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Obituaries

Note: Obituaries listed below indicating they did not appear in

the Harrodsburg Herald are due to the fact that out-of-town funeral homes,

particularly those in Lexington and Danville,

have become very lax in

sending the information to the local paper.

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"And now, mourn not, for a good, fulfilling life,

we are stepping through the garden gate

into the next adventure."

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LIBBY DISPONETTE

Mary “Libby” Peavler Marksbury Disponette, 71, Lexington, formerly of Harrodsburg, widow of Donald Disponette, died Tuesday May 6, 2008 at the St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.

Born Oct. 12, 1936 in Mercer County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ethel V. Peavler.

Mrs. Disponette was a retired waitress for Columbia’s Steak House.

Survivors include her children: Davis (Beverly) Marksbury, Marsia (Jeffrey) Butler, and Paul (Brenda Boblitt) Marksbury; grandchildren, Davis “Lee” (Stacie Brubaker) Marksbury, Logan Marksbury, Carissa, Ariel, and Casey Marksbury, Ashley (Dusty) Warner, Tyler and Taylor Duncan, and Matt and Lauren Duncan; a great grandson, James Warner; and special friends, Ronnie and Donna Johnson, and James and Kim Lowry.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Road, Lexington. Burial will follow in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Davis “Lee” Marksbury, Dusty Warner, Don Freeman, Ronnie Johnson, James Lowry and Casey Marksbury.

Visitation will be from 12 noon Thursday unitl the time of the service.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association, 15120 Collections Center Dr., Chicago, IL 60693.

MARIE JACKSON

Marie E. Jackson, 88, of Shelbyville, formerly of Burgin, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at her residence.

Born Thursday, February 26, 1920 in Boyle County, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Graff Egger. She was the widow of Scott Jackson.

She was a member of Junction City First Baptist Church. Marie enjoyed quilting and gardening.

Survivors include: one daughter, Ingrid J. Coyle of Shelbyville; and four grandchildren, Clifford L. “Skip” Coyle III of Louisville, Marcus Coyle of Shelbyville, Jeffery Jackson of Mt. Washington and Jessica Jackson of Burgin.

She was predeceased by a son, Wayne Clarke Jackson.

Funeral services will be held at1 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home in Danville with Rev. Ernest Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Jeffery Jackson, Marc Coyle, Brent Welty, Lee Welty, Jeffery Matherly and Tommy Stuart.

Honorary pallbearers will be Skip Coyle, Clyde Jackson, Dick Weaver, Robert, David, and John Overstreet.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville.

Guestbook available at www.preston-pruitt.com.

EDGAR BENTLEY

Edgar Bentley, 85, of Lexington, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Hospice Care Center.

Born October 14, 1922 at Democrat, KY in Letcher County, he was a son of the late Henry and Cordelia Martin Bentley.

Edgar served in World War II from 1941-1945. He was a coal miner for 15 years and later worked 25 years at the University of Kentucky as a maintenance foreman.

He is survived by: his wife, Lois: two children; Gordon Bentley of Lexington, and Teresa Bentley of Salvisa; one brother, Henry of Lake Park, GA; one sister, Bonnie Craft of Whitesburg.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, at the Kerr Brothers Funeral Home-Main Street, Lexington, by Brother Alan Dodson. Burial will be in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Contributions are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504.

(Note: This obituary was not included in the May 8, 2008 issue of the Harrodsburg Herald)

EDDIE CAREY

Stanley E. “Eddie” Carey, 61, of Harrodsburg, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.

Born Oct. 17, 1946 in Harrodsburg, he was the son of Clara Opal Brown Carey and the late James Everett Carey and was the husband of Rosetta Logue Carey.   

He was a retired supervisor at Bendix Automotive in Frankfort, a member of the Pioneer Baptist Church and was recently attending Southside Christian. 

In addition to his mother and wife, survivors include: one daughter, Stacy Carey; two sons, Johnny L. Cox and James Carey; one sister, Ann Carey and two grandchildren. 

The funeral was held Saturday, May 3 at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Bobby Logue officiating. Burial was in the Spring Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Freddie Bottom, Joe Burton, Arvid Tackett, Vernon House, Jim Bechtel, Neil Reed, Joe Warner and Patrick Goodlett. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Central Kentucky Cancer Program.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at  www.ransdellfuneralchapel.com.

(HH Thu May 8, 2008)

LAWTON HALL

Lawton Hall, 69, formerly of Salvisa, died April 7, 2008 at his home in Winchester.  

Born in Cobb Hill, he was the son of Annie Ellen Gillespie Hall and the late Allie Hall and was the husband of Brenda Sullivan Hall.  

He was a retired plumber and a member of the Franklin Avenue Church of the Living God in Winchester.

In addition to his mother and wife, survivors include: three sons, Rev. Thomas L. Hall, Dennis G. Hall and Erik S. Hall of Winchester; three daughters, Lisa Diane Foley of Midway, Sharon L. Hellard of Winchester and Shelley M. Hibbard of Lexington; three brothers,  Omer Clay Hall of Stanford,  Allie Hall, Jr. and Willam Raymond Hall of Cobb Hill, two sisters, Cynthia J. Hollon of Lexington and Alice L. Estes of Cobb Hill; nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Price Hall.

The funeral was held Thursday, April 10 at the Franklin Avenue Church of the Living God in Winchester. Burial was private.  

Memorial contributions may be made to a special fund for Mr. Hall’s  burial expenses at The Church of the Living God, Winchester, KY 40391.

www.scobeefuneralhome.com.

(HH Thu May 8, 2008)

KATHRYN LUNGER

Kathryn Lunger, widow of Dr. Irvin E. Lunger, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville.

Born in Farmer City, IL, she attended Centre College in Danville. She was active in many community organizations, and was a longtime member of Central Christian Church.

Survivors include: a son, F. Owsley Ritchey (Priss Austin), Harrodsburg; a brother, Robert Walsh, Farmer City, IL; grandchildren, Debora Brown (Dave) Howard, Kristie Austin (Brian) Bartley, Wendy Ritchey (Patrick) McBride, Wendie Austin (Fred) Robinson and Luke Austin and four great-grandchildren, Madeline Bartley, Austin Bartley, Tyler Austin and Andrew McBride.

Services were held Saturday, May 3, at the Milward’s Funeral Home on Broadway, Lexington.

(Note: This obituary was not included in the May 8, 2008 issue of the Harrodsburg Herald)

DIANA MULL

Diana L. Mull, 60, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.  

Born Jan. 6, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Marion Nygard Abrahamsen and was the wife of Harold Mull.  

She had been a book keeper for the Internal Revenue Service and was co-creator of Hearts A Fire Outreach Ministry.

In addition to her husband, survivors include: one daughter, Kimberly Mull of Harrodsburg, one brother Keith D. Abrahamsen of Jackson, TN; four nephews and four nieces.

A Celebration of Diana’s Life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2008 at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Pastor Victor Slatten officiating.  Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 7 a.m. Friday at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home.

To share your memories or to send a message to the family, visit www.alexanderandroyalty.com.

(HH Thu May 8, 2008)

MARSHALL YEAST

Marshall Yeast, 95, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Harrodsburg Health Care Manor.  

Born Aug. 10, 1912 in Washington County, he was the son of the late Tom and Mattie Hendren Yeast and was the widower of Mary Simpson Yeast.  

He was a mechanic and a member of Cornishville Baptist Church, where he had served as a deacon and former Sunday school teacher. 

Survivors include: one daughter, Lavon (James) Brown of Harrodsburg; two brothers, Ernest Yeast of Alton and Shirley Yeast of Cardwell; two sisters,  Artie Ross of Washington County and Annelle Ross of Harrodsburg;  three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Arvonna Smith; two brothers, Russell Yeast and Loys Yeast and one sister, Hadgie Ross.

The funeral was held Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Readnour and Bro. Mark King officiating. Burial was in the Cornishville Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Billy Grider, Kenneth Riley, Ronnie Long, Jeff Simpson, Tim Kidd and Donald Ross. 

Honorary pallbearers were Deacons of Cornishville Baptist Church, Vonna Whitenack, Robin Kidd and Donnie Burke. 

Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

(HH Thu May 8, 2008)