Obituaries

Mar 12, 2014

Frank Owen Hinton, 97, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday morning March 12, 2014 at Fleming County Hospital after an extended illness.

Frank was born March 31, 1916 in Plummers Mill to the late Frank Lambert and Ellora E. Helphinstine Hinton.

Frank was a 1934 graduate of the Morehead State Normal School...

Mar 12, 2014

James C. "Jim" Porter, 66, of Flemingsburg passed away Wednesday March 12, 2014 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe.

Jim was born April 18, 1947 in Morehead to the late Andrew Samuel and Drusilla Noble Porter.

Jim was a graduate of Fleming County High School and Morehead State University where...

Mar 12, 2014

Robert D. Thompson, 61, of Muses Mills passed away Wednesday March 12, 2014 at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe. Robert was born November 6, 1952 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Fred and Ethel Thompson. He had worked as a general laborer at several saw mills in the Fleming County area.

He...

Mar 2, 2014

Teresa Arlene Stacy, 22, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday March 2, 2014 at Fleming County Hospital after a brief illness. Teresa was born January 28, 1992 in Rowan County to Tammy Stacy Richmond and Matt Carroll. Teresa had worked at Shell in Flemingsburg as a cashier. Survivors include her parents Tammy (Donnie) Richmond and Matt Carroll; sister...

Feb 25, 2014

Faye Alexander, 94, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday morning February 25, 2014 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home. Faye was born October 29, 1919 in Rowan County to the late Van and Lula Parker Hogge. Faye was a retired cook at the Whip and Sip and later Sorrels Restaurant. She was a longtime member of the Hilltop Christian...

Feb 21, 2014

Anna Roberta "Bunkie" Hughes, of Flemingsburg, departed from this earth on Feb. 21, 2014 at Pioneer Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Flemingsburg. She was born on October 28, 1926, in Carlisle, Kentucky, to the late Robert Emmanuel and the late Pansy Ruth Hughes. Bunkie loved the arts, especially music and painting. She appreciated literature, science and...

Feb 21, 2014

Lillie Mae Hall Crouch, 90, of Hodgenville, KY formerly of Flemingsburg passed away Friday Morning February 21, 2014 at Sunrise Manor of Hodgenville. Mae was born March 22, 1923 in Ewing, KY to the late Lane & Beulah Cannon Hall. Mae was retired from GTE after several years of service. She was a member of the Flemingsburg...

Feb 19, 2014

Jewell Claypool, 86, of Flemingsburg, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening February 19, 2014 at Fleming County Hospital. She was born December 29, 1927 in Fleming County to the late C.R. and Beaulah Cooper Maxey. Jewell was retired from Randall Textron after 29 years of service. She was a faithful member of the Flemingsburg United Methodist Church. Survivors...

Feb 19, 2014

Lida Belle Mitchell, 85, of Flemingsburg, departed this life on February 19, 2014, at King's Daughters Medical Center. She was born on February 15, 1929 in Nicholas County to the late Harley and Lula Belle Earlywine. Mrs. Mitchell was a loving wife, mother and grandmother & a member of Fox Valley Community Church. Lida was preceded in...

Feb 17, 2014

Josephine Hall "Jo" Darnall, 93, of Flemingsburg, KY, passed away Monday February 17, 2014 at her home after an extended illness. Jo was born June 25, 1920 in Beaver Creek, Kentucky to the late Thomas and Mary Gibson Hall. Jo worked for the State Department in Frankfort, Flemingsburg Lumber Company, Peoples Bank, and O.P. Kane Jewelry and...

Feb 16, 2014

Elaine Plummer Littleton, 62, of Tollesboro, KY passed away Sunday morning February 16, 2014 at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, KY after 2 years of fighting ovarian cancer courageously. She was born in June 27, 1951 in Fleming County to the late Harlan Forrest and Verda Cornett Plummer. Mrs. Littleton had worked for TRW and...

Feb 14, 2014

Vicki J. Keyser James, age 67, of Maysville, Kentucky passed away Friday February 14, 2014, at the Care Center at Kenton Pointe. She was born May 26, 1946 in Portsmouth, OH to the Ralph and Geneva Keyser. She retired in 2008 as a bookkeeper for Parker Tobacco Warehouse and Hardymon Lumber Company. She was preceded in death...

Feb 7, 2014

Gilbert Todd Jr., 80, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday morning February 7, 2014 at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home. He was born August 24, 1933 in Bracken County, KY to the late Gilbert Sr. and Mattie Craig Todd. Gilbert was a loving father, grandfather and life long farmer. Children: Mattie Jo (Mike) Lukemire of Columbus, OH Joey (Rebecca)...

Feb 1, 2014

Margaret Ann Riley, 79, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday morning February 1, 2014 at Lexington Country Place after an extended illness. Margaret Ann was born July 8, 1934 in Fleming County to the late Roy and Elizabeth Walton Strode. Margaret Ann was retired from the US Shoe Corp after 30 years of service. In recent years you...

Jan 27, 2014

Gobel "Jack" Darlington, 78, of the Mt. Carmel Community passed way Monday January 27, 2014 unexpectedly at his home. Jack was born December 4, 1935 in Lewis County to the late Elzie and Annie (Bill) Rice. Jack was a lifelong farmer and a veteran of the US Army. He was preceded in death by a daughter and...

Jan 19, 2014

Clyde Whitt, 94, of Fleming County, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014 at UK Medical Center. Clyde was born May 2, 1919 in Elliot County to the late Audie and Nola Howard Whitt. Clyde was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a lifelong farmer and pipefitter, a 60 year member of the United Association of...

Jan 16, 2014

James Estell Flora, 92, of Flemingsburg passed away Thursday January 16, 2014 at Fleming County Hospital after a extend illness. Estell was born March 19, 1921 in Bath County to the late George W. and Mary Lynam Flora. Estell was a lifelong tobacco and cattle farmer in Fleming County. He was very active in this community serving...

Jan 10, 2014

Billie Gene Thomas, 80, of Pleasant Valley, passed away Friday evening January 10, 2014 at Fleming County Hospital after an extended illness. Billie Gene was born March 9, 1933 in Lewis County to the late John William and Myrtle Fearin Thomas. Billie Gene was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a lifelong resident of Pleasant...

Jan 10, 2014

James "Roger" Botkins, 75, of Flemingsburg passed away Friday evening after an extended illness. Roger was born October 29, 1938 in Fleming County to the late Elmer and Nannie Howell Botkin. Roger had worked as a TV tech and appliance repairman. In later years he sold used appliance at his shop and usually you could find him...

Jan 9, 2014

Beverly Rice, 65, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday January 9, 2014 at Fleming County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born Oct. 23, 1948 in Fleming County to the late Estel & Edna Gulley Rice. Beverly was a CMA / CNA at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home for 13 years. Survivors include Children: Kevin (Melissa) Hall, Carol...