Wolfe County News - Dec. 9, 1964 CARRIE MIZE, 79 DIES IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Carrie Lee Rose Mize died December 3 in Central Baptist Hospital, Leixngton, where she had been a patient for several weeks. She was 79, being born May 5, 1885. She is survived by one son, William Oldham Mize of Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 in Hazel Green Christian Church by Rev. J. Ryan Nevius, assisted by the pastor, Rev. Oliver Mason. Active pallbearers were Gerald Howard, Ralph Lockard, Bill Lacy, Roy Cecil, Ralph Long, Bruce Blankenship, Paul Moore and William Rice. Honorary pallbearers were O.D. Rose, Dr. Dana Snyder, H.A. Stovall, Dillard Graham, Dr. Rex Center and Dr. Paul F. Maddox. Burial was in Hazel Green Cemetery with Herald and Stewart Funeral Home of West Liberty in charge of arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - Dec. 9, 1964 ED BUCHANAN DIES SUDDENLY R.E. (Ed) Buchanan, 78, retired farmer of Hazel Green, died at his home at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, following a heart attack he suffered the day before. Born at Stillwater, he was a son of the late George W. and Gillie Ann Rose Buchanan, pioneer Wolfe citizens. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had served in World War I. He also was a Kentucky Colonel. Surviving are the wife, Stella McClure Buchanan; two daughters, Mrs Jack Hutchins of Hazel Green, and Mrs. Geo. Sundermeir of Uma, Ariz; three sons, Roger Edward of Middletown, Ohio, George L. of Lexington, and James Bernard of Somerset; one brother, J.B. Buchanan of Hazel Green, and three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Burcham of Stillwater, Mrs. Hazel Combs of Hazel Green, and Mrs. Hattie Murgrave of Middletown, Ohio. Funeral Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Rev. William Heaton and Rev. Joe Nevius officiating. Burial in Hazel Green cemetery. Herald and Stewart Funeral Home making arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 11, 1964 WOLFE NATIVE TAKEN NOV. 3 Mrs. Ella Gibbs Dunn, 60, died suddenly Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Irene Osborne, Middletown, Ohio. She was a native of Wolfe County and member of the Church of God. Other survivors are a son, Dock Junior Dunn, Campton; her mother, Mrs. Nannie Hollon Gibbs, Campton, a brother, Felix Gibbs, Middletown; three sisters, Mrs. Josie Coffey, Middletown, Mrs. Carrie Hollon of New Madison, Ohio and Mrs. Zelda Ritchie of Campton and nine grandchildren. Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at her mother's home by Rev. C.C. Osborne and Rev. Green Ratliff. Burial was in the Rose Cemetery. Porter and Son Funeral Home was in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - Oct. 14, 1964 WOLFE NATIVE DIES IN OHIO Mrs. Sarah E. Harris, 55, wife of William Herbert Harris, of Middletown, Ohio, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday at her home after a long illness. A native of Wolfe County, she was a member of the First Church of God. Other survivors are nine sons, Ray Harris, Campton; Vernon Harris, Germany; and Willie, Corbet Lee, Donald Edgar, Felix Junior, Robert Douglas, George Mason, Bennie John Harris, Middletown; three daughters, Mrs. Lillie Mae Thorpe, Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Dishman and Miss Zeldia Gay Harris, Middletown; her mother, Mrs. Nannie J. Gibbs, of Campton, a brother, Felix Ray Gibbs, Middletown; four sisters, Mrs. Josie Coffee and Mrs. Ella Dunn, Middletown; Mrs. Zeldia Ritchie, Campton, and Mrs. Carrie Hollon, West Manchester, Ohio, and 11 grandchildren. Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the family cemetery on Trace Fork by the Rev. Stanley Hall, the Rev. Green Ratliff. The body was taken from the Porter and Son Funeral Home here to the home of her son, Ray Harris. Carole

Wolfe County News - Feb. 12, 1964 BOB KINCAID, 85, DIED FEBRUARY 7 Bob (Robert) Kincaid, 85, died at the home of a daughter, Lola Bush, at Zachariah at 2:15 p.m. Feb. 7 after about a year's illness. A retired oilfield worker and farmer, he was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived by five sons and two daughters; Osa of Campton, Edd of Isom, Earl of Zachariah, Shelby of Indianapolis. Lola Bush of Zachariah, Erma Judd of Pontiac, Mich;; one brother, Jake Kincaid; two sisters, Dallia Treadway of Ravenna and Susie Cable of Sarasota, Fla.; 27 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the Pine hill Baptist Church with Rev. Eliga Smith and Rev. James Clark officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers wre Lauton Spicer, Bill Shackelford, Willis Carroll, Ishmeal Lairson, Joe Cable, and Ellis Bush. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 8, 1964 CHARLIE HARRIS FARMER PASSES Charlie Harris, 52, a farmer, died Friday night at his home here after an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Wolfe County. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lennie Harris; a son, Donnie Harris, Campton; his mother, Mrs. H.C. Harris, Campton, and four sisters, Misses Genora and Flora Harris of Campton, Mrs. Emma Patton of Vortex and Mrs. Lyda Cockerham, Minnesota; six brothers, Riley, Frank, Raleigh, and Trulan Harris of Campton, Elvie Harris of Royal Oak, Mich, and Oscar Harris of Dayton, Ohio and two grandchildren. Services were conducted at Campton Baptist Church on Monday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Ray Cummings and Rev. J.H. Burton. Burial was in Evans Cemetery with Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - Feb. 5, 1964 BAPTIST MAN CLAIMED 29TH George Campbell, 74, retired farmer, of Baptist, died at the University Hospital, Lexington, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29. He was a native of Breathitt County. Surviving are three sons, Troy Campbell, Jackson, Roy and Hoy Campbell of Baptist; two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Jones of Baptist, and Mrs. Throna Holbrook of Salyersville, and 11 grandchildren. Services were conducted at 1 :30 p.m. Satruday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Jones by Rev. Omer Spencer. Burial was in the family cemetery at Baptist with the Porter and Son Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - Feb. 5, 1964 MORT STAMPER DIES JAN. 26 Mort Stamper, 89, retired minister, died at his home at Trent at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. He was a native of Wolfe County and had been a Missionary Baptist minister for 45 years. Surviving are four sons, Troy Stamper of Dayton, Ohio, Andrew Stamper of Middletown, Ohio, Fred Stamper of Cincinnati, and Kelly Stamper of Trent; three daughters, Mrs. Tressie Peck of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Della Edwards of Newport, and Mrs. May Faulkner of Clay City; two brothers, Drew Stamper of Dayton, Ohio and Tom Stamper of Mt. Sterling, and 32 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the Lower Laurel Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, by Rev. Willie Taylor. Burial in Hazel Green cemetery with Porter and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole Note: Death Index gives his death date as Jan. 28, 1964 age 88

No obits this morning, no electric till noon, hope where ever you are, you are safe and warm. We have a little of the nasty white stuff with some ice along with it. UGH! Wolfe County News - Feb. 5, 1964 JOHN CRAIN DIES OF LONG ILLNESS John B. Crain, 73, of Trent, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at his home after a long illness. A retired farmer, he was a native of Wolfe County and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Eula Dennis, Peru, Ind., and Mrs. Barbara Edwards of Clay City, and a son, Robert Crain, Trent. Services were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Providence Baptist Church by Rev. Herschel Halsey. Burial was in the Spradlin Cemetery at Toliver. The Herald and Stewart Funeral Home was in charge. Carole

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Wolfe County News- June 3, 1964 MINERVA TERRILL DIES AT AGE 42 Minerva Hollon Terrill, 42, died June 1 at her home at Vortex at about 2:30. She was a member of the Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Ottis Terrill, four sons and three daughters all at home. Sons: Alvin, Lonnie, Roy, and George Terrill. Daughters are: Letha Louise, Laura Helen and Maude Dale Terrill. She is also survived by her father, Swango Hollon, Mullins Point, and a brother, Ruford Hollon of Dayton, O., three sisters, Mrs. Laura Alexandaer and Mrs. Pearlie Anderson, Campton, and Mrs. Jane Peck, Dayton, Ohio. Body is at Porter and Son Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 1966 EDWARD BUSH, 70 MERCHANT PASSES Edward Bush, 70 died at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31 of a heart attack. He was a retired merchant and post master at Zachariah. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nell Bush; a son, Edwin Bush of Richmond, and a daughter, Mrs. Janice Gross of Dayton, Ohio; four grandchildren, also two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Adams, Zachariah; and Mrs. Della Holden, Dayton, Ohio. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Zoe Church of God, Rev. Luther Keeton and Rev. Clark oficiated. Burial in the Bush Cemetery. Carole

Wolfe County News - March 11, 1964 Mrs. Sarah Sewell, 88, a native of Wolfe County, passed away at her home at California, Ky, Feb. 26. Mrs. Sewell was the wife of the late Rev. Benjamin Sewell, a retired Methodist Minister, who preceded her in death five years ago. Mrs. Sewell was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Byrd. She was a teacher in the Wolfe County schools and postmistress at Campton for several years. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Virgie Smith, Newport, and Mrs. Audrey Clift, California, Ky; one son, Ben Sewell, Jr, Cincinnati, Ohio; a brother, W.L. Byrd, Stockton, California; seven grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. Services were conducted by the Rev. O.W. Robinson, Feb. 29 at the Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial in Grandview Cemetery. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 29, 1964 CAMPTON WOMAN CLAIMED SUNDAY Margaret Elizabeth Creech, 60, died at her home Sunday night, April 26, following a long period of poor health. She was a native of Wolfe County and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Alec Creech and six sons, Floyd Creech and Sidney Creech of Cincinnati, Jerry Creech of Lexington, Noah Creech of Dayton, Henry Creech of Lexington, and Hiram Creech of Valeria; also three daughters, Mrs. Francis Creech, Sharonville, O., Mrs. Thelma Smith, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Mildred Roberts, of Stanton; three sisters, Mrs. Martha Ellen Landrum, Mrs. Sarah Jane Collinsworth and Mrs. Thelma Murphy, all of Pomeroyton and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Porter Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday, April 23 at 2 p.m. with Rev. John Frank Powell officiating. Burial in the family cemetery at Valeria. Carole

Wolfe County News - May 27, 1964 MRS. CULBERTSON DIES AT AGE 92 Mary Nickell Taylor Culbertson, 92, died at her home in Campton at 1 a.m. Tuesday, May 26 after a long illness. She was a native of Wolfe County and a charter member of the Landsaw Church of Christ. She is survived by one son, Rev. Willie Taylor of Zoe, four daughters, Mrs. Jenny Byrd, Mrs. Belle Cable, Mrs. Barsha Hanks, all of Campton and Mrs. Mabel Trent, Middletown, Ohio; two brothers, John Nickell and Harlan Nickell, both of Campton; and one sister, Mrs. Illa Hammonds, Middletown, Ohio. Services will be held at 1p.m. Thursday at Landaw Chruch of Christ. Burial will be in the Taylor Cemetery on Lacy Creek. The body is at the Shackelford Funeral Home where it will remain until time for the funeral. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 15, 1964 MILLIE FULKS DIES AT HOME Mrs. Millie Ann Fulks, 72, died suddenly at her home near Campton about 6:20 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13. She was a native of Wolfe County, daughter of the late John Lacy. She attended the Church of God. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Fulks, Campton; one son, James G. Fulks, Cincinnati, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Blanche Cable and Miss Geneva Fulks, both of Campton; four brothers, George, Clifford, Ray, and J.D. Lacy, all of Campton; one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Fulks of Campton; 15 grandhcildren and two great grandchildren. Services were conducted at Campton Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Wednesday with the pastor Rev. Ray Cummins, officiating. Burial in Evans Cemetery with Porter and Son Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 8, 1964 JESSE ROSE RITES HELD MARCH 14TH Funeral service was conducted in Ohio Saturday, March 14, for Jesse Rose with Rev. Henry Howard officiating. Burial was in Springboro, Ohio cemetery. His death was caused by a heart condition and death come in the Middletown, Ohio, hospital on March 12. He retired from work at Frigidaire 7 years ago after working there for several years. He was a foreman in the oil fields for 12 years or more prior to that. He was the son of the late James W. and Rachel Brown Rose and was born in Wolfe county, March 5, 1891. He married Margaret Combs, October 24, 1911. To this union were born three daughters and three sons, Opal, Monzella and Freida, Elbert, Lionel Jack; ten grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Emma Cartwright, one brother, Charlie Rose, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Carole

Wolfe County News - April 8, 1964 J.H. NICKELL, 75 WOLFE NATIVE PASSES APRIL 1 Jim Howard Nickell, 75, of Georgetown, Ky and a native of Belknap, Wolfe County, died March 31 in a Georgetown hospital. The body was returned to Morgan County for funeral on Friday, April 3, at Potter Chapel in West Liberty, and burial was in the family plot at Cannel City. Mr. Nickell was born in Wolfe County, May 1, 1888, a son of Andy Campbell Nickell and Rowena Wilson Nickell, one of eight children. He married Cynthia Bell Holbrok in 1909. He was converted at a revival conducted by Rev. Will Lindon at the Church of God in 1911. He was a citizen of high character and true christian principles. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Woodrow Vest, of Scott County, and Mrs. Charles Ruark, Mt. Sterling; four sons, Andy Nickell, Dayton, Ohio; Henry Nickell, Raven, Virginia; Berkley Nickell, Insko and Ova W. Nickell, Temperance, Mich; two brothers, Joseph Nickell of Daysboro, and John Nickell of Insko; a sister, Mrs. Rollie Prater, Insko. Officiating ministers were Rev. Forest Bailey and A.C. Smith. _______ Wolfe County News - June 24, 1964 CYNTHIA NICKELL OF INSKO PASSES Cynthia Bell Nickell, 72, of Insko, died Friday, June 19 at 2:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was born Feb. 24, 1892 in Magoffin County, a daughter of Sarah Crase Holbrooks and John Henry Holbrooks. She was a member of the Church of God and was the widow of the late Jim Howard Nickell. She is survived by the following children; Andy Campbell Nickell, Dayton, O., Henry Oakley Nickell, Raven, VA., Irene Vest, Georgetown, Ky., Berkley Nickell, Insko, Ova Nickell, Temperance, Mich., and Justine Ruark, Mt. Sterling, Ky. Funeral was conducted Sunday, June 21 at Potter Chapel with Revs. Forest Bailey and Ark Smith officiating. Burial was in the Nickell cemetery at Cannel city. Potter Funeral Home made arrangements. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 29, 1964 Lula Cockerham Brewer born Nov. 16, 1887, departed this life Jan. 17, 1964, at the age of 76 years, and two months. In August 1902 she was united in marriage to Richmond Brewer who preceded her in death seven years and two months. To this union were born 9 children, three preceding her in death. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Junie Profitt, with whom she made her home in Middletown, Ohio, since the death of her husband; Mrs. Ava James, Dry Ridge, Mrs. Odra Wallace, Circleville, Ohio, three sons, Arthur, Dorsie and Arnold Brewer all of Middletown, Ohio; 23 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren; three sisters, Laura Hollon and Beulah Dalton of Landsaw and Bessie Kidd of Morgan County; one brother, Claude Cockerham, of Wolfe County. She was united with the Church of Christ in 1902 and was a faithful and devoted Christian worker in the Church of Christ for 57 years. Funeral service was held at the Landsaw Church of Christ, Landsaw, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Willie Taylor and Rev. J.M. Cockerham officiating. Interment in Landsaw cemetery. Arrangements were by McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home in Middletown, Ohio. Carole

Wolfe County News - Jan. 19, 1966 MRS. MAC TURNER DIES AT AGE 94 Emma Sparks Turner, 94, died Friday, Jan. 14, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Clara Napier, in Campton. A native of Wolfe County, she was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are her husband, Mac C. Turner; four daughters, Mrs. Mable Adams, Mrs. Clara Napier, and Mrs. Sowder Sparks, Campton, and Mrs. Ellen Profitt Sergeant; two sons, Robert and Jess Sparks, Dayton, Ohio, 43 grandchildren, 76 great grandchildren and 24 great great grandchildren. Services were conducted Sunday at the Campton Church of God by Rev. Omer Spencer. Burial in the family cemetery at Tar Ridge. Shackelford Funeral Home in charge. Carole