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Norma Sue Smith

11/30/2016

Norma Sue Smith, 75, of Russell Springs, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown. She was born March 30, 1941 in Casey County to the late Johnny & Arlie Absher Ford.

She had worked for the Kentucky Department of Transportation and was a member of Mt. Hope Separate Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Donnie K. Smith; daughter, Tammy Smith; and a sister, Elizabeth Roy.

Survivors
son: Wayne Smith, Jamestown
3 grandchildren: Matthew, Chelsea, & Jacob Smith
1 great grandchild: Conner Works
2 brothers: Bob (Diana) Ford, Russell Springs
Dean (Donnie) Ford, Russell Springs

Funeral service for Norma Sue Smith will be 10 AM. Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Coffey, Bro. Richie Curtis, and Bro. Randy Brown
officiating.

Visitation 5-8 PM. Friday and after 8 AM. Saturday till funeral time.
Interment in the Phelps Cemetery
Pallbearers: Jacob Smith, Dwight Roy, Dale Roy, Brandon Luttrell, Waylon Wright, John Ford

Bernard Funeral Home in Russell Springs in charge of arrangements.

John David Hunter

11/30/2016

John David Hunter age 62 of Glasgow, KY formerly of Burkesville and Tompkinsville passed away on Monday, November 28, 2016 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. John was born on November 29, 1953 in Monroe County, KY to the late Willard Lyman and Unia Rea Killman Hunter. He was a former employee of Brach's Candy Company in Illinois. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother Boyd Hunter.

Survivors Include:
Three Daughters- Brandy Trussell and Ginger Hunter both of Sullivan, Illinois and Michelle Endicott of Tompkinsville, KY
Two Sons- Austin Hunter of Sullivan, Illinois and Nathan Hunter of Allenville, Illinois
Two Sisters- Jennifer Hunter of Red Boiling Springs, TN and Judy Day of Glasgow, KY
Four Brothers- Tommy Hunter of Burkesville, KY, Bobby Hunter and Billy Hunter both of Tompkinsville, KY and Darnell Hunter of Summer Shade, KY
12 Grandchildren, 2 Great Grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends also survive.

Graveside Service:
Thursday, December 01, 2016 at 3:30 P.M. at Shorts Chapel Cemetery. Family requests visitation on Thursday, December 01, 2016 from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. at
Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home in Burkesville.

Joyce Conover

11/29/2016

Joyce Conover, 56, of Russell Springs, died Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 11:36 P.M. at the Russell County Hospital Emergency Room.
She was born December 28, 1959, in Adair County, to the late Joe & Mary Wilkerson Kimbler. She was a homemaker.

Survivors Include:
One Son – David Adams of Columbia
Two Daughters – Tamara (Larry) Roberts & Misty McWilliams (Andy Lawhorn) both of Russell Springs
Five Brothers – Donnie, Billy, Ricky (Cindy) & Jeff (Teresa) Kimbler all of Russell Springs, Earl Kimbler of Columbia
Four Sisters – Shelia (Marion) Murphy of Columbia, Lynda York & Judy (Randy) Shanahan both of Russell Springs, Sharon (Linkey) Kimbler of Fairplay
One Grandchild – Wesley Roberts
Three Step-Grandchildren – Katrina & Isis Petty, Samantha Roberts

Funeral Service – Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Revival Center on Burnett Road with Bro. Michael Lemmon officiating
Burial in Freedom Cemetery
Visitation 9:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Revival Center

Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements

Herbert Nixe Lattin

11/29/2016

Herbert Nixe Lattin died Sunday, November 27, 2016 in Edmonton.

He is survived by his wife Lea Lattin of Edmonton and three sons.

Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 29th at Marrowbone Christian Brotherhood Cemetery.

Cemetery is located at 500 Chism Rd. Marrowbone, Kentucky.

Barbara Asbery

11/28/2016

Barbara Asbery passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her home in Hustonville, KY. She was 70 years old.

Born November 4, 1946 in Casey County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Joe L. and Lucille Polston Blakey. She was a homemaker and member of the Mt. Salem Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Asbery, who passed away December 2, 2009; and a son, William Lee Asbery.

Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Judy Asbery of Hustonville; two grandsons, Joe (and Tabitha Roberts) Asbery and Nicholas Turpin; four great-grandchildren, Justin Mondie, Kyndra Turpin, Brooklyn Cox, and Autumn Roberts; and two sisters, Judy Delk of Middleburg and Shirley (and Jerry) Hurst of Lawrenceburg.

Funeral services are 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Kevin Pittman officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Grove Cemetery.

Visitation is Wednesday from 11:00 A.M. until funeral service.

Pallbearers are Joe Asbery, Justin Mondie, Billy Herring, Nicholas Turpin, Josh Long, and Griffin Harness.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with guestbook available online at www.mckinneybrown.com.

Bessie Lee Goodin Curry

11/28/2016

Bessie Lee Goodin Curry, a resident of the Vester/Christine communities of Adair County, died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the age of 98.

Bessie, who was born October 25, 1918, was the daughter of Willie and Cordia Goodin, who preceded her in death many years ago. She married Ester Curry on July 25, 1937. She faithfully loved him until his death in 1986. For most of her adult life, she had lived on Liberty Road in Columbia but for the last two years, had made her home with one of her sons, Ranel and his wife Kathy, on Vester Road, an area where she had spent much of her childhood as well.

She took great pleasure in being the mother to Don (Judi) Curry, Taylorsville, Indiana; Ranel (Kathy) Curry, Vester Road, Columbia; Margaret (Melvin) Antle, Liberty Road, Columbia; Jim (Wilma) Curry, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; and Dale (Deloris) Curry, Greensburg, Kentucky.

Seven grandchildren also brought much joy and laughter to her life. The grandchildren are Rhonda Burton, Randy Curry, Roxanne Roberts, Keith Curry, all of Columbia, Kentucky; Dana Sprong, Columbus, Indiana; Heather Paynter, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; and Rebecca Curry, Greensburg, Kentucky.

Bessie was also known as Grandma Curry to 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

While Bessie knew the joys of raising five children, she also knew the heartache of experiencing the death of her first-born, an infant daughter. She also grieved the death of one grandson, Michael Antle.
Bessie also had one brother (Clarence) and one sister (Annie) who died very early in life. She had four additional sisters who were also blessed with long lives and were well known in the community. These sisters were Clarice Holmes, Emma Goodin, Bertha Goodin and Gladys McQuaide.

Bessie understood her role in life very well. She found great significance in being a wife, mother and grandmother. Until age and ill health prevented it, she raised a very large garden and canned and froze the produce from that garden. She was also an avid quilter, having hand-pieced and quilted many, many quilts that she shared with others.

She was the oldest member at Bearwallow United Methodist Church, a community of believers that nurtured her in the faith and helped her to grow as a Christian and raise her family in the life-changing knowledge of Jesus Christ. She consistently used her talents and prayer life to help this congregation serve not only the surrounding area but was involved in The United Methodist Women, who diligently work to share the gospel around the world.

Her funeral Tuesday, November 29 at 11:00 AM in the sanctuary of Bearwallow United Methodist Church. Bearwallow UMC pastor Glen LaFond and Bessie's son, Dale, will preside at the worship service.

Interment in the Bearwallow Cemetery

Memorials are suggested to the Bearwallow Cemetery & may be made at the funeral home
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements

Visitation after 3:00 PM Monday

Terry Wayne Ponder

11/28/2016

Terry Wayne Ponder, age 41 year(s), 5 month(s), 29 day(s) of Jamestown, Kentucky passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs, Kentucky.

He was a lineman for CTS Costruction, Inc.
He was born on Wednesday, May 28, 1975 in Lexington, Kentucky :
He is survived by:
    His Mother, Henrietta Williams , Russell Springs, Kentucky

He is also survived by :
    2 Sisters
    Candie Smith, For Lauderdale, Florida
    Ranae Smith, Jamestown, Kentucky

Visitation will be November 29th, 2016 4:00 PM till 9:00 PM at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, Kentucky. Father Thomas Clark, officiating. Burial in Jamestown City Cemetery, Jamestown, Ky.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, November 30th, 2016 at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, Kentucky.

Expressions of sympathy: Donation to help with funeral expenses.

Funeral arrangement by Wilson Funeral Home, Russell Springs, KY 42642

(CEMETERY and MINISTER will be added later.

Charles Lynn Stapp

11/28/2016

Charles Lynn Stapp, 87, of Russell Springs, died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Russell County Hospital. He was born July 8, 1929 in Russell County to the late Leslie &
Lona Grider Stapp.

He was 80 years old when he retired as a concrete finisher.
He professed his faith in the Lord in 1945 and had been a member of Providence Baptist Church for 61 years

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Justine Williams Stapp and a brother, Harold Stapp

Survivors
2 daughters: Sandra (Harry) Foley,
Jodie (Junior) Giles, both of Columbia
4 grandchildren: Stuart Foley, Jill Arbuckle, Leslie Nokes, Shad Giles
14 great grandchildren-1 great great granddaughter

Funeral service for Charles Lynn Stapp will be 1 PM. Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Daniel Keaton officiating.
Visitation after 10 AM. Tuesday.
Interment in the Providence Cemetery
Pallbearers: Steven Grider, Stuart Foley, Ruben DeLuna, Shad Giles, Brandon Nokes, Jacob Hatcher

The family requests memorials to the Gideon Bible Plan or Providence Baptist Church. These can be made at the funeral home
Bernard Funeral Home in Russell Springs in charge of arrangements

Bobby Howard Pelston

11/27/2016

Bobby Howard Pelston, 67, of Columbia, Kentucky, died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 2:05 P.M. at TJ Health Columbia.

He was born March 15, 1949, in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Thurston and Ramey Curtsinger Pelston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers; Edgar Leland Pelston and Floyd Pelston, and his niece; Valarie Poynter.

Bobby had professed his faith in Christ Jesus and attended Battlefield Baptist Church in Russell Springs. He was retired after 32 years as a bus driver for Adair County Schools and was a former Electrician.

Survivors include:
His sisters – Betty Carolyn Plahuta of Shepherdsville and Brenda K. Poynter of Edmonton
His brothers-in-law – Matthew Plahuta and Danny D. Poynter

Funeral service – Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Lawless officiating
Burial in Columbia Cemetery
Visitation after 4:00 P.M. Monday
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements

Sharon Mason

11/26/2016

Sharon Mason, age 62, of Liberty, KY passed away on Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Liberty, KY on October 12th, 1954 a daughter of the late Ralph and Norma Barnett Mills.

Sharon was and accountant, she was the Owner of Sharon’s Tax Service and a bookkeeper for Mills Construction, Sharon was a member of the First Baptist Church.

Survivors include: Her Spouse: Lloyd Jeff Mason of Liberty, One Daughter: Christy and (John) Thomas of Liberty, One Son: Luke and (Heather) Wethington of Liberty, Six Grandchildren: McKenzie Homsi, Zack Watson, Kelsey Pittman, Blake Thomas, Brayden and Braxton Wethington, Three Great Grandchildren: Sophia, Alayna and Jefferi Homsi, One Brother: Billy and (Nita) Sellers of Liberty, Special Brother: Donnie Carmicle, Special Sisters: Karen Wethington and Debbie Tudor and a dog named Boo.

Preceding her in death besides her parents was One Son: Jamey Kenneth Watson and Two Brother: Dennis and James Gilbert Mills.

Visitation will be held 6:00 P.M. till 9:00 P.M. Friday November 25th, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel and 8:00 A.M. till 9:00 P.M. on Saturday November 26th, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel and after 9:00 A.M. Sunday November 27th, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. on Sunday November 27th, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Larry Davis officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery..