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Obituary – Dr. Lloyd Ramsey, Lexington Herald-Leader (October 31, 2016) RAMSEY Dr. Lloyd Hamilton, 95, died Saturday, October 29, 2016, in Nashville Tennessee. Born June 10, 1921 in Lexington, Kentucky to the late James Chandler and Hattie O. (Frisbee) Ramsey. Dr. Ramsey was a graduate of University High School and the University of Kentucky where he played basketball under…
Obituary – James Weber, Stanford (KY) Interior Journal (June 30, 1988) James Weber, 67, of 3266 Elmhurst Court, Lexington Ky., died Sunday, June 26 at his residence. He was born in Pettisville, Ohio to the late Andrew and Inez Waldvogel Weber. Weber was a retired FHA, VA and HOW building inspector, a retired building contractor, a disabled American veteran…
Obituary – Deward Compton, Murfreesboro (TN) Daily News Journal (November 2, 2001) Services for Deward “Foots” Compton, 80, formerly of Nashville and Murfreesboro, who died Tuesday, Oct. 30, in Abilene, Texas, will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Jennings & Ayers with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Leonard Underhill will officiate. He is survived by daughters, Kathy Cypert of Abilene, Susan…
Carl Althaus was born Carl Ellis Althaus on April 20, 1921, in Louisville, Kentucky to Carl and Amalie Althaus. The family home backed up to the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary grounds, where he and his brothers played. Carl always talked about his mom’s cooking – soup, stuffed cabbage, and Sunday morning “kuchen” (German coffee cake)…
Marvin Akers was a 1942 graduate of the University of Kentucky where he was an outstanding member of the 1941-43 basketball teams. He was the leading scorer on the 1942 Wildcat Team, which advanced to the NCAA Final Four tournament for the first time. He was named the All-Southern Basketball Team two times; he was…
Louis Robertson was born Louis Monroe Roberts on March 19, 1921, in Madison County, Kentucky to the late George L. and Alma (Stewart) Robertson. He played basketball for the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the early 1940s where he was coached by the legendary Adolph Rupp from 1940 to 1943. Standing at 5 feet 11…
Frank Etscorn was born Frank Talbert Etscorn, Jr. on February 23, 1921, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Frank Talbert Etscorn, Sr. and Lavenia E. LeGrande Etscorn. He was a notable basketball player for the University of Kentucky in the early 1940s. His father, Frank Etscorn, Sr., better known as “Buddy” Etscorn, cut quite a figure in…
Mulford Davis was born Mulford Ray Davis on February 10, 1921, in Orestes, Indiana to Charles Raymond Davis and Fannie Myrtle (White) Davis. He was nicknamed “Muff.” Davis was a 1939 graduate of Elwood High School and later graduated from the University of Kentucky where he received a full basketball scholarship. At Elwood High School,…
Cliff Barker was born Clifford Eugene Barker on January 15, 1921, in Yorktown, Indiana to Horace and Gertrude Barker. Barker was a burly 6-foot-2 inch forward on the 1948 Kentucky team that finished the season with a 36-3 record, the national title, and the nickname of the Fabulous Five. He also played baseball as a…
Obituary – Carl Staker, President of Osborn Engineering, Cleveland Plain Dealer (November 13, 1991) Carl Staker was president of Osborn Engineering Co. from 1972 to 1979. During his 32 years with the company, he worked on the construction of stadiums and office buildings across the country. Mr. Staker, 71, of Lyndhurst, suffered a heart attack and died Monday at…