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IN MEMORY OF

ETHEL L. LAY

1927 ~ 2004

       Ethel Louise Rankin Lay, daughter of the late Lala and Thomas Vaughn and the late Joseph Rankin was born in Monticello, Kentucky on October 12, 1927.

       She departed this life on Monday, December 13, 2004 at her home on Belmont Street, Harrodsburg, Kentucky

       She confessed Christ at an early age and was a faithful member at the Centennial Baptist Church.

       She worked as a Senior Companion for the Mercer County Senior Citizens and was a Private Duty Sitter.

       She was married to the late William “Bill” Lay. She leaves to morn the passing, two sisters: Mrs. Mae Evelyn Thomas and Mrs. Bessie Anna Lyons both of Harrodsburg, Kentucky; a devoted brother-in-law, Mr. Jessie C. Thomas, Jr.; an anut, Mrs Mae Beatty of Muncie, Indiana; an uncle, Mr. Jack Garth of Monticello, Kentucky; another brother-in-law, Mr. Bennie Yeast, Harrodsburg; two step daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Seiner, San Diego, California and Mrs. Allen (Jackie) VanDyke, San Jose, California; a step-son, Mr. Lowell Lay, Harrodsburg, Kentucky; a sister-in-law, Mrs Jewell Lay, Harrodsburg, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Clay Bottoms and Mrs. Zelma Yeast and by one brother, Mr. Thomas Vaughn, Jr.

Funeral services were conducted 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 16,2004 at the Centennial Baptist Church by Elder J. D. Short III. Burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery

Nephews served as pallbearers. Honorary bearers were: John Smith, III, and Gary Smith.

Visitation was Thursday, December 16,2004 from 9:30 am until the hour of service at the Centennial Baptist Church

Memorial contributions are suggested to Heritage Hospice, POB 1213, Danville, KY 40423. Arrangements were entrusted to Parks Funeral Home of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

           

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