William Campbell Creech, well  know native of Harlan, County, died at 
his home at Loyall today at 10:15 a.m. at  the age of 74.
       Mr. Creech was a civil engineer and  was one of the few natives who 
had an active part in the engineering development of the county. He had been in 
ill health for a number of years and was  retired.
       Burial will be in the family cemetery  at Loyall.
       He is survived by his wife, Mrs  Euphenia Horn Creech, Loyall;  six 
sons, Roy Creech, Loyall;  Sgt.  Enoch Creech, with the U.S. Army in Alaska;  
Seaman First Class Fred  Creech, Gulfport, Miss; Bish Creech, with the Navy in 
the Pacific;  Sgt. Marcus Creech, who has just returned to Loyall from the 
Pacific;  Aviation Cadet W. C. Creech Jr., Maxwell Field, Ala;
     Other survivors are four daughters, Mrs. George  Asher, Beverly, Ky; 
Mrs. Walter Miniard, Teetersville; Mrs John Kerlin,  Loyall; and Mrs. H. B. 
Hansard Jr, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
      He leaves four brothers, L. D. Creech,  Atlanta, Ga;  Aaron Creech, 
Ypsilanti, Mich;  J. S. Creech, Hazard,  Ky;  John L. Creech, Loyall; and five 
sisters, Mrs John Metcalf,  Nolansburg; Mrs. Malinda Brown, Loyall;  Mrs Polly 
Hoskins, Bush, Ky;  Mrs Cinda Howard, Dayhoit; and Mrs. Frank Kelly, Harlan.
      The Masonic Lodge will have charge of  service at the cemetery.
      

Elva Nolan Morgan
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