Obituaries

Ada Butcher
Mar 13, 2013
Ada was a Bath County native. She was a member of the White Oak Christian Church.
Ada is survived by one granddaughter, Lora Lee (Doug) Norfleet of Nancy, KY; one great grandson, Brandon Norfleet and one great granddaughter, Ashley Norfleet, both of Nancy, KY; ; two half-sisters, Lisa Noel and Jackie McDaniels. Ada is also survived by...

Bailey Matthews
Mar 10, 2013
Bailey was a Bath County native, she was a student at Bath County Middle School and member of the Owingsville Baptist Church.
Bailey is survived by her parents, Brian and Shanna Matthews of Owingsville; one brother, Devin Matthews of Owingsville; paternal grandparents, Charlie and Pam Matthews of Owingsville; maternal grandparents, Kathy and Rick Rogers of Owingsville; three...

Mary Denton
Mar 9, 2013
Mary Louise (Whiteside) Denton, 101, widow of Andrew January (Red) Denton, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Lexington Country Place, Lexington, Kentucky.
A direct descendant of Daniel Boone, she was born April 8, 1911 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was the daughter of the late James Leonard Whiteside and Mary Mahala (Gibson) Whiteside.
Although the...

Jimmy Wells
Feb 24, 2013
Jimmy was a Bath County native. He was a farmer.
Jimmy is survived by his wife, Virginia L. Wells of Sharpsburg; one son, Doug (Donna) Wells of Sharpsburg; one daughter, Teresa (Gary) Lemaster of Sharpsburg; three grandsons, Jeramy (Randi) Wells of Mt. Sterling, Thomas (Talita) Wells of Morehead and Evan Wells of Sharpsburg; two granddaughters, Ashley Lemaster...

Orn Porter
Jan 31, 2013
Orn Ackley Porter was a Bath County native. He was a retired farmer.
Orn Ackley Porter is survived by two sons, Gerald (Clara) Porter of Paris, Ky and Stanley (Sally) Porter of Owingsville; four grandchildren, Rebecca Dixon, Randy Porter, Darrell Porter and Melissa Eads; eight great grandchildren and one great great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in...

Edwin Rice
Jan 29, 2013
Ed was a Bath County native. He was a member of the Slate Valley Christian Church. Ed was a farmer and former tobacco warehouse employee. He was a WWII Veteran and a Ky Colonel Chairman of the Board at Slate Valley Christian Church for 56 years.
Ed is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Rice of Mebane, North...

Stella Steele
Jan 26, 2013
Stella was a Bath County native. She was a member of the Owingsville First Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jilson Steele; one brother, Sherman Garrett; one sister, Lottie Crouch and her parents, Thomas Garrett and Eliza Carter.

Allie Vice
Jan 23, 2013
Allie Virgil Vice was a Bath County native, retired General Tire employee and member of the Owingsville Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Warren Vice of Lexington; one daughter, Dianna Vice Pasch of Lexington; one grandson, Andrew Alan Farmer of Lexington; one brother, James Vice of Lexington; one sister, Virginia McVey of Kettering, Ohio and several...

Edward King
Jan 14, 2013
Edward was a Bath County native. He was a member of the Christian Church, a master mechanic and a Veteran of the US Army.
Edward is survived by two daughters, Robin Crawford of Bethel and Julie (Donald) Adamson of Lewisburg; two sons, Mike (Marlena) King of Carlisle and Matt (Tina) King of...

Bobby Shields
Jan 11, 2013
Bobby was a Bath County native. He was a Veteran of the US Army.
Bobby is survived by one son, Bobby Allen Shields of Augusta; wife, Sarah McKenzie of Augusta; two grandsons, Robby Austin Shields and Keagan Shields;
one granddaughter, Shana Nicole Shields; two sisters, Phyllis Shields of Mt. Sterling and Alice Shields of Mt....

Daisy Faudere
Jan 9, 2013
Daisy was a Bath County native. She was a former Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home employee and a member of the White Oak Christian Church.
Daisy is survived by one daughter, Ada Beverly (Denny) Munday of Sharpsburg; five sons, Gary Lewis (Mary Ann) Faudere of Mt. Sterling, Ronald Clay (Gertie) Faudere, Danny Dale (Lee) Faudere, Rickie Darrell (Patricia)...

Dorothy Jones
Dec 27, 2012
Dorothy was a Bath County native. She was a former employee of the Head Start Program and a member of the Midland Church of God.
Dorothy is survived by two daughters, Patty (Harold Wayne) Hunt of Owingsville, Robyn (Rodney) McCarty of Salt Lick; two sons, Billy (Barbara) Jones of Frenchburg and Rudy (Bonnie) Jones of Salt Lick;...

Samuel Lucas
Oct 24, 2012
Samuel was a Bath County native. He was a farmer.
Samuel is survived by his parents, Roger and Christine Lucas of Owingsville; one brother, Michael (Phyllis) Lucas of Mt. Sterling; two sisters, Bonnie Davis of Owingsville and Mary Jean Crouch of WInchester, Tennessee. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

J.D. Corbin
Oct 22, 2012
J.D. was a Bath County native. He was a farmer and a Veteran of the U.S. Army.
J.D. is survived by his wife, Faye Corbin of Bethel; one son, David (Carmen) Corbin of Bethel; two grandsons, Corey Corbin of Mt. Sterling and Cameron Corbin of Bethel; one uncle, Walter Corbin of Middletown, Ohio; one aunt, Opal Selman...

Loraine Otis
Oct 17, 2012
Loraine was a Bath County native. She is survived by her husband, Clendairus Otis of Salt Lick; one daughter, Drucella (Gary) Staton of Owingsville; two sons, Billy Dale (Cherie) Otis of Salt Lick and Jerry (Tannie) Otis of Owingsville; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; four sisters, Anna Belle Razor of Salt Lick, Clemmie Vice of Owingsville, Kaye Highley...

James Little
Oct 8, 2012
James was a Montgomery County native. He was a former construction worker.
James is survived by his father, Roger Little of Menifee County; four sisters, Zora Pennington of Lexington, Patricia Hubbard of Owingsville, Melanie Trent of Menifee County and Melissa Sorrell of Menifee County; a special aunt and uncle, Wilson and Margaret Harman of Owingsville; two special...

Anna Curtis
Oct 7, 2012
Anna was a Nicholas County native and a member of the Bethel Christian Church.
Anna is survived by two daughters, Phyllis (Hurschell Ray) Rawlings of Bethel, Judy (Aaron) Bortz of Louisville; four grandchildren, Stephen Ray Rawlings of Owingsville, Angela Blevins of Louisville, Rebekah Hardin of LaGrange and Jessica Schaap of Louisville; six great grandchildren; five brothers, Robert...

William Tapp
Oct 3, 2012
William "Waynie" Tapp, 69, was a Bath County native. He was a former barber and member of the Church of God. He is survived by his wife, Regina Tapp of Preston; three sons, Roger Wayne Tapp of Preston, James "JW" Tapp of Preston and Michael "Stick" Tapp of Preston; one daughter, Sherry Tapp Russell of Mt. Sterling; nine grandchildren...

Christine Miller
Oct 1, 2012
Christine Shelley Miller, 90, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012. Christine was a Bath County native, born on October 31, 1921 to John Thompson and Myrtle Adams. She was a member of the Polksville Church of God and a former Morehead State University employee.
Christine is survived by one son, Denny (Linda) Shelley of Preston; one...

Mabel Crouch
Sep 10, 2012
Mabel was a Bath County native. She was a member of the Grace Gospel Tabernacle.
Mabel is survived by four daughters, Shirley (Gilbert) Garrett of Mt. Sterling, Donna Horne (David) Burgess of Mt. Sterling, Vickie White of Mt. Sterling and Lisa (Danny) Garrett of Mt. Sterling; five sons, Randall (Ruth) Crouch of Norwalk, Ohio, Paul (Linda) Crouch...