Eula
Mae Underwood
GREENVILLE
– Eula Mae Underwood,
94, died Tuesday, Jan.
9, 2007 in the Muhlenberg
Community Hospital after
a short illness.
Born
in Beech Grove March 21,
1912, she was the daughter
of the late Charles David
Wiggins and Alice Pearl
Kerrick Wiggins. She graduated
from Beech Grove High
School in 1931 and from
Owensboro City Hospital
as a registered nurse
in 1937. She retired from
Muhlenberg Community Hospital
in 1976 after 35 years
as a nurse. She was a
member of Second Baptist
Church in Greenville.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 57 years,
Otis Bryan Underwood Jan.
8, 1996, two sisters,
Mary Hardwick and Anita
Westerfield, and four
brothers, Otis Wiggins,
Terrill Wiggins, Franklin
Wiggins and Alfred Wiggins.
Funeral
services were held at
1 p.m. Jan. 11 at Gary's
Funeral Home with Dr.
Ray England and the Rev.
Bob Thurman officiating.
Burial followed in Memorial
Gardens Cemetery in Powderly.
Alena
Faye Salaiz
SEBREE
– Alena Faye Salaiz, 69,
died Wednesday, Jan. 10,
2007 at Methodist Hospital
in Henderson.
Born
in Muhlenberg County April
23, 1937, she was a machine
operator at Gibbs Die
Casting. She was a member
of Leigh's Chapel General
Baptist Church and attended
Sebree Mission.
Survivors
include her husband, Moe
Salaiz; a son, Larry (Penny)
Gish of Spring Hill, Tenn.;
three grandchildren, Justin
Gish, Lee Gish and Amanda
Gish; two stepsons, Dan
Salaiz of Henderson and
Dennis Salaiz of Evansville;
a step-granddaughter,
Jena Salaiz; four brothers,
Sila Hardison of Robards,
Dolphous Hardison of Utica
and Ernest Hardison and
Earon Hardison, both of
Greenville; two sisters,
Christine Powell of Robards
and Joyce Sandefur of
Henderson; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held at
11 a.m. Jan. 12 at Tucker
Beechmont Funeral Home
with the Rev. Mark Compton
officiating. Burial followed
in Union Ridge Cemetery
in Belton.
Marilyn
W. Burney
OCOEE,
FLA. – Marilyn W. Burney,
80, died Sunday, Dec.
30, 2006.
She
was born in Central City
Nov. 25, 1926.
Survivors
include her husband, Alfred;
two sons, James Burney
and Jack Burney; a daughter,
Cynthia Gallagher; three
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Funeral
services were held at
2 p.m. Jan. 5 at Woodlawn
Funeral Home in Orlando,
Fla.
Martha
Jane Todd
DRAKESBORO
– Martha Jane Todd, 76,
died Thursday, Jan. 11,
2007 at Maple Manor Health
Care in Greenville.
Born
in Hopkins County March
17, 1930, she was a homemaker
and a member of First
Baptist Church in Central
City. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Ashley K. Todd.
Survivors
include two sons, Rocky
Todd and Brad Todd, both
of Greenville; a daughter,
Cennie Laycock of Central
City; her mother, Ethel
Coffman of Madisonville;
10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
a half-brother, Roy Qualis
of Madisonville; four
half-sisters, Ursula Bunch,
Linda Hibbs, Nancy Young
and June Burnes, all of
Madisonville; and her
companion, Mike Phillips
of Drakesboro.
Funeral
services were held at
2 p.m. Jan. 15 at Tucker
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Danny Mooneyhan officiating.
Burial followed in Rose
Hill Cemetery in Central
City.
Wanda
Paulette Reeves O'Neal
DAWSON
SPRINGS – Wanda Paulette
Reeves O'Neal, 49, died
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
at St. Mary's Hospital
in Evansville after a
sudden illness.
Born
in Muhlenberg County Aug.
11, 1957, she was a homemaker
and a member of the Fellowship
Temple in Madisonville.
She was preceded in death
by her mother, Dora Pauline
Mayes Reeves, a daughter,
Jennifer Lynn Parker and
a brother, Jimmy Earl
Reeves.
Survivors
include her husband of
10 years, John Ray O'Neal;
a daughter, Angel Denise
Jones of Greenville; a
grandson, Jacob Alexander
Braun of Central City;
her father, Calvin Ray
Reeves of Greenville;
a sister, Doris Scott
of Greenville; and two
brothers, Joe Reeves of
Beulah, Ky. and Marion
C. "Peanuts" Reeves of
Hanson.
Funeral
services were held at
2 p.m. Jan. 14 at Gary's
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Jerry Eades officiating.
Burial followed in Joines
Chapel Cemetery in Clifty.
Donald
Clyde Riley
OWENSBORO
– Donald Clyde Riley,
64, died Saturday, Jan.
13, 2007 at Fordsville
Nursing Home in Fordsville.
Born
in Jeffersonville, Ind.
Aug. 9, 1942, he was disabled.
Survivors
include a brother, Samuel
Riley of Owenton, Ky.;
three nieces; and two
nephews.
Funeral
services were held at
noon Jan. 15 at Tucker
Funeral Home with Doris
Riley officiating. Burial
followed in Rose Hill
Cemetery in Central City.
Rev.
Russell Elwood Carver
ROSEWOOD
– The Rev. Russell Elwood
Carver, 74, died Friday,
Jan. 12, 2007 at the Western
Kentucky Veterans Center
in Hanson after a lengthy
illness.
Born
in Muhlenberg County Nov.
11, 1932, he was the son
of the late Otis Vetretes
Carver and Ethel Elizabeth
Cornette Carver. He graduated
from Lindsey Wilson College
in Columbia in 1964 with
a Bachelor's degree in
theology and was a Methodist
pastor for 30 years before
retiring. He retired from
T.V.A. in 1996 after 15
years as a coal tester.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Jo Nell Pentecost
in 1996; a son, Trent
Wyatt Carver in 1987;
two sisters, Audrey Cisney
and Christine Miller;
and five brothers, Brenton,
Thurmond, Carrol Thomas,
Doyle Bennett and Bobby
Joe Carver.
Survivors
include a son, Lanny (Betty)
Carver of Olmstead, Ky.;
two daughters, Karen (Terry
Hearld) Jernigan of Greenville
and Phyllis (Kevin) Sparks
of Spurgeon, Ind.; seven
grandchildren, Jason (Denise)
Kirtley, Keith (Michelle)
Carver, Amanda (Tommy)
Whittemore, Kim (Scott
Dortch) Lipe, Angela (Matthew)
Mills, Melissa Jernigan
and Alec Sparks; 10 great-grandchildren,
Trenton, Logan, Lily-Kate,
Sage, Josh, Jacob, Peyton,
Bryson, Rayleigh and Emmi
Grace; three sisters,
Thelma Sherrod of Greenville,
Marjorie Oates of Walnut
Creek, Calif. and Jean
Westerfield of Cadiz;
and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral
services were held at
2 p.m. Jan. 15 at Rosewood
United Methodist Church
with the Revs. Ronnie
Young and Steve Latham
officiating. Burial followed
in Rosewood Methodist
Cemetery in Rosewood.
Gary's Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Jerald
Stewart
PRINCETON
– Jerald Stewart, 86,
died Sunday, Jan. 14,
2007 at Caldwell County
Hospital after a long
illness.
Born
April 16, 1920 he was
a retired owner in the
grocery business, a member
of the V.F.W. and a member
of Northside Baptist Church.
Survivors
include a son, Jerry Stewart
of Princeton; a daughter,
Jane Ann Olson of Maple
Grove, Minn.; six grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren;
a brother, Hugh Stewart
of Sturgis; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held at
11 a.m. Jan. 16 at Morgan's
Funeral Home in Princeton
with the Rev. Jeff French
officiating. Burial followed
in Fairmount Cemetery
in Central City. Memorial
contributions may be made
to the Northside Baptist
Church building fund,
P.O. Box 463, Princeton,
KY 42445.
Kenneth
Ray Thomasson
GREENVILLE
– Kenneth Ray Thomasson,
51, died Sunday, Jan.
13, 2007 at Muhlenberg
Community Hospital in
Greenville.
Born
in Muhlenberg County Jan.
12, 1956, he was self-employed
in gas and oil. He was
a member of Second Baptist
Church in Greenville.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Henry Thomasson
and a brother, Freddie
Thomasson.
Survivors
include his wife, Lindy
Page Thomasson; a son,
Dakota Page of Greenville;
his mother, Mattie Maxine
Thomasson Barker of Greenville;
two brothers, Jerry Thomasson
of Greenville and Danny
Thomasson of Bremen; and
a sister, Terri Crews
of Madisonville.
Funeral
services were held at
1 p.m. Jan. 16 at Tucker
Funeral Home with the
Rev. Wayne Rice officiating.
Burial followed in New
Life Cemetery in Powderly.
The family requests that
in lieu of flowers donations
be made to Lindy Thomasson
at First Kentucky Bank.
Hazel
Becker
MOBILE,
ALA. – Hazel Becker, 87,
died Wednesday, Jan. 10,
2007 at Lynnwood Nursing
Home.
Although
she had been a long time
resident of Mobile, she
was a member of the Lioness
Club, the Country Club
and Bridge Club in Central
City. She and her husband
owned Buddy's Hardware
Store in Central City.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Buddy
Becker.
Survivors
include two sons, Dr.
Doug Becker of Hagerstown,
Md. and Hank Becker of
Mobile; two daughters,
Dr. Linda Becker of Boston
and Dr. Chandana Becker
of Fayetteville, Ark.;
six grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; a
brother, Julius Cohen
of Ky.; and many friends
and relatives.
