Wolfe County News - April 27, 1960 STELLA TRENT, 67, PASSES APRIL 12th Stella May Trent, 67, wife of Elec Boyd Trent, died at her home at 12:30 a.m. April 12. She had been ill for a number of months. She was a member of the Church of God. She is survived by four sons; Luther Trent, North Judson, Ind.; Orville, Arnold and Calloway Trent, all of Dayton, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Tyra and Mrs. Darley Banks, both of Campton; and Mrs. Jean Powell, Chicago, Ill.; one brother, Andy Watkins of Fairborn, Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. Alice Trent of Campton; 24 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral was conducted April 14 at the Campton First Church of God with Rev. Coy Rigney officiating. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of B.F. Porter and Son Funeral Home, Campton. Carole

Wolfe County News - Aug. 10, 1960 MRS. CALLIE LITTLE DIES AT GILLMORE Mrs. Callie Little, 61, died Aug. 2 at the home of Miss Forrestine Little at Gillmore after a long ilness. She was the d/o the late Joseph and Elizabeth Lindon Miller. Survivors include five sons, Herbert and Ova Little, Mt. Sterling; Miles and R.B., Middletown, Ohio; and Oda Little, Cincinnati; five daughters, Mrs. James Carroll and Mrs. Arthur Baker of Alexandria; Mrs. Forrest Hall, Trenton, Ohio; Mrs. James Southers, Middletown, Ohio; and Miss Forrestine Little, Gillmore; two brothers, Joe and Howard Miller of Stillwater; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Combs, Mrs. Maude Colums and Miss Ella Miller all of Stillwater, Miss Minnie Swope of Slade and Mrs. Fern Carroll of McLeansboro, Ill; 38 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Walter Little Cemetery at Gillmore with Rev. Clifford Hutchings officiating. B.F. Porter & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Carole

Andrew Porter Steele b. Wolfe 1872, m. Mabel McCormick in Powell Co.1899. In "Early & Modern History of Wolfe Co.", Aunt Mattie Sewell states, "killed while hunting in Mississippi". Does anyone have any information at all on this family? There were two sons: McCormick Porter and Montford. Appreciate your help. Monty Reed

Wolfe County News - Dec. 7, 1960 MRS. MARY WHITE DIES IN CAMPTON Mrs. Mary Tyler White, 80, Campton died at 2 p.m. Satruday at her home after a short illness. A native of Wolfe County, she was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are her husband, John White, three sons, William E. and James E. White, Dayton, Ohio and Raymond White, Campton; five daughters, Mrs. Bertie Centers and Miss Mattie White, Campton; Mrs. Deborah Miniard, Detroit, Mich; Mrs. Emma Goodson, Atlanta, GA., and Mrs. Ethyl Thompson, Mt. Sterling; two brothers, Roscoe Tyler, Franklin, Ohio, and three sisters, Mrs. Daisy Kincaid and Mrs. Ursey Hanks, Middletown, Ohio, and Mrs. Ruth Hoopengarner, Indianapolis, Ind. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Campton Methodist Church by the Rev. J.H. Burton. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery with Shackelford and Cox Funeral Home in charge. CArole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 1960 BILL WHISMAN DIED OCT. 29th Wm. (Bill) Whisman, 67 died Oct. 29 at his home in Detroit, Mich. He is survived by his father, Sam Whisman of Big Andy; three bothers, Jack Charles Whisman of Detroit, Marion of Mt. Zion, W.Va., and Alfred of Beattyville, five nieces and one nephew. Funeral was conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Whisman cemetery at Big Andy with Rev. Joe Cable officiating. B.F. Porter and Son Funeral Home was in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 1960 EX-WOLFE TEACHER PASSES SUDDENLY Herman Hanks, 60, died last Thursday in a Covington Hospital following a heart attack. He was a former Wolfe County school teacher. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Bush Hanks of Covington; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Hanks, Sr., of Campton; two brothers, Boone Hanks of Lexington, and C.M. Hanks, Jr. of Morning View; one sister, Mrs. Steve Rose of Campton, three nieces and three nephews. Funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the Campton Methodist Church with Rev. W.W. Brewer officiating. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery with Shackelford and Cox Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole

Does anyone know where I might find obits that Carole Bays posted from Lee, Breathitt and Wolfe counties on a Taulbee site some years ago? Thanks, Marge

Wolfe County News - March 1, 1960 RETIRED FARMER DIES AT CAMPTON William Wiley Steele, 80, a retired farmer, died Thursday Feb. 25, at his home in Campton after a long illness. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Steele; three daughters, Miss Mignon Steele of Miami, Fla., Miss Bonnie Steele of Campton and Mrs. Grace Roebelle of Cincinnati; five sons, Ora and Henry Steele, Pittsburgh, Penna., Manson Steele of Cincinnati; Wellington Steele of Dayton, Ohio and William Steele, Jr., of Campton. Funeral was Saturday, Feb. 27, at 11:00 am. at the Hearne Funeral Home Chapel, Campton, with Rev. James R. Pinkley, Jr., officiating. Assisting was Rev. Lump Osborne. Burial was in the Steele cemetery near his home, with the Hearne Funeral Home in charge. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 1960 IDA COCKERHAM DIES OCT. 31st Mrs. Ida Cockerham, 58, died at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, after a long illness. She had been a member of the Landsaw Church of Christ for 35 years. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Cockerham of Landsaw, three sons, Earl and A.C. Cockerham, both of Middletown, Ohio and Jimmy at home; six daughters, Mrs. Andrew Stamper and Mrs. Jim Trimble, both of Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Charles Tutt, of Dayton, Ohio., Mrs. Glen Tyra of Hollonville, and Misses Opal Lee and Faye Cockerham at home; also eleven grandchildren. Funeral was conducted Wednesday morning at the Landsaw Church of Christ with Rev. John Dalton and Rev. Willie Taylor officiating. Burial arrangements were in charge of Shackelford and Cox Funeral Home in Evans Cemetery. Carole

---------- From: Carole Bays Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 7:53 AM To: 'KyWofle-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: Sherman Shackelford Wolfe County News - June 1, 1960 SHERMAN SHACKELFORD PASSES IN MIDDLETOWN Sherman Shackelford, 95?, died at the Garden Manor Rest Home in Middletown, Ohio, Monday night, May 16. He was a native of Wolfe County and a member of the Methodist Church. Survivng are three daughters, Mrs. F.H. Rike and Mrs. Henry Price of Middletown, Mrs. C.T. Lindon of Lexington; three sons, Sam, Fred, and Benham Shackelford, all of Middletown. Funeral was conducted at noon, Wednesday at the Hearne Funeral Home by Rev. Sewell Woodward. Burial was in Gosneyville Cemetery. Carole

Wolfe County News - June 1960 GEORGE ALLEN DIES OF HEART ATTACK George Allen, 58, died suddenly of a heart attack, Tuesday, June 7 at Campton. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Ethel Allen, Vortex; three sons, Robert Wilson Allen, Joe Allen and James William Allen, all of Indianapolis, Indiana, and one daughter, Mrs. Mollie Josephine Carson, also of Indianapolis; three sisters, Miss Oma Allen, Mrs. Jenny Copeland and Pruda. Services were conducted at the Campton Baptist Church, June 9 by the Rev. James R. Pinkley, Jr. Burial was in the Taulbee cemetery at Vortex, arrangements by B.F. Porter and Son Funeral Home. Carole Note: George the s/o Ferris D. Allen and Nancy Smith Jenny should be Jettie Coplin Pruda Crabtree Culliver.

John, I am not sure I have them all.. but I should have most of them in the WOLFE COUNTY DEATHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywolfe/obit.htm Enjoy! Diane Parsons John Schulke <schulkejw@mpinet.net> wrote:Does anyone know where I might find obits that Carole Bays posted from Lee, Breathitt and Wolfe counties on a Taulbee site some years ago? Thanks, Marge ==== KYWOLFE Mailing List ==== If you prefer digest mode, you must first "unsubscribe" to KYWOLFE-L-request@rootsweb.com & then "subscribe" to KYWOLFE-D-request@rootsweb.com. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive medley & videos from Greatest Hits CD

Wolfe County News - June 1960 HARRY ALEXANDER SUCCUMBS IN OHIO Harry Alexander, age 50, died suddenly at his home in Dayton, Ohio, June 12. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Grace Faulkner of Campton; four sons, Eldridge Dean, Henry C., Robert Gene and Jack Bruce Alexander, all of Campton; three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Faye Cox of Cold Springs, Ky., Miss Ruth Ann and Miss Sheila Lynn Alexander, of Campton; four brothers, Raymond and John Alexander of Campton, James Miller and Nolan Faulkner, both of Brighton, Mich. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Eunice Childers, Jackson, Miss Josephine Alexander, Campton, Mrs. Mabel Profitt of New Hudson, Mich., and Miss Catherine Faulkner of South Lyon, Mich. Services were conducted at the Bear Pen Church, June 15. Rev. David Ford officiated. Burial was in the Miller Cemetery with B.F. Porter and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Carole

Due to the obits that Carole Bays is listing on this list I found the name :Mrs. Sarah Charles, Presquie Isle, Wis., can anyone tell me which CHARLES she married and when. Her sister was Mary Ellen Reynolds Horton. Thanks, Mollie Charles Pawlik Froglady2@worldnet.att.net

Wolfe County News - Feb. 1958 MARY E. HORTON DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE Mrs. Mary Ellen Horton, 79 widow of C.F. Horton died suddenly Monday at her home in the Rocky Branch section of Wolfe County. She was a member of the Campton Baptist Church and a member of Eve Chapter 272, Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors inlcude four sons, Robert Horton, Beattyville; Dan Horton, Dayton, Ohio; Charles Horton, Fairfield, Ohio; and Rollie Horton, Springboro, Ohio; five daughters, Mrs. Ida Campbell, Campton; Mrs. Jane Walters, West Liberty; Mrs. Lennie Carter, Middletown, Ohio; Mrs. Winnie Alexander, Campton, and Mrs. Sadie Dietmyer, Middletown, Ohio; two brothers, Rollie Reynolds, Beattyville, and James Reynolds, Middletown; two sisters, Mrs. Lula Tolson, Campton, and Mrs. Sarah Charles, Presquie Isle, Wis., and 23 grandchildren. Carole Note: KBI gives her age as 78 and death date as Feb. 24, 1958

Wolfe County News - April 1952 FUNERAL RITES IN POWELL FOR MRS. D. CREECH Committal services for Mrs. Caroline Creech wife of the Rev. Don Creech former pastor of the Morris Creek Baptist Church were held Sunday afternoon, April 20 in the Stanton Cemetery. She was returned here from Deputy, Indiana, where she and Bro Creech were living at the time of her passing on Saturday, April 19. Formal funeral rites will be held the fourth Sunday in August at the Memorial Meeting of the Missionary Baptist Church of Morris Creek. Mrs. Creech was born in Breathitt County, a daughter of Wesley and Armenia Miller Trent, on March 23, 1868. At the age of 18 she was united in holy wedlock with Don Creech at the old Bethel Church in Wolfe County. On January 27 of this year, the Rev. and Mrs. Creech celebrated their 66th Wedding Anniversary. They moved to Powell County in 1920 and only a short while ago they moved from Morris Creek to Deputy, Indiana. Fourteen children were born to the union of Caroline and Don Creech, half of whom survive in addition to Bro Creech. They are: Three daughters, Oma Abner, Stanton, Nancy Brewer, Campton and Savannah Hatton, Versailles, four sons, Liberty Creech and Alfred Creech, both of Deputy, Indiana, Wesley Creech, West Bend and Elijah Creech, Newport. Carole

Wolfe County News - Nov. 4, 1959 TINA LUMPKINS OF CAMPTON DIES Mrs. Tina Lumpkins, 36, wife of Stanley Lumpkins died at her home Thursday after a long illness. She was a member of the First Church of God, Campton. Besides her husband she is survived by two daughters, Nellie Mae and Linda Sue Lumpkins; three sons, Ray Elwood, Homer Stiven and Stanley Lumpkins, Jr., her father, Elmer C. Roberts of Campton, two brothers, Lee Roberts, Pine Ridge, and Matt Roberts of Ohio. Services were conducted Oct. 31, at the First Church of God by the Rev. Walter Strong and the Rev. Coy Rigney. Burial was in the Evans Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Sewell, Raymond Brewer, Herbert Holbrook Elzie Mayabb, Herbert Flinchum, and Berlyn Cable. Arrangements were made by Hearne Funeral Home, Campton. Carole

Seeking 1880 or 1900 census citation for William and Emmaline Steele Coons. Death date of William unknown. Emmaline d. Wolfe 1917. Monty Reed

I have a few annotations on the 1910 Forest Co., WI info. Annotations are in brackets [ ]. Margaret M. Hayes > 1910 FOREST CO., WI > NORTH CRANDON TWP. > > #90/93 > Alvin SPENCER, head, 60, m.1, KyKyKy, farmer, > [Alvin s/o Alex Spencer & Emily Lovelace] > Celeah? J., wife, 59, m.1, 42 yrs, 14 ch-13 liv., KyNCTN > Claude M., son, 24, single, KyKyKy, laborer, odd jobs > Louenda B., dau, 21, single, KyKyKy > [Lucinda Belle age s/b 27 - she md. Miles McIntosh #96/99] > Jacob, L., son, 22, KyKyKy, laborer > Patrick, H., son, 20, single, laborer > James H., son, 19, single > Ora E., dau, 16,single > Stroughter C., 13, single > Solomon MORGAN, boarder, 33, single, KyKyKy, laborer > > #91/94 > Alexander SPENCER, head, 29, m. 1, 8 yrs, KyKyKy, laborer > [Alexander s/o Alvin #90/93] > Roseanna, wife, 24, m.1, 8 yrs, 3 ch, 1 liv., KyKyKy > [nee Powell] > Albert, son, 7, KyKyKy > > #92/95 > Aburberyn F. BROOK, head, 41, m. 1, 0yrs., KyVaKy, stage driver > [Arberry Brooks] > Adlina S., wife, 32, m. 1, 0 yrs, 1 ch-l liv. KyKyKy > [Sylvania Adeline nee Spencer d/o #90/93] > > #96/99 > Miles MACHINGTOSH, head, 30, single, KyKyKy, farmer > [Miles md. d/o #90/93] > Nelson , brother, 28, single, KyKyKy, farmer > > #103/106 > William C. POWEL, head, 56, m. 2, 16 yrs, KyKyKy, farmer > Lizzie, wife, 33, m. 1, 16 yrs, 7 ch-7 liv, KyKyKy > [Jemima Elizabeth nee Spencer d/o #90/93] > Oakley S., son, 15, single, KyKyKy > Ada A., dau, 13, single KyKyKy > Edith, dau, 11, single, KyKyky > Ereal?, dau, 09, single KyKyKy > [Ersla Eloise] > Gollmer J., son, 07, KyKyKy > [I have him as G. York] > Surilda, dau, 05, KyKyKy > Delbert D., 11/12, Wisc,KyKy >

Wolfe County News - July 8, 1959 JACK HOLLON, 79 PASSES JULY 1ST Jack Hollon, 79, died at his home at Landsaw Wednesday, July 1, at 6:30 p.m. following a lengthy illness. He had been a member of the Landsaw Church of Christ for 55 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Cockerham Hollon, four sons, Willie Hollon, Crittenden; Edgar Hollon, South Lyons, Mich.; Ray and Leslie Hollon, both of Campton rural; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth James, Dry Ridge; Mrs. Pearl Taulbee and Mrs. Mae Center, both of Campton rural and one half sister, Mrs. Esther Hanes of Covington, KY and a host of other relatives and friends. Three sons preceded him in death, two in infancy, and the other, Pvt. Stanley Hollon was killed in battle during World War II. Funeral was conducted Friday, July 3, at the Church of Christ at Landsaw with Rev. Francis M. Deaton, Willie Taylor and John Dalton officiating. Burial was in the Cockerham cemetery at Landsaw with Hearne Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were all grandsons except Charlie Dalton. They included, Pvt. Jack Hollon, James L. Center, Tyler Taulbee, Osa Hollon and Hager Lee Hollon. The deceased was one who always filled his seat in the church house regularly as long as he was able to attend. He will be sadly missed by all. He served as a deacon for several years. In the home he was a fine husband and a tender, loving father. Carole