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Armstead Hulse, Cumberland Co., KY (1928-2011)

Armstead Hulse, 82, of Murray, KY, formerly of Burkesville, KY passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Spring Creek Health Care Center in Murray, KY.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2011, at 1pmCT, at Ballou and Stotts Funeral Home, 304 North Main ST, Burkesville, KY, with burial in the Dutch Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from5pmCT until 9pmCT, on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home in Burkesville.


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2011-04-09 18:39:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Ralph McQueary, Adair Co., KY (1937-2011)



2011-04-09 - 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY - Photo from Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.
Ralph McQueary, Adair Co., KY (1937-2011)

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David Grigsby: Did anyone count rings on old Elm?

David Grigsby writes:
Did anyone happen to count the rings? I would love to know the approximate age of the Elm. I once counted the rings of a felled Redwood in Truckee California and it worked out to have sprouted around 1640. David Grigsby
Comments re photo 39878 Snortn Nortn with big dead elm log Far wood for next winter


2011-04-09 18:17:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Tony Reid Jessie, Metcalfe Co., KY (d. April 7, 2011)

He was a member of a large, respected Metcalfe Co., KY family

Tony Reid Jessie age 58 of Edmonton, KY, died Thursday April 7, 2011 at the T.J. Samson Community Hospital, Glasgow, KY.

The funeral service will be 2pmCT, Sunday, April 10, 2011, at the Butler Funeral Home, 201 East ST, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the VanZant Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, April 9, 2011, from 2pm-8pmCT, at the funeral home.


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2011-04-09 18:11:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Jenny Lynn Coffey, Russell Co., KY (1953-2011)

She was a member of a large, respected, Russell Co., KY, family, with strong ties in Adair and Pulaski Counties. She was a teacher's aide

Jenny Lynn Coffey, 58, Coffey Loop, Jamestown, KY, died Friday, April 8, 2011, at the Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs, KY.

The funeral will be Monday, April 11, 2011, at 10amCT, at Bernard Funeral Home, 367 Main ST, Russsell Springs, KY, with Bro. Bill Warren and Bro. Earl Beams the officiating clergy. Special music will be by Lunette Cox, Bro. Gary McCoy, Sister Debbie McCoy, and Evantis Warren. Burial will be in the New Friendship Cemetery Sunday. Visitation will be after 5pm, Sunday, April 10, 2011, at the Bernard Funeral Home.


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2011-04-09 17:58:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Word-smithing: Getting right word with exactly right nuance

Sharon Whitehurst
Comments re article 43582 Great Wooded South Lexicon A modest proposal from Jim

By Sharon Whitehurst

I have long enjoyed word-smithing - the act of sifting through a personal lexicon to find exactly the right word or phrase to convey a nuance of meaning.

While I'm adding Adair-ese to my mental file, I'm not sure how soon I'll dare to risk the use of a new word in public. I get the gist, but not necessarily the finer points.


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2011-04-09 17:04:01 | Comments | Printable version

Would like to know names behind old houses and barns

Sharon Whitehurst writes:
Jim and I really appreciate the many photos published in CM. As we've spent the past year exploring the roads of Adair County we often slow down to observe an old house or barn lurking tipsily behind a screen of overgrown vines and shrubs. I wish I knew the names and family stories linked to each place - as I would have done in my old home town.

One of the nice features of Kentucky is the signs posted for roads and even dead-end lanes, presumably named for the remembered families who first settled in each section. - Sharon Whitehurst
Comments re photo 39880. Scenic Adair Co., KY: The home behind the grapevine


2011-04-09 16:08:48 | Comments | Printable version

Ralph McQueary, Columbia, KY (1937-2011)

He was a member of a large, distinguished Adair Co., KY, family. He was a devoted member of the Columbia Baptist Church and served as a Deacon there. He had a 32 year year career in Adair County Schools as a teacher and coach in many sports. He was an outstanding athlete, excelling especially in basketball from his elementary school days at Lindsey Wilson Training School to playing for Adair County High School Kentucky State Tournament Teams and college play at Lindsey Wilson Junior College. His marriage to high school sweetheart Juanita Ballou McCreary endured 52 years.
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Ralph McQueary, age 74 years of Columbia, KY, passed away, Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 3:30amCT, at his home.

Funeral service Monday, April 11, 2011 at 1pmCT, at the Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg ST, with Dr. G. Ted Taylor, the officiating clergy. Interment will be in the Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty RD, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 1pmCT, Sunday, April 10, 2011, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY, and after 6amET until 8:30amCT, Monday, April 11, at the funeral home and after 9amCT at the Columbia Baptist Church.


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2011-04-09 13:12:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Remembering Wayne Kemp: A very smart man

Mark Kemp writes:
He was my uncle. I will miss him. I did not know he was sick. I moved to Florida 10 years ago and I am a little out of touch, not to mention 800 miles. My uncle was a quiet person, but when he spoke you had to listen because I thought he was very smart. Common sense smart. Made me laugh to! To his Brian, I am sorry for your loss.-Mark Kemp
Comments abive re article 43571. Wayne Kemp, Gradyville, KY (1947-2011)


2011-04-09 12:44:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Why doesn't city government take action on noise

Comments re article 43572: Has never seen as noisy a town as Columbia

Donna Saunders writes:
Ed, your comments absolutely hit the nail on the head. I just don't understand why nothing is done about this problem! Why doesn't the city govenment take action on this? Donna Saunders
Thanks: I have more faith that something will be done now, with this Mayor, this City Council, this police department and this Chief of Police, than ever. -Ed


2011-04-09 12:42:30 | Comments | Printable version

Wishes grandchildren had grapevine swing

Sandy Coomer writes:
Grapevines make the greatest swings. I remember one we all (The Bell Children) used to swing on many years ago. It swung off a bank. I even remember the last time it was used. It hung from a tree that stood in the path to our spring where we carried our drinking water. I swung and it broke loose from the top of a very tall tree and slammed my little sister on the top of the head. But we had many great years of swinging before it came down. I wish my grandchildren had one around to swing on today. Kids today don't know the fun they miss like we used to have. -Sandy Coomer
Comments re photo 39879>Scenic Adair Co , KY: Grapevine lasso on Jr. Loy Road


2011-04-09 11:37:25 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Great Wooded South Lexicon: A modest proposal from Jim

by Jim

In the spirit of cultural diversity and assimilation, perhaps the folks who are now "of here" could share some of the colloquialisms, idioms, and expressions used in the duchies where they resided before settling in the land of milk and honey, the the Auld Sod of Adair, which, according to no less an authority than Joe K. Sparks, out-vasts Texas.


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2011-04-09 06:27:41 | Comments | Printable version

Courthouse makes Columbia a great place to come home to

Alice Smith Robinson writes:
Just want to comment on this article. The Old Courthouse is a beautiful landmark. My father was one of those men who loved to sit around and whittle and talk to all of his wonderful friends/ I think he knew everyone in town - just to name a few: Frank Nell, Joe Dudley, Joe England, Bob White, Hallie Stullis and many more. I was in Columbia for a week just a week ago, spending time with my mom, who is in the nursing home there, and with the rest of the family. What wonderful memories. My father is gone now, but I will never forget the old courthouse. It makes Columbia a great place to come home to. -Alice Smith Robinson
Comments re article 43546 Fond memories of the old courthouse whittlers and folks past


2011-04-09 06:23:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Miss Victoria comments on official name for B, B&B

Miss Victoria Pike writes:
Might better hold up on that official name of the place (Miss Victoria's Boarding House, Bread, Bed and Breakfast House, Tourist Home, and Home Away from Home for Families of Refinement). I must check first with my chief financial advisor, Hack Rowe. Can't do anything without his input. Have a great day.
Extremely smart. There are those in Adair County who still remember Hack Rowe, not only for his spectacular basketball play, his envied Wimbledom tennis form, and his sagacious political wisdom, but as the greatest hotelier in South Central Kentucky since King Crenshaw. Getting his advice for the Bed, Bread and Breakfast is wise. For those who are unaware, Mrs. Pike and her mother Gertrude Browning farm one of Kentucky's most coveted properties at the Great American crossroads, KY 61 S at the Louie B. Nunn Parkway. -EW


2011-04-09 05:43:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Lindsey Wilson Tennis wins matches with Brescia, 7-2

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By Chris Wells
News from Lindsey Wilson tennis

COLUMBIA, KY - Freshman Joe Cox won his first collegiate singles match on a feel-good day for the Lindsey Wilson College men's tennis team as it routed Brescia University of Owensboro, KY, 7-2 on Friday, April 8, 2011, at the Henry Baughman Tennis Complex.


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2011-04-09 04:32:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Bobby Joe Elmore, Casey Co., KY (1944-2011)

He was a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam war and an auto body technician known for his craftsmanship. He was a member of a respected East Casey County family.

Bobby Joe Elmore of King Mountain passed away Thursday April 7, 2011 at the Casey County Hospital, Liberty, KY. He was 66.

Funeral services are 2pmET/1pmCT, Monday, April 11, 2011, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville ST, Liberty, KY, by Rev. Dallon McDonald. Burial will be at Rich Hill Cemetery with military honors by the Casey County Funeral Squad. Visitation is Sunday, April 10, 2011, from 5pm-8pmET/4pm-7pmCT, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home and continue Monday from 8amET/7amCT until the funeral service.


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2011-04-09 04:01:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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2011-04-09 03:48:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Mountain Joy will sing at Kelleyville Church, April 10, 2011

Adair County Sunday night singing

Mountain Joy will be singing at Kelleyville Community Church, 77 Kelleyville Rd., Columbia, KY, Sunday night, April 10, 2011, at 5:30pmCT/6:30pmET. Bro. Stanley Watson and the congregation would like to invite everyone to attend. -Lisa Burton


2011-04-09 03:20:33 | Comments | Printable version

Ernestine Groves Motley, formerly of Adair Co., KY (1941-2011)

She was a member of a respected Adair County family and of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church

Ernestine Groves Motley, 69, of Campbellsville, KY, formerly of Adair County, died Thursday,April 7, 2011 at 6:58 A.M. at Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY.

Funeral service, Monday, April 11, 2011 at 12 noon CT at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY with Rev. Calvin T. Vaughn delivering the eulogy. Burial in Bridgewater Cemetery, Columbia, KY. Visitation after 5pmCT, Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home.


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2011-04-09 02:50:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Memorial service in Frankfort, KY, today for Hughes Walker

See obituary, Russell Hughes Walker, Adair Co., KY (1946-2011)

A memorial service for Russell Hughes Walker (1946-2011) will be at 11amET/10amCT, today, Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the Glen Willis Mansion, 900 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY.

The service will last about 45 minutes, with a light lunch afterward for family and friends.

Those who would like to share a story or memory of Hughes Walker will be invited to do so. Russell Hughes Walker died February 16, 2011, in Durham, NC. A memorial service was held in Durham on February 23, 2011. - John Walker


2011-04-09 02:48:53 | Comments | Printable version

Has never seen as noisy a town as Columbia

Comments re article 43554. Racket not keeping her awake but is annoyingDonna Saunders writes:
With regard to the speeding car noise - I wish I had a nickel for every one of those cars on a daily basis here on Burkesville Street. I would be beyond rich!!! I have never seen as noisy a town as it is here in Columbia. Most of the time along with the noise comes the speeding too. We've lived here 7 years now and it still amazes us!!!! - Donna Saunders
Note: I wish I could disagree with you. I can't. You are absolutely right. Unnecessary and intolerable noise levels have been a chronic but easily preventable problem in this city since I was a kid many decades ago. Quite possibly, it is the biggest single economic development problem we have. New laws aren't necessary to stop most of it. Speeding is evident and the police have radar. The same car can harrass and threaten downtown for hours, often during peak dining hours, during church services, and, yes, even during funerals. Kentucky statutes make it illegal to modify muffler systems. This is a no brainer. And in many instances the loud noises accompany and encourage illegal activity, which simply means that the first step to taking back our town from drug dealers is to enforce existing noise and speed laws. That is simply not being done. If the problems with speeding and loud noise on Burkesville Street to the bypass were addressed, it would have a ripple effect on the other streets. That's were our focus ought to start. -Ed Waggener


2011-04-09 02:43:48 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 9
Happy Anniversary, Glenn and Judy Corbin (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Anthony Dale Richard (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bonnie Walker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Caleb Dale Clark (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carrie Ann Smith (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chase Coffey (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Corey Furkins (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Courtney Hatfield Keltner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, DeCarr Matney | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Delcie Marie Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Halee Bunch | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julia Mae Dial | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Larry Jenesis Timothy DeCarr Matney (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Maya Elizabeth | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Norma Blair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Peggy Roach | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phyllis Furquin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rickey Thompson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Zachary Lee Boils | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J. T. Beard, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lois Campbell, Columbia, KY (1943-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bennie Powell, Russell Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Gaines Garmon, Cumberland Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Miller, Adair Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lisa Buck, Breeding, KY (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Lee Clark, Taylor Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Carrell Rodgers, Casey Co.,KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Abbie Lee Garner Capps, Cumberland Co., KY (1915) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry D. Bunch, 53, Russell County, KY (1960-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Anna Mary Brockman, Green Co., KY (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Marie Evans Woodall, 76, Summersville, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Ann Harris, 62, Kings Mountain, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eunice Evelyn (Bryant) Nash, Metcalfe Co., KY (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenn A. Benningfield, Taylor County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma Jean Russell Rogers, Taylor County, KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Deloris Gowen, 82, Green County, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Elaine Lawless Moore (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Reed, 91, Russell County, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Ann McBeath, 60, Russell County, KY (1957-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marvine Epp Crutcher, 77, Casey County, KY (1941-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arthur Creason, Summersville, KY (1925-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles (Corkey) Sallee, Russell Springs, KY (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Coleman Hunt, Taylor Co., KY (1927-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny K. Terry, Russell County, KY (1954-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gene Wayne Barnes, 78, Russell Springs, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George (Bud) Gilpin, 92, Adair Co., KY native (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George William (Bill) Urban, 68, Greensburg, KY (1947-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gerald Bault, 81, Adair Co., KY native (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Milby Stearman, Green Co., KY (1929-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucas David Smith, 50, Cumberland Co., KY (1971-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Sneed Coomer, 84, Metcalfe County, KY (1934-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Firquin, 82, Columbia, KY (1941-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ramona Wheeler Barbee, 80, Columbia, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Jessie, 79, Columbia, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Sue (Hutchison) Scott, 72, Louisville, KY (1944-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, April 9, 2011
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
9:00amCTPUBLIC NOTICE, Special called meeting, Adair Co. Hospital District BD AGENDA
In the conference room, Westlake Cumberland Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake DR, Columbia, KY 42728. | (ID:12307, Comment)
10:00amCTA memorial service for Russell Hughes Walker, Adair Co., KY (1946-2011)
at the Glen Willis Mansion, 900 Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort, KY.

The service will last about 45 minutes, with a light lunch afterward for family and firends. Those who would like to share a story or memory of Hughes Walker will be invited to do so. - John Walker | (ID:11973, Comment)
PRIDE: Dale Hollow Lake Road Cleanup DETAILS w/7-County PRIDE information links | (ID:12186, Comment)
Reception for regional artist Larry Parker at Begley Gallery
A reception will be held from 10am-12 noon CT on Saturday, April 9, 2011, for regional artist Larry Parker in the Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery, in the W.W. Slider Humanities Center, 155 Blue Raider DR, Columbia, KY. For more information about the reception, contact LWC Professor of Art Tim Smith at smitht@lindsey.edu or (270) 384-8079. Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College | (ID:12284, Comment)
1:00pmCTFuneral services in Russell Springs, KY for Faustine (Tena) Coffey, Russell Co., KY (1950-2011) | (ID:12321, Comment)
Funeral services in Campbellsville, KY, for Buford Douglas Phillips, Taylor Co., KY (1936 - 2011) | (ID:12327, Comment)
6:30pmCTBro. Ray Bennett in revival at Victory Community Church
Victory Community Church, 107 N. Reed St. Columbia, KY, will be holding revival nightly at 6:30pmCT, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 8, 9, 10, 2010. with Bro. Ray Bennett, evangelist. Sunday service also at 10:30amCT. Special singing nightly. Bro. Bill Henson and the congregation invite all to attend. - Trudy Crabb | (ID:12266, Comment)

 

































 
 
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