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Ruth Ina Devine Keith
08/31/2005
SACRAMENTO - Ruth Ina Devine Keith, 65, of Sacramento was born on July 26, 1940, and died at Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. She was a daughter of Linzy and Alma Ruth Austin Devine. She enjoyed playing bridge and spending time with her granddaughter, Glenna. She was preceded in death by her father, Linzy Devine, on Sept. 25, 1995.
She is survived by her mother, Alma Devine of Sacramento; a son, Tony (Lisa) Keith of Danville; a daughter, Vicki (Terry) Young of Lexington; a grandchild, Glenna Young of Lexington; two brothers, Gerald (Reba) Devine of Newburgh, Ind., and Earl (Julia) Devine of Sacramento; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at Tucker Memorial Chapel in Sacramento. Brother John Butler will be officiating the service. Burial will be in Free Union cemetery in Sacramento. Contributions can be made to American Cancer Society or Free Union cemetery, c/o Earl Devine, 1184 Kentucky 254 West, Sacramento, KY 42372.
Monica Buschkoetter
08/31/2005
Monica Buschkoetter, 63, of 3838 Locust Hill Drive, Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Dubois County, Ind., to the late Simon F. and Frieda Wessel Boeckman. She was a homemaker and a caregiver for the elderly. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, cross-stitching, reading and helping other people. She was preceded in death by her son, Gerald R. Buschkoetter, on Feb. 5, 2005.
Surviving is her husband of 44 years, Jerome Buschkoetter; two sons, Joe and his wife, Michelle, Buschkoetter of Philpot and Jim Buschkoetter of Owensboro; and a daughter, Mary Jane Buschkoetter of Owensboro; a daughter-in-law, Jamie Brantley of Owensboro; a brother, David and his wife, Shirley, Boeckman of Santa Claus, Ind.; two sisters, Rita Mae and her husband, Artie, Oser of Ferdinand, Ind., and Marietta and her husband, Bob, Bachman of Jasper, Ind.; and three grandchildren, Brittany, Shelby and Tristan.
The funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Glenn Funeral Home chapel, with burial following in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation, c/o Business Office, 2300 Bee Ridge Road, Suite 301, Sarasota, FL 34239-6226 or to the Thruston-Philpot Volunteer Fire Department, c/o Bob Newman, 4306 Thruston-Dermont Road, Owensboro, KY 42303.
Bob Branch
10/15/2004
Bob Branch, 82, of Owensboro went home to be with Jesus Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born Aug. 22, 1922, to the late Ben and Pauline Fella Branch in Spencer County, Ind. He was self-employed as a Standard Oil Distributor, had farm chemical supplies and was a broker for oil and gas.
He was a member of Assembly of God Church and had attended Owensboro Christian Church. He served on the Spencer County Fair board for 20 years, the Spencer County School Board for four years, was project manager in the building of Good Shepherd Church, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family. He will be greatly missed by all of his friends and family.
Survivors include his loving wife of 32 years, Betty; four Christian children, including one son, Keith Branch and his wife, Deborah, of Owensboro; three daughters, Cheryl Lovell and her husband, Ron, of Valrico, Fla., Vicki Pike and her husband, Bernie, of Portland, Tenn., and Carol Craig and her husband, Bill, of Wilmore; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, John A. Branch of Evansville and Alfred Branch of Rockport, Ind.; and one sister, Barbara Scamahorn of Rockport.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004, at Owensboro Christian Church, with visitation beginning at 1 p.m. at the church.
Glenn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Frederick William Hill
10/16/2004
Dr. Frederick William Hill, 92, of Owensboro died at 4:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15, 2004, at his home after a long illness. He was born Sept. 2, 1912, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He began his career as a teacher and then served as principal of Wallace County High School in Sharon Springs, Kan., for four years, then served in the New York State education department, Albany, N.Y. He graduated from Columbia University with a doctorate in education, followed by serving Abington, Pennsylvania Township schools, Yonkers, New York Public schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota Public Schools returning to New York to become deputy superintendent of New York City Schools which had an enrollment of two million children. He retired as superintendent of Hicksville Public Schools.
He taught at Columbia University, Harvard, Notre Dame and various other schools. He held a 50-year membership in the Masonic and Shrine lodges and was a charter member of the education organization called the Association of School Business Officials International, where he served as International President in 1964. He initiated the creation of Certification of School Business Officials, he holds certificate No. 1. At the association's yearly convention, he operated a career opportunity booth, where in all who sought jobs or a change of positions could investigate new job opportunities. He also enjoyed traveling, cars and reading journals.
He was an inspiration to all who met him and a role model for many young people. He leaves to mourn his beloved wife, Lucine Howerton Hill; his children, Ruthann Murray of Chokia, Minn., Frederick A. Hill of San Diego, William E. Hill and his wife Jan of Centereach, N.Y., Mary Margaret Hoban and her husband William of Austin, Texas and Robert John Hill and his wife Barbara of Minnetonka, Minn.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; also, five foreign exchange students and their families, Akiko Sano and Tomoko Mori from Japan, Ulrich Frietag of Germany, Shaukat Hyatt of Pakistan and Carsten Jespersen of Denmark.
He worked for the New York Senate in Education and wrote many bills for education that were passed by the legislature in New York. He was a Kentucky Colonel for 40 years. He will be buried in the family plot in Huntington Rural cemetery in Huntington, N.Y.
Services are at 3 p.m. Sunday at Owensboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Tim McGuire and the Rev. Wallace Reneer officiating. Burial will be in Huntington (N.Y.) Rural cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from noon until 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Haley-McGinnis & Owensboro Funeral Home. Masonic rites will be at 7 p.m. today at Haley-McGinnis. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Owensboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 910 Booth Ave., Owensboro, KY 42301.
J.C. Segers
10/20/2004
CENTRAL CITY - J.C. Segers, 80, of Central City died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
Survivors include a brother, Ed Segers.
Graveside services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Nelson Creek cemetery. Tucker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lucy M. Liebfried Clayton
10/20/2004
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - Mrs. Lucy M. Liebfried Clayton, 81, of Riviera Beach died early Saturday morning, Oct. 16, 2004, after an extended illness. She was born Aug. 1, 1923, in Owensboro, a daughter of the late Jacob and Jessie Liebfried. In 1941, Lucy married
Joseph Merrill Clayton, and, in 1957, they and their family moved to Riviera Beach, where they lived until Joseph's death in 2001.
Lucy is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and David Gagnon of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Glenda and Richard Munsell of The Villages, Fla.; three sons, Larry Clayton of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Jeffrey Clayton and Kevin Clayton of Salt Lake City; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Jacob (Sonny) Liebfried and Norman Liebfried; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Frances Bickett and Mrs. Nancy Wright.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today, Oct. 20, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Riviera Beach. Northwood Funeral Home, West Palm Beach, is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Christine Baker
10/21/2004
BELTON - Martha Christine Baker, 87, of Belton died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Phillip P. Baker; a son, S.P. "Cracker" Baker; a daughter, Joyce Whitney; and two sisters, Wanda Shanall and Lillie Belle Travis.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Tucker Beechmont Funeral Home. Burial: Union Ridge cemetery in Belton. Visitation: After 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Muzetta Marie Burden
10/23/2004
Muzetta Marie Burden, 73, of 432 Dieterle Drive South, Owensboro died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born on Nov. 12, 1930, in Butler County to the late Roscoe and Nancy (Burden) Abney. She was a member of Southeast Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Tellie Terrell; her second husband, Guy Cole; her third husband, Truman Griggs; and by a grandson, Chris Terrell who died in 2003.
Survivors include her husband, Jay Burden; four sons, James Terrell of Owensboro, David Terrell of Reynolds Station, Jerry Cole and Allen Griggs, both of Owensboro; a daughter, Margaret Johnson of Owensboro; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Dorothy Irene Sutherland of Owensboro; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, 2004, at James H. Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Owensboro. Burial is in Rosehill cemetery in Owensboro. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday at James H. Davis Funeral Home.
Bessie Lee Wade
10/25/2004
Bessie Lee Wade, 90, of 2769 Wayside Drive East, passed away Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Owensboro. Mrs. Wade was born March 29, 1914, to William Arnold Wade and Sallie Ann Taylor Wade in Owensboro. She was a member of Parrish Avenue Church of Christ and was retired from the Owensboro city school system as a cook from the Robert E. Lee School. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Denver C. Wade, in 1989; two sisters, Pearl Crabtree and Golda Kirkendoll; and two brothers, George Clifton Wade and Charlie Wade.
Survivors include three sons, Dan (Janet) Wade, Don (Dorothy) Wade and Bobby (Eva Joy) Wade, all of Rockport, Ind.; three daughters, Shirley (George) Woodason of Rosedale, Ind., Peggy (Carl) Powers of Evansville and Judy (Ernie) Casey of Lawrenceburg; 17 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro where hymns chosen by Mrs. Wade will be sung by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 25, and from 9 a.m. until services Tuesday at the funeral home. Internment will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.
Serving as pallbearers will be Mrs. Wade's grandsons: Jeff Casey of Schererville, Ind.; Mark Casey of Bowling Green; Carl Wade Powers of Evansville; David Wade of Newburgh, Ind.; Richard Woodason, Robert Woodason and Tom Woodason, all of Terre Haute, Ind.; John Woodason of Springfield, Ohio; Keith Woodason of Dalton, Ga.; and Jeff Wade of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Erik Bennett
10/26/2004
CENTRAL CITY - Erik Bennett, 31, of Central City died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Highway 70 near Madisonville. He was a lineman for Hendrix Electric Co. in Clay and was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Central City.
Survivors include a daughter, Erika D'Ann Bennett; his parents, Ben and Teresa Bennett; and two brothers, Michael Bennett and Chad Bennett.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial: Fairmount cemetery in Central City. Visitation: After 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions: Erika Bennett Trust Fund, c/o First National Bank, 130 West Broad St., Central City, KY 42330.
