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Recent Obituaries
March 1, 2007
Flora
Pam Flora, 46, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at Hospice Care Center in Lexington.
Born in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. Baugh and
Nellie Mae Coffman.
Survivors include two sons, Allen Leigh Jr. and Thomas Flora, both of
Versailles; two sisters, Janie Cox, Frankfort, and Claudia Penny Leonard,
Lexington; a brother, Robert Baugh, Liberty; and two grandchildren, Hailey and
Jeremiah Flora, Versailles.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, March 1, at Blackburn &
Ward Funeral Home by Patsey Jacobs. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery
in Lexington. Visitation will be from10:30 a.m. today until time of service.
Guest book at www.Blackburnandward.com.
Rush
F. Kenneth Rush, 87, of Versailles, husband of Marjorie Randolph Rush, died
Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Lawrenceburg.
Born in Branchville, Va., he was the son of the late Willett Holderman and
Frankie Milton Rush. He served in the U.S. Naval Air Corps, graduated from the
University of Kentucky, owned Cropper’s Laundry in Lexington, served as a
Shriner, Masonic Lodge 32nd degree Mason, was a former member of Versailles
Rotary Club, a former member of the board for Bellewood Children’s Home in
Anchorage, and was former district manager for G.E. in Evansville, Ind.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Karen Thuente, Des
Moines, Iowa; two sons, Kenneth Randolph Rush, Seattle, Wash., and Ray Rush,
Winchester; a sister, Ovana Rush; and six grandchildren, Johanna Thuente,
Christian Thuente, Andrew Rush, Michael Rush, Elizabeth Rush, and Virginia Rush.
A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Versailles
Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Melissa Sevier.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Shriners Hospital, 1900 Richmond Road,
Lexington, KY 40502, or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele Street, Frankfort,
KY 40601.
Guest book at www.Blackburnandward.com.
Tirabassi
Kevin Robert Tirabassi, 48, of Lexington, husband of Vivian Mercurio Tirabassi,
died Tuesday, Feb 20, 2007, at his residence.
Born in Lynn, Mass., he was the son of Mary Mcenaney Tirabassi, Peabody, Mass.,
and the late Robert Tirabassi. He was an inventory planner with OSRAM Sylvania
in Danvers, Mass., and formerly in Versailles. He received his MA degree from
Salem State College, Salem, Mass.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Vanessa Lin
Tirabassi, Deanna Marie Tirabassi, and Jaclyn Wilhemina Tirabassi, all of
Lexington; two brothers, James Tirabassi, Holyoke, Mass., and David Tirabassi,
Peabody, Mass.; and an aunt and uncle, Shirley and Tom Mcenaney, Lynn, Mass.
Services were conducted Monday, Feb. 26, at the W. R. Milward Mortuary,
Southland, by the Rev. Raymond Bishop. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.
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