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Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 27

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I FXINGTON HbRAl lFADfR I FXINGTON KY SATURDAY JANUARY 16 1968 C9 Obituaries Ex-Midway postmaster FL McKinney dies The Midway Lions Club named her Midway Citizen of the Year for 1966-67 A nH-mlxr of Midway Christian Church Miss McKinney hiid bent a church financial secretary Sunday schtxil teacher choir member and assistant erganist Site received a bachelor's degree from Transylvania Gillege and did graduate work at George Peabody College for Teachers Nashville Tenn Surviving is a brother William McKinney of Versailles Services will be at 1 pm Monday in Midway Cemetery Visitatkm will be from 2 to 5 pm Sunday at WR Milward Mortuary Broadway in Lexington Herakl-Lradm staff roporl Former Midway postmaster Frances Louise McKinney dk-d yesterday at Taylor Manor Nursing Home in Versailks She Wits 77 Miss McKinney was postmaster of the Woodford County town front 1947 until her retirement in 11X16 Site began her career with the US Ioxt Office IVpartmenl as a clerk in 19 and was acting postmaster in Midway for several months before she was appointed to tlie positkm She taught at Midway Grade School Burnside High Schtxil and Millville High Schtxil and at summer sessions at Midway Junior College-Pinkerton High Schml before going to work for the Ifost Office Scott girl 5 is killed in fall after door of truck opens Herald-Lea de stall report A Scott County girl died Thursday after she fell out of a pickup truck traveling on Ky 227 2's miles north of Great Crossing Margaret Victoria Walker 5 of Hawkins Lane in northern Scott County was dead on arrival at Scott General Hospital in Georgetown Scott County Coroner Marvin Yocum said The child was standing on the passenger seat of the pickup truck being driven by her mother Rebecca Adams Walker Mrs Walker tried to get the child to sit in the seat as the truck was rounding a curve and the girl's Elizabethtown man dies in accident Associated Press ELIZABETHTOWN An Elizabethtown man died after a metal bar fell from a garbage truck crashed through his car windshield mid struck him on the head authorities said Steve Mink 22 was driving west on Ky 567 south of Elizabethtown early Thursday when the 3-foot-long bar fell from the back of the truck illness Services 2 pm Sunday at Talbott Funeral I (time Visitation after 10 am Sunday ASHLAND Roberto Rl- vsro 41 of Route 5 South lHiint Ohio president of Numbing Co in South loint husband of IVborah Creech Rivero who is formerly of Ashland died Wednesday at Our Ijtdy of Bellefonte I lospital in Russell after a long illness Services 1 pm today at Steen Funeral Home Ashland Chapel Visitatkm after 8 am today ASHLAND Harold Stidham 64 of 3112 Willis Avenue a former Coal Plant employee and a former empkiyee of Allied Chemical Col in South Point Ohio husband of Krma Dissinger Stidham died Thursday at his home apparently of a heart attack Services 11 am today at Steen Funeral Home Ashland Chapel Visitation after 8 am today BELFRY Douglas Gooalln Sr 73 of McCarr a retired coal miner and a former Pike County deputy sheriff husband of Cuzzie Wallace Gooslin died Wednesday at Williamson Memorial Hospital in Williamson WVa after a long illness Services 1 pm today at Faith Mission Church McCarr Visitation after 9 am today at the church RE Rogers Funeral Home here in charge of arrangements BELFRY Roscoo Ralph Robertson 78 of Hardy a retired coal truck driver widower of Mary Robertson was found dead Wednesday at his home after he apparently had a heart attack Services 2 pm today at RE Rogers Funeral Home Visitatkm after 9 am today BELFRY Roland Varney 72 of Ransom died Thursday at his home Services 1 pm Sunday at RE Rogers Funeral Hone Visitatkm after 9 am today BEREA Marvin Thornton 31 of Blythe Court son of Margaret Blythe of Berea and James Thornton of Lexington was found dead Thursday at his hone Madison County Deputy Coroner Charles Stiles said autopsy results were not available but that no foul play was suspected Arrangements incomplete at Williams Funeral Home BRODHEAD Mae Riddle 87 mother of Clarence Riddle died yesterday at Rockcastle Hospital in Mount Vernon after a long illness Services 2 pjn Sunday at Brodhead Baptist Church Visitation after 6 pm today at Watson Funeral Hone BROOKSVILLE Battle Jean Workman 55 of Garrett Avenue sister of John Workman died Thursday at her home apparently of a heart attack Services 2 pm Sunday in Bracken Memorial Cemetery No visitation Moore Parker Funeral Home in charge of arrangements Contributions suggested to a favorite charity CAMPTON Elmar Bryant 66 of Springfield Ohio formerly of Wolfe and Breathitt counties a retired General Motors Crap employee died Tuesday at an Ohio hospital after a long illness Services 1 pm today at Shackelford Funeral Home CORBIN Clell Delk Sr 79 of Hopewell Road a retired Southern Railway conductor husband of Maxine Delk died yesterday at Baptist Regional Medical Center Services 11 am Sunday at Vankirk Funeral Home Burial 2 pm Sunday in McKinney Cemetery Lincoln County Visitation after 5 pm today CORBIN Dallas Hughes 62 of Woodbine a retired auto mechanic died yesterday at Knox County General Hospital Barbour-ville Services 1 pm Sunday at Vankirk Funeral Home Visitation after 5 pm today DANVILLE George Peaks 85 of Hopkinsville formerly of Boyle County died Thursday Services 1 pm Monday in Hill Dale Cemetery Visitation after 4 pm Sunday at Smith-Jackson Funeral Home EVARTS James Lawrence Creech 48 of 113 Kelly Street son of Lawrence and Mae Creech of Dizney was found dead yesterday on his porch Creech apparently died of a gunshot wound to the head said Harlan County Coroner Ray Venable He said that authorities were investigating the death Services 2 pm Sunday at Locust Grove Baptist Church Dizney Visitation 1 to 9 pm today at Evarts Funeral Home here FALMOUTH Forest Dunn 74 of Morgan a retired former husband of Alta Dunn died Thursday at the Veterans Administratkm Medical Center Cincinnati Services 2 pm Sunday at Woodhead Funeral Home Visitation 5 to 9 pm today GEORGETOWN Everett Elam 66 of 508 West Main Street a retired mechanic husband of Mary Mallory Elam died of cancer Thursday at the Veterans Administratkm Medical Center off Cooper Drive Imtington Services 2 pm Sunday at Johnson's Funeral Home Visitatkm 5 to 9 pm tixlay HAZARD Jane Williams 92 of Hulun widow of the Rev Elijah Williams died yesterday at Hazard Nursing Home Services 1 pm Sunday at Wabitco Church of God Visitatkm after 6 pm today at Mnggard Funeral Home here HYDEN Matthew Douglas Davidson son of Melvin Douglas Davidson apd Tammie Carol Feltncr Davidson of Thousand-sticks died Thursday at Mary Breckinridge I lospital shortly after he was bora Services 1 pm today at Davidson Fork Church of God Thousandsticks Dwayne Walker Funeral Home here in charge of arrangements IRVINE Lucy Burnett Wilson 61 of 412 Park Avenue wife of Gordon Wilson died yesterday at Chandler Medical Center after a kmg illness Services 2 pm Sunday at Irvine United Methodist Church Visitatkm after 430 pm today at Lewis Funeral Home Contributions suggested to Irvine United Methodist Church LANCASTER Emery Joseph 65 of 103 Marksbury Avenue a retired former father of Gary Joseph died Thursday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Cento in Danville after a long illness Services 1 pm Tuesday at Ramsey Funeral Home Visitatkm after 4 pm Monday LAWRENCEBURG Bonnie Morgan MounIJoy 90 of 1495 Fox Creek Road mother of Jimmy Mounfjoy died Thursday at her home Services 11 am today -in Lawrencebuig Cemetery Visitatkm after 8 am today at Gash Memorial Chapel LAWRENCEBURG Willie Donald Stratton Jr 49 of 1113 Commercial Drive in Lexington an Anderson County native father of Jodee Stratton of Winchester was found dead Thursday after he was accidentally crushed by a car Services 3 pm Sunday at Gash Memorial Chapel Visitation after 8 am today LONDON John Tuttle 72 of Route 11 a retired state highway1 department employee did yesterday at Marymount Hospital after a long illness Services 2 pm Sunday at House-Rawlings Funeral Home Visitation after 7 pm today LOYALL Mary Bamea Howard 74 of Pathfork widow of Ralph Howard died Thursday at Humana Hospital Lexington Services 11 am Sunday at Pathfork Holiness Church Visitation after 5 pm today at the church Loyall Funeral Home here in charge of arrangements LOYALL JoAnna Rhodes 70 of Louisville formerly of Harlan County widow of Lee Rhodes died yesterday at Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany Ind after a long illness Services 2 pm today at Loyall Funeral Home Visitation after 9 am today MARTIN Jeanette New- some 63 mother of Etta Baker of Hazard died Thursday at her home after a long illness Services 10 am Sunday at Hall Funeral Home Visitation after 9 am today MOREHEAD Orville Carter 93 of Christy Creek a framer teacher in Rowan and Elliott county schools and a framer clay miner for General Refractories Co in Olive Hill husband of Thelma Beair Carter died yesterday at his home after a shot illness Services 1 pm Sunday at Northcutt Son Hone for Funerals Visitatkm after 5 pm today MOREHEAD Charles Jones 51 of Dayton Ohio formerly of Morehead an employee of General Murtors Crap in Dayton husband of Dorothy Pearl Morehouse Jones died of cancer yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Arrangements incomplete at Northcutt Son Home for Funerals MOUNT STERLING Gladys Patterson 79 of 335 North Maysville Street mother of Alex Patterson died yesterday at Mary Chiles Hospital Services 10 am Monday at Eastin-Taul Funeral Home Visitatkm after 4 pm Sunday MOUNT VERNON Robert "Plggle" Southard 62 of Covington formerly of Mount Vernon died Thursday at Pavilkm Health (fare Center in Covington after a long illness Arrangements incomplete at Cox Funeral Home PIKEVILLE Orion Chalmer Hamilton 79 of Cow- pen Rond a retired coni miner husband of Zenith Hamilton died yesterday at Pikeville Methodist Hospital Servkvs noon Sunday at JW (fall Sim Funeral Home Visitatkm 8 am to 9 pm tixiny PIKEVILLE Fay Belcher May 66 of llcllkr mother of Bobby Gene May of Hellier died yesterday at Ilkeville Methodist I lospital Services 11 am Sunday af Justice Funeral Home Visitatkm after 5 pm tixlay RICHMOND Estelle Tribble 81 of Box Angle Rond mother of Ralph Tribble of Georgetown died Thursday at Pattie A Clay Hospital after a long illness Services 2 pm Monday at Richmond Predestinarian Baptist Church Visitatkm 6 to 9 pm Sunday at the church Williams Funeral liome in Berea in charge of arrangements RUSSELL SPRINGS Myrtle Selby 86 widow of Lilbum Selby was dead rat arrival Thursday at Humana Hospital Southwest in Louisville after she apparently had a heart attack Services 1 pm today at Rippetoe Funeral Home Visitation after 8 am today SHELBYVILLE Maymie Dorsey 92 formerly of 1034 Henry Clay Street widow of Emmett Dorsey died of congestive heart failure Thursday at Bashford Manor East Nursing Home Louisville Services 230 pm Sunday at Clay Street Baptist Church Visitation 5 to 9 pm today at Saffell Funeral Home SOMERSET Brian Matthew Abbott 3 months son of Donna Kaye Worley and John Lowell Abbott of Bronston died Wednesday at his home Services 1 pm today at Liberty Baptist Church Kidder Visitation after 8 am today at the home of William Dykes of Bronston Pulaski Funeral Home here in charge of arrangements WEST LIBERTY Clarence Smith 62 of Ezel a farmer husband of Ada Smith died Thursday at his home apparently of a heart attack Services 2 pm Sunday at Herald Stewart Funeral Home Visitation after 3 pm today WHITESBURG Raphael Salyer 78 retired operator of Salyer's Radio TV Service brother of Elline Salyer died of cancer Thursday at St Joseph Hospital Lexington Services 2 pm Sunday at Whitesburg United Methodist Church Visitation after noon today at Everidge Blair Funeral Home WHITLEY CITY Dillie Linda Corder 44 of Somerset formerly of McCreary County widow of Noble Doyle Colder died Thursday at Chandler Medical Center apparently of cancer Services 1 pm Sunday at McCreary County Funeral Home Visitation after 6 pm today WILLIAMSBURG Clarence Byrd 70 of Circle Avenue who had operated Glass Co died of a lung ailment Thursday at Baptist Regional Medical Center Corbin Services 2 pm Sunday at Main Street Baptist Church Visitation after 6 pm today at Croley Funeral Home WINCHESTER James Crewe 53 of 128 Kentucky Street a retired employee of Dayton Power Light Co in Dayton Ohio died Thursday at Chandler Medical Center Services 10 am Monday in Winchester Cemetery Visitation 5 to 9 pm Sunday at Scobee Funeral Home Contributions suggested to Hospice of Clark County Crash leaves Leslie County man dead Herald-Leader staff report A Leslie County man was killed Thursday when his car collided with a tractor-trailer on Ky 80 near Hazard state police said Jerry Allen Melton 36 of Woo-ton was pronounced dead at the scene a mile west of Hazard The accident occurred at 12:15 pm when a northbound tractor-trailer driven by Marshall Corum 56 of Manchester pulled into Melton's path while attempting a left turn police said A passenger in Melton's car Brenda Fugate 37 of Bonnyman was listed in critical condition at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington Melton an employee of Reclamation Co in Hyden was the son of William and Oma Begley Melton of Wooton Services will be at 1 pm Sunday at Dwayne Walker Funeral Home in Hyden Visitation will be after 5 pm today I In Lexington Daryl Brannock 29 of 860 Loudon Avenue aun of Cora IVIIe McKwtney Hrnnruxk died Thursday at Central linptist Hospital after a short illness IVivate iwrvices Hurial in Georgetown Cemetery lYuitt'a Funeral liome in charge of arrangements Ullla Maa Carrlar 80 of 3420 Clays Mill Koad a retired University erf Kentucky food service division employee wife of Omar Carrier died yesterday at Central Baptist Hospital after a long illness Services 1 pan Monday at Kerr lirothcrs Funeral Hume Visitation 7 to 9 pan today and 3 to 5 pan and 7 to 9 pan Sunday David Wayna Dahllngar 30 the manager of accounting at General Electric Glass Hant husband of Rachel Dubois Dahlingcr died of cancer Thursday at his home Services 4 pan today at Pisgah Presby-'terian Church Visitatkm after 11 am today at the church Kerr Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements Contributions suggested to Pisgah Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society Willis Dixon 68 of Olive Hill formerly of Lexington fanner operator of Dixon's Ashland Service Station and Uhlan Court Body Shop husband of Betty Jo Dixon died Thursday at St Joseph Hospital Services 930 am Monday at WR Milward Mortuary Southland Visitation 3 to 9 pm Sunday Contributions suggested to the St Claire Medical Center Hospice Morehead Willie Mae "Nannie" Hamm 92 of 540 West Second Street died Thursday Services 10 am Monday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home Visitation 7 to 9 pm today and 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm Sunday Kyle Eugene Kindred 65 of Florida a retired Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employee brother of Donald Kindred of Lexington died Wednesday at Humana Lucerne Hospital Orlando Services 2 pm Monday at Herald Stewart Home for Funerals Mount Sterling Visitation 4 to 9 pm Sunday Nellie Mae "Miss Nellie" Lawrence 87 of Campbellsburg formerly of Lexington a former secretary in the dairy department at the University of Kentucky aunt of Chester Baker Lawrence Sr of Campbellsburg died Thursday at Homestead Nursing Home New Castle Services 130 pm Sunday at WR Milward Mortuary Southland Burial in Peaks Mill Cemetery Franklin County Visitation 4 to 9 pm today Everett Reeves 81 of 616 Lane Allen Road a retired tobacco buyer and former husband of Beatrice Reeves died Thursday at St Joseph Hospital Services 1130 am Monday at WJL Milward Mortuary Southland Visitation 2 to 9 pirn Sunday John Scircle Jr 67 of 805 Providence Road a retired General Telephone Directory Co division sales manager husband of Lenora String Scircle died yesterday at Central Baptist Hospital Services 1130 am Tuesday at WR Milward Mortuary Southland Visitation 7 to 9 pm Monday In Kentucky ALBANY Sam Branham 46 of Route 10 Anderson Ind formerly of Albany an electrical contractor husband of Cathy Rranham died Thursday at St John Hospital in Anderson after a long Magoffin man dies after tree falls on him Herald-Leader staff report A Magoffin County man died Thursday after a tree he was cutting fell on him Michael Lynn Gipson 33 of Lakeville Road Salyersville was pronounced dead at 454 pm at Paul Hall Medical Center in Ifaintsville Johnson County Deputy Coroner Randy Wells said Gipson an employee of Joseph Land Clearing Co at Salyersville received a fractured skull and neck about 2:45 pm He was cutting a tree with a chain saw cm property owned by Magoffin Coal Co at Tip Top Gipson was the husband of Ramona Began Gipson Services will be at 11 am Sunday at Stinson United Raptist Church in Salyersville Visitation will be after 8 am today at the church Dunn Kelley Funeral Home in Salyersville is in charge of arrangements 1 a hand apparently hit the passenger dux handle causing the dixir to open the coroner said The girl fell out of the truck and Mrs Walker swerved to avoid hitting her daughter the coroner said The accident occurred about 6 pm Margaret who would have been 6 Monday died of a fractured skull Yocum said She also is survived by her father Phillip Walker Services will be at 230 pm today at Tucker-Yocum Funeral Home in Georgetown Visitation will be after 8 am today Mink died shortly after arriving at Hardin Memorial Hospital officials said An autopsy revealed that Mink died as a result of massive head injuries said Hardin County Coroner William Lee In October 1984 brother James Heady Mink 21 was killed on the same stretch of highway after a collision with a garbage truck Turn to CIO FlinOMl Mrfcirnc InfonMt'Mfuwished to Herald-Leader lUNCldl I NUllLCa advertising department by mortuaries neral Home in charge of arrangements DIXON Willie Dixon 68 husband of Betty Jo (McCoy) Dixon RR 2 Olive Hill KY formerly of Lexington died Thurs at SL Joseph Hospital Retired businessman born in Defeated Creek KY son of the late Eddy and Vina Halcomb Dixon member of the ML Olivet Baptist Church Blackie KY Other survivors are son and daughter Rochelle Davis Sadieville Doug Dixon Lexington stepson CE Gee Olive Hill KY four sisters and four brothers Manon Dixon North Vernon IN Kell Dixon Murray KY Naomi Halcomb Cornettsville KY and Spencer Dixon Merrillville IN Letch Dixon Lexington Alice Little Blackie KY Gladys Creech Man- i Chester KY and Alta Back Louis- ville 7 grandchildren Stephanie Jason JD Shawnda Kelly Su-sanne and Derrick Services 930 am Mon at the WR Milward Mortuary-Southland conducted by Rev ID Back Rev Melvin Watts and Rev Mike Ison Burial Lexington Cemetery Casketbearers will be his nephews Friends may call Sun from 3-9 pm Memorials to the Hospice of St Claire Hospice 222 Fleming Ave Morehead KY 40351 FAIN LG Fain Services 1:30 pm Mon at WR Milward Mortuary-Southland conducted by Rev John Byard Burial Hillcrest Cemetery Friends may call 3-9 pm today and Sun GRIFFIN Henry Thomas Griffin Services 1 pm Mon at Bethel Baptist Church by Rev Sterling Beverly Burial Greenwood Cemetery Visitation 6-9 pm Sun at the church Smith ft Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements HAMM Willie Mae Hamm 92 540 Second St died Thurs Born in Clark Co the daughter of the late William JefTerson and Nora Berch Vice she was a member of First Christian Church Winchester worked as a check room clerk at the Campbell House Inn for 25 years She is survived by a daughter Mrs Clyde (Kitty)' Sloan Lexington two sons Richard Hamm Cincinnati and' BRANNOCK Daryl Brannock 29 860 Loudon Ave son of Cora Belle McKenney Brannock and the late John Edward Brannock died Thurs at Central Baptist Hospital after a short illness He is also survived by four brothers Gary Wayne Brannock John Edward Brannock II Ray Len Brannock and Paul Anthony Brannock all of Lexington Private services and visitation Burial in Georgetown Cemetery Pruitt's Funeral Home Lexington in charge of arrangements CARRIER Lillie Mae Carrier 80 3420 Gays Mill Rd died Fri Born in Fayette Co the daughter of the late Charles and Lillie Arnspiger Gormley she was a member of Tates Creek Christian Church and retired employee of the University of Kentucky Food Service Division She is survived by her husband Omar Carrier son and daughter-in-law Harold and Mer-tie Carrier two grandsons vid Carrier and Ronald and wife Beci Carrier a step-granddaughter Patricia Redd all of Lexington a sister Olivia Randall Ft Lauderdale FL Services 1 'pm Mon at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home Rev Steve Perry officiating Burial Lexington Cemetery Pallbearers will be Richard Botkin John Carr Mike Carr Tony Martin Wayne Martin and Robert Starns Jr Friends may call 7-9 pm today 3-5 and 7-9 pm Sun DAHLINGER David Wayne Dahlinger 30 husband of Rachel Dubois Dahlinger died at his residence Thurs from cancer complications He was born in Pittsburg PA the son of Wayne and Mary Lee Dahlinger Plano TX He was a graduate of Grove City College Grove Gty PA and was Accounting Manager for General Electric Kentucky Glass Plant Other survivors are a brother Douglas Dahlinger Ft Worth TX a sister Susan Dahlinger Plano Services 4 pm today at Pisgah Presbyterian Church with the Rev Michael Ward officiating Burial in Jeffer-son Memorial Park Pleasant Hills PA Visitation 11-4 pm today at the church Contributions may be made to Pisgah Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society Kerr Brothers Fu- 4b 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.

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