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3 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1989 7. KENTUCKY DEATHS Thursday, Bowling Funeral Homer -LONDON Ruth Jane Mir-' 7 (- I 7" rv-. State police in Indiana vote to delay action for higher pay Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Members of the Indiana State Police Alliance are delaying a possible strike to protest their salaries and rising health-insurance costs, but some troopers may seek employment with other police agencies. The alliance says about a dozen troopers have applied with the Marlon County sheriff's department this month, but State Police Superintendent Lloyd Jennings doesn't expect a mass departure. "Every year, our people get applications from Marion County and Indianapolis police and (they) never follow through," he said.

Members of the alliance voted Tuesday night not to take any job action, according to Lt. Charles P. Williams, president of the fraternal organization. The vote among 300 troopers came during a six-hour Informational meeting. Williams said troopers are seeking increased salaries and are concerned about rising health-insurance costs and reduced overtime pay.

A majority of troopers Tuesday approved a plan to address their grievances through a legislative study committee. They also voted to continue negotiations with state police officials and Gov. Evan Bayh's office to develop a legislative package to resolve their demands. The vote avoided several possible job actions that troopers had considered, such as striking, calling in sick, writing more or fewer tickets or picketing the Statehouse and the governor's residence. "If at the end of the (1990) legislative session we're not successful we might be seeing a job action," Williams said.

"But we're willing to let the legislative process work." State Rep. Vernon Tincher, D-Ri-ley, said pay raises of $1,000 to $3,000 for approval in the 1990 General Assembly were discussed at the ALBANY Billy Jack Melton, 54, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, Talbott Funeral Home. Visitation after 3 p.m.

Thursday. ASHLAND Terry C. Da- Vania, 74, died here Wednesday. His wife, Sally, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m.

Friday, Steen Ashland Funeral Home. Visitation after 7 p.m. Thursday. BARDSTOWN Louis Milton Greer, 85, died here Wednesday. His wife, Kate, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Northside Funeral Home. Visitation after 1 p.m. Thursday. BENTON Claud McLood, 86, Route 1, Benton, died Tuesday in Paducah.

His wife, Lena, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, Filbeck Cann Funeral Home. BEREA Mable Azbill Shockley, 74, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Osborne-Wray Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Friday. BOONEVILLE Ouida Stewart, 83, West Carrollton, Ohio, formerly of Booneville, died Tuesday in Miamisburg, Ohio. Funeral, 11 a.m.

Friday, Searcy Strong Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday. BOWLING GREEN The funeral for Martha Berry Garvin, 77, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Johnson-Vaughn Funeral Home.

Visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. She died Tuesday. CADIZ Vassie Morris P'Pool, 93, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Goodwin Funeral Home. CAMPBELLSVILLE Ralph Chapell, 74, died here Tuesday. His wife, Edna, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home.

Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. Burial, Chapell Cemetery in Adair County. CAMPBELLSVILLE Guy C. Dohoney, 76, died here Wednesday.

His wife, Allene, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday.

CAMPBELLSVILLE Etta Frances Gaddie, 85, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Pleasant Union Baptist Church. Visitation at B.J. Brown Funeral Home after 4 p.m.

Friday. CAMPBELLSVILLE Kermit Hunt, 78, died here Wednesday. Her husband, Howard, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Vankirk Funeral Home.

Visitation after 9 a.m. Friday. DANVILLE Cassie Amnions, 82, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church-Second and Walnut.

Visitation at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Friday. DANVILLE Lisa Merrick Sargent, 29, died Wednesday in Lexington. Her husband, Keith, survives. Funeral, 11 a.m.

Friday, Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home. Visitation after 3 p.m. Thursday. DANVILLE Naomi Lawrence Smith, 68, died Tuesday in Lexington. Her husband, Ralph, survives.

Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, St. James AME Church. Visitation at the church after 7 p.m. Thursday.

Smith-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ELIZABETHTOWN Leonard Patrick Clark, 67, formerly of Hardin County, died Wednesday in Louisville. Funeral, 10 a.m. Saturday, St James Catholic Church. Visitation at Brown Funeral Home after 6 p.m.

Thursday. GREENSBURG Marie Lor-no Kessler Jeffries, 65, died Wednesday in Glasgow. Her husband, Ovie, survives. Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, Cowherd Parrott Funeral Home.

Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday. HARLAN Beverly Stewart, 25, died Tuesday in Wallins after an illness. Her mother and stepfather, Wanda and Jimmy Valiant, survive. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Thursday, Mount Pleasant Funeral Home. Visitation after noon Thursday. HODGENVILLE The funeral for Rodney Thompson, 33, will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Union Christian Church. Visitation is at Brownfield Funeral Home.

He died Tuesday. HODGENVILLE Ann Boyd Yates, formerly of Hodgenville, died July 31 in Pinellas Park, Fla. Memorial graveside service was Wednesday at Red Hill Cemetery. Brownfield Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. HOPKINSVILLE Robert L.

McKnight 58, died here Wednesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday.

HORSE CAVE Carl Ray Oil-ley, 95, formerly of Hardyville, died Tuesday in Louisville. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Winn Funeral Home. LAWRENCEBURG The funeral for Edward Leon "Lonnie" Stratton, 45, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gash Funeral Home.

Visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday. He died Tuesday. LIBERTY George Salmon, 71, Star Route, Liberty, died here Wednesday. His wife, Alta, survives.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Bartie Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday. LONDON Cindia Gross, 73, formerly of Laurel County, died Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Funeral, 10 a.m. Friday, Bowling Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. LONDON Thomas Leland Oakley, 73, died here Wednesday.

His wife, Dorothy, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, House-Rawlings Funeral Home. Visitation after 7 p.m. Thursday.

LONDON Mance Weaver, 70, died Tuesday in Corbin. His wife, Roberta, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. STAFF PHOTO BY PAUL SCHUHMANN STARING DOWN DISEASE: Registered nurse Rebecca Kibler, coordinator for the Diabetes Eye Screening Program, did a glaucoma test on Elsie Steward of Louisville. The program is part of the Kentucky Diabetes Control Program.

Kentucky native one of three soldiers killed at Fort Bragg Associated Press FORT BRAGG, N.C. A Kentucky native was identified yesterday as one of the three soldiers killed Tuesday in the crash of an Army OH-58A helicopter at Fort Bragg. Authorities identified the victims as Capt. John A. Perkins, 29, a native of Harrodsburg and an aviation company commander; Chief Warrant Officer Craig S.

Dennis, 31, a pilot and native of Shelby, Ohio; and Sgt. Lyle V. Stepleton 34, of Fay-etteville, N.C, a helicopter repairman. The helicopter was on a training flight when it crashed early Tuesday in thick woods on the northeast side of Coolyconch Mountain. Wreckage was scattered through the woods and across a tank trail.

Military authorities sealed off the area as an investigation board, headed by a four-man team from the Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker, searched for clues as to what caused the accident. Fort Bragg officials said they have not been able to determine if the crew members were wearing night-vision goggles. The goggles have been cited since 1978 in more than 60 military helicopter crashes that have claimed more than 134 lives. Perkins is survived by his wife, Charissa L. Perkins, and his son, Jonathan, 6, of Fayetteville; and his parents, Joe and Shirley Perkins of Harrodsburg.

He entered the Army in August 1982 and was assigned to Fort Bragg in March 1985. iard Westerfield, 59, died here Wednesday. Her husband. Oval, sur-' vives. Funeral, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, Bowling Funeral Home. Visitation -after 6 p.m. Thursday. MACKVILLE Christine Russell, 75, died Tuesday in Louisville. Funeral, 11 a.m.

Saturday, Beech Grove Baptist Church. Visitation 'at' Arnold Funeral Home after 3 rn! Friday. MAYFIELD Cloys Os, bron, 66, Route 1, Farmington, died Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. His wife, Vivian, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Friday, Byrn Funeral Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. MUNFORDVILLE Bennie. Massie, 76, Bonnieville, died Tuesday in Horse Cave. Funeral, 1 p.m.

CDT Thursday, Sego Funeral Home. OWENTON Kevin Thomas' Carr, 17-month-old son of Greg and; Dorene Carr, died here Monday. Ftf-: neral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Beechwood Assembly of God Church. Visitation is at McDonald Main Street Funeral Home.

OWENTON Martha 91, died here Monday. p.m. Thursday, McDonald Main Street Funeral Home. Visitation' after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

OWENTON Ruby Osborne', 75, died Tuesday in Lexington. Fur, neral, 2 p.m. Friday, McDonald Main Street Funeral Home. Visita-. tion after 4 p.m.

Thursday. PADUCAH Norma Garnett, 56, died here Tuesday. Her husband, Gene, survives. Funeral, 11 a.nr. Thursday, Roth Funeral Home.

PADUCAH Harold O'Brien, 79, died here Tuesday. 7, p.m. Thursday, Roth Funeral Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday. PRESTONSBURG Mary gett Music, 79, died Tuesday jn Hazard.

Funeral, 2 p.m. Funeral Home. Visitation, after 10 a.m. Thursday. PRINCETON A memorial service for Dr.

Jack Glannini, 68, win be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Morgan's Funeral Home. He died Saturday; RUSSELL SPRINGS Ada" Knight, 91, Jamestown, died Tues-. day in Columbia. Funeral, 2 Friday, Rippetoe Funeral Home.

Visitation after 4 p.m. Thursday. SMITHS GROVE Hatched F. James, 81, died Tuesday In Glasgow. Funeral, 1:30 p.m.

Friday, Hardy Son Funeral Home. Visitation, after 3 p.m. Thursday. A SUTTON Goble Thaeker, 60, died Tuesday in Pikeville. His wife, Ruby, survives.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Greasy Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Visitation is at the church. Justice Funeral Home in Pikeville is in charge of arrangements. VERONA Carl E.

Alexander, 58, Walton, died Wednesday In Edgewood. His wife, Bettie, soi1-vives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home. Visitation after 4 p.m.

Sunday. WEST LIBERTY Myrtle Rob-bins, 85, Fairborn, Ohio, formerly of Morgan County, died Tuesday lp Xenia, Ohio. Graveside 4 p.m. Friday, Lewis Cemetery in yd-cum. Herald-Stewart-Halsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAMSTOWN Joyce Starnes Jones, 85, died Tuesday in Covington. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. i t.r Home, 3226 Vermont Ave.

Hazel J. Wardrip, 84. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Keenan's Funecal Home, 4724 Dixie Highway. Louise White, 71, of 6701 Drive.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Original Church of G04, 1821 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. A. D.

Porter Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. SSI program revises mental-impairment rules WASHINGTON (AP) The government Monday proposed revised rules for determining which children have mental impairments that make them eligible for disability payments under the Supplemental Security Income program. The Department of Health and Human Services said the changes would provide more explicit methods for evaluating childhood impairments such as chronic brain syndrome, psychotic disorders ahd mental retardation. Secretary Louis Sullivan said the changes "will assure that our decision-making process keeps pace with the advances in medical knowledge." Social Security spokesman Phil Gambino said the changes could result in a slight increase in the number of children who qualify for disability payments. SSI provides a minimal income floor for aged, disabled and blind people.

More than 250,000 children, almost half of whom are mentally impaired, receive SSI benefits. 1 Worker killed in machine accident at Black Oak mine near Hindman LOUISVILLE AREA FUNERALS From AP and'Special Dispatches HINDMAN, Ky. A miner died after being injured by a roof-bolting machine at the Black Oak No. 7 mine near Hindman, authorities said. Charles Edward "Big Eddie" Cor-nett, 34, of Dice, died in the accident about 1 p.m.

EDT Tuesday, Knott County Coroner Danny Terry said. No one else was injured. Terry said the case is under investigation by the state Department of Mines and Minerals. He said he did not know how the accident occurred. The mine is owned by Golden Oak Mining Corp.

A receptionist said yes meeting. The alliance, which represents 846 of the 1,146 state police officers, said increased insurance costs have eaten up a July 1 raise. The new pay scale raised trooper salaries between $1,300 and $1,800 per year and gave bigger increases to higher-ranking officers. Troopers also are upset about a new overtime-pay policy that resulted in a cutback in many troopers' pay, Williams said. The new policy calls for troopers to be given time off instead of extra pay.

James Canady, choreographer for celebrities, dies in Indiana Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Funeral services for James L. Canady III, a dancer and choreographer who had worked with such stars as Stevie Wonder, John Mellencamp and the Osmonds, will be held today. Canady, 44, who had recently returned to Indianapolis from Los Angeles, where he was a professional dancer and singer, died Saturday in Methodist Hospital. He. had taught at the Jordan School of Dance at Butler University and at Indiana University.

He was formerly director of music at Bre-beuf Preparatory School in Indianapolis. A graduate of Butler, Canady received a master's degree from IU. He left Indianapolis in 1973 as a dancer with "Disney on Parade." In Los Angeles he had served as vocal coach for the Ann-Margaret Dancers and as director of performing arts for the Los Angeles Street Scene Festival, one of the largest city-sponsored festivals in the country. Canady had worked with actress and choreographer Debbie Allen on the television program "Fame" and with Earth, Wind and Fire, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Ballet. Vermont court recognizes tribe's fishing rights New York Times News Service MONTPELIER, Vt.

A Vermont state judge has ruled that members of a small Indian tribe may fish without licenses because they were there before the state existed and never gave up their fishing rights. The tribe's lawyer, Gabor Rona, said Monday's ruling is the first time a court has recognized the Abenaki Indians as a tribe. He said the decision also may bolster future claims for land. The case stemmed from charges against 30 Abenakis who two years ago deliberately flouted the law requiring licenses. Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CANEYVILLE Arnold Shartzer, 80, died here Tuesday. His wife, Bernice, survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday, Millwood First Apostolic Church. Visitation at Der-mitt Funeral Home after noon Thursday.

CENTRAL CITY Walter Thomas Casebier, 72, formerly of Central City, died Sunday in Co-loma, Mich. His wife, Cecil, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday, Tucker Funeral Home. Visitation after 8 a.m.

Thursday. CLARKSON Owen Curtis Castleman, 65, died here Tuesday. His wife, Iris, survives. Funeral, 10 a.m. CDT Friday, Rogers Funeral Home.

CORBIN J. B. Logan, 59, died here Tuesday. His wife, Christine, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Friday, Vankirk Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Thursday. CORBIN Leona Meadors, 73, Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Cor-bin, died Tuesday in Fairfield, Ohio. Mary "Mamie" Buford, 97, Scottsburg, formerly of Avenue Plaza.

Funeral, 7 p.m. Thursday, Hill Street Baptist Church, 412 S. 24th St. Visitation at the church after 6 p.m. Thursday.

A. D. Porter Sons Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements. James A. Bulluck, 70, of 2627 Cedar St.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Little Flock Baptist Church, 1030 S. Hancock St. Visitation is at A. D.

Porter Sons Funeral Home, 1300 W. Chestnut St. Mabel Gentle Cornelius, 86, of Filson Care Home, a native of Todd County. Funeral, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Arch Heady-Cralle Neurath Funeral Home, 2428 Frankfort Ave.

Isabelle Dale Freeman Davis, 72. A memorial service was Wednesday at Arch L. Heady Hikes Point Funeral Home. Nathan Murphy Hale, 83, of 642 S. Second St.

Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, Quinn Chapel AME Church, 912 W. Chestnut St. Visitation at A. D.

Porter Sons Funeral Home, 1300 W. Chestnut after noon Thursday. Walter C. "Hoppy" Hopkins, 74, of 4109 Alton Road, a native of Central City. Funeral, 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Ratterman's, 3711 Lexington Road. Roberta Kragel, 66, of 932 Keswick Blvd. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 1020 E.

Burnett Ave. Russman Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Bert K. McDonald, 65, of 304 Oxfordshire Lane. Funeral, 10 a.m.

3 killed in crash near Georgetown terday that no one was available to comment on the accident. Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Miller; a son, Charles E. Cornett of Dice; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Cornett of Lotts Creek; four brothers, Willis Cornett of Hazard, Kent Cornett of Cornett Hill, Vernon and Michael Cornett, both of Lotts Creek; three sisters, Linda Combs and Allie Flemin, both of Lotts Creek, and Drexa Baker of Texas; and his grandmother, Lydia Kelly of Lotts Creek.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Engle Funeral Home in Hazard, with burial in the family cemetery in Dice. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today. vehicle was struck by a gasoline truck driven by Hudson.

Horton, a passenger in Weaver's vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. Weaver was taken to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, where she was pronounced dead at 1:45 p.m. Hudson was taken to Scott County General Hospital in Georgetown, where he was pronounced dead at 2:20 p.m. None of the three were wearing seat belts, state police said. Weaver and Horton were thrown from the Jeep.

dell, 47, Henderson Police Maj. Rick Riley said. Huggins was being held without bond in the Henderson County Detention Center. Police said Cordell was stabbed in the neck. An autopsy Tuesday showed Cordell died of blood loss, but Henderson Chief Deputy Coroner Bruce Farmer said toxicology results would take several weeks to examine.

Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. Three people were killed yesterday when a Jeep pulling out of a driveway was struck by a tractor-trailer about 7'2 miles west of Georgetown on U.S. 421, state police said. State police at the Frankfort post identified the victims as Toni Weaver, 32, of Lawrenceburg; William Horton, 23, of Midway; and Albert M. Hudson, 54, of Lawrenceburg.

Police said Weaver was trying to enter the southbound lane of U.S. 421 about 12:19 p.m. EDT when her Thursday, St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1920 Newburg Road. Barrett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lloyd McCulley, 69, of Valley Station. Funeral, 11 a.m. Friday, W.G. Hardy Valley Funeral Home, 10907 Dixie Highway. Visitation after 9 a.m.

Thursday. Mrs. L. F. McFarland.

The funeral was Wednesday in the chapel of Faith in Resthaven Memorial Park. Pearson's was in charge of arrangements. Diane E. Moran, 49. Funeral, 10 a.m.

Thursday, Ratterman's-Bardstown Road, 3800 Bardstown Road. James G. Myers, 53, of Brooks, a native of Shelby County. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Maraman Funeral Home in Shepherdsville.

Walter Radford, 83, of 815 S. Sixth St. Graveside service, 10 a.m. Friday, New Albany (Ind.) National Cemetery. Visitation at A.

D. Porter Sons Funeral Home, 1300 W. Chestnut after noon Thursday. Marshall Lee Roberts, 86, of 10212 Brentlinger Lane, Fern Creek, a native of Washington County. Funeral, 11 a.m.

Friday, Heady Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road. Visitation after 1 p.m. Thursday. Vera Mae Slayton, 58. Funeral, 1 p.m.

CDT Friday, Taylor Funeral Home in Ardmore, Tenn. Visitation after 4 p.m. CDT Thursday. McDaniel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Otis Swan, 90, of 3127 Vermont Ave.

Memorial service, 11 a.m. Thursday, Lyons West End Funeral Henderson man charged in stabbing Associated Press HENDERSON, Ky. A 62-year-old man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a Geneva man at the victim's home, officials said. James Harold Huggins of Henderson also is charged with carrying a concealed weapon in the death Monday night of Clarence Edward Cor-.