APRIL - 1935
COLVIN,
Harve
1935
WAR VETERAN
Harve Colvin Buried at Thealka Friday Afternoon
Funeral services were held at Thealka last Friday afternoon for Harve
Colvin, of Manila, this county, who died at the the Paintsville
Hospital last Thursday, April 18. Mr. Colvin was a World War Veteran
and a member of the Johnson County Post of the American Legion located
in Paintsville. He was known as a good citizen. He was employed
at Thealka as a miner when stricken with pneumonia which resulted in
his death shortly afterward. Besides his widow he is survuved by three
children, Milton, James, and Ernestine Colvin, and two sister,
Mrs.Isaiah Plummer and Mary Colvin. The burial services were in charge
of the American Legion and the United Mine Workers of America of which
the deceased was an honored member. Funeral services were in charge of
Rev. H. B. Conley. Burial was made at Thealka. Paintsville Herald
Thursday April 25, 1935
COOPER, Ora V. (Long)
1935
Mrs. James Cooper, age 41, died at her home at Staffordsville April 6,
after a cotinued illness. She is survived by her husband and three
children in addition to a large number of relatives. Before the death
of Mrs. Cooper she wrote her own obituary and sealed it in an envelope
to be read at her funeral and published in the Herald. On the envlope
she had written; " To Be Opened When I Am Gone." Mrs. Cooper was a good
Christian mother and had been a member of the Baptist Church since 14
years of age. Following is the obituary written by Mrs. Cooper:
________________ Mrs. Ora V. (Long) Cooper, of Staffordsville, Ky., was
born at Oil SPrings, Ky., August 24, 1894. I was the daughter of Sam
Long and my mother was Jane Picklesimer. I was converted and baptised
in the Baptist Church when I was 14 years of age. I was married to Jim
Cooper November 7, 1912, and to this union was born the following
children: Francis Marion Cooper, born November 3, 1913; Ivel Cooper,
born December 2, 1915; Glenn Cooper, born October 10, 1917. "This is
what I have to say while I have breath to talk; Dear friends, weep not
for me, for I am at rest now. There is no pain and no smothering---I am
asleep in Jesus. But pray that we meet in heaven where there is no
goodbyes, no pain; no suffering. Remember the verse that says: Lay not
treasures on earth, but lay up your treasures in heaven; also when God
promised not to put more upon us than we are able to bear. "So remember
to trust in Him and weep not, but trust in God and sing, "Farewell vain
world, I am going home," and through heat and cold, think of the home
over there." Paintsville Herald Thursday Aprill 11, 1935
COTTRELL, Dr. Jack
1935
DR. COTTRELL DIED FRIDAY
Prominent Prestonsburg and Boyd County Man is Gun Victim
Dr. Jack Tipton Cottrell, 37, prominent Catlettsburg and Ashland
physician and surgeon, and well known throughout the Big Sandy Valley,
died at the Paintsville hospital, Friday morning at 10:30
o’clock. He had been in a critical condition for a week,
suffering from a bullet wound in the abdomen, which was allegedly self
inflicted. Through his condition from the time he reached the hospital,
where an emergency operation was performed in an effort to save his
life, was critical. Dr. Cottrell made a gallant fight to
live. He realized his condition and he told those about him that
he would make a brave fight in spite of the fact that the odds were
against him. Born in Prestonsburg, a son of Mr. And Mrs. Fred H.
Cottrell, he attended the public schools there. Upon graduation from
high school, he enrolled at Centre College where he took his pre-medic
work. For several years, Dr. Cottrell was associated with his uncle,
the late Dr. W. W. Richmond, a prominent physician of
Prestonsburg. They established the Richmond Cottrell Hospital and
Clinic at Catlettsburg eight years ago. This institution was
operated by Dr. Cottrell from the time it was established until the
present time Paintsville Herald Wednesday Apr. 14 1935
HITCHCOCK, Mrs George
1935
Mrs. George Hitchcock of Win, died April 6, 1935, and was buried at
this place on Blanton Branch April 8, 1935. Mrs. Hitchcock leaves her
husband and the following children: Johnnie, Willie and Estill
Hitchcock, Mrs. Hattie McKenzie, Mrs. Mattie Colvin and Mrs. Lina
Tackett. PAINTSVILLE HERALD THURSDAY APRIL 18 1935
HURT, Sidney Marvin Rush
1935
HURT FUNERAL IS HELD HERE
S. M. R. Hurt Died in Lexington April 13th.
Funeral services for S. M. R. Hurt, who died Saturday, April 13, 1935,
in the Good Samaritan Hospital, at Lexington, Ky., were held at the
Mayo Memorial Church in Paintsville Monday afternoon at 2
o’clock. The services were in charge of Rev. W. I. Canter, pastor
of the church. Burial was made in the family lot in Mayo Cemetery. Mr.
Hurt was the son of Dr. Robert and Esther M. Leslie Hurt and was born
in Pike County, Ky. He received his early education in the Kentucky
Wesleyan College then located at Millersburg. He was a graduate of
Vanderbilt University, later taking his M. A. degree form the
University of Kentucky. He received his degree in law from the
University of Denver, practicing law in Colorado and Kentucky. Mr. Hurt
was a scion of one of the most prominent families of Eastern Kentucky
and Virginia and possessed unusual intellectual ability. He was a
man of sterling Christian character. Mr. Hurt was married in 1904 to
Miss Leora B. Tippett, of Morehead, Ky. To this union a daughter
and son were born, Mary Esther and Leslie Hilarie. He is survived by
his wife and two children and the following sisters: Mrs. Lewis
G. Auxier, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Calvin T. Long, McMinville, Oregon,
and Mrs. Cyrus M. Preston of Ashland, Ky. Mr. Hurt was a sister of Mrs.
Mary L. Rice who died in Paintsville two years ago. Paintsville Herald
Thursday 4-18-1935
MCCARTY, Gratz-
1935
World War Vet Died At Elna
Gratz McCarty died at his home at Elna, this county, after a long
illness of tuberculosis. Mr. McCarty was a World War veteran and
was well known in his community. Besides his wife he is survived
by his father, mother, six children and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral and burial took place at Elna Monday. Paintsville Herald
Thursday 4-4-1935
RICE, Mrs. James
1935
Mrs. James Rice, 77, Died at Ashland April 6 Mrs. James Rice, 77 years
old, died at her home in Ashland Saturday April 6, following an illness
of more than a year. Mrs. Rice was a native of Johnson County and
was born in Paintsville, but had resided in Boyd County for the past
fifty years. Her husband preceded her in death several years
ago. She is survived by four daughters and a number of
grandchildren. Paintsville Herald Thursday 4-18-1935
SCOTT, Myrtle
1935
On Sunday night, April 7, the death angel visited the home of Mr. And
Mrs. Clarence Scott and took their daughter, Myrtle, age 8 years.
Besides her parents she is survived by one sister and four brothers and
sisters all at home. Funeral services were conducted at the home
Tuesday by Millard O’Bryan and Nolan Scott. Burial was made near
the home. People of this community extend their heart felt
sympathy to the grief stricken family. PAINTSVILLE HERALD Thursday
April 11, 1935