Obituaries
Helen Frances Richardson
Jan 9, 2016
Helen Frances Richardson, 84, of Flemingsburg, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Fleming County Hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1931 in Mason County, a daughter of the late Charles and Martha Shields Hayes. Helen was raised in Versailles, KY at the Methodist Children's Home where she was mentored by Bro. Sweazy who helped further her education...
Patrick "Pat" Dewayne Grimes
Jan 8, 2016
Patrick DeWayne "Pat" Grimes, 48, of Ewing, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Saint Joseph in Lexington. Pat was born March 10, 1967, in Lexington, a son of Wayne and Patty McIntyre Grimes. Pat was a parts specialist for the Transportation Cabinet District 9 for 18 years and worked at NAPA for 8 years. He was...
Jerald Thomas "Jerry" Rosser
Jan 6, 2016
Jerald Thomas "Jerry" Rosser, 79, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at Fleming County Hospital. Jerry was born March 6, 1936 in Maysville to the late William E. and Opal Moreland Rosser. Jerry was a well - known business man in Fleming County, as a young man he had worked for Clyde's Super Value and...
James Edward Presley
Jan 4, 2016
James Edward Presley, 74, of Wallingford, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was born February 11, 1941 in Fleming County, to the late William and Ada Little Presley. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and served in Vietnam for 11 months. He was a truck driver...
Barber Garrett "Bob" Hester
Jan 3, 2016
Barber Garrett "Bob" Hester, 83, of Wallingford, passed away suddenly Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at his home. He was born June 7, 1932, on Hester Ridge in Fleming County, the son of the late Evan and Dora Dunaway Hester. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Sipple Hester, in 2006. He was a lifelong farmer...
Chester Allen "Al" Back
Jan 1, 2016
Chester Allen "Al" Back, Sr., of Lehigh Acres, Florida, formerly of Fleming County, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016. Born June 11, 1945, in Goddard, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Henry Harold an Ethel F. Dixon Back. Al worked for 25 years in Flemingsburg and retired as a trouble supervisor for GTE in Lexington,...
Lenora Katherine "Kitty" Hopson
Dec 31, 2015
Lenora Katherine "Kitty" Hopson, 64, of Wallingford, passed away at her residence on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. Born in Hammond, Indiana, on April 30, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Helen Kalinowski. She worked at the Morehead Krogers as a cashier in the deli department. She is survived by her companion of 16...
Mark A. Fooks
Dec 26, 2015
Mark A. Fooks, 53, of Flemingsburg, husband of Patty Justice Fooks, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015 at University of Kentucky Medical Center. Mark was born in Maysville, Ky., to the late William S. Fooks, Sr. and the late Betty J. Morgan Fooks. Mark was retired from the United States Army, he served faithfully for 20 years, and...
Gary King
Dec 19, 2015
Gary King, 58, of the Sherburne Community passed away Saturday December 19, 2015. He was born October 29, 1957 in Fleming County to the late Richard and Mamie King. Gary was preceded in death by his brothers Randy & Larry King. Survivors include: 1 Brother: Timothy King 4 Sisters: Brenda Stipe, Janie Neal, Glenda Barnes, and Patricia...
Ben Allen Gulley
Dec 19, 2015
Ben Allen Gulley Sr., 79, of Wallingford, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at his residence. Ben was born May 8, 1936 in Fleming County to the late Ollie & Mary Pugh Gulley. Ben worked for the State Highway Department for 15 years as a truck driver and was a lifelong farmer. Ben was the...
William S. Amiot Iii
Dec 16, 2015
William S. Amiot III, 67, of Flemingsburg, Ky., formerly of the Cincinnati area, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Ky. Born on June 8, 1948 in Cincinnati, Mr. Amiot was a son of the late William S. II and Deloris Amiot Brooks. He was the widower of Linda...
William David Planck
Dec 8, 2015
William David Planck, 71, of the Tilton community, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the Lexington VA Medical Center. Mr. Planck was a retired dairy farmer, a Vietnam veteran, a member of the VFW and an active supporter in the community. His wife of 41 years, Mary Ann Gooding Planck, died September 28, 2009. He...
Michael A. "Mike" Purdon
Dec 7, 2015
Michael A. "Mike" Purdon, 65, of Morehead, passed away at his residence on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Born in Maysville on Oct. 7, 1950, Mike was a son of the late William and Velma Jean Himes Purdon. Mike received a college degree in Law Enforcement at Eastern Kentucky University. He proudly served his country in the U.S....
Ricky Dean Hart
Nov 19, 2015
Ricky Dean Hart, 52, of Flemingsburg, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, in Brooksville, Ky. Ricky was born March 12, 1963, the son of Shirley Hart Worthington. Ricky was a stone mason, carpenter, landscaper and general handyman. He loved being in the great outdoors. He is survived by his parents, Shirley and Paul Worthington of Flemingsburg;...
Richard Thomas "Tommy" Gulley
Nov 17, 2015
Richard Thomas "Tommy" Gulley 1st , 77, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville. Tommy was born April 24, 1938, at Muses Mills in Fleming County, to the late Jessie R. and Mary Smalley Gulley. Tommy was owner of Tommy Gulley's Plumbing, Heating & Wiring for 30...
Avery Elwood Brooks
Nov 15, 2015
Avery Elwood Brooks, 58, of Mount Sterling Road, Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, November 15, at the Fleming County Hospital. Mr. Brooks was a land fill operator for many years until it closed. He was born in Frenchburg, KY, February 22, 1957 to Ogelene Byrd Brooks of Flemingsburg and the late Avery Elwood Brooks He is survived by...
James Thomas Turner
Nov 12, 2015
James Thomas Turner, 80, departed this life Thursday morning, Nov. 12, 2015, at Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville. James was born Jan. 21, 1935, in Poplar Grove, Fleming County, to the late John and Jenny (Gardner) Turner. James was retired from Emerson Electric Manufacturing after 40 years and was also a farmer. He was a...
Betty Ann Andrews
Nov 6, 2015
Betty Ann Burke Andrews, 74, of Ewing, formerly of the Dover, New Hampshire Berwick, Maine area passed away Friday November 6, 2015 at her home. Betty was born July 11, 1941 in Dover, New Hampshire to the late Lillian Winifred Hayes. Betty was retired from General Electric where she had worked on the assembly line for 25...
William O. Bradley Jr
Nov 6, 2015
William O. "Bill" Bradley Jr., 81, passed away Friday afternoon November 6, 2015 at UK Medical Center. Bill was born December 16, 1933 on Hester Ridge in Lewis County to the late William O. "W.O." and Gladys Howell Bradley. Bill was a retired surgical technician after working for 52 years at Hayswood Hospital till it closed and...
Alicia D. Herrington
Nov 2, 2015
Alicia Dawn Herrington, 34, completed her earthly journey, on Monday, November 2, 2015, at Hospice of Hope in Maysville, Ky. Alicia was born June 7, 1981, in Maysville to Larry and Linda (Ruggles) Herrington, of Ewing, Ky. She was a 1999 graduate of Fleming County High School. She was a member of the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church...
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