320. Robert Clinton Gray
Obituary:
"R.C. Gray Buried with Masonic Rites
Mr. R C Gray 55 passed away at his home in Eddyville Friday afternoon after an illness of several weeks.Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Dunn Funeral Home with the Rev. F.M. Glover and the Rev. J.N. Dill officiating.
Survivers include the widow Mrs. Ernestine Gray; a son, Davis Gray, a daughter, Miss Jenine Gray; his mother, Mrs. Mary Gray; a brother, Jack Gray; three sisters, Mrs. Minus Williamson, Evansville, Mrs. Noble Gray, Fredonia, and Mrs Arthur Towns, Tallahassee, Fla.
Burial was in the Saratoga Cemetary. Masonic rites were also observed."
321. Leona Gray
1930 Eddyville, District 3, Lyon Co KY Census
111 111 Williamson, Minus head m w 23 m 20 KY KY KY
, Leona wife f w 20 m 17 KY KY KY
, Margaret dau f w 3 5/12 s KY KY KYK
, Mary F dau f w 2 1/12 s KY KY KYDeath date was 23 April 1991 (newspaper article - source unknown; date of article unknown)
"Funeral services for Leona Williamson, age 81, of Eddyville, were held Friday, April 26, at 1 p.m. at Dunn's Mortuary with Rev. Phillip Yancy officiating, assisted by theRev. Jim Holloway. Burial followed in Friendship Cemetery.
Mrs. Williamson died Tuesday, April 23, at 5:43 p.m. at Washington Manor Nursing Home in Evansville, Indiana.
She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. Mrs. Williamson was preceded in death by her husband, Minus Williamson; her parents, Elwood and Mary Gray; and two brothers, Arliff Gray and R. C. Gray.
Survivors include two sons, Luby Williamson, of Richmond, IN, and Jerry Williamson, of Eagle River, AK; two daughters Margaret VonArx of Evansville, IN, and Dolly Travis of Lamasco; eight grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren; one brother, Merrill Gray, of Lyon County; and two sisters, Geneva Towne, of Princeton, and Kathleen Gray, of Eddyville."
Birthdate is per the birth record in the following:
"Lyon Co KY Vital Stats; births 1853-1910" by Smallwood:
December 1908 Mins <Williamson>, male, alive, bornLyon Co KY, father C W Williamson, mother Burchett, white, father born Lyon Co, mother born Calloway Co, reside Lyon Co KY.Obituary:
" Minus Williamson
Minus F. Williamson, age 80, of Eddyville, died Saturday, April 18, at 9:10 a.m. at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.Services were held Tuesday April 21, at 1 p.m. at Dunn's Mortuary with the Rev. Ronnie Fox offficiating. Burial was in Friendship Cemetery.
A member of Bethany Baptist Church, he is survived by his wife Leona; two sons, Luby Williamson, of Richmond, Ind., and Jerry Williamson, of Anchorage, Alaska; two daughters, Margaret von Arx, of Evansville, Ind., and Mary Frances Travis of Greenville; two brothers, Chester Williamson, of Evansville, and Woodrow Williamson of Clarksville, Ind.; a sister Annie Burchett, of St. Louis, Mo; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren."
324. Willie Kathleen Gray
From the Paducah Sun 7/2/2001
Kathleen GrayEDDYVILLE, Ky.--Services for Kathleen Gray, 82, of Eddyville will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Princeton. The Rev. A.B. Ort and the Rev. Jim Travis will officiate, with burial in Confederate Cemetery in Lyon County.
She died at 5 a.m. Saturday at her home.She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Princeton.
She is survived by three sons, Willard Gray of Cadiz, Gary Gray of Riverside, Calif., and Tommy Gray of New Albany, Ind.; four daughters, Patricia English of Ormond Beach, Fla., Bonnie Ashby of Owensboro, Donna Goodaker of Princeton, and Sherry Kinnis of Eddyville; 18 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Noble Gray; two grandsons, Scott Goodaker and Joe English; three brothers; and two sisters. Her parents were Elwood and Mary Cummins Gray.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Dunn's Funeral Home of Eddyville and from noon until 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
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
327. Jesse Hugh Warfield
1920 Eddyville, District 126 Lyon Co KY Census
Farm 44 45 Warfield, Hugh head m w 25 m KY KY KY
, Rebie wife f w 23 m KY KY KY
, James B son m w 3 2/12 s KY KY KY
, Grace J? Dau f w 1 8/12 s KY KY KY1930 Eddyville, District 3, Lyon Co KY Census
106 106 Warfield, Jesse H head m w 34 m 21 KY KY farmer small farm
, Reba wife f w 33 m 20 KY KY KY
, James B son m w 13 s KY KY KY laborer
, Grace I daughter f w 11 s KY KY KY
, Ruby M daughter f w 2 11/12 s KY KY KY
, Mary L daughter f w 1 4/12 s KY KY KYKentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Record
Name: Jesse H Warfield
Death Date: 27 April , 1972
Death Place: Christian
Age: 078
Residence: Christian
Volume: 18
Certificate: 8616
Social Security Death Index Record
Name: Hugh Warfield
SSN: 402-28-4573
Last Residence: 42240 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States of America
Born: 24 Mar 1894
Died: Apr 1972
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951 )
WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Lyon Co KY, Draft Card W
597 No. 14
Jessie Hugh Warfield
Age: 22
Eddyville, KY
DOB: Mar 24, 1895
Natural Born in Lyon Co KY US
Farmer
Employed by: J J Stovall in Lyon Co
Support wife and child
Married, Caucasian
No military service
No exemption
/s/ Jessie Hugh Warfield
Tall, Slender, Blue Eyes, Dark Brown Hair.
Not Bald
Not disabled.
/s/ F W Utley? Eddyville, 5 Jun 1917
Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Record
Name: Reba D Warfield
Death Date: 17 March , 1977
Death Place: Christian
Age: 080
Residence: Christian
Volume: 10
Certificate: 4818Social Security Death Index Record
Name: Reba Warfield
SSN: 400-42-3393
Last Residence: 42240 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States of America
Born: 18 Jun 1896
Last Benefit: 42240 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States of America
Died: Mar 1977
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951 )
438. James Boyd Warfield
Kentucky Death Index:
James B. Warfield
Date: 380402
Age: 21
Place: Trigg County KY
Vol: 22
Cert: 10505
Death Vol: 38
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.
In the 1930 census, there is listed:
C L Gresham head m w 38 M 23 KY KY KY merchant
Lola (Cummins) wife f w 35 M 20 KY KY KY
Leon son m w 13 S KY KY KY
Mildred dau f w 11 S KY KY KY
354. Lucille Cummins
The Times Leader
Princeton, Ky.
Oct. 1, 2003Mrs. Lucille Cotton, 88, of Kuttawa, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at 12:48 p.m. at River’s Bend Retirement Center in Kuttawa.
A homemaker and member of Eddyville First Baptist Church, she was a daughter of the late Linn Herman and Hattie Lucinda Gresham Cummings.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eural Cotton; a half-brother, Luther Oliver Jr; and two half-sisters. Louise Williamson and Mildred Warren.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Marilyn Cotton of Lyon County; a daughter and son-in-law, Daythel and Will Holt of Lyon County; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three half-sisters, Martha Keeling of Cincinnati, Ohio, JoAnn Oliver and Doris Hardin, both of Louisville.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m. at Lakeland Funeral Home in Eddyville. The Rev. John Benton and the Rev. Norman Cotton Jr. will officiate the service.
Burial will follow in Confederate Cemetery in Lyon County, Ky.