June 15, 2008: Obituaries

Sigrid Gabriele Duffy

Sigrid Gabriele Duffy, 55, of Elizabethtown, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield.

She was a native of Grefrath, Germany. She was a school teacher for 34 years and a sales clerk at J.C. Penney. She attended St. James Catholic Church in Elizabethtown and was a member of Patriot Guard Riders Association and Southern Cruisers Riders Club.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Heinz and Maria Heller Langner.

Survivors include her husband, Jim Duffy of Elizabethtown; two sons, Andrew Duffy and Eric Duffy, both of Germany; two brothers, Hans-Werner Langner and Dietmar Langner, both of Germany; and a sister, Ulrike Arnold, also of Germany.

A graveside service is at 2 p.m. Friday at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central in Radcliff.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Helping Hand or St. Jude Children’s Foundation.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.

Shane Colquitt Faircloth

Shane Colquitt Faircloth, the infant son of Helena and Stephen Faircloth of Fort Knox, died Monday, June 9, 2008, at Ireland Army Community Hospital at Fort Knox

Other survivors include his sister, Serena Faircloth, his brother, Savaar Faircloth, and grandparents, Helen Lawton and Vernon Garner.

Memorial service will be held at a later date. Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.   Megan Leigh Crouch Taylor

Megan Leigh Crouch Taylor, 13, of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at home.

She was a student at James T. Alton Middle School in Vine Grove.

Survivors include her parents, Natasha and Dale Taylor of Elizabethtown; two sisters, Regan Wallice of Elizabethtown, and Megan Taylor of Fort Townsend, Okla.; two brothers, Jacob Taylor of Fort Townsend, Okla; and Andy Taylor of Bluefield, W.Va.; and grandparents, Richard Dawson of Gulfport, Miss., and Judy Taylor of Bluefield, W.Va.

The memorial service is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff with Dr. James Shaw officiating. 

Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.nebfh.com.

  Russell Buren Wilmoth

Russell Buren Wilmoth, 72, of Hodgenville, died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.

He was a member of Union Christian Church, worked for Addie S. French for 30 years and farmed and worked with his son, Eric, owner of Rollin Mowing Service. He was a “jack of all trades.”

He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Kay Wilmoth; his parents, Carroll and Ollie Miller Wilmoth; and a brother, Charles Wood Wilmoth.

Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Wilmoth of Hodgenville; a son, Eric Wilmoth and his wife, Becky, of Hodgenville; four grandchildren, Kelsey Wilmoth, Trenton Wilmoth, Chase Wilmoth and Wade Wilmoth; a sister, Mattie Edith Turner of Kissimmee, Fla., and someone he considered just like a son, Benjamin “Ben” Castile.

The funeral is at 11 a.m. Monday at Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville with the Rev. Tim Dennis and the Rev. Steve Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Union Christian Church Cemetery in Hodgenville.

Visitation is from noon to 8 p.m. today and continues at 8 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.bennett-bertram.com.   Charles R. Weyrauch Jr.

Charles R. Weyrauch Jr., 51, of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at home in Elizabethtown.

He was a Jefferson County native.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Robert Weyrauch Sr.

Survivors include his mother, Barbara Francis Weyrauch of Elizabethtown; and his sister, Kaye Gudgeon of Corydon, Ind.

Cremation was chosen. Manakee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.manakeefuneralhome.com.