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Paul W. 'Bill' May
10/09/2005
DUNDEE - Paul W. "Bill" May, 76, of Dundee died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Owensboro, was a state fire instructor for the State of Kentucky and the National Fire Academy in Maryland, was past fire chief of Dundee Volunteer Fire Department and was the first president of the Ohio County Firefighters Association. He was a Kentucky Colonel and served in the U.S. Air Force in Korea.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul William and Lucy Smith May; and one child, Robert Andrew May.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jane May; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Jane (Bruce) Chisholm of Owensboro and Polly Ann (Gary) Porter of Hartford; two sons, John Paul May of Beaver Dam and James Stanley (Shannon) May of Hartford; seven grandchildren, Krystal, Kelly, Tiffany, Tammi, Robbie, Leigh Ann and Taylor; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Eloise Bruce of Peoria, Ill.; a niece, Sally; and a nephew, Alan.
He will be sadly missed by all who loved and knew him.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Alzheimer's Association or Parkinson's Association.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Military honors and fireman honors will be at the graveside in Oakwood cemetery in Hartford. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from noon until funeral time Monday at the funeral home.
Brenda Farmer
10/09/2005
HAWESVILLE - Brenda Farmer, 53, of Hawesville died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Scotty Farmer; two daughters, Shirley Simpson and Wendy Hall; a stepson, Joshua Farmer; a stepdaughter, Kimberly Farmer; and her parents, Edward and Betty Warriner.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gibson & Son Funeral Home in Hawesville. Burial: Blackford Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation: After 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions: Brenda Farmer Memorial Fund.
Eldred Rearden
10/07/2005
FORDSVILLE - Eldred Rearden, 53, of Reynolds Station died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, at his home. He was born in Ohio County and was retired from Kimballs. He was a member of Newton Springs Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Jason Rearden.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Rearden of Reynolds Station; a son, Eldred Rearden Jr. of Hartford; two grandchildren, Brittany Marie Rearden and Nathan Eldred Rearden, both of Hartford; a brother, Galen Seaton of Fordsville; two sisters, Lois Rearden and Thelma Kincaid, both of Reynolds Station; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Newton Springs Baptist Church, with burial in Easton Community cemetery. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today at Geary Funeral Home in Fordsville and from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday at the church.
Suzanne K. Williams
10/10/2005
LOUISVILLE - Suzanne K. Williams, 63, of Louisville passed away on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005. She was a native of Lewiston, N.Y., born at Niagara Falls. She was an RN and a member and Sunday school teacher at Shively Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold D. and Frieda Gill Kaufmann.
She was survived by her husband, George J. Williams; two sons, Edward Lee and Andrew K.; daughters-in-law, Joan and Karla; a brother, Roger Kaufmann and his wife, Jane; three grandchildren, Van and Yvonne Williams and Jordan Brown; and a niece and nephew, Carol and Stephen.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. EST Tuesday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. EST today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for Research, 710 W. Main St., Louisville, KY.
Eldred 'Jay' Powell
10/13/2005
Eldred "Jay" Powell, 58, of 1315 Ralph Road, Whitesville, passed away on Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at his home. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and had been attending the Christ Presbyterian Church in Owensboro. He was retired from the National Park Service as a park ranger and also was a United Methodist Church minister. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion Post 9 and the Military Order of the Purple Heart. He was a driver for the Disabled American Veterans, had been a certified state service officer since 1996 and was a Shriner clown. He was preceded in death by his father, Eldred Louis Powell Sr.
Surviving are his wife of 12 years, Jeannine Powell; a stepson, George Medling of Miami; his mother, Lela V. Powell of Whitesville; a brother, Bruce Powell of Pittsburgh; and a sister, Venita Joy Howard of Fairborn, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Christ Presbyterian Church with burial following in Elmwood cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and after 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Glenn Funeral Home. Military honors will be given by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 696 at the graveside.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Transportation Fund, P.O. Box 1374, Owensboro, KY 42302.
Ezra Green Layne
10/11/2005
CENTRAL CITY - Ezra Green Layne, 69, of 302 West Reservoir St., Central City, died Sunday morning, Oct. 9, 2005, at 8:20 a.m. in Muhlenberg Community Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 3, 1936, in Barnshee in Pike County, the son of Green Layne and Bell Woolford Layne. He was a tool and die maker for Harrington & King in Chicago. He retired in 2000 after 27 years. He was of the Pentecostal faith.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Gerald Ann Lee Layne of Central City; a son, Kent Layne of Pikeville; a stepdaughter, Karen (Armando) Tenorio of Owensboro; three stepsons, Ricky (Sharon) Travis of Burbank, Ill., Terry (Margaret) Travis of Greenville and Johnny (Becky) Travis of Owensboro; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Earl Layne of Pikeville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, morning at Gary's Funeral Home in Greenville, by the Rev. Steve Hibbs. Burial will be held in Evergreen cemetery in Greenville. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the funeral home.
Arva Blair Leathem
10/07/2005
Arva Blair Leathem, 93, of Owensboro, formerly of Cloverport, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. She was born on Nov. 8, 1911, in Breckinridge County to the late Ulysses and Mary Roberts Blair. She was a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church in Owensboro and enjoyed participating in the Young-At-Heart seniors group. She was a homemaker, an active 53-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Kentucky and served numerous times as worthy matron of Cloverport Chapter No. 163 and Goel Chapter No. 104. She had the honor of being grand representative to Montana in Kentucky and ambassadors of goodwill for District No. 13. She was a 30-year member of the Owensboro White Shrine No. 2 of Jerusalem. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Maphra, on Dec. 31, 1987; her son, Ozzie Leathem, in February 1985; and two brothers, Thomas Blair, killed in action in World War II, and Warren W. Blair, in June 2005.
Survivors include a daughter, Corene Coffey of Leitchfield; a son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Barbara Leathem of Owensboro; two special grandchildren, Anne Woolwine Philpott and her husband, Steve, of Owensboro and Sgt. Glenn P. Coffey, serving in the Army in Mosul, Iraq; four other grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and a niece.
Visitation will be today, Oct. 7, from 2 to 8 p.m. at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro, with Eastern Star services at 6 p.m. Visitation Saturday will be from 3 to 8 p.m. at Wallace-Burns Funeral Home in Cloverport. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at the funeral home, with burial in Cloverport cemetery.
Zelma Ahart
10/12/2005
LOUISVILLE - Zelma Ahart, 79, of Louisville died Monday, Oct. 10, 2005. She was the former Zelma McWaters and a native of Golden Pond. Zelma was the PTA past president of the Alice Waller, Greenwood Elementary School, Pleasure Ridge Park and Doss high schools. She was also the past matron of Valley Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, the grand representative to Oklahoma in Kentucky for the grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of Beechland Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school in the Dorcas class and was a member of the WMU. She was preceded in death by her daughters, Janice Marilyn and Carolyn Francis; and a son, William George.
She is survived by her loving husband of 62 1/2 years, George G. Ahart; a son, Tony Ahart (Karen); a daughter, Joy Gray; two grandchildren, Paul David "P.D." Gray and Sarah Kathryn Gray; three stepgrandchildren, Kevin and Bobby Moser and Kelley Radke; her sister, Kallie Leah Ohmann (Richard); several nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway, Louisville, with burial in Bethany cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to American Cancer Society.
Tony Crabtree
10/12/2005
CALHOUN - Tony Crabtree, 52, of Calhoun passed from this life Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. Anthony Carroll Crabtree was born April 15, 1953, in Daviess County to the late Lee and Mildred Ranburger Crabtree and was better known as "Tony" by his family and friends. For most of his life, Tony was a member of the Little Flock Holiness Church in Daviess County and had been recently attending the Promiseland in Calhoun. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish. Tony also enjoyed working in his garden and raising all sorts of farm animals. He was never one to sit still and was always mowing and trimming around his house and work area. Tony served his country in the Army and was stationed in Germany during his service. Having been raised in the church by loving Christian parents, Tony knew about the Lord. In recent years however, he had made a commitment to God and had made a special effort to live according to his upbringing. Tony loved many and was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all whose life he had touched. Confident in the assurance of heaven as his destination, Tony gave the many family members and friends at his bedside a final farewell saying he was ready to go and that, "I just want peace."
Survivors include a son, Keith Morgan Crabtree of Calhoun; a daughter, Alicia Danielle Crabtree of Louisville; two grandchildren, Bailey Ann Crabtree and Nicholas Payton Crabtree; seven brothers, Richard Crabtree, Louie Crabtree, Scotty Crabtree and Steve Crabtree, all of Calhoun, Bill Crabtree of Panther, Barry Crabtree of New Albany, Ind., and John Crabtree of Florida; two very good friends, Dawnell Purcell and Miss Amanda Woods; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel, with the Rev. Jeff Phillips and the Rev. Harry Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the Little Flock cemetery in Daviess County with military honors conducted by the McLean County Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post No. 5415. Friends may visit with the Crabtree family from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. until time of services Friday at Musters in Calhoun.
The Crabtree family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Tony Crabtree Memorial Fund. Memorial contribution envelopes will be available at Musters in Calhoun.
Henry D. Rowe
10/09/2005
Henry D. Rowe, 75, of Owensboro died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. Born in Rockport, Ky., to the late Henry T. and Verna Autry Rowe, he was a lifelong member of Eaton Memorial Baptist Church, an Air Force veteran, a retiree of Whirlpool after 39 years of service, a University of Kentucky basketball and Atlanta Braves fan and enjoyed fishing and watching professional golf.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Autry W. Rowe and Wilfred P. Rowe; and his sister, Venita Everly.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Doris Voyles Rowe; his son, Robin Rowe and wife Theresa of Calhoun; his daughter, Randee Durham and her husband William of Franklin; grandchildren, Ethan Rowe, Adrian Rowe, Christina Clark, Candice Clark, Layla Rowe, Matthew Durham, Hunter Rowe, Jeffrey Rowe and Ross Durham.
Services are Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at Glenn Funeral Home chapel at 1 p.m. with Dr. Dennis McFadden officiating. Visitation will be today from 1 to 6 p.m. and Monday after 10:30 a.m. until time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Eaton Memorial Baptist Church Van Fund or Eaton Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund.
