Obits: Profitt, William Edwards, d. Aug. 12, 1945
Oct. 2002
Wolfe County, KY 

Submitted by: http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000062 
Wolfe County Genealogy and Carole Bayes
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NATIVE OF WOLFE SUCCUMBS AT HOME IN POWELL COUNTY

William Edwards Profitt, age 72 died at his home in Slade, Sunday, Aug. 12, after 
an illness of two years.

Mr. Profitt, a son of the late Jerry and Lavina Whisman Profitt, was born in Wolfe 
County on April, 8, 1873.

He was married to Miss Rose Cox, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. B.D. Cox on 
November 2, 1894, and to their union eleven children were born.  Two of the 
children, Dorthy and Troy, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rose Profitt; four daughters, Mrs. Oma Drake, 
Middletown, OH; Mrs. Betty Stephenson, Newport; Mrs. Lavina Tolson, Dayton,
 KY; and Mrs. Katherine Ashcraft, Cincinnati; five sons, Sherman of the home 
address; Charlie, Middletown, OH; and Austin, Clifton; and Courtney, of the
 United States Army; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Kincaid, Torrent; Mrs. Rebecca Short, 
Zachariah, and Mrs. Emma Hatton, Middletown, another sister, Mrs. Alice Terrill, 
passed away two months ago; two brothers, Milard Profitt; Torrent; and Jim? 
Profitt, Middletown; 36 grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

Graveside services were held at 3:00 oclock Tuesday afternoon in the Cox 
Cemetery at Big Andy, with Rev. J.P. Powell, of Slade and Rev. Edward Charles 
of Big Andy, officiating.

WOLFE COUNTY NEWS, 1945



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