ObituarIES
Local Obituaries for Lewisburg and Logan County, KY

Irvin Filmore Pearson, Sr.
Jan 1, 2007
Mr. Irvin Filmore Pearson, Sr., age 83, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Monday, January 1, 2007, his residence in Lewisburg, Ky. Mr. Pearson, Sr. was retired from security at Griffin Industries and a retired truck driver. He was the son of the late William Pearson, Sr. and the late Inez (Dilliha) Pearson. He was the husband of the late Wilda...
Delbert Wood Toomey
Dec 31, 2006
Mr. Delbert Wood Toomey, age 78, of Owensboro, Ky., died Sunday, December 31, 2006, at his residence in Owensboro. Mr. Toomey was a retired plater with Western Plating Co. - Owensboro, Ky and was a member of Whitesville Church of Christ. He Served in the Army during the Korean War. He was the son of the late Samuel Toomey...
Ila Elizabeth Milam
Dec 31, 2006
Mrs. Ila Elizabeth (Porter) Milam, age 87, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Sunday, December 31, 2006, at the Russellville Health Care Manor in Russellville, Ky. Mrs. Milam was a homemaker and a member of Beechland Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Bunche Porter and the late Jesse (Simmons) Dyce. She was the wife of the late Jervis...

Cordie Oatsvall
Dec 27, 2006
Mrs. Cordie (Walters) Oatsvall, age 101, of Lewisburg, Ky., formerly of Paducah, Ky., died Wednesday, December 27, 2006, at Russellville Health Care Manor in Russellville, Ky. Mrs. Oatsvall was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Will Walters and the late Letha (Roach) Walters. She is survived by her husband Mr. Chester Oatsvall of Lewisburg, Ky.; Step...
Gerald R. Ford
Dec 26, 2006
Gerald Rudolph Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States. Ford was originally named after his biological father, Leslie Lynch King. When his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, remarried, Ford was renamed after his stepfather. Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was a gifted athlete and scholar. After college, he received offers from...

James Rodderick Logsdon
Dec 19, 2006
Mr. James Roderick "Roddy" Logsdon, age 52, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Logsdon was a retired Truck Driver with Roadway and attended the Russellville Assembly of God. He was the son of the late James Logsdon and Dorothy (Shoemaker) Logsdon of Lewisburg who survives. He is also...
Laura Leigh Bailey
Dec 17, 2006
Mrs. Laura Leigh (Shemwell) Bailey, age 82, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Sunday, December 17, 2006, at her sons home in Lewisburg. Mrs. Bailey was a housewife and a member of Crossroads Church. She was the daughter of the late Charles Shemwell and the late Violet (Burgess) Shemwell. She was the wife of the late Browder Bailey. She is survived...

Ruth Irene Joines
Dec 16, 2006
Mrs. Ruth Irene (Jenkins) Joines, age 92, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Saturday, December 16, 2006, at Hearthstone Place in Elkton, Ky. Mrs. Joines was a homemaker and a member of Wileys Chapel United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Wesley Jenkins and the late Nettie (Joines) Jenkins. She was the wife of the late Morton Joines....

Alberta G. Foulkes
Dec 15, 2006
Miss Alberta Foulkes, age 99, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Friday, December 15, 2006, at her residence in Lewisburg, Ky. Miss Foulkes was a retired School Teacher from an Owensboro School and was a member of Arnolds Chapel Church. She was preceded in death by her step father, Mr. Becker and mother Josephine Baker. She is survived by cousins. Arrangements...
Trevon Wade O'Neal
Dec 9, 2006
Trevon Wade (Bubba) O'Neal, age 17, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Saturday, December 9, 2006, on Price's Mill Rd in Adairville, Ky. He was a member of the FFA at Logan County High School for 3 years. He was the son of the late Trevor O'Neal and Rhonda (Jones) O'Neal who survives of Lewisburg, Ky. He is also survived by...
Ina Mae Bell
Dec 9, 2006
Mrs. Ina Mae (Jenkins) Bell, age 86, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Saturday, December 9, 2006, at at her home on Lake Malone. Mrs. Bell was a retired seamstress from Red Kap in Russellville, Ky. and was a member of Pleasant Union General Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late James Jenkins and the late Ollie (Tooley) Jenkins....

Terry Lee Graham
Dec 1, 2006
Mr. Terry Lee Graham, age 48, of Greenville, Ky., died Friday, December 1, 2006, at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville, Ky. Mr. Graham was a member of the Native American Bear Clan. He Served in the Navy during the Persian Gulf War. He was the son of the late Eugene Graham and the late Virginia (Ford) Graham. He...

Bernice Howerton Brown
Nov 27, 2006
Mrs. Bernice Elizabeth (Howerton) Brown, age 100, of Marietta, Ga., died Monday, November 27, 2006, at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Howerton and the late Willa (Vaughn) Howerton. She was the wife of the late Clarence O. Brown. She is survived by her One Daughter, Mrs....

Dorothy Arnold Epley
Nov 10, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy (Arnold) Epley, age 87, of Russellville, Ky., died Friday, November 10, 2006, at Kings Daughter & Sons Home in Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Epley was retired and was a member of Epley United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late John Arnold and the late Mattie Ann Eunice (Reeves) Arnold. She was the wife of the...
Effie Chesnut
Nov 3, 2006
Mrs. Effie (Gibson) Chesnut, age 92, of Russellville, Ky., died Friday, November 3, 2006, at the Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville, Ky. Mrs. Chesnut was a retired Aide with the Logan County Hospital and was a member of Center Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late James Gibson and the late Mary (Tallant) Gibson. She was the...
Willye Blanche Engler
Nov 1, 2006
Mrs. Willye Blanche (Whitson) Engler, age 91, of Russellville, Ky., died Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at her residence in Russellville, Ky. Mrs. Engler was a retired Office Manager with the ASC Office and was a member of Elk Lick Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Elmer Whitson and the late Erma (Brake) Whitson. She was the...

Dorothy Marie Anderson
Oct 31, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy Marie (DeArmond) Anderson, age 76, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville, Ky. Mrs. Anderson was a homemaker and a member of Lewisburg Church Of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Connie DeArmond and the late Viola Cartwright. She was the wife of the late Joseph Ervin Anderson....
Joseph Morton Mayhugh
Oct 30, 2006
Mr. Joseph Morton Mayhugh, age 94, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Monday, October 30, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Mayhugh was a retired electrician and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, where he was the Choir Director for 42 years and a Deacon. He had 60+ years of perfect attendance at the Logan Baptist Association. He was also...

Michael Radford Lockhart
Oct 19, 2006
Mr. Michael Radford Lockhart, age 42, of Auburn, Ky., died Thursday, October 19, 2006, at his Home in Auburn, Ky. Mr. Lockhart was a truck driver and employed by Morgantown Freight and was a member of Bald Knob Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was the son of Franklin Lockhart and the late Elizabeth (Vincent) Lockhart. He is also survived by...
James Allen Cropper
Oct 9, 2006
Mr. James "Jimmy" Allen Cropper, age 46, of Indianapolis, Ind., died Monday, October 9, 2006, at the Lewisburg Cemetery in Lewisburg, Ky. Mr. Cropper was employed by Terstep as a carpenter and was a member of Mars Hill Bible Baptist Church - Indianapolis, In.. He was the son of the late Ronnie Cropper and Dorothy Lyons of Springfield, Tn....