This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KandyBackAgee Surnames: Tinsley, Veach Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.greenup/6310/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL. JUST POSTING THE OBITUARY ON EDWARD TINSLEY FROM THE COLUMBUS(OH) DISPATCH 7/2/07. Edward Harold Tinsley, passed away June 23, 2007, in Beneva Park Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sarasota, FL. Born December 3, 1916, at Lynn, Greenup County, KY, he was the son of the late Edward Harold and Viola Mae Veach Tinsley. He was also preceded in death by his wife Ruth Brown Tinsley and brother Marion Franklin Tinsley, Ph.D. He is survived by brother, Joseph Samuel Tinsley, Thornville, OH; sister, Mary Frances Tinsley Clark of Humble, TX; two nieces, Carol Clark Huber and Lisa Tinsley Shankle; two nephews, Walter Clark and Edward Harold Tinsley; step-daughter, Roberta Brown Alexander, Bradenton, FL; and several great nieces, nephews and cousins. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1937-1945 and was on the USS Bristol; USS Lyman K. Swenson; USS Astoria and the USS West Virginian. Edward was awarded the Navy Purple Heart for wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States on October 13, 1943, when the destroyer USS Bristol was torpedoed and ! sunk by a German Submarine in the Mediterranean. He was an elementary school teacher in the Greenup County Kentucky School system from 1935-1937 and worked as a welder for Tropicana in Sarasota, FL until his retirement. A Memorial Service including Military Honors will be held in Columbus, OH at 1 p.m. on July 6, 2007, at Green Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, Sarasota, FL. Arrangements by RUTHERFORD-CORBIN FUNERAL HOME, 515 High Street, Worthington, Ohio. Condolences to www.rutherfordfunerals.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.