Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Charles Jr. West
Aug 28, 2019
Charles Jr. West, 66, passed away August 28, 2019. He was born on September 25, 1951 in Monticello, Kentucky to the late Virgil and Zola Mounce West. Charles was a farmer and a member of Brookside Baptist Church. He is survived by one son Charles Ray West, four daughters, Tonya Cobb, Stacy (Weston) Smith, Kayla West and Kimberly West, five...
Steven Steel Henson
Aug 25, 2019
Steven Steel Henson, 59, husband of Belinda Duncan Henson, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on March 24, 1960 in Boyle County, Kentucky to the late Bobby Steel Henson and Glenna May Randolph Kissinger. Steven was employed by Harbor Freight in Nicholasville, Kentucky and an Army Veteran serving in Desert Storm...
Richard Carl Peterson
Aug 23, 2019
Richard Carl Peterson, 74, husband of Karen Patterson Peterson, died Friday, August 23, 2019 at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born on October 17, 1944 in Miami Beach, Florida to the late David Carl and Loretta Joan Lindner Peterson. Richard was a U.S. Postal Worker working at Nandino Boulevard in Lexington, Kentucky, a Navy Veteran and member...
James Dean Mcgibbins
Aug 17, 2019
James Dean McGibbins, 61, Smith Lane, Lancaster, Kentucky died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Ephraim McDowell Hospital. James was born on May 7, 1958 in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Elmer Lewis McGibbins and Mary Payne Wilson. Survivors include a daughter, Ashley Hager and a son, James Dean McGibbins, Jr., brothers, Paul Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Darrelle Wilson and Shane Wilson,...
Leroy Edward Hager
Aug 15, 2019
Leroy Edward Hager, 51, husband of Julie Pariseau Hager, died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on October 1, 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky to Edd Duke and Patricia Underwood Hager. Leroy was a truck driver and a Jessamine County Volunteer Firefighter and a member of Mt. Beulah Methodist Church. Survivors include a...
Dan Wesley Scott
Aug 12, 2019
Dan Wesley Scott, 67, widower of Freda Ruth Cheek Scott, died Tuesday, August 12, 2019 at UK Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on April 23, 1952 in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Roy Wesley Scott and Aileen Walker Scott. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Sondra Dyer, brother, Geary Scott. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Grace...
Dudley Howard Smith
Aug 7, 2019
Dudley Howard Smith, 71, passed away Wednesday, August 7th, 2019. He was born August 31, 1941, son of the late Viola Gill Littrell. He was a 1966 graduate of Jessamine County High and an Air Force Veteran. He was a Master Technician of outboard motors and retired with numerous awards of excellence. He was a member of New Hope Fellowship...
Pearl N. May
Aug 5, 2019
Pearl N. May was born in Moorhead, IA, daughter of Chris and Dora Nikolaisen. She moved to Omaha, NE in 1935 where she went to Business College and later worked as a secretary for the Westinghouse Company. She met Alvin R. May in Omaha and in 1942 they were married. The newlyweds moved to Michigan, living first in Detroit. Then...
Martha June Lowry
Aug 5, 2019
Martha June Poor Lowry, 95, widow of William Edward Lowry died Monday August 5, 2019. She was born June 29, 1924 to the late Hansel Lee and Grace Mae Reynolds Poor. “Mama Lowry” was a retired Jessamine County school teacher spending 47 years of service to Jessamine County students. She was a member of Mt. Freedom Baptist Church for the...
Raymond "Buck" Wayne Stewart
Aug 4, 2019
Raymond Wayne (Buck) Stewart, 78, husband of Lois Cummings Stewart, ascended to glory on Sunday, August 4, 2019. He was born September 30, 1940 to the late Raymond and Josephine Martin Stewart. He was an avid horseman and enjoyed spending his days in the saddle. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, sister Barbara Stewart Barker, 4...
Dorothy Lee Tackett Sparkman
Aug 3, 2019
Dorothy Lee Tackett Sparkman, 80, widow of Burnis Sparkman Sr, passed away August 3, 2019. She was born on July 22,1939 in Pike County, Kentucky to the late Hattler and Maudie Fleming Tackett. Dorothy was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church and a retired door greeter at Walmart. She is survived by one son Burnis “Bub” Sparkman Jr. and...
Irene Mae Anderson
Aug 1, 2019
Irene Mae Horton Anderson, 88, widow of James A. Anderson, Sr. died Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Diversicare of Nicholasville. She was born in Bryantsville, Kentucky on May 30, 1931 to the late John Horton and Bessie Alcorn Horton. Mrs. Anderson was a member of Community Missionary Church in Wilmore and had worked for the Jessamine County School System for...
Vernon Lee Houp
Jul 31, 2019
Vernon Lee Houp, 60, passed away July 31, 2019 in Nicholasville, KY. He was born on June 26, 1959 in Jessamine County to the late William and Roxie Baker Houp. Vernon is survived by four sons Jason, David, Jeremiah and Vernon Houp Jr., two daughters Rebecca Whitaker and Melanie Neal and three brothers Virgil, Enos and David Houp. No services...
Janet Martha Brewster
Jul 31, 2019
Janet Martha Lindsay Brewster, 66, wife of James W. “Jimmy” Brewster, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 20, 1953 in Owenton, Kentucky to the late Edward Gex Lindsay and Moira Jones Lindsay. Jan was a retired school bus driver and a member of Wilmore Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three daughters, Brittany...
James Ray Dickenson
Jul 27, 2019
Beloved James Ray Dickenson, 87, of Nicholasville, Kentucky passed away on July 27, 2019 at University of Kentucky Bluegrass Hospice Care. He was born on November 26, 1931 in Harlan, Kentucky to Thomas Hensley and Susan Dickenson. He married Emma Jean Duncan on September 3, 1955 in Jonesville, Virginia. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War...
Clara Cohorn Riddle
Jul 25, 2019
Clara Cohorn Riddle, 96, widow of Maurice Riddle, passed away on July 25, 2019 at her residence. She was born on October 18, 1922 in Scott County, Kentucky to the late Bennie and Mary Kate Wise Cohorn. Clara was retired from Sears Dept. Store and a member of the Lake Street Church of Christ. She was also a member of...
Lois Elizabeth Peel
Jul 24, 2019
Lois Elizabeth Poinier Peel, 72, loving wife of Rankin Peel, of Lexington, Kentucky, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born in Dearborn, Michigan on June 3, 1947 to the late Arthur Best Poinier and Lola Marie McColloch Poinier. Lois was a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Masters Degree in Social Work and...
Mary Deering
Jul 23, 2019
Mary Robinson Deering, 80 widow of William Joe Deering, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 2, 1939 to the late Joseph Preston Robinson and Eudora Clemmons Robinson. Survivors include her children, Thomas Lester (Flecia) Deering, Daniel Preston (Stephanie) Deering David Walker (Missy Dunn) Deering, and Alverta “LeeLee” (David) Carson, twin sister, Martha Bailey,...
Eugene Black
Jul 23, 2019
Eugene Black, 80, widower of Wanda Lou Durham Black, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital. Eugene was born on August 24, 1938 in Eubank, Kentucky to the late Clinton and Maggie McClure Black. He was a retired truck driver who drove for 40 years. He is survived by a son, Steve (Sharon) Black, two grandchildren, Steven...
Michael Gene Hurst
Jul 17, 2019
Michael Gene Hurst, age 60, husband of Katherine Denise Rayborn Hurst, passed away July 17, 2019. He was born on September 24, 1958 to the late Bill Hurst and Gertrude Eversole Hurst who survives. Michael was a retired from the City of Nicholasville where he served as a dispatcher and Police Officer. He is survived by one son Taylor Joseph...
