Obituaries
Sharlene Kay (Taylor) Coffey
Jun 4, 2018
Sharlene Kay Taylor Coffey, 56, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, June 4, 2018 at her residence. She was born February 9, 1962 to the late Charles Kenneth and Ruth Stokley Taylor.
Sharlene was a native of Mt. Sterling and a member of First Christian Church. After retiring from KDMK as a supervisor she enjoyed traveling with her...
Teddy Lee Smith
Jun 1, 2018
Teddy Lee Smith, 75, of Jeffersonville, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 12, 1943 in Pikeville to the late Hayes and Ocie Parker Smith.
Teddy moved to Montgomery County thirty years ago from Pikeville, he was of the Christian faith and previously worked in the coal...
Edith Lucille Shrout
May 30, 2018
Edith Lucille Turley Shrout, 97, of Sharpsburg, died Wednesday morning, May 30, 2018 at Ridgeway Nursing Home in Owingsville. She was born in Montgomery County August 22, 1920 to the late Clyde and Clay Richardson Turley.
Edith was both a Bath County and Sharpsburg native and a member of the Christian Church. She owned Crescent Beauty Salon...
Joseph Brian Smithers
May 26, 2018
Joseph Brian Smithers, 33, of Salyersville, died Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Left Hand Fork of Johnson in Magoffin County. He was born July 20, 1984 in Prestonsburg to Kathy and Jeff Smithers.
Joseph was a native of Salyersville where he was of the Pentecostal Faith. He enjoyed; fishing, camping, working on cars, singing, grilling rib eye...
Danny "Red" Edward Sayre
Apr 25, 2018
Danny "Red" Edward Sayre, 53, of Mt. Sterling died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born May 14, 1964 in Mt. Sterling.
Danny was a Mt. Sterling native and of the Christian faith. He loved riding motorcycles and was an aspiring member of the "Free Riders" motorcycle club. Danny enjoyed; Nascar, fishing...
Danny Paul Haskins
Apr 16, 2018
Danny Paul Haskins, 67, of Mt. Sterling died Monday, April 16, 2018 at his residence. He was born October 19, 1950 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania to the late Nelson and Jeanette Nelson Haskins.
Danny was a life-long resident of both, Montgomery and Bath County, was employed at Kentucky Central as a computer system analyst and was a member...
Violet Marie (Williams) Morris
Apr 13, 2018
Violet Marie Williams Morris, 84, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, April 13, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. She was born September 14, 1933 in Parcoal, West Virginia to the late Ralph Williams and Mildred Matheny Dodrill.
Violet moved to Montgomery County in 2003 from Parkersburg, West Virginia, she was a nurses aid at...
William Mason Whitley
Apr 7, 2018
William Mason Whitley, 73, of Mt. Sterling died Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Baptist Health in Lexington. He was born December 26, 1944 to the late William Henry Whitley and Eliza Lou Clifford.
William was a life-long resident of Montgomery county, of the Christian faith and a self employed truck driver. He enjoyed; riding motorcycles, older cars,...
Monty "Bim" Kim Markwell
Apr 6, 2018
Monty K. "Bim" Markwell Sr. 60, of Farmers, died April 6, 2018 at his sons home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 1, 1957 to the late Everett and Alfreida Markwell
"Bim" worked in the logging business before retiring from McCarty Construction of Lexington. He loved spending time outdoors, his garden, building, especially...
Uriah "Junior" Holley
Apr 3, 2018
Uriah "Junior" Holley, 88, of Mt. Sterling died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. He was born May 27, 1929 to the late Uriah and Clarice Reid Holley Sr.
Junior was a lifelong resident of Mt. Sterling where he was a member of Hope First Church of God for 50 years. In...
Margaret Ann (Congleton) Smallwood
Mar 28, 2018
Margaret Ann Congleton Smallwood, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday evening, March 28, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. She was born September 7, 1939 in Montgomery County to the late Floyd and Dorothy Lou Moore Congleton.
Margaret was a Montgomery County native and a member of Camargo Church of Christ. She worked for the...
Ignatius "Skip" F. Calderone Sr.
Mar 23, 2018
Ignatius "Skip" F. Calderone Sr. 75, of Mt. Sterling died Friday, March 23, 2018 at his residence. He was born July 15, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Michael and Rose Lombado Calderone.
"Skip" passed peacefully at home in Mt. Sterling. He was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed; cooking, sketches, pastels, sculpting and traveling. "Skip"...

Arthur S. Tabor
Mar 12, 2018
Arthur S. Tabor "Tater-Bug", "Music-Man", 80, of Winchester, died Monday, March 12, 2018 at Stanton Nursing Center. He was born June 6, 1937 to the late Henry Arthur and Irene Patrick Tabor.
Art was a native of Winchester and a member of Winchester First United Methodist Church. He was a lover of life, who enjoyed playing music,...
Eva "Eve" M Frank
Mar 11, 2018
Eva "Eve" M. Frank, 63, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday, March 11, 2018 at her residence. She was born September 10, 1954 in Roan Mountain, Tennessee.
"Eve" was a wife, mother, homemaker, foster mother, and avid writer of stories about her childhood. Loved painting with oils, acrylics, and water colors. She loved walks in the Alaskan Woods. ...
Nicholas "Nick" Jesus Aguirre
Mar 9, 2018
Nicholas "Nick" Jesus Aguirre, 80, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, March 9, 2018. He was born September 13, 1937 in Chicago Illinois to the late Inocente and Jesse Lira Aguirre.
Nick moved to Montgomery County from Kansas in 1981, was a graduate of St. Benedicts College and obtained his masters degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. ...
Carolyn Jane (Huff) Purvis
Mar 7, 2018
Carolyn "Jane" Huff Purvis, 74, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday morning, March 7, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. She was born December 30, 1943 in Montgomery County to the late Shelby and Mae “Mammy” Branham Huff.
Jane was a Montgomery County native, owned and operated the Corner Restaurant and was a member of the...
"Ronnie" Ronald Eugene Lyons
Mar 6, 2018
"Ronnie" Ronald Eugene Lyons, 59, of Owingsville, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was born January 11, 1959 in Morehead to the late Daniel Lyons and Ione Mays Meade.
Ronnie was a lifelong resident of Owingsville where he was employed in the railroad industry. He enjoyed; the outdoors, fishing, camping, watching...
Raymond Eugene Mobley
Mar 2, 2018
Raymond Eugene Mobley, 55, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, March 2, 2018 at his residence. He was born March 5, 1962 in Mt. Sterling to Eugene "Gene" and Beatrice "Beatty" Meadows Mobley.
Raymond was a native of Montgomery County, he attended the Life Impact Church and retired owner/operator of Camargo Auto Repair. He enjoyed; camping, fishing, UK...
Bradley David Elmore
Feb 24, 2018
Bradley David Elmore, 48, of Winchester, died Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born August 1, 1969 in Campton to the late Lawrence and Gracie Mae Gilley Lykins.
Bradley moved to Winchester three years ago from Mt. Sterling, he was of the Christian faith and previously employed at Univance. He enjoyed; the...
Rosie Ann (Peyton) Haney
Feb 22, 2018
Rosie Ann Haney, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Premier Estates of Cincinnati-Riverside. She was born April 3, 1934 in Menifee County to the late Marion and Maggie Harmon Peyton.
Rosie was of the Christian faith and a homemaker. She enjoyed; attending church, watching western movies, eating at Berryman's and Kentucky Fried Chicken...