Posted by Lyndell Petty on Apr 30, 2018
Mr. David Lee “Joaner” Nelson of Campbellsville, son of the late William and Edna (Stearman) Nelson, passed from this life on Monday, April 30, 2018 after an extended illness. Born on July 28, 1931, he was 86 years, 9 months, and 2 days of age. Mr. Nelson was a retired truck mechanic for Flav-o-Rich and Chappell Dairy. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Robinson Creek Baptist Church. He was a veteran, having served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1952-1955. Mr. Nelson enjoyed stock car racing, and won several trophies as an amateur driver. As a man that always tried to better himself, he was also a competitive bowler, but he loved his family above all else.
He leaves to cherish his memory:
His wife: Ruby (Carlisle) Nelson of Campbellsville,
A step-daughter: Pam Gribbins and husband Eric of Campbellsville,
A step-son: Keith Spurling of Campbellsville,
Four siblings: Thelma Barnes, Betty Sharp, Rachel Durham, and Allen Nelson, all of Campbellsville,
Five grandchildren,
Eleven great-grandchildren,
A special friend: Brian Caulk of Lexington,
And a host of other family and friends.
He was also preceded in death by five siblings: Pearl Sullivan, Ruth Nelson, Gladys Milby, Florence Curry, and Buckner Nelson.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Nelson on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Jim Collison will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Zion Cemetery, Maple Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Full military honors will be conducted by the Marion County Veteran’s Honor Guard.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 2, after 10:00 AM until time for the service.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Apr 30, 2018
Willie Mason “Bill” French of Campbellsville, son of the late George French and Emon Whitlock French, was born October 19, 1921, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 11:44 P.M., Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Campbellsville. Age: 96
He professed faith in Christ and was of the Pentecostal faith. Bill was instrumental in starting the Jesus Name Church and he steadily reaffirmed the importance of walking with Jesus to his family.
He was a retired farmer, enjoyed gardening and in his early years, worked at a sawmill in Elk Horn.
He is survived by two daughters: Viola Sneed and Leona Price of Campbellsville; eight grandchildren: Angie McFall and husband, Larry, Robbie Wilson and wife, Shannon, Daren Wilson and wife, Suzanne of Campbellsville, Karen Clark of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Sharon Clements and Patsy Sluder of Campbellsville, Patricia Pyles of Pensacola, Florida and Billy Ray Perkins and wife, Sharon of Greensburg; special great-granddaughter and caregiver, Mason Taylor Wilson of Campbellsville; a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; two brothers: Roy French of Raywick and Kenneth Hardin French of Louisville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by the mother of his children, Olia Mae DeWitt Harris French; two grandchildren: Rhonda Mae Richerson and Naomia Keith; three brothers and four sisters: Chester French, Walter French, Charlie French, Mildred Wheatley, Opal Scott, Bertha French and Dorothy French and two step-children: Kenneth Harris and Frances Cave.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Rev. Raymond Atwood
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY ARE REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO GIDEON BIBLES AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Apr 26, 2018
Doris Aliene Rector of Columbia, the daughter of the late Robert Leslie and Hazel Emma Campbell Herron, was born Thursday, December 22, 1939 in Campbellsville and departed this life on Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Lexington at the UK Medical Center. She was 79 years, 4 months and 5 days of age.
She had made a profession of Faith in Christ and was of the Pentecostal Faith. She enjoyed reading the Bible and spending time with family and friends and was a homemaker.
She united in marriage to John Wesley “JW” Rector, who preceded her in death. Besides her father she was preceded in death by a son: Robert Hunt; five brothers: Bill Herron, Roy Herron, Larry Herron, Danny Herron and James Robert Herron and two sisters: Mary Lou Langelier and Shirley O’Banion.
Survivors include: Survivors include a son: Stephen Hunt and wife Marcia of Sullivan, Indiana; six sisters: Helen South of Indiana, Brenda Forshier, Barbara Gastent and JoAnn Alexander, all of Illinois, Janet JeRue and Linda Gaskins, both of Columbia; three brothers: Jeffrey Herron of Columbia, Bobby Herron and Gene Herron both of Illinois and a host of other relatives and friends.
The funeral service for Doris Aliene Rector will be Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville with burial to follow in the Brookside Cemetery.
Visitation after 10:30 A.M. Saturday at the funeral home.
Family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the funeral expense fund, which can be made at the funeral home or online at www.lrpetty.com “How Can I Help Tab”
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