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the Meade county messenger, brandenburg, kentucky THURSDAY, April 2, 2015
OBITUARIES
KATHLEEN ANNE HALL
RUTH ALLEN THOMPSON
Kathleen Anne Hall, 64, Louisville, Ky., died March 26,
2015.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Orvetta O’Nan; two brothers, John O’Nan, and Gerald O’Nan.
She is survived by one daughter, Wendy Johnson and
her husband, Andrew, Louisville; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandson; two brothers, Michael O’Nan, Princeton,
N.J., Glenn O’Nan, Oxford, Ohio; and one sister, Patricia
Burgess, Vine Grove, Ky.
Funeral services were held March 31, 2015 at the chapel
of Coffey & Chism Funeral Home, Vine Grove. Rev. Leo
Craycroft officiated.
Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.
com.
Ruth Allen Thompson, 91, formerly of Vine Grove, Ky., died
March 26, 2015 at the Methodist Richardson Medical Center,
Richardson, Texas.
She was born in Widen, West Virginia to Nettie Kate and
George Allen.
She was preceded in death by her husband Joe Thompson in
2008.
She is survived by her adult children; George Allen (Debbie)
Thompson, Gayle (Gregory) McGrath, David (Tommy) Thompson; grandchildren, Kim (Matt) Brinton, Megan Thompson,
Melinda (Rob) Babiak and Mark (Melanie) McGrath; greatgrandchildren, Sabreena Shea, Shaun Babiak, Madison Brinton
and Ella McGrath.
She attended West Virginia University for two years and was
recruited by the FBI. She played basketball for the FBI women’s
league. In 1946, she married Joseph Thompson in Washington,
D.C. During her life, she taught in the D.C. Public School system
from 1955 until the early 1970’s. She and her husband Joe, lived in
Maryland until she retired from Health and Human Services in
the late 1980’s and moved to Vine Grove, Ky. She was an award
winning China Painter during her retirement and participated in
several Kentucky State Fair’s. She was an avid volunteer at Vine
Grove charities.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Thompson was March 31
at the St. Christopher Catholic Church, Radcliff, Ky. Rev. Dennis
Cousens officiated. Burial followed in the St. Martin Cemetery,
Flaherty, Ky.
Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.com.
THOMAS WAYNE HALL SR.
Thomas Wayne Hall Sr., 68, Webster,
Ky., died March 24, 2015, at his residence.
He was born on June 7, 1946, in Meade
County, the son of Wallace Eugene and
Margaret Agnes Spink Hall.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years,
Juanita Hall, Webster; nine children, Tammy (Kevin) Cashman, Jennifer (Adam)
Woolfolk, Adam Hall, all of Webster,
Sandy (Dan) Wardrip, Brandenburg, Ky., Marie (Steve)
Bingham, Georgetown, Ky., Margaret (Kevin) Williams,
Stamping Ground, Ky., Thomas (Alisa) Hall Jr., Hardinsburg, Ky., MM1 Jonathan (Jessica) Hall, St. Mary’s, Ga.,
Steven (Brooke Newman) Hall, Lexington, Ky.; 14 grandchildren, Tiffany, Rebecca, Rachel, Bobby, Brandi, Sophia,
Jacob, Blake, Sara, Nicholas, Kurtis, Haley, Thomas and
Brooklyn; a great-granddaughter, Katelyn; a brother, Ronnie Hall; and three sisters, Bonnie (Edward) Logsdon, Jane
Pike, Karen (Roger) Leake.
A Mass of Christian burial was held March 28 from
St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Catholic Church. Rev.
Robert Abel officiated. Burial followed in the church
cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the American Heart Association, 240 Whittingham Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222.
Condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.
com.
JON SCOTT JEFFRIES
Jon Scott “Big Jon” Jeffries, 51 Brandenburg, Ky., died March 24, 2015 in
Louisville, Ky.
He was born Dec. 5, 1963 in Louisville,
Ky. to Patricia Gayle Jenkins and James
Cecil Jeffries.
His father “Jimmy” Jeffries preceded him
in death.
He is survived by his mother, Pat Jeffries;
brother, David Ross Jeffries, Brandenburg; a nephew he
loved like a son, Isaak Jeffries, Hardinsburg, Ky.; and a niece
he loved like a daughter, Madison Jeffries, Hardinsburg.
He was a kind and loving, big-hearted man who had
many friends. He was a 1982 graduate of Meade County
High School. He earned a Bachelors Degree from WKU.
He was a supervisor for the KY Department of Agriculture,
member of Lincoln Trail Christian Church, Irvington, Ky.;
and Harrison County Masonic Lodge FAM #122. He
loved almost everything to do with the outdoors, including
gardening, farm work, animals, and tractors. Most of all
he loved his mother, niece, nephew, and brother who said
he was a “damn good man”.
Funeral services were held March 27 from the chapel
of the Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home. Rev.
David Buckham officiated.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of
donations to the funeral home to assist the family with the
funeral expenses.
Condolences may be expressed at www.bjsfunerals.com.
RONALD EUGENE UNDERWOOD
Ronald Eugene Underwood, 68, Vine Grove, Ky.,
died March 17, 2015 at Signature Health Care in Elizabethtown, Ky.
He is survived by his wife; Sandra Underwood, Vine
Grove.
There will be no services, cremation was chosen by
the family.
Condolences may be expressed at www.nebf h.com.
Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home was entrusted
with arrangements.
Minister’s Corner
By
Alan
Thomas
Associate
Pastor
Meade Co.
General
Baptist
I Corinthians 13 is often
referred to as the love chapter. The context of this
chapter is that it follows
the Apostle Paul’s teaching on unity in the body of
Christ. Paul begins talking
about love by saying, “And
now I will show you the
most excellent way.” (I Cor.
12:31b) The Greek word
for love here is “agape”
which means unconditional
love. Verses 4 – 8 define
this God kind of love. It is
clear that the only way we
can love like this is by being
in a personal relationship
with God who is the source
of unconditional love.
So
Paul
concludes
with, “And now these
three remain: faith, hope
and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (I Cor.
13:13) The most ignored
of all Biblical doctrines is
the doctrine of unity in the
body of Christ. We are
commanded to be in unity.
Therefore, faith, hope and
love are three essential elements of unity.
The first element of unity
is faith. “And without faith
it is impossible to please
God…” (Heb. 11:6) Faith
is the key that unlocks the
door to a relationship with
God. Faith is the beginning of unity because it
is the beginning of living
(abiding) in Christ.
The second element of
unity is hope. Hope is more
than just wishful thinking. Hope is a reasonable
expectation. We have hope
because we have faith and
without faith there is no
hope. The reason for our
hope is Jesus.
The third and greatest
element of unity is love.
It is the greatest because
unconditional
love
is
required for people to be in
unity. If you love people as
God does, unity will be the
result. Where there is no
unity, there is no love. So
unity begins with faith, is
encouraged with hope and
thrives with love.
MARY GRACE WHIDBY
Mary Grace Whidby, 89, Vine Grove, Ky., died
March 22, 2015 at her residence.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathaniel
Whidby; her parents, and several brothers and sisters.
She is survived by seven children, Roger (Isolde)
Whidby, George ( Judy) Whidby, Kathy Whidby, Susie
(Gary) Shumate, Barbara (Luke) Nall, Vickie Whidby,
Henry (Patty) Whidby; and nine grandchildren, Camille ( J.D.) Ivey, Jacob (Dalyn) Whidby, Ashley ( Jeff )
Jonson, Sarah (Andrew) Fernandez, Jennifer (Adam)
Tyskiewicz, Kegan Nall, Ryan (Cheryl) Shumate, Martin Shumate, Jason Whidby; eight great-grandchildren,
Devin Cummins, Colt Ivey, Mia and Grayson Johnson,
Noah and Ezra Shumate, Aiden Fernandez, Brynlee
Whidby; a brother, Paul Beets; two sisters, Larry Sue
Smith Joann Russell; and a host of family and friends.
Funeral services were held March 25, at the chapel
of Coffey & Chism Funeral Home, Vine Grove, Ky.
Dr. R. Shawn Edwards officiated. Burial followed in
the Vine Grove Cemetery, Vine Grove.
Condolences may be expressed at www.coffeyandchism.com.
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The family of
Patricia Lucille
Benham
Wishes to express their sincere
appreciation for your love and
support, prayers, visits, cards,
owers, memorial gifts and for
the meal provided by Weldon
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Special thanks to Bro. Gary True,
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I’m writing a short note to let you all
know that I made it safely. This place
is unbelievable and I still wonder if
my eyes are playing tricks on me.
It’s true what they say, there is no
pain here! I know you weren’t
ready for me to leave, but when
He called, I knew I had to go. You
see my life had come full circle. I
know I left a void, but please try to
ll it with only good things. Don’t
dwell on the grief, pain and anger.
Remember that I am always watching
over you and can’t wait until He calls
you too. One day we will all be together
again. I love you all dearly.
So hard to believe that it has been
ten years since you left us so suddenly.
Sadly missed everyday by your family.