Obituaries

Roland Noble-Campbell
Jun 8, 2012
Roland Noble-Campbell, 55, of Jeffersonville, died Friday afternoon, June 8, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 17, 1956 in Hazard, Kentucky to the late Taylor and Naoma Noble.
Roland was a Perry County native but moved to Montgomery County twenty-five years ago from Menifee County. He was employed at Bucyrus/Caterpillar as a welder; he had...

Yale Harvard
Jun 4, 2012
Yale Harvard, 58, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, June 4, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born August 9, 1953 in Ft. Myers, Florida to the late Leonard and Velma Harvard.
Yale moved to Montgomery County thirty-six years ago, he was a farmer and he also enjoyed gardening, and Florida Gator Basketball. He will...

Ronald Gilbert Agee
Jun 4, 2012
Ronald Gilbert Agee, 70, of Jeffersonville, died Monday evening, June 4, 2012 at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital. He was born March 16, 1942 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the late Lloyd, Sr. and Madge Agee.
Ronald was a Montgomery County native, a member of the Living Church of God in Berea, a dairy farmer and he also...

Millard Thomas "Tom" Cottle Sr.
Jun 2, 2012
Millard Thomas "Tom" Cottle Sr., 68, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, June 2, 2012 at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital. He was born October 7, 1943 in West Liberty, Kentucky to the late Donald and Ida Cornwell Cottle.
Tom moved to Montgomery County twenty-eight years ago, he was a professional Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer and he also...

Bruce Allen Estep
May 29, 2012
Bruce Allen Estep, 46, of Winchester, died Tuesday evening at his residence. He was born September 22, 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky to Carl Estep Jr. and the late Margie Singleton.
Bruce moved to Winchester ten years ago from Lexington. He was previously employed as a truck driver prior to becoming disabled six years ago. Bruce loved motorcycles,...

James Arnold Collins
May 26, 2012
James Arnold Collins, 79, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning at his residence. He was born July 1, 1932 in Mt. Sterling to the late Hager Sr. and Mary Collins.
James was a Montgomery County native, previously employed as a supervisor for twenty plus years at Hobart and also retired after twenty-five years with City Cartage as...

Charles Sanford Jouett
May 24, 2012
Charles Sanford Jouett, 69, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday evening at his residence. He was born September 7, 1942 in Mt. Sterling to Sammy and Sarah Jouett.
Charles was a Montgomery County native, a United States Army Veteran and he retired after twenty years from Wal-Mart. Charles has been a member since the age of nine and...

Nettie Louise McCarty
May 18, 2012
Nettie Louise McCarty, 77, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday evening, May 18, 2012 at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling. She was born April 1, 1935 in Magoffin County to the late Grove Sr. and Martha Green.
Nettie had a big joking personality; she enjoyed listening to all types of music and dancing. Her biggest passion was cooking large meals...

Newton "Wayne" Craig
May 17, 2012
Wayne Craig, 68, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday evening at his residence. He was born October 26, 1943 in Mt. Sterling to the late Pierce and Oney Craig.
Wayne was a Montgomery County native and retired after 27 years of transporting freight as a truck driver. Wayne was a member of the Christian Assembly of God and...

Elwin David Barker
May 12, 2012
Elwin David Barker, 61, of Stanton, died Saturday afternoon at his residence. He was born November 30, 1950 in Middletown, Ohio to Eldow Barker and Ola Faye Amburgey.
David moved to Stanton thirty years ago from Miami, Florida. He graduated from Horry-Georgetown Technical College with a Hotel/Restaurant Management Degree and was also a Who's Who's American Junior...

Larry Allen Esteppe
May 11, 2012
Larry Allen Esteppe, 63, of Jeffersonville, died Friday morning at his residence. He was born April 13, 1949 in Mt. Sterling to the late Allen and Margaret Esteppe.
Larry was a Montgomery County native, a member of the Jeffersonville Baptist Church, he retired as a manager after 26 years from the Mt. Sterling Water and Sewer Company....

Ura Bane Thompson
May 7, 2012
Ura Bane Thompson, 88, of Prestonsburg, died Monday morning, May 7, 2012 at the Greg & Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She was born October 23, 1923 in Sherburne, Kentucky to the late Audie and Lena Hunt.
Mrs. Thompson, previously of Grayson and Bath County moved to Floyd County 47 years ago. She is of...

Ronald Earl Ginter
May 7, 2012
Ronald Earl Ginter, 65, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday morning at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born December 19, 1946 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the late Sam and Anna Ginter.
Ronald was a Montgomery County native and was a United States Army Veteran and served in the Vietnam War. Ronald...

Anna "Lou" McCarty
May 6, 2012
Anna Lou McCarty, 85, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday afternoon, May 6, 2012 at her residence. She was born December 24, 1926 in Mt. Sterling to the late Andy and Maggie Johnson.
Lou was a Montgomery County native and a member of the Antioch Christian Church. Lou was employed by the Montgomery County School System as a...

Ralph "Bud" A. VanOrder
May 5, 2012
Ralph "Bud" A. VanOrder, 75, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning at the St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital in Mt. Sterling. He was born October 18, 1936 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to the late Bert and Ida VanOrder.
Bud, previously of Elkhart, Indiana, moved to Montgomery County nine years ago. He was previously employed at Harnischfeger Mining Company...

William "Bill" Boyd Major
Apr 22, 2012
William "Bill" Boyd Major, 74, of Mt. Sterling, died Sunday evening at the St. Joseph Hospital's Hospice Unit in Lexington. He was born November 10, 1937 in Christian County, Kentucky to the late Clifton and Mary Major.
Bill graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in medical technology. He was later employed in sales by the J.I....

Janice Marie Hart
Apr 22, 2012
Janice Marie Hart, 75, passed away on April 22, 2012 after a courageous six year battle with ovarian cancer at her residence. Janice was born in Mt. Sterling, January 14, 1937 to the late Arnold and Naomi Wyatt.
Janice graduated from Montgomery County High School in 1955, and shortly thereafter married her high school sweetheart Bingham Clayton...

Mike Rose
Apr 19, 2012
Mike Rose, 60, of Owingsville, died Thursday morning at the St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital. He was born April 7, 1952 in Mt. Sterling to the late Everett Rose and Virginia Rabby.
Mike was a Montgomery County native and he graduated from Montgomery County High School. Mike was a licensed self employed plumber, he really enjoyed farming, machinery,...

Evelyn Murphy
Apr 9, 2012
Evelyn Murphy, 80, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday evening, April 9, 2012 at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling Hospital. She was born September 8, 1931 in Bath County to the late Thomas and Elizabeth Conyers.
Evelyn moved to Montgomery County as an infant. She graduated from Mt. Sterling High School and was a member of the First United Methodist...

Deborah Carol Sandlin Elliott
Apr 8, 2012
Deborah Carol Elliott, 49, of Lexington, died Sunday evening, April 8, 2012 at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born January 11, 1963 in Lexington to the late Carlo Sr. and Pauline Sandlin.
Debbie was a Fayette County native. Besides her two dogs; Teddy Bear and Jasper, her passion was flowers, lawn maintenance, gardening and camping. She really...