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Tabor, Estelle L.

Greenville - Mrs. Estelle L. Tabor, 79, of 100 Paxton Drive, Greenville, died Thursday, June 14 at 12:25 p.m. at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.

Mrs. Tabor was born in Muhlenberg County on April 29, 1911 and was preceded in death by her husband Charles James Tabor who died February 28, 1990. She was a member of the Mud River Union Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Anna Bivins of Greenville and Mrs. Barbara Jessup of Route 1, Greenville; two sons, Norris Grace of Greenville and Lindell R. Grace of Vincennes, Indiana; one step daughter, Mrs. Norma Webb of Louisville; two step sons, Mike Tabor of Leitchfield and Jimmy Tabor of Louisville; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 16 at 2 p.m. at the Gary Funeral Home in Greenville. Burial was in the Friendship Cemetery.

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Tanner, Richard T.

Richard T. Tanner, 86, To Be Buried Friday

Powderly - Richard Thomas Turner, 86, died Wednesday, April 20, at 12:35 a.m. at the home of his niece in Powderly.

He was a retired farmer and was born in Hopkins County on Dec. 15, 1879.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mattie Mae Tanner of Greenville Route 2; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be Friday, April 22, at 2 p.m. in Greenville, the Rev. Fred Fox officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Tanner, Ronald Wayne

17-Year-Old Dies in Crash

A Central City youth, Ronald Wayne Tanner, 17, was killed in an auto accident at 6:05 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 1.7 miles south of Owensboro on U.S. Highway 431, Kentucky State Police report.

Tanner was headed north when the vehible he was driving left the roadway and struck a bridge abutment, a police spokesman said. He was dead at the scene, the result of multiple skull fractures and internal injuries, Allen Harl, Daviess County deputy coroner said.

A fire started in the car after the collision and the Daviess County Fire Department was summoned. But the fire had been extinguished by the time the fire department arrives, a spokesman said.

Tanner was a junior at Central City High School and a member of First Baptist Church in Central City. He was born in Muhlenberg County August 29, 1954.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ernestine Tanner of Central City; his father, Charles Tanner of Lowell, N.C.; a brother, Alton Basco of Lowell, N.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Pendley and Miss Lisa Tanner, both of Central City; material grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Altha Vincent of Central City and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ruby Moore of North Carolina.

Services were held on Tuesday, August 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. The Rev. S. A. Kittinger of Bremen officiated and burial followed in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

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Tate, Malissa B.

Mrs. Walter Tate, 84, Buried Tuesday

Mrs. Malissa B. Tate, 84, former resident of Central City and Madisonville, died in McAlester, Okla., at 7:35 p.m. Saturday, March 16. She had been ill for almost two months.

She was the widow of the late Walter Tate and had been living a number of years with her daughter, Mrs. Ward Padgett of McAlester.

Surviving in addition to the daughter, are a son, Charles F. Tate Sr. of Louisville; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Madisonville First Baptist Church by Dr. Harold J. Purdy with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.

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Taylor, Una J.

Mrs. Una Taylor, 84, Buried in Greenville

Greenville - Mrs. Una J. Taylor, 84, widow of Vic Taylor, died early Saturday, April 26 here at home. A native of Ohio County, Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Greenville Methodist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Robert Brown, Martinsburg, W.Va., one grandchild, two great-grandchildren, and a sister, Miss Kate Jones, Greenville.

Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday by the Rev. Gilbert P. Robertson, assisted by Rev. A.B. Gross. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery.

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Thurman, Thelma Druzil

Greenville - Mrs. Thelma Druzil Thurman, 74, of 305 Wheeler Avenue, Greenville, died Saturday, June 23, 1984 at 4:45 a.m. at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville.

Mrs. Thurman was born in Muhlenberg County on October 14, 1909. She was a member of Second Baptist Church in Greenville.

Survivors include her husband, J.M. Thurman of Greenville; one son, Stanley R. Thurman of Greenville; two grandchildren, Mark Southard of Evansville, IN, and Teresa Southard of Greenville; one great-grandchild; seven brothers, Roy Dennis of Canton, OH; Marion Dennis of Greenville; Joe Dennis of White Plains; Howard Dennis of White Plains; Hershel Dennis of Gilbertsville, KY; Wesley Dennis of Clifty; Boyce Dennis of Vista, CA; and one sister, Mrs. Walter Swain of Drakesboro.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at the Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with Rev. Robert Bozarth officiating, assisted by Rev. Willard Brown. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

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Tinsley, Nanie Elizabeth

Mrs. Joe Tinsley Dies in Nelson

Nelson - Mrs. Nanie Elizabeth Tinsley, 37, died at her home here on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 11:10 p.m.

She was born in Butler County on July 27, 1910, and had lived in the Nelson community for 27 years.

She was a member of the Green River Chapel Church.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Nelson Creek Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Joe Tinsley, two sons, Charles Neal and Raymond L.; one daughter, Mrs. Era Christian, all of Nelson; parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cartwright, Bluff community; five brothers, Losco, Louisville; James, Calhoun; Frank, Edward and M. D., Central City; six sisters, Mrs. Opaline Arnold, Mrs. Ester Ray, Mrs. Lucille Neal, all of Central City; Mrs. Frances Caldwell, Louisville; Mrs. Virginia Sublett, Milwaukee, Wis.

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Tipton, W.M. Estill

W.M.E. Tipton, 72, Dies in Russellville

Russellville - W.M. Estill Tipton, 72, a retired casket maker and a native of Muhlenberg County, died July 30 in Logan County Hospital.

Survivors are his wife; two brothers, Albert Tipton, Russellville, and Bernard Tipton, Evansville, Ind., and two sisters, Mrs. Elvis Stuart, Drakesboro, and Mrs. B.A. Parker, Chicago.

The funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday.

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Travis, Billy Wayne

Travis Infant Dies

Browder - Funeral services for Billy Wayne Travis, 9-months old son of Mrs. Opal Travis, were held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the home of his uncle, Neeley Travis, with the Rev. David Martin officiating.

Burial was in the Dunmor Cemetery under the direction of the Parker-Harkins-Washburne Funeral Home.

He died early Saturday in Browder.

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Tunstill, Fannie T.

Mrs. Fannnie Tunstill of Greenville Dies

Mrs. Fannie T. Tunstill, 94, died August 5 at 3:15 p.m. at the Muhlenberg Community Hospital.

Born in Muhlenberg County, September 14, 1876, she was a member of the Paradise Baptist Church.

Her survivors include one son, Smith Tunstill, Greenville; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Rose Cavanaugh, Drakesboro; and one brother Carlos Smith, Ennis.

Services were held Saturday, August 7, at 1:00 p.m. at the Tucker Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Fox officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

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Turner, Henry H.

H.H. Turner, 82, Dies in Hopkins

H.H. Turner died in the Hopkins County Hospital at 6:30 p.m. Monday, two hours after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in his home. Monday was Mr. Turner's 82nd birthday.

Mr. and Mrs. Turner had moved to Madisonville from Greenville four years ago in January. Their daughter, Mrs. Otho Simms, died here recently.

A member of Madisonville First Baptist church, Mr. Turner is survived by the wife, Mrs. Dora Pendley Turner, Madisonville; four sons, Basil Turner, Elkhart, Ind., H.D. Turner, New Orlean, La., Charles Turner, Indianapolis, and Guy Turner, St. Joseph, Mo.

Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dr. Harold D. Tallant, pastor of First Baptist Church officiated and interment in Odd Fellows cemetery.

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