Buena Vista - Onie, the three month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, died week before last. Interment at Mt. Olivet. Sympathy extended by many friends.
The Central Record, December 8, 1905
Irvin, Lem
Lem Irvin, 44 years of age, died at his home last week, after an illness of two weeks of typhoid fever. He was a member of Scott's Fork Christian church. He is survived by his wife and daughter and his dear old mother. He also leaves three brothers, Theodore Irvin of this place, Lee and Reather Irvin of Buckeye. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Willie Rogers, interment following in the cemetery at Buckeye.
Isbell, Addie Gulley
Mrs. Addie Gulley Isbell died at her home here Tuesday, May 20th, 1924, of tuberculosis. She was the daughter of James Gulley, deceased, and Mrs. Ida Calico Gulley Simpson. She was born August 26th, 1895. She was married to John Irvine Isbell, Sept. 4th, 1913. Five children were born to them, three of whom with her husband survive her.
Mrs. Isbell was dearly beloved by all who knew her, being of a quiet, kind and lovable disposition. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church at Buckeye. Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. F. Price. Interrment took place in the Methodist churchyard here Wednesday afternoon at three o‘clock.
Isbell, McKinley
McKinley Isbell, 28, farmer, residing in the Buckeye neighborhood, 12 miles from Lancaster, ended his life by sending a bullet through his head in a garage at the rear of the store of J. R. Sparks at Buckeye about one o‘clock Friday afternoon (September 2, 1927).
There were no witnesses to the shooting. Isbell lived only a minute after being found by J. R. Sparks, operator of the store. He had hurried to the garage immediately after hearing the report of a pistol.
Isbell had been summoned as a witness in a case which was to have been investigated in the Garrard circuit court that afternoon. In company with two young men, Joe Ray and Ira McCulley, he started for Lancaster about noon, but turned back to Sparks’ store after they had traveled a few miles. Isbell had gotten out of the car when the decision was reached to turn back.
Upon arrival at the Sparks store, Isbell asked Ray to go into the store to purchase a package of cigarettes. While Ray was away Isbell entered the garage and ended his life.
S. H. Anderson, coroner of Garrard county, examined the body of Isbell and returned the verdict of death “from a gunshot wound self-inflicted.”
The body was removed to the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Murphy, who lives near the scene of the tragedy.
Isbell was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Isbell, a prominent family in that section. He is survived by a brother and three sisters.
Two years ago Isbell served as deputy sheriff under James Robinson and made a very capable officer. He was a nephew of Edward Chandler, of this city. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, interment following at Gunn’s Chapel cemetery.
Jackson, Bettie Forbes
“Deaths and Funerals”
Mrs. Bettie Jackson, wife of J. S. Jackson, died at her home at 304 east Fifth street, Sunday afternoon, after a few days’ illness. The deceased was a daughter of the late William and Pauline Forbes and was born and reared in Garrard county.
The Leader, March 2, 1925
Jarvis, Oliver B.
Oliver B. Jarvis, son of W.B. Jarvis, was found dead in his bed the morning of the 27th. Death was caused from epilepsy. Oliver was 24 years old. The funeral was conducted at his father’s residence by Rev. Clark, of the M.E. South, at 10 o’clock a.m. the 28th, after which the remains were taken to Gunns Chapel for interment.
The Central Record, January 7, 1898
Jenkins, Bessie E. Shearer
LANCASTER - Services for Bessie E. Jenkins, 88, of Lancaster, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Ramsey Funeral Home by the Revs. Daryl Hodge and Everett Priddy. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
She died Monday Jan 4, 1999 at Garrard County Memorial Hospital. Born April 4, 1910, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late William and Lucy Isaacs Shearer. She was a homemaker and attended Lancaster Church of the Nazarene. She was the widow of Howard Jenkins. Survivors include three sisters, Helen Goins of Lancaster, Mary Barnes of Lexington and Anna M. Martin of Paris; and two brothers, Virgil Shearer of Lexington and Bulan Shearer of Lancaster. Pallbearers will be Ricky Burkhart, Bill Carpenter, Scott Cash, Sammy Watkins, Jean Goins and Tommy Robinson. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Jennings, Ben
News was received last week of the death of Mr. Ben Jennings, which occurred at Seale, Alabama, after a brief illness. Mr. Jennings was born and raised in this county but left here in 1862 and enlisted in the Confederate army, serving through the war. He never returned to Garrard permanently, but has frequently visited here. The Seale newspapers speak of him in flattering terms, both as a business man and citizen.
The Central Record, January 2, 1902
Contributed by Sandra Hurt-Norris
Johnson, Elizabeth Palmer
“Deaths and funerals”
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer Johnson, wife of M. D. Johnson, died at her late residence, 449 Curry Avenue, this morning. She was the daughter of the late Nancy McDonald Palmer and John M. Palmer and was born in Garrard County.
The Leader, February 18, 1930
Johnson, Onie
Buena Vista - Onie, the three month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, died week before last. Interment at Mt. Olivet. Sympathy extended by many friends.
The Central Record, December 8, 1905
Kennedy, Ebb
Ebb Kennedy, who has been sick for some time, gently passed away last Friday, leaving behind him a wife and one child, father, mother and five brothers and one sister, to mourn his loss. May his death work out for them all a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
The Central Record, September 19, 1901
King, Grace
The little seven-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luto King, died Oct. 23rd, of only two days illness of membranous croup, and was buried in the Lancaster Cemetery, services by Rev. Moore. The death of those we love always seems hard to bear even when it comes in the ordinary way of nature. When man has reached his allotted years and life expires like last feeble rays of the setting sun, how much more sorrowful then is the death of our only child, and one that was the idol of father and mother. There are hearts bowed down with grief over the place made vacant by the death of Little Grace. The little darling has gone, but not forever. Sin had not scarred that young heart, and on the other shore, she will be the first to greet and lead you to the feet of our risen Savior. May God sustain and comfort you is the prayer of a true friend.
The Central Record, November 7, 1901
Kinniard, Robert
Robert Kinniard, Mayor of Lancaster, one of the best known insurance men of Kentucky, died at his home after a lingering illness of pulmonary trouble. He was about fifty years of age, and leaves two daughters, a son and his widow. He was a son of W. H. Kinniard, a retired banker, who, with his aged mother, two brothers and several sisters survives.
The Leader, June 20, 1905
Knox, Delitha Eleanor Brogle
Delitha Eleanor Brogle Knox, 100, died Friday. She was born July 1, 1893, in Garrard Co., to the late Mattie Lee and James Thomas Brogle. She played the piano for silent movies at the old Opera House, the Ben Ali, and the Strand Theatres.
"Herald-Leader", July 11, 1993