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7 Truett DeMoisey

Name
Truett DeMoisey
Position
Forward
Class
Freshman
Hometown (Last School)
Walton, KY
Ht
6'5"
Wt
200
Seasons
1943-44
Birthday
January 9, 1926

Transferred to Ohio State after time in armed services

Obituary – Kentucky Deaths, Cincinnati Post (August 23, 2005)

Truett R. “Plucker” DeMoisey, 79, of Walton, died Sunday at his home.

He was a retired consultant with the Kentucky attorney general, and a member of First Baptist Church of Walton, where he was a former deacon, trustee and chairman of the church personnel committee.

He was a vice president of the A.B. Happy Chandler Foundation, a past president of the National Association of Hearing Officials and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.

His wife, Mary R. Yealey DeMoisey, died in 1993.

Survivors include a daughter, Rene Rice of Walton; and two grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.

Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to A.B. Happy Chandler Foundation, 1718 Alexandria Drive, Suite 203, Lexington, Ky. 40504; First Baptist Church, 47 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094; or Walton-Verona High School, 30 School Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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