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METRODorothy Marie Abell, 73John B. “Poppy” Anderson, 89Doyle R. Armstrong, 87Mary Elizabeth Ashby, 90Mary “Katie” Berry, 86Raymond E. “Uncle Bud”Bidwell

Richard Earl Bott, 71Patricia T. Bowling, 68Robert H. Branham, 85Bertha Abner Brock, 74Alice M. (Robinson)Buckman, 82

William E. Butler, 62Ronnie Chester, 49Sarah Lynnette Davenport, 55Shirley Ann (Renner) DoughertyHelen Louise Doyle, 80Patrick Lee Dunlap, 52

Betty Ann Early, 63Jackie D. Gates, 59Sheila Ann Grainger, 57CyRyan and CyRhiaGreenidge, infants

Helen “Lil Helen” Hall, 87John Henry Harrison Jr., 86Mable Mary Henderson, 95Rose M. King, 82John P. Lawler II, 58Mark Alan Lawson, 57Doris Lee Lester, 81Ryan Charles Nalley, 25Dorothy Nesbitt, 88Mary Luella Ball O’Neil, 92John Edward Paul, 72Nancy S. “Nana” Reed, 73Irene Reiche, 85Helen Elise Lodsy Schuder, 93

Peggy Ann Selby, 58Henry Cabell “Cab” Utley, 83Janet E. Woodard, 74Dorothy Mae HornbuckleOwen Young

INDIANAMatthew Charles Nugent, 19Dewey Luttrell Jr., 71Edison E. Sprinkle, 96Susan G. StevensJames Albert Hahn, 71Buck Hall, 82Charles R. “Buddie” Sarles, 84Fran Bowling, 66Herman J. Fox Jr., 79Ted Daniel Shisler, 76

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ABELL, DOROTHY MARIE,73, of Louisville, went to be with her Heav-enly Father on Saturday, March 31, 2012.

She was a member of Neighborhood ChapelBaptist Church.

She is survived by sons, Doug Decker, Ken-ny Bays and Steve and Joseph Carver; daugh-ters, Pam Aird, Sharon Stout, Kathy Bays andHeather Earhart; brothers, Dennis, Louis,Lonnie, Glenn and Garry Goodman; sisters,Pauline and Etta Rae Goodman.

Her visitation will be Tuesday from 11a.m.-8 p.m. at J.B. Ratterman & Sons, 2114W. Market St. Her body will be cremated. Amemorial service will be held at a later date atPortland Plaza.

ANDERSON, JOHN B. “POPPY,”89, passed away March28, 2012.

Survivors are his chil-d r e n , J o h n F .(Katherine), Harold E.( D o l o r i s ) , K e v i n D .(Marilyn), Kenneth R.,Keith A. (Rachel),Der-rick A., and Trish Ander-son and Alfreda Camp-bell (Curtis) and PaulaKrull (John); Brother,

Moses Anderson; eight grandchildren; andeight great-grandchildren.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shiloh BaptistChurch, 1349 Catalpa Street. Visitation is 6-9p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements byG. C. Williams Funeral Home.

ARMSTRONG, DOYLE R.,8 7 , d i e d T h u r s d a y ,March 29, 2012.

He was retired se-nior loan officer forKY Telco FederalC r e d i t U n i o n ,

founder of D & G Couri-er Service, an Army vet-eran , and member ofParkland Baptist Church,Gideon's Internationala n d S u n s e t M a s o n i c

Lodge.He is survived by his wife, the former Grace

Evelyn Arms; daughter, Sheila Kurz (PaulKevin); granddaughter, Kimberly Perry (Dus-tin); great grandson, Kaden Perry; and sisters,Nell Taphorn (Art) and Ruth Pitt.

His funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at ParklandBaptist Church, 7206 Shepherdsville Roadwith private entombment. Visitation is noon-6p.m. Sunday at Fern Creek Funeral Home,5406 Bardstown Road and 9 -10:30 a.m. Mon-day at the church.

Memorial gifts: Gideon's International,Hosparus or any charity of the donor's choice.

ASHBY, MARY ELIZABETH,90 of Woodstock, GA,died Thursday, March 29,2 0 1 2 a t h e r h o m efollowing a brief illness.

Mrs. Ashby was bornSeptember 24, 1921 inCentertown, KY to thelate Arl Benjamin andNola Tate Ward. Shewas a charter member ofGrace Tabernacle. Marygraduated from Center-

town High School, she worked in the Center-town Post Office, then moved to Louisville,where she married Roy Ashby in 1947. Shewas a lingerie buyer for Selmens Departmentstore and retired from Stewarts Departmentstore as a hosiery buyer.

In addition to her parents, Mary is precededin death by her husband, Roy Ashby; daughter,Donna Mullins; and three brothers.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, R. Douglas and Deborah Ashby; Grand-children, Melissa Hester (Danny), Brian Ash-by (Aubrey), Mark Ashby and Joshua Ashby;great-grandchildren, Andrew Hester, HeatherAshby, Emma Ashby and Elijah Ashby all ofWoodstock, GA.; sister, Arlene Yount ofShelbyville, KY.; sister-in-law, Beverly Wardof Bowling Green, KY.; and numerous nieces,nephews, other relatives and loving friends.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednes-day, April 4, 2012 in the Chapel of J. B.Ratterman & Sons Funeral Home. Intermentwill follow in Louisville Memorial Park, Rev.Mark Jackson will officiate. The family willreceive friends on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from4-8 p.m. at J. B. Ratterman & Sons FuneralHome and Wednesday, April 4, 2012 from 10a.m. until service time.

In lieu of flowers the family asks thatdonations be made to American CancerSociety or a Humane Society of your choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of J. B.Ratterman & Sons Funeral Home, 4832 CaneR u n R o a d , L o u i s v i l l e , K Y . 4 0 2 1 6 ,502-447-7114.

BERRY, MARY "KATIE,”86, entered into rest onMarch 30, 2012.

She was a member ofEvangel Christian LifeCenter and retired fromH. J. Scheirich Companyafter 21 years of service.

Survivors include herson, Michael Berry (Ma-l ina) ; grandchi ldren ,Marti K. Johnston (Phil)a n d T i s h a S c h r u d d e

(Andy); and four great-grandsons, Zack, Ja-cob, Drew and Nick.

Her funeral service will be held at 1 p.m.Monday at W.G. Hardy Funeral Home. Visi-tation will be on Sunday from 2 - 8 p.m. andon Monday after 11 a.m. at the funeral home,with burial following in Beth Haven Ceme-tery.

BIDWELL, RAYMOND E. “UNCLE BUD”passed away Thursday,March 29, 2012.

Bud was a retired busdriver for GreyhoundBus Lines, a member ofthe National Turkey As-sociation and a U. S. AirForce veteran of WorldWar II. He was an avidhunter.

Preceding him in deathwere his wives, Beulah

C. Matherly Bidwell and Natalie Owens Bid-well; a son, Charles Bidwell; daughters, MaryAnn Nelms and Jamella King; brothers, Wil-liam and Stanley Bidwell.

Survivors include his daughter, Terri Blair(Larry); a brother, Ernest Bidwell (Ellen);grandchildren, Brian Blair (Heather), DavidBlair (Amanda), Jamie Bickleman (Bill),Michelle Terry (Larry), Melissa Daugherty(Steve) and Crystal Bidwell; great-grandchil-dren, Kristin (Eric), Morgan, Brianna, Austin,Raegan, AshLee, Ben and Jacob; great-greatgrandchildren, Andrew and Natalie as well asseveral nieces and nephews. He is also sur-vived by several dear friends, especially Jim-my Dillman.

His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday,April 2, 2012 at Ratterman & Sons FuneralHome, 3800 Bardstown Road where visitationwill be 2-8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will followthe funeral service in Calvary Cemetery.

Donations may be made to the AmericanCancer Society in his memory.

BOTT, RICHARD EARL,71, known affectionately as “Rich, Dick, orDickie,” to his family and friends, passedaway Monday, March 26, 2012.

He was a resident of Arcadia, FL at the timeof his death. He died of complications of histreatment for lung cancer.

He was born September 11, 1940 in Louis-ville, KY. His parents were H. Earl Bott andEdith Pulliam Bott. Schools he attended inLouisville: St. Frances Rome Elementary,Barrett Junior High, Atherton High, and hegraduated from Eastern High School in 1958.He obtained Bachelor of Science and JurisDoctor degrees from the University of

Louisville, graduating in 1977. He was amember of the Kentucky and Florida BarAssociations, and practiced civil law inNaples, FL.

He retired from law in 1988 to pursue hislifelong interests in music and art. He was aKentucky Colonel and a musician member ofseveral bands, including: Cosmo and TheCounts, Pontius and The Pilates, BeargrassBluegrass, Sleepy Hollow Bluegrass, Clover-leaf, and, at the time of his death was playingin Florida, with Southwind Bluegrass. He wasa founding member of the Southwest FloridaBluegrass Association and a member ofHeartland Bluegrass Association.

He enjoyed performing to live audiences andshared his humor and wit in stories and come-dy, as well as his virtuosity in acoustic guitarand resophonic guitar (Dobro), as well as oth-er instruments. His recent published musicCDs, include: “Cloverleaf Live in MountainView, Arkansas” and “Close to Home.” Healso did session work and produced CDs forother musicians.

His interests and achievements in art, in-cluded: Landscape and Portrait Painting, LineDrawings, Computer Graphics, and Web PageDesigns. His collective art and music workswill be published in an online Gallery, by hisson, Richard Bott, Jr. “Richie,” by mid-sum-mer 2012.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, JoyceElaine McCullum Bott, of Arcadia, FL, hisson, Richard Earl Bott, Jr., of Los Angeles,CA, his sister, Susan Bott Walther (Clarence)of Seymour, IN and his uncle, The ReverendJames B. Lewis of Louisville, KY.

He was preceded in death by his parents,Edith Pulliam Bott of Louisville, KY and EarlBott, of Naples, FL.

Graveside services will be held at St. Clare’sCemetery in Colesburg, KY on Saturday,March 31st at 1 p.m., EDT, with the ReverendClarence Walther, Jr., officiating. A memori-al service, celebrating his life and music, willbe held on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 11 a.m.,at Westport Road Baptist Church, 9705 West-port Road, Louisville, KY 40241, with his un-cle, the Reverend James B. Lewis officiating.For additional information please contact hisson, Richie, Phone 323-909-4017.

BOWLING, PATRICIA T.,68, of Louisville passedaway Saturday, March31, 2012 after a long ill-ness.She was born in Lexing-ton , KY, January 21 ,1944, and was precededin death by her daughter,Angela Bowling, and herp a r e n t s D e n h a m a n dMary Frances Taylor.Patricia is survived by herchildren, Marcia Bowl-

ing, Brittany Brohm (Charles) and CatherineTomes (Scott); three grandchildren, LaineyTomes, Ryan Tomes and Sage Brohm; onesister, Mary Carol Karnes (Jake) and onebrother, W.D. Taylor Jr.

Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at St. Gabriel theArchangel, 5505 Bardstown Road. Visitationwill be held 3-8 p.m. Monday at Arch L.Heady & Sons at Westport Village, 7410Westport Road.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to theUrsul ine Sisters Development Fund orHosparus.

Please leave a condolence for the family atwww.archlheadywestport.com.

BRANHAM, ROBERT H.,85, passed away surrounded by family, March13, 2012, in his Malibu, CA home.

For three decades he was art illustrator formajor studio film productions.

He is survived by his wife, Priscilla Ray Bra-nham; sister, Catherine Branham Bohn; andsix daughters.

BROCK, BERTHA ABNER,74, of Louisville, passed away Saturday,March 31, 2012 at Norton Audubon Hospital.

She was preceded in death by her husbandJohn Calvin "Bud" Brock.

Survivors include her children, sons, WayneBrock (Becky), Tony Brock, Roy Brock(Karen) and Elvis Brock (Anna); daughters,Debbie Brock Dixon (Bob) and Loretta Brock;sister, Naomi White; grandchildren, SherryBrock, Tony Brock (Angie), Candace Lan-caster, Rachel Brock and JC Brock; andgreat-grandchildren, Christopher John WayneBrock, Tyler Vittitow, Erick Vittitow, KaylaBrock and Jacob Michael Wayne Brock.

Her funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Mondayat Arch L. Heady & Son Funeral Home andCremation Services, Okolona. Burial: High-land Memory Gardens. Visitation: Sunday, 1-8p.m. and after 9 a.m. Monday until servicetime.

Bertha was a beautiful wife, mother, grand-mother, great-grandmother and sister.

Memorial contributions can be made to theHumane Society. Please visit our websitearchlheadypreston.com for online condolenc-es.

BUCKMAN, ALICE M. (ROBINSON),82, Louisville, peaceful-ly returned to her Heav-enly Father March 30,2012.She was a former mem-ber of St. Timothy Cath-olic Church and a mem-b e r o f S t . P e t e r t h eApostle. Alice graduatedf r o m A h r e n ' s T r a d eSchool. She married andbecame a homemaker.Her interests and hobbies

included St. Timothy's Bingo, PTA, CatholicGolden Age, bowling, Bunko and learning pi-ano. She greatly enjoyed volunteer work atMount St. Francis Center as well as the Fran-ciscan Shelter House soup kitchen.

She was preceded by her sister, Mildred andan infant son, Gerard. She is survived by herloving husband of 64 years, James, and chil-dren, Phil (Betty), Amanda Kuhlman (Jim),Steve (Cookie), Joe, Mary Poore, Paul (Mela-nie) and Becky (Ralph Duncan); 10 grandchil-dren, 13 great-grandchildren; her brother, BillRobinson; and a host of nieces, nephews,cousins, other family and friends.

Her funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesdayat St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 5431Johnsontown Road, with burial in St. Micha-el Catholic Cemetery, 1153 Charles St., Lou-isville, KY 40204. Visitation will be on Mon-day, from 2-8 p.m. at Heady-Hardy FuneralHome, 7710 Dixie Hwy., Louisville, KY40258.

Expressions of sympathy may be made toBaptist Hospital East, Palliative Care Fund,4000 Kreske Way, Louisville, KY 40207 or

The American Diabetes Association atwww. diabetes.org. Condolences to the familymay be left at www.Heady-Hardy.com

BUTLER, WILLIAM E., 62, of Louisville,died March 29, 2013. Owen Funeral Home -Jeffersontown.

CHESTER, RONNIE, 49, died March 29,2012. Perryman’s Mortuary, 34th & Broad-way

DAVENPORT, SARAH LYNNETTE,55, passed away March 28, 2012.

She is survived by her husband, LarryDavenport; a daughter, Melinda Willcoxson(Wade) and mother, Ann Bruce.

Funeral ceremony: 11 a.m. Tuesday at New-comer Funeral Home, 235 Juneau Drive withentombment in Louisville Memorial GardensWest. Visitation 1-7 p.m. Monday.

Online condolences to www.newcomerlouisville.com

DOUGHERTY, SHIRLEY ANN (RENNER),of Carson City, NV died March 29, 2012.

She was born October 18, 1939 in Louisville,to Jack and Ernestine Renner.

Shirley is survived by her husband of 35years, Bill Dougherty; daughter, Sue Shafferof Carson City, Karen Leggett (Steve) of Sac,CA; sons, Mike Livers of Furgus Falls MN,Bruce Bewley of Chico, CA, and James (Lisa)Bewley of Vacaville, CA.; 12 grandchildren;six great-grandchildren; sisters, DeloresWebster of Bloomington IN, Martha Lathamof Louisville, Carolyn Dikanic of Rockford IL,and Paula Carscadden of Concord, CA; andbrothers, Al Renner of Tracy, CA and RayRenner of San Jose CA.

She was preceded in death by brothers, JimTucker and Jack Renner; and sister, JoanneHumrick.

Our mom is the most wonderful mom in theworld and touched everyone that ever cameacrossed her. LOVE YOU MOM.

DOYLE, HELEN LOUISE,80, passed away Saturday March 31, 2012 ather home with her husband at her side.She is a retired waitress from the old Leon-

hardt's Restaurant and Kelly's Lounge onDixie. She is a former member of St. ThomasMore and St. Helen Catholic Church.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years,John Doyle; children, Linda Geiger (Bill),Jack Doyle Jr. (Sandy), Cathy Hayes (Dave),and Missy Callaway (Mike); 10 grandchildren;6.5 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary In-gram.

The funeral is 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joseph E.Ratterman & Son, 7336 Southside Dr. withburial Thursday in KY Veterans Central inRadcliff, KY. Visitation is 2-7 p.m. Wednes-day at Rattermans.

Expressions of sympathy may be made toDown’s Syndrome of Louisville.

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