BASIL DANIEL 1938 AGED CITIZEN BASIL DANIEL DIED AT THELMA SEPT. 8, AGE 84 Basil Daniel, age 84 years, died at the home of his son, Basil Daniel, at Thelma, September 8. He was a member of a prominent Johnson County family and had been a member of the United Baptist Church for 58 years. In 1876 he was married to Aminta Castle, daughter of Israel Castle. He is survived by five children, Troy Daniel, Thelma; Buna Preston, Offutt; Junetta Engle, St. Charles, Va., and Newton Daniel, Weeksbury, Ky. He is also survived by 28 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the home of Troy Daniel with whom he made his home, in charge of Rev. W.W. Smith and Rev. O.C. Taylor. Burial took place in the family cemetery at Bobbs Siding near the mouth of Bobbs Branch. The undertaking department of the Paintsville Furniture Company had charge of funeral arrangements. Paintsville Herald Thursday 9-15-1938
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