Letha Rivers

Posted by on Oct 13, 2003

Letha Rivers of Roberts Road, Campbellsville, daughter of the late James R. Roberts and Atha Lura Benningfield Roberts was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, September 15, 1908. She died at 8:10 P.M., Friday, October 10, 2003, in Campbellsville. Age: 95 She had professed faith in Christ and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a long time employee of the Lermans Department Store. She united in marriage to Kenneth Hershel Rivers who preceded her in death January 12, 1947.She is survived by two sons and two daughters: Jewell Dean Skiles of Louisville, Wendell Rivers and wife, Ouida of Campbellsville, Wanda Goerz and husband, Jerry of Lexington, and Jim Rivers and wife, Michele of Miami; ten grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; two sisters: Ollie Goodin and Mattie Mings of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Lou Wheatley in March, 2003; one granddaughter: Judy Skiles; and one brother and two sisters: Fred Roberts, Mamie Murrah, and Rosa Mae Reeves. FUNERAL SERVICES: 2:00 P.M., Sunday, October 12th at the First United Methodist Church in Campbellsville by Rev. John Carroll Coomer BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery PALLBEARERS: Ben Goerz, William Hall,Brad Paxton, Damon Rivers, Chris Skiles, David Skiles, Ken Vinson