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The Advocate-Messenger from Danville, Kentucky • 2

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2 THE ADVOCATE MESSENGER Danville Kentucky Thursday March 24 1988 Working the land ft ell' 111 ilit I'lli: I 1 i "TV Xsr Titer xjig "ViS Abj jL Dewey Johnson of White Oak Road in Boyle County plows a large garden but ends up giving most of his produce away plot Wednesday Johnson says he plants nearly all kinds of vegetables Deaths News briefs In Boyle County Monuments to be dedicated Sunday Monuments to the Union and Confederate troops that fought during the Civil War battle at Perryville will be dedicated at 10 am Sunday at the state park outside Perryville The Civil War Society is dedicating the monuments as part of weekend seminar on the Civil War being held at Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill in Mercer County The monuments list the names of all the units involved in the Oct 8 1862 battle and the roles they played Kent Brown a Lexington attorney who is a Civil War scholar will dedicate the monuments Two Civil War re enactment groups will be at the dedication In Lincoln County Stanford heart chairman named STANORD Terri Ralston has been named residential chairman for the 1968 American Heart Association campaign in the Stanford area The campaign begins Sunday and will run through April 2 Ralston will coordinate the efforts of volunteers who will seek con tributions from people at their homes and distribute information on how heart association dollars are spent at the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville resulted in advances in diagnosis prevention surgery and rehabilita tion that have made our lives more Ralston said more needs to be done Heart and blood vessel diseases are still Ken No 1 unds that are raised support research education and community service programs Information on becoming a volunteer is available from Ralston at 365 3884 Henry Hensley former Harrodsburg commissioner HARRODSBURG Henry Clay Hensley 74 of Moreland Avenue a retired merchant and former ci ty official died Tuesday at Humana Hospital Lexington Hensley served two terms on the Harrodsburg City Commission in the early 1960s acting as mayor pro tem for one term He owned and operated Harrodsburg ur niture Co for several years and was a former partner in the Ravenna Wholesale Grocery Co in Ravenna He also farmed in Mercer County He served in the Navy in World War II and was a member of Douglas Laws Post 52 American Legion a former state com mander of the American Legion and a member of Disabled American Veterans He graduated from Georgetown College where he had been a member of Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity He was a member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church and had been an officer of its Glad Hand Sunday school class He also was a member of Harrodsburg Lions Club Mercer Masonic Lodge 777 Oleika Shrine Temple and the Masonic Scottish Rite He was a former member of Harrodsburg Kiwanis Club Born in Lee County on July 31 1913 he was the son of the late Harvey and Nellie Brown Hensley Survivors include his wife Rachel Earl Bennett Hensley a daughter Mrs David (Carrie Lou) armer of Danville three sons Harvey Bennett Hensley of airfield Iowa William Henry Hensley of Dallas and John Marion Hensley of Anchorage Alaska and five grandchildren The funeral will be held at 2 pm riday at Harrodsburg Baptist Church by the Rev Dr Robert Deoor and the Rev James Hensley Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery Active pallbearers will be James Claunch AT Hensley Bill Teel John Mattingly Dr Robert Hensley and Harvey Daniels Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Glad Hand Sun day school class Visitation is from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm today at Ransdell uneral Chapel Harrodsburg and after 1 pm riday at the church Julian Parks LEXINGTON Julian Thomas Parks 65 of 321 Kingsway Drive died Wednesday at St Joseph Hospital from injuries received in a fall from a ladder at his home on Tuesday Born in Danville he was the son of the late JT and Gertrude Noel Parks Sr He was a graduate of Georgetown College where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity He was a salesman retired from Meyers store and a member of Central Christian Church Survivors include his wife Mar tha Gayle Parks a daughter Mrs Steve (Mary Noel) Schoen baechler of Nashville Tenn three sons Alexander Parks of Georgia Julian Thomas Parks III of Anchorage Alaska and James Parks of Lexington a brother Richard Parks of Lexingtonahd five grandchildren Graveside services will be held at 1:30 pm riday in Lexington Cemetery by the Rev Dr Glynn Burke Visitation is from 4 to 7 pm to day at the home WR Milward Mortuary Broadway is in charge of arrangements The family requests that expres sions of sympathy take the form of donations to Central Christian Church or the Bluegrass Trust Bertha Strevels Bertha Strevels 72 of Danville died Wednesday night at St Joseph Hospital Lexington Survivors include a son Billy Strevels of Parksville uneral arrangements are in complete at Preston Pruitt uneral Home Danville Mabel Green HARRODSBURG Mabel Ber nice Green 78 of 494 Larue St died Wednesday at her home Born June 17 1909 in Mercer County she was the daughter of the late Dr Hollie and Tillie Litsey Baxter She had been employed by Kentucky State Hospital and was a member of Magnolia Street Christian Church She was predeceased by a son Bernice Baxter Survivors include her husband Lovell Green a sister Mrs Taylor (Gertrude) Sanford of Har rodsburg four grandchildren and eight grandchildren The funeral will be held at 2 pm Saturday at Alexander and Royal ty uneral Home Harrodsburg Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery Visitation is from 3 to 9 pm ri day at the funeral home Virgil Haggard LIBERTY Virgil Haggard 89 of riendship House Danville formerly of Casey County died Wednesday at his home Born in Casey County on Nov 6 1898 he was the son of the late James Henry and Cora Ann Mason Haggard He was a retired in surance salesman He was the widower of Mazie Hogue Haggard Survivors include a daughter Vicki Haggard of Baltimore Md and two grandchildren The funeral will be held at 1 pm riday at McKinney Brown uneral Home Liberty by Bryce McCuller Burial will be in An tioch Cemetery Visitation is after 5 pm today at the funeral home Gilbert Lawrence LIBERTY Gilbert Lawrence 86 of the Windsor com munity died Tuesday at home after an illness He was a farmer and the son of the late Michael and Mary A Lawrence Survivors include his wife Ber tha Stokes Lawrence a daughter Madonna Boyce of Aurora Ill six sons Michael Jerry and Allen Lawrence all of Aurora Larry Lawrence of Clinton Wise and Victor and Jimmy Lawrence both of the Windsor community and 16 grandchildren The funeral will be held at 11 am riday at McKinney Brown uneral Home Liberty by Dave Collins Burial will be in Chapel Cemetery Visitation is after 6 tonight at the funeral home Marriages LANCASTER Marriage licenses issued recently by the of fice of Garrard County Clerk Shelton Moss at the courthouse include: Janet Darlene Ledford 26 unemployed and Anthony David Lawson 24 computer program mer both of Crab Orchard Route 2 Teresa Ann Sims 20 unemployed Danville and Jef frey Leo Johnson 23 self employed Crab Orchard Kathy Jo King 24 secretary and Stephen Andrew loyd 22 mechanic both of Lancaster Laqueta Ann Moss 29 assistant bookkeeper Lexington and Terry Lloyd Shaw 34 truck driver Nicholasville Deborah Rose Tuttle 29 unemployed Crab Orchard and Ricky Dale Wagers 25 unemployed Berea deeds filed in Garrard County Property transfers Deeds filed in the office include: Vernon and Shirley Hawley to Christine Hopkins 232 acres on Ky 954 near Cartersville Don and Jayne Merida to Bever ly Travillian two tracts on Hamilton Avenue Lancaster Christina Hemmer to William Henkel lot in Hidden Valley subdivision off Burdette Knob Road Garnetta Adams to Michael Adams lot in Miles Estates Lancaster Dale and Teresa Kirby to Michael and Ann Hopkins 12411 acres on Mount Hebron Road Dale and Teresa Kirby to Michael and Ann Hopkins and Edward Sherman Con struction Co Inc property in Stone Heritage Estates on Mount Hebron Road Earl and Vona Rowlette to Gerald and Marilyn Johnson 475 acres on Stringtown Road Garrard Bank and Trust Co to Calvin Montgomery lot off Crab Orchard Road Lancaster Virginia and Ike Naylor San dra and James Lear Hollis and Wayne Doolin Vickie and Gary Hammonds Lisa and Ray Reed and Deanna and Kevin Oliver to Ruby and Rilda Edgington 6622 acres on Ham Hill Road in Mount Hebron Juanita and Lawrence Morgan and others to Luther and Ollie Col lett property on Lick Road John and Patricia Rich to Tim and Debbie Nunemaker lot on Ashlock Drive in Merriwood Estates Lancaster Arts and Crafts Sale given by: WWA RIDAY MARCH 25 9:00 AM 9:00 PM SATURDAY MARCH 26 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Gift Decorator Items ollow signs at Lexington Goggin Rd Apparell Shop 20 off Store wide for Easter 1 Brand names like Hook Panther Per sonal College Town Haberhashery That's Me Andrea Gayle Dresses lippo Totti Jeans Aigner Stone Mt Handbags Trifari Jewelry xlj YA BAKERY SPECIALS Old ashion WHOLE WHEAT BREAD HOT CROSS Cherry Short Cake BURKE'S Bakery AND DELICATESSEN Bakery Bakers Bake Better Boston Cream Pie 116 WEST MAIN STREET 236 5661 I Hours: Weekdays 7 am 6 pm Sun Noon 4 pm Health department to be closed STANORD The Lincoln County Health Department will be closed riday to allow the staff to attend a meeting In Marion County Trial set for ex mayor of Lebanon LOUISVILLE Ky (AP) A May 31 trial was scheduled for former Lebanon Mayor Hyleme George after he pleaded innocent to election fraud charges in US District Court A federal grand jury indicted George 75 last month on charges of paying 23 people about $5 each to cast absentee ballots through the mail for a candidate he supported in Marion 1985 Democratic primary for county judge executive The charges against George are based on a federal law that prohibits using the mail to further illegal activities US Magistrate George Long scheduled trial on Tuesday and ordered that he remain free on bond Police news Man charged with burglary A Casey County man was charged Wednesday with taking weapons from a house on Godbey Road Larry Glen Phelps 20 of Bethelridge Route 1 was charged with first degree burglary late Wednesday night by Trooper Ralph Mings and Casey Deputy Sheriff Hershel Price Price said Verlus Godbey had contacted the office Wednes day morning about two shotguns two rifles and a stereo that had been taken from his home over a period of several days Godbey had noticed the missing items on Wednesday Price said Phelps was placed in the Casey County Jail under a $2500 cash or pro perty bond 3 face drug charges HARRODSBURG Three women were arrested Tuesday and charg ed with possession of marijuana when police answered a complaint about a loud party at Harrods Creek Apartments on Perryville Road According to a police report Violet Hager of Apt 12 was arrested along with her sister Victoria Hager and Bertie Whalen both of Lexington All three were charged with possession of marijuana and endangering the welfare of a minor because children allegedly were present police said The two Lexington women are lodged today in the Boyle County Jail each under a $300 bond Violet Hager was released on bond During the investigation police also found a substance believed to be cocaine The substance is being analyzed and the women may face co caine charges pending the results said Harrodsburg Police Chief Tim Bryant Harrodsburg Sgt Rodney Harlow Detective Leslie Williams officers Mike Lyons and Harold Driskill and Mercer County Deputy Sheriff Ricky Moberly handled the case I Aliwflte'Bmenger The Advocate Messenger USPS 148 260 Published daily except Saturday and Sunday by Ad vocate Communications 330 ourth Street Danville Kentucky Second class postage paid at Danville Kentucky The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication and not otherwise of all news dispatches credited to this paper and also the local news publish ed herein All rates Include The Kentucky Advocate published 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