Obituaries

Oct 4, 2018

Cloria Mae Hamm, 66, of Flemingsburg, passed away, Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Vanceburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She was a retired beautician.

Born in Mason County on July 20, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Ollie Frodge Reese and Russell Vinson Hamm.

Miss Hamm is survived by her brother, Jack...

Oct 2, 2018

Carol D. Hickerson, 98, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.  She was the widow of William Leslie Hickerson.

Born on March 20, 1920, in Fleming County, she was the daughter of the late Dow and Bertha Ashbrook Boling.

Carol was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother...

Oct 1, 2018

Janice Burke Botkin, 63, of Russellville, OH, formerly of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Janice was born on December 4, 1954, in Adams County, OH, to James Burke and the late Lillian Storer Burke.

Janice was a retired social worker and teacher's aide; she...

Sep 29, 2018

Anna Lee Davis Doyle, 87, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Fleming County Hospital.

Anna Lee was born September 1, 1931, in Hillsboro, to the late Charles F. and Maude Calvert Davis.

Anna Lee attended cosmetology school and worked for a few years as a hairdresser in her own business, Anna Lee's...

Sep 28, 2018

James E. Fields, 87, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018.

He was born September 21, 1931, in Fleming County, the son of the late Means and Madolin Fields.

In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his in-laws, John and Dulcena Taylor, his sister, Bea (Fields) Dowd, and his grandson, Nicholas Jordan....

Sep 27, 2018

Clarence O. McClung, 91, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

Born in Leighton, Alabama on May 15, 1927, he was the son of the late Etta Mae Fountain Casey.

Clarence worked as a brakeman for Transtar Railroad in Lorain, Ohio for 30 years....

Sep 21, 2018

Marvin Havens Farrow, 88, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, September 21, 2018, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.

Born in Mason County on April 20, 1930, he was a son of the late Les and Amy Farrow.

For 20 years he worked as a dispatcher for RECC.   He was a bus driver for Fleming...

Sep 20, 2018

Tate Meade, 95, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Healthcare Center. Tate was the son of the late Oliver '"Twist" and Dessie Bauguess Meade. He was the widower of Opha Meade. Surviving is his children: Verdell Meade (Sherry) of Flemingsburg, Ky., Richard Meade (Earnestine) of Flemingsburg, Ky., Barbara Getz (Jim) of Florence,...

Sep 12, 2018

Anna Josephine Saunders, 80, of Maysville, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.  She was the widow of Robert Bruce Saunders.

Anna was born in Fleming County on October 26, 1937, to the late Garvey E. and Sara Ann Whisman Million.

She is survived by her children, David...

Sep 8, 2018

Jean Dolores Clark, 89, of Lexington, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Bluegrass Care and Rehabilitation in Lexington, Kentucky.

Known by many as "Aunt Jean", she was a very simple, humble, pure hearted, very blessed and cherished person to those who knew and loved her.

Her life started on September 26, 1928,...

Sep 2, 2018

Robert Earl "Bob" Mers, 75, of Maysville, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Born January 18, 1943, in Bourbon County, he was the son of Malcolm and Lovelace Hill Mers.

Bob was a retired bus driver for Queen City Metro in Cincinnati for 20 years.  He...

Sep 1, 2018

Aulden Manning, 74, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, after a sudden illness.

He was born in Fleming County on December 15, 1943, the son of the late Randall and Hilda Yazell Manning.

Aulden retired from the Flemingsburg Post Office after 38 years of service and from Community Trust Bank after...

Sep 1, 2018

Stevie Nikole Warf, infant daughter of Megan Tolle and Anthony Warf passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at St. Joe East in Lexington.

Other survivors include her siblings Journey Tolle, Andreya Warf and Jacob Stokes; grandparents Tommy and Andrea Tolle and Vonda and Andy Jones; aunt Christa Gifford and uncle Tommy Tolle.

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Aug 31, 2018

Almedia "Ruth" (née Wagoner) Hollar, 81, of Ewing, passed away Friday morning, August 31, 2018, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.

Ruth was born on March 23, 1937, in a 4-room cabin in the hills of Nicholas County, Kentucky.

At 18 she met Billy Wayne Hollar and they were married not long after. He...

Aug 23, 2018

Patricia Ann Hickerson Feeback, 48, of Bourbon County, KY, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, at UK Hospital in Lexington, after a short illness.

Born on October 31, 1969, in Fleming County, she was a daughter of James and Virginia Thomas Hickerson.

She leaves behind her sons, Justin (Whitney) Feeback of Bourbon Co.,...

Aug 22, 2018

Ernest Woodard, 80, of Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.

He was born on January 14, 1938, in Cortland, NY, to Ernest George Woodard, Sr., and Ethel Mae Woodard.

Ernest is survived by his children, Pam McLean, Paul Woodard, Penny Peebles and Patricia Churchill.

He...

Aug 18, 2018

Eleanor A. Irwin, 92, of Tollesboro, passed away Saturday evening, August 18, 2018, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home. Eleanor was born November 27, 1925, in Orangeburg, to the late Elmo Bane and the late Lillian Goodwin Armstrong. Eleanor had worked for Benedix Corporation, Edgewood Arsenal (during WWII), Bel Air High School and had been editor of Gulf...

Aug 16, 2018

John C. Holland, 68, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018, at UK Medical Center.

Born in Lewis County on July 7, 1950, he was a son of the late Cecil and Oleta Holland.

John worked for Schwartz Mowing, worked as a truck driver as well as a dairy farmer.  He was...

Aug 13, 2018

Letha Bernice Maddox Tackett went home to be with Jesus on Monday evening, August 13, 2018, with her family by her side.

Born on February 29, 1940, in Mount Carmel, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Russell Abram and Iva Alice (Million) Maddox.

In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Aug 7, 2018

Marilyn Ruth Hunt Follmer, 73, of Elizaville, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at Meadowview Regional Hospital.

Born on October 28, 1944, in Fleming County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Pugh Hunt.

Marilyn worked as a seamstress for Bluegrass Industries.  She was a member of the Veterans of...