Obituaries

Mitchell Cooper
Jan 27, 2014
Mitchell was a Bath County native. He was a member of the Slate Valley Christian Church and a retired heating and cooling employee.
Mitchell is survived by one daughter, Judy Goldie of Owingsville; one grandson, Mitchell (Patricia) Goldie of Owingsville; one great granddaughter, Willow Goldie; one sister, Jane Purvis of Owingsville and several nieces and nephews.
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Seldon Burton
Jan 14, 2014
Seldon was a Bath County native. He was a retired heavy equipment mechanic and a member of the Freewill Baptist church.
Seldon is survived by his wife, Mildred Hazel Burton of Owingsville; two daughters, Wanda (Bill) Hunt of Winchester and Edith (John) Corey of Owingsville; seven grandchildren, Lacy, Jonathon, Shannon, Ryan, Nathaniel, Amy and Carl; four great...

Charles Lykes
Jan 8, 2014
Charles was a Bath County native. He was a farmer. He is survived by one daughter, Kim Lykes of Owingsville; a special little dog, Bootsie.
Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Young Lykes; one brother, Theodore Lykes and his parents, Irvin Lykes and Lela Thompson.

George Henderson
Dec 23, 2013
George was a Bath County native. He was a retired Bath County School system employee and a member of the Owingsville First Church of God.
George is survived by his wife, Phyllis Henderson; one son, Gary (Kathy) Henderson of Owingsville; two daughters, Connie (Billy) Scaggs of Salt Lick and Lisa (Ben) Linam of Owingsville; two grandsons, Bradley...

Frank McCarty
Dec 20, 2013
Frank was a member of the Bath Lodge 55. He is survived by two sisters, Mitzi (Gerald) Shults of Cincinnati, Ohio and Ethel Jean Tedrick of Amelia, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Frank was preceded in death by one brother, Edwin McCarty Sr.; two sisters, Lillian McCarty and Marsha Florea and his parents, Walden McCarty and...

Virgaleen Ginter
Dec 13, 2013
Virgaleen was a Bath County native and a homemaker.
Virgaleen is survived by two sons, Danny (Helen) Ginter of Preston and Billy Otis of Columbus, Georgia; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren; one brother, Dorsey Hatton of Morehead. She was preceded in death by one son, Pressley Barnes Ginter; her husband, Pressley Ginter and her parents, Sherman...

Roberta Hardin
Nov 16, 2013
Roberta was a Bath County native. She was an employee of Winchester Coating.
Roberta is survived by her husband, Johnny Hardin of Owingsville; three daughters, Mary Mitchell of Owingsville, Jeanie Hardin of Maysville and Stephanie Hardin of Owingsville; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one sister, Julie Mynheir of Morehead; several nieces and nephews.
Roberta was...

Michael Phipps
Oct 12, 2013
Michael was an auctioneer and member of Hedricks Community Church and Mt. Sterling Lodge #23. He was also a Veteran of the US Army.
Michael is survived by his wife, Phyllis Phipps of Owingsville; his mother, Wanda Phipps of West Liberty; one daughter, Marsha Daily of Florida; one son, Matthew Phipps of Pike Co.; three grandsons, Michael...

Ruth Fields
Sep 30, 2013
Ruth was a Bath County native.
Ruth is survived by her husband, Bill Fields of Salt Lick; her mother, Jeanie Roberts of Owingsville; one sister, Paula (Clarence) Kelly of Fairborn, Ohio; two brothers, Donnie (Jan) Roberts of Florida and Kenny Roberts of Owingsville; one stepson, Reed (Crystal) Fields of Owingsville; two nieces, Amber Shankland and Samantha Roberts;...

Freddie McFarland, Sr
Sep 28, 2013
Freddie was a Bath County native. He was a retired Jockey International employee and retired from the National Guard. Freddie was a Veteran of the US Army.
Freddie is survived by his wife, Etta McFarland of Carlisle; one daughter, Kim Cain and Bobby Butcher of Owingsville; three sons, Freddie McFarland, Jr. of Carlisle, James Daniel McFarland and...

Kathryn Doyle
Sep 19, 2013
Kathryn was a Bath County native and a retired Bath County school system employee. She was a member of the Grace Gospel Tabernacle in Sharpsburg.
Kathryn is survived by one daughter, Debbie Doyle and Tracy Purvis of Owingsville; one granddaughter, Faith Corbin of Owingsville; one grandson, Ian Corbin of Owingsville; one sister, Betty (Sidney) Harmon of Owingsville;...

Perry Hovermale
Sep 16, 2013
Perry was a Bath County native. He was a retired General Motors employee.
Perry is survived by four daughters, Elaine Hovermale of Owingsville, Lella Sanchez of Marion, Indiana, Anita Hughes of Owingsville, Rachael Hovermale of Richmond; six sons, Perry Hovermale, Jr. of Bath County, Matthew Hovermale of Salt Lick, Ivan Hovermale of Marion, Indiana, Evan Hovermale of...

Roger Lucas
Sep 8, 2013
Roger was a Bath County native and a retired farmer. He was a member of the Tunnel Hill Church of God, a Veteran of WWII and a Ky Colonel.
Roger is survived by his wife, Christine Purvis Lucas of Owingsville; one son, Michael (Phyllis) Lucas of Owingsville; two daughters, Mary Jean Crouch of Owingsville and Bonnie Lou...

Isaac Fultz
Sep 6, 2013
Isaac was a Menifee County native. He was a retired farmer and member of the White Oak Christian Church. Isaac was a US Army WWII Veteran.
Isaac is survived by six step daughters, Karen (Roger) Sparks of Owingsville; Phyllis (Mike) Lucas of Mt. Sterling, Jessica (Kevin) Gipson of Hillsboro, Brenda (George) Barnes of Frankfort, Joan (Bill) Brown...

Mary Purvis
Aug 17, 2013
Mary was a native of Marion, Indiana. She is a retired employee of St. Joseph of Mt. Sterling;
Mary is survived by one son, Tracy Purvis (Debbie Doyle) of Owingsville; one granddaughter, Crystal Ann Purvis of Pennsylvania; a special niece, Debbie Sprinkle of North Carolina; and special neighbors on Ferguson Rd. Mary is also survived by several...

Diana Wells
Aug 7, 2013
Diana is survived by three daughters, Sherry (Stanley) Boston of Owingsville, Michelle (Brian) Wells of Morehead and Tammy (Earl) Colter of Owingsville; nine grandchildren, Amber, Brittany, Jerod, Ethen, Cody, Austin, Desiree, Nate and John; one great granddaughter, Layla; two brothers, Robert Crisp of Tennessee and Steven Crisp of Illinois; one sister, Janet Dobbins and several nieces and nephews.
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Clay Carpenter
Aug 1, 2013
Clay was a Bath County native. He was a retired paper factory employee. Clay was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict.
Clay is survived by two brothers, Earl (Mary) Carpenter of North Carolina and Billy (Stella) Carpenter of Owingsville. Clay is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Clay was preceded in death by his...

Renita Spencer
Aug 1, 2013
Renita was a Bath County native. She is survived by one son, Dustin Spencer of Lexington; one daughter, Cassandra Hall of Mt. Sterling; one granddaughter, Constance Bre Hall of Mt. Sterling; two nieces, Heather Chambers of Lexington and NIckie Townsend of Stanton; two nephews, Josh Townsend of Mt. Sterling and Jarred Townsend of Clay City.
Renita was...

Loretta Williams
Jul 30, 2013
Loretta was a Bath County native. She was a member of the Slate Valley Christian Church and the last charter member of the Bath County Homemakers.
Loretta is survived by one son, Nathan Williams of Winchester; two grandsons, Steve Williams and Sheila Wagner of Florence and Danny (Bridget) Williams of Lexington; ten great grandchildren; one niece and...

Nancy Lyons
Jul 17, 2013
Nancy was a Bath County native. She was a retired school teacher and a member of the Bethel Christian Church.
Nancy is survived by one daughter, Sophia Lyons of Maysville; two grandsons, Wade Carter of Covington and Westley Hause of Brooksville; two granddaughters, Kindra Kilgore of Independence and Tracey Bellerjeau of West Chester, Ohio; four great grandchildren;...