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Recent Obituaries
June 28, 2007
Alexander
James Turner Alexander,
89, a lifelong resident of Woodford County, a businessman and member of the
Kentucky General Assembly, died Sunday, June 24, 2007, at the Saint Joseph
Hospital, Lexington.
At the time of his death he was a resident of the Thompson Hood Veterans Center
at Wilmore; however, he maintained his home on Marilyn Avenue and came back home
every week for day-long visits.
He was the son of the late Will and Byrd Alexander and the great-grandson of
Leonard Owen Alexander, who came to Woodford County from Virginia 1802.
Alexander and his brother, John, founded Alexander Brothers Furniture Store in
1944 shortly after Jim returned home from World War II. He was a veteran of the
U.S. Army. Jim built his first store and filling station as a teenager. He
managed a gas station on Lexington Street prior to leaving for military service.
He married Sarah “Tubby” Stull in 1939. She died in 2003.
Alexander grew up for the most part on a farm near Mortonsville and attended
Versailles High School. He began his political career as member of the
Versailles City Council in the 1950s. He was elected to the Kentucky House,
representing Woodford and Jessamine counties for four terms beginning in 1960.
As member of both governmental bodies, he earned a reputation as a fiscal
conservative. He was one of the few representatives who voted against the
Kentucky sales tax. A Democrat, he was a delegate to several of that party’s
national conventions.
In addition to his furniture and appliance business, he operated dry cleaning
establishments in Versailles and Nicholasville. He was a stockholder in the
corporation that built and operated WWLV-FM radio.
When Alexander and his wife sold their furniture store, they were the oldest
merchants on Main Street in Versailles. Not wanting to retire, Sarah was
employed by Stewart’s Department Store and Jim worked for the state highway
department. During the warm months of the year, the sidewalk in front of their
furniture store was a favorite gathering place for people in the county when
they came downtown.
Survivors include a son, Jimmy, and his wife, Janet, who live in Versailles.
Three sisters-in-law, several nieces, nephews and cousins living in Kentucky,
Ohio, Missouri and Illinois, also survive him.
Services were conducted Wednesday, June 27, at Clark Funeral Home by Bro. Tom
Hinkle. Burial was in the Versailles Cemetery. Casket bearers were Robert
Alexander, Raymond Alexander Jr., Raymond Alexander III, Gary Hatton, Ken Cox,
and David Hartley. Honorary bearers were Warren Southworth, Mark E. Gormley,
Mike Heathman, Kenton Cable, Ralph Crigger, Mildred Turner, and Ken Alexander.
Bradshaw
David Lee Bradshaw Jr., 69, of Lexington, husband of Brigitte (Gorny) Bradshaw,
died Monday, June 18, 2007.
Born Nov. 2, 1937, at White Sulfur in Scott County, he was the son of the late
David Bradshaw Sr. and Mary E. (Bell) Bradshaw. He was a member of the
Historical Second Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Midway. He retired
after 22 years of service from the U.S. Army in 1981 and later worked in
security at the Blue Grass Army Depot. He served in Korea and served two tours
in Vietnam.
In addition to his wife of 28 years, he is survived by two children, Denise and
David III; his siblings, Robert, Frank, Charles, Richard, Herbert, Charlotte,
Holman, Mary, Clara Roberts, Louise Stone, and other relatives. A brother,
Howard, is deceased.
Services were conducted Friday, June 22, at the Historical Second Christian
Church, Midway. Smith & Smith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Brewer
Darin Ray Brewer, 41, of Versailles, husband of Alvona Spivey Brewer, died
Friday, June 15, 2007.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Linda Jean Brewer,
Nicholasville, and Ashley Brewer, Carlisle; two brothers, Gray Brewer,
Nicholasville, and Albert Brewer, Covington; two grandchildren; and numerous
stepchildren.
Memorial services were conducted Monday, June 25, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral
Home. Guest book at BlackburnandWard.com.
Howard
Ronald Howard, 69, died Sunday, June 10, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif.
Born Aug. 10, 1937, in Woodford County, he was the son of the late John and
Agnes Howard.
Survivors include three sons, Reginald, Chester and Ricarto, all of Sacramento,
Calif.; a grandson, Elijah Howard; a granddaughter, Lashelle Howard; two
sisters, Rosetta Beatty, Kentucky, and Nan Montgomery, Ohio; two brothers,
Eugene Howard, Kentucky, and Kenneth Howard, Maryland; and numerous other
relatives.
Services were conducted Friday, June 15, at Morgan Jones Chapel of Chimes,
Sacramento, Calif.
McLean
Walter Louis McLean, 81, of Georgetown, husband of Christine Lancaster McLean,
died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at the Hospice Care Center.
A native of Woodford County, he was the son of the late Ira B. and Vera Williams
McLean. A retired supervisor with the Kentucky Department of Parks, he served
with the Merchant Marine during World War II and was a member of the Gano
Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Debbie Cannada,
Georgetown, and Patti Hancock, Springboro, Ohio; five grandchildren, Jillianne
Waardenburg, Bryan Cannada, Shauna McDonald, David Hancock, and Jonathan
Hancock; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Doris Culbertson and Georgetta
Towles; and four brothers, Ira McLean, Boyce McLean, Raymond McLean, and Edward
McLean. A sister, Estelle Simon, and a brother, Harold McLean, are deceased.
Services were conducted Saturday, June 23, at Johnson’s Funeral Home by Pastor
Cornelious Hancock and the Rev. Harry Hargis. Burial was in the Georgetown
Cemetery. Casket bearers were Mr. McLean’s grandsons. Honorary bearers were the
deacons of Gano Baptist Church.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Gano Baptist Church.
Neff
Carl Lewis Neff, 94, of Millville, husband of Reeda Neff, died Thursday, June
21, 2007.
Born July 12, 1912, in Layland, W.Va., he was the son of the late Mary Jane and
Robert Tilden Neff. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley,
W.Va., Concord College, Athens, W.Va., and George Peabody College, Nashville,
Tenn., and taught math in West Virginia at Shady Spring High School and Sophia
High Schools, where he later became the principal. He graduated from the Armored
Officers Candidate School in Fort Knox and served in World War II and retired as
a major from the Active Reserves. He was a member of the Woodrow Wilson Football
Hall of Fame, a 35-year member of the Sophia Lions Club, and served as the
president and secretary of the Raleigh County Education Association. He attended
the Sophia United Methodist Church and Versailles United Methodist Church.
In addition to his wife of 62 years, he is survived by a daughter, Donita
Lodmell. Millville; a son, Donald Neff, Springfield, Va.; a brother, Joe Neff,
Kimbolton, Ohio; a sister, Velma Bostic, Oak Hill, W.Va.; nine grandchildren;
and 16 great-grandchildren. Two sisters and two brothersare deceased.
Services were conducted Monday, June 25, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by the
Rev. Rebecca Peterson and the Rev. Mike Lehman. Interment was in Sunset Memorial
Gardens Mausoleum. Casket bearers were Don Neff, David Neff, John Lodmell, David
Lodmell, James Lodmell, and Matthew Lodmell.
Memorials contributions are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele
Street, Frankfort, KY 40601, or the Versailles United Methodist Church Building
Fund, 110 North Court Street, Versailles, KY 40383.
Guest book at Blackburnandward.com.
Parsons
Danuta Maria Wysocki Parsons, wife of Dale W. Parsons, died Thursday, June 21,
2007.
Survivors include a daughter, Kazia Lucille Parsons; two sisters, Darlina
Wysocki and Eva Harris, both of Lexington; a brother, George Wysocki,
Versailles; an aunt and uncle, Veronica and John Wagner, New Jersey, and an
aunt, Lucille Hensley, Wallins Creek.
A funeral Mass was conducted Monday, June 25, at St. Leo Catholic Church by Fr.
Dan Noll. Entombment was at Blue Grass Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Casket bearers
were Brandon Smith, Phillip Wysocki, John Thomas Eldridge, Christopher Parsons,
Brian Hake, Daniel Howard, Kent Robbins, Matthew Blankenship, Kenneth Stewart,
and Luke Wingfield. Honorary bearers were Steven Rogers, and Danny Williams.
Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Kazia Parsons Scholarship Fund, c/o Kentucky
Bank, 520 Marsailles Road, Versailles, KY 40383.
Guest book at www.Blackburnandward.com.
Pease
Connie L. Pease, 73, of Lexington, widow of Raymond E. Pease, died Wednesday,
June 20, 2007, at her residence.
Born in Owensboro, she was the daughter of the late Clifton and Lois Williams
Sublett. She was a retired nurse and did volunteer work for various hospitals
and organizations. She was a Donovan Scholar and member of Immanuel Baptist
Church, where she was a member of the Alleluia Singers Senior Adult Choir. She
was an artist, seamstress, and traveled extensively with the HaHa Sisters.
Survivors include three daughters, Karen Meadows, Versailles, Kathi Tresaloni,
Evansville, Ind., and Kristie Stewart, Lexington; a son, Ken Pease, Versailles;
10 grandchildren, Casey Geilear, Adam Meadows, Jessica Burton, Becca Pease,
Lauren Stewart, Caitlyn Meadows, Jennifer Tresaloni, Hannah Stewart, Alli
Treasaloni, and Jacob Pease; and four great-grandchildren, Kennedy, Madison,
Jackson, and Carter Geilear.
Services were conducted Saturday, June 23, at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home,
Harrodsburg Road, by Dr. James Stillwell. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.
Casket bearers were Josh Burton, Dale Meadows, Josh Bliss, Vince Tresaloni,
Jonathan Geilear, Dale Stewart, and Adam Meadows.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312
Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504.
Resinger
James “Jim” T. Resinger,
62, of Lexington, died Monday, June 18, 2007.
Born in Tucson, Ariz., in 1945, he moved with his family to Central Kentucky in
1962. He graduated from Woodford County High School in 1963. A 35-year employee
of the Lexington Police Department, he served as a communications officer. A
U.S. Army veteran, he attended the University of Kentucky, and was fluent in
many languages, some of them self taught. His interests included Galileo, global
warming, physics, calculus, foreign affairs, politics, philosophy, the
Renaissance, economics and chemistry. He was also an avid ham radio operator,
electronics enthusiast and photographer.
Survivors include his mother, Margaret Carlton, Portland, Ore.; his stepmothers,
Greta T. Resinger and Jacqueline K. Resinger, both of Versailles; three brothers
Paul, Versailles, David, Lexington, and Jack, Louisville; two sisters, Kelly,
Haddonfield, N.J., and Nancy, Lexington; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews. His father, Harold E. Resinger, M.D., and a brother, John, are
deceased.
Services were conducted Saturday, June 23, at the Lexington Baptist Temple by
Chaplain Donovan Stewart. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery. Kerr Brothers
Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, was in charge of arrangements.
Contributions may be made to the Lexington Humane Society, 1600 Old Frankfort
Pike, Lexington, 40504.
Sewell
Pearl Wilson Sewell, 92, of Fords Mill Road, widow of Ray Sewell, died Thursday,
Sept. 21, 2007, at the Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born in Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late C. D. Sr. and Minnie
Dean Wilson. She was a longtime member of the Clover Bottom Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Kay Scott, Huntington, W.Va., Patricia
Vollmer, Nicholasville, and Shirley Poor, Woodford County; a son, Doug Ray
Sewell, Woodford County; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild. A daughter, June Lavonne Poor; two sisters, Christine
Cox, Katherine Parrott; and two brothers, C. D. Wilson Jr., and Garnett Wilson,
are deceased.
Services were conducted Saturday, June 23, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by
Pastor Donald Scott Jr.. Interment followed at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens
Cemetery.
Guest book at Blackburnandward.com.
White
Alice Adline Bell White, 83, of Russell Avenue, died Friday, June 22, 2007, at
the Winchester Center for Health and Rehabilitation.
Born in Woodford County, she was the daughter of the late Haven and Ada Lewis
White. She was a retired employee of Texas Instruments and a former beautician.
She was a lifelong member of the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a niece, Helen Mitchell, Dayton, Ohio; three great-nieces,
Diane Spencer, Lexington, Lynn Broadus, Dayton, Ohio, and Ada Mitchell, Dayton,
Ohio; and numerous great-great-nieces and nephews. A sister, Lula Mae White, and
a brother, Andrew Thomas White, are deceased.
Services were conducted Wednesday, June 27, at the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist
Church, Midway, by the Rev. Clyde Beverly II. At interment, casket bearers will
be Jermaine Mitchell, Ozon Mitchell, Quentin Mitchell, De Juan Mitchell, Robert
Higgins, Tim Middleton, George Jones, and Ronnie Mitchell. Blackburn & Ward
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Guest book at www.BlackburnandWard.com.
Wyman
Oswald Lee Wyman, 70, husband of Molly Wyman, of Versailles, died Wednesday,
June 20, 2007.
He was a member of Assembly of God and was a bus driver for Lex-Tran for 32
years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Jimmy Wyman and Tommy
Wyman; three daughters, Vernie Clark, Denise Marie Wyman, and Brenda Sue
Harrison; 14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; six stepchildren; 14
step-great-grandchildren; a step-great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Patsy Ann
Brown.
Services were conducted Saturday, June 23, at Betts & West Funeral Home by
Mickey Stinnett. Burial was in Bluegrass Memorial Gardens. Casket bearers were
his grandsons, David Harrison, James Wyman, Derek Harrison, Glenn Harrison,
Brandon Clark, Timmy Harrison, and Albert Rogers.
Guest book at www.legacy.com.
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