Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
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...
Jimmie Katherine Garrison Philpot
Aug 7, 2017
Jimmie Katherine Garrison Philpot, widow of Daniel B. Philpot, passed Monday, August 7, 2017. She was born March 9, 1929 in Hamilton OH to the late James Monroe and Edna Hensley Garrison. Jimmie was a member of Wilmore United Methodist Church. Family survivors are two children, Sandra I. (Richard) Cotton and Lt. Colonel Nancy P. (Lt. Colonel Robert) Thomson, five...
James "Jim" Perry Bailey
Aug 3, 2017
James Perry 'Jim ' Bailey 69, husband of Kathy McMillen Bailey, died Thursday, August 3, 2017 after a short illness. He was born in Foley, Alabama the son of the late Earl H. and Edith Younce Bailey. Jim was the President and C.E.O. of the Farmers Bank in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Survivors include two sons, Brian (Angie) Bailey and Keith Bailey,...
Lea Ann Savage Spanyer
Aug 1, 2017
Lea Ann Savage Spanyer, 50, wife of Robert William Spanyer, and mother of Hanna and Bryce Spanyer, passed Tuesday, August 01, 2017. She was born May 31, 1967 in Lexington, KY to Raymond Edward and Wanda Ann Welch Savage. Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday at Betts & West Funeral Home with Pastor Erik Koliser officiating. Burial will follow in...
Etta Marie Mays Frye
Jul 30, 2017
Etta Marie Mays Frye, 74, widow of James T. Frye, passed Sunday, July 30, 2017. She was born December 15, 1942 in Jackson County to the late Walker and Zoda Margaret Fox Mays. Etta was a member of the Apostolic Fellowship Holiness Church. She liked to quilt and do embroidery. Family survivors are four children, Rickie Frye, Gail (Dale) Freeman,...
William Theodore Stubblefield
Jul 28, 2017
William Theodore Stubblefield, 68, husband of Mary Kathryn (Kathy) Rigling Stubblefield, passed Friday, July 28, 2017. He was born January 26, 1949 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Lee Junior and Gladys Lee Stubblefield. Additional family survivors are a daughter, April Lynn Stubblefield Williams, three step sons, Joshua Arnold Rothweiler, Andrew Scott Rothweiler, and Richard Wayne Rothweiler, a grandchild,...
Edward S. Bradshaw
Jul 28, 2017
Edward S Bradshaw 83, (aka Reddy Eddie, the short circuit from Short Creek), loving devoted husband and father entered Heavens gates on July 28, 2017. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn Bradshaw of 63 years. One daughter, Karen Jaeger (Don), sons Scott Bradshaw (Karen), Byron Bradshaw (Marsha). Son-in-law, Rick Provine (Ann). Nine grandchildren, James Jaeger (Nancy), Michael Jaeger (Aimee),...
Angela Rose Davis Reynolds
Jul 28, 2017
Angela Rose Davis Reynolds, 39, wife of Allen Reynolds, passed July 28, 2017. She was born November 13, 1977 in Lexington to Rose Parks Drury and the late Billy Joe Davis. Family survivors are three sons, Trent Davis, Trevor Reynolds, and Joshua Reynolds, a sister, Billy Sue Chapman, four brothers, Johnny Davis, joey Davis, Charlie Parks, and Tim Myers, mother...
Ronald Edward Houp
Jul 27, 2017
Ronald Edward Houp, 79, husband of Sarah Katherine Hanke Houp, passed Thursday, July 27, 2017. He was born April 5, 1938 in High Bridge, KY to the late Jesse Lee and Cleo Dawn Horn Houp. Ronald was a biologist for the state of KY, member of the North American Benthological Society, South Eastern Water Pollution Biologist Association, and a Marine...
Anna Ruth Penick
Jul 25, 2017
Anna Ruth Penick, 74, mother of Ricky Penick, died July 25, 2017. She was born August 1, 1942 in Bath County, Kentucky to the late Raymond David and Vella Ingram Penick. Anna Ruth was a Loving Mother and a caring friend who will be missed by many. In addition to her son she is survived by two sisters, Eleanor King...
Amos Walker
Jul 24, 2017
Amos Walker, 87, died peacefully July 24, 2017. He was a member of Logana Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Marce and Lillian Walker. He is preceded in death by his wife, Helen Walker, their twin infants, Judy and Judith, a son, James Walker and a great granddaughter, Charis Ava Walker. Survivors include five children, Ronnie and...
Don L. Benton
Jul 24, 2017
Don L. Benton, 81, devoted husband of Norma Jo Bertram Benton and loving father to Sandi (Bryan) Curd and Patti (Mark) Miller and grandson Joseph Miller, passed away on July 24, 2017. In addition to his wife and daughters, he is survived by his sisters, Paula Bertram, Susan (Charles) Moore, and he will be fondly remembered as Uncle Don to...
Betty Jo Martin
Jul 23, 2017
Mrs. Betty Jo Martin, 90, widow of William B. Martin, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born July 27, 1926 in Sterns, Kentucky and was raised in Nicholasville, Kentucky by her mother, Daisy Underwood. Betty Jo is survived by her children, William Gregory (Susan, deceased), Joseph Robert (Mary), &...
Remious Day, Jr.
Jul 21, 2017
Remious Day, Jr., 75, husband of Bernice Morgan Day, died Friday, July 21, 2017. He was born in Letcher County, Kentucky on April 29, 1942 to the late Remious Day and Ethel Haynes Day. Remious was a Captain in the Lexington Fire Department Training Division working for 30 years, Member of Brookside Baptist Church, an Army Veteran serving in Vietnam,...
Bobby Lee Anderson
Jul 20, 2017
Bobby Lee Anderson, 70, husband of Mary Arnett Anderson, passed Thursday, July 20, 2017. He was born December 10, 1946 in Faubush, KY to the late Avolee Anderson and Faye Foster Sidwell. Bobby was an Air Force Veteran and avid listener to WLJC. Family survivors are two step children, Bill (Becky) Arnett and Sandy (Rich) Florence, three sisters, Shirley Shoopman,...
