News Outlook Your Hometown Newspaper November 30, 2017 - 3
HELEN DONOHEW
VINA PURVIS GRAY
Helen Donohew, 83, de-
parted this life on Novem-
ber 27, 2017 surrounded
by her precious family. She
was born in Bath County on
March 6, 1934 to the late
Lloyd Thomas Thompson
and Mary Elizabeth Warner
Thompson. She married
Samuel Clifton Donohew
and together with their
family they opened and
operated Donohew Incor-
porated. Most of her life,
however, she was a home-
maker; spending her time
nurturing and loving her
family. She was a member
of the Peeled Oak Christian
Church. In her spare time,
she had a passion for gar-
dening and planting flow-
ers, but she also had a spe-
cial talent for painting. She
often painted saw blades
and gifted them to fam-
ily members. She loved an-
tiques and her animals and
her church. She is survived
by two sons Mike (Jeanie)
Donohew and Sam (Stefani)
Donohew all of Owingsville;
two daughters Debbie (Har-
old) Copher and Kathy Sor-
rell all of Owingsville; seven
Vina Purvis Gray, 81,
passed away early in the
grandchildren and nine morning on Tuesday, No-
great-grandchildren. She vember 28, 2017. She was
was preceded in death by born in Montgomery Coun-
her husband Samuel Clif- ty on May 9, 1936 to the late
ton Donohew; one son Da- Jame Purvis and Anna Belle
vid Donohew; one brother Bowles Purvis. She was a
Lloyd "Sonny" Thompson, Homemaker and Farmer,
Jr. and one sister Marilyn working alongside her late
Montgomery. Visitation
was held on Tuesday at
Richardson Funeral Home.
Funeral Services were con-
ducted on Wednesday with
the Reverend Charles Mc-
Guire officiating. Burial fol-
lowed in the Donohew Fam-
ily Cemetery.
husband Orval Gray for
many years. Stie was deeply
devoted to her family and
dearly loved each of her
children, grandchildren
siblings. She leaves behind
her son Bill (Suzanne) Gray
of Owingsville; one brother
Austin Purvis; three sisters
Ada Crouch, Allie Copher,
and Sarah Spence; 4 grand-
children Chad, Zachery,
Rachel and Jillian Gray; and
4 great grandchildren Mav-
erick Gray, McKenna Gray,
Gracie Gray, and Shelby
Lawson. Friends may visit
from 12-2 p.m. Thursday,
November 30, 2017 at Rich-
ardson Funeral Home. Ser-
vices will be conducted at
2 p.m. on Thursday with
Reverend Gary Boyd offici-
ating. Burial to follow in the
Longview Cemetery.
KATHY PRICE FERGUSON
Organized by the Cave
Run Lake Chapter of the
Sheltowee Trace Association
(STA)
Join us for a 6-mile hike
featuring the beautiful
"Furnace" Arch. Partici-
pants will park at Clear
Creek Lake and be shut-
fled to Ratliff Road, which
crosses the Trace to the
south. The hike takes
us past spectacular bluff
views, which should be es-
pecially outstanding in De-
cember.
We ask for a $10 donation
per person, which will cov-
er the cost of the shuffle,
as well as support our STA
chapter in ongoing mainte-
nance of the trail.
Please let us know if you
are interested by emailing
crlc@ sheltoweetrace.org.
DATE: Saturday, Decem-
ber 9
ARRIVAL TIME: 9:45 am
SHUTTLE DEPARTURE
TIME: 10 am
PARKING AND
SHUTFLE DEPARTURE
POINT: Clear Creek Lake
LENGTH OF HIKE: 6
miles
ESTIMATED TIME:
3 - 4 hours, including rest
breaks and lunch
DIRECTIONS:
Clear Creek Lake:
• Take Highway 211
south from Highway 60 in
Salt Lick.
• After 3.5 miles, turn
left on Clear Creek Road,
at the sign for Zilpo Recre-
ation Area.
• After 2.5 miles, turn
right into the parking area
at Clear Creek Lake.
• We will have event
signs posted to help guide
you from Clear Creek
Road.
• (If you are coming from
the south, Clear Creek Rd
is a right turn off 211 about
3 miles north of Hwy 211s
junction with Hwy 36.)
Questions? Email crlc@
sheltoweetrace.org.
at the family farm, and play- life
Kathy Price Ferguson, ing with her grandchildren.
57, of Cedarville, Ohio for- She also enjoyed collecting By Cecil Lawson
merly of Bath County, Ken- t-shirts from family and KyNewsGroup
tucky departed from this friends when they went on cecil@kynewsgroup.com
world to meet the Lord on trips. A visitation was held
Friday, November 17, 2017 at Grace Baptist Ch'lrch, Kentucky 2017 deer hat-
at Hospice of Dayton. She (109 North Main Street, vest totalsfollowingtheend
was born at the family home Cedarville, Ohio 45314) of modern gun season this
in Polksville (Bath County), on Saturday, November 25, past weekend show num-
Kentucky on July 21, 1960, 2017, with a funeral ser- bers are down slightly but
a daughter of the late Crate vices following, with Pastor still within the state-wide
: i, iiM ixi e pric6: !o:ad_ Brian Hanson:officiating. aver igei:i : ....
[li on to her parents, ' fie Graveside : :services ' and According, to: statistics
was preceded in death by burial was conducted on from the Kentucky Depart-
one sister, Marie Price Monday, November 27, ment of Fish & Wildlife's
Raby, brother-in-law, Jerry 2017 at the family cemetery Telecheck system on Mon-
day, 121,269 deer had been
Stacy, nephews, Brian and in Polksville, Kentucky with checked, wh!ch is down
Crate Price, niece, Aimee Rev. Lowell Rice officiating.
Caldwell and her father- In lieu of flowers donations from lastyears 139,450.
in-law and mother-in-law, may be made to Hospice 2015 was a record deer
Leigh and Grace Fergnson, of Dayton, 324 Wilmington hunting season, with
whom she loved dearly. Sur- Avenue, Dayton, OH 45420 155,734 checked.
Of those deer killed this
vivors include her husband, in memory of Kathy. The
Ralph Ferguson, one son, Michael P,. Gray Funeral year, 57 percent were males
James Ferguson (Angela), Home in Owingsville is car- and 43 percent females.
• 81 percent of those taken
Josie and Amber Ferguson,
her brothers, Haskell (Pan-
la) Price, Larry Price, Har-
ris (Samantha) Price, Billy
(Crystal) Price, and Robin
(Teresa) Price and sis-
ters, Wanda Stacy, Debbie
Benson (Alfred Little) and
Dolly (Jeff) Heston. Kathy
loved photography, looking
for great buys at yard sales
and auctions, spending time
with her family, especially Photo courtesy of Kentucky Department of Fish & Wild-
The top five counties for
total harvest were Critten-
den, 3116; Pendleton, 3028;
Hardin, 3003; Christian,
2929; and Owen, 2842.
Local harvest totals were:
Bath County: 597 (down
from 688 last year)
Fleming County: 726
(down from 979 last year)
Nicholas County: 744
(down from 755 last year)
:Robertson County: 782
(down from 807 last year)
Menifee County: 139
(down from 292 last year)
This year state wildlife
officials noted the worst
outbreak of epizootic hem-
orrhagic disease (EHD) in
a decade.
This viral disease spread
by flies and midges was re-
grandchildren, Alyssa, mg for local arrangenmnts.
RYAN ALAN SMALLWOOD
Ryan Alan Smallwood, 25,
of Peartree Way, French-
burg, Kentucky passed away
Thursday, November 23,
2017 at the St. Joseph-Mt.
Sterling Hospital. He: was
born in Mt, Stetting, Ken-
tucky on December 30, 1991
the son of Jennifer Combs
Smallwood and the late
David Stephen Smallwood.
He loved hunting and fish-
ing and being outdoors. He
is survived by his mother,
Jennifer Combs Smallwood
of Frenchburg, KY; a son,
Tyson Smallwood of Means,
KY; a daughter, Riley Small-
wood of Means, KY; a
brother, Cody Smallwood
of Frenchburg, KY; his ma-
ternal grandparents, Aide
and Allie Combs of French-
burg, KY; two aunts, Becky
Combs of Frenchburg and
Malana Day of Hazard,
KY; and an uncle, Anthony
Combs of Wellington, KY.
In additign to his father, he
was preceded in death by
his paternal grandparents,
Della and Betty Smallwood.
Funeral services were held
on Tuesday, November 28,
2017 at the Taul Ftmeral
Home Chapel in French-
burg with Rev. David Hale
officiating and burial fol-
lowed in the Lovelace Cem-
etery. Visitation was held on
Monday evening at the Taul
Funeral Home. Pallbear-
ers were Cody Smallwood,
Kendall Combs, Kasey
Combs, Tyler Noble, Chase
Noble and Anthony Combs.
Honorary pallbearers were
Kristen Combs, Kayleah
Combs, Braxton Day, Trea
Macchia, Melanie Macchia,
Latosha Cockerham, Day
Cox, Shannon Combs and
Zack Romans.
sponsible for at least 5000
reported deaths of deer
across the state and was re-
this year were killed using corded across several states
a modern firearm, 12.7 per- in the Appalachian region.
cent were taken with a bow, However, state officials
3 percent with a muzzle did not expect the disease
loading rifle, and 2.7 per- to significantly impact herd
cent with a crossbow• populations.
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Bath Co Cares, a non-profit
community organization dedi-
cated to providing resources
!to battle our community's
drug addiction crisis will host
a program "Hiding in Plain
Sight," by Kentucky State Po-
lice Trooper Robert Purdy,
on Monday, December 11,
2017, at the Bath County High
School gym, from 6:30 to 8
p.m.
This course is designed to
educate community leaders,
caregivers, and profession-
als working with teens about
some of the current drug
trends affecting our youth.
Attendees will learn first-
hand how everyday items that
appear harmless but are alco-
hol and drug-related.
The public is encouraged to
attend this program.
Check out the closest store carrying Hallmark
in your area!
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Bath County Middle School teacher Jennifer Blount was
recognized during the recent 4-H Banquet on Nov. 12
for her years of service to Bath County 4-H. She was
)resented a plaque by 4-H Agent Terence Clemens.
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