Page 2B the Meade county Messenger, BrandenBurg, kentucky thursday, May 7, 2015
OBITUARIES
Our love for you will never die. May 7, 1979 our infant baby girl was
called home to be with the Lord, we read in Gods word, that children are a
gift from God. Your life here was just a moment, a ray of sun shine, it’s been 36 years since, we had to say good bye. The hurt is real. The pain will always be yet
at the same time we know God does love, that God is love, and he cares.
One day our crossing will come, and our hearts and eyes will open wide,
to see our baby girl. Until then, Our love for you will never die.
You are missed and always will be,
Love,Dad and Mom
Curtiss and Brenda Bennett
Alisha Ann Bennett
would like to take this time to acknowledge the memory of their daughter
Memorial Arrangements for Cyrus “CY” Moorman
Saturday, May 9Visitations will be from
1-4 p.m.Memorial Service
4 p.m.Ekron Baptist Church
2775 Haysville, Rd., Ekron Ky 40117
There will be a meal provided following the service for
anyone who would like to attend. Gina has requested
that donations to CMA Riders of The World
be made in lieu of flowers.
would like to thank everyone who sent cards, visited and brought food during and after our mothers death. A special thank you to Father Kevin, John Richard,
The family of
Kathleen Magar
Nelson-Elden-Bennett-Funeral-Home, North Har-din Rehab and Hardin Memorial Hospital
for all their help and kindness.
LaVaughn W. doWeLL
LaVaughn W. Dowell, 83, Webster died April 30, 2015 in Hardinsburg, Ky.
She was born Jan. 16, 1932 to the late Gilbert and Nellie “Sue” Minter Wortham.
She was preceded in death by her hus-band, Perry Clifford Dowell; and a son, Perry Wayne Dowell.
She is survived by her three children Jef-frey L Dowell, Patty Seelye, and K. Denise Couch; two sisters, Freda McCamish and
Joyce Smith; 10 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.Funeral services were held May 3 at Alexander Funeral
Home. Burial followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery.Expressions of sympathy may be given in the form of
donations to the Webster Fire Dept. and American Heart Association.
daIsy Mae eLder
Daisy Mae Elder, 86, Louisville, Ky. died April 22, 2015 at Nortons Brownsboro Hospital with her family by her side.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David F. Elder Sr.She is survived by her children, Dantha Owsley and David F.
Elder Jr.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.She was a member of the St. Bernadette Catholic Church, a
volunteer at Meadowview Nursing Home, a loving wife and a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held April 25 at St. Bernadette Catholic Church 6500 St. Bernadette Ave. Prospect, Ky. with burial followed in St. Stephens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to St. Bernadette Catholic Church in her honor.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.rattermans.com.
Peter keLLer
Peter Christian Keller, 71, Vine Grove, Ky., died May 2, 2015 at his home in Vine Grove.
He is survived by a daughter, Laura (Kirt) Lynn, Vine Grove, and a son, Peter (Brittany) Keller, Vine Grove; and five grandchildren.
The funeral service were held May 4 at Nelson-Edel-en-Bennett Funeral Home in Vine Grove with burial following at St. Brigid Cemetery in Vine Grove.
Condolences may be expressed at www.nebfh.com.
PauL JosePh PoPhaM
Paul Joseph Popham, 78, died May 3, 2015 at his home in Rhodelia, Ky., sur-rounded by family and close friends.
He was born May 15, 1936 in Cloverport, Ky. to the late Michael Ernest and Anna “Mildred” Flood Popham.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Tommy Popham.
He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Edna Heavrin Popham; daughters, Linda (Steve) Heibert, Elizabethtown, Ky., Helen (Michael) Barnes, Brandenburg, Ky., Phyllis (Ron) Burnett, Louisville, Ky., Frances (David) Kaiser, Brandenburg; son, Michael W. (Debbie) Popham, Louisville; daughter-in-law, Krista Po-pham, Brandenburg; sisters, Anna Mary (Del Deatrick) Barr, Louisville, Catherine (Bill) Hunt, New Albany, Ind., Dorothy (Buck) Jarboe, Hardinsburg, Ky.; brothers, Michael L. (Irene) Popham, Louisville, John (Libby) Popham, Cloverport, Jimmy (Anna) Popham, Payneville, Ky., Wilfred Popham, Hardinsburg, Bobby (Judy) Popham, Southaven, MS, and Larry Popham, Union Star, Ky.; grandchildren, Michelle Purlee, Charlie Popham, Marty Popham, Donnie Popham, Nicole Mills, Megan Heibert, Luke Heibert, Erica Barnes, Matthew Barnes, Kimberly Popham, Jacob Popham, Vanessa Burnett, Gabriel Burnett, Daniel Kaiser, Micah Kaiser, and Ethan Kaiser; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was a faithful member of Trinity Assembly of God, Corydon, Ind.; a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather; the owner/proprietor of Paul’s Body Shop and Popham Trucking and Excavating; a farmer and a hard-working man of integrity.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on May 8 at Trinity Assembly of God Church, 500 Shiloh Rd SW, Corydon, IN 47112. Pastor Paul Greer will be officiating. Burial will follow in New Highland Cemetery, Brandenburg.
Online condolences may be left at www.bjsfunerals.com.
charLes “danny” sPInk
Charles “Danny” Spink, 55, Owensboro, Ky., died April 28, 2015, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice Rus-sell and Ida Elizabeth Fackler Spink and a brother, Joseph Stanley Spink.
He is survived by six siblings, James Randall (Margie) Spink, Vine Grove, Ky., Charlotte ( Jim) Medley, Theresa (Roger) Pawlawski, Donnie (Darice) Spink, Brandenburg, Ky., Tony (Linda) Spink, Oakland, MD and Rhonda (Har-old) Staples, Owensboro.
He was a 15-year resident of CAKY in Owensboro, an Avid UK fan, and he loved to dance.
Funeral services were held May 2 from St. Mary Mag-dalen Catholic Church, Payneville, Ky. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be contributions to CAKY, ATTN: Sally Phillips, 3120 Warehouse Road, Owens-boro, Ky. 42301, or, St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Catholic Church, 110 Highway 376, Payneville, Ky. 40157.
Condolences may be expressed at www.hagerfuneral-home.com.
From the time the first Catholic settlers arrived in this area in the late 1700s, Meade County has been a place of faith. Missionary priests arrived to serve these Catholics in their pioneer log homes called “church stations,” where the Mass and sacraments were cele-brated. The earliest record of these visits was 1805. As the Catholic settlers increased and acquired more land, a permanent log church was built at the station. In 1818, Saint Theresa was estab-lished. Later, in 1872, Saint Mary Magdalen of Pazzi was established.
The Catholic faith was brought by these early set-tlers to the shores of Ken-tucky, which was referred to by local tribes as “a dark and bloody ground.” A vast wilderness, but a prime place for hunting, building, and agriculture, yet also suited
Minister’s Corner for the free practice of faith. The danger of death was constant from hostile tribes, hunger, elements, accidents, and illness. As a result, these settlers usually lived well prepared for their individual judgment by Christ. This intense practice of the faith is what built these early com-munities.
This reality contrasts with the modern saying of “build it and they will come”, which focuses on recruitment via the benefits of a grand mate-rial structure. The Catholic Church, the Mystical Body of Christ, is built of “living stones” from 1 Peter 2:5 that form a “spiritual house.” In other words, “live it and they will come.”
Too often today, evange-lization is reduced to mere marketing – a concept that needs to be shared. Yet, we need to return to how the faith spread so rapidly in the early Church – dedicated Christians fully living what they believed. If you want to spread the faith, live the faith. This was the example of the pioneers, where their “waves of faith” washed ashore and remain today.
By PRIESTDAVID CARR
Saint Theresa and Saint MaryMagdalen
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