Kenny “Pops” Mings

Posted by on Feb 2, 2014

Kenny (Pops) Mings of Campbellsville, son of the late Jesse Mings and Lorene Stayton Mings, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, November 29, 1943. He died at 1:45 P.M., Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Campbellsville.          Age:  70

He professed faith in Christ and was active in the Emmaus Community.

He served his country honorably in the Kentucky National Guard

He was a member of Lebanon Masonic Lodge #87 F&AM

He was a former bread truck driver and carpenter.

Mr. Mings is survived by former wife, Beverly Cox Mings of Campbellsville; one step-daughter: Sherry Graybeal of Campbellsville; five step-grandchildren: Lauren Simpson, Casey Sallee, Carlee Sallee, Levi Sallee and Jeffrey Howard of Campbellsville; four step-great-grandchildren; three brothers: Jesse Mings Jr. and wife, Shirley, Darryel Mings and Dean Mings of Campbellsville; four nieces and three nephews: Tracey Weddle, Kristen Dean, Deanna Borgmann, Nikki Price, Ryan Mings, Dustin Mings and Kevin Mings; and many other relatives and friends.

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 VISITATION: 5-8 P.M., Tuesday, February 4 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

 

FUNERAL SERVICE:     11:00 A.M., Wednesday, February 5, 2014at Parrott &

Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Don Gowin

 

BURIAL: Jones Chapel Cemetery

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Mrs. Lynn Loftin Waldrop

Posted by on Feb 2, 2014

 

LYNN LOFTIN WALDROP

Mrs. Lynn Loftin Waldrop of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Murray Lynn Loftin and Leona Spears Loftin, was born in Nashville, Tennessee, January 16, 1937. She died at 12:10 P.M., Friday, January 31, 2014 in Louisville. She was 77 years old.

Lynn was an active member of the Bethel First Presbyterian Church since 1962.

She united in marriage to John C. Waldrop, August 23, 1957.

She is survived by her husband, John C. Waldrop, one daughter, Diane Waldrop Burrow and husband, Brett, Brentwood, Tennessee. Two sons, Jeffrey Lynn Waldrop and wife, Deborah, McKinney, Texas and John David Waldrop and wife, Tammy, Georgetown, Kentucky. Eight grandchildren; John Stephen Waldrop and wife, Katie, Lynn Ellen Waldrop, John Zachary Waldrop, Warren Baxter Waldrop, Victoria Rae Reynolds, Private David Connor Waldrop and wife, Heather, Robert Reed Burrow, and Paige Loftin Burrow. Two great-grandchildren, Lynnlee Waldrop and Jayce Parker Waldrop. Two sisters and two brothers; Mrs. Jean Thompson and the late Bill Thompson, Waverly, Tennessee, Mrs. Ann DeArman and husband, Ski, Birmingham, Alabama, Richard Loftin, Burns, Tennessee, and Steven Loftin and wife, Brenda, Nashville, Tennessee. She was also blessed with several nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.

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VISITATION:  5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Monday, February 3, 2014 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

Funeral Service will be held 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the Bethel First Presbyterian Church in Campbellsville by Rev. Jim Murphy

Burial will be located in the Bethel Cemetery

Family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the memorial fund of Bethel First Presbyterian Church and may be made at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.

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Howard Wheatcroft

Posted by on Jan 31, 2014

Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home
503 E. Main Street
Campbellsville, KY 42718
270-465-4141
Daryl and Sharon Berry – Owners

Howard G. Wheatcroft

CMSgt Ret.

Howard G. Wheatcroft passed away peacefully January 27th 2014. He was born April 27, 1920, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and moved with his parents to Montana by covered wagon at the age of two. He was the son of the late John and Mary Wheatcroft.

Howard enlisted in the US Navy just a few days before Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. He served on the USS Maryland and USS Gwinn during during WWII in the Pacific and participated in many of the major beach landings. He was also present at the signing of the surrender of Japan. He separated from the Navy in December 1945 and this was the same month that he married his sweetheart, Eula Grace Williams of Campbellsville, Kentucky, in 1947, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corp which soon became the US Air Force. Howard had a very distinguished career in the USAF reaching the rank of CMSgt, Highest enlisted rank in the United States Air Force. During his Air Force enlistment, he and his family lived in several foreign countries and throughout the United States. He was retired from the USAF in 1969 after 27 years of service to the country.

At retirement, Howard moved his family to Campbellsville, Kentucky, where he started his tax and bookkeeping business and soon opened a H&R Block Tax service. He soon became a district manager with H&R Block which him to Danville, Kentucky. He retired from Block in 1977. He was very active in his church and was a very Godly gentleman.

Howard was predeceased by his wife, Eula and daughter, Sandi Bergman. He is survived by his son, Alan Wheatcroft and Alan’s wife Suzie of Bessemer, Alabama who he lived with for the final decade of his life. Howard is also survived by by grandchildren, Alicia Hassman of Westfield Center, Ohio, Amy Snyder of Holly Springs, North Carolina, Daniel Wheatcroft of Tucson, Arizonia, Bob Pruett of Tucson, Tara Sheilds of Palmdale, California and Andrew Bryant of Phoenix, Arizona. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Howard Wheatcroft will be held at 11 AM Monday at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Marion County DAV Honor Guard.

The family request visitation from 2 to 5 PM Sunday at the Chapel of the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

Expression of sympathy can be in the form of Gideon Bibles and can be made at the funeral Home.

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