George Robert Vetter, 74

Posted by on Oct 18, 2014

Vetter PicMr. George Robert Vetter of Campbellsville, a veteran of the United States Army and the Kentucky National Guard, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington surrounded by his family. He was 74 years, 4 months, and 16 days of age. He was the son of the late George Charles and Linny Mae (Carter) Vetter. Mr. Vetter was an employee at the former Parker-Kalon factory and was a farmer. He professed faith in Christ and was a member of South Campbellsville Baptist Church.

Mr. Vetter leaves to mourn his passing:
His wife: Judy (Bishop) Vetter of Campbellsville
Two daughters: Lisa Hoosier and husband Daniel, and Tracy Morgan and husband Tommy, all of Campbellsville,
One step-son: Terry Joe King of Mannsville,
One brother: Randall Vetter of Campbellsville,
One step-sister: Darlene Gumm of Summersville,
Twelve grandchildren,
Twenty-four great-grandchildren,
And a host of other family and friends.

Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Rex Vetter.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Vetter conducted on Monday, October, 20, 2014 at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718 at 11:00 AM.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 10:00 AM until time for the service.
Interment will follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Cemeter with military honors.

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LaVena Wooden Richardson

Posted by on Oct 17, 2014

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LaVena Wooden Richardson of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Clarence Earl Wooden and Lertie Lee Riggs Wooden, was born in Hart County, Kentucky December 7, 1931. She died at 1:45 P.M., Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in Campbellsville.   Age: 82

She professed faith in Christ and was of the Methodist faith.

She united in marriage to Joseph Richardson in August 1977.

She was always the family caregiver and gave unconditional love to whomever she cared.

Besides her husband, Joseph Richardson, she is survived by two sons and two daughters: Michael Logsdon and wife, Sandy of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Darin Quintero and Monica McIntosh and husband, Larry of Louisville and Greta Orlaska and husband, David of Dana Point, California; five step-children: Michael Richardson and wife, Saundra of Westerville, Ohio, Christine Judy and husband, Michael of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Beth Armstrong and husband, Scott of Laurelville, Ohio, Bridgette Hoover and husband, Jimmie of Robertsdale, Alabama and Edward Richardson of Cecilia; fifteen grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her step-mother, Cora Murray Wooden and three brothers and two sisters: James Wooden, Melford Wooden, Gary Wooden, Altha Choate and Freda Terry.

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VISITATION:                        5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville

FUNERAL SERVICE:           11:00 A.M., Monday, October 20, 2014, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville

GRAVESIDE SERVICE:         2:30 P.M., E.S.T., Monday, October 20, 2014 at Campground Cemetery in Hart County

 

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Avery Vinson, 61

Posted by on Oct 15, 2014

IMG_1232Mr. Avery Vinson of Campbellsville, Kentucky, formerly of North Carolina, passed from this life on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 after an illness. He was 61 years of age. Mr. Vinson professed faith in Christ; he was baptized in, and was a member of, the Toccoa Church of God in Toccoa, Georgia. After moving to Kentucky thanks to international removals to USA, he attended God’s Grace Church in Campbellsville. He was a former truck driver by trade. Mr. Vinson was a veteran of the armed forces and served his country honorably in the United States Army.

Mr. Vinson leaves to cherish his memory:
His wife: Mary Karen Vinson of Campbellsville,
Two sons: Dusty Lee Vinson of London, KY, and Steven Ansel Vinson and wife Jennifer of Apopka, FL,
Five brothers and sisters: Aleta Baker and husband Raymond of Otto, NC, Allen Vinson and wife Sandy, Archie Vinson, Amory Martin and wife Bethany, and Angie Taylor and husband Clinton, all of Clayton, GA,
And a host of other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Steven Willis Vinson and Blanche (Ramey) Vinson McCarthy, and a toddler brother, Alvin Vinson.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Vinson conducted at the House of Hope (Tessentee) Church of God in Franklin, NC on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM. Bro. Robert Dryman and Bro. Greg Bartram will be officiating.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 16, from 5:00-8:00 PM at the L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville, and on Friday, October 17, from 5:00-8:00 PM at the Bryant-Grant Funeral Home in Franklin, NC.
Burial will be in the Lower Tessentee Church of God Cemetery in Franklin, NC.
The family requests expressions of sympathy be in the form of donations to the funeral expenses, and can be made at the funeral home.
Contact information for the Bryant-Grant Funeral Home in North Carolina can be found here.

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