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W. Tommy Erwin
DRAKESBORO – W. Tommy Erwin, 64, died Tuesday,
April 3, 2007 at Owensboro Medical Health System in Owensboro.
Born in McLean County April 27, 1942, he
was a retired carpenter and a member of the Church of God
of Prophecy. He served in the military from 1960 to 1963.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Davis
Erwin; three sons, Robert Erwin of Pasadena, Md., Troy Erwin
of Beechmont and Todd Erwin of Belton; five grandchildren;
two brothers, Larry Erwin of Brandenburg and Bobby Erwin of
Beechmont; and five sisters, Betty Embry, Pat Drake, Shirley
Morris, Carolyn Erwin and Sharon Erwin, all of Central City.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. April
6 at the Church of God of Prophecy. Burial followed in Rose
Hill Cemetery in Central City. Tucker Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Halliane
Williams Settle
GREENVILLE – Halliane
Williams Settle, 82,
died Tuesday, April
3, 2007 at Muhlenberg
Community Hospital
in Greenville following
a lengthy illness.
Born in Depoy June
29, 1924, she was
the daughter of the
late Andrew Jackson
Williams and Sadie
Elizabeth Wells Williams.
She was a housewife,
homemaker and a member
of Woodland Missionary
Baptist Church in
Greenville. She retired
from Muhlenberg Community
Hospital in 1998 after
29 years as a cook.
She was preceded in
death by her husband
of 61 years, Willie
Clyde Settle, Sept.
17, 2002; a son Jerry
Wayne Settle; a daughter,
Joyce Ann McDonald;
a granddaughter, Tracey
Stanley; and a grandson,
James Emmett Felts.
Survivors include
a daughter, Delta
Felts of Bowling Green;
two sons, Roger Dale
Settle and Eddy Dean
Settle, both of Greenville;
six grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren;
and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m April
6 at Gary's Funeral
Home with the Revs.
E. W. Greenwalt and
Thomas Webb officiating.
Burial followed in
Woodland Church Cemetery
in Greenville.
Greenberry
Turner
CLIFTY – Greenberry
Turner, 64, died Monday,
April 2, 2007 at his
residence of natural
causes.
Born in Canoe, Ky.,
he was the son of
the late Willie D.
and Fannie Mae Turner.
He was a farmer, member
of the Kentucky Cattlemen's
Association and a
member of New Hope
Baptist Church in
Clifty. He was preceded
in death by four brothers,
Tommy, Hargis, Sam
and Jessie Turner
and two sisters, Hannie
Bell Laster and Nannie
Sebastain.
Survivors include
a son, Patrick Turner
of Clifty; two daughters,
Donna Voss of Hainesville,
Ill. and Sherry Molog
of Lexington; two
sisters, Mabel Ford
and Katherine England,
both of Louisville;
five grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held at 10 a.m. April
5 at Latham Funeral
Home in Elkton with
the Rev. Neil Immel
officiating.
Burial followed in
Slaughters Cemetery
in Clifty. Expressions
of sympathy may be
made in the form of
donations to New Hope
Baptist Church, c/o
Rev. Neil Immel, 2787
Greenville Rd., Elkton,
KY.
Charles
Edwin Doss
MADISONVILLE – Charles
Edwin Doss, 81, died
Tuesday, April 3,
2007 at his residence.
Born in Muhlenberg
County Oct. 23, 1925,
he was a retired laborer
for Tennessee Valley
Authority and was
of the General Baptist
faith.
Survivors include
his wife, Helen McElwain
Doss; two sons, Bobby
Blake of Madisonville
and Thomas Blake of
Beechmont; a daughter,
Rebecca Jarvis of
Nortonville; nine
grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held at 11 a.m. April
5 at Tucker Funeral
Home with the Rev.
George Thompson officiating.
Burial followed in
Slaughters Cemetery
in Clifty. Expressions
of sympathy may be
made in the form of
donations to Green
River Hospice, 109
S. 2nd St., Central
City, KY 42330.
John
Nolan Davis
EVANSVILLE – John
Nolan Davis, 76, died
Tuesday, April 3,
2007 at St. Mary's
Medical Center in
Evansville.
Born in Muhlenberg
County June 20, 1930,
he was retired from
Alcoa and was a United
States Army veteran,
having served during
the Korean War.
Survivors include
his wife, Mary Davis;
his mother, Edra M.
Davis; three sons,
Darrel Davis of Atlanta,
Ronald G. Davis and
Denzil Davis, both
of Evansville; a brothers,
William L. Davis of
Central City; three
sisters, Virginia
Shelton of Owensboro,
Rosie London of Madisonville
and Jean Turner of
Ennis; six grandchildren;
a great-grandchild;
and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were
held at 11 a.m. April
7 at Townsend Funeral
Home in Dixon with
the Rev. Bobby McClain
officiating. Burial
followed in King Cemetery
in Liberty.
Coloretta
Lou Buchanan
ELKTON – Coloretta
Lou Buchanan, 56,
died Tuesday, April
3, 2007 at the Medical
Center in Bowling
Green.
Born in Buckhannon,
W. Va. Feb. 21, 1951,
she was a homemaker
and former employee
of Flynn in Elkton.
Survivors include
her husband, James
Buchanan; four sons,
Timothy Buchanan,
Bryan Buchanan, John
Buchanan and Jason
Buchanan, all of Elkton;
seven grandchildren;
her mother, Hazle
Cole of Ohio; three
brothers, John Cole,
Jim Cole and Bill
Cole, all of Ohio;
and two sisters, Roberta
Futrell and Ilene
Cobb, both of Ohio.
Funeral services were
held at 1 p.m. April
6 at Tucker Beechmont
Funeral Home. Burial
followed in Mt. Moriah
Cemetery in Penrod.
Leonard
"Papaw Buddy" Gunterman
BREMEN – Leonard "Papaw
Buddy" Gunterman,
77, died Tuesday,
April 3, 2007 at Maple
Manor Rest Home in
Greenville.
Born in McLean County
Oct. 5, 1929, he was
the son of the late
Gertrude Cummings
Gunterman and Elmer
Gunterman. He was
retired from housekeeping
and maintenance at
Muhlenberg Community
Hospital and of the
Baptist faith. He
was preceded in death
by a son-in-law, Keith
E. Miller and a brother-in-law,
Hanes Miller.
Survivors include
his wife, Betty Jean
Gunterman; a son,
Leonard John Gunterman
of Louisiana; two
daughters, Kim Persinger
of Evansville and
Sherry Jo Williams
of Newburgh; four
step-sons, Bob (Debbie)
Morris of Bremen,
Billy (Rose) Morris
and Terry (Denise)
Morris, both of Madisonville
and Doug (Amy) Morris
of Brunswick, Ga.;
a step-daughter, Peggy
Miller of Bremen;
and a sister, Doretta
Miller of Livermore.
Funeral services will
be held at 11 a.m.
April 7 at Tucker
Funeral Home with
the Rev. Leroy Rearden
officiating. Burial
followed in Bethlehem
Cemetery in Bremen.
Wilbur
Roland Buchanan
GREENVILLE – Wilbur
Roland Buchanan, 89,
died Wednesday, April
4, 2007 at Muhlenberg
Community Hospital
in Greenville following
a short illness.
Born in Beech Creek
July 22, 1917, he
was the son of the
late Pearly Buchanan
and Gertrude Revo
Buchanan. He worked
for Caney Creek Coal
Company for 20 years
and retired from the
U. S. Postal Service
in 1983 after 20 years
as a mail carrier.
He was a member of
the Greenville United
Methodist Church.
He was preceded in
death by his wife,
Elizabeth Ramage Buchanan,
Sept. 10, 2001.
Survivors include
a son, Jimmy Wayne
Buchanan of Lewisburg;
a daughter, Joanna
Fitzpatrick of Mount
Juliet, Tenn.; three
grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held at 1 p.m. April
6 at Gary's Funeral
Home with the Rev.
Vernon Perdue officiating.
Burial followed in
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
in Powderly.
Pamela
Ann Moore Reed
Pamela Ann Moore Reed,
49, died Wednesday,
April 4, 2007 at Maple
Manor Nursing Home
in Greenville.
Born in Daviess County
Aug. 5, 1957, she
was a homemaker. She
was preceded in death
by a son, Joseph Daniel
Rector.
Survivors include
her father, Owen Moore
of Belton; two sisters,
Vanessa Moore and
Carolyn Harris, both
of Central City; a
half-brother, Roger
Hammers of Dixon;
and a half-sister,
Gayle Adams of Bowling
Green.
Graveside services
were held at 10 a.m.
April 7 at Forest
Grove Cemetery in
Browder with the Rev.
Greg Brooks officiating.
Mary
Carman Brown
Mary Carman Brown,
74, went to be with
her Heavenly Father
Thursday, April 5,
2007.
Born in Hancock County
Feb. 14, 1933, she
was the daughter of
the late Willie and
Myrtle Morgan House.
She was employed by
General Electric in
Tell City, Ind. for
16 years and retired
from the restaurant
business after 24
years. She was a member
of the Boling Chapel
United Methodist Church
and attended Green
River Chapel Baptist
Church in Central
City for 11 years.
She loved going to
church and was a great
fan of gospel music.
She also enjoyed spending
time with family and
friends, and was an
animal lover. She
was preceded in death
by a half-sister,
Susie House Butler,
and a niece and nephew.
Survivors include
her husband of 56
years, Tom Brown of
Central City; two
daughters, Shielda
Rutledge of Madisonville
and Debra (Ron) Lear
of Central City, who
were her caregivers
during her illness;
two grandchildren,
Carrie Dutton and
Vernon LaRoche; two
great-grandchildren;
an aunt, Delphia House;
and a niece and a
nephew.
Funeral services were
held at 1 p.m. April
10 at Tucker Funeral
Home with the Rev.
Jewel Martin officiating.
Burial followed in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy
may be made in the
form of donations
to Green River Chapel
Church.
Charles
W. Rich
SACRAMENTO – Charles
W. Rich, 90, died
Friday, April 6, 2007
at Regional Medical
Center in Madisonville.
He was a United States
Army veteran, having
served in Europe during
WWII. He was a member
of McLean County American
Legion Post 64 and
a member of Bricklayers
Union Local #4 of
IN/KY for more than
50 years. He retired
from Inland Steel
Co. in East Chicago,
Ind. in 1978 after
31 years of service.
He loved the outdoors
and enjoyed life to
the fullest. His favorite
past-times were fishing
Kentucky Lake in the
spring and quail hunting
in the fall. He was
lucky enough to spend
a few years hunting
with his son, Keith
and grandson, Chris,
creating memories
that will last a lifetime
for them. He and his
wife also enjoyed
their many trips out
west with his cousin,
John (Edith) Rich.
He will be sadly missed
by all those who knew
and loved him. He
was preceded in death
by his wife of 60
years, Claudia Rich.
Survivors include
his son, Keith (Milly)
Rich of Crown Point,
Ind.; a sister, Mary
Elizabith "Libby"
(Bob) Head of Owensboro;
a brother, Raymond
of Sacramento; three
grandchildren, Angela
(Jeff) Cox of El Centre,
Calif., Christopher
(Kim) Rich and Bonnie
(David) Cirak, both
of Crown Point; seven
great-grandchildren;
and numerous loving
cousins and friends.
Funeral services were
held at 11 a.m. April
10 at Tucker Memorial
Chapel with long time
friend, the Rev. Thurman
Harris officiating.
Burial followed in
Free Union Cemetery
in Sacramento.
Floyd
Rhoades
Floyd Rhoades, 90,
died Sunday, March
8, 2007 at Regional
Medical Center in
Madisonville.
Born in Muhlenberg
County March 25, 1917,
he was a retired mechanic
from Moloney Electric
Company in St. Louis,
Mo. He was a United
States Army veteran.
Survivors include
a son, James Michael
Rhoades of St. Peters,
Mo.; two grandchildren;
and a sister, Joyce
Deering of Central
City.
Graveside services
were held at 10 a.m.
April 10 at Rose Hill
Cemetery in Central
City with the Rev.
Jewell Martin officiating.
Tucker Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Bobby
Joe Cobb
Bobby Joe Cobb, 56,
died Sunday, April
8, 2007 at his residence
in Central City.
Born in Muhlenberg
County Jan. 10, 1951,
he was self-employed
in backhoe and dozer
construction and was
a member of the Apostolic
Church in Central
City.
Survivors include
his wife, Karen Yonts
Cobb of Central City;
two daughters, Kellie
Cobb and Quin Dee
Scarbrough, both of
Central City; two
brothers, Billy Cobb
of Madisonville and
David Cobb of Arizona;
and a sister, Edith
Mae Groves of Grand
Rivers.
Funeral services will
be held at 1 p.m.
April 12 at Tucker
Funeral Home with
the Rev. Bob Lowery
officiating. Burial
will follow in Oak
Grove Cemetery in
Depoy. Visitation
will begin at 5 p.m.
April 11 at the funeral
home.
04/11/07
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