5-12-10 — July 4, 1921-May 5, 2010

    Josie Gadberry Southerland, age 88, of Somerset, formerly of the Jabez community, departed this life on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.

    She was born on July 4, 1921 in Jabez, Ky., the daughter of Charlie M.

and Edna Susan Zimmerman Gadberry. Mrs. Southerland was homemaker and a member of the Denham Street Baptist Church. She loved quilting, working circle-a-word puzzles, flowers, traveling, singing, fishing, camping, and the outdoors.

    Mrs. Southerland is survived by her husband, William ³Bill² Southerland, Jr. whom she married on September 1, 1983 in Faubush, Ky.; four sons, Arnold Winston (and Kay) Denney of Bronston, Ky., James Phillip (and Patty) Denney of Wyoming, DE, Jackie Eugene (and Marie) Denney of Unicoi, Tenn., and Bill (and Sue) Denney of Faubush, Ky.; four daughters, Evelyn Marie (and Desmon

Keith) Daulton of Somerset, Ky., Janice Louise Denney Marcum of Somerset, Ky., Kathryn Sue (and Eddie) Corder of Monticello, Ky., and Karen Elaine Mofield of Nancy, Ky.; two stepsons, William Steve Southerland of Va. and Larry (and Pam) Southerland of Mich.; three stepdaughters, Rita Southerland (and Gary) Stoner of Mich., Brenda Southerland (and Jake) Powell of Va., and Betty Southerland (and Mike) Callahan of Ala.; a brother, Charlie Glen (and Mary Ruth) Gadberry of Ind.; and three sisters-in-law, Ruth Gadberry, Marie Gadberry, and Myreace Gadberry; 31 grandchildren and step grandchildren; and

47 great-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.

    Preceding her in death were her parents; two previous husbands, Walter Denney and Ed Cook; a stepson, Gary Southerland; a step grandson, Lonnie Venneman; four brothers, Leonard, Willard, James, and Arvis Gadberry; three sisters, Bessie Gadberry Hart, Eva Gadberry Brummett, and Dorothy Gadberry Ard; an infant sister, Lucy Irene Gadberry; and two sons-in-law, Joe Moistner and Johnnie Henderson.

    Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2010 in the funeral home chapel with Bro. J.S. New, Bro. Bruce Conley, and Bro. David Muse officiating.

Burial was in the Lakeside Memorial Gardens.

    The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Denham Street Baptist Church Building Fund and/or Gideons Memorial Bible Plan.

    Lake Cumberland Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.