Lou Connie Christie, age 63

Posted by on Jul 13, 2002

#65279;Mrs. Lou Connie Christie, age 63, of Chandler Street, Campbellsville, died Friday, July 12,2002 at her residents.She is survived by three daughters, Denise Walters, Debbie McColley and Rindi Christie all of Campbellsville, eight grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters, Ernest Pyles of Elizabethtown, Bobby Pyles, Cymbeline Shofner and Geneva Skaggs all of Campbellsville. Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Connie Christie will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 15, 2002 at the Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brookside cemetery.The family request visitation from 5 to 9 P.M. Sunday at the Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home.

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SYLVIA CAVE

Posted by on Jul 9, 2002

Sylvia Cave of Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, daughter of the late Charles Cilis Overton and Ellen Reynolds Overton was born July 26, 1919, in Bell County, Kentucky. She died at 8:10 A.M., Tuesday, July 9, 2002, in Campbellsville. Age: 82.She had professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Palestine Baptist Church.She united in marriage to William

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Ina Humphress

Posted by on Jul 7, 2002

Ina Humphress of Tucker Street, Knifley, daughter of the late Willie Callahan and Esther Walker Callahan was born May 10, 1932, in Adair County, Kentucky. She died at 10:55 A.M., Sunday, July 7, 2002, in Columbia.Age: 70.She had professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Knifley Christian Church.She united in marriage to Garnett

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Maurice E. Coppock Sr.

Posted by on Jul 7, 2002

Maurice E. Coppock Sr. of Kensington Way, Campbellsville, son of the late Samuel Burdette Coppock Sr. and Frances Griffin Coppock, was born April 11, 1912, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 6:38 P.M., Saturday, July 6, 2002, in Campbellsville. Age: 90.He had professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Bethel First Presbyterian Church in Campbellsville where he served as a trustee and was elder emeritus.He was a fifth generation owner and operator of the Campbellsville Ice Company; he opened the Coppock Hatchery in 1937, which later became Coppock Feed and Supply; he was a retired agriculture teacher at Taylor County High School; and was an employee of Coppock Appliance and Electronics until his death.He was a 1934 graduate of the University of Kentucky. He was a charter member of the Campbellsville

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Willard Cox

Posted by on Jul 7, 2002

Willard Cox of West Highway 70, Liberty, son of the late Clifton Cox and Lola Gay Noel Cox was born February 15, 1925, in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He died at 9:45 P.M., Saturday, July 6, 2002, in Campbellsville. Age: 77.He had professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist Faith.He was a retired carpenter.He is survived by his wife Janet Scudder Cox of Liberty; five sons and one daughter: James W. Cox of Carrollton, Paul Cox and his wife, Cedell of Shepherdsville, Gay Reed and her husband Charles of Lexington, and Don Cox and his wife Margaret, Bobby Cox and James O

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Joan Barnett Ford, age 57

Posted by on Jul 3, 2002

#65279;Mrs. Joan Ford, age 57, of Elkhorn Road, Campbellsville, died Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at the Taylor County Hospital after an illness.She is survived by her husband, Raymond Ford and one son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Rebecca Fisher of Lebanon and one daughter and son-in-law, Tracy and Michael Phillips of Campbellsville, one step son and daughter-in-law Craig and Dejuana Ford of Campbellsville, onegrandchild, Mariah Holmes and two step-grandchildren, Cody and Tanner Ford,one brother and three sisters, Tommy Barnett Jr. of Lexington, Bonnie Barnett of Campbellsville, Donna Cox and Tina Estes both of Greensburg also survives along with a host of friends.Funeral services for Mrs. Joan Ford will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 5, 2002 at theLyon-DeWitt Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. The family request visitation after 6:00 P.M. Thursday at Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home.

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Richard David McWhorter

Posted by on Jul 3, 2002

Richard David McWhorter Sr. of Boca Raton, Florida, formerly of Campbellsville, Kentucky, son of the late Lucian Alvin McWhorter and Elymus Hardin McWhorter, was born in Adair County, Kentucky, November 10, 1916. He died at 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 2, 2002, in Boca Raton, Florida. Age: 85 He had professed faith in Christ and was a charter member of the Woodlawn Christian Church in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and one of the teachers of The Searchlighters Sunday School Class. Currently he was a member of the Community Christian Church in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he served as a Deacon and one of the teachers of the Lamplighters Sunday School Class.He was a member of Company F, 113th QM Kentucky National Guard when ordered into the United States Army in December 1940. He served honorably until discharged in 1951 as a Major, assigned to the Ordnance Corps, United States Army.He was a salesman in the Central Kentucky Area for Belknap Hardware Company, Louisville, Kentucky, for some thirty-five years before his retirement.He was a 1934 Graduate of Taylor County High School and attended Campbellsville University, University of Louisville, and the University of Indiana.He was a charter member of the Campbellsville-Taylor County Industrial Foundation, Campbellsville Country Club, Campbellsville Kiwanis Club, and Campbellsville-Taylor County Chamber of Commerce, where he served as president. In Boca Raton, he served on the Board of Managers, Sweetwater Homeowner Association, and was a delegate to the West Boca Community Council.He was united in marriage on July 27, 1947, to Lena Miller who preceded him in death May 29, 1996. He is survived by one daughter son-in-law and one son and daughter-in-law: Joan McWhorter Baker James P. Baker of Boca Raton, Florida and Richard David McWhorter Jr. Mary E. McWhorter of Richmond, Virginia; three grandsons and two granddaughters: Richard David McWhorter III, Paul Joseph McWhorter, and Danielle Joy McWhorter of Richmond, Virginia and John Preston Baker and Elizabeth Miller Baker of Boca Raton, Florida; several other relatives and many friends.FUNERAL SERVICES: 5:30 P.M., Saturday, July 6th at the Woodlawn Christian Church in Campbellsville by Dr. Paul W. Patton and Minister Ken KerstenBURIAL: Brookside Cemetery with Full Military Honors by Marion County Veterans Honor Guard

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J. P. Jardine

Posted by on Jun 21, 2002

J. P. Jardine, 78, of 712 Cottage Court in Campbellsville, died Monday, June 17, 2002 in Campbellsville.He was a retired Music Professor of Campbellsville University and Bluefield College and the former Minister of Music of Campbellsville Baptist Church.He was the son of the late Robert John and Goldie Brown Jardine of Douglas, Georgia.He is survived by Dan and Linda Hayes, Adam and Melinda Hayes, Amy and Jerry Colvin all of Campbellsville; Dr. Breece and Julie Hayes of Liberty; one brother and sister-in-law, Adrian and Frances Jardine of Douglas, Georgia; one nephew, Andrew Jardine; two nieces, Luellen Nissen and Mary Elizabeth Dowling; a vast number of former students, former colleagues and friends. He was preceded in death by one brother, Dumar Jardine and a nephew Dumar Jardine Jr.Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, June 21, 2002 at the Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville with Jim Clark, Tom Ed Moore, Jerry Naff, Jay Padgett and Dr. J. Chester Badgett assisting in the service. Entombment will be in the Brookside Mausoleum.Pallbearers: Dr. Breece Hayes, Dr. Wesley Roberts, Dr. Mark Bradley, Dr. Jim Moore, Dr. David McCullough, Floyd Farmer.Honorary Pallbearers: Onva Hayes, Robert Stephens, Dr. Primo DelGado, Vernon Cherrix., Dr. Robert Gaddis, Dr. Kenneth Martin, Nevalyn Moore.

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Tommy Porter

Posted by on Jun 12, 2002

Tommy Porter of Owl Creek Road, Campbellsville, son of Carl Porter and Edna Lawson Porter, was born June 6, 1941, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 10:10 A.M., Wednesday, June 12, 2002, in Campbellsville.Age: 61.He was a member of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.He taught Machine Tool Technology at the Green County Area Technology Center and was active in the VICA program having advised many students in award winning competitions.He was also an avid farmer.He united in marriage to Opal Wise December 5, 1959, at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church in Finley.Besides his wife, Opal Porter of Owl Creek Road, Campbellsville, he is survived by three sons and their wives: Gary and Tammy Porter, Richard and Amy Porter, and Barry and Michelle Porter of Campbellsville; six grandchildren: Candy Porter, Brandon Porter, Chase Porter, Clay Porter, Matthew Porter, and Emily Porter of Campbellsville; his parents, Carl and Edna Porter of Finley a sister, Jean Porter of Finley and many other relatives and friends.FUNERAL SERVICES: 10:00 A.M., Friday, June14th, at Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church in Finley by Rev. Jeffrey P. LegerBURIAL:Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church Cemetery

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