On seating ourselves for lunch we found our Irish acquaintance still harping on his mother church. With his mouth half-full of unmasticated edibles, and between veritable Galwegian drafts upon the bottle, he poured forth a rapturous eulogium upon the church of the relics and saints; among other matters arousing Stephen's wonder and incredulity, by relating a history of a lady saint who burnt her face with vitriol, because its angelic beauty had proved deleterous to numerous young gentlemen of tender feelings. "By thunder," said Stephen, "I would not burn my face if all the girls in Kentucky were running after me." McCarlin went on to expound the doctrines of his church, and became momentarily more eloquent the more he ate and drank, as though he had not room for ideas and edibles both, and these last pushed the others out. He was only stopped when on Tom's crying, "See those rats!" he held close beside him an enormous specimen of the rat genus. With one bound he leaped from his seat, suddenly breaking the thread of his argument and nearly doing the same by his scull, while Tom half sung, half said: "What eyes! what teeth! what ears! what hair!. Look at his whiskers - what a pair! And oh! my gentle hearers, what a long, thick swingling tail he's got!" At first Tom had thought the rat was double, self and shadow, but, good reader, the light was dim, and the fourth bottle of champagne had been opened. Upon a stone's being sent at him, our visitor made an instantaneous exit. Though the occurrence had to us been totally unexpected, the guide said it was quite common to encounter the cheese-eaters. He told how a year or two before he had served as guide to a party, that, intending to pass the night and the ensuing day in the cave, had armed themselves with a corresponding supply of nature's necessaries. After eating their supper, and carefully packing away the surplus against the morrow, the lay down upon the dry sand and were soon embalmed in sleep. Next morning on awaking (how they told when it was morning did not appear), they found themselves not only minus all of their provisions, but the handsome smoking-cap of one of their number had also disappeared. The rats had appropriated the whole, and no doubt had a grant feast. For what purpose they took the smoking-cap it is hard to discover, as rats are not given to wearing such vanities or indulging in the noxious weed. Perhaps their king's crown, like those of others just then, was wearing out, and he thought it a new one. These animals are immensely large and voracious, apparently living on the crickets and spiders that inhabit the cave. The crickets are also very corpulent, and of a light, almost white color. They do not usually jump like those of the upper world, but have very long legs, and walk sedately about. We gained this information by the time our dinner was finished. Sundry toasts were then drunk, several songs sung, and our lamps being re-filled with oil, for Stephen was no foolish virgin to be caught in the middle of that cave, without extra oil, we recommenced our journey. Although our path lay over rough rocks, the air at sixty degrees of Fahrenheit, the thermometer never varying in summer or winter more than one degree, was so bracing that we did not feel fatigue, and were in high spirits from the wondrous beauty of all around us. On ascending a crazy ladder through a narrow hole scarce large enough to admit one's body, the guide told us to look up. Above our heads hung great clusters of what appeared to be the most luscious grapes. The giant vine, from far beyond where the eye could reach, hung down in its enchanting festoons. It clung gracefully to the side of the stern rock, and falling off, swept to our very feet. There lay the fruit, in form perfect, before our eyes, half modestly hidden between the leaves. I had fairly to feel them before I could assure myself that it was but the cold stone that had thus fancifully formed itself after the model of one of earth's sweetest productions. It was a painful deception; at that moment there was scarcely a fruit which I moe ardently desired, so strongly had the remembrance of its juicy delicacy been aroused. I feasted my eyes at least upon grape, examining the bunches wehre they were scarcely visible far above, or where they were picturesquely grouped close beside me. It was a tempting sight; in trust, asking for food and receiving a stone. After dragging myself away from this semblance of a feast, I entered what is called the Snow-ball Cave. Stephen illumined it with a Bengal-light. The gypsum had formed over the ceiling in irregular bunches that were a close imitation of old hoary Winter's handiwork. It was a winter scene by moonlight. There lay the hard frozen ground, stretched out uneven and rough, here and there spotted with snow that seemed too cold even to make the urchin's snowball, while the pale coloring from the Bengal light seemed as though shed by the round, full-orbed, silver moon. All looked like one of the coldest nights in January, when the wind is even too tightly bound in the fetters of frost to more than now and then roll over a stray dry leaf. Everything seemed still, but fairly colder from the stillness; frozen into a motionless torpidity. There was needed but the white scraggy limbs of the naked oak, dried and sapless, perhaps thinly covered with snow, to make the representation perfect. To be continued tomorrow. Sandi --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Again, this list is not complete but all I have been able to locate to date. SMITH: Thomas - CW Valdor - WW I Virgil - WW I Virgil M "Smittyi" - WW II W F - MIL W W - MIL Walter D - WW I Willey - 1812 William B - CW William F - CVW William G - WW II WIlliam Pope - WW I SMOCK, Stonewall J - WW I SMOOT, E L - MIL SNEED: Arthur R - WW II Eother L - KOR Malon A - WW II Porter Lemon - WW II & KOR Riley - WW I SNODDY: Christopher B - CW John B - MIL Vijal? A - MIL William O - WW I SNOWDEN, Fielden - WW II SOHON, John - MIL SORRELS: Samuel - 1812 William - 1812 SOWERS: Carl - KOR Leslie C - WW I William C - WW I SPAN(N): Abert J - WW II Henry Frank - WW I Thomas L - SP AM SPARKS, Thomas J - CW SPEAKMAN, John S - CW SPEAR(S): Beverly H - CW Charlie Mitchell - WW I Thomas - CW SPEER, John F - MIL SPENCER: George M - CW J P - MIL James T - CW John - 1812 John A - MIL John B - MIL John D - SP AM Moses - 1812 Samuel T - CS Tyler B - CW William - CW To be continued next week. Sandi --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Now reader, we are among the beautiful formation of Cleaveland's [suc] Cabinet. Above the rivers the rough stone is bare of ornament, and stands grim and stern, but now we begin to find those fanciful specimens of gypsum, that the fairies, appearing to take under their particular supervision, carve into the most enchanting forms. Exquisitely perfect rosettes covered the walls, while fantastic formations were scattered wildly about, some still pendant, but many broken off and piled upon the ground. Our Irish friend went into ectasises, and long before we came to any of the more beautiful specimens, had collected huge masses of crystal gypsum, much to Stephen's amusement, who advised him to carry a piece of about two feet square, which, as it weighed near forty pounds, the poor man could scarcely lift. "Now," said Stephen, "lay all your beautiful collections carefully away upon this stone, and when you come back you will not touch one of them." McCarlin, while doing so, said he did not believe he cold find any thing prettier, in which opinion we half coincided. On our return, however, he cold hardly be convinced they were really the specimens he had a few h ours previous so extravagantly admire. As we advanced, our delight and surprise increased. We were in a castle of the Fairies. Those delicate flowers, whiter than snow; those harlequin shapes; those miniature turrets and domes and trees and spiries; those virgin rings of purest alabaster; all supported by a back-ground of huge grim rock. The ice palace of Russia was surpassed. It was against the law to break off any thing, though we might pick kup as much as we liked. Tom and I selected several pretty rosettes, while McCarlin wandered around, admiring those on the ceiling, and begging Stephen to let him have "only that rosette." Till the guide, at least out of humor by his companion, pointed to a beautiful one on the ceiling ten feet above our heads, and said he might take that. It was a beauty, so perfectly symmetrical and delicate with its long petal projecting from the cener. The Irishman as half deranged with delight. "What shall I cut if off with?" "I don't know; with your knife, perhaps." "Yes, of course; here is my knife. But how am I to reach it?" "This is your own affair. Had you not better roll that stone under it? pointing to a rock that weighed about two tons. McCarlin had only to look toward the stone to see he had been most emphatically "sold." To restore him to good humor, the guide offered to sell a specimen, that he had long kept, waiting for some such liberal person. He drew a huge common-place piece of gypsum from under a rock, saying: "There, that is a beauty. Is it not, Sir? appealing to Tom. Tom saw the way the current set, and remembering some hard words about Protestantism, eagerly rejoined. "Perfect; it is worth a fortune; so pure, so transparent." "How much? demanded the Irishman of Stephen. "Well, as my master told me to let you have some good specimens, you shall hae it for ten dollars." "Ten dollars!" That is outrageous. I will not pay so much." "Much? - it's dog cheap. But if you are are satisfied I will add another beauty that I have secreted over there." And diving round the rock, I heard him hunting among some old pieces of gypsum from whence he soon returned with one that I recognized as once as having been rejected scornfully by McCarlin some minutes before, when the guide had kindly picked it up and gratuitously offered it to him. Tom praised this one in still more extravagant terms, so that at length McCarlin submitting to imposition the second, paid the ten dollars. Words fail me to describe these gypsum formations. Go to your garden, cull the prettiest flowers, make them into a bouquet, and imagine them ten times handsomer and more delicate, then conceive the whole transformed into the whitest marble, and you will have some idea of what lay around us. The merry figures that Jack Frost paints upon our windows in the cold December nights are here converted into tangible permanent reality; while every beast, bird, bush and production of nature here finds a miniature copy of itself. There are elephants, tigers and camels, doves and hawks, trees of all varieties, and bushes and plants, sprouting from the bare surface of the rock, and nourished by silence and darkness. It reminded one much of the foam of a sea petrified. After leaving Cleaveland's Cabinet, the air became damper, and the walls were covered with moisture. We heard invisible streams of water tinkling along their hidden course. McCarlin walked up to his knees into a beautiful little pool of clear water, called Lake Purity. The water of all these ponds and rivulets is extremely transparent, and in the dim torch-light scarcely visible. I trode into one while admiring he scenery, and McCarlin measured the depth of half-a-dozen. Stephen kindly requested him to step out of Lake Purity, as we were to eat our dinner on its shore, and slake our thirst from its crystal wave. To be continued with their lunch time. Sandi --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

I'm about ready to "shut 'er down" but I just read the most intriguing article about Mammoth Cave. Now I don't know if all of you are enthusiastic about caves as our family is (dating back to the 1830's when Franklin Gorin owned Mammoth Cave). But I think more was written in the past about this cave than most, if not all, of the so called "wonders of the world." I've been writing recently about the cave in this area of the country, but this particular article is really interesting. It is long, so will take several posts. If you dislike caves (or fear them!), you can pitch the posts dealing with this subject. The article is taken from "The Knickerbocker", New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume XXXIII, New York; Published by Samuel Hueston, 139 Nassau-Street in 1849. Yes 1849 ... early in the history of the cave. The story begins on page 301 and will give us a good look at life in that time frame also. Remember this was written by a New York "city slicker!" Obviously, he was not used to or fond of Kentucky! "In 18__ (no matter when) Tom Wilson and I found ourselves shut up in one of the roughest of Kentucky's uncomfortable stages, traveling over one of the worst of Kentucky's miserable roads. The ruts were deep, and the stones were large, while a young tree or two, blown down, and lying across the road, was considered no impediment by our invincible half-alligator driver. The rain was pouring down in torrents, and hid the little prospect there is ever to be seen in this state; generally dense-tangled woods and tall, thick corn; while, as my companion and myself were alone in the stage-coach, having traveled some thousand miles together, we had exhausted most subjects of common interest, the conversation was mostly confined to vehement anathemas upon the road, the stage-coach, the horses, the driver and the weather. Vain were all our efforts to place ourselves in a comfortable posture. At one time we would stretch ourselves at full length upon the seats; then would we sit on the front, then on the back, then on the middle seat; it was all the same; at every lurch we were bounced almost to the roof of the vehicle, and were caught again with a heavy blow on coming down. Imagine yourself, reader, inside a hollow wheel that is moving, and your jolts wold be "tarts and gingerbread" to ours. Oh that weary ride, through that dreary day, over the miry road! - the stoppages only agreeable, because they afforded an opportunity ton inquire how much farther we had to go. The rain kept falling; the coach kept bouncing; the endless woods were as unvaried as ever, the miry road as filled with ruts, through many long hours; but as there is an end to every thing, even a leaden book, the shower began to diminish; the forest to be replaced by cultivated fields, and the road to become more even. Suddenly the horses, pricking up their ears, started off on a brisk trot, and with quite a dash, like the candle's last flicker, carried us up to the hotel at the Mammoth Cave. The black porters sprang forward to open the coach-door, and the two dismal travellers alighted, with most hypocritical smiles upon their countenances. The building where they were to take up their quarters was two stories high, and laid out like the two sides of a square. Its appearance gave full assurance of comfort and pleasure, in neither of which points was it deceptive. The rest of the day now passed pleasantly. My friend and I were thorough barn-burners, and specimens of this race being scarce in the heart of a slave-holding state, we were lionized, and compelled (a pleasing penance) to dances with all the prettiest girls in the house. The waltz was kept going until such an hour as made even Kentucky papas, not a very strict class, show sleepiness, if not anxiety. Dreams perhaps of black eyes and bewitching smiles haunted our sleep that night, for we woke betimes the next day, and were far under ground before most of our fair companions in the dance of the previous evening had raised their soft cheeks from their envied pillows. Stephen, the best guide in the cave, had been engaged to show us the wonders, and was heavily, although not unwillingly, burdened with comestibles and potables innumerable. Mr. McCarlin, an Irish gentleman, had requested to accompany us, making our party thus only three; an extremely convenient number. We paid our entrance-money, and were provided with lamps; unromantic affairs to persons educated with poetic ideas of exploring caves by the brilliantly-reflected light of a flaming torch; poetry in this case having been sacrificed to utility; we then descended into a round hole, much like a dry well. This was about forty feet deep, and into it fell, with a merry splash, a sparkling rivulet of water. Thence on a level road, that for regularity shamed many of those upon the surface of the earth, we marched along under a high archway of stone, and passing the "vats," where twenty years before saltpetre had been manufactured, we stopped at the Houses of the Invalids. These houses, or more correctly shanties, had been built for the benefit of consumptives, who supposed that as the air preserved most wonderfully all other matters, it would also preserve human life. We paused to moralize and listen to the guide's account of the beauty of some of the poor sufferers, whose angelic kindness and unvaried good temper had fairly won his heart. The attempt to bury people in order to preserve them had been unsuccessful. The smoke from their fires forcing them to leave the cave in March, the most variable, and hence the most dangerous month of the year for invalids, a majority of them perished. To be continued. Sandi --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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Just a note to wish you a wonderful Memorial Day! Let us never forget those who have gone before! I'm going to take Monday off also with no posts. I have nothing planned, no place to go, but I'm going to tear myself from the computer for a long weekend. See you all next Tuesday! Sandi --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information 12404 BARREN CO – JOSEPH SHERRELL LEECH, M. D. – Leech, Sherrell, Myers, Huggins 12404 A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians. The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. By E. Polk Johnson, Volume III, Illustrated. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago-New York, 1912. JOSEPH SHERRELL LEECH, M. D.. – Holding high prestige among his professional brethren in Barren county is Dr. Joseph Sherrell Leech. Acute in his perceptions, widely read in his profession, and skillful in applying his acquirements to practical use, his value as a physician and surgeon is of the highest character. However, his value to the community has by no means been limited to the profession. He has been identified with the commercial life of the place ina prominent manner, having been for twenty-five years a drug merchant, and for three consecutive terms he served as Mayor of Glasgow, giving a notably excellent administration of the affairs of the city and during his incumbency of the office doing much towards its progress and development. In this prosperous period a telephone system was established; the roads were improved and concrete sidewalks laid; an ordinance prohibiting live stock upon the streets was enacted, and a tree planting campaign brought about. In truth, the administration of Dr. Leech may be characterized as a progressive and highly moral regime. Dr. Leech is a native of Glasgow, his birth have occurred here August 2, 1858. He is a son of John and Charlotte Ann (Sherrell) Leech. The two generations preceding the subject were native Kentuckians, his father being a native of Hart county and his grandfather, Joseph Leech, being likewise indigenous to the soil. The great-grandfather, John Leech, came from South Carolina and located near Munfordville, Hart county, this State. He was a prominent and widely known figure in his day. He was an unusually large man physically and enjoyed great repute as a hunter. The mother of Dr. Leech, a worthy and venerable lady, whose years number eighty-one, still survives and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sallie J.l Myers. Dr. Leech was reared in Glasgow and here received his earlier education. His determination to become a member of the medical profession came into existence as early as the age of seventeen years, for in studying physiology in the home schools, he became so deeply interested in the subject that he decided to delve into it as deeply as possible, and, believing he could do the most good to mankind in a life work in which he was truly interested, he adopted it as his own. He read medicine for two years and when nineteen years of age he entered the University of Louisville; was graduated when he was twenty-one years of age, and began practice in the town whose associations were dearest to him. Dr. Leech is interested in a high degree in medical society work, believing that through this the unification and advancement of the profession will come. He is president of the Barren County Medical Society and a member of the Kentucky State Medical Association and the American Medical Association. Dr. Leech is loyal to the tenets of the Democratic party. He was first elected Mayor in 1893, and, as previously mentioned, twice succeeded himself. In addition to his connection with the drug business in this city for a long period of time he is financially interested in two other leading stores, and has other interests of large scope and importance. He is president of the New Glasgow Planing Mills, and as vice-resident of the Commercial Club has done much to inspire progressive business methods. Dr. Leech was married November 6, 1884, to Miss Elizabeth Eugenia Huggins, daughter of W. E. Huggins, a native of Glasgow. The children born to them are three in number – Brice Reynolds, Jennie Rowlett and Annie Laurie. Mrs. Eugenia Leech died October 9, 1808. Dr. Leech is identified with the best life of Glasgow, and he has been a deacon of the Christian church for twenty years. Since he first inaugurated his practice of medicine here he has been president of the Barren county Board of Health. His is a commanding presence and personality and, like his forbear, he is a powerful man physically. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Pedigo, Cook, WIlson, Thurman, Page, Johnson, Sackett, Logsdon, Brooks, Cottrell, Alexander Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22441/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. PARK CITY - Flossie Clark Pedigo, 76, of Park City, KY passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 in Bowling Green, KY. The Shrewsbury native was the daughter of the late Elba Cook and the late Noma Wilson Cook and the wife of the late Claudie Clark. She was retired from Brownsville Manufacturing and a member of Cedar Springs United Baptist Church. She is survived by five daughters, Delores Clark Thurman and her husband Tony, Bowling Green, KY, Sandra Clark Page and her husband Steve, Park City, KY, Norma Clark Johnson and her husband Jeff, Bowling Green, KY, Michelle Clark Sackett and her husband Jon, Park City, KY, Melissa Clark Johnson and her husband Daniel, Brownsville, KY; two brothers, Irvin Cook, Shrewsbury, KY and Robert Cook and his wife Janice, Morgantown, KY; four sisters, Dora Ann Cook, Rochellie Logsdon and her husband Bill both of Leitchfield, KY, Sylvia Brooks, Carmel, IL, Jerline Wilson, Shrewsbury, KY; eleven grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Lillie Cottrell. Services will be officiated by Bro. Jason Alexander with burial in the Locust Grove Cemetery. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Saturday, 17 May 2014, p.A3 Visitation: . Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM Brownsville Chapel . Sunday, May 18, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Oak Grove United Baptist Church Service: . Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM Oak Grove United Baptist Church Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Crabtree, Word, Biggers, Ballard, Matthews, Adams,Jones Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22440/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. GLASGOW - [photo]. Charles Richard Crabtree 76 of Glasgow died Friday, May 16, 2014 at his home. Born in Barren County he was the son of the late Paul and Mauree Word Crabtree. Charles owned and operated Charles Crabtree Construction Co. He was a member of the Temple Hill Lions Club and the Temple Hill Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and was a Sunday school and Training Union teacher. He is survived by his wife Helen Biggers Crabtree; 4 children Lisa (Chuck) Ballard of Louisville, Bryan (Michelle) Crabtree of Austin, Terri (Bo) Matthews of Glasgow and Chad (Dawn) Crabtree of Glasgow; 7 grandchildren Erin Ballard, Blake Crabtree, Britt Crabtree, Greg Matthews, Luke Matthews, Cailin Crabtree and Taylor Crabtree and his sister Mary Jo (Billy) Adams of Summer Shade. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife Martha Jones Crabtree. Funeral services will be 3pm Monday, May 19th at the Temple Hill Baptist Church with burial in the Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home beginning at 1:00pm Sunday and Monday morning until 12:00, and then will continue at the Temple Hill Baptist Church from 1:00pm until time for services. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Saturday, 17 May 2014, p. A3 www.crowfuneralhome.com The family has suggested that alternate expressions of sympathy take the form of memorial contributions to the Temple Hill Baptist Church Building Fund or the charity of your choice. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Hunt, Gerarad, Pappas, King, Branstetter, Henderson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22439/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. LIVINGSTON, TN - [photo]. Betty Jean Hunt, 90, formerly of Cave City, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Livingston Regional Hospital in Livingston, TN. She was born August 09, 1923 in Superior, Wyoming to the late John and Kathryn Gerard. She retired from Peoples/New Farmers Bank and was a member of the Caveland Jazzy Girls Red Hat Club. She was a dedicated member of the Cave City Baptist Church for many years serving in a variety of positions. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Pappas and her husband Dave, Livingston, TN; grandchildren: Terra King and husband Matthew, Livington, Jason Pappas, Baton Rouge, LA, Lee Branstetter and wife Grace, Pittsburg, Pa, Matt Branstetter, Willisburg, KY, Ryan Branstetter and wife Kate, Willisburg, Rodney Henderson and wife Elizabeth, Lexington; great-grandchildren, Macie, DJ, and Samantha King, Daniel & Joshua Branstetter, Lelia and Olivia Branstetter, Peyton and Parker Henderson. She was preceded in death by her husband Gilbert Hunt and a daughter Sandra Henderson. Funeral services will be at 1 PM Sunday, May 18 at Bob Hunt Funeral Chapel, Cave City with burial in the Cave City Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home will be after 5 PM Saturday. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Friday, 16 May 2014, p. A3 www.BobHuntFuneralHome.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Houchens, Robertson, Spears, Gentry, Brewster, Nichols, Rich, Bridgeman, BIshop Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22438/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. GLASGOW - James E. Houchens, 73, of Glasgow, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at his residence. Born in Barren County, he was the son of the late John Franklin and Verda Mae Robertson Houchens. Mr. Houchens was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Josephine Houchens, of Glasgow; a daughter, Tina Spears and husband Danny, of Glasgow, three grandchildren, Wes Spears, Casey Gentry and Dalton Spears; three great-grandchildren, Taylor, Austin and Raelynn Spears; two brothers, Eddie and Paul Houchens; five sisters, Margie Brewster, Sarah Nichols, Carol Rich, Patty Bridgeman and Marcie Robertson; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank, Bill and Johnny Houchens, and a sister, Nell Bishop. Mr. Houchens chose cremation and a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Friday, 16 May 2014, p. A3 www.crowfuneralhome.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Gooch, Reynolds, Reynolds, Church Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22437/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. GLASGOW - Inez Jeanelle Gooch born December 24, 1933 in Green County passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at NHC Health Care in Glasgow at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 20 days. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Malcolm Gooch and Lucy Ulan Reynolds Gooch. She was preceded in death also by her brother Dr. Norman A. Gooch. Survivors include three cousins, Don Reynolds and family, Bill Reynolds and wife Joan and family, all of Hardin County. Don Church and wife Betty and family of Green County. She is also survived by several other relatives and friends. Jeanelle had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a lifetime member of the Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was a Registered Nurse and retired from teaching at Glasgow School for health occupations. She touched many lives and will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM Saturday at Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church with burial in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM Friday at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton and after 10:00 AM Saturday at the church. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Friday, 16 May 2014, p. A3 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Chism, Jackson Mutter, Leftwich, Longhorn Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22436/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. LEXINGTON - [photo]. Marie Allison Jackson Chism, 87, widow of Ewell F. Chism, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014. She was a homemaker, a self-employed seamstress and was active in her community. Born in Lucas, KY, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Pauline K. Jackson. Survivors are a brother, Clifton Rudolph (Bonnie) Jackson; nephews, Barry (Kim) Jackson, Glasgow, KY, and Charles Mutter, Glasgow, KY; nieces, Brenda Mutter Leftwich, Glasgow, KY, and Sherry Jackson Longhorn, Knoxville, TN; a brother-in-law, Eulan (Trudy) Chism, and a niece, Donna. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn, and a sister, Geraldine Mutter. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home-Main St. Burial will be in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery in Glasgow, KY. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Friday, 16 May 2014, p. A3 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Risen, Hampton, Wright, Brantley, Hatchett, Borders, Blair Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22435/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. LOUISVILLE - [photo]. Risen, Ronald Lewis 63, passed away February 18, 2014 at the home of his sister Beverly Hampton in Louisville, KY. Ron was born in Glasgow, KY and was preceded in death by his father and mother Bill and Marcie Risen. Now cherishing his memory are his sisters, Beverly Hampton and Jane Wright (Jason) of Glasgow; his nephew Chris Hampton; his beloved nieces, Morgan, Sarah, and Emory; first cousins, Rita B. Charles, Perry Brantley, Terry and Jerry Hatchett, and MaryAnn Borders Blair; his former wife Mary; other cousin and dear friends. Ron was a Vietnam veteran who suffered all of his adult life with PTSD and chronic physical illness. Despite terrible odds, Ron also had many years of happiness and achievements. In the early 1980s, Ron served the Portland community in Louisville, KY as a lay minister and director of the Portland Christian Mission. Many young people in Louisville's Portland neighborhood will recall the wonderful experiences Ron and his wife Mary provided them at summer camp programs at the Methodist Church Camp Kavanaugh in Crestwood, KY. After moving to Montgomery, AL in 1989 Ron became active in the spiritual life of the city of Montgomery, graduated with honors from Auburn University and taught school in Montgomery. Ron loved his family, his fellow human beings, chocolate, and above all Jesus Christ. In the end, Love conquered all! Celebration of Life in memory of Ron Risen will be held on Saturday, May 17th at 2:00 PM at the Glasgow Wesleyan Church, 1008 Edmonton Road in Glasgow. Following a brief service in the sanctuary, a small reception will be held for all family and old friends who can attend. Come share you memories with us! Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Thursday, 15 May 2014, p. A3 www.crowfuneralhome.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Cochran, Denham, Parrish Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22434/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. GLASGOW - [photo]. Darrell Loyd Cochran 57 of Glasgow died Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Glenview Health Care in Glasgow. Born in Liberty, KY he is the son of Vernon Ray Cochran of Glasgow who survives and the late Lou Nell Denham Cochran. Darrell was an employee of Hayden Construction Co. and was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his father he is survived by his son Darrell Blake Cochran of Crab Orchard, KY; his daughter Chantel Marie Cochran of West Virginia; 3 brothers Johnie (Nancy) Cochran, David (Marcia) Cochran and Jimmie (Beth) Cochran all of Glasgow; his special neighbor Linda Parrish and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be 1pm Saturday, May 17th at the Oak Grove Baptist Church with burial in the White Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11am Friday at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home and continue Saturday morning at the church from 10am until time for services. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, 15 May 2014,p. A3 www.crowfuneralhome.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Neal, Bennett, Jones, Stiles, Carnal, Buchanan,Gilpin, Houk, Johnson, Edwards Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22433/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. GLASGOW - Charles Wesley Neal age 72 of Glasgow died Sunday, May 11, 2014 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. He was the son of the late Floyd and Ada Bennett Neal. He was a retired butcher and Vietnam Veteran. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday at New Liberty Baptist Church with burial in the New Liberty Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton and after 9:00 AM Wednesday at the church. He is survived by his wife Mary O. Jones Neal of Glasgow. One son Paul Wesley Neal and wife Linda of Clarksville, Tennessee. One daughter Carol Melissa Stiles and husband Chester of Glasgow. Two step children, Darin Carnal of Folson, Louisiana and Jonna Buchanan of Hanson, Kentucky. Two brothers, Jerry Neal of Stoutland, Missouri and Dale Gilpin of Edmonton. Two sisters, Brenda Houk of Glasgow and Geneva Johnson of Kansas City, Kansas. Six grandchildren also survive. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Mary Jo Edwards and two brothers Mitchell and Homer Neal. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Tuesday, 13 May 2014, p. A3 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Crumpton, Tarry, Whitehall, Zattau, Morgan, Garmon, Huff Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22432/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. AUSTIN - Gary Wayne Crumpton, age 56, of Austin, died May 10, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 27, 1957 in Barren County. He was the son of the late Rondal H. and Edna Earl Tarry Crumpton. He is also survived by his wife, Kimberly Ann Whitehall Crumpton. He worked in Maintenance and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors in addition to his wife, include one son, Jimmy Wayne (Patti) Crumpton, Haywood; one step-daughter, Nichole Zattau, Bowling Green; two sisters, Ronetta (Ronnie) Morgan, Glasgow, and Loretta (Doug) Garmon, Knob Lick; and three brothers, Danny (Lou) Crumpton, Austin, Phillip (Susan) Crumpton, Glasgow, and David (Sandy) Crumpton, Horse Cave; two step grandchildren; and three step great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and step mother, Edna Earl Huff. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the McMurtrey Funeral Home with cremation to follow. Visitation will begin, Monday May 12, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral fund. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Tuesday, 13 May 2014, p. A3 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Clines, Bush, Grimes, Good, Line, Hill, Bigelow, Stephens Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/22431/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. CAVE CITY - [photo on-line]. Charles Franklin Clines, 68, Cave City passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at his home. He was born August 11, 1945 in Park City to the late Porter and Gertie Bush Clines. He was a self employed carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Donna Grimes Clines, Cave City; three daughters, Sharon Clines and Dixie Clines, both of Cave City, Patricia Good, Glasgow; four sisters, Wanda Line, Glasgow, Dorothy Bush and Shirley Hill, both of Louisville, Sarah Bigelow, Indiana; two brothers, Billy Clines and Larry Clines, both of Park City. Graveside services with Jimmy Stephens officiating will be at 2 PM Tuesday, May 13th at the Campground Cemetery. Visitation at the Bob Hunt Funeral Chapel will be from 10 AM to 1:30 PM Tuesday. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Tuesday, 13 May 2014, p. A3 www.BobHuntFuneralChapel.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information 12399 BARREN CO – EDWARD YOUNG KILGORE – Kilgore, Howard, Gatewood, Garrett, Allison, Shaw, Garrett, Dodd, Torbitt, Castleman, Rogers, Lewis, Gordon, Butman 12399 A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians. The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. By E. Polk Johnson, Volume III, Illustrated. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago-New York, 1912. EDWARD YOUNG KILGORE. – Distinguished as a representative citizen of Glasgow, Barren county, as one of its able and successful business men, Edward Young Kilgore is eminently deserving of mention in this biographical volume. A native-born citizen, his birth occurred July 21, 1844. His father, William Bolton Kilgore, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, was born July 2, 1799,near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and as a young men migrated to Richmond, Kentucky, where for some time he was editor of a newspaper. He was subsequently similarly employed for a number of years at Bowling Green, in Warren county. Coming from thee to Glasgow, he edited the “Rural Visitor,” becoming well known in his capacity as editor. He was very successful as a journalist, accumulating considerable wealth, and for several years prior to his death, which occurred in Glasgow, September 3, 1854, was a broker and money lender. William Bolton Kilgore was three times married. He married first, in Richmond, Kentucky, in February, 1825, America Howard, who died without issue. He married second, in Warren county, Kentucky, on the 18th of June, 1828, Abigail Gatewood, and their only child died in infancy. He married third, in Washington, Pennsylvania, on the 6th of October, 1840, Mrs. Nancy (Garrett) Allison, widow of Dr. James Allison and daughter of James and Elizabeth (Shaw) Garrett. To this union two children were born, namely, - Mary Elizabeth, whose birth occurred on the 21st of March, 1842, deceased; and Edward Young, the special subject of this brief biographical review. His last wife survived him many years, passing away July 23, 1873. They were both highly respected for their many virtues, and both belonged to the Presbyterian church, in which he as for many years an elder. Educated in Kentucky, Edward Young Kilgore attended Urania College, in Glasgow, and Center College, in Danville. In the fall of 1865, just after attaining his majority, he embarked in the drug business at Glasgow, and continued as a druggist for ten years. In the meantime Mr. Kilgore, with characteristic enterprise and ability, purchased the “Glasgow Times,” succeeding Captain Thomas L. Dodd, and was its owner and business manager from 1868 until 1881, continuing his drug business also until 1875. In 1882 he embarked in the real estate business, dealing in both Kansas City and Glasgow property, and was likewise engaged in mercantile pursuits, continuing his operations in both until 1891. In that year he accepted a position as traveling salesman for Torbitt & Castleman, wholesale grocers of Louisville, and remained with that firm until 1898, when he retired from the road. Resuming his operations in real estate, he has since continued in this line of industry, taking as he has always done, a very active interest in the moral advancement and upbuilding of his native town. Among other enterprises which he has been instrumental in consummating, he was the organizer of the Glasgow Cemetery Company, which was incorporated under the laws of the state of Kentucky in 1904, and he has since then served as secretary and treasurer of the company. This cemetery was dedicated on April 26, 1876, as the “Odd Fellows Cemetery.” The management of it afterward passed to the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and from the Grand Lodge to the present Glasgow Cemetery Company. Among the many improvements which have been made under the direction of Mr. Kilgore in this connection has been the annexing of a large tract of land which, added to the original grounds, has made this into one of the beautiful cemeteries in Kentucky. Another commendable enterprise which Mr. Kilgore has undertaken is the establishment of “Highland Park” on the Louisville pike at the edge of Glasgow. This, together with the residential sites known as “Ridgemont,” on Park avenue and overlooking the park, comprise over forty acres of elevated land with magnificent views of all the surrounding country for miles around. The development of these Highland Park pleasure grounds is destined to greatly aid in making Glasgow a most desirable place of residence. Mr. Kilgore married, May 17, 1870, Annie E. Rogers, who was born in Barren county, Kentucky, January 20, 1848, a daughter of John T. and Olivia (Lewis) Rogers. John T. Rogers was a son of Edmund Rogers, and his wife was a daughter of John Lewis, a representative of an old Welsh family, the American progenitor of which came here about the year 1640, settling in Virginia. Both the Rogers and Lewis families were prominent pioneers in Kentucky. Nine children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kilgore, namely, - Rev. John Lewis, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, at Bradentown, Florida; Bolton Garrett, engaged in the wholesale and retail hardware business at San Angelo, Tex.; Mary, wife of S. D. Gordon, a Bible teacher and author of “Quiet Talks on Power,” “Quiet Talks on Prayer,” and “Quiet Talks on English Ancestry,” who is now in Europe (1911); Edward Murray, manufacturer of cement building blocks in Glasgow; Reed Shaw, a fruit grower and rural mail carrier from Glasgow; Joseph Rogers, a student at Mount Hermon Seminary, at Mount Hermon, Massachusetts; Evelyn Byrd, wife of Dr. W. C. Butman, a homeopathic physician at Glasgow; Olivia Dutois, deceased; and Edward Young, Jr., deceased. Mr. Kilgore ia a party Prohibitionist and, true to his religious faith in which he was reared, is a member of the Presbyterian church, while Mrs. Kilgore belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Both are widely and favorably known throughout Barren county, where they are accorded the unalloyed confidence and esteem of all with whom they have been brought in contact. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com