Bellevue Cemetery

Danville City Commission weighed in Monday night on how remaining space in one of the city's final resting places will be sold and reaffirmed intentions to better enforce protocol at both of the city cemeteries. The commission approved a plan presented by Assistant City Engineer Josh Morgan that will divide portions of space remaining at Bellevue Cemetery on North First Street into three sections, designated as Sections V, W and X. In all, the new sections will include 528 graves, which Morgan said likely will last five to 10 years based on the current pace of about 100 burials and 50 lots sold per year.

The pride of a town was always determined by the way it maintained its cemetery. Bellevue Cemetery was once compared to Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, but not now. Is Danville pride now how many liquor signs they have? Dell Pack Danville

Paul Greer , 71, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Spurlin Funeral Home, Stanford. William B. “Butch” Hainsworth , 68, of Lexington died Monday. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and the funeral at noon Tuesday, both at Crestwood Christian Church, Lexington. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville. Other information is pending at Stith Funeral Home.

Two weekends ago a family group from Missouri came to Danville to do some family research and visit the graves of their ancestors. They only had Saturday to do their research and visit the graves. I took them to Bellevue Cemetery but had no idea where the graves were located. When we got to the cemetery, a very nice young man named Jason Turner went out of his way to help us find what we were seeking and was very helpful and nice to us all. I want to thank him on behalf of the family and the local genealogy group for treating us so politely and being so helpful.

Charles Kenneth "Pee Wee" Hodge, 71, of Danville, died Monday, Oct. 15, at his home.  Born Sept. 15, 1941, in Danville, Charles was a son of the late Thomas and Margie Hodge McElory. He was a farmer for most of his life. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Hodge; sons, Charles Kenneth Hodge Jr. and Bobby  (Melinda) Hodge; four daughters, Lesa Kirby, Debbie (James) Brummett, Rhonda (Wayne) Ramsey and Faith Ann (Patrick) Fillbrunn;  brother, Eugene Hodge; sisters, Katherine Henry and Shirley Ratliff; 14 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were Oct. 19 at Spurlin Funeral Home   in Stanford.

Reed Richard Reese, 92, of Danville, died Tuesday, April 2, at the Western Kentucky Veteran's Center.   Born Sept. 9, 1920, Reed was a son of the late Urias Clinton and Lela Maggie Huff Reese. He was an Army Air Corps World War II veteran, a mechanic at Ford Garage and Tom-Easterly Pontiac-Cadillac and the widow of Christine Kathryn Fashauner Reese.  Survivors include a son, Carl (Annette) Reese; daughters, Barbara Currens and Rosemary (David) Burden;  sisters, Myrtle Bailey and Hazel Slater; six grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

JUNCTION¿CITY - Georganna Arnold, 53, of Danville, died Sunday. Born Oct., 16, 1957, she was a daughter of George and Ruth Ann Travillian of Danville. She was a nurse at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in women's health and the clinical manager of recovery services.  She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and enjoyed taking care of people and her grandchildren.   In addition to her parents, she is survived by a son, Shea (Sheila) Arnold of Danville; a daughter, Lori Jo (Byron)

Rebecca “Becky” McKee Quesenberry, 47, wife of Eric Jeffrey Quesenberry, died March 24. Born Jan. 18, 1966, in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Etta Wilson McKee. She was employed at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wimore. Additional survivors include her daughter, Tara Corinne “Cori” Quesenberry; four sisters, Pat and husband Truman Bottom, Doloros McKee, Terri Patton, and Melody and husband Larry Pike; her mother-in-law, Brenda Quesenberry; brother and sisters-in-law Dwight and wife Karen Sims, Betty McKee, Diane McKee, Katie Farner and Rebecca Lawless; and several nieces and nephews.

The gravesite of Joseph Edmondson, who died in 1865, was marked Wednesday for the first time with a new monument at Old Liberty Cemetery near Bradfordsville. The dedication blessing service was conducted by Will Pierce, pastor of Bradfordsville Baptist Church. It is near the marker for Edmondson, which is near his wife, Elizabeth Vaughn Edmondson, who died April 1, 1859. Kathy Hoover Voxland, great-granddaughter of the couple, of Annandale, Va., headed up the marker project. Joseph Edmondson and Elizabeth Vaughn were married Dec. 15, 1839, and had six children: ** Isabelle Edmondson Hoover, who was born February 1843 and lived in Danville.

Thelma Rothwell Mastin, 73, formerly of Lincoln County,  passed away Tuesday, July 31, at her residence. She was born Oct. 23, 1938, in Indianapolis, Ind., to the late Lela Hinds and George James Rothwell and was the widow of Calvin Eugene Mastin Sr., who passed away in 1986.  Mrs. Mastin was a homemaker, and formerly attended the Salvation Army Church in Danville, where she met her husband, Calvin. She enjoyed going fishing, dancing and listening to music, and was an avid collector of stamps, Jeff Gordon NASCAR, porcelain dolls, Christmas nutcrackers, and all things Coca-Cola.

Two fallen Danville police officers were remembered Wednesday for making the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Danville police, local residents, and family gathered at 2:30 p.m. at Bellevue Cemetery on North First Street to pay respects to late officers John T. Crum and Sgt. James Ryan Sr. Sgt. Ryan was supervising night shift on Nov. 3, 1968, Danville Police Chief Tony Gray told those present. One of Ryan's officers was responding to a situation when he called for backup.

On April 28, in The Advocate-Messenger included an inviting article by Lindsay Chelf about Bellevue Cemetery in Danville. She, so to speak, scratched the surface.   For those of us concerned with the preservation of our heritage, including members of the Boyle County Genealogical Society, local and nearby members of Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution - and descendants of Samuel and Mary McClung McDowell. The Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution recognize Bellevue as the final resting place of nine known participants in this country's struggle for independence from 1775-1783 (and beyond, of course)

Madge Lair passed away 30 years ago, but her granddaughter says it wasn't until recently that Lair's gravesite at Bellevue Cemetery was targeted by vandals. Margaret Horton, a Danville resident, regularly visits several gravesites at Bellevue. Horton's grandmother, Lair, mother Georgia Proctor, great-aunt Margaret Lair Campbell, sister Georgia Walls and brother-in-law Frank Walls are buried in the city-owned cemetery. Horton says an unknown person or people have vandalized all of her relatives' graves twice this year and that nothing like that had happened to the graves before.

Bellevue Cemetery is the final resting place of many Kentuckians, ranging from governors and Civil War generals to unidentified soldiers in the National Cemetery section. A paved road weaves between towering stone monuments and modest markers, over sloping green hills and under stately trees, next to the graves of familiar names - Boyle, Owsley, Bell and Fry, among others. However, stepping off the path and into the rows of tombstones can lead to some fascinating discoveries. One headstone, inconspicuous among the ornate memorials around it, features an anchor and some faded letters, which at first glance wouldn't catch the eye of most passersby.

Reed Richard Reese, 92, of Danville, died Tuesday, April 2, at the Western Kentucky Veteran's Center.   Born Sept. 9, 1920, Reed was a son of the late Urias Clinton and Lela Maggie Huff Reese. He was an Army Air Corps World War II veteran, a mechanic at Ford Garage and Tom-Easterly Pontiac-Cadillac and the widow of Christine Kathryn Fashauner Reese.  Survivors include a son, Carl (Annette) Reese; daughters, Barbara Currens and Rosemary (David) Burden;  sisters, Myrtle Bailey and Hazel Slater; six grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

Rebecca “Becky” McKee Quesenberry, 47, wife of Eric Jeffrey Quesenberry, died March 24. Born Jan. 18, 1966, in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Etta Wilson McKee. She was employed at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wimore. Additional survivors include her daughter, Tara Corinne “Cori” Quesenberry; four sisters, Pat and husband Truman Bottom, Doloros McKee, Terri Patton, and Melody and husband Larry Pike; her mother-in-law, Brenda Quesenberry; brother and sisters-in-law Dwight and wife Karen Sims, Betty McKee, Diane McKee, Katie Farner and Rebecca Lawless; and several nieces and nephews.

Charles Kenneth "Pee Wee" Hodge, 71, of Danville, died Monday, Oct. 15, at his home.  Born Sept. 15, 1941, in Danville, Charles was a son of the late Thomas and Margie Hodge McElory. He was a farmer for most of his life. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Hodge; sons, Charles Kenneth Hodge Jr. and Bobby  (Melinda) Hodge; four daughters, Lesa Kirby, Debbie (James) Brummett, Rhonda (Wayne) Ramsey and Faith Ann (Patrick) Fillbrunn;  brother, Eugene Hodge; sisters, Katherine Henry and Shirley Ratliff; 14 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were Oct. 19 at Spurlin Funeral Home   in Stanford.

Paul Greer , 71, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Spurlin Funeral Home, Stanford. William B. “Butch” Hainsworth , 68, of Lexington died Monday. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday and the funeral at noon Tuesday, both at Crestwood Christian Church, Lexington. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville. Other information is pending at Stith Funeral Home.

Editor's note: Taken from the Danville 911 records, the Police Blotter represents a history of the initial calls and the information used by the dispatcher to send officers to investigate complaints. It is not necessarily an indication of what the officer found upon arrival at the scene, or of how police may have dealt with the complaint.  September 10  1:21 a.m., report of a male is banging on the door and screaming at subject inside of Citation Drive residence. 9:17 a.m., at Walmart, an adult female shoplifter is in custody who has active Boyle County warrants; arrest made.

The pride of a town was always determined by the way it maintained its cemetery. Bellevue Cemetery was once compared to Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, but not now. Is Danville pride now how many liquor signs they have? Dell Pack Danville