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LARRY PHILLIPS
Larry Phillips, 50, of Salvisa, husband of Angela Green Phillips, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 in Salvisa.
Born June 14, 1959 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of I. C. and Janice (Dean) Phillips. He was an employee for Osram-Sylvania Manufacturing and a member of the Christian Union Church.
Survivors include: his wife: Angela (Green) Phillips, a son: Cody Weston Phillips of Salvisa; In-laws, Donald and Mary Ann Green of Salvisa; sister-in-law, Julie (Bobby) G. Turner and a nephew, Jacob Turner.
Funeral services were held Feb. 6 at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with John Hockersmith and David Green officiating. Burial was in the Providence Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Johnny Brown, Leo Mucci, Troy Hagar, Darron Vandivier, Monty McRay, Jeff Duncan, David Sexton and Todd Taylor.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Heritage Hospice, P.O. Box 1213, Danville, KY 40422 or Christian Union Church, C/O Edna Driskell, 587 Old Louisville Rd., Salvisa, KY 40372.
CHARLOTTE POWELL
Charlotte Patricia Powell, Lexington, widow of John B. Powell, Jr. passed away Friday, February 5, 2010 at Hospice Care Center.
Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Hanley Murphy.
She was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church. She was a retired secretary from IBM and worked at the original headquarters in NY. She was a St. Joseph Hospital Volunteer, a KY Nursing Home Ombudsman, a Court Appointed Special Advocate, a Hospice volunteer, a member of the State Foster Care Review Board. She was a member of Scarlet Gate Homemakers Club for 50 years, and a Volunteer Docent at the KY Horse Park Museum.
Survivors include: Phil (Iris) Powell, Salisbury, MD, Greg (Peggy) Powell, Lexington, Dr. David (Celia) Powell, Lexington, and Nancy (Randy) Redmon of Harrodsburg; grandchildren Kelly and Zach Walker, Christopher Powell and Kelli Webster, Megan Powell, Dylan, and Matthew Powell, Anne and Julian Sevilla, Charlie and Sam Bradley, Alan Sea, Randi and Ben Mjos, and Ashley and Jimmy Neff; great-grandchildren, including Tyler, Payton, Gavin, and Carter Powell, Lucy Walker, and Luci Mjos; sister-in-law, Betty Hellard; nephew, Michael Hellard; and nieces, Judy Anderson and Laura Simpson; and many special friends, including Gene and Anita Settles.
Funeral Services were held Tuesday, February 9, at St. Luke Catholic Church, Nicholasville, with Rev. Lawrence Hehman officiating. Burial followed in Lexington Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Dr, Lexington, KY 40504. Or Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, 1016 Rushwood Ct,, Lexington, KY 40511.
LINDA PULLIAM
Linda Pulliam, 62 died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.
Born July 20, 1947 in Bath, NY, she was the daughter of Vivian Hurlbert of Harrodsburg and the late Preston Hurlbert. She was a retired Corning Incorporated employee.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Tony Pulliam of Burgin; one son, Steven Sims of Harrodsburg; one sister, Dianne Dotson of Florida; two brothers, Brian Hurlbert of Harrodsburg and Mike Hurlbert of Colorado; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no public service.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Salvation Army, 519 S 4th Street, Danville, KY 40422
Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
ANNA SEARCY
Anna “Lucille” Sloop Searcy, 90, widow of Jack Tucker Searcy, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010.
Born in Lexington, she was a daughter of the late Claude Vester and Grace Muncy Sloop.
A former crossing guard with Fayette County Schools, she was a member of Broadway Baptist Church as well a 50 year member of the Eastern Star, Henry Clay Chapter.
She is survived by: one daughter, Pat Whitley, Frankfort; two sons, Jack Tucker (Glenna) Searcy Jr., Harrodsburg and Michael Eugene Searcy, Lexington; as well as eight grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Services were held Friday, February 5, at the Milward-Southland in Lexington. Burial followed at Blue Grass Memorial Gardens.
Casket bearers were Jeffrey Searcy, John Searcy, Chris Searcy, Jack T. Searcy III, J.W. Blackburn II and Robert Tomes.
Honorary bearers were Barbara Blackburn, Carol Mitchell and Janice Tomes.
JOSEPH STINE
Joseph Buford Stine, 84, husband of Eva M. Jenkins Stine, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 10, 1925 in Washington County, he was the son of the late James Roie and Estelle Drury Stine. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II where he served as a Tec Sgt. for 163rd Battalion Cannon Company 6th Army Division.
He retired after 19 years with Hallmack in Harrodsburg where he was instrumental in bringing the Union, having served for nine years as Union President. He also had worked for Louisville City Transit for 16 years, the Harrodsburg Fire Department for two years, and the Old Fort Harrod State Park for 13 years. He was a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church and the Emulation Lodge #688 F & AM, Sharpsville.
Survivors other than his wife include: two daughters, Connie Marie (Kenneth) Goetsch and Norma Jean Stine, both of Harrodsburg; two brothers, J.C. (Pearl) Stine of Harrodsburg and Phillip (Verna) Stine of Louisville; one sister, Annell (Harold) Stockton of Lawrenceburg; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Freda Karen Stine; one brother, Jackie David Stine and one sister, Dorothy Stine Cornish.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home. Burial with military Rites will be in Spring Hill Cemetery
with Danny Broce officiating. Chris Short, Gayle Savage, Joseph Liles, Wesley Bugg, Phillip Carmicle, Norman Drury, Marshall Drury and Virgil Milton will be serving as active pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 and after 7 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Masonic Rites will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
HALTON WEBB
Halton Ray “Bunk” Webb, 79, of Perryville died Thursday February 4, 2010 in Lexington.
Born April 16, 1930, in Boyle County, he was a son of the late Kyle and Fronnie Logue Webb. He was the husband of Henrietta Vaught Webb.
Bunk was a retired heavy equipment operator and until his death was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. Bunk loved farming and had a great love for all animals.
In addition to his wife, Henrietta, he is survived by: three daughters, Linda and (Dwight) Conley of Perryville, Etta (Bill) Brown of Danville, and Tammy (Donnie) Sallee of Harrodsburg; three grandchildren, Jeff Conley, Kimberly Jones and Mandy Bradley; four great-grandchildren, Jordan Conley, Austin Bradley and Morgan and Matthew Jones; and a special nephew, Jacob Padgett.
Bunk was preceded in death by a brother, Dude Webb, a sister, Patsy Poynter, and a niece, Debbie Padgett.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, February 8, at the Wilder Funeral Home in Perryville by Rev. John David Lane with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jeff Conley, Josh Bradley, Aaron Jones, William Lester, Charlie Esteep and Danny Holderman.
Honorary pallbearers were Dwight Conley, Bill Brown, Donnie Sallee and Marion Webb.
Expressions of sympathy are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
RALPH ANDERSON
Ralph G. Anderson, 86, of Cincinnati, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 in Cincinnati.
Born in Mercer County in 1923, he was a 1950 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Engineering and founder of the Belcan Corporation.
Survivors include: a daughter, Candace McCaw of Cincinnati.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Anderson.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Thomas Justin Memorial Funeral Home in Cincinnati.
RALPH ANDERSON
Ralph G. Anderson dies at 86
“Harrodsburg/Mercer County has lost a great benefactor, preservationist and friend,” said Helen Dedman chairman of The James Harrod Trust, about the Saturday death of local philanthropist and Mercer native Ralph G. Anderson.
“When he can back to his roots, he began an incredible series of restoration – Walnut Hall, the Blue Front and Wildwood to name a few. He encouraged economic development with his support of “The Legend of Daniel Boone” and most recently, the Kentucky Agriculture Heritage Center. He was a great friend to The James Harrod Trust, Harrodsburg Historical Society, Mercer County Library, Shaker Village and so many more. He was positive unassuming. Just until recently when asked how he was, he would answer, ‘Fantastic!’ That is the way I will remember him –o Fantastic,: said Dedman.
Anderson, 86, died Saturday in Cincinnati. He founded the Cincinnati-based Belcan Corporation in 1958, and it is now one of he largest engineering firms in the nation with 7,500 employee worldwide.
A 1950 mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Kentucky, Anderson was the lead donor for the university’s $25 million facility housing UK’s mechanical engineering programs, and the building bears his name.
Well known as a philanthropist, Anderson had a keen interest in historic preservation and was also committed to promoting Kentucky agriculture. He loved his native Mercer County and donated land for Anderson-Dean Community Park, renovated several local historical properties and donated 50 acres on U.S. 127 North in Mercer County for the Kentucky Agriculture Heritage Center. He saved the Thomas Logan House at Anderson-Dean Community Park, gave generously to The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, Ragged Edge Community Theater, Olde Town Tours, local churches and schools. He paid for a study conducted by the University of Kentucky to determine the need for a swimming pool for the local community, and he funded the local option vote here.
His Anderson Circle Farm in Mercer County, encompassing more than 7,000 acres, is known as one of Kentucky’s leading beef cattle breeders and producers. Its state-of-the-art show and sale barn had become a local landmark and has been used for numerous community events, due to Anderson’s generosity.
When accepting The James Harrod Trust’s first Jane Bird Hutton Preservation Award in 2001, Anderson said his father once told him he wouldn’t amount to a hill of beans if he couldn’t milk a cow. He proved his farther wrong, worked his way through college as a $50 per month student instructor and later amassed a fortune with his own engineering company.
“He was just a one of a kind person who always wanted to give back ot he community in so many ways – he was just an outstanding person, said former Mercer County Judge-Executive John Trisler.
Trisler met Anderson 20 years ago when the community park was created. “He gave the first $50,000, then 100 acres. He and Ruth (Anderson’s wife) were so supportive to add to the park. He helped anyone who really needed help and he meant a lot to me,” Trisler added.
“He was an outstanding person, and we will surely miss him. He was so unselfish in both his gifts and his life – we will never have anyone to do what he has done,” Trisler said.
Joe Myers, manager at Anderson Circle Farm the past three years, said Anderson showed a great deal of community support and his contributions will be used for many, many years. “I would call him a very wise person who had a lot of foresight. He was a pleasure to work for, was very supportive, loved the land, loved agriculture and especially loved Angus cattle,” Myers said, adding that there is no doubt Anderson financially supported many efforts. “I’m sure that will be missed,” said Myers.
“He visited the farm just before Christmas. He loved to come to the farm and see the cattle on the green pastures – he got a tremendous joy from that,” Myers said.
Anderson was born in Mercer County in 1923 and lived on a small farm on Warwick Road. In 1941, he went to Cincinnati in search of work. He joined the Air Force in 1943, returned to Cincinnati and entered the University of Cincinnati to study mechanical engineering two years and finished his degree at UK in 1950.
He worked for the Kett Corporation, and when the firm moved from Ohio to Florida in 1958, Anderson decided to stay in Cincinnati and start his own business. Business was slow the first few years, but Anderson led Belcan to the top of the engineering consulting industry.
Anderson was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Anderson, whom he married in 1947. He is survived by a daughter, Candace McCaw of Cincinnati. At The Herald’s press time Wednesday, funeral arrangements for Anderson were incomplete at the Thomas-Justin Memorial Funeral Home in Cincinnati.
RALPH ANDERSON
Our Opinion
Ralph G. Anderson leaves rich legacy
It was with sadness that we learned of the death of Ralph G. Anderson Saturday. In his 86 years, Anderson touched more lives than most of us will in half that time.
Born into a modest home in Mercer County, Anderson didn’t cotton to the idea of farming despite the fact his father told him “if he didn’t’ learn how to milk a cow, he’d never amount to a hill of beans.
While it is a worthy profession, we are glad Anderson balked on milking cows and chose the path he did, working himself through college and become the founder of Belcan Corporation in 1958, now one of the largest engineering firms in the nation.
Anyone living in Mercer County has benefited from Anderson’s generosity. He helped finance many community endeavors including the Anderson-Dean Community Park that bears his name, the local hospital, library, community theater, Shakertown, the Kentucky Agriculture Heritage Center, churches, schools and many historic preservation projects.
He preserved the land by accumulating acreage for his Anderson Circle Farm on U.S. 127 North and built a showbarn second to none. He could have used it only for his farm’s cattle sales and other endeavors, but he generously opened the showbarn as the venue for many community charitable events. During the past years, even though his health was failing, Anderson appeared at more than one community event, graciously signing copies of “Anderson’s Legacy,” by Margaret A. Lane and giving them away to guests. The book outlines Anderson’s 50 years with Belccan Corporation and its worldwide impact.
While Anderson’s generosity is what he may be remembered for most, we would be amiss not to share this man’s philosophy about life in general. His motto was “do what you say you’re going to do and be honest.” The Beclan Charter states “live by your word” and “think positively about your work and life.”
Living the American dream, Anderson said he didn’t plan each step of his success, but took advantage of opportunities. While having his business and a home in Cincinnati, he never forgot his Mercer County roots and enjoyed spending time at Anderson Circle Farm.
Just as he never forgot Mercer County, its citizens are not likely to forget him – his legacy will live on here for many years to come and will serve as a positive reminder that it takes hard work and seizing opportunities to be successful in life, and those who reach success should be generous in sharing it.
Anderson Circle Farm got its name because the land follows circles of country roads, but it is significant too in that Ralph Anderson came full circle back to his roots here, and Mercer County is blessed because of it.
DOROTHEA BRANDT
Dorothea (Dottie) Burton Brandt, 91, passed away February 5 in Frankfort at the home of her caregiver, Judy Powell.
Mrs. Brandt was born in Hustonville, on November 16, 1918 and was the daughter of the late J. Gilmore Burton and Lela Dye Burton.
Following the death of her father, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, the late Hiram S. Ball, who later moved to Frankfort. Mrs. Brandt graduated from Harrodsburg High School in 1936. She attended business school in Louisville. She worked briefly at the Pentagon in Washington , D.C. and then returned to Kentucky. She was married 59 years to the late Robert Frederic Brandt Jr., of Louisville. They spent the last several years of their lives in Frankfort where she formerly worked as bookkeeper at WFKY-AM.
She is survived by a son, Robert Frederic Brandt III, and his wife, Walda Dupriest-Brandt of St. Michaels, MD; and a daughter, Ann Clayton Brandt of Versailles.
A memorial service will be held in Frankfort at Rogers Funeral Home on Friday, February 19, 11:00 a.m. with burial at Cave Hill Cemetery
in Louisville.
Memorial gifts are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, KY 40601 or to the Woodford Humane Society, P.O. Box 44, Versailles, KY 40383, where she ado
DOROTHY BROCKMAN
Dorothy Mae Brockman, 77, of Danville, widow of Joseph Ernest Brockman, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at her home.
Born Aug. 2, 1932 in Shelbyville, IN, she was the daughter of the late James Ervin and Stella McDonald Phillips. She was a retired cook and a member of the Central Baptist Church of Winchester.
Survivors include: two daughters, Sharon Byrd of Orange Park, FL, and Patty Caldwell of Lancaster; three sons, Larry (Joyce) Phillips of Waynesburg, Mike Brockman and Greg Brockman, both of Winchester; two sisters, Ruth Bailey of Harrodsburg and Betty Jo-Ann Hardin of Bloomfield; three brothers, James E. Phillips, Jr. of Louisville, Donald Phillips of Springfield and Paul Phillips of Willisburg; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted Feb. 12 at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Gary Story officiating. Burial was in the Lebanon National Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Aaron Byrd, Justin Caldwell, Chase Brockman, Larry Miller, Keith Miller, Bruce Devine, Jeff Palmer, and Larry Wilham.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Heritage Hospice, P.O. Box 1213, Danville, KY 40422.
