Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
Jeffrey Lyle Mclean
Sep 27, 2025
Jeffrey Lyle Mclean, age 41, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at University of Kentucky Hospice in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on July 27, 1984, to the late Jeffrey Lee Mclean and Angela Virginia Corman Davis and her husband Rodney. Jeffrey worked in Masonry Construction. He is survived by his girlfriend, Michelle Walker, three daughters,...
Ronnie Wayne Murphy, Sr.
Sep 29, 2025
Ronnie Wayne Murphy, Sr., age 77, loving husband of Rosemary Merrell Murphy, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2025, at St. Joesph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Nicholasville, Kentucky on March 3, 1948, to the late Arthur Murphy and Mamie Clouse Murphy. Ronnie was an automobile mechanic for the Nicholasville City Government. He is survived by his...
Matthew Alan May
Sep 23, 2025
Matthew Alan May, 48, died Tuesday September 23, 2025, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on July 19, 1977, to Cecelia Rose Spady Tallman and the late Jackie Dean May. Matthew worked as a painting contractor. He is survived by his wife, Stacy Dawson May, three sons, Cody May, Tyler May and his wife, Keira, and Austin...
James "Billy" William Lamb
Sep 25, 2025
James “Billy” William Lamb, Jr., 81, loving husband of 61 years to Emily Allene Carpenter Lamb, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at his home. He was born in Madison County, Kentucky to the late James “Bill” William Lamb and Susie Magdalene Hill Lamb. Billy was a farmer, affectionally known as the “Tomato Man” for selling his produce...
Erma Jean Anderson
Sep 23, 2025
Erma Jean Bryant Anderson, born 31 July 1937, left this life 2025 September 23. We know she woke this morning to a warm, sunny, forever summer surrounded by family and friends gone before.
May she see our tears of sorrow as the tears of gratitude we also feel and the voids in our hearts from her absence filled by the memories...
James "Jimmy" Warren Brewster
Sep 22, 2025
James “Jimmy” Warren Brewster, 73, widower of Janet “Jan” Martha Lindsay Brewster, died on Monday, September 22, 2025, at his home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He was born in Akron, Ohio on May 16, 1952, and was raised by his grandmother, Nellie Ramsey. Jimmy retired from the Jessamine County Board of Education where he was a school bus driver. He is...
Teena Kay Horton
Sep 20, 2025
Teena Kay Horton, 49, of Knoxville, Tennessee, and formerly of Nicholasville, Kentucky, the loving daughter of Ronald Clay Horton and Wanda Darlene Coffey Horton, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on December 14, 1975. Teena had previously worked as a Paramedic in Jessamine County. In addition to her parents, she...
Ted Dalton Owens
Sep 20, 2025
Ted Dalton Owens, age 91, widower of Eunice Owens, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at his son’s home in Lancaster, Kentucky. He was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, on June 17, 1934, to Thomas Owens and Minerva Land Owens. Ted retired from the Kentucky American Water Company and was a United States Army veteran who served in Korea....
Benjamin Rivera
Sep 20, 2025
Benjamin Rivera, 60, passed away at his home on East Oak Street on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Benjamin was born in Puerto Rico on December 26, 1964, to the late Pedro Rivera and Florinda Lopez. Survivors include his longtime companion Ivette Ramirez, daughters, Tatiana Jimenez, Jailene Rivera, Maria Gonzalez, and Crystal Gonzales, a son, Geovanni Monserrate, eighteen grandchildren, and four...
Ralph Wayne Grimes
Sep 19, 2025
Ralph Wayne Grimes, 70, died Friday, September 19, 2025, at his home in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born in Wilmore, Kentucky, on May 9, 1955, to the late Ralph Thurman Grimes and Mary Lee Rader Grimes. He is survived by five children, two sons, Ralph Wayne Grimes, Jr., and Daniel Wayne Grimes, and his wife, Jessica Michelle, and three daughters,...
William Mitchell Hurt
Sep 18, 2025
William (Bill) Mitchell Hurt, of Jessamine County, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at home on September 18, 2025, at the age of 86. Born on January 20, 1939, in Jessamine County, Bill spent his entire life in the place he proudly called home.
Bill was the beloved husband of Mary Hurt, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Together, they raised...
Jacalyn Christine McColgan
Sep 16, 2025
Jacalyn Christine McColgan, 40, loving daughter of Ed McColgan and Jill Carlino McColgan, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at her mother's home in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Jacalyn was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, on July 23, 1985. She was an avid reader, loved the outdoors, and was a graduate of Brockton High School. Survivors include two sons, Dylan and Desmond,...
Pauline Sharp
Sep 15, 2025
Pauline Sharp, age 104, widow of Everett Lee Scott, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025, at Nicholasville Health and Rehab. She was born in Boyle County, Kentucky, on July 11, 1921, to the late Samuel William Cox and Dora Myrtle Cox. Pauline was a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her home and her family. Survivors include a son,...
Darlene Frances Mickley Olson
Sep 14, 2025
Darlene Frances Mickley Olson, age 95, widow of Ronald Dale Olson, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at her home in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Sterling, Illinois, on October 8, 1929, to the late David Leslie Mickley and Ruth Kathryn Carlson Cluck. Darlene was a Missionary for the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society. She is survived by...
Alben Allen Peel
Sep 12, 2025
Alben Allen Peel, 81, loving husband of Edna Rose Spaulding Peel, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025, at Lexington Premier Nursing Care in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, on August 27, 1944, to the late Brutus Peel and Louise Bruner Peel. Alben was a member of Sulphur Well Christian Church, a farmer, and worked for...
Lillard Thomas Wright
Sep 11, 2025
Lillard Thomas Wright passed away on September 11, 2025, at the age of 92. He was born in Payne’s Depot, KY, on January 25th, 1933.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Lewis Wright and Ella Elizabeth Wise Wright, his brother Raymond (infant), his sister Myrtle, his sister Ann, and his brother Daniel Wright Jr., a daughter, Patrica, and...
Brianna Caitlin Clem
Sep 11, 2025
Brianna Caitlin Clem, age 30, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on July 13, 1995, to Billy Clem and Kimberly Smith Payton. Survivors include her parents, a fiancé, Tony Wright, four daughters, Hadley Wright, Grayson Wright, Parker Wright, and Kendall Wright, three sisters, Billie Clem Allison (John) Simpson, and Miranda (Cody)...
Darrell Michael Johns
Sep 10, 2025
Darrell M. Johns, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on April 30, 1954, to the late Harold Johns and Helen Cross Johns. He retired from Malone and Hyde. He is survived by two children, Kasi and Katie Johns, two sisters, Cindy Overbay and her husband, Larry, Charlotte Moss and her husband,...
Ronald "Ron" Garrison Welling
Sep 10, 2025
Ronald G. Welling, age 91, of Wilmore, KY passed on to heaven on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. He was born May 24, 1934 in Parkersburg, WV a son of the late Homer and Mabel Welling. Ron was preceded in death by one sister and four brothers; Juanita, Cecil, his twin brother Donald and Okey.
He is survived by his wife of...
Laurie Leah Fox
Sep 7, 2025
Laurie Leah Fox, age 47, passed away on September 7, 2025, at her home on Corman Drive in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Laurie was born in Salina, Kansas, on March 29, 1978, to Daniel Fox and Michaeline Eck Fox. Laurie was a Registered Nurse who became a wound care specialist. In high school, she was a member of Stuco, the choir, and...
