Obituaries

Henry Dee Thompson
Sep 30, 2012
Henry Dee Thompson, 70, widower of Loretta Miles Thompson, of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, died September 30, 2012. He was born January 22, 1942 in Bath County to the late Ed and Anna Spence Thompson.
Henry was an Army Veteran, and was retired from A.O. Smith. He enjoyed playing bingo, watching westerns, playing cards, hunting, and...

Ivan Elliott
Sep 29, 2012
Ivan Elliott, 74, of Jeffersonville, passed away on September 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 4, 1938 in Montgomery County to the late Clyde and Lena Atkins Elliott.
Ivan was a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. He was retired from Ensor Excavating where he was a backhoe and dozer operator. Ivan was...

Vernon Wilbor Rice
Sep 25, 2012
Vernon Wilbor Rice 80, of Paris, died Tuesday afternoon, September 25, 2012, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. He was born October 5, 1931 in Georgetown to the late Offie and Sally Floyd Rice.
Vernon moved to Paris from Georgetown two years ago. He was a Navy Veteran and a farmer. He had a love for...

Milton "Milt" David Price III
Sep 24, 2012
Milton "Milt" David Price III, 51, of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away on September 24, 2012. He was born September 24, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Glenna Millard Price and the late Milton David Price, Jr.
Milton moved to Montgomery County from Nicholasville in 2005. He was an employee of Lexington Metals where he worked in Quality...

Paul David Cowden
Sep 23, 2012
Paul David Cowden, 67, of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, passed away on September 23, 2012. He was born August 29, 1945 in New York, New York and was the son of Barbara Cowden and the late Bill Cowden.
Paul moved to Mount Sterling after graduating from Williams College in 1967 and Vanderbilt University Law School in 1970. He...

Gerald Richard Gardner
Sep 10, 2012
Gerald Richard (Barnhart) Gardner, 74, of Jeffersonville, died Monday morning, September 10, 2012, at his residence. He was born July 5, 1938 in Preble County, Ohio to the late William and Orpha Gardner.
Gerald moved to Montgomery County from Kissimmee, Florida seven years ago. He served in the Army and Navy, he attended the First Church of...

Clinton Webb Hager
Aug 26, 2012
Clinton Webb Hager, 62, of Jeffersonville, died Sunday morning, August 26, 2012, at his residence. He was born September 12, 1949 in Prestonsburg to the late E.H and Ruth Hager.
Clinton was a Floyd County native and moved to Montgomery County in 1984. Clinton was cattle farmer and retired from Bluegrass Stockyards, a member of the Montgomery...

Robert Wayne Thompson
Aug 26, 2012
Robert Wayne Thompson, 43, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday morning, August 26, 2012, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born January 5, 1969 in Mt. Sterling to Larry Thompson and Betty Taylor.
Robert was a Montgomery County native, and an employee of Little Ceasars Pizza. Robert, who was known for his outgoing personality...

Kaytlin Hope McCoy
Aug 21, 2012
Kaytlin Hope McCoy, infant daughter of Brandon and Jennifer McCoy of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday morning, August 21, 2012, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Survivors include; her parents, Brandon and Jennifer McCoy; one brother, Luke Brackston Wilson of Mt. Sterling; grandparents, Johnny Griffith of Morehead, and Michael and Susie McCoy of Jeffersonville; great...

Garry Michael "Mick" Martin
Aug 9, 2012
Garry Michael "Mick" Martin, 60, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday morning, August 9, 2012, at his residence. He was born October 14, 1951 in Mt. Sterling to Ada Martin and the late Everett Martin.
Garry was a Montgomery County native, an employee of Bucyrus-Caterpillar and a member of Jeffersonville Assembly of God. Garry, who was known for...

Sarah Tobin
Aug 7, 2012
Sarah Tobin, 70, of Winchester, died Tuesday morning, August 7, 2012, at her residence. She was born February 12, 1942 in Lexington to the late Roger and Thelma Van Sickle.
Sarah, a Winchester native, was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed golf, tennis, swimming, and UK basketball.
She is...

Howard "Jr" Moore
Aug 5, 2012
Howard "Jr" Moore, 82, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday evening, August 5, 2012, at the Saint Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. He was born January 1, 1930 in Hamlin, West Virginia to the late Hallie and Dollie Moore.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Jackie Smiley Moore; one son, Randy Moore (Trudi) of...

Clayton Howe Gilvin
Aug 4, 2012
Clayton Howe Gilvin, 89, of Sharpsburg, died Saturday evening, August 4, 2012, at the V.A. Hospital in Lexington. He was born October 18, 1922 in Owingsville to the late William and Lillian Gilvin.
Clayton was a Bath County native, a WWII Army veteran, he retired from the Bluegrass Army Depot and a member of the...

Michelle Willoughby Gay
Jul 21, 2012
Michelle Willoughby Gay, 49, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, July 21, 2012, at her residence. She was born August 12, 1962 in Mt. Sterling to Jim Hamm and the late Virginia Benson.
Michelle was a Montgomery County native, a cosmetologist of twenty-six years and owner/operator of Michelle's Hair Hut. Michelle was known for her kind, larger...

Tony James Hall
Jul 20, 2012
Tony James Hall, 32, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, July 20, 2012, at his residence. He was born December 10, 1979 in Richmond to Bonnie Dehart and the late Lonnie Hall.
Tony was a graduate of Montgomery County High School and an employee of Winchester Farms Dairy. He loved his family, fishing, four wheeling, drag racing, and...

Bobby Ray Vice
Jul 17, 2012
Bobby Ray Vice, 70, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born May 2, 1942 in Bath County to the late Cliff Vice, Sr. and Minnie Vice.
Bobby was a Bath County native and a United States Vietnam Army Veteran. He was a 1960 graduate of Montgomery County High School. He...

Lisa Gail Crockett
Jul 14, 2012
Lisa Gail Crockett, 48, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, July 14, 2012 at her residence. She was born December 3, 1963 in Mt. Sterling to Roger and Nora Helton.
Lisa was a Montgomery County native and employed at Hoffman Enclosures, she dearly loved her family and truly enjoyed deer hunting and NASCAR. She will be dearly...

Connie Jaye Byrd
Jul 13, 2012
Connie Jaye Byrd, 53, of Frenchburg, died Friday evening, July 13, 2012, at Saint Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born November 24, 1958 in Frenchburg to the late David and Wanda Back Brown.
Connie worked as a cashier at Video Express. She enjoyed UK basketball, movies, reading, and spending time with her granddaughter, Sophia....

William Earl Blake
Jul 6, 2012
William Earl Blake, 57, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday at Life Care Center in Morehead. He was born May 8, 1955 in Maysville, Kentucky to the late William and Martha Ritchey Blake.
William was a truck driver, loved to fish, and was a jewel prospector in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Survivors include; one daughter, Amanda Marie Blake...

Floyd J. Creech
Jul 2, 2012
Floyd J. Creech, 60, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday evening, July 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 2, 1952 in Powell County to Eugene Creech and the late Mable Creech.
Floyd, a member of the Camargo Church of Christ, moved to Montgomery County 41 years ago. He was retired from Bundy Tubing...