Willie Martin, 54, of Bardstown, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, at Flaget Memorial Hospital. He was born May 15, 1957, in NelsonCounty. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret Christina Martin; his parents, Viney and Jesse Lee Martin; two brothers, Kenny Martin and Jesse Wayne “Bad to the Bone” Martin; and a sister, […]
Sally Boone Schweitzer Potter, 85, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in Bardstown. She was born September 22, 1925, in Louisville to Kathleen and Roy Boone. She graduated from Holy Rosary Academyand held the office of senior class president. She attended Spalding College in Louisville and worked for Reynolds Aluminum as an executive secretary. She was […]
STAFF REPORT Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 — The annual Nelson County Republican Picnic is set for Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, at the Sneed Farm on Bloomfield Road. The event is sponsored by the Nelson County Republican Party and the Nelson County Organization of Republican Women. Candidates for office and local, state and national elected officials […]
Sept. 5, 2011, 8 p.m. — Nelson County Judge Executive Dean Watts will be the in-studio guest for Tuesday’s edition of “Brooks & Company,” airing 11-noon on 1320 WBRT. Watts and host Jim Brooks will discussed a range of topics, including the county’s recent unemployment figures and the county’s plans for the new senior citizens […]
Phyllis Marie Mattingly Hall, 67, of New Haven, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at her home in New Haven. She was born Dec. 23, 1943, and was a member of St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church in New Haven. She was retired from Barton Brands Ltd. in Bardstown after 25 years of service. She was […]
STAFF REPORT Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. […]
Joseph Carroll “Joe” Downs, 77, of Raywick, passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at Cedars of Lebanon Nursing Center in Lebanon. Born June 23, 1934, he was a Marine Corps veteran, former truck driver and member of St. Francis Xavier Church. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Diane Downs; two sons, Joey […]
Gladys Barnes, 84, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at her residence. She was born Sept. 13, 1926, in Nelson County, was a lifelong homemaker, a former employee of Bardstown Sewing and Bardstown Laundry, a member of the Baptist faith and an avid quilter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Van Golden […]
Joseph Phillip Riley, 66, ofTaylorsville, died Saturday Sept. 3, 2011, at Baptist Hospital East. He was born Oct. 27, 1944, in Bloomfield. He was a retired farmer and former employee of Jefferson County Stone. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Faye Bird Riley; a son, Timothy Allen Riley; his parents, Harvey and […]
Charles W. “Chip” Donahue, Jr., 78, of Bardstown, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. He was born Dec. 15, 1932, in Nelson County. He was a Korean War Army veteran, retired from Container Corporation of America, a member of the American Legion Post 121, a Kentucky Colonel, a volunteer for […]
