Obituaries
Jackie "Jack" Lee Esteppe
Dec 27, 2016
Jackie "Jack" Lee Esteppe, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 12, 1952 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Irene Hollon and Johnny Esteppe.
Jack moved to Montgomery County twenty-five years ago from Florida, he worked heavy equipment construction and was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He...
Sandra (Huffman) Gray
Dec 18, 2016
Sandra Huffman Gray, 61, of Lexington, died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the Hospice Care Center. She was born October 12, 1955 to Albert Roy Huffman and Shirley Anne Davis Rega.
Sandra moved to Lexington twenty years ago from Madison, Alabama. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. Sandra had a giving big hearted personality,...
Norma Lee (McCarty) Centers
Dec 12, 2016
Norma Lee McCarty Centers, 71, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, December 12, 2016 at UK Medical Center. She was born January 23, 1945 in Morgan County to the late Earnie and Victorine Lykins McCarty.
Norma was a life-long resident of Montgomery County, of the Christian faith and a retired seamstress at Jockey for twenty three years. She...
Thomas Gerald Tipton
Dec 10, 2016
Thomas Gerald Tipton, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, December 10, 2016 at UK Medical Center. He was born March 15, 1933 in Montgomery County to the late Bessie Amburgey and Troy Tipton.
Thomas is a Montgomery County native, member of the Rolling Hills Church of Christ, retired farmer and owner of Tipton Equipment Company and a...
Maxine (Dunagan) Bigstaff
Dec 9, 2016
Maxine Dunagan Bigstaff, 94, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, December 9, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born November 2, 1922 in Wayne County to the late Foxie and Nora Belle Roberts Dunagan.
Maxine attended Lindsey Wilson College in the Cumberland's, Western Kentucky, University of Louisville and Columbia University. She received a teaching certificate at...
Barbara Lynn (Traylor) McCarty
Nov 29, 2016
Barbara Lynn Traylor McCarty, 58, of Owingsville, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at her residence. She was born November 21, 1958 to the late Ivan and Margaret Peckens Traylor.
Barbara moved to Owingsville twenty years ago from Morehead, she was a homemaker and of the Jehovah Witness faith. She enjoyed reading, spending time with her family, flower...
Marvin Ray Pargen
Nov 28, 2016
Marvin Ray Pargen, 86, of Salt Lick, died Monday, November 28, 2016 at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville. He was born May 14, 1930 in Montgomery County to the late Alfred and Sarah Harris Pargen.
Marvin moved to Bath County seven years ago from Montgomery County. He was a automotive mechanic, one of the best with...
Archer Gray Wightman
Nov 25, 2016
Baby Archer Gray Wightman, 5 weeks old, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, November 25, 2016 at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He was born October 19, 2016 in Mt. Sterling.
Survivors include; his beloved parents, Derek Wightman and Emily Mattison of Mt. Sterling; one brother, Ryker Wightman of Mt. Sterling; paternal grandparents, Scottie and Della Wightman...
Charles Joseph Yetto
Nov 21, 2016
Charles Joseph Yetto, 62, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, November 21, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 16, 1954 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to the late Agnes Squires and Anthony Yetto, Sr.
Charles moved to Montgomery County five years ago from Orlando Florida, he's of the Christian faith and attended Fellowship Christian Assembly Church and a...
Delia Inez (Quinlan) Thornton
Nov 17, 2016
Delia Inez Quinlan Thornton, 92, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born July 19, 1924 to the late Mary Fanning and Thomas Quinlan.
Delia and her late husband moved to Montgomery County in 2005 from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. She was of the Catholic faith but attended...
Mae Katherine (Manning) Reed
Nov 8, 2016
Mae Katherine Manning Reed, 70, of Jeffersonville, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at her residence. She was born May 7, 1946 to the late Mary Belle Cole McFarland and Kelly Cleveland Manning.
Mae was a Montgomery County native, also lived in North Carolina for eleven years. She was a house wife along with owning and...
Leevoy Haney
Oct 20, 2016
Leevoy Haney, 71, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Hospice Care Center of St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington . He was born January 27, 1945 to the late Florence Neff and Floyd Haney.
Leevoy moved to Montgomery County sixteen years ago from Sharpsburg, he's of the Pentecostal faith and before retiring, he was...
Carl Williams
Oct 10, 2016
Carl Williams, 73, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, October 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born February 16, 1943 to the late Edna Arnett and Hershel Williams.
Carl moved from Breathitt County to Montgomery County in 1975, he was a United States Army veteran, a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church and a retired carpenter with...
Franklin "Hank" Leon Gibbs
Oct 8, 2016
Franklin "Hank" Leon Gibbs, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Windsor Care Center. He was born March 24, 1933 to the late Hazel Stamper and Virgil Gibbs.
Hank was a Montgomery County native, member of the Antioch Christian Church, a retired fire fighter and he also owned and operated a fire extinguisher service...
Linda Sue (Hess) Barnett
Oct 7, 2016
Linda Sue Hess Barnett, 72, of Jeffersonville, died Friday, October 7, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born April 24, 1944 in Rock Island, Illinois to the late Venice Williams and Charles Hess.
Linda moved to Montgomery County in 1960 from Rockford, Illinois. She was of the Baptist faith; enjoyed reading, taking care of others,...
Terry Wayne Stamper, Sr.
Oct 1, 2016
Terry Wayne Stamper, Sr., 56, of Irvine, died Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1960 to the late Melinda Raleigh and Hiram Stamper, Sr.
Terry moved to Estill County five years ago from Clark County. He was a retired truck driver, he had a jokester personality and enjoyed camping,...
Henry Lum Snelling
Sep 20, 2016
Henry Lum Snelling, 85, of Jeffersonville, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling hospital. He was born May 8, 1931 to the late Carrie Bowles and Russell Snelling.
Henry moved to Montgomery County fifty-four years ago from Bath County. He was a retired farmer, he enjoyed coon hunting, watching wrestling and mowing the yard. ...
Elaine Ethel (Vogel) DeChene
Sep 19, 2016
Elaine Ethel Vogel DeChene, 79, of West Liberty, died Monday, September 19, 2016 at St. Claire Regional Medical Center. She was born August 2, 1937 in Chicago to the late Susan Geiling and Charles Vogel.
Elaine moved to Morgan County two months ago from St. Petersburg, Florida. She enjoyed playing bingo, teddy bears, embroidering and watching TV,...
Jimmy Wayne Hoover
Sep 17, 2016
Jimmy Wayne Hoover, 50, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling hospital. He was born March 23, 1966 to the late Ruth Hoover Barton and Frank Presley.
Jimmy moved to Montgomery County from Virginia nine years ago to help raise and to be a part of his daughter's life. Jimmy attended...
Lorena Mae (Sexton) Shoemaker
Sep 13, 2016
Lorena Mae Sexton Shoemaker, 79, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at her residence. She was born May 22, 1937 in Owingsville to the late Ruth Walden and Alex Sexton, Sr.
Lorena moved to Montgomery County fifty years ago from Bath County. She enjoyed playing bingo, lottery, going to the casino, cooking, pets, serving the...
