Thank you for this post. Amos Emerson is a distant cousin. Bettie ---------- > From: dorothy vaughn <lowery@comsys.net> > To: KYCASEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KYCASEY-L] Casey County News,Liberty Kentucky - Wednesday July8, 1998 Obituaries > Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 10:15 AM > > Ima Faye Emerson, 83 > Ima Faye Emerson, Joe Wright Road, Liberty, died Saturday,July 4,1998 at the Liberty Care Center. She was 83 years old. > Born in Casey County on April 26, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Wily and Mae Mabe Delp. > She was a home maker and member of Shady Grove Baptist Church for more than 60 years. > Survivors include her husband, Amos Emerson;a daughter, Lyda Caudall of Louisville; two sons, Ralph Emerson of Georgetown, Texas, and Denny Emerson of Noblesville Ind.;brother Fred Delp of Cincinnati; > eight grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. > She was preceded in death by an infant son, Donald Emerson; five brothers, Kyle, Charlie,Ray,Carl and Glen Delp;three sisters, Ethel Emerson, Edna Parson and Thelma Phillips. > Funeral Services were Julu 6 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Richie Curtis officiating. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetry. > Pallbearers were Mike,Steve,Jerry and Kevin Caudill,Brandon and Jantzen Emerson and Pam Ochoa. > > Robert Helm,57 > Robert Helm of Liberty died Friday,July 3 1998 at Taylor County Hospital.He was 57 years old. > Born in Casey County on Oct 10, 1940, he was a son of Voicel Mills of Liberty. > He was a former brick layer for Mills Construction. > Besides his mother, survivors include a daughter, Lisa H. Brummett of Pineville;and two grandaughters, > Kimberly and Felicia Brummett, both of Pineville. > Funeral Sevices were JUly 6 at the Bartle Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Buel Hayes and Rev. Clifford Dehart officiating. Burial ws in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. > Pallbearers were Glen and Bob Mills, Johnny Oder, Bobby Brummett, Richard Lawhorn and Michael Douglas. > > Forest E. Patton,65 > Forest Elmer Patton, of Lexington died Sunday, July 5 1998 at the Central Baptist Hospital. He was 65 > years old. > Born in Casey COunty on Dec 14 1932, he was a son of the late Okla and Mary Lela Ellis Patton. > He was an employee of the Lexington Herald- Leader for 27 years and a member of the Salem United > Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean War. > Survivors include his wife,Jeraldine Bryant Patton;two sons,Rodney Patton of Alexandria Tenn, and Forest Patton Jr of Richmond;two daughters,Debra Gukeisen of Winchester and Stacy Moore of Lexington;two brothers,Homer Patton of Newport News Pa and Herman Patton of Dunnville; a sister, Myrna Knight of Smyrna Tenn; seven grandchildren and three great-granchildren. > Funeral services were July 7 at McKinney- Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Patton officiating. Burial was in Pellyton Cemetery. > > Matra T. Abbott,66 > Matra T. Abbott of Louisville died Friday July 3 1998 at her home. She was 66 years old. > She was a native of Casey County and retired form Bell South. She was a member of Westport Road Baptist Church. > Survivors include her husband, Noel Abbott; a daughter, Aletia A. Thompson of Louisville;three sisters, > Daisy Lepping of Florence, Janice Mc Clafferty of Cincinnati and Bonnie Clark of Hustonville; a brother > Junius Thomas of Cincinnati;two grand-daughters,Chelsea Elizabeth and Lindsey-Taylor Thompson. > Funeral services were July 6 at Pearson Ratterman Brothers Funeral Home in Louisville with burial in Floydsburg Cemetery. > Memorial contributions are suggesteed to Hospice of Louisville. > > Alter R. Harmon,88 > Alter R.Harmon of Sugar Grove Ill died Tuesday June 30 1998. He was 88 years old. > Born in Casey County on June 1 1910 he was a son of the late Jody and Tildy Harmon. > Survivors include his wife, Gracie Harmon; a daughter Faye Bryant of Aurora Ill; a son-in-law Lee Crutcher > of Indiana;a daughter-in-law Wanda Harmon of Ind; 11 grandchildren,24 great-grandchildren and special friends, Rev. Junior Dixon and Wayne Matkin. > He was preceded in death by a daughter,Elva;a son Robert;an infant son Alter Jr; a grandson Larry; and six brothers and sisters, Eddy, Demarie,Alley,Ollie,Mary and Ethel. > Funeral services were July 2 at Daleiden Lake Street Mortuary in Illinois. Burial was in Brush Creek Cemetery in Casey County. > Pallbearers were David Harmon, Mike and Mark Bryant, Jerry,J.R. and Rick Cruther. > Bartle Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. > > Earnie S. Sapp, 76 > Earnie S. Sapp, Tennessee Ridge Road, Liberty died Wednesday July 1 1998 at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington. He was 76 years old. > Born in Adair Co on Nov 19,1921 he was a son of the late John Quincy and Lillie Savannah Rich Sapp. > He was a retired upholsterer and a U.S. veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic > Church,Casey Creek Masonic Lodge 536 F&AM and Disabled American Veterans. > Survivors include wife, Opal Jones Sapp;two ddaughters, Elizabeth Ann Walls of Martinsville Ind and Nancy Lee Walls of Frankfort;three sons, Douglas Earnie Sapp of Clovis, N.M., Michael Ray Sapp of Casey Creek > and Cookley Dean Sapp of Danville;two step-sons,Dee Jones of Liberty and Garnett Jones of Nottingham Pa.,four sisters, Linnie Wright and Biner Hayes both of Liberty and Roseanna Adams and Verleen Adams both of Colombia;three brothers,Benjamin Sapp and Lloyd Sapp both of Louis ville, and Arnold Sapp of Campbellsville;11 grandchildren,three great-grandchildren,Three stepgreat-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren. > He was preceded in death by first wife Mary Willivena Wethington Sapp; a step-son Howard Jones. > Funeral services were July 3 at St. Bernard Catholic Church with Father Joseph Hall officiating. Burial > was in St. Bernard Cemetery. > Pallbearers were Hoyt Wolford, George Walls, Chris Sapp, Mike Sapp. Matteh Sapp and Terry Helton. > Honorary pallbearers were Chad Sapp,Lillie Walls, Rexie Riffe, Steve Jones and Mike Riffe. >