Obituaries

Mar 25, 2022

Glenn Leroy Farris, 72, of Wallingford, passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at his residence.

Born in Hillsboro, Ohio on October 18, 1949, he was the son of the late Roy Farris and the late Delpha Conley Farris.

He was a retired truck driver.   A very social person, Glenn loved country music, had...

Mar 23, 2022

Teddi Alice Butler, 66, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Saint Claire Regional Medical in Morehead.  She was the widow of Jake Butler who passed away on March 23, 2003.

Born in Marietta, Ohio on February 2, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Allen Stoke and the late Gloria...

Mar 19, 2022

Amanda E. Woodson, 97, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Born in Poplar Plains on October 2, 1924, she was the daughter of the late George and Sarah Williams.

Amanda had worked for the Flemingsburg Dry Cleaners and was a volunteer Foster Grandparent for Flemingsburg Elementary School.  She...

Mar 19, 2022

Our father, Samuel David Lee, stepped into Heaven on Saturday, March 19, 2022; seven weeks shy of his 80th birthday. He is now where he always dreamed of being.

Born in Fleming County on May 4, 1942, he was a son to the late Robert Samuel Lee and the late Edna Opal James.

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Mar 17, 2022

JoAnn Colgan Rawlings, 71, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022, at UK Medical Center in Lexington.

Born in Beechburg on March 11, 1951, she was the daughter of the late James Benjamin Colgan and the late Edith Beulah Stafford Colgan.

JoAnn owned and operated a consignment store on Courthouse Hill in...

Mar 16, 2022

Courtney Leroy Lewis, 88, of Maysville, Ky., passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center after a long illness.

Born in Mount Carmel, Ky. on April 15, 1933, he was one of six children to the late John and Helen Henry Lewis.

A master electrician, he retired after 25 years...

Mar 16, 2022

Benjamin Nelson Cain, age 88, of Flemingsburg, Ky., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at his residence.

Ben was born on September 1, 1933, in Bath County, Ky. to the late Luther and Mary Carter Cain.

Ben lived a life of service. After graduating from Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., and...

Mar 10, 2022

Homer Soister, Jr., 87, of Wallingford, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022, at UK Hospital in Lexington.

Born in Maysville, Ky. on February 28, 1935, he was the son of the late Homer Soister, Sr., and the late Estella Brooks Soister.

Homer was a truck driver for Brewer Trucking and was a farmer. ...

Mar 9, 2022

Eula Grace Lamar Finch, 78, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, March 09, 2022, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville.  She was the widow of Ronald Clifton Finch who passed away November 17, 2014.

Born in Fleming County on August 25, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Omar Lamar and Josephine  ...

Mar 4, 2022

Kenneth Joe Fry, 71, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at his residence.

Born in Fleming County on December 10, 1950, he was the son of the late Virgil Fry and the late Mary Hazel Hardin Fry.

Kenny worked as a Tool and Die maker for A Raymond Tinnerman. He proudly...

Mar 2, 2022

Elmer Foxworthy, 81, of Mount Carmel, Ky., passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at his residence.  He was the widower of Carol Boyd Foxworthy who passed away on June 4, 2019.

Born in Mount Carmel on June 30, 1940, he was the son of the late Douglas Foxworthy and the late Ruth Muse Foxworthy.

Mar 1, 2022

Raymond Joseph "Joe" Massie, 75, of Ewing, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at his residence.

Born in Lawrence County, Ohio on October 13, 1946, he was the son of the late Charles Massie and the late Maxine Jenkins Massie Smith.

Joe was a self-employed mechanic, a truck driver and had worked for...

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...