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Bernice Edell Guill was born in 1933 in Kentucky to Raymond Shell Guill and Ida Webb.

She married Mr Tapp.

They were the parents of Shelley Tapp and Rhonda Tapp.

She died on October 26, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Obituary shared on Find A Grave with no publication information provided.

Beatrice Guill Tapp, of Paducah, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, surrounded by her family.

She is a graduate of Augusta Tilghman High School, Class of 1951, University of Louisville/Louisville General Hospital graduate in 1957. Upon graduation, she served an internship at Riverside Hospital, Paducah, following which she was employed by the Orthopaedic Clinic of Samuel L. French, M.D., where she remained until her retirement in 1993. During her career in the medical field, her professional affiliations included membership in the WKSRT Society, PASRT Society, and held lifetime memberships in the KSRT, ASRT, and AART Professional Organizations.

Bea was fond of all sports, especially UK Basketball, and enjoyed playing golf with her friends at Paxton Park, Rolling Hills Country Club and Metropolis Country Club. She also loved Duplicate Bridge and was a member of Echo Duplicate Bridge Club and Sebring Florida Duplicate Bridge Center. She volunteered in many civic organizations: Market House Theater, Paducah Symphony Orchestra, and American Cancer Society.

She loved her church, First Baptist of Paducah, especially all her dedicated friends in the back Amen corner, and participated in the Exercise Classes, the flower ministry and the Tuesday Outreach Ministry at First Baptist. She was also blessed to have the title of Snowbird member of Union Congregational Church in Sebring, Florida during the winter months. She formerly attended Southland Baptist Temple.

She was blessed with many friends who have volunteered their services in many ways to assist the family throughout her lengthy illness. The family extends sincere heartfelt thanks to all who did so much for our Mom.

Survivors include two daughters, Dr. Shelley Tapp of Texas and Rhonda Tapp Edwards, of Paducah; two loving sisters, Helen Guill Miller and Margaret Guill Neihoff; and her sister in law Gladys Guill, and special nieces and nephews, Leisa Neihoff, Kathy Miller Moss, Mark Miller and Kevin Miller, and a loving extended family of cousins.

A special Thank You to Mom’s “Prayer Warriors” who were so supportive and faithful. These include her “fitness family,” also, her Tuesday outreach group. Mom felt your prayers which provided her the support and faith to keep fighting. God Bless each one. Also, the family wants to extend our heartfelt thanks to Rev. Tommy Tucker for guiding Mom through the dark valleys all the way to the mountain top.

She was predeceased by her parents, Raymond S. Guill and Ida Webb Guill; her faithful and caring brother, Billy Guill; two very special nephews, Gregory and Steve Neihoff; and two special aunts, LaVerne Guill Malone and Jeanette Guill McClintock.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Paducah, Friends of McCracken County Library or St. Nicholas Clinic.

Lindsey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ila Estelle Garrigus was born on December 23, 1913 in Palmersville, Tennessee to James Bedford Garrigus and Laura Mae Butler.

She died on September 12, 2013 in Union City, Tennessee.

The following was copied from “Graves County, Kentucky – History & Families” written by the Graves County Genealogical Society, page 250.

GARRIGUS

Ila Estelle Garrigus, the oldest of five children, was born in Weakley County, Tennessee to Laura Mae Butler and James Bedford Garrigus on December 23, 1913. When she was two years old the family moved to Graves County, Kentucky.

She grew up and attended school in Graves County graduating from Pilot Oak High School during the “Great Depression”. After graduation she went to Murray State Teacher’s College in Murray, Kentucky. With the depression on there was very little money. Ila lived with the Almon Beal Family and helped with the housework for room and board. She graduated from Murray and taught elementary grades in Graves County for seven years.

By this time the USA was in WWII and she was making very little money teaching, so she went to Detroit and worked. There she was a dynamometer recorder for the testing of aircraft engines.

After the war ended, Ila had no job, so she stayed in Detroit for about two years and worked in a dress shop. She was clerk and became assistant manager. Her mother lost her eyesight, so Ila decided to go back to Kentucky where she could be more help to her mother.

When she decided to go to work, she taught school in Paducah, Kentucky for two years. Then she heard of Peoria, Illinois needing teachers. They were paying more than Kentucky, and the pension was better She taught 26 years in Peoria and retired there. After retirement she worked in a fabric store for a couple of years before coming to Paducah, Kentucky, where she resides now (1999).

~Graves County Genealogical Society, “Graves County, Kentucky – History & Families” (Paducah, KY: Turner Pub. Co., 2001), page 250.

Obituary published in the Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois) on September 14, 2013.

Shared on Find A Grave by Linda Garrigus Davis

PEORIA – Miss Ila Estelle Garrigus, age 99, of Union City, Tenn., formerly of Peoria, Ill., died on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at 5:20 p.m. at the Golden Living Center in Union City, Tenn.

Miss Garrigus was born near Palmersville, Tenn., in Weakley County on Dec. 23, 1913, to James Bedford Garrigus and Laura Mae Butler Garrigus.

Ila attended grammar school at the French School, which was a one-room school. She attended grades seven through 12 at the Pilot Oak High School, where she graduated in 1932.

Ila graduated from Murray State Teachers College in 1942 after stopping for 7 1/2 years to teach at the Pilot Oak School for grades three and four.

During World War II, Ila moved to Detroit, Mich., to work in a military aircraft engine factory testing aircraft engines.

In 1946, Ila taught school in Paducah, Ky., for two years at McKinley Grammar School.

Miss Garrigus moved to Peoria, Ill., in 1948, where she taught at the Columbia, Loucks and Tyng schools until her retirement in 1976.

In 1976, Ila moved backed to Lone Oak, Ky. Ila worshiped at the Lone Oak Church of Christ, where she was active in the Senior Ladies Group.

Ila moved from Lone Oak to live in the home of her nephew and his wife Larry and Joyce Russell in Union City, Tenn., in July 2006.

In Union City, Tenn., Miss Ila attended church at the Exchange Street Church of Christ when she could until her health declined, which placed her in the Golden Living Center, where she resided until her death.

She is survived by her nephew, Denton Russell of Searcy, Ark.; nephew, Larry Russell of Union City, Tenn.; nephew, James Dennis Garrigus of Lone Oak, Ky.; niece, Laura Faye Davis of South Fulton, Tenn.; niece, Linda Sue Holman of Wingo, Ky.; and niece, Patricia Hall of Palm Bay, Fla.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her two sisters, Gracie Russell and Fannie Garrigus; two brothers, James Garrigus and Vodie Garrigus; and a niece, Bonnie Willett.

Funeral services will be held today, Sept. 14, 2013, at 4 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Wingo, Ky., with Brother Bobby Crittendon officiating. Burial will follow in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Wingo, Ky. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the Brown Funeral Home in Wingo, Ky.

Pallbearers will be Charles Russell, Gayle Hall, Craig Russell, James Denise Garrigus, Garrett Foster and Gabe Willett.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Fund, c/o Laura Davis, 9584 Fields Road, South Fulton, TN 38257.

Annie Gracie Belle Garrigus was born on March 21, 1917 in Graves County, Kentucky to James Bedford Garrigus and Laura Mae Butler.

She married Vodie Denton Russell on September 14, 1940 in Sedalia, Kentucky.

She died on February 22, 1977 in Union City, Tennessee.

The following was copied from “Graves County, Kentucky – History & Families” written by the Graves County Genealogical Society, page 419.

RUSSELL/GARRIGUS

Annie Grace Belle Garrigus, born March 21, 1917 in Graves County, Kentucky was the third child of James Bedford and Laura Mae (Butler) Garrigus. She was baptized at Mt Pleasant Church of Christ in 1931 and married Vodie Denton Russell on September 14, 1940 in Sedalia, Kentucky. Gracie was a seamstress at Curlee Clothing in Mayfield, Kentucky. She died on February 22, 1977 in Obion County, Tennessee after an extended illness. She lived in the home of her younger son until her death.

Vodie (born February 24, 1905 in Graves County, Kentucky – died January 22, 1973 in Graves County, Kentucky) was a farmer and also worked for the state highway department. His parents were Robert Edward Russell and Nora Lee Short. He was also a member of Mt Pleasant Church of Christ.

They had two sons. The oldest son was Robert Denton Russell, born on February 12, 1943 and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His first marriage was to Loretta Faye Williams in 1961. Their children are Craig Stephen Russell, Tina Michelle Russell, and Angela Dawn Russell.

The second son was Larry Boaz Russell who was born on February 2, 1947 in Graves County, Kentucky and now lives in Union City, Tennessee. He married Joyce Kay Shannon on September 4, 1971 in Obion County, Tennessee. Their children are Charles Bradley Russell and Jeanne Lynn Russell. (Submitted by Laura Garrigus Davis)

~Graves County Genealogical Society, “Graves County, Kentucky – History & Families” (Paducah, KY: Turner Pub. Co., 2001) page 419

Obituary published in The Messenger (Mayfield, Kentucky) on February 23, 1977.

Shared on Find A Grave by Laura Garrigus Davis

Mrs. Gracie Bell Russell, a former resident of Graves County who had been making her home in Union City, Tennessee, died Tuesday afternoon at the Obion County Hospital in Union City. She was 59 years of age, and the widow of Vodie Russell.
Surviving are two sons, Larry Boaz Russell, of Union City, and Robert Denton Russell, of Saudi Arabia, two brothers, Vodie Garrigus of Wingo and James Garrigus of Lone Oak, and a sister, Miss Ila Garrigus, also, of Lone Oak. Five grandchildren survive.
The funeral is tentatively set for Friday. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hopkins and Brown Funeral Home in Wingo, KY.

William Ray Faulkner was born on October 18, 1930 in Muldrow, Oklahoma to William Clifford Faulkner and Mamie Belle Kidd.

He married Doris Mae Lamoureux on November 27, 1952 in Killingly, Connecticut.

They were the parents of William Ray Faulkner Jr, David Emery Faulkner, and Marianne Faulkner.

He married Norma Lee Isaacs on February 28, 1976 in Reno, Nevada.

He died on May 26, 2002 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Birth Certificate of William Ray Faulkner

William Clifford Faulkner family picture taken about 1943.

William “Buddy” Ray Faulkner

Obituary shared on Find A Grave memorial page without publication information.

Funeral services for William “Bud” Faulkner, 71, of Gans, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cottonwood Cemetery in Muldrow, with Rev. Jack McLaughlin officiating under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Sallisaw. Mr. Faulkner was born Oct. 18, 1930, in Roland to William Clifford Faulkner and Mamie Belle Kidd. He died Sunday, May 26, 20002, in Fort Smith, Ark. He was married to Norma Isaacs. Survivors include his wife, Norma of the home; two daughters and son-in-law, Marianne and her husband Larry and Debra; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Bill Jr. and his wife Dianne, Gerald and his wife Kathy and David; 14 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Willie, Mildred and Maudie; and one brother, Bobby. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Joshua Gregory.

Death Certificate of William Ray Faulkner

Mildred Louis Faulkner was born on April 15, 1933 in Muldrow, Oklahoma to  William Clifford Faulkner and Mamie Belle Kidd.

She married John Paul Tubia Sr on December 7, 1951 in Yuma, Arizona.

They were the parents of John Paul Tubia Jr and Debbie Tubia.

She died on May 12, 2016 in Frankfort, New York.

William Clifford Faulkner family picture taken about 1943.

Obituary published in the Observer-Dispatch (Utica, New York) on May 14, 2016.

Mrs. Mildred L. Tubia 1933 – 2016
FRANKFORT – Mrs. Mildred L Tubia, 83, of Third Avenue, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016, in her home, with her family by her side.
She was born in Muldrow, OK, on April 15, 1933, the daughter of the late William Clifford and Mamie Kidd Faulkner. She was raised and educated in schools in Holtville, CA. She was married to John P. Tubia, Sr., on December 7, 1951, in Yuma, AZ. John passed away on January 20, 2007. Mildred was an Assembler for Univac, Utica, NY, for over 20 years, until her retirement in 1977. She loved to travel, go to the casino and have family dinners. Her great-grandchildren were her pride and joy.
Mildred is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, John, Jr. and Brenda Tubia, of Herkimer; one daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Frank Moracco, of Frankfort; four grandchildren, Corie Pullman, of Herkimer, and her husband, Christopher, Christie Maylo, of Mohawk, and her husband, Rich, Frankie Moracco, of Ilion, and his partner, Doug Spanfelner, and Jamie Viola, of Frankfort; five great-grandchildren, Logan and Jacob Pullman, Bear Maylo and John and Emma Viola. She is survived by one sister, Willie Mae Nelson, of Holtville, CA; sisters-in-law, Linda Faulkner, of Fort Smith, AR, and Norma Faulkner, of Sallisaw, OK; and brother-in-law, William (Bill) Knox, of Terrell, TX; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, William (Buddy) Faulkner, Bobby Faulkner; and sister, Maudie Knox.
Her funeral service will be held Monday morning at 11:30 AM from the V.J. Iocovozzi Funeral Home, Inc., 203 Second Ave., Frankfort, with the Rev. Leo Potvin, officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Calling hours will be Sunday evening, from 4-8 PM, in the V.J. Iocovozzi Funeral Home, Inc.
Mildred’s family would like to extend a special thank you to the Hospice nurses and staff for their care and compassion during Mildred’s brief illness.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Frankfort Fire Dept. Memorial Park Fund, 158 Litchfield St., Frankfort, NY 13340 or to Hospice & Palliative Care, 4277 Middle Settlement Rd., New Hartford, NY 13413. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

Mary Ellen Faulkner was born on November 13, 1926 in Paw Paw, Oklahoma to  Roy Alfred Faulkner and Minnie Arizona Price.

She married Ira Edwards.

They were the parents of Donnie Edwards and Mary Ruth Edwards.

She married Doug Gilliam.

She died on July 4, 2006 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Obituary shared on Find A Grave memorial without publication information.

Funeral services for Mary Ellen Faulkner Gilliam, 79, of Muldrow, were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday at the Agent Chapel in Muldrow with Rev. Tommy Treat officiating. Burial was in Cottonwood Cemetery, south of Muldrow, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow. Mrs. Gillam was born Nov. 13, 1926, in Paw Paw Bottoms, to Roy Faulkner and Minnie Arizona (Price) Faulkner. She died Tuesday, July 4, 2006, in Fort Smith, Ark. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Phyllis; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Peggy and Helen; one brother, Jack; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Ruth Edwards Dill.

Bobby George Faulkner was born on March 11, 1941 to  William Clifford Faulkner and Mamie Belle Kidd.

He married Linda Ann Stone on July 3, 1971 in Herkimer, New York.

They were the parents of Summer Faulkner and April Faulkner.

He died on February 4, 2016 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

William Clifford Faulkner family picture taken about 1943.

Obituary published on February 8, 2016 in the Times Record (Fort Smith, Arkansas).

Bobby Faulkner
Bobby George Faulkner, 74, of Fort Smith entered into rest Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born March 11, 1941, in Muldrow, the son of the late William and Mamie Faulkner. He was a former employee of Whirlpool and of the Assembly of God faith. Bobby grew up in Holtville, Calif.

Survivors include his wife, Linda of the home; two daughters, April Wear and husband Mark of Fort Smith and Summer Vickery and husband Bill of Greenwood; two sisters, Willie Nelson of Frankfort, N.Y., and Mildred Tubia of Frankfort, N.Y.; five grandchildren, Ryan, Andrew, Max, Braeden and Raelyn.

Cremation under the direction of Lewis-Roberts Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith.

James Franklin Eddleman was born on February 2, 1871 in Johnson County, Texas to Asbury Franklin Eddleman and Melina Ann Warren.

He married Alice Frances Mills.

He died on September 5, 1957 in Big Spring, Texas.

Obituary published on September 7, 1957 in the Lubbock Morning Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas).

Eddleman Services To Be Held Sunday At Church In City
Funeral services for James Franklin Eddleman, 86, 2620 Auburn St., will be held at 3:30 pm Sunday at Pioneer Memorial Methodist Church.
The Rev SH Salley, pasotr, will officiate, assisted by the Rev Wallace Kirby, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Stanton, and Dr CA Bickley of Lubbock.
Burial will be in Tech Memorial Park under dirction of McDonald Funeral Home.
Spanish-American Vet
A veteran of the Army in the Spanish-American War, Eddleman died Thursday night in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Sprng where he had been hospitalized a month.
Born in 1871 near Joshua, in Johnson County, he attended Baylor University and taught school in Johnson and Deaf Smith counties prior to 1905.
Following his marriage to the former Miss Alice Francis Mills of Mangum, Okla., Eddleman took up farming at Hereford to return to Joshua where he farmed until l1923, when he moved to Lubbock County. He retired as a farmer in 1929 and moved to his present home inLubbock.
After his retirement as a farmer, Eddleman entered the real estate business.
Former Demo Official
A trustee and charter member of Pioneer Memorial Methodist Church, Eddleman was active in affairs of the Spanish-Amerian War Veterans’ organization and in politiacl affairs. He served 18 years as Democratic Party precinct chairman.
Survivors include his widow: one son, W Frank Eddleman, 2624 Auburn St.; three daughters, Mrs L Edwin Settle, 2710 55th st, Mrs Charls I Waller, 2410 6th St, and Mrs W Wilson Martin, 2620 Cornell St., all of Lubbock; two sisters, Mrs George C Wicker of Joshua and Mrs Ettie Daniel of Glen Rose; three brothers, Columbus E Eddleman of Cleburn, Reginald N Eddleman of Dalls and Earl H Eddleman of Fort Worth; 10 grandchildren and six great grandchildren

Novella Butler was born on October 8, 1917 to Vodie Jefferson Butler and Rachel Elizabeth McClure.

She married Carnie Nelson Henderson.

She died on May 8, 2015 in Mayfield, Kentucky.

Obituary shared on Find A Grave memorial page without publication information.

Novella Butler Henderson as shared on Find A Grave

Mrs. Novella Henderson, age 97, of Mayfield, KY, died at 9:15 PM Friday, May 8, 2015, at the Green Acres Healthcare Facility in Mayfield. Novella was a member of Northside Church of Christ. She was a china buyer for Famous Barr in St. Louis. Prior to that she worked at the Pottery and as a waitress at the Steak House and was the former owner of the Wingo Café.

She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn (Jerry) Jones of Anchorage, AK; grandchildren ’96 Jerry N. Jones of Denver, CO; Robert Jones of Willow Spring, NC; Larry Jones of Anchorage, AK; and Teresa Jones of Jackson, TN; 9 great-grandchildren and 5 great great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Henderson, and her brothers, Phillip Butler, Paul Butler, and Jack Butler. She was the daughter of the late Vodie J. & Rachel McClure Butler.

Funeral Services for Novella will be held at 11:30 AM on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield. Mike Tucker will officiate. Burial will follow in the Clark Cemetery in Hickman County. Friends are invited to call after 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield.

Pallbearers will be Robert Jones, Jerry N. Jones, Milton Cochrum, Billy Satterwhite, Andrew Herndon and David Butler.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to: New Pathways for Children, P.O. Box 10, Melber, KY 42069-0010.

Frances Lee Butler was born on August 15, 1906 in Graves County, Kentucky to Samuel Dempsey Woodward Butler and Laura Dell Faulkner.

She married M Ira Puckett on December 23, 1923.

They were the parents of Nathan Puckett, Ray Puckett, Connie Puckett, Leon Puckett, and Charles Puckett.

She died on July 9, 1974 in Napa, California.

Obituary published in the Vallejo Times Herald (Vallejo, California) on July 11, 1974.

Frances Puckett
Napa – a funeral service for Mrs Frances Lee Puckett, 67, of 3235 Laurel St., who died Tuesday, will be held today in Warren, Mich., followed by burial in the family plot at Cadillac Memorial Gardens, Waren.
Local arrangements were under the direction of the Richard Pierce Funeral Service.
Mrs. Puckett was a native of Kentucky. She lived in Michigan and Kentucky most of her life, coming to Napa in 1972 to make her home near her son, Nathan.
She was the widow of M Ira Puckett. Survivors include two sons, Nathan of Napa and Ray of Tucson, Ariz; a daughter, Mrs Connie Taylor of Columbus, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs Annie Micksell of St Louis, MO.