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Lonnie James King, 88
Lonnie James King, 88, of Stanwood, Wash., passed away Friday, Jan. 27, at his home.
Born Oct. 21, 1923, Lonnie was a son of the late Everett Bradley and Gletha (Bastin) King in Hustonville, Ky. He was raised during the depression and worked on the...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Livestock Farming, Phoenix (Cook, Illinois), U.S. Navy
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Douglas Gene William Littrell, 50
Douglas Gene William Littrell, 50, of Somerset, passed away Saturday, March 3, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington.
Born Feb. 21, 1962, in Chicago, Ill., Douglas was a son of Eileen M. Kwas Littrell of Bronston and the late Darrell T....Tags: Burnside, American Legion, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Obituary: Lonnie James King
STANFORD — Lonnie James King, 88, of Stanwood, Wash., passed away Friday, Jan. 27, at his home. Born Oct. 21, 1923, Lonnie was a son of the late Everett Bradley and Gletha (Bastin) King in Hustonville, Ky. He was raised during the Depression and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Livestock Farming, Phoenix (Cook, Illinois), U.S. Navy
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Black History Month: Celebration of Unity
The Winchester SunDr. Alicestyne Turley of the Underground Railroad Research Institute at the University of Louisville was the guest speaker Friday during The Generations Center Annual Celebration of Unity Black History program. Turley talked about the underground railroad...Tags: Black History, African-American History Month
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Reynoldses celebrate 65 years
Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Reynolds of Nicholasville recently celebrated, with joy, their 65th wedding anniversary. Married in Seattle, Wash., the couple had met each other while Ted was serving in the U.S. Navy and was stationed there before his tour of duty...Tags: Boston, New York, Elections, Human Interest, Politics
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From the Community Arts Center: If you want to be you, be you
For the Community Arts CenterIn a world full of change, it seems one thing remains the same: If you want to be you, be you. Oftentimes, artists find themselves creating works within the “traditional” definitions of their art form, or conforming to societal pressures. This...Tags: Politics, Artists, Culture, Interior Policy, Indigenous People
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Obituary: James Edward Zeiss
LIBERTY — James Edward Zeiss, 67, died Sept. 15, 2011, at his home on Hustonville Street in Liberty. Born July 15, 1944, in Elmhurst, Ill., he was the son of the late Frank Albert and Helen Barbara Baumbach Zeiss. He was a retired Navy veteran and...Tags: Elmhurst, Armed Forces, U.S. Navy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Ola Huff Durkin: Sept. 20, 2011
Ola Huff Durkin, 93, widow of Maurice K. Durkin, died Tuesday at Fountain Circle Health and Rehabilitation in Winchester.
She was born in Powell County on Sept. 30, 1917, to the late John and Eva Huff. Durkin was a graduate of Camargo High School in...Tags: Human Interest, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Union (McHenry, Illinois)
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Obituary: John A. Prall V
RICHMOND, Ind. — John A. Prall V, 71, of Richmond, died Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at Reid Hospital. Born June 25, 1940, in Danville to John A. Prall IV and Dorothy Miller Prall, he lived in Richmond since 1967. John was a 1958 graduate of...Tags: Charlotte, Religion and Belief, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois)
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50 Years Ago in Clark County
July 9, 1961
Construction of the first section of the Eastern Kentucky Turnpike, a multi-million-dollar superhighway linking the mountains and the bluegrass, is moving ahead today at a rapid pace. The turnpike, a major objective of Gov. Bert T. Combs, is...Tags: State Parks, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Alpha Hall: Jan. 22, 1916-July 9, 2011
Alpha Leah Miniard Hall, 95, widow of Howard K. Hall, died Saturday, July 9, 2011. She was born Jan. 22, 1916 in Hazard, to the late Isreal Miniard and Cora Ellen Turner Begley. Survivors are four children, Shirley and husband Jerry Castle of Chicago,...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Human Interest, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Elgin
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Obituary: Lavergne Morgan
Lavergne Frances Morgan, 79, of Hustonville, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born Oct. 22, 1931, in Chicago, Ill., she was a daughter of the late George and Frances Tomkiewicz Morgan. She was a homemaker...
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