Military Rites

Dear Editor, Upon further investigation, I would like to make a correction on a letter I wrote to the editor on June 30. There was a miscommunication between the funeral home, me and the company in charge of our father’s military rites. We would like to apologize to the American Legion Hall Post 18 and to stress the funeral homes, families and the company in charge of performing the deserved rights of all veterans should communicate better. We understood in order for our father to receive his, we would have to make a donation.

Danny Lee Pendergraft, 63, formerly of Hustonville   died Friday, March 2, at Bridgepoint Rehab Center in Florence. Born Feb. 3, 1948, in Ellisburg, Danny was a son of Irene Ellis Lutterman Houp and the late John Pendergraft. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Other survivors include a son, Danny Pendergraft, Jr.;  daughters, Debbie Conradi and Deanna Lamar Pendergraft; brother, Lonnie Pendergraft; sisters, Faye Watson and Linda Wilson;  and three grandchildren. Funeral services were March 5 at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home.

Harold Wayne Mershon, Sr., 65, of Lancaster, died Saturday, Nov. 29 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. A native of Garrard County, he was born Friday, Oct. 1, 1943 to the late Willie Earl and Mary Hazel Hume Mershon. He was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Carol Morgan Mershon; one son, Harold Wayne Mershon, Jr.; two daughters, Kimberly Jo Mershon and Cassie Foley; one brother, Earl Glenden Mershon; and three sisters, Iva D. Tipton, Alleta Foley, and Sue Simpson.

Dear editor, The family of Robert L. Allen of Goshen Road would like to thank everyone for your kindness during his death. Thank you to the doctors and nurses. A special thanks to those who came to the hospital and the funeral home. Many thanks to those who sent flowers, brought food, sent cards or just sat with us and prayed for us. Thank you to Spurlin Funeral Home, Chaplin Stewart Dawson and Rev. Stephen Dunn and to the Post for the military rites. Each and every one of you were a comfort to us. Thanks so much.

Paul Hoseclaw, 79, formerly of Waynesburg, died Tuesday, March 25 at the Christian Care Center in Lancaster. A native of Lincoln County, he was born Sunday, Nov. 4, 1928 to the late Howard "Uncle Bob" and Dana Norris Hoseclaw. He was an Army veteran and a construction worker. Survivors include two sisters, Mary Calla and Ruth Demore, both of New Jersey; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were March 28 at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home in Waynesburg with Bro. Cecil Roundtree officiating.

George Thomas "Bud" Adams, 93, of Crab Orchard, died Friday, March 28 at the Rockcastle County Hospital. A native of Lincoln County, he was born May 21, 1914 to the late Charlie and Carrie Moore Adams. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Kenny and George Arthur Adams; four sisters, Josephine Kendall, Mary Brown, Mattie Magee, and Alberta Noeth; and three brothers, Peck, Joe and Carlton Adams. Survivors include three daughters, Georgia Gilbert of Hendersonville, N.C., Connie French of Crab Orchard, and Clydia Akins of Lawrenceburg; one son, Phillip "Buddy" Adams of Crab Orchard; a sister, Betty Fields of Crab Orchard; eight grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Danny O. Manning, 76, of Hustonville, died Sunday, Jan. 20 in Amelia, Ohio. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was born May 31, 1931 to the late Carl and Catherine Gresham Manning. He was a farmer and an Air Force veteran. He was also preceded in death by a grandson. Survivors include his wife, Mary Barwick Manning; one son, Danny R. (Roxanne) Manning of Ohio; one step-son, Robert Barwick, II of Calif.; two daughters, Carlene (Rocky) Shamblin and Linda (Denny) Bauer, both of Ohio; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and one great, great grandchild.

Edward S. Turpin, 84, of Hustonville, died Friday, Dec. 16 at Charleston Health Care in Danville. A native of Casey County, he was born January 1, 1921, to the late John and Della Lane Turpin. He was a retired farmer, worked at Cowdens for over 20 years, a WWII Army veteran, and member of Geneva Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Marie Shepperson Turpin of Hustonville; one son, Roger (Paula) Turpin of Hustonville; one half-sister, Dorothy Boyd of Danville; and three grandchildren.

Lovell Fields, 78, of Louisville, died Tuesday, Nov. 1 at his home. Fields was born Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1926 to the late Jim & Jane Mullins Fields. He was a former meat packer and a World War II Army veteran. He was also preceded in death by three brothers Ralph, Raymond , and Denver Fields; and four sisters, Eunice Sturgill, Minnie Hawkins, Nannie Caudill, and Vadie Caudill. Survivors include his wife, Lena Mae Ross Fields; one son, Terry Fields of Louisville; one daughter, Margarget Dunsmore of Louisville; two sisters, Ruby Prater of Dayton, OH., and Eunie Holbrook of Whitesburg; and two grandchildren.

James Hardin Simpson, 87, of Stanford, died Tuesday, Dec. 4. A native of Casey County, he was born Aug. 1, 1920 to the late W. H. Simpson and Annie Simpson Durham. He worked at Genesco and Vaughn Tobacco Company and was a World War II Marine veteran. Survivors include his daughter, Imogene (Leroy) Asbery of Stanford; three grandchildren, Maurice Asbery, Dr. David Scott (Kathy) Asbery and Deonica Asbery; six great grandchildren, Kevin, Travis, Kadin, Cullen and Leim Asbery and Abby Huston; his long time companion, Eunice Estes of Moreland; and several half brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews.

Danny Lee Pendergraft, 63, formerly of Hustonville   died Friday, March 2, at Bridgepoint Rehab Center in Florence. Born Feb. 3, 1948, in Ellisburg, Danny was a son of Irene Ellis Lutterman Houp and the late John Pendergraft. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Other survivors include a son, Danny Pendergraft, Jr.;  daughters, Debbie Conradi and Deanna Lamar Pendergraft; brother, Lonnie Pendergraft; sisters, Faye Watson and Linda Wilson;  and three grandchildren. Funeral services were March 5 at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home.

MORELAND - David C. “Tommy Toe” Brown, 67, of Martinsville, Ind., died Thursday.   Born May 7, 1944, he was the son of the late Luther L. and Maggie Vaught Brown. He was retired from Roadway Express, where he had worked for 25 years as a switcher. He was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Martinsville, Ind., and was a U.S. Army veteran.   He is survived by his wife, Brenda Sharpe Kress Brown; two stepsons, Kevin and Darin Kress, both of Bloomington, Ind.; five brothers, Elwood Brown, Charles Brown, Ervin Brown and Hershel “Bud” Brown, all of Hustonville, and Michael Brown of Indiana; four sisters, Opal Smiley of Lexington, Geneva Jeffries of Hustonville, Ruby Sewell of Nicholasville and Brenda Pemberton of Danville; five grandchildren, Brandon, Jacob, Allison, Brian and India Ray Kress.

John Robert James, 89, of Cleo Avenue in Lancaster, passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at the V.A. Hospital in Lexington. He was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Somerset. He was the son of Ernst and Lottie Brown James. He was married to Frances Ritchey James of Lancaster. He worked as a machinist for V.R. Wesson-Fansteel and was a farmer. He was involved in the Jessamine County Antique Farm Equipment Association, Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association and enjoyed wood-working and being outdoors.

Dear Editor, Upon further investigation, I would like to make a correction on a letter I wrote to the editor on June 30. There was a miscommunication between the funeral home, me and the company in charge of our father’s military rites. We would like to apologize to the American Legion Hall Post 18 and to stress the funeral homes, families and the company in charge of performing the deserved rights of all veterans should communicate better. We understood in order for our father to receive his, we would have to make a donation.

Harold Wayne Mershon, Sr., 65, of Lancaster, died Saturday, Nov. 29 at the VA Medical Center in Lexington. A native of Garrard County, he was born Friday, Oct. 1, 1943 to the late Willie Earl and Mary Hazel Hume Mershon. He was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Carol Morgan Mershon; one son, Harold Wayne Mershon, Jr.; two daughters, Kimberly Jo Mershon and Cassie Foley; one brother, Earl Glenden Mershon; and three sisters, Iva D. Tipton, Alleta Foley, and Sue Simpson.

Kennith "Dave" Kerby, 85, of Clifton Road, Danville, died Thursday, May 8 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. A native of Hamilton County, Ohio, he was born Sunday, Aug. 13, 1922 to the late Henry and Joeanna Strong Kerby. He was a retired employee of Kentucky State Hospital, an avid outdoorsman who also enjoyed woodworking and making clocks, an accomplished bluegrass musician, World War II Army veteran, Kentucky Colonel, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Bluegrass Sportsman Club and the Lincoln County Muzzleloaders, and widower of Irene Yocum Kerby, He was also preceded in death by two children, Russell and Laura Davis.

Paul Hoseclaw, 79, formerly of Waynesburg, died Tuesday, March 25 at the Christian Care Center in Lancaster. A native of Lincoln County, he was born Sunday, Nov. 4, 1928 to the late Howard "Uncle Bob" and Dana Norris Hoseclaw. He was an Army veteran and a construction worker. Survivors include two sisters, Mary Calla and Ruth Demore, both of New Jersey; and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were March 28 at Barnett and Demrow Funeral Home in Waynesburg with Bro. Cecil Roundtree officiating.

George Thomas "Bud" Adams, 93, of Crab Orchard, died Friday, March 28 at the Rockcastle County Hospital. A native of Lincoln County, he was born May 21, 1914 to the late Charlie and Carrie Moore Adams. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Kenny and George Arthur Adams; four sisters, Josephine Kendall, Mary Brown, Mattie Magee, and Alberta Noeth; and three brothers, Peck, Joe and Carlton Adams. Survivors include three daughters, Georgia Gilbert of Hendersonville, N.C., Connie French of Crab Orchard, and Clydia Akins of Lawrenceburg; one son, Phillip "Buddy" Adams of Crab Orchard; a sister, Betty Fields of Crab Orchard; eight grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

David Morrell Napier, 61, of Danville, died Friday, March 7. A native of Harlan County, he was born Dec. 22, 1946 to the late Brazeal and Irene Holman Napier. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a mover for Raffes in Chicago for 26 years. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Toni Lynn; and a brother, Tony Napier. Survivors include his wife, Stella Baker Napier of Danville, three sons, David J. Napier of Kansas, Dustin (Jamie) Cockerham of Wisconsin, and Steve Cocherham of Louisiana; one daughter, Tina (Marty)

Danny O. Manning, 76, of Hustonville, died Sunday, Jan. 20 in Amelia, Ohio. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was born May 31, 1931 to the late Carl and Catherine Gresham Manning. He was a farmer and an Air Force veteran. He was also preceded in death by a grandson. Survivors include his wife, Mary Barwick Manning; one son, Danny R. (Roxanne) Manning of Ohio; one step-son, Robert Barwick, II of Calif.; two daughters, Carlene (Rocky) Shamblin and Linda (Denny) Bauer, both of Ohio; five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and one great, great grandchild.