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Ebertt "E.V." McKinney, 75 of Sugar Grove, Kentucky passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at his residence. E.V. was born October 12, 1936, in Butler County to the late William "Bill" and Bertha Belcher McKinney and was the husband of the late Betty Jenning McKinney. He was a member of Sugar Grove United Methodist Church and a retired mill worker. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

Sharkey Casey, 82, of Louisville, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Regency Care and Rehabilitation Center.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Daugherty Casey.

He is survived by his daughters, Tonya Sweeney (Eddie) and Vickie Johnson of Morgantown; stepsons, Roger Bratcher (Sherry), William Flener (Diane Hampton) and Hayward Bratcher (Sharon); stepdaughter Deborah Snell (Doug); brothers Jim Casey and Blakely Flener; 13 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren.

Officer Mark A. Taulbee, 43, of Hodgenville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at University Hospital in Louisville after an automobile accident while on duty.

He was a native of Whitesburg and Cecilia and was a member of the Hodgenville Police Department.
Mark was preceded in death by his mother, Clara (Sexton) Taulbee.

Denzil Kenneth Embry, 82 of Morgantown, Ky. passed away Monday September 17, 2012 at his residence. Denzil was born May 13, 1930 in Butler County, Ky to the late Hobart and Ada Turner Embry. He was a retired custodian at 4th district Elem.School, farmer and of Church of Christ Faith. Preceded in death by one sister Velverene "Dud" Woosley. 

Garry Lawson Cardwell, 59  of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012, at his residence. He was born December 14, 1952, in Warren County to the late Edward Franklin Cardwell and Emma Nancy Taylor Cardwell who survives.  He was a member of Aberdeen Baptist Church. Besides his father he was preceded in death by his daughter Amanda Cardwell Williams, two brothers Barry Cardwell and Randy Cardwell, and nieces and nephews

Cecil Shepard Cade, born October 12, 1924 in the Flener community of Butler County, KY - died Saturday, September 8, 2012 in Louisville, KY.

Marshall Law, aka Kenneth Wayne Oller, age 57, of Nashville, TN, died Wednesday Sept. 5th 2012 in Nashville.He was born on September 11, 1954, the son of Stoy and Mary Mudd Oller.

He was a singer and musician and a truck driver and was a member of Leitchfield First General Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his son, Shanon Oller and father, Stoy Oller.

Aleta T. Lankford,  97 of  Louisville, Ky. passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Franciscan Health Care Center in Louisville, Ky. She was a  Butler County Native, born February 21, 1915 to the late Charles E. and Glennie Neel Thomas and wife of the late Robert J. Lankford.  She was a retired office employee of many years.  

 Aleta is survived by a host of friends

Samuel C. Fishburn, 85 of Morgantown passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Mr. Fishburn was born May 27, 1927 in Butler Co. to the late Herbert Fishburn and wife Zettie Majors Fishburn. She was preceded in death by his siblings. He was a Truck Driver.

Avon Ruth (Hack) Higdon, age 68, of Caneyville, KY passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the Spring View Nursing and Rehab in Leitchfield, KY. 

She was born on July 6, 1944 in Grayson County, the daughter of George and Margie Brooks Hack. Her occupation was nursing; she was a member of the Summit General Baptist Church.