Obituaries

Dec 11, 2020

James William "Jimmy" Mineer, 82, of Foxport, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 11, 2020, at his residence. Born September 19, 1938, in Maysville, KY, Jimmy was the son of the late Marvin and Dora Doyle Mineer.

Jimmy's first love was farming; he was a lifelong farmer dedicated to his land, his dairy cattle and his...

Dec 9, 2020

Cathy Allen, 44, of Flemingsburg, passed away early Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center.

Born in Portsmouth, Ohio on September 7, 1976, she was the daughter of Harold Walden and the late Mabel Campbell Walden.

Cathy had worked for the Portsmouth Ambulance Service as a dispatcher and then...

Dec 4, 2020

Florence Oliver Whitt, 96, of Plummers Landing, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center.  She was the widow of Clyde Whitt.

Born in Elliott County on April 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Robert G. Oliver and the late Rissie Fannin Oliver.

Florence spent...

Dec 4, 2020

Lowell Clayton Prater, 63, of Flemingsburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2020, surrounded by his family.

Born in Maysville on March 11, 1957, he was the son of Ernest Gerald Prater and the late Dorothy Lee Lamar Prater.

Throughout his life Lowell was employed at Jerry's IGA in Flemingsburg, G& W...

Dec 1, 2020

Kathryn Barr Johnson, 77, of Flemingsburg, Kentucky,and Orlando, Florida,passed away at Baptist Health Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky, on December 1, 2020. Born in New York, New York, Kathie was the daughter of Harold and Margaret (Seymour) Barr.

Kathie earned a bachelor's degree in education at the University of Kentucky, where she was a member of...

Nov 29, 2020

Kenneth Layne Hill, 79, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at the Lexington VA Medical Center.

Born in Cynthiana on April 12, 1941, he was the son of the late Rev. Henry Thomas "H.T." Hill and the late Hannah Louise Hill.

Kenneth proudly served his country in the United...

Nov 29, 2020

Bobby Newsom, 67, of Ewing, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born in Maysville on April 10, 1953, he was the son of the late Estle Newsom and the late Lucille Hinton Newsom.

Bobby was a lifelong farmer.  For the past 30 years he had worked as a rural...

Nov 28, 2020

Cleo Preston Bratcher, 85, of Flemingsburg, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at the Maysville Nursing & Rehabilitation.

She was the recent widow of Walter Lee Bratcher.

Born in Grayson County on April 24, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Holbert Scott Preston and the late...

Nov 25, 2020

Don "Ruff Rider" Edmond, Jr., 72, of Ewing, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Saint Elizabeth Edgewood.

Born in Maysville on May 16, 1948, he was the son of the late Donald Lee Edmond, Sr. and the late Margaret Ann Perkins Edmond.

Don was a truck driver for the majority of his...

Nov 23, 2020

Steve Hammond, 48, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born in Prince George's County, Maryland on July 29, 1972, he was the son of Steven Barry Hammond and Ivey Rae Tate Jones.

Steve was a self employed carpenter who enjoyed being with his family and spending time...

Nov 23, 2020

Edward H. "Ed" Ratcliff, Jr., 76, of Cynthiana, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at Harrison Memorial Hospital.

Born in Ashland on May 13, 1944, he was the son of the late Edward H. Ratcliff, Sr., and the late Alene Littleton Ratcliff.

Ed was a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of...

Nov 20, 2020

Billy Ray Crawford, 65, of Hillsboro, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at Mercy West Hospital in Cincinnati, OH.

Born in Hillsboro, KY on April 29, 1955, he was the son of Dolly Link Fawns of Hillsboro and the late Nelson Crawford.

Billy had worked as a foreman for an electrical sub-contractor and...

Nov 19, 2020

Bobby Comer King, 83, of Hillsboro, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born in Falmouth, KY on August 8, 1937, he was the son of the late Harry Milford King and the late Opal  Kenner  King.

Bobby worked as a lithographic print maker for 48 years.  He worked at...

Nov 18, 2020

Michael Stephen "Mike" Gardner, 66, of Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Born in Dayton, OH on August 19, 1954, he was the son of Robert William Gardner and Mary Hawley Gardner.

For 30 years, Mike worked as a master electrician.  He was of the...

Nov 16, 2020

Rev. Melinda Eubanks Hamilton, 81, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville.  Robert Lee Hamilton, her husband of 34 years, preceded her in 1989.

Born in Fleming County on October 15, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Clifton D. Eubanks and the late...

Nov 5, 2020

Robert Allen "Bob" Harmon, 83, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at the VA Medical Center in Lexington.

Born in Fleming County on June 2, 1937, he was the son of the late Daniel Harmon and the late Vinetta McKee Harmon.

Bob worked for the Shoe Factory in Flemingsburg for 25...

Nov 5, 2020

Anna Belle McRoberts, 81, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center.  She was the widow of Ronnie McRoberts.

Born in Fleming County on April 7, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Albert Story and the late Mary Eva Williams Story.

Anna Belle was a...

Nov 2, 2020

Catherine Jean Bailey, 80, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020, at the University of Kentucky Hospital. She was the widower of John Bailey.

Born in Ohio on February 9, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Nellie Mae Cooper Tumbleson.

Catherine had worked in several area factories, Mama's...

Oct 30, 2020

Larry David Parker, 70, of Morehead, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020, at his residence, with family by his side.

Born in Morehead on March 28, 1950, he was a son of the late Lovell Parker and the late Cona "Connie" Cornett Parker.

Larry served two years of military service in the Army...

Oct 25, 2020

Jimmy "Clayton" Whisman, 89, of Maysville, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville.  He was the widower of Ruth Million Whisman.

Born in Fleming County on June 28, 1931, he was the son of the late Russell Whisman and the late Carrie Bates Whisman.

Clayton...