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Howard L. Belcher, 89  of Morgantown, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Morgantown Care and Rehab Center in Morgantown. Mr. Belcher was born January 31, 1924 in Butler County, to the late Oscar V. and Mattie L. Pierson Belcher.  He was a member of the Elks Club #206 in Henderson, Ky. for 42 years, a WWII  United States Army Veteran , and a  bartender for 25 years. Howard loved to garden, farm and rabbit hunt.  He was preceded in death by his wife Ella M.

Kathy Elizabeth Cardwell, 60  of Bowling Green, Ky. passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Bowling Green Nursing & Rehab Center in Bowling Green. Kathy was born September 26, 1952 in Butler County, Ky. to the late Eldon and Leodria Hoops Cardwell.  She was a Homemaker and loved to draw and paint. She was preceded in death by her parents, Two brothers James H. Cardwell & Keith Cardwell, One sister Carol Spurlock

Emma Dean Deweese, 72 of Morgantown, Ky. passed away Thursday, February  14, 2013, at the Morgantown Care & Rehab Center in Morgantown. Mrs. Deweese was born November 27, 1940, in Ohio County, Ky. to the late Alvie and Hermina Burden Baize.  She was a member of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Emma was employed at Kanes as a seamstress.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

Natale Thomas Rubino, 66 of Morgantown, Ky. passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013, at the Morgantown  Care & Rehab Center in Morgantown. Natale was born July 18, 1946  in Ellwood City, PA,. to the late Frank Michael Rubino and Dorothy M. Beliles Rubino who survives.  He was a member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. He loved to bowl, travel, eat pizza go to church and visit family and friends.  He was preceded in death by his father Frank M. Rubino; Brother Stephen Robert Rubino; Maternal Grandparents Garve and Flories Beliles , Paternal Grandparents Santo and Vita Rubino.

Ava Jean Hayes, 60, of Caneyville, passed away Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 at her residence. She was born on April 10th, 1951 in Grayson County, the daughter of the late Ivan and Bertha (Renfrow) Dennison.

Joyce L. Strasburger, 70 of Caneyville, Kentucky, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013, at the Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield, Ky. Joyce was born January 8, 1943, in Grayson County, to the late Earl and Dorothy Minton Cockrell. She was a member of Chapel Union Baptist Church and attended Small's Grove Church and retired supervisor at Kanes. She preceded in death by her step mother Bessie Cockrell; husbands Otis Dockery and John Daniel Nix; granddaughter Rebecca Henderson; 2 brothers James Ray Cockrell Sr. and Clesle Woosley; sisters Tylene Taylor and Imogene Brown.

Christine Phelps, 65 of Morgantown, Kentucky, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013, at the Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky. Christine was born June 3, 1947, in Butler County, to the late Julion and Maxine Phelps Lindsey. She was a member of Big Muddy Missionary Baptist Church and currently employed at BCHS Food Services. Memorial contributions may be made to Butler County Cancer Assistance P.O. Box 98 Aberdeen, Ky. 42201. She was preceded in death by one brother David Lindsey.

Charles R. Allen, 87 formerly of Drakesboro, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013, at the Christian Health Center in Bowling Green, Ky. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Morgantown, Ky. He was a World War II Veteran having served in the Army -Air Corp.
Charles was born May 30, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan to the late J.W. (Ted) and Susan Mercer Allen.

Ruth Hatcher Vanderveer passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at her residence in Lake Hamilton , Florida.  She was born May 11, 1926 to the late William (Bill) Hatcher and the late Arah Belcher Hatcher of South Hill, Kentucky.  She was preceded in death by her sister Margret Hatcher Hudnall and brother in-law Thomas H. Hudnall.