Joseph Franklin Whitledge
1946 - 1996 (49 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Joseph Franklin Whitledge was born on 9 Jul 1946 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky (son of Joseph Franklin Whitledge and Dorothy Hankins); died on 28 Jan 1996 in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- _MILT: Vietnam War. US Army.
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Joseph Whitledge
Morganfield, Ky. – Joseph “Buddy” Whitledge, 49, died at 8:05 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill., after a long illness.
He was a Vietnam War Army veteran, a Kentucky Colonel and a member of Uniontown Veterans of Foreign Wars and Masonic Lodge 66.
Surviving are his wife, Sherry; a son, Rick of Morganfield; his mother, Dorothy Whitledge of Morganfield; and a sister, Linda Higgs of Marietta, Ga.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Whitsell Funeral Home, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to service time Wednesday at the funeral home.
Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, Indiana. Tuesday, 30 January 1996.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108101936/joseph-franklin-whitledge
2. Joseph Franklin Whitledge was born on 26 Oct 1916 in Union County, Kentucky (son of John Archie Whitledge and Dora Ellen Brummett); died on 10 May 1973 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky
Notes:
Morganfield – Joe Whitledge, 56.Services pending. Whitsell Funeral Home.
Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, Indiana. Thursday, 10 May 1973.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108101880/joseph-franklin-whitledgeJoseph married Dorothy Hankins. Dorothy was born on 11 Aug 1916 in Providence, Webster County, Kentucky ; died on 23 Jun 2004 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Dorothy Hankins was born on 11 Aug 1916 in Providence, Webster County, Kentucky ; died on 23 Jun 2004 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. Notes:
Dorothy Whitledge
Morganfield – Dorothy Whitledge, 87, died Wednesday, June 23, 2005, at her home.
Surviving are a daughter, Linda Higgs; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Whitsell Funeral Home, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time.
Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, Indiana. Friday, 25 June 2004.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108101864/dorothy-h-whitledgeChildren:
- Linda Whitledge was born on 7 Jan 1941 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky; died on 30 Nov 2020 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky.
- 1. Joseph Franklin Whitledge was born on 9 Jul 1946 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky; died on 28 Jan 1996 in Marion, Williamson County, Illinois; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky.
Generation: 3
4. John Archie Whitledge was born on 5 Aug 1891 in Kentucky; died on 9 Feb 1958 in Los Angeles County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky
- Census: 1930, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky
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John Arch Whitledge
Word has been received here of the death of John Arch Whitledge, 66, on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Whitledge was a mechanic for Hancock Truck Lines here before moving to Los Angeles about 21 years ago.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Marline Baker; and a niece Miss Jean Baker, both of Evansville; and a nephew, Ronald Baker, stationed with the Marine Corps in California.
Funeral and burial will be in Los Angeles.
Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, Indiana. Saturday, 15 February 1958.
John married Dora Ellen Brummett on 28 Oct 1911 in Robertson County, Tennessee, and was divorced before 1940. Dora (daughter of William Joseph Brummett and Queen Griffin) was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 4 Feb 1944 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 7 Feb 1944 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Dora Ellen Brummett was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Union County, Kentucky (daughter of William Joseph Brummett and Queen Griffin); died on 4 Feb 1944 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 7 Feb 1944 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
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Mrs. Dora B. Whitledge
Evansville, Ins. – Funeral services for Mrs. Dora B. Whitledge, 48, of 3 Washington avenue, who died Friday of a heart attack at the home of her daughter Mrs. Leona Abell, 1243 East Olive street, were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist church, Rev. A.H. Cullen officiating.
The Owensboro Messenger, Owensboro, Kentucky. Tuesday, 8 February 1944.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110714626/dora-ellen-whitledgeChildren:
- Landon A. Whitledge was born on 1 Feb 1913 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 22 Mar 1913; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
- Leona Whitledge was born on 14 Sep 1914 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 19 Aug 2004; was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky.
- 2. Joseph Franklin Whitledge was born on 26 Oct 1916 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 10 May 1973 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky.
Generation: 4
10. William Joseph Brummett was born on 31 Aug 1862 in Kentucky (son of William Brummett and Cynthia Phipps); died on 1 Jan 1940 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky
- Census: 1910, Union County, Kentucky
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William J. Brummett
Morganfield, Ky., Jan. 2. – William J. Brummett, 77, retired Union county farmer, died Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Dora Whitledge, Evansville, Ind.
Surviving beside the daughter are: other daughters, Mrs. Pearl Jones, Sturgis, and Mrs. Rudell Raddatz, Grand Rapids, Mich.; sons, C.R. Lexington, S.R., and Arvel, Lansing, Mich.; Hanes, Evansville; Earl, Grand Rapids; a sister, Mrs. Angie Easley, Chicago; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist church, Sturgis, with burial in Pythian Ridge cemetery there. The Rev.A.H. Cullen, Calvary Baptist church pastor at Evansville, and the Rev. Ernest Miller, Sturgis pastor, will officiate.
The Owensboro Messenger, Owensboro, Kentucky. Wednesday, 3 January 1940.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123612313/william-joseph-brummettWilliam married Queen Griffin on 8 Feb 1886 in Union County, Kentucky. Queen was born on 21 May 1863 in Hopkins County, Kentucky; died on 29 Jul 1916 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Queen Griffin was born on 21 May 1863 in Hopkins County, Kentucky; died on 29 Jul 1916 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109835075/queen-t-brummettChildren:
- Camden Riley Brummett was born on 4 Oct 1887 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 29 Aug 1951 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 31 Aug 1951 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
- Sidney Raymond Brummett was born on 10 May 1889 in Kentucky; died on 2 Jun 1963 in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.
- William Haynes Brummett was born on 21 Jun 1892 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 11 Jan 1953 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; was buried in Delta Center Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan.
- William Arvel Brummett was born on 21 Mar 1894 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 19 Oct 1970 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan; was buried in Delta Center Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan.
- 5. Dora Ellen Brummett was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 4 Feb 1944 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 7 Feb 1944 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
- Earl Ambrose Brummette was born on 19 Oct 1898 in Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 24 Feb 1977 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; was buried in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan.
- Pearl Brummett was born on 24 Jul 1900 in Kentucky; died on 1 Jul 1974.
- Rudy Brummett was born in 1904 in Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.