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Jerry Wayne Drake

    Jerry Wayne Drake, 60, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
    Born in Muhlenberg County March 20, 1946, he was disabled and of the Holiness faith.
    Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Judy Ann Drake of Central City; a son, Larry Wayne Drake of Greenville; two daughters, Teresa Ann Knight of Greenville and Angela Denise Holland of Central City; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two brothers, Lonnie Drake of Clay and Larry Drake of Sebree; and three sisters, Lois Cook of Owensboro, Dorine Hoops of Beaver Dam and Clarabell Yates of Madisonville.
    Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Jan. 25 at Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Yates officiating. Burial followed in Wilcox Cemetery in Central City.



Mary Ann Perry

    Mary Ann Perry, 83, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
    Born in Muhlenberg County, she was a homemaker and a member of Powderly United Methodist Church. She was a member of Ladies Auxiliary Post 61 American Legion and a charter member of Fraternal Order of Eagles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Perry in 1990.
    Survivors include three sons, Tommy Perry of South Carrollton, Bobby (Rita) Perry of Central City and Sheriff Eddie (Kathy) Perry of Bremen; a daughter, Jackie (Danny) Phillips of Central City; six grandchildren, Brandy Bishop, Blake Phillips, Jay P. Phillips, Jon-Michael Perry, Jacob Perry and Tori Wilson; and three great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. Jewel Martin officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.


Carmela Ferguson

    GREENVILLE – Carmela Ferguson, 38, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007 at her residence.
    Born in Russellville May 27, 1968, she was a caretaker.
    Survivors include her parents, Joyce Mallory Ferguson and J.T. Ferguson, both of Belton; her partner, William Wathen of Greenville; three sisters, Paulette Grubbs, Sheila Craddock and Alesia Owens, all of Utica; two nephews; a niece; a great-niece; and a great-nephew.
    Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Jan. 25 at Price Funeral Home, Inc. in Lewisburg with the Rev. Brian Jones officiating. Burial followed in Union Ridge Cemetery in Muhlenberg County.


Floyd Dennis Harris

    GREENVILLE – Floyd Dennis Harris, 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 at Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson.
    Born in Central City March 29, 1922, he was the son of the late John William Harris and Jessie Della Lewis Harris. He was a retired transformer technician for General Electric and a United States Army veteran. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Allene McIntyre.
    Survivors include his wife, Lois Allene Anderson Harris; three daughters, Judith Ann Seput and Sandra Lee Thweatt, both of Tinley Park, Ill. and Debra Lynn Miller of Midlothian, Ill.; three sons, Richard Dennis Harris of Channahon, Ill., Terry Layne Harris of Midlothian and Garry Wayne Harris of Belton, Texas; two brothers, Charles Edward Harris and William Franklin Harris, both of Central City; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Jan. 27 at Price Funeral Home, Inc. in Lewisburg with Daniel Harris officiating. Burial followed in Anderson Cemetery in Lewisburg.


Elwood "Woody" Miller

    BEECHMONT – Elwood "Woody" Miller, 58, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 at Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green.
    Born in Muhlenberg County May 4, 1948, he was employed by Tennessee Valley Authority in public safety and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Central City. He was a United States Army veteran.
    Survivors include his wife, Donna Fitzhugh Miller; two sons, Brian (Amanda) Miller of Beechmont and Elliot Miller of Beechmont; a daughter, Erica Miller of Beechmont; a grandchild; a brother, Steve (Linda) Miller of Rockford, Ill.; five sisters, Mary (Junior) Greenwood and Sue (John) Farley, both of Greenville, Anetta Miller and Kathy Miller, both of Drakesboro, and Carol (Jerry) Burnett of North Carolina.
    Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Jan. 27 at Calvary Baptist Church with the Revs. Scott Casebier and Ernest Bean officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City. Tucker Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


Rachel Garrett

    Rachel Garrett, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
    Born in Todd County June 11, 1927, she was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith.
    Survivors include three sons, Scott Garrett, James Garrett and Darrel Garrett, all of Central City; three grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Robert Sadler of Cadiz, Ohio and Cecil Sadler of Elizabethtown.
    Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Uzzle, Jr. officiating. Burial followed in Fairmount Cemetery in Central City.


Wauneta Logsdon Todd

    GREENVILLE – Wauneta Logsdon Todd, 82, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
    Born in Muhlenberg County July 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John and Liller Logsdon. She was a member of Faith Apostolic Church in Greenville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Todd, a son, William Lindell Todd and a daughter, Carolyn Ann Todd.
    Survivors include a daughter, Brenda (Floyd) Foley of Greenville; three brothers, Connis (Mae) Logsdon of South Carrollton and Norman (RuthAnn) Logsdon and Owen (Ellen) Logsdon, both of Central City; two sisters, Willodean Robinson of Central City and Vivian (Jimmy) Carlton of Greenville; six grandchildren, Glenn Thompson and Johnathan Foley, both of Greenville, Tracy Jones, Kelly (Andy) Ogle and Troy (Brandi) Todd, all of Columbus, Ind. and Toby (Carl) Jones of Fisher, Ind.; nine grandchildren, Heather Jones, Bradley Jones, Brittany Ogle, Benjamin Ogle, Drew Jones, Aubrey Sue Jones, Avery Todd, Kendra Jones and Emery Todd.
    Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Tucker Funeral Home with the Revs. Locky Beasley and Joe Beasley officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.


Mary Alice Edmonson Tyler

    WEDOWEE, ALA. – Mary Alice Edmonson Tyler, 49, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 at her residence of natural causes.
    Born in Murray May 6, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Albert Hollon Edmonson and Mary Josephine Simmons Poyner. She was a homemaker and a member of Landmark Baptist Church in Wedowee. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Kenneth Edmonson, Claude Edmonson and Albert Linn Edmonson.
    Survivors include her husband, William F. Tyler, Jr.; three sons, William Franklin Tyler III of Wedowee, Kenneth Hollon Eaves of Greenville and Jonathon Ross Eaves of Princeton; a daughter, Crystal Lee Knight of Cadiz; five brothers, Philip Edmonson, Douglas Edmonson, David Edmonson and Paul Edmonson, all of Cadiz, and Bobby Edmonson of Murray; three sisters, Gracie Choate of Cadiz, Becky Burden of Dundee and Betty Smith of Eddyville; and seven grandchildren.
    Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Jan. 29 at Goodwin Funeral Home in Cadiz with the Rev. Mark Choate officiating. Burial followed in East End Cemetery in Cadiz.


Andrew Michael Ray

    LEWISBURG – Andrew Michael Ray, infant, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital.
    Born in Muhlenberg County Jan. 26, 2007, he was the son of Marty Ray and Christina Drake, both of Lewisburg. He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Terry Ray.
    Survivors include his parents; his grandparents, Barbara Drake and Alan Pritchett, both of Greenville and Kathy Simmons of Huntingdon, Tenn.; his great-grandparents, Helen Ray of Lewisburg, Eunice Pritchett of Greenville and Virginia Bell and Harold Bell, both of Russellville.
    Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Jan. 29 at Lewisburg Cemetery with the Rev. Ray Mullen officiating.


Gloria June Norris
   
    OWENSBORO – Gloria June Norris, 80, went to be with her heavenly father Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 from Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.
    A Greenville native, she was the daughter of the late Brank and Daisy Southard Norris. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Memorial Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir, taught Girls in Action and ministered by sending cards to members for birthdays and other occasions. As a young lady she worked for the ration board in Greenville during World War II and painted with oil colors. She loved her family, home and her beloved cat, Tiger and she enjoyed cooking.
    Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Paul Norris; a son, Kevin Norris of Owesboro; a daughter, Melissa Norris of Owensboro; two sisters, Sarah Winebarger of Greenville and Sue (Jack) Stearman of Gallatin, Tenn.; and a cousin, Mary Lee Stone of Honolulu.
    Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Jan. 31 at Walnut Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Henricks officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery in Greenville. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Girls in Action at Walnut Memorial Baptist Church or to the American Cancer Society.


Edna Ruth Taylor

    GREENVILLE – Edna Ruth Taylor, 89, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007 at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
    Born in Butler County Aug. 16, 1917, she retired in 1976 as a school teacher for Muhlenberg County schools. She was a teacher and a member of Woodland Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stroud Taylor, a brother, a nephew and two nieces.
    Survivors include a foster brother, Franklin (Louise) Beshears of Lowell, Ark.; and a niece, Lois (Gary) Pearl of Louisville.
    Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Jan. 31 at Tucker Funeral Home with the Revs. E.W. Greenwalt and Thomas Webb officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.


Joseph Gray Agee

    POWDERLY – Joseph Gray Agee, 53, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville.
    Born in Evansville March 17, 1953, he was a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father, Bob Agee and a brother, Ricky Agee.
    Survivors include his mother, Barbara Agee of Powderly; his grandmother, Erdine Agee of Beechmont; a sister, Deborah Goodall of Bremen; and a brother, Randall Agee of Pelham, Ala.
    Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at Tucker Funeral Home with Joey Steele officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Bremen.




01/31/07

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