B6 | THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 | THE COURIER-JOURNAL DEATHS | courier-journal.com KY

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DARNELL, ELIZABETH “LIBBY”BLANKENSHIP69, of Louisville passedaway Monday, February27, 2012.

She was preceded indea th by her paren t s ,Odus and Lillian BrownBlankenship.

She is survived by herlov ing husband , John“Jack” Darnel l ; sons ,Scott (Teresa) and John;

and grandchildren, Emily and Kelly.A Celebration of Libby’s Life will be 11

a.m. Saturday, at Ratterman’s, 3711 Lexing-ton Road. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Memorial contributions in Libby’s memorymay be made to the American Cancer Society.

DAVISSON, SHARA LEE SISNEY,went to her HeavenlyFather on Friday, Febru-ary 24, 2012. Her un-timely death resulted froma recent illness.Shara began her life inLouisvi l le , March 20,1979. After graduatingf r o m B a l l a r d H i g hSchool, Shara was award-ed a Presidential Scholar-ship to Centre College

where she graduated in 2001 Summa CumLaude with a Bachelor of Arts in teaching andwas Phi Beta Kappa. In 2002, Shara receivedher Master of Arts in teaching from SpaldingUniversity. Her dedication to nurturing indi-viduals to their fullest potential first lead her toa high school teaching career, later broaden-ing into a career helping businesses focus onmaximizing human potential.

Shara developed her musical talent to virtuo-so level serving as an accompanist for her highschool, college, and church choirs, while alsoplaying in school bands and orchestras.

Two life philosophies guided Shara: the firstwas from her pastor, Reverend William Slider:"Make sure thy center first, then strike thy cir-cle 'round." The second from her belovedgrandfather, Louis B. Strong: "Pick up thepieces when they crumble."

Shara was the beloved wife of John RussellDavisson and treasured daughter of Sherleenand Thurman Lee Sisney. She is survived bynumerous family members and friends. Sharais greeted joyously in Heaven by her belovedgrandparents, Louis and Eileen Strong and herNanny, Daisy King.

A celebration of Shara's life will be held at 2p.m. Friday at Christ Church United Method-ist, 4614 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, 40207.Please join us for a reception in the fellowshiphall at the church after the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests me-morial gifts to Shara's favorite charity: SchoolChoice Scholarship Fund, 10002 ShelbyvilleRoad, Suite 102, Louisville, KY 40223.

KOEHLER, JOYCE,82, passed away Monday,February 27, 2012 atGood Samaritan NursingHome.

She was a native of At-l a n t a , G A , a n d t h ed a u g h t e r o f t h e l a t eArthur Edward and An-nie Mae Reagin, a mem-ber of Beargrass Chris-t i a n C h u r c h a n d t h eUniversity Club and a

past member of Crescent Hill women's Club.She is survived by her husband, Ken Koe-

hler; daughters, Anne Koehler, Joanie Schi-eman (Don) and Nancy Roberts (Wayne);son, Bob Koehler (Amy). She is also sur-vived by her precious grandchildren, John andPaul Schieman, Christopher and Alex Robertsand Jake and Kent Koehler.

Her family would like to express their deep-est appreciation and gratitude to her caregiver,Mary Posey, and to all of the staff at GoodSamaritan Nursing Home for their specialloving care.

Her service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Rat-terman's Funeral Home, 3711 Lexington Road,with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Visita-tion will be 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursday at thefuneral home.Memorial gifts may go to Beargrass Christian

Church, or the Alzheimer's Association ofLouisville.

www.rattermans.com

ABNER, BONNIE V. (GRAHAM)passed away February 28,2012.

She was a retired clerkfor the L and N Railroadand a cashier for Kroger.

She is survived by manynephews and nieces andloved by all she knew.

Funeral ceremony is 1p.m. Friday at NewcomerFuneral Home, 235 Ju-neau Drive with burial in

Calvary Cemetery. Visitation is 10 a.m.-1 p.m.on Friday.

Online condolences to www.newcomerlouisville.com

KUERSTEINER, MARTHA FISHER,94, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

She was a former teacher and member ofFern Creek Women's Club and Fern CreekUnited Methodist Church, where she was ac-tive in UMW and taught Sunday School.

She was preceded in death by her husband,Theodore.

She is survived by her sons, Bruce and Tom(Kim) Kuersteiner; grandchildren, JaylynneBerrier (Eugene) and James, Mallory and Ky-le Kuersteiner; great grandchildren, Baileighand Charlie Keifer; and sisters, Anna Lose andAngie Gardner.

Her funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at Fern CreekFuneral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road withprivate burial. Visitation is 2:30-6:30 p.m. Fri-day.

Memorial gifts may be given to her church.

MELLEN, FRANCIS,passed away Monday, February 27, 2012

Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Saturday atSt. Agnes with burial in Calvary Cemetery.The family requests that friends and familymeet at the church for the Mass. Ratterman'sFuneral Home, 3711 Lexington Road has beenentrusted with arrangements.

www.rattermans.com

HOOD, LENA VANCE,97, formerly of Louisville, passed away Feb-ruary 26, 2012 at Beehive Nursing Home inIndiana.

She is survived by her sons, William Hood(Barbara) and Phillip Hood; siblings, ElwoodVance and Lillian Slack; nine grandchildrenand numerous great and great-great-grandchil-dren.

Her funeral ceremony will be March 3,2012, 10:30 a.m. at Newcomer Funeral Homewith burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.Visitation will be 2:30-8 p.m. on Friday.

Expressions of sympathy may be made toHosparus. Online condolences may be made atwww.newcomerlouisville.com.

CUNNINGHAM, CHARLES RAYMOND,69, of Hillview died February 28, 2012.Schoppenhorst, Underwood and Brooks, (Pre-ston Highway at Brooks Road)

www.subfuneralhome.com

CUNNINGHAM, JIM,of Louisvil le, passedaway at Central BaptistHospital in Lexington,KY.

Originally from Cana-da, Jim moved to thestates to play profession-al hockey. He played atone time for the Louis-ville Blades and set arecord by scoring threeg o a l s i n u n d e r o n eminute. After retiring

from hockey, Jim went into the automotivebusiness, owning C & F Motors in Louisville.Jim was a charter member of Hunting CreekCountry Club.He is preceded in death by his wife, Joyce,

and son, Jim Jr., of Louisville, as well as hisparents, Jim and Maggie, and brother Bob, allfrom Canada.Jim is survived by his daughter, Joy (John);

grandsons, Henry John (Julia) and MichaelJames (Sophia); and great-grandchildren, JackJames, Hank, Maggie, Nick and Maya-lis,from Lexington. Jim has a sister, Nan, a sis-ter-in-law, Muriel, and several nieces andnephews in Canada. He leaves many closefriends in Louisville, as well as friends andcaretakers at Tanbark.There will be no visitation, but friends are

welcomed to a graveside service at Cave HillCemetery in Louisville on Thursday, March 1at noon. Arrangements: Kerr Brothers Funer-al Home, Lexington.Memorials may be made to Central Baptist

Hospital Palliative Care in Lexington, KY orthe American Heart Association.

LEACH, FRED GERALD,72, passed away Febru-ary 27, 2012.

He was a retiredArmy veteran inthe Vietnam Warand a Purple Heart

Recipient.He is survived by his

c h i l d r e n , V e r o n i c aCarthan, Sharon Leach,Tammy Cash the care-giver and Derald Leach;

a brother, William A. Leach; and four grand-children.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Bap-tist Church, 3815 W. Broadway; Burial inKentucky Veterans Cemetery; Visitation after11 a.m. Saturday at the church; Arrangementsby G.C. Williams.

GADDIE, PAULA,58, formerly of Louisville, KY, died Saturday,February 18, 2012 at her sister's home in CapeGirardeau, MO.

A memorial Mass will be 2 p.m. on Satur-day, March 3, 2012 at St. Thomas CatholicChurch in Bardstown, KY, with Fr. Tom Clarkofficiating. Inurnment will follow in thechurch cemetery.

Arrangements by McCombs Funeral Homeof Cape Girardeau, MO.

Sympathy messages may be sent to the fam-ily online at

www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.

MURRAY, GLENN M.,71, of Pleasure Ridge Park, passed away Feb-ruary 25, 2012. Oldham County FuneralHome.

HANER, MILDRED NEATHERY,86, of Louisville, passedaway Tuesday, February28, 2012.

She was born August23, 1925 in Bradenton,FL, daughter of the lateSam and Nell GlidewellNeathery. In addition toher parents, she was pre-ceded in death by herhusband, Harold WesleyHaner; one son, Harold

Wesley Haner, Jr.; and one brother, WilsonNeathery.

She leaves to cherish her memory, twodaughters, Sandra Cargill (Jim) and NancyAkers; grandchildren, James LaSalvia, Jr.,Matthew LaSalvia (Kari), Allyson Basualdo(Juan Jose), and Alexandra Akers; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Paul, Jimmie, andCharles Neathery; a sister, Margie Stockton;and numerous nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life Service will be con-ducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012 inthe Chapel of Arch L. Heady and Son atWestport Village, 7410 Westport Road. Inter-ment will follow in Cave Hill Cemetery. Visi-tation will be 3:30 - 8 p.m. on Friday at the fu-neral home.

Expressions of sympathy may be directed toChrist United Methodist Church.

Family and friends may sign her guestbookand leave memories at www.archlheadywestport.com

HUNT, JAMES,5 4 , p a s s e d a w a yMonday, February 27,2012.

S u r v i v o r s : w i f e ,Sheana Hunt; mother,H a t t i e M . H u n t ;brothers, Robert, Johnny(Pat), William Sr. andAndree C. Sr. (Francine)Hunt; son, Robert D.W o o d s ( T a s h a ) ;daughters, Shakeaka S.

and Laquesha Hunt; and eight grandchildren.Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Elizabeth Church,

8575 22nd St., with visitation beginning at 9a.m.

JARRELL, TERRY L., 59, passed away Feb-ruary 29, 2012. Owen Funeral Home, 5317Dixie Hwy.

KING, ASHLEY NICOLE,32, of Louisville passedaway February 23, 2012in Slidell, LA.

She was a graduate ofSacred Heart Academyand received an associatedegree in hotel hospitalityin Orlando, FL.

Among those familymembers who precededher in death are great-grandparents, Alberta and

Bob Oldson, and grandmother, Mary Edzell.She is survived by her parents, Terry Hall

and Joseph King (Baby Amato); Slidell, LA.,sister, Brittany Knoth (Nick), brother DavidHall Jr., nephews, Cohl Knoth, niece, PiperKnoth, grandparents, Forrest and Betty Kaelin,other aunts, uncles, and cousins in Louisianaand her fur child, London.

Funeral service will be 7 p.m. Friday,Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Lane. Visitationis after 4 p.m. Friday until time of service.Burial is 11 a.m. Saturday at Louisville Me-morial Gardens East.

LORD, JEFFREY DAVID,

64, passed away suddenly at his home inSlidell, LA, on Saturday, February 25, 2012.

Mr. Lord was born on August 16, 1947 inNassau County, NY, the son of the late Lau-rance Lord and the late Peggy Jane MachlinLord.

For the past 28 years, he has been the be-loved husband of Roxanne Galatas Lord.

Jeff earned a B.S. in Marketing from Merri-mack College in Andover, MA and wastrained in Strategic Market Management atHarvard Business School. For thirty-fiveyears, until his retirement, he thrived in the in-dustrial coatings business. In 1983, his em-ployment brought him to South Louisiana. Hefell in love with Louisiana culture and withSlidell native Roxanne Galatas, who he mar-ried in 1984. Business opportunities led thecouple to Kentucky, where they lived for 22years, both in Louisville and Georgetown. Jeffobtained his private and commercial pilot li-cense in 1985, and enjoyed flying around thecountry with Roxanne in their Piper Cherokee.He traded in his airplane in 2002, and he andRoxanne continued their travels by Harley-Davidson Electra Glide. Jeff was also an avidgolfer, a past-time he enjoyed with his broth-er-in-law, Geoffrey Santini, and his late fa-ther-in-law, Clarence "Nuni" Galatas. Uponhis retirement in 2009, out of love for Louisi-ana and to be near family, Jeff and Roxannereturned to Slidell, where they intended to liveout their lives together.

Jeff leaves behind his wife, Roxanne GalatasLord; his son, Thomas Lord (Trina); daughter,Dawn Abney; siblings, Daniel, Christopher(Mary); step-siblings, Fredric (Lisa), GretchenRuoff (Don), William Ruoff, Mikie Thomp-son (Rand), and Buffy Derrick; mother-in-law,Barbara McPherson Galatas; sister-in-law, Be-nita Galatas Santini; and brothers-in-law, Ge-offrey Santini and Kevin Galatas.

Friends and family are invited to visit at Ho-naker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause BoulevardWest, Slidell, LA, 70460 on Friday, March 2,2012 from 6-9 p.m. and on Saturday, March 3,2012 from 9-11 a.m. followed immediately bya memorial service.

In Jeff's memory, donations may be made tothe Wounded Warrior Project or to the Churchof the King in Mandeville, LA.

METROBonnie V. (Graham) AbnerCharles Raymond Cunningham, 69Jim CunninghamElizabeth “Libby” BlankenshipDarnell, 69

Bro. Jack Davidson, 79Shara Lee Sisney DavissonPaula Gaddie, 58Mildred Neathery Haner, 86Lena Vance Hood, 97James Hunt, 54Terry L. Jarrell, 59Joannie Jenkins, 62Ashley Nicole King, 32

Martha Fisher Kuersteiner, 94Joyce Koehler, 82Fred Gerald Leach, 72Jeffrey David Lord, 64Francis MellenGlenn M. Murray, 71Dr. Theodore Norton Lynch, 79Arthur Clayton McCarty III, 51Lucy McMakin Owen, 71Wanda A. Briscoe Perkins, 60Wayne David Puffer, 58Maureen Latimer “Moe” Robinson, 49Miriam Cooper Moore Skelton, 87Herbert J. “Bud” Schardein Sr., 90F. Gregory Scinta, 53

Marjorie Stucker, 87

INDIANAPeggy Louise (O’Neil) Nokes, 70Evelyn Kathleen McKinley WagnerLinda R. (Humphrey) Ford, 62Chester Allen Meisberger, 78Nellie Williams, 91Mareta Mae Hanger Taylor, 95Ronald E. Haynes, 64Tammy Sarnowski, 53Mary L. “Nan” Kriner, 84Bessie Patton, 86

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DAVIDSON, BRO. JACK,79, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Geor-getown Manor in Louisville.

He was born in Tazewell, IN, on May 24,1932. His parents are Sally Carpenter andFrank Davidson.

He retired from GE Appliance Park. He wasa member of Louisville Separate BaptistChurch, where he served as pastor for 13years.

He was preceded in death by two sisters,Nellie Waddell and Gladys Keck; and a halfbrother, Ernest Hall.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine DunbarDavidson of Louisville; two sons, Randy(Veronica) Davidson of Louisville, DavidDavidson of Louisville; two grandsons, Jason(Laura) Davidson of Russell Springs, KY andJordon Davidson of Louisville; one great-grandson, Connor Davidson of RussellSprings, KY.

Funeral services are 2 p.m. CT Sunday atBernard Funeral Home Chapel, RussellSprings, with Bro. Richie Curtis and Bro. JimGoff officiating. Burial will be in Square OakCemetery, Russell Springs. Friends may call5-8 p.m. Saturday at Louisville Separate Bap-tist Church, 5517 National Turnpike andnoon-2 p.m. Sunday at Bernard Funeral Home.Pallbearers are Jason and Jordon Davidson,Mike and Ken Dunbar, Mick and Larry Per-kins. Special music by Larry Perkins.

Bernard Funeral Home, 367 N. Main St., POBox 308, Russell Springs, KY, 42642 is incharge of arrangements.

JENKINS, JOANNIE,Tuesday, February 28th,2012, at 62 years young,marked the last earthlyd a y o f a r e m a r k a b l ewoman. With fortitudeand courage she fought afive-year battle with ear-ly onset Alzheimer's.She is survived by herhusband, Charlie and fiveb o y s , K e v i n , B r y o n ,Jonathon, Nathan and

Aaron, all of whom were present at her pass-ing.

Born June 24, 1949 in Oakland, CA, she wasraised primarily in Seattle and Monterey. In1982 she met Charlie, later became a dentalh y g i e n i s t a n d m a d e h e r h o m e i nMonterey/Santa Cruz area for 25 years. Theymoved to Louisville in 2007.

Her faith, family, friends and animals wereher devotion. Joannie and Charlie were exam-ples of true love and companionship, whicheased the emotional struggles of her disease.Joannie supported her children in every im-portant aspect of life, assuring them of theirworth and greatness. She embraced her sons'significant others and thrilled over her 3grandchildren Connor, Jayda and Jacob. Sheloved animals and spent many hours ridinghorses with friends. She attended San Agus-tin church in Scotts Valley and St. Bernadettein Louisville, making many friends in eachcommunity. She had strong faith, believing inthe power and strength of Christ's love.

All who knew Joannie feel a tremendous holeleft by her absence. We are filled with memo-ries of her smile, laugh, love, energy and abil-ity to befriend even strangers. Our world wasbetter because Joannie was here.

Well wishers are invited to a funeral Massand luncheon at St. Bernadette Parish Center,6500 St. Bernadette Ave., Louisville, on Sat-urday at 11:30 am. Donations may be made tothe Alzheimer's Association. Flowers may bedelivered to the Parish Center.

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