-----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Smith [mailto:lizsmith@setel.com] Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 2:44 PM To: KYBATH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYBATH-L] John W. Carpenter - Obituary John Carpenter died at age 73 on 13 Nov 1959 in Clark Co., according to the KY Death Index. Elizabeth Smith lizsmith@setel.com John W. Carpenter Succumbs Friday of Heart Attack John W. Carpenter, 73, retired farmer of the Goose Creek road in Clark county, died at 9 p. m. Friday at his home after suffering a heart attack. He had been out hunting that afternoon and his sudden death came as a great shock to his family and friends. A native of Bath county he was a son of the late Mike and Marie White Carpenter and a member of the Christian Church. Although he lived several miles over the line in Clark county, Mr. Carpenter had always transacted his business in Mt. Sterling and was a familiar figure here. Mr. Carpenter was a man who loved all types of sports, was an active angler and hunter, a successful farmer, and was devoted to his family and church. He had a keen sense of humor, enjoyed life to the fullest and will long be remembered by his many friends throughout this section. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Susie Williams Carpenter,, and a foster son Emerson Havens, Montgomery county. Services were held at 3:30 p. m. Monday at the Eastin-Richey funeral home by the Rev. John N. Williams and the Rev. G. W. Haley. Burial was in Machpelah cemetery. Active bearers were William P. Charles, Bert Charles, Jr., Robert Osborne, Scott Reid, David Lee, Matt Dykes and Gerald Smith; honorary, E. Ward May, R. R. Thompson, Frank Dykes, Cliff Pasley, Willie Ecton, Len Downs, Hinton Whisman, John Costigan, Clyde Wright, Ernest Smith, Sam Wheeler and Vance R. Evans.