Obituaries
Pleasureville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Pleasureville, Henry and Shelby KY areas
Melvin Lyons
Jan 7, 2018
Melvin Lyons , 82, a lifelong resident of Bethlehem, KY passed away at his home on January 7, 2018. He was the son of the late Ruby Lyons and Emma Hawkins Lyons. He was preceded in death by six brothers and a sister. He was an Army veteran, retired farmer, former owner of Kentuckiana Tobacco Warehouse in Carrollton, KY, and...
Peggy Louise Godbey Woods
Dec 21, 2017
Peggy Louise Godbey Woods, age 73 of Pleasureville, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Baptist Health, Louisville. She was born June 18, 1944 in Mount Olivet, and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband: Jesse Bain Woods of Pleasureville; her mother: Orpha Phillippe Godbey of Carrollton; two sons: Ricky Woods (Mary) of Turners Station, and Rex Woods (Emilee)...
Marshall (Marty) Lynn Bright, Jr.
Dec 19, 2017
Marshall (Uncle Marty) Lynn Bright, Jr, age 45 of Defoe, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his residence. He was born October 12, 1972 in Louisville. He previously served as the Henry County Surveyor and currently worked as a surveyor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was a member of New Castle United Methodist Church. He is survived...
Billy G. Hackett
Dec 4, 2017
Billy G. Hackett, age 86 of Bethlehem, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at New Castle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Castle. He was born April 20, 1931 in Bethlehem, and was the son of the late James Curtis Hackett and Sally Florence Roberts Hackett. He was a farmer and worked at General Electric in Louisville for thirty-six years. He...
Ramona Ann (Bennett) Chisholm
Nov 18, 2017
Ramona Ann Chisholm, age 66 of Defoe, died Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Norton’s Womens Suburban Hospital in Louisville. She was born December 2, 1950 in Shelbyville, and was the daughter of the late William and Edna Nelson Bennett. She was a computer data operator for the Employment Services of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She is survived by her daughter:...
Arthur Sanders, Jr.
Nov 16, 2017
Arthur Sanders, Jr. of Pleasureville, age 68, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Friendship Manor Home and Health Care in Pewee Valley.. He was born June 21, 1949 in Franklinton, and was the son of the late Arthur Sanders, Sr. and Willie Belle Aldridge Sanders. He served as sexton of Pleasureville Cemetery for several years, and worked as a machine...
David Merrill Lefler
Nov 16, 2017
David Merrill Lefler, age 62 of Louisville, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the University of Louisville Hospital. He was born December 20, 1955 in Corydon, Indiana, and was the son of the late Gilbert and Wilma Adams Lefler. He was a farmer and had worked at Lynn’s Paradise Café in Louisville. He is survived by two sons: Ronnie Lefler...
Geneva Marcum
Nov 13, 2017
Geneva W. Marcum, age 93 of Eminence, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Masonic Home of Shelbyville. She was born June 8, 1924 in Pleasureville, and was the daughter of the late Amster and Jessie Banta Willhoite. She was a homemaker and belonged to Eminence Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons: James Marcum (Pauline “Polly”) of Louisville,...
Corelle Stivers
Oct 22, 2017
Corelle Stivers, age 97 of Bethlehem, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville. She was born April 30, 1920, and was the daughter of the late William and Virgie Grigsby Shuck. She was a homemaker, and belonged to Bethlehem Baptist Church, where she was very active in the WMU. She is survived by one son: Harold Dean...
Gus Jerry Ettinger
Oct 6, 2017
Gus Jerry Ettinger, age 63, of Frankfort, died Friday, October 6, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 2, 1954, and was the son of the late Harry and Sarah Hammond Ettinger. He was foreman at Townsend Tree Service, had a passion for motorcycles, and was of a member of the Kentucky Roadrunners. He is survived by his...
Hillis Beverly
Sep 20, 2017
Hillis Dean Beverly, age 76, of Lockport, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. He was born in Lockport on August 13, 1941, and was the son of the late Lawrence Elzy and Dottie Arnold Beverly. He was a farmer and a member of Daybreak Baptist Church in Eminence. He is survived by his son:...
James Douglas Ayers
Sep 15, 2017
James Douglas Ayers, age 74, of the Defoe Community of Pleasureville, died Friday, September 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 3, 1942, in Bethlehem and was the son of the late William Holbert and Roxie Lee Wilder Ayers. He worked at Hussey Copper in Eminence for more than 43 years and was a member and deacon of...
Marlyn Browning
Sep 5, 2017
Marlyn S. Browning, age 79, of Pleasureville passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017. He graduated from Pleasureville High School in 1956 and it was there he met his loving wife of over 60 years, Wanda Smith Browning, whom he affectionately referred to as his “Wandi Gal”. Marlyn was the owner of Browning Chevrolet in Eminence, KY where he has served...
James Forest Dowden
Sep 1, 2017
James Forest Dowden, age 86, of Middletown, died Friday, September 1, 2017 at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville. He was born June 11, 1931, in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Arkley and Hallie Dunavan Dowden. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict, and worked for General Electric in Louisville for thirty-five...
Hazel L. Thomas
Aug 20, 2017
Hazel L. Thomas, age 88, of Eminence, died Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Masonic Home in Shelbyville. She was born March 4, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Dennis and Parrilee Lambert. She is survived by one son: Estill Thomas, Jr. (Stephanie) of Eminence; five grandchildren: Wanda Denise Mathus of Frankfort, Ryan Arnold of Pleasureville, Carolyn Peffer...
Nola Lynch Roberts
Aug 16, 2017
Nola Lynch Roberts, age 74, of Eminence, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Baptist Health LaGrange. She was born in Shelbyville and was the daughter of the late Nolan and Louise Martin Lynch. She was a factory worker and attended Eminence Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter: Kimberly Denise Roberts of Pleasureville; four grandchildren: Derrick Raisor of Campbellsburg,...
Larry Long
Aug 14, 2017
Larry Ray Long, age 76, of Pleasureville, died Monday, August 14, 2017 in Cumming, Georgia. He was born September 20, 1940 in Pleasureville and was the son of the late Laymond and Catherine Roberts Long. His hobbies included restoring “tinkering with” old cars, gardening, and working on the farm. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, and he loved the...
Eva Jane Mahoney
Jul 27, 2017
Eva Jane Beckham Mahoney, age 76, of Frankfort, died Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She was born in Owenton, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Wilhoite Beckham. She was a homemaker. She is survived by one son: Henry Hopkins of Owenton; three daughters: Melissa Jent of Frankfort, Anna May Sparks of...
John Lewis (Louie) Delling
Jul 15, 2017
John Lewis (Louie) Delling, age 64, of Bethlehem, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Carroll County Hospital in Carrollton. He was born June 5, 1953, in Lancaster, KY, and was the son of the late John and Lucille Downey Delling. He was a truck driver. He is survived by one daughter: Jennifer Delling (Roy Ricketts) of New Castle; and two...
Nina Lou Hunt Mccane
Jul 5, 2017
Nina Lou Hunt McCane, of Frankfort, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Perry Park, Kentucky and was the daughter of the late Ercill and Madeline Roberts Hunt. She was an original member of the Henry County EMS where she served as an Emergency Medical Technician. She is survived by three sons: Joseph Anthony Kellogg...
