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Mary Perry, Cumberland County, KY (1919-2013)

She was a native of Cumberland County, KY, and a resident of Barren County, KY at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Henry Clay Darby Cloyd and Hattie Hollinsworth Cloyd, and the widow of Ted Perry. She was he matriarch of a large, highly regarded Cumberland County family and leaves 15 direct living descendants. She was a member of Burkesville Church of Christ and a homemaker
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Mary Perry age 94 of Glasgow, KY (a resident of Glenview Healthcare) formerly of Burkesville, KY passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the nursing home.

Funeral services were Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 2pmCT, at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street, Burkesville, KY with burial in Marrowbone Cemetery.


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2013-12-23 20:53:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Mary Perry, Cumberland County, KY (1919-2013)



2013-12-23 - 304 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY - Photo from Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home.

Mary Perry, Cumberland County, KY (1919-2013)



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Likes Happy Tail column about bonded pairs - dog buddies

Trout is a favorite dog

Sandi Wills writes:
That was a great Happy Tail! Trout just happens to be one of my favorite dogs. It is so hard to pick a favorite though because they are all so loving and happy. Peg made my Christmas better with that story! --Sandi Wills
Comments re article 64118 Happy Tail Bonded Pairs


2013-12-23 19:48:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Mrs. Mary Ann Simpson, Green Co., KY (1955-2013)

She was a native of Russell County, KY, and a resident of Green County, KY, at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Herman and Irene Johnson Hall. She leaves 17 direct living descendants. She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Living Word Faith Church
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Mrs. Mary Ann Simpson, 58, Greensburg, KY, departed this life Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Simpson will be conducted 1pmCT, Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at the Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home, 906 W Court Street, Greensburg, KY/ Burial will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Separate Baptist Church Cemetery in LaRue County. The family has requested visitation 5pm-9pmCT, Monday, December 23, 2013, and after 7amCT, Tuesday at Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home in Greensburg.


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2013-12-23 17:45:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Donald W. Gousha, Jefferson Co., KY native (1944-2013)

He was the father of Wendy Gousha of Columbia, KY. He was a native of Jefferson County, KY, and a resident of Oconee County, SC, at the time of his death. He was a Vietnam War veteran, and was a retired pipeline welder for Hall Construction in Louisville, KY
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Donald W. Gousha passed away at his home in Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina of natural causes.

There will be a memorial service announced at a later date.


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2013-12-23 17:14:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Chamber Building offices holiday closing schedule

The Columbia/Adair County Chamber of Commerce, the office of the C/AC Tourism, and the Columbia/Adair County Economic Development Office, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY, will be closed Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday, December 24-25-26-27, 2013. Regular office hours are 8amCT-4pmCT. The Offies will re-open Monday, December 30, 2013, at 8amCT. - Sue Stivers, Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce, CACEDA, Tourism Commission

2013-12-23 16:57:28 | Comments | Printable version

Writer can't believe reader didn't recognize satire

Columnist is lifetime regular church goer, Sunday School teacher, and G.A. Leader

Nancy Evins writes:
My goodness, Mr. Shepherd, you don't seem to recognize satire, do you?

I am a regular church goer and have been since my early days, having worked in Vacation Bible Schools in Appalachia and housing projects as well as in my own church. I have been a Sunday School teacher, a G.A. (Girls' Auxiliary) leader, and worked on many committees. I have traveled with youth groups as a chaperone too many times to recall. My children are also faithful church goers.

This whole article was a sarcastic view of those (not me) who say they can't go because of the hypocrites and then I point out that hypocrites can be found anywhere. I go on to list the good things that church members do.

I can't believe anyone would have interpreted this article the way you did. --Nancy Evins
Comments re article 64115 Nancy Evins On not going to church


2013-12-23 16:49:36 | Comments | Printable version

Officials recover 5 drowning victims in 3 separate accidents

Drownings occur in Nelson, Carroll and Ballard Counties. The National Weather Service Office in Louisville has confirmed a EF1 tornado near Greensburg, KY
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By Buddy Rogers, KYEM PIO Office

FRANKFORT, KY: (December 22, 2013) - Emergency Officials in Ballard, Carroll and Nelson Counties have notified Kentucky Emergency management (KYEM) of the recovery of five drowning victims in three separate accidents involving flood waters Sunday morning.


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2013-12-23 13:34:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky

Rachel Whitney Edwards, 23, Adair Co., KY (1990-2013)

She was a native of Taylor County, KY, and a resident of Adair County, Ky, at the time of her death. She was a member of Kellyville Community Church
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Rachel Whitney Edwards, 23, of Columbia, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Westlake Regional Hospital Emergency Room from injuries received in an automobile accident. Cremation has been chosen and services will be private


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2013-12-23 13:19:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Storm damage temporarily closes Campbellsville Cinemas

News brief

Campbellsville Cinemas are closed since the storm. Damage is reported to be substantial. May be closed until after Christmas. Water hit some of the projectors, walls and carpets, and the wind took off a door. CM staff


2013-12-23 13:08:26 | Comments | Printable version

Fatality accident takes life of 23-year-old driver

From Adair County Sheriff's Office

On Saturday, December 21, 2013, 23 year old Rachell Edwards of Columbia was operating a 1999 Toyota on Liberty Road when she lost control of the vehicle. Edwards overcorrected and traveled off the roadway and across Bull Run Road striking a guard rail face. Upon striking the guard rail, the vehicle overturned and Edwards was ejected from the vehicle. Edwards was transported to Westlake ER where she was pronounced deceased. The investigation is still open and more information will be provided at a later date as to whether there are any contributing human factors.From the Adair County Sheriff's Office


2013-12-23 12:53:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Gov. Beshear: Fluortubing USA LLC to expand in Campbellsville

Plastic tubing manufacturer to construct pipes in-house, create 10 jobs
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By Joe Hall
News from Gov. Steve Beshear's Communications Office

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 20, 2013) – Governor Steve Beshear announced, Friday, December 20, 2013, that Fluortubing USA LLC, a plastic tubing manufacturer, plans to expand operations in Campbellsville. The expansion will create 10 full-time jobs and a nearly $800,000 investment.


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2013-12-23 10:36:30 | Comments | Printable version

Adair County Public Library announces Christmas closings

By Lee Ann Jessee

The Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, will be closed Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, December 24-25-26, 2013, for Christmas Holidays- Lee Ann Jessee, Director


2013-12-23 10:24:31 | Comments | Printable version

Coiumbia United Methodist will hold Christmas Eve service

Columbia United Methodist Church, 202 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY, will be having a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 11pmCT, Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Pastor Neil Janes and congregation invite everyone to join us. - Wanda Wisdom

2013-12-23 10:08:46 | Comments | Printable version

City Hall holiday schedule announced

City offices, including City Hall and City of Columbia Gas Department, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, will be closed December 24, 25, & 31, 2013, for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve, and January 1, 2014, New Year's Day.

The City of Columbia Police will be on duty. The City Sanitation Department, at the employees own choosing, will make trash pickups on a regular schedule.

The City Gas Department will be off duty, but on call for emergencencies at 270-384-2006. - Mark D. Harris, Mayor, City of Columbia, KY


2013-12-23 09:57:15 | Comments | Printable version

Christmas lunch at Second Christian Church

By Bill Wheat

Second Christian Church, 828 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY, will be serving Christmas lunch, 11am-2pmCT, Christmas Day, December 25, 2013, to all who have no place to go. All are welcome. There will be turkey and all the trimmings provided by chef Foster Graves. Come out and enjoy a good free meal - Bill Wheat


2013-12-23 09:22:07 | Comments | Printable version

Adair County Office Holiday Closings listed

From the Office of Adair CJE Ann Melton

The following offices will be closed on December 24-25, and 31, 2013, and January 1, 2014: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day:
  • Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton's Office, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY
  • Adair County Clerk Sheila Blair's Office. Adair Annex.
  • Adair County PVA Willie M. Feese, Jr's office. Adair Annex.
  • Adair County Circuit Clerk Dennis Loy's Office. Adair County Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY.
  • Adair County Attorney Jennifer Hutchison-Corbin's Office. Adair Annex.
  • Adair County Child Support Office, Jennifer Hutchison-Corbin's office. Adair Annex.
The following office will be closed December 24-25, 2013, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day; and January 1, 2013, New Years Day:
  • Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss' Office Adair Annex.
- Jerri Nixon, Adair County Judge Executive Ann Melton's Office


2013-12-23 09:16:32 | Comments | Printable version

Thinks Mr. Shepherd misread Ms. Evins' essay

A member of the illiterati writes:
Perhaps Mr. Shepherd will be so kind as to point out the passage in Ms. Evins' essay in which she speaks of herself not attending church because of the hypocrites. We breathlessly await his response. - A member of the illiterati
Comments re article 64124 Richard Shepherd comments on Nancy Evins column


2013-12-23 07:07:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Smells of Christmas: Memories which linger most

Today, some smells elicit pleasant thoughts of Christmas, whatever the time of the year. Even the smell of pine - her mother didn't like cedar - she says, causes waves of memories to wash over her, like waves on the ocean.
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By Johnnietta Jessie

Christmas was always my favorite time of the year. There is not one certain memory that stands out in my mind, just a combination of many. Family was very important to my parents and the years before my nephews and nieces grew up were probably the most special. There were six of us children with me being the youngest by several years.


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2013-12-23 06:09:11 | Comments | Printable version

Today, MONDAY with CM, December 23, 2013

Haiku by Robert Stone for December 23, 2013:
Admit faults at once.
Do not delay punishment.
Take your medicine.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 23 December 2013.
-1000 haiku countdown to Chambers Stevens' 50th birthday, Day 832, in progress

2013 Christmas Stories Book for 2013,
with many new, 2013 stories added this year, some CM Christmas Classics from years past.

Great Columns, Stories from Last Few Days
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2013-12-23 05:11:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Gayla Baker gives number for Knifley Jalapeno Jelly

Gayla Baker writes:
The jalapeno jelly was available at the Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary booth. If you would like to purchase jelly contact Terrie D. at this number 502-715-1785. Thanks to all who purchased items or just stopped by to say hello. This was our second year at Christmas in Columbia and we really enjoyed it. After the booth closed we took a carriage ride and had chili for supper before the parade. - Gayla Baker
Comments re article 64127 Mike Watson sends name of mystery jalapeno jelly seller


2013-12-23 04:44:02 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 23
Happy Anniversary, Calvin and Mary Cooley (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Donald and Dawn Coomer (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, J.C. and Vickie Johnson (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Pam and Travis Paul Scott (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ruby and Lester Sneed, (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Vaughn and Connie Cowan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Addie Popplewell (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bethany Dawn Helm (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dennis Yates (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dr. Ronald P. Rogers (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dusty Claiborne (1997) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dylan Hoskins (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jailynn Riter (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Johnathon Vaughn (1983) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenneth Douglas Blakey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenny Perkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Rodgers Flinn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Michael Boils | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nicholas Lewis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Raysean Hughes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robbie "Chin" Burton (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Travis Tucker (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Akin Moss, Taylor County, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George Garnett Hayes, Russell County, KY (1937-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Carol Arnett, Campbellsville, KY (1959-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy Stout Hobson, of Kamiah, ID (1950-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Corene Mitchell, Taylor Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William B. Baise, Cumberland Co., KY native (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elvin E. Durham, Jr., Taylor Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hubert Glen Gosser, Russell Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Albert Lynwood (Sonny) Cave, Taylor Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Fannie Asbury, Green Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Curly T. Lowery, Taylor County, KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rose Marie Curry, Taylor Co., KY (1948-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louis Keller, Cumberland Co., KY (1918-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Perry, Cumberland County, KY (1919-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Bro. Richard Lee Owens, Windsor, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Col. O.D. Robertson, 82, Russell Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Louise Schorman, 84, Adair Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Bobby Joe Johnson, Cumberland Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clavin White, Marrowbone, Cumberland Co. KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Freddy Carol Cary, 74, Cumberland Co., KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Josephine Rae Fields, 80, Edmonton, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Lee Bailey, Edmonton, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelynn Grace Rodenberg, stillborn, (d. 23 Dec 2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wilbur Clarence (Denver) Wilson, Pulaski Co./Casey native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patty Arnett Wright, 64,, Green County, KY/Taylor Co., KY native (1952-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chris Sallee, 41, Taylor County, KY (1975-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Wayne Edwards, Metcalfe County, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marita Warren Wright, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Rector Belton, Adair County, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brent Cox, 78, Taylor County, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
in Memory Birthday, McEva Mayse, 98, Glensfork, Adair County, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leon Franklin, Russell County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Wayne Poynter, Metcalfe County, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arthur Lee Wesley, Casey Co., KY (1926-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brigadier General Noah Edward Loy, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Ann Miller, 44, Russell Springs, KY (1976-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garnett Womack, Columbia, KY (1923-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Wesley Brackett, 92, Liberty, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Allen (Jimmy) Gaines, 86, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Edward Wayne, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Robert "J.D" Dishman (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joanna Gilpin Rogers, 89, Columbia, KY (1933-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phallis J. Crockett, 78, Columbia, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard William Bryant, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Withers Story, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, December 23, 2013
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:45amCTNo School in Adair County School District: Christmas Vacation School Calendar PDF | (ID:25600, Comment)
8:00amCT Local Candidates may file for 2014 Elections, County Court Clerks offices. Statewide and multicounty candidates may file for office, Kentucky Secretary of State, Frankfort, KY | (ID:25655, Comment)
Edmonton-Metcalfe Chamber office closed until Dec. 26, 2013 | (ID:25860, Comment)
7 County Area Court: Circuit Courts. District Courts, at at Glance.
Always Click on County Name for Link to Docket at Kentucky Court of Justice:
Adair County. Adair Co. Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST. Columbia, KY: No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. One (1) Court Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Thirty-eight (38) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. Seventy-six (76) Court Event(s) District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:25876, Comment)
NoonCTPause for Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:25534, Comment)
Services, Campbellsville, KY, for Mr. Joe Mack Price, Green County, KY (1931-2013) | (ID:25874, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Russell Springs, KY, for Jeff Garnett Story, 80, Russell Co., KY (1933-2013) | (ID:25855, Comment)
Services, Columbia, KY, for Shane David Coffey, Paducah, KY (1985-2013) | (ID:25871, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices, Burkesville, KY, for Mary Perry, Cumberland County, KY (1919-2013) | (ID:25895, Comment)
4:30pmCTBilly Pickett Christmas Village open 4:30-9:30pmCT
at 307 E Guardian Street, Columbia, KY | (ID:25828, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes at the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:25567, Comment)
6:30pmCTAdair County Hospital District Board of Trustees, Regular Meeting Westlake Regional Hospital Cafeteria, 901 Westlake DR, Columbia, KY (Recurring Event/Last Tues.) (AGENDA) | (ID:25675, Comment)

 

































 
 
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