Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
David Linton Ratliff
Mar 6, 2022
David Linton Ratliff, 67, husband of Sandra Smith Ratliff, passed away Sunday March 6, 2022, at his home in Nicholasville, KY. He was born in Pikeville, Kentucky on May 16, 1954, to Mary Lou Sifers and the late David Lester Ratliff. He attended Eastern Kentucky University and proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He continued in...
Eugene "Bud" Ray Jenness, Jr.
Mar 5, 2022
Eugene Ray Jenness Jr., “Bud,” 56, husband of Renee Barnes Jenness, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on February 17, 1966, to Ovaline Holt Jenness and the late Eugene Ray Jenness Sr. He was a member of Southland Christian Church and a pastor for the United...
Brenda Lou Reeves
Mar 3, 2022
Brenda Lou Reeves, 72, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022. She was born in Lexington on July 18, 1949, to the late Leslie Burt Reeves and Mary Alice Florian Reeves. She is survived by a brother, Richard Reeves, two sisters, Linda Sue Watts (Randy), Juanita Welch (Donnie), as well as several nieces and nephews. She is preceded by two brothers,...
Bertha Snavely
Mar 1, 2022
Bertha (Booty) Snavely, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 1st in Nicholasville, KY. She was born in Princeton, WV on August 4th, 1943 to the late Mary Dicey and Blackstone Cooper. Booty was a 1961 graduate of Pearisburg High School. As a young woman she loved fast cars (especially her little red GTO), gardening, and crafting. As she grew older,...
Sherri Lynn Barker
Mar 1, 2022
Sherri Lynn Barker, 59, wife of Bonita Faye Bartleson, transitioned Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born in Michigan on March 10, 1962, the daughter of the late Joyce Mosher. She is survived by two daughters, Terri Jo Lewis, and Jessica Lamb (Dale), a brother, Edwin Lee Barker (Terry), two sisters, Mary Jo Marshall (Dewey) and...
Jo Ann Stanhope
Feb 27, 2022
Jo Ann Stanhope, 77, wife of John Y. Stanhope, Jr., passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022. She was born on April 30, 1944, in South Hill, Virginia, to the late Floyd Walter Schock and Shirley C. Rickertt Schock. In addition to her husband, John, she is survived by her brother, Floyd Michael Schock (Peggy), and sister, Constance “Connie” Fitz Schock....
Jerry Wayne Mccollum
Feb 27, 2022
Jerry Wayne McCollum, 47, husband of Renea Baker McCollum, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022. He was born May 20, 1974, in Lexington, to the late Bobby Lee McCollum and Evelyn Davis McCollum. In addition to his wife, Renea, he is survived by two sons, William McCollum and Thomas McCollum, one daughter, Cierra McCollum, a brother, Brian Keith McCollum, a...
Christopher Niklarz
Feb 26, 2022
Christopher Niklarz, 50, husband of Angela, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born December 31, 1971, in Farmingdale, New York, to the late Robert Niklarz and Rosemarie Eberle Niklarz. He is survived by his wife, Angela Marie Brumley Niklarz, two sons, Robert William Niklarz and Kevin Christopher Niklarz, and a brother, Michael Niklarz (Denise)....
Dorothy Dean Reed
Feb 24, 2022
Dorothy Dean Burton Reed, 87, widow of William Woods Reed, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington, with her daughters Ruth and Catrina by her side. She was born in Jessamine County on January 18, 1935, to the late Homer Burton and Christine Walker Burton. As well as being a member of the Nicholasville Christian Church, she...
Shirley Ann Johnson
Feb 24, 2022
Shirley Ann Johnson, age 80, widow of Otis Johnson, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born in Harper, Kansas, on November 27, 1941, to the late Charles A. Besore, Sr., and the late Jean Besore. She is survived by her children, Leonard Johnson (Ann), Bradley Johnson (Nancy), Frank Johnson (Dorthea), Geana...
Jim Anne Adams
Feb 23, 2022
Jim Anne Adams, 62, wife of Ken Adams, of Keene Way Drive, Nicholasville, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at her home. She was born in Morehead, Kentucky, on April 18, 1959, to the late Jim and Sharon Jackson. Jim Anne was retired from East Jessamine High School, where she worked in multiple administrative positions during her career. She is...
Sandra Lynn Mccoy
Feb 19, 2022
Sandra Lynn McCoy, 60, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at her home in Nicholasville. She was born in San Bernadino, California, on August 14, 1961, to Druecilla Paul Thomas and the late Frank Kenneth Thomas. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her two sons, Jason Thomas and Brandon McCoy, two daughters, Brittany McCoy and Brooke McCoy,...
Joseph "Skip" Thomas Margle, Jr.
Feb 19, 2022
Joseph Thomas “Skip” Margle, Jr., 64, died February 19, 2022, at the VA Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Manville, New Jersey, on July 29, 1957, to the late Joseph Thomas Margle Sr. and Nancye Carol Hall Margle. He was a Navy Veteran. He is survived by two brothers, Christopher Margle (Dianne), Stephen DeWayne Margle and several nieces....
Tammy Marlene Whitaker
Feb 17, 2022
Tammy Marlene Whitaker, 43, of Nicholasville, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born July 12, 1978, in Lexington, to Gary Wayne Whitaker and Louetta Long Whitaker. She is survived by a son, Michael Perkins, daughter, Michelle Gossett, niece, Ryleigh Whitaker, nephew, Dalton Whitaker, brother, Johnathan Whitaker (Erica), and two grandchildren. Services will be 10:00...
Robert Lay
Feb 17, 2022
Robert Lay, 59, of Logana Pike, Nicholasville, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Baptist Health in Lexington. Robert was born in Lexington, Kentucky on December 25, 1962 to the late Vertriece and Eula Callahan Lay. Robert is survived by a brother-in-law, Paul McCarty. Robert was preceded in death by two brothers, Butch and Clinton Lay, and two sisters, Becky...
Jack Lemley
Feb 16, 2022
Jack Lemley, 90, passed away peacefully at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, Kentucky, on February 16, 2022. He was welcomed with open arms by his wife, JoAnn, in heaven. Born in Monongalia County, West Virginia, on April 14, 1931, he loved nothing more than laughing and being in the barn playing around, trying to build something new or painting a...
Edna Mae Bradley
Feb 16, 2022
Edna Mae Bradley, 88, widow of Calvin Holman Stipe and Robert Allen Bradley, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022. She was born in Jessamine County on March 18, 1933, to the late Glen and Elizabeth Hopper. She is survived by two sons, James Stipe (Lonetta) and Richard Stipe (Beverly), one daughter, Glenda Sue Shaw, a sister, Mary Sue Hopper, six...
Cynthia Marie Lee
Feb 16, 2022
Cynthia Marie Agee Lee, 78, widow of Troy A. Lee, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born December 21, 1943, in Madison County, to the late Walter Q. Agee and Sally Elizabeth Agee. She worked as a secretary for Eastern State for several years and was a Nicholasville First Church of the...
Juanita Fern Cochran
Feb 16, 2022
Juanita Fern Snodgrass Cochran, 90, widow of Elvin Jack Cochran, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Falmouth on June 20, 1931, to the late Earl Snodgrass and Hattie Sharp Snodgrass. She is survived by a son, Ricky Lynn Cochran, and a grandson, Wesley Adam Cochran. Services will be 11:00 AM,...
Mark Dale Lee
Feb 16, 2022
Mark Dale Lee, 64, husband of Joan Jackson, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at his home in Cynthiana. He was born in Jessamine County on November 13, 1957, to the late Thomas G. Gill and Wanda Joean Huffman Gill. He is survived by a son, Jonathan Lee (Cathy), two daughters, Erica Jackson and Dominique Jackson, three brothers, Vernon Gill,...
