Wolfe County News - April 11, 1969 MAGGIE MCCLURE 89, DIES TUESDAY AT GRASSY CREEK Mrs. Maggie McClure, 89 died in her sleep at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Katherine Amyx of Grassy Creek, She was a former school teacher and a retired employee of the Post Office Department. She had served as postmaster at Grassy Creek for more than 40 years. She was a member of the Grassy Lick Enterprise Baptist Church, and was the widow of the late Math McClure, who died in 1903. Born at Caney Jan. 15, 1880, she was a d/o the late Dr. Dudley Kilgore and Frances Pieratt Kilgore. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Katherine Amyx and Mrs. Evalena Stewart both of Grassy Creek. Funeral was Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Grassy Lick Baptist church by Rev. Russell Brown, Rev. James Allen and Rev. Carl Faulkner. Burial in Grassy Lick Cemetery under the direction of Potter Funeral Home. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 11, 1969 MRS. RUSSELL DIES APRIL 1 Myrtle Brown Russell, 64, died at her home April 1, at 5:00 a.m. after an extended illness. She was a native of Wolfe County and a member of the First Church of God. Survivors are her husband, Taylor Russell; two sons, Albert of Mt. Sterling and Denny Earl, Lexington; one brother, Russell Brown, Dayton, Ohio; one sister, Louisa McGee, Zehpyr Hills, Fla. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 3, 2 p.m. at Campton Church of God by Rev. Doyle Thomas. Burial was in the Evans cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 11, 1969 WOLFE NATIVE DIES IN OHIO Mrs. Myrtle Curtis Moore, age 64, of Bulan, Kentucky, passed away suddenly at Hamilton, Ohio while visiting her son, Ralph Moore. She was the d/o the late Thomas and Barbara Allen Curtis and a native of Wolfe county. Other survivors include four other sons, Thomas, Lloyd, and Doug Moore, all of Fairfield, Ohio and Lee Moore, Loveland, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Trenton, Ohio; two brothers, Jesse Curtis of Mary and Frank Curtis of Middletown, Ohio, one sister, Mrs. Janie Drake, Campton and 20 grandchildren. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at the Campton Methodist Church with Rev. Carl Faulkner officiating. Burial was in the White cemetery with Porter and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 24, 1969 FORMER HAZEL GREEN MAN DIES Marion Morris, 83, of Salyersville and formerly of Hazel Green, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, in Paintsville Hospital. He had been a patient in Whispering Oaks Nursing Home. He was born Oct. 14, 1885, in Knott County, a son of the late Floyd and Suzanne Wicker Morris. He was a retired farmer and belonged to the Methodist Church. Survivors include five sons, Ernest, Marion, Jr., and Melvin all of Dayton, O., Floyd of Ft. Thomas and Wicker Morris of Orlando, Fla.; four daughters, Mrs. Anna Richardson, Mrs. Jewell Slaele? And Mrs. Christine Gillespie of Dayton, Mrs. Freda Dobra, Atterbury, Mass.; two brothers, Lee and Robert Morris of Salyersville, Kelly Morris of Knoxville, Tenn., and Dave Morris of Hazel Green; two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Lovely, Bloomington and Mrs. Pearl Chapman, Middletown, Ohio. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hazel Green Christian Church by Rev. Willie Taylor. Burial was in the family cemetery. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 24, 1969 WOLFE NATIVE DIES IN OHIO Mrs. Sarah A. Gumm, 86, died Jan. 13, at Middletown, Ohio hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Gumm had been a resident of Middletown, 30 months. She and Mr. Gumm went to Middletown from Sewell, Breathitt County. The Gumm family lived in Wolfe County for several years before moving to Blackey, Letcher County, where Mr. Gumm and his sons were employed. Surviving are her husband, Marion Gumm; three daughters, Mrs. Virgel Tolliver, with whom she made her home, Mrs. Mallie Harris, of Middletown, and Mrs. Arminta King, of Newport, Ky.; a son, Boyd Gumm, of Isom, Ky.; a sister, Mrs. Lucy Collins, Campton; 18 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Services were held at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Henry Howard officiating. Burial was in Woodside. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 24, 1969 WOLFE NATIVE DIES IN CLARK Mrs. Lucille Russell Johnson, 72, an employee of the Hamilton Shoe Store in Winchester for 15 years was found dead at about 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, in her home at Winchester. Coroner Leon Pace said she died of an apparent heart attack suffered as she was sitting in a chair watching television. Time of death was placed at about 1 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Johnson was found by Curtis Green a neighbor, and Bob Burnam who had been working for her. After she was missed by Burnam, he and Green went to her home and entered it after she did not answer the door although they could see her insides. When they found her the television was son. Mrs. Johnson was the widow of J.F. Johnson, a native of Wolfe County and a member of the Central Baptist Church, Winchester. Survivors include a son, Russell Johnson, Louisville; two brothers, T.C. Russell, Erlanger, and James Russell, Fordsville, and several nieces and nephews. Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Scobee Funeral Home by the Rev. H. C. Zachry. Burial was in the Winchester Cemetery. Carole

Wolfe County News - Feb. 28,1 969 LEE CITY MAN PASSES FEB. 21 Blaine Flinchum, 80, Lee City, died Friday, Feb. 21, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, where he had been a patient for several days. He was a native of Breathitt County but had lived in Wolfe County most of his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Flinchum, Lee City, two sisters, Several grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday by Rev. Standifur, at the Lee City Mission Church. Burial was in the family cemetery at Rose Fork, under the direction of Porter and Son Funeral Home. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 7, 1967 WOLFE NATIVE DIES AT NEWPORT Mrs. Anna P. Lykins, 82, died March 23 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jean Talbott, at Newport following a long illness. A native of Wolfe County, she had lived in Newport for about 15 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church and the Rainbow Council, DAR. Other survivors include four other daughters, Mrs. Grace Petho of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Goldie Myers of Bellevue, Mrs. Gertrude Stamper of Newport, and Mrs. Ella Vern Stassel of Newport; a son, C.B. Lykins, Campton and 21 grandchildren. Services were conducted Monday by Rev. Ray Cummins. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery, Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 7, 1967 WM. P. SEWELL DIES SUDDENLY William Price Sewell, 56, died at his home at Rogers at 1:15 a.m. Sunday after a six year illness. He was a Breathitt County native and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Frances Sewell; two daughters, Mrs. Billie Jean Fields, Dayton, Ohio, and Miss Carol Sewell of Rogers; a brother, Joe E. Sewell of Jackson, four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Thomas of Jackson, Mrs. Maggie Terrill of Pine Ridge, Mrs. Minnie Burress of Franklin, Ohio, and Mrs. America McAfee of Corydon, Ind., and five grandchildren. Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rogers Baptist Church by Rev. William Patterson and Rev. Omer Spencer. Burial was in the Rogers Cemetery. Porter and Son Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 14, 1969 SERVICES FOR WRECK VICTIM Otis Clyde Hollon, 24, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in a Lexington hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was the son of the Mrs. Elizabeth Hollon Tolson, and the late Dave Hollon. He was a native of Wolfe County and a veteran of the Vietnam War. Other survivors besides his mother include three brothers, Woodford Hollon of Roseville, Michigan, Dewey Hollon of Middletown, Ohio and Brack Hollon of Lexington; five sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Banks, Helen Perry, Louise Brooks, Linda Combs and Junie Hollon, all of Campton. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Oct. 31, at the Porter and Son Chapel by Rev. Omer Spencer. Burial was in the Spencer Cemetery at Kuillens (Quillins) Chapel. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Porter and Son Funeral Home. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 14, 1969 FUNERAL RITES FOR MR. HENSLEY Fielden Hensley, 59, husband of Mary Elizabeth Hensley, died suddenly at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, of an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Breathitt County, a retired miner, and attended the Church of God. Other survivors are one son, Millard Hensley, at home; three brothers, James Hensley, of Whitesburg, Floyd Hensley of Campton, and Boss Hensley of Noctor; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Banks of Campton, and Mrs. Roberta Reed, Whitesburg. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Gilmore Church of God by Rev. Omer Spencer and Rev. Grover Craft. Burial was in the Burton Cemetery on Gilmore. Funeral arrangements were by Porter and Son Funeral Home. Carole

Wolfe County News - May 1968 ROGERS MAN, 74 PASSES MAY 24 John D. Adams, 74, of Rogers, died at 8 a.m. Friday, May 24, in Clark County Hospital after a long illness. He was a native of Breathitt County, a sawmill worker and farmer and a member of the Primative Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. America Elizabeth Adams; three sons, William O. Adams, at home; Ramah Adams, Stewart Air Force Base Smyrna, Tenn., and Charles A. Adams, Rogers; four daughters, Mrs. Gladys Triplett, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Jeanetta Hobbs, Jacksonburg, Ohio; Mrs. Ruby Gail Dobel, Dayton, Ohio, and Miss Cleta Adams, at home; a sister, Mrs. Ellar Spencer, Rogers; 17 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Primative Baptist Church at Rogers by the Rev. John Frank Powell. Burial was in the Adams Cemetery, Zachariah. Porter and Son Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - Oct. 10, 1969 AMANDA BACK, 82 PASSES SEPT. 25 Mrs. Amanda Hobbs Back, 82 of Rt. 2, Beattyville, died at 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, after a short illness. She was the widow of Charlie Back. She was a native of Wolfe County and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Mae Murry, Route 2, Waverly, Ohio, Mrs. Annie B. Shackelford, Richmond, Indiana, and Mrs. Pearl Ferris, Titusville, Florida; one brother, France Hobbs, Middletown, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Florence Shackelford, Zoe, and 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 28, at the Kincaid chapel in Lee County by Rev. Hamp Chambers. Burial was in the Hobbs Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Porter and Son Funeral Home, Campton. Carole

Wolfe County News - July 1968 ZACHARIAH MAN DIES TUESDAY William Thacker, 63, died at his home at Zachariah at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, after a five month illness. He was a native of Lee County, a member of the Baptist Church and a retired oil field worker. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Vada Thacker; six sons; Robert Thacker, Hopewell; Gerald, Jerry and Dennis Thacker, Madison, Ind.; Vernon, Ray Thacker, Zachariah, and Mitchell Thacker, at home; five daughters, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Warner, Cincinnati; Mrs. Edna Fay Relyea, Beattyville; Mrs. Louise McKinney, Zoe; Mrs. Barbara Sue Green, Madison, Ind., and Mrs. Linda Marie Drake, Northville, Mich.; his mother, Mrs. Maude Wells Thacker; five brothers, Curtis Thacker, Louisa; Emery Thacker, Beattyville, Route 1; Lloyd Thacker, Beattyville, and Delmer and James Thacker, Middletown, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Edna Burnett, Louisville, 27 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the Zoe First Church of God by the Rev. Willard Brewer and the Rev. G.B. Morrison. Burial will be in the Thacker Cemetery, Zachariah. The body is in the Porter and Son Funeral Home. Carole

Wolfe County News - Dec. 5, 1969 THRASHER DEAN PASSES NOV. 21 Thomas Thrasher Dean, of Campton, beloved husband of Myrtle Fugate Dean, was born April 4, 1907, and departed this life November 21, 1969, at the age of 62 years, seven months, and 17 days. He was the son of the late Hilt and Maggie Strong Dean, a native of Wolfe County, a retired mail carrier, a veteran of World War II, a member of Cox Lodge 464 F &AM, and was a member of the Church of God. Other survivors besides his wife include five sons, Thomas Gilbert and James, both of the U.S. Army, William, Robert and Jackie Dean, all at home; three daughters, Mrs. Betty Jean Brewer of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Bessie Oliver, Campton, and Miss Ann Dean, at home; one half-brother, Leonard Combs, Rt. 1, Campton; three sisters, Mrs. Lillian Rose Lehman, both of Middletown, Ohio, and Mrs. Margie Allen, Dayton, Ohio, and two grandchildren. He also leaves behind a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his passing. Carole

Wolfe County News - Sept. 1969 JACK SMITH, 69, FORMER P.M. DIES WEDNESDAY Jack Smith, 69, for 30 years postmaster at Campton, died at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. Smith retired from his position with the post office in 1964. A native of Campton, he was the son of the late William C. and Sarah Horton Smith. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Jackie Sebastian, Lexington; three sons. V.J. Smith, Montgomery, Ala John G. Smith, Danville, and Bruce Smith, Campton and six grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Evans Cemetery here. The body was taken from Milward's Mortuary in Lexington to Louisville for cremation. Carole

Wolfe County News - May 9, 1969 JESSE A. CLAIR, LEE CITY, DIES Jesse A. Clair, 48, Lee City died suddenly enroute to a doctor's office in Campton on Tuesday, April 29. He was the husband of Mary Sally Clair, a native of Wolfe County, a mechanic, and a veteran of World War II. Other survivors include two sons, Jesse Kenneth and Ernest, both at home; two daughters, Mrs. Sharon Bush of Route 1, Campton, and Miss Barbara Clair, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asberry Clair of Lee City; two brothers, James Clair of Ohio and Raymond Clair of Indiana; six sisters, Mrs. Atlas Hager, Mrs. Ruth Rogers, Mrs. Myrtle Hoskins, Mrs. Letha Rose, Mrs. Elsa Crase, and Mrs. Alma Caudill. Funeral services were held at the Lee City Church of God at 1 p.m. Friday, April 25, with Rev. Sandefer officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery at Lee City. Arrangements were by Porter and Son Funeral Home. Carole

Found this in the May 4, 1979 Wolfe County paper. I'm not sure this is correct, but it makes interesting reading. I think we discussed on this site a few months ago that Billy Boothe had a Grist Mill over on Bloody Creek ca Civil War Era. SILAS ROSE RAN FIRST GRIST MILL IN 1876 IN WOLFE COUNTY In 1876, the first grist mill was erected on Stillwater in Wolfe County, Ky. It was owned by Silas H. Rose a prosperous merchant, according to the Campton Courier, published in 1905. A dam was placed in Stillwater below the present bridge and there the water running over the dam caused the water wheel to turn and grind the corn into meal one or two days a week. People for miles around would come on mill days and bring their shelled corn in a sack in front of them on a horse or mule or perhaps in the bed of their wagon or buggy. It was a kind of festival day in a way as the farmer would swap yarns while waiting their turn of meal to be ground and visit with their friends whom they had not seen since the last trip to the mill. The pond formed by the dam made a good swimming hole and was used for many years by young fry of the community; as soon as the water became warm in the spring until the frost made the temperature too cold in the fall. Several years ago, the remains of the old dam were cleared out of the river bed when the stream was deepened by the Soil and Water Conservation department to help keep water from flooding its banks. The old water mill has been discontinued for many years, but the dam remained until floods washed most all away making a fair swimming hole and a good fishing spot of rustic beauty. There is still much natural beauty along the banks of the stream where rhododendron and other wild shrubs grow in profusion. But the old swimming hole is no more, either is the old mill dam. In fact it is doubtful if a grist mill remains in the country, as most farmers prefer to buy their meal already bolted and from the stores. But what wonderful corn bread that freshly ground meal would make. Carole

Wolfe County News - May 2, 1969 WOLFE NATIVE DIES IN OHIO Mrs. Bessie Bonnie Taylor, 78 of Middletown, Ohio died at 1 a.m. April 23 at Garden Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for 11 months. Mrs. Taylor had resided at Middletown four years, coming from Stillwater, Wolfe County. Survivors are her husband, Ballard Taylor; seven daughters, Mrs. Mildred Carroll, Mrs. Norma Brewer, Mrs Betty Taylor of Middletown, Mrs. Bonnie Kimbrell, Mt. Sterling, Mrs. Elsie Williams, Bainsbridge, Ohio, Mrs. Lillian Watson, Wellston, and Mrs. Virginia Pence, Dayton, Ohio, two sisters, Mrs. Wayland Lawson, Maytown and Mrs. Evalee Harris, Middletown, Ohio, 35 grandchildren. The body was brought from McCoy Leffler Funeral Home to United Methodist Church at Campton. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, April 25, by Rev. Ben Cain, pastor. Burial was in the Sugar Orchard Cemetery. Carole

Wolfe County News - May 2, 1969 MRS. MOORE, 70 DIES WEDNESDAY Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Moore, 70, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Banks, Bethany, after an extended illness. She was native of Wolfe County, and a member of the Church of God. Other survivors are her husband, Ben Moore; a son, George Moore, Mary; three daughters, Mrs. Viola McQuinn, Rogers Mrs. Elza Watkins, and Mrs. John Banks, Bethany; two brothers, Arch King, London, and Bruce King, Olympic; three half sisters, 26 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of John Banks by Rev. William S. Banks. Burial was in the home cemetery at Whetstone with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole