams returned home on special leave before his grandmother's death.
Five sons and two daughters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held in Jackson Chapel Center at Hargitt, Ky., at 3 p.m Tuesday with burial in the cemetery there. Firends may call any time this evening at the Murphy and Burns Funeral Home in Milroy, from where the body will be taken Tuesday morning to Hargitt.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 25 December 1997Effie Jane Freeman Merrell, age 89 of Beattyville, died Wednesday, December 17, 1997 at Lee County Constant care.
Born July 9, 1908 she was the daughter of the late David Freeman and Margaret Smallwood and the wife of Maurice Merrell.
Survivors include her husband, Maurice "Jack" Merrell; two daughters, Doris Colvin and Tracy Campbell; five sons, Warren Merrell, Neil Merrell, David R. Kendrick, Billy G. Kendrick and Donald L. Kendrick; 26 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, William E. Kendrick and Franklin D. Kendrick.
Funeral services were Sunday, December 21, 1997 at 2 p.m. at the Newnam Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Sherman Duncil. Burial followed in the Beatty Place Cemetery located on Yellow Rock Road. Newnam Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Eunice "Maude" Cox Milich 96, went to be with the Lord on August 16, 2016, at Taylor Manor, Versailles, Kentucky. She was born March 23, 1920 in Lee County, Kentucky, the daughter of Moses Lee and Sarah Margaret Hobbs Cox.
She leaves to mourn her loss 1 son, James David Milich (Henrietta) of Frankfort, Kentucky; 3 daughters, Anna Kay Talley of Rome, Georgia, Sharon M, Kouns of Frankfort, Kentucky, and Sarah Margaret Day (Wayne) of Mary Esther, Florida; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and loved ones.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Stanley V. Milich; her parents, Moses Lee and Sarah Margaret Hobbs Cox; 7 brothers, Shirley Cox, Bill Cox, Jim Cox, Sherman Cox, Edward Cox, Grover Cox, and Woodrow Cox; and 3 sisters, Myrtle Harrington, Cora Ann Collier and Lula Mae Cox, with her passing being the last of her generation.
To know her was to love her. She was always giving and caring for others. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial Hobbs Cemetery, Big Andy Ridge.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 10 May 1956Funeral services for Banford Guy Miller, 60, were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the New Springs Methodist Church by the Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mr. Miller, the son of the late Killous and Alice Lucas Miller was born in Lee County March 17, 1896, and died at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, May 2, after an illness of five days.
He was a farmer and a mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dovella Miller, one son, William Samuel Miller of Primrose.
Burial was in the Miller Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 4 March 1937Mrs. Vina Hayes Miller, wife of John Miller, died at her home at Primrose of bronchial pneumonia following influenza, February 22, at six o'clock in the eveing.
She was a daughter of Nicholas and Fannie Oakes Hayes, and was born in Breathitt county. In 1889 she was married to Thomas Cundiff who died in 1920. Two years later, 1922, she was married to John Miller.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 23, by the Rev. Verner Davis, and burial was in the family graveyard near the home.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 18 April 1957Funeral services for Mrs. Melissa Estes Miller, 93, were conducted at 2 p.m. April 14, at the Beattyville Christian Church by Rev. Sam Wilson.
Mrs. Miller, the daughter of the late Elias T. and Mary Ann Smallwood Newman, was born in Lee County Nov. 22, 1863, and died April 11, after a long illness.
She was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church.
She is survived by one son, Herman Estes of Brasstown, N. C., a stepson, Johnnie E. Miller of Cincinnati, Ohio and a granddaughter, Mrs. Ruby Booth of Beattyville.
Burial was in the Riverview cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were Simmie Edwards, Andy Combs, Ed Brandenburg, Jr. Caldwell, Ottis Rogers, Dale Snowden, Charles H. Brandenburg and Arco Begley.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 15 September 1938Boss McMillion [sic], Owsley County, was killed instantly Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock when the car he was driving left the Beattyville-Booneville highway and overturned near Pebworth.
Walker Treadway, Heidelberg, only other occupant of the machine was seriously injured. He was taken to Beattyville where an examination revealed a large wound on the right eye and a probable dislocation of the right hip. He was afterwards returned to his home in Heidelberg.
The men were enroute to Booneville at the time of the accident.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 6 May 1938Ballard Minter Buried Wednesday
Ballard Minter, 67, Travelers Rest, died Tuesday morning at the Pattie A. Clay Infirmary, Richmond, Ky.
Funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian Church, Travelers Rest, Wednesday, May 4th, by Rev. R. R. Patton and Rev. A. C. Wildman. Burial followed in the Travelers Rest Cemetery.
Besides his widow, he is survived by five daughters; Mrs. Zella Long; Booneville, Mrs. Ann Moore, Stay; Mrs. Victoria Kremer, Hamilton, OH; Mrs. Clara Miller, Cincinnati, OH; and Mrs. W. D. McCollum, Beattyville; and three sons; James, Rudolph and Paul.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 March 1953W. P. Minter Is Laid To Rest Tuesday, 17th
William P. Minter, 77, a wellknown and respected Travelers Rest farmer and carpenter, passed away Sunday night after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Minter was a member of the Methodist Church and a Charter Member of the Odd Fellows Lodge 116 at Travelers Rest.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Minter, a foster daughter, Mrs. Ethel Venable of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Matilda Cecil of Travelers Rest.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mr. Minter in the Travelers Rest Methodist Church with Rev. D. W. Mainous and Rev. J. H. Burton in charge. Burial was in the Botner Cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were members of the IOOF Lodge.
Nellie Ray Miracle, 79, Lee County, passed away at her home August 21, 1995. She was born in Lee County May 23, 1916, the daughter of the late Jerry and Alice Stamper Crawford.
She is survived by her husband, John Miracle, Clinton Township, MI; 3 sons, Don MIRACLE, Beattyville, KY, Jerry MIRACLE and James Miracle both of Clinton Township, MI; 2 sisters, Stella COPE and Edna JOHNSON both of Newport, KY 7 step children; 6 grandchildren and several step grandchildren.
Burial in the Big Stamper Cem.
The Monroe News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Tuesday, 13 May 1958Mrs. EuDoyce Treadway Mitchell died at her residence at Start yesterday at the age of 78.
Funeral services will be held today at the Crew Lake Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the New Salem Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn of Rayville. The Reverends C. S. Deal, W. D. Boddie, G. B. Watson and James T. Poole will officiate.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ernest G. Brown, Rayville and Mrs. Truman Britton, Monroe, two step daughters, Mrs. Monte Harris, Nebo, Ky., and Mrs. Sara Howe, Okla.; three sons, O. B. Mitchell, Start; Kenneth A. Mitchell, Bastrop and C. W. Mitchell, Little Rock, Ark.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Mattie Peel, Benton, Ky., and Mrs. F. A. Treadway, Delvinta, Ky.; and several grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be R. B. McGowen, T. L. Whitten, H. H. Henry, Theo Griffin, William DeMoss, C. B. DeMoss, Jr., V. E. Smith and J. H. White.
The body will lie in state at the church until time for funeral.
Anna Elizabeth "Betty" MOBERLY
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 6 September 1934Richmond, Sept. 4 -- Miss Betty Moberly, 16 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doc Moberly, Red House, died in a hospital here at 6 o'clock tonight of injuries received at 3:30 this afternoon on the Richmond-Red House pike.
Miss Moberly's skull was crushed when the car in which she was riding with Earl Manuel, 17, the driver, left the road about five miles from Richmond and leaped a four-foot embankment, dashing the girl's head against the lower part of the windshield and the cowl of the car.
Manuel, a son of Mrs. E. B. Manuel, Richmond, and a student in the Madison County High school, was not seriously injured but received a severe cut on the leg and bruises of the chest. Manuel said he was rounding a curve and the steering apparatus of the car locked when he attempted to straighten cut.
Miss Moberly is survived by her parents, two brothers, Robert Moberly, teacher in the Red House High school, in which she was a pupil, and Kenton Moberly, also of Red House.
Miss Moberly has visited several times in Beattyville where she came to spend a few days with her uncle, T. T. Brandenburg, or her aunt, Mrs. L. B. Smith.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY)
Monday, 21 March 1932Mrs. Maggie Mae Monks, 48, wife of R. H. Monks, died Sunday night at 10:30 o'clock at her home on the Kingston road after a brief illness.
Mrs. Monks was born in Lee county, the daughter of Henry and Fannie Banks Norman.
Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by four daughters, Misses Ruth, Louise, Viola and Frankye Arnold, all of Lexington; one brother, Simp Norman, Willow, Ky., and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Stacey, St. Helens, and Mrs. Amanda Lane, Manchester, Ohio.'
Mrs. Monks was a member of the Christian church. Accompanied by members of the family, the body will be taken to St. Helens for services and interment. Services will be held at the Christian church at St. Helens Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock, Rev. R. Z. Ball officiating. The cortege will leave the W. R. Milward mortuary Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 17 June 1938Mrs. Joe Moore who has been paralized for a few days died last Friday.
The funeral service was conducted by Rev. I. H. Gabbard at her home. The body was laid to rest in the Eversole cemetery Saturday afternoon.
Owsley County Courier (Booneville, KY)
Friday, 21 February 1936Mrs. Anna Jane Gabbard Moore, 67, widow of Henry Moore, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Coomer, at 12:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon. She had been ill with pneumonia for a little more than two weeks.
She was the daughter of Julius and Kate Thomas Gabbard and was born in Owsley County.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Ike Gabbard and burial was in the Moore family burial ground at Cow Creek Monday afternoon.
She is survived by three children - Mrs. Cora Coomer, Beattyville; Mrs. Belle McIntosh, and Dyke Moore, Cow Creek. She is also survived by a brother, John Gabbard, Cow Creek, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Callahan, Cow Creek; Mrs. Jemina Angel, St. Helens, and Mrs. Rebecca Dunaway, Beattyville.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 9 February 1956Funeral services for Bivens Moore, 61, were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 2, at the Sulphur Springs Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Robert G. McClure and the Rev. I. H. Gabbard.
Mr. Moore, the son of the late Greenberry and Addie Thomas Moore was born in Owsley county, July 31, 1894 and died at his home at Stay, January 31, after a long illness.
He was a retired farmer and veteran of World War I and a member of the Sulphur Springs Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife Amanda Brandenburg Moore, two sons, Morley Moore of Cincinnati; Denny Moore of Pendleton, Ind.; three daughters, Mrs. Madeline Chafin of Pendleton, Ind.; Mrs. Luciene Duff of Connersville, Ind. and Mrs. Rowena McIntosh of Cow Creek; two brothers, Clifton Moore of Stay and Ted Moore of Travellers Rest; two sisters, Mrs. Lula Rose of Stay and Mrs. Fankie Rose of Butlerville, Indiana.
Burial was in the Moore Cemetery at Stay with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 22 November 1956Funeral services for Charles Moore, 72, were held at 10:00 a.m. November 15, at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church by Rev. Roscoe Hunter.
Mr. Moore, the son of the late William and Lizzie Reynolds Moore, was born in Owsley Co., December 10, 1874 [sic], and died at the home of a niece, Mrs. Edna Duff, of Ricetown, after a brief illness.
He was a retired farmer and a member of the Baptist Church and a member of the New Hope Masonic Lodge for 25 years.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Jane McDaniel, Eversole; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the Peters Cemetery at Island Creek with King Justice Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
NOTE: Headstone lists 1883 as the correct birth year with matches census records.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 10 August 1950The funeral for Henry C. Moore, 63, was held Tuesday, August 8, at his home near St. Helens. Services were conducted by Rev. Charles Relford of Island City, and Rev. Chas. Evans of Congleton. Arrrangements under the direction of Congleton Brothers funeral home.
Mr. Moore, son of the late Sutton and Lida Coomer Moore, was born at Lerose in Owsley county, May 5, 1887. He died of a heart attack August 6, 1950, at his home. His illness was of only a few hours duration.
He came with his parents in 1909 and settled in the Little Sinking community, but for the 30 years had lived near St. Helens.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, who was Miss Ida McIntosh, whom he married May 22, 1905, and four daughters: Mrs. Callie Thomas, Mrs. Lillie Lovelace, Mrs. Arna Rose and Mrs. Ida Snowden, all of St. Helens; eight sons, Sutton, Jesse, James, Arthur, Richard, Alfred, Roscoe and Bedford, of St. Helens. One sister, Mrs. Emma Charles, of St. Helens, and 19 grandchildren also survive him. He is also survived by six brothers: Link, Lee, Steve, Archie, of St. Helens, Everett, of Beattyville, and Charlie, of Indiana.
He was a member of the Church of Christ. Burial was Tuesday afternoon in the family burying ground near his home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 7 April 1955Link Moore, 65, former deputy sheriff, deputy jailor and farmer, died at his home Saturday.
He was a member of the St. Helens Church of Christ.
Surviving are a son, Noah Moore, of Walled Lake, Mich.; five daughters, Mrs. Dora Charles and Mrs. Reva Ray Stamper, both of St. Helens; Mrs. Addie Stamper and Mrs. Drucilla Stamper, both of Walled Lake, Mich.; and Mrs. Lucy Pence of Middletown, Ohio; five brothers, Steve, Arch, and Lee Moore, all of St. Helens; Everett Moore of Beattyville; and Charles Moore of Austin, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Emma Charles of St. Helens.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the St. Helens Church of Christ by the Rev. Alex Bishop. Burial was in the Moore Cemetery.
Pall bearers were Clifton, Everett and Elmer Stamper, William Charles, J. B. Gabbard, Charles, Robert and Albert Moore.
Congleton Brothers Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 15 April 1954Mrs. Ida Moore, 64, widow Henry Moore, died at 5:30 o'clock Monday morning at her home near St. Helens.
She was a member of the St. Helens Church of Christ.
She is survived by eight sons, Sutton, Jesse, Jim, Richard, Roscoe and Bedford Moore, all of St. Helens; Arthur and Alford Moore, both of Anchorage, and three daughters, Mrs. Callie Thomas, St. Helens; Mrs. Lillie Loveland, Anchorage, and Mrs. Ida Snowden, Middletown, O.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Angel cemetery near St. Helens by the Rev. Alex Bishop. The body was removed to the residence from Congleton Brothers funeral home.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 3 September 1937James L. Moore, 71, was killed near Hazard Tuesday morning when he was struck by a car being driven by George Noble. Noble was arrested on a charge of manslaughter and driving while drunk. John Stidham, George Walker and Robert Fugate, occupants of the car also were held on manslaughter charges.
Mr. Moore a son of Judge Henry and Rebecca Reynolds Moore, was born in Booneville and just recently he left Owsley county to join his family in Hazard.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. R. R. Patton at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday and burial was in the Moore graveyard at Booneville.
Bent Moore of Booneville a full brother, survives him. He is also survived by six half sisters and three half brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Rebecca Wilder, Mrs. Florence Gabbard, Mrs. Elizabeth Seale, and Mrs. Eva Bowman of Booneville; Mrs. Emma Begley, Foster Ohio, and Mrs. Daisy Kilkarney, Cincinnati, Ohio. Elisha Moore, Booneville, Joe Moore, Batavia, Ohio, and W. T. Moore of Carbon Glow, Ky are the brothers.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 3 August 1950John Wesley Moore, 82, son of the late Cornelius and Elizabeth Spencer Moore, died at the home of his son, Elijah C. Moore, at Canyon Falls, July 27, 1950, following a few days illness due to the infirmities of age.
He was born in Wolfe county on March 25, 1868, coming to this county with his parents in early manhood. On April 17, 1889, he wsa married to Miss Martha Ann Lucas, who died August 2, 1902.
By this marriage he is survived by Mrs. Lloyd Crawford, Nova, Ohio; Mrs. Clifford Spencer, and Mrs. Shelton Deaton, of Rochester, Mich., and two sons, Elijah C. of Canyon Falls, and William Moore, of Fillmore.
On May 16, 1903, he was married to Miss Emily Elizabeth Cack, who survives him with five daughters; Mrs. Jerry Miller, Lawson, Ky.; Mrs. Clarence Shull, Florence, Ky.; Mrs. Wilard Combs, Pontiac, Mich.; Miss Ada Moore, Lexington, and Miss Lurline Moore, Rochester, Mich.; three sons, George, of Clarkston, Mich.; Ben, of Lake Orion, Mich., and Russell, of Lakeville, Mich. Two sisters, Mrs. Henry Drake, of Canyon Falls, and Mrs. Frances Mosley, of Blue Diamond, Ky., survive him. He is also survived by 59 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Moore was a member of the Baptist church, and was an ordained minister for more than 30 years. He helped to build a numer of churches of which he became pastor. he was a farmer, but for a number of years was engaged in the lumber business in the early days and was a civic leader in his community.
He was a member of St. Helens Lodge No. 684, F&A.M.
Funeral and burial rites were held Saturday afternoon, funeral in the Baptist church at Fillmore, conducted by Revs. Jerry Miller, H. C. Kidd and others. He was buried in the family burying ground with rites by St. Helens Lodge No. 684.
Lounetta "Nettie Lou" Napier MOORE
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 30 October 1952Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Lou Moore, 55, were held Sunday, October 26, at the Brandenburg Cemetery near Booneville, by the Rev. Ike Gabbard.
Mrs. Moore, the daughter of W.M. Napier of Athol, was born in Lee County, but for some time had been living in Franklin, O., where she died last week. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Mr. Moore is survived by her husband, Finley Moore of Franklin, Ohio, and eight children. The children are:
Mrs. Irene Amburgey, Lerose; Mrs. Gladys Morris, Tampa, Florida; Mrs. Phyllis Adams, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Ora N. Isbel, Mrs. Thelma Logsdon, and Miss Mildred Moore, all of Franklin, Ohio; two sons, Norma of Lebanon, Ohio, and Ray of Middletown.
Other survivors include her father and three sisters and two brothers. Her sisters are Mrs. Florence Napier and Mrs. T. C. Spencer of Athol and Mrs. W. H. Shackelford of Paxton, Ky. The two brothers are Harlan Napier of Pocatella, Idaho, and Walter Napier of Booneville. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren.
Burial was in the Brandenburg Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 26 June 1952Funeral services for Orville Lee Moore, 4, were held Sunday, June 22, 1952 at the home of Mrs. Henry Moore at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Alex Bishop.
Infant Orville Lee, the son of Alfred and Mable Addison Moore, was born at Heidelberg, Ky. and deceased this life at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
He is survived by his parents, of Anchorage, Ky., two sisters, Nancy Carol and Henrietta, one grandmother, Mrs. Henry Moore, of St. Helens, Ky., and one grandfather, Eligah Addison, of Heidelberg, Ky.
Burial was in the Angel Cemetery near St. Helens with funeral arrangements by Congleton Bros. Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 28 January 1954Perlina Coomer Moore, born December 31, 1872 at St. Helens, died January 22, 1952 [sic] at the age of 81 years and 22 days.
Mrs. Moore was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Coomer and leaves two daughters, Mrs. Rosco Coomer of Primrose, and Mrs. Elsie Collins of Franklin, Ohio; three sons, Algin Moore of Typo, Joe Moore of Primrsoe and Clay Moore of Harveyton. She also leaves 25 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. and one sister, Alice McDaniel of Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Moore was a member of the New Springs Church for over 58 years.
Funeral services were conducted by Mr. Lawrence D. Powell in the St. Helens School on Sunday, January 24, at 1:00 p.m.
Note: Census records consistently show Perlina born ca 1878.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 29 November 1956Funeral services for Paul E. Moore, 48, were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs. George Barker, at Fillmore, by Rev. George Barker.
Mr. Moore, the son of William J. Moore and the late Tandy Lucas Moore, was born in Lee County, September 27, 1908 and died at his home in Utica, Michigan, November 22, after a long illness.
He was a factory worker, and a member of the Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Spencer Moore, of Utica, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Lola Burridge, Utica, and Mrs. Laverne Miller, Rochester; his father, William J. Moore, of Fillmore; one brother, Fred Moore, Beattyville; four sisters, Mrs. Jessie Deaton and Mrs. George Barker, Fillmore; Mrs. Lois Stamper, Lexington, and Mrs. Dora Lucas, Beattyville.
Burial was in the family cemetery at Fillmore with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 9 April 1953Owsley county was unfortunate in losing two of its most outstanding and distinguished citizens last week. Other than Dr. Wilder, Price Moore passed away about 3:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon, April 2.
Mr. Moore was 75 years old and was the son of the late Jack Moore and Margaret Gabbard Moore. He was a former merchant on Indian Creek and had moved to Booneville during recent years where he was engaged in farming.
Mr. Moore had been in ill health for about two months and his death was attributed to a heart attack. He had an enviable reputation for honesty and good citizenship among all those who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Moore, an employee in the Booneville Post Office, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Moore were held April 4 in the Esau cemetery with the Rev. Ike Gabbard in charge and the King Justice Funeral Home in charge of burial arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 4 August 1955Funeral services for Silas A. Moore, 63, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, at the Booneville Methodist Church by Rev. J. F. Burton.
Mr. Moore, the son of the late Wm. and Lizzie Reynolds Moore was born in Owsley County June 12, 1890 and died Sunday, July 31, at his home at Pebworth. He was a retired mail carrier and a member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Moore, a son: William C. Moore of Louisville, two brothers: Joe Moore of Blake and Charlie Moore of Ricetown, a sister, Mrs. Jane McDaniel of Eversole.
Burial was in the Pendergrass cemetery in Pleasant Grove with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 19 March 1953Will Moore, 83, of Booger Branch, near Taft in Owsley county and one of the 14 children of the late Wm. and Annie Moore passed away last Friday after a short illness.
There were seven sons and seven daughters in this family wihich distinguished themselves as being fine citizens. Of this group, only three remain which includes two sisters and one brother.
Funeral services for Mr. Moore were held at the graveside in the Moore cemetery near Taft with the Rev. Calvin Middleton in charge.
He is survived by five sons, Greenberry, Sam, Millard, Linzie, and Bradley Moore, and three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Scott, Mrs. Julia Banks and Mrs. Virgie Scott. Also surviving aare 39 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Maudie BOOTH MOOREFIELD, 91 of Florence, KY d. April 6, 2000. She was born Sept. 20, 1908 in Lee County the d/o the late George W. and Dixie CRABTREE Booth.
Survivors are one son, Darold L. MOOREFIELD, Williamstown, KY; one daughter, Helen D. DURHAM, Cincinnati, OH; four sisters, Lula BEGLEY, Hamilton, OH, Edna BUSH, Leeco, KY, Mildred EVANS, Booneville, KY, Betty ISAACS, Lexington, KY; two brothers, Paul BOOTH of Beattyville, KY, Woodrow BOOTH of Villa Hills, KY; one granddaughter, Gina BLUME of Cincinnati, OH; two great granddaughters, Jessica Demaree and Sarah BLUME of Cincinnati, OH.
She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Jill Lynn DURHAM.
Burial in the Crabtree Cemetery, Fixer, KY.
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (Howell, MI)
Wednesday, 5 October 1988Mary Morris
Funeral services for Mary Jane Morris will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Lamb Funeral Home, Howell. The Rev. Carl Angel will officiate, Burial will be in Riddle Cemetery, Oceola Township.
Mrs. Morris, 95, of Howell, died Oct. 2 in Ohio. She was born May 11, 1893, in Kentucky, a daughter of William and Leona (Mann) Jewell. She married Monroe Morris in 1943, he preceded her in death.
She is survived by a son, James G. Lucas of Belleville; four daughters, Allie Heck of Texas, Elsie L. Holderness, Anna Davis and Viola Howe, all of Howell; a brother, Victor Jewell of Kentucky; 32 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Odel Lucas and Arthur Ketchum.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 14 April 1955Robert Morris, son of Hardin and Sarah Anderson Morris, was born November 23, 1866 at Island City, Owsley County, Kentucky, passed this life April 4, at 9:30 a.m. He was the youngest and last living member of a family of five children.
He was united in marriage to Minnie Brewer, daughter of John Tyler and Martha Culton Brewer, December 13, 1890. To which union were born nine children.
He was preceded in death by his wife on May 28, 1929, by an infant daughter, Ottie Almer, and a son, Oscar Lee Morris.
Survivors are: Lola Florence Turner, Booneville; Martha Estella Wood, Manchester; Durward Leonard Morris, Lebanon, O.; Homer Wendell Morris, Cincinnati, O.; Johnie Greene Morris, Erlanger; Isaac Clinton Morris, Tyner; and Norma Lou Mahaffey, Green Hall. Twenty-four grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren also survive.
Brother Morris was a member of Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church and was an ordained Deacon.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 18 January 1951James E. Mosley, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mosley, of Dayton, Ohio, was killed in an automobile accident about 12 miles from here on Ky. 11, Saturday night.
His parents and another occupant, Ralph Hatton, were treated at a Richmond hospital for injuries and released. Two other occupants escaped injury. They were Hershel Mosley, and Harold Lindon, Campton.
The car in which they were riding went out of control on an ice covered curve and crashed into a tree.
Funeral services for the child were held Tuesday afternoon, January 16, in the chapel of the Pennington Funeral Home, services being conducted by Rev. E. C. Dalrymple.
Survivors include his parents and several half brothers and sisters.
Burial was in the Proctor cemetery with Pennington funeral home in charge.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 1 December 1955Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Mosley, 54, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the home at Levi by the Rev. Harrison Moore, the Rev. Rutherford Baker and the Rev. Ike Gabbard.
Mrs. Mosley was born May 25, 1901 and died Sunday, Nov. 27 1955 after a weeks illness. A native of Perry county, she was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Rev. Billy Mosley of Levi; four daughters, Mrs. Mae Carr of McKee, Mrs. Alma Ray Smith of Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Ellen Caudill of Alva and Mrs. Edna Deaton of McKee; a son, Pleaz Mosley of Indianapolis, Ind., three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Bishop of Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Gertrude Fletcher of Milan, Ind. and Mrs. Margaret Bell of Cincinnati, Ohio and a brother, Mannon Morris of Louisville.
Burial was in the Isaacs Cemetery at Levi with King Justice Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 23 February 1956Funeral services for Clyde Moyers, 69, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 19, at the Booneville Methodist Church by the Rev. J. H. Burton.
Mr. Moyers, the son of the late B. G. and Dora B. Minter Moyers, was born August 21, 1886 and died at his home at Booneville, Friday, February 17.
He was a retired farmer.
Surviviors include his wife, Mrs. Ollie Moyers and two sons, William and Charles Moyers of Dayton, Ohio.
Burial was in the Moyers Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Owsley County Courier
Friday, 15 September 1939Marie Moyers, daughter of Clyde Moyers of Booneville, died Saturday, September 9 following an illness of several weeks.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home by the Rev. Albert C. Wildman, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the family cemetery.
Besides her father, she is survived by her stepmother, Mrs. Clyde Moyers and two brothers, Billy Clyde and Charles Edwin, all of Booneville.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 26 September 1968Mrs. Ollie Moyers, 74, of Booneville, died at 7:12 p.m. Sunday in the Oneida Mountain Hospital after a short illness.
She was a native of Lee County and a member of the Booneville Methodist Church.
Survivors are two sons, William Moyers, New Burlington, Ohio, and Charles Moyers, Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Enos Congleton, Beattyville; a sister, Mrs. Fannie Hall, Irvine, and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Booneville Methodist Church by the Rev. J. H. Godsey and the Rev. Frank Mason. Burial was in the Moyers Cemetery, Booneville directed by the Newnam Funeral Home.
The Beattyville Enterprise (Beattyville, KY)
Thursday, 2 February 1950Funeral services for Caleb Murphy, 78, were held in the Heidelberg Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. George Botner conducted the service. Burial was in the cemetery at Caryton with Pennington Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. Murphy, son of the late Hannon and Audie Spivey Murphy, is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Bessie Murphy; four sons and five daughters: one sister and five half-brothers; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The sons are Chester, of Heidelberg; John of Jackson; Lester of Cincinnati; and Delbert of Cressmont. Mrs. Grace Webb, Irvine; Mrs. Marie Stevens, Louisville; Mrs. Isaac Watts, Winchester; and Misses Louise and Mary Ellen Murphy are the daughters.
Although he was born in Jackson county, he had lived in Owsley and Lee counties many years, having made his home near Idamay for a long time. He was one of the old time mail carriers between Beattyville and Booneville when it was a good day's work to make the round trip of some 20 miles. Mr. Murphy died of tuberculosis, but only a year or so ago he attracted much attention by his agility in some square dance contests. His picture and a story about him appeared in the magazine section of the Courier-Journal. He was a small friendly man with a large number of friends in many walks of life.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 11 October 1956Funeral services for William "Bill" Murphy, 72, were held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 11, at the Heidelberg Baptist Church by Charlie Evans.
Mr. Murphy, the son of the late John and Mary Murphy, was born in Clay County and died at his home at Heidelberg, October 9, after a long illness.
He was a retired farmer and a member of the Christian Church.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Ross, of Bowling Town; three nieces, Mrs. Julia Newman, Heidelberg; Mrs. Nannie Newman, West Virginia; and Mrs. Georgia Sparks, Cincinnati.
Burial was in the Quillen Cemetery with King Justice Funeral Home of Booneville in charge of arrangements.
The Beattyville Enterprise
Thursday, 6 September 1956Funeral services for John Murray, 38, were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 2, at the Beattyville Baptist Church by Rev. Eugene Reece.
Mr. Murray, the son of the late Eldred and Nancy Murray was born in Magoffin County on June 30, 1918, and died suddenly August 30, at Lancaster, Ohio, where he was employed as a carpenter.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.. Phyllis Green Murray; one son, Bobby Murray; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Graston, Misses Carolyn Murray, Jeanette Murray, and Pattie Jo Murray, all of Beattyville; three brothers, R. L. Murray of Beattyville, Irvan Murray of Springfield, Ohio; and Mames Herald Murray, Springfield, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Gusta McGuire of Beaver, Ohio; Mrs. Pricy McGuire, Fairborn, Ohio, and Mrs. Zora Spencer of Springfield, O.
Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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