John ‘Johnson’ Hampton Amos
BOWLING GREEN — John “Johnson” Hampton Amos, 64, a native of Park City, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at his residence.
He was the son of the late George Amos and Katie Amos.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Hayden Amos of Bowling Green.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 230 N. Hayden St., Park City, with interment at Barlow Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the church.
Burnam & Son Mortuary, Inc., Bowling Green, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorotha Steenbergen Beam
AUSTIN — Dorotha Steenbergen Beam, 93, a Barren County native, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 ,at the Medical Center in Scottsville.
Funeral services for Dorotha Steenbergen Beam were conducted on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Hughes Funeral Chapel in Fountain Run. Interment was in Pleasant Home Cemetery in Barren County. Contributions can be made to the Pleasant Home Cemetery.
Mrs. Beam was a retired school teacher from Jefferson and Barren counties in Kentucky. She was also a member of the Carlisle Baptist Church in Louisville.
She is survived by three sons: Jimmy (Barbara) Beam of Borden, Ind., Billy Beam of Cox’s Creek, and Daryl (Judy) Beam of Austin; two daughters: Kaye Braun (Mike) of Austin, and Glynda Shankey (John) of Orlando, Fla.; one sister: Sue Fraim of Fountain Run; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Louis and Laura Harrison Steenbergen; and her husband, Ralph Beam.
Arrangements are by Hughes Funeral Chapel in Fountain Run, (270) 434-2581.
Michael David Parsley
BOWLING GREEN — Michael David Parsley, 54, was born Feb. 18, 1955, in Manchester, Tenn., the son of the late William and Margie Gibson-Parsley. He entered into eternal rest this past Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, in Bowling Green.
Mr. Parsley was a graduate of Waipahu High School in Hawaii with the class of 1973. He later attended Columbia State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. He played guitar and was a chess enthusiast and enjoyed occasionally sailing on his boat the “Rendezvous.” As a young man, Mike raced and restored hot rod dragsters. One of his greatest joys was restoring an old Ford Falcon with his father, Bill. His greatest joy, however, was his family. They recall him as a great friend and mentor. He was a Christian, attending Hillvue Heights Church with his family.
Mr. Parsley was a businessman with ethical principles. As a 30- year veteran of the oil and gas industry, he founded Republic Exploration in 1979. He traveled extensively as an international oil consultant to Canada, Honduras, Sweden, and many European countries. Beginning his career in the oil industry in the late 1970s, he became an independent oil and gas producer that led to various professional chairs in the petroleum industry, including the Tennessee and Kentucky Oil and Gas Association. He was responsible for drilling over 400 oil wells across the United States. Mr. Parsley was a consultant to the Governor of Kentucky’s office regulating current oil and gas policies in the commonwealth.
Mr. Parsley is survived by his wife, Debbie; two sons: Michael D. Parsley II of Bowling Green and Jonathan B. Parsley of Bowling Green; two sisters: Sylvia Parsley-Sullivan of Nashville, and Mary Parsley-McDougal and husband Randy of Murfreesboro, Tenn. He is also survived by two brothers-in-law: Dr. David Barnett and wife Janine of Talbott, Tenn., and Jon Barnett and wife Rhonda of Pine Mountain, Ga. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents.
Online condolences may be left at www.jckirbyandson.com.
Visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, from 4 to 8 p.m. at J.C. Kirby and Son Lovers Lane Chapel, Bowling Green. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Hillvue Heights Worship Center with Dr. David Barnett officiating.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to: Freedom Fellowship, which is constructing a Christian coffeehouse which will outreach to the community to connect people to Jesus Christ through coffee and fellowship which Mike greatly enjoyed. Freedom Fellowships’ address: c/o Pastor David Barnett in remembrance of Michael D. Parsley, 2590 Kaley Drive, Talbott, TN 37877.
Ozell Dyer
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Ozell Dyer, 84, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, in Indianapolis.
She was the daughter of the late Orville Stockton and Mary Alice Brown Stockton and wife of the late Waymond Dyer.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Yokley-Trible Funeral Home, Tompkinsville, with burial in Bailey cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the funeral home.
Marjorie Laverne Garrett
GLASGOW — Marjorie Laverne Garrett, 80, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital.
Born in Metcalfe County, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey C. and Elcie Whitlow Hundley and wife of the late Henry O. Garrett. Mrs. Garrett was a member of the Union No. 2 Missionary Baptist Church, the Barren County Homemakers, a former employee of Mallory's in Glasgow and the Barren County school system.
Survivors include a daughter: Debra Fay Hawkins of Livingston, Tenn.; a son: Barry Eugene Garrett (Theresa) of Tompkinsville; five grandchildren: Johnathan Garrett (LaJill), Alexis and Dakota Gaw, Jennifer Hammer and Felicia Lee; and four great-grandchildren: Braden, Ashlynn, John Wesley and Shaylee.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters: Maurae Foster and Mildred Gore.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in Union No. 2 Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
www.crowfuneralhome.com
Lorene F. Gammon Lyons
TOMPKINSVILLE — Lorene F. Gammon Lyons, 99, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at Monroe County Medical Center in Tompkinsville.
She was the daughter of the late James Monroe Gammon and Beadie Emberton Gammon and wife of the late Tip Lyons.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Strode Funeral Home, Tompkinsville, with burial in Old Mount Hermon Cemetery in Monroe County. Visitation is in progress at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Old Mount Hermon cemetery.
Grant Allen Sturgeon
GLASGOW — Grant Allen Sturgeon, 65, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at his residence.
Born in Louisville, he was the son of the late Cecil Olson Sturgeon and Sally Weihe Kessler of Cordon, Ind., who survives. Mr. Sturgeon attended New Salem United Methodist Church and was retired from Eaton Brake & Axle Corporation. He was a past president of the Morning Rotary club, a former board member of the East Barren Volunteer Fire Department and the Chamber of Commerce, a Kentucky Colonel and was involved with Kiwanis Soccer League and volunteer with Eastern Elementary School Little League basketball program.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Jenny Haynes Sturgeon of Glasgow; a daughter: Michele Williams (Todd) of Glasgow; a son: Kevin Grant Sturgeon (Donna) of Glasgow; four grandchildren: Spencer Grant Williams (Tabitha), Hunter Lee Williams, Justin Grant Sturgeon and Jakob Weihe Sturgeon; three brothers: Ernest Keith (Barbara) of Floyd Knobs, Ind., Richard Kessler of Corydon, Ind., and Cecil Olson Sturgeon of Oklahoma; four sisters: Judy Jeffries (Dennis), Yvonne Sturgeon, Rhonda Riggs and Wendy Koehl, all of Indiana; a special cousin: Dennis Anderson (Sharon) of Louisville; five children that were very special to him: Matt Young, Alysia Young, Ben Williams, Samantha Williams and Matt Williams; several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in New Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be after 3:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
www.crowfuneralhome.com
Ruel G. Thompson
HORSE CAVE — Ruel G. Thompson, 76, passed away 5:25 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Thompson was born in Green County, a retired manager of Amerigas Corporation, farmer and a member of Horse Cave Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Frances Thompson of Horse Cave; a daughter: Pamela Renee Turner and husband Randy of Horse Cave; two sons: Billy Thompson and wife Marilyn of Horse Cave, and Mark Thompson and wife Patricia of Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren: Wendy Caudel, Scott Thompson, Nick Thompson and Ben Thompson; five great-grandchildren: Shelby Caudel, Zachary Caudel, Kellen Thompson, Carson Thompson and Jackson Thompson; several nieces and nephews
Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Nora Mae Mitchell Thompson; three brothers, Dale, Allen and Merrill Thompson; two sisters, Virginia O'Banion and Glenda Brown.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in the chapel of Winn Funeral Home, Horse Cave, with burial in Horse Cave Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Donations may be made to the American Arthritis Foundation
www.winnfuneralhome.com
David S. Watkins
SMITHS GROVE — David S. Watkins, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green.
He was the son of the late David L. Watkins and Bertha Smith Watkins and husband of Patsy Rector Watkins, who survives.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel, with burial in Smiths Grove Cemetery. Visitation is 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
SERVICES
HORSE CAVE — Michael Wayne Keyes, 39, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today (Monday) at the Lighthouse Church in Horse Cave with burial in Lighthouse Church Community Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home.
HORSE CAVE — Evelyn Grubbs Smith, 91, passed away Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at Hart County Health Care Center. Visitation will be at Winn Funeral Home Chapel today (Monday) from 2 to 8 p.m. and after 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Funeral services, under the direction of Winn Funeral Home, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday with burial in Horse Cave Municipal Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of donations to Gideons International.
GLASGOW — Cora Ruth Coffey, 79, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at NHC Healthcare Facility in Glasgow. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today (Monday) at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in New Liberty Cemetery.
EDMONTON — Cynthia Ernestine Bell, 94, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, at T.J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today (Monday) at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton with burial in the Bell Family Cemetery.
PARK CITY — Roxy Louise Lester Perkins, 91, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Barren County Health Care Center, Glasgow. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at Patton Funeral Home, Park City Chapel. Visitation will be 2 until 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, and 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Park City Baptist Church or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Nashville, Tenn. — Mary Anne Crown, 73, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at a friend’s residence. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today (Monday) at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. with burial in the Lewis Chapel Cemetery.
