Bernard signs with Berea

Fleming County High School Lady Panthers guard Beth Bernard signed to play college basketball for the Lady Mountaineers of Berea College. Shown at the ceremony May 29 in the FCHS library are, seated, L-R, Terry Bernard, Beth Bernard, and Lynn Bernard. Back row, L-R, assistant coach Robert Orme, Coach Christy Orme, Berea College assistant coach Tom Harkleroad, and assistant coach Gene Peterson. Full details will be in the June 4 paper.

M.C. Colliver services Saturday

McGuire C. "M.C." Colliver Jr., 87, of Poplar Plains died Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Mr. Colliver was a farmer, tobacco warehouse man and founder of Colliver Furniture in Poplar Plains. He was born in Fleming County on May 9, 1921, to the late Garr and Lola Virginia McClain Colliver.
He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Wyatt Colliver of Poplar Plains; one daughter, Patti Ann (Douglas) Gilbert of Greensboro, N.C.; three sons, Billy Garr (Betty Jo) Colliver of Poplar Plains, David Allen (Mary Claire) Colliver of Lexington and McGuire Conway "Mac" (Cheryl Dee) Colliver of Nicholasville; one niece, Polly Nash Philpot of Deland, Fla.; six grandchildren, Cynthia Hunter Pearson, Elizabeth Stewart Hudgins, Kelly Renee Colliver, Melissa David Fernandez, Kathleen McClain Colliver and Carey McGuire Colliver; four great-grandchildren, William Thomas Pearson, Logan Charles Pearson, Aidan Patrick Cronin-Hudgins and David Paul Fugate.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Kraft Colliver and his sister Mary Frances Philpot.
Services at 1 p.m., Saturday at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home with the Rev. Mac Colliver and the Rev. Frank Cannon officiating. Burial in the Fleming County Cemetery. Visitation at Boone-Nickell Funeral Home from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday and until time of the service Saturday.