Obituaries
Nicholasville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Nicholasville and Jessamine County, KY
James E. Carrier
Jan 29, 2015
James E. Carrier, Jr. age 62, son of the late James & Norma Carrier, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 at the VA hospital on Cooper Drive. His family was at his side. James was a kind and gentle man always willing to help others. James died as a result of complications of PSP (Progresssive Supranuclear Palsy), a very rare fatal...
Leonard "Dickie" Rankin
Jan 26, 2015
Leonard 'Dickie' Rankin, 85, husband of Helen Frances Wells Rankin, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015. He was born on June 15, 1929 in Bourbon County, Kentucky to the late A.T. and Edith Mildred Rankin. Leonard was a retired Glazier and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He was a member of the VFW, the local Glazier Union #1701 and...
Fonda Joyce Clem
Jan 25, 2015
Fonda Joyce Clem, 81, widow of Stanley Clem, passed away January 25, 2015. She was born on December 14, 1933 to the late Hezekiah and Lillie Brown. Fonda was a deeply religious lady who attended various Pentecostal Churches in the Nicholasville area. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Maxey and Patty (Paul) Taylor, one son, Johnny(Carol) Clem, six grandchildren,...
Singleton "Garry" Simpson
Jan 24, 2015
Singleton 'Garry' Simpson, 66, beloved husband of Virginia Johns Simpson, dear father to Jeremy Shea Simpson and Jonathan Keene Simpson, loyal and true friend to many, died Saturday in Nicholasville. Son of Robert Flournoy Simpson, Jr., and Cornelia Jane Yeary Simpson, Mr. Simpson was a lifelong resident of Jessamine County, graduating from Jessamine County High School in 1967. A successful...
William B. Brown
Jan 21, 2015
William B. Brown, 64, husband of Sharon Greer Brown, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015. William was born on December 14, 1950 in Anderson County, Kentucky to the late C.B. and Mary Brown. He is survived by one son, Jeff (Megan) Brown, one daughter, Amber Brown and three grandchildren, Zoe and Javin Brown and Aiden Rivera. Funeral service will be...
Mary Katherine Goins Frederick
Jan 17, 2015
Mary Katherine Goins Frederick, 79, widow of William Thomas Frederick, passed Saturday, January 17, 2015. She was born June 23, 1935 in Pollard, KY to the late Theotis and Bertha Mae Miller Goins. Mary was a member of True Gospel Tabernacle. She liked crafts, puzzles, reading and being with her family. Family survivors are six children, Charles Richard (Norma) Perrin,...
Joseph T Morgan
Jan 17, 2015
Joseph T. Morgan, 53, passed away January 17, 2015. He was born on October 7, 1961 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Louis B. Morgan and Madonna Morgan. Joseph is survived by one brother Tom Morgan and two sisters Pam Conley and Pat Hodge. Memorial service will be conducted at a later date.
Marshall "Mark" Wayne Hammons
Jan 15, 2015
Mark Hammons, 52, husband of Cynthia Hammons, passed Thursday January 15, 2015. He was born August 8, 1962 to Mary Ellen Welch Myers and the late Ralph Hammons. Mark was a landscaper and loved to fish and play with his grandkids. Family survivors are two sons, Jason Hammons and Matthew (Hope) Hammons, four grandchildren and one on the way, Trevor,...
Jean Reliford
Jan 15, 2015
Jean Reliford, widow of Charles C. Reliford, 81, passed away January 15, 2015. She was born April 9, 1933 in Boyd County to the late Emmette Raymond and Louise Kersey Walton. She was a member of the Young Moderns Homemaker Club and attended Sulphur Well and Southland Christian Church. She is survived by one son Gregory (Sharon) Reliford, three daughters,...
Vertrice "Butch" Lay
Jan 12, 2015
Vertriece 'Butch' Lay Jr., 57, passed away January 12, 2015. He was born in Richmond, Kentucky on October 17, 1957 to the late Vertrice Lay Sr. and Eula Mae Callahan Lay Durbin. Vertrice is survived by his wife Paula Robinson Lay, one daughter, Hayley (Eric) Butler, one son, Jacob Lay, five grandchildren, Courtney (Cody) Lopez, Holly (Ryan) Gosser, Cameron Miller,...
Linda S Houp
Jan 11, 2015
Linda S. Houp, 68, passed away Sunday January 11, 2015. She was born on May 25, 1946 to the late Hobart and Ada Pearl Lane Crowe. Linda is survived by one son Billy Joe Houp Jr., two daughters Teresa Lynn Howard and Laura (Mauro) Lucas, one brother Hollis Crowe, five sisters Wanda Manley, Betty Walton, Jen Foley, Judy Vanover and...
Steven Harrison Mcmillen
Jan 11, 2015
Steven Harrison McMillen, husband of Sherry Gail Watts McMillen, died January 11, 2015. He was the son of Jean and the late Harrison McMillen. Steve was a project manager for Faulkner-Fain Co., a member of Southland Christian Church, the Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen, and was a former member of the University of Kentucky band. He attended UK and...
Janie Carol Barnett
Jan 11, 2015
Janie Carol Barnett, 69, passed Sunday January 11, 2015. She was born January 26, 1945 to the late Riley and Hazel Hunter Barnett. Janie liked to work puzzles, color and go to church. Family survivors are a nephew, Jeffrey Barnett, great nephew, Zackary Barnett, great niece, Morgan Adams, great great nephew, Conner Barnett, great great niece, Haylee Barnett, special friends,...
Leonard Franklin Plowman
Jan 6, 2015
Leonard Franklin Plowman Jr, age 58, passed Tuesday January 6, 2015. He was born on June 25, 1956 to Reverend Leonard Franklin Plowman Sr. and Nancy Louise Parsons Plowman. Leonard was a self employed carpenter. He is survived by his wife Bonita Faye Kirk Plowman, one daughter Amber Ladawn (Brian) Lainhart, three grandchildren, Brianna Ladawn, Seth Christian and Makenzie Grace...
Norma Jean Harris
Jan 4, 2015
Norma Jean Harris, 83, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Rose Manor Nursing Home in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born in Short Creek, Alabama, on January 4, 1932, to Oron and Pearl Florence Johnston. In 1949, Norma Jean graduated from Hueytown High School, in Hueytown, Alabama, and she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University...
William Woods Reed
Jan 3, 2015
William Woods Reed, 80, husband of Dorothy Dean Burton Reed, went to be with the Lord Saturday January 3rd 2015. He was born January 12th 1934 in Mercer County to the late John Reed and the late Beatrice Woods Walters. He served his country in the Air Force and National Guard as a communication specialist. William was a loving husband,...
Betty Jane Beatty
Jan 2, 2015
Betty Jane Beatty, 68, passed away January 2, 2015 in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born on January 18, 1947 to the late William Bill and Lillian Brock Sallee. She is survived by three children, Philip Coomer, Carla Jane White and Lynn Marie Kirkpatrick, three grandchildren, two brothers Donnie Ray Sallee and Robert Stanley (Phyllis) Sallee Sr., two sisters Billie Jean...
David Deane Smith
Jan 2, 2015
David Deane Smith, age 66, passed January 2, 2015. He was born on April 12, 1948 to the late Donald Frederick and Doris Elsie Beadle Smith. David was a self employed mountain guide and was a veteran serving in both the Navy and Marines. David is survived one daughter Katie Hartman of Owensboro, one brother Damon R. (Joyce) Smith of...
Ronald Edward Stinnett
Dec 30, 2014
Ronald Edward Stinnett, 48, son of Mary Catherine True Stinnett and the late Brutus Stinnett, died December 30, 2014. He was an retired employee of Hulcher Professional Services, attended Mt. Beulah Methodist Church, liked to fish, hunt, ride motorcycles and operated heavy equipment. He is also survived by three children, Mary Margaret Stinnett, James Hill Stinnett and Kyle Edward Stinnett,...
Richard Manuel Griffith
Dec 27, 2014
Richard Manuel Griffith, 58, passed December 27, 2014. He was born on March 6, 1956 in Lexington to the late Noah Russell Griffith and Norma Jeanette Johns Hughes. Richard was a Lock Master for the Kentucky River Authority and enjoyed fishing, coin collecting, gardening and his cats and dog (Abby). He is survived by his daughter Tiffany Lynn Griffith, three...
