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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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Todd, Jennings Bryant

Bryant Todd, 72, Is Buried July 11

Graham - Jennings Bryant Todd, 72, of Madisonville, died in Hopkins County Hospital at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 9. He broke his hip a month ago and had been ill since.

Mr. Todd was born Feb. 1, 1895 in Hopkins County, the son of the late Burnet Todd and Nancy Ann Sanders Todd. He was married to Kathryn Emma Smollen in 1967. He had lived in Madisonville for the past five years. Before retiring he had worked for the W.G. Duncan Coal Co. at Graham and New Braden mine in New Braden, Ill.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Kathryn Todd of Madisonville; four sisters, Miss Doshie Todd of Madisonville, Mrs. Nora Hummel of St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Audrey Mabrey of Apalachicola, Fla., and Mrs. Martha Popper of Vernon Beach, Fla.; several nieces and nephews.

Services were at 3 p.m. Friday, July 11, in Earlington, with Dr. Harry A. Pullen, Jr. of Madisonville officiating. Burial was in Graham Cemetery.

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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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Updated October 3, 2025.

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