152. Auda Adell Towne
19 Jun 1991 (newspaper article - source unknown; date of article unknown)
"PRINCETON, Ky. - Adell Mitchell Lynch, 85 of North Plum Street, died at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at her home.
Mrs. Lynch was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Betty Beck of Princeton; four grandchidren, nine great-grandchildren, and several step-grandchildren; three brothers, Barkley Towne and James Towne, both of Madisonville, and Arthur Towne of Princeton; a sister, Ida Mae Pierce of Eddyville; and four stepsons, Charles Lynch of Calvert City, Buster Lynch of Hardin, Everett Lynch of Warren County and J L Lynch of Louisiana.
Her husband, J L Lynch, and a daughter, Nora Mae Fitts, preceded her in death. Her parents were Joe Morris Towne and Mae Parrent Towne.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Morgan's Funeral Home, with the Rev. J Bill Jones officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lyon County.
Friends may call from 4 until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and until the funeral time Friday.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lourdes Hospice."1930 Eddyville District 3, Lyon Co KY Census
159 159 Mitchell, Inus head m w 25 m 23 KY KY KY farmer
, Adell wife f w 22 m 20 KY KY KY
, Nora dau f w 1 3/9 s KY KY KY
339. Nora Mae Mitchell
Nora Mae died in childbirth.
Caldwell County Times
Princeton Kentucky
June 17, 1971Funeral services for Joshua L. Lynch, 82 years of age, were held Sunday afternoon, June 13th at Dunn Funeral Home in Eddyville.
Lynch, a retired Princeton grocer, died Thursday night, June 10th at the Caldwell County War Memorial Hospital.
The Rev. G. O. Cavanaugh and the Rev. James Beavers officiated at the funeral.
Burial was in the Macedonia Cemetery in Lyon County.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs Adele Lynch of Princeton; two daughters, Mrs Grace Keel and Mrs Eddie Beck, both of Princeton; four sons, R.H. "Buster" Lynch of Benton, Charles B. Lynch of Calvert City, William E. Lynch of White Plains, Ky.and J. L. Lynch, Jr.. of Eddyville: one brother, Benton Lynch of Brownsville, Ill; one half-brother, Burton Lynch of Cumberland City, Tennessee; two sisters, Mrs Alta Conger of Marion and Mrs. Virgie Brown of Detroit, Michigan and one half-sister, Mrs Bertha Fleet of Calvert City; twelve grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
153. Fannie Edith Towne
1930 Eddyville District 1, Lyon Co KY Census
202 223 Sedberry, Morrison head m w 31 m 23 KY KY KY Delivery Man Ice Company
, Fanny E wife f w 22 m 20 KY KY KY
, Morris C son m w 11/12 s KY KY KY
, Minnie L mother f w 58 M? 22 KY KYKY
, Sally F sister f w 23 s KY KY KY Shirt factory
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.
156. Ida Mae Towne
Obituary from "The Times Leader", March 10, 2001, Princeton, KY
Ida Mae Pierce
Ida Mae Pierce, 88, of Eddyville, died Monday, March 5, 2001 at 4:55 pm at Caldwell County Hospital in Princeton.
A member of Eddyville First Baptist Church, she was a daughter of the late Willis [note from Debbie: this should be Morris] and May Towne.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Pierce in 1989; a son, James R. Pierce; and two sisters, Edith Sedbery and Adel Lench.
Survivors include two brothers, Aurther Towne and Barkley Towne; two grandchildren, Katrina Jackson and Duane Pierce; and three great grandchildren, Camron Pierce, Kaylob Meeks, and Alexis Meeks.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, March 8, at 11 am at Dunn's Funeral Home in Eddyville with the Rev. Tim Perdue officiating.
Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Barkley Towne, EDDYVILLE, Ky.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Services for Barkley Towne, 90, of Eddyville, formerly of Madisonville, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Lakeland Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Crabtree officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Madisonville.
Mr. Towne died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at his home.
He retired from Enco Shirt Co. in Madisonville and was a member of First Baptist Church in Eddyville. Mr. Towne was also a 50-year member of Madisonville Masonic Lodge No. 143.
Surviving are two daughters, Oweda Qualls of Eddyville and Sue Payne of Slaughters; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Hooks Towne; two brothers; and five sisters. His parents were James Morris Towne and May Parrent Towne.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
158. James Morris Towne
"He Lived Through The Pitcher's Eyes, And In The Batter's Dreams" is engraved on his Headstone where he rests in Eddyville, Ky.
Kentucky Death Information: Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
TOWNE JAMES M 075 HOPKINS HOPKINS 04-09-1992 019 09313 1992There is a WWII Army Enlistment for a James M Towne with a birth year of 1917; it lists his birth state as Kentucky, but the State listed is Alaska with the enlistment place being Evansville Indiana. It shows the civil occupation as automobile serviceman, sing, with dependents, height 63, weight 114. I don't know if this is James Morris Towne or not.
Adoptive father = _______ Jones; adoptive mother = Minnie Driver.
Birth record on Lyon county web page shows:
Christine Benton born Lyon County 11 Jul 1929. Mother's maiden name: Pauline Beard
From birth certificate #93594
Dad: Dan Benton age 35
Mom Pauline Beard age 30Is this her?
Social Security Death Index
Name: Christine Clause
SSN: 345-24-8350
Born: 11 Jul 1929
Died: Dec 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951 )
348. Mary Elizabeth Towne
Kentucky Death Information: Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
TOWNS MARY E 003 CALDWELL LYON 03-18-1952 009 04182 1952
159. 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
160. 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
356. 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.
161. 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.
168. 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.