Vance, Howard
Booneville, KY – Howard Vance, 83, passed away Monday, March 14, 2005 at the Owsley County Health Care Center in Booneville, Kentucky. He was born in Williamson, West Virginia on July 2, 1921 to the late Eli and Easter White Vance. He was a self-employed laborer, a U. S. Army Veteran and attended the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Clara Pierson Vance; three stepsons, four stepdaughters, many grandchildren and great grandchildren and a host of friends and relatives. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters. A graveside service with Military Rites by the Three Forks Post # 11296 VFW will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 1:00 pm at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Booneville, Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Booneville Sentinel March 17, 2005
VanWinkle, Lona Mae Sizemore
Lona Mae Sizemore VanWinkle, 60, of Linden Street, wife of Rev. Bobby J. VanWinkle, died Sunday afternoon, July 1, 2007, in the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Mrs. VanWinkle was born July 3, 1946 in Owsley County, the daughter of the late Add and Della Mae Barrett Sizemore. She was a homemaker and a member of the K Street Pentecostal Church of God. In addition to her husband, Mrs. VanWinkle is survived by: two sons, Jerry W. Abner (Shelly) of Pilot Knob and Denvie Eugene Abner (Tammy) of Richmond; two stepchildren; one brother, Homer Sizemore (Janice) of Richmond; two sisters, Brenda Lakins (K.C.) of Talbott, Tenn., and Virginia Webb (Heath) of Arkansas; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home, 528 West Main St., Richmond, with the Rev Marvin VanWinkle officiating. Burial will follow in the Richmond Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Combs, Parsons & Collins Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Boyd VanWinkle, Michael VanWinkle, Eugene VanWinkle, Allen VanWinkle, Mark VanWinkle and Gary VanWinkle. Richmond Register July 3, 2007.
Venable, Fannie B. McIntosh
VENABLE, Fannie B. McIntyre, May 27, 2008, Age 98; husband, Willard, passed away 1993; daughter of William and Elizabeth McIntyre; loving mother of Mary Ann (Glenn) Kirby, Betty (Bill) Hendrixson, and Edward (Mildred) Venable; survived by nine grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and eight great great grandchildren; predeceased by two brothers, Fred and Lester McIntyre, and five sisters, Maude Hicks, Gertrude Venable, Mabel Jones, Dorothy Arnold, and Reba Rose. She was a member of Norwood Nazarene Church. She was devoted to her church and reading her bible. She enjoyed making and quilting beautiful quilts. Visitation will be held at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 5501 Montgomery Rd., Norwood, OH, Friday, May 30, 2008 from 5 PM til time of service at 7:30 PM. Another visitation will be held at Searcy & Strong Funeral Home, Booneville, KY, Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 10-11 AM, followed by burial at Venable Family Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations may be sent to Hospice of Cincinnati.
Vest, Margie Kathleen Farmer
BROOKVILLE, Ind. -- Margie Kathleen Vest, 72, Brookville, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007. Born Dec. 21, 1934, in Owsley County, Ky., to Ernest and Ethel Lynch Farmer, she retired from Franklin Casket Co. Survivors include her husband, James Vest; daughters, Kathy Helton, Donna Cecil; sons, Mike and David Vest; sisters, Marie Miller, Faye Allen, Judy Deaton, Shirley Zion, Jean McCollum. Service: noon Monday at First Baptist Church, Brookville. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, and 11 a.m.-noon Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association. Richmond, Indiana “Pal-Item”