CPL - Corporal,
United States Marine Corps,
World War II,
Veteran,
Kenneth "Curly" Ashley, 90 years of age, of Science Hill, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at his residence.
Kenneth was born in Bethelridge, Kentucky on March 31st, 1924, son of the late Josiah Smith "Joe" Ashley and Lucy Florence Debord Ashley.
Kenneth was survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ruth E. Francis Ashley; one daughter, Linda Jo Creekmore of Somerset, three sons, Jimmie (and Louise) Ashley, Russell Ashley, and David (and Irma) Ashley; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Bernice Ashley Barber; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends who mourn his passing. He was survived by two special caregivers, Shirley and Carla and special friend and neighbor, Nancy Elliott.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Ashley, who departed this life on August 6th, 1978 and Florence Ashley, who departed this life on December 2nd, 1979; four brothers, Louis Ashley, Bartell Ashley, and Stanley Ashley, who all died in infancy, and Paul Ashley, who was the only one who lived to adulthood; a sister and brother-in-law, Burnice (and Inez) Wall; a brother-in-law, James Barber; a son-in-law, Richard Creekmore; and a great-grandson, Dalton Kade Ashley.
Kenneth was taught to fear God, to respect others and to love his family and Country. His love for God, family, Country, education and baseball was well known by those who knew him. A life-long member of the Methodist Church, he served in many capacities, mostly a teacher of his peers, but he also loved to sing gospel with the choir or as a quartet. As a child and young adult, he attended Bethelridge Methodist Church. Most of his adulthood and until the time of his death, he was a member of Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Finishing high school at Middleburg in May of 1943, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. He spent two years of this time in combat in the Pacific Theater. Having seen the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb to the City of Nagasaki, Japan, he returned to Bethelridge determined to live at peace with all of God's creatures.
After his discharge from active duty in 1946, he enrolled at Lindsey Wilson College, where he earned an AA degree. Attending Western, he earned his BA and MA, thus launching a 39 year career in the field of education. As a public educator, he retired from his last position in 1989 as secondary supervisor in the Pulaski County School system. His professional career took him from teaching in a one room school house, to elementary and high school teacher and principal positions, to Director of Pupil Personnel and Superintendent of the Science Hill and Ferguson Independent Schools. As a retiree, he served for five years as President of the Mid-Cumberland Retired Teachers Association. His role as an educator was not limited to the public. He was a teacher in all aspects of his life, as his many nieces, nephews and children would attest. If you listened, you learned from this wise man. He was always teaching those around him by the way he lived. He touched the lives of many on and off the playing field. Oh, for the love of baseball! "Curly", an apt nickname for Kenneth, who in his youth was a dedicated baseball fan and a "try hard" player. He played semi-pro ball in the Central Kentucky League, the Bluegrass League, for the Wall-Town Warriors and for Liberty. Each March brought Kenneth to spring training in Florida to watch the game he loved so much. Not only an avid fan and participant, he also umpired the games for six decades.
He likened his life to a baseball diamond. First base was his early life thru the eighth grade. Second base was high school and military service. Third base was college, teaching and retirement. Now, as he is rounding third, he see "The Manager" waving him on and the call is made, "SAFE AT HOME!!!" The Lord, the Ultimate Umpire, made the call "Another Player Has Been Retired". Semper Fidelus.
Visitations were held after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14th, 2014 in the Chapel of the Morris & Hislope Funeral Home and again after 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15th, 2014 at the Science Hill United Methodist Church with Bro. David Green and Bro. Troy Poff officiating.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery with military honors held by the Marine Corps Honor Guard Funeral Squad.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF KENNETH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Memorial created by Cadmus.
United States Marine Corps,
World War II,
Veteran,
Kenneth "Curly" Ashley, 90 years of age, of Science Hill, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at his residence.
Kenneth was born in Bethelridge, Kentucky on March 31st, 1924, son of the late Josiah Smith "Joe" Ashley and Lucy Florence Debord Ashley.
Kenneth was survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ruth E. Francis Ashley; one daughter, Linda Jo Creekmore of Somerset, three sons, Jimmie (and Louise) Ashley, Russell Ashley, and David (and Irma) Ashley; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Bernice Ashley Barber; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends who mourn his passing. He was survived by two special caregivers, Shirley and Carla and special friend and neighbor, Nancy Elliott.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Ashley, who departed this life on August 6th, 1978 and Florence Ashley, who departed this life on December 2nd, 1979; four brothers, Louis Ashley, Bartell Ashley, and Stanley Ashley, who all died in infancy, and Paul Ashley, who was the only one who lived to adulthood; a sister and brother-in-law, Burnice (and Inez) Wall; a brother-in-law, James Barber; a son-in-law, Richard Creekmore; and a great-grandson, Dalton Kade Ashley.
Kenneth was taught to fear God, to respect others and to love his family and Country. His love for God, family, Country, education and baseball was well known by those who knew him. A life-long member of the Methodist Church, he served in many capacities, mostly a teacher of his peers, but he also loved to sing gospel with the choir or as a quartet. As a child and young adult, he attended Bethelridge Methodist Church. Most of his adulthood and until the time of his death, he was a member of Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Finishing high school at Middleburg in May of 1943, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. He spent two years of this time in combat in the Pacific Theater. Having seen the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb to the City of Nagasaki, Japan, he returned to Bethelridge determined to live at peace with all of God's creatures.
After his discharge from active duty in 1946, he enrolled at Lindsey Wilson College, where he earned an AA degree. Attending Western, he earned his BA and MA, thus launching a 39 year career in the field of education. As a public educator, he retired from his last position in 1989 as secondary supervisor in the Pulaski County School system. His professional career took him from teaching in a one room school house, to elementary and high school teacher and principal positions, to Director of Pupil Personnel and Superintendent of the Science Hill and Ferguson Independent Schools. As a retiree, he served for five years as President of the Mid-Cumberland Retired Teachers Association. His role as an educator was not limited to the public. He was a teacher in all aspects of his life, as his many nieces, nephews and children would attest. If you listened, you learned from this wise man. He was always teaching those around him by the way he lived. He touched the lives of many on and off the playing field. Oh, for the love of baseball! "Curly", an apt nickname for Kenneth, who in his youth was a dedicated baseball fan and a "try hard" player. He played semi-pro ball in the Central Kentucky League, the Bluegrass League, for the Wall-Town Warriors and for Liberty. Each March brought Kenneth to spring training in Florida to watch the game he loved so much. Not only an avid fan and participant, he also umpired the games for six decades.
He likened his life to a baseball diamond. First base was his early life thru the eighth grade. Second base was high school and military service. Third base was college, teaching and retirement. Now, as he is rounding third, he see "The Manager" waving him on and the call is made, "SAFE AT HOME!!!" The Lord, the Ultimate Umpire, made the call "Another Player Has Been Retired". Semper Fidelus.
Visitations were held after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14th, 2014 in the Chapel of the Morris & Hislope Funeral Home and again after 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15th, 2014 at the Science Hill United Methodist Church with Bro. David Green and Bro. Troy Poff officiating.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery with military honors held by the Marine Corps Honor Guard Funeral Squad.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF KENNETH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Memorial created by Cadmus.
CPL - Corporal,
United States Marine Corps,
World War II,
Veteran,
Kenneth "Curly" Ashley, 90 years of age, of Science Hill, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at his residence.
Kenneth was born in Bethelridge, Kentucky on March 31st, 1924, son of the late Josiah Smith "Joe" Ashley and Lucy Florence Debord Ashley.
Kenneth was survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ruth E. Francis Ashley; one daughter, Linda Jo Creekmore of Somerset, three sons, Jimmie (and Louise) Ashley, Russell Ashley, and David (and Irma) Ashley; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Bernice Ashley Barber; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends who mourn his passing. He was survived by two special caregivers, Shirley and Carla and special friend and neighbor, Nancy Elliott.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Ashley, who departed this life on August 6th, 1978 and Florence Ashley, who departed this life on December 2nd, 1979; four brothers, Louis Ashley, Bartell Ashley, and Stanley Ashley, who all died in infancy, and Paul Ashley, who was the only one who lived to adulthood; a sister and brother-in-law, Burnice (and Inez) Wall; a brother-in-law, James Barber; a son-in-law, Richard Creekmore; and a great-grandson, Dalton Kade Ashley.
Kenneth was taught to fear God, to respect others and to love his family and Country. His love for God, family, Country, education and baseball was well known by those who knew him. A life-long member of the Methodist Church, he served in many capacities, mostly a teacher of his peers, but he also loved to sing gospel with the choir or as a quartet. As a child and young adult, he attended Bethelridge Methodist Church. Most of his adulthood and until the time of his death, he was a member of Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Finishing high school at Middleburg in May of 1943, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. He spent two years of this time in combat in the Pacific Theater. Having seen the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb to the City of Nagasaki, Japan, he returned to Bethelridge determined to live at peace with all of God's creatures.
After his discharge from active duty in 1946, he enrolled at Lindsey Wilson College, where he earned an AA degree. Attending Western, he earned his BA and MA, thus launching a 39 year career in the field of education. As a public educator, he retired from his last position in 1989 as secondary supervisor in the Pulaski County School system. His professional career took him from teaching in a one room school house, to elementary and high school teacher and principal positions, to Director of Pupil Personnel and Superintendent of the Science Hill and Ferguson Independent Schools. As a retiree, he served for five years as President of the Mid-Cumberland Retired Teachers Association. His role as an educator was not limited to the public. He was a teacher in all aspects of his life, as his many nieces, nephews and children would attest. If you listened, you learned from this wise man. He was always teaching those around him by the way he lived. He touched the lives of many on and off the playing field. Oh, for the love of baseball! "Curly", an apt nickname for Kenneth, who in his youth was a dedicated baseball fan and a "try hard" player. He played semi-pro ball in the Central Kentucky League, the Bluegrass League, for the Wall-Town Warriors and for Liberty. Each March brought Kenneth to spring training in Florida to watch the game he loved so much. Not only an avid fan and participant, he also umpired the games for six decades.
He likened his life to a baseball diamond. First base was his early life thru the eighth grade. Second base was high school and military service. Third base was college, teaching and retirement. Now, as he is rounding third, he see "The Manager" waving him on and the call is made, "SAFE AT HOME!!!" The Lord, the Ultimate Umpire, made the call "Another Player Has Been Retired". Semper Fidelus.
Visitations were held after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14th, 2014 in the Chapel of the Morris & Hislope Funeral Home and again after 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15th, 2014 at the Science Hill United Methodist Church with Bro. David Green and Bro. Troy Poff officiating.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery with military honors held by the Marine Corps Honor Guard Funeral Squad.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF KENNETH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Memorial created by Cadmus.
United States Marine Corps,
World War II,
Veteran,
Kenneth "Curly" Ashley, 90 years of age, of Science Hill, Kentucky, departed this life on Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at his residence.
Kenneth was born in Bethelridge, Kentucky on March 31st, 1924, son of the late Josiah Smith "Joe" Ashley and Lucy Florence Debord Ashley.
Kenneth was survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ruth E. Francis Ashley; one daughter, Linda Jo Creekmore of Somerset, three sons, Jimmie (and Louise) Ashley, Russell Ashley, and David (and Irma) Ashley; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Bernice Ashley Barber; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends who mourn his passing. He was survived by two special caregivers, Shirley and Carla and special friend and neighbor, Nancy Elliott.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Ashley, who departed this life on August 6th, 1978 and Florence Ashley, who departed this life on December 2nd, 1979; four brothers, Louis Ashley, Bartell Ashley, and Stanley Ashley, who all died in infancy, and Paul Ashley, who was the only one who lived to adulthood; a sister and brother-in-law, Burnice (and Inez) Wall; a brother-in-law, James Barber; a son-in-law, Richard Creekmore; and a great-grandson, Dalton Kade Ashley.
Kenneth was taught to fear God, to respect others and to love his family and Country. His love for God, family, Country, education and baseball was well known by those who knew him. A life-long member of the Methodist Church, he served in many capacities, mostly a teacher of his peers, but he also loved to sing gospel with the choir or as a quartet. As a child and young adult, he attended Bethelridge Methodist Church. Most of his adulthood and until the time of his death, he was a member of Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Finishing high school at Middleburg in May of 1943, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. He spent two years of this time in combat in the Pacific Theater. Having seen the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb to the City of Nagasaki, Japan, he returned to Bethelridge determined to live at peace with all of God's creatures.
After his discharge from active duty in 1946, he enrolled at Lindsey Wilson College, where he earned an AA degree. Attending Western, he earned his BA and MA, thus launching a 39 year career in the field of education. As a public educator, he retired from his last position in 1989 as secondary supervisor in the Pulaski County School system. His professional career took him from teaching in a one room school house, to elementary and high school teacher and principal positions, to Director of Pupil Personnel and Superintendent of the Science Hill and Ferguson Independent Schools. As a retiree, he served for five years as President of the Mid-Cumberland Retired Teachers Association. His role as an educator was not limited to the public. He was a teacher in all aspects of his life, as his many nieces, nephews and children would attest. If you listened, you learned from this wise man. He was always teaching those around him by the way he lived. He touched the lives of many on and off the playing field. Oh, for the love of baseball! "Curly", an apt nickname for Kenneth, who in his youth was a dedicated baseball fan and a "try hard" player. He played semi-pro ball in the Central Kentucky League, the Bluegrass League, for the Wall-Town Warriors and for Liberty. Each March brought Kenneth to spring training in Florida to watch the game he loved so much. Not only an avid fan and participant, he also umpired the games for six decades.
He likened his life to a baseball diamond. First base was his early life thru the eighth grade. Second base was high school and military service. Third base was college, teaching and retirement. Now, as he is rounding third, he see "The Manager" waving him on and the call is made, "SAFE AT HOME!!!" The Lord, the Ultimate Umpire, made the call "Another Player Has Been Retired". Semper Fidelus.
Visitations were held after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14th, 2014 in the Chapel of the Morris & Hislope Funeral Home and again after 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the Science Hill United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15th, 2014 at the Science Hill United Methodist Church with Bro. David Green and Bro. Troy Poff officiating.
Burial followed in the Mill Springs National Cemetery with military honors held by the Marine Corps Honor Guard Funeral Squad.
THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF KENNETH,
1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)
16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Memorial created by Cadmus.
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