Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
James F. Ake
Feb 26, 2012
Nicholasville-James F. Ake, 77, husband of Ruth Gillum Ake, of East Brown Street, died February 26, 2012 after a brief illness. He was a member of Grace Community Church of the Nazarene. Additional survivors include a daughter, Bonnie L. Minix and her husband Osten Roe, a son, Ronnie Ake, a grandson Brian K. (Kristy) Minix, two grandchildren, Brent M. and...
Melvin Herschel Machesney
Feb 26, 2012
Mel Machesney died on February 26, 2012. He was born on December 29, 1920 to Ralph and Estelle (Yost) Machesney in Fairview, West Virginia. He was a veteran having served in World War II in the European Theatre. Upon discharge from the Military, he attended West Virginia University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. Mel spent...
Brenda Joyce Stanley
Feb 22, 2012
Nicholasville-Brenda Stanley, 60, of Regina Drive, died unexpectedly February 22, 2012. She was the daughter of Anna Lee Collier Reynolds and step daughter of Robert James Reynolds and sister of Ron Reynolds. Services 1:30pm February 24, 2012 at Bluegrass Memorial Gardens with Pastor Ron Harpe officiating. Betts & West Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. www.BettsandWestfuneralhome.com Funeral: 1:30pm Friday February...
Harold Gray Phipps
Feb 21, 2012
Harold Gray Phipps, 60, widower of Brenda K. Cuzick Phipps, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012. He was a retired delivery driver for Advanced Auto Parts. He was born June 8, 1951 in West Liberty to Rilda Lee Smith Phipps of Paris and the late Lester Kenneth Phipps. Family survivors three children, Kristie (Billy) Barnett, Misty (Charlie) Feltner and Samantha (Daniel)...
Mary Montgomery
Feb 20, 2012
Lancaster-Mary Montgomery, 64, wife of forty five years to John F. Montgomery, of High Bridge Road, died unexpectedly on February 20, 2012. She was a member of Redemption Road Church in Danville and was the former office manager for Dr. Andrew T Polites. Additional survivors include a son, John Rennick Montgomery, three brothers and two sisters. Services will be 11:00am...
Jim Lovell
Feb 16, 2012
James W. Lovell died February 16, 2012 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. He was 80. He was born in Betsey, Kentucky, the son of the late Robert and Jessie Lovell. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Sheila, a daughter, Jessica Bowers (Wilmore), a son, J.T. Lovell (Lexington), and 5 grandchildren. He is also survived by his...
Larkin "June" Hurt
Feb 13, 2012
Larkin 'June' Hurt, 88, husband of Pansy Donahue Locker Hurt, of Cobb Lane, died February 13, 2012 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was a farmer who loved to raise horses and beagles, hunt rabbits and enjoyed the outdoors. He was a native of Jessamine County and son of the late Harrison and Annie Hager Hurt. Additional survivors...
Lovie Mcclaine May
Feb 11, 2012
Nicholasville-Lovie McClaine May, 83, widow of Leslie Craig May, of Churchill Crossing, died February 11, 2012. She was a member of the Southern Acres Christian Church and daughter of the late Melvin and Stella Hager Davis. Survivors include her daughter and her husband, Becky and Charles Withers, grandchildren, Celeste Keeling and Caroline Laning, special cousins, Marie Moberly and Nyoka Stotts...
Helen Ann Bishop Murphy
Feb 7, 2012
Helen Ann Bishop Murphy, 82, wife of Clayton Sanders Murphy, died Tuesday, February 7, 2011. She was born October 19, 1929 in Jessamine County to the late Norman and Mable Logan Bishop. Family survivors are two children Judy (David) Duggins and Mark (Teresa) Murphy, five grandchildren, Wayne Bradshaw, Stephanie (Jesse) Walker, Allen Duggins, Andrew and Kelley Murphy, three great grandchildren...
Ethel Lyons Brim
Feb 7, 2012
Ethel Lyons Brim, 93, widow of Johnny Brim, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012. She was born December 2, 1918 in Mercer Co. to the late James Mearit and Ida Middleton Lyons. She was a homemaker whose greatest joy was spending time with her family.. Survivors are her children, Betty (Charles A.) Leonard of Lexington, Ann (McKinley) Thompson of Nicholasville, grandchildren,...
Cecil Eli Conkright
Feb 6, 2012
Cecil Eli Conkright, 83, widower of Elizabeth Conkright, died February 6, 2012. He was an employee of Perry Lumber Co. for over 30 years and son of the late Jesse Lee and Glorena Dixon Conkright. Survivors include two children, Rebecca Warth and David (Reta) Conkright, both of Nicholasville, two grandchildren, Joseph and Rachel Warth and a step granddaughter, Shannah Peters....
Lydia Ann Crabtree
Feb 4, 2012
Wilmore-Lydia Ann Crabtree, infant daughter of Kevin Ellis and Joanna Louise Doyle Crabtree, died Saturday. Additional survivors include two sisters, Alayna and Gwendolyn Crabtree, maternal grandparents, David and Joanne Ramey of Wilmore, paternal grandparents, Andy and Margaret Crabtree of Indiana, paternal great grandparents, Norm and Carolyn Crabtree of Indiana and Floyd and Frances Penney of Florida, numerous other family members....
Owen Wayne Moberly
Feb 3, 2012
Nicholasville-Owen Wayne 'Fuzzy' Moberly, 70, widower of Pauline Mae Wilson Moberly, passed away February 3, 2012 at Christian Care Center in Lancaster. He was an employee of Clay Corman Excavating for 29 years. Owen was born in Garrard County on September 20, 1941, son of the late Owen Perry Moberly and Anna Lee Fathergill (Harold) Nirkirk. Survivors include three children,...
Helen C. Collins
Jan 29, 2012
View Video Helen C. Collins, 86, widow of J. T. Collins, died at her home on Sunday January 29, 2012 surrounded by her family. She was a native of Woodford County, daughter of the late Harry E. and Dora Strange Chapman. Helen was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church and was a banker for over 30 years. Survivors include...
John Erich Payne
Jan 21, 2012
John E. Payne, 67, of Thompson Hood Veteran Center, died January 21, 2012. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a former employee of Vincent Fister Inc. He was the son of the late Abner Coleman Payne and Ruth Louise Adomeit Payne. Survivors include a brother, David Payne of Mt. Sterling, a nephew Thomas C. Payne and a...
Ronald Dean Thacker
Jan 21, 2012
Ronald Dean Thacker, 64, husband of Edwina 'Windy' Thacker, died Saturday, January 21, 2012. He was born February 26, 1947 in Berea, KY to the late Ernest and Virgie Christine Talbott Townsend. Additional family survivors are a daughter, Windy (Matthew) Ware of Georgetown, four grandchildren, Bobby and Tiffany Thacker and Mattea Ware of Georgetown, Zachary Thacker of Nicholasville, five sister,...
Opal Comley Spigle
Jan 21, 2012
Nicholasville-Opal Comley Spigle, 98, widow of Charles E. Spigle, died January 21, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Willie and Lula Hay Comley. Mrs. Spigle was a former employee of Irvin Air Chute, K-Mart and Kapp Uniforms and was a member of Porter Memorial Baptist Church and the Truth Seekers Class. Services will be 2:00pm Thursday at Betts...
Mary Imogene Bowman Robinson
Jan 19, 2012
Mary Imogene Bowman Robinson, 86, wife of Charles Victor Robinson of 65 years, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She was a Deacon of the Bethany Christian Church, a member of the Bethany Christian Women-s Fellowship and a member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. Additional survivors include two children, V. Gene Robinson and his partner, Mark-NH...
Clarence Cobb
Jan 18, 2012
Clarence Cobb, 83, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, at the Four Courts Cherokee Park Nursing Home in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born to Meritt and Jennie Burdine Cobb in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, on October 14, 1929. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Spencer Lamar Cobb, and stillborn son, Martin Cobb. He attended school in...
Nona Christine Brumfield Suell
Jan 14, 2012
Nona Christine Brumfield Suell, 81, widow of Robert M. (Bob) Suell, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Central Baptist Hospital. A lifelong resident of Jessamine County, she recently resided at Friendship Towers at Sayre Christian Village. She and Bob were married fifty one and one half years. Born October 9, 1930 to Clyde and Elizabeth Morford Brumfield, she graduated from...
