Luther Cassell Jr. - 1931-2007
Luther Cassell Jr., 76, of Ashland, Ky., died Tuesday morning, Nov. 20, 2007, in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center.
Mr. Cassell was born July 10, 1931, in Lawrence County, Ky., a son of the late Luther Sr. and Martha Ellen Edwards Cassell.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Joan M. Cassell.
He retired from West Processing at AK Steel in 1993. He was a veteran of the Korean War in the Airborne Early Warning Squadron Four and a member of Elks Lodge 942 of Catlettsburg, American Legion Post 76 of Ashland, the Moose lodge in Ashland and Ashland Eagles. He was a graduate of Catlettsburg High School, where he still holds the highest total scoring record in basketball.
Surviving are a daughter, Dawn; a brother, Curtis Cassell, and his wife, Betty, of Ashland; a sister, Beatrice Adkins, and her husband, Wallace, of Lexington, Ky.; and a niece, Cheri, and her husband, Dr. David Ross, of Cocoa Beach, Fla.
The funeral will be at noon Friday, Nov. 23, 2007, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Donald Young. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.
Friends may call after 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.
