Vol. 140 No. 15

William Yates, 87

William Howard Yates, 87, of Warsaw, died March 29, 2007. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Grace Keene Yates. He was the husband of the late Nannie Brown Yates. Mr. Yates was a WWII Army Veteran and a member of the Warsaw Consolidated 2nd Baptist Church. He was retired from the Warsaw Water Works where he worked as commissioner for 39 years.
Mr. Yates is survived by a son, Kenneth Yates of Redondo Beach, Calif.; four daughters, Linda Scott of Covington, Karen Sebree, Ruth Smith, and Rhonda Yates, all of Florence; one step-sister, Marcetta Snell of Ohio. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Mr. Yates was preceded in death by his son, William G. Yates and his sister, Roberta Kelly.
Funeral services were held April 3, 2007, at the Warsaw Consolidated 2nd Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Nevels officiating. Pallbearers were Ed Brown, Carl Travis, Chuck Travis, Clarence Ware, Frank Sanders, Connie Green, Melvin Smith and Lee Green. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Nevels, Ben Nevels, Joe Brown, George Brown, Mitchell Sanders, Eugene Harris, Willie Nevels and John Webb. Donations may be made to Warsaw Consolidated 2nd Baptist Church.

Charlie O'Brien 85

Charlie M. O’Brien, 85 of Gratz, died March 30, 2007, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was a native of Henry County, son of the late David and Cordie Cox O’Brien, member of Lockport Baptist Church, school bus driver for Henry County school system, farmer and a WWII Army Veteran where he earned the American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Ribbon and Victory Medal.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Carter O’Brien of Gratz; a daughter, Judy Hall of Frankfort; three brothers, Tom O’Brien of Owenton, Guthrie O’Brien of Lockport, and Eugene O’Brien of Bethlehem; a sister, Mary O’Brien of Bethlehem; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by five brothers.
Services were held April 1, 2007, at Sholar Funeral Home in Pleasureville with the Rev. Wayne Kelly of Lockport Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Pleasureville Cemetery with military honors. Honorary bearers included Jim Fisher and Woody Parrish. Casket bearers included Danny Carter, John Carter, Mike Fisher, Brandon Marshall, Andy Lee Carter, John Hall and Fred Snider.
Contributions may be made to Lockport Baptist Church.

Charlie LeCompte

Charlie B. LeCompte of Batavia, Ohio, formerly from Owen County, died unexpectedly at his home on March 20, 2007. He was born in Henry County, the youngest son of Russell and Ama Burns LeCompte. He retired from the state of Ohio and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Shirley Hawkins LeCompte, of Batavia, Ohio; a son, Charles Thomas; a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Steve Phelps; four sisters, Margaret Hannahs of Valley Station, Mary Louise Mullinex of Sharonville, Ohio, Doris Seaman of West Union, Ohio, and Lois Angst of West Chester, Ohio; three grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, James LeCompte and Shelby LeCompte of the Lusby’s Mill community.
Abiding by his wishes, a private viewing was held for the family.
“When you’ve been there ten thousand years, maybe even more, look for me; I will be there too.” – Your sisters
Cards may be sent to: 2060 S.R. 131 Batavia, Ohio, 45103

Johnnie Tackett, 97, of Owenton, died March 30, 2007, at her residence. Born October 27, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Porter and Sallie Fortner Harris and the widow of Florian Tackett. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Lillian Davis. She was the oldest member of the Sparta Christian Church and worked for over 40 years at both Sparta-Sanders Bank and the Farmers Bank of Warsaw.
She is survived by her nephew, John Porter Davis and a host of friends.
Honorary bearers were Pat Harrison, Carvin Baker, Clifford Smith and Ricky Williams. Pallbearers were Tom McDonald, Darrell Traylor, Bobby O’Banion, Jimmy Sutherland, Paul Smoot and Bill Dunavent.
Funeral services were held April 2, 2007, at the McDonald and New Funeral Home with Bro. David Wotier presiding. Burial was in Owenton Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Sparta Christian Church.