Dycusburg News: Aug. 26, 2010

By Matthew T. Patton

Gail Bannister asked us to share this news: The Dycusburg School Reunion will be at the Dycusburg Methodist Church grounds on Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. It is potluck with barbecue and soft drinks will be provided. Please bring your lawn chairs and old photos. All students and their families are invited. Friends of former students are also encouraged to attend. Bannister said this will be an event with lots of good food, good people and good memories.

Becky Stinnett Jarrett asked us to share the following: The Stinnett-Travis Reunion will be coming up Oct. 10 with lots of games, prizes and an auction. Jarrett said the reunion will be "lots of fun and good food." She also wrote, "Don't miss Jimmy Stinnett calling out the Bingo numbers, also live music from Tony Stinnett and Gage Hill from North Carolina."

Gearldine Shouse reported that the Tabor reunion was held in late July with several in attendance. Penny Christman reported that the Holder family reunion was also held in late July with more than 80 in attendance. The family, descendants of Perce James and Mary Belle Holder, covered five generations of the Holder family.

Dan Linzy reported that he took his father (Lafe Linzy) to Dycusburg on Sunday, Aug. 22. Dan wrote, "We made several stops and visited. We also made a run through the cemetery and had a great day."

Martha Stinnett reported that Rodney Stinnett came in 1st place in his division for the 5K run at BBQ on the Barkley. Several from the area enjoyed attending the festivities in Kuttawa during the weekend.

A Dycusburg cookbook has been compiled by a few residents of Dycusburg and is available for $10. Proceeds will benefit next year's fireworks show and other upcoming projects according to Peggy Johnson and Star Mahns. For more information, call the Dycusburg Grocery at 988-3004.

The health, safety and general welfare of the residents of this area would improve by significantly reducing the number of stray dogs and cats. Not only is it cruel for the animals, but the town of Dycusburg has also used county funds and donations from several residents to clean up our little village on the river. Unfortunately, stray dogs are ruining the cleaning efforts in the early morning hours before the trash company comes, leaving yards full of garbage for residents to clean up. Help end this vicious cycle of irresponsible pet owners who allow their dogs and cats to run wild and breed uncontrollably by calling the
county dog catcher.

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Dycusburg School Reunion Slated for Sept. 5

Gail Bannister posted the following:
The Dycusburg School Reunion will be at the Methodist Church grounds on Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. It is potluck with barbecue and soft drinks provided.

Please bring your lawn chairs and old photos. All students and their families are invited.

We also welcome friends of former students. This will be an event with lots of good food, good people and good memories! Hope to see you all there!

Dycusburg News: July 22, 2010

By Matthew T. Patton

A dedication of a shooting deck at the Henderson cabin was held July 4 in memory of Rick Fondaw who passed away on May 17. He was honored with a 21-gun salute. More than 300 were in attendance throughout the weekend.

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Pat Holsapple, 76, who died on June 18.

The Dycusburg community was saddened when Travis Conditt, 19, drowned in the Cumberland River on June 23. Recovery crews found his body only a few feet from where he went under while swimming with a friend.

As part of a community grant, the Dycusburg Community Group will be building a park in town within the next 1-2 months, including concrete picnic tables and grills. The equipment has been delivered, but due to the extreme heat, construction will begin at a later date. For progress details, visit www.dycusburg.com or find us on Facebook by searching "dycusburg.com."

Copies of "Dycusburg, Kentucky: A Glance at Her Past" are available for purchase at $75. To order a copy, mail a check or money order to: Matthew T. Patton, 4798 Abberley Ln., Johns Creek, GA 30022. Questions? E-mail matthewtpatton@yahoo.com.

If you haven't checked out the Dycusburg Facebook fan page, you're missing out. Scores of historic photos have recently been added. A special thanks to Becky Brightwell Howard for her hard work on getting these photos added. Find the link for the page at www.dycusburg.com.

Obituary: Pat Holsapple, 76

Pat Holsapple, 76, of Marion died Friday, June 18 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.

She was a homemaker and member of Emmaus Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Parker Holsapple of Marion; a daughter Darlene Peterson of Chesterton, Ind.; sons, Jimmy Holsapple of Chesterton and Rickey Holsapple of Dycusburg; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Litt and Pauline Mittchel Ferguson, a brother and one grandchild.

Funeral services were Sunday, June 20 at Myers Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Lonnie Knight officiating. Burial will be in Asbridge Cemetery.

Source: The Crittenden Press, June 24, 2010

Drowning in Cumberland River at Dycusburg

DYCUSBURG - Rescue personnel from several area agencies are at Dycusburg, dragging the Cumberland River for the body of 19-year-old Travis Conditt of Marion, who is believed to have drowned while swimming with a friend Wednesday afternoon.

Conditt and 19-year-old Jordan Wadsworth of Marion were swimming in the river near the boat ramp while two friends, Jacob Pitman of Possum Trot and Stormy DePriest of Benton were sitting on rip rap on the riverbank.

The boys had been swimming in the area for about 30 minutes when they tried to swim to a green buoy marking the river channel, about 100 feet from shore. Conditt was the first to reach the buoy, and as the two turned to swim back, he began to cramp. His companion tried coaxing him onto his back in a floating position, but Conditt went under. Pitman went into the river, but the victim was already under water.

Wadsworth got out of the water called 911 and tried to crank a small boat parked nearby but it would not start.

The boys had been swimming in that part of the river before, just three days earlier.

Rescue personnel say that with the water temperature of the river at 88 degrees, the victim's body should come to the surface within about 24 hours if he is not found sooner. The Area 2 Dive Team was expected to arrive and begin searching at about 7 p.m.

From The Crittenden Press Breaking News blog (used with permission)

Travis Sosh: Candidate for Magistrate District 5

Magistrate Candidate Travis Sosh coordinated the sandbag effort at Dycusburg last week to prevent the Dycusburg Baptist Church and fellowship hall from flooding. Pictured here is Travis hard at work (courtesy of The Crittenden Press).

Dycusburg Ferry

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Brenda Underdown shared this photo with Larry Bragdon who e-mailed it to share on this site. It is from the Crittenden County Pictorical History Book. Brenda wrote: "Marian Hina Stuart submitted the picture when we did the book. She lived somewhere in Tennessee then. She was from the Hina family that lived at Lafayette Heights during the Lafayette Mines era."

Behind the tree is the Dycusburg ferry. Year unknown.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Jerry Marshall (L) and Danny Sharp await their next passenger on a flooded section of KY 295/Dycusburg Road just south of the Dycusburg community in southern Crittenden County.

Cumberland River floodwaters have turned an area along the Crittenden-Lyon County line into an island. The two ways in and out are covered by water. Marshall and Sharp are using a Jon boat to help their neighbors get in and out to go to and from work.