Cletus Thompson Passes Away

Cletus Thompson passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012.

In 2002, Cletus was one of the founding players on the Christ Church Dartball Team. He was the team leader in doubles, home runs and runs batted in in 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06. He was the Crescent Hill Dartball League champion in both home runs and runs batted in in the 2003-04 season. Cletus recorded 146 doubles, 312 home runs and 469 RBIs over his dartball career.

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He was retired Senior Vice President of Underwriting for Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. He was born in Paducah, KY and graduated salutatorian from Reidland High School. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War, Mason and member of the Scottish Rite, member of the Honorary Order of the Kentucky Colonels, volunteer for Wesley House and enjoyed playing dartball. He was faithful and active in his church, Christ Church United Methodist. He loved life and most of all his family. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

He is preceded in death by his parents, James Curtis and Effie Mae Thompson.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Amanda Jane Michael Thompson; his daughter, Susan Elizabeth Gault, Lexington, KY; his son, Michael James Thompson; his sister, Helen Louise Jones; Paducah; his adored granddaughter, Amanda Elizabeth Gault (who was the apple of his eye), Lexington; niece, Marcia Gleeson (Bobby), Paducah; and nephew, Darrell Jones (Sherry), Paducah.

He was loved by everyone and touched so many hearts. He was a true blessing on this earth and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Christ Church United Methodist, 4614 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, with burial to follow in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. Visitation: 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at Pearson's , 149 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville.

Memorials to: Christ Church United Methodist or Wesley House.

Week 14 - League Results

Christ Church Sweeps Harvey Browne

Christ Church used a huge Game One second inning as inspiration for a 3-0 series sweep of visiting Harvey Browne. With CCUM trailing 2-0, Paul Hirsbrunner led off the bottom of the second with a single.  Bob Stone followed with an RBI triple to cut the margin to 2-1.  The Peaks- Kay, Jenny and Mike- then followed with a home run, a double and a triple to run the score to 4-1.  David Stierle's single scored Mike P. and the score after two had CCUM up 5-2.  A fourth inning Harvey Browne two run homer cut the lead to 5-4.  In the seventh, CCUM added an insurance run.  David singled and Paul tripled.  The insurance was needed when Nancy Hilbert had her third homer of the game for Harvey Browne but it was not enough as Christ Church won 6-5.  Other hits for CCUM- David and Frank Preston (singles); Mike Thompson and Kay (doubles).

In Game Two, Mike P. led off with a single but CCUM could not drive him in.  In the second Paul led off with a single and, two outs later, Frank homered for a 2-0 lead.  Harvey Browne made it 2-1 in the fourth.  CCUM got that run back in the fifth.  Jenny Peak tripled and Mike P. drove her in with a single.  In the seventh, Bob doubled and was driven in by Jenny's second triple.  A pair of Harvey Browne homers cut the lead to 4-3.  In the eighth, David tripled and was driven in when Paul singled for a final score of 5-3.

CCUM completed the sweep with a 5-0 Game Three win.  In the first Mike P. singled; Dick Lutz tripled, David singled; and Paul tripled.  After one, CCUM led 3-0.  CCUM added a run in the third on a single by David and triple by Bob.  CCUM closed the scoring out in the seventh.  Jenny singled and Mike P. tripled.

For the night CCUM:
**had a five run inning and a three run inning;
**out hit Harvey Browne 30 - 15;
**out scored them 16 -8;
**had 4 doubles to 2;
**had 10 triples to 3;
**was out homered 5-2.

Christ Church enters the break with a 23-19 record.  This is the first time CCUM had been four games over .500 this season.

WEEK 13 - LEAGUE RESULTS

Christ Church Wins Series

On a night when neither team played well and either team could have won three or lost three, Christ Church did just enough to win the night's series against Watkins UMC two games to one.

In Game One, neither team had a hit through five and a half innings, except for a first inning single by David Stierle.  In the bottom of the second, Watkins homered twice to take a 2-0 lead.  Christ Church's second hit came on Mike Thompson's double in the seventh.  In the ninth, Christ Church tied the game.  Down to their last out, Mike T. singled and David followed with a home run to tie the game.  But in the bottom of the inning, Watkins got their third hit in the game, their third home run and they pulled out a 3-2 win.

Christ Church struck early in Game Two, taking a 1-0 lead on a lead-off single by Mike Peak and an RBI triple by David.  In the third, the lead was stretched to 3-0.  Mike P. and Mike T. singled and both scored on David's triple.  In the sixth, Kay Peak doubled and Alan Reinhardt homered to make the score 5-0 which held up as the final score.  Mike T. added a single and Bob Stone a sacrifice in the win.

In Game Three, each team had four hits.  Mike T. singled but was left on base in the first.  Watkins had a double in the third, but the first run came in the fourth on a Watkin's home run.  Mike Peak got Christ Church's second hit, a triple, in the sixth but died on third, as did a Watkin's batter, also in the sixth.  In the seventh, Christ Church tied the game when David homered and took the lead on a home run by Kay.  Watkin's fourth hit was an eighth inning single but Christ Church won the game 2-1 and the series 2-1.