Estill County

It took just one inning for George Rogers Clark High¿School to dispose of Estill County. The Cardinals scored 10 runs in the first inning, setting the tone early in an 18-1 rout of the Engineers in four innings Monday afternoon at Cardinal Field. The win was the fifth in a row for Clark, which opened the season with seven consecutive losses under first-year coach Matt Ginter. Clark (5-7) connected on nine hits in the decisive inning, highlighted by Dalton Ritchie's two-run home run. Scotty Turner's single in the inning plated a pair of runs and Brent Stoneking completed the hosts' scoring output in the inning with a double that scored two runs.

LANCASTER - While a Garrard County victory Friday over winless Estill County wasn't guaranteed, it was pretty much assured. So Garrard coach Mark Scenters was looking to see how sharp and focused his team was in its district finale against the Engineers. And aside from one big play, the Golden Lions dominated en route to a 59-6 win at Dyehouse Stadium. “That's exactly what we're looking for, trying to be sharp. And that's what we talked about during the week, trying to continue to cut down on our penalties as we have been recently.

Shawn Douglas Patrick, 27, of Winchester, passed away on Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Scobee Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Patrick Family Cemetery in Estill County.  Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The online guestbook is available at www.scobeefuneralhome.com and the 24-hour funeral information line can be reached by calling 744-2122.

Dec. 20, 1985 The Conkwright Junior High School Cougars placed both squads in the finals of their own Cougar Classic with a pair of wins Tuesday over Estill County at Conkwright Gym. Conkwright’s 7th grade beat Estill County 37-21 while the 8th grade Cougars downed Estill 71-57. Christmas music and an appeal for a community center highlighted Tuesday’s meeting of the Winchester Kiwanis Club at Bud’s Beef ‘n’ More. Dr. Gale Price directed a portion of the George Rogers Clark High School’s select chorus in a variety of Christmas songs.

Morgan Reed, Lincoln County, soccer: She scored two goals in a 5-0 win over Estill County to help Lincoln win its fifth straight match. Rees MacShara, Boyle County, football: He ran for 210 yards and two touchdowns in a 43-6 win over Danville. He leads the area in rushing and scoring.

Marjorie M. Montgomery, 70, mother of Dwayne Prescott, passed away Tuesday at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Scobee Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Jackson Chapel Cemetery in Estill County. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The online guest book is at www.scobeefuneralhome.com, and the 24-hour funeral information line can be reached by dialing 744-2122.

James Earl “Smiley” Mansfield, 86, of Winchester, widower of Betty Collinsworth Mansfield, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at his home.   He was born in Irvine on March 12, 1924 to the late Millard and Myrtle Short Mansfield.   He was retired from Leggett and Platt and was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, David J. Mansfield and Kathy Pitts Mansfield of Winchester; three sisters, Pearl Freeman and Mildred Woods of Estill County and Elsie Merritt of Winchester; two brothers, Melvin Mansfield and Ronnie Mansfield of Estill County; four grandsons, David E. Mansfield and Timothy Mansfield of Scott County and Jacob Mansfield and Luke Mansfield of Clark County; and several nieces and nephews.

Myrtle Winburn Bailey, 90, of Winchester, passed away on Mon., Oct. 22, 2012 at the Rose Manor Health Care Facility.  Ms. Bailey was born in Estill County on April 7, 1922 to the late Harlan and Fannie Blanton Winburn.  She was a homemaker.    Survivors include her 3 children, Gene (Dianne) Bailey, Pam (Randy) Bailey, and Ralph (Judy) Bailey of Winchester and 9 grandchildren, Noelle Bailey, Brandy Bailey, Patrick Bailey, Sherry Tipton, Missy Fountain, Johnny Wayne Hopper, Michael Hopper, DeWayne Prescott, and Shannon Bailey.

Until the 1870s, Kentucky was the third largest producer of iron in the United States, and one reason for its high productivity was the Fitchburg Furnace in Estill County. The furnace began operations in 1870 and in its first year produced 900 tons of pig iron. At its peak it employed more than 1,000 men. It was one of the largest charcoal-fired furnaces ever built and the only twin stack furnace in the world. However, it only operated four years. It will be in the spotlight again  at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the monthly Second Thursday program at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum.

The George Rogers Clark baseball team pushed its winning streak to a season-high four games and opened district play with a 14-2 rout of Paris in five innings Monday in Paris. The Cardinals (7-6) broke a 1-1 deadlock with a four-run outburst in the third inning and put the game away with nine runs in the fifth frame. Clark collected wins over Madison Southern, Estill County and Campbell County during spring break last week, beginning the team's current string of four straight wins.

The George Rogers Clark baseball team concluded a successful week with a 7-5 victory over Campbell County Friday at Cardinal Field. Clark posted wins over Madison Southern, Estill County and Campbell County last week to even the season record at 6-6 going into tonight's 40th District contest at Paris. The Cards will then take on district foe Bourbon County on Tuesday in Paris. In the win over Campbell County, the Cards withstood a late rally by the Camels, who scored four runs in the sixth inning to tie the score at 5-5. Clark crossed the plate twice in the bottom of the inning.

Beulah Bell Adams, 89, of Winchester, widow of Forrest C. Adams, passed away Tuesday at the Mayfair Manor in Lexington. A native of Estill County, Ky., she was born April 12, 1923, to the late Harley and Bertha Tipton Jones. She is survived by one son, Dr. Wayne (Darnell) Adams of Meridian, Miss., two daughters, Marjorie Hackworth of Clark County and Betty Perkins of Winchester; one brother, C.E. Jones of Versailles; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the Rolan G. Taylor Funeral Home, 289 S. Main St. The family will receive friends on Friday from 11 a.m. until the hour of services at the funeral home.

Have you ever heard a tale that went something like this? A young man is smitten by a girl, but the girl marries another, so the smitten man waits and marries the girl's daughter. I heard one such story a long time ago but recently came across a second. In both accounts, the “smitten man” comes from the Bush family of Clark County. The first story has circulated in the Bush family for generations. Capt. Billy Bush had an older brother, Philip, who courted Martha Gholson back in Orange County, Va. Martha chose another, however, and in 1758 she married John Vivion.

Shawn Douglas Patrick, 27, of Winchester, passed away on Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Scobee Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Patrick Family Cemetery in Estill County.  Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The online guestbook is available at www.scobeefuneralhome.com and the 24-hour funeral information line can be reached by calling 744-2122.

The Burgin boys matched strides with Somerset despite using only five players for most of the game Monday night before yielding in the closing minutes and falling 49-42 in a first-round game in the 12th Region All “A” Classic at Burgin. Fatigue caught up with the Bulldogs down the stretch, as they were outscored 14-7 over the final 5 1/2 minutes. Burgin used only five players until making its first substitution with 50 seconds remaining. Somerset (13-5) scored eight straight points after Burgin (5-10)

Elmer Hal Muncie Sr., 79, of Highland Street in Winchester, passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at the Fountain Circle Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was born April 14, 1933, in Estill County and was the son of the late Hal and Eudell Winburn Muncie. He was a heating and air service technician and attended the Baptist church. He is survived by his wife, Arbiedella Ingram Muncie; two daughters, Pamela Gail Muncie Isaacs of Winchester, Vicki Lynn Muncie Garrison of Nicholasville; five sons, Richard Dale Muncie of Winchester, Elmer Hal Muncie Jr. of Winchester, John Willard Muncie of Winchester, Mikol Jeffrey Muncie of Winchester, Brian Keith Muncie of Winchester; three sisters, Theda Muncie Christopher of Ohio, Edna Muncie Berryman of Irvine, Helen Muncie Mays of Ravenna; three brothers, Ray Muncie of Irvine, James Muncie of Irvine, Larry Muncie; nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Until the 1870s, Kentucky was the third largest producer of iron in the United States, and one reason for its high productivity was the Fitchburg Furnace in Estill County. The furnace began operations in 1870 and in its first year produced 900 tons of pig iron. At its peak it employed more than 1,000 men. It was one of the largest charcoal-fired furnaces ever built and the only twin stack furnace in the world. However, it only operated four years. It will be in the spotlight again  at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the monthly Second Thursday program at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum.

Myrtle Winburn Bailey, 90, of Winchester, passed away on Mon., Oct. 22, 2012 at the Rose Manor Health Care Facility.  Ms. Bailey was born in Estill County on April 7, 1922 to the late Harlan and Fannie Blanton Winburn.  She was a homemaker.    Survivors include her 3 children, Gene (Dianne) Bailey, Pam (Randy) Bailey, and Ralph (Judy) Bailey of Winchester and 9 grandchildren, Noelle Bailey, Brandy Bailey, Patrick Bailey, Sherry Tipton, Missy Fountain, Johnny Wayne Hopper, Michael Hopper, DeWayne Prescott, and Shannon Bailey.