DEATHS

n Donald Cloyd, 81, ofJunction City, died Sunday.Arrangements are pendingat W.L. Pruitt FuneralHome, Moreland.

n James W. Weaver, 98,died today. Arrangementsare pending and McKnightFuneral Home, Crab Or-chard.

FUNERALS

Lucille L. LangfordLucille L. Langford, 80,

died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012,at Ephraim McDowell Re-gional Medical Center.

She was a member ofFirst Baptist Church, gradu-ated from Bate High Schooland retired from Martin-Durr Caldwell.

Survivors include twodaughters, Marsha(Richard) Hawkins ofFrankfort and Jacqueline(John) Bowman Phillips ofLexington; two grandchil-

dren, Tiffoni M. Clark andBrandon (Shashray) Mc-Cormack; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will benoon Wednesday at FirstBaptist Church, Second andWalnut streets.

Visitation will begin 11a.m. Wednesday at thechurch.

Online guestbook:smith-jackson.com.

LINCOLN

John D. Burton1961-2012

STANFORD — John D.Burton, 51, of Stanford,died Saturday.

Born Jan. 20, 1961, inStanford, Ky., he was a sonof John B. “J.B.” Burton ofStanford and the late Bar-bara Aline Hazlett Burton.John graduated from Lin-coln County High Schoolin 1979 and received abachelor of science degreefrom Western KentuckyUniversity in 1983. He was

a horse trainer and a mem-ber of Stanford BaptistChurch.

Other survivors includethree sisters, Debbie Lynn(Stacey) Wilson of Hus-tonville, Ky., Jennifer RoseBurton of Palatka, Fla., andLinda Gail (Michael) Aceyof Perryville, Ky.; and 10nieces and nephews. Hewas preceded in death bytwo brothers, John B. Bur-ton Jr. and Rodman GlenBurton.

Funeral services will be2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012, at Spurlin FuneralHome. e Revs. Stacy Wil-son and Max Hester will of-ficiate the service. Burialwill be in Buffalo SpringsCemetery.

Casketbearers will beTyler Dunaway, MichaelAcey, Stacey Wilson,Herner Burton, DennisRichardson and BarrySpurlin.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m.today at Spurlin FuneralHome Chapel,

Memorials in lieu offlowers may be given toGideon's International.

ELSEWHERE

Connie C. Johnson1949-2011

SPRINGFIELD — Con-nie Cocanougher Johnson,62, of Bloomfield Road,Springfield, died Friday,Feb. 10, 2012, at Flaget Me-morial Hospital in Bard-stown.

Born May 5, 1949, shewas a daughter of the lateWilliam C. and Ruby Chris-terson Cocanougher. Shewas a member of St. Do-minic Catholic Church, a1967 graduate of Washing-ton County High Schooland a retired employeewith 27 years of servicewith the Kentucky Depart-ment of Social Services andthe Department of Eco-nomic Security.

She was preceded indeath by a daughter, Brid-gett Gibson on Oct. 5, 2003.

Survivors include herhusband, William L.“Bloop” Johnson; a son,Russ Johnson and his wife,Naleesha of Willisburg;three grandchildren, Der-rick Gibson, Aleeara Law-son and Devin Johnson; asister, Scotty Clenney andher husband, Ty ofScottsville; and two broth-ers, Bruce Cocanougher of

Springfield and Stewart Co-canougher and his wife, Patof Danville.

Funeral services weretoday at St. DominicCatholic Church with theRev. Culpepper Elliott, thechurch pastor, officiating.

Burial will be in theBethlehem Cemetery.

Carey & Son FuneralHome was in charge.

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Whendinos fly

By JOSH KEGLEY

Lexington Herald-Leader

LEXINGTON (KPNS) — The two daysit took the coroner to identify a bodyfound in a trash can earlier this monthwere spent by June McCarthy and herfamily in fear, and in prayer.

That’s because McCarthy had goodreason to think the body would turn outto be that of her son, Michael Metz, whohas been missing for more than a year.

The last McCarthy heard about her sonwas a troubling voicemail message lefton her cellphone last summer: “We havefound Michael Metz in a trash can,” theanonymous caller said.

But the decomposed body found onFortune Drive in Lexington on Feb. 1turned out to be that of a Lexingtonwoman who had been reported missingin December. That is of little solace toMcCarthy, who still does not know whatbecame of her teenage son, or who leftthe voicemail message.

Metz, 19, has not contacted his familysince December 2009, McCarthy said.The last sign they had that he was alivewas when they heard he had been ar-rested in Lexington in May 2010.

Sgt. Jennifer Taylor, a Fayette Countyjail spokeswoman, said Metz was jailedfor sexual abuse, but he was releasedabout two months later.

Lisa Lamb, spokeswoman for the statedepartment of corrections, said Metznever spent time in state prison. Familymembers said they thought the chargesagainst Metz had been dropped.

One of Metz’s friends told the familythat he had stopped by a few days afterhe was released from jail, but the trailwent cold after that, she said.

That is, until McCarthy received thevoicemail message last June — about ayear after Metz spoke with his friend. Themessage was left by a female caller. Mc-Carthy saved the message and played itfor a reporter.

The woman identifies herself possiblyas “Lieutenant Dan” or “Lieutenant Jan”from Lexington.

The call quality improves as thewoman goes on to say Metz’s body wasfound in a trash can. She asks McCarthyto return her call.

“We really need to talk to you. It’sabout your son. He has passed away,” thewoman on the message said.

However, the caller did not leave acall-back number, and the caller’s num-ber was blocked. She never called again.

The caller’s statement that a body hadbeen found in a trash can in Lexington inJune 2011 was untrue. Lexington policespokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said po-lice did not find a body in a trash can lastsummer, leaving McCarthy to question

what really prompted the call.“If this is some kind of joke, it is a cruel

one,” she said through tears as the mes-sage played.

Roberts said police took a missing-person report for Metz in August. Thecase is still open.

The Fayette County coroner identifiedthe body found in the trash can on For-tune Drive as that of Sharon Cave-Howard. Cave-Howard’s son, Mark Cave,27, has been charged with murder andtampering with evidence.

It came as welcome news, McCarthysaid, that her son might be alive. But nowthe family is back to square one, andwithout closure.

“I’m happy that my son could still beout there, but I’m regretful for the familythat just went through this. My thoughtsare with them,” McCarthy said.

Metz grew up with McCarthy inFlorida before moving with her to Lex-ington in 2006, she said. He was a ram-bunctious child, and McCarthy said shehad to attach a dog leash to a belt loop onhis pants to keep him in line.

She laughed as she recalled an in-stance at Walt Disney World when Metzwas 5 or 6: He attempted to bite MickeyMouse while on the leash.

“He said, ‘If you’re going to treat melike a dog, I’m going to act like one,’” shesaid.

As he grew older, he became an avidand talented skateboarder who went bythe names “Zed” and “Psycho Mike.” Hecould often be found at the WoodlandSkatepark.

The family had its share of problems —Metz spent some time in foster carewhen he was 17 — but he would have noreason to want his family to think he wasdead, McCarthy said when askedwhether he or one of his friends couldhave left the message.

McCarthy said she and Metz’s broth-ers, Jason and Jonathon Metz, and sister-in-law, Tiffany Metz, have beensearching for him for months, staying atlocal homeless shelters during thesearch.

“I just want him to know that we’relooking for him and that we love him andthat we want to see him, even just for asecond,” she said.

If he didn’t want to talk to McCarthy,he would want to talk to his brothers, shesaid.

McCarthy asked that anyone with in-formation contact Jonathan Metz at (606)571-4784 or reach her by leaving a mes-sage at The Salvation Army in Lexington,where she has been staying.

McCarthy, who had returned toFlorida for a time, found herself home-less after coming back to Lexington tolook for her son.

Months after mysterious phone call,mother still awaits word about missing son