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JAMES TAYLOR
James Thomas Taylor, 71, of Harrodsburg, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington.
Born Jan. 25, 1938 in Liberty, he was the son of the late Herbert and Effie Marie (Lynn) Taylor. He was a retired farmer and Mercer County School Bus Driver.
Survivors include: his wife, Hazel Deloris Miller Taylor; one son, James Edward (Chris Manning) Taylor of Harrodsburg; one sister, Geraldine Webb of Lake City, FL; one half sister, Shirley Timmins of Marion, IL; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 6 at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Henry Johnson officiating. Burial was in the Spring Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Clifton Prewitt, Steve Burberry, Jim Taylor, Bruce Latham, Tim Short, and Larry Molnar. Honorary pallbearers were: Mike Preston, Barbara Hawkins, George Gibson, Cathie Holt, Charlie Baker, and Genevieve Hensley.
HELEN TOPPASS
Helen Mae Brown Toppass, 55, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at her home after an illness.
She was born to the late Forest Everette Brown Jr. and Jessie Marie David Toppass.
She was a member of Westside Community Church in Lawrenceburg, and a homemaker.
She is survived by: one son, John Wesley (Alicia) Toppass Jr., Lawrenceburg; two daughters, Elizabeth Marie Terrell, Harrodsburg and Katrina Michelle Toppass, Cairo, GA; one sister, Dora Hardin, Lawrenceburg; a brother, Forest Thomas (Viola) Brown, Harrisonville, KY; five grandchildren, Joseph W. Luttrell, and Noah T. Toppass, Lawrenceburg, Austin D. Toppass, Timothy W. Terrell, and Alicia Faith Terrell, Harrodsburg; a special friend, Shawn Thornton, Lawrenceburg; special caregivers, Judy Whitaker and Jeannie Perry, Lawrenceburg.
Including her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Grover Lee Brown and Joe Willis Brown.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 6, at the Gash Memorial Chapel in Lawrenceburg with Bro. F. D. Robinson officiating. Burial was in Lawrenceburg Cemetery.
Casketbearers were Joseph Luttrell, Austin Toppass, Mark Whitaker, Timothy Terrell, Ronald Estes, Steven Baker, Robbie Peach and James Brown.
Honorary Bearers were Bryon Curtsinger, Jerry Curtsinger, Terry Durham, Marcus Brown, Dustin Perry, James Jerrell, and Danny Lee Curtsinger.
NORMA WILEY
Norma Jean McFall Wiley, 71, wife of Thomas “Tom” Wiley, of Lexington, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009.
A native of Crescent Springs community of Kenton County, she was a daughter of the late Earl Thomas and Isoline Howard McFall.
She was a member of Porter Memorial Baptist Church where she belonged to the Light Keepers Sunday School Class. A board member of the KY Ballet Theater, she also volunteered at the UK Arboretum. Gardening and photography were her passions and she was honored as the Gardener of Lexington in 2000 and won Best Overall Back Yard in the 2000 Lexington in Bloom contest. She had worked in the office at St. Joseph Hospital Emergency Room for 37 years.
In addition to her husband, Tom, she is survived by: sons, Stephen Kenneth (Michelle) Story, Lexington and Edward Joseph Story, San Francisco, CA; step-children, Perry (Lori) Reeves, Point Pleasant, NJ and Pam Colver, Nicholasville, KY; a grandson, Scott Story; an aunt, Evelyn Mayes, Crossville, TN; several nieces and nephew;s and a sister-in-law, Edith Wiley (Bill) Harmon, Harrodsburg.
Her brothers, Bobby Eugene and Donald Richard McFall and a sister, Ruby Schmidt, preceded her in death.
Funeral service was held Monday, January 4, at Milward-Southland with interment in Lexington Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to Porter Memorial Baptist Church Mission Fund or Hospice of the Bluegrass.
MAMIE CLARKSON
Mamie Lee Weldon Clarkson, 76, of Junction City died on January 10, 2010, at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
She was born February 18, 1933.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Lula Weldon; a sister, Shirley Meredith; and a brother, Buford Weldon.
Survivors include: her husband of 59 years, Henry Edward Clarkson.
She is survived by: four daughters, Judy (Irvin Jr.) Worthington of Parksville, Barbara (Douglas) Lester of Perryville, Henrietta (William) Curtsinger of Lancaster and Nancy Rousey of Burgin; one son, Henry (Tracy) Clarkson of Junction City. She also is survived by 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition she is survived by two brothers, George (Maddie) Weldon and Glenn Weldon, both of Junction City.
She was a devoted member of the Alum Springs First Church of God, where she loved to minister in special music. She loved the family of God with whom she worshipped regularly. She also loved fishing and playing horseshoes and softball.
The funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Alum Springs First Church of God. Burial will be in Junction City Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Stith Funeral Home in Junction City.
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DOROTHY DAVIS
Dorothy Petersen Davis, 95, of Lexington, formerly of Versailles died peacefully at home on Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010.
A native of Amarillo TX, Dorothy was born November 26, 1914 in Forth Worth, to Anders and Agnes Petersen.
Dorothy was an alumnus of Texas Tech University and also a Donovan Scholar at the University of Kentucky. She was a member of Pisgah Church, The Lexington Club, The Thoroughbred Club, The Keeneland Association and The Polo Club. Dorothy and her husband Doug were two of the founders of The High Hope Steeplechase that began in 1967 at their farm in Versailles.
She is survived by two daughters; Michael Maria Davis Potter, Harrodsburg, and Pat Douglas J'Anders Davis, Versailles, four grandchildren; Martin Lewis Voiers III, Davis Patricia Tunis Potter, Gwendolyn Beresford Potter, Douglas Petersen Davis-Gore, three great grandchildren, Caleb Sexton Voiers, Magdelene Mae Voiers, and Kylia Novelle Walls, and a cousin, Marilyn Franklin.
She had one brother, Lyle Anders Petersen who preceded her in death.
In 1938 she married Douglas MacDonald Davis Jr. who preceded her in death. Together they built High Hope Farm in Versailles, which she managed after her husbands death. She married E. V. Benjamin III in 1980; he also preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 11, at the Pisgah Church, 710 Pisgah Road, Versailles, KY. Pastor Martin Lewis Voiers II officiating.
Pallbearers were James Martin, Ernest Irvin Clark, Sr., William Rex Beresford Potter, Nick Russell, Martin Lewis Voiers III and Douglas Petersen Davis-Gore.
Honorary Pallbearers were John H. Bell, Carter Thornton, W.J. Woodruff, Gus Blass II, Larry Wolkin, Mary Elizabeth Clark, James and Joan Turner, Pete Harlow.
Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Main Street Lexington handled arrangements.
In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to Woodford County Humane Society, 265 Thomas Lane, P.O. Box 44, Versailles, KY 40383 or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Dr, Lexington KY 40504.
ANN GRIGSBY
Ann L. Grigsby, 82, of Chaplin, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at the Flaget Memorial Hospital.
She was the former Ann L. Hellard, a native of Nelson County, a homemaker and a member of Cornishville Baptist Church.
Survivors include: two daughters, Faye Riveria, Bardstown, and Elayne Janes, Mount Washington ; two sons, Rickey Janes, Springfield, and Johnny Janes, Chaplin; three stepdaughters, Lynda Osborne, Georgia, and Debbie Underwood and Peggy Abell, both of Louisville; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Grigsby Jr.; and her parents, Perry and Effie D. Hood Hellard. She was the last surviving member of 13 children born to Perry and Effie Hellard.
The funeral was conducted Saturday, January 9, at the Houghlin Funeral Home with burial in Big Spring Cemetery, Bloomfield. Brother Ed Cumbo will officiate.
Pallbearers were Morgan Hellard, Lawrence Ray Coulter, David Satterly, Carl Bruce Morris, Paul Coulter and Kenny Hood.
Honorary pallbearers were Lisa Ann Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Shannon Grier and Stephanie Grigsby.
Houghlin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
EDWARD HEDGES
Edward Earl Hedges, 61, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Shelbyville.
He was a retired corrections officer with the LaGrange Reformatory, a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, a life member of the VFW Post 11426 of Taylorsville, and a FOP #53 member.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard Cleon Hedges and Mary Edith Hughes Hedges.
He is survived by: three daughters, Heather, Tammy, and Darlene Hedges, all of Shelbyville, and Khrissi Smith of Tampa, FL; two sons, Edward Earl Hedges II of Harrodsburg and Nelson Edward Hedges of Louisville; six brothers, Billie Hedges of Shelbyville, Ernie Hedges of Taylorsville, Freddie Hedges of Vine Grove, Larry Hedges of Jefferstontown, David Hedges of Vine Grove and Marvin Hedges of Jeffersontown; three sisters, Janet Henry of Shelbyville, Janice Casey of Shelbyville, and Mary Ethel Hedges of Lancaster; and grandchildren, Elizabeth, Austin, Kody, Kendra, Dustin, Nicholas, Katie, Ashton, Joshua, Gavin, and Ivan.
Funerals services were conducted Monday, January 11, at the Shannon Funeral Home in Shelbyville.
Burial was in Kentucky Veteran's Cemetery
in Radcliff.
Expressions of sympathy are suggested to the American Diabetes. Association or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
HARVEY HARRIS
Lt. Col Harvey James Harris, Retired USAF, 90, died January 10, 2010 in Bogalusa, LA.
Born July 23, 1919 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of the late William and Allie Mae Harris
Col. Harris graduated from Harrodsburg High School in 1936 and the University of Maryland in 1954. He enlisted in the US Army-Air Corps in 1940. In his 24 year military career he served at many bases in many states including Nebraska, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Washington , the Pentagon, Germany, Ohio and New Mexico. He was a WW II veteran. After his retirement from the Air Force, he worked for 15 years as a Trust Officer at Winters National Bank in Dayton, OH.
He is survived by his daughter, Patricia L. Harris, Dayton, OH, son Alan, Naples, FL, granddaughter Dana (John) Crapel, Bogalusa, LA., great-grandchildren Laurielea and Robert Kimbel, Bogalusa, LA and sister-in-law Elizabeth Harris, Danville, KY.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Laurielea Harris and 11 brothers and sisters.
Funeral services and mass will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan., 15, 2010 at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Harrodsburg with Fr. Danny Schwendeman officiating.
Public viewing will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by mass of Christian burial at 1 p.m. Burial with military honors will be at Spring Hill Cemetery.
The Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JONATHAN HOOPER
Jonathan Joseph Hooper, 58, of Danville, died Wednesday January 6, 2010, at Central Baptist Hospital.
Born October 14, 1951, in Wayne County, IN, he was the son of Rose Hooper and the late William Donald Hooper.
John was a 1969 graduate of Danville High School and a graduate of Kentucky Business College. He was a member and past master of the Franklin Masonic Lodge No. 28 F & AM, a member and past president of the Optimist Club and a U.S. Army veteran. He owned John’s Car Wash and was a sales representative for Southern Belle Dairy.
Survivors include: his wife, Rita Tate Hooper; one son, Jason (Leah) Hooper of Nashville, TN; two granddaughters, Anne Grace and Jane Edwards Hooper; three sisters, Carrie Fearing of Sanford, FL, Deanna (Billy) Hargis of Danville and Patricia (Eugene) Denson of Harrodsburg; two brothers, Kenny (Susan) Hooper of Danville and Sam (Cheryl) Hooper of Dickson TN; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services were held Monday, January 11, at the Stith Funeral Home in Danville with Bro. Dave Evans officiating. Burial was in Bellevue Cemetery. Masonic service was at 6 p.m.
Pallbearers were Danny Bryant, Paul Ray Eversole, Robert J. Sauers, Bobby Day, Jason Seay and Buddy Wilson.
Honorary pallbearers were John’s friends at Southern Belle Dairy and the doctors and nursing staff of Lexington Oncology Associates and Central Baptist Outpatient Infusion.
HAZEL HUTCHISON
Hazel Peavler Hutchison, 88, of Frankfort died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the home of her caregiver.
Mrs. Hutchison A native of Mercer County, she was born June 9, 1921 to the late John W. and Hallie Hendren Peavler.
She was a seamstress and retired from Union Underwear and was a member of First Christian Church.
Mrs. Hutchison is survived by: one son, C. Joe (Elizabeth) Hutchison; a sister, Zelma Nash; grandchildren, Brent Higgs, Cynthia Higgs, Rebecca Kent; great grandchildren, Ali Higgs, Grace Higgs, Taylor Kent and Madison Kent.
She was the widow of A. O. Hutchison and was preceded in death by her daughter, Venice Higgs, sisters, Eva Roberts, Ruth Woods, Lillian Thomas, Nancy Lyons; and brother, John W. Peavler.
Services were held Friday, January 8, at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel in Frankfort. Rev. Wallace Kent and Dr. John Opsata officiated. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County.
Bearers were Andrew Kent, Brent Higgs, Ricky Woods, Aubrey Allison, Ray Lovitt and John Brawner.
Honorary bearers were her caregivers, Linda Tincher and Ruth Long.
Flowers are welcome or expressions of sympathy in her memory may be made to First Christian Church Building Fund, 316 Ann Street, Frankfort, KY 40601 or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele Street, Frankfort, KY.
Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home LLC and condolences may be shared via the online guest book at www.harrodbrothersfuneralhome.com.
