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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Oct 17, 2015
Jean Hughes Cox of Elkhorn, daughter of the late Elmer Hughes and Leona Bottoms Hughes was born October 19, 1943, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 8:45 P.M., Friday, October 16, 2015 in Elkhorn. Age: 71
She professed faith in Christ and attended Feathersburg First Church of God.
She was a former employee of Fruit of the Loom and Air Guard.
She united in marriage to Coy L. Cox November 25, 1966. He preceded her in death June 25, 2009.
She is survived by two sons: Steve Cox and wife, Tami of Marysville, Ohio and Joel Cox of Richmond; two grandsons: Jordan Cox and Hunter Cox of Marysville, Ohio; five sisters and one brother: Linda Wethington , Bonnie Wilson and husband, Larry and Kathleen Davis and husband, Stacey, of Campbellsville, Eveleen Burkhead and husband, Jan, Rose Cox and husband, Jerry and Don Hughes and wife, Kay of Elkhorn;a sister-in-law Irene Perkins and husband, Jack Allen of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers: Charles Hughes and Ronnie Hughes.
VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday October 19,2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Cameron Rash with burial in Callahan Cemetery
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO CALLAHAN CEMETERY AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Oct 17, 2015
Mr. Joe H. “Durwood” Williams, the son of the late, H. Gilmer and Essie Lorene Sexton Williams, was born February, 5, 1936 in Drop, Texas and departed this life on Friday, October 16, 2015 in Campbellsville at the Taylor Regional Hospital. He was 79 years of age.
He attended the Old Trinity Primitive Baptist Church in Denton, TX, he was a former Dairyman and HVAC Contractor, and a small business-owner. He served his country honorably as a United States Veteran.
Survivors include his wife: Sandra L. Kennedy Williams of Columbia; a son: Shawn Henry Williams and his wife Susie Trejo Williams of Campbellsville; two daughters: Allison Williams Carter of Evans, Georgia and Tammi Lea Ward of Haskell, TX; a sister: Brenda Joyce Carter and husband Coy of Justin, TX and a sister-in-law: Doris Williams of Justin, TX. Four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. Williams was preceded in death by a brother: Arthur Williams.
The funeral service for Mr. Joe H. “Durwood” Williams, will be conducted Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Old Trinity Primitive Baptist Church in Denton, TX with burial to follow in the Trinity Cemetery. Elder Vernon Johnson and Elder Dale Turner will be officiating.
Visitation will be from 5-8 PM on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home in Denton.
L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville is in charge of all arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to the Old Trinity Primitive Baptist Church, which can be made at the funeral home or church in Denton, Texas, online at www.lrpetty.com or locally at L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville.
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Oct 16, 2015
Dwight V. Cave, 88, passed from his earthly home to his heavenly home on October 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM.
As a young man, he answered the call to duty and joined the United States Navy. He was in the Navy a short time before the second world war ended but was kept in the reserves until he was 50 years old.
He retired from Ford Motor Company in April 1982 after 30 years of service. He continued to work for himself by moving people, helping others, and doing work for his church. He was a farmer at heart. After moving to Campbellsville in 1997, he owned his dream farm. He enjoyed working on his farm and it was hard on him when he could no longer work.
He was a member of Pittman Lodge No 124 F&AM and a member of the Scottish Rite.
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Campbellsville Baptist Temple. He loved his family and was proud of all of them.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Della (Cave) Burress, and his father, William Virgil Roberts; a son, Steven Dwight Cave, and daughter, Diane Mahoney, and two step-daughters, Norma Jean Veech and Sharon Lynn Lees.
He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Rose (Cundiff) Cave. Other survivors include his children; sons, Larry Cave, Danny Cave, Rodney Cave; daughter, Shelia Kiper; all of Louisville; stepchildren, Cynthia Ito and husband Hiro of Honolulu, HI, and Belinda Finn and husband David, and David Wayne Peebles, all of Louisville and Patricia Adams and husband John of Ohio.
Fifteen grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and a host of great-great grandchildren and other extended family and close friends.
Funeral will be at L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY on Saturday, October 18, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. with visitation from 12-2 PM. Entombment will be in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
The family has asked that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Kids Hurt Too, a non-profit for orphans, abandoned, and foster children, or Campbellsville Baptist Temple. Donations can be made online at lrpetty.com or at the funeral home
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Oct 15, 2015
Frank Hayes Gregory of Campbellsville, son of the late George Gregory and Stella Woods Gregory, born in Franklin, North Carolina, July 14, 1933. He died at 9:15 A.M., Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Campbellsville. Age: 82
He professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith.
He worked as a unit operator in the construction business for over 60 years.
He united in marriage to Nancy Drucilla Mason April 18, 1959.
Besides his wife, Nancy Drucilla Gregory of Campbellsville, he is survived by
two sons: Mike Gregory and wife, Tonya of Crestwood and Ron Gregory and wife, Sharon of Goshen; four grandchildren: Zachary Gregory and Kasi Gregory of Goshen and Mason Gregory of Crestwood and Amy Watkins and husband, Sam of Versailles; two great-grandsons: Cameron Watkins and Kasen Watkins of Versailles; two brothers and two sisters: Ronald Gregory and Gertrude Bagwell of South Carolina, Lona Gregory of Tennessee and Evelyn Bryant of North Carolina; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Gregory March 7, 2014 and several brothers and sisters.
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VISITATION: 5:00-8:00 P.M., Friday, October 16, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Chaplain Jack Ward
ENTOMBMENT: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum
PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Oct 15, 2015
Barbara Bruce of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Virgil Scott and Grace Nafziger Scott, was born June 26, 1935, in Harper County, Kansas. She died at 7:25 A.M., Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Louisville. Age: 80
She united in marriage to Don Bruce September 13, 1952.
Besides her husband, Don Bruce of Campbellsville, she is survived by two
sons and two daughters: Pat Bruce and wife, Julie Kay, Mike Bruce and wife, Karen and Julie Ann Bruce of Campbellsville and Debbie Kerr and husband, Steve Hocker of Gardner, Kansas; seven grandchildren: Jeff Kerr and wife, Jane and Jacque Zimmerman and husband, Ryan of Lenexa, Kansas, Kellie Vaughn and husband, Daron, Kacy Bruce and wife, Christen and Chad Bruce of Campbellsville, Kalen Bruce and wife, Stephanie of Lexington and Brandy Tucker and husband, Jason of Summersville; eleven great-grandchildren: Annabelle Zimmerman, Brooklyn Zimmerman, Evie Zimmerman, Will Kerr, Paige Kerr, Owen Kerr, Kallie Vaughn, Gage Bruce, Jace Bruce, Claire Bruce and Jake Tucker; one sister-in-law, Janis Scott of Wellington, Kansas; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Scott.
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VISITATION: 5:00-8:00P.M., Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 3:00 P.M., Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Pastor Eric Gilbert and Pastor Jason Hood
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT AND MAY BE MADE AT THE PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
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Posted by Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris, KY on Oct 14, 2015
Ronnie Cox, age 63 of Old US 68, Campbellsville, owner and operator of Ronnie’s Body Shop died Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at University Hospital in Louisville.
Ronnie was born July 1, 1952 in Shelbyville, Indiana to Hubert and Evelyn Noel Cox who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Jimmie, Mitchell, David, Roger, Wendell, J.V. and Bobby Cox and sisters, Brenda and Sherrie Cox and Retta Noel.
He is survived by his wife Gail Cox, and one daughter, Misty Madson of Campbellsville; three brothers, Timmy Cox, and his wife, Jeannie and Lewis Cox all of Campbellsville, Carroll Cox, and his wife Cathy of Maryland; four sisters Doris Williams, Patsy McDonald, Peggy Gilbert and her husband, Bobby and Lana Pendleton, all of Campbellsville and two grandchildren, Sarah and Johnathan Madson.
Funeral services for Ronnie Cox will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial in the Jones Chapel Cemetery.
The family request visitation from 5 to 8 PM Friday at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home and that expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations to the funeral expenses.
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Oct 14, 2015
 Q Mrs. Dorothy (Benoit) Willoughby of Columbia, formerly of Taylor County was born on July 25, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Louis and Rose Anna (Sauve) Benoit. She departed this life on October 13, 2015 in Louisville at the Hosparus Care Center. She was 71 years, 2 months, and 18 days of age. Mrs. Willoughby was a housewife and homemaker to the late Charles Willoughby, who preceded her in death in 1996. She professed faith in Christ and was of the Catholic faith.
Mrs. willoughby was the beloved mother of Gerald Willoughby and his wife Dawn of Columbia. She is also survived by one step-grandchild and several other extended family and friends.
There will be a memorial service to honor the life of Mrs. Willoughby at 3:00 PM EST, 2:00 PM CST on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Grace Baptist Church, 122 Dowell Rd, Russell Springs, KY 42642.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials take the form of donations to the Hosparus Advancement Department, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Dr, Louisville, KY 40205. These may also be made online at lrpetty.com, or in person at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718 or at the church on Sunday.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Oct 13, 2015

Earl Thomas “Tommy” Colvin, of Campbellsville, son of the late Dennis Marvin Colvin and Mildred Bright Colvin, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, October 24, 1953. He died at 3:59 A.M., Monday, October 12, 2015 in Campbellsville. Age: 61
He professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith.
He was a current employee of Alutrim in Lebanon and a former employee of Cox Interior in Campbellsville and a farmer.
He was an avid UK and Nascar fan and a fisherman.
He united in marriage to Ruby Mattingly August 22, 1980.
Besides his wife, Ruby Mattingly Colvin of Campbellsville, he is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Utah Canada of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Dr. Dwayne Howell
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPTHAY MAY BE DONATIONS TO GIDEON BIBLES AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Oct 12, 2015

Dr. Ralph Athen Tesseneer, Jr. of Campbellsville, KY, son of the late Ralph Athen Tesseneer, Sr. and Susan Geneva Kirkland Tesseneer, was born in Russellville, AL, on April 23, 1924. He died at 5 a.m., on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at his home at the age of 91.
Dr. Tesseneer spent his high school and early college years in Murray, KY. During World War II, he served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater. On May 5, 1946, he married Laura Mae Fisher of Earlington, KY and together they raised three children. Their lives together were spent in the areas of higher education and community involvement.
Dr. Tesseneer earned a B.A. in Psychology from Tufts College, an M.A. in Educational Administration and Psychology from Peabody College, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Louisiana State University. Dr. Tesseneer was a psychology professor at Western Kentucky State College, McNeese State College, Murray State University (where he was also Dean of the Graduate School), Northern Kentucky University (where he was also Vice-President, Interim President and President of the Foundation) University of Durham in Durham, England (as a visiting professor), and Campbellsville University (where he was also Vice President for Development).
Ralph Tesseneer was the recipient of multiple academic and community awards and recognitions. He was a life-long Baptist and served as a deacon, and in other leadership positions, in several churches. He was a devoted Rotarian and the president of several Rotary clubs. He was a Rotary District Governor in Kentucky. Dr. Tesseneer was a counseling psychologist in mental health clinics in communities where he lived; he was also a frequent public speaker and an educational consultant. He was visionary in his thinking and warm and caring in his interactions with everyone he met.
Ralph Tesseneer is survived by daughter, Susan Tesseneer Walters and husband, Joe, of Campbellsville, KY, son, Ralph Athen Tesseneer, III, M.D. and wife, Beverly, of Spartanburg, SC, Herbert Hoffman Tesseneer and wife, Gale, of Florence, KY; three grandchildren: John Athen Tesseneer of Spartanburg, SC, Neely Tesseneer Benton and husband, Brad, of Moorhead, MN, and Davaajargal Dorjsuren of Ulan Bator, Mongolia and Campbellsville, KY; two great grandsons: Thomas Athen Benton and John William Benton. He is also survived by two sisters: Myra Jean Tesseneer Cooper and husband John, of Texarkana, TX, and Susan Tesseneer-Pope and husband Ken, of Campbellsville, KY. He was preceded in death by a brother: Gerald Ware Tesseneer, and a grandson, Ralph Joseph Walters.
VISITATION: 5:00 -8:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL: 1:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home with burial in Brookside Cemetery
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made to: The Ralph and Laura Tesseneer Scholarship Fund at Campbellsville University, Gideon’s International, or Hosparus of Central Kentucky. Memorial gifts can be sent to Parrott-Ramsey Funeral Home for distribution: 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY 42718.
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Posted by Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris, KY on Oct 12, 2015
Beulah Arnold, 101, of Campbellsville died Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Campbellsville.
A member of the Brethren in Christ Church, she served as a missionary in India for several years as a registered nurse. Later she worked at Metzmeier Nursing Home and for the Taylor County School System.
Beulah was born on June 11, 1914 to the late Oscar and Ora Mae Corbin Arnold at Knifley, Kentucky. One of twelve children, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Stanley Arnold, Andrew Arnold, Robert Arnold, David Arnold and Charlie Arnold and a sister, Edna Yarberry.
She is survived by a brother Edwin Arnold of Columbia and four sisters, Lorena Christie of Chattanooga, TN, Nina Schmucker, of Marengo, IN, Yneth Broughton of Ashland, KY and Justine Knifley of Campbellsville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 14th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.
The family requests visitation from 4 to 9 pm Tuesday, October 13th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
Contributions in her memory are suggested for Gideon Bibles and can be made at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
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