1961
Samuel Jerome Marion Annie Frances Hornback William T. Cook

The Shelby News, 16 Nov 1961 

S. J. Marion Dies At Local Hospital

Samuel Jerome Marion, 63, farmer and life long resident of the Bagdad community, died at 9:30 a. m. Wednesday at the King’s Daughters Hospital.

Mr. Marion was a son of the late Charles and Susan Cook Marion, members of well known families. He was a member of the Bagdad Baptist Church and a gentleman who held the confidence and respect of a wide circle of friends throughout the county.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Cox Marion, a son, John Jerome Marion, and two grandchildren, Teresa Beth and Charles Ray Marion, Bagdad.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. tomorrow, Friday from Shannon’s and burial will follow in the Bagdad Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements had not been made when the Sentinel went to press.

SOURCE:   Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


Eugene M. LeCompte 

Shelby News, 16 Nov 1961 

Eugene M. LeCompte died at 1:30 p.m. last Wednesday at Old Mason Home.

Surviving are a son, Eugene M. LeCompte and a grandson, Eugene H. LeCompte, Louisville.

His body was taken to Louisville for funeral at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon from Pearson’s Funeral Home.  Burial was in Cave Hill Cemetery.

SOURCE:  Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


Sarah Isabelle Martin

Shelby News, 12 Jun 1961

Mrs. E. L. Martin Dies in Louisville

Resided For Forty Years At Simpsonville

Mrs. Sarah Isabelle Martin, 85, widow of Edward Lee Martin, died at 10:30 p. m. Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A. P. Wright, 4420 Brookfield, Louisville.

Mrs. Martin resided for forty years at Simpsonville and was a member of the Simpsonville Baptist Church. She was a native of Anderson County and a daughter of the late Caleb and Mary Ann Shouse Price. She will be pleasantly remembered by a host of friends at Simpsonville and throughout the county.

Surviving are two other daughters, Mrs. W. J. Scroggins, Yuma, Ariz.; Mrs. Irene Williams, Louisville; two sons, Jesse Lee and Lester R. Martin, Louisville; nine grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 11 a. m. yesterday morning from Hall-Taylor Funeral Home by the Rev. J. C. Nichols. Burial followed in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Richard Sweeney, Bobby Williams, John Smith, Roy Martin, William Price, and Donald Shouse.

SOURCE:  Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


Alice Bowie Barrickman

Shelby News, 08 Jun 1961

Widow Of Attorney Clarence G. Barrickman

Mrs. Alice Bowie Barrickman, 80, widow of Clarence G. Barrickman, prominent Shelbyville attorney, died Saturday at 5:30 a. m. at the King’s Daughters Hospital where she had been for the past six days.

Born in Louisville, Mrs. Barrickman was the daughter of the late James Livingston Bowie and her mother was a Miss Duncanson.

Mrs. Barrickman was a member of St. James Episcopal Church. Possessed with a sweet and refined manner she was known and loved by a host of friends and acquaintances not only throughout the county but elsewhere. As a friend and neighbor she had no superior and her kindness and generosity will long be remembered.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. G. W. Hubley, Jr., Annapolis, Maryland; Mrs. Clarence Miller, Arlington, Va.; a brother, James L. Bowie, Jr., Louisville and three grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday from Shannon Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert C. Board. Burial was in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Livingston Gilbert, Ken Gilbert, Bernard Davis, Charles L. Bradbury, Charles Randolph and Robert Owen Collins.

SOURCE:  Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.

The Shelby News, 16 Nov 1961 

Mrs. Annie Frances Hornback, 87, died at 3:50 a. m. Monday at her residence at 14 Goodman Avenue where she had resided for the past forty-eight years.

Mrs. Hornback was a native of Anderson County and a daughter of the late John and Permelia Waterfill Utterback. She was a member of the Salt River Baptist Church at Lawrenceburg.

Mrs. Hornback was a devoted wife and mother, a loyal friend and neighbor. She was kind and understanding and made friends of people throughout the community all of whom were saddened by her death.

Surviving are her husband, Roy Hornback, a daughter, Mrs. Martha Rose Hughes, and a son, William Hornback, Shelbyville, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Rose Bond, Lawrenceburg, and a brother, Irvin Utterback, Charleoi, Pennsylvania.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p. m. Wednesday from Hall-Taylor Funeral Home by the Rev. Earl Wilson, pastor of Highland Baptist Church. Interment followed in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Rollie Streible, Bobby Whitaker, Ed Slaughter, C. D. Lefler, Don Elders and William Bays.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:   Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


Lela Louise Neal Johnson

The Shelby News, 16 Nov 1961 

Mrs. Lela Louise Neal Johnson, 70, wife of Lionel Johnson, died at 3:30 p. m. Monday at the King’s Daughters Hospital where she had been only six days. She had been ill two weeks.

Mrs. Johnson was a native of Shelby County and a daughter of John J. and Judy Gordon Neal, members of well known families. She resided on Snow Hill.

Mrs. Johnson was a member of First Baptist Church. A devoted wife and sister, loyal friend and neighbor, she held the love and respect of all who knew.

Surviving besides her husband are three brothers, Raymond, Herbert, and Nash Neal, Shelby County; two nieces and one nephew.

Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday from Shannon Funeral Home by the Rev. Raymond Lawrence. Burial was in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Everett Turner, Robert Miller, Claude Riggs, Ruben Long, L. C. Heaton and Orris Johnson.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:   Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


Charles Clifford Cook, Sr.

Shelby News, 12 Jun 1961

C. C. Cook, Sr. Dies At Age Of 82 Years

Long A Prominent Resident of Shelby

Charles Clifford Cook, Sr., 82, a retired farmer of the Peytona community, died at 3:05 p. m. last Friday at the King’s Daughters Hospital.

Mr. Cook was a native of Shelby County, was a son of the late Henry H. and Mahalia Thacker Cook.  He was a member of the Buffalo Lick Baptist Church and a member of Mt. Eden Masonic Lodge.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillie Baker Cook, five daughters, Mrs. A. B. White, Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Willett Mahuron, Southville; Mrs. Irvine Gaddie, Middletown; and Mrs. Kenneth Yeager and Mrs. Waldeen Williams, both of Louisville; three sons, Marvin, David Lee, and C. C. Cook, Jr., all of Waddy; a sister, Mrs. Sherman Hardesty, Shelbyville; and a brother, George Cook, Mt. Eden; twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 10 a. m. Monday from Hall-Taylor Funeral Home by the Rev. B. C. McGohon, assisted by Dr. A. B. White. Interment followed in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Charles Cook, Ollie Huffman, Delbert, Gilbert, and Ludlow Cook, and George Lacefield.

SOURCE OF INFORMATION:   Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.

Shelby News, 16 Nov 1961 

William T. Cook Dies At Home Here

William T. Cook, 74, a retired farmer, died at 1 p.m. Saturday at his home in Middleton Heights.

Mr. Cook was a native of Middletown but most of his life had been spent in Pope’s Corner and Dover neighborhoods. He was a son of the late Robert Thomas and Alice Poulter Cook members of well known families. He was a member of Smithfield Christian Church.

Mr. Cook was possessed with a pleasing personality and had many fine traits of Character, chief among them being loyalty.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Barbara Allen Cook, Shelbyville; a daughter, Mrs. W. H. Carpenter, Sr., Shelbyville; a sister, Mrs. G. L. Herrick, Middletown; six grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p. m. Monday from Shannon Funeral Home by the Rev. William Sturgis, assisted by the Rev. Raymond Lawrence. Interment was in Grove Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Robert Whitworth, Estill Carpenter, J. A. Dedman, Guy Cheathman, John Allen and Phil Raymond.

SOURCE:   Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


James Quin Connelly

Shelby News, 16 Nov 1961

James Quin Connelly, 83, father of Mrs. John C. Lawson with whom he had made his home for the past four years, died at 9:30 Monday night at Colonial Halls where he had been for two weeks.

Mr. Connelly was born in Dundee, Scotland and was a retired engineer for Commonwealth-Edison, New York City. He was a member of First Reform Church of Long Island.

A gentleman of high ideals, Mr. Connelly made a host of friends during his stay in Shelbyville.

Surviving besides his daughter, Mrs. Lawson, is a granddaughter, Miss Eve Lawson.

Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday from Shannon Funeral Home by the Rev. W. E. Hisle. His body was sent to Port Washington, Long Island, New York, for burial in Nassau Knools Memorial Park.

SOURCE:   Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


Arthur J. Reynolds

Shelby News, 08 Jun 1961

Injuries Fatal To A. J. Reynolds

Death Occurred At Jewish Hospital Tues.

Arthur J. Reynolds, 47, died at 11:30 Tuesday night at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville as the result of injuries received at his home at Mt. Eden about 5 o’clock in the afternoon.

Mr. Reynolds was working on his car which was jacked up and he was underneath, the jack slipped and the car fell on him. He was brought to King’s Daughters Hospital and then taken to the Jewish Hospital where he died of a fractured skull.

Mr. Reynolds was a native of Shelby County and a son of the late Branson Reynolds and Mrs. Bell Cook Reynolds, Mt. Eden, members of well known families.

Mr. Reynolds was a member of the Mt. Eden Christian Church and a gentleman who held the respect and full confidence of people in all walks of life. His tragic death came as a shock and with sadness to all throughout the county.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Brown Reynolds, Mt. Eden; six daughters, Rachel, Joan, Dolly Pearl, Michel Kay Reynolds, and Mrs. Ernest Miller,, Middletown; his mother, Mrs. Bell Cook Reynolds and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday from Mt. Eden Christian Church by the Rev. Robert Johnson. His body is at Cleveland’s Funeral Home at Mt. Eden. Burial will follow in Best Cemetery in Anderson County.

SOURCE:   Submitted by Tamryn Glaser.


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