Obituaries
Pleasureville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Pleasureville, Henry and Shelby KY areas
Marvin Douglas Downey, Jr.
Aug 23, 2018
Marvin Douglas Downey, age 91, of New Castle, died Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Baptist Health, LaGrange. He was born March 8, 1927 in Lockport and was the son of the late Marvin Downey, Sr. and Ida Bell Moppines Downey. He was a tobacco and cattle farmer. He is survived by two sons: Marvin Douglas Downey (Sandi Hayden) of Eminence,...
Robert Corey Broughton
Aug 22, 2018
Robert Corey Broughton, age 33, of Bethlehem, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his residence. He was born August 21, 1985 in Shelbyville. He worked as a service technician for Broughton Heating and Cooling, and was a U.S. Army Reserve Veteran. He is survived by parents: Anthony Glenn Broughton and Patricia Broughton of Bethlehem; mother: Sharon DaLynn Jackson, Shelbyville; one...
Larry Duane Erwin
Aug 15, 2018
Larry Duane Erwin, age 76, of Franklinton, died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at his residence. He was born March 5, 1942, in Franklinton and was the son of the late Ray and Geneva Denton Erwin. He was a farmer and belonged to Drennon Christian Church. He is survived by his wife: Helen Erwin of Franklinton; one daughter: Felicia Erwin Baker...
Minnie Belle Kemper
Aug 11, 2018
Minnie Belle Kemper, age 96, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at her residence. She was born April 17, 1922 at Grub Ridge to the late Ernest and Annie Downey Chisholm. She was a homemaker and was a member of Grub-Ridge Church. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband: John...
Rella Sue (Beckley) Allen
Aug 7, 2018
Rella Sue ‘Beckley” Allen, age 71, of Eminence, died Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born April 13, 1947 to the late Joseph and Mary Walker Beckley. She was a homemaker and attended Elmburg Baptist Church. She is survived by one son: Wayne Clark of Eminence; one daughter: Melissa Redick (Bryan) of Eastwood; three brothers:...
Joyce Wilson Walenczyk
Aug 2, 2018
Joyce “Joy” Wilson Walenczyk, age 82 of LaGrange, died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Magnolia Springs East in Louisville. She was born January 23, 1936 in Pleasureville to the late Porter and Marie Jackson Wilson. She retired from Eckerd Drugs in Auburndale, Florida after working there for more than thirty years, and later retired from Monsour Builders, LaGrange. She was...
Anna Sue James
Jul 28, 2018
Anna Sue James, age 84, of Pleasureville, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 Norton’s Pavilion, Hospice Center of Louisville. She was born June 10, 1934 to the late William G. and Ella Quisenberry. She was retired from the Commonwealth of Kentucky and was a homemaker. She was a member of Pleasureville Baptist Church and a former member of Franklinton Baptist Church....
Arthur Thomas Adams
Jul 28, 2018
Arthur Thomas “Artie” Adams, age 57, of Pleasureville, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Baptist Health, Louisville. He was born May 25, 1961 in Frankfort and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He worked as a truck driver for Hutchens Trucking and attended Bethlehem United Methodist Church. He is survived by father and step-mother: Lowell Thomas Adams and Betty Adams of...
Orpha Manola Godbey
Jul 21, 2018
Orpha Manola Godbey, age 90, of Carrollton, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 in Carrollton. She was born in Liberty, Kentucky, in Casey County to Jacob Robert Phillippe and Nina Mae Owens Phillippe, on January 17, 1928. She worked as a caregiver. She is survived by two sons: Jerry D. Godbey of Gestville, and Terry Godbey of Carrollton; two daughters: Darlena...
Marshall Lee Peyton
Jul 18, 2018
Marshall Lee Peyton, age 67, of Pleasureville, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018. He was born October 20, 1950 to the late Ernest and Hazel Pettit Peyton. He was a machine operator for Steel Technologies in Eminence and was a member of Franklinton Baptist Church. He is survived by wife, Edith Tingle Peyton of Pleasureville; one son: Chad Peyton (Tara) of...
Hazel Marie Baxter
Jul 16, 2018
Hazel Marie McAlister Baxter, age 86, of Pleasureville, died Monday, July 16, 2018 at the Masonic Home of Shelbyville. She was born in Pleasureville on December 10, 1931 to Minice and Laura Arnold McAlister. She was a homemaker and child-care worker and a member of Eminence Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons: Glenn Baxter (Kathy Ann) of Eminence,...
Donnie Ray Way
Jul 15, 2018
Donnie Ray Way, age 69, of Eminence, died Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Baptist Northeast Hospital in LaGrange. He was born March 5, 1949 to the late James and Cindy Edgington Way. He worked for more than forty-one years as a diesel mechanic at the Kroger Distribution Center. He is survived by his companion, Sheryl Wilson; two sons: Tony Way...
Mary Gladys Bramblett
Jul 14, 2018
Mary Gladys Bramblett, age 93, of New Castle, formerly of Defoe, died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at New Castle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Campbellsburg on March 4, 1925 to Bernie and Florence Lafollette Adams. She was a homemaker and a member of Eminence Christian Church. She is survived by her daughter: Betty Parker (Richard) of San...
Geraldine Moore Wheeler
Jun 25, 2018
Geraldine B. “Geri” Moore Wheeler, age 86, formerly of Defoe, and later Frankfort, Kentucky and Marietta, Georgia, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018 at her home. She was born on December 18, 1931 to the late John Clarence and Lillian May Smith Moore in Henry County, Kentucky. Mrs. Wheeler had a long and successful career as a bookkeeper. She...
Alan Thomas Truman
Jun 15, 2018
Alan Thomas Truman, age 55 of Eminence, died Friday, June 15, 2018 in Owen County. He was born August 28, 1962 in Shelbyville. He was a self-employed truck driver at Truman Trucking, and belonged to Pleasureville Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife: Vickie Lynn Truman of Eminence; his parents: Wendall and Carole Sue Truman, of Bethlehem; his son:...
Fred Buren Creasey
Jun 10, 2018
Fred Buren Creasey, 83, died peacefully at home on June 10, 2018. He was a native of Sebree, Kentucky, a graduate of Sebree High School and Transylvania University, and a member of the Pleasant View Methodist Church in Franklin County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Cecil and Noretta Berry Creasey, brother Charles Robert, and stepson Samuel...
James Thomas (Tommy) Brown, Jr.
May 29, 2018
James Thomas “Tommy” Brown, Jr., age 81 of Pleasureville died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. He was born July 8, 1936 in Defoe, and was the son of the late James Thomas Brown, Sr. and Jesse Sanders Brown. He was a farmer and previously owned Sanders Cleaners in St. Matthews. He was a charter member of...
Jc Suter
May 24, 2018
JC Suter, age 70 of New Castle died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. He was born March 2, 1948 in New Castle, and was the son of the late Eugene and Hazel Tingle Suter. He was a carpenter and previously served as the Henry County Jailer. He is survived by his wife: Marie Raisor Suter...
Douglas Jasper Trautwein
May 18, 2018
Douglas Jasper Trautwein, age 47, of Louisville, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Louisville East Post Acute Care Center. He was born October 19, 1970 in Shelbyville. He was a chef and belonged to Faith Baptist Church in Bridgeport. He is survived by his wife: Amy Louise Trautwein of Louisville; his mother: Verna Love Cays Trautwein Stivers of Pleasureville;...
Marcia Gail Thomas Crask
Apr 22, 2018
Marcia Gail “Thomas” Crask, 71 of Athens, Alabama, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Crask was born May 29, 1946 in Pleasureville, KY, she was a member of First Baptist Church in Athens and she was a homemaker. Survivors: Husband: Garnett Earl Crask of Athens; Daughter: Dionna Akemon of Hazard, KY; Sons: Kelley Crask of Rainbow City,...
