Oct 20, 2019

Brenda Sue Hughes Lee, 74, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday, October 20, 2019 at her residence surrounded by family.  She was born in Perry County on February 14, 1945 to the late Mann and Sitha Smith Hughes.

Brenda was a Mt. Sterling native and a member of Camargo Church of Christ.  She was a homemaker, licensed cosmetologist...

Oct 13, 2019

Lisa Faye Hatton Munday, 51, of Jefferosnville, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at her daughters residence in Union City, Tennessee.  She was born in Mt. Sterling on February 24, 1968 to the late Bill Hatton and Ruby Jones Miller.

Lisa was a Montgomery County native, member of Menifee Church of Christ and a graduate of Montgomery County...

Oct 10, 2019

Eugene Lee Hall "Geno" 47, of Lexington, died Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Bluegrass Hospice Care Center.  He was born on October 26, 1971 in Lexington to the late Paul Allen and Nellie Vickery Hall, Sr.

Geno was a lifelong resident of Lexington, attended Southland Christian Church and graduated from Tates Creek High School in 1992.  Geno...

Oct 9, 2019

Steven Lawson, 62, of Frenchburg, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on February 11, 1957 in Fairborn, Ohio to the late Shirley and Charlene Lovely Lawson.

Steven moved back home to Frenchburg in 1994 from New Hampshire where he worked as a machinist.  He was of the Christian faith and a United...

Oct 7, 2019

Sheila Rae Brooks Puckett, 56, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, October 7, 2019 at Clark Regional Medical Center.  She was born in Yuba City, California on October 17, 1962 to the late Charles Brooks and Sally Puckett Markland.

Sheila was a life-long resident of Mt. Sterling, retired preschool teacher and a member of the First Church of...

Oct 5, 2019

Mary Charles Johnson Hovermale, 92,  of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, October 5, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on November 25, 1926 in Mt. Sterling to the late Charlie and Lottie Stockdale Johnson.

Mary was of the Christian faith, member of Somerset Christian Church and a Montgomery County native.    She enjoyed UK basketball, being a farmer's...

Oct 4, 2019

Charles "Charlie" Richard Traylor, 68, of Salt Lick, died Friday, October 4, 2019 at UK Medical Center.  He was born on March 3, 1951 in Salt Lick to the late Ivan and Hannah Peckens Traylor.

Charlie was a Salt Lick native and of the Christian faith.  He was a simple man and enjoyed his family, sci-fi and...

Oct 1, 2019

Judith Carol Smoot Cockrell, 72 of Montgomery County died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at her residence  She was born in Montgomery County on April 3, 1947 to the late James and Virginia Staton Smoot.

Judith was a member of Rolling Hills Church of Christ, a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Montgomery County.  She liked to take...

Sep 26, 2019

Donald Lee Tharp, 85,of Paris died Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Dover Manor in Georgetown.  He was born on October 28, 1933 in Louisville to the late Alonzo and Mary Dixon Tharp.

Donald was a native to the Louisville area where he owned and operated Tharp's Photography for over fifty years.  He was a United States Army...

Sep 25, 2019

Richard Earl Butcher, Sr. "Butcherman", 64 of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington.  He was born on July 15, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late James William and Hattie Mae Redmond Butcher.

"Butcherman" was a Christian and a Mt. Sterling native.  He worked for Atlas Moving and was...

Sep 24, 2019

Jimmie "Jim" Russell Hardin, 76, of Salt Lick died Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Windsor Care Nursing home in Mt. Sterling.  Jim was born on August 22, 1943 to the late Laura Pergram Hardin.

Jim was a Salt Lick native, worked in construction and on his farm.  He enjoyed his work especially on his farm where he...

Sep 22, 2019

Iva Mae Huff White, 65, of Montgomery County died Sunday, September 22, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Cincinnati.  She was born in Montgomery County on June 10, 1954 to the late Ernest and Louva Barker Huff

Iva was a Christian and a lifelong resident of Montgomery County.  She enjoyed traveling, drinking coffee and visiting with her...

Sep 19, 2019

Larry Conway Craig, 75, of Mt. Sterling died on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his residence.  He was born in Bourbon County on October 19, 1943 to late Jess and Alletta Welch Craig.

Larry was a Christian and a lifelong resident of Mt. Sterling.  He retired from Consolidated Freight, was a volunteer firefighter for Montgomery County Fire...

Sep 16, 2019

Mark Edward Hollon, 59, of Mt. Sterling died on Tuesday, September 16, 2019 at St. Joseph Hospital.  He was born in Winchester on December 28, 1959 to late Virgil and Jesse Rose Banks.

Mark moved to Mt. Sterling twenty-one years ago and was of the Christian faith.  He enjoyed fishing and was a University of Kentucky basketball...

Sep 15, 2019

Carroll Martin II, 51, of Lexington died on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at University of Kentucky Hospital.  He was born in Newport on August 9, 1968 to late Carroll Martin and Diane Cruse.

Carroll moved to the Lexington area seventeen years ago.  He loved to smile and enjoyed making people laugh, often playing practical jokes on others. ...

Sep 14, 2019

David Pendleton Bascom, 58, of W. Tunnel Hill Road, Sharpsburg, Kentucky passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019.  He was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on May 25, 1961 to George Nicholas Bascom and Dorothy Pendleton Bascom.  He is survived by two sons, David Nathaniel Bascom (Leanne Fawns) of Owingsville, Kentucky, Ethan Thomas Bascom of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and one...

Sep 12, 2019

Douglas Dale Arnett, 56, died on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on September 15, 1962 to Marcus and Eunice Williams Arnett.

Doug was a Montgomery County native, a carpenter and of the Christian faith.  He enjoyed nature, flowers, animals, fishing and hunting.  His friends and family will miss him greatly.

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Sep 9, 2019

Lenville Joshua "Josh" Smith, 27, of Mt. Sterling died Monday, September 9, 2019.  He was born in Whitesburg on June 11, 1992 to Danny and Barbara Noble Smith.

Josh was raised in Bath County where he played high school football and worked in farming.  He enjoyed working on old vehicles, listening to music, singing, fishing and being...

Sep 6, 2019

Clarence Wilbur Thompson, III, 51, of Lexington died Friday, September 6, 2019 at UK Hospital.  He was born in Lexington on June 19, 1968 to the late Clarence and Mammie Thompson II.

Clarence was a lifelong resident of Lexington and a member of Southland Christian Church.  He enjoyed riding motorcycles and working on building projects.  Clarence was...

Sep 5, 2019

Paul Knox Faulkner, 94, died on Thursday morning, September 5, 2019.  He was born on July 21, 1925 to the late Joe and Myrtle Cornwell Faulkner.

Paul moved to Montgomery County in 1959 from Menifee County, member of the First Presbyterian Church, retired area manager for Columbia Gas after forty-two years of service and a United States...