Estill County

Alma Dee Berry Williams, 83, of Irvine, passed away Thursday, May 5, at the Compassionate Care Center after a long illness. She was born Feb. 11, 1928 in Clark County and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Nancy Burch Berry. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ivory Hill Baptist Church. She had lived in Estill County most of her life. She is survived by her husband, Charles Williams Jr.; one daughter, Nancy Lou (Mike) Held of Richmond; one son, Charles T. “Tommy” (Barbara)

Shawn Douglas Patrick, 27, of Winchester, passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Shawn was born in Lexington, Ky., on Jan. 17, 1986, to Stephen and Susan Batten Patrick of Winchester. Additional survivors include his paternal grandmother, Juanita McCuddy Patrick of Winchester; maternal grandparents, Patricia and Gene Batten of Decatur, Tenn.; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Lloyd Patrick. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Scobee Funeral Home by Bro. Bill Shumate.

Millerd “Doc” Brinegar, 68, of Clay City, husband of Trudy Wells Brinegar, passed away Sunday from a very short illness.   He was born in Estill County on Oct. 21, 1942 to the late Andrew and Velda Plowman Brinegar.   He is survived by three sons, Vance (Jean) Brinegar of Winchester, Greg (Dana) Brinegar of Winchester and Ronald (Kitty) Brinegar of Winchester; two daughters, Tammy Ballard of Clay City and Bertha (Danny) Brewer of Winchester; five brothers; three sisters; a stepson, Clarence White of Winchester; mother-in-law, Geraldine Wells of Clay City; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Faye Anderson, 77, widow of Hershel Anderson, passed away at 11:11 p.m. Friday, May 20, at her home. A native of Estill County, she was the daughter of the late John Allen and Sarah Barnes Charles. Faye was a homemaker and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include a son, Bev (Deborah) Anderson of Winchester; a daughter, Debra (Larry) Potter of Winchester; four grandchildren, Sarah (Adam) Chamberlain, Aaron Potter and Leslie and Kelsey Anderson; two great-grandchildren, Carly Potter and Alexis Chamberlain; a sister, Billie Jo Gill of Chester, Pa.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

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.

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.

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.

OWENSBORO - Boyle County jumped on Estill County early and rode a dominating pitching performance from KK Davis today in an 8-0 win over the Engineers in the second round of the Rawlings/KHSAA State Softball Tournament at Jack C. Fisher Park. Boyle (32-11) plays Ryle (22-13) for a spot in the state semifinals at 4 p.m. Davis retired the last 13 batters she faced and finished with eight strikeouts with just one walk and scattered four hits. Estill (31-10), did not get a ball out of the infield after the third inning.

Just hours after signing with Midway College to continue her basketball career, West Jessamine senior Erin Conner played in her final home game last Thursday, Feb. 9. Conner scored 15 points but West could not hold on to beat Estill County, losing 72-62. “I just wish we could have got a win for her here at her last home game,” West Jessamine coach Stephen Greene said. West got off to one of its best starts of the season, playing a solid first 10 minutes against the Lady Engineers.