Johnny M. Edrington Memorial Service

Posted by on May 13, 2010

Johnny Edrington

(Columbia, KY) – A memorial service for fallen Trooper Johnny M. Edrington will be held at the Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville, KY on Friday, May 14 at 11:00 AM EDT.  Trooper Edrington was shot and killed Dec. 21, 1988, during a traffic stop on KY 80 seven miles west of London in Laurel County.  No suspect has ever been apprehended.

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Howard Whitley, Age 81

Posted by on Apr 4, 2010

Howard Whitley of Campbellsville, son of the late Wesley Whitley and Mae Fergerson Whitley, was born in Akron, Ohio, April 27, 1928.   He died at

2:10 P.M., Friday, April 2, 2010 in Campbellsville.       Age:  81

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Agnes Mae Thomas, Age 87

Posted by on Apr 4, 2010

Agnes Mae Thomas of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Charlie Gribbons and Myrtle Malone Gribbons was born in Merrimac, Taylor County, Kentucky February 20, 1923. She died at 7:00 A.M., Saturday, April 3, 2010 in Elizabethtown. Age: 87

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Mary Helen Rafferty Embry

Posted by on Mar 31, 2010

Mary Helen Rafferty Embry of Campbellsville, daughter of the late William Dewey Whited and Ina Emaline Kilby Whited, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, July 2, 1924. She died on Passover at 3:35 A.M., Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in Campbellsville. Age: 85
She professed faith in Christ at age fourteen and was a charter member of the Campbellsville Baptist Temple.
She had been employed by Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville, Metzmeier Nursing Home and Medco Nursing Home.
She united in marriage to Benjamin Anderson Rafferty August 1, 1942. He preceded her in death December 17, 1996.
She united in marriage to Willis Embry who preceded her in death.
She is survived by one son and four daughters: Carroll Rafferty and wife, Betty, Barbara Fitzgerald and husband, Ronnie, Juanita Ford and husband, Donnie, Mary Nell Cox and husband, Dannie and Linda Winfrey of Campbellsville; nineteen grandchildren; thirty-seven great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; sister, Elizabeth Sue King of Campbellsville; special friend, Nan Rose of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister: James Whited, Samuel Whited and Annie Mae DeSpain.
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FUNERAL SERVICES: 11:00 A.M., Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at the Parrott amp;Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville byRev. Brian Rafferty and Rev. B. C. Gillispie

VISITATION: After 5:00 P.M., Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the Parrott amp; Ramsey Funeral Home

BURIAL:Campbellsville Memorial Gardens

PALLBEARERS:

John Cox
Andy Fitzgerald
Doug Fitzgerald
Patrick Hardin
Todd Hardin
Wayne Hardin
Brian Rafferty
Jeff Rafferty

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William Howard Spratt, Sr.

Posted by on Mar 30, 2010

William Howard Spratt, Sr. of Campbellsville, son of the late William L. ldquo;Budrdquo; Spratt and Nora Phillips Spratt, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, December 25, 1926. He died at 11:37 A.M., Monday, March 29, 2010, in Louisville. Age: 83
He professed faith in Christ early in life.
He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, having served his country honorably in the United States Army.
He was a retired general contractor having owned MIDCO Construction and a partner in Ellis and Spratt Construction Company.
He united in marriage to Joan Wintsch Harrison March 17, 1987.
Besides his wife, Joan Harrison Spratt of Campbellsville, he is survived by his sons and daughters: Jackie Payne and husband, Jim of Rosamond, California, Julie Jessie and husband, Kimble of Campbellsville, William ldquo;Billrdquo; Howard Spratt, Jr. and wife, Sherry of Dayton, Ohio, Johnson Spratt of Panama and David Harrison and wife, Patty of Bowling Green; ten grandchildren: Scott Jessie, Adam Jessie, Rev. Blake Jessie, Julie Payne, Jason Payne, Nora Spratt, Christopher Spratt, Tom Spratt, Robert Howard Spratt, and Natalie Cline; six great-grandchildren: Hunter Jessie, Brayden Jessie, Jase Jessie, Taylor Jessie, Carson Jessie, and Harrison Cline; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Hill Spratt; three sisters and two brothers: Lucille Merril, Ada Maxie, Frances Goodin, Kenny Spratt, and James Spratt.
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FUNERAL SERVICES: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, April 1 Read More