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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Aug 4, 2021
Henry Milton Jones, Jr. of Campbellsville, son of the late Henry Milton Jones, Sr. and India Maude McCubbin Jones, was born April 14, 1933, in Green County, Kentucky. He died at 7:45 A.M., Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Campbellsville. Age: 88
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where he had served as a deacon, church treasurer, worship leader and was a Sunday School teacher for over forty years.
Milton was a life-long farmer and was a former member of the Taylor County ASF Office and Taylor County Farm Bureau. He also served on the Taylor County Democratic Executive Committee and the Taylor County School Board for sixteen years. He was also a Gideon for several years.
He united in marriage to Geraldine Goff January 30, 1952.
Besides his wife, Geraldine Jones of Campbellsville, he is survived by one son and one daughter: Jason Jones and Sharon Harris and husband, Brian of Campbellsville; three grandchildren: Carly Ann Davis of Nashville, Tennessee, Sara Harris and fiancé, Meong Kwak of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Ben Harris-Medina and wife, Ely of Lexington; adopted grandson, Neil Hooper of Campbellsville; two brothers: David Jones and wife, Johnette of Boston, Massachusetts and Donald Jones and wife, Betty of Killeen, Texas; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law, Paul M. and Tammy Jones and one brother and one sister: Vontress Jones and Louise Mings.
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VISITATION: 5:00 -8:00 P.M., Friday, August 6, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Kent Ashley
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Aug 4, 2021
 S He leaves to cherish his memory:
One son: Blair Waldrep and wife Carly of Campbellsville,
A sister: Shirl Rock and husband Danny of Hodgenville,
Five grandchildren: Christopher Waldrep, Shyler Waldrep, Deliah Waldrep, Crimson Waldrep, and Kayla Outlaw,
And a host of other family and friends.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Tyler Waldrep.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Waldrep on Friday, August, 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Todd Parrish will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Washington Cemetery, Hwy 527, Campbellsville, KY.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, Aug. 6, from 11:00 AM until time for the service.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials in the form of donations to the funeral expenses. Those can be made in person at the funeral home.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Aug 2, 2021
Paul Clark of Greensburg, Kentucky, son of the late Raymond P. Clark and Mary Davidson Clark, was born July 2, 1932 Kalkaska, Michigan. He died at 10:55 P.M., Friday, July 30, 2021 at the home of his daughter in Middletown, Ohio.
Age: 89
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Greensburg Baptist Church.
He was retired as a master sergeant from the United States Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts.
He united in marriage to Thelma “Pinkie” Smith April 22, 1961 and she preceded him in death August 9, 2018.
He is survived by three daughters and one son: Connie Coin and Terri Smolenski and husband, Joe of Louisville, Mike Clark and wife, Lori of Jacksonville, Florida and Milli Coverdale and husband, Andrew of Middletown, Ohio; seven grandchildren: Chris Coin, Savannah Coin, Adam Sengkhamyong, Erik Clark, Meghan Clark, Will Coverdale and Chloe Coverdale; one great grandson, Colton Coin; one brother, Larry Clark of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by one grandson, Beau Coin; one sister, Marcille Blevins and a daughter-in-law, Carrie Coin.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Blake Jessie
BURIAL: Phillips Cemetery with full military honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Aug 1, 2021
 Mrs. Jeanette Marie (Garrett) Clements was born on November 16, 1956 in Campbellsville, to the late Bennie and Lois (Gribbins) Garrett.
She passed away on Friday July 30, 2021 at Taylor Regional Hospital, being 64 years, 8 months, 14 days of age. She was a housekeeper for 25 years and loved farming. Jeanette loved to play bingo, have fun, and was an exceptional cook. She also loved her son and family and was one of the strongest women they knew.
Jeanette accepted Christ as her personal savior and was of the Baptist faith.
She leaves to cherish her memory:
One son: Eugene Clements and wife Kathy of Elk Horn,
Three grandchildren: Chelsey Clements, Whitney Clements and Austin Clements,
Six siblings: Stanley Garrett of Merrimac, Junior Garrett and wife Carol of Indianapolis, and Josephine Newton and husband Roy, Evelyn Cox and husband Bobby, Betty Seals and husband James, and Connie Gribbins and husband George, all of Campbellsville,
And a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by her husband Ray Eugene “Gene” Clements, son Ray Jr., and four siblings, David Garrett, Hanley Garrett, Juanita Cox, and Barbara Tungate.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Clements on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville KY. Bro. Freddy Thompson will be officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Bernard Church Cemetery in Clementsville.
visitation will be from 5-8 PM on Monday at the funeral home.
May you rest in peace in the arms of Jesus, your husband Gene, and your son Ray.
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Aug 1, 2021
 Mrs. Melissa Gayle Willis of La Vergne, TN, formerly of Campbellsville, passed from this life on Friday, July 30, 2021 at her home. She was born in Taylor County on April 2, 1970 to the late Kenneth and Glenda Jean (Cox) Rainwater, and was 51 years of age at the time of her passing. She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Mannsville. She was a retiree of Burger King, where she had served as manager for 25 years. Mrs. Willis was the devoted wife to Mr. Larry Willis, who preceded her in death on March 1, 2018. Melissa loved her family and being a mother, and spent as much time as possible with her grandchild.
She leaves to cherish her memory:
Two children: Miranda Willis (Chris Taylor), and Bryce Willis (Katie Claunch),
One grandchild: Levi Taylor,
Seven siblings: Greg (Destiny) Rainwater, Kevin (Krista) Rainwater, Shawn Rainwater, Elizabeth “Libby” Rainwater, Stacey (John Blake) Rainwater, Kristi Rainwater, and Tonia Rainwater,
And a host of other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by three siblings: Kim Rainwater, Timothy Rainwater, and David Rainwater.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Willis on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST (10:00 AM CST) in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville KY. Bro. Don Gowin will be officiating.
She will be laid to rest beside her husband in the Green River Memorial Baptist Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 5:00-8:00 PM EST (4:00-7:00 PM CST).
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Jul 31, 2021
Marjorie H. Bale, age 92, of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Howard Thomas Hodges and Mayme Thomas Milby Hodges, was born February 13, 1929 in Green County, Kentucky. She passed away at her home in Campbellsville on July 30, 2021.
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
She was an educator for forty-four years teaching primarily in the Taylor County School Systems.
She united in marriage to Hulet Garnett Bale August 12, 1950. He preceded her in death April 12, 2001.
She is survived by one daughter: Garnetta Murrell and husband, Richard of Campbellsville; three grandchildren, Dr. Morgan Larkin and husband, Clay of Lexington, Makenzie Murrell of Bowling Green, and Myles Murrell of Campbellsville; two sisters: Mary Jean Gardner and husband, Todd of Greensburg, Judith Ann Resch and husband, Jerry of Pensacola, Florida. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister: Kenneth Hodges, Howard Hodges, William Hodges and Virginia Hodges.
VISITATION: 11:00A.M. – 1:00 P.M., Monday at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:00 P.M., Monday, August 2, 2021 at
Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Jonathan Willis
ENTOMBMENT: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
PALLBEARERS:
Jerry Bale
Tracy Bale
Joshua Boysen
Danny Hodges
David Hodges
Clay Larkin
Myles Murrell
Richard Murrell
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Jul 30, 2021
Max Heath, 75, died July 28, 2021. Heath is a native of Campbellsville, KY and the son of the late Harry Heath, a Kentucky newspaperman, and Virginia Allen Heath. His brother, Harold Heath, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Ann Sullivan, also of Campbellsville, a son Jason, of Louisville and nephews Ricky Heath of Chicago and Chad Heath of Greensburg.
He retired in 2008 as vice-president, postal/acquisitions of Landmark Community Newspapers, Shelbyville, KY, where he had resided since 1980.
For 22 years he was executive editor responsible for recruiting, training, and news quality improvement for 54 paid weekly and daily newspapers in 13 states with over 300,000 paid circulation. For 23 years he was circulation director as well, helping grow paid circulation and training circulation managers.
He was a self-styled “country editor” who edited and managed non-daily newspapers in KY and IN and served as regional manager for numerous LCNI properties.
Heath served 35 years as chair of the Postal Committee of the National Newspaper Association and wrote a monthly Postal Tips column for Publisher’s Auxiliary. He was named to the Postal Service Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee representing NNA from 1989 to 2017.
He received the NNA President’s Award in 1989 and 1997, Ambassador Award in 1992, and coveted Amos Award for service to community newspapers in 1994. He conducted seminars on “Maximizing Postal Savings and Delivery” for newspaper associations and groups for 25 years.
He was general manager of News Publishing Company, Tell City, Indiana, and editor of The Perry County News from 1975-80. In 1978 The News was awarded “Blue Ribbon Weekly” for best non-daily in Indiana by the Hoosier State Press Association.
Heath worked more than 10 years as a journalist in his hometown of Campbellsville. He was managing editor of the semiweekly Central Kentucky News-Journal in 1974-75, and editor & general manager of The News Journal from 1971-74 and part of 1969.
From 1969-71, he served in the Army as an information specialist in Alabama and Thailand, where he was editor of the newspaper for U.S. Army Support Thailand.
From 1965-69, he worked his way through Campbellsville University (which gave him a Distinguished Alumnus award in 1987). He was sports editor and news editor of the Central Kentucky News. In 1968, KPA awarded him Best Sports Page in KY. Prior to that, he was a sportswriter for The News-Journal in high school. He also edited his high school newspaper. He free-lanced for The Courier-Journal from 1969-75.
Heath has served as president of the Kentucky Press Association; Louisville chapter of Society of Professional Journalists; the United Way of Perry County, IN; the Perry County Unit, American Cancer Society; director of the Tell City Kiwanis Club; and the Hoosier State Press Association.
He was named to the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 1996. He was given LCNI’s first President’s Award for Outstanding Service in 1990. He received the Edwards M. Templin award from KPA in 1992 for service to the community. He was named KPA’s Most Valuable Member in 1985 and 1988 and earned a 110% Award in 1983. He was also a Kentucky Colonel.
The Hoosier State Press Association gave him its Distinguished Service Award in January 2006, as did the Wisconsin Newspaper Association in 2010 and the Ohio News Media Association in 2019. The Institute for Rural Journalism and the Bluegrass Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in Lexington KY presented Heath with the Al Smith Award for public service through community journalism in July 2012.
Heath was a member of Southeast Christian Church, where he volunteered as an usher for over 20 years and served on the operating and publishing boards of The Southeast Outlook, a weekly newspaper.
He enjoyed the sport of harness racing since his days as sports editor and partnered on KY Sire Stakes winners on both the pace and trot gaits. He and Ruth Ann enjoyed traveling, and visited 21 Caribbean islands, Hawaii and Taiwan, and many states with NNA conventions. They enjoyed country music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and attended many concerts. He was a University of Louisville and Cincinnati Reds fan. A life highlight was attending every major league baseball park with Jason, and pride in him being an Eagle Scout.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Monday, August 2, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:00P.M., Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Pastor Greg Allen
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
Expressions of sympathy may be made to NNA Foundation, PO Box 13323, Pensacola FL 32591 or Healing Hands Scholarship at Campbellsville University and may be made at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Jul 28, 2021
Charlie Underwood of Lebanon Junction, formerly of Campbellsville, son of the late Fred Underwood and Lela Skaggs Underwood, was born February 19, 1928 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 12:22 A.M., Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Lebanon Junction.
Age: 93
He did not attend a church but he was a believer.
He was a retired from the George M. Eady Company as a grader operator.
Charlie united in marriage to Jane Underwood in 1950 and she preceded him in death April 26, 2013.
Charlie is survived by one son, Dennis Underwood and Rhonda of Lebanon Junction; one grandson, Zachary Underwood; one sister-in-law, Cleo Underwood of Campbellsville: several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Underwood and two brothers and three sisters: Otis Underwood, Blond Underwood, Dorothy Glidewell, Pauline Lemmon and Essie Perkins.
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VISITATIOIN: 12:00 Noon – 1:00 P.M., Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:00 P.M., Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Eddie Finn
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Jul 28, 2021
 Mr. George Lee Harris of Campbellsville, son of the late Orby and Jessie (Whitlock) Harris, passed peacefully from this life on Monday, July 26, 2021 at the Taylor Regional Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Marion County on December 18, 1945, he was 75 years, 7 months, and 8 days of age. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Harris was a lifelong farmer and a timber cutter and sawmill worker. He enjoyed spending time in God’s creation, and was a talented animal trainer with a passion for hunting and fishing.
Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by five siblings: Jimmy Harris, Charles Harris, David Harris, Carl Harris, and Dottie Mae Bagby.
He leaves to cherish his memory:
Four children: George D, Harris and wife Kim of Raywick, Chad Isaiah Harris and wife Sheena of Green County, Tammy Sue Fisher and husband Michael of Franklin, and Ramona Gail Burris and husband Tracey of Campbellsville,
Five siblings: Minnie Sullivan of Campbellsville, Modean Keeling of Mt. Washington, and Betty Graham, Mary Rose Hensley, and Kathy Thompson, all of Campbellsville,
Fourteen grandchildren,
Twenty-one great-grandchildren,
And a host of other family and friends.
Mr. Harris chose cremation. All services were performed privately.
L.R. Petty Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Jul 27, 2021
Walter Odell Helm of Campbellsville, son of the late Troy Helm and Anna Bottoms Helm, was born April 15, 1945 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 1:45 A.M., Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Lebanon. Age: 76
He professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith.
Walter was a retired over -the-road truck driver with H & O Trucking with over sixty years of service, having driven in all fifty states, Mexico and Canada.
He is survived by one brother and two sisters: Kenneth Helm and Wanda Helm of Louisville and Helen Clements of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Walter was also preceded in death by a son, Johnnie Helm and four sisters and one brother: Rosie Gribbins, Bonnie Hancock, Ethel “Duck” Graham, Katherine White and Darrell Tedder.
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VISITATION: 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M., Friday, July 302, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:00 P.M., Friday, July 30, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Eddie Finn
BURIAL: Jones Chapel Cemetery
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