BACK, HENRY JR.--Henry was born September 11, 1896 and passed into Eternity November 17, 1986, making his stay on earth 90 years 2 months and 6 days. Early in life he met and married Angeline Hampton Back. To this union 5 sons were born. Evert Back preceded him in death. Four sons remain to mourn his passing, Elmer Back, Carson Back, Dennis Back of Ohio and Kenneth Back of Colorado. He leaves one brother John Back of Letcher, KY and a host of other friends and relatives to mourn his passing. He lost a portion of his leg in an accident and was crippled the remainder of his life. Since he could not do hard work he became a grocery store operator for the remainder of his life. He ran a store in Letcher County for years then he moved to Ohio and ran a store for the remainder of his active life. After he lost his companion January 13, 1984 he was a very lonely man the remainder of his days desiring to go on to join her. He told his son Carson that he was ready to go meet his Savior. That is the all important thing for if a man gain the whole world and lost his soul what would he give in exchange? Henry and Angeline often called for the brothers of the Church to come and have services for them. They enjoyed good singing and preaching. I was glad that I could go answer their request often. Boys I am sure you will never forget the good counsel they gave you. You all may have made the preparation that is required of the Lord to meet him in peace but if you haven't work while it is day for when night comes no man can work.
Written by Elder Monroe Caudill

BAILEY, DELPHIA --On April 4, 1986 God called and our darling Mother and sister Delphia Bailey answered, leaving behind a faithful husband Burley Bailey who worked so hard to keep her at home, even though he had nothing against nursing homes. He knew she was happiest at home with the family. Delphia was the daughter of Ezekial Caudill and Martha Melton Caudill. She was born December 30, 1908 and departed this life April 4, 1986 Making her stay on earth 77 years, 3 months and 4 days. She is survived by two daughters Irene Murage of Baltimore, Maryland and Wilma Jean Danesil of Glen Burie, Maryland; two sons Burley Bailey, Jr and Henry Bailey of Crestview, Florida. Also fourteen grandchildren, and sixteen great grandchildren and ten brothers and sisters, Rex Caudill of Jeremiah, KY; Riley Caudill of Lexington, KY; Ellis Caudill of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Percil Back of Bath, Indiana; Henderson Caudill Oxford, Ohio. Sisters are Ada Caudill and Lilly Back of Cincinnati, Ohio; Prudy Stanley of Somerville, Ohio, Dalna Caudill and Alma Statum both of Oxford, Ohio. The way Delphia's family coped and worked with her was beautiful to see. It gave her a more meaningful and longer life. Her daughters came down from Baltimore to help out when we knew it must have been hard for them to get away due to illnesses in their own homes. At one time, Wilma Jean stayed about five weeks. It was a wonderful family. One we will never forget. A daughter-in-law, Shelby Jean was always there for them when needed. She will also be long remembered. We, Prudy, Alma, Ada and Lilly of Ohio were privileged to visit with Delphia two weeks before she died. Then I stayed home at the time of the funeral to make room for another member of the family to go due to the fact there would have been one too many in the car should I have gone. When we went down two weeks before her death, I took a real good picture of the Doty Church house. She kissed it and called it her gateway to heaven. She talked and talked untiringly of the ever faithful servants of God who lit the way for her. She talked of Alva Caudill, Monroe Caudill, Bee Whitaker and many more that I can't name due to having been gone from Jeremiah 35 years.

A precious one from us is gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home
That never can be filled.

We hope to meet you again some day Mother and sister.
Written by Ada Caudill
In behalf of Delphia's Sorrowing family, brothers and sisters.

BANKS, WILSON --Being the daughter of Wilson Banks, I hope God will bless me with the spiritual wisdom to write the obituary of Brother Wilson Banks. I could say a great many words about this Brother, but I feel his life has said it for him. The spiritual wisdom he shared was far more greater. He would say "Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick. That it may give light to all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which are in heaven. Jesus told Nicodemus, except you be born again you cannot enter the Kingdom of God. Christ was not baptized to make him Christ. He was baptized into this visible Kingdom laying an example for his little children." Wilson Banks' concern was not just for his family, but for all, because he loved all. Wilson Banks was born May 13, 1905 and passed away on February 12, 1987. The funeral was held at Everidge and Blair Funeral Home and he was buried at Green Acres Cemetery. He was married over 61 years to Orlena Day Banks. Surviving are wife Orlena, and seven children - Delzie, Evelyn, Johnny, Jerry, Mattie, Norman and Roshella. Two children preceded him in death, Burnard and Elmo Franklin. Also surviving are 22 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. He loved the old church and good singing. He always had good counsel. Sometimes it still seems like I can still hear his blessed singing. We loved him so. Our loss is Heaven's gain.
Written by his daughter, Roshella Gray

CAUDILL,  PRENTIS --Prentis Caudill was born April 7, 1885. He was the son of Isom Caudill and Teri Back Caudill. He passed from this life on June 18, 1968, being 83 years, 2 months and 11 days of age at the time of his death. Early in life he married Lucinda Whitaker, the daughter of Hayden and Nancy Jane Caudill Whitaker. To this union were born fifteen children - nine boys and six girls. Two sons and two daughters preceded him in death. This left to mourn his passing his wife, seven sons: George of Richmond, Indiana; Alva, Lee, Arlie, Howard, and Cro all of Premium, and Carl of Maine; four daughters: Rebecca Combs of Blackey, Una Adams and Ruby Blair of Jeremiah, and Helen Adams of Premium, plus several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, John Caudill of Letcher and one sister, Polly Ann Tolson of Ohio. Prentis was a quiet and humble man who belonged to no church on earth, but we feel sure that his name is listed in the Lamb's Book of Life. He was a good father, husband and neighbor. He was loved by all who knew him.
Written by his family

CAUDILL, RANIE --Ranie Caudill, the daughter of James W. Hampton and Vina Caudill Hampton was born April 3, 1913 and departed this life September 8, 1986 - making her stay on earth 73 years, 5 months and 5 days. Early in life she met and married Monroe Caudill. God gave them almost 54 happy years together. She leaves one adopted daughter, Sally Jane Caudill, one grandson, Allen Monroe Fugate; one sister - Ritter Caudill; two brothers, Carl Hampton and John Hampton and several nephews and nieces and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her passing. About three years ago she heard that voice from on high speak to her and let her know that all was not well with her soul. She began to pray and beg for mercy upon her never dying soul. She begged until about a month ago. She said she felt that her soul was set free, but she said "I don't know that I am going to heaven". Neither do I, but that hope is all any of us has got. God let her view both places. She saw that awful place called hell. Where the warm dieth not and the fire is never quenched. But he also let her view heaven and immortal glory and she said as she entered heaven she thought she said, "My cup runneth over". Oh how glorious that place will be. She loved to go to church and hear good singing and preaching. She also liked to talk to those she felt had been over the road. Some of her favorite ones were Pauline Hampton, Nellie Whitaker, Mattie Caudill and many others. I feel those that gave her good advice will be rewarded. I saw her in a dream where she made up her mind to try and escape hell. I thought old Satan the devil began to try to prevent her escape. He thought he had every avenue of escape blocked but there was one he could not block and that was up that great high mountain. I feel with all my heart she climbed that mountain and drunk from that fountain. Then on another occasion God let me see her on that road that leads to heaven. I thought I left a light at the parting of the way so she could see which way I had gone. Are you letting your light so shine that others can see your good works and glorify God who art in Heaven? I don't know her soul is at rest but I feel it is with all my heart. She said one day after she got so sick, "I wish I could get down on my knees and send up my cries". God let her send them up although she was tied down in bed. Let's live the life God wants us to - Let's meet and sing and pray, that when this life is over we can meet in Heaven some day.
Written by her husband, Monroe Caudill

COMBS,  ZOLA MAY --Zola May Combs of Red Fox, KY, entered eternal rest Thursday, April 17, 1986 at the Knott County Health Care Center, Hindman, Kentucky. Zola was born March 15, 1911, being 75 years, one month and two days of age at the time of her passing. She was a member of the James Memorial Old Regular Baptist Church. Zola was the daughter of the late Hiram and Judy Isom Hollins. She was preceded in death by one son, Oakley Combs. She is survived by her husband, Venters Combs, Red Fox, Kentucky; one son, Elbert Browning of Georgia; two daughters, Melissa Renee Combs of Red Fox, KY, Zena Jolene Slone of Ohio; one brother, Sherman Hollins of Williamstown, Kentucky. Also surviving are 9 grandchildren, and a host of relatives and friends who mourn her passing.

HAMPTON,  JOHN --It is with a very sad and heavy heart that I try to write the obituary of my dear loving Dad, John Hampton. He was born at Jeremiah, KY in Letcher County November 26, 1896, and deceased this life December 7, 1986 making his stay here 90 years and 11 days. John Hampton was the son of James W. and Lee Vina Caudill Hampton. In early manhood he met and married Susan Craft and to this union was born one son, Carson. This son only lived about four months and then just three short months later he had to give up his wife, Susan, by death. A little later in life he met and married Frances Adams and to this union were born 10 children; to wit, Artie Davis, Henderson, KY; Hendricks Hampton, Franklin, Ohio; Flarie Caudill, Jeremiah, KY; Earl Hampton, Middletown, Ohio, Alta Combs, Clarksville, Ohio; Troy Hampton, Franklin, Ohio; Arnold Hampton, Middletown, Ohio (deceased); Allie Aldridge, Franklin, Ohio; Ila Mae Cloud, Middletown, Ohio; Ruth Smith, Jeremiah, Kentucky. Our Mother, Frances, passed away September 19, 1940.Sometime later, Dad married Ada Caudill and to this union no children were born, although she had nine children from her previous marriage, making them his stepchildren. To wit: Emma LeMay, Nicklasville, KY; Ila Fullen, Middletown, Ohio, Burl Caudill, Farmersville, Ohio; Ida Mae Caudill, Farmersville, Ohio; Georgia Spicer, Middletown, Ohio; Margie Collins, Alexandria, Kentucky; Bobbie Stivers, Germantown, Ohio. He also leaves twenty-five grandchildren and several great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his passing. Dad also had four sisters and one brother. Three of these have outstripped him and gone on to rest. To wit: Nancy E. Raleigh, Angeline Back, and Ranie Caudill. Those living are Ritter Caudill and Carl Hampton both of Jeremiah, Kentucky. Our dad was a coal miner for thirty-five years, working under the mountains for a way to clothe and feed his family. Dad was a great supporter of the Old Regular Baptist Church. He tried to attend the old Doty Creek Church as long as he lived in Kentucky. Then, when he came to Ohio to live, he attended both the Little Family Church and the Little Bethel Church as long as he was able to do so. Dad never belonged to any Church, but he strongly believed in the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Some few years ago, Dad really got serious about his lost soul and he began in earnest to beg and plead to God for mercy to save his never dying soul. He talked to me, his son, many times about his case thinking maybe it was too late for him. And I kept telling him to not give up, but to keep on praying. So one weekend on Sunday night, the family called; "Dad is real bad", and I felt it was the time for Dad to give up (old self), so I told the wife, I said "I'm not going to Dad right now, for he has to go through this; he has to come willing to die, so that he could have that new life, Eternal life in Jesus Christ". Then about three days later, after doing everything he could do, he said, "it just seemed like the whole world just came down on top of him". Then he cried out to God with all his heart and strength for mercy, and the load just lifted and went away and had never returned. And now he said, "I feel like I've got a better home to go to when this life is over". So now in the last year or two Dad has been begging the Lord to come and get him and take him home with him. For the last week of Dad's life, he was in the Clinton County Memorial Hospital, with many ailments, and he begged the Lord every day to come and take him home; then about 6:40 p.m. last Sunday evening, December 7th, the Lord answered his prayer and took him home to live with him to wait for that great day when he will give him that new body liken unto Jesus' most glorious body. Then the soul will unite with that new body and go to be with the Lord forever and forever. I want to thank the family for all they have done for Dad and especially, Alta and Raymond Combs; they have kept Dad for 27 months out of the last 30 months. And I want to say to you children, if you haven't made peace with the Lord, then I pray you will repent and be born again. For you must be born again to go to that better land, the home of the Blessed.
Written by his son, Elder Hendricks Hampton

HAMPTON, ADA CAUDILL --It is with an unworthy feeling that I try to write the obituary of Ada Caudill Hampton. Ada was, born January 1, 1896 at David, KY. She was the daughter of Isom H. and Margaret (Caudill) Caudill. She passed away January 12, 1986, making her stay on earth 90 years and 11 days. Early in life Ada met and married Sam Ray Caudill. They were married January 15, 1913 and unto this union were born eleven children - 4 boys and 7 girls. To wit: Denver Caudill (deceased), John Astor Caudill (deceased), Mrs. Emma LeMay of Nicklasville, KY, Mrs. Ila Fullen of Middletown, OH, Burley Caudill, Dayton, OH, Miss Ida Mae Caudill, Dayton, OH, Mrs. Georgia Spicer of Middletown, OH, Mrs. Margie Collins of Alexandria, KY, Mrs. Bobby Stivers of Germantown, OH, and twins: Moonyene and Nadine, both deceased. In the year of 1939, Ada lost her companion, Sam Ray Caudill, on the day of November 28th. She had a hard life trying to rear her children. Then in the year 1941, on June 5, she was married to John Hampton, who brought ten children of his own to this marriage. They had 45 good years together, and unto this union no children were born. In the years of the late fifties, Ada began to see and to feel the need to make a change in her life; to make preparations to be able to go to a better land when this old earthly life is finished. And so she began to beg the Lord for mercy and forgiveness, while she still had life and opportunity, for she had an awful dread of that lake of fire; and feeling God was bidding her to pray, she did just that, and sometime later, she felt that sweet peace come that only God can give. Since she wanted to be as sure as possible, she began to pray for the Lord to show her if everything was all right with her. So one night in a dream of being on a mountain side in a crowd of people, she said it was like a voice spoke to her, and told her to look down at herself. She said she looked down at herself and her garment was white as snow, and she felt that the Lord had shown her that everything was all right with her. Ada gave her hand to the Doty Creek Church of Old Regular Baptist for membership on September 10, 1961 and was baptized on October 8, 1961. Ada was a faithful member and as long as she was able, she filled her seat. Ada and John Hampton left Kentucky in the fall of 1982, not being able to keep house any longer. They came to her daughter Bobbie Stivers to live, and this is where she spent her last days here on earth. I would like to say to the family and friends of Sister Ada, if you want to go where she has gone to, there is preparations that you will have to make. Lay down the things of this world, and pick up the cross and follow Jesus. He will lead you if you will follow. You must be born again.
Written by a stepson, Elder Hendricks Hampton and her daughter Bobbie Stivers

HAYNES,  KATHERINE CAMPBELL --It is with much sadness that I write the obituary of my dearest Mother, Katherine Campbell Haynes. She was born February 14, 1895 and departed this life August 27, 1986, making her stay here on earth 91 years, 6 months and 13 days. She was the daughter of Lewis and Arinda McIntyre Campbell. She married Will Haynes February 5, 1914. To this union was born 11 children, 1 deceased and 10 living. Six daughters - Virgie Sexton of Cornettsville, KY, Ruby Caudill of Carcassonne, KY, Carrie Wilson of Cromwell, KY, Nannie Marie Mallack of Sun City, Arizona, Betty Frazier of Detroit, Michigan, and Gladys Back of Lexington, KY. Four sons - Archie of Morristown, TN, Woolery of Midway, KY, Isom of Louisville, KY, Willie of Moore, Oklahoma, also one stepson, Bennie Haynes of Jeremiah, KY. Left to mourn her passing are her ten children, her stepson, five sons-in-law, four daughters-in-law, thirty-eight grandchildren, thirty-one great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren, three brothers Riley Campbell, Victor Campbell and Vernon Campbell, also a host of friends and neighbors. Momma was a wonderful mother and loved by all who knew her. She joined the James Memorial Church of the Old Regular Baptist of Jesus Christ and was a faithful member until her death.
Momma's greatest joys were to be in church and have her children, grandchildren and friends come visit her.

Written with love, By a daughter, Ruby Caudill

JENT, CHESTER --With much sorrow and a heavy heart I write the obituary of Chester Jent, a loving and much loved Father and Grandfather. Chester Jent was born November 6, 1900 and passed away May 15, 1987. He was married for 63 years to Oma Smith Jent who passed away May 3, 1986. Chester is survived by three sons - Arthur, James and Larry Jent and two daughters - Mrs. Gena Jones and Mrs. Yvonne Maggard. There are thirteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one half brother Ira Jent. Chester was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Chester was a good man. An old Regular Baptist who attended the Little Home Church for 35 years. Chester was a hard working man. Who raised a family and provided them with the material things that they needed even when times were difficult. But the most important thing Chester was a family man, who provided his family with so much love and made it so easy to love him back. We know you had to go but the parting is so hard. Somewhere, though, you're with your beloved Oma, in a happier place. Daddy, Big Daddy, Pappaw Goodbye. We love you. Rest in peace. Written by a broken hearted daughter who misses you
Gena Jones