Josephine McCarty Westfall, 88, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Johnson-Mathers Nursing Home.

She was born February 3, 1919 in Bath Co. to the late Sherman & Ethel Sorrell McCarty , was a retired employee of Nicholas Co. Hospital and was a member of First Baptist Church of Carlisle.

Survivors include a daughter, Irene Childress, Atascosa, Texas, 4 sisters, Opal Kelley & Wanda Martin, Carlisle, Wilma Donovan, Paris & Sophie Miller, Anderson, Indiana, a special nephew Jeff Matin and several grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Harold Ray Kohn, 3 brothers, Ray, Charles & Marvin McCarty and a sister Maxine Smoot.

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday at Mathers-Gaunce F.H. by Rev. Steve Smith & Rev. Howard Livingood. Burial will follow in Carlisle Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 4:00 P.M. Friday.