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Transferred to Louisville after time in armed services Obituary – Dr. Clyde W. Parker, Evansville (IN) Courier & Press (November 7, 2008) Dr. Clyde W. Parker, 85, of Evansville, IN, passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, surrounded by his family. Dr. Parker practiced general dentistry in Evansville for 44 years, retiring in 1990. Clyde, a native of Spencer…
Obituary – Schu Remembered as Athlete with ‘Heart and Guts’, Lexington Herald-Leader (November 9, 1980) by Jennifer Hewlett Wilbur Schu wasn’t eligible for military service during World War II. He had two bad knees and holes in his eardrums. But that didn’t keep him from becoming a starting player on the University of Kentucky basketball team. The scrawny 6-foot-3-inch…
Milt Ticco was born Milton Mitchell Ticco on September 22, 1922, in Jenkins, Kentucky to Michael G. and Polexini Papanghi Ticco. His parents were from Albania and owned a restaurant in Jenkins. His father operated a number of restaurants in the coal mine towns of eastern Kentucky. His grandfather was from Greece. Ticco, a…
Obituary – WILLIAM K. BARLOW, Kentucky Post (August 20, 1990) William K. Barlow, 68, of Crescent Springs, formerly of North Vernon, Ind., died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South. He was the retired vice president of marketing research for A.C. Nielsen Co., Northbrook, Ill., and was an Army veteran of World War II. He also…
Obituary – In Loving Memory of Robert B. Hehl, Sr., https://www.newcomerkentuckiana.com/ Robert B. Hehl, Sr. 94 years and 8.5 months, of LaGrange, Kentucky passed away on February 16, 2017 at his home with his son Richard at his side. He was born in Louisville, Ky on May 29, 1922. Mr. Hehl is preceded in death by his parents,…
Bill Hamm was a starter on the Freshman squad of 1942-43. He was inducted into the Hamilton (OH) High School Hall of fame in 2006. From the induction program: William Hamm played three years on the Hamilton High basketball team making All-State honors his senior year. He also played first base on the Big Blue…
James Robertson was born James Sanford Robertson in Henry County, Kentucky on March 7, 1922 to Virgina and James Grover Robertson. He played as a guard for the University of Kentucky in the early 1940s. Robertson was part of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team during the 1940-41 season. Robertson attended grade school at Franklinton…
Ed Lander was born Walden Edward Lander Jr. on January 31, 1922, in Lexington, Kentucky to Walden Edward Lander and Sara Kathryn Sanders. Lander played basketball at Picadome and Lafayette high schools. He went on to letter in basketball at the University of Kentucky in 1942 and 1943 and was a member of UK’s baseball…
Kenneth England was born Kenneth Haynes England on December 16, 1921, in Campbellsburg, Kentucky to Gilbert H. England and Betsy Dohoney England. His father was the principal of Campbellsburg high school in Henry County. While at Kentucky, where he received a degree of bachelor of science in agriculture, England was a member of Alpha Zeta,…
Vincent Splane was born Vincent DePaul Splane, Jr. on November 30, 1921, in Paintsville, Kentucky to Geneva and Vincent Depaul Splane, Sr. Splane was a 6’1″ lefty forward who played for the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team during the 1941-42 season. Splane played football and basketball for Madisonville High School. Splane played on the freshmen team…