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Drakesboro - Ms. Madie Lee Buchanan, 82, of Drakesboro, died Sunday, September 17, 1995 at 12:25 a.m. at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.
Ms. Buchanan was born in Muhlenberg County on June 28, 1913. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Drakesboro.
Survivors include two sons, Darrel Ray Buchanan of Camden, Tennessee and Rondal Lee Buchanan of Drakesboro; four daughters, Wanda Rives of Louisville, Maryann McDonald of Greenville, Dolores Burden of Evansville, Indiana and Fay Price of Auburn; 14 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles William Maxwell of Lexington, and three sisters, Beulah Negley of Louisville, Mary Elizabeth Wood of Louisville and Carrie Ray of Drakesboro.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 19 at 2 p.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with Lowell Abney officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
- Source: Leader News [Greenville, KY], 20 Sept 1995.
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- Buchanan, Pearly. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 25 Jan 1978, Obituary.
- Buchanan, Virgil. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 15 Feb 1978, Obituary.
- Buchannon, James R. Greenville Leader [KY], 27 July 1934, Obituary.
- Buckner, Clyde D. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 14 June 1978, Obituary.
- Buie, James Douglas. Messenger Inquirer [Owensboro, KY], 24 Dec 1966, Obituary.
- Bullock, Charles L. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 22 Feb 1978, Obituary.
- Bullock, Mary Elizabeth. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 16 Aug 1978, Obituary.
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Mrs. Bumgardner, 58, Dies Jan. 10
Mrs. Mary Louise Bumgardner, 58, of Central City, died Thursday, Jan. 10 at Hopkins County Hospital.
Born Oct. 5, 1915 in Muhlenberg County, she was a member of Cleaton Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Noah Bumgardner; two sons, Bobby Miller of Browder; mother, Mrs. Martha Ella West of Central City; two brothers, Malcolm West of Berwyn, Ill. and James Kenneth West of Central City; sister, Mrs. Hilda Sharp of Central City; eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tucker Funeral Home, Central City, with the Rev. Roy Geary, pastor of Cherry Hill Baptist Church, and the Rev. R.D. Mize, pastor of Cleaton Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
- Source: Times Argus [Central City, KY], 16 Jan 1974.
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- Bunch, Horace Bedford. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 8 Feb 1978, Obituary.
- Burden, Barry Victor. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 22 Mar 1978, Obituary.
- Burden, Mack. Owensboro Messenger [KY], 14 Feb 1953, Obituary.
- Burgess, Howard Thomas. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 14 June 1978, Obituary.
- Burks, Hattie Martin. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 12 Feb 1975, Obituary.
- Burney, Jessie Pearl. Messenger [Central City, KY], 23 Nov 1933, Obituary.
- Bush, Oliver Price Sr. Messenger Inquirer [Owensboro, KY], 22 Aug 1958, Obituary.
- Buskill, Angus. Messenger [Central City, KY], 1 Dec 1949, Obituary.
- Butcher, Charles. Times Argus [Central City, KY], 26 Feb 1975, Obituary.
- Butler, Flora. Messenger Inquirer [KY], 27 July 1967, Obituary.
- Byers, Anderson. Courier Journal [Louisville, KY], 4 July 1947, Obituary.
- Byers, Darrell Edward. Messenger Inquirer [Owensboro, KY], 22 June 1997, Obituary.
- Byers, Joseph Thomas. Messenger [Central City, KY], 24 Feb 1949, Obituary.
- Body of city sailor en route for burial. Messenger [Central City, KY], 20 Jan 1949, Obituary.
- Byers, Perry. Messenger Inquirer [Owensboro, KY], 16 Nov 1955, Obituary.
- Byers, Ruby Carol. Messenger Inquirer [Owensboro, KY], 23 Dec 1973, Obituary.
Updated February 21, 2026.