Obituaries

Jul 26, 2017

Mr. James Peter Schulte, 71, of Owingsville, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

He was born on July 14, 1946 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Lawrence Andrew Schulte and Mildred Henger Schulte.

Mr. Schulte was a retired educator.  He was an elementary school teacher in...

Jul 15, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean Johnson Vice, Age 83 of Sharpsburg, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington after a brief illness.

She was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on April 3, 1934 to the late Albert and Eva Shepherd Johnson.

Mrs. Vice was a homemaker and a...

Jun 8, 2017

Isaiah Shane Davis, son of Douglas Shane Davis and Heather Victoria Kizziah Davis of Sharpsburg, was stillborn on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Taressa Patsy Davis and Skyla Victoria Davis and his grandmother, Teresa Fredani of Edgewater, Florida.

Graveside...

May 25, 2017

Mr. Ted Snedegar, 56, of Clearfield, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

He was born August 1, 1960 in Bath County, Kentucky to the late William and Stella Fugate Snedegar.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Snedegar, two sisters,...

May 8, 2017

Mr. John Roberts Razor, 72, of Sharpsburg, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at the home of his daughter in Mt. Sterling.

He was born on October 5, 1944 in Moorefield, Nicholas County, Kentucky, a son of the late Boone Razor, Sr. and Helen Marie Hamm Razor.

Mr. Razor was a farmer and a member...

Apr 20, 2017

Mrs. Myrtle Jean Smith Griggs, 83, of Olympia, passed away Thursday morning, April 20, 2017 in the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Owingsville.

She was born on May 30, 1933 in Olympia, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Luther and Rose Catherine Wade Smith.

Mrs. Griggs was a retired cook for the Bath County...

Mar 21, 2017

Mr. Ewell D. Goodpaster, 90, of Owingsville, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

He was born on June 13, 1926 in Bath County, Kentucky, a son of the late Frank and Cordie Lee Davis Goodpaster.

Mr. Goodpaster was a farmer and a member of the White Oak Christian Church. ...

Mar 15, 2017

Mrs. Muriel Snedegar, widow of Earl E. Snedegar, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

She was born in Birmingham, England, a daughter of the late Arthur and Clara Fall Reeley.

Mrs. Snedegar was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, her parents and three siblings in England and Australia.

Mar 8, 2017

Mrs. Wilma Imogene Vice, 94, of Wyoming Road, Owingsville, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at her home.

She was born on September 18, 1922 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late William Taylor Young and Norma Hendrix Young.

Mrs. Vice was a homemaker and a member of the East Fork Church of...

Mar 4, 2017

William Ray “Billy” Bowles, 44, of Bethel, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

He was born on July 5, 1972 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, a son of Brenda Skaggs and the late William Ray Bowles.

Billy was a construction worker and a farmer.

He enjoyed deer...

Feb 16, 2017

Mr. Roy Kenneth McClain, 86, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.

He was born on June 8, 1930 in Salt Lick, Kentucky to the late Lillian Green Snelling and Irvin Jackson McClain. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by...

Feb 14, 2017

Terry Lewis Steele, 65 of Owingsville, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington after a brief illness. He was born on July 26, 1951 in Lexington to the late Allen and Alline Anderson Steele.

Terry had attended the Owingsville Christian Church and was a retired hay and straw...

Feb 13, 2017

Mr. Raymond Manley, 89 of Bethel, Kentucky passed away Monday morning February 13, 2017 in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington following a brief illness. He was born in the Bald Eagle community of Bath County, Kentucky to the late Steven Douglas Manley and Rosie Jewell Welch Manley.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by...

Feb 8, 2017

Mr. Boone Razor, Jr., 67, of Wyoming Road, Owingsville, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home.

He was born on February 15, 1949 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, a son of the late Boone Razor, Sr. and Helen Marie Hamm Razor.

Mr. Razor was a carpenter and United States Army Veteran having served during...

Feb 5, 2017

Ashley Nicole Calvert, 30 of Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Sunday evening in Rowan County from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

She was born in Morehead, Kentucky on November 20, 1986 to Bob Calvert  and Tina Everman Vanderpool.

Ashley was a graduate of KCTC in Morehead was of the church of God faith...

Jan 23, 2017

Hazel Parks, 89, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Owingsville.

She was born on January 28, 1927 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Goebel and Cordia Crockett Parks.

Ms. Parks retired from Owingsville Elementary School.

Her hobby, in the winter months, was...

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Patsy M. Varner, 72, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

She was born on February 10, 1944 in Winchester, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Margaret Jewell McKenzie.

Mrs. Varner was a retired legal secretary for Hays & Hays Attorneys, former employee of...

Jan 12, 2017

Mrs. Helen Jean Stewart Snedegar, 83, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

She was born on April 6, 1933 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Walter and Lucille Rice Stewart.

Mrs. Snedegar was retired from the Southern States Cooperative in Owingsville where she...

Jan 9, 2017

Marjorie Dicken Colliver, 63, of Somerset, formerly of Bethel , daughter of J. Dryden and Peggy Morse Colliver,  died Monday, January 9, 2017.

Private memorial service was held Saturday, January 14, 2017.

Burial in Longview Cemetery, Bethel.

Survivors include two brothers, Jim, of Port Charlotte, Florida, and Bob of Lexington.  Two sisters also...

Jan 1, 2017

Ms. Wanda Ingram Ginter, 69 passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at  Fall Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Humble, Texas after an illness of several months.  She was born in Bath County on April 29, 1947 to the late Sam and Opal Blevins Ingram.

Wanda was the church pianist at Preston First Church  of God for many...