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Carroll Sanders Howard
04/19/2005
BEAVER DAM - Carroll Sanders Howard, 57, of Cromwell died Monday, April 18, 2005, at his home. He was self-employed in sanitation removal and was a member of Old Bethel United Methodist Church near Beaver Dam.
Survivors include a daughter, Jaujauna C. Bratcher; a brother, James H. Howard; and a sister, Brenda Sue Hoover.
Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial: Sunnyside cemetery in Beaver Dam. Visitation: From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Fon Midkiff
04/19/2005
Fon Midkiff, 103, formerly of 125 W. 18th St., Owensboro, died Monday, April 18, 2005, at Leisure Years Nursing Home in Owensboro. He was born on July 28, 1901, in Ohio County to the late George and Effie (Henning) Midkiff. He was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church. As a young man, he owned and drove a truck for a living and helped with the construction of U.S. 231. He also worked as a foreman at Public Aviation during World War II and was a tool dresser in the oil fields. His hobbies included helping others. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Nina Igleheart Midkiff, on October 1995; a son, Robert Midkiff, in January 1999; and by two daughters, Katherine Sublett in 1976 and Linda Lee in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Raymond and wife, Maxine Midkiff of Owensboro; a daughter-in-law, Jean Midkiff of Owensboro; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro. Burial is in Elmwood cemetery in Owensboro. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, P.O. Box 36570, Louisville, KY 40233-9909.
Shirley Nash
04/19/2005
Shirley Nash died Monday, April 18, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Rosine to Robert Kitchens and Vera Kitchens (Haven) and was a caterer for 15 years. She was a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, James Richard "Ricky" O'Neil, in 1982; and her father, Robert Kitchens, in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Terri Lynn Murphy and her husband, Kevin, of Owensboro; her mother, Vera Kitchens of Owensboro; two grandchildren, Amanda Abel and Jessica Murphy; five great-grandchildren, Tryistan Abel, Justice Murphy, Colton Abel, Judge Murphy and Mashayla Murphy; a brother, Robert Thomas Kitchens of Utica; a sister, Diane Barnett of Owensboro; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home chapel. Visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery.
Carlon Hugh Gillim
04/18/2005
It is with great sadness to the wife and children of Carlon Hugh Gillim, 67, of Hillcrest Healthcare Center that he passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2005. He was born on Dec. 27, 1937, to Erville and Edith Gillim. He was born in Narrows and grew up in Hartford. He retired after 28 years of employment as maintenance foreman from Peabody Coal Co. He also served as a volunteer fireman for many years. He was active in his church and served on several committees. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially water sports. He claimed to be a hunter, but his family noticed he never shot an animal. They realized he just loved to be with nature. He always had a garden and had a green thumb. He played golf, tennis and card games. He enjoyed traveling and visiting his daughters who moved all over the country, which gave him the opportunity to see much of the United States. He was always kind, considerate, generous and humorous and gained the affection of everyone he met. He was an inspiration to those who witnessed his positive, accepting spirit during his long, painful illnesses. He always had a smile, no matter how much pain he was suffering. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Gary Gillim; a son, Jeffrey Gillim of Sacramento; two daughters and sons-in-law, Clark and Kay Phillip of Charleston, S.C., and John and Carla Pearce of Austin, Texas; three grandchildren, Beth Hughes of Fort Worth, Texas, John Pearce Jr. and Jeffrey Pearce of Austin; two great-grandchildren, Pearce and Charlotte Hughes; five brothers, Griffith and Glendon Gillim of Rosine, Ray and Russell Gillim of Hartford and Eddie Gillim of Owensboro; five sisters, his twin sister, Sue Underwood of Evansville, Ramona Grant of Hartford, Linda Ebdleman of Florida, Donita Miller of Nashville and Judy Carter of Hopkinsville.
Services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Catholic Church, with the Rev. Timothy Sweeney of Immaculate Catholic Church officiating. Following Mass, graveside services will be at Oakwood cemetery in Hartford. Visitation is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home in Owensboro. Prayers will be said at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Percy Reynold Martin
04/18/2005
CLOVERPORT - Percy Reynold Martin, 90, of Hardinsburg died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at North Hardin Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1915, to A.T. Martin and Alma Lee Coffman Martin. He was preceded in death by his father; his mother; his wife, Katherine Mae Hammon Martin; two sisters, Lera Martin Wilson and Lilia Martin Pearson; a brother, Finis Martin; and a daughter-in-law, Wanda S. Eskridge Martin. He retired from General Electric in Tell City, Ind. He was a Mason and a member of Lincoln Trail Engine Club.
He is survived by his children, Bruce (Rita) Martin of Radcliff, William L. (Shirley) Martin of Ocean Springs, Miss., Wayne Martin of Cloverport and Gail (Jim) Ferguson of Brandenburg; three sisters, Lucille Whitler of Elizabethtown, Louise Martin of Cloverport and Loretta Sawyer of Lancaster, Pa.; four grandchildren, Josh (Janelle) Martin of Monticello, Ark., Sarah Martin of Bentonville, Ark., Bruce (Brandi) Martin of Largo, Fla., and Jeffrey Ferguson of New York; and two great-great-grandchildren, Lindsey and Conner Martin, both of Largo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Wallace-Burns Funeral Home in Cloverport, with burial in Cloverport cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Masonic services will be held Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Lewis Gordon 'Gary' Miller III
04/18/2005
BELL BUCKLE, Tenn. - Gary Miller III, 62, of Bell Buckle passed away Saturday April 16, 2005, at Bedford Medical Center. A native of Cincinnati, he grew up in Glen Ridge, N.J., had lived in Bedford County for the past 20 years and was employed as a cable splicer for BellSouth. He was preceded in death by a son, Lewis G. Miller IV; and brother, Ralph Richards Jr.
Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Judith (Judy) Wahl Miller of Bell Buckle; his father and stepmother, Lewis Gordon Miller, Jr. and Nancy Miller of Albemarle, N.C.; his mother and stepfather, Mary Smith and Ralph Richards of Vero Beach, Fla.; two sons Jason (Kim) Miller and Eric Miller, both of Murfreesboro; a stepdaughter, Stacy Lowe of LaFayette, La.; two stepsons , Steve and Gary Aud, both of Owensboro; two sisters, Ann Hartig of Fairhaven, N.J., and Rosemary Richards of St. Johns Island.
Funeral services will be at 11 a. m. Tuesday at Jennings and Ayers Chapel in Murfreesboro, Tenn., with Pastor Manuel McGregor officiating and burial in Evergreen cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Carolyn McDonald Todd
04/18/2005
CENTRAL CITY - Carolyn McDonald Todd, 50, of 135 Fairway Drive, Central City, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, in Perry, Ga. She was born March 19, 1955, in Muhlenberg County and was a member of Drakesboro First Baptist Church. She worked at Muhlenberg North Middle School as a sixth-grade math teacher. She was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Neagle; and her father, John William McDonald.
Survivors include her husband, David A. Todd of Central City; a daughter, Leanna M. Todd of Central City; her mother, Marjorie Ross McDonald of Browder; and two sisters, Mary Helen Wynn of Greenville and Betsy Wolf of Swanee, Ga.
Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, with the Rev. Tom Stovall officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery in Central City. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Muhlenberg County Children's Fund, P.O. Box 724, Greenville, KY 42345.
Mary Jane Tong
04/18/2005
Mary Jane Tong, 58, of 1730 Hughes Ave., Owensboro, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2005, at the Carmel Home. She was born in Daviess County and was a member of SS. Joseph & Paul Catholic Church. She was very dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
Surviving is her mother, Francis B. Slaton; five brothers, Charlie and wife, Beth Tong, Mike Tong, Steve and wife, Sally Tong, Wayne and wife, Kim Tong, and Danny and wife, Regina Tong; a half brother, John and wife, Kim Slaton, all of Owensboro; several aunts and uncles; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Carmel Home Chapel, with burial following in St. Anthony cemetery in Browns Valley. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Glenn Funeral Home. Prayers will be said this evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Carmel Home, 2501 Old Hartford Road, Owensboro, KY 42303.
Ida Mae Wilson
04/18/2005
Ida Mae Wilson, 89, of One Park Place, Owensboro, died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born Nov. 26, 1915, in Daviess County to the late Adam and Emma Moore Young. She was a retired seamstress with Bacon's Department Store, was a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church and enjoyed attending Sunday school at One Park Place. She enjoyed playing the organ and piano and loved doing things for others, especially cooking. She was preceded in death by her children's father, Hallie A. Wilson, who died Jan. 6, 1993.
She is survived by a son, Donald R. Wilson of Mount Sterling; two daughters, Marilyn Shown of Owensboro and Brenda Wray of Brownstown, Ind.; 10 grandchildren, Donna Sue Wilson, Steve Wilson, Michelle Lee, Tammie Collins, Karen Shelton, Nona Latham, Tamara Hancock, Dannelle Snider, Anthony Worth and Glynis Percifield; and 17 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Clara Camp and Beulah Hester, both of Owensboro.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove cemetery in Sorgho. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Grace Bible Church, c/o David York, 1845 Aspenwood Court, Owensboro, KY 42301.
Elizabeth Kollenberg Fantini
04/17/2005
Elizabeth Kollenberg Fantini, wife of the late Walter J. Fantini, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2005, in her home at 926 Cottage Drive, following a prolonged illness. Born in Owensboro's Germantown district on May 6, 1907, to Arria and Frederick Kollenberg, she graduated from Owensboro High School and afterward attended business school. As a young woman, she worked for the law firm of Cary, Miller and Kirk as a legal secretary, until becoming a devoted wife and mother. She was a lifelong member of Central Presbyterian Church and a longtime member of the Live Wire Sunday School class. Her volunteer work included many years at the Help Office and Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities.
Elizabeth was a fun-loving individual with a wonderful sense of humor. She loved a good-natured joke and was known to play a few on friends and family. Regarded as the best cook in the world by her family, she also devoted much time and effort to hand-making exquisite needlepoint and quilts.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John and Elaine Fantini of Buffalo, N.Y.; her daughter and son-in-law, Elissa and Keith Sanders of Owensboro; her granddaughter, Ashley Sanders of Lexington; grandsons, Matthew Fantini of Buffalo, Christopher Fantini of Rockport, Ind., and John Fantini of Louisville; five great-grandchildren; a nephew, Rus Kindrick of Centerville, Ohio; nieces, Sally Ekkens of Kettering, Ohio, and Lori Kindrick of Wilmington, N.C.; and her devoted longtime caregiver, Mary Incontro.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home chapel. Visitation at the funeral home will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery. Services will be officiated by the Rev. Michael Marx.
Wayne Dale Fox
04/15/2005
DUNMOR - Wayne Dale Fox, 61, of Dunmor died Thursday, April 14, 2005, at Poplar Grove Rest Home in Greenville. He worked as a railroad laborer and was a member of Dunmor Church of Christ and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include four brothers, Frank Jewel Fox, George Russell Fox, Lyndall Ray Fox and Harold Dean Fox; and two sisters, Elaine Steinbrink and Myrtle Mae Miller.
Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Price Funeral Home Inc. in Lewisburg. Burial: Mount Moriah Church of Christ cemetery. Visitation: After 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
