Obituary: Pence, Earl W. - Sunday, March 22, 2009 Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 3/23/2009 Submitted by: Carole Bays ********************************************************************** CAMPTON - Earl W. Pence, 98, of Campton, KY, beloved widower of the late Thelma Becknell Rose Pence, departed this life Sun, March 22, 2009. He was a son of the late Chester Pence and Electra Elkins Pence Brewer, born in Morgan County, KY on Sep 19, 1910. He was a Master Sargent of the United States Marine Corp. He was in service during World War II being captured in the Philippines and held as prisoner for 40 months. He was also a Kentucky Colonel and a retired merchant. He is survived by his step-son, James Edward Rose of Houston, TX; one sister, Mary Jo Solie and husband, Art, of Greenbay, WI; nieces and nephews, Michale Pence, Matt Brewer, Temple Boyd, Sam Solie, Ron Pence, Jan Pence, Lorraine Vertura, Tana Rosecrans, Reece Pence, Jr, and Sarah Solie; and caretakers, Hester Ratliff and Mary Johnson. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Thelma Becknell Rose Pence; his parents, Chester Pence and Electra Elkins Pence Brewer; three brothers, Elmer Pence, Ray Pence and Reece Pence, Sr.; and one sister, Geneva Rosecrans. Funeral services will be held at 11am Tue, March 24, 2009 at Porter & Son Funeral Directors Chapel with Bro. David Gross officiating. Burial will follow at the Evans Cemetery at Campton, KY. Visitation will start at 6pm Mon at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are being entrusted to Porter & Son Funeral Directors of Campton, KY. ******************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.