Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky (2024)

LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER. LEXINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1985 B11 Obituaries In Lexington Charles G. Baker, 62, died Monday. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday i in Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Jessamine County.

Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Friday at O.L. Hughes Sons Mortuary. Bethel Ross Courtney, 74, of 542 Ashley Way, mother of Juanita Ginter, died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Saturday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Friday. William Garrett Forman, 66, of 861 East High Street, a retired employee of St. Joseph Hospital and husband of Mildred Dutton Forman, died yesterday at St.

Joseph Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m.

Thursday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Novie Whitmire LeBus, of 1717 Richmond Road, widow of Clarence LeBus, died yesterday at her home after a long illness. Services will be at 5 p.m. Friday at W.R. Milward Mortuary Broadway.

Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Myrtle Oliva Whitmier Scholarship Fund 1 at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C., 28723, or a favorite charity. Olen Berry Potts, 84, of 1749 Liberty Road, a retired jockey and trainer for 60 years, husband of Mamie Lowery Potts, died yesterday at Central Baptist Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Friday at Whitehall Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Bluegrass Memorial Gardens in Jessamine County. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Friday.

Will R. Saunier, 86, of Malabu Drive, a clerk with Saunier Brothers Machinery and Ironworks and Wilson Machinery Supply, widower of Emma Gibson Saunier, died yesterday at Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Aaron Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m.

Friday. Contributions are suggested to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. Ophelia Webb, 64, of 1841-A Gerald Drive died Monday. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Smith Smith Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today. In Kentucky BARBOURVILLE Robert Abner, 94, of Heidrick, a retired farmer, died Monday at Valley Park Convalescent Center after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hopper Funeral Home.

Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today. BEATTYVILLE Viola Gentry, 90, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Lee County, widow of Oscar Gentry, died Tuesday at her home after a long illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Newnam Funeral Home.

Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Friday. BOONEVILLE Adam Mcintosh, 78, of Route 2, Beattyville, a retired farmer and miner, husband of Mae Fox McIntosh, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, apparently of a stroke. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Searcy and Strong Funeral Home.

Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today. BOONEVILLE Alpha Rob- erts Short, 80, of Lerose, widow of Kelly Short, died yesterday at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Manchester, apparently of, cancer. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Searcy and Strong Funeral Home.

Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today. COLUMBIA Martha Helen Dehoney, 66, of Greensburg, wife of Ewell Dehoney, died Tuesday at Humana Audubon Hospital in Louisville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.

Visitation will be anytime. CORBIN Laura West Lawson, 95, of 600 North Ford Street, mother of Jean Ockerman of Lexington, died Tuesday at Mayfair Manor Nursing Home in Lexington. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Corbin. Visitation will be after 6 p.m.

today at O'Neil Funeral Home. DANVILLE Edna Mae Woosley, 71, of Indiana, formerly of Jackson County man is slain A Jackson County man was shot and killed late Tuesday and another county resident was charged with murder, state police said yesterday. Earl Rice, 34, of Annville was charged in connection with the slaying of Gary Lee Robinson, 23, of Tyner. Robinson died of a single gunshot wound to the head just after 11 p.m. The shooting occurred in the driveway of the Willard McQueen residence on Abnertown Road, five miles south of Tyner in the Dolittle community.

McQueen is Rice's brother-in-law, said Jackson County Coroner Earl Lakes, who pronounced Robinson dead at the scene. State police said Rice was being held in the Jackson County Jail. The investigation is continuing. Robinson is survived by his wife, Pam Robinson. Lakes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete last night.

George Robert Crabtree, 101.0 dies STANTON George Robert Crabtree, 101, a retired Bowen merchant and farmer, died yesterday at his home after a long illness. Crabtree was a member of the Powell County Board of Education for 20 years and was a member of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. He also was a member of Stanton Masonic Lodge No. 352 He was a member of Bowen Church of Christ. Crabtree is survived by five daughters, Elsa Rogers, Nellie Skidmore, Eula Skidmore and Reva Carter, all of Stanton, and Venice Rogers of Jeffersonville; and three sons, Clarence Crabtree of Mount Sterling, Dale Crabtree of Lexington and Ernest Crabtree of Stanton.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bowen First Church of God. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today. Wells Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Information furnished to Herald-Leader Notices advertising department by mortuaries. Jeannette (Jean) Crutchfield BoCook. Funeral services 1:00 p.m. today at Whitehall Funeral Chapel with the Rev.

Eugene Barbour officiating. Burial Lexington Cemetery. Casket bearers will be M.R. Pitts, Keith Pitts, James Young, Andrew Robiner, Harry May, Robert Kotzbauer. Visitation until time of services.

COOPER COOPER Local BOCOOK John Remington Cooper, 82, 3538 Creekwood Drive, died Monday afternoon a at the VA Hospital. Before retirement, he was associated with General Electric for 37 years. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y., a member of the Baptist Church and a 32nd degree Mason of the Scottish Rite. He also served in the U.S. Navy.

Survivors are his wife, Esther Carl Cooper; two daughters, Mrs. Charles W. (Sandra) Young, Lexington and Mrs. Gary L. (Barbara) Fowler, Elmhurst, a son, John R.

today at Lakes Funeral Home. MORELAND Charlie Gilbert Currens, 67, of Route 2, Stanford, a retired police officer in Richmond, husband of Lillian Harris Curren, died yesterday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home.

Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today. NEON William B. Harper, 69, of Jackhorn, a retired employee of General Motors Co. and husband of Patty Hall Harper, died Tuesday at his home after a long illness.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Banks Funeral Home. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today. NEON Coney Ritchie, 64, a retired miner, husband of Polly Ann Ritchie of Neon, died Tuesday at St.

Mary's Hospital in Norton, after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Morres Freewill Baptist Church in McRoberts. Visitation will be anytime at the church. Banks Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements.

NEON Rhodina Wells, 72, of Weeksbury, mother of Jimmy Wells, died Tuesday at the Appalachian Regional Hospital in Whitesburg after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Weeksbury Church of Christ. Visitation will be anytime at the church. Banks Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

PARIS Marion Gilbert RobInson, 57, of 311. Maysville Street, husband of Frances Holder Robinson, died Tuesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital off Cooper Drive, Lexington, after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lusk Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m.

today. PIKEVILLE Seretta Wilson Gross, 85, of Second Street died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Georgia Ward, after a long illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Justice Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Harlan County.

PIKEVILLE Marie Younce, 65, of the Justiceville Addition, wife of Clarence Younce, died Tuesday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Greasy Creek Regular Baptist Church. Visitation will be anytime at Justice Funeral Home. PIKEVILLE Gertrude Mullins, 79, of Williams Hollow died Monday at Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Pikeville.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Church of God LLOYD Devar H. (Pat) Lloyd, 85, 138 Shady Lane, died Tuesday. He was a native of Fayette County, son of the late Levi F. and Minnie Hadley Lloyd.

He was retired in 1965 from GTE after 49 years service as He was a member and deacon and former treasurer of Calvary Baptist Church. He was past master Lexington Lodge 1 was a York Rite Mason, a member of Oleika Shrine Temple, past masters unit of Oleika Temple and the oldest member of Lexington Lions' Club. Survivors are his wife, Sadie Newton Lloyd; two brothers, Lee L. Lloyd, Lexington, Ollie B. Lloyd, Santa Monica, three sisters, Mae Roark, Lexington, Ruth Shields, Highland, IN.

and Hazel Militant Pilgrim Ground of Truth. Visitation will be after noon today at J.W. Call Son Funeral Home. PRESTONSBURG Billie Marie Gayheart, 56, of 12 Greer Street, an employee of Fairy Tale Fashions, daughter of Flora Belle Slone Gayheart, died Tuesday at Highland Regional Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m.

Saturday at Floyd Funeral Home. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. today. RICHMOND David Pryse Azbill, 91, of Waco, a former engineer with Richmond Water Works and with the Blue Grass Army Depot for 13 years, husband of Stella Spurlin Azbill, died Tuesday at Pattie A. Clay Hospital after a short illness.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Turpin Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today and until services Friday. RICHMOND Nellie Blanton, 95, of 142 Parrish Avenue, mother of James Blanton died Monday at Pattie A.

Clay Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Mount Nebo Baptist Church. D.L. Parks Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.

RICHMOND Connie J. Hiatt, 59, of 532 West Main Street, sister of Donnie Hiatt of Paducah, died yesterday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington after a short illness. Turpin Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangments, which were incomplete last night. SALYERSVILLE Franklin Lee Arnett, 46, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Salyersville, a tool and die maker, son of Allene Blazer Arnett, died Sunday at his home of a selfinflicted gunshot wound, Montgomery County chief pathologist Donald E. Schaffer said.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Caudill Funeral Home. Visitation will be anytime. SALYERSVILLE Luther Holliday, 79, of Salyersville, a retired miner, and father of Jilson Holliday, died Tuesday at Humana Hospital Louisa after a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m.

today at Caudill Funeral Home. Visitation will be anytime. STANTON Noga Boyd, 80, of Southfork Road, a retired oil field worker for Neil Oil husband of Mintie Hall Boyd, died Tuesday at Mary Chiles Extendacare in Mount Sterling of an apparent stroke. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Wells Funeral Home.

Visitation will be anytime. WARSAW Harry K. Ballard, 71, of Glencoe, a retired machinist and farmer, widower of Evelyn Ballard, died yesterday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at CarltonLowder Funeral Home in Warsaw.

Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today. Contributions are suggested to the Gallatin County Life Squad. WEST LIBERTY Russell McClure, 88, of Route 4, West Liberty, a retired miner, died Monday in Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, after a long illness. Services will be at 11 a.m.

today at War Creek Bethany Church. Visitation will be anytime at Potter Funeral Home. WEST LIBERTY Fred Williams, 75, of Route 3, West Liberty, a retired farmer and husband of Emma Williams, died Tuesday at Morgan County Regional Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Herald and Stewart Funeral Home.

Visitation will be anytime. WINCHESTER Bessie Osborne Flinchum Varner, 63, of 108 Hillcrest Drive, a retired nurse's assistant and wife of James Paul Varner, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Services will be at p.m. today at Scobee Funeral Home.

John Raymond Davis, ex-Ford executive, dies John Raymond "Jack" Davis, a former group vice president of Ford Motor died Tuesday at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Medical Center. He was 90. After he retired in 1957, Davis became involved in horse racing. He became president of the Detroit Race Course and settled on Woodcrest Farm in Fayette County.

Davis, of 3820 Huffman Mill Pike, a native of Pennsylvania, joined Ford Motor Co. at Highland Park, after he graduated from Detroit College of Law in 1919. Four years later he was appointed assistant general manager of sales and advertising and in 1928, as director of sales and advertising, became responsible for the company's worldwide organization. In 1945, Davis was elected to Ford's board of directors and stayed in that position until his retirement. In 1953, he was promoted to group vice president in charge of the International Division, Tractor Division and Special Products Division, and chairman of the Product Planning Committee.

He retired in 1957 after his second heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Mary Marguerite Davis; and a stepson, Raymond C. Cunningham of Kingsport, Tenn. Private services are planned for a later date. W.R.

Milward Broadway is in charge of the arrangements. Contributions are suggested to the Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center. Devar Lloyd, retired GTE employee, dies Devar H. "Pat" Lloyd, 85, a retired telephone company employee of 49 years, died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital after a long illness.

Lloyd, of 138 Shady Lane, retired from General Telephone Co. in 1965. He began in 1916 as a telegrapher for one of Lexington's phone companies. He was at GTE when he retired. He was a past master of Lexington No.

1 A.M., and a York Rite McCullough, Lexington; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold F. Lloyd and L.F. Lloyd Jr. Services 10:00 a.m.

Friday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas C. Nix and the Rev. J. Dan Cooper officiating.

Burial Winchester Cemetery. Visitation from 5-9 p.m. today. POTTS Mr. Olen Berry Potts, 84, Lexington, died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital.

He was a horseman for 60 years, served as a deacon at the Grace Baptist Church and was presently a member of the Seventh Street Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mamie Pearl Potts; a son, Roger B. Potts; a daughter, Louise Barnett, all of Lexington; 6 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral services 2:00 p.m. Friday at Whitehall Funeral Chapel.

Burial Blue Grass Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Roger Stephens Potts, Glenn Douglas Potts, Gary Olen Barnett, Mark Livington Barnett, Robert Robertson, Leon Calvert. Visitation from 4-9 p.m. today and after 10:00 a.m. Friday.

SAUNIER Will R. Saunier, 86, widower of Emma Gibson Saunier, Malabu Drive, died Wednesday. A native of Lexington, he was a son of the late Steven C. and Margaret Watkins Saunier. A clerk at Saunier Brothers Machine Shop and Wilson Machinery, he was also a member of Broadway Christian Church, Lexington Lodge 1 Scottish Mason.

He was a member of Oleika Shrine Temple and a member of the past masters unit of Oleika Temple. He was also the oldest member of Lexington Lions Club. He is survived by his wife, Sadie Newton Lloyd. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home.

Burial will be in Winchester Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. May Fitzpatrick Forman, he was a retired employee of St.

Joseph Hospital and was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Survivors are his wife, Mildred Dutton Forman; an uncle, Matthew J. Amato four sisters, Justina Forman Modica, Vincena Amato, Mary Ellen Amato, Louise Amato Jones, all of Lexington; three brothers, Matthew J. Amato Lexington, Louis J.

Amato, Bowling Green and James G. Amato, Lexington; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 11:00 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church with Rev.

Elmer Moore officiating. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Visitation from 3-9 p.m. today at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. GORDON Lee Gordon.

Funeral services 1:00 p.m. today in the Greenwood Cemetery with Rev. Austin Ray officiating. Arrangements entrusted to O.L. Hughes Sons Mortuary.

HENDERSON Mrs. Pearl E. Henderson. Funeral services 11:00 a.m. today at Hillcrest Memorial Park with Rev.

W.K. Simmons officiating. The W.R. Milward Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Senior Citizens Dept.

at Calvary Baptist Church, 150 East High Street, Lexington, 40507. LEBUS Novie Whitmire LeBus, 1717 Richmond Road, widow of Clarence LeBus, died Wednesday a at her residence after a long illness. She was born in Transluvania County, Rite Bodies, Oleika Shrine and the Clown Patrol and was past patron of Henry Clay Chapter O.E.S.. Survivors are sons, Kenneth Saunier, LeRoy Saunier, both of Lexington, Fred Saunier, Charleston, W.VA.; daughter, Mrs. Sam (Jean) Taylor, Norwood, sisters, Mrs.

Margaret McElhone and Mrs. Dorothy Offield, Lexington; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Aaron Smith Funeral Home by Rev. Thomas W.

Gold. Burial Lexington Cemetery. Masonic services 6:00 p.m. Friday. Visitation from 3-9 p.m.

Friday. The family requests contributions to Shriners Hospital, 1900 Richmond Road, Lexington, 40502. SPENCER Elmer B. Spencer Jr. Funeral services 11:00 a.m.

today at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 533 East Main Street with Tim Scott officiating. Burial Hillcrest Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Glen Coomer Kenneth Cox, Robert Creech, Harold P. Durbin, William S. Reid, William L.

Roberts. Whitehall Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements. Masonic services were conducted by Lexington Lodge 1 Memorials may be made to the Church of the Good Shepherd. Ophelia Mae Berryman Webb. Funeral services 1:00 p.m.

Friday at Smith Smith Funeral Home. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation from 7-9 p.m. today. WEBB.