Obituaries

Sep 9, 2017

Marion Allen Roberts, 72, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at his residence.

Born in Fleming County on January 22, 1945, he was the son of the late Ira and Leona Hopkins Roberts.

He is survived by his daughters, Donna Thoroughman (David Sheperd), Tiffany Boswell and husband Richard; Heather Roberts (John)...

Sep 9, 2017

Roy Cooper Gray, Jr., Major General (Ret. Army), passed away on September 9, 2017. He was born on June 4, 1928, the son of the late Roy Cooper Gray, Sr. and Alice Kerr Hood Gray of Fleming County, Kentucky. He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean Wright Gray, his daughter, Susan Louise Gray, and...

Sep 8, 2017

Walter D. Reynolds, 86, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at Baptist Health Lexington.

Born in Mercer County on October 23, 1930, he was the son of the late Arthur Delbert II and Rosa Brown Reynolds.

Walter retired from the Department of Agriculture as a chemical and pesticides inspector....

Sep 4, 2017

Dorothy McKee Reeves, 95, of Goddard, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Facility.

She was born February 28, 1922, near Muses Mill, to the late John Nelson and Minnie DeAtley McKee.

For a short time Dorothy worked at the Sewing Factory in Flemingsburg. She was an avid...

Sep 2, 2017

Barbara Joyce Kegley, 71, of Wallingford, passed away Saturday, Sept 2, 2017 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.

Barb was born December 10, 1945 in Pomeroy, OH to the late William Richard and Opal Oleta Sinclair Davis.

Barb worked at Cheap's Chevrolet in the business office; she had also worked for McDonald,...

Sep 2, 2017

Barbour Russell "Bob" Maddox, 85, of Plummers Landing, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Bob was born February 9, 1932, in Mt. Carmel, the son of the late Russell and Iva Alice Million Maddox.

Bob retired from Loveland Oil...

Sep 1, 2017

Norma Jean McKee Farrow, 84, of Flemingsburg, passed away at Friday, September 1, 2017, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born November 9, 1932, in Maysville, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Victory Helphenstine McKee.

Norma retired from U. S. Shoe Factory in Flemingsburg. She also had worked in housekeeping...

Aug 28, 2017

Harold Wayne Montgomery, 77, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Montgomery was a caring father, grandfather, and a retired logger. He was a member of Hickory Grove Christian Church.

He was born in Lewis County on December 27, 1939, to the late...

Aug 27, 2017

Aubrianna Grace Murphy, infant daughter of Jerry Murphy and Ashleigh Clark, born on August 7, 2017, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, OH.

Aubrianna is survived by her parents; her sister, Kaia Murphy; her maternal grandparents, Tim and Tinie Clark; her paternal grandparents, Betsy and Jerry Murphy;...

Aug 24, 2017

Walter Louis Jackson, Jr., 74, of Flemingsburg, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 24, 2017.

Born in Fleming County on August 13, 1943, Walter was the son of the late Walter Louis Jackson, Sr., and Louise Corner Jackson.

He worked as a mechanic for the State Highway Department for...

Aug 23, 2017

Jerrod Allen Kabler, 25, of Ewing, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017.

Born on December 7, 1991, in Maysville, Jerrod is the son of Braides Flora Peck and Frederick Allen "Freddy" Kabler.

Jerrod worked as a towboater for Marquette and Inland. He loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors especially on the...

Aug 18, 2017

Ronald Dean Owens, 77, of Flemingsburg, passed away unexpectedly Friday August 18, 2017 at Fleming County Hospital.

Ronald was born on May 27, 1940 in Mason County to the late Davis and Ruby Gulley Owens.

Ronald had worked as a truck driver for Harts Dairy of Ft. Myers Florida and Aberdeen...

Jul 29, 2017

Jaime Nicole Hamm, 37, of Wallingford, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017, in Maysville, Ky.

Born in Maysville on June 9, 1980, she is the daughter of James Willis Hamm and Susan Crawford Shrout.

Jaime worked for SRG in Morehead and attended Happy Hollow Union Church.

She is survived...

Jul 25, 2017

Bobby K. Porter, 87, of Flemingsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday July 25, 2017 at his business.

Bobby was born on January 10, 1930 in Fleming County to the late Sterling and Alma Kissick Porter.

Bobby opened Bobby's Auto Sales in 1955 in Flemingsburg and had been a fixture of the...

Jul 23, 2017

Shirley L. Davidson, age 92, passed away on Sunday, 7/23/2017, after complications following a fall. Shirley was born on 3/26/1925 in Annapolis, Maryland. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, John; her parents; and her three sisters. She leaves behind her daughter, Susan (David) Elkow of Hebron, Kentucky; her son, Richard (Charmaine) Davidson of Naples,...

Jul 18, 2017

Darlene Jewell Sparks Willis, 81, of Winchester, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Fountain Circle Health & Rehabilitation in Winchester.

Born on September 6, 1935, in Muses Mill, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Mamie Crawford Sparks.

Darlene retired from U.S. Shoe in Vanceburg after 30 years...

Jul 17, 2017

Raymond D. Carpenter, 89, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Raymond was born February 2, 1928, in Fleming County, the only child of Curtis E. and Jeanette James Carpenter.

Raymond was a lifelong farmer and a self employed entrepreneur here in Fleming...

Jul 15, 2017

Helen Mae Hunt, 65, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home. She was the widow of Murrill D. Hunt.

Born on November 16, 1951, in Fleming County, she was a daughter of the late Virgil and Nora Ethel Ruggles Brown.

She was a retired social...

Jul 13, 2017

Ellen Ruth Hamm Muse, 75, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Ky.

Born on September 20, 1941, in Fleming County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Maggie Fite Hamm.

Ellen is survived by her children, Martin Muse, Theodore Muse, Ronald Muse of...

Jul 11, 2017

Delmas Eugene Prater, 83, of Pleasureville, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Ky.

Born on November 9, 1933, in Fleming County, he was a son to the late Earl Wayne and Dorothy Opal McCann Prater.

He married Minnie Elizabeth Hester on November...