Page 2B the Meade county Messenger, BrandenBurg, kentucky thursday, May 19, 2016

OBITUARIESJaMes thoMas “Jt” Barger

James Thomas “JT”

Barger, 91, Brandenburg, Ky., died May 12, 2016 at his residence.

He was born Aug. 2, 1924 to the late Robert (Mattie) Barger.

He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Eleanor Barger;

daughter, Brenda Barger; and granddaughter, Stacy Fackler Lowman; and his siblings, Lester Barger, Kenny Barger and Nona Chism.

He is survived by five children; Joe (Marcella) Barger, Brandenburg, Elaine (David) Vowels, Flaherty, Ky., Rick Barger, Guston, Ky., Marla (Larry Dale) Fackler, Flaherty, and Neal (Alice) Barger, Brandenburg; a sister, Bonnie Szwed, Brandenburg; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great- grandchildren.

He was a member of Saint John the Apostle Catholic Church; Knights of Columbus, St. Theresa Council #2282; Central Kentucky Draft Horse and Mule Association; and served as a Ken-tucky Farm Bureau board member for 42 years.

A Mass of Christian burial was held May 16 at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Church. Father Leo Craycroft officiated. Burial followed in Saint George Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or donors@stjude.org.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hager-funeralhome.com.

eddIe L. Beck

Eddie L. Beck, 72, Radcliff, Ky., died May 11, 2016 at his home.

He is survived by his wife, Arlene Beck, Rad-cliff, Ky.; stepson, Andy Perry, Elizabethtown, Ky., two grandchildren, and caregivers Robbie and Sheila Sanders.

The committal service was held on May 17 at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central, Radcliff with military honors. There will be no visitation prior to the service.

Condolences may be expressed at www.nebfh.com.

Margarette k. cLaycoMB

Margarette K. Clay-comb, “Margie”, 82 of Louisville, Ky. passed away May 12, 2016.

She fought a faith fo-cused and anchored fight against cancer over nearly four years.

She was born Decem-ber 20, 1933 in Leav-

enworth, Kan., the daughter of George W. and Helen M. Kern.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters, daughter Karen Elaine Claycomb and son Edmund Coleman Claycomb.

She is survived by her children, Bryan Clay-comb (Martha) of Brandenburg, Ky. Carole Ann Buskirk and Laura Szafranski (John) both of Louisville, Ky. and Thomas R. Claycomb (Edna) of Vine Grove, Ky. She is also survived by a special granddaughter Molly B. Walker of Louisville, Ky. and 15 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

She was a devout Catholic and was a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church. She was a devoted mother, homemaker and retired Civil Service worker at Fort Knox.

Visitation was held May 16, 2016 at her church followed by a Mass to celebrate her life. Crema-tion was chosen and her ashes were interred at St. George Cemetery in Brandenburg with Deacon Mike Jones officiating.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to her favorite charity, St. Vincent DePaul Society, 1015-C South Preston St. Lou-isville, Ky. 40203.

Hager Funeral Home handled the local ar-rangements.

kenneth L. gayLer

Kenneth L. Gayler, 64, Henderson, Ky., died May 11, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Evansville, Ind.

He was a veteran of the United States Army.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Gayler; two children, Heather K.

(Andrew Barnes) Gayler and Ken Gayler; two grandchildren, Devin Scott Gayler and Jacob Wy-att Barnes; his mother, Lovie (Everett) McKee; two brothers, Dow Gayler and Eddie Gayler; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services, with military honors, will be held at 2 p.m. on May 20 at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, Ky.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to USA Cares, 562 N. Dixie Blvd., Ste 3, Radcliff, KY 40160; or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hager-funeralhome.com.

rhonda J. PoLLock

Rhonda J. Pollock, 48, Payneville, Ky., died May 12, 2016 at Harrison County Hospital, Corydon, Ind.

She was born on March 29, 1968 in Ft. Knox, Ky. to the late Vivian Mae and Arthur Lee Pollock.

She is survived by her sisters; Donna Pollock, Payn-

eville, Ky., Darlene (Patrick) Kenny, Webster, Ky., and Sheila (Kenneth) Staples, Payneville; nieces and neph-ews; Shannon Kenny, Michael Kenny, Kimberly Perdue, and Brian Staples; and great-nieces; Paige, Brianna, and Madison Kenny and Courtney and Caitlyn Perdue.

She was a graduate of Elizabethtown Community College where she received her Associate’s Degree in Business. She was a hard worker and was a loyal em-ployee of Wal-Mart for over 20 years, primarily as a Cash Office Associate. She loved her “Little Man,” her dog, Gunner and also enjoyed crafting and reading in her spare time.

Funeral services were held May 16 from the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home, Bran-denburg, Ky. Burial followed at St. Theresa Cemetery in Rhodelia, Ky.

JanIe BeLL sIMPson

Janie Bell Simpson, 86, Vine Grove, Ky., died May 12, 2016 at her home.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie S. Simpson.

She is survived by a daughter, Teresa A. Simp-son, Vine Grove.

She was a member of Stithton Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star Short Creek Chapter.

The funeral service will be held on May 20 at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home, Rad-cliff, Ky. Rev. Brian Voelker will be officiating. Burial will be in Layman Memorial Cemetery in Caneyville, Ky.

Visitation will be May 19 from 4-8 p.m. and on May 20 beginning at noon at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.nebfh.com.

John Chapter 2:3 ……….”They have no wine.”

As I was preparing for a wedding ceremony recently I found myself thanking this young couple in my thoughts for the guts to make a public commitment to love each other through the marriage vowels. In our world today the focus seems to be on other alternative rela-tionships as if it is the norm and that the mar-riage covenant is a thing of the past. I would not only challenge that, but I would like to suggest that we celebrate the beauty of a man and a woman who say yes to a lifelong loving relation-ship.

Jesus must have felt it merited celebrating too as we read in the second chapter of John when Jesus, who was a guest at a marriage ceremony

Minister’s Corner with his mother and his disciples, was ask by his mother to get the bride-groom out of a pinch when the wine at the cel-ebration had run out. At that time running out of wine would have been a disaster; as a matter of fact it probably would be today as well.

Anyway, Jesus appar-ently hesitated initially, but must have thought that a marriage celebra-tion was indeed worthy of his support and atten-tion, so he performed one of his first public miracles by changing six large jugs of water to a top of the line wine. It may have been his way of reminding us that we too should take every opportunity to celebrate and recognize the mar-riage covenant between new and old marriages alike.

We may not be able to change water to wine but, we can sure take the time to attend a wed-ding when the opportu-nity arises or send a card of congratulations and best wishes on weddings and anniversaries.

By DEACON GREG BEAVIN

ST MARY, THERESA CATHOLIC PARISHES

“Acquire a fresh, spiritual way of thinking….”

Ref: A good attitude will go a long way.Prayer: Father, help me to consider

the needs of other first today. Amen

Deacon Greg

DAILY REFLECTIONS

Would like to thank the churches who provided the delicious Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for their family. Thanks to everyone who made

monetary donations to the family and to the funeral home for funeral expenses. We appreci-

ated the Knights of Columbus, Payneville School and St. Theresa Church for their acts of kindness. Thank you to our neighbors and friends we really

appreciated all you did for us.

Marlene (Arnold) Voyles and grandchildren, Sara, Willie and Kellie Arnold

The family of

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would like to thank the New Brandenburg Baptist Church for the delicious meal and for the special music.

Thank you to Brother Tony Yates for the wonderful message. Also thanks to Bruington Jenkins Sturgeon

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WILLIaM o. hoWard

William O. Howard, 74, husband of Marietta Scalf Howard, died May 11, 2016. He was a real estate entrepreneur. Born in Richmond, Ky., he was the son of Margaret White Howard and the late Lowell Grant Howard. He received his bach-elor’s degree from EKU and his master’s degree from WKU.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Re-becca Howard and Vickie Gillespie. Besides his wife of 52 years, he is survived by two children, William Stephen (Sisi) Howard and Jena How-ard (Eric) Collins, all of Lexington; three sisters, Peggy Collins (John Collins MD), Lexington, Glenna Davis (Greg), Blowing Rock, N.C., Kaye Mayfield (Tom), Richmond, Ky.; one brother, Doug Howard (Minnie), New Richmond, Ind.; and four grandchildren, Stevi, Slade and Saxton Howard and McKean Collins.

He was a member of St. Luke United Method-ist Church, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Assn., Home Builders Assn., Auctioneers Assn. and was a member of the Grand Lodge of KY and the Shrine. He served in the U. S. Army.

Known affectionately as “The Land Man” amongst peers and associates, his career involved many aspects of real estate including developing, investing, brokering and auctioneering. He was a devoted family man that has left an indelible im-pression on his children and grandchildren alike.

Services were held on May 16 at St. Luke United Methodist Church. A private family burial was in Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Milward-Broadway is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials are suggested to St. Luke UMC, 2351 Alumni Dr., Lexington, 40517 or Hospice Care Center, St. Joseph Hospital, One St. Joseph Dr., Lexington, 40504. www.milwardfuneral.com

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