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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Mar 24, 2018
George Williams of Campbellsville, son of the late John E. “Mose” Williams and Mary Edna Thompson Williams, was born February 29, 1924 in the Oak Grove section of Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 7:15 P.M., Friday, March 23, 2018 in Campbellsville. Age: 94
He professed faith in Christ and was baptized a member of Mt. Union Baptist Church in Green County, later changing his membership to Pleasant Union Baptist Church.
An article in the Central Kentucky News-Journal portrayed George’s accomplishments very well, stating, “besides being the first black police officer in Campbellsville to patrol outside the black neighborhood and the first black to hold an elected office in Taylor County, Williams was also the first black downtown business owner and the first black Greyhound Bus station owner in the entire United States. In 1986, voters in Taylor County elected Williams as jailer. He also drove a delivery truck for the Central Kentucky News-Journal.
He did that part-time for 32 years.”
He united in marriage to Allene Cowherd in 1944 and she preceded him in death on February 26, 1989.
He later united in marriage to Celia Robinson DeMers November 11, 1992.
Besides his wife, Celia Demers Williams of Campbellsville, he is survived by two daughters and one son: Rebecca Ann Henry and husband, James of Oswego, Illinois, Wanda Sue Webb and husband, Otis and Larry Williams and wife, Wendy of Campbellsville; five step-sons: Brian DeMers and wife, Debbie of Chugiac, Alaska, Dan DeMers and wife, Julie of Tumwater, Washington, David DeMers and wife, Monique of Elk Grove, California, Mike DeMers and wife, Vanessa of Camby, Indiana and Steve DeMers and wife, Elaine of Summersville; nineteen grandchildren: Lavelle Henry and Annetta Henry of Oswego, Illinois, Shon Williams of Flint, Michigan, Kelly Williams of Campbellsville, Lorry Pinkston of Louisville, LaTonya King of Campbellsville, Aaron DeMers of Campbellsville, Alethea DeMers of Yokosuka, Japan, Alex Woods of Columbus, Ohio, Sierra DeMers of Frankfort, Jacqueline DeMers of Frankfort, Kyli DeMers and Wyatt DeMers of Tumwater, Washington, Chris DeMers of Santa Margarita, California, Savannah Oaxaca-DeMers of Elk Grove, California, Asa DeMers of Camby, Indiana, Stephen DeMers and Amanda DeMers of Elizabethown and Meagan Molenkine of Oswego, Illinois; twenty-five great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; special nephew, Randy Williams of Campbellsville; sister-in-law, Jewel Williams of Aurora, Illinois; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by five brothers: Carl Williams, Emmett Williams, Richard Williams, Ollie Homer Williams and Mitchell Williams and a grandson, Nivarian Shively.
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VISITATION: 5:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M., Monday, March 26, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Rev.Michael Caldwell
BURIAL: Pleasant Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Green County, Kentucky
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Mar 24, 2018
 Mr. William Edward “Bill” Preston of Campbellsville, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington after a brief illness. Born on March 6, 1933 to the late James William and Beatrice (Stinnett) Preston, he was 85 years and 17 days of age. Mr. Preston was a retired realtor and had served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Always a proud and supportive husband and father, he enjoyed being outside gardening and coaching Little League. His bright smile will forever be memorialized in the Facebook and Snapchat accounts he kept up to date.
He leaves to cherish his memory:
His wife: Lucy (Yarborough) Preston,
Four children: Alyssa Wiederhoeft and husband Eric of Michigan, Phillip Preston of Lexington, Adam Preston and wife Brittany of Campbellsville, and Benjamin Preston of Campbellsville,
A chosen child: Janet Davis of Shelbyville,
Five grandchildren: Peyton LaFever, Emma LaFever, Ava Wiederhoeft, Greyson Preston, and Avery Preston,
One expectant grandson, William and a host of other family and close friends.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Preston on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Jim Collison will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Lebanon National Cemetery with Full Military Honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard., 20 Hwy 208, Lebanon, KY.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, March 26, from 5:00-7:00 PM.
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Posted by Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris, KY on Mar 22, 2018
Reta Arlene Chenoweth, 67 years, 10 months and 3 days of age, of Campbellsville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at her residence.
Reta was born in Taylor County on Thursday, May 18, 1950 to the late Dwight Edgar and Nancy Catherine Lewis Giles. Also preceding her in death were a daughter, Brenda Ann Wesley and two sisters, Lois Ann Jackson and Marlene Pike.
She was known by many having worked as a seamstress at Fruit of the Loom for several years.
She is survived by a son, Jeffrey D. Hayes of Casey County and one sister and two brothers, Jolene McDaniel and her husband Steve, Dwight Stephen Giles and his wife Glenda, all of Campbellsville, Tony Curtis Giles and wife Wanda of South Port, Florida, a brother-in-law, Bobby Jackson of Cottondale, Florida, and two step-daughters, Angela Fisher of Georgia and Amy Woltman. She is also survived by 4 step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for Reta Arlene Chenoweth will be on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Bro. Bobby Jackson officiating. Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery in Casey County with bearers being Dillon Kelly, Phillip Sneed, Joey Jackson, Bryce McDaniel, Aaron Jackson and Shaun Pike.
The family request visitation on Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
For online condolences please visit: http://lyondewittberry.com/tribute/details/1204/Reta-Chenoweth/obituary.html#tribute-start
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Mar 21, 2018
 Mrs. Flossie (Keith) Warren of Campbellsville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Cedars of Lebanon Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Born on March 17, 1927 in Jefferson County to the late Delmar and Flora (Barlow) Keith, she was 91 years and 3 days of age. Mrs. Warren professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith. She was a former employee of the Brown and Williams Tobacco Company and Mother’s Cookies in Louisville, and the Nationwide Sewing Factory in Hodgenville, but lived her life as the homemaker to, and wife of, Mr. Herman Warren, who survives.
She leaves to cherish her memory:
Her husband: Herman Warren of Campbellsville,
Five children: Linda Riley and husband Steve of Louisville, Brenda Roberts and husband Keith of Louisville, Gayle Cox and husband Stevie of Campbellsville, Carolyn Thompson and husband Billy of Campbellsville, and Roger Warren of Campbellsville,
Ten grandchildren,
Nineteen great-grandchildren,
A host of great-great grandchildren,
And several other family members and close friends.
She was also preceded in death by two sons, James McNear and Randall Leon Warren; one sister, Delph Ray; and two grandchildren, Lauren McCall Thompson and Paul DeWayne Sprowles.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Warren on Saturday, March 24, 2018 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. Burial will follow in the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery in Buffalo.
The family will receive friends on Friday, March 23, from 5:00-8:00 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials in the form of donations to the Alzheimer’s Association. Those can be made at the funeral home.
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Posted by Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris, KY on Mar 20, 2018
Leon Johnson, 67 years, 3 months, and 10 days of age, of Campbellsville, passed away at his residence on March 18, 2018.
Leon was born in Taylor County, on December 8, 1950, the son of the late George Theodore and Captola Caldwell Johnson. Also preceding him in death are his brothers, Harold Johnson, Paul Johnson, George Henry Johnson and Oliver Johnson as well as two step sisters, Teresa Mitchell and Deborah Barnett.
He had worked at Community Trust Bank and was a member of Fannie Chapel CME Church.
He is survived by five brothers and two sisters, Bobby and Fannie Johnson, Ernest and Letha Johnson, Marshall Johnson and Lonnie Johnson all of Campbellsville, Jerry Johnson of Somerset, Martha Drye of Indianapolis and Beatrice Johnson of Campbellsville. He is also survived by his step-mother, Mary Johnson of Campbellsville, three step-brothers, Jerry Coulter of Shelbyville, Gary Coulter of Campbellsville, James Clayton of Elizabethtown and three step-sisters, Joyce Barnett, Sandy Atkinson and Mary Clayton all of Campbellsville, and several nieces and nephews.
The family chose direct burial.
Memorial services for Leon Johnson will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 23, 2018, at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
The family request visitation after 9:00 A.M. Friday, March 23, 2018, at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
For on-line condolences please visit:
http://lyondewittberry.com/tribute/details/1203/Leon-Johnson/obituary.html#tribute-start
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Mar 18, 2018
Charles W. Spurling of Campbellsville, son of the late William Gobel Spurling and Mary Tarter Spurling, was born August 24, 1925, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 7:30 A.M., Saturday, March 17, 2018 at his home. Age: 92
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Spurlington United Methodist Church.
Charles was a farmer and also worked in a machine shop for many years.
He united in marriage to Lucille Minor January 23, 1949 and she preceded him in death January 8, 1991. He then united in marriage to Helen Hardesty Wise July 6, 1992 and she preceded him in death December 23, 1999,
He later united in marriage to Carolyn Thompson, December 20, 2002.
Besides his wife, Carolyn Thompson Spurling, he is survived by two sons and one daughter: Randall Spurling and wife, Marsha of Campbellsville, Don Spurling and Judy Garland of Miamisburg ,Ohio, step-children: Wanda Sapp and husband, Manuel, Carolyn Forbis and husband, Mike, and Annette Givens and husband, Rod of Campbellsville, Deborah Miller and husband, Damon of Lexington, Jan Wilcoxson and husband, Tommy, Donald Clark and wife, Paula and Dale Clark of Louisville; four grandchildren: Shawna Spurling, Christopher Garland, Joey Garland and Robin Garland of Campbellsville; several great-grandchildren; two sisters and one brother: Mattie Jean Smothers, Margaret Chappell, and Edwin Spurling of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Elaine Spurling, three brothers and one sister: Harold Spurling, Jimmie Spurling, W.M. Gobel Spurling Jr., Hazel Sullivan and two sisters in infancy: Geneva Maye Spurling and Opal Maxine Spurling.
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VISITATION: After 11:00 A.M., Monday, March 19, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:00 P.M., Monday, March 19, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Rev. Robert Morris
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Mar 17, 2018
Maggie Juanita Calhoun of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Otha Dewey Hughes and Eliza Stanton Hughes, was born June 30, 1948 in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 1:29 A.M., Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Campbellsville. Age: 69
Juanita professed faith in Christ and was of the Church of God faith. In her past time she loved playing cards and bingo and spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by one daughter and two sons: Becky Warren of Campbellsville, Jimmy Calhoun and wife, Deronda of Elkhorn and Marty Calhoun and wife, Kelley of Magnolia;
six grandchildren: James Calhoun, Maggie Calhoun and fiancé, Ryan Bailey, Jacob Warren, Katelyn Calhoun and fiancé, Steven Hammond, Cody Calhoun and Cheyenne Warren; three great-grandchildren: Lexie DeSpain, Kyler Calhoun and Tucker Calhoun; one sister, Faye Stants of Campbellsville; one brother, Alfred Hughes and wife, Opal of Franklin, Indiana; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by eight brothers and five sisters: Ray Hughes, John Hughes, Bill Hughes, Jimmy Mike Hughes, J.B. Hughes, Delbert Lee Hughes, Rufus “Bootie” Hughes, Moore “Dugan” Hughes, Sue Harris, Zelma Mae Gardner, Mary Lesley, Lillie Hughes and Sylvia Hughes.
VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 19, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Bro. Paul Pike
BURIAL: Callahan Cemetery
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Mar 15, 2018
 Donald Cranston “Crank” Farmer, the son of the late Elmer and Sudie Farmer was born Sunday, July 16, 1933 in Marion County, KY and departed this life on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in Elizabethtown at the Hardin memorial Hospital. He was 84 years, 7 months and 27 days of age.
He was a former employee of BP in Campbellsville and Big Johns in Marion County. He was a Veteran of the Korean War, having served in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the VFW Post in Lebanon and the American Legion in Campbellsville and was of the Presbyterian Faith.
Survivors include his wife: Betty Jean Brown Farmer of Campbellsville; three children: Christine Farmer of Maryland, Greg Veatch and wife Karen of North Carolina, DeWayne Veatch and wife Francine of Tennessee and Lisa Loy of Lebanon; special friends: Mary Lou Stiens and family and a host of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and other relatives and friends.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: William and Milton farmer.
The funeral service for Mr. Donald Cranston “Crank” Farmer will be conducted Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Orr officiating.
Entombment in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with full Military Honors by the Casey County Honor Guard.
Family request visitation from 5-8 PM on Friday at the funeral home.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Mar 15, 2018
Bruce Rule, of Elk Horn, son of the late George Rule and Sarah Jane Parker Rule, was born June 10, 1954, in Decatur, Illinois. He went to be with the Lord at 7:57 A.M., Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in Elk Horn as the result of an automobile accident. Age: 63
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Mt. Zion Church of God where he had recently been leading the singing for a short time.
He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force.
Bruce was salesman with Backyard World in Campbellsville and had owned a dental lab for more than forty years in Orlando, Florida.
As the saying goes, “he never met a stranger”; Bruce spoke to everyone he encountered just as if he already knew them. This often opened the door for him to minister to people about the Lord, whom he loved so very much.
He united in marriage to Carol Robinson July 13, 1991.
Besides his wife, Carol Rule of Elk Horn, he is survived by four daughters and four sons: Jennifer Yonkers and husband, Jason of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Nathan Rule and wife, Jen and Jamie Rodriguez and husband, Gus of Orlando, Florida, Dylan Townsley and wife, Donna of Riverview, Florida, Jessica Noe and husband, Tim of Sarasota, Florida, Bryan Rule of Campbellsville, Clayton Rule of Lexington and Lindsey Rule of Campbellsville; seven grandchildren; one sister and brother-in-law, Paula and Dr. Brad Arenz of Orlando, Florida; two nephews and one niece and many other relatives and friends.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Bro. Doug Roberts & Dr. Joe Segree
BURIAL: Lebanon National Cemetery with full military honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Mar 15, 2018
Pamela Gregory, 70, passed away March 13, 2018 in her home in Campbellsville, Kentucky, after a long battle with what revealed itself to be cancer. After having spent her early years growing up in Boston, MA, and on the East Coast, Pamela moved to Central Kentucky in the 1970’s, remaining here the rest of her adult life.
She acquired her Master’s degree in teaching at Campbellsville University and spent many years teaching at St. Charles’ Middle School in Marion County, retiring in 2012. In her personal time, she enjoyed painting watercolors of landscapes and the surrounding area.
She is survived by her daughter Cara Brower of Los Angeles, California, her son Michael Rice of Campbellsville, Kentucky, and her loving partner Greg Costello of Knifley, Kentucky.
The family would like to thank her dear friends who visited her in her final weeks and to Hosparus Health of Central KY for their incredible care and support.
The family will celebrate her life privately.
Any donations in her honor can be made to Hosparus Health of Green River and made be made at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.
PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
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