Braxin Lee Stanfield Francis. Infant. Died October 15, 2008. Parents: Terry D. Francis and Ashley Stanfield. Other survivors: brother, Zachary Francis: sister, Jaylee Francis: maternal grandparents: Jeff and Sharon Stanfield: paternal grandparents: Shirley McCrady, Jerry Wayne Francis: maternal great-grandparents: Wayne and Noriko Stanfield, Virginia and John Doty: paternal great-grandparents: Harold Lee and Ruby Francis, Billy Johnson. Burial: Kinser Cemetery, Chalybeate, KY. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Ruby Smalling Wood. 86. Died October 15, 2008, Scottsville, KY. Barren County native. Parents: late Price Smalling and Letha Tinsley Smalling. Husband: late Bro. James Warren "Jim" Wood. Survivors: son, David and Faith Wood: daughters; Dewayne and John Jameson, Deborah and Dr. William E. Harston, Kathy and John Howard: brothers; Hubert Smalling, Burford Smalling: 10 grandchildren: special friend, Chelsea Cooper. Predeceased by: son, Daniel Wood: sister, Bertha Hogue: brothers; Murl Smalling, Harry Smalling: grandsons; Dennis Jameson, Timothy Wood: granddaughter, Heather Howard: great-grandson, Benjamin Wood Porter. Burial: Cedar Cross Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Jettie Tabor. 99. Died October 16, 2008, Scottsville, KY. Warren County, KY. Parents: late John William Willoughby and Cora Ada Weaver Willoughby. Husband: late Vamaley Conner V.C. Tabor. Survivors: sons; Troy and June Tabor, Julian and Rita Tabor, Eddie and Jane Tabor: daughters; Arlene and Glenn Gentry, Janneta and John Jones, Levata Duncan, Reba Reeves: son-in-law, Ora Atwood: daughter-in-law, Joan Tabor: sister-in-law, Dorothy Tabor: 24 grandchildren: special friends: Gladys Shields, Grover Jones. Predeceased by: son, Rondal Tabor: daughters; Florene Hatcher, Willofene Atwood: grandson, Marty Tabor. Burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Polly Ray. 72. Died October 16, 2008, Scottsville, KY. Allen County native. Parents: late Johnny Isaac Calvert and Selma Madden Calvert. Survivors: husband, Charlie "Pete" Ray: son, Michael Edward and Vanessa Creek: daughter, Debbie and Paul Atwood: stepson, Thomas Edward Sr and Tarra Ray: stepdaughter, Patricia and Randy Duke: brother, John Calvert: sisters; Faye and Jim Hensley, Vikki Carver, Helen Johnson and companion, Richie Carter, Linda and Stanley Carver: 10 grandchildren. Predeceased by: son, Charles Edward "Tutor" Creek Jr.: brother, Jesse Clay Calvert. Burial: Allen County Memorial Gardens. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Lawrence "Ricky" Oliver. 60. Died October 20, 2008, Bowling Green, KY. Allen County native. Viet Nam Army veteran. Parents: late High Oliver and Rosa Elizabeth Pearson Oliver. Survivors: wife, Judy Ann Caudell Oliver: son, Kevin L. Oliver: sister, Sue and John Holder. Burial: Beech Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Billy Taylor. 70. Died October 18, 2008, New Roe Community, KY. Allen County native. Parents: late Clarence Edward Taylor and Lena Morris Davis Taylor. Survivors: wife, Sue Gentry Taylor: sons; Billy Michael and Patti Taylor, Ronnie and Nancy Taylor, Ed Taylor: daughter, Teresa Darlene and Tim Williams: brother, Stevie and Helen Taylor: sisters; Shirley and J. L. Swindle, Brenda Wilson: 5 grandchildren. Predeceased by: sister, Juanita Weston: brothers; Aaron Taylor, William Edward Taylor. Burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Corbin Denton Napier. 84. Died October 16, 2008, Holland, KY. Allen County native. World War II veteran. Parents: late Edward Denton Napier and Priscilla Jane Miller Napier. Survivors: wife, Bess Gibbs Napier: daughter, Joan Napier: daughter-in-law, Eileen Napier: sister, Reba Pearson: 2 grandchildren. Predeceased by: son, Gerald D. Napier. Burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

James Paul Rhoton. 67. Died October 18, 2008, Adolphus, KY. Moss, TN native. Parents: late Estes Lee Rhoton and Effie Olene Arnett Rhoton. Survivors: wife, Bobbi Driver Rhoton: son, James Paul Rhoton II: daughters; Mechelle Bratka, Lisa and Jonathan Dunn, Paul and Stanley Conner: stepson, Timothy and Ashley Steen: sisters; Catherine Bow, Margie Capshaw: 12 grandchildren. Predeceased by: brothers; Clifton Rhoton, Ernest Rhoton: sisters; Louise Davis, Irene Evans. Burial: Macedonia Cemetery, Moss, TN. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Ruby Whitney. Died October 14, 2008, Scottsville, KY. Barren County native. Parents: late Sam Martin and Donie Lou Rigdon Martin. Former husband: late Loren Whitney Sr. Survivors: sons; Loren "Pete"Jr and Deltina Whitney, Kenneth and Sandra Whitney, Larry and Ginger Whitney, Jerry and India Whitney: daughters; Wanda and Johnny Meador, Kay and Eddie Johnson, Kathy and Herb Gillock: 36 grandchildren. Predeceased by: daughters; Lisa Whitney, Barbara Whitney, Lena Henson: grandson, Jason Henson: daughter-in-law, Beth Whitney: sons-in-law; Leon Henson, David Brooks. Burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 23, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Claude Wilson Farris. 94. Died October 9, 2008, Indiana. Allen County, KY native. Parents: late Will Farris and Alti Gregory Farris. Survivors: son, James Kirby and Sharon Farris: daughter, Juanita Farris and Thomas O'Brien: sister-in-law, Gladys Farris: 6 grandchildren. Predeceased by: brother, Walter C. Farris. Burial: Oak Forest No. One Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 15, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Wanda Dunn Estes. 78. Died October 5, 2008, Brandon, FL. Allen County, KY native. Parents: late A. R. Boyd and Gladys Marie Sarver Boyd. Husband: late Wayne Dunn. Survivors: husband, Edgar J. Estes: daughters; Grecia and Damos Williams, Sherri and Chris Skaggs: 4 grandchildren. Predeceased by: son, Jackie Dunn. Burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 16, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Virgil Wallace Kitchens. 76. Died October 5, 2008, Chicago, IL. Simpson County, KY native. Parents: late Clarence Virgil Kitchens and Ollie P. Woodall Kitchens. Survivors: wife, Margarite Purdue Kitchens: daughters; Frances and Willie Dillihay, Wanna Faye and Dale Boyd, Pamela Kitchesn, Brenda and Joe Cannon: sons; David Bruce and Carol Kitchens, Michael Kitchens, Timothy Kitchens: stepdaughters; Sylvia Chirillo, Karen McDowell: stepson, Darrell Dixon: sisters; Gladys and Donald Wilson, Susan Gunter, Helen and Paul Bilbrey, Martha and Bill Stinson: brothers; Raymond Kitchens, Tom Kitchens: 22 grandchildren. Predeceased by: son, Wallace Kitchens: brothers; Robert and Glen Kitchens: sister, Mittie Hinson. Burial: Old Brush Cemetery, Sumner County, TN. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 16, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Jeanetta Gardner. 82. Died Oct. 9, 2008, Kingsport, TN. Holland, KY native. Parents: late Paul and Arlie May Steenbergen. Husband: late Richard Gilmore Gardner. Survivors: daughter, Diane Gardner: sons; Richard G. and Kim Gardner, David M. and Melanie Gardner: 5 grandchildren. Predeceased by: sisters; Dorothy Guy, Odessa Spears, Emily Lusby: nephew, Teddy Stephens. Burial: Chestnut Point Cemetery, Scottsville, KY. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 16, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Gladys Carter Davis. 84. Died October 5, 2008, Greenwood, IN. Allen County, KY native. Parents: late Duncan and Lena Sharer Hagan. Husband: late Lloyd Carter and O. R. "Bill" Davis. Survivors: sons; Ron and Kathy Carter, Jerry and Rachel Carter: daughter, Linda Wooldridge: sister, Katherine Forchand: 7 grandchildren. Survived in Allen County by several nieces and nephews. Greenwood Chapel. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 9, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Reuben Lee Smith. 80. Died October 7, 2008, Scottsville, KY. Allen County native. Parents: late Herbert Cleveland Smith and Willie Leighton Wade Smith. Survivors: wife, Barbara Ann Smith: son, Herbert Lee and Jane Smith: 2 granddaughters. Predeceased by: brother, H. C. Smith: sisters; Flora Pedigo, Frankie Elizabeth Smith, Floyce Hatler, Lila Perkins, Billie Ray Holder. Burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 9, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Kim W. Sledge-Samudio. 40. Died September 11, 2008, San Antonio, TX. Native of South Korea and adopted by Charles and Jean Yates Sledge, formerly of Scottsville, KY. Survivors: husband, Jae Samudio: mother, Jean Yates Sledge: sister, Ginger and Scott Boggs: Predeceased by: father, Charles Sledge: grandparents: Johney and Lorene Sledge, Roy and Lucille Yates. Hillcrest Funeral Home, San Antonio, TX. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 9, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Louise "Bill" Cook. 86. Died October 4, 2008, Scottsville, KY. McMinnville, TN native. Parents: late Boobie Emberton and Mae Wilmore Emberton. Husband: late Donnie Elbridge Cook. Survivors: son, Bruce and Leigha Cook: brother, Franklin Emberton: 2 grandchildren. Predeceased by: daughter, Alice Faye Anderson: sister, Virginia Wannamaker. Burial: Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 9, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Carl Bandy, formerly of Scottsville, KY. 91. Died August 14, 2008, Delta Junction, Alaska. Tennessee native. World War II and Korean Navy veteran. Parents: late Dolly and Freely Bandy. Survivors: wife, Margie Bandy: daughter, Patricia and Robert Simpson: 2 grandsons. Memorial services: Clearwater Baptist Church. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 2, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

Rev. J. C. Bullington, formerly of Scottsville, KY. 84. Died September 14, 2008, Indianapolis, IN. Waverly, TN native. Wife, the late Lyla Haze (Wheeler) Bullington. Children: Louise, Jimmy, Norma, Bill, Fannie, Arcy, David, Ronnie, Sammy, Lisa, John, Rick. Predeceased by: daughter, Shirley Bath. Other survivors: sisters; Mary Lou Elmore, Thelma Cherry, Helen Letchner. 22 grandchildren. Flanner Buchanan Funeral Home. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 2, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com

George Pedigo. 80. Died Sept. 21, 2008, Tompkinsville, KY. Barren County native. Parents: late Albert Pedigo and Nannie D. Pedigo. Survivors: wife, Sarah Alice Vaughn Pedigo: sons; Jackie Pedigo, Chris Pedigo, Ellis Pedigo, Lonnie Pedigo: daughters; Ruby Davis, Lorene Pedigo. Predeceased by: brothers; Edward Lee Pedigo, James Pedigo, Albert B. Pedigo, Ben Thomas Pedigo: sisters; Lou Ella Ford Pennington, Mary Carnaban, Edna Pedigo. Burial: Belcher Cemetery. Refer to: The Citizen-Times, October 2, 2008, Page 4 Submitted by: Mary Kathern Beadle Sweetpotato14551@Yahoo.Com