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In Memory of
my dear departed wife
Versie Marie Leach
2-28-40 ~ 8-24-08
Its been four years and almost fve
Since you were taken to our home on high
That wonderful place weve both longed to be
There with Jesus in eternity.
Ive missed you each day that youve been gone
Without you with me, I feel so alone
But the life we lived when you were here
Is what keeps me going each day, each year.
I miss the talks we had each day
You always listened to what I had to say
You always showed your love for me
And oh, how I have loved you Versie Marie.
Your loving husband,
Logan
County...
The core purpose of the
program,Douglassaid,it
toprepareyoungpeopleto
owntheirfutureeconomic
success. Volunteer con-
sultants from local busi-
nessesvisitclassroomsto
introduce activities, lead
discussions, enrich learn-
ing with their own busi-
nessexperienceandserve
aspositiverolemodelsto
Class...
whateverittakestokeep
our children in school.
Ive always thought 16
in todays society was
tooyoungforourkidsto
quitschool.Theyhaveto
havethatdiploma.
Dr.SusanZepeda.with
the Foundation for a
Healthy Kentucky, said
raising the dropout age
could, down the road,
improve both the health
and fnancial outlook of
those students who stay
inschool.
People who have com-
pleted their high school
education, or even be-
yond, are more likely to
have access to jobs that
are salaried jobs with
benefts, she said.
Dropoutlegislationhas
failedinthepast,inpart
because some lawmak-
ers apparently believe
forcing students to stay
in school doesnt work,
and that it could add
costs to school systems.
But Greer believes rais-
ing the dropout age is
a good start to what he
hopes will be a compre-
hensive effort to help
low-achieving students
stayinschool.
Its not a silver bullet
inandofitself,hesaid.
However, I do think
that you will fnd that it
will be a big help to our
society,oureconomy.
Change...
needcash.
All banks and credit
unions now offer debit
cards, Firvida said, and
now the Treasury De-
partmentalsohassucha
card.
You will get one card
and it will be reloaded
eachmonth,shesaid.If
yougowiththeTreasury
debit card, they have set
up a call center, so that
you can have a way of
callingorcheckingonthe
balanceofyourcard.
And the A.A.R.P. is
warning that with any
change, there are al-
waysscamsthatcropup.
Those who are called, e-
mailed with reminders
Veteran...
Briefy
A 20-year-old Horse Branch woman was in-
juredinaone-vehicleaccidentonU.S.231near
thePerdueplantaround6:00a.m.Tuesday.
According to the Kentucky State Police, Bri-
tanny Payton was traveling northbound on the
highway when an unidentifed driver reportedly
crossedoverintoherlaneoftravel,causingherto
losecontrol,hitanembankmentandoverturn.
ThevictimwastransportedtotheOhioCounty
Hospital where she was listed in stable condi-
tion.
Accident
TheannualGoRedForHeartevents,spon-
sored by the Ohio County Hospital, the Ohio
County School System, Together We Care,
OhioCountyHealthCoalitionandOhioCounty
SmokeFree,arescheduledforTuesday,Feb.26,
andThursday,Feb.28.
The Tuesday brunch will start at 10:00 a.m.
attheFordsvilleSeniorCenter,andtheThurs-
daydinnerwillstartat4:00p.m.atOhioCounty
High. There will be door prizes, table favors,
hearthealthinformationandfreebloodpressure
andBMIscreenings.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Josh Skibba,
M.D., board-certifed cardiologist with Ohio
CountyCardiology.
Go Red for Heart
about the deadline or
askedforpersonalinfor-
mationtohelpmakethe
switch,hanguporpress
delete.
By Jerry P. Rhoads
FRANKFORT -- There
wasnolackofactionthis
week in Frankfort. With
an intensity seldom seen
this early in a legislative
session,committeerooms,
hallways and legislative
chambers were buzzing
with discussion, debate
and consideration of im-
portant bills from morn-
ingtonight.
A range of bills aimed
at improving our state in
avarietyofwayswereap-
provedbytheSenatethis
week.
In an effort to boost
the economy and support
Kentuckyfarmers,Senate
Bill50wasapprovedbya
31-6 vote. The measure
would regulate the grow-
ing of industrial hemp in
theStateifthecropisle-
galizedbythefederalgov-
ernment.
Supporters of the mea-
sure say that Kentuckys
climateandmodeofculti-
vationwouldmakehemp
an ideal alternative crop
fortobaccofarmersinthe
state. They also tout the
economic benefts of add-
ed jobs from the produc-
tion of goods made with
hemp, including ropes,
fabricsandplastics.
Ifthebillbecomeslaw,
Kentucky farmers would
still have to wait for the
federalbantobeliftedto
begin growing the crops.
Members of the common-
wealths congressional
delegationtoldstatelaw-
makers this week that
theyareworkinginWash-
ingtontodojustthat.
Senate Bill 43 would
make it easier for physi-
cians assistants to work
in Kentucky. The mea-
sure would change our
credentialingstandardsto
more closely match those
of surrounding states.
Senate Week in Review
thestudents.
Corevaluesinclude:
-Beliefintheboundless
potentialofyoungpeople.
- Commitment to the
principles of market-
based economics and en-
trepreneurship.
- Passion for what is
done and honesty, integ-
rityandexcellenceinhow
itsdone.
-Respectforthetalents,
creativity, perspectives
andbackgroundsofallin-
dividuals.
We hope this would en-
courage more physicians
assistants to stay in the
commonwealthtoprovide
much-needed health ser-
vicetoourcitizens.
Senate Bill 10 would
cap the states General
Fund debt at six percent
ofrevenues.Sixpercentis
alevelgenerallyaccepted
by the bond rating agen-
cies, and the threshold
thelegislaturehashistor-
ically attempted to oper-
atewithin.
The measure excludes
debt for universities, the
Kentucky Housing Au-
thority and other agen-
cies using funds outside
theGeneralFund,includ-
ing the stand-alone Road
Fund.
Senate Bill 23, passed
unanimously, would al-
lowcourtstoreviewDNA
evidence after a person
has been convicted of a
violent felony. This is a
simple act of justice to
help people prove their
innocence. DNA evidence
frequently convicts the
guilty; it should also be
availabletoexoneratethe
innocent.
Basedonrecommenda-
tions from the Kentucky
Center on School Safety,
Senate Bill 8 would put
comprehensive emergen-
cy management response
plans,developedwiththe
aid of local frst respond-
ers,inallKentuckyschool
districts. The bill would
require severe weather,
fre, lockdown and other
safety drills to be com-
pleted each school year.
Preparedschoolsaresafe
schools and the safety of
our children is always a
topconcern.
These bills now go to
the House for consider-
ation.
This is just a small
sampleofthebillswecon-
sidered this week. Each
day,billsasdiverseasthe
varying concerns of this
great states hard-work-
ing citizens are taken up
in our committees and
chambers. While every
bill may not affect every
person,everyKentuckian
is ultimately affected by
theworkwedo.Iencour-
age you to get involved
in the work that impacts
you.
This legislative session
is nearly half over, but
thereisstillplentyoftime
for you to get involved.
Committee meetings and
chamber proceedings are
open to the public and
aired on KET (including
online streaming on the
KETwebsite).Ifyoucan-
not drive up, tune in or
login.
Asalways,Iwouldlike
to hear from you. If you
wouldliketowritealetter
to me or any lawmaker,
send it with the legisla-
torsnameto:CapitolAn-
nex, 702 Capitol Avenue,
Frankfort, KY 40601. To
leave a message for any
ofus,calltheGeneralAs-
semblystoll-freeMessage
Line at 1-800-372-7181.
Youcanalsoe-mailmeat
jerry.rhoads@lrc.ky.gov.
For more details about
the work of the General
Assembly, you can visit
the Kentucky Legislature
Home Page, www.lrc.
ky.gov. A taped message
containing information
on legislative committee
meetings is updated dai-
ly at 1-800-633-9650. To
check the status of a bill,
you may call the toll-free
Bill Status Line at 1-866-
840-2835.
-Beliefinthepowerof
partnership and collabo-
ration.
- And conviction in the
educational and motiva-
tional impact of relevant,
hands-onlearning.
The Regional Alliance
forEducationwillbepre-
senting a Soft Skills Cer-
tifcation for high school
seniorsthatwillhelpem-
ployers identify soon-to-
be high school graduates
who have dedicated time
andefforttopreparingto
entertheworkforce.
Lewis said 55 to 60
percent of Ohio County
graduates do not plan to
attendcollege.
Asset #14: Adult Role Models
Parents, elders, and other adults model
positive, responsible behavior.
Parents and extended
family can...
Model responsible be-
havior.Discussyourown
actions sometimes: how
and why you behave as
youdo.
Look for ways your
child can be around peo-
ple you know are good
rolemodels.
Be honest about our
shortcomings. Set goals
for overcoming those
thingsthatmakeyouless
than a good role model
foryourchildren.
Talkwithyourchildren
about the role models
seen in TV and movies.
Discuss how these role
models match or confict
with our familys values
andhehaviorstandards.
If a single mom, try to
have male friends who
are positive role models
spend time with your
children, especially your
sons.
School staff can...
Have high standards
for staff behavior. The
staff teach children more
through their actions
thanthroughtheirwords
andpapers.
Encourage staff to be
involved in commmunity
activities so youth see
them as more than just
teachers.
Bring in successful
community business and
industry people to teach
students.
Trytohavelotsofposi-
tive adults involved in
youthactivities.
Lookatwaystooperate
programs, like School-
to-Workthatputsyoung
people around adults in
healthysettings.
Faith communites
can...
Have high standards
for behavior and charac-
teramongthepeopleyou
haveworkingwithkids.
Sponsor fun, alcohol
free social gatherings to
showthatfuncanbehad
withoutalcohol.
Encourage senior citi-
zenstohelpinafter-school
activities.
Any community mem-
ber can...
Beamentorforothers
children, especially kids
who lack positive role
models.
Beinvolvedwithyoung
people, rather than just
giving them money for
theirprograms.
Support programs in
the community that help
adults overcome sub-
stance abuse or other
diffculties. You can help
adultsbebetterrolemod-
elsbyhelpingthemtobe
healthythemselves.
Takepartincommuni-
tyactivities.Beconscious
ofyouractionsandtheef-
fect they have on young
people.
Kids need love...
support, high expectations,
adult role models, integrity,
boundaries, responsibility,
caring schools, self esteem,
positive peers and all other
40 Developmental Assets
For more information
Call 270-274-7787
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The Family Of
William Carroll
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wants to thank you for the outpouring of un-
wavering love and support during his sudden
passing. We so appreciate the kindness of
family and friends, our church family and
pastor, our neighbors, our local EMS, and
his coworkers. The prayers, fowers, cards,
food, music, and visits were warmly received
during this diffcult time. Your kindness has
blessed us, and will not be forgotten.
Thank you so much,
Colleen, Tiffany & Brian, Collier & Rachel,
and Alan
In Memory of our Mother
Cecillia Allean Stewart
Untitled
Our mother died February 24, 1947
Our hearts ache for you
A sweeter person no child could ever want
A smile for all
A heart of gold
Our memory of you will never grow old
We think of you in silence
And make no outward show
But what it meant to lose you
No one could ever know
Loved and missed forever
Your two girls are all thats left.
Wilma Brey Hancock & Matilda May Lindsey
In Loving Memory
of
Clarence
Poppy &
Alice Mocie
Bailey
Forever Remembered
by daughter,
Peggy Shields & family
David Napier
David Napier, 47, of
Hartford, passed away
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013,
at his home. He was
born March 15, 1965, in
Harlan County, Ky., to
Willis and Bobbie Jean
BurnsNapier.Hewasof
Baptistfaithandworked
as a deck hand for Wa-
bashMarine.
He was preceded in
death by his mother,
Bobbie Jean Napier; his
brother, Gary Lee Napi-
er; and his sister, Tam-
myNapier.
Survivors include his
wife, Shannon Flener
Napier of Hartford; his
father, Willis Napier of
Beaver Dam; one step-
son, Richard Johnson of
Hartford;twostepdaugh-
ters, Desirea Simpson
of Michigan and Shelby
Johnson of Echols; four
brothers, Jerry Wayne
Napier and wife Cindy
of Centertown, Christo-
pher Todd Napier and
wife Michele of Beaver
Dam,BobbyFrancesNa-
pier of Beaver Dam and
Peter Lee Napier and
wife Marlene of Hart-
ford;threesisters,Vickie
Rock and husband Phil-
lip of Beaver Dam, Lisa
Reynolds and husband
Jim of Beaver Dam and
Mary Ruby and hus-
band Billy of McHenry;
two step-grandchildren,
Hadley Ranae Simpson
and Alaina Belle Wha-
lin; and several nieces
andnephews.
Funeral services were
heldFriday,Feb.15,at
WilliamL.DanksFuner-
alHomeinBeaverDam,
with Rev. Jerry Francis
and Rev. Tim Smith of-
fciating. Burial was in
Happy Hollow Cemetery
inMcHenry.
Expressions of sympa-
thy may take the form
of contributions to the
David Napier Memo-
rialFund.Envelopesare
available at the funeral
home.
Online messages of
condolencemaybemade
at www.danksfuneral-
home.com.
Ella Mae
Garrett
Ella Mae Garrett, 46,
of Hartford, died Tues-
day, Feb. 12, 2013, at
her home in the Taffy
community. She was
born in Ohio County to
thelateL.D.Tysonand
OmaBartlettGarrett.
Survivors include
her son, Clay Bliznick
of Hartford; her part-
ner, Peggy Smallwood
of Hartford; four broth-
ers, Leo Garrett of
Bowling Green, Tyson
(Lisa) Garrett of Hart-
ford, Robert (Susan)
Garrett of Beaver Dam
and Jerry Garrett of
Somerset; six sisters,
Bernice(Edward)John-
sonofSouthgate,Mich.,
DollyRimbeyofLasVe-
gas, Nev., Patty (Rich-
ard)YoungofHartford,
EmmaParkerofBeaver
Dam, Janice McDaniel
ofHartfordandTammy
(David)HeightofLouis-
ville;andseveralnieces
andnephews.
Funeralserviceswere
held Friday, Feb. 15,
at Bevil Bros. Funeral
Home in Beaver Dam,
with Brother Anthony
Goff officiating. Burial
wasinMt.MoriahCem-
etery in the Taffy com-
munity.
The family requests
expressionsofsympathy
take the form of contri-
butionstotheEllaGar-
rett Memorial Fund.
Envelopesareavailable
atthefuneralhome.
Online condolences
may be sent to bevil-
brosfuneralhomes.com.
Lee Hartman
Lee Hartman, 83,
of Owensboro, passed
away Tuesday, Feb.
12,2013,atOwensboro
Health Regional Hospi-
tal, surrounded by her
family. She was born
Oct.24,1929,inLouis-
ville to the late Moses
JosephFarmerandLil-
lian (Cravens) Farmer
Moeller,andstepfather,
JohnPhillipMoeller.
Aside from her par-
ents, Mrs. Hartman is
preceded in death by
her loving husband of
40years,KennethHart-
man, who passed away
in1991;andtwosisters,
DorisandAlma.
Mrs. Hartman, along
with her husband Ken-
neth, co-owned Hart-
mansTrueValueHard-
ware Store for over 30
years. She belonged
to Macedonia Baptist
Church for over 30
years,whereshetaught
SundaySchool.Asalov-
erofthearts,shewasan
accomplished ballroom
dancer, having taught
at Arthur Murrays in
Louisville, where she
met her husband. She
was a charter member
and former president
ofTheatreWorkshopof
Owensboro (Act TWO).
She enjoyed creating
oil paintings and stud-
ied painting under sev-
eral famous American
artists.Throughouther
life, Lee loved to travel
with her family. She
traveled to Haiti and
New York on various
missiontrips.
She is survived by
her two sons, Jeffrey
Hartman (Carolyn) of
Owensboro and Jerry
Hartman (Melanie) of
Mesa,Ariz.;twodaugh-
ters,JudyBurns(Dale)
of Hartford and Jenny
Flener (Don) of Owens-
boro; nine grandchil-
dren, Crystal (Scott)
Heath,Jay(Lexi)Hart-
man, Jimmy (Tonya)
Moorman,JackieMoor-
man,TracyFlener,Jon-
athan Hartman, Chris-
tina Hartman, Sarah
(Brandon) Phelps and
Michael Burns; one
stepgrandchild, Brad
Flener (Carolyn); and
ten great-grandchil-
dren. She is also sur-
vived by fve siblings,
John (LaRae) Farmer,
ShirleyWalker,Beverly
Jones, Michael Farmer
andStephenFarmer.
The family would
like to extend a special
thanks to Lees extend-
ed family at Dogwood
Retreat in Hartford for
alltheloveandcompas-
sion they have shown
duringherstay.
Funeralserviceswere
heldSaturday,Feb.16,
in the chapel of Glenn
FuneralHomeandCre-
matory, with Reverend
Chris Taylor and her
grandson Reverend Mi-
chael Burns offciating.
Interment followed at
Owensboro Memorial
Gardens.
Expressions of sym-
pathy may take the
formofdonationstothe
Alzheimers Associa-
tion.
Online condolences
may be left at www.
glennfuneralhome.com.
Emma Dean
Deweese
Emma Dean Deweese,
72, of Morgantown,
passed away Thursday,
Feb.14,2013,atMorgan-
townCare&RehabCen-
ter in Morgantown. She
was born Nov. 27, 1940,
in Ohio County to the
late Alvie and Hermina
BurdenBaize.Shewasa
memberofNewZionMis-
sionary Baptist Church
and was employed at
Kanesasaseamstress.
She was preceded in
deathbyherparents.
She is survived by her
husband, Vernie Ed De-
weese of Morgantown;
four sisters, Martine
Maiden of Ohio County,
Betty Dotson of Morgan-
town, Kathleen Smith of
Horse Branch and Dar-
lene Phelps of Florida;
andonebrother,Wendell
BaizeofLouisville.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, Feb. 16,
at Smith Funeral Home
in Morgantown. Burial
followed in Mt. Vernon
Cemetery.
Online condolences
may be made at www.
smithfuneralhome1886.
com.
Natale Thomas
Rubino
Natale Thomas Ru-
bino,66,ofMorgantown,
passed away Thursday,
Feb.14,2013,atMorgan-
townCare&RehabCen-
ter in Morgantown. He
was born July 18, 1946,
in Ellwood City, Pa., to
the late Frank Michael
Rubino and Dorothy M.
Beliles Rubino, who sur-
vives. He was a mem-
ber of Mt. Olivet Baptist
Church.
He was preceded in
death by his father,
Frank M. Rubino; broth-
er, Stephen Robert Ru-
bino;maternalgrandpar-
ents, Garve and Flories
Beliles; and paternal
grandparents, Santo and
VitaRubino.
He is survived by his
mother, Dorothy Beliles
Rubino of Morgantown;
brother, Frank Rubino
Jr.ofQuality;andsister,
Karen Rubino Fisher of
BowlingGreen.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, Feb. 17, at
Smith Funeral Home in
Morgantown. Burial was
in Mt. Zion Cemetery in
Morgantown.
Online condolences
may be made at www.
smithfuneralhome1886.
com.
James Paul
Burden
James Paul Burden, of
BeaverDam,passedaway
Tuesday,Jan.8,2013,at
Owensboro Health Re-
gionalHospital.
The only beloved son
of the late Robert and
Doomie (Pharris) Bur-
den of Rosine, he attend-
ed Horse Branch High
School,leavinghissenior
yeartojointheArmy.He
received his draft notice
whileservingin
Korea.Hewas
married for 52
yearstothelateBarbara
Nell Allen of Baizetown.
Afterherdeathin2006,he
returned to Beaver Dam,
where he purchased the
Kermit Cook home and
began renovation, doing
mostoftheworkhimself,
making a very noticeable
changeintheoldhome.
He was a great cook,
receiving an honor-
able mention in the
Louisville Courier-
Journal food section for
hisdeliciouscheesecakes,
which he baked for the
Egus restaurant in St.
Matthews,Ky.
James Paul loved Ros-
ine, having many friends
and loved ones there,
most known since child-
hood. He was well-loved
byallwhoknewhim.He
willbesadlymissed.
Besides his wife and
parents,hewaspreceded
in death by three sisters,
Gaynell Burden, Darlene
Faith Burden and Doro-
thy Jean Burden (Gar-
gotto); and one sister-in-
law, Peggy Ann (Allen)
McDaniel.
JamesPaulissurvived
by his son, Marty Allen
Burden of Louisville; his
daughter, Paula (Gayle)
Hunt of Perryville, Ky.;
three grandchildren,
Gayle Lynn and Ann
AshleyHuntofPerryville
andTravisBurdenofOr-
lando, Fla.; two sisters,
Fanny Christine (Don)
Hazlett of Nashville,
Tenn.,andLindaCarolyn
(Ken)BradshawofEliza-
bethtown, Ky.; brother-
in-law, Tony Gargotto
of Louisville; nephew,
Tony Martin Gargotto of
Mt.Eden,Ky.;andgreat-
nephew and great-niece,
PeterandOliviaGargotto
ofLouisville.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, Jan. 9,
at Danks Funeral Home
in Beaver Dam. Burial
was in Rosine Cemetery,
with military honors
provided by the Wesley
PhelpsHonorGuard.
Donald Ray
Phipps Sr.
DonaldRayPhippsSr.,
73, of Beaver Dam, died
Monday, Feb. 18, 2013,
atOhioCountyHospital.
HewasborninMcHenry
andwasretiredfromPea-
bodyCoalCompany.
He was preceded in
deathbyhisfather,Ken-
neth Phipps; his stepfa-
thers, Wade Geary and
Martin Louis Wither-
spoon; a brother, Paul
EdwardGeary;andasis-
ter,RitaRaymer.
Survivors include his
wife,CarolynLeePhipps
of Beaver Dam; his chil-
dren,Donna(Steve)Staup
of Evansville, Ind.,and
Donald Ray Phipps Jr.
of Hartford;three grand-
sons,Nick(Katie)Mayes
of Poseyville, Ind., Jona-
than (Charity) Mayes of
Cynthiana, Ind., and Ja-
cobDonPhippsofBeaver
Dam; four great-grand-
children, Anneliese
Mayes, Noah Mayes, Lo-
ralynnMayesandXander
Mayes; his mother, Zora
Witherspoon of Beaver
Dam; fve brothers, Barry
(Barbie)GearyofOlaton,
David Geary of McHen-
ry, Bryan (Joy) Geary of
Fordsville, Ricky Geary
of Louisville and Mickey
Geary of Hartford; two
sisters, Shelia (Ron)
Gravil of Bowling Green
and Janet Miller of Bea-
ver Dam; and a brother-
in-law, Steve Raymer of
Cromwell.
Services and visitation
areprivate.Burialwillbe
in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Geary Funeral Home in
Fordsville is handling
thearrangements.
The
Times-News
Local
Deaths
continued
on page 4-A.
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1966,inLouisvilletothe
late Sam and Lucille Sat-
terleyBlevins.Shewasof
Baptistfaithandahome-
maker.
Survivors include one
son, Ronald Fields Jr. of
Owensboro; two daugh-
ters, Jessica McCoy and
RosemaryHayseofHorse
Branch; and one brother,
John Blevins of Horse
Branch. She was blessed
witheightgrandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, Feb.
20, at William L. Danks
Funeral Home in Beaver
Dam. Burial was in Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery near
Rosine.
Expressions of sympa-
thy may take the form of
donationstotheRubyKay
Fields Memorial Fund.
Envelopesareavailableat
thefuneralhome.
Onlinemessagesofcon-
dolence can be made at
www.danksfuneralhome.
com.
Rexal C.
Taylor Sr.
RexalC.TaylorSr.,67,
of Owensboro, died Mon-
day,Feb.18,2013,atOw-
ensboro Health Regional
Hospital.Hewas
anArmyveteran
and aretired
truckdriver.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
WoodrowTaylorandVer-
sia Pierson Taylor; and a
sister,MazzieEllenPigg.
Survivors include his
wife, Flo Elaine Taylor
of Owensboro; his chil-
dren, Rexel C.Taylor Jr.
of Stanton, Mich., Wil-
liam CliffordGalloway of
Nottington, N.H., Tina
LynnSleight of Stanton
andEllenElaineGalloway
ofOwensboro;asister,Do-
ris Martin of Owensboro;
15grandchildren;andone
great-grandchild.
Funeralserviceswillbe
at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22,
atGearyFuneralHomein
Fordsville, with burial in
FordsvilleCemetery.Visi-
tation will be from 3 to 8
p.m.Thursdayandafter9
a.m.Fridayatthefuneral
home.
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with speeding (10 over)
and failure to maintain
requiredinsurance.
OnFeb.12,EricDavis,
41,waschargedwithex-
pired plates and expired
registrationreceipt.
OnFeb.12,NatalieBo-
badilla, 35, was served a
warrantforfailuretoap-
pear.
On Feb. 13, Anthony
Culbertson, 18, was
charged with expired
registration plate and
failure to produce insur-
ancecard.
On Feb. 13, Brian Mc-
Cown, 28, was charged
with license not in pos-
session,expiredregistra-
tionplatesandfailureto
produceinsurancecard.
On Feb. 14, Rolando
Garza, 25, was charged
with no operators li-
cense,failuretomaintain
required insurance and
notaillights.
On Feb. 14, Deborah
Dickson,48,wascharged
with failure to wear seat
belt. Dickson was also
served a warrant for
theft by deception (cold
checks) and a summons
for theft by deception
(coldchecks).
On Feb. 14, Jeanne
Digman,48,wascharged
with failure to wear seat
belt.
OnFeb.14,AllenRob-
inson, 32, was charged
with expired/no registra-
tion plate and no insur-
ance.
OnFeb.15,CodyBlack,
22, was charged with
driving DUI suspended
(secondoffense).
OnFeb.15,DavidWil-
son,34,waschargedwith
speeding(46ina35).
On Feb. 15, Cindy Na-
pier, 42, was charged
with expired/no registra-
tionplateandno/expired
registrationreceipt.
On Feb. 15, George
Casey, 47, was charged
with disregarding traffc
controldevice.
On Feb. 15, Damon
Owens, 20, was charged
with unlawful transac-
tion with a minor and
traffcking controlled
substance within 100
yardsofschool.
On Feb. 16, Chris-
topher Dixon, 25, was
charged with expired/no
expiration plate and ex-
pired/no registration re-
ceipt.
On Feb. 16, Shannon
Dowell, 31, was charged
with theft by unlawful
taking (shoplifting) and
unlawful transaction
withaminor(third).
On Feb. 18, Samantha
Peace, 27, was served a
warrantforfailuretoap-
pear.
Alison Burden, 21,
McHenry, and Robert
Stevens,23,McHenry.
Wilma Cravens, 51,
Hartford, and James
Noffsinger, 44, Hart-
ford.
Associates Finan-
cial Services at Bowl-
ing Green, Jean Baize,
Kerry Baize, Bank of
America National As-
sociation, Bank of Ohio
County, Bear Stearns
Asset Backed Securities
LLC, William Groome,
KlasPropertiesLLC,La-
Salle Bank National As-
sociation (trustee), Ohio
County, US Bank Cus-
todianSassMuniVDTR
and US Bank National
Association (trustee) to
US Bank National As-
sociation (trustee), Bear
Stearns Assett Backed
SecuritiesILLC,andLa-
Salle Bank National As-
sociation(trustee),deed.
Katrina Smith Casteel,
Katrina G. Frailley and
Richard G. Frailley to
Katrina G. Frailley and
Richard G. Frailley,
tract.
Commonwealth Com-
munityBankInc.toSte-
venW.Daugherty,tract.
DeannaFooks,Charlotte
F. Miller and Gary W.
MillertoGaryW.Miller,
Charlotte F. Miller and
Deanna Fooks, trustee
deed.
Dru Ann McCarty to
MichaelR.McCarty,2.19
acres.
Dru Ann McCarty to
Michael R. McCarty,
52.46acres.
Dru Ann McCarty to
Michael R. McCarty, one
acre.
John D. Miller and
SheilaAnnMillertoTara
N. Ward (trustee), John
D.MillerandSheilaAnn
Miller,50.994acres.
MarieProbustoAmber
DawnCrowder,oneacre.
BruceK.RoedertoBank
ofOhioCounty,parcel.
Jennie M. Shemwell
toOhioCountySheriffs
Department,tracts.
D. Wayne Skipworth
and Tracy Skipworth to
Chad Watts and Leslie
Watts,458.933acres.
Joshua T. Sutherland
toRichardW.Idlettand
BelindaIdlett(attorney-
in-fact),10.522acres.
ChaundraLynnYoung
andWilliamC.Youngto
William C. Young and
Chaundra Lynn Young,
2.0904acres.
TIMES-NEWS, FEBRUARY 20, 2013, PAGE 5-A
VIEWPOINT
THE TIMES-NEWS
Editorial
Jim Daly is president
of Focus on the Fam-
ily, host of the Focus
on the Family radio
program, and a hus-
band and father of
two.
Submit your
questions to: ask@Fo-
cusOnTheFamily.com
The Ohio County Times-News
welcomes public involvement in the form
of letters to the editor. Opinions, the
newspapersmanagement feels, should not be
limited to staff members, but, rather, to
anybody with a voice desiring to be heard.
However, with space constraints, the
newspaper asks that those submitting
letters be mindful of the limitations and keep
their submissions to a maximum of between
150 and 200 words. Excessively long letters
cannot be accepted, but those contributors
will be contacted and allowed to shorten
their opinions or suggestions.
The things some people say
There were some great
lines this week in the
world of Kentucky poli-
tics, most uttered in
Frankfort, but at least
one from a Washington
politician.
Itremindsmeoftheold
Joe South song: Oh, the
games people play now,
every night and every
day now, never meaning
whattheysay,neversay-
ingwhattheymean.
Gov.SteveBesheartold
reportersofTheCourier-
Journal and Lexington
Herald-Leader that he
sawlittlechanceofpass-
ing a gambling amend-
mentinthe2013session.
He didnt even mention
gambling in his State
of the Commonwealth
speech.
ButbyThursday,some
lawmakerswerewhisper-
ing Beshear is privately
seeking votes for an
amendment among state
senators. The governor
must think the odds of
passing the measure in
the Senate are better if
nosyreportersarentask-
ing and writing about it.
(Sorry,governor.)
Still, it makes me feel
better about something
I wrote the week before
the legislature returned
to town. He wouldnt be
Steve Beshear and this
wouldnt be Frankfort if
wedidnthavesomesort
of expanded gambling
proposal.
While what Beshear
said about gamblings
prospects may have dis-
guised what he meant,
others meant what they
said,evenifothersfound
itpuzzling.
Sen. Rand Paul told
the Heritage Foundation
duringaramblingforeign
policy speech. I see the
worldasitis.Wonderif
just-departed Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton
sawthatline?
Freshman Republican
state Rep. Brian Linder
of Dry Ridge asked Au-
ditor Adam Edelin if his
proposaltoassessfeeson
special taxing districts -
-inordertoprovidethe
public more transparen-
cy and accountability for
howthosedistrictsspend
taxdollars--isgrowing
government?
Sen. Daymon Thay-
er, (R-Georgetown) is
Beshears most reliable
Republican ally on gam-
bling.Somaybeheknew
whathewassayingwhen
he questioned something
BeshearsaidinhisState
of the Commonwealth
address.
Thayer said Beshears
talk of reinvestment
makes me nervous,
that the governor wants
to grow government
again.
Of course, Thayer and
Linder neglected to note
thatthestatebudgethas
been cut $1.6 billion -
- thats billion with a
B as they like to say in
Frankfort--duringBes-
hears frst fve years.
Friday, House Speaker
Greg Stumbo urged pas-
sage of the bill of taxing
districts, a reaction to
Edelinsreviewwhich,in
November, described the
districts as a ghost gov-
ernment byzantine and
ascandal.
Thisisnotabillinre-
sponse to bad conduct,
Stumbo said, This bill
is really a tribute to the
honesty and dedication
of all those....who have
done their jobs effciently
and in a trustworthy
manner.
Now,noteverythingut-
tered in Frankfort was
cynical or hypocritical.
There were some funny
lines, too; some were
evenintentionallyfunny
(notalwaysthecasewith
Frankfortpoliticians.)
DuringtheSenateroll
call vote on pension re-
form, Sen. Kathy Stein
(D-Lexington) quoted
Yogi Berra (former
Yankee baseball great)
known for his Yogi-
isms.
Ifwedontchangedi-
rections, were going to
end up where were go-
ing.
By Ronnie Ellis in The
Corbin Times-Tribune
Q: I have been dating
my boyfriend for almost
a year, and our relation-
ship is going very well.
The issue is with his
mom.Sheisverycontrol-
ling; its her way or the
highway. Weve talked
about getting married in
the future, and we dont
want her controlling our
marriage. How can we
confront her in a loving
way?
Jim: Youre absolutely
correct. You dont want
your mother-in-law con-
trolling your marriage!
And while it might be
tempting to give her the
beneft of the doubt and
believe that shell back
off once you actually tie
the knot, based on what
youve described, that
doesntseemlikely.
Our counseling team
hasdealtwiththisques-
tion in the past and
suggests that it is your
boyfriends responsibil-
ity to take the lead on
this issue. If hes afraid
to confront her or sim-
ply doesnt want to rock
theboat,wesuggestthat
you make a date with
him and then patiently
explain that you can no
longertoleratehismoms
attempts to control your
relationship. Then work
on setting some frm
boundariesforher.
Once youre on the
same page, the two of
youshouldsitdownwith
his mom and share your
concerns. Your boyfriend
should take the lead in
this conversation. He
should make it clear -
Womans boyfriend must
confront controlling mom
- as lovingly and gently
as possible -- that you
are adults and that you
expect to be treated as
such. Hopefully, she will
seetheerrorofherways
and learn to loosen up a
bit.
As a part of this pro-
cess,youmightalsowant
to read Boundaries
(Zondervan,2002),anex-
cellent book by Dr. Hen-
ry Cloud and Dr. John
Townsend. It contains a
wealth of helpful mate-
rial for setting healthy
boundariesinavarietyof
relationships.
******
Q:Myhusbandleftme
six months ago. He said
he just couldnt be mar-
ried any longer. I have
tried many times to rec-
oncilewithhim,butheis
unwilling to go to coun-
seling or to even try to
work on the marriage.
I dont want to get a di-
vorce.Iamwillingtotry
anything to rebuild our
marriage.Doyouknowof
anyprogramsorresourc-
esthatwouldhelpus?
Dr. Greg Smalley, ex-
ecutive director of Mar-
riage and Family For-
mation:Imverysorryto
learn of the diffcult state
of your marriage. There
are programs that can
help, such as intensive
couples counseling, but
yourhusbandneedstobe
willing to attend. Until
hesopentodoingso,and
until he desires to work
onthemarriage,yourop-
tionsarelimited.Ifyouve
beencontinuouslyurging
himtoattendcounseling
for the past six months
ormore,itstimetogive
him some space. Just
a little bit of breath-
ing room may help him
make the decision for
himself.Youcantmake
itforhim.
Inthemeantime,con-
sider working on your
own heart. I dont know
thedetailsofyoursepa-
ration, but in general,
whenaseparationordi-
vorceoccurs,itseasyto
focus on the other per-
sons issues rather than
confrontingourown.
In other words, your
husbands refusal to
take part in counseling
shouldnt prevent you
from pursuing counsel-
ing on your own. You
might consider seeking
out a support group in
your church that could
help you grapple with
this diffcult period in
your marriage. Talking
one-on-one with a coun-
selormayalsobehelpful
to you as you hope and
pray for the day when
yourhusbanddecidesto
work on the marriage.
Contact Focus on the
Family for a referral.
Godblessyou.
By: Dr. James L. Snyder
Throughout the years,
I have come up with a
few schemes, none of
which has ever done me
anything good, and yet I
still spend the energy to
try to come up with one
thatwill.
It all began quite in-
nocently enough as a
Christmaspresent.When
it comes to shopping for
ChristmaspresentsIjust
fop triumphantly. I was
notmadetogoshopping.
When I get into a mall,
I begin to feel the walls
closinginonme.Idevel-
op a panic, begin sweat-
ing profusely and then
head for my car without
lookingback.
About the Christmas
present --aha, that was
thesolutiontomyChrist-
masshoppingandabril-
liant scheme that would
beneft both of us.
This past Christmas I
purchased for my lovely
wife a round-trip ticket
to New York to visit her
familyforaweek.Aweek
of her enjoying her fam-
ily and they reciprocat-
ing the enjoyment. I did
mentionitwasaround-
tripticket.Idonotmind
sendingherawayaslong
as it includes a plan to
return.
Now, the brilliant side
ofmyscheme:
While she is in New
York visiting with her
relatives,Iwouldbeking
ofthecastle.Ihavebeen
looking forward to this
for a long time. She gets
tohavefunwithherrela-
tives, and I get to have
funwithmyself.
For the week, I will
turn our rather pleas-
ant little domicile into
a ripsnorting man cave.
Ah,thethoughtofitwas
wonderful. The house
wouldbemineforaweek,
andnobodywouldbesu-
pervising me. Nothing I
likemorethanaweekof
no supervision. Oh sure,
I could get into a lot of
trouble, but whats life
for if we cannot sample
aweebitoftroubleocca-
sionally.
For one, I would be in
charge of the menu for
the week. I was really
lookingforwardtothis.
Beforesheleft,mywife
made me promise that I
would eat my fruits and
As brilliant schemes
go, mine didnt
vegetables and I would
have a balanced diet ev-
ery day. With a twinkle
inmyeye,moretwinkle-
ly than normal, I agreed
toherstipulations.Ihad
my diet already planned
inmyhead.
For a whole week,
there would be no such
thingsassaladsforevery
meal. How she can come
upwiththevarietyofsal-
ads she serves is beyond
my aching head. She
honestly believes that a
salad makes the world
goround.Now,nosalads
in this house, correction,
man cave, for a whole
week. I love it when a
plancomestogether.
Ishallbefaithfultothe
fruitsandvegetableregi-
men she made me prom-
ise. After all, one wom-
ans vegetable is another
mansspeculation.
My main vegetable of
theweekwouldbe[drum
roll] carrot cake. Dont
trytotellmecarrotisnot
a vegetable. I will sick
BugsBunnyonyouifyou
do.Iplantohaveacarrot
everydayoftheweek.
And for fruit? You
guessedit.applefritters.
Youknowtheoldsaying,
An apple fritter a day
makes any man happy.
I have made every plan
to be happy this week. I
amnotsureifthebakery
isgoingtobeabletokeep
up with my orders this
week.Amanhastohave
hisfruit.
My basic philoso-
phy during this week is
summed up in the old
saying, The world could
end at any minute. Eat
dessert frst! My dessert
of course is fruit by na-
ture:abananasplit.Any
meal that begins with a
banana split is going to
be an awesome meal, to
besure.
It was only Thursday
when I became aware of
something. There was
this smell in the house.
I looked into the kitchen
area and dishes were
piled upon the counter.
ThetablewhereIusually
sit down to eat was flled
with all kinds of stuff.
I do not want to know
what it was. I looked in
thebedroom,thelaundry
basketwasfullandover-
fowing and I could not
seethebed.
I thought to myself,
whyarethesethingspil-
ing up? They would not
do that if my wife were
here. Are they trying to
embarrassmeorwhat?
I stood in the kitchen
with my hands on my
hips and I was about to
givethismancaveagood
pieceofmymind.ThenI
stopped.Atthatmoment,
I realized I had become
mywife.
Perhaps,andIamjust
making a suggestion
here,Ihavegainedanew
appreciation for my bet-
ter half. Things just do
not happen around the
house. Somebody has to
makethemhappen.
By Friday, I had come
to my senses and real-
ized the old saying I did
notquiteappreciateuntil
this week. Two can live
cheaper than one. I am
notsureaboutthecheap-
er part of it, but I know
twocanlivecleanerthan
one,especiallyifthatone
isYoursTruly.
I thought of a Bible
verse throughout the
week, Likewise, ye hus-
bands, dwell with them
according to knowledge,
giving honor unto the
wife, as unto the weaker
vessel,andasbeingheirs
together of the grace of
life;thatyourprayersbe
not hindered (1 Peter
3:7).
After all these years, I
am just beginning to un-
derstand what it means
todwellwithmywife.
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Many telephone calls
into my home -- or at
least it seems that way
to me -- are somewhat
anticipated. Before
reaching the phone Im
already fguring its one
ofthechildren,oneofthe
grandchildren, somebody
from the offce, somebody
wantingtosellmesome-
thing or an always-wel-
comerelative.
SeldomdoIanticipatea
callfromatotal--andI
do mean total -- strang-
er who doesnt want to
be anything but compli-
mentary and down-home
nice. And to add even
more punch to an already
knockout experience, this
one call came from sev-
eral hundreds of miles
away.
So there I was Friday
afternoon, watching a
Gunsmoke rerun. Fes-
tus was again re-routing
Docs already-feisty de-
meanor, when the phone
onthenearbycoffeetable
demandedmyattention.
Hi,Dave.ThisisDave
AbnerfromdowninKim-
berling, Missouri, the
voice on the other end
said.
Oh, boy, I quickly said
tomyself.IdontthinkI
owe anybody in Kimber-
ling, Missouri, anything,
so I wonder what this
turkey wants.
Well, it wasnt a turkey,
there was nothing to be
sold except kindness, and
the resulting conversa-
tion was one of the best
Ivehadinmanyayear.
I didnt know Dave
Abner and, with the ex-
ception of a couple of
relatives here in Ohio
County, I suspect most
of you dont. Like myself
-- only a lot younger -
- hes a newspaperman
with The Stone County
Gazette.
And Dave didnt know
this Dave until those
relatives started sending
himnow-and-thencopies
ofTheTimes-News.That,
I guess, sort of made us
ink brothers.
I cant relay much of
what Dave had to say
because it would take on
the appearance of some
prettyheavybraggingon
mypart.Icansayhesaid
he appreciated me being
past the age of 81 and
still plugging away.
SowhatelsecanIsay?
How about an acknowl-
edgment of the respect
one newsman can have
for another? How about
the kinship that can ex-
ist between two people
milesapartinage,many
miles apart in distance
andmilesapartinmany
facets of life? How about
a younger man -- after
a few years of thinking
about it -- fnally get-
ting around to making
an older man feel pretty
doggonegood?
Im sure the Dave in
Missouri just wanted
to spend not more than
couple of minutes saying
what he had to say and
go on about his business
ofbeingeditorofanews-
paper in an area much
like Ohio County. But
thatsnotwhathappened
-- due in part to my ap-
preciationforhiscalland
aself-imposedneedtoget
to know the young man a
lotbetter.
That call of a couple of
minutes turned into one
of closer to 60 minutes,
and the two of us cov-
ered territory ranging
back30yearsonhispart
andsome57yearsonmy
part. The difference in
age really didnt matter.
Thefactthatwehadalot
in common, and a grow-
ing urgency to share it,
did.
Two guys named Dave
in two differing, but still
somewhat-connected cor-
nersoftheworld,metby
phone on a Friday after-
noon and life seemed a
whole lot better because
of it. Minutes melted rap-
idly and stories unfolded
asonlytheycanbetween
twopeoplesharingacom-
mon existence.
Boy, I sure wish I could
tell you some of the nice
things Dave Abner said
about this old news horse.
But they would serve
only to make some of
you think I was trying to
improve on a perception
you already have -- one
thats nowhere close to
thatofaformerstranger
in Kimberling, Missouri.
Nice talking to you,
Dave. Maybe our paths
will some day cross and
the word stranger will
no longer be a part of our
joint equation.
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