Published: May 27, 2008 12:54 pm            

DAV to order War Memorial

Monticello — It's something that Wayne County has needed for years, and thanks to

generous donors, it will become a reality this year. The Wayne County

Disabled American Veterans will soon order a War Memorial that will be

erected in front of the Justice Center on Columbia Avenue.

"We have come up with a design that we all agree with and we are about

ready to order it...We hope to have it in place by Veterans' Day," said Don

Lair, who is the Commander of the D.A.V., Chapter 105.

Local residents had an opportunity to see a model of the memorial, when

it was unveiled at the Memorial Day service earlier this week. The memorial

will be made of black granite and it will include the names of Wayne

Countians who died in service to their country.

"We have been planning this for over a year," said Lair. "We just felt

like it was time to do this...We have the Doughboy and we have the bell, and

the names are kind of scattered. With this being at the Justice Center, it

gives people a place to park and take their time to visit the memorial. They

can even taking etchings of a name."

The centerpiece of the memorial is an American flag. Under the flag is

the statement, "Some Gave All." It also includes the names of all branches

of the service.

The centerpiece is nearly six feet tall, according to Lair. The memorial

itself will be 19 feet long and it will weigh about 10,000 pounds.

Lists of names have been compiled of casualties from World War I, World

War II, Korea, and Vietnam, and they will be included on each side of the

centerpiece.

The memorial will be paid for through donations, including a

contribution from Wayne County Fiscal Court. The Disabled American Veterans

are planning a couple of roadblocks to help raise funds for the memorial.

The first is set for Saturday, June 7. Also there are plans underway for a

golf tournament, with proceeds going toward the memorial

Lair is pleased with this memorial project and he hopes that it is the

first step toward securing a veterans memorial for Wayne County. Someday he

would like to see it expanded to include names of all veterans.

Anyone who would like to contribute to the memorial can send donations

to: Wayne County Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 944, Monticello, Ky.

42633.

"All donations are appreciation and all the money will be spent toward

the memorial," noted Lair.

The D.A.V. is asking for the public's help to make sure that the

memorial is accurate. At the end of this story is a list of the names that

have been compiled and Lair is asking that family members check to make sure

names and spellings are correct. Anyone who has a change or who needs more

information can contact Lair at (606) 348-4012.



World War I

Earl Beacher Anderson

Joe Francis Baker

Richard Bell

Willie B. Cooper

Elijah C. Cox

Clay Davidson

Grady Davis

James O. Flynn

Quincy A. Flynn

Sterling Gibson

Tom Jones

Benjamin H. Kidd

William T. Kidd

Lewis Maxey

Albert McGuire

Molie Parmley

Claude Pyles

Charlie Roberts

Raymond Roy

Albert Lee Shearer

Austin Brown Smith

William M. Smith

Dewey Wood



World War II

Albert Abbott

William F. Abbott

Emory Alexander

Earl R. Bates

Dan Bell

Jay Bell

Lonzo Bell

Reynold Bell

Chester L. Bertram

Dewey Bolen

Cecil Brown

Charles H. Campbell

George F. Carrigan

James Caylor

Hobert T. Casada

Ernest Catron

Charles T. Childers

Homer L. Clemons

James C. Coffey

Rex C. Conley

Robert W. Coomer

Tildon Correll

Oliver Crabtree

Hershel C. Cross

Lloyd E. Davenport

Luther W. Davidson

Carl S. Denney

Cleo Duncan

Milton D. Fairchild

Walton Floyd

James H. Flynn

Robert Flynn

Thomas K. Flynn

Henderson C. Foister

Virgil O. Foster

Grady Gossage

Robert E. Gregory

Estele W. Hardwick

Dewey Hatfield

Doyle E. Hatfield

Ollie Hicks

Ray D. Hicks

Colonel C. Hill

Cecil B. Kendrick

Rufus I. Lair, Jr.

James W. Laughary

Phillip C. Lee

Edwin P. Marcum

Henry A. Miller

Jay G. Miller

Dewey Morrow

Taylor Morrow

William N. Mounce

Bobbie B. Neathery

Otto H. New

Roy F. New

Johnnie Parmley

Jessie M. Patton

Cecil R. Piercy

Robert B. Perdue

Frank S. Phillips

Raymond J. Ramsey

Martin G. Shearer

Raymond Sidwell

Henry H. Stringer

Jay B. Toler

Fred Tuggle

Edward F. Wallen

Floyd Walton

Roy F. Wheeler

Lewis Wilson

John H. Wynn



Korea

Kenneth M. Baker

Robert Lee Baker

Ray Franklin Benge

W. Frank Bryant

Ulysses Ray Davidson

J.P. Melton

Ed Forrest Mercer

Robert James Pendleton

Alfred S. Womer



Vietnam

James L. Bell

Elwood Coffey

Randall L. Crabtree

Boyce r. Dick

William A. Dishman

Billy A. Foster

Philip Kindrick

Billy Piercy

Philip B. Thompson

Jimmy D. Winchester

        

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