DEATHSPage 8 Clinton County News Thursday, April 12, 2012

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First & Farmers Bank CEO Steve Morgan stood with Albany/Clinton County Wellness Center Vice-President Sandra Guffey and Director Bobby Grant last week to present a check to the Wellness Center for $5,000 and to proclaim a commitment of $5,000 per year for five years as a donation to the Wellness Center.

First & Farmers donates to Wellness Center

Ida “Billie” SloanIda “Billie” Sloan, 85, New

Castle, Indiana and a native of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in New Castle. She was the wife of the late Kay Sloan, a member of the Baptist Church in Knight-stown, Indiana and was also pre-ceded in death by an infant son and five sisters.

She is survived by a son, Larry E. (Faye) Sloan, Anderson, IN; a sister, Etta (Lyle) Dotson, Jackson, MI; four grandchildren, Brian K. Sloan, Knightstown, IN; Tammy Goodpastor, York-town, IN; Jody Sloan, New Cas-tle, IN; David Sloan, Louisville, KY; also six great-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service with final resting place in South Mound Cemetery-West Lawn Addition. Arrangements made through Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service of New Castle, Indiana. Condolences may be made at www.hinsey-brown.com.

Rema Erenstine BurchettRema Erenstine Burchett, 81,

Albany, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Clinton County Care and Rehabilitation Cen-ter. She was the daughter of the late Carley and Maude Polston Hadley and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Lee.

She is survived by three sons, James Roger (Connie) Burchett, Jamestown, KY; Gary L. and Jes-sie Burchett, both of Albany; two brothers, J.T. (Lavonne) Had-ley, Albany; Herman “Dickie” (Alva) Hadley, Jamestown, KY; special friend, Thelma Mercer; two nephews, Jimmy and Bry-ant Hadley; two grandchildren, Andrew and Angie and two great-grandchildren, Timmy and Sophia.

Graveside services were held Monday, April 9, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Lands Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Michael Cooper officiat-ing. Arrangements made through Weldon Haddix Funeral Home of Albany.

Beulah AaronBeulah Aaron, 88, Albany,

passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Clinton County Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Jesse Harvey Aaron and a member of Semi-nary United Methodist Church. She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Deborah Aaron; a sister, Marie Willen and two brothers, Frank and Odell Burchett.

She is survived by two daugh-ters, Barbara (Darrell) Sher-rard, IN; Linda (Ron) Burchett, Glasgow, KY; three sons, Ralph (Barb) Aaron, Louisville, KY; Jerry (Terry) and Dewey Aaron, Albany; a sister, Jewel My-ers, Burkesville, KY; a brother, Evert Burchett, Glasgow, KY; 10 grandchildren, Pamula, Greg, Eddie, Annette, Dewey Lynn, Ronald, Richard, Stefanie, Jes-sica and Brad; 14 great-grand-children and four great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 2 p.m. at Talbott Funeral Home with Bro. Bobby Sexton and Bro. Jim Powell officiating. Final resting place in Lands Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements made through Tal-bott Funeral Home of Albany.

Martha Alice Dixon Brummett

Martha Alice Dixon Brum-mett, 82, was born to Rev. Er-nest and Zone Haynes Dixon on June 14, 1929 in Russell County, Ky. She was the third child of eight (seven girls and one boy.) Her father became a Method-ist preacher soon after her birth and she often accompanied him to church in his many charges. She was an accomplished pia-nist, and enjoyed playing for the church services.

While Rev. Dixon was pas-tor of Albany United Methodist Church, Martha met and married Louis Oscar Brummett, who was song leader and a wonderful ten-or at the methodist church. They were blessed with one child, Ernest Louis Brummett born on November 25, 1956. Martha joined her parents, her husband and her son in that glorious home of no more sorrow or tears on Monday, April 2, 2012. She was preceded in death by Alma Dixon Smith and J.D. Dixon, her older siblings. Also greeting her in heaven are one nephew, one niece and four brothers-in-law. She is survived by her five siblings, Edna D. Hale, Mira D. Jewell (and T.J.), Pat D. Duvall (and Billy F.), Linda D. Stahl, Rebecca Eckles (and Jerry). She is also survived by Shirley Dixon, sister-in-law, six nieces, five nephews, five great-nieces, and seven great-great-nieces and nephews. Martha has many surviving relatives on both sides of her parents. They each know how special they were to Martha.

Her funeral was held on Sat-urday, April 7, 2012 at Albany United Methodist Church, with Bro. Charlie Shoemake and Bro. Jeff Brown officiating. Final resting place in Albany Ceme-tery. Family appreciates flowers and/or donations to the Albany United Methodist Church.

Professional services pro-vided by Campbell-New Funeral Home in Albany, Ky. Online condolences at www.campbell-new.com.

- Notice paid for by family.

Lonzo Smith Lonzo Smith, 61, Albany,

passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 at his residence. He was the son of the late Rubin and Ostie Kennedy Smith, was of the Meth-odist faith, and an avid business-man who operated Smith’s Taxi Service and S and W Auto Parts. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Smith.

He is survived by his wife, Jewell Smith, Albany; two daughters, Lisa (James) Davis, Albany; Crystal (Brian) Buck, London, KY; a son, Roger (girl-friend Tina Bowlin), Albany; five sisters, Georgie Reynolds, Byrdstown, TN; Oralee Starnes, Elgie Barnes, Connie Duvall and Teresa Scroggins, all of Albany; three brothers, Lloyd “Hack,” Ricky and Tony Smith, all of Al-bany; seven grandchildren, Da-kota Smith, Jessica and Jeffrey Brown, Nicole, Tyler, Dylan and Amber Davis; one great-grand-child, Kayden Davis; also sev-eral nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Camp-bell-New Funeral Home with Bro. Melvin Daniel and Bro. Al-vin Sells officiating. Final resting place in Davis Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements made through Campbell-New Funeral Home of Albany. Online condolences may be made at www.campbell-new.com.

Junior “Sid” SidwellJunior “Sid” Sidwell, 77,

Pendleton, Indiana and a native of Albany, passed away Wednes-day, April 4, 2012 at his resi-dence. He was the son of the late Jessie and Flossie (York) Sidwell and was also preceded in death by three sisters, a brother and a granddaughter. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Ko-rean Conflict.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Eckrote) Sidwell; chil-dren, Darlene (Steve) Brockway of IA, Joelene (Gary) Lowe of IN and Troy (Kat) Sidwell of Texas; a step-son, Jim (Treva) Foster of CO; a brother, Don Sidwell; a sister, Opal Burchett; also four grandchildren, four great-grand-children and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Home with cremation following. Online condolences may be made at www.brownbutzdiedring.com.

Seven die on Kentucky roadwaysPreliminary statistics* indicate that seven people died in seven

separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, April 2, through Sunday, April 8, 2012.

All of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and six victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Barren, Boone, Daviess, Hopkins, Knox, Rockcastle and Scott counties.

Through April 8, 2012, preliminary statistics* indicate that 161 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2012. This is four less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2011.

There have been 136 motor vehicle fatalities and 79 of those vic-tims were not wearing seat belts. Eighteen of those crashes involved a commercial motor vehicle. Eleven crashes involved a motorcycle and eight victims were not wearing helmets. Two crashes involved an ATV and one victim was not wearing a helmet. Twelve crashes involved a pedestrian. Twenty-six deaths have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.

Citizens can contribute to highway safety by reporting erratic drivers to the Kentucky State Police toll-free at 1-800-222-5555. Callers will remain anonymous and should give a description of the vehicle, location, direction of travel and license number if possible.

*These statistics are still preliminary as KSP waits for all local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to report any crashes and fatalities that may have occurred in their areas.