Sep 26, 2022

William "Billy" Earl Drennen, 63, of Mt. Sterling, passed away peacefully Monday, September 26, 2022 at University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington surrounded by his loving family.  He passed away following complications of cancer that he fought courageously, since 2009. He was born May 12, 1959 in Mt. Sterling to Ed and Carolyn Story Drennen.

Billy was...

Sep 15, 2022

Robert William Trimble, 69, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Thursday morning, September 15, 2022 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born October 28, 1952 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Carl Winford and Donna Louise Black Trimble.

Robert was a resident of Montgomery County following his move from Bowling Green, Ohio in 1996...

Sep 11, 2022

Ronald Lee Hughes, Sr., 75, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Veterans Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky.  He was born February 14, 1947 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the late Asa Hughes and Gracie Mae Roberts Link.

Ronald was a Montgomery County Native and a Veteran of the United States Army. He will be dearly...

Sep 9, 2022

Betty Haynes Barnard, 97, of Mt. Sterling, passed away on Friday morning, September 9, 2022, at Windsor Care Center, Mt. Sterling.  She was born on September 5, 1925, in Elizabethton, Tennessee, to the late Claude and Launa McClellan Haynes.

Betty lived in Montgomery County for over seventy-five years after attending the University of Kentucky where she was...

Sep 5, 2022

George Donald Ellis, 84, of Sharpsburg, passed away Monday afternoon September 5, 2022 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born January 22, 1938 in Bath County, Kentucky to the late Omar and Lida Francis Hawkins Ellis.

George was a Bath County native, born in the Bald Eagle community, residing in Sharpsburg and a...

Sep 2, 2022

Darrell Butler Centers, 61, of Frenchburg, Kentucky passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022 in Frenchburg, Kentucky.  He was born in Mt. Sterling on March 28, 1961 to the late Walter G. and Betty Reffitt Centers.

Darrell moved to Frenchburg 25 years ago from Mt. Sterling and was a self employed carpenter.  He was an avid outdoorsman,...

Aug 31, 2022

Sean Matthew Riley, 39, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Wednesday August 31, 2022 at his residence.  He was born December 20, 1982 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to Gene Riley and Lucille Bailey Romine.

Sean was a Montgomery County native, graduate of Montgomery County High School, member of Full Gospel Church in Clay City and a cook in...

Aug 30, 2022

With great sorrow we announce the passing of our dear wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.  Linda Gay Fritz Stilz, 76, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, transitioned to her eternal home on Tuesday morning, August 30, 2022,  surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Lexington, Kentucky on December 31, 1945 to the late William and Geraldine Spears...

Aug 27, 2022

Joshua Dee Jones, Jr., 67, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Saturday August 27, 2022 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born November 17, 1954 in Lexington, Kentucky to the late Joshua Dee, Sr. and Sarah Ellen Shanks Jones.

Joshua moved from Sanford, Florida to Mt. Sterling in 2003.  He had a...

Aug 24, 2022

Mary Juanita Jones Oaks, wife of the late Hyman R Oaks, passed away peacefully Wednesday August 24, 2022, surrounded by her family at St Joes East Hospital in Lexington, KY. She was an 87-year-old born in Sharpsburg, Kentucky to the union of the late Carl and Grace Triplett Jones. She was a member of the Antioch Christian Church.

Aug 19, 2022

Margaret "Peggy" Marie Walsh Gibson, 71, of Mt. Sterling, passed away on Friday afternoon, August 19, 2022.  She was born on March 18, 1951, in Camden, New Jersey, to the late John and Florence Bolt Walsh.

Peggy lived in Montgomery County following her move from Philadelphia in 1990, she was a member of Living Water Church and...

Aug 11, 2022

William "Bill" Thomas Chamness, 64, of Winchester, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 11, 2022 at University of Kentucky Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born August 6, 1958 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Earle, Jr. and Betty Forsythe Chamness.

Bill was a resident of Winchester following his move from Mt. Sterling four years...

Aug 3, 2022

Peggy Jean McCarty Swartz, 86, of Olympia, Kentucky passed away on August 3rd, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. Peggy was born in Van Lear, Kentucky in Johnson County on January 12, 1936, to the late Harry Gordon McCarty and Pauline Bunting McCarty. She lived her early years on Silk Stocking Row in Van Lear – a...

Aug 1, 2022

Patricia Ann Williams Ballard, 75, of Mt. Sterling, passed away on Monday morning, August 1, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on May 2, 1947, in Menifee County, Kentucky, to the late Samuel and Golden Trimble Williams.

Ann lived in Montgomery County most of her life, where she was an active...

Jul 23, 2022

John Phillip "Phil" Murphy, 78, of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky passed away Saturday afternoon, July 23, 2022 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on August 3, 1943 to the late Russell " Pop" Henry and Margie Rolph Murphy.

Phil was a Montgomery County native, and a graduate of Morehead...

Jul 19, 2022

Lemoise "Lottie" Bartlett Bonfield, 93, of Mt. Sterling, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, July 19, 2022, at Boonesboro Trail Senior Living in Winchester.  She was born on March 27, 1929 in Clark County, Kentucky to the late Earl and Amanda Dunaway Bartlett.

Lottie was a resident of Montgomery County since 1952 and a member of the St....

Jul 15, 2022

Jason Allen Trosper, 40, of Mt. Sterling, passed away on Friday morning, July 15, 2022, at his residence.  He was born January 7, 1982 in Lexington, Kentucky to David and Tammy Johnson Trosper.

Jason was a Montgomery County Native and a carpenter in the construction industry.  He enjoyed; fishing, working on things, spending time with his family...

Jul 15, 2022

Bessie Jane McIntosh, 64, of Winchester, passed away on Friday afternoon, July 15, 2022, at Jewish Hospital, Louisville.  She was born on September 21, 1957 in Bath County, Kentucky to the late William and Cordelia Gross McIntosh.

Bessie had been a resident of Winchester, following her move from Mt. Sterling in 2019.  She attended Life Impact Church,...

Jul 13, 2022

Sheila Lucille Lafferty Tussey, 59, of Olympia, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 13, 2022, at University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.  She was born on August 8, 1962 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to the late Kenneth Donald and Delores Delrio Lafferty.

Sheila had been a resident of Olympia for the past five years, following her move from...

Jul 11, 2022

Roy Michael Cord, 70, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Monday morning, July 11, 2022 at Baptist Health in Lexington, Kentucky.  He was born April 2, 1952 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the late Roy Smith Cord and Dorothy Orme Browne.

Roy was a Montgomery County native, of the Christian faith and previously a life insurance sales agent....