la OK el DI or it 1 LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER, LEXINGTON, KY. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1995 OBITUARIES COMPILED BY JENNIFER HEWLETT LEXINGTON Mary Rebecca Brazleton, 83, Meadowbrook Nursing Center, widow of William Brazleton, died Monday. Arrangements incomplete, Smith Smith Funeral Home. Jenny Kay Davis Mayberry LaFoe, 45, 3426 Pimlico Parkway, wife of John LaFoe, yesterday. Authorities were investigating.
Arrangements incomplete, Stith Funeral Home, Danville. Andrew Liaupsin, 68, 358 Curtin Drive, retired Parker Seal Co. employee, Korean War veteran, husband of Genevieve W. Liaupsin, died Monday. No services scheduled.
Visitation 6-9 p.m. today, W.R. Milward Mortuary Southland. Contributions suggested to American Heart Association. Leslie Pope 67, Merman Drive, died Monday.
Services noon Friday, Consolidated Baptist Church. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday, church. Arrangements, O.L. Hughes Sons Mortuary.
Robert Powell, 78, 5213 Parkers Mill Road, husband of Hattie V. Powell, died Monday. Arrangements incomplete, MartynHurley Funeral Home. Robert Carl Richards, 74, 3201 Paris Pike, retired federal civil service worker, husband of Jane Morrow Richards, died Monday. Memorial service later.
Arrangements, Tucker, Yocum Wilson Funeral Home, Georgetown. Marion Mathew Robinson, 71, Nicholasville, Fayette County native, former Laval Cleaners employee, World War II veteran, husband of Alma Ramey Robinson, died yesterday. Services 11:30 a.m. Friday, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation 5-9 p.m.
today; 6-9 p.m. Thursday. Don B. "Sparky" Sparks, 72, who had been an oil and gas consultant, husband of Marie Sparks, died yesterday. Services 1 p.m.
Thursday, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. Contributions suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass. Pearl Tatum, 94, East Third Street, died Saturday.
Services noon Friday, Greater Liberty Baptist Church. Visitation 6-9 p.m. Thursday, church. Arrangements, Smith Smith Funeral Home. Robert H.
Uhl, 72, who had Or been a civil engineer, husband of Edith Lester Uhl, died yesterday. Ir. Arrangements incomplete, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. John Lamont Wiley, 25, Austin, Texas, employee of Applied Materials Inc. in Austin, son of Forrest P.
Wiley, Lexington, and Gloria Wiley Mosley, Waterford, died March 9. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Baptist Church. Visitation 6-8 p.m. today, Smith Smith Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Helphinstine Woodward, 84, died Monday. Services 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation 5-8 p.m. today.
Contributions suggested to Epworth United Methodist Church. KENTUCKY ASHLAND Roscoe C. Howard, 91, 5400 Apple Blossom Lane, retired Chesapeake Ohio Railroad employee, widower of Gladys Dixon Jackson Howard, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Ashland Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. today, Lazear Funeral Home. AUGUSTA Mary Ingram Claypoole, 79, Route 2, Brooks- Funeral Notices Information furnished to Herald-Leader advertising department by mortuaries. Local RICHARDS PRESIDENT 198. Robert Carl Richards, 74, born December 6, 1921, died Monday, March 13, 1995, after a brief fight with cancer.
First of all, Bob was a dedicated husband for 46 years and a caring provider for his family. Second, he ville, former homemaker, wife of Arthur Claypoole, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. today, Moore Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Contributions suggested to Alzheimer's.
Association. BARBOURVILLE John Corey, 84, Woollum, retired painter, died Sunday. Services 2:30 p.m. today, Hampton Funeral Home. Visitation 9 a.m.
today. BARBOURVILLE Edward C. Walton, 97, Artemus, retired coal miner, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Hopper Funeral Home.
Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. BEATTYVILLE Everett W. Powell, 95, Lee County Constant Care, retired farmer, father of Irene Spangler, Clay City, died Monday. Services p.m.
Friday, Newnam Funeral Home. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday. CAMPBELLSVILLE Paula Jolynn Richerson, 42, Bear Track Road, former White's Dairy Supply employee, mother of Kevin Richerson, died of cancer yesterday. Services 11 a.m.
Thursday, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Visitation 5 p.m. today, Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home; 9 a.m. Thursday, church. CARLISLE Marietta Alexander Clark, 90, Moorefield, former homemaker, widow of Joseph Adrian Clark, died Monday.
Services 1 2 p.m. Thursday, MathersGaunce Funeral Home. Visitation noon Thursday. CLAY CITY Willie Harvey Anderson, 68, 2314 Black Creek Road, who had been a cable television businessman, husband of Mary Newell Anderson, died Monday, apparently of a heart attack. Services 11 a.m.
Thursday, Justice Funeral Home, Pikeville. Visitation 4 p.m. today. CORBIN Mayhan Hollin, 72, Lily, retired coal miner, husband of Patricia Hollin, died Monday. Services 2 p.m.
Thursday, Vankirk Funeral Home. Visitation 4 p.m. today. CORBIN Robert K. Siler, 76, Black Diamond Road, retired Louisville Nashville Railroad train conductor, husband of Elizabeth Siler, died Monday.
Services 4 p.m. Thursday, Vankirk Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today. DANVILLE William Eugene Jarmon, 69, 467 South Third Street, died Monday.
Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Second Street Christian Church. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today, church. Arrangements, Smith-Jackson Funeral Home.
DANVILLE Sonja Foley McKinney, 44, 238 North Third Street, owner of Maple Tree Gallery and former Danville AdvocateMessenger reporter, wife of Harold W. McKinney, died of cancer yesterday. Arrangements incomplete, Stith Funeral Home. FLEMINGSBURG Beulah Lee Daugherty McKee, 80, Poplar Plains, homemaker, wife of E.W. "Woodie" McKee, died yesterday.
Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Boone-Nickell Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today. FRANKFORT Susie Lange, 96, Louisville, formerly of Frankfort, retired employee of the old Frankfort State Hospital School, died yesterday.
Services 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Harrod Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today.
FRANKFORT James W. "Smitty" Smith, 77, Bradford Square Nursing Home, retired state Cabinet for Human Resources printing supervisor, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Harrod Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation 7 p.m.
Thursday. FRANKFORT William H. Stone 81, 310 East Third Street, retired electrician, died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, Clinton Street.
Visitation 7 p.m. today, Harrod Brothers Funeral Home. was a generous, capable and positive contributor in his profession and in service organizations. After serving in the Army Air Corps during WWII, Bob began working in Air Control and Defense. He became one of only four top-level civilians chosen to engineer and implement our nation's air defense network between the years of 1966 and 1978.
In this capacity, he received the highest governmental awards given to civilians during peace time. He was a Kentucky Colonel and was active in Masonry and the Shrine Band Association. His contributions included musical and leadership talent. He served secretary and then two terms as president the Southeast Shrine Band Association. He served as president of the Shrine Band Association of North America from 1988-90, and was serving as of their executive secretary at the time of his death.
He is survived his wife, Jean Morrow Richards, Lexington; daughter, Ginger Richards Porter, her husband, David Porter, and their daughter, Courtney; sons, RoCharles Richards, Pittsburg, PA, and his daughters, Dawn, Heather, and Delanie, in Don Richards, Los Angeles, A Alfred H. Perrin, 86 HERALD LEADER STAFF REPORT BEREA Alfred H. Perrin, who most of his retirement spent, years helping to better Berea and Berea College, died Sunday, in Spruce Pine, N.C., after long illness. He was 86. After more than 36 years as an editor for Procter Gamble Mr.
Perrin retired to Berea in 1968 and became involved in many college and community affairs. A book collector, he was honorary bibliographer of the college's Hutchins Library he created special exhibits, appraised gift books and publicized events. He was instrumental in helping to build the school's WeatherfordHammond Mountain Collection. He sponsored the summer reading program for children and organized the Friends of the Library. Mr.
Perrin sponsored Berea College's Weatherford Award, which is given each year to the author of what is judged to be the best book written on Appalachia. He and his late wife Jean established the Arthur Flandreau Fund, which supports the production of one play a year at the college. They also started the Griggs-Perrin Highland fund, an emergency scholarship fund for students. He helped support the Mountain Maternal Health League and the League of Women Voters. He was a graduate of the Northwestern University journalism school.
Survivors include a son, Tom Perrin of Celo, N.C.; a daughter, Kate Warner of Ann Arbor, a brother; and two grandchildren. A memorial service is being planned for May 7 at Union Church in Berea. Contributions are suggested to the Berea College Hutchins Library or Appalachian Center. Docia Baldridge Woods, 83 HERALD-LEADER STAFF REPORT PRESTONSBURG Docia Baldridge Woods, who retired from a long teaching career and then became a journalist, died Monday at Highlands Regional Medical Center. She was 83.
Mrs. Woods retired from Mary Todd Elementary School in Lexington. She also had taught at the elementary and junior high school levels in Morehead and had taught in the Eastern Kentucky University English department. After retirement she was society editor of the Floyd County Times for 16 years. She also had submitted articles to other Kentucky newspapers.
She retired a couple of years ago from the Floyd Coroner seeks relatives HERALD-LEADER STAFF REPORT The Fayette County coroner's office is trying to find relatives of Jessie Adams, who was found dead Monday in Lexington. Adams, 54, was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m. at his house at 711 North Upper Street. No foul GEORGETOWN Anne Rowland. Esham, 83, South Hamilton Street, retired teacher, wife of C.F.
Esham, died Monday. Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Johnson's Funeral Home. Visitation 5-8 p.m. today.
HARLAN Opal Barnes, 86, Detroit, formerly of Harlan, widow of Gene Barnes, died March 9. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church. Visitation 6-8 p.m. today, Rich Funeral Home.
HARLAN Irene Fee, 86, Louisville, formerly of Loyall, former homemaker, widow of Green Fee, died yesterday. Private services. Public visitation 6-8 p.m. today, Mount Pleasant Funeral Home. HARLAN Hubert Raymond Shell, 64, Lebanon, formerly of Rosspoint, retired Air Force major, died Monday.
Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Mount Pleasant Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. HARRODSBURG Squire B.
Johnson, 85, Burgin, former distillery employee, widower of Lillian Cox Johnson, died yesterday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Alexander Royalty Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today; 7 a.m.
Thursday. HAZARD- -James E. "Bud" Campbell, 65, 524 Ashless Street, husband of Mary Ann Campbell, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Engle Funeral Home.
Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. Huntington, WV; and brother, John Richards, Fargo, ND. Graveside services will be at Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery in Huntington, WV with Rev. Rick Monk of Russell Road Baptist Church presiding.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Tucker, Yocum and Wilson Funeral Home, Georgetown. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Lexington, 40504, or the Markey Cancer Center, the Med Medical Development Office, Sturgill Development UK, Lexington, 40506-0015. CA, and his daughter, Sara; sisters, Cecilia Lundstrum, Fargo, ND, and Lois Underwood, BRAZLETON Mrs. Mary Rebecca Brazleton, 83, widow of William Brazleton, died Monday. She was a native of Fayette daughter of the late Taylor and Ella Blair Martin.
She was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Survivors are a grandson, David Lee Brazleton; a sister, Mrs. Lucille Clay; two greatgrandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. She was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Brazleton, and a grandson, Wil- Frank Blair, 79, retired anchor of 'Today' show, dies ASSOCIATED PRESS HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.
Frank Blair, an anchorman on NBC's "Today" show for 22 years, died at his home yesterday at 79. The cause of the death was not disclosed. His death came 20 years to the day after Blair gave his last newscast on "Today." He anchored the news desk from 1953 to 1975. He began his broadcasting career in the 1930s, working at radio stations in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. In 1937, he moved to WOL in Washington, where he covered news and special events.
He joined "Today" in 1952 as a Washington-based correspondent covering the White House and the Capitol. A funeral will be held Friday. Burial will be at Beaufort National Cemetery. burg, mother of Raymond Douglas Hall, Lexington, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m.
Thursday, NelsonFrazier Funeral Home. Visitation any time. MARTIN Eddie Dean Tackett, 39, Beaver, retired coal miner, son of Beatrice Tackett, Beaver, died of a heart attack Monday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Joe Reynolds Church, Beaver.
Visitation 2 p.m. today, church. Arrangements, Hall Funeral Home. MCKEE Forest Johnson, 78, Paris Pike in Lexington, formerly of Jackson County, husband of Mary Johnson, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m.
Friday, Lakes Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday. MCKEE George Kelley, 86, Kelley Road, retired farmer, husband of Effie Kelley, died yesterday. Services 1 p.m.
Friday, Lakes Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday. MCKEE Alex McKinney, 63, retired farmer, husband of Coreen McKinney, died Monday. Services 2 p.m.
Thursday, Lakes Funeral Home. Visitation 8 a.m. today. MCKEE Terry Miller, 35, Annville, husband of Debra Miller, died of a heart attack Monday. Services noon Thursday, Lakes Funeral Home.
Visitation 6 p.m. today. MIDWAY Charles R. Spencer, 65, 259 West Higgins Street, husband of Lida Spencer, died yesterday. Arrangements incomplete, Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel, Versailles.
MOUNT OLIVET Foster C. Ogden, 63, retired Dayton, Ohio, Coca-Cola Bottling plant manager, husband of Lelia Rose Ogden, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Robertson County Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 p.m.
today. Contributions suggested to Robertson County Life Squad. OLIVE HILL Mary Evelyn Roberts Biggs, 72, Clark Hill Road, retired Carter County schools kitchen worker, widow of Warren Biggs, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Globe Funeral Chapel.
Visitation 6 p.m. today. PIKEVILLE Arthur Eugene "Gene" Franklin, 70, Mount Martha Drive, who had coowned Gene Mike's House of Music and Stewart Amusem*nt, widower of Barbara Burgess Franklin, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, J.W.
Call Son Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today. PIKEVILLE Bryan Keith Howell, 22, Eastern Kentucky University student, son of John and Ann Howell, Pikeville, was found Mortuary. HAVENS grandsons, Terrance, Leslie, and Jermayle; two greatgranddaughters, Nikia and Nyesha; one sister, Ella Mae Bloodsaw; two brothers, Robert H.
(Cordia) and Stinnett (Georgie Mae) Pope; two sisters-in-law, Mary Garner and Frankie Bowman; three brothers-in-law, Cecil, Truman, and James Bartleson; a devoted friend, Ralph Thomas; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. The family may be reached at 271-4093 or 254-7262. Arrangements entrusted to O.L. Hughes and Sons Suzanne Shively Havens, 59, an associate with Stumbo, Bowling and Barber, died Friday. 4 A native of Fayette she was a daughter of the late Bernie and Ruth Higgins Shively.
She graduated from Lafayette High School and the University of Kentucky, where she was active in the Alpha Gamma Delta Society and the Guignol Theater, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received a special degree in the development of the English language from the University in Edinburgh, Scotland. She taught High School English and became interested in labor law dead Friday. Services 1 p.m. day, Justice Funeral Home.
Visitation any time. PIKEVILLE Dewey Mildred O'Neal, 76, mother Dawes Miller Thomas, died Friday. Services, were private. Arrange- ments, J.W. Call Son Funeral Home.
RICHMOND Elzie O'Brien Purcell, 86, Stratford Drive, retired Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot (Blue Grass Activity) employee, husband of Eunice Purcell and father of Susan Kidd, who is the wife of Eastern Kentucky University football coach Roy Kidd, died yesterday. Arrangements incomplete, Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home. RUSSELL Vivian P. Coffee, 80, Seaton Drive, homemaker, widow of Earl F. Coffee, died Monday.
Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. RUSSELL SPRINGS Hollis "I.U." Whittle, 63, McQueary Ridge Road, retired husband of Remona Whittle, died yesterday.
Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Bernard Funeral Home. Visitation 4 p.m. today. SALYERSVILLE Dora Sa- County biweekly paper.
She was a native of Bonanza and held an associate degree from Alice Lloyd College, a bachelor's degree from Peabody College and a master's degree from Morehead State College. She was the widow of Carl Neal Woods. Surviving are two daughters, Judith Carol Wright of Lancaster, S.C., and Carla Susan Wackerle of Novia Scotia, Canada; two sisters; and three grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Irene Cole Memorial First Baptist Church.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at. Carter Funeral Home. of dead Lexington man play is suspected, the coroner's office said.
Investigators think he might have relatives in Danville. Anyone with information about Adams should call the coroner's office at (606) 252-5691. HAZARD Johnny Sizemore, 57, Somerset, formerly of Hazard, retired member of the Army, husband of Regenia Sizemore, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Maggard Brothers Funeral Home.
Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. IRVINE Matthew Isaac Hackworth, son of Greg and Audrey Hackworth of Dug Hill Road, was stillborn Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, North Irvine Holiness Church.
Visitation 6 p.m. today, church. Arrangements, Williams Funeral Home, Berea. IRVINE E. Willard Witt, 70, Wisemantown Road, retired optometrist, died Monday.
Services 4:30 p.m. today, Wisemantown United Methodist Church. Visitation noon-4 p.m. today, Lewis Funeral Home. JACKSON Henry Short, 74, Trenton, Ohio, formerly of John Little Creek, retired General Motors Corp.
employee, husband of Sarah Strong Short, died of a heart attack Monday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Breathitt Funeral Home. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday.
JAMESTOWN Vivian L. Brown, 84, Fox Lane, former homemaker, widow of Hubert Brown, died yesterday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapels.
Visitation 4:30 p.m. today. MARTIN Elizabeth Ann Johnson Hall Novell, 54, Prestonsburg, who had been a waitress at Jerry's Restaurant in Prestons- liam Baker Brazleton. Smith and Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Leslie Pope, of 1215 Merman and husband of Bessie M.
Pope, died Sunday at Lexington Manor. A native of Fayette he was the son of the late Ethel and Leslie Pope, and was a member of the Consolidated Baptist Church. Besides his wife, survivors include two daughters, Darlene C. and Stacy Pope; one son, Garland L. Pope; three granddaughters, Tara, Monique, and Shenelle; three lyer Rice, 88, Dixie Avenue, retired nurse, widow of Luther Rice, died Monday.
Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Dunn Funeral Home. Visitation 10 a.m. today. SHELBYVILLE Edith Kesler Carwile, 85, Shelby Manor Nursing Home, former homemaker, widow of Louis Stanley Carwile, died yesterday.
Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Shannon Funeral Home. Visitation 2-9 p.m. today. SHELBYVILLE Geraldine Scobee Radcliff, 81, Bagdad, retired state revenue department clerk, widow of Leonard Radcliff, died Monday.
Services 11 a.m. Friday, Shannon Funeral Home. Visitation 4-9 p.m. Thursday. Contributions suggested to Christianburg Baptist Church Building Fund.
SHELBYVILLE Anna Phillips Tingle, 72, Shelby Manor Health Care Center, former homemaker, mother of Allen C. Tingle, Richmond, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Shannon Funeral Home. Visitation 4-9 p.m.
today. Contributions suggested to First Baptist Church, Shelby Manor Health Care Center or American Diabetes Association. STANFORD Rena M. Miracle, 81, Louisville, formerly of Stanford, homemaker, widow of Dewey Miracle, died Monday. Services 2 p.m.
Thursday, Fox Funeral Home. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday. WEST LIBERTY- Olive Gilliam, 87, Malone, widow of Haskell Gilliam, died Monday. Services 11 a.m.
Thursday, Potter Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today. WHITESBURG Shelby Jean Ross, 54, homemaker, died Monday. Services 9 a.m.
Thursday, Everidge Funeral Home. Visitation 9 a.m. today. WILLIAMSBURG Frances Pauline Cox, 76, Williamson, W.Va., formerly of Williamsburg, former homemaker, sister of G.B. Cox, Lebanon, Ohio, died Monday, apparently of a stroke.
Services 1 p.m. today, Chitwood Cemetery, East Pine Knot. No visitation. Arrangements, Ellison Funeral Home. WILLIAMSBURG Hamp G.
Meadors, 79, 31 Cemetery Road, retired coal miner, husband of Savannah Meadors, died of a heart attack Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Ellison Funeral Home. Visitation 4 p.m. today.
WILLIAMSBURG Arthur G. Paul, 73, Rockholds, retired coal miner and crane operator, husband of Lucille M. Terrell Paul, died of cancer Sunday. Services 1 p.m. today, Croley Funeral Home.
Visitation 8 a.m. today. POPE while living in California in the early 1960's. She received her law degree from Harvard Law School in 1971 and began to practice law in 1973. A former employee for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, she held positions as a Director of the Division of Worker's Compensation, Deputy Secretary for the Kentucky Labor Cabinet, and Administrative Law Judge for the Department of Workers' Claims, and had been a member of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet.
She was a member, deacon, and choir member of Central Christian Church and had served on various committees. She particularly enjoyed the Christian Women's Fellowship (Circle 15). Survivors include two da ghters, Margaret and Rebecc: Havens; three grandchi' ren, Christopher Havens, and nily and Peter King; and a br her, Douglas Shively. Memoria services will be 6 p.m. Thurs at Central Christian Church with a fellowship to follow.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Lexington, 40504. Arrangements by Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. TURN TO B4.
