Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 18, 2013
Dorothy Jean Otis of Campbellsville, daughter of the late Dorsey Martin and Meadie Linton Martin, was born in Saxis, Virginia April 26, 1930. She died at 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, September 17, 2013, in Greensburg. Age: 83
She united in marriage to Charles Osmon Otis, who preceded her in death
January 31, 2008.
She is survived by two daughters and two sons: Pansy Otis of Campbellsville, Linda Olson of Trussville, Alabama, Martin Otis of Mesa, Arizona and Charles Robert Otis of Guston, Kentucky; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nieces and many other relatives and friends.
Cremation was chosen.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 17, 2013
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Glover of Campbellsville, daughter of the late William Robert Shively and Virgie Mae Sapp Shively, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, August 5, 1936. She died at 4:11 P.M., Monday, September 16, 2013, in Campbellsville. Age: 77
She professed faith in Christ and was of the Church of God faith.
She was an employee of Shoe Sensation in Campbellsville and a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom.
She is survived by two sons: Marshall Glover of Campbellsville and Robert Glover of Louisville; one sister and brother-in-law, Juanita and Joe Dudgeon of Campbellsville; one sister-in-law, Paula Shively of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters: Leo Shively, Pauline Shively and Lorene Christie.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Bro. Robbie Spencer
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 16, 2013
William “Bill” Peters of Elizabethtown, formerly of Campbellsville, son of the late Arch Peters and Bertha Isaacs Peters, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, November 12, 1926. He died at 2:20 A.M., Monday, September 16, 2013, in Elizabethtown.
Age: 86
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Berean Baptist Church in Elizabethtown.
He had served as a deacon at Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church and Saloma Baptist Church.
He was a retired employee of the Taylor County Road Department and a farmer.
He united in marriage to Neoma Caulk June 17, 1944.
Besides his wife, Neoma Peters of Elizabethtown, he is survived by three daughters: Donna Edwards and husband, Allen of Elizabethtown, Susan Kleindl and husband, Gary of Lexington and Nancy Williams and husband, Rev. Tommy Williams of Kingsport, Tennessee; two grandchildren: Dena Porter and husband, Bond and David Williams and wife, Tracy of Kingsport, Tennessee; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters: Robert Peters, Charles Peters, Margaret Gilbert and Pearl Sullivan.
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VISITATION: After 12:30 P.M., Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. J. T. Rafferty
BURIAL: Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church Cemetery
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 14, 2013
Rev. Samuel Carl Holmes, of Campbellsville, son of the late Alonzo Holmes and Florence Burton Holmes, was born June 14, 1927, in Adair County, Kentucky. He died at 11:00 P.M., Friday, September 13, 2013 in Campbellsville. Age: 86 He professed faith in Christ and attended Jesus Name Church. He was a veteran of World War II and served his country honorably in the United States Army. He was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville. He united in marriage to Ella Johnson on March 1, 1947. Besides his wife, Ella Holmes, he is survived by five sons and four daughters: Danny Holmes, Terry Holmes, Pam Russell and husband, Jerry, Judy Jones and husband, Jimmy, Janey Read and husband, Lemuel of Campbellsville, Linda Sharpe and husband, Edward of Greensburg, Ronnie Holmes of Finley, Ohio, Jerry Holmes and wife, Nancy of St. Paul, Indiana, and Sam Holmes of Greenwood, Indiana; fourteen grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren; two brothers: Edgar Holmes of Columbia and Rev. Charles Holmes of Louisville. He was also preceded in death by two grandchildren: Bethany Mann and Todd Holmes, two sisters and two brothers: Marie Vaughn, Lucille Roy, J.C. Holmes and Herbert Holmes.
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VISITATION: 5-8 P.M., Sunday, September 15 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Elder Rueal Boils, Elder Raymond Alstott and Rev. Charles Holmes
BURIAL: Jesus Name Church Cemetery with full Military Honors by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard
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Posted by Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris, KY on Sep 11, 2013
Lyon- DeWitt Funeral Home
503 East Main Street
Campbellsville, Ky 42718
270-465-4141 Phone
270-789-4424 Fax
Larry R. DeWitt (Owner)
Phillip DeSpain (Director)
Geri Hunt, age 46 of Campbellsville died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, KY.
Geri was the daughter of the late Gary Hunt.
She was a member of South Campbellsville Baptist Church and worked as a Social Worker. Geri was a loving and caring mother, sister and daughter and a friend to many.
She is survived by her mother Phyllis Milby and one son Aubrey J Hunt both of Campbellsville, two brothers; Jacky (Marlina) Hunt of Bowling Green and Jason Milby (Marcella) of Campbellsville, along with a host of family and friends.
Services for Geri Hunt were conducted 11:00 AM Friday, September 13, 2013 at Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home with burial in the Benningfield Cemetery.
Officiating: Brother Shaun Caudill
Pallbearers: Zachery Hunt, Preston Sparkman, Clay Milby, Hunter Milby, Blake Milby and Justin Eastridge
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 6, 2013
Dr. Donald A. Benz, PhD, residing in Campbellsville, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, September 7, 2013, at 3pm at Parrott and Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, Kentucky.
Dr. Benz (Don) was a college professor who dedicated his life to bettering his community through his work, devotion to family, friends, and church.
He was born in March 1931 in Park Falls, Wisconsin, to Carl and Marcella (Altman) Benz. Don grew up in nearby Butternut eventually attending Park Falls High School as a star athlete and excellent student, afterward graduating from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. Shortly after graduation Don was drafted out of his first teaching position to serve two years in the United States Army on the edge of the newly created Korean demilitarized zone.
Following his honorable discharge Don obtained a Masters in Education from Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, Tennessee, where he also completed his PhD. At Vanderbilt Don met a fellow student and soon-to-be love of his life, Mary Lynn Phillips of Campbellsville. They were married in Phoenix in 1956.
Upon completion of their graduate studies in Nashville, the two began an extended American road trip vis–à–vis teaching positions in New Orleans, Colorado, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. In 1966 Don accepted a professorship at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (UWSP) where he would specialize in training future reading specialists and teachers. Don viewed education as not only a profession but a personal calling and critical ingredient to the health of his community and society writ large. He served a term as president of the Wisconsin State Reading Association (WSRA) and later as the organization’s state coordinator while continuing to teach at UWSP until his retirement in 1993.
Some years after retiring, Don and Mary Lynn relocated to Westfield, Indiana, to play a more active role in the lives of their granddaughters, whom he loved deeply. Don and Mary Lynn moved again last year to her ancestral home of Kentucky to be close to the family and natural surroundings they shared deep affection for.
Throughout, Don was a devotee of lifelong learning, an avid golfer, outdoorsman, patron of the arts, comprehensive reader of Asian and Civil War histories and remained ever passionate about American politics.
Don is survived by his wife Mary Lynn, their children Steven, David, Tom and grandchildren, Claudia and Olivia.
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 5, 2013
Will Joe Kerr of Campbellsville, son of the late Joe Burel Kerr and Martha Parthena Perkins Kerr, was born April 14, 1930, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 11:55 A.M., Wednesday, September 4, 2013 in Campbellsville. Age: 83
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Good Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He faithfully attended church service either at his home church, Asbury United Methodist Church or Kellyville Community Church.
He was a retired dairy farmer and probation and parole officer under Governor Louie B. Nunn.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served his country honorably in the United States Marine.
He was a member of the Casey Creek Masonic Lodge #536 F & AM and also a member of the Shriners.
He united in marriage to Lovan Graham Milby June 30, 2006.
Besides his wife, Lovan Kerr, he is survived by two sons and one daughter: John Kerr and wife, Donna, Billy Joe Kerr and Tyann Morris and husband, Lloyd of Campbellsville; two step-daughters: Teresa Milby and Tina Penick of Greensburg; four grandchildren: David Kerr, Daniel Wyatt and wife, Vel, Lyndi Hagan and Leann Bland of Campbellsville; six step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren: Kelsi Edelen, Rai Lee Hagan, Mariah Cable, Jaxon Bland, Leah Kerr and Gabriel Kerr; ten step-great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter, Kinley Sky Edelen; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister: James Kerr and Sarah Kidd.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Friday, September 6, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Earl West and Rev. Don Watson
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens with full military Honors by Marion County Veterans Honor Guard
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 5, 2013
Freddie Graham of Campbellsville, son of the late Hubbie Graham and Bessie Ann Caulk Graham, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, April 22, 1939. He died at 6:35 P.M., Tuesday, September 3, 2013, in Campbellsville. Age: 74
He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Palestine Baptist Church.
He was former owner and operator of Graham’s Grocery and a construction worker.
He united in marriage to Betty Jean Benningfield October 22, 1960.
Besides his wife, Betty Jean Graham of Campbellsville, he is survived by one son and two daughters: Danny Graham of Lexington, Lisa Despain and husband, Billy and Lora Tungate and husband, Greg of Campbellsville; two grandsons: Elliott Despain and Alex Tungate of Campbellsville; two sisters and one brother: Goldie Graham, Tressie Hunt and Roy Graham of Campbellsville; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Graham of Campbellsville and one brother-in-law, Bert Rhodes, Jr. of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Emily Ashton Tungate October 31, 2004 and three brothers and one sister: James Earl Graham January 2, 1937, Robert Graham March 4, 2001, Edgar Graham November 21, 2001 and Lorene Rhodes August 6, 2009.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Friday, September 6, 2013, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. A. Landon Hadley and Rev. Danny Pace
BURIAL: Brockman Cemetery
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 2, 2013
Hazel K. Mitchell of Campbellsville, daughter of the late John Royal Keltner and Willie Lemmon Keltner, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, December 15, 1926. She died at 4:50 P.M., Sunday, September 1, 2013 in Hodgenville.
Age: 86
She professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She united in marriage to Joseph Mitchell January 27, 1946. He preceded her in death March 4, 2002.
She is survived by one daughter and two sons: Vickie Gray and husband, Terry of Mt. Sherman, Terry Mitchell and wife, Sharon of Forney, Texas and Bradley Mitchell and wife, Donna of Greensburg; eight grandchildren: Mallory Mitchell, Terrance Mitchell, Meredith Mitchell, Mandy Magers, Jordan Finn and wife, Andrea, Lynbree Mitchell, Tasha Buckner and husband, Gary and Jamie Jeffries; five great-grandchildren: Savannah Magers, Evan Finn, Camden Finn, Leah Buckner and Kacey Buckner; and several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by two sisters: Christine K. Hayes March 28, 1997 and Rachel K. Cheatham March 4, 1995.
VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Wednesday
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, September 5, 2013, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by
Rev. Earl West
BURIAL: Green River Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
PALLBEARERS:
Jordan Finn
Charlie Gray
Terry Gray
Jamie Jeffries
Brad Mitchell
Terry Mitchell
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Posted by Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home on Sep 2, 2013
Joseph Lee McDonald, of Campbellsville, son of the late Granville McDonald and Ophelia Tungate McDonald, was born October 13, 1947, in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 12:55 P.M., Sunday, September 1, 2013 in Greensburg. Age: 65
He professed faith in Christ and was of the Methodist Faith.
He was an employee of the City of Campbellsville for thirty plus years and operated the Old Armory.
He united in marriage to Patricia Lynn Cox July 25, 1967.
Besides his wife, Patricia Lynn McDonald, he is survived by one son, Allen McDonald and wife, Stephanie of Campbellsville; one grandson, Lucas Allen McDonald of Campbellsville; one sister and five brothers: Burtis Burress, David McDonald, Phillip McDonald of Elkhorn, George McDonald of Campbellsville, Buell Dean McDonald of Liberty and Vondal McDonald of Louisville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by two sisters: Gracie Brown, Merlin Foster and a brother, Nicholas McDonald.
VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Wednesday
FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Parrott &
Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville
by Dr. Brian Rafferty
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
PALLBEARERS:
Junior Cox
Caleb Foster
Duggie McDonald
Ricky McDonald
David Phillips
Anthony Turner
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