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Michael R. Callahan

Posted by on Sep 27, 2016

Michael R. Callahan of Campbellsville, son of Gloria Christie Callahan and the late Jesse R. Callahan, was born May 12, 1960, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 12:01 P.M., Sunday, September 25, 2016 in Campbellsville. Age: 56
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Campbellsville Christian Church where he was a former elder.
He was a former I T technician at Ingersoll-Rand Co.
He enjoyed numerous projects and activities such as competition pistol sports shooting in the IDPA and USPSA, fishing, landscaping and working with electronics. He loved taking things apart, seeing how they work and building more of them and he loved helping others with his skills.
He united in marriage to Brenda Goode February 22, 1980.
Besides his wife, Brenda Goode Callahan of Campbellsville, he is survived by one son, Benjamin C. Callahan of Campbellsville; two fur babies, Emma and Izzy; his mother, Gloria Christie Callahan of Campbellsville; one sister, Carolyn Thomas and husband, J. R. of Campbellsville, one brother, Phillip Callahan and wife, Carolyn of Tallahassee, Florida; his mother and father-in-law, Johnny and Onia Abell; one sister-in-law who was more like a sister, Regena Russell and husband, Richard of Campbellsville; two nieces and one nephew, Lisa Pyles of Shelbyville, Andrew Callahan of Tallahassee, Florida and Christa Thomas of Campbellsville; three aunts: Mildred Faulconer of Knifley, Marilynn Christie Fusco of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Sandra Christie Sartin of Tallahassee, Florida and many other relatives and friends.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 7:00 P.M., Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Dr. Paul Patton and Terry Bright
Cremation will follow the funeral service with burial in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens at a later date.
Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements

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Melvin Pike

Posted by on Sep 24, 2016

melvin-pikeMelvin Pike of Campbellsville, son of the late Omer Lee Pike and Marie Sullivan Pike, was born June 10, 1941 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 6:44 A.M., Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Elizabethtown. Age: 75
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church.
Melvin was a farmer who also had worked at Cox Interior and Kentucky Cooperage.
He united in marriage to Maxine Underwood March 27, 1970. She preceded him in death June 15, 2013.
He is survived by two sons: Roger Pike and wife, Shannon and Jerry Pike of Campbellsville; three grandchildren: Todd Pike and fiancé, Ashley Walker, and Landon Pike of Campbellsville, Katie Lobb and husband, Derek of Greensburg; three great-grandchildren: Dawson Lobb, Dalton Pike, and Zayden Walker; one sister, Opal Judd and husband, Paul of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by six sisters and one brother: Nellie Greenlee, Carlyton Campbell, Edna Stubbs, Mary Pike, Katherine Pike, Hallie Pike, and Kenneth Pike.

VISITATION: 5:00 -8:00 P.M. Sunday, Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Monday, September 26, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral
Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Freddy Thompson and Bro. Leo Curry

BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens

EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO
GIDEON BIBLES AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME

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Christine Gabehart

Posted by on Sep 20, 2016

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Christine Gabehart of Mannsville, daughter of the late James N. Gore and Miriam Campbell Gore, was born April 29, 1934, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 1:15 P.M., Monday, September 19, 2016 in Campbellsville. Age: 82
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Mannsville United Methodist Church since 1969 where she had taught Sunday School for forty years. Christine played the piano at church for more than fifty years and had served in various offices at the Church, including PPR Chair, Administrative Council Chair. She was President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Mannsville United Methodist Women unit and held other District offices of the UMW. She had also served on the CF&A for the Louisville Conference.
She joined the Mannsville Homemakers Club in 1965 and had served as President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. She had also served as Treasurer and International Relations Chair of the Taylor County Homemakers. She was a member of the Pitman Chapter #157 Order of the Eastern Star since 1967 and had held most offices in the organization.
She was a member of the Campbellsville Emmaus Community.
She was passionate about the Taylor County Public Library and was on the founding Board of Trustees. She served various offices during her 24 year tenure.
She enjoyed transporting her Amish friends and neighbors to different locations over the last two years.
She worked at the family business, Mannsville Sash and Door Company, from 1957 to February, 2016.
She united in marriage to James Edmond “Ed” Gabehart January 23, 1954. He preceded her in death December 11, 2008.
She is survived by one son and two daughters: Tony Gabehart and wife, Cindy of Campbellsville, Terri Gabehart and Janet Bradley and husband, Mark of Mannsville; one son-in-law: Thad Prince of Mannsville; seven grandchildren: Adam Prince and wife, Rachel, Amanda Wood and Olivia Gabehart of Campbellsville, Shelia Lewis and husband, Kevin of Springfield, Heather O’Banion and husband, Shane of Bowling Green, Beth Barth and husband, Kevin of Knoxville, Tennessee and Rick Bradley of Phoenix, Arizona; four great-grandchildren: Madeline Lewis, Addyson Wood, Jaxton Wood and Kason Lampley; one brother: Dr. L.C. Gore and wife, Jana of Elizabethtown; one sister-in-law, Doris Trautman and husband, Edmund of Canpbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by two daughters: Judy Faye Gabehart and Karen Prince; one great-grandson, Luca Prince; two brothers and one sister: Lenwood H. Gore, James N. Gore, Jr. and Corene Henderson.
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VISITATION: 4:00 – 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:00 P.M., Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Troy Elmore,Rev. John Hall and Rev. Richard Lowe
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO MANNSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OR THAILAND METHODIST MISSION AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME

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Betty Ann Miller Gaines

Posted by on Sep 15, 2016

Betty Ann Miller Gaines, 81, formerly of Campbellsville, died September 13, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Russell Gaines; parents, R. A. “Dick” Miller and Virginia Callison Miller; brothers: James Richard “Jim Dick” Miller, Charles Douglas, “C. D.” Miller; sisters: Jane Abigail Miller Kennedy Cantrell and Pat Winston Miller Tapscott.

She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Gaines Uzzle of Knoxville, Tennessee and her grandson and wife, Patrick and Brooke Uzzle, also of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Betty lived and worked in Hodgenville, Kentucky before moving to Oak Ridge and Lenoir City, Tennessee, where she has lived for the last 21 years. She had a fun personality and was loved by many.

The body was cremated and a graveside service for family and friends will be held Monday, September 19, 2016 in Brookside Cemetery at 11:00 A.M.. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Parkinson Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, New York 10018 or go online at www.support.pdf.org.

PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

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Kelsi Michelle Brown

Posted by on Sep 5, 2016

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Kelsi Michelle Brown of Campbellsville, loving daughter of E. G. Brown Jr. and Jeanne Caulk Brown was born May 27, 1990 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. She died at 1:27 A.M., Sunday, September 4, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky. Age: 26.
She professed faith in Christ at the age of 9.
She was a graduate of the Art Institute of Indianapolis with a Bachelor degree in Fashion Design and served an internship in Los Angeles, California. She was many things, to many people: she was an artist, designer, baker, shoe collector, animal lover and a loyal, generous friend who loved to make people laugh.
Besides her parents, E. G. and Jeanne Brown of Campbellsville, she is survived by one sister: Kristen Caulk Brockman of Los Angeles, California; maternal grandmother, Lorene Caulk of Campbellsville; two uncles and two aunts: Doug Caulk and wife, Patti, Chris Caulk, Cheryl Magers and husband, Gary and Libby Caulk of Campbellsville; her fur babies, Honey Bee and Peach; several cousins and many other relatives and many dear friends, whose children called her “Miss Kelsi” and “Auntie Kelsi.”
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Robert L. “Bob” Caulk, paternal grandparents, Edward G. Brown Sr. and Minnie Gray Brown Coleman and her special fur baby, Chi Chi.

VISITATION: 5:00-8:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. J. Alvin Hardy, Rev. Jim Murphy and Dr. James Jones with burial in Brookside Cemetery

EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE DONATIONS TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION FOR KELSI’S KLIMBERS BENEFITING CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME

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