Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Bonnie J. Harstad
Sep 5, 2014
Bonnie J. Harstad, 61, passed away suddenly on September 5, 2014. Vibrant, full of life, and loved by many she spent her life loving and serving others through her love of music and God. She most recently served as Associate in Ministry for Worship at Faith Lutheran Church. She also shared God's blessing through her work with the regional and...
Pamela Gay De Borde Pitney
Sep 2, 2014
Pamela Gay De Borde Pitney, 52, wife of Bobby Gene Pitney Jr., died Tuesday, September 2, 2014. She was born February 5, 1962 in Pikeville, Ky to the late James Nickel and Isaphene Nickell De Borde. Pamela like to play games, cards and going to Gatlenburge, TN. Additional survivors are two children, Joshua De Board and Bobby Gene Pitney II,...
Charles Edward "Sunny" Johns Jr.
Sep 2, 2014
Nicholasville-Charles Edward 'Sunny' Johns, 81, husband of 62 years to Betty Gardner Johns, died September 2, 2014. He was retired from IBM, was a charter member, deacon emeritus and Sunday school teacher at Edgewood Baptist Church and veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was the son of the late Ed and Mable Johns. Additional survivors include a daughter, Jennifer...
Barbara Taylor
Aug 27, 2014
Barbara Taylor, 70, wife of Bob Ellis passed away at her home August 27, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Coreen DuBrueler. Barbara was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, Expect a Miracle prayer group, Jessamine Co. Cancer Buddies and the Nicholasville Lions Club. Additional survivors include a son Duane S. Taylor...
Patricia Anne O'Dea
Aug 27, 2014
Patricia Anne O'Dea, 57, wife of Joseph O'Dea, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014. She was a bookkeeper, enjoyed drawing, cooking, gardening, dogs and her family. She was the daughter of Joan Dorothy McCormick and the late Chester Cornelius Thue. Additional survivors include her children, Anthony Joseph (Christina) Ruggiero, Jeffery James Ruggiero, Jonathan Vincent (Kayla) Ruggiero and Kristen Anne Kuveikis, five...
Brian Scott Blakeman
Aug 22, 2014
View Video Brian Scott Blakeman, 40, died unexpectedly August 22, 2014. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and camping. Brian was the son of Debbie Collins and Jerry (Peggy) Blakeman. He was the father of Jazmine, Isabella and Regan, brother of Matthew (Renee) Blakeman and Amber (David) Harrison, nephew of Annagayle Vickers and Rosemary (Ira Jr.) Bruner, Michele...
Betty Doolin Noe
Aug 21, 2014
Nicholasville - Betty Doolin Noe, 85, widow of William 'Bill' Noe died after a brief illness. She was a member of Cave Hill Baptist Church. She was born May 11, 1929, daughter of Jess and Susan Strong Doolin. Survivors include three children Danny (Sharon) Noe, Sherry Kirkland and Billy (Jodie) Noe, six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren and one great great...
Anthony Stewart Gibson
Aug 19, 2014
Nicholasville-Anthony Stewart Gibson, 43, died Tuesday. He was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church. He was the son of David and Anita Gayle Turner Gibson, father of Austin and Skylar Gibson, brother of David Brian Gibson and is survived by numerous other relatives. Services will be 1:00pm Saturday at Betts & West Funeral Home with Rev. Arnold Turner Jr. officiating....
Jennifer Lynn Megee Brooks
Aug 19, 2014
Jennifer Lynn Megee Brooks, 51, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014. She was born December 2, 1962, daughter of Carl( Sue) Megee and Carolyn Sue Grant Barnett. She had been a nurse at Royal Manor Nursing Home, loved her family and her dog, Rocky. She is also survived by two daughters, Laura (Timothy) Schmidt and Emilee Crews, a half sister, Cheryl...
Doris Horine
Aug 17, 2014
Doris Horine, 81, widow of James Hamilton Horine Jr., died August 17, 2014 at Northpointe Lexington Healthcare Center. She was born August 3, 1933 in Maysville, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Edgar Shirley and Marquerite Jett Gumm. She was a Homemaker and a member of Broadway Christian Church in Lexington, where she was active in the Women's Department. Survivors...
Tex Cosby
Aug 16, 2014
Tex Cosby, 67, husband of Jo Ann Burton Cosby, died unexpectedly August 16, 2014. Tex was retired from GE where he was a machinist, business manager and Union president and recently was employed by Sam's Club. He was a farmer, member of the Jessamine Co. and KY Beef Cattle Associations, Lighthouse Baptist Church, the International Boar Goat Association, the American...
Geraldine Sexton Collins
Aug 16, 2014
Geraldine Sexton Collins, 87, widow of Orville Collins, died Saturday, August 16, 2014. She was born October 10, 1926 in Knott County, KY to the late Kernel and Maggie Amburgey Sexton although she spent the first 45 years of her life in Letcher Co., near Whitesburg, KY. Survivors are three children, Monell (Henry L) Garrett of Augusta, GA, Rick (Donna)...
Clarence Hunter Barnes
Aug 15, 2014
View Video Nicholasville-Clarence Hunter Barnes, husband of fifty years to Marcia Barnes, died August 15, 2014 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was a retired employee of Malone & Hyde, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, member of the Committee of 101, a KY Colonel and member of Nicholasville Christian Church. Clarence was the son of the...
John Knox Nickell
Aug 11, 2014
John Knox Nickell, 76, husband of Mary Nickell and the late Ruth Canter Nickell, of Sulphur Well Road, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at his home surrounded by his beloved family and friends. He was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky on November 27, 1937, the son of the late Reed and Hazel Reid Nickell. He was retired from R.J. Reynolds...
John Knox Nickell
Aug 11, 2014
View Video John Knox Nickell, 76, husband of Mary Nickell and the late Ruth Canter Nickell, of Sulphur Well Road, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at his home surrounded by his beloved family and friends. He was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky on November 27, 1937, the son of the late Reed and Hazel Reid Nickell. He was retired from...
Mike Hurt
Aug 8, 2014
Nicholasville-Mike Hurt, 96, husband of Louise Hurt, and widower of his first wife, the late Ursula Hurt, died August 8, 2014. He was a farmer, retired employee of the Bluegrass Stockyard and member of Mt. Beulah Methodist Church. Survivors include two grandsons, Mike (Julia) Hurt and Clint Hurt, great grandchildren, Leah Hurt, C.W. Hurt and Tosha Janette, two great great...
Gracie Gullette Hager
Aug 4, 2014
Nicholasville-Gracie Gullette Hager, 97, widow of Morris Hager, died August 4, 2014 after a brief illness. She was a member of Logana Baptist Church and attended Antioch Christian Church. She was the daughter of the late Brown and Susie Fox Gullette. She is survived by two children, Rachel Arnold and Nelson Hager, seven grandchildren, Harold Steele, Dena Chrisman, Stephen and...
Marie Waits Flood Anderson
Jul 30, 2014
Lula Marie Waits (Flood) Anderson, 88, died July 30, 2014 in Edmonds WA. She was born February 24, 1926 in Franklin County KY to Willie Curtis Waits and Mary Thurman Waits. Survivors include siblings Geraldine Adams of Lexington, Wava Mathews of Nicholasville, and Joe Waits (Ruby) of Wilmore; her sons Wayne Flood of Edmonds WA, Joe Stephen Flood (Carol) of...
Elizabeth Johnson Ward Bradley
Jul 25, 2014
Elizabeth 'Liz' Johnson Ward Bradley, 76, wife of Paul Ray Bradley, died Friday, July 25, 2014. She was born January 21, 1938 in Stamping Ground to the late Raymond Johnson and Katie Moss Barnes. Liz was a member of Friends in Christ community Church. She loved trains, sewing, the outdoors, fishing and dancing. Family survivors are five children, David Allen...
Lynda L. Johns
Jul 24, 2014
Lynda L. Johns, 62, daughter of Helen Cross Johns and the late Harold Johns, died July 24, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Lynda was a member of the Brookside Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Clark Tool & Die. Additional survivors include her siblings, Bobby (Teresa) Johns-IN, Sue Johns, Darrell Johns and Cindy (Larry) Overbay-all of Nicholasville and...
