ObituarIES
Local Obituaries for Lewisburg and Logan County, KY

William Oscar Elamon
Feb 12, 2007
Mr. William Oscar Elamon, age 83, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Monday, February 12, 2007, at Creekwood Place in Russellville, Ky. Mr. Elamon was a member of Baugh Station General Baptist Church. He Served in the Army during World War II and Korean War. He was the son of the late Oscar Elamon and the late Edna (Morton) Elamon. He...
Christobel Grace Mcelwain
Jan 30, 2007
Mrs. Christobel Grace (Winn) McElwain, age 88, of Belton, Ky., died Tuesday, January 30, 2007, at her residence in Belton, Ky. Mrs. McElwain was a homemaker and a member of Hortons Chapel Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Weaver Winn and the late Clara B. (Rust) Winn. She is survived by her husband of...

Andrew Michael Ray
Jan 26, 2007
Andrew Michael Ray, age 0, died Friday, January 26, 2007, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville, Ky. He was the infant son of Marty Ray and Christina Drake of Lewisburg, Ky. He is also survived by his Grandparents, Mat. Grandmother-Barbara Drake of Greenville, Ky. Mat. Grandfather-Alan Pritchett of Greenville, Ky. Pat. Grandmother-Kathy Simmons of Huntingdon, Tenn. Pat. G. Grandmother-Helen...

Floyd Dennis Harris
Jan 23, 2007
Mr. Floyd Dennis Harris, age 84, of Greenville, Ky., died Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Ky. Mr. Harris was a retired Transformer Tech with General Electric. He Served in the Army during World War II. He was the son of the late John Harris and the late Jessie (Lewis) Harris. He is...

Carmela Ferguson
Jan 22, 2007
Ms. Carmela Ferguson, age 38, of Greenville, Ky., died Monday, January 22, 2007, at her residence. She was the daughter of J.T. Ferguson and Joyce (Mallory) Ferguson of Belton, Ky. She is also survived by her Three Sisters, Paulette Grubbs of Utica, Ky. Sheila Craddock (Jerry) of Utica, Ky. Alesia Owens of Utica, Ky. 2 Nephews 1 Niece 1...

W. E. Elamon
Jan 19, 2007
Mr. W. E. Elamon, age 80, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Friday, January 19, 2007, at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, Ky. Mr. Elamon was a retired farmer and he served in the Army during World War II. He was the son of the late Oscar Elamon and the late Edna (Morton) Elamon. He is survived by his One...
Rev. Leslie Earl Williams
Jan 17, 2007
Rev. Leslie Earl Williams, age 91, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Logan Memorial Hospital in Russellville, Ky. Bro. Williams was a retired Baptist minister of 45 years. He served several churches in Logan, Todd, Muhlenberg and Christian Counties and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was the son of the late John Williams...

John Leonard Pope
Jan 6, 2007
Mr. John Leonard Pope, age 79, of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Saturday, January 6, 2007, at the Boynton Beach Nursing & Rehabilition in Boynton Beach, Fla. Mr. Pope was retired from maintenance at a Tractor and Equipment Co. He Served in the Marine Corps. He was the son of the late Leonard Pope and the late Bessie (Ford) Pope....

Buck Locke
Jan 4, 2007
Mr. Buck Locke, age 70, of Peoria, Ill., died Thursday, January 4, 2007, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Mr. Locke was a retired restaurant chef. He was the son of the late Willie Lock and the late Alice (Cornett) Lock. He is survived by his Three Sisters, Mrs. Wanda Willis of Greenville, Ky. Mrs. Lois Naslund of Peoria,...

Irvin Filmore Pearson, Sr.
Jan 1, 2007
Mr. Irvin Filmore Pearson, Sr., age 83, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Monday, January 1, 2007, his residence in Lewisburg, Ky. Mr. Pearson, Sr. was retired from security at Griffin Industries and a retired truck driver. He was the son of the late William Pearson, Sr. and the late Inez (Dilliha) Pearson. He was the husband of the late Wilda...
Delbert Wood Toomey
Dec 31, 2006
Mr. Delbert Wood Toomey, age 78, of Owensboro, Ky., died Sunday, December 31, 2006, at his residence in Owensboro. Mr. Toomey was a retired plater with Western Plating Co. - Owensboro, Ky and was a member of Whitesville Church of Christ. He Served in the Army during the Korean War. He was the son of the late Samuel Toomey...
Ila Elizabeth Milam
Dec 31, 2006
Mrs. Ila Elizabeth (Porter) Milam, age 87, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Sunday, December 31, 2006, at the Russellville Health Care Manor in Russellville, Ky. Mrs. Milam was a homemaker and a member of Beechland Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Bunche Porter and the late Jesse (Simmons) Dyce. She was the wife of the late Jervis...

Cordie Oatsvall
Dec 27, 2006
Mrs. Cordie (Walters) Oatsvall, age 101, of Lewisburg, Ky., formerly of Paducah, Ky., died Wednesday, December 27, 2006, at Russellville Health Care Manor in Russellville, Ky. Mrs. Oatsvall was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Will Walters and the late Letha (Roach) Walters. She is survived by her husband Mr. Chester Oatsvall of Lewisburg, Ky.; Step...
Gerald R. Ford
Dec 26, 2006
Gerald Rudolph Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States. Ford was originally named after his biological father, Leslie Lynch King. When his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, remarried, Ford was renamed after his stepfather. Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was a gifted athlete and scholar. After college, he received offers from...

James Rodderick Logsdon
Dec 19, 2006
Mr. James Roderick "Roddy" Logsdon, age 52, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Logsdon was a retired Truck Driver with Roadway and attended the Russellville Assembly of God. He was the son of the late James Logsdon and Dorothy (Shoemaker) Logsdon of Lewisburg who survives. He is also...
Laura Leigh Bailey
Dec 17, 2006
Mrs. Laura Leigh (Shemwell) Bailey, age 82, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Sunday, December 17, 2006, at her sons home in Lewisburg. Mrs. Bailey was a housewife and a member of Crossroads Church. She was the daughter of the late Charles Shemwell and the late Violet (Burgess) Shemwell. She was the wife of the late Browder Bailey. She is survived...

Ruth Irene Joines
Dec 16, 2006
Mrs. Ruth Irene (Jenkins) Joines, age 92, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Saturday, December 16, 2006, at Hearthstone Place in Elkton, Ky. Mrs. Joines was a homemaker and a member of Wileys Chapel United Methodist Church. She was the daughter of the late Wesley Jenkins and the late Nettie (Joines) Jenkins. She was the wife of the late Morton Joines....

Alberta G. Foulkes
Dec 15, 2006
Miss Alberta Foulkes, age 99, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Friday, December 15, 2006, at her residence in Lewisburg, Ky. Miss Foulkes was a retired School Teacher from an Owensboro School and was a member of Arnolds Chapel Church. She was preceded in death by her step father, Mr. Becker and mother Josephine Baker. She is survived by cousins. Arrangements...
Trevon Wade O'Neal
Dec 9, 2006
Trevon Wade (Bubba) O'Neal, age 17, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Saturday, December 9, 2006, on Price's Mill Rd in Adairville, Ky. He was a member of the FFA at Logan County High School for 3 years. He was the son of the late Trevor O'Neal and Rhonda (Jones) O'Neal who survives of Lewisburg, Ky. He is also survived by...
Ina Mae Bell
Dec 9, 2006
Mrs. Ina Mae (Jenkins) Bell, age 86, of Lewisburg, Ky., died Saturday, December 9, 2006, at at her home on Lake Malone. Mrs. Bell was a retired seamstress from Red Kap in Russellville, Ky. and was a member of Pleasant Union General Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late James Jenkins and the late Ollie (Tooley) Jenkins....