Obituaries

Jun 3, 2025

Dorothea "Dottie" Frances Young, 73, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville.

Born in Flemingsburg on April 25, 1952, Dottie was the daughter of the late Harry Lee Baker and the late Geneva Saunders.

Dottie had worked at Crystal Tissue, U. S. Shoe...

May 27, 2025

Ira Thomas "Tommy" Williams, 59, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at his residence.

Born in Maysville on April 16, 1966, his mother was the late Mary Ann Toller Williams and his father was the late Carl Thomas Williams.

Tommy is survived by Kay Williams, Donna Poling,  Donna Beams, Ashley &...

May 25, 2025

Official Parrot Head, Beach Lover, Artist Extraordinaire, and Nanny Claus Supreme

Margaret Woodine Whitton McGinnis, 71, of Flemingsburg—known far and wide (and most famously at Christmastime) as "Nanny Claus"—passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Saint Joseph Main in Lexington, KY.

Born on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1954, in Lexington, Margaret...

May 25, 2025

Anna Elizabeth Tuel Fyffe, 99, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.  She was the widow of James Henry Fyffe.

Born in Fleming County on November 13, 1925, Anna was the daughter of the late James Harlen Tuel and the late Mary Ann Weddle Tuel.

Anna is...

May 23, 2025

James Thomas "Jimmy" Lytle, 76, of Maysville, passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington.

Born in Lexington on November 8, 1948, Jimmy was the son of the late Thomas Taylor Lytle and the late Rebecca Winifred Lathram Lytle Burden.

A 1967 graduate of Fleming County High School, Jimmy attended Eastern Kentucky University. He...

May 23, 2025

Earnest Dale Dennison, Sr., 82, of Vanceburg, passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg.

Born in Charleston, West Virginia on May 21, 1943, Dale was the son of the late Pauline Jenkins.

Dale is survived by his son, Brent (Tanna) Dennison; his daughter, Misty (Connor) Dennison; his...

May 22, 2025

Edna "Mary Lou" Perkins, 92, of Ewing, Kentucky passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the Robertson County Health Care Facility in Mount Olivet, Ky.  She was the widow of William "Bill" Morgan Perkins.

Born in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 1933, Mary Lou was the daughter of the late Edna Taylor Brophy and the...

May 14, 2025

Everett Thomas "Tommy" Vice, 83, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at UK St. Claire Hospital in Morehead.

Born in Fleming County on April 25, 1942, Tommy was the son of the late Clyde Vice and the late Ruby Lee Harmon Vice.  His rebirth came in 1996 after watching a televised evangelistic service...

May 11, 2025

Jimmie Fountain Gooding, 83, of Wallingford, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home.  He was the widower of Leona Faye Conn Gooding.

Born in Fleming County on September 5, 1941, Jimmie was the son of the late Harvey Garr Gooding and the late Lucy McDaniels Gooding.

Jimmie is survived...

May 10, 2025

Lois Ruth McRoberts, 89, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born in Petersville in Lewis County on October 12, 1935, Lois was the daughter of the late William Monroe Stidam and the late Rosa Emaline Davis Stidam.

Lois managed the concession stand at the Flemingsburg Drive-In,  a...

Apr 30, 2025

Ashley Nicole Johnson, 40, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Fleming County Hospital.

Born in Huntington, West Virginia on December 19, 1984, Ashley was the daughter of the late Gary Johnson and the late Margaret Royse Johnson.

Ashley received a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in Human...

Apr 26, 2025

Stanley Austin Jackson, 64, of Lexington, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at UK Bluegrass Hospice Care Center.

Born in Maysville on February 22, 1961, Stanley was the son of the late William Jackson and the late Frances Warner Jackson.

Stanley was a graduate of Kentucky College of Business with a bachelor's degree...

Apr 25, 2025

Jeffrey Allen Simms, 43, of Ewing, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025, at his residence.

Born in Mariemont, Ohio on April 17, 1982, Jeffrey was the son of Harold Simms and Barbara Switzer Parks.

Jeffrey is survived by his wife, Lana Simms; his mother Barbara; his father Harold; his siblings, Trudi (Darral) Brooks,...

Apr 23, 2025

On April 23, 2025, William Harold Martin made his entrance into his final home, surrounded by his family. William Harold Martin was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, on March 19, 1932, to Keller Johnson and Lillie Mae (Bishop) Martin. A short time after he was born, the family moved to Bath County, Kentucky, the place that remained...

Apr 21, 2025

Rebecca Gray Ecton Campbell, was born to the union of Herod Ecton and Ora Vivian Turner Ecton on October 31, 1929, in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.  She was a descendant of Meshack and America Story.  Rebecca departed this earthly life on the evening of Monday, April 21, 2025.

Rebecca accepted Christ at an early age and became...

Apr 21, 2025

Jimmy Ree "Jim" Roberts, 81, of Maysville, passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Hospice of Hope Care Center.

Born in Rowan County on October 5, 1943, Jim was a son of the late Elmo Roberts and the late Beulah Fogleman Roberts Little.

Jim was a veteran who proudly served his country...

Apr 21, 2025

Jeanne Faye Staggs Conley, 77, of Ewing, passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at Robertson County Health Care.  She was the widow of Gary "Biggin" Conley.

Born in Nepton on July 6, 1947, Jeanne was the daughter of the late Eugene Staggs and the late Ida Ellen Mae Parsons Staggs.

A graduate of ...

Apr 14, 2025

Joseph I. Greenwell IV, fondly known as Joey, 53, of Maysville, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, from injuries sustained in a tragic accident.

Born in Maysville on April 29, 1971, Joey was the son of Nancy Porter Greenwell and the late Joseph I. Greenwell III.

Joey was a man who lived life...

Apr 13, 2025

George Earl "Billy" Elam, 62, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, at UK Chandler Medical Center, with all of his family by his side.

Born in Poplarville, Ky. on December 15, 1962, Billy was the son of the late Earl Denton Elam and the late Anna Marie Clontz Elam.

For nine...

Apr 8, 2025

Linda Lorrine Highfield, 72, of Flemingsburg, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at her residence.

Born in Lewis County on April 25, 1952, Linda was the daughter of the late Otto Highfield and the late Opal Gertrude Prater Highfield.

Linda is survived by her son, Wesley (Billie Jo) Highfield; her four grandchildren,  Lexie...