Obituaries

Sep 29, 2015

Mrs. Emma Louise McGlothin Thompson, 72, of Slate Avenue, Owingsville, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

She was born on February 28, 1943 in the Ore Mines community of Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Earl and Mae Ginter McGlothin.

Mrs. Thompson was retired from...

Aug 26, 2015

Mrs. Helen Marie Hamm Razor, 88, of Bethel, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 in the St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling.

She was born on September 12, 1926 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John and Dillard Vice Hamm.

Mrs. Razor was a retired cook, having worked at Bethel Elementary School...

Aug 25, 2015

Mrs. Judy Gayle Johnson Wright, 68, of Owingsville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after suffering an apparent heart attack.

She was born on February 3, 1947 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Welburn and Margaret Shrout Johnson.

Mrs. Wright was a retired...

Aug 16, 2015

Mr. Delbert Floyd Anderson, 76, of Slate Avenue, Owingsville, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 in the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville.

He was born on July 7, 1939 in Bath County, Kentucky, a son of the late John and Ora Reed Anderson.

Mr. Anderson was a retired truck driver for the Kentucky...

Jul 13, 2015

Mrs. Maxine Montgomery Price, 81, of Springfield, Ohio formerly of Bath County, Kentucky, was born on June 27, 1934 and went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, July 13, 2015.

She was a loving mother, grandmother and granny to so many.  She loved to go visit her home place...

Jun 11, 2015

Mr. Alfred Allen Wells, 80, of Preston Road, Owingsville, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Baptist Health Lexington.

He was born on November 10, 1934 in Bath County, Kentucky, a son of the late Clark and Irene Stephens Wells.

Mr. Wells was a retired farmer.

He was of the Church of Christ...

May 31, 2015

Raymond Purvis, Jr., 61, of Old Sands Road, Salt Lick, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

He was born on October 31, 1953 in Bath County, Kentucky, a son of the late Raymond Purvis and Lillian Corey Purvis Robinson.

Mr. Purvis was a farm laborer and...

May 12, 2015

Mr. Orville Lacy (“Jetty”) Anderson, 81, of White Oak Road, Owingsville, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

He was born on November 4, 1933 in Bath County, Kentucky, a son of the late John and Ora Reed Anderson.

Mr. Anderson was a life-long farmer and a...

Apr 25, 2015

Cathy Ann Warner King, 63, of Whitley City, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Oneida, Tennessee.

Cathy was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on April 23, 1952 to the late Jimmy "Hick" and Margaret (Stone) Warner. She was a former employee of Cowden Manufacturing and in later years she enjoyed going to...

Apr 13, 2015

Mr. Clarence Mitchell Rister, 83, of Owingsville, passed away Monday, April 13, 2015 in the V. A. Medical Center, Cooper Drive, Lexington, Kentucky.

He was born on October 11, 1931 in Lackey, Kentucky, a son of the late Frank and Maudie Ramey Rister.

On November 5, 1952, in a barber shop, Clarence married Cuba Bolen...

Apr 12, 2015

Mrs. Frances Wilson Jewell, 95, of Sharpsburg, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at her home.

She was born on December 10, 1919 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Charley and Eddie Jane Wells Wilson.

Mrs. Jewell retired from U.S. Shoe in Flemingsburg. At one time, she had worked at Cowden's Manufacturing....

Mar 13, 2015

Charles L. Daugherty, 78, of Mowrystown, Ohio, formerly of Bath County, Kentucky, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He was born on August 1, 1936 in Bath County, Kentucky, a son of the late Ed and Mamie Lee Powell Daugherty.

Surviving is his sister-in-law, Viola Daugherty of Mowrystown, Ohio, and many nieces...

Mar 11, 2015

David L. Carey, 76, of Owingsville, KY went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center. David was an amazing Man of God who lived life devoted to family and those in need. He worked 17 years in a steel mill in Indiana and later as a truck driver...

Mar 3, 2015

Naomi was a Bath County native. She was a homemaker.

Naomi is survived by two sons, Timothy Copher of Sandy Hook and Dale Copher of Owingsville; one grandson, Cody Copher of Mt. Sterling; one sister, Rhonda Davis of Owingsville; three brothers, Dave York of Owingsville, Gary York of Owingsville and Donnie York of Lexington. She is also...

Dec 25, 2014

Clark was a Bath County native. He was a retired farmer and a Veteran of WWII.

Clark is survived by his wife, Lydia Jane Wells of Owingsville; two daughters, Donna Kay Jones of Talbott, Tenn. and Eleanor Bailey of Owingsville; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren; one brother, Alfred Wells of Owingsville; two sisters, Gordie Conners of...

Dec 20, 2014

Fay was a Bath County native. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of God.

Fay is survived by her sister, Jeanette (Thomas) Anderson of Owingsville; one nephew, Paul (Danette) Anderson of Owingsville; great nephew, John Anderson and great niece, Madison Anderson.

Fay was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cook; her...

Nov 30, 2014

Ruth was a Bath County native. She was a homemaker.

Ruth is survived by three sons, Leniel (Rhonda) Stiddom of Owingsville, Denzel (Faye) Stiddom of Salt Lick and Stanley (Carolyn) Stiddom of Owingsville; four daughters, Wanda (Jack) Snyder of New Richmond, Ohio, Eldene (Arnold) Barton of Pleasant Plains, Ohio, Mary (Teddy) Jones of Morehead and Deborah (Terry)...

Nov 14, 2014

Merle was a Bath County native. She was a member of the Salt Lick First Church of God.

Merle is survived by three daughters, Shelia Hicks of Morehead, Vanita Mabry and Steve Hall of Morehead and Rhonda Cassidy of Morehead; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one sister, Lena K. McNabb of Salt Lick. Merle is also survived...

Oct 31, 2014

Mary Lydia was a Montgomery County native. She was a member of the Bethel Methodist church and a former employee of Jockey Factory.

Mary Lydia is survived by one daughter, Sarah (Ron) Schewe of Mason, Ohio; two granddaughters, Emma Schewe of Mason and Abigail Schewe of Mason, Ohio; one grandson, Cameron Schewe of Mason, Ohio and one...

Oct 11, 2014

Larry was a Clark County native and a farmer.

Larry is survived by his wife, Peggy Sue Martin of Mt. Sterling; two sons, Larry Dean Martin, Jr. of Mt. Sterling, Christopher Lee Martin of Mt. Sterling; two granddaughters, Tara Lynn Martin of Mt. Sterling and Tabitha Dawn Martin of Mt. Sterling; one great grandson, Charles Logan Stull...