Mario J. Arizzi, 51

Posted by on Dec 18, 2015

Arizza - PictureMr. Mario J. Arizzi of Campbellsville was born on November 29, 1964 in Illinois. He departed this life on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Norton’s Hospital in Louisville. He was 51 years and 18 days of age. He was the son of Mario & Patricia Arizzi and the late Vita K. Carducci. Mr. Arizzi was a forklift operator until his health began failing. He was known throughout his neighborhood as the big guy with a big heart, always ready to lend a helping hand or just cheer someone’s day. Mr. Arizzi professed faith in Christ and was of the Catholic faith.

He leaves to mourn his passing:
His parents: Mario and Patricia Arizzi of Chicago, Illinois,
Two sons: Vincent Micheal Arizzi of Indiana, and Mario Arizzi of Chicago, Illinois,
His ex-spouse and close companion: Brenda Arizzi of Campbellsville,
Six siblings: Laura Arizzi of Hodgenville, Vita A Arizzi Montgomery and husband Ray of Greensburg, Holly Arizzi Lemmons and husband Michael of Indiana, Jodi Arizzi Maris and husband Steve of Chicago, Carmen V. Arizzi of Greensburg, and Shelia Mussolino of Chicago,
Special friends: Stacy and Brian Elkin of Williamstown, KY, Richie Messinger of Chicago, and all his neighbors at Crescent Hill Manor,
Several nieces, nephews, and cousins,
And a host of other family and close friends.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Arizzi on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 10:00 AM EST at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718.
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Bonnie Williams Perkins, 93

Posted by on Dec 17, 2015

Perkins PicMrs. Bonnie Mae (McDaniel) Williams Perkins was born on July 13, 1922 in Campbellsville to the late Clifford and Bertha (Chappell) McDaniel. She departed this life on Wednesday, November 16, 2015 in Campbellsville surrounded by her family. She was 93 years, 5 months, and 3 days of age. She was the wife of Robert “Bug” Williams, Jr., who preceded her in death. Later, she married Elmer Perkins, who also preceded her in death. Mrs. Perkins was a retiree from the Fruit of the Loom plant in Campbellsville. She was a very caring and loving mother and grandmother, and her love was reflected throughout her family. She lived a Godly life, daily professing faith in Christ, and was a member of the Campbellsville First Church of God.

She leaves to cherish her memory:
Five children: Denzel Williams of Bowling Green, KY, Billy Dean Williams and wife Gatha of Russell Springs, KY, Wanda Kaye Perkins of Lafayette, TN, Jimmy Williams and wife Jerri of Anaheim, CA, and Marlene Tucker and husband Trent of Campbellsville,
One brother: Clifford McDaniel, Jr. and wife Ernestine of Anderson, IN,
Eight grandchildren,
Eleven great-grandchildren,
One great-great-grandchild,
And a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

She was also preceded in death by seven siblings, Sylvetta Williams, Charles McDaniel, Wesley McDaniel, Cecil McDaniel, Johnny McDaniel, Haskell McDaniel, and Oleda Curry, one daughter, Alta Thompson, and a daughter-in-law, Faye Williams.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Bonnie Williams Perkins on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 1:00 PM EST in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718. Bro. Robbie Spencer will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 3878 Greensburg Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, December 18, from 5-8 PM EST.LRPETTY LOGO

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Albert Gene Laytart

Posted by on Dec 17, 2015

Albert Gene Laytart, 77, of Elk Horn, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his home after a lengthy illness.

He was born June 4, 1938 in Cynthiana, Kentucky to the late William John and Alice Christine McNeese Laytart.  He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and later worked at the VA Administration Hospital in Lexington.  He married Eleanor Jean Isaac on December 31, 1957 and she preceded him in death on November 6, 2010.  They moved to Campbellsville in 1990 and Albert worked for Cox Interiors for nine years before retiring.  He was a member of the DAV and a lifetime member of American Legion Post 82.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a brother William “Red” Laytart and two great-grandchildren.

He is survived by his children, Jonathan Dwight Laytart, Belinda Joe Richey, Christy Roach and her husband, Steve, and Rhonda Miller and her husband, Bruce, all of Cynthiana; Albert C. “Tracy” Laytart and his wife, Sharon, Mary Beth Huckaby and her husband, Bert and Robin Mendez and her husband, George, all of Campbellsville; twenty one grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; a brother and two sisters, Joe Allen Laytart and his wife, Pam, Charlotte Duckworth and her husband, Ernest “Cuttie”, and Annie Catherine Roberts, all of Cynthiana.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 21st at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Sister Anna Overstreet officiating.  Burial to follow at Lebanon National Cemetery with military honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.  Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Joseph Utley, Mark Austin Fryman, Cody Travis Laytart, Steven Kenneth Roach, II, Nathan Smith-Laytart and Jason Nicoma Roach.  Honorary pallbearers will be Devin Keith Kiskaden, Ryan Badley Tobin, Dakota Laytart, Bruce Miller and Steve Roach.

The family requests that visitation be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, December 20th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, Campbellsville.

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James A. “Tex” Taylor

Posted by on Dec 17, 2015

James A. “Tex” Taylor, age 88, formerly of Campbellsville, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in London, Kentucky.

He was born December 14, 1927 in Campbellsville to the late Lewis and Sally Dix Taylor.  He had worked for Tennessee Gas Transmission before operating two local marinas.  He completed his work career with OshKosh at various facilities.  He was a member of South Campbellsville Baptist Church and was a Mason.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Eugene Taylor, his wife, Geraldine and a brother, Walter Taylor.

He is survived by his son, Brad Taylor and his companion, Shirley Huntley, of Tennessee, two daughters, Linda Eversole and her husband, James of London and Reva Hudman and her husband, Glen of Nevada; a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Taylor of Campbellsville; two step-children, Joyce Ann VanPelt, of Somerset and Butch VanPelt of Lancaster; 6 grandchildren, Richard Allen Taylor, Christopher Robert Taylor, Ashley Lanae Taylor, Jamie Hocker, Morgan Hudman and Austin Taylor and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 19th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Dr. Wesley Paul officiating. The burial to follow in the Robinson Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family requests visitation from noon until 2 pm Saturday, prior to the funeral service at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, Campbellsville

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Shelby Nelson

Posted by on Dec 13, 2015

Shelby Nelson of Buffalo, son of the late Herman Nelson and Opal Warren Nelson, was born in Larue County, Kentucky, April 7, 1937. He died at 7:40 P.M., Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Greensburg. Age: 78
He was a carpenter and a lifelong farmer.
He united in marriage to Geraldine Graham in August of 1971.
Besides his wife, Geraldine Nelson of Buffalo, he is survived by one stepson, Junior Graham of Buffalo; three brothers and two sisters: Rev. Dannie Nelson and wife, Alice of Greensburg, Randall Nelson and wife, Betty of Summersville, Ahue Nelson and wife, Jean Harlow of Buffalo, Betty Thompson and husband, Terry of Campbellsville and Ginny Webb of Smyrna, Tennessee; five nieces and three nephews and many other relatives and friends.

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GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Nelson Cemetery in Taylor County by Rev. Twyman Davis

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Jessie Ruth (Skaggs) Graham, 73

Posted by on Dec 11, 2015

Mrs. Jessie Ruth (Skaggs) Graham of Campbellsville was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 22, 1942 to the late Wally and Jessie Ruth (Martin) Skaggs. She departed this life on December 10, 2015 at the Taylor Regional Hospital after an illness. She was 73 years, 8 months, and 18 days of age. Mrs. Graham was a homemaker and an avid University of Kentucky basketball fan. She professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Beulahland Community Church.

She leaves to mourn her passing:
Four children: Beth Ann Scott, Donna Sanders and husband Billy, Roy Scott, Jr., and Richard Scott, all of Indiana,
Three sisters: Lynda Key of Indiana, Kathy Carver of Washington, and Denise Skaggs of Oregon,
Three grandchildren,
Three great-grandchildren,
Two close friends and caretakers: Betty Hoosier and Ricky Allen, both of Campbellsville,
And a host of extended family and friends.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leslie Graham, and a sister, Mary Jo Shinkle.

There will be a graveside funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Ruth Graham on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM at the Campbellsville Memorials Gardens Cemetery, 3878 Greensburg Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718. Bro. Billy Whitehouse will be officiating. Immediately following the service, Mrs. Graham will be laid to rest beside her husband.LRPETTY LOGO

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Tommy Murphy, 75, formerly of Campbellsville

Posted by on Dec 9, 2015

Tommy Murphy, age 75, formerly of Campbellsville died Monday, December 7, 2015 in Elizabethtown.

He was born Thomas Mitchell Murphy to the late Ruben and Aileen Baker Murphy on December 17, 1940 in Cumberland County.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Murphy.

He is survived by a daughter, Marsha Silas of Campbellsville; two grandsons, Johnathan Neal Silas and his wife, Ashley of Rineyville and Christopher Thomas Silas, of South Dakota and a great-granddaughter, Madison Silas; a brother, Marion Silas Murphy and his wife, Sheila of Columbia; a sister, Bernice Burton, of North Carolina; his former wife, Margaret Murphy of Magnolia and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2015 at Elkhorn Cemetery with Bro. Dwayn Lobb officiating.  Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Mitchelyn Squires

Posted by on Dec 9, 2015

Mitchelyn Squires

Mitchelyn Squires of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Edgar Parson and Della May Keltner Parson, was born in Adair County, Kentucky, May 11, 1925. She died at 1:55 P.M., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Greensburg. Age: 90
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church.
She was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville.
She united in marriage to James Floyd Squires August 8, 1942. He preceded her in death October 13, 2012.
She is survived by two daughters: Tammy Squires of Raleigh, North Carolina and Dianne Squires and husband, Ross Bruner of Scottsdale, Arizona; three grandchildren: Morgan Bruner of Seattle, Washington, Zak Dearinger of Columbia, South Carolina and Max Dearinger of Atlanta, Georgia; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister: Duluth “Duke” Glenn Parson, Roy L. Parson, Junior Parson and Thomazine Bensheimer.

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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Friday, December 11, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Max Dearinger
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M. D. Shirley

Posted by on Dec 9, 2015

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M. D. Shirley of Campbellsville, son of the late, Michael Daniel Shirley, Sr. and Nellie Mae Stinnett Shirley Durham, was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, December 16, 1925. He died at 2:15 A.M., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Louisville. Age: 89
He professed faith in Christ and was of the Christian Faith
He was a veteran of World War II having served his country honorably in the United States Army with General Patton in Germany.
He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Company.
He was a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
He united in marriage to Margaret Lane October 2, 1944. She preceded him in death August 30, 2011.
He is survived by one son and three daughters: Michael Lane Shirley and wife, Earlene of Louisville, Maida Shines and Melinda D. Shirley of Campbellsville and Marcella Burress and husband, Leonard of Shepherdsville; seven grandchildren: Whitney Heath, Priscilla Barnes, Jennifer Adams, Amanda Birch, Jacob Noel, Hannah Shines Thompson and husband, Dillan, and Christina Shirley; one step-granddaughter, Sarah Young; eleven great-grandchildren; eight step-great grandchildren; five brothers and two sisters: Henry Shirley, Charlie Shirley, George Shirley and Pete Jackson of Louisville, Michael D. Shirley of Ohio, Eva McDonald of Shepherdsville and JoAnn Ballou of Florida; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
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VISITATION: After 1:00 P.M., Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 3:00 P.M., Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Dennis Penick and Bro. John Stilts
Cremation will follow with a private burial in Beech Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
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Michael J. Harmon

Posted by on Dec 5, 2015

Michael J. Harmon of Campbellsville, son of Dollie Mae Cox Harmon and the late James E. Harmon, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, December 23, 1950. He died at 11:45 P.M., Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Greensburg. Age: 64
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Meadowview Baptist Church.
He was a former employee of Fruit of the Loom and TG Kentucky.
He is survived by one son, Phil Harmon and wife, Gina and one grandson, Nathan Harmon of Villa Hills, Kentucky as well as his mother, Dollie Harmon of Campbellsville; two special cousins: Ron Harmon and Terry Cox; and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by two sons: Jamie Harmon September 18, 1984 and Paul Harmon October 11, 2004.

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GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 12:00 P.M., Monday, December 7, 2015 at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens by Steve Keher and Kenny Keher

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