163. Arthur Woodson Towne
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
about Arthur W Towne
Name: Arthur W Towne
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State: Kentucky
County or City: Lyon
Enlistment Date: 9 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Evansville
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Married
Height: 67
Weight: 129
Kentucky Death Information:
Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
TOWNE MICHAEL W U/1 MCCRACKEN LYON 03-05-1948 013 06137 1948
164. Stephen Parrent
1930 Eddyville, District 3, Lyon County KY Census
80 80 Parrent, Stephen head m w 25 m 17 KY KY KY farmer
, Mary F wife f w 26 m 18 KY KYKY
, Gettie M dau f w 6 s KY KYKY
, Hilda dau f w 5 s KY KY KY
, Maidie P dau f w 3 s KY KY KY
325. Hilda Lee Parrent
Hilda died during pregnancy due to insulin shock. Proper test were not done to determine if she had diabetes but was administered insulin which resulted in her death.
165. Laura Belle Parrent
Laura Belle Parrent Rodgers: "Her graveside service at Eddy Creek church was conducted by Willis McCracken (Dottie Lefan's Husband). Wilson Parrent and James Cash sang." Per Mildred R. Tandy
Died at 8 months of age.
172. William Hale Lefan
Monday, January 10, 2005
Hale Lefan, 85, of Princeton, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005, at 10 p.m. at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, following a long illness.A World War II Army veteran, Property Valuation Administrator for 28 years in Lyon County, member of Eddyville United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of Joppa Lodge #167, he was born Dec. 11, 1919, in Lyon County, a son of the late Herman Seldon Lefan and Nellie Jane Parrent Lefan.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Goodman Lefan, in 1970; a stepson, Stephen Espie; and three sisters, Geneva Morris, Louise Dorroh and Mary Rose Chandler.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Sue Lefan; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Phyllis Lefan of Eddyville; a daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Kenneth Minacci of Dade City, Fla.; four stepchildren, Sherri Raymos of Bradenton, Fla., Clark Espie of Eddyville, David Espie of Kuttawa and Andrew Espie of Princeton; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Virginia Duncan and Dorothy McCracken, both of Princeton; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. at Eddyville United Methodist Church in Eddyville.
The Rev. Steve McVay will officiate the service for Mr. Lefan, assisted by the Rev. Charles Hatfield.
Burial will follow in Rolling Hills Cemetery in Eddyville with military services at graveside.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Morgan’s Funeral Home in Princeton and from noon until the funeral hour Thursday at the church.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Mrs. Sue Lefan, 72, of Princeton, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at 3:20 p.m. at Caldwell County Hospital in Princeton.A former legal secretary for James Story law office in Eddyville, she worked as secretary in the Property Valuation office in Eddyville and was a dedicated genealogist. She was a member of the Woodmen of the World Society and Friendship United Methodist Church in Lyon County.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hale Lefan; a son, Stephen Espie; and her parents, William and Ruby Gresham Brooks.
Survivors include a daughter, Sherri Raymos of Richmond Hill, Ga.; three sons, Drew Espie of Princeton, David Espie of Kuttawa, and Clark Espie of Eddyville; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at Lakeland Funeral Home Chapel in Eddyville, with the Rev. Steve McVay officiating the service. There will be no visitations.
Memorial contributions may be made to Friendship United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 5346 St. Route 730 East, Eddyville, Ky. 42038.
Rev. Willis “Bro. Mac” McCracken, 83
REV. WILLIS McCRACKEN
Friday, February 01, 2008
Rev. Willis “Bro. Mac” McCracken, 83, of Princeton, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, at 6:35 p.m., at Hilltop Nursing Home in Kuttawa.
A World War II Navy veteran and retired minister with 41 years of service having pastored Oscar Baptist Church in Ballard Co., Melber Baptist Church in Graves County, Eddy Creek Baptist Church in Caldwell County, Cave Springs Baptist Church in Muhlenberg County, and Pond Run Baptist Church in Ohio County, he was born June 2, 1924, in Lyon County, a son of the late Chester R. and Mamie M. Thorp McCracken. He was a member of Eddy Creek Baptist Church and Clinton Masonic Lodge #82.
Survivors include his wife, Dottie Lefan McCracken; three sons, Larry McCracken, Dennis McCracken and Kevin McCracken and wife Markita, all of Princeton; four grandchildren, Jason Gibson, Darron McCracken, Ronnie Mc-Cracken and Dane McCracken; three great-grandchildren, Samantha Gibson, Ayden Mc-Cracken and Owen Campos-McCracken; a brother, Char-les W. McCracken of Booneville, Ind.; four sisters, Trela Oliver of Lyon County, Dora Holland of Hopkinsville, Mary Wynn of Evansville, Ind., and Roberta Runkle of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; a brother-in-law, C.T. Jones of Cadiz; a sister-in-law, Margaret McCracken of Ev-ansville, Ind.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2:30 p.m. at Morgan’s Funeral Home in Princeton with the Rev. Leslie Joyce officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Masonic services at 7 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Memorial Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Masonic services at 7 p.m.