Reta Arlene Chenoweth, age 67

Posted by on Mar 22, 2018

Reta Arlene Chenoweth, 67 years, 10 months and 3 days of age, of Campbellsville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at her residence.

Reta was born in Taylor County on Thursday, May 18, 1950 to the late Dwight Edgar and Nancy Catherine Lewis Giles.   Also preceding her in death were a daughter, Brenda Ann Wesley and two sisters, Lois Ann Jackson and Marlene Pike.

She was known by many having worked as a seamstress at Fruit of the Loom for several years.

She is survived by a son, Jeffrey D. Hayes of Casey County and one sister and two brothers, Jolene McDaniel and her husband Steve, Dwight Stephen Giles and his wife Glenda, all of Campbellsville, Tony Curtis Giles and wife Wanda of South Port, Florida, a brother-in-law, Bobby Jackson of Cottondale, Florida, and two step-daughters, Angela Fisher of Georgia and Amy Woltman.  She is also survived by 4 step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service for Reta Arlene Chenoweth will be on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with Bro. Bobby Jackson officiating.   Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery in Casey County with bearers being Dillon Kelly, Phillip Sneed, Joey Jackson, Bryce McDaniel, Aaron Jackson and Shaun Pike.

The family request visitation on Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

For online condolences please visit: http://lyondewittberry.com/tribute/details/1204/Reta-Chenoweth/obituary.html#tribute-start

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Flossie Warren, 91

Posted by on Mar 21, 2018

Mrs. Flossie (Keith) Warren of Campbellsville passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Cedars of Lebanon Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Born on March 17, 1927 in Jefferson County to the late Delmar and Flora (Barlow) Keith, she was 91 years and 3 days of age. Mrs. Warren professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith. She was a former employee of the Brown and Williams Tobacco Company and Mother’s Cookies in Louisville, and the Nationwide Sewing Factory in Hodgenville, but lived her life as the homemaker to, and wife of, Mr. Herman Warren, who survives.

She leaves to cherish her memory:

Her husband: Herman Warren of Campbellsville,

Five children: Linda Riley and husband Steve of Louisville, Brenda Roberts and husband Keith of Louisville, Gayle Cox and husband Stevie of Campbellsville, Carolyn Thompson and husband Billy of Campbellsville, and Roger Warren of Campbellsville,

Ten grandchildren,

Nineteen great-grandchildren,

A host of great-great grandchildren,

And several other family members and close friends.

She was also preceded in death by two sons, James McNear and Randall Leon Warren; one sister, Delph Ray; and two grandchildren, Lauren McCall Thompson and Paul DeWayne Sprowles.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Warren on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Freddy Thompson will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery in Buffalo.

The family will receive friends on Friday, March 23, from 5:00-8:00 PM at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials in the form of donations to the Alzheimer’s Association. Those can be made at the funeral home.

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Leon Johnson, Age 67

Posted by on Mar 20, 2018

Leon Johnson, 67 years, 3 months, and 10 days of age, of Campbellsville, passed away at his residence on March 18, 2018.

Leon was born in Taylor County, on December 8, 1950, the son of the late George Theodore and Captola Caldwell Johnson.    Also preceding him in death are his brothers, Harold Johnson, Paul Johnson, George Henry Johnson and Oliver Johnson as well as two step sisters, Teresa Mitchell and Deborah Barnett.

He had worked at Community Trust Bank and was a member of Fannie Chapel CME Church.

He is survived by five brothers and two sisters, Bobby and Fannie Johnson, Ernest and Letha Johnson, Marshall Johnson and Lonnie Johnson all of Campbellsville, Jerry Johnson of Somerset, Martha Drye of Indianapolis and Beatrice Johnson of Campbellsville. He is also survived by his step-mother, Mary Johnson of Campbellsville, three step-brothers, Jerry Coulter of Shelbyville, Gary Coulter of Campbellsville, James Clayton of Elizabethtown and three step-sisters, Joyce Barnett, Sandy Atkinson and Mary Clayton all of Campbellsville, and several nieces and nephews.

The family chose direct burial.

Memorial services for Leon Johnson will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 23, 2018, at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

The family request visitation after 9:00 A.M. Friday, March 23, 2018, at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

For on-line condolences please visit:

http://lyondewittberry.com/tribute/details/1203/Leon-Johnson/obituary.html#tribute-start

 

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