Obituaries

Jan 3, 2025

Allie Florence Hall Whitton McCray, 95, Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, January 3, 2025, at the home of her daughter.

Born in Plummers Landing on September 28, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Woodson Taulbee Hall and Ida Inas Ratliff Hall.

She attended Goddard School and was a 1948 graduate of Fleming...

Dec 30, 2024

Leslie Dale Crump, 78, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, December 30, 2024, at the Robertson County Health Care in Mount Olivet.

Born in Maysville on March 26, 1946, his father was the late Smith Crump and his mother was the late Eulala Denton Crump.

Dale was a lifelong dairy farmer.  He had done...

Dec 13, 2024

It's an odd feeling to know that your days on this Earth are soon drawing to a close and that you have the opportunity to tell your story the way you want it told. Kent Grannis was granted that opportunity. This is his story. Kent was born March 19, 1972 to Daryl and Willa Grannis. He spent...

Dec 13, 2024

Arthur Earl McKee, 88, of Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, at Rockcastle Regional Hospital Respiratory Care Center.  He was the widower of Ella Nora Boyd McKee.

Born in Fleming County on October 18, 1936, his father was the late Earl McKee and his mother was the late Nanny Morgan McKee.

Arthur...

Dec 11, 2024

Baine M. "Sonny" Clark, 86, of Flemingsburg, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at his residence.

Born in Fleming County on July 21, 1938, his father was the late James Clark and his mother was the late Jeanette McVey Clark.

Sonny was a retired government contractor who had worked as a refrigeration mechanical...

Dec 8, 2024

Eddis D. Hester, 81, of Wallingford, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.  She was the widow of Douglas Hester.

Born in Fleming County on December 10, 1942, her father was the late William Harrison "Buster" Galligher and her mother was the late Ollie P. Downey Galligher.

Eddis is...

Dec 8, 2024

Martha Curtis "Honey" Gray Prewitt, 86, of Flemingsburg, passed away at her farm home on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

Born in Fleming County on July 26, 1938, her father was the late Roy Cooper Gray, Sr. and her mother was the late Alice Kerr Hood Gray.

Honey graduated from Fleming County High School,...

Dec 5, 2024

Robert Joe "Robbie" Harris Jr., 53, of Cynthiana, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Harrison Memorial Hospital.

Born in Flemingsburg on May 29, 1971, his mother was Linda Conn Rayburn and his father was the late Robert Joe Harris Sr.

Robbie was a traveling union welder who attended the Beechburg Christian Church....

Dec 5, 2024

Gilbert Lee Logan, 78, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024, at his residence.

Born in Lewis County on August 20, 1946, his father was the late Willie R. Logan and his mother was the late Stella Spencer Logan.

Gilbert was a retired farmer of 47 years and a retired owner and...

Dec 4, 2024

Reynolds Markham "Mark" Crain, 83, of Mount Sterling, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Saint Joseph Main in Lexington.

Born in Lexington on April 16, 1941, his father was the late Rev. Owsley S. Crain and his mother was the late Mildred N. Ratliff Crain.

A graduate of Pierceton High School in...

Dec 2, 2024

Vickie Gertrude Marshall Meade, 60, of Tollesboro, passed away Monday, December 2, 2024, at Fleming County Hospital, with her family by her side.  She was the widow of David Meade.

Born in Maysville on March 27, 1964, her father was the late Henry Martin Marshall and her mother was the late Gertrude Wallingford Marshall.

Dec 2, 2024

Robert M. "Bobby" Campbell, 90, of Wallingford, passed away Monday, December 2, 2024, at Fleming County Hospital.  He was the widower of Mary Ann Huflage Campbell who passed in 2014.

Born in Fleming County on August 20, 1934, his father was the late G. M. Campbell and his mother was the late Grace Skaggs Campbell....

Nov 28, 2024

Larry Vernon Johnson, 73, of Flemingsburg, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024, at UK Medical Center in Lexington.

Born in Maysville on May 4, 1951, his father was the late Vernon Johnson and his mother was the late Helen Jackson Johnson.

A graduate of Morehead State University, Larry received his bachelor's in Art...

Nov 15, 2024

Sherman Kerns, 84, of Wallingford, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at UK Medical Center in Lexington.

Born in Bath County on October 19, 1940, his father was the late Sherman Ecton Kerns, Sr., and his mother was the late Catherine Gulley Kerns.

Sherman is survived by his companion of 42 years, Linda...

Nov 6, 2024

Joseph C. "Sonny" Kirby, 88, of Ewing, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at his residence.

Born in Fleming County on February 7, 1936, his father was the late Joseph D. Kirby and his mother was the late Blanche Opal Kegley Kirby.

Sonny was the owner-operator for Carnation Company in Maysville for 20...

Oct 30, 2024

Leona Newsom Watson, 92, of Plummers Mills, was called home on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from her home on Morehead Road.  She was the widow of David Andy "D.A." Watson.

Born on the East Fork of Fox Creek near Muses Mills on May 26, 1932, Leona was the eldest of three children born to the...

Oct 28, 2024

Gayle Patrick Colgan, 72, of Flemingsburg, passed away Monday, October 28, 2024, at Bridgepointe at Ashgrove Woods in Nicholasville.

Born in Maysville on November 7, 1951, his father was the late Charles "Ford" Colgan and his mother was the late Ernestine Fleming Colgan.

Gayle retired from Kroger after 35 years of service at...

Oct 26, 2024

Connie Jo Dugan, 73, of Flemingsburg, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

Born in Fleming County on April 10, 1951, her father was the late Clyde Emmons and her mother was the late Viola McKee Emmons.

Connie worked as an instructional assistant for 20 years in the...

Oct 23, 2024

Helen Jackson Johnson, 99, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at her residence.  She was the widow of Vernon Johnson.

Born in Ringo's Mills on September 23, 1925, her father was the late Andrew Lewis Jackson and her mother was the late Ina Gladys Newman Jackson.

A 1944 graduate of Fleming...

Oct 21, 2024

Deborah Jo Lightner, 66, of Lexington, passed away Monday, October 21, 2024, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

Born in Oak Knoll, Minnesota on July 18, 1958, her father was the late Oliver George Gray and her mother was the late Virginia Rose Chermak Koehler.

Deborah worked as the Administrative Assistant to the...