Doris Huff, age 83

Posted by on Feb 20, 2015

Doris Huff, age 83 of Campbellsville died Friday, February 20, 2015 in Campbellsville.

Doris was born June 5, 1931 in Taylor County, to the late Richard and Sylvia Livesay Sallee.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Henry “Brownie” Huff.

She was a member of Hogard’s Chapel United Methodist Church where she was active with the United Methodist Women.

She is survived by her daughter Vanessa Huff-Guyton and her husband Joe, two grandchildren, Cory Myers and Kathryn Guyton and her sisters, Willine Bowman and Nadine Milsap, all of Campbellsville.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 23rd at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

The family request visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February 22nd at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Hogard’s Chapel United Methodist Church.

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Pearl Gumm

Posted by on Feb 9, 2015

Pearl Gumm, age 92, of Campbellsville, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Campbellsville.

She was born, Beulah Pearl Melton in Clinton County, Kentucky to the late William McKinley and Vertia Lawhorne Melton on June 2, 1922.  She had lived in Campbellsville since 1939 and was a member of South Campbellsville Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Gumm and two sons, Robert Lee and Wesley Alford Gumm.

She is survived by a son, James William Gumm and his wife, Elizabeth, of Kearney, Missouri; a daughter, Sheila Mae Gumm, of Campbellsville, five grandchildren, Carol Jean Brown, Campbellsville, Amy Whitner and her husband David of Kearney, Missouri, Bridgette Jones and her husband, Kim of Campbellsville, Roberta Foster and her husband, Steve of O’Fallon Missouri and Jennifer Perkins and her husband, Tony of Overland Park, Kansas; eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 11th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Bro. Shaun Caudill officiating.  Burial will follow at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.  Serving as pallbearers will be David Whitner, Steve Foster, Tony Perkins, Josh Simpson, Ryan Sears and Kim Jones.

The family requests visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 10th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

Leave condolences online at www.lyon-dewittfuneralhome.com

 

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Tommy Wheeler, age 75

Posted by on Jan 30, 2015

Tommy Wheeler, age 75 of Mannsville died Friday, January 30, 2015 in Lebanon.

He was born Thomas Leslie Wheeler on July 30, 1939 to the late Frank Leslie and Ada Mae Cooley Wheeler.  An auto mechanic, he loved driving late model stock cars and tinkering on things and doing odd jobs.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Vickie Sue Deering Wheeler and his sisters and brothers, Letha Ann Sallee, Elsie Mae Crews, Frances Crews, Junior Wheeler and David Lee Wheeler and a grandson.

He  is survived by his wife, Peggy Wheeler of Campbellsville, his children, Scott Wheeler, of Florida, Gayle Mings, Kelly Wheeler and his fiancé, Dolly Stinson, Steve Wheeler and his wife, Debra and Jerry Wheeler, all of Campbellsville and Tracy Dooley and her husband, Gary of Elk Horn; seven grandchildren and step children Donnie Bray and Dana Bray.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 2nd at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

The family requests visitation from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday prior to the funeral service.

Leave condolences at www.lyon-dewittfuneralhome.com

 

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Orville J. Hughes, age 77

Posted by on Jan 25, 2015

hughes, orville croppedOrville Hughes, age 77, of Campbellsville died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at his home in Campbellsville following an illness.
Orville was born June 2, 1937 to the late Robert and Connie Elliott Hughes in Taylor County. He lived in Louisville for several years where he worked for American Standard. After retirement they moved back to Campbellsville where he enjoyed delivering cars for Auto Smart. He was a member of the Campbellsville Church of the Nazarene for over 35 years where he had served as treasurer and trustee.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret Hughes, Jewel Hughes and Shirley Hughes.
He is survived by his wife, Margie Gilpin Hughes; two daughters, Linda Hughes and Charlene Gabbert of Campbellsville; a son, Andy Hughes and his wife, Becky, of Bloomington, IN; three grandchildren, David Gabbert and his wife, Jessica, Chelsea Hughes and Graham Hughes; two great-grandsons, Zachary and Evan Gabbert; four brothers, Wayne Hughes and his wife, Gladys of Casey County, Larry Hughes and his wife, Linda, of Knifley, Gary Hughes and his wife, Shirley of Elk Horn and Roger Hughes and his wife, Donna of Campbellsville and three sisters, Barbara Henderson, Mildred Druin and her husband, Barkley and Doris Reynolds, all of Campbellsville.
Funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 28th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Hughes and Rev. Dwayne Lobb, officiating. Burial will follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.
Serving as pallbearers will be Graham Hughes, David Gabbert, Gerald Bloodworth, Greg Druin, Stan Henderson and Jeff Henderson. This brothers, Wayne, Larry, Gary and Roger Hughes will serve as honorary pallbearers.
The family requests visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 27th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

You may leave condolences for the family at www.lyon-dewittfuneralhome.com

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Howard Paul Asa, age 83

Posted by on Jan 23, 2015

asa, howardHoward Paul Asa, age 83, of formerly of Campbellsville, died Friday, January 23, 2015 in Dyersburg, TN.

Howard was born on July 31, 1931 in Kanawah, Iowa to the late I. Frank and Pearl F. Weiner Asa.  He married Dorothy J. Morrison on January 7, 1956.  She preceded him in death on May 6, 2001.  Also preceding him in death were his brothers, Maurice and Donald Asa and a sister, Phyllis M. Peterson.

An accountant, Howard had retired from Ingersoll-Rand.  He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, a member of Campbellsville Christian Church where he served as an Elder and an active member of Pitman Masonic Lodge #124.  He had served as a lay minister at Glens Fork Christian Church for 20 years.

He is survived by a son, Charles Paul Asa and his wife, Kim of Dyersburg, TN; a step-son, Steven L. Warren and his wife Christina, of Indianapolis, IN; a step daughter, Linda Kay Merrion and her husband, Mike of Marietta, Georgia;  seven grandchildren;  3 great-grandchildren;  two brothers, Kenneth Asa and his wife, Doris, of Bella Vista, Arkansas and Eugene Asa and his wife, Lois, of Port Orchard, Washington; a sister, Kathryn Cavanaugh of Gilmore City, Iowa and a special friend, Pam Reed.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 27th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home in Campbellsville with Rev. Paul Patton and Rev. Joel Patton officiating.  Burial to follow in Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, KY with military honors provided by the Marion County Retired Veterans Honor Guard.

The family request visitation from 5 to 8 pm. Monday, January 26th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home in Campbellsville.

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