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William Jerry Key
05/27/04
BEAVER DAM - William Jerry Key, 55, of Beaver Dam died Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at his home. He was employed by the Kentucky Department of Transportation and was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Gwyn Travillian Key; his parents, William and Jonell Key; a son, Harold Travillian; a daughter, Kim Carter; a brother, Ronnie Key; and two sisters, Rosemary Davis and Julie Tyler.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial: Sunnyside cemetery in Beaver Dam. Visitation: From 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Oscar K. Benton
05/28/04
Oscar K. Benton, 84, of 1814 Brenda Court, Owensboro, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on Feb. 4, 1920, in Pryse to the late Oscar and Mona (Brinegar) Benton. He was a self-employed oil man. He was a member of First Christian Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, the American Association of Petroleum Landmen and the AARP. He was a Kentucky Colonel.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Benton; a daughter, Monica Benton of Owensboro; a son, William Louis Benton of Lexington; and a brother, James William Benton of Pasadena, Fla.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro. Burial is in Rosehill cemetery in Owensboro with military honors. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Joseph Harper
05/27/04
HARDINSBURG - Joseph Harper, 79, of Hardinsburg died Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. He retired as owner of the dental lab, attended Mount Zion Community Church and was a World War II Army veteran of 20 years.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Harper; six sons, Joseph Harper Jr., Charles Thomas Harper, Sonny Arvin, Ronald C. Harper, Richard Glenn Arvin and Allen Dale Harper; and a sister, Olivia Harper.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Community Church in Westview. Burial: North Hardin Memorial Gardens in Radcliff. Visitation: From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Trent-Dowell Funeral Home in Hardinsburg and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Florence R. Adcock
05/29/04
Florence R. Adcock, 86, of Roosevelt House I, 2920 Yale Place, Owensboro died Friday, May 28, 2004, at Leisure Years Nursing Home in Owensboro. She was born on May 31, 1917, in Daviess County to the late Jolly and Maggie (Arnold) Ray. She was a member of Parrish Avenue Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond H. Adcock on April 14, 1997.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Boyd Adcock of Beaver Dam; a daughter and son-in-law, Betty and James Sparks of Owensboro; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and a sister, Anna Richardson of Masonville.
Services are at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at James H. Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Owensboro. Burial is in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to service time on Tuesday at James H. Davis Funeral Home.
James Rex Purcell
05/28/04
Mr. James Rex Purcell, 94, of Owensboro died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Leisure Years Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 22, 1909, to the late Allison and Ettie Amanda Baughn Purcell in Daviess County. He retired as an auto mechanic for Ideal Pure Milk Co. after 20 years, and also worked for the Owensboro Board of Education for 18 years. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Emmett and Ernest Purcell; and three sisters, Irene Terry, Lena Cox and Lucille Cummings.
Survivors include his wife of 73 years, Agnes Oost Purcell of Owensboro; a son and his wife, Jerry and Sherry Purcell of Owensboro; a daughter and her husband, Kearron and Darryl Morris of Rockport, Ind.; three granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at Glenn Funeral Home, with burial in Brushy Fork cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Mildred Butler
05/29/04
Mildred Butler, 80, of 1651 W. Fourth St. Owensboro passed away Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Dyersburg, Tenn., to the late Sherman and Beulah Harrison Butler. She was a member of the Christian Outreach Church, was a homemaker and enjoyed working crossword puzzles and listening to gospel music.
Survivors include seven daughters, Betty J. Green of Owensboro, Sarah Nelson of Halls, Tenn., Irene Cox of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Ruthie Christian, Mary Ann Tyler, Christine Tyler and Carol Tyler, all of Houston; a brother, William Horn of Tampa, Fla.; and a sister, Louise Wilson of Orlando, Fla.; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Glenn Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Monday from 2 to 6 p.m. and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Eugene A. Nelson
05/28/04
Eugene A. Nelson, 77, of Owensboro died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on July 13, 1926, in Muhlenberg County to the late Elmer and Jennie (Bruce) Nelson. He was the plant superintendent at Modern Welding Co., retiring after 50 years of employment. He was a member of Owensboro Christian Church and was an Army veteran and avid Kentucky Wesleyan College basketball fan. He was preceded in death by eight siblings.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nora Sheriff Nelson; three children, Marty Vaughn and husband Barry of Madisonville, Bruce A. Nelson and wife Phyllis of Hanson and Jennie Nelson Coyle and husband Barry of Madisonville; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and a sister, Helen Newcom of Bremen.
Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro. Burial will be in Utica cemetery. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Building Fund, Owensboro Christian Church, 2818 Old Hartford Road, Owensboro, KY 42303 or KWC Men's Basketball, c/o Development Office, Kentucky Wesleyan College, P.O. Box 1039, Owensboro, KY 42302-1039.
Lillie Markham Layman
05/29/04
STURGIS - Lillie Markham Layman, 91, of Sturgis died Friday, May 28, 2004, at 10:15 a.m. at Hermitage Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro. Lillie Markham Layman was born Oct. 27, 1912, in Union County to Joseph W. and Emily Young Markham. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1930. Mrs. Layman attended Western Kentucky University while teaching at Sturgis Elementary School and received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1950. During her teaching career she was honored as a National Teacher of the Year. She retired from the Union County schools in 1974 with 38 years of service. Lillie married
Glenn H. Layman on Oct. 27, 1946. They lived in Sturgis until 1994 when they moved to Owensboro. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church, the S.A.M. group and the Sunday school class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn; two brothers, Joe W. Markham Jr. and Harry Markham; and four sisters, Martha Markham, Selma Hinman, Helen Ash and Eva McCleskey.
Survivors include a sister, Sue Magan of Owensboro; and nieces and nephews, including a niece, Jane Markham of Owensboro.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis with the Rev. Greg Faulls officiating. Burial will be in Pythian Ridge cemetery in Sturgis. Calling time is 10 a.m. Sunday until service time at 2 p.m. at Whitsell Funeral Home.
J B Embry
05/28/04
Mr. J B Embry, 76, of Lexington, formerly of Owensboro, died Friday, April 30, 2004, at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lexington. He was the owner and broker of the Golden Rule Realty and had attended Murray State University. He was the son of the late William C. and Stella E. Embry.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Taylor Embry of Lexington; two sons and their wives, James B. (Mary Anne) Embry, DMD, of Lexington and Barry S. (Patricia) Embry of Owensboro; one daughter and her husband, Polly (James T.) Moore of Bowling Green; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Fallis of Pierre, S.D., Thelma Parks of Owensboro and Lois Hawkins of Newburgh, Ind.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro.
Juanita Weissberg
05/29/04
Juanita Weissberg, 89, of 3-D Quail Ridge Court, Owensboro died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. She was born Oct. 18, 1914, in Daviess County retired as unit buying controller at Sears & Roebuck, Inc., after 37 years.
Survivors include her husband of 48 years, David "Squeaky" Weissberg; a stepson, Terry Weissberg and wife Kay of Lanesville, Ind.; and two stepgrandchildren, Ian Weissberg and Whitney Weissberg.
Services are at 3 p.m. today at James H. Davis Funeral Home in Owensboro. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove cemetery in Sorgho. Visitation is after 9 a.m. today at James H. Davis. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the donor's favorite charity.
Otis O. Conner
05/28/04
LEWISPORT - Otis O. Conner, 58, of Lewisport died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born on Oct. 24, 1945, in Lewisport, the son of James E. and Ella (Bartlett) Conner. He was a member of Lewisport Baptist Church, was employed by the Kentucky Department of Highways and was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ella Conner, in 1997.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Conner of Lewisport; two sons, Otis O. Conner Jr. and Michael Conner, both of Lewisport; a daughter, Tammy L. McManaway of Reynolds Station; two brothers, John Conner of Evansville and Ed Conner of Lewisport; two sisters, Edna Masterson and Gracie Masterson, both of Hawesville; his father, James E. Conner of Lewisport; and four grandchildren, Makala and Austin McManaway and Jordan and Leslie Conner.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 30, at Lewisport Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Lewisport cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Taylor-Raymond-Spear Funeral Home in Lewisport.
