Obituaries

Glenna Faye Little
Sep 19, 2014
Glenna Faye Becraft Little, 60, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, September 19, 2014 at her residence. She was born November 10, 1953 to the late Earnest and Phyllis Jean Taulbee Becraft.
Glenna was a former cosmetologist and a member of the First Christian Church; she loved God, her church and church family, flowers and gardening....

Jimmy Clifford
Sep 13, 2014
Jimmy Clifford, 48, of Winchester, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1966 in Menifee County to the Rosie Peyton Haney and the late Robert James Clifford, Jr.
Jimmy was a former self-employed landscaper and will be remembered for his jokester personality.
Jimmy is survived...

James "Jimmy" Shelby Barnard
Sep 7, 2014
James "Jimmy" Shelby Barnard, 74, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, September 7, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born January 24, 1940 in Mt. Sterling to the late R.L., Sr. and Gertrude Guilfoile Barnard.
Jimmy was a Montgomery County native and a graduate of Mt. Sterling High School where he played football...

Mark Lynn Alsept
Sep 3, 2014
Mark Lynn Alsept, 51, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at his residence in Mt. Sterling. He was born September 3, 1963, in Mt. Sterling to Ruth Ann Bradley Alsept and the late Walter Alsept Jr.
Mark was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, attended church at Christian Assembly of God and worked most...

Timothy Hatton
Aug 30, 2014
Timothy Hatton, 38, of Lexington, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born May 18, 1976 to the late Tolliver and Bonnie Jean Jones Hatton.
Timothy is survived by his two children, Tanner and Ashley Hatton; one brother, Emory Hudson.
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Robert Lane Overholser
Aug 23, 2014
Robert Lane Overholser, 66, of Paris, died Saturday, August 23, 2014 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born December 21, 1947 to the late Charles Edward and Vivian Dare McCabe Overholser.
Robert was a lifelong resident of Bourbon County; he worked as an auto-body repairman until his retirement. He had a fondness for old cars...

James "Jimbo" Robert Beckner
Aug 20, 2014
James "Jimbo" Robert Beckner, 51, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born November 13, 1962 in Fort Thomas to Barbara Roland Beckner and the late Ernest Dan Beckner.
Jimbo enjoyed playing guitar and was a talented song writer.
Survivors include; his wife, Laura Jo Lyday...

Daniel "Danny" Lee Thomas
Aug 19, 2014
Daniel "Danny" Lee Thomas, 45, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born in Lexington on March 18, 1969 to Arvada Maloney Thomas and the late Billy Lowell Thomas.
Danny moved to Montgomery County from Clark County three years ago. While living in Clark County he honorably...

Jorene Snelling White
Aug 7, 2014
Jorene Turner Snelling White, 71, of Jeffersonville, died Thursday morning, August 7, 2014 at her residence. She was born May 5, 1943 in Elliott County to the late Charlie and Mollie Mae Moore Turner.
Survivors include; two children, Mary Snelling (Tommy) of Mt. Sterling and Nell Lee (Walter) of Jeffersonville; three brothers, Willy Turner (Dora) and Lonze...

Arnold "Quill" Montgomery
Jul 28, 2014
Arnold "Quill" Montgomery, 80, of Jeffersonville, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born October 8, 1933 in Morgan County to the late Raney and Diana Jenkins Montgomery.
Arnold was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County; he loved his job and was a hard working, dedicated employee of Vulcan Materials where he...

Larry Michael Thomas
Jul 27, 2014
Larry Michael Thomas, 66, of Lexington, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at his residence. He was born July 17, 1948 in Mt. Sterling to Henryetta Toy Thomas and the late John Mark Thomas.
Larry was a native of Bath County; formerly a resident of Montgomery County and for the past 10 years, a resident of Fayette County....

Baby Sawyer Elyas "Ace" Watkins
Jul 27, 2014
Baby Sawyer Elyas "Ace" Watkins, son of Austin Blake and Jamie Mullins Watkins, died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Clark Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include; his parents, Austin and Jamie Watkins of Mt. Sterling; one brother, Milo Watkins of Mt. Sterling; two sisters, Baylee Watkins and Adleigh Watkins both of Mt. Sterling; maternal grandmother, Gale Benham (Rick)...

Melissa Joy Carpenter
Jul 24, 2014
Melissa Joy Carpenter, 43, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, July 24, 2014. She was born February 9, 1971 to J.L. and Mary Carolyn Martin Carpenter.
Joy was a Montgomery County native; a 1989 graduate of Montgomery County High School and a graduate of Rowan Technical College where she earned her LPN degree.
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Shane Davis
Jul 14, 2014
Shane Davis, 43, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, July 14, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born April 23, 1971 in Hindman to Bobby and Lettie Ison Davis.
Shane lived most of his life in Montgomery County; he played varsity football while attending Montgomery County High School and graduated in 1990. Following graduation,...

Luther Russell "Rusty" Hall
Jul 10, 2014
Luther Russell "Rusty" Hall, 67, of Winchester, died Thursday, July 10, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Clark County on May 31, 1947 to the late Calvin Jefferson and Edna Mae Shumate Hall.
Rusty, a Clark County native, was a member of Rolling Hills Church of Christ. He honorably served his community as a firefighter...

Stephen Edward "Ed" Engle
Jul 3, 2014
Stephen Edward "Ed" Engle, 55, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born August 5, 1958 in Harlan, Kentucky to Audrey Sue Sailor Engle and the late Sylvian Maurice Engle.
Ed was a Montgomery County native, he served in the United States Army and was employed by Town and...

David Kyle Tout
Jun 26, 2014
David Kyle Tout, 56, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born October 28, 1957 to the late Larry Buford and Peggy Joyce May Tout.
Kyle was a Montgomery County native and a self employed electrician. He moved to Colorado for eight years where he developed a passion...

Leroy Catching
Jun 23, 2014
Leroy Catching, 73, of Frenchburg, died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Edgewood Estates. He was born October 8, 1940 in Berea to the late Henry Clay and Gladys White Catching.
Leroy lived most of his life in Lexington before moving to Frenchburg five years ago. He was an accomplished basketball player; playing in high school and on...

Charles Michael Tapp
Jun 9, 2014
Charles Michael Tapp, 58, of Sharpsburg, died Monday, June 9, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born March 16, 1956 in Mt. Sterling to the late Herbert and Beulah Riddle Tapp.
Charles was a lifelong resident of Bath County and a longtime Cattle and Tobacco Farmer. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and had a fondness for...

Ricky Douglas Lowe
Jun 8, 2014
Ricky Douglas Lowe, 56, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, June 8, 2014 at UK Medical Center. He was born December 22, 1957 in Clark County to the late Marion and Freda Sexton Lowe.
Ricky had been a resident of Montgomery County since 2003. He enjoyed fishing, playing sports and was an avid drummer.
Survivors...