Obituaries

Richard R. Benthin

Richard R. Benthin

Oct 30, 2015

Richard R. Benthin, Age 62, of Kalamazoo, MI passed away October 30, 2015, at Bronson Hospital. He was born on October 26, 1953 in Kalamazoo, to Robert and Esther (Kiel) Benthin. Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Rick spent forty plus years helping to build the family business, Mulder's Moving and Storage. Rick attended Hope College and graduated...

Norma Maxey Ritchie

Norma Maxey Ritchie

Oct 28, 2015

Norma Joyce Maxey Ritchie, age 79, of Flemingsburg, KY, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at her home with her family by her side. Mrs. Ritchie was born in Ewing on November 12, 1935 to the late Clarence and Ethel Graves Maxey. Norma married David Ritchie on January 14, 1951. She was a secretary and part owner of...

Vicky Grannis Peake

Vicky Grannis Peake

Oct 25, 2015

Mrs. Vicky Grannis Peake, 63, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at her residence. She was born February 21, 1952, in Lexington, KY, the daughter of the late Herbert "Duby" and Jean "Jeanie" Wood Grannis. Vicky was retired from the restaurant industry in Orange Beach, Alabama before moving back to Flemingsburg, she was a very...

Carol F. Barker

Carol F. Barker

Oct 19, 2015

Carol F. Barker, 63, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe after an extended illness. She was born Jan 26, 1952, in Fleming County to the late James and Loval Cox Barker. Carol was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She was a longtime member of the Flemingsburg First...

Marc Anthony "Tony" Mcpheron

Marc Anthony "Tony" Mcpheron

Oct 14, 2015

Marc Anthony "Tony" McPheron, 74, from Somerset, KY, passed away at Southern Ohio Medical Hospice Care Center on Oct. 14, 2015. He was a recent resident of Flemingsburg, KY, and a current resident of Golden Living Nursing Home in Vanceburg, Ky. Tony was born on Dec. 3, 1940, to the late Lola and Herbert A. McPheron. Besides...

Della "B" Swim Browning

Della "B" Swim Browning

Oct 9, 2015

Della "B" Swim Browning, 62, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Della was born March 3, 1953, in Lewis County, to the late Harrison "Toot" and Leona Swim. She loved nature, flowers, and the outdoors. She attended the First Church of God in Flemingsburg. In addition to her parents,...

Tommy Joe Bellamy

Tommy Joe Bellamy

Oct 2, 2015

Tommy Joe Bellamy, 63, of Wallingford, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at his home. Tommy was born February 24, 1952 to the late Albert Bellamy and Beulah Moran Bellamy. Tommy proudly served his country as a Private in the United States Marine Corp. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Evelyn May Bellamy; sisters, Wanda...

Susan Kimberly Hamm

Susan Kimberly Hamm

Sep 24, 2015

Susan Kimberly Hamm, 57, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday morning September 24, 2015 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home after a courageous battle with cancer. Susan was born in Rowan County on November 23, 1957 to Lena Mae Jones Hamm and the late Lloyd Hamm. Susan had worked at the US Shoe Corp, Toyo Seat, at the Stockyard...

Lena F. Greene

Lena F. Greene

Sep 21, 2015

Lena F. Greene, 98, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday September 21, 2015 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home. Lena was born Aug 10, 1917 in Rowan County to the late Charles and Lacy Richmond McCormick. Lena was a loving mother and grandmother and of the Christian faith. Survivors include her children Hilda Hernandez and Danny Greene; 2 grandchildren;...

Lena Garris

Lena Garris

Sep 20, 2015

Lena Wells Rigdon Garris, 95, passed away Sunday morning September 20, 2015 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home. Lena was born May 27, 1920 in Fleming County to the late Thomas B. and Alifair Eulette Rigdon. Lena was a loving mother and grandmother. She was a member of Kentucky Christian Holiness Church in Flemingsburg. Lena is survived by...

Betty Ruth Riley Clegg

Betty Ruth Riley Clegg

Sep 16, 2015

Betty Ruth Riley Clegg, 75, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at her residence. Betty was born February 26, 1940, in Lewis County, to the late Kermit C. and Verna Wilson Riley. Betty worked in the deli for Ron's IGA in Tollesboro as well as Vanceburg and Ken's in Flemingsburg. She was a loving mother,...

Minnie Elizabeth Hester Prater

Minnie Elizabeth Hester Prater

Sep 7, 2015

Minnie Elizabeth Hester Prater, 82, passed away Monday Sept. 7 at Fleming County Hospital. She was born June 16, 1933 on Hester Ridge in Fleming County to the late Everett and Edith McRoberts Hester. She was the wife of Delmas Prater, whom she married Nov. 20, 1952 who survives. Minnie was a member of the Petersville Church...

Jerry Dale Gardner

Jerry Dale Gardner

Sep 3, 2015

Jerry Dale Gardner, 56, of Wallingford, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Fleming County Hospital. He was born on February 3, 1959, in Maysville, to the late Archie Carl and Mary Fearin Gardner. Jerry worked at Carmeuse Lime & Stone for 34 years and was a loving husband and father. He was a member of...

Hannah Iolene Hamm

Hannah Iolene Hamm

Aug 31, 2015

Hannah Iolene Hamm, 79, of Wallingford, passed away Monday August 31, 2015 at her daughter's home in Morehead, with her family by her side. Iolene was born November 15, 1935 in Fleming County to the late Garr Russell and Ada Laura Gardner Hickerson. Iolene was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she enjoyed being with her...

Hattie G. Hickerson

Hattie G. Hickerson

Aug 28, 2015

Hattie G. Hickerson, 87, of Flemingsburg, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015, at Fleming County Hospital. She was born September 27, 1927, in Mason County, to the late William F. Simms and Sally Elizabeth Pollitt Simms. Hattie was a homemaker who loved her family and her church. Besides her parents, she was preceded in...

Ruby Douglas Williams Saunders

Ruby Douglas Williams Saunders

Aug 21, 2015

Ruby Douglas Williams Saunders, 96, formerly of Fleming County, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015, in New Carlisle, Ohio. Mrs. Saunders was born December 12, 1918, in Fleming County, Kentucky, a daughter of Leonard Thomas and Ura Porter Williams. She was married to the late Elmer Thomas Saunders. She is survived by her children, Ronald Thomas(Joan Rae)...

Vivian "Maxine" Clark

Vivian "Maxine" Clark

Aug 8, 2015

Vivian "Maxine" Selby Clark, age 85, of Winchester, passed away Saturday August 8, 2015 at Clark County Regional Hospital. She was born December 11, 1929 in Fleming County Kentucky to the late Noble and Ozzell Armstrong Selby. Vivian was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and had worked for Super Value and Curley's in Winchester. She was...

Leroy Glenn Dorsey Jr

Leroy Glenn Dorsey Jr

Aug 5, 2015

Leroy Glenn Dorsey Jr., 74, of Tampa FL, formerly of Flemingsburg passed away Wednesday August 5, 2015 at South Tampa Health and Rehabilitation. Leroy was born August 31, 1940 in Paris, KY to the late Leroy Glenn and Gladys Fisher Dorsey. Leroy was retired from GTE after 30 years of service as a central office equipment installer....

Nancye Reid Dorsey Martin

Nancye Reid Dorsey Martin

Jul 21, 2015

Nancye Reid Dorsey Martin, 79, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kara and Jim Story, of Flemingsburg. She was born on June 28, 1936 to the late Robert and Wilma Reid Dorsey, and raised on the family farm on Cassidy Pike. After graduation from Fleming County High School in...

Litha Simmons Lytle

Litha Simmons Lytle

Jul 10, 2015

Litha Simmons Lytle, 59, of Morehead, formerly of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015. Litha was born March 5, 1956, in Flemingsburg, the daughter of the late Lewis F. Simmons and Glenna Nickels Simmons. Litha worked as a dental assistant for Dr. T. S. Perkins Dental Office for 38 years. She was also a farmer, who...

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