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Violet Whitfield Obituary

NORTONVILLE, Ky. — Violet Mae (Heltsley) Whitfield, 81, died July 20, 2008, in Madisonville.

She was a member of Pleasant Hill General Baptist Church.

Surviving are daughters, Hilda Fox, Martha Basham, Wanda Allen and Beverly Hicklin; a son, Darel; sisters, Carmon Bishop and Betty Groves; brother, Edward Heltsley; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Hill General Baptist Church, burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. today at Bandy Funeral Home and 10 a.m. to services at the church.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Courier Press on Jul. 22, 2008.

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