|
Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Nov 11, 2017
Barbara Buchanan Lewis of Louisville, formerly of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Frank “Tony” Buchanan and Ailene Jarboe Buchanan, was born May 1, 1938, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 9:49 A.M., Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in Louisville. Age: 79
Barbara united in marriage to Jim Lewis September 26, 1964 and he preceded her in death September 8, 2010.
Barbara earned BA and JD degrees from the University of Louisville, a Master in Education from the Tennessee Technological University and a Master of Law and Taxation for the Marshall Wythe School of Law at William and Mary.
Prior to embarking on a career in legal education, Professor Lewis worked as an attorney for the U.S. Corps of Engineers, as a probation officer for the Jefferson County Juvenile Court and as a teacher in Honduras and Guatemala. Her true passion was the law and education and following her graduation from William and Mary, she taught at Cumberland School of Law and the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law, where she also served as chair of the faculty senate and as interim dean. She never forgot her Kentucky roots and in 1982, she and her husband Jim returned to Louisville, where she became dean of the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. Professor Lewis was a trailblazer in legal education. She was one of only a handful of women students in her law school class and at the time she was named dean at UofL there were only five other women law deans nationwide. During her tenure as dean, she built bridges within the community and the profession and served on a number of boards, including the Center for Women and Families, the Department of Public Advocacy, the Louisville and Kentucky Bar Foundations, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU and Citizens for Better Judges. As dean, and later as a professor, she worked tirelessly to promote diversity in the law school and the profession. She served on many national boards, including the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession, the Law School Admissions Council Task Force on Minority Recruitment, as well as numerous local and state-wide initiatives relating to access and diversity in the legal profession.
While Dean Lewis enjoyed the challenges of the deanship, she missed daily contact with students. In 1990 she returned to pursue her passion, classroom teaching. Mostly, she taught tax. When asked why anyone would teach tax, she would respond with “I just love the Internal Revenue Code.” As a professor, she was tough, demanding and had no patience with slackers. She felt strongly about the importance of attendance, preparedness and promptness. She was a stickler for all three. Professor Lewis expected students to be respectful, responsible, collegial and professional. No hats or baseball caps in her class! Students, who complained about the difficulty of the tax code or the length of an assignment, generally got the same response from her. “Life is tough.” On occasion, she was known to make the same observation in faculty meetings.
Despite the heavy demands Professor Lewis placed on students, and the fact that some students found her a bit intimidating at times, she cared deeply about them personally and about their professional success. She taught them tax but, more importantly, she taught them about the values of the legal profession and what it means to be a professional. She was a mentor and role model to generations of students. When she announced her retirement in 2006, the Student Bar Association created a special teaching award in her honor and recognized her at graduation. Throughout her career she received many awards for her leadership and community service, but the awards she received from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Louisville for excellence in teaching were the ones she valued most. Although Professor Lewis officially retired in 2006, the pull of the classroom was too great. After only a couple of years she returned as an adjunct professor and taught on a part-time basis until 2014.
Barbara Lewis loved the law and she was devoted to her students. Several years ago, upon receiving a Kentucky Bar Association Award, she said, “I have always thought that to be a lawyer is a great calling. It is a great service, and to teach lawyers is great privilege.” She embraced the calling, served the community and profession with distinction and taught her heart out every single day. A life well lived. She will be missed.
She is survived by one sister, Ellen (Donald) Goff of Campbellsville; a sister-in-law, Chris Buchanan of Lebanon, Tennessee; one niece, Karen Buchanan Schneider, two nephews Kevin (Anna) Buchanan and Joshua (Desiree) Buchanan and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, George Buchanan and her beloved step-mother, Ethel Buchanan.
__________________
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville
MEMORIAL VISITATION: 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M., Tuesday
Expressions of sympathy requested to be donations to Campbellsville First United Methodist Church, Ruby Curry English Scholarship at Campbellsville University or the charity of your choice.
Read More
Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Nov 10, 2017
Tim Quinn of Campbellsville, son of the late Dennis Quinn and Nina Bartley Quinn, was born March 28, 1965 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 4:50 A.M., Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Campbellsville. Age: 52
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Sunny Hill Church of Christ.
Tim spent his working years as a painter. He loved the University of Louisville Cardinals and would spend many hours talking to anyone who would listen about them. He had a compassionate heart and good spirit; though he had many different battles with his health, his good nature always shown through.
He is survived by one sister and four brothers: Denise Hunt and husband, Mike, Ricky Quinn and wife, Holly, Todd Quinn and wife, Pam, Greg Quinn and James Quinn, all of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
MEMORIAL VISITATION: 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 14th, Parrott &
Ramsey Funeral Home
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Minister Steve Lee
Tim had chosen to be cremated.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO HOSPARUS OF GREEN RIVER OR DAVITA DIALYSIS CENTER AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
Read More
Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Nov 10, 2017
Doris Jean Patton of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Olyn Wood and Opal Cox Wood, was born November 6, 1937, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 10:02 A.M., Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in Louisville. Age: 80
She united in marriage to Joy Patton August 16, 1957 and he preceded her in death November 25, 2009.
She is survived by two sons: Steve Patton and wife, Louise and Ricky Patton of Campbellsville; one granddaughter, Alannah Patton of Campbellsville; one great grandson, Kasin Cole Bishop; one brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Diane Wood of Campbellsville; and many other relatives and friends.
____________
VISITATION: 2:00 – 3:00 P.M., Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 3:00 P.M., Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Ray Judd
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
Read More
Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Nov 8, 2017
Arlene Bryant of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Andy Raymond Hedgespeth and Emma Shofner Hedgespeth, was born October 19, 1955, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 2:49 P.M., Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in Elizabethtown. Age: 62
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of White’s Ridge General Baptist Church.
She was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom.
Arlene united in marriage to Randall Bryant June 24, 1997 and he preceded her in death June 20, 2008.
One of her greatest pleasures in life was playing with her grandchildren.
She is survived by one daughter, Melinda Bryant and her fiance’, Scott Anthony Hoosier; one chosen son, Johnathan Haywood; three grandchildren: Madison Brooke Haywood, Savannah Nicole Hoosier and Kaylee Elizabeth Hoosier; one chosen grandson, David Allen Hughes, all of Campbellsville; one sister, Carolyn Jones of Ohio; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Arlene was also preceded in death by a brother, Kenny Hedgespeth.
__________________
VISITATION: After 12:00 Noon, Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 3:00 P.M., Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Dickey Rogers
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO THE FUNERAL EXPENSES AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
Read More
Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Nov 6, 2017
Ruby Neat of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Tom Dye and Sarah Grandstaff Dye, was born February 5, 1921 in Adair County, Kentucky. She died at 7:55 A.M., Saturday, November 4, 2017 in Jamestown. Age: 96
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Elk Horn Baptist Church.
Ruby was a homemaker and received much enjoyment from her family.
She united in marriage to Finis Neat October 25, 1936 and he preceded her in death February 14, 2001.
She is survived by six sons and seven daughters: Barbara Moore and husband, Roger of Campbellsville, Wilbert Neat and wife, Linda and Elba Neat and wife, Evelyn of Elkhorn, Randall Neat of Greensburg, Edward Neat and wife, Lana of Hamilton, Ohio, Coy Neat of Buffalo, Frank Neat and wife, Wavelene and Jolene Aleman and husband, Ed of Russell Springs, Wilma Burton of Palm Harbor, Florida, Wanell Poirier of Clearwater, Florida, Patsy Neat and Joann Neat and husband, Jim of New Port Ritchie, Florida, Alene Long of Liberty: sixty-four grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; several great great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
Ruby was preceded in death by one son and three daughters: Fred Neat, Mary Neat, Leona Scholl and Shirley Abner; seven brothers and sisters: Dorothy Gregory, Susie Neat, Melvin Dye, Dempsey Dye, Clem Dye, Sarah Francis and Cora Willis.
__________________
VISITATION: 4:00 – 8:00 P.M., Friday, November 10, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Harold Scholl
BURIAL: Haven Hill Cemetery in Adair County
Read More
|
