Obituaries

Aug 8, 2016

Mrs. Ellen  Ruth Smith Hawkins, 87, of Owingsville, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016 in the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

She was born on March 4, 1929 in Carlisle, Kentucky, a daughter of the late James William Smith and Ada Woodall Smith.

Mrs. Hawkins was a retired nurse having worked for several nursing homes...

Jul 30, 2016

Mr. Edward Ray Short, 79 of Owingsville, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 in the Life Care Center in Morehead.

He was born in the Pine Grove Community of Bath County, Kentucky on October 31, 1936 to the late Edward  and Lula Ella Ferguson Short.

Edward was a farmer and logger for many years. He enjoyed hunting...

Jun 29, 2016

Wilma Jean Raleigh McCoy, 71, of Owingsville, Kentucky passed away Wednesday June 29, 2016 in the UK Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

She was born on August 27, 1944 in Middletown, Ohio, a daughter of the late Walter and Martha Deaton Raleigh. She was preceeded in death by one sister Bobbie Jo Raleigh Moore, one brother Carson...

Jun 9, 2016

Mr. Wade Thacker, 89 of Olympia, Kentucky passed away Thursday June 9, 2016 at his home after a brief illness. He was born March 24, 1927 in Pike County, Kentucky to the late Charles “Bud” and Darthrula Penion Thacker.

Mr. Thacker was a retired coal miner having worked for Pittson Coal Company for many years. He was...

Jun 9, 2016

Leslie Christy, Jr., 84 of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at his home after an illness of several weeks. He was born in Salt Lick, Kentucky on December 11, 1931 to the late Leslie and Edna Fowler Christy.

Mr. Christy was a retired educator having served as principal of Owingsville Elementary School for nearly 30...

May 19, 2016

Mrs. Ada Margaret Vice Thornsburg, 92, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016 in the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville.

She was born on June 5, 1923 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Edgar Wayne Vice and Mamie Lee Goodpaster Vice.

Mrs. Thornsburg had worked at A. O. Smith...

May 10, 2016

Mrs. Judith Ann Purvis, 76, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Center in Lexington.

She was born on January 22, 1940 in Davenport, Iowa, a daughter of the late Edward Hout and Darlene Vaverka Smith.

Judith was a retired Dorm Supervisor for Eastern Kentucky University.

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May 6, 2016

Judy Kay Hunt, 55 of Vanlandingham Road, Salt Lick, passed away peacefully Friday evening in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after a brief illness. She was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, January 30, 1961 to Phyllis Snedegar Holland and the late Cledith McClellan Green.

She was a former nurse at the University of Kentucky...

May 1, 2016

Sarah Ruth Caudill-Rice, 23, of Owingsville, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on KY 32 in Morehead.

She was born on April 17, 1993 in Winchester, Kentucky, a daughter of Elaine Webb Rice and Rev. Lowell Rice.

Sarah was a counselor for Hope Hill Youth Services.

Apr 20, 2016

Sheila Trusty, 45, of Owingsville, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in the St. Joseph Hospital-East in Lexington after an illness of several weeks.

She was born on June 20, 1970 in Campton, Kentucky, a daughter of the late James Harvey Trusty and Oval Carpenter Trusty.

Sheila was a private caregiver and a Christian.

Apr 15, 2016

Mr. Livingston Douglas “Pork Chop” McCoy, 75, of Owingsville, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

He was born on May 5, 1940 in Pikeville, Kentucky, a son of the late Brady and Lillian Phillips McCoy.

Mr. McCoy had been an employee of the Kentucky Department of...

Mar 29, 2016

Mr. Gregory Nelson Adkins, Age 41 of Owingsville, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

He was born March 11, 1975 in Morehead, Kentucky, the son of Charles and Peggy Brierley Adkins.

Greg was a former supervisor at Nestle and a former First Responder and a former member of...

Mar 17, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy “Dottie” Stephens Shields, age 88 of Owingsville passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.  She was born in Montgomery County on October 12, 1927 to the late Roy and Clemmie Warders Stephens.

Mrs. Shields was a 1946 graduate of Owingsville High School. She was a longtime...

Mar 17, 2016

Mrs. Emma Lou Kazee Copher, 76, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

She was born on February 8, 1940 in Ashland, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Donald Gaylord Kazee and Sophia Dixon Kazee.

Mrs. Copher was a homemaker and a member of the...

Mar 17, 2016

Phyllis Collins Henderson, 72, of Owingsville, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on April 26, 1943 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Fred and Helen Conn Collins.

Mrs. Henderson had been a nurse assistant at Colonial Rest Home and Hilltop Manor and...

Feb 27, 2016

WHITTON, Wilma Young, 85, of Madison, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016.

Born Wilma Jean Young on September 2, 1930 in Bath County, Kentucky,

to Sterling and Kathleen (Stewart) Young---a graduate of Bethel High School.

She was an active member of Liberty Christian Church in Madison since 1963.

Wilma...

Feb 26, 2016

M rs. Ella D. Goodpaster, 91 a lifelong resident of Owingsville, passed away Friday evening February 26, 2016 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington after a brief illness. She was born February 27, 1925 in Owingsville to the late Daniel and Elizabeth Salyer Doggett.

Mrs. Goodpaster was a graduate of Ward Belmont College in Nashville, Tennessee and a 1947 graduate...

Feb 7, 2016

Mrs. Deborah Joyce Reed Crump, 64, of Sharpsburg, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 in the Windsor Care Center in Mt. Sterling.

She was born on October 19, 1951 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Irvin and Belva Gray Reed.

Mrs. Crump had worked for Jockey International and...

Jan 23, 2016

Frank Allen  "June" Gorrell, Jr ., 64, of Mt. Sterling, formerly of Owingsville passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital.

He was born November 12, 1951 in Bath County to Juanita Bailey Gorrell of Owingsville and the late Frank Allen Gorrell, Sr.

Seventeen years ago, June moved from Bath County to Mt. Sterling....

Jan 22, 2016

Mrs. Sarah Frances Garrett, age 84 of Owingsville, passed away Friday evening, January 22, 2016 at her home. She was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky on October 21, 1931 to the late Thomas and Mamie Vice Davis.

Mrs. Garrett was a registered nurse retiring from Mary Chiles Hospital in Mt. Sterling in 2008. She graduated from Northwestern Vocational...