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Creagor, George V.

George V. Creagor Dies Here Aug. 13

George V. Creagor, 74-year-old retired miner, died at the home of his son, Komer Creagor, in Central City at 1:20 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 13. He was a native of Muhlenberg County.

Funeral services were held at the residence at 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 16, with the Rev. John Parker officiating. Burial was in the Fairmount Cemetery.

He is survived by one son, Komer Creagor and one grand-daughter, Patricia Lee Creagor, both of Central City; three sisters, Mrs. Susie Smith of Rochester, Mrs. Ella Staples of Nelson and Mrs. Eurth Spicer of Rumsey.

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Crist, Henry Thomas

Funeral services for Henry Thomas Crist, 83, were conducted at one o'clock p.m. Sunday at Shaver's Chapel. Interment was in the chapel cemetery.

Mr. Crist, who was a retired farmer, died suddenly at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 26, in the A.&P. Store here. The body was taken to the Tucker Funeral Home and remained there until removed to the chapel for services.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Josephine Noffsinger Crist, a daughter, Mrs. Moody Doss; and two sons, Amos and Owen Crist, all of Central City.

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Culbertson, Lois E.

Lois Culbertson, 63, Dies Jan. 13

Powderly - Lois E. Culbertson, 63, of Powderly, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, in Muhlenberg Community Hospital.

Born in Muhlenberg County, he was a retired miner and a member of Woodson Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Thelma Culbertson of Powderly; two sons, Byron of Powderly and the Rev. John Culbertson of Portland, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. Zelmadene Adams of Marion, Mrs. Joyce Pentecost of Powderly and Mrs. Glenday Cox of Ft. Bragg, N.C.; five brothers, Rhea and Roy Culbertson of Chicago, Charles Culbertson of Evanston, Ill., Edward Slaton of Russellville, Hugh Slaton of Cicero, Ill.; sister, Mrs. Mary Boss of Russellville; 20 grandchildren.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with the Rev. Houston Noffsinger, pastor of Woodson Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Powderly Memorial Gardens.

Culbertson, Thelma Louise

Powderly - Mrs. Thelma Louise Culbertson, 75, of Powderly, died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 5 in the Muhlenberg Community Hospital.

She was born May 1, 1913 in Muhlenberg County and was a member of the Woodson Baptist Church.

Survivors includes two sons, Byron Culbertson of Powderly and the Rev. John Culbertson of Graham; three daughters, Mrs. Zelmodene Adams and Mrs. Joyce Pentecost of Powderly and Mrs. Glenda Cox of Greenville; 20 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; brother, Hobart Stewart of Central City; six sisters, Mrs. Wyvonna Webb of Chicago, Mrs. Wilda Miller of Central City; Mrs. Wanda Noffsinger, Mrs. Virginia Vincent, Mrs. Hilda Hardison and Mrs. Jean Edwards of Central City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Woodson Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis McGhee officiating. Burial will be in Muhlenberg Memorial Gardens in Powderly under the direction of the Tucker Funeral Home.

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Cundiff, Vivienne Heck

Mrs. Cundiff Dies April 11

Mrs. H.H. Cundiff of Live Oak, Fla. died April 11 at Sewanee Nursing Home in Jasper, Fla.

Mrs. Cundiff was a native of Paradise. Her father, the late Joe D. Heck of Butler County, preceded her in death in 1957.

She is survived by six children and their children.

Funeral services were Tuesday in Quincy, Fla.

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Curtis, George Earl

Greenville - George Earl Curtis, 73, died Thursday, March 11, at the Muhlenberg County Community Hospital.

Mr. Curtis was born in Ohio County. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Echols General Baptist Church and Rockport Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Curtis; two sons, Danny Curtis, Central City and Ronnie Curtis, Greenville; five daughters, Linda Gossett, Karen Fleming and sue Curtis, all of Greenville, Gwen Keeling, Hopkinsville, and Maxine Waldego, Washington, Pa.; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six brothers, Hulet, Vernie, Cecil and James Curtis, all of Rockport, Mitchell Curtis, Echols, and Kenneth Curtis, of Beaver Dam, and two sisters, Mrs. Ercie Jones, Beaver Dam and Mrs. Dean Grant, Louisville.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gary's Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.

Curtis, Theodore E.

Pvt. Ted E. Curtis Buried Sunday in Rose Hill
Central City Soldier Who Died in Washington, DC, Buried In Central City.

The body of Pvt. Theodore (Ted) E. Curtis, who died in Washington, DC, on May 1, arrived here last Friday and was taken to the Tucker Funeral Home where it remained until the hour of the funeral, which was conducted at the Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. Frank Hulse with full military honors. Interment was in Rose Hill Memorial. The body was accompanied here by Sgt. Lionel M. Stortz of Walter Reed Hospital.

Pvt. Curtis, the son of Ernie Curtis and his wife, Katy B. Duncan Curtis, was born at Echols in Ohio County on March 1, 1919. When a small child he came with his parents to Central City, where he spent his life, receiving his education in Central City and graduating with honors from the Central City High School. After his graduation he became connected with the Goodyear Rubber Company at Akron, Ohio, and was there on the date of his induction into service on June 1, 1943. He received his training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Santa Marie Air Base in California, and Camp Hann, Calif. He was sent overseas in April, 1944, and was for twelve months in active service, a large part of the time being spent in Belgium. He arrived in the United States on April 29, and died on May 1, just two days after being rushed to the Walter Reed Hospital. He was a member of the Central City Baptist Church, having joined on March 20, 1943.

Some years ago he married Miss Nell B. Nalley, the daughter of James Nalley of this city, and to this union one child was born, Theodore E. Curtis, Jr., both of whom survive. He is also survived by his father and stepmother, his own mother having died when he was a small boy, and by two brothers, A. B. Curtis and Ray Curtis of Akron, Ohio, and by three sisters, Mrs. T. E. Curris, Mrs. Joe Sweatt and Mrs. Wallace Roll.

Pallbearers were George Taylor, Gene Kifer, Wallace Ward, Dink Tatum, Delmas Gish, and Albert Smith.

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Updated March 7, 2026.

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