Bettye Jean KOOKENDOFFER (Owen)

Female 1927 - 2011  (83 years)


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  • Name Bettye Jean KOOKENDOFFER (Owen) 
    Born 24 Aug 1927  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Jun 2011  Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 Jun 2011  Paris Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14016  Dennis/Tennison Families
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2022 

    Father Curtis Burnam OWEN     (B: 26 Nov 1897    Clark Co, KY)    (D: 30 Dec 1980    Paris, Bourbon Co, KY) 
    Mother Iva Jane OWEN (Dennis)     (B: 9 Nov 1909    Carlisle, Nicholas Co, KY)    (D: 29 Mar 1993    Paris, Bourbon Co, KY) 
    Family ID F396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Thomas KOOKENDOFFER     (B: 29 Nov 1929    Nicholas Co, KY)    (D: 28 Sep 2007    Kentucky) 
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bettye Jean Owen Kookendoffer, 83, widow of James Thomas Kookendoffer, died Thursday, June 2, 2011. She was born August 24, 1927 in Bourbon County, daughter of the late Curtis B. and Iva Jane Dennis Owen, a graduate of Center Hill High School, and was a member of First United Methodist Church and former member of Circle #5. Bettye is survived by three daughters, Leona (Carl) Yazell, Betsy (Rick) Hopper, Tracey Lee Kookendoffer, all of Paris; a sister, Allene Crump, Paris; two brothers, Henry Clay (Betty) Owen, Paris, Douglas Allen (Wanda) Owen, AL; five grandchildren, Kelly Yazell, Heather Yazell, Travis (Hannah) Yazell, Melissa (Robbie) Payne, B.J. Heflin; seven great grandchildren, Jacob Thomas Yazell, Jackson Travis Yazell, John Taylor Yazell, Gavin Lee Payne, Marlee Creed Payne, Kaygen Jack Heflin, Cheyenne Heflin; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A sister, Leona Kookendoffer, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 6, at the Hinton-Turner Funeral Home by Rev. Dan Russell with burial in Paris Cemetery. Casket bearers will be Alvin Stamper, Michael Kookendoffer, Jack Crump, Curtis Crump, Neil Crump, and Samuel Crump. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 Sunday. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass.