Interior Journal from Stanford, Kentucky • Page A04

A4 March 27, 2014 www.theinteriorjournal.com NEWS Obituaries By Howard Coop After a beautiful sunny day in mid-winter that melted the ice and snow on driveway, the next morning was dark and gloomy. Clouds had moved in during the night, and a cold rain was falling. That as not what I had hoped for the day. But it was a reality I had to accept it; I could not change it. As I looked out the wind ow at the winter morning reariness while wishing for something better, an intriguing thought came into my mind: Why not? After driving for days hrough snow and ice on salt-covered roads, my car was covered with dirt and salt; it needed washing.

So, I raised the garage door and acked the car out onto the driveway to allow the dreary winter rain to give me a free car wash. In an hour or two, the rain ceased, the louds began to part a little, and the day became just a bit brighter. When I looked out the window, my car looked much better; most of the dirt and salt was one. Then, I thought: After all, gloominess is not all bad. Good can come from it.

Life gives us a mix of any things. Not all of them are what we expect or want. While there are many pleasant experiences, some of the things life gives us a re not pleasant. At first, they may appear to be devastating, but not all is bad. When one of those experiences occur, Nichole Chase said, make the best ut of it, you can.

Nothing is ever as good or as bad as you think it will be. what you make of In almost every situation, omething good can be made out of it. Ziad K. Abduelnour said, be the best you must be able to handle the determine what will come from experiences. Through attitude and action, we can allow unpleasant experiences to a buse us, or we can use them as a way to something better.

An encouraging word A way to something better Geraldine Jude Baker, 80 Geraldine Baker, 80, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, March 18, at the hristian Care Center in Lancaster. Born June 3, 1933, in Garrard County, Jude was a daughter of the late Jess aker and Bertie Ann Long. She was a homemaker and a member of Gilberts Creek Baptist Church. She was also preceded in eath by two sisters, Lucille Lunsford and Lida B. Malear; and three brothers, Coleman Cecil and Ernest aker.

Survivors include a niece, Linda Allen of Lancaster; a nephew, Coleman Baker of Murray; and several great ieces and nephews. Funeral services were March 21, at Ramsey Funeral Home with Bro. Daryl Hodge officiating. Burial was in the ancaster Cemetery. Mildred Ruth Ballard, 87 Mildred "Ruth" Ballard, 87, of Waynesburg, died Monday, March 17, at home.

orn June 16, 1926, in Knoxville, Ruth was a daughter of the late William and Pearl Branum Haynes. She was a member Lincoln County Senior Citizens and Mount Moriah Christian Church and the widow of James Calvin Ballard. urvivors include sons, James Calvin (Betty) Ballard, and Robert Lee (Jane) Ballard; daughters, Linda Sue (Harold) Cunnagin, Judy Ann Milton) Oaks, Sherry Diane (Johnny) Singleton, Mary Lou (Steve) Rice and Edna Mae Wymer; one brother; and two sisters. uneral services were March 21, at Mount Moriah Christian Church. Burial was in Mount Moriah Cemetery.

purlin Funeral Home was in charge. Donald R. Brent, 65 Donald R. Brent, 65, of Stanford, died Monday, March 17, at Golden Living Center in Stanford. Born Sept.

15, 1948, Donald was a son of the late Harvey and Gertrude Durham Brent. He was a veteran of the United States Marines, an electrician, and a member of the Christian faith. Survivors include his wife, Sandy Bailey Brent of Stanford; brother, Kenneth (Sharon) Brent; and sisters, Edna (Van) Cook and Betty (Jack) Massalsky. Funeral services were March 20, at Spurlin Funeral Home with Rev. Don Hill officiating.

A private family burial will be held at a later date. Active pallbearers will be Kenny Chambers, Les Bailey, Scott Maples, Earl Terry, Blake Hill and Roger Simpson. Kathy C. Carrier, 62 Kathy C. Carrier, 62, of tanford, passed away Tuesday, March 18, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.

orn May 16, 1951, in Stanford, Kathy was the daughter of Helen Reed and the late Theodore Maybrier. She was the owner of athy's Custom Quilts, a member of the American Quilters Association and McKinney Baptist Church and the widow of Larry raig "Whitey" Carrier. ther survivors include two sons, Larry (Janica) Carrier of Waynesburg and Douglas Craig Carrier of Stanford; one step-son, effrey Reynolds, Jr. of Ohio; one brother, Randy (Cindi) Maybrier of Highland; two sisters, Shirley (Jack) McKnew of Highland and Violet (David) Smith of Stanford; ne half sister, Robin Dixie (David) Falconbury of Waynesburg; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four nieces; and two nephews. uneral services were March 24, at Spurlin Funeral Home with Bro.

Greg Lockard officiating. Burial was in Buffalo prings Cemetery. Diana Lynn Coots, 60 Diana Lynn Coots, 60, of Crab Orchard, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, died Saturday, March 22, at the Rockcastle Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 14, 1953, in Paintsville, in Johnson County, Diana was the daughter of the late Troy R. and Nelly (Boyd) Conley and the widow of Michael William Coots.

Survivors include a daughter, Melissa Ann Conley (Jeff) Maggard; son, Rodney Michael (Beth) Coots; brother, Michael Dean (Shirley) Conley; sister, Brenda K. Conley (Tom) Napier; and three grandchildren, Nichlos, Madaline and Tyler Maggard. Funeral services were March 26 at McKnight Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremy Pope officiating. Burial was in the Coots Family Cemetery.

Dean A. Floyd, 83 Dean A. "Pud" Floyd, passed away Sunday, March 23, at his residence. Born July 13, 1930, in Estesburg, Dean was a son of the late Walter and Lela Griffin Floyd. He was a dairy farmer for over fifty years and a school bus driver for nine years for the Pulaski County School System in the 60's.

He was also a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the Estesburg Church of Christ. He married Virginia Baugh in Rossville, on Feb. 25, 1950. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this year. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Roy Thomas Floyd and Walter Floyd, and a sister, Mildred Floyd Wilmott.

Survivors his wife, Virginia; two daughters, Vickie Floyd Livesay of Eubank and Kathy (John) Isaacs of Louisville; son, Joe (Maribel) Floyd of Eubank; two brothers, Windell (Grace) of Somerset and Carl (Gayle) of Foley, Ala. two sisters, Doris Decker of Somerset and Doretta (Ray) Meece of Eubank; four grandchildren, Melanie (Miles) Phelps of Lexington and LouAnn (Franz) Petzold, Johnny (Shelly) Isaacs and Samuel Isaacs all of Louisville; one step granddaughter, Lisa (Brock) Lloyd of Louisville; three great-grandchildren, Penielle Phelps and Nikolas and Hannes Petzold; three step great- grandchildren, Rebekah, Michaela and Olivia Lloyd; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services were March 26 at Morris Hislope Funeral Home in Science with Bro. Jeff Griffin officiating. Burial was in Goodhope Cemetery.

Charles Denham, 89 harles Denham, 89, of Reno, died Saturday, March 15. The youngest of five children, Chuck was born an. 28, 1925, in Stanford, to the late Charles Jasper and Lulu Young Denham. Chuck held fond memories from growing up on a family farm such as drinking cool water from a pring, and riding in a horse-drawn wagon with his father. He graduated from McKinney High School in McKinney and nlisted in the Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater on the USS Chilton during World War II.

After a few years as a civilian, he ejoined the military. He completed USAF flight training and served as a pilot in the Korean War. He earned battle stars in orld War II and Korea. He flew C-119, B-47, B- 58 Hustler, and other aircraft. He attained the rank of Lt.

Colonel and erved in the Strategic Air Command before retiring in 1968. Following his retirement from active duty, he erved as a test pilot for Boeing, and later a pilot for Executive Jet, Japan Airlines and others. He worked for the FAA in Stockton, and then retired. Chuck enjoyed fishing, walking, attending reunions, and listening to Ray Price, Roy Clark and Chet Atkins. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

He had also earned a degree from Arkansas olytechnic. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Roy and Leslie; sisters Dolly and Rachel; and step sib- ings. Survivors include his wife, Alice Jane Quandt, whom he married in 1953; daughters Jane, Rena, and ynn; a son, Timothy; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 28 at the North Virginia Street Church of Christ.

Private interment will be held at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, Nev. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Charles to Veterans Guest House, 880 Locust St, Reno, NV 89502. Albert Gene Gibbons, 65 Albert Gene Gibbons, 65, of Lancaster, formerly Albany, died Wednesday, March 19, at Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. Albert was the son of the ate Dudley Alvis and Reba Hoover Gibbons. Survivors include his wife, Charlene Deboard Gibbons; daughters, Tammy (Greg) Thrasher, Sherry (Richard) Redman and Tana (Donald) Story; daughter-in-law, Patty Gibbons; stepsons, James (Connie), George and erry (Laura) Nevels; sisters, Lee Oma (Gerald) Marcum, Charlotte Duncan and Tina Gibbons Polson; a brother, Cleddis (Lisa) ibbons; 10 grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Funeral services were March 22 at Campbell- New Funeral Home in Albany. Burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Clinton County. S.D. Gooch, 89 S.D. Gooch, 89, of KY Hwy 501 in Kings Mountain, passed away Sunday, March 23, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville.

Born Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1925, in Casey County, S. D. was a son of the late John W. and Mima Roland Gooch.

He was a farmer and a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church, Waynesburg the Oleika Shrine and the Lincoln County Democratic Party. S.D. was a Kentucky Colonel, and since 1964, the caretaker of KP Hall Cemetery in Kings Mountain. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Clyde, Jimmy, Elmer and William Gooch; one sister, Lela Gilman; and one grandson, Richard Gooch. Survivors include his loving wife, Freda L.

Gooch of Kings Mountain; two sons, David AlanGooch of Stanford and Stanley Clay (Sue) Gooch of Lexington; one sister, Jennie Goodpaster of Waynesburg; three grandchildren, Shannette Gooch (Kevin) Ouellette, Crystal Gooch (Brad) Baker and Nathan (Stacey) Gooch; six great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and a granddaughter- in-law, Robin Gooch Logue. Funeral service were March 26, at Locust Grove Baptist Church with Frank Preston officiating. Burial was in KP Hall Cemetery. A Masonic service was held Tuesday at Fox Funeral Home. Active pallbearers were Robert Logue, Brad Baker, Kevin Ouellette, Nathan Gooch, Jody Roberts and Micah Goodpaster.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions suggested to the KP Hall Cemetery Fund, 5350 KY Hwy 501, Kings Mountain, KY 40442. Fox Funeral Home in Stanford was in charge of the arrangements. Jesse Benge, 69 Jesse Benge, 69, of Science Hill, passed away Monday, March 24, at Lake Cumberland Regional ospital. Born Feb. 16, 1945, in Oil Center, Jesse was a son of the late Homer and Maudie Perkins Benge.

In the past, he was an employee of Twigg Industries of Indiana and Kingsford Charcoal. Jesse was a Vietnam veteran and later in life he was a farmer and livestock buyer. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jesse Brian Benge, who passed away June 23, 1991; two brothers, Wilbur and Willard Benge; and a sister, Wilma Griffith. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Deva Vaught Benge; his daughter, Janna Benge Wiley; a randson, Andrew Wiley; a granddaughter, Samantha Wiley; one brother, James (Diane) Benge of Nancy; and two sisters, Thelma Meyers of Indiana and Millie Denham of Somerset. There will be no visitation.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 27, at Morris Hislope Funeral Home in Science Hill with Bro. Patrick Butcher officiating. Burial will follow in Vaught Ridge Cemetery. Margaret Odell Adkison, 83 Margaret Odell Adkison, 83, of Lancaster, died Monday, March 24, at hristian Care Center of Lancaster.

Born Jan. 18, 1931, in Tazewell, Margaret was a daughter of the late awrence and Mary Surber Payne. She worked as a cashier at Ben Franklin, Lancaster Variety and Superior, and was a member of Waynesburg entecostal Church and the widow of Grover C. Long. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Janet Dan Ward) Ledford; sister, Opalee Scott; brother, Charlie Payne; two grandsons; two reat granddaughters; and a sister-in- aw, Evelyn Payne.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 27, at Ramsey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lancaster emetery. Lloyd Conrad Floyd, 79 Lloyd Conrad Floyd, 79, of Kings Mountain, died uesday, March 25, at Casey County Hospital in Liberty. Born Wednesday, May 16, 1934, in Casey County, loyd was a son of the late German and Nettie Salyers Floyd.

He was a farmer and a member of Walltown Christian Church. urvivors his wife, Joanna Hatter Floyd; sons, Barney (Vicky) Floyd and Neil Floyd Terry); daughters, Gail Dale) Turpin and Connie (Freddie) Caudill; a sister, Emily Lou (Bill) Rutherford; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grand- hildren. Funeral services will be at 2 Thursday, March 27, at Barnett Demrow Funeral Home with Bro. Lynville atter officiating. Burial will follow in KP Hall Cemetery.

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