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Daily News for Wednesday, December 21, 2016
The Whitehurst Diaries: Winter Solstice Walk-About 'I note each Winter Solstice, not as a pagan affirmation, but in remembrance of my late father Larry's observance of the changing seasons with their complexities of weather. He greeted December 21st as 'the first day of winter'--braced for the extra labor and the watchfulness that a long Vermont winter would surely bring.' - SHARON WHITEHURST Click on headline for story with photo(s) By Sharon Whitehurst Freezing fog has been a presence for three mornings, legacy of the weekend's erratic weather changes. Opening the curtains at what should be daybreak merely invites a spill of grey into the room. The cats rumble down the staircase ahead of me, clamoring at the front door. They hesitate on the brink of stepping out into the heavy December dampness. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 20:45:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sharon Whitehurst - Whitehurst Diaries
Mr. Paul Jackson Sharp, Sr., Burkesville, KY (1939-2016) He attended the Church of Christ, was a mechanic, business owner, member of the NHRA, and a drag racing legend. Click on headline for complete obituary Mr. Paul Jackson Sharp, Sr., , of Burkesville, KY, died on Monday, December 19, 2016, at The Cumberland County Hospital, Burkesville, KY. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 2pmCT, in The Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with Bro. Gary Cash officiating. Burial will be in the Perkins Cemetery in Cumberland County, KY. The family will receive friends after 1pmCT, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 until the funeral hour on Thursday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 19:56:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Carroll Benningfield, Taylor County, KY (1945-2016) Carroll was an avid farmer, a member of the Taylor County Cattleman's Association and loved working with his Angus cattle. He was owner and operator of Red Bud Farm where he worked countless hours over the years. He was a proud dad, papaw and brother. He treasured time with his siblings was a friend to everyone he met. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Carroll Benningfield, 71, of Campbellsville, KY, died at 12:05amET, Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Campbellsville. Funeral service will be at 10amCT/11amET, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY, by Rev. Steve Skaggs. Burial will be in Brockman Cemetery. Visitation will be after 3pmCT/4pmET, Monday, December 26, 2016 at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 19:14:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
John Lanis Goode, 65, Taylor County, KY (1951-2016) Mr. Goode professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith. He worked in the heating and air conditioning industry until his health failed. Mr. Goode loved to laugh and always looked for the best in any situation. His gentle and kind spirit will be dearly missed. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Mr. John Lanis Goode, 65, of Campbellsville, KY departed this life on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Hosparus Care Center in Louisville, KY. There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Goode on Friday, December 23, 2016 at 10amCT/11amET in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. David Wray will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 3878 Greensburg Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Thursday, December 22, 2016. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 18:58:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Nora Elizabeth ( Libby) Shirley, 79, Edmonton, KY (d. 20 Dec 2016) She was the daughter of the late Finis Newton and Beulah Gladys Froedge Stephens and the widow of the late Bobby Shirley Click on headline for complete obituary Nora Elizabeth (Libby) Stephens Shirley, age 79, of Edmonton, KY passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Glenview Health Care, Glasgow, KY. Graveside services will be held Friday, December 23, 2016 at 11amCT, at the Cedar Flat Cemetery in Edmonton, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 18:22:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Vena Raines, 79, Adair Co., KY/Wayne native (1937-2016) She was a member of Freedom Separate Baptist Church, a homemaker and a retired dairy farmer. She was the matriarch of a highly regarded Adair County, KY, family. She was the daughter of the late William Ova & Lona Dishman Lowe. Her husband, Glen Raines, survives. She leaves six direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Vena Raines age 79 years of Columbia, KY died peaceful at her home on Tuesday December 20, 2016. Funeral service will be Friday, December 23, 2016 at 10amCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Clergy officiating Bro. Richie Curtis & Bro. Darrin Blair. Graveside service Friday 2pmCT, at the Pyles Cemetery in Wayne County with burial to follow. Visitation after 4:30pmCT Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 18:10:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
CU freshmen buy pizzas for those in need By Jordan Snider, student news writer CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - During her first finals week in college, Bailey Nall, a freshman at Campbellsville University from Elizabethtown, Ky., was thinking how she could make the most of her leftover meal Flex Dollars. She decided to help others using her Flex Dollars that come with the university's meal plan and which would expire at the end of the semester. Nall and three of her friends combined their leftover Flex Dollars for a total of $365 that they could spend at any of the Flex Dollar friendly establishments. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 12:16:11 | Comments | Printable version
Christmas Eve services at Columbia UMC will be at 7 and 11 Columbia United Methodist Church, 202 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY will be having two Christmas Eve Services on December 24, 2016. The first will be held at 7pmCT, "Christingle." the second, traditional service begins at 11pmCT for the Christmas Candlelight Service. Pastor, Dr. John Hatton, invites everyone to attend. 2016-12-21 11:55:32 | Comments | Printable version
Mr. Wesley Goodin, 93, Adair County, KY (1923-2016) He was the patriarch of a large, highly regarded NE Adair County, KY family. He was a member of the New Hope Separate Baptist Church, a US Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Hood Masonic Lodge and was a retired farmer. Click on headline for complete obituary Wesley Goodin, 93 years of the Millerfield Community of Adair County passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 1:43amCT, at his home after several weeks illness. Funeral service, Friday, December 23, 2016 at 11amCT, at New Hope Separate Baptist Church, 10706 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY, with Bro. David Coffey the officiating clergy. Interment will be in in the New Hope Cemetery, 131 New Hope Cemetery Road, Columbia, KY, with full military rites presented by the Columbia VFW Post 6097. Masonic rites will be conferred at 7pmCT on Thursday night, December 22, by the Hood Masonic Lodge, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Visitation will begin after 4:30pmCT, on Thursday and Friday from 6amCT till 8:30amCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home and after 9amCT, Friday morning at New Hope Separate Baptist Church. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 10:30:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Sad word of the passing of Phillip Glenn Cravens, 70 The family has received the sad word of the death of Phillip Glenn Cravens, Indianapolis, IN, early this morning, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, in Indianapolis. He was the son of Wilma Jean Waggener Cravens and the late Paul Cravens, the grandson the late Granvil & Fronia Cravens of Sano, KY, and the grandson of the late E.P. & Audrey Waggener of Columbia, KY, and the nephew of Fay McKinley, Annette Richards, Ralph Waggener and Ed Waggener of Adair County, and nephew of late A Hazel Arnold and Bea Burgess, Olva Burton, and Arvin Cravens. He was an Army combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A complete obituary with survivors will be posted when details are available 2016-12-21 09:53:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Great Wooded South: Ellis photo reminder of times like these Comments re photo 70275 Robert Ellis Frosty landscape photos in the Sparksville area By Billy Joe Fudge Growing up on "The Ridge" was a North Woods experience for me. In the cracks of time between milking, feeding the cattle and the wood stoves, I often trekked the wooded hills and hollows of The Great Wooded South during times exactly like this. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 09:06:27 | Comments | Printable version
Christmas Eve Candlelight service at Glens Fork Glens Fork Church of the Nazarene, 7811 Hwy 55 South Road, Columbia, KY, will be having the church's annual Candlelight Service, on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016, starting at 5:30pmCT. Everyone is invited to attend --Brian Fudge 2016-12-21 09:01:33 | Comments | Printable version
Helen Babbs Pittman, 67, Campbellsville, KY (1949-2016) She was a homemaker and attended God's Friendship Chapel in Campbellsville, KY. Helen loved her pets and enjoyed sewing and working in her flowers. She was the widow of Delmar Edward Pittman, Sr. She leaves15 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Helen Babbs Pittman of Campbellsville, KY passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was 67. Funeral services are 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Thursday, December 22, 2016 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Shane Turner officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation is 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, at the funeral home and will continue Thursday from 7amCT/8amET, until funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 08:32:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Remember to vote for your favorite Christmas Postcards People's Choice Award balloting continues through Thu 22 Dec 2016 at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY By Ellen Zornes and Lee Ann Jessee If you remember your favorite Christmas Card before the storm, please stop by the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, today through Thursday, December 22, 2016, to cast your vote for the People's Choice Award! The entries are: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 08:18:22 | Comments | Printable version
Christmas Eve Candlelight service, Victory Community Church Victory Community Church, 1165 Russell Road, Columbia, KY, will be having a Christmas Eve Candlelight service 6pm-7pmCT, Sat 24 Dec 2016. Everyone is invited. - Kathy Shelton 2016-12-21 07:58:51 | Comments | Printable version
Juanita Lawson Burress, Elk Horn, KY (1957-2016) Mrs. Burress professed faith in Christ and attended the International Gospel Lighthouse. She was a homemaker, a loving mother, a proud grandmother, and a devoted wife. Her husband, David Burress, survives. She leaves six direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Mrs. Juanita (Lawson) Burress of Elk Horn was born on June 1, 1957 to Dorothy (Underwood) Lawson and the late Bernard "Fuzzy" Lawson. She departed this life on Monday, December 19, 2016 at her home after an extended illness. She was 59 years, 6 months, and 18 days. There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Burress on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 11amCT/12pmNoonCT, in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY. Pastor Anna Overstreet will be officiating. Burial will follow in Feathersburg, Adair County, KY, in the Callahan Cemetery, 4571 Speck Ridge Road, Elk Horn, KY. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 07:41:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Ms Emerine Lapsley Runs for School Superintendent before 1900 Ran close race for Russell County's top school post in 1896. 'Lapsleys always felt close to Adair Co. because, of course, their land was in Adair Co. before the separation into Russell Co. - TINE REYNOLDS Click on headline for complete story By Tine Reynolds Emerine Lapsley was the sister of J. V. Lapsley, one-time postmaster at Esto before 1900 and store-keeper, as well as farmer on his fifth-generation family farm established about 1800. (Historic Farm in state of KY. where my sister and I grew up.) She was my great-aunt and was always considered an ambitious-type. Both Emerine and J. V. graduated from the Valparaiso Teachers College (Valpo). Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 07:26:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Geneva Mae Wyatt, 84, Edmonton, KY (1932-2016) She, along with her late husband Eugene Wyatt, were owners and operators of Gene's Freeze in Edmonton, KY. She was member of the Edmonton Baptist Church. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) Geneva Mae Wyatt age 84 of Edmonton passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held 3pmCT, Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Metcalfe County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4pmCT until 8pmCT, Wednesday and after 9amCT, Thursday, at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-12-21 07:16:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Fog, Black Ice, factors on first day of Winter, 2016 By Larry Smith, FM 99.9 the Big Dawg & FM 92.7 the WAVE The first day of winter, the shortest day of the year, came in with treacherous, patchy black ice, dense freezing fog, and multiple accidents this morning on the Cumberland Parkway between Columbia and Somerset. Details are sketchy, but at least four cars upended along that stretch of the Cumberland Parkway. The fog freezing on the trees is beautiful, but the situation could be deadly. Drive with extreme caution today as we enter winter. 2016-12-21 07:06:12 | Comments | Printable version
Near Sparksville hoary frost Album from Robert Ellis Robert Ellis, who has shared so many photos from the Cane Valley/Mt. Carmel/Coburg and Haskinsville and his home country of Pellyton, sends a delightful winter - actually end of fall - frost album, this time from the upper reaches of Adair County near Sparksville. 2016-12-21 06:24:25 | Comments | Printable version
Today, WEDNESDAY with CM - 21 Dec 2016 Haiku by Robert Stone for December 21, 2016: One can endure much--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 21 December 2016. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1926 2016-12-21 05:35:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Harrods Fork Baptist: Christmas Day Service and Sunday School Harrods Fork Baptist Church, 169 Harrods Fork Circle, Columbia, KY, will be observing the Lord's Supper and having a children's Christmas program on Christmas Day, December 25, 2016, with the worship service beginning at 10:30amCT. The message will be delivered by Bro. Michael Lee. Sunday school will begin at 10amCT. Everyone is invited to come celebrate the birth of our Savior. - Linda Walker 2016-12-21 05:19:53 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 21 Happy Anniversary, Greg and Laura Murrell (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Ricky and Linda Bennett (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ashley Sneed (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brandi Prichard | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chris Coffey (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Claudia Froedge | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dana Talley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Doug Waggener | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ella Jane Cundiff (2015) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Emily Brooke Ellis (1988) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Holly Edwards Grimsley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jimmy Luttrell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jo Ann Feese Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Molly Rae Hadley (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ray Rowe | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ryan Bauer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shawn Bardin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tina Kessinger (2000) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Valerie Loy (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zoey Everidge | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glen Stephens, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nettie Coomer, Adair Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mitchell Rodgers, Taylor County, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shelia June Willis Stearns, 54, Cumberland Co., KY (1958) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Reliford, Adair County, KY (1950-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jannis Jewel Phelps, 87, Liberty, KY, (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willodene Bernard, 81, Russell County, KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edora Bradley Tucker, 83, Russell County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Emma Jean Cochran, Casey County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirlene Bragg Shaw, Metcalfe Co., KY (1958-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kimberly McAllister Downs, Adair County, KY (1973-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lorene Spoon, Adair Co., KY native (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Darlene Brown Probus, 60, Weed community, Adair County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edna Bernice Jarboe Farmer, Taylor County, KY (1925-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dianne Loy, Russell Co., KY (Dec. 21, 1944-Nov. 21, 2005) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nelson Jeffries, 73, Greensburg, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ollie Pearl England Branstetter, 92, Summer Shade, KY (1927-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul D. Carter, 71, Green Co., KY native (1949-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rachel R. Bowling, 44, Liberty, KY (1975-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Murrell Ford, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Services, Cumberland County, KY, for Mrs. Robbie Gay Wells Allen, 100, Burkesville, KY (1917-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Wednesday, December 21, 2016 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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