Sunday, March 31, 2013

Genealogy Query: William Coleman Brown (1793-1881)

I am looking for the parents of William Coleman Brown born 1793, South Carolina, died Shady Grove, KY 1881, married Pricey Kemp 12-3-1817.

Charles Brown
n4so.ken@gmail.com

Friday, December 7, 2012

Genealogy Query: Rev. Robert McCollum

Looking for information on Rev. Robert McCollum (1779-1856).

Contact: Michael A. Marchese (mmarche1@charter.net).

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Dycusburg Day: Oct. 20, 2012

Dycusburg Day will be held Oct. 20.

Parade begins at 11 a.m.

Free inflatables all day.

Pumpkin and apple pie baking contests, games and contests all day!

Gospel Singing by the Echo's.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Obituary: Elvis Kinnis, 72

MARION — Elvis Kinnis, 72, of Marion died Friday at Crittenden County Hospital. He is survived by two brothers, Ray Kinnis of Lake Village, Ind., and Barney John Kinnis of Dycusburg; four sisters, Gladys Donohue and Wilma Stromatt, both from Lake Village, Ind., and Lena Miller and Sandra Martin, both of Marion; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Augusta Kinnis; and four brothers, William Kinnis, Frank Kinnis, James Kinnis, and Elvin Kinnis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gilbert Funeral Home. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Source: The Paducah Sun, Aug. 26, 2012

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Dycusburg Photos (2012)






































All photos by Jody Selph of Selph Portraits Photography

Monday, April 30, 2012

Query: Death and Burial of Lawrence Server

I am seeking information regarding the death and burial of Lawrence Server. He died in Crittenden County between January 1922 and September 1922.

E-mail sh12353@aol.com

Sunday, March 11, 2012


"The Old Country Church"
Dycusburg Methodist

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Selph Portraits Photography
626 US Hwy 62 E., Suite C

Eddyville, KY 42038
270-704-3517

Monday, March 5, 2012

Man Seeks to Relocate Abandoned Grave Sites From His Farm to Dycusburg Cemetery

Last week, Crittenden Fiscal Court was approached by a local property owner looking to relocate five apparently abandoned gravesites in an area he plans to put into farm production this spring.

Bobby Grogan, whose farm is near the Cumberland River, has asked permission to move the sites marked "Buntun" to Dycusburg cemetery at his own expense. Kentucky law allows landowners with “abandoned” cemeteries on their property to request relocation of the graves. The law defines abandonment as “left untended for a period of 10 years proceeding the date of the resolution for removal.”

The cemetery rests atop a steep hill. Local historian Brenda Underdown said there are only two stones that are standing at the cemetery, the oldest for Rev. J. W. Buntun, who died Jan. 4, 1892. Some are believed to have been buried there as long ago as the 1840s.

On Feb. 21, the fiscal court granted Grogan’s request and adopted a resolution allowing the removal.

However, anyone having an interest in the matter is asked to address their comments or concerns before April 20 to Grogan's attorney, Bart Frazer in Marion.

Source: The Crittenden Press, March 1, 2012. Used with permission.