Richard Royce Boston, 90, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday,  January 12, 2021 at Edgewood Estates in Frenchburg.  He was born in Edmonton, Kentucky on January 5, 1931 to the late Eugene and Eudora May James Boston. Royce was a lifelong resident of the Gateway area. He was of the Jehovah Witness faith. Royce was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a retired carpenter.   He enjoyed watching World Series baseball and was considered a jokester.  He was a hard...

Donny Johnson Toy, age 83, died at home in Sharpsburg, KY on January 11th, 2021 with his loving family by his side and in the care of his hospice team.   Donny was born in Mt. Sterling, KY on July 20th, 1937.  He is survived by his wife of almost 51 years, Sandra Toy; two brothers Ronnie Dunnigan (Becky) of Lexington, KY and Rudy Dunnigan (Charlotte) of Georgetown, KY; one sister Bonnie Harmon (Ewell) of Louisville, KY;  five children Doug Toy (Pam) of Owingsville, KY,...

Samuel Preston Amos, 35, of Frenchburg, died Sunday, January 10, 2021.  He was born in Winter Park Florida on September 28, 1985 to Jimmy and Cathy Lawson Amos. Preston was a lifelong resident of Menifee County and was of the Christian faith.  Preston was a handyman and carpenter.  He enjoyed; being at the lake, swimming and fishing, four-wheeling, mudding and Nascar races. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Preston is survived by his mother; Cathy Lawson...

Robert "Bobby" Dean Reynolds, 79, of Winchester, died Saturday,  January 9, 2021 at his residence.  He was born in Kenton County on February 16, 1941 to the late William "Bub" Reynolds and Evelyn "Jerri" Barnett Lyons. Bobby lived in Winchester for eleven years, moving from Lancaster, Ohio. He was of the Christian faith and was a member of Unity Faith Church in Menifee County.  He was a graduate of Menifee County High School, class of 1959. He...

Elizabeth "Libby" Louise Redmond Glover, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, January 8, 2021 at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center, Louisville.   She was born in Mt. Sterling on July 22, 1956 to the late Clarence Redmond, Sr. and Sallye Groves Redmond. Elizabeth was a native of Montgomery County, and was of the Christian faith.  She was a graduate of Montgomery County High School class of 1974.  Libby retired from the Montgomery County Health...

Paul W. Sanders, 80, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, January 8, 2021 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born in Ballinger, Texas on November 26, 1940 to the late Marvin and Madge Maggard Sanders.   After 2 years at Gulf Coast Bible College in Houston, Texas he did ministry in Shreveport, Louisiana and Winchester, Kentucky before moving to Mt. Sterling in 1974. He was the director of Hope Hill Children’s Home for 17 years, the pastor of Camargo Church of God...

Donald "'Moose" Alan Spray, 59, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at his residence in Mt. Sterling.  He was born December 26, 1961 to the late Kenneth Spray and Elaine Kaule Spray. Don moved to Montgomery County fifteen years ago from Lexington, he attended Clay City United Methodist Church and was an automotive technician at Formel D.  He enjoyed cars, including his 1976 red Maverick he restored.  Don also had a green thumb and grew all sorts of...

James "Jimmy" Douglas Sivis, 81, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at his residence.  He was born in Mt. Sterling on February 24, 1939 to the late Claude and Helen May Sivis. Jimmy was a Montgomery County native, of the Christian faith and was previously in the fencing business.  He loved collecting old things; where others saw trash, he saw treasure.  He enjoyed tinkering with old cars and lawn mowers.  His favorite topic of conversation was...

JoAnn Tipton Issac, 79, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, December 28, 2020 at Baptist Health, Lexington. She was born in Montgomery County on September 3, 1941 to the late Troy Francis and Bessie Jane Amburgey Tipton. JoAnn was a native of Montgomery County and a member of Rolling Hills Church of Christ.  She was a graduate of Mt. Sterling High School, Class of 1959.  She retired as a realtor with Caswell Prewitt Realty.  JoAnn was a hospital volunteer, a hobby florist and a...

Keith H. Downey, 84, of Olympia, died Monday, December 28,  2020 at his residence.  He was born in Albion, New York on November 9, 1936 to the late Jesse Downey and Edith Adams Downey. Keith was a graduate of Alfred University in New York.  He worked as a self-employed electrical contractor, but the most important thing to him was serving as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.  In fact, he moved from Owasco, New York to Kentucky in 1974 solely for the purpose of joining the...