McMurtrey Funeral Home

McMurtrey Funeral Home

Friday, December 26, 2014

RACHEL CAROL HUFF BALLARD


   Rachel Carol Huff Ballard, age 69, died Thursday, December 25, 2014, at Metcalfe Health Care.
   She was born March18, 1945, in Willow Shade and was  the daughter of the late Taylor Huff and Minnie Girtle Brown.
   She was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ faith.
   Survivors include four daughters, Sharon (Tim)  Turner, Edmonton, Sandy (Greg) Moss, Edmonton, Carol York, Edmonton and April (Lucas) Syra, Summer Shade; two sons, Harold Ballard, Tompkinsville, and Bryan Ballard, Edmonton; two sisters, Betty (Phil) Neilander, Indiana and Sheila Garmon (Marrowbone); one brother, Stevie Huff, Glasgow; her adopted daughter, Kathy Milam, Summer Shade, eight grandchildren, Amanda Wilson, Sarah Brown, Emily Blythe, Megan and Daniel Moss, Tyler Rigsby, Skiler and Keegen Pearson; eleven great grandchildren Hayden, Cameron, Logan, Mason, Easton, Ava and Emma Wilson, Jaxson and Ace Daugherty, Payton Brown and Tanner Boston; and special caregiver Melissa Coomer.
   She was preceded in death by her parents ,the father of her children, Kenneth Ballard, three brothers, Bobby Huff, Marvin Huff, and Donald Huff; and one sister, Linda Huff.
   Funeral services will be Monday, December 29, 2014, at 1:00 at the McMurtrey Funeral Home, with Bro. Ronnie Wilson, officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Visitation will begin Sunday, December 28, 2014, at 1:00 PM at the funeral home.
   Memorials may be made to the funeral fund.


Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Woodrow Wilson


 Woodrow Wilson, age 88, of Edmonton, died Wednesday December 24, 2014, at his home.
   Born March 3, 1926, in Gascon, Ky, he was a son of the late Sherman A. and Myrtie Alice Hubbard Wilson, and the husband of Latoka Warf Wilson, who survives.
   He was Metcalfe County Judge Executive for 28 years and a member of the Grace Union Baptist Church.
   Survivors in addition to his wife, include one daughter Shelia (Jimmy) Young, Edmonton, five grandchildren, Angie (Billy) Bryant, Steve (Samantha) Wilson II, Micah (Jared) Bennett, Oris Lee (Chasity) Young, and Woody Wilson (Tia) all of Edmonton; ten great grandchildren; one stepson, Steve (Georgia) Whitlock, Ocala, Fl; five step grandchildren; and caretakers Mary Jane Wilson, Stacy Morgan, Debbie Harper and a special little friend, Michelle Morgan.
   He was preceded in death by his parents, the mother of his children, Kathryn Yates Wilson, three sons, Steve Wilson, Michael Wilson, and Tommy Wilson, and four brothers and seven sisters.
   Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 28, 2014, at 1:00 PM at the Edmonton Worship Center Gym, with Bro. Larry Williams, Randall Gray, and Herb Sparks officiating. Burial will follow in the Hubbard Cemetery. Visitation will begin Saturday, December 27, 2014, at 10:00 AM at the Edmonton Worship Center gym.
   Memorials may be made to the T J Samson Hospice.
   Arrangements are under the direction of the McMurtrey Funeral Home.


Friday, December 5, 2014

SONYA DAWN HOUK PAGE

   Sonya Dawn Houk Page , age 51, of Edmonton, died Friday, December 05, 2014, at her home.
   Born April 25, 1963 in Glasgow, she was a daughter of the late Bobby Joe and Sheila Hensley Houk and the wife of Gary D. Page, who survives. They were married 33 years.
   She was a retired secretary for Edmonton Elementary and a member of the Missionary Mound Missionary Baptist Church.
   Survivors in addition to her husband, include one daughter, Kara (Britt) Young, Edmonton; one sister Renita Jackson, Edmonton; mother in law, Wandalene Page, Edmonton, and several nieces, great nieces, and one great nephew.
   She was also preceded in death by her father in law, Otis Page.
   Funeral services will be conducted Monday, December 8, 2014, at 1:00 PM at the Missionary Mound Baptist Church, with Brother Dale Copas and Walter Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Missionary Mound Cemetery. Visitation will begin Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the McMurtrey Funeral Home and on Monday from 7-9:30 at the funeral home, and  after 10:00 at the church.

   Memorials may be made to the Missionary Mound Cemetery.