Tuesday April 2, 2002 Paducah Sun
Rev. James Travis
Eddyville, KYServices for the Rev. James R. "Jim" Travis Jr., 75 of Lamasco will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lamasco Baptist Church, where he was a member. The Revs. Harold Greenfield, Dean Ray and James Holloway will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Travis, a native of Muhlenburg County, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah.
He worked for the federal government for 20 years and was a property book officer at Fort Campbell when he retired in 1986. He was ordained as a Baptist pastor in 1948 and served churches in Indiana, Virginia and Kentucky, including including Lamasco Baptist Church in 1976-86 and Mount Zion Baptist Church in Lyon County in 1993-98.
He served in the Air Force during World War II.
Survivors are his wife of 54 years, Mary Frances "Dolly" Williamson Travis; two daughters, Carlotta "Carla" Travis Bartleman and Bonita Travis Holloway, both of Paducah; a sister, Louise Travis Allen of Madisonville; four grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents were James R. Travis Sr. and Verda Smith Travis. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marianne Travis.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Dunn's Funeral Home in Eddyville and at Lamasco Baptist Church on Wednesday after 9 a.m.
The Times Leader
Princeton, Ky.
April 21, 2004Charles “Pooch” Jones, 73, of Eddyville, died Saturday, April 17, 2004, at 1:27 a.m. at River’s Bend Retirement Center in Kuttawa.
A retiree from the maintenance department for the Army Corps of Engineers, veteran of the Korean Conflict, member of Joppa Masonic Lodge #167 in Eddyville, of the Methodist faith, and Gilbertsville Masonic Lodge #835 in Grand Rivers, he was a son of the late Russell R. and Kittie Lucille Smith Jones.
Survivors include his wife, June Hyde Jones; a daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Tim Bacon of Livingston County; five grandchildren; and two brothers, William D. Jones of Caldwell County, and Kenneth R. Jones of Beaver Dam.
Graveside services were conducted Monday, April 19, at 1 p.m. at Chestnut Oak Cemetery in Lyon County, Ky.
The Rev. Bill Taylor officiated the service.There was no visitation per the request of the deceased. Lakeland Funeral Home in Eddyville was in charge of arrangements.
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The Times Leader
Princeton, Ky.
June 9, 2004Mrs. June Jones, 72, of Eddyville, died Sunday, June 6, 2004, at 7:08 p.m. at River’s Bend Retirement Center in Kuttawa.
A former nurse for Caldwell County Hospital in Princeton and at Hilltop Nursing Home in Kuttawa and a member of Chestnut Oak United Methodist Church in Lyon County, she was a daughter of the late Ben and Marie Robinson Hyde.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. “Pooch” Jones.
Survivors include a daughter, Lisa West of Livingston County; a stepdaughter, Anita Bacon of Livingston County; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Martha Raye Harris of Eddyville; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 9, at 11 a.m. at Lakeland Funeral Home Chapel in Eddyville. The Rev. Steve McVay will officiate the service.
Burial will follow in Chestnut Oak Cemetery in Lyon County, Ky.
William Y. Tandy: Bill (known as Daddy Bo ) by his grandchildren, Laura and Coley (Tandy Nicole) spent 30 years in the Army Air Force and the US Air force. He served in Europe during WWII, going in on Omaha Beach, through the Battle of the Bulge, and on to Berlin. He continued his Air Force career and later served in Vietnam (Pleiku).
Obituary:
William Young Tandy, 84, of Marietta, Ga., died Sunday Feb. 12, 2006A U.S. Army Air Force veteran, who served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War, where his specialties were rifle sharpshooter and radar technician. He was awarded five Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts in addition to other commendations. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for 60 years.
Survivors include his wife, MIldred Tandy of Marietta, Ga.; two daughters, Karen Sue Tandy and Tara Magnolia, both of Boston, Mass.; a daughter and son-in-law, Cindy Lee Tandy and Michael Joseph Quilling of Dallas, Texas; and two graddaughters, Laura Loraine Quillilng and Tandy Nicole "Coley" Quilling, both of Dallas, Texas.
Graveside services for Mr. Tandy will conducted Friday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. at Eddy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
The Rev. Leslie Joyce will officiate.
Military graveside services are scheduled.
Morgan's Funeral Home of Princeton is in charge of arrangements.
[note: Tara Magnolia is Karen's dog, much loved by Bill.]
Mildred was previously married to a Gillette.
The Times Leader
Princeton, Ky.
Dec. 16, 2006Mrs. Mildred Gresham, 88, of the Confederate Community in Lyon County, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, at 1:08 p.m. at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, following a short illness.
A retired school teacher and bus driver in Lyon County and
a member of Friendship United Methodist Church, she was born on July 2, 1918, in Lyon County, a daughter of the late Charles Leonard and Lola Cummins Gresham.She was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon Gresham and Hale Gresham.
Survivors include a son, Drury Burton Gillette of Eddyville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kim and Kelma White of Eddyville, and Jane Ann and Kenneth Jones of Beaver Dam; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and a sister, June Thorpe of Eddyville.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. at Morgan’s Funeral Home in Princeton.
Services will be officiated by the Rev. Greg Hollingsworth, assisted by the Rev. James Bush.
Burial will follow in Confederate Cemetery in Lyon County.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Confederate Cemetery Perpetual Fund, c/o Farmers Bank & Trust, P.O. Box 559, Princeton, Ky. 42445.
Most of the information on Dallas Gray, his parents and grandparents came from material that Dallas dictated to his daughter Barbara Nell in 1985 and was given to me by his daughter Becky. Becky also tracked down most of the more recent family information for the descendants of Dallas Gray.