Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Ruth Rae Locker Preston
Sep 13, 2017
Ruth Rae Locker Preston, 91, widow of Paul Preston, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Ruth was born November 17, 1925 in Jessamine County to the late Walter E. and Laura Burdine Locker. She was a lifelong resident of Jessamine county and a retired employee of Farmers Bank. Family survivors are a son, Danny (Linda) Preston,...
Louise Anderson
Sep 12, 2017
Louise Anderson, 87, widow of John D. Anderson, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017. She is survived by her children, Joyce Day and Glenda Venters (Mark Morton), grandchildren, Becky West (Danny), Jeff Day (Tina), and Kristi Sherlock (Cameron), great grandchildren, Amber and Erin Day, Cameron Sherlock, and Brandon West, great great grandchild, Mason Warner, and several nieces and nephews. Service will...
Betty Beatrice Mcclure Walker
Sep 9, 2017
Betty Beatrice McClure Walker, 86, widow of Louis Walker, passed Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born January 17, 1931 in Rockcastle County, KY to the late john Henry and Sudie McClure. Betty loved to garden and make fruit cakes for her family and friends. Family survivors are four children, Rita (Don) Sebastin, Linda Walker, Lewis Clay Walker, and April...
Frances Johns Collins
Sep 9, 2017
Frances Johns Collins, 93, widow of Robert Q. Collins, passed away peacefully Saturday September 9, 2017. She was born February 11, 1924 in Jessamine County to the late Calaway M. and Rena Cowan Johns. Frances was a charter member of Brookside Baptist Church, a member of the Baptist Women’s Missionary Society, Sunday School Teacher for over seventy years, served in...
Forrest Larue Moore
Sep 6, 2017
Forrest LaRue Moore, 80, husband of Ola Marion Moore, passed Wednesday, September 06, 2017. He was born August 13, 1937 in Lexington, KY to the late Cleveland and Margaret Vogler Moore. Forrest was a retired self employed owner of Moore Office Machines. He was a member of Gardenside Christian Church, former member of Southland Christian Church and Jessamine Christian Church....
George William Jewell
Aug 29, 2017
Mr. George William Jewell, age 94, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at White Oak Manor in Lancaster, S.C. He was born February 16, 1923 in Woodford County, Kentucky, the son of the late Elbert Stone Jewell and Lucy Mae Hutchison Jewell and was the husband of Evelyn Hill Jewell. Mr. Jewell enjoyed gardening, farming and outdoor work. He also enjoyed...
Ethel Mae Tipton Wiggs
Aug 28, 2017
Ethel Mae Tipton Wiggs, 90, widow of Stanley R. Wiggs, died Monday August 28, 2017. She was born in Jessamine County on November 18, 1926 to Arthur and Josephine McGohon Tipton. Ethel was a member of Mt. Freedom Baptist Church and was retired from Tacoco, Wilmore, KY. Survivors include her four children Billy (Kathy) Wiggs, Bessie Jo (David) Irvin, Stanley...
John J Labadie, Jr.
Aug 27, 2017
John J. LaBadie Jr. 80, husband of the late Rosie LaBadie, died August 27, 2017 after a brief illness. He was a retired veteran of the U. S. Navy, a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and was retired from Link Belt. He is survived by three children, Debra S. Labadie, Diana L. (Mackie) Hughes and James “Steve”...
Nellie York Shackelford
Aug 26, 2017
Nellie York Shackelford, 98, widow of Luther Shackelford, formerly of Wilmore, died Saturday, August 26, 2017. She was born in Jackson County, Kentucky on August 22, 1919, one of fifteen children to Robert Boyd and Virginia Frances Crank York. Nellie attended Mt. Freedom Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She is survived by her brother, Jerry York of Nicholasville and...
Freida Lynn Guy Marlow
Aug 22, 2017
Freida Lynn Guy Marlow, 68, wife of George McCauly Marlow, passed Tuesday, August 22, 2017. She was born February 13, 1949 in Harrodsburge, KY to the late Samuel Howard and Gladys Mildred Scott Guy. Freida was a self employed barber stylist, member of Christ Community church, and loved to ride motor scooters. Additional survivors are a daughter, Nikisha “Niki” Dawn...
Glenna Faye Wilson King
Aug 22, 2017
Glenna Faye Wilson King, 84, wife of Harold L. King, died Tuesday. She was born in Berea, Kentucky on January 15, 1933 to Brian and Bertha Fowler Wilson. Glenna attended Nicholasville Baptist Church and was retired from GTE Yellow Pages. Additional survivors include three sons, Philip, Alan and Glenn Asher a daughter, Vera Meredith a step-daughter, Vickie LaFeuille and numerous...
Mason Morgan Routt
Aug 18, 2017
Mason Morgan Routt, 36, husband of Kenna Struble Routt and father of Thomas William Routt and Samuel Morgan Routt, of Avenue of the Champions died unexpectedly at his home. He was Founder of CAL Laboratory and a Graduate of West Jessamine County High School (1999) and University of Kentucky (2007). Additional survivors include his parents, Bob and Stephanie Routt, brother,...
William Rice Stinnett
Aug 18, 2017
William R. “Rice” Stinnett, 76, born August 11, 1941, passed away to his eternal rest on Friday, August 18, 2017. He was a retired horse farm hand, having worked on many of the horse farms in the area, including Taylor Made Farm. Rice was a Member of Roberts Chapel United Methodist Church. He is survived by a sister, Anna Louise...
Rita Ann Shelley Carter
Aug 14, 2017
Rita Ann Shelley Carter, 77, wife of Donald Wayne Carter died Monday, August 14, 2017 at her home. She was born February 26, 1940 in Jefferson County, Kentucky to the late Harold Rowlet and Ruth Mae Duncan Shelley. Rita was employed by the Jessamine County Fiscal Court and U.K. for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Shelley (Bobby) Vanderpool, a...
Cynthia Lynn Rothgeb Falin
Aug 14, 2017
Cynthia Lynn Rothgeb Falin, 65, passed Monday, August 14, 2017. She was born January 17, 1952 in New Haven, IN to the late Lee Wayne Rothgeb and Myrtle Mae Mahan Stewart. Survivors are a son, Charlie Wayne Falin, two grandchildren, Sylvia Chapman and Dani Lynn Fielder, a sister, Joy Russell, a brother, Tim Rothgeb, and other family members. She was...
Juanita Carol Perkins Garland
Aug 14, 2017
Carol Perkins Garland, 78, widow of George Franklin Garland, Jr. passed, Monday, August 14, 2017 at Diversicare of Nicholasville after a long illness. She was born on July 27, 1939 in Nicholasville, Kentucky to the late Robert C. and Ruth E. Broaddus Perkins. Carol attended the Nicholasville Christian Church and worked as a switchboard operator for many years. Survivors include...
Betty Joyce Dobbs Downs
Aug 12, 2017
Betty Joyce Dobbs Downs, 86, passed, Saturday, August 12, 2017. She was born January 16, 1931 to the late Cordell Wesley and Ophia L. Carter Dobbs. Family survivors are a daughter, Janet Barnes and her husband John, a grandson, John Tristan (Reema) Barnes, a great granddaughter, Noor Anne Barnes, a sister, Joann (John) Ford and other family members. She was...
William Alan Courtney Jr.
Aug 12, 2017
William Alan Courtney Jr., 45, husband of Stephanie Nicole Plantinga Courtney, passed Saturday, August 12, 2017. He was born March 1, 1972 in Lexington, KY to William Alan Courtney Sr., and Rebecca Jean Lay McCarty. He was a member of Light House Baptist Church. Family survivors are three children, Ellexis Courtney, Sierra Courtney, and Micah Golden, a grandchild, Liam Golden,...
Virgil Bryant Houp
Aug 10, 2017
Virgil Bryant Houp 92, widower of Francis Pauline Houp, died August 10, 2017 at the VA hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Ludlow, Kentucky on February 6, 1925 to the late Jackson and Fannie Alcorn Houp. He was a Member of the Roberts Chapel United Methodist Church and was a Navy Veteran serving in World War II. Virgil...
Mary E. Watkins Cobb
Aug 9, 2017
Mary E. Watkins Cobb, 103, widow of Charles R. Watkins and Price Cobb went to be with the Lord on August 9, 2017. She was born Mary Elizabeth Williams on April 25, 1914 to Henry and Celia Scott Williams. She retired from Montgomery Ward and was a Founding Member of the Nicholasville Church of the Nazarene. Mary was a great...
