Jerry Lee Coburn, 67, of Margaret Hall Manor, formerly of Greenup County, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

Born at Euclid in Greenup County, he was the son of the late Jay and Polina Potter Coburn. He attended the Versailles Baptist Church. Frequently, he would be found walking in downtown Versailles and visiting friends he made in the local businesses.

Survivors include a brother, Ernie (Phyllis) Coburn, Versailles; a nephew, Clay (Tonya) Coburn, Versailles; and two great-nephews, Mason and Cay Coburn. A sister, Hazel Wolfe, and a brother, Delbert William Coburn, are deceased.

Graveside services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Warnock Cemetery, Greenup County. Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Marcus Allen Harrison, 21, of Lexington, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at his residence.

Born May 20, 1988, in Lexington, he was the son of Judy Ann Harrison and grandson of James and Betty Turpin of Waco. He was a graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. Marcus was known for his drumming and his affection for the PLD football team.

In addition to his mother and grandparents, he is survived by five siblings, Tony (Michelle) Harrison, Midway, and Peter Harrison, Kristina Harrison, Amanda Harrison, and Stephen Harrison, all of Lexington; his nieces and nephews, Kendall, Tyler, Emmaleigh, and Keegan. A brother, Justin Harrison; and a sister, Tina Harrison, are deceased.

Services were conducted Monday, Oct. 26, at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, by Geno Washington. Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Daniel’s Care, c/o Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, KY 40504, or the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnett Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229.

Hundley

Bruce Hundley Sr., 67, of Saxony Farm, a noted Woodford County Thoroughbred horse breeder, widower of Susan Hundley, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.

A native of Louisiana, he spent his early adult years in Arkansas, where he worked under the guidance of Doug Davis Jr. at Oakland Park. It was during this period that he developed a passion for horses and in 1968 moved his family to Kentucky to pursue his interest in the thoroughbred industry. Mr. Hundley and Wayne Garrison bred the 1990 Breeders Cup winner Fly So Free. He also bred and/or raised Ajdal, who went on to become a champion in France and England, Arazi, a champion in France, Zilzal, and Macanal, as well as many other stakes winners in the U.S. and abroad. He was instrumental in the early success of the Kentucky Horse Park and took great pride in its continued development. He served as a governor of the U.S. Polo Association, where he received the Hitchcock Award for Service and was influential in bringing the U.S. Polo Championships to Kentucky. Mr. Hundley served on the Kentucky Racing Commission for seven years and was a former chairman of the Kentucky Equine Drug Council. He enjoyed playing polo with the Lexington Polo Club in his early years and later became an avid fly fisherman.

Survivors include a son, Broussard; a daughter, Kristen; and a brother, Bubby.

John M. "Jack" Ivancevich, 70, of Spring, Texas, husband of Pegi Karsner Ivancevich, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Arrangements are pending. Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James Bennett McKinney, 85, formerly of Versailles, husband of Joy Estelle Clapp McKinney, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at the St. Joseph Hospital.

Born in Franklin County, he was the son of the late James Robert McKinney and Pearl Dickey Brown. He was a member of Gloryland Baptist Church and a retired truck driver.

Survivors include two daughters, Judy Creighton-Lane, Lexington, and Brenda Perkins, Campbellsville; a son, Jimmy McKinney, Lexington; six stepchildren; a sister, Brenda Patrick, Frankfort; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous step-grandchildren. Three children, Jewel Begley, Kathy Fields, and James McKinney Jr., are deceased.

Services were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by the Rev. Cecil Burns. Interment with military honors was in Madison County Memorial Gardens.

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Thomas Anthony "Tom" Mitchell, 48, of Lexington, husband of Jenny Mitchell, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.

A native of Lexington, he was the son of the late Alice Coleman Mitchell and James Thomas (Sue Rose) Mitchell. He was owner and operator of Mitch’s Auto Repair. He graduated from Lafayette High School and was a member of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Church.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Chris and Alicia Mitchell; a brother, Tim (Tammy) Mitchell, Lexington; four sisters; Mary (Billy Wilder) Schafer, Lexington, Michelle (Tony Goins) Wysocki, Versailles, Theresa (Dale) Pyatt, Richmond, and Jeannie (Mike) McVey, Lexington; and 13 nieces and nephews, Rachael and Phillip Wysocki, Jenna, Jared and Justin Pyatt, Amanda and Blake Mitchell, Allison Schafer, Macey McVey, James and Joseph Sparks and Alex and Wade East.

Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 29, at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Church. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery. W.R. Milward Mortuary, Southland, was in charge of arrangements.

Herman Owsley, 64, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at Danville Rehabilitation.

Born May 15, 1945, in Woodford County, he was the son of the late Herman and Jeannette Anthony Owsley. He was a member of Second Christian Church in Midway. A U.S. Army veteran, he served as a sergeant during the Vietnam War.

Survivors include a daughter, Rochelle Owsley-Williams, Versailles; a granddaughter, Jessi Williams, Versailles; and a brother, Omar Owsley, Lexington. Two brothers and four sisters are deceased.

Services were conducted Monday, Oct.26, at Second Christian Church in Midway by Presiding Elder Kenneth Golphin and Dr. Robert A. Strode. Burial with military honors was at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Casket bearers were Timothy Owsley, Tony Owsley, Fred Jackson, Garner Kennedy, and Robert Greenlee. Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

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Howard J. Perdue, 84, of Midway, husband of Mary A. Perdue, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.

Born Oct. 10, 1925, in Witten, S.D., he was the son of the late John and Katherine Dryer Perdue. He served with the U.S. Marines in World War II and was a retired technician from Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mary Pat (Marion) Jarnagin, Midway; two sons, Kevin Dale (Sara) Perdue, M.D., Frankfort, and Bradley David (Tammie) Perdue, DVM, California; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Bonnie Arris, Norma Jean Wells, and Jaqueline Kysar; and two brothers, Darwin Perdue and Micky Perdue. A son, Kim Howard Perdue, is deceased.

Services were conducted Monday, Oct. 26, at Clark Funeral Home, Versailles Road, Frankfort, by the Rev. Hershel York. Entombment was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Casket bearers were Tyler Perdue, Brandon Perdue, Sam Perdue, Trent Hobbs, Kevin Jarnagin, and Kyle Jarnagin.

Donations may be made to the Buck Run Baptist Church Building Fund. Condolences may be made at www.clarkfuneralchapels.com.

Watts

Dr. Franklin S. Watts, 88, a retired Versailles dentist and former Woodford County judge-executive from 1994 to 1999, husband of Jeanne F. Watts, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

A Woodford County native, he was the son of the late Frank C. and Lena Hedrick Watts. He was a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve and was a longtime active member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. A 1939 graduate of Versailles High School, he was an alumnus of Transylvania University, where he was a member of the Phi Tau Fraternity, and graduated from the University of Louisville Dental School in 1945 after three years. He entered the Navy and served in Washington at the Old Navy Department but was transferred to the U.S. Army, which had a shortage of dentists, along with 800 other Naval dentists. He served in Ft. Meade, Md., where he met his future wife, and at Ft. Knox, where he honed his skills in oral surgery. He left the service in 1947 and began his practice in Versailles.

Dr. Watts was a leader in the push to have Versailles’s drinking water fluoridated despite the objections of other dentists. He was also the first dentist in Central Kentucky to employ a dental hygienist, hiring Janice Goodrich in 1954.

Dr. Watts was a past president of the Kentucky Dental Association and one of the original members of the Kentucky Dental Supply. He, along with fellow dentist Noah Berry and Gov. A.B. "Happy" Chandler, fought to get a dental school opened at the University of Kentucky.

He served as a member and was former chairman of the Woodford County School Board, where he pushed to require that the superintendent of schools have a doctorate and was instrumental, with fellow board member Al Portwood, in getting approval for the construction of the current high school. He also served several years on the Woodford County Board of Health.

Dr. Watts was a charter member of the Versailles Kiwanis Club, and was a member of the Woodford Hills Country Club and the Frankfort Country Club.  

In addition to his wife of 62 years, he is survived by two sons, Bill Watts and Steve (Carol) Watts, both of Versailles; three grandchildren, Mary Jameson Campbell, El Paso, Texas, Dr. Gordon (Ann) Campbell Jr., Louisville, and Patrick K. Watts, Lexington; and a great-grandson, James Campbell. His only daughter, Susan Watts Campbell, and two brothers, Crawford and John Watts, are deceased.

Services were conducted Monday, Oct. 26, at St. John’s Episcopal Church by Fr. Alan Sutherland. Interment was in the Versailles Cemetery. Cakset bearers were Dr. Gordon Campbell Jr., Patrick K. Watts, Ed Ruggles Sr., Jon Hall, Dr. Allen Dawson, and C. L. Watts. Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials are suggested to St. John’s Episcopal Church or to the Alzheimer’s Association.   

Guest book at www.BlackburnandWard.com.

Judith Yeaste, 63, of Versailles, longtime CVS Pharmacy employee, widow of Michael Eugene Yeaste, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.

Survivors include a daughter, Sharon (Jeff) Burge, Versailles; a son, Chris Yeaste, Lexington; and six grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home by the Rev. Tom Hinkle. Burial will be in Rose Crest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 29, at the funeral home.

Guest book at www.BlackburnandWard.com.