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Shelby News, 01 Jun
1962
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Mrs. Earl W. Smith
Dies At Home Wed.
Funeral And Burial
Saturday Afternoon
Mrs. Pauline Thompson
Smith, 71, died at 9:30 p. m. last Wednesday at her home at Clark
Station.
Mrs. Smith was born
in Shelby County and was a daughter of Clark and Mollie Ratcliff
Thompson. She was a member of the Simpsonville Baptist Church. She
would have been married fifty years on June 21.
Devoted to her
family, loyal to her many friends, Mrs. Smith, because of her kind
and pleasing manner, held the respect and admiration of people
everywhere.
Surviving are her
husband, Earl W. Smith, Clark Station; three brothers, Samuel N.
Thompson, Middletown; Claude Eugene Thompson, Crestwood; and W. L.
Thompson, Shelbyville.
Funeral services were
conducted at 1:30 p. m. Saturday from the residence by the Rev. Jack
A. Curry. Burial followed in Grove Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were J.
U. Whitaker, Arch Yeager, Lee Curry, Ralph T. Connor, Fred Tapp, and
James Pound.
SOURCE: Submitted
by Tamryn Glaser.
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Oscar R. Black
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Shelby News, 20 Sep
1962
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Oscar R. Black, 82
Dies Sept. 11
Retired Farmer, Life
Long Shelby Resident
Oscar R. Black, 82,
died suddenly at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at his home at Jacksonville.
Mr. Black was a
native of Shelby County and a son of the late Warren and Mildred
Hudson Black, members of well known families. He was a retired
farmer and a member of the Elmburg Baptist Church.
Mr. Black was honest
and upright in all his dealings with his fellowmen. He was devoted
to his family and loyal to his many friends. In his passing Shelby
has lost a valued resident.
Surviving are six
daughters, Mrs. E. F. Stivers, Louisville; Mrs. Arthur Delaney,
Bagdad; Mrs. W. P. Stivers, New Castle; Mrs. Marvin Shelton,
Eminence; Mrs. Frank Stivers, and Mrs. John Stivers, Bagdad; four
sons, Roy Black, Bedford; Russell Black, Anchorage; Chester Black,
Finchville and Oscar J. Black, Louisville; one sister, Mrs. Orpha
Moore, Eminence; a brother, Luther Black, Indianapolis, Ind.;
forty-six grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
conducted at 3 p.m. Sept. 13 from the Elmburg Baptist Church by the
Rev. Therroll Banks with burial in the Bagdad Cemetery.
Pallbearers were
Forrest Skelton, Julian Woods, William Goins, Gentry Stivers, Marvin
Chisman and Harold Skelton.
SOURCE: Submitted
by Tamryn Glaser.
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Wanda Jean Tinsley
Harvin
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Shelby News, 11 Jan
1962
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Mrs. William Harvin,
Former Resident, Dies
Mrs. William Harvin,
who underwent open-heart surgery Friday, died Tuesday at Children’s
Hospital. The former Wanda Jean Tinsley. She was 24.
Her husband is a
sergeant with the 100th Division at Fort Chaffee, Ark.
Before he was recalled to duty, the family lived on Shelbyville
Route 2.
Mrs. Harvin was a
native of Anderson County and was a member of the Assembly of God
Church at Frankfort.
Other survivors are a
daughter, Pamela Jean Harvin; her mother, Mrs. Clarence Peach, and
three brothers, Bobby Tinsley and Ralph and Ray Peach.
The funeral will be a
2 p.m. Thursday (today) at M. A. Stoess & Sons, Crestwood.
Burial will be in Floydsburg Cemetery, Crestwood.
SOURCE: Submitted
by Tamryn Glaser.
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The Shelby News, 01
Jun 1962
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Mrs. Russ Hall
Dies In California Tuesday
Mrs. Amelia Petry
Hall, 89, widow of Russ Hall, died Tuesday morning in Fullerton,
California.
Mrs. Hall was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Petry and a native of
Shelbyville. She had resided in California for many years.
Surviving are a
sister, Mrs. Alice Finnell of Shelbyville, two daughters, Mrs. W.
V. Crooper, Louisville; Mrs. Henry Sellers, California, and one
granddaughter, Mrs. Ann Lynch, Louisville.
Funeral services
and burial will take place in Los Angeles, Calif., today
(Thursday).
SOURCE OF
INFORMATION: Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.
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George F. Cook
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The Shelby News, 01
Jun 1962
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George F. Cook Dies
At Hospital
Prominent Retired
Farmer Of Mt. Eden
George F. Cook, 93,
prominent retired farmer of Mt. Eden, died at 11:45 a. m. Saturday
at the King’s Daughters Hospital.
Mr. Cook was born and
reared in Shelby County and the oldest member of the Mt. Eden
Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Henry and Mahaley Thacker
Cook, members of well known families.
Mr. Cook was a
gentleman known for his gentle bearing and strict honesty. A devoted
father and a friend tried and true, he was known and respected by
people throughout the county.
Surviving are five
sons, Hollie, Hubert, and Alvie Cook, Mt. Eden; Ludlow Cook, Waddy;
and Calvin Cook, Louisville; four daughters, Mrs. Edgar Skelton,
Southville; Mrs. Eugene Shelburne and Mrs. Leven Crafton, Mt. Eden;
Mrs. Olan Casey, Camp Taylor; one sister, Mrs. Sherman Hardesty,
Shelbyville; twenty grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2
p. m. Monday from Mt. Eden Baptist Church by the Rev. Walter Jackson
and the Rev. Wendell Romans. Interment followed in Grove Hill
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were
Melvin Shelburne, Dona Skelton, Ludlow Cook, Jr., Billy Brown
Marshall Orrander and Thomas Kreis.
SOURCE OF
INFORMATION: Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.
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Kathryn Caplinger
Webb
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The Shelby News, 20
Sep 1962
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Mrs. Webb Hall, 79,
Dies At Crestwood
Mrs. Webb Hall, 79,
the former Kathryn Caplinger, and mother of Mrs. Everett Wainscott
of Shelbyville, died at 3 a.m. Saturday at her home on Hall’s Hill
Road, Crestwood.
She was a native of
Oldham County and a member of Harrods Creek Baptist Church.
Other survivors
include her husband; two other daughters, Mrs. Robert Yocum,
LaGrange, and Mrs. William McCray, Crestwood; a sister, Mrs. Thomas
Curran, Indianapolis; three sons, Marshall and John Hall, both of
Crestwood, and Norman Hall, LaGrange; 20 grandchildren, and 10
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was at
10:30 a.m. Monday at M. A. Stoess & Sons Funeral Home,
Crestwood. Burial was in Harrods Creek Cemetery, Brownsboro.
SOURCE OF
INFORMATION: Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.
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Mrs. Edgar Daniel
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The Shelby News, 11
Jan 1962
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Mrs. Edgar Daniel
Dies In Sweet Springs, Missouri
Mrs. Edgar Daniel,
sister-in-law of Dr. G. A. Daniel, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, died early last Friday morning at a hospital in Sweet
Springs, Mo. She had been in ill health for sometime. Funeral and
burial took place in Sweet Springs Sunday.
SOURCE OF
INFORMATION: Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.
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Ruth Ann Howick
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The Shelby News, 11
Jan 1962
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Ruth An Howick Dies
En-route To Pittsburg
Word had been
received here of the death of Ruth Ann Howick, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert E. Howick of Pittsburg, Pa. Her death occurred suddenly
Wednesday, January 3 on a plane as the family was returning from a
holiday vacation with relatives in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Funeral services and
burial too place Saturday, January 6 in Pittsburg.
Mrs. Howick is the
former Mrs. Ruth Thompson, daughter of Linda Allen and Edward Hanna
Thompson, members of prominent Shelby County families, who were
residents of Chestnut Grove neighborhood. Mrs. Howick was a
native of Louisville.
SOURCE OF
INFORMATION: Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.
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Paul Floyd
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The Shelby News, 01
Jun 1962
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Paul Floyd, 57 Dies Sunday
Native of Shelbyville, Brother of Local Floyd’s
Paul Floyd, 57, 3820 Washington Avenue,
Louisville, died at 10:15 a. m. Saturday in his taxicab parked at
Wilmington and Wilshire in St. Matthews. He had been a driver for
St. Matthews Cab Company 15 years.
Mr. Floyd was a native of Shelbyville and a
member of Bethel Evangelical and Reformed Church.
He is survived by his wife, the former Della M.
Stacey; three daughters, Mrs. L. C. Doane, Smithfield; and Mrs. W.
F. Marrs and Mrs. Doris Jean Logsdon; a sister, Mrs. Holbert
Campbell, Middletown; three brothers, Jess and Charles Floyd, both
of Shelbyville; and William Floyd, Lexington; eight grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a. m. Wednesday
from Ratterman’s 3711 Lexington Road. Burial was in Jefferson
Memorial Gardens.
SOURCE OF
INFORMATION: Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.
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Shelby News, 01 Jun
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Mrs. Jesse Wright Dies in Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. Jesse J. Wright
died at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon of last week at her apartment
at the Omaha Athletic Club in Omaha Nebraska. She had been in ill
health for many years.
Mrs. Wright was the
widow of David G. Wright, a native of Shelby County and often visited
his relatives here among whom was a niece, Mrs. Dick Phillaman.
Her remains were taken
to Oakland, California for burial.
SOURCE: Submitted by
Tamryn Glaser.
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Richard Whitehouse
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Shelby News, 01 Jun 1962
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Richard Whitehouse, 84 Dies At Taylorsville.
Richard LeRoy
Whitehouse, 84, dies Tuesday of last week at his residence, R. F. D.
No. 2 Taylorsville.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Myrtle Maddox Whitehouse, six daughters, Mrs. Ruby Hilbert,
Georgetown, Ind.; Mrs. Flora Vest, Shelbyville; Mrs. Anna B. Snider,
Louisville; Mrs. Frances Goodlet, Taylorsville; Mrs. Alice Richardson,
Seymour, Ind.; Mrs. Elizabeth Mathis, Louisville; five sons, John,
Crestwood; Harold, Maysville; Hubert, Mt. Eden; Wallace, Lyndon;
Sydney, Taylorsville; thirty grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
conducted at 2:30 p. m. Thursday from the Ashes Creek Assembly of God
Church and interment followed in Bethlehem Cemetery.
SOURCE: Submitted
by Tamryn Glaser.
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Walter Skelton
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Shelby News, 20 Sep 1962
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Well Known Retired
Farmer and Trucker
Walter Skelton, 71,
retired farmer and trucker, died at 1:45 p.m. last Friday at his home
near Southville.
Mr. Skelton was a
native of Shelby County and a son of the late Charles and Elizabeth
Cox Skelton, members of prominent families. He was a member of
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.
Mr. Skelton was popular
with a large circle of friends, being a most congenial and
companionable person, one who loved to mingle with his friends and
enjoy their fellowship. Honest in all his business dealings, he
was held in the highest regard by a large circle of acquaintances.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Amanda Shouse Skelton, a daughter, Miss Martha Skelton,
Southville, and several cousins.
Funeral services were
conducted at 11 a.m. Monday from Mt. Moriah Baptist Church by the Rev.
F. E. Milby, assisted by the Rev. Wendell Romans. Burial was in
Grove Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Donald
Ritter, Millard Cook, Edward Tindle, Allie H. Perry, Jesses Butts and
George Morris.
Honorary pallbearers -
W. H. Cook, Ben Williams, Clyde Palmer, Ollie Huffman, Gilbert
Harrison, and Carl Palmer.
SOURCE: Submitted
by Tamryn Glaser.
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Mrs. W. P. Ritter
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Shelby News, 11 Jan
1962
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Mrs. W. P. Ritter
Dies In Chicago
Funeral and Burial
Tuesday, January 2
Mrs. W. P. Ritter, 72,
died Friday Night, December 29 in a hospital in Chicago following a
long illness of heart trouble.
Mrs. Ritter was a
native of Shelby County but at the age of 24 married Warren Pearce
Ritter and moved to Chicago. Her husband was a telegraph operator
until his death in 1938.
Kind and considerate of
others, she was never happier than when helping someone ill or in
trouble.
Surviving are a sister,
Mrs. E. C. Mahuron, Shelby County, a nephew Howard Mahuron, three
nieces, Mrs. Earl Brown, Shelbyville; Mrs. Sidney Phillips, Shelby
County; Mrs. Lorena Stout, Buechel; eight great nieces and nephews and
eight great-great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, January 2 in Chicago and burial followed in Cedar Park
Masonic Cemetery.
SOURCE: Submitted
by Tamryn Glaser.
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