Betty Miller, 80

Posted by on Apr 11, 2014

Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Miller, age 80, of the Knifley community died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Campbellsville Nursing and & Rehabilitation Center.

Betty was born in Elizabethtown, KY on January 12, 1934 to the late Scott and Irene House Carroll.  She was a retired lab technician for the U.S. Government and a member of St. Bernard Parish in Clementsville.

She is survived by her husband, Paul Miller; her children, Debbie Routte, Tim Routte, Diane Schwartz, Tom Routte, Denise Pickerill, Terry Routte, Brandice Longest and Mia Henderson; her brothers and sisters, Sam Carroll, Tom Carroll, Mike Carroll, Emaline Weese, Annette Carroll and Fred Carroll and her grandchildren, Dallas Henderson, Ryleigh Henderson, Landon Henderson and Madeline Longest.

Funeral service will be at 1:00 pm, Monday, April 14, 2014 at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with cremation to follow.  The family request that visitation will be after 11 am Monday until funeral time.

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Joseph “Big Ben” Campbell, 55

Posted by on Apr 8, 2014

Mr. Joseph “Big Ben” Campbell, age 55, of Lebanon, formerly of Washington County, passed away on Tuesday in Lebanon at his residence.

He is survived by his wife: Dottie Tamme Campbell of Lebanon.

His mother: Nancy Justice Chase of Lebanon; his father: William David Campbell of Mt. Sterling.

4 children: Joseph Benjamin Campbell, Quenton Beaux Campbell, Frances Elaine May Campbell and Kimberlee Marie Campbell, all of Springfield.

A step-daughter: Cameron Nicole Lunsford of Lebanon.

A brother: William Randolph Campbell of Indianapolis.

Sisters-in-law: Barbara Brule of Florida, Donna Edwards of Danville, Carolyn Edwards of Bardstown, Patty Confer of Lebanon and Sandy Tamme of Gravil Switch.

A brother-in-law: Vic Edwards of Louisville.

6 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Cremation has been chosen by the family and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville in charge of all arrangements.

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Kenneth Ray Pike, 74

Posted by on Apr 6, 2014

pike, kenneth cropped 2Kenneth Ray Pike, age 74, of Elkhorn died there on Sunday, April 6, 2014 after an illness.
He was born in Taylor County on June 14, 1939 to the late Omer and Marie Wooldridge Pike. A retired truck driver, he was a member of the Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department, the Campbellsville-Taylor County Rescue Squad and the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department.
He is survived by his wife Sharon Warren Pike; his children, Latisha Markins and her husband, Mike of Vine Grove, KY, Beverly Saumier and her husband, Lance of Bardstown, KY, Alexis Pike, of Frankfort, KY and Jacob Pike of Elkhorn; a brother, Melvin Pike, of Campbellsville; a sister, Opal Judd and her husband, Paul of Campbellsville; his grandchildren, Ashley King, Austin Powell, Devin Brady, Haley Brady and Jamie Brady and a great-grandson, Bently Hughes.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Katherine Pike, Nellie Webb, Edna Reed and Mary Ann Clark.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 8th at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, Campbellsville with burial to follow in Robinson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 7th at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.
Serving as pallbearers are Devin Brady, Austin Powell, Mike Markins, Stacey Loy, Darrell Caldwell and Wayne Warren. Honorary pallbearers will be , Jacob Pike, Melvin Pike, Roger Pike and Jerry Pike.
The family suggests that expressions of sympathy may take the form contributions the Muscular Dystrophy Association or Gideon Bibles.

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