Obituaries

Jaclynn Nicole Clark
Apr 24, 2013
Jaclynn Nicole Clark, 25, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday morning, April 24, 2013 at her residence. She was born May 6, 1987 in Lexington to Susan Orme and Nick Clark.
Jaclynn was a lifelong Montgomery County resident, a Montgomery County High School graduate, a member of the First Christian Church, and a Residential Youth Specialist at Hope...

Mildred Sue Rose
Apr 21, 2013
Mildred Sue Rose, 71, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born in Clintwood, Virginia on May 28, 1941 to the late Hurley Rose and Luria Marie Fleming Rose Willis Bush.
Sue was a Montgomery County resident, a homemaker, and a member of Howards Mill Baptist Church. She...

Betty Jean Williams
Apr 11, 2013
Betty Jean Shultz Williams, 83, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday morning, April 11, 2013 in Lexington. She was born on January 9, 1930 in Bath County to the late Leslie and Mary "Poadie" Blevins Shultz.
Betty Jean moved to Montgomery County from Lexington in 1990 and was a member of Rolling Hills Church of Christ....

Mary Sue Bailey
Apr 6, 2013
Mary Sue Sears Bailey, 93, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday evening, April 6, 2013 at Windsor Care Center. She was born on July 28, 1919 in Bath County to the late Grover and Laura Johnson Sears.
Mary was a long time resident of Montgomery County and a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. She owned and operated...

Ronald Calvin Gaunce
Mar 25, 2013
Ronald "Ronnie" Calvin Gaunce, 37, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday morning, March 25, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born in Shelbyville on February 6, 1976.
Ronnie was a resident of Mt. Sterling for the past three years. He grew up in Winchester where he attended and graduated from George Rogers Clark High School. He...

Chester Shepherd
Mar 20, 2013
Chester Shepherd, 76, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Prestonsburg on September 24, 1936 to the late Wilce and Madge Cochran Shepherd.
Chester moved to Montgomery County in 1969, having previously lived in Prestonsburg and Winchester. He was a United States Army Veteran, he worked...

James Elliott "Coach" Scott
Mar 16, 2013
James Elliott "Coach" Scott, 57, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at his residence. He was born on September 21, 1955 to the late Roger and Elizabeth Goldsby Scott.
James accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of the High Street Christian Church; he was a graduate of Montgomery...

Barbara Carmichael Toy
Mar 12, 2013
Barbara Carmichael Toy, 64, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday morning, March 12, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born in Mt. Sterling to the late Carl Carmichael and Hazel Conkright Karrick.
Barbara was a life-long resident of Montgomery County and a faithful member of Rolling Hills Church of Christ. She had a special fondness for...

Joan Roberts Newton
Mar 6, 2013
Joan Roberts Newton, 76, of Choctaw, Oklahoma, died Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. She was born on May 25, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Marion and Esther Roberts.
Joan had previously lived in Winchester where she worked in the cafeteria as a cook at Conkright Junior High School.
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Baby Andrew Spahr Elam
Mar 6, 2013
Baby Andrew Spahr Elam, infant son of Andrew Robert and Tia Schuler Elam, of Lexington, died Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013, at the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East in Lexington.
Survivors include; his parents, Andrew Robert and Tia Schuler Elam of Lexington; maternal grandparents, David and Carolyn Schuler of Mt. Sterling; paternal grandparents Greg and Kathryn...

Arthur Blaine McCarty
Mar 4, 2013
Arthur Blaine McCarty, 51, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born June 29, 1961 in Mt. Sterling to the late Arthur and Mary Patrick McCarty.
Arthur was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County; He was a former employee of Mid-State Plastics where he worked as a shipping supervisor....

Wilbert Clinton Pope III
Mar 1, 2013
Wilbert Clinton Pope III, 41, of Frenchburg, died Friday, March 1, 2013 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born September 9, 1971 in Lexington to Wilbert Pope, Jr. and the late Soundra Slone Pope.
Wilbert had resided in Menifee County for the past three years having moved from Winchester. He loved the outdoors, enjoyed fishing,...

Donnie Ray Rose
Mar 1, 2013
Donnie Ray Rose, 70, of Means, died Friday morning, March 1, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington. He was born on April 14, 1942 to the late Earl and Icy Becraft Rose.
Donnie was a lifelong resident of Menifee County; he was retired from Hobart where he worked in the painting department. Donnie enjoyed...

Sylvia Townsend Willoughby
Feb 28, 2013
Sylvia Townsend Willoughby, 63, of Jeffersonville, died Thursday afternoon, February 28, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. She was born on April 26, 1949 in Menifee County to the late Curtis and Lissie Banks Townsend.
Sylvia was a resident of Montgomery County having moved from Powell County fourteen years ago. She was a member of the...

Paul Timothy Wood
Feb 28, 2013
Paul Timothy Wood, 46, of Owingsville, died Thursday evening, February 28, 2013 at his residence. He was born on October 29, 1966 in Waynesboro, Virginia to Janie Henderson Shumate and the late Paul Keith Wood.
Paul moved to Owingsville seven years ago from Virginia. He was a heavy equipment operator and a member of Moose Lodge. He...

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...