Obituaries
Lula Frances (Tipton) Collins
Mar 13, 2016
Lula Frances Tipton Collins, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at her residence. She was born October 12, 1932, in Montgomery County to the late Whitney Hord II and Mary Frances Anderson Tipton.
Lula was a Montgomery County native and a member of the Ascension Episcopal Church. Lula graduated from Mt. Sterling High School...
James "Jim" Allen Roberts, Sr.
Mar 10, 2016
James "Jim" Allen Roberts, Sr., 77, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Baptist Health. He was born July 30, 1938 in Bourbon County to the late Paul and Olema Hardin Roberts.
Jim moved to Montgomery County forty years ago from Bourbon County, a United States Air Force veteran, retired from Bluegrass Army Depot as...
Homer Cecil McCoy, Jr.
Mar 10, 2016
Homer Cecil McCoy, Jr., 69, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday morning, March 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 2, 1946 in Mt. Sterling to Homer, Sr. and Virgileen Chandler McCoy.
Homer was a Montgomery County native, a United States Air Force veteran, retired from Allstate as an insurance agent, a member of the First...
Don Merrill Hinds
Mar 9, 2016
Don Merrill Hinds, 82, of Means, died Wednesday evening, March 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 14, 1933 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Davey and Edith Dragoo Hinds.
Don moved to Means in 1972 from Georgetown, Kentucky, he was a United States Navy veteran, retired from the Bluegrass Army Depot as...
Linda Joyce (Mullins) Grooms
Mar 4, 2016
Linda Joyce Mullins Grooms, 69, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, March 4, 2016, at the St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born July 20, 1946, in Montgomery County to the late Clarence and Ollie Hart Mullins.
Linda was a Montgomery County native, she was a 1964 graduate of Camargo High School and retired from Bell South...
Archie McQuinn
Mar 3, 2016
Archie McQuinn, 66, of Jeffersonville, died Thursday evening, March 3, 2016 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born October 3, 1949 in Wolfe County to the late Sturgill and Barbara Holland McQuinn.
Archie moved to Montgomery County in 1992 from Clark County, he was United States Marine Corps veteran, he retired from the Bluegrass Army Depot...
William Henry Carpenter
Feb 24, 2016
William Henry Carpenter, 87, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at UK Medical Center. He was born February 9, 1929 in Bath County to the late John and Ashby Stull Carpenter.
William was a life-long resident of Montgomery County, a United States Army Korean War veteran, he retired from the Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot and...
Dallas "Buck" Evans Sutton, Sr.
Feb 19, 2016
Dallas "Buck" Evans Sutton, Sr., 77, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, February 19, 2016 at Windsor Care Center. He was born July 20, 1938 in Bath County to the late Everett and Irene Jones Sutton.
Buck was a life-long resident of Montgomery County and he retired from Averitt Express as a truck driver. Buck had a contagious...
Roger Neil Samples
Feb 12, 2016
Roger Neil Samples, 66, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at his residence. He was born January 4, 1950 in Corton, West Virginia to the late Lawrence "Banty" and Velva Kennedy Samples.
Roger moved to Montgomery County in 1990 from Eleanor, West Virginia. He graduated in 1967 from Herbert Hoover High School in Clendenin, West...
Doris Ann (Caudill) Nolan
Feb 7, 2016
Doris Ann Caudill Nolan, 80, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, at the Windsor Care Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 6, 1935, in Montgomery County to the late Fred and Clancie Jacobs Caudill.
She was a 1952 graduate of Mt. Sterling High School and a member of the Mt. Sterling First Presbyterian Church. Doris...
Linda Lou (Bowman) L'Esperance
Feb 4, 2016
Linda Lou Bowman L'Esperance, 72, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, February 4, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 16, 1943 in McMinnville, Tennessee to the late Daisy Beer Bowman.
Linda moved to Montgomery County eleven years ago from Brandon, Florida. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, her vegetable and flower gardens, the...
David "Pete" Henry Haynes
Feb 3, 2016
David "Pete" Henry Haynes, 72, of Mt. Sterling, died, Wednesday morning, February 3, 2016, at the Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born April 27, 1943 in Fayette County, to the late Earl, Sr. and Allaine Hill Haynes.
Pete was a life-long resident of Montgomery County, a retired farmer and truck driver. ...
Pamela Jo (Brandon) Hopkins
Jan 30, 2016
Pamela Jo Brandon Hopkins, 59, of Richmond, died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at UK Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1956 in Sacramento, California to the late Ray and Betty Johnson Brandon.
Pamela moved to Madison County in 2015 from Lafayette, Tennessee, she was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Lafayette, a member of...
Bobby Moore Davis
Jan 29, 2016
Bobby Moore Davis, 84, of Mt. Sterling, died, Friday morning, January 29, 2016, at UK Medical Center. He was born February 6, 1931 in Montgomery County, to the late Lawson and Elizabeth Reid Davis.
Bobby was a Montgomery County native, a retired truck driver from Trojan Manufacturing and City Cartage and a United States Naval Reserve veteran. ...
David L. Byrd
Jan 26, 2016
David L. Byrd, 59, of Jeffersonville, died, Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at his residence. He was born October 23, 1956 in Menifee County, to Robert Byrd, Sr. and Edna Mae Smith.
Five years ago, David moved from Menifee County to Jeffersonville, he previously worked as a mechanic and a farmer. David enjoyed being outdoors; fishing, hunting and...
Leonard "Pete" Sorrell
Jan 24, 2016
Leonard "Pete" Sorrell, 87, of Stanton, died, Sunday, January 24, 2016, at the Stanton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 22, 1928 in Bath County, to the late Emmitt and Nona Thompson Sorrell.
Nine years ago, Leonard moved from Mt. Sterling to Stanton. Leonard had a jokester personality and he loved to tell stories. He...
Jack Wesley Nolen, Sr.
Jan 23, 2016
Jack Wesley Nolen, Sr., 74, of Mt. Sterling, died, Saturday, January 23, 2016, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born July 7, 1941 in Carter County, to the late James Eldon Nolen, Sr. and Helen Ison James.
Five years ago, Jack moved from Reno, Nevada to Mt. Sterling. Jack was a wood carver, he made signs...
Frank "June" Allen Gorrell, Jr.
Jan 23, 2016
Frank "June" Allen Gorrell, Jr., 64, of Mt. Sterling, die, Saturday, January 23, 2016, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born November 12, 1951 in Bath County, to Frank Allen, Sr. and Juanita Bailey Gorrell.
Seventeen years ago, Frank moved from Bath County to Mt. Sterling. Frank was a member of Hedricks Community Church and retired...
Winford Lee Ezell
Jan 15, 2016
Winford Lee Ezell, 71, of Richmond, died Friday, January 15, 2016, at his residence. He was born May 28, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late Alvin and Gladiys Hennessee Ezell.
Winford moved to Richmond eight years ago from Romulus, Michigan, he retired from GM ground power division after thirty two years in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He loved...
Larry Wheeler Branham
Jan 13, 2016
Larry Wheeler Branham, of Mt. Sterling, died at his residence on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the age of 60. Larry was born to Wheeler and Peggy Sparks Branham on August 22, 1955.
In 1969, Larry moved from Prestonsburg to Mt. Sterling. Larry was on the varsity football, basketball and golf teams. After graduating from Mt. Sterling...
