Obituaries

Jun 28, 2021

Donald "Don" Lee, 77, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021, at UK Medical Center.

Born on Pea Ridge in Fleming County on September 13, 1943, he was the son of the late Karl Lee and the late Pearl Darlington Lee.

Don was a local dairy and beef farmer.  He was a...

Jun 17, 2021

Betty Jean Jolly Lawson, 81, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.

Born in Cowan on January 22, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Sam Jolly and the late Gertrude Hopkins Jolly.

Betty was a homemaker known for her cream candy.  She loved...

Jun 14, 2021

Roy McKee, 90, of Goddard, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.

Born in Fleming County on February 7, 1931, he was the son of the late John Nelson McKee and the late Minnie DeAtley McKee.

He is survived by his children, Joyce Richmond, Jerry McKee, Gary (wife Diane)...

Jun 10, 2021

David Allen Ritchey II, 31, of Tollesboro, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Good Samaritan in Cincinnati, OH.

Born in Maysville on June 3, 1990, he was the son of Tina Ritchey and the late David Allen Ritchey.

Allen struggled all of his life with addiction and the struggles that came with...

Jun 9, 2021

Albert Lee Hathaway, 74, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021,

Born in Fleming County on December 3, 1946, he was the son of the late Walter Brandy, the step-son of the late Jim Hathaway, and the late Mary Edna Young Hathaway.

Albert never met a stranger, and was the first person...

Jun 8, 2021

Debra Ann "Debbie" Jones, 65, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.

Born in Fleming County on April 25, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Emery Jolly and Wanda Gray Jolly.

Debbie was a homemaker and of the Christian faith.

She is survived...

May 28, 2021

Donna Kay Richmond McCleese, 58, of Wallingford, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021, at her residence.

Born in Mason County on June 26, 1962, she was the daughter of Jeanie F. "Deli" Pugh Richmond and the late Billy W. Richmond.

Donna loved God.  As well, she loved her family, teaching them reverence for...

May 28, 2021

Steven "Buddy" Morgan, 18, of Ewing, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021 at University of Kentucky Hospital after injuries sustained in an auto accident.

Born in Lafayette, CO on October 27, 2002, he was the son of the Steven and Stephanie Morgan of Ewing.

Buddy was a senior at Fleming County High School,...

May 27, 2021

Jeffrey  "Bodine"  Young, 54, of Flemingsburg, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at the Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville, KY.

Born in Fleming County on October 21, 1966, he was the son of William Young and Elizabeth Jackson Young.

Jeff had worked as a truck driver and laborer for R J...

May 25, 2021

Bonnie Jo Barker-Hester, 73, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.  She was the wife of Roger Allen Hester.

Born in Fleming County on March 2, 1948, she was a daughter of the late James H. Barker and the late Loval Cox Barker.

For 40 years from...

May 25, 2021

Paul Horton Lewis, 83, of Greenwood, Indiana passed away on May 25, 2021. He was born on March 8, 1938 to John and Helen Lewis in Mt. Carmel, Kentucky.

Paul was foremost a people person and never knew a stranger. He was actively involved in many service organizations including the Masonic Lodge, the Shriners, Scottish...

May 24, 2021

Geneva Armstrong McIntyre, 92, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, at Fleming County Hospital.

She was born in Hillsboro on July 30, 1928, to the late Charles A. Armstrong and the late Lucy McKee Armstrong.

Geneva was retired from Fleming Mason Energy as a bookkeeper for 37 years.  She was a...

May 21, 2021

William Alban "Bill" Dorsey, 84, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021, at his residence.

Born in Fleming County on January 10, 1937, he was the son of the late Alban Dorsey and the late Lydia Weaver Clark.

Bill proudly served his country in the United States Navy.  After 30 plus years...

May 18, 2021

Ernest Clayton "Ernie" Walters, 81, of Flemingsburg, passed away early Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Sharpsburg.

Born in Hope, Kentucky on September 27, 1939, he was the son of the late Osa Walters and the late Bonnie Kimberlin Walters.

Ernie was a retired welder, having worked on such projects as the Apollo rockets...

May 11, 2021

Judy Carol Rice Johnson, 73, of Flemingsburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at the Fleming County Hospital.  She was the widow of Ronald C. "Ronnie" Johnson.

Born in Fleming County on August 10, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Estel Rice and the late Edna Gulley Rice.

After 27...

May 8, 2021

Donnie Keith Duncan, 64, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Florence Hospital after a short illness.

Born in Fleming County on April 6, 1957, he was the son of the late Roy "Skitter" Duncan and the late Eva Jolley Duncan.

Donnie was a retired farmer, an employee of...

May 5, 2021

Donald W. "Donnie" Hay, 70, of Elizaville, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, after a long illness.

Born in Maysville on March 5, 1951, he was the son of the late Albert D. Hay and the late Jeanette E. Campbell Hay.

Donnie was a retired heavy equipment mechanic of 32 years for Dravo/Carmeuse...

May 4, 2021

Hildreth Augusta "Hilda" Mattox Muse McKenzie, 96, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at her home.

Born in Fleming County on November 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John Lee Mattox and the late Mamie Jones Mattox.

Hilda worked hard all her life.  She lost her mother at...

May 4, 2021

Jackie David Humphries, 68, of Wallingford, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville.

Born in Fleming County on May 26, 1952, he was the son of the late Donald Humphries and Jessie McKee Humphries.

Jackie had been the Materials Clerk at DP&L and retired after...

May 2, 2021

H. Robert "Bob" Honaker, 83, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky.

He was born in Huntington, WV on Jan. 25, 1938 to the late Robert Milton and Martha Elizabeth Miller Honaker.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Catlettsburg, Ky. ...