Obituaries

Marvin Ray Parrish, 77, of Big Clifty, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center.

He was born Jan. 19, 1935. He was a member of Hardin Springs Community Church and was a retired machine operator from Leitchfield Plastics.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde V. and Anna Marie Peacock Parrish; and a sister, Marsha Brisco.

Betty May Hall, 82, of Elizabethtown, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at Hardin Memorial Hospital.

She was a native of Elizabethton, Tenn., and a member of Severns Valley Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Hall; a son, Lester Hall; her parents, John and Clercia Tolley Coleman; and a brother, Moses Coleman.

Melvin Ray Ford, 85, of Buffalo, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at his residence.

Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Brown and Sheila Ford; and two sons, Duane Ford and Ricky Ford.

The funeral is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dixon-Rogers Funeral Home in Magnolia with burial in Old Mount Sherman Cemetery.

Visitation continues at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Pamela Lynn Muse, 58, of Rineyville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Baptist East Hospital.

She was a native of Kirkwood, Mo., worked at Dow Corning and was a member of St. James Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her father, Urban Robert Bouzek.

She is survived by her husband, James A. Muse; her son, Troy (Debbie) Muse of Hardinsburg; her daughter, Lacey (Mark) McGuffin of Elizabethtown; her mother, Rita Winters; four brothers; five sisters; and two grandsons, Logan Muse and Landon Muse.

Herman L. Logsdon, 82, of Clarkson, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at his residence.

He was born Aug. 18, 1930. He was a retired school bus driver, farmer and member of Broadford Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Lee and Laura Meredith Logsdon.

Retired Master Sgt. Willis George Hill, 69, of Radcliff, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.

Survivors include two daughters, Cathy Hill and Tina Nakamoto.

A memorial service is at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at New Life Baptist Church in Radcliff.

A committal service with military honors was Friday in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central in Radcliff.

There will be no visitation.

Nelson-Edelen-Bennett Funeral Home in Radcliff is in charge of arrangements.

Jerome Franklin Higdon, 47, of Deshler, Ohio, a native of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Survivors include his wife, Carlie; his mother, Lola Higdon; and two sons, Daniel Walker and Jacob Higdon.

The memorial service is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Harvest Fellowship Church in Hamler, Ohio.

Rodenberger Funeral Home in Deshler is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences can be made at www.rodenbergerfuneralhome.com.

Evelyn M.  Dones, 102, of the Icetown area, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, at her home.

Survivors include three sons, Cleveland “June Bug” Dones, Steve Dones and Larry Dones; and three daughters, Genevieve Haseldon, Lois Lashley and Jean Back.

The funeral was Thursday at St. Catherine Catholic Church in New Haven with burial in St. Thomas Church Cemetery in Bardstown.

Joseph L. Greenwell Funeral Home in New Haven handled arrangements.

Condolences may be left at www.jlgfuneralhome.com.

William Joseph Shrum, 87, of Elizabethtown, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Hardin Memorial Hospital.

A native of Missouri, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a retired firefighter for the City of Elizabethtown. He was in the first class of EMTs in Hardin County and started working for Hardin County EMT before working for the fire department.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Hawkins Shrum; his parents, Harold Orlando Shrum and Ethel Ann Moody Lloyd; one brother, Harold L. Shrum; and a half sister, Frances Russell.