Obituaries

Feb 16, 2022

Leonard Allen Eubanks, 81, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Saint Joseph in Mount Sterling.

Born in Fleming County on October 21, 1940, he was the son of the late Clifton D. Eubanks and the late Ausel Lee Tribby Eubanks.

Leonard was self-employed as a carpenter and a farmer.

Feb 16, 2022

Clarence Lee Compton, Jr., 52, of Mount Sterling, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at St. Joseph East Hospital, in Lexington, Ky.

Born in Fleming County on June 10, 1969, he was the son of Clarence Lee Compton, Sr., and the late Sherlene Berry Ellis.

Clarence proudly served his county in the United...

Feb 15, 2022

Cray Shields, 85, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.  He was the widower of Dorothy Jean Willoughby Shields who passed away on Jan. 22, 1989.

Born in Fleming County on January 22, 1937, he was the son of the late Elmer Jack Shields and the late Phoebe McKenzie...

Feb 15, 2022

Laura Faye Cooper Denton, 81, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Fleming County Hospital.  She was the widow of Jim Denton.

Born in Poplar Plains, Ky. on September 24, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Enos Cooper and the late Nettie Honea Cooper.

With a Bachelor's Degree in...

Feb 12, 2022

Shirley Mae Pugh, 75, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at her residence.   She was the widow of Denzil Pugh.

Born in Mount Sterling, Ky. on May 19, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Maggie Thompson.

Shirley is survived by two sons, John (Jessica) Johnson, David Johnson;...

Feb 10, 2022

Wanda Mae Jackson Taylor, 66, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022, at her residence.

Born in Mason County on July 30, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Geneva Mae Boulden Jackson and Robert Preston Jackson.

Wanda worked at McDonald's in Flemingsburg for 27 years.  She was a member of...

Feb 5, 2022

Lisa Marie McGinnis Shields, 46, of Tucson, Arizona, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Tucson.

Born in Flemingsburg, Ky. on June 19, 1975, she was the daughter of Fred McGinnis and the late Patricia Jolley Tester.

She is survived by her four children, Ashlee Warren, Trevor Warren, Magain...

Feb 4, 2022

Franklin "Frank" Joseph Hyer, of Ripley, Ohio, passed away on his 86th birthday, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at his residence.

Born in Washington Court House, Oh. on Feb. 4, 1936, he was the son of the late Robert Hyer and the late Jessie Keaton Hyer.

Frank worked at U.S. Shoe in Flemingsburg for...

Feb 2, 2022

Travis Russell Broady, 39, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at Norton-Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Ky.

Born in Louisville on September 26, 1982, he was the son of Charlotte Broady Wilson.  He had recently moved to Flemingsburg and loved the area.  He will be remembered as a kind soul with a warm heart...

Jan 31, 2022

Derrick Scott Helphenstine, 36, of Ewing, Ky. passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at UK Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington.

Born in Morehead, Ky. on June 15, 1985, he was the son of William "Will" Ball and Angie Helphenstine Harper.

Derrick worked for International Paper.  He was a graduate of Morehead State University...

Jan 28, 2022

Terry Clinton Broughton, 54, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born in Ashland, Ky. on February 26, 1967, he was the son of Betty Burks Boggs and the late John Broughton.

Terry is survived by his longtime companion, Teresa Gail Muse; his children, Heather Slater, Gregory Broughton,...

Jan 25, 2022

Timothy Clyde Jessee, 59, of Flemingsburg, passed away early Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at his residence.

Born in Maysville, Ky. on June 11, 1962, he was the son of the late Clyde Jessee and the late Marjorie Ralls Jessee.

Tim had worked as a court security officer for the Fleming County Courthouse.  He...

Jan 20, 2022

Robert 'Robbie' Layne Moore, 60, of Millersburg, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at UK Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Born in Maysville on January 29, 1961, he was the son of Bill (Marie) Moore and Jannette Stephens Crowe.

Robbie, affectionately known as "Rooster", was an over-the-road truck driver for the majority of...

Jan 19, 2022

Ernest "Junie" Bradford Dugan, Jr., 76, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at the Hospice of Hope in Maysville, Ky.

Born in Maysville on May 30, 1945, he was the son of the late Ernest Bradford Dugan Sr. and late Ada Garr Jones Dugan.

Junie was a long-time dairy and tobacco...

Jan 19, 2022

Betty Jane Masters, 75, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at her residence.

Born in Fleming County on July 14, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Sanford Earl Doyle and the late Blanche Hester Doyle.

Betty worked at the shoe factory in Flemingsburg as well as the deli for...

Jan 18, 2022

Amanda E. Miller, 69, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born in Holmes County, Ohio on November 8, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Eli Miller and the late Lydiann Hershberger Miller.

Amanda is survived by her three brothers, Dan Miller of Edon, Oh., Mose...

Jan 16, 2022

James Saunders "Sandy" Dawkins, 70, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.

Born in Louisville, Ky. on October 27, 1951, he was the son of the late Joseph Harrison Dawkins and the late Mary Catherine Saunders Dawkins.

Sandy was raised in Flemingsburg, Ky., and was...

Jan 16, 2022

Molly Jo Sloas, 64, of Flemingsburg, passed away peacefully early Sunday, January 16, 2022, at home, amongst family.

Born in Maysville on August 30, 1957, she was the daughter of the late John Hammonds and the late Shella Mae Smoot Hammonds.

Molly was a school teacher at Ewing Elementary.  For close to 30...

Jan 15, 2022

Carolyn McIntyre Conley, 69, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling.

Born in Maysville, Ky. on November 9, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Marian Early McIntyre.

A 1970 graduate of Fleming County High School, Carolyn attended Eastern Kentucky University.  For...

Jan 12, 2022

Ella Jo Cassity Moore, 80, of Muses Mills, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at her home surrounded by loved ones.  She was the widow of L.C. Moore.

Born in West Liberty, Ky. on September 16, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Howell Cassity and the late...