Estill Tribune Obituaries

  Sunday, January 19, 2014

Lucy Abney Tipton Tolson, 78

    Lucy Abney Tipton Tolson, age 78, passed away Sunday, January 19th at the Marcum Wallace Hospital in Irvine, Kentucky.
    She was a native of Clark County, born September 9, 1935, a daughter of the late Allie and Mary Eaton Abney. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Carhartt Inc., and was of the Holiness faith.
    Mrs. Tolson was preceded in death by two husbands, Clarence Tipton and James Willis Tolson; a daughter, Jennie Marie Tipton; and a brother, Allie “A.G.” Abney Jr.
    Survivors include her children: Will Tipton, Lenny Tipton, Denny Tipton, Mary Elizabeth Tipton Coffey (Bruce), and Eli Tipton (Donna); her sister-in-law, Sue Abney; several grandchildren; several great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many special friends.
    Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23rd, at the Lewis Funeral Home with Bro. Adrian McKinney officiating. Burial will follow in the Cobb Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 22nd at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers will be Cash Willis, James Abney, Jeff Abney, Jackie Rogers, Ronnie Ison, and Christopher Eugene Chasteen.
    Honorary pallbearers will be Aaron Tipton and Clarence Daniel Tipton.

Lewis Funeral Home

  Saturday, January 18, 2014

Clifton Carlton Callahan, 84

    Clifton Carlton Callahan, age 84, of Wagersville Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, at his home following a long illness.
    He was born December 20, 1929 in Estill County and was the son of the late Robin P. and Aleen Johnson Callahan. He was a custodian with the Estill County School System and Eastern Kentucky University and was a former member of the National Guard. He was a member of the Wagersville Pentecostal Church and had lived in Estill County most of his life.
    Mr. Callahan is survived by his wife, Jo Carolyn May Callahan; four daughters, Tenia Callahan King, Dayton, Ohio; Lisa Callahan Hock, Huber Heights, Ohio; Donna Tipton (Ronnie), Ravenna and Dianna McKinney (Dewey), Irvine; three sons: Bo Callahan (Diane), Rusty Callahan, both of Irvine; and Bobby Callahan (Bernice) Ravenna; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by one daughter-in-law, Faith Callahan; two sisters: Mayfra Isaacs and Stella Marcum; and one brother, Rollie Callahan.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 20th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Jerry Rose and Bro. Beverly Arvin. Burial will be at the Callahan Cemetery. Friends may call between 6 and 9 p.m., Sunday, January 19th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Bo Callahan, Bobby Callahan, Ronnie Tipton, Donna Tipton, Dewey McKinney and Chris Epperson.
    Honorary pallbearers were Chris Epperson, David Hager, Matt Hager, Dillon Callahan and Logan Callahan.

Toler Funeral Home

  Saturday, January 18, 2014

Lois Jean Smith Morris, 60

    Lois Jean Smith Morris, age 60, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, at the Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, after a long illness.
    She was born May 16, 1953, the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Frances Lucille Hawkins Smith. She was a loving housewife and mother who devoted her life to her family. She was a woman of great faith, principle, and morals who cared endlessly for her husband and children. She was and will always be forever known as a wonderful mother and wife by all that knew her. She had lived in Estill County for the last 30 years. She was of the Christian Faith.
    Mrs. Morris is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Russell Morris.
    In addition, she is also survived by three daughters: Angela Gay Morris, Berea; Mary Lucille Smith, and Bonnie Lee Morris, all of Estill County; three sons: Russell “Doc” Morris Jr., Estill County; Ernest Lee Morris, Berea; and Thomas E. McBain, New York; six brothers: Jerry Smith, Chris Smith, Paul Smith, Mark Smith, all of Ohio; Ronnie Smith, Indiana; and Stevie Smith, Ohio; 13 grandchildren: Ida Morris, Joshua Lawson, Rebecca Smith, Kimmy Morris, Russell Morris III, Nicole R. Morris, Nathaniel E. Morris, Addison Morris, Bristol Morris, Cheyenne McBain, Joseph McBain, Jennifer Morris, and Jesse James McBain.
    She was preceded in death by a great grandson: Bentley Joseph Willis; a sister, Barbara Hawkins; and two brothers, William L. Smith and Douglas C. Smith.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 21st at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Cecil Burns, with burial to follow in the Madison Memorial Gardens. Visitation was held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were her children, by her request, and several of her brothers.

Toler Funeral Home

  Saturday, January 18, 2014

Laura Fyffe Mayabb, 93

    Laura Fyffe Mayabb of Campton, Kentucky, wife of the late Deward W. Mayabb, departed this life on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at the age of 93 years, 8 months and 27 days.
    She was a daughter of the late Ruben Lee and Elva Ball Fyffe born in Crockett, Kentucky on April 22, 1920. Laura was a member of the Queen Street Christian Fellowship Church in Mount Sterling.
    She is survived by six sons: Robert Lee Mayabb (Flossie) of Sandfield, Wayne Mayabb (Ruby), John Mayabb and Joe Mayabb (Earlene), all of Campton; Tom Mayabb (Shirley), and Steve Mayabb, all of Gosneyville; two daughters: Helen Kincaid (Hillous) of Gosneyville, and Melissa Hatton (Aaron) of Hazel Green; two brothers, Hobert Fyffe of Fairborn, Ohio; and Leo Fyffe of Springfield, Ohio; four sisters, Cloma Hook of Irvine, Kentucky, Betty Lewis of West Liberty, Kentucky, Joyce Dehaven of Fairborn, Ohio and Jessie Dehaven of Springboro, Ohio; 20 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 9 great - great grandchildren.
    Mrs. Mayabb was preceded in death by her husband, Deward W. Mayabb; one son, Wince Mayabb; her parents, Ruben Lee and Elva Ball Fyffe; three brothers, Homer Fyffe, James Fyffe and Fred Fyffe; three sisters, Bertha Lewis, Nellie Kazee and Dovie Ball; and one great grandchild. She also leaves behind a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing.
    Funeral services officiated by Rev. James Humphries were held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 21st at Porter & Son Funeral Directors, 769 East Main Street, Campton. Burial followed in the Shackelford Cemetery in Gosneyville, Kentucky. Visitation was held 6-9 p.m., Monday, January 20th at the funeral home.

Porter & Son Funeral Directors

  Friday, January 17, 2014

Betty Lou Reece Coffey, 70

    Betty Lou Reece Coffey, 70, wife of Danville Coffey, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, after a long illness.
    She was a native of Richmond, Indiana, born August 11, 1943, a daughter of the late Chester and Ruby Lee Reece.
    Mrs. Coffey was preceded in death by her sister, Reane Johnson.
    Survivors include her children: Peggy Ann Arvin (Kevin Combs), Carrie West (Randy), Polly Roberts (Happy Isaacs), Ruby Coffey, Bobby Coffey (Melissa), Delmar Coffey Jr., Darrell Coffey (Billie), Raymond Coffey, and David Coffey (Regina Bowman); her brother, Clarence Reece; her sisters: Martha Debert and Jeanie McBride; 21 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
    Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 20th, at Lewis Funeral Home with Bro. Cecil Burns officiating. Burial followed in the Oakdale Cemetery. Friends called anytime after 6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19th at the funeral home.
    Sons and grandsons served as pallbearers.

Lewis Funeral Home

  Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Cornelia Alcorn Hale, 91

    Cornelia Alcorn Hale, age 91, of Estill Acres Court in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at the Kenwood House after a long illness.
    She was born August 5, 1922 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Hume and Maude Wells Alcorn. She was a homemaker and a member of the Holiness Church. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Mrs. Hale was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hale.
    She is survived by one daughter, Frances Walton, Richmond; two sons: Bobby Gene Hale, Richmond; and Billy Wayne Hale, Estill County; three sisters: Mildred Kelly, Irvine; Juanita Middleton, Dry Ridge; and Delma Fox, Oregon; four brothers: Jimmy Alcorn, Gary Alcorn, Ray Alcorn, all of Indiana; Thomas Alcorn, Michigan; five grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and four great, great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Sparks; two brothers: Howard Alcorn and Hume Alcorn Jr.; and one great, great grandchild, Breanna Marie Isaacs.
    Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Harold Edmonson. Burial was at the Congleton Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Friday, January 17th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Dwayne Hale, Bobby Aldridge, Tim Walton, Jeffery Walton, Chad Jones and Taylor Hampton.

Toler Funeral Home

  Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Barbara Smith, 78

    Barbara Smith, 78 of High Rock Road, Stanton, Kentucky, widow of Cleveland Smith, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at The St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
    She was a homemaker and a member of the Eastern Star.
    Mrs. Smith is survived by two daughters: Margaret Spencer of Rosslyn and Lois Embry (Cecil) of Stanton; one brother, Sherwood Townsend (Barbara) of Stanton; and three grandchildren: William, Robert and Tabatha Spencer, all of Stanton.
    She was preceded in death by her parents, Rant and Margret Townsend; and her husband, Cleveland Smith.
    Funeral Services were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18th at The Grayson Funeral Home Chapel, 201 7th Avenue, Clay City. Friends visited 5-8 p.m., Friday, January 17th at the funeral home. An Eastern Star ceremony was held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Grayson Funeral Home

  Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Nancy Louise Lethgo Riddell, 64

    Nancy Louise Lethgo Riddell, age 64, of Poplar Street in Ravenna, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at her home following a long illness.
    She was born July 25, 1949 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Rice and Dena Hall Lethgo. She was a retired elementary school teacher and had lived in Estill County all of her life. She was a member of the Irvine First Baptist Church and the Eastern Star.
    Mrs. Riddell is survived by her husband, Thomas Dwaine Riddell; one daughter, Dena Riddell Swim (Russ); two sisters: Doris Lethgo, Estill County; and Linda Lethgo, Middletown, Ohio; one grandchild, Micah Trey Swim; and three nieces: Donna Sowder, North Carolina; Lynne Zieverink, Lexington; and Debbie Hounchell, Berea.
    She was preceded in death by two daughters; Doris Faye and Thelma Kaye Riddell; one sister, Anita Worman; and one brother, Bill Lethgo.
    Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 17th at the Irvine First Baptist Church by Bro. Cecil Morgan. Burial was at the West Irvine Cemetery. Friends called after 12:00 Noon, Friday, at the church.
    Pallbearers were Glen Wise, Dwight Rogers, Tony Murphy, Ethan Witt, Russ Swim and Steve Baber.
    Honorary pallbearers were Charles Crowe, Micah Trey Swim, Connie Witt, Diana Brandenburg, Sue Case, Jantzen Day, Kordel Day, David Cox, Bobby Sherrard, Phyllis Thomas, Abby Witt, Loretta Crowe, Marina Prewitt and Betty Hisle.
    Donations can be sent to the Baber/Thomas Scholarship Fund at 351 Broadway, Irvine, KY 40336 at Irvine First Baptist

Toler Funeral Home

  Monday, January 13, 2014

Ronnie Carlo Gross, 37

    Ronnie Carlo Gross, age 37, of Leighton Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 13, 2014, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, as the result of an accident.
    He was born November 16, 1976 in Fayette County and was the son of the late Ronnie and Drucilla Walling Gross. He was a former construction worker and had lived in Estill County all of his life.
    Mr. Gross is survived by his grandparents, Paul and Zetta Lamb, Estill County; one daughter, Ronni Cailyn Gross, Waco; and two sisters: Sherry Robinson (Walter McKinney) and Michelle Hoover (James), both of Estill County.
    He was preceded in death by one nephew, Dustin Young.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 17th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Alferd Webb and Bro. Jerry Glander. Burial was at the Robinson Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Thursday, January 16th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Dustin Young in spirit, Shannon Kelly, Gerald “Bubby” Miller, Mike Stevens, Jim Brown Kelley, Gary Gross and Roger Burns.
    Honorary pallbearers were Robbie Young, Toot McKinney, James Hoover, Tyler Turpin, James B. Hoover, Farrell Marcum, Andy Newton, Danny Allen Hoover, Paul Lamb, Shawn Chaney, Charles Walling, Kirk Young, Jesse Young, Mikie Stevens, Chad Williams and Brian Joe Henry.

Toler Funeral Home

  Saturday, January 11, 2014

James Glen Linkous, 48

    James Glen Linkous, age 48, of Levee Road, Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away at his residence, Saturday, January 11, 2014.
    He was a former construction worker and a mechanic.
    Mr. Linkous is survived by his parents, Jimmy Linkous (Carol) of Owingsville, and Dixie Gould (Harold) of Trapp; and one sister, Shonda Williams (Garrick) of Mt. Sterling.
    He is preceded in death by one sister, Penny Romans.
    Funeral Services were held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 14th at The Grayson Funeral Home Chapel, 201 7th Avenue in Clay City, with Pastor Garrick Williams officiating. Burial was in the Linkous Family Cemetery in Wolfe County. Friends visited 5 'till 9 p.m., Monday, January 13th at the funeral home.

Grayson Funeral Home

  Thursday, January 9, 2014

Tina Mae Goosey, 84

    Tina Mae Goosey, age 84, of Snowden Lane in Waco, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at the St. Joseph Berea Hospital after a long illness.
    She was born January 30, 1929, in Dayton, Ohio, and was the daughter of the late Jessie and Thelma Withan Traylor. She was a homemaker and attended the Richmond Church of Christ.
    Mrs. Goosey was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Goosey.
    She is survived by two stepsons: Jackie Doley Goosey, Irvine; and Bobby Darrell Goosey, Danville; a special sister-in-law, Anna Mae Goosey, Lewisburg; and three grandchildren: Eric Goosey, Sarah Kathryn Goosey and Megan Paige Goosey.
    She was preceded in death by her first husband, Loranzia Robertson; and several brothers and sisters.
    Funeral services were conducted at 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, January 15th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Jack Hall. Burial was at the Sparks Cemetery. Friends called after 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Toler Funeral Home

  Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Victor Preston Muncie, age 97

    Victor Preston Muncie, age 97, of North Hudson Avenue in Irvine, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at the Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was born February 19, 1916 in Estill County and was the son of the late Isaac Shelby and Addie Faye Land Muncie. He was a retired general contractor in the oil and water drilling business and was the former owner of Muncie’s Grocery. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the American Legion. He was a charter member of the Ravenna Church of the Nazarene and had lived in Estill County most of his life.
    He was preceded in death by his wife, Della Marie Isaacs Muncie.
    Mr. Muncie is survived by two daughters: Janice Ballard (Arthur), Irvine; and Crystal Tingle (Theo), Leesburg, Florida; one daughter-in-law, Harriett Muncie, Richmond; five grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and three great, great grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death one son, Victor W. Muncie; four sisters: Mae Gross, Dee Warren, Bernice Gilbert and Marie Rawlins; and two brothers: Hester and Ray Muncie.
    Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 13th at the Ravenna Church of the Nazarene by Rev. Robert Steinbrook and Rev. Warren Toler. Burial was at the Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Sunday, January 12th at the funeral home and after 10 a.m., Monday, at the church.
    Pallbearers were Arthur David Ballard, Randall Ballard, Kevin S. Tingle, Kyle Tingle, Joe Dahlman and Mark Ritchie.
    Honorary pallbearers were Larry and Donna Wolfe and the men of the Ravenna Church of the Nazarene

Toler Funeral Home

  Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Rosa L. McKnight, 73

    Rosa L. McKnight, age 73, widow of James A. “Jimmy” McKnight died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, Kentucky.
    Born November 15, 1940 in Perryville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late S. Harvey and Elizabeth Ruth Mills Ramsey. She was a former Financial Aid Advisor for Kentucky College of Business. She was a member of the Bybee United Methodist Church and also regularly attended New Vision Pentecostal Church. She was a member of the Bybee Travelers Gospel Group and a former board member of the Madison County Right to Life.
    Survivors include one daughter: Pamela Todd Gray; one step-son, Daniel McKnight; one step-daughter, Rebecca McKight; one brother, Buz Ramsey; two grandchildren: Beth McIntosh and Kimberly Todd; and one great-grandchild, Landon Denny.
    Mrs. McKnight was preceded in death by one son, Charles “Chuck” Todd.
    Visitation was 4-8, Sunday, January 12th and after 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 13th at New Vision Pentecostal Church, 3313 Irvine Road, Richmond. Funeral services were at 1:00 p.m., Monday January 13th at the church with Rev. Ricky Winkler, Rev. Lynn Young, Rev. Arthur Ray and Rev. Allene Coon officiating. Burial was in the Flatwoods Christian Church Cemetery with David Tapley, Michael Carman, Daniel McKnight, Elbert “Knubby” Jones, Joe David Turner and Jamie Walling serving as pallbearers.
    Honorary pallbearers were Buz Ramsey, Myrtle Carman, Billy Wall, Jonathan Land, Donna Tapley, Margaret Drake, Eric Tankersly, Greg Coble, Dr. George M. Pittman, Roxann Milby, Wilma Young and Jordan Hall.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Madison County Right to Life, WLJC T.V. and New Vision Pentecostal Church.
    Arrangements were made by Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home in Harrodsburg.

Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home

  Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Casey Allen Jones, 27

    Casey Allen Jones, age 27, of Lee Acres Road in Irvine, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, after a long illness.
    He was born March 31, 1986 in Fayette County and was the son of Loretta Jones and Jesse Rice. He had lived in Estill County all of his life.
    Survivors, in addition to his mother and father, include two brothers: Nelson Jones, Alexandria; and William Moore, Somerset; and many mothers, including Rebecca Spicer and the late Nancy Moore.
    He was preceded in death by his sister, Laura Jones.
    Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 12th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin. Burial was at the Pea Ridge Cemetery. Friends called after 11:00 a.m., until service time, on Sunday at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Loretta Jones, Jesse Rice, Farrell Marcum, Johnny Turner, Jacob Hunt and Frank Johnson.

Toler Funeral Home

  Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Beverly Jean Watson, 73

    Beverly Jean Watson, age 73, a resident of the Irvine, Kentucky, Health & Rehabilitation Center passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at the Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
    She was born October 1, 1940 and was the daughter of the late Charlie and Maude Campbell Covey. She was a homemaker and a member of the Irvine Free Methodist Church. She had lived in Estill County most of her life.
    Mrs. Watson was preceded in death by her husband, Eulis Bruce Watson.
    She is survived by four daughters: Stella Kerby, Carol Jean Isaacs, Edna Rena Strong ( James) and Sherry Charlene Simpson, all of Irvine; five sisters: Sarah, Paris; Laura Stamper, Barbourville; Clara Millions, Paris; Loretta, Madison County; and Louise Cornn, Barbourville; one brother, Charles Covey Jr., Madison County; five grandchildren: Melissa King, Chris Kerby, Kimberly Brinegar, Misty Epperson and Jamie Davidson; and 13 great grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Covey; and two brothers: Travis and Truman Covey.
    Funeral services were conducted at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 11th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Chris Carlysle. Burial was at the Cobb Hill Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Friday, January 10th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Randy King, Randy King Jr., Aaron Epperson, Levi Kerby, Billy Davidson and Josh Adkins.
    Honorary pallbearer was Chris Kerby.

Toler Funeral Home

  Monday, January 6, 2014

Bonnie Drew Sparks Brooks, 77

    Bonnie Drew Sparks Brooks, age 77, widow of Charles Nelson Brooks, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at her home.
    She was a native of Lee County, Kentucky, born January 4, 1936, a daughter of the late Arthur and Delilah Hamilton Sparks. She was a homemaker.
    Mrs. Brooks was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Nelson Brooks; a daughter, Teresa Edmonson; her sons, Fred Arthur Canter, and Billy Eugene Brooks; her brothers, Ballard Sparks; an infant brother, Lewis Sparks; and two sisters: Martha Hammock and Lynn Poole.
    Survivors include her daughters: Charlene Slone (Dwayne Woolery), Pearl Bishop, Ruby House, Sharon Richardson (Raymond), Donna Cooper, Cindy Cox (Perry), and Wanda Fox; two sons: Jim Brooks and Ray Brooks (Cathy); her brother, Adrian Sparks (Linda); and three sisters: Carrie Tincher, Irene Steward and Jean Ruth.
    Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 9th at the Oakdale Cemetery with Bro. Scott Rogers officiating. Friends called from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., Thursday, at the Lewis Funeral Home.
    Pallbearers were Dwayne Woolery, Donald Walling, Steven Ferguson, Jeff Schiding, Jim Brooks, and Ray Brooks.

Lewis Funeral Home

  Monday, January 6, 2014

Earline Powell West, 78

    Earline Powell West, age 78, of Noland Court in Irvine passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, at her home following a short illness.
    She was born February 23, 1935 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late Earl and Vine Rucker Powell. She was a retired Pizza Hut employee and attended the Ravenna Church of God. She had lived in Estill County all of her life.
    Mrs. West was preceded in death by her husband, Verlin West.
    She is survived by her son, Gary Lee Powell, Estill County; her stepdaughter, Carolyn Clowers, Estill County; and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
    Mrs. West was preceded in death by her daughter, Joyce Davon Rogers; one son, Harvey Butch West; two sisters: Sally D. Durbin and Mattie Burger; and one brother, Harvey Huck Powell.
    Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 11th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Beverly Arvin. Burial was at the Sonny Powell Cemetery. Friends called between 6-9 p.m., Friday, January 10th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Lynn West, O.J. Rogers, Kevin Rogers, Brian Riddell, J.R. Powell, Ricky Abney Jr. and Shawn Adams.

Toler Funeral Home

  Monday, January 6, 2014

James Herbert Crowe, 85

    James Herbert Crowe, age 85, of Irvine, Kentucky, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, after a sudden illness.
    Known as “Uncle Herb” to his many nephews and nieces, he was a tall, strong, gentle giant of a man with a boyish grin, and a humble servant of the Lord. Mr. Crowe preached his final sermon at his wife’s funeral on January 2, 2014, three days prior to his own death.
    He was born on November 7, 1928, to Charles Franklin and Ettie Carroll Crow, the youngest boy of a family of 13 children.
    He was a graduate of Estill County High School, class of 1948, and a veteran of the Korean War.
    He supported his family by working at IBM in Lexington for 55 years, but his real joy was working the family farm on Sand Hill he affectionately named “Echo Valley.” He often came home from a long day at his ‘city job’ to unwind on his tractor, toiling amid his congregation of cows a few hours each night after supper.
    He was a member of the Richmond Primitive Baptist Church called “Little Bethel” where he served as pastor for more than 40 years. He was also the pastor of the Irvine Primitive Baptist Church. His style as a preacher mirrored his life as a husband and father: Devoted, humble, faithful and gracious, with a sense of humor. He was a patient teacher and a storyteller who enjoyed a good laugh.
    Many of his friends and co-workers never knew he was a preacher. He didn’t wear his religion on his sleeve, he wore it in his heart and in his deeds. He was quick to offer aid and comfort to the poor, needy and afflicted, whether he knew them or not.
    Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings: Tandy, Ethel Chaney, Lewis, Edward, Martin, Lucy Anna Brandenburg, Franklin, Dorothy, Carvolin, and Dessie Mae Stone. Children: Barbara Allen Benton and Robert Lewis “Butch” Benton, and his wife of 57 years, Dorothy Marie Broaddus Crowe.
    He is survived by: Two sisters, Fannie Brandenburg and Geraldine Cole (Dewey). A son: James David Crowe (Lori), daughters: Donna McClanahan Crow and Angela Kaye Crow, grandchildren: Ralph E. “Mac” McClanahan III, Adam Benton, Brett Benton, (Dana) Cody Alvey (Josh), Bradley Stepp, and Bronwen Crowe, and
    Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 10th at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home Chapel by Bro. Darrell Risner. Burial was at the West Irvine Cemetery. Friends called between 6 and 9 p.m., Thursday, January 9th at the funeral home.
    Pallbearers were Charles Blevins, Bev Blevins, Bobby Brandenburg, Adam Benton, Brett Benton and Brad Stepp.
    In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge or the United Way of the Bluegrass.

Toler Funeral Home