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The Rev. Dillard Howard Reynolds
08/30/2004
BEAVER DAM - The Rev. Dillard Howard Reynolds, 84, of Beaver Dam died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, at Ohio County Hospital in Hartford. He was born March 30, 1920, in McCreary County. He was the son of the William and Hattie Halloway Reynolds. He was married
to Bertie Lou Greene Reynolds for 59 years, also of McCreary County. He was pastor and member of Taylormine Baptist Church for 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served in the Pacific for three years. He retired from Peabody Coal River Queen Mines. He worked a total of 42 years as a coal miner.
He is survived by his wife, Bertie Lou Reynolds and five children, John W. and wife, Vonda, Reynolds of Beaver Dam, Patricia and husband, Ray, Hamlin of Pine Knot, David and wife, Brenda, Reynolds of Hartford, Sharon Anne Reynolds of Beaver Dam and Rebecca L. Reynolds of Beaver Dam; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Hattie Halloway Reynolds; and three brothers, Wilbert Reynolds, Clyde Reynolds and Billy J. Reynolds.
He has three surviving sisters, Lillian McCaroll of Harriman, Tenn., Shirley Cordell of Cincinnati and Janie Nichols of Cincinnati; and a brother, Donald Reynolds of Cincinnati.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, at William L. Danks Funeral Home, with burial in Taylormine cemetery near Beaver Dam. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Aug. 30, at the funeral home.
Thomas Petrie Yonts
08/29/2004
ROSEWOOD - Thomas Petrie Yonts, 76, of 1462 Kentucky 973, Rosewood died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at 7:45 p.m. in the Muhlenberg Community Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born on April 17, 1928, in Muhlenberg County, the son of Burgess Oliver Yonts and Lady Mae Petrie Yonts. He was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church and a member of Pond River Masonic Lodge. He was a part-owner of Yonts and Sweeney Stave Co. in Elkton for many years. He bought timber and farmed all his life. He was preceded in death by his parents; twin brothers, Adrian and Rayburn Yonts; and a brother, Teddy Brice Yonts.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Rosa Mae Rickard Yonts of Greenville; one daughter, Rosemary (Gary) Winn of Greenville; one son, Lowell Thomas Yonts of Greenville; two grandchildren, Richard Oliver (Kathy) Winn of Greenville and Dana Marie (Jeff) Noffsinger of Olmstead; three great-grandchildren, Tyler Winn, Kara Noffsinger and Katie Noffsinger; one brother, Larry (Dorothy) Yonts of Greenville; two sisters, Hattie Ruth Rust of Greenville and Carolyn (Paul) Hankins of Greenville; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, Aug. 30, 2004, at 11 a.m. from Gary's Funeral Home in Greenville by the Rev. Richard Allen and the Rev. Jeff Noffsinger. Burial will be in the Macedonia cemetery in Rosewood. Friends may call today between 5 and 8 p.m. and after 9 a.m. Monday at Gary's Funeral Home in Greenville.
Nina M. Howard Strehl
08/29/2004
Nina M. Howard Strehl, 90, of 2312 Venetian Way died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born Jan. 17, 1914, to Leonard Herbert and Anna Izetta McPherson Howard in Whitesville and was the oldest of 12 children. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother and a devoted member of Immaculate Catholic Church. She enjoyed her grandchildren, playing cards and crossword puzzles. Preceding her in death was her son, Philip Anthony Strehl in 2003 and a granddaughter, Katie Sims in 1982. Also preceding her in death were her four sisters, Geraldine, Martine, Virginia and Margie; and her brother, Joe.
Surviving are her husband of 64 years of marriage, Joseph A. Strehl; also surviving are her children and their spouses, Gene Strehl and wife Jane of Owensboro, Ronnie Strehl and wife Mary Helen of Owensboro, Linda Field and husband Larry of Owensboro, Jerry Strehl of Somerset, David Strehl and wife Mary Jane of Owensboro, Pat Strehl and wife Marnita of Owensboro, Mary Kaye Jacobs and husband Bob of Norfolk, Va., Sue Fowler and husband David of Owensboro and daughter-in-law Gayle Strehl of Owensboro; 23 surviving grandchildren, Joe Strehl, Tim Strehl, Amy Silvert, Kim Barrick, Keith Strehl, Cheryl Brown, Donna Conkwright, Greg Field, Gary Field, Carla Barrett, Mike Strehl, Terra Wheeldon, Barry Strehl, Jill Goetz, Susie Fogle, Scott Galloway, Laurie Pugh, Nicole Stoll, Rachel Strehl, Matt Strehl, Carrie VanWinkle, Chad Burcham and Kendra Burcham; 35 surviving great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Surviving brothers are Drury Howard and wife Jennie; John Everett Howard and wife Bernadette, both of Owensboro. Surviving sisters are Barbara Phelps of Dana, Ill., Angela Clark and husband Archie Bernard and Rose Mary Duncan and husband John, both of Owensboro.
Services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Catholic Church. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Monday at Haley-McGinnis Funeral Home. Prayers will be said at 6 p.m. today. Burial will be in Resurrection cemetery.
Officiating will be the Rev. Timothy Sweeney and her nephew, the Rev. Randy Howard. The family wishes expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to St. Joseph Peace Mission of Owensboro Hospice and Palliative Care of the Ohio Valley, Inc., and Boulware Center. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
Nellie T. Robins
08/29/2004
Nellie T. Robins, 93, of Owensboro died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. She was born Jan. 25, 1911, to the late Will and Lula Noble Staples in Henderson County. She was a member of Parrish Avenue Baptist Church. Ms. Robins retired from the Toddle House where she was a former manager.
She was preceded in death by a son, Andrew Karl Anderson, in 1997.
Survivors include a son, William T. Anderson and his wife Donna L. of Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; six grandchildren, Dorothy Anderson of Seattle, Wash., William T. Anderson Jr. of Lodi, N.J., Helen Anderson, R.N. and Mary Anderson, both of Portland, Ore., Valerie Anderson of Staten Island, N.Y., and Theresa Toland of Owensboro; a nephew and his wife, Jerry and Gayle Howton of Owensboro; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was the world's best mother-in-law and a superb cook. She loved her cat, and she loved to crochet.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro. Visitation is from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Daniel Pitino Shelter.
Laurie B. Pecha
08/29/2004
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Laurie B. Pecha of Memphis died suddenly at her home last Sunday afternoon, the 22nd of August.
She was born Laura Ann Boone on May 11, 1936, in Owensboro, the second of nine children in a close Depression-era family. She graduated from Catholic High School in Owensboro in 1954 and then from Nazareth School of Nursing in Louisville.
She married
Robert L. Pecha one week after his discharge from the Army and spent the next several years crisscrossing the country with engineer-husband and her growing family, eventually settling in Memphis. She lived in her meticulously kept home in Raleigh for the last 32 years, sending six sons into the world and dispensing wisdom to many.
Faith was the cornerstone of Laurie's life. She heeded the Apostle Paul's advice to "pray constantly, " attended daily Mass and read voraciously. These habits formed in her an unusually well-reasoned moral clarity. This she shared with her family and with those who asked. Her faith sustained her through the premature death of her husband in 1984, after which she completed her son-rearing in suburban Memphis despite the cultural tumult of the 1970's and '80s.
Though never remarried
; she was later comforted by new daughters-in-law and numerous grandchildren. She was the quintessential Southerner, valuing family and tradition, often lamenting the modern erosions to both. She was never distant from her eight siblings, making frequent visits back "home" to Kentucky while continuing an active study of the family's genealogy and collecting antiques.
Laurie imparted the value of education to her sons, all six of whom passed through Christian Brothers High School in Memphis and on to successful professional careers as physicians, engineers and in computer technology and who now live in California, Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky.
However successful her sons were, she was most proud that all six maintained a committed Roman Catholic faith of their own and kept close to her through visits, phone calls and e-mail. Her daughters-in-law, too, were very close, and she was a welcome source of reassurance and advice which will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond O. Boone and Mary Robert Hayden Boone of Owensboro; and by her husband. She is survived by her sons, Brian and his wife Kari and six children, Kevin and his wife Kim and daughter, Barry and his wife Angela and three children, Erick and his wife Julie and six children, Marc and his wife Margarita and four children and Neil and his wife Krista and three children.
She is also survived by her brothers Gene, Michael and his wife Cindy, and Joel and his wife Linda, all of Owensboro, Julian and his wife Mari of Quincy, Ill., and by her sisters, Julie Marie Boone of Memphis, Natalie and Alan Zambrano of Owensboro, Nancy Rhodes of Owensboro and Marilyn and Bernard Lally of Indianapolis.
A rosary and visitation were held last Wednesday evening followed by a Mass of Resurrection and burial in Memphis.
Marion Sue Oates
08/29/2004
Marion Sue Oates, 65, of Owensboro passed away at home on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, after a seven-year battle with breast cancer.
She was born and raised in Muhlenberg County. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Owensboro.
Sue attended Bowling Green Business College and Kentucky Wesleyan College. She retired from May Company's Famous Barr stores after more than 20 years' service. She was a volunteer in many store charities, such as Christmas Wish, Shop With Cops, United Way and Clothing for Children. She was chairperson in some programs, such as the well-liked senior citizens breakfast and other promotional events. She was educational director for Bacon's for several years, training store associates how to conduct business using training modules through developmental stages. She was loved by her peers as a compassionate and caring person, often being referenced as "lounge mother of Bacon's." She had many interests in life, but foremost loved her customers and friends.
Sue is survived by her mother, Nell Vincent of Central City; her husband, Ben Oates of Owensboro; a daughter, Lana Davis and granddaughter, Megan Davis of Owensboro; a brother, Larry Vincent, and a sister-in-law, Roberta of Central City. She has quite a number of cousins, nephews and nieces from the Muhlenberg County area.
Visitation will take place at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Funeral services will be performed at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30 at First Baptist Church in Owensboro. The auditorium will be open for visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be private at Rose Hill cemetery in Central City.
Anna Louise Hall
08/29/2004
CLEATON - Anna Louise Hall, 83, of Cleaton died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at Belle Meade Nursing Home in Greenville. She was a member of Cleaton Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Alvin Hall; four sons, Alvin Wayne Hall, Bill Hall, Fred Hall and Mike Hall; and a daughter, Julia Harless.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial: Rose Hill cemetery in Central City. Visitation: After 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Charles Leslie Early
08/29/2004
STEPHENSPORT - Charles Leslie Early, 76, of Stephensport died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at home. He was a retired engineer from River Barge Line and a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Early; a son, Charles "Chuck" Early; a stepson, Gary Clark; three brothers, Gene Early, Marvin Early and William Early; and four sisters, Elsie Butler, Jane Claycomb, Christine Koester and Barbara Gibson.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rose Catholic Church in Cloverport. Burial: Calvary cemetery. Visitation: From 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday at Wallace Funeral Home in Cloverport.
