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Life in Liberty

by Tim Sharp
Funeral director Bob McKinney in his hearse.

From baseball games and quiet ponds to the everyday work of a small town’s sheriff and funeral director, Liberty, Kentucky reveals itself in glimpses, ordinary moments that, together, tell the story of life in this close-knit community.

Funeral director Bob McKinney takes timeout to do some paperwork at his funeral home in Liberty. The McKinney-Brown funeral home has been serving Casey County for over 25 years.
Mike Wethington, 6, makes use of a freshly harvested corn field to practice T-ball with his older brother Mark during the off-season.
Alan Oberholtzer walks down the driveway of his home in southern Casey County.
State Representative and Attorney Raymond Overstreet admires some of his photographs on the wall of his office in Liberty.
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Casey County Sheriff Carl Meece talks with a citizen at the local cafe.
Casey County Sheriff Carl Meece listens to the radio in the Sheriff/ Police department the Casey County Courthouse.
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Casey County Sheriff Carl Meece walks out of the Casey County Courthouse as he goes on one of his routine patrols.
A couple of ducks rest on a pond outside Liberty.
Mike Wethington, 6, makes use of a freshly harvested corn field to practice T-ball with his older brother Mark.
Casey County Sheriff Carl Meece.