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Woodford County, KY
Obituaries
Lee Chandler,
78, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at his residence on the Steele Pike in Woodford County after a long illness. He
was a native of Henry County and a retired employee of the Brown and Foreman Distillery. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Grace Swofford Chandler; one daughter, Mrs. Bert A. Gilkison, Lexington, and four grandchildren. Services
were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Duell-Clark Funeral Chapel by the Rev. William McElwain and Glenn Seaton.
Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Casket bearers were James Howard, Austin Todd, Steve Hogg, Vernon Howard,
Austin Cochran and Elmer Downey.
[The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Ky, June 17, 1976. Submitted by a Friend of
Free Genealogy]
Elko Daily Independent May 17, 1886
Death of Francis Cummins
Francis M. Cummins died in this city yesterday. Deceased was an
old and esteemed resident of the State. He was born in Woodford County,
Kentucky, in July 1828. At the age of 19 he enlisted in the Mexican war;
remaining in the army till the close of the struggle when he emigrated to this
State. An ardent Democrat, he was always actively engaged in polities, and was
held in great respect for his strict integrity.. On Tuesday last he was stricken
with paralysis and lingered till yesterday. He leaves a wife and daughter. The
funeral will take place on Saturday under the auspices of the Veterans of the
Mexican War and Old Friends – (S.F. Examiner.
Mr. Cummins was formerly a well-known resident of Elko, and his brother, Jake
Cummins, was the original ? Of the Scott ranch, near Halleck, where he died in
1878.) [Submitted by Dena Whiteshell]
Elko Daily Independent
Dec 30, 1886
Jones: in Elko December 23, 1886, James Jones, a native of
Virginia in the 69th year of his age. [Submitted by Dena Whiteshell]
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