Beech Tree News Network

Evelyn McClellan Byers, 75, of Drakesboro died Tuesday, July 28, 2015.
She was born in Muhlenberg County February 9, 1940. She taught in and retired from the Muhlenberg County School System. She was proofreader/ editor for Heart to Heart Publishing of Morgantown KY and was a feature writer for Miss Kitty's Journal, the official magazine of the Red Hat Society. Evelyn enjoyed reading, writing, photography, quilting, and sewing. Her book, Lovers, Liars, and Little Ones: A Potpourri of Stories, Poems and Humor, was published in 2007.

U.S. Veteran David Griffin Miller, III, age 77 of Sowers Place, Lexington passed away Wednesday morning July 29, 2015 at Lexington Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Monday August 3, 2015 at First United Methodist Church by Rev. Jamie Armstrong and Rev. Doug Rowe officiating. There will be no public visitation. Inurnment in the church Columbarium will be private.

Edeth Jewell (Taylor) Mudd, 102, gracefully passed away on July 26th, 2015 at the Springview Health Center.  She was an 82 year resident of the Ready community and Caneyville, Kentucky.

Marshall T. Geary, Sr., 81, of Cromwell, Kentucky passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Marshall was born on January 13, 1934 in Ohio County, Kentucky to the late Ernest H. and Myrtle Smith Geary. He was a United States Army Veteran and was retired from the Ford Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky.

Lloyd Seldon Stevenson, 89 of Russellville, Kentucky died on Friday, July 17, 2015, at Hearthstone Place in Elkton, Kentucky.

He was born Tuesday, March 23, 1926 in Logan Co., KY the son of the late Jim Stevenson and the late Marion London. He was the husband of the late June Clover Stevenson.

He had been a share cropper and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church.

Nancy Cornett, 62, of  Morgantown, Ky., passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at her residence.  She was born in Louisville, Ky. on Jan. 5, 1953 to the late Harvey and Billie June Douglas Hardegree.  Nancy was a former Medical Assistant and loved animals.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Billie June Hardegree.

Cecil Ray McKinney, 77, of  Morgantown, Ky., passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at Morgantown Care and Rehab Center, Morgantown, Ky.  He was born in Butler Co, Ky. on June 17, 1938 to  Claude and Ollive Johnson McKinney.  Mr. McKinney was a retired machinist with Sexton Foods in Indianapolis, Indiana and enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He is preceded in death by one brother Howard Cardwell and one sister Myrl Hoover.

Ebon Phelps Jr. 63 of Morgantown, Ky. passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at his residence. Ebon was born May 22, 1952 in Butler County Kentucky to the late Ebon Sr. and Lena Whittinghill Phelps.
Ebon Phelps Jr. is survived by one daughter Jennifer Hatcher of Morgantown, Ky.; two sisters Plina Johnson and Ida Blank; one brother R.C. Phelps and wife Nora of Morgantown, Ky. and several nieces and nephews. All funeral services were private and under the direction of the Jones Funeral Chapel.

Denver E. Beliles, 92, of  Morgantown, Ky., passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015 at his  residence.  He was born in Butler Co., Ky. on March 19, 1923 to the late Lloyd and Hallie McCoy Beliles.

Barbara Keown Hatcher, 70 of Morgantown, Ky. passed away Tuesday July 14, 2015 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, Ky. Barbara was born on Monday March 5, 1945 in Butler County, Kentucky to the late William Vollie and Ruby West Keown and wife of the late Jerry J. Hatcher. She was a member of Wilson United Baptist Church in Caneyville, Ky. and retired from Kellwood. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, husband and one grandson Austin Ryan Hope.