Julia Lee Hill Kingsbury

Julia Lee Hill Kingsbury of South Pasadena, CA, died Friday, July 12, 2013, at her home following a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer.

Always known as “Judy” to her Kentucky friends, she was born in Clay, KY on March 12, 1941 to Carl Jackson (Slim) Hill and Winnie Forrest (Jimmie) Hill. Julia was a member of Clay First Baptist Church and graduated from both Clay Elementary and Clay High Schools before moving to California.

In California, Julia attended and instructed at the John Robert Powers School of Modeling as well as working for Pacific Bell. She was a member of the Alhambra First Baptist Church. Her love of the law lead her to become the president of the San Gabriel Valley Legal Secretaries Association and a lengthy career as a Probate Assistant, the last 20 years spent associated with the law office of Paul J. Fukushima, Esq.

She was predeceased by her parents, a brother, Bobby C. Hill and his wife, Debra Haun Hill and a sister, Jimmie Lou Wirwille.

Julia touched the lives of many and will be sadly missed by her son, Duke Allen Kingsbury and his wife Tania; the light of her life, grandson, Parker Allen Kingbury; one sister, Edna Kaye Smith of Long Beach, CA; three nieces, Diane Alonso of Long Beach, CA, Gloria Isenhower of Lake Havasu, AZ and Carla Futrell of Cadiz; one nephew, Steve Hill of Clay; one brother-in-law, Donald V. Wirwille of Hemet, CA.

A celebration of Julia’s life will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 1, 2013 at General Baptist Church in Clay.

Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Clay.

Vanover Funeral Home in Clay is handling the arrangements. 

Online condolences can be made at www.vanoverfuneralhome.com                    

Mary Ann Melton Luttrell Combs

Mary Ann Melton Luttrell Combs, 80, of Poole died Friday, August 23, 2013, at Baptist Health of Madisonville.

She was a housewife and a member of Shady Grove General Baptist Church in Poole. She was a member of the Poole Harvest Daze committee and the Poole Homemakers Club, she loved bowling and spending time with her family. 

She was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Lillian Jane Russell Melton.

She is survived by two daughters, Anna Mae Overby and husband, Bruce of Madisonville and Brenda Lyons and her husband, Terry of Georgia; two sons, Tommy Combs and his wife Millie of Sebree and David Combs of Henderson; three grandchildren, Stacy and Brandi Overby and Chris Combs; three great-grandchildren, Tori, Dominique and Allie; one great great-grandchild Jayden.

Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 at Townsend Funeral Home with the Rev. Dean Esarey and the Rev. Ron Hampton officiating.

Burial will be in Shady Grove Cemetery in Poole. 

Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until service time on Wednesday at the funeral home.