Page 2B the Meade county Messenger, BrandenBurg, kentucky thursday, noVeMBer 19, 2015

OBITUARIESMIchaeL gregory “greg” aLLen

Michael Gregory “Greg” Allen, 69, died Nov. 16, 2015.

Born Jan. 31, 1956, he became the proud son of the late Willett and Estelle Singleton Allen.

He is preceded in death by his brother, Billy Ray Allen, and his sister, Nellie Jean Allen.

He is survived by Mary Ann Williams of Corydon, Ind.

He was the loving husband of Judy (Meeks) Allen for a wonderful 39 years. He was a great dad and father-in-law to Trisha (Gordie) Bramer and Stacey (Jamie) Wardrip. He was the most wonderful papaw ever, to Emma Faylee Bramer and Jacey Amanda Wardrip.

Greg retired from being a deck hand for American Commercial Lines in Jeffersonville, Ind. where he was a loyal and hard worker for over 35 years. He was a dedicated member of the Brandenburg Moose Family Life Center. Greg enjoyed playing pool and cards. He also loved to hunt and fish as often as he could.

Funeral Services will be held Nov. 20 at 1:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with burial to follow at Parr-Frans Cemetery in Battletown, Ky.

Visitation will be held Nov. 19 from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Nov. 20 after 9:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.bjsfunerals.com.

Joyce LaVerne Berry

Joyce LaVerne Berry, 81, Guston, Ky., died Nov. 10, 2015, at River Edge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Louisville, Ky.

She was born on Nov. 14, 1933, in Leitchfield, Ky., the daughter of Alonzo Clay and Stella Lois Nugent Cormney.

She married her husband, Kenneth Lee Berry on April 2, 1951.

She was preceded in death by her husband Dec. 21, 1987.

She is survived by three children, Deborah L. (Nathan) Lutz, Guston, Ky., Lynn (Ted) Griffith, Coleman, Okla., Mike (Belinda) Berry, Magee, Miss.; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was a member of Hill Grove Baptist Church; a member of the Garrett Homemakers; and a longtime volunteer for the Meade County Clothes Closet.

Funeral services were held Nov. 16 at the Hill Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Nathan Garnett officiated. Burial followed in Buck Grove Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contri-butions to the American Diabetes Association or to the National Parkinson’s Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hagerfuneral-home.com.

ruBy caLIsI

Ruby Calisi, 79, Lodiburg, Ky., died Nov. 12, 2015 at her residence.

She was born Aug. 19, 1936 to the late Sam (Mary) Bruce Nash.

She is preceded in death by her husband Michael Calisi, and a sister Nancy Fife.

She is survived by her children Lisa Gaye Calisi, Lodi-burg, Timothy Michael Calisi, Lodiburg, and Troy Dean Calisi, Lodiburg, by her siblings; Louise Doan, Webster, Ky., Rita Durham, Ekron, Ky., Marie Chamers, Elizabeth-town, Ky., Geraldine Mattingly, Guston, Ky., and Sammy Nash, Crestview, Fla.

Funeral services were held Nov. 15 at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Lodiburg. Funeral service was held by Pastor Rick Lauterbach.

Expressions of sympathy may be given in the form of donations to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Walnut Grove Cemetery Fund.

John earL cLarkson sr.

John Earl Clarkson Sr., 84, Vine Grove, Ky., died Nov. 2, 2015 at his residence.

He was preceded in death by his two wives; Marie Clarkson and Anna Belle Clarkson; a son, Wesley Clarkson; a daughter, Sharon Boggs, and a brother, George Clarkson.

He is survived by two daughters, Joyce (Corky) Alexander, Louisville, Ky., Patricia Carter of San Antonio, Texas; a son, John Earl Clarkson Jr. of Vine Grove, Ky.; two sisters,

Lorene Clarkson and Mary Clarkson both of Elizabethtown, Ky.; three brother-in-laws, James Louis Shelby of Vine Grove, Ky., Joseph Shelby of Radcliff, Ky., Clifford Shelby of Louisville, Ky.; two sister-in-laws, Joan Davis of Vine Grove, Ky., Charlotte Houser of Radcliff, Ky., nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and retired Civil Service Ft. Knox, Ky. He was a member of the Revelation Missionary Baptist Church and Civil Defense, Vine Grove, Ky.

Funeral services were held Nov. 13 at the Revelation Mis-sionary Baptist Church, Vine Grove. Pastor John Marshall officiated. Burial followed at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central, Radcliff.

Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.com.

WILLIaM groVer “BILLy” coLe Jr.

William Grover “Billy” Cole, Jr, 49, died Nov. 11, 2015 at his residence in West Point, Ky.

He was born Dec. 13, 1965 in Louisville, Ky. to Mary Jane Lusk Cole and William G. “Bill” Cole, Sr.

He was preceeded in death by his grandparents Edna Mae and William Perry Lusk, Sr. and Evelyn and Charlie Cole.

He is survived by his mother, Mary Jane Cole, Bran-denburg; father, William G. “Bill” (Beverly) Cole, Sr., Rhodelia, Ky; children, William Grover Cole, III, Dani-elle Pope, Trisha Pope, Matthew (Amanda) Bethards and Michael Pope; sister, Lisa (Jack) Warren, Mt. Washington, Ky.; fiancé, Heather Albertson; brother, Charles Perry Cole, Brandenburg and five grandchildren, Will, Taylor and Jace Bethards, Aiden Stewart and Jackson Shanahan.

He was a graduate of Elizabethton High School and attended Western Kentucky University. He had worked at Padgett Crane Service in New Albany, Ind. as a supervi-sor in Industrial Fabrication for 15 years, was the owner/operator of Cole’s Custom Service, LLC for many years and worked for Steve McBride Barge Towing in Southern Indiana.

Funeral services were held Nov. 15 from the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home with burial following in Cap Anderson Cemetery.

Condolences may be expressed at www.bjsfunerals.com

LIsa annette day

Lisa Annette Day, 48, Paducah, Ky., died Nov. 11, 2015 at her residence.

She was born Sept. 11, 1967 in Breckinridge County, Ky. to James and Sherron Kellems.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James Ray Kellems Sr. and Sherron Ann Hartley Kellems, and her brother, James Ray Kellems Jr.

She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Christopher Alan Day; her uncles, Bobby Hartley and Mike Hartley; her aunts, Kathy Vessels and Bettie Bennett; and several cousins.

She was a former member of Glad Tidings Christian Center of Brandenburg, Ky. She will be remembered as a loving, family oriented homemaker.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Nov. 17 at Milner and Orr Funeral Home, Paducah. Bobby Hartley will officiate, with burial to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contribu-tions to: the American Diabetes Association Memorial and Honor Program, P O Box 11454, Alexandria VA 22312.

You may leave a message of condolence, light a candle of remembrance, or share a song tribute with the family at www.milnerandorr.com.

Jerry Wayne doWeLL

Jerry Wayne Dowell, 56, Guston, Ky., died on Nov. 16, 2015, at his residence. He was a Veteran of the United States Army; and a member of the Carpenters’ Union.

He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Dowell, Guston, Ky.; five children, Justin Ty (Alyssa) Decker, Hardinsburg, Ky., Robert Franklin “Bo” (Sarah) Dowell, Elizabeth Brewer, both of Branden-burg, Ky., Jerry Lee (Chelsea Lynn Arnold) Dowell, Guston, Jesse Dowell, Hardin County, Ky.; a brother, Robby (Darlene) Dowell, Brandenburg; four sisters, Barbara (Dennis) Adkisson, Marilyn (Jim) Hardesty, both of Brandenburg, Ann (Gary) Brown, Ekron, Ky., Peetie (Bub) Staples, Hodgenville, Ky.; and 15 grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Nov. 19 at the chapel of the Hager Funeral Home, with Rev. Eric Bolin officiat-ing. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Ekron Full Gospel Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the funeral home to aid with expenses.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

Vernon duFF

Vernon Duff, 78, Vine Grove, Ky., died Nov. 15, 2015 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky.

Survivors include his loving wife of 43 years, Daisy Duff, Vine Grove; four children, Kenneth Duff, Karen Hart, Judy Ortega, Calif., Lloyd Duff of Big Springs, Ky.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild;

and a brother, Don Duff of La.He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church, Vine

Grove, Ky. He was retired from the United States Air Force and was a Veteran of the Vietnam War and the Ko-rean Conflict. He had worked at the Olin Chemical Plant, Brandenburg, Ky for 18 years.

Funeral services were held Nov. 19, at the Coffey & Chism Funeral Home, Vine Grove, with Brother Gary Kasey officiating. Burial with military honors followed in the Vine Grove Cemetery, Vine Grove.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to New Salem Baptist Church, 632 New Salem Church Rd., Vine Grove, KY 40175.

Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.com

JaMes aLBert gray

James Albert Gray, 82, Radcliff, Ky., died Nov. 6, 2015, at his residence.

He was born on Nov. 19, 1932, in Pikeville, Ky.He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Mariko;

three daughters, Mary Murphy and her husband Neal of Fairview, Texas, Cathleen (Sgt. Maj. Matthew) How-ard, San Antonio, Texas, and Donna Jean (John Harris Jr.) Gray, Vine Grove, Ky.; three grandchildren, Susan Adamson, Jessica Murphy, and James Kuhn; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Emma Grace Brewer, Akron, Ohio, and Jacqueline Worrix, Pikeville, Ky.

He retired from the U.S. Army as a Command Sergeant Major after 26 years of service, including combat tours dur-ing the Korean and Vietnam Wars. His numerous military awards include the Combat Medical Badge, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star Medal. He also worked for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring after 13 years during which he enjoyed very much serving the people. He was a lifetime member of Camp Knox Masonic Lodge #919 in Radcliff.

The funeral service was Nov. 17 at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home, Radcliff. Chaplain (Cpt.) Hwa S. Chung officiated. Burial was in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central, Radcliff, with military honors.

Condolences may be expressed at www.nebfh.com.

anna eLIZaBeth MorrIs hays

Anna Elizabeth Morris Hays, 77, died Nov. 14, 2015 at her home in Brandenburg, Ky.

She was born Dec. 1, 1937 in Custer, Ky. to the late Truman H. and Elizabeth Estelle Kinnison Morris.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Bonita Joy Truluck; sister, Ida Mae Robinson; and two grandsons, Justin Douglas and Dustin Malcolm Truluck.

She is survived by her loving husband Charles R. “Slim” Hays; daughter, Elizabeth Gail (Mike) Noe, Radcliff, Ky.; a son, Danny Ray (Cindy) Truluck, Brandenburg; a daughter, Robin Lanita (Richie) Long, N.C.; step-children, James R. (E.J.) Hays, Brandenburg; Mary Ann Dowell, Irvington, Ky.; Joseph A. Hays, Brandenburg; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; a sister, Joyce (Ellis) Pollock, Brandenburg; a sister, Earline (David) Ratliff, Irvington; brother, Randell Morris, Vine Grove, Ky.; and a brother, Carol Eugene Philpott, Louisville, Ky.

Funeral services were held Nov. 18 from the Chapel of Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home. Burial fol-lowed at Bennett Cemetery, Custer, Ky.

Condolences may be expressed at www.bjsfunerals.com.

IMaLene kIser

Imalene Kiser, 87, Vine Grove, Ky., died Nov. 9, 2015 at her residence.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kaminski Kiser; her parents, Ira (Dolly) Coleman; and five siblings.

She is survived by four children, Sandra (James) Bullard, Mich., Orville (Barbara) Kiser, Elkhorn City, Ky., Mar-vella Hamilton, Tram, Ky., Ronnie (Vera) Kiser, Flaherty, Ky.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; one sister, Phyllis Runyon; and one brother, Conroy Coleman.

She was a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church, Rockhouse, Ky., and she attended the Grace Freewill Baptist Church, Flaherty, Ky.

Funeral services were held Nov. 11 at Coffey and Chism Funeral Home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.com.

rose Mary MILLer

Rose Mary Miller, 71, Elizabethtown, Ky., died Oct. 12, 2015 at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center at Norton Health-care Pavilion, Louisville, Ky.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Sue Mingus; her parents, Charles (Mary) Waters; one brother, Bill Waters.

She is survived by two daughters, Debbie Mingus (Buddy Carlisle), Elizabethtown, Ky., Teresa Foist (Mike), Caneyville, Ky.; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four brothers, Charlie Waters, Radcliff, Ky., J.R. Waters, Tenn., Steve Waters, Radcliff, Tony Waters, Radcliff; two sisters, Yvonne Thompson, Elizabethtown, KY, and Shiela Gatlin, Radcliff.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Nov. 14 at St. Brigid Catholic Church.

Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.com.

therese aMeLIa roBerts PoWers

Therese Amelia Roberts Powers, 87, Woodland, died at her home Nov. 10.

She was born March 26, 1928, in Mayfield, Ky., to Horace Allan and Cora Mae Hamilton Roberts, both who preceded her in death.

She married Paul “P.G.” Powers of Woodland on Sept. 9, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1996 after 46 happy years of marriage and family life.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by six siblings, Horace, Hortence and Bernadine Rob-erts, Clara Rowe, Becky Faulkenburg and Francis Fugazzi.

She is survived by her 10 children and their spouses; Bart (Georgina) Powers, Woodland, Lavinia (Mike) Waits, Doe Valley, Ky., Dan (Janet) Powers, Brandenburg, Phillip Powers, Plymouth, Ind., Patrice (Mark) Lusk, State Col-lege, Pa., Kathleen (Jim) Jolly, Merrimack, N.H., Gerard (Rhonda) Powers, Beckley, W. Va., Martin (Tara) Powers, Brandenburg, Gabe (Sherri) Powers, Brandenburg, and Nick (Julie) Powers, Woodland.

They raised 10 children (seven sons, three daughters) together on the Powers’ family farm, all of who survive along with 35 grandchildren (one deceased) and 14 great-grandchildren and more enroute.

She was a retired homemaker, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She graduated from Mayfield High School in 1945 and obtained her bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Ursuline College in Louisville, Ky. in 1949.

She was a kind, hospitable woman of great love – patient and possessing a strong Christian faith. She was a member of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Flaherty where she loved singing, praying devotions, especially the Rosary. She was active in parish and community life when she wasn’t taking care of her large family and the farm.

She loved music, reading and sharing her love of life with all she encountered. Visitors were hospitably welcomed, loved and well-fed before departure. She enjoyed watching wild birds, spring blossoms and the change of seasons. She loved sharing Christmas and showering her family with love and gifts over the holidays. She never passed up an opportunity to attend mass. She was a fine Christian lady devoted to God, His church and her family. She possessed a good sense of humor with a sharp mind and quick wit right up to the end. She is greatly loved and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

A Mass of Christian Burial was Nov. 14, at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church. Rev. Kevin Bryan, pastor of St. Martin’s and Rev. Randy Hubbard, pastor of Epiphany Catholic Church, Anchorage, Ky. officiated. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were her 10 grandsons, Luke, Ben, Beau, Blake, Seth and Zane Powers; Jonathan Waits; Gregory and Nathan Lusk; and James Jolly.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to: Mass Memorials at St. Martin’s Church for the souls in Purgatory; St. Martin’s Cemetery Fund; St. Martin’s Altar Flowers Fund; or to the Augus-tinian Sisters at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Brandenburg.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hagerfuneral-home.com.

rose eLLa Prather raney

Rose Ella Prather Raney, 87, Ekron, Ky. died Nov. 9, 2015 at the residence of her son in Union Star, Ky.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira (Irma) Heck Prather, her husband, Johnie; and two sisters, Frances Duncan and Wanda Taylor.

She is survived by four children, Janice (Den-nis) Williams, Florence, Ala., Gary (LaDonna) Raney, Union Star, David (Patricia) Raney,

Shelbyville, Ky. and John Kevin (Dana) Raney, Nashville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Robbie, Russell, Jeremy, Derrick, Zachary and Christian; and six great-grandchildren.

She was a member of Payneville Baptist Church, and of the Order of the Eastern Star, formerly of J.R. Dink Chapter 347 and currently of Irvington Chapter 544.

Funeral services were held Nov. 14 at the Chapel of the Hager Funeral Home. Burial followed in Buck Grove Cemetery.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

andreW Jackson “Bug” VaLentIne Jr. III

Andrew Jackson “Bug” Valentine Jr., III, 54, Ekron, Ky., died Nov. 8, 2015 at his residence.

He is survived by one sister, Lauratta (Willie Forbes) Allen, Louisville, Ky; two brothers, Larry (Carol Brown) Banks, Colum-bus, Ga. and Charles “Chuckie” (Christie) Valentine, Ekron, Ky.; a special friend, Cindy Lou and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services will be held Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of the Hager Funeral Home with Rev. Glen Gordon and Rev. Lewis Taylor officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

charLes edWard “chuck” Worness

Charles Edward “Chuck” Worness, 76, Vine Grove, Ky., died Nov. 12, 2015 at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, Ky.

He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy and worked many years as a truck driver. He was as an avid golfer and bowler.

He was preceded in death by two children, Sharon and Dawn.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 33 years, Frances L. Worness; three children, Sandra Charlotte, Steven Charles, Dina Michelle; seven grandchildren, Katrina, Candice, Eric, Anthony, Kierstin, Megan, Jaxon; one sister, Esther (Gerald) Hansen; and a host of friends and his church family.

Funeral services will be held Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at the chapel of Coffey & Chism Funeral Home, Vine Grove, with Rev. Mark Bishop officiating.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until the time of the service on Nov. 20.

Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.com.

WILMa d. coursey

Wilma D. Coursey, 86, Brandenburg, Ky., died Nov. 9, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents, Freidrick (Carola) Dressbach; her husband, Pat R. Coursey, and two grand-children, Meredith and Ryan Coursey.

She is survived by two children, Bruce F. (Elsie) Coursey, Darice R. (Donnie) Spink; and a grandchild, Derek F. (Brit-tani) Spink.

She was a loving, dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, friend, school bus driver, bookkeeper, seamstress, home-maker, gardener and Ft. Knox volunteer. She loved to sew, knit, crochet, needlecraft, craft, read, garden, fish and go to yard sales; a very talented woman who was happily married for 67 years.

There will be no funeral or memorial service.Condolences may be expressed at www.nebfh.com.Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home is in charge of

arrangements.

dIana Mary andrekoPouLos hayes

Diana Mary Andrekopoulos Hayes, died Nov. 13, 2015.

She was preceded in death by loving parents and her brother Danny, and the Lord and Savior.

She is survived by her six children; Ronnie Hayes, Teresa Bromley, Susan Hayes, Sarah Hayes, Rachel Cox and

Rebecca Hayes; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two surviving siblings in Wis., and an extended family of relatives and friends from every walk of life.

We were blessed to have learned many valuable lessons from our mother, friend, sister, caregiver, teacher, and lov-ing example during her nearly 72 years, among us.

Her life perhaps is one of the greatest examples of gift and sacrifice. She gave so much for her kids. She sacrificed every dollar she had to the wellbeing of her children. Even as many as 29 neighborhood stray cats could routinely find cat food from her generosity.

Memories of the “Hayes Mobile”, learning to drive, and all of the interesting and most memorable moments will always make us smile. Memories of the scent of fresh zuc-chini bread and blackberry cobbler from the fresh berries we picked will always serve as reminders of her generosity, her care, her love, and the beautiful memories.

She will always share a part of all of our hearts. You are in a better place now our friend, our sister, our mother. We will join you on the glorious day when the Lord decides it is time. We love you, and will carry on your lesson of placing others before ourselves. We will miss you terribly, but love others better because of your time with us.

A celebration of Diana’s life was held Nov. 17 at Bible Baptist Church, 156 Shelby Ave., Radcliff, Ky. Rev. Charles Waters officiated.

Expressions of sympathy may be expressed at www.nebfh.com.