Thanks for getting this on the Message Board. Emily is my Husband's Mother Laura Robbins Wages half Sister. Jasper and Betty Wages > [Original Message] > From: <vivianmoon@juno.com> > To: <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 2/13/2005 11:55:30 PM > Subject: [KYLAUREL-L] Obit Emily ROBBINS Tuttle 2-13-2005 > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Tuttle, Robbins > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EBB.2ACE/2603 > > Message Board Post: > > February 13, 2005 Sunday Middletown Journal, Middletown, Ohio > > Emily Tuttle > > Emily Tuttle, age 87, of Rough Creek Rd, London, Ky went to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 30, 2005 at her residence. She was a former resident of Middletown, for 30 years until her husband "Bill" retired from Armco Steel in 1983 and they returned to the family farm in London, Kentucky. > Born June 3,1917 in Berry, Kentucky, she was a homemaker and mother of 14 children. She loved sewing and quilting for her family and friends. She raised her children to love and appreciate music especially "Bluegrass" as she was a gifted guitarist and loved to sing and harmonize with her family as well. She and her family donated their time and talents to help organize charity benefits for such causes as the London Police Depts. "Shop With Cops" program and help organize many concerts to benefit the London area community need based programs. Even at the age of 87 she never tired of helping "her boys" from the police dept. to raise the much needed funds to keep their charity going. In 1990, Gov. Paul Patton of Kentucky, made her a "Kentucky Colonel" and in 1995 she was bestowed the title "The Lady of Rough Creek Road" by the state of Kentucky. > She was preceded in death by her parents, Elisha "Buck" and Katherine Robbins, a sister Sara, brother, Chester Robbins and three children, Ella Mae, Bobby Ray, and Joe Dean. > She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, William R. Tuttle of London, Ky, and her children, Austin Sizemore (Charlotte) of Indiana, Geneva Hammons (Bob), Charles Tuttle, Billy Tuttle (Bernice) London, Ky, Norma Jean Ashley (Omar); Brenda Allen (George), Sherry Allen (John) Middletown, Ohio, Ruby Norman (Kenny) Carlisle, Ohio, Melissa Gray (Mark), Patricia Kenney (Herschel), and Debra Sharpe (Darrell) of Florida; 38 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by, a brother, Sherman Robbins of Corbin, Kentucky and a sister Peggy Doth of Cincinnati, Ohio. > Funeral Services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 2, at the House - Rawlings Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ted Eversole and the Rev. Monty Hale officiating. She was given an "Honorary Escort" of Cruisers by the London Police Dept. Burial followed at the Tuttle Cemetery in London, Ky. > > > > ==== KYLAUREL Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe to this list send an email to: > KYLAUREL-L-request@rootsweb.com > In the MESSAGE type the one word .... SUBSCRIBE (or UNSUBSCRIBE)