Obituaries

Oct 20, 2021

Marsha Jane McCartney, 70, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home, surrounded by family.

She was born in Jefferson, North Carolina on September 26, 1951, to Anna Lou Planck McNeill and the late Peter "Pete" McNeill.  She spent her years growing up in Flemingsburg and some time in Malaysia...

Oct 19, 2021

Garner L. "Buddy" Murray, 65, of Augusta, KY passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at WakeMed Cary Hospital in Cary, North Carolina.

Born in Maysville, KY on February 25, 1956, he was the son of Virginia "Genna Lou" Schwab Murray and the late Howard Reese Murray.

For 35 years he worked in maintenance...

Oct 13, 2021

Avanell Wilson Maxey, 85, of Flemingsburg, departed this life on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Fleming County Hospital.  She was the widow of Johnny O. Maxey.

Born in Elliott County on March 30, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Harlan Wilson and the late Bessie Thornsberry Wilson.

She attended Victory Assembly...

Oct 10, 2021

Thelma Jewell Darlington, 80, of Flemingsburg, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 10, 2021, surrounded by her friends and family at home.    She was the widow of Gobel "Jack" Darlington.

Born in Vanceburg on May 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Carl Carpenter and the late Rosie Kimbler Carpenter....

Oct 9, 2021

Ralph Eugene Owens, 86, of Ewing, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021, surrounded by family at his home.

Ralph was born in Mason County on August 20, 1935, to the late Robert Pierce Owens and the late Carrie Reeves Owens.  He spent his years growing up on Salem Ridge in Bracken County, KY.

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Oct 9, 2021

Phyllis Stamm Owen, 71, of Foxport, KY, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021, at her sister's home in Lewis County.

She was born in La Grange, Kentucky on November 19, 1949, to the late Earl Stamm and the late Ruby Black Stamm.

Phyllis was a homemaker and member of Pleasant Valley Church.

Oct 7, 2021

Robert Fred "Apple" Applegate, 85, of Wallingford, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV.  He was the widower of Dorothy Gayle Hord Applegate.

Born in Lewis County on April 14, 1936, he was the son of the late Mark Applegate and the late Alma White Applegate.

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Oct 7, 2021

Blaine Thomas Dells, 68, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Baptist Health in Lexington.

Born in Cincinnati on April 11, 1953, he was the son of the late John Warren Dells, Jr. and the late Mary Ann Smith Dells.

Blaine worked in antique restoration for the majority of his life. ...

Oct 5, 2021

Angela Ann Cropper Gooding, 49, of Maysville, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

Born in Flemingsburg on April 28, 1972, she was the daughter of the late Henry D. Cropper and the late Phyliss A. Carver Cropper.

Angela was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, sister,...

Oct 1, 2021

Greg Eldridge, 65, of Piketon, OH (formerly of Flemingsburg, KY), passed away Friday, October 1, 2021, at Southern Ohio Medical Center.

Born in Maysville, KY on March 25, 1956, he is the son of Vencil Eldridge and the late Delores Craft Eldridge.

For the past 11 years Greg was the co-manager of Speedway...

Sep 30, 2021

Kelly Sue Johnson, 43, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Hospice of Hope in Maysville.

Born in Morehead on January 27, 1978, she was the daughter of David Buckler and Linda Nolen Buckler.

For 12 years Kelly worked for Fleming Mason Energy as a member relations office assistant.  She previously...

Sep 28, 2021

Laura Jeanette Hendrix, 52, of Maysville, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at UK Medical Center.

Born in Flemingsburg on March 22, 1969, she was the daughter of the late William M. Hendrix and the late Glendora Meadows Hendrix Saunders.

She had worked at several different locations in Maysville and attended the May's...

Sep 27, 2021

Shirley Scott Hart Worthington, 80, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, at Robertson County Healthcare.

Born in Tilton on August 23, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Pearl Hart, Sr. and the late Ruby Graham Davis Hart.

Shirley worked at Fleming County Hospital for 30 years as a...

Sep 25, 2021

Lola Guyer, 94, of Williamstown, KY, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Grant Healthcare and Rehab in Williamstown, KY.

Lola was born in Fleming County on April 10, 1927, the daughter of the late Harrison Whisman  and the late Lola Geraldine Bates McKee. She is survived by her brother, William Harold McKee of Salt...

Sep 23, 2021

Gary Walter Jones, 63, of Euless, TX, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 1:12 a.m., after an extended stay in the Texas Health HEB Hospital.

Born in Frankfort, KY on September 4, 1958, he was the son of Wilma "Billie Jean" Horton Jones and the late Robert "Bob" Jones.

Gary was employed...

Sep 21, 2021

Sandra Faith Buckley Reeves, 58, of Wallingford, went to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.  She was a devout Christian and worked alongside her husband pastoring Muses Mills Christian Church.

Born in Fleming County on March 16, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Charles Buckley and the late Sarah "Sally" Hilterbrand...

Sep 18, 2021

Glen Junior Jones, 66, of Flemingsburg, passed from this life to the next on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was the widower of Debra Ann Jolly Jones.

Born in Carlisle on October 11, 1954, he was a son of the late Marvin C. Jones and the late Kathleen Jones....

Sep 18, 2021

Amanda Faye Gilbert Wilson, 76, of Maysville, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.  She was the widow of Howard D. Wilson.

Born in Charters, KY in Lewis County on December 25, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur "Red" Gilbert and the late Violet Pollitt Gilbert.

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Sep 15, 2021

Gary Wesley "Goose" Rice, 72, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.

Born in Fleming County on March 11, 1949, he was a son of the late John Harvey Rice and the late Virginia Foster Rice.

Goose was a member of the Strawberry United Methodist...

Sep 13, 2021

Ronnie Conn, 60, of Lewisburg, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, OH.

Born April 11, 1961, he was the son of the late Ronald Earl Conn and the late Ruth Gladys Stafford Conn.

Ronnie was a lifelong farmer and jack of all trades.  He was an avid...