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Obituaries

  • Kim D. Lawson, 51

    Kim Dearth Lawson died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. She was 51.

    Born July 2, 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Vernon J. and Viola Layer Dearth.

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  • James F. Smith, 86

    James F. Smith, 86, of New Salem died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Ft. Logan Hospital in Stanford. He was 86.
    Born on May 3, 1926 in New Salem, he was the son of the late James Elmer and Julia B. Estes Smith.
    He was a Navy veteran having served in World War II.
    Survivors include his wife, Betty R. Smith; five children, Jimmy Smith, Bill Smith, Julia Hogue, Patricia Walls and Jennifer Walls; a brother; two sisters; six grandchildren;; and a great-grandson.
    Visitation will be Thursday, May 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. at New Salem Baptist Church.

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  • Gayle Garner, 73

    Gayle Garner of Ripley, Miss. died Wednesday, May 9, 2012. She was 73.
    Born Aug. 4, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Ruel and Lorene Fights Franklin.
    Survivors include her husband, Jack Garner; two children, Al Garner of Branden, Miss. and Regina Morton of Ripley, Miss.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her step-mother, Jessie Franklin of Liberty; and a step-sister.
    Burial was in Jacobs Chapel Cemetery in Ripley, Miss.
     

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  • Matthew 'Mack' Simpson, 86

    Matthew “Mack” Simpson of Liberty died Monday, May 7, 2012 at the Casey County Hospital. He was 86.
    Born June 24, 1925 in Casey County, he was the son of the late Albert and Zuella Leach Baxter.

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  • Brenda Crowe, 56

    Brenda Propes Crowe of Stanford died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford. She was 56.

    Born Feb. 24, 1956, in Chilton she was a daughter of the late Ernest Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Downs Propes. 

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  • Ethel R. McConoughey, 82

    Ethel R. “Becky” McConoughey, the Hat Lady, died Sunday, May 6, 2012. She was 82.

    Born Sept. 8, 1929, in Liberty, she was the daughter of Calvin and Maude Adams. 

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  • Sister Lennora Carrico, 96

    Sister Lennora Carrico, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Friday, May 4, 2012 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 74th year of religious life. She was 96.

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  • Elby Streeval, 88

    Elby Ray Streeval died Friday, May 4, 2012 at his home in Lincoln County. He was 88.

    Born Aug. 15, 1923 in Adair County, he was the son of the late Everett and Abbie Pryer  Streeval. 

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  • Iva M. Durham, 90

    Iva Mae Durham of Liberty passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012. She was 90. 

    Born May 25, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Ransom and Rosie Bastin Durham.  

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  • Vernon L. Davis, 75

    Vernon  L. Davis died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at his home in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 75.

    Born May 23, 1936 in Casey County, he was the son of the late Charlie C. and Nora Caudill Davis.  He was a U.S. Marine veteran.

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