Wolfe County News - Aug. 13, 1971 WOLFE NATIVE DIES IN CALIF. Letcher Byrd, 90, died Wednesday at a nursing home in California after a long illness. He was a native of Wolfe County, a former Methodist minister, and resident of Campton. He had lived in California for the past 15 years. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Ray Goad, Lexington, and three sons, Floyd Byrd, Orville, Calif., Ernest Byrd, Oakland, Calif., and Campbell Byrd, Monroville, Calif. The body will arrive at Shackelford Funeral Home Saturday night. Friends may call at the Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. W.L. Arnold at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16. Burial will be in the Evans Cemetery, with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole

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Wolfe County News - Aug. 13, 1971 STRUCK BY CAR DIES IN INDIANA George Terrill, 39, died at approximately 2:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, from injuries received after being struck by an automobile near his place of business in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was a native of Wolfe County and a veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Mary Vancleve, and his stepfather, Roland Vancleve of Campton, Route 2; one brother, Frank Terrill, Jr., Dayton, Ohio; five sisters, Mrs. Miranda Davis, Lexington, Mrs. Gladys Elkins and Mrs. Ora Lockard, both of Hazel Green, Mrs. Addis Manhardt, Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Jean Smith, Route 2 Campton. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the Porter and Son Funeral Home in Campton by Rev. Doyle Thomas and Rev. Omer Spencer. Burial was in the Tyra Cemetery on Holly. Arrangements were under the direction of the Porter and Son Funeral Home. Casket bearers were Bruce Hatton, Dan Lockard, Millard Buchanan, Freddie Elkins, and George Elkins, Jr. Carole

Wolfe County News - July 10, 1970 DEATH CLAIMS MRS. THOMPSON IN MONTGOMERY Mrs. Belle Combs Thompson, 73, of Mt. Sterling died Monday at the Mary Chiles Hospital there after a short illness. She was a member of the Church of God and was the widow of the late Joseph Thompson. A native of Wolfe County, she was a daughter of the late A.T. and Pocohontus Duff Combs. She is survived by two sons, Albert L. Thompson of Montgomery County and Lt. Col Joseph C. Thompson Tavares, Fla., and one grandson, Charles W. Thompson of Montgomery County. Funeral was conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Campton Church of God by Rev. Walter Strong. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery here under the direction of Eastin-Richey Funeral Home. Carole

Wolfe County News - Oct. 1971 MRS. WOODWARD OF PINE RIDGE PASSES OCT. 20 Mrs. Elizabeth Agnes Woodward, Pine Ridge, age 83, died early Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a short illness. She was the widow of William Benton Woodward, and member of the Christian Church. A native of Breathitt County, she had lived in Wolfe for more than 20 years. Survivors are three sons, William Edgar Woodard, Erlanger; Chares Martin Woodward, Southgate; and Herbert C. Woodward, Evansville, Ind.; three daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Miller, Pine Ridge; Mrs. Dora Brumback, Franklin, O., and Mrs. Idelle Roy, Independence, Ky.; 25 grandchildren, and 36 great grandchildren; a brother, Bob Gillum, Melba, Ind.; three sisters, Elvira Stacy, Middletown, Ohio; Dora Hatton, Breathitt Co., and Lula Holiday, Milan, Ind. Funeral services were conducted Friday, Oct. 23 at Campton Baptist Church with Rev. William Pack officiating. Burial was in Ledford Cemetery at Pine Ridge with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. Wolfe County News - Feb. 13, 1970 AREA MAN ONE OF NINE KILLED IN TENN. ACCIDENT Jeff B. Miller, 32, was fatally injured in a traffic accident Feb. 1, near Nashville, Tenn. He was an auto mechanic and a native of Breathitt County. Survivors are five children, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boone Miller of Pine Ridge, and eight brothers. Miller's wife, and five of her relatives also died when Miller's car crashed head-on into a pickup truck. Two persons in the pick-up truck were killed making a total of nine deaths. Miller was a grandson of Mrs. Aggie Woodward, Pine Ridge, and the late Ben Woodward. His body was returned to Shackelford Funeral Home, Campton, where funeral services were conducted by Rev. Doyle Thomas. Burial was in the Ledford Cemetery at Pine Ridge with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News April 21, 1970 MRS. KENDALL, 85, PASSS AUG. 19 Verna Mae Wilson Kendall, 85, of Route 1 Hazel Green died Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 12:30 p.m. while enroute to a Lexington hospital. She was a member of the Christian Church and was the widow of the late Luther Kendall. Born Jan. 17, 1885, at Helechawa, she was a daughter of the late I.S. and Abba Salyer Wilson. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Alice Siler of Bradenton, Florida. Funeral Saturday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. at the Daysboro Christian Church by Rev. Willie Taylor. Burial in Hazel Green Cemetery under the direction of Herald and Stewart Funeral Home. The body will lie in state at the funeral home at West Liberty until time of service. Carole

Grover's parents were Logan G. Rose, 1849-1942, and Nancy J. Maloney, 1855-1938. Grover was a descendant of John & Rebekah (Bowen) Rose via their son Samuel Rose and his wife, Jinny Wasson. Gail (Rose) Berish In a message dated 1/9/2003 12:06:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, brosemil@siscom.net writes: > > > Wonder who Grover's father was? The name sound familiar. > Bess > -----Original Message----- > From: Carole Bays <acbays@mrtc.com> > To: KYWOLFE-L@rootsweb.com <KYWOLFE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 7:31 PM > Subject: [KYWOLFE-L] Grover C. Rose > > > >Wolfe County News - Feb. 6, 1970 > > > >GROVER C. ROSE PASSES JAN. 19 > > > >Grover C. Rose, 77, Bethany, died at 6:00 p.m. Jan. 19, at the Central > >Baptist Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness. He was a Wolfe > >County native and a farmer. > > > >Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Grace Rose; four sons, Nevyle Rose, Wilgus > >Rose, William Bishop Rose, and G.C. Rose, Jr., all of Campton; three > >daughters, Mrs. Gladys Deaton and Mrs. Verna Bach of Pontiac, Mich., and > >Martha Banks, Bethany; one sister, Donna; 21 grandchildren, and 10 > >great grandchildren. > > > >Funeral services were held at Bethany Church at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. > >22, with Rev. Doyle Thomas and Eugene Watkins, Jr. officiating. > > > >Burial was in the Evans Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral > Home in charge > >of arrangements. > > > >Carole > > > >______________________________ > > > ==== KYWOLFE Mailing List ==== > This Wolfe-L Rootsweb mailing List is owned and maintained > by Diane Montgomery Parsons and Joan B. Williams. > wolfe_genealogy@yahoo.com

Wonder who Grover's father was? The name sound familiar. Bess -----Original Message----- From: Carole Bays <acbays@mrtc.com> To: KYWOLFE-L@rootsweb.com <KYWOLFE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 7:31 PM Subject: [KYWOLFE-L] Grover C. Rose >Wolfe County News - Feb. 6, 1970 > >GROVER C. ROSE PASSES JAN. 19 > >Grover C. Rose, 77, Bethany, died at 6:00 p.m. Jan. 19, at the Central >Baptist Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness. He was a Wolfe >County native and a farmer. > >Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Grace Rose; four sons, Nevyle Rose, Wilgus >Rose, William Bishop Rose, and G.C. Rose, Jr., all of Campton; three >daughters, Mrs. Gladys Deaton and Mrs. Verna Bach of Pontiac, Mich., and >Martha Banks, Bethany; one sister, Donna; 21 grandchildren, and 10 >great grandchildren. > >Funeral services were held at Bethany Church at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. >22, with Rev. Doyle Thomas and Eugene Watkins, Jr. officiating. > >Burial was in the Evans Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge >of arrangements. > >Carole > >______________________________

Wonder who James dad was. He has to belong to our Hollons with names like he has in his family. Bess -----Original Message----- From: Carole Bays <acbays@mrtc.com> To: KYWOLFE-L@rootsweb.com <KYWOLFE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:38 AM Subject: [KYWOLFE-L] James M. Hollon >Wolfe County News - June 26, 1970 > >JAMES M. HOLLON PASSES JUNE 16 > >James Mort Hollon, 72, husband of Sarah Hatton Hollon of Campton, died >at the University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington at 11:30 p.m. >Tuesday, June 16, after a short illness. He was a native of Wolfe >County, a retired farmer, and a minister in the Baptist Church. > >Other survivors besides his wife include five sons, Raymond, Robert, >Kendal, Virgil, and Ray Mort Hollon, all of Campton; five daughters, >Mrs. Stella Holllon and Mrs. Opal Banks both of Franklin, Ohio, Miss >Juanita Hollon, Miss Kathern Hollon, and Miss Jean Hollon, all of >Campton; four brothers, Arch Hollon, Seaser Hollon, George Hollon, all >of Campton and Earl Hollon, Middletown, Ohio and _0 grandchildren. > >Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 19, at the >Campton First Church of God by Rev. Doyle Thomas. Burial was in the >Hollon Cemetery on Bear Pen. Funeral arrangements were under the >direction of the Porter and Son Funeral Home. > >Carole > >______________________________

Hi, Carole mentioned someone was having a problem with the link for this obit, so I had it and here it is. - Norma Clifton Stamper Clifton "Jim" Stamper, 68, of Middletown, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at his residence. He was born on Sept. 5, 1934, in Hazel Green, Ky., the son of Lloyd Stamper and Grace (Day) Stamper. Mr. Stamper was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army. He then worked in the assembly department of General Electric. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post 218. Mr. Stamper is survived by one daughter, Marsha Stamper of Middletown; nine sisters, Audrey Pacer of Patrick, S.C., Marjoline Franchi of Sarasota, Fla., Imogene Boyd of Lexington, Ky., Sandra Nash of Jacksonville, Fla., Nella Walters of Wisconsin, Fran Ford of Chicago, Ill., Sharon Joyce Stamper, Doris Joan Stamper and Judy Diane Tapley, all of Jeffersonville, Ky.; and a brother, Verl Stamper of Carlisle. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie M. Stamper in 1985; his parents; and two brothers, Maxwell and Michael Stamper. ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Woodside Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted at the graveside by the American Legion Post 218 Honor Guard. MEMORIALS: Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Butler County Unit, 105 McKnight Drive, Middletown, Ohio 45044-4898. from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html *TEMPORARY PERRY COUNTY KY CENSUS PAGE* http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/Census.html

Thanks Carole!! Norma At 09:36 AM 1/9/2003 -0500, Carole Bays wrote: >Oops! I forgot it. Nov. 27, 1970 > > > >Carole from - Middletown, Ohio Family Page: http://www.angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes Gentry Records Page: http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/index.html *TEMPORARY PERRY COUNTY KY CENSUS PAGE* http://members.tripod.com/~nanny_4/Census.html

Oops! I forgot it. Nov. 27, 1970 Carole

Note: Another son of Lloyd Stamper and Grace Day passed away Jan. 5, 2003. You can find this obit at http://www.middletown.com <http://www.middletown.com/> . On Jan. 7, 2003. WRECK CLAIMS IN MENIFEE COUNTY LIFE OF YOUTH Michael Gerald Stamper, 17, Frenchburg, died as a result of injuries received in an auto accident at 10:30 p.m. Friday on KY 36 near Frenchburg. Born Feb. 23, 1953, at Frenchburg, he was a son of Lloyd and Grace Day Stamper. He was a senior at Menifee County, High School. Surviving in addition to his parents, are nine sisters, Mrs. Audrey Pacer of Salem, Wis., Mrs. Imogene Boyd of Lexington, Mrs. Magaline O'Connor of Ironton, Mrs. Millie Walters of Carlisle, Ohio, Mrs. Sandra Hartt of Louisville, Mrs. Joyce Stamper of Kansas City, MO., Mrs. Francis Almed of Chicago, and Miss Joan Stamper and Miss Dianne Stamper, both at home; two brothers, Derl Stamper, of Carlisle, Ohio and Jimmie Stamper of Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Hazel Green Methodist Church by Rev. Oliver Dalton and Rev. Harrison Ratliff. Burial in the Holoby Cemetery at Hazel Green. The Herald and Stewart Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 27, 1970 NATIVE OF WOLFE DIES IN POWELL John Trent, 87, died Wednesday at his home in Rosslyn. He was a retired farmer. Survivors are his wife, Lucinda; three sons, Luther Trent, Okeechobee, Fla., Hugh Trent, Stanton, and Everett Trent; Rosslyn; four daughters, Mrs. Bertha Bush, California, Mrs. Lucy Fowler of Winchester, Mrs. Nancy Griggs and Bessie Trent, both of Indianapolis, Ind., a brother, Stokely Trent, Lexington; three sisters, Mrs. Rosa Wells, Stanton, Mrs. Melissa Bryant of Campton, and Mrs. Ellen Smith, Vortex; 15 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the Pine Hill Baptist Church in Wolfe County. Burial was in the Trent Cemetery with Wells Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - Sept. 25, 1970 Wolfe Native Dies in Ohio Lee Taulbee, 70, died at 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at the Kettering Hospital, after along illness. He was a native and former resident of Wolfe County, and a member of the The Church of Latter Day Saints at Middletown, Ohio. Survivors are a son, Alvin C. Taulbee, and a daughter, Mrs. Alma Frost, both of Middletown, Ohio; a brother, Luther Taulbee, Mary; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday at The Church of Latter Day Saints. Burial was in the Middletown Cemetery, under the direction of the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Those attending the funeral from Campton were Mr. and Mrs. Luther Taulbee and daughters, Mrs. Celia King and Mrs. Bonnie Marcopolous. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 20, 1970 WOLFE COUNT NATIVE PASSES IN WISCONSIN Funeral services for Addie Mae Drake, 72, of Crandon, Wis., were held Friday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at the St. Luke's United Methodist Church there by Rev. Keith Geil. Burial was in the Crandon Lakeside Cemetery. Mrs. Drake, a Wolfe County native, died at St. Mary's Hospital at Rhinelander, Wis., Monday, Nov. 2. Born April 10, 1898 at Campton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Georgetta Roberts Spencer. She married Wade Drake Sept. 28, 1916, at Campton and the couple went to Laona, Wis., in 1926 and to Crandon in 1938. Mrs. Drake is survived by her husband, Wade, Crandon; two daughters, Mrs. Earl (Lillian) Gretzinger, Kenosha and Mrs. Duran (Shirley) France, Pikeville, Ky.; three sons, Beverly of Canoga Park, Calif.; Rodney of Kenosha and Kenneth of Milwaukee; three sisters, Mrs. Hiram Spencer of Laona; Mrs. Virgie Kauzrich, Rhinelander, and Mrs. Arthur Schnur of Racine; a half-sister, Mrs. Eliza Brewer, Hazard, Ky.; two brothers, Elijah Spencer of Suring and Claude Spencer, of Crandon, ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A son and two sisters preceded her in death. Carole

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Wolfe County News - Feb. 6, 1970 GROVER C. ROSE PASSES JAN. 19 Grover C. Rose, 77, Bethany, died at 6:00 p.m. Jan. 19, at the Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness. He was a Wolfe County native and a farmer. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Grace Rose; four sons, Nevyle Rose, Wilgus Rose, William Bishop Rose, and G.C. Rose, Jr., all of Campton; three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Deaton and Mrs. Verna Bach of Pontiac, Mich., and Martha Banks, Bethany; one sister, Donna; 21 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Bethany Church at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, with Rev. Doyle Thomas and Eugene Watkins, Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - July 29, 1970 WOLFE NATIVE DIES IN POWELL Mrs. Eva Trent, 81, widow of John Miles Trent, died Monday, June 14. She was a native of Wolfe County and a member of Morris Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Carl Trent, Mt. Sterling, Patrick Trent of Marion, Ind., Chester Trent of Louisville; three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Edwards, Rt. 1, Campton, Mrs. Della Buchanan of Rt. 1, Campton, and Mrs. Viola Buchanan, Middletown, Ohio, five brothers, Joe, Leonard, and Charlie Beasley of Portsmouth, Ohio, John and Lemon Beasley of Hazel Green; one sister, Mrs. Ida Bockman, Hamilton, Ohio; 19 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, June 17, at the Laurel Baptist Church, by Rev. Clell Miller. Burial was in the Trent Cemetery. The Trent family had lived in Wolfe County for many years before moving to Powell County. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 31, 1l970 DEATH CLAIMS BELKNAP WOMAN Mrs. Angeline Phipps, 84, of Belknap died at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a member of the Church of God and was the widow of the late Emory Phipps. Born Sept. 11, 1885, in Wolfe County, she was a daughter of the late William and Jane Lindon Maddox. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Nettie Risner of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Etta Osborne of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Edna Elam of Verona, KY., Mrs. Vergie Crase of Belknap, and Mrs. Charlene McConathy of Lexington, and three sons, Edward Phipps of Verona, Charles Phipps of Louisville, and Carl Phipps of South Lebanon, Ohio. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Belknap Holiness Church with Rev. Forest Bailey officiating. Burial will be in the Lindon Cemetery at Belknap under the direction of Herald and Stewart Funeral Home. Carole