Obituaries

Braden Todd Blair, 15-day-old son of Jeff and Dawn Lonneman Blair of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008. The graveside service is at 2 p.m. today at Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Matthew “Matt” Louis Brawner, 39, of Elysian Fields, Texas, formerly of Hardin County, died Monday, May 5, 2008. The memorial service is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gilead Baptist Church near Glendale.

Emmett “Bud” Bennett, 70, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, May 11, 2008. The funeral is at 2 p.m. today at Brown Funeral Home with burial in Elizabethtown City Cemetery. Visitation continues at 9 a.m. today at the funeral home.

Emmett ‘Bud’ Bennett

Emmett “Bud” Bennett, 70, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital surrounded by the family he loved so much.

The Hardin County native served in the U.S. Army and owned Bennett Slaughter House. He was a Baptist, a Kentucky Colonel and a member of Quails Unlimited. He loved nothing more than spending a bright sunny day outdoors breathing in the air and watching his tomato plants grow.

Lee C. Butler

Lee C. Butler, 92, of Irvington, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the North Hardin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Radcliff.

He is survived by his wife, Verona Butler; and four daughters, Doris Butler, Judy Sawyer, Marilyn Smith and Cindy Moore.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EDT Monday in the chapel of Alexander Funeral Home in Irvington with burial to follow Cedar Hill Cemetery in Irvington.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. EDT today and after 8 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Norman Gene Fields, 53, of Upton, died Sunday, May 4, 2008. The funeral is at 10 a.m. CDT today at Rogers-Oller Funeral Chapel with burial in Stoney Point Cemetery in Upton.

Buster Russell Fields, 86, of Cecilia, died Monday, May 5, 2008. The funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Manakee Funeral Home in Elizabethtown with burial with full military honors in Jeffries Family Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and continues from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

  William Richard ‘Rick’ Bewley

William Richard “Rick” Bewley, 55, of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital.

He spent most of his life in Hardin County. He was the owner-operator of Outdoor Power Source, formerly Shelman Implement, for more than seven years. He worked for the state of Kentucky as an unemployment insurance auditor for 26 years, was a member of Youngers Creek Baptist Church and was a Kentucky Colonel.

Retired Chief Petty Officer Joseph “Jack” Daniel, 82, of Vine Grove, died Sunday, May 4, 2008. The funeral is at 2 p.m. today at Coffey & Chism Funeral Home in Vine Grove with burial with military honors in North Hardin Memorial Gardens in Radcliff. Visitation continues at 1 p.m. today at Coffey & Chism Funeral Home.