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Friday, January 24, 2003

Mrs. Betty Shroat Riley
Mrs. Betty Shroat Riley, 75, Parks Drive, Murray, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at 8:30 a.m. at Murray-Calloway County Hospital.
She had retired from teaching school for 38 years having taught at Elvin, Mo., Lynn Grove High School, Almo High School, Murray State University School and Calloway County High School. She received her bachelor and master degrees from Murray State University.
Mrs. Riley was field representative for the National Beta Club; member of Calloway County Retired Teachers Association and Rho Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa teachers’ sorority; and past president of Murray Business & Professional Women’s Club.
She had also been a teacher for the 55 Alive Driving class of AARP since 1990. She was a member and elder of First Christian Church of Murray where she taught Sunday School for over 50 years.
Her husband, Vernon Riley, died Dec. 24, 1976. Born July 16, 1927, in East Prairie, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas Shroat and Annabell Walker Shroat.
Survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Riley, Knoxville, Tenn.; two sons, John Neil (Johnny) Riley, Hendersonville, Tenn., and Charles Thomas (Tommy) Riley, Knoxville; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Virginia Dodd, Romeo, Mich., and Mrs. Anne Tobias, Westland, Mich.; one brother, Jack Shroat, Murray; sister-in-law, Mrs. Yada Mae Riley Roberts, Chattanooga, Tenn.; brother-in-law, Eddie Thomas Riley, Carrollton, Texas; niece and nephew, Judith and Bob Futrell, Murray.
The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church, Murray. The Rev. William Horner and Dr. David C. Roos will officiate. Burial will follow in the Murray City Cemetery.
Visitation will be at J.H. Churchill Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Mrs. Rubena Wade
Mrs. Rubena Wade, 89, Hickory Woods Retirement Center, Murray, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at 3:30 a.m. at Hill Creek Manor, Louisville.
Her husband, Robert Wade, preceded her in death. Born July 11, 1913, in Calloway County, she was also preceded in death by one sister, Nell Milstead, and two brothers, Rubel Dunn and Forest Dunn.
Mrs. Wade was a member of South Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews, several great-nieces and great-nephews, six great-great-nieces and nephews, and one great-great-great-niece.
The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Imes-Miller Funeral Home of Hazel. The Rev. Scott Alford will officiate. Burial will follow in the South Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funeral home in Hazel from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday.

Hubert C. Barnes
Hubert C. Barnes, 78, Tampa, Fla., formerly of Murray, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at 11:37 a.m. at University Community Hospital, Tampa.
He had worked for 25 years for the Murray Division of the Tappan Company and for 15 years in the grocery and hardware business. He was a member of Sinking Spring Baptist Church, Murray.
Born Jan. 16, 1925, in Calloway County, he was the son of the late Oscar Barnes and Ruby Hale Barnes.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Joan Parker Barnes; one son, Kem D. Barnes, New Concord; two grandchildren, Kem Barnes Jr. and Jody Barnes, Tampa, Fla.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of J.H. Churchill Funeral Home, Murray. Burial will follow in the Murray Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Mrs. Mary E. Caldwell Robinson
Mrs. Mary E. Caldwell Robinson, 70, College Farm Road, Murray, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at 1:04 a.m. at Murray-Calloway County Hospital.
She had retired from Briggs & Stratton, Murray, and was a member of Remnant Pentecostal Church, Mayfield.
Born Oct. 25, 1932, in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leeander W. Caldwell and Floy Hicks Caldwell.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Robinson, to whom she was married Aug. 9, 1952; two daughters, Ms. Susi Hall and Mrs. Patty McCuiston and husband, Steve, and one son, Danny Robinson, all of Murray; three grandchildren, Amanda McCuiston, Blake McCuiston and Leah Hall; one sister, Mrs. Patricia Holt and husband, Darvin, Notasulga, Ala.; one brother, Charles Caldwell and wife, Pat, Arcadia, Fla.
The funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of J.H. Churchill Funeral Home. The Rev. Phillip Reed and the Rev. Shelby Underhill will officiate. Music will be under the direction of Don Henley.
Pallbearers will be Gene Caldwell, Darwin Holt, Derek Burket, Joe Canter, Ron Gentry and Dwain Holt. Burial will follow in the Murray Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday).

William Thomas Carlile
The funeral for William Thomas Carlile will be Friday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Churchill-Imes Family Funeral Home. The Rev. Glynn Orr will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funeral from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Thursday).
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburgh Rd., Livonia, MI 48154-5010.
Mr. Carlile, 88, Dearborn Heights, Mich., died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at 12:20 p.m. at his home.
One son, Raymond L. Carlile, preceded him in death. Born Sept. 4, 1914, he was the son of the late Robert Carlile and Berda Nance Carlile.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Loudene Hutson Carlile; two sons, Bill Carlile, Madison Heights, Mich., and David Carlile and wife, Billie, Garden City, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth McElroy, Murray; one brother, James (J.D.) Carlile, Warren, Mich.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

Cameron Fate Jones
Visitation for Cameron Fate Jones will be at Imes-Miller Funeral Home, Murray, after 2 p.m. Friday. Private family services will be Friday at 4 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Vanderbilt University Children’s Office, 2424 Garland Ave., Nashville, TN 37212.
Jones, six weeks, Sycamore Street, Murray, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. at Northwest Community Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
Survivors include his mother, Jessica Jones, and his father, Bradley Axelrod, both of Murray; his grandparents, Vicki Holloway, Paducah, Rick Jones and wife, Pam, Murray, and Lon and Joyce Axelrod, Chicago, Ill.; great-grandparents, John and Mabel Ray and C.W. and Dortha Jones, all of Murray.