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Mattie Durham

Posted by on Nov 6, 2014

Mattie Durham of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Everett Sprowles and Rhea Beard Sprowles, was born August 7, 1930, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in Lexington. Age: 84
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Palestine Baptist Church.
She was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville.
She was a member of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary.
She united in marriage to John T. Durham , Jr. June 6, 1956.
Besides her husband, John T. Durham, Jr. of Campbellsville, she is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Annella Durham of Lexington; one grandson, Ryan Adams and wife, Katie of Nicholasville; two great-granddaughters: Elyse Adams and Lily Adams of Nicholasville; two sisters: Thelma Grimes and Arvella Kearnes and husband, Richard of Campbellsville;
several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by three brothers: Dencil Sprowles, Herman Keith Sprowles and James Sprowles.

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VISITATION: 5-8 P.M., Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE:11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the  Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. A. Landon Hadley and Rev. Tony Hibbard

BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens

EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE  DONATIONS TO GIDEON BIBLES OR GALILEAN CHILDREN’S HOME AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME

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Roxie Marie Cash Lawson Rakes, 82

Posted by on Nov 3, 2014

rakes, roxie webRoxie Marie Cash Lawson Rakes, age 82, of Campbellsville died Sunday, November 2, 2014 in Campbellsville.

Roxie was born December 31, 1931 in Taylor County to the late Ernest and Eva Shofner Cash.  She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Ernest Lawson and second husband, Richard Rakes; a daughter Mary Ruth Haggerty and her brothers, Earl Cash and Shively Cash.

She was a member of the Robinson Creek Baptist Church.

She is survived by her children, Betty Fowler, of Bradfordsville, Jackie Lee Lawson, of Campbellsville, Judy Tungate and her husband, Glenn of Campbellsville, Clemmie James Lawson, of Elk Horn, Rosie Carol Legan, of Columbus, IN, Keith Lawson and his wife, Sharon of Campbellsville, Brenda Sue Rakes of Campbellsville, Charlotte Wethington and her husband, Larry of Campbellsville and Jeannie Colvin of Campbellsville;  two brothers, Lindsey Shofner of Clarkson, KY and Ernest Cash and his wife Barbara of Crestwood, KY and several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2014 by Bro. Fred Miller at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial in the Robinson Creek Cemetery.  Serving as pallbearers will be Jackie Lawson, Justin Wethington, Andrew Rakes, Robert Rakes, Mark Lawson, Nick Neville, Derrick Curtsinger and Tommy Dotson.

The family request visitation from 5 to 8 pm Tuesday at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

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Barbara Ann Newcomb, 79

Posted by on Nov 3, 2014

newcomb, barbara websiteBarbara Ann Newcomb, age 79 of Campbellsville died Sunday, November 2, 2014 at her residence.

She was born on July 11, 1935, in Taylor County to the late, Elijah and Mabel Graham Johnson.  She was also preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Douglas Johnson and a sister, Frances Davenport.

Barbara was a retired hairdresser and a member of Green River Memorial Baptist Church where she served as the pianist and organist.

She is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Newcomb, two sons, Lyle Newcomb and his wife Diann, and Eric Newcomb, all of Campbellsville; two grandchildren, Wyatt Ethan Newcomb and Jonathan Oliver Newcomb; three brothers, Bill Allen Johnson and James Wesley Johnson, of Marseilles, IL and Emmett Johnson, of Rogers, AR and two sisters, Dorothy Craig, of Campbellsville and Lois Burke, of Rochelle, IL.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Bro. Jamie Bennett officiating.  Burial will follow in Green River Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family request visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

 

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