Obituaries
Clinton Odis Smith
Nov 12, 2008
Clinton Odis Smith, 79, of Okeechobee, Florida, formerly of Eubank, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2008. Clint grew up on a farm outside Eubank, Kentucky at the beginning of the Great Depression. Toward the end of World War II, the young teenager lied about his age in an unsuccessful attempt to follow his five older...
Gerald Lee VanHook
Nov 9, 2008
Gerald Lee VanHook, 63, of Highway 1676 in Science Hill, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital in London, Kentucky. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky on November 21, 1944, son of the late Arlis G. and Wilma Phelps VanHook. He was a former co-owner of Lakeland Insulation Company and was a U.S. Army veteran, having...
Henry S. Keith
Nov 6, 2008
Henry S. Keith, 88, of Keith Lane in Eubank, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on June 13, 1920, son of the late Gilson D. and Emma Keith. He was a welder and a member of Estesburg Church of Christ. He was a decorated U.S. Army World War II...
June Elizabeth Burg
Nov 5, 2008
June Elizabeth Burg, 81, of Slate Branch-Spur Road in Somerset, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Covington, Kentucky on July 23, 1927, daughter of the late Roscoe and Bertha Hicks Gregory. She was a homemaker and a member of Latonia Christian Church. She was a beautiful Christian lady who loved the Lord...
Daniel B. Jones
Nov 3, 2008
Daniel B. Jones, 85, of Elrod Road in Somerset, Kentucky, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 at Rockcastle Hospital. He was born in Whitley County, Kentucky on November 26, 1922, son of the late Albert Russell and Nellie (Chinn) Jones. He was a farmer and a member of Woodstock Baptist Church. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran....
Irvin Lawrence Muse
Nov 3, 2008
Irvin Lawrence Muse, 84, of Wildcat Drive in Somerset, Kentucky, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Delmer, Kentucky on November 10, 1923, son of the late Ira and Gladys Floyd Muse. He was an electrician and a member of I.B.E.W. for 60 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Somerset....
Grace (Ferguson) Goodman
Oct 31, 2008
Grace (Ferguson) Goodman, 79, of Frankfort, formerly of Glasgow and Science Hill, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 31, 2008 at the home of her caregiver. Grace was born in Clinton County, Kentucky on April 29, 1929, daughter of the late Leonard and Flossie (Moreland) Ferguson. She was a retired Special Education teachers' aide in the Barren County schools system and...
Mike Harry Wilson
Oct 28, 2008
Mike Harry Wilson, 43, of Sandidge Spur Road in Eubank, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Eubank, Kentucky on November 19, 1964, son of Emma M. Rutherford Wilson and the late Harry C. Wilson. He was an employee for Glen Oakes. He loved farming, his horses and his family. He is survived...
Homer Lee Spears
Oct 28, 2008
Homer Lee Spears, 78, of Bethel Ridge Road in Bethel Ridge, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on January 31, 1930, son of the late Ira B. and Ora Ester Watson Spears. He was a farmer and attended Bethel Ridge United Methodist Church. He is...
Walter Temple Penick
Oct 25, 2008
Walter Temple Penick, 69, of Danville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Liberty Care Center. He was born in Marion County, Kentucky on October 27, 1938, son of the late Walter Temple Penick Jr. and Clare Greene Penick. He was self-employed and a U.S. Army veteran. Private services were held. Morris & Hislope Funeral Home is in charge...
Norma Lee Hines
Oct 24, 2008
Norma Lee Hines, 63, of North Highway 1247 in Eubank, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 24, 2008 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was born in Somerset, Kentucky on March 29, 1945, daughter of the late James Rufus and Martha Alice Poynter Hines. She was a homemaker. She is survived by one brother, Don Hines of Georgetown, KY, several nieces...
Orena Mae Dick
Oct 23, 2008
Orena Mae Dick, 70, of Poole Doo Road in Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Casey County, Kentucky on June 2, 1938, daughter of the late James and Isabelle Roberts Vaught. She was a homemaker and a member of Ferndale Baptist Church. She is survived by one son, Rodney Wayne Dick...
Paula May Davis
Oct 13, 2008
Paula May Davis, 50, of Old Somerset-Stanford Road in Eubank, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 13, 2008 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital as the result of an automobile accident. She was born in Muncie, Indiana on October 12, 1958, daughter of Paul "Bud" New and Mary Gossett New. She was a full time Grandma. She is survived by her parents,...
Gerald Hendricks
Oct 2, 2008
Gerald D. Hendricks, 68, of Hendricks Road in Science Hill, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Hogue, Kentucky on August 31, 1940, son of the late William Aaron and Mary Beth McKee Hendricks. He was a farmer and of the Methodist faith. He is survived by his wife, Illa Jean Wesley Hendricks...
Joyce McMullin
Oct 2, 2008
Joyce McMullin, 82, of Joe McMullin Road in Eubank, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Eubank, Kentucky on June 12, 1926, daughter of the late Joe and Anna Floyd McMullin. She was a farmer and a charter member of Polly Ann Baptist Church. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Bernice McMullin of...
Gladys Mildred Inabnitt
Sep 29, 2008
Gladys Inabnitt, 74, of Public Road in Somerset, Kentucky, passed away Monday, September 29, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky on March 18, 1934, daughter of the late Charlie and Heattie McKinney Bullock. She was a homemaker. She is survived by four sons, Ronnie Inabnitt of Greenfield, IN, David Inabnitt of Indianapolis, IN and Hollis...
Alma H. Linkes
Sep 26, 2008
Alma H. Linkes, 95, of Linkes Lane in Science Hill, Kentucky, passed away Friday, September 26, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on August 27, 1913, daughter of the late Francis Marion and Eliza Frenda Turpin Hines. She was the former owner of Dinner Bell Restaurant and a member of Science Hill Church of the...
Lillian "Belle" Robinson
Sep 20, 2008
Lillian "Belle" Robinson, 94, of Old Stilesville Road in Eubank, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Britthaven Nursing Home. She was born in Eubank, Kentucky on February 2, 1914, daughter of the late William and Sarah Goff Evans. She retired from Palm Beach after 27 years and was a member of Union Church of Christ. She is survived...
Carl Douglas "Doug" Thurman
Sep 20, 2008
Carl Douglas "Doug" Thurman, 45, of Vaught Ridge Road in Science Hill, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky on March 15, 1963, son of Bennie Alfred and Wilma Jean Roberts Thurman. He was an employee of Smith Monuments and had an associates degree in Science and Diesel Mechanics. He is...
Opal Groenenberg
Sep 19, 2008
Opal Groenenberg, 83, of Pleasant Point School Road in Waynesburg, Kentucky, passed away Friday, September 19, 2008 at Britthaven Nursing Home. She was born in Waynesburg, Kentucky on February 27, 1925, daughter of the late Mitchell and Ethel Brittain Godby. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasantview Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Sue & (Michael)...

