Obituaries

Ernest "Ernie" Baker
Jan 1, 2014
Ernest "Ernie" Baker, 61, of Sharpsburg, died Wednesday evening, January 1, 2014 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born July 27, 1952 in Mt. Sterling to the late John and Edna Chester Baker.
Ernie was a truck driver for Thompson Trucking. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and collecting guns. He was a good mechanic and...

Freda Sexton Lowe
Dec 28, 2013
Freda Sexton Lowe, 88, of Winchester, passed away Saturday morning, December 28, 2013 at Clark Regional Medical Center. She was born June 26, 1925 in Carter County to the late Clarence and Elizabeth Brainard Sexton.
Freda was a former resident of Montgomery County and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Many will remember her from the...

Billy Ray Carpenter
Dec 27, 2013
Billy Ray Carpenter, 83, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Friday morning, December 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born January 10, 1930 in West Liberty to the late Joe and Sally Reed Carpenter.
Billy, a native of Morgan County moved to Montgomery County in 1969. He retired as Security Police Staff Sergeant from the United States...

Paul Douglas Reffitt
Dec 22, 2013
Paul Douglas Reffitt, 72, of Winchester, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born November 22, 1941 in Bath County to the late Estill and Mattie Staton Reffitt.
Paul had been a resident of Clark County for the past six years. He was a former resident of Columbus, Ohio where he was...

Mattie Louise Garrett
Dec 21, 2013
Mattie Louise Greene Garrett, 80, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born October 2, 1933 in Montgomery County to the late Virgil and Lula Mae Davis Greene.
Mattie was a native of Montgomery County and of the Christian faith. She was retired from Bourbon Community Hospital where she worked...

Margaret Stephens Short
Dec 16, 2013
Margaret Stephens Short, 78, of Mt. Sterling, passed away peacefully Monday evening at her residence. She was born April 3, 1935 in Magoffin County to the late Judge and Maudie Stephens.
Margaret moved to Montgomery County fifty-four years ago from West Liberty, she was a member of the Kiddville Baptist Church, and a former employee of Cowdens....

Mary Margaret Collins
Dec 15, 2013
Mary Margaret Robbins Collins, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, December 15, 2013 at UK Medical Center. She was born November 8, 1935 in Bath County to the late William "Bill" and Edith Barber Robbins.
Mary was a longtime resident of Montgomery County and a member of Hope First Church of God. She was...

Deloris Laverne Townsend
Dec 13, 2013
Deloris Laverne Crowe Townsend, 69, of Winchester, passed away peacefully Friday evening at her residence. She was born February 2, 1944 in Clark County to the late Owen and Catherine Hatton Crowe.
Deloris was a Clark County native, attended the East Side Baptist Church, and a former employee of Holiday Inn Express and Link Belt. She enjoyed...

Deloris Laverne Townsend
Dec 13, 2013
Deloris Laverne Crowe Townsend, 69, of Winchester, passed away peacefully Friday evening at her residence. She was born February 2, 1944 in Clark County to the late Owen and Catherine Hatton Crowe.
Deloris was a Clark County native, attended the East Side Baptist Church, and a former employee of Holiday Inn Express and Link Belt. She enjoyed...

Teresa Marie Tufano
Dec 11, 2013
Teresa Marie Morris Tufano, 45, of Jeffersonville, died Wednesday evening, December 11, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Mt. Sterling on November 7, 1968 to Terry and Connie Woodard Morris.
Teresa was a Montgomery County native and a faithful member of Means Community Miracle Church. She was a 1986 graduate of Montgomery...

Marilyn Frances Garza
Nov 27, 2013
Marilyn Frances Garza, 77, of Arizona, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the home of her son in Clay City. She was born May 18, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois.
Marilyn was formerly a resident of Apache Junction, Arizona where she worked many years as an office manager for Atlas Van Lines.
Survivors include; her son,...

Minnie Pearl Little
Nov 18, 2013
Minnie Pearl Walling Little, 71, of Jeffersonville, died Monday morning, November 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Estill County on December 28, 1941 to the late Hargis and Thelma Sons Walling.
Minnie was a lifetime resident of Montgomery County. She was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of Church of the Living God....

Stanley Edward Reese
Nov 9, 2013
Stanley Edward Reese, 70, of Winchester, died Saturday morning, November 9, 2013 at Clark Regional Medical Center. He was born in Fayette County on November 18, 1942 to the late Charles Andrew Reese and Mary Frances Pugh Baker.
Stanley was a native of Fayette County, he married his high school sweetheart, Sue Stewart, in 1964, they later...

Glenn "Red" Milton Stafford
Nov 5, 2013
Glenn "Red" Milton Stafford, 82, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, November 4, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born August 25, 1931 in Montgomery County to the late Glenn "Rube" and Daisy Stafford.
Red was a Montgomery County native and a 1950 graduate of Camargo High School. Following graduation, he honorably served his...

Rita Fae Sizemore Cochrel
Oct 23, 2013
Rita Fae Sizemore Cochrel, 69, of Columbus, Ohio, died Wednesday morning, October 23, 2013 at the Columbus Colony Elderly Care in Columbus. She was born in Perry County on November 23, 1943 to the late Zachary Taylor Sizemore and Arpie Mullins Walker.
Rita moved to the Columbus Colony Elderly Care where they specialize in deaf clients two...

Lawrence Ray Lawson
Oct 21, 2013
Lawrence Ray Lawson, 73, of Stanton, died Monday evening, October 21, 2013 at the Stanton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Wolfe County on December 15, 1939 to the late Steve Lawson and Mary Cole.
Lawrence had been a resident of Jeffersonville since his childhood. He was the owner of Lawrence's Body Shop for many...

Bonnie V. Mills
Oct 21, 2013
Bonnie V. Lockhart Mills, 77, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday morning, October 21, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospice Care Center in Lexington. She was born in Grundy, Virginia on June 11, 1936 to the late Marion Arthur and Cynthia Lourainie Boyd Lockhart.
Bonnie spent her childhood in Virginia before moving to Montgomery County with her...

Margaret "Margo" Ann Liggett
Oct 15, 2013
Margaret "Margo" Ann Howard Liggett, 68, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday afternoon, October 15, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born in Bourbon County on March 28, 1945 to the late Silas P. and Amelia May Hamilton Howard.
Margo retired from Jockey as a Quality Control Inspector after 35 years. She was a member of...

Evan Edwards Carter
Oct 11, 2013
Evan Edwards Carter, 6-month old infant son of Adam and Stacy Ballard Carter, died peacefully Friday, October 11, 2013 at his residence in the arms of his loving parents. He was born April 3, 2013 at Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester.
During his brief days here on earth he touched many lives and was...

Goldie Lewis Rigsby
Oct 9, 2013
Goldie Lewis Rigsby, 70, of West Liberty, died Wednesday morning, October 9, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Lexington. She was born May 25, 1943 in Zag, Kentucky to the late Clyde Livingston Lewis and Christine Callahan Lewis.
On October 4, 1963, Goldie married Allie Rigsby who preceded her in death in 2005. She spent...