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Maurice Walker Wethington, Adair Co., KY native (1920-2017)

She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She lived a very fulfilled life and was loved and respected by all with whom she came in contact. She professed faith in Christ and was proud to say that she was a charter member of Woodlawn Christian Church. Maurice sang with the Sonshine Girls Quartet for many years and enjoyed going to local and state conventions. She was the widow of Roy Wethington. She and her husband Roy owned and operated the Lucky Vista Motel. She was an excellent business woman and enjoyed being with people. She leaves two direct living descendants.
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Maurice Wethington, 96, of Campbellsville, KY passed away peacefully at 8:33pmET, Saturday, July 22, 2017 in Campbellsville.

Funeral services by by Minister Larry A. "Fella" Wilson and Dr. Ray Roberts at 12pmCT/1pmET, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Woodlawn Christian Church, 831 W Main StreetY, Campbellsville, KY. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, 200 Block W Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be 10am-12pmNoonCT/11am-1pmET, Tuesday at Woodlawn Christian Church.


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Community helping Aubrey Willis and her family



2017-07-23 - Portland, Adair County, KY - Photo by Gayle Cowan.
An 'Ole Timers' Walker-Wiffle Ball Tournament is being held at the Old Portland Baseball Field, beside Poor Man's Store, 1100 Portland Road, Columbia, KY this afternoon to help Aubrey Willis and her family with medical expenses. Aubrey was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in February 2017 and is on a 2 year treatment plan. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy and will begin radiation in December. One hundred percent of all proceeds will go to the family for help with medical expenses. Contacts to inquire about how to help if you can't make it to the event are: Jessica Walley 270-634-1923, or Betty Burris 270-805-1152. - Gayle Cowan

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GF Church of the Nazarene Back to School Bash 29 Jul 2017

Glens Fork Church of the Nazarene, 7811 Hwy 55 South Road, Columbia, KY, will be having a Back-to-School Bash for school aged children and teens on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at 10amCT. Students will be served a free lunch, play games, and receive a back pack full of basic school supplies. Parents of school aged children in and around the Glens Fork area are invited to bring their children for this free event. - Brian Fudge

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Frank Dickerson got best 25 cent haircuts ever at Scott's Store

Frank Dickerson writes:
Ray Scott gave me the best 25 cent haircuts I have ever had. His "jot 'em down store" was often a lifeline for the community. Ray and his wife Nona were true pillars of the Barnetts Creek community for their entire lives and we will always remember their important contributions. - Frank Dickerson
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DeVonia LeAnn Fancher, 83, Metcalfe Co., KY (1933-2017)

She was the matriarch of a respected Metcalfe County family. She was the widow of Charles Fancher. She leaves 22 direct living descendants.
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DeVonia LeAnn Fancher, age 59, passed away on Friday July 21, 2017 at T.J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow, KY.

Funeral Services will be held 11amCT, on Monday, July 24, 2017, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Fancher Cemetery. Visitation will be 5pm-8pmCT, Sunday, July 23, 2017, at the funeral home.


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Hester Dell Grider Blankenship, 83, Russell Co., KY (1933-2017)

She was a member of a prominent South Central Kentucky family. She was the widow of Randall Blankenship. She leaves five direct living descendants. She worked in the Soda Shop at Grider Drug and was a member of Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church.
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Hester Dell (Grider) Blankenship, 83, died Saturday, July 22, 2017, at the Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY.

Funeral services for Hester Blankenship will be at 11amCT, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Daryl Coe and Donnie Wilkerson officiating. Visitation is 5pm-8pmCT, Monday, July 24, 2017, and after 8amCT, Tuesday. Interment will be in the Bethlehem Cemetery, 979 W Hwy 80, Russell Springs, KY. Pallbearers: Clint Blankenship, Donnie Wilkerson, David Payne, Trey Wilkerson, Greg Grider, and Eric Grider.


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2017-07-23 12:21:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Sad word of the passing of Devonia Fancher (1933-2017)

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DeVonia LeAnn Fancher, 83, Metcalfe Co., KY (1933-2017)

We have learned of the sad word of the passing of DeVonia LeAnn (Botts) Fancher, 59, Metcalfe County, KY. A complete obituary will be posted here when available from Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY.


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Sad word of the passing of Judy Rush, 73, Burkesville, KY

Judy Rush age 73 of Louisville, KY formerly of Cumberland County, KY passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at her home in Louisville, KY. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later when available from Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY.

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Milton R. (Randy) Rowe, Cumberland Co., KY (d. 18 Jul 2017)

He was a resident of Daviess County, KY, at the time of his death there. He leaves eight direct living descendants.
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Mr. Milton Randolph "Randy" Rowe, age 72, of Owensboro, KY formerly of Cumberland County, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Owensboro, KY. The Funeral for Mr. Randy Rowe will be conducted Sunday, July, 23, 2017 at 1pmCT, at The Burkesville Cemetery, Burkesville, KY, with burial to follow there. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.


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Today, SUNDAY with CM - 23 Jul 2017

Haiku by Robert Stone for July 23, 2017:
When eating good food,
quarreling and bad manners
come not to the fore.
--Robert Stone, Sunday, 23 July 2017.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2140



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Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 23
Happy Anniversary, Bill and Jeannette Aaron (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Wilburn (Tite) and Nina Cheatham (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday Marina Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Barney Taylor (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ben Loy (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Edith Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Fred Miller | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hayley Knifley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Henrietta Scott | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Judy Butler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, MacKensie Arnold | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marina Harmon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marsha Hixson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Muse | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Glasgow | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Samuel-David Rhys Judd (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Wray Bault (1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Terry A. Driskell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Timmy Payne | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tina Kruizenga | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Vonda Cowan | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Edward Halsey, Knifley, KY (1942-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Gadberry, Fairplay, KY (1934-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garvice L. Grant, Adair Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Jessie, Adair Co., KY (1937-2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah Elizabeth Bryant, Adair Co., KY (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Ramage, Adair County, KY (1962-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alden M. Johnson, 77, Russell Springs, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barry Keith Smith, 59, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billie Lewis Watts, 79, Kings Mtn., KY (1935-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, C.C. Gabehart, Taylor Co., KY (1927-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Eugene Melton, Casey Co., KY (1956-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles D. Lawless, 71, Russell County, KY (1944-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Ann Williams, 88, Jamestown, KY (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Corrine Sublett, 86, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Coy Anthony Marcum, 46, Jamestown, KY (1976-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Lew Grant, Adair Co., KY native (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elcie Ann Murphy, Casey County, KY (1938-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Hayes, Russell Co., KY (1914-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frank 'Joe Matt' Wethington, 83, Casey County, KY (1935-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Gilpin Flatt, Adair County, KY (1914-1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Josephine Anderson Norris, Burkesville, KY (1933-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Wilburn Edwards, 92, Liberty, KY (1929-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry T. Rogers, Taylor Co., KY (1943-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Young Mills, 98, Greensburg, KY (1924-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Justine Campbell, Cumberland County, KY (1921-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Wayne Elmore, 62, Greensburg, KY (1958-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Gupton, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Pevely Carman, 88, Liberty, KY (1930-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Keith Warriner, 54, Jamestown, KY (1964-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mindi Keith, 33, Campbellsville, KY (1983-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charles Edward (Buck) Milby, Green County, (1938-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Omra Levi Wesley, 85, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Bell, Casey County, KY (1973-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Wayne Piercy, 39, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co., native (1977-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon Richerson, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Viktor Lepiarczyk (1872-1914) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ward Dowell Brockman, Russell Co., KY (1944-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, July 23, 2017
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches for Sunday worship service schedules. | (ID:48451, Comment)
10:00amCTSullivans sing, potluck, at Charity Baptist Church Homecoming - JANET BIGGS | (ID:48367, Comment)
Dwan Hadley & Ricardo Hughes speak/Ricardo Hughes will sing/fellowship meal follows at Little Cake Christian Church, Bro Don Neat, pastor. - Fran Neat | (ID:48455, Comment)
11:00amCTBro. Trey Strange preaching at Gradyville Baptist Church. | (ID:48440, Comment)
NoonCT Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:48452, Comment)
1:00pmCTService, Burkesville Cemetery, for Milton Randolph (Randy) Rowe (d. 18 Jul 2017) | (ID:48456, Comment)
Celebration of the 100th Birthday of Rollin Pyles, 1pm-3pmCT at Trinity UMC Fellowship Hall, 2418 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. - Sheila Pyles Bryant. | (ID:48450, Comment)
2:00pmCT Already have a good job but want a better one? Update your resume today - or get ready to apply in person for one of these great jobs on Monday. Automotive Technician. Breakfast Attendant. Full time Sales Associate. Service Center Manager. See them all at once in CM Employment. (Ad) | (ID:48453, Comment)
3:00pmCT'Ole Timers' Walker-Wiffle Ball Tournament benefit for Family of Aubrey Willis, age 4 Old Portland Baseball Field - Jessica Walley | (ID:48226, Comment)
Visitation, 3pmCT, Columbia, KY, for Arneva Yates Hendrickson, 84, Indianapolis, IN/Adair Co. KY (1933-2017) | (ID:48406, Comment)
4:00pmCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches for Sunday evening worship service schedules. | (ID:48454, Comment)
5:00pmCTPause for Chimes in the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:48347, Comment)
Pitman Valley Boys will be in concert at 5pmCT/6pmET at Saloma Baptist Church, 1505 West Saloma Road, Campbellsville, KY. Dr. John Chowning | (ID:48363, Comment)
Committal service, Haven Hill Cemetery for Arneva Yates Hendrickson, 84, Indianapolis, IN/Adair Co. KY (1933-2017) | (ID:48407, Comment)

 

































 
 
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