Mount Vernon Signal • Thursday, July 5, 2012 • Pg. A3

ObituariesObituaries

Dora LeeGriffin

Dora Lee (Bryant) Grif-fin, 55, of Mt.Vernon, diedSaturday, June 30, 2012, atCentral Baptist Hospital inLexinton. She was born inIndianapolis, IN on May 29,1957, a daughter of DonaldLee Bryant and CarolynRose Bryant (Padgett). Shewas married to Darrell Grif-fin and from that unioncame three children. Shewas a member of the Holi-ness faith, a loving and car-ing woman, a homemaker,she loved her grandchildrenand enjoyed cooking. Shewas a cook at the RockcastleSteak House for 14 years.

She is survived by: a son,Wayne Jeffiers of Oneida,TN; two daughters, BrendaFaye Houk of Mt. Vernon,and Carolyn Rose (Bobby)Barron of Mt. Vernon; herparents, Donald Lee andCarolyn Rose Bryant ofRockville, IN; eight grand-children, four girls from aformer marriage, JamesHouk, Garrad Hellard, Tho-mas Jones and MitchellJones; one brother, ClydeLewis Bryant of Rockville,IN; four sisters, Donnise(Steven) Kayler, DorotheaClodfelter and Carol En-gland, all of Rockville, IN,and Dianna Lawson ofBloomingdale, IN; and ahost of nieces, nephews,friends and neighbors.

Funeral services wereconducted Monday, July 2,2012 at the Marvin E.Owens Home for Funeralswith Bro. Jack Weaver offi-ciating. Interment followedin the Singleton/GriffinFamily Cemetery.

Casketbearers were:Bobby Barron, ScottyHellard, Chris Griffin,Charlie Griffin, JohnnySingleton, and FreddieClark.

Condolences can be sent atwww.marvineowensfuneralhome.com

Betty RuthFletcher

Betty Ruth Fletcher, 77,of Mt. Vernon, died Tues-day, June 26, 2012. She wasborn in Bonnyblue, VA onMarch 10, 1935.

She was the belovedwife of the late LewisFletcher and J.C. Green Sr.;devoted mother of Cathy(Sunny) Hollin, J.C. (Anna)Green Jr., Jack Green, Rob-ert Green and the late Tim(Stephanie) Green; and lov-ing sister of Ron, Larry andThelma. She is also sur-vived by numerous grand-children, great grandchil-dren, friends and family.

Funeral services wereheld Saturday, June 29,2012 at Paul Young FuneralHome, 7345 Hamilton Ave,Mt Healthy, OH.

Condolences may be sent towww.paulyoungfuneralhome.com

BobbyPowell

Bobby Powell, 65, hus-band of Irene Van WinklePowell, died Sunday July 1,2012 at the Compassionatecare Center in Richmond.He was a retired construc-tion worker and a memberof the Wilderness HolinessChurch. Bobby was the sonof the late Bronce and NettieMarie Legear Powell, andhe was preceded in death byhis sister, Helen Saylor andbrother, Bronce “Bee”Powell.

He is survived by: hiswife Noria Irene Powell ofBerea; his sons, BobbyAllen (Leslie) VanWinkle ofBerea, Scottie Lee (JoannMarie) Powell and StevenDwayne (Becky) Powell, allof Rockcastle County; twobrothers, Boyd and DavidPowell, both of Berea; ninegrandchildren, ChristopherAllen Van Winkle,Nathaniel Blake VanWinkle, Makayla NicolePowell, Dakota ScottPowell, Jordyn Powell,Taryn Powell, CarterPowell; and two step grand-children, Katlyn MarieAbney, and Byron E Abney.

Funeral services will beheld Wednesday July 4,2012 at 11 a.m. at Lakes Fu-neral Home with Bro.Darrin Slone and Bro. JamesBowman officiating. Burialwill be in the Isaacs Cem-etery at Sweetwater.

Online register book atwww.lakesfuneralhome.com.

Brenda SueKirby Peters

Brenda Sue Kirby Peters,60, died Monday, July 2,2012. Born in RockcastleCounty, she was the daugh-ter of the late Cecil andBessie Cromer Kirby. Mrs.Peters attended Church onthe Rock and was active inRelay for Life of the Ameri-can Cancer Society.

She is survived by: herhusband, James Peters ofBerea; her daughter, DeAnnMcFerron (Jim) Burns ofRichmond; step daughters,Lori (Jeff) Thacker ofRockcastle County, Kim Pe-ters of Winchester; stepsons, Jim Peters of Alabama,David Edward Peters ofRichmond, IN; brother, Paul(Clarice) Kirby of Mt.Vernon; sisters, Dot Sowderof Cincinnati, OH, Lacie(Kenneth) Buck of Franklin,IN, Villa (Jeff) Tingle ofNew Whiteland, IN, Jenny(Gary) Vickers of Berea;special sister, BarbaraFrench of Franklin, IN;grandson, Jaidyn Chasteen;step grandson, KeeganBurns; and a host of nieces,nephews and friends.

Other than her parents,she was preceded in deathby her brother, ThomasKirby and sisters, Linda LouKirby, Lois Nicely, andLorine Doan.

Funeral services will beat 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 4,2012 at the Church on theRock with Pastor MarkSarver officiating. Burialwill be in the Davis-WittCemetery.

Expressions of sympathymay be made to the Ameri-can Cancer Society.www.davisandpowellfuneralhome.com

WaldoWilson

Waldo Wilson, 84, ofHomosassa, Florida, diedFriday, June 8, 2012, at theHospice House of CitrusCounty in Lecanto.

Mr. Wilson was a formerChief of Police for Mt.Vernon and was related bymarriage to Jean Shoemakerof Mt. vernon.

He was born May 28,1928, to the late Alfred Rayand Virda Lee Wilson inCincinnati, Ohio, and came

here 22 years agofrom Brookville,Ohio. Mr. Wilson

was a retired sergeant withthe Montgomery CountySheriff's Office in Dayton,Ohio, with 25 years of ser-vice. He was a U.S. Armyveteran, minister with theAssembly of God Church,a Mason and Shriner.

He is survived by hiswife, Betty Ann Wilson ofHomosassa; son, DonaldRay Wilson of Athens, Ga.;daughter, Donna Kay Wil-son of North Carolina; andsister, Gertrude Johnson ofKentucky.

The funeral service washeld Wednesday June 13, atthe Strickland FuneralHome Chapel in CrystalRiver, Florida. Burial fol-lowed at Fountains Memo-rial Park Cemetery.Strickland Funeral Homewith Crematory is assistingthe family with arrange-ments.

In Loving MemoryBonne Jean (Thomas)

BussellMay 19, 1972 - March 3, 2012

Although your timecame so soon, you’re stillhere in our hearts andminds. Your spirit still liveswithin me with every daythat passes by. I cherish thetime I had with you, every-thing we did you were bymy side. It is not fair thatyou had to go the way youdid, but only God knowswhy. It could have been bet-ter without those dayswatching you cry, somemight have forgotten youbut never will I.

Now, you’re in Heavenwatching over me, and all Ido is cry. Someday sis mytime will come, we will betogether again in Heaven’ssweet by and by.

Sadly Missed By YourSister, Betty Gail Lainhart

In Loving Memory ofWilliam Hasty

7/9/1913 • 6/14/2009If memories bring you

closer,We are never far apart.Not a day will we forget

you, Pa,You’ll always be in our

hearts.

Happy Birthday fromYour Grandchildren

Gifts of GloryI can see the gifts of gloryGod has willed to earth and

man,But their miracles of splen-

dorI will never understand...Work of majesty and won-

der -That are everywhere I lookFrom an ocean’s wild en-

chantmentTo a peaceful, forest brook.

I can see a touch of HeavenIn the flowers that He sowedFor they bear the awe of

stardustAnd a twilight’s afterglow.Does not matter where I

wander -Day or night, on land or seaEverywhere, I see the glo-

riesHe has willed to earth and

me.

In Honor ofMary Ida Jones

One year ago, you aresadly missed,

LoveTeresa, Jim, Geri, Joe

and Grandchildren

Card of ThanksWilliam B. HellardWe, the family of Will-

iam B. Hellard, would liketo express our gratitude toeveryone for their prayers,visits, support, food, flow-ers and other gifts in ourtime of need.

Appreciation is extendedto St. Joseph Hospital staff,Tri County Hospice and hisdoctors, Dr. Yumang, Dr.Anand and Dr. Lohe for giv-ing such good care duringhis illness. A special thankyou to Jerry Brown for hiscomforting words to ourfamily and London FuneralHome for their excellentprofessional services.

We will never forget thekindness shown our familyduring this sad time.

The Hellard Family

In LovingMemory

“You’d think that people would have had enough of sillylove songs...I look around me and I see that isn’t so.”Though these lyrics were written in 1976, they still ringtrue. If you think for a moment, you can probably think ofyour favorite silly love song. If you think for a few moremoments, you can probably think of approximately 50 sillylove songs you hope you never have to hear again.

Popular music is full of strange and sometimes beauti-ful proclamations of love and romance. You can’t escapeit. Want to tell someone how much you love them? There’sa song for that. Want to tell someone how much you hatethem? Well, there’s a song for that, too.

Some silly love songs are good enough to make youwant to fall in love, if you aren’t already. Others are soridiculous they make you want to scream. Some make youfeel good. Some make you feel bad. And some are justdownright scary. It is rare to find a picture of a healthyrelationship painted in a pop song. Instead, you are likelyto find images of controlling partners (“Every Breath YouTake” by The Police comes to mind) or partners who haveunrealistic expectations. Lately, it is also not uncommonto find actual portrayals of domestic violence in pop mu-sic.

It is important to remember that silly love songs are justthat—silly. Enjoy them, but don’t take them too seriously.Your life is not a Taylor Swift song. Your partner is prob-ably never going to express his or her feelings by burstinginto song and declaring his or her love in the style of yourfavorite pop singer. And that’s okay! Believing the hypeof the most romantic love songs can give you unrealisticexpectations. Remember that silly love songs (and roman-tic movies, books, and television shows) are fictional. Theywere written by someone who wanted to give listeners,viewers, or readers a fun way to escape their everyday life.They are not meant to be seen as manuals for how a boy-friend or girlfriend should treat you.

Just as it is important not to take the silliest of love songsseriously, it is also important not to model your life afterthe scary love songs. Many popular songs try to make itseem like it is normal or even romantic for a boyfriend orgirlfriend to want to know where you are at every moment.They try to make threats of suicide seem romantic by say-ing things like “I would die without you” or “I would diefor you.” Being controlling is not a sign of love. If some-one tells you that they would die or kill themselves if youever broke up with them, do not think they are being ro-mantic. They are being manipulative and need mentalhealth help. Remember: love is not control. Love is re-spect.

Not every day will bring a love song. Many won’t evenbring a happy song. Don’t let this discourage you. Forevery day that makes you feel like life is nothing more thana sad country song or a scary heavy metal song, just re-member that there is an upbeat pop song waiting in thewings. It might not come tomorrow. But it will come.

If you are in a domestic violence situation and need help,please call Family Life Abuse Center at 1-800-755-5348.

The Family RoomBy: Amy Oakly

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