Obituaries

Josie Morgan, age 89 of New Castle, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at U of L Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Tandy Lee and Eula (Bailey) Young.

She worked with tax preparation and was a homemaker. She was an active member of New Castle First  Baptist  Church where she was the former director of the Women’s Missionary Union. She previously served as the Henry County Director of the WMU.

Franklin C. Mertz, age 69 of New Castle, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Norton Suburban Hospital. He was the son of the late Fred and Maudie (Frazier) Mertz.

He is survived by three daughters: Tammy Downey, Carrollton; Melissa Mertz and Amanda Mertz both of Bedford; his wife, Phyllis Mertz, Bedford; two step-daughters: Kathy Childs and Patty Moore, both of Milton; and one stepson, Robert McIntyre of Sanders.

Roscoe Randy Sizemore, age 61 of Lockport, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at New Horizon Medical Center in Owenton. He was born in Detroit, Mich., and was the son of the late Roscoe Sizemore Jr., and Bonnie Smith Sizemore. He was a retired engineer from CSX Railroad where he worked for 42 years.

Jessie Clark, 81

Jessie William Clark, 81 of Carrollton, died on Monday, April 23, 2012, at his residence.

He was the son of the late George Jessie Clark and Callie F. Wilkerson Clark.

He is survived by his son, Fannie Lee Stafford Clark, Carrollton; his daughter, Linda Ann Clark Grawemeyer, Carrollton; a son, Mike “Will” Clark, Warsaw.

Funeral services were 1 p.m., Thursday, April 26, at the Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home. The Rev. Melvin LeCompte officiated. Interment was in New Castle Cemetery.