Kentucky Obituaries July 2001 Through December 2001 These Obituaries Are Gleaned from Mercer County Funeral Homes
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Kentucky Obituaries July 2001 through December 2001 These obituaries are gleaned from Mercer County funeral homes. They are included here because there are many references to places and people in Boyle County. Douglas Baker. Funeral services were held. Tuesday, ANNESS. Martha (Mattie) Anness, 97, of 851 South College September 4, at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home with Street, died Friday, September 28, 2001 at Harrodsburg Health Dr. Robert DeFoor and Rev. Monia Safley officiating. Burial Care Center. Born November 30, 1903 in Mercer County, she was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mark Stratton, was the daughter of late Ben and Nannie Leach Chumbley. Michael Stratton, Tim Ellis, Myron Ellis, Chad Ellis and Ronnie She was the widow of McKinley Anness. She was retired as Bailey. Honorary bearers were members of the Faith, Hope head of housekeeping at Beaumont Inn and was a member of and Love Sunday School Class. Expressions of sympathy the Harrodsburg Christian Church. Survivors include: one son, may take the form of donations to Heritage Hospice, PO Box McKinley Anness, Jr., Harrodsburg; three daughters, Nancy 1213, Danville, KY 40422; Harrodsburg Baptist Foundation, Martin, Harrodsburg, Irene Hambright, Belfont, PA, and Rosa PO Box 286, Harrodsburg, KY 40330 or to one’s favorite Votaw, Valdosta, GA; one sister, Bessie Osbourne, charity. Harrodsburg; 11 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October BAKER. William Raymond Baker, 59, of 1146 West Shelby Street, 2, at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Don Chase officiating. Junction City, died Thursday, August 2, 2001 at St. Joseph Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jerrell Hospital in Lexington. Born September 7, 1941 in Mercer Votaw, Paul Horne, Frank Martin, Sherry Horn and Martha County, he was the son of the late John D. and Sallie Coyle (Mattie) Capparelle. Honorary bearers were Thelma McDonald, Baker. He was a retired car dealer and loved restoring old Virginia Jones, Dianne Horne, Nancy Anness, Jane Kone and cars. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors Deborah Dart. Memorials are suggested to the Harrodsburg include: one daughter, Nitzie (John) Stinnett, Mercer County; Christian Church. five brothers, Donald Ray Baker, Jim Baker, Kenny Baker, David Baker and Ronnie Baker, all of Mercer County; two ARMS. Ruby Carey Arms, 92, died September 21, 2001 in Tulsa, sisters, Irene White and Corene Humfleet, both of Mercer OK, where she had been a resident for 70 years. Born in County. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda Statom Washington County, she was the daughter of the late George Baker and one son, Keith Baker. Funeral services were held R. and Georgia Ann Carey. She was the widow of Burnett Monday, August 6, at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Arms. Survivors include: one sister-in-law, Faye Carey, Home with Bro. Harley Humfleet officiating. Burial was in the Mackville; five nieces, Violet Elliott, Springfield, Joyce Kuehr Hustonville Cemetery. and Judy Carey, both of Louisville; Betty Lou Hanson, CA and Phyllis Banta, Hawthorne, CA; one nephew, Charles Carey, BANKS. John L. Banks, 71, South College Street, died Louisville. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin Wednesday, August 1, 2001 at the James B. Haggin Memorial and Frank Carey and four sisters, Margie Carey, Thelma Hospital. Born March 11, 1930 in Indiana, he was the son of Robinson, Mayme Huffman Moore and Ora Lou McCormick. the late John L. and Ethel Anderson Banks, Sr. He was a Funeral services were held September 25, 2001 at the Rose retired Ohio taxi cab driver, a veteran of the US Navy and the Hill Abbey Chapel in Tulsa, OK, with Bro. Davy Carter US Air Force and a member of the American Legion, Post 52. officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Abbey Mausoleum, Survivors include: two sons, Jerry and Donnie Banks. Tulsa, OK. Memorial services were held Monday, August 6, at the Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Jessamine County. Alexander BAKER, MILITARY RITES. Douglas Laws Post #52, American and Royalty Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Legion, Post #6935, VFW and DAV Post #54 conducted Military Rites for William D. Baker at Spring Hill Cemetery on BATTOE. Bob Brandon Battoe, 81, formerly of Hopkinsville, died September 6, 2001. Those attending were Curtiss Sherrow, Friday, November 23, 2001, at the Masonic Home in Joe Harlow, James Tewmey, Tom Denny and Roy Freeman. Shelbyville. He was a native of Trigg County. He was a retired William Gravely served as bugler. iron worker and a member of Local #70. He was a member of Plumb Masonic Lodge #862, Scottish Rite, Kosair Shrine, BAKER. William Douglas Baker, 75, Oakwood Estates, died Mended Hearts Society and a member of the Walnut Street Saturday, Sep-tember 1, 2001 at his residence. Born April 12, Baptist Church for over 50 years. He was an air force veteran 1926 in Mercer County, he was the son of the late James of World War II. Survivors include: his wife, Imogene “Jean” Abraham and Francis Lorraine White Baker. He was a retired Macham Battoe; two sons, Robert Ellis Battoe, Prospect, Daryl Corning Glass Works employee where he worked for 30 years. Stevan Battoe, Harrodsburg; one sister, Dorothy Henderson, He was a farmer, an avid motor scooter rider and fisherman. Hopkinsville; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in World War Funeral services were held Monday, November 26 at the II and the Korean Conflict and was a life member of the VFW Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville. Memorials are and American Legion. He was a member of the Harrodsburg suggested to Kosair Charities. Baptist Church, a member of the Faith, Hope and Love Sunday School Class and a senior deacon. He was an associate BAXTER. Roy Allen Baxter, 64, of 151 Tyler Avenue, died member of the First Baptist Church in Fort Myers Beach, FL Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at his residence. Born and a member of the Adult Sunday School Class. Survivors December 8, 1936 in Lawrenceburg, he was the son of the late include: his wife, Buena Sallee Baker, Harrodsburg; one son, Everett and Elizabeth Baxter. He was the widower of Mencie Ronnie Maurice Stratton, Daytona Beach, FL; four brothers, Carlotta Ritchie Baxter. He was a retired employee of James Baker, Harry Arnold Baker, Robert Lee Baker and Universal Fasteners in Lawrenceburg and a member of Kenneth Howard Baker, all of Lexington; two sisters, Francis Fellowship Baptist Church. He attended Dry Branch Baptist Baker Taylor and Ernestine Oei, both of Lexington; three Church. Survivors include: one son, Nathan A. Baxter, grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Joey Harrodsburg; two brothers, Ken Baxter, TN and Edward Baxter, East Peoria, IL. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Alisa Baxter. Funeral services were held Saturday, Hindman, and Hassell Bently, Rome City, IN; five September 8, at he Ransdell Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Don grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Releford officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery. October 31, at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby Memorials are suggested to the charity of one’s choice. Logue officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jeremy Young, Paul Litman, David Tharpe, BAYS. Ida Bays, 62, of 523 Mooreland Ave., died Sunday, July Jerry Young, Kenny Caudill and Lennis Caudill. Memorials are 29, 2001 in Pineville. Born October 3, 1938 in Rockcastle suggested to Hospice. County, she was the daughter of the late John and Cordelia Jones Angel. She was a homemaker and a member of the BESL. Raymond A. Besl, 78, Harrodsburg Road, Danville, died Pentecostal Church of God in Harrodsburg. Survivors include: Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001 at his residence. Born Jan. 9, 1923 in her husband, Ralph Bays, Sr., Harrodsburg; four sons, Ralph Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Clare Bays, Jr. and Jerry Coleman, both of Harrodsburg, Ronnie Bertke Besl. He was a WWII Army Air Corps veteran and a Angel, Knoxville, and Danny Angel, Boyle County; one member of St. Andrew Catholic Church. He was a former daughter, Rosie Vaughn, Harrodsburg; one brother, Hubert president of Besl Transfer Company, former owner of Besl Angel, Harrodsburg; two sisters, Almeda Webb of OH and Corporation and Dobosco and had been a director of the North Lona Angel, Louisville; four grandchildren. Funeral services Side Bank and Trust Company, all of Ohio. Survivors include: were held Wednesday, August 1, at Alexander and Royalty his wife, Carol Ruthemeyer Besl, Harrodsburg; three Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Potts officiating. Burial was in daughters, Deborah A. Streiter, Phoenix, AZ, Theresa M. Red Hill Cemetery, Rockcastle County. Collier, Hamilton, OH, and Jill Besl, Danville; one son, David P. Besl, Beavercreek, OH; two brothers, Frank Besl and Robert BEASLEY. James Oliver Beasley, 76, of Batesville, IN, died Besl, both of Cincinnati, OH; two sisters, Mary Gandenberger, Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at his residence. Born January 14, Cincinnati, OH, and Audrey Saunders, and four grandchildren. 1925 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of William Wilcher and He was preceded in death by two brothers, Alfred and William Gertrude Houchins Beasley. He had managed Wallhill Farms Besl. Memorial services were held Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the St. in Batesville for 30 years and after retirement owned and Andrew Catholic Church with Father Joe Muench officiating. trained trotting bred ponies in Indiana and Florida. He was a Memorial contributions may be made to Heritage Hospice, PO member of the Free Will Baptist Church, the American Legion Box 1213, Danville, KY 40422. Alexander and Royalty Funeral and a driver for the International Trotting and Pacing Home was in charge of arrangements.