Obituaries

Wanda Faye Ratliff Brown

Wanda Faye Ratliff Brown

Apr 1, 2014

Wanda Faye Ratliff Brown, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at UK Medical Center. She was born July 7, 1949 in Bath County to the late Delman and Mary Willoughby Ratliff.

Wanda was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, a graduate of Kentucky Business College and previously employed as a clerk with Kentucky Utilities...

Geof Michael Thomas

Geof Michael Thomas

Mar 24, 2014

Geof Michael Thomas, 41, of Winchester, died Monday, March 24, 2014, at UK Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1973 in Mt. Sterling to Larry Thomas and the late Linda Isaacs Thomas.

Geof was a Montgomery County native, graduated from Montgomery County High School in 1991 and was a member of Gateway Christian Church. He was...

Shirley Jean Lyons

Shirley Jean Lyons

Mar 21, 2014

Shirley Jean Hunt Lyons, 76, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 5, 1938 in Sharpsburg to the late George William Hunt and Willie Dee Gilvin McVey.

Shirley had been a resident of Montgomery County since early childhood; she was a dedicated employee of Sylvania for 33 years...

Elizabeth Frances Carpenter

Elizabeth Frances Carpenter

Mar 12, 2014

Elizabeth Frances James Carpenter, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born October 22, 1935 in Sharpsburg to the late George William and Martha Ellen Jones James.

Frances spent her early childhood in Bath County before moving to Montgomery County as a teenager. She was a homemaker, a...

Bernice Mae Mynhier

Bernice Mae Mynhier

Mar 11, 2014

Bernice Mae Doolin Mynhier, 69, of Winchester, died Monday, March 11, 2014, at her residence. She was born August 8, 1944 in Cow Branch, Kentucky to the late James and Vernie Trimble Doolin.

Bernice was a former resident of West Liberty, Mt. Sterling and Parsons, Kansas. She was a Past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star Lodge #136...

Ora Lee Colliver

Ora Lee Colliver

Mar 8, 2014

Ora Lee Colliver, 79, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Edgewood Estates in Frenchburg. She was born July 2, 1934, in Omar, West Virginia to the late Eugene "Red Bird" and Mamie Lowe McGlothin.

Ora was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, attended church at Christian Assembly of God and a devoted member...

Noval Lee Arrasmith

Noval Lee Arrasmith

Mar 6, 2014

Noval Lee Arrasmith, 75, of Wallingford, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 at his residence. He was born September 17, 1938 in Goddard to the late Noval Arrasmith and Iolene McKee.

Noval moved back to Fleming County twelve years ago from Flat Rock, Michigan where he was a truck driver for RAM Produce until his retirement. He...

James "Tommy" Thomas Scott

James "Tommy" Thomas Scott

Mar 4, 2014

James "Tommy" Thomas Scott, 65, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday March 4, 2014, at UK Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1948 in Mt. Sterling to the late Barney and Virginia Risner Scott.

Tommy was a Montgomery County native and was previously employed by the City of Mt. Sterling in the Public Works Department. Tommy had...

Rodney Clay Napier

Rodney Clay Napier

Feb 27, 2014

Rodney Clay Napier, 67, of Sharpsburg, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 at his residence. He was born October 23, 1946 in Harlan, Kentucky to the late Roosevelt and Golden Clark Napier.

Rodney was a self-employed carpenter and a veteran of the United States Army where he honorably served his county as...

Darlene Rae Adams

Darlene Rae Adams

Feb 27, 2014

Darlene Rae Bailey Adams, 63, of Mt. Sterling passed away Thursday evening, February 27, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born May 18, 1950 in West Carrollton, Ohio to the late Chalmer Tom Bailey and Geneva Bell Trusty Bailey.

Darlene was a long time resident of Montgomery County, and a homemaker who enjoyed fishing....

James David Bryant

James David Bryant

Feb 27, 2014

James David Bryant, 38, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, February 27, 2014, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born August 16, 1975 in Rochester, New York to Kenneth Bryant and Hazel Anna Brown Bryant.

James moved to Montgomery County at a very young age. He attended Montgomery County High School and Abundant...

Patty Jean Bromagen

Patty Jean Bromagen

Feb 26, 2014

Patty Jean Beer Bromagen, 73, of Mt. Sterling, widow of Howard Bromagen died Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born June 1, 1940 to Velma Clay Risner Ross and the late Eddie Beer.

Patty was a native of Montgomery County, a graduate of Mt. Sterling High School and a...

Robin Elizabeth Gibbs

Robin Elizabeth Gibbs

Feb 26, 2014

Robin Elizabeth Gibbs, 55, of Lexington, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was born September 27, 1958, in Winchester to Wanda Williams Mercer and Bridges Gibbs.

Robin was a 1976 graduate of Tates Creek High School; she retired from the University of Kentucky where she was the Director of Dining Services until her retirement in 2007....

Billy Ray Warfield

Billy Ray Warfield

Feb 21, 2014

Billy Ray Warfield, 34, of Jeffersonville, died Friday morning at his residence, February 21, 2014. He was born in Morehead on October 12, 1979 to the late Clarence Warfield and Joyce Warfield.

Billy has been a resident of Montgomery County for three years, previously of Frenchburg. He does seasonal work, primary tobacco farming. Billy was a big...

Baby Ellie Fayth Watkins

Baby Ellie Fayth Watkins

Feb 10, 2014

Baby Ellie Fayth Watkins, daughter of Austin Blake and Jamie Mullins Watkins, died Monday, February 10, 2014, at Clark Regional Medical Center.

Survivors include; her 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) of...

Jeremy Dale Callahan

Jeremy Dale Callahan

Feb 2, 2014

Jeremy Dale Callahan, 30, of Jeffersonville, died Sunday morning, February 2, 2014. He was born in Morehead on January 16, 1984 to Ronnie Stone and Robin Callahan Hall.

Jeremy was a Montgomery County resident, a 2002 graduate of Montgomery County High School and a member of First Church of God. Despite being born...

Stephen Ellis Potter

Stephen Ellis Potter

Jan 26, 2014

Stephen Ellis Potter, 57, died Sunday morning, January 26, 2014 at UK Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1956 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Jack Potter and Patty Snyder.

Stephen was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, a graduate from Montgomery County High School in 1974 and he was a self employed mechanic. Stephen had a jokester...

Gayle Lynn Liss

Gayle Lynn Liss

Jan 26, 2014

Gayle Lynn Calkins Liss of Mt. Sterling passed away Sunday evening, January 26, 2014 at her residence. She was born December 10, 1946 in Dixon, Illinois to the late Norman and Elaine Klotz Calkins.

Gayle was a former resident of Chicago, Illinois, and more recently Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked as an assistant store manager for Excalibur...

Brenda Jean Williams

Brenda Jean Williams

Jan 20, 2014

Brenda Jean Kincaid Williams, 54, of Jeffersonville, passed away Saturday evening, January 18, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born January 11, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio to Thelma Vice Hawkins and the late William Jesse Kincaid.

Brenda was a long time resident of Montgomery County, she was a former employee of McDonald's and Quality Cabinets...

Brenda Lee Charles

Brenda Lee Charles

Jan 5, 2014

Brenda Lee Charles, 50, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Sunday morning, January 5, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born July 12, 1963 in Lexington to the late James and Clara Dixon Charles.

Brenda has lived in Mt. Sterling for the past ten years but formally of Winchester. She had Down syndrome disability but that...