Obituaries

Judy Louise O'Hair
Feb 27, 2013
Judy Louise O'Hair, 28, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born May 7, 1984 in Mt. Sterling to Barbara Parker Hopewell and the late Robert Willoughby.
Survivors include; her three year old daughter, Kayla Dawn Stell of Mt. Sterling; her mother, Barbara Parker Hopewell of Mt. Sterling;...

Richard Franklin Craig
Feb 23, 2013
Richard Franklin Craig, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday evening, February 23, 2013 at UK Medical Center. He was born on June 17, 1934 to the late William and Pearl Craig.
Richard was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County; he retired from Hobart after twenty years and later was a minister at Full Gospel Word...

Dorothy Elizabeth Centers
Feb 18, 2013
Dorothy Elizabeth Centers, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday morning, February 18, 2013 at Windsor Care Center. She was born on May 20, 1948 to the late Noah Centers and Esther Fields Centers Beam.
Dorothy was a Montgomery County native, a homemaker, and a member of Means Miracle Church. She enjoyed reading her Bible, traveling, and spending...

Betty Jean Watkins
Feb 17, 2013
Betty Jean Watkins, 75, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, February 17, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 2, 1937 in Marshall, Michigan to the late Jesse and Wylma Crow Spindlow.
Betty moved from Hazel Green to Montgomery County 25 years ago. She was a former employee of A. O. Smith...

Richard Dean Walton
Feb 10, 2013
Richard Dean Walton, 53, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, February 10, 2013 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born December 12, 1959 in Nelson County to Louise Pugh Walton and the late George Mose Walton.
Richard was a resident of Montgomery County, a member of Cornwell Christian Church, and former employee of City Cab...

Carl "Steve" Steven Ulery
Feb 10, 2013
Steve Ulery, 62, of Jeffersonville, died Sunday morning, February 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 31, 1950 to the late Carl and Louise Walters Ulery.
Steve was a Montgomery County native, a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, and a lifelong truck driver. He enjoyed restoring old trucks and tractors.
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Helen Elizabeth Stephens Wingate
Feb 1, 2013
Helen Elizabeth Stephens Wingate, 84, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday afternoon, February 1, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Frankfort on January 28, 1929 to the late Roger and Helen Porter Stephens.
Helen was a Montgomery County resident, a graduate from Mt. Sterling High School, and a member of Gateway Christian Church. She was formerly...

Rodney Cartmill
Jan 31, 2013
Rodney Cartmill, 66, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 23, 1946 to the late Fred and Mary Donohew Cartmill.
Rodney was a Montgomery County native, a former Hobart and Nestle employee, and a 1965 graduate of Mt. Sterling High School. He enjoyed classic rock music, comedy movies, and...

Bonnie Taylor Kimbrell Nealis
Jan 31, 2013
Bonnie Taylor Kimbrell Nealis, 82, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday morning, January 31, 2013 at Winsdor Care Center. She was born February 1, 1930 to the late Ballard and Bessie Rose Taylor.
Bonnie, a Montgomery County native, was of the Pentecostal faith and a member of the Full Gospel Word of God. She was a homemaker and...

Edward Hawkins Drennen
Jan 19, 2013
Edward Hawkins Drennen, 77, husband of Carolyn Story Drennen, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2013. Born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, on June 28, 1935, he was the son of the late James Francis and Lillian Belle Greenwade Drennen.
He was a lifelong member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where he served as lector and usher...

Iris Cotton Fox
Jan 15, 2013
Iris Cotton Fox, 96, of Nashville, Tennessee, died Tuesday afternoon, January 15, 2013 at Alive Hospice in Madison, Tennessee. She was born on April 29, 1916 in Richmond, Kentucky to the late Brutus and Janie Todd Cotton.
Iris, a native of Madison County, had resided in Nashville for the past six years having moved from Winchester where...

Christine Moore Rothwell
Jan 14, 2013
Christine Moore Rothwell, 90, of Owingsville, died Monday morning, January 14, 2013 at her residence. She was born on September 30, 1922 to the late Ethel Lyons Stockdale and Buck Moore.
Christine, a Montgomery County native, moved to Owingsville from Mt. Sterling 10 years ago. She retired from Toy's Grocery in 1985 where she worked as a...

Burnice "Bernie" C. Black
Jan 11, 2013
Burnice "Bernie" C. Black, 79, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday morning, January 11, 2013 at VA Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in Harrodsburg on October 22, 1933 to the late Eunice and Maudolene Wilson Black.
"Bernie" moved to Montgomery County in 1980. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, and a member of Gateway...

Charlene Craig Spencer
Jan 9, 2013
Charlene Craig Spencer, 78, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born September 21, 1934 to the late Herbert and Myrtle Willoughby Craig.
Charlene was a Montgomery County native, a member of Kendall Springs Church of Christ, and an American Legion member. She loved to fish, had a passion...

William Percy Marcus Ray Burchett
Jan 8, 2013
William Percy Marcus Ray Burchett, 11 day old son of Christy Helton and William Ray Burchett of Means, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling.
Survivors include; his parents, Christy Helton and William Ray Burchett; grandparents, Mark and Martha Helton of Means; great grandmother, Maxine Helton of Means; great uncle, Benny Helton (Connie) of...

Harold James Jackson
Jan 7, 2013
Harold James Jackson, 62, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, January 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born May 13, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan to Betty Dixon Rushing and the late Samuel Jackson.
Harold had resided in Mt. Sterling for the past two years having moved from Winchester. He was a member of Heritage Christian...

"Doc" Roland Jones Ratliff
Jan 3, 2013
"Doc" Roland Jones Ratliff, 82, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday evening, January 3, 2013 at his residence. He was born on September 26, 1930 to the late Byram Ratliff I and Virginia Wilson Ratliff.
"Doc" was a native of Montgomery County. He graduated from Mt. Sterling High School in 1948, he then enlisted in the United States...

James Owens Ingram
Dec 31, 2012
James Owens Ingram, 65, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday evening, December 31, 2012 at Rockcastle Regional Hospital. He was born on March 24, 1947 in Bath County to the late Virgil and Edna Carmichael Ingram.
James was a life-long resident of Montgomery County, he attended the First Church of God in Preston, and he was a Dye...

Alberta Lee
Dec 30, 2012
Alberta Lee, 86, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, December 30, 2012 at Windsor Care Center. She was born on September 1, 1926 in Clark County to the late John and Dollie Wingate Lee.
Alberta was a life-long resident of Montgomery County. She was a faithful member of the First Church of God; she was a first...

Ann D. Sorrell
Dec 27, 2012
Ann D. Sorrell, 90, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday afternoon, December 27, 2012 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born on June 27, 1922. Ann was the widow of Paul Taylor Sorrell.
Ann has resided in Montgomery County for the past 70 years. She was of Presbyterian faith, a homemaker, a nurse's aide at Mary Chiles...