Family Farm

I've never seen so many people hungry for a hayride and a ribeye sandwich on a muggy July day as the ones who gravitated to our family farm, 12 miles outside of Frankfort on the Franklin and Shelby county line, for Farm-City Day. People swarmed to the event hosted by my brother, Jim Morse, and my dad, Donald Morse. People I told about it had never heard of this event, but it has been happening in Frankfort for almost 50 years. It's a day for farmers to swap stories and when the suits and ties come out and see the innovations of the folks who make their living by the sweat of their brow.

STANFORD - When farmers call on Keith Jeffries, an agriculture lawyer who specializes in farm estate and business planning, they are usually looking for one of three things. Either they don't want to pay any more taxes than they have too; they don't want a feeding tube if they become disabled or they don't want the dead beat son-in-law getting part of the farm, Jeffries wrote in an e-mail interview. Jeffries will be offering some free advice on these topics and on why farmers should have an estate plan at the Lincoln County Farm Service Agency's first annual Women and Minority Ag Conference Oct. 12. The conference is open to anyone who wants to come, including farmers from surrounding counties, said Jan Burroughs, a FSA farm loan manager who is helping plan the conference.

The second annual "Keeping the Family Farm" Agricultural Conference was held on Oct. 2 at the Stanford Baptist Christian Life Center. The women and minority agricultural conference which had 50 plus in attendance, was brought to Stanford by the partnering of the Lincoln County Farm Service Agency, Lincoln County Conservation District/NRCS, and the Lincoln County Cooperative Extension Service. The conference's main speaker was Keith Jeffries, estate planning attorney, from Henry County.

Chris Gay has a bright idea for local farmers whose land is sitting still in the aftermath of the tobacco buyout: solar panels. The entrepreneur has been working for the past several months to convert his family farm on Old Stone Church Road into a solar, wind and hydrological power facility, which will serve as a staging point for his new company, Renewable Energy Corporation. The corporation will retail green energy technologies to businesses, homeowners, farmers and other landowners in the area.

Clyde and Sharon Hinkle of Danville announce the engagement of their daughter, April Dawn Hinkle Thompson, to Walter Shelton "Shell" Benedict, son of T.J. and Lee Benedict of Junction City. Thompson is a 1994 graduate of Boyle County High School and is employed at Wal-Mart. Benedict is a 1989 graduate of Boyle County High School, a member of Harvey Maguire Masonic Lodge No. 209, and is employed by R.R. Donnelley. A wedding is planned for July 21 at a family farm.

Lindsey Horn and Daniel Mulcahy, both of Nicholasville, announce their upcoming wedding. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Robert and Brenda Horn of Nicholasville. She is employed as a special education teacher at East Jessamine High School. The future groom is the son of Roy and Mary Lou Mulcahy. He is employed at the Jessamine County Public Library as Children's Librarian. The wedding will take place at 2:30 p.m., June 14, at the Mulcahy family farm. The Rev. DeWayne Brewer will officiate the service.

Sammie B. Carter, born April 1, 1931 on the family farm in Arlington, Texas, went to join her beloved husband of more than 50 years, Homer, of Nicholasville, in Heaven on May 29. She was a loving mother to daughters Carolyn and Ann and husband Jeff Brennan and grandmother to David and Stephen Brennan. She is also survived by her brothers James T. and wife Betty Bradley and Dennis H. and wife Mary Bradley as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was a member of Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association.

Erin Douglas of Lexington and Adam Sorrell of Nicholasville exchanged wedding vows on the family farm in Nicholasville on June 7. The bride is a graduate of Georgetown College and is a Health Specialist at Cardinal Hill Hospital. The groom is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and is a firefighter/paramedic for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Both bride and groom are volunteer firefighters for the Jessamine County Fire District. Immediately following the ceremony, a tent reception was held with complete buffet-style dinner and dancing for all the guests in attendance.

Carol Wells Cox Haney, 70, mother of Deborah and husband Terry Rhodes, Donna and husband Bill McFreely, Robert B. Cox Jr., and Jason Cox, died Friday, May 11. She was the daughter of Otis Wells and the late Eula Mae Wells, a retired employee of Square D and member of Clays Mill Baptist Church. Other survivors include four sisters; three brothers; and six grandchildren, Jacklyn, Travis, Angel, Zachary, Ariel and Tara. Her remembrance ceremony was May 15 at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home, and visitation was on Tuesday, May 14. Burial was in Three Links on the family farm.

March 14, 1987 The George Rogers Clark Lady Cardinals continue play in the 10th Region basketball tournament this afternoon in Paris. Clark, the region's top-ranked team, will face second-ranked Mason County about 2:30 p.m. at Bourbon County High School in the tournament's semi-finals. In the day's opening game, host Bourbon will face Bracken County at 1 p.m. The Future Business Leaders of America officer and members of the month for February were announced this week at George Rogers Clark High School.

Kim Elliott has been named a Loan Officer with the Danville office of Central Kentucky Ag Credit. She is continuing a 22-year career with the cooperative. Elliott started her career at the Stanford Ag Credit office, where she worked for two years. Since then she has worked at the Danville Ag Credit office, most recently serving as a loan specialist. She has a rich background in rural loan activity, and has worked extensively with Ag Credit member-borrowers in Boyle, Mercer, and surrounding counties.

Carol Wells Cox Haney, 70, mother of Deborah and husband Terry Rhodes, Donna and husband Bill McFreely, Robert B. Cox Jr., and Jason Cox, died Friday, May 11. She was the daughter of Otis Wells and the late Eula Mae Wells, a retired employee of Square D and member of Clays Mill Baptist Church. Other survivors include four sisters; three brothers; and six grandchildren, Jacklyn, Travis, Angel, Zachary, Ariel and Tara. Her remembrance ceremony was May 15 at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home, and visitation was on Tuesday, May 14. Burial was in Three Links on the family farm.

March 14, 1987 The George Rogers Clark Lady Cardinals continue play in the 10th Region basketball tournament this afternoon in Paris. Clark, the region's top-ranked team, will face second-ranked Mason County about 2:30 p.m. at Bourbon County High School in the tournament's semi-finals. In the day's opening game, host Bourbon will face Bracken County at 1 p.m. The Future Business Leaders of America officer and members of the month for February were announced this week at George Rogers Clark High School.

Lonnie James King, 88, of Stanwood, Wash., passed away Friday, Jan. 27, at his home. Born Oct. 21, 1923, Lonnie was a son of the late Everett Bradley and Gletha (Bastin) King in Hustonville, Ky. He was raised during the depression and worked on the family farm until joining the United States Navy. He served during World War II as a motor mechanic on a destroyer escort, the USS Wesson DE-184, in the South Pacific.  Lonnie worked his entire life as a mechanic in Chicago, Ill.,, Phoenix, Ariz., and for Twin City Foods in Stanwood, Wash.

In honor of President's Day, meet Jody A. Lassiter, president and chief executive officer at the Danville-Boyle County Economic Development Partnership. Lassiter laughed when asked to be featured today, deferring to a few other area “presidents.” He would know all the other presidents in town. If there is one thing Lassiter knows about Danville and Boyle County, it is everything. Lassiter came to the EDP in 2007. He and his wife of 15 years, Kelley, live in the Old Bridge community with their two children, Jacob, 11, and Alana, 9. Lassiter is a Kentucky man, born and bred.

Raymond “Ray” Gregory Webb, 58, of Nicholasville died unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, Dec. 8. He was born March 31, 1953, in Floyd County. He was the son of the late Thomas Jackson Webb and of the late Elsie Mae Simpson Webb. He is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth “Beth” Francis Rogers Webb; their son, Seth Thomas Webb, 11; her son, Matthew Bowman Brewer; and his son, Ryan Gregory Webb. His son Robyn Lee Webb and a sister, Linda Webb, preceded him in death. Additional survivors include brothers Tom Webb, Chuck and wife Carol Webb, David “Red” and wife Kathy Webb; sisters Penny Webb Hassfurther, Dawn and husband David Harrison, Jeannie and husband Roy Labheart; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and close friends.

Harlan McIntosh, 88, passed away at 6:50 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Harlan was born in Breathitt County on Feb. 6, 1923. He was the son of Bill and Georgia Ann Morris McIntosh, also of Breathitt County. Harlan was residing at Fountain Circle Health and Rehabilitation when the Lord called him home. Harlan was married to Clara Spicer in Jackson and worked in the coal mines starting at a very young age. He and Clara moved to Clark County in the 1950s and he worked as a tenant farmer for several families in the Boonesboro Road area.

Charles William Foley, 67, of Danville, formerly of Winchester and Louisville, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Haggin Hospital in Harrodsburg. Born May 31, 1943, in Louisville, he was a son of the late Charles Watson and Violet Ecton Foley. Bill, as he was known by many, was a retired consultant. He also was a former employee for the Joseph Griffin Company in Louisville, which was a trade show and convention company. Chuck, as he was also known by many, worked in the family Jerry’s Restaurant business as a manager in his early years.

  Scott named director of laboratory services Rick Scott has been named to the position of director of Laboratory Services at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Scott has been employed at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center since 1991. During his career at Ephraim McDowell he has served as a lab technician, lab facilitator and lab manager. He earned an associate’s degree and bachelor’s degree in medical technology from the University of Kentucky.