Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 26, 2019
Mrs. Kathryn Louise Mann Smothers of Taylor County passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Taylor Regional Hospital. Born on September 19, 1933 to the late Henry Gilbert and Ethel Levice Minor, she was 85 years, 5 months, and 4 days of age. Mrs. Smothers had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Mannsville United Methodist Church. She was a woman of love and compassion, and she enjoyed providing a warm and comfortable home to her family. Mrs. Smothers retired from Mannsville School and Taylor County Hospital, where she had been employed as a cafeteria worker. She was married to Henry Mann, who preceded her in death. Later, she was married to Billy Smothers, who survives.
Besides her husband, she leaves to cherish her memory:
One daughter: Elaine Mann of Elizabethtown,
A stepdaughter: Tammy Moore and husband Jim of Cecilia,
Three grandchildren: Kathy Begley and husband Roger of Campbellsville, and Kevin Mann and wife Jamie, and Kalvin Mann and fiance Emily Cundiff, both of Mannsville,
Four great-grandchildren: Dustin Begley and wife Brooklyn, Daniel Begley, Kaylee Mann, and Kyndra Mann,
Four great-great grandchildren: Clayton Begley, Blakelynn Begley, Barron Begley, and Allessa Cundiff,
A daughter-in-law: Judy Mann,
And a host of other family and close friends.
She was also preceded in death by two sons: Danny Mann and Darrell Mann; four siblings: Hanley Minor, Rodford Minor, Nell Minor, and Thelma Minor; and a great-granddaughter: Kaitlyn Mann.
There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Smothers on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Richard Lowe and Bro. John Hall will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Mann Cemetery, Taylor County.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Feb 26, from 10:00 AM until time for the funeral.
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Posted by Lyndell Petty on Feb 26, 2019
Helen Marie Loy, the daughter of the late Demar and Callie Burress Mings, was born Tuesday, January 24, 1929 in Taylor County and departed this life on Sunday, February 24, 2019 in Harrodsburg at the James B. Haggin Hospital. She was 90 years, 1 month and 10 days of age.
She had made a profession of faith in Christ and attended the Stoner Creek United Methodist Church and was a homemaker and worked with her husband on the farm. She enjoyed sewing, reading and crocheting.
She united in marriage to Carl Loy, who preceded her in death on May 26, 2018.
Survivors include a daughter: Sheila Hollon and husband David of Campbellsville; a grandson: Anthony Hollon and companion Tonya Mann of Campbellsville and a host of other relatives and friends.
The funeral service for Helen Marie Loy will be conducted Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Callahan Cemetery.
Bro. John Hall officiating.
Visitation from 5-8 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Feb 22, 2019
Rufus F. Hansford, Sr. of Campbellsville, son of the late “W. L.” Hansford and Ruby Garrison Hansford, was born October 23, 1939 in Casey County, Kentucky. He died at 11:40 A.M., Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Campbellsville. Age: 79
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Robinson Creek Baptist Church.
The son of a farmer and real estate speculator, he had professed early on that he wanted to be a truck driver. His father could see his path leading to auctioneering as Rufus was mimicking the auctioneers as early as age five. On Fridays at Jacktown Elementary, he held an auction featuring the lost pens and pencils and his talents grew until he began to win state FFA contests at the state fair as a teenager in 1957. Only two weeks into a summer job as the pull boy for American Tobacco Company in South Carolina, Rufus filled in for an ill auctioneer. In 1959, he began employment as an auctioneer with Kessler & Cowherd Auction & Real Estate Company and in 1960, he joined the Kentucky Auctioneers Association, with which he served on many committees, boards and even as president in 1984, he was inducted into the KAA Hall of Fame and was awarded the Champion Bid Caller. In 1970, he founded the Hansford Auction & Real Estate Company. From 1981-1986, he was a finalist in the World Tobacco Auctioneer Championship and in 1987, he was the second runner up. Rufus’ career continued on with many awards, trophies, memorable moments and numerous communities served around Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
He united in marriage to Doris Jones December 29, 1990.
He is survived by his wife, Doris Hansford of Campbellsville; two sons: Frankie Hansford (Connie) and Robert “Bam” Hansford (Angela) of Campbellsville, two step-children: Mitchell Jones of Campbellsville and Connie Edelen (Tony) of Bardstown; six grandchildren: Cody Gowin, Weston Jones (Hannah), Macaela Roz Hansford and Logan Hansford of Campbellsville, Ryan Shuffett (Lindsey) of Greensburg and Raina Brooke Simpson (Dustin) of Somerset; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters: Genevieve McKinley of Leitchfield, Shirley Holt of Cox’s Creek and Faye Close (Russell) of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by one son, William Harold Hansford May 18, 1966; one grandson, Morgan Jones and two brothers and three sisters: Louis Kenneth Hansford, Joseph Russel Hansford, Ida Belle Collins, Geraldine Henshaw and Bobby Jean Glasscock.
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VISITATION: 4:00 – 8:00 P.M., Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Jim Collison, III
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY REQUESTED TO BE DONATIONS TO HOSPARUS OF GREEN RIVER AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME
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