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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.

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