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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 18, 2013
Dorothy Jean Otis of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Dorsey Martin and Meadie Linton Martin, was born in Saxis, Virginia April 26, 1930. She died at 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, September 17, 2013, in Greensburg. Age: 83
She united in marriage to Charles Osmon Otis, who preceded her in death
January 31, 2008.
She is survived by two daughters and two sons: Pansy Otis of Campbellsville, Linda Olson of Trussville, Alabama, Martin Otis of Mesa, Arizona and Charles Robert Otis of Guston, Kentucky; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nieces and many other relatives and friends.
Cremation was chosen.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 17, 2013
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Glover of Campbellsville, daughter of the late William Robert Shively and Virgie Mae Sapp Shively, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, August 5, 1936. She died at 4:11 P.M., Monday, September 16, 2013, in Campbellsville. Age: 77
She professed faith in Christ and was of the Church of God faith.
She was an employee of Shoe Sensation in Campbellsville and a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom.
She is survived by two sons: Marshall Glover of Campbellsville and Robert Glover of Louisville; one sister and brother-in-law, Juanita and Joe Dudgeon of Campbellsville; one sister-in-law, Paula Shively of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters: Leo Shively, Pauline Shively and Lorene Christie.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Robbie Spencer
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 16, 2013
William “Bill” Peters of Elizabethtown, formerly of Campbellsville, son of the late Arch Peters and Bertha Isaacs Peters, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, November 12, 1926. He died at 2:20 A.M., Monday, September 16, 2013, in Elizabethtown.
Age: 86
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Berean Baptist Church in Elizabethtown.
He had served as a deacon at Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church and Saloma Baptist Church.
He was a retired employee of the Taylor County Road Department and a farmer.
He united in marriage to Neoma Caulk June 17, 1944.
Besides his wife, Neoma Peters of Elizabethtown, he is survived by three daughters: Donna Edwards and husband, Allen of Elizabethtown, Susan Kleindl and husband, Gary of Lexington and Nancy Williams and husband, Rev. Tommy Williams of Kingsport, Tennessee; two grandchildren: Dena Porter and husband, Bond and David Williams and wife, Tracy of Kingsport, Tennessee; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters: Robert Peters, Charles Peters, Margaret Gilbert and Pearl Sullivan.
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VISITATION: After 12:30 P.M., Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. J. T. Rafferty
BURIAL: Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church Cemetery
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 14, 2013
Rev. Samuel Carl Holmes, of Campbellsville, son of the late Alonzo Holmes and Florence Burton Holmes, was born June 14, 1927, in Adair County, Kentucky. He died at 11:00 P.M., Friday, September 13, 2013 in Campbellsville. Age: 86 He professed faith in Christ and attended Jesus Name Church. He was a veteran of World War II and served his country honorably in the United States Army. He was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville. He united in marriage to Ella Johnson on March 1, 1947. Besides his wife, Ella Holmes, he is survived by five sons and four daughters: Danny Holmes, Terry Holmes, Pam Russell and husband, Jerry, Judy Jones and husband, Jimmy, Janey Read and husband, Lemuel of Campbellsville, Linda Sharpe and husband, Edward of Greensburg, Ronnie Holmes of Finley, Ohio, Jerry Holmes and wife, Nancy of St. Paul, Indiana, and Sam Holmes of Greenwood, Indiana; fourteen grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren; two brothers: Edgar Holmes of Columbia and Rev. Charles Holmes of Louisville. He was also preceded in death by two grandchildren: Bethany Mann and Todd Holmes, two sisters and two brothers: Marie Vaughn, Lucille Roy, J.C. Holmes and Herbert Holmes.
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VISITATION: 5-8 P.M., Sunday, September 15 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Elder Rueal Boils, Elder Raymond Alstott and Rev. Charles Holmes
BURIAL: Jesus Name Church Cemetery with full Military Honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 6, 2013
Dr. Donald A. Benz, PhD, residing in Campbellsville, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, September 7, 2013, at 3pm at Parrott and Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Dr. Benz (Don) was a college professor who dedicated his life to bettering his community through his work, devotion to family, friends, and church.
He was born in March 1931 in Park Falls, Wisconsin, to Carl and Marcella (Altman) Benz. Don grew up in nearby Butternut eventually attending Park Falls High School as a star athlete and excellent student, afterward graduating from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Shortly after graduation Don was drafted out of his first teaching position to serve two years in the United States Army on the edge of the newly created Korean demilitarized zone.
Following his honorable discharge Don obtained a Masters in Education from Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, Tennessee, where he also completed his PhD. At Vanderbilt Don met a fellow student and soon-to-be love of his life, Mary Lynn Phillips of Campbellsville. They were married in Phoenix in 1956.
Upon completion of their graduate studies in Nashville, the two began an extended American road trip vis–à–vis teaching positions in New Orleans, Colorado, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. In 1966 Don accepted a professorship at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (UWSP) where he would specialize in training future reading specialists and teachers. Don viewed education as not only a profession but a personal calling and critical ingredient to the health of his community and society writ large. He served a term as president of the Wisconsin State Reading Association (WSRA) and later as the organization’s state coordinator while continuing to teach at UWSP until his retirement in 1993.
Some years after retiring, Don and Mary Lynn relocated to Westfield, Indiana, to play a more active role in the lives of their granddaughters, whom he loved deeply. Don and Mary Lynn moved again last year to her ancestral home of Kentucky to be close to the family and natural surroundings they shared deep affection for.
Throughout, Don was a devotee of lifelong learning, an avid golfer, outdoorsman, patron of the arts, comprehensive reader of Asian and Civil War histories and remained ever passionate about American politics.
Don is survived by his wife Mary Lynn, their children Steven, David, Tom and grandchildren, Claudia and Olivia.
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