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MAE MCKINNEY
Mae Belle McKinney, 88, of Science Hill, died Monday, August 13, 2007, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center.
She was born Sunday, January 12, 1919, in Eubank, to the late Barrett and Amanda May Singleton. She is the widow of Edison McKinney.
She graduated from Berea College in 1940 and subsequently received her master’s degrees in English and Library Science from University of Kentucky. She was a librarian and retired from the Lincoln County School System after 30 years of service. She was a member of the Eubank Baptist Church, Eubank Homemakers Club, and Kentucky Retired Teachers Association.
She loved quilting, gardening, collecting dishes, crossword puzzles, and reading.
Survivors include: her son, Michael (Kay) McKinney of Science Hill; four brothers, Tony and Bobby Singleton, both of Cincinnati, and Wilburn and Earl Singleton, both of Eubank; six sisters, Pauline Peace of Omaha, NE, Kathryn “Kay” Evans of Harrodsburg, Virginia Toepfert of Cincinnati, Velma Kay Decker, Norma Jean Shock and Irene Kennedy, all of Columbus, OH; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Gordan, Manfred, and Aaron Singleton; and one sister, Joyce Ann Singleton.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 16, at the Barnett & Demrow Funeral Home, Waynesburg, with Bro. Shelby Reynolds officiating. Burial was in Eubank Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Lincoln County High School Library.
LANA POWELL
Lana Dae Powell, 59, of Danville, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2007.
Born May 2, 1948, in Lebanon, KY, she was the daughter of Frances Russell Powell and the late Russell Cummins Powell.
A 26-year employee of Sears Co. in Danville, she also worked at Speedway/Super America for nine years. A member of Antioch Methodist Church, she also attended Junction City Christian Church.
Lana graduated from the Mackville High School in 1966, the last graduating class of that school. She attended St. Catherine’s College.
In addition to her mother, survivors include: her sister, Sharon (Jimmy) Cocanougher of Danville; a niece, Lori (Matthew) Murphy of Junction City; two great-nieces, Morgan and Mallory Murphy; two aunts, Jane (Richard) Davis of Mackville and Gail (Pete) Blackwell of Louisville; and an uncle, Sam (Jean) Russell of Mackville.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home with the Revs. Ken Ward and Keith Katterheinrich officiating. Burial will be in Peters Cemetery
in Mackville.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Davis, Lynn Davis, William Lee Powell, Steve McIntosh, David Gibson, Charles Shannon, Chad Powell and John Ed Key. Honorary pallbearers will be Mrs. Charles Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Glenmore Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Logue, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bottom and Carleen Love. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the funeral home.
EDDIE REED SR.
Eddie B. Reed, 58, of Harrodsburg died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.
Born Oct. 17, 1948 in Danville, he was the son of the late Byford Durwood and Leila Mae (Terhune) Reed, and was husband of Brenda Goforth Reed.
He was a retired supervisor for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and had been with the agency for 30 years. He was a member of the Pioneer Baptist Church and former member of the Mercer County Fish & Game Club. Mr. Reed was an avid fisherman, hunter and NASCAR fan.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: one son, Eddie Reed Jr. of Lawrenceburg; and two grandchildren, Kaitlyn Alexandra Reed and Hudson Alexander Reed, and several cousins.
Services were Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Andrew Dyer officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery
in Harrodsburg.
Pallbearers were James Hershel Lathery, Daniel Smith Jr., Randy Tackett, David Tonahill, John Tonahill and Paul Tonahill.
Honorary bearers were Wayne Puckett, Daniel Moore, Wallace Taylor, Arvid Tackett, Daniel Smith Sr., Vance Reed, Ed Tonahill, Mark Roberts, David Hale, Charlie Goodrich, Gary Lyons, Doug Perkins and Greg Perkins.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, 2201 Regency Road (Suite 601) Lexington, KY 40503.
JAMES RILEY
James E. Riley, 78, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
Born Oct. 20, 1928 in Mercer County, he was the son of the late James Lafayette and Alma Sanders Riley.
He was a Reed’s Horse Service truck driver and a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.
Survivors include: his niece Rose Grider and his many friends at Cardinal Meadows.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Reva Pelley.
Services were Friday, Aug. 10, 2007 at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Bro. James Harley officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery
with Joe Sanders, Roy Lee Sanders, Jackie Riley, Lee Sanders and Larry Sanders serving as pallbearers.
GENE VANDYKE
Gene Wesley Van Dyke, 72, of Federal Way, WA, died Aug. 10, 2007.
Born Sept. 29, 1934 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Ralph and Iwlo Jean Van Dyke, and was the husband of Audrey Stevenson Van Dyke.
He was a graduate of West Side High School in Harrodsburg, spent more than three years active duty in the Navy, then joined the Navy Reserves. He continued to serve in the Active Navy Reserves until retirement from the military service with a total of more than 30 years. He also worked for the postal service and retired in 1984 completing 25 years of Civil Service. After his retirement from the postal service in 1984 he was employed again working as a bus driver for several companies serving the disabled. He was a member of Centennial Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: three daughters, Dorothy Chapman, Barbara Crawford and Joanne Harding, all of Seattle; one son, Horace Jacobs of Seattle; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; six sisters, Geneva Penman, Dessie Brown, Arnetta Bottoms and Gloria Bowman, all of Harrodsburg, and Lillie Doty and Mary Owens of Lexington; one brother, Allen of San Jose, CA, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Johnny and Paul, and two grandchildren.
Committal and military Honors were held Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA.
Bonney-Watson of Federal Way, WA was in charge of arrangements.
GENE WILLHAM
Gene Gardner Willham died, 82, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 at Central Baptist Hosipital in Lexington after a brief illness.
Born Nov. 15, 1925 in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Hobart Bishop and Myrtle Britton Gardner of Harrodsburg.
She graduated from Georgtown College and was a former elementary school teacher in the Harrodsburg and Danville school systems. She was a part of establishing two missions of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church, now Ellers Memorial and Friendship Baptist Churches. She taught Sunday school groups and assisted with the music program in churches where her husband served as pastor in Kentucky, New York, Alabama and Florida. In her later years she taught English as a second language to foreign university students.
Survivors include: her husband of 59 years, the Rev. William O. Willham; two daughters, Johanna Willham of Richmond, and Elissa (Rev. Dennis) Phillips of Titusville, Fla.; two granddaughters, Christina (Jaron) Cohen of Lexington and Leah (Tim) Mallace of South Daytona, FL; three great-grandchildren, Carter and Clair Mallace and Sonny Cohen; and one sister, Gaynelle (William) Pinkston of Harrodsburg. She was a member of the Danville First Baptist Church, 127 Bypass.
A private family graveside service was conducted Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 at Springhill Cemetery
in Harrodsburg by Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials may go to the mission work of South District Baptist Association, P.O. Box 2, Danville, KY 40423.
DILLON WREN
Dillon Michael Wren, 20, of Harrodsburg, formerly of Middlesboro and Lexington, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007 at his residence.
He was born July 9, 1987 in Fayette County. He was an employee with GT Excavating, a member of the Baptist faith, and enjoyed racing dirt bikes.
Survivors include: his wife of three weeks, Cheri Dews Wren of Harrodsburg; one son, Dillon Michael Wren Jr. of Nicholasville; his mother, Cathy Lynn Brooks of Nicholasville; his father, Sylvester Wren Jr. of Richmond; paternal grandparents, Marvin Brooks of Middlesboro and Rose Brooks of Lexington; one sister, Amy Wren of Richmond; two brothers, Sylvester “Junior” Wren III of Middlesboro and Matthew Wren of Richmond; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sandy Dews and Garnett Tucker, of Mercer County; two nieces, McKenzie Wren of Middlesboro and Catlin Marie Jo “Katie Jo” Westmoreland of Mercer County; and two nephews, Gage Wren of Middlesboro and Tucker Lee Gene Westmoreland of Mercer Co.
The Lawrenceburg service was Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007 at the Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Perry officiating.
The Middlesboro service was Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007 at the Creech Funeral Home. Burial followed in Rains Cemetery
in Middlesboro.
Casket bearers were Damien Hart, James Perry, Jeremy Mondelli, Greg Rinehart, Kyle Pike, Dakota Nicholson and Camron Wood.
Honorary bearers were Garnett Tucker, Danny Tucker, Joe Tucker, Robert Levy and Ernie Haden.
Memorials are suggested to the Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, Dillon Wren Funeral Fund, P.O. Box 730, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342.
military RITES
Douglas Laws Post #52, American Legion, Post #6935, V.F.W. and D.A.V. Post #54 conducted military rites for George Haddix at Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Aug. 10, 2007.
Those attending were Howard H. Howells Sr., Joe Harlow, Lucian Landers, Tom Rappleye, Floyd Shirley, James Tewmey and Earl Sherrow.
Zenah Teater III served as bugler.
Marine Corps representatives from the Lexingon Reserve were Sgt. James Bane and Sgt. T. J. Brown.
LORENE BLACK
Lorene Black, 89, of Danville, and Nashville, TN, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
She was born in Parksville, the daughter of the late William Francis Nevius, Nellie Fuel Nevius, who died of typhoid fever when Lorene was 6 months old, and stepmother Essie Hungate Davis.
She l was a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church in Danville. She was employed and retired from Servomation as commissary manager. She also worked as manager at Sam's in the 1950s and Palm Beach Co. and the Danville Laundry in the 1940s.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert C. “Curley” Black; one sister, Edna Goins;.and one brother, J.C. Nevius.
Survivors include: one son, Herbert Clifton "Cliff" Black of Danville, and Phyllis Edwards (Colonel Richard) Streiff of Nashville, TN; grandchildren, Nicole Streiff (Patrick) McCoin M.D. of Nashville, TN, and Benjamin Clifton Black of Danville,; one great-granddaughter, Catherine Ann McCoin of Nashville, TN; a special niece, Nita (Don) Ball of Harrodsburg; and one brother, Todd Nevius of Danville.
Services were held Tuesday, August 21, at the Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville, with Rev. Ernest Martin officiating. Interment was in Danville Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Patrick McCoin, Raymond Allen Preston, Darrell Preston, David Michael Ball, Happy Belcher, Derek Ball, Jay Anderson and Justin Ball.
Honorary pallbearers were Donald Ball and her beloved caregivers from the past 15 years, most notably Jennifer Biggs.
WAYNE DAVIS
Wayne Lawrence Davis, 53, of Harrodsburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 at his residence.
Born Sept. 29, 1953 in Rock Island, IL, he was the son of the late Henry Oren and Virginia Tunnell Davis, and was the husband of Marianne Malone Davis.
He was a retired Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife fishery biologist and was director of Mercer County Emergency Management.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: one daughter, Dawn Anne Davis of Harrodsburg; one son, Bill Davis of Union, KY, and formerly of Harrodsburg; and two sisters, Kay Wyssbrod and Barb Zimmerer both of Louisville, KY.
Services will be Friday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with James Harley officiating. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the funeral home.
Pallbearers are Bill Davis, Jeremy Shope, Spence Chitwood, Todd Collier, Don Pelley, Richie Bottoms, Jake Phillips, Tom Phillips, Mark Wyssbrod, and Robert Wyssbrod.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Mercer County Baseball c/o Mercer County Schools or Ducks Unlimited, One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120.
WAYNE DAVIS
EM Director Dies
Mercer County's Emergency Management Director Wayne Davis, 53, of Harrodsburg died Tuesday at his home.
The cause of death appears to be of sudden cardiac arrest, said Mercer County Coroner Sonny Ransdell. Davis died between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Ransdell said Davis was toned for a 7:45 a.m. wreck at the U.S. 127 Bypass and Warwick Road. He did not respond, which public safety personnel say, was unlike Davis.
Many in the community expressed sorrow at the loss of Davis.
"Mercer County lost an outstanding citizen and dedicated public servant," said Mercer County Judge-Executive John Trisler. "Wayne Davis was a devoted and loving husband and father. His family always came first in his life which was filled to the brim with volunteering in Mercer County High School sports and serving Mercer County as our emergency management director. Wayne was an avid fan and assistant coach of baseball. He loved the sport very much and was willing to do anything that was needed."
Davis headed the local emergency management agency since September 2004.
“He was very dedicated to his work and provided leadership that has made all our lives safer from potential natural and unnatural emergencies,” said Trisler. “Wayne was a friend to all ‘first responders’ in Burgin, Harrodsburg and Mercer County. He was always prepared and ‘one the scene’ to provide leadership and assistance to those in need.
“Wayne Davis leaves a life filled with many contributions to his fellow citizens and will be greatly missed by all,” added Trisler. “He will be missed both as a colleague and a person friend of mine.”
Davis’ dedication to his job was appreciated by those who worked with him in public safety.
“He was an excellent EM director for police, fire and emergency services, “ said Harrodsburg Fire Chief Chris Dean. “We lost a good friend. Wayne was someone who was real professional, cared about what he died and was a friend to all of us.”
Mercer County’s fire chief felt the same.
“Wayne Davis was one of the most dedicated men I know,” said Glenn Phillips, Mercer County fire chief. “Wayne was always thinking – always prepared for whatever disaster might befall the people. He had an enormous knowledge of the many facets of emergency management and, better yet, had the plan in place to implement response to flood and snow emergencies, biological events and hazardous materials incidents. I can assure you that many of the responses we made in the county wouldn’t have went as well as they did without the support and on-scene help of Wayne Davis.
“He was a friend to community and, most certainly, a friend to the county fire department, and we will all miss him so very much.”
Davis retired in 2004 as assistant director for the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Cabinet. He had bachelor and master of science degrees from Murray State University and was employed by the state government form 1979 to 2004, beginning his career with the state as an environment reviewer.
Along with his emergency management duties, Davis gave his time to several high school sports teams.
“Wayne was a wonderful fellow who donated many hours to the school,” said Terry Yates, Mercer High School principal, adding that Davis was a volunteer baseball coach, kept stats and records for football and kept the scorebook for basketball.
Yates said Davis donated a lot of time to the school system and to the community. Davis helped the school system with disaster relief and set up the school’s weather radios.
“We’re going to miss him greatly,” added Yates.
Davis is survived by his wife, Marianne, and two children, Dawn and Bill.
