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Obituaries

JANE ESSARY
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Jane (Golden) Essary, 70, formerly of McKenzie, died Monday, March 26, at Jewish Hospital. Funeral services were Friday, March 30, at 2 p.m. at Arch L. Heady at Resthaven in Louisville with private entombment in Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Mrs. Essary was a member of Summit Heights Methodist Church where she had taught with the parents out program for 18 years.
Survivors include: her husband of 51 years, Earnest Essary; one daughter, Karen (Ed) Eastridge; one brother, Jim (Carolyn) Golden; and several nieces and nephews.

JOSEPH KEE PRITCHARD
1931-2007
CLARKSBURG: Joseph Kee Pritchard, 75, died Wednesday, March 28, at Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were Friday, March 30, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Ringold officiating. Burial followed in Blair Cemetery.
Mr. Pritchard was born April 25, 1931 in Carroll County to the late Guy and Allie (Kee) Pritchard. He was a retired barber, a Korean Navy Veteran, a member of the Carroll County Democratic Party, supporting local and state levels, a member of the Huntingdon Elks, and a member of Clarksburg Church of Christ.
He is survived by several cousins and friends.

NICHOLAS SCOTT JOHNSON
INFANT
HUNTINGDON: Nicholas Scott Johnson, infant, died Tuesday, March 27, at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. Graveside services were Friday, March 30, at 10:00 a.m. in New Reedy Creek Cemetery with Bro. Kenneth Hillsman officiating.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Peggy Busstle and Benjamin Busstle.
Survivors include: his father and mother, Geoffray Scott Johnson and Deborah Jane (Busstle) Johnson of Huntingdon; two sisters, Shea Jane Johnson and Jean Anne Johnson, both of Huntingdon; and paternal grandparents, Annie Vieregg Mehring of Grand Island, Nebraska and Lonnie Johnson of Alda, Nebraska.
Chase Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

LULA N. SCOTT
1921-2007
CLARKSBURG: Lula N. Scott, 85, died Thursday, March 29 at Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were Saturday, March 31, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Chase Funeral Home with Bro. Martin Klamm and Bro. Billy Ringold officiating. Burial followed in Seller Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Scott was born August 28, 1921 in Carroll County to the late Robert Daniel Mitchell and Sarah Ema (Whitehorn) Mitchell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Clarksburg Church of Christ. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Buford Scott.
Survivors include: one daughter, Diane Cannon of Clarksburg; one son, Robert (Dorothy) Scott of Clarksburg; two sisters, Dorothy (Billy) Carnell and Barbara (Leonard) Ellis, both of Huntingdon; two brothers, Robert (Marie) Mitchell of Jackson and Denver Mitchell of Illinois; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

CAROLINE MAY BROWN
1917-2007
BRUCETON: Caroline May Brown, 89, died Friday, March 30, at Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were Monday, April 2, 4 p.m. at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Steve Whitworth officiating. Cremation followed.
Mrs. Brown was born November 7, 1917 in Mineral Ridge, Ohio to the late Leophold and May Bowen Nass. She was an instrument technician at Phoenix, Arizona Baptist Hospital and a member of Mineral Ridge, Ohio Presbyterian Church. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Eugene Sypherd, Sr.
Survivors include: one daughter, Ann Copenhaver Kirk of Camden; three sons, Douglas Sypherd and George Sypherd, both of Phoenix, Arizona, and Kenneth E. Sypherd, Jr. of Taveras, Florida; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

LARRY JOE COOK
1939-2007
HOLLOW ROCK: Larry Joe Cook, 67, died Friday, March 30, at Baptist Hospital in Huntingdon. Funeral services were Sunday, April 1, 2:30 p.m. at Bruceton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lloyd Rich and Rev. Sammy Douglas officiating. Burial followed with military honors at Shiloh Cemetery near Milan.
Mr. Cook was born June 17, 1939 near Roellen to the late James Meredith Cook and Frances Josephine Allen Cook. He was a truck driver for MAPP, a Navy veteran and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include: his wife, Jo Anna Lee Miller Cook of Hollow Rock; one daughter, Francis "Cis" Cason of Martin; two step-daughters, Mary Pearl Divine of Jackson and Marsha Vermillion of McKenzie; two step-sons, Ralph Holley, Jr. of Bolivar and David Holley of McKenzie; three grandchildren, 16 step-grandchildren, and nine step-great-grandchildren.

JOSEPH ROBERT CLARK
1968-2007
MCKENZIE: Joseph Robert Clark, 38, died Wednesday, March 28, at Vanderbilt Hospital. Funeral services were Friday, March 30, 2 p.m. at Gallimore Funeral Home in Gleason with Rev. Bobby Conley officiating.
Mr. Clark, a welder/feed mill operator, was born April 13, 1968 in San Bernadino, California. He was preceded in death by his mother, Janie (Rowe) Clark.
Survivors include: his father, James Ralph Clark; two brothers, James Clark of Camden and Shawn Clark of Gleason; three step-brothers, Greg Williams of Sharon, Rodney Williams of Dresden, and Chris Williams of Gleason; and one sister, Mandy Wade of Gleason.

JAMES THOMAS FITE
1950-2007
MCKENZIE: James Thomas Fite, 56, died Sunday, March 25, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Fite, an air conditioner repairman, was born August 10, 1950 in Carroll County.
Survivors include: his parents, Jefferson Fite and Sue (Turney) Fite; one son, James Timothy Fite; four daughters, Tina Fite of Lebanon, and Gina Alas, Michele Hill and Brittany Hill, all of McKenzie; one brother, David Fite of Lebanon; and six grandchildren.
Brummitt Funeral Home was in charge.


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