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Louise Upchurch Darnell
1916-2004
GLEASON: Services for Louise Upchurch Darnell, 87,
were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 20 at First Baptist
Church in Gleason with the Rev. Kenneth Roberts
officiating. Burial was in Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Darnell, retired employee of Kellwood, died Sunday,
January 18 at McKenzie Health Care Center.
She was born August 28, 1916 in Palmersville to the late
Wilbur and Louisa McGehee Stigall. She was a member of
the Gleason First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Watts of Gleason;
two stepdaughters, Jerry Darnell of Martin and Janice
Newton of Paris; two grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild and three step
great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Willie
B. Upchurch and R.V. Darnell. Galloway Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
William Ray Forbes
1916-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mr. Ray Forbes, 87, passed away on
Saturday, January 17 at the Huntingdon Health and
Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were conducted
on Tuesday, January 20 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chase
Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. William P. Bailey Jr., Dr.
Paul Mullikin and Bro. Dosie Wheatley officiating.
Interment followed in the Palmer Shelter Cemetery.
Pallbearers who served were Wayne Kirk, Jim Forbes,
David Kirk, Jimmy Kirk, Ryan Forbes and Adam Maddox.
Mr. Forbes was born March 31, 1916 in Huntingdon to the
late Pearlie Ann Laycook Forces and James Arthur Forbes.
He graduated from Clarksburg High School in 1935 and
married Jo Ina Kirk on February 8, 1942. He served as a
mailman, second class in the United States Navy during
World War II and was discharged in 1946. He continued
his education and 1953, graduated from Bethel College
with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. He also
earned a Master of Arts degree from Memphis State
University in 1956.
He was a lifelong member of the Huntingdon First United
Methodist Church and taught Sunday school classes for
many years, first in Camden and then in Huntingdon. He
had been a member of the Masonic Lodge #106 since 1948
and served in many capacities including Master of the
Lodge. He was also a member of the Order of the Scottish
Rite and received the Honor Degree of Knight Commander
of the Court of Honor with the Ancient and accepted
Scottish Rite in 1982. In addition, he was a member of
the Order of the Eastern Star and had served in the
important post of Worthy Patron with both Camden and
Huntingdon chapters. He was also a member of many other
civic and fraternal organizations.
He was employed as an environmentalist with the Carroll
County Office of the Tennessee Department of Health and
Environment, where he served with dedication for 42
years and for many years as county director. He was a
past president of the Tennessee Public Health
Association and retired from the department in 1990.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Jo Ina Kirk
Forbes; one son, William Larry (Betty) Forbes of
Huntingdon; two grandchildren, Angie (Matt) Maddox of
Huntingdon and William Ryan Forbes of Burns and three
great-grandsons, Adam Maddox, Ethan Maddox and Kirk
Maddox, all of Huntingdon.
Ann Carter Gaines
1923-2004
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY: Graveside services for Ann
Carter Gaines, 80, were at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January
20 at Fairview Cemetery. J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home
was in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Gaines died Friday, January 17 at Greenview
Hospital.
She was born in Huntingdon to the late James Green
Carter and Eula Darnell Carter. She was a member of the
First Christian Church of Bowling Green, a member of the
Delineator Club and a member of the Bowling Green
Country Club.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas W. Uhl of Santa Fe,
New Mexico and James C. Uhl of Huntingdon, New York;
five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to: First Christian
Church Building Fund, 1106 State Street, Bowling Green,
Kentucky 42101.
William Hollis Hopper
1911-2004
MCKENZIE: Services for William Hollis Hopper, 92,
were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 20 at Brummitt
Funeral Home in McKenzie with burial at Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mr. Hopper, a retired horse trainer and McKenzie city
employee, died on Saturday, January 17 at NHC in Milan.
He was born August 31, 1911 in Trezevant to the late
Janie Hargrove Hopper and William Clint Hopper. He was a
member of the First United Methodist Church in McKenzie.
Mr. Hopper was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma
Hoper.
Survivors include his daughter, Molly Sue Page of Milan;
one brother, Carlos “Buck” Hopper of Memphis; two
grandchildren, Stacey Nelson of Milan and Debra James of
Memphis; four great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
Mildred Ledsinger
1932-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Mildred Ledsinger, 71, passed away
on Wednesday, January 14 at her home. Funeral services
were conducted on Friday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m. at
the Huntingdon Church of Christ with Bro. Bill
Goodpasture officiating. Interment followed in the
Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers who served were John Taylor, Jason Orr,
Barry Brandon, Rodney Pendergrass, Kenny Prestage and
Kevin Prestage.
Mrs. Ledsinger was born April 7, 1932 in Clarksburg to
the late Harrison Alvin and Ruth Dill Pendergrass. She
was a retired cook for the Huntingdon Primary School and
a member of the Huntingdon Church of Christ. She was
also preceded in death by her husband, Larry Ledsinger,
who died in May of 1995 and one infant daughter, Amy
Janice Ledsinger.
Survivors include two daughters, Becky (Donald) Orr and
Ginger (Jimmy) Taylor; three sons, Byron (Susan)
Ledsinger, Landon (Dana) Ledsinger and Mike Ledsinger,
all of Huntingdon; three sisters, Sylvia Brandon of
Clarksburg, Marie Hilliard of Macon, Georgia, and Betty
Pullin of Maple Heights, Ohio; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandson and a special niece, Linda Jackson, all
of Huntingdon.
Nubern Gene “Cran” Rogers
1936-2004
BRUCETON: Services for Nubern Gene “Cran” Rogers,
67, will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 21 at
Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home in Camden with Bro. Jerry
Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will be in Pisgah
Cemetery.
Mr. Rogers, retired from Henry I. Siegel in Bruceton,
died Monday, January 19, at his home.
He was born May 31, 1936 in Carroll County to the late
Bill Rogers and Lula Bella Weathers Rogers.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Faye Pace Rogers; two
sons, Dan Rogers of Hollow Rock and Johnny Rogers of
Bruceton; four sisters, Billy Morris, Polly McEwen and
Christine Hollingsworth, all of Bruceton and Ethel
Norden of Hollow Rock; two brothers, Pete Rogers and
Cordell Rogers, both of Bruceton; three grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Denver Allen Simon
1925-2004
HUNTINGDON: Services for Denver Allen Simon, 78,
formerly of McKenzie were Tuesday, January 20 at
Schoonover-Stemple Funeral Home in Bolington, West
Virginia. Visitation was Friday, January 16 at McKenzie
Funeral Home. Burial was in Fraternal Cemetery.
Mr. Simon, quality assurance programmer for the U.S.
government, died Thursday, January 15 at Baptist
Hospital in Huntingdon.
He was born July 12, 1925 in Junior, West Virginia to
the late Bertha R. Simon and William Baines Simon. He
was in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Survivors include two sons, Daniel Simon of Huntingdon
and Mark Lynn Simon of Moyadore, Ohio and one brother,
Merlin Burke Simon of Revenna, Ohio.
Barbara Ann Snead
1954-2004
CEDAR GROVE: Services for Mrs. Barbara Ann Snead,
49, were at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20 at Reed’s
Chapel in Lexington with burial at Center Ridge
Cemetery.
Mrs. Snead died on Saturday, January 17 at her home.
Surviving are her husband, Glenn Snead of Cedar Grove; a
daughter, Tracy Szymanski of Cedar Grove; a son, Robert
Thurston of Lexington; a sister, Janice Jones; three
brothers, Anthony Jones, Eugene Jones and Joseph Jones
and six grandchildren.
Myrtle Jewell Vickers
1920-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Myrtle Jewell Vickers, 83, died on
Friday, January 16 at Jackson-Madison County General
Hospital. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday,
January 18 at 3:00 p.m. at Huntingdon First Baptist
Church with Bro. Fred Ward officiating. Interment
followed in Liberty All Cemetery.
Mrs. Vickers was born February 26, 1920 in Carroll
County to the late Homer and Jossie Murphy Kirby. She
was a homemaker and a member of the Huntingdon First
Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Joe Franklin Vickers, Sr.; a brother, James Roy
Kirby and two sisters, Mildred Byars and Betty Cole.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Cole of Huntingdon;
a son, Joe Franklin Vickers, Jr. of Henderson, Kentucky;
a brother, Bobby Kirby of Bruceton; six grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Philip “PL” Ross Martin
1959-2004
MCKENZIE: Services for Philip “PL” Ross Martin, 44,
will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 21 at Cedar
Avenue Chapel of McKenzie Funeral Home with the Revs.
Dennis Trull and John Adams officiating. Burial will be
in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday
from 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Mr. Martin died on Sunday, January 18 at the Camden
General Hospital.
He was born March 10, 1959 in McKenzie. He was a 1977
McKenzie High graduate, a 1982 Bethel College graduate
and a member of the First Baptist Church in McKenzie.
Survivors include his mother and father, Martha
Elizabeth “Tinsy” Fite Martin and Harold Ross Martin of
McKenzie; a daughter, Beth Martin of Huntingdon and a
sister, Carol Barker of McKenzie.
Daniel Hall
1922-2004
Daniel Hall, 71, of Estero, Florida, formerly of
Paducah, Kentucky, died Tuesday, January 13 in Florida.
Services for Mr. Hall were held Saturday, January 17 at
2:00 p.m. at Milner & Orr Funeral Home in Paducah with
Drs. John Wood and J. Kevin McCallon officiating. Burial
followed in Mount Kenton Cemetery.
Mr. Hall was owner/operator of Daniel G. Hall Excavating
and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Paducah.
He was a native of McKenzie and was preceded in death by
his parents, Carl Gilbert and Hassie McCalib Hall.
Mr. Hall is survived by his wife, Joyce Wainscott Hall;
two daughters, Brenda Basnight of Montgomery, Alabama,
and Cindy Anderson of Nashville; one son, Kenneth G.
Hall of Paducah; one sister, Sue Maddox of Dresden; six
grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
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