Tuesday, April 05, 2005

MUNFORDVILLE Jeff Callahan, 86, of Canmer died at 2:35 p.m. EDT April 3, 2005, at Hardin Memorial Hospital.

The Owsley County native was a retired ornamental horticulturalist, a vocational agriculture teacher, a longtime student advisor and mentor to the Hart Memorial and Hart County Future Farmers of America and was employed Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Canmer Baptist Church, where he was a member, with burial in Pearl Webb Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Brooks Funeral Home and will begin at 9 am. Wednesday at the church.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Canmer Baptist Church, Canmer, KY 42722 or to Georgetown College, 400 East College St., Georgetown, KY 40324-1696.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Lyons Callahan; a son, Darryl R. Callahan of Lexington; a granddaughter, Ashley Hunter Callahan of Lexington; a stepson, David Lyons of Munfordville; a stepgrandson, Nathan Lyons of Canmer; and three brothers, Seaber Callahan of Royal Oak, Mich., Fred Callahan of Booneville and Lester Callahan of Hamilton, Ohio.  Daily News ·813 College St. ·PO Box 90012 ·Bowling Green, KY ·42102 ·270-781-1700