Henry Joe Goodin, 56

Posted by on Apr 14, 2014

Henry Joe Goodin, age 56 of Columbia, died at Jewish Hospital in Louisville on Sunday, April 14, 2014.

Henry had worked at Firestone of Campbellsville and Medco Nursing and Rehabilitation Center prior to being disabled in a motorcycle accident.  He was a member of Whites Ridge Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Melanie Chelf Goodin; a son, Joe Goodin and his wife, Donna of Adair County; his step-children, Brian Rutledge, of LaGrange, KY, Bobbie Reynolds and her husband, Wendell of Green County, Justin Rutledge and his wife Angela, of Larue County and Amanda Wilson and her husband, James of Adair County; 17 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 16th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial to follow in Callahan Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Wednesday until funeral time at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions towards the funeral expenses and may be made at the funeral home.

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Betty Miller, 80

Posted by on Apr 11, 2014

Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Miller, age 80, of the Knifley community died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Campbellsville Nursing and & Rehabilitation Center.

Betty was born in Elizabethtown, KY on January 12, 1934 to the late Scott and Irene House Carroll.  She was a retired lab technician for the U.S. Government and a member of St. Bernard Parish in Clementsville.

She is survived by her husband, Paul Miller; her children, Debbie Routte, Tim Routte, Diane Schwartz, Tom Routte, Denise Pickerill, Terry Routte, Brandice Longest and Mia Henderson; her brothers and sisters, Sam Carroll, Tom Carroll, Mike Carroll, Emaline Weese, Annette Carroll and Fred Carroll and her grandchildren, Dallas Henderson, Ryleigh Henderson, Landon Henderson and Madeline Longest.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, April 14, 2014 at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with cremation to follow.  The family request that visitation will be after 11 am Monday until funeral time.

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Kenneth Ray Pike, 74

Posted by on Apr 6, 2014

pike, kenneth cropped 2Kenneth Ray Pike, age 74, of Elkhorn died there on Sunday, April 6, 2014 after an illness.
He was born in Taylor County on June 14, 1939 to the late Omer and Marie Wooldridge Pike. A retired truck driver, he was a member of the Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department, the Campbellsville-Taylor County Rescue Squad and the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department.
He is survived by his wife Sharon Warren Pike; his children, Latisha Markins and her husband, Mike of Vine Grove, KY, Beverly Saumier and her husband, Lance of Bardstown, KY, Alexis Pike, of Frankfort, KY and Jacob Pike of Elkhorn; a brother, Melvin Pike, of Campbellsville; a sister, Opal Judd and her husband, Paul of Campbellsville; his grandchildren, Ashley King, Austin Powell, Devin Brady, Haley Brady and Jamie Brady and a great-grandson, Bently Hughes.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Katherine Pike, Nellie Webb, Edna Reed and Mary Ann Clark.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 8th at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, Campbellsville with burial to follow in Robinson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 7th at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
Serving as pallbearers are Devin Brady, Austin Powell, Mike Markins, Stacey Loy, Darrell Caldwell and Wayne Warren. Honorary pallbearers will be , Jacob Pike, Melvin Pike, Roger Pike and Jerry Pike.
The family suggests that expressions of sympathy may take the form contributions the Muscular Dystrophy Association or Gideon Bibles.

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Bertrom H. Sneed, 80

Posted by on Apr 4, 2014

sneed, bertrom webBertrom H. Sneed, 80, of Campbellsville, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Baptist Health Louisville. He was retired from the Brown Williamson Tobacco Company where he had worked for over 30 years. Born in Adair County, KY to the late Hershel and Maggie Sneed, he later moved to Macon, GA where he lived for several years before returning to Kentucky and settling in Campbellsville. He had served in the US Army and was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church.

He married Mary Jo Wooley on July 14, 1956. To this union were born five children, Bertrom Sneed and his wife, Carol of Macon, GA, Debra Johnson and her husband Wayne of Louisville, Steven Sneed and his wife, Leda of Macon, GA, Peggy Rigdon and her husband, Greg of Campbellsville and Shelby Sneed and his wife, Andrea of Macon, GA. Also surviving are sisters, Virginia Jones and Montry Harris and her husband, Bill, all of Greensburg; a sister-in-law, Faye Sneed, of Greensburg; 12 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Claves L. Sneed and a grandson, Matthew Scott Sneed.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, Campbellsville with burial to follow in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 5th and from 2 to 6 pm Sunday, April 6th at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

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Seaborne

Posted by on Mar 26, 2014

SEABORNE
Vernie Mae Williams Seaborne, 92 widow of Coakley D. Seaborne, Sr, of Campbellsville, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014. A Taylor County native, she was a daughter of the late Thompson and Addie Holmes Williams. Vernie was a member of the Bowman Street Separate Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children, Mitchell Clayton Seaborne and wife, Maureen, of Mannsville, a daughter, Phyllis Fennell and her husband, Roland of Mt. Washington, Norman L. Seaborne, of Campbellsville; Coakley D. Seaborne, Jr. and his wife Rita, of Elkhorn; Becky Brown of Campbellsville and Phillip Clay Seaborne of Campbellsville and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She is also preceded in death by two sons, David Douglas Seaborne and Paul Allen Seaborne; a daughter and son-in-law, Mildred Seaborne and Travis Giles; two sisters, Irene Stevenson Skaggs and Montine Mings and two brothers, Joseph Williams and David Williams.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home where visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Burial will follow in Callahan Cemetery. Serving as casket bearers are Manual Mings, Daniel Mings, Jerry Williams, Roger Williams, Alex Seaborne, Brian Giles, Andrew Seaborne and Chris Smothers. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org .

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