Obituaries 2003

Obits Home

 

Originally published in the ECHGS newsletter. Used here with their permission.

 

Condensed from The Estill Co. Tribune and Citizen Voice & Times

 

 

Listed by surname


Abney, Dannie Lee "Buckles", Sr. 48, died June 9. He was the son of the late James Daniel Abney, Sr. and Virginia May Brown Abney, father of Danny L. Abney, Jr., brother of Norma Nunnelly, Carol Barnes, Mona Watson, Mary McIntosh, Carlos McCormick, Michael, Tim, Ronnie, Johnny and the late J. D. Abney, Jr. Burial was at Duggins and Abney Cemetery.

 

Abney, Thomas 69, Flint, Michigan, died Aug 20. He was the husband of Shirley Batten Abney, son of the late Seay and Elvira Hall Abney, father of Kathy Breckenridge, Betty Davis, Kim McKenzie, Thomas and David Abney, brother of Stella Royalty, Ruby Wilson, Ruth Morter, Leo Abney and the late Nettie Rose, Jesse and Emery Abney.

 

Abshear, Bertha 91, died June 20. She was the widow of Roscoe Abshear, daughter of the late Palestine and Cadacy Richardson McQueen, mother of Kenneth, Raymond and the late Arthur Abshear and Donova Patrick. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Alcorn, Howard D. 73, Connersville, Ind, died June 11. He was the husband of Della Chaney Alcorn, son of Hume and Maude Wells Alcorn, father of several children and grandchildren, brother of Cornelia Hale, Mildred Kelly, Mary Sparks, Juanita Middleton, Delma Fox, Tom, Jim, Ray and Garry Alcorn. Burial was at Indiana.

 

Andrade, Billie C. 59, of Newton, N.C., died June 7. She was the daughter of Beatrice Rose Wagers and the late Willie Wagers. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Arthur, Martha Luceille 76, Madison County, Ky. died Oct 27. She was the wife of Ray N. Arthur, daughter of the late George and Florence Baker Dixon, mother of Wallace, William, Jeffery and Tom Arthur, sister of Alice Bell, Georgeann McGee and the late Janice DeSantis and Inez Durbin. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Estill County, Ky.

 

Arvin, David Leon 38, Berea, Ky. died Nov 14. He was the husband of Charlotte Jean Martin Arvin, son of Beverly and Marinda Arvin, father of Morgan E. Moss and Robert Moss, brother of Carolyn Adams. He was in the Army Reserves. Burial was at South Irvine Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Arvin, Herbert E. 90, died Oct 29. He was the husband of Hanna Arvin, son of the late N. G. and Sarah Harris Arvin, father of Sarah Arvin, Beulah Gravely, Vivian Young, Daisy Edwards, Edith Young, Dinnah Wilson, Foster Arvin and the late Tracy and Jim Arvin, brother of Lillian Harris, Nathaniel, William and Trefford Arvin. Burial was at Hunt Cemetery, Barnes Mountain.

 

Baber, Iwanna 78, died June 9. She was the wife of William O. Baber, daughter of the late Cash and Bernice Hughes Hunt, sister of Norma Harris. Burial was at Oakdale Cemetery.

 

Beckley, Chadwick Miles "Chad" 26, died Aug. 14. He was the son of Lloyd W. and Sue Carol Taylor Beckley, brother of L. W. Beckley, grandson of Omer and Grace Beckley, W. C. and Lelia Taylor. Burial was at Donnelly Cemetery, Crystal, Ky.

 

Benton, Dorothy 85, formerly of Louisville, Ky., died July 18. She was the wife of Thomas "Tommy" B. Benton, daughter of the late W. T. and Ibba Rose Farmer, mother of Susan Ishmael and Kathy Ammerman, sister of Katherine Johnson. Services were held in Lexington, Ky.

 

Bicknell, Floyd W. 87, Franklin, Ohio, died Sept. 11. He was the husband of Vivian Webb Bicknell, son of the late James and Lillie Kindred Bicknell, brother of the late Inez White, Avis Richardson, Elon Gentry, H. L., Leonard, Estill, Clark, and Clyde Bicknell. Services were in Ohio.

 

Bishop, James H. 70, Covington, Ky., died Aug 1. He was the husband of Cleo Miller Bishop, son of the late Harvey and Letha Bishop, father of J. D. and Danny Bishop, Brenda Mullins, Arlenda Bishop and Kathy Arrowood, brother of Sarah Frady, Lloyd and Seldon Bishop. Burial was at Southgate, Ky.

 

Brandenburg, Paula Jean 33, died June 16. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Nancy Riddell Willis, mother of Sydney F. Brandenburg, Jacob A. Brandenburg and Brian Riddell sister of Connie Curry and Paul J. Willis and the late Gregory Willis. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Brandenburg, Wendell 81, died Aug. 5. He was the husband of Betty Henry Brandenburg, son of the late Fred C. and Beulah Tuttle Brandenburg, father of Wendell Glynn and Ricky Lynn Brandenburg, brother of Mary K. Hardy, James B. Brandenburg and the late Anita Mansfield, Bernice Barnett, Naomi, Hershall, Morris and Ivas Brandenburg. He was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII and a former sheriff of Estill County. Burial was at Gould Cemetery.

 

Boone, Lillian 60, Jeffersonville, Ky. died April 1. She was the daughter of the late Cleve Jones, mother of Penny Brooks Little, Bobby Wayne Sloane, Phillip and Charles G. Jones, sister of Tootsie Scott, Mattie Warner, Stanley, Kenneth, and Gary Jones. Burial was at Salem Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Brake, Phillip Ireland 82, Damascus, WV., died April 8. He was the husband of Annabelle Scott Brake, widower of Elaine Law Brake, son of the late Wilbur Elisha and Amy Lessie Lireand Brake, father of Judith Ganley, Kenneth L. Brake and Bonnie Macey of Irvine, Ky. Services were at WV.

 

Brandenburg, Diana Faye died Sept 6. She was the wife of Langley Brandenburg, daughter of the late Archy and Stella Black Chaney, mother of Diana Sue, Shirley Irene and Connie Jane. She had four brothers and five sisters. Services were at Miamisburg, Ohio.

 

Brandenburg, Randall Doug 47, died March 29. He was the husband of Nancy Clem Brandenburg, son of Virginia Sewell Brandenburg Stone and the late Leondas Brandenburg, father of Rebecca S. Hamilton, Amber M. Randall and Robert D. Brandenburg, brother of Gregory C. and Brian K. Brandenburg. Burial was at Fielders Cemetery.

 

Brinegar, Ella Jo 93, died Dec 5. She was the widow of Johnnie Jewell and Foister Brinegar, daughter of the late Fant and Nora Congleton Richardson, mother of Ina Jewell Elliott, Catherine McGee, Phyllis Horn, Patty Eades, Samuel Lainhart, Foister Brinegar, Jr., Jack Brinegar, Sonny Brinegar and the late Barbara F. Jewell, Beulah F. Jewell, Cecile Nile Jewell, Ellis L. Jewell, Elmer C. Brinegar and Roy "Don" Brinegar, sister of Beulah L. Snowden and the late Flossie Noland, Mamie Harris, Willie Brandenburg and Nile Richardson. Burial was at Congleton Cemetery.

 

Broaddus, Isazell 73, died Sept. 20. She was the wife of Billy Wilson Broaddus, daughter of the late Charles L. and Nora Blackwell Hughes, mother of Susan Aulen, Jenny Lou McKinney, Jean, B. W. Jr. and Tom Broaddus, sister of Louelle Seale, Jeanette, Paul B. and Charles Hughes. She was a former board member of the Estill County Historical & Genealogical Society. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Bryant, Ouida 89, Lebanon, Ohio, died Feb 14. She was the daughter of the late Taylor and Maude Daniel Muncie, former wife of the late Emerson Bryant, mother of Paul Bryant, sister of Clark Muncie. Burial was at Ohio.

 

Cain, Pauline 81, died Nov 1. She was the widow of L. E. Harless and Phillip Cain, daughter of the late Ora B. and Anna Belle Richardson Turpin, mother of Linda Broaddus and the late James O. and Larry Turpin, sister of Donald Turpin and the late Chester Turpin. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery.

 

Canter, Lucille 68, Versailles, Ky. died Dec 3. She was the wife of Cecil Canter, daughter of the late Robert and Lottie Crouch Gentry, mother of Harold, Donnie and Lester Canter, sister of Robert Gentry. Burial was at Cobb Hill Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Chester, Daisy L. 82, of Waynesville, Ohio, died June 21. She was the widow of C. H. Chester, daughter of the late Robert L. and Callie Dickerson Thacker, mother of LaVonna Stathes, Keith and Douglas Wagner, Sister of Mildred Green, Elsie Johnson, Howard, Kenneth, James and Glen Thacker. Burial was at Cobb Hill Cemetery.

 

Cole, Jonathan Maleki died at birth Sept 22. He was the son of Dodie Marie and Dewey Elden Cole Jr., grandson of Lillian and the late Phillip Eugene McCoy, Dewey Elden and Geraldine Cole. Services were at Stanton, Ky.

 

Colwell, Freda L. 78, Davison, Michigan, died Sept 7. She was the daughter of the late William "Bill" and Emma Rice Tuttle, mother of Sheila Rison, Irvine, Ky., and Steven R. Colwell, sister of Helen Ruth Spicer and the late William Tuttle Jr. Services were in Michigan.

 

Cooper, Roy Jefferson, Jr. 76, Versailles, Ky., died Sept 1. He was the husband of Norma Aleeta Bush Cooper, son of the late Roy J. and Grace Mastin Cooper, father of Lisa Maffett and Clay Cooper, brother of Wilma Sharp, Lois Blair, Eureka Drake, Edward "Corky" Cooper and the late Lillian Thacker and Amile Thomas. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. Burial was at Camp Nelson Cemetery.

 

Cox, Isaac 75, died April 9. He was the widower of Norma Jean Harris Cox, son of the late John and Carrie Messer Cox, father of Brenda Arvin, Opal Ross, Anna Lee Freeman and the late Mayfra and Boliver Cox. Burial was at Hunt Cemetery.

 

Cox, Jesse W. 82, Harrodsburg, Ky. died Jan 29. He was the husband of Evelyn White Cox, son of the late Arthur Cleve and Lourinda Bottoms Cox, US Army veteran of WWII, father of 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Burial was at Mt. Washington, Ky.

 

Cox, Perry E. 74, Richmond, Ind, died April 22. He was the husband of Louise Sparks Cox, widower of Ella Jean Johnson Cox, son of the late Reuben and Ida Mae Durbin Cox, father of Lisa Sylvin, Rhonda Nobbe, Beckie Duncand, and 11 brothers and sisters. Burial was at Indiana.

 

Cox, Roy Edward 58, Richmond, Ky, died June 3. He was the husband of Madeline Scenters Cox, son of Grace Chamberlain Cox and the late Roy Cox, father of Ladonna J. Dawes, Roy D. and Anthony E. Cox, brother of Cleta Richardson, Wilma J. Richardson, Ruth Harrison, Sue, Joyce and Darrell Cox. Burial was at Madison Co, Ky.

 

Crawford, Rubye R. 92, formerly of Irvine, Ky., died July 7. She was the widow of J. Harold Crawford. He was the manager of the local telephone office. She was the daughter of the late John and Nancy West Roberson, mother of Bobbye Joyce McConkey. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, West Irvine, Ky.

 

Curry, Everett 75, Berea, Ky. died April 2. He was the son of the late Jesse and Lillian White Curry, father of Patty Gallaway, Gina McMenama, Gary E. and Bobbie E. Curry and the late Glenn Curry, a long time friend Paula Neal. Burial was at Lee County.

 

Daughtery, Pauline 68, Richmond, Ky. died March 26. She was the wife of Bernard Daughtery, daughter of the late Odu and Sudie Noland Billings, mother of Paula Strong, Kathy Shanks. Burial was at Richmond Cemetery.

 

Dixon, Hazel 79, died July 29. She was the widow of Elbert Dixon, daughter of the late James and Faye Kirby Riddell, mother of Verlin Edwards, Wilma Young, Jerri Center, Darrell and Arthur Dixon and the late James E. Dixon, Yvonne Dixon and Cathy L. Worley, sister of Scottie Neal, Louis Babb, Cornell, Kenneth, Elmer and Russell Riddell. Burial was West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Duke, William Hayden, Sr 85, Richmond, Ky., died Sept 10. He was the husband of Bonnie Means Duke, son of the late John and Elizabeth Durbin Duke, father of Elsie M. Sowder, Mary J. Workers, Elizabeth Cole, William Jr., Earl, Michael, Joseph, Randy Duke and the late Victoria Mae Duke, brother of O. J., Shelby and Vernon Duke. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at Sally poore Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Eaton, Rebecca Sue 52, died Sept. 21. She was the daughter of Edith Henderson and the late Bernard W. Henderson, mother of Ray, James, Eric and Eli Eaton, Willard Cherry, Bertie, Bonnie and K. D. Eaton, sister of B. W. Jr., James, Mark Henderson, Connie Nelson, and the late JoAnn Henderson. Services were at Elizabethtown, Ky.

 

Edwards, Jewel Dean 65, New Boston, Texas, died March 3. She was the wife of Lloyd B. Edwards, daughter of the late Virgil and Jean Marcum Spicer, mother of Lisa Black and Alan Edwards, sister of Judy Causey, Phyllis Rucker and Sherry Yeager all of Irvine, Ky. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Edwards, Virginia Louise 77, died July 5. She was the wife of James E. "Mickey" Edwards, mother of James R. Edwards. Services were at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery at San Antonia, Texas

 

Embs, Edith 82, Clark County, Ky., died Dec 10. She was the widow of Edward Chester Embs, daughter of the late Cleveland and Ruth Hukle Walters, mother of Gerald Embs, Dorita Nowlin, Margie Worley, Freda Edens, Linda Burdette, Sandy Caudill and Wanda Muncie, sister of Rhoda Hamilton. Burial was at Winchester Cemetery.

 

Embs, Marcus 72, died Dec 7. He was the husband of Wanda Faye Embs, son of the late Clarence D. and Amanda Berryman Embs, father of Charles and Beverly Ann Embs, brother of Henry Embs, Ruby Abney, Mildred Bewley, Lois Barnes, Elsie Richardson and Brenda Melton. Burial was at Tom Berryman Cemetery.

 

Estes, Bennie G. 62, died March 62. He was the son of the late Edward and Bertha Dyer Estes, father of Bennie, Jr. and David E. Estes, brother of Virginia Mae Isaacs, Gerald and Harold Estes. He was a US Navy veteran. Burial was at Adams-Todd Cemetery.

 

Estes, Ollie Mae 91, Winchester, Ky. died June 17. She was the widow of G. B. Estes, daughter of the late Mackey and Ida Crowe Tipton, mother of Jesse, Cecil and David Estes, sister of Joe W. and Sam Tipton, Emma McIntosh, Anna Horn and Katherine Smith. Burial was at Tipton Cemetery, Millers Creek, Estill County, Ky.

 

Farmer, Rev. John W. 72, Lexington, Ky., died Sept 16. He was the husband of Bernice Farmer, father of Lynn Farmer and Karen Marshall. He was the former pastor of First Baptist Church in Irvine and was a U. S. Army veteran. Services were at Campbellsville, Ky.

 

Farmer, Sharon Glynn 55, died Aug. 28. She was the wife of Ernest Farmer, daughter of Lura Winkle Fowler and the late Park Wade Fowler, mother of Nancye Lee Combs and Stacye G. Woolery, sister of Argene Benton, Mildred Cox, Bobbie Sue Aines and Charlotte Roberts. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Faught, James Edward 75, Hazard, Ky. died Oct 6. He was the son of the late Paul and Lavinia Faught, father of Paul Faught, Melissa Pelfrey, Marita Faught and the late James Clinton Nolan, brother of Mattie Shouse and the late Lilly Patton, Minnie Shouse and Mary Chaney. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Estill County, Ky.

 

Fein, Margarete Naples, Fla, died June 13. She was the daughter of the late Edd and Cora Case, Mother of Rora Moore and Donna Saure, sister of Glydus Bailey, Katharine Elemore, Ralph Case and the late Aubrey, Anthony, Arlie, Edward and Thaxton Case. Services were at Florida.

 

Finney, Jerry 59, died Sept 26. He was the husband of Myra Thomas Finney, son of Hazel Tuttle Finney and the late Chester Lewis Finney, father of Sheila Wiseman and Amy Neal and step children Leah, William and Chris Williams, brother of Marilyn Bryant, Judy Adams, Nancy Lester, Debbie Jordon, Lola, Bobby and Greg Finney. Burial was at Sand Hill Cemetery.

 

Flanery, Robert 67, Richmond, Ky., died July 1. He was the son of the late Robert D. and Rose Ella Tipton Flannery, father of William and James Flanery, Paulette Neal, Ailene Tackett, Christine Rose and Kimberly Flanery. Burial was at Tipton Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Fowler, Gary E. 41, Mt. Healthy, Ohio, died Nov 19. He was the son of Floene Lakes Fowler and the late Donald E. Fowler, brother of Wayne Fowler and June Perry. Burial was at Ohio.

 

Frazer, Corene 57, Richmond, Ky., died June 29. She was the daughter of the late Sherman and Maude Embry Jones, mother of Anthony W., James I. and Robert J. Lunsford, sister of Lorene Dean, Florene Tuggle, and the late James, Gene, and Wallace Jones. Burial was at the Campbell Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Frisby, George Thomas 78, Richmond, Ky. died March 6. He was the husband of Martha Ellen Flanery Frisby, son of the late Thomas Jeffery and Minnie Mae Hays Frisby, father of Brenda R. Lodwick, Danny R. and Larry T. Frisby. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Fry, Mildred 81, died Oct 27. She was the widow of John Brackett Sr. and Harry A. Fry, daughter of the late Banford E. and Emma Berryman Estes, mother of James Brackett and the late John W. "Bill" Brackett, Jr. sister of Annabelle Pruvis, Rebecca Puckett, Opal Serio and Jesse Mae Caudill. She was a former owner of Cedar Village Restaurant. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Fugate, Dorothy 71, Silver Springs, Fla, died Dec 5. She was the widow of Wickie Fugate, sister of Mary Hall and Dewey Estes, mother of Clell Walters, Jr., Glenn Walters, Tim Walters, Forma Moore, Paul Walters, Betty Eatman and Jimmy Walters. Services were at South Irvine Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Gentry, W. D. 77, Waco, Ky., died July 23. He was the husband of Christine Turpin Gentry, son of the late Lloyd and Mamie Smith Gentry, father of Jerry, Eugene, Robby and Robin Gentry, brother of Lloyd Jr. and Paul Gentry. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Ginter, Delma Lee 74, April 5. She was the wife of Fred Ginter, daughter of the late John Whitney and Pearl Pearson Cox, mother of Rick Ginter and Hope Hughes, sister of Cathleen Hendricks, Mildred Wilson, Jean Whitener and Effie Clifford. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Gregory, Phillip Brian 22, died Aug. 24 in Georgia. He was the son of Frances Mae Estes Marcum and the late Phillip Ray Gregory, father of Daniel McBrayer, brother of Tonya Shepherd, Lynda Young, Tammy White, Kendra Marcum, Coy Ray Gregory and the late Marvin Ray Marcum, grandson of Mollie Estes. Burial was at Webb Hill Cemetery.

 

Griffin, William "Bill" David (Brother) 65, Erlanger, Ky. died Oct 15. He was the husband of Charlott Arney Griffin, son of the late James and Lillian Harris Griffin, brother of Margaret White Dalton. He served in the Kentucky National Guards and was a 1956 graduate of Irvine High School. Burial was at Erlanger, Ky.

 

Gross, Ronnie 57, died July 26. He was the husband of Drucilla Walling Gross, son of Otto Gross and Zetta Hoover Lamb, father of Michelle Hoover, Sherry Young and Ronnie C. Gross, brother of Donna Hurley, Phyllis Durbin, Sue Newton, Janet Smith and Gary Gross. Burial was at Gross Family Cemetery, Barnes Mountain.

 

Gross, Rothal 73, Richmond, Ky. died Dec 5. He was the widower of Irene Smith Gross, son of the late Sam and Gracie Crawford Gross, father of Judy marshall, Beverly Smith, Wilma Davis, Brenda Short, Hallie Goodwin, Terry Farthing, Donald and Barry Gross, brother of Nettie Wilburn, Alphie Tipton, Velma Gene Powell, Mary Townsend, Ralph, Clyde and Bill Gross. Burial was at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ky.

 

Hall, Henry Garrett, Sr. 84, died June 22. He was the husband of Orma Harper Hall, son of the late J. F. W. and Lizzie Hawkins Hall, father of Carrie Marstella, Thelma Jordon, Brenda Christopher, Betty Spry, Rose Etta Spry, Patricia Rojas, Wendall, James, Henry Jr., David, and Lowell T. Hall, brother of Mary Ann Lula Utz. Burial was at Clark Co., Ky.

 

Hardy, Douglas 71, died Oct 23. He was the widower of Jean Riddle Hardy, son of the late Hugh and Maggie Kirby Hardy, father of Danny, Lanny and Richard "Rick" Hardy. Burial was at Hardy Cemetery, Pea Ridge.

 

Harless, Larry Ray 58, died April 9. He was the son of Pauline Turpin Harless Cain and the late L. E. Harless, father of Jennifer Hickam, brother of Linda G. Broaddus and the late James Ora Harless. Burial was at the Turpin Cemetery.

 

Harris, Walter 73, Miamisburg, Ohio, died July 17. He was the son of the late Arch and Susie Richardson Harris, father of Marsha Starkey, Michelle D. Harris and Darrell Harris and the late Larry and Bill Harris, brother of Priscilla Gray and Rosella Rhodus. Burial was at Peters Cemetery, Barnes Mountain, Estill County, Ky.

 

Hatton, James Wesley 93, died April 20. He was the widower of Lillie Margaret Denney Hatton, son of the late Thomas and Nettie Conner Hatton, father of Zada Price, Dwayn W. and Tommy L. Hatton, a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at Flatwoods Cemetery, Waco, Ky.

 

Hawkins, Marvine Beeson 87, died June 24. He was the son of the late Steven E and Pearl Miller Hawkins, a veteran of the U. S. Navy in WWII, father of Carolyn Bowen, Vivian Thacker and Connie Popp, brother of Helen Hawkins and the late Lee, Raymond and Nannie Mae Hawkins. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Henderson, Jesse Wells "J. W." 76, died Oct 11. He was the husband of Phyllis Lucas Henderson, son of the late Jesse Wells and Carrie Tipton Henderson, father of Carrie Chaney, Jesse III and Jon L. Henderson, brother of the late Mary Lee Jackson. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Henderson, Lucille Pearl 72, died Nov 16. She was the widow of Robert Thomas Henderson, daughter of the late Omer Jack and Nonie Chaney Smyth, mother of Tom Henderson Jr., sister of Lillian Sparks, Vicie Alcorn, Margie Flanery, Pauline Kash, Anna Smyth, Janet Dixon, Reece Smyth and the late Juanita Henry. Burial was as West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Hines, Kathy Jo 53, died April 17. She was the wife of Michael Hines Sr., daughter of Geneva Gross Collett and the late Howard Collett, mother of Kimberly A. Murphy, Melissa Norton, Alicia Jo and Steve Hinds, Jr., sister of Sue McKinney, Norma Mullins, Howard, Jerry and Roger Collett. Burial was at Lee County, Ky.

 

Horn, Charles Glen "Flukie" 62, died April 26. He was the widower of Phyllis Puckett Horn, son of the late Leonard and Fannie B. Fielder Horn, father of Terry Glen Horn and Michael Dixon, brother of Eva Lou McIntosh, Mary Stella Rison, and the late Russell, Earl and James Horn, a US Army veteran. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Hughes, Pashie Alice died Aug. 19. She was the widow of Ernest Ralph Hughes, daughter of the late Tom and Nancy Ellen Jones Reed, mother of Thomas Gene, Darrell and Lawrence Hughes. Burial was at Crowe Cemetery.

 

Jarvis, Edward Myers 77, died April 25. He was the husband of Elva Wells Jarvis, son of the late James and Parlee Hacker Jarvis, father of Beverly Richardson, brother of Rev. James F. Jarvis, Elmer Slusher and the late Fay Lynch, Margaret Jarvis and Irene Rhodes, Lester and James Jarvis. Burial was at South Irvine Cemetery.

 

Jewell, Ellis Lindenburg 75, died Nov 10. He was the son of Ella Jo Jewell Brinegar and the late Johnnie Jewell, father of Amy Jo Lynn Dennison, Linnette Heath, John, Victor and Ellis Jewell, brother of Ina Elliott, Catherine McGee, Phyllis Horn, Patty Eades, Samuel Lambert, Foister "Duke" Jr, Sonny and Jack Brinegar. He was a US Navy veteran. Burial was at Congleton Cemetery.

 

Johnson, Carol Ethel 40, died July 31. She was the wife of Donnie Lee Johnson, daughter of Lois Gail Riddell Jones and the late Wallace Jones, mother of Frank H. and Donnie Lee Johnson, sister of Wanda Thacker, Tammie Thomas, Wallace H. Jones and the late Anna Lois Jones. Burial was at Oakdale Cemetery.

 

Johnson, Frieda 64, died July 18. She was the wife of Henry Johnson, daughter of the late Floyd and Mary Profitt McIntosh, mother of Henreitta Rogers, Miriam Sheeks, Marissa Puckett and Danny Johnson, sister of Vivian Lane, Madelene Wasson, Wilma Wise, Carl and Jerry McIntosh and the late Irene Patrick, Virgil, Orval, Lyle and Amos McIntosh.

 

Johnson, Lawrence Clayton, Sr. 83, died June 19. He was the husband of Ida Frances Hall Johnson, son of the late Ernest and Callie Marcum Johnson, father of Marjorie Marie Abney, Pamela Lewis, Lawrence C. Johnson, Jr. and the late Patricia Johnson, brother of Crystal Bailey. Burial was at Cobb Hill Cemetery.

 

Jones, Betty Lewis Cox 88, died March 5. She was the widow of Rollie Cox and the wife of Lonnie Jones, daughter of the late L. D. and Mary Johnson Richardson, mother of Freddie and John E. Cox. Burial was at South Irvine Cemetery.

 

Kelly, Vannie 90, of Richmond, Ky, died Sept 24. He was the son of the late Albert and Beulah Kelly Kelly, brother of Margaret Winburn and the late Howard Kelly and Ginny Shaw. He was a former owner of Kelly's Flowers in Richmond. Burial was at Richmond Cemetery.

 

King, Christine Ann "Chrissy" 24, Berea, Ky. died Oct 8. She was the mother of Summer E. King, Trenton L. McCullum and Hunter B. McCullum, daughter of Danny King and Pamela Perry, sister of Jennifer Rose Cox and stepbrothers Eric and Kyle King, granddaughter of Donna Davis, Don Perry and George King. Burial was at Berea, Ky.

 

Kirby, Joe 83, died Sept 22. He was the son of the late Elihue and Hallie Kirby, father of Christine Kirby, Nannie Melton, Maelee Kirby, Rhea Noble, Joe A. Kirby, Carl L. Kirby, Frank Townsend, Beverly Smith and the late Cleo Kirby and Pauline Melton, brother of Mary Elizabeth Hardy, Hugh Kirby Jr, Lewis Kirby and the late Vertie Ashcraft, Chaney Kirby, Robert and Mid Kirby. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at Kirby Cemetery.

 

Kirby, Lula 85, died April 5. She was the widow of Hugh Kirby, daughter of the late Coleman and Bessie Benton Cox, mother of Earl G. Kirby, sister of Lillian Cox, Sylvia Doss, Earl Kenneth Cox and the late James Edward Cox, Frances Moore and Mamie Cox. She was a member of the Estill County Historical and Geneological Society. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Kirby, Maggie 78, died Sept 15. She was the daughter of the late Millard and Hally Mae Edmonson Johnson, mother of Mayme Dawes, Nannie Melton, Christine Kirby and the late Pauline Melton and Cleo Kirby, sister of Paralee Angel, Nora Camden and Kate Stepp. Burial was at Kirby Cemetery.

 

Ladd, Mildred "Mitzi" 81, Lexington, Ky. died Oct 26. She was the widow of George Douglas Ladd, daughter of the late Robert James and Rose Lee Hall Wilcox, mother of Greg Ladd, sister of David Calvin Ladd. Burial was at Lexington Cemetery.

 

Lane, Ann Catherine 64, Lexington, Ky., died Aug. 28. She was the wife of Myles Edwards Lane, Sr., daughter of the late Douglas and Emily Fields Tipton, mother of Patricia A. Frost, Mellanie S. Feltner, Joice E. Grundy, Miles Jr., and Joseph E. Lane III, sister of Edith E. Webb, Rhodonna L. Lane, Mary F. Sparks, Mildred Brandenburg, Lilly Mae Johnson, Douglas, Robert, Darrell, James, Lester, Elmer and William Tipton. She was a U. S. Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict. Burial was at Crowe Cemetery.

 

Litteral, Mildred 85, Georgetown, Ky. died March 3. She was the daughter of the late Omar and Edna Newton Watson, mother of Perry Litteral, Jr., Carolyn Smiley and Elizabeth Haywood. There was no service.

 

Luster, Lillie Mae 76, Waco, Ky., died Oct 4. She was the widow of Luther Luster, daughter of the late Flemon and Bertha Maupin Dozier, mother of Goldie Hiten, Deborah Luster, James, Bill, Doug, Charles, Donald, Paul Luster and the late Joyce Peters and Kenneth Luster, sister of Eva Dean Collins, Blanche Sparks, Ruby Sparks, Lester and Charles Barrett and the late Claude and John Barrett. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery.

 

Lutes, Henry Christopher 87, Mt. Olivet, Ky. died April 21. He was the son of the late John Henry and Maggie Rose Lutes, widower of Edea Estes Lutes, father of Michael and Eddie M. Lutes, Sandra Lawson, Venita Driscoll and the late Leslie Lutes, brother of Hisle Lutes, Bonnie Webb and the late Alex, Jesse and Johnny Lutes and Minnie Webb, a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Marcum, Millard 94, died Oct 18. He was the widower of Annabelle Crowe Marcum, son of the late John and Patsy Marcum, father of Eddie Marcum, brother of Gracie Marcum. He was a veteran of WWII. Burial was at Stanton Cemetery, Powell County, Ky.

 

Martin, Rhoda 86, Louisville, Ky, died June 19. She was the widow of J. C. Martin, daughter of the late J. E. and Vina Flower Alexander, mother of Marion Yeager, Mary Martin, Wayne P., Paul D. and the late John C. Jr. and James P. Martin, sister of the late Dudley and Lewis Alexander. Burial was at Alexander Cemetery, Estill Co., Ky.

 

Martin, Willard Madison 85, Winchester, Ky. died Feb 21. He was the husband of Louise Dean Martin, son of the late Willard and Alice Ward Martin, father of Wayne, Wesley and Mary Lynn Martin, a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at Winchester Cemetery.

 

Maupin, Julian Noland died April 27. He was the son of the late James W. and Eppie Noland Maupin, brother of Mary Smith and the late James Maupin. Burial was at Oakdale Cemetery.

 

Mayes, Junice Jackson III 30, Beattyville, Ky. died Oct 20 as a result of an automobile accident. He was the husband of Mary Beth Newton Mayes, son of Junice and Donna Brandenburg Mayes, father of Taylor B., Emily P., Vernon R. and Robert A. Mayes, brother of Timothy J. and William L. Mayes, grandson of Junice and Beulah Mayes, Kathleen Brandenburg and Lillie Mae brandenburg. Burial was at Lee County.

 

McCarty, Omer P. 92, died April 2. He was the husband of Lillie Doyle Osborne McCarty, widower of Mary Nel Noe McCarty, son of the late Lon and Anna Bell Reynolds McCarty, brother of Christine Clark and the late Victor and Dual McCarty. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

McIntosh, Arvin T. "Mac" 77, died Aug. 26. He was the husband of Roberta Hunt McIntosh, son of the late L. B. and Betty Richardson McIntosh, father of the late Paul McIntosh, brother of Milly Roberts, Haden and Lemon McIntosh, and the late Ena McLamore, Bessie Brady and Lewis McIntosh. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of WWII. Burial was at McIntosh Cemetery.

 

McIntosh, Hester 76, died Nov 12. He was the husband of Ollie Mae Moreland McIntosh, son of the late James R. and Rosa A. Puckett McIntosh, father of Diane Jager, Loretta Shephard and Richard McIntosh, brother of Nora Helton. He was a US Air Force veteran of WWII. Burial was at Crowe Cemetery.

 

McIntosh, Roy 86, Frankfort, Ky. died Feb 27. He was the widower of Gevena McKinney McIntosh, son of the late Wiley and Rebecca Horn McIntosh, father of Lillian Plowman, Juanita Johnson and Phyllis Carroll. Burial was at Lee County, Ky.

 

McKinney, Hurley 73, Georgetown, Ky., died Aug 13. He was the son of the late Rutherford B. Hays and Emmer Morris McKinney, father of Angel Hillard, Linda Newton, Charolette Webb, Mayfrey Lamb, Janice Hoover, Kenneth and Hurley Roger McKinney, brother of Adath Fox, Cordelia Sparks, Hogan McKinney and the late Reva Gordon, Inath Sparks, Milford and Ancil McKinney, his companion Rose Fields and his former wife Jeanette McKinney. Burial was at Bobby Green Estes Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

McKinney, Mary Josephine 66, died Sept 9. She was the widow of Milford "Buddy" McKinney, daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Bertha Francis Pryor Buckley, mother of Sharon L. Van Winkle, Patricia Brewer, Darrell and Daniel Joe McKinney, sister of Glenna M. Sanders and Evelyn Majors. Burial was at Estes Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Miller, Donald Elvin "Donnie" 36, Waco, Ky., died July 19. He was the son of Gary and Patricia Wright Miller, father of Page Estes, Luke and Kaitlyn Miller, brother of Jacquline Brandenburg. Burial was at Madison County.

 

Miller, June 82, of Russell Springs, Ky., died Nov 30. She was the widow of Dr. Walter B. Miller, daughter of the late Laura Ethel Geise Traylor and John Traylor Jr., mother of Dr. Joseph Miller, John Miller, Rita Gosser and Laura Cumings, sister of the late John III, Earl R. and William Henry Traylor. Burial was at Russell Springs, Ky.

 

Miller, Mildred Williams 86, Mt. Sterling, Ky., died July 4. She was the widow of Pearl Miller and Lawrence Williams, daughter of the late Buford and Lizzie Elkin Powell, mother of the late C. P. Williams, and step-mother of Beverly Miller, sister of Betty Chapel and the late Barbara Irvine. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Mosley, Thelma 68, died Aug 10. She was the widow of Henry Mosley, daughter of the late Millard and Retha Plowman Richardson, mother of Retha L. Young, Henry Dale Mosley and the late David Mosley, sister of Pauline Gruening, Lillie Mitchell, Phyllis Williams, Leoda Kelly, Lucille Coffey, Mary Elizabeth Chaney and the late Ruth Durham, Virginia Miles, Grant, John and Lonnie Richardson. Burial was at Richardson Cemetery.

 

Muncie, Della Richardson 87, Dayton, Ohio, died April 21. She was the widow of Clyde Muncie, daughter of the late W. J. and Peggy Webb Richardson, mother of Ramilda Cox, Nadine Shively, Peggy Hamilton and the late Hargus Joe Muncie, sister of Eva Lainhart, Janette Asbury, Lamota Brill and the late Ethel Marcum, Bethel Isaacs and W. J. Richardson, Jr. Burial was at Millers Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Muncy, Betty Lou 72, died Aug. 28. She was the widow of Frank "Dago" Muncy, daughter of the late Elmer Clay and Jettie Jeffrie Tipton, mother of Joyce Ann Tipton, Mary Nell Rawlins, Sonny, Darrell, Charles and the late Frankie Louis Muncy. Sister of Dorothy Blackwell, Mary V. Walden and the late Howard Tipton. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Muncy, Frankie Louis 45, died April 22. He was the son of Betty Lou Tipton and the late Frank Daygo Muncy, father of Frank Kent Muncy, brother of Mary Nell Rawlins, Joyce A. Tipton, Paul, Sonny, Darrell and Charles W. Muncy. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Murphy, Dorry 88, Richmond, Ky. died April 8. He was the husband of Alma Rose Murphy, son of the late Jeff and Armina Harrison Murphy. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at Haden-Rose Cemetery at Red Lick, Estill County, Ky.

 

Murphy, Elois C. 54, Dayton, Ohio, died July 25. She was the wife of Donald Murphy, daughter of Nettie Rice Woods and the late Edward Rice, mother of Christopher Murphy, sister of Tom Rice. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Muzyczuk, Edward 80, Berea, Ky, died Nov 9. He was the husband of Diana Stamper Muzyckuk, son of the late Joseph and Josepha Muzyczuk, father of James Edward Muzyczuk, Robin Tipton and Huttalena Walters, brother of Lillian Bogdanski, a veteran of the US Coast Guard in WWII. He was a co-owner of Square Deal Pawn Shop in Irvine, Ky. Services was at Booneville, Ky.

 

Neal, Danny Dale "Fred" 57, died Aug. 10. He was the husband of Patty Fox Neal, son of the late Fred J. and Mary Abney Neal, father of Lea M. Adams, Heather L. Neal and Robert D. Neal, brother of Mary Ballard Rawlins, Anna Mae Marcum, James Neal. He was a member of the band "Mischief". Burial was at Chestnut Stand Cemetery.

 

Neal, Effie Elizabeth 69, died July 3. She was the wife of Boyd Neal, daughter of the late Buford and Carrie Spicer Ashcraft, mother of Boyd Keith Neal, sister of Dorothy Griggs, Florence Wilson, Alma Jean Stone and Susan Meadows. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Noland, Joseph 83, died Sept 22. He was the husband of Hazel Sparks Noland, son of the late Joe and Mollie Gabbard Noland, father of JoAnn McIntosh and Jimmy Noland, brother of Martha Taylor, A. D. Noland, and the late Virginia Hardy, Ester French, Lillian Heilman and Fred Noland. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Osborne, Linda Kay 52, died Sept 26. She was the wife of Wade Osbourne, daughter of the late Owen Spicer and Myrtle Marcum Spicer, mother of Doena Kay Osbourne. Burial was at Congleton Cemetery.

 

Osborne, Randall Don "R. D." 25, died Aug. 2. He was the son of Randall and Cindy Rison Osborne, father of Kailtyn B. VanWinkle, brother of Michael Clay Osborne and Amie E. Osborne, grandson of Cecil G. Osborne and Bessie King Witt. Burial was at Oakdale Cemetery.

 

Peters, Thomas Jefferson "T. J." 69, died Oct 26. He was the widower of Nancy Mae Griffin Peters, son of the late Willie and Rhoda F. Lynch Peters, father of Agnes McGee, Lou Frances Tipton, Ruby Peters and Peggy Spiers, brother of Willie "Bill" Peters, Hallie Benard, Mafrey Mays, Dovie Boyd and Charles Jamison. Burial was at South Irvine Cemetery.

 

Pitts, Charles Buddy 60, Louisville, Ky., died June 14. He was the son of Hubert Pitts and the late Betty Pitts McIntsh, brother of Teddy Ann Wyatt. Burial was at the new Veterans Cemetery at Stanton, Ky.

 

Powell, Dorice 97, died Nov 21. She was the widow of Henry Powell, daughter of the late Allie and Lillie McKnight Howell, mother of Edith Noland, Elizabeth Fox, Mamie Hudson and the late Edward, Rodney and Henry W. Powell, sister of Earl and Ray Howell. Burial was at Mackey Cemetery.

 

Puckett, Elizabeth 82, died Aug. 18. She was the widow of Fred Puckett, daughter of the late J. W. and Mary Spivey Horn, mother of George and Jerry Puckett, sister of Wayne Horn and the late Theda Henry and Cecil Horn. Burial was at Puckett Cemetery.

 

Rader, Layhoma 64, died April 6. She was the daughter of the late Black and Edna Rawlins Henry, mother of Frank and Ottis Cox and Clayton Rader. Burial was at Oakdale Cemetery.

 

Rader, Tony 43, New Paris, Ohio, died June 29. He was the son of Biddie Mae Henry Rader Lovin and the late Eugene Rader, brother of Linda Hall, Betty Jones, Barbara Orrick, Gary, Jimmy, Timothy Rader and the late Glynn and Paul Rader. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Rainey, Edith 84, died June 5. She was the widow of Herbert Rainey, daughter of the late Aaron and Mettie Lena Kirby Rice, mother of June and Charles Rainey. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Ratciff, Ruby 84, of Frankfort, Ky. died Oct 5. She was the daughter of the late Millard and Maudie Sparks Eve, mother of Patricia Newman, Deloris Morrison and Noreen Brandenburg, sister of Opal Fields, Burial was at Estes Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Reece, Charles 47, died Sept. 16. He was the son of the late Charlie and Opal Stevens Reece, father of Trish Reece, brother of Norma Elliott, Janette McKinney, Ruby McIntosh, Mollie Reece, Stanley and Billy Newman, Bobby and Danny Hoover, Hubert and Riley Reece. Burial was at Cane Springs Cemetery.

 

Reedy, Glenn Franklin 79, died Sept. 11. He was the widower of Theda Harrison Reedy, son of the late William Robert and Bertha Chatman Reedy, father of Teresa Adams, brother of Lucille Wilson and the late Robert Reedy Jr. He was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at White Oak Cemetery.

 

Reeve, John Doug MD 83, Houston, Texas, died March 17. He was the husband of Jerry Glascoe Reeve, father of Robert, Larry and Charles Reeve, brother of Mildred Wilson and William Reeve. He served in the US Air Force and was a 1922 graduate of Irvine High School where he was a member of the basketball team.

 

Reynolds, Della 91, died Aug. 20. She was the widow of Fred Reynolds, daughter of the late Sam and Audrey Bowling Turner, mother of Denver Reynolds and the late Perry Reynolds, sister of the late Lottie, Elizabeth, Dempsey, Jane, Callie, Leanna, Stellie, Uwen, Ben and Alex. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery.

 

Rice, Bertha 82, Berea, Ky., died Aug. 19. She was the daughter of the late Martin Stacy and Verna Johnson Stacy Chaney, aunt of Willis Stacy Jr. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Rice, Nannie 95, Hamilton, Ohio, died Nov 28. She was the daughter of the late James B. and Emma Warford Rice, sister of the late Annie Garrett, Hallie Rice, Jennette Durbin, Ida Scrivner, O. J., Frank and Scott Rice. She was a teacher in the Estill County School System for 40 years. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, West Irvine, Ky.

 

Richardson, Emma 91, died Oct 10. She was the dauhter of the late Walter Edgar and Emma Kate Fisher Moore, mother of Darlene Cahal and the late Shelton Richardson Jr., sister of Walter Moore. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Richardson, Lona 96, Richmond, Ky., died Aug. 1. She was the widow of William Thomas Richardson, daughter of the late Tommy and Nettie Conner Hatton, mother of Evelyn Cox, Betty Benge, Billie Linville, Harold and David Richardson and the late Ruth Ann Milligan and Margaret Thomas. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Richardson, Madeline 86, Hamilton, Ohio, died July 24. She was the widow of C. D. Richardson, daughter of the late Carl and Kate Tipton Thomas, mother of Roger D. Richardson, Betty Howard and Barbara Day. Burial was at Ohio.

 

Riddell, Johnny Joseph "Bad John" 63, died April 15. He was the husband of Curleen Miller Riddell, son of the late Frank and Anna Mae Canter Riddell, father of Carol Newman, Tina Estes, Marty, John Jr., Timothy and the late Kelly Riddell, brother of Bessie Jones, Gayle Jones, James, Jerry Riddle and the late Sue Huntand Harlan Riddell. Burial was at Pea Ridge Cemetery.

 

Riddell, Mark Edward 35, died July 13. He was the husband of Rosemary Ballard Riddell, son of Kenneth D. and Opal Scenters Riddell, brother of Shelley Smith, Billy D. and Christopher O. Riddell. Burial was at Riddell Cemetery.

 

Riddle, Bro Paul Dean 63, died March 6. He was the husband of Bertha Scenters Riddle, son of the late Leonard Samuel and Verna Adams Riddle, father of Tammy Cole, Rhondas Willis, Lois Riddle, Jennifer Larrison, Paula Riddle, Tim, Gary, Robin, Paul, Jr., Ernest, Mathew Riddle and the late Wanda Riddle. Burial was at Gary Riddle Memorial Cemetery.

 

Rison, Estill 71, died April 9. He was the husband of Fannie Juanita Arvin Rison, son of the late Sam "Buck" and Anna Galena Watson Rison, father of Vivian J. Walling, Lisa C. Rawlins and Ronald D. Rison, brother of Bobby, Leslie "P. Jim" and Kenneth Rison, Naomia Tipton and Anna Wysong. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery. Veteran of the Korean Conflict.

 

Roberts, Debra Sue 48, died Nov 20. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Bessie Hardy Neal, mother of Brian and Steven Roberts, sister of Brenda Clair, Roy Glen Neal, Davd Emmons and the late Marsha Neal, and a friend Terry Rawlins. She was the owner of Petals and Plants Florist in Irvine. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Rogers, Jessie Clemmons 84, died June 10. She was the daughter of the late George B. and Claudia Byrd Cole Rogers, sister of George Rogers and the late Dorothy Rogers. Burial was at Rogers Cemetery.

 

Rose, Ray 81, died March 2. He was the husband of Edna Bruce Tuttle Rose, son of the late Willie and Lillie Smithers Rose and a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Scrivner, Harold C. 73, Detroit, Mich. died Nov 9. He was the son of the late Everett and Cecil Broaddus Scrivner, father of Debbie, Teresa, Yvonne, Dana, Harold Jr., Steven Scrivner and the late Everett Moris Scrivner, brother of Juanita Roberts, Rhea Robinson of Irvine, Ky., Eloise Fowler, Wayne and David Scrivner.Shaw, James Kelly III 3 months old, died April 27. He was the son of James K. Jr. and Melissa Shaw, grandson of Noel and Susan Martin, Sally Ann Shaw and James K. Shaw Sr. Burial was at Fayette County, Ky.

 

Sizemore, Keelen Blake one month old, died Sept.7. He was the son of Morgan Wilson and Curtis Sizemore, grandson of Marty and Laura Sizemore, Bradley and Rita Wilson. Burial was at Richmond, Ky.

 

Slone, Robert Jr. 82, Loogootee, Ind., died Sept. 1. He grew up in West Irvine, Ky, was the widower of Nancy Elizabeth Johns Slone, son of the late Robert and Nora Lou Yates Slone, father of 5 children. All his siblings preceded him in death. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of WWII. Services were at Indiana.

 

Smith, William H. 63, died Feb 27. He was the husband of Marie Dixon Smith, son of the late John and Ruth Meeks Smith, step father of Cheryl Embs. Burial was at Marcum Cemetery.

 

Smith, Warren Grafton 78, Madison County, Ky. died Nov 4. He was the husband of Lorene Smith, son of the late Vernon and Lillie Marcum Smith, father of Lavonne Arvin, Melvin, Larry and Phillip Smith, brother of Preston Smith and the late Kenneth, Wayne and Harold Smith. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, West Irvine, Ky.

 

Smyth, Lena Agnes 79, died July 22. She was the widow of Carl Smyth, daughter of the late Leonard and Grace Rawlins Barnes, mother of Myron Smyth, sister of Pauline Logston, Leonard Barnes, Jr. and the late Ruby Walters.

 

Smyth, Sarah Elizabeth 93, died Aug. 16. She was the widow of Raymond J. Smyth, daughter of the late Ben Frank and Sudie Carol Estes Hall, mother of Nora L. Abney, Bobby J., Buddy Joe Smyth and the late Famah F. Ballard. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

 

Sparks, Elmer Lee Sr. 67, Lexington, Ky., died Sept. 7. He was the son of the late Floyd and Rosa McKinney Sparks, father of Selene Coers, James, Thoms, Elmer Jr., Timothy Sparks and the late Jeffery Sparks, Burial was at Estes Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Sparks, Mildred Faye 62, died July 14. She was the wife of James "Don" Sparks, daughter of the late Bill and Martie Sparks Robinson, mother of James B. and Dwight A. Sparks and the late Anita and Rita Sparks, sister of Roberta Howard and Jilson Robinson. Burial was at Cane Springs Cemetery.

 

Sparks, Rosetta 56, died Oct 29. She was the daughter of the late Bonnie M. and Nettie Gladys Hardy Sparks, sister of Bonnie "Connie" Sparks and Samuel "Patty" Sparks, and a special friend Calvin Plowman. She was a retired operator of the Washhouse Laundromat. Burial was at South Irvine Cemetery.

 

Stanifer, Hazel 86, Madison County, died July 10. She was the widow of Cecil Stanifer, daughter of the late Chris and Ada Lee Anderson, mother of Chares and Chris Lee Stanifer. She was a nurse at local hospitals. Burial was at Richmond Cemetery.

 

Stephens, Bertha Ray 9, Carlisle, Ky., died Sept 17. She was the daughter of the late Lewis and Susan Lynch Sparks, mother of William Durbin, Greg Stephens, Wanda Sumners, Sharlet Cheek and the late Douglas Stephens and Janice Warmouth, sister of Ethel Harrison. Burial was at Sparks Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Stevens, Dessie Marie 72, died Sept 2. She was the widow of John Herbert Stevens, daughter of the late Orlando and Bertha Pitman Smith, mother of Rhonda Lee Harrison, Debra K. Stevens, Sherry L. Horn and Randall Stevens, sister of Maggy Taylor, Fred and John Bill Smith. Burial was at Woods Cemetery.

 

Stevens, Evelyn Lorain 74, Lexington, Ky, died June 3. She was the widow of Thomas R. Stevens, daughter of the late Thomas and Fannie Blackwell King, mother of Judith Griffin and Michael R. Margison. Burial was at Lexington, Ky.

 

Stevens, William D. 82, died Feb 28. He was the husband of Mary Elsee Stevens, son of the late Hallye and Franklin Stevens, father of William D. Stevens, Mary Beth Clarke, Catherine B. Stevens, brother of Ann Hardy and Carolyn Elsey and a US Army veteran of WWII. Services were in Lexington, Ky.

 

Stone, Gilbert 77, died Feb 19. He was the husband of Mary Bentley Stone, son of the late Gilbert and Rhoda Richardson Stone, father of Patrice Maslan, Theresa Cernauskas and Richard Stone, a US Army veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. Burial was at Turpin Cemetery.

 

Talbott, M. Frances "J" 77, died. She was the wife of Bill Talbott, daughter of the late Jay and Martha Lou Mansfield, mother of B. J. Talbott and Jacqueline L. Talbott, sister of Mattie Lee Grace, Grace M. Fritz, Jay Mansfield Jr., Brutis Mansfield and the late Narce, Lester and Roy Mansfield. Burial was at the National Memorial Cemetery at Phoenix, Ariz.

 

Taylor, Dewey Howard 64, Lexington, Ky, died April 24. He was the widower of Lois Carol Bryant Taylor, son of Myrtle Patrick Taylor and the Late Dewey Taylor, father of Debra Dennis and Nancy C. Ransdell, brother of Nancy Tyree, Margie Scarbough, Evelyn Edwards, Willis, Dan, Gary, Lewis and Robert Taylor. Burial was at Lexington, Ky.

 

Taylor, Willard Gene Sr. 75, died July 29. He was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII, the son of the late James E. and Edith Blevins Taylor, father of Kathryn Davidson, Willard Jr., Gary, Jeffery and Timothy Taylor, brother of Alborne Taylor and the late Louise Marcum and James Taylor, Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Tipton, Ethel 94, died Sept 25. She was the widow of Hubert Lee Tipton, daughter of the late James and Nannie Brandenburg Arthur, mother of Jewell Carroll, Wavilene Powell and Wanda Tipton. Burial was at Hood Tipton Cemetery.

 

Tipton, Gentry 75, of Wilmington, Ohio died Sept 20. He was the husband of Marsella Tipton, son of the late Marshall D. and Barbara Moreland Tipton, father of Ron Tipton, Pat Rhea, Linda McMillen, Teresa Tipton and Pam Fahrubel, brother of Joyce Hall. Services were in Ohio.

 

Townsend, William Albert 76, of Clay City, Ky., died June 14. He was the husband of Bonnie Shimfessel Townsend, son of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Abney Townsend, father of Bonnie Brookshire, Elizabeth Estes, Kaye Lowe, Joey Crowe and Roger Townsend, brother of Nancy Pasley, Ruby Moore, Elmer Jr., Kenneth, Ralph and Gerald Townsend.

 

Tuttle, Edith Evelyn 88, Batavia, Ohio, died March 5. She was the widow of Homer Horn, Alex Hieronymus and Dave Tuttle, daughter of the late Henry M. and Mary Lucy Richardson Witt, mother of Barbara Noland and the late Bing Horn and a step son David Tuttle. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery, Estill Co., Ky.

 

VanCleve, Ray Danald Sr. 80, Canton, died Dec 8. He was the husband of Thelma Z. VanCleve, son of the late Carter and Fannie Lee Wyatt VanCleve, father of Cindy Stiner, Vicky Stone and Don VanCleve, sister Ruthe Patrick. He was a US Army veteran of WWII. Burial was at Jackson Chapel, Estill County, Ky.

 

Walters, Bevley "Cutter" 93, died Sept 11. He was the widower of Edna Tipton Walters, son of the late Leroy and Mary Etta Moreland Walters, father of Bernice Hall, Laverne Riddell, Blanch Griffith, Bonnie Henry, Ladene Foster, David Damon, Glynn, Billy, James Walters and the late Helen Ruth Walters, brother of Hazel Tipton. Burial was at Walters Cemetery on Marble Yard Rd.

 

Warford, Marie W. 90, Mt. Healty, Ohio, died April 28. She was the widow of Harry T. Warford, mother of Katherine Grudzien, Jane Wear, Mary Kragly, Dale, Hubert and the late Quentia Warford, sister of Eleoner Wooley and Jean Hodge. Burial was at Brinegar Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Warmouth, Patsey E. 99, Southgate, Ky, died Sept 30. She was the widow of James Warmouth, daughter of the late Ruthford and Emma Wireman Knox, mother of Ethel Hall, Imogene Palma, Pauline Davidson, Kathleen Romeu and Calvin Rogers. Burial was at Cobb Hill Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Watkins, Stella 71, Richmond, Ky., died Nov 24. She was the daughter of the late Chestel Early and Mary Ellen Hensley Watkins, mother of the late Damer Wesley Watkins, sister of Sadie Watkins, Ines Lindsey, Hubert Watkins and the late Corda Jean Jones and Daniel Damer Watkins. She was a former cook at the Wig Wam. Burial was at Watkins Cemetery, Estill County, Ky.

 

Watson, Ruth 90, died April 26. She was the widow of Pearl Watson, daughter of the late Otis and Nannie Wilcox Powell, mother of Paul, Fred and Sam Watson, sister of Georgia Mae Powell, Mary Reynolds and Julia Rae Witt. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

West, Edith Fike 88, died March 17. She was the daughter of the late James and Cora McIntosh Harrison, mother of Betty Fike Howell. She served as clerk for the city of Ravenna. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

White, Gregory Allen 48, Mt. Vernon, Ky., died Nov 20. He was the son of the late Elbert and Dorothy Berryman White, father of Allen and Steven White, brother of Connie Abrams, Gary and Jeff White. Burial was at White-Richardson Cemetery in Estill County, Ky.

 

White, Mary Frances 54, Enterprise, Fla., died Oct 20. She was the wife of Joseph Kelly White, daughter of Brucie Estes and the late Bradley Estes, mother of Michael White, Mary Marerro and Amanda Castellano, sister of Rhoda Patrick, Dixie Wise, Roger, Howard, Greenville and Dale Estes. Services were at Florida.

 

Williams, George Ann 75, died April 7. She was the widow of Major William R. Williams, daughter of the late John C. and Berti Cutshaw Munday, mother of Tommy C. Williams. Burial was at Camp Nelson National Cemetery.

 

Williams, Ronald Lee 56, Clearmont, Fla. died March 19. He was the son of Thelma Wilson Williams Kelly and the late Clarence Williams, brother of Paul Wayne Williams, father of Natalie and Monica Williams and a US Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. Services were in Fla.

 

Wilson, Barbara Jean, 41, Richmond, Ky. died Sept 10. She was the daughter of Charles Watkins and the late Vola Faye Melton Watkins, mother of Tabitha Stepp and Mark Lee Watkins, sister of Lona Marie Riley. Burial was at Johnson Cemetery, Estill County, Kentucky.

 

Wilson, Mildred Virginia (Reeve) 81, of Yuba, California, died May 14. She was the widow of Emmitt Stone Wilson, mother of Sandra Feiler-Matzen, Carole Meyer and Donna Wilson, sister of Martha Lou Carter, Frank Reeve and the late John Douglas Reeve MD.

 

Winkler, Glen Hamilton 92, died June 22. He was the widower of Eda Mae Gilespie Winkler, son of the late Grover Cleveland and Bertha Daniels Winkler, father of Gary G. Michael, Wendell Winkler and Linda C. Spradling, brother of Edith Sweeney, Bernice Crowe and the late Woodrow, Raymond and Ronald Winkler. Burial was at Newton Cemetery.

 

Wiseman, Anna Eliza 89, died June 15. She was the widow of Grover Wiseman, daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Walling Rawlins, mother of Elizabeth Dixon, Harold Wiseman and the late Doyle Wiseman, sister of Opal Ballard, and the late Floyd, David, Lemon, Charlie, Raymond and Adam Rawlins. Burial was at White Oak Cemetery.

 

Wiseman, Doyle 72, died March 25. He was the husband of Margaret Joyce Muncie Wiseman, son of Anna Eliza Rawlins Wiseman and the late Grover Wiseman, father of Margaret Teresa Edmonson, Patricia A. Hobson and Michael Wiseman, brother of Elizabeth Dixon and Harold Wiseman. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Burial was at Oakdale Cemetery.

 

Wolfinbarger, Elbert 74, died Dec 4. He was the husband of Hallie Frances Hunt Wolfinbarger, son of the late George Wolfinbarger and Rose Moore Ingram, father of Gary Wolfinbarger and Reda Sizemore. Burial was at West Irvine Cemetery.

 

Woosley, J. D. 77, husband of Hallie Marie Hall Woosley, son of the late W. D. and Eura Puckett Woosley, father of Judy Stone, Dawn Noland, Lewis, Joe and Anthony Woosley, brother of Willa Mae Hall, a US Navy veteran of WWII.

 

Worrell, Thaddeus J. 61, of Indiana, PA., died June 21. He was the husband of Carol A. Gray Worrell, son of the late Thaddeus and Minnie Lou Richardson Worrell, father of Kimberly and Steven Worrell, brother f Cherri Carpenter, Tincie Rogers, Hope Tipton and Leighton Worrell.

 

Yarber, Beverly Lynn 6, drowned during a flood June 14. She was the daughter of Mike and Vicki Headley Yarber, sister of Jamie Damrell, Laura Biggs, Marsha Richardson, Mike, Earl and James Yarber. Burial was at Madison County, Ky.

 

Youger, Viola 85, Covington, Ky. died April 4.She was the widow of Robert N. Youger, daughter of the late James Pleas and Lillie Richardson White, mother of Robert Youger, sister of Myrtle Turpin, Irvine, Ky. and Vernon White. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Estill County, Ky.

 

Young, Kimberly Gay 16, died June 27. She was the daughter of Ella Newton Young and the late Luther Young, sister of Robbie S., Allen S., Luther, Gary, Timmy, David Young and the late Justin Young, granddaughter of Maggie Young, George Newton and Geraldine Newton. Burial was at Newton Cemetery.

 

 

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