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OWEN LAMBERT
Owen R. Lambert, 79, husband of Nancy E. Johnson Lambert, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 at the Harrodsburg Health Care Center.
Born Jan. 1, 1932 in Washington County, he was the son of the late Earl Lambert and Matha Kays Robinson. He was a Korean War Veteran of the Army, Navy, and the Naval Reserve. He was a retired farmer having worked at Shawnee Farm and was a member of the Grapevine Christian Church.
Survivors other than his wife include one son, Jerry Lambert of Harrodsburg; one daughter Pamela Kay (Kenny) Lister Sr. of Mercer County and one daughter-in-law Lisa Lambert of Harrodsburg; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Rickie R. Lambert.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Rev. John Kesel officiating. Burial with military Honors will be in Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Royalty, Kenny Lister Sr., Kenny Lister Jr., Ricky Dale Lambert, Jason Gabhart and Ethan Claunch serving as pallbearers.
Visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 7 a.m. today (Thursday) at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.
HARRIET GAMBLE
Harriet A. Gamble, 51, of Lexington, wife of Gary Gamble, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Born, Oct. 23, 1959 in Hamilton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late David and Nora Isaacs. She was a homemaker.
Survivors other than her husband include three sons Virgil Keith Carpenter of Lexington, Gary Wayne and Tony (Denise) Gamble, both of Harrodsburg; three daughters, Tracy Heizer (Daniel Johnson) of Lexington, Jennifer (Charles) McFerron of Harrodsburg and Emily Gamble of Colorado; a brother, Fletcher (Cathy) Abner of Richmond; a sister, Rosemary (Homer) King of McKee; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four sisters Zelma Cole, Edna Mae Abner, Virginia Kaye Abner and Carolyn Mamie Abner; three brothers John Ricky, Charles Wade and Niven Abner and one grandchild, James Russell Gamble.
Services were Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Isaacs officiating. Burial was in the Gamble Family Cemetery. Pallbearers were Nicholas Raley, James Raley, William McFerron, Justin Heizer, Charles McFerron and Bobby Burus.
OPAL GARRISON
Opal Garrison, 92 of Perryville died Sunday, October 9, 2011 in Danville. She was the widow of Julian “Pete” Garrison.
Born July 20, 1919 in Bourbon County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Minnie Plummer Dennis.
Opal was a retired salesperson for The Hub Frankel, retiring in 1995. She also had previously worked for Palm Beach Co. and was former owner of Garrison Gifts in Harrodsburg. She was a longtime member of Perryville Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for more than 50 years. Opal loved cooking and entertaining.
Opal’s survivors include: her two children and their spouses, Laddie and Doris Garrison and Judith and Jim Cress all of Perryville; one sister, Sue Skeen of Springfield, OH; seven grandchildren, Chandra Craig, Camille LaPorte, Candace Code, Chris Galbreath, Amy Garrison, Misty Watts and Monte Cress, 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a daughter-in-law, Sue Garrison of Perryville.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Ted Garrison and nine brothers and sister.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 13, 2011, at the Wilder Funeral Home in Perryville by Rev. Bob Morrison and Rev. Doug Davis, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be Wednesday, October 12, 2011, from 5 to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Active Pallbearers will be; Roy Yeast, Sonny Smith, Melvin Bottom, Dickie Best, Tony Perkins and Monte Cress.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Opal’s nieces and nephews.
Expressions of sympathy are suggested to The Gideon’s International, Alzheimer’s Association and the building fund of Perryville Baptist Church.
STEVEN HINKLE
Steven E. Hinkle, 54 of Jacksonville, Fla., husband of Kathy Hinkle, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.
A native of Kentucky, he has resided in Jacksonville since 1984 and was a member of Shindler Drive Baptist Church of Jacksonville.
Survivors other than his wife include one sister, Rhonda Hinkle of Harrodsburg; three aunts, Rosena Perry, Marie McFerron and Ruth Perkins; an uncle, Elmo Perkins and several cousins.
Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 9 in the Shindler Drive Baptist Church with Pastor John Green officiating.
Memorials are suggested to Shindler Drive Baptist Church Building Fund, 7100 Shindler Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32222.
Rest Cemetery, Funeral Home and Cremation Center was in charge of the arrangements.
AARON MILLER
Aaron James “A. J.” Miller, 92, of Gravel Switch, formerly of Mackville, passed away Oct. 8, 2011.
A native of Washington County, he was born March 29, 1919, to the late Wesley and Narah Zella Murphy Miller. He was a member of Beech Fork Baptist Church, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the V.F.W and D.A.V.
Survivors include his wife, Glayds Chambers Miller; brother, Boyd Miller; and sister, Clara Arnold.
Funeral services was held Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Carey & Son Funeral Home. Burial was in Peter Cemetery
at Mackville.
LINDA SOLIS
Linda Carol Brady Solis, 71, wife of Frank Solis, died Wednesday, Sept. 28.
She was born April 2, 1940, in Mackville to the late C. L. and Emma Albana Mann Brady.
She was a homemaker and member of the Lexington Baptist Temple.
Survivors include: one daughter, Rebecca Grigsby Connell of Nicholasville; two sisters, Nancy (Gilbert) Milburn of Bardstown and Mayr (Tom) Minor of OH; and one brother, Howard (Charolette) Brady of Springfield.
She was also preceded in death by a son, James Mark Grigsby.
Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, at the Mackville Cemetery
in Springfield.
FRANK YOUNG
Otis Franklin “Frank” Young, 70, of Danville, husband of Iras Cecil Young, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Born May 30, 1941 in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Earl and Ottie Baugh Young. He was owner of Frank Young’s Siding. He was a member of Highland Methodist Church and attended The Carpenters Christian Church in Harrodsburg.
Survivors other than his wife include two sons Gary Franklin (Donna) Young of Liberty and Johnny (Sandra) Young of Kings Mountain; a step son, Eric Sweazy of Lawrenceburg; two daughters Melissa (Odis) Young Strunk of Science Hill and Jennifer Young of Moreland; a step daughter, Marci (Markus) Sweazy Bennett of Harrodsburg, a brother Donald “Duck” (Sue) Young of Brookeville, Ohio; six grandchildren, seven step grandchildren, a great-grandchild and a step great-grandchild.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers Ivan Young, Carroll Young, Charles Young, Jim Young and a step-granddaughter, Misty Jenkins.
Services were held Monday, Oct. 10 at Fox Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Scilley officiating. Burial was at Hillcrest Cemetery
in Perryville. Pallbearers were Johnny, Gary and Haden Young, Markus Bennett, Eric Sweazy and Josh Strunk. Honorary pallbearers were Odis Strunk, Matt McCarty, James Webb, Chad and Brad Baldock and Bruce Brown.
Memorials are requested to Brush Creek Pentecostal Church in Liberty and The Carpenters Christian Church.
SOPHIA AMMONS
Sophia D. Ammons, 19, of Harrodsburg, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011.
Born Aug. 15, 1992 in Fayetteville, N.C, she was the daughter of Paul D. and Phillita Jill Wafford Ammons of Harrodsburg.
Other survivors include two sisters: Sarah Ammons of Harrodsburg and Mary Rhorer; maternal grandmother, Pat Wafford of Danville; paternal grandparents, Joe and Janice Ammons of Harrodsburg, several aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Andrew Ammons and a maternal grandfather, Phillip Wafford.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the Worldtown Church of God on Worldtown Road in Junction City. Ransdell Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
SOPHIA AMMONS
Teen Is Killed When Car Hits Train
A 19-year-old Mercer County teen was killed Saturday when her vehicle was stuck by a train at the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing on Bohon Road.
Mercer County Deputy Coroner Chuck Bugg said Sophia D. Ammons of Fallis run Road was driving across the tracks at approximately 9:15 Saturday morning when the accident occurred.
Investigators say the sun likely impaired Ammons’ ability to see the signal lights at the crossing and the lights o the train. She was ejected from her vehicle by the impact and died almost instantly, Bugg states.
Bugg went back to the scene Monday morning to photograph the area and believes the bright sun at that time of day could have played a factor in the accident.
The official cause of Ammons’ death was blunt force trauma to the back o the head. An autopsy will not be performed, but Bugg said officials are awaiting the results of a toxicology screening. However, he said investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs played a factor in the crash, and foul play is not suspected.
Bugg said the track speed near the accident scene is 45 MPH, but he said it’s possible the train was not at full track speed when it stuck Ammons’ vehicle. He said he was told the engineer did not have time to stop the train and sounded the train’s whistle to warn of its approach.
Robin Chapin, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern Railroad, said railroad crossing signals are tested on a regular basis, and maintenance work is done when needed. Chapman said Norfolk Southern does not typically release statements to the media in relation to automobile accidents involving trains.
Ammons was the daughter of Pal and Phillita Jill Ammons. She is also survived by two sisters, Sarah Ammons and Mary Marie Rhorer.
Services for Ammons will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 at the Worldtown Church of God in Boyle County.
CARL CLARK
Carl Elliott Clark, 93, husband of Opal Brummett Clark of Harrodsburg and widower of Rose Ruth Clark, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 at the Christian Care Center in Lancaster.
Born June 5, 1918 in Garrard County, he was the son of the late James Henry and Ida Mae Tracy Clark. He was a member and deacon of Bohon Christian Church. He retired from Corning and was also a former employee of Gateway.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II where he served with the Headquarters Battery 550th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.
Survivors besides his wife include one daughter, Karla (Jimmy) Neat of Perryville; four brothers, Lucian (Velma) Clark, Gordon (Joyce) Clark, Henry Clark and John (Carol) Clark, all of Lancaster; two granddaughters, four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, William, Jimmy T. and Isaac (Ike) Clark and five sisters, Louise Sherrow, Roberta Doolin, Dora Dean Ballard, Maude Ray and Sallie Lou Meadors.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Clifford Neat, Terry Brown and Derek Baker officiating. Burial with military Honors will be in Spring Hill Cemetery
with Robert Ballard, Ed Clark, Russ Clark, Larry Clark, Norman Davis and Randy Underwood serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Meadors, Collis Ray, Bill Ray, Don Ray, Jimmy Keller and Charlie Baker.
Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 7 a.m. Thursday at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.
EVELYN CRUZ
Evelyn Teresa Leonard Cruz, 53, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at Quality Healthcare in Winter Garden, Fla.
Born Feb. 5, 1958 in Harrodsburg, she was the daughter of Dr. Garnett (Terri) Leonard of Arkansas and the late Margaret Crutcher Leonard. She was a self-employed real estate broker and a member of the Southpoint Community Church in Jacksonville, Fla.
Survivors other than her father and step mother include two sons, Rob Glenn of Arkansas and William Glenn of South Carolina; one daughter, Shonna Glenn of Illinois; one brother, John (Debbie) Leonard of Louisiana; one sister, Holli Jo (Mike) Henry of Arkansas, two nieces and three aunts.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 in the Springhill Cemetery
by Bro. John David Lane. Burial will follow in the Springhill Cemetery. Sims Funeral Services of Harrodsburg is in charge of arrangements
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
