Nicholasville, KY Obituaries

May 16, 2024

Morris Ray Wayne

September 9, 1946 – May 16, 2024

Morris Ray Wayne was born at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, on September 9, 1946. He was the first child of four children born to the late Louis (Dick) Wayne and Evelyn (Peggy) Wayne.

Morris was raised on a farm in...

May 14, 2024

Patricia Louise Butterworth was born December 5th, 1948 in Highland, Illinois to parents Howard Ellsworth Harford and Norma Louise Wise Wilson. She passed away peacefully in her home in Wilmore, Kentucky on May 14th, 2024. She is survived by her husband Donald Butterworth, her 2 children and their families: Daughter, Amy Camuglia, her husband Joseph Camuglia, grandchildren- Nicholas Catero,...

May 14, 2024

Mary Rose Flack Cecil, 87, widow of Charles Cecil, Lexington, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Baptist Health Lexington. She was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, on September 8, 1936, to the late George Flack and Virginia Corman Flack. Mary Rose worked as a cashier at Winn Dixie and Kroger for many years. She attended Gardenside...

May 10, 2024

Richard Fred Jones, 54, of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born on October 9, 1969, in Irvine, Kentucky, to Fred Jones and Lyda Stamper Benson. He is survived by his mother, Lyda (Fred) Benson; father, Fred (Gayle) Jones; daughter, Jessica (Billy) Garrison; sister, Elizabeth (Chip) Templeman; and two grandchildren,...

May 10, 2024

Mitchell Lindsay McCuddy, 61, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024, at his home. He was born on February 3, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to the late Sterling Lindsay McCuddy, Jr. and Sheila Juan Becknell McCuddy. He is survived by two daughters, Samantha Jo (Brandon Smith) McCuddy and Lindsay Taylor McCuddy, a brother, Duane (Debbie) McCuddy, a...

May 9, 2024

Barry Steele Jackson, 77, widower of Marilyn Hunter Jackson, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the Berea Health & Rehabilitation in Berea, Kentucky. Barry was a retired employee of Sylvania in Versailles, Kentucky. He was born on May 7, 1947, in Lexington, Kentucky, to the late William R. Jackson and Katherine Ann McDowell Jackson. He is survived...

May 9, 2024

Bekham Williams, 92, husband of Roma Janet Thompson Williams whom he married in April of 1952, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at his home on Hillcrest Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born on May 23, 1931, in Yosemite, Kentucky, to the late Eunice Williams and Maude Nichols Williams. Beckham was a United States Air Force veteran...

May 9, 2024

Loving Mother, Latisha (Tish) Annette Morgan, 44, went to be with the Lord on May 9, 2024. Tish had lost her battle with cancer after fighting for a year and a half.

Tish was the loving mother of Adison Nevaeh Cobb (19), second mother of Olivia Pearl Wade (21) and Emily Madison Moore (14), daughter...

May 5, 2024

Joyce Lee Roberts, 81, widow of Alwin Rankin Roberts III, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, at her home on Miles Road in Nicholasville, Kentucky. She was born in Roanoke, Virginia, on November 20, 1942, to the late Lawrence Edward Hamilton Mawyer and Jesse Clara Belle Gillenwater Mawyer. She is survived by her son, John Robert McLean, daughters, Julia...

May 2, 2024

Thomas Fryer Johnson, 94, husband of Jayne Kimberly Hall, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Thomson Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born in El Paso, Texas, on July 25, 1929, to the late Roe L. Johnson and Mary Theresa Mulligan Johnson. Thomas was retired from the United States Navy. In addition to his wife,...

Apr 28, 2024

Barbara Jean Wells Dixon, age 82, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville, Kentucky. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Charles W. Dixon; a daughter, Sheri Lynn Dixon; her father, Harold G. Wells; her mother, Marietta Pendleton Wells; and brother, Gilbert “Ray” Wells. Barbara was born on June 3, 1941,...

Apr 24, 2024

Christine Marie Cruz, 44, wife of Luis Angel Cruz, of Garden Park Circle, Nicholasville, Kentucky, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Baptist Health Lexington. Christine was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 18, 1980, to Patrick Grillo II and Judy Pertell Grillo. She is survived by a daughter, Sophia Marie Cruz; a son, Logan Cruz; a brother, Patrick...

Apr 22, 2024

Ethel Shearer, 75, of River Road, Nicholasville, Kentucky, died peacefully Monday evening, April 22, at her home. She was born at Dingus, KY (Morgan Co) on March 7, 1949, to the late Albert Guy Shearer and Omie Ferguson Conley. She is survived by her sister, Edna Shearers Barber, sisters-in-law, Chassie M. Bailey, and Ute Bailey, nephews Henry Bailey Jr....

Apr 16, 2024

Juan Carlos Vazquez Nafate, 48, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born in Chiapas, Mexico, on July 15, 1975, to Alvino Vazquez Gomez and America Nafate Calvo. Carlos was a beloved employee at Ramsey Farm for over 17 years, where he was the Maintenance Supervisor. He is survived by his wife, Becky...

Apr 13, 2024

Janet Marie Estes Halcomb, 56, loving wife of Albert Halcomb, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville, Kentucky. She was born on March 27, 1968, in Lexington, Kentucky, to the late Roy Lee Estes and Carnelia Lunsford Estes. Janet was the Co-owner of Al’s Auto of Lancaster and Nicholasville and attended First Christian...

Apr 12, 2024

Jack Perry Messer, Jr., 67, husband of Melissa Brumley Messer, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Harlan County, Kentucky, on August 5, 1956, to the late Jack Bigelow and Hazel Owens Moore. Jack was retired from the VA Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, and was a...

Apr 10, 2024

William (Bill) Wiley Cooper, Jr., 70, of Nicholasville, Ky., husband of the late Constance A. Cooper, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at his home. Bill was born October 14, 1953, in Lexington, Ky., to the late William Wiley and Ruth Madelyn Cooper. He was a Bryan Station High School graduate and one of the 'Narco Kids', while...

Apr 7, 2024

Vicki Jo Russell Dunaway, 66, widow of Danny Lee Dunaway, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her home on Maxey Valley Road in Hustonville, Kentucky. She was born to the late Raymond Russell and Virginia Russell on March 4, 1958, in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is survived by three daughters, Jeanna Michelle (Chad Durham) Dunaway, Virginia Faye...

Apr 5, 2024

Debbie Lee Oxendine Collins, 71, of Nicholasville, Kentucky, died Friday, April 5, 2024, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Debbie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on February 9, 1953, to the late Jay Cee Oxendine and Margaret Louise Woriax. She worked for the Jessamine County Board of Education where she was the head bus driver trainer. Survivors include...

Apr 3, 2024

Terrance Davis, 63, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Signature Healthcare in Hartford, Kentucky. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 13, 1960, the son of Vernon Other Davis, Sr., and Mary Carmouche Davis. Terrance is survived by two brothers, Vernon Davis and Jeffery Davis and other family members. Cremation was selected for the services. Betts...