Obituaries
William "Bill" Eugene Mills
Jan 1, 1970
William "Bill" Eugene Mills, 71, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, December 3, 2018 at his residence in Mt. Sterling. He was born in Mt. Sterling on August 25, 1947 to the late Lloyd Mills and Goldie Robinson Mills.
"Bill" was a native of Mt. Sterling and a retired truck driver for City Cartage Trucking Company. "Bill" loved...

Freddie Allen Bowlin
Jul 31, 1969
Freddie Allen Bowling, Sr., 43, of Mt. Sterling, died Monday, December 16, 2012 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born July 31, 1969 in Rowan County to the late Charles and Maddylene Crank Bowling.
Survivors include; three sons, Freddie Bowling of Morehead, Joseph Bowling and Brandon Bowling both of New Carlisle, Ohio; two brothers, Larry Crank...

Thomas Martin Le
Mar 14, 1968
Thomas Martin Lee, Jr., 44, of Wellington, died Thursday morning at St. Claire Regional Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1968 in Mt. Sterling to Tommy Lee and Ruth Patton.
Thomas moved to Wellington three years ago from Mt. Sterling and was previously a truck driver for Hartland Petroleum. Thomas enjoyed working in the garden and...

William Reynolds Watkin
Dec 2, 1965
William "Wild Will" Reynolds Watkins, Jr., 48, of Carlisle, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born December 2, 1965 in Carlisle to the late William Reynolds Watkins, Sr. and Helen Joyce Davis Watkins.
Willie worked most of his life in the masonry and tobacco farming industry and was a longtime member of the...

Warren Eugene Coffe
Feb 15, 1964
Warren Eugene Coffey, Jr., 49, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Friday at his residence. He was born February 15, 1964 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Warren Eugene Coffey, Sr. and Ethel Beatrice Boggs Coffey.
Eugene was a native of Ohio and a graduate of Alliance High School in Alliance, Ohio. He moved to Clark County several...

Flagg James Franci
Jun 30, 1958
Flagg James Francis, Sr., 54, of Mt. Sterling, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born June 30, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Helen Williams Francis and the late James Francis.
Flagg moved to Montgomery County thirty-five years ago from Cincinnati. He was previously employed with Bob's Food Service. Flagg's interests and hobbies were;...

Robert "Baby Brother" Grove
Dec 18, 1955
Robert "Baby Brother" Groves, Jr., 56, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday morning, April 7, 2012 at Owingsville Manor. He was born December 18, 1955 in Mt. Sterling, to the late Robert Sr. and Ollie Groves.
Robert was a Montgomery County native and he served in the Army Reserves. He previously worked at A.O. Smith and attended at...

Richard "Rick" T. Ochsne
Mar 10, 1955
Richard "Rick" T. Ochsner Jr. passed away on June 23rd, 2013 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. He was born on March 10th, 1955 to Richard and Mary Ochsner of Middletown, KY. Rick was a graduate of Eastern High School in Middletown and received a Bachelor of Science from Morehead State University. During his time with us, Rick was a loving...
Darold Glenn Kendric
Aug 13, 1953
Darold Glenn Kendrick, Jr., 61, of Frenchburg, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born August 13, 1953 to the late Glenn Darold, Sr. and Allifair Zola Back Kendrick.
Darold was a Menifee County native and owner of Martaw Trucking Company. He was a great husband, father and...

Tommy D. Lockhar
May 3, 1951
Tommy D. Lockhart, Sr., 63, of Mt. Sterling, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 3, 1951 in Mt. Sterling to the late Arthur Marion and Cynthia Boyd Lockhart.
Survivors include; one son, Tommy Lockhart, Jr. (Stephanie) of Mt. Sterling; one daughter, Sharon Hudson (Brent) of Mt. Sterling; two grandchildren,...
Linda Carol Terry
Jul 24, 1950
Linda Carol Terry, 73, of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2024. Linda was born on July 24, 1950, in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, to her proud parents, Virginia Sutton and the late Robert Goodpaster.
Linda led a life filled with love, laughter, and hard work. In her free time, Linda enjoyed two of her greatest passions - fishing...
Jackie Edward Shepher
Jun 4, 1950
Jackie Edward Shepherd, Sr., 64, of Owingsville, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington. He was born June 4, 1950 to the late Jack and Delphia Shepherd.
Jackie was a Montgomery County native and a farmer. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and farming. He had an outgoing personality...

George Reffit
Jun 26, 1949
George Reffitt, Sr., 63, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday afternoon, December 27, 2012 at Central Baptist Hospital. He was born June 26, 1949 to the late John and Mary Crockett Reffitt.
George, a Montgomery County native, previously worked as a Millwright for Conveyor Specialist. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, and was an avid UK and Ohio...

Larry "Juice" Michael Josep
Mar 30, 1949
Larry "Juice" Michael Joseph, Sr., 63, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012. He was born March 30, 1949 to Lottie and the late Sylas Joseph.
Larry was a Montgomery County native, graduated from Montgomery County High School in 1967 and a member of Hope First Church of God. Larry retired after thirty-two years of truck...

James "Jim" William Weldo
Nov 22, 1947
James "Jim" William Weldon, Jr. of Mt. Sterling died Friday morning, April 19, 2013 at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late James William and Elizabeth Appleman Weldon.
Jim was a Montgomery County resident having moved from Georgetown, Ohio in 1974. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, serving in...

Eugene Rhodes Johnsto
May 25, 1944
Eugene Rhodes Johnston Jr. died after an illness on January 31st at his home in Clark County. He was 70 years old.
Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, Johnston spent his infancy in Hawaii, where his father was stationed as a Navy doctor. He spent his childhood and youth in Birmingham, Alabama, then attended Vanderbilt University, where he was...

Rev. Ronald Eugene Brook
May 5, 1944
Rev. Ronald Eugene Brooks, Sr., 70, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 5, 1944 in Frenchburg, to the late Glenn and Ella Ruth Manning Brooks.
Rev. Brooks was a member of Spruce First Church of God; he was a Sunday school...

Harvey Patto
Feb 26, 1940
Harvey Patton, Jr., 72, of Mt. Sterling, died Tuesday morning at UK Medical Center. He was born February 26, 1940 in Montgomery County to the late Merin Patton and Lynn Conkright
Harvey was a Montgomery County native, years ago, he was employed by David Chambers in the sanitation business, and he really enjoyed gospel music, flea markets,...

Ralph "JR" Green Baile
Apr 9, 1938
Ralph "Jr." Bailey, 74, of Mt. Sterling, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born April 9, 1938 to the late Green and Daisy Burton Bailey.Ralph moved to Montgomery County in 1958 from Breathitt County, he was a retired service technician for Coca Cola and a member of the Jeffersonville Assembly of God....

Don C. McFadde
Jan 25, 1936
Don C. McFadden, Jr., M.D., 79, passed away Friday, July 4, 2015, in Lexington after a long illness. He was born January 25, 1936, in Corbin to the late Don C. McFadden, Sr. and Elsie Ray McFadden.
Dr. McFadden grew up in Mt. Sterling and graduated from Mt. Sterling High School in 1954. He received his undergraduate's...