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Harvey Henry Estes, 86, Metcalfe Co., KY (1931-2017)

He was a farmer and a member of the Red Lick United Methodist Church. He was the patriarch of a large, respected Metcalfe County, KY family. He was the son of the late Ellis & Emma Jessee Estes, and the widower of Clara Mae Estes. He leaves eight direct living descendants.
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Harvey Henry Estes age 86 of Edmonton, KY, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at his home.

Funeral services will be held 1pmCT, Monday, October 9, 2017, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY, with burial in the Jessee Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5pm until 8pmCT, Sunday, October 8, 2017, and after 9amCT, Monday at the funeral home.


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Harvey Henry Estes, 86, Metcalfe Co., KY (1931-2017)



2017-10-07 - 201 East Street, Edmonton, KY - Photo from Butler Funeral Home.

Harvey Henry Estes, 86, Metcalfe Co., KY (1931-2017)


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Mrs. Sandra Dee Mills, 52, Taylor County, KY (1965-2017)

She was a Regional Director of the Texas Medical Diagnostic Center and was a proud mother and grandmother. She professed faith in Christ and was of the Pentecostal faith. She loved spending time with her family, and often took them on shopping excursions, camping, fishing, or anything else she could think of to bring everyone together. Handy at home improvement projects, she also found solace in nature, and was gifted at making flower arrangements or other crafts. She was a native of Ft. Thomas, KY, and a resident of Campbellsville, KY, at the time of her death. She leaves 10 direct living descendants with another on the way.
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Mrs. Sandra Dee Mills passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at her home in Campbellsville, KY, after an illness.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Mills on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 1pmCT/2pmET, in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY. Bro. Bob Turner will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Brookside Cemetery, West Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, October 8, 2017 from 11amCT/12pmNoonET until time for the service.


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Ruby Marie Furkin, 71, Adair Co., KY (1945-2017)

She worked at Union Underwear for a number of years and worked at Westlake Home Health and she attended the Sparksville Church of the Nazarene. She was a member of a respected South Adair County, KY family. She was the daughter of the late Ancel Thomas & Gladys Marie Franklin Janes. Her husband, Norman Furkin, survives. She leaves 12 direct living descendants.
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Ruby Marie Furkin, age 71 of the Sparksville Community Columbia, KY passed away Saturday, October 07, 2017 at 12:53amCT, at the TJ Sampson Hospital in Glasgow, KY.

Funeral service Monday, October 9, 2017 at 1pmCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Lonny Karnes the officiating clergy. Burial in the Furkin Cemetery, 1279 Sparksville Road, Columbia, KY.. Visitation Sunday, October 8, 2017 after 2pmCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.


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Petty promoted to Assistant VP and Loan Officer at F&FNB

The First & Farmers National Bank, Columbia, KY, recently announced the promotion of Candace Petty to Assistant Vice President and Loan Officer. The announcement was made on behalf of First and Farmers National Bank Board of Directors by Columbia President Ann Martin.

Candace Petty is excited to begin this new responsibility serving the loan needs of Adair County. "I can honestly say that I absolutely love my job here at First & Farmers. I am delighted and feel fortunate for the opportunity that First & Farmers National Bank has extended to me and my family," stated Petty.


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Next Adair cleanup: old electronics October 16-21 week, 2017


Adair Recycling Center, 32 Service Road, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782. Hours: Mon-Tue-Wed from 7am-3pmCT. Thu-Fri Bins are available outside; Supervisor will be in and out of shelter from 7am-3pmCT.
Old electronic waste collection -- items such as laptop and desktop computers, LCD monitors, hard drives, modems, plug and play devices, printers, scanners, copiers, telephone equipment, fax machines, power backups and transformers, office equipment, wires and cables, circuit boards, video game systems, DVD/CD/VCR players, miscellaneous home entertainment systems, small electronic household appliances, CRT monitors and CRT televisions -- will be accepted.

From the Office of Adair CJ/E Michael Stephens

Free disposal of electronics for Adair County residents will be held Saturday, October 16-21, 2017 at the county road department located at 62 Service Drive in Columbia.

The week of October 16-21 will be electronic waste collection at the Adair County Recycling Center. While electronics are collected at other times at the recycling center, October 16-21 will have bins set up specifically to receive electronic waste. Through Eastern KY PRIDE, Adair County received grant funds dedicated to proper disposal of these electronic recyclables.


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Alert to Squarecrow creators: Secure exhibits against weather

By Lee Ann Jessee

All square crow creators and owners need to make sure they are all secure and ready for heavy rains and winds that may be coming. - Lee Ann Jessee


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Homecoming at Tabernacle Christian Church 22 Oct 2017

By Hilda Smith

Tabernacle Christian Church, 13175 Liberty Rd., Columbia, KY, will be having Homecoming on Sunday morning, October 22, 2017, with Sunday School beginning at 9:30amCT, and morning worship beginning at 10:20amCT. A potluck meal will be served in the church basement following the morning worship service. Evangelist will be Bro Kenny Dotson, minister at Mannsville Christian Church. Sunday night, 29 Oct 2017 will be the final night of our revival services.

Bro. Eldon Rucker, minister of Tabernacle Christian Church, and the congregation would like to invite everyone. --Hilda Smith



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Revival at Tabernacle Christian Church 27-29 Oct 2017

Tabernacle Christian Church, 13175 Liberty Rd. Columbia, KY, will have revival services Fri-Sat-Sun 20-21-22 Oct 2017 nightly at 6:30pmCT. Bro. Kenny Dotson, Mannsville Christian Church, will be the Evangelist. Special Music nightly. Bro. Eldon Rucker, minister of Tabernacle Christian Church, and the congregation invite everyone to attend. - Hilda Smith

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Adair health fair made possible by TJ Health, LWC and GSF

The TJ Health Columbia Health Fair will be held Saturday October 28, 2017 from 7am to 10:30amCT.

Lab pre-draw dates are Thursday, October 12; Friday, October 13; Monday, October 16; Tuesday, October 17; Wednesday, October 18 from 6:30 to 9:30amCT and Saturday, October 28 from 7 to 10:30amCT. Blood work, flu shots and vascular screenings will be available each day.

The TJ Health Columbia Health Fair includes: Basic Lab Panel, Lipid Panel and PSA testing for males. We will also offer bone density screening, height & weight, blood pressure and body mass index.


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Pamela Brown Farr: A heartfelt thank you to VFW Honor Guard

Pamela Brown Farr writes:
I want to personally thank our local VFW Honor Guard for the perfect respect in the burial of Dan Farr. Dan was one of a kind, serving in Vietnam for two tours. He was very passionate in helping other Veterans get what they were entitled to. Our local VFW was there, not only to honor our Veteran, but to render respect for our family. So, "Thank You For A Job Well Done" - Pamela Brown Farr
Obituary: Dan Farr, 68, Adair County, KY (1949-2017)


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Big 36th Pumpkin Festival all day TODAY, Sat 07 Oct 2017

Schedule courtesy Gaye Shaw, Executive Director, Edmonton/Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce

With Fall Break in many schools in the area, advice is in order: There's a lot to see in South Central Kentucky. Today, for thousands, it will be the 36th Annual Metcalfe County Pumpkin Festival, centered around the Metcalfe County Historic Court Yard, 100 E Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY, with exciting events and exhibits and contests starting at 6amCT and continuing throughout the day until the big concert from 4pmCT until 80pmCT featuring the Cassidy Dance Band and the Hornet's Nest Pickers. It's free, for the best seats, come early, bring your own lawn chair.

There will also be events at Bowling Community Park, at the Metcalfe County Fairgrounds, at the Historic Jail, at the Metcalfe County Library, at Metcalfe Drug Store, as well as a Pumpkin Festival Parade.

Here's a peek at most what's happening today festival events:


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Maury Lewis: Triple Wow for Robert Ellis' Sunset at GR Dam

Maury Lewis writes:
WOW, WOW, WOW what a beautiful sunset. My God does know how to put a wow in our lives. melewi --Maury Lewis
Comments re photo 75077 Robert Ellis Sunset Over Green River Dam Fri 6 Oct 2017


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Birds of KY: ID of Trilling Bird at Dawn in Fall, at Fairplay???

Charles Marshburn writes:
Trilling Bird Call in the Woods at Dawn. What could it be? Charles Marshburn
Good Question, Mr. Marshburn It's one which has me reaching for my Sibley's so often this morning. Maybe a junco or sparrow? Maybe one of these? Identifying bird sounds: Trilled songs of Eastern Birds? Would love to know. -Ew


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LWC Men's Soccer 6. Cumberland U 2. Fri 06 Oct 2017

On Perfect Fall Evening for Soccer, 260 fans at Walter S. Reuling Stadium, 155 Holloway Drive, see Blue Raiders win with six unanswered goals. (See You Tube video in Today, SATURDAY with CM -07 Oct 2017) of Coach Wells' cool confidence even with a cold 0-2 start, but with plenty of time on the clock.
Next; - The Blue Raiders Men's Soccer @ No. 7 Georgia Gwinnett, 1000 University Center Lane (campus), Lawrenceville, GA at 6pmCT/7pmET, Wed 11 Oct 2017

By Christopher Coombs
Sports news from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - The No 11-ranked Lindsey Wilson men's soccer team scored six-unanswered goals to turn a two-goal deficit into a 6-2 victory on Friday night over No. 23-ranked Cumberland (TN) at Walter S. Reuling Stadium.


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Today, SATURDAY with CM -07 Oct 2017

Haiku by Robert Stone for October 7, 2017:
Joy visiting past
remembers what is greater:
joy in the present.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 7 October 2017.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2216


You Tube interview with Coach Ray Wells following Lindsey Wilson Men's Soccer's Huge Win over Cumberland (TN) last night, Fri 6 Oct 2017. Click to All the latest Sports Scores and Stories on CM


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 7
Happy Anniversary, Ryan and Julie McQueary (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Adysen Jewell Wooley (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Blake A. Burriss (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Boon Matney (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Briley Stephen Taylor (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cassie Jo Rogers (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dana Michelle Hancock-Edwards (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ellie Cristin Cheatham (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elliot Smith (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hilda Legg | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jonathan Wayne Franklin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julius Holmes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Libby Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marlena Sharpe McDonald (1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rhonda Froedge (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sandra Elaine Pyles Parker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sonny (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stefani B. Knight (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Timothy Eaton (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Wilson, 88, Russell County, KY (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earl Porter McCoy, Cumberland County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, C.W. Goff, Green County, KY (1946-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory Birthday, David Yeagley, Taylor County, KY (1966-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marcella Lawless, Russell Springs, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marcia Ann McKinley Cook (d. May 14, 2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Corey Lee Spears, Green Co., KY (1989-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Herman Duncan Cundiff, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Ramsey , 85, Taylor Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wilbur Roy , Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Ray (Gene) Strode, Adair County, KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Lawrence Barber, Jr., Burkesville, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelia Cox, Taylor County, KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Mills, Taylor Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Bennett, Russell County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Darrell D. Hafley, 61, Casey County, KY (1952-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Gayle Stidham , 66, Columbia, KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rollin Depp Harbison, 97, Summer Shade, KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna White, Taylor County, KY (1960-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Lee Brown, 61, Russell Co., KY (1954-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Phelps, 65, Yosemite, KY (1950-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bruce Michael Werner, Sr, 69, Russell County, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggy Adkins, 72, Adair Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Grant Tipton, Russell Springs, KY, formerly of Dunnville, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Joseph Kramer, Glasgow, KY (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Wayne Gossett, Metcalfe County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles W. Mann, Jamestown, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christopher D. Neely, 40, Bowling Green, KY (1982-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph (Sonny) Vance, 82, Cane Valley, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenny Dale Jewell, 66, Green County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leslie Keith Thurman, 83, Cumberland Co., KY native (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillie Irene Roark, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Shofner, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merial Jean Sanders Greer, 87, Liberty, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stanley Lee Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vinice Fay Roach Finley Tinsley, Burkesville, KY native (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Combest, 90, Jamestown, KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vola Mae Bailey Bennett, 80, Columbia, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Bill) Taylor, 81, Liberty, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, October 7, 2017
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
MidnightCTSend your YARD SALE ad today! - Put the magic of CM ClassAds to work on South Central Kentucky's Yard Sale Central.Post your YARD SALE now for early planners. Yard Sales are FREE for individuals in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell & Taylor Counties If you need help, call 270-250-2730. or Send using any Contact/Submit button. | (ID:49813, Comment)
4:00amCT CALLIE is a great companion, as well as a possible Champion Mouser - earns her living in so many ways.She's one of many animals available for adoption, lost, found, or missing advertised daily, 24/7/365 and updated around the clock in CM Animals.
For other pet information, see CM ANIMALS today.
SEE ANIMALS for lost dogs, available dogs, all things pets. Including Pet Supplies and Pet Memorials. | (ID:49820, Comment)
6:00amCT36th Annual Metcalfe County Pumpkin Festival, Edmonton, KY
Metcalfe County Historic Court Yard, 100 E Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY, Events 8am til 8pmCT. SCHEDULE of EVENTS | (ID:49822, Comment)
7:30amCTFree breakfast for kids at FM2 7:30amCT-10amCT: Adults may make donations for meals. STORY/NO MENU | (ID:49818, Comment)
8:00amCTCleanup: hazardous household waste until noon | (ID:49669, Comment)
Farmer's Market on the Square 8am-1pmCT - Campbellsville & Merchant Streets, Columbia, KY. | (ID:49817, Comment)
10:00amCTThe Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH) will celebrate its 35th anniversary, 10am-3pmCT/11am-4pmCT, at Salato Wildlife Center, 1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort with a variety of fun and informative activities for the public. STORY/DETAILS | (ID:49687, Comment)
10:30amCTFree Lunch for kids 10:30am-12:30pmCT: Adult may make donations for meals. STORY/NO MENU | (ID:49819, Comment)
11:00amCTThe Blue Raider Men's Swimmers at Cumberlands. At University of the Cumberlands' Dinah Taylor Aquatic Center, 6178 College Station Drive (Campus) Williamsburg, KY. - Anthony Latessa. DETAILS/2017 Fall Frenzy results | (ID:49682, Comment)
Services, Jamestown, KY, for Roy Marshall Garner, Russell County, KY (1939-2017) | (ID:49781, Comment)
NoonCTAnnual Bunch Reunion, 10am-2pmCT/Lunch 11:30amCT, at Chamber Building, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY. - Billy Hadley (STORY) | (ID:49169, Comment)
Services, 9amCT/10amET, Campbellsville, KY, Denesa Burton Veatch, Taylor County/Adair Co., KY native (1963-2017) | (ID:49792, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:49815, Comment)
1:00pmCTThe commemoration of the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Perryville, 1pmCT/2pmET, at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site 825 Battlefield Road, Perryville, KY. STORY/DETAILS | (ID:49360, Comment)
Celebration of Life at Winfrey's Ferry, for Curtis Reeder, 52, Jamestown, KY (1965-2017) | (ID:49763, Comment)
Memorial Service, Campbellsville, KY, for Richard Hord, 55, Taylor Co., KY (1962-2017) | (ID:49765, Comment)
Services, Edmonton, KY, for Gary Neal Perkins, Jr., 39, Metcalfe County, KY (1978-2017) | (ID:49790, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices, Russell Springs, KY, for Florence Gayle Stargel, 64, Russsell County, KY (1952-2017) | (ID:49791, Comment)
4:30pmCTAdair Co. Christian Church Convention tonight at 4pmCT, Adult Bible Quiz; 5pmCT, Youth Bible Quiz; 6pmCT, Faith and Family Coffee Shops; 7:15pmCT, Workshops for Youth., at Cane Valley Christian Church, 2250 Cane Valley Road, Cane Valley, KY. - W.M. Feese, Jr. (DETAILS/3 day schedule) | (ID:49768, Comment)
5:00pmCTPause for Chimes in the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:49816, Comment)
6:30pmCTRevival at Beulah Chapel 4-8 Oct 2017. Special singing nightly Kim Goodin. STORY w/SINGING SCHEDULE | (ID:49606, Comment)
7:00pmCTCharity Baptist Church Revival Oct 5-8, 2017. Janet Biggs | (ID:49744, Comment)

 

































 
 
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