Pulaski County

Doris Marie Cox, 83, of Danville, formerly of Science Hill, passed away Tuesday, June 12, at University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born April 14, 1929, in Pulaski County, Doris was a daughter of the late Claude and Flonnie Cooper Wilson.  She was a homemaker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Vincent Cox, who died on July 3, 1998. Survivors include two daughters, Lisa (John) Coats of Louisville and Sandra (Jack) Lee of Danville; one sister, June Cox of Seaman, Ohio; two grandchildren, Jonathon Coats and Kendra  (John)

Robert Gene “Bob” New, 67, of Eubank, passed away Wednesday, May 23 at his residence. Born June 1, 1944, in Pulaski County, Bob was a  son of the late Marvin and Jane New.  He was a member of Eubank Baptist Church and a laborer at Vaught Brothers Manufacturing for over 40 years.  Bob enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, gardening and fishing. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marie Ellen Wilson New, whom he married on Aug. 30, 1969 and who died on June 14, 2011; three brothers, Estle, Harold and Carlos New; and three sisters, Luzetta New, Lodena Harper and Wilma Blevins.

Nothing has come easy to Boyle County so far in the 12th Region Tournament. And the Rebels found themselves in another squeaker Monday, getting an RBI single for Heather Hasty in the bottom of the sixth inning that stood for a 1-0 win over Pulaski County in the semifinals at Millennium Park. Now all Boyle (29-11) has to do is beat a Mercer County team for the third time this season to claim its first regional title. Boyle junior Hannah Miniard held the Maroons (15-24) to two hits and struck out 14 and walked one. She struck out at least two batters in six of the seven innings to earn the win. “She pitched a fantastic game, and now we've got get ourselves ready to go for tomorrow,”Ã?

West Jessamine opened the Region 12 tournament on Monday with a 3-2 win over Pulaski County. The Colts (32-5) banged out nine hits and scored all three of their runs in the third inning against the Maroons (23-15). Starting pitcher Matt Yeich scattered three hits over five innings and allowed one run. “Matt threw very well,” West Jessamine coach Jody Hamilton said. “He was fresh and he's thrown well for us all year so we just thought it'd be great to put him out there.

Hazel Manning, 88, of  Eubank, died Thursday, May 17 at her residence.  Born Thursday, Feb. 28, 1924, in Pulaski County, Hazel was a daughter of the late John and Margaret Smiley Taylor. She was a member of Buncombe Baptist Church and the widow of Plano Manning. Survivors include a son, Ralph Edward Manning; daughters, Glenda Haynes, Dovie Kimbrough, Carrie Johnson,  Mary Eldridge, Alice Morrow and Cindy Beaty; 23 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; and 17 great, great grandchildren.

For the first time in 31 years, Lincoln County will be represented in the state house by one of its own. Stanford resident David Meade won the Republican primary Tuesday for the District 80 seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Without a Democratic challenger in the race, there will be no general election competition. Meade's 1,843 votes in Lincoln, Rockcastle and Pulaski counties gave him an edge over his closest competitor, Rockcastle preacher Mark Eaton, who garnered a total of 1,642 votes.

William Thomas “W.T.” Gorley, 98, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville. Pauline Sims Moore, 88, of Pulaski County, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Fox Funeral Home, Stanford. James N. Tudor, 60, dued Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville.

George Rogers Clark senior Logan McQuerry joined some elite company  during the Cardinals' regular-season finale Tuesday afternoon at Cardinal Field. McQuerry connected on three hits to lead the Cards to a 7-3 triumph over Pulaski County. McQuerry set the school mark for hits last season and has 233 career hits - No. 3 on the state's all-time list. He was honored for those achievements Tuesday. The Cards (17-13) raced out to a 3-0 lead after the first two innings, but Pulaski County, which defeated Clark 6-0 on March 31 in Somerset, tied the score at 3-3 on Taylor Gover's three-run home run off Clark starter Derek McKenzie in the third inning.

Robert Elmo Vaught, Sr., 70, of Eubank, passed away Wednesday, May 9. Born Nov. 4, 1941, in Pulaski County, Robert was a son of the late Arthur Lewis and Effie Jane New Vaught.  He retired as a pallet broker and was a United States Army veteran. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Tenny Ray Patrick; and four brothers, Clarence, Glen Arthur, Desota Gibson and Paul Albert Vaught. Survivors include two sons, Robert Elmo Vaught Jr. of Corbin and Jeremiah Vaught of Irvine; two brothers, Joe C. Vaught and Carlos Lee Vaught, both of Eubank; two sisters, Trula Pilcher of Frankfort and Edna Lucille Vaught Todd of Eubank; one grandchild, Robert Elijah Vaught; former wife, Patricia Vaught of Richmond; and several nieces and nephews.

Lindon Lee Chumbley, 78, of Winchester, husband of Emma Jane McKenzie Chumbley for 57 years, died on May 7, in Indianapolis, Ind. He was born Jan. 13, 1934, in Pulaski County, the son of Marion C. and Zula Foster Chumbley. He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Patrick; and a brother, Richard Chumbley. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters Karen (Bob) Pell of Salisbury, N.C., Vickie (Ned) Crankshaw of Winchester and Kimberley Chumbley of Indianapolis; three grandsons, William Lindon (Kim)