Anita Gupton Berry, age 91

Posted by on Oct 8, 2015

Anita Gupton Berry, 91, of Campbellsville died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at The Grandview where she had lived since returning to Campbellsville.

She was born Anita Maureen Gupton on February 11, 1924 to the late Everett E. and Mossie Taylor Gupton in Green County.  She united in marriage to Isaac Vernon Berry on June 21, 1952.  Vernon preceded her in death on October 30, 1986.  Also preceding her in death were her siblings, Roy Gupton, Ralph Edgar Gupton and Zola Williams and a son-in-law, James E. Henn.

Anita and Vernon raised their family in Lebanon, KY before moving to Campbellsville in 1974.  There they joined Campbellsville Baptist Church before moving their membership to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where she was still a member.  In Lebanon, she operated a daycare center in her home for several years prior to working in various office settings in Lebanon and Campbellsville.  After Vernon’s death she enjoyed organizing charter bus trips and day trips for the seniors’ group at church.  She stayed busy with various needlework projects for the kids and grandkids and selling Avon.

Anita was Mom to, Georgietta Johnson and her husband, Hayden of Lebanon, Daryl Berry and his wife, Sharon, of Campbellsville, Rodney Berry of Morganfield, KY and Priscilla Berry of Alexandria, Virginia. She was “Granny” to Sharyl (Michael) Burns, Stacey (Kent) Ashley, Rachel Henn, Daniel Johnson, Devin Johnson, DeLanna (Ryne) Williams and Mackensie Henn and her five great-grandchildren, DeAnna, Blake, Bailiegh and Gavyn Burns and Kathryn Ashley, sister to Sharon (Bobby) Watson of Greensburg, sister-in-law to Jerry Williams and  Norma Jean (Donald) Swafford of Campbellsville.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm Sunday at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Dr. James Jones and Bro. Robert Martin officiating.  Burial will follow in the Greensburg Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm Saturday at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home in Campbellsville.

Serving as pallbearers are Daniel Johnson, Devin Johnson, Michael and Blake Burns, Kent Ashley and Ryne Williams.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Building Fund at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church which can be made at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

Condolences may be posted at lyondewittberry.com  .

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Lee Pogue, 92

Posted by on Oct 7, 2015

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thMr. Lee Pogue of Campbellsville was born on October 11, 1922 into the marriage of William A. and Ellen Mae (Frogg) Pogue in Monticello, KY. He departed this life on October 6, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Greensburg. He was 92 years, 11 months, and 25 days of age.
On August 8, 1942, he married Rose Marie Light, who survives.
As a young man, Mr. Pogue answered the call to duty and joined the United States Army. He served his country honorably during the second World War. He was a natural storyteller; it was a favorite pastime of his to regal his grandchildren (or anyone else) with tales of his world travels.
Mr. Pogue was a field worker for Dean Foods for 30 years before his retirement. He was baptized in 2006 and joined the Shepherd’s Chapel Church of God in Arkansas.

Mr. Pogue leaves to cherish his memory:
His wife of 73 years: Rose Marie Pogue,
Three children: Jimmy Edwin Pogue and wife Joyce of Campbellsville, Lana Faye McDonald of Mt. Washington, and Valinda Jane Coomer and husband Wayne of Campbellsville,
Three sisters: Jeanette Mulliken of Wayland, Michigan, Shirley McGlasson of Springfield, Illinois, and Katheryn Berauer of Mesa, Arizona,
One brother: Bill Pogue and wife Anita of Indiana,
Eleven grandchildren,
Nineteen great-grandchildren,
Thirty great-great-grandchildren,
And a host of extended family and friends.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Pogue on Friday, October 9, 2015 at 1:00 PM EST in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718. Bro. Todd Davis will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Caldwell Chapel Cemetery, Hwy 1104, Adair County, KY.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, October 8, from 5:00-8:00 PM ESTLRPETTY LOGO

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Donna White

Posted by on Oct 7, 2015

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Donna White of Campbellsville, daughter of Joyce Wilkerson Goff and the late Cecil “Gus” Goff, Jr., was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, July 20, 1960. She died at 7:18 A.M., Wednesday, October 7, 2015 in Campbellsville. Age: 55
She was a retired schoolteacher at Taylor County Elementary School.
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church.
She united in marriage to Terry White May 19, 1979.
Besides her husband, Terry White, she is survived by one son and daughter:
Anthony White and Ashley Judd and husband, J. P. her mother, Joyce Goff, all of Campbellsville, and many other relatives and friends.

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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Bro. Larry Rowell
ENTOMBMENT: Brookside Mausoleum

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