Obituaries

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...

Jul 6, 2017

Idas Lynn Roush Pendland, 97, longtime resident of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Hillview Retirement Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.

Idas was the seventh of nine children born to the late Okey Milton Roush and Bertha Lorenda Hudson Roush of Lendon, WV on January 3, 1920. Idas married Thamur...

Jul 4, 2017

Helen Eleanor Withrow, 79, of Olive Hill, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Born on October 3, 1937, in Ashland, Ky, she was a daughter of the late Roy Dennis and Kathryn Maggard Greenhill.

She is survived by her children, Robert (Michelle) Withrow, David (Tina) Withrow,...

Jul 3, 2017

Joyce McKee Douglas, 68, passed away, Monday, July 3, 2017, at University of Kentucky Medical Center after a brief illness.

Joyce was born October 19, 1948, in Tilton, KY to the late E.W. "Woodie" & Beulah Daugherty McKee. She was a member of the Poplar Plains United Methodist Church.

She is...

Jul 3, 2017

Johnny Faris, 79, of Plummers Landing, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at Vanceburg Rehabilitation and Care.

Johnny was born February 12, 1938, in Plummers Landing, KY, to the late Dunbar and Minnie Mildred Dunaway Faris.

For 43 years, Johnny worked at Randall's Textron in maintenance and as a rolling mill...

Jul 2, 2017

Betty Ellen Bennett Smith, 87, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at her home.

Born on March 29, 1930, in Maysville, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Ethel Maddox Bennett.

Betty was retired from U.S. Shoe Factory, having worked in both the Flemingsburg and Maysville locations....

Jun 15, 2017

Evelyn Lou Muse Spencer Hardy, 78, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville.

Born on December 13, 1938, in Muses Mill, Ky., she was a daughter of the late Everett and Thelma Dunaway Muse.

Evelyn worked as a CNA at Pioneer...

Jun 11, 2017

Arthur Glenn Harris, 58, of Maysville, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.

Born February 19, 1959, in Maysville, Ky., he was the son of Edna Moore and husband James "Push-up" Watkins of Flemingsburg and the late Denver Harris.

Glenn worked in residential construction. He proudly served...

Jun 11, 2017

Edna Marie Rigdon, 65, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at University of Kentucky Medical Center.

Edna was born October 15, 1951, in Fleming County, to the late Robert Samuel and Dorothy Marie Faul Lee.

Edna had been a school bus driver for Fleming County Schools, a nursing assistant...

Jun 8, 2017

Ivetta Ratliff Hester, 89, of Muses Mill, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at her home with her family by her side.

Born July 26, 1927, in Fleming County on McRoberts Road, she was the daughter of the late Harlan and Mary Belle Dyer Ratliff.

Ivetta was retired from U. S....

Jun 7, 2017

Glennis G. Thompson, 62, of Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

Glennis was born in Greenup County to the late Fred and Ethel Johnson Thompson on December 17, 1954.

In addition to his parents, Glennis was preceded in death by his brothers,...

May 31, 2017

Scharliegh Alexandria ReAnn Rogers, 27, of Lexington, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 31, 2017.

Born in Atlanta , Georgia, on November 19, 1989, she is the daughter of Elenora Maxine Graham and Charlie and his wife Jackie Rogers Sr.

Survivors include her children, Kash Rogers and Aaliyah Graham; her parents; her...