Korean War

The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs will host a ceremony to recognize and honor U.S. Korean War veterans on July 24 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The ceremony will be in room B 105 in the South Wing of the Exposition Center. There will be a charge for parking of $6 per vehicle. The South Korean percussion band previously announced will not perform. Retired Maj. Gen. Choi Sueng-Woo, who served with the Republic of Korea Army, will present a medallion and certificate of appreciation to each Korean War-era veteran.

Fermin Feliciano, of Thomason Hood Veterans Center died Saturday, March 1, at St. Joseph Hospital. A native of Puerto Rico he was born Oct. 28, 1929 to the late Valeano and Maria Almodar Feliciano. He was a carpenter and a US Army veteran having served in the Korean War. He is survived by two daughters and his friends at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center. Graveside services will be on Friday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m. at Camp Nelson National Cemetery.

Ralph Ernon Wilson, 81, of Stanford, died Sunday, July 26. A native of Russell County, he was born March 27, 1928, to the late Alvis Riley and Vertie Gosser Wilson. He was a tree trimmer for a utility company and a veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include a special friend, Jeana King of Stanford; four sons, Jerry Dennis, Anthony Wayne, Randy and Terry Grant Wilson; one daughter, Teresa Gail Wilson; sisters, Dorothy Hubble of Moreland, Glenda Rice of Junction City and Christine Judy Perkins of Stanford; nine grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.

Joe Wilcher, 77, of Covington, died Friday, Oct. 31. Born April 6, 1931, he was the son of the late Rue and Opal Helm Wilcher. He was a retired construction worker and an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his two sisters, Virginia Keller and Mildred Robertson both of California; and one brother, Jim Wilcher of Manchester, Mich. Graveside services were held Nov. 3 at Hustonville Cemetery with Rev. David Smith officiating. W. L. Pruitt Funeral Home of Moreland was in charge of the arrangements.

Everett B. "Whitie" Claypool, 72, of Louisville, died Monday, Dec. 17 at the Hurstbourne Care Center. A native of Lincoln County, he retired after 30 years of service with the U.S. Post Office, was of the Baptist faith, and a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include two children, Steven Claypool and Lisa Halouma; his mother, Blanch King Chadwell; grandchildren, Kristin Hibbard and Anthony Halouma; and four great grandchildren....

Chester Ray Abbott, 79, of West Science Hill, died Monday, Aug. 17 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Corbin. A native of Science Hill, he was born Oct. 31, 1929, to the late William "Bill" and Delphia (Wilson) Abbott. He was a veteran of the Korean War, worked in the Pulaski County School System as a bus and truck driver and also in maintenance and frozen foods and was a member of West Science Hill Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by 13 siblings. Survivors include his wife, Marie (Dick)

Homer L. Carter, husband to Sammie, father of Carolyn Carter, O'Fallon, Mo., and Ann and Jeff Brennan, St. Joseph, Mich., and grandfather to David and Stephen Brennan. He was a retired statistician for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, attended Sharon Woods Baptist Church, member of Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association, Ohio Ag Council, and U.S. Army veteran having served during the Korean War. The family received friends Saturday, Feb. 14 at Hager Cundiff Funeral Home, from noon to 1 p.m. Graveside Service were held at 1:30 p.m. in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Homer Smith, 76, of Stanford, died Wednesday, Dec. 21 at his home. A native of Rockcastle Co., he was born May 28, 1929 to the late Elias Jackson Smith and Lucy Aumus Smith. He was a veteran of the Korean War, member of Stanford Baptist Church, and an automobile painter. Survivors include his wife, Mary Smith of Stanford; two sons, Homer (Christy) Smith, Jr., and Gary (Janice) Bush both of Stanford; two daughters, Frances Banks and Mary (Manles) Lasure both of Stanford; one brother, E. J. Smith of Stanford; four sisters, Agnes Howard of Crab Orchard, Elnore Burke and Nancy Bradley of Brodhead, and Pauline Thompson of Preachersville; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Kenneth M. Cook, 73, of Wexford Drive, Monroe, OH., formerly of Waynesburg; died Friday, Feb. 3 at his home. A native of Blue Diamond, he was born Jan. 23, 1933 to the late Condy Cook and Leura Robinson Cook. He was employed by the Transportation Department for ARMCO Steel and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Alice Willena Smallwood Cook; one son, Kelly R. Cook, Midddletown, OH.; one daughter, Connie (Daniel) Duell of West Chester, OH.; one brother, Condy (Nancy)

Pearl Hendrickson, 83, of Stanford, died Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Christian Care Center in Lancaster. A native of Pineville, he was born July 19, 1924 to the late Harm and Savannah Hendrickson. He was a staff sergeant in the military for 24 years, having served during World War II and the Korean War, and the widower of Bertha and Blondel. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Bob, Bill, and Link Hendrickson; and one sister, Sally Hendrickson. Survivors include nephews, Larry Hendrickson and Lane Taylor, both of Cleves, Ohio; nieces, Savannah Hunter of Cleves, Ohio, and Rose Marie Hendrickson and Glenda Hendrickson Lewis.

Robert Fredrick Sanders, 79, of Burnside, died Thursday, Feb. 7 at his home.  Born Nov. 29, 1933, in Waynesburg, Robert was a son of the late James H. and Mae Crone Sanders. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War serving on the U.S.S. Helena.  He was also preceded in death by brothers, Jimmy, Scott and Philip Sanders; and a sister, Norma Sanders.  Survivors include his wife, Barbara Sanders; daughters, Mary (David) Parker of Crab Orchard and Leona Pennington of Burnside; grandchildren, Greta and Robert Wesley and Bruce and Brian Hall; and great grandchildren, Tanner and Shelby Gooch and Trinity Hall.  Private graveside services were Feb. 11 at Double Springs Cemetery in Waynesburg.

Ralph Thomas Snyder, 78, husband of 40 years to Barbara Jean Snyder, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore. Born April 16, 1934, in Chattanooga, Tenn., he was the son of the late Joseph Garland Snyder and Ruth Elizabeth Johnson Snyder. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, was a retired roofer, and was a member of The Independent Church of God in Lexington. In addition to his wife, survivors include three sons, Wayne Dean Snyder, David Lee Snyder and Jeffrey Allen Snyder, all of Dayton, Ohio; one daughter, Donna Michelle Myers, also of Dayton, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Lawrence Hogue of Danville is among the military veterans in the Danville who have had the opportunity  recently to visit the war memorials in Washington, D.C. The 87-year-old World War II veteran is one of three brothers who earned Purple Heart Medals over 66 years ago for their service during World War II and the Korean War. Hogue's oldest brother, Henry, was wounded during his time in the European Theatre in France and his youngest brother,...

Two Danville military veterans who served in the Korean War and World War II along with their guardians spent a day at the two monuments that depict their time of service to their country. Ancil Shepherd, who served in World War II, and his son, Matthew Shepherd, and Albert Taylor, a veteran of the Korean War, and his guardian, Pat Carpenter, made the trip Sept. 20 with 200 other veterans and guardians from across the state. While the trip to the monuments was exciting and interesting for the Danville veterans, it was the “welcome home” they got when they returned to the Louisville airport that night that was “amazing.” More than 1,000 people gathered at the airport to greet the plane on the return trip.

Sidney Jordan, 81, of Clark County, husband of Barbara Louise Curtis Jordan, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at his home.  Mr. Jordan was born in Clark County Jan. 14, 1931, to the late Raymond and Betty Jordan. He was a farmer and an Army veteran of the Korean War. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, David (Brenda) Jordan of Clark County; grandson, Adam Jordan of Clark County; brother, Dillard Jordan of Clark County; and sister, Dot Baker of Clark County.

Harold Dean Cornett Harold Dean Cornett, 76, of Winchester, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at his home. Harold was born in Lee County on Jan. 16, 1936, to the late Clayton and Retta Mae Cornett. As a prisoner during the Korean War, he proudly served his country in the United States Army. He also was a retired heavy equipment mechanic and operator, which he loved and enjoyed. He leaves behind the love of his life, Pat Cornett, and family members Wayne, Gerald (Donna)

Eugene Noel, 81, of Winchester, widower of Patricia A. Noel, passed away Friday at the Mayfair Manor in Lexington. A native of Midway, he was born Jan. 20, 1931, to the late Paul and Willa Childers Noel. He was a United States Air Force veteran during the Korean War. He retired after 28 years of service from IBM, and was a member of Central Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Greg Noel, of Lexington, and Gene (Betsy) Noel of Nicholasville; one brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy (Marie)

Douglas Gayle Kincaid, 82, widower of Ann Wynne Barker Kincaid, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Fountain Circle Health & Rehabilitation. A native of Estill County, he was the son of the late William Porter and Gladys Scott Kincaid. Gayle was a former Freeman Corporation employee, former co-owner of Veneer Timber, a farmer, an Army veteran of the Korean war and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Bruce and Brian Kincaid; three grandchildren, Katie (Zach)

Carlos “Tank” Benton, 82, husband of 60 years to Pauline Cox Benton, lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, Jan. 11. He was born April 27, 1929, in Madison County to the late Homer and Mary Garrett Benton. Tank served in the Air Force during the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion. He was the farm manager for the late Congressman John C. Watts. Then after he quit farming, he went to work for Air Systems Engineering. But being a farmer at heart, Tank took great pride in his orchard and gardens, sharing all the “fruits of his labor” with his family and friends.

George Thomas Shofner, 79, died Wednesday, Dec. 14. He was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and received a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in physiology. He worked in sales for almost 40 years. He served his country in the U.S. Navy for four years as a communications technician and served during the Korean War. He was an active UK Wildcats fan. He was a devoted family man and enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by both parents and a loving sister, Nancy Lee Shofner Lancaster.