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David Thomas Nesmith
04/26/2005
David Thomas Nesmith, 46, of 944 Lakeside Green, Maceo, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Daviess County on Sept. 10, 1958, to the late Thomas Glenn and Edna L. (Dunn) Nesmith. He was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Nesmith, in 1989; and a sister, Glenda Kay McCarthy, in 1977.
He is survived by a daughter, Crystal Hagan of Owensboro; two grandchildren, Thomas and Hanna Hagan, both of Owensboro; three stepchildren, Charles Greathouse, Keisha Shadwick and Patricia Hagan; 10 stepgrandchildren; four sisters, Ruth Rohrer of Maceo, Wanda Brown and Faye O'Bryan, both of Owensboro, and Sue Williams of Smyrna, Tenn.; and two brothers, Samuel Hagan of Utica and Allen Hagan of Livia.
Services are at 4 p.m. today, April 26, at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro. Visitation is from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to David Nesmith Fund, c/o James H. Davis Funeral Home, 3009 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY 42301.
Brandon Mason
05/03/2005
HARDINSBURG - Brandon Mason, 21, of Hardinsburg died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He worked at Swedish Match North.
Survivors include his mother, Pam Mason; and his grandparents, Patsy and Challen Mason Sr.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trent-Dowell Funeral Home. Burial: Ivy Hill cemetery. Visitation: From 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions: Owensboro Cancer Center.
Frazia Lee McDonald
04/26/2005
HOPKINSVILLE - Mrs. Frazia Lee McDonald, 77, of Peppermint Drive, Hopkinsville, passed away at 5 a.m. Sunday, April 24, 2005, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roy Marques Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be given to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
Mrs. McDonald was born Aug. 21, 1927, in Hilham, Tenn., the daughter of the late Cordell H. Brown and Emma L. Brown. She was a manager at State Line Loan in Fort Campbell for 18 years. She was a member of Parkway Missionary Baptist Church, Pennyrile Doll Club, Queen City Doll Club, United Federation of Doll Clubs, Veterans Jr. Auxiliary, Fort Campbell Retired Officers Association, Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, Kentucky Colonel and worked with the American Cancer Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin William Jay McDonald, on Nov. 18, 1979; and her son, Kenneth Dale Hyams, on Nov. 5, 1993.
Survivors include a son, John Charles McDonald of Phoenix; three daughters, Kathie F. Wallace of Hopkinsville, Connie Beth Noel of Fairview and Frazia Lynn Cox of Clarksville, Tenn.; four brothers, Manuel Brown and Paul Brown, both of Cadiz, Howard Brown of Owensboro and Dwight L. Brown of Gracey; two sisters, Frances E. Almy of Hopkinsville and Min Greil of Waterford, Wis.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Virginia 'Mickey' Knott
05/03/2005
Virginia "Mickey" Knott of 2136 Griffith Ave., Owensboro, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was the daughter of the late Charles Houston Burks and Willie Reid Benton Burks of Utica. She was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church and the Mary Lou Phillips Sunday school class. She was a loving mother and homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Martin E. Knott; two daughters, Doris Ann Oelze and Carol Maglinger, both of Owensboro; four grandchildren, Denise Oelze, Diann Young, Jennifer Maglinger and Benton Maglinger; and a great-grandchild, Bradley Young.
Services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Glenn Funeral Home, where visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 1 p.m. Wednesday. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville.
Elizabeth H. Ford
05/03/2005
Elizabeth H. Ford, 87, of 1739 Maple Ave., Owensboro, died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Bon Harbor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Owensboro. She was born on June 25, 1917, in Owensboro to the late W.A. and Jesse (McCann) Haynes. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she taught girls Sunday school and sang in the choir for more than 28 years. She enjoyed crocheting and knitting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Ford, on Dec. 17, 1981; and by a sister, Evelyn Whelan.
She is survived by a son, Donald Ford of Owensboro; three grandsons, Erik (Julie) Ford of Owensboro, David Ford of Virginia Beach, Va., and Daniel Ford of Owensboro; and by nieces and nephews, William Whelan, Betty Jolly and Robert Whelan.
Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro. Burial will be in Rosehill cemetery in Owensboro. Visitation is from 2 to 7 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Glen Helton
04/26/2005
Glen Helton, 88, of 313 Cinderella Drive, Owensboro, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. He was born in Magoffin County and was retired from Har-Ken Oil Co. after 47 years of service. He had been attending Owensboro Christian Church, was a member of Joe Ellis Masonic Lodge No. 473 at Pleasant Ridge and really enjoyed his work and being outdoors. He also enjoyed bowling and hunting. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Helton, in 1989.
Surviving are three daughters, Sue Wiggins and Janice Mitchell, both of Owensboro, and Barbara and her husband, Dr. William Newman, of Henderson; five grandchildren, Robin Acquisto of Lexington, Rocky Wiggins of Atlanta, Kriss White of Henderson and Kelly White and Kim Hurt, both of Robards; 13 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; a sister, Grace Conley of Owensboro; a brother, George Helton of Florida; and several nieces and nephews, including Nancy Taylor of Owensboro, Virginia Fay Hughes of Texas, W.C. Helton of Calhoun and Tommy Patton of Texas.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Glenn Funeral Home chapel, with burial following in Rosehill cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today and after 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 319 W. 10th St., Owensboro, KY 42301.
Lula Bell Cook
05/03/2005
BEAVER DAM - Lula Bell Cook, 87, of Beaver Dam died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Beaver Dam Health Care Manor. She was a homemaker and member of Liberty United Methodist Church in Beaver Dam.
Survivors include a son, Joseph E. Cook; and a daughter, Sharon McCalister.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Liberty United Methodist Church in Beaver Dam. Burial: Liberty cemetery in Beaver Dam. Visitation: From 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam.
Calip Casteel
04/26/2005
HARTFORD - Calip Casteel, infant child of Herman and Cynthia Geary Casteel of Hartford, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
Other survivors include a maternal grandmother, Joyce Geary of Horse Branch.
Graveside services: 11 a.m. today at Rosine cemetery. There is no visitation. William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel Era Bruce Brothers
04/26/2005
CENTRAL CITY - Hazel Era Bruce Brothers, 100, of 1107 W. Everly Brothers Blvd., Central City, died at 11:36 a.m. Monday, April 25, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born July 19, 1904, in Muhlenberg County. She was a domestic homemaker and a member of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Estil Brothers; and two daughters, Anna Faye Stanfield and Lavon Roark.
Survivors include a son, Vernon Brothers of Central City; two daughters, Maxine Cox of Clarksville, Tenn., and Gynon Huddleston of Central City; 17 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ken Abbott and the Rev. Steve Hogard officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pisgah cemetery in Bremen. The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City.
Lucy Mae Powers Colbert Tucker
05/2004/2005
Lucy Mae Powers Colbert Tucker, 84, of 2714 W. Sixth St., Owensboro, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was a member of Crabtree Avenue Baptist Church. The Hancock County native was born to the late Phillip and Carry Powers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jones Adams Tucker, in 1998; and four brothers, Raymond, J.C., Gilbert and Kenneth Powers.
She is survived by a son, William E. Colbert Jr. (Linda) of Owensboro; two daughters, Billie Mae Easler (Ray) of Philpot and Joyce Faye Sweeney (Elmer) of Owensboro; six grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Glenn Funeral Home, with burial in Rosehill cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Virgil Benner
04/26/2005
Virgil Benner, 90, of 609 Suffolk Drive, Owensboro, died at 12:20 p.m., Sunday, April 24, 2005, at his home. He was born to Eva and Walter Benner on Jan. 1, 1915. He resided with his seven siblings on a small farm in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Walter blamed his abundant proliferation on the train that ran by the house at 4 a.m., which, according to him, was too early to get up and too late to get back to sleep. Virgil inherited his pioneering spirit from his ancestors. His great-uncle founded the first schoolhouse in Iowa in 1868 in Keokuk. Virgil's uncle was a federal marshal for the Winnebago Nation in Iowa and Nebraska and was credited with shooting Two-Gun Hart, an infamous bootlegger in Sioux City, Iowa, during the era of Prohibition.
Virgil graduated first in his class from Sergeant Bluff High School. He was awarded a voice scholarship to attend Iowa State University that he turned down in order to enlist in the service. That year there were only two young men selected from Iowa to serve in the U.S. Navy. He gave four years of his life to his country and met his future bride, Doris Bradley. In 1938, Virgil married
Doris and together they were blessed with three children, Robert, Richard and Sharon.
Immediately after Pearl Harbor was attacked, Virgil re-enlisted in the Navy and served as a recruiter in Chicago until a reassignment as a warrant officer led him to the Pacific Ocean. While participating in Marine landings he saw action and was later awarded the Purple Heart for his efforts to protect his country. After the war, Virgil returned to his family in Sterling, Ill., and began working for the Northwestern Steel and Wire plant. In 1953, he moved to Owensboro to start the Green River Steel mill, along with a handful of steelworkers from Illinois. He retired from the mill in 1978. During the same year, he accepted a position with the United Nations and traveled to Iraq, where Saddam Hussein had just taken power. He retired from Green River Steel after 38 years and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
During the course of his life Virgil lost several members of his family. His daughter, Sharon, passed in 1984; his son, Richard, in 1990; and then his wife, Doris, in 1998. Survivors include his oldest son, Robert Benner, of St. Paul, Minn.; his grandson, Erik Benner of Owensboro; and three brothers, all of whom reside in California. Virgil had many interests that included reading, farming, listening to classical music and dining at Red's Fish House. He was most proud of his service in the U.S. Navy, being a founding member of Lourdes Parish, the farm he worked and owned in Ohio County, and his family. The memories of our beloved Virgil will encompass everything from his accomplishments in life to his infectious laughter. Many will miss him.
Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro, with the Rev. John Meredith officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday and after noon Friday at the funeral home.
