Alva
Blacklock, Jr.
Alva
Blacklock, Jr., 73, of Cromwell, died Monday, January 29, 2007, at his residence
in Cromwell.
He
was the son of the late Alva Blacklock and Ida (Day) Blacklock.
He
retired after 21 years of service as a Chief Warrant Officer in the Army.
He
was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and received the Bronze
Star.
He
was a member of Green River Baptist Church.
In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ivan Blacklock;
and three sisters, Flossie Hines, Evla Hunter and Christine Blacklock.
He
is survived by two sons, Alva Blacklock, III of Owensboro and Marty Blacklock
of Cromwell; a daughter, Teresa Ready of Vine Grove, Kentucky; a sister,
Alice Deane Bryant of Cromwell; two brothers, Glen Blacklock and Avery Blacklock,
both of Cromwell; and four grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, January 31, 2007, at William L. Danks Funeral
Home in Beaver Dam.
Burial
was in Green River Cemetery in Cromwell.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
Randall
V. Ashby
Randall
V. “Randy” Ashby, 55, of Beaver Dam, died Friday, January 26, 2007, at his
home.
He
was born in Madisonville, Kentucky, retired from the U.S. Army, a Master
Mason with the Masonic Lodge in Alabama, a Kentucky Colonel, and of the
Baptist faith.
Randy,
the son of Charles V. Ashby of Hartford and Opal Herron of Beaver Dam, retired
as Chief Warrant Officer Four after serving 21 years of active service in
the U.S. Army.
During
his tenure, he served this country at several stations in the United States
and also in Vietnam, Korea, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Germany, Cyprus,
Turkey, Iraq and the Republic of the Bahamas.
Randy
retired as a UH-60 (Blackhawk) instructor pilot and instrument flight examiner.
His
awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, two Meritorious Service
Medals, five Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, the
Good Conduct Medal, three Humanitarian Service Medals, the Kuwaiti Liberation
Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, Southwest Asia Service Ribbon, Vietnam
Service Ribbon, Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, two National Defense Medals and
the Master Army Aviator Badge.
Survivors
include his father, Charles V. Ashby and his wife Betty of Hartford; his
mother, Opal Herron and her husband Bob of Beaver Dam; a son, Kris Ashby
of Elizabethtown; two daughters, Mariah Burns of Cecilia, Kentucky, and
Melody Govig and her husband Justin of Chattanooga, Tennessee; two brothers,
Doug Ashby and his wife Mindy and Kevin Ashby and his wife Shannon; two
sisters, Terri Helm and her husband Reggie of Owensboro and Amanda Ashby
of Hartford; five grandchildren, Kristopher Blake Ashby, Leighanna Grace
Ashby, Stephen Burns, Seth Burns and Christian Michael Govig; and many nieces
and nephews.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at Bevil Brothers Funeral
Home in Beaver Dam.
Burial
with military honors was in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam.
Harold
David Cummings
Harold
David Cummings, 70, Falls of Rough, died Friday, January 26, 2007, at his
home.
He
was born in Olaton and was a retired oil field worker.
He
was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors
include his companion of 29 years, Ellen Huff of Falls of Rough; a daughter,
Shannon Taylor of Hawesville; a brother, Billy Cummings of Falls of Rough;
two sisters, Sue Tate of Falls of Rough and Doris Harder of Leitchfield;
and two grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, January 29, 2007, at Geary Funeral Home in
Fordsville.
Burial
was in Yeaman Cemetery in Grayson County.
Norman
Gregory Skaggs
Norman
Gregory “Greg” Skaggs, 42, of Utica, died Friday, January 26, 2007, at his
home.
He
was an employee of Holiday World as the roller coaster mechanic and was
previously employed with Swedish Match.
He
was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and attended Masonville Baptist
Church.
He
was preceded in death by his son, Specialist Timothy Adam Fulkerson, who
died on October 7, 2006, in Tikrit, Iraq; his father, Norman Skaggs in 1995;
his maternal grandmother, Rita McCullough in 2000; and by his paternal grandmother,
Annetta Jo Skaggs in 2006.
He
is survived by his wife of 14 years, Anissa Jo “Nikki” Skaggs; daughters,
Terri Nicole Skaggs, Kelsey Ann Skaggs and MariEmilia Rannette Fulkerson;
sons, Bradley Norman Skaggs and Houston Shane Fulkerson-Skaggs; a granddaughter;
his mother and step-father, Toloma and Jerry Anderson; his sister, Candi
Lynn Kamuf; and his brothers, Norman Todd Skaggs, Steve Anderson, Scott
Anderson and Jerry Lynn Anderson, Jr.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, January 29,2007, at James H. Davis Funeral
Home Chapel in Owensboro.
Burial
was in Owensboro Memorial Gardens in Owensboro.
Expressions
of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Masonville Fire Department,
P.O. Box 1010, Utica, Kentucky
42376.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.davisfuneralhome.com.
Jimmy
Lee Ashby, Jr.
Jimmy
Lee “Jim Bob” Ashby, Jr., 36, of Beaver Dam, died Thursday, January 25,
2007, in Hartford.
He
was born on August 16, 1970, in Hartford to Jimmy and Helen (Fields) Ashby.
He
was a graduate of Ohio County High School and Nashville Diesel College.
He
was an Air Force veteran, employed by Matrix Co. as a boilermaker and a
member of McHenry Baptist Church.
He
was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Charles Edward Ashby, Sr., and
Slaney Fields.
In
addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Matthew Ashby and
his wife Shana of Cromwell; his grandmothers, Margaret “Jean” Ashby and
Charlena Field, both
of
Beaver Dam; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Funeral
services were held on January 29, 2007, at William L. Danks Funeral Home
in Beaver Dam with Rev. Kelley Harris and Rev. Gary Hines officiating.
Burial
was in Green River Cemetery in Cromwell.
The
family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the
Green River Baptist Church Van Fund.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
Earrol
Bishop
Earrol
“Deannie” Monroe Bishop, 70, of Whiting, Indiana, formerly of Ohio County,
passed away January 24, 2007, at St. Margaret Hospital, Hammond, Indiana.
She
was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Berchel; a son, Irvin;
a sister, Rosetta Kiper; a granddaughter, Angie; and a brother, Scottie.
She
is survived by two daughters, Virginia Serna of Whiting and LaDonna Condes
of Michigan City; two sons, Stecy Bishop and Eric Bishop, both of Whiting;
seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, January 29, 2007, at Owens Funeral Home in
Whiting.
Burial
was in Elmwood Cemetery in Hammond, Indiana.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.owensfuneralhome.com.
Orbry
Lee Buck
Orbry
Lee Buck, 76, of Hartford, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at home.
He
was born on July 28, 1930, in Slickford, Kentucky (Wayne County), to the
late Samuel C. and Elsie Johnson Buck.
He
was self-employed as a carpenter and construction worker, a member of Bells
Run Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and
a
brother, Conrad Amos Buck.
He
is survived by his wife, Norma Jean Gilbert Buck of Hartford; a son, Samuel
Lee Buck of Owensboro; two daughters, Wanda Jean Buck of San Antonio, Texas,
and Erma Christine Hastie of Owensboro; brothers, Harold D. Buck of New
Mexico, Carlis C. Buck of Muncie, Indiana, Bob Orvil Buck of Springport,
Indiana, and Delmer Buck of Felda, Florida; sisters, Lorene Smith of Bells
Run, Maxine Anderson of Whitesville, Nadine Boone of Dalton, Georgia, and
Pauline Boone of Owensboro; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, January 27, 2007, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral
Home in Hartford.
Burial
was in Bells Run Baptist Church Cemetery in Ohio County.
Bonnie
B. Lamb
Bonnie
B. Lamb, 88, of Hartford, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at Professional
Care Health and Rehab Center in Hartford.
She
was born in the Sulphur Springs community of Ohio County, was a member of
Concord Baptist Church and a homemaker.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, James Lamb in April 2002, and a son,
Donald Lamb in May
2000.
She
is survived by a son, Troy Lamb of Apache Junction, Arizona; a daughter,
Debi Puckett of Hartford; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, January 27, 2007, at Duke-Bevil Brothers
Funeral Home in Hartford.
Burial
was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Donald
Ray Widner
Donald
Ray Widner, 59, of Beaver Dam, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007,
at his residence.
Mr.
Widner was born on March 8, 1947, to the late Alfred and Trula Burns Widner
in Harlan County, Kentucky.
He
worked for Peabody Coal Company and was of the Baptist faith.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Joan Southard Widner, who passed
away April 6, 2003.
Survivors
include a son, Donald Widner, Jr., of Booneville, Indiana; a daughter, Kimberly
Widner of Beaver Dam; a brother, Alfred Widner, Jr., of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky;
three sisters, Cathy Hobdy and Corolyn Raley, both of Hartford and Mary
Ann Smith of McHenry; and three grandchildren, Lauren Widner, Ashley Widner
and Noah Widner.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, January 27, 2007, at William L. Danks Funeral
Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. Betty Shaver officiating.
Burial
was in Render Memorial Cemetery in McHenry.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
Howard
Lindel Elmore
Howard
Lindel Elmore, 87, of Beaver Dam, died Sunday, January 21, 2007, at Beaver
Dam Nursing and Rehab Center in Beaver Dam.
He
was the son of the late Alford and Lula Elmore.
He
was employed by Peabody Coal Company, a member of Independence Baptist Church,
and a member of McHenry Lodge F&AM #800.
He
also served in the Army during World War II.
He
was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith Ellen Elmore.
He
is survived by his wife, Ruby (King) Elmore; a daughter, Linda Mae Crawford
of Louisville; a son, Michael Joe Elmore of Louisville; a brother, Alfred
Elmore of Indianapolis, Indiana; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral
services were held on Friday, January 26, 2007, at William L. Danks Funeral
Home.
Burial
was in Render Memorial Cemetery in McHenry.
Masonic
services were held on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at the funeral home.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
Opal
M. Coppage
Opal
M. Coppage, 89, formerly of Schererville, Indiana, passed away Friday, January
12, 2007.
She
was a former member of the Whiting Baptist Church.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, E. Harold Coppage.
She
is survived by two daughters, Donna L. Brown of Hartford and Linda Laczkowski
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; a son, Hal Coppage of Schererville; nine grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Jack Conder of North Little Rock, Arkansas;
and two sisters, Billie Hollis of Schererville and Marleen Rodsler of Cabot,
Arkansas.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at the Fagen-Miller Funeral
Home in St. John, Indiana.
Burial
was in Memory Lane Cemetery in Schererville.
Eathel
Bellaver
Eathel
“Dixie” Bellaver, 92, of Madison Heights, died Saturday, December 30, 2006,
at
St. Anthony’s Nursing Home in Warren.
She
was born on August 22, 1914, in Ohio County.
She
married Americo “Rex” Bellaver on November 30, 1940.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, who died in October of 2002; and a
daughter, Peggy Cole.
She
is survived by her children, Patricia Hall of Royal Oak and Rex Bellaver
of Frankenmuth; a sister, Lucille Akins of Royal Oak; three grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at Edward Swanson and
Son Funeral Home in Madison Heights.
Burial
was in Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
