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A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Marie Fleeman Courts for her 1
exceptional service to her community and family and for 75 years as a member of 2
homemakers clubs. 3
WHEREAS, Marie Fleeman Courts is the daughter of the late Rhine and Viola 4
Fleeman and a lifelong resident of Bracken County; and 5
WHEREAS, Marie Fleeman Courts spent her early years assisting with chores on 6
the family farm, including cooking, sewing clothes, gardening, canning, and helping with 7
the livestock in a time before electricity was available and wood stoves for heating and 8
cooking and lanterns for lighting were in common use in the area. However, in the late 9
1940's, her father was instrumental in having electricity service brought to the area 10
through the Harrison County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation; and 11
WHEREAS, in 1948, Marie Fleeman Courts accepted the marriage proposal of 12
Baxter Courts and they were wed and raised their three children, Jerry Courts, Cheryl 13
Courts Crawford, and Janine Courts Combess; and 14
WHEREAS, Marie Fleeman Courts, inspired by the activities she performed on the 15
farm and passed down to her by her mother, developed a passion for homemaking and 16
went on to become a member of several homemakers clubs in the area including the 17
Western Hills Homemakers Club, the Lenoxburg Homemakers Club, the Johnsville 18
Homemakers Club, the Berlin-Milford Club, and finally to her present club, the 19
Farmerettes Homemakers; and 20
WHEREAS, Marie Fleeman Courts provided leadership in many of the 21
homemakers' clubs in which she was a member, including serving as the county president 22
from 1984 to 1986; and 23
WHEREAS, Marie Fleeman Courts also has been active with 4-H, the Bracken 24
County Extension Office, the Bracken County Homemaker Extension Council, and the 25
Bracken County Farm Bureau Women's Board, and is an active member of the Cemetery 26
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WHEREAS, Marie Fleeman Courts is a gifted quilter, being a member of the 1
Bracken County Quilt Club, and has made and presented with love to family and friends 2
over 100 quilts during her lifetime; and 3
WHEREAS, Marie Fleeman Courts has been an exemplary member of the various 4
homemakers clubs celebrating her 75th anniversary as a member with an astounding 48 5
year streak of perfect attendance at club functions; and 6
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to publicly laud such a unique life dedicated to 7
home craft, public service, and service to family as Marie Fleeman Courts has honorably 8
led; 9
NOW, THEREFORE, 10
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of 11
Kentucky: 12
Section 1. This august body does hereby recognize and commend Marie 13
Fleeman Courts for her exceptional service to her community and family as demonstrated 14
by three quarters of a century of honing her craft of homemaking and community 15
involvement. Furthermore, the Senate holds forth her example of an honorable life that 16
has provided manifold benefits for her community, friends, and family, and is fit to be 17
emulated by all citizens of this Commonwealth. 18
Section 2. The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of this 19
Resolution to Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer for presentation to Marie Fleeman 20
Courts. 21