B2 LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER, LEXINGTON, KY. I WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1997 LOCAL NEWS Bishops will plead for McQueen's life Likelihood dim Patton will grant clemency BY MARK CHELLGREN Patton has ASSOCIATED PRESS been on a trade trip to the Far FRANKFORT Two of KenEast, but has retucky's Roman Catholic bishops ceived copies of Archbishop Thomas Kelly of Kendrick the documents Louisville and Bishop J. Williams of Lexington will ap- provided by the peal to Gov. Paul Patton during attorney general's a office and the meeting today to grant clemency to condemned killer Harold McQueen. Harold public defender.
Jane Chiles, executive director McQueen, Attorney General Ben Chandler of the Catholic Conference of Ken45, has been asked for an exeLucky, said Patton had indicated in under a death cution date for previous meetings that he was not inclined to grant clemency, but the sentence McQueen last formal request. since 1981. week after the bishops will make a The bishops also will outline U.S. Supreme Court declined to the Catholic Church's opposition to capital punishment. hear McQueen's latest appeal.
Stefanie. McArtle, McQueen's McQueen, who will be 45 next with the Department month, has been under a death senlatest lawyer of Public said Patton tence since 1981. He was convicted Advocacy, will be asked to conduct a full of the January 1980 murder and either using the robbery of O'Hearn at a Rebecca parole board himself. But Richmond convenience store where clemency hearing, or by also said McQueen's de- she was a clerk. fenders are not optimistic they will Although McQueen has faced get a sympathetic hearing from Pat- execution dates before Gov.
ton. Martha Layne Collins signed a "The governor has more or less death warrant for McQueen to be said he's not going to consider put to death 10 years ago this clemency," McArtle said yesterday. month there is a new urgency But a spokesman for Patton because his usual appeals are pracsaid no decisions have been tically exhausted. reached. McQueen is one of 31 men on "He has said he will wait till he death row at the Kentucky State gets back to make his decision," Penitentiary near Eddyville.
No one spokesman Mark Pfeiffer said yes- has been executed in Kentucky terday. since 1962. BUDGET: County endorses plan for spending FROM PAGE B1 jects that range from buying a Jaws of Life for the fire department to paying for playground equipment will have to wait and see if there is enough money left over to pay for the items. "It's the prudent thing to do," said Councilman Dr. David Stevens.
We should wait until November." The council also agreed yesterday to pay $3.3 million in cash instead of borrowing money for cultural facilities and storm drainage. The move will save the city an estimated $760,000 for the 1997-98 budget year. "This government should act on the same principles we try to do in our own personal lives get rid of some of the deficits and get yourself out of debt," said Councilman Dr. Charles Ellinger. The city's tighter financial picture is resulting from flattened revenues and projections that the city will not have large budget surpluses to carry over in upcoming fiscal years.
The city had a $22.8 million surplus to carry over into the 1996-97 budget and a $14 million surplus the year before. The city's budget office anticipates a smaller carry over of $9.1 million at the end the current budget year. Funeral Notices Information furnished to Herald-Leader advertising department by mortuaries. Local BIRCH Edna Black Birch, 52, 302 Richmond Avenue, widow of Ivan Birch, died Sunday, June 8, 1997 at her residence. A native of Morristown, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Aaron and Wilma Hendershot Beers.
A graduate of Transylvania Uni-. versity, she was a former teacher. She was a board member of Community Action Council, and a member of Kenwick Neighborhood Association. Survivors include a daughter and son-inlaw, Gretchen Black and Jameson Keller, and a son and daughter-in-law, David and Pennie Black, all of Lexington; a granddaughter, Keerstin Black; a sister, Carol Beers Smith, Sussex, NJ; and her best friend, Virginia Thomas, Lexington. Memorial services will be 1 p.m.
Thursday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today. Memorials suggested to the Lexington Humane Society, 1600 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, 40504. CLARK CLARK Elzy Junior Clark, 36, of 545 Elm Tree Lane, died Sunday.
He was a native of Fayette son of. Elzy Robinson and Mary OBIT COMPILED BY JENNIFER HEWLETT LEXINGTON Edna Black Birch, 52, 302 Richmond Avenue, died Sunday. Memorial service 1 p.m. Thursday, Kerr Brothers Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 p.m.
today. Contributions suggested to Lexington Humane Society, Willie B. Bush, 75, 249 East Short Street, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Phillips Memorial C.M.E.
Church. Visitation 1 p.m. Thursday, church. Arrangements, Smith Smith Funeral Home. ZaeQuan Naytyson Monteco Ramone Robertson, infant son of Gracious Robertson and Dwayne Cowan, died Sunday.
Services 3 p.m. today, Highland Cemetery. Arrangements, Smith Smith Funeral Home. Jesse "Ditty" Spotts, 77, 749 Chiles Avenue, died Saturday. Services 7 p.m.
today, Bethel Baptist Church. Visitation 5 p.m. today, church. Arrangements, Simmons Funeral Home. KENTUCKY ALBANY James Otha York, 72, Sonora, formerly of Clinton County, husband of Adele York, died Monday, apparently of a heart attack.
Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Stony Point Baptist Church. Visitation 3-9 p.m. today, Talbott Funeral Home. BEREA Helen F.
Colwell, 75, Carrollton, formerly of Berea, homemaker, widow of William Colwell, died Monday. Arrangements incomplete, Williams Funeral Home. BOONEVILLE Shirley Ruth Abshear, 58, Lerose, homemaker, widow of Robert Abshear, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Booneville Funeral Home.
Visitation 5 p.m. today. CAMPBELLSVILLE- Clifton Silas Drye, 80, 111 Wilcox Street, farmer, widower of Nellar Drye, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Pleasant Union Baptist Church.
Visitation 6-9 p.m. today, church. Arrangements, Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home. CAMPBELLSVILLE Tyler Roberts, 73, South Columbia Avenue, retired founder and senior partner of Tyler's Welding Machine, World War II veteran, husband of Oneta Roberts, died Monday. Services 1 p.m.
Thursday, Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home. Visitation 5 p.m. today. CAMPTON Della Mae Trent Buchanan, 91, Corrigan, Texas, formerly of Wolfe County, widow of Howard C. Buchanan, died Sunday.
Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Shackelford Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. CARROLLTON Alma M.
Taylor, 1010 Sixth Street, homemaker, mother of Bobby Taylor, died yesterday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Carrollton Wesleyan Church. Visitation 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home.
CLAY CITY George Smith, 82, formerly of Adams Ridge Road, retired employee of Firestone Tire Rubber Co. in Dayton, Ohio, widower of Janniafee Smith, died of a heart ailment Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, William Downs Pettit and Rossie Pettit Davan; a stepson, Ryan Fowler; and six grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother and a brother, H.
Foster Pettit, Lexington. A graveside service conducted by the Rev. Jeb Magruder will be held 2 p.m. Friday at the Lexington Cemetery. Visitation 5-8 p.m.
Thursday at the home of H. Foster Pettit, 1990 Newtown Pike. ROBERTSON ZaeQuan Naytyson Monteco Ramone Robertson, newborn son of Gracious Robertson and Dwayne Cowan, died June 8, 1997. Graveside services 3 p.m. today at Highland Cemetery.
Smith Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. SPOTTS Jesse "Ditty" Spotts, 77, of Lexington, KY, retired, horse groom, died Saturday, June 7, 1997 at Pine Meadows Nursing Home after a long illness. A native of Fayette County, he was the son of the late Helen Shackleford Spotts and Peter Oliver Spotts and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Spotts; a son, Jesse Spotts, Louisville, KY; two brothers, George (Lillie) Spotts, and Theodore (Daisy) Spotts; a sister, Anna Carter; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, inlaws, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 7 p.m.
today at the Bethel Baptist Church, visitation 5 p.m. until 0 Burkesville man, 19, dies as car and pickup collide HERALD-LEADER STAFF REPORT A Cumberland County man died Monday after his car and a pickup truck collided head-on on Ky. 90 in Burkesville. Cliff Alexander Hagan, 19, of Burkesville, was pronounced dead at Cumberland County Hospital, Kentucky State Police said. The accident occurred about 7:20 p.m.
when an eastbound pickup truck driven by John J. Crawley, 16, of Kettle, crossed the center line and struck Mr. Hagan's westbound car, police said. Crawley was admitted to the hospital. A passenger in the truck, James W.
Gilbert, 18, of Burkesville, was treated at the hospital and released. Seat belts were not in use in either vehicle, police said. Mr. Hagan was the son of Clifford and Sue Hagan. Services will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday at Norris-New Funeral Home in. Burkesville. Visitation will be after noon today at the funeral home. Wells Clay City Chapel. Visitation 5 p.m.
today. CUTSHIN Mallie Shepherd, 96, homemaker, widow of Arch Shepherd, died Monday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Full Gospel Church of Jesus Christ, Smilax. Visitation 5 p.m.
today, church. Arrangements, Tri City Funeral Home, Benham. FRANKFORT- Katherine D. Hart, 83, 2150 Louisville Road, former owner of Hart's Antiques, widow of Marvin Lee Hart, died Monday. Services 11 a.m.
Thursday, Rogers Funeral Home. Visitation 5-8 p.m. today. GEORGETOWN- Telitha Williamson Long, 96, mother of Hoyle F. Long, Lexington, died yesterday.
Arrangements incomplete, Tucker, Yocum Wilson Funeral Home. GRANTS LICK Earl Elgin Brown, 86, Route 3, California, retired welder, husband of Emily Brown, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Persimmon Grove Cemetery, Alexandria. No visitation.
Arrangements, Peoples Funeral Home. HAZARD Alene Hill, 79, 832 Kentucky Boulevard, retired teacher, mother of James D. Hill, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Maggard Brothers Funeral Home.
Visitation 6-8 p.m. today. IRVINE Edith Arvin Watkins, 57, 125 Ridge Road, homemaker, wife of Damer Watkins, died Monday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Warren F.
Toler Funeral Home. Visitation 5-9 p.m. today. LAWRENCEBURG Dorothy Williamson "Dottie" Beckett, 71, 410 South Main Street, retired teacher, wife of Grover Beckett, died yesterday. Arrangements incomplete, Gash Memorial Chapel.
LAWRENCEBURG Arthurine "Georgia" Kirk, 73, Ballard Street, retired employee of King's Daughters Hospital in Frankfort, widow of A. Bascom Kirk, died of complications from cancer Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Lakes Funeral Home, Berea. Visitation 6-9 p.m.
today. LEBANON- Anna Marie Stumph, 87, Chestnut Street, former homemaker, widow of Sidney Haydon Stumph, died yesterday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Bosley Funeral Home. Visitation 2 p.m.
today. LEBANON Elsie Hourigan Walls, 75, High Street, former homemaker, wife of John Robert Walls, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Bosley Funeral Home. Visitation 2:30 p.m.
today. LOUISA Jack Johnson, 65, brother of Bill Johnson, time of services. Simmons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. STEWART Lantis Walker Stewart. Funeral services 11 a.m.
today at Uttingertown Baptist Church. Burial Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Visitation 10-11 a.m. today at the church. State HAGER Thelma Harvey Hager, 75, wife of Clayton Hager of Sulphur Well Nicholasville, died Monday, June 9, 1997 at St.
Joseph Hospital after a heart attack. She was the daughter of late Jesse and Martha True Harvey. Additional survivors include one daughter, Janice F. Hammond of Nicholasville; two sons, Charles E. Hager of Nicholasville and Gregory L.
Hager of Catlettsburg, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Heston Funeral Home. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today.
LOUISA Bonnadelle Moon, 86, former homemaker, mother of Lawrence County Coroner Aaron R. Moon, died yesterday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Kirkwood Cemetery, London, Ohio. Visitation 7-8 p.m.
today, Young Funeral Home. MARTIN Martha Elliott, 84, Prestonsburg, homemaker, wife of Marcus Elliott, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home. Visitation any time.
MARTIN Lowell Denny Hinkle, 54, McDowell, owner of Hinkle Stop Shop at McDowell, husband of Connie Sue Kinney Hinkle, died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Little Rosa Regular Baptist Church, McDowell. Visitation 10 a.m. today, church.
Arrangements, Hall Funeral Home. MARTIN Charlene Spurlock, 57, printer, homemaker, wife of Ronald Spurlock, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home. Visitation any time.
MARTIN Dustin James Ward, son of William Kelly Ward and Bonnie Jean Hall of Prestonsburg, was stillborn Monday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home. Visitation any time. MORELAND Ronnie Carey, 41, Danville, formerly of Lincoln County, former employee of Hitachi Automotive in Harrodsburg, husband of Jo Ann Van Hook Carey, died of cancer Monday.
Services 2 p.m. Thursday, W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home. Visitation 5 p.m. today.
MOUNT OLIVET Rachel Claypoole Norris, 84, Robertson County Health Care Facility, retired Deming High School cafeteria worker, widow of Thurman Norris, died yesterday. Services 2 p.m. Friday, Kain Kabler Funeral Home. Visitation 5-9 p.m. Thursday.
Contributions suggested to Robertson County-Mount Olivet Life Squad, Robertson County-Mount Olivet Fire Department, or Hospice of Hope, Maysville. MOUNT VERNON- Clinton R. Allen, 64, Route 1. 1, Brodhead, died yesterday. Services 2 p.m.
Thursday, Dowell Martin Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today. MOUNT VERNON Ann Noe Pike, 86, Jeffersonville, formerly of Mount Vernon, retired J.C. Penney Co.
sales clerk, widow of Jacob Burgess Pike, died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Cox Funeral Home. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday.
NICHOLASVILLE Thelma H. Hager, 75, Sulphur Well Road, Lexington; 6 grandchildren, Tammy Murphy and her husband Frank of Florida, Tony Hammond and his wife Rita of Nicholasville, Cindy Hammond of Versailles, Lance Hager of Nicholasville, Troy Hager of Lexington and Sarah Hager of North Carolina; 3 greatgrandchildren, Erica Hammond and Jamie Murphy of Florida and Jessica Hammond of Nicholasville; two brothers, Morris and Oscar B. (Tootie) Harvey of Nicholasville. She was preceded in death by one sister, Rosa Shanks, and 3 brothers, Otis, Holman and Stanford Harvey. Services will be 2 p.m.
Thursday at Betts West Funeral Home with Rev. Franklin Wade officiating and interment to follow in Maple, Grove Cemetery. Bearers be Tony Hammond, Gene Dunn, Lance, Troy, Bradie and Jesse Harvey. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Visitation 3-9 p.m. today. PINE KNOT Richard Barlow, 67, Whitley City, retired lumber yard forklift operator, father of Kenny Barlow, Lakeland, died of a heart ailment Sunday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday, R.F.
Neal Funeral Chapel. tion 6 p.m. today. PINEVILLE Enoch Ray West, 78, retired coal miner, died Monday. Services 4 p.m.
today, Ar: nett Steele Funeral Home. Visitation 3 p.m. today. RICHMOND- Marion C. Bedford 65, Sunset Avenue, son of Helen M.
Bedford, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Friday, Turpin Funeral Home. Visitation 5- 7 p.m. Thursday, RICHMOND Barbara Sowers Garrett, 73, Sycamore Drive, homemaker, wife of James Garrett, died Monday.
Services 2. p.m. Thursday, Combs, Parsons Collins Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today.
RICHMOND Reece Henson, 81, Berea, retired farmer, husband of Sarah Henson, died yesterday, Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Turpin Funeral Home. Visitation 5-8 p.m. today. SHARPSBURG- William "Doubles" Thomas, 81, Back Street, retired farmer, World War Il veteran, husband of Rosa Crockett Thomas, died Monday.
Services 2 p.m. Friday, Greater First Baptist Church. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday, church. Arrangements, Richie Hunt Funeral Home, Owingsville.
SHELBYVILLE G.R. Newell, 95, Crestview Health Care Center, retired Union Carbide shipping clerk, widower of Emma V. Newell, died yesterday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Shannon Funeral Home.
Visitation 4-9 p.m. today. SOMERSET Donald MacGregor Niven, 81, 109 Starlite Drive, retired engineer for Detroit Edison World War II veteran, husband of Hilda Edwards Niven, died yesterday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Acacia Cemetery Chapel, Southfield, Mich.
Visitation 6 p.m. Thursday, Pulaski Funeral Home. STANFORD Faye Elliott, 68, McKinney, former Christian Appalachian Project employee, wife of John Grey Elliott, died yesterday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Fox Funeral Home.
Visitation 6-9 p.m. today. Contributions suggested to McKinney Christian Church or Heritage Hospice, Danville. WHITESBURG Callie Blair, 86, Jeremiah, homemaker, widow of Fred Blair, died Monday. Services 11 a.m.
Thursday, Blair Branch Church. Visitation 9 a.m. today, Letcher Funeral Home; 4 p.m. today, church. The city's long-term financial picture looks worse.
Last week, the city's Division of Budgeting presented a five-year financial forecast that shows the city's expenses growing at a faster rate than revenues. According to projections, the city anticipates having $1.7 million left over from the 1998- 99 fiscal year. But the city will face a $2.3 million deficit in 1999, according to current projections. That has Councilman Robert Jefferson worried. "If the forecast is true, where in the world are we going to get $2.3 million?" Jefferson asked.
"If the forecast is accurate, the council will have some major problems to deal with next year." But Miller has said the government is financially sound and has $4 million set aside in a "rainy day" fund that will remain untouched. One part of the mayor's 1997-98 spending plan that was expected to be controversial calls for an 11.4 percent cut in the portion of the property tax that pays for garbage collection. That would return an average of $20 to the 63,000 Fayette County homeowners who receive garbage collection. Miller proposed the tax cut in February, but council members since have suggested other tax reductions, such as rolling back the county's payroll tax from 2.25 percent to 2 percent or cutting the county's $4.50 monthly Herbie fee. The council is scheduled to approve the budget at 7 p.m.
June 26. The fiscal year begins July 1. Alice Clark, and he was a member of Bethel Temple Church. Survivors are 4 sisters, Virginia, Regina, Rene' and Shana Clark; two brothers, Jeremiah Clark, Daniel Robinson; one niece; 3 nephews; 3 aunts, Betty Rhodes, Sandra Gentry and Lena Robinson; cousins, Trish Clark, Renita Clark and Tarsha Clark; a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tony Sullivan.
Smith Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. PETTIT William Pettit III, 68, formerly of Lexington, died June 7, 1997 after a long illness at his home in Littleton, CO. He was the son of Dunster Foster Pettit and the late William Pettit Jr. Mr. Pettit was born and reared in Lexington and graduated from Kentucky Military Institute in 1947 where he was twice honored as the best drilled cadet.
He attended the University of Kentucky and graduated from the University of Georgia receiving a B.S. and Masters degree with honors in Agricultural Economics. Mr. Pettit served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1954. He retired in 1985 after serving 30 years with the Bank for Cooperatives of the U.S.
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