Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Robert Joseph Dillon
May 29, 2009
Nicholasville-Robert Joseph Dillon, 58, husband of Barbara Easterling Dillon, died Friday, May 29, 2009. He was born January 1, 1951 in Lexington, KY to the late Edwin Shirley and Ann Waters Dillon. He is also survived by his daughter, Emily Paige Dillon of Lancaster and her fianc- Darren Allen, special beloved pets, Rascal and Powder and other family members. Services...
Lt. Col. James C Routt
May 27, 2009
Lt. Col. James C. Routt, 90, entered eternity Wed, May 27. Born in Ottawa Canada, Jim grew up in Kentucky attending UK-s school of business. He left UK to defend his country in 1942 becoming a B-25 pilot in Stockton, CA flying over 30 missions in China during WWII also serving in the Korean War. He returned to UK to...
Margaret Clay Bibb Johns
May 27, 2009
Margaret Clay Bibb Johns, 90, widow of Hunter Johns and life long resident of Jessamine County, died May 27, 2009 at Central Baptist Hospital. She was a member of the Little Hickman Christian Church. A banker for 34 years, she retired in 1980 as Vice President of First National Bank, Nicholasville. Survivors include a daughter and her husband, Lynda and...
Leroy Thomas Horton
May 26, 2009
Leroy Thomas Horton, 66, husband of Mary Wilson Cornett Horton of High Bridge Road, died May 26, 2009 in Lexington. He was born in High Bridge on December 27, 1942, the son of the late John Cornelious and Gladys Frances McLaughlin Horton. He was a retired employed of the City of Nicholasville, a member of the United Holiness Church at...
Alonza Green "A.G." Canter
May 24, 2009
Alonza Green -A.G.- Canter, 83, husband of 64 years to Ida Ruth Montgomery Canter, of Sugar Creek Pike, died May 24, 2009 at his home. He was a lifelong farmer, an Elder and Superintendent at Little Hickman Christian Church and a member of the Jessamine Co. Beef Cattle Association. He was the happiest when on his tractor, driving a team...
Frances Somers Hanson
May 24, 2009
Frances Somers Hanson, 93, a good and faithful servant of the Lord, went home to Heaven on Sunday, May 24, 2009. Fran was born October 4, 1915 in Faribault, Minnesota to the late Charles Hadden Spurgeon and Lenora Belle Grant Somers. She attended Carleton College and the University of Minnesota. She was an avid figure skater and ice hockey player....
Buford Albert Dodgen
May 22, 2009
Buford Albert Dodgen, 81, of Tower Plaza, died May 22, 2009. He was born in Mule Shoe, TX, son of Albert and Lilly Harris Dodgen. He a U. S. Marine Veteran of WWII. Survivors include seven children, Marsha Kay Butt, Linda Lori Bobst, John Albert Dodgen, Joe Blake Dodgen, James Arthur Dodgen, Peggy Sue Paulson, Jack Allen Dodgen, numerous grandchildren...
Stuart Leroy Hall
May 22, 2009
Stuart Leroy Hall, 90, husband of Marcia Ellen Hettinger Hall of Lancaster, died Friday, May 22, 2009. He was born October 19, 1918 in Williamsport, PA to the late Clarence Alvin and Verdnia Marie Kemery Hall. Survivors are a daughter, Cherylbeth (Frank) Smith-AL, a son, Stuart L. -Ted- (Sandy) Hall Jr., Nicholasville, two grandchildren, Marcia Smith-Wilmore and Spencer Hall-Nicholasville, two...
Jeffery Lee "Tubbs" Osten
May 21, 2009
Jeffery Lee -Tubbs Osten, 48, widower of Susan Gross Osten, died Thursday, May 21, 2009. He was born February 9, 1961 in Lexington, KY to Margaret Reynolds Osten of Nicholasville and the late James Edgar Osten. Survivors are two sons, Brandon Osten of Lexington and Derrick Osten of Nicholasville, three grandchildren, Dylan, Kaitlyn and Tyler Osten of Lexington and other...
Maria Livingston
May 20, 2009
Maria Livingston, 93 the wife of G. Herbert Livingston went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on May 20, 2009 in the hospice care unit at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born in Munster, Holland to Burt and Nellie Saarloos who immigrated to the USA in 1920 with her older sister Lucy. They lived in northwestern Iowa...
Devola "Dee" Mae Boggs
May 20, 2009
Devola -Dee- Mae Boggs, 81, died May 20, 2009. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Ella Lewis. Mrs. Boggs was active in the KITS Club at Southland Christian Church and was a retired employee of K-Mart. Survivors include a daughter and her husband, Jo Ann and Jack Clark of Lexington, thirteen grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, two sisters,...
Irma Frances Mason Morris
May 20, 2009
Irma Francis Mason Morris, 92, widow of Edward Clayton Morris, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009. She was born October 15, 1916 near Bangor, Iowa to Edwin and Elsie Hinshaw Mason. She was a Friends pastor and founder and former director of Wilmore Day Care Center. Survivors are her children, Kathleen (Bill) Ulmet-IL, Eileen (Ben)-MI, Homer (Debra) Morris-NC, Linn (Wanda) Morris-PA,...
Herbert H. "Pete" Royse Jr.
May 16, 2009
Nicholasville-Herbert H. -Pete- Royse, Jr., 68, beloved husband of Mary Sue Willis Royse, died Saturday, May 16, 2009. He was a teacher, coach and administrator with the Jessamine County Schools for 43 years. He was born in Nicholasville, January 29, 1941, to the late Herbert H. Royse and Gertrude Conn Royse. He was a 1958 graduate of Nicholasville High School....
Charles Nitin Jacob
May 15, 2009
Charles Nitin Jacob, 28, husband of Elizabeth Ann Flanagan Jacob, went to be with heveanly father Friday, May 15, 2009. He was a ordained Christian minister in India, member of Mt. Freedom Baptist Church in Wilmore, active member of the Indian community at Asbury and served with Anant Jeevan Ministerys in India. Charles had just received his work permit and...
Mabel Dixon Boggs
May 15, 2009
Nicholasville-Mabel Dixon Boggs, 90, wife of Earl Boggs of Cannonball Drive, died unexpectedly Friday, May 16, 2009. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in Logan, WV. She was a native of Letcher County, daughter of the late Pearl B. and Cora Fields Dixon. Survivors include two children and their spouses, Earl Eugene and Barbara F. Boggs and Michael...
Hanokhbhai Manilal Gohil
May 15, 2009
Hanokhbhai Manilal Gohil, 35, husband of Esther Damodar Jadhav, went home to his Heavenly Father, May 15, 2009. He was born January 18, 1974 in Kathlal Kheda Guj, India to Manilal Dahyabhai and Monicaben Manilal Khristi Gohil. Visitation was held Wednesday from 5:00 until 8:00 pm at Betts & West Funeral Home. Services and burial will be held in India...
Martha Jane Maggard
May 12, 2009
Martha Jane Thorpe Maggard, 76, widow of Henry Maggard died Tuesday, May 12, 2009. She was born August 9, 1932 to the late Garland and Ella Smith Thorpe. Survivors are her three children, Jeri Maggard, Henry and his wife Kimberly and Vernon Maggard, three grandchildren, Zack, Sarah and Erica, two sisters, Connie Thorpe and Alma Lee Hensley, two brothers, Sam...
Billy Joe Barber
May 12, 2009
Nicholasville-Billy Joe Barber, 68, husband of Edna Shearers Barber, of River Road, died May 12, 2009 after a battle with emphysema and lung cancer. He was the owner of CyberSense Inc., was a longtime Professor and Scientist, having been affiliated with Bowman Gray School of Medicine (Winston Salem, NC), University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson, MS), Medical College of Wisconsin...
Alecia Lanell Cartwright Ward
May 11, 2009
Nicholasville-Alecia LaNell Cartwright Ward, 46, loving and devoted mother of Lynsey Frances Ward, of Harlan Drive, died unexpectedly May 11, 2009. She attended Bethel Christian Church where she helped lead the Awana Club and was a member of the choir. Alecia was a very active volunteer with the Special Olympics, was a member of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association....
Leslie Meredith Parrish
May 9, 2009
Leslie Meredith Parrish, 85, husband of Evelyn Jane Bennett Parrish, formally of Paris, died Saturday, May 9, 2009. He was born February 29, 1924 in Henry County to the late Leslie Ernest and Mary Ellen Wallace Parrish. Leslie was a member of First United Methodist Church in Paris and the Lions Club. He was a WWII Army Veteran. Additional survivors...
