Samuel Ray Benningfield

Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Jun 12, 2025

Samuel Ray Benningfield, of Campbellsville, son of the late Marvin Benningfield and Ethel Puryear Benningfield, was born January 13, 1929 in Taylor County, Kentucky.  He died at 2:52 A.M., Tuesday, June 10, 2025 in Campbellsville.

Age:  96

He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Elk Horn Methodist Church.

Sam was a retired bleach house employee with Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville.

He united in marriage to Mildred Gaddis December 20, 1947 and she preceded him in death April 23, 2016.

Sam loved spending time with his family and socializing.  He also enjoyed collecting antiques and feeding the birds and squirrels.

Sam is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Donald Walls of Campbellsville; four grandchildren:  Chase Walls and wife, Tasha, Tammy Benningfield Cox and Gerald Benningfield and wife, Kerrie of Campbellsville and Chance Walls and wife, Ashton of Hanson, Kentucky; five great-grandchildren:  Cole Gribbins, Austin Benningfield, Caleb Benningfield, Kinley Grace Walls and Urban Samuel Walls; four great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Stanley Eugene Benningfield May 5, 2009; three brothers:  James “Bud” Benningfield January 17, 2017, Walter Benningfield July 20, 2015 and Willis Benningfield February 5, 2015 and two half-brothers:  Victor Benningfield and Clarence Benningfield.

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VISITATION:  5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Friday, June 13, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

MASONIC SERVICE: 12:00 P.M., Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL SERVICE:   1:00 P.M., Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Ronnie Dooley

BURIAL:   Gaddis Ridge Cemetery

Margaret Ellen Helms, 80

Posted by Lyndell Petty on Jun 12, 2025

Margaret Ellen Helms of Adair County, KY, the daughter of the late William and Gladys Hill, was born August 24, 1944 in Ocean City, New Jersey and departed this life on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at her home. She was 80 years of age.

She was a former restaurant worker and was a member of the Fry Baptist Church in Green County.

Margaret enjoyed cross stitching, loved to read and being a mother of five.

Survivors include her husband: William Thomas Helms; a son: Beau Hunter and wife Vicky; seven grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by four children.

To honor Margaret’s request, cremation rites were conducted by L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville.

Bufrod “Tom” Tungate, 77

Posted by Lyndell Petty on Jun 11, 2025

Buford Thomas Tungate Jr. of Elk Horn, the son of the late Buford Thomas Tungate Sr. and Viola Noel Tungate, was born September 23, 1947, in Danville, IL, and departed this life on June 11, 2025, at the Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville, KY. He was 77 years of age.

He professed faith in Christ and attended the Farmers Chapel Church of God. He enjoyed camping and being outdoors. He was a veteran and served his country honorably in the United States Army in Korea.

He is survived by one brother, Oliver Tungate and his wife Ruth of Elk Horn, and a special Aunt Margaret Doris Noel of Tennessee, and several cousins and other relatives and friends.

Graveside service Friday, June 13, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. at the Brookside Cemetery with full Military Honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

Bro. Steve Orr will be officiating

There will be NO public visitation prior to the service.