Lillian
Martin Lewis
Lillian
Martin Lewis, 89, of Owensboro, formerly of Beaver Dam, passed away
June 12, 2007, in Owensboro.
She
was born March 28, 1918, in Beaver Dam to the late Ernest and Mary Alice
Turnbull Martin.
She
was a member of Beaver Dam United Methodist Church and a homemaker.
She
had lived in Florida with her husband Max for 48 years before returning
to Kentucky in 1995.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Maxwell Jay Lewis, who passed
away April 16, 1995; two brothers, Ray Martin and William F. Martin;
and two sisters, Ruby Duke and Lucille Hutchinson.
Survivors
include her daughter, Marsha Kirk and husband Sherwood of Fordsville;
a brother, J. T. Martin of Beaver Dam; a grandson, Kevin Kirk and wife
Ziza of Owensboro; a granddaughter, Kimberly Kirk of Owensboro; and
four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 14, 2007, at William
L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. Donnie Thomas officiating.
Burial
will be in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Visitation
was from 2 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and will be from 9 a.m. until the
time of service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
Charles
H. Smith
Charles
H. Smith, 73, of Cromwell, passed away Monday, June 11, 2007, at his
residence.
He
was born April 20, 1934, in Ohio County to the late Harb and Mary Josephen
Johnson Smith.
He
was a custodian for the Ohio County School System and a member of Cromwell
United Methodist Church in Cromwell.
He
is survived by his wife, DeLois Drake Smith of Cromwell.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at William L. Danks Funeral
Home in Beaver Dam.
Burial
was in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
Hubert
O. Tichenor
Hubert
Tichenor, 85, of Hartford, died Friday, June 8 at Western Kentucky Veterans
Center in Hanson.
He
was born August 9, 1921, to the late Chester and Geneva Ross Tichenor.
He
was a Navy veteran of World War II, the owner of Tichenor Farm Machinery
in Hartford and a member of Hartford Baptist Church.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Ione Ralph Tichenor, on March 17,
1975, and by brothers, Jack Tichenor, John Tichenor and Martin Tichenor.
Survivors
include sons, Jim Tichenor of Hazard, Kentucky, and Jeff Tichenor and
his wife, Rose of Las Vegas, Nevada; daughters, Judy Bevil and husband,
Jerry of Hartford, Jan Hill and her husband, Greg of Beaver Dam, and
Joanie Evans and her husband, Don of Alvaton; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren;
and two brothers, Rolly Tichenor of Hartford and Bill Tichenor of Princeton,
Kentucky.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at Bevil Brothers Funeral
Home in Beaver Dam with burial in Oakwood Cemetery in Hartford.
The
family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to
The Mission of Love Hospital Ministry in Haiti.
Silas
Shepherd
Silas
Shepherd, 61, of Hartford, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at Owensboro
Medical Health System.
He
was born September 2, 1945, in Leatherwood, Kentucky, to the late Sie
and Judy Napier Shepherd.
He
was a coal miner and a member of Taylor Mine United Baptist Church.
He
is survived by his wife, Mary Evelyn Sailing Shepherd of Rockport; two
sons, Joseph Silas Shepherd of Beaver Dam and Joshua Nathan Shepherd
of Rockport; a daughter, Julie Diana Decker of Hartford; five brothers,
Danny Lynn Shepherd of Leatherwood, Henry Shepherd of Beaver Dam, Harrison
Shepherd of Yeadiss, Kentucky, Kyle Shepherd of Winchester and Lowell
Jack Shepherd of Beaver Dam; three sisters, Carolyn Shepherd Smith and
Lucinda Shepherd Hill, both of Hartford and Joyce Combs of Hazard; and
four grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held Saturday, June 9, 2007, at William L. Danks Funeral
Home in Beaver Dam. Burial was in Echols Cemetery in Echols.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.
Aaron
Matthew Welsh
Aaron
Matthew "Matt" Welsh, 29, of Owensboro, died Thursday, June 7, 2007,
at Owensboro Medical Health System due to an accident on a four wheeler.
He
was born May 26, 1978, in Owensboro.
He
was a 1995 graduate of Ohio County High School and employed by Welsh
Construction.
He
is survived by his mother and step-father, Kay and David Thompson of
Owensboro; his father, Robert Welsh of Owensboro; two sisters, Lexi
Welsh and Lindsey Abney, both of Beaver Dam; a step-brother, J.D. Thompson
of Owensboro; a step-sister, Brittney Thompson of Owensboro; and his
grandparents, Shirlene Thompson, William and Marjorie Welsh and Gene
and Sharon NeSmith, all of Owensboro.
Funeral
services were held Monday, June 11, 2007, at James H. Davis Funeral
Home Chapel in Owensboro.
Burial
was in Green Brier Baptist Church Cemetery in Daviess County.
Online
messages of condolence may be left at www.davisfuneralhome.com.
