Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Gladys Mae Baker
Apr 14, 2015
Gladys Mae Baker Smith, 79, widow of James William Smith, passed Tuesday, April 14th 2015. She was born on October 16, 1935 in Jessamine County, Kentucky to the late Hughey and Ethel Puckett Baker. Gladys was a dietician with Central Baptist Hospital and she loved to read, visit with her grandchildren and watch old Western movies. She is survived by...
Robert Lindsey Ritchey
Apr 14, 2015
Robert Lindsey Ritchey 55, husband of Rena Ritchey, passed away April 13, 2015. He was born on July 15, 1959 in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Leroy Robert and Barbara Ann Osborne Ritchey. Robert was an environmentalist with Evergreen Environmental. He was a member of the Brookside Baptist Church he loved to fish, watch TV and help people in the...
Evelyn M Locker
Apr 13, 2015
Evelyn M. Locker, 86, widow of Bill Locker, passed away Monday. She was born on May 3, 1928 in Jessamine County to the late Virgil and Lizzie Johns Burton. She was a member of the Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church. Evelyn is survived by one daughter Janet Karen (Jim) Welch, one granddaughter Stacy (Andy) Applegate, two grandchildren Andee-Grace and Jaxon...
Doris Jean Elliott
Apr 12, 2015
Doris Jean Elliott wife of William C. Elliott, age 53, passed Sunday. She was born on July 31, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky to Curtis E. and Mary Russell Drury. Doris is also survived by one son Andy (Christina Sue) Elliott, one brother Kenneth Lee (Anna) Drury and one grandchild Emily Elizabeth Elliott. Funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 PM...
Amy E. Gray
Apr 11, 2015
Amy Mingua Gray, 81, wife of the late Charles E. Gray, passed away Saturday April 11, 2015. Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Pearl Mingua. She was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter Vicki (Joseph) Winer of Nicholasville, Kentucky and one son Charles 'Chuck' (Leona) Gray II of...
Charles "Tib" D. Turner
Apr 10, 2015
Charles 'Tib' D. Turner, 73, husband of Phyllis 'Penny' Ann Maloney Turner, died Friday, April 10, 2015. He was born December 14, 1941 to the late H.M. and Elizabeth Turner. Tib attended Greater Faith Apostolic Church, was a professional horse shoe player, collected coke memorable and loved UK sports. Family survivors also include four daughters, Angie (Randy) Myers, Tonia (Rick)...
Clyde Winfred Gorman
Apr 8, 2015
Clyde Winfred Gorman, 83, husband of Wilma Gorman passed Wednesday, April 8, 2015. He was born in Garrard County, Kentucky to the late Albert and Pearl Mershon Gorman. Clyde is also survived by two sons Ronald Wayne Gorman and Wayne Allen, one step son Gerald (Debbie) Becknell, two grandchildren David Wayne (Eugenia) Becknell and Tina Lynn Becknell, one great granddaughter...
Gertrude Dovie Troxtel
Apr 7, 2015
Gertrude D. Troxtel, 91, widow of Emery Troxtel passed away April 7, 2015. She was born on August 19, 1923 in Wayne County to the late Costello and Maude Cox Bell. She was a member of the Nicholasville Baptist Church. Gertrude is survived by one sister Savannah E. Lee. She is also preceded in death by one son Ralph Edward...
Porter C Ragland
Apr 7, 2015
Porter C. Ragland, 74, husband of Gloria Kay Houston Ragland, passed Tuesday, April 7, 2015. He was born June 8, 1940 in Lexington, KY to the late Charleston Francis and Edith Lee Wade Ragland. Porter was retired from IBM. He loved to play guitar, was computer savvy, liked to work on cars and was mechanically gifted. Family survivors are two...
Helen Grow Miles Easterly
Apr 5, 2015
View Video Helen Grow Mi1es Easterly died at Wesley Village, Wilmore, Kentucky, Sunday, April 5, 2015. She had struggled 12 years with lung disfunction and related complications. She was 82. Mrs. Easterly was a native of Jessamine County and the wife of Ed Easterly III for 50 years. Her parents were the late Elmer Elliott Grow and Claudia Cooley Grow....
Helen Grow Miles Easterly
Apr 5, 2015
Helen Grow Mi1es Easterly died at Wesley Village, Wilmore, Kentucky, Sunday, April 5, 2015. She had struggled 12 years with lung disfunction and related complications. She was 82. Mrs. Easterly was a native of Jessamine County and the wife of Ed Easterly III for 50 years. Her parents were the late Elmer Elliott Grow and Claudia Cooley Grow. She was...
Helen Grow Miles Easterly
Apr 5, 2015
Helen Grow Mi1es Easterly died at Wesley Village, Wilmore, Kentucky, Sunday, April 5, 2015. She had struggled 12 years with lung disfunction and related complications. She was 82. Mrs. Easterly was a native of Jessamine County and the wife of Ed Easterly III for 50 years. Her parents were the late Elmer Elliott Grow and Claudia Cooley Grow. She was...
Hubert Murrell Hammons
Mar 26, 2015
Hubert Murrell Hammons, 78, widower of Faye McClure Hammons passed March 26, 2015. He was born on March 11, 1937 in Knox County, Kentucky to the late Tom and Ethel Marion Hammons. Hubert was served in the US Army during the Korean War and was a retired Machine Operator for Sargent Greenleaf. He is survived by one daughter Murelene (Steven)...
Rosa Mae Carroll Strange
Mar 24, 2015
Rosa Mae Carroll Strange, 102, widow of Wilbert 'Red' Strange, passed Tuesday, March 24, 2015. She was born August 21, 1912 in Milner, KY to the late Bolliver C. and Julia Ann Shyrock Carroll. Rosa was a farmer, liked to garden and was a lifelong member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Family survivors are three siblings, Helen Carroll Strange, Boliver...
Lillian Burton Carr
Mar 21, 2015
Lillian Burton Carr, 76, widow of James E. Carr, passed Saturday, March 21, 2015. She was born March 31, 1938 in Lexington, KY to the late Lee and Lillie Frances Farris Burton. She loved to take care of her grandchildren and liked to work, being manager of Old KY Chocolates for over thirty five years. Family survivors are two children,...
Irene Neeley Preston
Mar 21, 2015
Irene Neeley Preston, 90, died Saturday, March 21, 2015. Irene was born October 18, 1924 in Owsley County, KY to the late Elias and Nannie Deaton Neeley. She liked to quilt, garden, cook, give away tomatoes, travel and was a great caretaker and babysitter. Family survivors are two children, Linda (Melvin) Price, Diane Allen, eleven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, three...
Steve Allen Brewer
Mar 21, 2015
Steve Allen Brewer, 63, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015. He was born February 17, 1952 in Frankfort, Kentucky to the late James Harvey and Betty Lou Taylor Brewer. Steve was a truck driver and enjoyed yard work and tinkering with mechanical stuff. He is survived by one son James Harvey Brewer II, one granddaughter Hannah Michelle (Joseph) Horton, one...
Jane Alderson White
Mar 21, 2015
Jane Alderson White, 89, died on Saturday, March 21 at Holloway Cottage, Wesley Village, Wilmore KY following a long illness. She was born on February 28, 1926 in Glasgow, KY. Her parents, Rev. Thomas and Vera Alderson were residents Nicholasville KY for more than 30 years. She graduated with distinction from Transylvania College in 1947. She was married to Rev....
Freddy Lane Mccollum
Mar 20, 2015
Freddy Lane McCollum, 61, passed away March 20, 2015. He was born on February 18, 1954 in Madison County, Kentucky to Lula Mae Phillips McCollum and the late Harley Floyd McCollum. Freddy worked as a bricklayer. He is survived by son Freddy Lane McCollum Jr., one daughter Melissa (Mike) Brumfield, two grandchildren Chasity and Shelby Brumfield, seven siblings Johnny (Peggy)...
Jacjqueline Sue Spradlin Stinnett
Mar 20, 2015
Jacjqueline Sue Spradlin Stinnett, 65, widow of Elbert Junior Stinnett, died Friday, March 20, 2015. She was born April 12, 1949 in Fayette County to the late Robert Lee and Kathleen Woods Spradlin. Family survivors are one son, Robert Stinnett, two grandchildren, Josh Stinnett and Robin (Donald) Bowen, one great grandchild, Brooklynn Bowen, one sister, Dolly Targaglia and one brother,...