Marty Lee Hamilton, 54, of Ewing, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at the Hospice of Hope in Maysville. Born in Fleming County on April 11, 1965, he was the son of Margaret Frances Mack Hamilton and the late Leland “Buck” Hamilton. For 27 years Marty worked for ASL Excavating as a heavy equipment operator.  He was the owner and operator of Hamilton Excavating.  He was a member of the Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 33 years,...

Harold Lee Sellers, 78, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Baptist Health Lexington. Born in Fleming County on January 2, 1941, he was the son of the late William Theodore Sellers and the late Virginia Katherine Sloop Sellers. Harold was an amazing carpenter and mechanic.  He was a lifelong farmer.  He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by his brothers, Dean & Nancy Sellers, and Ted Sellers; his sisters,...

Kimberly Ann Hurst, 58, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019, at UK Healthcare in Lexington. Born in Maysville on December 3, 1961, Kim was the daughter of the late Meredith D. Burke and the late Clarine Del Leet Burke. Kim currently worked as Deputy Circuit Clerk for Fleming County since 2012.  She was retired from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) in Flemingsburg.  She was a member of Mt. Tabor Methodist Church. She is survived by her brother,...

Bernice Littleton Helphinstine, 94, of Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Arbors of Mifflin in Mansfield. Bernice was born in Rowan County on November 15, 1925, to the late Emmitt and Eva Egan Littleton. In addition to her parents Emmitt and Eva, Bernice was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil L. Helphinstine; and her sister, Josephine Hinton. Bernice is survived by her son, Larry Helphinstine and wife Kathy of Mims, Florida;...

Lucian E. “Sam” Ramey, 74, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at his residence. Born on February 14, 1945, in Mason County, he was the son of the late Estill W. Ramey and the late Beth Eula Basford Ramey. For 20 years Sam was an ironworker with Union No. 372 in Cincinnati and Union No. 44 in Hebron.  He also was a farmer who worked as a craftsman in leather goods and knife works.  He was a member of the Hillsboro Methodist Church. Sam is survived...

John D. Conway, 56, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. John was born in Frenchburg, KY on July 21, 1963, to Lillie Hager Davis of Flemingsburg and the late Daniel Edgar Conway. He is survived by his mother Lillie; siblings, Hilda Highly and husband Harold of Sudith, KY, Jessie Conway and wife Diana of Livingston, KY and Jeffrey David Conway of Flemingsburg. All services are private and at the convenience of the family. Boone – Nickell Funeral Home is caring...

Ella Louise Crump, 93, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg. Born July 19, 1926, on Three Mile Road in Fleming County, Louise was the daughter of the late Kirby T. Smith and the late Mary Williams Smith. Louise was born, raised, and raised her family on Three Mile Road in Fleming County, where she was a lifelong farmer and housewife. She graduated 8th Grade in Ewing, and was always a role model and pillar of strength for...

Donna Josephine Farace passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Maysville, Ky.  She was the widow of Frank Joseph Farace who passed away in 2011 after 39 years of marriage.  Donna was one of three children born to the late Leonard and Mildred Hutchinson in Sandy Hook, Ky.  Donna was a graduate of Sandy Hook High School and Morehead State University.  Her career as a Medical Technologist began with Dr....

Ricky Wayne Pendland, 64, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at Baptist Health Lexington.  Born in Xenia, Ohio, on May 15, 1955, he was the son of Alvena Bradford Davenport and the late Thurl Pendland. For 30 years Ricky worked for several tobacco warehouses in the Maysville area, worked for Cooper Mobile Homes, setting up mobile homes, and worked for the Horton and Denton families doing farm work. In addition to his mother Alvena, Ricky is survived by his wife...

Jefferson Grant Emmons Jr., 91, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, November, 11 2019, at Fleming County Hospital. Born on July 19, 1928, in Fleming County, he was the son of the late Jefferson Grant and Della B. Turner Emmons Sr. Mr. Emmons had worked as a mechanic and was self employed for many years. He served his country in US Air Force. He is survived by six daughters, Karen (Jimmie) Davis of Elizabethtown, Joyce Emmons of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Judy (Billy) Frederick of Ewing,...