Evelyn Henry Rice

Posted by on Jan 27, 2013

Evelyn Henry Rice of Wetumpka, Alabama, formerly of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Howard Lee Henry and Blanche Rattliff Henry, was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, June 10, 1907.  She died at 5:45 A.M., Friday, January 25, 2013, in Wetumpka, Alabama.

Age:   105

She professed faith in Christ and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

She was a graduate of Winchester High School, Kentucky Wesleyan College and did graduate studies at the University of Kentucky.

She was a retired schoolteacher, having taught in Harlan County and Campbellsville High School. While teaching at Campbellsville High School she taught English, Latin, Social Studies and almost any other subject that needed a teacher. She was Senior Class Sponsor for 30 years, editor of the yearbook for 24 years, and cheerleader sponsor for 10 years. She didn’t like retirement so she worked as a Customer Service Representative for Taylor County Bank for ten years. She was a member of the Campbellsville Woman’s Club, member and past regent of the David Allen Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Campbellsville Coterie Club and treasurer for many years of Friends of the Library.

She united in marriage to Dr. Howard Rice, DDM June 20, 1931.  He preceded her in death February 5, 1996.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Howard Henry and Glenda Rice of Wetumpka, Alabama; three grandchildren: Howard Christopher Rice and wife, Ange of Fitzpatrick, Alabama, Evelyn Rice O’Leary and husband, Joseph of Birmingham, Alabama and Charles Jeffrey Rice and wife, Cecile of Montgomery, Alabama; six great-grandchildren:  Jeffrey Taylor Rice, Charles Jacob Rice, Kendall Anne Rice, Phillip Matthew Howard Rice, Michael Christopher O’Leary and William Henry O’Leary; several other relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by two brothers: William Howard Henry and Charles Rattliff Henry.

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VISIATATION:  5-8 P.M., Thursday, January 31st at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE:  11:00 A.M., Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Ron Young, Barry Bertram and Anne Fraim

 

BURIAL:  Brookside Cemetery

 

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Mrs. Ruth Salsbury – Obit

Posted by on Jan 25, 2013

Lyon- DeWitt Funeral Home  

                   503 East Main Street

                  Campbellsville, Ky 42718

270-465-4141   Phone

270-789-4424   Fax

Larry R. DeWitt (Owner)

Phillip DeSpain (Director)

 

          Mrs. Ruth Eloise Salsbury, age 84, of Campbellsville, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the University Hospital in Louisville after an illness.

          Eloise was a member of the First Methodist Church, she was a loving mother and friend.

           She is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law and one daughter, Donald Mack and  Maryanne Salsbury of Cleveland, Ohio and Kyle and Sherry Salsbury both of Campbellsville. Four grandchildren, Rebecca Juniper, Matthew and Ethan Salsbury all of Ohio and Lake Salsbury of Campbellsville.

          Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Eloise Salsbury conducted at 1:00 PM Sunday at the Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home with burial in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

          Officiating: Rev. Ron Young

Pallbearers:  Walter Gorin, Scott Lyons, Matthew Salsbury, Lake Salsbury, Ethan Salsbury and Parker McCorvey

Honorary
Pallbearers:  Upper Room Sunday school Class (First Methodist Church)

 

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Shelia Curry Obit

Posted by on Jan 25, 2013

Lyon- DeWitt Funeral Home    

                   503 East Main Street

                  Campbellsville, Ky 42718

270-465-4141   Phone

270-789-4424   Fax

Larry R. DeWitt (Owner)

Phillip DeSpain (Director)

 

 

 

          Shelia Curry, age 52 of Lebanon formally of Campbellsville, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Hosparus Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

          She is survived by one son Anthony Jalen Curry of Campbellsville and one daughter and son-in-law Tamirra D. and Philip Glore of Yuma Arizona, two grandsons P.J. and Ricardo Glore, fiancé James Linton, one brother James Underwood Smith of Radcliff,  four sisters Bernita Johnson of Alabama, Rosie Mae Nucklos of Radcliff, Theresa Smith of Campbellsville and Ruth Joyce Smith of Elizabethtown.

          Funeral Services for Ms. Shelia Curry will be conducted at 11 A.M. Saturday at the First Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery, all arrangement by Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home.

          The family request visitation at 10AM Saturday at Church.

 

 

 

 

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