Obits: Asbury, Oliver Tutt , died 9/20/1956
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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Wolfe County News, Sept. 26, 1956

OLIVER ASBURY, OCTOGENARIAN, DIES IN WOLFE

Oliver Tutt Asbury, born June 3, 1868 in Wolfe County died September 20 
at the age of 88 years; one of the county's oldest citizens.  He was 
the oldest member (in years) of the Campton Baptist Church.

Since the death of his daughter, Mrs. Corda Peery, eight years ago, Mr. 
Asbury had made his home with his granddaughter, Miss Maude Mae Peery, 
in Campton.

He is survived by one son, James Porter Peery, Dayton, O.; two 
daughters; Mrs. Maude Smith, Campton; and Mrs. Bessie Young, St. Albans, W. VA; 
Eleven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday, September 23 at the Campton 
Baptist Church at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. J. Edward Cunningham and Rev. Sewell 
Woodward officiating.  Burial was in the Evans Cemetery in charge of 
Hearne Funeral Home.



Note: 
Per Nancy Asbury's obit, James Porter was a son and should 
read James Porter Asbury.

Carole

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