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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